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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-16

LII SdcH ana every case Jne repre-
sentatives of the International Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers have
found the managers of the co-opera-
tives and the members of the boards
of directors of the various REA CO.
operatives to be fine group of gen.
tlemen who are vitality interested in
the welfare of their employees.
Much work remains to be accom-
plished in this field as many of the
co-operatives remain unorganized
but we are sure that, when time per-
mits, we will be successful in COM
plotting this organizational program
with the Montana REA co-opera-
tives. Every attempt will be made
by the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers to effect harmon
ious relations with the REA people,
which will be of mutual benefit to
both parties concerned.
All contractors who perform con-
struction line work in the state of
Montana are signatory to an agree
ment with the local unions of the
International Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers. These contractors
perform work for the various utility
companies, including the Montana
Power company and the REA coop
eratives. A fine contractual rela-
tionship has been enjoyed by both
parties, over a period of years.
An unfavorable situation has de-
veloped in eastern Montana, where
contractor, the Williston Construc-
ton company, has entered the field
of REA construction. This contrac-
tor is non-union and is recognized as
being unfair to organized labor, thus
creating a state of confusion in the
pie were able to work for contractors
who provided decent jobs with salts
factory wages and working condi-
tons.
We have reason to believe that
this contractor, the Williston Con-
struction company, pays less than the
prevailing wage rates, employs men
who are not qualified to handle this
type of work, and is in violation of
many applicable state and federal
laws, as well as performing an in
ferior type of construction work.
Time will certainly prove the wis
dom of engaging bone fide and legit-
innate union contractors, from your
own state of Montana, who are quail
fled to do a higher type of construc
ton work under favorable working
Very truly yours,
STANLEY E. THOMPSON,
init. Representative, IBEW.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-16
SHORT SHOTS
By WILLIAM J. PRIEST
Livingston


Suggest you clip this item for flu
ture reference: The ads in local pa
pers against a eva and MVA, SCI
up on the IVA plan are easily re
futed. The IVA covers Tennessee
Alabama, Virginia, North Carolina
Georgia, Kentucky, and Mississippi
During 1947 IVA produced 1872
thousand tons major products at
Phosphate plants; PIG thousand tons
by-products Stag; 154 thousand tons
ammonium nitrate fertilizer; 10
thousand tons of other products and
by-products; 2,227,782 kilowatts,
power revenues $36,013,766. Three
times as many people use electricity
as they did 16 years ago. In 1888
the average was 600 kilowatt hours
year, now it is 2,40O kilowatt hours
per year. 100000 trees planted
on IVA lands from their nurseries
and 100000 seedlings by private
land owners.
10000 miles of shore line Com
mercial fishermen caught 1,550,000
pounds non game fish, with an in
come of 100000.
The IVA has a governing body of
three men appointed by the president
and confirmed by the senate. Every
union craft is represented by their
members on the IVA payroll. Each
new dam has project manager, con-
~
struction engineer.
From 1885 to 1910 unions and
iva management worked under en-
ployee-relationship policy. The in
ternational officers of all unions got
together and set up the Tennessee
Valley Trades and Labor Council to
handle all negotiations between the
unions and IVA management and
this agreement was signed by all the
the crafts including the IBEW and
United Assn. of Plumbers and Steam
filters, besides dozen other unions.
So when you members are told you
cannot have union wages and work
ing conditions under eva or MVA
send into the government printing
office for copy of Labor Manage
ment Relations in TVA". Read the
true facts, including more paid holt
days, sick leave, ETC., then you have
under your present schedules in Mon
tana.
During the war the 4 cents tax
on foreign copper was removed. Con-
gresham Mansfield states ''This tax
must be restored or the copper mines
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-16
FARMERS WHO KNOW FAVOR
THE BRANNAN PLAN

The Des Moines Register" and
Tribune" asked the farmers of
Iowa: 'Do you know about the Bran
nan farm program"
"a percent answered "yes".
Those who knew about the pro-
gram were then asked: "Do you
think it should be enacted into law"
The replies were: eyes" At percent;
mo" AZ percent; undecided IL per-
cent. The next question was: "Or
do you prefer the 1913 Aiken Farm
act?" To this Al percent answered
Eyes" and Al percent mo-. IS per-
cent did not answer.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-16

