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GENERAL OFFICERS OF GENERAL OFFICE:
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA loi Constitution Ave., n.w..
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT
M. A. HUTCHESON
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Charles Johnson, Jr.
Ill E. 22nd St., New York 10, N. Y.
Sixth District, James O. Mack
5740 Lydia, Kansas City 10, Mo.
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
FiNLAV C. .Allan
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
second general vice president
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave.. N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
2 Prospect Place, Springfield, New Jersey
Third District,
Fourth District, Henry W. Chandler
1684 Stanton Rd., S. W., Atlanta, Ga.
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
1126 American Bank BIdg.,
621 S. W. Morrison St., Portland 5, Ore
Eighth District, Patrick Hogan
8564 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
Ninth District, Andrew V. Cooper
133 Chaplin Crescent, Toronto 7, Ont.
GENERAL SECRETARY
R. E. Livingston
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
general treasurer
Peter Terzick
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
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ow that the mailinj; list of The Carpen-
r is on the computer, it is no longer
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nd in the names of members who die or
e suspended. Such members are auto-
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tary needs to send in are the names of
?mbers who are XOT receiving the mag-
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sending in the names of members who
; not getting the magazine, the new address
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Duld be used. Please see that the Zip Code
the member is included. When there is
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opped from the mail list. Therefore, it
U be necessary for the financial secre-
ry to send in these names. The same is
le of members who clear from one local
ion to another. The financial secretary
the local union into which they clear
)uld send in the names of these members
h their addresses and Zip Code numbers.
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
18 Norbert Place, St. Paul 16. Minn.
Tenth District, George Bengough
2528 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver 12, B. C.
M. A. HuTCHESON, Chairman
R. E. Livingston, Secretary
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should be sent to the General Secretary.
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VOLUME LXXXV
No.
JANUARY. 1966
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Acting Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Labor Charts Its Course at San Francisco 2
Carpenters, Iron Workers, Kaiser Agree 9
Los Angeles Council Celebrates 50th Anniversary 11
Enterprise — Hampton, S. C, Laminating Plant 12
CARE — Carpenter-Joiner Tool Kit 16
Tool-Using Animals 24
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 6
Editorials 10
Canadian Report 14
We Congratulate 18
Home Study Course, Unit IX 19
Plane Gossip 21
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 22
Local Union News 25
What's New? 36
In Memoriam 37
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
POSTMASTERS ATTENTION: Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to
THE CARPENTER. Carpenters' Building, 101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20001
Published monthly at 810 Rhode Island Ave., N.E., Washington, D. C. 20018, by the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Second class postage paid at Washington,
D. C. Subscription price: United States and Canada $2 per year, single copies 20f in advance.
Printed in U. S. A.
THE COVER
The cover for this month serves a
dual purpose. It presents an attractive
face to the issue and, at the same
time, presents a useful calendar which
can be of value throughout 1966.
We hope that many of our readers
v/ill take it off and use it as a calendar
throughout the year. The "panels" of
months have just been erected by the
Brothers, who are closing up their
ladder and packing away their tools.
And in case you didn't notice, they
have thoughtfully attached our union
label below their handiwork.
Looking ahead, it is well to remem-
ber that this is a convention year for
our organization.
Holidays in 1966 will run some-
what more than ordinarily to the
week-ends. January 1 is a Saturday.
So is Lincoln's Birthday, and Christ-
mas comes on a Sunday. April 10 is
Easter Sunday and May 8 is both V.E.
Day and Mother's Day. Memorial
Day is May 30; June 14, Flag Day,
and June 19 is Father's Day. July 4
comes on a Monday for a long week-
end, and Labor Day comes along with
another long weekend on September 5.
The Hallowe'en goblins march on
October 31, and Veterans' Day is
November 1 1. Thanksgiving comes on
November 24. Then Christmas comes
shortly afterwards and we're ready to
begin on 1967.
Short year, wasn't it?
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We are going out from here determined to achieve the goals
le convention has mapped — the goals of a better world
jr all people."
— AFL-CIO President George Meany
THE CITY Beside the Golden
Gate was host, last month, to a
delegation of 12 Carpenters and
912 other leaders of organized
labor, as the AFL-CIO assembled
for its 6th Constitutional Conven-
tion.
The gathering came on the occa-
sion of the 10th anniversary of the
merger of the AFL and the CIO
and the eve of a renewed fight by
labor for Federal and state legisla-
tion on behalf of the working popu-
lation.
San Francisco has memories for
the Carpenters Brotherhood and
for all of trade unionism as well.
It was in this West Coast city, just
one hundred years ago, that the
union carpenters proposed what be-
came the forerunner of the modern
union label. The Carpenters' Eight-
Hour League developed a stamp
which was used to identify lumber
made in planing mills under an
eight-hour day and to distinguish it
from the output of 10-hour mills.
THE CARPENTER
It was to San Francisco that the
AFL-CIO brought its third conven-
tion as a united labor movement in
1959.
The city, says San Francisco
Labor, is one "where the union
label is built into 'most every build-
ing . . . stamped on almost half of
its jobs . . . where it costs more to
live and people earn more, job for
job, than 'most anywhere in the
country."
It's a "good convention city" and
the Federation got down to busi-
ness with hurried determination.
Labor's drive for repeal of Sec-
tion 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act
echoed and re-echoed throughout
the five days of the AFL-CIO con-
vention.
It drew loud applause and cheers
when supported by convention
speakers, from the President and
the Vice President of the United
States on down.
It was the sole subject discussed
Below:
AFL-CIO President George
Meany
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at a meeting of the AFL-CIO Gen-
eral Board.
The Johnson Administration un-
derscored the nationwide and world-
wide importance of the convention
as the President and four top lead-
ers spoke to the delegates. The
President spoke via telephone from
Texas and Vice Pres. Hubert H.
Humphrey, Sec. of State Dean Rusk,
Sec. of Labor W. Willard Wirtz
and War on Poverty Chief Sargent
Shriver spoke from the rostrum in
the civic auditorium.
Administration spokesmen and
the convention itself gave special
attention to the war in Vict Nam
as the theme of stopping Commu-
nist aggression and American ef-
forts to achieve negotiations per-
vaded the sessions.
Rusk won the rapt attention of
the delegates and a tremendous
ovation as he outlined America's
foreign policy aims and the issues
in Viet Nam, thanking the AFL-
CIO for its strong and unyielding
support of the Administration's pol-
ABOVE: The delegation of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America on the floor of the AFL-CIO Convention. Heading the delegation were
General President M. A. Hutcheson, left foreground, and General Secretary
R. E. Livingston, right foreground. The Brotherhood was represented by 12 delegates.
BELOW: Two spotlights shine down on the rostrum as President Meany opens
the convention in the San Francisco Civic Auditorium. Almost 930 delegates from
all over the United States and Canada filled the convention floor. The AFL-CIO
went into its Sixth Constitutional Convention with paid membership of its affiliates at
the highest level since 1957.
icics in Southeast Asia.
New policies and approaches to
social security, economic phiniiing
and urban atiairs were appro\ed in
the tive-day convention and policies
on ci\il rights, the war on poverty.
health, farm workers, natural re-
sources education, maritime, rail
and government workers were re-
affirmed and expanded to meet new
problems and challenges. (A sum-
mary of eon\ention resolutions be-
gins on Page 7.)
George Meany was elected presi-
dent of the AFL-CIO for a sixth term
and will head up an Executive Coun-
cil containing eight new members.
The 6th convention unanimously
voiced its approval of Meany's nomi-
nation, unanimously endorsed Sec.-
Treas. \\'illiam F. Schnitzler for a
sixth term and then turned to the job
of electing 27 members of the council
under a new election procedure adopt-
ed earlier in the sessions.
With 28 persons nominated for the
27 posts, the delegates marked ballots
and elected 19 incumbents and eight
new vice presidents. Losing out in the
balloting was Patrick E. Gorman, sec-
retary-treasurer of the Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen, who tallied
2,369,845 votes out of a total of 12,-
787,824 cast.
New members of the council are
I. W. Abel, president of the Steel-
workers: P. L. Siemiller, president of
the Machinists; David Sullivan, presi-
dent of the Building Service Em-
ployes; Hunter P. Wharton, president
of the Operating Engineers; Paul Jen-
nings, president of the Electrical,
Radio & Machine Workers; George
Burdon, president of the Rubber
Workers; Anthony J. DeAndrade,
president of the Printing Pressmen;
Ralph Helstein. president of the Pack-
inghouse Workers.
Re-elected in the balloting were
Walter P. Reuther, George M. Har-
rison, Harry C. Bates, David Dubin-
sky, Joseph Curran, Maurice A.
Hutcheson, Joseph D. Keenan, Jacob
S. Potofsky, A. Philip Randolph,
Richard F. Walsh, Lee W. Minton,
Joseph A. Beirne, James A. Suffridge,
Karl F. Feller, Paul L. Phillips, Peter
T. Schoemann, Paul Hall, Herman
D. Kenin and John J. Grogan.
Meany. a member of the Plumbers
and Pipe Fitters, was nominated by
Schoemann, president of the union,
and seconded by Ray Corbett, presi-
dent of the New York AFL-CIO,
which Meany once headed. Meany
has been president of the AFL-CIO
since its founding 10 years ago. He
was president of the former AFL.
Schnitzler, a member of the Bak-
ers, was nominated by Daniel E. Con-
way, president of the union, and sec-
onded bv Charles H. Marcianle of
the New' Jersey AFL-CIO.
Twenty-eight names were then
placed in nomination iiulividually
with a 29th, Herrick Roth, withdraw-
ing after he was nominated by a mem-
ber of the Teachers. Elections were
held the following morning with dele-
gates from affiliated unions having
the option of using a bloc ballot or
an individual ballot for each delegate.
The eight new members replace
vice presidents who did not seek re-
election. They are William C. Birth-
right, James B. Carey, David J. Mc-
Donald, Emil Rieve, William L. Mc-
Fetridge. A. J. Hayes, O. A. Knight
and L. M. Rafferty.
Prior to the AFL-CIO Conven-
tion, there were conventions of the
Building Trades, the Maritime Trades,
the Metal Trades, the Union Label
and Service Trades Department of
the AFL-CIO, and the International
Labor Press Association. The Brother-
hood was represented by delegates at-
these gatherings. Highlights of these
conventions were as follows:
• Building Trades
A renewed drive to seek a Senate vote
on repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-
Hartley Act, the "right-to-work" section,
and a continuing drive to bolster jobs
in weak areas of the economy marked
the opening sessions of the AFL-CIO
Building & Construction Trades Dept.
convention.
The delegates heard Labor Sec. W.
Willard Wirtz read a message from
Pres. Johnson declaring that "high pri-
ority" must be given in the new session
of Congress to 14(b) repeal and passage
of bills modernizing and improving the
wage-hour law and the unemployment
compensation system.
They heard BCTD Pres. C. J. Hag-
gerty pledge an all-out fight against re-
vival of the filibuster that blocked a
Senate vote on 14(b) repeal late in the
recent Congress. The filibuster was
merely a "delaying action" that pre-
vented consideration of the House-
passed repeal bill on its merits, he said.
AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany. in a
message to the convention read by Hag-
gerty, also lashed the "shameful" fili-
buster by Sen. Everett McKinley Dirk-
sen (111.) "and his anti-labor cohorts"
that had denied "the Senate and the
public their basic right" to a vote on
the repeal bill.
• Maritime Trades
A six-point program to restore the
United States "to the status of a first-
rate sea power" was approved by the
AHL-CIO Maritime Trades Dept. con-
vention.
The convention urged Pres. Johnson
to make a clear-cut choice between two
reports now on his desk — one from his
Maritime Advisory Committee calling
for expansion of the merchant marine
"ill ;ill categories," the other an Inter-
Agency Task Force document contem-
plating drastic reductions or a standstill
— and recommend a new marine policy
based on the advisory committee's pro-
posals for expansion.
Both the President and Congress
should give "earnest consideration" to
this advisory committee report, the con-
vention said, as "constructive, far-sighted
and in keeping with long-range defense
and commercial needs."
The convention was marked by an un-
usual direct confrontation between
spokesmen of the department's 32 na-
tional and international unions and the
government officials directly responsible
for the Inter-Agency Task Force report
— Under Sec. of Commerce Alan S. Boyd
and Maritime Administrator Nicholas
Johnson. They appeared as speakers.
Both conceded that under current
trends, the merchant fleet is "headed
for the scrap heap," as Boyd put it,
and substantial reversals of policy are
needed.
• Union Label Trades
At the convention of the Union Lab.el
and Service Trades Department of the
AFL-CIO, delegates heard Joseph Lewis,
secretary-treasurer of the department,
outline a two-front campaign to make
employers more aware of the power of
the union label.
As drafted, the program calls for a
stepped-up campaign to make the union
label more desirable for purchasers and,
on the other hand, an intensified "don't
buy" program designed to boycott un-
fair employers.
Lewis, director of the annual Union-
Industries Show sponsored by the de-
partment, said the fact that a record
number of products now carry the union
label indicates an increasing awareness
by manufacturers of the value of labor's
"trademark." He said a growing number
of businessmen have sought the depart-
ment's aid in publicizing the fact that
their products are union-produced.
He also said anti-labor attitudes by
several employers had been abandoned
in the face of heavy "don't buy" cam-
paigns directed toward them which cut
deeply into their sales.
A record number of delegates to the
departmental convention, about 300,
heard AFL-CIO President George Meany
say: "Don't let anyone underestimate the
importance of the work you are doing."
He stressed that union members and
their families are the largest group of
purchasers in the world and that they
can, by their buying power, "make a tre-
mendous contribution to the advance-
ment of the trade union movement."
Meany said that the long strike of print-
Continued on Page 14
THE CARPENTER
Brotherhood Delegates
In Department Sessions
In the days immediately preced-
ing the opening of the AFL-CIO
Convention in San Francisco,
Brotherhood leaders were busy in a
round of meetings in the assembly
halls of three downtown hotels. The
Building and Construction Trades,
the Metal Trades, the Maritime
Trades, and the Union Label and
Service Trades all held conventions
of their own.
As an active affiliate of each of
these departments of the AFL-CIO,
the United Brotherhood sent official
representatives to attend the ses-
sions.
Pictures on this page show some
of our delegates at these meetings,
in candid views by our official
photographer.
General President Maurice
Hutcheson (shown with Secretary
of Labor W. Willard WirtZo and
Plumbers' President Peter Schoe-
mann in the picture second from
top and speaking from the floor in
the picture at bottom) played a
leading role in the work of the
Building and Construction Trades
Department Convention.
Washington ROUNDUP
DENTAL CARE on a pay-as-you-chew basis may be forthcoming. Health planners may
propose such a government program soon. To minimize expected resistance, it may
be financed by private dentists. The original intention, it is reported, is to
limit it to impoverished youngsters.
THEY FOUGHT Medicare tooth-and-toenail , but nine state medical societies are
now maneuvering to get themselves appointed as the government's administrative
agents for the enacted program in their areas.
ONLY ABOUT 40 percent of those over 65 eligible to participate in Medicare's
doctor-bill coverage (at $3 a month) have signed up in the program. The govern-
ment is surveying those eligible to find out why. A larger participation is
desirable to make the program self-sustaining.
CANINE DUTY— The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has
complained about the increasing use of policemen (whom it does not represent) as
dogcatchers (which it does) .
BARE FACTS— The Social Security Administration is trying to be cooperative in the
Social Security Medicare program. When he could find no other evidence of his
birth, one applicant bared his chest to show a tattoo giving the date of his
enlistment in the Navy and the date of his birth. The evidence was accepted.
WHO WILL BE the Republican candidate to succeed discredited Senator Goldwater?
Insiders predict that Richard Nixon is far from politically dead and might emerge
as the GOP standard-bearer in '68. He represents the conservative portion of the
party. Representing the liberal portion is Governor George Romney of Michigan.
Nixon's continuing round of speaking engagements for the GOP helps him; Romney' s
refusal to support Goldwater hurts him.
THIS SIGN is posted in the White House kitchen: "Please do not offer the President
second helpings, unless he asks for them." It was posted by Lady Bird.
THE FEDERAL Housing Administration has announced that, from now on, wives' incomes
will be considered on a par with that of their husbands' for FHA mortgage pur-
poses. In the past a working wife's income was not considered, unless she was
past child-bearing age or had a doctor's certificate that she was incapable of
bearing children. The action by the FHA probably will not alter the bias of banks
and lending institutions.
THE UNIVERSITY of Maryland has entrusted George Washington's false teeth to the
Smithsonian Institution, despite some biting remarks by one University regent.
THE FEDERAL Bureau of Investigation, which ought to know, has come up with this
composite photo of a bank robber: "An average individual of medium build, average
height and weight, with no noticeable scars or deformities. He is usually in his
middle 30 's, usually wears casual or sports clothes and seldom wears disguises
other than sunglasses. He likes to work from 10 a.m. to 2 p.
mostly on Fri-
days. In 86 out of 100 cases his efforts are successful, netting him, on the
average, $5,951.11 for the day's work."
STUDENTS can now get bookcovers with a union label by writing to the union Label
Department, Room 402, AFL-CIO Building, 815 16th St. N. W. , Washington, D. C.
20006. The book covers are a new promotional item for the Department and contain a
message about organized labor as well as the theme, "Building a Better America
Through Education." They're free in reasonable quantities.
THE CARPENTER
The People's Lobby
The AFL-CIO Says
These Things
Must Be Achieved
DESPITE the existence of domestic problems af-
fecting organized labor, the emphasis at the
tenth-anniversary convention of the AFL-CIO in
San Francisco seemed to be on the war in Viet Nam.
Numerous allusions to the combat were made dur-
ing the course of the meeting and President Johnson,
Vice President Humphrey and Secretary of State
Rusk all underscored the battles there and the im-
portance to labor and to all Americans of what is
happening there.
Other principal speakers were Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz and Office of Economic Oppor-
tunity Director Sargent Shriver.
There were 928 delegates at the meeting and they
took official action on 224 resolutions placed before
the body. They represented 123 national and inter-
national unions, six departments, 43 state central
bodies, 183 city central bodies and 22 directly-affil-
iated local unions. Official visitors from 24 foreign
countries numbered 85. There were 350 newsmen
present from all over the U.S. and several foreign
nations.
VICE PRESIDENT Hubert Humphrey
with Brotherhood President and Mrs.
Maurice Hutcheson at a recent meeting.
Action on major resolutions before the conven-
tion included:
• Pledged "unstinting support" to all measures
necessary to stop communist aggression in Viet Nam.
• Urged the repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-
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REPEAL of 14(b) is still top priority for labor and unfinished
business before the Second Session of the 89th Congress.
Hartley Law, permitting states to outlaw the union
shop.
• Proposed increases in social security benefits by
50 percent and enlargement of the taxable base to
$15,000 to finance them.
• Called for passage of a job-site picketing law.
• Voted to study pension plans and the feasibility
of "portable pensions" where workers can transfer
pension credits with them when they change employ-
ment. (See Page 9 of the December CARPENTER
for a report of "portable" plans covering Carpenters).
• Asked Congress to review the National Labor
Relations Act, termed "emasculated" by administra-
tive procedures and subsequent legislation.
• Called for increased urban renewal programs.
• Urged listing of social welfare and public serv-
ice needs and the plans and programs to meet them.
• Proposed federalization of the U.S. Employ-
ment Service.
• Enlisted unions in the fight against poverty,
proposing new measures to assure jobs at decent
wages for all.
• Stressed need for improvement in the wage-
hour law.
• Called for a broad program of consumer pro-
tection.
• Proposed an additional $10 billion annually in
Federal school aid.
• Urged no let-up in fight to achieve equal rep-
resentation in state legislatures.
• lermed "imperative" the passage of the admin-
(Continucd on page 8)
JANUARY, 1966
istration's unciupKn iik'hI coiiipciisalioii hill.
• Called lor more jiolilical action by union mem-
bers.
• Pledged new ellorts to organize the organizablc
30 million workers in the U.S. now outside the AFL-
CIO.
• Re-dediealed the nunement to seek more wage
and salary increases, as well as shorter hours and
fringe benetits. to reverse trend of workers obtaining
less share of national producti\ity.
• Endorsed 17-point program designed to improve
and expand the U.S. merchant marine fleet.
• Adopted a wide-ranging program of improve-
ments for the 1 2 percent of the nation's working force
engaged in public employment.
• Supported the legislative programs of the affili-
ated rail unions in order to protect railroad workers
and the public.
• Pledged support for measures to update and re-
invicorate the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO).
• Urged free labor everywhere to support majority
rule and racial justice in Rhodesia.
• Endorsed the Alliance for Progress in Latin
America.
• Urged restriction on U.S. investments in de-
veloped nations until the balance of payments situa-
tion improves.
• Underscored free labor's support for the Inter-
national Labor Organization and determination to
oppose Communist efforts to win control of the or-
ganization.
• Called for "new approaches, new tactics and new
methods of organization" to strengthen the Interna-
tional Conferation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU.)
• Urged a more vigorous civil defense program,
including construction of group shelters in populated
areas.
• Demanded improvement of the Fair Labor
Standards Act, including raise in minimum wage to
$2 per hour and reduction of basic work week to 35
hours.
jderal legislation to prevent newspaper
• Urged
monopolies.
• Demanded passage of legislation to make pro-
fessional strikebreaking in interstate commerce a
federal crime.
• Called for expansion of labor's efforts to defend
civil rights and civil liberties against the onslaughts of
extremist groups.
• Opposed any form of federal "fair trade" legis-
lation.
• Urged enlargement of the "buy union" program.
• Called on the Department of Labor to update the
Walsh-Healey Act by setting new minimum wages for
construction firms with Federal contracts and inclusion
of fringe benefits in computations.
• Called for a consumer boycott of Stitzel-Weller
Distillers' products; Old Fitzgerald, Old Elk, Cabin
Still and W. L. Weller Whiskies, because of the union-
busting efforts of the firm.
• Called on the federal government to be more
vigilant in protecting the natural resources of the na-
tion and using them for the benefit of the people
rather than selfish private interests and industries.
• Outlined a wide-ranging program of action to
harness and channel automation and the new industrial
technologies.
• Praised the cooperative efforts between seg-
ments of organized labor and universities in advanc-
ing cause of labor education.
• Praised regional aid for depressed areas and con-
demned federal tax loopholes which make for plant
piracy and runaway shops.
• Voiced "unalterable opposition" to privacy in-
vasions by use of lie detectors, hidden cameras, elec-
tronic devices, peepholes and telephone tappings and
called for stricter pertinent laws.
• Supported passage of the pending federal un-
employment compensation act.
• Endorsed federal and state efforts to improve
workmen's compensation act coverages.
• Renewed labor's backing of comprehensive re-
habilitation efforts for the handicapped.
first Time in Competition, First Time a Winner
Though The CARPENTER, the Brotherhood's official magazine, has been
affiliated with the International Labor Press Association since its founding, it
decided in 1965, for the first time, to enter ILPA's annual awards competition.
We are proud to report that your official magazine subsequently won a First
Place Award in Class 2A ("Best Front Page, Magazine Format") for its cover
of April, 1964, depicting hand tools of yesteryear. The judges called the cover
"an interesting subject, an attractive layout, and exceptional photography."
Our thanks to Irwin Klass of Chicago for the idea; to Paul MacAlister, who
supplied the tools and the layout; and to Idaka of Chicago, who took the
photographs.
In the picture at left. General Treasurer Peter Terzick, right, who also
serves as acting Editor of the CARPENTER, accepts the award from AFL-CIO
Secretary-Treasurer William Schnitzler at the ILPA Journalistic Awards Ban-
quet in San Francisco, December 6.
THE CARPENTER
Carpenters, Iron Workers, Kaiser Sign
Interchangeable Oil Platform Work Plan
WORK ASSIGNMENT PACT TESTED AT COOK INLET, ALASKA
RIGHT: The pact is
signed during tlie
opening session of tlie
Building and
Construction Trades
Convention. Signers
included, from left,
John Lyons, president of
the Iron Workers; E. L.
Ilsley, vice president
of Kaiser Steel; and
Maurice Hutcheson,
president of the United
Brotherhood.
The United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners entered into an
historic agreement with the Inter-
national Association of Bridge,
Structural and Ornamental Iron
Workers and the Kaiser Steel Cor-
poration on December 1 in San
Francisco.
Covering the use of composite
crews in the construction of oil
drilling platforms in West Coast off-
shore waters, the contract is believed
to be the first of its kind in the
construction industry.
It will permit members of the
Carpenters and the Iron Workers
interchangeably to work on assign-
ments on the huge, multi-million
dollar structures while they are un-
der construction.
General President Maurice A.
Hutcheson signed the agreement
with John H. Lyons, Jr., general
president of the Iron Workers, and
E. L. Ilsley, vice president of Kaiser
Steel.
The pact was signed at the open-
ing session of the AFL-CIO Build-
ing and Construction Trades De-
partment Convention in San Fran-
cisco, December, 1.
"Would you like to tell this press
conference what you think of the
contract, President Hutcheson?"
asked a Kaiser official at a large
gathering of newspaper reporters
called to announce the pact.
"The fact that I am signing it is
proof that I am in full accord with
the agreement," Hutcheson replied.
"We believe this contract will es-
tablish a new pattern for inter-union
agreement on locations where men
literally live with their jobs," he
continued.
"We feel it emphasizes how nego-
tiations in good faith by represent-
atives of several crafts can resolve
in advance work jurisdiction ques-
tions and avoid work stoppages,"
President Lyons added.
Speaking for Kaiser Steel, Ilsley
observed: "This coastwide agree-
ment is the natural follow-up to
the highly satisfactory interim con-
tract signed with these unions on
our first offshore project which was
in Alaska. There, composite crews
working under difficult winter con-
ditions constructed a major drilling
structure without job jurisdiction
problems whatsoever. It was a high-
ly satisfactory agreement — just as we
expect this one will be."
The area covered by the new
contract extends from the tip of
northern Alaska to the border of
Mexico and it is becoming increas-
ingly important for oil exploration.
Drilling structures already are in
operation off the coast of California
and Oregon and in Cook Inlet,
Alaska.
Last winter the Carpenters, Iron
Workers and Kaiser Steel signed a
composite-crew agreement covering
the construction of a 4,500-ton per-
manent drilling structure in Cook
Inlet. This platform now is being
operated by a group of major oil
companies.
JANUARY, 1966
=:■ TWO FACES OF JANUARY
January takes its name from the old Roman god,
Janus, who was endowed with two faces; one loolcing
forward and the other baekward. He was the god
of doorways, was the keeper of the gate, and the
beginning of the day, as well as of the year, was
sacred to him.
This January, millions of people will, as is the
custom, take a look backward over the past year and
a look forward toward the coming one. They will
assess what their progress has been, the directions
their activities have taken them, and evaluate what
is to be done in the next 365 days.
We in U. S. organized labor, with the welfare of
the vast mass of working men and women at heart,
have reason to look backward over the past legis-
lative year with pardonable pride. True, organized
labor did not achieve 100 percent of its legislative
goals. Important advances were made, however, and
it appears that many legislators are coming to be
more in favor of progressive legislation or, at least,
not so adamantly opposed to it.
Thus we can look forward with a greater degree
of optimism than was reasonable in the past. Probably
labor's number one objective is the repeal of Section
14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Law; a stumbling-block to
writing better contracts and a barrier to effective
organizing efforts.
Make a New Year's resolution to help all you can
during the forthcoming drives for more effective and
liberal legislation. You will be benefiting yourself.
* COMPUTERS HAVE NO JUDGMENT!
Automation is the wave of the future. On this
there cannot be any reasonable argument. More and
more, men are going to be replaced by machines made
of memory banks, transistors, diodes and assorted
electronic gadgets.
But what must not be lost sight of is that any
automated device, no matter hov/ sophisticated, can-
not actually engage in mental processes. It can deduce,
but it cannot induce. It can survey myriad factors
which have been given it, search for inter-relations,
then come up with an answer. But it cannot survey
a given set of circumstances and, in effect, say: "There
is no programmed answer to this problem but, from
EDITORIALS
the available evidence, I THINK (I deduce) thai this
is the answer: . . ."
In other words, no computer or other electronic
programmer can produce any more than has been
previously fed into it by human hands and devised by
human brains. And when Man begins to depend too
heavily on his handiwork he may find to his horror,
like the fabled Dr. Frankenstein, that his "monster"
may destroy him!
The first striking evidence tending toward this con-
clusion is found in the recent "big blackout" of electric
power in New York City and much of the densely-
populated Northeast area. The cause of the blackout
has been traced to a generating station in Ontario,
Canada. When it failed, it triggered a breakdown
over the entire interlocked system of electrical generat-
ing companies and they all fell, like one falling domino
can bring down the whole set.
President Gordon Freeman of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers may have done
the entire economy a distinct service when, in a letter
to the Federal Power Commission, he requested a
probe of the electrical industry to see if it has not, in
fact, become "over-automated" with resultant dangers
to the population.
Freeman believes that the power industry may be
placing too much reliance on automation. He cited
statistics to show that, in the past 10 years, power
generation has risen 106 percent while non-supervisory
employment has dropped 8 percent. He also cited
another survey which revealed that the industry's unit
labor costs have dropped 70 percent in the past
15 years.
Automated control devices can be programmed
to handle any possible FORESEEN emergency (at
least so the computer experts say). But what about
the UNFORESEEN? What about the crisis which
comes along that no one has been able to predict?
What happens then? With a whirring of gears and a
flashing of lights, the unreasoning computer . may
writhe in frustrated electronic convulsions. It fran-
tically looks in vain for an answer to the problem.
But it fails simply because it hasn't been given one!
Soon the acrid smell of burning computer insulation
spreads out across a dark and silent land. After death,
suffering and hardships in the dark, MEN come in
to repair the damage wrought because someone gave
too much trust to an unthinking machine.
10
THE CARPENTER
Angeles Oistrict
Celebrates SOtli Ann
ncil
ry
General President Maurice Hutcheson
led a blue-ribbon list of labor leaders
who attended the 50th Anniversary
celebration of the Los Angeles District
Council, held in the huge Hollywood
Palladium November 26.
The Los Angeles District Council
grew from a determined organization of
six small Carpenter Locals in 1915 to
its present attainment of 35 affiliated
Unions. It is the Brotherhood's largest
district council today.
A Resolution from the Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors was pre-
sented to President Hutcheson by Board
Member Ernest Debs who thanked our
general president for taking time out
from official duties to attend.
In return, Hutcheson thanked the
Board of Supervisors for a gift presented
to him; said he had "at least brought
fair weather after Southern California's
recent record rainstorm" and touched on
economic and political conditions af-
fecting the Carpenters membership.
Master of Ceremonies G. A. McCul-
loch announced many telegrams and let-
ters from those unable to attend. They
included 'Vice President Hubert H.
Humphrey, Secretary of Labor W. Wil-
lard Wirtz and California's Governor
Edmund G. Brown, all of whom praised
the local Council for its 50 years' ac-
complishments.
Council Secretary McCuIloch intro-
duced head table guests who, with Presi-
dent Hutcheson and Board of Supervisor
member Debs, included William Sidell,
Second General Vice President; Patrick
A. Hogan, Executive Board Member; An-
thony Ramos, Executive Secretary-Treas-
urer, California State Council of Car-
penters; local District Council President
Robert L. Hanna; C. J. "Neil" Haggerty,
President Building and Construction
Trades Department; John Cinquemani,
Executive Secretary, Los Angeles Build-
ing and Construction Trades Council;
Thomas L. Pitts, Executive Secretary,
California Labor Federation; W. J. "Bill"
Bassett, Secretary-Treasurer, Los An-
geles County Federation of Labor, and
Peter J. Pitchess, Sheriff, Los Angeles.
State Labor Secretary Pitts lauded
the Carpenters as "an outstanding Labor
organization in the state," pointed to its
many progressive accomplishments and
congratulated the Council on attainment
of its fifty-year milepost and celebra-
tion of its golden anniversary.
"Reach for a centennial," Pitts said,
"and I hope many of your younger gen-
eration of Carpenters will witness that
occasion."
General Vice President Sidell re-
marked on how good it was to "see
so many old-timers present." Long asso-
ciation with them for more than 26
years had taught him "the true sig-
nificance of being a member of the
Brotherhood."
JANUARY, 1966
ABOVE: Blue ribbon guests who helped
the Los Angeles District Council of
Carpenters celebrate their 50th Anniver-
sary at the Hollywood Palladium re-
cently included (L to r.): Thomas Pitts,
executive secretary, California Labor
Federation; Neil Haggerty, president,
Building & Construction Trades Depart-
ment; General President Maurice Hutche-
son; G. A. McCulloch, executive secre-
tary of the District Council; and Second
General Vice President William Sidell.
RIGHT: General President Maurice
Hutcheson is presented with a Scroll of
Welcome by Ernest Debs of the Los
Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
BELOW: Some of the 1500 who helped
celebrate the L.A. District Council's 50th
Anniversary.
11
Stacks of treated core sheets of Micarta flank Crane
Operator Junior Wooten as he expertly eases them into
place in the warehouse of the Decorative Micarta
Division plant. Recent expansion program at the Hampton,
S. C, plant has increased its floor space by 25%.
UPRISE
—Me key word in the
rapid growth of a
Hampton, SX. laminating
plant manned by 991
members of two
Brotherhood local unions
WHEN the Decorative Micarta
Division of Westinghouse Elec-
tric Corporation completes its current
expansion program at Hampton, S. C,
early this year, it will have one of the
largest laminating plants in the world.
Playing an important part in the
growth of the enterprise are 991 mem-
bers of Locals 3130 and 3135, Ply-
wood and Veneer Workers, affiliated
with the United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners of America.
These employes, in performing their
hundreds of jobs, are responsible for
the production of Decorative Micarta
products — best known to the house-
wife for their highly-durable and
easily-maintained surfaces. They are
used in a variety of ways for counter
and table tops, sink and vanity units,
wall covering, partitions, and room
dividers.
Combined with a previous expan-
sion which was completed in- 1965,
the new enlargement will give Micarta
nearly double the previous manufac-
turing capacity. It will feature the ad-
dition of a new laminating press and
related facilities, resin-making and saw-
sander equipment, and more building
space.
Previous 1965 additions to the plant
had included equipment to increase
12
THE CARPENTER
melamine resin manufacturing capa-
city, a high sped phenolic treater,
new sheet finishing equipment, sheet
handling machinery, and buildings to
house the equipment.
The growth history of the Decora-
tive Micarta Division at Hampton,
S. C, shows how employes keep pace
as their employer advances from small
beginnings into a truly major segment
of an industry.
Westinghouse bought Plywood-Plas-
tics Corporation, a small local plywood
firm, in 1951. After operating that firm
for four years, the company estab-
lished its Micarta Division there in
1955.
The first operation, which was de-
voted largely to the production of
Micarta products for industry, was
limited to 541,563 square feet of plant
and 473 employes.
Today the plant has 715,080 square
feet of floor space, with its more than
900 employes. In a single year, it uses
enough paper and cloth to form a strip
30 feet wide, reaching from New York
to Los Angeles.
The plastic known as Micarta actu-
ally owes its origins to the fact that
George Westinghouse needed a ma-
terial to use for insulation in electrical
equipment. His engineers first learned
of the Micarta process when an in-
ventor named Emil Haefely patented
it in Switzerland in 1905. The name
Micarta was officially registered by
Westinghouse in 1914.
Decorative Micarta finds use in the
home but there are other, more spec-
tacular uses. Micarta surfaces appear
in schools. oflRces, hotels, and motels.
It is employed for store fixtures. All
the bulkheads (which means the walls)
aboard many ocean liners are surfaced
with a special fire-proof grade of
Micarta, which must be approved by
the U. S. Coast Guard.
Whether used in homes or luxury
liners, Westinghouse employes turn
out Micarta by the same basic proc-
ess. Material with a paper or cloth
base is run through dip tanks or resin,
squeeze-rolled, and dried in an oven.
Then the material is cut, stacked, and
subjected to high pressure and heat.
(Continued on page 20)
JANUARY, 1966
Saw operator Douglas Tuten operates a double-
trim saw used to cut lengths and widths of Micarta
sheets to standard size. Sheet sizes range from 12 feet
long X 5 feet wide to 8 feet x 2'/2 feet.
Sheets of Micarta,
pre-cut to size, are
packed in cartons by
George Guillory, fab-
ricating inspector.
Harry Nettles feeds sheets of Micarta into
a bottom belt sander. By sanding the backs of
sheets a better bonding strength is obtained
after a special glue is applied to the
sanded surface of the sheets.
13
Lalxn- Charts Course
Coiitiiuied from I'iijjc 4
ing unions against llic anii-union Kings-
port Press in Tennessee eoiiUI luive been
won long ago if union members argued
efl'eelively in Iheir sehool dislricls for
text books earrying the union label.
L'iKler Secretary of Labor John F.
Henning told the delegates that the
union label is "a symbol of creative co-
operalion between labor and manage-
ment,"
The deparlmenl was described by Sec-
retary-Treasurer William F. Schnitzler of
the AFL-CIO as "ihe strong right arm
of the labor movement."
A series of resolutions praised the
support given the activities of the de-
partment by the ladies auxiliaries, the
labor press, and stale and city central
bodies.
• Metal Trades
The Metal Trades Department, with
which the Brotherhood is also affiliated,
held its convention in San Francisco, too.
A stepped-up organization program was
detailed. It will be centered on the
federal employes in Ihe mclal trades in
government installations.
The convention passed a stern resolu-
tion against the proposals to allow foreign
nations to build U. S. ships and voted full
support for a program lo revitalize our
merchant marine.
Among many olher actions taken. Ihe
convention called for a revision of the
Hatch Act. establishment of a 3.'i-hour
work week, and repeal of Section 14(b) of
the Taft-Hartley Law,
• Labor Press
,'\t the convention of the International
Labor Press Association, held imme-
diately before the major labor conven-
tion, the editors of the labor press went
into serious working sessions to evalu-
ate both the strong points and weak-
nesses of labor publications. Outside
newspapermen and professors of journal-
ism critically viewed many of the pub-
lications. Awards were given for excel-
lence in several categories. As previously
noted, Tlie Carpenter won a first-place
award for front cover excellence,
A challenging assignment was given
the editors by AFL-CIO President
George Mcany; the initiation of a mas-
sive publicity and public-relations pro-
gram designed to promote the repeal of
.Seclon 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Law.
Another great service to the movement
would be to rnake the union member
who doesn't attend the meetings "aware
of what is going on."
Kenneth Fiestcr, secretary-treasurer of
the ILPA, noted that it had increased
its membership to 400 affiliates from the
250 which were originally members
when it was founded by a merger of
former AFL and CIO press organiza-
tions.
Ray Davidson, editor of the Oil.
Chemical and Atomic Workers' publica-
tion, "Union News", was elected presi-
dent for a two-year period. Fiester was
re-elected without opposition.
A message from President Johnson
was read to the convention. In it the
President praised "the voice of labor"
as serving an "indispensable function in
our free, democratic society . . . keep-
ing union members abreast of where we
are heading and should be heading."
Union editors, the President said, "re-
fuse to accept a status quo that means
plenty for most and too little for some,"
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THE CARPENTER
I "^ KBanadian Report
'Do It Now' Drive
Spurs Employment
Seasonal unemployment is almost
always a problem in Canada, especial-
ly in the winter months. It aflfects di-
rectly an average of about 250,000
workers annually.
About 40% of these workers are in
construction, and the rest in such in-
dustries as agriculture, fishing and
logging.
Even if only a third of this number
could be provided with jobs during the
winter months, it would mean in-
creased production of about 100 mil-
lion dollars a year, enough to build
about six or seven thousand new
homes, or put about 15,000 students
through university.
Technological progress has made it
easier to increase winter employment
because, for example, concrete pour-
ing is no longer a problem, building
sites are heated and shelter provided
by plastic sheeting.
Machinery has been set up both in
government and industry to try to deal
with the problem constructively. One
method being used is the "Do it now"
campaign of the National Employment
Service. The Royal Bank of Canada
estimates that about one billion dol-
lars annually is the market for home
improvement projects during winter-
time, most of them involving skilled
tradesmen.
Across Canada community commit-
tees have been set up to co-operate
with the national campaign. These
committees represent the municipal
level of government, business, labor
and service organizations. These com-
mittees help survey the extent of sea-
sonal unemployment in their areas,
what skills and occupations are in-
volved and what action should be
taken. They then work with munici-
pal authorities to take advantage of
government incentives and to schedule
civic work to fit in with the winter
employment programs where possible.
The construction industry is said to
be very co-operative in these programs.
Of course it helps them as well as the
community. Year-round work helps
them to keep a reliable work force to-
gether and to spread overhead over
12 months.
The contribution of the National
Research Council has been very valu-
able. Its Building Research division
has done extensive research into the
problems and methods of winter con-
struction and made its findings avail-
able to industry.
The federal government itself pro-
vides a lead to all other levels of gov-
ernment and to industry by arranging
its building programs wherever pos-
sible with the view to increasing win-
ter employment opportunities. At one
of its military camps, for example, a
good part of the construction work
over a four-year period was done in
winter.
The federal government also offers
various incentive programs. The Win-
ter Housebuilding Incentive Program,
and the Municipal Winter Works In-
centive Program are the most impor-
tant.
Considering that seasonal unem-
ployment costs Canadian workers hun-
dreds of millions of dollars in wages,
only partially offset by unemployment
insurance, support of the winter work
programs is certainly good business
for everybody.
Controversial
Settlement
What can you say about a contract
settlement which on the one hand gives
a union substantially what it wants,
but on the other hand is a government-
dictated formula, the virtual equiva-
lent of compulsory arbitration?
This briefly presents the two sides
of the recent settlement in the Cana-
dian petroleum industry. But since
the settlement gave the union protec-
tion against the ravages of automation,
its own position is that it could hardly
have done better.
In September the oil workers started
a strike against the BA Oil company
in Canada, a subsidiary of Gulf Oil of
the United States. Its quarrel was
with all seven big oil companies in
Canada, but it struck one, hoping to
get a pattern agreement for all. It
was getting nowhere with its strike in
Ontario, Saskatchewan and B.C. as
the company used supervisory per-
sonnel to run its refineries.
Then the B.C. Federation of Labor,
backed by most of its affiliates, de-
cided to support the oil workers strike
with a two-day demonstration, called
by the press "a general strike." This
was a touch-and-go tactic. How would
the government, not notably pro-labor,
react?
Almost at the last hour. Premier
Bennett announced settlement terms
and demanded immediate acceptance,
or else. . . . The "or else" was never
spelled out. The terms gave the union
protection against automation and
reasonable monetary gains. It ac-
cepted. The companies were reluct-
ant to accept, but they gave in.
The settlement will likely become
the pattern across Canada for all the
oil companies. Other unions in other
industries might take a look at it too.
Automation is making itself felt. How
to deal with its effects effectively is
still an open question. But one union
thinks it has found at least a partial
solution.
Medicare Talks
Stress Quality
Talk about medicare in Canada is
beginning to place more emphasis on
quality of service. Tendency has been
to concentrate on methods of payment
for health service, public against pri-
vate plans and so forth.
One way to improve health services
is by establishing community health
centres with all medical care and re-
lated services under one roof.
One of the very few Group Health
Centres in Canada is the union-spon-
sored project in Sault Ste. Marie with
20,000 subscribers.
In its first year of operation, this
new Health Centre has reduced the
amount of time its patients spend in
hospitals by two-thirds. The average
time in hospitals in Ontario per 1000
population is 1.770 days a year. The
average for subscribers at the Group
Health Centre is only 684 days every
thousand people.
If this great reduction in hospital
use could be extended to all Ontario,
the savings could run to several hun-
dred million dollars!
How is this "miracle" brought
about? By emphasis on sickness pre-
vention in the Health Centre, not just
on cure.
JANUARY;, 1966
15
A K E
Carpenter-Joiner Tool Kit Was First Self-Help
Package Distributed by CARE In Unique Program
Students at the Vocational Training School at Corfu, Greece, learn the skills of carpentry witli the aid of CARE
woodworking tool kits sent by Americans. Trade unions are giving strong support to this program.
"To those people in the huts
and villages of half the globe strug-
gling to break the bonds of mass
misery, we pledge our best efforts
to help themselves, for whatever pe-
riod is required." — President Ken-
nedy in his Inaugural Address, Janu-
ary,' 1961.
FROM Hong Kong to the Gaza
Strip, from India to Korea, from
Greece to Libya, from Turkey to Latin
America, the generosity of the Ameri-
can people has been warmly and hu-
manely displayed through the CARE
(Cooperative for American Relief
Everywhere. Inc.) self-help program
that was initiated in 1951.
The words of President Kennedy
quoted above express the spirit of
care's people-to-people assistance.
The tools and equipment pictured on
this and the following page go to peo-
ple who realize that tools are only
possibilities and that economic and so-
cial progress depends as much on the
effort exerted by men as on the tools
they need.
16
These tools, contributed through
CARE, are a message from Americans:
they say in some 37 countries that
even though we live a great distance
away we are concerned that you and
your families shall have more and bet-
ter food, better health and an educa-
tion for a more productive life.
Since 1951 a growing variety of
tools, medical equipment and books,
and other educational supplies have
been packed and distributed as stand-
ard "CARE Packages," taking their
place along side the food packages
which have made CARE a household
word in the United States and abroad.
To ensure that equipment selected
for Self-Help packages meets speci-
fications and requirements for effec-
tive work overseas and to guarantee
that cost of bringing tools to the needy
be held to an absolute minimum,
CARE has developed unique facilities
and procedures.
One of the most important CARE
Self-Help tool kits is the specially as-
sembled carpenter-joiner kit. Such a
kit was the first to be designed by
CARE when, some 15 years ago, the
original concept of CARE was broad-
ened by adding a variety of self-help
tool packages to the original food gift
parcels. The first carpenter and cabi-
netmaker tool kits were designed for
distribution in post-war Germany, Aus-
tria, Italy and other European coun-
tries where budding craftsmen tradi-
tionally must own the tools of their
trades before they can serve appren-
ticeships.
Since the inception of the CARE
program, Americans have contributed
nearly $760 million worth of goods
to our less fortunate brethren around
the world. All of this has been given
with "no strings attached" — We ex-
pect nothing in return except the reali-
zation that we are helping someone
to obtain the dignity and nobility de-
serving of the human person.
All contributions to the CARE Self-
Help program should be sent to: Lee W.
Minton, CARE Inc., 660 First Avenue,
New York. N. Y. 10016
THE CARPENTER
CARE Woodworker's kit, containing 20 items, costs $20.
Yoiiny Me\ii;iii ciirperiler and his sister happily sur-
vey contents of tool kit just received as a gift from
an American contributor to the CARE program.
Ingenious villagers in (he Philippines solve the need for a community center with the aid of CARE tools.
At the left, two Filipino carpenters are shown putting their
carpenter tools to constructive use; below left, fishermen in
the village of Farallon, Panama, built a sturdy boat under a
CARE Self-Help program; and, below, two Ecuadorean In-
dians learn how to use tools of the woodworking trade.
JANUARY., 1966
17
i^®DO(^ff*U§]fl(!
JOOO
. . . those iiiemhers of our Brotherhood who, in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to public offices, have won awards, or who have, in other ways, "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following:
Championship Carpenter Pole Vaulter
Jack Tyniec, age 20, has proven him-
self quite a remarkable young man —
both as a student and an athlete.
He presently is working his M'ay
through college as a third-year appren-
tice in Local SOS, Brooklyn, N. Y. He
has accumulated 90 credits toward a
bachelor of arts degree in psychology at
Manhattan College and is keenly inter-
ested in the labor movement.
But his greatest claim to fame is pole
vaulting. He probably is the best car-
penter pole vaulter in the nation. In
1964 he M'on the Junior Metropolitan
A A U Championship in pole vaidting.
During the past winter season, he es-
lablished his personal record at 13'6".
He is a Manhattan College record holder
as well as the Bruce Track and Field
Club.
What amazes spectators and sports
columnists is his small build — 5'6", 115
pounds. He packs such a powerhouse of
explosive capability that friends call him
"Mighty Mite."
In February 1965 he won the Metro-
politan Intercollegiate Championship.
He has received extensive write-ups in
the New York Times and Journal
American.
Jack graduated from high school as
a valedictorian. During his high school
athletic career, he won numerous medals
in hurdles, relays and jumps. In his
junior and senior years he concentrated
on pole vaulting winning both years the
Greater New York City Catholic High
School Championships.
He is not the only pole vaulter in
his family. His two younger brothers
Mark, 17 and Christopher, 12 are ardent
vaulters. The boy.s' father Matthew, a
member of Local 257, New York, was a
pole vaulter himself in his youth. He
acts as a coach to his sons.
LION OF MONTH— Joe Renteria. son of
Luis A. Renteria who is a member of
local 42.''. I-!1 I'aso. Icxas. was nanictl
l.ion of the Month by the Downtown
I. ions Club of \i\ Paso. Joe is a senior
at Bowie High School and plans to
enter Georgetown University in Wash-
ington. D.C. to study law. He was
recommended by the Lions for his civic
and scholastic services in his conimu-
nilv.
APPRENTICESHIP CONTEST — The annual
Florida Apprenticeship Contest, spon-
sored by the Florida Slate Council of
Carpenters, was held recently in Miami.
Participants and winiwrs included, left to
right, Chris Shernuin, Local 1194, Pen-
sacola; Henry Tuliszewski, Local 1966,
Miami; John Romberger, Local 696,
Tampa; Chuck Packevica, third place.
Local 627, Jackson; Charles Branch,
second place, Local 819, West Palm
Beach; and John Colquitt, first place,
Local 1394, Ft. Lauderdale.
RACING ROOKIE— Sam McQuagg. mem-
ber of Local 1723. Columbus, Ga.. re-
cently was named the 1965 NASCAR
(stock car) rookie of the year by NAS-
CAR president Bill France. The 29-year-
old carpenter started in 13 Grand Nation-
als this season. He placed third in the
Bristol 250. seventh in Darlington's Rebel
300 and eighth in the Dayton 500. He
drives a privately-owned 1965 Ford.
HEROIC t^CTS— Members of Local 985,
Gary, Iiid.. honored two members with
Heroism Award Plaques recently. Mrs.
Wiley E. Nunn, left, accepts an award
in honor of her late husband, who was
drowned July ! 7 while attempting to save
two youths in the Little Calument River
in Portage, Ind. Presenting the award
is John C. Lowe, president of Local 985.
Receiving the second award is James
Lewin, right, who rescued three fellow
craftsmen overcome by nitrogen fumes
inside a tank at the Linde Air Oxygen
plant in Gary.
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THE CARPENTER
V
HOME STUDY COURSE
BASIC MATHEMATICS
Unit IX
This and succeeding units will deal with geometric
figures and the methods of determining linear, area and
volume measurement. The preceding units stressed the
basic functions and elements of mathematics which will
be used in the computing of the measurements of these
various geometric figures.
Measurements may be taken directly by using a type
of measuring tool or instrument such as the rule, steel
tape, steel square, compass or protractor. When it is
impossible or impractical to make a direct measurement,
it is necessary to calculate the measurement by some
mathematical procedure.
Linear measure involves the measurement of the length
of a line. The measurement is expressed in terms of
inches, feet, yards or miles in this country while the metric
system is in common usage in other parts of the world.
Perimeter means the distance around a plane surface.
The actual perimeter of any geometric figure on a plane
surface involves the direct measurement of each side of
the given figure. The sum of the measurements of each
side equals the perimeter of the figure. The perimeter of
some geometric figures on a plane surface may be de-
termined by the use of a specific formula.
SQUARE— By definition, a square
(Fig. 1) is a four sided figure with
all sides of equal length and all
angles equal. The perimeter of a
square equals the sum of the four
sides. Since all sides are equal, the
perimeter equals four times the
measurement of one side. The
formula:
P (perimeter) = 4 S (sides)
Example:
Find the perimeter of a square
with a side 4" long.
P = 4S
P = 4 X 4^ 16 inches
s
Fig. 1
RECTANGLE— By definition, a rec-
tangle (Fig. 2) is a four sided figure
with opposite sides equal in length
and all angles equal. The peri-
meter equals the sum of the sides.
If L = length of long side and
W =. length of short side, then
P = 2L -f 2W or P = 2(L -I- W).
Example:
Find the perimeter of a rectangle
with sides 12" and 6" in length.
P = 2rL -f W)
P = 2(12 -1- 6) = 2 X 18 = 36
inches
JANUARY., 1966
L
Fig. 2
PARALLELOGRAM— By definition, a
parallelogram (Fig. 3) is a four
sided figure with opposite sides
equal in length and parallel to
each other. The perimeter equals
the sum of the sides.
If S = length of long side and
s = length of short side, then
P = 2S -I- 2s = 2(S-t-s).
Example:
Find the perimeter of a paral-
lelogram with a long side of 12"
and a short side of 8".
P = 2(S + s)
P = 2(12 -f 8) = 2 X 20 = 40
inches
HEXAGON— By definition, a regu-
lar hexagon, (Fig. 4) is a six sided
figure with all sides of equal length.
The perimeter equals the sum of
the sides. Since all sides are equal,
the perimeter equals six times the
measurement of one side.
If S =; length of a side, then
P = 68.
Example:
Find the perimeter of a regular
hexagon with sides 5" in length.
P = 6S
P z= 6 X 5 = 30 inches
OCTAGON— By definition, a regular
octagon (Fig. 5) is an eight sided
figure with all sides of equal length.
The perimeter equals the sum of
the sides.
If S = length of a side, then
P = 8S.
Example:
Find the perimeter of a regular
octagon with sides 6" in length.
P = 8S
P = 8 X 6 = 48 inches
CIRCLE— By definition, a circle (Fig.
6) is a plane figure bounded by a
single curved line with all points
on the curved line the same dis-
tance from a center point. The
perimeter of a circle is called the
CIRCUMFERENCE.
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
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\ line iii:i\vn from the center point
of ;i circle to ;i point on the cir-
ciintference is called the RADIL'S
|i) of the circle. (Fig. 7)
AiKlilion;il definitions concerning the circle ;uul ciiciiUir me;is-
iircnients nre needed to solve pioblenis on the job ;ind to
imderst;ind ;ingiil;ir nieasiireniert'- which will he presenleil in
the next unit.
ARC
Fig. 7
A line drawn through the center
point of the circle and extending
both wavs to the circumference
is called' the DIAMETER (d) of
the circle. (Fig. S)
Fis. 8
Note that the diameter is twice the length of the radius.
Thus, d = 2r.
A constant factor called Pi (tt) is used to determine circular
measure. The numerical value for tt is 3.1416. The fraction
22 '7 is commonly used to compute circular measure.
Formulae have been developed to calculate circular measure.
The formula to calculate the circumference of a circle is:
C (circumference) = tt d (tt x diameter)
or
C = 27rr (2 X T X radius)
Example 1.
Find the circumference of a circle with a diameter of 14".
C = 7rd
C = 22/7 X 14 = 22/7 x 14 = 44 inches
Example 2.
Find the circumference of a circle with a radius of 9".
C = 2 TT r
C = 2 X 3.1416 X 9 = 56.5488 inches
An ARC is a portion of Ihc cir-
cumference. The portion of the
circumference AB in the drawing
is an arc. (Fig. 9).
A CHORD is the straight line
which joins the ends of an arc.
AB is the chord formed by join-
ing the ends of the arc AB.
A SEGMENT is the area of the
circle included between an arc and
a chord.
A SECTOR is the area formed by
two radii and an arc.
PROBLEMS:
Determine the perimeter of the following squares:
1. Sides = 6" 2. Side = II" 3. Side = 2'6"
Determine the perimeter of the following rectangles:
4. L = 14", 5. L = 2'3". 6. L = 6'8",
W = 9"
W = I "4"
W = 2'9"
Determine the perimeter of the following parallelograms:
7. S = 9", 8. S = 2'3", 9. S = 8'2",
s z= 8" 8 = 8" s = 2'2"
Determine the perimeter of the following regular hexagons:
10. S=IO" II. S = 2r' 12. S = 3'4"
Determine the perimeter of the following regular octagons:
13. S = 4" 14.'s=10" 15. S = 2'6"
Determine the circumference of the circles with:
(Use fractional value of w.)
16. d = 10" 17. d = 21" 18. d = 2'4"
19. r = 6" 20. r = 14" 21. r = 3'6"
SEE ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS ON PAGE 33
Enterprise
Continued from Page 13
Pressures of approximately 1 .200
pounds per square inch are applied to
the stacks of treated materials.
Decorative Micarta takes its pat-
terns and colors from the materials
which are next to the molding surface
when put into the press. To create a
decorative table top, for instance, a
"sandwich" composed of several sheets
of core material, a print sheet, and an
overlay sheet is placed between stain-
less steel pressing plates.
When heat and pressure are ap-
plied, the sheets of paper form a single,
inseparable unit. The overlay sheet,
translucent in its uncured state, be-
comes transparent upon curing, invis-
ibly protecting the pattern beneath.
The resulting surface, smooth and
hard, exhibits the decorative pattern.
An unsual tribute has been paid to
Micarta employes by Dr. D. E. Bald-
win, general manager of the Decora-
tive Micarta Division.
"Other facets of our business — such
as sales — are of course responsible for
the very rapid progress of our product
througli the years," Dr. Baldwin said.
"But without the initiative and hard
work of our production employes, the
expansion of our plant facilities would
have been impossible. They deserve
a major share of the credit."
•
Automation, a 20th-century Iryword,
goes bacic nearly two centuries. In 1784
an entirely automatic flour mill was set
up outside Philadelphia. From the mo-
ment grain entered the continuous process
plant until it emerged as flour, no human
labor 11(75 required.
•
Some 90 percent of Canada's 19.516.-
000 people live within 200 miles of the
United States border, the National Geo-
graphic Society says.
Full Central Body
Affiliation Urged
San Francisco — All AFL-CIO unions
have been urged to appoint an official
to work with the AFL-CIO coordinator
of state and local central bodies in a
renewed effort to bring about the com-
plete affiliation of all local unions.
The convention reaffirmed the posi-
tion adopted four years ago in strongly
urging all national and international
unions to press their locals to join the
bodies.
Noting that affiliation "has not in-
creased to any significant extent," the
resolution called on member unions to
develop programs to implement the pol-
icy. The appointment of a "responsible
official" to work with the AFL-CIO co-
ordinator was suggested as the best first
means of formulating a program.
Federation President George Meany
praised unions which now have 80 percent
or more of their local unions fully affili-
ated at the state and city level.
20
THE CARPENTER
But Not in Cash!
Poor man who pays debts
Is richer by far
Than welcher who drives
Big Cadillac car . . .
— Mrs. Peter Preiner
Moose Jaw, Sask.
UNION DUES — TOMORROW'S SECURITY
No $ale!
The boy was trying to make a rep
as a wit at a New Year's Eve party
to impress the rich girl he hoped to
marry. "Sweetie, you should have
seen it," he told her. "I asked that
funny-looking little old boob who the
fat dame with the moustache was
and he nearly turned blue before
telling me she was his wife!"
"hlow funny!" she shot back.
"What else did Dad say?"
BE SURE IT'S UNION
Killing Retort
The elderly, pot-bellied gent was
admiring the young chick sunning her-
self in Miami. When whistles and
winks failed, he finally waddled over
and began with, "hloney, where have
you been all my life?" To which the
cutey replied: "For the first forty
years or so I wasn't born yet!"
— Warren Tarbert, Jr., Baltimore, Md.
BUY AT UNION RETAIL STORES
The Defense Rests
"Do you have a criminal lawyer in
town," a tourist asked an oldtimer.
"Well, we think so," the gent
mused, "but we can't prove it."
No Poetry, Please!
In several unhappy instances, contribu-
tors have sent in verse to which they signed
their names as authors although, as a matter
of fact, they had taken the verse from copy-
righted publications. Since it is obviously
impossible for us to know which poems have
been previously published and which are. In
truth, original, we are compelled to pass up
all contributions of verse. This does not
apply to our monthly limerick but we do
ask limerickers not to send us any more from
Ogden Nash. Make up your ownl
Department of "Oops!"
The young mother was sitting In
the breakfast nook when there was a
knock at the back door. Thinking it
was her daughter, she called, "hiere
I am darling."
Silence. Then a deep voice boomed:
"This is not the regular meter reader,
ma'am."
UNITED WE STAND
It Makes Scents
"This house," stated the real estate
man, "has both good and bad points.
To show I'm honest, I'm going to tell
you about both. The disadvantages
are that there is a paper mill one
block south and a slaughterhouse one
block north."
"What are the advantages?" in-
quired the prospective buyer.
"You can always tell which way
the wind is blowing."
REGISTER AND VOTE
Jerked Off the Job
The most unfortunate fellow we
know is the soda jerk who was fired,
hie couldn't pass his fizzacle.
This Month's Limerick
There was a young lady named Kate
Who was intent on learning to skate,
hter friends, for a game
Gave Kate a new name . . .
Niagara . . . 'cause her falls were so
great!
—Rita Pederoda, Palisades Pk., N. J.
Phone/ Business
The sailor was telling the judge how
the fight started: "I was in this phone
booth, talking to my girl when this
guy came in and threw me out. This
made me a little sore but what really
burned me up was when he tossed
my girl out, too!"
— Maurice Howes, Pittsfield, Mass.
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
Selfish Man!
The doctor has two children, ac-
knowledged to be the prettiest chil-
dren in the district. The new resident
asked who they were.
"They're the doctor's children," re-
plied his 10-year-old cousin. "hHe's
always keeps the best for himself."
TAKE PART IN UNION AFFAIRS
Soundly Successful!
The new apprentice in our local
union spent $80 on a self-improve-
ment program and, after only six
months, he is a vice president cf the
furniture factory where he started.
Seems his program was on a tape
recorder he smuggled into The Boss's
office during the New Year's Eve
office party!
USE UNION-MADE TOOLS
Necks to Nothing
Many a starlet has made it to the
top because her clothes didn't.
JANUARY, 1966
21
By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Brother Goetz at 021 fi S.W. Iowa Street, Portland, Ore. 97201
Busy Black Bears
Rated high on the hunter's calendar
is the black bear, found in every state
in the union except Rhode Island. New
Jersey. Delaware and Kansas. It's a
worthy game animal, but its predatory
instincts must be noted. Occasionally
blacks bears kill domestic livestock and
the flesh-craving marauders must be de-
stroyed, or stock-owners suffer great loss.
The black bear is not a true hiberna-
tor. In the south it may sleep for a few
days or a week at a time. In the north
it may den up in November and stay
denned up until April. It may be awak-
ened readily and leave the den when
aroused.
A 300-pounder may give birth to a
twelve-ounce offspring. Litters may range
from one to three. When cubs emerge
in spring they weigh from four to sL\
pounds. They can toddle and weigh any-
where from 45 to 80 pounds when they
den with mama again in the winter.
Mother bear is an affectionate but
stern parent. There's a record of a lost
male cub chased up a tree by another
female. Eventually the mother found it
by detecting the scent at the base of it's
temporary refuge. She knew her baby
was aloft and grunted loudly for him.
The cub eventually sidled to the ground
where the mother talked to him in low
grunts and squeaks, affectionately nuz-
zling him, then assuming a reclining
position while he and sister drew from
nourishing breasts.
They are good swimmers, can swim for
five miles at a clip. Their range is usually
limited to within a five to ten mile radius.
An injured adult, or a lost cub. may cry
— a high-pitched bawling — for hours.
It is when the cubs are small that the
mother is most
dangerous. She will
protect her young
against man or
beast. At the first
sign of danger she
chases her cubs up
a tree and stands
sentinel below,
keeping them treed
until the danger is
over.
Although a
heavy, cumber-
some-looking ani-
mal, it's a creditable runner, capable of
doing 25 miles an hour if the need is
urgent. It is agile, sometimes displaying
trapeze-artist ability. A two-hundred-
pound female can relax completely when
sprawled lengthwise, with legs dangling,
on a tree limb only four inches in di-
ameter.
The black bear's diet is varied. They'll
eat almost any-
thing — ants, in-
sects, honey, fruits,
berries, roots, li-
chens, leaves, nuts,
mice, fish and car-
rion. It's not a rare
sight to see old
bruin saunter up to
a well-filled gar-
bage can and at-
tack it as Fido
would a well-filled
bowl of Friskies.
Frowned upon, and
long since discouraged, is the piaclice of
feeding beais in public forests. Prior to
this they were particularly responsive to
sweets — candy, cake and coke.
One Boiiiiciii}> Bunny
Louis Halpin. a incniher of Local 60.
Indianapolis, and his wife Rose, arc ar-
dent rabbit hunters. Brother Halpin
reached Ihc philosophical conclusion
after his last hunt thai "you can't win
'em all."
After hunting all day. Rose and Lou
rested on a pile of lumber and Rose
nipped the only cottontail of the day as
it crept out of the wood pile.
Mr. and Mrs. Halpin take a break.
Tattoo Your Dog
The following from Mrs. Francis J.
Smith whose husband is a member of
Local 1128. Elmhurst. Illinois:
"Your recent column tip to dog own-
ers, regarding lost dogs, was a good one,
but may I suggest an additional safe-
guard?
"Many of us have adopted the prac-
tice of tattooing identification marks on
our dogs which are Weimaraners and
seem to look much alike. Only the owner
or people familiar with the breed can
tell them apart. The last three digits of
the AKC registration number in the right
ear or on the right flank is the usual
acceptable tattoo. This tattoo, with the
certificate of registration, is proof of
ownership that will stand up in any
court.
