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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-28
Another Good Convention

Why is it that folks who grew anything thai
backyard garden pleasure attending
Farmers Union convention?
Maybe the lies in the friendly people that
there.
Union circles
Maybe is the sight of hundreds of Woodworking farm
folks being serious when attention requise of being
ghthearted and enjoying to the fullest at other times the
good things which, until few their economic
positions would not permit
Whatever it isand maybe it's all threethose few days
spent each with folks from almost county in the state
counted by of the Voice to be of the most
joyabe of the entire year.
These folks particularly the older recall with
much difficulty the less happy days of another year. of low
prices and drought of winters and hardship of the dec
AIDES when they the complete tender
of the merchants of the Twin Ces of the earlier and
not always successful struggles establish supply and
thus greater economic security for the ers of the soil
And while all these obstacles unduy beyond
their there has developed resoueness of purpose
comprehensive understanding Of and social problems
and of democracy that each showing their effect
making Montana better state within which to live.
Because they have been through the MILL they have become
tolerant of their fellow beings have become the ground
swell of the increasing demand that the principles of
democracy be something than words reverenty
trayed in Civics books.
Maybe it's all of these things that makes seeing all these
folks enjoyable Whatever thanks Farmers Union
folks for the forebearance and fendnes extended and
rest assured were already looking forward to next Oobe
and the 35th Montana Farmers Union convention
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-28
Churchill Plans War :.

According to August Ia Reynolds
News, British newspaper owned by
9 million members of co-operatives,
Winston Churchill makes no secret
of his desire to include Western
Germany in a European alliance. :.
The ultimate result of Churchill's pol
icy must be to rearm this nationalist
Western Germany, to mobilize it as
a source of manpower for war against
the East"
Reynolds also sees revival of Nazis
in recent German election. Gag
gressive German nationalism, which
spread terror and murder over Eur
ope, is by no means dead. Anti Sem
itism and the descecration of Jewish
cemeteries is again the order of the
day" it states.-IN FACT.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-28
Proposed Slaughter
CONTINUED from Page Ope)

state officers, including the Fish and
Game Commission, is the only legal
body which may make valid order
permitting such a kill in Montana.
Why should the state, in this round
about fashion, subordinate it's right
and power to the extra-legal groups
forming this get-together? The only
logical reason is that it must have been
planned to commit the game depart
ment to a pre-arranged plan, so that
when the matter comes before the
Commission at Helena, they will al
ready be on record in favor of the
wishes of the livestock interests and
others in harmony with the latter.
Even if there were no such plan,
it is an uhdignified and improper at
titude for the Commission to belittle
itself and the State in this manner.
A committee is a body appointed by
some larger body. Who appointed the
'Absarokee Conservation Committee?
We think it appointed itself, and re-
presents no one but it's own members
and interests. 1t does not represent
the prestige of any large public body,
much less any considerable mass of
citizens of any part of the State of
Montana.
Very sincerely,
Rocky Mountain Sportsmens Assn.
John Stanton, President
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-28
NIT TEACHERS URGE
CONTINUATION OF joint
LABOR INSTITUTE

In addition to reiterating their
support for the improvement of ed
ucation in Montana, the Montana Fed
Grafton of Teachers in their recent
convention in Great Falls, made three
other major policy declarations. These
declarations favored continued Joint
sponsorship of the Labor Institute.
continued opposition to a sales tax
and the upholding of teachers rights
to belong to labor unions.
Full context of these positions are
as follows:
1. Commends the Montana FEEDER
alton of Labor for its work in spon-
soring the labor institute and recon-
mends that the joint sponsorship by
farm and labor groups be continued.
2. Reiterates its opposition to a
sales tax and approves continued
membership in the Joint Tax Study
Committee.
3. Labor's stand on the Newland
case was interpreted by Montana
Federation of Teachers thus:
q. Hcit IL q ItdIfiti 10 ulSlulSSeu
and the reason given for dismissal
is mere subterfuge and in the
hearing no attempt is made to
prove that the reason applies, lab
or will most certainly insist that the
teacher be reinstated. If necessary
labor will carry the case to the
supreme court.
b. Organized labor like any just
group will refuse to allow teach
er to be condemned by whisper
ing campaign.
c. The amendment to Sec. 1915
of Montana School Law added by
the 31st Legislative session does
not give the teachers of Montana
tenure unless teachers can call on
organized labor to see that the law
functions properly.
In the discussion of the present
school finance law all were agreed
that criticism was not directed at
the State Department of Public
instruction for it was realized that
his department must administer the
aw as passed by the legislature.
The Montana Federation of Teach
srs approved joint effort with other
Interested groups to bring about
corrective revision of the measure
n the interest of better schools for
Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-28
The Chickens Are Coming Home To Roost

