The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-08-23
FORM LABOR SERVICE
COMMUNITY BOARDS IN LEAD
ING SOUTH DAKOTA
TOWNS.

In compliance with the plan for or
ganizing the United States employ
ment service, TO make 1T representa-
tive of the people it is to serve,
meeting Of the organization commit
tee was held at Huron. A conference
Of representatives of organized labor
from the various cities which have
unions had earlier in the evening Sc
lected ]. M. Wood, of Aberdeen, to
represent labor on this committee II.
]. Kelly, o. Sioux Falls, had previous
ly been named by the National Cham
Der of Commerce TO represent the
employers. The state director of EN-.
ployment constitutes third member.
The service is to have full charge OF
recruiting labor for supplying the war
industries. To distribute the quota OF
1850 now assigned to South Dakota
an advisory board will be created
which will work through community
boards. 1t was decided to organize
these boards in Rapid City, Mitchell,
Huron, Pierre, Watertown, Mobridge,
Yankton, Brookings, Madison, Red.
field. Chamberlain, Canton and Belle
Fourche I'm addition TO those in Sioux
Falls, Aberdeen and Lead. previously
organized by the state director, and
in other places as the need develops.
sist of three members, one represent.
ing the employers, one the laborers,
and a chairman who will represent
the employment service.
When is it safe for the hunter to
get out into the lakes and swamps
in search Of ducks this year, Is the
question being fired at the state game
department every day This all on
account Of the federal government
switching its date since the state law
makers tried to get the state law and
the federal law into harmony. The
| last legislative session to make every
thing run smoothly changed the open
| ing day in this state from September
| 10 to September 2, SO that both open
! ing dates would be the same. Since
that time the federal date has been
changed for this section of the coun-
| try to September 16, and the differ
ence is greater than ever. About the
only answer to the question as to safe
hunting dates is the time between
September 16, the opening day under
the federal law, and December 20, the
closing day under the state law. This
applies to ducks and water fowl gen.
orally, snipe having been placed in
this class by late legislation. The fact
| that the state law opens the season
| September does not give any pro-
lection against federal prosecution II
there is any hunting before the 18th.
Under present regulations grouse and
! prairie chickens can be hunted any
| time after September 7, as the federal
| government does not claim them as
migratory fowl, and that law does not
apply to these birds.
George W. Dixon, OF Watertown,
has been named as senior examiner
| for South Dakota in the United States
employment service and is to give his
time to handling farm labor. This is
a new office created to increase the
effectiveness Of the service. Mr.. Dix
on is master of the state grange, mem
Der of the state council OF defense,
and for several seasons lecturer for
the state agricultural college extern
sion service, and has been practical
farmer near Watertown for 80 years.
Lars A. Anderson, of Beresford, who
recently celebrated his 80th birthday,
spends several hours each day in his
"war garden" He has raised large
variety Of vegetables as well as fruit
and has just finished picking his
strawberries.
The second annual convention Of
the South Dakota Employers and
Manufacturers association will be
held in Huron September Is and 19.
Prominent speakers will deliver ad-
dresses at the convention.
w. c. Lusk, newspaper editor of
Yankton, was elected grand comman-
der Of the grand commandery Of the
knights Templars of South Dakota at
the closing session Of the annual
meeting at Sioux rails.
II congress passes the new man
power bill extending the draft to men
between the ages Of 18 and 81 and
32 and 45 years, It Is estimated that
more than 1000 will register for serv.
ice in Beadle county.
Huron Methodists have voted to
erect a new church building. The new
building will occupy the site Of the
present structure and work on 1t will
be started in the spring. according to
present plans.
Farmers in the northern Black Hills
are complaining Of depreciation of elk
In their fields. The government 10
Gated a herd Of these animals on the
state line west of Deadwood a couple
of years ago.
The resignation of Charles Miner
as county Judge of Bennett county