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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27
A BRIEF ESSAY
ON SOIL

A few years age the Farmer
Stockman magazine published
photographs of quilted field and
deserted house and offered
prize for the best 10o-word story
describing the pictures. More than
coo replies were received. An In
dian won the prize. His letter is
good enough to repeat here. He
wrote:
"Both pictures show white man
crazy. Make big tepee. Plow hill.
Water wash; wind blow soil. Grass
gone, door gone, window gone;
whole place gone to hell. Buck
gone, squaw too. Papoose gone.
No chuckaway, no pig, no corn, no
cow, no hay, no pony.
"Indian no pIow land. Keep
grass Buffalo eat. Indian eat buff
falo- Hide make tepee, make moe
casin. Indian no make terrace, no
build dam, no give damn. All time
eat No hunt job, no hitchhike, no
ask relief. NO shoot pig. Great
Spirit make grass. Indian no waste
anything. Indian no work. White
man heap loco"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27

have so far blocked progress.
First of all, the complete develop
ment Of the Columbia Valley or any
other valley embracing many states
and portions of several others is too
big a job for any one state, bureau, or
now existing agency. Neither have the
legal authority, the facilities nor the
training for undertaking such a prof.
ect.
Only when all the agencies and
Bureaus become co-ordinated and in
tegrated through the medium of a
single authority with an overall
plan does development of whole
valley become possible and practical.
1t is this overall plan taking account
of all the resources and all the pro
ductive capacities that makes pos
sible the fitting into the total picture
the work and contribution of all
Another obstacle that has made for
slow progress in developing the val
ley is that ever-present tendency to
stress form at the expense of sub
stance the tendency of bureaus and
the growth, size, and prestige of the
agencies to be too concerned about
itself
This overconcern for growth, for
prestige and authority makes for
costly delays, Implications, and ex-
hausting frictions and jealousies.
We like to contemplate the great |
benefits that only single authority |
can bring about, all efforts being di-
rected towards one end-the total
development of the valley. We can
dream of the increased beauty, the
of wildlife conditions,
he reduction of erosion, and the labor
saved through cheap power.
But something must be said too of
he potential savings that are newt
able under a eva.
Americans are tax minded and
dollar minded now. That is evident
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27
FIathead Unions Want eva

Kalispell, Montana
December 9, 1949
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27
eva Will Benefit Entire
Northwest, Says p. Melton

By PERRY MELTON, Secretary
Kalispell Central Trades & Labor
Council
at is my opinion that the history
of progress in the Tennessee Valley,
which has benefited our whole nation,
will be repeated in the northwest,
if eva legislation is passed by the
us. Congress. When the record plain
ly shows that most of those who at
first opposed IVA are now for it and
the record further shows that people
directly affected in the Tennessee
Valley have through proper local
agencies, participated in the planning
and carrying out proposed develop
ments, the charges of "super-state"
are ridiculous. In preference to what
we now have and have had for too
many years in way of private con-
troll and exploitation of our water
and other natural resources, | choose
to cast my lot with the forces |
deem to be the better champions of
forces fighting for
CVAw
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27
WESTERN REA GROUP
BACKS eva

The Columbia Valley Administra-
ton authority was endorsed at the
western REA convention in Idaho
Falls, Idaho, October 90, according
to a report by the PACIFIC NORTH
WEST CO-OPERATOR.
Sixty rural electric co-operatives
serving 68,490 farms were repre-
sented with rural electric co-ops
attended the meeting.
Among other resolutions passed by
the convention were:
1. Urged construction of Yellow
tail apd Libby in Montana among
other dams in the West.
2. Called for limitation OF agree
ments between rural electric CO.
operatives and private power COM
panies to a maximum of five years
and installed on direct service with
government installations.
3. Requested survey of power
tax laws.
4. Approved a Missouri Valley
Authority.
5. Asked that REA buy dump
power at Fort Peck.
6. Called for an investigation of
Montana Power rates.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27
iva FIGURES SHOW HOW PUBLIC POWER HELPS
PEOPLE and electrical FIRMS

