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Evening star., 1949-07-07
Free Eyeglasses Provided
In Butcher Union Contract
~ the Associated Press

NEW YORK. July Under a
new work contract. more than
1000 AFL butchers and members
of their families will get eye
Evening star., 1949-07-07

Here's all you do: buy 4 h., = lb. or
l lb. package of Tender Leaf Tea at your
Dealers Print your name and address
on the back of the Tender Leaf box-top.
3-Mail the box-top to Standard Brands In
corporated, Box sol, Brook lyn !, N. Y. You'll
receive cash refund of 30e by mail. (Act
now. Your box-top must be mailed not later
than midnight, July 81, l949. Limit-one
refund to family)
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-23
Two Boys Buried By BulldOZer

WICHITA FALLS, Tex. R)- Two tiny boys-both five-died late Thursday under dirt and de- bris apparently pushed over them by bulldozer as they played in a shallow gully.
 A forlorn dog, playmate of the boys, led to the discovery of Billy Rogers and Donnie Tolten and ended search by hundreds along the banks of the Wichita river.
 The two little boys had been sought five hours.
 The bulldozer was owned by Billy's father. It was being used in a leveling job being performed by his construction company.
 Sheriff Hammet Vance said the boys were apparently covered by the bulldozer. They were believed to have been covered about 3:3O or 400 pm.
 Billy's body was found under a foot of dirt at $50 pm. At 1O:1O pm, Donnie was found under two feet of earth.
 The bodies were found about IS feet apart, approximately a block and half from Billy's home
 The boys had been playing with their dog along the river, near the Rogers construction company.
 Bulldozer operator Leon Trice remembered that the boys had been playing nearby as he leveled uneven ground above the gully. He said he warned them away, telling them they might get hurt.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-23
OMITTED FROM LIST OF CHRISTMAS CONTRIBUTORS

Additional contributors to the C m m u nity Christmas Fund turned in too late to be in the list of Page 8 of this issue, are: Dr. Fred Langsam, pr. M. Kennedy. Service Cleaners, Nome Laundry, Pete Olson, The Hut, Snack Shack, Herk Edwards, John Strack, Bill Major, Will Gillis, City Cab, Arc tic Club, Dick Small. A. and A. Sanitary Service, Nome Sanitary Service.
 The Boy Scouts are assisting in the making up of Good Cheer packages as well as with the dis tribution of the baskets, assisting the committee composed of Helen Olson, Emma Willoya, Lois Mor- gan, Elmo Miller and Chief Laws.
 Santa has put on a lot of weight this year it seems, so Mrs. M. Hirchberg has made him a nice
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-23
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES

Wednesday George Bayer, Capt. Stan Morgan and Ester Henry were brought to Kotzebue and on Thursday the. plane returned with George Bayer, Capt. Morgan and Joshua Sours.
 Mrs. Carl ForSen was a passen- ger from White Mountain Friday.
 Albert Mazonna was taken to Wales and Tommy Walluk to Shishmaref.
 Friday Irving Smith, Grace Smith, Netty Smith, Frank David ovic, and Mary Tukrook were pas sengers for Kotzebue; Gerald Mo- drow for Fairbanks, enroute to the States, and Sgt. Duckworth for Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-23
AIRLINES
ALASKA AIRLINES

Arriving from A n c h ora g e Thursday was Mir. Robinson.
 Departing for Unalakleet were Lenora Sigoonick, Mrs. Chas. Traeger to Moses Point, R. C. Am burn. To Anchorage, Col. M. Mar ston, Jack Peck; To Seward, Fran ces Payenna and Mad el i n e Charles.
 Passengers for Wales yesterday were Cecilia Narvoruk, w. Adloat.
 Arriving from Teller were Lon C. Rice and John Esonituk.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-23
new suit for his visit to Nome.

new suit for his visit to Nome.
 Ted Duffield, chairman, states that in addition to the many com mittees which have been named in several past issues of the Nugget, Jack Estes should be added for his assistance in making the affair a wonderful party for young and old.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-23
Cows Are More Airworthy Than Caretaker