Last there another meeting Missouri Basin In
teragency Committeehis Bsmark North Dakota The
family that heat the last session reached
the boiling point this time Upper valley states
enough of the PickSloan Pan Governors
N Dakota S. Dakota and Montana Wyoming Governor could
have fairly and properly voiced similar complaint had he been
present.
Reason this PckSoan Plan
cannot develop enough for the immediate needs
of the whole valley Maximum of potential capable of being
produced) about rs billion klowat hours
Because 80 of Upper Valley water to be stored
the central section of the valley and then flushed down
keep foot deep flowing navigation channel supplied only
about third of the potential be developed
Indeed there doubt whether third of posi-
bty will work out unless there be erection of several fuel
burning standby plants These be used to pow
supply, during the nonnavgation when only
fifth of the volume of flow be permitted
out of storage and down the below the lowest
at Gavin's Point Near Yankton).
Undoubtedly the Secretary would like pour
little oil the troubled waters Bound by law that
enacted with thought of the situation he obg
ed to douse said troubles with barrel of exploding gasoline
equipment of Public Utility Districts power distribution
facilities None of the other valley states equipped
under act that requires public to be aocated
public utilities proportion to their ability the
rotary obliged allocate lions share of PickSloan
Nebraska This not too much for Nebraska but left
a terrific shortage for the less ready states.
Possibly other states pass Public Utility District
laws and thus equip themselves to apply for larger power
ALLEGATIONS This may only lead other quarels Nebraska
it's claim first and ALLEGATION has been officially made
Who that this vested right henceforh be cut
Possibly such attempt bring greater equity only
the purchase of another law suit series of them The only
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-28
RUSSELL MEMORIAL
week STARTS MONDAY

The week of October 81 to Novem-
Der 7 has been proclaimed Russell
Memorial Week by Governor John
Bonner. Purpose of this special week
in honor of the late Charles M. Rus
sell is to focus attention of Montana
people on the concerted fund drive
now being carried on by the memoir
ial commission to place statue OF
Montana's greatest artist in the Ma.
tional Statuary Hall (hall of fame)
in Washington, DC.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-28

By legislative memorial of the 1929
Legislative Assembly, Russell was de-
clared an ''illustrious and disting-
uished" citizen and the choice of
Montana for a niche in the hall of
fame. Then Is years later, the Both
Legislative Assembly authorized the
appointment of committee to solic-
it and receive contributions to place
his statue in that national sanctuary.
To lend emphasis to the fund-rais-
ing campaign, during the memorial
week, stores in many cities of the
state will have displays featuring
Russell art work. Also, schools will
participate by having Russell pro-
grams, and, in some instances civic
organizations will sponsor speakers
for the occasion.
Members of the memorial commits
sion are: Governor Bonner, chair
man; Sid Willis, Great Falls; Henry
Lobe, Helena, Julius Wuerthner,
ST., Great Falls, and Albert J. Par
toll, executive secretary.
Contributions to the fund may be
sent to the commission in Helena.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-28

Whatever the particular conditions
under which federal aid may be given
to public schools, the necessity for
giving it is going to have to be dealt
with. Congress owes it to several mill
lion children to devote itself to dis
charging the responsibility.
st. Louis Post Dispatch
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-10-28
THE FORGOTTEN CHILD