How public valley help the people amply IL
10th directors the IVA
For instance:
iva
had n
The did
Ell cent? in
The used 10 times ending June 80
1949, as it did in the iva established
The home the iva the last fiscal $500
kowathou which 70 national
electrical
of IVA purchased 500 million worth of electrical appliances
during the
this of
electricity makes possible Also activity
which adequate
All of which is the biggest possible Columbia
Valley Administrations. LEAGUE REPORTER.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27
LARGE OREGON REA JOB
OKED BY WASHINGTON

Spray, Ore.-A proposed $780,
900 REA project to serve some 20
farm communities south of Pendle-
ton was given the go-ahead from
Washington recently.
The project-"Wheeler 81" of the
Central Columbia REA, will serve
areas in Umatilla, Grant, Wheeler,
Baker and Morrow counties. Power
will be obtained from the Bonneville
Power administration.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27

overall plan, with
freedom from the
crippling effects of
fence-building pol
tiles, and with the
power to overcome
the wasteful costly
r i V a | Try between
feuding agencies
and bureaus is an
absolute requisite
to overcome GER
tain obstacles that
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27

45h Annual Convention of
Chicago
TENDER 1917, 1949)
WHEREAS, the Missouri Valley
Authority Columbia Valley Authority
IUMM&SW other bearing fruit the
of this thousands of
which
projects, and
Mine Mill locals
the setting labor
of CVA otherwise modified
close with officers
MVA CVA TO the the movement
therefore be it
RESOLVED this 45th Convention IUMM&SW go on
nensifying support and
all other
the future effective
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27
PROPOSED eva, A PEOPLES CORPORATION

from the press reports Of the debates
in Congress over expenditures of
many kinds.
The vast savings that unified
authority can bring about through The
elimination of costly Implications,
rivalries, and confusing politics there
fore has strong appeal to many peo-
pie.
The bipartisan Hoover commission
has pointed out how Implications are
costing the taxpayer large sums. On
January IS, the dailies of Montana
carried an account of how the elimina-
ton Of such waste shows the way to
an eventual savings of about four
billions of dollars.
The Saturday Evening Post, May
ID, 1949 featured a story by Leslie
A. Miller, former governor of Wyo-
ming and a member of the Hoover
commission 1t is entitled "The Bat
tie That Squanders Billions" The
author shows the staggering cost of
the indecent zeal of the Army engi-
ners and the Reclamation Bureau, to
extend their empires. This piece meal
planning of the Army engineers and
Reclamation, he says, is shameful and
costly. The final total cost is likely
to run into figures around fifty bill
lion.
The Pick-Sloan plan, conscience
less piece of political compromising,
is of course only no plan at all. 1t
is an attempt to forestall real action
and to save the private reservation of
each.
Of this so-called Pick-Sloan plan
Edward Skillen, Jr. says, writing for
Commonweal, August 1915, it is no
plan at adjust statement of in
tentions.
What else but unified authority
patterned after the successful IVA,
can put Stop to this shameful waste,
extravaganza, pork-barrel politics, and
confusion caused by piecemeal plan
ning-for the sake of projects?
The principal assault up on the eva
comes, of course, from the power COM
panies, the railroads and their re-
tanned help plus the bureaus which
want to remain distinct or autono-
nous. The former do not so much at
tack the need for an authority, they
canot deny the need for real develop
ment.
In their zeal to retain their monopoly
on power, to continue us here in
state of colonialism, they have chosen
to limit their efforts largely, to
that of keeping up the fight between
the bureaus.
That technique. is probably as eff
fective as any for stopping valley
development. Too well they know that
the Engineers are the pets of pork
barrel politicians of the
Rivers and Harbors crowd.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27
By J. M. PETERSON, Poison

The Columbia Valley Authority is
a proposed peoples corporation de-
signed to coordinate, integrate, and
invigorate the agencies, bureaus and
organizations engaged in developing
the valley for the good of all the
people.
A single authority located within
the region to be developed, with an
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27
To Whom 1t May Concern:

December 8, 1949
To WhomI
The organizations Kaspe and vicinity Montana favor
passage legislation by the u Congress create the Columbia
Administration.
other natural
the of
opposing eva Their stream
lined the nation frantic eff
fort stopping natural
TO he vital factor in winning the
of this opposition to eva and the
Valley the
same development for the northwest
Respectfully submitted
Contra Trades & Labor
Perry Melton, Secretary
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27

m
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To- ethem many o.
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is ike din is of
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27