PALMER, Alaska, (P)-A farm CT who acted as "stewardess" for Is cows on a flight to Alaska com mented yesterday, between his busy round of milkings:
 q was in worse condition than the cows after that flight"
 The DC-4 "aerial dairy barn" flew. across the North Pacific and Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage. The cows were brought immediately to the Matanuska Valley and started giving milk with enthusiasm that indicated they knew all about the four bits quart it would bring in Anchorage.
 Merle Anderson, the flying farmer. dropped his plan of milk ing any of the cows during the flight from Paine Field, Wash. In stead, he milked them promptly after their arrival, milked his own herd and then milked the aerial herd a second time.
 The cattle, which were bought in British Columbia. were getting a taste of northern winter yester- day-without a chilblain in the herd. It was above zero in the Valley.
 Anderson got one scare on the trip north.
 Because of the weather, the plane was almost forced to head for Fairbanks GOO miles from the Arctic Circle) or Homer Ca village to the south of Anchorage). Of course it didn't worry the cows any, but I sure worried about what I'd do with Is cows at Homer.
 The plane landed at Anchorage after the weather cleared.
 Five of the cows in the flight are expecting" The other 10 gave about 225 quarts of milk today. which is worth around S11O to Sll5 at retail in Anchorage.
 Anderson flew back to Seattle last night to escort another Is cows north today. A third place load will follow Dec. 29. In addi- tion, 9 heifers will leave Seattle for the Matanuska valley by ship today.
The Nome nugget., 1949-12-23
Christmas Cheer to the amount

Christmas Cheer to the amount of about $5OO.O0 was collected by the Pioneers through the generos- ity of local citizens. Half of that amount will go to the Pioneer Home in Sitka and the balance will be used for needy pioneers in Nome.
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27
BY A FRAYNE
West Coast Correspondent for AL News Service

SAN FRANCISCO-Nno open display oi labor unity is credited with the set
Element q the threatened continued ueup OF West Coast shipping BY the Sailors
Union Of the Pacific. declares Harry Iundberg, internatinal vice president OF
the SUP and the SU.
Faced with a refusal BY the West Coast shipowners TO negotiate and being
informed that the sailors have no standing and the sailors couldn't get any
help lrnflcrg placed his case before the San Francisco Central Labor
Council
California State Federation OF Labor, assembled the strength Of the affiliated
MEL unions, including Jack Goldberger, president Of the council, Joseph Dwiny,
lTeamstcrs and FL Rainbow, Metal Trades
With lNndebergS fye-man sailors negotiating committee, Shelley succeeded
in. getting >hipowncS from as lar north as Seattle and as far south as Los
Angeles 70 assemble in San Francisco last Christmas eve for a acrossthe-
table understanding
The principal issue ito be cleared Mas the real strength OF the 10000 members
of the sailors union
The initial presentation by Shelley was that the San Francisco Labor Council
were not alone His statements were given an approving nod by Diviny of the
be hauled to and from the docks. 10 ship repair work done. The sailors,
whether in Seattle or Portland or san Diego, or in far Pacific ports, were not
alone
The West Coast shpowners wanted to stand BY the offer Of SIC a month raise
gwen the Go longshoremen and refused to negotiate.
When the presentation OF the san Francisco Labor Council committee was
completed, however, the shipowners decided to reconsider Shelley pointed out
that the sailors union was N oil the Oldest unions with which the shipowners
had dealt and that II had had fair labor relations for NAM years. He stressed
that the sailors had never pulled a "quekie strike on the waterfront
ude, deciding to negotiate the following week. 1t took just three days to arrive
at the best contract the sailors have ever received. Lundeberg and his four
salorlmembers OF the five-man committee received $3.50 to $2 50 a month
increase
Under the new contract tops for bosns is $3.50. with found, per month:
s2235O Tor able-bodied seamen and sl9s7s a month for ordinary sesnen. 1t
provides 10-hour week in port aud a +4hour week at sea, with evutime for
work beyond those hours. Agreement wa also reached or q working conditions,
including supply o heavy weather gear by the employers.
The new contract retroactive to Dec. g. l9S extends to Sept 80 l9+0.
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27
Dy ANNOLO DC1C11MHN
New York Correspondent for AFL News Service

