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Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
LESS TALK, MORE ACTION!

Handing out fancy advice to men and women
of labor is a favorite indoor sport for many poll
ticians and se~lf-styled heavy thinkers. This
month in particular may be tough on our ear
drums because. Feb. 2 to Il is Brotherhood
Week-a Roman Holiday for the s~peechmakers.
Well, wee like to invite some of those breeze
shooters down into the mines. the electrical
plants or the tunnels. Or ask them to pound the
bricks in front Of some shop where union men
are striking for a decent wage. Maybe they'd
get a new slant on brotherhood by seeing it in
practice. They'd see union men and women of
all national origins, of all races, of all religions,
working together side by side.
Then wee like to take a few Of these orators
to union meetings where they'd learn a little of
labor's history. They'd find out that one of the
toughest problems early union men had to lick
was that of disunity among workers OF different
colors and creeds. Workers discovered the need
of brotherhood the hard way. and they won't
forget it.
After this tour of shops and union halls, we'd
like to tell the heavy thinkers a few more things
to say that labor does more than talk about
brotherhood. 1t acts.
Labor demands equal wage for equal work for
everyone, regardless of race or religion or ma
tional origin or SEX.
Labor asks the government for a Fair Employ
ment Practices Act to give all an equal chance.
1t stands four square behind the Report of the
Committee on Civil Rights.
And last, but certainly not least. Through its
union newspapers. education programs and
planned discussions, labor has taken the lead in
- fix .~.:-.4 L:uot~, ooJ ox.;,J;ca tba Erht
for real brotherhood in everyday life.
Labor needs no oratory on Brotherhood Week,
l949. We'd like, instead, a little more action.
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
STRIKES AGAINST THE PEOPLE

A big organization Of landlords announces
that it is Withdrawing from the rental market
all premises now occupied by tenants, who are
being given 90 days notice of eviction.
These landlords are conducting a combination
economic political strike: an economic strike
against their tenants, a political strike against
the government Of the United States.
The landlords spokesman frankly says the
action of his organization results from the recent
decision by a congressional committee to renew
rent controls. The landlords don like the pres
ent rent controls, and still less do they like the
prospect of that law being extended tor fifteen
months. So, to show their dislike, they are kick
ing their tenants into the street.
Wait till the tenants are out on the sidewalk,
with their wives and kids and furniture, and no
place to go. Then maybe they'll be sorry tor
the way they voted last November!
If ever there was a strike against the public
interest,"" this landlords sitdown is such a strike.
But there no law against it. Taft, Hartley,
Brooks, Ball. and the rest of the NAM lackeys
would never favor such a law. That would be
infringing on free enterprise.
Remember the strikes against OPA. Remem-
Der how the meat producers withdrew their
products from the market. Remember how the
shirt manufacturers announced that their stuff
would stay in the warehouses till hell froze or the
price controls were lifted. Those strikes were
successful. The strikers succeeded in beating the
government and the people of the United States.
But we working people, who have only our
skill and our physical strength to sell, are intimi-
dated, coerced, regulated, restricted, inhibited,
handcuffed, hobbled and gagged by the laft-
Hartley law. That law was rammed down our
groups, which have skyrocketed the cost Of every
thing we need to keep ourselves and our fam
lilies alive.
Printers, truck drivers. carpenters, factory
hands, white-collar help - all who work tor
wages-are being squeezed in a wise, between
advancing prices and stationary wages.
Well continue to be squeezed in that wise till
the Taft Hartley law is repealed. If it isn't re-
pealed soon, the life could be squeezed out Of
the organized labor movement and we'd all be
crushed together-not only No. 10. not only the
ITU, not only the organized workers, but all thu
wage earners of America.
The NAM and the real estate lobby planned
it so when they sponsored the Taft Hartley law
and if we don't act decisively and promptly t.
get that law stuff off the books the planning o
our enemies will have succeeded.
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
ARE SOUTHERNERS LEARNING?

