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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-04
BLuft0R Native
Dies In Indiana

Will Shaw, 70, of Bourbon, Ind,
native of the Bluffton area, died in
a hospital at Bourbon Tuesday
morning. Death was due to pneu-
monia.
The son of the late Andy and Pet
(Huber) Shaw, he was born on what
is now the Horace Stratton farm
south of Bluffton. The family moved
to Indiana when he was youth
where he has since resided. Shaw
was never married.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-04
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (bushel prices1 Wheat
s2.9s, corn $2.05; oats s1,15; soys
$3.50.
Poultry-Heavy hens 22c; ieghorn
1sc; heavy springers 31c; leghorn
springers zoe; stays 13c.
Eggs-Large whites 60c; large
browns Sic; medium whites 46e,
medium browns 44c; pullets dc.
Butterfat-s4c.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-04

Emory and Dwight Benroth re-
Gently purchased the Gladys Shaw
farm of 10 acres in Orange town
ship.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-04
Film At Church

The film production King of Kings
will be shown at the First Mennon-
ite church, Sunday night at o'clock.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-04
MARRIAGE LICENSE

A marriage license has been issued
IN John Barnhart and Martha
Basinger, both of Bluffton, Route 2.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-04
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z1zes'sIe1GIEoJ1
sr llARRY :. HALR .

EDITORS NoTE-This is one
of a series 0f articles to appear
IN the BlstIfton NetVs dealing
Nth early Ohio history. Others
witl appear in forthcoming
The frontiersman., 1947-07-16

CITY. FACES |N kfNAI FIRE ,MARCHfS AHEAD
 ON AL 51CE5 ~
 Tho Konai~ p5nin-~ sula f:ire was six miles from Turnagain Arm and four. miles from the Inl ot,> at; it's upp 5r.. .extr omi ty,1, when Dick Miller To- turnod fir on Anchor ago lato last Monday aft ernoon.
 At. the /. opposite ond, the fire was burning steadi ly bo- low tho Kenai r ivor in Q south ,rnly di-' rocti on. s
 Mc. Mi1l5r said ho flow at an 'altit tude of 800 foot on the trip from Anc 1or ago, and al though tho fro on tho ground wgs7 clearly visiblo, tho air vas so smoky: that he flew by tns tru- monts .ov3r tho Kenai
 He talked with tho town of, .Konai by ra- .dio, but was unable to see it. He said reports from the Ke- mai fic1d stated that army firef ightors worc attempting to control tho fro, and that a firobr oak had boon dug about four
 Cont. Page 6)
The frontiersman., 1947-07-16

= '. -:4 =. ,. BOARD CHAIRMAN :" T. :. Voic1s A.ppf:At- 2.
 'fJ For tho. s.ocond time within little moro than q week, tho city's r.esidan ts, arc -bcing asked to. con. s orvc in ord sr :, that tho cannor ios may get in a full = soason's work this yoar for Jack Engl sh, chair man of tho Publ ic Ut- il;ity. Board, has ap- poaled; to. all to save w c CS4 .:
 < n,stop all tho | oaks. in tho limos, plan to wash only on Mond ay when. tn } can n3r ios s ar3 down, and don't t., use, c ity wator for cool ing or for wattc ing your gard on, Mr . Engl ish. asks.
 /. / That appea1' goos' to-. hom4s and bus i'm osses al ik3,, and M |. Engl ish warned : that what is. pow q sori aus. tuat iop could baS- re one disas tr ous | in. tho evont of a fire.
 "If We had a ma jor- fire now," h. stated, there .wouldnft be water enough to fight it. We'd run the dam dry boforo We could b5g in to control a fir3 of any sizo."
The frontiersman., 1947-07-16
Mo-. 67