The Resnick Bill, HR 9743, will make
it a federal offense to transport stolen
animals across state lines. Our club, the
Weimaraner Club of America, and other
such groups, are urging passage of the
bill which would do much to prevent
thefts, and help in recovering stolen dogs.
Light, Easy Pike
John Nagel of Kitchener, Ontario,
doesn't let the cold weather deter him
from his favorite outdoor pursuit — fish-
ing. On the opposite page is a photo of
John with a northern pike he took, using
the "light and easy" method, a wandlike
spinning rod topped off with four-pound
test line! The lunker tipped the scales
just under 18 pounds and measured
37'/2 inches from nose to tail. John's a
member of Local 1940.
22
THE CARPENTER
John Nagel and his pike.
Teenager's Lunker
Chalk up a lunker Dolly Varden trout
for 1 3-year-old Patricia Perding, daughter
of John Perding, a member of Local 1251
and a resident of Port Coquitlam. British
Columbia. It weighed 4'/2 pounds and
was taken from the Coquitlam River, not
far from the kitchen door.
Bird's Lifesaver
We hear that John Severson of Pasco,
Washington, will have to give up trying
to break the smoking habit by munching
on Lifesavers — that is if he intends to be
a successful hunter of upland game birds.
John reached into his pocket for a
cartridge while pheasant hunting; in-
serted it. and when he flushed a bird,
pulled the trigger. All he heard was a
faint click instead of the expected blast.
He opened the chamber to see what
the trouble was and out dropped a cylin-
der of Lifesavers. His shotgun shell was
still in his pocket!
Canadian Bears
Getting back to the subject of black
bears, here's a photo of Lee M. Smith of
Cougar Callers
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Lee Smith loaded with bear.
Pottsville. Pa., a member of Local 228.
Lee and his partner took two large blacks
up Canada way — about 75 miles by In-
dian trail out of St. Lazar.
The ISrotliers Sehmidt and predator.
Brothers Donald L. and James L.
Schmidt, both members of Local 1319.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, are unique
cougar hunters. Instead of the usual
method of employing dogs to track the
wary predator, they "call them."
Here's proof of their skill — a prize
mountain lion that measured seven feet
and weighed 175 pounds. It was called
up, tracked down, then dispatched with a
357 magnum in a canyon near Clines
Corners, New Mexico, over the 4th of
July weekend.
Mother Goose
A female Canada goose caught re-
cently in Greenville, Pa., wore a leg band
dating back to 1944 when she was liber-
ated in Ontario, Canada, making her a
real live Mother Goose.
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WASPS, hinls, oilers, ele-
phants, and apes use simple
tools. They are among the rela-
tively few animals known to tlo
so.
Most erealiires make do with
what they are given by nature.
the National Geographic Society
says. For instance, the mole uses
efficient digging claws in place of
a shovel; the beaver fells trees
w ith teeth used as a saw. But a
few animals pick up handy ob-
jects and employ them for a
variety of purposes.
A wasp of the Ammophila
genus provisions its burrow, then
plugs its opening with loose
earth. Sometimes the insect will
hold a tiny pebble or a bit of
wood in its jaws and tamp the
soil into place.
The black-breasted buzzard of
Australia is a thief of emu eggs.
total of 2,2.n hangs on the anvil,
reported Professor K. R. L. Hall
of Britain's Bristol University.
He watched the animals through
binocLilars and a telescope in
California's Point l.obos Natiu'c
Reserve.
"Occasionally an otter re-
tained the same stone for several
feeding episodes, diving and sur-
facing again and again with the
same one," Dr. Hall wrote. "Ap-
parently the otter retained the
anvil stone in its armpit while
diving and collecting another
mussel. After eating the crabs,
it reached under its right arm
and produced and placed on its
chest the same distinctive stone it
had used during previous feed-
ing episodes."
Scientists do not know how
the otter manages to dislodge
large abalones from beds of rock,
TOOL-USING ANIMALS
Mother Nafure solves the eternal
quest for food and shelter
To crack the large, leathery eggs,
the buzzard flies aloft with a
stone in its claws and dive-bombs
the clutch.
The Satin bowerbird of Aus-
tralia paints the inner walls of its
bower with a bark wad held be-
tween the tips of its beak. The
"paint" is a pulp of charcoal or
shredded bark mixed with saliva.
The California sea otter is the
only nonprimate mammal known
to use a tool to obtain food. The
otter dives to the seabeds off
California and brings up crabs,
urchins, mussels, and abalones.
To crack open the mussels, he
hauls up a rock about five inches
in diameter, places the stone on
its chest to serve as an anvil,
grasps the mussel with both
paws and bangs it repeatedly un-
til the shell is broken.
"We watched one otter feed-
ing entirely off mussels for one
hour, 26 minutes, during which
time it brought up and cracked
open 54 mussels, requiring a
but marks on the shells suggest
that the otter may also use a
stone for this operation.
A female elephant has been
seen spanking her calf with a
sapling apparently pulled up for
the purpose. Elephants also have
been observed using sticks as
backscratchers. Domesticated
goats sometimes scratch their
backs with straw.
The manufacture of tools was
long believed to be an ability of
man alone, but zoologist Jane
Goodall, whose study of wild
chimpanzees in Tanzania is sup-
ported by National Geographic,
has established that the big black
apes modify natural objects' and
turn them to useful ends. Chim-
panzees in Gombe Stream Re-
serve often find twigs and strip
them down to use in probing
termite mounds. The insects
cling to the twig stems when they
are withdrawn, providing a feast
for the chimps.
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25-Year Pins and Journeyman Certificates
MELBOURNE, FLA. — Local 1685 of Melbourne recently presented 26 of its members with 25-year membership pins. This
totals 734 years of membership. Presenting the pins was Jack Sheppard, international representative. Front row, left to right,
Kurt Gerhardt, 29 years; Clarence Ledbetter, 29 years; H. W. Hubler, 41 years; Christian Thomassen, 45 years; Jack Shep-
pard, international representative; William Arens, 41 years; Otto Reeves, 25 years; and C. R. McClelland, 27 years. Second
row, left to right, W. L. Farabee, 26 years; E. L. Schnopp, 25 years; Tcddie Groomer, 28 years; Harry Lundgren, 28 years;
H. L. Tryon, 27 years; Leo Robidoux, 25 years; Theodore Zimmerman, 25 years; Everett K. Shimp, 27 years; Earl Powers, Jr.,
25 years; and L. H. Richards, 26 years. Eight men eligible for pins, but not able to attend the ceremony include: John F.
Engle, 45 years; Kenneth Feltenberger, 26 years; C. W. Jordan, 27 years; John Musial, 29 years; John L. McKinney, 27 years;
Joe Nicchirco, 28 years; A. J. Sayne, 25 years; and B. J. Wenecke, 28 years.
Reunion of Caigary Local 1779 Old-Timers
CALGARY, ALBERTA. — Members of Calgary Local 1779 attending the recent banquet in their honor are seated, left to right,
Peter Erickson, Lome Mills, Maurice Schlagel and Collin Roulson, Center row, left to right, W. Page, J. Fegyvemeki, Pat Mattei,
president of Local 1779; 50-year member George McDougal, J. Gittel and Sam Belanger. Back row, left to right, Alex Mark-
strom, O. Lonvik, A. Lundmark, Executive Board Member George Bengough and M. Neelands. (Story on Page 34)
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with a 50-year pin at a meeting of the Executive Board. He has been Local 43's
financial secretary for the past 30 years. Attending the presentation ceremony were,
front row, left to right, Joseph McGrath, trustee; Daniel F. Leary, president; Joseph
Moynihan; M. J. Barry, treasurer; and Francis McDonald, business agent. Back row,
left to right, are Edward McDonald, recording secretary; Clarence Walker, warden;
John Perretti, vice president; Al Cekanovich, trustee and Joseph Cyr, trustee.
Carpenters Honored by Local Union 368
LINCOLN, ILL. — The men shown above were recently honored by their local union.
L. to R.; Ora C. Newman 32 yrs. service; Orbie Lightfoot, past pres. 20 yrs.; Edw.
Weyler. Intl. Rep.; John Q. Slabaugh, Bus. Rep. 20 yrs.; Roy Maupin 27 yrs.
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Veteran Local 1280 Members Receive Service Pins
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Local 1280 honored its 25-year members recently,
including front row, left to right, Marshall Johnson, John Cabral, Harry Keller, A. J.
Robinson and Walter Egnew, past business representative pin. Back row, left to right,
Andrew Schwarz, Ray Westlund, Russell Mercer, James Walker and A. D. Warner.
Also receiving a past business representative's pin, but not shown, was Joe Kiefer,
presently chief field representative of the Joint Drywall Training Committee of
California.
Graduation Certificates Presented by Local 626
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Trades Council. Left to right: Alfred Howard, Jr., Chairman of Apprentice Commit-
tee presenting certificates, Dominic Russo, Pasquale Paoli, Joseph Muzzi, Robert
Collins, Norman Jackson and Kenneth Coldiron.
Local 109 Honors 25 Members
SHEFFIELD, ALA.— Local 109 of Sheffield had its fourth 25-year pin ceremony
recently. Pins were presented to, seated, left to right, H. K. Slatton, C. E. Stroud,
Noah F. McGee, Hobson Price, Joe Countiss and Ben Busby. Second row, left to
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Chicago District Council Graduates 62 Apprentices
Chicago. 111. — The Chic;igo District
Council recently hekl apprentice gradua-
tion exercise for 62 men. Many of the
local unions afliliatcJ with the District
Council were well represented.
Among special guests were representa-
tives of the Builders Association, the
Building Trades Council, the State AFL-
ClO. the Bureau of Apprenticeship Train-
ing of the Department of Labor, several
schools cooperating in the training pro-
gram, and the State Department of Trade
and Industrial Education.
Jack Stevenson, first vice president re-
tired, was the featured speaker. The
evening was co-chairmaned hy President
of the District Council Ted Kenney and
Secretary Charles A. Thompson.
The exercises also introduced Duffy
Dardar who was selected recently as ap-
prentice coordinator to expedite our re-
cently revised and expanded apprentice
training program. As usual the serving
of an elaborate butTet luncheon was
planned.
Receiving journeymen certificates were:
Louis Affarano. F.arl W. Anderson,
Richard Baggio. John Beatlie, Loren
Berggen, John Breseman. Michael Ca-
pelle. Renato Carani. Robert Cederholm.
Walter Cetera. Robert L. Christoph.
Raymond Dahlman. Eugene Davis, James
Di Bernardino. Daniel M. Diletti. James
Dixon, Dan Emmerick. Patrick Erklin,
Terry Forman, David D. Heath, Robert
Heinrich, Robert Hosack, Lawrence D.
Johns, Carl R. Jiuen, Howard Kildahl,
Kenneth Kompcrda, Ronald Kosnar,
Richard Kralik, Peter La Mantia. Warren
N. Lang. Paul Larocco, Vernon L.
Leuenhagen, Walter Ligocki, Jr., Claude
J. Lilly. Jr., James Long, David Martin.
John J. Miller, William C. Morgan,
Leonard Mueller, Irvin Rex Osborn.
Charles Peak. Arthur Peters. Paul Peter-
sen, Arthur Provis, David Raeilcker,
Richard Rohlfing, Joseph Eugene Smith,
Michael Stasuk, Jr., Walter F. Sleyer,
Michael Sullivan, Kenneth Timon. James
Triolo, Chas. N. Tronvig. Thomas Vail,
Joseph Vicari, Edward Ward, Philipp
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Two Pennsylvania Locals Honor Veteran Members
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HARRISBURG, PA. — At the annual family Carpenters' Picnic
held by Local 287, 25- and 50-year members were honored
with service pins. Also invited to attend the picnic were the
25- and 50-year members from sister Local 677, Lebanon, Pa.
Receiving the pins were, left to right (* belong to Local 677,
Lebanon, Pa.): 1st row — George Basehore, J. Hummel Hosier,
Thomas U. Eyer, Donald L. Wagaman, Clayton D. Rupp, Wil-
liam H. Hocker, Sr., William M. Longenberger, Delvin G.
Rodgers, John Rydberg, Adrian Versprille, Raymond Watson.
2d row — Monroe Mease,* Ralph D. Eckert, Roy D. Witmer,
Jr., J. Cletus Hertzler, Louis Bertell, Lawrence Hammaker,
Donald Kipp, Harry Webster, Raymond A. Stewart, Harry J.
Taylor, Herman Burgner. 3d row — Emanuel Ventura, C. Edwin
Miller, William Korff, James Loser,* Amos Ginder, Ralph
Forry, John Cascarino.* Not able to be present were: Harry
Kock, Henry Larsen, Ernest D. Johnson, Adam R. Thomas,
George O. Pick, Jacob Books, Jr., Bruce D. Slothower, Leighton
P. Zengc, Albert Elliott, Alex Kadingo, Lester J. Slothower,
George D. Bishop, Joseph Brisuda, Paul Kemp, Charles Kitz-
miller, Joseph R. Kyle, Earl L. Murray, James H. Ross, Jack
Straw, Ross Trego, Louis J. Bertell, John W. Clippinger, M. Ray
Cobaugh, William A. Cressler, Millard L. Dubbs, Edward J.
Foster, William H. Hoffman, Harry G. Kennedy, Ralph L.
Lyons, Sr., Harry Shields, Joseph M. Shope, Arthur Hopple,
Harold Larsen, Norman S. Shade, Paul Witmer, Sr. From the
Lebanon Local No. 677 not present were: William Sando, Irvin
Gerhart, John Plymire, Joseph Shirk, and Herbert Burkett.
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50- Year Pins Awarded
CENTERVILLE, IOWA— A 50-year
membership pin was presented recently
to Paul Ozanicli, left, by Local 597 Presi-
dent Lester Bott. Brother Ozanich has
been a member of Local 597 since Sep-
tember 11, 1915.
50- Year Pins Awarded
MADISON, WIS.— Arthur Boeker, left,
and James Lendborg, center, are pre-
sented their 50-year pins from Local 314
President Faust at a recent meeting of
the Madison Local.
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William Lawyer, right. Brother Buckley
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and permits that he has paid over his
many years of membership.
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HOBBS, N. M. — Alex Simon recently was presented with a cake and a 65-j'car pin
from Local 2342 of Hobbs for his continuous membership and service to the United
Brotherhood. He was initiated into Local 16, Springfield, Illinois, November 1, 1899
and transferred to Local 2342, January 10, 1943. At the presentation ceremony
were, left to right, William Tucker, Charlie B. Medlin, Alex Simon, T. J. Walker,
Paul Stout, president of Local 2342; Clifford Grogan and Harrell L. Henley business
agent and financial secretary.
50- Year Pin Presentation
CHICAGO, ILL.— Members and officers of Local 1367 of
Chicago had the pleasure of decorating three Brothers with
a gold pin in commemoration of their having fulfilled 50 years
membership in the United Brotherhood. Shown in the accom-
panying picture are, front row, left to right, Torsten Gustaf-
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to right, R. W. Hansen, recording secretary; Lars Hommeland,
vice president; Ingvald PoUestad, financial secretary; and Emil
Johnson, president, who officiated in the presentation. Follow-
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L.U. 1978,
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Local 1120 Awards Pins to 65 Members
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bers with pins for service of 25 years or more. In the center of the picture Inter-
national Representative Lyle Hiller presents Herman Schmunk a pin for 39 years
of membership. Other pin recipients include, left to right, Frankie Carlo, Financial
Secretary Peter Beach, James Gibson, Ernest Baldwin, Clyde Serven, Harold
Harding and John Anderson. Sixty-five members with service of 25 years or more
received pins.
Local 3170 Annual Pin Party
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.— Local 3170 recently held its annual Pin Party for mem-
bers having 25 or more years membership in the United Brotherhood. The picture
shows, left to right. Earl Welch and James J. McDonald being awarded pins by Inter-
national Representative Ed Hansen, Central California District Council President
Jack Reeves, Business Representative of Local 3170 Phil DeVita and President of
Local 3170 Cliff Lungstrom.
Completion Certificates to Local 1685 Apprentices
MELBOURNE, FLA. — Completion certificates for carpentry from the joint appren-
ticeship committee of Local 1685, were presented recently to graduates, left to right,
Charles E. Garrison, Lloyd Greene, James B. Garrison, Solomon Smiling, James W.
Wilson and William H. McClendon by Willis W. Keesler, instructor, and Charles
B. Teague, secretary to the apprenticeship committee. In the back row, left to right
are William G. (Georgia Boy) Sanders, recording secretary; William H. Oxendine,
president of Local 1685; and Willard VanHoose, business representative.
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Heiirv Kaiiioske Honored al Tcsliiiionial Diiiiiei*
MILWAUKEE, WIS. — A blue-ribbon group of business, civic and labor leaders recently turned out to honor Henry Kanioske,
who has retired as Secretary of the Milwaukee Carpenters' District Council. Hank had been a member of Local 1053 for 30
years prior to his retirement. A highlight of the testimonial dinner was the presentation of a color TV set to the guest of
honor. Leading participants are shown left to right above: Charles Rosenau, Sylvester Collins, George Eberhardt, Michael
Balen, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kamoske, Howard Bruce, Raymond Gazinski, and John Scioli.
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Kamoske (seated center). Standing left to right: John A. Zancanaro, president, Mil-
waukee Building Trades Council; Robert Strenger, Gen. Rep.; Charles Rosenau,
president, Local 1053; J. F. Friedrick, president, Milwaukee County Labor Council;
and Ronald Stadler, president, Wis. State Council of Carpenters. Seated, left to right:
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15 Members Honored by Indiana Local Union
ELKHART. IND.— Fifteen members of
Local 565 were honored recently for 20
years or more of service.
Those honored and their length of
service were Ora Newman, 32 years;
Frank Emmert, 28: Roy Maupin, 27;
Gordon L Yoder, 25; Jacob R. Brown,
Vern A. Schooley and Harold Leeper,
24 each; Floyd F. Coplen, 23; Raymond
A. Nelson, 21. and Charles E. Davis,
Edward L Keil, Thomas E. Monschein,
John Nagy Sr., Orbie W. Lightfoot and
John Q. Slabaugh, all 20.
Edward Weyler, international repre-
sentative, was guest speaker at the meet-
ing. The original charter for the local
was issued in 1900 with dues 25 cents per
month and wages 25 cents per hour. Pres-
ent membership is 142,
Officers in Local 565 are John L,
Perkins, president; Ruben G. Perkins,
vice president; John Q. Slabaugh, finan-
cial secretary and business agent; Paul
V. Franklin, recording secretary; Ernest
R. Sisk, treasurer; Henry I. Ott, conduc-
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E. Monschien, William B. Grames and
Kenneth R. Henderson, trustees and ap-
prentice commission, and Robert J. Gem-
ber, apprentice commission.
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THE CARPENTER
Local 1189's Fifth Aimiveirsary
COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO— The
fifth anniversary of Columbiana County
Local 1189 was celebrated November 13.
Milan Marsh, secretary-treasurer of the
Ohio State Council of Carpenters, pre-
sented service pins to five members who
have 25 or more years continuous mem-
bership in the United Brotherhood. Re-
ceiving pins were, front row, left to right;
Bernard Cunningliam, 25 years; Earl
Broadbent, 25 years; and Edgar Beaver,
39 years. Back row, left to right, Milan
Marsh; Richard Beagle, 25 years; Wil-
bur Morlan, president of Local 1189,
and Andrew G. Myers, Jr., executive
secretary of the Steel Valley Carpenters
District Council and recording secretary
of Local 1189.
25th Anniversary Banquet for Local 513
I'ORT ALBERNI, B.C.— Three charter
members of Local 513, Port Albemi,
pose with their president at a recent
itanquet commemorating the 25th anni-
versary of the founding of Local 513.
Left to right, are W. Thompson, L. Wag-
nusson, President F. G. Trebett and G.
Lund.
LEFT: Brother G. Lund, left, receives
his 25-year pin from F. G. Trebett,
president of Local 513.
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Local 1280 Conducts
Pin Presentation
Mt. View, Calif. — The officers and
mcnihers of Local 1280. Ml. View. Cali-
fornia, paid tribute to their 2.'i-year mem-
bers at the Annual Presentation of Pins
Party held recently. General Representa-
tive Charles Nichols made the presenta-
tions. Included among the special guests
were Mrs. Charlies Nichols, Anthony
Ramos, executive secretary of the Cali-
fornia Stale Council of Carpenters, Mrs.
Ramos, F. O. Jorgenson, executive secre-
tary of the Santa Clara District Council
of Carpenters; Mrs. Jorgenson and other
local and state officials and their wives.
Festivities followed the presentations
with a gala evening of dancing and fun.
Quantities of food of all description were
served by Ladies Auxiliary 554. There
were drawings for prizes for all and a
$100 U.S. Savings Bond was given to
the lucky winner from among the last 25
persons to donate to the Local 1280
Blood Bank.
Local 39 Awards Pins
In Recent Ceremonies
Cleveland, Ohio — Twenty members of
Local 39 of Cleveland received either
25-year or 50-year pins during cere-
monies this year. Nearly one half of the
entire Local 39 membership carries either
25-year or 50-year pins.
Receiving 25-year pins were Joseph M.
Bacik, Ladimer Cerny, Joseph Cisar,
John Januska, Joseph Krejci. James
Pergl. Frank Polacek, Henry Rozhon,
Laddie Slaby, Anthony Sourek, Jerry
Sourek Jr. and Joseph Vimr.
Fifty-year pins were awarded to Joseph
Homolka, Joseph Humr, Alois Jahn,
Charles Masa, Bedrick Plesmid, Joseph
Riha, James Senft and Frank Urban.
Calgary Local 1779
Honors Old-Timers
Calgary, Alberta — A banquet and
social hour were held recently by Local
1779 of Calgary in honor of its old-
time members, two of whom have
been continuous members for 50 years,
George McDougal and Andrew Peter-
son.
Members having 25 years of member-
ship also were honored including: Alex
Markstrom. M. Schlogal, O. M. Lonvik,
A. Lundmark, Mel Neelands, J. Fegy-
verneki, J. Gittel, S. Belanger, Peter
Erickson, Lome Mills, and C. Roulson.
The highlight of the meeting was the
presentation of these pins by Executive
Board Member George Bengough. Mrs.
Bengough also attended.
Editor's Note: A picture of the hon-
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General Secretary Richard E. Livingston introduces tlie two
recipients of the 25-year membership pins, Thomas Gill and
John Chambers. Standing left to right: recipients Thomas Gill
and John Chambers; President of Local 964, Patrick J. Camp-
bell; and General Secretary Richard E. Livingston. Seated:
Business Representative of Local 964, Frank X. Kearsey.
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U. S. Congressman John Dow reads scroll on plaque which was
presented to the President of Local 964, Patrick J. Campbell.
Left to Right: Frank X. Kearsey, business representative of
Local 964; Patrick J. Campbell, President of Local 964; and
U. S. Congressman John Dow.
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Rockland County. N. Y. — Local 964
of Rockland County held its annual din-
ner-dance October 30. More than 500
members and guests attended.
Chairman Frank X. Kearsey welcomed
members and friends. Then the toast-
master. President Patrick J. Campbell of
Local 964, introduced the distinguished
guests. Monsignor James Cox delivered
the invocation to begin the festivities.
As customary at this annual affair.
Local 964 honored its senior members.
General Executive Board Member
Charles Johnson, Jr., presented a 50-year
pin to John Hunter for continuous serv-
ice in the organization. General Secre-
tary Richard E. Livingston presented 25-
year pins to John Chambers and Thomas
Gill.
Nicholas Valentine, New York State
Deputy Commissioner of Labor, was on
hand to present graduation diplomas to
the members who have just completed
their apprentice training course.
In conjunction with this affair, the
Local raffled a color television set, the
proceeds of which were donated to the
Jewish and Protestant Chapels that are
to be erected at Rockland State Hospital.
Present to receive this generous donation
were the Reverend Ernest Churchill and
Rabbi Abraham Krantz. The winner of
the color television set, Brother William
Kopchak, was also present at the affair.
As in previous years. Local 964 hon-
ored certain members of the Brotherhood
by presenting plaques in recognition of
their outstanding service. Receiver of
the first plaque presented at this event
was General Executive Board Member
Charles Johnson, Jr., for his years of
dedication and knowledge devoted to the
labor movement. Local 964 always has
had a fondness and respect for this man
and felt that this award was long over-
due.
Patrick J. Campbell, president of Local
964, received a plaque for outstanding
service and untiring devotion to the Local
and its members. Apparent from the
ovation received upon this presentation,
the membership agreed with John Dow,
General Executive Board Member
Charles Johnson, Jr. reads scroll on
plaque presented to him by General Rep-
resentative Patrick J. Campbell.
U.S. Congressman, who made the pres-
entation, that this was an award well
deserved.
Another plaque was presented to
Joseph Lia. New York State Organizer,
by Business Representative Frank X.
Kearsey for outstanding service in the
labor movement. Vice President William
Sopko presented a plaque to Mr. and
Mrs. Edward DuBois for their efforts in
publishing "The Carpenter's Journal."
Business Representative of Local 964
Frank X. Kearsey shakes hands with New
York State Organizer Joseph Lia after
presenting him with plaque.
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Rosa, Guseppe
Sexton, Maurice
Spore, Fred
Urban, Vincent
L.U. NO. 11,
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Asher, Harry M.
Caldwell. William
Lavery, Robert E. Sr.
L.U. NO. 12,
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Aitcheson, Clayton
Duerr, George
Sforza, Mariano
L.U. NO. 19,
DETROIT, MICH.
Davis, James A.
Elsen, George
Griffey, Merle
Nikonowicz, Walter
Orr, Reuben
Perrault, Clarence
Vollmar, Claude
Wainscott, Charles A.
L.U. NO. 54,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Dusek. John
Vosehla, Anton
L.U. NO. 64,
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Arnold, H. L.
Bennett, H. E.
Cave, Samuel
Cundiff, W. S.
Franke, J. J.
Kennedy, J. H.
McConnell, William R.
Tapp, Orville
Sherril, D.
L.U. NO. 72,
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
Corbett, Thurston
Molhoek, John
Rook, Raymond, Sr.,
Ryan, George
Seidel, Harry
Tapper, John
Van Der Veire,
Theophile
L.U. NO. 74,
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Ashley, Buford, T.
Ault, Lon
Brooks, James T.
Dunson, Wallace W.
Gilreath, Dewitt
Haddock, Walter
Johnson, William Nick
McCommon, R. H.
L.U. NO. 100,
MUSKEGON, MICH.
Anderson, Lloyd H.
L.U. NO. 101,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Fenner, Kenneth
Griffin, Leonard W.
Sepp, Mihkel
L.U. NO. 129,
HAZLETON, PA.
Balliett, John R.
Gaylor, George W.
L.U. NO. 142,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Change, Leo
Lambert, Herman Ted
Veldhuizen, John
L.U. NO. 174,
JOLIET, ILL.
Forsythe, Dudley
L.U. NO. 198,
DALLAS, TEXAS
Bryant, George M.
Crawford. A. A.
Davis, Jessie
Evans, Leonard
Henley, Edward
Morris, R. H.
L.U. NO. 200,
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Aleshire, Charles
Grim, David
Sipple, Allen
L.U. NO. 213,
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Appelt, C. E.
DeLaney, L. C.
Evans, D. B.
Groschke, H.
Knox. L. L.
LeCroy, Ernest
Lem, R. R.
Meece, D. G.
Menefee, M. B.
Passeman, William
Poindexter, J. W.
Ragland, James, Jr.
Richardson, Thomas
Sailer, J. W.
L.U. NO. 226,
PORTLAND, ORE.
Elkins, Arthur
L.U. NO. 231,
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
Carlson, Gustav
L.U. NO. 301,
NEWBURGH, N. Y.
Jones, Ira A.
L.U. NO. 344,
WAUKESHA, WIS.
Banks, Warren
L.U. NO. 359,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Haug, John
Klein, George
Schaeffer, Herman
L.U. NO. 450,
OGDEN, UTAH
Chilson, Jerry
Doxey, Jack C, Sr.
Nordmark, Ralph
L.U. NO. 453,
AUBURN, N. Y.
Robbins. Charles
Rogers, Harry
L.U. NO. 512,
ANN ARBOR, MICH.
Hamaker, Alfred
L.U. NO. 710,
LONG BEACH,
CALIF.
Bope, George
Carlson, Axel
Decker, J. W.
Smith, Elmer E.
Wheeler, George W.
L.U. NO. 764,
SHREVEPORT. LA.
Boatright, M. U.
Hankins, Charles C.
Palmer, Lyle G.
L.U. NO. 925,
SALINAS, CALIF.
Burr, William
Dutra, Joseph, Jr.
Knox. Bartlett L.
Strange, Roland L.
L.U. NO. 946,
LOS ANGELES,
CALIF.
Goldsmith, W. E.
Mace, Clifton
Sullivan, G. E.
Swenson, Herman
L.U. NO. 1089,
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Galloway, Thomas P.
L.U. NO. 1128,
LA GRANGE, ILL.
Heydorn, Julius
L.U. NO. 1164,
BROOKLYN, N..Y.
Ovetsky. Henry
Schafner, Max
L.U. NO. 1379,
NORTH MIAMI,
FLA.
Paul, Robert, Sr.
L.U. NO. 1394,
FT. LAUDERDALE,
FLA.
Lewis, Adolph
L.U. NO. 1397,
ROSLYN, N. Y.
Anderson, LeRoy W.
Anderson, Sigurd
L'Hommedieu, Arnold
L.U. NO. 1437,
COMPTON, CALIF.
Ebeling, Carl H.
L.U. NO. 1456,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Carlson, Emil
Makinen, John
Nylund, Johannes
Mikko, Ollikka
Peglit, John
Shevorland, John
L.U. NO. 1570,
YUBA CITY, CALIF.
Williams, Claude C.
L.U. NO. 1590,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Bakersmith, William E.
Bryant, George A.
Harley, M. M.
Haug, Thorlief
Raber, Willis
Thompson, Joseph R.
L.U. NO. 1650,
LEXINGTON, KY.
Berryman, Samuel
Floyd, Al
Fraley, Herbert R.
L.U. NO. 1665,
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Sheffield, A. J.
L.U. NO. 2007,
ORANGE, TEXAS
Amacher, L H.
Fontenot, R. S.
Golson, Albert
Hammers, T. N.
L.U. NO. 2020,
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
Pappert, John C.
L. U. NO. 2164,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Sarrett, E. H.
L.U. NO. 2212,
EAST ORANGE, N. J.
Kucha, Stephen
Tucker, David
L.U. NO. 2288,
LOS ANGELES,
CALIF.
Anderson, True E.
Jensen, George T.
Smith, William N.
L.U. NO. 844,
CANOGA PARK,
CALIF.
Garban, Joseph L
L.U. NO. 848,
SAN BRUNO, CALIF.
Reed, Charles
L.U. NO. 871,
BATTLE CREEK,
MICH.
Livingston, Arch
L.U. NO. 929.
LOS ANGELES,
CALIF.
Akmal, Saeed
Espinoza, Alfonso T.
Garland, John S.
Harris, Charles
Hullinger, Spencer
Johnson, Albin J.
Larson, Helmer
L.U. NO. 944,
SAN BERNARDINO,
CALIF.
Alwerth, Michael
Andreasen, C. Norby
Finney, W. E.
Jack, William A.
Rosten, Robert
Savage, R. A.
Sherrill, Fred
Wies, Gale
L.U. NO. 950,
LYNBROOK, N. Y.
Olsen, Nicholas
L.U. NO. 982,
DETROIT, MICH.
Batchelor, Glenn
Martin, Jack Harold
L.U. NO. 998.
BERKLEY, MICH.
Bass. Outjert
Blaisdell, Frank
Bourgeois, Germain
Charboneau, Hermon
Dominick, Emil
Reynolds, William
Schroeder, Frank, Sr.
Wilkins, George
L.U. NO. 1006,
NEW BRUNSWICK,
N. J.
Casagrande, Joseph
Holsworth, Harold
Worthge, Kenneth
L.U. NO. 1078,
FREDERICKSBURG,
VA.
Brown, James
Deitz, CUfford R.
L.U. NO. 1089,
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Carlson, Lester
Wahlberg, J. W.
L.U. NO. 1292,
HUNTINGTON, N. Y.
Pauley, Jacob
L.U. NO. 1323.
MONTEREY, CALIF.
Bechman, R. M.
Jefferson, Charles E.
L.U. NO. 1367,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Gustafson, Fred
Hansen, John H.
L.U. NO. 1386,
ST. JOHN, N. B.
Tyner, John
L.U. NO. 1397,
NORTH HEMP-
STEAD, N. Y.
Cornell, George W., Sr.
Gilbody, George
JANUARY, 1966
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L.II. NO. 1400.
SANTA MONICA,
CALIF.
Bowman, Willard T.
Brackin. O. I.
Davis. Richard E.
Rohorlson. Krnest L.
Thomas, Charles E.
Youngstrom, Algot T.
L.l'. NO. 1423.
CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS
Green, A. W.
Shelton, William O.
L.l'. NO. 1485.
LA PORTE, IND.
Knoll. Oscar
L.U. NO. 1497.
EAST LOS ANGELES,
CALIF.
Brown. Frank W.
Danielson. John W.
Davis, Walter E.
Hussey, E. R.
L.U. NO. 1598.
VICTORIA, B. C.
Morton, H. Sidney
L.U. NO. 1650,
LEXINGTON, KY.
Montgomery, Raymond
Robinson, C. W.
L.U. NO. 1693.
FOREST PARK, ILL.
Buck, Albert
Carlson, Charles
Fredricks. Raymond
Galloliii, John
Nelson, John
Watson, Delbert
Weeks, Percy
Winning, Sam
L.U. NO. 1725,
DAYTONA BEACH,
FLA.
Acton, Jacob W.
Beck, Oliver
McBee, Samuel T.
L.U. NO. 1779,
CALGARY,
ALBERTA
Griffiths, Colin S.
Hansen, Floyd
Helzer, John
Hendricks, William
Krznarick, Frank
MacFarlane, William
Stott, Charles E.
Turnbull, Robert W.
Walaker, Calvin J.
L.U. NO. 1784,
CHICAGO. ILL.
Orafsik, John
Schwartz, Robert M.
Sekta, Ancrew
Von Bargen, Albert
L.U. NO. 1822,
I'ORT WORTH. TEX.
llallam, C. J.
L.U. NO. 1835,
WATERLOO, IOWA
Dyer, Alfred
Sommer, Arthur
L.U. NO. 1846,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Badker, Walter
Eumont, Victor
Evans, C. A.
Fischer, Charles
Jarrell, Jessie
Perez, Earl
Perrin, Jules
Prevost, Gus
L.U. NO. 1851,
CARYLE, ILL.
Konig. Edwin L.
L.U. NO. 1881,
FREMONT, NEBR.
Anderson, George L,
L.U. NO. 1886,
BRIGHAM, UTAH
Romer, Victor
L.U. NO. 1908,
HOLLAND, MICH.
Miedema, George
Zoet, Henry
L.U. NO. 1913,
VAN NIIYS, CALIF,
Benzenhofer, Charles
Burris, Perry J,
Hampton, E. T.
Hans, Henry W.
Markgren, N. F.
Martinez, Jesus
Rock, George H.
L.U. NO. 1941,
HARl FORI). CONN.
Lemire, Lucien
Stockmann, Martin
L.U. NO. 2075,
CARRIER MILLS,
ILL.
Walton, James Henry
L.U. NO. 2101,
MOOREFIELD,
W. VA.
Bohrer, Jerry Wayne
L.U. NO. 2133,
ALBANY, ORE.
Alford, Leonard
Vines, Thurman R.
L.U. NO. 2155,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Maschgan, Peter
Simon, Stephen
L.U. NO. 2164,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Vicker, John
L.U. NO. 2265,
DETROIT, MICH.
Bufe, Otto
Conado, Sam
Johnstone, .Sam
Pulver, Harry
L.U. NO. 2274,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Costa nlini, Leonard
L.U. NO. 2288,
LOS ANGELES,
CALIF.
Largent, Thomas Elijah
Perez, Albert R.
L.U. NO. 2435,
INGLEWOOD, CALIF.
Jackson, Richard B.
McDonald. J. N.
Morrison, Leroy
L.U. NO. 2477,
SANTA MARIA,
CALIF.
Castell, Marvin
Johnston, Frank W.
Lewellyn, Morgan S.
L.U. NO. 2618,
SEATTLE, WASH.
Hull, Kenneth
L.U. NO. 3127,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Darnowski, Michael
Muller, Henry J.
Philadelphia District Council Donates $6,000 to Dental Clinic
Philadelphia, Pa.— A check for $6,000
was presented to the University of Penn-
sylvania School of Dental Medicine No-
vember - by the Metropolitan District
Council of Carpenters for the dental
school's Special Patient Clinic.
Accepting the check on behalf of all
clinic patients was 12-year-old Janet
Riddell. She is a pupil at the Home of
Merciful Saviour for Crippled Children,
a resident school and therapy center for
children with cerebral palsy. She re-
ceives regular dental care at the clinic.
The ceremony took place in the main
operative clinic. Robert H. Gray, secre-
tary of the District Council and John
Anello, West Philadelphia business rep-
resentative, presented the check. They
headed the drive to raise the funds.
Other participants were Dr. Lester W.
Burket, dean of the dental school, and
Dr. Manuel M. Album, director of the
clinic. Dr. Album is assistant professor
of operative dentistry.
The Metropolitan District Council is
comprised of 27 local in the five-county
Philadelphia area. Contributions which
made up the gift came from the local
unions and companies with which they
have contracts.
The funds will be used to purchase
portable dental drills which can be taken
to patients homes or to institutions and
Gift of $6,000 from the Philadelphia District Council of Carpenters to the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine was presented recently for the Special
Patient Clinic. Accepting the check on behalf of all clinic patients is Janet Riddell.
Others, from left: Robert H. Gray, District Council secretary, Dr. Manuel M.
Album, director of the Special Patient Clinic; Dental School Dean Dr. Lester W.
Burket; and John Anello, West Philadelphia business representative.
to help underwrite the costs of indigent
care. Dr. Album said that families of
chronically ill patients often cannot af-
ford the extensive dental care needed.
The Special Patient Clinic offers un-
dergraduate and graduate dental students
an opportunity to learn the specialized
psychological and medical techniques em-
ployed in treating chronically ill and
handicapped patients.
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—LAKELAND XEWS"^
John Strandberg of Local Union 306, Newark, N. J., arrived at the Home
Nov. 6, 1965.
Alfred B. Coolen of Local Union 83, Halifax, Nova Scotia, arrived at the
Home Nov. 11, 1965.
David E. Nordquist of Local Union 1317. Hammond, Ind., arrived at the
Home Nov. 25, 1965.
Edward Blankenship of Local Union 993, Miami, Fla., arrived at the Home
Nov. 29, 1965.
John Watt of Local Union 72, Rochester, New York, arrived at the Home
Nov. 30, 1965.
Walter C. Hoerr of Local Union 430, Wilkinsburg, Pa., passed away Nov. 2,
1965 and was buried at Oakmont, Pa.
Algot Swanson of Local Union 22, San Francisco, Calif., passed away Nov.
3, 1965, and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Oliver G. Dexter of Local Union 1507, El Monte, Calif., passed away Nov.
20, 1965 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Members Who Visited tlie Home during November
George Voight, L.U. 417, St. Louis, Mo.
W. L. Anderson. L.U. 1648, San Clementi, Calif.
L. A. Wilson, L.U. 665. Amarillo, Texas
J. Winkler, L.U. 483, San Francisco, Calif.
Joseph McJean, Jr., L.U. 12, Syracuse, N. Y., now living St. Cloud, Fla.
Joseph Coleman, L.U. 998. Detroit, Mich., now living Romeo, Mich.
Victor H. Staats, L.U. 1257, Wheaton, III., now living Glenn Ellyn, 111,
H. Anderson, L.U. 7, Minneapolis, Minn.
Morris Gustafson, L.U. 80. Leesburg, Fla.
Arthur S. Angove, L.U. 998, Detroit, Mich.
Frank Tosa, L.U. 257, Flushing, L. I., N. Y.
James Lance, L.U. 132, Washington, D. C.
Oscar Sandholm, L.U. 353, Rockaway Beach, N. Y.
Frank R. Neronha. L.U. 810. Wakefield. R. L
Ernest Harffey. L.U. 432, Atlantic City, N. J.
Anton Nelson, L.U. 53, Katanah. N. Y.
Phil Layne, L.U. 1148, Olympia, Washington
Robert B. Catkcart, L.U. 60, Indianapolis. Ind., now living Clearwater, Fla,
C. D. B. Shows, L.U. 205, Laurel. Miss.
Doss D. Goodwin, L.U. 213, Pasadena, Texas
J. Mumford. L.U. 556, Meadville, Pa.
August Anderson, L.U. 608, N.Y. City
Stanley Jaworowski, L.U. 13, Chicago, 111.
S. Andred Hohn, L.U. 181, Daytona Beach. Fla.
Robert R. Tyler, Sr., L.U. 434. Chicago, 111.
Arthur E. Stern, L.U. 161, Kenosha, Wis.
Alfred J. Akermann, L.U. 419, Chicago, 111.
Casey Kaczmarlk, L.U. 2073, Milwaukee, Wis.
Russell Groso, L.U. 1400, Santa Monica. Calif.
Al Remer, L.U. 1, Sarasota, Fla.
John Fiala, L.U. 895, Tarrytown, N. Y.
Thomas M. Jennings, L.U. 1091, Bismarck, N. D.
J. R. Countiss, L.U. 109, Sheffield, Ala.
Edward T. Gallogly, L.U. 1590, Washington. D. C.
Joseph Rybar, L.U. 54, Chicago, 111.
W. R. Hunt, L.U. 764, Shreveport, La.
R. T. Burr, L.U. 1167, Smithtown, N. Y., now living St. James, L. I., N. Y.
B. N. Johnson, L.U. 181, Chicago, 111.
William Wankervis, L.U. 1209, Clifton, N.J.
George Frinberg, L.U. 257, N. Y. City.
B. C. Cannon, L.U. 345, Arlington, Tenn.
W. W. Cannon, L.U. 345, Arlington, Tenn.
James W. Copithorne, L.U. 860, Framingham, Mass.
William P. Plavnicky, L.U. 115, Bridgeport, Conn.
Owen E. GiUeland, L.U. 13, Chicago, 111.
John L. Dillon, L.U. 501, Stroudsburg, Pa., now living Tampa, Fla.
1966 Poster Girl
WASHINGTON, D.C.— AFL-CIO Presi-
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March of Dimes January Campaign. He
is shown with Lori Ann Wagner, 5'/2
years old, the 1966 National March of
Dimes Poster Girl.
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Construction Cost Institute . . 34
Eliason Stair Gauge 36
Estwing Manufacturing 34
Foley Manufacturing 14
Foley Manufacturing 26
Garlinghouse 33
Harrah Manufacturing 33
Hydrolevel 30
Irwin Augur Bit 35
Kant-Slam 36
Locksmithing Institute 27
Lufkin Rule 23
Miller Sewer Rod 32
Siegele, H. H 26
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M. A. HUTCHESON, General President
When The Right To Dissent Becomes a Disservice
ONE incident marred an otherwise harmonious
and productive convention of the AFL-CIO
last month. During the address of Dean Rusk, Sec-
retary of State, a group of Beatnik-type youngsters
sneaked into the galleries with signs proclaiming,
"Get out of Viet Nam," and "Yankee come home!"
Secretary Rusk paid no heed. In a scholarly and
logical fashion, he spelled out the American stake in
Viet Nam and the reasons why there can be no turn-
ing back.
The standing ovation the Secretary received at the
conclusion of his remarks left no doubts in anyone's
mind as to where the vast bulk of the delegates stood
on the matter.
Later, when a resolution supporting the President
on Viet Nam and censoring those who are burning
their draft cards and picketing the White House
against the present policy came on the floor, several
voices were raised against the resolution. Those who
opposed the resolution insisted that the right to dis-
sent is a fundamental part of American democracy;
and, therefore, there is no justification for censoring
those who disagree with existing policy.
The right to dissent is indeed a precious part of
our heritage. However, no right is absolute. The
right to cry "fire" in a crowded theater when there
is no fire is not condoned by the free speech amend-
ment. It seems to me that the right to dissent on Viet
Nam fell into this category when Viet Cong bullets
mowed down the first American soldiers.
No ofiicial declaration of war exists as of now.
However, the several hundred thousand American
boys in Viet Nam are fighting as valiantly and as
dangerously as any soldiers in any previous wars.
They need the same support and backing that our
troops received in World War I and World War U.
By a stroke of the President's pen, the conflict in
Viet Nam may become declared war any day. If and
when that happens, the acts which the dissenters
are now carrying on would automatically become
treason, punishable by severe penalties, not exclud-
ing death. Therefore, it seems inescapable that those
who militantly undercut the Viet Nam effort, how-
ever lofty the motive, are doing the nation a grievous
disservice.
Shortly before the Viet Nam resolution came on
the floor of the AFL-CIO convention, a resolution
had been passed pledging full support to the strikers
at the Kingsport Press in Tennessee. The Kingsport
employes have been on strike for several years. I
presume that at least a few union members at Kings-
port deserted their unions and returned to work. I
also assume that those who pursued this course were
dropped by their unions. It could be argued they
were being punished for dissenting. However, it
would be illogical to expect the striking. unions to per-
mit these defectors to continue membership and to
allow them to attend union meetings to wave their
checks before the strikers and brag about their over-
time earnings.
It seems equally illogical to me to condone some
Americans undercutting the efforts of our troops in
Viet Nam who are risking their lives to protect the
nation's security.
The only point I make is that there is an analogy
between the situation in Viet Nam and the situation
at Kingsport, Tennessee. The unlimited right to dis-
sent disappeared at Kingsport when the picket line
went on; and I believe that the unlimited right to
dissent ceased in the Viet Nam situation when the
first American soldier died from Viet Cong bullets.
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GENERAL OFFICE:
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA loi Consiiimion Ave , N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT
M. A. HUTCHESON
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Charles Johnson, Jr.
Ill E. 22nd St., New York 10, N. Y.
Sixth District, James O. Mack
5740 Lydia, Kansas City 10, Mo.
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
FiNLAY C. Allan
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
second general vice president
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave.. N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL SECRETARY
R. E. Livingston
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
general treasurer
Peter Terzick
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
2 Prospect Place, Springfield, New Jersey
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VOLUME LXXXVI
No. 2
FEBRUARY, 1966
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Acting Editor
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IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
The U. S. Merchant Fleet Battles for Survival j
Unfinished Business on Capitol Hill /|
Skilled Hands Create Portraits in Wood ^
The Fight for 14(b) Repeal Is Renewed 8
Building Trades Erect a Nuclear Power Plant ^q
Union Efforts Achieve Success in Backpay Case ^3
Cambiano Is Honored Kg
Many Groups Bring Christmas Cheer to Carpenters' Home .... 3^
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 5
Editorials 1 5
Canadian Report |5
We Congratulate 19
Outdoor Meanderings Fred O. Goetz 20
Plane Gossip 23
Local Union News 24
Home Study Course, Unit X 32
Lakeland News 34
What's New? 35
In Memoriam 33
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 4Q
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THE COVER
The portrait of George Washing-
ton, our first President, on this
month's cover is unique in that it is
made entirely of wood. The art of
creating pictures with natural woods
is called marquetry. This word is de-
rived from a Medieval French word
meaning "to checker or inlay," much
in the manner of a chessboard. Mar-
quetry may also involve the use of
ivory, shell, or other materials in ad-
dition to wood.
Were he alive, Washington would
doubtless be a great admirer of such
an artistic use of wood. Washington
was a great admirer of the finer
things of life. He filled his home at
Mount Vernon with beautiful works
of art. Many of these may be seen
even today by visitors to Mount
Vernon since many of the original
furnishings have been returned to his
home. His home, incidentally, is
built entirely of wood, although many
visitors believe it to be of stone be-
cause of the texture paint used on
the exterior. And Washington, as a
farmer, knew woods. Every school
child knows how he is supposed to
have cut down the cherry tree. As a
surveyor in the forests during his
early years, he became well-versed
with the uses and values of various
trees.
For a greater appreciation of the
skills involved in marquetry, read the
article on Pages 6 and 7.
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MOTHBALLS and RUNAWAY FLAGS
By GENERAL SECRETARY R. E. LIVINGSTON
£xecuf/ve Board Member, AFL-CIO Marifime Trades Deparfmeni
FHE AMERICAN Merchant Ma-
rine, as a result of long years of
neglect has dwindled to the point
where it now carries only 9% of
our foreign trade.
It has aged to the point where
90% of our dry-cargo ships and
55% of our tankers are obsolescent.
The Soviet Union is building new
merchant ships at a rate 14 times
greater than ours. Our former ene-
mies on the high seas, Japan and
Germany, are both far ahead of us
in ship construction and registry.
The United States is now down
to 11th place among the shipbuild-
ing nations of the world.
Meanwhile, United States ship-
ping tycoons and investors continue
to undercut American seamen by
registering their vessels under Li-
berian, Panamanian, and other
flags. And by this same dodge they
continue to endanger lives, skirting
U. S. safety inspections under the
foreign banners, which fly above
their vessels.
The recent Yarmouth Castle dis-
aster shocked the nation and ex-
posed the lack of adequate safety
standards on runaway-flag ships.
Such vessels are outside the safety
regulations of the U.S. Coast Guard
except under certain conditions
when in a U.S. port. Consequently,
the Coast Guard is unable to en-
force basic safety requirements im-
posed on all U.S. vessels. If the
crews of runaway-flag vessels like
the Yarmouth Castle could be or-
ganized by American maritime
unions, as many of them strongly
desire, these vessels would not be
permitted to operate without com-
plying with the unions' strict con-
tractual requirements for shipboard
safety.
It is high time that America woke
up to its dangers at sea. With the
Vietnam war mounting in intensity
daily, we may once again be caught
short of oceangoing vessels in time
of national emergency.
AFL-CIO President George
Meany, speaking to the recent con-
vention of the AFL-CIO Maritime
Trades Department, deplored the
sorry state of our merchant marine
and particularly the heavy depend-
ence on our "mothball fleet."
"We have pulled out 51 ships in
the last five years, and now I see
that 25 more are being pulled out
of mothballs and being refitted at
heavy cost," he said. "When they
are all refitted, we still do not have
modern ships. We do not have the
type of ships we should have. . . .
All of this because of a stupid —
and I say this advisedly — a stupid
policy on the part of our govern-
ment over the years."
What a tragedy it would be if the
United States found itself short of
vessels for the Far East run and had
to depend on foreign ships — to keep
our fighting men supplied overseas.
The highly-skilled craftsmen of
our shipyards are scattering for
other jobs, while Congress awaits
proposals for a strong merchant
marine.
The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades
Department, with which our Broth-
erhood is affiliated, has proposed a
six-point program to remedy the
situation. These six-points bear im-
mediate study:
1 . America Comes First. We can-
not put our merchant fleet in moth-
balls every time the State Depart-
ment decides to give away our ship-
.ping business to foreign-flag fleets
under the mistaken notion that this
might improve our international re-
lations. Britain, France and other
so-called allies are now openly
trading with Red China and North
Vietnam, even while our armed
forces are now engaged in defend-
ing South Vietnam against aggres-
sion and the Viet Cong.
2. Subsidies. We don't like them
any more than anyone else. How-
ever, we must face the fact that the
merchant fleets of every other mari-
time power are heavily subsidized
by their governments. Soviet Rus-
sia's fleet is subsidized 100%.
America's fleet is subsidized on a
hit or miss basis.
3. Shipbuilding. A key factor in
any new national maritime policy
clearly must be a well-planned ship-
building program in American ship-
yards on all coasts. Our country
needs a crash program to build in
the United States a fleet of modern,
fast merchant ships. Instead, our
Departments of Defense and Inte-
rior have sounded out the possibili-
ties of building ships in Britain and
even in Poland! This would ruin an
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industry vital to national defense
and economic prosperity.
U.S. shipyards are presently
working at less than 50% of their
capacity. These proposed actions
could easily and quickly reduce this
essential capability to the point of
impotence.
4. Runaway Flags. The govern-
ment must move swiftly to discour-
age the growing practice of deplet-
ing our merchant marine by regis-
tering ships under foreign flags. This
is done by some of the oil com-
panies and other industries to avoid
paying union wages to crews and
to escape payment of U. S. income
tax on profits derived from Amer-
ica's commerce.
5. Cargo Preference. Public Law
480 provides that at least 50% of
government-generated cargoes must
be carried in U.S.-flag ships. The
State, Agriculture, and Commerce
Departments have constantly
snipped at this provision and have
been able to win waivers. This must
be stopped. In fact, we urge legis-
lation to increase the U.S. share of
these cargoes to 75%. Of course,
this would give our maritime indus-
try more business and our maritime
workers more jobs. But it would
also significantly improve our inter-
national balance of payments situa-
tion and it would further impress
upon the hv.ngry people of foreign
lands that the United States of
America is coming to their rescue.
If there are any further sales of
government-surplus grain to Soviet
Russia and other Iron Curtain coun-
tries, the same rule should apply.
6. Labor-Management Relations.
To assure a healthy revival of the
merchant marine, labor and man-
agement engaged in this industry —
as well as government — must mod-
ernize their relations and attitudes.
A long step toward solution to basic
bargaining problems would be uni-
versal acceptance of the principle
that a major share of the savings
accrued from automation and in-
creased productivity must be plowed
back into expansion of shipping
which would create more jobs. Man-
agement must recognize that compe-
tition is desirable but cannibalism is
indefensible. The trade unions must
recognize that unity of purpose must
FEBRUARY, 1966
UNITED STATES superiority at sea was once based upon a thriving ship-
building industry and a powerful Navy. The early engraving above — showing
four vessels under construction at East Boston a century ago— contrasts with
the view of a present-day shipyard below, with only one vessel on the ways.
be accompanied by unity of action
to be effective, while jurisdictional
rivalries must be settled by peace-
ful means.
In making these six points, the
unions of the Maritime Trades have
offered specific recommendations
for legislation to correct the situa-
tion. A resolution adopted at the
recent Maritime Trades Department
Convention in San Francisco called
for legislation to increase the par-
ticipation of U.S. flag shipping in
the cair'age of foreign commerce
from the present level of approxi-
mately 10% to 30% by 1975.
Delegates to the convention also
called for a ship construction pro-
gram from 1966 through 1970 of
65 large vessels per year to be built
in U.S. yards.
President Johnson has received
two sets of recommendations for
Executive action — one from a so-
called Inter-Agency Task Force,
which would "phase out" the oper-
ation of U.S. passenger ships and
the cargo preference law, and an-
other from a Maritime Advisory
Committee composed of labor, man-
agement and public members, which
would expand the merchant marine
"in all categories." We urge the
President to accept the recommen-
dations of the latter group and give
a high priority to enabling legis-
lation in the current session of
Congress.
AFL-aO 1966 LEGISLATIVE GOALS
Unfinished Business
On Capitol Hill
A STATEMENT BY THE AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
T HE SECOND SESSION of the 89th Congress has now
begun. It is our hope and our expectation that in its own
way it will be as historic as the first.
In some respects the challenges which this session must
face are different. Today, the primary concern of the
nation is the shooting war in Vietnam— a grim and ugly
war against Communist aggression, in which increasing
numbers of American lives are being spent.
It should now be clear to the world that the United
States did not want this war and is taking every possible
step, short of surrender, to end it. We in the AFL-CIO
are proud of the unprecedented efforts of President
Johnson to bring the issues from the battlefield to the
conference table. Never before in recorded history has
the most powerful nation on earth gone to such lengths
to reach a peaceful settlement with a weaker antagonist.
We profoundly hope these efforts will succeed. But if
they are rejected, the aggressors must be defeated and
we pledge our full support to that end. No price is too
high in the defense of freedom, and that is the issue in
Vietnam.
But even as Americans die for peace and freedom half
a world away, the nation must carry on the struggle to
extend the blessings of a free society to all within its
borders.
We reject the proposition that social and economic
progress must be suspended because of the costs of
war. Such a suspension could be the costliest penalty of
all. For the strength of American society, on which is
based the spirit of the American people, is the nation's
most powerful weapon on every front.
Certainly the burden of Vietnam must be borne by the
whole of society. The cost must not be at the expense of
economic and social gains such as those pioneered by
this Administration to end poverty and improve education.
America's home-front strength is its major bulwark against
Communist expansion. It should be strengthened, not
undermined, as part of our war effort.
One inherent elemenf in that strength is the American
form of government itself— the system of representative
government which insures that the will of the people will
be reflected by those chosen by the people, and trans-
lated into law. It is on these grounds that we urge the
Senate to make a vote on the bill to repeal Section 14(b)
of the Taft-Hartley Act one of its first orders of business.
We are intensely interested in this bill on its merits. But
we are far more concerned that in the previous session,
against the will of the people and of the Senate itself, an
indefensible filibuster blocked its consideration. Let us
have a vote on the issue— a vote up or down — but let us
have a vote.
There are other pressing items on the agenda. As we
now judge the needs, this session of Congress must also
increase the amount and broaden the coverage of the
federal minimum wage— the most effective means of
combatting poverty.
]/^ IT MUST MODERNIZE and strengthen the unem-
ployment compensation system— the primary safeguard
against catastrophic depression.
l^ IT MUST ACT on urgently-needed consumer legis-
lation—vital to prevent consumer buying-power from being
siphoned off by usurers and profiteers.
l^ IT MUST ENACT the situs picketing bill, endorsed
by this Administration and its three predecessors.
l^ IT MUST GRANT true self-government to citizens of
the District of Columbia— thus correcting an ancient injus-
tice for which there is no possible excuse.
l/^ IT MUST PROVIDE adequate protection and safe-
guards for those Americans seeking to achieve the civil
rights guaranteed by the Constitution and spelled out in
legislation in 1964 and 1965. The authorities in too many
areas of this nation are unable or unwilling to protect civil
rights advocates and the federal government must find the
way to safeguard these men and women.
These now appear to be the major domestic needs.
They will perfect a record which has already assured the
89th Congress a high place in the annals of the nation.
And as it acts on these measures, the Congress must make
sure that the giant strides taken by the first session — in
education. In civil rights, in meeting urban problems, in
the war on poverty and so many more — get the expanded
support and the dedicated administration they need to
achieve their goals.
Even as the fight against totalitarian aggression goes
on, the fight for a more perfect society must be pressed
with equal force. In order to be true to the ideals, the
aspirations and the high principles for which America
stands, such a society must become a reality for every
American.
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Washington ROUNDUP
OUTMODED HOSPITALS with inadequate equipment in the nation's cities would require
$5 hillion to catch up with current needs, estimates the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare. A building program stretching over the next 10 years is
foreseen.
HIGHER CLOTHING PRICES loom, as the government hids against civilians for
garments. A stepped-up military procurement program of military clothing is
putting pressure on manufacturers already pushed by civilian demands. Even
shortages and delayed deliveries are foreseen.
". . . BUT SPARE YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG!"-Barbara Pritchie's Civil War cry from the
window of her Frederick, Maryland home is being sounded in a new context. Laws
are being sought to spare U.S. flags from state sales tax applications.
TRANSPORTING AN EMPLOYE'S auto from his former to his new place of residence in a
job transfer, if paid by an employer, is a deductible expense for him and does not
count as income to the employe, the Internal Revenue Service has ruled.
A SURVEY by the Labor Department reveals there are 163,500 private welfare and
pension plans on file in compliance with the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure
Act. Most common benefit is hospitalization with surgical and medical benefits in
second place. In order, follow life insurance, accidental death and/or dismember-
ment. Dental coverage has increased one-fifth since 1961.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX hit a new record high of 110.6 in November, up 1 . 7 over the
same date a year previous. New reading meant wage rises of from 1 to 3 cents an
hour for about 200,000 workers with cost-of-living clauses in contracts. BLS said
the average take-home pay for a factory worker with three dependents was S90.50.
POSTING A CARTOON in a workshop with the added note "I'll tell you what you can
do with your two-cent raise" is not sufficient cause for firing a worker, decided
the NLRB, ordering an Indiana mechanic re-hired. This over-ruled an WLB3 examiner
who said that posting cartoons was not a legally-protected activity.
LBJ LISTENED to the labor problems of Chancellor Erhard of Germany during his
recent Washington visit. German unions are pushing for raises up to 12 percent,
want a voice in corporate decisions. Increases for German workers can affect U.S.
workers through increased costs of NATO operations.
LABOR WAS BUSY in the first session of Congress, taking positions and making
presentations before committees and subcommittees on 59 different issues. It's
equally busy during the current session.
WAGE-PRICE RESTRAINTS COMING? A bill may be introduced in this session of Congress
to permit a joint Senate-House Economic Committee to function as an informal
"review board" which could call both labor and management segments deemed
"troublesome" onto the legislative carpet. (Up to now the White House has exerted
leverage. )
FEBRUARY, 1966
After Grawe has made his sketch from a photograph, he
plots off on a blueprint all the light and dark areas.
Beginning his creation of a portrait in wood, Grawe
makes a pencil sketch of a suitable photo of subject.
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r
The Story Behind Our February Cover
Skilled Hands
Create Portraits in Wood
The art of marquetry, creation of portraits with
inlaid wood, is being kept alive by Willy Grawe, a
member of Millmen's Local 1220, Portland, Oregon.
Grawe learned his trade 50 years ago as an ap-
prentice in Denmark. Later he went into the business
on his own, building furniture with beautiful inlay
work, some of which was used in luxury liners and
for the King of Denmark's personal salon.
In 1951 he came to the U. S., working in fine an-
tique shops and creating his pictures in wood. He
"paints" landscapes, portraits and other pictures, using
only the natural colors of the woods.
He still uses the jigsaw and several other tools
which he brought with him from Denmark, where he
had already used them for many years.
To make a marquetry portrait, he first chooses a
photo which shows good, strong shadows to bring out
the features. He then does a sketch and a blueprint.
Each fine line on the blueprint will be a saw cut. He
then jigsaws 20 thicknesses of veneer at one time,
following the blueprint. Next he assembles many vari-
colored pieces of different veneers which, when com-
pleted, make up the highlights and shadows of the
marquetry portrait.
Far from wanting to keep any "secrets of the trade"
to himself, Grawe seeks to expand an interest in mar-
quetry. Anyone who wants more information can ob-
tain it by writing him at 8132 S. E. Bybee St., Portland,
Oregon 97206.
Single picture at top shows the veteran marquetry expert
in his shop at Portland, Oregon. He is a member of Mill-
men's Local 1220. Panel of photos at right show, from
the top: Grawe jigsawing veneers l/28th-inch thick on old
Danish saw. Second and third photos show him fitting
jigsaw-like pieces into proper positions. In bottom photo
Grawe shows some of his old-time Danish tools to L. J. Hiller,
member of General Executive Board. Grawe has presented
a marquetry portrait of John F. Kennedy to Mrs. Jacque-
line Kennedy and has presented President Johnson with
a portrait of himself, both seen on opposite page.
FEBRUARY, 1966
The Fight
For 14(b) Repeal
Is Renewed
Beyond a doubt, one of the hottest issues facing
the 1966 session of Congress is the repeal of Sec-
tion 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act.
The House passed the repeal bill in late July 1965.
But the Senate is yet to vote on the measure. A defi-
nite majority of Senators appears to be in favor of
repeal of the Taft-Hartley provision which allows
states to pass laws that forbid unions and employers
from bargaining over the union shop.
The problem is will the Senate now get a chance
to vote on repeal of Section 14(b)? During the 1965
session of Congress Senator Everett McKinley Dirk-
sen (R-Ill.) carried out a lengthy end-of-the-year
filibuster to prohibit the Senate from casting its votes
on repeal. As this issue of the Carpenter goes to
press the Senator promises to resort to similar filibuster
tactics when the bill is scheduled to go before the
Senate on January 24.
The filibuster, when used to its intended purpose,
is an important safeguard of our democratic system
of government. Its purpose is to insure full debate
on an issue, to give the minority time to rally its
forces and arguments, and to give all concerned the
chance for a second look at what the majority pro-
poses.
But when the filibuster is abused, as Mr. Dirksen
has done to prevent the Senate from voting on the
repeal bill, then our democratic process is being
perverted.
The case for repeal of Section 14(b) is quite clear
and reasonable. Should an employe, who must by
law receive all wage increases and improvements in
working conditions negotiated by the union, be per-
mitted to enjoy all of these benefits without being re-
quired to pay his proportionate share of the costs of
maintaining the union?
The majority of this nation's workers do want the
union shop. For almost four years the law required
a secret ballot labor board vote before a union could
ask for a union shop. The results were so embarrassing
(97% of the elections won, 91% of the votes cast)
that the sponsors of the requirement also sponsored
its repeal.
People generally are opposed to the compulsory
You Left Him for Dead, Huh?"
open shop. Only 19 of the 50 states now have com-
pulsory open shop laws. And consider, if you will,
recent state votes against so-called "right-to-work"
laws in California,- Colorado, Idaho, Ohio, Washing-
ton, and Oklahoma. Only Kansas voted "for."
The union shop is intrinsically fair. Under the fed-
eral law, a union that has won recognition as the bar-
gaining agent has an inescapable legal obligation to
give equal protection to every worker, including those
who may have opposed the union. It is quite reason-
able and correct for unions to desire all workers to
share in the responsibility of maintaining the union,
when all workers reap the benefits of the union. This
is all that a union shop requires and all that repeal
of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act will require.
