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Montana labor news., 1948-07-01

effect all other wage earners in their IN
dustries.
Phoney, f~ictional deals and s~o-called con-
tracts should not be permitted to set these
people aside from the rest of the working
people. In fact. a very great many OF these
socalled independents are Union members.
They recognize the truth about their employ
ment and they seek and receive the protec-
ton of Unions.
The danger of such vicious measures as
the Republican Gearhart bill is that many
more INSCRIPTIONS employers, seeing how
some industries manage to keep from paying
Social Security tax on then employees, will
follow suit. This can render ineffective the
whole Social Security program for many mil
lions of working people.
Montana labor news., 1948-07-01
Novel Training For
Building Apprentices

Washington. II a project under
consideration in Canton, Ohio. be-
comes a reality, the city will have
instituted something new in appren-
tice training, according to the Bureau
OF Apprenticeship. u. S. Department
of Labor.
The proposed project is the con-
struction by apprentices. under super
vision Of journeymen, of a building
trades school at which apprentices in
those crafts would receive the related
classroom instruction they must have.
The proposal was made by a member
OF the Canton Board OF Education and
has been Endorsed by the Stark Tri-
County Construction Council, Inc. rep
%resenting Canton contractors, and the
Stark Tri-County Building Trades
Council representing Canton unions.
Montana labor news., 1948-07-01
Issue

The joint committee on Labor-Manage-
ment relations, the so-called watchdog"
committee created by congress to check up on
the Taft-Hartley act, has been holding hear
ings on proposed amendments to this law.
Some idea of the nature of these hearings
can be cleaned from the committees public
announcement that it is'"not interested in
broad general statements about the Taft
Hartley act, and it's insistence that those who
testify must stick closely to five points out
lined by the committee.
In general these five points relate to pro-
posals to put more teeth in the act, to tighten
the straight jacket that it seeks to impose
on all labor.
1t is obvious that these hearings can serve
no useful purpose since they are merely de-
signed to strengthen the anti-labor prejudices
Of the committee.
Trade ~unionists are interested in only one
issue so far as the Taft-Hartley law is con-
cerned. That issue is repeal.
Montana labor news., 1948-07-01
Our False Prosperity

Worries about debts are again bounding
millions of American families.
High prices are forcing people to go into
debt, day by day. Statistics show that in
April, total consumer debt in the country was
1872 billion dollars, a rise of three billion in
IL months.
Consumer debt has about. doubled since
price control was killed in 1916. 1t is six
billion dollars greater than it was in the boom
year of 1929.
Remember what happened after 1929?
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-01
NUMBERING PLAN FOR
DRAFTEES

Mrs. Homer w. Taylor has
been appointed chief registrar
and chairman in charge of Vol
unteer Assistants for the Zion
and Benton area registration
with offices in the City Hall
Building, Council Chambers.
Office hours: 900 A. M. to
1880 P. M.
The 100000 draft-age A
mericans, who began register
ing for compulsory military SER
vice August 30th, will be given
a composite number made up
of four different numbers.
The number will identify the
draftee, the state in which he
registered, his local board, and
year of his birth, as follows:
(1) The first part compos-
ed of one or tow digits indicat-
ing the state, territories and
Continued on Page 11)
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-01
NEWS FROM
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Owing to the time spent in
building our new Chapel, we
have not had the social gather
ings and other items of inter-
est to report; but as soon as
we are able TO enjoy the build
ing as a headquarters, we an
ticipate many good times
there, as we'll as being able to
attend the very interesting and
instructive services held by
Overseer Robinson.
The Overseer decided not to
rent the hall in Eagle Rock
again, so the services during
the month of July were held
CONTINUED on page 81
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-01
ACTIVITIES IN LIONS
WORK AT PHOENIX

Again is the work here in
Phoenix, Arizona, experience
ing growing pains. This time
we are realizing the need for
summer camp, A la Door Coun-
ey, Wisconsin. After consider
ing action of the matter by the
Elder and Deacons of this
branch, Elder and Mrs. Bar
ton made a preliminary inves-
tigation trip last week to the
eastern part of the State, into
the White Mountain area,
where two different pieces of
mountain timber land had been
offered. Our attention had
been drawn to these by GER
tain friends of Zion, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Moore. He is a for
mer Zion College lad, who re-
tains great love and respect
for the Zion way of life and
who in true combined Zion and
Western hospitality entertain
ed the visitors and rendered
other valuable help as guides
to the tracts under considera-
Continued on page I'D
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-01
ZION ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 1

