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Montana labor news., 1946-04-11
LETTERS FROM
OUR READERS
Butte, Montana,
April |. 1916.

Duty, MoIildid,
April l. 1916.
/ am appending soue excerpts from a
rics of reports covering embryonic
dustries.
4 novelty made OF glass from Mon
tana products will be a paper weight
and also a mineral display. A flake
or other nugget Of Montana gold
is to be moulded in the glass and a
small lens ground in gadget TO
bring out the detail on the gold mug
get. Materials will all be from
Montana.
4 light-weight cement block, the
major portion Of which is composed
OF puinice. Pumice is not to be
confused with pumicite "a volcanic
ASH and Of which a considerable
deposit in the southwest portion OF
the state shows. Pumice has not
been discovered in any considerable
quantity SO Jar in this state and
the material Tor the blocks now
being manufactured in Missoula
.and soon ia be IN another locality
has been coming from the sisteI
state of Idaho.
Iron ore deposits in the central
western, northwestern and south
western areas OF the state. A mag
netite deposit was discovered in old
Teton county, which extends across
the Blackfeet Indian reservation
northwest into Canada. This de-
post is now under examination by
the Erie Iron and Steel corpora
ton. with a view to utilizing this
valuable ore in steel making, as it is
exceptionally hard. Another de-
post is in old Meagher county, Of a
relatively soft and pure iron hat is
comparable to some OF the Swedish
iron. Spccular hematite in some
quantity in old Beaverhead county
suitable ior use by the steel makers.
!. Another prulect is a hlgh-,pced
tool steel, to be manufactured en-
tirely iron Montana ores. The ores
to be used in this high-speed tool
steel products are
l.. Iron
2. Manganese
g.. Molybdenum.
! cabal, or cobaltite
5. Tungsten.
O.. Copper.
7. Zinc.
s.. Chrome.
all entering into the product and
graphite used in lining the cruel
bles and furnaces. Oil, coal and
gas for fuel are available in guam
tity and five major railroads with
numerous good highways for truck
ing Immediately available, ample
water supply FOR the operation Of the
smelter and factory. In this opera
ton il is not planned to put out Z
~ onftufua on Page 81
Montana labor news., 1946-04-11
SOUND SHOTS

A day or SO before the big game
hunting season ended a Missoula man
was talking Of an expedition he had
made into the woods:
Il didn't get a deer but l did get
four sound shots"
What on earth are sound Shots" he
vas asked.
oh" the unsuccessful hunter re-
sponded, Il heard something move and
shot at the place the noise came from"
The hunting season just closed in
Montana cost Is human lives. To be
sure. not all oi he { iatalf,is-> could t
ascribed TO reckless use of guns, but
some Of them could, we feel sure.
What can we do with people who will
fire hi%gh-powered rifles at sounds in
the woods: Surely some way should
be found to teach such hunters how to
hunt with safety to others. Otherwise
the time may come when men who know
how to hunt will be afraid to go into
the woods in the fall.-The Muscular.
Montana labor news., 1946-04-11

NEW YORK.-(FP)-Active in the
labor movement for more than 20 years,
Edward A. Nyegaard has been APP
pointed deputy industrial commissioner
in the New York department Of labor.
Born and educated in New York, the
new state official is vice president and
vice chairman Of the executive board Of
Local No. !, International Photo En-
Rravers' union (AFL).
Montana labor news., 1946-04-11
News Of Central Labor
Trades Council