NEW YORK-Pubic relations programs should be established by all units
of the American Federation Of Labor OF a permanent basis in order to win
public confidence and thereby prevent a return to power of antlabor forces
Federation Of Labor
In ar address before the State Council Of the International Printing Freshmen
and Assistants Union, Hanover pointed omt that the American Federation Of
Labor itself had undertaken to inform public and membership through a public
information program OF organize. abors detectives and had recommended that
subsidiary bodies adopt similar program.
Realize what it would mean to our whole labor movement" he said, "f
every union, council and federation across the country "a operating such a
program, telling the labor story to the public and membership
THE propaganda Of or enemies would meet an unbreachabe wan-a wall Of
public understanding and good will which we-by our fact-hlhng would have.
reared against it"
He cited one labor group in the State, the Board of Business Agents OF the
Building Trades in the Albany area, as doing a job of public education. Each
week, on of its members N a radio address explains current labor problems
The program, favoraby received, had led to offers Of their facilities from other
radio stations sir the region.
Public support which is 80 vital to or future" said Hanover, Cannot be
demanded nor compelled We must realize this fact and keep it constantly in
mind. 1t car only be obtained OF a voluntary basis And let ne say right here,
there is no good reason why W in organized labor cannot win and hold our
needed share of the pubics backing.
That e have not had this share before is nc proof tina. the public is unwilling
to join with US. The fault is entirely our own. We have not sought this support
in the days-and by the means-that are available to us.
1--WE have been silent while III enemies utilize every approach to the pubics
eyes and ears to circulate distortion and misstatement, to misinerpret motives
and detectives of our labor movement"
Hanover warned that abors enemies are already at work, that the election
was only a few days old when they resumed their propaganda attack against u.s.
The new party line is to arouse the public to fear that labor wants to take oe
control Of national life"
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27
RETAIL CLERKS TO LAUNCH
ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN

CHICAGO The AFL's Retail
Clerks International Association an
nounced it would launch a $l,00O,WO
organization drive to enroll workers
employed in the nations retail trade
establishments.
The announcement OF the campaign
was released here where 500 delegates
from all parts Of the nation attended
a 3-day conference on the unions or
ganizing activities.
James A. Sufiridgc, secretary-trea-
surer of the AFL affiliate, told the
union representatives that the Sl,OUO,-
600 fund would "only supplement the
extensive organizational al
ready marshaled for the campaign
While details Of the program were
not disclosed, it was indicated that
most of the organizing activity would
take place in New York, where the
union has established itself firmly in
recent years, capturing several hundred
workers at the Oppenheim Collins and
Co. last autumn. At stake there now
are $4,000 department store workers, for
whom three other unions have filed
jurisdictional claims.
Samuel Meyers, International vice
president in charge Of the New York
area, asserted that the union intended
to remain the dominant labor organ
ization representing the nations sales
people" Emphasis would be placed
the statement continued, on organizing
unorganized clerks in department, spec
ialty and variety stores"
In Washington, meanwhile, the unior
placed a motion before the National
Labor Relations Board, seeking to in.
tervene in the contest to represent 7,5U
workers at Mays. The board will de.
eide whether the union will be included
on a representation election ballot.
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27
FRED N. ATEN NAMED
TO APPRENTICESHIP UNIT

Observation-Disclosures OF La
Dor Maurice ]. Tobin announced the
appointment OF Fred N. Aten, president
of the AFL's Railway Employer De
partment, to the Federal Committee or
Apprenticeship.
Two other AFL representatives are
now serving on the committee which
serves as an advisory body OF labor
and management to the Labor De
partment's Bureau OF Apprenticeship
They are John P. Frey, president OF
the AFL's Metal Trades Department
and c. ]. Haggerty, secretary-treasurel
of the California State Federation o
Labor.
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27

The bulk OF the increase VA financed
| out OF retained corporate profits, the
| report said.
According To the commission, tic
| increase reflected a rise in current
assets OF S+.9O.N0.0OO. offset in part
by an increase oi s., 400, 1000. 900 in LA
bilities Total current assets in the
quarter we're Sl23,3OO,UO,0OO. The
third quarter increase in working CAPT
tai also was about 500 greater
than the working capital increase in
the second quarter OF 1913.
The largest change in any OF the
items oil current assets and liabilities.
the SEC said. was in notes and ac-
counts receivable, which increased s.
on,U0.OW during the quarter to a
total Of Sal 100000 00, as compared
with a Slight decline in the second
quarter. Inventories increased by ST.
7W,0OU,OVO to an aggregate OF $4,000
100000, rejecting, in part, the SEC
said, higher prices paid for goods in
cludcd III inventories.
Other items OF current assets also
increased. Cash on hand and in banks
vas up $500,000,00O to a total OF $22,-
800, 1000, while United States Gov
eminent securities increased about
$4O0,0O0,U0 To approximately Sl3,-
OOO,O00,ON.
| The increase in notes and accounts
receivable during the third quarter OF
l948 was almost entirely offset. accord
ing to the commission, by an increase
of S2,400,000.OO0 in notes and accounts
payable to a total Of $50, zoe, 00,O 600.
| Federal income tax liabilities increased
S4OO,0OO,0O to a total OF Sl0,6O ,0O,0 600,
| while other current liabilities we're ur
S700.000,000 to Sill ,200,00O,0O0.
Cash and deposits, at the end OF the
third quarter. made up about the same
proportion OF net working capital as
at the end Of the second quarter, the
| commission said. The ratio Of cash
| and United States Government securi-
| ties to sales declined somewhat from
| the preceding quarter, according to the
| SEC. approxinating the prewar rela-
ton.
Other items affecting the corpora
| tons financial position during the
third quarter included an increase in
i the net property account OF S3,300,000,-
0O. On the other side OF the balance
| sheet, the commission said, there vas
a 81 .30D,0D0,0O0 increase in long-term
debt and equity securities.
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27
TRANSIT WORKERS WIN
PAY INCREASE

