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Montana labor news., 1947-07-10
HIGH PRICES THREATEN WORKERS
JOBS AND LIVING STANDARDS

Cheerful news from the business front
today obscures what is actually happening.
For workers who care about their future jobs
and incomes, it is not enough to know that en-
ployment in USA is now at an all-time peak
and our country is still riding the crest of the
prosperity wave. Underneath there are
signs of trouble ahead, because consumer
buying power cannot support the present
high level of production.
AS a well-known Washington observer
puts it: This boom lis being carried along by
huge exports and is fed by expanding use
of consumer credit A boom of that kind
burns out The higher it goes, the harder
it falls" Even a 5-year plan for Europe, with
large exports of American products, isn't
likely to save the BOOM"
Lasting prosperity, with high levels of
production and employment, depends on a
huge demand for industry's products. Such
demand must be supported by something
more than loans to nations abroad and to con-
sumers at home. Yet this year, almost half
the $40 billion worth of exports our country
will send abroad will be paid for by US loans
to foreign countries, and at home American
consumers are already borrowing SO billion
more than last year to pay for their purchases
an increase of 44T. We cannot 90 on in
definitely building prosperity on more and
more borrowing. We must plan now for re-
payment of these loans.
Recent downturns in manufacturing pro-
duction and employment are a danger signal.
Cosumers are being priced out of the market.
Demand is falling off. Prices are coming
down very slightly or not at all. Shoes are
still selling at 81 to $12, while shoe factories
cut production and lay off 5000 workers.
Prices of mems shirts, ~overalls, women's cot
ton dresses are up from 100 to 1879 above
Montana labor news., 1947-07-10

prewar and clothing prices generally are up
"a because consumers cannot buy what
they need at such prices. demand has fallen
off. production is being cut, clothing factor.
les have laid off 38, 600 workers and cotton
textile mills a 900 since February. Furniture
and hOusefurniShingS are out of reach, with
prices 81 { above prewar, and these indus
tries have cut production and laid off 10000
workers. These and similar production cuts
in other industries caused a total loss of $780,
600 jobs in American factories from March
to May, 1947. Factory production has fallen
back almost to the level Of last December.
This is not the way to maintain full produc-
ton and employment.
Underlying Causes
"a Producing Power Up, Buying Power
Down. The American factory worker today
is producing at least 2 to 3 per cent more in
his week of work than he did a year ago, but
his weeks pay envelope buys ~ less. Dur
ing this past year, unions won their members
some of the greatest wage gains ever granted,
but even so the rise in general wage levels
was far outstripped by the rise in prices.
From June, 1916, to May, 1947, the average
factory wage went up from $43.31 to S48.86
a week, not quite 1871 but consumer prices
rose IL in the same period. The experience
VI WOTkeTS Ill QUIET INDUSTRIES was ABOUT Lno
same; union members won larger gains, nom
union workers less. All alike took such i'm
mense losses from price rises that their wage
gains were completely wiped out, unless they
got more than 17T. Even those who won
over III had their real gains cut to a tiny
amount, although the money gains look large.
(2) Prices Rise Much More Than Enough
to Offset Wage Gains: The average wage
cost per unit of product turned out by Ameri-
can manufacturing industries rose 8 & in the
year since June, 1916, but the average price
charged by these industries for their products
rose 25fo in the same period. These figures
are averages covering all manufacturing in
dustries; the difference between increased
labor cost and increased price was of course
greater in some industries than in others. 1t
was particularly high in many consumer prod
ucts, because consumers with savings were so
anxious to recOup wartime shortages that
many paid exorbitant prices for shoddy
goods. In the year since June, 1916, millions
of dollars have been frittered away without
bringing workers and other consumers a fair
value for their money.
Workers Cannot Buy What They Produce
When workers production goes up while
their buying power goes down, industry finds
It's market dropping away, first in one prod
uct, then another. This process has been 60
ing on for several months and has now reach
ed large enough proportions to show up in
the government indexes. Food and clothes
cost so much that workers, whose needs are
only partly satisfied, have had to give up
buying the things they hoped to have, and
these cuts in buying extend over a wide range
OF products, from steaks to washing machines,
from clothing to automobiles, from furniture
to new homes.
Montana labor news., 1947-07-10

