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The people's voice., 1957-06-28
Graham Scholarship
To Be ReinstitUted

In response to recommendation IN
President James S. Umber's annual
report, AFL-CIO convention delegates
voted to reinstate the James D. Gra-
ham college scholarship.
In so doing, the convention pointed
out that in the years when the scholar
ship was given it caused many high
school seniors throughout the state to
do considerable research into the his
tory and problems of labor, and as a
result, gain a new insight into the
why's and wherefores of the labor
movement.
The convention also noted that the
scholarships had aided a number of
young people to go on to college, and
that much good will had been forth
coming as result.
An amount of not to exceed $500
per year was authorized for scholar
ship purposes.
The people's voice., 1957-06-28
Injured? Beware of
Power of Attorney

Taking note that some attorneys
are persuading disabled workers to
sign powers of attorney for purposes
of securing workmen's compensation
settlements and that the disabled were
not always getting fair deal on the
percentage of settlement kept by at
torneys, the convention asked the In
dustrial Accident Board to tighten up
its rules and regulations on this.
The executive president is to dis
cuss the problem with the lab, and
then report to all affiliates the results
of such discussions.
In the meantime, disabled workers
should shy away from signing powers
of attorney or other legal instruments
which may affect the amount of ''take
home" cash they may receive in set
tlement of disability claims.
The people's voice., 1957-06-28

which was at the Rainbow Hotel Sat
urday evening. The annual meeting
convened Friday at 1000 am. and
concluded its business about $3.50
Sunday afternoon.
AS anticipated, the race for execIl-
tive president of Montana State AFL-
CIO between Incumbent James S.
TIMBER and Anaconda Carpenter Ell
mer Barnett, was intense and excit-
ing, with campaigners for each candi-
date carrying on vigorous activities to
convince the undecided block of dele
gates who had among them sufficient
votes to swing the election to one
man or the other. When the voting
was completed, however, the TIMBER
forces proved the stronger with their
candidate winning by upwards of
$500 votes.
The race for vice president between
state board member Joe Crosswhite,
Kalispell Operating Engineers Off
cial, and James Meagher, Great Falls
Bakers Union official, although not
as actively contested, was very close
with Meagher finally winning out by
$50 votes. William Nichols, Missoula,
incumbent vice president, did not seek
reelection.
Most interest on the convention
floor however, was centered around
a move to end the split in the Mon
tana labor movement, whereby ap-
The people's voice., 1957-06-28
Authorize Hirinu
Of Director of
Education

Viewing the increasingly sharp at
tacks on the labor movement by maj or
employer interests and the grave dam
ger organized labor may face destruc-
tion if steps aren't taken to give the
public a better understanding of the
labor movement, the state AFL-CIO
convention made most important
policy recommendation to the state
executive board.
This policy recommendation is that
an educational director be hired as
soon as funds are available, ''to more
effectively carry labor's story to our
Continued On Page Four)
The people's voice., 1957-06-28

Photo by Lois Umbel
Mrs. Reva Walterskirchen, secre-
tary and business agent of Missoula
Hotel & Restaurant Employees Lo-
cal 427, is shown receiving from
President James S. TIMBER the sim
cere thanks of the Montana labor
movement for her more than 20
years faithful service on the execu-
tive board of the state organization.
For personal reasons, Reva declined
to seek reelection at last weeks
AFL-CIO convention. She will be
succeeded on the executive board
from Missoula district by Charles
Baldwin, Missoula Machinists local
official.
The people's voice., 1957-06-28

ters catering to outside groups com
ing to these towns.
Herbert Jensen, Florence Hotel
manager, Missoula, spoke of lack of
cooperation on the matter from MSU,
and said it was not the duty of the
University to try and solve the res
taurant situation in Missoula, in re-
gard to larger groups than any local
business facility can handle.
Testifying for the Unions were
Reva Walterskirchen, secretary and
business agent. Hotel and Restaurant
Employees, Missoula, and Iris Bila-
deau, secretary, HIRE, Bozeman.
The Bozeman groups did not feel
the situation had reached the same
proportion there that it has in Mis-
soula, but with the new student union
building they were fearful, unless
some solution is reached as to how
far these state institutions should go
in serving groups other than students
and personnel.
Dean Andy Cogswell represent
ed MSU. He said this was prob
lem they wanted to help solve-from
the point of education, and the hotel
and restaurant owners and the unions
own particular economic situation.
eff we are doing what you don't want
US to do,'' said Cogswell, 1--WE want
an authoritative board to tell us, but
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice., 1957-06-28
Back Continued
Former Labor
Cooperation

