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Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
IVA Convention to Meet
in Canada for First Time

VANCOUVER. Canada. -(F'P) Dele
gates from nine states in the u. S. as
well as British Columbia and Alaska
will meet al the convention of the In
ternatonal Woodworkers (CIO) here on
oct a.
This will be the first IVA convention
to be held in Canada since the loggers'
union was organized in 1897 1t will be
the first time also, in four years that
Harold Pritchett, former international
president, will be able to attend his
unions convention. In 1910 he was de
ported to Canada and has not been per
mitted to cross the boundary since then.
Pritchett, besides being president Of
the unions District /, is executive mem
ber of the Vancouver Labor Council and
Progressive federal candidate for
Vancouver East.
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
PIERCE PACKING co.
UNFAIR
CARPENTERS
i. u. 1172."

There is no claim in the complaint of
breach Of the Smith -Conally Act, or
any other Federal law
Under repeated decisions of the Mon
tana Supreme Cocrt picketing, if unac-
.companied by a breach of the peace, or
.trespass upon property, is lawful The
fact is that a non-union carpenter was
working in the Pierce Packing Company
plant On the placing of the picket,
there We're no other carpenters at all
working in the plant, but rs members
of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butchers Workmen of North America
did walk out from the employ of the
Pierce Company. The War Labor Board
Immediately entered the field, and COM
PEELED the Pierce Packing Company to
sign a contract agreeing to the demands
of the Carpenters and Joiners' Local
Union No. 1172
Tt is up to the public on such facts to
decide whether the suit is brought merely
to oppress, and with no expectation Of
winning it,
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
BUNDISTS GLOAT AS
.SEDITION TRIAL
ENTERS SIXTH MONTH

WASHINGTON N.- CFP) As the trial
against the 26 native fascists and Ger
man-American bundists charged with
seditlous attempt 60 overthrow the U S.
government went into its sixth month
Sept. IA. defendants made no bones
about their delight in prolonging the
case.
The trial which started April IT, was
scheduled to END by July or August
Tricky attorneys. who stretched hours
into days, and weeks into months, pre-
vented its closing.
William Dudley Pelly, Silver Shirt
chief, and his fellow oonspirators know
they will be found guilty Of aiding the
enemy But they don't want to be found
guilty before the November election.
Klansmen Pelly Joe NcWilliams, Ed
ward James Smythe and other defend
ants are still counting on Dewey's cleo
ton. Dewey, they think, would COM
mute their sentences before long-per-
haps even give them clear pardons
They say they'd rather have Gerald
L. K. Smith, running for president on
the America First ticket, but they'd be
glad to settle for Dewey,
Anything for a change from That
Man in the White HOUSE" said Smythe
one day in the courtroom.
The hundreds of motions for directed
verdicts of acquittal, mistrials, countless
objections and repetitive questioning Of
witnesses have accomplished something
else The verdict can't come until after
the war against Germany is over, and
the defendants still hope the jury will
soften when Hitler is defeated.
Howard Broenstrupp, Pelly's lieuten-
ant, is using court delays to gather at
the rate of 1000 a day, names and ad-
dresses Of persons who were getting
fascist literature from Germany in l941
references for a future fascist drive
He is copying them from a trial record
book made up Of $4,000 names furnished
by the Los Angeles post office, seized
as mmailable just prior to Americas
entry into war.
"Tm getting the biggest anti-Semitic
army in America and circularizing the
names as I get them,' Broenstrupp
boasted to reporters. I've got 10000
names already and 10000 to go. And
when we organize these people, Wen
drive the Jews into the ocean"
one can be sure these still active
fascists are marking down the names Of |
active trade unionists as well for the
purge they have in mind
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
WORKERS UPHELD BY
NLRB ATTEMPT TO
STEAL ELECTION

WASHINGTON. - (FlP) - The NLRB
Sept. 1s nipped in the bud an attempt
by the Continental Oil company at
Ponca City, Okla. and company union
to steal a collective bargaining election
away from the Oil Workers Information
al Union (CIO).
Because Continental and its company
union took credit for a WLB approved
wage increase, which they announced
Just prior to the run-off election involy-
ing l,121 employees, the oil workers un-
ion was nosed out by scant six votes.
The NLRB upheld the oil workers
that Continentars premature an
influenced free choice, and
directed that new election be held.
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
POLlr. ACTION
GROUP TO MEET
in GREAT FALLS

