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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-08-05

Eugene Baker, Warland, was
Libby visitor Thursday.
Mrs. R. R. Beebe left Sunday fol
Bozeman to attend three-day meet
ing of the Montana Health Planning
Committee Mrs. Beebe will also
visit Mrs. A. c. Herbst while ir
Bozeman.
Mrs Rosella Burke, Mrs. Flor
ence WOLF and Miss Lillian Friend
returned Thursday from a five day
vacation trip to Banff, Lake Louise
and Radium Hot Springs, Canada.
NOTICE. Odd Fellows. Rebekahs
Theta Rios and Junior Odd Eel
lows. Annual picnic at Bowers
Park. August 9th. Contact Clayton
Young. Phone 138-R, for transpor-
tatiOn. Please call evenings.
Mrs Henry Anderson of Troy was
shopping in Libby Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Brock plan
to leave Saturday for Missoula
where Mr. Brock will undergo sur
gerry at the St. Patrick hospital
He will remain at the hospital for
several weeks. Friends wishing to
write to him should address their
letters to Room 3O1, ST. Patrick
hospital, Missoula.
Glen West. logging engineer in
the Forest Service, Missoula, has
been on the Kootenai Forest force
for the past two weeks, working OF
Dad locations.
The Rev. and Mrs. Robert Null
len of Plains, left yesterday after
a several days visit at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Leon H. Ayers and
family of this place. Rev Mullen
IS pastor of the Assemblies of God
Church in Plains
Mrs. Clarence Romo and son.
Tommy of Bainville, came Tues
day Of last week to visit Mrs
Romo's parents, Mr. and Mrs. For
rest L. DeRoSia. Mrs. Romo visit
ed Thursday and Friday in Spo-
kane with her cousin, Mrs. Charles
Frazier who is in Sacred Heart hos
pital
ANC4iIASLu OOIU, montana SLdle
graduate who will be the Libby
athletic coach for the coming year.
was in town Monday making ar
rangements for housing during the
coming school term. He will be
back in several weeks to begin work
on the l948 football squad
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barkee and
Mrs. Jeanne Hills and daughter,
Diana, who are visiting the Bar
KEGS from The Dalles, Ore, spent
the week in Canada. They took
the loop going to Waterton Lakes,
Calgary, Banff, and Lake Louise
Mr.. Barkee reports that the roads
are in good condition for the most
part
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Belangie
and family, who spent last week in
Butte, were accompanied to Libby
by Mrs. Belangie's mother, Mrs.
Carrabin.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-08-05

Mrs. Nora Rodgers of Eldon. Ia.
john Wilson and daughter, 10 Ann
Of Chicago. and Mr.. and Mrs Har
| old Urfer and Miss Katherine vii
son OF Batavia. Ia. came Thursday
of last week to visit at the home
OF Mr. and Mrs Henry Wilson
They viii spend two weeks with
the Wilson's Mrs. Rodgers is Mr.
wilson cousin, the others are
brothers and sisters
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Austin
and family of KaliSpel returned
home SATURDAY. accompanied by
their niece. Miss Shirley Baenen.
who viii spend a couple of weeks
visiting them The Austins came
to Libby last week where they were
Joined by Mr.. and Mrs. George
Earle, ST., on visit in Seebe, Al
berta
Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union No 1881 meets the End and
attn Tuesday of each month.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Ruthford and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. F.. E. Ruth
ford Of Everett Wash. spent the
first part of last week at McGregor
are They accompanied the E. Z.
Ruthtord to their home Wednes-
dav for short visit Mr.. Ruthford
retnrn'no Sunday Mrs. Ruthford
and the family remained in Everett
where she visited her relatives.
They will be gone for couple of
weeks. The E. E. Ruthfords are
Mr.. Ruthford's parents.
Mrs. J. f. Claypool of Kalispell
returned to her home Monday
morning after spending the. latter
part of last week visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. D. D. Leach and
family
Earl Buckingham returned Sun
day afternoon from Roseburg. Ore.
where he has visited for the past
three weeks
Miss Carrie Williams returned
Saturday night from Portland where
she has spent several weeks visit
ing relatives.
General Improvements are under
way at Burgans Grocery Store this
week. The counter has been moved
and new showcases are being put
in.
Mrs M. E. johnson of Lethbridge,
Alberta, is spending the remainder
of the summer visiting her grand
children. Mrs. D. J. Lamorie, Mrs.
Norma Wilson, Mrs. Gene Chap
man. and George Beasley. Mrs.
johnson left Lethbridge in July and
has spent part of her vacation visit
ing her daughter in Spokane. She
has nine great grandchildren liv-
ing in Libby.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Butt an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Sunday August /. The baby weigh
ed seven pounds at birth
The Vacation Bible School which
has been conducted during the past
two weeks at the First Lutheran
Church by Pastor and Mrs. Hjor-
tholm closed with a picnic at the
park by the swimming pool and
closing program given by the
children at the Services last Sun
day at the Church.
Mrs. Alfred Hall began her en-
ployment at Adkins Market We'd
nesday of last week
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-08-05
FETE LILLIAN Butt

