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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-20
AL MORAL and FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROMISED
DISMISSED deer LODGE TEACHER

Thomas Newland, president of the
Deer Lodge local Of the Teachers
union, has been promised "all moral
and financial support" by the State
Federation of Labor and Montana
Federation of Teachers, should he
decide to make a court test of his
recent dismissal by the Powell Coun-
ty high school board.
The announcement of support was
made this week by Pres. James d.
Graham of the state federation fol-
lowing a meeting of the federation's
executive board in Butte last Satur-
day. The board also voted to in
vestigate charges of unfair labor
practices in connection with Mr..
Newland's case, and has assigned one
federation Investigator to look into
the matter Further assistance may
also be asked of American Fedora
ton of Labor headquarters in Wash
ington, D. c.
Meanwhile, according to the Silver
State Post, weekly newspaper in Deer
Lodge, High School Board Chairman
K. w. Macpherson has resigned, and
another board member, Harvey Ella
son. has been named chairman to
succeed him. MACPHERSON, it will
be recalled, was the member of the
board who, at the Monday, May 9
meeting informed a joint meeting of
the board, county commissioners and
Powell county labor council Off
Gals:
"You are going to ask me the
reasons behind the reasons behind
the reasons as to why Tom New
land is not a good teacher and as
to that I am not going to tell you
believe we can find better
teacher than Tom Newland but |
am not going to tell you the
reason why"
To fill the vacancy on the board
the labor council has asked the COM
missioners to appoint either Sam
Lane or Sandy Fenion.
Also, according to the Post, Earl
Bensch, president of the labor coun-
Gil, and other labor officials, con-
tend that the principal of the high
school was opposed to the formation
of union in the high school, and
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-20

of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of
Minnesota, as one of the speakers,
Col. Jerry Locke, executive secretary
of the Montana MVA Association
and chief engineer of the Regional
Committee for MVA will, of course
be there. No one has a better
knowledge of the entire MVA ques-
ton, what engineering problems it
entails, and what it means to the
people of Montana and the whole
Missouri valley than has Jerry Locke
and the information he will give will
be of inestimable value to all who
hear him.
Just as soon as final arrangements
are made for speakers and for a
meeting place the call for the CON
ference will be sent out to all labor
unions in Butte and each union is
urged by the committee to send as
large representation as possible.
Another meeting of the joint com
mittee representing the sponsoring
bodies will be called by William
Mason and H. w. Gleason who were
elected as chairman and secretary
of the committee at its first meeting.
Members of the committee are:
J. j. Harrington, Rhiney Price and
Harry Oates of the Silver Bow
Trades & Labor Council; H. w.
Gleason, Ray G. Arntson and James
Mcleod of the Butte Building Trades
Council; Oscar Hills, Richard Rog
ers, John Mcleod, Stephen Harvey
and Joseph Tahija of Butte Miners
Union; John E. Cavanaugh, John
O'Neill and T. A. Collins of Butte
Engineers Union; Will
liam Mason and r. G. Brown of the
[UMM&SW.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-20
BUTTE UNIONS SPONSOR AAvA LABOR
CONFERENCE

At meeting held in the offices
of District No. 1 of the I.U. of
MN. & S.W. recently, representa-
tives Of Silver Bow County Central
Labor groups and local unions met
and laid the initial plans for a con-
ference of organized labor, to be
held about the middle of June, on
the question of the establishment
of a Missouri Valley Authority.
The proposal for such a confer
ence was made by District No. of
the IUMM&SW and was submitted
to the following groups:
Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council, Butte Building Trades
Council, Butte Miners Union No. 1
and Butte Stationery Engineers I'm
ion No. 80.
Each of these labor groups unani-
mously adopted the proposal and ap-
pointed committees to make the nee
essary arrangements for the confer
ence. The joint committee consist
ing of representatives of the fore
going organizations and the IUMM
&SW had considerable discussion on
the proposed MVA legislation and it
was the general opinion that infor-
nation on the matter of the MVA
was of vital Importance to not only
members of organized labor but to
all people living in the Missouri
river basin. The information could
BEST be gotten from those senators
MVA legislation, it was
thought and from others who have
given the matter intensive study.
The joint committee, therefore, is
making efforts to secure one of the
senator's sponsoring the revised MVA
dill, either Senator James E. Murray
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-20

