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Montana labor news., 1947-01-30

but since then the unity movement has
spread from New York to California
and Washington.
In Jamestown. n. T.. the longstand-
ing labor legislative conference, rep
resentative of AFL. CLIO and indepen-
dent unions in the area. called upon
every AFL and CLIO central body in
the state to join in united action and
proposed the calling of joint meetings
at city. state and national levels for
the mobilization of the entire labor
movement as well as working farmers.
small businessmen and professionals.
Most New York clio regional and
state bodies have already approved
Murrav's appeal for united action but
the Jamestown call will bring the is
sue before many AFL bodies for the
first tine.
In indianapolis a meeting of the Uni
ted Labor committee. composed Of
ATIA CIo and railroad unions. voted
to set up joint lobbying headquarters
against pending state and federal anti
labor bills. Joint action by the unions
has already succeeded in slowing down
anti-ricketing legislation. The meet
ing, attended by so representatives of
the states major unions. also decided
to call a conference Of local unions
and progressive groups in March in
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tons.
Also In Chicago
Illinois labor formed its first Joint
union body in Chicago January 81.
when IS leaders Of the Chicago FEEDER
alton of Labor, the Industrial Union
Council and five railroad brotherhoods
met and established the All-Chicago
Labor committee. Chicago AFL Sec.
joseph D. Keenan, set the KEYNOTE
when he warned. "Republican new
corners in congress are out to do a
job on labor unless we can stop them
together
Tho session set up a committee to
study pending antilabor bills and re-
port to a subsequent Joint conference.
Delegates also voted to inform their
parent national organizations of the
meeting and notified the chairman of
the Senate and House labor commit
tees of "lahor's opposition to all bills
that will interfere with the welfare
and nrOrrpSg If the Trade ,1ninn n,oyo.
ment in this country"
And On West Coast
The initiative in the Seattle area
came from the powerful init Assn. of
Machinists (unaffiliated). which has
called upon every union in the state
to participate in a joint conference.
The Seattle district is scheduled to
hold a peoples legislative conference
February ,. in which AFL. CIO and
progressive independent organizations
will participate. Similar conferences
are planned elsewhere in the state
and in some areas where Joint bodies
already exist united action is begin.
ming to take shape.
California labor is also Manning a
statewide legislative conference at
Sacramento Feb. 1916. in which il
was expected that not only the three
main labor groups but also farm. veter
ans. Negro and other progressive org.
anizations would participate.
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30
VETS TO GETF|RsT
CRACK AT war
SURPRISES

WASHINGTON, y. C-Sen. James f..
Murray ID. Mont.) announced recent
~ that War Assets Administrations
9th Zone Office in San Francisco,
would set aside and freeze for ex-
elusive disposal to Montana veterans
and small businessmen an inventory
OF surplus property items. according
to advice he had received from Col
Paul G. Rutten, 9Th Zone A%dministra-
tor.
THE War Assets Administration
has scheduled a series of meetings
with veterans and small businessmen
in Montana the Senator said, that
will cover the entire state and will
seek to accomplish two things-first.
bring to the attention of the inter.
ested, purchasers Just what is avail.
able in surplus property inventories
now. and. second. get first-hand in
formation on inst what surplus prop
erty items are most needed by our
veterans and small businessmen"
These meetings started last week
in my home town of Butte the Mon
tana senator announced. and will
continue through the 9th. when the
final meeting will be held in Kali
spell"
Senator Murray expressed keen ap-
probation for the excellent ope
ton and prompt action shown by
Colonel Rutten and by j. c. Holland,
Montana regional director. in under
taking this program which, | hope.
Will result in %expediting and expend-
ing sales to M%ontana's veterans and
small businessmen who. to date, have
experienced great difficulties and long
delays in getting their orders for sur
plus property filled"
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30
PORTAL SUITS ARE
Being SETTLED
OF COURT