Well. Well! Imagine this: on the first roll
call in the new House of Representatives, with
the newly elected Democrats present, even the
Southern Democrats, who hated Labor and Prog
ress so bitterly only a few months ago, voted with
the liberals. Only 81 of the die-hard southerners
tuck to their Wall Street buddies. Can it be
hat the election has given the southern Demo
rats something to think aboutp Looks that
way.
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
HICHICHTS in STATE
House Frowns on Legal Gambling

June McCarthy's legal gambling Dill
was KIDD in the first round "Wednesday
when the committee in charge reported
on it. The appeal by the lone feminine
member to have il printed and put on
general orders fell on deaf ears.
The slot machine bill had better luck,
however. After being killed once 1t was
revived as a revenue measure, amended
to change the license fees from S5oo
Tor a nickel machine to 5000 Tor a
81 90 machine. and passed by the House
1t still must run the gauntlet IN the
Senate where It's only chance OF passing
rests in the TACT that it is generally
conceded that slot machines will be
operating anyway i'll most counties ano
that the state might as we'll have the
revenue.
The new bill abolishes the monopol,
oi Slot machine operation by non-proii
clubs and throws the iron bandit Ii
censes opcn to all, excepting i'll place!
irequeuted by minors.
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
STRUGGLE GOES ON AND ON

Word from Capitol Hill where our new Con
gress is in session seems to point to another long
and bitter struggle over low-cost housing, espe-
cially for our young war veterans. Again we
see the gold-tinted hand Of the Real Estate Lob
by manipulating %gingerly in the background, lin
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17

Now that President Truman, through the press,
has told Joe Stain, through the press, that he
won meet him in Russia perhaps another inter
national crisis, created by the press. will subsidc
and some constructive acton can be taken.
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
TUESDAY

6:00-Good Morning
6:45-News Roundup
observation-disclosures Roundup
7:30-American Candy West. Melodies
7:l5-Texaco News
s:o0-Fred Waring
8:S0-Road Of Life
8.45-Brighter Day
9.OO-Dr. Paul
e:iS-we Love and Learn
4. 30-JacK Birch
Q:45-Lora Lawton
l0:O0-Mid Morning News
l0:l5-Oechsli's organ Treasures
10: 3O-J. w. Uncles Melodic Moments
l0.45-Natl Furs on Parade
ii:M-Sunshine Hour
ll:3O-Robert Mccormick
~ll:45-Trader Monty
l~2:00-Double or Nothing
IL: 30-Montana Livestock Reports
Il. 45-Noontime News
i:0o-Life Can Be Beautiful
l:l5-Ma Perkins
l:30-Pepper Young's Family
%l:45-Right to Happiness
2:oo-Backstage wife
2:i5-Stella Dallas
2~:30-Lorenxo Jones
2:4s-Young Wilder Brown
3:0o-Today's Children
3.l5-Light Of the World
3:30-Playground JRmboree
4:OO-Montana Roundup
4:l5-Radio Headliners
4:30-Aunt Mary
4:~45-Hennessy's Shopping With Alice
5%:OO-Hilite's in Music. Pioneer Fuel
5:l5-News OF the World
.30-Dardenelle Trio
5.45-Wilson News
6:0o-Jayson's Dinner Music
6.l5-Emil Maran's Fashion Parade
6:3O-Alan Young Show
7:O0-Bob Hope
~73O-Fibber MCGEE and Molly
~sO0-Skippy Hollywood Theater
~8:30-People Are Funny
s:0o-Chestsrfield Supper Club
9:l5-TexAco News
9:30-This Is Your Life
10; 0O-Big Town
l0:3o-Morton Dovney
l0:45-Colonial Club
II: 00-Rocky Mountain News
l:l5-Legislative Highlights
l1.3o-Hotel Biltmore Orchestra
IL .55-News
WEDNESDAY
6:00-Good Morning
6:45-News Roundup
7:00-Ranchhouse Roundup
7:3O-Propane Eddie Arnold Show
7:45-Texaco News
8:O0-Fred WAring
8:30-Road Of Life
8:45-Brighter Day
e:0-Dr. Paul
9.l5-We Love and Learn
9:3O-Jack Birch
e.45-Lora LAYTON
l0:0o-Mid Morning News
10. i5-Oechsli's Organ Treasures
lO. 30-J w. Uncles Melodic Moments
i0:45-Trevillion-Mole Golden Melodies
l;0O-Sunshine Hour
II. 30-Robert Mccormick
ll:45-Trader Monty
l2:0o-Doubie or Nothing
12;3o-Noontime oerenade
Il. 45-Noontime News
l:00-Liie Can Be Beautiful
l:l5-Ma Perkins
l3o-Pepper Young's Family
l.45-Right 70 Happiness
2:o0-Backstage Wife
2:l5-Stella Dallas
2:30-Lorenso Jones
2:45-Young Wilder Brown
3;oO-Today's children
s:l5-Light Of the World
battle-ground Jambores
4.oO-MontAna Roundup
4:i5-Radio Hsadliners
4:3o-Aunt Mary
4i~5-Hennessy's Shopping With Alice
53G0-Homemaker Tim.
5:l5-News Of the World
5~:3o-spien Sports
5:45-Wilson News
6.0~0-Schvartx Musicale
6:i5-Butte Beer Quizmaster
s:30-Melodic Moods, J. w. Uncles
6:45-National Fur Shop Silhouettes
7:0o-Duffy's Tavern
~7:30-Nick's Picks
7:45-OConhors Drifting on . Cloud
s:oo-curre's Cavslcade Of Music
830-Curta1n Time
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
Senate Opposes Salary Increases

