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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-09-06
DINNER GUESTS

DINNER GUESTS
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Parker and
children of Sheridan were Sun
day dinner guests at the Earle
Millr home.
Mrs. Geraldine Gormley was
a Sunday dinner guest at the
Wayne Bond home.
The following enjoyed a din
ner together last Thursday ev-
ening at he Northern Grill in
Billings: Mr.. and Mrs. R. j.
Brown and Eileen of Billings,
Bob Fulmer, Mrs. Marjorie
Clanin, Mrs. Geraldine CORN
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Steven
son.
Mrs. Juanita Turner and Miss
Mary Robertson of Helena were
dinner guests Sunday of Mrs.
William Harris and Mrs. Fred
Given at their Corral creek
ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. thinner
man, Miss Billye Ruth thinner
man and Mr.. and Mrs. Ole
Nelson were Sunday dinner
guests at the Porter Kennedy
ranch home.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-09-06
THE BATTLE OF THE
Thinkers

"Culr,y, Eire.-The annual finals a
the battles for The championship oj e
Thinkers miH be held tonight. The
Thinkers are cararans OF gypsies. They
precrde the main bouts by competitions
in drinking pofeen and Boosting, after
mhich the bare-fst fights begin.'-Ne,os
The tournament began shortly
after p. m Padriac O'Feeney, a
top Tinker, began the boasting. Il
kin lick any bucko in the glen with
me arms in a sling and me feet in al
cast" he declared, barring his chest.
II was niver in bitter shape sincel
the night I kilt the four bullocks with
slaps from the palm Of me leftl
hand. Bring on me opponint!"
Why the foul-mouthed IL"
roared Finley Mulligoweneagh. 6
foot 5, and built like the Irish gods
of old. "A sissy he is! Twas me-
diminished bullocks he kilt an it
took him five minutes. could Of fin
ished all four with the thumb o. wan
hand. Let me at him!"
Il could bate the likes OF ye fresh
off sickbed and without drink
in me system" barked O'Feeney.
Did ye liver hear O. the time I
took on the swim mad stevvidores
of -
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
SILVER B CLUB
HOMECOMING

Members of the Butte Silver B organ
ization, composed Of football lettermen
Of Butte high school 25 years ago or
more, will hold their annual homecom-
ing program Friday evening, Sept Is,
in conjunction with the Butte Billings
football game, Ralph Dawson, new
president Of the organization announced
Tuesday.
Feature of the meeting will be the
initiation Of the 1921 football squad by
the Silver B's. The homecoming meet
ing will be the first major event pre-
sided over by Mr. Dawson, who was
elected president Of the club recently.
The homecoming program will open
with a dinner at the Butte high school
cafeteria at o'clock Friday evening.
Doors will be opened at 80 o'clock.
Silver BIS will be guests at the Butte
Billings Big Six football game imme-
diately after the dinner, and members
Of the organization will sit in a special
section
Members Of the 1921 football squad
who will be initiated into the Silver BIS
include Ed Molthen, John Cox and Nor
man Thomson.
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
FEC Wants Congress
to Role On Big
Business in Radio

WASHINGTON. - (FP) - Should
holding companies. investment banking
groups, large industrial empires and
other businesses be permitted to con
troll radio stations? If so, what meas
ure should be used to limit this control
in the public interest
These questions were asked by the
Federal Communications Commission
in a report Sept 7 which said it would
ask Congress to consider the adyis-
ability of further defining the quail
fications of licensees and particularly
to determine to what extent these Big
Business groups should be permitted TO
run broadcasting stations.
These questions were put forth as the
FEC approved, 4 to 3, the transfer of
the Crosley Corps station, WLW at
Cincinnati, to the Aviation Corp. Of
America, AGA the FEC minority said,
is large holding company of a type
which has been tradtonally a matter
of concern because of their use as an
instrumentalty for gaining control over
large segments Of the economy Of the
country without corresponding respon-
siblity'
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
Dehydrated Food
is Unpopular

