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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-08-17
MINI. O.E.S. Grand
Chapters Is Host
To international
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st. Peters ANfE Church, 41st and
Fourth Av. s., Minneapolis, Mime
sofa.
A professional Of International
Grand Officers was held. Invoca-
ton was led by Rev. Lowell John
son, pastor Of st. Peters Church.
The mistress Of ceremonies, Mrs.
Kate Neil, P. G. M, Minnesota
Jurisdiction was introduced by
Mrs. Elizabeth Hall. The welcome
address was given by Mrs. Blanche
Mayes.
Greetings were given by the fol-
lowing: Amos T. Hall, M.W.GM.,
Oklahoma, and president Of the
Grand Masters Conference; John
Nellie, MWGM, Prince Hall Grand
Lodge, Minnesota and Its Jurisdic-
ton; Val Bjornson, State Treas
urer, represented Hon. Elmer L.
Andersen, Governor of Minnesota.
Also Mrs. Lovonia H. Brown, In
ternational Grand Matron brought
greetings also.
Mrs. Ardela Allen, P.G.M read
greetings from President John F.
Kennedy; Vice-Pres. Lyndon John
son; Gov. Elmer L. Andersen; and
Senators Hubert Humphrey and
Eugene McCarty.
Response to the greetings by
Mrs. Fern Helm, P.GM.
Musical selections were sung by
Miss Lavera Greene, You'll Never
Walk Alone" and Ave Maria"
Mrs. Ruth Duckett, International
Grand Pianist, accompanist. The
Cantinas of st. Peters AME
Church under the direction Of Mrs.
Marlene Allen and Mrs. Dolores
Webb, accompanist sang three
beautiful selections. Carl Griffin,
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US. InferVeneS
In Albany. Negro
Group Changes Tactics
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ment said that smaller demonstra-
tons last week have resulted from
a deliberate change in tactics of
the group.
AT the present time the trend is
to de-emphasize mass demonstra-
tons and to emphasize voter reg
istration and legal action" he said.
But he made it clear that this did
not mean an end to direct action"
protests.
He proved this a moment later
when he told the audience about
a biracial group Of 100 ministers
who marched on the White House
and attempted to meet with Presi-
dent Kennedy ION behalf Of the
embattled Negroes of Albany"
Unable to see the President, the
ministers headed for Albany to aid
Negroes in their protests.
Anderson was interrupted repeat
eddy by wild cheering when he
said, These ministers went to
Washington on your behalf. They
have spoken out on your behalf.
Now they are coming to Albany
on your behalf. Now I am not 60
ing to let them go to Jail by them
selves"
A man shouted from the audi
ence, "I'u lead the line myself"
Although Negroes have been
registering here all year long, the
new strategy is a stepped up YER
sion" of the voter campaign.
Negro leaders here have already
filed a suit in Federal Court seek
ing desegregation at public fac
ilities such as parks, Fairgrounds,
swimming pools and libraries.
A second suit asks for an in
junction against arrest of peace
full Negro demonstrators by city
officials on the ground that the
arrests interfere with the con-
stitutional rights of free speech
and assembly.
The voter registration assumes
Importance because through it the
Negro leaders hope to change the
majority sentiment on the City
Commission. The commission has
always declined to meet as a group
with Negro leaders. Such negotia-
lions are a prime demand of the
civil rights campaign here.
Last week, informal efforts to
break through the racial stalemate
fell through. A three-member COM
mittee of Negroes had been meet
ing for two weeks for unofficial
and exploratory" talks with form
er Mayor James w. Smith, Mayor
Asa D. Kelley's law partner.
The Negro group had sought to
set up a permanent negotiations
committee with four members of
the City Commission to resolve the
citys racial difficulties. Their Of
fer was rebuffed.
Their demands were totally I'M
satisfactory to the city" Mayor
Kelley said. "They wanted negotia-
lions started without the outside
agitators' first leaving the city,
which, of course, was unaccepta-
ble."
He added he could see no solu-
ton in sight until termination of
the cases in Federal Court and the
departure of Rev. Martin Luther
King.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-08-17
RECEIVE PAST IMPERIAL
POTENTATE DEGREES

