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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-30

Cafe seating co. doing wonderful business.
Equipment in Al shape. Newly decorated in
ivory with red trim. Electric dishwasher. New
type gas hotwatcr heater and tank. Best
location in town. Full basement. Also Sleep
potato masher. also electric sicer and
French fryer. Beautiful set-up. Has to be
seen to be appreciated Wonderful spot for
partners as cooks. Climate is mild and very
nice. $4,000 full price.
PETERS CAFE
III Orondo Ave, Wcnatchee, Washington
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-30

Staff Nurses: 100-bed modern hospital.
Forty minutes from San Francisco. Five-day
Week. Basic salary 5000. $40 additional for
evening and night hours. operating room
and obstetrcal service Apply today Air
mail. Director of Nursing. Alameda Hos
pital, Alameda, California.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-30

1912 Ford Freight and Passenger Bus in Al
condition. 1899 Ford hs-ton. 4-spced trans.
motor completely overhauled. l941 Ford
115-ton Panel. rood condition. Can be seen
at the STOCKMAN GARAGE, Billings. Mont.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-30

J. L. DORSCH CO., Butte, Montana. Old
established firm. Retailing Poultry, Eggs,
Butter. Baby Chicks. Purina Feed and
Equipment. Gross $4,000 per year. Real
opportunity for right party. For particulars
contact: NJ. Bryant, Harrison Ave.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-30

KEEP YOUR LIGHT MOVING, says the
AAA. Standing about so feet to The rear
of your car, wave the fashlight across tho
road .. with the beam doWn! DON'T
throw the beam into the. eyes of the on
coming motorist! A Light in q drivers
eyes can cause a serious accident!
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-30

1916 Chev. Truxmore Tagalong Truckstell
truck. 20-ft. flGtbed. 2-speed Brownie. 2
speed rear axle with locking differential.
vacuum brakes and other extras. Cost $500
new. Condition is like new. We must sell
and are willing to take q heavy loss. VIII
accept one-thrd down from right party.
This is a wonderful truck for lumber or hay
hauling. Price s3.250. Phone lo52-R.
HAROLD ". AGNEW, Used Cars
Albany, Oregon
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14
Silver Bow Trades
And Labor
Council Notes

The regular meeting OF the Silver
Bow Trades x Labor Council was
called to order at $ +. m by Vice Presi-
dent Harry Oates.
Roll call Of officers and absentees
noted.
On notion the reading OF the minutes
q the previous meeting were dispensed
with.
Communications we're read:
From the Railroad Commissioner an
>wering our letter protesting against
the hu, schedules in Butte.
From Silver Bow Safety Committee
outlining their plans which was filed
until President Crawford was present
and could give Us further information.
From Butte Clerks Union stating
| that they had failed TO reach an agree
mcnt with their employers and had
taken a strike vote. They requested
that the Council sanction their action.
II was moved and seconded that We
sanction their action. Motion carried.
From Plumbers Union No. Al pro-
| testing against the article for Tom
| Dayi, in the Montana Labor News.
At this time Is was brought to the
| attention oi the Council that Secretary
81 Iahor Maurice Tobin would be in
| Butte October IS and would speak at
the Miners Union Hall. He wishes 10
| MEG, i committee from organized labor
10 talk over the Taft-lIartley Bill. On
| motion the following committee was
appointed George Bursin. Dan Hol-
land. James Luncy. Martha Yochim.
| cna Mattauch, Robert 4. Clarke,
| IIcnry Mernin, John Balkovetz, Cath
| crime Iydcn, James Quill and William
| Kane.
Report, 81 Committees:
The legislative committee reported.
| recommending the endorsement OF K.
r.. Eottomly for Associate Justice Of
| supreme Court. On motion the Council
endorsed him.
At this time I.aNcrne Hamilton, So
~cialist candidate Tor Governor, adj
dressed the Council on behalf OF his
candidacy.
International Representative De Fon-
tame OF the Meaicutters Union spoke
ID the Council on the situation OF the
strike by the Butte butchers.
" u. Murray was given the floor at
this time and spoke on the Butchers
strike and tie repeal Of the Tait-Hart-
les Lax. He asked the Council to sup
port Senator James Z. Murray for re-
election
At this time a committee IRON the
Butte building Trades Council was
heard protesting against an article in
the Montana Labor News. after which
the meeting was adjourned aud turned
, INTO a social session Tor members. their
/ families and friends Tor a very enjoy
allie evening.
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14
Cascade County
Trades and
Labor Assembly

