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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-03-06
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-03-06
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DR.. P. Baxter is to be a candidate
for the office of mayor CT Libby
at the approaching city election, ac-
cording to information received this
morning.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-03-06

The debate at the Presbyterian
church Monday evening between
three students from Eureka high
and three from Libby high, ended
in sweeping victory for the Libby
representatives
The union times., 1941-06-28
READ YOUR LABOR PRESS

Delegates golden anniversary convention of the Missouri State Federation of Labor urging their memberships read more labor papers.
 The campaign originated with President Reuben T. Wood who emphasized the importance of the labor report the convention. Wood is also representa- Congress from the sixth Missouri Congressional District
 sI that the delegates of this convention will efforts upon their home in mpressng upon the membership the importance of subscribing bona de labor paper," Wood said.
 cit very difficult for estimate the value of the labor is needless that the sOw arduous and difficult progress of the labor would have been the fact that natural enemies have always realized that when the labor movement is compelled engage in economic struggle through strikes and locOuts labor the most powerful and potent weapon have in disseminating the facts of the situation any troversy."
The union times., 1941-06-28
IhreeAinls of ILODescribed

During the first 8 months of this war the International Labor Organ ization continued in Geneva, Switzer- land. Then it transferred temporarily its key personnel to Montreal. It had and continues to have three outstand- ing duties to perform:
 l. To protect the gains during the past 21 years.
 2. To help solve the labor and so- cial problems raised by the War in neutral and belligerent countries alike.
 3. To collect information on war time economy in order to cushion the shock of the worlds ultimate return to peace-time economy, and prepare for a lasting reconstruction.
 Samuel Gompers and the men who organized the I. L. o. knew that one of the principal causes of war is eco- homie conflict. A nation with one set of living standards comes in contact with another which has a different way of life. So begins rivalry which too frequently finishes up in the trenches.
 The I. L. o. is reconciling these differences by international agreement, made real by national laws enacted in the countries which accept the agree ment. Thirty-two guarantee their workers weekly day of rest. Recent ly the United States has signed an agreement with other nations that sailors at sea shall have an 8-hour day.
The union times., 1941-06-28
Fate of 415,OOO Is Sealed
 As Senate Keeps WPA Cut

WASHINCTON-The fate of 4l5,OOO men and women, de- pendent upon WPA employment for food and clothing for them selves and their dependents, was sealed here as the Senate re- jected, by vote of 3l to 22, valiant attempt by Sen. Robert H. LaFOllette (Prog., Wis., to keep WPA operating at its present level.
 Nineteen Democrats, one In- dependent, Progressive, and one Republican-SenatOr Dana her (Conn. )-voted for LaFol- lette's proposal which would have given the WPA $l,25O,- OOO,OOO to spend in the fiscal year beginning July l, the same amount it had this year.
 RECOMMENDED BY F.D.R.
 Eight Republicans and g Demo crats voted against LaFollette's pro- posal in favor of keeping the WPA appropriation at the 75,000,00( figure recently recommended by President Roosevelt and approved by the House.
 Howard O. Hunter, WPA com
The union times., 1941-06-28
I Remember
 By Richard E.. CrOskey
 Local 4O4 Cooks & Walters Union
SOME ORGANIZING EXPERIENCES

made mention last week of psychology being a great aid to organizing the unOrganized and also, I may add, to employers in getting contracts signed. I have often visited a proprietor and after looking around and evaluating the mental frame of mind of the boss, left without preaching my mission to him. The reason was that saw the man or women was not in a calm mental condition and there fore this was not the time to speak perhaps of paying a little more wages or granting some cOnsidera- ton in the way of working condi- tions of their help. ''Everything comes to him who waits" is a good motto sometimes for an organizer to follow.
The union times., 1941-06-28
AS I SEE TT