automatically creates a land ten
ant problem, disintegrating rural
communities, and many other ad-
verse social and economic condi-
overwhelmingly unwholesome and
dangerous to our type of demo-
cratic civilization, and extremely
expensive.
Farmers need think back only a
few years, when farm evictions were
a common occurrence, and when the
association flourished stop
ping farm foreclosures. Perhaps in
the long run it would be a smart
move and sound investment if the
federal government would guaran-
tee family type farmers full parity
which in turn would solve many of
the serious knotty problems we have
wrestled with for more than a cen
tury."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-20

affidavits proving The principals
anti-union attitude have been sub
mitted to the board. The council
further contends that it was the prin-
cipal's opposition to the union that
led to his being rehired and that
Newland was fired because of his
union presidency instead of the
flimsy written excuse given: "the
trustees believe they can secure
a better and more efficient teacher
than you for the ensuing year :"
Joseph A. McElwain, state repre-
sentative from Powell county, is at
torney for Mr.. Newland.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-20


ects they propose to build. This und-
erestimating has the effect of bam-
boozling congress into easy acquies-
cence to proposed projects. Then
after the first batch of concrete is
poured, the Engineers and Reclama-
tionists always can come back with a
supplemental appropriation. For in
stance, if the whole $50, 7O6,5O0,0 900
water development program should
be approved by congress, the entire
job when completed, on the basis Of
past performances in estimating by
the Engineers and Bureau of Recla-
nation, probably would cost more
than double that figure. -.
Engineers Have Gone Hog-Wild
To put it mildly, the Engineers
seem to have gone hog-wild in lining
up projects. There is a segment of
the engineering mind which seems to
gaze on a God-made landscape with
a critical eye. A river must be dam
med. A beautiful natural lake must
be converted into a reservoir. A
swamp which might be major fact
or in maintaining water tables in adj
jacent areas must be drained. IF it
is "engineeringly feasible" some
thing must be done forthwith, be-
cause God didn't do a proper job in
the first place and the Engineers
can improve on His handiwork.
1t would be arrogant and intoler-
ant of me to say that no good has
come of any projects of the Engi-
neers and Reclamation Bureau. The
early projects, before they began to
dream in the grandoise, wholesale
manner, were particularly inspired
and beneficial. But I do charge
that the performance record now is
shot through with examples of rotten
planning and wasteful execution. :.
- i
Pick Sloan-"the Most Shameful
Example of Piece-meal Planning
The most shameful example of
piecemeal planning, wasteful COM
petition and political compromis-
ing on the part of both the Engi-
neers and Reclamation is the Mis-
souri, Basin story. For years the
Missouri Basin, approximately one
sixth of the nations land area,
scene of flood and drought disast-
ers, and a prime example of the
need for carefully planned con-
servation and development, has
been the battle-ground for various
bureaus and private pressure
groups with axes to grind.
The Engineers finally had come
Up with the ambitious Pick Plan, pre-
pared by Lewis A. Pick, now major
general and the new Chief of Engi-
leers. Reclamation produced it's
equally ambitious Sloan Plan, father
I'd by w. G. Sloan. The trouble with
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-20
The Battle That Squanders
Billions of Tax Dollars

