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Montana labor news., 1944-03-30
News of The Silver Bow
Trades & Labor Council

The session of the Trades & Labor
Council last Tuesday was marked by a
letter from former Congressman Jerry
j.. O'Connell bitterly assailing the Mon
tana Power company. O'Connen, at
present is the state political director of
the C. L. O. organizations. The Council
ordered the letter published in the
Montana Labor News and it may be
found in this issue under the title of
Open Forum. The letter from Mr..
O'Connell is in connection with the cur
rent hearing taking place at the Federal
building which was brought on by the
Federal Power Commission in reference
to the accounting system of the Mon
tana Power company.
A delegation from the Building Trades
Council ruffled the usual c|omplacency
by stating that a certain railroad com
pany is using Italian prisoners of war
to construct an addition to the stock
yards in the railroad yards in South
Butte.
Sam Spiegel acted as president of the
Council in the absence of the regular
chairman. John R. Crawford. A letter
Of thanks was received from the Red
Cross for a donation given by the Coun-
ell in the recent drive.
Secretary Vawter was elected to attend
the CLIO convention which will convene
in Missoula May 1, 1914. President Mike
Lacey Of the CLIO had requested the
Council to send a delegate to the meet
ing.
Secretary Vawter made a long report
of a meeting of the Montana Council
for Progressive Political Action held at
Great Falls March -. The report was
accepted and filed. The next meeting
of this organization will take place on
June II, 1914.
Some of the delegates inquired as to
what action had been taken to induce
people to register to vote. It was ex-
planned there are many people in Butte
who have been here only a short while
and an effort should be made to get
these people to register if Labor is to
protect its rights and elect its friends to.
office.
Attorney General R. V. Bottomly sent
a number Of folders explaining the pro-
cedure which soldiers must comply with
to be entitled to vote in the coming cleo
lions.
A number of talks were made con
corning the school election this coming
Saturday, April /, 1914. It was brought
out that the parents Of a certain boy
attending the Greeley school had been
charged $25.36 as tuition. It appeared
from the talk that the truant officer had
taken the boy out of school until the
tuition was paid. It appears the family
at one time lived at Ramsay and the law
requires that district to reimburse Dis
trict No. l for the expenses Of the child.
However, in view Of the school law which
compels attendance it would seem that
the school board here had violated its
own laws when the boy was taken out Of
school by an officer of District No. l.
Children should not be made to suffer
because of friction between departments
or districts.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-30
Barbara Grunert Receives
the IN" Club Pin

Barbara Grunert, sophomore at Mon
tana State University, was presented
with an IN" club pin at the annual
AWs-WAA slack party, Friday, March
10. M club is the Montana letterman's
clique and membership is attained
through outside participation in sports.
good grades and desirable personal
traits.
Miss Grunert, daughter of Mr.. August
Grunert, 1923 Farrell street. Butte, is
majoring in biological science at the
University.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-30

are urged to send delegates to this meet
ing.
Be sure to vote at the school election
Saturday, April /. You do not have 10
be a property owner to vote. If you are
registered you can vote. Check your
registration now for the general election.
Plan to vote.
JOHN EvANKO, Jr., sec'y.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-30
News Of Great Falls
Building Trades Council

Meeting Of March %. 1914.
Mr.. Thurber vas granted the floor and
spoke on his W behalf regarding the
building Of his house near Manchester
After considerable discussion between
Mr.. Thurber and the delegates the mat
ter was set aside until the committee
could report. MI. Thurber was thanked
for appearing before the council and
excused.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-30
News Of The Cascade
Trades Assembly
Meeting of March "a, 1914.
Communications

WUTTTITTUET0WTTUIT0
From the Navy department acknow-
Lodging our letter to Captain E. J.
spaulding concerning the presentation
of an illustrated lecture on the seabees.
Filed.
From the Society for the Prevention of
World War II, Inc, advising they are
sending so copies Of booklet Know Your
Enemy Placed on file.
From Mike Mansfield advising that it
is not only urgent but necessary that We
continue the Office Of Price Administra-
ton. Filed
Montana labor news., 1944-03-30
Good nj welfare

At this time the matter of the Fair
board signing the Building Trades agree
ment was discussed and a motion was
made and carried that the board be pre-
sented with the agreement for their sig
nature.
As the school election is drawing near
don't forget to help all you can and the
most important thing is to vote and vote
for the labor candidates who are Mrs.
Kerr, Ray Rebal and Randall Swanberg.
E. r. BRITTEN, ec.-Treas.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-30

