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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
Women Role
Is Important
In Politics

Mrs. Charlotte Holtz, Floweree,
speaking at a Democratic Women's
luncheon in Helena, Saturday, said
affiliation with a political party is
not something that should be Gin
herited'', but is "a decision that
should be arrived at by careful con-
sideration of what the party stands
for and what the individual wants to
stand for.
Mrs. Holtz is president of the
Democratic Women's State organiza-
tion and is serving her second term.
She pointed out that farmers, la
borers and small business men have
a great deal at stake in the kind
of people who are elected to state
and national office. She pointed out
the declining farm prices, unenploy-
ment and general business slump.
Mrs. Holtz said women were able
to do a great deal on the political
level by registering people to vote
and then seeing they get to the polls.
She said in many counties women's
did most of the work
of the party because the men turned
it over to them to do.
During a business meeting the
Helena women agreed to take the
state convention Of Democratic
Women which will be held in June.
Mrs. Harriet Meloy introduced
Mrs. Holtz and Mrs. Nora Smole,
president of the Helena club, con-
Quoted the business meeting.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07

gomery Ward wherever the company
is located that its challenge will be
answered, fully and vigorously.
DENT, MURRY, ON BOARD
The appointment of Ernest Dent,
State. County and Municipal Employ
ees, Miles City, was accepted as board
member from District No. 10, and
Boyd "Curly" hurry elected member
at-large from the former Clio unions
was welcomed as a new member of
the board.
Other board action included retain
ing Charles V. Huppe, Helena at
torney, as counsel for the organiza-
ton. Mr.. Huppe has served as coun-
sci for about five years.
Discussion on the possibility of a
"Right-To- Work campaign alerted
board members to be on the lookout
for propaganda on this issue so it
can be met head-on.
Members of the AFL=CIO executive
board are: TIMBER, r. r. Grant,
Havre; Lue J. Mcintyre, Glasgow;
Charles Baldwin, Missoula; William
Shawl, Libby; Chester Bates, Helena;
E. A. Kautsky, Billings; John Evanko,
Great Falls; Robert L. Rampey, Boze-
man; Al Root, Kalispell; James
Meagher, Great Falls; Boyd hurry,
Frank Birmingham, Butte,
Ernest Dent, and Julia Burke, Ana
conda.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
likes Plan For REA Hopeless,
Financial Paper SAYS

NEW YORK CITY-(CNS)-Pres-
ident Eisenhower's plan to revamp
Rural Identification Administration
faces Certain DEATH, the WALL
STREET JOURNAL reported, Janu-
airy 81. The President wants to boost
REA interest rates and shift the agen-
cy to FHA-type insurance of private
loans to electric co-ops.
Congress balks," says the Journal,
and "REA officials privately bristle
at the idea of higher rates, scott at
the private financing PLAN"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07

This conference, Kenfleld states, is
one of series being held in organized
Farmers Union states throughout the
nation. purpose of the conference
SERIES" he said, els to develop work
able approach to the farm income
problem. on which to build new fed
eral farm legislation"
In announcing the meeting, all
sessions of which are to be held in
Hotel Rainbow, Kenfield stated that
spokesman for consumer, labor and
business groups have been invited to
attend and take part in the discus
sions. The MFU head also emphasizes
it is most important that farm people
come to Great Falls the two confer
ence days and express their opinions
on what they'd like to see incorpor-
ated in new agricultural legislation.
Former Secretary Brannan, author
of the Brannan production payments
plan to stabilize agriculture, is sched-
uled to be the first conference speak
er, leading off at 80 pm. of the
opening day. Brannan will talk on
''The Accommodating Farm Crisis"
what is happening to farm prices and
the rapid exodus of people from the
land because of the price-cost squeeze.
He'll also offer some tangible pro-
posals to stem the mounting farm de-
preston.
Immediately following, at as, will
be a panel on agriculture in the
Montana Economy, chaired by Bob
McKenna, Bozeman, FUGTA field
man and former Montana ASC Com
mittee chairman.
RENNE, TALBOT TO SPEAK
Friday evening two of the leading
students of agricultural problems in
the upper Missouri region will speak
before the conference. They are: DR..
r. R. Renne, Bozeman, president of
Montana State College, and Glenn
Talbot. jamestown, N. D., president,
North Dakota Farmers Union, and
chairman of the executive committee
of National Farmers Union.
DIR. Renne's topic will be Gone
Tenth of the Nation, taken from the
title of his Forthcoming book.
Mr.. Talbot will speak on Bargain
ing Power of the Farmer.
WHERE TO FROM HERE?
The program for Saturday, Febru-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
Whittier the
SURPRISES?