Assuming that many Voice read
ers may not have been able to secure
a May IA Saturday Evening Post,
wherein was published "The Battle
That Squanders Billions, we are re-
printing a number of highlight para
graphs of this most important article
by the chairman of the Hoover COM
missions natural resources commit
tee, Leslie A. Miller, former governor
of Wyoming.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-20

ance company farms and chattels,
and other Spectator and investor
type of farm holdings have been Ii
quidated the last "a months.
F. U. Editor Ponders Future
Noting this process of liquidation,
and questioning the possible effects
of declining farm values on family
type farmers, the North Dakota I'm
ion Farmer recently editorialized:
''What effects a falling land
market will have on the overall
agricultural and national economy,
can not be definitely defined in
advance. However glance back
wards tells us, that when land val
ues get low enough, insurance COM
panies, spectators, and investors
move in, and in one way or other,
honorable or dishonorable, acquire
title to vast land holdings. This
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-20

note of this early symptom of farm
assimilation.
Reasons for the skidding land
market were recently cited in the
Wall Street Journal when it said:
Behind the slip in values is the
substantial downturn in the worth
of farm commodities. Farmers
get 800 less for food grains, like
wheat and rye, than they did at
early 1948. peaks. Feed grains
like corn, oats and barley sell for
44&o less; meat animals and dairy
products bring 20%o less than last
summer. Meantime, costs of run
ming farm have stayed high"
The Wall Street Journal also stat
ed that land spectators and invest
ors who help pash prices up while
initiation is on, are now scampering
out Of rural land deals. Many insur-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-20
Montana Farm Values OF.''9Per Cent ..

Leading a downward
spiral of farm land prices
that adversely affected 10
of II western states, Mon
tana land values dipped 10
per cent in the four-month
period, November 1, 1913
to March l, 1949, the De-
partment of Agriculture
reports.
While western and south
western states led the
downward procession, sew
eral eastern states also
aided in skidding the ma
tional average in farm
values. This four-month
period saw the first dip in
land values in a decade,
and as a result, land prices
over the nation were off
one per cent.
Agriculture department
economists can see little
hope of a reversal of the
trend that developed be-
tween November l and
March 1, and are advising
farmers to take careful
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-20
THE BATTLE THAT SQUANDERS
BILLIONS

Do You Want to Pay $50 Billion
Water Bill? You May Have To,
IF Someone Doesn't Stop the
Money-Spending Contest Between
teh Army Engineers and the Rec
Iamation Bureau.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-20
McCone County FL
Urges Support For
Havre-Sbelby
The Peoples Voice:

The Peoples Voice:
Dear Editor: Enclosed is a copy
of telegram sent to Governor John
Bonner, Senator James E. Murray
and Senator Zales N. Ecton. 1t is
self-eXplanatory.
We, in the Farmers Union, are
working away at the task of making
farmers articulate. The cardinal sin
in democracy is silence. Much of it
is self-imposed by fears of inferior
ity or offending. The assumption
of power to speak for the people has
become so general and widespread
with modern mass information ma
chinery such as pres and radio, the
people are fast losing their power,
or even the will, to speak for them
selves.
Such silence will inevitably breed
violence. Too bad the witch-hunt-
ers cannot be made to realize that
their efforts to silence those whom
they accuse of wanting to overthrow
the government by force and VIC
lence, tends more to bring about that
very violence than the free express
sion of their victims opinions could
possibly do.
AS a medium of speech for the
people, [ salute The Voice and of
course, it's editor. Very cordially
yours, HOBART McKEAN, Circle,
Montana, May Is, 1949.
Western Union Night Letter
Circle, Mont, May IA, 1949
Senator James E. Murray
Senator Zales N. Ecton
Governor John Bonner
McCone County Farmers Union,
of more than five hundred
farmers duly represented in quarter
y meeting, unanimously adopted a
urging you to use all
power of your office to get senate
making funds available
FOR Havre-Shelby, Hungry Horse and
Yellowtail.
(Signedl HOBART McKEAN,
Pres, McCone County F. u.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-20
By LESLIE A. MILLER

