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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-27
Havre-Shelby. the Acid Test"

thousand farm people in the Havfesheb triangle
concerning construction of the HavreSheby transmission lines
then visit in order to that fertile rural section of
state.
Last week did lust that contacted dozens of farmers
farm leaders, and Others and found that all of like mind
HavreSheIby be bult-and built now! Despite the urg
ncy OF farm work many OF these people have taken time out
from spring planting written letters
sona delegation and the Governor eoqueny stating in simple
terms how much ample supply of owcost electricity figures
their plans for better future also found growing tend
the worth of public officials (and the daily
including Great Falls Tribune and Havre Daily News
almost wholly how strongly they going bat for these
lines that eventual to several thousand farm fam
lies In few words HavreShelby is the "acid test.
To better understand why looking this the
acid test it necessary know something of the battle these
people have put the years electrical
For example, the Hill County Electric Coop organized
1916 received two loan ALLEGATIONS not gran from REA
in 1916 to 900 miles of line in Liberty Choueau and Hill
counties. Construction started in January 1947.
To further facilities 100000 appropriated by
congress 1947 construction of lis XIV line between
Havre and Shelby After approximately $4,000 of this loan
had oeen expended the power trust brought scen
to bear and early 1913 the 80h Congress recded the bal
of the loan This congressional action delayed until at
least 1853 the the three REA coops Mara Hill
and Glacier expect publicly produced from
Bureau of Reclamation u mills XVIII instead of the
9 mills being paid Montana Power for electrical
from the publicly-built source-Fort Peck
also to be acquainted with the tactics of the
Montana Company attempting hwar and destroy
the REAs in the Fairfield triangle
hurriedly building spte lines and kimmng the
outlets in the settled rural attempt
ing Through their agents. influence unions and city councils
in the
"spite" activity Montana Power particularly
eprehensbe in that the monopoly its attempt to stop the
high and dry concerned Service to farm
people little consideration unless the sparsey
settled willing dig exorban lads to con-
sucton for Montana Power This has created reservoir
of bitterness the monopoly all along the "HLne!
attempting influence unions and city councils
monopoly entirely successful Sources in
inform that February Fl, representatives of
Montana Power met with the city council and vany tried to
convince the council opposed to Havr
Shelby thought otherwise and resolved accord
ngly More recently early May similar attempt at rail
reading failed by comfortable majority when the Electrical
turned deaf to proposal of
opposition HavreSheby and instead went record for
lines Both resolutions reprinted else
where in this issue.)
Thus Of the background behind the fight for cleo
the need for the 81 Congress to
appropriate S1300000 Cor approximately half the cost OF
HaveSheby transmission nes) that the bringing OF ample
Hiine be conumated at the earliest
sible tme.-HLB
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-05-27

dustries which are growing fat on
military expenditures. 1t would be
insurance against Big Business, or
anyone else, profiteering from the
cold war. But such a storm of pro-
test arose from businessmen that the
proposal has been smothered.
Just imagine what could be done
in one year with what the military
now spends-with no hope of better
ing the lot of the people.
New schools, highways, flood con-
troll and soil conservation, sewers,
hospitals, airports, and public hous-
ing is just partial list of the things
that could be built with 14.3 billions
of dollars.
Thomas Stokes, a respected syndi-
Gated Washington writer, puts it this
way. perhaps, slowly, people will
begin to wake up, individually. And,
perhaps eventually, they will raise
their voices collectively in a great
tornado of public opinion and force
those who are our leaders to do
about war" Flu. Herald
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-12
Loussoc Fndtn. Contributes Jeep To Kings Loke

Spring work at Kings Lake Camp, which begins it's summer season soon, was spurred this week by the arrival of the new jeep pickup given to the camp by the LouSsac Foundation of Anchorage. The vehicle was pre- sented to Clyde King, Sr., repre- senting the Kings Lake board of directors, by eX-mayor Fran cis BoWden of Anchorage, acting for the Foundation.
 The presentation ceremony took place before the Anchor age City Hall last week.
 The jeep will be stationed at the camp, for use as an emer- gency ambulance during the summer season. It also will help to cut down camp costs, for it will be utilized as truck to haul in camp supplies.
 Mir. and Mrs. Richard McAl- lister again are to be managers at the camp this year. A com- plete schedule of summer ac- tivities is to be announced in the near future.
 Meanwhile, members of the camps board of directors and of the Association, are planning a Work-party at the Lake soon, to clean up for the seasons occu- pancy. Mir. King said further an- nouncement of this workday would be forthcoming soon.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-12
Three Accidents Are Reported On Palmer Roads