The U. S. Department of Agricul
ture in a report dated November
1857 outlined the estimated distribu
ton of surplus foods for the first
quarter of the fiscal year 1858 and
listed possible foods available.
The list included:
Beans, dry
Butter and butter oil.
Cheese
Corn and Corn Meal
Cottonseed Oil
Eggs. shell and solids dried
Flour
Ground Beef, frozen
Milk, nonfat dry
Pork. canned and frozen
Rice
Turkey, frozen
Wheat
The list would vary, said USDA,
according to the availability of the
product listed.
USDA gave a suggested distribu-
ton which could be varied according
to need and consumption habits of
the area. For family of four pos
sible monthly supply of surplus foods
would go thus:
Two five-pound packages of
Cornmeal
One ten-pound package of flour
Five pounds of butter
One five-pound loaf of cheese
One four and one-half can nonfat
dry milk
One three-pound can shortening
Four pounds of beans
Two two and one-half pounds of
rice.
USDA's active surplus disposal pro-
gram has exhausted it's stocks of some
commodities and sharply reduced in
ventories of others, the report said.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
Trucks Heavily Subsidized

Only AZ per cent of trucking
industry gross revenue goes toward
paying for use of the public high
ways, according to the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The trucks
major competitive transportation
service, the railroads, on the other
hand spend 22.5 per cent of total
revenues for maintaining and pay
ing taxes on their right-of-ways,
says the ice.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07

menu DeHellCS anu NOW lace Lne HeAU
few months of winter with no means
of providing for their families.
In releasing his letter to the Gov
ernor, TIMBER said, eve have tried
to get the Governor to approve the
distribution of surplus food to I'M
employed workers having failed
in that we must call attention to the
fact this need must be met some
place..
TIMBER, who is president of the
state labor organization, wrote the
request to the Governor following a
February LIST meeting of the ALL
CLIO governing board in Helena.
The AFL-CIO wants the special
session for the purpose of increas-
ing weekly payments and extending
the duration of benefits to the un-
employed.
The request concludes, "Were it
not for the fact that we have been
blessed with such mild winter, Pm
sure many families would suffer
greater hardship than is now the
case''. ''The weather can, and per-
haps will change, warned the ALL
CLIO president.
WARDS LABOR RECORD NOTED
Following executive board action
TIMBER has also sent memorandum
to all affiliated locals to ''let all
American workers and their families
and friends know the truth about the
labor record and attitude of Mont
gomery Ward'. The Retail Clerks
have not been able to bargain with
Montgomery Ward for wages because
the company contends that 'wages
are the exclusive concern of manage
ment'', according to the memorandum
coming from AFL-CIO headquarters
in Helena.
The communication further says
the attitude of the company is ga
serious challenge to the entire labor
and urges local unions
and central labor bodies throughout |
the state to lend support "to the end
that the labor movement throughout !
the state will demonstrate to Mont
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07

total appropriations of $14,000,000
for Montana, we have under contract
only little over 100000 and we
have programmed in addition only
a little over 100000, roughly one
half the 1857 appropriation.
''For 1868, the federal funds avail
able for Montana are $24,500,000
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
MFU Plans Farm Policy
Conference Feb. PIP

GREAT FALIS-Chares F. Brannan, Denver Secretary OF
Agriculture during Administration will head
of outstanding agricultural authorities who Will speak
forthcoming Farm Program Development Conference
February and according to Leonard Kened pres
dent of Montana Farmers Union conference sponsor.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
Montana Highway Construction
.Laooino Far Behind Other States

drastic action the part of Governor Aronson to put
an end mishandlng of Montanas highway build
ing program demanded by Demo State Chairman Left
Erickson Wednesday, following revelation by Federal Highway
Bertram D. Talamy that Montana of eight
seriously tagging behind in getting the expanded highway
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
Just What Labor Had
Been Saying