A rally at which it is hoped to have
nationally prominent speaker will be
held October in Great Falls by the
Montana Council for Political Action, it
was announced following a meeting of
the executive committee in Helena. A
spokesman for the committee said the
prospects are good for obtaining a speak
er who has had one of the chief parts
in recent political action and thought.
Don Chapman of Great Falls presi-
dent of the Montana Farmers Union, is
chairman of the council and presided at
the executive committee meeting. Jerry
j. O'Connell vice chairan, was absent
1t is said O'Connell is now headquartered
in Seattle as assistant regional director
of the c. L o. Political Action Commit
tee. Ed c. Vawter Of Butte is secretary
treasurer.
Other executive committee members
attending the session were Mrs Gather
inc Penny. Butte; Mrs Charlotte Holtz
Portage; Harry Smith, East Helena; Ros-
coe c. Lots, Great Falls, and P. J Gill
feather, Helena. Not present was Bruce
i steinmetz of Great Falls, president of
the Cascade County Trades and Labor
assembly. The committee named Glen
zorn of Butte assistant secretary treas
urer.
It is said the executive committee be
leves the council should stand on the
Of candidates it made for
the primary election Excepting nonpar-
tisan Supreme Court posts, all those
who We're indorsed We're Democrats and
all but one were nominated. The mem
bership meeting in Great Falls will af-
ford an opportunity for acting on this
question.
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
TEACHERS FIND
READERS DIGEST
ARTICLES

CHICAGO. ~ (FP) - Readers Digest,
the anti-labor magazine with circulation
in the millions, is no longer an honest
selection of leading articles from other
magazines, according to a survey made
bv committee of the National Council
of Teachers of English.
Nearly half Of all the articles the Di-
gest reprints were seen by Digest editors
before they appeared in print in the
original magazines, the committee re
ports A third of all Digest articles are
planned by the Digest editors. Nearly
fifth Of all Digest articles are written
by Digest editors.
The English teachers committee asked
Digest Editor Dewitt Wallace to state
the policy of his magazine and asked
him if the Digest "is deliberately posing
as a reprint magazine for any business
or propaganda purposes"
wallace declined to answer, but APP
peared with a flock of editors at the
English teachers executive committee
TO INQUIRER lue ItpuA1 uc4ll6 PAN-
pared by the committee on newspapers
and magazines.
Later the committee asked Wallace if
he would state his position on the Unit
ed Nations, the people Of England, Rus
sia, China on President Roosevelt, on
the war, on a negotiated peace and on
Jews and Negroes. wallace ducked the
questions.
Readers Digest, faced by critical ex-
animation from the $500 teachers Of
English in schools and colleges, is con-
iucting hot undercover fight simed at
forcing the organization to repudiate
is committees survey.
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
NAzI LOAN


The Nad puppet regime in occupied
Albania has decided to float a "loan"
but the Albanians won't have much
choice about making the investment"
This is the way the controlled Tirana
press broke the news to the people.
IN order to meet the extraordinary
financial neds and for the reconstruction
of the country, the government has de-
oided to make an internal loan The
proect will be decreed during this week
and it will lat once be enforced.
"All Albanians who live in Albania or
abroad, foreigners who have property in
Albania, all those who work in Albania
and all foreign commercial establish
ments are obliged to participate in this
loan.
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
CIO OPENS SPECIAL
REGISTRATION FOR
NIGHT WORKERS

NEW YORK.-F FP)-A drive TO regis
Ter night shift workers in borough
boards of elections during September
was launched by the Greater New YORK
Political Action committee.
Are you working nights during regis
tration week of oct. SLAP" asks a leaf
let distributed to 100000 night workers
oTben it will be a hard job for you 10
register. Why2 Because during that
week your neighborhood polls won't open
until s o'clock in the afternoon. Too
late for you"
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
LABOR ADVISORY
GROUP TO OPA
FORMED AT BUTTE

About SO men and women represent
ling the Railroad Brotherhoods, AFL un-
ions and CIO organizations met officials
of the Office of Price Administration at
the Miners Union hall Monday evening
and perfected a labor advisory commit
tee, labor executive committee and
subcommittee for every community in
the state Many Interesting circum-
stances were brought out particularly
relating to the smaller communities such
as Hamilton, Whitehall, Hardin Deer
Lodge and other towns. In some of these
places, it was related labor is not repre-
.sented on OPA panels, Glenn r. At
kinson, national officer of the OPA de-
scribed the work of his organization and
what the OPA has done and is attempt
ing to do. Mr.. Atkinson discussed prob
lens facing the government in relation
to reconversion and hpw the people
should have a knowledge of what may
be expected after the end Of hostilities.
He emphasized this by stating that
prices after the first World War con
tinued to rise for almost two years be-
cause there was no effective control
He mentioned that it is not only neces-
sary now to see that prices of materials
are kept on an even keel commensurate
with the cost of operation but that labor
in cooperation with the government
should be in a position to put brake
on any inflationary tendency after the
war
Delegates attended from Missoula,
Great Falls, Helena, Billings, Deer Lodge
and other cities,
Wayne williams, legal counsel of the
OPA, assisted materially in making val
liable suggestions in the composition Of
the labor advisory committee and sub
committees.
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
Drink Union
Wine

