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Notice of final settlement by the City
of P~sscagouls. Mississippi, with L.
s. stoekstill doing business as Stock
stiIl & Corey


Notice of final settlement by the City
of Pascagouls. Mississippi, with /.
s. stoeksiin doing business as Stock
stiil & Corey
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that on the
lst day of July. l947, Resolution was
adopted by the Board of Mayor and
Councilmen of the City OF Pasca-
gouls, Mississippi, accepting the con-
struction of concrete culverts under
and across Lincoln and Polk Avenues
IN the City of Paseagoula, constructed
IN pursuance of a contract dated No
vember 16, 1896, from l.. S. StockstiIl,
doing business as Stockstill and Corey.
and approving the final estimate of
the City's Engineer.
Notice is hereby further given that
ina settlement has been made in
pursuance of said Resolution. This
order of the Board of Mayor and
Councilman of the City of ~Pascasoula,
Mississippi. adopted OF the lst day
of July. 1947.
CITY OF PASCACOULA
tSeaD BY v. P. DeJEAN, Clerk.
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
JACKSON COUNTY
TO: RICHARD A. SIMS
An attachment at the suit of Ar
thur A DeFrsites AGAINST your es-
tate, for $4,000 dollars, returnable
before the Chancery Court of Jackson
County. at Paseagoula. Mississippi has
been executed, and is now pending
in said Court; and unless YOU appear
before said court on the 2nd Monday
of August, 1947 n plead to said ac-
ton. judgment viii be entered, and
the estate attached will be sold.
This the 9th day of June, A. D,
l947.
(Seall FRED TAYLOR.
Chancery Clerk.
BY VERTIS G. RAMSAY. d c.
az ia. IL IL rs
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04
CEREAL SWEETS

The nutty flavor of SUNNY
FIELD WHEAT PUFFS from
the A&P is delicious in cookies
made like this; Beat 2 egg whites
with a tsp. salt till foamy. Add
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received by the Trus-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Trustees OF the VancIeave
Consolidated School Will receive BIDS
for a well equipped with a HIP. JET
Pump, repairs and paint ana miscei-
ianeous Items on the teachers home
up to Friday, August /. l947.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
VANCLEAVE CONSOLIDATED
SCHOOL
ROSCOE FLETCHER. Chairman
CLYDE CUNNINGHAM.
SRrrefarw
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-04
STATEMENT (Fire)

THE LoNDoH ASSURANCE OF LONDON ENGLAND
u s. Branch. 80 John st, NJ Y 7, N. Y,
Condition December sIst. 1916. as per Statement filed
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12
Miners Unior Day Celebration Tomorrow
TO COMMEMORATE 18th
anniversary OF UNION

Butte Miners, Friday. June l3, will celebrate their usual
Miners Unicn Day in the grand. od-fashioned style so fondly
remember ed by Butte residents. The day will start out with
: big parade in which most of the citys organizations, labor.
civic, and patriotic, will participate as they always did in
times past.
The celebration will commence with en- old-time colorful
parade in which Butte's two famous bands, the Butte Mines
Band and the Montana State Band will participate and inspire
the huge thrcng with soul-stirring music. Several drum and
bugIc corps. including the Eagles, Elks, American Legion and
The Miners own drum and bugle corps who have been working
hard getting ready for the occasion will also lend color to the
parad. with their snappy uniforms AMI martial music. All the
local Ladies auxiiarhes will march too, in colors even more
gorgeous than those Of their menfolks.
In addition to the above almost all of the labor organizations
in the city will line up with the miner a. they have always done
in the past whether they be AFL, Railroad Brotherhcods, or
CLIO, thereby showing to all interested parties that labor in
Butte in united.
After the parade there will be an all around program of
sports at Columbia Gardens Another interesting feature
which has not for many years been held in conjunction with
the Miners celebration, will be the first aid contests. These
will also be held at Columbia Gardens. Twelve First Aid
Teams are slated to compete on this contest. These will be
from the various ACM mines and from the North Butte Mine.
There will also be a speaking program in the afternoon at
which nationally known speakers will be heard.
During all the events at the Gardens a band will be O n hand
to entertain the people during intermissions in the. various
programs.
LINE OF MARCH
The line of march for the big parade is as follows:
Start at 10 am. sharp at Granite and Montana. West on
Montana to Washington, South on Washington to Park. East
North on Arizona to Broadway. West on Broadway to Main.
North on Main to Granite. West on Granite to Miners Union
Hall and disband.
After the conclusion of the sports, speaking and other events
there will be a banquet at the famous Arc Cafe in Meaderville
at $3.50 pm. Tickets for this affair r N sale at Miners
Union Hall.
The final and browning event of the day will be the Grand
Ball at the Columbia Gardens pavilion.
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12
Cascade County
Trades and Labor
Assembly

