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The Detroit tribune., 1946-12-28

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The Detroit tribune., 1946-12-28

hour week and in o per cent
AZ hours. One Of the employ
ment difficulties encou ntere d
in the industry stems from the
necessity TO render service 20
the public "a hours a day. En-
ployees are therefore required
10 work late shifts and off hours.
with attendent transpor tation
difficulties. This arrangement Is
Objectionable 20 many Of the
workers and Is responsible for
some OF the turnover.
There is some opportunity for
part-time employment among
switchboard operators in the
traffic department. However,
this type Of work scheduling
is very limited. Entry wages In
the telephone industry range
from 55 20 rs cents an hour
with the Southern States tend
ing toward the lower figure.
Separation Rate Moderate
Turnover is also kept down by
careful screening and selective
hiring specifications"
The writer of this column
wishes all readers the merriest
Christmas ever and a New Year
that will bring 20 non-whites
better fair employment practic-
IS in regards 70 hiring and up
grading.
The Detroit tribune., 1946-12-28
EDITORS mai

In view Of the sudden i,,.
in the faults Of Detroit, 80
tional system and The ,rrs...
concerning certain school,
ported in your paper. / bss,I
the newspapers serving Ne I'll
gro communities arc mls,,,,
fine opportunity "a DO -
service for the Negro peo5s
A quiet undercover iny.aI
cation conducted by yor :
porters might turn up some /.
teresting evidence In the 1,
tionship of the educansrsl I'll
TEN and the citys predom.nsn
ly Negro schools.
The fact that parents Il al
ferent areas in thc c.v al
aroused to the point Of ,,|
testing anything IS an n5z|
tion that something IS wrong n
would help the situation i,
measurably II a oispas,ass,|
party investigated The ner,I
paper reporter is in a btas
position 20 do this than anyca
else. Discreet and pointed Gus
tions asked in various plsn
with the answers properly eva
uated could do much 10 clcar o
a situation that IS bad a. hss
and which seems 20 be geidl
worse.
The inarticulate parents ia os
underprivileged nciehborh ooii
need a spokesman badly Ta
newspapers should be Glad .
take over the job for many ~
sons.
Yours truly,
The Detroit tribune., 1946-12-28

that the abandonment Of labor 90
the unmitigated effects Of person
al competition can never be ac-
ccpted as the rule for the deal
ings Of man to man; listened 10
the siren song good times are
coming" and laid on the chopp-
ing block all the sovereignty ac-
cumulatcd over 10 years.
The Reformation is a clash be-
tween two theories OF society.
One. that since there is q capital
istic society the class most inter-
ested in It's security and prosper
ity is the capitalistic class, which
thus should have the most pow
err
Second. that for the best there
is 20 be- had for all we must fight
vigorously and seriously for lib
erty. democracy and the common
man.
We venture TO say here that
out Of this recovery Of power by
conservative Interests will 'comc
eventually a new type Of demo-
cratic socialism impossible 20 any
other land except America.
The Detroit tribune., 1946-12-28

- ~ = Va htA
Jews for we
saw his star in
the east and
are com G 10
worSh hip him. T"
With the birth
Of the Christ
was also born
supreme good d.
The nobleSt OBJ
ieet Of desire.
the supreme gift
The Detroit tribune., 1946-12-28
The Telephone Industry

The Telephone Industry
The telephone industry is ra-
pidly increasing. 1t is good to
report al this time that non
white workers are finding in
creased opportunities with many
of the telephone companies.
Many cities are now using, for
the first time Negro girls as
telephone operators. Detroit is
listed among those cities that
have extended job opportuni-
ties TO Negroes. AS the exper-
fences Of the recent non-white
telephone workers parallel the
efficiency and proficiency rec
ords Of others employed. more
and more Negroes will be hired.
It is therefore very important
that those who apply have the
qualifications needed and more
vital. those who are hired should
The Detroit tribune., 1946-12-28
WHAT
ABOUT YOU?
BY Victor L. Hicks
lis Christmas.