MODESTO, Calf - OPP - Your do
nestle wines should have union ban
quet
Pending before the regional War Labor
Board for approval are contracts cover
ing all northern California wineries.
Winery Workers sLocal Al (AFL) is the
collective bargaining representative.
Advantages gained by the union in
the contracts include 2-week vacations,
paid holidays, wage increases up to 15c
hourly, reclassification Of workers and a
clause making all adjustments retro
active to Aug 1, 1943.
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
HOUSE GROUP FINDS
NO COERCION In
PAC 81 DRIVE

NEW YORK. .-FP) Visitors from the
House committee investigating campaign
expenditures spent the morning Of Sept.
l2 going over the names Of 500 con-
tributors to the CIO Political Action
committees 81 drive, without turning up
any evidence that unionists are forced
to make contributions.
The congressman spent the afternoon
trying unsuccessfully to get a look at the
list of contributors to Publisher Frank
E. Gannett's Committee for Constitu-
tional Government.
Asserting that I'VE are not a political
organization, Exec Sec'y Edward A.
Rumley of the Gannett committee re-
fused to give list of its contributors
to the House Investigators. The same
sentiments were voiced by Sumner Ger
ard, the committees treasurer. The con-
gressmen learned, however, that the
committee has received $385,OOO so far
this year, its average contributor giving
$4,000.
The House delegation led by Rep.
Clinton Anderson (D-N. M, was given
free access to PAC's boolzss. PAC was
willing TO turn over all records and re-
ceipts of the $1-a-worker drive, but after
spending the entire morning checking
receipts of the contributions Anderson
sad. 1--WE feel the physical task is too
much for us to handle"
The committee Intends instead to
make a list of places to spot check
whether union members have been CO.
creed into giving their dollars. They
will also investigate wherever they re-
ceive complaints of such coercion.
Complaints that workers are being
forced to give dollar to PAC have not
come so far from individual union
members themselves, Anderson said
during a press conference in PAC head
quarters. Source Of the complaints is
the newspapers, he admitted, indicating
the Hearst chain. Col Robert r. Nc
Cormick's Chicago Tribune and the
scripps Howard papers. Examination OF
PACs books shows no support Of the
newspaper claims, he said,
The House committee is having some
difficulty in getting a list Of contributors
to the National Association of Manufac-
turers. Anderson revealed. He said the
NAM insists that the committee prove
it is engaged in political activity before
letting them see its records. The con-
gressmen did not seem to think it was
going to be easy to prove that the NAM
takes part in politics "They lobby but
that isn't the same thing" q member
of the delegation remarked.
AS for the stand taken by the Gannett
group. Anderson read reporters a pas
age from one Of the so-called education
al pamphlets it distributes which
stated "The New Deal and the Brow
der wagner p Wallace Lash Marcan-
-Tugwell- Roosevelt axis have
been, step by step and inch and inch
with the aid Of packed supreme court
and a sometimes packed Congress- lead
ing us straight into the jaws of all-out
federal and anti-American control of our
private interests"
Il think that is not intended to ad-
vance the prospects of President Roose-
velt" Anderson said, grinning. They
say it is nonpontical and nonpartisan.
We will have to look into this some
more"
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
FARM INSURANCE
COMPANIES HOLD
DINNER In BUTTE

Wednesday, Sept 20, the State Farm
Insurance Companies together with the
State Farm Bureau of Montana held a
general agents meeting at Hotel Finlen.
Those in attendance were G. Cray pres
ident Of the State Farm Insurance Bu-
reau; E. A. Mack Of Lewistown, state
director Of insurance for the State Farm
Bureau; local agents representing the
State Farm Insurance Companies are
M. Sewalson Tom Meagher H. C.
Heath and Clark Veatch. Three insur-
ance companies comprise the State Farm
Insurance Companies the Mutual Auto
mobile, State Farm Fire Insurance and
the State Farm Life Insurance COM
pany. Spokesmen for the State Farm
Insurance Companies state that busi-
ness conditions in Montana are pros
porous.
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
700 Detroit Typos
Get &c Raise

