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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-29

rem and Mrs. Burns Deel visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Brady Sutherland
one day last week.
Allen Musick visited at the
home of John Deel Sunday.
Frank Foote and wife of Shell
biana, KY, visited Ed Hurt and
family and Mr. and Mrs. S. P.
Cochran Saturday.
Mrs. S D. Powers and dargh
ter, Mary Alice, of Haysi visited
at the home of Joe Tuner Sun
day.
Estus Musick visited at h e
home of Dave Yates Sunday.
Rufus Musick called on his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Lonnie Mu-
sick, Sunday.
Fern Cochran and Joyce Mu-
sick were at the skating rink
Sunday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-29

ed by law, the following regula-
ton was adopted at a meeting OF
the Commission of Game and In
land Fisheries at Richmond, Vir-
ginia, September 81, 1919:
That the opening date for
quail hunting, having been estab
lished as November goth, the
closing date shall be December
18th in the counties west of the
Blue Ridge mountains and with
in the boundaries of the National
Forest eareas in Amherst, Bed
ford and Nelson counties, except
however, the quail season in Rus
sell County shall close December
5th. +tHA
All parts of regulations in con-
flict with the foregoing are here
by rescinded.
This regulation shall become eff
fectiVe November /, 1949.
By order of the Commission of
Game and Inland Fisheries.
Beverley W. Stras, Jr.
Chairman
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-29
HONEY CAMP

Visitors at the home of Josh
Rose through the weekend were
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Underwood
of Bristol, Mr. and Mrs. J. Jen-
nings Of Tennessee, Fred Rose
and family Of Darwin, Clyde
Rose and family, Claude Rose and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. James Van
over, Lavon Mullins and Bobbie
Beverly.
Mr.. and Mrs. James O. Smith
have moved to Darwin, after liv-
ing in Tazewell for time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patton Horton Of
Longs Fork were Sunday dinner
guests at the home of Clyde
Rose.
Mrs. Fred Brown has returned
to Georgia after spending some
time here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Simon Beverly.
Mr. and Mrs. Josh Rose were
business visitors in Norton Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Connie Brown
ing and Mrs. Rose Beverly of
Lick Fork were Thursday visit
Or at the home of Simon Bever-
ly.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-29
improvement now.

improvement now.
Eva Yates is able to be out
again after being confined with
double pneumonia.
Neighbors are very sorry to
hear of the illness of Mrs. Earl
Slemp, and especially that she
may be a cripple for the rest of
her life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley Hughes
visited their daughter, Mrs R J
Scale, of Norton Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs James Yates and
Mrs Jim Hill visited in Roanoke
last week
Brad Lane, Fallie Reedy and
Mr.. and Mrs Ayers Yates were
dinner guests of Maryland Yates
Sunday.
Emerson Mullins and wife Wis
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-29
LoNZA LOCALS

Anita Gibson spent Saturday
night with Fern Cochran.
Several people of this commun
ity attended the pie supper at
Davis School Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burl Musick of
Elkhorn City and Layton Musick
and Irene Mullins visited at the
home of EstuS Musicl1 Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Collins and
Clyde Amos called at the home
of Bert MCGOWAN Sunday.
Mrs. David Adkins and child
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-29
JAMESTOWN NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. A. III. Willis, Mrs
Willard Branham, Mrs, Sarah
Yates, Maryland Yates, Fallie
Reedy and Allie Davis visited
their old home place on Lick
Fork Thursday.
Emerson Mullins had the mis-
fortune to have an eye injured in
the mines. There was danger of
losing it for several days, but
his condition is showing some
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-29

