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Smyrna times., 1945-03-29
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs. Caroline Gooden, 73, Dies
From Injuries in Fall From Car

From Injuries in Fau From Car
Mrs. Caroline Gooden, age 73,
died suddenly Sunday night when,
in attempting to close a car door,
she fell from a travelling automo-
bile to the highway one mile north
of Dover and was pronounced dead
upon arrival at the Kent General
Hospital in Dover. Mrs. Goolen
was returning from birthday
party at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Cummins slaughter near
Leipsic. She was the daughter of
John and Sally Slaughter Rey-
nolds and had spent much of her
life near Smyrna. Funeral SER
vices will be held at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. Cummins
Slaughter near Leipsic Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev.
/ Robert E. Green in charge. Inter-
ment will be in Glenwood ceme-
terry, Smyrna. Beside her daugh-
ter she is survived by a son, Lee
C. Gooden of Smyrna and the
following brother and sisters, Will
liam Reynolds, Mrs. John Woodall,
Mrs. William Valentine, all of Phil
adelphia, and Miss Jessie Reynolds
of Dover.
Mrs. Araminta Hynson Morris, ~
Mrs. Arammta Hynson Morris,
age II, widow of Jacob Morris,
rier suddenly Tuesday afternoon
at the home of her brother, Wal
ter w. Hynson on South Street.
She had not been well for several
years but had attended church
service on Sunday. Sunday night
she suffered an attack but rallied
and was apparently much better
until her final attack Tuesday af-
ternoon. She was born in Penn
sylvania, the daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. e. H. Hynson of the Method
ist Conference, and had lived in
Smyrna much of her life. Follow
ing her marriage to Mr.. Morris
she lived in Lewes, Delaware until
his death three years ago in Feb
ruary. For the past two years she
had lived with her brother, Walter
w. Hynson. Funeral services will
be held at Bethel Methodist
Church in Lewes, Friday afternoon
at l o'clock. Interment will be in
the Methodist Cemetery at Lewes.
Friends may call at the home of
w. w. Hynson on South Street
from 7 to 9 Thursday evening.
Death of Raymond j. Taylor
Funeral services for Raymond j.
Taylor, who died suddenly on Fri
day, were held Wednesday at 2
p. M, from his home in Millington
in charge of the Rev. Daniel t.
Pritchard, pastor of Asbury
Church, Millington, and the Rev.
o. H. Connolly. Interment was in
Millington Cemetery. Mr.. Taylor
had been employed by the Penn
sylvania Railroad for over so
years. He was active in all de-
partments of Asbury Church and
was an honorary member of the
Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice. He also was member of
the w. C. T. u, Odd Fellows
Lodge of Massey, and the Milling
ton Fire Company. He is surviv-
ed by his wife and a daughter,
Mrs. Dorothy Compton of Milling
ton.
Death of John p. Krantz
John P. Krantz, formerly of
Cheswold, died at Elizabethtown,
Pa, Sunday, March 25th. Funer-
Smyrna times., 1945-03-29
YOUR BABY'S
PICTURE FREE
Pictures of Local Youngsters
Will Be Published in The
Smyrna Times
TAKE PICTURES APRIL 16

The Smyrna Times wants a pic
ture of every baby girl or boy in
this trade territory so it can have
a cut made and the picture pub
lished in this paper. To be GER
tain that we receive a late picture
and a good one, that will portray
your baby just as it is now, we
have made arrangements with the
Woltz Studios of Des Moines, to
come to Smyrna on Monday, April
16, and take these pictures free of
charge. The studio will be set up
in the Century Club House and
open to take these pictures from
/ p. m. until 8 p. m. On this date
a representative of the above men
toned studio will be here with all
the necessary studio equipment,
ready for taking pictures of the
youngsters. There are no strings
to the offer. You don't have to be
a subscriber to the Times and it is
not compulsory that you buy any
pictures of your baby after they
are taken. We pust want the pic
lures taken of all the youngsters
that we can get, and the more the
better. Parents of the children
will be given the opportunity to
buy pictures if they wish-it is en-
tirely up to them. So fathers and
mothers of Smyrna and surround
ing communities should remember
the date and place, Monday, April
16, at the Century Club House.
Bring your child in and have his
or her picture taken. You'll be
mighty glad afterwards if you did
and mighty sorry if you didn't.
For where is there a father or a
mother of little tike who would
MT be proud to see his or her pic
ture in the Smyrna Times?
Smyrna times., 1945-03-29

