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World Is Small Place, Airman In Australia Concludes When He Meets Sister of Neighbor "It's a small world after all," and there's one American soldier who avers that "You can say that again." He is Private Gerald Nearman of the Army air force, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nearman, 322 Monroe street, who has written from way "down under" that he has had the pleasure of meeting and being entertained there by the sister of a Missoula neighbor. The neighbor is I. I.

Scott of 1215 Vine street, and his sister, a Mrs. Jamison of someAustralia, is probably well informed on the wonders of Western Montana as a result of her encounter with the young Montana airman. In a recent letter to his parents, who were worried because they had not heard from him in some weeks (he was on leave) Private Nearman wrote that he had just learned of the whereabouts of his cousin, Radioman (second class) Kenneth E. Nearman, and asked that his parents tell' the cousin's mother that he is all right. This information was backed up by the arrival in Missoula of the cousin in question, who is now visiting his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Eugene Nearman, of 334 Monroe street. He recently arrived home from 26 months in the South Pacific and has been granted a 30- day leave. Writes to Mother If here son's V-mail letter was brief, letter received by Mrs. Frank Nearman from an Australia matron, who entertained him at her home late in September, was indicative that mother the world over are much the same and that those "down under" are fully cognizant the anxiety that frets the hearts of "Yankee" mothers in the States.

Mrs. Eleanor Hoagson, Private Nearman's hostess, wrote in part: "You will be surprised perhaps to receive this letter from me. We had your son, Jerry, to visit us and he asked me to write to you. I have known Jerry for about one year and three months (Private Nearman has been in the New Guinea and Australian area for more than two years) and we are all very much attached to him. I always feel we owe such a debt to the United States boys and we try to do all we can for them.

He visits us a lot when he is on leave. He just came home for seven days and has gone away again. "Jerry looks very well, only he is RUMMAGE SALE 113 WEST FRONT MONDAY NOVEMBER 8th LEARN By MAIL! Sign Up Now CORRESPONDENCE COURSES in ACCOUNTING Learn accounting at home in your spare time. M. B.

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He says that he likes Australia very much and likes the people here." Concluding her letter, Mrs. Hoagsen told Mrs. Nearman to keep smiling, be and long to be before assured her son that will it be coming home. Letters From the Missoulian Family The Missoulian invites letters from its readers on all topics of interest. The signatures and addresses of correspondents should be sent as evidence of good faith, although anonymous signatures may be sent for the letters as printed, if desired All communications should be limited to 200 words and addressed to the editor In no circumstances is The Missoulian responsible for statements made or views expressed in this column.

FROM A "SQUARE DEALER" Editor, The Missoulian: A few days ago "A Reader" made a derogatory comment on Mr. Spangler's statement in regard to erasing some of the mistakes of the New Deal. Great care should be used before making statements use of public funds. When appropriations are made for various projects, it is the taxpayers' money is being spent. Candidate Roosevelt at Pittsburgh, October, 1932, said "Taxes are paid by the sweat of every man who labors because they are a burden on production and are paid through production." Every dam, every road, every WPA project and school that is built is paid for by taxes.

In the collection of taxes, is no discrimination as to political parties and every American has a right to protest vigorously if his money is wasted. Republicans have never objected to the construction of dams. The Boulder (Hoover) dam was started during the Hoover regime. 1932. Many There schools was were a great built deal prior of to illiteracy among the draftees in the first World war and the same situation exists today, in spite of the so-called social gains of the New Deal planners.

For a number of years peron every gallon of gasoline they son paid state and Federal, taxes bought. Those funds were to be applied on road building costs and they were collected from everyone, regardless of party affiliations. Every car owner in the United States has contributed to road costs and certainly have the right to protest if they are not getting the worth of their money. No party lines were drawn when funds were collected at the Birthday Balls to be sent to that worthy cause at Warm Springs, Georgia, for the benefit of crippled children. So it is the people who are entitled to the credit for financing worthy projects, not a self -appointed, would-be dictator.

The easiest thing in the world to do is to spend other people's money and no high I. Q. is needed in order to waste and fritter away the money which is earned by the sweat of the taxpayer's brow. It is not particularly difficult to mention many glaring mistakes which could well be erased, but we hope the memory of our taxpayers will remain clear and unclouded until after November, 1944. Was not "Pearl Harbor" a mistake? Even after that fatal December seventh, an article was published in a leading magazine, written by one of the appointees of the President stating that our Navy was second to none.