At the San Francisco Convention of the AFL-CIO
in December, organized labor made itself explicitly
clear on the issues at stake in repeal of Section 14(b).
In a convention resolution more than 900 delegates
urged the Senate to take up the House-passed repeal
bill "as one of the first orders of business . . . and
proceed with every reasonable dispatch."
Personal liberty, or freedom from compulsion to
join a union, is not a legitimate argument against re-
peal of Section 14(b). A householder has to pay his
share of taxes to support the local fire department.
We all pay taxes to state and federal governments in
return for a variety of services given to all Americans.
A union shop is another example.
Any continued filibuster against a Senate vote on
repeal of Section 14(b) must be halted. The Senate
has an absolute right to vote on repeal of the bill. The
principles of democracy demand no less. Let the
Senate vote.
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WRITE OR WIRE TODAY.' Your opinion is needed on Capitol Hill ihis week . . . this
month . . . this year! Your union's efforts to get Section 14(b) and "right to wreck" laws
repealed were stymied last year by a Senate filibuster. Similar roadblocks are threat-
ened in ihis session of Congress. Join your fellow Carpenters in a mass writing and wiring
rally. Tell your Congressman and Senators that you want 14(b) repealed NOW. Write
or wire any, or all, of the following: The President, The Vice President, Your Senators,
Your Congressman . . . Washington, D. C. Ask Western Union for its special rate on Per-
sonal Opinion Messages to Washington.
Should 'right to work' laws be repealed?
YeSr they bring dissension, says this employer
By Milton J. Shapp, president and board chairman, Jerrold Electronics Corporation^
ADVOCATES of Right-to-Work laws
claim they are trying to protect
the rights of the individual worker. An
altruistic motive, to be sure. But have
you ever heard of any workers" group
sponsoring a Right-to-Work law? On
the contrary, you usually find man-
agement— misguided management —
backing these laws.
I think its time we got rid of the
phony issues. The primary motive be-
hind Right-to-Work laws is union-
busting. They aim to weaken strong
unions, destroy weak unions, and exert
enough pressure in non-unionized
areas to prevent unions from starting.
Now, let me tell you my own ex-
perience with unions. Things went
along pretty smoothly until we had a
union raid. There I was, sitting on the
sidelines, watching two unions battle
it out on the floor of my shop. People
were distracted; productivity sagged.
It wasn't until after the election, giv-
ing one union the right to represent
all the workers, that things returned
to normal. It took a long time to re-
build company morale and produc-
tivity.
Thus, I found out from actual ex-
perience how badly both workers and
management need peace and harmony
on the floor of a shop. If you're going
to have a union, go all the way. Don't
open your shop to the battle.
Twenty states presently have Right-
to-Work laws on the books. Most of
the laws were passed before 1954.
During the last decade, four states
have repealed Right-to-Work laws;
only three states have passed them. I'd
like to quote the commissioners of
Labor from a few of these states.
Tennessee: "The initial effect of
these laws was to disturb labor rela-
tions that had been in existence for
many years. Even the most avid sup-
porter of the Right-to-Work law
makes no claim of it having any value
to the State."
Indiana: "If there are any assets
to Right-to-Work, we are not familiar
with them." {repealed).
Iowa: "It undoubtedly has brought
in some small plants that were after
cheap labor, and we have some plants
paying only the federal minimum
wage. It is my opinion that the State
would be better off without these. . . ."
I agree. As a manufacturer, I'm not
especially eager to compete with a
factory that pays substandard wages.
Some employers don't care how their
employees live. They use low wages
as a tool to cut prices. I call this un-
fair competition. A strong union that
forces our competitors to pay just as
much for labor as we do actually pro-
tects us. It compels companies to com-
pete on quality and efficiency — not on
the privation of their employees.
Now, I'd like to explore the sub-
ject a little from the viewpoint of the
worker. Nobody deplores the chican-
ery and gangsterism of certain unions
more than I. Yet nobody can say the
growth of unionism as a whole has
not greatly improved the worker's lot.
No country in the world lacking strong
labor unions is prosperous.
If you'll agree that freedom from
labor strife benefits the employer, that
good unions mean more prosperous
workers, and that the nation's econ-
omy is dependent on prosperous work-
ers, the only issue left is the phony
one — "rights of individual worker."
On the surface, this issue has a lot
of appeal. That's why supporters of
Right-to-Work always ride it so hard.
They say, "Those who want to can
join the union and those who don't
can stay out."
The trouble is that there are many
people willing to "let George do it."
It's pretty soft to be able to enjoy
benefits won by the union without pay-
ing dues.
I'd be in favor of allowing workers
to stay out of unions, providing they
also work for wages paid before un-
ions were formed. No worker would
accept this.
A union doesn't have the right to
ask for a union shop until the ma-
jority of the employees have voted for
it. It's reasonable to me that, in a
democracy, the majority opinion
should prevail.
In summary, Right-to-Work laws
are a step backward. We wouldn't in-
stall machinery of 1910 vintage, so
why install the type of labor-man-
agement machinery of that period?
It's time for all businessmen to look
forward to the needs of this country.
"Individual freedom is a phony issue.
Union busting is the primary motive of these lawfs.'
—MILTON J. SHAPP, president and board chairman,
Jerrold Electronics Corporation, Piiiladelphia
"Reprinted from FACTORY magazine,
MARCH, 1965.
FEBRUARY, 1966
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Building
Erect A
Nuclear
Power Plant
'Boiling Water' reactor rises at Os-
wego, New York, as public utilities
continue switch to atomic power
Left: ContainiiK'iil vessel for reactor is
120-f<)o( sicci "botlle" wirh 70 feel in
the ground encased in a concrete jacket.
An added safeguard against a
repetition of last December's "Big
Blackout" in the New York State
area, a $90 million dollar atomic-
powered electrical generating
plant is being rushed to comple-
tion on the shore of Lake Ontario
near Oswego, N. Y.
Members of Carpenters Local
Union 747 are busily engaged in
building concrete forms and in
other phases of the construction
which will make possible an addi-
tional 500,000 to 600,000 kilo-
watts of energy to supply the
growing power needs of the area.
Niagara Mohawk already has
four steam-electric and 77 hydro-
electric generators in operation.
In all, 300 construction men
are swarming over the site at Nine
Mile Point. Lake water will be
piped into the generating device,
turned to steam by the heat caused
by an atomic reaction, and used
to turn generators. Seventy feet
of the 120-foot-high containment
vessel will be imbedded in the
ground.
The world's first 600-ton nu-
clear reactor vessel is being built
Below: An artist's conception of what the
Nine Mile Point plant will be in two years.
in Chattanooga, Tenn. It will be
barged down the Tennessee River
to the Mississippi, then upriver
through downtown Chicago to
Lake Michigan. To clear vehicu-
lar bridges in Chicago, the barge
will be partially flooded, then
pumped out again in Lake Michi-
gan. The route then will lead
through Lakes Huron and Erie,
the Welland Canal around Ni-
agara Falls, and finally into Lake
Ontario.
Local 747 men will build a
temporary dock to unload the
giant vessel, which will eventually
contain 26,000 tubes holding the
fissioning uranium, 211, 100
pounds in all. A hundred pounds
of uranium produces as much
power as seven million pounds of
coal.
It is expected the new generat-
ing plant will be in commercial
operation by mid-1968. Actually,
the plant is scheduled to be ready
for operation in two years but
extensive testing must be com-
pleted before it is put "on the
line."
The first U.S. atomic commer-
cial electrical generating plant
was built at Shippingsport. Pa.,
near Pittsburgh. Since then 12
others have been completed. Cur-
rently there are six others under
construction in addition to the
Nine Mile Point plant and appli-
cations for permits to start four
more are pending with the Atomic
Energy Commission.
All this peaceful application of
atomic energy has come about
in the 21 years since that July
morning in 1 945 when the world's
first atomic bomb lit up the New
Mexico desert.
But atomic bombing was soon
to be surpassed by the greater
horror of hydrogen bombs. It was
thought, for a few short years,
that the U.S., possessing the sole
capability of nuclear warfare,
could "force peace on the world."
But Russian agents and scientists
managed to obtain the secret of
the nuclear bomb. Since that time
Members of Local 747 are setting wooden
forms for turbine building foundations.
Steel sections for structures resembling
diving bells will be a collar of contain-
ment vessel where nuclear reaction occurs.
Left: Containment ves-
sel begins to take on
form as men swarm
over it on many
scaffolds.
Below: Size of water
intake conduit can be
gauged by a comparison
with two men seen in
lower right of photo.
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Above: Aerial view of site on Nine
Mile Point «iiere nuclear electric
generating plant will be erected.
Cleared area will be route of the
transmission lines to town of Clay.
Above: Steel reinforcing rods are
in position inside partially-com-
pleted wooden forms. This is view
of the foundation of generator.
Left: Maze of wires carries elec-
tric current to men at work on
containment vessel. In background
a bucket of concrete is lowered
into excavation for foundation.
Below: Engineers check constantly
on progress, since far-distant
completion date is rigidly fixed
and site must be operational in
exactly the time limits as set.
Other nations have managed to
build and explode nuclear devices,
including France and Red China.
While the U.S. still holds a
certain lead in nuclear arsenals, it
is in the peacetime applications
of nuclear physics that this nation
has a really outstanding position.
Electrical power generated by
nuclear reactions will, it is ex-
pected, eventually lead to a gen-
eral reduction in the cost-per-
kilowatt. In addition, various
radioisotopes used in basic scien-
tific research, in the diagnosis
and treatment of diseases and in
the control of industrial processes
can be produced by exposing ma-
terials to irradiation by the nu-
clear process inside a nuclear
power plant. Plutonium, the ex-
plosive material used in nuclear
weapons, is usually a product of
the reaction. Excess heat from the
reactor is usually carried away by
cooling water but the process can
be varied so that salt water can
be used and a significant portion
of it de-salted for fresh water use.
The U.S. has developed a lucra-
tive trade in supplying atomic fuel
to other nations. But in order to
insure that the material and the
products derived from it are not
diverted to military uses, an or-
ganization known as the Interna-
tional Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) was established. Any
country accepting fissionable ma-
terial from the U.S. must agree to
inspection of its nuclear estab-
lishments by an IAEA committee.
If nuclear power can generate
electricity, could it also produce
the power necessary to propel an
automobile? Chairman Glenn Sea-
borg, chairman of the Atomic
Energy Commission, speaking in
Detroit, "The Motor City," has
said he sees no immediate pros-
pect for a nuclear-powered small
land vehicle. Experts says the
bulk and weight of the necessary
shielding preclude it. The atomic-
powered locomotive, however,
may be only a few years away.
The w^hee/s grind slowly
but exceedingly we//, as . . .
Union Efforts Achieve Success
In 15 -Year -Old Backpay Case
Sixty-nine Carpenters in New
York waited from 7 to 15 years
to receive backpay owed them by
their employer, and it looked for
a time as if their cause would be
forever bogged down in litigation.
But unrelenting union representa-
tion on their behalf finally paid off
in December, as the Second U. S.
Circuit Court of Appeals ordered
remedial action.
The delay in paying the Brother-
hood members "significantly under-
mines" the usefulness of present
back-pay procedures in "fulfilling
the public policy of promoting full
production and employment," the
three-judge Federal court warned.
Remedial action must be speedy
in order to be efl'ective, the court
said, as it ordered enforcement of
a 1960 National Labor Relations
Board backpay award against the
Mastro Plastics Corporation and a
successor firm, Mastro Industries,
Inc.
The court, ordering the New York
City corporation to pay $164,000
to the fired workers, noted that some
delays in the case were due to a
shortage of qualified NLRB per-
sonnel between 1956 and 1960.
"We can only hope," the judges
said, "that those in the executive
and legislative branches" of the gov-
ernment "will note the unfortunate
and protracted delays which be-
deviled these proceedings so that
such delays can be avoided in other
cases."
Reviewing the facts, the court
recalled that 70 workers were fired
discriminatorily on Nov. 11, 1950;
most of the workers were reinstated
in 1956, and the others had been
offered their jobs back by late 1953.
"Thus the backpay here awarded,"
the judges wrote, "has been due for
at least 7 and in part up to 15 years."
They added:
"It is regrettable that the enforce-
ment of fairly standard remedies,
in a case which . . . involved no
unusual circumstances, should be
fraught with such delays.
"To the discriminatees, a delay
of this magnitude must render the
backpay award a wholly inadequate
and unsatisfactory remedy for their
wrongful discharge."
The decision, written by Chief
Judge J. Edward Lumbard with
Judges Sterry R. Waterman and
Paul R. Hays concurring, pin-
pointed the case as one in which
the NLRB has not intentionally
dragged its feet but rather "the
delay has stemmed from the in-
herently time-consuming nature of
the backpay remedy, complicated
by a serious and protracted short-
age of board personnel capable of
preparing the (backpay) specifica-
tion."
It was Mar. 13, 1953, when the
NLRB issued its first order uphold-
ing charges by Carpenters Local
3127 and directing Mastro Plastics
to reinstate 70 fired workers with
backpay.
Then followed 12 years of legal
battling including hearings, briefs,
arguments, answers, amended an-
swers, orders, decisions, four appeals
to the Court of Appeals and one
to the Supreme Court. The cor-
poration lost every round, but the
fired workers still have not received
their backpay. One was dropped
from the case when he did not
appear at a backpay hearing.
FEBRUARY, 1966
13
MILWAUKEE POWER MITER TABLE
Brings Shop Speed and Versatility to Job Site
Does for finishing what circular saws did for roughing
The Milwaukee Power Miter Table combines the efficiency of a stationary saw
and portability of a hand miter box. Fast chop-cutting action provides accurate,
smooth, splinter-free miter cuts. You can angle, square, rip, shave and under-
cut all wood trim in seconds. 3 simple adjustment knobs control all sawing
operations. Obsoletes the hand miter box.
Ruggedly built, weighs only 45 lbs can be
easily carried from room to room without dis-
assembly. Its Milwaukee heavy-duty 7" saw can
be quickly detached from table for hand use.
Only $198.50, including saw. Contact your Mil-
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^- Where Does Your State Stand?
It has been almost four years since Glenn B. Vance,
the California State Fire Marshal, rendered a formal
decision that pressure-treated fire retardant wood is
acceptable from a safety standpoint for use in public
and private construction in that state.
Vance's announcement opened the doors wide to
the use of fire retardant treated lumber and plywood
in the construction of colleges, schools, government
buildings, and all places of public assemblage, in-
cluding hospitals and jails.
As a result, more than 20 million board feet of
fire retardant wood went into public construction in
California in the first two years following the Vance
decision.
What is really impressive is the enthusiasm which
California architects have shown for the fire-retardant
wood. They like its ease of erection, its acoustical
and insulating properties, the ease of attachment for
items such as shelves, counters, cabinets, etc.
This important acceptance of fire retardant wood
has helped California to grow. It has helped the lum-
ber industry of that state and the whole western area.
It has resulted in more and better building activity
and more employment for carpenters. What remains
is for this acceptance of fire-resistant wood in one
state to spread into all 50 states of the U.S. and into
the provinces of Canada. Is your state council fur-
thering the cause?
"^ Turnabout Is Fair Play
Elsewhere in this issue is a brief article which con-
gratulates some of our Brothers for their efforts on
behalf of the Boy Scouts. They help to build Boy
Scout and Girl Scout facilities throughout the coun-
try. About 25 percent of all Scoutmasters come from
the ranks of organized labor.
Yet, despite this demonstrated interest by organ-
ized labor in scouting, the national officials of the
Girl Scouts of America are willing to leave their two
national magazines in a struck printing plant, pro-
viding jobs for strikebreakers!
For four years Local 570 of the International
Typographers Union has been on strike against the
Kansas Color Press. The main issue has been the re-
fusal of the management to treat men and women
equally in regard to wages. In the bindery, men work-
ing right alongside women make $7.30 per week
more.
EDITORIALS
Now the Fair Labor Standards Act has been
amended to make it illegal to discriminate between
employes in regard to race, religion, national origin
or sex. We understand that the National Wage and
Hour people are checking the Kansas Color Press in
its bindery department, seeking evidence of violation
of this basic Federal statute.
Despite all this, the Girl Scout leadership leaves its
two national magazines in this union-busting shop. If
every member of organized labor who takes a part in
helping Girl Scouting (Boy Scout publications are
in union shops) would raise his or her voice in pro-
test against this action, it would prove a strong argu-
ment in favor of this work going into a union shop.
Let organized labor decline to support any Girl Scout
activity until the Girl Scout leadership starts playing
fair with organized labor!
*
Right to Vote on 14(b)
The AFL-CIO General Board recently took a long
hard look at labor's campaign for repeal of Section
14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act and discussed strategy
for organized labor's number one goal during the 1966
session of Congress — to let the Senate have the right
to vote on repeal of the bill.
Board members warned that if a majority support-
ing repeal of 14(b) can be blocked by a filibuster, as
was done during the 1965 Congressional session by
Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-IIL), then no
labor or social legislation is safe from minority road-
blocks.
Support against so-called "right-to-work" laws has
been demonstrated in state after state by referendum
votes. The present Administration's view on repeal of
14(b) were stated clearly when Vice President Hubert
H. Humphrey told the recent AFL-CIO Convention in
San Francisco that the Administration is determined
to "fight and win repeal of Section 14(b)."
Repeal of this particular labor law is the concern
of all, not just union members. So-called "right-to-
work" laws help no working men of this nation. They
stimulate low wages and poor working conditions and
attract employers who don't care about the welfare
of the employes.
Organized labor asks only that the principles of
democracy be carried out and the Senate allowed to
vote on repeal of 14(b). Let the Senate vote — this is
labor's goal, as important to the ultimate national inter-
est as the outcome itself.
FEBRUARY, 1966
15
1 4^ P^anadian Report
Ontario Council Colls for Extended
Medicare, Hits Picketing injunctions
In a wide-ranging 33-pagc brief to the Ontario Government, the Ontario
Council of the Brotherhood asked the administration headed by Premier
Robarts to support a national, universal government-operated medicare pro-
gram and to do awav with its limited plan scheduled to come into effect next
July.
After Premier Robarts announced
his medicare scheme covering less
than a quarter of the province's fami-
lies, those in the lowest income group,
the federal government offered the
provinces substantial financial aid if
they introduced a plan which covered
everybody. This principle has the
Carpenter Council's backing.
Aware of the mounting public con-
cern on the poverty issue, the Ontario
submission presented by George Mc-
Curdy, Secretary-Treasurer, pointed
to one running sore in Ontario — the
dire poverty among Indians. Describ-
ing the Indians as "Cheated, promised,
dehumanized and reduced from the
once proud member of the human
race to a dispirited, segregated mem-
ber of the human family who trusts
and believes in no one," and living in
squalor and hunger amid primitive
housing conditions, the brief boldly
stated that, in the poverty fight, this
— a major effort among Indians —
would be a good place to start. (After
the brief was presented, the Ontario
government indicated it would take
some action to solve the problem
which also exists among white people
in areas of the north).
The brief supported a government-
operated auto insurance program. Ac-
cidents and insurance costs have been
mounting at a rapid rate, but accident
victims are paying heavy penalty for
inadequate coverage by motorists and
excessive legal costs. A public plan
would eliminate the risk of compensa-
tion for personal and property dam-
age.
Again hammering away at a peren-
nial target of trade union submissions
to government, the Ontario Council
reaffirmed its opposition to the use of
interim injunctions, limiting or barring
picketing in industrial disputes. The
union called for the prohibition of the
use of strikebreakers in place of work-
ers involved in disputes.
Finally the well-documented state-
ment asked for revision of the law
governing the Ontario Jurisdiction Dis-
putes Commission, increase in the
minimum wage (now $1 an hour) to
$1.75 with $2 for construction work-
ers (now $1.25), certification of car-
pentry and millwright trades under
the Apprenticeship Act and changes
in the Hours of Work and Vacation
with Pay Act to provide a maximum
40-hour week instead of 48 hours and
a minimum four percent in vacation
pay-
Manpower Study
Committee Named
The federal government has estab-
lished a committee to study and make
recommendations for increasing the
number of skilled and semi-skilled
workers in the construction industry.
Two trade unionists have been named
to the committee as spokesmen for the
Canadian Labour Congress, Jean-Paul
Menard of Montreal and H. G. Ma-
thews of Toronto.
The new committee is expected to
deal at first with short-term training
programs in construction occupations
in order to cope with an expected
shortage of skilled workers next sum-
mer.
This committee concerned with
manpower needs in the construction
industry is the first of a series recom-
mended by the National Technical
and Vocational Training Advisory
council.
New Woodcutting
Methods Reduce Jobs
With the construction industry
claiming a dire shortage of skilled
workers, the pulp and paper industry
is introducing advanced technology
into woodcutting operations which
will cut the work force substantially.
The Canadian Pulp and Paper As-
sociation recently heard experts claim
that the woods industry in Eastern
Ontario will be slashing employment
by as much as 25 per cent as a result
of technological changes. They esti-
mate that at the same time produc-
tivity will rise over 40 percent with
a better than 15 percent expansion.
One expert predicted a tripling of
productivity in the woods with a 50
percent reduction in the work force
over 15 years. Also in the cards, they
say, is year-round employment and
improved working conditions, long
overdue.
10% Boost Expected
In '66 Construction
As building goes, so goes the econ-
omy, is a generally accepted view,
which gives added importance to the
estimate of the Canadian Construction
Association that this year Canada
should enjoy a good ten percent in-
crease in construction. This will be
a little behind last year's boost of 13'/2
percent, but few people expect, and
tTie government actually doesn't want,
another jump that big in one year.
The construction association pre-
dicts that the total value of Canada's
construction program in 1966 will rise
to $11,000,000,000. If there is any
reduction, it likely will come in hous-
ing, an official said.
Association President N. R. Wil-
liams said there could be a slackening
in apartment building. "At the mo-
ment there is a very noticeable reduc-
tion in the availability of residential
mortgage money," he says. One of the
difficulties was that row housing and
apartment blocks are not included in
the federal government's winter bonus
program. He also thought that the re-
duction in mortgage funds from pri-
vate sources is likely to affect apart-
ment buildings most.
The federal government, which
asked industry to hold back on its
building programs last year in the
face of rising prices, is no longer mak-
ing such suggestions. The government,
setting an example, had cut back on
several of its own projects.
The situation could change again
before spring when most of the con-
struction projects will start, but of-
ficials are optimistic that a curtailment
will be avoided.
16
THE CARPENTER
Northern Ontario Lumber and Sawmill
Workers Negotiated Their Own Plan
The Northern Ontario District
Council of Lumber and Sawmill
Workers didn't wait for the uncer-
tainties of the Medicare "political
football" being kicked around their
province in 1964.
In December of that year they con-
summated an agreement with the pulp,
paper and sawmilling industry in
Northern Ontario for their own med-
ical-surgical-drugs plan. Member com-
panies agreed to contribute $6 (for
married members) and $4 (single) reg-
ularly to the plan. Highlights of the
resulting agreement are as follows:
• It covers all persons working in
the industry, along with their depend-
ents, for complete Medical-Surgical,
including specialist treatment.
• It covers prescription drugs for
all participants after a deductible of
$15.00 per person or $30.00 for a
family has been satisfied. The deduct-
ible is payable only once in any 12-
month period.
• Patent medicines required in
camp will continue to be supplied by
the employer, free of charge.
• Transportation for employes to
the nearest doctor will continue to be
supplied by the employer.
• Participants will be allowed to
pay up to three months in advance
when laid off and can continue on a
pay direct basis thereafter.
• The plan will, eventually after
the procedure of registration, cover
approximately 11,000 members of
Lumber and Sawmill Workers' Unions
and their dependents, plus all super-
visory personnel in the woods; clerks,
scalers, etc.
• The present cost of the plan is
$13.65 per month married and $4.40
single. These rates are fixed until De-
cember, 1967.
• The plan pays 100% of the On-
tario Medical Association schedule of
fees (P.S.I, pays 90%) and 100% pre-
scription drugs after the deductible.
• In addition to the company con-
tribution of $6.00 married, $4.00
single, the Council has negotiated
themselves out of the provisions of the
Public Health Act (company doctors),
thereby saving every employe $1.50
per month, which was a previous
monthly deduction from pay.
• "Bushworkers" therefore end up
with complete medical-surgical and
drug coverage for a total post of $6.15
per month for a married man and
dependants, and the single person has
$1.10 left from this plan to apply to
any hospital plan he may have. (Hos-
pital insurance is compulsory in On-
tario).
A Board of Trustees has been es-
tablished to administer the plan, con-
sisting of six trustees from the union
and six from the companies.
This is the first time members have
been covered by such a plan as a
group.
Outlook Bright
For Canada in '66
Except for the lurking danger of
inflation, it seems that Canada is going
to be in for a good year in 1966.
There are many soft spots, of
course, but generally speaking all pub-
lic figures who have gazed into the
future feel that the coming year will
present an encouraging picture, al-
though it is unlikely to match the
mushrooming growth of 1965.
One of the most important outlooks
has come from the Canadian Con-
struction Association — as goes build-
ing, so goes the economy — and this
organization has predicted a 10-per-
cent increase in Canada's construction
program this year. It won't match the
I3V2 per cent increase of 1965, but
few people expected another such
jump.
The construction association pre-
dicts that the total value of Canada's
construction program in 1966 will rise
to $11 billion. If there is any reduc-
tion it likely will come in housing, an
official said.
Association President N. R. Wil-
liams said there could be a slacken-
ing in apartment building.
"At the moment there is a very no-
ticeable reduction in the availability
of residential mortgage money," he
explained.
One of the difficulties is that row
bousing and apartment blocks are not
included in the federal government's
winter bonus program. Williams
voiced the view that the reduction in
mortgage funds from private sources
is likely to affect apartment buildings
most.
The federal government, which
asked industry to hold back on its
building programs last year in the
face of rising prices, is no longer mak-
ing such suggestions. The government,
setting an example, had cut back on
several of its own projects.
The situation could change again
before spring when most of the con-
struction projects will start, but offi-
cials are optimistic that a curtailment
will be avoided.
As the government goes into the
new year, one of its greatest worries
involves consumer prices. These have
been rising at a steady and steep rate,
and efforts will be made to stem the
rise.
Opposition parties in the Commons
have criticized the government for al-
legedly doing nothing about the in-
creases. The government replies that
it has no intention of controlling
wages or prices, but it counts on pri-
vate restraints.
The question of inflation likely will
be an over-riding issue in the new
Parliament. New Democratic Party
Leader Douglas, for one, says he in-
tends to find out just what Finance
Minister Sharp meant during the elec-
tion campaign when he said some "un-
popular measures" must be faced.
Labor Urges Changes
In Election Practices
A "goldfish bowl" policy on politi-
cal contributions was among major
changes in Canada's election practices
proposed in Ottawa by the Canadian
Labour Congress.
In a submission to the Committee
on Election Expenses, the CLC made
these recommendations, among others,
aimed at bringing about cleaner, fairer
election campaigns in Canada:
• Public disclosure of contributions
made to political parties.
• A degree of tax relief for such
contributions.
• Limitation of the amount spent
by a candidate or party in an election.
• Provision of free broadcast time
and free postal distribution for each
candidate.
• Official recognition of parties un-
der the Canada Elections Act.
The CLC said it took the basic posi-
tion that, to make democracy meaning-
ful, there must be provision for rea-
sonably open opportunities for the ex-
pression of all viewpoints. The memo-
randum continued:
"We do not believe that it is pos-
sible to eliminate campaign contribu-
tions nor that it is even desirable to do
so. What we are concerned about is
the extent of the contributions, the
basis on which they are given and the
degree to which the act of giving is
shrouded in secrecy."
FEBRUARY, 1966
17
62 YEARS OF SERVICE
California Legislature
Joins in Tribute to
JOE CAMBIANO
Upon His Retirement
Joseph F. Cambiano's 80th birthday, December
13, will long be remembered by him and his host
of friends and fellow members of the United Broth-
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
A large gathering paid tribute to his 62 years
of service with the Brotherhood at a special testi-
monial dinner November 6 at the Villa Hotel in
San Mateo, California.
On October 27, the California Senate, meeting
in Sacramento, passed a resolution praising his
long years of work for the labor movement in
California. The resolution stated:
"WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the mem-
bers of this Senate that Joseph F. Cambiano, prominent
labor leader and long time resident of San Mateo and
Santa Clara Counties, will soon be celebrating his 80th
birthday, and WHEREAS Mr. Cambiano has been active
in the labor movement ever since 1903 when, at the age
of 17, he joined the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America; and WHEREAS through hard
work and industry, he rose to various positions of lead-
ership in union circles, including the Presidency of the
California State Conference of Carpenters for 30 years
and membership on the Executive Board of the Brother-
hood of Carpenters for 8 years; and WHEREAS he was
the first chairman of the Carpenters Trust Administration
in California and in 1962 became a special representa-
tive of President Maurice Hutcheson in the Hawaiian
Islands; and WHEREAS, in spite of the many and de-
manding responsibilities of his work, Mr. Cambiano al-
ways found time to devote to the affairs of his commu-
nity; and WHEREAS in 1943 he was awarded the Torch
of Hope by the trustees of the City of Hope for his
"humanitarian efforts on behalf of his fellow man" and
in that same year was appointed by Governor Goodwin
Knight to the State Correction Industry Commission; and
ABOVE: California State Senator Richard Dolwig, second
from left, joined in the tribute. With him, from left were
Int'l. Treas. Peter Terzick; Earl Honeriah, BA of Local 162;
Honoree Cambiano; and Gcn'l. Exec. Board Member Lyie
Hiller.
WHEREAS the high repute in which he is held by his
fellow citizens was visibly demonstrated on October 29,
1960, when 171 craftsmen and their wives appeared at
the Peninsula Memorial Blood Bank to give blood in his
name; and WHEREAS Mr. Cambiano is really a credit
to his Community, his state and his nation; now, there-
fore be it RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of
California, that the members of this Senate commend
Joseph F. Cambiano for his many years of devoted serv-
ice to the labor movement in California and to his com-
munity and congratulate him on the occasion of his 80lh
birthday and be it further RESOLVED that the Secretary
of the Senate be directed to transmit a suitably prepared
copy of this resolution to Mr. Cambiano."
Brother Cambiano started as an apprentice mill-
man at the age of 17. He later became business
representative of the Santa Clara County Building
Trades. In 1 922 he moved into San Mateo County
to establish a "materials yard" for the San Mateo
Building Trades, as a means of combating open-
shop practices in the county. He later became
business representative of Carpenters Local 162
and served in that capacity until 1937, when he
was appointed a general representative by the late
General President William L. Hutcheson.
His has been an active life in the labor move-
ment of the West Coast, and his recent retirement
brings on a well-earned rest.
LEFT: Among the leaders honoring
Joseph Cambiano were James D.
Warren, former trustee and sec. and
oldest member of Local 162; Thomas
L. Pitts, sec.-treas., California
Federation of Labor; Chester Bartalini,
pres., Calif. State Council of Carpenters
and sec.-treas. of Bay Counties
District Council; the honoree; Gen'l.
Exec. Board Member Patrick
Hogan; and Earl Honeriah, BA of
Local 162 and master of ceremonies.
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. . . those members of our Brotherhood who, in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to pubUc offices, have won awards, or who have, in other ways, "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following:
BOY SCOUTS AIDED— If merit badges for
community service were given to mem-
bers of our Brotherhood, Local 1015 in
Ballston Spa. New York, would easily
qualify. Several of the members jour-
neyed to Camp Saratoga near Ballston
Spa and gave a full day of skilled labor
toward erection of a camp lodge for the
Scouts.
Also deserving plaudits are our mem-
bers in the area around St. Paul, Minn.,
who helped construct facilities for a Scout
show there.
Reported Scout leaders in Janesville,
Wise: "The Carpenters are doing most
of the work on construction of a winter
lodge at our camp."
A report by O. W. Moody, Jr., AFL-
CIO liaison between the AFL-CIO and
the Boy Scouts of America, declares that
labor union members provide approxi-
mately 25 percent of all scoutmasters and
sponsor more than 230 Scout troops.
Cub Scout packs and Explorer Scout
units. And that's keeping up a good scout
pace!
Local 3194, Salamanca, N. Y., played
host to all children in the area at a Christ-
mas party December 18. Committee,
left to right: Ned Watson, president;
Stanley Wujastyk, financial secretary;
Monty Van Buren, E. J. Milanoski: Also
present were Allen Ebert, .loe Ponstoski,
Frank Quattrone, Duane Butler. Over
900 Yule stockings were distributed.
SALVATION ARMY HtlPlD-Aiid a tip of
our liltle blue bonnet to members of Lo-
cal 1749, Anniston, Alabama, who do-
nated their time on a Saturday afternoon
to put new roofing on two Salvation
Army buildings. Major Cecil Broad-
street, the local Corps officer, said the
Carpenters and members of Laborer's
Local 1330 contributed time worth
$700 to the job. When Governor Wal-
lace of Alabama heard of the good work
of the Carpenters, he had a Certificate
of Appreciation drawn up and presented
to Local 1749.
CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE-Jannell Leach,
daughter of Marvin A. Leach. Bandon,
Oregon, a member of Local Union No.
2784, will be one of 1,000 Camp Fire
Girls destined to take part in the Horizon
Club Conference Afloat. The 20-day
cruise will take Jannell into the Carib-
bean, touching port at San Juan, Puerto
Rico, Kingston, Jamaica, and Cartegena,
Columbia. It is estimated that the girls
will meet about 2,000 young people of
the Caribbean area during their travel
and will exchange information relative
to their customs, areas, history, crafts,
current events, music and dancing.
Jannell was selected as one of the
girls to take part in the cruise because
of her outstanding record as a member
of the Camp Fire Girls.
Bueno suerte, Jannell!
PENSION FUND LAUDED— /((i area-wide
pension plan covering more than 15.000
union Carpenters in Cleveland, O., area
received high praise recently from The
Cleveland Plain Dealer, one of the coun-
try's leading newspapers. The newspaper
called the fund "a national model" and
described it in some detail for its readers.
The fund was first negotiated in 1962
by the Carpenters District Council cov-
ering Cuyahoga, Lake. Geauga and Ash-
tabula Counties. It has since been joined
by six other district councils in Ohio.
Trustees hope to report soon that it cov-
ers every union carpenter in the state.
The plan is a "portable plan", per-
mitting members covered by it to work
anywhere in the state and still accumu-
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By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Brother Goetz at 0216 S.W. Iowa Street, Portland, Ore. 97201
According to letters and photos re-
ceived in 1965. members of the Brother-
hood and their families seem to have
their share of outdoor pleasures. This
month's column will recount some of
last year's fishing experiences.
Bass In Low Gear
Milton R. Gourjian of Pleasantville,
New Jersey, former secretary of Local
842, now a member of Local 565, Elk-
hart, Indiana, almost got more than he
bargained for on a fall vacation off
Buxton. Cape Hatteras. North Carolina.
He tied into, and subsequently boated, a
43-pound channel bass — a mean feat for a
heavy tackle man. What makes the catch
outstanding is that Milton was geared
for considerably lighter game. He was
using a short, sensitive-tipped casting rod,
eight-pound test monofilament line and
a small, baited hook. It took him over
an hour to pull the moose out of the
surf. The picture in the preceding column
shows Brothex- Gourjian with his finny
prize.
Quick As A Fish
It was a bright sunny day in July when
H. P. "Wisenant of Union Grove, Ala-
bama, a member of Local 1556, and his
youngest son arrived on the banks of
the impoundment of the lake behind
Huntersville Dam. He set his rod down
in the boat prior to sauntering out on
the lake for buffalo and turned to the
shore to help his son aboard. Suddenly
he heard a rustle in the boat and watched
helpless as his rod gave a swift jerk,
then another, and went sky-rocketing out
of the boat. "Far as I know," says
Brother Wisenant, "the rod and reel is
still in the lake and I do hope that
whatever lunker grabbed it got free of
it. Who knows, maybe I'll catch the
critter some day."
Baits And Lures
R. F. Luedtke of 1232 Augusta St.,
Racine, Wisconsin, a member of Local
91 and son, Jack Jr., a member of
Local 91, rate high the finny merits of
Lake Geneva, a large spring-fed body
of water that features a variety of game
fish, all sizes, from bluegill to musky.
Says Jack Sr.: "The musky run to 20
pounds and over and are partial to lures.
The bluegill hit best at bait — crab-tail
and cut-shrimp — on the troll in about 50
feet of water.
Rod Recommendation
Merlin Hoiseth of Fort Worth, Texas,
a member of Local 1822, recommends a
short, stiff rod for bass fishing in brushy
areas. "That way," says Brother
Hoiseth," I can keep them from getting
back into the tulies and under the logs."
Here's a pic of Merlin with a six
pound largemouth bass he lifted out of
Arlington Lake near home.
Scrappy Sea Trout
"Those speckled sea trout run big and
scrappy down Florida way." That is the
word from Brother Harrison M. Wolfe.
Grafton. West Virginia, a member of
Local 702 for 38 years. He and Mrs.
Wolfe recall a junket to Sarasota Bay
when he caught three in a short while
on mirrorlures. Together they tipped the
scales at 1 6 pounds and the largest
weighed seven pounds.
Personal Record
Largest fish in a lifetime of angling
for James Krajicek of Lincoln, Nebraska,
a member of Local 1055 for 25 years,
is a 12Vi -pound northern pike from
Battle Lake, Minnesota. It took him 15
minutes to bring the fish to boat on
20-lb. test line.
Another Fish Report
"The fish run big in the waters of
British Columbia," says Brother Edwin
Pontious of Vancouver, British Colum-
bia, a member of Local 2404, and he
sends in the picture below of a group
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of anglers with their catches of Chinook
salmon to prove it. Third from left in
the photo is his brother with a 25-pound,
5-ounce Chinook that earned him fourth
prize in the Vancouver Sun fishing derby.
As I recall, it took a 39-pounder to
win the derby, didn't it?
Ling Jigging Record
We hear, via the outdoor grapevine,
that Fred Bultman of Electric City,
Washington, a member of Local 1289,
Seattle broke the jigging record for ling
cod in Banks Lake, the impoundment
waters of Grand Coulee Dam — 22
chunky lings in less than two hours of
jigging from a boat in 30 feet of water.
Sudden Fever
New addition to the ranks of sport
fishing is John E. Roth of Madison,
Wisconsin, a member of Local 314. He's
had the fever ever since he tied into that
eight-pound northern in Lake Mendota
in September. It measured 35 inches
from nose to tail.
Another Northern
Most memorable moment in the an-
gling career of Brother Charles Umlauf
of Cicero, Illinois, a member of Local
13, Chicago, is recorded in film. Here
is a pic of Charles with his Missus and
the 13-pound northern he took from
Lake Marie, practically in his back yard
(sixty miles from home) in northeastern
Illinois. He hooked it in four feet of
water on what is probably the most
popular combination in American an-
gling— bobber and bait.
Union members — in good standing —
can earn a pair of BIKINI lures by
sending in a clear snapshot of a hunting
or fishing scene — and a few words
as to what the photo is about. Send it
to: Fred Goetz, Dept. OMBI, 0216 S. W.
Iowa, Portland, Oregon 97201.
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Steve Ellingson of Van Nuys, California, has been producing excellent wood-working
patterns for years. None of the items he designs can he purchased at regular retail out-
lets. You have to huild them yourself. With this issue, we introduce Ellingson's Patterns
as a regular CARPENTER feature.
The tools of a man's trade and the
equipment of his favorite sport are al-
ways his most cherished possessions. To
be real honest about it, most men enjoy
displaying and talking about these pos-
sessions every bit as much as using them.
That's the reason for today's sport center
shown here with N B C's Tom Kennedy
of the YOU DON'T SAY show.
Here is a sportsman's showcase that's
just as adaptable for an archer's bows
and arrows, a fisherman's rods, reels
and tackle as it is for guns. You will
notice the upper portion of the cabinet
is divided into three sections. The two
glassed-in cases on each side keep your
guns dry and dust free, yet on display.
These may be locked to safeguard the
guns as well as curious youngsters and
friends. (Half of all gun accidents hap-
pen in the home.)
The middle section of the cabinet has
a peg-board back, which makes it handy
for hanging lures and all sorts of sporting
paraphernalia. Just the place to display
trophies. The bottom doors, which also
may be locked, conceal a roomy space
for ammunition, cleaning gear, pistols,
a tackle box, decoys and dozens of other
items needed by all sportsmen.
The showcase pictured was made with
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Light-Hearted Fish Story
Arthur Warder, an 80-year-old
member of Local 839, Des Plaines,
Illinois, who swears he doesn't lie,
sends this story, which he solemnly
affirms is true. It seems Art was fish-
ing with an old buddy, who reported
catching a six-foot-long fish that
pulled his boat all over the lake until
the anchor caught and the line parted.
But Art said that he was fishing in the
same lake a couple of nights earlier
when his lantern fell overboard. Yes-
terday, he said he was fishing when
his hook caught on the lantern. When
he pulled it up it was still burning!
"Waitaminnit!" cried his buddy.
"That's a pretty tall tale!" "Well,
okay," replied Art, "I'll make a deal
with you: you cut about three feet
off that fish you caught and I'll blow
out my lantern!"
BOSS GLOVES ARE NON-UNION
Flattering Attention
An operating engineer ran over a
guy he had just met with his road
roller, (hie was new in town and
wanted to widen his acquaintance.)
A Joe Miller Special
It's so old, a lot of the younger
readers have never heard it. The one
about the ambitious guy who got a
job at the bloomer factory . . . pulling
down over ninp; thoiK^nd rt vear!
(Grandma
nine thousand a year!
. . what's bloomers?)
BUY UNION-MADE TOOLS
Wordless Minister
At a community banquet, a waitress
tripped and dumped a scalding-hot
cup of coffee into the lap of the min-
ister who had given the invocation.
He looked around in agony, then mut-
tered; "Will some layman please say
something appropriate?"
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
Short Cut to a Cure
Joe went to his psychiatrist for
treatment when he kept dreaming
every night there were tigers under
his bed. After a few treatments he
quit. Later he met the headshrinker
on the street, who asked why he
hadn't returned. "I'm cured now,"
replied Joe. "Glad to have helped
you," beamed the doc. " 'Twasn't
you," said Joe. "It was my brother,
who's a carpenter ... he cut the legs
off the bed!"
• — Louis Delin, Bronx, N. Y.
UNITED WE STAND
Toeing the Line
I don't care if your name is Sugar
Foot . . . get your toe outa my tea!
— Lynda Tyrrell, Freeport, N. Y.
This Month's Limerick
A seagoing man named La Fitte
Desired his wife to delete.
So an anchor he tied
To her neck overside
And her feet he secured to a cleat.
Mr. Pert Sez:
A real windy farmer in our town
onct wrote a long article on milk fer
the newspaper. He got real soured
when th' editor condensed it!
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Loves Her Still
Police stopped a motorist on the
turnpike and told him that his wife
had fallen out of the rear door a mile
back. "Thank heaven!" he exclaimed.
"I thought I had gone deaf!"
DON'T BUY BOSS GLOVES
Union Ties?
The foreman told two beginning
carpenters to build batter-boards for
lines to be sighted by the engineer
on a job and said, as he left: "When
you're done, the engineer will pick up
the lines for you." When he returned
he saw the lines on the batter boards
and asked them when they picked
them up. "Oh, we found a few short
lines," said one man, "and so we tied
'em together!"
— George Mingoes, Towanda, Penna.
TAKE PART IN UNION AFFAIRS
Edible Verbiage
It's a good idea to keep your words
soft and sweet, 'cause you never know
when you're going to have to eat
them.
— Mrs. E. Epps, Winton, Calif.
UNION DUES — TOMORROW'S SECURITY
Burning Question
"Why is it they stamp 'In God We
Trust' on pennies?" asked a kid in
class. To spark discussion, the teacher
replied: "Who can answer that?" To
which another kid replied: "That's for
the benefit of people who put them
in fuse boxes!"
FEBRUARY, 1966
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LOCAL UNION NEWS
1965 COMPLETING APPRENTICES, Central Arizona, FRONT ROW (Kneeling from Left)— M. Stanley Shullenbarger; Gor-
don L. Reynolds; James T. Pritchard; Horace R. Ward; Richard E. Henry; J. Ed Grande; Norman R. King. 2ND ROW (Seated)
— William B. Kennedy; Volney M. Fike III; Charles O. Burkins; Kenneth A. Lee; Jerry M. Everett; Timothy R. Patrick; Wayne H.
Dartt; Russell E. Raynes. 3RD ROW (Standing)— Danny Culling; Gale V. Myers; Jim L. Kelley; George E. Keckler; Mack
M. Traughber; Earl V. Nichols; Ray A. Wimer; Melvin M. Faust, Jr.; Richard L. Jensen; Norman Crawford; David M. Also-
brook. Completing Apprentices NOT PICTURED — James F. Bell, LeRoy Bickel; Herbert F. Caraway; Dennis C. Cooper;
Michael J. Gregory; DeWayne C. Horton; Terry L. Jones; Albert L. Lindsay; John D. McElwain; Larry W. Pope; C. Mike Stevens;
Ted Stevens; Lowell F. Swope; Carlos P. Vasquez; William Watson; Harold Wiessner.
Central Arizona Carpenters' JAC Completion Ceremony Banquet
PHOENIX. ARIZ.— The Central Ari-
zona Carpenters' Joint Apprenticeship
Committee held its annual Completion
and Awards Ceremony Banquet. Novem-
ber 19, 1965. at the Smokehouse Restau-
rant in Phoenix.
Forty-two young men, who had com-
pleted four years of apprenticeship, were
honored.
Robert W. Knox, Chairman of the
Committee and Assistant Business Rep-
resentative of Local 1089. was host for
the evening. Short talks describing the
certificates and sets of Audels instruction
books presented the completing appren-
tices were given by Ben Collins, General
Representative, who gave the Journey-
man Certificate from the Brotherhood;
Al Lindstrom, Director of the Arizona
Apprenticeship Council, who presented
the Certificate from the State of Arizona:
M. R. Eppert. Director, Phoenix Union
Adult Evening School. Certificate for
completion of four years related technical
training; E. J. Wasielewski. Chairman,
Arizona Carpenters' Apprenticeship Com-
mittee, and a Member of the Nationai
Joint Apprenticeship Committee for the
Carpentry Trade, Set of Audels.
Mr. R. E. Barrett, Secretary, Arizona
Carpenters' Apprenticeship Committee,
also, Secretary-Treasurer of the Northern
and Central Arizona District Council of
Carpenters, presented a special certificate
to Richard E. Henry as Central Area
Outstanding Apprentice for 1965.
Horace R. Ward was honored for his
perfect attendance for 576 hours of Re-
lated Instruction classes. Horace received
a set of Irwin Bits and his wife a bouquet
of red carnations.
Certificates of Appreciation were pre-
sented to Oscar E. Lively. Local 906,
Glendale, former committee member, and
Robert H. Wenzel. Local 1089, Phoenix,
former coordinator, for their support of
apprenticeship training.
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Homeward Bound
HALIFAX, N. S.— Alfred B. Coolen,
center, above, a member of Local Union
No. 83, was admitted to the Carpenters'
Home on November II. Offering him
best wishes were John Beattie, senior
trustee, and George Smith Local 83
president.
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Local Union 1050 Celebrates 55 Years in Brotherhood
PHILADELPraA, PA.— Almost 1200
members, wives, and guests crowded the
main ballroom of Philadelphia's Town
Hall recently to commemorate the 55th
year of Local Union 1050.
The occasion was marked by a lavish
banquet, a floor show, and the presenta-
tion of pins to veteran members. Two
50-year service pins were presented. A
total of 105 pins were presented alto-
gether— to members ranging in service
from 25 to 55 years. The local union
has one charter member still living, and
officers paid tribute to this old timer in
their addresses.
Toastmaster for the evening was Busi-
ness Agent John Anello. Many leaders
of the Brotherhood, of Pennsylvania La-
bor, and civic life were present.
GENERAL REPRESENTATIVE Ray
Ginnett, former recording secretary of
the local union, receives liis 18-year pin
from Business Representative John
Anello, assisted by Local Union Presi-
dent Carmen DiDonato, left.
50- Year Pin Award
BUFFALO, N. Y General Treasurer
Pete Terzick (second from right) pins a
50-year service pin on the lapel of Artie
Doten, 83-year-oId member of Buffalo
Local 440. The occasion was the 75th
anniversary of the New York local union.
Others shown are District Council Presi-
dent Herman F. Bodewes (right) and
Nelson Hanover, president of Local 440
(left).
L. U. 1050's BANQUET COMMITTEE. Seated, (I. to r.): Brothers Jos. DiDio,
Peter Londra, Gen'l Rep. Ray Ginnetti, Carmen DiDonato, B.A., John Anello,
Michael Cordisio, and M. Minnar. Standing, (1. to r.): Fred Ippolito, Frank Man-
nucci, Mario Pigliacelli, D. Paone, Philip Di Rocco, S. Pigliacelli, Jos. Ippolto, Tom
Paone, and Tony Agnes.
SHOWN AT THE SPEAKERS' TABLE at L. U. 1050's Anniversary Banquet are
0. to r.): General Rep. R. Ginnetti; 50-Year Member Gaetano Cichetti; L. U. 1050
President Carmen Di Donato; 50-Year Member Pietro Di Giuseppe; B. A. John
Anello; Carpenters' East Coast Organizing Director Abe Saul; 2nd General V. P.
Wm. Sidell; Board Member R. Rajoppi, and Secy.-Treas. R. H. Gray. (Seated at
the table is the President of Philadelphia's City Council Paul D'Ortona, one of the
principal speakers of the evening.)
How Betsy Affected One Member's Family
ST. BERNARD, LA.— Brother and Mrs.
Fred W. Griffin were one of hundreds
of "Carpenter couples" who suffered tha
onslaught of Hurricane Betsy last fall.
Mrs. Griffin's letter to the General Office
shows clearly the problems faced by our
members and their families as they
struggled to put things in order after the
storm. Writes Mrs. Griffin:
"I think my husband, Fred, is one of
many during the recent Betsy disaster
who 'stood out from the crowd.' Help
was needed by so many and neighbor had
to help neighbor.
"He'd ridden the storm out in our
house and. though damaged, it is still
standing. (He built it and it stood the
severest of tests!) Morning showed our
cars underwater, all tools and furnishings
damaged and clothing and linens all lost.
We were out of fresh water over two
weeks and could not salvage anything
due to this. But, in spite of losing every-
thing ourselves, Fred pitched in to help
others move out damaged furniture, re-
pair my brother's house, and help sheet-
rock my sister's house and gave week-
ends without charge to anyone helping to
get them settled back in their own homes.
I'm very proud of him!
"We slept two weeks on the floor of
the St. Bernard School and then bor-
rowed six army cots to come home with.
We're now using two in the living room
to sit on as the Red Cross gave us three
double mattresses and three box springs.
That's all we've received but thank God
for them — that floor and the cots sure
got hard! And we are in our home even
though it is damaged — so many can't
even find theirs!
"Also God was good to us — our fam-
ily came through safe and sound. We
lost a baby soon after the '47 storm and
now have four little girls — (a full hand,
four queens!) So we were fortunate this
time.
"I just thought you might hke to know
about Fred. He's with the local on
Broad St. (Local 1846) in New Orleans."
Write your U. S. Senator, urging repeal
of Section 14(b), today.
FEBRUARY, 1966
25
33 iu Local 1233 Presented Pins at Annual Banquet
HATTIESBURG, MISS. — Carpenters Local Union No. 1233 presented 25-jear pins to 33 members at a banquet at Speeds
Restaurant last year. Members receiving pins were, from left: front row, E. H. Jones, D. B. Carter, H. W. Rouse, W. L.
Jackson, Leo B. Chapman, C. P. Hodges, A. D. Gillia, R. C. Stephens, J. W. Ward, W. B. Blackburn. Back row, W. E. John-
son, M. E. Anderson, Frank Havens, E. O. Stiiart, S. C. Ward, Webster Pope, C. E. Finnegan, James Clark, Richard Stewart,
Roy Evans, Howard Coulter. Twelve other members received pins but were not present at the banquet.
Christmas Party and Pinning at Black Mountain
BLACK MOUNTAIN, NO. CAR.— The 5th Annual Christmas Party of Carpenters Local Union No. 3110 at Morgan Manu-
facturing Company, Inc., was held on Saturday, December 18, in the Black Mountain Primary School. Members were pre-
sented 25-year service pins by President Lee Wm. Gentry. A eulogy service was given by John Jervis in memory of a deceased
member. Earl Padgett.
Pictured from left to right, first row: M. H. Medford, Thad Sluder, George Worley, Herman W. Morrow Sr., Zeb Pressley,
Ralph Jervis, Paul McElrath, Roy Burgen, Hillard Thompson.
Second row, left to right: Russell H. Bailey, Oscar Jones, Allie Padgett, Floyd Parkam, Charles E. Gardner, Julius Raines,
Charlie Wright, James Goodman Sr., H. C. Mclntyre.
Not present: James Correll Sr., Ruggles Fox, Furman Hensley, Frank Honeycutt, Clifford Jones, Fred Wilson, Wade Penley, B.
G. Banks, Will Bailey, Jerry Fox.
25-Year Membership Pins, Morris, Illinois
MORRIS, ILL. — Twenty-five-year Membership pins to members of Local Union No. 1161 were recently presented by W. E. (Duff)
Corbin, General Representative, to: Front row, left to right, Roy Lyons. Claude Heap, Henry Narvick, Alvin Narvick, Wm. Kjel-
lesvik, Warden, Roy Kjellevik, Gordon Winsor. These 7 men received 25 yr. pins: John W. Harder and Neil Quinn, also re-
ceived pins but were not present when picture was taken. One man was unidentified.
Back row. standing, left to right. John Grace, F. S. 1161, Chester Johnson. Conductor 1161, Wilbur Meredith, V. P. 1161,
Fred L. Hefler, Bus. Rep. 1161, W. E. (Duff) Corbin, G. Rep., who presented the pins, Paul Bolger, Pres. Fox River V. D. C,
Donald McShane, Pres. 1161, Andrew Ollson, Sec. Fox River V. D. C. and Clyde W. Baker, R. S. 1161.
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Birthday Tables
At Lakeland Home
LAKELAND, FLA. — Once each
month the Carpenters' Home at Lake-
land honors members residing there
who have birthdays during the month.
Those having birthdays are invited
to a special "Birthday Table" in the
dining hall, where, as honorees, they
receive small mementos of the occa-
sion.
It's a time for swapping memories
among the old timers of the craft.
Those who are unable to be present,
still receive special attention, if they
are in the hospital or away on leave.
In the accompanying pictures you
will see three of "the birthday tables"
in recent months.
OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS, (left to right): John Northoff, L. U. No. 5, St. Louis, Mo.; Ches-
ter A. Berry, L. U. 428, Fairmount, W. Va.; Otto Plochn, L. U. 1485, LaPorte,
Indiana; A. Theodore Anderson, L. U. 1300, San Diego, California; Frank Finn,
L. U. 2250, Red Bank, N. J.; Richard L. Pearce, L. U. 1, Chicago, Illinois: Michael
McCarthy, L. U. 331, Norfolk Va.; Fred Mellon L. U. 624, Brockton, Mass.; Mil-
ton F. Powers, L. U. 991, Winchester, Mass.; and John A. Echols, L. U. 256, Sa-
vannah, Ga. In the hospital were: Welsey A. Caldwell, L. U. 721, Los Angeles, Calif.;
Joseph Ceranii, L. U. 490, Passaic, N. J.; Thomas Kelly, L. U. 1694. Washington,
D. C; George S. Nutt, L. U. 586, Sacramento, California; and James Smith, L. U.
1835, Waterloo, Iowa.
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NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS, left to right: T. M. Millis, L.U. 526, Galveston, Texas; Thomas Thompson, L. U. 1456, New York, N. Y.;
C. J. Ryan, L. U. 7, Minneapolis, Minn.; Francis O'Boyle, L. U. 306, Newark, N. J.; C. ,T. Ruch L. TJ. 1319, Albuquerque, New
Mexico; Cornehus Vos, L. U. 490, Passaic, N. J.; James Welsh, L. U. 454, Philadelphia, Pa.; James C. Wilson, L. U. 174, Joliet,
Illinois; August Kavin, L. U. 787, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Roland Harris, L. U. 1445, Topeka, Kansas; William A. Jacob, L. U. 366,
New York, N. Y.; C. E. Dohlquist, L. U. 1590, Washington, D. C; William A. Boehmer, L. V. 62, Chicago, Illinois; and
Carl Jacobson, L. U. 62, Chicago, Illinois. NOT PRESENT: Arthur Tagtmeyer, L. U. 61, Kansas City, Mo.; Henry Bush,
L. U. 25 Los Angeles, California; George Gordon, L. U. 1, Chicago, Illinois; Alfred Anderson, L. U. 326, Prescott, Arizona;
and Robert H. Kelly, L. U. 277, Philadelphia, Pa. IN HOSPITAL: John Anderson, L. U. 839, Des Plaines, Illinois.
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS, left to right: Herman Philipp, L. U. 12, Syracuse, N. Y.; John Ahlgrim, L. U. 1319, Albuquerque,
New Mexico; Ivar Johnson, L. U. 141, Chicago. Illinois; Alfred Abraham, L. U. 261. Scranton, Pa.: Charles O. Hewitt, L. U.
452, Salem, N. J.; William G. Stader, L. U. 1138, Toledo, Ohio; William Struther, L. U. 2217, Lakeland, Fla.; John Watt,
L. U. 72, Rochester, N. Y.; Jacob Westrate, L. U. 824, Muskegon, Michigan; Oscar Fomander, L. U. 1373, Flint, Michigan;
Ludwig Johnson II, L. U. 62, Chicago, Illinois; Charles James, L. U. 12, Syracuse, N. Y.; Edward Blankenship, L. U. 993,
Miami, Florida; Herman Belling, L. U. 1062, Santa Barbara, California; Fred Kick, L. U. 165, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Carl Lind-
quist, L. U. 1, Chicago, Illinois; Rudolph Lingerer, L. U. 1303, Port Angeles, Washington; George Haas, L. U. 210, Stamford,
Connecticut; and Carson Harper L. U. 1024, Cumberland, Maryland. NOT PRESENT: Wilfred Picard, L. U. 107, Worcester,
Mass.; Carl O. Nordvall, L. U. 361, Duluth, Minnesota; and Axel Nelson, L. U. 1695, Providence, R. I. IN HOSPITAL: Blof
Burgeson, L. U. 105, Cleveland, Ohio. This was the largest party to date.
Notice to those over 65
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If you are over 65 and not drawing Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits
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MEDINA. O. — On October 28, 1965 Ihc Mahoning, Trumbull and Mercer Counties
Carpenters District Council gave a banquet in honor of 150 retired members who
received their tirst pension checks from the Ohio Slate Carpenters pension plan.
The State Pension Plan represents over 15,000 carpenters in the state on its first
anniversary. This program is expected to represent approximately 25,000 carpenters
in the state after this years' contract negotiations by district councils.
Receiving their first $20.00 checks shown here are the oldest members from four
of the council's locals. Left to right, are Lou Konyha, Business Representative from
the Cleveland District Council and trustee of the State Pension program, Guy Hayes,
Local 1438; Dean Hayes. Local 1438; Fred Boise, Local 1000; Milan Marsh, Execu-
tive Secretary of the Ohio State Council of Carpenters, handing Cory Moon of Local
171 his check; Henry Albright, President of Local 171, and Arthur Hinkson of
Local 1268.
Fonr Reach Half -Century Mark in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, O. — Local I'nion No. II recently honored four veteran members as
they passed the half-century mark in Brotherhood membership. Those honored, and
shown above, were: William D. Sigmund, A. E. Veigel, Louis B. Dick, and Peter
Quellet.
KEIVIVEDY-ROOSEVELT FlJI>rD
L.U. 105, Cleveland. Ohio $ 25.00
L.U. 642. Richmond. Calif 30.00
L.U. 2264, Pittsburgh. Pa 20.00
L.U. 2305, New York. N.Y 300.00
January contributions $ 375.00
Previous contributions 129,681.48
Grand Total $ 130,056.48
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Fort Worth Dedicates New Union Hall
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Officers of Local No. 1822, gallitrcd uruund plaqiio. Standing, kil (o riulil: Mm.
Knudsen, Claude Jackson, J. B. Dennie, J. O. Mack, Chas. Campau, Melvin Butler and
Joe Youngblood. Kneeling, left to right: D. I. Sessums, E. T. Avry and W. K. Riddle.
Not shown: C. C. Colston, Tom Averitt and C. C. Makarwich, Jr.
FORT WORTH, TEX.— J. O. Mack of
International Headquarters gave the
principal address when Carpenters" Local
No. 1822 held open house and dedicated
its new meeting hall in Fort Worth, No-
vember 13th and 14th, 1965.
The building was dedicated to the
memory of the deceased members by
Brother L. E. Miller, chaplain of Local
No. 1822.
Among the honored guests were Mayor
Pro-Tem Scranton Jones, who, with the
assistance of "Miss Flame" (Karen An-
derson) sawed the ribbon, opening the
new building.
During the ceremonies, 50-year pins
were presented to Layton Schobert and
Henry Pape. There was much favorable
comment on the beauty of the building
expressed by the guests attending.
Mayor Pro-Tem Scranton Jones, with the
saw cuts ribbon held by "Miss Flame"
Karen Anderson. Claud Jackson, trustee,
to the left.
ABOVE: Lel( (o ri);li(: Financial Secre-
tary Melvin L. Butler pinned Layton
Schobert, as Henry Pape was pinned by
Business Agent Chas. Campau.
LEFT: J. O. Mack, International Repre-
sentative, delivered the principal address.
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IN LOS GATOS CKREMONIES: Carl Hcrmanson, 29 yrs.; Al Ronncbcrg, 27 yrs.;
Manuel Gomes, 26 yrs.; (rear) Richard Davis, 26 yrs.; (front) Joe Edwards. 25 yrs.;
Bill Dial. 26 yrs.; VV. A. Oakes, 25 yrs.; Win. Benson, Trustee of L. U. No. 2006,
26 yrs.; Leo Bannister, Pres. L. U. No. 2006, 25 yrs.; Mr. John Lincoln. Mayor of
Los Gatos; Charles Nichols, General Representative; W C. Goehner, charter member
and first president of L. U. No. 2006 and Frank Kertes, vice-president, L. U. No.
2006. Absent when picture was taken: Jim Newell, 38 yrs.; and Harold Browne,
28 yrs.
LOS GATOS, CALIF.— Eleven membei's
of Local 2006, Los Gatos, were guests
at a special dinner on November 20, 1965.
John Lincoln, mayor of Los Gatos,
presented each member a pin in recog-
nition of 25 or more years of continuous
membership in the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
Members receiving pins were: Carl Her-
mamson, Al Ronneberg, Manuel Gomes,
Richard Davis, Bill Dial, Wm. Benson,
W. A. Oakes, Joe Edwards, and Leo
Bannister. Jim Newell and JJarold
Browne were unable to attend.
Other guests of the evening included
Mrs. Lincoln, Henry Weitzel, former
mayor of Campbell, and Mrs. Weitzel,
Charles E. Nichols, General Representa-
tive, and Mrs. Nichols; and Wm. Goeh-
ner, charter member and first president
of Local 2006, and Mrs. Goehner.
The dinner was served by the members
of Carpenters' Ladies Auxiliary No. 728,
Los Gatos, assisted by the officers of the
local union. In addition to honoring the
"old timers." the dinner was planned as
a fund raising event for a new union hall.
This was the second such event that has
been held, and more are planned at inter-
vals throughout the year.
Frank Kertes. Vice President of Local
No. 2006, served as master of ceremonies.
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Ukiali, California, Local Burns Its Mortgage
URIAH, CALIF. — The burning of the niortgasc for the Labor Temple at Ukiah
was recently witnessed by a gathering of Brotherhood members and other trade
unionists. The building now belongs to Carpenters' Local Union No. 2143. Par-
ticipating in the brief but memorable ceremonies were, from left, above: O. E.
Johnson, recording secretary; Matt Russell, trustee; Clark McConnell, trustee; Henry
Siems, vice president; H. E. Carr, president; and W. F. Hein, financial secretary and
business representative.
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Two Apprenticeship Classes Visit International Office
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Apprentices from Locals 1489 and 393, New Jersey, on the steps of the General Offices in the nation's capital.
WASHINGTON, D. C— The combined
apprenticeship training classes of Local
Unions 1489 (Burlington, N.J.) and 393
(Camden, N.J.) recently visited Wash-
ington and the Brotherhood's General
Offices there. They toured the building,
saw a film on the craft, and heard a talk
by Second General Vice President Wil-
liam Sidell. This was topped by a turkey
dinner in the building cafeteria. David
R. Hedlund, business representative of
Local 1489, one of the men in charge of
the trip, said later that the visit "brought
home the real advantage of unionism and
collective bargaining" for the newcomers
to the craft.
The pin oak tree is well named.
Though this oak probably was named
from the pins on leaf-tips, the tree's short
branches served as pins which held many
a building together before nails became
plentiful.
West Coast Pension
Fund Boosts Benefits
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.— The trus-
tees of the Carpenters Pension Trust
Fund for Northern California approved
up to 60 percent boosts in pension bene-
fits beginning last January 1. Previous
minimum benefits of $75 monthly went
to $100 due to the Board action. The
Board also voted to provide vesting at
age 50 for those with 15 years service.