in the United States owned by the
same companies who are mining cop
per in South America and shipping
copper to the United States will close
down their mines. When will bust
ness men learn that the tune played
on their cash registers is by the
wages of the miners, industrial work
ers and farmers.
Transfers in Livingston on strike.
The Associated Merchants still think
the "A and 48 hour week with wages
of $1.121a an hour is enough and in
cases too much for employees. The
railroad crafts are enjoying 40
hour week, with time and one-half
for overtime; and they are outspoken
in expressing themselves that all
crafts in Livingston should also have
a 40-hour week.
The railroads are taking to the
highways. The Milwaukee in North
Dakota is pulling off train and sub
shutting buses and trucks to ham
die mail and passengers. They are
just following the rest of the rail-
roads. Why not put more adequate
tax on trucks to help maintain our
roads? The railroads have to build
their own roads and we tax them for
building same. Surely this is unfair
competition. The rails have always
paid living wages, with truck COM
panies far behind.
School teachers stay out of Vir-
ginia; 42a6 of schools have no cleo
tricity; 67%o- no flush toilets; 500
no central heating. Teachers with
college degrees start at salary of
$1,000. This is Senator Byrd's state.
He and his associates voted solidly
against measures benefitting the
forgotten men" and evidently Sen
ator Byrd forgets the children too.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-16
Chamberlain, Sd, Business-Farmer Club
Endorses Missouri Valley Authority

erty owners in this area and has been
poorly displayed and the community's
attempts to secure notifications of
the present plans, and
Whereas the press and various or
CARNATIONS within this state have in
dicated that there is little demand
for a change in the present plans or
in support of the MVA,
We, the Community Club of the
City of Chamberlain, South Dakota,
do hereby resolve to express our uni
fled opposition to the continuance of
any plan for development which will
continue the seven objections in the
first paragraph here of and will per-
nit fluctuation of as great an
amount as IS feet in the water level
which at high stage will flood siza-
BILE portion of our city and at low
level permit the vast expanse of mud
and disease producing putrid pools
which appears the natural result of a
continuation of the Pick-Sloan plan.
We ask specifically that further
development of the basin as a whole
as. DISTINGUISHED ITOIll luQlVlOUd1 con-
struction projects be removed from
the control of the Army Engineers.
We hereby place ourselves on rec
ord as group as resolved in favor
of an MVA as being the only feasible
alternative presented for the Pick
Sloan plan to date.
Be it further resolved that a copy
of this resolution be sent to the two
senators and the two members of
congress from South Dakota, copy
to the senators from Minnesota, |
Iowa, North Dakota, Montana and
Wyoming and that copy be sent to
the President of the United States |
with the express wish that low head
dam be established in lieu of the |
present one planned at Fort Randall
and that at the very least, the rec
concentrations of the Hoover Com
mission for the improvement of the
present plan be adopted immediate
ly. GLEN GRIFFITH, President
LAUREL E. PEASE, Secretary
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-16
IBEW REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSES
UNIONS POSITION ON REA CONTRACTS

Great Falls, Mont, Sept. II, 1949
Mr.. Harry Billings,
THE PEOPLES VOICE
Helena, Montana
Dear Sir During the past two
years, the International Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers has entered
into agreements with several REA
co-operatives, in the state of Mon
tana, where excellent contractual re-
lations have prevailed.
This excellent relationship has ex-
listed after meetings with the various
boards of directors, where each party
to the agreement has en-
gagged in honest collective bargain
ing.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-09-16
Hamstrung Federal
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locked, two to two, over proposed
revision of FPC's regulatory author
ity over natural gas. A house bill,
which is being pushed by big oil COM
panies that own majority of the
nations natural gas reserves, would
exempt from FPC regulation So
called Independent producers which
sell "at arm s-length" to pipe lines in
interstate commerce. 1t is estimated
this would cost natural gas consum-
ers many many millions in increased
Chicago Sun-Times.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-02
Restitution Claims
Important For Jews

LONDON (JTA)-The restitu-
ton of heirless and communal
property in Germany is far more
important for Jewish public pro-
jects than the combined value of
all Jewish Embarrassing cam
paigns throughout the world plus
the $100,000,000 American loan to
Israel, DR.. George Landauer, for
mer director of the Youth Aliyah
movement in Israel, declared this
week at press conference here.
He estimated that the restitution
claims in the western zones of
Germany alone total three to four
billion marks.
He revealed that the first resti-
tuition claims have already been
paid in the American zone be-
cause of the efforts of the Jewish
Restitution Successor Organiza-
ton. He stressed that the Jews
who have been paid face an addi-
tional problem in transferring
their money to Israel or other
countries.
The most favorable solution of
the problem, he suggested, would
be a lump sum settlement by the
German Governments instead of
lengthy court proceedings. He
revealed that two German states
have already agreed in principle
to enter into negotiations for a
lump sum settlement. Such a
settlement might ultimately have
to be concluded with the Bonn
government, he maintained.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-02