\ report by the delegates OF the engi-
ncef, nniou. ,,atng Their position in
regard II he strike 81 the miners. vas
listened 10 with rapt interest The
engineers. according 70 reports, will
not - through the p.o@et line II ap-
c.s, that the unions. in a very gem
eruu, and cutrlcou, gesture, offered ~
Nppls maintenance men al least Tor a
hunted TINE. but with unexampled IN
,pltutr NJ kclly . 1.-The company vas
reported 10 haze turned II down In
iarf ,siit u tie miners and e~itizets 81
Butte feel now tina, il Is more 4 matter
81 4 battle between the unions and
k,lls than between the unlon and the
comp,as ii>eii
The Trades and l.abor Cluncil agreed
to @ritc TO congressman and senators
81 Montana asking them 10 have the
federal government support a road de-
vclprfnent program Tor the city or
Walkersille The letter vas signed By
Margaret , uuningham. city clerk
communication was received from
,h, DIVISION 1850 d AmAlganatcd As
~osiaflai u street Car Men and Motor
: tetft Operators from Portland asking
The council - ASST the union in
Strengthening out snit i~liiiculty with
the Washington Metar Coach system.
Sc, fciars Matters MAS instructed - get
nure information
a request from the Ccntral lbar
81 uln ~ hall,pell asking i0r the
atpc fiir- ireai the brewery workers.
aistd a iittlc >irpri,e, iuasruch as
NJ s' iH'' '"" i seot"N fl4ar -
- NJ FITS A0'e fatc
'''" '' '1ts 'es Se' 'loht,s.ses
y i"s tNs Nle hi''e' was referred
!" '1S h'v"'ff "ofNefs union.
~ N'N'N" uoialcu saw " uc
'o'Hi suap'ef 81 ue american lancer
'','vs
y ietfeF if"'i the Caanibcr " l4A
''rf,s stated 'l'!9 TAX conference
@'u'U - "Sia ~ ,Ne r'hivh note iues-
Montana labor news., 1946-04-11

One rather unequal feature OF the
current strike IS that the crafts viii
receive unemployment compensation
and the miner, viii receive nothing,
and thereby bear the brunt OF the battle.
Montana labor news., 1946-04-11

Chairman Crawford announced that
both Independent, school candidates
had been elected. thereby giving the
independent ticket the majority Of the
school trustees. This is the first time
the Independents have been in control in
years.
Montana labor news., 1946-04-11

= request from the local OPA Offices
MI 4 Ast u all the union and officers
Aas read and Secretary Waters was ia.
,'rngted u MORN the OPA that the Isl
III ttaen> wAs published in The Mon
.lNa Aaiuf News every week
Montana labor news., 1946-04-11

\ letter from a group OF Laundry
workers asking Tor assistance vas re-
icrrvd back q the union. the council
taking a stand tia, il didn't want 10
iAtcrierc Nth the internal affairs Of any
Union
Montana labor news., 1946-04-11

The Trade, and Labor Council agreed
10 Wri,e 70 congressman and senators
81 Montana asking them 10 have the
federal government support a road de-
sclupinent program Tor the city of
WalkerNille The letter vas signed BY
Margaret cunningham. city clerk
Evening star., 1946-02-24
Set Her Apart

HELEN didn't understand diabetes
very we'll. She was becoming used to
the unpleasant injections and she
accepted her restricted diet. But she
did not like the way it sometimes
set her apart from the other children.
1t did not keep her from the roast,
however. She took her place around
the fire with the Others. She let the
heat of the flames curl around her
face and sat, proud and accom-
plished, smiling at the others.
Parents passed the marshmallows
around and Helen was pleased to see
that they were white and puffy and
smelled good. She forked one on her
stick, found place to hold it over
the Goals, and watched in frownlng
concentration while the satlny sur
Evening star., 1946-02-24

want for these three basic steps
to greater loveliness.
Here's all you do! Massage
SweetHeart's rich, extra Latber
on your face for one minute,
night and morning. Rinse with
warm, then icy cold water. Like
3-way magic. it u eleanses (2)
stimulates (3) brigbtens! Just
see your skins thrilling radiance
and rose-petal freshness. Get
Sweetheart Soap today enjoy
this amazing 3-way beauty help.
Evening star., 1946-02-24
The MarShnlallOW Roast
BY BARRIE STAVIS

