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THE TOOL STORE
HOUSTON
Pres. 9424
316 MILAM ST.
PAINTING OR REPAIRS
"Houston to the oil focus of the
JAMES BUTE COMPANY
McKinney and Caroline
Fairfax 9371
pointed to arrange plans for enter-
it to reported that Sam Me-
there.
Mechanical bumblebee
quence, an epidemic of dysentery
around and find the right new job.
On arrival at New York thia
tide him and his family over.
that 100 women and 100 babies
1912.
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FOGLE-WEST CO
AMBULANCE SERVICE
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Pres
Life is the time we ean help them.
So give them the flowers now.
Here are the struggles and striv-
! of the army nurses was accused of
drunkenness and the crew with
failure to give help to mothers
whose babies had been stricken.
BP THE
YEARS
The Symbol of Safety...
BACK THROUGH
For Information Write
Cliff. L Bauman
• Christian
Science
Services
icemen, but his remarks are equally
true of unemployed workers.
Under the “G. I. Bill of Rights,"
Bradley pointed out, a veteran can
get unemployment benefits of 320 a
sinners of the world, the majority,
are taking over the wealth of the
world from the exploiters, the very j
small minority.
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(328)
DIRECT REASONING
Teacher—What is an octogena-
rian?
Johnny—I don’t know, but it
must take a long time to become
one, for they are all old.
The
('ream
of
Houston
Mr. Herring's wide training and ex-
perience will enable us to further
broaden and round out the special-
ised service we have been render-
ing to the oil and gas industries of
Texas.”
Mr. Herring, who for the past
ten years has been an independent
consultant, evaluating oil and gas
properties for banks and public
and private investment companies,
is now stepping over on the other
side of the fence. In that regard he
commented that "in an understand-
a good community or a great na
tion.
What is your price?
Bradley Tells
Why ‘Vets’ Need
I
W hat Is Your
Price ?
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Naught can avail after parting,
So give them the flowers now.
Just a kind word or a greeting,
Christian Science textbook, "Sci- Mr. Bryan added that it is the
ence and Health with Key to the purpose of the Second National
Scriptures,” by Mary Baker Eddy: Bank of Houston to build an or-
“God gives the lesser idea of Him- ganization which will furnish the
self for a link to the greater, and necessary technical information to
in return, the higher always pro- keep competition keen and potent.
broke out among babise and nine
have already died.
V. V. POOLE. President,
Lone Star Marine Lodge No. 832. Houston, Texas
J. L. YOUNG, Recording Secretary,
Lone Star Marine Lodge No. 832. Houston, Texas.
A bumblebee’s buzz is unmistakable. It an-
nounce, his presence.
Thu buzz or hum-m-m of the dial tone on
your telephone tells you it’s ready for you
to dial. If you dial before you hear it, your
call won't go through — so waiting is good
business.
SOurHWESTEEN BElL TILEPHONE CO.
ganization since 13, said he prefer-
red to step down so that younger
hands could "handle the reins."
The new president, elected at
what was regarded by veteran
members of the order as one of the
WAR ORPHANS WHO ARE
CHILDREN Of DECEASED ITALIAN
-TRADE UNONISTS.
ciples for their new venture.
These principles of true coopers
tion were few in number but world-
shaking in effect. They started an
economic change that today is be-
stitutions help develop the special-
ized knowledge of her industries to
-
in commenting on Mr. Herring’s ac-
ceptance of duty, “and the addition
of Mr. Herring to our staff is in
line with our long-established pol- j
icy of cooperation with those basic I
Texas industries. The future of the
oil industry depends on the more
efficient recovery of oil and the I
food packages” for delivery to des-
ignated relatives or friends in cer.
tain European countries. It was
formed, to relieve famine abroad.
1 not thou thy tender mercies from
me. O Lord: let thy loving kind-
new and thy truth continually pre-
know:
Breath that is stilled can not gather
The odors that sweet from them
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poor people but the sum-total of
these words would mean the free-
dom of mankind from greed, ex-1
ploitation, slums, crooked dealings,
conniving racketeers, cheap, shoddy ,
merchandise, panics, depressions, I
inflations and cut-throat competi-
Candidate For
GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS
HENRY J. MURPHY
CARD No. 238938
of
LODGE 12 — HOLSTON, TEXAS
serve me” (Psalms 40:11).
