Montana labor news., 1944-07-27

The Sheepshearers' Union is the only
union which has national headquarters
in this city with general offices at IA
West Platinum street. The union also
maintains a large machine shop here. A.
A. Evans is president OF the organiza-
ton.
Delegates to the third quadrennial
convention of the Sheep Shearers' Union
of North America No. which opened
Monday in the Eagles hall in the Min
ers' union building on West Granite
street, devoted the second day Of their
meeting to matters pertaining to union
activities. Many delegates are in at
tendance, coming from western, mid
western and southwestern states
A. A. Evans Of Butte is president of
the union The vice presidents are Yer
non E. Jenkins of Corvallis, Mont; John
Payne Of Ashland, Ore Charles r.
Thomas of Butte, Ray A. Reed of Gil
lette, Wyo K G Barigar of willows
Calf; NJ. c. Gillett Of Buhl Idaho, and
H. O. Woody Of jerome, Idaho. c. B.
Renk of Butte is the secretary treasurer,
The opening session Monday morning
was in charge Of President Evans and
was featured by an address Of welcome
by Mayor Barry OLeary The mayor
assured the delegates that the "city of
Butte" is to be theirs while they are
here.
The mayors talk followed invocation
delivered by Bishop Evans of the Nor
mon church.
Jack Driscoll, vice president Of the
Montana State Federation Of Labor, spoke
on labor matters and legislation as re-
lates to the shearers and their organi-
zatlon. Another speaker was Stephen
H. Horn of Los Angeles, general repre-
sentative Of the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters and Butcher Workmen of North
America. He gave an outline Of the
work of his organization since the shear
ers became affiliated with it in l941.
Listing Of the various committees fea-
tured the second day Of the convention.
Announcement was made by the chair
man of the banquet committee that
plans are being formulated for the con-
vention banquet and dance which will be
held at the Rocky Mountain cafe in
Nleaderville Thursday night The BAN
quet and dance will be for delegates
and their ladies and guests Of the dele
gates.
The committee appointments follow:
Convention rules - Vernon jenkins,
Corvallis, Ore; oscar Hansen, Goshen,
Utah, and Joyn Payne, Ashland, ore.
Press and pubhcation-LaVor Taylor,
EphraIm Utah; Stuart G. French, La
Grande, Ore, and Ray Hansen, Goshen,
Utah.
Resolutions - John Paine, Ashland,
Ore; Ray Reed. Gillette, Wyo. o. H.
Woody, Jerome, Idaho; Ray Willis, Brod-
erick, Calf; John Roy, CTooding, Idaho;
Ben Howland, Cambridge, Idaho; David
Chamberlain, Blackfoot, Idaho; Ivan
Lake, Boise, Idaho, and L. c. Smith,
Butte.
Constitution and by-laws-Charles R.
Thomas, Oakdale, Calf K. G. Barigar,
Grandview, Utas; oscar Hansen, Goshen,
Utah; Lawrence Anderson, Pocatello,
Idaho; Ray Hansen Goshen, Utah;
Charles Conlin, Oakdale, Calf. Evan
Larson, Ephraim, Utah; W. E. Freshmen
and Donald Brooks, Oakdale, Calf
Grievance and union-Lawrence An
derson, Pocatello Idaho; Charles Con-
lin, Oakdale, Calf; Robert Martin
Butte; Joe Sherman, Stockton, Calf,
and Ivan Lake, Boise Idaho.
Social. G. Smith, Butte; LaVor
Taylor, Ephraim, Utah; Donald Brooke,
Oakdale, Calf. Oscar Hansen Goshen,
Utah, and Ben Rowland, Cambridge,
Idaho
! The first member mentioned in each
instance is the committee chairman.
An address by William E. Clayier, divi
sion chief of the Butte office Of in
ternal revenue, was the feature OF the
wednesday session. He discussed social
security and Withholding taxes.
An additional committee to those al
ready published was named It is the
committee on reports and consists Of the
following.
Vernon jenkins, Corvallis, Mont
chairman; R. F. Grounds, Portland, ore,
Joe Sherman, Butte, and c. D. Peterson,
Goshen, Utah.
Consideration of resolutions and dis
cussion of union matters occupied the
attention Of the delegates the balance
Of the day.
on Wednesday, approximately 20 res
olutions were introduced relative to
changes in the constitution and changes
in working conditions Of the men. Final
action on these resolutions has not yet
been completed but decisions of the con-
vention relating to the resolutions will
be published in the official proceedings.
A banquet will be held tonight at the
Rocky Mountain Cafe, to be followed by
a dance at the Eagles Hall. The social
affairs Of the convention are in charge
of the entertainment committee and to-
night at the Rocky Mountain LaVor
Taylor will act as postmaster. The con-
vention will adjourn Friday or Saturday.