When former President Herbert
Hoover asked me to serve on the Nat
ural Resources Committee, one of
the task forces of his Commission on
Organization of the Executive Branch
of the Government, I went into the
job with my eyes open. knew it
would be a sort of surgeons job.
And l suspected just enough about
the swollen, pork-fed condition of our
two principal prospective patients
the autocratic Army Engineers and
the Department of the Interiors
spendthrift Bureau of Reclamation
to know they would scream loudly
when we sank the surgeons knife
into some of their diseased tissues.
said | went into the job with my
eyes open. They are open lot
wider now. AS close as we thought
we were to the problem o f
how the taxpayers money is being
spent for irrigation, flood control
and power development, my seven
committee colleagues and | were
amazed and dismayed to learn how
bad the situation really is-how bill
lions are being squandered on dup
Heating, badly engineered projects.
John @. Taxpayer doesn't realize
it, but efforts are being made to
place his name as cosigner on a note
for $52,706, 500, OO0-or, to break
it down, about $500 in tax oblga-
tons for the average American fam
lily. That is the staggering amount
estimated as the cost of water-re-
sources-development projects now in
the construction and planning stages,
and it does not include the $4,779,-
100000 spent on projects already
completed. All but fraction of
these projects originate with the
Engineers or the Reclamation Bur
eau.
$50 Billion Likely a Deliberate
of Total Cost
In their indecent zeal to extend
heir empires, both agencies are
guilty of Understanding apparent
Evening star., 1949-08-25

An excellent shrimp dish we'll suited to modern service.
WEDNESDAY.
Shrimp, New Orleans Style Potato Chips
Ste,oed Tomatoes and okra
Cold slaw Toasted Rolls
Lemon Sherbet
Shrimp New Orleans Style.
Salt " to cup bread crumbs
Pepper l Glove garlic
" cup fortified margarine
Of
garlic and bread crumbs Stir until well blended
absorbed the garlic flavor Pick the shrimp and allow
about shrimp to each serving Place crumbs and shrimp
and shake the until the shrimp coated
generously degrees
F3 until crumbs brown. Serve hot
THURHDAY.
Lamb steD Baking Ponder Biscuits
Asparagus Salad
Pineapple Icebor Cake Iced Tea
Pineapple Icebex Cake.
y 4 yolks, beaten
tablespoons cream type CORN v cup
starch angel food
V teaspoon salt cake cubes
Combine sugar, ccrnsarch and salt. Add amount
pineapple blend until smooth Add remaining juice
boiling direct heat and boil gently until mixture
thick and constantly Gradually
yolk beating thoroughly mixture Return
and minutes Cool slightly Add Place layer Of
cubes In bottom Of waxed paperined loaf about
ax5x3 inches Pour portion Of the custard cake Alter
uatey and cusard until all Is used Cover with
vaxed paper and chill thoroughly for at least to hours
Unod serving tray 0arsh with fruit and whipped cream
r desired by wi"
Evening star., 1949-08-25
4 4 Il 4
HOUSE WARMING?

(From Mrs. r. II. L.. Washington.)
I am going to give q house
warming soon and I'd like to know
all about 1t. the invitations, enter
tatnment, and refreshments. I'd
like to have some suggestions from
the wonderful women that enjoy
RCH. I am also planning a silver
wedding anniversary party for my
parents. I'd also love to have
some information on that.
Evening star., 1949-08-25
Readers Clearing House

are pure white. but when used on
materials having colors in them
this will take all Of the color out
I would appreciate hearing
from some one who has had q
similar experience and can tell me
something that will take the tea
stain out without causing injury
to the material.
Evening star., 1949-08-25
THANK-YoU NOTE

fFrom Mrs. C. Z. E., HerndonJ
I think the RICH page is q won
derful addition to the paper and
enjoy 1t very much. I have re-
ceived q lot Of help from the
household hints and enjoy the
wonderful recipes. many Of which
I have AIDED to my own collection.
Some time I may feel that I
have one worthy to send in so
some one may enjoy mine as I
have Others.
Evening star., 1949-08-25
TEA STAINS?
(Fron, Mrs. g. Z. c., T.,
WdShinuton.)

