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Montana labor news., 1947-07-31
Clio Urges Members
To Establish
Co-ops

Washington-FP Union members
and their families can work toward
full security BY using their buying
power to develop co-oreralives and
buck the monopolies- The ClO said July
rs in a new. illa -irated pamphlet en-
titled unions and co.ops.
3. Prepared by the co research & ed
ucation department. the 2S page
booklet outlines the theory behind the
cooperative movement. giving details
of some of the co-ops organized by I'M
ions-grocery stores. gas stations.
housing developments and even the
Labor Health Institute OF the Retail
Wholesale & Dep. store Employees in
st. Louis.
Serving as an interesting and in
formative Introduction to the cooper
alive movement and the history of
co-Ops in America. the booklet suggests
the Cooperative League of the USA
as a source for detailed information.
The CLIO pamphlet emphasized the
democratic control OF the coop and re-
minds readers that ii also takes the
place Of some monopoly. The less our
economic system in controlled by mon
opolies, the less will be the threat Of
unemployment, insecurity and econom.
ic fascism.',
Copies are available at l5c each or
l2c for 100 from the Go. lis Jackson
Place, Washington. u. c.
Largest cooperative wholesale in
Montana is the Farmers Union Central
Exchange at Great Falls. Local re-
tail coop in Butte is the Farmers I'm
ion Trading Company on Front street.
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31

charged, proves that "the monopoly
control Of meat exercised by the large
packers is callously Indifferent to the
needs of the great number Of Ameri.
can lower and moderate income groups
who are compelled to pay these high
prices or else do without meat.
The union president also criticized
congress for spending time investi-
eating Legitimate trade unions and
other progressive organizations while
failing to probe "the cause for the
meat price souge which is now going
on. A thorough investigation of the
control of our national meat supply by
a few packing companies and their
banks is the proper function OF our
government at this time
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31
ALIAS SUM MONS
In III District Court OF the Second
Judicial District OF the State OF
Montana. in and for the
County of Silver Bow
WILLIAM NASS. Defendant.
JOSEPHINE NASS, IIaintiff,

VS..
WILLIAM NASS. Defendant.
The state Of Montana Sends Greet
ings TO the Above Named Defendant;
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in this action, which is
filed in the office Of the Clerk Of this
Court. a copy Of which is herewith
served upon YOU. and To file Your an
swer ana serve a copy thereof upon the
plaintiffs attorney within twenty days
after the service of this summons. ex-
elusive Of the day Of service; and in
case Of Your failure 10 appear or an
swer. judgment will be taken against
YOU by default for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
Plaintiff complains and alleges. Tina,
plaintiff and defendant intermarried AZ
Ely, state - Nevada. on or about the
18th day Of October, 1915, and ever
since have been and now are. husband
and wife. That AT all times and con-
tinuously for more than one year last
past and Immediately preceding the
date Of the commencement Of this ac-
tion. to-wit: the 18th day of July. 1877
the plaintiff herein has been, and now
is an actual and bona fide resident OF
IN, state Of Montana. that no children
have been born as the issue Of said
marriage.
Plaintiff seeks this divorce on
grounds Of Extreme Cruelty, for further
particulars 81 which. see copy Of com
plant on file herein.
Witness my hand and the seal OF
said Court this 2ath dag Of July, AID,
laf7
court ELMER SHEA. Clerk.
fSean Ey JULIA McHrGH,
Deputy Clerk,
WILLIAM 81 FRAME
Attorney for Plaintiff
a05 Silver Bow BLOCK, Butte. Mont.
First publication July II, 1si7--4t
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31