The Zion Elementary Schools
will open Wednesday, Sept. /,
for the school term of 1948-49.
The janitors have Lakeview
and Elmwood Schools ready
for the year and this week is
being spent in cleaning and
treating the floors in the Col
lege Building. Some mainten-
ance work has had to be post
poned due to lack of funds, but
in general, the buildings are in
good condition. The additions
to the Lakeview and Elmwood
CONTINUED on page 10Y
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-01
Mrs. Anna Fisher
HOBBY BECOMES
HER BUSINESS

The Fisher Flower Shop, To-
Gated at 2661 Sheridan Road,
in Zion, North side of Dave
Young's Radio Building), right
in the heart of Zion's business
district, is operated by Mrs.
Anna Fisher, it's owner and
was established in December
of 1912 at it's present address.
Mrs. Fisher is the widow of
DR.. G. C. Fisher, who passed
away in 1941. Flowers had al
ways been hobby with Mr..
and Mrs. Fisher, in their own
yard at 3109 Ezekiel Avenue,
where they also maintained a
small greenhouse.
Mrs. Fisher is a graduate of
Mrs. Tommy Bright's School of
Floristry in Chicago and her
flower shop is the direct result
Of the knowledge and expert
ence she gained there.
She personally designs and
plans all her customers we'd
Continued on Page
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-01
SELECTIVE SERVICE
REGISTRATION

Fulfilling the duty which
the Selective Service act of
1913 places upon governors
of the states, Governor Dwight
II. Green issued a formal pro-
clamation August 23rd, calling
upon Illinois citizens to lend
their assistance in making the
administration of the federal
draft law efficient and COM
plete.
The Governor requested men
and women alike to give assist
ance to local draft boards in
conducting the registration of
all Illinois men and male
youths from Is through rs
years of age. This registration
began Monday, August 80.
Registration will be carried
out according to the following
schedules:
Persons born in the year
1922 after Aug. 80, 1913.
Persons born in 1923 shall
be registered on Aug. 81 or
Sept. 1.
CONTINUED on Page 81
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-01
THE ZION CONSERVATORY
OF MUSIC OPENS
948.'40 WORK

The Zion Conservatory Of
Music will register it's new pu-
pills as we'll as the old ones,
for the coming years work on
Thursday afternoon, Septem-
Der End, between 3 and 6 O.
clock.
The teachers will all be pres
ent. All the pupils who are 60
ing to study music should be
present and register at this
time. The prospects for the
years work are very good.
Teaching will begin Tues
Continued on Page I'D
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-01
PARKING METERS
FOR ZION

At the Council Meeting,
August 25th, the bids for the
installation of Parking Meters
in the business section of Zion
were opened and the Commits
sioners trust contracts will be
awarded at the Council Meet
ing to be held September LIST
at the City Hall.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-09-01
L E T T E r S
From Our
MISSIONARIES IN AFRICA
Isabel Campbell
July 5, 1948

Isabel CampDeu
July 5, 1948
Dear Mother:
We now have our sub-post
office nearby, at the "duka"
(native store), but we never
know what hour we will get
our mail.
We have just finished our
weekly meeting with the Sum
day School teachers. We are
teaching each Sunday School
Glass a different ''Kisunzu"
English song), so are des-
perately trying to teach the
teachers first. Some of them
get the words fairly easy, while
others find them very hard to
pronounce. It's just like us try
ing to learn to speak their
''luga." Speaking of the Nandi
language, it is no easy job try.
Continued from Page g.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
Medical Supplies Given
State Patients By ARC

Hospitalized patients in MISSISSIPPI
pi have received the benefits of more
than 5000 units of life-saving plasma
made available through the Ameri-
can Red Cross and distributed dur
ing the past l2-month period by the
Mississippi State Board of Health,
DR.. A. L. Gray, director of the divis-
ion of preventable disease control,
announced recently.
The state health official also dis
cloced that about 1000 packages of
immune serum globulin-a blood de-
rivative supplied by the Red Cross
and considered especially effective
IN combating measles-have been
distributed to communities in the
state and that it was used a number
OF times in incubation OF. children
to minimize the danger of impending
epidemics.
The plasma and immune serum
globulin have been furnished free
with the stipulation that they be
passed on to the patient without
cost, DR.. Gray said. This has not af-
fected the usual fee of doctors and
hospitals for administering the pro-
ducts.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
Clubs
Society =
Out OF Town Friends
Here For Funeral