An all-time housing record was set
in 1949. Work was started on 1,019,-
900 dwelling units.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-01-27

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-03-18
Three Non-Meat
Dishes Offered
For Lent Menus

Lent is here and with II comes
renewed search by housewife,
for inviting Lenten dishes. The
Housekeeper Association. Red
Feather service Of the Com
munity Chest, helps solve part
Of the problem with three nom
meat dishes.
Egg and Potato Seallcp
2 tablespoons fat. melted
Z tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
tablespoon minced parsley
IL teaspoons salt
pepper
medium sired sliced cook
cd potatoes
10 Q hard cooked sssa
sliced
cup soft bread crumbs
Blend melted fat and flour
thoroughly. Add milk and cook
over low heat stirring constant
ly until thick. Add parsley, salt
and pepper. Place alternate lay
srs Of potatoes and eggs in q
creased baking dish and pour
white sauce over the top.
crumbs Bake in a moderately
Sprinkle with the bread
hot oven 1878 degrees is 10 20
minutes or until eggs are firm
and srumbs Drowned. Serve at
once
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-03-18
Vegetables En- Casserole

Vegetables En- Casserole
cup rice
| small turrip eubed
cup canned tomatoes
| onion. sliced
cupcanned peas
poistoes. fhinlY sliced
teaspoon salt
i teaspoon pepper and all
spice
cups water
Wash the rice thoroughly. Put
ingredients. except water, in al
iernate layers in casserole, pour
on water. cover and cook until
rice is . tender Use slow oven
1850 degrees This dish will take
approximately three hours TO
cook Makes eight servings.
Corn Pudding
zor eggs
I cup soft bread crumbs
lomit when using egss)
2 tablespoons melted fat
? cups milk
2 cups drained whole-k
corn salt and pepper
Beat me eggs and add bread
crumbs. lat. milk and corn. Sea
son with salt and pepper. Pour
into 4 creased baking dish and
bake IN moderate oven 1850
degreesl one hour until set.
Serve at once.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-03-18
Pen S 10 N S

Ahrysler has offered to pay its
employees good pensions.
This offer is the result of very
thorough study of the whole subject of
pensions and insurance and the different
ways of financing pensions. Chrysler
wanted to be sure that any plan it offered
would not fail.
Chrysler's offer guarantees that pen
sion payments will be paid continually,
year in and year out, in full, and on time.
Behind this guarantee are the entire
financial resources, integrity and years
of experience of Chrysler Corporation.
Chrysler made it's proposal to the
Union before the Union called $1,000
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-03-18

Chrysler employees out on strike seven
weeks ago.
In an effort to end the strike and get
its employees back to their jobs, the Com
pany has repeated its offer to the Union
many times since then, but Union leaders
have turned it down each time.
What is Chrysler's offer?
The offer provides that employees
with Is years of credited service at age
Is will, when they retire, receive pay.
ments, including Social Security, of 500
a month for life. Eligible employees who
retire at age Is but who have Is to Is
years of credited service will get proper.
.tionate payments.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-03-18

Chrysler has also offered increased
life insurance at lower cost, new free life
insurance for employees after retire.
ment, and improved sickness and accident
and total disability benefits.
Chrysler has also made it very clear
to the Union that it is willing to discuss
and clarity questions involving eligibility,
retirement age, and other points.
Chrysler's offer is aightforward,
sound proposal, made in good faith, to pro.
vide good pension and insurance benefits
for its employees.
The offer still stands.
Chrysler Corporation
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-03-18
RoseWlie News
BY ROBERT SIMMONS
ST. LUKE'S YOUTH DRIVE