Three highway accidents, two of them occurring within 75 yards of one another at a spot near Mile 51, were reported late last week by E. R. Alexander, territorial highway patrolman for this area.
 Victim of the first accident, and most seriously injured, was Harold Wald, a contractors en- ployee working on road con- struction in the Valley. MT. Wald, driving company truck, ran off the highway and over turned. Cause of the accident was not determined.
 Another car had been closely following the truck, and it's oc- cupants rushed MT. Wald to the Valley Hospital. His injuries were diagnosed as four broken ribs.
 Again at about 6:15 Sunday evening, a second vehicle ran off the highway at Mile 51. The car, a new 1949 model which had been driven less than a month,
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Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-12
HURLEY NAMED ARRC MANAGER

James J. Hurley, now district conservationist with the Soil Conservation Service, last Fri day was named general man. ager of the Alaska Rural Reha- bilitation Corporation. He fills the vacancy created by resigna- tion of c. w. Peters, who leaves tomorrow to take up an assign ment in Washington, D. C., late in June.
 MT. Hurley, who is not expect ed to assume his new duties be- fore mid-June, came to the Val ley just II months ago from Weiser, Idaho, where he had been engaged in Soil ConServa- tion Service work. He has since purchased Valley farm, where he and his family make their home.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-12
Palmer |s Eligible For Housing Units

If the S15,000,000 housing ap- propriation now being consider ed for Alaska is looked upon with favor by Congress, Palmer may apply for a portion of that sum for Federal housing, it was learned here this week. The statement was made by E. Glenn Wilder, executive director of the Alaska Housing Authority, in conversation and later in a con- firming letter to Betty Mears, secretary of the Valley Chamber of Commerce.
 It had been thought, hereto fore, that Palmer must be an in- corporated city in order to apply for housing aid. However, MT. Wilder said that the AHA could deal with a Chamber of Com merce committee, as a represen- tative community body, in en- tering into negotiations for the housing.
 The housing head forwarded a copy of a resolution adopted by the Fairbanks City Council, the planning commission and the Chamber of Commerce, acting jointly. He suggested that the Valley Chamber draft a similar type of resolution.
 Before the resolution can be framed, it will be necessary for
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Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-12
Eighth Grade Will Graduate On May v

Students of Palmer Schools eighth grade will be graduated into high school at ceremonies planned for the afternoon of May IT, it was announced this week by Joseph Dickson, grade school principal and eighth grade teacher. The ceremony will be held in Palmer Gym at 2::30 p. m.
 Speaker for the Tuesday com mencement exercises was unan- nounced at press-time.
 MT. Dickson reported that this group of students, who have just completed achievement tests, had attained surprising scholas- tic heights. Graded on the basis of a test given nationally, on which the average student is ex- pected to make a score of 69, q of Palmer's 27 eighth graders scored 69 or better.
 In the higher brackets, 10 of the graduating class scored 80 or better.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-12
Community Building Being Planned
Girls Lead PHS In '4o

A pair of girl students, Gayle Eckert as valedictorian and Es- ther Kerttula as Salutatorian, will head the graduating class of 1949, it was announced this week by Francis Malcolm, super intendent of Palmer school. A very close third in the honors contest was Don Hutchinson.
 Students will graduate on Wednesday, May 18. The service will take place at o'clock in the Palmer Gym. Speaker for the occasion was still undetermined at time. Mir. Malcolm said the announcement of tn a t speaker was being delayed pend ing notice of acceptance from a man to whom the invitation has gone.
 There are 19 seniors in the graduating class of 1949, but only 18 will be present to receive their diplomas next Wednesday evening. The nineteenth, who will be absent from the platform, is Lucille Marie Buswell Molly Klem). Molly has finished her high school work Outside, but has written to request that her diploma be awarded here, with ohe friends who were her class mates for so long.
 Next Wednesdays graduates will include:
 Wayne Bouwens, Lucille Bus well, Gayle Eckert, Lewis Gei- witz, James Gleason, George Hermon, Don Hutchinson, Esth- CT Kerttula, Henry Kircher, Nor ma Jean Lover, Richard McAi- lister, Vivian Meir, Mary Ann Michalek, Margery Mielke, Dor othey Plumley, Dick Rempel. Lynn Sandvik, Gloria Smith and Leeann Wade.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-05-12
PCRA FORMED TO PUSH PLANS FOR HALL