Leo Stewart reported for the school
election committee and progress is noted.
Motion that Assembly 60 on record
endorsing the action of the South Side
Citizens committee opposing the sale Of
the Lincoln school. Carried and so
ordered.
Brother McCracken stated the laborers
and craftsmen are urgently needed at
Pascoe, Wash. and that good wages are
assured.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-30
Report of Committees

The Thurber committee reported that
they had contacted Mr.. Thurber and he
had given them all the information they
asked for and it was found that the
carpenter carries a union card but had
not cleared into the Great Falls local.
The plumbing was done by Ed johnson,
the painting by Lungren, the plastering
by Earl Jackman and the eXcavating by
Pappin. Mr.. Thurber advised the COM
mittee that the two Mexicans who had
been working for him in his sugar beets,
called to be held in the Eagles hall,
Monday evening, April 3rd, at 1880
o'clock. On motion all affiliated unions
Montana labor news., 1944-03-30

dug the ditch and that he abso-
luately had no Jap labor, in fact he has
no Japs on his place and hasn't had
since late last summer. The committee
reported that the job was about 99e5
union and that most of the trouble
seemed to be that none of the crafts on
the job were interested enough to find
out whether or not the men working with
them carried Building Trades cards. on
motion the committees report was &C
cepted and the committee discharged.
The Soldiers committee gave a de-
tailed report Of their last meeting.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-30

announcements
A meeting for the purpose of setting
up a Cascade county political group to
function with a state council has been
Montana labor news., 1944-03-30

Headquarters: ID North Main. Phone 5000.
Political Advertisement Paid for by Peoples Party.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-30

At this time the committee to see Mr..
Jones Of the Jonest Market was ap-
pointed. Bros. Les. Thompson, Jake
Erbele and John Kind were named on
the committee.
Montana labor news., 1944-03-30

Polls open 8 a m. to u noon n l to 8 p. m
Montana labor news., 1944-03-30
Peoples
Parry
DOLAN and LYLE
SATURDAY, APRIL l
VOTE

Re-elect a man whose record on The school
board has proven his ability to serve and his
integrity and understanding in school matters.
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Future Aviation and the Negro

The International Civil Aviation currently meeting in
Chicago has caused our reflections to
This conference has brought the fore the major problems
that this nation face in the development of time inter
national transport service.
fu of realization The United States for example has developed the
worlds during the
This is bound to evoke enmity.
natural that the aviation would this
supremacy This of the other
the misunderstanding that result
ona elfhness superiority technical and production
facilities and add them the constant dread and fear of air
from the would be difficult understand
why the present conference is important
promotion international
and intimate cultural social links for the benefit of the worlds
family of nations the broades benevolent and profitable
this succeeding address them
selves.
Mnorites particularly the Negro expanding develop
find efforts indignation into such difficult often unavaing
earnestly hope will eaousy labor make the Indignation
the Negro all levels into postwar aviation pleasing exception
Thousands of boys proving their worth and skill in the
worlds battle Skies and be the
share in peace time aviation.
should be needless remind ourselves, the nation the
future pattern the world will
States
We planning to the Philippines their independence the
close hosies and have spoken of deal
tiles at home these then the world
will take hope not there will be long night One tangible
evidence this deal will be the creation of mixed aviation
from the United States carrying and all parts
the world-Chicago Bee.
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Typical Small u. S. City .
Served bv S CounciImeu

The typical small city Of less than
5000 population has five councilmen,
who are paid 500 a year and are
elected at large for three-year over
tapping terms; the city owns and op-
crates its water supply system, has
IA full-time paid officials and en-
ployees and spends $73, 1000 a year
for the operation and maintenance
Of municipal services and for meet
ing debt charges.
Total expenditures of the average
city were lower in 1913 than In the
preceding year, and receipts from
property taxes were larger. The
typical city, according to the survey,
has a long-term net debt Of 500, 900
which is 8 per cent less than the
debt at the end Of the preceding
fiscal year. Earnings Of city-owned
utilities were larger in 1913 than in
1912, but revenues from licenses de-
clined.
Thirty-seven cities, or 30 per cent
Of the total reporting, have 10 or
less employees; 20 cities have from
II to IS employees; 80 cities have
from 16 to Is employees and "a cities
have more than IS full-time EN-.
ployees-excluding school employees.
Sixteen cities with annual expendi-
lures in excess Of $150,0O0 a year
have an average Of 40 employees
which is more than double the aver.
age for all cities Of 5000 or less.
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Grub Damage