FEBRUARY, 1966
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HOME STUDY COURSE
BASIC MATHEMATICS
UNIT X
Angular Measurements
This unit deals with the use of degrees, minutes and sec-
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If any diflieulty is encountered in understanding or solving
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concepts of mathematics presented in preceding units will
prove helpful. It should be remembered, that regardless of the
seemingly complexity of a problem, that only four things can
be done with numbers. We add, subtract, divide or multiply.
Add the 1' to 63'. \' + 6r=V 10".
Add the 1' to 63'. r+63' = 64'.
39° 64' 10" Reduce the minutes to degrees. 64'+60 =
r 4'.
Add the 1° to 39°. l° + 39°=40°.
40° 4' 10" The answer reduced to lowest terms is
40° 4' 10".
ANGULAR MEASURE— Angular meas-
ure is based upon the opening be-
tween two lines extending from a
point which is called the "vertex."
The opening. Fig. 1, is called an
"angle" and is measured in terms
of degrees. The size of the angle is
dependent on the size of the open-
ing. The length of the lines forming
the angle has no bearing on the size
of the angle.
Angles are measured in terms of
degrees, minutes and seconds. A
"degree" is determined by dividing
a circle into 360 equal parts. Fig.
2. Each of these equal parts is
called a degree. The symbol used to
indicate slightly above and to the
right of the number, (i.e. — 10°
means ten degrees).
VERTEX
Fig. 2
A minute (angular measure) equals 1/60 of one degree. The
symbol for minute is ' (10'=10 minutes).
A second (angular measure) equals 1 /60 of one degree or
60 seconds equals one minute. The symbol for second is " (10"
equals 10 seconds).
Addition and subtraction of the measurements of angles
require the ability to reduce (change) degrees, minutes and
seconds. To reduce degrees to minutes, multiply the degrees
by 60. To reduce minutes to seconds, multiply the minutes by
60. To reduce seconds to minutes, divide the seconds by 60.
To reduce minutes to degrees, divide the minutes by 60.
When adding or subtracting, it is necessary to add or sub-
tract like quantities (degrees to degrees, minutes to minutes,
and seconds to seconds). Techniques learned in adding and
subtracting mixed numbers are required. "Borrowing" from
the greater measurement may be necessary. Also, each item
must be reduced to its lowest form to obtain the correct
answer.
EXAMPLE 1.
Add 15° 25' 40" to 24° 38' 30"
Place the measurements of the two angles
under each other with like quantities in
order. Add the like quantities individually.
Reduce the seconds to minutes. 70" + 60 =
1' 10".
24° 38' 30"
15° 25' 40"
39° 63' 70"
EXAMPLE 2.
Subtract 18°42'24" from 34°28'15".
34° 28' 15" Place the measurements of the two angles
18° 42' 24" under each other with like quantities in
order. Start with the smallest measurement
which is in the seconds column. Since 24
is greater than 15. it is necessary to bor-
row from the minutes column to increase
the minuend in the seconds column. The
minuend now becomes 34°27'75". Sub-
tract the seconds. (75-24 = 51). Move to
the minutes column. 42 is greater than 27.
It is necessary to borrow from the degree
column to increase the minuend in the
minutes column. The minuend now be-
comes 33°87'75". Subtract the minutes
15° 45' 51" and degrees.
Angular measure is used to deter-
mine the length of an arc in a cir-
cle. The length of an arc has a di-
rect relationship with the angle
formed by the two radii drawn to
the ends of the arc. Arc "A" has
the same relationship to the cir-
cumference of the circle. Fig. 3. as
the angle formed by the radii has
to 360°, the total degrees in the
circle. In formula form, this rela-
tionship is expressed:
arc = angle of opening
34°
27'
75"
18°
42'
24"
51"
33°
87'
75"
18°
42'
24"
circumference
360
angle
Arc = circumference x opening
360
Example:
A circle has a circumference of
16". What is the length of an arc
measured by an angle opening of
45°. Fig. 4.
angle of
Arc = Circumference x opening
Arc = 16x360=16x1/8:
360
=2 inches.
THE CARPENTER
TRIANGLES— By definition, a tri-
angle is a three sided figure witli
three angles. Fig. 5. One side of the
triangle is called the base and the
angle opposite the base is called the
vertex angle. The sum of all the
angles inside a triangle equals
180°.
Types of Triangles —
Acute angle triangle is a triangle
with all angles measuring less than
90°, Fig. 6.
Obtuse angle triangle is a triangle
with one angle greater than 90°,
Fig. 7.
/'^^='» VERTEX
ANGLE
Isosceles triangle is a triangle with
two sides of equal length and with
the base angles equal, Fig. 8.
Equilateral triangle is a triangle
with all sides equal in length and
all angles equal, Fig. 9.
Scalene triangle is a triangle with
all sides of difl'erent lengths and
all angles diff'erent, Fig. 10.
Right angle triangle is a triangle
with one angle equalling 90°, Fig.
11. The side opposite the right
angle is called the hypotenuse. The
right angle triangle is commonly
called a right triangle.
Fig. S
Fig. 6
/ANGLE GREATER
THAN 90°
ANGLES EQUAL
Fig. 8
ANGLE a SIDES
EQUAL
/60"
Fig. 10
Hypotenuse
The Right Triangle — Special Rules.
The square of the hypotenuse of
a right triangle. Fig. 12, equals the
sum of the squares of the other two
sides of the right triangle. If c=
hypotenuse, a=:altitude, and h =
base, then a formula may be ex-
pressed as c-^zar+b".
Example:
s,^^
Determine the hypotenuse of a right
\v^^^
triangle with an altitude of 8" and oo
\v
a base of 6". n
\s^^
c =?
c=— a=+b= °
\
V
c==:8=+6==64-f36 = 100
\
b = 6
c=V 100 =10"
Fig. 12
The Square of one side of a right
triangle equals the square of the
hypotenuse minus the square of the
other side. In formula form,
a^^c- — h~ and b- = c2 — a^
Example:
a = ?
c=5
b = 4
Find the length of a side. Fig.
13, of a right triangle with a hypo-
tenuse of 5" and one side 4" in
length.
a2 = c2_b2
a2=52— 42 = 25—1 6=9
a=V 9 =3"
The sum of the two acute angles
in a right triangle, Fig. 14, equals
90°. In formula form:
/a+/b=90°
/a=90°— /b and /b=90°— /a
PROBLEMS:
Find the perimeter of the following:
1. A square with sides 16" in length.
2. A rectangle with sides 3'5" and 8'5" in length.
3. A parallelogram with sides 9" and r4" in length.
4. A regular octagon with sides 2'8" in length.
5. A regular hexagon with sides 16" in length.
6. A triangle with sides 18", 2'4", and 4'9" in length.
Find the circumference of the following circles:
7. A radius of 9".
8. A diameter of \'9".
9. Add 15° 25' to 30° 42'.
10. Add 27° 32' 48" to 42° 36' 14".
11. Add 45° 30' 25" to 37" 41' 45".
12. Subtract 17° 18' 40" from 42° 35'.
13. Subtract 30° 45' 55" from 37° 25' 10".
14. Subtract 45° 40' 30" from 75°.
15. A circle has a circumference of 42". What is the length
of an arc with an angle opening of 60°?
16. A circle has a circumference of 60". What is the length
of an arc with angle opening of 30°?
17. A circle has a radius of 8". What is the length of an
arc with an angle opening of 90°?
18. A circle has a diameter of 24". What is the length of
an arc with an angle opening of 15°?
19. What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle
with a base of 14" and an altitude of 10"?
20. What is the length of the base of a right triangle if the
altitude is 9" and the hypotenuse is 15"?
ANSWERS TO PROBLEAfIS ON PAGE 39
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passed away Dec. 4,
passed
Ohio,
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Dec. 1, 1965.
John Otloson of Local Union 2038
Dec. 2, 1965.
.1. M. Pollock, Sr., of Local Union 2217, Lakeland, Fla
Dec. 6. 1965.
Walter S. Thesen of Local Union 58, Chicago, III.,
Dec. 9, 1965.
Carl L. Anderson of Local Union 62, Chicago, 111.,
1965 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
William Brackenridge of Local Union 2159, Cleveland
away Dec. I I, 1965 and burial was in Cleveland.
J. M. Pollock, Sr.. of Local Union 2217, Lakeland, Florida, passed away
Dec. 18, 1965 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Leo J. Halm of Local Union 1792, Sedalia, Missouri, passed way Dec. 10,
1965 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
.lames G. Smith of Local Union 1835, Waterloo, Iowa, passed away Dec.
24, 1965 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Stefan Hann of Local Union 11, Cleveland. Ohio, passed away Dec. 22,
1965 and burial was in Cleveland.
Lawrence W. Fouike of Local Union 627, Jacksonville, Fla., passed away
Dec. 24, 1965 and burial was in Greenfield. Ohio.
Clair D. Gatchell of Local Union 2633, Tacoma, Washington, withdrew from
the Home Dec. 7, 1965.
Alfred B. Coolen of Local Union 83, Halifax, Nova Scotia, withdrew
from the Home Dec. 8. 1965.
Members who visited the Home during December
Anton Nelson, L.U. 53. Katanak, N. Y.
Phil Layne, L.U. 1148, Olympia, Washington
Robert B. Catheart L.U. 60, Clearwater, Florida
C. D. B. Shows, L.U. 205, Laurel, Miss.
Doss D. Goodwin, L.U. 213, Pasadena, Texas
William F. Plavhicky, L.U. 115, Bridgeport. Conn.
Owen E. Gilleland, L.U. 13, Chicago, 111.
John L. Dillon, L.U. 501, Stroudsburg, Pa.
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Florida
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272, Chicago Hts.. Ill
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Dean S. Lerther, L.U.
Don Moore, Orlando,
Louis Bolinger L.U.
Fred J. Tornow. L.U.
Joseph J. Perrichette, L.U. 334, Michigan
George Chalmers, L.U. 625, Manchester, N. H.
Andrew Davis, L.U. 141, Chicago, III.
Joe Arnold. L.U. 2, Cincinnati, Ohio
Peter Borg. L.U. 1, Chicago, 111.
Elwood E. Smith, L.U. 2012, Seaford, Del. Now living Bridgeville, Del.
Iver Swanson, L.U. 1456, Dundee, Fla,
Joseph Savage, L.U. 993, Miami, Fla.
George S. Seller, L.U. 230. Pittsburgh, Pa.
William Heppos, L.U. 2117. Flushing, N. Y.
Robert Catheart, L.U. 60, Indianapolis, Ind.
Everett A. Catheart, L.U. 60, Indianapolis, Ind. Lives Plainfield, Ind.
Axel H. Swanson, L.U. 62, Chicago. III.
Ivin L. Tubb, L.U. 1519. Portsmouth, O.
Jack Bowling, L.U. 1519, Ironton, O.
R. E. Spaeth, L.U. 2463, Ventura, Calif.
B. A. Scanlan, L.U. 1453. Costa Mesa, Calif.
Edward H. Blank. L.U. 2832, Neenah, Wis.
Frank VanDam. L.U. 15, Fair Lawn, N. J.
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John Bockneger. L.U. 3091, Eugene, Oregon
Charles Hauntt, L.U. 1489, Burlington, N. J.
Alvin Johnson, L.U. 58. Now living in Sarasota, Fla.
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l^rtBtmas
BELOW;
Fran Trappe plays Christmas music on a festive stage.
BELOW: The Calvary Baptist Church Senior Choir with "Carol of Christmas."
(^l^tn
Christmas is a festive aiid mem-
orable season at the Carpenters'
Home, Lakeland, Florida. For more
than two weeks preceding the holi-
day, residents of the Home were
attended by scores of Yuletide vis-
itors from the immediate area. The
Christmas pageantry began on De-
cember 8 with a visit and serenade
by a choral group from Harvard
Hall at nearby Southern College.
Then, on December 17 the Lake-
land High School Chorus presented
a full evening of holiday songs. On
the following Sunday a local church
group performed a Christmas can-
tata.
And so it continued until Thurs-
day, December 23, when three
groups visited for songs and merri-
ment. At 7:15 p.m., that night, gifts
were distributed to the residents,
and there were refreshments in the
Dining Room. As the pictures on
these pages show, Christmas is a
busy and a happy time for those
members of the Brotherhood who
retire to the Carpenters' Home.
The St. Joseph Girl Scoiils Choral Group, all members of ABOVE: The Santa Fe Coiueiit Choral Group sang De-
Troop 245, entertained Lakeland men on December 20. cember 19.
BELOW: Girl Scout Troop No. 235, a local pack of Cub
Scouts, and their pretty leader perform on stage at the Lake-
land Home.
RIGHT: A Christmas cantata presented by the Presbyterian
Chapel in the Grove.
LOWER RIGHT: The First Methodist Church College Class
Carolers.
BELOW: The Southern College Harvard Hall Girls delivered a tuneful repertoire in the dining hall on December 8, accompanied
by one of their number on an accordian.
^s^Oi^^JVI E-M O.ELLA iSd
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CHICAGO. ILL.
Biijznni-'o. E. D.
Biiinbcrg. Tliomns
Ellis, Oliver
Lau. Ca\'cc
Linclroth. George
Menard. Charles A.
Miscli, Edward
Morl'ord, Kenneth
Mueller, E. H.
Nielsen, Niels M.
Severyns. Frank
Sorensen. Joseph C.
Swenson. H. M.
Wilson. Robert L.
L.U. NO. 15,
HACKENSACK. N. J.
Bleiler. Clarence
L.U. NO. 16,
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Black. Oscar L.
Newlin, Ervin M.
L.U. NO. 20,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Finneran. Thomas
Franke, John
Johansson. Gunner
Olsen. John M.
Reinertsen. Selmar
L.U. NO. 25,
LOS ANGELES,
CALIF.
Bowman. Ralph H.
Bremner. R. A.
Riscoe. Cecil R.
Clements, Gordon
Cook. Oscar T.
Eneau. William
Engen. Anders
Enockson. Karl
Evans. Norman
Freeman, C. L.
Jabson. Victor
Johnson. John
Klevjer. Charles
Korman, Fred
Kusick. Victor
McCoy. W. R.
Mellado. Peter
Molina, .'\dolph M.
Noble. Alexander
O'Bannon. Andrew
Quarders. C. H.
Schultz. Wayne C.
Simms. James
Sopa, Julius
Yukich. John W.
L.U. NO. 33,
BOSTON, MASS.
Biederman. Robert C.
McKinnon. John A.
Petralia. Sebatina
L.U. NO. 36,
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Kvam. Olaus
McDonald, W. A.
Robinson. Ronald
Woodman. Frank E.
L.U. NO. 50.
KNOXVILI.E. TENN.
Faubian. Robert C.
Gray, Guy
McCoy. Leonard M.
L.U. NO. 61,
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Hasty. Joseph G.
Higains. Joseph W.
Step'p. William R.
L.li. NO. 62,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Johnson. Ernfrid
Lundell. Karl
L.U. NO. 87.
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Borgeson. Herbert
Carr. Ray
Christensen. Henry
Christopherson, Frank
Clark. Alvin
Engelweier. Floyd
Gary. Merton
Jensen. Alfred
Johnson. Erils
Miller. Fritz
Nelson, Fritz
Nelson, Lawrence
Rostetter. Joseph
Rundquist, George Axel
Schmidt, Louis
Siedom, Oscar
Unruh, William
Zospel, Rudy
L.U. NO. 90,
EVANSVILLE, IND.
Foss, Harmon
James, Alfred
Macke. Edward
Seitz, Roy
Stubbs. Thomas
L.U. NO. 100,
MUSKEGON, MICH.
Ensign. Emory J.
L.U. NO. 101,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Lauer. William J.
L.U. NO. 115.
BRIDGEPORT,
CONN.
Domby, Louis
L.U. NO. 132,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Prasky. Stephen H.
L.U. NO. 133,
TERRE HAUTE, IND.
Pinder. Arthur
L.U. NO. 139,
JERSEY CITY, N. J.
Lamberti. Anthony
L.U. NO. 184,
SALT LAKE CITY,
UTAH
Fabor, Walter P.
Smith. Heber E.
Willden, Lorin
L.U. NO. 186,
STEUBENVILLE, O.
Neubert. Otto
Rowan. Scott M.
Taskey. Edmund
L.U. NO. 188,
YONKERS, N. Y.
Castagnoli. Michael
Johnson. Robert
L.U. NO. 198,
DALLAS. TEXAS
Bell. George A.
Dalton. Elzie M.
Sullivan, Robert E.
L.U. NO. 200,
COLUMBUS, O.
Brown, Harold
Karr, Dennie P.
L.U. NO. 205,
LAUREL, MISS.
Hinton. Charles J.
Hughes. J. O.
Mathews. R. A.
L.U. NO. 211,
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A Realistic Approach to Training Programs
TP HE POVERTY PROGRAM now has been in
full swing for the better part of a year. Under
the law, the government is underwriting the most
massive training program in the history of the
world.
The theory behind the program is that most
people are unemployed because they do not have
adequate training to secure and hold a job in this
complex world. To a large extent, undoubtedly,
this is true; so that the government is endeavoring
to teach young people useful skills through a wide
variety of programs.
To the extent that such programs are based on
realistic considerations they undoubtedly help to
make young people employable, but the catch is
that there must be jobs for them when they have
achieved the necessary skills.
The government naturally is concerned pri-
marily with statistics. It makes fine political hay to
be able to point out that so many hundred thou-
sand youngsters were trained for various occupa-
tions, but being trained and finding employment
are not always one and the same thing.
A youngster who undergoes the disciplines in-
volved in acquiring a skill is not going to be very
happy if there is no job for him at the completion
of his training.
In a major metropolitan area in California, a
MDTA training program is being contemplated
for teaching young men the rudiments of construc-
tion work so that they can qualify for apprentice-
ship training. Unfortunately, the average carpenter
in that area worked less than 1350 hours last year.
The preceding year the average was 100 hours
lower. At the same time there are 79 apprentices
currently unemployed because there are no jobs for
them.
Under circumstances such as these, it hardly
seems necessary to institute another program to
qualify additional boys for apprenticeship training.
Unfortunately, unions often get caught in the
middle when unrealistic programs are carried out.
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pletes his training. Then he goes to the union hall
to apply for an apprenticeship training. With 75 or
80 apprentices already out of work, the union
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It is only natural that the trainee should become
resentful. His resentment is not directed at the
training program which prepared him for a job
opening that was not there; rather, it is directed
against the union which has no control over the
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for the youngster when he has completed his train-
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[HHllEnCES
MARCH, 1966
TOmORROUJ
Can our cities survive? Will we have
pure or contaminated air? High-rise
slums or adequate housing?
Mass transportation or trans-
portation mess? What will be
the heritage of the coming gen-
erations?
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THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA loi Constitution Ave., N.w.
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GENERAL PRESIDENT
M. A. HUTCHESON
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Washington, D. C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
FiNLAY C. Allan
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second general vice president
William Sidell
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Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL SECRETARY
R. E. Livingston
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Washington, D. C. 20001
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MARCH, 1966
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Acting Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
The Affluent Society Is Rapidly Becoming the Effluent Society
M. A. Hufcheson
A Home of Dignity, A City of Promise and Hope
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Robert C. Weaver
Historic Boston Turning the Tide of Urban Decay
Other Major Renewal Projects
Why Ugliness, Why Not? F. Eugene Smith
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That Life-Saving Substance We Breathe is Polluted! 10
A Special Statement on Air Pollution
Senator Edmund S. Muskle 10
Dirty Water: Prelude to Disaster .. Senator Walter F, Mondale 12
Law Enforcement — Based upon information supplied by
US Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach 14
The Dilemma in Urban Transportation
Congressman Carlton Sickles 16
Engineered Traffic vs Costly Confusion. . . .Bernard C. Hartung 19
Community Weighs Medical Facilities ... Press Associates Inc. 22
The American Tree Farm System James G. Robinson 24
Are We Prepared for Another Blackout? 28
'They're All Made Out of TIcky Tacky' 33
Over 65? Apply Now for Medicare Insurance 35
Home Study Course, Area of Geometric Figures Unit XI 36
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THE COVER
Civilized man is becoming more
and more concerned with his future.
As he sees spacecraft circling the
Earth and landing on the Moon, he
realizes that his destiny and the des-
tiny of his children and his chil-
dren's children may not be limited
to this planet.
He has reached the point in his
cavalcade on this small orb circling
the Sun where he wonders about the
billions of souls he calls "fellow man."
Will there be enough food to feed
them all? What of birth control?
How can he maintain the integrity
of the individual in the face of an ex-
ploding population which may not be
able to cope effectively with its af-
fairs?
As he looks about him. he sees
the pressing problems of today — the
surging masses in the cities, the grow-
ing crime rate, the demands for new
health facilities, new schools, in-
creased electric power, and the en-
veloping threats of air pollution and
accumulated wastes.
With this issue, the Carpenter joins
those who call public attention to
these vital matters.
The editor of a news magazine
stated recently: "Man does not realize
that his only security in this insecure
world lies behind his brow." Stark
as these words may seem, they lend
urgency to the articles which appear
in the following pages.
CA^PEMTE^
[HRLlEnCES
OF
TOmORROUl
Saeiety Is
Rapidly
Becatnituy the
Effluent
Society
By M. A. HUTCHESON,
General President
WE ARE literally choking on our own
wastes.
Mills and factories dump ever-increasing
amounts of industrial wastes into our
lakes and streams.
Bordering cities often consider these same lakes
and streams free cesspools. Smog and smoke sat-
urate city air to an extent rapidly becoming in-
tolerable.
The degree to which we are making our water
sources undrinkable and our atmosphere un-
breathable is alarming many able scientists.
The percentage of carbon dioxide in the at-
mosphere keeps going up constantly as the con-
sumption of coal and gas increases. Carbon di-
oxide traps heat like glass in a greenhouse.
Already there is evidence our weather is being
affected. What will the effect be in 50 years with-
out remedial measures?
But smog and pollution are only a small part
of the frustration surrounding city life in the
middle of the Twentieth Century. Slums are grow-
ing faster than decent housing units are being built.
Cars and trucks choke our streets and highways.
Many a city worker whose grandfather worked
ten hours a day works only eight hours a day but
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HUTCHESON
spends three or four hours going
and coming from work.
Each year nine or ten million
cars are produced in our auto
factories. Only a million or
two are junked each year. This
means that the already over-
loaded streets and highways are
destined to grow even more con-
gested. Mass transit is only an
idle dream in most cities, and even if prompt ac-
tion were taken today, it would take years to
develop fast and economical mass transportation.
Crime stalks our city streets. Open spaces are
growing scarcer. Ugliness abounds everywhere.
Outdoor recreation gets harder to come by.
For all the progress that has been made in
building new housing, finishing new roads, elimi-
nating crime, and attacking air and water pollu-
tion problems, a start has barely been made. The
problems are increasing rather than decreasing,
and only a massive attack at all levels of gov-
ernment can make city living something more at-
tractive than it now is.
As building tradesmen, we will be called upon
to build all the facilities that are needed to purify
our air and water and make transportation a lit-
tle bit less wearisome.
This issue of the magazine endeavors to pin-
point some of the challenges that lie ahead. All
the articles are written by experts who have been
involved in the respective problems.
From all this I think it is reasonably apparent
that the construction industry will be prosperous
for many years to come. Time is running out on
many of the improvements we must have to sur-
vive, and we as building tradesmen have an obli-
gation to join the battle to make city living heal-
thier and more enjoyable.
All the needed improvements will require vast
sums of money. Congress and state legislators are
notoriously slow in appropriating funds for any
projects that can be delayed. It is up to us to
keep ourselves well versed in all the developments
which the future will bring,
so that we can throw our
weight behind the programs
which must be adopted to
bring about the improvements
we must have to survive. Qp TOIHORROUJ
IHRLLEnCES
MARCH, 1966
III
By ROBERT WEAVER
Secretary, Deparfmenf of Housing
and Urban Development
A HOME OF DIGNITY
PRESIDENT Johnson's determi-
-■- nation to improve the urban en-
vironment has stirred the country's
imagination.
We are launched on a course,
which, in his words, will "make
sure that every family in America
lives in a home of dignity and a
neighborhood of pride, a commu-
nity of opportunity and a city of
promise and hope."
The creation of the Department
of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment is part of that design. The
Department will give prime policy
and administrative direction to Fed-
eral programs for which it is re-
sponsible. It will provide the op-
portunity for more effectively mass-
ing our resources where they can
do the most good. The Department
will strive 'o achieve a much higher
measure of coordination between
many different urban programs
than ever before. It will be the
major instrument for directing the
ROBERT C. WEAVER was Administrator of the
Housing and Home Finance Agency until Presi-
dent Johnson recently named him as first
Secretary of the newly-created Department
of Housing and Urban Development.
developing Federal strategy for city
redevelopment and growth.
As the President said when he
signed the Act which created the
Department, it is "the first step to-
ward organizing our system for a
more rational response to the press-
ing challenge of urban life."
The Housing and Urban Devel-
opment Act of 1965 gives us a va-
riety of tools for reshaping our ur-
ban environment. Federal aids are
available to help communities re-
habilitate and increase the housing
supply. Low and moderate income
needs get special attention. Com-
munities can plan land development
and public facilities and provide
open space and beautify their en-
vironments. Help is available to im-
prove mass transit facilities and de-
velop neighborhood facilities to
serve low and moderate income
families. The college housing pro-
gram supports our educational sys-
tem. Still other programs serve
senior citizens, servicemen and vet-
erans.
The housing and urban develop-
ment tools are both diverse and flex-
ible. They serve the varying needs
of small cities as well as metropoli-
tan areas — central cities as well as
suburbs. They are designed for the
most comprehensive development
possible and for achieving the com-
prehensive planning that must be a
hallmark of programs that look to
future growth as well as current
needs.
We are able, for the first time,
to develop a far-ranging Federal
strategy which unites the many ap-
proaches to the problems of urban
decay and growth. It is a strategy
which sees the rebuilding of our
cities as part of the President's
grand pattern for wiping out pov-
erty. It seeks to preserve natural
beauty and insure equal opportu-
nity for all Americans — in housing,
in jobs, in health and education and
welfare services. In sum, the pro-
grams are pointed at strengthening
the social and physical" environ-
ment. They will also help to de-
velop strong community values and
raise the quality of American life.
The rescue of blighted neighbor-
hoods through rehabilitation is one
example of comprehensive pro-
gramming. Homes worth saving are
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OF TOmORROlU
a city af prawnise and hope
brought up to standard. The shop-
ping area is renewed. An elemen-
tary school and a community center
with auditorium, library, and social
center are provided. A new fire
station is built. Dilapidated build-
ings are pulled down and valuable
open space is created. New homes
are built.
A "living" example of this proc-
ess is the Wooster Square neigh-
borhood in New Haven, Connecti-
cut, a pioneer in this respect. There
we see what rehabilitation can do
by retaining and restoring old val-
ues as well as avoiding dislocation
of families and small businesses.
In fiscal terms, residential and
business values have been increased
in Wooster Square. Not calculable
in dollars and cents are the intan-
gible values of spiritual and physical
well-being of the neighborhood and
the community. Ultimately, the en-
tire nation benefits.
Though the nation's communi-
ties are using the available Federal
tools for self-improvement, and the
accomplishments have been signifi-
cant, the size and scale of urban
assistance has been too small, and
too widely dispersed.
Thus, the President has proposed
to Congress a massive program "to
rebuild completely, on a scale never
before attempted, entire central and
slum areas of several of our cities
in America." The means for achiev-
ing this are embodied in the Dem-
onstration Cities Act of 1966, al-
ready introduced into Congress.
This program would take advantage
of three decades of experience in
housing and community develop-
ment. According to the President,
it would provide a program that
will:
" — concentrate our available re-
sources— in planning tools, in hous-
ing construction, in job training, in
health facilities, in recreation, in
welfare programs, in education —
to improve the conditions of life
in urban areas.
" — join together all available
talent and skills in a coordinated
effort.
" — mobilize local leadership and
private initiative, so that local citi-
zens will determine the shape of
their new city — freed from the con-
straints that have handicapped their
past efforts and inflated their costs."
Coupled with this dramatic and
unprecedented program, the Presi-
dent recommends Federal assistance
for new communities, and the ex-
tension of support for comprehen-
sive metropolitan planning. He has
also called for funding of the rent
supplement program to provide pri-
vately developed and financed hous-
ing for low-income people. Exten-
sion of the urban mass transporta-
tion program is proposed to help
communities meet their increasing
needs for transit facilities.
The problems of the cities are
many. The President's program
shows the way to use our financial
resources and technical knowledge
to solve them.
The City Demonstration Pro-
gram would begin a new era of
Federal-local commitment to one of
the pressing problems of our Na-
tion— an era of the realization of
the President's hope that both the
private and public sectors of our
economy will join to "build in our
cities and towns an environment for
man equal to the dignity of his as-
pirations."
MARCH, 1966
Main buildings in the $175 million Government Center, now under construction in Boston, are portrayed in this scale model.
Located in the heart of the historic city, the Center will cover about 60 acres of what was once a teeming urban jungle.
[HnLLEHGES
OF TOmORROlU
Historic Boston
The Tide of IJrbaii Decay
Massive Renewal Program Clearing Slums, Building Anew
BOSTON, as a city, is just about as
American as fireworks on the
Fourth of July. But by 1960, this his-
toric colonial city had become a sick
example of American urban life.
Its population had dropped by more
than 100,000 persons in the 10 years
since 1950. Traditional Boston indus-
tries, such as textiles and leather,
moved out of town. No new com-
panies replaced them.
The Port of Boston, once the great-
est in the U. S.. lacked modern ware-
house and dock facilities and suffered
from an adverse freight rate differen-
tial. Unlike most U. S. cities, Boston
witnessed no construction boom after
the Second World War. Large sec-
tions of the city were nothing short
of run-down slums. Redevelopment
programs in the past had met with
little if no success.
The problem facing newly-elected
Mayor John F. Collins in January,
1960, was simple: Prescribe a cure for
Boston's ills.
And this is just what Mayor Collins
did. Edward J. Logue, a bright young
administrator of the highly successful
New Haven, Conn., redevelopment
program, was hired to deal with the
sad physical state of Boston.
The two men decided upon a large
scale development program and count-
ed on Federal aid to carry a major
share of the financial burden. They
estimated urban renewal would cost
$90 million, of which the federal gov-
ernment would supply $60 million.
The Boston renewal program en-
compasses the entire city, not just iso-
lated slums. Major redevelopment ac-
tivities have been centered in Boston
proper, the older section of the city.
Although only about 10 percent of
Bostonians live in this area, most of
them depend on it for their livelihoods.
This is the business and financial dis-
trict and the center of many historical
attractions.
In many American cities, urban re-
newal carries an unpopular connota-
tion with the population. Citizens fear
relocation, loss of housing, and the
tremendous costs involved in the form
of increased taxes.
Relatively speaking, such is not the
case in Boston. There has been some
citizen unrest, but by and large the Bos-
ton Redevelopment Authority (BRA)
had made its plans with the people in
mind. One city official clearly depicted
the BRA's philosophy: "Once you've
had the people in an area working
with you on a plan every step of the
way, they can't pull the rug out from
under you."
The bulldozer is not the sole tool of
urban renewal in Boston. "Rehabilita-
tion" is the key word. Current projects
include some massive undertakings.
Located at the very core of Boston's
intense and varied business district will
be a gigantic new Government Center,
which will include $175 million in
buildings for city, state and federal
offices and some private rental facili-
ties. Before 1962, when the BRA took
over, the area was 60 acres of some
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of the worst urban slums in the nation.
Prudential Insurance Co. is carrying
out a $150 million program which will
include a 52-story office building, a
city auditorium, Boston's first new ho-
tel in 30 years, apartment buildings,
and other commercial structures.
Boston's waterfront, once the busi-
est port in the nation, died when the
square-rigged wooden ships passed
away after the Civil War. The crum-
bling old warehouses, rotting piers, and
rough stone streets are used by the
city's wholesale food merchants. The
BRA plans call for this area to be con-
verted into a business, residential and
recreational area.
Also in the future are plans for a
complete rehabilitation of Boston's
central business district, which is ad-
jacent to the new government center.
The project could run to $200 million.
Mayor Collins and the BRA realize
that the residential neighborhoods hold
the real strength and potential for the
future growth of Boston. They know
these areas must be improved and this
is why the largest amount of renewal
work will be done in residential neigh-
borhoods. Construction of new schools,
playgrounds, shopping centers, streets
and municipal buildings are being em-
phasized in the hope of stimulating
private rehabilitation of residential
areas.
The BRA is trying to stem the tide
of decay in downtown Boston by re-
versing the decline of the city's busi-
ness district and by attracting new pri-
vate investment to the area.
The largest rehabilitation effort in
Boston to date is occurring in Wash-
ington Park, a middle and lower-mid-
dle class settlement that over the past
decades has gone down hill at a rapid
pace.
Washington Park was at its height
of splendor in the late 1800's. But
since World War I, except for a few
apartment buildings, no new residential
structures have been built. The area
has a population of 25,000, covers 502
acres, and contains 2,813 two and
A major building
in the Boston Gov-
ern ment Center
will be a new Cily
Hall. Costing $25
million, the nine-
level building will
be of exposed con-
crete and glass.
three story buildings. The total cost
of Washington Park renewal will ap-
proach $28 million, with the federal
government supplying $16.5 million.
The Federal Housing Administration
will insure loans for rehabilitation, be-
cause it is an urban renewal project.
The BRA does not pay for renewal;
instead, it convinces property owners
that rehabilitation must be done, and
that a particular building must be im-
proved to meet city standards. Since
1960 more than 500 meetings have
been held in the Washington Park area
by action committees composed of res-
idents themselves. The BRA helps resi-
dents to help themselves by supplying
information on urban renewal proc-
esses and BRA proposals.
Specifically, the BRA sends a two-
man survey team to inspect an individ-
ual's property. Every part of a struc-
ture is given a thorough going over
from basement to rafters. Then a de-
tailed account is prepared describing
the improvements necessary to bring
the structure up to city requirements.
Other BRA officials help owners get
reliable bids on construction work, ad-
vise on architectural matters, and help
plan financing.
Some sections of Washington Park
are too run down even for rehabilita-
tion. These are taken over, cleared,
and the land sold to developers for
specified construction. Plans for Wash-
ington Park call for 1 ,500 new low-
cost housing units, three new elemen-
tary schools, shopping centers, libraries,
parks and playgrounds. Similar re-
newal projects are in the planning
stages for seven other Boston neigh-
borhoods.
As this issue of The Carpenter goes
to press, the BRA reports nearly a
billion dollars has been spent in Bos-
ton urban renewal, in terms of public
funds and private investments and
commitments.
For the time being, urban renewal
in historic Boston seems to be making
significant progress. The BRA, through
public and private funds, has managed
to transform some of the city's ugliest
business and residential slums into
handsome new and improved areas.
The job of urban renewal in Boston
is far from finished. However, even
with the token amount of work com-
pleted so far, the majority of Bos-
tonians firmly believe their city a better
place to live.
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Comparing construction work on the Boston City Hall with blueprints are, left to
right, S. Winfred Cameron, president of Boston District Council; Mario Natale, busi-
ness representative; of L.U. 51; George Welsh, general representative; John Rogers,
general representative; Joseph Hardy, secretary-treasurer of Boston District Council;
General Secretary Dick Livingston; Abe Saul, director of the East Coast Organizing
Office; Phil Anastasio, steward of L.U. 33; and Clifford S. Bennett, business repre-
sentative of L.U. 33. In background is the John F. Kennedy Federal Office Building.
MARCH, 1966
Other Major Rcnczval Projects
JOHN HANCOCK CENTER, CHICAGO-John Hancock, who scrawled his signature on the
Declaration of Independence hugely 'so George III can read it without his glasses," is the
namesake of the equally-huge combination office and apartment structure (left) which will
tower 100 stories above downtown Chicago when it is completed in 1968.
Constructiorr cost of the tapering skyscraper will run close to $100 million. It will rise
1,100 feet into the sky on North Michigan Avenue. As such, it will be the world's tallest
commercial and residential structure. The building will provide a million square feet of
space each for the resident la! and offrce areas and another 300,000 square feet of rental
commercial space.
A model of the John Hancock Center toured Russia tost year under sponsorship of the
U.S. Information agency. It was popular in Minsk, Moscow and Leningrad. More than
223,000 Leningraders marvelled at the model and also viewed more than 1 80 color trons-
parencies of new U.S. buildings.
Tishman Construction Co. Is erecting the building for Jerry Wolman, owner-developer.
Design was by the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owlngs and Merrill. Rentals ore to be
handled by Sudler and Company.
SUPERSQUARE, BUFFALO, N.Y.-When the architectural firm of Charles Luckman Associates
presented the concept of "Supersquare" to the civic leaders of Buffalo, New York, it sparked
on interest in a rebuilding and revltalization of the downtown city core which even now Is
proceding apace. A model of a portion of "Supersquare" is at left.
The original and extremely ambitious 17-acre concept, would would have included five
great towers, one a hotel and the other four office buildings, together with stores, under-
ground garage and other facilities, has largely been discarded.
In its place have come several separate downtown construction projects. The financial
institutions of Buffalo have led the way in bringing new construction to the central city. Each
of the seven banks In the city has either renovated or constructed a major downtown project.
Now underway Is a three-block downtown moll, "Main Place," which will include quarters
for a bank, a high-rise tower for offices and other facilities. This project overlaps part of
the area originally set aside for "Supersquare." A 21 -story office building, with a bank's
home office, is rising across the street from "Main Place." The first of the major downtown
construction projects was sponsored by Western Savings Bank, a %Ayi million, 12-story bank
and office building.
The grand total of construction projects underway, completed or announced for downtown
Buffalo is in the vicinity of $100 million. The total Includes two major government building
projects, one state and one county, in addition to the private constructions. No Federally-
sponsored urban renewal programs are currently underway or planned for the downtown area.
FOSTER CITY, CALIFORNIA— Much of Foster City was dredged from the bottom of San Francisco Bay, ond the 2600-acre completely-planned
community has a maximum population potential of about 35,000 people, which it is expected to attain in the near future.
Located on the western shore of the bay adjacent to San Mateo, Foster City has been built 100 percent union. Through careful master plan-
ning, the community has a 13-mile shoreline with a four-mile lagoon. Homes range in price from about $26,500 to approximately $75,000, and
there Is a planned 22-story twin-towered apartment to cost $22 million.
Foster City, developed by T. Jock Foster Organizations, is one of the most beautiful of the pre-planned complete communities taking shape
in the U.S. today. So much so, in fact, that the venerable Son Francisco Museum of Art has invited the developers to display a concept of the
architectural design. This is the first time in history that such an invitation has been extended by the 108-year-old museum.
In the photos above, the left picture is a long-range aerial view of the community. The right picture is a close-up of one section of the homes
on one of the islands in the lagoon.
8
THE CARPENTER
WE are a nation of freedoms; we
are free to choose ugliness, free
to choose beauty, free to choose prac-
ticality, efficiency, economy. As long
as our actions do not materially en-
croach upon the rights of another in-
dividual, we can express ourselves in
any way satisfying to our own egos and
pocketbooks. We operate contentedly
within our own worlds, earning those
things we feel that we — and our chil-
dren— should have.
This is American, this is good. If
we can legally act to improve our lots,
this is our freedom. The evidence of
the push for money or security or hap-
piness is all around us. And rightly
so; it's the American way.
There is much talk about ugliness,
but ugliness is the main proof that
190 million American citizens are ex-
ercising their natural right of self-
preservation. Who needs trees, attrac-
tive shopping centers, historic sites,
landscapes without wires, restraining
zoning laws, or designers, architects
or city planners? Why pay a man to
design a building or a product or an
urban area? Who should tell us what
is good or bad when we know what
we like? The enterprising businessman
can do all this for himself for free and
have the pride of viewing his indi-
vidual accomplishments.
This matter of trees and landscap-
ing, for example. In the simplest terms,
it is easier to do without either. A
developer buys a tract of land and
W^hy Ugliness .
Why Not?
By F. EUGENE SMITH, President, F. Eugene Smith Associates
wishes to build homes. In one fell
swoop he can remove the trees and
cut his costs from there on consider-
ably; trees get in the way of construc-
tion vehicles. It takes time to drive
around a tree, and time is money.
Trees make it almost impossible to
level the land, and smooth flat tracts
make better homesites for the builder
than rolling country. Trees also ob-
struct utility companies' installation of
electrical and telephone wires, and
make their maintenance more difficult
and costly. And for a large apartment
owner, trees, bushes, gardens — in fact,
any extra plantings — represent a rise
in the cost of the grounds' upkeep.
Clearly, landscaping sends prices up.
no landscaping keeps prices down.
Like landscaping, the beautification
of shopping centers is impractical.
From the consumer point of view, the
cheaper the center, the lower the rent
for retailers, and subsequently, the
lower the price for products sold.
From the developer's point of view, he
saves money at every turn; by making
design decisions himself, from the ar-
chitecture down to the smallest sign,
he avoids the fees of professional ad-
vice. And our tax structure favors de-
preciation— a smart builder can deduct
depreciation losses for a few years and
before the deductible percentage goes
down, sell the center at a healthy
profit. Shopping center landscaping is
uneconomical here too: why have a
tree when another car can be added
to the vast, level parking lot instead?
And is there anything wrong with
huge flashing signs? Big signs can be
useful in covering up old dirty build-
ings. And if Joe and Harry, competi-
tors across the street, want to compete
by seeing who can build the largest
sign, fine ... it helps the sign com-
F. EUGENE SMITH, author of this biting
satire on ugliness in America, is the head
of F. Eugene Smith Associates in Bath,
Ohio, a firm of industrial designers. Cur-
rently, he is carrying out an anti-ugliness
campaign through lectures and written arti-
cles. "V/hy Ugliness . . . Why Not?" is the
title of his continent-wide campaign.
panics make more profit — they encour-
age it. If signs sell the product they
must be good, and besides, they con-
tribute to the exciting carnival atmos-
phere of our cities.
The labyrinth of utility wires run-
ning overhead must stay where it is.
Many European communities have
placed theirs underground but for us
this does not seem possible. Utility
companies in America say that the
wires are cheaper where they are for
two reasons: One. they're already there,
and second, they already own the
equipment for installing and maintain-
ing overhead wires. Even the gas com-
panies are now experimenting with
above-grade pipe installation . . . it's
cheaper. Wires, pipes, poles, signs —
the sky would seem high and empty
indeed without the familiar clutter of
our advanced technology.
Many people will say that zoning
laws should be stricter and they should.
But for preservation? An historic site
or old residential area that impedes
progress must go, and progress, as we
have seen, is Industry, Shopping Cen-
ters, endless rows of Development
Homes made cheaply and sold eco-
nomically to the happy (?) consumer
who lives and buys therein. And there
is nothing nicer for a homeowner than
looking across the thoroughfare at the
new mall going up, for his property
value will probably rise substantially.
The total picture is simple to see:
the bigger the parking lot. the more
cars in it; the more shopping centers,
the more to buy; the more wires, the
more things to plug in.
They say that we have the highest
standard of living in the world. We
make more things, buy more things,
throw away the old things and then
make more. Our "standard of living"
winds up on the junk pile. This is our
heritage . . . this is the American way.
But times change and so must our
attitudes. Our re-evaluation of what
is really important is long overdue.
It's time we placed emphasis on values
other than monetary ones. As we look
around us, we can see that our money
See UGLINESS, Page 35
MARCH, 1966
[HmiEncEs
OF TOmORROUI
The rapid deferioration of the quality of our air has reached
a point where effective control measures can no longer be
postponed. We must take action now to clean our polluted skies.
That Life Giving Suiastance
We Breathe Is Polluted!
DONOR A, a town of 14,000 popu-
hition. is nestled in a deep valley
on the inside of a sharp horseshoe
bend of the meandering Monongahela
River, about 30 miles south of Pitts-
burgh, Pennsylvania.
On the morning of October 27,
1948, the air around Donora became
unnaturally still. Fog enveloped the
city. The temperature dropped dras-
tically. These conditions lasted four
days, until an air cleaning rain oc-
curred the afternoon of October 3 1 .
In that four-day period 17 deaths
A special statement to members of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America from
SENATOR EDMUND S. MUSKIE, Dem., Me.,
Chairman of the Senate
Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution
Smokestacks and exhaust pipes are so familiar to Americans that
for years no one stopped to contemplate the possibility of "air
pollution."
Now, however, there is increasing awareness by government, by
industry and by the public that this phenomenon not only is aestheti-
cally displeasing, but is actually a threat to our national health and
well-being.
That the technological capability to eliminate air pollution does
exist has been shown by the advances made in recent years by the
automotive industry to control motor vehicle exhaust, and by those
plants which have successfully reduced the smoke and airborne
waste from their industrial processes.
Nevertheless, development of economical, adaptable methods of
air pollution control and waste disposal is not yet commensurate
with the severity of the problem, and the closing of this gap is at this
time tlie most pressing need of the air pollution control effort.
In 1963 the Congress passed my Clean Air Act to initiate and
accelerate a national research and development program, to achieve
the prevention and control of air pollution, to provide technical and
financial assistance to state and local governments in connection with
the development and execution of their air pollution prevention and
control programs, and to encourage and assist the development of
regional control programs. In 1965, we amended my Act to require
the establishment of controls on automotive exhaust. It is hoped
that accelerated research on Federal, state and interstate levels, com-
bined with research activity among private developers and institu-
tions, will produce the know-how and equipment upon which to base
an all-out effort to restore the purity of our air supply.
were recorded in the community which
normally averages two deaths in an
equivalent period at this time of the
year. Doctors" reports showed that
more than one-third of the population
became ill. Cough was the single dom-
inant medical symptom. The frequency
of other symptoms was in the follow-
ing descending order: soreness of
throat, a feeling of chest constriction,
headache, breathlessness, a burning
sensation of the eyes, lacrimation (tear-
ing), vomiting, nausea without vomit-
ing and excessive nasal discharge.
Weather "Inversion"
During the first week of December
1930 a thick fog covered all of Bel-
' gium. A highly industrialized 15-mile
stretch of the Meuse River Valley was
afflicted not only with still, wet, cold
air, but also with an "inversion" of
the air temperature. In such an occur-
rence, air temperature at ground level
is cooler than the air above it. Ordinar-
ily, just the opposite is true. Conse-
quently, the air at ground level does
not rise in the normal manner to per-
mit other air to move in.
Throughout the Meuse River Valley
extremely fine solids, gases, and liquid
discharges from household chimneys
and factory smokestacks took their
toll in Belgian lives. In a short period
of a few days, thousands became ill
and 60 people died of diseases relating
to the lungs and the heart.
4,000 Deaths in London
London, England always has been
thought of as a foggy city. But in
December 1952, a "pea soup" devel-
oped that was radically different from
any previous fog. A few months later,
after mortality statistics were revealed,
it was found London had experienced
4,000 excess deaths in a seven-day
period. At the same time large num-
bers of people became ill.
The three episodes mentioned had
much in common: all lasted only a
few days, all were associated with un-
10
THE CARPENTER
usual weather conditions and the
fatalities were especially marked among
people with preexisting cardio-respira-
tory diseases. In short, all three were
examples of acute air pollution.
Right this very minute an 87-acre.
seven-million-ton heap of unsalable
trash from coal mines is burning out
of control near Wilkes-Barre. Pa, The
sulphur-loaded smoke has nauseated
the residents of six surrounding com-
munities since 1955. Doctors claim
the air has been polluted enough to
damage the health of newborn chil-
dren.
In Arizona farmers tell of clouds
of smog that hang over their fields,
which have drifted 200 miles from
the Los Angeles Air Basin.
Agricultural Crops Damaged
In 1961 damage from contaminant
associated with motor vehicle pollu-
tion was proven to accelerate the de-
terioration of materials, structures, and
machines of all kinds. Metals corrode,
fabrics weaken and fade, leather be-
comes brittle, rubber cracks and loses
its elasticity, paint discolors, concrete
and building stone erode, glass is
etched and paper becomes brittle.
Various cost estimates have been
made depicting the extent and cost of
air pollution damage to property. A
figure frequently used is $65 per capita
per year. This would represent an
annual cost to the nation of more than
$11 billion. Whatever yardsticks are
employed, it clearly is evident the cost
of property damage alone from air
pollution is far greater than the money
devoted to its eradication by industry
and all levels of government.
Air is the most important of our
natural resources. We need fresh air
every few seconds in order to live.
Less well known are the enormous
demands placed upon our air supply
to sustain our modern technological
way of life. Far more air than fuel,
even in terms of actual weight, is used
in all combustion processes, from
burning gasoline in the family car to
burning coal in huge electric power
plants.
Analyzing the Problem
All combustion processes replace
usable clean air with potentially harm-
ful pollutants. Unfortunately, the abil-
ity of the atmosphere to disperse
and dilute these pollutants — especially
in urban areas where people, vehicles,
and industries are concentrated — -is
definitely limited.
A recent Congressional investiga-
tion into air pollution demonstrated
See LIFE GIVING, Page 31
SMOG settles in on Los Angeles in three successive views of the city. The
US Federal Power Commission was told recently that Los Angeles basin
power plants emit a daily average of 475 to 575 tons of sulphur dioxide when
burning fuel oil. Because of this fact, an FPC examiner recommended that
a pipeline be authorized to pump natural gas from Texas to the West Coast
city, so that this type of fuel — which emits virtually no pollutants — could be
used as boiler fuel in the generating plants of two electric utilities in South-
ern California. Sulphur dioxide pollution was responsible for the murderous
smogs that brought death to thousands n Belgium's Meuse Valley in 1930;
in Donora. Pa., in 1948; and in London in 1952 and 1962.
MARCH, 1966
11
By U.S. SENATOR
WALTER F. MONDALE
Democrat, Minnesota
T^OR A LONG TIME, the waters
-*- of our country have been crying
out for protection. These waters
are in danger because of pollution —
they are in danger of being despoiled
for generations to come because we
have refused to face the fact that our
waterways can no longer be used as
sewers.
Nobody has said we must have
economic progress AND pollution.
No one in this country has decreed
pollution, or ordered that our lakes
and rivers be henceforward polluted.
But it has been particularly difficult
for us as Americans to realize that
there is a limit to our resources —
that our air and water and forests
and prairies are not inexhaustible. It
has been difficult because we have
had so much richness, so much
DIRTY WTATER
DEBRIS floatins in the Passaic River at I'aferson, New Jersey. An editorial
campaign by The Paterson Evening News called attention to the situation, and
local citizens investigated. What's being done about pollution in your area?
grandeur. Indeed our very ethic has
been that the United States was
blessed with resources by God to an
infinite degree — and because it has
always been that way, we feel it will
always continue.
Nothing could be further from the
truth.
Our resources are not unlimited.
In our lifetime, we have let our lakes
become "chemical tanks" where no
life can survive — and let our rivers
become open, running sewers where
only the most primitive and rudi-
mentary organisms can survive. This
is not progress — but a definite step
backward.
Let's look at the extent of the
problem we face in water pollution.
The famous American falls in the
Niagara River, near the Honeymoon
Bridge, now exudes the foul smell
of decaying sewage, because that's
what it is.
12
TH E CARPENTER
In Lake Erie, scientists are ob-
serving a regression of fish and plant
life, not evolution, back to primeval
sludgeworms and fingernail clams.
The Buffalo River is officially
dead — it will not even support
sludgeworms. The slime from the
bottom of the river is lifeless.
In the Northeast, 23 million peo-
ple are short of water while billions
of gallons of fresh water are sullied
and allowed to flow unused into the
sea.
Along Lake Erie, which is the
main water supply for 10 million
Americans, pollution closes beaches
to our children, and damages the
commercial fishing industry.
On our farms, chemicals drain off
leaf and land to pollute streams and
lakes and rivers and destroy aquatic
life.
In Appalachia, acid from mines
pollutes thousands of miles of
streams, making them useless and
ugly.
Our sport and commercial fish-
eries last year counted 18 million
called Santee. They are proud and
happy that their children have lakes
to swim in. And they worked on
those lakes — formed them with re-
claimed sewage! Is this really what
this country has come to? We can-
not passively accept this future as
inevitable.
Each crisis of pollution, taken by
itself, is a terrible thing — a very
real problem. But it remains just
that — aproblem to be solved. Taken
all together, it is more than the sum
of its parts — it is a worldwide crisis,
a problem so huge it defies imagi-
nation.
One biologist described the prob-
lem this way.
A colony of bacteria placed in a
dish of food grows out to the edge
of the dish, where it either dies of
starvation or strangles in its own
waste products. The plain fact of
*^he matter is that the world, and the
human race, is nearing the "edge of
the dish."
We have two means of stopping
and reversing the disastrous trend
relude To Disaster
fish killed by pollution. For exam-
ple, millions of fish were killed in
Louisiana because of poisons enter-
ing the Mississippi far upstream.
New York harbor's once flourish-
ing shell fish industry is all but dead,
the victim of water pollution.
In Florida, the water supply of a
small town was imperiled when one
of its citizens disposed of a deadly
chemical pesticide in the most con-
venient sewer he could find, the
river from which the town's water
was taken.
In the largest, most modern me-
tropolis in the world, eight children
last summer fished a watermelon out
of the Hudson River, ate it, and con-
tracted typhoid fever — a waterborne
disease almost unknown in the
United States but among the leading
causes of death and debility in the
underdeveloped nations of the world.
There is a town in California
set by our past thoughtlessness and
apathy — preventional and remedial
legislation.
The St. Croix River bill which I
introduced last session is an ex-
ample of preventional legislation.
This bill, which received unanimous
Senate approval and is awaiting
House action is designed to protect
the beauty and recreational value of
this magnificent and as yet undam-
aged river. The St. Croix marks
part of the boundary between Min-
nesota and Wisconsin. Its verdant,
steep, abrupt banks were formed by
icy-cold, swift-flowing glacier water
which carved a primitive beauty
that has remained through the years.
The bill to protect the St. Croix
river and its banks would encourage
intelligent land-use by overseeing
industrial development and making
sure that this development is con-
sistent with the scenic and recrea-
Senator WALTER F.
MONDALE, a former
attorney general of
Minnesota, was ap-
pointed a U.S. sena-
tor in 1964 to fill the
unexpired term of
Vice President
Humphrey. In 1962
President Kennedy ap-
pointed Mondole to
the 12-man Consumer
Advisory Council, and
he was reappointed to this position by Presi-
dent Johnson. In the Senate, Mondole has
broken "the silent freshman mold" and es-
tablished himself as an effective spokesman
on issues ranging from education to world
hunger. Sen. Mondole was a co-sponsor of
S. 4, the Water Quality Act of 1965.
tional character of the river.
The St. Croix river bill is not in-
tended to solve our water pollution
problems but to insure that in 5 or
10 years the people of Minnesota
and Wisconsin will still be able to
swim and fish in a beautiful river.
And I think this approach is essen-
tial to our conservation program.
As a first remedial step to combat
the existing national water pollution
problem, this Congress enacted and
a few weeks ago President Johnson
signed the Water Quality Act of
1965.
This law is extremely important
to America and to each of us as in-
dividuals, because without it this
era may come to be known not as
the Space Age, but as the "Age of
Poisons," when man again fought
the battle of bare survival, in a world
drowning in poison and waste prod-
ucts.
The Water Quality Act estab-
lishes a new Federal Water Pollution
Control Administration. The role
of this new agency will be to con-
centrate and direct the combined
efforts of federal, state, and local
agencies, and of public and private
institutions including the conserva-
tionists who have been such a great
and persistent source of encourage-
ment in the fight for clean water.
The act also provides additional
money. More adequate and more
equal financial assistance must be
extended to our cities. The new law
will help meet this need by sub-
stantially raising the ceilings on
grants for the construction of waste
treatment works and encouraging
See DIRTY WATER, Page 39
MARCH, 1966
13
LAW ENV«»<
KATZENBACH
It is becoming increasingly difficult for
police departments to maintain safe cities
The following arficle is based largely on material sup-
plied by U.S. Afiorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach
WHILE THE YEARS since
World War II have seen a
steady boom in all facets of our
economy, nothing has boomed
faster than crime. A recent head-
line announced that crime in Wash-
ington, D.C., increased for the forty-
fourth consecutive month.
The number of crimes involving
violence shows a marked increase
year-by-year throughout the nation.
This is especially true of crimes
committed by youngsters under 21.
The cost of crime to the nation
is staggering. Endless statistics are
available on the extent to which
crime is proliferating in the United
States. The situation is so obvious,
none needs to be quoted here.
However, statistics are very tricky
propositions. For example, statis-
tics indicate that most murders are
committed between 3 am and 6 am
in the home by a relative or friend.
Relying solely on statistics it might
logically be concluded that a person
has less chance of being murdered
in Central Park between 3 am and
6 am than he has at home in bed.
Therefore, statistics can be deceiv-
ing insofar as evaluating the crime
situation is concerned.
The one irrefutable fact is that
crime is increasing. There is room
for argument as to the causes for
the mcrease.
Certainly, one probable cause is
the failure of cities and states to
expand their police departments as
rapidly as they should.
For example, in Boston, between
1955 and 1965, the number of po-
14
lice on the force dropped ten per
cent. In San Francisco, the hub of
a rapidly growing community of 4,-
500,000 people, the police force
has been increased by a scant five
percent since 1960.
Under such circumstances, crime
inevitably proliferates, since there
is no greater deterrent to crime than
a policeman patroling a neighbor-
hood.
The problem is further com-
pounded by the growing tendency
of courts to lean over backwards to
protect the civil liberties of individ-
ual citizens.
In Washington, D.C., a man ac-
cused of raping a woman was re-
leased by a court because the police-
man impounded the victim's clothes
from the car of the accused with-
out a search warrant. The woman,
with most of her clothes torn off,
explained to the policeman what
happened. She described her attack-
er and described his car. When the
policeman found the car he could
see the woman's clothes in it, but be-
cause he took the clothes without
obtaining a search warrant, the
judge freed the accused.
In recent years, the courts have
ruled that police are severely re-
stricted in their right to question a
citizen they have cause to believe
committed a crime.
Some judges have held that po-
lice have no right to question a sus-
pect unless he has his attorney pres-
ent. Naturally, any capable attor-
ney advises his client to say noth-
ing. As a result, interrogation has
been made meaningless in a good
deal of police work, despite the fact
that interrogation is the surest way
a competent policeman can trip up
a suspect.
Other judges have ruled that sus-
pects must have adequate legal rep-
resentation at arraignment whether
they make arrangements for same or
not.
While this emphasis on the pro-
tection of individual rights is com-
mendable from the long-range view,
it does make police work consider-
.ably more difficult.
It is ludicrous to release a rape
suspect because the policemen did
not have a search warrant to enter
the man's car when the rape vic-
tim's clothes were clearly visible to
the policeman.
While no one can quarrel with
the proposition that the individual
citizen needs to have all his legal
rights protected, it becomes in-
creasingly difficult for police depart-
ments to maintain safe cities when
criminals constantly evade justice on
legal technicalities.
At long last, the federal govern-
ment is recognizing that it has a re-
sponsibility for undergirding the ef-
forts of local police departments in
their efforts to reduce crime.
Last summer. President Johnson
named a commission to study the
crime problem and to make recom-
mendations for getting at the roots
of the problem.
The unbalanced support we give
to law enforcement can be illus-
trated by the illogical way in which
we handle narcotic addiction. For
example, the United States Bureau
of Narcotics estimates that there are
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some 60,000 hard core addicts in
the country, each of whom spend
$5,000 a year to satisfy his habit.
Addicts buy $350 milhon worth of
heroin every year — a price that must
be paid principally through crime
and burglary. Elimination of addic-
tion offers one source for reducing
crime.
In a recent speech. Attorney Gen-
eral Nicholas D. Katzenbach point-
ed out that crime prevention has
lagged sadly in the utilization of
scientific discoveries to improve po-
lice efficiency.
Secretary Katzenbach said in part:
"In a still more fundamental
sense, our catchall attitude toward
crime and law enforcement has re-
sulted in an almost complete failure
to bring to law enforcement the
flowering of research, development,
and science that characterizes so
many fields. It has been only in the
past few years that we have seen
even the beginning of experiments
like the computer analysis of crime
patterns on which the allocation of
police personnel are based now be-
ing conducted in St. Louis.
"Thus I believe the Commission
must seek to provide to police and
municipal leaders a gauge of mini-
mum needs for equipment, funds,
and personnel for police, courts,
and correctional services.
"Prisons, for example, may pro-
vide highly fertile ground. At pres-
ent, a very high rate of prisoners —
probably more than 50 percent —
go on to commit later crimes.
See ENFORCEMENT, Page 23
MARCH, 1966
APPRECIATION and sympathetic understanding of the
policeman's role in the community must come early in
life. Above, a police chief in a New York town goes out
of his way to make friends with the "boys on the police
blotters" sent to Children's Village.
PLN.\L REFORM has been a focal point of law enforce-
ment discussions for decades. It has been estimated that
more than 50 percent of America's prison inmates go on
to commit later crimes, following release.
CHHLlEnCES
OF TOmORROlU
15
Full-scale model of a San Francisco Bay
Area Rapid Transit train on display to
the public near Concord, California.
CHilLlEnCES
The Dilemma in
Uri3an Transportation
OF TOmORROlU By CONGRESSMAN CARLTON R. SICKLES, Democrai, Maryland
MORE AND MORE, Americans are hearing and
using the word, "megalopolis." A megalopolis is
a gigantic urban area which can include any number
of great cities. Within the next fifteen years, most of us
will be living in a megalopolis. One such continuous
super city is expected to include Boston, New York,
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Washington, and eventually
Richmond. Another is looming on the West Coast, still
another in the Midwest. By 1 980, so the experts tell us,
8 out of 10 Americans will be living in urban areas.
Yet at the same time, we find that our cities are faced
with disaster. They are literally rotting at their cores.
And one large factor in the threat to central city health
is the failure of transportation facilities to keep pace
with the burgeoning urbanization. Most American fam-
ilies own at least one car. Many own two and even
three. Traffic jams are standard operating procedure
already, and the numbers of automobiles on our streets
keep increasing. In our Nation's Capital City, it is ex-
pected that the number of vehicles operating on the
streets will be more than double in 1980 what it was
in 1960.
Imagine, if you can, a Washington to Boston traffic
tie-up. Meanwhile, because it is already so difficult to
transport people and products into the centers of our
cities, these areas are being abandoned for more acces-
sible sites, leaving economic and physical degeneration.
We face a double problem, then: We must help our
cities free themselves from threatened economic strang-
ulation, and we must make certain that there is ease of
transportation from one end of any given megalopolis
to the other, and between any two parts.
The epic Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1 964
made Federal funds available to cities to help them solve
their own transit problems, and as a result, realistic
and progressive transit planning activity is underway in
many of our major cities. In separate legislation, a sub-
way system in the Washington, D.C., area and its
metropolitan suburbs has been approved and construc-
tion should begin soon.
As to inter-city transportation, progress can be re-
CARLTON R. SICKLES, Democratic Repre-
sentative-at-large from the State of Mary-
land, was a co-sponsor of a bill recently
passed by Congress which enables the
eight states in the Northeast Corridor
(Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode
Island, Massachusetts, and the District of
Columbia) to develop a rapid rail system.
First elected to Congress in 1962, Repre-
sentative Sickles has devoted much effort
to improving urban transportation.
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THE CARPENTER
Interiors of the BART's new rapid transit cars have been
designed to provide the ultimate in comfort and convenience
to the passenger. The car features wide upholstered seats
with plenty of elbow room, glare-free lighting focused on
the reading plane and large tinted-glass windows to shield
from the sun's rays, yet provide a panoramic view of
Bay Area scenery. The seats, cushioned with foam rubber
and covered with vinyl fabric, are comparable to those in
the most luxurious automobile or jet airliner.
ported here too. In late 1965, a three-pronged, $90 mil-
lion, three-year program to improve ground transporta-
tion was approved which emphasizes research and de-
velopment along with some significant demonstration
projects.
Specifically, the program authorizes development of
a high-speed Washington to New York train service
which will enable a traveler to make the trip in less
than three hours.
Senator Claiborne Pell (D-R.I.) and I are also co-
sponsoring legislation which is designed to speed the
development of full scale "bullet train" service in the
entire Northeast Boston-to-Washington Corridor, com-
plementing the legislation already enacted by establish-
ing interstate machinery including representation from
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and
the District of Columbia.
This area has a population of almost 40 million, con-
tains about 30% of the nation's manufacturing firms.
REDWOOD Cnv ".
. FIRST STAGE PROGRAM
> POSSIBLE FUTURE EXTENSIONS
The solid color line shows route and station locations of the
initial 75-mile Bay Area Rapid Transit network, now under
construction. Possible future extensions of the system are
indicated by the broken colored lines. Circles denote stations.
over 20% of the nation's retail establishments, and in-
cludes both our Capital City and our largest city. Pass-
enger traffic in this corridor is expected to increase
nearly 200% by 1980.
It would be most advantageous if our goals of SVi-
hour Boston to Washington train trips could be within
sight by that time.
I became convinced of the desirability of high-speed
ground transportation during a recent visit to the Far
East, including Japan, where I had the opportunity to
ride on one of these high speed rail lines that the Japa-
nese have built between Tokyo and Osaka. Prior to
the trip, we met top officials of the Japanese National
Railroad and received a complete technical briefing on
the operation of the system.