The action by the employees Of the
Dow Chemical company for the col
lection Of portal to portal pay has
been settled without trial in court of
the suit. The company agreed to pay
the sum of $4,000, 600. 90.
Settlement of the suit by the work
ers for Swift and Company is an
nounced as settled out of court in all
the company's plants. The amount re-
covered by the workers has not been
reported.
Actions by workers in Montana in
dustries for portal to portal pay. are
reported to amount to about eight mil
lion dollars at the present time.
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30
Models Gain More
For Less-Clothes

San Francisco-FP-The San Fran
cisco Models association, consisting of
35 artists models has won from all
but two local art schools and individ-
ual artists a wage scale of Sl.50 an
hour for draped posing and 50 for
nude posing. The California School of
Fine Arts and the Academy of Adver-
Using Art have so far refused to 90
V e $3.50. The SFMA is now voting
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30
MURRAY Asks Senate
To Double Tax
Exemptions

WASHINGTON FP-A bill 10 in.
crease The income tax exemptions OF
single persons By $500 and Of heads OF
families b. Sieno vas introduced Jan.
rars y by Senator James f. Murray
tl.- Montana as :. 3iN.
Nurras's measure would make the
tal EXEMPTION Of single men or wo.
mee $1,000 and that Of heads OF fami.
lies or married persons living with
their spouses $4,000.
y Congress is going To reduce
taxes we should begin at the bottom
"a the economic pile and not al the
tol as proposed by certain republi-
cans in their call for a 20 per cent in
come tax cut. Murray said.
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30
Portal Pay May Be
Deducted From
Taxes

Washington -FP-Payments made
to union members who sue for portal
employers from taxes for the years
involved, the Us, Treasury ruled Jan
uary %.
This treasury ruling was accompan-
led by an opinion that workers who
receive such retroactive pay will be
required TO report it for the year ac-
tually received. rather than account
for it as income in prior periods.
Employers will withhold the Gus
tomary amounts as taxes IN all such
back wages. the treasury held.
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30
NOTICE

Mass meeting for the
purpose Of nominating
school trustees will be
held at Carpenters Union
hall, Sc w. Granite Street,
Butte, Silver Bow County,
on the Independent ticket
on February IL, 1947 at
g Pm.
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30
HERE IS WHY LABOR NEEDS
MORE IN PAY ENVELOPE

Somewhere along the line in our discussion about labors
program in our economy there must come a point where W
take all CT the big business economics, chuck them out the win
dow and start talking about the basic right of the American
workers to a much better life than they have ever had before,
much better than anything big business has ever offered.
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30
WORKERS ALWAYS COVERED

WASHINGTON -FP- Time workers
spend in making ready for the job af-
ter punching the time clock has al
ways been held as working time under
the wage-hour act, Wage Hour Ad-
ministrator l.. Metcalfe Walling said
January -.
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30

Hard on the heels OF Muf-'
rays appeal. Pres. Frank x.
Martel of the Detroit G. Wayne
County Federation Of Labor
called for a citywide general
strike in cooperation with
the Go. The calling off of the coal
strike ended the Detroit strike threat
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30
HOLD KEY TO l947
HOUSING PROGRAM

Washington-FP-The extent to which profit for builders
rather than government planning is determining our national
housing policy is laid bare in January 26 statements on the ma
tional housing progrom for 1947 issued by the administration
top men in the field-Housing Expediter Frank R. Creedon and
National Housing Administrator Raymond M. Foley.
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30
STEAMROLLER TACTICS
T VOTING ON BOTH
HOUSE BILLS 81 AND Sc
BY Special Legislative Correspondent

BY Special LegIsatlve Correspondent
Montanas COP steamroler last Friday put on a full dress
rehearsal Of what it intends to do to legislation designed to aid
workers when the lower house of the legislature killed HB67
and HB68 by more than two-to-one margins.
HB67 by Emmons and Wenger of Anaconda, and Benich Of
Butte, would have materially shortened the waiting periods
before industrially disabled workers could receive compensa-
ton. HB68, a n even more important bill than HB67, would
have increased the present pitiably small payments to disabled
workers by SIS per week to partially offset the great increase
in the cost of living. The proposed increase would have brought
the weekly payments for a disabled woi ker and his wife to $22.
Thi. bill was introduced by Emmons, Wenger and Bench, and
Rep. Ira. Head, Missoula county.
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30

