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The sub., 1943-11-11
Elect Three NelU Executives

Under the Union bylaws, the Executive Committee represents the Union in all negotiations with the management and in handling grievances. The committee con- sists of the President, Vice-Presi- dent, the Clerk and six other mem- bers.
 There are three present members of the committee who are hold overs, having been elected for two year terms last year. The hold overs are Clifford R. Trask, re- placing Frank Draminski, Peter O'Malley and Douglas Wilbur.
 The members of the Executive Committee whose terms expire are Roland Bishop, George Richards and Frank Scu1ly. When elected the new president and vice presi- dent and clerk will also automati- cally became members of the Ex- ecutive Committee.
 Candidates for the Executive Committee in the election held last year who were not successful at that time include:
 Allan Hartman, O5-073, second shift.
 Arthur Dawley, 16-183, first shift.
 Bert Fuller, 33-183, second shift.
 Kenneth J. Maine, O2-119. sec- ond shift.
 Osian Ray, O3-223, first shift. Cloyd O. Tillett. 10-06O, first shift.
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Here are the true facts: There is no new contract in existence. It cannot be signed and officially accepted by the Union unless, and until, it is approved by majority of the Union members who vote on the question.
 It is true that few wrinkles de- veloped after negotiations were finished, and during the writing up of the contract by Union Attorney Charles Suisman and the Company Attorney Edward Schneider. These have all been strengthened out. The complete text of the contract i'll the exact wording as it will DC signed, only if majority of the members approve, appears Tn this issue.
 In case a majority of the mem- bers who vote, fail to approve the contract, then the whole matter will go before the War Labor Board as a disputed case, There will be a long delay and lengthy hearings and the outcome before the War Labor Board, in such m event, is doubtful. The chances for Union gains are very poor because of the wage freezing law.
 It is positively certain that there will be no bonus system granted by the War Labor Board in dis pute case. This is the real reason why your executive committee strongly recommends immediate approval and voting in favor of the contract. It knows that if the con- tract is turned down there will oe no bonus system or incentive pay. The committee also believes that the increase in rates for about five thousand workers would be great ly endangered and probably lost in great part, if the contract is turned
 (Continned or Page Four)
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Final Call For Nominations

The first announcement of cleo ton of Officers and the Executive Committee, which will take place very soon, appeared in the last is- sue of The Sub on October 21st, 1943.
 This announcement was made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article w of the union bylaws which reads as follows: SECTION 4. NOMINATIONS FOR
 OFFICERS
 THE ELECTION BOARD SHALL MAKE PUBLIC ANNOUNCE MENT THAT IT WILL RECEIVE NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF NOVEMBER IN EACH YEAR AND THAT ANY MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING MAY BE NOMINATED FOR OFFICE BY SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTION BOARD WITHIN SAID PERIOD OF TIME A NOMINATION IN WRITING SIGNED BY NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE (25) MEM BERS IN GOOD STAND1NG."
 From the above 1t should be ap- parent that next Monday, Novem- Der 18th, 1943, is the deadline for filing nominations for Officers and members of the Executive Com mittee.
 No further announcement is to be made. Nomination blanks are available from any members of the election committee. Any nomina-
The sub., 1943-11-11
Must Decide Wages Of Business Agent

I'm choosing business agent the General Committee will also have to decide the salary which should be paid to the business agent.
 No doubt the business agent chosen will be a present employee of the Company who knows the plant and working conditions and has the necessary background to be able to appreciate and understand grievances.
 It Is safe to predict that the Gen eral Committee will also choose some past or present union repres- entative, member of the Executive Committee or Officer of the Union, who has had plenty of experience in handling all kinds of grievances and problems and who has proven his ability.
 Whoever is selected should be fairly and adequately compensated. His seniority status and record with the Company will be protected by the contracts.
 Obviously, the position will re- quire a great deal of work and responsibility handling and super vising the handling of grievances and complaints from almost twelve thousand people and attempting to satisfy everybody. Whoever has the job will have to cover both shifts by overlapping and no doubt will put in many more hour per week than the normal working schedule for Company workers.
 Anyone would be foolish to give up his job with the Company to take the position of business agent unless a substantial increase in salary Is available.
 Opinions expressed so far indi- cate that the salary should run somewhere between seventy-five and one hundred dollars per week. Many also believe that the salary should be determined and voted by the general committee before the agent is selected.
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1943 Election Committee

