Montana labor news., 1938-12-08
OF The SILVER
BOW TRADES COUNCIL
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organization. The unions r repre-
sented on the board.
Lowell Johnson, superintendent of
schools of District No. l, urged the
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Coun-
ell to support a proposition to estab-
lish a vocational training and guild
ance school in Silver Bow county.
The federal government many years
ago adopted the Smith-Hughes act
and later on the George-Dean act.
Each year certain moneys are to be
used in communities to further the
development of skill in crafts. Sill
yer Bow county has never taken
full advantage of these laws. At
the present time an opportunity is
available to teach young men and
young women certain trades, espe-
cially the boys, at carpentry, me-
chanics, electric wiring and other
work. Mr.. johnson is DESTROYS that
the trade union movement signify
its willingness to cooperate with the
school district and the federal gov
eminent in teaching the elementary
work necessary to become a crafts
man. The Trades Council put the
whole matter into the hands of
Charles Davis, its president, who
will work in connection with Gladys
Ruddy, one of the teachers in the
high school, Mr.. Johnson and the
Building and Metal Trades Councils.
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The Cascade Trades and Labor
Assembly mentioned that they were
supporting Archie Mcleod for
speaker of the House in the next
election. They asked the support
of the Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council, which referred the request
to the legislative committee.
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The Price Coffee Company was
critical of the labor movement be-
cause it has not shown the proper
cooperation in regard to purchasing
not only home made coffee but
union made coffee. The assembly
seemed to feel that Mr.. Price was
justified in his contention. Organ
lied labor should patronize Price
coffee.
Hundreds of crippled children
have been cured and many others
assisted by the organization for re-
Mobilization of crippled children, &C
cording to a report made to the
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil last Tuesday night. DR.. Allard
was mentioned for his remarkable
service to the children. The Trades
and Labor Council is grateful to this
organization for the work that it
has done and so expressed itself.
Delegate Jepson, who was appoint
ed by the legislative committee of
the Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council to attend the meeting of
the Montana Council for Progressive
Political Action held at Helena De-
cember 4th, made a comprehensive
report and urged that the various
unions in Silver Bow county join
the organization. A motion to adopt
the report was postponed until
Tuesday evening, December IA.
Paul Erler, former president of the
Silver Bow Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil, and also former president of the
Roosevelt Ball committee, reported
that he had been in touch with the
national organization and while he
had been asked to serve as president,
this was impossible owing to his
present duties. He said that a local
chairman would be appointed in the
near future. Ordinarily, the Presi-
dents Ball is held on January 20
and is for the purpose of supplying
funds to continue the work of the
Warm Springs Foundation for in
fantile paralysis.
The Musicians delegated warned
that many articles now sold in Butte
r made in Japan and that pur-.
chasers, both men and women,
should be careful to look at the
articles to see that they are not so
stamped. This delegate referred to
a story concerning a desire of a
housewife to purchase a toy piano
which are mostly made in Germany,
Butte stores r lacking in this par
ticular instance. The trade union
movement is grateful that Butte
stores are not importing this type
of merchandise from Germany.
Mr.. Richard PAUL addressed the
delegates and expressed the appre-
citation of Paul Smith who was elect
ed as one of the Railroad and Public
Service Commissioners of Montana.
Mr.. PAUL said that Mr.. Smith would
take office next week and not wait
until after December 1st, because
he had been elected to fill the un-
expired term of one of the others.
Mr.. PAUL emphasized that Mr..
Smith desired particularly to express
his appreciation to the labor move