worth of bonds in the Labor Realty Corporation and sold 150 brick certifi- cates to their members at a cost of $1.00 each.
 They promise to sell an additional 100 bricks in this campaign to raise funds. The members did complete rewriting job of the entire building that would have cost at least $600.0O. They spent many other days, Satur- days and Sundays working on the roof, cleaning out the cellar and do- ing other jobs not connected with their trade. Local Union B-90 was glad to cooperate and to contribute their services to this House of Labor"
 No Problem-If
 If only a small portion of the trades unionists would follow their example and do likewise we would have no problem in paying for our new home.
 Other Locals Contributed
 Several other locals contributed in a like manner. To mention a few, the Plumbers & Steamftters Local 349, and Painters Local 186, did a fine job of contributing their services without charge.
 NOW ACUTE
 The problem facing the Labor Realty Corporation is acute at this time. We need money and we need it badly. Won't you please cooperate and do your share? Purchase a bond in the building. If you cannot afford a bond the cost of which is
The union times., 1941-06-28
THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO SHUT UP SHOP

THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO SHUT UP SHOP!
 Many auxiliaries mothers clubs groups and even local unions look upon the months time to up take easy. Some groups don't bother to during the
 We're all for vacations but if your organization is sderng isbanng the few months because of its plan go away think is too hot to to meetngs it would be discuss the following points meeting.
 l. By fall prices will be up estimated 25O. What will your organization be able do about if there chance act together?
 2. Many cities during the next month will be of conferences called action against high prices delegates observers your organization has taken holiday?
 3. Many bills up before Congress which, if allowed to pas would practically destroy the labor ResO luions petitions and letters have decided effect what our do How they be sent meetings held to pass and provide for their being out?
 Many things happen between and next fall It is that ready to take action when necessary, regardless of what the thermometer says.
 your group has already disbanded, suggest that it keep going if full seam least in such way that someone how get in touch with every member and hold meetings month for those who still in own
The union times., 1941-06-28

missioner, said the cut to $875,000, ,00C would necessitate the reduction of WPA employment to the lowest level in the agency's history.
 He said that WPA employment now 1,415,000, will be cut to 100000 as of July 1. It was 1,655,000 in July of 1o4O and at one time the WPA em- ployed over 3,000,000 persons drawn from the relief rolls.
 NO PROJECTS
 Within 30 days, Hunter said, l,5OO of the $500 counties in the U. s. will be without WPA projects.
 Officials in the field, he added, are being instructed to close down individual projects rather than cut propOrtionate number of men from all prof. ects. He said he thought it safe to prophecy that no certified de- fense project will be abandoned.
 White collar projects will be continued but on a reduced scale.
 CUTS IN EAST
 Cuts, Hunter told reporters, vii be made with an eye to the location
The union times., 1941-06-28
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(COnt1nued from Page
 Nesdale, Plumbers & Steam6tters Union; Frank Spadola, Barbers Union; Robert Enright, Brewery Workers Union; William Zuckerman, Painters Union.
 Various local unions purchased from $5O.00 to $1 1000 worth of stock. Various union tradesmen purchased individual shares of stock, likewise friends of labor did their share to help In this worthy cause. Before the building was ready for occupancy, it was completely renovated. Many members of the various trade unions worked evenings, Saturdays and Sun days gratis to save the Corporation the expense of awarding contracts. Some locals did more than their share; others laid down on the job.
 BRICK CAMPAIGN
 A campaign was started to raise funds by selling brick cer- tificates at the cost of $1.OO each. Again some locals did a good job, others did not even try. Why is it that it is neces- sary that one member should have to carry the load for other members of organized labor? OBLIGATION OF ALL UNIONISTS
 It is my opinion that every member of organized labor should dig in and do his share to make this project a success. For the benefit of local unions that did not cooperate here is what Local Union B-9O, Electrical Workers did to cooperate with this movement. They purchased $400.00
The union times., 1941-06-28
TAX
by MRS. DAVID EYNON Harrisburg, Pa.