Meeting Of October s. lolS, Meeting
was called To order at \ p nj hy Vice
President Stewart.
Roll call oi officers showed President
Stcinmctz absent.
Ira Siebrassc was appointed vice
president pro TEN.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and approved,
Communications:
From Judge Holt asking lahors sup
port in his candidacy Tor reelection
as Judge oil the Eighth Judicial Dis
trict. On motion letter is To be written
Judge Holt noting his stand on the
Parking Meter suit and that his cam
| paign letter was written on official
bcrs 81 Montana Farmers Union in
viting the members OF labor TO attend
their S3rd annual convention in Great
Falls at the civic center arena on
October 80, Il. y and q. Placed on
file. From In Fact" inviting re-
newal subscriptions at Sis Tor one
year. From the Board Of Railroad
Commissioners enclosing 10 cope, Of
the Notice OF Public Hearing on the
application OF the Great Falls City
Lines for increase in bus iarcs within
the city oi Great Falls and to the East
Airbase. The hearing will be in the
City Council Chambers OF the Civic
Center at Great Falls commencing at
II o'clock a. III. on Tuesday. October
-. 1913.
Committee Reports.
James Murray reported on the Retail
Clerks wage negotiations and that no
agreement has yet been reached.
Bcrnal Lcary and Leo Stewart further
reported on the Retail Clerks wage
negotiations and ii was noted that back
pay amounting IRON ten to thirteen
dollars is holding up the agreement
Ray Graham reported that the
Tall-IIartlcy Law provided a way Tor
labor iakirs to raid existing unions.
Roll Call and Report of Delegates:
John Dusak reporting Tor the Butch
crs that they have nearly completed
wage negotiations Tor the Jdurneymei
butchers but that the oiier to packint
plant workers IS not acceptable.
Good and Welfare:
On motion a committee oi three wcr'
ordered appointed to protest the pro
posed increase in bus rates IN brca
Falls and that letter be written tn
Board OF Railroad Commissioners ex
pressing labor'S opposition 10 Increase
bus rates. Ray Graham. Ira Sic
brassc and Leo Stewart appointed o
Committee to protest in Bus Fares i
| Great Falls.
Announcements:
Hearing on proposed increase III h'
! rates at II a. NJ. on Tuesday. Octobc
c 70. at the City Council Chambers, urG
your members to be present.
Adjournment at $40 p. m.
: JOHN EVANKO, Jr,
Secretary.
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14
Predicts Democrats
To Win This Fall

Montana will go Democratic this
fall declared Hjalmar B. Landoe, State
Chairman OF the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee. i'll a statement issued
here today.
He said that he based his prediction
on an analysis Of the results Of the
first week OF active campaigning by
the Democratic candidates for national
and state offices.
The heavy registration in eastern and
southeastern Montana together with
the enthusiasm with which our can
didatcs were greeted indicates that the
people OF Montana have had enough OF
uniulfillcd promises and will settle for
nothing less than performance 1.andoe
said. THE interest Of veterans in the
general election will be strongly felt"
The Democratic cavalcade held rallies
III Billings, Bridger. Red Lodge,
Hardin, Roundup and Miles City last
week. Landoe said.
mo one can discount the determine
ton OF the people in those areas &c
preserve the Democratic ideals" he
said. I'VE were particularly impressed
by the meeting at RedLodge. In q
similar campaign two years ago VIZ
were fortunate to get 50 people to at
tend a luncheon. Last week three hun
dred and fifty people attended a Demo,
cratic rally and banquet there and the,
came from all parts OF Carbon county.
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14
Sen. Murray Blasts
Republican
Farm Policies

En- route to Hamilton To address a
Democratic rally last Saturday. Sen
James +. Murray blasted what he called
Republican plans 10 wreck our farm
programs in the interests OF the indus
trial East" III the Republican party
had meant the nice things it now says
in favor OF a long range farm program.
the Republican Congress could have
passed such a program during the two
years it has been in power. 1t refused
to do 50. Why; Because. controlled
BY eastern industrial interests. it did
not intend to and i, does not intend to
now" Senator Murray insisted.
Montana dairymen have good reason
to beware the gentleman farmer from
New York Senator Murray continued.
They will remember how a Dewey
spokesman attacked the Secretary OF
Agriculture for maintaining the price
support program. And they will re-
member Republican Senator Taft's at
tcmpts to blame farmers for high prices
in the city. Our Republican opponents
are financed by and take their orders
from the eastern industrialists and
commodity spectators who profit most
when farmers profit least Montana's
Senator Murray said.
"My own Republican opponent is
stumping the state attacking what he
calls New Deal Senator'S Farmers
and ranchers will want to know what
it is he doesn't like about the new deal
farm program. Is he opposed to New
Deal rural electrification. to New Deal
crop insurance. to New Deal conser-
walton programs Senator Murray
asked.
"Or is he opposed to the New Deals
price support program. or to New Deal
reclamation projects. or to New Deal
loans to agriculture: Senator Murray
continued.
Republican candidates Tor the House
and Senate owe it to the people OF Mon
tana to be honest and specific when
they talk instead OF just u~ttering great,
big meaningless phrases. As far as
I'm concerned, and as far as Montana's
farms and ranches arc concerned. the
New Deal in agriculture was a good
deal for Montana. ! supported it and
| will continue to support it" Senator
Murray concluded.
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14
RAILWAY COMPANIES
SIGN new CONTRACT

