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Kodiak mirror., 1950-11-11
School Notes

A look behind the scenes of the Gay Nineties Revue, a Kodiak high school production to be given November 2l, shows that there are many besides the shows cast who are needed to put on a play.
 Mrs. Edna Lee Dixon IS Tn charge of rehearsals which are held Mondays at 7:3O and Thursdays at 3 o'clock in the music hut.
 Mrs. Gunderson who is ia charge of the scenery painting is assisted by several of her classes.
 MT. Penrose and his shop boys are in charge of setting up scenery at the theater.
 Mir. and Mrs. Rogan and the home making girls are ia charge of making the cos tunes needed in the play.
 Mrs. Meyers, advertising nanaCer is in charge of ticket sales.
 Robert Dawson
 Sam Nelson
 The annual physical exami- nations for all children in grades 1, 4, 7, and the juniors will be given during the next three weeks.
 Notice of a child's scheduled examination is sent to his par ents who are asked to be pre- sent during the examination if it is at all possible.
 The examinations are free to all the children and offer an excellent opportunity for the parents to cooperate with teacher, nurse, and doctor in ali attempt to insure normal, healthy growth and develop ment of their child. Robert Dawson
 Dogs that follow the boys and girls to school are not ,only a nuisance but also . menace to the safety of the school children.
 Last Wednesday there were 16 dogs ranging in size fnn small lap-dogs to shaggy has- kies mixed up in a general i free-for-all dog fight in froat of the school building. i One little girl was knocked down, badly frightened and ! continued on page 9
Kodiak mirror., 1950-11-11

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Kodiak mirror., 1950-11-11

".. flat government of Me people. 6y the people. for e people shall not perish from fife earth -Lincoln
Evening star., 1950-12-17
'lipons Cardigans

Made fresh dolly in our own candy
Kitchen. Noueot, coronel, pisto-
chic, creams, fruit centers covered
with rich dark yunmy chocolate.
Pocked in q decorative red tin.
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
ALL LOCAL HELPS
FARM UNION

philadclphia-l-ocal $50 OF the
Al'I. International brotherhood Of
Pulp. Sulphitc and Paper Mill work
crs raised Sl.lo5.M to contribute to
the organizing drive OF the AFL Ma
lional Farm Labor Union as part Of
the Samuel Gompers Centennial Or
ganizing Campaign for 100000 new
members i'll 1850.
Al'l. President William Green
thanked the Philly local for the cx-
%ccllcnt work rendered i'll behalf OF
thc National Farm Labor Union"
This organization MIR. Green
wrote. is working i'll an important
held 1t is attempting to help op-
pressed workers whose wages are ex-
gccdinely low and whose conditions
OF employment are intolcrablc. The
excellent service which you rendered
Will be tremendously helpful
He sent his thanks 10 Joseph 81
none and Henry Scgal, international
representative, Of the Paper Mill
Workers.
Mr. Simone and Mr.. Segal said
that the Embarrassing drive was con
Quoted after International President
John +. Burke called Tor locals to
send assistance 10 the National Farm
Labor onion. Mr., Burke acted up
on hearing the farm unions plea
ior assistance at the 1910 AFl.'s con
vcntion when the Gompers organ
ring drive was initiated.
I'VE gave our members employed
in paper converting plants the story
OF the conditions American workers
are confronted with in 1880" Mr..
Simunc and Mr. Sceal said I'VE
haze been able to raise Sl.l6S50 and
have forwarded this money to our
international Office 10 be turned
|ovcr to the farm workers union"
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
SIS MILLION BONUS
PAID CM BRASS

Biggest net profit exc made by a
corporation wa, runs up by General
Motors last year Il amounted 70
more than 5000 million.
These profit, were made alter
paying the fantastic siN-diglt sal
aries tina, top GM Officials cnjoy.
In TACT. profits were 50 good that
these top GM official, iclt forced
to accept extra honu>c, totaling SIS
million last year.
JAW 10 President Walter
Rcuthcr did i little rapid calcula-
ton and delivered the following
statement in Elizabeth, \. i, Feb
ruary 20:
"GM made gross profits during
20 OF approximately 500 million
per month enough to allow a
real price cut, and wage increase and
still make scandalous profits.
"A handful OF GM executives re-
Gently received BONUSES totaling SIS
million, but did not buy more bread
or washing machine, because they al
ready had enough.
The SIS million would have pro-
vided an hourly wage increase OF
III cents Tor every GM worker and
that would then haze increases pur-
chasing power CThis would be
equal 10 S50S Tor a 40-hour week.
The UAW is not entering nego-
iiations with GIN. The public is
waiting 70 see if the workers will
get a III cent increase as a re-
ward for their effort.
With almost five million uncn-
ploycd. it would help TO have a lit
tie more money in the hands Of
those who would use their bonus"
Tor buying goods that keep the fac
tories going.
incidentally. GM isn't the only
corporation that could make a pain
less contribution TO more purchasing
power.
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
HOUSING ROLL CALL
SHOW FRIENDS