MANY businessmen received the
dip Tin business) at years end with
out alarm because they regarded it
as recession as planned" TIME.
Dec. 80, 1857.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1958-02-07
;. Aid Unemployed
|I;tate AFL-CIO Requests
!;pecia| Assembly Session

James Umber speaking for the executive board of the
Montana State AFCIO this week requested Governor Aron
to call special session of the Legislature for the
of considering the unemployment situation in Montana n
view of the alarming increase in unemployment and the
fact that hundreds workers have exhausted their unempoy
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-12-04

At the end of September the
Federal debt had climbed further
to $277 billion and is expected to
reach $283 billion by next June
30.
Rather frightening isn't it? And
it looks mighty like we "ain't
seen nothing yet" Members of
the 86th Congress elected on
November and which will take
over in January, 1859, have al
ready indicated that there will
be a regular deluge of raids on
the public treasury for more and
more 'pie-in-the-sky." The Eisen-
hover administration, even if it
should become so minded, will
be poWerless to stem the tide.
The spenders in Congress are
confident they'll be able to must
er the necessary tWo-thirds to
override any White House veto
'Tis a gloomy prospect that lies
ahead for those who believe in
government economy and bal
anced budgets.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-12-04
THE MEXICAN VA Y

we have organized ourselves to
carry on the business of living.
At the very heart of this system
are two powerful forces - the
hope of profit and the discipline
of competitive markets.
THE hope of profit is the
m n p rim 6 of constructive
change. Competition is the spur
that transforms new ideas into
new products at the lowest pos
sible prices. Whether the first
step of series of changes is big
or little, the pressure of competi-
ton results in their rapid spread
to other firms in an industry,
thus opening up additional op-
portunities and creating more
jobs
mo other system has so sue
cessfully turned each mans ma
tural interest in his own ad-
vancement to the productive
serving of the needs of society.
No other system holds out such
great potential rewards to the
successful innovator. 1t encour-
ages enlightened self-interest in
its most useful form
An excellent description of
'aThe American Way" by the
Chief Executive of General Mot
orsi Thanks. Mr.. Donner!
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-12-04
WHAT, NO NIGHT FL LYING!

In the 'Humor In Uniform
section of a recent issue of The
Readers Digest, there appeared
story contributed by SlSgt.
Gene J. Logan. 1t read as follows:
Here in the Land Of the Mid
night Sun, about 600 miles north
of the Arctic Circle, we have to
meet and beat all kinds of haz-
ards of weather and terrain to
maintain our monthly flying re-
quirements.
1t was the middle Of the Sum
mer Season, "a hours of daylight,
and we had just completed a
tough schedule of flying for the
month. We thought we had done
good job under difficult con-
ditions, but what did our super
iors-located far to the South
have to say?
A word of praise, perhaps?
Hardly! Their reply: why is it
you haven't met your require
ments for night-flying?"
You probably read this story
when it appeared in the Readers
Digest and got a laugh out of it.
The excuse for possibly inflict-
ing a story on the readers of this
column for a second time is, that
aside from being humorous, this
story illustrates point.
That point is that centrallza-
ton of government at Washing
ton is a bad thing for the nation.
How can a bureaucrat sitting in
Washington know the problems
of people hundreds of miles
away? And not knowing those
problems, how then can he
resolve them?
Citizens working and living in
community can best manage
their own affairs. They need no
help from Washington no in
quiries as to why they "have not
met their requirements for night
flying"
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-12-04
YES, WE HAVE SOME
RANANAS

The United Fruit Company
provides a splendid example OF
how to win friends and influence
people in six Latin American
countries columbia, Costa Rica,
Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras
and Panama. Perhaps the
peoples of those six countries
don't exactly love us Damn
yankees" but most of them are
not joining in the communist
inspired chant: Yankee, Go
Homep
United Fruit has made some
fat profits on the bananas it has
grown and exported from those
countries. 1t has been and is
entitled to those fat profits, be-
cause it has made tremendous
investments there. On the other
hand, it has left seven dollars in
Latin America for every dollar
in profit it has taken out. That
seems to be pretty good break
for the Colombians, etc.
Some 26 years ago, the late
Samuel Zemurray, then presi-
dent of United Fruit, said:
Maybe we can't make the peo-
pie love us, but we can make
ourselves so useful to them, that
tbayy will want IIC fO ct1V y
The wisdom Of that statement
seems to have been borne out.
Policies of United Fruit instituted
in these six Latin American
countries have produced fruit
other than bananas by way of at
least making their peoples toler-
ant of Uncle Sam. Our hat is
DOTTED to United Fruit.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-12-04
POPE LEO XIII ON
SOCIALISM