With the exception OF measures
raising county commissioners to Sl0
per day giving a boost to other county
officials salaries. the Senate has been
helping out the appropriations commit
tee by killing other salary increase bills.
First it killed a bill which would
increase members pay from $40 to SIS
per day. Then ii kayoed another which
would have doubled the salary OF the
governor and given big raises to other
state officials.
The House hasn't given up yet how
ever, and it has approved a bill which
would raise the Governors salary to
$4,000 Supreme Justices to 5000, At
torney General to $500 and other state
officers to $1,000, with the exception OF
the Railroad and Public Service Com
missioners. A separate bill has been
drawn to raise the latter salaries, as
theirs are not constitutional offices,
having been created by the legislature.
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
Bonner Makes Appointments

OAAS AAon>
Alfred Anderson OF Sidney was
named By Governor Bonner this week
as the next Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture. succeeding Alfred kruse, another
eastern M%ontanan. March 9th.
Major General Mitchell was named
TO succeed himself as State Adjntant
BY the Governor. Mitchell holds a
permanent C%oloneIcy in the regular
army. The appointments will be ap-
proved.
Lou Boedecker, a former Chief OF
the highway patrol, will be the next
warden OF the state prison. according
to reliable reports, although Bonner
has not submitted his name TO the
Senate.
Other appointments may not be made
uatil after the session adJourns, al
though the Senate has not yet disap-
proved any OF Bonner's appointments.
Higher Gas Taxes
An additional tax oi one cent per
gallon on gasoline and two cents on
diesel fuel was recommended to the
House this week by the committee on
highways OF which Nixon, Democrat
OF Blaine. is chairman. The money IS
needed. he said, to help match federal
funds available to Montana Tor ITS
road building and maintenance pro-
gram.
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17

Then there is the story about the man who
tossed in his sleep on the Murphy bed and wound
up with the closet. Sometimes it takes more
than politics to make strange bedfellows.
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
578 Laws Proposed

When the House and Senate adj
journed Sunday afternoon 57S bills had
been introduced-439 in the House and
1873 in the Senate. To date about Is
OF the proposed measures have been
killed. Monday morning the House
had approximately 400 measures to
act on within 10 days, the deadlne for
transmission to the Senate.
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17

consideration in return.
The bill was killed on a standing
vote.
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17