Maintaining Pittsburgh standards as
among the nations best. Divisions IS
and 1884 have negotiated a new CON
tract with the Pittsburgh Railways
Company and the Pittsburgh Motor
Coach Company
Under its terms the divisions 5000
members gained a l3-cent hourly wage
increase. Sl00-a-month pensions. paid
holidays improved health insurance
benefits and the union shop.
Contract settlement brought the
unionists an immediate bonus OF $780,
600 in celebration OF Labor day as 10
cents Of the increase was made re-
troactive to May /, 1913, expiration
date OF the previous agreement.
O.. David Zimring, Director of the
Labor Bureau OF Middle West. and
General Counsel for the International
Union, praised the patience Of the
members during the lengthy but fruit
full negotiations
"Thc new agreement he declared.
is material and striking support for
the .Amalgamated policy OF collective
bargaining in the American fashion
around the conference table with the
Just demands OF the workers supported
by unassailable economic and indus
trial facts"
Equally pleased were negotaitors
John ]. Burke, president Harold Smith,
secretary. and John 7. Morgan. bust
ness representative, Of Division IS and
X. {. Lappe, president. and James Scan
Ion, secretary Of Division 1884.
They estimated more than $l,320,0OO
yearly will be set aside by the COM
pany to support the pension system
The health benefits are increased &c
percent and disqualification benefits SC
percent.
Several hundred incorporating en-
| ployes gain additional increases on tor
Of the general raise. Three hundred
get equalization adjustments OF iron
2 to 6 cents all hour. Seventy percen'
Of the adjustment department member:
get an additional s. to S53 monthly.
Time-and-one-half will be paid fol
Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas
Payments for spreads is improved from
time-and-onc-half after II hours t.
after llH.
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14
HIGH PRICES BOOST
|COST OF LIVING

WASHINGTON - American con-
sumers lost another pound OF flesh to
business Shylocks when hiher prices
continued to boost the cost Of living
while fattening profits.
The Bureau Of Labor Statistics re-
ported that its consumers price index
advanced to another high at 1887. This
figure was 81 percent higher than a
year ago 1913 percent above the June
1916 level, and 76.2 percent over the
August 1889 level.
Meanwhile, financial reports for
many corporations showed that profits
were running we'll ahead Of last year
which itself was a record breaking
period for earnings.
The consumers price index, compris-
ing the average prices of goods and
services purchased by moderate-income
families in large cities, reflected a L.
percent gain in a months time in the
prices OF food, apparel, rent, fuel, house
furnishings and all other groups.
The continued rise in retail iood
prices brought the food index to 2l6.S
percent of the 1859 average, H.,
percent higher than a year ago; 49,
per cent more than in June 1910; ant
1919 percent above the August 1913.
level.
The principal increases were in price,
Of meats, poultry, fish, dairy product
and eggs. Prices OF fresh fruits ant
vegetables declined less than season
ally. Food prices rose in 50 OF the s.
cities surveyed, dropped in three cities
and remained unchangedin three cite:
Another federal report OH price
backed up the BIS findings with re
spect to the increasing cost OF living
The Department of Agriculture re
ported that the family market basket
cost more in June than ever before.
is retail cost rose from an annu;
rate OF $6o3 in May to SOS, more tina
| percen, above the previous record {
S695 set in January l94S. 1t exceede
the World War | record OF sol
t reached in June 1920 by nearly Is pc
cent. And it was l07 percent high,
} than the l935-39 average.
|. As a base for figuring the cost
the market basket" the DEPARTING
Of Agriculture uses annual purchas
OF farm food products for a family
three average consumers in the 1885,
period.
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14
LABOR AS A
COMMUNITY FORCE
EMIL REEVE
General President Textile Workers
Union Of America. Vice President
Congress Of Industrial Organization
EMIL REEVE