Cattle owners can help prevent an
annual national waste Of over $780,
100000 a year in damaged hides,
beef and dairy products by institut-
ing campaign against cattle grubs.
The control program is most effec-
tive If all cattle owners cooperate
in it since heel flies move from farm
to farm. The loss in hides from
grub damage each year would sup
ply shoes for two million front-line
soldiers. One out of every three
hides is damaged by grubs. In
1912 carcass trimming losses from
grub damage amounted to nearly IL
million pounds of meat. To Offset the
loss on grubby cattle, packers are
forced to make a discount Of from
so cents to SIS per head. Damage
can be greatly reduced by treating
infested cattle with a wash contain
ing derris or cube powder. Apph.
cations should be made after SWELL
ings first appear and should be re-
peated about once month as long
as necessary. If applications are
thorough, each treatment will result
in the destruction of about 95 per
cent Of the grubs present.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-12-01

Border Methodist Church News:
"The faithful community in Christ
is the Salt of the Earth. This new
community has the purgative sea-
soning and healing quality of mu-
tual living which transforms the
humanity amid the corruption of
the world"
Sunday, Dec. 3, at II a. M, the
community of Border will receive
the Holy Communion. Children will
be presented for baptism. The
morning message will be "Seeing
Jesus"
Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 5 p. M, the
Methodist Union directors will meet
at Wesley church. The Methodist
Union banquet will be served in
Wesley gymnasium at $50 p. m.
Rev. Merrill Abbey is the banquet
speaker.
The Prayer band will meet at the
home of Mrs. Marion Bailey, 1874
Fifth Ave. S., on Tuesday, Dec. 5,
at 8 p. m.
The Methodist Youth Fellowship,
our youth group, is being organ
lied. The group will meet on Sun
day evening, Dec. 3, at $3.50 p. m.
Every young person of Senior High
and College age range is invited to
attend our worship and fellowship.
Church Reporter.
CamphOr Memorial Methodist
Church Notes: "The Crusade for
Christ" was the subject of the SER
mon at the II a. m. service last
Sunday, of DR.. W. H. Williams of
Detroit, our district superintendent.
In this sermon our district leader
outlined the principles underlying
the great program "The Crusade
for Christ" that has been laid out
for the denomination during the
next four years. The first phase
of the Crusade is to raise 25,00O,-
900 for world Relief and Recon-
struction.
The Chicago District, of which
we are a part, has been asked to
raise $4,000 of this amount and
$500 is to be raised by us here at
the Camphor church by April 1,
1915. Surely out of the grateful
ness in our hearts for being able to
burn two mortgages, as we did Sun
day, we will raise our quota of the
Crusade money, as a token of
than6ulness to God and the church.
Other things to be emphasized in
this four year Crusade are evangel-
ism, stewardship and increased
Sunday School enrolment.
The mortgage on the church
building was burned at the $3.50
p. m. service and the mortgage on
the parsonage was burned at the
evening worship service.
Our pastor, Rev. Clarence T. R.
Nelson, will preach at both services
Sunday. He will speak on the sub
ject, eve Praise Thee o God" at
the II a. m. service.-Church Re-
porter.
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dith Bowen, Marjorie Ann Scho-
field, Edward Stewart, Jewel Pope,
Joyce Andrews, Donald Dillon and
Charles and Thomas Williams. Mrs.
Pearl Mckinney, Janet's godmoth-
er, was also present.
Roy Hatchett, 4O44 Fourth Ave.
S., was taken to st. Barnabas hos
pital, Monday, Nov. 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene WOodsOn,
SIG Lyndale Ave. n, had as their
dinner guests Thanksgiving,
Messrs. and Mines. P. L. jackson,
P. M. Wright, A. B. Garth, Leroy
Jordan, Mrs. Toots Bohanon, and
Miss Betty Evans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis p. Hurt of
Kansas City, Kans., who were in
the city to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Blanche o. Mason, were the
house guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
Clark, 4O45 Clinton Ave. S. They
returned to their home Wednesday,
Nov. 20.
Auxiliary Meets: The Women's
Auxiliary of the Minneapolis Urban
League met at the Phyllis Wheat
ley House, Tuesday, Nov. %. Of
ficers elected for the new year are:
Mrs. Wallace Chambers, president;
Mrs. Clarence Smith, vice presi-
dent; Miss Villa Booker, secretary;
Mrs. Mckinley Bell, assistant Sec
rotary, and Mrs. Felix Fogg, treas
urer. Plans were made for a lunch
con meeting.
Mrs. Calvin Mason, 1929 Column
bus Ave-, surprised her husband
with a birthday party Saturday,
Nov. 25, at their home. The
Sophisticated Eight Club and the
Mason family were the guests.
Wee Visitor: Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger U. Johnson, 1924 Fourth
Ave. S., are receiving congratula-
tions upon the birth of a baby girl,
Wednesday morning, Nov. 20, at
Fairview hospital. They have named
the baby, Sandra Joyce.
Mr.. Robert Lee Dabney has re-
turned to his home in Lewisberg,
Tenn, after visiting his daughters,
Mrs. Kathryn Josey, 2743 18th Ave.
S., and Mrs. Delsie Miller, 522
Emerson Ave. N.
Surprise: On Saturday evening,
Nov. 10, Mr.. Stanley Grigsby, 725
Bradford Ave. NJ, was pleasantly
surprised at a birthday party given
by his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Grigsby.
Guests were Messrs. and Mines.
Henry Schofeld, Wilbert Grigsby,
Charles Williams, Clarence Miller,
Mrs. Meta Henderson, Messrs.
Charles Grigsby, Neal Compton
and Bobby, Richard and Johnny
Randell.
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AMERICANIsM IN PRACTICE