The Election Committee which was appointed at the beginning of the present year by President liar old Cruise will handle and super wise the general election by all members for the officers and exec utive committee.
 The same Election Committee will have supervision over the election of the various departments of departmental representatives. It will also be in charge of the bal loting on the Union contract.
 The committee Is headed by John M. O'Connor. Union Secre- tary. who is a clerk in the main yard on the first shift. Its full roster follows:
 Dept. No. 36-415, William w. Eb- binghaus. pipefitter. second shift. Victory Yard.
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Union nTOPick Bus. Agent

When the Union bylaws were revised little over year ago the bylaws revision committee fore saw that with the rapid growth of Union membership full time business .agent would soon be ns- oeSsary.
 Accordingly the bylaws provide in Section 4 of Article VI that the General Committee shall include among its powers the authority to select and appoint @ business agent when in Its opinion such action is necessary.
 Practically all members of the Union who have been at all active in Union affairs readily agree that 1t is now necessary to appoint a business agent.
 In the new contract, provision is made so that the Union has the right to have a business agent on the premises to handle grievances and also that whoever the Union selects as business agent can ob- tain a leave of absence from the Company without loss of seniority,
 It is generally felt that the busi- ness agent should be selected by the present General Committee be- fore they go out of office at the end of next month, because their experience in Union affairs and contact with the probable candi- dates better qualities them to pass on the merits of whoever may be- come candidates.
The sub., 1943-11-11
NeW Definition Of COppersnlith Sought

The Union and the Management are still seeking new definition for coppersmiths to correct the in- equities and discrepancies in rates on pipefitters.
 When the definition is agreed up- on, 1t will be recorded in writing and all workers in the department will be reclassified according to the definition.
 In case the Union and the c0n- pany do not arrive at satisfactory definition, then an arbitrator will be chosen by the War Labor Board to settle the question.
 The Union agreed to leave this question and two other questions open because it believes in the merits of the workers claims, and at the same time wants to get a contract in effect as quickly as pos sible in order that almost twelve thousand workers will begin to share equally in a possible 1O%o bonus for meeting increased pro- duction schedules. In handling the matter this way the union fully protects the pipeshop in it's claim without further delaying the con- tract.
The sub., 1943-11-11
Elect Four
 Union Officers

The terms of all offices in the Union expire December 31st, 1943. These offices are president, vice president, clerk and treasurer.
 Harold Cruise, now president of the Union, is completing his sec ond consecutive term and under the bylaws of the Union he is in- eligible to run for this office.
 The present vice president is Arthur C. Ward of the machine shop in the Victory Yard and he is eligible for reelection or any other office. When elected last year he was opposed by James H. CarbinO of the outside machinists, Main Yard on the second shift, and de- feated him.
 Harold Taylor of the outside ma chinists on the first shift at the Victory Yard holds the office of treasurer and has held this office continually since 1939 He is eli- gible for reelection to this office or to any other office.
 John M O'Connor is the present Union Secretary. He is completing his second consecutive term and is located in the Main Yard store house Jn the first shift. He is eligible for reelection to this off, flee or for election to any other of flee.
 Under Section of Article W of the Union bylaws, in case there is only a single nomination for any office, then the nominated candidate may be declared elected without balloting.
The sub., 1943-11-11
Seek 15 Minute Recess Pay for Dept. Clerks

