The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-10-08
II. & S. WORKERS
union HOLDS
cONvENTI0N

| Inc seventh Semi-annual convention
of the Montana District Council of
Lumber and Sawmill Workers came
to close in Kalispell Sunday evening
following the election and installation
OF officers for the ensuing year. LYLE
Williamson of Missoula was elected
president without opposition. Will
Hanson is president of Local 1912.
which local union is made up of en-
ployees of the Missoula White Pine
Sash Company. In close balloting the
following officers were also elected.
vice president, Sherman Brock of Bon
ner; secretary treasurer, Harry D.
Moe of Libby; conductor, Frank
Marsh of Hot Springs; warden, Will
liam Hafferman of Troy; and trustee,
Harry Shryock of Hamilton. Albert
Root of Somers and George Hart of
Missoula continue in office as trus-
tees. Any local union affiliated with
the council, and which has no mem
Der among the elected officers, is
privileged to elect a member to the
council executive board. There are
thirteen local unions affiliated with
the council in the six western Mon
tana counties of Lincoln, Flathead,
Lake, Missoula, Sanders and Ravalli.
William Wedel, Brotherhood of Car
penters representative now working
in Oregon and in Kalispell as a spe-
cial guest of the convention, read the
obligation to the elected officers.
Resolutions adopted by the conven-
ton were as follows urging allevia-
ton of bad conditions at the Warm
Spring state mental hospital; post
war continuance of price control pro-
gram; support of the antipoll tax bill
in congress; a referendum of the
to raise council per cap
tia tax; asking assistance of the
of Carpenters and the
American Federation of Labor in re-
moval of the Selective Service Board
at Hamilton; supporting the program
for upstream development of the Flat
Of Hungry Horse Dam; asking the
of Carpenters for further |
assistance in organizing work; favor
ing legislation providing for recall of |
state officials complimenting activi-
ties of the Kalispell Womens' Union |
Label League; asking the OPA to pro-
vide more meat for lumber workers;
the Army-Navy "E"
award in recognition of production
'ecord of the J. Neils Lumber Com
)any employees and management at
libby and Troy. A resolution favor
ng the referendum election of Off
,ers was defeated after considerable
lebate on the merits of the proposed
procedure.
Hot Springs was chosen unanimous
y as the next meeting place, the con-
'ention to be held the first week end
n March.
The banquet Saturday evening was
most enjoyable affair held at the
odd Fellows Temple. William Wedel
s master of ceremonies introduced
he following speakers: James Kama
ey, retiring president of the council;
uliHs Viancour, labor representative
n the lumber division of the War
reduction Board; E. A. Barnett of
anaconda and /. J. Meeker of Kalis-
ell, officers of the Montana State
'ouncil of Carpenters; George Yea
er, president of the Carpenters union
Great Falls; Allie Cole, Brother
God of Carpenters representative in
Iontana; Marvin Kessel, Otto
chultz, r. R. Ricketts,, Mr.. and Mrs
Iartin Blumhagen, Sherman Brock,
yle Williamson, Marvin Mark, and
larry Moe, all local union Officers
nd visitors were introduced. Perry
Ielton extended fraternal greetings
/ behalf of the Montana State Fed
ration of Labor During his short
Tx, reading of the Soldier Solilo-
ny" brought the responsibilities of
rganized labor in the war effort to
FANATIC attention in the simple Ian
lage of soldier, union member and
ritter Corporal Lester Ewing. The
rincipal address of the evening was
ade by Kenneth Davis of Portland,
RECON, who has held the position of
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