Three Shriners were awarded
the highest degrees in the order
at the convention, the Past I'm
perial Potentate degrees.
The three men honored were
simuel Flood Of Detroit; Paul X
Brown Of Atlanta and Floyd Avery
Jones Of winston-Salem, N. c.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-08-17
Funeral Services For
Agnes Irene Smith
Thursday, AUGUST &

Funeral service for Mrs. Agnes
Irene Smith, 3541 Third Av. S.,
was held Thursday morning IL am.
at st. Peters ANE Church.
Mrs. Smith was born in Bruins
wick, Mo-, Dec. 25, 1899. She was
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-08-17

up because the nitwits and par
onoic racists who supply money
for such stunts will have nothing
over which to gloat."
State NAACP Offers Help
The Minnesota-Dakota State
Conference of NAACP Branches
president Donald L. Lewis of St.
Paul offered help to the citizens
of Redwood Falls in their efforts
to temporarily care for the penni-
less people sent from Louisiana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07
Doughty billy

NEW YORK-(PAD-Business-
men who have been gypping the
government on their tax returns
are going to find it much tougher
from now on. AS an example, the
WALL STREET JOURNAL un-
earthed this dilly.
Consider the Long island exec
utive who, by arrangement with his
deliveryman, never pays the bill
for daily deliveries of bread and
cake to his house until it hits 500
or $3.50. He then deducts the bill
as Entertainment expense for an
alleged business party held in his
house.
Sup to now tax agents have been
accepting his receipted bills as
Recommendation, reasoning that if
he paid $50 at one time for bakery
goods he must have held a party"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07
Chicago Janifors Local
To Build SlE2 Million
Group Health Center

CHICAGO-Janitors Local 25 of
the Building Service Employees has
announced plans for a $1.5 million
health center where $4,000 members
of three BSEIU unions can go for
comprehensive medical care.
The center, BSEIU said, will pro-
vide prepaid, comprehensive care on
a group practice basis. When it opens
next September, twill have an out
patient clinic with $4,000 square feet
of space, replacing the $500 square
feet of space that has been rented in
downtown Chicago since 1856.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07
Drive to Defeat
Mediocre Boosters
Termed Failure

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The cleo
ton day drive of the American Medi-
cal Association to defeat Congress
men who favor medical aid for the
aged through Social Security has
been called "multi-million dollar
fiasco" by the National Council of
Senior Citizens.
DR.. Blue Christensen, executive di-
rector of the Council, said it had been
roughly estimated that the American
Medical Association. State and Coun-
ty Medical Societies and the Ameri-
can Medical Association Political Ac-
ton Committee had spent over $10,-
100000 in 1862 to seek to defeat
President Kennedy's plan to provide
health care for older people under
the Social Security system.
Though they poured in millions
of dollars to support the campaigns
of anti-Medicare candidates, the re-
suits were miserable failure" said
Dr.. Cartenson.
"The American Medical Association
lost three of their greatest supporters
Sen. Homer E. Capehart of Indi-
ana, Sen. Alexander Wiley of Wis
consin and Cong. Walter Judd of
Minnesota"
DR.. Cartenson said that the compo-
sition of the United States Senate
showed a clear majority of Senators
who would support the Presidents
health care program when it is re-
submitted early next year.
"Our analysis of the composition
of the House of Representative in
the 88th Congress also shows ma
jority in favor of Medicare."
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07

endorse candidates and that is that
members of the two organizations
are apt to have definite views on
public issues and they are apt to be
articulate in expressing those views.
For this reason the members of both
groups are valuable supporters for
any candidate, Republican or Demo-
cratic. An active worker in a Cham
Der of Commerce is apt to be active
in the party of his choice. The same
is true of active members of the
Farmers Union.
l assume that a majority of the
individual members of the Farmers
Union will vote for Democratic candi-
dates for state and national office
and as an officer of the Montana
Democratic party l hope they will
continue to do so as | hope will be
the case with most members of or
ganized labor and that their example
will be followed by increasing num-
bers of business people who belong
to the various Chambers of Com
merce and whose interests believe
are best served by my party. But let
me repeat that neither Senator
Wheeler nor I, nor any other candi-
date for public office has ever been
endorsed or aided financially by the |
Montana Farmers Union or its af-
,iliated business enterprises. Sincere
Y yours-LEIF ERICKSON, Helena,
Democratic National Committeeman.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07
POLLUTION PROBLEM, A
DANGER TO RECREATION