Following this program there
will Be- . presentation of awards
for attendance for the quarter,
half-yeAr and year. Also memory
charts will be awarded. The cradle
roll mothers are invited to bring
their babies who will be presented
with q flower.
Smyrna times., 1945-03-29
Sunday School Program

Hymn Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Prayer and Lords Prayer.
Scripture Reading.
The Gloria.
Apostles Greed.
Junior Choir selection.
Announcements.
Observance of Birthdays.
Hymn. "The Day of Resurrection"
Primary Songs:
Happy As A Robin
"Pit-a-Pat."
Happy Easter Day."
Beginners Recitations:
Ronald Still, Vivian Blendt.
IAN Easter Wish
Homer Short. Richard Bailey, Beverly
David Richard David, He Is Risen
Barbara Weber, George jackson. Shir-
ley Ross, Clara Anne Jones,
AN Easter Prayer
John Ward, Ruth Ann Hart, Judy
Slaughter. Helen Spence.
Primary Recitations:
Edward Hamburg, Robert David, Joan
Loose, Joan Short, Jane Still, Joyce
Spence, Janet Boggs, David Deakyne,
Malcolm Faust, Barbara Staats, Leola
Sole.
Junior Girls and Boys
Gloria Pearce. Lorraine Staats,
with Heart and Head
Mary Lou Faust. Dolores David. Janet
Rash. 'The Lilly of the Valley
Eva Mace ........ Hidden In Jesus"
Margery Virdin, William Virdin,
"Gad Easter Day.
Jane McClain Betty McClain,
"A Throne of Love Triumphant"
Betty Foxwell, James Foxwell,
"The Best Story
James Cubbage.
"A Springtime Prayer
James Ross, Robert Faust, William
Faust. William Bartlett, "Spring"
Intermediate Girls:
Mary Alice Blendt. Gods Angels
Audrey Ashton, Patsy Sylvester. Helen
Sylvester, Helen Sawyer,
His Cross
Betty Shane, Anne Stevenson,
1.-THE Story of the Gospel
Elaine Pryor,
"This Strange, Young Man"
Smyrna times., 1945-03-29
Easter Pageant at Night

On Easter Sunday at 7:30 p. M,
we will take you to child's flow
er garden, to Father Times gard
en- of life and to the garden of
Joseph of Arimathea. Thus we
will relieve the poy of the women
who approach the tomb on Easter
morning to listen to the angels
glad tidings, "He is Risen" The
scenery shows painting of this
scene and the music between
scenes will portray the mood of the
pageant. The characters are as
follows:
Smyrna times., 1945-03-29

eace fOrceSSlOna1 ..... lOrrdine otsAAts-
Betty NcClain, Yvonne Senge, James
Cubbage, Elaine Pryor. Anne Steven
son, Betty Shane, Jane McClain, Joan
Short. James Ross, VIM. Bartlett
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08

into the general managers office. Here
he was canned" or fired" not because
his work was not satisfactory, but be-
cause, as the manager said, you are
socialistically inclinedl Whenever the
interests of the men and the company
conflict, you give the men the best of.
it,"
The answer was, That's the finest
compliment you could pay me after being
here nine years. I hope ten vars from
today I can put my feet on a desk, lean
back in a chair and say: 1t was a damn
good thing you canned me when you
did,
Since that time Harry Freebourn has
practiced law, In 1928, when impaired
sight made it look as though he might
be blind, he filed for county attorney Of
Silver Bow county and was elected.
In 1880, while he was county attorney,
the strike of the Machinists and Team
sters against the Employers Association
occurred. The then sheriff was with the
employers. Harry was with the labor
ing men, as was Kerr Beadle, Butte's
mayor. The help given the union men
at that time by Harry Freebourn as
county attorney and Kerr Beadle as
mayor will never be forgotten by the
union men then involved.
In 1894 Harry was county attorney.
Continued on Page Two)
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08

