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AS WE SEE IT

iectlve Service Act and exceeded his powers in trying to dictate the meaning of the law.
 Harris ruling was given in a dispute between a union and the Sullivan Dry Dock Company in New fork. The management laid off a veteran employe with long years of seniority in order to reinstate a wet" with much less seniority. even after his military services had been credited.
 As an alibi for its action. inc company cited Hershey's interpre. tatiOn, but the arbitrator rejected the excuse and ordered rehiring of the older employe. He declared Hershey's ruling had no legal stand- ing.
 In other cases, Hershey's policy has already resulted in the firing of veterans of World War I to make way for service men of this war. Union leaders warned long ago such situations would develop, and they have offered a far-reaching program of their own to protect the job rights of veterans, while main- taining seniority safeguards as we'll.
 THIS IS really the way a cIassi. fled ad appeared in the Fort Wayne (Ind.) JOurnal-Cazette:
 MARRIED COUPLE Wanted for Farm and Dairy work.
 ONE of the notorious anti-uniOn papers of Dixie, miscalled ssPro- gressive LabOr," has lost its major Santa Claus,'' the Standard Knit ting Mills of Knoxville, Tenn.
 This week the National Labor Relations Board revealed the com pany had signed stipulation agree ing to stop use of the paper for ''union-busting" purposes, and to reinstate with back pay members of the A. F. of L. Ladies' Garment Workers Union who had been locked out. "Scabs'' hired to re- place them are to be fired if neces- sary to make jobs for the union. ists.
 SOUTHERN tories in the Senate are getting ready for their annual filibuster against the polltax repeal bill. That's one of the certainties of life we'd gladly dispense with.
 AN AP story quoted Frank Sim atrG's manager as saying the sing CT had been alerted for an overseas tours but when it appeared in the Columbus CO., Dispatch, Sinatra was "altered'' for the tour.
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On TheScene Washington
By Travis K. Hedrick

