Montana labor news., 1950-04-06
eva. M.V.A Fight Will
Be Renewed With Vi6Or
Meetings Held in
Great Falls, MissodIa;
Program Adopted
BY LEONARD KENFIELD

\ >treug determination to con.
insic tie ilghi ipr a Missouri Val
len AutArfiu with the realization
That 4 .luwhia VALLEY Admini,-
ttAiiar must conn tir>t was the
markell attitude ii * statewide re-
prs>rnisuge, u the Montana MNA
ASSOCIATION meeting March u. ~
Grcat Fall,
Popular demand ior both CNA
and MA ha, 50 grown tina, the OPP
position i, starting a bitter campaign
IN r%ctaiiauon.' Jerome &. Locke.
%e>ecrtlsc secretary Tor the assoc
atian told member, ma progr,r, Re-
rorf - tie year, activities
ck,. AruA engineer retired with
the rank u colonel. based his state
mcni on observations gained at num-
rrau> meeting, he Ia, attended dur
ine the past year III south Dakota.
Montana and the Pacific Northwest
where plans iar regional development
were discussed Nlmost everywhere
leckc SAID. when people can learn
the merits OF MN.A and CNA. audie-
response is favorable Concur
renee With growing interest in yalles
auiharitl ispe II development. pri-
safc power tumpanic, and their CO.
hor's are barragine the people with
costly newspaper advertisements and
illustrated circulars c%ondemning gov
crnmcnt programs as Socialism"
invasion 81 states rights and so
on and the speaker showed delegates
examples Of anti-CNA propaganda
picked up in West Coast cities.
The campaign j, becoming bitter"
said Mr. Locke.
Many Speak on MvA, eva
Mann delegates spoke on aspects
ot the MA and C\.A tight. Ber
nice k%iag,bury traced the develop
mcnt a valley authority support
10 tie Democratic Party. She re.
minded listener, that the Montana
Parts endorsed the CN.N
"a q ,tatr-widc meeting last iall.
Nhc said senatorial candidates il,
Minnesota and Iowa we're
nttt,,iul ~ their bids lor politi-
Al offices IN the last election on
demanding an MNA. Both
Rc,ner Ehkkcu and Harold Ebaugh
u the Montana REN group, voiced
need tee An elcctriIication program
III the state Len Graybill. Demo-
ratio speaker u the House. under
scored the Inconsistency Of the so
lali,m charge l%esclcd Al Valley au-
iharitic, Gordon. Dial. Ray era
AIRY Price and Bill Davey.
labnrS stake in valley de.
sclupmenf. not only from the stand
point j Job needs to meet the grow
lng unemployment but from the
standpoint ~ making the region a
better place N which to live. Don
iiapman SAID that there had to he
= f'f'4 ~ ts - ~ vote tOT
tn nv \ and this uccessitates ef-
icttitc political action There we're
niny testimonial, 81 faith in the
'dleS authority idea from almost
sersone present
Marian Co|Niueton. secretary. real
report from Felicia Clark. treas
''er Indicating about 5000 having
accn spent on promotion work dur
the ear This amount OF money
vat, raised By voluntary contribu-
Association Needs Funds
Need i0r more iund, for 1850 was
stressed and efforts will be made 10
antraet Labor and farm groups for
fsaui1atteral contributions along
2iii individual contributions, Ii was
pointed out that no monopoly money
Hf'e> q help the VALLEY authority
and whatever i raised must
.susc tram interested citizens who re-
the great value everyone will
experience when MNA and eva
lre i reality
~ SEMINARY the Montana MN.A