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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
TRANSFERS STATE GROUP
ENDORSES MURRAY,
METCALF AND ANDERSON

More intonations of the politically
hot campaigns that will stir the Mon
tana electorate in the months ahead
were forthcoming at the annual meet
ing of the Transfers Joint Council
of Montana in Great Falls last Sun
day.
At that time, delegates from the
various locals comprising one of the
larger union memberships in the
state, put their state council solidly
behind three Democratic candidates
for federal offices Endorsed were
Senator James E. Murray, first dis
trict Repr. Lee Metcalf, and Pondera
State Senator Leroy Anderson who
is bidding to represent the people
of the second congressional district
in Washington.
In addition to endorsing candi-
dates, the delegates via resolution,
urged the railroad commission to
study the taxicab industry with a
view of establishing a ratio of cabs
to the population of towns and cities.
The resolution also asked that rate
structures be set up for taxicab OPP
orators. and that effective state legi-
station be enacted which would pro-
vide for a maximum Of eight hours
labor a day for cab drivers.
Another resolution opposed opera
ton of ''truck trains" in Montana.
Under existing law, trucks are pro-
hibited from pulling more than one
trailer, however, the teamsters have
been advised that a move is under
way to repeal this restriction.
Council officers elected for the
coming year are: Frank Birmingham,
Butte, president; Norman Sloan, Hell
ena, vice president; Austin Thomp-
son, Great Falls, secretary-treasurer,
and Don Blewett, Billings, recording
secretary. Trustees elected are Wal
.er Drost, Havre; r. L. Rampy, Boze-
nan, and John Mogus, Anaconda.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
Bookhindefs Hold Annual
Meeting In Great Falls

Montana members of the Inter
national Union of Bookbinders-AFL
meeting in Great Falls Saturday,
elected Gus Brose of Great Falls
president of statewide local 101 for
the coming year.
Charles Bennett, Helena, was
elected vice president, and Mark
Judge, Great Falls, secretary-treas-
urer.
More than two dozen delegates
from Great Falls, Helena, Billings
and Missoula attended the 1854 an
ual meeting of the union. Following
the days sessions a banquet was
held at the House of Wong.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
Labor Has a Real Stake
In Rehabilitation

Organized labor has a real stake
in rehabilitation, contends the Mon
tana Rehabilitation Review pub
lished by the Bureau of Vocational
Rehabilitation.
People in the trades-skilled or
unskilled, says Bureau Director Left
Fredericks, are more subject to dis
abling injuries than persons in less
hazardous occupations. Every year
scores of men and women with union
affiliations suffer permanent injur-
les that make change of occupation
necessary.
Currently, reports THE REVIEW,
148 union members are registered
with the bureau. Of this, 10 are re-
cent referrals, AZ have been accept
ed for service, and rehabilitation
plans for SO are in preparation. Forty
are in training and 81 are receiving
physical restoration services.
Last year 45 union men and women
were rehabilitated and placed on
Jobs consistent with their disabilities.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
Membership of Montana F. u.
Tops Record Year of 1853

ing in conjunction with business
groups, Montana shipping interests
and others in the fight to secure
lower freight rates. This fight, being
carried on by Montana Citizens
Freight Rate association under the
direction of j. C. Ihnet, may soon
pay dividends.
The railroads, feeling the organ
lied pressure of Montana citizens,
are proposing that freight classified
tions be changed to affect an APP
proXimate 80 per cent reduction. The
citizens association, however, con-
tends that rates should be cut by an
average of 55 per cent all across
Montana so that rates will only grad
ually climb between Williston and
Spokane. At present, when freight
reaches the North Dakota Montana
border the rate Immediately jumps
in excess of so per cent and then
increases across the state
and on in to Spokane.
This issue is now before the Inter
state Commerce Commission and the
freight rate association is very hope
full the ICC will concur in the CON
IGNITION that rates should be reduced
an average of SIS per cent.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
PhiIIipsburg Miners
Elect Officers

Members of Phillipsburg Miners
Local "a of IUMM&SW at their re-
cent election named Fred Superneau
to the locals presidency for the COM
ing year. Thomas Page was elected
vice president; w. E. Bruins, finan-
cial secretary; Lewis Sandine, re-
cording secretary; James Sorenson,
conductor, and Ed Hanifen, warden.
Trustees elected are Ralph Har-
ris, William Franqman and Kermit
Fessler. Stewards are Bruins, Super
neau, Hugo Sanders and Arnold Holt.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
Unemployment Claims
highest Since 1915