Out-of-town relatives and friends
here for the funeral of R. G. Turner
were: w. L. Turner, Estill; w. L.
Turner, Jr., Ole Miss; c. H. Turner,
Monroe, Louisiana; MIR. and Mrs. G.
w. Crawley, Meridian; Mr.. and Mrs.
Taft Thrasher, Miss Matte Pinkard,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Melton, Mrs
Cap Burchfield and son, o. S. Chen
nault, and j. w. Moore of Kosciusko;
E. w. Waugh, Sails; the Rev. w. d.
Waugh, Carrollton; Russell Chen
nault, Lexington; Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Hathorn, Mrs. John Rumble and Mrs.
Jack Sanderson of Grenada.
Grenadians visiting Miss Estelle
Turner during the past week were
George Perry and Miss Julia Guidry,
Leon Provine and Charles Marascal-
co, Mrs. Jack Sanderson and Miss
Hattie Hammond and Mr. and Mrs. T.
H. Meek.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
Mrs. VeIma Lee
Rites Held SUNDAY

Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at the Methodist church
Tor Mrs. Velma Lee, SIS, who died at
the Community hospital in Lexine
ton Friday morning, April l, after a
brief illness. The Rev. II. H. Wallace.
pastor of the church, assisted by the
Rev, 5 B. Harrington, pastor of the
baptist Church, conducted services.
Mrs. Lee, daughter of the late Mr..
ana Mrs. Baker, was born and rear
ed in Millington, Tennessee, and be-
fore moving to Tchula five years
ago, made her home in Lula, Miss.
she joined the Methodist church in
early womanhood and had always
been faithful member and devoted
Christian. She was prominent in
civic. social and religious organiza-
tons and was interested in the well
fare of the community.
She is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. George Wallis of Memphis, Mrs.
j. A, Myover of Cotton Plant, Ark
ansas., Mrs. T. ]. Sweet of Tchula:
one brother, j. o. Baker, of Atlanta.
Georgia, and several nieces and ne
phews.
Interment was made in Lexington
cemetery with Stricklin-K King
Funeral Home in charge of arrange
ments.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
Mink From Missouri
Proves Good Success

THE Mink From Missouri" proved
to be highly entertaining Friday
night when the three act play by
that name was presented at the Du-
rant High School auditorium. A near
capacity crowd turned out for the
senior class presentation.
Katherine Dunkin played the part
of the Mink, with others in the cast:
Robert Love, Marie Phillips. Nancy
Tatum, James Whitehouse, Ann Heg-
gle, Ila Mae Robinson. Bill Garner,
Ruth Ray Montgomery, Gene Irving,
Bessie Burrell and Frank Drake. The
entire setting took place in a col
lege town near Chicago.
The play was coached by Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Lyon, who between acts
were presented gift by James
Whitehouse in behalf of the cast.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
Goodman Girl To Become
Bride Of Holmes Athlete

The approaching marriage of Miss
Doris Browning of Goodman to
James Leroy CASTOR, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wade H. CASTOR of Alderman,
has been recently announced by the
bride-to-be's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Browning of Goodman. The
wedding will be solemnized on June
6 at $50 in the morning at the Good
man Methodist church.
Miss Browning is a graduate OF
Holmes County Agricultural High
school, having been valedictorian of
her class. She completed work at
Holmes Junior College in midi anu
airy of this year and is employed as
secretary at Holmes WORKING with
the Veterans Farm Training depart
ment.
Mr.. CASTOR was graduated from
Alderman High school in l943 and
will complete his work at Holmes
Junior College May 10. He expects
to continue his work at the Uni
versity of Alabama toward a degree
in physical education. Mr.. CASTOR is
a former athlete at Alderman and
served 26 months in the army. He
was stationed in the European Thea
ter of Operations with the seth In
fantry Division.
He was a Holmes Junior star at the
opening of the football season in
1947.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
Mrs. w. n. Mckenzie, Jr.
Tuesday Club Hostess

Mrs. w. H. Mckenzie, Jr., was
hostess on Tuesday afternoon when
she entertained members of the
Tuesday Bridge club and guests, Mrs.
A. A. Derrick, Jr., and Mrs. John
Jenkins.
Flower arrangements were used
to decorate the rooms where the
tables were placed for the progress
sion of games.
Mrs. G. w. Drane won high and
Mrs. H. B. Sargent was second high.
During the course of the afternoon
the hostess served refreshing drinks.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
Personals
Womon's Club Meets
With Mrs. G. M. Doy