I Among the citations which
Before it becomes necessary to make repairs use
MASURY PURE PAINTS
Roman Flower Shop and
Greenhouse
Floral Arrangements - Corsages ■ Bouquets
Flowers by Wire
Member A. F. of L. Local Union No. 716
CSasrtuRvon
FR LABOR - BUY
UNION-MADE
Gcoos! THIS IS
THe HATUNION
LABEL; INSIST oN
if
And changing the subject:
For the first breakfast in their .
home, the bride cooked some bis-
cuits. Her husband said. "Darling,
don't cook biscuits anymore; you
are too light for such heavy work.”
COOK TO RETIRE
Washington, D. C.—After 29
years of service with the Federal
Government, George A. Cook of the
Railway Mediation Board, will re- j
tire on July 31. He served as secre-
tary of the board as well as medi-1
ator.
ing felt in all the great nations of I
the world. This economic change
to a revolution, a peaceful revolu-
tion, that has the fervent blessing
of all the great Christian Churches,
every social organisation that
seeks the uplifting of humanity
and the well-wishes of every man
that believes in fair-play, economic
equality and world peace.
The principles as worked out by 1
Here's a little poem whose1
author to unknown, entitled "Give the subject of the Lesson-Sermon thebank’sOil’andigas division.
Them the Flower* Now . .. . 2% L----A 2--11 f"l----ham ! —..... . ...
was overcrowded and filthy, and
(o) -me sr MILLION WORAERS POLIO in
HL R B ELECTIONS OVER 80% VOTED.
FOR somE UNION TD REPESENTTHEM-
THE LABOR MESSENGER—ORGANIZED LABOR’S ONLY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER IN HOL&TON
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the apprentice committee
Lately printers have been eonspi-
LGGRULE FCRaDOI6
NWYORKCITY FIREMEN 1b
Discuss HHEI& WORHINS
conditions in PUBLIC was
THROWN OUT 83 THe N.
COURT Of APPEALS, ALBG,
IAPRL,/946.
president, announced today. Mr
“God the Preserver of Man” is Herring was appointed manager of
Shopping New*.
As we haven’t been around th,
know mu
.
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To dwell in the lives of many:
So give them the flowers now.
Rail Telegraphers
Elect G. E. Leighty
Columbus, Oho — George E.
Leighty of the Milwaukee Road,
first vice president of the Order
of Railroad Telegraphers (AFL),
was elevated to the presidency fol-
Home-Anto-Business Iaauranee I
Before You Renew or Parcham I
Call
Lundy Insurance Agency
satety WKS savtne |
He was transferred to the Southern Territory inthe latter — —-------—
part of 1944, where he was assigned to help with War Labor shops lately, don’t
Board cases in Texas and Louisiana. He represented and pre gossip this week. But we are back
rented cases before the Shipbuilding Commission and the on-the job now and probably will
National War Labor Board in Washington at the request of have more to report nextaweka.
not only our local Lodges, but also at the request of other par ______________ r-
L. B. Herring
Joins 2nd National
L. B. Herring, a leading special-
ist in oil and gas finances, has been
added to the staff of the Second
National Bank of Houston effective
Tuesday, June 4, Mr. L. R. Bryan,
implement that growth and keep during the nominations for the offices of two
: her foremost. We feel certain that r" . - -h-----doimne
Honor to a precious stone the
price of which is lessened by a sin-
gle flaw.— Bossuet.
forced into one cabin. One
blow. T
Death, with a peace beyond dream-
and Publicity.
the label. A committee was ap-
ing.
Here are the cares and the tears;
Now is the time to be smoothing
The frowns and the furrows and
fears.
What, to closed ears, are kind say-
most.harmonjnus theyvhadananssjust as the veterans do. He needs DAIRY WIKERS GET RAISE
gnntiseral "bisemough time and emough money to “ --.....
as an agent-operator on the Mil-
hum-m-m-m hun-m-m-m
in 1886. . . . Friday night we read pried, s, Miller, director of the
"in Andy’s column about a one-arm- Women's Bureau. United States
ed operator (war veteran) that put I Department of Labor, appointed b!
his on the board IS* plazEeprdzgytazrvngam“th"cedvemin
homan in Oklahoma City. E ore - Boy of the International Labor
' man Jack Risher told him thendead- Omce at its 98th session in MontreaL
line was 1585 lines—and he put
g*ea
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law of E. C. Polka, a member of
No. 87‘s executive committee.