face fluffed and swelled and Drowned.
"It'sready, it's ready. Eat it now,"
hollered little boy near her.
Helen withdrew her marshmallow
from the fire. She blew on it, worked
the sticky blob off the stick and held
it carefully She watched the other
children jam the sweets into their
gaping mouths and turned away to
eat her own. Then her eyes clouded
with doubt. She ran toward her
mother.
'Mommy," she said. "It's a
'mushmeller' Am / allowed to eat
it,"
The face looked down gently and
the voice was soft and even and
wretched. Helen knew what the
words would be. mo, darling. Even
one would not be good for you"
"Huxxy Up!"
She went back to the fire and stood =.
holding the cold marshmallow.
Hurry up and eat it, bawled her
neighbor, land make anotherr'
Helen looked at him gravely. II
don't care for any 'mushmellers' this
evening"" she said.
"Then make 'em for me-" he de-
manded 81 can eat more n make"
He noticed the crushed blob in her
hand. But | don't want that old
cold one."
"This one is mine," flashed Helen.
She turned from the fire and ran
to her mother again. you have it
for me-" she painted, and thrust the
lump to her mothers lips. She
watched until it had been eaten.
For the rest of the evening, she
crouched over the Goals toasting
marshmallows to turn for the in
satiable, sugar-coated boy nearby.
Bedtime came late. Helen stum-
bled home, her face hot and
streaked with Crime, her hands
smeared with blackened marsh
mallow. Her clothes reeked with
wood-smoke. She was tired.
Her mother tucked her in bed and
said good night, and then Helen's
hand came out from under the COW
ers and caught her mothers.
"Mommy," she said thoughtfully,
what do they taste like?"
Evening star., 1946-02-24

your heart with a simple
question like Helen's :.
LLTr's easy" said the small boy
with assurance. He was six
years old. He was explaining how to
toast a marshmallow over an open
fire. And he knew what he was talk
ing about.
"You get stick he went on.
"Willow's best. I'll cut you one. I've
got knife. My father gave it to me.
Then you put the marshmallow on
the stick and =.
Helen listened attentively. She
was just rounding five and conscious
of her position as a newcomer to
established social pleasures such as
a marshmallow roast. She had never
seen marshmallow, but from every
ones description they were delight
full and she was anxious to behave
we'll at the roast that evening. She
was silent before the small boys
superior age and wisdom.
She wanted to ask him about the
diabetes but she didn't know how to
say it. 1t didn't seem to fit in with
anything he was saying, although
this was almost relief. for she was
vaguely fearful that the diabetes
would spoil everything again.
Evening star., 1946-02-24

The habbiest people be those ho hare no particular
cause for being happy except that they Dean Inge
Evening star., 1946-02-24
CHANGE TO SWEETHEART'S
I-2.3 G,hA Qdh1v BEAUTY CARE

. The utter simplicity of the new
oollarless necklines is designed
as background for today's gor-
geous costume jewelry. It's very
appealing if your complexion
looks fresh, pretty and young!
That's why it's important to give
your skin the right help to look
lovelier. Compare Sweetheart to
your present beauty soap. See if
Sweetheart doesn't give up to
twice as much lather - the rich,
creamy abundance of lather you
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-03

ske doline blizu zalca ga prica-
'kuje grof svojimi hlapci. s
temi napade toyornike ma ropar-
ski nacin ter jih pobije. Trgov-.
ca ujame in ga odpelje ma svoj
nezmagljivi grad, kjer ga vtak-
ne v jeco, blago pa 81 prisvoji.
Grof je potem umrl in dediscino
njegovo nastopil drugi grof, "a
ujetnika Sc pa xiv krst nj vec
brigal. Dajali so mu skozi malo
linico v jeenih durih jed in pi-
jaco in cez nekaj let ziva dusa
ma gradu nj vec vedela, kdo da
je in zakaj da je zaprt. Vsak 81
je mislil, da mora gotovo biti
velik hudodelec. Cd takih in
enakih ropov je rod celjskih
grofov tako obogatel, da je ce-
10 kraljem in cesarjem posoje-
val denar. Trgovceva rodovina
v Benetkah je pa vsled tega po-
polnoma ubozala in prisla ma
berasko palico. Ko sin dorase,
81 izvoli duhovski stan. Bill je
jako moder in pobozen in pa
pei ga poklice v Rim. Bozja
previdnost ga odloei, da je prav
on nesel grofu Urhu v Celju IL
obcilno pismo. Grof ga je dal
vreci jeco in sin, XII je syoje-
ga oceta objokoval kot re davno
nrtvega in molil zanj, Sc 60
tovo nj nadejal, da ga DO nasel
tukaj kot tovarisa zaduhlih je-
cab.
Starcku je bilo cedalje slabe-
je. Skrbni sin Sc nj ganil cd oce-
tove postelje. Stregel mu je ko-
likor Sc je dalo in opravljal zanj
mrtvaske molitve. Veekrat je
m e d te m tolazec navduseno
vzkliknil: "Zivega me ne sprawl
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-03
MAKOPRAvNOST