NEW ARK. y. \ Sl,n0.OW de
|%cision by the state arbitration board
gaze 900 AI'l. transit workers here
a lSls cent %liourly increase, setting the
highest wage rates ior the industry in a
three-state area.
The increase was sci at the S2,0OO.OO
figure by O. David Iimring. director OF
the Labor Bureau OF the Middle West,
which represented the Joint Conference
Board al the AtI's Amalagated AS
ISOLATION OF Street. Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employees OF Amer
lea, III the arbitration proceedings witt
the Public Service Companies largcs,
bus operator in the world.
More than 81 100000 was paid tn,
employees Immediately Zimring dis
lclosed. as a result % the decision whicl
directed that payment OF Is cents OF til
increase be made retroactive TO July |
1913
The award not only took into &C
count the dominant leadership exer
ciscd III the mass transportation indus
try by the Public Service Companies
Zimring said. but is also recognition
OF the effective leadership OF the Anal
ganatcd.
The lSil cent increase cstablishc'
an operators rate OF 1857 an hour
which is ~ cents an hour above tn,
rate Ill New York and 1919 above tn,
rate IN Philadelphia where the en-,
ployes are represented By a perhap.
more ,ociicrous but obviously less sue.
ccssiul non-AFL organization"
The award eliminated efforts be.
tween the parties 10 arrive at a new
contract, initiated III April two month.
before the existing agreement expired
1t also granted demands Of the unior
ior 4 additional paid holidays, making
a total Of 8 enjoyed BY the ~unionists
The minimum service requirement foI
eligibility Tor disability pensions wa.
reduced from lST years to 10 years.
The Joint conference includes II
amalgamated divisions and has repre-
sentcd them in collective bargainin,
Tor more than 80 years.
The Public Service Companies op
Grating 800 buses and 10 streetcar,
over go routes in 80 municipalities ii
20 Of the states p counties and running
into Pennsylvania and New York.
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27
Profits of /. S. Corporations Hits Record Level
Bill to Legalize, Regulate
Gambling l. introduced

HELENA-A proposal that the ~
~legalize and regulate gambling az
skim off at least 81 100000 a year il
new revenue was introduced in the
Montana House OF Representatives Sat.
urday, January 22nd.
Rep. June McCarthy's gambling bill
topped Fl measures brought in during
the first Saturday session of the three
week-old assembly.
The Silver Bow Democrat estimated
her county -option bill would take il
81, 100000 a pear on slot machines alone
They are classed as gambling games
under the bill which provides botb state
and county licenses.
!. Before that measure was introduced
the house killed a bill which would have
set minimum old age assistance pay
ments at 500 a month.
Mrs. McCarthy's bill is a re-write OF
the Nevade law. 1t provides a state
gambling license fee ranging from
$3.50 a year for establishments operating
three games to $4,000 annually for one
operating p or more games. These
fees would go to the state.
Counties also would collect license
fees. Games would be licensed by
sheriiis at from SIS to $50 a month per
table. The county license fee Tor slot
machines would be a $40 a month per
machine.
Twenty-Five per cent OF the county
fees would go to the state. The county
would get the rest, unless the estab-
lishments were inside the city limits.
In that case, the county would get =
per cent OF the total, the city so.
TO get licenses, applicants must be
citizens Of the United States and a
resident OF Montana at least five years.
The bill prohibits minors from gambl-
ing or lettering in licensed establish
ments.
In a statement accompanying the bill,
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27
Silver Bow Trades
And Labor
Council Notes