I have been unable to fnd any
thing that will take tea stains out
of my tablecloths. especially those
which have colored designs in
them. I know that a bleach can
be used on those materials which
Evening star., 1949-08-25
Chase s. SanbOrn's

The coffees that give Chase Sanborn Selecciones"
its favor are from shaderown trees that are literally
pediueed Picked at the ve peak Of peness, they are
selected selected, seeced-to give coffee 50 choice,
80 winey, 50 rich in arona that it's sheer delight!
md orel 1t alers your faor senses-increases your
taste immensely increases the pleasure you
get out Of your mealsl
At the first Whit Of its fragrance at your first sip
YOU notice its excitement" You know you're
On your way to completely new coffee ezperisnca
Evening star., 1949-08-25
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
THURSDAY AUGUST Is, lsIo
OVER NIGHT PANcAKEs7

(Fron, Mrs. II. c. H., Washington.1
Does any one know anything
about overnight pancakes? I re-
member that they were made up
the night before and left covered
in a bowl. The next morning one
added soda to hot water and mix.
They are supposed to be very ten.
der and light. I would greatly ap.
preciate this recipe.
Evening star., 1949-08-25
REMOVING RUST STAINSe
(Front Mrs. C.. w. D.,
MSrh mir s1111e

have a nice pink broad cloth
dress and near the bottom some
rust has made an awful mark.
Is there any way this can be
removed without harming the
color. Please answer as soon as
possible as I am In need Of the
dress.
Evening star., 1949-08-25
eHWhatS Coohin' :

Eggs Goldenr0d flashed Potatoes
NedpoHtan Spinach Grnttn
Celery Curls Carrot Strips Rddtshes
Lime Pie
NeApoitan Spinach Gratn.
! package frozen spinach cup tomato
! Glove garlic densed tomato (undi-
" cup grated cheese luted)
whole leaf minute after the water
to full boil Drain Place In shallow baking
dish which with cut Glove of garlic Cover
with tomato Sprinkle with grated cheese and set IN mod
crate dish bbby and cheese delcatey Drowned
Serve from its baking dish. Serves to 8.
SATURDAY.
Swtss Steak Rice
Eggplant Watercress-Grap Salad
annie Sauce Cookies
Watercress- Grape Salad.
I bundle watercress l seeded grapes
! "a cup pecan meats ,
grapes in seeds Peel and cut
Wash Divide four plates On
place thin slices Of fourth OF the grapes
q meats Pour Ia tablespoons OF
French dressing each serving.
Evening star., 1949-08-25
TUESDAY.
Macdroni Salad
Garden Salad
Cold Ham
Broccoli
Chilled Cantdloiips
Maearoni Salad.

I paekass macaroni Dash red pepper
n cup onion, chopped cup diced celery
Iuice of u lemon " cup pickle relish
I / tablespoon prepared mustard
tahIexrnons piuniento chopped1 v cup mayonnaise
Cook macaron In boiling salted until tender IL
to 20 minutes with cold water chill thoroughly
in regerator remaining ingredients dressing TOO
thck tn t with to tablespoons Of Juice from pickles Add
to chilled together until each piece OF
rnaearoni IL well coated dressing Five servings.
Evening star., 1949-08-25
So divinely fiavorful !. !. 50 delicious :.