A shower honoring Miss Lillian
Butt brlde-elect was given Tues
day evening by the ladies Of the
Catholic Church. Mrs Ray Croy
was hostess for the 35 guests. Fol
lowing an evening Of bingo. re-
freshments were served. The bride
received many useful and lovely
gifts
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-08-05
r. N. A. LODGE HOLD
MEETING JULY %

r. N. A. Lodge held It's regular
meeting Wednesday, July %, with
Oracle Sylvia McGrew in the chair.
a delicious lunch was served by
members Ethel Pitcher, Florence
Gamache, Jennie Quien and Mar
garet observation-disclosures Rubard,
Sec'V
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-08-05

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Staudacher and
their three sons. Tommy. Dale, and
/ Jimmy have been guests at the home
of Mrs Staudacher'S parents. Mr..
and Mrs Klas JOhannson since Fri
day of last week Mr. Staudacher
and Tommy returned home last
Saturday and Mrs Staudacher and
the other two boys expect to re-
turn Friday of this week
Miss Jenny and Miss Lenora Lyon
Of Seattle came Saturday to spend
the week visiting with their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs J. F. Bowen
NOTICE
There viii be no blanks for con
cessions for the fair accepted after
August IS
Concession Committee
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-08-05

Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union No 1881 meets the End and
4th Tuesday of each month.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-08-05

The Rev. and Mrs. Robert Null
len of Plains, left yesterday after
a several days visit at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Leon H. Ayers and
family of this place. Rev. Mullen
is pastor of the Assemblies of God
Church in Plains.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-27
WITH Wins New Lease
On Life At Rome Meeting

London (IPA) World Unions has
taken fresh hold life This eu phot of its meeting
Rome marked by unusually frank speaking the of Amer
English, and western European delegates.
This careful London
taken for granted that the British Trades Union Congress
take the breaking WFTU,
than the State Department would take thead breaking the
United Nations In both political strateg his
would give the Russians such tremendous propaganda advantage
action which would threaten the long
remains in existence, is barrier to the organization of
other worldwide trade particularly which
the II.
Further the Russians still believe that will
establish Communist of
although the Rome decision postpone the calling of alderman
trade makes this objective than
They believe that through WFTU Communist
doctrine to the rapidly developing colonial world
The attitude of the TUG quite naturally largely shaped by
the feelings of rank ande unons British workers have
firmly rejected the bids the Party support
But they the tradition
ship for the Soviet Union andor Russian workers Both La
the establishment of friendly relations with Moscow
of the three the
standing friendship But public opinion polls
rather then deepeated prejudice gestures friendship
the Moscow rulers could change the situation
the background
geons that WtTU membership has increased Communist
TUG rejected the WtIU they would candidates
for trade offices with useful campaigning slogan
platform calling for WFTU membership such candidates could draw
non Communist votes.
The leadership of would
affairs the Communists surefire
freeze for nstane-the TUG leaders
give them another, if they help it.
Long-term prospects for the WFrU however, grave
divisions bitter the (and
to postpone important issue hardly than
Dean British President of the WFTU
saces which will need all good will energy
WFTU is to survive"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-27
E44iiAS'!!|liil
CONGRESS- ASSUMED ROLE
q Mz4.ox ~ AE0cxs .