nobena cloveska moe cd tega
mesta, dokler mi zivi moi oce."
Proti veceru je posijalo zaha-
jajoce solnce skozi okno in raz-
lilo svoje zlate zarke po ble-
dem obrazu umiraj ajocega bolni-
ka. "Oj, solnce, zlato solnce,' y
spregovori stareek, vendar Gu
tim Sc enkrat tvoje ogrevajoce
zarke ma velem lieu. stirideset
let me nisi obsevalo ne ogreva-
10. Cello edino okenee v jeci SO
mi zamrezili! I'll, .Vsemogoeni!
Nerazumljivi so Tvoji vecni
sklepi!" Starcek zopet utihne.
Roke in noge so mu re odreve-
nele.
~ Bogom, dragi sin, Bo-
gom!" nadaljuje moz cez nekaj
trenutkov, "se ednoe, in sicer
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-03
MlinarjeU Janez
Janez izroci svetiniico. du

Janez izroci svetinjico du-
hovniku, maj bi jo le-ta dal
starcku "a poslednjo tolazbo.
Duhovnik jo vzame, pogleda,
prebere ma njej napis in vzklik-
ne: ooh, moi oce, moi predra-
gi oce" in solze Sc mu udero po
zagorelem lieu, solze srcne mi
lobe. Vrze Sc ma starcka in ga
zacne strastno poljubovati. Oko-
Ii stojeci ostrme.
"Klical me je nekdo: moi
oee', ako sem prav slisal," pric-
ne cez nekaj casa starcek, mic
vec ne dvomim, da 81 res tukaj
moi sin Enriko!"
Nesrecni starcek je bill iz ja-
ko imenitnega rodu stare bene-
canske plemenitaske rodbine ter
81 je pridobil v trgovini jutro-
mivi dezelami veliko bogastvo
Ko je bill njegov sin Enriko Sc
majhen deeko, Sc je podal trgo-
vec nekega dne obilim in dra-
gocenim blagom ma Dunaj. Srec-
no je priplavala ladja v Trst,
kjer je dal blago naloziti ma
konje. Vec nego petsto konj je
potreboval "a to.
Pocasi so sc pomikali trzas-
XII tovorniki proti bell Ljublja-
nj in so ubrali pot cd tod dalje
po Savinjski dolini proti Celju.
'se. predno je prisel trgovec ma
svet celjskega grofa, je postal
k MENU poslance, &c Ii SINE TO-
voriti po njegovem svetu in ko-
liko mu DO placati cd tega.
Grof Herman mu da dovolje.
ME proti temu, da mu trgovec
prepusti petdeset natovorjenih
konj, katere 81 bode pa sam IL.
bral. Huda je bila pogodba, q
vendar Sc il je udal trgovec ir
je tovorii dalje. V sredi Savinj
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-03

poslednjic Sc tt zahvaljujem,
da 81 me resil ma poslednjo uro
grozne jeee, da ne segnijem
tamkaj notri, kjer' bivata strah
in groza. Posten bodi YES cas-
svojega zivljenja. Boga Sc boj
in ne bo sc ii treba bait hui
dobnih ljudi in njihovih nakle-
pov. Moli zame tukaj in JAZZ ho-
Gem prositi "a te ondi pred sto-
lom bozjim! z Bogom, z Bo-
gom, moei me zapuscajo in vec
ne bonn dolgo!"
(Dolje prihodnji6)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-03
(Nadaljevanje)