Congratulation* to Barney Egan
on the nice vote he polled in the I
। recent election. He is now a dele-
; gate to the A. F. of L. from the
Typographical Union. But here’s
something I’ve been thinking
about: In case the Landlords’ As-
sociation, of which Barney is presi-
dent, want* to raise rent*, and the
AFL fight* rent-raising—well that
I leaves Mr. Egan in a mell of a
1hess!
We join the friends of Caldwell
| DeFee and family in extending
sympathy over the loss of the old- i
est son, William R. DeFee, who.
was killed in a motorcycle crash
near Marshall, while serving in the !
army. He was well known on The
Post as he had worked in the cir-1
I culation department, and his father
ings?
What, o hushed heart, is deep----
vow? tects the lower” (page 518).
co
j ever his memory is being signally
honored by the Boy Scouts in that ,
। an anonymous donor is offering a
beautiful silver plaque to be known
» as the "Billy Carroll Award” to be
given to the Scout troop that
makes the most points in the vari-
1 ous phases of the Scouts’ program.
As a youth Billy was active as a
I Scout in Troop 22 in the Heights.
I T^ter he was foreman at the West-
I em Newspaper Union, and from
there he went into the war as an .
aviator, and lost his life over the
| Burma jungles. He was a son-in-
on the street said, “One.” The fig-
ure on the sidewalk slowly rose and
said, “Don’t start counting yet; this
is just me cornin’ out again.”
The foo^packages weigh approxi-
mately fO pounds and provide an
average of more than 40,000 cal-
which will be read in all Churches This bank has been oil-minded
cosea eyes can’t see white roses, of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, from its inception," Mid Mr. Bryan
Cold hands can’t hold them, youune 6
Plucked in the spirit of love; -
Bloom, that are earthly reflection. I week, up to a total of 52 weeks.
Of flower* that blossom above— i Thore who have applied for the
Word* can not tell what a measure I benefits made received them for an
“ biessing such ayrazsar"sanldcnarna"thk Brods S,1£ prohsmmncitunhosparsank
veterans “are not content to live on ad knowledge, I feel that I can be
a dole.” of real service to the bank and its
■
1
lamdd
add
coou* in the pages of the Houston ,
Press. Awhile back Andy Anderson —_
gave the old campaigner, Clif But-
ler, quite a write-up, mentioning
his silver dollar hobby of giving ;
I you one if it has your birth date on I .
it Also he mentioned Cliff's one
other hobby — that of retiring | j .
Comptroller Sheppard to his rock- ‘
ing chair. . . . Next in the Press , 6
we read about Emile (Skip) Adams $.
and see his mug staring us in the E%
face. Sport* Editor Clark Neal son i
I tells us that Skip was present at | 3
the fight between Jim Corbett and 1%
John L. Sullivan in New Orleans E
Ito children of earth doth endow; Ehrelmtnn snneon “Th^Lord propee-utimimation of the oil and ita l
shall preserve thee from all evil: by-products. Increased competi-
he shall preserve thy soul" tion and added expenses may soon
(Psalms 121:?). force those, producers out of the I
The Lesson-Sermon also include* field who do not have the proper
the following passage from the) know-how and savvy."
What they use the benefits customers."
for, he added, to “protection Born in Fulton, Kentucky. Mr.
against having to take the ! Hermng graduated from the Uni-
EeuGwJ-AEL WILLEREerA
7 LABOR SCHOOL- ID MAINTAIN AND
(country now and it to only right To the Membership of the International Association of
and necessary that her bankingin- Machinists Everywhere— Greetings:
arrENT--
a... ndhn..
d2ehd. "a
",h
1.d5A
first job offered." which in yersity of Kentucky in 1922 in geo-
many cases would not be the logy and ha* since been continu-
right job for them. ously employed in the oil and gas
“By paying the veteran during j industries. He came to Texas in
this critical period of adjustment, 1923, serving in turn with the At-
ticipating A. F. of L Organizations. IT ; G;
Brother Murphy has had thirty-two years’ experience at Unsanitary Pe‛P
thrpradarariseoporkadinndppnenshopePMAcheErsttlOn,For War Brides
Geophysical Laboratories, and taught Apprentices in Voca- Some army official was respon-
tionalHigh Schools. On several of these jobs he held super- zible forasending. * unsani
tary condition a ship bringing war
visory jobs. brides from Europe. In conse-
Elect a progressive, alert and efficient Machinist with sut' |
ficient office experience to ably qualify him to direct the work
of our Field Staff and a man who will co-operate with the i
members of our Association in a fair and impartial manner.