The dehydrated vegetable market,
built up to fabulous proportions during
the war, is going through shrinkage
process. Demand will still be bigger
than prewar but the Department Of
Agriculture predicts a postwar civilian
demand for only Is million pounds Of
dried vegetables, compared to produc-
ton Of 100 million pounds last year,
mostly for the armed forces and lend
lease.
The dehydrated foods are definitely
unpopular with soldiers, who can be
expected to avoid eating the stuff when
they're back in civilian clothes. The
manager of a firm that dehydrated 5H
million pounds of carrots and potatoes
in the last two years and now intends
to find new business explained why
Have you ever tasted a dehydrated
carrot" he demanded. "You don't
know if you are eating a vegetable or
stick Of wood
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
GOLD AND SILVER
OUTPUT ISLOWER

Gold production in the United States
during July amounted to 59,364 ounces.
l2,5lS ounces below June and the low
est monthly rate for many years, ac-
cording to figures compiled by the
American Bureau Of Metal Statistics.
For the first seven months of this
year U. S. gold output amounted to
478,l68 ounces compared with 5o0,O97
ounces in the like 1914 period.
Output of silver in the United States
during July amounted to 5,075,00O oun-
ces compared with 4,9S4,OOO ounces in
June.
Silver production for the first seven
months of l945 totaled 39,132,OO0 ounces
of which 17,265,000 ounces was domestic
and 21,S67,00O ounces foreign For the
like period of 1914 silver production
was 46,733,00O ounces of which 1902
600 ounces was domestic and 23,1ll00O
ounces foreign silver
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
TOWNSEND PLAN IS
FOR EVERYBODY
By GRACE M. RODERICK

a copy Of a petition, signed by hum
dreds of citizens, has been sent to Con
gresham Hon. Mike Mansfield and to
Senators Burton X Wheeler and James
+. Murray. 1t reads as follows
Gentlemen: With millions OF en-
ployes being dropped from industry's
payrolls during this transition period
and with millions OF soldiers being re-
turned jobless to civilian life, we fear
that American business may go into a
downward spiral leading toward great
depression unless Congress quickly
adopts some program to keep purchas-
ing power at high levels among the
masses of the people. A bipartisan
measure represented by twin bills, one
introduced by a Democrat and one by
Republican, which we believe would
accomplish this end is now before the
House. The House bills are HR 2229
and FIR 2230 respectively. Senate bills
are + go and 800, respectively.
1T would provide high monthly an
nutes, as they retire from the labor
market, for men and women past co.
for the blind and disabled, for widows
with dependent minor children 1t
would raise the money for such annu-
ties by a 3 per cent tax levied monthly
upon the gross incomes in excess OF
$l00 a month
please use your influence to see that
this measure, embodying principles Of
the Townsend Plan, gets a quick and
complete hearing by the ways and
means committee and then by the Con
gress as a whole Please demand a roll
call vote upon it. Please vote for its
enactment when it comes upon the floor
| am authorizing
We are authorizing the distributors
Of this petition to inform us by mail
Of your helpful action on this measure
so that we can reciprocate in the only
way we, as voters, know how Thank
you"
What is facing the days pay miner
The miner who is no longer able to toll
at contract wages but shuffles off to
work Wheeling with silcosis, doubled up
from mine injuries or old age, because
he cannot live without work. You say
he can retire on the Social Security.
Oh, no. He can't possibly manage on
the amount provided The working man
must have a savings account above what
the Social Security program provides,
and those savings accounts are rare
with the common laborer who has
reached the age Of 90 years or over,
especially if he has raised family
through the last depression
Break down, those of you who are
fortunate enough to be unacquainted
with a pick and shovel, and write your
congressman and senator's. You are no
doubt well known to all four and would
have plenty Of influence when you ask
that we get an early hearing on the
Townsend bill
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27

Montana is one OF the states most
vitally affected. A number of plans
have been presented, but the plan
suggested in a bill introduced by Sena-
tor Murray OF Montana provides for
the most comprehensive development
and assures the safeguarding Of the
welfare OF the people
According to Mr. Donovan, neither
Senator Wheeler nor Mr.. Mansfield are
showing the proper attitude. They seem
be straddling the fence. The speaker
sarcasticaily referred to Wheeler's
speeches in Montana during his recent
visit, on the remote Pearl Harbor Incl
dent, and Mansfield's still less peril
nent talks on China. Mr. Donovan re-
ierred to the recent attempt Of the
reclamation authorities to raise the level
of Flathead lake in order to develop
more power, and what a rumpus there
was, but now the powers that be are
backing a reclamation project for the
Missouri River Basin so that they can
further rob the people. (This recla
nation plan is just the opposite Of the
MVA) Mr. Donovan then took the
Company to task for its apparent OBJ
jections to this plan to create work in
Montana. He then said that he had
heard that former miners coming back
to go to work we're told to go back to
the coast for work These men had
presumably been working in defense
industries. A sharp tone was used by
the speaker in describing the complac-
ency Of the Butte unions and the Trades
Council in its outlook Of MVA.
The talk was made at the session Of
the Trades and Labor Council
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27