DETROIT -FP) )-Demanding a zoe
hourly raise, 700 members of Detroit
Typographical Union 10 (AFI) in 13l
job shops obtained &c from the regional
war labor board All other unions de-
mands we're denied by the board
Day shift minimums now are si.53 an
hour, second shift s1.6l and third shift
Sl68.
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
Maine, but PAC Is Still
Up and Coming

PORTLAND, Me.-(FP)-Maine went
Republican in the state election Sept
II, but CIO Political Action Committee
spokesmen refused to take it as an omen
Of the path the rest Of the nation will
take come Nov Z.
The COP candidate for governor,
Horace A. Hildreth, and COP candi-
dates in every congressional district won
by overwhelming maiorities. The PAC
was active only in the First and Second
districts.
Andrew A. Pettis defeated CIO can
didate in the First congressional dis
trict, attributed his defeat to lack Of
AFL support and the small total labor
vote, which was about the same as that
cast in 1912. The defeat was taken by
Pettis and other PAC members to in
dicate the need for a stepped-up cam
paign to get out the vote for Roosevelt.
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
BILLINGS FIRM FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST
CARPENTERS LOCAL And OFFICIALS

The Pierce Packing Company of Billings has brought
suit against the Carpenters and Joners Local Union No
172 and its officers, Roy e. Thompson and e. H. Heter-
bran Robert E. Mohous, Chester Wallace Herman Jauss
Watson A. Burnett and Earl e. Teats, for $156670O0
claiming damage for alleged picketng In the COM
plant there is statement Of any act Of Violence or any
harsh language any invasion of property or in fact
any act except that the defendant Union placed signs on
the public highway close to the plant having these exact
words:
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21

A waiter in a fancy New York restau-
rant reported to his oo-workers:
1.-THE war must be coming TO an end.
The customers are beginning to talk
back"
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21
UniOnist Elected Head of
CitY School Board

WICHITA, Kan.-FP)-Bowing be-
fore the rising strength of organized
labor, the city administration appointed
its first union leader to the board of
education.
The victory was doubled when the ap-
pointee, oscar Blase was elected by
board members to the presidency.
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21

CHICAGO.-(FP)-The Illinois Fed
Grafton Of Labor set up an AFL Com
mittee for Roosevelt and Truman with
offices in the Chicago loop.
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21

ATLANTIC CITY, N J-RP)-Be
real warmly human, fair and honest"
with your workers if you want to keep
the nasty irresponsible union organizer
away from your plant industrialists
gathered here for the ninth annual In
stitute on Industrial Relations of the
National Association of Manufacturers,
were advised.
Montana labor news., 1944-09-21

LABOR's IN THE FIGHT-wITH
PAYDAY DOLLARS FOR WAR BONDS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-20
PLATTS MILL CLUB
 ANNOUNCES EVENTS
St. Patrick's Night Party Huge Success; Supper,
 Hobo Dance Coming

More than fifty people attended tho St. Patrick'S day celebration held Saturday evening by members of the Platts Mill Community Club. The community hall WIS attractive. ly decorated in green and white. A varied program of entertainment, dancing and refreshments were among the features of the evenings gathering.
 Mrs. Alfred Scott-Smth enter- tainod with Irish ballads on the plano; Mrs. Scott-Snlith with Irish songs and Robert Iatlmer with comedy and a buck ck-and-wiilg dance, Honors In prize waltz contests were won by Mir. and Mrs. Pierre Prom ovost and MT. and Mrs. Luther Tooker. Marcel Pronovost and Ralph Latimer were awarded prizes In . special games.
 During the evening forfeitS were collected from those in attendance who failed to sport something green In observance of the occasion. The evenings program was staged under tho direction Of Mrs. Gene Braun.
 A roast beef supper will be served at the Community House next Wes- nesday afternoon and evening from s to 2 o'clock. Saturday evening ct 8 o'clock the young people Of the community will sponsor q dance III which all attending must be dressed aS "hobocs,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-20
EAGLES INITIAT E
 43 IN TORRINCTON

ToTIngton, March 20Y-Paul J, Maroney, a past president and Vet- eran member Of Torrington Aerie of Eagles, waS honored Sunday after noon when class Of 43 candidates was initiated. The initiates were known as the Paul J. Maroney class,
 AS Mir. Maroney has been III at him home for the last eight months the honor was acknowledged for him by his son, John J. Maroney. Cor nelius J. Hayes, state inside guard, headed the degree team.
 Charles ?. McCann of Newark, N. J., past national president Of the Eagles outlined the nationwide program of the order for assistance in unemployment and rehabilitation of returning veterans. Mayor Will Ham A. Patten welcomed the meet ing and discussed the city's program for assisting returning veterans Other speakers were Francis W, Hos gan. P. J. Fitzgerald. Alex C.. Con- stable, president of the local aerie; William J. Kelly Of Naugatuek. state deputy; Past State Presidents Wil- liam Tyler Of New Britain. John J, Graham Of Waterbury and John J. O'Connor Of Torrington.
 A reception for new members fol- lowed the ceremonies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-20
State Officers
 Elected Saturday