Meeting called to order at 1880 PM.
by President Davidson with all officers
present.
Minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved as read.
Communications
Minutes of the Cascade County
Trades & Labor Assembly read and
filed.
From the Building & Construction
Trades Department advising that due
to certain provisions of the T~aft-fIart-
ley bill no action will be taken on
applications for decisions in jurisdic-
tional disputes between now and Sep
TENDER 3, 1947. the date on which the
Executive Council convenes in Chi
cago, Ill. Letter filed and delegates
asked to take note.
From the Cascade County Trades &
Labor Assembly in regard to the Labor
Day celebration filed.
From the Seattle. Washington Build
ing Trades Council asking for our
support in an effort to retain Mr.. c,
Thomas Saxton in his present position
as Labor Advisor for the 18th region
OF the Federal Public Housing Author
ity. Motion made and carried to con.
cur in their request.
Motion made and carried that the
bills be allowed.
Roll Call
The roll was called and the follow
ing delegates noted absent: Becker
Randall, Pitzer, Stewart, Thompson
Wilson and Van Tighten.
Report Of Committees
The committee to see the Mayor
reported meeting with him and he ad
vised that he would cooperate with us
in regard to city firemen holding
down two jobs.
The audit committee reported audit
ing the books and found everything
Okey. Motion made and carried tina
the report be accepted.
Unfinished Business
The matter Of the declaration O
unfairness brought in by the Roofer.
was discussed and a motion made ant
carried that the Secretary contact thu
Roofers and ask what they had done
regarding same.
There being no further business thu
meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM.
+. X. BRITTEN, Sec.-Treas
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31

every industrial dispute, for
the sole purpose of thwarting
labor, is utterly Incompetence
sible. Labor not only produces
the goods and consumes a large
part OF them-labor also has the votes.
In a democracy like ours-where the
majority rules-capitalism cannot sur
vive without the support of labor. To
avoid extinction. if for no loftier mo-
tive. we who are capitalists will have
to make immediate and radical
changes in our attitude toward labor
and our methods of dealing with labor.
Wen have to begin by muz2ling such
organizations as the National Assn. of
Manufacturers and by recognizing and
sincerely regretting there is bad feel
ings on both sides
No doubt after reading the foregoing
some people will be moved to demand
the e%xtirpation of the red communist
who wrote that
Not so fast brother. The man who
voiced such a viewpoint is Cyrus S.
Eaton, Cleveland capitalist. and he
placed such views in writing for the
University of Chicago Law Review.
Eaton is enc of the most powerful
capitalists in America. 1t is likely he
knows what he is talking about.
Eaton can see the handwriting upon
the wall of impending history. He
represents the enlightened Big Bust.
nessman of the country-unfortunate
~ few in number.
The sum and substance of his tall
is that the capitalists must make CAPT
talism work. not only for the people
who own the machinery Of production
and distribution, but for the masse!
Of citizens who do the work. The
alternative is. that if the ~contemporar.
economic system fails to work, t
afford decent living standards ant
working conditions, there will com
the day when the workers will rebe
and abolish the capitalist economy
Jefferson and the signers Of the i'm
mortal Declaration of Independence
pointed this manifest fact out in tina
document as follows. "all men
are endowed by their Creator Will
certain ~unalienable Rights, that anon,
these are Life. Liberty and the pun
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31

serve Board. mat board mas
completed and published a
study of the distribution of pur-
chasing power in this country.
It churned up a mass of statis-
tics that are not easy to digest
but here are some that are
worth a little looking at and a
lot Of talking about.
The boards survey found that in
1916:
1000 of all American families made
less than $1,000.
400 made less than $4,000.
Only 1907 made more thar S4,S50.
The top 1870 got some 1920 Of the
total national family income. while the
lower 400 received only 1870 of the
total income.
When you add to those figures the
fact that. according to the a%uthorita-
tive studies of the Heller Committee
of the University of California. it took
$3.50 to give a family OF four includ-
ing two children a decent and health
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. IJIEf
state of BARBARA DUNCAN.