WASHINGTON, D. ca report
issued by the U. S. Department of
Labor shows that the number of per-
sons out of work claiming unem-
ployment insurance during the last
week of March was the highest for
any corresponding week since 1915.
According to the Labor Depart
ment there were 1,156,984 more
people claiming unemployment
benefits in the last week of March,
1854, than there were for the same
week last year.
This was the first time since the
end of World War II that unemploy-
ment figures for March failed to
drop.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
II NORTHWEST peas
ARE MEMBEP-0WNED

Seventeen of the 80 production
credit associations in Idaho, Mon
tana, Oregon and Washington have
already attained complete member
ownership and it is anticipated that
the remaining 10 will have reached
this goal within the next two years.
Idaho is the first of the four states
to have all associations in the men,
ber-ownership column.
When they opened their doors for
business 20 years ago, these short
term credit institutions also opened
q new era in the field of agricultural
finance. They set out to build CO.
operative short-term credit system
geared to their members needs and
one which these members could own
and control.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
Support Referendum

Approval of the So million bond
issue by the voters next November
for the State Hospital at Warm
Springs, will, among other things,
make is possible to provide a new
water supply for the institution. The
water is 27 grains hard and has high
mineral content, leaving deposits in
side pipes and valves causing a serious
and costly maintenance problem.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
DID YOU KNOW?

In 1868 the farmers purchasing at a post
war low.
Average price of farm products down 10 90.
Estimated farm gross income in 1858 $35 billion
down % from 1862.
The farmer kept as net income $12.9 billion 35.6%
of the gross-smaest portion since 1882
Consumers made more money in 1858 but they also
spent more. Personal income totaled $284.5 billion in
1858 compared to $2697 billion in 1852. $229.8 bill
lion was spent, almost $12 billion than in 1852
Savings at the rate of 73 per cent of dsposabe
income.
nstament debt at the end of 1858 totaled $28 bill
Iion-S3.1 billion more than at the close of 1862.
In December 1858 there 100000 unemployed.
In February 1854 under a modified sampling method
of estimating, there 3671 900 unemployed
MIMI ASSN OF CO-OPS
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
Report From Conrad
''Parify For The Farmers"

More than $50 businessmen in
Pondera county recently signed a
petition to the Congress asking the
continuation of 80 per cent price
supports for wheat growers, re-
ports Robert Lettenga, Jr., presi-
dent Pondera County Farmers
Union.
The signers, who comprised
practically every businessman in
the towns of Conrad, Waller, Brady
and Ledger, in addition to asking
for continuance of the present
price support program, also called
upon Congress to establish 100
per cent of parity for all farm
commodities"
In petitioning the national leg
islative body, the Pondera business
fraternity also emPhatically de-
nounced "any form of prosperity
based on war and bloodshed," and
urged as an alternative a "genu-
inely sane and sound economic pro-
gram, particularly for the produc-
err, which shall be based on indus
try, security and individual initia-
tive :"
CUT BANK STARTED PETITION
DRIVE
First Montana petition urging
go per cent price support reten-
ton, and the consequent saving of
$122 million annually in purchas-
ing power for Montana, was circu-
lated by Francis Manley, president
of Glacier County Farmers Union,
in the town of Cut Bank. More
than go Cut Bank businessmen
signed that petition which has
since been reprinted in the Con-
gressional Record.
At present farm people in sew
eral other counties are circulating
similar petitions. Reports coming
in from Cascade county indicate
there may be many hundreds of
signatures on a parity petition by
the time the city of Great Falls
and other towns in that county
are canvassed. State. Rep. Ole S.
Gunderson, Power, and Marshall
McOmber, MFU fieldman, are con-
Quoting the Cascade County drive.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
HELENA LABOR OPPOSES
INCOME TAX BILL BEFORE
u. S. SENATE