work for the interest of the community.
His stand against the trade of the Gar
field school for the property north Of
the new Butte high school meant a say
ing of $4,000 to the taxpayers. Mr..
Donovan and a committee of the Butte
Building Trades Council are opposed to
the bond issue Of $450,0O0 to be spent
in this location but they are not OPP
posed to have this stadium built in an
other location. This committee is work
ing for the welfare Of the community.
This faithful and conscientious service
he has given to the taxpayers qualities
him for the office Of mayor.
Mr.. DonOvan's interest in the welfare
Of the children Of this community was
proven when the Youth Center was
born. He was elected by the Butte
Building Trades Council as their chair.
man on this project. His duties was to
order material, notify each craft when
they were needed, contact men to work
and supervise such work. This took
many hours and days Of extra work on
part.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
PROMINENT PERSONS
OPPOSE DEPORTINC
OF HARRY BRIDGES

SAN FRANCISCO-R. r. McFall has
added his support to the citizenship
for Harry Bridges" drive, it was an
nounced today by the Harry Bridges Vic
tory committee. Mr.. McFall is California
department commander of veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States.
In a personal letter to President
Roosevelt, McFall stated:
I'm the matter of deportation proceed
ings against Harry Bridges, president Of
the international Longshoremen's and
Warehousemen's Union and c.. 1. o. re-
gional director for California, I would
like to add my name to the long list Of
those who feel that a grave injustice
would be done and a tremendous mistake
made we're deportation to be invoked in
his case.
It believe it was and is his influence
that has been largely responsible for the
fine war record established by the union
he heads. The members of this union
have worked long hours handling dam
gerous explosives and other essential
war material without work stoppage. In
my opinion, there is no group in Amer
lea who has responded more loyalty and
contributed 0 personal sacrifice as
citizens than the Longshoremen's and
Warehousemen's group of California,
and their contribution to the war effort
has been exemplary. The absence oG
strikes and labor disputes on the water
fronts of California during u war pc
Rod further indicates honest, capable
and loyal American leadership.
IN the interests of harmony and in
order that we may continue to present a
united front in this critical period Of
our war, I ask for a careful consideration
of all the facts in this case, to the end
that justice be served and deportation
proceedings against Harry Bridges
dropped"
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08

Last July the Carpenters Union Of
Billings had a grievance against the
Pierce Packing Company which they
would not adjust. Being unable to get
a settlement. the Carpenters Union de-
clared the company unfair to the Car
penters' Union and pieketed the packing
house. The pickets carried banners de-
claring the company unfair to the Car
penters' Union. The butcher workmen
employed in the packing house refused
to go through the picket line and all
work inside the plant stopped. The dis
continuance of work at the plant lasted
about a week, when the packing com
pany signed a contract with the Car
penters' Union and the dispute between
the company and the Carpenters Union
was at an end-the pickets being with
drawn and work was resumed in the
packing house.
During the month of August, follow
ing the labor dispute and while having
contractuaI relations with the Carpen-
tiers Union. the Pierce Packing company
commenced an action in the district
court in Billings against the Carpenters
Union and its officers for libel, claiming
that the Carpenters Union in declaring
the Pierce Packing company unfair and
having the declaration of unfairness
painted on banners, the said banners
being carried by the union pickets in
front Of the packing plant, was libelous
and asked to be awarded $156,0OO dam
ages. The case was to have come to
trial on March 9Th, both sides had dis
qualified one judge each, then the
Pierce Packing company withdrew the
complaint three days before the trial
commenced.
Tom Cotton of Billings, Maury and
Shone Of Butte, were attorneys for the
union.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
HARRY FREEBOURN
MADE IT THE
DIFFICULT WAY