student useful citizen, the
Congress- long, that Congress has
of Itself This might described
assumption of executive and police
American Constitution clear points: ) the
division of functions between Legislative executive and judicial
O checks balances
set between these branches of the government.
The Congress- predomnantly Republican, has opportunity
Presidents taking usually
corded the Chief
by the Congress.
() Has invaded administration the Federal Security
Agency the Labor cutting level al
most unbelievable forcing administrative policies of
with overall policy
(2) Has undertaken iva through Congressional
mittee
tratlon OF the Hartley to its liking.
(4) Has ntmdaed workers
snoopng the guise activities
l5) Has worked cordial with big business
poraton lobbyists
This makes difficult problem for the American
The Constitution establishes
of the American people The the
vltalS healthy
the peoples will An attack the
like
representative body has fallen specialized
brought
will of the people.
When that Congress usupng
that
that the branch the
Congress.
The Congress- has strong
sides of the aisle
berg of excellent timber that their
party interest
Senator Thomas, Cooper
of sound judgment and public spirit But the Congress
the hands of who consult sefnterest above
public interest.
The problem of labor most
The changing of five faces the Senate will
tlrely direction
a
The Congress vtazng govern
ment but not do that it allowed
tuiona body trying to make policy and to rule the time
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-27
$lO.0OO-A MEN
FIGHT 75c WAGE FLOOR

dull the
the podu sat un
obusivey doodng no doubt inn
portan laws Most of the and the
making and circles and various wdges
make ont of cigarette package aluminium foil.
But of the reporters oing down figures
The still of
doc hours industry
So turned to the enerprsng reporter and asked what
trying to prove?"
"You fellow he wrote on
his yellow "For so hour
II he's not that ambitious 4Ohour week. he's getting
hour
William Jobe Industries
gets salary of $4,000 He is
lobbyists who carefully follow developments the Fair Labor
Another priced fighting against
minimum Tyre Taylor who speaks for the
processing and manufacturing interests sobey
told Ball and the Senate subcommittee that
dustra plants would have colse 75c minimum
adopted
This spokesman for the peiss
dusta Council and another $4,000 lobbying
for the Natl Association That counting
hours week. 81 weeks of exhaug
work in the Satr and Mayowe cocktail
So a hour.
There Others There's Joseph King Retail
Lumber Dealers Association who makes $4,000
Grafton of American Shipping Inc (Spendg $45000
egisaton) the American Retail Coal
Congress The retail lumber Dealers the southern industry
still 3Oc
get with nand the national lumber
have their faithful retaines any
of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
There's industry lobbyists have earned their
this session of Congress There that
will be made in the Fair Labor
the present absurd of 4c
industries from the requirements
law
Cynical reporters perfoe operations of the lob
byists Capitol Hhough into the expensive
the Stater the odime hostereSdon
industry spokesmen alone In this 80h Congress- the
congressman come cheap
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-27
About Wages And Prices

1t is a fact that wages never have kept pace with
prices in rising market They not keeping today
Prices still going up while wages tagging 1t is also
fact that wages drop farther than prices during de-
preston; the jobless without paycheck cannot pay
whatever matter how low So both when prices
nflatonay and when they in state of collapse the
working the Garner hurt more than any other
group In our society.
Only when prices high enough to sustain modest
profit without exciting buyer resistance and when wages
creep less stabilized relationship with prices
does the toer get anything like break Both initiation and
deflaton are bad.
If we to take August /, 1915 starting point
and call 100 and then project the curves both OF prices
and wages would get santng line from 100 to l25 up
to March, 1948 representing hourly earnings OF working
people, Starting at the point with the price curve we
would cratic saw-tooth kind Of lne arriving
at 155 in March, 1948 In other words prices jumped 80
points while wages went up 25
Strangely enough holding wages down doesn't keep
point prices advance Often prices go up while
remain stationary That is because after ALL have
little effect prices especially in period OF shortage Such
as passing through.
It's human to want money, that can raise
living standards, buy of the good things we all
want That particular urge, we'll rising living costs,
adds pressure the wage line 1t also makes that in
economy such when more perfect balance be-
production and demand has been reached living stan
dard should advance and should rise that those
who toll and who comprise the greatest of all markets. can
buy their share of what is produced 1t is lack OF buying
rather than lack of demand which brings depressons.
Remember in 1880 the warehouses ammed with Shoes
clothing machinery prOceSSed food yet could buy
Recent over-publcized pricecuttng by Big Steel and
some of the electrical outfits will have influence on
prices generally and honestly expected The tricks
shown to the public for two purposes to make 1T a
pear that working people, by demanding higher wages
causing prices to up and second to prevent wage
raises which reduce profits.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-27
A RE-DEDICATION