DR.. Nelson Glueck, President of
the Hebrew Union College-Jewish
Institute of Religion, will address
$50 Jewish community leaders on
Directions of American Jewry"
at special synagogue service at
the 18th Annual General Assem-
bly, of the Council of Jewish Fed
erationS and Welfare Funds, Fri
day evening, December 8, it was
announced by Stanley c. Myers,
Miami, CJFWF President. The
Assembly will be held in Cincin-
MATHS Netherland Plaza Hotel,
December Gil.
Gathering from every part of
the United States and Canada the
community delegates will exam
inc major problems of American
Jewry in 1850 and seek to formu-
late broad plans for meeting their
total responsibilities-Israel, over
seas and local. The Assembly is
the national operating meeting of
the organized Jewish commun-
tics
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-02

OSSS4AA0S4 G-1S
Plans for the event are an
nounced by Melvin Steinberg,
President of the University of
North Carolina 1. z. F. A. Chap
ter, sponsor of the Seminar, along
with the Southern l. z. F. A. Re-
gion, headed by Leo Osheroff, of
the University of Florida, Gaines
vile, Florida.
The National President of I. z.
F. A.. Miss Judy HIGHLANDER of
New York City. plans to be pre-
sent for the Conclave which will
be attended by rs representatives
from the Southern colleges and
universities.
One of the features of the week
end will include reports on the
summer 1. z. F. A. Study Tour
to Israel by Stanley Robinson of
the University of Tennessee and
Marvin Hurvich of the University
of Alabama. Others on the pro-
gram include:
Red" Weiner. a representative
of National I. z. F. A.: Daniel
Epner of U. N. c.: Elisha Katzin
of North Carolina State College:
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-02

OF wealthy parents who might
quite possibly take the precious
boy into the business. so he won't
have to work too hard.
"Most Jewish young men never
have in their own homes lifted a
finger to help their mothers with
any household chores. Conse-
ouently when they marry their
(Continued on Page Eight
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-02

Ed Greene. Yaffa Weisman. Her
bert Sohn. Art Reich and others.
The Regional Executive Commit
tee will meet during the Seminar
for a business session. There will
be special sessions for singing
and dancing: workshops: serv-
ices; socials and discussions.
Additional information and ap-
plication blanks may be obtained
from Melvin Steinberg, 107 B.
Dormitory, Chapel Hill, North
Carolina.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-02
PLAIN TALK
BY Alfred Segal
MORE ABOUT OUR GIRLS

This week we resume our living
room party in which several
weeks ago we discussed inter-
marriage and what's the matter
with our girls. It was all started
by lady in Minnesota who ask
ed. who's to blame for inter-
marriage. Ut has been going on
at an accelerating rate.) She
said Jewish girls are to blame for
much of it. They are spoiled by
their parents.
She said Jewish girls demand
to be treated like Dresden dolls
delicate creatures. Gentle girls
are brought up in simpler style
and don't require mink coats to
cover their fragility.
invited readers to come into
my living room for further dis
cussion. They have come: From
as far west as Los Angeles and as
far east as Philadelphia and from
stops in between. like Detroit.
they are here today. A crowd of
them!
Ut appears that intermarriage
is the favorite topic among Jews.
Our journalistic pundits - of
whom I am not one-write as if
the main interest of American
Jewry is in the quarrels of such
people as Messrs. Zilch and Glutz
each of whom thinks he's the one
to lead the American Jews.)
My own experience is that no
colrnun of mine brings so many
letters from citizens as those in
which. occasionally. I take up in
termarriage. After all. people are
most concerned with the facts of
their own lives. and confusion on
the quarrels of Zilch and Glutz.
Well, anyway, here we are all
together again in the living room,
and, ladies and gentlemen, let's
get going. We have with us JAG
queine Draimin of 1928 West
boulevard, Los Angeles. She
mas something to say:
Yes. I am a student of psY-
chologY and a member Of the
Jewish faith. It is a scientific
TACT that the male members of
the majority of families. regard
less of religious belief. is the one
Who is generally spoiled or fav-
ored.
AS a young American female,
! resent any scientifically un-
founded criticisms upon us by
our own males but I particularly
resent member of our own sex
knocking our characters"
Speaking scientifically. Jacque-
"ne Draimin says that Jewish
parents do a much more elabor-
dte job of spelling their sons" by
special favor than Gentiles do ..
SeventY-five percent of the Jew
ash parents land am being
"0oest) want their dear. precious
sons to marry a nice Jewish girl
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-02