CLARK r.. VEATCH-Insure Your
Home with Clark X. Veatch. III w.
Quartz, Butte.
Montana labor news., 1947-07-10
LEGAL NOTICES
Office TO

Estate of WILLIAM HENDRICKSON,
Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given by the under
signed, administrator of the estate of
william Hendrickson. deceased, to the
creditors OF and all persons having
GAINS against the said deceased, to ex-
them, with the necessary vnuch-
ers. within four months after the first
publication Of this notice to the said
administrator at his office. 5l4 Silver
Bow Block. Butte, Montana. the same
neihI the place FOR the transaction Of
the business OF said estate. in me
County of Silver Bow. State Of Mon
tana.
FRANK X. YBARRA, Adminis-
traitor Of the Estate of William
Hendrickson, Deceased
Butte. Montana, this 10Th dav Of
June, I947.
First publication June 10. 1947-4t.
Montana labor news., 1947-07-10
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR TAX DEED

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersisned Will on the eth day of Aug
ust, 1917, apply to the County Treas
urer Of Silver Bow County. Montana,
Tor a Tax Deed to the following de-
scribed real property, to-wit:
The .BIRDIE'; "WINNIE"; SARAH
HEtLE'; AMANDA" and VIDA"
Mining Claims Mineral Survey Num-
Der being No. a949. Township 2 North
iianee , West Montana Principal
Meridian.
Amount due $125.90.
Dated at Butte, Montana, his 18th
day Of June. 1917.
KARL r. JOHNSON
'CDYLE q YEARRA
~ Silver Eow Block. Butte, Mont.
Attorneys for Applicant.
First publication June 10. l947-4t.
A man should never be ashamed to
own he has been in the wrong. which
is but saying in other words that he
Is wiser today than he was yester-
day.-Pope.
Montana labor news., 1947-07-10

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. could be
more clearly subversive of represen-
tative government than the "brazen
operations OF the real estate lobby
in blocking housing and rent control
programs essential to American citi-
zens. President Truman said in a
message to Congress explaining his
signature of the Buck-Wolcott rent
bill.
Montana labor news., 1947-07-10
THERE REALLY is ONE!

Portland, Ore.-FP-GeOrge Cobb
has been a union T%Aperhanger here
for % years. He lost his left arm as
& boy.
Evening star., 1947-10-19

The marriage OF Miss Vera Louise
Hartman, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene Livingston Hartman OF
Chevy Chase, to Mr.. Taylor Fussell
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Fussell
of Ashton, Md, formerly OF Wash
ington, took place yesterday after
noon. The ceremony was performed
in the Covenant First Presbyterian
Church. the Rev. James F. Lund-
quist officiating at o'clock.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and wore white satin
and marquisette. Her veil fell from
a coronet of pearl orange blossoms
and she carried white roses and
stephanotis.
Miss Constance Hartman. sister of
the bride, and Miss Lucille Stringer,
were the bridal attendants and Mr.
Kenneth Fussell of Panama was
best man for his brother. Miss Hart
man was dressed in emerald green
taffeta with a matching Juliet cap
and Miss Stringer wore gold color
brocade and her Juliet cap matched
her gown. They both carried Bran
dyWine roses and bronze chrysan-
themums.
The ushers included Mr.. George
Fussell, Mr.. Stuart Thompson, Mr.
Arthur Groverman and Mr.. Stuart
Miller.
The reception for only a small
number of relatives and close friends
was held in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hartman after which Mr.. and
Mrs. Fussell left on their wedding
trip. They will make their home in
Washington. Mrs Fussell was grad
uated from the University of Mary
land and is a member of Kappa
Delta Sorority, the Junior Women S
Club of Chevy Chase, and the Rich
ard Arnold Chapter. N. S., D. A. r,
She is a granddaughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert J. Armstrong
and the late DR.. and Mrs. William
L. Hartman of Pittston, Pa. Mr.
Fussell was graduated from Earl
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Miss Cbaseu Bride

Miss Jocelyn Ruth Chasen and
Mr.. Norman Korn were married at
2 o'clock last evening by Rabbi
M. H. Levinson in the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben
Chasen. After the ceremony small
reception was held for members of
the immediate families.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and she wore a teal
blue suit with gray accessories and
a corsage of white orchids. Mrs.
o. j. Miller was her matron of
honor and the maid of honor was
Miss Gloria Korn. The children at
tendants were Edith Chasen and
Martin H. Korn. Mr.. David Koch
served as best man for Mr.. Korn.
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Snbber-Dance