The Palmer Community Rec reation Association, with its first objective the sponsorship of construction of community building for wholesome planned recreation for Palmer's young people, came into being last Monday evening. It sprang from the nucleus citizens committee, which has been meeting for the past several weeks.
 Officers in the infant organi- ration include Jack Maze, presi- dent, and Charles Dillon, secre- tary. Association membership is open to a representative from every civic, fraternal, church and Women's organization of the Valley.
 At Mondays meeting, when the group, after thorough dis cussion, finally decided to form new organization, rather than to attempt to work through some existing organization, in which membership is limited, skeleton plans were discussed.
 It was emphasized that each member of the Association thor oughly understood that the con- struction of a building was no light undertaking-that it was a long-term project which might take year or more to material ize. However it was the group opinion, as expressed by it's pres ident, That the sooner we get going on something, that much nearer we'll be to the day we finish our building.
 Incorporation of the body was discussed, and James Hurley was appointed to investigate costs and advantages. At the same time a need for bylaws was recognized, and Mir. Hurley, Mir. Dillon and Ralph Moore were appointed to draft such laws.
 A building planning commit tee composed of Bob Johns, MT. Hurley, MT. Dillon and Clyde King, IT,, also was appointed, as was finance committee made up of Mir. Moore, Harry Rice and Everett Yohn.
 Ways and means of financing the Associations building prof. ect were discussed. Members agreed that the plan for such a building could succeed only with the wholehearted support of every organization in the con- munity. Each committee mem- Der personally pledged that he would make every effort to push
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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22

Anatole Litvak is known for many
successful directorial jobs; "Sorry,
Wrong Number" and "The Snake
Pit" are two recent ones. Wallis
has signed Joan Fontaine for Sep
tember," to be filmed in Italy in
August for Paramount.
Pat Knight thinks maybe it is an
omen forecasting her future star
dom-during filming of Columbia's
"Shockproof" she found a letter
in her uniforms pocket, addressed
to Joan Crawford, who wore the
uniform in "a Woman's Face"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
. Minute
% Fiction

and then you and I will 60 out.
I'll keep the key of the corridor
door, however, and We'll come in
again and sit here. I'll tell her not
to use that key at all. See? Then
if she is as curious as you say,
she'll come bouncing in la Made
moiselle Bluebeard or whatever
her name was and We'll be sitting
right inside here"
COX. with me-" said Arthur
Jordan. "She'n be in here and
don't you forget l told you SO.
I'd as soon have a h0melier girl
and one who wasn't so careless
anyhow. She's decorative but
she'd forget her head II 1t
weren't for the curls there"
Now Elsie Lyons was pretty. She
knew that fact as well as anyone
else. Fluffy golden hair framed
heart-shaped face with q pointed
chin below a widows peak of hair
at the upper edge. Her great grey
eyes turned to pansy-color at times.
But looks and business efficiency
do not always go hand in hand un-
fortunately and Elsie ran about
ninety-nine and forty-four on e.
hundredths per cent girl and fifty
six one-hundredths per cent eff
cheney.
II am locking the door to the pri-
vate office, Miss Lyons" said
Glenn Tate distinctly. II want no
one to go in there. No one. Is that
clear, Miss Lyons. Here is the key"
Certainly, Mr.. Tate" she said
demurely, placing the key in her
desk drawer.
The two young men walked re-
solutely into the outer corridor and
the outside door swung too gently
behind them.
'Well, Bluebeard, how about it,"
asked Jordan when he put the key
into the door to the private office.
As the door swung open they both
looked in eagerly. They heard the
telephone in the outer office. Silent
ly they sat down and Jordan gave
his partner a poke in the ribs when
Glenn Tate looked too triumphant
as the moments passed.
HT THE END of a half hour Glenn
"a Tate rose to his feet. Jordan fol-
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22

S a ! d cOIdly. I'll
tell you what. I'll
lock the office door
and give her the
k e y - since y o u
mention Rl11ebeard
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
BLUEBEARD'S Bet
BY
LiIfoce M. Mitchell