SUNDAY .,.,,
0:oo-Nationsl nadio Pulpit
Morning Serenade
o:00-Interlational faVofNes
9:leContraSts
o:30-News
s-:4s-Young scientists
10: 00-Silver Strings
10: 30-Public Affairs
l0.+5-To Be Announced
IL :OO-NBC symphony
IL; Down the VINO
u: o-NBC University Theater
l:30-One Mans Family
2:00-Quiz KIDS
2:30-Legisla'iye Highiigh's
3:00-Jsne Pickens bho"
3:3o-RCA Victor snow
4:00-Marine Baad
4:30-Milwaukee News
4~:45-Fashior PARADE
5:O0-Horace Heidi
:30-Phi Harris
6:00-Fred Allen
:30-NBC Theater
7:0O-Manhattan Merry Go Houho
7:30-American Album
8:OO-Take II o. Leave 1t
$500. W Uncles Concert MoooS
900-Ozzie and Harriet
9.30-Studebaker News HINES
o~:l5-Texaco News
10: O0-Catholic Hour
IL: S0-Eternal Light
u:00-Living 1919
u:30-Carplno Sisters
ll:to-NBC News
MONDAY
6:O0-Good Morning
645-NBC News
observation-disclosures Roundup
Eddy Arnold snow
7.45-Texaco News
8:00AFred War!ng
6:30-Road OF Life
8:45-Brighter Day
0.OO-Dr. Paul
9:l6-We Love and Learn
9:30-Jack Birch
9:45-Lora LAYTON
l0:OO-Mid Morning News
lO:lS-Oechslis organ Treasures
10: 3oAHittes in Music, Pioneer Fuel
ELECTROMAGNETIC Golden Melodies
Understanding Hour
u:30-Robert Mccormick Commentary
l~l:45-Trader Monty
l~2:00-Double or Nothing
30-Noontime Serenade
2:45ENoontime News
l:00-Life Can Be Beautiful
r:l5-Ma Perkins
~l:3O-Pepper Young's Family
l:45-Right to Happiness
2:o0-Backstage Wife
2.l6-6tells Dallas
2:30-Lorenzo Jones
2:lS-Young Wilder Brown
s:00-Today's Children
S:l6-Light Of the World
3:SO-Playgroand Jamboree
4:00-Montana Roundup
%:l6-Raiio Headliners
4:30-Aunt Mary
4:45-Shopping With Alice, Hennessy's
5:00-Homemaker Time
6:l6-News Of the World
6:30-Spier Sports
5:45-Wilson News
6:O0-Schwartz Musicale
6:l5-Butte Beer Quizmaster
6:S0-Voice Of Firestono
7:00-Telephone Hour
7:30-Doctor l. Q.
8:O0-Carnation Hour
~8:30-Jensen's Drame OF Medicine
8:45-Natl Fur Silhouettes
9:00-Suppe7 Club
~o:l5-Texaco News
o:30-Cavalcade Of America
0:00-O'Conners Mystery Is MY Hobby
II: 30-Hennessys 1890 Club
~ii:O0-Rocky Mountain News
ll:l5-Legislative Highlights
1:3O-Hotel Biltmore Orchestra
ll:55-NBC New
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
FRIDAY

-
6:0O-Good Morning
6.45-News Roundup
7:00-Ranchouse Roundup
7:30-Propane Eddie Arnold Show
7:45-Texaco News
8:00-Fred Waring
8:30-Road Of Life
8;45-Brighter Day
9;00-Dr. Paul
F., 9:l5-We We and Learn
9:30-Jack Birch
9.45-Lora Lawton
l0:00-Mid Morning News
10:l5-Oechsli's Organ Treasures
10: 30-Hitlites in Music. Pioneer Fuel
l0;4tTrevillion-Mole Golden Melodies
1l:00-Sunshine Hour
ll:30-Robert Mccormick
ll:45-Trader Monty
l2:00-Double or Nothing
IL :30-Noontime Serenade
IL; 45-Noontime News
l:00-Life Can Be Beautiful
l:l5-Ma Perkins
l:30-Pepper Young's Family
l:45-Right to Happiness
2:O0-Backstage Wife
2:l5-Stella Dallas
2:30-Lorenxo Jones
2:45-Young Wilder Brown
3.00-Today's Children
3:l5-Light Of the World
3:30-Playground Jamboree
4:00-Montana Roundup
4:l5-Radio Headliners
4:30-Aunt Mary
4:45-Hennessy's Shopping with Alice
5:O0-Homemaker Time
5:i5-News Of the World
~6:30-Spier Sports
5:45-Wifson News
6:00-Schwartz Musicale
6:l5-Butte Beer Quizmaster
6:30-Jimmy Durante
7~:00-Eddie Cantor
7:30-Red SHELTON
8:00-Life OF Riley
8:30-Biil Stern
8:45-National Fur Silhouettes
9;0O-Chesterfield Supper Club
9;15-Texaco News
9:30-Currie's Cavalcade OF Music
9.45-Radio Forum
l0:00-Radio City Playhouse
0:30-Hennessy's 1890 Club
~ll:00-Rocky Mountain New
ll:l5-Legislative Highlights
ll:3O-Hotel Biltmore Orchestra
ll:55-News
SATURDAY
6.O0-Good Morning
6:45-News Roundup
7:00-Farm and Home Journal
7:30-American Candy West. Melodies
7:30-Western Melodies
7:45-Texaco News
8:00-Anaconda Al
o.lJ-ItduiO Htdu4lltIS
8:30-Mary Lee Taylor
9.00-Meet the Meeks
9:30-Smilin' Ed Mcconnell
10:00-Texaco News
l0.l5-Jayson's Music
:30-Luncheon with Lopez
ll.00-National Farm and Home Hour
ll:30-Archie Andrews
IL .00-RFD America
:30-Program Previews
2:45-N0ontime News
1:00-Pioneers Of Music
2.00-Mind Your Manners
2:30-Adventures Of Frank Merriwell
3:00-Lassie
3:l5-Wormwood Forest
3:30-Oovernment Bulletin Board
3:45-Edward Tomlinson
4:00-Butte Youth
4.l5-Religion In News
4:30-Mr X L
5:30-Safety Program
5.45-Texaco News
6;00-Hollywood Star Preview
6:30-Program Previews
6:45-Currie's Cavalcade of Music
7:oo-Hit Parade
7:30-Judy Canova
8:0o-Dennis Day
8:30-Orand or Opry
9:00-8aturday Night Serenade
9.l5-Saturday Night Serenade
9:30-Truth or consequences
10: 00-Texaco News
l0:l5-Program Previews
l0:30-Morton Downey
10: 45-Colonial Club
l:00-Hennessy's Victor Record Show
l2:00-Nite Owl Show
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
The Perfect Squelch