WASHINGTON (FP) Proof that
the indignant defenders Of states rights
were pure phoneys in the fight over IN
employment compensation is found III
the easy Senate acceptance OF the Bark
ley amendment by which the federal
government forces the states to accept
u. s. extension OF benefit payments up
TO 20 weeks
Here the Senate, by vote Of 6l to 10,
agreed that if state is not willing to
extend benefits to jobless individuals
at the regular state rate up to 20 weeks
the federal government will do it for
them
That is a simple invasion OF the states
right to permit jobless folks to go hun
cry yet only 10 of the stand-pat
tories in the Senate held firm against
the amendment
What the Senate conservatives actu-
ally wanted-and what they won-was
the elimination OF the provision lifting
the maximum payments to SIS week
with the U. S. to pay the difference be
tween the states benefit and the higher
figure. This SIS business was lost by
humping 81 to % vote.
State prese
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27

In recent years it has built up cash
until at the end of 1914 this item, in
Guiding United States and Canadian
government securities, stood at nearly
$l26 million, more than 2Ez times its
liabilities.
The copper industry is subject to wide
swings in demand. Anaconda's earn
ings in recent years have varied from
a deficit of Sl69 millions in 1882 to a
profit of $434 million in l94l. Elimina-
ton Of debt( interest charges on this
contributed approximately $50 million
to the 1882 deficit and a greatly
strengthened inventory position should
help minimize losses in future years of
slack demand and low prices
Although copper is Anaconda's prin-
cipal product, the company also is an
important producer and refiner of zinc,
lead, gold, silver, molybdenum, manga
nese and chrome.
Domestic copper operations are CEN
tered chiefly around Butte, but some
two-thirds OF Anaconda's total output
derives from Chile, where it operates
through the wholly owned Chile and
Andes copper companies Ore is
smelted in this country. Through the
1000 owned Anaconda Wire & Cable
Company the Company produces large
part of the country's requirements Of
brass and various types of copper wire.
Anaconda's Chilean mines are under
stood to be among the lowest cost pro
ducers Of copper in the world. Com
petition Of this Chilean copper with the
domestic product is normally prevented
by a 4c a pound duty on imports, and
therefore much OF the Chilean copper is
smelted here and re-exported
Anacondas ore reserves are large.
Those in Chile are estimated to have
productive life OF not less than Is years.
probably much longer.
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
STEEL COMP PANIES
GOT TWO
BILLION PROFIT

WASHINGTON. - (FP)-Sockinq
away a cool $2 billion in open and con
cealed profits during 5 war years, the
American steel industry saw its take,
after taxes, rise 1880 above the l935-39
period, CIO Pres Philip Murray
charged September To-
Murray's figures were contained in
pamphlet Five Years of War Profits
issued by the United Steelworkers
(CIO) Of which he is also president.
The profit figure came as the union
was demanding a wage increase of 25c
an hour from the U. S. Steel Corp. and
IS other basic producers. Negotiations
opened September 25 at Pittsburgh.
Murray said never before have the
steel companies been SO rich" and
added that about 81 billion of the s.
billion profit had been kept by indus
try-added to its total financial re-
sources, while other millions have been
concealed. More than 3/4 of a billion
SOS million additional dollars-have
been paid out to stockholders" he said
Contrasting industry's profit position
with the position OF Americas 475,O0O
steel workers" Murray found they had
accumulated about 5000 worker on a
national average.
Summarizing industry's profits in
steel, the study said profits before
taxes during the war years, 1910
through 1914 rose 2769d over the peace
time level Of 1935-39, from 1888 million
to over $31z billion Profits after taxes
rose 1870 from $50 million to $l,225
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
Bus Drivers Honor
Returning Soldiers