The union has reserved all rights and kept completely open the question of 15 minute recess pay for all clerks and stenographers, as well as other employees, located in Department 416 who have not been covered by the draftsmen's agreement.
 There is complete disagreement between the Union and the Com pany concerning the conclusion ar- rived at in negotiating the 1922 contract about this subject. The Union believes that the group in- volved should receive back pay for 15 minutes per day for the dur ation of the whole 1941 contract and also that in the future this group should receive the same compensation for 15 minutes re- cess as do all other workers in the same bargaining unit.
 The Company claims this group was given special increase in it's rates to make up for the difference.
 The Union hopes to settle this question in the near future, and if necessary, will take the matter to arbitration or the War Labor Board.
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Dept. No. 37-15O, Blakley B. Rainy, tin shop, second shift. Main Yard.
 Dept. No. 33-122, Clifford T. Trask, outside machinist, second shift, Main Yard
 Dept. No. 23-590, Charles F. Chapman, crane operator, second shift, Victory Yard.
 Dept. No. 05-140, Joseph J. Sau- ersoph. outside machinist. second shift, Main Yard.
 Dept. No. 23-176, Daniel Casey, shipfitter, second shift, Main Yard.
 Dept. No. 33- -425, Leo Oldershaw, outside machinist, second shift, Main Yard.
 Dept. No. 69-064, Peter O'Malley, maintenance, first shift, Main Yard.
 Dept. No. 31-241, George Dan- iels, outside electrician, second shift, Victory Yard.
The sub., 1943-11-11
To Consider Additional Officer Compensation

At the present time the President and Vice-PreSident of the Union receive no compensation whatSo- ever. The Clerk may be compen- sated up to $500 annually and the Treasurer may be compensated up to $450 annually. The Treasurer also acts as Financial Secretary and handles all membership rec ords.
 To all those who have observed the enormous amount of work done by the President and Vice-Presi- dent, 1t has been apparent for some time that this situation is unjust. The poor financial status of the Union has prevented remedying this condition.
 Since the new Union security provision assures the union of greatly increased financial strength many union members are now ad~ vocating amendment to bylaws so that both the President and Vice President shall be compensated for their time and work. No opposi- tion whatsoever has been ex- pressed to this idea, which may be worked out to cover both the re- tiring men holding these offices and their successors who will soon be elected.
The sub., 1943-11-11
Nelv Drdftsnlen Dispute Arises

Union has become involved in an- other dispute as to what consti- tutes the appropriate bargaining unit at this plant. The issue is now scheduled for hearing before an examiner of the National Labor Relations Board for Tuesday, Mo- vember 18th, 1943, at the County Court House in New London. There have been some unconfrmed re- ports that the hearing is to be postponed until some time in De- cember but as The Sub goes to press no official announcement has yet been received.
 The dispute involved the drafts men group who were originally in the Independent Union and broke away a few years ago. In 194l the Union agreed that they could bargain separately without any prejudice to the rights of the h. dependent Union in order to avoid the expense and delay of litigation during the war emergency. At that time the draftsmen's group claimed that they were marine draftsmen only and refused to bar gain for any draftsmen in the ship yard office or throughout the plant who were not under the direct su- pervision of B. Saunders Bullard. The draftSmen also refused to rep resent the clerk and Stenographers who worked side by side with them in the same department.
 During the past two years the draftsmen have had complete change of heart and have reversed their position. They now seek to represent all the clerks and stem ographers within their department and also all draftsmen outside of their department who are around the Shipyard offices and yard.
 The Independent Union has taken the attitude that they should stick to their original bargain or else that the whole question should be finally settled by the National Labor Relations Board. The In- dependent Union firmly believes that all the workers will be bet ter off with only one Union for all employees regardless of wheth- CT they are draftsmen or where they are located.
 Results and experience have proven that a departmental Union is too weak to accomplish anything in separate negotiations and merely apes and initiates the big Union, later taking whatever the big Un- ion obtains and claiming credit for itself.
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tions which do not contain the signature of at least twenty y-five (25 members in good standing will be defective and rejected. Nomina- tions must be filed with a member of the election committee within the headline date of November 18th, 1943.
The sub., 1943-11-11
Must Approve New Contract
MIGHT BE DEFEATED BY
 ORGANIZED OPPOSITION

flood and veritabe hurricane of rumors have descend upon the concerning the present status of the new contract and leaving thousands of workers in most untor tunate state confusion All union members urged to completely ignore and stamp out in possible way the malicious gossip
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-07-29