BOARD MAY c0NstOfR 1 RA1iON .PtAM7:: '; The ombinati on. of ah unusual ly~ cola and cry ~'n+er plus q inless summer havo afro ady plac cd, ,Soldo- ~viafs wator supply at a critically low lo- vol, with tho poak of tho summcr's canning seas on till ahoad.
 That was tho. an nounc ament chairman Jack Eng1 ish made to m ,mbors of tho: Public Ut i1ity Board at tho Mond ay ,me eeting of tho -,r ~"r. : Mr. Engl ish said the present sit uation was Parasitic, for the heavy canning drain on tho supply so lowors tho water lov51 in the rosor- voir that the dam doss. not fill ovor- night. /,
 c;' C.oupl ed, with tho depl ted supply is ths pr obl em,, of q 1oak at tho ba:se. of tho dam, through. - wh ich Hwater: enough to SUD- ply all of ono can.- nery's hoods" is os- caping.
 Mr. Engl ish visit- cd all canner i as and bus iness houses in
 Cont. Page A
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-10-24
Co jsem videl
" Ceskoslovensku.
AMERICAN RELIEF FOR
CZECHOSLOVAKIA.
Bracket Lewis, Tiditel.

V mesfci zaTf ~navstfvil isem
v Ceskoslovensku nemocnice,
detske 1stavy a kliniky, do KITE
rych American Relief for Gee
choslovakia postal lekaTske
zaT1zen1 behem minuleho roku.
Vsude jsme Sc setkali S neoby-
cejnou chvalou o vysoke 1rovni
americke lekaTske vedy a je-
j1ch pT1stroj1ch. Behem toho-
to pokroku hlavne v dobe va
leone byla lekarska veda v &C.
lie republice odrfznuta Cd sve-
ia, university zavrene a lekaT-
ska prakse byla provozovana
s nebezpec1m zivota.
Bylo 1plne dojemne videt
primafe nemocnic a pTednosty
jednotlivych klinik s jakou py-
chou mas vodili pc svych odde-
.lenfch, ably nam ukazovali ne
jen pT1stroje Reliefem darova-
ne jiz v provozu, nybrz ably
nam l ukaZal1 Jaky pokrok ON
sami udelali v boji o lidske
zdrav1 a detske zivoty. A yer
tie mi, re to nen1 maly 1kol.
PTedstavte 81 ma pr1klad statn1
nemocnici v Moravske Ostrave
ktera byla 28krat zasazena
|t6zkymi bombami. Nemci to-
tiz pro sebe zabrali nejlepsi
nemocnicn1 budovy. CechGm
ponechali jen diva nouzove,
drive infekenf baraky, a jest6
mezi ty nemocnicn1 budovy po-
stavili protiletecka della. TAX
|tato nemocnice dnes nejen re
zapasf s nedostatkem lekaTG,
m1sta a pT1strojG, ale must je-
Ste stale opravovat nebo stavet
tezce poskozene budovy. Ale
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-10-24

vim, jsme prdchodn1 stanici
mezi zapadem Evropy a Rus
KEN, mezi severem a ASH.
Jsme narodem mad jin6 vzd6la-
nym a jsme narodem zdravym
a mravne nep0rusenym -"
0 vzajemnem doplnovani
CechG a Slovak6 promluvil
DR.. Milan Ivanko, m1stopfed-
soda Narodn1 Rady Csl. v Bra
tislave. Poukazoval ma hodno-
ty lidu, jeho pfednosti a slabo-
sti a varoval, re republika bu-
de jen tehdy silnou a zdravou,
kdyz Cesi i Slovaci budou ru-
ku V ruce spolupracovati k je-
j1mu rozkvetu.
To, CO bylo Teceno tehdy V r.
1882, ma stejny vyznam dnes.
Nynl pc valce mus1 sc pickle
nouti vsechna nedorozumeni a
Cesi a Slovaci must byti proste
Cechoslovaky S jednou vlasti a
jednou spolecnou republican!
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-10-24
.sude Sc stavf a opravuie.

