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Montana labor news., 1944-06-22
FIVE GRAND" ON WAY
TO FIGHTING O

Five Grand IS on her way to the Tight
ing front. Thata's the name given by
members of Local ISL, International As
ISOLATION of Machinists (AFL), to the
5,OOOth Floying Fortress to roll off pro-
duction lines at Boeing Aircraft in Seat
tie. And the workers have left their
mark on the huge bomber From nose
to tail and from wing tip to wing top, it's
covered with the names of the workers
who built it. The names are scrawled
in a variety Of colors-red, green, yell
low, blue, purple and black paint, as wen
as various shades of lipstick.
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22
HANsON-HARRIS o
NEW RELATIONSHIP

News of particular interest was made
recently when Bert Hanson, who until
a few days ago was manager Of the
Rialto theater, announced that he had
become associated with E. E. Harris in
the operation of Butte's independent
theaters. the Montana and Park. Mr..
Hanson has had extensive experience in
the theater business, four years Of which
have been spent in Butte. Mr.. Hanson
was also five years with the Paramount
and five years with the r. o. c. A
somewhat unusual feature of the new
relationship Of Mr.. Hanson and Mr.. Har-
ris is that both Of them we're at n time
motion picture film statesmen for the
same company at the same time. Mr..
Hanson is married, and has two girls in
Butte high school and n boy with the
marines in the Pacific area.
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22
COUNCIL SPIKES ACM
DEAL TO TRADE
SCHOOL PROPERTY
CBy Federated Press)

Coming to- the rescue in the nick of
Time, labor Of Silver Bow county pre-
vented the school board from handing
over hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of school property to the Ana
conda Copper Mining Company in return
for land dangerously honeycombed with
underground mines.
Underground mining, carried on by
Anaconda through the Butte Copper &
Zinc Co. had already destroyed the site
of the Garfield school, owned by the
county. Once appraised at 100000 it
is now completely worthless. Its walls
had settled and notices were up warning
it was dangerous to enter. But the school
board, acting through five Of its mem
bers. suddenly announced it would re-
lease the mining companies from all
liability for destruction Of the building
and would trade the land for another
piece of property near the high school.
The deal sounded funny to the Silver
Bow Trades & Labor Council so it APP
pointed a committee to investigate. The
union investigators found that the piece
Of land which the mining company was
going to give the school board was just
as badly undermined as the old site
Since the property was near The high
school, the committee took a lock at the
city school just to be on the safe side.
The high school was a %brand-new
building, but they found a great many
cracks in the walls big enough to let in
air from the outside. The building was
in the process of disintegration from
underground mining-$25O,O 900 worth Of
damage was already done, they learned
Another strange discovery was a pro
vision in the trade that Anaconda could
mine under the land that was to be
given to the school board without any
liability for damage to any building that
might be built on the land.
Results OF the investigation greatly
excited the citizens of Montana. Acting
through the labor council, they went to
court to contest the school boards action.
While an attorney from Anaconda saJ IN
the courtroom carefully taking note Of
the proceedings, Judge jeremiah j..
Lynch granted an injunction against the
school boards action and announced to
the public that the board had no power
to give away its property.
"The citizens were afraid that if the
school board was not checked in its
generous career" said The Montana
Labor News, expressing relief at the
quashing of the trade, 1.-THE next move
would be a trade of the high school for
the Big ship, an cd company boarding
house abandoned Is years ago, and that
in the trade there would be a release
from all damages to the high school"
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22
Less Than 90 of Los
Angeles Servicemen
Voted in Last Primary

Los ANGELES-(FP)-The final Of
fetal count of votes cast in Los Angeles
county on primary day added up to a
powerful argument for a federal ballot
for members of the armed services.
OF a total of 1872, 600 votes cast in the
county, only 7,647-less than 1%-were
absentee ballots. About 5000 absentee
ballots came from civilians and some
4.5OO from men and women in the armed
services.
An estimated quarter of a million
.servicemen of voting age have residence
in the county. Therefore, less than two
in every hundred voters in uniform
actually cast a vote in the important pri-
maries. Two per cent voting in a 1900
war against fascisml
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22
A Pint of Beer for
a Pint of Blood