Minneapolis think bit proud today two
Thanksgiving week developments.
One OF these the granting by the council yesterday
permit to complete
sexing out on Lowry avenue in north Minneapolis
The permit granted after neghbors signed petition
asking the schools removal had withdrawn
of the objections varied and inquiry committee failed
substanae racial discrimination dominating
objections the school, Nevertheless like
and when that fact pointed the Lowry
reasonably withdrew their objections Now being planned
kind of commencement party the citizens
to the
when the term ends in February! 80. : ...
To the citizens who brought this public
the neghbors of Lowry who reversed themselves in order
right even an unintentional wrong: congratulations!
The second development council resolution yesterday
requesting Fire Chief Earl TRACER reconsider the dismissal of Negro
for having blue shirt instead gray with his
uniform Granting that Negro much subject regulations
ee the discharge has the of terant action
would expect white discharged
ofense
The question still since the discharged fireman has
nsated but to the c credit that its council all but unanimous
has expressed itself favor of fair treatment of NegroMnne
apolis Journal
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AIyce Stewart
Draws Capacity
Recital Crowd

A capacity crowd filled Camphor
Methodist church, st. Paul, Nov. II,
to hear Alyce Stewart of Evanston,
ILL.,, who was presented in a recital.
Mrs. Stewart, formerly of the
Twin Cities, and wife of Carlyle F.
Stewart, who pastored Twin City
churches for 16 years, was greeted
by old friends and acquaintance
with enthusiastic applause for her
songs. She was recalled to the stage
for bows several times and finally
responded with an encore of a re-
quest number. The audience seemed
to especially appreciate her spirit
uals.
Mrs. Stewart directed the St.
Peter A. M. E. Church choir in Min
neapolis for several years and at
one time had the largest aggrega-
ton ever assembled for a Negro
church choir.
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son, under the skillful direction of
this century's Shakespearean auth
ority, Margaret Webster, daughter
of Dame May Witty, which comes
to the Auditorium on Friday and
Saturday nights Dec. 8 and 9 with
a matinee Saturday afternoon.
Never before has the Bard's most
controversial play dealing with the
love of the black Moor, beloved war
rior, for the delicate and beauti-
full aristocratic Desdemona, taken
on the significance and Importance
which Mr.. Robson and Miss Hagen
give it in this year of 1944-a year
in which whole races of people have
been set against each other and ma
tons against nations.
Since seeing the play at Prince
ton last summer, one can readily
see the amount of loving care, hard
work and thought which has gone
into the production by its director,
producer and the cast. Cuts have
been made in too-long dialogue,
scenes have been broken up-the
actors are far more proficient and
at ease in their roles-and the sets
are, unobtrusive, handsome and in
the mood of the play.
"Othello" has been interpreted
through the centuries mostly by
white men. However, Ira Aldridge
the American Negro Shakespearian
actor, played the role in the middle
Nineteenth Century in the great
cities of Europe, but never in this
country.
Mr.. Robson, with his deep bari
tone voice, easily dominates the
stage when he is on, which is most
of the time. He brings to the role
a rich, simple clarity which hits
its mark whether he is called on to
portray tenderness or jealousy.
Even to the violent scenes which
brings on fit of epilepsy, he brings
the feel of a quiet, sincere, simple
dignity, mingled with Illustration.
His scenes with Desdemona
(played by Uta Hagen), are the
essence of tenderness and good
taste. He has the ability, as do
few actors, to project over the foot
lights into the very last rows of
the theatre, warmth and a sym
pathy for the character that he
is playing, a quality every actor
strives for but seldom attains.
Mr.. Robson has done what so
many have said could not be done
successfully and that is, he has
taken onto the stage his ideals, be-
iefs and hopes. Mr.. Robson has
not only shaped his career in the
theatre around his fight for the
rights of all men, but by God, he
is making it pay off.
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st. Paul, entertained their brother
at their home in Baton Rouge, La,
last week at a family reunion on
his birthday, Sunday, Nov. 10.
Relatives present were Messrs.
and Mines. J. T. Hagan, F. Gavin,
R. A. Hunt, C. Morgan, Samuel
Smith, W. M. Jackson; Mines.
Queen Gavin, ]. Fair, Johnny Ger
many, Anna Wilson, Pinkey Smith,
Sgt. and Mrs. C. MCGEE and Mr..
Terry Smith.
Mr.. Hunt received a number of
greetings from St. Paul friends
who had seen his birthday greet
ings in this newspaper. He was
guest of Rev. B. Brown, pastor of
the Sunlight Baptist church there,
and his wife, on a motor trip to
Scotland, La.
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ABOUT FACE IN PHILADELPHIA