tVSude Sc Stav1 a opravuje.
Nejmarkantnejsf to bylo v
chudych, valkou 1plne mice
nych vesnic1ch We Slezsku. Pr
~navsteve vesnice Hrabyne, KITE
rou proslavil svou basnf O ia
rafi Bohmovi Petr Bezruc ma
poc1tal jsem V jedne kratke u
licce, re z jedenacti znicenych
domkd, je jiz osm move posta-
venych, a nepocftam V to skolu
ami hostel, ktere Sc museli sta
vet skoro cd zakladu. Celia yes
byla tax znicena, re Tide mesi-
ce a mes1ce zili jen We sklep1ch,
ale nedali Sc zadnou nabfdkou
o pFestehovanf zlakati k tomu,
ably opustili milovanou a t6zce
ZkouSenou yes.
Ale mimo radostn6ho pocitu
pychy, ktery mate, kdyz pre-
hl1z1te tn rekonstrukcn1 Gin
most, .j1ma Vas 1pln6 hrdza, co
Dude S lidmi a hlavne S detmi
letos V zine. V cel6 republi-
ce je totiz nejhorSf ne1roda "a
posledn1ch sto let V ddsledku
dzasneho sucha. W dnes nenf
p1ce pro dobytek, nenf zeleni-
ma, brambory. Mleko a vejce
nevideli Tide uz pc ceIe mes1ce.
Dobytek Sc porazf w ted, ale
maso Sc media dobTe uschovat,
protoze mraz1ren a chlad1ren
lie jen velmi malo a jiz ted
isou pfeplnen6. Lide vsude a
hlavne lekafi mne primo pro
sill: "Prosfm Vas, nezapom1-
nejte na mas, sbirejte v Ameri-
ce pen1ze a pos1lejte hlavn6
~plnotucne suSene mleko, to je
ted jedina zachrana pro naSe
deti. Mleko, ktere je jen V ma
lem mnozstv1 pro male deti je
velmi nehodnotne, lehce Sc sra
Ii, je Cd tuberkulosn1ch krav a
lekaTi Sc no primo boj1 v ne
mocnic1ch a 1tulc1ch detem
davat. A proto, ceskoslovenSt1
lekaTi pros1: snizte 1mrtnost
Inasich d6ti tim, re nam rychle
poslete n6jak6 to zazracn6 a.
mericke mleko, ktere jsme cd
Vas a cd UNNRY loni dostali.
Bude-Ii Vase sbfrka hodne L.
spesna, pros1m nezapomente
take ma dals1 leky a pristroje,
kterych jsme Yam p%oslali cely
seznam. PT1jde-li totiz nasled-
KEN zimy a nedostateene stra-
Wy sebemens1 epidemic, niue
byti katastrofaln1 pfi nasich
nedostatecnych a spatne vyba-
venych nemocnic1ch. Videl
.|iste sam, jak nam pr1roda kru-
tie promenila z1rne Polabf, bo-
hatou Hanou i lany Zitneho O.
strova v poust a proto, &C jsme
mysleli, re uz letos nebudeme
nase americke pFatele obtezo-
vat prosbami O j1dlo, proslme
WAS znovu, vyfidte tam donna
u Vas, ably nam jeste jednou
-pomohli zachranit nase nej-
,mensi tim co potfebuj1 newt
Ice - hodnotnym mlekem.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-10-24
Modlitba "a Vlast!
Cd V. Benese TTebfzsk6ho:

DOAAOoN
Boze otc1 mych krali nebes
j zem6, k lobe vznasfm svou
vrouc1 modlitbu "a blaho sve
vlasti a ceskoslovenskeho ma
roda. I've svate pozehnan1 u
cinilO krasnou a kvetouc1 moi
Vast pc pohrome nejvetsi, kdy
b6dou . lidskou byla k placi
zmoTena, ono nadchlo silou a
osv6tilo rozumem statecn6 q
zmuzile jejf bojovnfky a pfive-
do chudobku, jiz v zapome-
mutt klesaj1cf, opet ma stupen
slavy mezi ostatnf narody.
o jak lobe velice O Boze de-
kuji, Boze mil prosfm Tebe S
celou svou vroucnost1, ably I've
svate pozehnanf dleIo mad mi
lenou zemf, dokud kamen bu-
de V nj stat ma kameni a spool
valo mad narodem drahym,
dokud neprestane lit jazyk je-
no mluvy. zehnej vlast mou,
Boze kdy polibkem jara re
spanku zimnfho probuzena BY
va a odfva Sc V zelen mladist-
YOU, i haze a plnicky ptacfho
Sveholu, zehnej vlast mou Be-
re, kdy pozehnana jsou jej1
pole a role zraj1c1mi plody a
obyvatel6 jeif v potu tvafi
svych ~snasejf 1rodu do svych
pTfbytkG, zehnej Vast mou Be-
re, kdy jesen V nj svou vladu
nastoup1 a stromy a kere IRA
lymi plody obal1 a zehnej b.
re Vast mou i tehdy, kdy po-
kryje hav snehovy jejf hory a
lesy i chaloupky, jak hv6zdy
ia nebi rozsete. I've pozehna-
nj svat6 necht vejde do DON'T
zamofskych, by tam hnulo srd-
ci dobrosrdecnosti a dtrpnosti,
necht nemine i prahu chatrce
chudicke by obdafilo jejlho
majitele, kter6hoz chyska je
jedinym bohatstv1m, necht Wy
najde i ty ubozaky, kteTf nev6-
df kan hlavu svou by NELL po-
lott.
Neopoust6j Hospodine narod
ten, jehoz krev je krvf mou a
jehoz tlukot srdce i m6ho je
tlukotem. Chran jej, stree a
opatruj jej pred Elem veske-
rym a pred kazdou zhoubou.
Del ably nikdy mem nevzni-
ky rGznice a nesvary domac1,
chran jej pred 1klady zlymi
jeho nepfatel a popTej, ably We
svornosti, lasce bratrsk6 a v
miru dokonal6m hledal jedine
a nasel blaho sve. Vzbud V
srdc1ch nasich, V srdc1ch cele-
no naroda pravou ryzf lasku k
vlasti. Mech vsichni milujeme
rodnou nasi zemi jake maticku
svou, roditelku, a hotovi jsme
V kazdem okamziku silu nas1,
ducha naseho a rozum mas
sluzbe jej1 zcela zasv6tit. O.
svet milost1 svou H%ospodine,
tez duse zbloudil6, kter6 Sc
hanb1 "a jazyk svych predkG q
nectf drah6 to otcG i jeiich de-
dictv1. Pfived je k srdci spo-
leone nasf matky a ucin d1tka-
mi jej1mi zdarnymi.
A tax rosou bozskeho poze-
hnani Tveho, vsemohouci Bo-
re hojn6 pokropena, vlast ma
zkv1ti Sc Dude v krace majove,
sepotajfcf lesy zelene vlasem
bohatym a feky strfbropene IL
beznymi stuskami spojuj1c1
nasi lasku spolecnou a kdyz
svorne, bratrsky budeme pra-
covat spolecn6 jak ma polfch,
rol1ch a V chatrc1ch doskovych,
tax i ma m1stech vedy, ucenosti
a umen1, pax s Tvym Pane spfi-
spenim zasedne vlast ma ma
trim mezi narody a vynikat bu-
de mezi mimi jake demant me-
ri kremeny. o del dobrotivy
Boze, abych cinnostf svou Was
teneckou byl ozdobou sve rod
ne zeme i tax sobe zaslouzil
klidneho odpocinku V iejf Hill
ne a dopTej mi te milosti, abych
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-10-24

vzorne v teto vlasti hodnym Sc
stal a vstoupil jednou We Vast
vSech narod1 celeho sveta!
Mnoho zdaru, Stesti a zdravi
pTeje vsemu lidu Ceskosloven-
skemu KAREL PORKAT.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-10-24
Cesi a Slovaci
iedn1m narodem!