The fastest train in the world is Japan's "Dream Super Express," which travels at speeds up to 125 miles per hour.
MARCH, 1966
17
The lonK, graceful sweep of (he Bay
Area Rapid Tr.insit system aerial
siriicliire is shown hy Ihis portion of a
test truck under construction. The
75-niile BART system will include 31
miles of aerial line. The nantry shown
in the picture was built especially to
lift the 100-ton, 80-foot beam into place
between the T-columns.
These trains travel the 320 mile distance between
the two cities at speeds up to 1 25 miles an hour. The
trains were clean and quiet in addition to being fast. The
Japanese call their bullet train the "Dream Super Ex-
press."' Something along these lines may well provide
our answer.
The East Coast is not alone in its problems of urban
transportation. In California, perhaps more than any-
where else, the automobile has become a necessity of
life, and traffic tie-ups and lOO-car pileups are getting
to be a way of life.
By 1960. traffic congestion in the San Francisco Bay
area had become acute. Something had to be done. Fore-
casters predicted that by 1985 the Bay Area would double
in population from four to eight million persons. The real
problem was that automobiles would increase from two
to four million.
Extensive transportation studies were made and a Bay
Area Rapid Transit Authority created. Research and in-
vestigation clearly indicated that the most economical and
feasible solution to the region's future and present con-
gestion problem was a rapid transit system.
Estimated to cost nearly $1 billion, the Bay Area Rapid
Transit System (BART) will be the most modern in the
world. It will be the first system specifically designed to
compete with the private automobile.
Lightweight electric trains traveling 70 miles per
hour over 75 miles of duo-rail lines above, below and
along the ground will link San Francisco with numerous
suburbs in the surrounding counties.
Dramatic evidence of just what a transit system can
do for a metropolitan area is evidenced in Toronto,
Ontario. This rapidly growing citv got its first subway in
1954.
Sometime this spring eight more miles of an eventual
cross-town system will be opened.
Two-thirds of Toronto's major building construction
in the past five years has taken place within walking dis-
tance of the transit line. Real estate values along the line
have increased substantially. G. Warren Heenan, presi-
dent of the Toronto Real Estate Board, predicted present
See URBAN TRANSPORT, Page 32
.4 rig called a "jumbo," which drills
holes for planting dynamite, is moved
into one of the west portals of the
rapid transit tunnels through the Berkeley
Hills. Each jumbo is equipped with
si.x drills. .4fter the rig is removed and
the dynamite detonated, the nibble is
hauled out on rail cars.
18
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Of the close to 800,000 mem-
bers of the Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners, it is esti-
mated that well over 70 percent
travel back and forth to work each
day by automobile. This means
that the great majority of the mem-
bership is exposed to and affected
by street and highway conditions.
Highway transportation is of vital
importance to carpenters in both
their craft endeavors and in their
personal lives. In few instances can
mass transit facilities provide the
type of conveyance service needed
to get members to construction sites.
They must have the mobility, fiexi-
bihty and load-carrying advantages
afforded by private vehicles. Traf-
fic delays cost carpenters loss of
time and, therefore, loss in income.
Further than this, carpenters in most
instances must rely on truck deliv-
ery of their supplies, the price of
which is affected by traffic condi-
tions.
REPRESENTATIVES of the Aircraft Division of the Hughes Tool Company,
Culver City, Calif., hover above a busy California throughway in a demon-
stration of the versatility of their traffic-control helicopter. Almost two dozen
U.S. radio stations now present traffic reports via helicopter to their listeners
on week days, during morning and evening rush hours.
Engineered Traffic vs Costly Confusion
By BERNARD C. HARTUNG
Executive Secretary, Institute of Traffic Engineers
What can be done about im-
proving traffic conditions in urban
America? There are several answers.
State and local governments
should double their current traffic
safety expenditures, says the Na-
tional Safety Council. The Council
recommends an increase of $958
million annually to bring traffic
safety activities up to minimum
standards.
More than one third of this in-
crease in expenditures should be
earmarked for traffic engineering,
the Council adds.
Traffic engineering measures can
produce sizeable benefits for motor-
ists and their communities. They
have a direct and expanding effect
on the safety and convenience of
day-to-day motor vehicle usage. As
highway and street systems are in-
creasingly taxed by rising traffic de-
mands, the need for trained, profes-
sional help is of paramount im-
portance.
The objectives of traffic engi-
neering are directly concerned with,
and will affect, the general com-
munity. If such engineering meas-
ures are to be complementary to
overall community goals, it is im-
portant that there be clear under-
standing of and respect for the traf-
fic engineer and his objectives. He
has a major role to play in other
official and non-official traffic im-
provement. The success of a local
traffic engineer's efforts often de-
pends upon understanding and sup-
port from various government agen-
cies, civic groups, citizen associa-
tions, and workers' organizations.
A city traffic engineer is usually
involved in general transportation
planning — traffic volumes, parking
space supply and demand, street
capacities, mass transit services. He
is concerned with high-accident lo-
cations, parking durations, and
loading zone usage. He's the fel-
low you complain about if the traf-
fic signs are confusing. Without
him, our major cities would have
greater tieups than they do during
rush traffic periods.
Experiences in many communities
have impressively demonstrated the
value to be derived from properly-
applied traffic engineering meas-
ures. Some specific examples are:
ONE-WAY STREET SYSTEM
— In a western city of 40,000 pop-
ulation, establishment of a one-way
street system in the downtown area
reduced travel time through this
area by 50 percent, decreased traf-
fic accidents by 28 percent, low-
ered pedestrian injuries by 29 per
cent and reduced property damage
resulting from traffic accidents by
33 percent.
THROUGH STREETS — In a
major midwest city, institution of a
"through" street system enabled the
individual streets involved to carry
from 5 to 20 percent more traffic
MARCH, 1966
19
aiul ilccrcasci-l accitlciUs in the af-
I'cclctl area by 50 percent.
SPIiKD ZONING— After speed
limits at 30 highway iiications in
a midwest state were raised to more
realistic values (on the basis of
traffic engineering studies), there
was a slight decrease in vehicle
speeds, fewer drivers traveled ex-
cessively fast or too slowly, and
there were 36 percent fewer acci-
dents at these locations.
CURB PARKING— A large city
in the West increased travel speed
through its downtown area by 50
percent and reduced accidents by
10 percent by prohibiting curb
parking during rush hours. Another
city reduced traffic accidents in its
central business district some 80
percent by changing from "angle"
to "parallel" curb parking.
CHANNELIZATION — In a
suburban area of a southern city,
13 accidents involving 11 personal
injuries occurred over a two-year
period at a traffic circle. In the
two years following replacement of
the traffic circle with channelizing
islands only 5 accidents involving
3 injuries took place — despite the
fact that there was an increase of
more than 80 percent in the num-
ber of vehicles using the intersec-
tion. In another southern city, the
installation of chaniieli/ing islands
at 43 intersections reducetl total ac-
cidents at these locations by 20 per
cent, accidents at individual inter-
sections by as much as 90 percent.
PAVEMKNT KDGi: MARK-
INGS— A midwest state applied
pavement edge markings to 400
miles of highway where there are
numerous curves and where there
frequently is fog. The result: acci-
dents on these roads have dropped
by 21 percent, fatalities by 40
percent, and injuries by 16 percent.
REVERSIBLE LANES— Use of
"reversible" lanes on a bridge in an
eastern city has made it possible
for this bridge to carry 15 percent
more vehicles at a 60 percent high-
er average speed during "rush"
hours.
SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION
— In a major southern city, syn-
chronization of traffic signals at 9
intersections along the principal
downtown street reduced travel
time on this street by 60 percent,
accidents by 30 percent.
The improvement measures cited
above were based on traffic stud-
ies and on the judgment of a pro-
fessional traffic engineer. Traffic
control measures which are not
based on appropriate traffic data
and on professional traffic engineer-
Bernard C. Hartung,
executive secretary of
the Institute of Traffic
Engineers and author
of the accompanying
article, works from on
office just off busy
Connecticut Avenue,
N.W., in the nation's
capital. He is inti-
motely concerned with
Federal and state
traffic-control legisla-
tion, and a frequent speaker on the subject.
ing judgment can have serious ad-
verse efTects. In one community, for
example, local officials replaced
stop signs with traffic control sig-
nals at a major intersection, ap-
parently in the belief that traffic
signals are safety devices. These of-
ficials did not consider the stand-
ard "warrants" which have been de-
veloped for determining when sig-
nals are needed nor did they seek
the advice of a traffic engineer. The
result: traffic accidents more than
tripled — the amount of resulting
property damage was seven-fold
what it had been before the signals
were installed.
Safety on our roads and streets
is the sacred responsibility of every
worthy citizen in the United States.
See TRAFFIC, Page 34
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — Extensive work is still needed in some cities to provide adequate traffic control lanes and signals.
The two pictures below show part of what is needed. LEFT: Pavement markings to improve the efficiency and safety of both
pedestrian and vehicle movements, as shown on this Toronto, Ontario, street. RIGHT: Special control devices such as the lane-
controlled signals and changeable speed limit sign to obtain maximum benefit from existing facilities.
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Community Weighs Medical Facilities;
Does Your Town Meet Aged's Needs?
A Special Ariicle by Press Associates, Inc.
HOW many hospital beds are in
your town? How often are they
occupied? Can you count on a steady
supply of medical technicians and
other health workers over the next
five years? Will the patient continue
to get quality care as more and more
citizens seek medical attention?
These are some of the questions
asked in Cleveland recently and will
probably be asked in other cities
around our nation. If the Medicare
legislation does nothing else it is forc-
ing people responsible for health care,
to take a long hard look at their com-
munity and see how it will hold up
under the new legislation.
The Cleveland conference called by
Rep. Charles Vanik (D-Ohio) was
attended by medical experts of all
specialties — doctors, grudgingly accept-
ing the fait accompli, nurses and nurs-
ing home owners, hospital administra-
tors, directors of charitable institutions.
The members of retirees' associa-
tions, senior citizens groups, union
members and the general public that
made up the audience for the confer-
ence heard Social Security Commis-
sioner Robert M. Ball tell about the
detailed work Health, Education and
Welfare employes have been involved
in since passage of the bill. It is
Social Security's responsibility to ad-
minister the bill and to inform all
potential participants of their rights
under the program.
Ball pointed out that anyone who
wishes to participate in the voluntary
aspect of the medicare program must
do so before March 31. 1966 if they
are 65 by the first of the year. Those
that try to sign up after that time will
face certain penalties— a 10 per cent
higher premium and a delay in becom-
ing covered.
Ball said that in addition to inform-
ing the potential participants the Ad-
ministration must make sure that
PERTINENT FACTS
• Demists are taking care of only one-
third of fhe U.S. population's dental ills,
it is reported.
• There is a shortage of doctors
throughout the world.
• Se/f-employed medicaf and other
health workers— mostly doctors in pri-
vate practice— comprise the wealthiest
single occupation category, with a me-
dian income of $14,689.
• Deaths from "hunger" and "expo-
sure" in America are so rare today that
statisticians hardly show them at all. In
countries like India, China, and Pakistan
they are still major causes of death.
• The deoth of mothers during child-
birth has almost disappeared statisti-
cally. In J 962, the figure was 3 deaths
per 10,000 live births; in 1915 the
number was 61.
• The percentage of aged is at an all-
time high and will remain high tor at
least two more decades.
facilities exist in every community to
provide the insured with the "promised
benefits."
Additional Social Security offices
have been set up to meet these needs,
more staff has been hired and com-
puters are being used to speed up the
organization of the program.
Wilbur Cohen, assistant secretary of
Health, Education and Welfare, told
the conference that each day "1,000
more people in the United States be-
come 65." This is a net figure, he said.
One conference participant. Glen
Wilson, director of the Cleveland
Health Foundation, noted that in ad-
dition to the 1 80,000 senior citizens
who are eligible to participate in the
area, another 35,000 auto workers will
get new benefits because of collective
bargaining gains. These two groups
will both have access to new facilities
at the same time.
Medicare alone will not raise the
usage of any facilities, said Wilson,
but an expanding population in any
urban center will demand bigger and
better medical facilities.
Cleveland was able to assess its
medical plant a little more easily than
most cities might. Since 1940 it has
had a means of developing a total
community plan for the growth of
health care facilities. The Joint Hos-
pital Committee, now the Regional
Hospital Planning Board, is composed
of doctors, administrators, health in-
surance directors, community repre-
sentatives and professional represen-
tatives.
The conference also took a look at
college facilities that will train future
nurses, laboratory technicians and
other health workers. The first study
group set up as a result of the discus-
sions was a Task Force on Training
which will make recommendations to
the Hospital Planning Board for long
range action.
A report by Mary Mendelson, chair-
man of the Nursing Home Committee
of the Welfare Federation, caused a
See MEDICAL FACILITIES, Page 40
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ENFORCEMENT
Continued from Page 15
"The Commission also must seek
to bring the innovations and the sys-
tematic skills of science to law en-
forcement.
"As an illustration, an electronic
burglar alarm system, with a master
console in a precinct headquarters
might be expensive — but far less so
than the aggregate losses that would
otherwise be inflicted on merchants
in an area.
"As another example, radical im-
provements in personal communica-
tion need not exist only in police
comic strips; they should be as feas-
ible for police as they are for the
military. Their development might
far exceed the resources of an in-
dividual police force. But fastening
the attention of private industry to
the needs and the potential might
well result in social — and economic
— gains.
"Consequently, we are now send-
ing a Commission task force out to
encourage research and develop-
ment, to develop a blueprint of what
science and research can do in law
enforcement. This task force will try
directly to encourage such research
by private industry — whose involve-
ment in the technical and planning
problems of law enforcement can
become just as extensive as it has in
the technology of medicine — or de-
fense."
Obviously, police work needs con-
siderable attention. Undermanned
and undertrained police forces may
be responsible for some of the
growth in the crime rate. Overzeal-
ous judges who lean over backwards
in protecting individual rights may
bear part of the responsibility. How-
ever, the public, itself, is not blame-
less. A year or so ago, several dozen
New Yorkers watched a woman
being stabbed to death without lift-
ing a finger to aid the victim. No one
even bothered to call the police for
fear of "becoming involved."
Someone once said that all that
is necessary for the bums to take
over the world is for good people to
do nothing. In the long run, crime
will never be wiped out until all cit-
izens "get involved" — involved in
backing the police, and reporting
crimes even if personal sacrifice is
involved.
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The American
Tree Farm System...
One way to conserve our wood resources
Equally adept with hand or power tools, Journeyman Bellinger operates
a power saw on a West Coast construction job. As a tree fanner he
knows the value of wood as a building material.
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By JAMES G. ROBINSON
Ediforial Direcfor, American
Forest Products Industries, Inc.
North America's natural resources
are not in endless supply. Half as
much wood as we have today may be
the plight of Americans living 34 years
from now, Richard McArdle, former
chief of the U.S. Forest Service, stated
in his book, "Timber Resources for
America's Future."
He predicted that the United States
and Canada will have to double their
timber production by the year 2000
because of population increases.
Some major American timber firms
are staking out woodlands in other
parts of the world to assure their mills
of a steady supply of special types
of wood.
One way to assure future Americans
of a steady supply of vital wood is
the good old American way of free
enterprise — the American tree farm
system. Here's the story of an Amer-
ican tree farm and the union car-
penter who operates it.
CLYDE BELLINGER loves wood.
He loves to work with it and he
loves to grow it. Clyde Bellinger is a
happy man; he is a carpenter working
with wood, he grows trees on a certi-
fied Tree Farm, and his family loves
THE CARPENTER
JAMES G. ROBINSON is Editorial Director of
American Forest Products Industries, Inc., na-
tional sponsor of the American Tree Farm
System and information and education voice
of the nation's privately owned, tax-paying
forest products industries. A former newspaper-
man and magazine editor, he wrote for radio
and television before joining AFPI to tell about
our most important renewable natural resource.
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his Tree Farm as much as he does,
"Sometimes maybe more."
Born in Ashby, Nebraska, Bellinger
moved to the Pacific Northwest in
1925, and since "there were no Doug-
las firs in western Nebraska, when I
saw Washington forests I must have
been a highly impressed young boy,"
he recalls.
He is a general, all round construc-
tion carpenter, employed by Fleming
Sorensen, a prestige builder of spec-
tacular quality homes. While building
homes for other people, Bellinger is
planning the day when he will lay
down his hammer and saw as a union
carpenter, retire to "One Pine," his
own Tree Farm, and build a home
for his autumn years.
Bellinger served in the Sea Bees
(construction battalion) during World
War II for 3Vi years. He is a member
of Local 1289, card number 153, and
lives at 2022 Franklin Avenue, East,
in Seattle.
He bought his 22 acres of forest
land in Snohomish county between
Duval and Monroe in 1955 and won
certification of the land as a member
of the American Tree Farm System
in 1963.
Although the Bellingers have no
children, "One Pine" has been a family
affair. His wife, Dora, and two nieces
and a nephew whom the Bellingers
have raised for the past six years,
spend weekends on their Tree Farm.
The youngsters in particular love
"One Pine." Pert Susan, at 13, grazes
her pony on the pasture land adjoin-
ing the forested acres. Tall Jimmy, 17,
helps to prune the trees, cuts firewood,
and takes care of the "herd" of live-
stock, as Bellinger grinningly labels
his four cows.
Quiet Bonnie, who is 18, finds her
joy in contemplating the beautiful
serenity of the maturing family forest.
Bellinger wishes now that "1 had
woVked for Tree Farm certification
earlier instead of waiting eight years.
'One Pine' would be a better looking
stand now." He greatly admires Bill
Tinney of the Industrial Forestry
Assn. for his help and cooperation in
learning to manage "One Pine" un-
der the multiple use principle neces-
sary for Tree Farm certification un-
der the American Tree Farm System.
Using just weekends when he isn't
building houses for a living, Bellinger
has pruned his stand and removed un-
derbrush to give good access to all
areas for fire control and to reduce
the danger of forest fire damage.
Part of his stand of trees is 47-
year-old timber of mixed species:
Douglas fir. hemlock, pine and cedar.
One area is a 30-year-old stand of
fine Douglas fir. The rest of "One
Pine" is in a small orchard and a
meadow for pastureland.
This pastureland comes in handy
because of his "herd." Bellinger re-
cently started raising purebred Gallo-
ways. With the birth of a young bull
around Thanksgiving, his purebreds
now number three. He also has a steer
hut this one is of dubious parentage
— at least Bellinger isn't sure of its
lineage.
Oh yes, don't forget Susan's pony,
bringing to five the livestock which
graze in the meadow — but not in the
forest: Tree Farm certification frowns
on uncontrolled forage grazing be-
cause it damages young trees.
So far the total revenue — in cash —
from tree farming has netted Bellin-
ger $20. This came from Christmas
wreaths Jimmy made. "If time would
permit," Bellinger mused, "we could
make good money at Christmas time."
However, "One Pine" demonstrates
multiple use management in action,
for the woodlands have produced
much firewood, fruit, outdoor recre-
ation and Christmas trees for friends.
Bellinger's boyhood was spent in Western Nebraska, but he fell in love
with the Pacific Northwest years ago while on a construction job there.
He became a tree fanner in 1955, with 22 acres of forest land.
MARCH, T 966
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(Ill iiiklition to repcatcil crops of tree
har\cst. multiple use means the sup-
plemental benefits of soil and water
conservation, wildlife habitat, forage,
recreation and scenic bcaut\.)
Bellinger plans to dela\' harvesting
his trees until future years when their
maturiix will bring more income,
probably near his retirement. On the
eve of his 25th anniversary as a mem-
ber of the Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners, he has something more
in common with the American Tree
Farm System than simply having "One
Pine" certified. The American Tree
Farm System is celebrating its 25th
anniversary, too.
Beginning in 1941 with a mere
I 20.000 acres of second growth Doug-
las fir. the program has grown to 66.-
831,133 acres of 29.500 certified Tree
Farms, all privately owned, tax-paying
forest land dedicated to growing re-
peated crops of trees for harvest and
other multiple benefits of sound forest
management.
Tree Farming was originated as a
concept to make the public conscious
of the danger of forest fire and its
resulting damage as well as to dem-
onstrate that the forests produce re-
peated crops for harvests just as do
the fields.
The Weyerhauser Co. dedicated
the first Tree Farm in Grays Harbor
county near Montesano. Wash., nam-
ing it the demons Tree Farm after a
pioneer timber operator of that area.
Since then, the American Tree Farm
System has spread to each of the 48
contiguous states — Alaska and Ha-
waii have no Tree Farms.
Clyde Bellinger's 22 acre "One
Pine" takes its place with small wood-
lots in Florida nimibering but three
acres and giant industry forests
sprawling over as many as 1.4 million
acres.
Mississippi leads the nation with 3.-
466 certified Tree Farms, though
Georgia has the most acreage, 7,304,-
582. At the other end of the scale,
sparsely populated, mountainous Wy-
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oming has only two Tree Farms and
heavily agricultural Kansas has only
839 acres.
The American Tree Farm System
can claim some credit for reducing
forest fire damage in the last 25 years
along with its sister Keep America
Green program and the state Keep
Green associations. Both programs are
sponsored nationally by American
Forest Products Industries. Inc., in-
formation and education voice of the
nation's privately owned, tax-paying
forest industries.
More than that, the American Tree
Farm System can take a bow for hav-
ing played a large part in the dra-
matic reversal of the 1941 situation
when the nation was removing
through harvest, fire damage, and in-
sect and disease control more wood
than it was growing.
The U. ,S. Forest Service in a 1963
report documented that the nation is
now growing 13 percent more sawlini-
bcr and 61 percent more wood than we
are cutting. The reversal, a real cliff
hanger, comes none too soon, for ac-
cording to the most conservative esti-
mates our national popLiUition will
burgeon from 192 million to about 300
million before the turn of the century.
Timber harvested in the year 2000 is
expected to snowball 86 percent above
the 1962 harvest.
There are no signs that demand for
lumber will decrease. In 1964, we con-
sumed 40,500 million board feet; by
1975 our consumption is expected to
reach 44,648 million board feet.
Nearly 75 percent of the lumber
manufactured goes into building and
construction. Our per capita consump-
tion figure is slowly rising; in 1939 it
was 194 board feet and by 1963 it had
reached 208 board feet.
Clyde Bellinger's Tree Farm No. 757
is among the 59 percent of the commer-
cial forest land owned by farmers and
primary land users other than forest in-
dustry firms. On it he is producing the
raw material the artisans of the forest-
based industry need to stay employed
. and pay taxes.
As one of 29,500 certified Tree Farm-
ers managing 66,831,133 acres for re-
pealed harvest of tree crops and other
multiple benefits, Clyde Bellinger is safe-
guarding the raw material supply for his
employment, growing trees to meet the
nation's needs.
The US and Canada—Problems Shared
TNDICATE a problem facing the
■*- United States tomorrow and you
also indicate a problem facing its
neighbor to the north, Canada.
Nowhere is this more evident than
along the 3.986-mile border shared by
the two nations. The problems of
water pollution in the Great Lakes are
a common dilemma. The production
and distribution of St. Lawrence River
Power is a shared responsibility. The
"Breadbasket of North America" — ■
that vast wheat belt stretching be-
tween the Rockies and the Mississippi
River — unites farmers in many states
and provinces of the two nations in
an undertaking which feeds starving
millions aroiind the world.
Any really successful attack on the
major problems indicated by this issue
of The Carpenter should draw the
experts and the administrative leaders
of both nations together in the com-
mon cause.
These are some of the problems and
the activities in Canada which parallel
those in the United States:
GREAT LAKES POLLUTION— An
International Joint Commission on
Great Lakes Pollution has been formed
and a survey of the conditions which
exist in Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and
the International Section of the St.
Lawrence River has been made.
The Canadian House of Commons
now has the report of the Commission
up for study.
The Commission has made the fol-
lowing recommendations: 1. sufficient
purification of municipal and industrial
wastes before they are discharged into
the waters concerned, to reduce their
phosphate content as much as possible.
2. prohibition of the building of com-
bined sanitary and storm sewers and
a program to separate existing com-
bined sewers in communities discharg-
ing wastes into these waters and their
tributaries, and 3. regular sampling of
affluents discharged into the waters
concerned in accordance with pro-
grams approved by the Commission.
The Commission called upon both
governments to support the program
of investigation and research outlined
in the report.
MASS TRANSPORTATION— The
populations of Canada's major cities
are expanding at a great rate. Since
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THE CARPENTER
the 1961 census, Calgary has increased
in population 15.7%; Edmonton,
14.1%; Toronto, 13.2%; Ottawa,
12.2%; Montreal, 10% and Quebec,
9.6%.
Toronto has undertaken a major
mass transit system (See Congressman
Carlton Sickle's article, Page 16).
Montreal and Quebec have extended
their bus systems, and Montreal is
making extensive plans to handle its
big exhibition, EXPO'67 by mass
transit methods. Traffic congestion is
becoming an increasing problem in all
of these cities.
POWER DEVELOPMENT— The
mighty Columbia River, which begins
high in the mountains of British Co-
lumbia and flows into the Pacific near
Portland, Oregon, still holds a tre-
mendous amount of unharnessed elec-
tric power.
On September 16, 1964, the U.S.
and Canada signed a treaty for the
mutual development of this power. It
is a treaty which will protect natural
resources and produce electricity as
well.
The United States recently exercised
its option to build a dam on the
Kootenai River as part of this Colum-
bia River development program. The
dam, to be called Libby Dam, will be
located south of the U.S. — Canadian
border in Montana, and the reservoir
formed by it will extend 42 miles into
Canada, flooding some 13,700 acres
of land in the East Kootenay Valley
of British Columbia. In addition to
providing water for agriculture, it will
produce an estimated 200,000 kw of
low-cost power.
On the other side of the continent,
meanwhile, Ontario Hydro and the
New York Power Authority are con-
tinuing to develop the power along the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Sys-
tem.
TRAFFIC CONTROL— Last De-
cember 23 Canada deposited its "in-
strument of accession" to the 1949
United Nations Convention on Road
Traffic with the U.S. Secretary-Gen-
eral. This means that Canada has
joined 75 other nations in a program
to standardize traffic signaling, rules
of road transport, and in other ways
seeks to simplify and advance its traf-
fic control problems.
OTHER AREAS— As we have re-
ported in previous issues, Canadian
provinces took steps to adopt programs
of Medicare before the national bill
was passed in the United States. Mean-
while, the Canadian government is
considering ways to extend its own
Medicare coverage.
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ARE WE PREPARED FOR ANOTHER BLACKOUT?
The electrical
power industry
continues
to double in
size every
decade. We
are becoming
increasingly
dependent on
ready kilowatts
CHIILLEnGES
OF TOmORROUI
ONE OF THE GREATEST
problems facing the nation to-
day is its supply of electric power.
As more and more of our daily
tasks are taken over by spinning
electric motors and increasing use
is made of it for residential, com-
mercial and industrial purposes,
electric power poses mounting prob-
lems.
Electric power cannot be con-
tained. It cannot be adequately
stored. And too much is almost as
bad as too little. Electricity was, at
one time, almost in the class of a
luxury. Today its lack when needed,
immediately and in full supply, can
not only spell hardship; it can sound
the knell of doom and death.
Maldistribution of electrical
power, resulting in one area receiv-
ing a surge of too much electricity,
can, in the same split second, re-
sult in another area receiving too
little. The distribution of this power
is a skill which amounts almost to
an art, with switches clicking, men
reading charts and watching indi-
cator hands and generators cutting
in and out as the total demand for
power rises and falls.
The electrical power industry
has, in the past several decades,
doubled in size every ten years. It
shows no signs of giving up this
headlong gain in stature and im-
portance to the world generally.
But while it gains in capacity of
production, it has lost in number of
employes. From 1953 to 1963, the
U.S. kilowatt-hour capacity in-
creased 106 percent. During that
same period, non-supervisory em-
ployes fell off eight percent. Labor
costs have dropped 70 percent over
the past 15 years.
This has been made possible by
an increasing amount of reliance on
automation. Thus, when the north-
east part of the nation was plunged
into darkness in the mammoth
blackout last October, no trained
electrical worker was present, in all
probability, when the first relay
kicked out, throwing a load on
other switches which kicked them
out one after another, burning out
equipment and paralyzing New
York City and a large segment of
our population. Had there been
more adequate manning of the
power distribution system, it might
have been avoided.
The AFL-CIO has called for all
firms producing and transmitting
electrical power to be designed as
common carriers, much in the same
manner as are railroads, steamship
lines and air lines.
The various producers and dis-
tributors should be formed into re-
gional power supply agencies, the
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THE CARPENTER
AFL-CIO has urged. Such a re-
gional system could have delivered
surplus supplies of power to the
New York area to prevent such an
automatic shutdown, experts have
declared.
"Had the two million kilowatts of
capacity in reserve at the Tennes-
see Valley Authority system or the
1.2 million kilowatts of reserve in
the Bonneville Power Administra-
tion in the Pacific Northwest been
instantaneously delivered to New
York City, automatic shutdown of
generation facilities there could
have been avoided," declared
Charles Robinson, power engineer
for the National Rural Electric Co-
operative Association. He contra-
dicted officials who publicly stated
that the blackout constituted a blow
to the advocates of a national elec-
tric power transmission system.
The answer to the problems
posed by tomorrow can be better
met by intensive study today. F. H.
King, president of the American
Public Power Association, has de-
clared that the failure points up
forcibly the need for more compre-
hensive long range planning by both
private and public power systems.
Tomorrow's electric power may
be radically different from today's.
Today's power is largely either hy-
dro-electric, generated by the force
of falling water, or steam-gener-
ated with coal as a fuel. Tomor-
row's power may be generated to
an overwhelming extent by nuclear
PERTINENT FACTS
• In 1940, 27% of U.S. houses had no
electricity. By J 956, 99% of U.S. hous-
ing units bad electricity.
• In 7 950, there were so few home air
conditioners in operation that no serious
thought was given to asking questions
about them in the 10-year census. In
7 960, however, an air-conditioning ques-
tion was asked on the one-in-four sam-
pling of the population. Results showed
thaf about 6'/2 million housing units had
some form of refrigerative air condition-
ing, five years later, that total is ex-
pected to have increased many fold.
• A state official in India indicated re-
cently that home electric power may be
one way to cut the population growth in
his nation. He reported that in areas
where electricity had reached Indian
homes, the citizens didn't go to bed so
early, and the birth rate in these areas
had dropped as a consequence.
fission. This type of generating
plant is becoming increasingly pop-
ular, since one pound of uranium
will produce 70,000 times the
amount of electricity a pound of
coal will produce. About 20 have
been built or are in the process.
Nuclear fission will allow a more
adaptable generation of power to
meet emergencies inasmuch as the
fissioning process which generates
the heat is controllable to a greater
extent than is a boiler heated by
conventional fuels.
Another and continuing source of
power is hydro-electric, but here,
too, a conflict is encountered. Hy-
dro-electric power is produced pri-
marily by the high dam, the nat-
ural enemy of inland waterway
navigation. A stream harnessed for
power production carries no com-
merce and vice-versa. Many times
in the past basic decisions on river
use had to be made and these de-
cisions will increasingly have to be
made in the future.
A relative unknown in the field
of power generation is solar power,
with the rays of the sun being fo-
cussed by convergence to supply
the heat to be transformed into elec-
trical energy. Another possibility
for the electrical world of tomorrow
may be wireless transmission of
electrical energy. This has been a
dream of many scientists since radio
energy first was harnessed. Conver-
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energy, transmission of it through
space, and re-conversion of it at
the intended consumption location
is a possibility awaiting only the
technological evolvement to make
it come true. Each home would have
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today. The major difference would
be that there would be no wires
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Even those who believe that such
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one present and hard fact of real-
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tomorrow which the nation must
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LIFE GIVING
Continued from Page 11
that "Across the Nation, the problem
of air pollution grows ever more seri-
ous. Current efforts by industry and
government to lift the curtains of
smog, which more and more fre-
quently veil our cities from coast to
coast and border to border, are meet-
ing with only limited success."
Pollution is now increasing at a
faster rate than our population. Our
air is rapidly deteriorating in quality
because of our rising standard of liv-
ing which demands more consumption
of energy and goods per person. More
homes, factories and automobiles
simply mean more polluted air.
What is the nature of airborne
wastes, and where do they originate?
Air is never completely "pure."
Some pollution of the air from natural
processes is occurring all the time.
Wind and other disturbances add dust
particles to the air.
Causes of Air Pollution
However, the burning of fuels to
heat our homes, to run our automo-
biles, trains, planes and missiles; the
application of pesticides and fertilizer
to increase crop yields; the exploration
of nuclear energy; the burning of trash
and garbage; and the clearing of land
place the largest amounts of foreign
substances into the air.
Once these pollutants are in the air,
complex reactions take place. Some of
these atmospheric reactions result in
the conversion of harmless compounds
into secondary compounds which are
dangerous. For example the reaction
of sunlight on automotive exhaust
gases is believed to produce peroxy-
acetyl nitrate, which has been respon-
sible for eye irritation in the type
of smog first noticed in Los Angeles.
Smog is the term originally used
by scientists in referring to the com-
bination of smoke and fog found in
London, where coal is used widely.
The word later was applied to con-
ditions in Los Angeles, even though
neither smoke nor fog was particularly
involved. Our scientists now refer to
this type of pollution as "photochemi-
cal smog," since it has been shown to
result largely from a series of chem-
ical reactions brought on or accelerated
by the sun. The principal contaminants
involved are hydrocarbons and nitro-
gen oxides. The internal-combustion
engine is one of their chief sources.
Autos Add to Smog
Photochemical smog in objection-
able amounts is being found with
increasing frequency in a number of
cities across the nation. And as the
Pollution of the air threatens
the health and welfare of our
citizens, diminishes the economic
vitality of our nation, and mars
and obscures the beauty of our
cities, parks and open spaces.
-. It is, therefore, important that
we give high priority to efforts
to achieve and maintain control
of the many sources of air con-
tamination. Neglect of this need
today will only ?nean a more
serious problem tomorrow.
— President Lyndon B. Johnson
number of people on earth increases,
there will be even more air pollution.
For example it has been estimated
that for every 1,000 gallons of gaso-
line used by cars, there are discharged
3,000 pounds of carbon monoxide,
200-400 pounds of hydrocarbons, and
50-150 pounds of nitrogen oxides, as
well as significant amounts of other
contaminants.
Translating the carbon monoxide
figures into volume shows that auto-
mobiles discharge enough of this gas
daily to pollute the air to a concen-
tration of 30 parts per million, up to
a height of nearly 400 feet over a
20,000-square-mile area, or equal to
the combined areas of Massachusetts,
Connecticut, and New Jersey. Thirty
parts per million is the concentration
considered adverse by the State of
California.
What does air pollution do to our
health? The cost of illness, of de-
creased strength and of shortened life
cannot be measured in mere dollars
and cents.
In 1964 the Public Health Service
issued some truly astounding con-
clusions. "Air pollution, as it exists
in some of our communities, con-
tributes significantly as a cause or
aggravating factor for the following
medical conditions: acute respiratory
infections, chronic bronchitis, chronic
constrictive ventilatory disease, pul-
monary emphysema, bronchial asthma,
and lung cancer.
National Disgrace
What is being done to eliminate
this national disgrace? During the past
decade a great deal has been learned
about the kinds and amounts of pol-
luted air we breathe. More informa-
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has been coniplcled and special filters
soon will be required on all new
vehicles.
Approximately one third of the
States have established programs to
cope with air pollution, but most of
them are limited in scope. In 1961
the Public Health Service estimated
major air pollution problems existed
in 308 urban places. But at present
only 34 local programs have annual
budgets exceeding $25,000. The Public
Health Service also found that where
air pollution programs existed, they
usually were understaffed and lacked
sufficiently trained personnel to meet
their needs.
The greatest source of air pollution
often comes from industry. Some com-
panies have taken the initiative and
installed pollution controls. Many find
they save on fuels formerly wasted by
inefficient operation. But the cost of
installing air-pollution controls is at
times unfortunately high. Acme Steel
Company purchased devices totaling
.$4 million in pollution controls. An
air purification unit for the Common-
wealth Edison Company to remove
dust from boiler exhaust cost more
than $1 .5 million.
Granted the elimination of air pollu-
tion in this nation is not going to be
easy. Technological breakthroughs in
pollution control and prevention will
be needed. And great sums of money
will be necessary to finance eradication
programs.
But the time has come when air
pollution can no longer be dismissed
with petty excuses and half-way meas-
ures. We must create a healthful en-
vironment in which to live by acting
now to clean our polluted skies.
URBAN TRANSPORT
Continued from PaG;e 18
property along the new 14-mile sub-
way will produce $2 billion in new
construction in Toronto.
Transit systems, however, are not
built primarily to enhance real estate
values and increase new construction
totals. They are built to move people
and goods from place to place. With
the large increases in population
expected in the next decades, the
burdens on our present urban trans-
portation systems will be even more
pronounced. We can turn all avail-
PERTINENT FACTS
• The average home in or near a large
city accumulates about two pounds of
dirt a week through open windows and
doors.
• Trees may be able to save mankind
from a disastrous warming of the Barth
resulting from air pollution, says Dr.
Chauncey Leake, professor of pharma-
cology at Ohio State University. A tre-
mendous increase in the blanket of car-
bon dioxide that industrial man is loos-
ing into the atmosphere surrounds the
Earth and will tend inevitably to capture
more heat from the sun. Dr. Leake be-
lieves that the extensive planting of
trees might help, since trees and other
green plants absorb carbon dioxide and
"breathe" oxygen into the atmosphere.
• Rubber from automobile tires, worn
off by the pavement, is released into the
air in the form of microscopic particles
that can be picked up by airplanes eight
miles above the ground.
• A review by the Civil Aeronautics
Board of 1,660 record cards, representing
one-third of the aircraft accidents in the
United States in 1 962, showed six in
which "obstructions to vision" (smoke,
haze, sand and dust) were listed as a
cause. The committee on Public Works
of the United States Senate has shown
that air pollution represents a definite
hazard to land, water and air trans-
portation, because it reduces visibility.
• Bpidemie attacks among residents of
New Orleans, La., suffering from asthma
have been traced recently to smoulder-
ing abandoned dumps. Medical studies
have shown thof a higher lung cancer
rate exists for urban residents, both
smokers and non-smokers, than for their
rural counterparts.
• Although air pollutants were un-
doubtedly present earlier, they began
to create a serious problem shortly after
the discovery of coal in the 12th century
in England.
• 4mong British postmen it was found
that pollution, measured by the index of
cfecreasecf visibility of the outdoor air,
was positively associated v/ith sickness
absence rates and disability retirements
for chronic bronchitis.
able space into networks of concrete
ribbons and still end up with little
more than bigger and better traflfic
jams. The transportation challenge is
upon us and must be met with speed,
ingenuity and through the close coop-
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THE CARPENTER
'They're all made out af ticky tacky . . .'
Wife of retired union carpenter composes
lyrical blast at suburban housing conformity
Little boxes on the hillside.
Little boxes made of ticky lacky.
Little boxes on the hillside.
Little boxes all the same.
There's a green one, and u pink one.
And a blue one. and a yellow one:
And they're all made out of ticky tacky,
And they all look just the .sann>"
R-:.-rT>-,-*r--
MALMNA REYNOLDS
"■I've been lecturing my classes about
middle-class conformity for a whole
semester. Here's a song that says it
all in IV2 minutes."
The speaker was a professor at the
University of Miami. The song was
"Little Boxes," written by the wife of
a retired' member of the Carpenters.
A couple of years ago Billboard mag-
azine touted "Little Boxes" as one of
the "Top Hundred" in record sales in
the U. S.
"Little Boxes" tells the story of peo-
ple who live in houses which are
"little boxes" made of "ticky-tacky"
and that all look the same. Other evi-
dences of middle-class conformity
mentioned in the verses are that the
residents ail drink their martinis dry,
all look the same, all go to the univer-
sity, all play golf, all have pretty chil-
dren. Then the children all go to the
university, get married, raise a family,
and they all get put into little boxes,
thus completing the cycle of uni-
formity.
Carpenters who have worked on the
subdivision type of house know well
what "ticky-tacky" is. It is the man-
sion of mountainous monotony. There's
* Copyright 1962 by Schroder Music Co., Berkeley, Calif. Used by permission.
a standard front door leading into a
standard reception area and a stand-
ard L-shaped living-dining area. There's
a standard kitchen and a standard bath
and a standard bedroom. and all have
standard heat outlets from a standard
combination heater-air conditioner.
The builder would not vary an inch
in any direction for the price of the
house and any union carpenter could
build one with his eyes shut after a
few weeks on the job. Blindness would
not be an occupational disability for
him any more than it would be for the
painter who comes on with his giant
spray gun later and coat.s the entire
wallboard interior with a bland-col-
ored, ticky-tacky type paint a millionth
of an inch thick.
"Little Boxes" hit the airways with
a bang. If you have never heard it.
you simply don't listen to radio. It
blared forth with an impact equal or
superior to "Yellow Polka Dot Bi-
kini" or "Yes, We Have No Bananas."
But it was clearly superior to either
because it was a biting satire on today's
overpowering middle-class urge for
anonymity through herd-living.
The wife of the retired Carpenter
@^a
who twitted the suburban charcoal-
steak set is 66-year-old Malvina Reyn-
olds. "Little Boxes" is not a one-time
flash-in-the-pan thing for her. She has
been described as a "folk-nik"; a cross
between a folk singer and a beatnik.
Her songs are mostly in the folksong
category and include such titles as
"What Have They Done to The Rain?",
"Bury Me in My Overalls," "Vikki
Duggan" and 'Sally, Don't You
Grieve." "Rain" is a ban-the-bomb
appeal, pointing up the radioactivity
which rain picks up after an atomic
explosion. "Overalls' she wrote when
her husband was seriously ill. It could
be a "theme song" for working car-
penters. Both these have social sig-
nificance. Yet "Vikki Duggan" is a
comic song about the girl who once
made headlines with her rearward-
plunging "neckline" in which Malvina
points out how strange it is that a girl
should look so much better going away
than coming on. She has written more
than 200 songs.
Malvina Reynolds is no beatnik by
any stretch, of the imagination, al-
though she is an admitted liberal and
an avowed ban-the-bomb advocate. She
earned her Doctor of Philosophy de-
gree in English language and literature
from the University of California.
She not only writes music certain
to live in our folksong heritage, but
sings it as well, accompanying herself
on a guitar. She sings 1 4 of her songs
on the Folkways album "Another
County Heard From." A collection of
children's songs appears on the Rey-
nolds album "Tweedles and Foodies
for Young Noodles."
Mrs. Reynolds and "Bud." as she
calls her husband, now retired from
his hammer and saw to handle her
business affairs, were motoring past
Daly C'')'- California, when she looked
out and was impressed with the uni-
formity of the houses climbing up the
hillside. She saw this as a reflection
of the uniformity of the people living
inside and began to scribble the words
on a piece of paper. Two hours later,
at a folksong conference, she sang the
completed song for the first time.
Certainly no conformist herself, Mrs.
Reynolds doesn't live in a "ticky-tacky
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"Conformity is not a really dreadful
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it a little."
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The membership of the United
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Joiners can contribute immeasur-
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edly to the nationwide adoption of
standard traffic engineering practices.
Unceasing attention must also be
given to such essentials as proper
and consistent enforcement of traf-
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educational measures for all ages
and types of drivers. This is your
opportunity to become a highly
important and jointly contributing
factor to the solution of one of the
most agonizing domestic dilemmas
that has ever faced this nation.
PERTINENT FACTS
• The American College of Neurosur-
geons recently reported that in 33,000
traffic fatalities from head injuries last
year, 16,000 would have survived, most
likely, if the passengers had been wear-
ing seat belts.
• From a study of 3,500 consecutive
ambuiance runs, doctors at Hurley Hospi-
tal, Hint, Michigan, concluded that the
speeding ambulance is usually unneces-
sary, doing accident victims more harm
than good. The doctors found that in
98.2% of the cases there would have
been no difference in the patient's con-
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• Recently adopted Congressional leg-
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standards to be set up in the 50 states
by December 31, 1967. The standards,
to be approved by the U.S. Secretary of
Commerce, would establish an effective
accident records system, and measures
to improve driver performance, vehicle
safety, highway design and maintenance,
and correction of high or potentially-high
accident locations.
• The U.S. Bureau of Roads has an-
nounced a policy to encourage the de-
velopment of automatic traffic control
systems on heavily-traveled freeways.
• By 1975, it is estimated, there will be
n6-million vehicles on U.S. highways—
97 million autos and 19 million trucks
and buses.
• By January, 1968, the estimated 17 y
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BASIC MATHEMATICS
UNIT XI
Area of Geometric Figures
This unit deals with the methods of determining the area of
geometric figures. A plane surface has two dimensions, length
and width. The measure of the ai'ea of a plane surface is
expressed in square units. The measiuements of the length
and width must be expressed in the same basic unit before
any calculations may be made. If the length is measured in
terms of feet, then the width must also be measured in feet.
The result will be expressed as square feet.
AREA OF A SQUARE — By defini-
tion, a SQUARE is a four sided
figure with all sides and angles
equal. Thus, the length and the
width are equal. The area of a
square is computed by multiply- s=2'
ing the length of a side by itself.
If S = length of a side, then:
Area^S"
Example:
What is the area of a square with
sides 2" in length? (Fig. 1)
A=:S''^2'^=4 square inches
■»=2"
Fig. 1
Common measurements of area are the square inch, the
square foot, and the square yard. One square foot equals
144 square inches. This is determined by converting one foot
to 12 inches and computing the area of a square with sides
12 inches in length. One square yard equals 9 square feet (a
square with 3' sides has an area of 9 square feet). Square
inches are reduced to square feet by dividing the square
inches by 144. Square feet may be reduced to square yards
by dividing the square feet by 9. Square yards may be
changed to square feet by multiplying by 9 and square feet
may be changed to square inches by multiplying by 144.
AREA OF RECTANGLE-By definiton,
a RECTANGLE is a four sided
figure with opposite sides equal
and all angles equal. The area
(A) of a rectangle is computed by
multiplying the length (L) by the
width (W). (Fig. 2)
The formula is:
Afarea)==L{length)xW(width) = LW
Example;
A rectangle is 4 inches long and 2 inches wide. What is
the area? A^LW = 4x2^8 square inches
1
Fig. 2
AREA OF PARALLELOGRAM— By def-
inition, a parallelogram is a four
sided figure with opposite sides
equal in length and parallel to
each other. If the shaded area "X"
within the parallelogram were
moved to the shaded area "Y" out-
side the parallelogram, a rectangle
would be formed. The area (A)
of a parallelogram is computed
by multiplying the base (b) by the
altitude (a). Figure 3.
The formula is: A(area) = b(base) x a(altitude)=b a
I /'
I z__
b J
Fig. 3
Example:
A parallelogram has a base 6" in length and an SItitude of
4". What is the area? (Fig. 3)
A:=b a = 6 X 4=24 square inches
AREA OF A TRIANGLE— By defini- b'
tion, a triangle is a three sided
figure with three angles. Two tri-
angles that are the same size and
shape may be placed together with
a common side to form a paral-
lelogram. In the figure 4, side b
= side b', side c = side c' and side
d is common to both triangles. The area (A) of a triangle is
computed by multiplying the base (b) by the altitude (a) and
dividing by 2.
Fig. 4
The formula is: A(area)=: b(base) x a(altitude)
b a
2
Example:
A triangle has a base of 8" and an altitude of 7". What
is the area?
A^ bji_ = 8x7= 56 ^ 28 square inches
2 1. T'
The area of a triangle may also be computed if only the
lengths of the sides are known. The lengths of the sides are
designated as: a, b, and c. S='/2 of the perimeter which is
the sum of the three sides divided by 2.
S=r a-fb-fc
2
The formula to determine the area is:
A(area) = V s(s — a) (s — b) (s — c)
Example:
What is the area of a triangle with sides 6"
s=a-|-b + c= 6-1-84-12 = 26=13
2 2 'Y
8" and 12"?
Fig. 5
A = Vs(s-a) (s-b)(s-c)=V 13(13-6) (13-8) (13-12J
A = V 13 X 7 X 5 X 1=V455 = 21.33
AREA OF A TRAPEZOID- By defini-
tion, a trapezoid is a four sided
polygon with only one pair of sides
parallel. The parallel sides of the
trapezoid are called its bases which
are designated B and b (Fig. 5).
The altitude (a) is the distance be-
tween the bases (parallel sides). If
a diagonal line is drawn, two tri-
angles are formed (Fig. 6). In the
upper triangle, the area — b a. In
2
the lower triangle, the area^B a.
2
The sum of the area of each tri-
angle will give the area of the
trapezoid since the two triangles
form the trapezoid.
Area of trapezoid ^ba -|- Ba=(b-|-B)a
2~ 2 ( 2 )
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Example:
If a trapezoid has bases 15" and
20" and an altitude of 10", wliat
is the area? (Fig. 7).
A= b + B a= 15 + 20 x 10 I
o ^ — I-
10"
A^= 35x 10^175 square inches
2
AREA OF A REGULAR HEXAGON—
By definition, a hexagon is a six
sided figure. A regular hexagon has
all sides equal in length. If diagon-
als are drawn, six equilateral tri-
angles are formed (Fig. 8). The
formula to compute the area of an
equilateral triangle is .433 S" where
"s" equals the length of a side.
Since there are six equilateral tri-
angles within a regular hexagon, the
area of the hexagon equals six
times the area of one of the equi-
lateral triangles. (Fig. 8)
The formula is:
20"
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
A(area)=6 x .433s==2.598 s=
Example:
What is the area of a regular hexagon with sides 6" in length?
A=2.598 s^^=2.598x 6—2.598x36
A=93.528 Square Inches
AREA OF A REGULAR OCTAGON—
By definition, a regular octagon is
an eight sided figure with all sides
equal in length.
The formula developed to compute
the area of a regular octagon is:
A(area):^4.8284 s= where s = length
of side.
Example:
What is the area of a regular octa- f>a- '
gon with sides 4" in length?
(Fig. 9).
A=4.8284 s==4.8284 x 4= = 4.8284 x 16
A = 77.2544 Square Inches
AREA OF A CIRCLE— By definition, a circle is a plane figure
bounded by a single curved line with all points on the curved
line the same distance from a center point. The area of a
circle is computed by using the formula:
A(area)7r = r- where "r" equals the radius of the circle and
'V" is the constant factor which equals 3.1416 or 22/7.
The area may also be computed
using the formula A(area) = .7854
d- where "d" equals the diameter
of the circle. (Fig. 10).
Example 1:
What is the area of a circle with
a radius of 7"?
A = 7rr==22 X 7^=22 x 49
7 7
A=;154 Square Inches
Example 2: Fig. 10
What is the area of a circle with
a diameter of 10"?
A=.7854 d= =.7854 x 10^'=.7854 x 100
A = 78.54 Square Inches
Fig. 11
AREA OF A SECTOR-By definition,
a sector is a part of a circle formed
by two radii and an arc. The area
of the sector has the same rela-
tionship to the area of the circle
as the angle included between the
two radii has to 360° (Fig. 11).
The formula is:
Area of sector = Angle opening
Area of circle 360
A(Sector) = A(Circle) x Angle Opening
360
Example:
A circle has an area of 25 square
feet. What is the area of a sector
of this circle if the angle opening
is 72"?
A(Sector) = A(Circle) x Angle of opening
A = 25x 72 =25 X 1^5 square feet
"360 T
PROBLEMS:
1. A square plot of land is 186' on each side. What is
the area in square feet? How many square yards are
in the plot?
2. How many square yards of carpet are needed to cover
a hall that is 4' 6" wide and 22' 6" long?
3. What is the area of the ir-
regular shaped lot described
in Figure 12?
4. How many inch squares can be
marked off on a piece of materi-
al 2'3" in width and 3'7" in
length?
5. What is the area of a lot 65'
wide with sides 1 50' long and a
front and rear footage of 70'?
Fig. 12
6. What is the area of a triangle with a base of 16" and
an altitude of 22"?
7. If two angles of a triangle measure 58° and 72°, what
is the measurement of the third angle?
8. What is the area of a triangle with sides 6", 8" and
10"?
9. What is the area of a lot with sides 90', 86' and 50'?
10. A lot with parallel sides is 65' in width. One side is
96' long and the other side is 142' long. The front
of the lot measures 72' and the rear measures 68'.
What is the area of the lot?
11. A regular hexagon has sides 12" long. What is its
perimeter? What is the area?
12. A regular octagon has sides 24" long. What is its
perimeter? What is the area?
13. A circle has a radius of 6'. What is its circumfer-
ence? What is the area?
14. A circle has a diameter of 21". What is its circumfer-
ence? What is the area?
15. What is the area of a sector of a circle with an angle
opening of 108° if the radius of the circle is 16"?
16. If the area of a sector equals 20% of the area of a
circle, what is the angle opening of the sector?
17. What is the sum of two angles measuring 36° 4' and
74° 58' 10"?
18. What is the difl'erence between two angles measur-
ing 65° 26' and 32° 41' 18"?
19. What is the length of an arc of a circle measured by
an angle opening of 30° if the diameter of the circle
is 11"?
20. If one acute angle of a right triangle measures 53°
15', what is the measurement of the other acute angle?
See ANSWERS on Page 38
MARCH, 1966
37
HOME STUDY COURSE ANSWERS
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34.596 sq. ft.; 3844 sq. yds.
1 I ' 4 sq. yds.
9070 sq. ft.
1161
9750 sq. ft.
176 sq in.
50°
24 sq. in.
2102+ sq. ft.
7735 sq. ft.
P = 72": A = 374.112 sq. in.
P=192" or 16'
A = 27S1.1584 sq. in.: 19.3136 sq.
ft.
C = 37.6992' or 37 5/7 ft.
A= 11 3.0976 sq. ft.; 113 1/7 sq.ft.
C = 66": 65.9736"
A = 346.3614 sq. in.; 346'/'2 sq. in.
241.27 sq. in.
72°
111°2'10"
32°44'42"
2 37/42 in.; 2.881 in.
36°45'
fore, the following cxpl;in:ilion is given to make-up for our
oversight.
CONVERSION OF DIXIMAL FRACTIONS
TO COMIVION FRACTIONS
A decimal fraction is converted to a common fraction
by using the decimal fraction as the numerator and using
a multiple of ten (10) as the denominator. The number of
zeroes to use in the denominator is determined by the number
of figures to the right of the decimal point.
For Example:
1. .1 = 1/10 (one zero — one figure to right of decimal point)
2. .22=22/100 (two zeroes — two figines to right)
3. .354 = 354/1000 (three zeroes — three figures to the right)
4. .0584 = 584/10000 (four zeroes— four figures to the right)
Once the common fraction is set up, the fraction then
may be reduced to its lowest form. When setting up the
common fraction all figures in the decimal must be used
if a correct answer is to be computed. The following examples
will illustrate the need to use all the figures:
1. Convert .125 to a common fraction
a. .125 = 125/1000=1 8 correct answer
b. .12=12/100 = 3/25 incorrect answer
2. Convert .0625 to a common fraction
a. .0625 = 625/10000=1/16 correct answer
b. .062 = 62/1000 = 31/500 incorrect answer
Many readers participating in the Basic Mathematics,
"Home Study Course" have called to our attention, that
insufficient information was given previous units on the
conversion of decimal fractions to common fractions. There-
DID YOU CATCH THE ERROR? In Unit X of the Home
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VOLUME LXXXVI
No. 4
APRIL, 1966
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
3.2% Guidepost Would Keep Workers Down the Ladder 2
Convention Call — Kansas City, Missouri 5
Wood Offers New Hope for Nation's Tenement Districts 8
Testimonial for Milan Marsh 10
Jobs in the Peace Corps 11
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 4
Editorials 7
Plane Gossip 12
Canadian Report 14
We Congratulate 16
Local Union News 17
Home Study Course, Unit XII 26
Steve Ellingson's Patterns 31
In Memoriam 32
Outdoor Meanderings Fred O. Goetz 35
Lakeland News 37
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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THE COVER
Near the northwestern boundary of
Klamath county, Oregon, is a natural
phenomenon and tourist attraction
called Crater Lake. Our April cover
shows a view of the lake from the
tree-covered slopes surrounding it.
The surface of Crater Lake is 6,160
feet above sea level. The lake lies in
a great pit or caldera created by the
wrecking in prehistoric times of the
cone of the volcano Mt. Mazama.
Geologists say that the volcano once
reached an altitude of 14,000 feet
above the sea (and 8,000 feet above
the surrounding tableland). The upper
portion of the mountain was blown
off or fell inward, possibly because of
the withdrawal of interior lava through
a fissure on the slopes. A crater-like
rim was left.
The lake which now fills the crater
is four miles wide and six miles long.
It has a depth in some places of nearly
2,000 feet, and it is surrounded by
walls of rock from 500 to 2,000 feet
high. In the cover picture, Wizard
Island is seen in the foreground.
Early viewers of the lake, during
the 19th Century, considered the body
of water bottomless and they devel-
oped many legends about it. In spite
of its great elevation, the lake has
never been known to freeze, and,
though it has no visible outlet, its
waters are fresh. Photo by Ralph R.
Payton.
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WAGE GUIDEPOST WOULD KEEP WORKERS
DOWN THE LADDER, WHILE BIG BUSINESS
SALARIES AND PROFITS GO UNRESTRAINED
THE Johnson Administration re-
cently told the leaders of organ-
ized labor, in effect, that you're en-
titled to a 3.2% raise next time the
contract reopens ... no more and
preferably less.
For the good of the country, rank
and file workers must restrain them-
selves in their wage demands. They
must hold to the guideposts set up
for them four years ago by the Pres-
ident's Council of Economic Ad-
visors.
When Secretary of Labor J. Wil-
lard Wirtz conveyed this message
from the White House to the AFL-
CIO Executive Council — and par-
ticularly the AFL-CIO Building
and Construction Trades Depart-
ment Board — meeting in Florida
last February, a lot of union leaders
reacted strongly. The 3.2 ceiling
was called a restraint on free col-
Wages & Costs
The National Industrial Confer-
ence Board has tome up with
some figures indicating that the
unit costs of building one-family
homes increased very little, if at
all, between 1955 and 1964.
The business research organiza-
tion notes that in housing the cost
indexes obscure "gains in con-
struction productivity"; that of
the 34 percent price rise for a
one-family house in the lO-year
period nearly half stems from
higher land costs. The average
number of rooms rose 12 percent
and the number of square feet
per home climbed 15 percent.
"Thus," says the N/CB, "higher
prices do not necessarily imply
higher unit costs."
What it comes down to is that
increased efficiency in housing
construction offset almost all of
the increases in wages and bene-
fits and that the higher land costs
and bigger homes account for the
higher prices.
The Administration might well
do some research of its own be-
fore assailing "out-of-line" wage
and benefit increases in the con-
struction industry. — AFL-C/O News
lective bargaining. Its purpose runs
counter to the fundamental aims
and purposes of the labor move-
ment in its efforts to better the lot
of the working population.
The reasons for labor's opposi-
tion to the 3.2 formula are easy to
understand:
President Johnson, in his Eco-
nomic Message to Congress, Janu-
ary 27, said: "Labor costs have
barely moved, as gains in produc-
tivity have largely offset moderate
increases in hourly labor costs."
On wage policy, the government
is following an apparently contra-
dictory and discriminatory course.
The President told Congress, in
his report, that farm proprietors'
income in 1965 went up 22 percent.
But no restraints have been sought
against farmers.
The President told Congress that
corporation profits after taxes went
up 20% in 1965. No profit con-
trols have been suggested.
The President told Congress that
dividend payments to investors in-
creased 12% last year, but no divi-
dend limits have been urged.
The President told Congress that
managerial workers' income rose
lVi% in 1965, but no guidelines
have been applied in this field.
For the foregoing reasons, the
general presidents of the 18 na-
tional and international unions affil-
iated with the Building and Con-
struction Trades Department of the
AFL-CIO are convinced that it
would be inequitable to attempt to
apply rigid wage restrictions to the
construction industry.
Building trades leaders agreed
fully with AFL-CIO President
George Meany in his statement of
January 26, when he said, in part:
"We do not believe that there is any
immediate threat of inflation so
serious as to warrant extraordinary
measures.
"Secondly, wage rates are not a
CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
THE CARPENTER
FROM PRECEDING PAGE
particularly volatile factor in the
economic picture. While excep-
tional instances can, no doubt, be
singled out, the general level of
wage increases has not been out of
line with the trend of preceding
years, nor have they kept pace over-
all with rising living costs and in-
creases in productivity, or with
what is needed to overcome inequi-
ties and substandard conditions.
"Finally, as to the future, we
cannot now foresee what lies ahead.
I am, however, confident that the
AFL-CIO and its affiliates will co-
operate, as they have in the past,
with any realistic, equitable and
workable measures the national in-
terest may demand, should the oc-
casion arise.
"If and when the President judges
the situation to warrant the adop-
tion of extraordinary stabilization
measures, designed to bring all
costs, prices and profits, as well as
wages, under even-handed restraint,
he can be assured of the support
and cooperation of the AFL-CIO.
Any such program must, however,
apply equitably to aU components
of the cost of living as well as the
cost of production."
There are more than 8,000 local
unions of the various building and
construction trades in the United
States, all of which engage in local
collective bargaining with their
contractor-employers .
Ours is not an industry in which
any single agreement sets a na-
tional pattern.
Furthermore, the relationships
between the international unions
and their affiliated locals were seri-
ously impaired by the Landrum-
Griffin Act, weakening the controls
of the international unions over the
actions of their member locals.
The uninformed must constantly
be reminded that employment in
the building and construction trades
is essentially "casual". Workers are
hired for a specific job and when it
is completed, they sometimes have
to wait days and weeks before be-
ginning work on another job.
It must be emphasized also that
construction work is still very much
a seasonal business — dependent
upon the weather as well as eco-
nomic conditions. The average
working time per year is no more
than 70% of normal industrial
working time. While building
trades mechanics have obtained
through their trade unions compara-
tively high hourly wage rates com-
mensurate with their skill, their an-
nual wage income is far below the
industrial average.
As the AFL-CIO Building and
Construction Trades Department
has stated, "Increases in hourly
wage rates in the building and con-
struction trades should not be lim-
ited by formulas geared to condi-
tions in all-year industries. Even if
the 4.1% average is hourly wage
increases in the building trades re-
ported by the Council of Economic
Advisors is accurate, the actual in-
crease in annual income resulting
therefrom would be considerably
below the Council's 3.2% guide-
line."
In conclusion, Building and Con-
struction Trades leaders said, "It is
our definite feeling that if the na-
tional interest demands legal and
universal economic controls affect-
ing each and every segment of the
national economy, the Building and
Construction Trades Department,
AFL-CIO, will be the first to go
along."
Speaking of Guideposts ...
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT wants to restrict workers' wage increases to 3.2 per
cent but who is going to restrict big corporations—Uke General Motors?
At a recent United Auto Workers' General Motors Conference, UAW Vice President
Leonard Woodcock told delegates how "unguided" GM is in the profits field.
"In 1965," he said, "GM made $4,092,000,000 before taxes. This figures out to
$11,200,000 a day, $467,000 an hour, $7,785 a minute and $1.30 a second. GM work-
ers would have to earn a dollar a minute starting in 5851 B.C. in order to equal GM's
profits before taxes.
"If you earn $5,000 a year, it would take you more than a half a million years to
equal GM's profits before taxes."
Woodcock explained thai he was using the "before tax" figures because when workers
wage figures are given it is always before taxes, before deductions.
He noted that over the last five years GM dividends increased at the rate of 21 per
cent a year compounded.
"This union recognizes the right and duty of government to set forth policy determina-
tions for the economy," Woodcock said. "In general we support the econom/c policy of
the President's Council of Economic Advisors in recommending action by government but
we are very critical of guidelines."
CASH DIVIDENDS PAID by corporations issuing public reports rose 10.25 per cent
during 1965.
The boost makes President Johnson's 3.2 per cent wage guidelines for labor look on
the modest side.
According to statistics just published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, "all in-
dustries contributed to the 1965 rise in cash dividend payments."
"Distributions by manufacturers," the report said, "showed a somewhat stronger rate
of increase than those by the non-manufacturing groups. The most notable manufacturing
gains were in the nonferrous metals, transportation equipment, textiles and leather, non-
electrical machinery, and automobile industries. N on -manufacturing gains were most
significant in the trade — finance and miscellaneous groups.
Not a single industry group was missing from the parade of plus signs for dividends
as compared with the already hefty dividends of 1964.
When the year ended cash dividends had totaled $19.5 billion as compared with
$17.7 billion in 1964.
• Manufacturing dividends for 1965 were $10.3 billion as compared with $9.3 bil-
lion in 1964.
• Mining went from $600 million in 1964 to $636 million in 1965.
• Trade was up from $679 million to $768 million.
• Finonce boomed from $2.8 billion to $3.2 billion.
• Railroads also went up— from $421 million in 1964 to $445 million in 1965.
• Electric and gas utilities increased from $2.0 billion in 1964 to $2.2 billion in 1965
while communications went from $1.5 billion in 1964 to $1.7 billion in 1965.
— Press Associates Inc.
APRIL, 1966
Washington ROUNDUP
GROUP MEDICAL PRACTICE has so many advantages for persons seeking medical
attention that the government should spur it with low-interest-rate building
loans for medical and dental clinical facilities. This was the testimony of
AFL-CIO Legislative Representative James F. Doherty before the House Suhcommittee
on Housing. Group practice with prepayment policies makes preventive medicine
desirable, reducing incidences of sicknesses and absences from work, he said. The
AMA opposes the proposal, H.R. 9256.
