The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-08-29
FORM LABOR SERVICE
COMMUNITY BOARDS IN LEAD
ING SOUTH DAKOTA
TOWNS. 5

In compliance with the plan for or
ganixing the United States employ
msnt service, to make 1t representa-
tive of the people 1t is to serve. a
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 j. M. Wood. Of Aberdeen. to
represent labor on this committee. H.
J.. Kelly, OF 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 a third member.
The service is to have full charge Of
recruiting labor for supplying the war
Industries. To distribute the quota OF
1880 now assigned to South Dakota
an advisory board will be created
which will work through community
boards. II was decided to organize
these boards in Rapid City. Mitchell,
Huron, Pierre, WATERFOWL. Mobridge,
Yankton, Brookings, Madison, Rcd
field, Chamberlain, Canton and Belle
Fourche In addition to those in Sioux
Fails. Aberdeen and Lead, previously
organized by the state director, and
in other places as the need develops
These community boards are to con-
sist OF three members. one represent
ing the employers. one the laborers.
and a chairman who will represent
the employment service.
When is 1t 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 hat 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 7 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 WATERFOWL,
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 a lecturer for
the state agricultural college extern
sion service, and has been a practical
farmer near Watertown for 80 years.
Lars A. Anderson. of Beresford, who
recently celebrated his S0th birthday.
spends several hours each day in his
war garden" He has raised q large
variety of vegetables as well as fruit
and has inst finished picking his
strawberries.
The second annual convention OF
the South Dakota Employers and
Manufacturers association will be
held in Huron September 1e and 10.
Prominent speakers will deliver ad-
dresses at the convention.
w. c. Lusk. a newspaper editor of
Yankton, was elected grand comman-
der or the grand commandery of the
Knights Templars of South Dakota at
the closing session Of the annual
meeting at Sioux Falls.
II congress passes the new man
power bill extending the draft to men
between the ages Of Is and 81 and
80 and IS years. 1t is estimated that
nor than 1900 will register for serv.
ice in Beadle county.
Huron Methodists have voted to
erect a new church building. The new
building win occupy the site Of the
present structure and work on 1t win
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 To-
Gated a herd Of these animals on the
state line west Of Deadwood q couple
81 years ago.
The resignation of Charles Miner
a. county judge Of Bennett county
having been filed. Gov. Norbeck has
announced the appointment Of James
Ryan to the vacant position.
That the world is not 80 large after