&OS O~~444s
Tel istej matere
SINE deti, Slavic
ma lone odpekanf
tejze matky - zeny -
til pravdu dejinn1
mix nesmysl, nesmyje
so stranok historic,
AMI n~epremeni!
Sine narod slobody.
AID Tatier k Sumave,
cd Sumavy k Tatram,
jedna celad zdarna,
a jedna myself,
jedno srdce zhav6,
a VIOLA, prot nejz je
kazda snaha marna.
Sine svoji. Vzajomne sa
doplname. Wy
ste unom bodrejSf
a zivsej, tvrdsej vole,
my citom bohatsf
S dumnymi 1smevy
sd vzajom uhost1me
PR spolocnom stole.
V street bud1cnosti krasnei
spolu ideme,
PREF ohen, PREF vodu
a vzdy a vsade svoji,
u pleca piece,
V dzkom bratskom objeme,
mas nikdy pranikdo
w viacej nerozdvoj1.
Hluboce procft6nou touto
Oasnl cd syna slavneho Slad-
kovica koncil DR.. Bohumil Ne
nee dine %. T1jna 1882 svoji
rec pronesenou ma pamatku
ID. vyrocf obnovy csl. samo-
statnosti. Snad nikdy pred tim
isme necetli Feci krasnejsi.
Mluv6 o Miroslavu Tyrsovi, je-
hoz ste vyroc1 narozenin pra-
We pripadalo, DR.. Nemec pra-
vii: "Je tomu letos 100 let, CO
Sc narodil mas veliky a nesmr-
Miroslav Tyrs. tvGrce So
kolstva, dusevnf spolubudova-
tel nasich legii a nasf samostat-
nosti. Jak velky je dusevnf Cd
kaz Tyrs6v! Byl to on, jenz vo-
lal: "Volnost, rovnost, bratr-
stv1 - toto heslo velke fran
couzske revoluce - uz druh-
.y S hory taborske Sc s1Tilo da-
lie "a dale pc vlastech nasich a
pc druh6/se rozlehne pc sv6
te, Czech Dude prvotnlm synem
t6to c1rkve vselidske, .jiz ma
vlada Dude prisouzena
mad svetem veskerym!" "Zrlm
5eskych IA nivach Helleny wy
r6stat - Trim DESTINY, statecny
zdrave Shiny rod. Pfipravme
mysli i ma ruch jiny, a i pax, az
budeme vladnouti staten svym
pax rychle obratme zapal O.
becny tez stranu jinou a k
vecem tenn, jez vecne mali ce-
ny a hodnoty vselidske.' Jaka
lest v techto slovech Tyrso-
nesm1rna mise pr%orokova
iaka 1chvatna perspektiva Cd
hellenske antiky az k c1rkv.
taborske, jake horizonty %
Tabora az k slavne Tyrsov6
pTedpovedi ceske samostatno-
sti a odtud to nesmrtelne Tyr.
sovo volan1 k boji "a clrke1
vselidskou, "a volnost, rovnost
a sbratTenf vsech lid zeme'
-
We stesku a starostech mlu
vii pax o vlasti. "Ano, doba j
nekonecne tezka, ale my ne
zoufame. Mas stat ceskoslo
vensky je nadherny a krasny
skvela horstva V srdc
Evropy. Name veletoky Lab,
a Dunaje, spojujicf mas S mort
prenadherne poklad!
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-10-24
THE GREAT SEAL
OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND
VYKONNY DEPARTMENT
ANNAPOLIS - MARYLAND
GUVERNEROVA PROKLAMACE
"DEN NEODVISLOSTI CESKOSLOVENSKA"
30 DfTEN 1QAz

Z 1VLODV ASAO04A AANONA
%. RfJEN 1947
~PONEVADz, Spolecna Resoluce Aktu Hlavnf-
no Shromazdenf Marylandu z roku 1885 narizuje
>guvernerovi, ably prohlasil %. T1jen kazdeho roku
ku vzpomenutf a oslave pamatky Ceskoslovenske
Republiky, a
PONEVADz, by vzdy melo byti pro mas zdro-
jem prave spokojenosti a hrdosti uvedomiti 81, jak
skveleho ~pTispen1 dostalo Sc nasemu Statu byvaly-
mi obcany Ceskoslovenska.
PROTO NYNf IA, VIM PRESTON LANE, JR.,
GUVERNER STATU MARYLAND, timto prohla-
sui dtery,, 28, nina, 1947 NEM NEODvIsLos-
adv prapor Spoienych Statu Vial ma vsech vlad-
Mich a vefejnych budovach ku pocte ceskoslovenska
a jeho lidu.
vlastni rukou a
VELKA Velkou Pecetf Statu Mary
PECET landu v meste Annapolis, V
MARYIANDU tento sedmnacty den Tfjna V
roce NaSeho Pana 1947.
William Preston Lane. Jr.
Guverner
Bertram l.. Boone, III.
Statni tajemnfk
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-10-24