Meeting of June 6 was called to ord
er at 500 pm. by President Stein
metz. Roll call showed all officers
present.
Credentials
From the Brewery Workers for Car
roll G.. Blend. On motion delegate
elect was obligated and seated.
Communications
From William Green advising that a
satisfactory understanding was reach
ed upon two of the three questions
which caused the lntl. Association OF
| Machinists to discontinue its affilia-
ton with the AFL. The AFL agreed
to withdraw the communication sent
the Init. Union or Operating Enei-
neers relating to jurisdiction owe
those employed in operating vessels
on trial runs. Secondly. the AFL Of
f~icially notified the officers of the
Building & Construction Trades de
partment that said officers must not
make decisions in jurisdictional dis.
putes which arise between an organi-
cation affiliated with that department
and an organization niaffiliated with
said department. The AL suggested
that the dispute with the carpenters
! CONTINUED on Page Eight
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12
white COLLAR WORKERS BEGIN Feeling the
EFFECTS OF RISING Unemployment

torious for their rapid turnoy,s in
personnel. Retrenchmenr is also
showing up in radio hlo1lc4siine
fields.
Number of job Applicant have shot
up. going from 500 in. sept,mhef lait
to Il high point of i,5i5 III March
May applicants We're down "a Its
The service Is PLACING about uneliith
OF the applicants in jobs.
The most conspicnons change ii
t~salary offers affected stennrraphers.
Miss Beach reported. IN Serieinher.
when they were still at 4 premium,
s~tenopraphers were settiue offers OF
SO lc $50 a week. By October. when
job openings began tightening up.
wage offers for stenoeraphefs lad uni
formly dropped to sac, the uAipn mini.
mum.
Although general, not tie fist vie
Tins Of 4 depression. white eollal
workers are anon h" hardest hi
once the economy hits bottom. TIL
UOPWA spokesman SAID. pointed on
that during the hard years OF 1898,
about SOC Of the people out Of wurl
in New York We're from white cnlla
fields.
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12

Magnuson inquired about the journ
al of the lntl brotherhood of Team
| STEERS tAFL) circulating to several
hundred thousand members. lie said
it had nc newsstand sale" and asked
ii il would be prohibited from advo
eating one candidate over another
He explained that part of each dues
dollar goes To support Of the publica
ton.
Taft answered that we are only
applying the rule to labor that we have
had for years on business as to house
organs. If a labor organization put
the senator on the air to advocate Y
over z. it's a violation"
Even if they don't pay me?' Mag.
nuson asked. "They are paying for
the time" Taft said.
However on M%agnuson's query il
the reverse We're true when a corpora
ton. say General Electric, put a sen
ator seeking reelection on their prog
ram to talk on electricity. would be a
violation OF the law, TAFT replled III the
negative.
Taft explained that labor could pub
fish a paper on political issues only
if the members contributed individual
ly and knew to what purposes then
money a to be used. He insisted
that the bans imposed on labor applied
equally to corporations and therefore
were fair to everybody.
Editors Note: For a more complete
discourse on this threat to freedom OF
the press in labor journals see Congress
sional Record. June 5. pages 6593 tC
659S. For details on corporation con
troll Of press in Montana see pages
6%605.660G Of same issue.
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
MONTANA POLITICAL
COUNCIL ON 10Th

A planning committee Of the Mon
tana Council for Progressive Political
Action met in Great Falls one night
last week and arranged for the annual
convention or the organization to be
held in Great Falls. Sunday June 20.
Election of officers and organiza-
tional activities on a long time basic,
including emphasis on educational
work on vital issues of the day were
among the matters placed on the
agenda for the convention.
On the planning committee We're j
NJ. Peterson. Poison. president. +. j,
Gilfeather. Great Falls. vice president.
Chef Kinsey,. Great Falls. executive
secretary, and Charlotte Holt, Port
age, board member.
According to the officers. delegates
from all counties in the state are ex-
pected to attend the convention.
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12
CT FARMERS betrayed BY COP SLASnING OF
FARM TENANCY PROGRAM FUNDS