Courtesy of Trade Union Recoyd) Tax his head, tax his hide, Let the government officials ride. Tax his COW, tax her calf, Tax his horse and tax his ass. Tax his houses, tax his lands, Tax the blisters on his hands, Tax his Ford and tax his gas. Tax the road that he must pass. Tax the pay roll, tax the sale, Tax his hard-earned paper ka1e. Tax his pipe and tax his smoke Teach him government is no joke Tax the water, tax the air, Tax the sunlight if you care, Tax the living, tax the dead, Tax the unborn ere they're fed. Tax his coffin, tax their shrouds, Tax their souls beyond the clouds Tax them all and tax them well. Tax them to the gates of hell.
The union times., 1941-06-28
NEW HAVEN, CONN, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, l94l
BLEAK OUTLOOK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED

BLEAK OUTLOOK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
 The House Appropriations Committee this week reported bill carrying $875 100000 with which to maintain the WPA next year. That of OOO in this years grant and means dismissal of about 75OOOO workers from relief payrols.
 Meanwhile. the National Conference Social Work, meeting Atlantic City, told that the welfare ot the un employed being neglected and that reiet chaos exists throughout the country.
 Edith Abbott of the School of Social Administration of the University of Chicago estimated that about half of the jobless not getting enough to eat.
 Nearly 100000 unemployed workers not getting any help from WPA. and they and their dependents numbering about lOOOOOOO, ''compelled to shift for themselves subsst the aid of states and local communes.'
 Miss Abbott the grant recommended by the President and approved by the House committee cruely made quate repudation of the pledge given the coun try eight years ago that American would hungry
 Tragic the thought is it is not likely to disturb mem bers who House committee which holds the purse strings They tossed the starvation allowance to the obss as they would throw bone dOg with the comment that were they follow their incnaions the would be much smaller.
The union times., 1941-06-28

Since Jesse Jones became Secretary of Commerce. Emil Schram has been presiding the Recon struction Finance Corporation, Uncle Sam's immense lending agency. Soon he will take over a new job-the presidency of the New York Stock Ex- change.
 That fact gives point to statement he made few days ago while addressing a convention of the
The union times., 1941-06-28

5000, at least purchase a brick at the cost of $1.OO.
 Our building is something that we should all be proud of. Dig down in your pocket and help us along. Don't be one of those people that say, ''Let the other fellow do it. Your help will be appreciated.
 WE NEED TT NOW!
The union times., 1941-06-28
A. F. L. Locals
 Around inc Country
SUCCEEDS J. J. BAMBRICK

NEW YORK-David Sullivan has been elected presi- dent of Local 32B Building Service EmpIoves Inter. antional Union, AFL biggest building service local in the city He succeeds James J. Bambrck who resigned after being convicted of stealing from the union treasury
The union times., 1941-06-28
ELECTRICIANS SEEK RAISE

MlNEOLA, N Y.-A Federal cOnciIiator met this week with representatives of the International Brother Island Lighting Co. in attempt to avert threatened strike against the utility.
The union times., 1941-06-28

of defense contracts. Accordingly the heaviest cut will come in the East and the lightest cuts in WPA region six Alabama, Texas, Arkansas, Louisi- ana, Mississippi and Oklahoma.
 LaFollette, fighting for his pro- posal in the Senate, said that there would be between 4,5OO,OOO and 7,OOO,- 900 unemployed during the coming fiscal year. He cited the opinion of experts declaring that at most the unemployment total will not be cut by more than 2,800,000 by defense work in the coming year.
 LAFOLLETTE PROTESTS
 ''I say," LaFolIette declared, ''that if we are to obtain morale. if we are to obtain national uni ty, one of the ways to do it is to avoid drastic and unjustified cuts in those agencies which are providing for the underprivi- legged segment of our communi- ties, their only opportunity to keep themselves in some fash ion from the humiliation and undernOurishment of direct re- lief.''
The union times., 1941-06-28
TO ARBITRATE