Newark, N. JAn increase of The candidacy of Brother Henry J. Murphy is sponsored week, passengers said the vesset
from 23 to 29 cents an hour has and promoted by Committees from the following Houston,
---__-----, . . _______________ been granted to 400 production and Lodges: 12, 32, 832, 1303 and 1488. were
waukee Road at La Plant, SPan CONSISTENT delivery workers in 11 North Jer- ---- ‘‘
“Does your husband be awake at: sey ice creap plant*. The workers
night?" are members of Local 860 of the
Yes, and he lies in his sleep, as Milk Drivers and Dairy Workers : (Seal)
well.“ Union (AFL).
Brother Murphy is 49 years of age,-------
three sons, two of whom were initiated into our Association
while their father was President of Lodge 12. Brother Mur-
phy was initiated into the I. A. of M. after his discharge from pointed to arrange plans lor enter- i
the Army in Lodge 707 at Hudson, Wis. He served various taining the delegate* to the Allied
Lodges in offices from Sentinel to President. He served oxer state Convention to be held in
four years as Secretary-Treasurer of District No. 37. In 1941 Houston June 23.
he was brought from Texas to Ft. Wayne. Indiana, to serve it to reported that Sam Me-
as Business Agent. In 1942 he was appointed a Grand Lodge Adam*, recently of the Shopping
Representative. In early 1943, when the War Labor Board News,!hasdrann. traveleroand
established a Region in Detroit, he was assigned to handle lftforysanpantonindgugOr
both War Labor Board and National Labor Board matters h2 I pGmnea Lher sip At "he
Lion. On there principle* the eon-
THE march of labor Typo Notes
____Well, this correspondent » vac. Washington, D. C—A plea urg.
tion to just about over. While a ing AFL members to make use of r
couple of critic* told me that las’- the Cooperative for American Re-l
week'* column was nothing but mittances to Europe, otherwise I
politics, we My why not? We were known as CARE, was issued by I
on vacation and figured we had the Mattbew Woll, vice president of the I
privilege of getting away from the AFL, and to being sent to locals I
regular weekly reporting of the throughout the country. I
I movements of printers and step- CARE is a non-profit venture l
I ping out into the broader scope of through which individuals and or- .
I political opinion. However we pro ganizations may order “standard r
j mise you no politics this week. f • *--" “ —l * 4a" •
I in our column last week there
I were a couple of errors—I km not
j blaming anyone as they could have
i been mine. In the item about the
' Ladies Auxiliary serving the print
ers refreshments the phrase
“grateful" gesture was used, when
it should have read “graceful” ges-
10514 Muna St. Houston 15
. The highest genius to willing-
% oil U rges AF L _ nions ness and ability to do hard work.-
Just a warm clasp or a smile— 1 • -
These are the flowers that will Jobless benelit
The burdens for manya mile. I “enerov.OmanN Ad^ntotroteX
Atnathsseuri temr Kowthis week made an effective argu-
can they camy them,. must be rjrjsfiTnscmsuxsnce.
carried.
Oh, rive them the flower* now.
Blooms from the happy heart’*
garden.
is one of the old-time operators on
that paper. B. B. DeFee and B. G.
; Burns, Post printers, are uncle* of
1 the unfortunate lad.
' The Houston Allied Printing |
Presidents, and among those who were designated as one ot i typers and Bookbinders' Unions,
the candidates to be balloted upon by the membership by a Several matters of interest came
referendum vote during the month of July, will be Brother before the meeting, and it was re-
Henry J. Murphy, Lodge 12, Houston, Texas, ported that through the efforts of
■ he is married and has the Allied Council, considerable
’ - ■ ■ * —-— printing recently has been trans-j
ferred to concerns that can furnish j
Houston Labor Messenger
and
HOUSTON LABOR JOURNAL
ni. x-papee Kmew Ne Craft Ho
what is your price? !