"Iouhovnik ste?" ponovi osup-
10 Janez. "Ravno prav, tn ina.
mo, ujetnika, XII prejkone ne DO
uGakal solncnega zahoda. Bla-
govolite It'll z mama, da ga, pri-
porocite bozji milosti. Spoveda-
ii ga pae ne bo mogoce, ker je
popolnoma gluh in "a druga du-
hoVna opravila nam manjka pa
potrebnih priprav."
Starcek je bill v resnici slab.
Preyeliko veselje mad neprica-
koyano resitvijo IL stiridesetlet-
ne jece mu je vzelo Sc poslednJe
moci..
Moi sin, moi SIM" klice star
eek s. slabim glasom - "pridi
vendar semkaj k meni: Priml
me "a roko, da te otipljem, ker
te ne morem videti ne slisati, o
pridi, pridi!, da ne umrjem po-
polnoma zapuscen! ze cutim,
kakos me zapuscajo poslednje
mociv
Duhovnik pristopi k poste-
Lii in. prime starcka "a roko.
"Tako, tako je prav, moi sin,
nadaljuje stareek vidno pomir-
jen, "le podaj mi roko, dokler
mi moja nj Sc popolnoma mrz-
la. O, sedaj Sc ne bojim mic vee
umreti. Sladka mi bode smrt,
sal me bio, nasla zunaj jece v
sredi3 svojih dragih. O kaj ne,
das ste pri meni, tt moi sin, tvo-
ia zena sinovi in hcerami in
ljubimi vnucki. Kdo pac drugi
bi; me resil il grozne jece, ka-
kor vi, sal je yes drugi svet re
zdaynaj pozabil ma me - 1--WE
! ga pokopanega!"
Starcek preneha. Dolgo govor-
jenje, ga je jako, upehalo. Fan
tie SO srcno ginjeni' stall okoll
bolnika. Vse je cakalo, da .bi
ysaj kako ime povedal, da bi Sc
morda tako izvedelo odkod in
kdo. da je.
"Tvoja matt gotovo ne zivi
vee, jeli da ne?" nadaljuje star
eek cez. nekaj casa, "oj, kako
lie, sal moran ze JAZZ biti mnogo
mad. sto, let star. Sicer pa sem
ze davno nehal steti. leta, ko so
mi bila silno bridka, silno dolga
leta temni jeci. Blizu Stride,
set let sem moral prebiti v crni
grozni jeci.. Oh, koliko sem pre-
stal! In. sedaj v poslednjih tre'
nutkih, XII so, mi Sc odmerjeni
odpuscam YAM vsem, sovrazni'
XII noji, vse krivice, in vse hudc
kar ste mi ga prizadeh. Tudi te'
bi grof Herman, ako Sc zivis
odpuseam, cetudi 81 me dal "a
k0pati zivega v dosmrtno jece
sem ii ze odpustil tn - mo-
! lii sem "a te! Najyecje veseljt
mi. je sedaj umreti med syojim
dragimi in ljubljenimi. Sal tt
moi sin, XII me sedaj "a rokt
drzis, ne pojdes popred cd me
ne, dokler me ne pokosi smrtns
kpsa, O, da mi nj dano, vsaj s.
enkrat videti tebe, in. tvojih! Sil
moi edini! Nobene druge dot
tisnimam zapustiti, kakor le spo
min ma grozno trpljenje in pre-
stane nuke ter tisto ,svetinjico
katero sem tt bill poprej izrocil
Dala mi jo je tvoja matt, odha
jajodemu IL; domoyine. Stride
set let mi je hila ia syetinjic'
edini mi spomenik ma vas. Bla
so, mi je pobral grof Herman
le syetinjica mi je ostala skri
Ia pod pazduho. Daj mi jo Sc en-
KRAFT v roko, da jo poljubim, ka
kor sem 10 poljuboval tisoc i
tiS06krat v temnici."
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-03
Formo noprodoi

38 akrov obsegajoca; 1 konj, 2
kravi, 2 prasica, 31a akra grozd-
ia, 20 akrov "a orat, drugo je
gozd in pasnik. zmerna cena.
]. SHIVITZ, r. D. 2, Ross Rd.,
Madison, Ohio.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-03
Prile+ni moski

vdovec, bi rad dobil soho pri
mirni druzini, v blizini Water
loo Rd. ali E. 1876 st. Kdor ina
"a oddati, maj blagovoli pustiti
naslov v uradu "Enakopravno-
sti."
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-03

StVaren patriotisem! Deja-
mia, ne besed! Prispevajte 20
otroSko bolnico . Sloveniji!
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1946-10-03
Strezzaika

dobi dobro delo; mora biti iz-
urjena. Dobra plaza. - George
Miller, 1903 St. Clair Ave.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-21
BIRTHS ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Quessen-
berry announce the arrival of a
daughter, Barbara Ann, on Fri
day, November Is at the Ashe
Memorial hospital. Both mother
and daughter are doing nicely.
Rev. and Mrs. VIM. P. Boyle
announce the arrival of son on
Thursday, November IA, at the
Ashe Memorial hospital. Both
mother and son are doing nicely.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-21
Health is Wealth