Following the regular meeting Of the
Bus Drivers Union Thursday evening,
Sept. p, l945, at the Musicians hall,
34Iz North Main, a party and home
coming festival was staged for Clifford
Moyle, who served for more than three
years in the Army, including time in
the Aleutian Islands, and who has been
honorably discharged, and who is back
at work on the busses, and for John
Foot and Art Miller who are home on
furlough
Harry Mustard, president OF the
union, was POSTMASTER Of the evening.
Refreshments were served and dancing
continued late into the night.
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
Montana Umen. .tIoyed Get Booby Prise
STATES RIGHTS issue OVER UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION PROVEN TO BE A PHONY

All Of the shouting over the SIS maxi
mum was based on fear that it would
give that sum to workers who earned
over $50 a week during the war. Some
senator's pretended to believe that the
SIS would be universal for all jobless
workers and Chairman Walter +.
George D.-Ga.) OF the finance commit
tee admitted on the floor that the SIS
figure might threaten the economy Of
the southern states
Present state unemployment compen-
Sation laws have maximum payments
running from SIS to SIS week, with
Arizona, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mon
tana as examples OF the lower payment
and Washington as the only state with
the higher one. Some 10 states have
$50 maximum, including Illinois, Indi-
ana, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsyl-
vania and California. New York has
$2100.
In order to demonstrate the false po-
sition of the conservatives on the claim
that SIS would have gone to every job
less worker, few examples are in
order
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
MERCURY MAKES
FURTHER SLUMP

Quicksilver has dropped in price to
S98 a flask from 500 quoted last week,
reducing the price ST to $50 below the
l945 high of Sis to $3.50 flask, trade
quarters reported Monday A year ago
under the spur Of wartime demand the
price was 5000 a flashk.
The government stockpile OF 100000
TASKS, moreover, represents " years
supply under wartime demands and a
s years supply under the normal peace
time rate OF use. The 10 year average
prewar price OF quicksilver was SIS a
flask.
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
RICHARD DONOVAN
PLEADS FOR M. VA.

Richard Donovan, president OF the
Butte Building Trades Council urged
the unions OF Silver Bow county to
show a more militant spirit in support
OF legislation now before Congress de
signed to create Missouri Valley
Authority in the Missouri River Basin,
an area in which ten states are affected
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
Experimenting With
Packaged Porterhouse

Packers OF meats are experimenting
with freezing retail cuts for distribu-
ton in packaged form to retail outlets,
Bread & Butter reports. Buyers will be
able to pick up a crown roast all
dressed and wrapped, a few seconds
after walking into the store.
Of course, if they prefer to tell the
butcher to cut the sirloin a little nearer
the hip, they will continue to buy
fresh meat. its expected that the ex-
perimental quick-frozen retail cuts will
be appearing on counters soon.
Artemis Ward said when ! am sad,
sing, and then others are sad with
me"
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
Present DO

Take Washington a step further
those who are now drawing the top SIS
a week figure, all would continue get
ting that sum under the law the Senate
defeated. But in California only $40
Of those drawing $40 now would be adj
vanced to $40; in Michigan those get
ting in benefits now would see $3.50
get the SIS figure In Minnesota only
69@o of those now getting the $40 would
advance to SIS, in Montana it would be
just 6236.
On any list Of stand-patters against
labor must go the names of the sena-
tors who voted both against allowing
the $500 travel allowance (Which was
adopted) and the mandatory % weeks
provision, which also passed. They are I:
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27

FINANCIAL CONDITION AT PRESENT Time
The BEST IN ITS HISTORY OF OPERATIONS

New York report says Anaconda Copper Mining Co.,
the worlds largest producer of the red metal faces the
uncertainties of the postwar in the strongest financial
condition in its history In 1912 paid off the last of its
debt which stood at $83 million in 1885 Its only capital
consists Of 8674338 common shares held by approximate
y llIOOO shareholders and minority interests of $50
million in subsidiaries
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27

Sen. Harold Burton (R.-O.) has been
elevated to the post Of u. S Supreme
Court justice from where he will no
doubt continue to display the same kind
fimpartiality evidenced in the famous
Ball -Burton-Hatch labor relations bill.
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
NOTICE