It's fun to give blood. Anyway, that's
what II machinists employed at the Gen
eral Engineering Co. plant in San Fran
cisco think. The men have challenged
workers in two other departments Of
their plant to a blood doning contest.
Each donor has Clipped in a quarter to
a central pool and the winning shop Will
be treated to a beer bust.
The IL machinists, all members Of
Lodge 68, International Association Of
Machinists (AFL), are off to a flying
start. After going to the Red Cross in
a body, each gave a pint of their blood
and then promptly signed a pledge prom
Using to donate a pint of blood every
three months thereafter.
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22
HARRY ]. FREEBOURN
is ENDORSED BY
TRADES COUNCIL

Attorney H. j. Freebourn, former
county attorney of Silver Bow county
and also former attorney general, was
endorsed for the office of attorney gener-
al at the meeting Of the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council last Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. Freebourn was a member Of the
Butte Mill and Smeltermen's Union and
the Butte Miners Union No. 1, Western
Federation of Miners in 1909 to 1918.
In 1924 he was made an honorary
member of the typographical unions Of
Butte and Anaconda, while handling
wage %arbitrations for them. AS Silver
Bow county attorney, during the machin-
lists and teamsters strike in 1890, he was
with the men and against the employers.
As Silver Bow county attorney, during
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22
Fourth Term Backed
by California Group

SAN DIEGO, Calif-FP)-Joining in
the countrywide fourth term sentiment,
the California State Council of Culinary
Workers, %Bartenders & Hotel Service
Employees (ALL) Endorsed Pres. Roosevelt
for a return trip to the White House.
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22

Any wage Garner who desires to knew
about his wage credits on his old-age
and survivors insurance account may Sc
cure the information by calling on the
Butte social security board field office.
The office has a postcard request to be
mailed to the board in Baltimore and
the statement OF wages will be returned
10 the wage Garner.
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22
JOINT MEETING

A joint meeting of the Silver
Bow Trades and Labor Council and
the Building Trades Council will
take place Tuesday. June 9th at
8 P. M. for the purpose of endors-
ing candidates for the coming pri-
mary election. This is the first
time in the history Of Butte that
the two councils have joined to-
gether in a joint political action.
All delegates to the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council and
delegates to the Building Trades
Council are urgently requested to
attend. Owing to the meeting, the
Silver Bow Trades and Labor
Council will convene at 7:3O p. m.
instead of 8 p. m.
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22

ONLY SMALL PROPORTION OF SERVICEMEN
WILL Be PRIVILEGED TO CAST BALLOTS

NEW YORK-FP)-W What is happening in various
states to assure CT Joe a vote in November shows why
labor fought so hard to get a federal soldier ballot-and
why the COP polltaxer combine in Congress insisted on
leaving it up to the states. 1t also shows that labor is still
about the only moving force doing anything about the war
vote situation.
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22

The manager of the Butte social Sc
curity board field office will gladly tell
you what you want to know about old
age and survivors insurance benefits.
Your question may concern the children
of a deceased wage Garner. 1t makes
no difference. Don't hesitate to put the
problem up to your local social security
office.
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22

Rudolph Messerschmidt, a resident Of
Jerusalem, recently applied to the gov
eminent to change his name to Rudolph
Spitfire.
Maybe Rudolph Mustang would do,
teo?
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22

If you or your family are interested
in learning more about old-age and sur
vivors' insurance benefits, you are re-
quested to call at the social security board
field office in Butte. The office is To-
Gated at 402 Silver Bow block.
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22

DOLLARS TODAY MEAN GUNS TO-
BORROW. BUY DEFENSE BONDS
OR VICTORY.
Montana labor news., 1944-06-22

HELP WIN THE wAR-rNVEST IN
WAR BONDS EVERY PAYDAY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
Plane Crash Survivors In Greenland
 Saved In Spectacular Rescue Flight

veIoping pneumonia, it was decided to load everything into the Norse- man for . getaway as soon as pos- sibIe.
 The plan. was for Wurtz in the Norseman Co fly {, Q lake about % miles from BW-l. A flying boat was to land on the lake. The pa- tients would be transferred to Q rub Der landing boat to set out to the flying boat, after Wurtz had landed on the snow and ice as close to the lake as he could get.
 But when Wurtz got the Norse- man the place where he was sup- posed to land, he found the ice full of crevasses. Besides, he would have to make a cross-wind landing. It was too risky.
 So, he says, he browbeat his sli- periors into letting him try the ski landing on the hard-surfaced run- way.
 They picked out the softest gravel spot they could find, just off the runway, and told him to come in there. Nearly everybody on the base came out to see him crash.
 But he didn't.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