1T is the business of the
old party politician to get
campaign contributions from
the rich and votes from the
poor on the ground that he
will protect one from the
other. Ameriger.
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30
Workmu1S Conn. Proposals Badly Beaten

NOTICE
PUBLIC INVITED
A panel discussion on
the proposed state school
reorganization bill will be
held at Butte high school
Thursday evening at 500
PM. Prominent speakers
will discuss the pros and
cons.
Montana labor news., 1947-01-30

An economy that relies for
its stimulation on waste and
disaster i taking the road
TO oblivion A. surely a. the
dinosaurs, those creatures
that were all bulk and no
brains Stuart Chase.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-08
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
NAT * ASSOCIATION
HT %,AEzz1r Nzem1e4-
No Room

The fact that Hardin is growing fast it is
bursting at the is to anyone who has
been observing the town. Nobody is sorry to see it
grow and almost to have confidence IN
its future, but that growth is creating many new prob
lens for lis here.
Our town has been oversupplied with
housing Almost every family who has arrived in
the last few years has had difficulty finding place to
i've so much that the business of finding house
always brings forth either woebegone snug ex-
preston, depending whether the person who is
talking has satisfactory roof his head or not.
There doesn't seem to be great deal we can do
about this business Of houses right at present. More
must be built and surely will it is at all
possible
There is another housing problem, though, that
might be able to solve quickly. There are many
people coming to Hardin to work who experiencing
great difficulty in finding sleeping The
Herald office has many inquiries and the
rotary of the Chamber of Commerce tells that she
is constantly being asked to help find place to stay
houses but they are of short duration, and there is
limit to the length of time our hotels like to keep
guests, with conditions crowded.
There must be good many empty in pri-
vate homes in Hardin We realize that having a roomer
may reduce family privacy somewhat and also that
many rooms are not rented because incomes high
and the additional money is not too badly needed We
WONDER though. There is always for little extra
money! and there is the additional satisfaction of feel
ing that you are helping the community.
Mrs. Fish tells us that she would be glad to have
anyone with extra unused room register 1T with her
at the Chamber of Commerce office We think anyone
who will help with this situation right will be per-
forming a real service.
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i've effects of swine brucellosis. y
To check the upward trend
in this disease, swine raisers
were urged to adopt q rigid
control program, including:
Remove weaned pigs to sep
arate quarters away from adult
sows and boar.
Before they reach breeding
age, have all pigs blood-tested,
Eliminate the reactors, the
carriers of brucellosis
IF brucellosis is present in
the herd, repeat blood-testing
at frequent intervals until all
infected animals have been
eliminated.
BE sure that newly-purchas-
ed hogs have a similar blood
test; avoid bringing the infec-
ton onto the farm.
Maintain strict sanitary
measures, and avoid the use OF
contaminated feed and water;
Swine brucellosis is also q
threat to human health, since
the germs of this disease can
cause an especially severe form
of undulant fever in humans,
the livestock health organiZa-
ton warned. Therefore, farm
ers were urged to use special
care in handling swine in in
fected herds.
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Behind the Scenes
In
American Business
BY REYNOLDS KNIGHT