When Jesus was born in Beth
lehem OF Judea in the days Of
Hcrod the king, behold Wise
men came 70 Jerusalem, say
ing, "Whre is he that is born
The Detroit tribune., 1946-12-28

Employees In a. majority Of
telephone companies t78 per
cent Of those rcporting) are on
a 4O-hour week In i3 per cent
Of The plants they work q "A
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
Montana Demos To
Honor Jackson
AT Dinners

Supreme Court Clerk Frank Muir.
ray, chairman of the Jackson Day din
ner committee for Montana, yesterday
announced that dinners and other en-
PERTAINING programs are to be held
in Butte and Great Falls to commem-
crate the 17S birthday of Andrew Jack
son who was born March Is, 1867.
"Old Hickory" seventh president of
the United States, was born in disput-
ed territory between North and South
Carolina. He died in Nashville, Tennes-
see at the age of rs.
Chairman Murray announced that
President Truman will speak from the
Jackson Day dinner in the nations
capital The president will broadcast
an important message to the American
people throughout the nation over all
major networks at pm, Mountain
Standard Time, Saturday, March 23d.
The Butte dinner will be held Sat
urday, March % at the Savoy Cafe in
Meaderville. Sen. e. P. Carville, Ne
vada, will be the principal speaker on
the program in the mining city Great
Falls Democrats will hold their Jack
son Day dinner, Thursday, March 81,
with Rep. Clar Engele, California, as
the main speaker.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
Good Politics-Bad Business

ago Montanans, Inc, which state
chamber of met Helena in annual session. With
applause sa appeared little enthusiasm it passed
resolution as 70 conduct more hearings on
S55, the Missouri BIZ" Libra, act That evening, at the
banquet table, Mr.. john y d the apathet
ic crowd that divided we MVA. 1t is only tempo
rariy stymed-not dead"
OF course considerable percentage the individuals who
sat part Montanans Inc people who work for
or are otherwise obligated to their
financial allies Many Others probably majority not
One and ALL these hardheaded and
ve businessmen They have to be to stay in the game these
To all SUCH resolution, designed to ser
ousy down. possibly STOP Montanas greatest chance for
development have had its somber side There
their part for jubilation applause.
Naturally businessman wants to get along with
great the state For nearly fifty he has been
continue to do So BUT-THIS is NOT ALTOGETHER GOOD
BUSINESS said keenmnded businessman well knows The
penalty for such support has frghtfuy heavy in
rigid denial of selfnteresta seneres that
gates millions and millions and millions of dollars.
There is the little matter of six million dollars year,
excess charges power Each
contributing this to the tune of 40 SO cent of his
annual bill On the average each of his customers
child anes about fifteen dollars per
Just that much less have they to spend with him.
without of investment, and project financed
and built by taxpayers Montana Power has taken
profit of and onehalf million dollars two
one-haf years This contract still Uncle Sammy has
the businessman with such tender
M all this Of the past and present What of the future
To keep up with national growth Montana's population
shoud have increased by one hundred fifty one hundred
sixty thousand twenty-five years 1t has actually
declined eighty thousand Now there just nothing
in obt that will even begin to cure this decay except MVA
and eva. These do give promise promse-promise
millions upon millions of newly created wealth. stoppage of
waseu floods cheaper freight rates by traffic
parks and Fairgrounds final rehabilitation of logging and
numbering, possibly the elimination of state income and nu
IVA has done in Tennessee certainly the great
fertilizer production and distribution in the world and
running toward manysided ndustriaizaton the end
which Then thousands of jobs for the
creasing number of unemployed Security stability and
pery all here at hand for the for the unpeas
ton Political loyalty and cooperation has some commendabe
qualities but it does bring many achesJEROME g. LOCKE
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
New Courses To Be
Given AT NMC
Next Term