It certainly made sour reading when at the time our "second to none" Navy lay in shambles, with many fine men killed and wounded. Was it a mistake that in the construction of the Grand Coulee dam there was not enough water to support it, or was it planned that way? Certainly when the Army engineers wanted to appropriate water from Flathead lake this summer, it takes no active imagination to realize that in a subtle manner the engineers were admitting that an error had been made some place in their planning. In 1932 we heard much about grass growing in the streets if the Republicans remained in power. Yet today there is grass and weeds growing around empty gas filling stations and in front of grocery stores. We hear much about that great big "Boogey Man Inflation" which threatens us so disastrously ft we have too much money, so it must be drained off in high taxes.

If increased buying power is a dire threat, causing inflation, why grant higher wages to any group, why pay such high wages in defense plants. and why pay subsidies to producers? Was there not an executive order (with no sanction by Congress) that wages were to be frozen, that prices were to be frozen, and that workers were to be frozen in their jobs? What about the strike situation: have there not been some mistakes TRAVEL MONEY. IS IF YOU CARRY AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES Everyone is on the go these days- -Business Travelers -War Workers- -Soldiers and Sailors -Visitors to camps -Inductees -men and women alike. Travel in crowded trains and jammed hotels has greatly increased the risk of lost or stolen travel funds. Before you start, it is a wise precaution to change your money into American Express Travelers Cheques.

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For sale at Banks, Express Offices AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVELERS CHEQUES The Sunday Missoulian, Missoula, Sunday Morning, November 7, 1943. Page Three in the handling of those affairs? When many oil wells are capped, why is the taxpayers money appropriated for wildcatting in unexplored fields? Why not let those flowing wells continue to operate and ease the problems of the civilian, as well as his tired feet? Why is the war costing this country so much more than the other nations at war? Why do we have 2,700 lawyers in the OPA set-up when Great Britain has only 10 or 12? Why was a certain privileged person (economic royalist) furnished gasoline for a trip to Australia, with no mention ever made as to the size of the escort, when civilians were cut from four to three gallons of gasoline per coupon? Surely our planners would have no political motives, would they? (Or would they?) The Supreme court repudiated the fantastic NRA of 1933, so evidently that was a mistake. Farmers were paid to destroy food and not to produce; now we are rationed. Little pigs were burned: then the farmers were urged to produce more and more pork as their part of the war effort. Now the planners want a curtailment of pork production, and rationing continues.

Did they make a mistake in calculating the needs of the Army and civilians? If so, why continue rationing? We are rationed sharply on beef, in a time and state where there are more cattle than at any time since 1929. Government statistics say so. In fact, the beef industry is in precarious position because of the large numbers of cattle in the country. Isn't there a mistake some place? Perhaps the cows will be instructed to postpone calving time. Why were we rationed on meat long before Canada was? How about the appointment of Edward J.

Flynn as ambassador to Australia? The Senate, with a Democratic majority, rejected that appointment. How about the shortage of rubber, when the administration leaders were fully informed as to the inevitibility of war with Germany and Japan? The book "Mission a to Moscow" by John Davies, reveals very clearly the war situation in Europe in 1937 and 1938. Have there not been terribly costly mistakes handling of the manpower "Situationa" Why do we go so deeply in debt when we have one-third of the world's gold buried in our country? Why is there a paper shortage, and if there is why are reams and reams of duplicate sets of literature sent out by the government agencies? Why are the business men plagued by multiple questionnaires which interfere with their business? Why is business so curtailed when it grew to great value before we were ever burdened with New Deal planning and meddling? This country became a great nation in a historically short period, when personal liberties were not interfered with by brain trust economics and crack-pot theorists. Our people are the best off of any people in any country the world, in spite of (or maybe because of) Republican policies. Under the Atlantic Charter do you think that will be the record 10 years after the war? It is planned, oh, yes! but what will be the results? We can only judge by the past record and it is not a reassuring recto look into.