The state convention of the aux Hilary of the Patriarchs Militant was held Saturday at odd Fellows hall. The following officers were elected:
 Lady Mabel Clark of Waterbury, vice. president and Lady Blanche Maton of Watertown, treasurer: Clara Belle Dodson, Hartford, pres- ident; Eda Ramp, Hartford, secre- tary; Lillian Johnson, Naugatuck, right aide to president; Julia Powell Hartford, left aide to president; Ella Anderson, Middlcbury, right aide to vice-president: Sylvia Brown, Hartford, left aide to vice. president; Martha Cady, Water- bury, chaplain; Louise Clark, Wa terbury, right aide to chaplain; Cora Kanny, Waterbury, left aide to chaplain; Latte Flood, Water bury, sentinel; Eleanor Monroe, Naugatuck, officer of the day; LII. Han Whitford, Hartford, officer of the guard; Irene Lajole, Hartford, musician. Assistants to the past president, Frances Owens, ar Q Elizabeth M Manville Waterbury right aide, and Lorclla Newman, Naugatllck, left aide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-20
Social Notes

Miss Elizabeth Sylvia, Bristol, R, l., is visiting her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs, Richard I. Minnaman, Thomaston avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles T.. Jones, Honey Pot road, Cheshire celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Friday. Friends were welcomed at their home Sunday afternoon from 1 to c o'clock.
 Mrs. Thomas Skipp, Hcrchel ave- nue, Is visiting her grandmother Mrs. Emma Preusser in New York City for a few days.
 Robert Jones, q student at Choate school, is spending threc weeks vacation ct the home Of his parents, Mir and Mrs. Edwin II. Jones, Windsor street,
 Mrs. J. Raymond GrIbbon Of Grown street left Friday for Mem phiS, Tenn, where she will spend two weeks visiting her husband, J.. Raymond Gribbon, who is stationed at tho Naval Air Technical Train ing Center In Memphis. Mrs. Crib bon Is the former Agnes Leary, R. N,
 The annual St. Patrick's day dance of the ConeordIa Ladies chorus was held Saturday night at ConcortIia hall with more than 200 persons attending. Irish songs and dances were presented Marks or- chestra provided the music for dancing until l Q. III. Refreshments were served.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-20
Margaret Mills
 IS Commissioned

Margaret McCandlsh Mills of this city former primary teacher at Lau" rel school. Shaker Heights, Ohio, was commissioned a second lieu. tenant in the army Of the United States today upon completion of officer candidate school at the Third WAC Training Center here.
 Lieutenant Mills IS the daughter of Robert c. Mills, % Kelsey street.
 A graduate of Connecticut Col- lege for Women, New London, the WAC officer has also studied at Springfield College. Springfield, Mass the Posts Business College, Waterbury. She was member of the World Affairs Council College Club, and Council on Childhood Education in Cleveland, Ohio.
 Before teaching primary in Lau. rel school, Lieutenant Mills was employed as co-ordinator and dlrcc- tor of the Laurel School Day Camp, Laurel School Shaker Heights, and has taught in the Workshop school Longmeadow, Mass.
 Her step-brother, Private First Class James Berrie, Is stationed at Camp Edwards, Mass,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-20
Quota Club
 Gives Party

A St. Patrlcks day party was held ThurSday evening at the home of Mrs. Margaret Mulcunry, 54 Wildwood avenue, for members of the Quota club and their friends Irish checkers were played Those attending were; Mrs, Joseph Kelley Mrs. William Le Roy, Mrs. Edmund Kiernan, Mrs, Margaret Coughlin. Mrs. Belinda Tracy, Misses Frances Courtney, Mildred Hebert, Rosemary Keenan, Mary Mcdonald, Katherine Fleming, Margaret Carroll, Gather inc Burns, Agnes Fitzpatrick, Mrs Priscilla Belanger, Mrs. Julia Me Donald, Mrs. Mary Kllmartin, Mrs Agnes Carroll, Mrs, Mae Grady Mrs, Ruth La Vallee, Mrs. Lela Cotter, and Mrs. Mulcunry.