"he hour of The Christian Conscience said Pope
Plus the MI meeting fortnight
before the fateful Italian elections.
The hour the of everywhere has
struck! The time testing all liberty here The
ment for all who believe Constitutional
their faith Wise statesmen foesee what time
ing. This well be democracys last stand!
Having defeated ruthless tyranny and despoc dictatorship
the field of battle the forces of Constitutional
confined with the threat of mpeastc Communism
the evil shadow
Ideas know boundaries nationality they
and all Like nails wood they thy
are h-But truth is mighty and will PREVAIL
1t is precisely because of Democratic faith deeply
that this occasion make public
Constitutional Democracy.
The Oath commend expression the
public welfare which has
1t is known the Ahenan Oath is the
Athens before the Council of the
sponsbtes citizens Though the oath is some
what archaic, the spirit of it is timeless.
This then is the Oath:
"To bring disgrace to this City by dishonest Act;
To fight ideals and
To desert aerng comrade
To and obey the City laws
To ncte those above
annu set them at naught.
To strive increasingly quicken the public
To transmit this City less but was
transmitted 20 u.s."
Our constitutional liberties inheritance fresh con-
with each generation The task of democracy
Democracy adt for the living be dedicated unfinished
before that unfinished ennobng that we
public servants rededcation of your high calling
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-27
ARE YOU "A PRIMA DONNA
Are you a prima donna ?
By RUTH TAYLOR

Are donna?
The other attended Labor Institute during luncheon
Central Labor Union predent-WhO his
nmeessad "The trouble with the labor
there prma donna business
promptly capped the speech had planned
talked to this theme,
to labor but all the ills which flesh
We have too donnas Too who's
leaving off the syllable
We them well
further than
We have them religion, medicine
them politics
But perhaps field
of international relations-and know whom
asooSt good essential
the theme All that pma DONNA originally pri-
cpa female concert Butt
because the rights
the responsibilities of leadership were overlooked
Today would be doubt
by his remark about business agents.
a donna? Do % your be-
fore will work with other people? Must be the
melgh Do constantly rufed
feathers Are forever feeling sghted problem
you? Are the oun of all wisdom the
word subject? Are continually
when things don't to suit you?
you work with others? Can you side the
that properly them of the of
Can sink interests work
fellow like
something
Is voice good the chorus? Like autz Mehor you
playing all kinds of roles and singing all the different
music that TO make up a harmonious world?
that there strength Don't
being donna!
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-27
Not In Duilies

Here is the kind of information you do not in your
daily papers We this item in little publication
put out by Labor Union Services.
Senator Robert Alphonso Taft elected by mar
gin oneha of per cent to the total votes cast IN
his home state.
"IIe was reelected in 1914 by margin of 1900 votes
out of total of almost 600 and then only after he had
successfully obstructed the votes of thousands of Ohio
icemen and women overseas
$50 where is The mandate from the people of which
he speaks-the mandate he claimed for the Taft-fartley
Law?
Senator Taft has his to grind Far from being
representative of the people of Ohio he is directly
nected with big business Through family ties he related
to the former Louise Hardness, whose family holds the
second largest block Of Standard Oil stock.
His law frm-Taft, Stettinus and IIolster-number
among its clients the Columbia Broadcastng Co., Dixie Ter
mnal Co., Pennsylvania Railroad Gruen Watch Co., General
Machinery Co. as well as leading insurance companies.
"In 1888, when he first elected to the Senate,
Tas campaign costs according to the United Press, eX
ceeded all combined expenditures of all senatorial candidates
in any other state He spent twice much all three
didates in Ohio
"ln the 1916 elections, official statements filed at the
Ohio department of state showed COP expenditures 100
times greater than that Of the Democrats"
We often wonder how Taft would have Jared at the polls
if he had been born minus that silver spoon.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-27
u. S. Foreign Policy And Labor