Harry J. %Freebourn, Democratic can
didate for mayor of Butte, was born in
Erie, Pa one of a family Cd eight His
father worked for days pay. He moved
with his family, at an early age, TO Des
Moines, Iowa.
He left Des Moines after his second
wear in high school to seek his fortune
in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He
worked in the Bonanza gold mine and
mill at Terry, a few miles above Lead,
S. D., also at a mill at Portland, a few
miles from Terry. When the mines
closed down he found work on a ranch
fourteen miles from Belle Fourche, S.
D., at a wage of ten dollars a month
on his way to Seattle, Wash. where
ground was being broken for the Alas
kan-Yukon Exposition, he landed, broke,
in Butte. April 1909. Here he worked at
the Leonard mine until the following
September. when he started to Butte
high school. He kept himself at Butte
high for two years by working at the
Majestic theater, where the Leggat Hotel
now stands, and by working at the
Pfttsmont Mine and Smelter on Satur-
days and Sundays, except during football
season. He was a backfield man on the
Butte high school 1909 and 1910 football
teams. He played basketball and was a
track man. During the summer he
played with the Bankers in the City
Baseball league. While in school he won
the competitive examination for appoint
ment to Annapolis.
In 1911, while attending school, he
married and went to work pulling cop
per and loading flue-dust at the East
Butte Copper Mining %company's smelter,
the Pittsmont. Here he worked for nine
years, holding in succession the position
of ~storekeeper, timekeeper, cost account
ant. assisting purchasing agent and en-
ployment agent.
He became a member of the Butte
Mill and Smeltermen's Union and a
member of the Butte Miners Union NO
/ of the Western Federation of Miners.
He was ambitious. He was the indie
pendent kind of a fellow who wanted
to be his w boss. So he studied law
at night, when he went to the Silver
Bow School of Law conducted by Judge
I. G. Denny. He carried his law book
to work in the mornings and took it
home with him at night. He read it on
the street car and at lunch time.
Taking the state bar examination he
was admitted to practice in June, 1918,
while still working at the Pittsmont.
In 1916, when the miners tried to
form a union, which was broken up by
the employers, all leaders were black
listed. Harry, as employment agent,
placed some twelve Of these blacklisted
men at jobs in the mine and smelter.
While he was off sick with the flu in
December Of 1918, his employer, examin-
ing his records found where these black
listed men had been employed. When
Harry returned to work he was called
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
Miners Union Ladies
Auxiliary Committees
Make Splendid Reports

Miners Auxiliary No. 7 held its regu-
lar meeting Friday, March /, in Miners
Union hall.
The organization and membership
committee presented candidates for in
itiation and reported a growing interest
among the women of mine, mill and
smelter workers families.
The mortuary fund, which provides
for the immediate payment Of a sub
stantial sum to the family of a deceased
members is an appreciated feature of
the auxiliary program.
The sick and welfare committee, Lou
Osborne, chairman, reported no mem
bers sick Or injured since last meeting.
Sister Osborne requests families of mem
bers sick or injured to report to her by
telephone, number 5192, or at her
home, $40 South Washington.
Several communications relative to
legislative matters, local, state and a
tional, were referred to the press, edu-
cation, legislative committees for con-
s~ideration, with instructions to present
recommendations at next business meet
ing March Is.
The coming school election on April
z was discussed and it was the con-
census of opinion that the women and
mothers of District NO. / should take
special interest in the qualifications Of
the candidates for school trustees. The
platforms of both school parties will be
studied by auxiliary members.
The ways and means committee re-
ported the financial and social success
of the card socials which are held every
Friday evening in Miners Union hail at
9 O'Clock.
The auxiliary drill team will practice
Friday, March 9 at 9 p. m. After the
drill practice at g o'clock the weekly
card social will take place.
Captain Alice Pickthall, Ann Lynch
and Ruth Garwood will be in charge Of
the social to which friends are invited.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
The WHY'S OF A
MEDICAL HEALTH
INSURANCE PLAN