Solution of the pollution problem
is rapidly gaining Importance in the
recreation area because of the popu.
larity of swimming. A Reclamation
survey of the activities at Canyon
Ferry shows that swimming ranks
after fishing but is ahead of boating
as a sport that attracts people to the
reservoir near Helena. The demand
for swimming places is up SO per
cent.
The spiraling demand for recrea-
ton out doors is twice the percentage
of the population expansion. Hunt
ing and fishing are antidotes for
stress in these times-much better
than tranquilizers.
Renne explained how the Bureau
of Outdoor Recreation, which has
Cabinet level rank, will perform it's
planning functions. Not only will
Dor coordinate. the activities of the
various agencies but it will give the
states assistance with their recreation
problems. Dor will facilitate cooper
alton between divergent government
groups, and will furnish recreation
The need is not only to renew in
dividuals but is serious business that
must be brought close to the people
to relieve the economic depression
prevalent in so many areas. The new
agency will not only have planning
but money and will not act as a land
agency.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07
BABCOCK "THE MOST
PROMINENT REPUBLICAN,"

Perhaps the most prominent Mon
tana Republican who has been closely
| identified with Farmers Union or
CARNATIONS is the present governor,
Tim Babcock, who was a member of
the Farmers Union at Glendive and
who hauled petroleum products for
the Farmers Union Central Exchange
for many years.
Several appointive members of the
present state administration are or
have been members of the Farmers
Union.
In Senator Wheeler's case, 1 am
sure that in making the statement
that l had been picked or endorsed
by the Farmers Union when OPP
posed him in 1916 he had simply for
gotten what the situation was then
and is now.
But in the case of statements
such as those made in the Eastern
Congressional Campaign this year
that the Democratic candidate was
endorsed by the Farmers Union or
received substantial contributions
from the Farmers Union, those
making the statements were either
ignorant of the true situation or
were deliberately misstating the
facts. ~e+~'-v-
For another reason there is a ten
iency on the part of many voters to
believe charges that Chambers of
Commerce and the Farmers Union !
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07
Farmers Union Doesn't Endorse
Or Financially Back Candidates

Currently subject of much interest in political circles of
Montana the autobiography yankee From the Wes by for
U. S. Senator Burton K Wheeler.
While of the book has not been made available to the
VOICE review having been acquainted with the life of the
the time father first took
his shoulder hear Mr. Wheeler the redhot gubernatoa
campaign of 1920 know that his life peaceful that
controversial that by the
of the the book should make exciting reading.
the book relating the 1916 primary campaign
defeated for denomination by Judge Left
Erickson repeatedly does leave misleading inference to the
role of Union in political campaigns
Erickson Democratic National Committeeman for
Montana a the Helena INDEPENDENT RECORD
this commonly held misunderstanding bringing that
belief Farmers Union cannot endorse
candidate provide financial assistance candidate Mr.
Erickson's letter follows.-EDITOR.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07

| Union but Senator Wheeler got a
very substantial share of their votes.
There is much misunderstanding
as to the role the Montana Farmers
Union plays in Montana politics. In
every campaign, and this last one
was certainly no exception, Republi-
can candidates for office talk about
their Farmers Union-endorsed oppo-
nents and make wild claims that the
Democratic candidate is supported
with Farmers Union funds. This has
never been true. The Farmers Union
as an organization endorses no candi-
dates for public office. This for the
reason that the constitution of the
organization forbids it and for the
second reason that very substantial
number of the members of the Farm
ers Union and its affiliated co-opera-
tives are Republicans. AS organiza-
tions they are active in the support
of. or opposition to-, measures upon
which they have taken a position.
The Farmers Union does en-
dorse legislative proposals but it
does not endorse candidates, Demo-
cratic or Republican. Neither does
the Farmers Union or any of its
enterprises contribute to candi-
dates or parties.
In many respects the Farmers
Union is very much like a Chamber
of Commerce. Most members of
Chambers of Commerce are Republi-
cans, as most members of Farmers
Union are Democrats. Because most |
members of Chambers of Commerce
are Republicans there is a general
tendency to think of Chambers of
Commerce as Republican organiza-
tons even though many Chamber
members are Democrats.
Since most Farmers Union mem
bers are Democrats there is similar |
to think of the Farmers
Union as Democratic organization,
but it has many, many Republican
members. For example, many of the
members of the Montana
Senate and House from eastern coun-
ties are Farmers Union members.
Two examples are former Senator
Charles Mahoney of Garfield county
and former Senator G.. w. Grandey
If Prairie county.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07
GeronfoIogy-A New
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those who retire, live longer; that
older people like to associate with
each other just like young people
like to be with each other.
We must look forward to the time
when people will be demanding rath-
er than lamenting in the process of
aging.
CHRONOLOGY is challenging and
provocative new field of social sci
ence, opening new avenues of serv-
ice, necessitated by changes in the
sociological structure of a great
country.
Much more is going to be said on
the subject, we might as well learn
how to spell the words.-GGB.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07
Flu MEMBERS SPLIT
ON SENATORIAL RACE