Stepped into Smiths Depart
ment Store the other noon and saw
the strangest thing. isis" Davis
was coming up the stairs from the
basement with bundle of wash.
"Is smitty taking in washing
these days?" asked. "Not quite"
she says. Hes just put in a new
automatic washing machine, so
the girls who work here can get
their laundry. done while they're
eating lunch. Means more time to
relax at night and on weekends."
/ thought what u swell boss
smitty must be. Human relations
between the boss and employees
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-29
Ad0sTtaement
From where | sit :. BY Joe Marsh
AfH A Big Boost For smitfyI

have eertaialy taken q big sssP
forward during my lifetime.
From where I sit, people seem
to be doing q better job of seeing
our neighbours viewpoint these
days. Though his ideas and tastes
may not be ours. we can UNDER
stand his preference for a certain
breakfast cereal. q favorits movie
star, or for y temperate glass
of beer or ale. That's the way IL
should be in q free country.
&<E&A'|%
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-29

june II, ITS, TIA years ago.
eur fOrefathers fought a great bat.
tie for freedom and opportunity at
Bunker Hill. Each one Of yOa
realizes that to maintain the free.
dom and opportunity for which
they fought you must be ever vigi.
LIANT In doing your share. Oae Of
the eounssy's greatest assets h q
SQUAD economy which you can Asap
shs u. 8. Savings Bonds program.
II not already enrollsd Cor the SAFE
autosassse way Of purchasing Sew.
iags Beads, the great Opportunity
nNye. Mew ia pFessesa, 10 ysus eva
isAssaAael ssRsytVeiss.
~. fssiisSF asesrtsAss.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1949-09-29

tied Mrs Hattie Stone Of Skeet-
rock Sunday.
Helen and Shirley Crabtree OF
Longs Fork spent the weekend
with Joyce Ann Hill,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Beverly
were guests of Mrs. Ray Fleming
Sunday.
Beware of letting your COWS
visit around. Berlin Childress'
cow took a founder in Luther
Yates corn patch.
REGULATION TO CLOSE THE
DATE ON WHICH QUAIL
SEASON SHALL c L o S E
WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE
MOUNTAINS AND ON MA
TIONAL FOREST LANDS
Pursuant to proposal author
ICED by this Commission August
&c, 1949, and published as requir
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
AFL Backs Aid to D. c.;
Hits Sales, Excise Tax

Washrngton-Th American Fed
Grafton 81 Labor is cooperating with
the Washington Central Labor
Union i'll support OF legislation Tor
an additional federal payment OF
SlS.6oap0o To the District OF Co
lumbia and in opposition to the
proposed sale, tan {. + Preller.
union president announced.
The union reported Arthur Elder.
tax expert oi the national NIL and
Midwest representative OF the MI.
workers Education Bureau. had m
formed il tina, labor groups through
out the country oppose sales and eN'
else taxes as taxes on consumption
lowering purchasing power and con
slider such axes Unsuitable only u
an extreme emergency" and on ;
temporary basis.
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
HARRISON URGES
BUY-UNION DRIVE

Neutrality-suspicious. II harrison
president Of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Clerks. urged workers and
their families to buy more union
made products and services. He
said
Our standard OF living. our Sc
curity OF employment and our ability
to provide an education Tor Il
children are furthered by the back
ing we give to our trade unions
Harrison said.
Every device that strengthens II
unions Strengthens our economic
position as members. Union labels,
shop cards and buttons are devices
which aid us i'll indentiiying the
products and services of union
members.
I'm patronizing each other we for
tifv the demand for employment Of
union members. Thus, il is axio-
matte that all union members should
buy union label goods and patronize
union services in the interest OF their
own individual economic security
and e. advance their standard OF
living"
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
June Employment
Expected to Exceed
Sixty Million

Washington. y C-Employmcni
IN lune 81 tins wear should equal
the total sci last year Of over %
million. Evan Clapue. Commissioner
OF the Bureau 81 Labor Statistics
L 5. Department 81 Labor SAID her,
III III, montlly press conference
The employment figure At present
+, ! littlc over 81 million according
Ia Census figures. Clague SAID that
employment in nonagricultural cs-
adjustments dropped about NO.'Nsl
during February. which he commen-
ted was a littlc more than 2 sea
sonal decline. and was larger than
il normal ior January and February
l~laguc added that the total unem-
ploymen, figure might be as mucti
a, 3.500UOo AZ 0f mid March In
last months press conference, the
Commissioned sad there would be
no reason ior alarm unless the I'M
employment total reached , million
and remained there Tor some time.
He emphasized again that the
April figures viii be the key figures
in determining the employment
trend He said he expected a seas.
nal rise in employment IN Npril
continuing into May and June.
Commissioner Clague released
statistics indicating that Government
agencies have added 100000 workers
during The wear that construction
employment has dropped scaSonally
and that automotiye employment was
reduced 2700n during the month as a
're>ul, 81 model change-over and
production cut-baok> in some higher
priced models.
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
Annual Meeting
Held by Teamsters