Np. iJi
Estate of BARBARA DUNCAN.
Deceased
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Administrator of the estate OF
Barbara Duncan, deceased; to the cred
itors Of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased. to exhibit
them. with the necessary vouchers
within four months after the first pub
LEGATION of this notice to the said adj
ministrator at 305 Silver Bow Block
Butte. Montana, the same being the
place for the transaction Of the busi-
ness Of said estate. in the County of
Silver Bow. State Of Montana.
JAMES DUNCAN. Administrato
Of the Estate of Barbara Duncan,
Deceased.
Dated Butte, Montana. this 25th day of
July. lH41.
+. ]. FOLEY, 304 silver Bow Block
Butte. Montana.
Attorney for Administrator
First publication July 81, 1a47-4t
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31

suit of Happiness. That to secure
these rights, Governments are insti-
tuted among Men. depriving their just
powers from the consent of the gov
erned. That whenever any Form OF
Government becomes destructive OF
these ends. it is the Right of the Peo-
pie to abolish it,
The kept press and politicians of
tho owning class in America can shout
red and Communist until they are
black in the face, but that will never
make the masses of citizens welcome,
0 permit, a return to the evil condi-
tons OF the Hoover era, to which too
many plutocrats and their minions r
so eager to point with pride.
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31
Tom Dewey. A

secutive terms at Albany. A racket
buster as a district attorney, he choos-
es to cast himself in the political chess
game as a white knight in bright.
stainless steel. But if. in moving for
ward, he seems to slip sidewise too.
he can explain that this is the correct
prerogative of the knight.
Undoubtedly Dewey is the leading
contender today. but operating IN the
sidelines, removed from the din of
political battle, he hasn't had to take
positions. The. pay off comes when
he takes the spotlight, front and cen
ter, to appeal for popular supports
There are two strikes IN Dewey to-
day. In 1914 he polled % million votes
while Franklin d. Roosevelt rolled up
25.5 million. There is a political ira
dition. as yet unbroken, that a Repub'
lican candidate once defeated gets no
second chance to storm the White
House gate with the COP banner.
The other strike is an equally hoary
tradition that the surest way not to get
the nomination from the Republican
convention is to be caught trying too
hard. Dewey is guilty on both counts.
Although the Dewey strategy Of 81
lence on public issues has served him
well. an echo of his position can be
heard in Washington.
To get Dewey's position, study Sen.
Irving NJ. Ives (R., N.Y.), who got his
seat in the upper house with the COVER.
nor's blessing and is widely regarded
as "Dewey's man. Ives first opposed
the restrictive clauses OF the Taft
Hartley bill, lost his fight and then
went whole-hog for the entire mess.
Ives voted to override the veto.
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate Of IDA PONETT1. Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed. Administrator Of the estate of
Ida Pometti. deceased; To the creditors
Of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased. to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers.
within -four months after the first pub
location of this notice TO the said ad-
ministrator at So5 silver Bow Block,
Butte. Montana. the same being the
place for the transaction of the bust
ness Of said estate, in the County OF
Silver Bow. State of Montana.
PETER PoMETTI. administrator
of the Estate of Ida Pometti.
Deceased.
July. 1917.
T.. j. FOLEY. 304 Silver Bow Block
Butte. Montana.
Attorney for Administrator
First publication July 81, 1a41-it
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31

This year the proportion OF national
production going into wages and sal.
aries is lower than last year. That
means that still fewer people will be
able to buy the flood Of goods coming
to the market. And with inflationary
living costs shrinking still further the
buying power of the insufficient dol
lars in pay envelopes, only a prompt
and major redistribution OF income can
furnish a stable basis for postwar
prosperity.
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31

Norlce TO CREDITORS

Estate Of AUDREY ToMIcH. Deceased
Notice Is hereby given by the under
signed. administrator of the estate OF
Audrey Tomich. deceased. To the cred
iiors ~ and ali persons having claims
against; the said deceased. 10 exhibit
them. with the necessary vouchers.
within four months after the first pub
location Of this notice to the said ad-
ministrator at his place Of business. lu9
North Montana street. Butte. Montana.
the same being the place for the trans
action OF the business of said estate
in the County 81 Silver Bow. state OF
Montana.
Al. TRAFFoRp. Administrator
81 the Estate II Audrey Tomioh.
Deceased
Dated Butte. Montana. this 2>th das Of
July. 1871.
JAMES T.. KENNEDY.
Attorney for Administrator
4i3 Metals Bank Bldg. Butte. Mont.
FIRST publication luly 81. lsi,-it
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31
High Prices Are
(continued on PAGE -Four,