In 1916 a Democrat campaigned with the slogan, "Elect Wilson and keep us out of war." In 1940 another Democrat campaigned on the issue "Elect Roosevelt and he will not send our boys to fight on a foreign soil." And the voters believed it, as they did before; in spite of the information contained in "Mission to Moscow," which showed how close we to involvement in the European struggle. Are not these mistakes, which will prove too costly to the taxpayers? Is there a any reason why we should have confidence in this administration and its planning, when the record is reviewed? Why should this party attempt to limit salaries to $25,000. That was a plank in the Communist party platform in 1928, or perhaps it is the same plank. Was that planned too? According strata of society $25,000 is a splendid income, but when income limitations become the rule, they might come down to my level and I would not like that, would you? And the prominent New Deal friend and adviser, Harry Hopkins, frankly stated that "We will tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect." Is that the American way of life? We have heard rumors that rationing, planning, would have to continue after the war. What for, and why should we continue on the road traversed the past 10 years, when for the first time in the history of our great country, national wealth has not been increased? Patriotism and love of and loyalty to a country are not confined to the members of one political party.

Every American is willing to foot the bill for everything that is necessary and decent to win this war, but when young men give their lives and their blood to fight for liberty and freedmon, as they are doing SO bravely and gloriously, we have no right to countenance waste and extravagance. We have no right to permit the soldiers to return to a country of regimentation, rationing, burdened with a world record-breaker indebtedness, curtailment of liberty and freedom for which they are fighting, as did those patriots of the American Revolution. Every loyal American and every patriotic American should want to erase the mistakes of the past and not perpetuate any party in especially one whose sole objective power. is totalitarism and whose record is opposite to the theory of government by the people and for the people. Loyal Americans should dedicate themselves to a program which preserves the things that made our nation the greatest nation in the world.

ANOTHER READER. TO RECRUIT RESERVES Marine Corps Sergeants Marjorie Wymore. Margaret Thomas and George Barry will be in Missoula next week to recruit young women of this vicinity for the Marine corps reserve forces, it was announced Saturday by Sergeant R. B. Hay, officer in charge of local Marine headquarters.

All who are interested in enlisting may make appointments or call personally at Sergeant Hay's office in the postoffice building. News of Men in Service ENDS BASIC TRAINING RATIGAN PROMOTED Aviation Cadet Fred (Chub) Lombardi has notified his mother that he has graduated from basic training school at Merced, and expects to be transferred to Stock- Fred Lombardi Fred Lombardi ton, where he will finish his course. He expects to become a pilot in January. A brother, Robert, is attending airplane technical school at Gulfport, Miss. Aviation Cadet Lombardi joined the air force of the Army in Los Angeles in March of this year, and reports the "going is tough but I like it." He is a son of Mrs.

Mae B. Schumann, 1203 Wyoming street. NEWS OF SONS Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. G.

Small of Missoula recently received special recognition in different branches of the armed forces. Francis X. Small, hospital apprentice, first class, USNR, was promoted to assistant in charge of the transfer desk at the receiving ship barracks in San Francisco. He has been in the Navy about a year. Alfred T.

Small, private, first class, USMC, was recommended for advanced work at the high speeds radio school in San Diego on graduating from the radio school signal battalion in the same city. Private Small has been in the service four months. WISHES GRANTED Sergeant B. Bauer wanted to get a deer while he was home recently visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

S. Bauer, 1812 South Eleventh street, west. Twelve of the 13 days of his furlough went by, and no deer. Then, on the last day, his persistence was rewarded. He got a sixpoint buck.

Sergeant Bauer went back to his duties as an instructor in the air gunnery school at Harlington, Texas, with all his wishes for his furlough gratified. LOVBERG AT OHIO Athens, Ralph Harvey Lovberg, son of John Lovberg, Missoula, was recently assigned to the 1553rd service unit, Army specialized training program, Ohio university. Private Lovberg is a member of Company A. ASTP cadets are expected to maintain the academic standards set by the university and credit will be granted for the successful completion of their work. A varied program of social and recreational activities is carried on for the men under the direction of the Ohio university USO.

SERGEANT HANSEN LEAVES Master Sergeant Ray Hansen of the Mount Ranier ordinance depot at Tacoma, recently spent a week in Missoula visiting friends. While here he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Martin O. Burreson of 244 South Third street.