The annual Transfers meeting
was held at Livingston April 10,
l940.
There were about so delegates
present, coming iron kalispell,
Havre. Great Falls, Missoula, Boze-
mar, Billings. Butte. Livingston and
Anaconda.
Mr.. Paul Blinco, international
from Denver Colorado, also at
tended.
The meeting was called TO order
at $50 Sunday morning taking up
the many problems which confront
the trucking industry OF Montana
al the present time.
The Delegates went on record as
endorsing John Mogus OF Anaconda
Tor a member Of the State Hi Way
Commission.
The following were elected Of
iiccrs for the year. Frank J. Birm-
ingham. OF Butte, president Norman
Sloan. OF Helena. Nice-President
Austin G.. Thompson. OF Great Falls
/ Secretary-Treasurer, NJ. Holmes OF
Billings. Recording Secretary: and
Iohn Mogus, OF Anaconda, Trustee
Tor three year term.
The meeting adjourned aroun'
$50 Sunday afternoon.
k%alispcll was selected as the site
Tor the next annual meeting.
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
Extended Dry Season
Restricts Power IN Italy

Rome-A drought IN Italy, the
worst since 1921. has put a crimp in
this nations efforts toward indus
trial recovery.
The worst shortage OF h%ydro-elec-
trio power i'll history threatened a
temporary shutdown OF major indus
try. d European Recovery Program
official said. He added that in
dustrial output. which on Jan. |
equaled or exceeded prc-war pro-
duction. already had slumped 7 to
10 per cent.
Rigid new electricity rationing
may cut production to less than hall
Ioi normal. he added.
Marshall Plan and Italian Govern
ment officials are examining every
/ possibility OF alleviatinG the short
age. All available steam generating
units are being rushed into service.
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
ALL Offers Plan for Creation
Free World Labor Group
Television Musicians
Win New Pay Increase

New York.-James {. Petrillo
president OF the AIl', american
Federation OF Musicians announced
the signing OF new agreement
with tclcvision networks providing a
wage increase i"r union musicians.
For local t~elccaS,s. musicians will
receive so per cent Of the oompar-
able rate Tor standard radio in
stead OF 20 2-5 per cent a. before.
For network tclecasts they will re-
ccive % percent Of the rate ior
standard radio instead OF Is as
heretofore.
The radio rates vary according
To type OF broadcast and the city
from which is originates. The ba-
sic rate for a network radio broad
cast from New York is SIS Tor 4
performance.
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
AFL Seafarers Union
Seeks New Welfare Plan

Baltimore-Thc AFI's Seaiarers
International Union announced its
intention Of seeking the establish
ment OF a welfare fund in subse-
quent negotiations with employers.
Harry l.undeberg. president OF the
union. told delegates to the recent
convention held here that under pres
cnt economic conditions wage rates
for seamen had about reached their
peak In view OF this, he said. the
union will shift its emphasis to-
ward the working out OF a salts
factory welfare plan.
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14

establishing the production policy
OF industry in the interest OF con-
sumers as we'll as in determining
wages and working conditions.
Earl Bunting. managing director
OF the NAM. i'll the keynote address
OF the meeting, followed a ~concilia-
tory line, saying that the Congress
wa, dedicated to the idea that the
common ground on which labor and
management stand, as well as all
conflicting groups in the country.
is Immensely greater than any dit
ierences.'
He said the Congress was con
<cntratine upon teamwork, not only
between management and labor, but
also between industry and the public
and among nations.
- terrific metamorphosis," he
said. has come about in the thought
process OF management. He cited
the attempts OF business to make
clearer annual reports to the public
and their employees.
~ start toward understanding
has been made Mr.. Bunting said
The way is open. But to achieve
united purpose and effective team
| work there is still a long straight
road for management to travel.
He urged all business men to co.
operate with the L. S Treasury De
partment in promoting individual
purchases OF Government bonds.
This. he said. was a concrete exam
pie Of how business. labor govern
mcnt and public could work to-
pcther to relieve inilationary pres
surcs on prices, increase individual
security and restore the process 0
capital formation on which eco.
nomic progress depends.
RETAIL CLERKS ADVOCATE
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
Butte Miners Union
To Hold Election