Accelerated courses for beginning
students will be provided at Northern
Montana college when the spring quar-
ter opens on March 25 according to
President G. H. Vande Bogart. Under
this plan new students may enter be-
ginning courses in chemistry, math-
ematics, engineering drawing, English,
and various other subjects essential
for freshman students in engineering
applied sciences, business administra-
ton. education, pre-medical, and pre-
dental courses.
These courses have been established
primarily for returned veterans who
wish to enter college and complete
their requirements for graduation in
various professional fields at the earl
lest possible time.
Students who enter college when
the spring quarter opens may complete
requirements for the entire freshman
year in certain essential subjects dur
ing the spring and the summer quarter
which closes on August 9. They will
then be ready to enter upon sophie
more courses when the autumn quar-
ter opens on September 80.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
Power Go. Opposes
Hungry Horse
Project

That the Montana Power company
and other members of the power trust
in the Northwest are definitely against
the Hungry Horse development came
into the open this week in Washing
ton For an insight into the company's
latest effort, the following from the
Great Falls Tribune is reprinted here.
with:
Information and concern comes from
the office of Congressman Mansfield,
and others of the Montana delegation
at Washington, because opposition has
developed against the Hungry Horse
reclamation and power project in
Northwestern Montana by the Mon
tana Power company and other North
west power companies, appearing be-
fore the interior subcommittee on ap-
preparations. The Montana congress-
man and Senator Wheeler appeared
before committees as the recommend
ed appropriations for this reclamation
project were being supported in hear
ing. The opposition at this time is es-
pecially directed against the transmits
sion lines from Kerr dam. 1t is charged
this is an effort to seriously hinder
or destroy the Hungry Horse prof.
ect. The information is that scores
and perhaps hundreds of kilograms
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
Judge Taylor Upholds Violet M:.Eastman

school board to prejudice against labor
organizations because Miss Eastman
had been active in the Helena Teach
ers' Union and delegate from the 10.
cal to the Helena Trades and Labor
Assembly.
Petitions were circulated in Helena
and signed by hundreds of patrons of
the Helena schools asking the board
to reconsider its action in refusing
Miss Eastman renewal of her form
al contract to teach in the Helena
schools, or to call a general meeting
and explain to the public its reasons
for its action. Neither the petitions
nor the request for public hearing
apparently we're regarded as impor-
tant by the board.
1t is the opinion of several lawyers
that the individual members of the
board may be held liable for the costs
of the court action and the fees of
the attorneys employed by the board;
that such expenditures are not legiti-
mately payable out of the school dis
trict taxpayers moneys, and it is quite
possible that a suit for recovery of
school district funds expended by the
board for such purposes may be in
stituted.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15

A decision in the action brought by
Violet Eastman against the Helena
School District board for declaratory
Judgment that she was still teacher
in the Helena schools, was handed
down this week by Judge w. r. Taylor
of Anaconda, unfolding the claims of
Miss Eastman in full, and holding that
she is entitled to collect her salary as
a teacher from the beginning of the
present school year.
The court held that when the school
board served notice ON Miss Eastman
that her contract as teacher in the
Helena schools would not be renewed
for the current year. this notice was
not sufficient in that the board did
not specifically state that her services
were no longer required; that after a
teacher has served for three years,
such specific notice is required by law.
Whether or not an appeal to the
Montana supreme court from the de-
cision of the district court will be
made by the school board, is not
known. The next scheduled meeting of
the school board will be on March Fl,
and it is expected that decision will
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
MSFL vIG0R0USLY OPPOSED OANY
SALES TAX LEGISLATION
Will Actively Seek To Defeat All Legislative Candidates
Endorsing Tax Shifting Proposal, a 1916 Elections