There good from Philadelphia in the that thirty
oneyearod Negro wede Max Windham been elected
president the Transport Workers Union CO local and that four
Negroes elected Inspiring
indeed of the fact that last August
members took the waOut of 5000 transit workers protest
against promotion Negroes jobs Now the
and fair play of the unions rankande has helped the slate
clean and set the organized labor generally Philadelphia
the spotlight agan-but with difference.
Behind the action the T. members healthy
guilt The unions policy expressly opposed discrimination yet
agtato captazng fears that white seniority rights
would be threatened by upgrag Negroes given ready
prestige everywhere.
The amende honorable has been made by the unions candid about
face Said union member voted for Wnham because he
active organizing the unon don't shouldn't
him because he's Negro could for lots of white know,
but they just wouldn't be good union leaders"
What threatened develop into major tragedy has ended
for the trades union and for the Presidents
Fair Employment Practices Committee which played vital role
upgradng Negroes the Philadelphia Transit
Review
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Pork Barrels

Oak barrels or large stone jars
are the most satisfactory vessels
for curing pork, say swine special
lists. A clean container is abso-
lutely essential for successful meat
curing. It should always be washed
out and thoroughly scalded before
using.
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Save Some of Your Money
for Peace Time Needs
ST. PAUL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Associated Negro Credit Union sS st. AnthOny american
ona Bank 49 Robert ST. Commercial State Bank ia w. 6h Empire
National Bank and Trust Co.. $50 Robert ST. Farmers Merchants
State Bank $50 Mnnehaha Ave First National Bank Mime
oa First State Bank of St. Paul. s6S Payne Ave. Midway National
Bank 1887 University Ave. Northwest State Bank 9 7 Produce
Exchange Bank 519 Jackson st Paul Federal Savings Assoca
on 53 Robert ST. Security State Bank 47s Robert
National Bank 220 Exchange Bldg So West St. Paul State Bank
Robert and Western State Bank 663 University Ave-
You Can Buy War Bonds at Most of These Institutions
sDenofes Period; ThiaP
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the many friends who
sent expressions of sympathy, condolences
the funeral of our wife and mother. Mrs.
Matte Nelson. Especially do we wish to
thank Rev. B. N. Moore, who presided at
the service and other ministers, including
the Revs. C. B. Wheeler, C. T. R. Nelson,
Lincoln Berry, J. W. Graham, John Wig
gins and Bishop Bonnie Nelson of Red
Wing, Mimi, and Rev. ]. s. Holly of Chi
cago, who delivered the eulogy.
We especially appreciate the singing of
Mrs. Cora Moore and Mrs. C. B. Wheeler,
and the resolution from the ministers
wives read by Mrs. C. T. R. Nelson.
Rev. John A. Nelson
and Family.
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Hunt Entertained
at Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, La.-Mrs. Rosalee
Watson, Mrs. Leila King and Mr..
Robert A. Hunt, sisters and brother
of Howard M. Hunt, 9OS Carroll,