Mrs. c. M. Day was hostess to the
Woman's club on April /. Sixteen
members were present with Mrs. H.
j. Montgomery presiding.
Mrs. H. H. Lester, YWCA repre-
sentative of Jackson was guest
speaker. A program on gracious liv-
ing was led by Mrs. T. S. Humphries,
with Mrs. M. d. Baine, Mrs. R. l..
Stevens and Mrs. H. ]. Montgomery
taking part.
Charles Day sang Danny Boy
and Nov is the Hour"
Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Baine as
sisted the hostess in serving salad
plate to the members and a guest,
Mrs. Wilkerson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08
Twentieth Century Club
Presents Fushion Show
lmpersonute NotubIes

The Twentieth Century club met
in the home of Mrs. G. w. Drane
Wednesday afternoon. Pink azalias
throughout the rooms were used for
decorations.
Subject of the program was
Fashions on Parade" with program
motto Every generation laughs at
the old fashions, but follows re-
ligiously the new" taken from Tho
rea.
Mrs. Harry O'Cain and Mrs. w. H.
Mckenzie, Jr., had planned the
fashion show. The programs were
handmade, showing whom each
model represented The first to be
presented was president of the club,
Mrs. F. c. Calender in an original
black sheer with violet lowered hat
and gloves to match, impersonating
Mrs. Harry Truman. Mrs. Calendar
was invited to the honor seat.
Miss Winifred Mcintyre modelled
as Lynn Fontain, Joyce Truitt as
Jane Withers, Carese Truitt as Jean
Grain, and Mrs. W. d. Reed, as
Rosalind Russell. Mrs. j. l.. Longi-
motif wore a beautiful oldfashioned
handmade lace and ruff1ed dress and
pettiskirt, a dress that had been
worn by Mrs. Marion Randle as a
young lady, showing the styles OF
today similar to then.
MIS-. Alden Stannard modelled a
grey outfit with lowered hat, i'm
personating publisher Evelyn Nc
Lean.
Louella Parsons could never have
looked more beautiful than did Mrs
Walter Odom in three-piece black
and white costume. Mrs. Albert Ia
tum in black dress with outstand-
| ing white flower sprays and beau
tiful lace straw picture hat, came
out as Mrs. Harrison Williams.
In black formal bearing lace ruff,
files in the back that fell in soft folds
| to the hem was Mrs. w. E. Howell
as Helen Hayes.
The Duchess of Windsor was por-
| trayed by Mrs. c. A. Knott. She was
gowned in a sky blue formal with
| which she wore blue gloves. Her hair
was styled in the latest fashion
| Again Mrs. Longinotti displayed q
dress, which had been her mothers
and was worn forty years ago. In
this creation Mrs. Longinotti lmper-
| sonated Veronica Lake.
Miss Nancy Tatum and Miss Anne
Heggie appeared before the group
as June Allison and June Haver.
Mrs. A. E. Branch wore a pink
housecoat and pink slippers. Mrs.
Mckenzie announced the names OF
the models and described the gowns
which were worn.
Cards for voting were passed to
the members and guests with Mrs.
Knott as Duchess of Windsor win
ming first place. She was presented
with Gift.
After the Spring Fashion Parade
Mrs. Calender announced the pro-
gram which was given by Mrs.
Eugene Cole and Mrs. H. B. Sar-
gent. Mrs. Cole discussed the fashion
designers Hattie and Irene" and
Mrs. Sargent gave Spring Fashion
Forecast" The hostess served re-
freshments to members and guests.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rush, Margaret
rand Virginia, and Mrs. Joel Gulledge
were visitors in Jackson last Thurs
day.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08

Mr.. and Mrs Deck johnson visited
friends and relatives in West and
Possumneck Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08

Mrs. Bill Hand, of West, and Mrs.
A. S. Tatum are spending a few
days in Memphis. While there they
will attend a production Of the opera,
LA Traviata."
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Dickens, Mr..
and Mrs. B. B. Dickens, Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Dickens, all of Jackson,
were guests of Mrs. ]. A. Dickens
Sunday.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08

Mrs. D. V. Pound is spending
several days with her daughter, Mrs.
Earl Howell, in Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08

Mrs. C. S. Koonce of Memphis was
called home Saturday because of the
illness of her mother, Mrs. j. A
Dickens.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-04-08

