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practice, and for a variety of
reasons.
First, there is group Of basic
industries which cannot adjust
their charges without permis-
sion of one or more government
al agencies. These are the re-
gulated industries, of which the
railroads are the most conspicu-
Gus example at present. In spite
Of the rate increases they have
ben given by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, their return
on investment is only about three
per cent. Very heavy demands
for wage increases are being
made on them, and more may
follow. Even if the ICC should
continue to grant higher rates
to compensate for changing con-
ditions, the time factor involved
is serious. Wage raises, when
granted, go into effect at once
and are often retroactive. High
er fares and freight charges are
normally granted only after many
months of investigation and are
not retroactive. Even then, as
a general rule, the rate increases
are never quite sufficint to Off
! st the wage boosts.
There is another group of IN
dustries which must meet for
eign competition. Here shipping
is the best example. According
to the statistics, seamen's pay
has risen 207 per cent since 1889.
The maritime unions want still
higher wages, along with other
expensive concessions. At the
same time, the companies vol
ume of business and their pro-
fits have declined. Foreign lines,
which pay far lower wages and
can operate more cheaply in all
ways, are getting more and more
tonnage.
Finally, there are any num-
Der of industries which are per-
fectly free to raise prices as
high as they like, but which must
keep a worried eye on the con-
sumer. In other words, it is one
thing to price an article at a
give figure, but it is differet
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thing to get people to buy it at
that figure. Consumer resistance
has become an ominous factor in
a number Of fields, and is feared
in others. On top of that, it is
not only the individual buyer
that must be considered. The
big industrial consumer often
dominates the picture. For in
stance, coal is a source of en-
ergy which must be sold in com
petition with other sources of
energy, such as oil. If coal prices
should get out of line, there
would be a gradual shift to
other fuels-and then, Of course,
tn employment offered by coal
would steadily decline.
Industries serving the demand
for luxuries and se1ni-luxuries-
things people can do without if
they have to-are especially con-
cerned as the wage problem
moves to the front again. Mo-
ton pictures are a good illustra-
ton Of this. Box office receipts
in the United States have been
drifting downward. There has
been a heavy decline in foreign
income, due to currency restric-
tions, freezing of funds, and stiff
taxes abrod. The top movie
minds think that, current ticket
prices cannot be further raised
without a shattering affect on
attendance. Efforts to reduce
the production costs Of pictures
and still keep them attractive to
the potential customer have not
been too successful. So here too
the prospect of higher wages is
the prospect Of higher wages Is
the cause of many a headache.
Labor argues that increases in
living costs have made higher
wages necessary. Industry re-
plies that the trend Of living
costs In inevitably tied to the
trend of wages. There is a great
deal to be said on both sides.
The problem Is to find a COM
mon meeting ground. Efforts in
that direction will take up a
large share Of the national en-
ergy during the coming months.
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Protecting The Food Supply