Taking cognizance of the long and
friendly relationship enjoyed by or
ganized labor and our farmers, par
ticularly the "15, 5,000-family strong
Montana Farmers Union, the state
AFL-CIO convention promised rural
people all possible cooperation in
their efforts to secure enactment of
satisfactory farm legislation.
In so resolving, the convention
pointed out that Montana Farmers
Union members have consistently
proved themselves to be our friends,
whether in the Halls of Legislature,
Continued On Page Four)
The people's voice., 1957-06-28
Convention Action Brinqs
Examiners Board Session

special meeting of the Board of Examiners Thursday
called by acting Governor Paul Cannon heard both sides of
controversy Of standing between hotel and
taurant business and unOn the side and the Uni
versity Mssoua other what termed
petition from that tax supported institution with bus
enterprises when the University banques and
offers dormory rooms to out of town groups.
The people's voice., 1957-06-28
proximately 10000 members of
Mine-Mill are officially isolated
from the almost 5,O00-member
Montana State AFL-CIO.

Early in the convention it became
apparent that resolution unanimous
ly adopted by the recent AFL-CIO
non-ferrous metals trades council
meeting in Denver, and which was
offered for consideration at Mon
tana's convention, didn't stand a
chance of securing approval. That
resolution, in brief, urged the ALL
CIO executive council to reissue to
the miners and smeltermen the chart
er they had turned in when they Sc
ceded from the old AT of L more
than 20 years ago, to join the then
young CIO. In return for being grant
ed jurisdiction over the miners and
smeltermen in the non-ferrous indus
try. it was to be understood by Mine
Mill that they must conform with all
provisions of the constitution and by
laws of AFL-CIO. The Denver metal
trade action, with representatives of
23 international AFL-CIO unions con-
curing, was aimed at strengthening
the metal trades crafts in the indus
try who because of the present split
find their bargaining power curtailed.
The people's voice., 1957-06-28

the convention pointed out that
"Flathead county alone has an in
creased assessed valuation of two and
one-half times (what it was before
HH) along with an increase of more
than 600 jobs . :" that "Vic-
tor Chemicals decision to come to
Montana was based solely on the
availability of two-mill per XVIII
power ="
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The people's voice., 1957-06-28

Specifically the board meeting was
called to consider a recent resolution
passed at the State AFL-CIO conven-
tion. AFL-CIO President James S.
TIMBER stressed the fact that labor
unions did not object to institutional
services extended to personnel and
students but their objection was to
the schools large food service CEN
The people's voice., 1957-06-28
Convention Votes $500
For Paradise Promotion

Montana labor fully realizes how very important large
multiple water development projects
the future prosperity of all the people Montana and reaz
that fact the State AFCIO by convention action that
organization squarey behind the campaign
sona authorization and funds appropriation for the proposed
Paradise Dam project in Sanders county.
The people's voice., 1957-06-28
Mine NiH Problem .kS
Top AF' {O0 Urged To Expedite
Reunificution of Montana Labor


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vnioni in years.
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The people's voice., 1957-06-28
COMMITTEE DRAFTED
SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION

Jimmy Meagher's resolution COM
mittee then drafted substitute reso-
luton which suggested to AFL-CIO
that either: 1. They charter a new
international retaining the identity
and traditions of miners and smelter-
men built up over more than three
The people's voice., 1957-06-28
ASSESSED VALUATION
UP 21a TIMES

Noting how construction of Hungry
Horse Dam and production of low cost
power brought about by that dam has
resulted in greatly increased prosper
ity in some parts of western Montana,
The people's voice., 1957-06-28

Further realizing that promotion
of such projects takes a great deal
of money, the convention instructed
the State AFL-CIO executive board
to contribute an initial amount of
$500 to the Committee For Para
disc Dam to help that committee
carry on its activities.
In resolving it's support behind the
project, and the promotional commit
tee-which has many members OF
labor on it's executive board-the con-
vention pointed out:
industrial employment in Sanders,
Lake and Mineral counties has his
torically been dependent primarily on
one industry-logging and numbering
-. F.. because of this one-industry ma
ture of the area :" there is high
seasonal unemployment veral
months each year adversely affect
ing wage earners and their families
and the general economic well-being
of the communities involved :"
1t was also observed that the ode
clining lumber market holds out prom
Use of an even more unstable economic
future for the three counties as
well as their neighboring counties
which draw heavily upon them for
their economic SuStenance :"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07
Foster Announces
Damascus Dairy
Meeting Friday