Mr.. Richard Meehan, son Of Col.
and Mrs. John Meehan and a stu
dent at Georgetown Preparatory
School, will entertain 18 Of his
young friends at the buffet supper
and dance to be given this evening
from until 9 o'clock in the Off,
GERS Club at the Army Medical
Center.
Evening star., 1947-10-19

ham College in Richmond, Ind, and
served three years overseas as cap
tain In the Air Forces. He Is q
grandson of Mr. Mordecai T. Fussell
and the late Mrs. Russell, and a
great grandson of the late Mr.. Jacob
Fussell. His maternal grandfather
is Mr.. George F. Fairman of Big
RAPIDS. Mich.
Evening star., 1947-10-19
Dance Chairman

Senor Julio Ernesto Heurtematte,
Commercial Counselor of the EN-
bassy of Panama, will be chairman
of the Panama evening to be cele-
brated this evening at the United
Nations Club The dinner dance
will feature native food and enter
tainment.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-03-13
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Pineapple Design

TT ANDSOME eleven-inch squares
to crochet in the popular
pineapple design. Crochet one
square and use it as doily-do
three and join them to form a buff
fet Or dresser runner. 1t will make
a treasured gift for a friend who
collects this exquisite motif.
To obtain complete crocheting instruc-
tons for the Lacy Pineapple Runner (Pat-
tern No. 5885) send 20 cents in coin, your
name, address and pattern number.
For Pillowcases and Sheets
HERE'S a romantic design to
embroider on pillowcases and
top-sheets. Brides roses of soft
rose-pink enclosed in a "heart'' of
dainty blue forget-me-nots. The
satin-smooth embroidered ribbon
is done in two shades of pale rose
pinks.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-03-13
Planes Used to Maneuver
Carriers i'm Place of Tugs

Aircraft carriers of the U. S.
navy are Unanswered today in
small areas by the propeller force
of their own planes when tugs are
not available.
For instance, if 10 planes are
fined up facing starboard on one
end of the flight deck and 10 are
lined up facing port on the other
end, all securely lashed, the pro-
pellers of each group, pulling in
opposite directions, will turn the
carrier completely around.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-03-13

d e b t continues,
about the only
comfort I can Of
fer Mr.. Taxpayer
of 1947, if he
should ask me for
it, is a hearty
"better luck next
year."
And that is no
vain hope, either.
There is a very
good chance that
government will
cost less next
year. This will not
be due to any
widely heralded
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-03-13
Music Basis for
World Understanding

Few Russians heard the early
state department broadcasts, inaug-
urated last month, and those who
did were critical of the musical Sc
1ections, objecting to "hillbilly''
tunes like Turkey in the Straw"
They complained too about Bing
Crosby's singing of Stephen Foster
ditties.
This is only one instance where
music has segued into world news
since the war. remember visiting
the Opera House in Nuremberg when
German musicians were first per-
mltted to assemble there. The house
had four walls intact and part of the
roof, but only part of it. The rest
as covered with canvas which kept
out most of the falling snow but
didn't keep out the cold. No protense
was made of heating the auditorium,
and the place was freezing cold.
Yet it was packed. The program
however could not be completed.
This was not due to the fact that the
audience walked out-they stood or
sat with the snow seeping in on
them. The musicians fingers SIM
ply got too cold to function. That
was year ago last November.
Today with the cooperation of the
American military government, or
chestras have sprung up in every
town in the American zone and a
large part of the broadcast pro-
grams are musical.
Reeducating the German In
the field of music will be a less
Herculean task than il is i'm 9TH
err fields, for music has always
been part of the home training Of
the German child-n0t merely
something for which the music
teacher was alone responsible.
7 remember a German home
used to visit before World War I in
which the short period after the
evening meal and the time the
youngest went to bed and the eldest
went to his other studies was largely
musical hour. The most interest
ed and active member of the group
was the father.
Here in America we leave too
much of the child's musical training
to the schools. AS the Hungarian
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-03-13