Last week, American industry
II urdled what many had
thought might prove a barrier
to the steady flow of product
ion when United States Steel
management and workers am
icably settled wage differences
without losing a days work. A
year ago, the steel industry set
the wage increase pattern for
the nation, but only after a
prolonged strike. Other in
dustries followed fairly closely
that increase by steel. Whether
that will be so this year is
problematical. The telephone
companies lost no time in an
nouncing that the 15-cent in
crease would not set a pattern
for their settlement. At the
same time the United Automo-
bile workers refused a similar
offer. Thus, two important in
dustrial groups refused to fol-
low the lead of steel. In one
group, management baked; IN
the other, labor turned it
down. This may be merely the
sparring which precedes final
agreement. If so, other basic
industries probably will accept
the 15-cent increase as newt
able. If not, the steel industry
is losing its influence as a
pattern for others.
RETAILERS Following t h e
war years during which little
il any store modernization was
accomplished, merchants In the
worlds richest retail center
Fifth Avenue, New York-spent
nearly S3,OOO,OOO in 1916 for
store renovation alone. Curious
as to how sales reacted, a New
York official of the Libbey-
Owens-Ford Glass Company
oueried those who installed
visual" store fronts, the fish
bowl" type entirely open to
view from the street. Average
increases in sales, he found
ran from % to 35 per cent 10:
stores retaining their old 10
cations and modernizing, ana
up to 100 per cent and more
where modernizatiOn included
a move to a better location. A
won2an's apparel shop recorded
sales jump of 80 per cent IN
the first four months of oper-
alton. A shoe store moved tW-
blocks up the avenue int;
modernized quarters and rang
up a full 100 per cent sales in
crease within a year while
TRIPPING its sales force. The
LOT official found them IN
animous in agreeing that the
more advanced, open-type store
front was an effective sales
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builder, fully warranted from
a financial viewpoint

builder, fully warranted from
a financial viewpoint
THINGS TO COME-Break-
fast food in packages which
may later be used as play
blocks by junior. And a con-
tainer for insect powder which
sprays it around a garden as
effectively as a spray gun........
A glue with greater adhesive
power than previous com
pounds. It is highly resistant
to boiling water or ice water......
A motion picture camera which
is said to be capable of taking
pictures at a speed of 200, 600
a second with good resolving
power. New in priciple, 1t has
a set of lenses in a row which
project images through a Sec
ond lens system to a single
layer of film on a drum..........
Concentrated cla m chowder,
made so that it may be made
into either Manhattan or New
England style Magnesium
furniture for children........S Shoes
soled and heeled with sheet al
minimum. Now made in Aus
tralia, they are expected to be
introduced into the American
market next fall.......A lawn
sprayer which will water a rec
tangular section without wetting
adjoining areas. It will care
for an area up to so times IS
feet. A screw adjustment fits
it to smaller sections.
MORE CANNED GOODS
Before the war a leading ma
tional magazine described the
tin can as "at least as per-
suasive an instrument, at least
as sharp a characteristic Of
American life, as anything on
wheels or wires. It establishes
the working hours of house
wives and affects the entire
design of family life. It's eff
feet on the national diet is in
calculable." The tin can is
headed for an even more indis-
pensable role in America s
postwar economy. D. w. Figgis,
president of American Can
Company, told stockholders at
their recent annual meetinn
that all planning in the cal?
manufacturing business must
now be on a basis of greatly in
creased production over that OF
prewar years. Industries tina
we're restricted in their use o.
containers during the war arc
returning to metal container;
as quickly as possible, he said
and many of these industries
have experienced considerable
growth since the preWar years
BITS O. BUSINESS 0 m c
food prices have come down
from their top levels, especially
in the wholesale markets Hog
and cattle are 81 to $3.50 a
weight less. Wholesa ~
butter at Chicago is 20 cents
below its 76-cent top. Wheat
is 25 cents a bushel lower.
The steel wage increase puts
steel workers ahead of auto
mobile workers on the income
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scale. Retail and phone workers
are dropping down on the "best
paid list. High construction
prices, which have curbed the
volume of home building in re-
cent months, are also limiting
industrial expansion.......A new
government order enables man
ufacturers to use nearly three
times as much natual rubber
in passenger tires as formerly
Land values have not come
down any in the middlewest
farm belt. Most of the deals
are between individual farmers
and turnover is unusually act
i've. ......Some airmen think pas
sengers are coddled too much.
They propose instead: no free
meals, less fuss, lower fares........
Price cuts have begun to ap-
pear in lumber.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-08
Luunch Drive To
Check Brucellosis
Among Young Swine

A new drive to check the
spread of the costly swine di-
sease, brucellosis, was launched
today by the American Found
alton for Animal Health.
Brucellosis was described as
one of the few swine ailments
that showed a serious increase
in prevalence again last year.
Farmers are losing millions
of dollars because of this dis
ease" the American Founda-
ton declared. breeding irregu-
larities, premature births, still
births, and weak and Sickly
pigs are some of the deStruct-
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-05-08

