Montana labor news., 1945-03-15
News Of The Silver Bow
Trades & Labor Council

What with speeches of pohtlcal as
-,rants for CITY offices and speeches by
Tho T-ndenendent school Ticket candi-
dates and the head Of the Social Security
office the Trades and Labor Council pre-
sented quite an interesting schedule.
The outstanding event Of the evening
was an address by Mayor Barry OLeary
who was introduced by Chairman CraW-
ford Mr.. OLeary said that ne hao
visited the Building Trades Council pc
fore coming to the Silver Bow Trades
and Labor Council. He thanked the
delegation and the chairman for the
courtesy extended him for the privilege
Of the floor. Perhaps more than any
other thing the administration OF MI
oTearv has been featured by a sincere
effort to keep the city expenditures
Within the bounds Of the city income
Mr.. OIearv stressed this policy. he arc
said he was opposed to registering Guy
warrants In answer to a question, 10
ward the END Of his talk, the mayor sAd
that he surely would use all his efforts
10 Get money from the federal govern
ment for a postwar program IN Butte.
The sneaker went into the finances Oh
the citv. He said that Butte had paid
aboort 81. 100000 in interest on the citys
indebtedness in the past 10 years. A1Uer
tho completion Of his speech Mayor
OTearv was complimented by a MEMBER
Of the Engineers Union to which he be-
longs,
nan F Shea, candidate for Ponce
ndge. made an interesting talk 70 One
council. He was accompanied by Oarl
Dr;scoll Mr. Shea said that he was
horn n reared in Butte and Is quail
fled bv- experience and education for the
nosition of city police judge Mr.. Shea
reminded the delegates that ne nae
served as police magistrate and wa
familiar with the duties Of the otfice
~ smoke of the difficulty Of acquiring
an education and said that he mad at
tended the school for Blind at Bouloe
and later Butte Business College ana i
1922 was admitted to practice law. MI
Shea said that of the a~pproXlmaCel
one tbmlsand cases that had come be
fore him when he was police magistra'
all had been decided on the rules an
evidences of law and no partiallty wa
nirants for city offices and speeches 3
shown. He spoke of his parents, n
father having been a miner and oyln
at an early age. He commended his car
d to the unions.
A rather long and somewhat technics
speech was made by Mr.. Shater' neao
the local Social Security Office in II
silver Bow Block. Mr.. Shater state
that in many cases where the husDar
or father had died that the widow
the heirs had failed to make a claim ar
he also said that in other cases me
reaching the age Of 65 failed to ma
claims thus losing some Of the benefi
to which they are entitled. He also e.
plained something about the rights
widows of soldiers under the survivor
benefits. Mr.. Shafer said that the uniol
had promised to appoint Social securl
committees but that his office was som
what disappointed in the results. He e
nlained that the unions should a
interest because it was very necessa
to the welfare Of their members. Wn
asked if a person could still continue
work after he had reached the age
e5 Mr.. shafer said Eyes" but he Wot
receive no benefits if that amount IN
he earned exceeded SIS per month
if he secured employment in some ooc
patton not covered by the Social Secur
laws.
Secretary Vawter was instructed
write letters to the unions asking In