LONGEST RAIL STRIKE IN HISTORY, the one against the Florida East Coast Rwy. ,
continues into its fourth year with management steadfastly refusing repeated
offers to arbitrate made by the strikers. Congress ponders a bill to split it
from the vast duPont financial empire.
LABOR IMBALANCE has governmental economic planners worried. There are labor
shortages in certain lines; the vast majority of unemployed are in the non-skilled
class. A downturn in the economy would result in a vast lay-off of the unskilled,
the recently-hired young and the elderly. Economists figure the national growth
must average 4.5 percent annually to achieve the estimated 81 million jobs
necessary in 1970 to keep unemployment at the "practical low-water mark" of 3
percent.
POSTAL SAVINGS may soon terminate because of the high interest rates available
elsewhere for savings. Begun in 1910 to give the public a convenient place to
invest savings, it is limited to an annual interest return of two percent on.
deposits.
"THE SWARM-IN" is an illegal organizing tactic, according to the NLRB. In the
test case, 25 organizers "swarmed" into a small plant, seeking to sign up the em-
ployes. "Coercive" ruled the trial examiner. "Coercive" agreed the board.
COLOR TELEVISION sales may rise to 5.5 million sets in 1966, according to esti-
mates made to the Commerce Department. The '65 total was only 2.7 million sets.
RAIL CARLOADINGS, generally considered a barometer of economic activity, were up
6.2 percent for the last week in February compared to the same period last year.
Rail volume in ton-miles was up much more (12.7%) because of the growing trend to
larger-capacity cars and longer hauls.
HIGHER WITHHOLDING from your pay will be possible when a new law goes into effect
on May 1, thus preventing extra payment when you file your 1966 tax return. It's
a new six-bracket graduated system ranging from 14 to 30 percent.
ANTI-POLLUTION MEASURES in Congress will be beaten back by industries which
continue to dirty streams in their manufacturing processes, observers on Capitol
Hill are betting. Even some candid Administration men are inclined to write off
any chances of action by this Congress.
THREE MORE DOOMED to failure, according to insiders: proposed constitutional
amendments to provide four -year terms for Representatives (by LBJ) , electoral
college reforms (by LBJ) and anti-reapportionment to offset the one-raan-one-vote
dictum of the Supreme Court (by Dirksen.)
A SUBWAY is promised to Washingtonians by 1970, but already the second-guessers
are guessing it will be 1972 before it is completed.
A NEW COAL BY-PRODUCT after hundreds of coal-using years is lamp-black, which the
Bureau of Mines recently discovered obtainable from coal in commercial quantities.
At present the nation uses about 100,000 tons of "thermal black" (lamp-black)
annually, all from petroleum or natural gas.
THE CARPENTER
CONVENTION CALL
OF AMERICA
INSTITUTED AUGUST 12V! 1861
R. E. LIVINGSTON 101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
Genaml Secretary v/oshington, o. c. 20001
March 30, 1966
TO THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF LOCAL UNIONS OF THE UNITED
BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Greetings:
You are officially notified that in accordance with the action of the General Executive
Board, the Thirtieth General Convention of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America vi^ill be held in the Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, beginning
Monday, September 19, 1966, at 10:00 A. M. and continue in session from day to day until the
business coming before the convention has been completed.
The basis of representation in the convention in accordance with Section 18 C is "One
hundred (100) members or less shall be entitled to one delegate; more than one hundred
(100) members and less than five hundred (500), tv/o delegates; more than five hundred
(500) members and less than one thousand (1,000), three delegates; one thousand (1,000)
or any greater number of members, four delegates."
A Local Union owing two months' tax to the General Office is not entitled to represen-
tation in the convention.
In accordance vath Section 18 F, upon receipt of the Convention Call all Local Unions
are directed to issue notice of a special called meeting for the purpose of selecting delegates
to the 30th General Convention by secret ballot. Section 18 F further provides, "All mem-
bers shall be notified by mail to attend the meeting at v/liich the delegates are to be elected.
No member shall be eligible as a delegate unless the member is a journeyman, working at
or depending on the trade for a livelihood, or employed by the organization, retired mem-
bers excepted, and has been tvv'elve consecutive months a member in good standing of the
Local Union and a member of the United Brotherhood for three years immediately prior
to election, except where the Local Union has not been in existence the time herein required."
Section 31 E provides, "A member cannot hold office or be nominated for office. Business
Representative, Delegate, or Committee unless present at the time of nomination, except
that the member is in the anteroom on authorized business or out on official business, or
prevented by accident or sickness from being present; nor shall the member be eligible
unless a journeyman working at or depending on the trade for a livelihood or employed
by the organization, retired members excepted, and has been tv/elve consecutive months a
member in good standing immediately prior to nomination in the Local Union and a member
of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America for three years immedi-
APRIL, 1966 5
ately prior to nomination, unless the Local Union has not been in existence the time herein
required. Non-beneficial members are not eligible to hold office; nor shall a contracting
member be eligible, nor shall a member who has been a contracting member until twelve
months have lapsed following notification by him to his Local Union in writing that he
has ceased contracting."
All members in good standing must receive notice of the number of delegates to be
ele.cted and the time, place and proper form for submitting nominations. This notice should
be sent at least 15 days prior to the date set for the nominations of delegates. Notice of
the election must be mailed to each member in good standing at his last known home ad-
dress not less than 1 5 days prior to the election. No other form of notice is permitted.
The notice must include a specification of the time and place of the election and the
number of delegates to be elected. A Local Union, however, may use a combined notice
if it contains all necessary information, is sent by mail to each member in good standing
at his last known home address and sent at least 15 days pi-ior to nominations. If a Local
Union sends a combined 30 day notice, nominations and elections of delegates may be held
at the same special called meeting. All members of the Local Union, in good standing, ex-
cept contracting members, shall be eligible to vote for delegates.
Names of the elected delegates are to be in the General Office by July 1, 1966.
Each delegate will be entitled to one vote. Proxy representation is not allowed. Each
delegate establishes claim to a seat in the convention through official credentials supplied
by the General Office which must be properly filled out and signed by the President and
Recording Secretary of the Local Union which he represents, with the Seal of the Local
Union affixed thereto.
A delegate must have his due book with him to show that he has been a member in
good standing twelve months prior to his election and the expense of each delegate attend-
ing the convention is to be paid by the Local Union he represents.
The Recording Secretary must report at once to the General Secretary the name and
post office address of the delegate and alternate under penalty of fine as provided in Section
18 G of our Constitution and Laws. When the name and address of the delegate is reported
to the General Office and the elected delegate's membership is found to be in compliance with
our Constitution and Laws, blank credentials and further information will be sent to the dele-
gate and not to the Local Union.
All proposed amendments to the Constitution and Laws must be submitted by July 21,
1966, in accordance with Section 63 E and F.
Fraternally yours.
General President General Secretary
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EDITORIALS
The Fat In the Fire
The AFL-CIO has called on the Federal Adminis-
tration to raise corporate taxes — through elimination
of the 7 percent tax-credit on investment in new plant
and equipment, and/or an excess profits tax, and/or
a corporate tax rate rise — if extra funds are needed
for the war in Viet Nam.
This is already bringing forth howls of anger and
screams of misery from big business leaders, who be-
moan the taxes they already pay.
But, Uke it or not, justice and equity demand that,
if there is any need to slow down the pace of the econ-
omy and adjust to the pressing needs of the Viet Nam
War, the first target should be the skyrocketing profits
enjoyed by many firms during the past five years and
the tremendous amounts of dollars they have ear-
marked for new investment.
That's where the fat is in the U.S. economy. That's
where the prime ability to pay can be found. Many
corporate profit sheets last year showed profits rising
from 7 to 20 percent in a single year.
To allow profits to soar to such heights while call-
ing for cutbacks or a freeze of social welfare programs
in the name of stopping inflation would be to sell out
the principle of equality of sacrifice in time of national
need.
As The AFL-CIO News has stated, "The AFL-CIO
has declared unequivocally that if a national emer-
gency warrants extraordinary stabilization measures,
it is ready to join wholeheartedly in the efl:ort as long
as there are even-handed restraints on all groups in
the economy. Workers, the poor or the disadvantaged
must not be made to carry the load alone."
'"Blow Struck ior Kingsporl
The Board of Education of New York City has
voted against the purchase of any books produced by
the strikebound Kingsport, Tenn., press "in any in-
stance where books of equal value" to public school
pupils are available.
This is a major gain for unions which have been
picketing the Kingsport plant for many months, seek-
ing decent wages and a contract with better working
conditions. If the school boards of other major cities
will take similar action, one of the most notorious
anti-union employers in the nation will begin to see
the error of its ways.
*No News Ms Good News
There's a saying in the newspaper business that
"sometimes no news is good news," meaning that
when you never hear about what's going on at a news
source, you can assume that everything is all right.
This phrase might apply to the construction work
at Cape Kennedy, where union construction crafts-
men have been expanding our space facilities for al-
most a decade.
It was "big news" for some newspapers when con-
struction unions threw up picket lines at Cape Ken-
nedy about five years ago to enforce their jurisdic-
tions and push for settlement of disputes with con-
tractors.
On the other hand, it's not big news when those
same construction craftsmen are highly commended
for their work last year in erecting the huge vehicle
assembly building (largest structure in the world),
and producing the crawlerways and launch pads for
our mammoth space vehicles.
Nevertheless, we are deeply proud that our Inter-
national Union received recently, via AFL-CIO
Building and Construction Trades President C. J.
Haggerty, a commendation from Lt. Gen. William F.
Cassidy, Army Chief of Engineers, for our part in
the Cape Kennedy building program, which was
selected as "Outstanding Civil Engineering Achieve-
ment of the Year" by the American Society of Civil
Engineers.
To AM Local Unions, District Councils, State
And Provincial Councils of the United Brotherhood:
Greetings:
The General Executive Board at its recent meet-
ing discussed arrangements for the 30th General
Convention and noted the time saved at the 29th
General Convention in the delegates refraining from
making presentations of any kind during sessions
of the Convention.
The General Executive Board is again requesting
that the delegates to the 30th General Convention
refrain from making any presentations of any kind
during sessions of the Convention in order to expe-
dite the business that will come before it.
Fraternally yours,
R. E. Livingston, Secretary
General Executive Board
APRIL, 1966
Naked light exposes siibluimaii living conditions in n lower East Side tenement build-
ing in New York City. Inspection of building was carried out by members of a Forest
Industries Task Force on Urban Rehabilitation. Task Force is working with Federal,
city and state officials to develop methods to rehabilitate such tenement districts in
cities throughout the nation using wood and wood products.
Pilot Project in New York
City Rehabilitating Pro-
gram OfFers Vast Chal-
lenge for Industry, Brother-
hood
The ghettos of New York City's
lower East Side tenement district may
be scheduled for some much needed
face-lifting with wood and wood prod-
ucts figuring prominently in the reha-
bilitation program.
Already a pilot project in the 200
block of West 114th Street has been
completed and is now occupied. Re-
cently a group of 25 industry leaders
and Forest Service specialists took a
OOD Offers New Hope For
Nation's Tenement Districts
Rehabilitated apartment in New York City's Harlem district is part of pilot project
using wood products. Note ambitious use of hardwood flooring. Mrs. Vivian Robin-
son, management agent for the Community Improvement Corporation of Manhattan,
shows Task Force members through the rehabilitated apartment.
tour of tenements in Harlem and the
lower East Side to study problems and
techniques in rehabilitating tenement
buildings commonly called "flats" or
"railroad" apartments. Such rehabili-
tation plans in New York City alone
could involve as many as 480,000 ten-
ement units in some 43.000 old build-
ings. And early New York urban re-
habilitation studies are expected to set
the pattern for similar programs all
across the nation.
Government experts predict these
programs could involve upwards of $7
billion in the decade to come.
Some of the immediate roles and
challenges for wood and wood prod-
ucts in any such ambitious rehabili-
tation program in tenement districts
include:
• The need for a more efficient
system for leveling sagging floors, prev-
alent in many of the tenements.
• Wood frame windows with pro-
visions for adjustment since window
openings in the brick buildings visited
by the industry leaders had some 120
different shapes and sizes.
• The need for a fastening arrange-
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, Children of tenant play on polished
hardwood floor as Task Force members
continue inspection tour. Privacy was
added to old tenement by redesigning
"shotgun" type apartments into U-shaped
living areas. Experimental units of the
urban rehabilitation pilot project elimi-
nated undesirable walk-through features.
ment which would make possible the
application of plywood-against-brick
on the interior of masonry walls.
• A desire for wood paneling on
interior walls — less fragile and less ex-
pensive to maintain than gypsum board
wall materials.
In order to implement a tenement
rehabilitation program in New York
City using wood and wood products,
the Federal Housing Administration
estimates that demands will include
580-miIlion square feet of flooring,
580-miIlion square feet of ceilings,
116-million square feet of roofing. 6.3-
million windows and 4-milIion doors.
Although many of these tenements
are badly run down on the inside, the
masonry exterior walls are structurally
sound and the wood joists supporting
the floors are as strong as ever.
Government officials are moving on
a long-range system that calls for gut-
ting building interiors, rearranging floor
plans to include a privacy factor (here-
tofore impossible under the "railroad"
or "shotgun" floor plan), replacing
walls, ceilings and floors, providing
apartments with new built-in kitchens
and bathrooms.
The FHA has contracted with an
engineering firm, Conrad-Engineering,
of New York City to devise a revolu-
tionary, accelerated construction sys-
tem for the rehabilitation.
A system aimed at complete gutting
and rebuilding of the interiors is en-
visioned by the engineering firm — us-
ing crews of specialists, working round-
the-clock.
The present proposal calls for an
eight-foot square shaft through the
roofs and all floors, with crews ripping
out everything down to the joists, us-
ing the shaft to get rid of debris and
to lower-in materials — including pre-
assembled bathrooms and kitchens.
LEFT — Wooden members in apartment
being redesigned is inspected by Task
Force group. ABOVE — One of an
estimated 43,000 buildings in New York
City that are currently in need of various
I-, degrees of reconstruction and repair.
Al Teichmcier, second from left, was recently elected chairman of the Wood Products
Industry Task Force on Urban Rehabilitation. The group hopes that early New York
urban rehabilitation studies will set the pattern for similar programs across the nation.
Others shown, from the left, are John Jones of Union Lumber Co., San Francisco;
Mr. Tcichmeier; Gerald Prange of the National Forest Products Association; and
Don Campbell of Boise Cascade Corporation.
APRIL, 1966
Youngstown Testimonial Honors
Milan Marsh. With 800 Attending
One of the liiglili);hls of (he teslinioiihil bunqiiet kivcii
Milan Marsh, executive secretary of the Ohio Council of
Carpenters, was the presentation of a checit from tlie
Council to the new MahoninjE; County Community College.
In photo at left are, from left: Finlay C. Allan, first
general vice president, main spealicr; Marsh; .lames P.
Griflin, District 26 director of the United Steelworkers, and
Dr. Marvin O. Looney, college director, who accepted check.
More than 800 crowded into
Ukrainian Hall in Youngstown,
Ohio, February 26 to take part in
a testimonial banquet for Milan
Marsh, executive secretary-treasurer
of the Ohio Council of Carpenters.
Many luminaries from labor,
business, government and service
agencies were represented.
During the program, a check
from the District Council (covering
Mahoning, Trumbull and Mercer
Counties) was presented to Dr.
Marvin O. Looney, director of the
Mahoning County Community Col-
lege.
Marsh was honored for his at-
tainment of high office in the union
and in particular for his various
contributions to many community
and labor groups.
"The labor movement can use
many more men of the caliber of
Milan Marsh, who was willing to
make contributions, not only to la-
bor, but to the community," declared
Finlay C. Allan, First General Vice
President, who was the principal
speaker at the fete.
Allan congratulated Marsh for the
fine job he had done over the years
for Local 171 before he was elected
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Other speakers included U. S. Rep-
resentative Michael J. Kirwan, James
P. Griffin, director of District 26,
United Steelworkers, and William B.
Konyha, international representative,
who appointed Marsh to the state post.
Marsh was subsequently regulady
elected.
An honorary resolution to Marsh
was presented him by Clarence
(Clancy) Hanna, executive vice presi-
dent, on behalf of the Builders Asso-
ciation of Mahoning Valley. Other
presentations were made by Harry
Meshel, representing Mayor Anthony
B. Flask; James Moore, business rep-
resentative of Local 171; Dewey Hub-
bard, president of Youngstown Build-
-ing Trades Council; Anthony Yutzy,
secretary of the Ohio State Carpenters
Joint Apprenticeship Committee; Al
Shipka, president of the Greater
Youngstown AFL-CIO Council and
Michael E. Beckes, executive secretary
of the Mahoning-Trumbull-Mercer
Carpenters District Council.
Members of the sponsoring commit-
tee, headed by Beckes, included Neil
L. Hall, James Moore, Ray Piaski,
Rudy Fisher, Paul Heckathorn, Carl
Porter, Charles Mix, Roland Heaton,
Myron J. Evans, James Oakes, Harold
V. Devine, James W. Gilbert and
Martha Norris.
Michael Beckes, center, was chairman of
the sponsoring committee for the testi-
monial banquet for Milan Marsh, right.
On left is U. S. Representative Michael J.
Kirwan, a speaker at the hanquet.
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Peace Corpsman directs native efforts as
new school rises in an African country.
The Peace Corps
Needs Craft Skills
During the recent armed uprising in
Santo Domingo, a few people were able
to move back and forth freely between
the lines. Men on both sides were shoot-
ing at each other, yet no one shot at the
men with the arm bands which read:
"Cuerpo de Paz."
These were the men of the Peace Corps
assigned to duty in the Dominican Re-
public. They were universally admired
and respected by both sides during the
uprising because they had demonstrated
conclusively that they were in the country
to do nothing but good. They ministered
to the wounded, the sick and the injured
of both sides.
All over the world it is the same. The
Peace Corps has become the greatest
force for improved international rela-
tions ever conceived of in the United
States. These volunteers, who go out all
over the globe and live with the people
they are helping, have changed the face
of "The Ugly American."
Enlistments in the Peace Corps are for
two years and anyone 18 years of age or
older may apply, providing he has no
dependents under 18. Married couples
may enlist together. The Peace Corps
pays expenses, including travel, food,
clothing, housing, medical care and in-
cidentals. Upon completion of service.
Peace Corpsmen receive a readjustment
allowance of $1800 (before taxes).
While serving abroad, the volunteers
live in adequate but moderate conditions.
They are under the care of a Peace
Corps physician, a full-time staff mem-
ber. Volunteers receive 45 days' leave
for the two-year period and an addi-
tional allowance for travel time from
their duty stations. Disability benefits,
including medical care, are provided and
any injury or illness incurred in the line
of duty is covered.
People with any one of the 350 skills
used in the Peace Corps are needed by
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Want to stop splitting?
Even when toe-nailing 2 x 10 floor joists?
Square Sheffield Scotch Nails reduce wood splitting drastically.
Because they have a square design, they tend to cut their way into
wood rather than wedging and splitting the grain. This means a
better-looking job, that measures up to the highest standards of
the builder and the customer.
Just as important, official testing has shown that the Sheffield
Scotch Nail withdraws much easier from new wood shortly after
driving than the ordinary nail. (Such easy withdrawal can save
trouble during construction.) Yet just 30 days later — after wood
has dried — withdrawal resistance of Sheffield Scotch Nails is
well over lOOVo greater than that of the common nail. By this time,
deep serrations down the nail's full length have gripped the wood
fibers, anchoring nails tightly.
So spread the word about these Sheffield Scotch Nails. Make
sure your dealer stocks them. For further information or a sample
packet, write Armco Steel Corporation, Department W-976, 7000
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APRIL, 1966
11
Saving Vase?
The youngster, doing his homework,
asked his business agent father: "Dad,
what's a Grecian urn?"
"I dunno," replied Dad. "It'd de-
pend on what his classification was."
BOSS GLOVES ARE NONUNION
Put His Foot in It!
The teacher finally managed, after a
hard struggle, to get the tight ga-
loshes on the little pupil as the day
ended and remarked on it. "That's
'cause they ain't mine" he replied. So
the teacher laboriously wrestled them
off and just as she was finished the
little kid added: "They're my brother's
but I wear 'em 'cause I don't have
any!"
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
A Word-Butcher'
A retired carpenter opened a cab-
inet shop in the suburbs and printed
this card which he put in the front
window:
Furniture repaired and built to order
on the premises. All work guaranteed.
Don't go downtown and get robbed . . .
. . . COME IN HEHE!
— John Duggan, L.U. 808, Brooklyn
GIVE YOUR DOLLAR TO COPE
Real Pro-motion
Jill: "What's the first thing you
notice about a girl?"
Jack: "Depends on which direction
she's going."
Object Lesson
A public relations man was given
his check at a restaurant and it listed
"bread and butter . . . lOc". He ob-
jected, saying that he hadn't ordered
it and hadn't eaten it, but the man-
ager said it was the house policy. So
he paid, then wrote a letter, point-
ing out how the restaurant was losing
goodwill by the "nuisance charge."
Two days later he sent them a bill
for $5,000 in professional services.
The restaurant answered by return
mail, saying his bill was absurd; they
had not asked for his public relations
services. The PR man replied briefly:
"I didn't ask for bread and butter
either!"
BUY ONLY UNION-MADE TOOLS
A Dirty Habit
"Don't be alarmed about your son
making mudpies," said the psychi-
atrist. "This is normal, as is his tend-
ency to try to eat one occasionally."
"Well, I'm not convinced" replied
the woman, "and neither is his wife!"
YOU ARE THE "U" IN UNION
Rare Eggsperience
Fresh eggs were a rarity in London
just after the end of World War II,
so it wasn't unusual for a grocer to put
a sign above the crate: "Eggs are re-
served solely for expectant mothers."
A lissom lass studied the sign, then
leaned over and whispered to the
clerk: "Put a dozen of those eggs
under the counter for me. I'll call by
for them in the
morning
This Month's Limerick
An adventurous egg dealer named
Blair
Once tried to fly, on a dare,
hie made his big jump
And came down with a thump
And laid there and laid there and laid
there.
—Lillian I. Hinther, L.U. 2204,
Madras, Ore.
Air Doesn't Dare!
"I'd like to take our vacation in
the mountains this year," said the
forceful woman to her meek little
husband, "but I'm afraid that moun-
tain air might disagree with me."
"Dear," he replied, "it wouldn't
DARE!"
TODAY'S DUES — TOMORROW'S SECURITY
No Fat-head, He
An optimist is a middle-aged man
who's certain the cleaners have been
shrinking his trousers.
■ — Wilfred Beaver, Chicago, III.
DON'T BUY BOSS GLOVES
Kep It Brf!
Brevity pays. A large corporation
had this paragraph in an organization-
al manual:
Responsibility for a function must be
matched by authority necessary to perform
that function. Frequently delegations of
responsibility fail to carry with them the
commensurate authority necessary to ade-
quately discharge responsibilities. No person
or group within an organization can success-
fully be held responsible for the performance
of a function unless his assigned responsibil-
ity carries with it the power to accomplish
that responsibility.
Some responsible executive chanced
to see this and it was changed to
read:
When you give a man a job, give him the
authority to get it done. If you don't, you
can't hold him responsible for it.
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1 4* Canadian Report
Canada's Biggest
Industry Sets Records
The forest piodiiels industry is Canada's
biggest. Pulp and paper, liimher, ply-
wood and allied building materials make
a major contribution to Canada's gross
annual production. They provide a ma-
jor source of foreign income through
exports.
It was therefore gratifying to learn
that 1965 set records for the industry.
Early in the year, the upward trend was
continuing.
Despite gloomy predictions of over
capacity, both the forest products and
pulp and paper industries have been pro-
ducing at 100% capacity. Surging de-
mand from the United States has been a
contributing factor, especially in news-
print production. Since 1963 Canada has
provided almost all of the increase in
U.S. demand.
Below are statistics to show where our
exports go.
Newsprint (in 1000 tons)
United South Aus-
States Europe Africa Asia America tralasia
1965 6,095 452 58 107 324 122
Pulp
1964 2,445 520 6 223 75 39
Large new plants are being built in
Canada and mills modernized. New news-
print capacity expected to be brought in
in the next two years will total about one
and a quarter million tons. This has been
a big boost for the construction industry
and one of the factors in the building
boom.
Campaign for Auto
Compensation Boards
The Canadian Labour Congress has
launched a campaign to encourage the
adoption of Auto Compensation Boards
in every province along the lines of Work-
men's Compensation Boards. The idea is
to have an overall auto accident and safe-
ty authority which would, on the one
hand, promote safe cars and safe driving,
on the other hand, pay compensation in
automobile accidents to motorists, pas-
sengers and pedestrians, regardless of
fauTt.
One province. Saskatchewan, already
has such a plan under its Auto Accident
Insurance Act. This legislation has been
labelled by Consumers Reports as "the
most economical auto insurance system
with which Consumers' Union is familiar.
For every premium dollar put into this
fund by car owners. 18 cents goes for ex-
penses. The remaining 82% is available
to pay claims. Judged by these yardsticks,
the U.S. automobile insurance system
makes a shockingly poor showing." So
does Canada's.
Under auto compensation, everybody
is covered, everybody gets compensation,
without legal action in the courts which
usually take a big slice of accident
awards.
7966 Looks Good
Despite Sliglit Cloud
Construction has been booming, but
a slight cloud has appeared in residential
construction. This is a result of the tight-
ening of mortgage money and the in-
crease of interest rates. Apartment build-
ing is still strong. The cutbacks have
been in single family dwellings.
Novel Plan for
Minimum Income
A most imaginative and progressive
proposal aimed at advancing the welfare
of senior citizens has been recommended
by a special Senate committee which has
spent three years studying the problems
of aging.
The key proposal of the committee is
a guaranteed minimum income for all
citizens at age 65 to provide $1,260 a
year for single persons and $2,220 for
married couples. In addition the commit-
tee urged a comprehensive medicare plan
for the over 65s, a substantial low-rent
housing program and new employment
policies.
The committee is headed by Senator
David Croll. Its report will give some
lustre to the Upper House, which is ap-
pointed and not elected in Canada, and
has come under heavy fire as being an old
folks' home for veteran politicians.
The minimum income plan could be
extended to groups other than the aged,
said Senator Croll. The way the plan
would work is that persons 65 and over
would report their income to the federal
government each year. Those reporting
less than $105 a month for a single per-
son, or $185 a month for a couple, would
have the difference made up out of the
federal treasury.
The proposal could eventually be out-
dated by the new Canada Pension Plan
when it comes fully into effect in 10
years' time. But at the moment it seems
to have considerable merit.
In fact the idea might be needed even
after the CPP becomes fully effective.
What are the chances of it being adopted
in the near future? Not very high.
/Medicare Marking
Time on Uniformity
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to co-operate fully. This could become
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- quirements when it announces its medi-
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Ontario made its third medicare plan
revision and its third improvement. Every
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son, $150 a year for a family of three or
more. Low income groups will have their
premiums subsidized. But the plan is
THE LEGISLATIVE BUILDING and its beautiful surrounding crounds at Winnipeg,
capital of Manitoba. The Canadian Labour Congress meets in Winnipeg on April 25
for its 10th Anniversary Convention.
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voluntary, private group plans are left
untouched.
As it stands Ontario won't get the fed-
eral contribution of 50% of costs. But
this could change. Ontario could revise
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time the plan as amended goes into
effect July 1st.
71% Canadians
Now Urban Dwellers
Canada's population is still shifting
to the cities. The big cities are getting
bigger. The 1 1 largest cities in Canada
have 41.6 percent of the population. Over
71 percent of Canadians are urban
dwellers. The total rural population is
down to about 39 percent.
These are some of the conclusions pub-
lished by a recent survey of the federal
Bureau of Statistics. The more the coun-
try prospers, the faster the drift to the
cities. The bigger the city, the bigger its
growth.
Just five cities — Toronto, Montreal,
Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary —
accounted for 84 percent of the growth
of the 1 1 largest centers. They also
accounted for almost half the population
increase of the last four years, that is,
since the 1961 census.
Other points of interest in the survey:
Toronto is rapidly overtaking Montreal
in population, with 2,066,000 people in
June 1965 compared with 2,321,000 for
Montreal. Next cities in size are Van-
couver (850,000), Winnipeg (490,000)
and Ottawa (482,000). But Ottawa is
growing faster than Winnipeg and will
have a larger population by 1967.
Ontario now has 34.5 percent of all
the people in Canada. The Atlantic
provinces slipped to 10 percent.
What's behind these figures? Some
areas are growing too fast for comfort,
others too slowly. The imbalance be-
tween rich and poor regions is getting
worse.
ilnjunction Issue
Draws to A Head
The issue of ex parte injunctions has
come to a head in Ontario.
Ontario (like most other provinces ex-
cept Saskatchewan, and the law may be
changed in that province before long")
allows judges to limit the number of
pickets in a legal strike just on formal
request of the company. Judges have
taken very little pains to investigate
whether or not the request is justified.
The union doesn't get a chance to pre-
sent its side of the story. That in a
nutshell is what the ex parte injunction
issue is about.
What it means in practice is that the
court injunction has been abused. It has
been used by companies as a means of
beating the union in a legal strike.
The matter got the public eye in the
recent dispute between the Oshawa unit
of the Toronto Newspaper Guild (ANG-
CLC-AFL-CIO). A quick court injunction
limited picketing. The Oshawa Labour
Council and its affiliates decided to sup-
port 34 striking newspaper employes with
mass picketing. The company charged
that the mass demonstration was illegal.
But the public was on the union's side
and against the anti-union attitude of
the Oshawa Times daily owned by world-
wide newspaper tycoon Lord Thomson.
The Ontario Labor Department got the
Thomson management back to the bar-
gaining table, and it conceded a good
settlement. No one was charged with
illegal action in the demonstration.
A few weeks later the Peterborough
Labour Council (Peterborough is just
about 30 miles north of Oshawa) decided
to mass picket the TILCO strike in pro-
test against court injunctions. Twenty-
eight pickets were charged with contempt
of court including the president and vice-
president of the labor council, and the
area manager and organizer for the
Textile Workers' Union which organized
TILCO.
The Ontario Federation of Labor and
the Canadian Labour Congress are back-
ing the action of the Labor Council. The
AFL-CIO is paying the legal costs to sup-
port the union men who were charged.
Said OFL President David Archer, "The
mass demonstration was a reasonable
way to protest an unjust law. The TILCO
picket line was peaceful. The demonstra-
tion was peaceful. The injustice of ex
parte injunctions must be done away
with."
Low-Rent Housing
Is Pressing Need
"There is a growing preoccupation
across Canada with the problems of
rental accommodation for families and
persons of lower income and for the
elderly." This is a recent statement by
H. W. Hignett, President, Central Mort-
gage and Housing Corporation, the fed-
eral government agency.
Public housing for low income groups
has been very slow in getting anywhere
in Canada. This country lags behind
most other developed countries any-
where in the world. It's good to know,
therefore, that there is a growing aware-
ness of the need. Maybe the need will
be met, but not at the rate at which
public housing is being built now.
Only Ontario seems to have the legis-
lation and the machinery at the govern-
mental level to deal with the problem.
Last year the government set up the
Ontario Housing Corporation with very
wide powers. But even in this province,
in areas where low-rent housing is badly
needed, land costs are sky-high. In fact,
Toronto now ranks with the high-land-
cost areas of the continent.
In the face of this need, it is sad to
hear that housing starts in Canada in
1966 will be below the record of 166,-
000 in 1965. To blame are high land
costs, high interest rates, higher mate-
rial costs and a shortage of skilled labor.
However, the housing demand is con-
tinuing. This year around 150,000 homes
may be built, or close to the second
best year on record.
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il^offlmffsftoa
000
. . . those members of our Brotherhood who, in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to pubhc offices, have won awards, or who have, in other ways, "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following:
SON'S COMMENDATION— Marine Corpo-
ral Eugenic B. Mendoza, the son of
Brother and Mrs. Ramon R. Mendoza of
Local Union 425, has received the Navy
Commendation Medal with authority to
wear the Combat V insignia because of
his heroism under enemy fire in Viet
Nam.
Corporal Mendoza, 20 years old. en-
listed in the Marines in 1962. He dis-
tinguished himself in Viet Nam as a fire
team leader while engaging the Viet Cong
in close combat in dense jungle country.
His citation stated that, through his
prompt and decisive action, his unit ac-
counted for 10 enemy casualties and the
capture of valuable enemy documents and
equipment.
Returned to the U.S., Corporal Mend-
oza was assigned to the Drill Instructor
school at the San Diego, Calif., Marine
Depot, He has said that, if he satisfac-
torily completes the tough course, he
plans to make a career of the Marine
Corps.
ONE OF THE FIRST union organ-
izations to see its name inscribed on
the Wall of Faith at Variety Children's
Hospital is Carpenters' Local No. 1509,
Miami, Florida, represented above, left
to right, by President Edward W. Conrad;
Mario Alleva, president of the Miami
District Council; and Justus Bailey, local
financial secretary.
Members voluntarily donated a total
of $500 to help Variety meet its annual
free-care deficit of more than $700,000.
The hospital accepts any sick child regard-
less of race, religion, place of residence,
or ability to pay.
DINNER CHAIRMAN— Robert F. Ohlweiler
of Mendham. N. J., president of the
Central New Jersey District Council of
sfvTrr Carpenters and a
General Representa-
tive, has been named
chairman of the Rut-
gers Labor Alumni
Association dinner
committee.
The dinner, first
of its kind to be
held by the alumni
of the Rutgers Uni-
versity Labor Educa-
„. , ., tion Center, will be
Ohlweiler ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^
Treat. Newark, April 28,
Its purpose is to raise funds toward
payment of some $150,000 still outstand-
ing on a loan from the State University's
Board of Governors for the completion
of the Labor Education Center building.
Since the building's opening in 1962.
some 16.000 trade unionists have used
it in a variety of educational programs,
from resident institutes to conferences
and seminars.
The alumni association is composed of
graduates of these Labor Center pro-
grams. It was organized to give advice
and support to the Rutgers Labor Pro-
gram, to encourage unionists to partici-
pate in educational programs, to develop
financial assistance to the University La-
bor Education Center and to bring dis-
tinction to the University by virtue of
individual alumni bringing distinction
upon themselves.
A charter member of the Rutgers labor
alumni group. Brother Ohlweiler is on
the Executive Council of the Alumni
Association and on the Advisory Com-
mittee of the Rutgers Institute of Manage-
ment and Labor Relations. He is also a
member of the State Advisory Council
and the Labor Advisory Board at the
State University.
Brother Ohlweiler is also a past presi-
dent of the Morris County Vicinity Build-
ing Trades and vice president of the Car-
penters Non-Partisan Political Education
Committee. He serves as president of
Local Union 620 (Madison) and as a
board member of the N. J. State Council
of Carpenters, 5th District, which includes
Morris, Sussex and 'Warren counties.
HABITABLE AND RENT-FREE — Afyproxi-
nuilcly 40 inciubcrs of Local I79S,
Grc'cnvilli', S. C, donutcd their time on
New Year's Day to repairing tlie ilihipi-
daled home of the T. H. Cox family at
nearby Travelers Rest, earning the plau-
dits of tlie community.
The Cox family consists of 10 children
and their parents, with tlie fattier being
nnahle to worl<. There were doors and
window's missing in the house and even
holes in the floors. The only incoine
has been a welfare payment of about
$97 a month plus occasional gifts of
food from neighbors. One of the chil-
dren, a 9-year-old boy, was recently killed
in an accident.
The Local 1798 members showed up
on the morning of New Year's Day with
their tool boxes and swarmed over the
house. They patched the roof and the
floors, installed doors and door casings
and window frames and generally made
the dwelling habitable. The landlord
agreed that the family could live in the
house rent-free as long as it remained
habitable after the carpenters' efforts.
Furniture was donated to the family
and members worked throughout the
day, pausing only to eat lunch which
was donated by generous neighbors.
News media in the area praised the
action of the local union members as a
visible demonstration of "The Golden
Rule."
. PAUL WEHR, an Indiana artist who
has done work for The Carpenter, pro-
duced the winning design for an Indiana
Statehood commemorative postage stamp,
to be issued April 16 at Corydon, Ind.,
the state's first capital. A reproduction
of Mr. Wehr's design for the stamp is
shown below.
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Vietnamese Labor Leaders Visit New Jersey Local Union
RED BANK. N.J. — Seven Vietnamese
labor leaders, their interpreters, and their
tour guide were guests of Carpenters
Local Union No. 2250 recently.
The Asiatic leaders are touring the
country for 1 1 weeks under a program
sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Labor and supported by the U.S. State
Department.
The visit to the Red Bank local union
was the first opportunity for the Viet-
namese leaders to talk to other than
American labor leaders "on the national
level."
The local union entertained the group
at lunch in a local Chinese restaurant.
Local hosts included Local 2250 Presi-
dent Robert McAllister; Sigurd Lucassen,
business representative; and Roger
Wynibs, financial secretary. These three
men were presented Vietnamese labor
union pins by the visitors.
Another participant in the special
luncheon was Rep. James J. Howard.
Democrat from the 3rd District of New
Jersey, who spoke briefly, calling the
occasion "a golden opportunity to ex-
tend a fraternal hand to our brothers of
the East."
Labor Department tour guide was John
J. Schulter. The visitors included:
To-Dam, vice president of the Provin-
cial Trade Union Council of Khanh-Hoa;
Tran-Khac-Luc, general secretary of the
National Federation of Fishermen; Pham-
Van-Vy, general secretary of the National
Federation of Plantation Workers; Tru-
ong-Van-So. general secretary of the Pro-
vincial Trade Union Council of Dinh-
Tuong; Pham-Van-Tu, President of the
Tenant Farmers' Union, Phong-Dinh Pro-
vince; Ta-Ngoc-Tuong, president of the
Vietnamese visitors to Red Bank with three of their Carpenter hosts. Local Union
2250 officers shown are: President Robert McAIister, left; Business Rep. Sigurd
Lucassen, fourth from right; and Financial Secretary Roger Wymbs, right.
Provincial Trade Union Council of Binh-
Duong, and finance officer of the Viet-
namese Confederation of Labor, and
Ngu-yen-Van-Ly, president of the Pro-
vincial Trade Union Council of Danang.
The interpreters were Mary Lai Hong
Tchang, administrative specialist for
USOM Education Saigon, and Dang-
Tran-Du of USOM-Saigon, Agricultural
Division,
Member Seeks Aid
FRESNO, Calif.— Lester B. Zingg of
Local 701 recently sent the letter re-
produced in the box at right to the
Editor of The Carpenter, asking Broth-
erhood assistance in the recovery of
stolen goods. If any member can as-
sist him, his address is: 3450 Nevada
Street, Fresno, California.
Fresno, Calif.
Dear Sir and Brother:
This is a plea for help! On the
night of February 3 in the desert near
Mohave, Calif., I was bludgeoned and
robbed of my money, my tools, and
my auto, and left in the desert to die
by a person or persons unknown. My
auto is a 1959 blue-white-blue Ford
Ranch Wagon, License MCJ 252
(Calif.). Some of my tools have my
name written on them with acid, to
wit: hand saws and crescent wrenches
thus: "Les Zingg or Lester Zingg"
Please publish this message in your
next issue of The Carpenter, advising
all members of the Brotherhood to be
on the lookout for these tools or the
auto in the hope that this might lead
to the apprehension of the criminal
or criminals. Do not attempt to de-
tain suspects but inform your nearest
police immediately.
Lester B. Zingg,
California Auxiliary Officers
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— The newly-elected officers of the
California State Council of Ladies Auxiliaries are shown at left,
following their recent installation. California auxiliaries held
their 22nd Convention at Santa Barbara in February. The
officers include: Front Row, left to right: Hope Cain, Auxiliary
170, San Diego, District 1 board member; Frances Osburn, Aux-
iliary 216, Santa Ana, District 2 board member; Vera Bergeron,
Auxiliary 521, Inglewood, vice-president; Inez Edwards, Aux-
iliary 347, Van Nuys, District 3 board member; and Elizabeth
Ferris, Auxiliary 618, Modesto, District 4 board member. Back
Row, left to right: Mona Mansheld, Auxiliary 306, Santa Bar-
bara, secretary; Jayne Hale, Auxiliary 475, Los Angeles, treas-
urer; Gerthild Schafer, Auxiliary 402, Wilmington, president;
Dorothea Francis, Auxiliary 373, Salinas, District 5 board
member; and Hazel Emerson, Auxiliary 748, Marysville, Dis-
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NEWARK, N. .1. — Volunteers, Local 2212, Carpenters, Resilient Floor Installers
Union, recently completed installation of asphalt tiles in the new $35,000, 3,500
square foot addition at the Union, N. J., PAL-Boys Club Building. According to
.lohn Zimniernian, president, the addition includes a senior game room for older
boys and will contain a wrestling area, pool and ping pong tables and the arts and
crafts program. Most of the work was done by volunteers from the various Uiiions
including the Ironworkers, Masons and Laborers, who have worked without pay for
the benefit of the organization. Local 2212 volunteers are, standing (left to right):
James P. Patterson, Bus. Mgr., David Lugo, Martin Murdoch, Julius Nemeth, Noel
Hood, Thomas Sullivan and Peter Dymyd. Kneeling (left to right): John Bellina,
Sr.. Bernard Weiss, Albert Russomanno, Anthony DeRosa, and James Stier, Asst.
Bus. Representative.
Serves 40 Consecutive Years as Financial Secretary
QUINCY, ILL.— Oscar Trine, who cel-
ebrated his 80th birthday Feb. 4, may
have set a record for office holding.
Brother Trine has been financial sec-
retary of Quincy, 111.. Local 189 since
June 24, 1926. He was first elected
financial secretary of the local in 1910.
but he transferred from the local in 1917
and for nine years he was out of office.
A party in honor of his long service
to the local was given on his birthday
by members of Local 189,
Trine was initiated a carpenter's ap-
prentice in Local 189 Jan, 24, 1907. He
was elected the local's financial secretary
three years later. In 1918, he trans-
ferred to Local 1366 and in 1919 re-
turned to Local 189,
He was elected president of Local 189
in July, 1919, On June 26, 1924, he
was elected financial secretary of the
local, but served in the office only a
short time, resigning July 24, 1924, He
was again elected financial secretary on
June 24, 1926. and has remained in the
office since.
In addition to his duties as financial
secretary, he served part-time as business
agent.
He was presented his 50-year union
membership pin at a carpenters' banquet
in January, 1965,
Oscar was born in Blue Hill, Neb,,
Feb, 4, 1886, and moved with his fam-
ily to Payson in 1895, They located in
OSCAR TRINE
Quincy in 1896 and he has lived here
since.
He served on the rationing board dur-
ing World War II, He has also served
on the safety commission and is one of
the original members of the zoning board
of appeals, being appointed by the late
Mayor Leo Lenane, He has also been
a delegate of Local 189 to the Trades
and Labor Assembly since 1909, He
has been a delegate to the Building
Trades Council for 20 years and a rep-
resentative of the local at international
and state conventions since 1916,
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Ontario Council
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L.U. 101 Members
Presented Pins
TORONTO, ONT. — An education con-
ference sponsored by the Ontario Pro-
vincial Council was held in Toronto re-
cently, with 64 millwright delegates in
attendance. Among those attending the
meeting were (I. to r.) John Carruthers,
vice chairman of the Provincial Mill-
wrights Committee; Bob Laing, Inf'l Rep.;
and Dave Roberts, committee chairman.
BALTIMORE, MD.— Juan Paul Johns
(center), president of Local Union 101,
Baltimore, presents fifty-year membership
pins to Ralph M. Cline and William A.
Weatherstine, Sr. President Johns noted
that he is fifty years old himself and
that it was an honor to present the two
brothers their fifty-year membership
pins.
Many Prize Winners at Jackson Party
JACKSON, MISS. — Hams, fruit cakes, and a television set were given away to lucky
participants (shown above) in a Christmas party held by Local Union No. 3031 of
Jackson, last December 9. A total of 475 members and guests attended the party.
Guests included James A. Parker, Southern Director of State Organizers; W. J.
Smith, International Representative; and Thomas H. Knight, Mississippi AFL-CIO.
Six Members Receive Pins at Cornwall Local Union
CORNWALL, ONTARIO, CANADA— Six members of Local Union 2307, the oldest-char-
tered construction industry local in Cornwall, were honored with presentations of
25-year membership pins. In the photo are, from left; Joseph A. Struthers, treasurer;
John Vallee, trustee; Orphia Marier, immediate past financial secretary; Amedee La-
flamme, vice president; Amos Rutley, all of whom received pins, and L. P. Shaw,
president and business representative, who made the presentations. Arthur Divard,
who also was given a 25-year pin, was unable to be present. Attending the ceremony
were F. A. Acton, general representative; Albert J. Campbell, president of the Ontario
Provincial Council, and Stanley G. Baker, financial secretary and business representa-
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I.OCAL 25 SCHOLARSHIP W l.\.\ERS seated, left to right, arc Ravnion.l
Toiiialas, Steve Jones. Vinee Castigliono anil Arthur Plaeencia. Standing, left
to right, are E. G. "Blaekie" Daley, business representative; Ben Fcnwiek,
business representative; Douglas Coffin, trustee; Joe "Wilkie" Wilk, business
representative; and Jin) Keen, financial secretary-treasurer.
Los Angeles Local
Establishes Scholarship
PROUD PRESENTATION— Dean Har-
ry Carlson, right, Los Angeles Trade
Technical College, receives Local 25
Scholarship Fund check from Financial
Secretary-Treasurer Jim Keen, center,
and Charles Barillier, Local 25 member
and school coordinator.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.— A $1,500
Scholarship has been established by Lo-
cal 25, Los Angeles, to encourage young
men to advance their professional in-
terest in carpentry through continuation
in the trade.
The fund, which will be distributed
each semester, was recently presented
to the Los Angeles Trade Technical Col-
lege by Local 25, one of the oldest
combined affiliates in the United Brother-
hood.
Scholarships will be awarded on the
basis of need, ability and scholastic
achievement determined by Local 25"s
Executive Committee with the Technical
College's building trades faculty rec-
ommending carpenter craft scholars
whom they consider worthy of Local
25 scholarship eligibility. Four $300
scholarships and two $150 grants will be
awarded annually.
The Scholarship Fund drive was con-
ducted by Business Representative E. G.
Daley, James Keen, financial secretary-
treasurer: Doug Coffin, trustee; and Joe
Wilk, also business representative.
50 Years Recognition
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. — Local
329, Oklahoma City, presented engraved
50-year watches to two brothers. Stand-
ing, left to right, arc Mrs. W. Frank
Wright and Brother W. Frank ^^'^ight,
Mrs. Charles M. Cassady and Brother
Charles M. Cassady. The wives were pre-
sented corsages. The presentation was
made at the Carpenters Annual Christmas
party they hold each year for the chil-
dren of their membership. Local 329 has
presented 10 watches over a period of
years to their 50-year members. Mem-
bers in good standing who have received
them are Wh. A. (Bill) Ballard of the
Lakeland home, C. C. Bemusdaffer, R. J.
Farquhar and Amos Osborne, all of Ok-
lahoma City.
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SPRINGFIELD, MO. — Local Union 978 recently honored 28 members with memberships of at least 25 years duration. Pres-
entations were made by President Fred A. Adams at a gala party. Those seated in the picture from left to right are: E. B.
Miller, Jim McKee, George Johnson, Wm. P. Eversoll, A. A. Fitzgerald, C. P. Graham, Henry Oberlander and Frank Edmis-
son. Standing are Robert Toothman, Fred Bodenhamer, C. M. Harmon, Herman Stracke, C. W. Purdy, L. A. Letterman,
Marion C. Gillham, Henry McFarland, Jack Gilmore and Wm. Schwarz. Those awarded pins but not present included A. C.
Batson, John Callahan, Fred Hiiler, Bruce Nicholson, D. A. O'Connor, W. C. Pauly, W. R. Phillips, Harry B. Shaw, Henry
Werner and C. G. Woodward.
Pin Presentations To Veteran Members
BUTLER, PA. — Veteran members of Local Union 500 (below) were honored with a dinner-dance which saw 25-, 50- and 59-year
members honored with presentation of service pins. Among those honored was S. D. Huey, 59 jears; Earl Love, 56; A. O.
Dambaugh, 52; Harry Gold, 51 years. S. W. Templeton, with 47 years' membership, was unable to attend the fete and died
six days after the ceremony at the age of 82. Total membership represented by those to whom presentations were made was
1,016 years. Shown at the time the presentations were made were, front row, from left: Russell McKinnis, E. S. Stephenson,
John E. Byers, Paul Kramer, Grant Forsythe, J. L. Lunsford. Second row: John Schmeider, Merle McCune, Fred Craig, W.
B. Brandon, R. G. Barnfaart, Ralph Cashdollar, Russell Cypher, Charles Hall, C. A. Greenert, A. O. Dambaugh, S. D. Huey,
Jack Hutcheson and A. J. Karch. £. L. Bartley, Recording Secretary, was chairman of the arrangements committee.
CHICAGO, ILL. — The group picture below was made on the occasion of the recent presentation of 25-year pins to veteran
members of Local 242 at Carpenters Hall, 5439 S. Ashland Ave.
APRIL, 1966
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l\r('iiil)<'i\sliij) Pins Presented to More
riiaii 100 IMciuhors by This Local
HAMMOND, IND.— An awiircl nighl
iiiul fish fry held by Local Union >99
was attended by more than 350 members
of the local, who saw continuous mem-
bership pins presented to over 100 mem-
bers with from 25 to 55 years of mem-
bership.
The pins, presented by President J. V.
Willis, included two 55-year, four 50-
year, nine 45-year, 17 40-year, three 35-
year, 12 30-year and 52 25-year pins.
Many of the members receiving pins
are now serving or have served as officers
of the local union, district and state
councils. Brother Charles Coombes, for-
mer business agent and president emeritus
of the Indiana State Council, and Bro.
Charles Johnson both received 55-year
pins and were able to attend many of
the regular meetings. Several of the
older members were unable to attend
because of illness.
Arrangements for the program, en-
joyed by all, were made by John Hoff-
man, Harold Taylor and Homer Mudd,
trustees, assisted by several of the other
members in the preparation of the food
and serving of the food and refreshments.
Only a relative few of those who re-
ceived membership pins are included in
the accompanying pictures.
Included in those receiving membership pins from L.U. 599, Hammond, Ind., were,
in front row from left: George Zawada, .Ice Guy (former Trustee) Charles Johnson
(55-year member), Charles Coombes (55-year member, former Bus. Rep. & Pres.
Emeritus of Indiana State Council); ,Toe Scheffcr. Middle row: Earl Beck, Ray Fritchel,
George Hanson (past Pres. of Local) Lewis Hesgard (former Fin. Secy.) William
Grambo (former Trustee) Charles Hasse (former Rcc. Sec.) Back row: Al Buchholtz,
Ernest Karkohs, Kunte Carlson, Gus Anderson, Fred Smith (Vice President).
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Others who received membership pins from L.U. 599 included, from left, front row:
Hugh Cornwall, Kunte Carlson, Roland Boyer, Ove Bruhn. Middle row: Herman
Fiebelkom, Carl Hoffman, Richard Lyng, John Markowitz, Amos Pollard, John Sako.
Back row: John Simpson, L. A. Strode (Secy.-Treas. of Lake County Dlst. Council);
Sam Spitale (Bus. Rep. & Board Member of State Council).
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Tacoma, Washington, Local Awards 25-Year Membership Pins
TACOMA, WASH. — At a meeting held January 23, 25-Year Membership Pins were presented to qualifying members of Local
470 by General Representative Paul Rudd. This was the first such presentation of pins by Local 470.
Percy B. Watkins, Financial Secretary-Treasurer of Local 470, presented Brother Rudd his 25-year pin. H. H. Brown, Presi-
dent of the Washington State Council of Carpenters, was a guest at the presentation ceremones.
Three hundred and ten members were eligible to receive pins. One hundred and eighty-two brothers were present to receive
their pins. Five members were presented 50-year membership pins. After the presentation, refreshments were served. Every-
one present had an enjoyable time talking over old times and the history of Local 470.
Montclair Local Marks 70th Anniversary
MONTCLAIR, N. J. — Local 429 celebrated its 70th anniversary with a gala dinner and dance, at which General Treasurer
Peter Terzlck was a guest of honor. A large number of the membership turned out to mark the momentous anniversary. In
the photo above are those who were at the head table. In front row, from left: Mrs. Joseph Lynch, Mrs. William Purcell, Mrs.
Robert Ohweiler, Mrs. Edward Oleksiak, Mrs. Alex Swanson, Mrs. James Flaherty, Mrs. Fred Farina and Mrs. Joseph Poli-
meni. Standing are, from left: President of D. C. Joseph Lynch; William Purcell, Bus. Rep.; Robert Ohweiler, Intl. Rep.; Ed-
ward Oleksiak, dinner and dance chairman; Alex R. Swanson, President, L.U. 429; General Treasurer Peter Terzick; James
Flaherty, Bus. Rep.; Fred Farina, Bus. Rep.; Joseph Polimeni, Vice President of D. C.
In photo below, officers of L.U. 429 pose for a group picture. In front row, from left: Vice President Irwin Day; Trustee
Carl Peterson; President Alex R. Swanson; Conductor Albert Collerd; Treasurer Donald Swanson. In rear from left: D. C.
Delegate Dominick Donadio; Warden John Anderson; Recording Secretary Rudy Nelson; Trustee James Horvath; Trustee
Chester Oleksiak; D. C. Delegate Thomas Bowes; D. C. Delegate Edward Oleksiak; Trustee Paul Green and Financial Secretary
Allan Ashley.
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Bro. W. E. Meredith by President O. C.
Doty of Local Union 899. He is tlie
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half-centiiry mark in membership. Bro.
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More Pin Presentations
FRANKFORT, IND. — Two members of Local Union 1465 were honored at a recent
function with presentations of SO-year membership pins. In photo above are, from
left: Leslie Cooprider, 50-year member; George Cloud, local president; Dessie Erskine,
50-year member; and Hugh Widner, business representative.
PANAMA CITY, FLA.— A. W. McNeil, president of Local Union 875, presented
25-year buttons to four members; Frank Welter, John Pachar, H. L. Cole and L. H.
Gross. In the photo, from left, are: J. A. Ward, F. S. & B. R., Welter, Pachar,
Cole, Gross and Pres. McNeil. J. H. Petty served as master of ceremonies.
DENVER, COLO. — A banquet honored the veteran members of Local Union No. 55,
Denver, who had completed 25, 50 and 60 years of continuous membership. All those
eligible for 50- and 60-year pins attended and 11 of the 21 eligible for the 25-year pins.
Speaking at the fete were District Council President Leslie M. Prickett; President of
L.U. 55, Adolphe A. Lavallee and the Vice President, Rudy Skrbina. Those in the
photo include in bottow row from left: Adolphe A. Lavallee, President of L.U. 55;
Robert H. England, 60 years; A. H. Ruehmann, 60 years; H. J. Stratton, 60 years;
John Anderson, 60 years; Erik A. Lindstrom, 50 years; Julius Hughes, 50 years and
Leslie M. Prickett, President of the District Council of Denver and Vicinity. Top row,
from left: Lloyd C. Howard, Milton Brasher, Ernest Wesman, Richard Bardsley,
Donald Bisbing, Leslie M. Jones, William J. Parks, James Barclay, William J. Miller,
Charles R. Gorham and Edwin Wegener, all 25-ycar members.
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25
OME STUDY COURSE
BASIC MATHEMATICS
UNIT XII
This unit ilciils wiili surface area and the volume measure-
ment of sohit figures commonly encoimtered. A solid is an
object having three dimensions which include length, width
and depth.
PRISMS
By definition, a prism is a solid whose ends are similar,
equal and parallel and whose sides are parallelograms. The
top and bottom are called the bases of the prism. The sides
are called the lateral faces. The altitude (height) of a prism
is the perpendicular distance between the two bases. Prisms
are named according to the shape of the bases.
A rectangular prism has rectangular bases and rectangular
lateral faces.
A regular hexagonal prism has a regular hexagonal shaped
base with six equal sides (lateral faces).
A cube is a prism with its bases and faces all equal squares
and all angles are right angles.
The lateral area of a prism equals the sum of the areas of
each of its faces. The total surface area of a prism equals the
lateral area plus the area of the bases.
The Lateral Area (Ai.) of any prism equals the perimeter
(P) of the base times the altitude (a). In formula form:
A,. = P X a
The Total Area (At) of a prism equals the lateral area
(Ai.) of the prism plus the sums of the areas of the bases
(An). In formula form:
At = Ai, + 2 Ab
The volume (V) or cubic measurement (Figure 1) of a
prism is computed by multiplying the area of the base (Ab)
by the height (h). In formula form:
V = Ab X h
EXAMPLE 1.
What is the lateral area and
total area of a rectangular prism
with sides 8" and 10" and an
altitude of 6"?
P = 2(1 + w) = 2(8 + 10) =
2 X 18.
P = 36 inches
AL=Pxa=36x6 = 216
sq. in.
Ab = 1 X w = 8 X 10 = 80
sq. in.
At = Ai. + 2 Ab = 216 +
(2 X 80)
At = 216 + 160 — 376 sq. in.
EXAMPLE 2.
What is the volume of the prism described in Example
V = Ab X h = 80 X 6 = 480 cu, in.
EXAMPLE 3.
What is the lateral area and total area of a regular
gonal prism, (fig. 2) with 12" sides and a height of 16
P = 6s = 6 X 12 = 72"
Al = P X a = 72 X 16 = 1 152 sq. in
1?
hexa-
"?
An = 2.598 s^' = 2.598 x 12^'
Ar = 2.598 X 144 = 374,112
sq, in.
At = A,, + 2Ab= 1152 + 2
(374.112)
At = 1152 + 748.224 =
1900.224 sq. in.
EXAMPLE 4.
What is the volume of the prism
described in Example 3?
V=:Ab X h = 374,112 X 16 =
5985,792 cubic inches.
EXAMPLE 5.
A Cube, (fig, 3) by definition,
has all sides equal. If s = length
of one side, then the area of one
side equals s x s or s". The lateral
area equals 4s- and the total area
equals 6s-. Find the lateral area
and total area of a cube with sides
8" in length,
Ai. = 4s- = 4 x 8= = 4 x 64
Al = 256 sq, in.
At = 6s' = 6 X 8- = 6 X 64
At = 384 sq. in.
EXAMPLE 6.
Find the volume of the cube described in Example 5.
V = Ab X h = 64 X 8 = 512 cubic inches
(Note that the volume of a cube equals s" since the length,
width, and height are all the same)
CYLINDERS
By definition, a cylinder is a long circular body of uniform
diameter with its bases parallel to each other.
The lateral area (Ai.) of a cylinder equals the circumference
(C) of the bases times the height (h) of the cylinder. In formula
form:
Al = C h (C = 27r r or ttD)
The total area (At) equals the lateral area (Ai.) plus the
sum of the areas of the bases (Ab), Since the area of a circle
is computed by the formula, A = Trr-, the formula for total
area of a cylinder is:
At = At. + 2 Ab = 27rr h + 27rr=
The volume of a cylinder is computed by multiplying
the area of a base (Ab) by the height of the cylinder. In
formula form:
V = Ab X h
EXAMPLE 1.
; Trrh
What is the lateral area of a
cylinder, (fig. 4) with a. radius of
7" and a height of 14"?
22
Ai. = C h = (2 X — X 7) X 14
7
Al = 44 X 14 = 616 sq, in.
At = Al + 2 Ab =
22
616 + (2 X — X 7-)
7
At = 616 + 308 = 924 sq. in.
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EXAMPLE 2.
What is the volume of the cylinder described in example 1?
V = TT r- h :
X 7^' X 14 = 22 X 7 X 14
Fig. 5
V = 2156 cubic inches
PYRAMIDS
By definition, a regular pyramid (fig. 5) has a regular
polygon for its base and its vertex lies on a perpendicular
erected from the center of the base. In the figure, the base
is a square indicated by A,B,C,D.
The vertex O is on the perpendic-
ular erected from the center of
the base at F. The distance OF
represents the altitude of the pyr-
amid. The distance OE represents
the slant height of the sides. OE
is a line drawn perpendicularly
from the base of a side to the
vertex. The sides of a regular
pyramid are formed by isosceles
triangles of equal size and shape.
The lateral area (Ai.) of a pyramid equals the perimeter
fP) of the base times % the slant height fh) of a face. In
formula form:
h
Al = P X —
2
The total area (At) of a pyramid equals the area of the
base plus the lateral area. In formula form:
At = Ab + Al (Ab — area of base)
The volume of a pyramid is computed by multiplying the
area of the base (Ab) by % the altitude. In formula form:
a
V = Ab X —
EXAMPLE 1.
What is the lateral area and
total area of a pyramid, (fig. 6)
with a square base with sides 4"
in length and a slant height of
10"?
h
Al = Px— P = 4s =
2
4x4= 16"
10
Al=16x — =16x5 =
2
80 sq. in.
At = Ab -f Al
Ab = s- = 4- = 16 sq. in.
At = 16 + 80 = 96 sq. in.
EXAMPLE 2.
What is the volume of a pyramid with a square base with
sides 4" in length and an altitude of 8"?
Ab = 4- = 16 sq. in.
a 8 128 2
V = AbX — V=16x — = = 42 — cubic in.
3 3 3 3
CONES
By definition, a cone (fig. 7) has a circle for its base and a
surface that tapers from the base to a point called the "vertex"
at the top. The slant height (h) of a cone is measured from
the vertex to any point on the circumference of the base.
The altitude (a) is the perpendicular distance from the
(Continued on page 28)
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vertex to the base. The slant height
may be eonipiitcd by iisiny the
formula:
h = V r- + a- (r = r a d i II s of
base and a ^:^ altitude).
The lateral area (Ai.) of a cone
equals the slant height (h) times
' -' the circumference (C). In for-
mula form: Fig. 7
C
Ai, = h X — = h X i-r (C = 27rr)
2
The total area (At) of a cone equals the lateral area plus
the area of the base. In formula form:
At = Ar. + An = TT rh -f TT r (An = n- r-)
The volume (V) of a cone is computed by multiplying the
area of the base (An) by ';■, the altitude (a). In formula
form:
a a
V = Au X — = T r- X —
3 3
EXAMPLE 1.
In figure 8 what is the lateral
area and the total area of a cone
with a radius of 14" and a slant
height of 24"?
22
Ai. = h X IT r = 24 X — X 14
7
Ai, = 24 X 44 = 1056 sq. in.
At := Al + Ab =
22
1056 + (— X 14=)
7
At = 1056 + 616 - 1672 sq. in.
F!g. 8
EXAMPLE 2.
What is the voUuiic of a cone with a radius of 14" and an
alliludc of 20"?
a 22 20
V =: An X — = — X 14- X —
3 7 3
12320
V = =4106 % cu. in.
3
SPHERE
By definition, a sphere, (fig. 9) is a solid bounded by a
curved surface every point of which is equally distant from
a point within called the center. (A sphere is a perfect ball)
The surface of a sphere (\^) is
computed by multiplying the
square of the diameter (D) by the
constant tt. In formula form:
A^ - TV D-
The volume (V) of a sphere is
computed by using the formula:
D^' 4
V = — or — TT r3
6 3
EXAMPLE L
What is the surface area of a sphere with a diameter of 7'?
22
As =: TT D" = — X 7=
7
As = 22 X 7 = 154 sq.ft.
EXAMPLE 2.
What is the volume of a sphere with
a diameter of 7'?
D^^ 22 343 539
6 7 6 3
V = 179% cubic feet.
(Continued on next page)
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PROBLEMS:
1. What is the lateral area, total area
and volume of a rectangular prism
with sides 12" and 18" and an alti-
tude of 9"?
2. What is the lateral area, total area
and volume of a triangular shaped
prism with sides 9", 12" and 15"
and a height of 16"? (Base of prism
is a triangle).
3. What is the lateral area, total area
and volume of a cube with 18" sides?
Reduce the answer to feet.
4. Find the lateral area, total area and
volume of a cylinder with a diameter
of 3' and a height of 6'.
5. Find the total area and volume of a
cylinder with a radius of 16" and a
height of 42". Reduce volume to
cubic feet.
6. What is the lateral area, total area
and volume of a pyramid with a
square base whose sides are 18' in
length? The altitude is 12' and the
slant height is 15'.
7. What is the volume of a pyramid
with a hexagonal shaped base with
sides 12" in length and an altitude
of 21"?
8. What is the lateral area, total area
and volume of a cone with a radius
of 21" and an altitude of 28"?
9. What is the volume of a cone with a
diameter of 9' and an altitude of 18'?
10. What is the surface area and volume
of a sphere with a radius of 21"?
Reduce the answer to feet.
See answers on Page 30
THE PEACE CORPS
Continued from Page 11
the Corps. Included in these skills is
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limit and retired people or those about to
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If, as a carpenter, you should apply
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For more information, write: Mr. Ed
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Room 715, Peace Corps, Washington,
D.C. 20525. Give your name, complete
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and olliccs.
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the local union remodeled part of the
building with paneling, dropped ceiling,
and concealed lights.
A buffet supper of barbecue, chicken,
ham, salads, and beverages was served.