The figures arc startling. 194l, fewer
than one hundred CLIO representatives
were on the boards Of the many thou
sands OF American voluntary social
welfare and health agencies. Today
the number has increased about a hun
dredfold.
Never before in the history OF our
country has so sharp a change taken
place in the composition of the boards
Of community agencies. Never before
has a new group been brought into
participation SO quickly and so COM
pletcly.
What does this mean? 1t is an effort
Of power hungry trade union leaders
to establish control over American lie {
Or is it simply the recognition OF a
group which says, in effect, You're
spending some OF our money, and we
want to see how you spend it:'
Why are unions, whose traditional
concern has been wages, hours, work
ing conditions and, more recently,
political action, extending Their inter
est into the voluntary social welfare
field?
Unquestionably unions still lspend
most Of their time and energy dealing
with wages, hours, and working con-
ditions. These, after all, are the reasons
for a unions existence. No matter
what other activities a union may
undertake, it has no excuse for func-
tioning unless it protects the workers
in the shop.
Before the New Deal, most unions
thought this was their whole job. They
took an active interest in legislation
and community problems only when the
community, or the law, intcrfered with
or aided these normal union activi-
ties.
However, it was inevitable that
unions should go further. The basic
purpose OF the unio movement is to
provide a better life for workers and
their families. Wages and hours are
important fundamentals ~ but SO are
the kinds Of housing available to work
ers, the prices they must pay for neces'
sites OF life, the quality Of education
provided for their children, the condi'
ton of the community water and sewer
systems, the facilities for supporting
the families of those unable to work
and innumerable other problems. There
fore, unions in their direct concern will
the w~ell-being of industrial workers
must show interest in these problem
and in the public and private agencie
which seek to solve them.
To some extent the collective bar
gaining contract can be b~roadened t
meet a part of the workers social needs
Health and accident insurance has bee
greatly extended through collectiv
bargaining. Witness, too, the curren
drive for retirement Of payments as
part OF the labor agreement. Then too
the federal government has been calle
uponto provide social insurance, to al
in housing, to help control the majo
economic forces which determin
whether or not there will be job
State and local governments have re
sponsibilities in education, in healt
services and in many other seemingl
masculine affairs which has a dire
impact on how we'll people live.
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14
News of Great Falls
Building Trades

Minutes OF regular meeting October
7. 1913:
Meeting called to order at 80 p. III.
by President Sims with all officers
present.
Credentials:
From the Carpenters Local No. go
Tor Bros. {. II. Kinney and Joe Vernon
replacing Bros. Elmsl Henrickson and
Charles i. Chappell as their delegates
to the Council. On motion the Gre
dentials were accepted and Bros
Kinney and Vernon duly obligated aud
seated.
Minutes OF the previous meeting were
read and approved as read.
Communications
Minutes Of the Cascade County
Trades < Labor Assembly for Septem-
Der "a and October !, read and filed.
Minutes oi the kalispell Central
Labor Council meeting Of September
"a filed.
From the Cascade County Legislative
Committee relative 10 a meeting on
September %. lo4S, Motion made and
| carried tina, two delegates be sent.
| Bros. Smith and Davidson were ap-
pointed.
From the Building & Construction
Trades Department enclosing unanl-
| nous decision of the Joint Board No. 2
indispute between Electricians and
Plumbers over the pre-heating and
| stress relieving 81 YIELDS Filed ior
| future reference.
From Mr.. William Green, President
American Federation OF Labor. in re.
Div to our letter d September Is reac
and filed.
Telegram iron the Building & Con
struc,ion Trades Department III reply
to our wire d September % read ant
filed.
From Neil Fisher. candidate 10
State Treasurer on the Democrat
ticket read and filed.
Roll Call:
The roll was called and delegate
noted absent.
Reports OF Dclcgatcs-None.
Reports Of Cnmmiitecs-Nonc
Good and Welfare.
1t was reported that Mr.,John Ortopa
is doing a lot Of work and using bot
union and n~on-union men. A questlo
has arisen as 10 whether or not ne wa
at one time unfair to the Buildin
Trades Council. my delegate or loo;
having any recollection as to the da'
and action taken relative to Mr.. Ortf
nan nlease report same to Council.
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14
LET'S LOOK AT
The RECORD
By JOSEPH D. KEENAN,
Director LLPE