tCONttnueO on rave VOo'J
so anxious TO recoup wartime short
ages that many paid exhorbitant 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.
When workers production goes up
while their buying power goes down,
industry finds its market dropping
away, first in one product, then an
other. This process has been going
on for several months II has o
reached large enough proportions to
show up in the government indexes.
as is clear in reports on production
and employment. 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 buy
ing extend over a wide range Of prod
ucts. from steaks to washing machines.
from clothing to automobiles, from
furniture to new homes.
The shortage of buying power
caused by high prices is nationwide
in its effect and reaches throughout
industry. Besides cutting factory pro-
duction it has influenced many plants
to reduce their plans Of expansion,
thus eliminating more jobs and reduc-
ing possible producing capacity. High
cost Of building materials has kept
thousands from building the homes
they had hoped to own, and has
checked construction OF housing for
rent. The official forecast OF 1000, 900
new homes to be started this year
has been cut down to 700. 900. elimi-
mating thousands of jobs and depriv-
ing 300. 900 families of the new homes
they need.
In 1916 and 1917 to date we have
had full employment In 1916. some
$50 million persons had jobs. and un.
employment averaged close to 2 mil
lion. which is considered an %irreduci-
BILE minimum made up chiefly OF per-
sons changing jobs. These 58.5 mil
lion workers produced 1874 billion
worth of products and services. Their
jobs carried over into 1947 because
all these products and services could
be sold.
Who bought the 1916 product of full
employment? Government agencies
federal, state and localD bought $35
billion worth or 1870; business firms,
improving their plant and equipment
or adding to their inventories tie,
stocks of goods and materially. bought
s27 billion worth or 29e. The rest was
bought by consumers-127 billion or
66E. The important point is that at
full employment levels of industrial
operation.
Consumers buy two-thirds Of the ma.
tons product. About 1870 Of all con-
sumers are wage and small salaried
workers. Full employment" cannot
continue unless the goods produced
are bought and taken off the market.
The nation depends mainly on work.
ers and other consumers to buy these
goods.
In 1947, the product of full employ
ment' would be substantially more
than in 1916, because % about $780,
600 workers are added to the nations
work force each year: (2) workers
production per hour Of work has in
creased.
Will there be a market for the
product Of full employment through
all II months Of 1947? That is the
crucial question.
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31
ON WALL Of
HISTORY FOR CAPITALISM

"The only real threat to the capitalistic system in America
today is the cleavage between capital and labor Despite the
wi.hful thinking of most of my fellow capitalists, labor alone
+. not to blame. An equal, if not larger share of responsibility
rests on the shoulders of the capitalists themselves the
casualness with which we capitalists seem wiling-nay, even
eaQer-to invite the collapse of our economic system in almost
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31
70F10U.S. FAMILIES HAVE
UNHEALTHY INCOMES

The national income Of this country has risen recently to
new all-time peaks. But somewhere a cog has slipped, for the
great wealth that is being produced is finding its way, not down
to the hands that made it, but into smaller and smaller groups
at the top of the pile.
That is not a new observation but it has recently been re-
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31
NOTICE OF TIME APPOINTED FOR
PROVING WILL, Etc.
In the District court OF the Second
Judicial District Of the State Of
Montana. in and for the
County of Silver Bow
&VuHVy VI
n the Matter Of the Estate Of

In the Matter Of the Estate of
ANNA SWEENEY McKENNA,
Deceased.
Pursuant to an order Of said District
Court. made on the 18th day Of July,
la47. notice is hereby given that Mon
day. the 18th day Of August, 1s4I, at
1000 O'Clock AN. Of said day at the
Court Room of Court, at the City of
Butte. in the said County of Silver
Bow. has been appointed as the time
and place for proving the VIII of said
ANNA SWEENEY Nick EMMA, de-
ceased. and for hearing the application
Of Helen 4. Mustard for the issuance
to her Of Letters Parliamentary. when
and where any person interested may
appear and contest the same.
Dated July %, 1917.
Court ELMER SHEA. Clerk
Seal) BY DAN ErkNIcH,
Deputy Clerk.
COYLE & YBARI,A,
ia silver Bow Block
Butte. Montana
Attorneys for Petitioner
First publication July 81, 1ai7-3t
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31