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Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
Vets Given 800 of Jobs
In N. Y. Civil Service in '48

Albany-State Civil Service Com
mission reported that war veterans
were appointed to 80 per cent Of
the permanent state Jobs iillcd by
the commission during 1913.
In its annual report, the commis-
sion also stated that IS per cent OF
the employees given permanent pro-
motions during the year we're vet
Grams.
The report showed that 4.02O ap-
pointments were made by the COM
mission from competitive examin-
atoms last year. OF that total
$500 Jobs went to non-veterans. w
to non-disabled veterans and 24S to
disabled veterans.
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
Minors May Be
Barred From
Atomic Isotope Jobs

Washington, d. C.-Because OF
the. rapid increase in the use by III
dustry OF new substances known
as radioactive isotopes-onc OF the
by-products in the development OF
atomic cncrgy-the Secretary OF
Labor is considering a hazardous
occupations order under the Fair
Labor Standards Act barring the
employment Of minors between 10
and Is years Of age in workrooms
where such materials are manufacr
tured. used. %packaged, or stored.
An Official notice OF a proposal
to amend the present Hazardous
Occupations Order No. 6. which
established a similar prohibition
with respect to radium or self-lum-
nous compound. was published
March p, in the Federal Register.
The notice states that prior to adop-
ton OF such an amendment, the
Secretary will consider any data.
views. or arguments on the matter
that are submitted to him in writing
within 30 days Of this date. Four
copies OF all written matter must
be submitted
\ recent investigation OF occupa-
tional hazards in the new field OF
isotopes disclosed that the Atomic
l.rcrgy Commission IS already en-
icro.rg elaborate safety precautions
in plants and contracting laborator-
les under its jurisdiction. The COM
mission administratiyely establishes
an lS-year minimum Tor work in
lyulving exposure to radioactivity IN
such establishments. Further, in
contract laboratories, a clause in
the contract requires compliance
with all Federal, State and local
laws and regulations applicable.
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
Drivers Honor Pair Named to Office

tertalnment and CARDS featured the
occasion.
Tribute to the two union men
who have won favor OF the general
public at the polls was paid in talks
by Tony Mihclich, president: Ne
well Evans. secretary. and Joe Lon
ncr. ~machinist, Tor the t%ransporta-
ton company.
Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Simonich re
sponded briefly
The luncheon and program was
arranged under a committee headed
by Jack Simonich and Ronnie VIII
liams.
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
Fighting Story Of
Mine-Miu's
Militant Battle

