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Highlander Folk School — Part 3

69 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 69 pages OCR'd
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7 f ohn oe ; sil "We Know the Score" is on the same order as "The Scuth Tomorrow" prepared by the students of the HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL for the spring term 1941. This beoklet will be handled in the same way as "The South Tonorrow'. There are articles written by fourteen different students in ic Know the Score" These articles and their authors are as follows: Farn Boy Stephegking Stephen King, Business Agent and Secretary-Treasurer, United Censtruction Workers Organizing Committec, Local 198, New Orleans, Ia. This article mentioned that MARY IAWRENCE helped organize the workers at the Colotex Corporation, New Orleans, La. How I Became Interested in the Labor Movenent Barneyyiorel Barney Morel, American Federation of Hosiery Workers, Branch 65, New Orlcans, La. This article concerns the crganizing cf the employees of the Alden Hosiery Miils, New Orleans, Ia. It also mentions MARY IAWRENCE. Three or Four Things About Martin Butz ~ lortidyotte Martin Butz, Recording Seerctary, United Construction Werkers Organizing Committee, Lecal 260, New OCrlcans, Louisiana. This article concerns the crganizing of the Johns Manville Plants, New_Orleans, La. Lartin Butz was born September 25, 1914 at LicDonoughville, La. His mother died when he was scvonyears of Agéy “tn February 3, 1924 he was placed in the St. Mary's Crphan Asylum, which is a Catholic institution. On October 12, i323, he was sent to the Hope Haven Home fcr Boys wherehe stayed until dunc 3, 1934. From his article it is apparent thet he has had a hard time making a living and is strong for the CIO, hcwever, his article tends to indicate that altheugh he is strong for labor unions, he does not believe in any radical change in cur form of Government. —— iy Life Hole Pelaneuvi lle Helen Delaneuvillic, United Sugar Workers, Local 1124, New Orleans, La. This article concerns the organizing cf the employees of the Sugar Refinery at Reserve, La. Iiss Delaneuville states that the sugar workers were naking 30¢ per hour end suggested that the sugar workers strike just before crinding time in mid October when the sugar has te be ground right away or spoil. She madc the fcllowing statement: " I think while the Defense Program is on the werkers shculd get all they can get because when the war is over the worker's wages will be cut. They arn't eetbine anything now -= what is 30¢ an hour? If you cut thirty cents you wouldn't have anything." .
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