Country Gentleman recently published an edi-
toria dealing with one of the most important yet
least understood problems confronting the Ameri-
can people. The theme Of it is found in It's title
and subtitle: Americas advantage must be main
tanned. Only by protecting our sources Of abund-
ant food can we continue to lead the world
Few Of us realize the extent to which our
standard of living is dependent upon food which
is moderately priced in relation to income Over
long period of time, food has taken only about "a
per cent Of spendable personal income. The
balance has been left to buy other things the
things which keep industry going and employment
high. AS the Country Gentleman said, Nowhere
else In the world has much been left. :. to be
used in raising the general standard of living" In
other countries, by contrast, the cost Of food &C
counts for as much 70 per cent Of the average
workers earnings Little remains for anything else
so industry lags and living standards are low.
The country Gentleman recommends a two
faceted program to assure ample and perma
nent food supply-first adequate safeguards for
farmers, and secondly conservation Of soil and
other productive resources. The first Is being &C
complished. The second ovvers challeng to farm
re-. and other, to prevent the exhaustion and de-
pletion Of the land by adopting proven farming
processes that make for conserfatioE and soil
maintenance
To cite current example, the nation needs
more meat animals. They furnish food and put
FERTILITY back in the soil. Meat animals make food
of grasses, fodder and waste products which
not suitable for the human diet Consumption of
meat mas tended to rise while supplies have tend
ca 70 decline To achive greater production we
ust nave fair prices to encourage producers. Food
IS the Sssis OF the Amecan economy.
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BLACK JADE
Author: AngeIine Taylor
Publisher: Robert NJ. Mcbride
& Co., 200 E. 37th St., New
York IS, N. Y.
Price: $500
Reviewer: William Henry Huff
Amler Ballard, realizing the
value of the jewel before him.
buys Jade at an auction, where
upon, he takes her to beautiful
manor where he life soon be-
comes inextricably interviewer
with that of her masters. Jade
realizes that she has only one
rival for Arnler's loe, and that
Is his overwhelming desire to
return to England to seek that
recognition which he feels is
his due.
He achieves his goal. but still
Is compelled to turn to Jade, who
gives him love and solace that
only she is capable Of giving.
Having for backdrop the
Haitian Rebellion Of 1891, the
author does skillful job in por-
traying that perior Of Caribbean
which is notorious for its record
not only Of intrigue, but for
cruelty and wantoness as we'll.
BLACK JADE captures those
sights and sounds of that flam-
boyant era Of West Indian his
tory and tells a story that Is not
soon forgotten Of two people
who love notwithstanding the
conventions of their time.
"Angelins Taylor, the author
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HIGH JOHN THE cONQUERoR
Author: John w. Wilson
Publisher: The Macmillan Co.,
Fifth Ae., New York, N. Y.
Price: $3.50
Reiewer: William Henry Huff
f. his first novel, John w. Will
son, natfe-vborn Texan, does an
outstanding piece of writing in
recalling to the. reader the heart
and mind of an illiterate Negro
This is done without resorting
to lnelodrama ,and the author
lays bare the hopeless plight
in which an uneducated Negro
finds himself.
ALI went we'll at first with
Cleeland and his pretty wife,
Ruby Lee. Since Cleveland could
buy no land of his own, he went
to work for one John CLANCY,
began dropping by Cleyeland's
tenants house. That could mean
but one thing. and terrible
feeling-one that couldn't be
named-crept over Clevland.
The author Of this absorbing
novel "was born some % years
ago in the Navasota and Brazos
Country Of southeast Texas. At
Southwestern University in
Georgetown, Texas, and South
ern Methodist University In Dal-
las, he made a special study OF
folk aore, including songs, tales,
and beiefs. Before the war Mr..
Wilson was sports editor for the
NAVASOTA EXAMINER and
state correspondent for the
HOUSTON POST. During the
war he served with the First
Marine Division as rifle platoon
leader and company commander;
participated in the whole OF the
Okinawa campaign; and went TO
North China for Japanese repa-
triton and the railroad guard
duty, before returning to inactive
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Economic ?. High|ights Ba