that S/Sgt. Blanche Jensen has
been transferred from the WAC
training camp to Drake Univer-
sity in DesMoines, where there
is a military school for WAC.
Sgt. Jensen is doing office work
there.
Word has been received here
that Pvt. William Sibley recent
ly landed in Australia. From
there he will 60 into active duty.
Miss Juanita Eckroy left
Tuesday morning from Billings
for FIT. DesMoines, Iowa, where
she will enter training with the
WAC. Miss Eckroy is a graduate
of Hardin high school, and, I'M
til recently, has been employed
by Ryan Wholesale in Billings
Mrs. A. L. Bonowitz has re-
ceived word that her son, Pfc.
Lester D. BonoWitz, who has
been on active duty in North At
RIGA, recently underwent an ap-
pendectomy. In the first letter
Mrs. BonoWitz has received for
some time from her son he
states that he is now recovered
and out of the hospital.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-07-29

America-reports that the 143
SpectopraphS in its laboratories
| Will this year use 100000 feet of
Him. or more than enough for
so full-length feature pictures.
Spectographic analysis is en-
ployed to determine the ingred-
tents OF aluminium alloy plane
parts. B. this method 5000
pieces g.. miXed-up aircraft
tubing wee recently unscramb-
led and identified overnight.
Normal chemical analysis would
have taken far more time and
would have required numerous
mighty trained technicianS.
whereas operators of only mod
crate skill can operate the spec
tograph system.
BUS-HOPPERS - Helicopters
those flying vehicles which can
move virtually straight up in the
air and which can land on
dime" have been for most of us
nothing more than something
we've seen either in photos and
films of those used by tie Army,
or in drawings. Some of the
more enthusiastic postwar
dream creators have shown us
pictures of the family 'copter
Whic sometime may be commut-
Ing vehicle that replaces the old
gas-Wagon. But Howard E.
Blood, presiden. of the Norge
Division of Borg Warner Corpor-
alton, has so much faith in he'll
icopters that his company is
starting production of important
parts for them, and states that
he believs that a plan for hell
copters to replace intercity bus
es is a sound one. Greyhound is
reported to have studied plans
for converting present motor
coach terminals into helicopter
terminals. Norge believes that
this is merely one phase of the
many demands for the flying
Windmills, and that helicopters
will have a tremendous peace
time use. Plans are already
drawn for inclusion of them in
the company's peacetime pro-
ducts.
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in California. While there they
visited at the home of Mr.. ano
Mrs. DWain Reed in glendale
They also visited friends in
Long Beach and Los Angeles
and spent one day in Tia Juana
Mexico.
Mrs. Francis Chambers oil
COlombuS and Mrs. Maud Nc
Quillan of Oakland, Calf. were
dinner guests at the home oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling Loaney
Thursday evening.
MIR. and Mrs. R. S. Ross anc
children and Mrs. A. Buzzetti
were Billings visitors Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Lyle Tintinger, Sr., Mrs
JenS Kalberg, Mrs. Dave Kilpat-
rick, Mrs. ]. H. lesser and Mrs
L. c. Linthacum were Billings
visitors Monday. Mrs. Kilpatrick
Mrs. lesser and Mrs. Linthacum
donated to the blood bank. This
was the second donation Mrs
lesser has made.
G. A. Ramp of Miles City is
visiting at the home of his son
Hiding Swanson.
Mrs. J. A. Jones is able to walk
on crutches following an acct
dent in May when she fell and
suffered a broken ankle and
three fractured toes.
Mrs. L. E Haverfield left Weo-
nesday for Nampa, Idaho, where
she will visit two sisters. Her
daughters, Jane and Judy, have
been visiting there for some
time.
Mrs. M. R. Calderwood and
Mrs. Elliott Goldberg of Billings
were guests Wednesday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Ping
Mrs. w. A. Walker returned
Sunday from California, where
she visited her son, Dean, and
several friends.
Members of the Montana Ma
irons club will meet in the Con-
gregational church parlors on
Friday, August 6, at 200 pm.
Hostesses will be Mrs. Daisy
Rennie, Mrs. Bertha Romine and
Mrs. Helen Sullivan.
Miss Lois Vickers returned
Tuesday ewing from Absorakee.
where she has been visiting.
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Cpl. James Anderson, who is
stationed at a camp in Arizona,
arrived Saturday evening to
spend a ten day furlough at the
home of his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. o. E. Anderson.
Jens Kalberg, Civil Service Of
ficer with the motor mainten-
ance division of the Army, who
is stationed at Camp Adair, Ore.
arrived in Hardin Monday to
spend a short furlough here.
Word has been received here
that Pvt. Eddie Herman was re-
Gently promoted to the rank of
corporal. Cpl. Herman, who has
been on active duty in North
Africa, is now on a three-months
furlough in Australia.
Word has been received by
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Bulls that
their son, Pfc. John Everett Bull
lis has been transferred from
Santa Ana, Calf. to Scott Field,
ILL.,, where he is taking a course
in radio operator mechanics.
Word has been received by
relatives here that Pvt. Merritt
McCarty, who is stationed in
California, was recently prom
oted to the rank of corporal.
Word has been received here
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anything about it, in particular,
except keep a nice job by talking
about it and keeping the lunch
clubs in a lather on how to II
it.
And back to the mamas and
papaS- cavorting ones-the
ones who allow their Offspring
to run wild versus staying home
themselves and keeping the
youngsters under control. These
cavorters VIII disappear in time.
The wheel chair or the under
taker will finally get them. The
mamaS and papaS of tomorrow
will be the Girl Scouts of today.
We can rely upon them. They will
be in the saddle Is years hence
In the meantime. the police
can handle the bad eggs quite
handlly if the uplifters don't
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-07-29