ST. LUKE's YOUTH DRIVE
The Teen-Agers. q youth group
Of the ST. Luke NE Church. spon-
sored a program with the Vocal
aires Of radio fame as principal
guests Many tickets were sold
and all present certainly enjoyed
themselves. Wednesday was such
cold night that Il KEEP, some
from attending However. those
that heard little miss Dolores
Reynolds. granddaughter Of Mr.
HARRISON Kersey act as mistress
OF ceremonies.
The proceeds from this pro-
gram will 20 towards the build
ing Of the Recreation Center
planned by the members Of ST.
Luke.
This building is to be used by
the community. mol just the
members Of ST. Luke.
Gary POUCH IS the president
Of this group laDout l8 years ODD.
John Miller Of 25i34 Pinehurst,
Is still confined TO his home.
QUINN ROAD NEWS
Macomb County Choir Union
held their service Sunday at Cal
vary Baptist Church.
ANNIVERSARIES
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Simmons,
Mrch 7th. IA years. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Ward, March 10Th. II years.
SICK
Mrs. Robert Irwin OF Morse St
INTERENE ALUMNI HEAD
DIR. Thomas c. MeFsll chsl-
sston. S. c. president Of the
Homer Phillips Inisrenss Alum
nj Association which will hold
It's sth annual convention at
the hospital in ST Louis. No.,
in form Of a fivs-daY session.
starting April 18th.
Evening star., 1950-09-17
Better Than Any Other Way
Of Preventing Tooth Decay According
To Published Reports! -.

READERS DIGEST FOR JULY REPORTS on one
of the most extensive experiments in dental
history! And remember these additional facts:
The toothpaste used exclusively in this research
was Colgate Dental Cream. Two years research
showed brushing teeth right after eating with
Colgate Dental Cream stopped tooth decay
best! Better than any other home method of
oral hygiene known today! The Colgate way
stopped more decay for more people than ever
-eported in dentifrice history on tooth decay!
Evening star., 1950-09-17

NOT EVEN ONE NEW CAVITY IN 2 FULL YEARS for
more than l out of who used Colgate Dental
Cream correctly No other dentifrice has proof
of such results-the best results ever reported
in authoritative dental literature for dentifrice
of any type! So start your family on Colgate
Dental Cream today. No dentifrice can stop all
tooth decay, or help cavities already started.
But brushing teeth right after eating with
Colgate Dental Cream is the most effective way
yet known to help your dentist prevent decay.
Evening star., 1950-02-01

Three minute sermons are the
rule at the West Hoathly, Eng
land. parish church during cold
weather.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-Lauritz
Melchior feels Tilted.
Helen Traubel's feelings are
hurt.
They both say the Metropolitan
Opera has done them wrong.
1t seems that the Met has not
yet offered them contracts for
next season, and they think that
the Met should have done So-or
at least made preliminary over
tures-by now.
Big, jovial Melchior, the Nets
leading Wagnerian tenor for "a
years, is so miffed that he says
his days at the Met may be over.
IT'S sentimental business" he
said. ut is like to love a girl
very much and have her leave
you. 1t hurts"
His panied remarks yesterday
came just three days after Miss
Traubel. top Wagnerian soprano
for a decade, disclosed that she
was upset by the Metropolitan's
attitude.
Melchior said that unless indi-
Gated plans change materially"
he would sing his last Metropoli-
tan role tomorrow night.
L can only assume" he said,
that il I don't miss the swan
Evening star., 1950-02-01
MeIchior Joins Helen 7ruubeI
On Nets Hurt FEELINGS List

boat in Lohengrin' Thursday
night. it will be my good-by to the
Metropolitan Opera public"
He said Rudolph Bing, the Nets
new manager, had not approached
him for the customary prelimi-
nary discussion" and that Mr..
Bing should have done this before
his press conference today on the
Nets plans for the 1901 season.
Mr.. Bing has said contract talks
usually start in February or
March.
Il don't think the new manager
has shown a great deal of consid-
Grafton for an honest and faithful
worker" Mr.. Melchior said. u
could understand if my work were
not satisfactory, but as long as
people don't ask for their money
back when I sing, I think I have
a right to sing"
He said his plans now are for
heavy concert tour next season.
Even if he doesn't get to wind up
his 25th anniversary with the Met.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Mental Expert Aids
In Defense of Girl
In Mercy Killing
By the Associoted Press