gram has helped veterans" Senator
Murray said. in my state of Montana,
direct loans totalling $1.743.726 for the
purchase OF l72 farms have been made
to veterans and there are now some
S"1 applications pending for which
no funds will be available unless the
senate restores the appropriation
eliminated by the house"
Murray said that 81 per cent of the
operating loans made by the Farmers
Home administration in Montana dur
ing the first 10 months OF the current
fiscal year went to veterans and that
of the 1851 applications for loans on
file as of April 80, l947. 1000 Of them
were submitted by veterans.
The cut made by the house in the
appropriation for this agency Murray
said. unless restored by the senate
will force the closing of - county Of
fices IN Montana This means that
farmers seeking FILA assistance will
have to travel hundreds OF miles at
great expense and Inconvenience.
Furthermore. the field personnel will
be reduced by almost half and the re-
naming employees will be unable to
give farmers and ranclers the kind Of
financial and technical services to
which they are entitled by law. With
reduced funds for operating loans the
FILA will be unable 10 average more
than >tw loans per cvlnty during the
next fiscal year"
Ihe Montana senator said that mem
bers Of the senate from the west will
make a desperate effort To restore sur
ficient funds to prevent the gripping
or the important functions Of the
Fla"
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12

New York. ,FP)-Unemployment is
creeping up on the nations white col
lar workers. who were among the
hardest hit in the las, depression.
Beginning of the trend toward job
lessness was noted at the last execu-
flee 4 Professional Workers tCIOl,
which instructed its national office to
start a full-scale study of the unem-
pl0yment situation.
Although hig layoifs have not yet
affected white collar workers. the UNI
ion reports that lower hiring rates,
downgrading and greater employer re
~sistance to granting salary increases
are becoming the daily pattern.
Encouraged by the anti-union hos
tility in congress. employers are gen.
orally putting on a tougher front in
negotiations. Il UOPWA spokesman
told Federated Press. The typical
wage raise offer, if it's anything al
all, is 81 or So a week" FPS inform
ant said. We've been winning raises
of from Sc to ST. but only after putting
on. real pressure. such as stoppages
and demonstrations"
The employers are definitely out tC
weaken the union. cunning in particu
lar for clauses providing for unioI
security. union hiring and grievance
machinery IN many offices workers
are being forced to double up on jobs
at no increase in salary.
Ethel Beach. head of the UOPWA's
New York placement service. reported
that the number Of job openings are
decreasing in the metropolitan area
There is less turnover today than dur
ing the past five years, with worker.
clinging to current jobs in view of the
shrinking opportunities. she said.
No requirements are taking place
notably in the direct mail advertising
shops which for years have been no
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12

. from Sen. hODeT "A. at DIS
debate opened on the bill hast
lily endorsed the day previous
by the house, 800 to 70.
In answer to a barrage Of questions
from Sen. Claude Pepper and Sen.
Warren Magnuson. Taft insisted such
q prohibition did not constitute denial
of a free press.
Pepper inquired first about the
weekly LABOR" organ of the stan
dard railway b%rotherhoods. which has
in the past circulated special editions
in various states in behalf of cand-
dates the rail unions indorsed.
Taft replied that such a practice, If
the paper advocated II candidate
over another, would be clearly illegal.
Minority Leader Alben Barley Cd.
Ky.), inquired whether the same would
be true IF the paper is paid for by
subscriptions from labor union mem
bers." Taft answered that such a
practice would be perfectly legiti-
mate. But if you give away the news
paper as Il political document, You are
violating the corrupt practices act
But suppose the union puts out the
paper from its finances, doesn't sell
it on the street. do You say it could
not support a candidate?' Taft ans
wfred I'D say no"
Then in order to do SO, such a
paper would have to sell each copy at
the subscription price," Barley ask
ed. Taft said: That's true"
Returning to the debate. Pepper ask
ed: Can a union put out advice to its
members on the anti labor record OF
q c%andidate?" Taft said. believe
it would be forbidden. 1t is a 'contri'
button to get out a free newspaper
Pepper argued that nearly e,e.y
newspaper is owned by a corporation
and newspaper corporations fight fol
their candidates. but Taft answered
they are able to sell their papers"
At another point the Florida sena'
tor said: Suppose that William Green
went on The air and used AFL funds in
l94S to voice support for II candi
date. Could he do that (under the
bill) ?"
Taft's answer was a quiet No.
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12