Farmers of Montgomery Coun.
ty will be interested in attending
the Dairy meeting to be held at
Damascus Elementary School on
Friday, March 8, at 1;15 pm, an
nounces Delbert T. Foster, Coun-
ty Agent. DIR. Davis, head of the
Dairy Department of the Univer-
sity of Maryland will lead dis
cussions on the latest information
on Dairy Breeding.
Also, in the afternoon, there
will be a discussion on reporting
for the Maryland Income Tax by
George Stevens, Economic Spe-
cialst of the University of Mary
land. Farmers with breeding
herds will want to know the in
formation on reporting on capital
gains. 1t will be to the farmers
advantage to hear the latest in
formation and ruling on this part
of the Income Tax for the State
Of Maryland.
This session will be held in the
cafeteria room in the elementary
school at Damascus.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07

comparison with fee schedules
of other state colleges rather
than as a budget-balancing
gimmick.
Incidentally, this is an appro-
pirate point to say a word about
how the two finance committees
at Annapolis work on the State
budget.
Over a period of almost two
months Zone month in the short
sessions) we listen to the agen-
cies justify their respective bud
get allowances, with the same
agency heads appearing before
the Senate Finance Committee in
the morning and before the
House Ways and Means Commit.
tee in the afternoon.
The Finance Committee meets
in executive session every Friday
morning and reviews the budgets
of the agencies that have appear
ed that week. The Ways and
Means Committee does its budget
review work whenever it can find
spare moment.
When each Committee has fin
ished its work, it obviously be-
comes necessary to reconcile the
cuts made independently by each
committee. A joint conference
committee is appointed to iron
out the differences between the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07
Umstedd Joins
Goat Association

The American Milk Goat Rec
ord Association, Elyria, Ohio, has
just announced that Sandra and
Michael Umstead of Dickerson,
have recently been admitted into
membership in that national reg
istry association of the dairy goat
industry.
Membership is attained through
endorsed application, which must
be approved by the Board of Di-
rectors.
Sandra and Michael are mem
bers of the Poolesville Boys All
Club and have goats as their All
project. Among the interesting
facts that they have found out is
that goat milk is not a medicine
but a wholesome food, just like
cow milk, but one which has the
added merit of being more easily
digeSted because of its smaller,
finer, and more easily assini-
lated fat globuleS.
Another fact which is not gen
orally known is that more goat
milk is consumed in any given
day than any other milk, because
over 60 per cent of the worlds
people drink goat milk. Also, goat
milk can be separated, just as can
COW milk, so that it is possible to
enjoy other products of goat milk
such as whipped cream, butter
and ice cream. Various types of
cheese can be made from goat
milk too.
In being admitted to member
ship in the American Milk Goat
Record Association, Sandra and
Michael join some thirteen hun
dred other dairy goat raisers and
breeders throughout the country
in an association which has a
complete registry and testing pro
gram as well as a complete pub.
lie relations department available
to its membership.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07

job is q lone, the contractor retires
with his profits and the cheap
labor fingers on in Maryland,
quietly draining the Unemploy,
ment Insurance Fund or giving
the Welfare Department hard
time.
The minimum wage-and-hour
bill is a horse of another color,
and l definitely will not vote for
it in its present form. For in
stance, it provides a minimum
wage of a dollar an hour for re-
staurant mattresses who normal
ly gets 40 cents an hour in wages
and a much larger amount in
tips.
If this ill-cOnsidered bill were
to pass, q great many wait
resses would lose their jobs on
the spot and restaurant prices
would go right through the
sky.
Correction
In last weeks column I said
that the public hearing on the
teachers salary bills would be
held on March 6. That date has
been changed to Wednesday,
March 13, at IL a. m, probably
in the House of Delegates Cham
Der.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07

Senate and House versions of the
budget.
Some years the conference
committee can finish its work in
several hours; some years, as in
1855, we get locked up in a smoke
filled room and wrangle for the
best part of AZ hours.
The conference committees re-
port is usually accepted by the
two parent committees and by the
two houses of the legislature, al
though once in a while it is up
set on the floor of one house or
the other.
There is frequently a good bit
of wheeling and dealing in the
conference committee, which
does not exactly make for rigid
economy. Last year, for instance,
/ remember brazenly swapping
votes with Gordon Boone in order
to break two ties. l gave him a
vote in favor of a small appro-
priation for the Baltimore Sym
phony Orchestra, and he gave me
his vote in favor of a larger
State appropriation for Junior
Colleges.
Labor Bills
Four Eastern Shoremen, anger
ed by a temporary setback in their
implacable drive to kill the rock
fish bill, dumped a right.to-work
bill into the House hopper last
week. 1t was introduced in the
Senate many weeks ago but has
been bottled up in the Senate
Labor Committee by Chairman
DiDomenico 3D., BALTIC. End Dist /.
The rightrtO-work bill, which
would outlaw the union shop,
passed the Indiana legislature
this year. My guess is that its
chances of passing the Mary
land legislature are just exact
Iy zero.
The two big labor-backed bills
this year are one that would
establish prevailing wages" in
the manner of the Federal Davis
Bacon Act, in State construction
contracts, and the famous mini
mum wage bill. People frequent.
ly confuse these two, although
they are entirely different.
Peggy Schweinhaut and / are
among the cO-spOnSOrs OF the
prevailing wage bill, and there
is reasonable chance that it
might pass. have never cared
for the State Roads Commits
siOn's little trick of awarding
big Maryland jobs to North
Carolina contractors who Inn.
port their own cheap labor.
More often than not, when the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07