Plans for the annual event, to
be attended by over one hundred
representatives from the 80 Sc
Nor chapters in the Region, were
announced by j. B. Mazer of
Birmingham, Alabama, president
of the siX-state Region.
Events to take place during the
four days will include chapter
participation and competition in
such activities as: Extemporane-
Gus speaking contest: Boys Ping
Pong tournaments: Girls Ping
Pong tournaments: Horseshoe
tournaments: Basketball tourna-
nents: Tennis Tourney: Israeli
Singing Contest; Folk-dancine
Contest: Discussion groups: Work
shops and Personal Projects;
Moonlight Boat Ride: Educational
Seminars: Medurah (BonfireJ;
Business session; Leaders ses-
sions.
A feature of the Conclave will
be an account Of the history Of
the Region formed in 1920 in
Memphis, Tennessee under the
direction of such men as Jake
Felt of Memphis and Harry Hur-
vich of Birmingham. Other past
presidents of the Region, who
will be invited to the Conclave
to help observe National Young
Judaea's observance of it's For
tieth Anniversary, include:
Jake Felt. Memphis: Max Hur-
vich. Birmingham: Israel Kan
arek. Memphis: Harry Hurvich.
Birmingham: Morris Jacobs. De-
troit: Charles Bergman. Atlanta;
Louis Feffen. Atlanta; Max M.
Cuba. Atlanta; Joe Cuba. Allan
ia: David Gershon. Atlanta: Ben
Zion Segall. New Orleans: Louis
Goldstein. Atlanta: Sidney Parks.
Atlanta: Edward r. Vadja. Chi
cage; Leon Goldberg. New Or
leans: David Macarov. Pitts
burgh; Israel Katz. Atlanta: Zolo-
mon Levin. New Orleans.
Jerry Renov, Shreveport; Mrs,
Jerry Renov, Shreveport; Mrs.
George Shendelman, Memphis:
Mrs. Charles Goldstein, Atlanta:
Herbert Sohn, University of Flor
ida, Gainesville; Gene Feigelson.
U. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Ger
aid Sohn, U. of Florida, Gaines
vile; J. B. Mazer, Birmingham.
Cooperating to make pans for
the Conclave is the Southern
Zionist Youth Commission. joint
agency of Southeastern Zionist
Organization of America and
Southern and Southeastern Had
assah. which sponsors Young Ju-
daea as one of its Zionist Youth
projects.
Other officers and Regional
Committee chairmen of the
Southern Young Judaea Region
are: Esther Slows, 1st Vice Pres,
Knoxville; Lee Movsovitz, End v.
P, Savannah; Joan Osheroff, 3rd
V. p, Miami Beach; Albert Beer
man, Treasurer, Atlanta; Razelle
Hurvich, Secretary, Birmingham.
Historian co-chairmen are ISa-
belle Sirota and Stella Alhadeff
of Atlanta; American Affairs,
Continued on Page Eighty
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-02

Y Herman M. Popkin. executive
director.
Mrs. Moscovitz is associate edi-
tor of The Southern Jewish
Weekly and writes a regular COL
umn, Musings, which is one of
the most popular features of the
newspaper. During the war, she
had complete charge of the Jew
ish Weekly while Major Mosco-
Vitz was on active duty for a
four-year period.
The new chairman. former
head of the Jacksonville Youth
Commission. succeeds Sidney c.
Gluckman of DaYtona Beach.
Fla. New co-chairman of the
Commission for the coming year
will be Mark A. Spector of Chat
anooga. Tenn. who succeeds Mrs.
William Kirshner of Nashville.
Tenn. Max Robkin of Atlanta
was reelected treasurer.
A budget of the coming year
was adopted by the Commission
serving Zionist Youth Groups
Junior Hadassah, Masada, Inter-
collegiate Zionist Federation of
America and Young Judaea-in
the seven states comprising the
Region. Members present for de-
alterations affecting policy and
future plans were:
Southern Hadassah representa-
tives: Mrs. Isadore Moscovitz of
Jacksonville. Mrs. Maurice Le-
vine of Tampa. Mrs. William
Kirshner of Nashville and Mrs.
Arthur Held of Birmingham.
Southeastern Region Zionist Org
anization of America representa-
tives: Sidney c. Gluckman. Day
tona Beach. Fla; Max Robkin.
Atlanta: Sol P. BenamY. Atlanta:
Abe Berkowitz. Birmingham:
Adalbert Freedman. Atlanta. Rep
resenting local Youth Commits
sions were: Louis Black and SeY-
mour Schantz of Savannah: Mark
Spector of Chattanooga: Mrs. J.
B. CORTLAND of Knoxville: Ben
Bear of Pensacola: and Harvey
Yaffee of Memphis. Representing
Young Judaea Leaders was Ami
ia Schwartzman of Atlanta;
Junior Hadassah. Resale Abram-
ovitz of Tampa and Mrs. Abbott
Orentlicher of Atlanta: Masada.
Henry BirnbreY and Israel Katz
of Atlanta: I.Z.F IA. Richard Falk
and Sig Guthman. Jr. of Atlanta;
Brandeis Camp Institute. Jarvin
Levinson of Atlanta. Youth Com
mission personnel present were:
Herman M. Popkin of Atlanta.
Youth Director. and Helen Gold
man of Atlanta. Organizational
Secretary.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-02
ONLY TWO WOMEN. ONE
WAR INVALID LEFT RUSSIA
FOR ISRAEL SINCE NEW
STATE WAS ESTABLISHED

