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Show I. 4 f fi :.::'.: in : HANDCART ROCKET 3 V OM IPS r , Q AV, i UiiiUiiJilJiji tiiiii UtUllJiUIlJlllJLillJliLllllJtltilUiUmJLllUllitiiiiUiJUi By WINIFRED N. JOES early 80. years ago a group of workers, organized as the Knights of Labour; began to urge the celebration of a day when working men would have special recognition. Today, people of all professions trades and work enjoy the first Monday of September as. a legal holiday when Labor Day traditionally marks the end of the summer vacation period. Dedicated to the progress of A fmufur fwwnnwinrriV V. WIVES ALSO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITY Mrs. Harold Olsen.of Spiringville demonstrates some of the posters wnich have won statewide recognition for the Carpenters. Ladies Auxiliary 445, one of the most active of local auxiliaries to trade unions. Their activities include volunteer work in the hospitals, and Civil Defense aai welLas assisting- the local union in its activities. Sub-for-San- ' American and J J I ifiji i J i llIlJilJiailiMtJlIJIIJIljfJltJIJIliJitJfl-SfilifJiiilllljllii- J :1 1 til I i.J 4 iJ 1 i fi.t Day finds women in 1961. in the ranks! of the working strong force. This is true fn Utah County, Labor too, where nearly ld,000 are counted in tne lilbor force, Many iff jthem are members of! trade unions and others are not, but all contribute to the economic .wework lfare of the county as their v ; provides income for: their families. Today women form 33, per cent of. the. country's total working population and in Utah earn 26 per cent of the .state s payroll. - 1 -- , . ' industry i i i,i i J i Ulli i business, (Contmutd On Page - 2-- la; ta - : lii m V, 7 r; v ; ; SEWING IS FULL-TIMMrs. Marian, Harden, OCCUPATION FOR SOME tHe at Barbizon of serves Provo as president of the employee lUtah, Inc., plant, local membership of the International Lady Garment Workers w h i c h numbers about 200. Theluni6n is one of the oldest of women's, trade unions and has had a long-tim- e for improving conditions for women employees.program! II E II, 'V - - - . i - I .i '. ; . r , )-- a .....;.. A. II ; - ' . 111 . f muni f. ' , - "'... mm?. ' i V... '.tokWlAMtt TELEPHONE WORKERS ON JOBRepresenting the Communications Workers of America, Local 8306 are these plant employees of the Proyo office, Mountain State's Telephony Co. They are from! left, Leah James, plant reports clerk and Joan Wil iams, plant repair service clerk. Joan is secretary of the local organization. i WOMEN WORKERS AVORK FOR THEIR C03I3IUNITY, TOOMrs. R. E. Electa) Clark of Springvillei state director for women and Mrs. Irvm (Doris) Wilkinson of Orem,!area director for women, are both active in "the Committee for Political Education (COPE) , !AFL-CIwhich has for its principal purpose the registration l of air voters arid participation in elections by all registered voters. In Utah thpre been ,69 women earn awards for morethan 100 hours of volunteer service in have ! O, ..-L- I - SUNDAY; SEPTEMBER 3, 1961 . . PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH' i Lnisico-minuniL- 4 " i y i .!'...' enaeayor. . i r i i . . ' .' .... |