For the interest of our readers the fol-
lowing item on health and medical in
surance is printed. A short article on
this subject will be printed each week
until the subject has been covered. This
is tn second Of such articles.
Question: We now have a social Sc
curity program which covers unemploy-
ment, old age, and death. Why is it
necessary to extend this program?
Answer: The present social security
act protects the insured worker if he
loses his job, but does nothing for him
if he is disabled by illness and cannot
work. He may be assured some security
when he reaches retirement age. but he
generally is faced with restitution if he
becomes disabled before then and may
even lose his insured status if the illness
is long.
Income for a worker and his family
during his temporary or permanent dis
ability is even more important than in
CONF during unemployment, for loss Of
income is only one of the calamities a
worker must face in a long or serious
illness.
Medical and hospital care is sometimes
so costly that many people go without
necessary care, or receive it only by ex-
hausting all their savings, going into
debt, or accepting unwelcome charity. A
social insurance system, by pooling funds
raised through small, regular contribu-
tons from all persons covered, can pay
for services to all those who need care.
The omission of provisions for sick
ness and disability represents the most
serious lack in u social security pro-
gram. Payment OF benefits for wage
losses arising from disability would be
one bulwark against insecurity caused
by illness. But that, in itself, would not
be enough. Provisions for needed med
ical services to all are essential for eff
fective economic and social security.
Question: Are sickness and disability
important causes of insecurity?
Answer: Yes. The costs of medical
and hospital care, combined with loss of
earnings during incapacity. are directly
responsible for much poverty. Except
in periods Of widespread unemployment,
sickness and premature death constitute
the most important causes of poverty
and dependency.
Because of the double impact of the
costs of medical care and the Interrupt
ton of regular income, long or expensive
illness is a crushing burden to the aver
age worker and his family.
Question: But isn't the United States
the healthiest nation in the world?
Answer: Probably not. The only avail
able general index for comparing the
health Of various countries is the death
rate. On the basis Of this index, We are
not the healthiest nation; for no age
group is u death rate the lowest among
nations. Death rates for specific dis
eases also indicate that we do not have
the lowest death rate among the nations
of the world. Our death rate for all
ages and all groups is in eighth place,
despite the fact that our average per
income is the highest. Death
for ages IS or older are higher in
the United States than those reported
by some twenty nations prior to the
war.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
State Federation of
Butchers Meet

The Montana Federation of Butchers
conducted its biennial meeting in Hell
ena, Sunday, with delegates from Bill
lings, Helena, Butte, Great Falls, Ana
conda, Missoula and Havre attending.
Secretary James Lunney Of the feder-
alton said delegates discussed problems
of the industry and plans for rehabili-
tation Of disabled war veterans to en-
gage in business. Several speakers ad-
dressed the meetings on other aspects
of the industry.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
Ceilings Discussed by
Butte Meat Dealers

Zone ceiling prices as tney aIfect Jhe
meat situation in this area were dis
cussed at a meeting of Butte retail meat
dealers in the Y. M c. A. J. P. Dneen,
president Of the Butte Merchants asso-
citation, presided.
The dealers expressed the belief that
equalization Of zone ceiling prices
which would allow home wholesalers to
slaughter at a profit, would alleviate the
meat situation and enable local consum-
ers to get more meat. The group de-
cided, however, to wait developments in
the current OPA program in the hope
that relief will be brought to the in
dustry.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
GREEN And GOLDEN
JUDGES in PEACE
TREATY CONTEST

NEW YORK-William Green, presi-
dent Of the American Federation Of La
Dor, and Clinton S. Golden, executive
vice president, United Steel Workers of
America, CIO, have been appointed
Judges in the National Peace Treaty
contest, which will award $4,000 in war
bond prizes for the best practical peace
treaties which can be applied to the
world at the end Of the war, it has been
announced.
This marks the first opportunity Of
World War II for plain Americans to
express their views on what the coming
peace should contain to safeguard the
world against future wars and to provide
for an abundant peace.
A total of 100 prizes amounting to
$4,000 in war bonds will be awarded
for the best treaties of 1000 words or
less. The National Peace Treaty con
test will open on March II and close at
midnight( April IS, and is open to all
legal residents Of the United States
and to members of the armed forces
wherever they may be. National head
quarters are at $50 Fifth avenue, New
York.
Vice President Harry S. Truman will
be a member Of the distinguished panel
of judges who will decide the winning
entries. Winners will be judged by how
practical and how workable their plans
and ideas are for the coming peace.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-08
BUILDING COUNCIL
ENDORSES DONOVAN
FOR MAYOR RACE

After careful consideration of the
five candidates for the office of mayor.
the Butte Building and Construction
Trades Council went on record as en-
dorsing Richard CRichey Dick Donovan
for that office.
The Council had the following to say
in regard to its action:
We feel that Mr.. Donovan has been
a faithful member of the Butte Car
penters' Local Union for the past %
years. He has served as secretary Of that
organization for five years. He was the
choice Of the Montana State Council Of
Carpenters as their president for the
third consecutive time.
His record on the school board has
proven to us that he will at all times