Before enterthe service he was employed at Fort Missoula in the quartermaster corps. Sergeant Hansen went on to his home in Livingston to complete his furlough before reporting back to his station. FORMER BITTER ROOTER HERE Mrs. Edith Cross of Dunsmuir, was a guest at a party given in her honor at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Dan Robinson of East Missoula while en route to the Bitter Root valley, visiting and renewing old ties. Others attending the party were Mr. and Mrs. L. Knoff, Mr.

and Mrs. A. Randles and Glenn Preston. Mrs. Cross is a member of the pioneer family of Wilson B.

Harlan of Como, who was postmaster from the time it had a postoffice until his death. One thing she says--it is not her intention to visit the old home. She dreads to see it in its present changes and prefers to retain the memory picture of it as it was. Edith Harlan, as she is known to the Como people, was one of the first five deaf students to enter school for the deaf and blind at Boulder- little red wooden structure. She saw it grow and then moved into a brick structure and wing after wing added.

She was delighted with the school's new 10- cation at Great Falls and thinks Montana has made a great stride in making that change. From the Bitter Root she will return to Dunsmuir where her husband is employed as a machinist in the big railroad roundhouse there. More! HEAT IN EVERY DROP! GENUINE TRIPLE FILTERED YALE Fuel Oil Phone 3662 for Delivery Missoula Coal and Oil Co. Lou Ellinghouse Bob Laing Reclamation Plans to Be Discussed A meeting of the newly formed Montana Reclamation association will be held at Bozeman December 13 and 14 for the purpose of defining the policies which should govern the use of Montana's land and water resources and to meet with the men who will be charged with carrying out the after -war irrigation development program in Montana along with other states in the Columbia river and Missouri river basins. Wesley A.

D'Ewart of the association and was one of the Montana delegates who attended the National Reclamation association convention in Denver recently. The tentative program calls for discussion and review by the heads of agencies charged with the irrigation and water conservation planned for Montana. Among those to appear will be Governor Sam C. Ford and D. P.

of the Montana water conservation board. They will present the Montana picture. Speakers who know the water needs of the three great Montana basins, the Columbia, Yellowstone and the Missouri, are scheduled to outline specific needs in their respective basins, with something of their post-war policies and programs. Bonneville Men: Expected Colonel Roy F. Bessey and Ivan Bloch of the Bonneville Power administration have been asked to discuss the Columbia river basin plans as they affect Montana.

Colonel Miles Reber, U. S. Army division engineer in charge of navigation, power, flood and irrigation development on the Missouri, is to attend and present Army plans. The Wheeler-Case act and its possibilities for small dams in Montana will be explained by C. H.

Wilson, area director, Denver. The meeting is expected to give those interested, an opportunity to get, different first hand information for on the the proposed plans irrigation and water conservation development in Montana. LOTT SERVICES HELD Funeral services for Mrs. Orpha Elizabeth Lott, 64, of Moiese, who died at a local hospital Wednesday night were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist church in Ronan. The body lay in from 1 until 2 o'clock.

Rev. Thomas W. Bennett of Missoula was in charge of the services. Burial was the Missoula cemetery with Lucy's in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Samuel B.

Price, Henry M. Hendrickson, Earl K. Harley, Minton E. Schoonover, Michael L. Kingery and L.

Wayne Burrell. IN SPECIAL SESSION Meeting, in special session Saturday morning, the board of county commissioners received and ordered filed the October report of Sheriff R. D. MacLean. A copy of the cases disposed of by the Missoula county welfare board was examined, approved and ordered filed.

Griffiths, Member of British House of Commons, Speaks Here UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE James Griffiths, labor member of the British House of Commons, will appear before a public meeting of Missoula citizens Monday evening at 8 o'clock in the Missoula county high school auditorium. Representing the South Wales miners in Parliament, Mr. Griffiths is now touring the United States at the invitation of the Workers Education Bureau of America. He also represents the British Information service. In 1936, Mr.

Griffits was elected to the House of Commons. His expert knowledge of industrial problems, vigorous speaking style and forthright opinions soon attracted attention. Within two years, he was sitting on the opposition front bench. frequently leading his party in major debates. In earlier years, the speaker served three years as president of the South Wales Miners Federation, representing all the mine workers on a committee of investigation for the South Wales district.