editor Note This l. a second
in a series oi articles on the history
and lighting traditions oi the Inter
national Union oi Mine, Mill and
Sincltcr Workers founded IN Butte.
May ). 1893
The iirst major test OF the newly
organized Western Federation OF
Miner, was the 1894 strike III the
Cripple Greek. Colorado district.
known in labor history as the Bull
Hill War" The miners III this lab
%ulou>ls rich gold producing area
struck against a cut III their already
low wages. At once loo deputies
and strikcbreakcrs we're imported
The miners established a fort on Bull
Hill and repulscd all efforts Of the
deputies To dislodge them The dep
uties. like an invading army. made
themselves 81 intolcrable to the gen
eral population that a petition was
sent To the governor asking him 10
inlcrccde.
Reversing the pattern oi all pre-
vious gubcrnatorial reactions to la
bor disputes, and nearly all suisse
ulient ones. Governor Matte sent the
militia to defend the peoples rights
against the lawlcsS deputies, and the
strike wa settled quickly in favor OF
the workers. For nine years follow
ing the strike Cripple Greek was a
peaceful camp with an cigh,-hour
day and a high minimum wage.
In 1890 came another big strike
against wage cutting, this time at
l.cad,illc, Colorado where a man
working life in the mines was
limited Ia A maNimum OF eight years
as a result al sihcosis. Here 4
shaft was blown up which the wor-
kcr> could have had no interest IL
destroying. This served as a pre-
text Tor the mine operators to cal
Tor troops and set up a bull pei
where strikers were confined. Mel
irving 10 escape were shot down lik,
dogs The strike was lost and wage
were cut. Most miners left tn
district and l.cadville lost its Tor
! ncr prosperity and became virtual
~ a ghost town.
The Western Federation won II
| itNt big strike which was also Gale
III opposition 10 a wage cut !
took place at Lake City N wcStcr'
Colorado in 1903
The following year came one 9
/. the great industrial battles 81 a
timc--a battle by two mining com
pan,cs in the Occur Meme distric
! oi Idaho. Bunker Hill and Sulllva'
! and the Last Chance Co. again,
The union. Whcn a delegation q
organized miners from Wallace
| MulIan and Burke went To kcllo
to speak 10 the moreanized wor
kors Of the Bunker Hill and Sui
liyan Co.. the company blew up II
, own mill and blamed it on tn
, union men. Federal troops immed
lately sen, in BY President MckW
lev a, the request OF bovcrlo
S~tcuncnbere. a stoope Tor the mr.
me companies. Martial law wa
: declared and more than loo wor
kcrs we're arrested aud held 4
many months. in bull pens.
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14

Thomas r. Morgan, mayor-elcct
oi Butte. was honored Thursday
night. April !, by officers and mem
bers OF the Butte City Lines Bus
Drivers union. local 3Sl. The meet
ing attracted an attendance OF more
than 50 members and their friends
took place in the Musicians hall.
Joseph b. Simonioh, also a mem
Der OF the union, who was elected
To IN aldermanIc post i'll the re-
cent city election. was also honored
during the session. A program OF
talks followed by lunch. musical en-
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
KENNCOTT WORKERS
STOP WORK
TO u

HE gigantic operations oi Ken
necott Copper at Hurley and Santa
Rita. y. NJ, ground to a complete
stop at 10 200 \. N sharp on Tues
day last week. 'fhc workers shut
down the open pit mine. the mills
and the smclters To honor the mem
DRY OF one OF their brothers who
had been killed.
Pedro .ena. a World War II
veteran and member OF Bayard Dis
triet Union. Local $50. was killed
while using a shovel to clean the
pullies o ma tripper machine over
the coarse ore bins. Pena's foreman
had demanded that the pullies be
cleaned i'll this manner i'll order
to avoid shutdowns.
As a result OF Brother Pena's un-
timely death the union has forced
the company to agree that no ma
chinery or moving parts are to be
cleaned while III motion III the
future.
HE company was notified that
the work stoppage TO mourn Brother
Pcna would take place. kennecott
ioremen and supervisors went from
man to man threatening and coer-
eng III an attempt to prevent the
Shut down. but promptly at the des-
ignatcd time the entire vast oper-
alton came to a halt and did moi
resume until. the simple, but moving
ceremony had been completed.
Coal miners. members OF thu
United Mine Workers, have Ions
had a custom Of stopping worl
whenever a brother is killed i'll
mine accident. There is no question
but what this practice has iorce'
the coal mine operators to become
more safety conscious and to TAX
many measures for the protection
lof the coal miners.
Montana labor news., 1949-04-14
RJJTTE M
CONSTRUCTION
TRADES

eve Do Not Patronize List)
LEES TRAILER SALES-27Ol
Harrison
JOE TORPEY, PLASTERER
South Of the City.
MR.. R. WISCONSIN Majors
Street.
WALTER ARNOLD-Former
Owner OF Arnold Plumbing Co.
(N'ot the Walter Arnold.
Architect.)
p. J. HANRATTY-Caledonia
and Jackson Streets.
HENRY GIROUX Arizona
and First Streets.
Builder.
IOHN MARKOvICH-Home
Builder. (Home ADDRESS us
George Street.
KENNETH PARMALEE -
O47 w. Woolman. Parmalec
Plumbing Co