HELENA, March 15.-Opening gun
in the battle over the sales tax, ex-
pected to be feature of the 1947 leg
islative session, was fired today by
the executive board of the Montana
State Federation of Labor.
The board, in an official message to
all central councils and affiliated un-
ions in the state, asserted that the
federation is opposed to a sales tax
for any purpose.
The sales tax has been discussed
in administrative and legislative cir
cles before but never has been siren
uously promoted as means of OBJ
tanning additional state revenue. Some
weeks ago, however, Gov. Sam C. Ford
brought the matter into the open when
he suggested it might be the answer
to the problem of future financing of
the school system in Montana. His re-
marks were considered by some as the
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
ANACONDA Mill AT BONNER SETTLES
With LUMBER & SAvvNfILL WORKERS
Delegates Resolutions Urging Extension of OPA
For Authorization Education

that new strike may have to be
called at the plant.
Few Plants Still Struck
AS this is written 16 plants under
the jurisdiction of the Montana dis
trict council are still idle, but in sew
eral cases it is considered only mat
ter of few days before operations
will be resumed. The remaining struck
operations include:
Local 2646 Kalispell-H c. Karow
Lumber Co., Ernest Kinshella. agree
ment reached with Edwin Conrad, but
not yet signed).
Local 1855, Missoula-Garden City
Milling Co., Western Montana Lumber
company.
Local 2719, Thompson Falls =
Thompson Falls Lumber Co.
Local 2773, Kalispell Kalispell
Lumber Co., Forest Products Lumber
Co., O'Neil Lumber Co.
Local 2797, Columbia Falls-Stoltze
Land & Lumber Co., Superior Build
ings Co.
Local 1888, Hamilton-Tabor Milling
company.
Local 1912, Hot Springs Hot
Springs Lumber Co., Dupuis Brothers
Lumber Co.
Local 3079, Darby = G. F. Shook
Lumber Co., Conner Lumber Co., c.
L. R. Lumber Co.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
BoWles Fearlessly
Names Backe''s
of Initiation

| Charging that the most irresponsi-
BILE, reckless, greedy organizations in
America" are bending every effort to
emasculate price control, Economic
Stabilizer Chester Bowles, in address.
ing the National Farmers Union con-
vention at Topeka recently, described
the next few weeks as "the Guada-
canal, the Okinawa and the Stalingrad
in our fight to maintain a stabilized
economy"
He described the forces for price
control as many leaders among our
farmers, among our factory workers
and among our businessmen"
Opposed to them" he said, "are
some of the most irresponsible, reck-
less, greedy organizations in America"
castieates Profit-Happy Industrialists
These are Bowles' words
Let there be no question about
whom I am talking l am talking about
the lobbyists of the National Associa-
ton of Manufacturers. I am talking
about the heads of the National Re-
tail Drygoods association. with all the
phony propaganda with which they
seek to cash in on the apparel short
age. | am talking about some of the
real estate Hobbies and your old friend
the packers lobby and the textile lob
by. am talking about the dairy lobby. !
81 am talking about those lobbyists
who haunt the Washington hotels and
the halls of congress and the govern
mental agencies, endlessly scheming
and plotting to trade the interests of |
the great majority of our people for
the narrow, short-range profit of the
groups which they represent. And fin
ally | am talking about those specula-
tors in the commodity markets and
those spectators in Wall Street who
time and again have played the Amer.
lean public for suckers in their prom
Use of speculative profits from stocks
and securities, and who today are
again irresponsibly whooping it up
for initiation
"These people do not represent bus
mess. They do not represent the ma
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
Funds Donated
To Strikers
AT CM

Emphasizing the Importance of good
wages as a means of keeping farmer
income at a high level, members of
another Montana Farmers Union
chapter, Diamond Valley Local 425,
Dutton, recently contributed S2O5 to
the General Motors Strikers Family
Relief Assn.
Besides making a cash contribution.
several other conclusions relating to
labor were reached at the February
10 meeting The text of report by
Harry Laubach, vice president of Lo.
cal AIS, follows:
lIl-Fed, lll-Clothed, lll-Housed
AT regular meeting of the Dia-
mond Valley Farmers Union, Local
No. 425 Feb. 10, general discussion
of the strike situation was held. The
opinion of the majority of those pres
ent was that the wage scale of those
on strike was so low that with the in
creased cost of living they could not
feed, clothe and house their families
as they should in land where we
have the ability to produce in abun-
dance for everyone.
Some other conclusions were:
Il. That corporations had an advan-
tage over strikers because of the law
which permits return of part of the
excess profits tax paid to the govern
ment during the war
20 That workers are the farmers
biggest consumer and they will not
consume to capacity on "a sub-stan-
dard wage.
"3. That farmer and laborer should
work together to build an economy of
plenty.
After the discussion all were in
vited to contribute to fund to be
sent to the relief of families of Cen
eral Motors strikers. A generous fund
of $205 was raised and sent, by money
order, the following day"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15
Clendive Group For
Purcha se of
Radio Time