Precious and semi-precious
stones are found In nearly all
the states in the union, North
Carolina having the greatest
variety. Aquarmarines, emer-
aids, diamonds, amethysts, ru-
bies, sapphhes, and others are
found there.
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LUNCHEoNs.
WASHINGTON Host Lions Club. Mayfiower
Hotel. 1915 pm. tomorrow. Members
Ambassador Hotel, noon tomorrow. Mem
soroptimist Club. willard Hotel. 1 pm
tomorrow. Members T;s "a and guests.
soldiers' Home Military Band concert
bandstand on the grounds. o'clock to.
Recorded classical music hour. Jewish
Community Center. 1880 o'clock tonight
SPECIAL EXHIBITS.
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except Sunday: 62 prize-winnins pictures
School PhososIaDhie 0as Contest. 0h shrouss aiss
Pabie Library, Eighth and K street,
sm q pm sat1rdsys nT p.intinsa g.
Samuel Brookats ends today.
Arts Club Of Washington, 2o17 stree,
by members Of the club, through Sunday
Fish and Wildlife Service, under main
lobby in Commerce Department Building.
Fourteenth and E streets NV. open 9
and frssh-Water hsh. for an INDEFINITE
Howard University, Gallery Of Art, on
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original draft of Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress. manuscript of Lincolns three page
autobiography" both for an indefinite
period; so rare and important books from
the Rosenwald COLLECTION; documents and and
an indefinite, period Some Aeronautics
Wilbur Wright before Western Society Of
Engineers In Chicago, 1901. describing
Wright brothers experiments, shown with
early photographs.
FOR SERvICEMEN.
Sunset music hour, 7:30 o'clock; bridge
clinic, 8 o'clock, and dancing on terrace,
8 O'Clock tonight, Penthouse U6O. Seven
teenth and K streets NV:
Dance with Rhythm Makers band. $3.50
o'clock , tonight. Nccs-uso. BIS Tsnsn
Roller skating party. leave club leunss.
Uso club. 1911 Il street NV.
1915 L street NV. Comfortable. lounge.
library. writing desks. billiard table. radio
and piano. Always open.
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Cornell Club Sets Up
D. G. Scholarship Fund

The Cornell Alumni Club Of
Washington has established . schol-
arship fund to aid one District area
student each year at the university
The plan has been approved by
the Board of Trustees Of Cornell
and is being carried out in the vart-
Gus alumni clubs, under the super
vision Of the university.
Evening star., 1947-09-30

Of the Tactical Air Command; SEN
ator Kilgore. Democrat, Of West Viz
ginia, and Representative Hardy,
Democrat, Of Virginia.
The Coral Sea, q sister ship Of the
Midway and the Franklin d. Roose-
velt, win be placed in commission
by Rear Admiral w. L. Ainsworth,
commandant Of the 5th Naval Dis
trict, after he accepts her from
Roger Williams, chairman Of the
Executive Committee Of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Co., her builders,
Evening star., 1947-09-30

the Hampton Roads area for several
months, is commanded by Comdr.
z. @. Outlaw Of Goldsboro, N. c.
Principal speaker at the COM
missioning exercises will be Secre-
tary Of the Navy John l.. Sullivan.
Also present win be John Nicholas
Brown. Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy for Air; Admiral Thomas C.
Kincaid, commanding the Eastern
Sea Frontier; Admiral w. H. p.
Blandy. Commander in Chief of the
Atlantic Fleet; Gen. Jacob L. Devers,
commanding the Army Ground
Forces; Brig. Gen. Robert M. Lee
Evening star., 1947-09-30
Commissioning Slated
For Carrier Coral Sea
sy fhs Assoe;o,sd prsss

PORTSMOUTH, Va, Sept. 3d.
One hundred planes Of the aircraft
carrier Coral Seas air group will fly
In parade formation over the 45 COO
ton ship when she Is commissioned
at the Norfolk naval shipyard to-
morrow.
The squadron, which has been con-
Quoting land-based operations in