Washington-The roll call on the
amendment to the housing bill to
knock out loans TO coopcratives
shows senators friendly to the peo-
pies needs.
The AFT. considers this possibly
the most important test thus far
in this session in the Senate. a
vote for the amendment was a vote
against decent low-cost housing.
Check your senator's vote and re-
member it when he comes up ior
reelection:
For the Amendment, 4
Democrats. l3-Byrd. Chapman,
Ellendcr, Fullbrieht. George, Gil
lette, Hoey. Holland, Mcclellan o.
Connor, Robertson, Russell, Stcnnis.
Republicans. N-Brewster, Brick
er, Bridges, Butler, Cain, Capchart,
Gordon. Donncll. Dworshak, Ecton,
Ferguson, Quincy, IIendrickson.
Hickcnlooper, Jcnncr. KEN, Know
land. Malone. Martin. Mccarthy,
Millikin, Mundt, SaltonStall. Schocp-
pei Smith (N. j., Thyc- Watkins,
Wiley, Wherry, Williams.
Against the Amendment, 3s
Democrats, Henderson, hcnion
Chavez. Iocralv Douglas. irecr
Graham, Green, Hayden, I!ill .las.'
phrcy, Johnson (Colo.), johnson
(Texas). Johnston Is. C.), kciau-
yer, Kerr. kilgorc. Lehman, Long
Lucas. Magnuson. Maybank Me-
Farland. McKcllcr. Mcmahon
Murray, Myers. Nicely. OMal oncy
Sparkman. Taylor. Thomas fOkla
Republicans. o-Aiken. Flanders
Ives, LANCER. Lodge. Smith (Maine)
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
H. |. MITCHELL
URGES PROBE

\ shocking account oi near star
walton among unemployed migrant
worker, and their families was made
public recently bl President II. l..
Mitchell Of the National Farm La
hor Union and MI affiliate
Mitchell described their plight in
a letter to President Truman lie
cited pres, dispatches which told
oi the discovery oi TOO children
dying IRON hunger Al ! farm labor
camp i'll arizona.
That's mot just an isolated cast,
the union leader said He recalled
lprevious disclosures OF deaths from
malnutri,ion among children o.
I"Okics" in the rich san Joaquin Val
Hey Of California.
Il have no doubt that i thorough
investigation would uncoye not l00
eases OF children starving t. death.
but 100000 ii more lie declared
"Okies" Idle, Aliens Take Jobs
What makes matters worse, lie
said. i, while American citizens
have been thrown ont Of jobs, large
scale iarm operators in the South
and Southwest have been importing
McNican nationals. legally and IL
legally
In the Imperial Valley Of Caliior-
MIA, o,01 such aliens are working
under contract. while americans
are unemployed and without food
Tor their families
Mitchell urged ,wiit action to deal
with the problem lie proposed I'M
mediate distribution ol foods from
government surplus stock, to the
jobless "Okics' aud their children
also 4 ban on further admission u
Mcxicans a, well a, a prompt round
up and deportation 81 those in this
country illegally.
Also. he asked that leases be can
cclled on government farm labor
camp, now operated by private in
tcrcsts. and that Uncle sam run them
directly ior homeless, farm families.
so as to relieve present suffering
Big Operators Blamed
Mitchell stressed that snail farm
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
OPEN FORUM
DEVELOPMENT, COMPARED