Besides the members and wives, officers
of other locals in the district, together
with district coimcil delegates and state
business representatives, were present
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the efforts of its officers, members, and
business representative Joe Mankowich.
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HOME STUDY COURSE
Answers to Problems on Page 29
1. Al = 540 sq. in; At = 972 sq. in.; V — 1944 cu. in.
2. At, = 576 sq. in.; At = 684 sq. in.; V = 864 cu. in.
3. Al = 9 sq. ft. (1296 sq. in.); At = 13',i sq. ft. (1944
sq. in.).
V = 2% cu. ft. (5832 cu. in.).
4. A,, = 9''''- sq. ft.; At = 23y7 sq. ft.; V = 42"7 cu. ft.
5. At = 5833 1/7 sq. in.; V = 19 5/9 cu. ft. (33792 cu. in.)
6 A,. = 540 sq. ft.; At = 864 sq. ft.; V = 1296 cu. ft.
7. V = 2618.784 cu. in.
8. A,. = 2310 sq. in.; At = 3396 sq. in.; V = 12636 cu. in
9. V = 413 2/7 cu. ft.
10. A, - 38 V2 sq. ft. (5544 sq. in.); V = 22 11/24 cu
(38808 cu. in.).
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Johnson. Carl A.
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Larson, Victor
Leaf, Arthur
Magnuson, Gust
Nelson. Carl E.
Nelson. Olaf
Noren. Oscar
Olson, Edward
Opsahl, Rolf
Pedersen, Arthur J.
Peterson. Carl A.
Peterson. Fred A.
Rocene. J. H.
Ruch. Albert
Samuelson, Rueben
Schneck, William
Tabor, Walter
Tomasko. Joseph
Van Horrick. Maurice
Zamor, Felix
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Williams, Fred
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Prichard, Charles
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Lehto, John Peter
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Parks, Charles
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Benante, Francis J.
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Baldwin, Francis
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L.U. NO. 283,
AUGUSTA, GA.
Brown, James Edward
Davis, A. C.
Lonergan, Frank
Strother, James M.
Underwood, Arthur A.
L.U. NO. 287,
HARRISBURG, PA.
Brown, C. Lester
L.U. NO. 301,
NEWBURGH, N. Y.
Tietjen, Harry
L.U. NO. 322,
NIAGARA FALLS,
N. Y.
Hood, John
Nale, Ernest
O'Sullivan, William
L.U. NO. 325,
PATERSON, N. J.
Bleeker, John
Coussa, John
Grillo, Emelio
Hood, Thomas
Houston, James
McBride, William
Stewart, Chester
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Anstett, Albert
Bencher, John
Benda, Robert
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Holmes, Louie
Lenhart, Thomas
Lussier, Joseph
Lux, George W.
Marklund, Manfred
Rowe. Willard H.
Scott, Fred E.
Stark, Al
Stewart, Guy
Teasley, William
Terri, Clark W.
Vinyard, William
Wolf, Charles X.
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HAGERSTOWN, MD.
Delauter, Oscar J.
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NEW ROCHELLE,
N. Y.
Eberle, Edward
Jack, David
Summo, Joseph
Swenson, Olaf
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PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Herskovitz, Max
Moore, James H.
Noell, Nicholas
Shegda, William
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BRONX. N. Y.
DeNarrdo, Patsy J.
Klatte, Henry
Mutter, Joseph
L.U. NO. 409,
NEW CANAAN,
CONN.
Holt, William W.
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SAN ANGELO, TEXAS
Engle, Joseph
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CHICAGO, ILL.
Dryden, Abbey
Goerling, Henry
Himplemann, Joseph
Lauer, John
Ulriech, John
L.U. NO. 429,
MONTCLAIR, N. J.
Kylis, Charles F.
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VANCOUVER, B. C.
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TACOMA, WASH.
Abrams, Fay W.
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Olsen, Carl E.
Strand. John
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Turner, Frank
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Clark, James
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ANN ARBOR. MICH.
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Daum, Elmer J.
Hill, Earl E.
Veliquette, Nelson
L.U. NO. 514,
WILKES-BARRE, PA.
Ayers, Roy
Comstock, Wayne
Hildebrand, R. H.
Musgrove, Joseph
Novojeski, George
Pavalonick, Stephen
Walizer, Preston
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CAMDEN, ARK.
Williams, James H.
Williams, John H.
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GREENFIELD, MASS.
Miner, Fred R.
L.U. NO. 563,
GLENDALE, CALIF.
Bittner, F. S.
Kochevar, Joseph W.
Larson, Lars P.
Nelson, Raymond
Osberg. W. G,
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WILMINGTON, DEL.
George, Earl C.
Hill, Harvey S.
L.U. NO. 661,
OTTAWA, ILL.
Debosik, Peter A.
Smithson, Ernest L., Sr.
L.U. NO. 715,
ELIZABETH, N. J.
Beyfus, David
Huxford, Leroy
McCallion, James
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QUEBEC, QUE.
Plante, Henri
L.U. NO. 746,
SOUTH NORWALK.
CONN.
Jost, Joseph
L.U. NO. 762,
QUINCY, MASS.
Gutro, John D.
Kennedy, William P.
Johnson, Bernhard
Robinson, Edward
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SHREVEPORT, LA.
Franklin, H. T.
Hardwick, L. J.
Holder, B. C.
Mills, Earl D.
Scriber, A. C.
Sherman, Homer
Valentine, Lucien
Wilkinson, Britt B.
L.U. NO. 787.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Axelsen, Ralf
Banfe, Rasmus
Johnsen, Nils
L.U. NO. 813,
CARBONDALE. PA.
Robinson, Chester
L.U. NO. 878,
BEVERLY, MASS.
Foster, Eugene
Whitman, Ernest
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DUBUQUE, IOWA
Detman, Ernest
Dornan, Donald
Gardner, James
Kaune, George
Kowalski, Arthur
Sturm, Francis
Wedige, Lester
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SAN BERNARDINO,
CALIF.
Crabtree, Edward G.
Davis, Clyde
Fimpel, G. L.
Huss, Mike L.
McCarroll, Kenneth
Sheeks, Richard M.
Snover, Frank
Thompson, A. J.
L.U. NO. 950,
LYNBROOK, N. Y.
Ayers, Edmund B., Jr.
Eriksson, Karl A.
Salo, Karl Laurie
L.U. NO. 965,
DE KALB, ILL.
Tadd, Albert
L.U. NO. 982.
DETROIT, MICH.
Cobb, Fred
Haliburda, Thomas
Robinson, Orlo
Ruby, Ervin
Setter, Otto
Smith, Frank
L.U. NO. 998,
BERKLEY, MICH.
Bigger, Robert
Hillaker, Ernest
Payne, William
Roberts, Dwayne
Salzinger, Paul
Schulz, Fred
L.U. NO. 1006,
MILLTOWN, N. J.
Galmiche, Eugene
Leffingwell, George
L.U. NO. 1022,
PARSONS, KANS.
Wetzel, Glen
L.U. NO. 1035,
TAUNTON, MASS.
Lavoie, Harold P.
Smith, Everett B.
L.U. NO. 1040,
EUREKA, CALIF.
Young, William
L.U. NO. 1075,
HUDSON, N. Y.
Meredith, John
L.U. NO. 1089,
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Hill, Hubert
Ray, R. G.
Skinner, WiUiam H.
L.U. NO. 1128.
LA GRANGE, ILL.
Regan, Thomas
Svolba, Frank
L.U. NO. 1166,
FREMONT, OHIO
Baker, Paul
Link, Albert
L.U. NO. 1172,
BILLINGS, MONT.
Fair, William
Tucker, Austin
L.U. NO. 1175,
KINGSTON, N. Y.
Messinger, Charles
Van Nostrand,
Clifford G.
L.U. NO. 1211,
GLASGOW, MONT.
Olson, Ernest
L.U. NO. 1274,
DECATUR, ALA.
Hewitt, Andrew
Hollingsworth, John B.
Hopkins, Carlie E.
L.U. NO. 1281,
ANCHORAGE,
ALASKA
Ammons, James B.
Asplund, Peder K.
Mock, Harry T.
Pakkinen, Diva
Rasmussen, Hans P.
Shuldberg, Swen
Spracher, Sherman
Starkey, Clem
L.U. NO. 1292,
HUNTINGTON, N. Y.
Fanning, Grady
Fleischhauer. Fred
L.U. NO. 1308,
LAKE WORTH, FLA.
Anderson, F. S.
Argyle, A. C.
Lahde, William
Sitz, Ernest
L.U. NO. 1321,
BALLSTON SPA, N. Y.
Da Bell, John
Hammond, Truman E.
L.U. NO. 1373,
FLINT, MICH.
Berry, James
Booten. John T.
Buck, Clarence
Burke, John C.
Peek. Fay
Schroeder, Erwin
Stuart, Doan M.
L.U. NO. 1397,
ROSLYN, N. Y.
Hickson, Warren
Merritt, Harry
L.U. NO. 1407,
WILMINGTON,
CALIF.
Armenta, Cristobal
Fritz, Clarence
Lassere, Bernard J.
McCorkle, Norman J.
Swain, Dewey
Woodward, James M.
L.U. NO. 1408.
REDWOOD CITY,
CALIF.
Bernie, Mansueto
Carlson, Axel
Christ, George C.
Clark, Julian D.
Davis, James R.
Geddes, John C.
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OKTROIT. MICH.
Ci'im. Janics C
Czcrwinski, Felix
MacFarUind, Dan
Olson. Charles W.
L.U. NO. 1449,
LANSING. MICH.
Hale, G. D.
Pretzel, Frank
Scxion, Lewis W.
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NEW YORK, N. ^ .
Anderson, Oscar
Bradshaw. Ernest
Eliasen, Hartvig
Hansen, Leif T.
Johnson. Otto H.
Larscn, James
Lehtonen, Victor
McDonald. James
Mazzella. Guiseppe
Moser, William
L.U. NO. 1478.
REDONDO BEACH,
CALIF.
Collette, Francis J.
Wynn, Archie, Sr.
L.U. NO. 1507.
EL MONTE, CALIF.
Anderson, John M.
Carson. John O.
Cowan, Claud
Danley, L. D.
Dexter, Oliver
Pellev, S. E.
I'feiter, Al
Watson, Clarence M.
L.U. NO. 1513,
DETROIT. MICH.
CioKlenberg, Gerson
Goldman, Harry
Watt, David
L.U. NO. 1518.
GULFPORT, MISS.
Hughes. Leonard
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L.U. NO. 1527,
WHEATON, ILL.
Schaefer, Paul M.
L.U. NO. 1577.
BUFFALO, N. Y.
Morano, Thomas D.
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VICTORIA, B. C.
Farquhar, William
L.U. NO. 1613,
NEWARK, N. J.
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Durso, Saverio
Mongelli, Vincent
L.U. NO. 1725,
DAYTONA BEACH,
FLA.
Rawlins, Ronald D.
O'Neal. Raymond. Sr.
Thimmig, Harold
L.U. NO. 1752.
POMONA, CALIF.
Christensen, Aage
Ivy. Curtis W.
Miehcner, Robert I.
L.U. NO. 1805,
SASKATOON, SAS.
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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WATERLOO, IOWA
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MEOFORI), Ore.
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MILWAUKEE, WIS.
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CHICAGO, ILL.
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Sovsky, Paul
L.U. NO. 2161,
CATSKILL, N. Y.
Wendelen, Ernest
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ANAHEIM, CALIF.
Bass, James W.
Carroll, Harold
Elliott, Clyde G.
Farmer, N. A.
Fry, Cecil C.
McReynolds. J. P.
Nunnelee, Boyd L.
O'Brien, Charles
Ruud, Andrew
Schopper, Darrell
Eugene
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Spalding, R. M.
Van Malsen, Roger
Vermillion, A. W.
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PITTSBURGH, PA.
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LOS ANGELES,
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Levario, Tony A.
Moore, Robert
Nessa. M. L.
Safarian, Martin
Salazar, Alvin D.
Towers, William Ray
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INGLEWOOD, CALIF.
Covington, Guy
Radulovich, Tom
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BRISTOL, TENTS.
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BLACK MOUNTAIN,
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Get-Together For West Coast Piledrivers
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF Piledrivers Local 34 of San Francisco recently held its Tenth Annual Old Timers Gef-Together.
The event was well-attended with about 150 members present. This year the event called for a special celebration inasmuch as
the pensions of the retired Brothers were increased by 60 percent with the maximum now being $200 per month.
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By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Brother Goetz at 0216 S.W. Iowa Street, Portland, Ore. 97201
■ BIG STRIPER
Rhode Island is the smallest state in
the union but the waters off its fish-lush
coast produce some large fish.
This past October, Wilfred Fontaine,
a member of Local 94. Providence,
beached a 67-pound striped bass off
Green Hill.
W eare indebted to Jerome J. Kearney,
business representative of that local for
the information and photo of Brother
Fontaine with his finny prize.
Although this is the biggest striper
Fontaine, a member of the Scituate Salt
Water Angler's Club, has landed, it is
not his first big fish. Over the past 15
years, we hear he has taken four in the
50-60 pound bracket and prior to catch-
ing the lunker, eased a 60-pounder to
beach — on 20-lb. test line, no less!
Fontaine, patient angler that he is,
fished three hours without a strike before
the 67-pounder smashed his bait. It was
"give and take. pump. pull, wind and
strain" for almost a half hour before he
inched the finny moose close enough to
gaff. He missed his first gaffing try and
^WW^'''^
Fontaine's big striper. (See above.)
Murray's albino buck. (See below)
did not sink the point home 'til his sixth
try. It measured 53 '/i inches from nose
to tail and measured 32'/2 inches around
the middle.
(World-record striper catch — caught
by any means — is credited to C. B.
Church who nipped a 73-pounder in the
waters off Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts
in 1913.)
This bests previous column record for
surf-caught stripers — a 65 pound. 10
ounce specimen by Neil Cordeiro of
Provincetown, Massachusetts.
■ ALBINO BUCK
In the course of writing outdoor
columns for labor publications, we've re-
ceived occasional reports from readers
who have seen an albino deer but none,
up to receipt of a letter from Bill
Murray of Elk Mills, Maryland, ever
reported downing one.
Most of the albino deer sighted were
does but Bill sighted — and downed same
— an albino buck, a four-pointer that
dressed out at 78 pounds. To make it
more noteworthy, he brought it down
with bow and arrow — on his first archery
hunt!
Except for the slight brown shading
around the antlers, it was, as the photo
demonstrates, pure white. The kill took
place last hum season, October 1965.
■ FLIP-TOP LURE
AI Richards of Brookings, Oregon,
says the best things in life are sometimes
free. He nipped two chunky silver salm-
on from the Pacific Saltchuck near his
home — on lures fashioned from the flip
tops of pop cans.
■ TAKE A BOY
Torben Nielson of Chicago, Illinois,
a member of Local 181, is a strong ad-
vocate of the "Take A Boy Fishing
Movement." We hear that Brother Niel-
son, and others, took ten boys from the
Evanston YMCA on a 14-day canoe trip
into the Dryden area out of Ontario.
(Nielson is the Assistant to the Senior
Boys Director, of the "Y," Roth Holtz,
who has been taking youngsters on these
junkets to the north country for 20
years).
Torben says the fishing was great and
sends in the following picture of him-
self with a bowed-in-the-middle stringer
of lake trout he caught in one hour's
fishing in Rattlesnake Lake.
■ EASTERN BUCK
Although most of the trophy bucks
have been taken in the west during the
last few years, there are still many
moose-like bucks still — pussy-footing
around in eastern wildwoods. Here's an
example: Steve Cashnard of Mechanic-
ville. New York, a member of Local
1576, with an 11-point buck he nailed
in the Adirondacks near North Hudson,
N. Y. It dressed out at 190 pounds.
■ MORE BUCK REPORTS
Chalk up another 190-Ib buck for
George C. Jaegar of Zimmerman. Mas-
sachusetts, a member of Local 7 since
1913. Brother Jaegar is retired but stiU
enjoys the outdoor bounties around Elk
Lake, Minnesota. (His son and brother
are also members of Local 7).
Lloyd Steffen of Manitowoc, Wiscon-
Continued on next page
Torben's string. (See Take a Boy'.)
APRIL, 1966
35
Esham's 'Buck in the For.'
OUTDOOR MEANDERINGS
Continued from preceding page
sin, whose father is a member of Local
849, almost missed out on his buck this
year. Almost, 1 saiJ. he nailed an eight-
pointer in the Collins Swamp area, about
20 miles from home, on the last day, the
last hour of the season!
■ PRIZED REEL
Most cherished item of tackle is a
battle-scarred spin reel, one of the original
Airex Mastereels, sent to me by the "Old
Master," Bache Brown, the man who es-
tablished, almost single-handedly, spin
fishing as an integral form of angling
in America.
Bache, who learned to spin in Europe,
toured the United States with a reel of
his own design, giving demonstrations to
anyone who would watch and listen —
from large groups to individuals, selling
a few reels here, a few there. It was "a
rough go for little dough," and ofttimes
he would travel a 100 miles or so out of
his way to demonstrate the technique to
a jobber, a dealer, or perhaps an individ-
ual like myself who had written to him,
expressing an interest in the new method.
I wrote to him in 1949 and received a
six-page letter in return, written from his
sick bed in the Doctors Hospital in New
York where he was recuperating from a
gall bladder operation. He outlined the
"whys and wherefore" of spinning and
included a 40-page booklet he had written
in 1941; revised in 1948. It"s still, amaz-
ingly, up to date.
On February 3, 1957, at age 65, at Sara-
sota, Florida, Bache Hamilton Brown
went to meet his maker. As you effort-
lessly spin-flip lure or bait, from boat or
bank, pause, if you will, and tip the topper
to Bache. To him belongs the lion's share
of credit for introducing this pleasant,
trouble-free form of angling to Ameri-
cans.
It wouldn't surprise me if that large,
friendly man was sitting up there right
now, smiling down from a fleecy white
cloud, on thousands upon thousands of
spin anglers below who, were it not for
this easy-to-manage fishing gear, might
never have "got the hang of it."
Bless you for that, Bache.
■ lUCK IN THE FOG
The hunt season opened for Harold
Esham, a member of Local .1197, Seattle,
on an ominous note and things stayed
that way for quite a spell. Mrs. F.sham
said the fog held for four days and only
after it cleared did the hunters have suc-
cess. Here's a pic of Harold with a
trophy-racked buck he downed in the
Lake Chelan area. Harold's brother Bill
and his wife joined the hunt and they
were also successful. Matter of fact this
area has produced deer for them every
season since 1958.
■ BOOK OUT OF PRINT
In regard to a query from .lack Adams,
San .lose, California, a member of l^ocal
316: Jack, I'm afraid that Robert Page
Lincoln's book on bass fishing is out of
print. Try calling on some of the used
book stores and if they don't have it in
stock, perhaps they can get it for you.
■ DOWNED SNEAKER
William E. Manlier of Baltimore,
Maryland, can well qualify as a patient
hunter. Hunting in Dorchester County
Mantler's 'Downed Sneaker.'
with friend Paul Bacon, he dropped a
trophysized buck which was trying to
sneak through the brush. It was an eleven-
pointer, dressed out at 145 pounds and
had an almost perfect rack.
■ PLENTY CATFISH
Getting back to the subject of fishing,
we're reminded of an outstanding feat
by Walt Bartkoski's son Tim, Walker,
Missouri, nine years old and a student
at El Dorado Springs school,
Tim landed his first spoonbill catfish,
a 40 pounder and that's just about half
of Tim's weight — soaking wet.
Although Tim was 40 pounds heavier,
the cat was taller than he by two inches.
The big, bottom baby was taken near
Osceola, Missouri.
■ UTAH REPORT
For many year's the state of Utah has
produced some of the largest bucks in the
VIckonofF's 'Utah Report.'
United States and the state can also be
credited as often having the highest
hunter-success ratio in the land, most
years chalking up over a 50 percent
hunter-success mark.
One nimrod who'll attest to its merits
is Jim Vickonoff of Pico Rivera. Cali-
fornia, a member of Local 1497. Here's
a pic of Jim with an almost perfect
eight-point. Those carcasses in the
background further attest to Utah's buck
productivity and the prowess of his hunt
buddies. Hunt took place in remote
Konosh Canyon.
■ FISHERMAN'S LUCK?
In angling, in most cases, all men
are equal. The young and inexperi-
enced ofttimes outpoints the veteran
angler and the most ill-equipped fisher-
man will sometimes outfish those with
the most expensive equipment. Such
was the case on a past fishing junket
by Walter Jackowicz, a member of
Local 2350, Scranton, Pa., and his
seven-year-old son Michael. According
to Mrs. Jackowicz, dad put out a small
fortune buying them all kinds of bait
and lures but Mike ran away with the
day's honors by catching a 13-inch bass,
his first fish, on bait he insisted on get-
ting himself — garden worms!
■ HOW ABOUT THIS?
An indication of how effective a fire-
arms registration law, or ban would be
can be had in the recent disclosure that
5,000 people were injured by fireworks
in the nation last year despite the fact
that 38 states prohibit the sale of them.
Waterfowl gunning is on the upswing
again: sales of federal duck stamps total-
ing 1,565,860 during the 1964-65 fiscal
period, marking the third successive year
that sales have increased.
Firearms ranged last among the eight
major causes of accidental deaths in
1964, accounting for 2,400 of the 105,-
000 fatalities. Motor vehicles killed 47,-
700 persons, falls 19,100, fires 7,700,
drownings 6.700, all types of poisons
3,600 and railroads 2,600.
36
THE CARPENTER
— LAKELAXD NEWS"
Harvey Dove of Local Union 1665, Alexandria, Va., arrived at the Home
Jan. 6, 1966.
Arthur Holmes of Local Union 104, Dayton, Ohio, arrived at the Home
Jan. 13, 1966.
Thomas P. McCann of Local Union 132, Washington, D. C, arrived at the
Home Jan. 27, 1966.
George Gordon of Local Union 1, Chicago, 111., passed away Jan. 6, 1966,
in Aberdeen, Scotland, while on leave of absence from the Home.
Warren F. Weller of Local Union 25, Los Angeles, Calif., passed away
Jan. 30, 1966, and was buried at Kansas City, Mo.
E. L. Wetzel of Local Union 430, Wilkinsburg, Pa., arrived at the Home
Feb. 3, 1966.
Carl Anderson of Local Union 1665, Alexandria, Va., arrived at the Home
Feb. 4, 1966.
E. J. Reinhart of Local Union 207, Chester, Pa., arrived at the Home Feb.
7, 1966.
Guy W. Agnor of Local Union 2, Cincinnati, Ohio, arrived at the Home
Feb. 8, 1966.
Andrew Palecko of Local Union 972, Philadelphia, Pa., arrived at the Home
Feb. 9, 1966.
Artis F. Schurman of Local Union 921, Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
arrived at the Home Feb. 14, 1966.
William L. Sparkman of Local Union 993, Miami, Florida, arrived at the
Home Feb. 16, 1966.
Forrest Birchard of Local Union 161, Kenosha, Wisconsin, arrived at the
Home Feb. 28, 1966.
Hans J. Iversen of Local Union 141, Chicago, 111., passed away Feb. 6, 1966
and burial was at Chicago, 111.
George Bowers of Local Union 20, Staten Island, N. Y., passed away Feb.
8, 1966 and burial was at Great Kills, N. Y.
Guy W. .Agnor of Local Union 2, Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away Feb. 12,
1966 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Rudolph Ungerer of Local Union 1 303, Port Angeles, Washington, passed
away Feb. 14, 1966 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Fred Kick of Local Union 165, Pittsburgh, Pa., passed away Feb. 15, 1966
and burial was at St. Louis. Mo.
Herman Bieling of Local Union 1062, Santa Barbara, Calif., passed away
Feb. 23, 1966, and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Members who visited the Home during January
Emory Shires, Syracuse, N. Y.
Earl Saylor, Midland. Mich.
John Berggren, L.U. 181, Chicago, III. Now living in Florida.
Andy Berggren. L.U. 1539, Chicago, III.
Andrew Kelemen, L.U. 210, Stamford, Conn.
Carl McCalley, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
C. B. Werslogel, Cedar, Rapids, Iowa
Raymond Phillips, L.U. 742, Decatur, III.
Francis Schlundt, L.U. 87, Lake City, Minn.
Louis J. Guedry, L.U. 696, Tampa, Fla.
Oliver Haas, L.U. 1739, St. Louis, Mo.
Wm. C. Kern, Sr., Bradenton, Fla.
Anthony Gareri, L.U. 350, New Rochelle, N. Y.
Arthur Svenson, L.U. 964, Nanuet, N. Y.
Howard Almos, L.U. 1433, Detroit, Mich.
Walter W. Bledsoe, L.U. 1128, Villa Park, III.
Ernest A. Whitman, L.U. 33, Boston, Mass.
Harry Seitz, L.U. 1765, Orlando, Fla.
Adolph Werner, L.U. 1433, Oscada, Mich.
John Aigeltinger, L.U. 92, Canastote, N. Y.
Louis Hiban, L.U. 132, Edgewater, Md.
Wm. B. Stilwell, L.U. 1128, Downers Grove, IIL
Tauno Myquist, L.U. 448, Waukegan, 111.
Haus Stone, L.U. 7, Minneapolis, Minn.
Vincent O'Neill, L.U. 183, Chillicothe, 111.
Alfred Smith, L.U. 105, Clearwater, Fla.
Edward Olson, Clearwater, Fla.
John Lawry, L.U. 1889, Dunedin, Fla.
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LAKELAND NEWS, cont'd ..
William H. Moiden. L.U. 1067. Port Huron. Mich.
1 ;i[iibcrt Holstra, L.U. 1128. Rivcisidc. 111.
Ho\v;u\i .Sweeney. L.U. 792. Rockford, 111.
\ . L, HIippo. L.U. 109, Shellicld. ,\l;i.
Mnrvin Johnson. Illinois
Robert Corning. L.U. 60.^. Ilh;ic:i, N. \.
J. Glinsman, Park Ridge. 111.
L. Yeomans. L.U. \>. Haekensack. N. J.
Ed Gordon. L.U. 215. Lafavctte. Ind.
Otis Fike. L.U. 13.^9. Morgantown. W. Va.
.lohn Strecd. L.U. 7. Minneapolis, Minn.
L. McConnell. Flora. III.
R. J. Weishaiipt. L.U. 132. Silver Spring. Md.
E. Svvanson, L.U. 183, Arkan.sas
George B. Phelp. L.U. 16. Springfield. 111.
John VVeise. L.U. 80. Park Ridge. 111.
Frank Peterson. L.U. 791, Brooklyn. N. Y.
A. Samos. L.U. 284. Jamaica, N. Y.
Thomas Hammer, L.U. 787. Brooklyn. N. Y.
Now living New Port Richey. Fla.
Lyie Brown. Zephyrhills. Fla.
Charles Flatau. Zephyrhills, Fla.
Henry Vermeer. Zephyrhills. Fla.
S. K. Bland, L.U. 1739. St. Louis, Mo.
Paul Burke. L.U. I. Chicago, III.
Ambrose Pollard. L.U. 1. Chicago. 111.
E. R. Davison. L.U. 860. Framingham. Mass.
Robert Thompson, L.U. 349. Florham Park, N. J.
M. Thompson, L.U. 119, E. Orange. N. J.
M. Brady. L.U. 306, Newark, N. J.
Martin Johnson, L.U. 297, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Carl Johnson, L.U. 58, Chicago, 111.
George Wise, L.U. 1449. Lansing. Mich.
Edward Herbert, L.U. 2250. New Jersey
Peter Kombodi, L.U. 492. Reading. Pa.
Edward Kresin, L.U. 1929. Ashtabula, Ohio
L. L. Zeisig. Tallmadge. Ohio
Harry McCarthy. Burlington. Ind.
Frank Dalaski. Akron, Ohio
John A. Pollard, Lakeland, Fla.
John Kashickey, L.U. 306. New Jersey
Paul Jacobus, L.U. 306, Bloomfield, N. J.
H. L. Tappan. L.U. 871, Battle Creek, Mich.
Stanley Jurgens, L.U. 1602, Cincinnati. Ohio
Gerald Heckman. L.U. 501. Stroudsburg, Pa.
T. J. Brennan, Sr., L.U. 1580. Milford, Conn.
T. J. Brennan. Jr., L.U. 79. Milford. Conn.
Joseph Lacopolis, L.U. 33, Boston. Mass.
Ronald L. Stadler, L.U. 849. Madison. Wis.
Leonard Zimmerman. L.U. 335. Lansing, Mich.
William Sheely. Sr., L.U. 857, Tucson, Ariz.
Joseph DeGraff. L.U. 349. New Jersey
J. F. Harrison, L.U. 103, Alabama
Robert Cole, L.U. 461, Port Charlotte
Carl Vogel. L.U. 200. Columbus. Ohio
Melvin Baker. L.U. 1196. Arlington Hts., lU.
David Roswell, L.U. 65. Metuchen. N. J.
Carl Nelson. L.U. 181, Chicago. 111.
Ernest Leaf. L.U. 181, Chicago. 111.
Charles Hardin, L.U. 964, Morsey, N. Y.
Joseph Jodl. L.U. 54. Chicago. 111.
Eliger Beach. L.U. 19, Detroit, Mich.
Fred Baer. L.U. 60, Indianapolis, Ind.
Robert Crepeau. L.U. 2123, Flint. Mich.
Andrew Zoreko, L.U. 211, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Otto Roos. L.U. 58, Chicago, 111.
Oscar Samuelson, L.U. 13, Chicago, 111.
Joseph Martin. L.U. 1014, Warren, Pa.
Frank Westkamp. L.U. 200. Columbus, Ohio
Ralph Cline, L.U. 101, Bahimore, Md.
Robert Vogel. L.U. 1207. Charleston, W. Va.
John I'hiller, L.U. 141, St. Petersburg, Fla.
W. F. Schimmel. L.U. 62. Chicago. 111.
Chris Iver.sen. L.U. 1456, Rockaway, N. J.
James Hunt. L.U. 165. Pittsburgh. Pa.
Howard Fclger. L.U. 1023. Minerva, Ohio
Harold Lewis, L.U. 1509. Miami. Fla.
Theodore L. Novak. L.U. 1397. Port Washington. L. I.
Joseph Yakkey. L.U. 1397. Port Washington. L. I.
D. S. Buch. Akron, Ohio
Eric A. Magnuson. L.Li. 58. Chicago. 111.
James Beck. L.U. 432, Atlantic City, N. J.
Frank Emmert, L.U. 565. Elkhart, Ind.
John Clarke. L.U. 165. Pittsburgh. Pa.
Nils O. Olsen, L.U. 1456 N. Y.. N. Y.
C. H. Stephenson. Ind.
Frank Novak. L.U. 321 I. Little Falls. N. Y.
Karl Kohl. L.U, 1685. Melbourne. Fla.
George Klotz. Jupiter. Fla.
Bernard Brown. L.U. 135. N. Y"
Paul McMurray, L.U. 2072, Penn. Calif.
Faulke Nelson, L.U. 13. Chicago, 111.
Eugene R. Ritter, L.U. 1138, Toledo. Ohio
Members who visited the Home during February
Earl G. Shumaker. L.U. 1935, Akron, Ohio
Andrew Zurik, L.U. 1534. Petersburg. Va.
Clarence Gonya. L.U. 2239, Port Clinton, Ohio
Edward Schenk, L.U. 940. Milan, Ohio
Edwin Larwon, L.U. 820. Nekoosa. Wisconsin
Ervin Behrick. L.U. 90. Evansville, Indiana
Wilbur Bush, L.U. 1167, Smithtown, N. Y.
John Viane, L.U. 1922. Chicago. 111.
E. C. Bergmann. L.U. 1314. Oconomowoc. Wis.
Herman E. Cook, L.U. 133, Indiana
William R. Thompson. L.U. 1513, Detroit, Michigan
Clarence Morton, L.U. 287. Harrisburg. Pa.
Gusta Schiweck. L.U. 1856, Philadelphia, Pa.
Harvy Chenell, L.U. 33, Boston. Mass.
Nicholas Catono. L.U. 179, Palisades Park, N. J.
Luke Flanagan. L.U. 115. Bridgeport. Conn.
C. Stonier, L.U. 20. Staten Island. N. Y.
Howard Heckman, L.U. 2026, Coldwater, Mich.
Francis W. Berthiaume. L.U. 107. Worcester. Mass.
Ernest Knowlton. L.U. 79. New Haven, Conn.
Elger D. Mull. L.U. 1138. Toledo, Ohio
Charles Tejrsl, L.U. 298, Flushing, Long Island, N. Y.
Harry Weisel. L.U. 261. Scranton. Pa.
Peter Hummskel, L.U. 985, Gary, Indiana
Eugene Woehten, L.U. 2155. Cambria Heights. N. Y.
George Eraser. Sr., L.U. 1640, East Hampton, N. Y.
George Fraser. L.U. 1640. East Hampton. N. Y.
Gustaf Russell, L.U. 62. Tarpan Springs, Fla.
Clarence Davis. L.U. 2033, Front Royal, Va.
Daniel Way, L.U. 363, Elgin, 111.
J. Henriksen L.U. 181. Chicago. 111.
George Hurst. L.U. 2092. Canton, Ohio
Howard Nelson. L.U. 293. Canton, 111.
David Bartholomew. L.U. 12. Lacona. N. Y.
Edward Gollogby, L.U. 1590, Washington, D. C.
Mablon Hunter, L.U. 1772. Oyster Bay. N. Y.
Edward Prock, L.U. 1447. Vero Beach. Fla.
Carl Linskoo, L.U. 58. Chicago, 111.
George Charling, L.U. 250, Lake Forest, 111.
Frank Morlan. L.U. 1189, Lisbon. Ohio
Joseph Boucher, L.U. 177. Springfield, Mass.
Archie Gillis, L.U. 924, Manchester. Mass.
R. Laing, L.U. 1102, Detroit, Mich.
George McMickle, L.U. 2217. Lakeland. Fla.
D. Horvath, L.U. 1, Chicago. 111. Now living Tampa, Fla.
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THE CARPENTER
LAKELAND NEWS, cont'd
R. N. Babo. L.U. 1, Chicago, 111. Now living Lake Geneva
Pete Benham, L.U. 213, Houston, Texas
B. V. Duffey. Ohio
Ivan Wray, L.U. 60, Indianapolis, Ind.
lohn J. Shelan, L.U. 678, Dubuque, Iowa
John Edquist, L.U. 1093, Sea Cliflf, L. I., N. Y.
M. E. Kocher, L.U. 349, Orange, N. J.
Don R. Crane, L.U. 1438, Warren, Ohio
William F. Barr, L.U. 119, Hanover, N. J.
Swen Nicholson. L.U. 7, Minn., Minnesota
Erven Schultz, L.U. 630, Neenah, Wis.
P. W. Kimball, L.U. 404, Lake County, Ohio
Edward Gosline, L.U. 2100, Amityville, N. Y.
Wm. Newcomb, L.U. 105, Cleveland, Ohio
Bernhard Hollin, L.U. 1248, St. Charles, 111.
Clarence Schneckenburger, L.U. 503, Buffalo, N. Y.
Vincent D'Agostino, L.U. 787, New York, N. Y.
John Forenean, L.U. 742, Decatur, 111.
Carl Woofers, L.U. 742, Decatur, 111.
Albert Reed, L.U. 1255, Hillsboro, Ohio
James Hilterbrand, L.U. 2804, Hillsboro, Ohio
Gust Shoberg, L.U. 181, Chicago, 111.
Francis Capistrant, L.U. 7, Minneapolis, Minn.
George Colburn, L.U. 79, New Haven, Conn.
G. N. Nelson, L.U. 58, Chicago, 111.
Stewart Spath, L.U. 142, Pittsburgh, Pa.
James McCullen, L.U. 1462, Bristol, Pa.
Clifford Reifert, L.U. 1138, Toledo. Ohio
Harry Schleicher, Sr., L.U. 1285, Allentown, Pa.
Harry Snyder, L.U. 297, Kalamozoo, Mich.
Glen McGaw, L.U. 337, Detroit, Mich.
Axel Olson, L.U. 1307, Evanston, 111.
Steven Szollosy, L.U. 455, Somerville, N. J.
Deleven Mathews, L.U. 455, Somerville, N. J.
Thomas McCluskey, L.U. 1665, Alexandria, Va.
Joseph Francis, L.U. 33, Boston, Mass.
Gus Lindgun, L.U. 1263, Michigan City, Ind.
Peter Mortensen, L.U. 87, St. Paul, Minn.
Fred Habel, L.U. 80, Chicago. 111.
John Gottby, L.U. 985, Gary, Ind.
Herbert Tanner, L.U. 747, Oswego, N. Y.
A. H. Christensen, L.U. 181, Chicago, IlL
R. Ellingson, L.U. 39, Desplaines, 111.
W. Stubender, L.U. 385, N. J.
Delbert Meyer, L.U. 461, Deerfield, 111.
Henry Von Engeln, L.U. 272, Holland. 111.
James Toobey, L.U. 79, New Haven, Conn.
Ralph Gillin, L.U. 1419, Johnstown, Pa.
Harold Shell. L.U. 242. Summit, 111.
Charles Rochers, L.U. 119, Union, N. J.
Robert Schunh, L.U. 531. St. Petersburg, Fla.
Willard Willeson, L.U. 503, Buffalo, N. Y.
Carroll McPhee, L.U. 275, Newton, Mass.
Charles Lawrence, Sr., L.U. 132. Washington, D. C.
Charles Lawrence, Jr., L.U. 132. Washington, D. C.
Michael Thompson, L.U. 301, Newburgh, N. Y.
L. E. Tucker, L.U. 2310, Calhoun, Ky.
James Priest, L.U. 242, Chicago, 111.
Douglas McCutchen, L.U. 105, Cleveland, Ohio
Mr. Rawlings, L.U. 87, Minneapolis, Minn.
Henry Brabbone, L.U. 639, Akron, Ohio
Gordon McKinzie, L.U. 1067, Port Huron
Paul Larsen, L.U. 124, Bradford, Pa.
Roy H. Drewfon, L.U. 1485, LaPorte, Ind.
August Peterka, L.U. 39, Cleveland, Ohio
John Baer, L.U. 922, Chicago, 111.
Leo Korda, L.U. 13 Chicago. 111.
Floran Modrowsky, L.U. 2155, New York, N. Y.
D. Simon, L.U. 2155, New York, N. Y.
Charles Miller, L.U. 492, Reading, Pa.
A. Beal, L.U. 183, Peoria, 111.
Now living Lake Worth, Fla.
H. M. Williams, L.U. 1155, Columbus, Ind.
Jack Hakola, LU. 109, Skiffleld, Ala.
John Jensen. L.U. 141, Chicago, 111.
Edward Muller, L.U. 1175, Stone Ridge, N. Y.
Richard Johnson, L.U. 769, Altadena, Calif.
Philiple Grisi, L.U, 342, Pawtucket, R. I.
Karl Wilson, L.U. 61, Kansas City, Mo.
John Atkinson, L.U. 203, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Edwin Steben, L.U. 558, Elmhurst, 111.
Orville Foster, L.U. 132, Washington, D. C.
Vernon Thrasher, L.U. 1016, Rome, N. Y.
John Carlgrin, L.U. 152, St. Paul, Minn.
Harry Slattery, L.U. 224, Cincinnati, Ohio
Jack Taylor, LU. 982. Northville, Mich.
Richard Lyng. L.U. 599, Chicago, III.
Fred Bushman, L.U. 87, St. Paul, Minn.
Russel Hugus, L.U. 428, Fairmont, W. Va.
A. C. Hugus, L.U. 428, Fairmont, W. Va.
Now living Inverness, Fla.
Nelson Miller, L.U. 377, Alton, 111.
John Eroesty, L.U. 5, St. Louis, Mo.
Warner Wickstrom, L.U. 429. Cedar Grove, N. J.
Levin Jonson, L.U. 429, Montclair, N. J.
Now living Largo, Fla.
Stanley Davis, L.U. 100, Belair, Md.
Carl Larson, L.U. 413, So. Bend, Ind.
E. C. Christensen, L.U. 297, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Everett Snelling, Frostproof, Fla.
John Eberle. L.U. 15, Hackensack, N. J.
N. F. Neighbor, L.U. 186, Steubenville, Ohio
Arthur Edhlung, L.U. 1464, Mankato, Minn.
George Basile. L.U. 1093, Glen Cove. N. Y.
Ward Hayne. L.U. 1138, Toledo, Ohio
A. Tiang. L.U. 27, Toronto, Canada
Percy Aldrich, L.U. 15, Pompton Lakes, N. J.
V. A. Sabine, L.U. 448, Waukegan, 111.
Edward Long, L.U. 1084, Bloomsburg, Pa.
Al Lewrick, L.U. 163. Peekskill. N. Y.
Vance Brough, L.U. 285, Harrisburg, Pa.
Lawrence Fidler, L.U. 287, Gettsyburg, Pa.
Edward Bell, L.U. 1489. Burlington. N. J.
John Kolar, L.U. Brookfield, 111.
Albin Erickson, L.U. 62. Chicago, 111.
Elio Zordus, L.U. 1006, New Brunswick, N. J.
Arthur Outler. L.U. 944, San Bernardino, Calif.
Ralph L. Miller, L.U. 1255, Chillicothe, Ohio
Armco Steel II
Audel. Theodore 37
Belsaw (Multi-Duty) 37
Belsaw (Sharp-All) 31
Chicago Technical College . . 29
Cline-Sigmon 20
Construction Cost Institute . 15
Eliason Stair Gauge 31
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Estwing 27
Foley (Consumer Filer) .... 30
Foley (Rug Cleaning) 24
Fugitt, Douglas 20
Goldblatt 24
Lee, H. D 19
Locksmithing Institute 19
Locksmithing (Upholstery) . . 18
Lufkin Rule 28
Miller Sewer Rod 18
Nelson Industries 22
Riechers, A. J 25
Siegele, H. H 22
Skil 13
Stanley Works Back Cover
Vaughan & Bushnell 10
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M. A. HUTCHESON, General President
Our Unemployment Compensation Program Has Not Kept Up With the Times
THE United States unemployment compensation pro-
gram, set up back in the Thirties. Hke the social se-
curity system, to aid citizens in time of need, is in dire
need of repairs.
While the social security program has kept up with the
times through additional legislation enacted in Washing-
ton, the jobless benefits program is completely ineffective
in many states today.
If you're an idle carpenter, in some states you may
exhaust your limited unemployment benefits long before
you find a job.
Because of the seemingly endless hassle over states'
rights. Congress and many of the state legislatures have
turned down, time and again, all efforts to produce an
up-to-date model unemployment compensation system.
Unlike laws governing the well-established. Federally-
administered social security system, unemployment com-
pensation laws vary widely on such vital matters as the
maximum amount and duration of benefits, coverage, and
disqualifications and penalties.
In 1939, in no state was the maximum benefit less
than 50% of the average weekly wage, but on June 30
of last year only 10 states had a maximum at that level.
In 1939. in 34 states the maximum was more than 60%
of the average weekly wage, but today not a single state
has a maximum that high.
Meanwhile, our gross national product — the sum of all
the United States produces — has risen from $72 billion
to more than $671 billion, almost ten fold! Our civilian
labor force has increased from 53 million to more than
74 million. Average weekly gross earnings of production
workers in manufacturing have risen from $23.64 in
1939 to $103.38 in 1964.
Meanwhile, too, vast changes have taken place in our
way of living. Many carpenters and millwrights are mov-
ing from state to state to obtain jobs in major construc-
tion projects. More and more workers are flocking to
the cities.
Some "runaway employers"" are moving to states where
unemployment compensation benefits are low, so they
can pay lower unemployment compensation taxes for
their labor force. Other, more enlightened employers,
are shifting to where benefits are relatively high, so that
layoffs in their plants can be eased by unemployment
compensation benefits.
It"s high time the whole program became standardized.
And legislation to bring this about is now before Con-
gress. I strongly urge its passage.
The current Administration bill by Sen. Eugene Mc-
Carthy of Minnesota and Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas
would extend coverage, provide for Federal adjustment
payments of up to 26 weeks for workers with long work
histories who have been unemployed more than 26 weeks,
increase the amount of wages subject to taxation (current-
ly $3,000 a year), make special provisions for high cost
states, provide increasing benefits, and limit the conse-
quences of a disqualifying act to a denial of benefits for
not more than seven weeks, together with other changes.
The main effect of the bill would be to insure to the
unemployed worker a benefit equal to at least 50% of his
average weekly wage. Left untouched is the traditional
Federal-state relationship, which leaves with the state the
administration of the program.
The nation is now enjoying a period of relatively high
employment. It"s a good time to prepare for the dark
days which may some day return — at a time when we
can well afford it. I know of no more effective way to
help the war on poverty than by bringing income security
to those workers on the fringes of our society who must
suffer the storms of employment instability.
40
THE CARPENTER
THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY THE PUBLISHER AS A PUBLIC SERVICE
No, he's not a free-fall parachutist. Or an X-15 test
pilot. Or a stock car racer. With a wife and kids to
think about, he can't afford to take chances.
But he goes on taking the big risk . . . clinging to a
habit which every day causes 1 00 deaths from lung
cancer and contributes to many more from coronary
i®
artery and respiratory diseases. Studies show that
the death rate from lung cancer alone for cigarette
smokers (one-pack-a-day or more) is 1 0 times higher
than for nonsmokers.
Nobody says it's easy to stop. But living that
dangerously often winds up in not living at aU.
american cancer society
There's one kind of screwdriver
Stanley doesn't make.
We make drivers with
wood handles . . .
plastic handles
rubber grip handles
round bars .
square bars
hexagonal bars with
screw holders . . .
Phillips points
pocket clips . . .
tiny drivers
giant drivers
nut drivers
everything, in fact, except
cheap screwdrivers.
If you think we're handing
you a big line, you're right.
Look for it at your hardware
store or lumber yard. Stanley
Tools, Division of The
Stanley Works, New Britain,
Connecticut.
STANLEY
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O f f i ci' a / Publication of the
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
FOUNDED 1881
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MAY, 1966
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SALISHAN LODGE, OREGON
'grown up in the woods'
See Story Inside
GENERAL OFFICERS OF
GENERAL OFFICE:
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA loi Constitution Ave , N.w.
Washington, D. C. 2000)
GENERAL PRESIDENT
M. A. HUTCHESON
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Charles Johnson, Jr.
Ill E. 22nd St., New York 10, N. Y.
Sixth District, James O. Mack
5740 Lydia, Kansas City 10, Mo.
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
FiNLAY C. Allan
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
second general vice president
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL SECRETARY
R. E. Livingston
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
general treasurer
Peter Terzick
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
2 Prospect Place, Springfield, New Jersey
Third District,
Fourth District, Henry W. Chandler
1684 Stanton Rd., S. W., Atlanta, Ga.
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
18 Norbert Place, St. Paul 16, Minn.
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
1126 American Bank Bldg.,
621 S. W. Morrison St., Portland 5, Ore
Eighth District, Patrick Hogan
8564 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
Ninth District, Andrew V. Cooper
133 Chaplin Crescent, Toronto 7, Ont.
Tenth District, George Bengough
2528 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver 12, B. C.
M. A. HuTCHESON, Chairman
R. E. Livingston, Secretary
Correspondence for the General Executive Board
should be sent to the General Secretary.
Secretaries, Please Note
Now that the mailing list of The Carpen-
ter is on the computer, it is no longer
necessary for the financial secretary to
send in the names of members who die or
are suspended. Such members are auto-
matically dropped from the mail list.
The only names which the financial sec-
retary needs to send in are the names of
members who are NOT receiving the mag-
azine.
In sending in the names of members who
are not getting the magazine, the new ad-
dress forms mailed out with each monthly
bill should be used. Please see that the
Zip Code of the member is included. When
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VOLUME LXXXVI
No. 5
MAY, 1966
UNITED BRO"^HERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Ter-jck, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
'Grown Up in the Woods' 2
Unions Underscore Their Defermina+ion 5
The Battle of the Brown Bag 7
Hollywood Carpenters Build a Battle Fleet 10
I Must Have a Degree Fraser Parkes 1 3
St. Francis de Sales Church, Muskegon 18
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 4
Editorials 15
Canadian Report 17
Home Study Course, Unit XIII 19
Plane Gossip 21
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goeti 22
Steve Ellingson's Patterns 24
Local Union News 25
In Memoriam 35
Lakeland News 38
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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THE COVER
A more picturesque setting for the
Brotherhood-built lodge shown on our
front cover this month would be hard
to find. Fronting on the blue Pacific
Ocean, Salishan Lodge is located 63
miles southwest of Salem, Oregon.
Brotherhood members in the State
of Oregon can take particular pride
in this $2 million lodge for several
reasons. First, it is constructed en-
tirely of wood; second, all the timber
used was cut from forests located in
the state; third, all work at the mills
was done by our members; and
fourth, the building was constructed
by members of Local 1848.
The striking four-color cover il-
lustration was done by Lorenzo Ghi-
glieri, a noted Portland illustrator,
who has received wide acclaim for
his paintings of landscapes, exciting
fishing scenes, and colorful industrial
drawings. Another interesting credit
for Ghiglieri is the fact that he
helped to design the blue and white
NATO flag while serving in the U.S.
Navy.
The front cover illustration, drawn
from a vantage point overlooking
the lodge, shows the main lodge at
left center surrounded by other
buildings that house over 100 deluxe
guest units. There are other buildings
in the lodge area, beyond the left-hand
margin of the cover picture. Picture
story on Salishan begins on page 2.
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'Grown Up in the Woods'
Kcc'i'iitly conipk'k'd unit of Siilishiiii Lodge is central building featuring
low, spacious styling. Sided with cedar and incorporating wide overhangs,
lodge borders on golf driving range and small lake.
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Local 1848 members build Salishan Lodge—
A product of the great forests of Oregon
ONE-HUNDRED years ago underbrush rustled and twigs
snapped beneath the feet of Indians as they made their way
through the great forests located in what is now the state of Oregon.
Today if you could somehow bring these same Indians that
roamed the forests a century ago back to their hunting grounds it
is doubtful if even they would notice much change.
The reason for this is that generations of conservation minded
Oregonians have zealously protected their wooded land through re-
forestation programs. And this foresight has brought the state big
dividends in one particular field of commerce-tourism.
All along the Oregon coastline there are hundreds of recreational
resorts that draw thousands of tourists and vacationers annually. One
of the newest is Salishan Lodge. Situated on a scenic promontory above
U. S. Highway 101, the lodge is located three miles south of Lincoln
City, Oregon and 63 miles southwest of the capital city of Salem.
The builders of Salishan Lodge had two things going for them from
the start — the natural beauty of the Oregon coastline and the avail-
ability of high grade woods from the forest of the largest body of stand-
ing timber in the country.
Work on the S2 million lodge required the skills of nearly 40 mem-
bers of Local 1848 along with locals in the Willamette Valley and Port-
land area tilling out the crews. Some 10,000 man-days of time by both
our members on the job site and those associated with the Western
Council of Lumber & Sawmill Workers were required to construct the
lodge. The lodge itself is shaped and sheathed with L5 million board
feet of western lumber, enough to build 160 or more average size
houses.
More wood could hardly have been designed into Salishan Lodge,
which is named for the Indian dialect that grouped 97 Northwest tribes
a century and more ago. Architect John Storrs, at the start of his
crowning creation, declared. "We want this lodge to appear as though it
had grown up in the woods.''
And the 14 buildings were planned to fit into their forested setting
with the least disturbance to native trees and shrubs and the terrain.
Even a huge stump left by loggers 45 years ago looms undisturbed
near the main entrance.
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Extensive use of rouKh-sawn wood is seen
in patio and balcony that comprise guest
units at Salishan.
Another view of the lodge. Drawing shows ex-
tensive use of wood and glass that gives it an air
of elegance. Below photo shows Attic Room in
main lodge. Four by four posts, lightly carved,
form divider at left; shingles cover entire wall at
center.
Cool, Pacific waters break at feet of surf
fishers as they cast their lines almost in the
shadow of Salishan Lodge.
As one approaches, no single building, even the
main lodge stands out to dominate the scene. Only the
resort in its entirety brings out the feeling that it's
magnificent, so well is it blended into its coastal
setting.
Salishan has 100 deluxe guest units in 13 buildings.
The central structure can seat 225 at banquets or
nearly 300 for meetings, besides housing dining room,
coffee shop, heated pool and sauna baths. A driving
range is a few steps away, and 1 8-hole golf course
lies a few hundred yards distant.
Timbers, planks and boards are the obvious build-
ing materials. Rough-sawn planks cover many in-
terior walls, as well as the roofs of walkways. Sawn
timbers impart a solid, rustic effect; in fact, the Doug-
las fir timbers used totaled 286,420 board feet.
Hand-split shake roofs, rough sawn cedar siding set
the rustic exterior tone throughout. Inside, ceilings
are western hemlock decking, more than 400.000 feet
of it. Each guest unit has a lumber-paneled wall and a
deck or balcony.
Wood supplies most of the decorative elements.
One entire wall of the Attic Room lounge is shingled
and its back bar is a massive screen made of blocks
r
of western cedar in many sizes and shapes. Room
dividers are rows of spaced 4x4-inch pieces carved
with a saw.
Thirteen large teak panels were carved individually
by a Portland sculptor. LeRoy Setziol. for the three-
level dining room. The red oak front doors weigh 200
pounds each. The project contains 180.000 square
feet of Douglas fir plywood and 123,000 feet of Ply-
sawn panels.
Even the color scheine was carefully coordinated
with the coastal scene, and many wood surfaces were
left in their natural state. Stains were used exclusively
on the exterior. The earthy tones — browns, reds,
oranges and yellows — are dominant in floor coverings
and furnishings.
The lodge is the largest undertaking at Salishan.
which is primarily a second-homes development. The
$10,000,000 community occupies a 600-acre penin-
sula, which boasts five miles of ocean and bay front-
age. Eventually, it will have 350 home sites, and 40
homes have been built thus far.
All construction must win approval from an archi-
tectural committee, which judges plans for the way
they conserve and blend with trees and terrain, rather
than the size of home and investment involved.
Washington ROUNDUP
NEW DRUGS LEGISLATION — A bill has been introduced in the Senate which would
increase penalties for smuggling dangerous drugs such as pep pills, goof halls and
hallucinogenic drugs. At present the penalty for such smuggling is no more serious
than that for smuggling perfume.
MORE JOB OPENINGS — Summer jobs for collegians are increasing as industries seek
to entice well-educated recruits into permanent employment. Estimates place
openings up as much as 20 percent, with salary boosts as much as 10 percent over
last year.
INEPT RUSSIAN PLUMBERS — Government experts say that, while Russian engineers
can put men into space, "their plumbing doesn't work very well." Russian
engineering graduates outnumber their U.S. counterparts four-to-one but many are
night- and correspondence school graduates, weak on basics.
TAKE A LETTER — It costs about $2.44 to write an average business letter, accord-
ing to a private research corporation. This includes wages of executive and
secretary and covers dictating, transcribing, mailing and filing.
LANDRUM-GRIFFIN ACTIVITY — Approximately 53,000 unions now make reports to the Labor
Department each year in conformity with the L-G Law. Last year 21,500 persons
examined the files.
AUTO SAFETY — Senate auto safety hearings elicited testimony that proper safety
engineering could reduce the annual death toll from 50,000 to 25,000. A tire
safety bill has passed the Senate; is expected to pass the House and be enacted
into law this year. It would set minimum safety standards for vehicular tires.
PRICES UP AND DOWN — The Agriculture Depar tment says the worst of high meat prices
is over, foresees a price drop. Commerce Department says shoe prices are headed
up 3 to 8 percent this fall.
THE SMOKE SCREEN — "Television viewers ... are led to believe that cigarette
smoking is the key to fun and games with the opposite sex, good times at home and
abroad, social success and virility," comments E. W. Henry, Federal Communica-
tions Commission chairman, rapping cigarette companies' ad policies.
UFO INQUIRY?--Following a rash of reported sightings of Unidentified Flying
Objects, Rep. Gerald Ford of Michigan (where many were reported) called for a
Congressional investigation. An Air Force scientist said many of the sightings
were probably swamp gases.
WIRE TAP BAN — Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, testifying before a Senate
subcommittee on criminal law and practices, reversed a previous stand and declared
that, barring a law excepting court-controlled wiretapping by police (deemed
doubtful) he would (favor a blanket prohibition of all tapping except in national
security purposes authorized by The President.
POPULATION EXPLOSION — The present U.S. population is approximately 195 million.
According to Department of Commerce estimates, if the rate of growth continues as
at the present pace, the population will double before the end of this century.
RUSSIAN POLLUTION — Water transportation is adding to the pollution woes of Russia,
where even the quality of caviar is said to be suffering, as sturgeon live in
impure water.
MORTGAGE RATE INCREASE to 5^ percent from 5^ was allowed by the Veterans
Administration. Rise was predictable after the Federal Housing Administration
allowed the same boost last Feb. 7. Builders believe the ^% boost will result in
more home-building.
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Delegates to the Building and Construction Trades Legislative Conference assembled in the \\asliiiigton Hilton Hotel.
CONSTRUCTION-SITE PICKETING BILL PUSHED ON CAPITOL HILL
Vice President Humphrey, guest speaker.
AFL-CIO President Meany. keynoter.
Labor should support its friends
in Congress to the hilt, regardless of
party label, and oppose those who
vote against its programs, AFL-CIO
President George Meany told more
than 4,000 Building Trades leaders
recently assembled in Washington
for a legislative conference.
His words echoed the pohtical ad-
vice of Samuel Gompers, delivered
more than a half century ago, as or-
ganized labor regroups its forces to
continue to fight for the union shop
in all states, for the right to picket
subcontractors at construction sites,
and for a full slate of needed legis-
lation.
Mr. Meany blasted publications
and broadcasting media which build
up the myth of "labor power."
"We know what power is," he told
conference delegates. "We meet it
across the bargaining tables. We see
it in the managerial structure from
one end of this country to the other.
I have no objection to a powerful
trade union movement, and I don't
see why anyone else should have an
objection, as long as that power is
directed toward the good of the
country as a whole."
President Meany said he thought
the time has come for organized la-
bor to analyze its political situation
MAY, 1966
and sec just what it is tliat \\c must
do. In looking o\cr tiic accomplish-
ments of the Democratic Party in the
field of labor legislation, he warned
against those Democratic Members
of Congress who arc anti-labor in
their voting records. He pointed out
that labor's friends might be found
in both major political parties.
Labor, he said, will continue to
avoid establishing its own political
party,
"Wc don't think that would make
much sense." he commented, "be-
cause we have been going along un-
der a nonpartisan policy for many
years, and we are writing a record
that cannot be equalled by any trade
union movement anywhere else in
the world. We are the only major
trade union movement in the entire
free world that does not have a
definite, close affiliation with a politi-
cal party. We can't buy either party.
"So what do we do? Well, we fol-
low the Gompers policy. And let me
make this crystal clear: Every once
in a while I read an anti-labor article
in some of the papers or magazines
which says that labor has drifted
away from the Gompers policy, that
Gompers was non-political. That is
not so. Gompers was just as politi-
cal as any other labor leader of his
time and perhaps more than most,
but he was nonpartisan. He be-
lieved that labor should support peo-
ple regardless of political parties and
should support people rather than
labels and support them on the basis
of their attitude, on their voting rec-
ord, and the things in which labor
is interested.
"So I would say that we have got
to take a new look at our political
action. Look at COPE (The Com-
mittee on Political Education), and
we have got to do everything within
our power to make the COPE or-
ganization stronger so that we can
carry out our political policy, that
we can defend ourselves against
those who would use the legislative
process to hamper or destroy the
trade union movement. This means
that we work with COPE, that we
don't work with any political party,
whether it is Republican, Demo-
cratic, or anything else.
"Let me say, speaking for myself
alone, that I don't buy the idea —
and there is nothing in the record
to sustain the idea — that labor needs
the Democratic Parly. 1 am sure that
it is the other way around."
In some respects, the Building and
Construction Trades Department's
1966 Legislative Conference quickly
became a major political rally as Re-
publican and Democratic Members
of Congress and Administration of-
ficials jumped into the arena erected
by President Meany's keynote re-
marks.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey,
with his characteristic hustings vigor,
moved to the defense of the majority
party on Capitol Hill. With an out-
standing pro-labor record behind
him, Vice President Humphrey made
Letters Needed Now!
Passage of the Situs Picketing
Bill comes closer to reality this
month, as the powerful House
Rules Committee, for the first
time, has approved it and sent
it to the floor of the House for
action.
It is extremely urgent that
every member of the Brother-
hood write to his Congressman
and Senator now and urge pas-
sage of the bill in this session of
Congress.
Unqualified, and sometimes
eloquent, support of the measure
was given delegates to the Legis-
lative Conference by AFL-CIO
President George Meany, Vice
President Hubert Humphrey,
Secretary of Labor Willard
Wirtz, Under Secretary of Labor
John Henning, Senate Whip Rus-
sell Long, Speaker of the House
John McCormack, House Ma-
jority Leader Carl Albert, and
a number of other Democratic
and Republican Members of
Congress.
Send your letters and post-
cards to the particular legislator,
c/o of the House or Senate Of-
fice Building, Washington, D.C.
20225.
a strong defense of Administration
policies. He commended labor's in-
dependent stand.
"When word gets around that
you're going to remember your
friends and not forget your enemies,
I have the feeling that there will be
a great spiritual revival amongst the
brethren," he saiil.
COPE is doing a "great job,'' he
added and urged its continued sup-
port.
Secretary of Labor W. Willard
Wirtz in reviewing legislative prob-
lems emphasized his support lor a
situs picketing bill.
(The secondary boycott ban of the
Taft-Hartley Law has been held to
prohibit picketing at a multi-em-
ployer construction site, if a union
has a dispute with one of the con-
tractors or subcontractors.)
In discussing the legislation to re-
move the situs picketing ban. Sec-
retary Wirtz said:
"American labor which has sup-
ported loyally and effectively every
measure in support of the nation's
foreign policy and every proposal for
building the Great Society is entitled
as a matter of practical political
equity to insist that 17 years of bi-
partisan promises to correct an unin-
tended legislative mistake be kept
and that this acknowledged inequity
be corrected."
Representative Carl Albert, Dem.,
Okla., House Majority Leader, made
.special reference to situs picketing
in his talk to delegates:
"We have already reported from
committee. We already have a rule
on a bill authorizing common situs
picketing, a bill in which many of
you are interested, and I can give
you assurance that bill will be pro-
grammed in the House of Represent-
atives, and if I know anything about
the House in which I have served for
nearly 20 years, it will be passed by
the House of Representatives.
Representative Frank Thompson,
Jr., Dem., N. J., sponsor of the situs
picketing bill, urged the delegates to
call on their Senators and ask for
action in behalf of situs picketing so
that the House would not be in a
position of having passed the bill
only to see it die in the Senate. He
said that in his considered judgment
there are votes available in the
House to pass the situs bill. He said
he looked forward to being the mem-
ber responsible for seeing the bill
through the House as he was for the
14(b) repealer, which the House
passed last year.
Under Secretary of Labor John G.
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MARY M., the wife of a Brotherhood member in Any-
town, U.S.A., did multiple waist bends as she leaned
deep into her shopping cart, raised to an erect position and
placed her weekly shopping on the check-out counter. As
Mary placed the last item on the counter she stood back
and surveyed her purchases. The cart had been nearly
filled to overflow, but strangely it didn't look like much
when the groceries were spread out on the eight-foot-long
check-out counter.
If Mary had been a little more informed on American
packaging techniques she would have known that what
she was looking at on the counter was actually an optical
illusion. Take the big, giant sized, coloiful packages of
cereal, for instance, the ones that looked as if they could
feed all the kids on Miss Sally's Romper Room program.
Well, the fact is ma'm, those boxes are about three-quar-
ters full and the top portion is 100'/ cardboard and air.
And the deception doesn't stop at packaged goods in the
grocery store, either. Even the kids are being duped by the
smart boys who design the packages and write the double-
talk descriptions about the contents. At the school supply
counter in many drug stores your eight-year-old second
<S)S th® Mti'0)'wn Bag
MAY, 1966
grader would have to clioose between a packet nf paper
olTeiiiig 300 slu'cts or one offerinii; 300 ])agos, or ISO
sheets if you count both sides. So if llic housewife can be
fooled then you can undci stand win tlic kids (bin I stand a
ciiance.
To put the Battle of tiie Brown Bag in e\en better per-
spective, read tiie remarks of a Wisconsin State legislator
who recontl\- cited interesting facts in snppml of a Irutb-in-
packaging bill he had introduced in the Wisconsin .Slate
Legislature. State Senator Martin J. Schreiber cited a typi-
cal problem faced by a housewife in purchasing soap pow-
der. One actual case he reported was a choice between
three sizes of the same brand of soap powder:
The "king size" package contained .5 iiounds, 11 ounces,
and cost SI. 33.
The "giant size" package contained 3 pounds, SY2
ounces, and cost 79 cents.
The "regular size"' contained 1 pound, 6 ounces, and
cost 32 cents.
It is difficult to tell at a glance or even with a pencil and
paper which is the best buy. However, the "king size"
label and the "giant size" label suggest that they are a bet-
ter buy.
Long division will show, however, that the best buy in
this case was the "regular size" package. It cost $.0145 per
ounce, while the "king" and "giant" sizes cost $.0146
cents per ounce and S.0148 per ounce, respectively.