While federal aid to education has
been snagged in Congress by secon-
Diary matters, the primary need for
it goes on, and even increases. That
is why it is so fortunate that a ma
jority of the House Labor and Edu-
cation Committee is forcing Chair
man Lesinski to act on this legislation.
Every member of Congress must be
aware of the warning by school adj
lministrators and teachers earlier this
year that educational slums are
springing up all over the United
States.
The situation was bad enough be-
fore the war; even then some states
could afford to spend $4,000 per
classroom for education while other
states could rake and scrape only
$500.
1t has been aggravated by the drain
off of teachers to more profitable
jobs and the stoppage of new con-
struction during the war, and by the
increase in birth-rate since the war.
Today 100000 American teachers
have only emergency certificates,
in many cases because of substandard
preparation to teach. Enrollments
have jumped as much as rs per cent.
In some states children are going
to school in church cellars, abandon
ed shops, private homes, and garages.
In the entire country only 10 per
cent of the school buildings are rated
as high as good" The New York
Times reported after a nationwide
ook-around that public school build
ngs are in "deplorable" condition.
Millions of children go to school in |
that are inadequate, obso-
etc, or potential firetraps, that news
'aper reported. School officials say
hildren by the millions are being in |
educated because of poor
buildings.
To remedy these conditions, fed
raj aid is required. The states can't
o the whole heavy job on state funds;
he wealthiest can only approach it,
he poorest can't even begin to do it.
md their interests in good educa-
ion for all are so commingled that
operating them would truly be like
an egg, for six Amer {
,ans out of 10 don't live in the state {
here they were born.
AS Eleanor Roosevelt points out,
A child who gets an inadequate ed $
cation in one state may become a I
ublic charge later in life in another
ate" because his educational de- s
ciencies have left him unable to t
arm a living.
And as Senator Aiken of Vermont {
oints out, "The Federal Government
as a stake in education for reasons
national security" when the de-
nse of the country requires so much u
,chnical knowledge, education is t.
immped at the nations peril. Yet g
spite all reasons why public edu- "
ton is a national concern, the Fed IL
el Government is contributing less G
an 2 per cent of its cost.
Evening star., 1949-09-21
Pension Agreement
Is Reported Near in
Ford-UAWTalks
By the Asseeioted Press

DETROIT, Sept. 2l.-Ford and
the CIO United Auto Workers
were reported only a few cents
apart today in their stepped-up
bargaining talks on an hourly
pension-welfare-health package.
A union source said the motor
company, faced with a September
% strike deadline. is offering to
settle for a new contract In line
with the Presidents steel fact
finding board recommendation on
pensions.
However, Walter Reuther, JAW
chief. was reported in union cir
cles to be holding out for either a
better pension offer or more in the
form of health insurance.
Ford broke its silence on the
question of pensions last night
with a statement disclosing off,
cially that pensions have been the
subject of negotiations for the
past week. The company did not
say what kind Of a plan it had Of
fered the UAW.
Refers to Steel Proposal.
The statement referred specifi-
cally to the steel panels recon-
mendations Of September 10 for a
10-cent-an-hour package of health
and pension benefits to be paid
for by industry. Ford added:
While the report does not apply
to the automobile industry, we
nevertheless spent the next sew
eral days in reviewing our situa-
ton at the Ford Motor Co. in
the light Of the (steeD boards
recommendations and their in
escapable National effect whether
we agree with them or not.
LAS a result. we told Mr.. Reuther
and his associates on last Thurs
day, September Is, that we were
prepared to discuss q pension plan
for our employees. Negotiations
toward such plan began imme-
diately and have consumed most
Of our time since then.
I'VE believe that real progress
has been made"
Company Says It Needs Time.
There was no immediate official
comment from the UAW.
Ford pointed out in his state
ment time was needed to work out
a pension plan. This was seen
here as a hint to the union to
set back the strike deadline.
The Ford pension offer as de-
scribed by union sources would
depart from the stand taken by
the steel industry which insists
on workers sharing part of the
costs. John s. Bugas, Ford vice
president. said, however, I'VE re-
gard the Ford problem as one that
excludes consideration of other
industries. and even other auto
companies"
While Ford and the union were
reported only few cents an hour
apart on package settlement,
the few cents an hour would run
into big money applied to Ford's
$4,000 production workers in the
Nation.
A union source said the Ford
proposal would provide pensions
Of $50 q month or more at the
age Of SO exclusive Of social Sc
curity benefits. The source esti-.
mated the value Of the offer at
8A cents an hour. The company
now contributes an estimated ~
cents an hour to an insurance
plan now in effect. Thus, the re-
ported pension offer and the bene-
fits now effective would add up
to the 10 cents an hour package
recoynmended hv the steel hoard
Evening star., 1949-09-21
Early Sales Tax Filing
Totals $4,000