Helena Trades & Labor Council
at its meeting Monday night voiced
strong opposition to the house-ap-
proved income tax revision bill pres
emily before the senate. The coun-
ell instructed Secretary MILFORD Gun
stone to write both Senators Murray
and Mansfield in support of their
opposition to the bill in its present
form.
Following a review of Sen. Muir
rays long and meritorious" rec
ord of service to working people
and the public in general, council
delegates unanimously voted an
endorsement of the Senator for re-
election this fall.
Increased emphasis on organiza-
ton of a Helena chapter of Mon
tana's Labor's League for Political
Education was urged by state league
president James S. TIMBER who
pointed up the Importance of secur-
ing affiliation of all locals in the
Capital City for the major political
job ahead in electing candidates
to labor to national, state
and legislative posts.
To implement the MLLPE affilia-
ton drive, council president Henry
Hoffman has called special meet
ing of all Helena trade union dele
gates to the council for tonight at |
The Labor Temple.
TIMBER also stressed the need
for immediate action to get reg
istration drive of all members of
labor in Helena underway and
suggested that the various local
union leaders should get registra-
ton lists from the courthouse and
check their union rosters against
the lists as a preliminary to the
registration campaign.
TIMBER, in addition to discussing
rganization of the AFL's political
rm briefly, and listing out the num-
er of local unions and central coun- {
lis which have already joined the
eague, also told the delegates that
ne federation now has full RESPONSE {
ility for publication of T H E l
SURE STATE LABOR s
OURNAL. He asked delegates to '
ncourage their fellow union mem t
ers to subscribe for the federation's 7
fficial publication, and also sought s
leir aid in security stories of in @
rest to Montana labor on local 5
1ion activities in the state price v
the Journal is $3.50 per year. All |;
should be addressed
the state federation office, Box =
76, Helena). +
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
Farm Safety Week
To Be July 25-31

National Farm Safety Week, the
18th annual, will be July 1851.
The theme this year will be the
same as last-"Farm to Live and
Live to Farm" The National Safety
Council said this theme is being re-
tanned because it proved more effec-
tive than any other used since the
event was established in 1914.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
GOVERNMENT CAPITAL
ONLY $38O,OOO

The progress these associations
have made toward their goal is indi-
Gated by the fact that more than
half are now member-owned and
that member borrowers have invested
more than $7,500,000 of their own
money in capital stock. In addition,
the 80 associations have accumulated
reserves approximating $8,0O0,000.
Only $38O,000 of the governments
maximum investment of $9,214,500
in association capital remains to be
paid.
During their first 20 years of OPP
GRAFTON the production credit asso-
Citations in this district have closed
almost 10000 short-term produc-
ton loans for more than $1,274,-
100000. Montana farmers and ranch
ers have made the greatest use of
Pea credit during that period, bor-
rowing close to $415, 100000. Ore
gon was second with around $751;
100000; Idaho, third with $780,
100000, and Washington, fourth
with $158, OOOO.-FARM CRED
IT JOURNAL.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
Retail Clerks Endorse
Senator Murray

Unanimous endorsement of Sen
ator James E. Murray and Cong. Lee
Melcalf for reelection was voted by
the Montana Council of Retail Clerks
at their spring meeting in Helena,
Sunday, reports Yula Cochran, sec
retary-treasurer of Helena Retail
Clerks local union.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30

With only four months of 1885,
gone, membership in Montana Farm
ers Union for this year has already
exceeded the record total achieved
in 1853, reports Ralph Cook, MFU
secretary.
In 1858, MFU had a member
ship of 13,759-an increase of
1854 over the 1852 level. BY mid
April of this year, Montana's larg-
est farm organization had already
passed the 1890 mark, and new
memberships were coming in daily
for processing at the Great Falls
headquarters of MFU.
During 1858, in addition to push
ing broad program to improve the
economic and social well-being of
family farmers, Farmers Union led
the long fight to secure federal as
sistance for northern Montana COM
munities which had suffered heavy
flood damage in May and June of
that year.
Credit too is generally given to
Farmers Union and F. U. Grain
Terminal Association for the success
full campaign which led northwest
grain farmers to vote overwhelming
~ for the imposition of acreage al
lotments and marketing quotas on
wheat last August. The vote for |
quotas and allotments assured farm
ers of 80 per cent support prices
through the 1854 crop year. Had less
than two-thirds of the nations grain
growers approved these restrictions
the support price would have dropped
to such an extent, that, based on
the ia million-bushel 1858 crop,
ceived $75 million less for their
1854 wheat crop.
Currently Farmers Union is lead
ing the drive to secure Congress
sional approval of an extension of
80 per cent supports for another
two years, instead of the 'flex-
IDLE" support program proposed by
the Eisenhower Administration.
Enactment of the Presidents pro-
gram of sliding scale supports
based on the 1948 'new parity
formula" would cost Montana 1922
million in purchasing power each
year.
In this fight to save 90 per cent
Ipports Flu county organizations in
arious parts of the state have ap-
called to businessmen in their areas
} also get into the fray. Business
EN-, after having been informed as
} what continuance Of present sup
orts means to their economic sta c
lily, show little hesitancy in sign D
G petitions to the Congress urging
ch continuance.
U COOPERATING IN
2EIGHT RATE FIGHT
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-04-30
Flu COOPERATING IN
FREIGHT RATE FIGHT