history to land a ski-plane on a dry, hard surfaced and rocky runway, bringing his plane and it's precious cargo in safely on a perfect land- ing. It wasn't stunt. Wurtz knew what he was doing and showed his flying skill in doing what most pilots would have considered an impos- sible achievement. He set another record for the Army Air Forces Search and Rescue Service for which he flies.
 Young Wurtz-he is only 23- is tall, dark, quiet to the point of lose his hair by pulling it out in worry over tight situations. He's just prematurely that way. Nerve less, he tells his story simply and directly, with no show of emotion and with every apparent indica- tion that this rescue flight of bis was all in days work. It was last October 2, but the full story has just now been re- leased to a group of newspaper men visiting North Atlantic Command. A Douglas C-47 two-engined trans port plane, military version of the planes commonly used by U. s. com mercial airlines, was on routine fer rying flight from Goose Bay, Labra- dol, to Iceland. There were seven meE aboard.
 Over the tip of southern Green land, the plane developed engine
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
PAUL WILLIAMS
 MOTHER PASSES

Torrington, Nov. 29 - Mrs. Rose Sabia, wife of Michael Sabia of g Hillside avenue, died late Monday night at Charlotte Hungerford Hos- pital. Born in Italy, she had lived in the United States for the past 57 years.
 Besides her husband she leaves one son, Paul Williams of Water- bury; nine daughters, Mrs. Nicholas Martineli and Mrs. Domenic Mec- ca of Waterbury, and Mrs. Joseph Summa. Mrs. Elizabeth Cavallo, Mrs. John Maffel, Mrs. Edward Mastro, Mrs. James DiRienzo, Mrs. Angelo Dedio and Mrs. Frank Colangelo, all of Torrington; 32 grandchildren and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
MEMORIAL FLAGS
 NOW AVAILABLE

Meyer Schwolsky, manager of the Veterans Administration at Newing- ton, announced Tuesday that mem- orial flags are now available at cer- tain postofifces for the next of kin of members of the armed forces who have died in service outside the con- tinental limits of the United States in the event the Army or Navy has not already supplied a flag.
 Application for flags should be made on Form 2008, and applicants are requested to submit copy of the notice of death of the service man as received from the War or Navy Departments.
 Burial flags are also available for honorably discharged veterans of any war, or person discharged from the armed forces after serving at least one enlistment or for dis ability incurred in line of duty, MT. Schwolsky revealed.
 The following postoffices are au- thorized to honor applications for these flags: Ansonia, Bridgeport, Bristol, Colchester, aDnbury, Green wich, Hartford, Litchfield, Manches- ter, Meriden, Middletown and Mill ford.
 Also New Britain, New Haven, New London, North Grosvenordale. Norwalk, Norwich, Old Lyme, Put nam, Stamford, Thompsonville. Tol- land, Torrington, Waterbury, Willi- mantle, and Winsted.
 MT. Schwolsky disclosed that per- sons finding it inconvenient to se- cure flags at the postoffices named may contact by mail the eVterans Administration at Newington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

man plane, which has fixed wheel landing gear, and chancIng land- ing on the snow.
 Second was the possibility of sending In a flying boat to land on the water near the crash and put ashore a dog team to climb the ice-cap. Third was the possibility of sending in dog team from Cape Adalaer, 70 miles away. They settled on the Norseman as the quickest, and didn't take time to change to landing skis.
 They got a volunteer crew. Flight Surgeon William A. Cannon, of Pasadena, Calif., Sergeant Willie Hoskins of Denver, and Wurtz. They loaded medical supplies and plenty of warm clothing, figuring they might have to stay for several days.
 Wurtz landed the plane after a run of about 15O feet in eight inches to foot of snow. The doctor got the survivors in sleepings bags, ad- ministered plasnla and morphir<; and they all went to sleep.
 Wurtz went back to the plane and tried to see what he could do about digging out a runway for 8 take-off, but couldn't make it. It was $500 feet altitude and the plane didn't have the power to move through the snow. That night, Wurtz and tho sergeant slept in the plane to keep the wind from blowing 1t away, as there was no way to anchor it. The temperature was about IA above.
 DIDN'T CRASH
 During the afternoon, little tive place Texan trainer plane with retracsable landing wheels and skids had been able to make three trips to take out the survivors who could be moved, and skis for the Morse man had been dropped from another plane. Next morning Whrtz and Hoskins set to work to change the landing gear, but at ths high alti- tude hard work wss exhausting and it took them five hours. They fins ished the job at about three o'clock in the afternoon, and as one of the survivors was showing signs of de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
LUMBER SAVINGS AT PORTS NET
 MILLION TO U. S.