Admitting that discrimination against Negroes ''has been hap pening for 300 years,'' Sen. Theo- dOre (''The Man'') Bilbo CD. Miss.) told the Senate and the na- ton that the Negroes ''were dis criminated against sOrely before Ab- raham LincOln's Emancipation proclamation, and since then they have been discriminated against, and they will be discriminated against for the next 500 or 1000 years if they decide to continue to live side by side with the white men of this country"
 There is only one way that the Negro can escape this discrimination and that is by voluntarily returning to his fatherland, West Africa"
 Bilbc, conducting a two day filibus- ter against granting funds to continue the Presidents Fair Employment Practice Commission, was alternately wiping his ba1ding sweating pate and splitting into his handkerchief as he carried on his tirade.
 Conceding that there is "some dis crimination against many Negroes and to a certain extent against many Jews," Bilbo said, That is natural, that is true and it will continue to be true, on and on, regardless of any fool communist concept of legislation such as the FEPC."
 BilbO said he objected to prize fights between Negroes and white men and declared ''When I see a white man go into ring with a Negro, in a boxing contest, I am for the Negro, I want him to win every time; l want him to knock hell out of the white man. 1t is purely question of physical strength, and the Negro has behind him the strength of giants in Africa for 5000 years, and he is supposed to be strong and stout. The white man, through his culture, his education, and his training has not put so much stress on the physical side as he has upon the mental and moral side for the last 5000 years.''
 And "The Man" Bilbo, weazened and pitiful, shouting his racial hatred doctrine to an all but empty Senate, waved his arms as if to demonstrate that he, himself, was the living demonstration of 5000 years of white supremacy.
 Alter delivering himself of a good deal of cratory against the Jews and Negroes, Bilbo turned to the Catholics. He said, in answer to a question from the floor, that he did not know Msr. Ryan, or whether that prominent church.
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matter. I had forgotten that the editor of the Washington Post Eugene Meyer) is Jew, and I presume that his wife is a JeweSS."
 He then charged that the Jews 'have been lined up from the very be- ginning with this minority called the Negro race. The Negroes and the Jews in New York, as we'll as others .. those are the minorities which the politicians fear. Therefore we find the editor of the Washington Post, a lew, fighting against me, accusing me, and denouncing me and any other man who dares to disagree with him calling us bankrupt men,"
 He went on and on-twO days of spewing the doctrine of racial and religious hatred tying up the work of the U. s. Senate
 little man blocking the desire of the majority That is why the poll- tax must be repealed, why there must be a permanent FEPC.
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man was a communist who, along with some Jewish rabbis, are try ing to line up with the Negroes in teaching social equality.
 BilbO promised a list of the priests to Sen. Dennis Chavez CD. N.M.) who led the fight for FEPC on the floor, and then explained that he ''was not refecting on the Catholics. Some of my best friends are Catholics"
 Asked by Chavez if he had noted that the hearings on the FEPC bill showed support for it from the AFL, he replied ''Oh, yes, there are some traitors in the AFL, but I am talking about the great body of the AFL. They are opposed to this kind of communist concept legislation. 5
 As another authority for his posi- ton, Bilbo quoted at length from a
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column by labor batter Westbrook Pegler hitting at Americans of for elgn parentage.
 With the war agencies apprOpria- ton bill we'll snarled up by BilbO's tactics, he was asked by Chavez if he thought the Senate would vote for FEPC. He replied he knew the Senate would vote the funds if given a chance, but ''there has never been a filibuster successfully conducted in the U. s. Senate with respect to which time did not prove the filibuster was right"
 Bilbo then read an editorial from the Washington Post attacking "a handful of bankrupt men" who pro- pose Ito forbid even an appropriation for the existing FEPC." He de- nounced the newspaper and said "it has just occurred to me what is the
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AOON~eA~~~OS
 THOSE who figure that unions will take a nOsedive after the war were warned this week by one of their leading spOkesmen-AlmOn E. Roth chairman of the board of the San Francisco Employers COun- cil-nOt to count too strongly on such a development.
 Addressing a meeting of the American Management Association in Chicago, Roth declared frankly the outlook is that unions will be more militant than ever in fighting to hold their gains.
 Although union membership may decline if employment dimin- ishes, the number of unions and the number of collective bargaining agreements will probably remain about the same," he said. Further more, it is my opinion we shall wit ness rather rapid expansion of closed and union shop agreements once wartime controls are re- leased"
 Roth pointed out, too, that unions will enter the postwar period with strong treasuries, efi- cient organizations, and other weapons with which ''tO do an effective job of collective bargain ing"
 GORDON MACQUARRIE who wrote some of the Mil,Oaukee (Wis.) Journals stories about Ger tic the Mallard, received a letter re- gently from student in the Uni- versity of Wisconsin journalism department. s'I admire your writing style very much," she wrote, "and have been using the same style my self on some class assignments. However, when l turned my stuff in, I got C. How do you get away with it on the paper?"
 A PIONEERING effort in the field of uniOn-management cO- operation launched several years ago by the Electrical Workers and contractors in the industry is bear. ing fruit.
 One of the latest results was the formulation of apprenticeship standards for the entire industry. Heretofore such standards had ex- isted only on electrical work in the construction field. l.
 Also. a joint postwar planning committee of the union and the industry will meet in Milwaukee July 5 and 6 to discuss many prOb- lems of concern to both sides, such as the annual wage, postwar hous- ing, recOnversiOn matters and many other subjects.
 DID THIS one clear through SHAEF censorship: An AP item from London: ''King George VI in. cested Gen. Eisenhower with the Order of Merit"
 SELECTIVE Service Director Lewis B. Hershey has sustained an- other setback in his effort to drive a wedge between soldiers and work CTS.
 A War Labor Board arbitrator, Frank Harris, has just ruled that Hershey misinterpreted the job re- instatement provisions of the Se-
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OVER THE TOP

The members of the United Auto Workers, AFL Local No. 233, have already topped their Seventh War Loan quota by more than $12,OO0 be- fore the official opening of the drive. The 479 members participating sub- scribed $6l,42o against quota of $48,o75, per capita investment of more than $107.
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NEW HAVEN, CONN.,, SATURDAY, JULY 7, I945
A Raev Decision
(From Building Trades Union Press)