Tate stood an instant at the outer
door and then entered the suite Of
offices. He hurried through to the
door of the private office and tried
the knob.
cob" he said, "Miss Lyons, I
forgot that this door is locked. Let
me have the key, will you, please?"
"I-Tm so sorry, Mr.. Tate. But
I simply can't think what I did
with that key. There was a tele-
phone call the moment you left and
I looked for the key so that 1 could
-could-er-lay the message on
your desk.
''But said not to 60 in"
Sh e laughed gently. Dimples
peeped in and out charmingly. She
bent again and then with a sigh she
murmured: ooh! Here it isl I'm SO
careless!"
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lowed him and they made their
way silently into the outer corridor
again.
"Well, was I right, Jordan?"
asked Glenn.
"You win, Bluebeard-er, I mean,
non-Bluebeard," said Jordan. "Say,
I've got to have a breath Of air
after that self-imposed silence. I
think maybe we both like talking
a little better than we thought we
did. I had a thousand things I
wanted to tell you while we sat
there. But as for your charming
little Elsie - she's the real thing
all right, all right. Never even
clicked the key in the lock, did she?
Or looked through the key-hole at
us?"
Jordan ambled towards the eleva-
tors with wave of his hand. Glenn
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
Irrigation, Fertilizer
Equal Bigger Crops

Fertilizer pays under irrigation
in the Panhandle, according to
F. B. Hunt of Hale county, Texas.
With 200 pounds of ammonium
nitrate an acre applied in the fall
before sowing-over land that had
been summer fallowed, he In
creased his wheat yield from As
to SIS bushels; on land in con-
tinuous wheat, 200 pounds Of am
moniun nitrate per acre raised
the yield from is to 80 bushels.
Mr.. Hunt is one of hundreds of
Panhandle farmers using well ir-
rigation. With water, which per-
mits the growing of legumes, they
are starting crop-rotation systems
to hold the soil at high-produc-
ton levels.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22

any enemy starts playing rough,
Personally, when the shooting starts
I'd feel nervous If my side were
just to confer on the matter. In
the next global war, the sneak
puncher is going to have q awful
head-start on the boys who 60 into
conference first. But I guess o,r
side will find a way to perfect the
jet-propelled huddle 80 that there
will be only few seconds Of ELAPSED
time between the attack and the
answer.
1.-THE western nations in this Pack
may seem little too gentlemanly
for comfort in a global crisis, but Il
looks to me like this time they are
with Stonewal Webster or Kayo
Henry or whoever it was that said
we have got to hang together or
wire the newsreels men to photo
graph us all hanging separately.
Anyhow, the news about the Allan
tic pack has done me some good. I
amt taking so many aspirin"
Cuff Stuff
"Boys Wear Reported Off This
Winter Headline And the
girls seems to be OVERRIDING it bit,
too.
Railroad trains are now being
made so glamorous and comfort
able that 1t is pretty distressing. A
fellow is compelled to travel all tho
way out Of town and back without
getting a decent chance to develop
a model Of deep irritation.
Shudda Haddim is sick again.
This time it's over the fact a horse
called DAY" won at Gulfstream at
$23.40. II would Of had him." he
weeps. Except when I'm looking
at 'em in the paddock somebody
starts humming Day is DONE
Alaska proposes to tax women
who do not get married. In those
cold climates, it pays to be realistic.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22

cat first I think this Atlantic
pack is not serious on account
Of it is not accompanied by no
news that six blocks along First
avenue, New York, Is to be torn
down to make way for a head
quarters" his letter continues,
"but find it is on the level and
the matter Of a official address
will be took up later.
1.-THE swell thing about getting
eight out of dozen nations together
like this is that at least it ends the
day when they would not 60 far
enough out on a limb to give each
other their right phone numbers.
They now agree not only to do this,
but each one promises to answer
the phone, no matter who is calling
or how hot is it.
IT am sure the pack is a good
thing on account Of Henry Wallace
and the Daily Worker and Russia
is giving it the old elbow. If Henry
was for it, I would be pretty sus-
picious. The way it shapes up to
me is that with England, France,
Canada, the United States, Bel
GUM and those other nations on my
side, I can afford to let Henry stay
on the bench.
Il can't quite figure out what
the Atlantic Pack does to the
UN. Everybody says it does
nothing serious, but my COM
mon sense tells me you can't
have two police departments on
the same job in the same spot
without some difficulties here
and there. 1 hope they work
okay together in this case, but
one Of 'em will want the stars
dressing room maybe and there
is apt to be some professional
jealousy. II the friction don't
start a new war, I will be salts
fled.
"All this Atlantic Pack does Is to
provide an agreement that all the
nations outside the galvanized-iron
draperies will consult together If
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
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Fiction
Corner
Corner