TEL AVN (JTA)-Two eld-
erly women and one war invalid
represent the entire immigration
from the Soviet Union since Is
rael was established in May, 1913,
it was reported here this week.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-02
Mrs. ISadore Moscovitz Elected
Chairman. Southern Zionist
Youth Commission

Mrs. sadoe Moscovz Of Jacksonville Fa was elected chair
of the Southern 1neregiona Youth Commission
youth Of Southeastern South
Hadassah at the Commissions meeting held last
weekend in Atlanta Ga" during the
by Herman M Popin executive
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-02
SOUTHERN YOUNG JUDAEANS
TO MEET AT JEKYLL ISLAND,
GA. DURING WEEK OF DEC. 25-29

The twenty ninth annual Winter
e Institute of Southern Young udea featuring
Youth Learns by Doing will held JekY
Island Resort off the of Brunswick. Georgia.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1949-12-02
Southern College ZiOnists
To Meet This Weekend

Fifteen chapters of the Southern Region.
Federation of America will gather Chapel HILL
ham, NJ c. for their annual Winter
Evening star., 1949-05-01
Canadian Parliament
Dissolved; Election
Is Set for June II
Dr. the Assoeieisd Press

OTTAWA. Ont. April 3o.-The
Canadian Parliament was dis
solved tonight and new elections
called for June 27.
The Parliament could have
stayed in Office until August. 1850.
for its full five-year term. How
ever, Prime Minister Louis s. Lau-
rent. Just back from a tour of
Western Canada. decided the
present moment offered the best
chance of returning his National
Liberal Party to power. The disso-
luton order was signed by Gov
ernor- General Viscount Alexander.
The election may present no
clear-cut issues. But it may show
In general how the country feels
about having as prime minister
a French Canadian who favors
closer trade relations with the
United States.
Atlantic Pact Ratified.
One of the last acts of the
dying house was to ratify the
North Atlantic treaty. l85 to 0.
Canada thus became the first
country to ratify the pact, Mr.. st.
Laurent said.
Both the Liberals and their
chief opposition, the Progressive
Conservatives, go into the cam
paign with new leaders.
Mr.. st. Laurent was chosen
Liberal Party leader at a con-
vention last August to succeed the
retiring w. L. Mackenzie King.
Under the Canadian political sys-
tenn, the leader Of the majority
party automatically becomes
prime minister. The country.
therefore, has not expressed its
opinion of Mr.. st. Laurent by
popular vote.
Mr.. st. Laurent is a 67-year-old
corporation lawyer. the son OF a
French-speaking father and Irish
mother.
The Conservatives also have a
new leader, George Drew, hand
some 54-year old former premier
of Ontario.
The Conservatives had SO seats
in the old House Of Commons.
The Liberals had a slim margin
in the house-125 seats out OF
Evening star., 1949-05-01
Charles crieh'on 10 Head
Student Council al 6. W. U.

Charles Crchicn. =. TIA cv IL.
foreign ASairS- has been e.t-c:eSi
president o. the xt&lccng coG-sG..l i
~ Geo-ge WASHINGTON I'.s,-rrSs1y.
II was announced yesterday
Mr. Cglchtor. Sl1o lives &; 356S
Bran6ywiI1e stree; NV. defeated
two other candidates IN the elec~
ton held a. the university las.
week. James Foley. IS. C. e<s0
Massachusetts avenue NV and
Evening star., 1949-05-01

10 fan back or the help o. smaller
factions.
OF these. the Socialist co-opera-
tive Commonwealth Party Is the
largest with - seats. The Social
Credit Party. which advocates
monetary adjustments. mas Il
seats
The Communists have Eo seats
in Parliament nov. but they have
served notice they viii try 70 eject
several members. including their
leader. Tim Buck.
Mr.. ST. Laurent said al cahl-
net members except James Mac
K;nnon. minister without portfolio
will seek seats IN the new Par!ia-
ment.