Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-09-12
THE COMMUNITY LABOR
BOARD WILL MAKE SURVEY

Barbour and Webster counties or
Iganized at the Office of Vance Ran
dolph, representative of the United
States Employment service for north
ern central West Virginia, and deter
mined what is to be considered war
work" in the counties for which this
| particular board will act and discuss
ed in preliminary way the broad
work which the organization has I'M
der way.
The Community Labor Board will
make an immediate survey of labor
in the six counties over which it has
jurisdiction and will devote its early
energies especially to the man power
work" industries. The board will
Resources and Conversion committee
in what are now styled as mon war;
work in conjunction with he War
Resources and Conversion committee
ofthe Clarksburg sub-region for
which George w. Dudderar, Of Clarks-
burg, is business manager as was
shown by the fact that he attended
this organization meeting of the new
board, which consists Of Vance Ran
dolph, representing the government,
who is chairman OF the board through
his connection with the United States
Employment Service, j, M. Orr, rep
resenting the employers of these
counties and George X. Bell, repre-
senting employers. Mr.. Orr was
named by the Clarksburg Board Of
Trade, which was viewed as the repre-
sentative businessmen's organization
Of the five counties and Mr.. Bell by
the Central Trades and Labor Council,
the most important labor organiza.
ton of the same territory.
The work Of the Community Labor
Board is particularly important in
view Of the coming draft as this body
boards in the five counties and it's
recommendation are expeced to have
much weight. The Community Labor
Board not represent the manufacture
ers to the extent that it determines
which ones are engaged in "war-
work" and which ones are not--that
is to be determined by another COM
mittee which will work hand in hand
with this committee and with the draft
boards.
The Community Labor Board will
appeal to the patriotism Of both en-
ployers and employees in putting into
effect the Government program and
does not plan to do anything radical
Instead every proposition which comes
before it for decision will be given
through consideration and everyone
i interested will be heard as far as is
practical.
The first Recommendation Of the
Community Labor Board is in line with
the action aiken by such boards else
where and impresses upon employers
the necessity Of putting women to
work wherever it is possible and fill
ing as many important places as is
possible with men over the new draft
age and boys under eighteen. The
plan is to keep up the industrial work
Of the six counties as far as is posi-
bic and to insist upon the "war work"
industries continuing through of
course it is desirable that each of the
six counties meet its full military
quota, which is Of course it is desirable
that each Of the six counties meet it's
full military quota, which is of
4 course the sentiment Of the people
generally.
It has already been decided that
railroad employees and mine workers
are ESSENTIAL for northern West Vir-
! GINA to keep supplying the coal which
is the greaest single thing that this
section can do toward winning the
war. The need Of coal is so urgent
that President Wilson issued procla-
nation to mine workers has been post
ed in leading windows of business
houses in Clarksburg and which have
been sent to coal operators for post
/ ing at mines by Brooks Fleming. Jr..
i
Production Manager for the Fuel Adj
ministration.
The decisions regarding just what
is war work" and what is not is too
large a question for the board to pass
on intelligently at its organization
meeting The matter was thoroughly
discussed however and the first draft
of lines of endeavor which are not
considered as war-work was given
out. 1t was decided that highly train
! ly trained officials of banks, trust
companies and financial institutions
were necessary to the conduct of the
business Of the communities and it
lis certain that other lines Of work