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I People Feted Ls Luncheon club for iU Fjrf Lions International. feed W. . .,n o hnv of -net was "- T Z the club, the guests "".j wniiams. Gene- ?L Mr. and Mrs. A. I'JSvMr. and Mrs. Al fciSson, David Robblns. a u'oiipr Garrison. ,tHow'. Hurtle buna was in L V Dr. J- a y ' ; master ' n introducing the ...ni was made that j, due befeie the next seeking 10 - parrv wnne canes. expressed, favor for IP1-' .1.- mrtng music .u. .i.h.r on the musical u p Waldo Davis, accom- Wr-... U.reM.,.1 Aim OH H. Webster, pastor , First Baptist cnurci, was liMiker, his topic being, , the r -n1"1"" ""'H mi It la not appropriate lit f. WW rhrlitmai" sreet- ffftt boys undergoing herd- , u the rojtnoies, h i n0 -iit to say "Merry uitm . ,ni who have lost dill year, nor ti it appro- , to,-rtena sucn prnmi i, women wno nave jusi I those telegrams lnform- tbm of their nusDanas u (hi speaKer earn. n. .nmthlnir deeoer than that makes Christmas, 0t" Dr. Webster said, and um tinnot stop Christmas J, t Is In the hearts of ,j, ind because you cam kindness and thoughtfulness I In spirit of giving, -wow, , thin ever, tne spini oi is needed," ne con- T Tula u,Mr Snell will be in Eu L i. ntMii for the Lions club L MnwIiT. this to be an t meeting for all interested Iharing Snell. Kiwanls club wi will be euests. since fenjulsr meeting falls on Ciiy, Christmas day, and they few k meeting on schedule. Era committee for the month l.nuiry ss announced oy uiui Hwflum, president. Includes smiil TT. Tvler. Glendon bo, Elmer Oberg and Russell Eiini. G. Knox and Stanley Wil mm vera announced aa new febtrs, the two to be initiated 11 4a iMI. flu... I. ih. ... J tssiMMv iiwi aa mux vacMtssMi aun pUe to INSULATE. Twin Around Oreoon By Associated Pi-ess Annual meeting of the Oregon Council of the American Pioneer Trails association will be held In Portland, Dec. 29 B. E. Mal- ing Inc.'a 372 employes at Hills boro voted to affiliate with the AFL, Cannery Workers union. . . . The state liquor control com mission served notice it would not purchase any of 15,000 cases of imported wines still standing on Cregon retail shelves. . , . Ore gon smokers, who lost a full car load of cigarettes in a freight train fire in Montana, were ad vised that a substitute truckload Is coming up from San Francisco, Funeral services were held In Portland today for Wallace Mc Camant, former state supreme court justice and Portland attor ney. . . . n. L. Dustan, 21-year-old Sherwood farmer, was fined $50 at Portland on a charge of selling milk without a permit. . . . A 4000-foot dike built in 1892 on the Willamette river near Port land is being removed by the port of Portland to improve navigation. Smiling Irishman Won't Smile At This NEW YORK W.B James J. McDonald had the birthright to day to be an Irishman, the God glven right to be happy and the license , to sell automobiles, but the state supreme court said he couldn't do business as "The Hap py Irishman." That, said the court, was tread ing en the toes of non-Celtic Ice land Holzer, who sells automobiles under the legally-approved title of "The Smiling Irishman." "Happy" McDonald once work ed for "Smiling" Holier and sold so many cars he went into busi ness for himself as "The Happy Irishman." Holzer claimed this was a trespass on his good name A third car dealer, presently trading as "The Laughing Irish man" wasn't commenting, Court- Of Honor 3 Date Set Ahead Because of the Christmas holi days, the January Boy Scout court of honor for the Lane district has been set ahead one week to Thursday. Jan. 11, Walter H. Banks, chairman of the Oregon Trail council advancement com mittee, announced today. Ordinarily scheduled on the first Thursday of each month, the advancement award meeting was changed at the request of scout masters whose regular troop meet ings are on Monday, Banks said, and who found it necessary to cancel two regular meetings be fore the court of honor. Scoutmasters will have until Tuesday, Jan. t. to eemnlata boards of review and to have court of honor applications at the Boy Scout office for the