PORTSMOUTH, N. H.-A week-od strike of 500 laborer on defense housing project ended last when the men vote to abrate their demand for increase the 62c hou rate The waout conducted by International Hod Carrier Building Common Laborers nion (AFL)
The union times., 1941-06-28
EMPLOYE MAY SUE

CHAITANOOGA-Asi single employe may under the wage hour law in behalf of other employees well himself So re O B. Judge Leslie R. Darr in the of R. Toiver who asking that the Cuday Packing Co., pay $2OOOO due under tn wagehour law to himself and g other employees
The union times., 1941-06-28
USED LABEL UNLAWFULLY

ROCHESTER, N. Y.-The KennerIy Printing Co.,, nonuniOn shop, used the union label on 5OOOO cam- Paign circulars printed last fall for Democratic candi- date for district attorney Bernard Seg has been rested after an investigation by union and sentatves
The union times., 1941-06-28
CROSKEY'S NUMBER

I lost no time in getting it and the contract was signed. The lady had my number from the start I feel sure and was just holding back to see my line of approach. The union was much pleased and ten- dered me a ''reception,'' a swell affair I learned, but I had orders to move, so the man the reception was given for was absent. If I had approached her with the usual line of union talk I probably would have had no better luck than many others had had.
The union times., 1941-06-28
A CASUAL REMARK.

One day while she was at the very attractive blackboard she was engaged in decorating, casually remarked that there was just one thing needed to make it perfect.
 What is that?" she asked.
 I said, "The union card in the cen ter would just set the decorations off and make it perfect"
 She was in the right mood and said, "Well, bring it down, we will
The union times., 1941-06-28
WHO'S THE BOSS?

Up in Canada 1 visited city that had and has, a very efficient union, but at this time there was one good place that they failed to get into the union fold and I was asked to get this place for them. The head cook with his wife owned the place and he was strongly union, but, like in many families, he was far from being the real BOSS. His beautiful wife ran the place, he just worked there. She was a Scotch 1assie who in looks could make many of our movie actresses ashamed of themselves. She needed no "drug store" to redden her lips or cheeks. It was all natural. Combined with her golden hair and perfect figure, she had It, and she was as bright as she was beautiful.
The union times., 1941-06-28
SCOTCH AND POETRY

I visited the place and unused that the union had sent the wrong man to interview her for it should have been a six footer with looks to match instead of runt like my self. However, I got to talking to her, and never mentioned the union card. am also of Scotch extraction (my name had a Mac to it until discarded by some an- cestor as excess baggage) SO I read up on my Scotch poets and re- freshed my memory and talked with the very cordial lady and re- cited Scotch poetry at her until I had her laughing at me and always ready to talk when I visited her restaurant.
The union times., 1941-06-28

The People-The Court of Last Resort
The union times., 1941-06-28

Courtesy of Trade Union Record)
The union times., 1941-06-28

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-17
Seniors In Farewell Exercises Tonight In Wilby H. s. Auditorium
Chairman Thomas P. Ashton to Present Diplomas; List of Prize-W Winning Students Announced; Far
 ringtOn, Awarded American Legion Medal