sEES
If the judgment or represen-
tative business leaders is cor
rect, those who anticipate a drop
in the cost 0 fliving are doomed
to disappointment. The outlook
now is that some prices-notably
oods-will probably decline dur
ing the coming year. However,
even if this happens, it will be
offset by higher prices in other
directions, principally in the
field Of manufactured goods.
A recent statement by Henry
FordII indicates the trend of
thinking on the top industrial
levels. According to him, a
fourth-round wage increase 'is
inevitable" Then he said:
Prices, too, must 60 up. Prices
are high today, maybe too high
but we can't lower them without
lowering wages and material
costs.'' When asked for his
views on price control, Mr.. Ford
said it would not hold prices
down and "would wreck the ma.
tion-the auto industry includ
! ed-and ruin the economy
The attitude Of the principal
labor leaders Is also indicative
of things to come. At the recent
CIO convention in Portland, Ore. :,
Mr.. Murray, Mr.. Reuthers and
oter high, executives in the or
ganization laid most Of the en-
phasis on plans for obtaining re-
peal of the Taft-Hartley Act,
which, in their view, would be
favorable to labor. At the same
time, they made it perfectly
clear that they will demand, as
a general thing, substantial
wage increases. The AFL is not
os aggressive in attitude, but
there is little doubt that it will
oHow a similar policy.
1t might. be argued, as theo-
retical proposition, that higher
wages need not constitute any
particular problem to industry
that all it has to do is to raise
it's prices to compensate and
carry on in the same old groove.
But that argument, in many
cases, it simply not workable in
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must become acquainted with the
ways of the Communist. You
k ow, American Communists
have boasted that dozen nom
Communists stand ready to do
the work and the bidding Of each
party member. This means that
well-intentioned persons may find
themselves doing things just the
way the Communists want them
done.
Which WE MUST be alert
Team? for the Communist at
titude, as we'll as for
the Communist himself. In every
community, good citizens, we
must watch for the fellows that
want to sow discord and plant
the seeds Of strife. If there's
honest disagreement, or differ
ences Of opinion, we are free to
discuss these over the conference
table. When we're unwilling to
do that, we may be boosting the
stock of the Communists in our
own America.
Here's what mean by the
Communist attitude. A certain
California union organizer said
he operated il this manner: No
negotiations during a dispute un-
til the management is made to
look bad to the pnhlic, in every
way. This iahar offi..ial frankly
stated he would ncc begin negoti-
ations until the roi.:t j. reached
where management appeared in
tie eyes 81. thu plt1lic to be sci.
fish. greedy, crcAk.sd.
Then, said tha organizer, when
labor was shown to be helpless
ard in need Of protection, he was
ready for conferences. Like this
labor man, there are those who
sometimes fail to see which
team they're on. The pity IS that
50 many lend themselves to the
purposes Of those who would de-
stroy America and all that labor
stands for.
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A FRESH START
FOR LABOR
BY GEORGE S. BENSON
President Of Hording College
SeorcY. .Arkunsos

OUR UNIONS have been accused
of Communism" many times in
recent years. Sometimes the
charge has not stood up under
close examination. At other
times, labor organizations have
faced the music and set about the
job Of cleaning out dangerous,
un-American elements. A recent
decision of the CIO rank and file
to clean house is an example of
the latter. Philip Murray and
others helping in this unsavory
task surely merit our full
support.
Most of US little know what
masters the Communists are at
clever organization. They do make
good union workers. If they can
find union whose leadership is
unframed, or members unin-
terested, they know how to take
over. The Communists want to
use labor unions as outlets for
their propaganda. They want new
recruits. Naturally, they want to
have access to union funds. From
union treasures can come pay
checks for faithful, advance
agents Of Communism!
Workers MOREOVER. a union
Of Strife base for operations is
just what the agents
Of Communism want most. This
gives them a chance to see what
they can do to insure failure for
the enterprise system. With the
reins Of union leadership in their
hands, it is no trca!ole at ali To
make excessive demands upon
employers, to stir up unjustiiied
strikes aud sIowdowns. Industrial
espionage for Russia is easy then,
and in case of war, sabotage can
be undertaken.
These are some Of TIE reasons
why we must get behind Phil
Murray and the CIO IN their ef-
fort to oust fifth columnists from
their unions. More than that, we
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of BLACK JADE, is remark
able young who prior to the pub
lication Of this, her Nst novel,
diided her talents between paint
ing and music. Born in Phila-
delphia and raised in England
and India, Miss Taylor returned
to this country t study country
to: study piano at the Peabody
Conservatory in Baltimore and
later to devote two years to the
writing Of BLACK JADE
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Ovel'wcrking The Goose

At the recent convention Of the United Mine
Workers, great deal Of discussion centered
around future demands that the union NAV make
on the soft coal operators The indications were
that these will include still higher wages sill,
shor er working days an increase in vacation nuv.
nM s, and so on down the lire
rhe desire of any worrying group TO get an
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Book Reviews

duty with the rank of First
Lieutenant.
"Mr. Wilson has had several
short stories published in THE
SOUTHWEST REVIEW, THE
NEW MEXICO QUARTERLY
REVIEW, and PRAIRIE SCHOO-
NEER. This is first novel.
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Has heard Dr. Benson and the radio the Free
= - Check your local station for time. 80
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-11-18