Washington, Nov. 2o-CUP)-The Army Service Forces Transporter tion Corps is making a systematic effort to reclaim lumber and estim- ates that savings in the last three months have been more than $1 900 900 in value.
 The salvage is done principally by Italian Service units and Ger man prisoners of war at ports of authorization. Every type of luIn- Der, from bomb racks and bulk heads goes into the woodpile for sorting and reuse.
 There are four categories of salvaged lumber, utilities and re- pair, packing and crating, dunnage and flrewood. Nails are saved, too. Power magnets pick them up. Ninety per cent of nails in value goes to junk dealers and the bal- ance are strengthened and used again.
 Saves Cargo Space Too
 There is also an important in- direct saving in shipping space. If the lumber were not Salvaged, an equivalent amount would have to be shipped in.
 At Boston 30O,000 board feet of lumber is being reclaimed each week as dimension lumber" for use on cargo ships. An equivalent amount of new lumber would cost $15, ,0OO.
 The Los Angeles Port of Em- barkation is saving $200 daily sub- stituting salvaged lumber for dun mage. Giant wire cable spools are covered with salvaged slats. Sal- vaged waterproof plywood is used to make 16-foot rowboats.
 Coal Bill Cut 20 P. c.
 The San Francisco Port of Em- barkation has salvaged $33,00O worth of timber. Bomb racks are one of the principle items.
 ISU workers have saved the Charleston Port of Authorization more than $625, 900 in labor costs alone. Of the two companies work ing there, the first since arrival in May salvaged 100000 board feet of lumber worth $100,O00. The second arrived in June. The coal bill at Charleston will be cut 20 per cent this winter by using scrap lumber for flrewood.
 New York and New Orleans are using Italian units. Hampton Roads uses German prisoners and plans to double the present num- Der assigned to lumber salvage.
 At Seattle port battaions sal- wage enough lumber monthly to build 34 modern 5-room bunga- lows. Forty per cent of the lumber salvaged is sawed into fuel and sold to fuel companies at $5 a cord.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

trouble. The pilot tried to return the 72 miles to this BW-1-Bluie West One-base, but couldn't nave it. One engine caught fire and the ship went into spiral. Four of the men were able to bail out, but the other three couldn't make 1t before the plane crashed, killing one, ser- iously injuring a second, inflicting first degree burns and shock to the third.
 GIVE FIRST AID
 The plane had sent, an sos to BW-1 when it first encountered dif- ficulties, and it was seen to crash by another plane in the same flight. So the plane was never lost. But it was three in the morning and dark. Guided by the fire, the four men who had parachuted to safety were able to walk back over the ice cap to the scene of the crash, where they gave first aid to their two sur- viving companions.
 BW-1 had a rescue plane in the air within an hour after the crash another C-47 which located the wreck, dropped seven rescue kits and a portable radio with instructions for use. The radio was damaged in the drop and before any other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
WING PONG GRANTED
 STAY IN NEW HAVEN

New Haven, Nov. 29.-Wing Fong of Waterbury, charged with the H. legal possession of opium had his hearing before U. s. Commissioner Thomas A. Grimes continued to next Monday, after his attorney Israel Jacobs asserted there had been an illegal search and seizure by Narcotic Agents Robert Mur- phy of Boston.
 Wing pleaded not G,:sN AAsi a bond of $1,000 was continued. He was arrested in Waterbury last ThurSCiav.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

means of communication could be set up through ground panel flags, that all important message, MAN DYING" was tramped in the snow and no other message was import ant. The C-47, being unable to land In the snow itself, wagged its wings in acknowledgement and went back to base.
 There were three possible cours- es of action. There was no snow on the ground at BW-1, so skiplane could not take off. There was 8 chance of sending up little Morse
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
IR1SH EMTGRANT.