Tax officials had tabulated q
total Of more than $4,000 In
sales tax returns for August at
the close Of business yesterday, it
was announced by Collector Of
Taxes Guy w. Pearson.
Deadline for filing August re-
turns, however, was not until last
midnight. and the figure is ex-
pected TO swell with the opening
Of mail today.
The total reported yesterday was
said to represent the returns Of
some 1000 businessmen, less than
half the estimated number subject
to the sales tax act:
At least 200 merchants have
been granted until the end Of this
month to flle returns. mostly be-
cause Of bookkeeping obstacles.
Businessmen who file late without
permission may have a 8 per cent
penalty imposed.
During hearings on the city's
new revenue act. 1t was estimated
the 2 per cent sales levy would
yield about $1,250,000 q month,
but District fiscal officers have
scaled that estimate down to q
little over 100000.
Mr.. Pearson pointed out August
is probably the. slowest month Of
the year for sales.
Also. 1t is not known how many
persons made purchases in July
which they normally would have
made In August, In anticipation
OF the 2 per cent levy on sales
which was effective August /.
Evening star., 1949-09-21
Mrs. De harIgny Faces
New Wait for AnnuImenf
BY the Assoeiosed Press

or wv Nssoeiofeo fFeSS
NEW YORK. Sept. 21.--Nancy
Oakes De Marigny faces another
wait In her two-year effort to end
her marriage with Count Alfred
De Marigny.
Supreme Court Justice Aron
Steuer took no action after 4
brief hearing on her annulment
suit yesterday and gave no date
for his RECESSION.
Mrs. De Marigny, now, rs, is the
daughter Of the late millionaire,
Sir Harry Oakes, who was beaten
to death under strange circum-
stances in the Bahama Islands in
1943.
Count De Marigny was tried for
Sir Harry's murder but was
acquitted.
Nancy stood by him during the
trial and testified in his defense.
She said at that time she intended
to continue the marriage, but two
years later the couple separated.
Since 1948 she has sought to break
the tie either by divorce or annul-
ment.
The basis for her present suit is
that Count De Marigny's 1887
Florida divorce from his first wife.
Lucie Alice Cahen De Marigny, IL
invalid because Of residence
defects.
Evening star., 1949-09-21
original 1,o4o have been settled

original 1,040 have been settled
since the present Government ma
chinery went into effect last year
Backlog Of Cases.
Mr.. Atkins said that on July 10,
1948, there was a backlog Of 1000
cases, of which 5ss have been set
tied. As in the Missouri Pacific
situation. the Burlington unions
have been attempting to work out
a faster plan for handling claims
in direct negotiations with the
railroad.
Normally, they are handled by
the Railroad Adjustment Board
but the board is reported about
5000 cases behind. and adjudica.
ton sometimes takes as long a.
five years. A Federal mediator Ii
trying to work out some plan 70,
averting q strike on the Bur.
lington.
Mr.. Atkins said, however, that
negotiations have been anything
but satisfactory. There is nothing
encouraging in the situation right
now"
Burlington general chairmen o1
the four unions are in Chicago
for q review Of the strike pro.
cedure picture. National Rules
Committees Of the Brotherhood
plan a Joint conference tomorrow
Evening star., 1949-09-21
Employees of Resort,
Scene of Lewis Talks,
Denied Union Vote
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

The Greenbrier, luxurious
resort hotel at White Sulphur
Springs. w. Va. where John
L. Lewis and the coal oper-
ators are talking over their
troubles. had a labor relations
development Of its own today.
The National Labor Rela-
tions Board ruled. 8 to 2.
against ordering a collective
bargaining election for the 20
flremen and policemen en-
ployed by the hotel. They
have formed their own inde-
pendent union.
The boards majority said it
saw no reason to get into
hotel labor troubles-particu-
larly at the Greenbrier where
any strike would have only "a
remote and indirect effect" on
interstate commerce. The
minority held that any strike
could reduce hotel patronage,
and thus passengers on the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad,
which owns the hotel.
Evening star., 1949-09-21
10 Million Veterans Apply
For Insurance Dividends
By the kssoeiofed Press