the board for construction.
His budget provides an across
the-board salary increase Of $500
for teachers. Should the General
Assembly vote funds for a pay
raise for teachers, this 5000, or
that portion of it voted by the
State, would revert to the county.
That is, if the State votes a $4Co
pay increase, the county's teach
ers would get that $500, but they
wouldn't get the raise from the
county.
Education heads asked for 2,610
teachers. Mr.. Reese instead rec
commended 1859.
The budget proposes creation
of another county government
section, eventually to achieve de-
partmental status. 1t would be
headed by an architect.
This architect, whose unit
would be known as Buildings and
Grounds, would handle design
jobs on county buildings costing
$4,000 or less.
Mr.. Reese recommended crea-
ton of an Architectural Review
Board. And, to replace the infor-
mally established Coordinating
Committee, he recommended for
nation of a Joint Site Selection
Committee. Both would operate
under Buildings and Grounds.
For programs over $4,000, the
review board would review, rec
ommend changes, and approve
plans. The county architect would
be the review boards secretary.
The Joint Site Selection Com
mittee would review and select
sites for all new facilities-includ-
ing schoolS-"weu in advance of
the need" for acquiring such land.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07

AS a matter of fact, all of the
stories mentioned the $50 figure
and pointed out that such an in
crease would be necessary to
make UP for a contemplated bud
get cut of $500,000.
Evidently there is something
in the wind, but my advice to
students and their parents is
not to resign themselves to a
fee increase quite yet.
/ do not know what is going on
in the Senate Finance Committee,
but do know that the Ways and
Means Committee definitely did
not give its blessing to such a
move when the University's bud
get was up for review the other
day.
Several members suggested a
fee increase, but the majority of
us contended that unduly high
tuition fees could defeat the pur-
pose of a State-operated univer-
sity by screening out students
who were qualified mentally but
not financially.
1t seems to me that any fee
increase should come only as
the result of careful study and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday. March 7. 1857

clude so much Of the charge lex.
elusive of any Federal or State
tax thereon) as made by the sell
er against any purchaser who
uses gas service for space-heat-
ing purposes.
1.-THE United States of America,
diplomatic personnel exempted by
the laws of the United States,
the State of Maryland, and the
various political subdivisions,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07

boards, commissions, authorities
and agencies of Montgomery
County would be exempt from
this tax.
"Such tax would be collected
by the seller of a utility service
from the purchaser and payed to
the Finance Department of Mont
gomery County.
"This tax would be used by the
County for general purposes"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07
$50 Million

Continued from Page u
$1.40 for every 81 in value re-
ceived, he said.
Biggest cuts in budget requests
were suffered by the Board of
Education. Mr.. Reese chopped ST.
million off the schools request
for operating expenses, and took
1864, 900 off the amount sought by
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07
Utilities

Continued from Page u
and the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Company. These serv-
ices would include local exchange
telephone service, electricity serv-
ice and gas service.
This proposed tax, as imposed
with respect to telephone service,
would apply to all charges made
for local telephone exchange
service except as follows:
"(a) The total amount of the
guaranteed charge on each bill
rendered for semi-public coin box
telephone service would be in
Guided in the basis for the tax
with respect to the purchaser of
such service, but no other tax
would be imposed on telephone
service paid for by inserting coins
in coin-operated telephones,
"(b) With respect to flat rate
and flat message rate service,
the tax would apply only to the
amount payable for local area
service and would not apply to
any specific charge for calls to
points outside Montgomery Coun-
ty, and
(c) Where purchasers of tele-
phone service are charged on a
message rate basis, the tax would
apply only to the basic charge for
such service and would not apply
to any charge for additional mes
sage service.
This tax, as imposed with re-
spect to gas service, would ex-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07
Delegate Blair Lee Hrs
Inside Annapolis

The Washington and Baltimore newspapers Sunday
stories about possible University
of Maryland.
Several of the reporters proposal some egis
ators to Certain members of the finance
neWnan went far that the
and the House Ways agreed on $50
increase
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-07

Such foresight would save money
in acquiring sites Mr.. Reese told
reporters.
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