Another high point of Farmers
Union activity is the part it is play
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

yer F
ExHighWay Patr0man Recalls Raw DEAL

He was based at Florence, he
said, and operated out of Cheraw
In January, said Ellis, 1--WE re-
ceired a memorandum from the
2;gs way Patrol to enforce the lie
enSe laws on wreckers-they were
using dealers licenses then" He
explained that a special license
ed becr issued for wreckers, and
many o. the vehicles, owned by car
dealers, had been using dealers
y" tags. His orders were to arrest
anyone driving 4 wrecker with
improper license.
Some of them Tin Cheraw) al
ready had the proper license" said
Ellis. But he went around" to the
local wreckers and told them
about the new license law.
"A good while later stopped
wrecker, owned by a Mr.. Russell
Bennett E. and preferred charg-
cS against the driver for improper
license" Ellis said Bennett was at
that time an automobile dealer in
Cheraw. and owned a wrecker.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11
BY FRED POWLEDGE

A man, VINO four years ago was
relieved of his job with the High
way Patrol under much the game
circumstances as those Bob Craw-
ford faced, leaned back in his Lit
tie River farmhouse last week and
recalled his story for The Sentinel.
The man was James Ellis, bro
Their Of Ralph H. Ellis. recently
nominated member of the Horny
delegation. James Ellis is SO years
old, married and has two boys
one is seven years old; the other,
one month. Ellis is tall and lean
and suntanned.
my trouble started" began Ell
lis, Gin the last part of January or
the first part of February, 1880"
At that time, he explained, he was
a corporal in the South Carolina
Highway Patrol. He had ten years
service with the Patrol. and curing
that decade served a three-and-
one-half year hitch in the armed
forces.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

Shortly after / made the case
he said, Capt. T. p. Brown (o1
the Highway Patrol) called me
from Columbia and told me to
drop the case" Ellis could not re-
member the actual conversation,
but was sure 1.-The gist was that he
told me to drop it. l said it would
put me in a bad light :. He said
drop it or turn in your badge,
or words to that effect"
Il told Captain Brown I'd
quit the former patrolman said
He said he telephoned Brown from
the Cheraw police station, and ask
cd Cheraw Police Chief Horace
Mclean to listen to the converSa-
ton. McLa!n, said Ellis, heard
Brown repeat the orders {, drop
the case.
so, that day l quit"
Ellis remembered that the own
or of the wrcckcr, Russell Bennett.
became mayor o. CnCraW some
time around the date of the Incl
dent
i thought il was a raw deal"
said Ellis, so l contacted some
members of the Chesterfield CO.
uuty) delegation Ellis Salu some
OF the delegation talked TO C.icf
Highway Commissioner Claude Il.
Mcmillan on the day following
Capt. Browns telephoned orders
to drop the case"
One member OF the delegation.
Ellis said, made an appointment
for me with Mr.. Mcmillan. That
afternoon talked to Mcmillan.
"CiSt' of the CONVEX Sallon. said
Ellis. was tnat if remained with
with the Patrol Id nave 70 90
what | was told" Ellis said he
went TO Capt. Browns office and
Capt. Brown said the same thing"
They said tUCy q put -'' - *
10 work in short time" Ellis said
us period of unemployment lasted
not longer than two weeks. |
went back 10 work and worked a
short tlmc-abCut two weeks -
then | received a letter from either
Mcmillan or Capt. Brown stating
| was denoted" Ellis said ne did
not remember that the Highway
-,epartment gave any reason for
-.e Gcmotion.
About the same time, at the
monthly meeting, (of patrolmenD
J turned IN my resignation"
The resignation. - said. was
returned. Along with il were these
Words, as Ellis could best re-
member them: request .or rcsig-
nation dCn:Cu-you are DISCHARGED
instead Ellis said the letter stat
ed he would be taken care of Gin
he proper manner and at the
proper time"
- t1e,." 10 said. - an not
exactly sure what they meant"
Ellis said his friends went to
Mcmillan. H told trem | did not
obey orders-told them received
orders to hold up on the case and
"OI tC crop I. . me-, Is what
makes the raw deal"
Ellis unac:sCoIed the difference
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