While attending international labor conference in
Italy CO Secretary Treasurer James b. Carey made some
statements that deserve to be better known They show not
only what the democratic and constructive elements of ClO
labor are thinking but why United States foreign policy
saddled with small-minded and iinfoned bureaucrats
looks the way it does.
eve sometimes discover" Mr.. Carey said, chat our
own government and State Department fail to realize the
significance of Communst-controled labor organization
as against labor If any country group threatens to
90 Communist the United States sends all sorts OF material
aid to try to prevent it. But if workers threaten to Com
munst our solution is to send cops enact legislation
'"Take any American embassy overseas and measure
the number personnel who get into drawing room
as against the number who could get into labor meeting
and find out what is going We have been gearing our
foreign policy deal with emperoTs and politicians and
heads of state and up against nation that does
Just the other waythrough the workers AS result we
have one ambassador here while the Soviet Union has hun
dreds of thousands, millions
"Whie it is true the election in Italy, the Com
munsts still control 80 out of the 80 district labor oganza
tions throughout the country The most effective people in
dealing with this Of situation those who know the
difference between economic strike for Improvement OF
working conditions and political strike We ought to have
people working in Europe who know how to distinguish be-
tween a Communist and Social Democrat
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-27
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM ENGLAND

Sometimes Americans have abroad get important
nation which told to them at home. good example
artic in the London (England) "Daly Mail"
1947 that Briains Far
exported $4,000 tons of rubber half of which, $4,000 tons
to he United States.
That than half the rubber the United
States Malaga.
it also profits the
who rubber plantations in that
the the practically
United States synthetic"
at billion dollars,
the r East off by the Japs.
the ended
induce
the rubber monopoly and
capitalists Certain gentlemen State Department
backing the scheme.
Congress passed bill giving to REQUIRE
of least synthetic rubber in the United States.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-27
Abandon Foolish Elections

Even Lame Duck Hartley, and many of his pals in Con
gess considering the abandonment Of the extreme
~ costly Union Shop election scheme set up by the Taft
Hartley Act They have found by experience that the work
ing people Unions and want the Union Shop we'll
Better than 81 per of the Union Shop elections have
been by the Unions Only in few small plants where
employers have used vicious threats where stupid leader
snip has betrayed the workers. have the Unions lost
Yes it's about time to drop the whole silly Union Shop
election business and let the Unions negotiate with the
poyefs as they did before ignorant politicians, spued
by even more densey ignorant employers the present
law Stop the needless spending Of public money
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-05-27
Radio Mogul Pushes The Button;
Silences The President, Himself

week ago the President of the United States delivered
speech in which he said many things of national sgnf
The Presidents leutenants believed they had
ranged for national radio hoOkup Next day they discover
ed that the people of the Pacific Coast least the great
part of that didn't hear the President Someone had
shut him off.
If some radio magnate by merely pushing button,
make it impossible for the President of the United States
any other public whose message does not please the
gentlemen who various have succeeded in securing
control of the peoples air waves?
That's serious question and the representatives of gov
ernment in Washington and the American people generally,
should give it thoughtful consideration
1t must always be remembered that radio belongs to the
people and that the interests which radio don't pay
penny for that highly profitable privilege Therefore, there
is nothing unreasonable in the suggestion that the people,
the of RADIO should have voice in how the
property is managed.
As things now they have practically voice Since
the first radio bill enacted by Congress- the broadcast
have owned" majority of the members Of every
mission appointed to regulate radio The record will fully
sustain that charge.
To make matters worse certain big newspapers have
been permitted to get grip important radio outlets
The result is that few menmos of them totally lacking
in social vsoncOntro most of newspapers and most of
radio stations.
They confident they "black out" the Pres
dent of the United States They put the sencer
any speaker any cause they fit What the Amer
people going to do about it?