Labor, League Tor Political Edu
cation VAS formed to pu, teeth into the
.AIsI. non-partisan political policy. Too
many OF Us III the past have m%isundcr-
stood the meaning oil non partisan
political action. 1t docs not mean that
union men shun politics. Ii does not
mean that union men stay neutral
and iail 10 vote Tor anyone III election
day.
Non-partison means that we sup
port and VOTE FOR candidates upon
the basis OF their record and not on
the basis, OF their party label. Non
partisan means that wc independently
organize and unite together to defeat
labor's enemies and elect our friends
and tina, We are not the tail to some
political party machine.
| One OF the greatest obstacles t'
! united and effective political activity
! by labor has been the number Of oui
| AlL members that are loyal 20 Their
| political party first and 10 their UNION
second. Just because a mans father
and his grandfather voted the straight
party ticket for one party or another,
it doesn't necessarily make good union
sense ior him Ia do the same. |, makes
lar more sense Tor Us Ia support tan
dida,cs who have a proven record iav-
orahlc to labor and worklngmen and
women generally irrespective OF
party label. When every politician
knows that labor judges the candidate
solely upon hi, record and not upon
his party even splitting the ticket
where necessary then and only then
! viii the voice oi the working people
be a permanent aud respected force II
| politics.
Remember that Labor enemies al>c
| look at the record. Whenever a Con
gresham has a voting record III favor
| Of the average citizen and trade union
| Isl. the special privilege lobbies anc
the kept daily press immediately bcgl'
a layishly financed smear campaign {
wreck hi, chances Tor reelection. lh'
pro-labor candidates completely de
pendent upon your contributions Z
|IL.PE and Your votes on election day
1t Is your moral and trade UNION dut,
to get OH, and vote on election day 10
those whu voted Tor you III Congress
The Tait-Iiartlcy Act has taught II
our lesson politics IS not a ca>ili
game. It Is 4 serious business that AZ
icc,s orr freedom and our pocket book
We must be as united in political actlo
as we are IN union acton WITH gu
employers. The union man who iail
., .4.t. Ar ,,t,. rAr an enemy ~ illt
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14
BUTCHER SHOPS THAT HAVE SIGNED AGREEMENT

Pay & Save, Victory Meat Market, Food Bank, Cobban
Market, Miners Market, Main Cash Market, Rice Market,
Western Meat Company, Montana Cash Market, Supreme
Market, Bills Market, New Park Market, Hancock Market,
New Butte Butchering Company, Floral Park Market Court
Market, K. Biastocks, Montana Market and Grocery, New
Grocery and Market, Meadervlle Mercantile, Contatto's
Market, Better Meat Market and Becky's Market on Har-
ward Ave.
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14
Butte Clerks Vote
To Go On Strike

Members of Butte Clerks union
last Saturday night took a strike vote
which must be referred to the Inter
national union for sanction before a
strike becomes effective. The action Of
the Clerks union was endorsed by the
Silver Bow Trades & Labor Council.
Conciliators from the National Labor
Relations Board are at the present
time trying to negotiate a settlement.
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14
TRICK

A hard-riding driver completely ig-
nored a red signal, threatened a traffic
policeman's knees, missed the street
island BY a hair. and grazed a bun. all
in one dash. The policeman hailed him
island by a hair, and grazed a bus, all
ing a big handkerchief from his pocket.
Listen, cowboy" growled he, "on
the way back III drop this and see if
you can pick it up with your teeth"
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14
HEALTH

Trade unionists can be proud that
they are in the forefront OF the fight
for a national health program. and
that their work is beginning TO bear
fruit.
Latest development is the publica-
ton by Oscar Ewing, Federal Security
Administrator. Of a l0-year national
health program.
Ewing notes hat one-hali our popu-
lation cannot now afford to pay for
adequate medical care. and he sees no
other possible way of bringing ade-
quate medical service within every
body's reach except through national
| prepaid insurance.
His plan would not be expensive
He suggests that it start off with a
contribution Of one-half OF one per cent
on the first $4,000 earned in a year
Thus for a person earning $500, the
cost would be only $3.50 a year-ant
only half that much il the employer
shared the expense.
We hope the new Congress make
the national health plan its first orde
OF business when il convenes next year
Montana labor news., 1948-10-14

CUT-UP
She S~hakespearean actor had seen
nc bathroom Oh the way up to his room,
and in the latter he looked in vain for
a wash-basin.
Pardon me-" he said to the land
lady, but where can l perform my
ablutions::"
Don't yoli start performin' nothin'
herel' snapped The landlady. I'VE put
up with quite enough from the troupe
OF acrobats we had last week.