Washington-Senator Murray last
Thursday blasted the action of the
House of Representatives in eliminat-
ing funds for the farm tenancy pro
gram of the Department Of Agriculture
as "a direct Reputation by the Repub-
lican leadership of the governments
promises to give every assistance. in
Guiding adequate financial aid, 10 those
veterans of World Wan II who want
to own and operate their " family
sized farms and ranches"
CAS- an example of the way the pro-
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12
HEARINGS ARE SET ON
PEACETIME DRAFT

Ns~hiM-taH Fp Fgll dress public
p arii.es we're crs red Juae 3 by the
hons 4rlne,i services committee on
HHiYtr -al, pea e.nae military ira n.
ln- TAe ~ctian came after recent
4 re c~mmeadation by Pr Karl I.
tptoa ul President Truman's nd
commission Tor the bill.
,hinpsvn said t4e International sit.
.Natpa $ too sen leu, to Justify delay
lr ths military training law
Chairman walter q. Andrews ,R..
NY said the committee viii Omen
htg lyes @ithin q week or 10 DAYS
arl tial Compton would be the first
witness he added that opponents Of
the NIL tary training BIZ would be Civ.
a illi a. %partunlty TO express their
views :. bur that he saw no need fog
Wolorsed hearings.
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12

Washington ZIP - The fact that
southern Negro war veterans weekly
income ranges 80 10 IS per cent below
that of white veterans in the same
community points MP the need for pas
sage of the INSTRUMENTATION bill
Is 9S4) setting up a permanent fair
employment practices commission.
said Secretary Elmer Henderson Of
the National Council for a Permanent
EETr
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12
10 FEET OF PROTEST
SENT PRESIDENT

Great Falls. Mont "A petition
70 feet long containing about 2bOO
names has been sent TO President
Truman urging him 10 veto the Iaft
Hartley anti labor bill. The peti-
tons we're circulated by the Gas.
cade County Trades & Labor AS
sen,bly and the Great Falls Bufld.
ina Trades Council. and contain the
Signatures Of workers. snail bust
nesemen and farm people Of Gas
cade county.
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12
TAFTLAB0R BILL W|LLG GAG
LABOR PRESS FREEDOM

Washington-FP-Lab papers taking editorial positions
for or against a political candidate would be violating the Taft
Hartley omnibus labor bill unless they circulated only to paid
subscribers and could prove that no union dues money got into
their tins.
That explanation of the actual working of the ban On poiti-
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12
PuPPET COP CONGRESS IS
BLASTED BY PEPPER
By TRAVIS X. HEDKICk. re

~ TKAVTS Il. T7F0KTV Il, FedeTattd TFeSS
Washington-In a fighting speech that drew bellows of rage
from the Republican leadership and applause from the packed
gallery, Sen. Claude Pepper 3D., Fla.), June 6 laid bare the
COP policy Of aiding the rich at the expense of the poor.
Rising to oppose the compromise Taft Hartley omnibus labor
bill, Pepper declared that the Republican program, after six
Montana labor news., 1947-06-12

1T 10 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., 1947-06-12

An economy that relies for
its stimulation on waste and
disaster is taking the road
to oblivion as surely a. the
dinosaurs, those creatures
that were all bulk and no
brains Stuart Chase.
Nogales international., 1947-05-09
James Minotto
Appointed
Cudahy Official

CHICAGO, May &c. A. Cudahy,
chairman of the board of the Cuda-
ny Packing Company, today an
nounced, II have appointed James
Minotto to the capacity of Assistant
to the President of the Cudahy
Packing Company.
''Mr. Minotto has been close
friend of mine and of all the Cuda-
ny family for over 30 years. I feel
that because of Mr.. Minottos long
residence in Arizona and his fine
record both in the field of private
business and public service that he
will be most helpful in cooperating
with all of the many phases of live
stock production, feeding, and gen.
eral business in which the Cudahy
Packing Company is connected with
in Arizona"
Contacted at his ranch home near
Phoenix, Mr.. Minotto stated, IT
Nogales international., 1947-05-09

circulation, which until May l has
been on a free distribution basis,
will henceforth be fully paid.
Boettiger was on the staff of the
Chicago Tribune for twelve years,
then became assistant to Will H.
Hays, former head of the motion
picture industry, after which he be-
came publisher of the Seattle Post
Intelligencer, where he served for
eight years. He served in both
World War I and World War H.,
and in the latter conflict was with
the Army in Europe, emerging with
the rank of 1t. Colonel. He was
decorated with the Legion of Merit,
for outstanding performances un-
der fire.
Nogales international., 1947-05-09
War Vets Are Being SwindIed
On Housing, Expert Declares