les have moved from the cities
las well as the country into wal
production jobs.
CIVILIAN JEEP - Conversion
of industry from war production
to peacetime products may be
a long drawn out process for
many products, but there's one
weapon that will find its place
in civilian life with no trouble.
When we begin to beat our guns
into ploWshares, the Jeep will be
available for use by hunters.
anglers, farmers, ranchers, rural
! free dilevery men, railroads, for
! est rangers, auto repairmen,
tourists, highway builders and
even boy scout troops. This is
the opinion of Joseph w. Fraz-
Ter, president of Willys-Overland
Motors, which developed the
standard model" Jeep now be-
ing used by the armed forces,
It's a natural for farm work, he
says, citing Department of Ag-
riculture tests as proof that it
can pull a pillow, harrow and
other farm equipment weighing
up to $500 pounds with less gas
consumption than a tractor.
THE Jeep has a great deal of
farm blood in its mechanical
VEINS" Frazier says. With a
! few changes it can be converted
into a power unit to operate
machinery for milking cows. 1t
can be utilized for cutting wood,
clearing land, herding cattle. Its
dual role of either tractor or
automobile makes it the perfect
all-purpose farm vehicle. During
the day it can pillow the field,
and at night the family can use
it to ride merrily into town to
see movie. And there are
plenty of American farm boys
all over the world who are fam
iliar with it's use and love it.
THINGS TO COME Portable
darkrooms, packing in less than
two cubic feet all that's needed
for exposing, developing, print
ing and enlarging photos; Elias
tic braids made of vinyon plastic
instead of rubber for use in fem
mime garments; Heating con-
trolls that will eliminate "strat-
isfied" temperatures, keeping
baby playing on the floor as
warm as the man of the house
atop a step-ladder; Indicator
lamps for aerial delivery of sup
plies at night by paratroopers.
with Tenite plastic lens caps in
varying colors to indicate types
of packages in the dark.
MOVIE MAGIC - Frustrated
anglers who can't bring back
proof of the big one that got
away" this summer, because
they are unable to get motion
picture film to shoot the tragic
scene, will have to remember
that film has gone to war, not
only at the front, but in the
battle of production, as we'll.
One war production firm al
one-the Aluminium COMPANY O