The next meeting OF the Trades
and Labor Council will be held
Tuesday evening, October ,, l945.
The Council will meet thereafter
on every Tuesday night.
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27

The man suffering from insomnia
quite often makes a mistake in calling
the doctor, when what he needs is the
preacher.
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
A Tip to
Housewives

Hold onto those old brooms. The
new ones made in the next y months
won't even be up to average quality.
The trouble is that this years broom
corn crop fell far short Of requirements.
Fiber in the new broom will be less
flexible and much OF it will have to be
dyed to restore the green color expected
o fthe best brooms.
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27

Josh Billings said; 'Laff every time
yu pheel tickled-and laff once in a
while emmy how"
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27
CHICAGO RALLIES FOR JOBS

PArRoNIzE OUR ADVERTISERS
Montana labor news., 1945-09-27

BUY VICTORY BONDS
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-01
Bench GOSSIP

New York-AP-It's just a coin
cidence. but good one that the
managers OF the All-S.ar teams in
the Navy World Series In Hawaii
are Schoolboy Rowe, who rose to
fame with the Tigers, and Billy
Herman, for many years Cub.
They have some players the real
World Series contenders could use
Dick Wakefield, Ned Harris and
Fred Hutchinson (Detro!D and
Charley Gilbert. Whitley Plat and
Wimpy Quinn (Chicago) AL
though he's Just Is years old, Don
aid Godek is listed as one of 16
ex-GI's on the Temple U. football
squad. Don enlisted in the Army
when he was IA and served four
months before his age was dlscoy-
cred.
Just the Type
President Joe Higgins OF the
champion Kingsport. Tenn, Chero-
KEGS Of the Appalachian League is
an expert printer. He often sets
up letters on the linotype, pulls a
proof and drops It in the mail.
This will tell the guys on other
clubs where to look II they receive
any critical missives signed
"Etaoin Shrdlu."
Monday Matinee
Titan Hanover, Hambletonian
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-01

Greenberg CIinches Flag
With Four Run Homer in Ninth

Enroute to Detroit with the Tig.
ers. Decatur. H., Oct Apt
was a happy group OF Detroit Tlg-
ers that ratified across the coun-
tryside last night bound for home
and the opening game OF the World
Series against the Chicago Cubs
on Wednesday at Briggs Stadium.
Detroit
The way they won their clincher
at ST. Louis Sunday. by knocking
the Browns aside 6 to 3 on Hank
Greenberg's mighty ninth inning
homer with the bases loaded, filed
Manager Steve ONeills warriors
with a fierce 10Y.
O'Neill. winning his first flag
after II years managing ball clubs
in the minor and major leagues,
left 10 doubt last night that Lefty
Hal Newhouser. his 25-game win.
ner, would start against the Cubs
in the series opener.
The fact they captured the flag
with the lowest won and lost per.
centaRe in history did not dampen
the Tigers faith In their ability.
After Hank hit that one out II
sight they were firmly convinced
they were a great ball club.
And don't think those Browns
weren't bearing down on US everv
minute" said O'Nein. you would
have thought those guys were MAY
ing for the pennant instead OF US.
As matter Of fact. we shouldnr
even have had 10 play under the
conditions we did"
He was right about that as ST.
Louis was wrapped in It's tenth
STRAIGHT dav OF rain. Under any
conditions less tense than existed
Yesterday. there would have been
no hsll Rame.
II driz7led throughout the contes,
and the fielS was virtuellv mora So.
but thew PLAYED II somehow and
Hank Greenberg finally hit the
Jacknot.
Al'houph virgil TRUCKS. matins
his first big leag start IN some
two vears. weakened somewhat IN
the s'"th inning and nod IN no re-
Hnved nv Nowhouser. he Iooi,od as
v he mi"ht ha n worry useful citizen
in ths World Series.
Newhorser was extremely han.
nv about the Crsenberg vhack that
rave him his 25'h victory OF the
wear, He said his left shoulder
hurt hin with everv nitoh he mnde.
Greenherg not only delivered the
BIGGEST belt If the wear hrt he
also looked better in the field than
at any time since he injured al