Desperate veterans being swinded when they
buy dwellings being thrown together today by rapacous
building industry concerned only with profits Elizabeth
Gordon editor of House Beautiful declares in the May
OF the magazine.
Instead of providing America with modern homes which
could enjoyed in comfort and with pride the building
dustry giving houses which will he
scening realization few years hence that they have
gagged their which ten thirty years
of date-both in plans and Materials she declares
Nogales international., 1947-05-09

Are the builders, the planners, the
real estate men getting together
and creating such thoroughly liv-
able homes?
"The answer is a tragic No. Re-
dictionary, obstinate, restrictive,
frightened of change, unimagina-
tive, proficient only, the building
industry is turning out thousands
of cracker boxes for thousands of
veterans and non-veterans, all des-
perate and house-ignorant, clamor.
ing solely for a roof over their
heads, unmindful of their fearful
destiny; the sickening realization
a few years hence that they have
mortgaged their incomes for houses
which are ten to thirty years out
of date-both in plan and mate.
rails"
Nogales international., 1947-05-09

"Never again in our lifetime
shall we see such building boom
as we are witnessing today" Miss
Gordon asserts. "By 1948, accord
ing to all available statistics, at
least a million new homes will have
been constructed throughout the
United States.
What a God-given opportunity
this is to change the face of a ma
ton, to beautify it's residences, to
incorporate into the peaceful chan
nels of housing all the scientific
and industrial wizadry of war.
What chance to produce for a
million American families modern,
pleasing, up-to-date homes, which
can be lived in with comfort and
enjoyed with pride!
"But are we doing that? Are we
taking advantage of this moment?
Nogales international., 1947-05-09

have accepted this office extended
to me by my friend, Mr.. Ed Cuda-
by. I am very proud to become
actively associated with such fine
organization as the Cudahy Packing
Company. I look forward with
great pleasure to the work which
my new position will entail"
The Cudahy Company recently
purchased the Tovrea Packing Com
pany holdings in Arizona.
Nogales international., 1947-05-09
Arizona Times

Continued from Page One)
ment to even the scales when greed
tips them too heavily to one side.
1--WE are not, of course, blind
partisans. We regard ourselves as
independent in all things, with full
freedom to take such stands, politi-
cally or otherwise, as we deem to
be in the best public interest"
The Times recently completed
the equipment of its new plant at
214 East Roosevelt street, in Phoe-
nix. The paper was launched as a
weekly last June 27, and has since
progressed through semi-weekly and
three-times weekly stages.
The Times announced that its
Nogales international., 1947-05-09
Old Age Aid
Checks To Be
Late In May

Checks to recipients of Old Age
Assistance in Arizona will again be
late for the month of May.
This, because the United States
Senate has not yet acted upon the
deficiency appropriation bill which
was passed by the House on April
1st.
These grants are financed equally
by federal-State funds, and the De-
partment of Social Security and
Welfare cannot authorize payment
until the federal funds are avail
able.
The State Department of Social
Security and Welfare has used
every means within it's power to
speed the passage of the appropria-
ton in the Congress.
AS soon as federal funds are re-
ceived by the State Department,
certification will be made to the
Auditor, and warrants will be mail
ed.
Checks for April, which were de-
layed for all programs, we're finally
released after the combined efforts
of the State Department of Social
Nogales international., 1947-05-09
PAGE THREE

per 81 900 sale value consideration.
Based on this tax. the sale value
represented in the deed stamps
would be $1,500,000.
While the sale price of the plant
has not been made public, attorneys
indicated the $1,5OO,00O computa-
ton does not include the merchan-
disc purchased by Cudahy, which
will require additional time to in
ventory.
Nogales international., 1947-05-09

Security and Welfare and the re-
gional office of the Federal Social
Security Administration produced
sufficient funds. from small balances
held by the Federal Social Security
Administration in Washington to
meet April payments.
For the month of May there are
no such balances remaining. Checks
must await action of Congress in
making the deficiency appropria-
ton.
Nogales international., 1947-05-09
Tourea Deed Costs
SI,65O In Taxes

PHOENIX, May "a warranty
deed in the sale of the Tovrea Pack
ing Plant, East Van Buren, street,
to the Cudahy Packing Company
has been filed in the county record
er's office, carrying $1,65O in inter
nal revenue stamps.
The Internal Revenue tax is 81. 10
Nogales international., 1947-05-09
PIMA SHERIFF AT
SONOITA SHOW

Sheriff Jerome P. Martin OF Pima
County attended the horse show at
Sonoita Sunday.