Jan. 11 wuun ui nunor. Banns staled. . Removal Of Beavers From Reedsporr Planned REEDSPORT-Complalnts that beavers' dams are interfer ing With th rlnln -I u- gates along the Umpqua, Smith, ana bcnolield rivers, resulting in flooded land, are being in- , vntlnted here. , Fred Sankey, state game com mission beaver control expert here touring ranches, said many of the beavers would have to be taken from the district. AC0USTIC0N INSTITUTE AIDS FOB HARD OF HEARING 214 Miner Bldg. Phone 3636 ast minute Gifts FOR MEN THE KIND HE'D PICK FOR HIMSELF Florslieim SHOES FOR MEN and WOMEN BUM U'S 1060 Willamette 12-POI NT SOCKETS 'A-iA. drivis. Socket sizes range from H lnch to 'i-inch. Made of tough alloy sleell Smallest size 29c Vz-in. drive. Socket sizes range from 7-16 inch to 1V -Inch. Heat-treated and hard- Qf ened for long wear. Smallest size 3 UC si-in. drive. Socket sizes range from 1V4 inch to 2-inch. Farkerized rust-resistant finish. Smallest size ast minute Gifts AT REDUCED PRICES WIAD FORI AND SPOOK. Ludis with A rn liver plated handles. Regular 5.95 N0Wt.3U Regular 6.95 NOWH. 49 Regular .75 NOW 57c VAX FLOWERS h fancy dJshee. WAX FLOWERS h fancy dishes. "AND-PAWTED FIGURINE VASE C AC Regular 7.50 NOW J.OJ "AND-PAINTED FIGURINE VASE O Regular 5.00 NOWO. 3 HAND PAINTED VASES In colon. 1 QQ Regular 2.50 NOW I.OO WAT'S HEAD I Oft Wits Princeton china. Regular 2.50 NOW 1.70 WW GIRL VASE Regular 3.50 NOW 2.65 "ED VASES. Sterling hand cut l M TP OYstal. Rsg. 1.95 to 4.95 NOW I . to 3 . J CANDY DISHES, sterling hand cut 9 OT "5ai. Regular 3.S5 NUW ' Rorse head book ends q 7C Regular 5.00 NOW D.f J jjAQUES 1 Cf "wd Fainted mcsaic. Regular 2.25 NOW I.JW "0OSTER BOOK ENDS C CC Regular 7.50 NOW J.OJ UNIVERSAL JOINT Made of tough alloy steel. H-in. and Cl inch sizes. Vi-inch size 80c 95c n SLIDING T-BAR HANDLE ':inch or Va-lnch square drive. Drop- QF forged, tough alloy steel. Ve-in. size O jC FLEX HANDLE-CROSS BAR Made of heat-treated tough alloy steel. H-lnch, 'j-inch or -lnch square drive. QP -lnch size ODC LONG EXTENSION For Vs-inch, 's-inch, and -inch driV9- VR Lengths: 12, 10 and 16". -ln. size ODC REVERSIBLE RATCHET With adapter, -ln., Va-in. and 'i-in. ) "7Q square drive. Vi-lneh size : X. j SHORT EXTENSION For -inch, W-lnch, and 'i-inch square PP drive. Lengths: 5, 5 and 8". '-ln. size. J Jw SPEEDER HANDLE Sizes: H-lnch drive, 17 Inches long.- Vi- QQ-. Inch drive, 18 inches long. -ln. size. Ot Lufkin r3T I Fo,din" 4.25 ' 59c Graduot.d In feet, Inehei Hth-lnchei for prediten. ArtHI dol Uatner eeverad can. Graduated to a loth of an Inch en both tides. Made of seanned meple with plated steel lotntk Metier Quality Tilt Snips 2.79 v Note Pliers 1.49 leveled far straight or well cuf. Mne. Tempered, Inlaid crucible lt..l bledai. length 13V4 Ineheb Here's the pllert yeu need far tight places, 5'A ltvch.1 long i . . tempered itte' Ibwi. Teel-sfMl Tempered &frP? Carpenters' Steel Jf- Hammer Pliers & 89( 1 49c Drep-ferged of high carba tael iteel i i I Ndta held by two steel wedges. Toufh, alloy steel . . . milled Jaws . . . ruat-reslstirui finish. Price is for the 6" size. Eugene Register-Guard, Thursday, Dee. 21, 1944 Page 3 MONTGOMERY WARDS' REPLY TO THE WAR LABOR BOARD December 18, 1944 National War Labor Board, Washington, D. C. Your telegram of December 14, demanding that Wards comply with the war labor board's order covering Ward3 four Detroit stores, was obviously Intended to give lo the public the false impression that wages are the major issue. The board knows very well that Wards has offered to adopt the minimum wage rates recom mended by the board. The board knows very well that Wards' policy Is to pay wages as high as or higher than those paid by other employers in the community for similar employment. The board did not base Its wage recommendations upon the survey of competitive rale3 made by the bureau of labor statistics. H. Davis, chairman of the war labor board, deliberately attempted In his December 16 press release to mislead the public into believing otherwise. Wards' only objection to any of the board's, wage recommendations has been