Many trades, professions and voca-
tons are represented by the various
members OF the House. 1t has only
one tonsorial artist, however, and he
has gained a reputation for getting
in the hair. (igurativcly speaking, OF
%course) OF the members. 1t remained
for Oliver Of Garter and Taylor OF
Daniels to divert his attention.
They introduced a bill to raise bar
Der licenses from S. to $500. OF course
the committee to which the bill was
assigned recommended that 1T do not
pass divers substitute motion that
it be printed and put on general orders
prevailed amid roars OF laughter. The
barber-legislator is SO busy now trying
to prevent further progress of that bill
that he hasn't time to voice his views
on all other bills, as had been his GUS
tom. Uatcr-action on this bill, never
intended TO pass, was indefinitely post
poned)
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
Traffic Measure Draws Fire

Traffic Measure Draws Fire
One OF Senator Anderson's (Pondera)
bills set off hot debate Tuesday when
Anderson intimated that the legal fra
~ternity had combined to kill his meas
urc defining traffic laws at intersec-
tons.
Senator Haynes OF Forsyth attracted
a gallery crowd with a denunciation OF
both the bill and the intimation that
any Senator, lawyer or layman was not
sincere in his legislative duties.
In asking that the bill be killed,
Haynes said that our traffic regulations
on thorughfares and secondary roads
were we'll understood by all motorists
and that a code Of decisions by our
courts amply covers. He held that
further attempts to regulate by law
would only cause confusion.
Haynes closed by stating that he
never doubted the sincerity OF any
member. that the lawyers in the Senate
respect the opinions OF all members
and had a right to expect the same
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
Higher Gas Taxes
Debate on Land Classification

The longest debate yet heard III the
Senate was over a bill sponsored by
Anderson OF Pondera calling for re-
classification OF all lands III Montana
Tor taxation purposes. 1t was pro-
posed that a 5-mill levy be made in
each county for the purpose. Costs OF
the statewide job were estimated all
the way from four to ten million dol
lars.
Opponents OF the measure said that
it would be futile to attempt to set
new values on land in these inflationary
times, and that the commissioners, as
SCISSORS and State Board OF Equaliza-
ton could, under the present law,
gradually adjust inequalities i'll as
scssed values without the huge cx-
pensc involved under the proposed bill.
The committee to whom the bill was
assigned recommended that the bill do
not pass and it was upheld 25-2l. the
closest vote vet recorded in the SEN
ate.
Amendment Bill Killed by House
II. B. 81, a proposed constitutional
amendment sponsored by the Citizens
Committee for schools, failed to gain
the necessary two-thirds majority III
the House Thursday. The vote was
81 for and 80 against. John Jewell,
reading clerk, told the HoAsc that it
was the first time in "a years the full
membership of the House had voted on
a proposed constitutional amendment.
Prior to the vote, however, four alb
sentees were noted OH a House call,
and Speaker Graybill ordered the Sgt
alarms and his assistants to arrest
the absent members and bring them in,
: Three were Captured and their ex-
!, cuses accepted. The fourth came il
before the vote. All four had been or
state business i'll other parts of the
Capitol.
An attempt will be made to revive
the bill for another vote. Opponents
however. hold that an amendment i,
not necessary i'll order 10 accomplish
what the bill proposes that the lcgis
! lature has authority to act on its pro.
yisins under the present law and tina
a constitutional amendment would b.
unnecessary expense.
Montana labor news., 1949-02-17
KXLF PROGRAM SCHEDULE