When l ran against Senator Wheel
er in the primaries of 1916, found
that substantial part of his support
in rural areas came from old time
Farmers Union members who had
been his loyal supporters in the 20's
and 30's. I think perhaps 1 got a
majority of the votes of those farm
ers who were active in the Farmers
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07

Mr.. Robert E. Miller, Editor
The Independent Record
Helena, Montana
Dear Mr.. Miller:
have read with interest your re-
view of Senator Burton K. Wheeler's
autobiography, yankee from the
West" which appeared in last Sun
days Independent Record. Your re-
view seems to be very fair one and
| found it most interesting and am
looking forward to reading the Sena-
tors book. The excerpts from Mon
tana papers, which you reproduced
along with the review, show how
bitter were the feelings in Montana
in 1917. In every campaign there are
charges and countercharges of smear
but the campaigns of the last few
years have been tea parties compared
to those in the 20's and for that mat
ter the one in which / was a candi-
date for the Senate in 1916.
While it is obvious from your re-
view that Senator Wheeler has been
very fair in his comments concerning
me and others, who at one time or
another were his opponents in the
political wars, you quote a statement
from the book in which Senator
Wheeler makes the statement that
was in 1916 the hand picked candi-
date of the Montana Farmers Union.
/ attribute this statement of Senator
Wheeler's to the fact that with the
passage of time he has forgotten
some of the details of that 1916 Pri-
mary Campaign and it is to set the
record straight on this statement
that address this letter to you with
the hope that it will be published in
the Independent.
To begin with the Montana Farm
ers Union, as you probably know,
enjoyed very rapid growth during
the 20's because it's program mill
family presented the case of the farm
er who was missing out on the pros
perity, which was during that decade, |
being enjoyed by other segments of |
the economy. The program adopted |
by the Congress, while President |
was in office, was that
advocated generally by the Farmers
Union and tended to align the men,
bers of the Farmers Union with the
Democratic party. Senator Wheeler's
great strength as a vote getter in the
eos and 30's was among members
of the Farmers Union
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07
SNEAKY MODUS OPERANDI

The same memo urges members to
sneak the cards secretly into mer-
chandise. Then, says the memo, when
the merchant finds one of the cards,
''such a state of chaos will reign
throughout the store as to bring pride
and pleasure to the heart of any con-
sentative"
Some local officials and some mer-
chants have threatened to prosecute
participants in these 'fcard parties,
if caught. The Illinois Retail Mer-
chants Association also has con-
demned the "card parties" tactics.
The St. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
commented editorially: "Citizens GER
tainly have a right to refuse to buy
articles for any reason. They have
right to criticize American foreign
policy, which under Republican and
Democratic administrations has en-
couraged modest trade with Yugo-
slavia and Poland.
But said the POST-DIS-
PATCH, nobody has a right to
smear honest business men as Com
munist dupes or sympathizers for
selling merchandise legitimately
obtained"
Also, the Washington, D. c., POST,
in an editorial, made similar points,
and declared that items such as Po-
fish hams "come mainly from nom
collectivized farmers who are their
country's main bulwark against total
communication" Hence, a Birchite |
boycott of such hams discourages
such farmers resistance to commu-
nism. The POST adds that the tactics
Of the Birchites in the current drive
ARE contemplate, their goals pitiable
and the results harmful to our ideals |
at home and our interests abroad"
A similar licensing proposal this
week was turned down by the Great
Falls City Council.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07
Birehers' Boyeott--