River Development here and i'll
Russia. while aiming at the same
objective. stands out more wildly
in contrast than III comparison. Bar
ring the T\N. here we start at the
mouth ol 4 river and work upstream.
while IN Russia, the procedure is
just the opposite. commencing at the
head waters to stop erosion by leav-
ing a strip oi timber untouched on
The banks oi the large streams and
planting more, ii necessary.
Here. as in the casc oi Mississippi.
wc drcdgc the channel 10 make II
nayigahlc and erect levces to pro-
|tcct its banks. Today, as the river
bottom rises several inches per year,
in spite OF all the dredging, the le-
wees will eventually have to be ancll-
Iorcd 10 the church-steeples. il moth
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
Ho,bed Built Into Window

Hotbed Built Into Window
on q wooden frame, backed up
against q basement window. Seeds
are planted in fats placed under
the sash, and the open basement
window Unjust be Southern expos
ure) provides cellar warmth.
} Use Of the right, type Of glass is
important in the construction Of
the frames. Pennvernon glass is
one Of the best. It transmits SUM-
light evenly, abundantly and d.
rectly, making the hotbed more
efficient. Crops that can be started
In frames with fine results in
clude: lettuce, cabbage. caulilow-
or, broccoli, tomatoes, peppers,
err plants, muskmelons, summer
squashes, celery and cucumbers.
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
Cascade County
Trades and
Labor Assembly
Meeting OF March IL. 1850

Meeting oil March Il. 1850
Meeting MAS called to order AT
s " 7. NJ. h, Vice President lev
Stewart.
Roll call OF officers showed all oil
iicers present.
The minutes ii the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Communications
Report oil the Steering COMMITTEE
oi the County General Welfare Com.
mittec was read and placed on iile
From Governor Bonner that he
had appointed lioarce I. Dryer Il
the vacancy on the State Board OF
Education. Placed on lille.
From the Cascade County Pro.
gressive Party asking that we write
the President and our Congressinei
to oppose the Mundt Bill. Placed OF
file.
From Senators Murray and Ecior
and congressman D'Ewart an
Mansfield acknowledging our pro
test to the reduction III annual and
sick leave Tor Federal Employees
Placed on lille.
Reports of Officers and COMMITTEES
NJ. X. Webster reported on the
meeting OF the Community Council
President Steinmetz reported ol
the activities oil the Union Club. Hi
stated that the dutch lunches are
being continued on Saturdays and
he again invited members of organ
lied labor to participate i'll the az
~tivities OF the Club.
Ed Rowan, OF the Boilermaker,
International. spoke at length on the
political activities OF his union and
uf the American Federation of La
Dor. He stated that the. Congress
elected III 1910. the S0th Congress
was one OF the worst congresses eve
elected i'll the L. 5. He said The
|Taft-Hartley Act was the challeng,
OF the reactionaries both in the in
dustrial business and political fielc
in this nation i'll an endeavor to stol
the forward march oi labor in thi,
country.
Brother Rowan urged members o
organized labor to support individ
uals for political office who hay,
the welfare Of all the people in mine
and not spokesman for specia
groups.
Roll Call and Reports Of Delegate,
Ray Graham reporting for TIN
Smeltermen that they are continuing
negotiations with the A.. c. NJ. Co
The negotiating committee has re
commended that the 5 cents an houl
wage increase offered BY the com
|pany be rejected.
Good and Welfare
NJ. X. Webster spoke on the Scrv.
icemcn's enter and urged all unions
to act on the letter sent out and re-
turn same to the committee.
On motion $500 was ordered con
tributed to the Servicemen's Center,
Adjournment at 9.35 p. NJ.
John Evanko, Jr.
Secretary
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
WESTINGHOUSE
SETS new
PROFITS MARK

New observation-disclosures
tric Corp. las, year made the high
est profits in lis II year history.
President Cwiiym y. Price revealed.
.Ai the SAME time he complained
Federal tax policy j., "throttline
the incentive 10 invest IN american
industry
Net profit in 1910 wa> So75 mil
lion. In l9lS ii VA, S557 million
The increase oi Sllb million i more
than 20 per cent. Md the higher
profit, were made on FEWER sales
and with lever employees. Price
credited more efficient facilities. np-
Grating economics and "employc
teamwork"
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
CENSUS QUESTIONS
BEGIN APRIL |