CAMP CARSON. COLO.-Sgt.
Arthur E. Williams, 20. whose
wife, Sophie and father, Dennis r.
Williams, live on Route 2, Con-
way, ). c., recently completed four
weeks Of mountain training at
Camp Hale, Colo, and then re-
turned to his regular installation.
Camp Carson, also in Colorado.
Luring the month-long training
program at Hale, he received in
Structlon and practice in noun
tam climbing. forestry methods,
various Uses OF rope ana evacua-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

COLUMBIA - John II. Martin,
businessman and nationally recog-
Eizcd leader n the voluntary fight
against tuberculosis, this year will
head the annual TB seal sale cam
paign in South Carolina, the S. c.
tuberculosis Association announce
cd yesterday.
Martin graduated from the Uni
vcrsity of South Carolina in 1918.
and has since then taught school
- lnlun aTi Columbia.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

list CAV. DIV, JAPAN - Pvt.
Lloyd E. Milliken, %. son of Mr..
ana Mrs. r. d. Milliken. Route /,
,nalotte. N. C. recently joined
the LIST Cavalry Division in Japan.
In the Fax East since World War
III, the lst Cavalry was rushed TO
Korea during the early months OF
the fighting and saw heavy action
before returning TO Japan late in
1851 for security duty.
Mllliken entered the Army In
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

TOKYO - PFC Herbert l.. Fox
worth, 81. son of Mrs. Ruth Fox
worth, Route 3, Loris, S. c., is now
serving at the Tokyo (Japan)
Army Hospital
Private First Class FoXworth,
a former Mcrtcn High School stu
dent, entered the Amy in April
1853 and completed basic training
at Camp Pickett. Va. He was sta
toned at Fort Bragg, N. c.. before
his assignment overseas.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

between his orders-to drop the
case-and McMillan's words-that
he was to held W." on tn case.
Ellis is a farmer now He
says this is his FIRST year at the
farm game. He's happy in his nice.
comfortable two-Story house at
Little River, not too far from the
water.
Il just couldn't see it," he said.
dropping the case when | had
asked others to get licenses.
1t was nice JOB until the last
SIN months :. then. it went sor.
of haywire."
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11
AUGSBURG. GERMANY -

AUGSBURG. Germany - Army
Pvt. James o. Jordan, 81. son OF
MIS-. r. II. Jordan. Conway. was a
participant in the recently COM
pleted maneuvers held in southern
bavaria by the 5th Infantry Divi-
sion's 18th Regiment.
Taking place during some of the
worst weather Germany has had in
years. the maneuvers tested the
combatreadiness of the unit under
realistic fighting conditions.
Private Jordan. an aidman in
the regiments Medical Company.
entered the Army in June. 1858.
and arGivcI overseas last Deem
Der.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

ton procedures.
Sergeant Williams. in the Army
since l943, is a liaison specialist In
the 56th Field Artillery Battalion's
Headquarters Battery.
He wears the Philippine Liber-
alton Ribbon with two campaign
stars and the World War II Wet
DRY Medal.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11
WITH THE
Armed Forces

1ST CAV. DIV, JAPAN - Pvt.
William A. Waller. %, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William L. Waller, Wall
er Farm, Fair Bluff, N. c., recently
joined the LIST Cavalry Division IN
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

! Waller. a 1852 graduate of the
University of North Carolina. was
employed by the Taylor Tobacco
60. before entering the Army in
January 1854.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

January 1854 and completed basic
training at Fort jackson, S. c.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-08-11

Japan.
II the Far East since World War
=, tie Is: Cavalry was rushed to
Korea during The cary months of
the fighting and saw heavy action
oeiore returning to Japan late in
1881 for security duty.