The regular, meeting OF the Silver
Bow Trades 4 Labor Council was
called to order at s p. m by President
Crawford.
Credentials were read from Butchers
Urion and the delegates obligated.
Owing TO the fact that this meeting
was to be turned into a social the read
ing OF the minutes OF the last meeting
were dispensed with.
A telegram was read from B. /.
Steinmetz asking the Council to sup
port House Bill No. 100 and on motion
the secretary was instructed to send
kilograms to the members Of the leg
islature supporting this bill.
Communications were read from the
Butte Miners Union protesting against
the committees report to the legisla-
lure on silicosis on the grounds that
it didn't cover all phases Of this dis
ease. On motion the Council adopted
the communication.
From Charles Davis Of the Teachers
Union asking that We support House
Bill No. 50, which allows the County
Commissioner to levy a one mill as
sessment for additional education.
Moved and seconded that we concur
in the action Of the Teachers Union and
support House Bill No. 81 and that the
members Of the legislature be so no.i-
fled.
Report on the short loan bill was
held over for further action until next
week.
There being no further business the
meeting was turned over to the social
committee and the delegates and their
families enjoyed a fine evening Of
music, dancing and refreshments.
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27

The miehticst crowd and the great
est parade in the proud history OF ia
nous Pennsylvania avenue hailed llar-
ry S. Truman's Inauguration last
Thursday.
The chief oi police estimated that
more than 100000 people saw the
parade.
The temperature wasn't far above
freezing and there was a wintry wind.
Nevertheless the crowd maintained a
holiday mood.
Mostly solemn OF face, the silk
hated president rode beside Vice
President Albcn W. Barley at the
head OF the parade, from the capitol to
the White House.
There they and their families dis
mounted to watch the rest OF the pro-
c%ession from special stands.
The nation, he said, is entering a
period that will be ''eycntful, perhaps
decisive, Tor us and Tor all the world
Standing under sparkling, sunny
skies, Mr.. Truman took the oath Tor
a new, four-ycar term at 1929 p. nj.
EST, before an estimated crowd OF
10000 spectators massed on the capt.
tol plaza.
A few minutes earlier, Senator Al
ben W. Barley, 7l-year-old Ken
tuckian who was born in a log cabin
had been sworn in as vice president.
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27

=. Mccarthy said gambling is part
p orld and it IS here to stay" She
adj. illegal gambling is operat-
ing OF 1 in defiance OF the laws
in every y of our state"
She advised against putting our
heads i'll a hole like an ostrich and
proposed instead TO put gambling in
the open where il can be governed by
wise laws
BY adopting an uniayorablc report
from its social security committee. the
house killed a bill under which a single
aged person would receive federal and
state pensions t~otaline a minimum Of
$4,000 a month.
The social security committee brought
i'll a block Of six bills. One would re-
quire that a blind person seeking state
aid Tor an eye operation, must be a
resident of Montana. Another would
allow county commissioners to in
crease from three to four mills the levg
Tor support OF county poor farms.
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27
BUTTE MUSICIAN WINS
RADIO TALENT H 0

John Matson. son OF Victor w. Mat
son, 1922 Warren, trumpet himself in
to an appearance at Earl CAROLS in
Hollywood. when he won first place on
a Hollywood radio talent show this
month.
Matson is a music student at the
University 81 California, where he alSn
maintains his own band.
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27

Promptly at II 80 r.. m, while bal
terics OF radio %microphones carried hi.
word out across The country and &c
foreign lands, the oue-timc Missouri
farm boy who became prcsidcnt
launched into a fighting speech lot
peace, plenty and freedom
The great throng vollcycd |applaus,
as Mr.. Truman, pitting the blessings d
democracy against the evils OF Red
Marxism, declared with outtlrust jaw.
The American people stand firm il
Continued on Page Four
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27
TOBIN URGES QUICK ACTION
ON NEW MINIMUM PAY BILL

TRENTON, y. secretary Of La
bor Tobin asserted that the minimum
wage must be hikcd rs 0 o as pos
siblc8 from 40 to +; cents an hour.
Tobin promised IN an address here
that the Labor Department will work
TO the utmost with President Truman
10 fulfill campaign %flelges N "suclr
subjects as minimize wage. cost q
living, housing, and, q course. the in.
famous Tait-llariley law
Tobin also said Is hoped the new
Congress Will return all labor func-
tons OF government 10 the Labo'
Department "Nlier t, belong
Montana labor news., 1949-01-27

arc Nmcrican iamilN WHICH has bctl
forced to dip heavily into savings III it:
struggle to make ends meet in the lac.
oi dwindlinc purchasing power.
The SEC report showed a total nc'
working capital in the hands OF cor
porations OF Sb5.+n .0OO.0W which rep.
rcsents an increase OF 81 ,500.UW,0O0
Manufacturing companies accounted TOT
about nine-tcnths Of the increase. will
trade. railroad, and miscellaneous COM
panies accounting for the remainder