Washington -tn,lc SAM is get
ting rcadl to ring your doorbcll.
Nrned with questions. pencils and
tact, the ccn>us-tahcf, wlll start oui
\pril /. To make the every 10 years
count OF population, house, and
farms.
The cnumerators will count abou,
$50 million people and gather ) bill
lion facts. The nose counting will
take ! weeks il the cities. twice as
long III rural sections 1t will take
years to ,ahulatc all the results
The ccnSu,-,akcr> Will ind the ma
ton has nearly 20 million more peo-
pie than 10 years ago. For the first
time III history women will out
number the men.
The census will show the nation
had jus, completed lis moyingc,t dec
adc Some 70 million people have
changed residence since 1910. Tha,
probably Will mean some western
states Mil get additional legislator,
III Cungre>s-and some eastern state,
will re, a cut IN their representa-
ton
EvcrA person III the United States
citizen or alien. Will become a re.
cord to be filed away at the Ccnsu'
Bureaus headquarters III suitlahd
Md. outside Washington
Babies born alter April | won
count ever il they arrive before tn
lcensus-taker. People who die Will
the census is in progress will b
conutcd il they were living on Apr
l.
The Census Bureau viii hire l+0
900 bell ringers to bring the nation
vital statistics up to date.
The 1850 census takcrs-like thos
lui 1910 vii be buttcd BY goats. cor
nercd By bull, aud bitten By dog,
lhcs viii get marriage proposals an,
NH arbitratc family quarrcls. The,
will visit flop houses, brolhels an'
hobo 'junglcs' Alaskan lgloos vii
he covered By dog Sled. Hawaiian
Island BY motor launch and Louis
lana bayou, by row boat
One sturdy male cnumcrator acte,
rs 4 dress making dummy while h
questioned 4 Manhattan housewife,
in 1910.
\ South Dakota woman interview
or waS greeted with a shotgun an,
then offered a job as country schoo
teacher. A Virginia poll,tcr wa.
told Mama, down at the Still
The ccnsu>-takcr may call in tn,
cops il you balk at his questions
Its a criminal oiiensc to refuse L
answer. But once you've told, NJ
one Will eve know the information
but you and the Census Bureau. No
even the l'Bl or the federal Ia,
collectors have a look at the con
iidential information collected by thi
census. II all comes out III lmperson
al charts and tables.
The 1850 enumcrators viii be bet
TER paid than they we're. 10 year
ago They'll earn s. 10 SO a da,
epmparcd 10 abou, S in 1910
The cnumcra,ors viii not want t.
know about your operation or tn
name Of Your dog But they vii
ask u person ii i've ii he has
lrclcYi,ion set All told. there ar
some IS queries on the ccnsu, ques
tionairc,. But no one person vii
be asked al Of them
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23

While winter winds are still
bowling around the door, enthusi-
astic gardeners can get a head
start on Mother Nature, and in
sure garden-fresh mature crops
ready for the table as much as a
month earlier than usual. An easy
to-build basement window hotbed
makes this possible, and saves
money by allowing the home
growth Of plants and sets, ordi-
narily bought from a nursery.
j. The window hotbed is simple in
construction Gas shown in sketch),
consisting Of glass sash resting
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
SMOKING LESS2

Wa,hinelon-C. 5. smokers used
5ii billion more cigarettes in 1919
than N 1913 but there was a decrease
81 about II package ii cigarettes
per capita The Department OF .Ag-
siculiure suggested that the de-
mand ior cigarette, may be leyeliug
oil alter a series % record breaking
wears.
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
BIG VOTE VITAL

1T is OF the gravest importance
to all OF US tina, labor in 1880 roll
up the biggest vote ever This
is not a job that can be done by
letting George do it'-We viii
win only il each Of us do our part
The Catering Industry Employs
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
BUTTE BUILDING mi
TRADES COUNCIL

eve Do Not Patroni1e List
JOE TORPEY, PLASTERER
South OF the City.
KENNETH PARMALEE-
9E w. Woolman, Parmalee
Plumbing Co.
p. ]. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and Jackson Streets.
HENRY Arizona
and First Streets.
Builder.
JOHN MARKOVICH-Home
Builder. (Home Address 2l23
George Street.
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
Big Business Enjoys Free
U.S.. Loan of Billions
OLEO TAX REPEAL
SIG NsED BY TRUMAN

hrs West. Fla.-President Tru-
man ,iened the bill repeating al
federal taxes on oleomargarinc ef-
ic,t,c next July !
Repeal oil federal taxes on olco
ha> bccu advocated by the MI
lot more than a quarter century.
he federal tax amount, to IL
cent, a pound on colorcd olco and
aiic quarter cen a pound on I'M
colafcd margarine.
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23