widely heralded
Swing the axe" or so-called "econ-
omy drives" which congress often
promises and seldom delivers. If
the budget is proportionally smaller
next year, it will be because figures
prepared by the Bureau of the Bud
get will have been checked by con-
gressional fiscal experts who get
their jobs on merit and who are obll-
gated to no political party. These
men now. are being selected by a
professional personnel expert
loaned from the business world.
At this writing the house and sem
ate are struggling to find compro-
mise cut in the budget. Until they
determine the size of the budget,
they can't be sure of what they
ought to do about taxes or reduc-
ing the national debt.
If it weren't. that the budget
were compiled by one party and
authorized by another, we
WUuluu nave DIS uIuCA W1dA-
Cling. Now there is nothing
wrong with having plenty of de-
bate on a subject like this, pro-
vided one or both sides are vot-
ing on the basis of actual facts
which are set forth by a disin-
terested authority whom the
public will accept. Such an au-
thority will be provided, we
hope, by the staff of fiscal ex-
perts next year.
Without such experts what hap
pens? The house goes on record as
to the budget cut it thinks it wants
to make. The appropriations COM
mittee cuts down the various items.
A bill is submitted again to the
house and the fight begins, each con-
gresham attempting to restore as
much of the appropriation for his
pet projects as possible. Log-rolling
gets under way. and the total is
raised.
The same thing happens in the
senate where an Individual senator S
demands are accorded even more
weight. Eventually the ante is raised
a little more. And if it doesn't get
back up to the Presidents original
$37, 500, 100000 estimate (Which may
have been too high itself there will
be a supplemental bill passed later
which will absorb any extra dollars
that are lying around.
When Senator Taft was asked by
Democratic Senator Mcmahon (who
was attacking the Republican cu)
If Taft wanted the senate to pass
on the question without having
much information as to what we
are doing" Taft frankly replied:
"We can only make an intel
ligent guess. We have no infor-
nation before us as to the par
ticular items of the SS7 500, 000,-
900 budget, in justification of the
figure fixed by the budget (bu-
reau) -. we only know what is
requested"
That is the keynote: eve only
know what is requested"
Why should the opposition party
take on faith the administration S
figure? We have two parties to check
on each other. Taft admits the Re-
pubIcans haven't the facts now but
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-03-13

To obtain pillowcase transfers, 1 shee
transfer design of the Hearts and Flower
Designs pattern No. '5318) color chart fo
working, amounts of various aosses spec
fed, sketches of stitches used. send 2
cents in coin, your name address and pat
tern number.
Due to an unusually large demand an
current conditions, slightly more time j
required in filling orders for a few of tn
most popular patterns.
Send your order to:
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-03-13

he adds that IN ordinary" years
1--WE will have staff working dur
ing the ecess"-supposedly com
posed Of these neutral experts who
now are being hired which can
give us more intelligent information
than we now have"
There's the hope.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-03-13

composer Zoltan Kodafy, who is Wis.
iting this country, remarked: "Our
ears must be trained to per-
ceive the simpler musical phenorn-
ena before being able to follow TIE
more complicated forms, and It Is
obviously the duty of public schools
to give this first training to every
body"
Germany of course has another
great advantage that America lacks.
Goebbels has been removed. Amer
ica's musical dictator has not. His
organization has a standing reso.
luton which reads: 'The federation
urges its locals to use their political
and economic strength to combat the
encroachment of high school bands
and orchestras."
The dictator I refer to is, Of
course, one Petrillo of the Amer
lean Federation Of Musicians;
the resolution is from their con-
stituti0n which in comforting au-
thority on him uses phrases like
this: EFT shall be his duty and
prer0gative-to make decisions
in cases where in his opinion an
emergency exists; to issue ex-
ecutive orders which shall be
conclusive and binding upon all
MEMBERSHIP"
Such a resolution and such abso.
lutte authority runs directly counter
to the advice of Kodaly and to the
thinking Of anyone interested in the
cultural development of America or
in democracy itself for that matter.
This is one Of the many facets Of
our musical life which touch poll
tics as music touches many Of
the nations other activities, past and
present-For example, during the
war cynicism was expressed in
songs like Lille Belle with it's
Jingle, Jangle-Oh, Amt You Glad
You're Single" There were songs
created out of a higher emotional
level, too, like God Bless Amer
ica"; 'There'n Always Be an Eng
land; THE White Cliffs of Dover"
and what was perhaps an escape
song from all the sordidness of war.
"Oh, What Beautiful Morning"
No, the Russians didn't like the
hillbilly American music. And I
doubt if the average American could
absorb much of the somber and
mournful Russian folk dirges al
though they contain beauty enough
to the ear accustomed to hearing
them and the mind trained to in
terpret them.
That must be remembered in con-
sidering all cultural relationships to
world peace. We must be informed
not only about the world as whole.
but specifically about each other.
Mature interpersonal understanding
implies a knowledge of each others
environment and also the habits,
tastes and thinking produced by that
environment. Music is a part of
everyone's life; an expression as
well as an impression. We cannot
live peacefully with each other in
our homes or on the globe without
the establishment Of understanding
intercommunication Music, under
stood, will be part of that necessary
intercommunication
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-03-13
Mas s!!! I on ) (l:2:25yl
Experts Needed to Set
Impartial Budget Figure
BY BAUKHAGE
Meas AnaLyst and Commentator.

WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street, N. w.,
Washington, ID. G.
WASHINGTON.- the wrangle
over the budget, taxes and national
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25
Benefit for Festival
OF Nations Success


Mrs. E. v. Marshall, 1909 Elliot
Ave-, Minneapolis, was hostess at
a benefit tea given at her home
Saturday, April 10. The proceeds
were contributed to the Festival
Of Nations being held at the St.
Paul auditorium April "a to 81.
Miss Grace Walker of the Nation
al Recreation association gave a talk
on American Culture and Poems.
Mrs. Lorraine Chivers, soprano,
sang and her daughter, Constance,
pianist, played. Mines. Ethel Will
liams and Helen Parker Mudgett,
members of the st. Paul Committee
on Human Relations, presided at
the tea table. Also assisting the
hostess were Mines. W. C. Jones,
member of the Minneapolis execu-
tive board Of the Woman's Com
mittee on Human Relations; Mrs.
Archie James, Mrs. W. J. Stir
man and Mr.. W. L. Turner,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25
CaSsius Club Cafe Formal
Opening Saturday and Sunday
New Fixtures throughout

The formal opening of the Cassus Club Cafe and Recrea
on the Twin Cities newest dining place. will be held for two
days Saturday and Sunday April 26 a. The cafe located
at 20 Third St. &c. in Minneapolis was formerly known as
Bells ~ 80
The cafe purchased in February this wear by Mr.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25

On display was a white bro
caded satin dress skirt, more than
100 years old, trimmed with lace,
loaned by Mrs. Dora Dean johnson;
a black satin cutaway coat and q
black taffeta cape trimmed with
jet beads and sequins, both more
than rs years old, loaned by Mrs.
Arthur White and to be worn in
the procession at the festival.
Among those who attended the
tea were Mrs. Hugh B. Wilcox, state
president Of the Women's Inter-
national League for Peace and
Freedom; Mines. Per M. Larson,
George Kelley and E. Falk Of the
WI.L.P.F.; Mines. John Mathys,
c. Chase, John Mortland and John
Bridge, Phyllis Wheatley board;
Mines. Wreatha Maxwell, E. Sjo-
strum and C. Futcher, teachers Of
the weekday church schools; Mrs.
F. Holbeck, public school teacher;
Mrs. VIM. Cratic Of the Booker T.
Washington Study club; Mrs. John
Patton, chairman Of the Negro
division Of the Festival Of Nations;
Mines. Earl S. Weber, Rhoda Rem
fro and her house guest Of Topeka,
Kans., Mrs. Isabel Wellington.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-04-25

and Mrs. Brutus Cassius who had
successfully operated the Dream
land Cafe at Ssth and Fourth Ave.
s., for nine years. Brutus and
Florence Cassius after their sue
cess at the Dreamland had an am
bition to give the Twin Cities a
frst-class loop eating place.
Immediately after purchasing the
cafe they called in interior experts
and planned complete remodeling
and refurnishing Of the place.
Redeeorated Throughout
The entire cafe has been re-
decorated with aqua walls and
cream ceilings. New fiuorescent
lighting has been installed. An
exhaust system which eliminates
food Odors from the building is part
Of the new equipment.
Twenty-FOot Bar
Features will include a 20-foot
bar, lighted by a new Partisan
lighting system, a new lunch
counter with leather stools. Inlaid
linoleum has been installed on the
where there are eight
booths of natural birch with walnut