Montana labor news., 1950-01-26
FOR WOMEN ONLY
BY POLLY EDISON (for LLPE)
Hello 10 Everyone


Greetings. and may 1850 be your
best year yet.
This column hope. 10 interest
women who are interested in be-
ing good citizens.
Some Of what We talk about will
be what the men call "woman's
stuff" but nowadays that cover
about everything. They say the world
is tied 10 apron strings, politics
eats at our table. and we shouldn't
even buy salt without first reading
the label.
We hear that the April census
will show the country has 100000
more women than men. Now women
have had the vote Tor . years but
we all know they haven't done as
much with il as they might have.
Well, 1880 is our chance. Every
member OF the House OF Rcprcsen-
~tatives and a third OF the Senate
has to be elected this year. Ii the
wrong people get in. women will be
more than hall To blame. That's
just simple arithmctic-and don't
think the men haven't thought of it
Who Cares
Only people who think As YOU do
and want the same things care
whether you vote. Your enemies
will be delighted ii you fail to reg
lister and forget all about election
day.
How Much Security?
Hall through Congress is a bill
to bring the Social Security Act
within speaking distance Of the 1850
facts OF life.
Americans don't begin to have
the benefits under Social Security
they think they have. Did you know
that the most anyone can draw UNI
der the old-agc part OF the law we
have is $3.50 a month The nation
al average is $3.50.
While Social Security has stood
still, payments under public assis-
tance-or relici-havc climbed. The
average payment Tor persons getting
public assistance is about S44 a
month. This gives the top retired
worker about $l.20 a month more
than the average relicier.
The original intention was that
Social Security would replace and
put old age on a disappearing
basis. Ii properly expanded, it still
can do so.
Your Waistline
Modern women short change them
selves at breakfast. The body needs
its food in broken doses. A good
breakfast, nutritionists insist, is not
fattening-unless you stay in bed
all day.
Hints to Housewives
The dried milk now coming on
the market is only a distant cousin
to that stuff the boys had over
seas. 1t mixes easily and tastes
better. The public health service
is so pleased with the product it
has made a film showing how in
expensive and nutritious it is. And
the department Of agriculture has
prepared a booklet of recipes which
you can get free.
The Three RS
We still have a depression i'll one
commodity = EDUCATION. Last
year 4 million children didn't so to
any school. Lack Of teachers, over
crowded classrooms, inadequate
buildings-thc story is repeated
everywhere.
Under the pending Federal Aid
bill, each state would have a mini
mum of SIS a year per child to spend
on education. Every state will re-
ceive help. but those with most
children and lowest incomes will
receive most. Many states have in
sufficient funds to school their child
rem. The South, for instance, has
only onc-third the financial strength
OF the North. The people of South
Carolina pay higher taxes for cdu-
cation than do the people OF Connec-
ticut, yet have less than half as
much to spend on each child.
This method of taxing our nation
al our to provide help where
il is needed is a fundamental dem
ocratic principle. The people Of the
East help pay for irrigation pro-
jects in the West, the people of the
West help finance harbor improve
ments in New England.
Although made up Of 48 states,
let us hope our country is a Ma
TON and as a NATION can do
something about our greatest Ma
tional asset. our children.
10in March If Dimes January