BY the Assoeiofed Press
More than 10000, 900 World War
II veterans have applied for the
special life insurance dividend to
be paid next year.
The applications, available at all
post offices and veterans centers,
still are coming in at the rate of
about 100000 a day, the Veterans
Administration said yesterday.
Large numbers are being mailed
In without signatures. it said. The
agency added that indications are
that about 10 per cent Of the ap-
plications are improperly filled
out. Many of these can be cor
rected by checking with the files,
however.
About 100000 veterans will
share in the $4,000 ,000, 900 pay
ment which is scheduled to start In
January.
Evening star., 1949-09-21
Transit Company
ToIntroduce New
Transfer Oct. Is

A new type Of transfer slip. de-
signed to prevent abuse Of trans
fer privileges" will be put into
effect October Is by Capital
Transit. '' .-~
A major objective Of the new
slips Is to prevent stopovers by
those who wish to continue on
the same line q few minutes later.
a spokesman said.
Under the new system the
transfer will have the numbers of
all lines on them, and the one on
which the transfer is used will be
punched out. BY this means. an
other operator can tell at a glance
whether q passenger is entitled to
ride on his line.
The new transfers also will be
divided into three 20-minute sec
tions, rather than the present four
15-minute periods. This Is de-
signed to make it simpler for
setting Of the transfer cutter and
to eliminate alteration Of transfers
by riders, it was said.
Evening star., 1949-09-21
Coal
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NSOllJ2l10CN O&44 + IL SL dSCI
suspension Of the 500 monthly
pensions and distress payments.
Mr.. Lewis, who is one of the
trustees. blamed the action on
Southern operators who were with
holding their 20-cents-a-ton pay
ments to the fund.
Says Fund is Crippled.
8. The UNIV chief said default of
payments for July and August had
crippled the fund, which now has
less than $14,000,00 left Of the
more than $150,000.000 collected
since 1e46.
The Northern and Western op-
orators have said they are con-
tinuing to pay the royalties, and
Mr.. Owen confirmed that.
But George II. Love, president
Of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal
Co. and spokesman for the op-
orators here. said Mr.. Lewis PRO
fligate spending" Of the welfare
fund has exhausted it. and not
the decision of a few Southern
operators to stop the payments
when their contract with the UNIV
expired.
Hard coal operators. paying into
a separate welfare fund, also have
kept their payments up, reported
Ralph E. Taggart, president of
the Philadelphia & Reading Co.
and principal spokesman for the
Eastern Pennsylvania group.
Anthracite negotiations were
suspended after one session in
Philadelphia.
$1,000 Railroad Men Idle.
A break In the contract talks
could come from any of the three
meetings which Mr.. Lewis has
kept going-those with the North
ern and Western owners, United
States Steel and the Southern
Association.
Most industry and union rep
resentatives think that the White
Sulphur session Of the North West
group will get the first contract.
In addition to the 100000 soft
coal miners and 10000 anthracite
diggers, the coal strike has made
about $1,000 railroad workers idle
on half dozen coal-hauling lines.
It was estimated the miners
alone are losing $1,000. 900 a day
in wages. The number of rail-
road workers out Of work will
increase as the strike progresses.
Evening star., 1949-09-21
Soldier, AW0L With Money,
Returning Here, He SAYS

Pvt. Joseph w. Smith Of Tex.
arkana. Ark, who went AWOI
Friday with $157 from the visiting
officers quarters at Boiling Air
Force Base, is on his way back to
town.
A telegram which read, Am re-
turning to Washington immedi-
ately." was received last night at
the base. 1t. Col. Kirby M. Gil
lette, chief Of the Air Force Office
OF Special investigations, an
nounced.
There was no other word, so
officials at the base are mot sure"
how Pvt. Smith will return.
On Sunday a Western Union
money order for $50 was received
at the base from the 19-year-old
private. The money was sent from
Cincinnati, and last nights tele-
gram came from Pvt. Smiths
Arkansas home town.