the recessional will be furnished by the Crosby orchestra, and the pres- entation of prizes will be made by Thomas P. Ashton, chairman of the Board of Education.
 Those who have attained unique scholastic success are:
 Honor List
 valedictorian-Eleanor, Krugelis.
 Salutatorian-Evelyn Blake.
 Honors-Above 90 per cent
 Henry Blansfield, Mary Alice Stokes, Serafino De Corso, Albert Kirschbaum, Mary Evelyn Denker, Ida Melnitsky, Dorothy Butler, Mary Donahue, John Hines, Lois Greenberg, Gladys Claps, Peter Bosco, John Reihl, Bertha Welte, Weston Jenks, Alphonse Schiavone, Kenneth Byrne, Dorothy Kane, Barbara Van Tassel, Marjorie Row ley, Benjamin Bradley, Raymond Walch, Lilyan Pritchard, Elaine Resrikoff, Michael Gallucci, Syl- via Pierpont, Evelyn Morrison, Cor rine Hennick, John Bobbin, Jeanne Greenblatt, John Kelly, John Price, Doris Strathern.
 Honors-above S5 per cent
 Doris Berman, Muriel Moskovitz, Donald Hansen, Richard Traurig, Ada simonson, Jerome. Nadel, Cor don Dubuque, Janet Russell, Mar ion Bendler, Thersa Schroaider, Shirley Weinberg, Michael Tolo- meo, Dorothy Watts, Priscilla Bar- rows, Jean MacG cGregor, Victor Bak- CT, John Jenusaitis, Michael Mor- an, Rita Culhane, William Macchia, Evelyn Lusher, Philip Story, Roc- co Ciarlo, Marie Biondi, Elizabeth Williams, Theodore Meyer, Charles Gibson, Bernard Lieberman, El- eanor Russo, Shirley Harper, Lu- clan Cantin, Frances Jacobson.
 Shelley Croft, Charles Klamkin, Dorothy Barry, Alessio Caporaso. Vivian McGuire, Joseph Jalklow, Robert Goodenough, Robert Wake ley, Emile Claus, Howard Dem- Der, Gladys Dwyer, Angeline Viot- ti, Roger Walcott, William Far rington Arnold Shiller, Lois Yer veer, Harry Dery, Thomas Brophy, Paul Leasak, Dorothy Pagan, Jan- ct Pilkington, Florence Greenblatt, Jack Hummer, Raymond Mucci,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-17
DRILLMASTER, S2,
 TAKEN BY DEATH
Harry "Major" Mink of TOrringtOn Survived By
 Waterbury Son

Torrington, June 17-Harry Mink, 82, widely known here as Major" because of his activities as drill.
 master for about five local organ. izations, died yesterday afternoon at Charlotte Hungerford hospital.
 MT. Mink was born in New York city and had lived here 50 years. He was employed as an estimator at the Hotchkiss Brothers Con- pany for about 45 years before rec tiring five years ago. He made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Wii- liam A. O'Connor of IS Chestnut street.
 He was drill master for march. ing units of the Eagles, Foresters, Woodmen, the Cadets, and the Boy Scouts of Trinity Episcopal church. He was an honorary member of the Germania Singing Society.
 MT. Mink leaves another daugil. ter, Mrs. George McDermott of Bridgeport; two sons, Harry A. of Waterbury and Albert Mink of Pros vidence, R. l.; a step-son, Ernest Burke of Litchfield; Il grandchil- dren and great grandchild. The funeral will be held Wednesday 1t ? p. m. at Trinity Episcopal church. Rev. H. Francis line will officiate. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery. The funeral home will be open Tuesday afterenoon and eve- ming.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-17
CURTISS SPEAKER
 AT COMMENCEMENT
Continuation School Holds Annual Exercises, Ban-
 quet at Hotel Elton

Frank w. Curtis, chief engineer of the Van Norman Machine Tool Company, and president of the American Society of Tool Engineers, was the guest speaker at the grad uation exercises of the Waterbury Continuation School in the Elton Ballroom last night.
 Seventeen graduates were pre- sented with diplomas, fifteen re- ceived certificates, and three more postgraduate certificates.
 Curtis, in his address, dwelt at length upon the rapid strides made by this country, since the inception of the rearmament program. He further declared that men figuring prominently in world events today had in many cases sprung from the ranks of the industrially employed.
 Mayor Vincent A. Scully present. ed the diplomas. Others present were: J. A. H. Peterson, personnel manager of the Bristol Company; J. Russell Putnam, research engineer of the Waterbury Clock Company; Michael Dempsey, mechanical su- pervisor of the Chase Brass and Copper Company; s. J. Morgan, mechanical supervisor of the Amer ican Brass Company, Waterbury branch; Frederick Lux, vice-presi- dent, Lux Manufacturing Com pany; John A. Murnane, works manager, Noera Manufacturing Company; and Dr. Thomas J. Con- don, superintendent of schools in Waterbury.