in those instances where the bonrd ha3 arbltiarlly demanded that Wards substantially increase its rates above those of Its competitors In the highly competitive retail field. The board knows very well that the real Issue arises from Us attempt to Impose upon Wards a closed shop In the form of maintenance of membership, together with the check-off of union dues from wages. Wards has refused to agree to any form of closed shop, or compulsory union membership, because the closed shop violates the American principles of liberty and freedom. The board Is well Informed as to Wards' position. Mr. Davis Is quoted In the press as threatening the cancellation of Wards' priorities, the denial o! scarce materials to Wards, and the seizure of lis business If Wards does not comply with the board's demands. These are the tactics by which the board has coerced innumerable employers into granting pedal privileges to labor unions. The board knows very well that Its orders cannot be legally enforced by such punishments. Congress, which ls the sole law making authority under our constitution, omltled from the war labor disputes act all provisions which would have given board orders the force of law. Congress included In the original draft of the law a section which would have made board orders enforceable in the courts. Congress later removed this provision upon the wrlllen nijfciest of Mr. Davis, who asked that board orders be left as "mere declarations" which no one could be compelled to accept. Mr. Davis' express reason for his request was that the board would then not be "subject to court review of lis de cisions." The board knows very well that lis orders are consequently unenforceable. The court of appeals ol the District of Columbia has held, at the request of the attorney general acting as counsel for the board, that orders of the war labor board are merely "advice" which no one has any legal duty to obey. The court held that anyone who refuses to comply with orders of the war labor board ls not defying a eommand of the government and thai, since the orders are merely advisory, no government official has the right to impose punlshnjents on those who do not comply. The supreme court has refused to alter this decision. - The board knows very well, since lis orders are legally unenforceable, pnd since congress hai not aulhorized any punishment for those who reject the advice of the board, that the reprisals with which it threatens Wards are necessarily illegal. The president of the United States knew this when he recently explained to Mr. Petrlllo of Ihe American Federation of Musicians why lhat union could not be compelled to obey a board order. Wards has violated no law, nor denied to any union a privilege to which It Is legally entitled. Wards has many times informed that board that lb closed shop demands would require Wards to violate the national labor relations act. Wards cannot In good citizenship accept the board's advice, and give to the union special privileges which Wards believes to be not only unfair and uneconomic, but Illegal. . The lime has come for Ihe board lo cease its threats of reprisal upon those who reject Its advice. The board's policy of granting special privileges lo unions has led lo a breakdown of colleclive bargaining and has encouraged strikes In lime ol war. The board's disregard of Ihe fads and lis pretense of an authority which It doo3 not possess have destroyed Ihe confidence of labor, Industry, and the public. The usefulness of the war labor beard In the solllemen! of warlime labor deputes has boen destroyed. The best interest of employees and employers and the welfare of the American people, demand that congress face the realities of the country's nesd. The great problem of wages and the closed shop In time of war should be governed by law and must be solvod by congress. If the board desires a further hearing, Wurds, aa always, will be happy to attend M0NTC0MERY WARD RCWELL AVE1T ChtJrman GIFT SHOP . . . BASEMENT HARDWARE ' BASEMENT M ontgomery Ward ontgomeryWard 1(39 Willamette PHONE 4200 10S9 WILLAMETTE PHONE 4200 L