WHEREAS, by Joint Resolution Of the Acts of
Governor is directed to proclaim October 28th of
each year for the observance and commemorative
of the founding of the Republic of CZechoslovakia,
and
WHEREAS, it should ever be a source of real
satisfaction and pride to us to realize the splendid
contribution made to our State by former citizens
of Czechoslovakia.
NOW, THEREFORE, /, PRESTON LANE, JR.,
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND, do
hereby proclaim Tuesday, October 18th, 1947, as
"CZECHOSLOVAKIA DAY. in
Maryland and request that the flag of the United
States be flown from all governmental and public
buildings as a tribute to Czechoslovakia and it's
people.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-10-24

GIVEN Under My Hand and
the Great Seal of the State
of Maryland, AT the City OF
Annapolis, On this Seven
teenth Day of October, in
the Year of Our Lord One
Thousand, Nine Hundred
and Forty-Seven.
William Preston Lane, Jr.
By the Governor
Bertram L. Boone, III.
Secretary of State
Montana labor news., 1947-01-16

West generally would be passed upon
by the Public Lands committee.
over the years" Senator Murray
stated. I'VE have made genuine pro
gress in the field of labor relations.
The reforms instituted under the
Democratic administration have con
tributed to the security Of the work
ing classes, to the expansion Of their
purchasing power and to the growth
and prosperity Of American industry
and business.
THE labor disputes which have aei-
tated the country in recent years have
been the outgrowth of the dislocations
of the war and the inflationary trends
of the period. We need more than
ever to encourage the friendly coop
GRAFTON of labor and management in
the coming years and the preservation
OF genuine democracy in the country
Il am confident the democrats in
the congress will cooperate in every
effort to improve the methods where.
by labor disputes may be handled
through sound collective bargaining
processes with justice and fair dealing
to both sides.
Because Of these considerations
the Senator said, Il felt that | can be
OF most service to the people of my
state by accepting membership on the
public lands and labor. and public
welfare committees"
Montana labor news., 1947-01-16
Mansfield Seeks CI
Wage Ceiling
Boost

WASHINGTON. - tFPl - In the first
three days OF the S0th congress. II
bills were introduced in the house
amending the CT bill of rights to in
crease or abolish the 5000 ceiling on
monthly income of students and job
trainees. one of these bills was in
troduced by Congressman Mike Mans
field.
X bill doing away with the ceilings
altogether was introduced by Rep.
Edith \. Rogers Or. Mass.), prospec-
tive chairman of the house veterans
affairs committee. which is not yet
organized. The breadth Of political
opinion behind amendment of the cell
ing provision indicates the house will
quickly PASS such Il measure.
other veteran bills introduced in
clude Il bonus measure sponsored by
Rep. stephen Pace Cd. Ga.) providing
81 a day for domestic service and SIS
Il day for overseas service. Other
measures. on a somewhat lower scale.
have also been dumped into the house
legislative hopper. The World War |
bonus called for 81 a day for state
side service and SIPS for overseas,
with n $1,000 limit.
Montana labor news., 1947-01-16

lion crncihle steel Corp pittsburgh
So million chicago Pneumatic Tool
Go 81 million chrysIer Corn Dodge
chicago division Ss} million Gener
Ill Motors New York tthree SUITS $50
million and Todd 4 Brown. Inc. South
Bend tpoNder loading plant Si5 mil
lion
The largest suit SO far Is that ef the
United Auto Workers tcIO) against
Ford Motor Co for over 500 million.
but all major co Unions have had a
hand in filing such actions The Tex
tile Workers tClO, have sued Amer
lean viseose Corp for So million and
the celanese Corp for So million.
while the United Rubber Workers
ltlOl is asking so million IRON the
L S Rahbcr 90 u pas-aie. y ]
An independent union the lude
pendent Petroleum Workers Of New
Jersey i asking $40 million from the
standard oil CO Of New Jersey.
A. an answer. and countcr to the
union suits, some concerns have filed
actions for damages and losses from
%sifdpwns slovdoNus. or union meat
tngs held during work hours 50 far.
none Of these suits has been brought
To trial and they are regarded by TN
ion attorneys rs gestures OF a highly
frivolous nature
Montana labor news., 1947-01-16
Teachers MAY Dump
Their NO-Strike
Policy