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which cannot serve u. S. interests
in any way"
Actually the anti-import drive was
first started a number of months ago
by Miami, Fla, chiropractor named
Jerome D. Harold. He set up a group
called the National Committee to
Warn of the Arrival of Communist
Merchandise on the Local Business
Scene.
Last September, as Harold tells it.,
he appealed to the Birch Society for
help. The Society, Harold said, then
sent one of it's "big three" leaders.
Thomas Hill, to help him and lent it's
nationwide framework" to the
drive.
Currently, according to the Birch
Society's bulletin, "some 1000 groups
of our members" are helping in the
anti-import drive.
A memo circulated by Harold to
his local groups suggests that the
secretary should never participate in
the card parties. Says the memo:
'In this way the store cannot take
any action directly against the COM
nittee"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07

*Last years topic was the drought
which had depleted our soil moisture
over a period of years to such point
that vegetation could not be sus-
tanned. The weatherman predicted
that there was only one chance in
three that the drought would stop
even if a normal amount of rain fell
because the soil was so dry. Then in
April it started to rain and rain. The
soil in the hard-hit northeastern Mon
tana area has completely recovered
it's missing life-giving water.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07
Montana S Recreation Potential l.

blasted away at the Highway Depart
ment with photo slides showing how
Highway is destroying that very out
door recreation which Highway in
formation man George Slime contends
the highways make possible to enjoy.
Fligger hit with pix of West Gallatin
which the Highway Strengthened to
make road building easier to Yellow
stone Park. He called the roll of
destroyed streams: Rock Creek which
flows into the Boulder; Flint Greek,
Belt Creek, and on and on. Of our
original 10000 miles of trout streams
we have only 1000 miles left and
only 400 of those are "blue ribbon.
1912 miles are second rate and 2,437
are third rate. The fishing basis for
our recreation industry, Fligger
charges, is rapidly being destroyed
by Highway.
Yellowstone Park authorities still
can't see why they had such bad
press for killing off half their elk
last year.
The Sleeping Child fire last year
may prove to be beneficial to recrea-
ton because the forest had become
so thick that it was a biological des-
ert, according to the Forest Service.
rs
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07

Farmers will pay total 1861 real
estate tax of ST,36I million in the
U. s., the USDA1has announced. This
is an increase of 6 per cent over the
figure for 1860. The personal prop.
erty tax amounts to $277 million.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07
PICTURE NOT SO BRIGHT
WITH STATE AGENCIES

AS the picture at the federal level
is to be clarified through BOR it
becomes little darkened at the state
level. Roger Fligger of Fish & Game
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-12-07
JOBS NEEDED TO KEEP
YOUNG PEOPLE IN STATE

YOUNG PEOPLE IN STATE
The lunch keynoter, MISC prexy
R. R. Renne, told the natural re-
source group that Bozeman graduates
would prefer to stay in Montana
where we have such superior outdoor
recreation but there are no jobs here.
Our problem is to get the jobs to-
gether with the scenery.
The rational use of our resources
does not mean locking them up
some must be expended entirely
Others such as the view of Going to
the Sun mountain are virtually indie
structible.
Renne explained that the increased
length of life expectancy is a major
basis for the present 20 billion dol
lar market in outdoor goods. Coupled
with this, the present rate of adj
vancement of technology will in time
force retirement at the age of As.
Before a man is retired he will have
to be completely retrained three and
one half times to meet the changing
conditions of employment.
This means that four-fifths of the
women will be occupied in the care
of the aged. The .aged-those hus-
bands over As, will have to have
recreation in the outdoors.
The dollar value of various forms
of recreation outdoors is hard to
place even relatively. Can the value
of a primitive stream be balanced
against lake sports? But this type
of evaluation now faces us between
Fort Peck and Fort Benton where
there are three multi-purpose dams
being considered in an area where
being considered in a stretch of the
Missouri which is still a primitive |
area. A proposed National Park in
he same location complexities mat
;ers.