With the death of Pope Plus
XII, and the selection of his
successor having occupied the
front pages of our newspapers
for the past few weeks, it might
be well to quote what one of his
predecessors, Pope Leo XIII, had
to say regarding socialism. Said
he in par: in his Encyclical Let
ter, '"The Condition Of Labor" I"
regarding the interference OF the
State into the affairs Of the IN
dividual and family:
Such interference IS not only
unjust, but is quite certain to
harass and disturb all classes OF
citizens, and to subject them to
odious and intolerable slavery.
It would open the door TO envy,
to evil speaking, and to quar-
reling the sources OF wealth
would themselves run dry, for
no one would have any interest
in exerting his talents or his
industry; and that ideal equality,
of which so much is said, would,
in reality, be the levelling down
of all to the same condition OF
misery and dishonor
"Thus, it is clear that the man
tenet of Socialism, the com
munity of goods must be utterly
rejected; for it would injure
those whom it is intended TO
benefit, it would be contrary to
the natural rights of mankind,
and it would introduce confus-
ion and disorder into the COM
monwealth, Our first and most
fundamental principle, therefore
when we undertake to alleviate
the condition of the masses, must
be the inviolability Of private
property"
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-12-04
HIGH COURT GETS A JUDGE

IT'S no longer the Nlne Via
Men" It's now just Eight Old
Men" That's been brought about
in the United States Supreme
Court by the retirement OF Jus
tice Harold II. Burton and Presi-
dent Eisenhower's appointment
of 43-year-old Potter Stewart TO
replace him.
This is the fifth appointment 10
the Supreme Court to be mace
bv President Eisenhower. The
justices appointed by aim now
constitute a majority of the nlne-
man tribunal. After five at
tempts, the President has finally
appointed justice who has hao
some judicial experience Po'tel
Stewart has served for four years
as a Judge of the Sixth Circuit
Court of Appeals, serving hen,
tucky, Michigan, Tennessee ana
Ohio. AS he was recommended
bv Senator Bricker, It IS Sa1e
to conclude that Judge Stewart
is a conservative. =,
Four years on the CircW'
Court bench is not a very lnpres-
sive record, but it stands out liKe
a sore thumb considering that
only three of the Nine olu
Men" had previous judicial ex-
perience before being appointed
to the biggest and toughest Oh
all judgeships.
The Tampa Tribune, Demo,
cratic daily, carried an editorial
in it's October. 8 issue entitiea'
AT Least He's A Judge" After
pointing out that Judge otew- %
arts service as Judge has oeen @
rather short, the Tribune ed''or
concludes, ''but it will be enough
if it has taught him tha' 'he
iudge's duty is to interpret as
impartially as he can, the writ.
ton law--not read into IL Wha'
he wishes TO see there.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-12-04

There are many impelling rea-
sons why persons who are eligi-
BILE should vote.
Newspapers and other infor-
nation media have done an ex-
cellent job of bringing facts re-
garding Ohio's elections and cleo
ton laws and procedures to all
concerned, and, we are glad to
say, there has been an improve
ment in Ohio's percentage of
voting.
Some say, "Why should l vote?
My staying away from the polls
won't change the results" But
there are instances in local cleo
tions every year where cam
didate has been defeated by one
vote, or a bond issue or tax levy
has been defeated or carried by
fraction of a vote Similarly,
there are many cases in history
where an average of one vote
per precinct in Ohio has decided
statewide election. In other
words we might adopt a slogan:
"WON by ONE - many elections
have been WON by ONE vote in
d precinct"
Staying away from the polls
encourages minorities and i'll
fitted candidates to try their
hand and to gain control. The
republican form Of government
under which this country has
become great and under which
our freedoms have been perpet-
uated Is weakened by a lack of
interest on the part Of the elec-
torate.
Ohio is fortunate in having had
election officials and legislatures
which have been interested IN
seeing that Ohio's election laws
safeguard the sanctity of our
vote. Let's make use of this pre-
cious franchise not only in the
election November 4, but in
every election
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-12-04