Ask that of any man, and the :
by rhe chances are you'll get an indignant L
“ tomnaxrraswcmit " answer "I don"t.wear a price t me ideas of Consumer oopera- |
ausein ..... nPham ’■ I'm not for sAle. .. ... tives our only type of democratic
r. o. —_ But _ unfortunately too many O. »
... have . price of some tart free enterprise, are very old. Hi
feza, nEeorriruaArianTe They wouldn’t take a money bribe tory many attempt, at cot
~*w ******__fewer people do than to realited. operative effort but they all ended I
ovrczus or moUSToN LaBO AXD However, they do ask favors.and n failure usually because of social-
•Lu . st.e or communistic infiltration.
,1 H-trem cautucu whding someone of importance to It was not until the 28 weaverso
"I Wanen Xa M them. They don’t went to “hurt Rochdale, England banded together
. . v.Grx: 2i2.o people’s feelings”, by telling » bold on a purely economic basis and
not.. : a r meqjiej » » and unpleasant truth. Thezare started Mving their pennies that
A^wn^w w w™. willing to compromise wita ■ Consumer Cooperation got the
Fd. " EoEm"taFkct,. 2 » in order to gain a point. They.ar right start tow.rd a permanent
Renh.2 r. T. Lhai_____________ warned by prejudices and swayed foundation. It took there men over
--------------------- by their likea and dislikes. I a to save up about $130 for
NOTICE TO THE PUBIJC The man without a price thein. their first investment in a small
an, «rren-o. ma-etee corruptible man, is a man ADC stock of goods to be sold to them-
w— uh: shansen. “♦**** price He has an anchor m his nelves and their friend.. During
zerput"“tonpofa "5 principles. He to not moved.by fear that time they spent many weary
may appear or favor. He stands on truth a he night* working out what they
I sees it, and he is strong inthe hour thought"woula be guiding prin-
seng brugh to the attention of the i of crisis. He I* depen dab H
vobihhera. t small and large thing*. Hi* word
is good because it to never given
----------- carelessly.
The incorruptible man is not
ture. Also the name of Vernon
Ginn was omitted as a member of
1638 lines on the dump the first
night. The name of this printer to
Marvin Roberts, and he went into
, the army from Topeka, Kansas.
We are sure that Andy’s story will
be read over the country and we
j are sending it to the Typographical
Journal.
Billy Carroll, one of our Typo-
graphical members who made the
supreme sacrifice in the war, has
not been forgotten, neither by this
union nor the Boy Scouts. How-
we may be avoiding far heavier Untie Refining company, the Mar-
=2 =m 5S
of apple sellers and discontented Mr. Herring's family consists of
bonus marchers, by an investment his wife, « gr.du.te of Newcomb
in the future of our veterans.” College, New Orleans, and two
Any worker who becomes unem- sons. They are living at 3023 Reba
ployed needs a chance to look Drive. River Oaks.
f lRT YOUR PROPERTY WIT* OT
Fred L. Kellogg
RESIDENTLAL vxorxarins
LOANS— INSULANCE
201 sterlne BU« er—.
| I afraid. He will speak out against
“/Aue IIAne evil wherever it exists. But he will
KnYIF HnI<F not condemn his fellow men with-
VVILL LIUUJL out due cause—and then never mis
=e w judge a group by the action or
\ /:8<2/
IftUf-J Ze ning prejudices. He t»e;.'
y '—r" his fellow men as individual* and
respects their beliefs as he de
mands respect for his own. The
only aristocracy he recognise* is
the aristocracy of character, of these 28 weavers are: Economy, I
It’s an old one but I’ve always I good thoughts, of good manners Democracy, Universality, Equity,
. tea IHe neither looks down at or up to — .. . 1
liked the story of the intoxicated ", neighbor. He is tolerant of
man who was shoved out the front everything except intolerance,
door of a club and he announced to - Gfven a nation of incorruptible
a bystander, “I’m gonna go back in men and the world could be a world
there an’ throw 'em all out. You । at peace. The world will always
there “ . . . m " So he । follow the strong man, and the in-
stand heke an count em. bo h corruptible man has an inner
made his wobbly way back up the strength that is never more ap-
step* and back into the building, parent than in the hour of adver
In a little while the door flew open sity. He is like the city founded
, . 201 . The man upon a roek. The incorruptible
and out sailed a form. The man man is the honor, and the base, of
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