Tallahassee, Fla. (FP)-A state con
s%titutiOnal amendment outlawing the
closed shop was upheld by the Florida
supreme court.
Montana labor news., 1947-07-31
News of Great Falls
Building Trades

Meeting called to order at 1880 PM.
by President Davidson with all officers
present.
Minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved as read.
Evening star., 1947-06-06

npith NO INTEREST or CARRYING CHARGE.
NO DOWN PAYMENT, and FOUR MONTHS TO PAY
Evening star., 1947-06-06
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Evening star., 1947-07-02
Boom Seen for George Washington Basket Ball
Zohn Now Full Time cooch Got Old Pozo Playground

Colonials played Is games before
hitting the same floor a second
time. This problem will be a ma
jor headache for Art until the
downtown school gets that long
hoped for field house.
Basket ball will be a special
lied sport in the new regime
because Zahn believes the era
of all-around athletes is over.
There may be exceptions. but
court drills start in October now,
often earlier, and the season goes
well into March and the boys
simply don't have time for other
sports.
Zahn isn't risking any fore
cast Of G. WIS future until he
has a gander at the material,
although he intends to get every
ounce of ability out of his men.
He'd like to have another player
like Tommy O'Brien, the one he
ranks as the schools No. l all
time ace, or Mad Matt" Zunic,
who not only had scads Of ability,
but a competitive fire four-hose
companies and q battery Of
bumpers couldn't extinguish. On
second thought, a couple of boys
only half as good as that pair
would do.
Good luck, Art.
Evening star., 1947-07-02
Manor S GoIfwomen
Hold Mystery Event

The woman golfers at Manor
Country Club left the first tee with
out knowing what was up IN a
mystery" tournament yesterday
which proved to be an event in
which the player whose total on the
back nine matched the first was
declared the winner.
Oddly enough, four club members
posted duplicate mines. Mrs. M. L.
Loda with 46s for a 90, Mrs. Mario
Scandiffio with 49s for a SO, Mrs.
j. r. Daily with ATS for a "a and
Mrs. r. E. zuber with SIS for a 104.
Margaret Cox of Prince Georges was
the guest winner with 58-54-112.
Mrs. E. v. Brumf1el, secretary of
the District Women's Golf Associa-
ton, proved she has more than a
stenographic knowledge of the game
by winning the Teal Trophy yester-
day at Kenwood by finishing down
to par in the match-play-against
par event.
Mrs. G.. E. Peterson was second,
8 down; Mrs. Iva McEntee third,
down, and Mrs. Betty Meckley
and Mrs. Rex Howard finished 5
down. Glass B winners were Mrs.
J. H. Aldredge, / down; Mrs. J. P.
Brantley, 2 down; Mrs. Stanley
Shank, 8 down; Mrs. James Somes,
4 down, and Mrs. E. c. Atwood,
down.
Evening star., 1947-07-02

right field when Dom Di Maggie Is
not in the lineup.
Ted williams, who last year at
this time was clipping the ball for a
rugged 1855, is currently batting .2s2.
Bobby Doerr is now hitting an un-
healthy .261 as compared to BIT for
this date last season, while Di Mag
gio, who was rolling along at 1886
clip last season, is down to a mere
.231.
As a further example Of the Sox's
present impotency at the plate, First
Baseman Jake Jones, who started
out in a Boston uniform with a
flourish, is down to 238; Johnny
Pesky's average is .295 and Sam
Mele, who started the season with
bang is hitting 271.
Now for the pitching department.
Last year at this time Dave (Boo)
Ferriss had IL victories against
three defeats. Mickey Harris had an
11-2 record and Tex Hughson was
and 4.
Today Ferris is struggling along
with TT record, Hughson has won
and dropped 7, and Harris has
won against no losses.