FrOm Building Trades Union Pres)
 decision all building Wage Adjustment which the construction industry the labor policies The WAB of union New Haven Conn, granting them paid vacations for the first time
 building chanics before building other of workers They had their They built the hundred mechanics Seabees building stalation under fire.
 The fight Painters Union decision of all labor The of importance several million union building trades mechanics
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LITTLE LUTHER

"W I'm glad we're finally with Russa MI. Dlworth.
 "Youre right Pop" said thas now-another war;
 said anything about war;" he demanded.
 "You did, Pop said have "Wel, we've Russia in her who's running things, but of that doesn't another war.">
 "Oh, see, said Luther You your trip her, but she falls flat her face, sibiIty."
 "To tell truth DIworh, lowering voice. 'it that to sWhy" asked Little Luther. "Why?' menace that's why"
 "Who so?"
 "SOme of best people Dlworth Col Wheeler they can't
  delegation San Francisco who way' "Ihats complete list, Pop, Little leaving out Hitler Musson Co., who also thought that way "Why bring them with them and we've important problems "Such the of Nazis when all been fighting Russia instead, huh, Pop?"
 "I Luher" MT worth nervous You should learn the language of diplomacy "No, thanks said understood"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-21
Gorden Club Will
Beoutify Plot

The newly organized garden club
held its first meeting Tuesday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Edwin
Olson Four new members were
added to the club roll.
Mrs. Harry Chapman presented a
project for The club to accept. THIS
will include clearing and landscap-
ing a plot of ground adjacent 10
the Recreai onal park.
The control of Insects and weeds
received short discussion by Ms.
Olson VINO also reviewed an article
from Golfers dealing with the new
use of plant horomes in gardening.
/ What is the difference between
narcissus ind a daffodil''? asked
Mrs. II. p. Weydemeyer as she be-
gan her quiz. And was everyone
surprised to learn they are the
same
On Tuesday afternoon, Julv II
the clrb will meet a, the PARK
dressed for work Each one is asked
to bring sack lunch. Anyone who
Wisres to join this club is cordially
| invited to do so.
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all parts of the state, and should
be especially SO in Lincoln county
This county owing tc its location,
was the last section in the state to
be contacted; and the speaker stat
ed that every other county now has
its chapter in this organization.
Following Mr.. Markham's pre-
sentation the Historical Society held
a brief business meeting. The presi-
dent, w. E. Doak being absent, A.
A. Wood acted as chairman Mr..
Wood was the leading enthusiast
when the society was organized sew
eral years ago and has been secre-
tary during its existence. Most Of
the contents of the museum case
were secured through his efforts
and the members of the group feel
that his leaving will be a greas
loss, not only to the society but to
all groups interested in preserving
the relics and traditions of by-gone
days.
D. F. Tewkes of Troy was elected
to take Mr.. Woods place as sec
rotary and the other officers were
reelected as follows: President. w.
f. Doak; vice president, James Ma
honey; curator, Inez Ratekin
The Lincoln County Historical
Society, which is yet a young or
ganization has already won a deep
place in the hearts of the people
of Libby.
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PIONEER TRAILS MEETING