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Feb. L.
The mental doctor who cared for
Carol Ann Paight after she shot
her cancer doomed father to
death is today's star defense wit
ness at her mercy Staying trial.
He is DIR. Clifford Moore, who
observed the 21-year-old blond
defendant in his mental sanitari-
unn, Stamford Hall, for more than
a week after the Staying last Sep
tember %.
Miss Paight, whose defense Is
temporary insanity. is on trial on
a second degree murder charge.
Life In prison Is the penalty on
conviction.
Or. Moore was called in an at
tempt to clinch previous defense
medical opinions that Carol Ann
was out of her mind when she
shot her father, Stamford Police
Sergt. Carl Paight, 50.
A highlight of the trial came
yesterday when Miss Paight's 81
year-old mother testified for the
defense.
Mrs. Mary Paight said she be-
lieved the girl was insane at the
time Of the shooting.
If Carol Ann had been in her
right mind, the mother said, "she
couldn't possibly do such a
thing"
ut (the shooting) was against
her Catholic religious training, :"
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Country Must Spend
10 Billion on Schools
In Decade, Ewing Says

Federal Security Administrator
Oscar r. Ewing said today it will
be necessary to train 1000, 900
teachers and spend sat least $10,-
000, ZOO, 900" during the next 10
years to give prospective school
students "the same relative facil-
tiles as were available in 1890"
The estimate was contained in
Mr.. Ewing's summary of the FSA
annual report, transmitted today
to President Truman and Con-
greSs.
Marking the 10th anniversary
|of the agency, Mr.. Ewing's report
called for immediate measures to
ease "a crisis" he said Is facing
educational systems.
"It is, of course, unthinkable
that with all the resources at it's
command. this Nation cannot or
will not meet the present educa-
tional crisis" he declared. "The
school houses must be built, the
teachers must be trained, and
ways and means must be found
so that States and local communi-
ties can meet the necessary oper-
ating and maintenance costs"
Mr.. Ewing also traced develop
ment of public health and other
services covered by the FSA.
Despite Federal aid to hospital
construction, the administrator
said present building projects rep
resent "less than 5 per cent of
the total need"
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Henry Luce Wifhdraws
From 6. @. P. Senate Race
BY the Associoied Press

HARTFORD, Conn, Feb. L.
If anybody in the household of
Editor Henry R. Luce is going to
receive the Republican senatorial
nomination in Connecticut, it ap-
parently will have to be his wife
The. name of Claire Boothe Luce
was projected into the spotlight
after her husband, editor in CHIEF
of Time, Life and Fortune maga-
zines, withdrew as a possible can.
didate yesterday.
No reason for Mr.. Luce's with
draWal was given. Three weeks
ago he said he was definitely
interested" in the nomination.
Party leaders said they wanted
Mrs. Luce, who served two terms
in the House, to run in the first
place. They said she pleaded i'll
health and suggested her husband
for the nomination.
Republican leaders here recalled
that when Mrs. Luce announced
she never again would run for
public Office after her second term
In the House. she added:
Ladies have been known to
change their minds"
Both of Connecticut Senators
come up for election in November.
The incumbents are Brien Nc
Mahon and William Benton, both
Democrats.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Radio-V Directors Delay
Strike al Least "a Hours
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. Postpone
ment of threatened strike of
network radio and television di-
rectors paved the way for new
negotiations today.
Some $50 directors and assist
@ts had been scheduled to walk
out last midnight in a wage dis
pute. But their union, the Radio
Television Directors Guild (AFL)
agreed to defer any stoppage at
least "a hours.
The postponement came after a
State mediation board spokesman
reported some progress" in talks
yesterday.
The guild is asking new con-
tract increasing minimum pay
from $130 weekly to 5000 fol
radio staff directors, plus other
benefits.
Guild spokesmen claim a strike
would tie up radio and televisior
productions, as other employees
would refuse to cross picket lines
Network officials say supervisory
employees would keep programs or
the air.
Evening star., 1950-02-01

the moist-eyed mother testified.
1T was against her background.
And she could never touch a
finger to her daddy. She adored
him. 1t was against the very
fiber of her being"
The mother said Miss Paight
had worried about cancer cases
since she was years old. She
said the girl had watched two
aunts die of the disease and had
seen it strike friends and acquaint-
ances.
"She showed a great deal of
emotion and talked about it long
afterward." Mrs. Paight recalled.
The mother said that when the
doctors told Carol Ann that her
father had cancer, the girl
screamed: They mustn't tell
daddy"