killed in an airplane accident
in Nebraska May IA, 1886. 1 have
our remaining son, Frank, living
here in Carmel. He is married
and has one son, Tommy, almost
81, and a daughter, Jill, nearly
IL.
Be sure to remember me to
Libby Wren if she is still there.
l believe she married Billy Kipp.
My wife thought a lot of her.
When our baby was just a few
days old, a delegation of old In
dian chiefs called at the house to
see the baby. They wanted to
give him name, so Ii by
brought them into the bedroom
four or five of them, where my
wife and baby were. They made
a speech, which Libby interpret
ed, and gave the baby the name
Oft sounded to me like "Pe-
kawn-ye-na" and meant "Piegan
Chief"
We were very proud to have
the Indians visit US and give our
baby a name.
They called me Three Bears.
They told me Three Bears" was
a great chief. So I felt quite hon.
ored to have them give that name.
l remember they called Major
Steel sleeping Thunder.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-11-18
A Letter Recalling Early Days

of Ed Carrot.
We were met at the station by
L. W. Cooke, Acting n d i a n
Agent, and the first Indian we
met was good old Joe Kipp. He
was always good to US and we
thought a lot of him.
That afternoon we met he ar
ranged Immediately to have us
taken to Piegan in one of his
rigs, driven BY forget h i S
name, but think it was Dan
he was lame, and they called
him Heel & Toe." He was a
swell fellow, witty and good ma
tured and everybody liked him.
Joe Kipp took care of him, and
of many others, for a long time.
At the time of our arrival at
the old "Stockade" at Piegan,
they were building the n W
Agency at Browning. During
the spring of 1895 Major George
Steel was appointed Agent in
place of Captain Cooke, and ev-
erybody seemed much pleased
with the change.
We moved from Piegan in
March, 1895, to the new Agency
at Browning, and on August %,
1895 our son, Lloyd, was born,
and he was the first baby born
in Browning, either Red or White,
and I hope they will get that in
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-11-18

formation straight in the records
of the town.
DIR. George Martin was the at
tending physician and Mrs. Wet
eel, mother of Pearl and Daisy,
was the nurse. Several of the
girls worked for us later on and
cared for my wife and the baby,
among them l remember partic-
ularly, Libby Wren and Florence
STEEL.
The years we spent W it h the
Blackfeet were happy ones-1894
to 1897, when we were trans
ferred to the Pueblo and Jicarilla
Agency at Santa Fe, N. NJ.
Ernest Parsons, the issue clerk,
succeeded to my position and held
it until he went mort h to the
Klondyke.
we'll remember the John Gal
breath family as a family living
on the Reservation and | must
have known you as we'll as the
rest of t h e family, but you I'M
doubtedly were a very young girl
while we lived at Browning, for
we left h ere in the spring of
1897. and will be 70 years old
in about a month. l was 26 and
my wife was q W h we left
there
We had a happy married life
of nearly So years together. We
celebrated our Golden Anniver.
sary on November 9, 1914. She
died h ere in Carmel on August
%, 1916, on our Browning boys
51st birthday. He (Lloyd) was
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-11-18
NesIer-Gloyne NuptiaI
Event At Cut Bank

At a beautiful c andle Ii g h
wedding at St. Paul's Lutheran
Church in Cut Bank Monday
evening at 7::3O, Miss Phyllis
Nesler of Minnesota, MINI. be-
came the bride of Paul Gloyne of
Browning. The Rev. Grin D.
Thompson, pastor, officiated.
Bridesmaid was Mrs. Arlene
Finley and groomsman, Bud
Peterson.
The bride wore a green suit
with brown accessories. Her
corsage was of talisman roses.
The bridesmaid was attired in a
brown tweed suit with brown
accessories. Her corsage was of
white carnations.
Following the event, a recep-
ton in honor of the nuptial cou-
pie was given at t h e Cut Bank
Vets Club by Ray Finley, the
wedding party including nine.
The wedding table, resplendent
in the theme of the happy event,
was illuminated by wedding can.
dies. At the brides place was a
Colonial boquet-cluster of three
pink rosebuds, artistically ar
ranged upon a pink foundation.
with a pink streamer enhancing
the floral symbol.
Red roses doomed as an appeal:
ing decoration about the table, the
traditional wedding c a k e being
supreme in it's appeal of matri-
monial grandeur.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-11-18