Chicago The National Executive
Council Of The American Federation
ut Teathers meeting in chicago re-
GENTLY issued the follow ins statement
res artiiug the possibility ~ revoking
.tle uistiike policy Of the orsaniza-
The no strike policy of the Amer
iran Federation of Teachers has been
IN effect siuee the founding OF the
ars atisation should he changed only
by the democratic and consritur opal
Wpfhe.l ~ convention action. and is
Tho present policy OF the American
Federation of Teachers As inundated
nt the leie convention. fhe executive
eauneil is recNamiuine this policy and
i}opo-es 70 submit recommendations
tlef,9n % the lei7 convention OF the
American Federation Of Teachers
because, tho sfrik" Ia ST Paul was
-trike of III teachers. principals.
SUPERVISORS and many Of the admin
is'rttars. union and n%onunion. and be
eln-e il MAS called % relieve ntnler-
iiic conditions denying 10 the chill
lfen of ~ Paul adequate educational
ulp ~affani's aud because y WIS sup
lnriei hN ALL nj organized labor. the
II treff teat hers associations com.
Maiifg leaders and civic ORGANIZATIONS
vi 81 Paul the eN. ative council OF
THE Anerieau Federation vi Teachers
f9~rrnntltfrS u9 di-riulirarv trtion
Montana labor news., 1947-01-16
Silver Bow Trades
And Labor
Council Notes
Crawford Reelected Silver
Bow Trades President

The Silver Bow Trades & Labor
Electricians union. president at the
annual election. Tuesday, January IA.
Harry Oates of the Engineers was
elected vice president: Sarah John
son. statistician, Ralph Carson, Ma
chinists. Sgt.-at-Arms.
Stuart Waters was elected without
opposition
1t is expected that Chairman Craw-
ford will appoint committees in the
near futuree.
The Engineers presented a com
plant against one Of the county com
m~issioners. 1t was referred to the
grievance committee.
The delegates decided that the pro
posal to raise license fees for fishing
etc. is not necessary, The request
came from the Rocky Mountain
Sportsman's Association.
a request from the Yugoslav organ.
ization for aid was referred back to
the separate unions.
Delegate Mernin acting as head of
the legislative committee recommend.
ed approval of the legislative program
of the state legislature conference. 1t
was approved but not without con
siderable provocative debate which
was largely taken over by John Dris-
coll, vice president of the Montana
Federation OF Labor, who explained
the tactics of labor in attempting tC
have bills enacted.
The appeal Of the blind o~rganiza
ton to have a bill passed giving them
additional aid was filed.
Oates of the Engineers reported
Tim Harrington was still confined tc
his home.
a report was made that the school,
teachers had made a request for a
raise in salary.
All the newly elected officers ex
pressed appreciation.
The council approved the legisla
tive program of the legislative confer
ence held at Helena recently. The
report was made by Delegate Mernin
Montana labor news., 1947-01-16
MOST OF TRUMAN: 1913 BUDGET IS
FOR military. TAX REFUNDS, DEBT,
FOREIGN RELIEF and VETERANS

WASHINGTON. lFP)-Weighted auwn
with the cost of past wafs and . heavy
national defense outlay. President
Truman's S37.7 billion budget recon-
mended to congress January II calls
for some extension of social services
and aids to labor in the fiscal year.
1913.
Truman called on cniisress TO hold
the present level Of taNaiion. and To
use economies in some quarters 70
start paying off the national debt He
said that in his judgment sat the pre-
sent time high taxes contribute 10
the welfare and security Of the coun-
try.
"Under the wartime AK system,
millions of taxpayers with small in
comes are called upon to pay high
taxes. When the time mi for taxes
to be reduced, these taxpayers will
have a high priority among the claim.
ents for tax relief
Nearly four1iiths OF the Truman