Mrs. John Wilkes and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wilkes, Jr., were visitors
in Jackson Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rush and children
spent Sunday visiting friends and re-
latives in Philadelphia and Meri-
dian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Hull, of Mem
phis, spent several days with Mrs.
HulPs mother, Mrs. Annie St. Clair,
recently.
Miss Gladys Rhyme, of Memphis,
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Rhyme.
Edward Rhyme spent Saturday and
Sunday in Memphis.
Miss Catherine Calender left
Thursday where she will visit Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Hull for several
days.
Miss Lucille Rhyme, of Jackson,
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Rhyme.
Mrs. Eulalie johnson and Mrs.
Fred Petty, of Lexington, visited in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Porter Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Missile Holder, of MSCW,
who has been spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley HUMPHREYS,
returned to her post of duty Sunday.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
Klein 10 Offer Bill
Providing Tax Cuts
For Those Who Vote
By GouId Lincoln

Representative Klein, Democrat,
of New York, announced yesterday
he would introduce a bill to per-
suade qualified voters to go to the
polls and vote in national elections.
He proposes that each person who
votes shall be given certificate
Which may be used in obtaining an
income tax deduction.
Mr.. Klein has been aroused over
the failure of so many potential
voters to take part in the recent Ma
tional election. The probability is
that the final figures will show no
more than 100000 men and
women participating. about one-half
the number who are eligible to vote,
according to CELSIUS figures, and
about 10000 900 less than the esti-
mate of the number of actual regis
tered voters made by the Associated
Press prior to the election.
II hope" Mr.. Klein said, that this
proposal of mine will stimulate pub
lie thinking and arouse voters from
their apathy. American democracy
rests on the ballet. We want to
keep it that way"
Fined in Australia.
In his opinion the incentive plan
he suggests for getting voters to the
polls is better than the Australian
and New Zealand plans for penal
izing nonvoters. In Australia a
qualified voter who fails to vote
must pay fine.
My plan is better" Mr.. Klein
said, than any other bonus plan
advanced. 1t is certainly an i'm
provement, over the quaint Ameri-
can custom of buying votes on the
street corners"
The New York Representative has
served in the House since 1941, when
he was elected to the 77th Congress
in q special election. Prior to that,
from 1885 to 1941, he was an attor.
ney on the staff of the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
The voting certificate which Mr..
Kline would have presented to each
voter at the polls, when validated
by an authorized election board
clerk by stamp and date. must be
recognized by the Collector of In
ternal Revenue for deduction of
$50 from gross income.
Value Would Vary.
While the actual value of the
certification in tax saving would
vary with the income of the individ-
ual voter, Mr.. Klein said he had
chosen $50 as the deduction figure
because it would represent in actual
cash value to voters of the lower in
come brackets an amount roughly
equivalent to the highest poll tax
assessed in any of the poll tax
States.
ITO me American citizenship is
the highest honor any man can
possess, and the right to vote is the
greatest privilege of citizenship Mr..
Klein continued.
II have been shocked by the
shrinking proportion of eligible
voters who actually go to the polls
and vote. My proposal for tax
credit is only an approach to the
answer. Obviously 1t offers no in
centive to the man who has not
ben able to earn enough money to-
require him to file an income tax
return. 1t offers no incentive to-
the wealthy man to whom the tax
bonus is picayune. On the other
hand it would provide genuine
incentive to the great mass OF voters
with marginal tax liability"
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Player Tiff With BAA
Begun by Tottering
National Cage Loop
BY the Associotsd Press

CHICAGO. May 10.-The Ma
tional Basket Ball League faced a
series of hurdles today leading to
possible dissolution.
/. At least four clubs planned to
Jump to the rival Basket Ball Asso-
citation of America because of big
ger crowd potentials."
2. Nib Commissioner Ward
Piggy" Lambert officially will re-
sign his s10,000-sl20o0 a year posi-
ton.
/ 3. A player war" between the
two major pro circuits loomed with
the signing by the Moline, Ill.,, Tri-
City Blackhawks of Iowa's Murray
Wier. The Big Nine scoring cham
pion was regarded by the BAA as
draft material. ineligible for out
side signing" under an interleague
agreement.
The Wier case came to a head
yesterday when he linked a one
year contract for about $1,000 with
the National League Blackhawks.
Maurice Podoloff, BAA president
declared he would protest strongly
the signing at today's meeting be-
cause the two leagues had agreed
on a bi-lateral player draft.
Leo Ferris. manager of the Black
hawks, and Bryan Grafton, club
president, retorted that no such
agreement has been signed They
accused Podoloff and the BAA OF
trying to capture Wier for the
last month.