The following interesting let
ter, written by Thomas J. Hef-
ling, who is employed in t h e
Office of City Tax Collector at
Carmel, Calf. has been received
by Mrs. Vina Chattin. Mr.. Hef-
ling is one of t h e first of en-
ployees at the Blackfeet Agency,
as borne out in the letters con-
tents:
Dear friend Vina:
Mr.. and Mrs. Mawdsley and
daughter have returned from
their vacation trip to the North
west, and they are particularly
thrilled with their visit with you
at Browning.
| had often spoken to them
and others about the Blackfeet
Indian Reservation and of the
happy honeymoon years my wife
and l spent at Piegan and Brown
ing, and of the many good friends,
both Indian and White. that we
had there so many years ago.
My wife and l were married
at Tekoa, Wash. November 9.
1894, and we arrived at Black
foot Station (Kipp P. o. the af-
ternoon of November 10th.
had been appointed by the In
dian Department as Chief Clerk
at the Agency, to take the place
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-11-18

K. D. McDermott, newly appoint
ed Scout executive for the North
Central Montana council in Great
Falls.
Diamond Roach, district chair
man, will preside at the meeting.
New council members are to be
elected and organized, and the
nominating committee includes
Walt Clingo, Selden Frisbee and
Bill Bolton.-Press.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-11-18
Annual Scout Council
Meeting Tonight

Annual business meeting of
the Glacier county council of the
Boy Scouts will be held at the
Glacier hotel dining room in Cut
Bank at $50 p. m. tonight. The
session will be open to all adults
interested in scouting.
Awards, recognitions and a re-
port of the past years activities
will be made. and plans will be
laid for the coming year.
Speaker for the occasion will be
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-11-18
Palladium

a use Of palladium seldom asso.
ciated with this precious metal is
in the construction Of delicate bal.
ance wheels for non-magnetic
watches.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-11-18

Charter No. 1OSSS Reserve District No.
Report of Condition of the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Browning
In the State Of Montana at the close Of business Nove
the currency under section SILL U. S. revised statutes
ASSETS
Cash, balances with other banks including reserve
balance and cash items in process Of
United States Government obligations, direct and
Obligations Of States and political subdivisions 1sos7s
corP crates STOCKS INCLUDING $4,000 stock of
Loans and discounts ncudng s4O5ss overdas s4O 1861
Bank premises owned SIS 100, furniture and fix
lures $SH!1o 962710
TOTAL ASSETS s., 500 s350s
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits Of individuals, partnerships, and
Time deposits Of individuals, partnerships, and
Deposits of United States Government (includ
Deposits k OF sttes aed political subdivisions
Other deposits Certified and cashiers checks, etc., 1716O63
Total Deposits ---------- ST. 1877
TOTAL LIABILITIES --------- -------- ST. 53519377
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Common stock $4,000
Undivided profits 81 64131
Total capital accounts 1O464131
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ss5o8
MEMORANDA
Assets pledged assigned liabilities --s 100000
State of Montana, County of Gacer-ss.
IL. H. Gilbert cashier Of the abovenamed bank
ly that the above statement best my
knowledge and belief
j. H. GILBERT, Cashier
Sworn to and subscribed before this 18th day November
1949 Florence R. Coulter Notary State Montana
residing at Browning Montana My commission expires July
Correct-Attest
F. P SHERBURNE
FAITHE BERCOVICH
ETHEL SCHUBERT
Directors
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-04-28
Inter-High Council
Elects Janice DeHaven
President For Year

At meeting Of the Inter-High
Council, April 81, at Montgomery
Blair High School, Janice De
Haven and Pauline Elder were
elected president and secretary,
respectively.
For the first time in the history
IF the Inter-High Council, the Of
fee of president was gained by
Richard Montgomery. Janice is al
so president of this years junior
class at RMHS. For the conven-
fence of proximity, the constitu-
ton states that the president and
secretary must come from the same
school. Pauline Elder, vice presi-
dent of junior class, was victorious
in gaining the secretarial position.
Richard Montgomery has only had
two other officers in the Inter-
High. They were Donald Duck
worth, vice president in 1947, and
Sue Giauque, vice president this
school year, 48-49.
Office of vice president went to
June Burroughs of Sherwood;
treasurer, Mary Ann Ward, of
Damascus; and Parliamentarian to
Charles Egbert Of Bethesda.