So divinely fiavorful 80 delicious
It gives Ill meals more appetite-appeal
IT'S GOOD NEWSl It's truel It's worth talking
about! And it's being talked about! There's coffee
30 truly marvellous in favor exciting in tastethat
makes every meal more appetzing it makes your
cooking taste even betterl
have you experienced the complete coffee satisfaction
that Chase 4 SanbofnS "Selecciones" can sive You.
Evening star., 1949-08-25
Convenient Terms

To siye French Toast q delicate brown
ness, add tbsp. or two Of molasses
to the egg mixture Then, 10 make
yow breakfast douby exciting.
seyps The new Chase 4 Sanbors
"SeIsceiones" Coffee with III
Evening star., 1949-08-25
ORCHID CACTUS?
SPANISH RECIPES.

The RICH has been q source Of
interesting and helpful hints to
me. but now I need specific help.
I would appreciate finding out
what can do to make an orchid
cactus bloom. It Is 3 years old
and keeps sending out odd, thin
shoots all over the place. but. alas,
no flowers. Also, does any one
know how to cure an earthenware
saucepan 80 that I might cook
with 1t?
As am Spanish, I have many
authentic Mexican. and Spanish
recipes. II any one is interested
write me through the RCH. +.
+ 4 4
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Information and requests sent
| IN By the tollosDtn0 hare been
forwarded to those for iphons
they tDere intended.
Washington: Mrs. A. J. ",
Mrs. M. B., Mrs. r. M. r., Mrs,
]. H.. L. B., w. e 8
Alexandria: B. sMcF. Arling-
ton: Mrs. J. II. r.. Mrs. v. A.,
Miss +. I. H., Miss II. M. v.
Bethesda: Mrs G. b. r., Mrs.
A. r. q. Deale: Mrs. r. p. II.
Fairfax Station: Mrs. D. w. c.
Riverdale: Mrs. J. J. B. Ia
| koma Park: r. n. p.
Our thanks to Mrs. y. N. r..
| Warrington, iCloss contrfbH-
ton soGs sifsilnr to Others previ-
0Nsly receiped and etpattino
: SpGce for DHbljcGtton,
Evening star., 1949-08-25
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
Hambwgers Creamed Potatoes County Style
Baked Acorn Squash Lima Beans
Jeuo- -Custdrd Sauce @-f -
Creamed Potatoes, Country Style.
Cut cold boiled potatoes in small dice to make cupfuls Put
heavy frying pan add milk them Sprinkle with
teaspoon tablespoons -four Add tablespoons butter
lightly mix Cook slowly until thckened and
stirring three times Just before serving sprinkle with
tablespoon Of chopped chves spring onions Serves
Evening star., 1949-08-25
SUNDAY.
roSted Fruit C.,
Peach ShOrtcake.

Peach shortcake.
Ever-ready Blend: tablespoons double acting
Ia cups Efted flour baking powder
Z tablespoons salt cups shortening
Sift Measure cups q time into sitter adding
tablespoon salt for each Soup
amount; large Repeat until full amount of dry
ingredients sted shortening with blender
mixture resembles meal Makes about II
Peach Shortcake: egg, unbeaen
cups every-ready blend Butter
V cups peaches sliced and
" cup milk sweetened
ever-ready blend into bowl Add add milk
and and stir until soft dough formed Turn out on lightly
80 seconds Roll dough Inch thick and
with oured biscuit cutter Place half of biscuits on unsreased
with melted butter and top with remaining
biscuits about Is minutes Split and spread
Put together with peaches between
Garnsh with whipped Makes short
cakes
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-07-01
Ronald Reagan Gets
Columbia Starring Role

Ronald Reagan, who has Just
returned from England where
ne starred in The Hasty
Heart" i" has been signed for the
male starring role in Baby Is
Here" next Santana Production
for Columbia release. Robert
Lord will produce and Henry
Levin direct. Humphrey Bogart,
president of Santana, who star
red in the company's first two
productions, Knock On Any
Door" and "Tokyo Joe," will
not appear in Baby Is Here"
The original screenplay, written
by Lou BreSlow and Joseph
Hoffman, deals with the COM
plications which follow when
wife, contemplating divorce, be-
lieves she is about TO become
a mother