The North Carolina Good Health Asso-
citation is growing in strength and influence
in this State and this is a healthy sign. We
are living in a progressive State, where the
people, when sufficiently informed, get
behind every forward movement. If there
are those who are still not sold on the pro-
gram, they should remember the adage,
Health Is Wealth" in more ways than one
and that whatever the cost it is usually
small.
The implementing of the detectives of
the association should mean much not only
now, but for generations to come. Let's
all get behind the program.
The 1915 legislature started the ball
rolling It is up to the incoming session
to activate these plans. North Carolina
has made a record for progress for both
schools and roads A state as progressive
as ours cannot fail to solve its number one
problem of today, better health for all good
citizens.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-21
Untying The Knot

William o. Douglas, Associate Justice
of the United States Supreme Court, in a
recent address at the Herald Tribune
Forum, prefaced his address with the old
story of the Gordian knot, which was not
united, but cut with one mighty stroke
by Alexander the Great. He then explain
ed that while mankind once settled dis
putes by force, such a method was no long
er possible in this atomic age, and that
knots must be united regardless of time
and the difficulty involved.
We agree with him utterly and we also
believe that many of the knots are tight
ened with misunderstanding. knowledge
of any situation, coupled with tolerance,
can usually bring about understanding;
We have long been impressed with the
Herald Tribune Forum as truly great
institution of worldwide scope in influ-
ence because of the understanding it pro-
notes. We believe that the presentation
of facts as related to current problems does
much to implement the thinking of the
public and to unite Gordian knots in ma
tional as we'll as world affairs
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-21
ONE TRIED IN COURT

Albert Williams, of Smethport,
charged with engaging in pub
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-21
Support The Boy Scouts

America knows Scouting as a program
of interesting, useful things for boys to do
in their leisure time. These boys learn
the mysteries of woodcraft, first aid, swim
ming and life saving of outdoor cooking,
camping, map making, hiking and citizen
ship. But that isn't all that Scouting is.
Scouting gives boys chance to serve
their communities. It's activities not only
give pleasure and knowledge but they pre-
pare to meet community emergencies.
When tornadoes strike-when floods sweep
when earthquakes and fires and disasters
come-the Scouts have always proved at
once their readiness to serve.
Scouting is neither military nor anti
military. 1t knows no race or creed or
class. 1t is available to both the farm and
city boy-it serves the rich and poor alike.
It is purely an American institution and
its aim is to help each boy to become the
best citizen that he can make of himself.
Scouting is Americas finest youth
movement. 1t is movement that deserves
and merits the honest support of every
friend of youth. 1t is not social organiza-
tion-it is a character-building organiza-
ton.
The Boy Scout program IS on the march.
Plans are being formulated for the estab-
Hshment of permanent camp of our own
here in the county. 1t is program that
merits your support When the drive opens
on Monday open your hearts and pocket
books and invest in the program of char
acter building for youth. The Boy Scouts
of today will be our citizens of tomorrow.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-21

lie affray, was fined SIS and cost
of court by Mayor C. o. Parsons
in Mayors court, here, Monday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1946-11-21
MisinfOrmed Consumers

Judging from survey recently made
by the Los Angeles Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association the American public
has a great deal to learn about merchandise
ing The survey revealed that most of the
people queried were under the impression
that more than half of the customers dol
lar went for net profit to the lucky store
keeper.
That, as the saying goes, would be nice
work if you could get it. However, the
merchant is far from being in the golden
position a misinformed public thinks he
is. On the average, something less than
five per cent of the customers dollar rep
resents net to the store. And in some
staple lines, such as foods, where there are
no style trends and obsolescence problems
to add to the cost of operation, the net is
often less
Such figures indicate the injustice that
is done when buyers strikes and other con-
sumner rebellions are directed at the store
keeper. It's all very well to protest at
eighty cent-a-pound meat and dollar-a-
pound butter if you're so disposed-but
place the blame where it belongs. Today's
prices are simply the direct and inevitable
reflection of today's governmental, indus
trial, agricultural and general business
costs, and they can't go down appreciably
unless those costs go down, which include
labor and taxes.
The merchant, chain and independent,
large and small, old and new, is doing fine
job under tough conditions. He's got prob
lens enough without being blamed for
those over which he has no control.