zsTHEY'RE all curious" insisted
1 Arthur Jordan. "There never
lived woman who wasn't 99-44/10O
per cent curiosity. I could quote
you a dozen bits Of poetry proving
the fact"
"For goodness sake, don't!"
urged Glen Tate. "I'n take your
word for it. Honestly. But Elsie
isn't that way. I'm telling you"
you're the kind that would never
be happy with your wife asking you
this and looking over mail and
roofing about in your desk when
you're out of the house. I know
you."
Don't speak Of Elsie Lyons as
roofing, if you please" Glenn Tate
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
Cheap Uranium

A new method of obtaining pure
uranium compounds from the in
ferior ores found in the U. S. has
been discovered. In 1941, the cost
of obtaining the compounds was
about $1,000 a pound. Using the
new method, the cost will be about
$40 pound.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
You Build 1t
Rack Keeps Godgets in Reach

The rack Is easy to make Just trace
terials pattern specifies. Saw and assemble
exactly where pattern indicates. Complete
and numbered assembly illustrations are
included with each pattern. No special
tools or skill are required. All materials
Send Csc for Modern Knife and Impls-
ment Rack Pattern No. to East-B1d
Pattern Company. Dept W. Pleasantvtue
New York.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
OSCARS TAKING FEWER AsPIRINs THESE DAYS -.
Pact Is Lkened to Alcoholics Anonnibus'
BUT HE'S KEEPING UNIFORM IN MOTHBALLS
By H. |. PHILLIPS

IF the world was in its right
mind, in fair health and not so
jun1py, this Atlantic pack would be
okay," he writes, 'but you got to
remember that it Is in the same
shape as Alcoholics Anomnibus
holding a; street-corner huddle when
a liquor truck turns turtle in full
view.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
pURKEY ON ATLANTIC PACT

Ex-PFC Oscar Purkey, veteran
Of the last war, feels better after
reading the Atlantic pact, but he
still thinks it's smart to keep moth
balls in his uniform and not swear
off canned eggs for life at this
point.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22

Each sub-contest carries prizes of
$4,000, $1,000 and $500, plus up to
$4,000 in fellowships as well as
professional productions of the
winners. For details write to Ma
tional Five Arts Award, tbs Fifth
Ave-, New York City. All entries
should be sent to that address.
Here's wonderful chance for I'M
knowns!
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22

jeanne Dru became an actress
because she was too shy to make
friends and took dramatic lessons
to overcome her shyness. Howard
Hawks saw her at a dramatic
school, hired her for "Red River"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22
BY INEZ GERHARD

By INEZ GERHARD
HAL WALLIS, Anatole Litvak
LAND Reuben Mamoulian will
judge the motion picture synopses
submitted for the National Five
Arts 100000 award; Norman Cor
win. Arch Oboler and Erik Bar
nouw will pick the best radio
scripts. Plays, popular songs and
short stories will be judged by
equa lily prominent authorities.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-22

A Moroccan MichOue," some-
thing new in New York parties,
launched George Rats "Out-
post in Morocco" Shot against
magnificent, authentic back
grounds, it is a story of the
French Foreign Legion, with
plenty of action. The men in
the supporting cast, headed by
Akin Tamiroff and John Litel,
are excellent. Marie Windsor
must have been cast only for
her looks.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-06-15

Montana Farmer-Stockman Photo
Spraying with 2.4-D and EAST COM
bination for control of leafY spurge
was observed at the E. T. Grove ranch.
Judith Basin county. The same 80 to
40 acres of pasture land was sprayed
twice last year. with resulting decrease
of from "a to n of the leafY spurge
in some areas. Spurge was so thick
or much of This field that it was
yellow with blossoms. The chemical
was applied at the rate of $40 pounds
of parent acid to the acre. the COM
bination being composed of one part
EAST and two parts 2.4-D. Home built
spray rig has Ia h. p. motor-pump
unit. 42-foot boom and 280-gallon tank.
Approximate cost was $3.50. Same unit
was also used to spray l.5o0 acres of
winter wheat with 2.4-D.