(COntlnued from page ID
way possible in the furtherance of
their valuable work. It will be
active in the making of spots of
historical interest and in the pro-
motion of all worthwhile memorial
and historical projects and in CO.
operating with the state and nation
al organizations to this end.
1t was the consensus of those
present Monday evening that an
other organization meeting should
be called to complete any proposed
plans for Lincoln county organ
ization, and Mr.. Markham has prom
ised to return at that time.
Attention should be called to the
fact that while this is non-com-
mercial organization, the work it
does will be used in the postwar
period in interesting tourists and
bringing them to all sections of
Montana, which is a very practical
project of commercial interest to
Mrs. Fannie Sando of Poplar,
Mont, is visiting at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. H A. Beardsley.
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Sgt. Thomas Huchala wired his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. c. HUI
chala from Charleston, w. Va, last
week that he had landed in The
States. Sergeant Huchala was re-
Gently wounded in the European
war ttieater.
Mr.. and Lirs. E. F. Roberts and
Iariy Lee /, turned hnn'e Wednes-
iay of last week from Kalispell.
where Mr.. Foherts has been receiv-
ing medical Treatment. He is now
employed al the South Libby Gro
Gerry.
Mrs. Peoples of Cutbank, LIST vice
Clubs, who attended the district
president of Montana Women's
meet at Troy, stopped Tuesday ev-
ening in Libby enroute home. While
here she visited the county library
and expressed hopes the. new Gla-
ciery county library will be able
to get new building after the war
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Mrs. Fred Fisher and daughter,
Joan, left Sunday for Rockaway
Beach, Wash, to visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Montgomery
Mrs. Fisher is Mrs. Montgomerys
sister. Miss Monte Lorraine Auf-
forth, a daughter of Mrs. Montgom-
cry, is also visiting in RockaWay
Beach, leaving Friday for that city.
Billy Nittel began work last Fri
day as the manager of the meat
department at Burgans. Billy, who
has recently returned from a three
year hitch in the army, received his
discharge at Long Island, N. Y. He
was in the meat business here in
Libby since 1925 until he entered
the army, and has a large circle
of friends whom ne says he hopes
will drop in and call on him at his
work
Pastor and Mrs. H. c. Hjortholm
drove to Missoula last Sunday, Mrs.
Hjortholm taking the train there
that afternoon for Eureka, Kan,
where she was called by the death
of her mother. Pastor Hjortholm
returned Monday afternoon. They
were accompanied as far as St.
Ignatius by Mrs. Orville Thorne and
little daughter, who visited with
relatives until Monday when they
returned with Mr.. Hiortholm.
i, R. Veldman left "Wednesday
for Olympia, Wash. ~ attend q
Western Forest Products safety
conference, which is in session June
81 and %. All numbering compan-
les have been requested by the
| United States secretary of labor tC
have representatives at this confer
ence. During the past two years the
j. Neifs Mil has enjoyed the honor
of being in t)lefhigh three in the Il
western states area, having the bes
safety rating for accidents among
its employees.
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H. E. 0. CLUB MEETS

Another enjoyable meeting of the
H. E. O. Club was held at the
home of Clara Brock with Goldie
Brock, co-hostess.
Home on the Range was sung by
the members.
Club was opened by the Montana
Woman's Creedt,
Roll Call. Comments on modern
education.
lola Butts gave very interesting
talk on education.
After the business meeting Alva
Borup and Bina Hudson gave an
interesting game.
Mary Frances Ingram presented
the club with a lovely birthday
cake. Guy Brock won the penny
for the next cake. Remember Guy,
it's not to be camp pan cake
either!
The club was honored with. the
following guests, Mrs. Joe Bern
hard, our new neighbor; and Mrs.
Lew Brown Of Priest River, Ida.
A most delicious lunch was served
by the hostesses and very pleas
ant afternoon was spent by all.
A large crowd attended the Fa-
theirs Day community picnic held
at Sophie lake. Baseball seemed to
be the big attraction of the day
A bountious dinner was served by
the ladies. Lillian Leighty decorat-
ed the table with a beautiful large
bouquet of flowers.
We were glad to have Sgt. Donald
Brock and Sgt. Chas. Sumo with
us. Don took the girls for spir
in his motor boat.
A grand time was reported BY
all
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VANDALS AGAIN ON
THE RAMPAGE

Wanton destruction of property
is a poor source Of entertainment
during peace times, and doubly so
during these shortage days, but
Libby must admit (and with
shame) that she boasts having cit
liens who do not honor the private
properties of others.
Monday evening. several young
men waited for a family in South
Libby to turn off their lights for
the night before entering their
garden plot, and in their haste to
steal what ripe strawberries there
were, they pulled up whole plants,
destroying the green berries as well
as the plants.
Even though there had not been
plenty of hard work attached to
raising these plants (and we all
know there isl, the taking of the
ripe berries alone is petty theft
Destruction of the remaining plants
is a crime in itself. Were one tc
approach these young men and ac-
cuse them of crime, they do doubt
would feel they were being un-
duly condemned.
1t happens that member of the
family returned home in time tc
see these boys in their revelry, bu
was unable to cope with them a!
she was too greatly outnumbered
The owners of the straWberrie!
feel that the parents of these van
dals should be made to stand The
expense of the damage done. I,
there reason why they should not.
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w. o. T. M.