Through the able efforts of Fl. e.
Dickey, secretary of the Dawson Coun-
ty Farmers Union, and delegate to
the Glendive Trades and Labor Coun-
Gil, these groups recently went on
record strongly favoring securing ra-
dio licenses or radio time to make a
thorough expose of the adverse pro-
paganda being disseminated by labor
batting columnists and radio common
tators.
In submitting the resolution to The
Voice, Mr.. Dickey points out that
copies of it were also sent to other
councils in Montana cities for con-
currence and action. The Glendive
resolution is as follows:
We, the members of the Glendive
Trade and Labor Assembly and the
Dawson County Farmers Union, in
joint session unanimously concur in
the following resolution.
Whereas: for many years it has
been very generally known that most
of the large newspapers in the coun-
u aiC O0htu vi SOhtlOlltu ny iliC Di6
business corporations; and
Whereas: it is also known that
many licenses for the more powerful
radio stations, and the radio time gen.
orally, are very much dominated by
such large business groups as the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
and its affiliates; and
Whereas: it is chiefly through the
influence of these two mediums, press
and radio, that the existing erroneous
Impressions have been applied which
tend to separate organized labor and
farmers.
Therefore, We Resolve That we
urge the early formation of a joint
farmer-labor publicity service to OBJ
tain radio licenses or radio time for
thorough expose of the adverse
propaganda being disseminated by la
bor-baiting columnists and radio news
commentators.
The above resolution was adopted
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-03-15

Successful contract negotiations dur
ing the first half of March by the
Lumber & Sawmill Workers District
council have reduced the number OF
"hold-out" operators to mere hand
full.
Most important settlements conclud-
ed within the last two weeks was one
granting a 15-cent general hourly boost
by the Somers Lumber Co., on March
8, and the signing of new agreement
with the Anaconda plant at Bonner.
At Somers a new working agreement,
aside from wages, remains to be ne
gotiated The new contract with the
ACM which was signed March II, pro-
vides a 15-cent hourly increase, two
weeks vacation with pay, and a union
shop clause requiring all new employ
ees to belong to the union. The union
delayed the formal signing of this
agreement until all present employees
of the Bonner plant who previously
did not belong, were organized into
the union.
A similar pay increase was granted
by Whitepine Sawmill at Darby. This
was the only issue in dispute since
high standard working conditions and
the two-week vacation clause were al
ready in effect at that mill
At the NORM Lumber Co., Missoula,
a new contract with Local 26S5, calls
for a minimum wage of 81 u cents per
hour in place of the previous rs cents
minimum. other wage brackets at this
plant received general 15-cent hourly
boost. This agreement also includes
union shop clause and two-week va
cation proviso. Negotiations this week
are being carried on between Local
1855 and Garden City Milling Co., and
Western Montana Lumber Co., and
if is expected that these strikes will
be successfully concluded very soon.
Will Pay 1915 Vacation Pay
Local 2S71, Poison, and Flathead
Pulp & Paper Co., on March IL
reached an agreement calling for
15-cent pay increase and also immedi-
ate payment of 1915 vacation pay to
all employees as they return to work
The Thompson Falls Lumber Co.,
has offered Local 2719 members
minimum wage of 81 per hour. The
company has also offered to pay the
1915 vacation pay due at the time
of the strike call
Prospects of new strike are in the
offing at Hamilton against the River
view Manufacturing Co. The company
recently instituted wage cut in VIC
lation of the contract with Local 1888
which calls for a written notice of
80 days before such an action can be
taken. Further negotiations between
the union and Riverview are being
carried on this week in an attempt to
seek a successful settlement of the
dispute, but it is considered likely