the collar Cut black construc-
tion paper into the shape of a
bow and glue on top Of the col
lar on both sides.
Cut a paper cup in half ard
shape two hands. Staple one
hand onto each of the remain
ing quarters of the white plate.
Fold one sheet of construction
paper for the music book and
print Merry Xmas on one side.
When attached to the wall, this
can be glued to the hands.
For Santa Claus, follow C.i-
rections for a choir boy face.
Cut shape of Santa's hat out
of red construction paper and
glue onto the face. Cotton bat
ting glued onto the face and
hat forms the beard, mustache,
hair and fur His hands are
made in the same way as the
choir boys except that they
are attached to gauntlets Of
construction paper.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-12-04

OF the mousse 10 make. All lne
materials required are white
and cream colored paper plates,
large paper cups, mixed color
construction paper, cotton bat
ting, glue and staples.
For each choir boy cut the
shape of a head out of a cream
colored paper plate including
the ears and neck. Pleat the
corners of the neck and staple
to the face to round out the
face.
Cut a semi-circle from black
construction paper and fringe
edges ito make eye lashes. Cut
red construction paper into the
shape of mouth, as if il were
open wide and singing, and glue
into place. Shape hair out of
brown, black, red or yellow con-
struction paper. as you wish,
and glue to the top of the head.
Cut a white paper plate into
quarters and staple l quarter
at each side of the neck for
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-12-04

Would you like to help your
local social security office reduce
the length of time necessary to
process applications for retire
ment benefits? According to
Robert B. Youmans, manager of
the social security district office
in GAINESVILLE, people making ap-
plication for their retirement
benefits can speed up the hand
ling of their applications if they
bring along the papers necessary
to establish their right to bene-
fits. These papers should include
their social security cards, proof
of their age and proof of recent
earnings.
Youmans explained that your
most recent VIZ form furnished
by your employer, or your last
income tax return along with
your Schedule c or Schedule F
and the cancelled check showing
payment of the self-employment
social security tax, if you are
self-employed, will suffice for
proof of recent earnings. Mr..
Youmans added that birth GER
tificate is not necessary for proof
of age but that any old docu-
ment giving your date of birth,
an old family Bible, or an old
insurance policy might possibly
be all that is needed for proof
of age.
Mr.. Youmans cautioned that
no one should delay filing a
claim because he or she does not
have one or more the documents
necessary to establish right to
benefits. The people at the local
office located at 825 Main street
will be very happy to give assis-
tance to anyone in securing these
proofs, Mr.. Youmans concluded.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-12-04
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Your
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LOWS Q Q .
| By Ted w. Brown =
ear~~A-,r,. Fl etr,4a ,f Ohin
se0eaory OF Ssots Of Ohio

For the first time, those elected
to state offices on November
were elected for terms of four
years.
Under provisions Of Consti
tutional Amendment passed by
a vote of the people of Ohio, the
office of Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State,
State Treasurer and Attorney
General were changed to four
years, with the stipulation that
the Governor can have only two
consecutive terms. State Auditors
have already been serving four
year terms and in 1860 the audi
tor candidates run for a tWo-year
term. In 1862, the terms of all
will be up for years in that
election.
Many of those elected TO the
Ohio State Senate were elected
for four years, while others were
namd for two years. Under this
staggering system, all will event
ually be elected to fouryear
terms, with the exception of the
extra senators given a district
by appointment, which will be
for two years.
A Constitutional Amendment
voted upon some years ago
seeking to give members of the
Ohio House of Representatives
a four-year term failed.
When Ohio first became a
state, many of the offices We're
appointive, For instance, the
Secretary of State was named
by the General Assembly and
was more or less a secretary to
that body and to the governor,
filing the official documents and
affixing his attesting signature
to documents issued by the gov
ernor.
This was changed in the Con
stitution adopted in 1851, when
a two-year term was established
as the secretary of States office
was given many new duties over
the years.