leSooN FOR LIFE - Vera Raj.
ston, Hollywood star who will aid
the American Cancer Soeisty's
campaign In the Aim capital next
April. displays some Of the new
educational materials 70 stfsse
the facts about cancer. She 10
wearing the ofnelai Aco uniform,
6eslensd by Adrian and tn Lilly
oaeho hat.
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
E. VAWTER
NAMED TO BOARD

iaivsiHf, ~ Montana onnniittee
y WI meet ~ the iala' Ito
lei Nl>>sniit. sunday. Npril al
~ y \ ~ T. perfect the 0NN or
sdhlli'l"n 1fl 'afis "ht mandates
81 ias ie'eni afsAni1aiieiial meeting
III Folsom. hartman len Erickson
ild> announced
IN ~1rneunetne the meeting trick-
>uli pointed III init the hailic iof
~ = sle,e at liatd and that be-
eai'se oi the need ior an intensified
eliof' u inform western Montana
pcol ie on the ISSUE It Is imperative
'lld' All directors b present
Ilie'lefs are. III addition |" mar
man Erickson Lee Mettaii, Helena :
Jerome aAehe. Helena Mrs ''ret'h-
Ell innings, Lewis y LARK COUNTY :
ia NaNtef, editor Montana La
.nvl meas. NllNer low county 81
ineii 'ets, l'a@eil Mls lialtl idrk-
CT. 'lIani'e ''ieml arilcr. MNaSalii
i'f l'eief iN'idtfhiail, NiisSonla W
r. Henderson. MINERAL. J. ar
Ter. ~Sanders II Nidenouf' rat
Directors representing Lincoln aud
Deer ! odee counties Will be selected
probably by daie u Ml>>oula meet
ing.
Resolutions of Poison Meeting
Included III The mandate to the
committee ii the Poison meeting
were tl,e following resolutions On
.eerninn CIV
That prr>iden, Truman be COM
mended Tor lis in pres
sing ior the enactment, Of the Culum-
Ibia VALLEY administration bill. We
particularly commend his most re-
Icent action in advising the Bureau Of
the Budpet that while DEVELOPMENT 81
the Columbia Basin must he contin-
ned Tor the time brinp under the ,oinl
Iforns ~ ENGINEERS and Durcau q,
Reclamation plan this is no substi.
tutc for lull.scale deyclopmcn, I'M.
der 4 CNA
We urge the creation Of a GN.
clamation Bureau Plan is based ~
improved engineering. a piots hop'
for cooperation between compctinl
agencies. and a total neglect oi I'll,
natural unity between land and vat
er. A CA. on the other hand. u.
fers complete. unified. multi purpoS,
development 81 the Columbia lias.
ms varied resources through the e.
~ficicni mechanism Of a public corp
Grafton with headquarters in the re
eion.
Montana labor news., 1950-03-23
Early Tips For Anxious Gardeners

Here's another idea for the gar
dener who finds time hanging
heavy while the ground IL still
snow or frost-bound. Prepare gar
den tools for the rigorous usage
they'll get during the coming sea-
son. A good paint job protects
them, and by using different,
bright colors, makes them easy to
locate against the brown and
green of the earth and grass.
From a safety angle that's Inn
portant. It's surprising the num-.
Der Of twisted ankles and bruised
shins that result from stumbling
over ~dirt-camouflaged garden
equipment. d
Also, according to Hayes Quinn,
noted color authority for Pitts
burgh Plate Glass Company,
science has proved that light col.
ors have q tendency to make
heavy loads seem lighter. It's
worth . try, II q bright yellow
wheelbarrow will take pounds of
the payload.
These are just q few Of the
ways gardening can be made cas-
Ter and safer through the use Of
Evening star., 1950-01-25
CI0 Asks 81 an Hour
In Hai|inq Minimum Wage

The CIO today hailed the effec.
tive date of the rs cents an houl
minimum wage by urging a 81 ar
hour minimum.
Jacob s. Potofsky, chairman OF
the CIO Minimum Wage Commit
tee, said the rs cents minimum
directly affecting about 100000
workers, is "a severe blow against
any renewal of sweatshop prac-
tices in America"
"Organized labor in America
looks forward to the day when
minimum wages will be at least 81
an hour and when every worker,
regardless of occupation, is covered