IRISH EMIGRANT. i. :. The ripping waters or Carlingford Lough shmmered in the early morning sun like seouins on the dress of Nautch girl dancing by the light of conch shell lamp. Little waves apped the ebbly shore and caressed the small sentinel rocks that waited to welcome the incoming tide And young lad stood on the edge of dune, watching the play of the water and seabirds wingng whlte gray silver against the blue and white of the skies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
BY PETER EDISON NEA Staff Correspondent

Bluie West One, An Army Air Forces Base in Southern Greeland, Nov. 29- MAN DYING" That rlles- sage, tramped in the snow of the Gieenland ice cap by a survivor of an Army plane crash, prefaced one of the best rescue stories to come
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

Peter Edson. head Of (Water- bury DemOcrat-NEA) Washington Bureau, is on Q two-weeks tour Of North Atlantic bases of ehe Army Air Transport Command. This is the third of several articles de- scribing conditions at these little known military cutposts,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

He was alone the dune, and the lake itself was
 deserted for dawn had not long arrved but to his right where Rostrevor nestled at the tip of the narrowing water smoke from chmneys was signal of wakenlng
 world His glance swept slowly from the little town to the hills and mountains on the opposite side of the lough and came to rest. For some time he remained
 otionesS granite gazing at the hills as ii he were seeking to photograph in his heart their lines and con- tours so that he would forget the matter how long he might live no matter where the Fates might drive him all the world Once he waved his mana and made his way back along winding boreen which in summer had been garlanded with rambler roses and tle flowers that grow wild in Ireland wherever there's a spot of land for flowers to grow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

OuG QI tue lar n 0 h during the war.
 The s n o W message led to one of the most spectacular fly ing feats of the W ar, when It. H. P. Wurtz of s o u t h Pasa- dena, Calif., pi- lit of the res- cue plane, won t h e distinction of being proba- bly, the firS t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER

Yesterday the old bus had a flat, Didn't have spare-that was that Two weeks wash scrubbed mighty fine In the rain all night, broke the line Spent five bucks for seat at popular show, Only to find it was in the very back row Bet ten dollars cute little hoSs That came in last-was that a loss! went marketing with a list neatly typeds Arrived at market to discover ration book sw1ped Got new perm one day last week, Came home looking little less than freak. Never dull moment, cunning phrase, Say what you will, crime never pays! EM EM'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will be held Thursday at 9:45 a. m. at LaPorta Funeral Home and at 10:30 o'clock at St. Peters church. Burial will be in new St. Francis cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29
VETERAN EMPLOYES
 SEEK RETIREMENT

John Altman and Charles Rinaldi employees of the city's street depart ment for thirty-two and forty years respectively, have requested retire ment by the Retirement Board.
 MT. Altman has been with the city since about 1912 and MT. Rinaldi since 1904 or whereabouts.
 India is trying to absorb excess purchasing power through taxation and borrowing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

Not far up the boreen field of ripe grain, golden and yellow in the rpped gracefully under the soft breath of mild wind In the field there were men with scyhes swayng gracefully they cut through the rich harvest Engrossed in their to at first they did not see the who stood to watch, drinking in the sight thirst ily Then glanced up, and greetings were excnanged God bless the work" and God bless you, and few commonplace words. Then the man who had spoken, suat on his hands and resumed his labor. nad been his home for three golden months of summer
 up past the cottage of old blind Peg, and the be up beyond the cottage of Dennis and Mary with their small patch of and up through the close grass and the
 oss-covered stones into the heather and on to the racken that covered the lower slopes of that part of the MOurne Mountain range.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-29

Tn the thick bracken he flung himself down on the ground and gazed at the great feecy clouds bloWlng overhead and the acrd scent the bracken sweet to his nostrs and he knew he would remember it for ever-whch was what he wanted to be. For space he and the mountains and Rostrevor and the boreen and the held and the in the eld and the little house. and blind Pegs cottage and the cottage of Dennis ana Mary. And this good
 He rose then and looked earnestly at the carpet of and white heather and the gorse bushes cover for they loved too much the sky He trod awk Wardy through the heather for he did not want to spoil its ovelneSs and cut himself few sprigSHeather for Remembrance went down the mountains to say goodbye to Mary and Dennis and the barelegged ch- dren who came swarmng round him.