w. o. T. M.
The following officers were in
stalled at the regular meeting held
Tuesday evening. Graduate Regent,
Mrs. F. Warner; senior regent, Mrs.
d. Preston, Junior regent, Mrs. r.
Brennan, chaplain, Mrs. N. Fraser;
recorder, Mrs. II. Bitterman; treas
urer, Mrs. D. Butt; guide, Mrs. c.
Smith; assistant guide, Mrs. S. Es-
colt: argies, Mrs. H. Moe; sentinel,
Mrs. B. hurry.
A gift was presented to co-work-
er Parker for filling the graduate
regents chair for the last five
years.
The serving committee for the
evening was the losing side Of
the Membership Drive" serving
the winning side most delicious
z o'clock dinner. There were Is
members present.
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TROY NEWS

TROY NEWS
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Kirschbaum
whose home at the head of Bull
lake has been a land mark for
years, have moved this week to
Coulee Dam where Mr.. Kitschbaum
has responsible position. The boys
will remain at the home where they
will carry on logging operations.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Hubbard
end family spent the weekend in
Troy with Mr.. Hubbard's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Hubbard.
Mrs. Carl Cummings and family
have this week closed their house
in town and moved out to camp
where Mr.. Cummings is operating
a saWmill on the Yak.
A family gathering of the Grippe
family and friends honored Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Coffman of Boise,
Ida, at an outing at Kilbrennan
lake on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owe Larson and
children Of Libby, Mrs. Roy Kin
kaid and children of Bremerton,
Wash, visited the j. H. Coffman
family Friday.
Mrs. Lester Coffman returned to
Troy last week from an extended
trip in the east.
Betty Mae Brown from Libby is
spending a part of her vacation at
the home Of her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. John LlndhOlm.
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TRAVEL BAREFOOT
TO DIG CLANS

We are in receipt of letter from
Mrs. Lilas D. (Shorty) WEIGH in
which she says.
1T is very beautiful at Seaside
(Ore.). The ocean and its beach is
very pretty which is just at the end
Of our main street. Broadway street
is one continuous carnival and is
very different from our Mineral
Ave. Libby. Yesterday was Sum-
day. We stepped out Of our room
to get bite of breakfast and were
surprised to see men, women and
children walking up Broadway
barefooted, but later found out they
were headed for the beach to dig
clans.
1--WE miss Libby, our friends and
relatives. Your paper will cheer
us up beyond expectation"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-21

Some of the younguns don't at
tend Sunday school during the year
as they claim that Sunday is the
only day they can sleep-in. =
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-21

Today, some youngsters attend
Sunday school spasmodically, al
though a few do adhere to a per-
feet attendance record.
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The summer Bible-study sessions
not only served as a means of in
stilling religion into the young
folks, but it also served as means
of giving the boys and girls some
thing constructive to do during the
public-school vacation.
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They are to be congratulated upon
such activities as in these times,
too little stress is given on religion
at home.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-21

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. McIlwraith
and family Of Tacoma, Wash, stop
ped between trains to see their ia
Their, R. S. McIlwraith, while en-
route to st. Paul, MINI. r. S. Nc
Ilwraith has made his home in
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-21
BY Tam O'Rack

Several Libby churches recently
completed summer school courses
in Bible study.
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Others pass up Sunday school
with the excuse that their folks
don't attend church, so, we'll, draw
your own conclusions.
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HOSPITAL NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Resch are
parents of boy born June IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Monnett have
a daughter born June 10.
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1t served, too, as a means of get
ting the kids out from under foot
for mothers who have been at wits
end since May Is when the public
schools closed for the summer.
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Miss Charlotte Gael is employed at
the Variety Grocery Store. She be-
gan working there last week.
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In early times, children learned
religion at their mothers knees and
in the evening, when, after chores
were done, fathers would read from
the Bible.
1t used to be called "home-spun
religion" but it was Well-woven
one, as the lessons never were for
gotten.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-21

Aside from the swimming pool
which will open shortly, the bal
ance of the summer offers but lit
tie regulated recreation for the
kids.
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Why not plan the period for sum-
mer Bible classes, and then follow
it up with regular recreation pro-
gram.
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1t may be too late for action this
year, but why not make plans now
for next summer?