FROM ANACONDA Mrs. Emil Torgerson and Helen Kubruch of Anaconda are spending a few days in Missoula. Tom Strong Is Promoted Proud possessor of a newly acquired "stripe" is Staff Sergeant James W. Ratigan of Missoula just promoted to that rank at his present station at the Marine corps air station at Mojave, where he is non-commissioned officer in charge of the desert air station's carpenter shop. Recently assuming his new duties, Staff Sergeant Ratigan has charge of 22 men whom he supervises in the construction of necessary plane parts the many craft flown by Mojave's Marine corps airmen.

"My father, Michael Ratigan, who is now living in Missoula with my mother, was a Marine gunnery sergeant in the First World war and as salty a Leatherneck as I have ever seen. He was in the corps for seven years and was gassed and wounded at Belleau Wood. I'm waiting here a at Mojave to shove off overseas with my squadron and when that comes I hope I can show Dad that am carrying Marine tradition he always admired." Sergeant Ratigan says. GETS PROMOTION Hervey Olson had been advanced to pharmacist mate second class, according to information received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

O. L. Olson, 405 East Spruce street. He is a native of Ronan, but the fami- Hervey Olson Hervey Olson ly has resided in Missoula a number of years, coming here from Ronan. Harvey enlisted in the Navy at Missoula in 1942 and has been serving in the South Pacific.

One Man to Hear Sentence Monday The jury panel called for duty during the present term of United States court was dismissed Saturday morning by Judge James H. Baldwin, terminating the session except for the sentencing of William H. Perry, who entered a plea of guilty today. Judgment will be passed Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Perry, who has been twice convicted on the same charge, violation of the law prohibiting sale of liquor to Indians, originally pleaded not guilty to his present indictment.

He withdrew the plea this morning. As he is an old offender, Judge Baldwin previously warned him that his punishment may be severe. MRS. SCARCE VISITOR Mrs. Stanley Scarce of Ronan was a visitor in Missoula Saturday.

uality) Distinguished Rodeo want to $695 decorate your You'll Shoes Queen "bravery for in beauty, too! Quen Shoes The MISSOULA'S Washington, Nov. -The War department announced today that Thomas Herman Strong of 510 South Sixth street, east, Missoula, has been temporarily promoted from first lieutenant to captain in the Army air corps. Captain Strong is a 1942 graduate of Montana State University and received his bachelor's degree and commission as a second lieutenant in the infantry simultaneously. He is the son of Mrs. Margaret Strong of 510 South Sixth street, east.

His wife is the former Ruby Plummer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Plummer, 621 River street.

MRS. WARD VISITOR Mrs. Sidney Ward of Clinton WIS in Missoula Saturday to visit her daughter, Miss Barbara Ward, who is attending school here. FROM ST. REGIS W.

D. Elder of St. Regis was A visitor here Saturday from Mineral county. MRS. FESSLER HERE Mrs.

K. E. Fessler of Thompson Falls is spending a few days in Missoula. The Morley Corduroy Jacket "Sunday Corduroy" $1350 When you have the day to yourself- for outdoor enjoyment, slide into this well styled coat with welt edged closing and pockets. They are here in sand tan and lovat green.

Get one tomorrow! Advertised in Esquire and sold in our College shop. Royalton Pipes $5 To enrich your close-to-the-hearth hours. Made for complete smoking satisfaction. See them in our College shop. The OLDEST.

LARGEST AND BEST STORE MISSOULA'S Fabrics Now to If you can cut out paper dolls you can follow a pattern. The pattern makers have made it easy and interesting for you to make your own clothes and the Mercantile has new fabrics for your frocks right now. Main Aisle display. Wilshire Plaids $4,00 Yard 54 inches wide They are clear, bright and authentic patterns you'll want to sew now. Ideal for skirts, suits and coats, and they are virgin wool.

See them tomorrow. Herringbones and Flannels $350 Yard 54 inches wide You'll surely want a serve iceable suit or shirt! New colors in soft fall tones. And don't miss the heather flannel it's real new and makes up easily into skirts and suits for now. The MISSOULA'S OLDEST, LARGEST AND BEST STORE.