9:00-Chesterfield Supper Club
9:lS-TexAco News
o:30-0reat 0iderAeevs
10: 00-Blondie Show
10: 30-Hennessy's 1890 Club
ii:00-Rocky Mountain News
ll:l5-Legislative Highlights
IL :30-Hotel Biltmore Orchestra
IL :55-News
THURSDAY
6;00-Good Morning
645-News Roundup
7~:O0-Ranchouse Roundup
7:3o-Amcrican Candy West. Melodies
7:45-Texaco News
8:00-Fred Waring
8:30-Road OF Life
845-Brighter Day
9:l5-We Love and Learn
9:30-Jack Birch
9:f5-Lora Lawton
10: 00-Mid Morning News
0;i5-Oechsli's Organ Treasures
l0:30-J. W. Uacles Melodic Moments
l0:45-National Furs on Parade
ii:0O-Sunshine Hour
ii:30-Robert Mccormick
ll:45-Trader Monty
II: 00-Double or Nothing
Il: 30-Montana Livestock Reports
2:45-Noontime News
l:0O-Life Can Be Beautiful
l:l5-Ma Perkins
l:30-Pepper Young's Family
l:45-Right to Happiness
2:00-RackstaRe wife
2:l5--Stella Dallas
2:30-Lorenzo Jones
2:45-Young Wilder Brown
3:00-Today's Children
3:i5-Light Of the World
3:30-Playground Jamboree
4;00-Montana Roundup
4:l5-Radio Headliners
430-Aunt Mary
4:45-Hennessy's Shopping with Alice
5:U0-Hilights in Music, Pioneer Fuel
6:l5-News Of the World
~5:30Jayson's Dinner Music
5;45-Wilson News
.6:00-Aldrich Family
6:30-Burns and Allen
7:00-Kraft Music Hall
7.30-Emil Marans Fashion Parade
7:45@Currie's Cavalcade of Music
8~:00-Screen Guild
8:30-Fred Waring
9:O0-Chesterfield Supper Club
9~:l5-Texaco News
9:3o-Mr. District Attorney
10: 00-The Big Story
l0:30-Morton Downey
i0:45-Colonial Club
l~i.00-Rocky Mountain News
ll:l5-Legislative Highlights
li:30-Hotel Biltmore Orchestra
.S5-Nevs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24

each of the following for the gener- al excellence of their essays: Dot Taylor. IS, Curundu, Canal Zone; stephen Mudd, IT, son. of Charles Mudd and Mrs. Viola V. Mudd of St. Louis, Mo; Jim Kovacs, 15, a native of Budapest, Hungary, who came to this country in 1889 with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Julius Kovacs, Arcadia, Calf; William Wilson, 16, son of MT. and Mrs. William E. Wilson, Little Rock, Ark; and Bonnie Joy Chaffee, IS, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Newton w. Chaffee, Saginaw, Mich
 We sponsored the contest to en- courage the nations youth to study democracy and learn its fundamen- tai principles for themselves sad Grand Exalted Ruler Hall. The re- sponse has been gratifying. Essays written by these high school stu dents show that they understand that democracy's strength lies in the fact that it serves all the people. '
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
RESERVE .SELE(Ti0M
 BOARD IS ANNOUNCED

Of interest to Reserve Officers in Alaska, is a recent announce ment ay Headquarters, US. Army, Alaska, that a Reserve Selection Board" has been appointed by Maj. Gen. Stanley L. Scott, Army Commander.
 The Board is now studying the organizational structure of reserve units in Alaska. Under Department of Army policies, it will have charge of considering qualifications and preparing recommendations for promotion of Organized Reserve Corps Officers in the Territory.
 Upon completion of the Boards study, an announcement will be made at later date, stating the manner in which, and requirements for which, promtions will be made.