The example cited above is just one of many reasons
why President Kennedy in 1962 struck a historic blow for
the cause of the consumer when he issued a consumer "Bill
of Rights" which called for: the right to safety: the right
to be informed; the right to choose and the right to be
heard.
A GAIN, in 1964, President Johnson recognized the in-
■^*- terest of the consumer by appointing a Special As-
sistant for Consumer Affairs and created the President's
Committee on Consumer Interests. Non-government mem-
bers of the Committee also serve on a Consumer Advisory
Council.
This year, proposed legislation which would move to-
wards fulfilling the consumer bill of rights remains as
major unfinished business before the second session of the
89th Congress.
Issues for the 1966 session include two major truth bills
— "truth-in-packaging" and "truth-in-lending." Both have
been the subject of exhaustive investigations and hearings
and are supported by labor and the Johnson Administra-
tion.
This past December, the AFL-CIO convention, meeting
in San Francisco, strongly urged prompt congressional ac-
tion on unfinished business in the consumer field. It called
for enactment of truth-in-packaging and truth-in-lending,
for automobile tire legislation, for food and drug legisla-
tion and extension of meat inspection. It endorsed investi-
gation of trading stamp problems.
In addition, the convention asked more authority for the
Federal Trade Commission to stop misleading advertising
BATTLE OF THE CEREAL BOXES
Gaudy and sizable boxes to impress the kids has been the
slock in trade of breakfast cereal producers. A change for
the better came about recently when some cereal producers
heeded housewives and began using smaller, compact pack-
ages like the one on the right.
TOWELING COVERS MULTIPLE SINS
Be careful «licii you l)u\ items prepackaged as gifts. A
quick look at the package above seems to indicate 5 or 6
towels and as many wash cloths, but . . .
. . . when the gift recipient opens his package, he finds one
long, thin towel folded around accordion-fold cardboard, a
wash cloth (also accordion folded), plus two "His" and
"Hers" items too small to be called hand towels. The price
at a discount store was $3.64!
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and asked that tlie official consumer representation in the
government be strengthened. High prices for prescription
drugs continue to be a problem and the convention asked
that congressional investigations be reopened.
Last year, industry witnesses turned out in full force
to oppose the 1965 edition of the "truth-in-packaging" bill
sponsored by Senator Philip Hart (D.. Mich. I . Opponents
included the U.S Chamber of Commerce, the National As-
sociation of Manufacturers, cosmetics makers, biscuit com-
panies, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, cereal
manufacturers, soap makers, glass bottle makers, can-
ners, paper box makers, food corporations, soup firms,
candy makers and others.
As with one voice, they testified that present law was
adequate to deal with deceptive packaging and labeling
practices, that it would be dangerous to turn over new
powers to the federal government, that the bill would sub-
stantially increase costs to the consumer. They argued that
consumers do not really have any complaints against the
present situation, that product variety and packaging in-
novation would be stifled, that sales would drop, wages
fall and unemployment rise.
f I ■'HE purpose of the Hart bill is to require intelligible
-*- packaging so consumers may get their money's worth
in food stores. It would require net weight statements to
be plainly printed (without fancy adjectives) on the front
panels of packages, ban printed "cents off" and "economy-
size" offers and require pictures to be true to what is in-
side. The law would be enforced by the Food and Drug
Administration for food, drug and cosmetic products and
b}' the Federal Trade Commission for other consumer
products.
These agencies also would have standby authority to set
Which is better buy? Packet on left offers 300 sheets;
one on right offers 300 pages (or 150 sheets) for more money.
up standards for reasonable weights or quantities in which
packaged products can be sold, prevent deceptive pack-
age sizes and shapes, establish meanings for "regular,"
"large," "king-size," etc., define the meaning of "servings,"
require listings of ingredients and establish new types of
measurements where net weight or count is not meaning-
ful.
Industry opposition to the bill was total, but it was
clear that some parts of the bill were less offensive than
others. Few cared to argue, for example, that net quantity
of contents should not be plainly printed on the front
panel, nor was there an all-out battle to defend "jumbo
quarts," "big gallons," "giant pints" and other such size-
stretching descriptions of fixed weights and measures. No
one could be found who would reallv defend deceptive
illustrations. The main argument offered by industry
spokesmen on these particular propositions was that "pres-
ent law is adequate."
The time has come for the packaging industry to assist
Congress in writing legislation which will both eliminate
the deceptive packaging practices while avoiding any
stifling of the development of new products or growth in
the industry.
Auto Makers Get Smart Too Late, Senate Wants Tough Safety Laws
A nervous auto industry has proposed a voluntary plan
to assure that cars will be made with an eye to safety.
But Senators, alarmed at the growing number of serious
engineering defects being confirmed by the auto makers,
have turned a cold shoulder on the plan and are, instead,
offering tougher legislation.
The four big auto makers, General Motors, Chrysler,
Ford and American Motors, have offered to set up a joint
safety board to establish minimum safety standards and
promote their adoption by the companies.
The plan was offered as an alternative to an Administra-
tion safety bill that gives the Federal Government the right
to set up standards and enforce them on passenger cars.
One Senator, Walter F. Mondale (D.-Minn.), intro-
duced legislation that would make manufacturers subject
to civil and criminal penalties for failing to tell the public
what they know about known defects in autos.
"We cannot continue to permit people to drive 'time
bombs' which can cause fatal or crippling accidents without
warning," said the Senator.
Mondale's bill would require the auto makers to notify
all owners of defective cars by registered mail, tell their
own dealers and run public notices in newspapers. They
would have to run the notices as soon as the defect was
known. The bill also authorizes the U.S. Attorney Gen-
eral's office to notify manufacturers of complaints about
auto defects. Failure to comply with the regulations would
subject the manufacturer to a $1,000 fine for each defective
auto, or imprisonment of six months to five years, or both.
The information would also be made available to the
public for purposes of private litigation against the firms.
fn proposing their voluntary safety board, the auto mak-
ers asked that the Justice Department exempt it from any
possible anti-trust litigation.
As a result of a Senatorial inquiry, the Justice Depart-
ment quickly noted that nothing in the application of the
anti-trust laws would prevent the auto makers from co-
operatively exchanging information to promote safety in
new cars.
But, said Donald Turner, assistant Attorney General
who heads up the Anti-trust Division, the Justice De-
partment is investigating the auto industry for tr^'ing to
"suppress, not promote" an exchange of information within
the industry on a device to control auto exhaust poUution,
MAY, 1966
UUNS BLAZING, smoke shrouding its decks, a huge battleship
leads its escort of cruisers and PT boats across Leyte Gulf, raining
death and destruction on the enemy.
Suddenly, "CUT" echoes across the water, and all action stops.
As the dreadnought and other vessels float quietly, you find that
this is not a naval battle in Leyte Gulf off the Philippines after all,
but a skirmish in an inlet of the Gulf of Campeche off the south-
east coast of Mexico. . . . And the rumbling warships are actually
scale models participating in the creation of a scene for "In Harm's
Way," a major Hollywood movie production of the past year.
The largest ship in the fleet is 56 feet long and is propelled by a
single inboard engine and manned by a crew of five. This movie
miniature, scaled % inch to the foot, is Japan's battleship Yamato,
Hollywood Cabinet Makers and Millmen Build a Battle Fleet/
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1. A 56-foot battleship in Hollywood dry dock. 2. Lou Zukor of D.E.C. Associates (second from left) explains work to
Tony Bogdanowicz, James Flares and Joseph Pinto, officers of Local 721. 3. Union cabinet makers and millmen at
work on a hull. 4, The Design Engineering fleet in action.
a 950-footer in real life, once the largest dreadnaught afloat. The
PT boats and other fighting ships are sized in proportion. Cruisers
carried a two-man crew, Destroyers were one-man operations.
"In Harm's Way" is an epic produced by Otto Preminger. It's
a World War II drama starring John Wayne and Patricia Neal,
showing in many movie theaters across the country and bringing
an Academy Award nomination to Miss Neal for her part in the
movie.
Playing a major role in the picture is a battle fleet built especially
for Preminger by Design Engineering Company Associates, Los
Angeles, designers and manufacturers of food service facilities, un-
der a labor agreement with Cabinet Makers and Miilmen's Loca
721. Coniinued on page 12
laval vessels for 'In Harm's Way'
emonstrote skills of union craftsmen
MAY, 1966
11
Hollywood Cabinet Makers and Millmen Build Battle Fleet
Continued from page 1 1
The whole project involved 20 ships built to scale. Destroyers
were 23 feet in length, cruisers 43 t'ect and PT boats 10 feel in
length.
Design Engineering Company Associates is one of the more ac-
tive companies in the field of food service and the only one in
Southern California combining wood, upholstery, and sheet metal
shops under one roof.
Local 721 was especially cooperative during the building of the
ships. In fact, without the proximity of the shops and the fact that
the men from all crafts, were able to work together effectively, the
project would never have been completed in time, management
states.
It was an exciting time for everyone in the shop. Some of the
men brought their wives and children to see the progress of the work
and to show why they were not coming home on weekends.
Incidentally, the weekends and overtime were compensated for.
so that individual checks ran as high as $700 per week.
The movie vessels are exact scaled replicas of ships used in the
original action of World War II.
All of the gun turrets work, and, to add realism, bottled "gas"
is hooked up to them so that the guns — 103 on the battleship
alone — spew forth flames from three to five feet in length.
Each ship had its own ventilating system to make the crew as
comfortable as possible. All the inboard engines were supplied by
Dolphin Motors. The guns were supplied by studio personnel.
The battleship took aproximately three weeks to build. All the
others took a total of 42 days to build.
The entire fleet was eventually delivered to Lake Chapala near
Guadalajara, Mexico, and was shown in the March 5, 1965, issue
of LIFE Magazine, with Otto Preminger standing on a cruiser.
Destroyers and cruisers were powered by 28 h.p. outboard units.
Hydrokart engines put convincing fire in the performance of the
remote-controlled PT boats.
The miniature armada is being heralded as another Hollywood
"first." Special effects editors in the celluloid capital declare the
fleet to be "the largest, most operable miniatures ever used in a
film." (LIFE magazine called the armada "Otto's Navy." As you
might guess, union Carpenters took poetic pride and privilege in re-
naming it Local 72rs Navy.")
A semi-sheltered inlet of Campeche Gulf, where the battle scene
was filmed was chosen following a scouting search for ocean water
with waves and other surface characteristics of a size properly pro-
portionate to the scaled-down size of ship models.
A service dock at Campeche was equipped with a crane for lift-
ing the model ships into drydock. The units performed with un-
failing dependability during the sea-thrashed action of simulated
naval engagements.
Except for the Campeche shooting, "In Harms Way" was filmed
in Hawaii, with authentic backgrounds for wartime events, starting
with the attack on Pearl Harbor and continuing through 1he follow-
ing year. The story concerns personal crises in the lives of indi-
viduals who rose from the rubble of the Pearl Harbor disaster,
and, facing impossible odds, launched a land and sea invasion
against enemy strongholds in the Pacific.
"Whatever became of those realistic ship models?" many have
asked.
They were donated to the United States Navy and are now being
used for recruiting and special exhibition purposes.
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'^%i
by FRASER PARKES
The accompanying article was original-
ly delivered, February 6, as a regular
broadcast by Australian Commentator
Fraser Parkes over Australian Broad-
casting Commission radio stations.
Hence, the references in the article to
the game of cricket, etc. We reprint it
here as an inspiration to craftsmen young
and old. We urge you to read President
Hutcheson's comments on the article
found on Page 40.
RECENTLY I gave a lift to three
very nice country high school
boys — they had missed their school
bus through playing cricket. We talked
cricket, we talked football out of sea-
son, and we had a word about tennis.
until I brought the conversation around
to the boys' future, when they left
school — -always an interesting subject
if you like young people.
They were all going on to the uni-
versity if they got their Matric. (i.e..
high school diploma), one to do an
arts course, another to do science. The
third admitted he was not as bright as
the other two. He'd take whatever
course was the easiest, because as he
put it — "I must have a degree." From
then on, the conversation went some-
thing like this. Me — "Why a degree?"
"To get a good job." "Who said so?"
"Only have to look at the ads in
Saturday's paper — all the jobs state
academic qualifications. If you haven't
got one you're on the outer." "What
sort of firms or institutions demand
these qualifications?" "Private firms,
the government. . . ."
This was most interesting to me. My
next question — "What happens when
we reach a stage when there are more
degrees than degree jobs?" That was
a funny one — they'd worry about that
one when it happened. Did the self-
dubbed dull one really want to go on
to the Uni? Not really, it would be
fun. and then after all, as he said he-
fore "must have a degree."
By this time we'd arrived at the boys'
destination. I reached for my brief-
case from the back seat of the car,
took out a very old and faded script
with a quote read some 1 0 or 1 2 years
ago. One of the boys read it aloud.
Feeling a bit out of character myself,
as T loathe being preached to, and trust
I don't do any myself. I suggested that
they give some thought to the message.
This was it.
Some years ago at a university din-
ner, given to mark the end of univers-
ity life for the students, an astounding
speech was made by a man who
claimed never to have made a speech
before in his life. He was one of a
company of 150 students who had just
closed their university life, some with
honors and not a few without.
This speech was published in a
periodical Teachers World by a Mr.
A. Irvine very many years ago, and
this was the speech:
"Gentlemen. I have never made a
speech in my life before and I don't
intend to begin now. I have something
to say. and in saying it I will follow
Luther's three-fold rule. Stand up
straight, speak out boldly, and sit down
quickly.
"We are in one of the famous
banquetting halls of the world. Bel-
shazzar's Hall compared to this was
a lodging on the third floor back. No
such art existed in those days as we
see around this room. What was there
was elegant for that day. but we live
in another age, an age of art. crafts-
manship and luxury. From the four
corners of the earth came the things
on this table. From the lowest forms
of day labour to the highest forms of
art we have around us samples of at
least a hundred forms of human work.
"Take this tablecloth to begin with.
It is of the most exquisite workman-
ship. It involves — to go no further
back, bleaching, smoothing, designing.
It is a damask linen, and most pleasing
to the eye. I want to ask you a ques-
tion: Is there anyone here who knows
from personal experience anything
about the labour involved? Have any
of you ever contributed any labour to
the manufacture of table linen? I'm
serious gentlemen. If any of you have
I should like him to say so."
There was absolute silence. I under-
stand then he continued:
e^tee
"That the making of such things is
beyond your ken. Let me draw your
attention to the samples of pottery
here. Surely the men and women who
produce such things are artists. What
a joy it must be for a man to hold
such a thing in his hand, complete,
and say "I made it." Many forms of
labour are involved here, also the dig-
ging of the clay, the carting, fashion-
ing, painting, burning, baking and fin-
ishing. If there is a man here who
has ever touched this form of labour,
let him answer."
No-one.
"There are samples of the most
exquisite, and I know costly cut glass.
That also involves much labour and
great art. It is a unique industry in
itself; I would he rather surprised to
find a man among you who had ever
touched this industry at any angle."
He drew attention to the carpet and
rugs on the floor, to the beautiful cur-
tains and the drapery of the great win-
dows, to the mural decorations ex-
ecuted by the greatest mural painter.
When he had gone over most of the
things in the room he called attention
to the table.
"These cut flowers here." he said.
"Most of you spent some years in the
study of botany, but I don't think any
of you would undertake to give the
complete classification of what we see
on the table."
There was a disposition to laugh,
but he wiped the smile from every face
around the table by quietly saying:
"Perhaps you are to be congratu-
lated when a sense of humor covers
a multitude of sins, but personally I
cannot enjoy that which gives me pain.
I am a representative university man,
seriously asking myself — and you —
whether the system we call education —
educates."
The silence was oppressive, the men
were thinking.
Perhaps he continued. "I should
have put you more at your ease by
telling at the beginning that I have
never experienced the joy of fashion-
ing articles with my own hands. Nor
anything useful for that matter. Here
MAY. 1966
13
we are then, a group of men on whom
the University has set its stamp. W'c
produce iiotliing we eat. We couki not
lend a hand in making an\iliing we see
arounil us. Truth compels me to \en-
tiire the suggestion that in 99 cases
out ol 100. the chief motive of a
College education is to escape actual
participation in just such work as
gives, or should give, joy to the worker.
"A time keeper performs a useful
function, hut the function of education
is not to turn out time keepers or cash
registers. It has been truly said that
if ten Bachelors of Arts were wrecked
in mid-ocean they could not build a
pontoon to save their lives. They
would be equalh helpless in any criti-
cal emergency where practical knowl-
edge of the ordinary things around us
was imperatively necessary. A state-
ment of the problem is not a solution,
and we do not gain much by stating
that the system is to blame and we are
are not. You are certainly not to
blame. You are the victims of what-
ever system we have. I cannot say
that I'm blameless. I do not believe
that a smattering of languages or
mathematics of history is education.
I believe that the cramming of these
things to pass an examination is perni-
cious. So having been asked for the
first time in my life to deliver an
atklress, I made it an opportunity to
enter my protest. Lilucation is to
prepare and to equip for the responsi-
bilities and tluties of life, not to turn
out industrial and commercial bosses,
galTers, lime keepers, and cash regis-
ters. 1 would be hardly justified in
taking up your time with these observ-
ations alone. So, in addition, most of
you are destined to be masters of men.
You will organize and mobilize their
labour; you will oversee it. When you
see men around you actually creating
beautiful things with their hands, I
want you to remember that it was my
opinion that actual labour in the arts
and crafts and industries is an infinitely
nobler contribution to the happiness
of mankind than clipping coupons and
living on the sweat of other men's
brows. It will not come in our day
but the world will ultimately come to
understand that the training of the
mind is as necessary as the training
of the body. Why should it be con-
sidered an unthinkable thing that a
blacksmith, a carpenter or a farmer
should need education?
"Why should college men think it
degrading to handle tools, and make
useful and beautiful things.
"I want to point out to you that
the highest forms of culture and re-
finement known to mankind was ulti-
mately associated with tools aiul labour.
"In order to do that 1 must present
a picture, imaginative, but in acconl
with the facts of history and experi-
ence."
He pushed back his chair and stood
a few feet from the table. His face
betrayed deep emotion, his voice be-
came wonderfully soft and irresistibly
appealing. The audience had been in-
terested; they were now spell-bound.
He raised his hand and went through
the motions of drawing aside a curtain.
"Gentlemen, may 1 introduce a
young Galilean who was a Master
Builder — Jesus of Nazareth."
It was a weird act and the silence
was oppressive. As if addressing an
actual person of flesh and blood he
continued, "Master, may I ask You as
I asked these young men, whether
there is anything in this room You
could make with Your hands as other
men do?"
There was a pause for a brief mo-
ment or two, then with a slow meas-
ured tread of an Oriental, he went to
the end of the table, took the table-
cloth in his hand and made bare the
corner and carved leg of the great oak
table. In that position he looked into
the faces of men and said:
"The Master says, Yes, I could make
this table — I am a Carpenter."
[^®Di]^ff*Ua^
. . . those members of our Brotherhood who, in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to public offices, have won awards, or who have, in other ways, "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following:
SHIPYARD FIGHTER — James J. Do-
lan, former president of Local Union
2031, Brooklyn, N.Y., and now a gen-
eral representative of the Brotherhood,
won high praise on the floor of Con-
gress in recent weeks from such men
as Senators Jacob Javits and Robert
Kennedy and Congressman Paul Fino.
Reason for the accolades was Brother
Dolan's long, hard fight to prevent the
closing of the Brook-
lyn Navy Yard. In
spite of the fact that
the battle was lost,
and the yard is now
to be closed. Brother
Dolan's efforts re-
sulted in a number
of major gains for
Federal employes
that had never be-
fore been achieved.
The Congressional Record of March 3,
March 14, and April 6 each contain
speeches of praise for Dolan's work.
CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE— 5l»fl/I Stovold,
daughter of William Stovold, East Brain-
DD tree, Mass., a member of Local 51, SOS-
'S ton, Mass., ivill be one of 1,000 Camp
)qQQ Fire Girls taking part in a unique educa-
tional experience and adventure. She is
sailing to the Caribbean to attend a 20-
day conference called Horizon Club Con-
ference Afloat. Sponsored by the Camp
Fire Girls, it is the first international
land and sea study trip of its kind spon-
sored by a national youth agency. She
will spend 11 days at sea and three days
and two night in Puerto Rico, Jamaica
and Colombia. The girls will meet an
estimated 2,000 local teenagers during
the conference and will exchange infor-
mation on each others customs, area, his-
tory, current events, and music. Susan
was chosen because of her outstanding
achievements as a member of the Camp
Dolan Fire Girls.
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EDITORIALS
^ Boxcars and Featherbeds
The tycoons of the US railroad industry have plead-
ed hardship time and again before state and Federal
commissions, as government officials sought to restrain
rail mergers, station consolidations, and cuts in rail
service.
While thousands of boxcars rotted and rusted on
storage tracks and thousands of railroad firemen fought
desperately to preserve their jobs and public safety
against featherbedding charges of their own employers.
Wall Street railroad investors kept cutting away at the
crust of the pie — paying dividends to stockholders, re-
gardless of the public interest.
The results of such big-business greed are now clear.
The AprU 1 issue of The Wall Street Journal contains
this headline: "Lumber Producers Reel from Boxcar
Shortage, Defense, Hedge Buying . . . They Have
Plenty of Capacity. But Can't Deliver the Goods . . .
Bad News for Homebuilders."
West Coast lumber mills report that boxcars for
transporting urgently needed lumber are about 25*^
below requirements. In March the car shortage forced
12 sawmills in Montana to close for a week.
It's the same old story. Labor's pleas to keep the
US railroad industry prepared for emergency, like its
pleas to keep the US shipbuilding industry at standby
strength, have gone largely unheeded.
Meanwhile, the rail manipulators lie back on their
featherbeds of stockmarket quotations and dividends
and repeat William Vanderbilt's famous statement, de-
livered to the press from his private railroad car more
than 80 years ago: "The public be damned!"
But what will they say when the pie is all gone?
^ Must They Die in Vain ?
This May 30, our nation will commemorate its 98th
Memorial Day. Though it was created to honor our
Civil War dead, we now decorate the graves of those
lost in that war, the Spanish-American War. the First
and Second World Wars, the Korean War, and now
the Vietnamese War. But this year our observance of
Memorial Day will be different, not only because of
the rapid modernization of warfare, but because of
the threat of demonstrations by protest groups.
Because of the tragic fortunes of war in these first
five months of 1966, more than a thousand more
families will decorate the graves of their sons, killed
in action in Viet Nam. Though many Americans have
no loved ones in battle, most of us will honor these
dead along with our own prayers and in ceremonial
observances. The solemnity of this holiday should
not be marred by protest marches, draft card burn-
ings, or sit-ins. These actions not only destroy the
morale and the effectiveness of our soldiers in the
field, but they also show a certain disrespect for
those who died, believing in the active defense of
liberty. These men died securing the freedom of others,
just as did our soldiers in the Spanish-American War,
the World Wars, and the Korean War.
During this observance, we should take an increased
dedication toward our task in Southeast Asia and
around the world. Abraham Lincoln said it best. 100
years ago: "that we here highly resolve that these dead
shall not have died in vain.""
NEW TRAINING FILM
The United Brotherhood's film "CRAFTS-
MANSHIP THROUGH APPRENTICESHIP
— Frame House Construction'" has now been
released.
Although the primary purpose of this film is
training, it should be used by all Local Unions,
District, State and Provincial Councils to ac-
quaint our members with the work opportunities
in the housing industry.
The film shows all phases of house construc-
tion from erection of batter boards to application
of final trim. A few copies are available for
booking on a first-come, first-served basis.
However, we would encourage the purchase
of the film to be used in the Apprenticeship
Training Classes. It should also be of value
when meeting with students, counselors and civic
organizations to acquaint them with this phase of
Brotherhood work.
This is a 45-minute, 16 mm. color film and
can be purchased for $300 per copy. Order
throuah the General President's office.
MAY. 1966
15
I # KBanadian Report
Ontario Fed Protests
Court Injunctions
Every year the Ontario Federation
of Labor presents a hrief to the On-
tario government, just as the Canadian
Labor Congress presents one to the
federal government. This year the
OFL submission took on a special sig-
nificance. It had an extra section at-
tached dealing with court injunctions.
Over 200 trade unionists filled the
committee room where the presenta-
tion was made while well over 500
more paraded in front of the Ontario
parliament buildings at Queen's Park
carrying signs protesting the misuse of
court injunctions.
The court injunction obtained by an
employer at the onset of a strike to
limit picketing or otherwise inhibit
strike action is far too prevalent in
Canada, trade union leaders insist. Few
other countries allow them to be used
as they are in Canada, and particularly
in Ontario.
In the recent labor legislation an-
nounced in late March by the Ontario
government, no mention was made of
changing the legislation on court in-
junctions.
But the government did make a
series of nine changes in the legisla-
tion. The Ontario Labor Relations
Board can now certify a Council of
unions. This will interest the building
trades which have had operative Coun-
cils in the past, now find them accepted
in law.
CLC Brief to
Federal Government
The Canadian Labor Congress in its
1966 brief to the Federal government
dealt with almost every major national
issue which affects the country.
Of particular significance was its
reference to the Freedman Report.
Justice Samuel Freedman was a head
of a Royal Commission on railway
run-throughs, whereby railways cut
their operations by literally running
through a town instead of stopping.
This particularly affected a numljer of
northern communities which lived on
railwaymen's earnings.
Justice Freedman's report was wel-
comed by the labor movement, but
not by the railways or any other com-
panies for that matter. He said that
companies have a responsibility to the
community anil to their employees as
well as to their shareholders, and he
made suggestions how these responsi-
bilities should be carried out in this
age of rapid technological changes.
In addition he said that manage-
ment has a further responsibility "to
defer any technological changes until
the trade union with which it has rela-
tions has been notified and been given
the opportunity to treat it as a nego-
tiable item." as the CLC brief put it.
A lot more will be heard about this
judgment as time goes on.
Unions Protest
Bell's Profit Levels
The Bell Telephone Company in
Canada, with a monopoly of telephone
services in Ontario and Quebec, has
applied to the federal Board of Trans-
port Commissioners for an increase in
the level of its permitted earnings.
This request for higher profits is be-
ing protested by the trade union move-
ment and by the municipalities. One
basis of the protest is that the last hear-
ings of the Transport Board set the
Bell's permitted earnings at a ceiling
of $2.43 per share. But this ceiling
has been breached every year since
1959. Still Bell is applying for a higher
ceiling.
The Transport Board is the federal
regulatory agency for all transporta-
tion and communications agencies,
public and private, which cross pro-
vincial boundaries. Its critics claim
that, as a government-appointed body.
it should take the side of the public.
the consumer. Instead it pretends to
act as a neutral body, does no research
itself as such regulatory bodies do in
the U.S. but just hears submissions
pro and con. Then it makes up its
collective mind.
Usually it agrees with the company,
concedes all or part of what the com-
pany asks for.
Bell has been introducing the newest
in telephone equipment, and saving
oodles of money in the process. It
has been using a crossbar switching
system which makes in three hours
and 20 minutes the number of con-
nects a manual operator would make
in a lifetime.
The company is now putting in elec-
tronic switching as used in the U.S. It
will do the switching job in 12 SEC-
ONDS.
With the big savings in labor costs
still ahead, it will be interesting to see
what the Transport Board does for
Bell this time. The report is due be-
fore long.
Federal Budget Changes
Reflect Expansion
The federal Minister of Finance
Mitchell Sharp made some tax in-
creases in his 1966-7 budget, but none
very serious. Last year's tax cut on
those earning over $5,000 a year was
restored. Corporations got mildly hit
with a special refundable tax of five
percent on corporation cash profits
above $30,000, payable for 18 months.
POLO PARK
Shopping Center in
Winnipeg, Mani-
toba, makes shop-
ping easy and en-
joyable. Shoppers
browse through
stores of every type
in this union con-
structed project.
(Canadian Govern-
ment Travel Bu-
reau Photo.)
16
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The 1 1 percent sales tax on building
equipment stays on.
Canada is trying to expand too fast,
Sharp said, calling for restraint. Infla-
tion is a worry, he indicated. But most
labor economists are inclined to dis-
agree. They think there is no worry in
the near future, and it would be dan-
gerous to clamp on the brakes. But
this budget didn't brake too much,
just a little.
Expo '67 , Canada's
Biggest Construction
The biggest of all construction jobs
in Canada is the building of the world's
fair exposition at Montreal, called
EXPO '67. It is the major exhibition
honoring 100 years of Canadian Con-
federation. In extent it will rival if not
exceed the recent New York World's
Fair. Most major nations in the world
and most major industries will be rep-
resented with structures. The construc-
tion costs alone will run to hundreds
of millions. The expected deficit for
the federal government alone will
likely run to $100 million.
Some buildings of very novel archi-
tecture are being put up, adding sub-
stantially to the construction costs.
Quebec Plans Ma/or
Buifding Program
On top of the big building job at
EXPO '67, which finds skilled labor at
a premium, the province of Quebec is
itself planning over $600 million in
construction of roads, schools, elec-
trical power projects and other public
works. Some of these are urgently
needed to supply the demands of
EXPO '67.
Hundreds of new hotel rooms are
also being built in Montreal for
EXPO '67. Two of them will be top-
rated hotels.
EXPO '67 opens next April.
Ontario Work Week
Stays at 48 Hours
The maximum work week under
Ontario labor law will remain at 48
hours. This was the decision an-
nounced by Ontario Labor Minister
Leslie Rowntree. He said that now,
with labor in short supply, is a bad
time to reduce the legal maximum
work week. But he didn't reduce it
when unemployment was heavy either,
he was told by labor spokesmen.
Federal labor law now makes the
40-hour week the legal limit, but this
applies only to those industries which
come under the federal statutes. Most
industries come under provincial labor
laws.
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Carpenters emplosed on the con-
struction of the church shown at the
right were told to climb safely and
leave their levels behind since there
are only a few minor walls on the
job that are plumb. Members of Local
100 used over 500.000 bd. ft. of
lumber in scaffolding, shoring and form
work on the '>5 feet high reinforced
concrete church.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES CHURCH
MUSKEGOIV, MICHIGAN
\4U
I The church viewed from the position shown above pre-
I sents a banner-like structure. Topping the church is a
I concrete trough housing the bells and ventilating equip-
I inent. The lower structure in front of the main building
is called the narthex or entrance building. If includes
an all-purpose room and religious goods store. In the center of the
page are some of the men of Local 100 who worked on the $1
million church. Drawing at right shows chapel elevated above the
church floor for better viewing. Cutaway view of church interior
is facing towards altar. Church was designed by noted architect
Marcel Breuer.
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THE CARPENTER
BASIC MATHEMATICS
Unit XIII
With this issue of The Carpenter, the home study
course on Basic Mathematics is concluded. From the many
responses we have had, it would seem that the course has
been of interest and value to our membership. We plan
to compile all units of the basic math course into a work-
book to supplement the Apprenticeship Math Training
Manuals. When this has been done, the workbook will
be available to those interested. Completion and avail-
ability will be announced in The Carpenter.
In keeping with the many requests we have received,
the next phase of our home study course will deal with
blueprint reading and estimating, the first unit of which
will appear in the June issue of The Carpenter.
After the presentation of the basic materials on blue-
print reading and estimating, we plan to work with ac-
tual plans and specifications, which will be made available
at a nominal cost to all participating in the home study
course.
•
This unit reviews linear, area and volume measure-
ments of geometric figures presented in Units IX — XII.
SOLVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS
Calculate the perimeter of the following squares:
1. Sides = 9" 2. Sides = 1'4" 3. Sides = 4' 8"
Calculate the perimeter of the following rectangles:
4. L=9", W=5" 5. L=1'8". W=1'4" 6. L=5'4",
W=2' 9"
Calculate the perimeter of the following parallelograms:
7. S=ll", s=8" 8. S=1'9", s=9'" 9. S=4' 4",
s=3' 2"
Calculate the perimeter of the following regular hexagons:
10 S=8" 11. S=1'4" 12. S=4'"8"
Calculate the perimeter of the following octagons:
13. S=5" 14. S=H" 15. S=3'6"
Calculate the circumference of the following circles:
16. d=8" 17. d=15" 18. d=2'II"
19. r=ll" 20. r=l'9" 21. r=4' 1"
Calculate the perimeter of the following triangles:
22. Sides=8", 10", 12" 23. Sides=l' 9", 2' 7", 3' 1 1"
24. Sides=6'9", 10'4", 13' 7"
Determine the sum of the following angles:
25. 23° 14', 47° 49'. 18° 32'
26. 46° 46' 28", 64° 48' 32". 78° 21' 45"
27. 84° 22' 56", 68° 56' 38", 122° 32' 48"
Determine the difference between the following angles:
28. 177° 42' and 68° 48'
29. 342° 48' 27" and 271 ° 52' 29"
30. 85° 20' and 66° 42' 22"
31. What is the third angle in a triangle if two of the
angles equal 48° 32' and 27° 46' ?
32. What is the third angle in a right triangle if one
acute angle equals 30° 47' 28" ?
33. What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right
triangle if the base is 15" and the altitude is 20" ?
34. What is the altitude of a right triangle where the
base is 1 6" and the hypotenuse is 25" ?
35. What is the base of a right triangle with an altitude
of 12" and a hypotenuse of 14" ?
36. A circle has a circumference of 48". What is the
length of an arc with an angle opening of 30° ?
37. An arc 18" in length has an angle opening of 72°.
What is the circumference of the circle?
38. What is the length of an arc with an angle open-
ing of 22° 30' if the radius of the circle is 28" ?
39. What is the length of an arc with an angle open-
ing of 40° if the diameter of the circle is 3' 6" ?
40. An arc 4' in length has an angle opening of 10°.
What is the circumference of the circle?
41. What is the surface area of a cement slab 42' long
and 38' wide?
42. What is the area of a triangle shaped lot with sides
80', 92', and 128'?
43. What is the area of a triangle with a base of 48'
and an altitude of 37' ?
44. What is the area of a right triangle with a base of
16" and a hypotenuse of 20" ?
45. What is the area of a lot 62' wide with sides 180'
long and a front and rear footage of 65' ?
46. What is the area of a lot 60' wide with parallel
sides that are 100' and 145' long?
47. If the front of the lot described in problem 46 is
65', what is the measurement of the rear of the lot?
48. What is the area of a regular hexagon with sides
14" in length?
49. What is the area of a regular octagon with sides
16" in length?
50. What is the area of a circle with a radius of 2' 4" ?
51. What is the area of a circle with a diameter
of 3' 6"?
52. What is the area of a sector of a circle with an
angle opening of 45° if the area of the circle is 144 square
inches?
53. What is the area of a sector of a circle with an
angle opening of 60° if the diameter of the circle is 16'?
54. If the area of a sector equals 30% of the area of a
circle, what is the angle opening of the sector?
55. If the area of a sector with an angle opening of 30°
is 84 sq. in., what is the area of the circle?
56. How many square yards of floor covering are
needed to cover a floor 28' 6" by 18' 3" ?
57. How many 9" x 9" pieces of tile are needed to
cover a floor with measurements of 15' 9" by 22' 6" ?
58. What is the lateral area, total area, and volume of
a rectangular prism with sides 16" and 22" and an alti-
tude of 14"?
59. What is the lateral area, total area, and volume of
(Continued on Page 20)
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61. What is the lateral area, total area, and volume ol a
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62. What is the lateral area, total area, and volume of
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63. What is the surface area and volume of a sphere
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64. What is the surface area and volume of a sphere
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ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS-To obtain Ihe answers la this month's
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Keith Clinton (center, standing), a member of the
Brotherhood from Grand Rapids, Mich,, joins fellow
unionists for a talk with Congressman Elford Cederberg,
Michigan Republican.
UNIONS UNDERSCORE
Continued from Page 6
Henning termed the failure of the 14(.b) repeal drive "a
critical reversal" but declared that "the issue is not dead"
and "ultimate victory" will be achieved.
He praised the cooperation of building trades unions
in expanding apprenticeship opportunities for Negroes
and other minority groups and said building trades lead-
ers in New York — under criticism recently by a city
official — were "champions of equal opportunity in ap-
prenticeship."
Louis Sherman, general counsel for the department,
briefed delegates on amendments to the situs picketing
bill being proposed by Rep. Charles E. Goodell (R-N.Y.).
Some Goodell amendments merely add language which
wouldn't change the effect of the bill, Sherman noted,
but others would limit its scope and should be opposed.
One such amendment would limit picketing to employers
whose principal business is construction. This he warned
would exclude such firms as a cement company which
is also "one of the biggest construction companies in its
area."
The legislative conference lasted for four days. Dur-
ing this period delegates heard from many other speakers
and they went to the halls of Congress and to the House
and Senate office buildings to call upon their home-state
representatives.
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THE C.4RPENTER
Well-Rounded Vision!
Husband: Where is all the grocery
money going that I gave you?
Wife: Stand sideways and look In
the mirror.
— Maurice W. Howes, Lenox, Mass.,
Local 370.
BOSS GLOVES ARE NON-UNION
A Scarce Skill
The gate between Heaven and Hell
was broken. St. Peter said to Satan:
"It's your time to get it fixed." Satan
replied: "Sorry, but my men are too
busy to fool with a broken gate."
"Then," said St. Peter, "I'll have to
sue you for breach of our contract."
"Don't be silly," laughed Satan devil-
ishly. "Where you gonna get a law-
yer
■ 9"
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Patient: "Doc, I'm losing my mind!
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Psychiatrist: "When do you dis-
cover you've lost them?"
Patient: "When I start to close
'em!"
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
Biting Remark
The man with the aching tooth was
obviously scared to death. The under-
standing dentist poured him a gen-
erous dollop of bourbon. He tossed
that off, and then another. "Now,"
said the dentist, "got your courage
back?" "Yeah" snarled the guy, "and
I'd like to see any so-and-so try to
touch MY teeth!"
UNITED WE STAND
He Needed Aid!
The Ladles' Aid treasurer, making
a deposit at the bank, told the teller:
"This is the Aid money." The teller
thought she said "egg money" and
pleasantly observed: "Well, the old
hens certainly have been busy, haven't
they?"
— Mrs. Wlllard Trnka, Silver Lake,
Minn.
SEE THE UNION-INDUSTRIES SHOW
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There's a new drink on the market;
Imported vodka and metrecal. You
still see pink elephants but they're
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Memory Expert
As he was leaving the airport where
he had been met by his wife, the
traveler spoke to the sleek stewardess:
"Godbye, Miss Burrls!" "How do you
happen to know her name?" asked the
wife suspiciously. He explained to her
how the names of the stewardess,
the pilot and the co-pilot were listed
on a plaque inside the plane. She
thought on that for awhile, then asked:
"Dear, what was the pilot's name? "
UNION DUES — TOMORROW'S SECURITY
Sex Difference
A woman Is as old as she looks and
a man Is old If he doesn't.
This Month's Limerick
A jobless young carpenter named Jim
To get a job had to go and see Tim.
But Tim has his aim . . .
Getting votes was his game . . .
Now Tim's in the same boat with Jim!
— Tom Monaghan, L.U. 1856, Phila.
Practical Question
On the first day of school the teach-
er explained that if anyone had to go
to the bathroom he should hold up
two fingers. One puzzled little pupil
asked plaintively:
"How's that going to help?"
DON'T BUY BOSS GLOVES
Roads to Paradise
America Is making progress. The
old, narrow, roads where two cars
could barely pass each other are be-
ing replaced by superhighways where
six can easily collide.
IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH
A Dirty Joke
The little boy had been out play-
ing and, as he came Into the house,
he asked his mother: "Who am I?"
Teaslngly, his mother said, "Tarzan?"
"The lady down the street was right!"
exclaimed the boy. "She said I was
so dirty even my mother wouldn't
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— Mrs. Willard Trnka, Silver Lake, Minn.
TAKE PART IN UNION AFFAIRS
Oops.' Department
This notice enjoyed a brief public
existence in the lobby of an Albany
hotel:
Executives who have no secretaries of
their own may take advantage of the
girls In our stenographic pool.
"WAY, 1966
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By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Brother Goelz at 0216 S.W. Iowa Street, Portland, Ore. 97201
■ Hunting Claims Low
Hunters will, no doubt, find interest-
ing a note that blows a big hole in the
oft-made claims that hunting is a dan-
gerous sport. A large, nationally-known
insurance company reports that in a five-
Near study of claims, hunting was 16th
on the list instead of the front runner
as some individuals claim.
In that five-year period there were 777
hunting claims against the company in
contrast to 4,318 claims for football. Be-
lieve it or not. hunting was also under
the 824 accident claims which happened
in theaters, concerts, and churches.
■ Boar Near Carmel
While on the subject of hunting, we're
reminded of a letter from Ralph Monroe
of Carmel. California, a member of Local
1323. Monterey. Brother Monroe says in
the last few years, his son. Todd, 16
years old, has downed most of the big
game. He sends in a pic of Todd with
one of the wild boar he downed in the
Todd Monroe and Carmel Boar
See "Into Irving I'an" biio".
White Rock area out of Carmel with a
30/06 rifle. 180 grain bullet. It tipped the
scales at 268 pounds after complete dress-
ing, that is with heart, liver and intestines
removed.
Todd has accounted for four wild boar
since he took to hunting the species and
also nailed a deer this past season. Ralph
closed his letter by saying: "I've been
with him on the hunts but, so far, all I
get in on is the work."
■ Bedside Bag
Jack Mack. 11-year old son of Wil-
liam Mack. Port Clinton. Ohio, didn't let
a bad case of the flu stand in the way of
hunting. He bagged his first pheasant of
the season — in his bedroom.
While John was propped up in bed a
pheasant, evidently scared by hunters,
crashed through the window and landed
at his feet — dead with a broken neck.
■ Into Frying Pan
"It's less than a mile from lake to pan."
That is a happy truth relayed by Richard
Allgood of LaMowie, North Dakota, a
member of Local 982 out of Detroit.
Dick refers to the wonderful fishing — a
hop. skip and jump from his kitchen
door to the James River dam. Brother
Allgood and Mrs. Allgood display two
of those James River northerns that
wound up in a hot buttered pan — a 10
and 12 pounder.
■ Real Wing Flapper
We've gone 'round and 'round in these
columns as to just which one of our
feathered firends is the fleetest of wing.
A recent note from the Fish and Game
Department of British Columbia takes
issue on the subject, declaring the duck
hawk as the world's fastest bird. They
say: "It is fairly obvious that the duck
hawk is the fastest bird in the air."
Observers claim that the species rides
the wind at speeds greater than any air-
borne creature. Some duck hawks, they
claim, have been clocked at over 180
miles per hour!
It was reported in one instance, during
World War II. a duck hawk outflew a
Canadian aircraft that was travelling
over 200 miles per hour!
■ Special Requests
The Interior Department's Bureau of
Sport Fisheries and Wildlife answers
many thousands of requests for infor-
mation each year — but sometimes it is
stumped. Take the case of the lady who
wanted some golden bullfrogs to match
the decor of her lily pond. One request
was for some empty ostrich eggs while
another, from a school teacher, was for
a "small whale for classroom demon-
stration."
Other requests have included: The
names of companies that sell canned elk
and polar bear; "Is it true that wood-
ducks are made of wood?" and "Will
getting bitten by a rattler help one, if it
doesn't kill one?"
■ Ducks Safer, Too
How didja' do on the duck hunting this
past season? Not so hot? Well you've
got plenty of company, according to a
survey by the Bureau of Sport Fisheries
and Wildlife.
Survey indicated the kill was about the
same as 1964 in the Pacific Flyway.
slightly lower in the Atlantic Flyway.
and substantially lower in the Mississippi
Flyways.
■ Big Black Bass
Chalk up a real limker black bass for
W. D. Perkins of Florence, Alabama, a
member of Local 109 in Sheffield for
over a quarter of a century. He nipped
a finny moose that tipped the scales at
8-lbs.. 3-ozs. It was hooked below the
Wilson Dam at the mouth of Colbert
Creek where it empties into the Ten-
nessee. A top-water lure lured the mon-
ster into a strike.
■ Family Affair
Avid outdoor fans are Mr. and Mrs.
Davie Bonner of Bellevue. Washington.
Brother Bonner is a member of Local
3121. Seattle.
Mrs. Bonner and Dave; three grown
sons and daughters, enjoy the varied
outdoor bounties of the northwest. All
members of a the family nailed a deer
this past year and Dave got his first bull
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THE CARPENTER
Bonner poodle on safari
elk, a four-pointer, after several years
on the elk trail. Recent junket to the
saltchuck out of Westport, Washington
netted a 28-lb. Chinook and 2 silver
salmon for Dave and a 30-lb. Chinook
and 2 silvers for the Missus.
Here's a pic from Mrs. Bonner which
depicts one of the deer taken off Hars-
teen Island. That vicious critter, perched
atop the carcass is another avid outdoor
fan — the Bonner poodle.
■ Young Carpenters
Another outdoor-loving family are the
Wieds of 204 Western Avenue, Neenah,
Wisconsin. Peter J. Wied is a member of
Local 1364, New London. Wisconsin
and, according to Mrs. Wied. there are
three up and coming young carpenters in
the family — Kim, Jeff and Rick. This
past New Year's day. Rick, age 10. took
a 13-pound northern from the icy waters
of Lake Poygan while Jeff, age 9, landed
a nine pounder. Rick's pike measured a
half inch under 40 inches from nose to
tail; Jeff's 35V2 inches.
■ Buck Hunter
We hear that John J. Quallich of
Carnegie, Pennsylvania, a member of
Local 230 in Pittsburgh for over 20
years, did it again — nailed his buck, the
twenty-second in 25 years of hunting out
of the Kane area. J-Iere's a pic of Brother
Quallich, affectionally known to fellow
members as "Big Jack." As evidenced by
the photo, the hunting was rough but
the tracking was good.
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■ Tapping Texan
We hear that Lee J. Thompson of
Porter, Texas, a member of Local 213
out of Houston, has been, through the
years, regularly tapping the waters of
White Oak Creek for largemouth black
bass. Lee's all-time favorite bass lure is
a B & B double spinner, decked out with
a black and yellow rubber skirt.
■ Marauding Turtles
Bob Ryan of Muskegon, Michigan,
has trapped his share of snapping turtles
in the Muskegon Lake area near town,
one past season netting him around 150
ot the snappers.
Says Bob:
"In dressing out the turtles I found
a variety of things in their stomachs —
mostly baby ducks and fish. One stomach
I examined, believe it or not, contained
a charm bi-acelet."
In answer to Bob's inquiry, it must
be noted that the snapper has a varied
diet which includes crawfish, snails, am-
phibians and insects. It can, if called
upon, go several months without food,
but when on the prowl of it, its ability
to acquire same is remarkable.
Darting swiftly upward from the bot-
tom of the lake, the snapper will clamp
its powerful jaws on the limb of any
species of waterfowl, usually the young.
The bird, held in a vise grip, is even-
tually pulled beneath the water's surface,
drowned, then held at the bottom to be
torn apart by the turtle's powerful claws
and devoured piecemeal. Gruesome, but
true.
■ First-Day Result
According to a note and photo from
J. W. Jackson, business representative for
Local 977, Wichita Falls, Texas, the first
day of the deer season in Mason County
was tops. Here's graphic proof: Norman
and Robert Smith, both members of
Local 977, with five of the six deer
downed by their party.
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Sen. Douglas Sees Need for More Housing Help
WASHINGTON, D.C. (PAD— The
housing needs of most American cities
have reached the point where more help
from the Federal Government is urgently
needed, in the opinion of Sen. Paul Doug-
las. Illinois Democrat.
To meet this situation, Douglas called
for Congressional approval of the Ad-
ministration bill for urban development
introduced by himself and 15 other sena-
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a year for six years to meet "a substan-
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costs, adult education, day-care centers,
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Local 1630 Merges Brotherhood Leaders With NCA Officials
With Larger Local
WEST BROOKFIELD, MASS.— Local
1630 has been disbanded and its members
consolidated with Local 177.
On Dec. 28. 1965, Local 1630 held
a farewell dinner in West Brookfield,
Mass. Speakers were Pres. Stanley Knapp
and International Representative Harry
P. Hogan.
After almost 63 years of existence in
Ware, Mass., it was Rep. Hogan's sad
duty to claim Local 1630's charter and
transfer its members to Local 177,
Springfield, Mass.
It was the decision of the General
Executive Board to instruct Rep. Hogan
to proceed to do this. Due to Local
1630's small membership of less than
50 members, it was impossible to gain
health and welfare, plus other fringe
benefits offered by the larger locals.
Representative Hogan also presented
a 50 year pin to Brother Ovide Forand
and 25 year pins to Pres. Stanley Knapp
and Armond Bousquet, who has 43
years' membership and who acted as
master of ceremonies.
Local 1630 and its members wish to
take this opportunity to thank General
President M. A. Hutcheson, the General
Executive Board and Rep. Harry P.
Hogan for permitting us to have one
last farewell get-together as a group
with their wives and friends.
On January 14, 1966. Rep. Hogan
introduced each member of Local 1630
into Local 177, Springfield. Mass., and
they were accepted by a group.
Situs Picketing Action
WASHINGTON (PAI)— A breakup of
the logjam, which has kept the labor-
backed situs picketing bill from the floor
of the House of Representatives, is be-
ing urged by AFL-CIO President George
Meany.
In individual letters to all members
of the House, Meany noted the bill has
been approved by the Rules Committee.
But, he added, "an untruthful and well-
organized campaign is now underway
against H.R. 10027."
Calling the measure one of the AFL-
CIO's top priority measures, Meany
urged each member to "press for im-
mediate action."
WASHINGTON, D.C.— First General Vice President Finlay C. Allen of The United
Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, left, foreground at a dinner given
March 16 by the National Constructors Association honoring the general presidents of
the Building Trades Unions. To Mr. Allen's immediate left is William Sidell, Second
Vice President; followed by H. C. Skinner, General Representative. On Mr. Skin-
ner's immediate left is D. D. Danielson, Research Director for the Union. Cecil Shuey,
International Organizer, is pictured at the far right in the foreground. Representing
NCA are: P. S. Lyon, center, background, Secretary-Treasurer of J. F. Pritchard &
Co.; Kansas City, Missouri; and Chairman of NCA's Public Affairs Committee; B. F.
Denker of Chemical Construction Company, New York; and Ken Weston, Labor
Relations Manager for The Fluor Comporation, Ltd., of Los Angeles.
Passaic County Leaders Honored
HACKENSACK, N.J.— Leaders of the Passaic, N.J., County District CouncU were
recently honored at a dinner given by Local Union 15 of Hackensack and other
union members of the area. Five of the leaders were on hand and singled out for
plaudits. They are shown above, from left: Robert Oliweiler, Jack Newton, business
representative; William Bonnema, business representative; George Collura, president;
and Raleigh Rajoppi, Second District Board Member. Not shown in the picture is
Jacob Jansen, recording secretary. The dinner and dance was marked by a festive
atmosphere and was enjoyed by many members and guests.
MAY, 1966
25
Charles A. Hood (standing left). Mayor of Cape Girardeau,
Mo., and a former member of Local 1770, attended a recent
pin presentation ceremony of liis old local imion. Others
shown, seated, left to right: Harold I.. Pickens, Marvin
Schradcr, .1. \\. Slinkard, Lee J. Sneli, Alfred Schwab. Thomp-
son McGiiire, Norman Pickens. Standing, left to right: Mayor
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Hood. Clarence Klaproth, \Mlliam Klaproth, Paul Ayers,
Leonard R. Thomas, Arvel Limbaugh, Mel Shasserre, Sec-
Treas. Missouri State Council of Carpenters; Albert Loos;
City Councilman VV. Glenn Bishop, .lohn C. Itartnctt, Bureau
of Apprenticeship. I'. S. Oept. of Labor.
Mayor Hood, Former Local 1770 Member, Attends Pin Ceremony
CAPE GIRARDEAU. MO.— Twenty-
two members of Cape Girardeau. Mo.,
Local 1770 were honored at a recent
dinner party and awarded pins for con-
tinuous membership of from 25 to 50
years. Business Representative Leonard
R. Thomas introduced a former member
and past president of the local, Charles
A. Hood, now Mayor of Cape Girar-
deau, Mo. Mayor Hood spoke briefly
on the changes in construction in the
years that he worked and contracted
in this area. He commended Local 1770
for their fine work in building up the
local from 12 members who were issued
a charter in 1903 to their present mem-
bership of 250 members. City Council-
man Glenn Bishop, former treasurer of
Local 1770. spoke briefly on the growth
of the union and gave a resume of his
work while a member of the local union.
Mel Shasserre, Sec.-Treas. Missouri
State Council of Carpenters, presented
pins for 25 years to the following mem-
bers: Paul Ayers. Clarence Klaproth,
Arvel Limbaugh. Norman Pickens. Al-
fred Schwab, Lee J. Snell, Marvin Schra-
der. J. W. Slinkard, Thompson McGuire.
Harold Pickens and Leonard R. Thomas.
Albert Loos received a 40 year pin and
William Klaproth was issued a 45 year
pin. Others to receive pins but who were
unable to attend were: Van HoflFer,
Lloyd Sparks. Reginald Gerhardt, Ever-
ett Bass. Ernest W. Moore and Eugene
Oliver. 25 year pins, and Louis Schott
and William Stout, 45 year pins. Clyde
Skaggs. now retired in Arkansas, will re-
ceive his 50 year pin by mail. Mel Shas-
serre. Sec.-Treas. of the Missouri State
Council of Carpenters, spoke of the need
of unity within the union and praised
the old timers who in the past had to
dig into their own pockets during the
depression years to keep the local from
losing its charier.
John C. Barnett, of the U. S. Dept.
of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship,
spoke briefly on the need of training
more apprentices to take their place in
the construction field.
Local 257 Honors Distinguished Member-Officer
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Sixty years of
distinguished membership was acknowl-
edged by a grateful and proud member-
ship as honors were bestowed upon Mar-
tin Porges, Secretary-Treasurer of Local
Union 257 at the meeting which was at-
tended and presided over by the First
Vice President of the New York City
District Council.
The evening was highlighted by the
presentation of a color television which
was given to him by the membership as
a token of the high esteem in which h''
is held. His record of hard work and
dedication is one that stands out among
his fellow members.
During his years of service Brother
Porges record includes:
• Holding the office of Secretary-
Treasurer of Local 257 for 46 years.
• Board member of the first District
of the New York State Council of Car-
penters, and
• Service on the National Tabulat-
ing Committee to which he was ap-
pointed by both the late President Wil-
liam Hutchinson and President Maurice
Hutchinson.
The photo below was taken the evening Martin Porges, Secre-
tary-Treasurer of New York Local 257, was honored for his
60 years of service. Shown, left to right are: Anthony Muller,
Board of Trustees; George Ness, Warden; Raymond Johnston,
E.xamining Board; George Gustafson, Board of Trustees; Ernest
B. Danielson, Business Representative; Conrad F. Olsen, Presi-
dent; Martin Porges, Secretary-Treasurer; Joseph Seidler, Con-
ductor; Gene Hanley, Business Representative; Attilio Bitondo,
Assistant to President, and William F. Howell, Recording
Secretary.
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LEFT PHOTO — J. O. Mack (left), sixth district board member, presents 50 year service pins to V. D. Nicky and R. S. Brassington.
RIGHT PHOTO — Proud recipients of outstanding apprentice awards are Johnny Davenport (second from left) and William Mor-
gan (second from right). Making the presentation is J. O. Mack (center). Flanking the threesome are Instructors Marion Woods
and Pete Beltz.
Recognition Program Held by Local 1423
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX.— Local 1423
of Corpus Christi, Texas, recently held a
recognition program, honoring members
who hold 25 or more years of continuous
membership in the United Brotherhood.
There are 101 members of Local 1423
with 25 or more years and two members
with 50 or more years. W. B. Daven-
port. President of Local 1423, served as
Master of Ceremonies for the program.
Five members of Carpenters Ladies
Auxiliary 340 were awarded 25 year
pins by Mrs. Connie Romel. President
of Ladies Auxiliary 340 and also Presi-
dent of The Texas State Council of
Carpenters Ladies Auxiliary.
J. O. Mack, Board Member. 5th Dis-
trict, made the presentation of the 50
year pins and also the Outstanding Ap-
prentice awards. General Representative
C. P. Driscoll made the 25 year awards
presentations assisted by Chester V.
Smith, Secretary of The Texas State
Council of Carpenters.
Photo above shows members of Local 1423 who received 25 year service pins. Below are members of Ladies' .4uxiharj-
340 who were honored at the local unions recognition program. Five of the members received 25 year service pins. They were
Mesdames R. O. McQueen, N. G. Jenkins, W. S. Harvey, Ida Mae Barton and Millie Vickland.
Local 7 Honors Eiglil Members w illi 535 Years of Union Service
MINNEAPOl IS. Minn.— Lociil 7 cclt'-
bratcd the 70th Anniversary of the issu-
ance of its charter on .Saturday evening,
February 26, with an "okl timers" recog-
nition party. Longevity in the "Land of
the Viking" was well in evidence by the
number honored with more than ?() years
of continuous membership.
A social hour preceded a sumptuous
steak dinner. Kenneth Carlson, president
of Local 1 , acted as master of ceremonies
for the festive occasion. The Honorabk'
Lugene McCarthy addressed the group
and reviewed the history of Labor legis-
lation in the many years he has served
as Congressman and Senator from the
great State of Minnesota. Many other
local dignitaries from the labor move-
ment addressed the group.
William Bolstad, who has 66 years of
continuous membership, the longest of
any member, was unable to attend. Peder
Nora with 62 years membership was in
attendance and surprised many of his old
friends with his continued vitality.
The following number of members
were honored: eight with 60 years or
more of membership. 34 with from 50 to
60 years of membership. 72 with 40 to
50 years of membership, and 90 with 30
to 40 years of membership.
The Local 7 Executive Coininiltee honors a 60-year nieiiiber. From left: hiiHene
Lundholm, conductor; John Sollie, trustee; Paul VVinie, treasurer; ,Iohn Bunders, vice
president; >\ayne Stein, reeordinK secretar.v; Robert Gonismd (in rear), president of
Central Labor I'nion Council; Peter P. Woida, secretary-treasurer Twin City Car-
penters District Council; Carl Nelson, trustee; Kenneth Carlson, president; Lawrence
Knutson, business representative (behind Carlson); David Roe, business representative,
Minneapolis Building Trades Council; Stanley Fudro, business representative; Donald
Berg, financial secretary (presenting pin); and Peter Nora, 62 year member (seated).
The 50 to 60 year members with the President of Local No. 7. Shown from loft to
right, above, are: David Danielson, William Berg, Gust Peterson, Alfred Skaar,
Kenneth Carlson, President, Gust Wickberg, Alfred VVicklund, Walfrid Engdahl,
John Jones, George Jaeger (Seated), and Richard Otte (Seated).
Minnesota Counselor
In Family Tribute
The legal counsel for the Minnesota
State Council of Carpenters and the Twin
City Carpenters District Council, Edwin
Peterson, had the distinction and the
rare privilege of being present at a
recent anniversary meeting of Car-
penters Local Union No. 7 of Minne-
apolis, at which time a number of
old-time carpenters were honored for
their continuous years of membership in
good standing in that local union. In-
cluded among those honored was the at-
torney's father, Gus Peterson, who has
been a member of Local 7 since June 22,
1909, and his father-in-law, Alfred Skaar.
who has been a member since June 6.
1913. It is doubted that there is any
union in the country which is represented
by the son and son-in-law of members
whose combined membership in a single
local union is in excess of 110 years.
It was a full house for the 70th anniversary celebration of Local 7, as members
joined in a tribute to officers and senior members of the organization.
Minnesota State Council Attorney Ed-
win Peterson with father, Gus Peterson,
and father-in-law, Alfred Skaar.
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Local 1305 Honors Business Agent
Ernest Dion (third from left) is encircled by a group of admirers on the occasion of
his retiring as business agent of Fall River, Mass., Local 1305. From the left is
Edmund A. Bellefeuille, vice president of the local; Andre Messier, president; Dion
and his wife; Roger Dube, financial secretary; and Charles Trainor, who was elected
to succeed Brother Dion.
FALL RIVER, MASS.— Braving one of
the worst nights of the winter, 350 mem-
bers of Fall River. Mass., Local 1305
and their friends gathered together to
pay honor to retired Business Agent
Ernest A. Dion. Brother Dion has been
a member of Local 1305 for the past
43 years, and has served as an officer
of the local for 26 years, the last 10
years serving as business agent.
President Andre Messier, acting as
M.C., introduced the many officials at-
tending including the Massachusetts Sec-
retary of State. Kevin White. Mayor
Roland G. Desmarais of Fall River, and
Harry P. Hogan. general representative of
the United Brotherhood. The Secretary of
State was the main speaker of the evening
and presented Brother Dion with a copy
of a resolution passed in the Massachu-
setts Legislature commending Brother
Dion for the many years of service to his
city and state. President Messier, on be-
half of the local members, presented
Brother Dion with a money purse. Ar-
rangements for the evening's festivities
were handled by Roger R. Dube, finan-
cial secretary, and Brother Ernest Pine-
ault, trustee.
Honored for Service of 54 Years
J i- It
Former Local President Michael J. O'Sullivan, a member of Bristol, Conn., Local 952,
was honored recently for his many years of service with the union by his fellow mem-
bers. A 54-year member of the union, he served as president for 20 years, and has
been a trustee of the organization for eight years. As one of his contributions to the
affair, O'Sullivan constructed the Union's Rostrum. His son, Robert O'Sullivan, made
the plaques. The officers of Local 952 include (seated l.-r.): Romeo A. Perrault, treas-
urer; Alexander Porrini, business representative and recording secretary; Hugo Peters,
president; Michael .1. O'Sullivan, trustee; Gunner Anderson, financial secretary; and
Romeo G. Desjardins, vice president. Standing in front row third from left, Arthur
Hirth, trustee. Next Hjalmer Chellberg, trustee; Robert Miller, conductor; and
.loseph Videtto, committeeman for this affair. Charles Woodin, warden, was absent
when picture was taken.
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Where to Find
the Union Label
By HENRY HIGGMAN
Local 985, Gary, Indiana
Ever Wonder Where to Look for
the LInion Label?
Neckties — small end.
Gloves — inside upper edge.
Suits — inside right breast pocket.
Overcoats and topcoats — lining
of inside pocket.
Trousers — inside right back
pocket.
Shirts — bottom of front tail.
Work pants — inside right front
pocket.
Overalls — right hip pocket.
Heavy outerwear, rainwear.
sportswear — lower pocket.
Men's and boy's trousers, pants,
slacks, knickers, knee pants,
riding breeches — inside right
hip pocket.
Boys" wash suits, snow suits, ski
pants and legging suits — inside
pocket.
If everyone will take the time
and make the effort to look for the
union label when he makes pur-
chases. Labor will help create more
jobs for other union products he
purchases.
.TANl ARY
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lONOKKlvS, kit (o ri«ht: .lohn YoiinR, Lll. 10, Chicago, Illinois;
Benson, L.U. 141, Chicaco, Illinois; Moses Warner, L.U. 842, I'lcusant-
Clarence Ray, L.U. 993, Miami. Florida; .larvis C. Miller, L.U. 50, Knox-
ville, Tennessee; Paul .1. Dorcheck. L.U. 13, Chitayo, Illinois, Wni. O. Culbcrtson,
L.U. 985, Gary. Indiana; C. C. Cunningham. LU. 165, Pittsburgh, I'a.; Gilbert Mathes,
L.U. 943. Tulsa. Oklahoma; Gerald Davies, L.U. 12. Syracuse, N. Y., and Ernest W.
Spies. L.IL 12. Syracuse. N. Y. In the hospital and unable to attend the party were:
.lohn Karall. L.U. 4T7, St. Louis, Mo.; Matheas Makesch, L.U. 2155. New York,
N. Y.; Ben H. Johnson, L.U. 946, Los Angeles, California; Axel J. Andersoa, L.U.
1108 Cleveland. Ohio; Gus Spaht, L. U. 718. Havre. Montana; John Cerney, L.U,
1786, Chicago, Illinois; and Ed Wheeling, L.U. 16. Springfield. Illinois.
Absent when picture was taken: John L. Ncqnist. L.U. 2519, Seattle, Washington.
FEBRUARY HONOREES. left to right: Axel Lundberg. L.U. 1456, New York,
N. Y.; Harvey Dove, L.U. 1665, Alexandria, Va.; Frank H. Lloyd, L.U. 142, Pitts-
burgh Pa.; Joseph A Hughes, L.U. 253, Omaha. Nebraska; Harry F. Barron, L.U.
1138. Toledo. Ohio; Alexander Farrant, L.U. 1027 Hudson Falls, N. Y.; Victor R.
Carlson. L.U. 58, Chicago. Illinois and Arvid Johnson, L.U. 58. Chicago, Illinois and
Henry Gordh, L.U. 791, Brooklyn, N. Y.
In the hospital, Thomas W. Bean, L.U. 132, Washington, D. C; L. H. Beall. L.U.
1296. San Diego, California; Harry W. Marsh, L.U. 61, Kansas City, Mo.; Patrick
Mooney. L.U. 1978, Buffalo, N. Y.; William Berggren, L.U. 62. Chicago, Illinois.
Absent: Arthur Holmes, L.U. 104, Dayton, Ohio; Anton Gult, L.U. 55, Denver,
Colorado; Fred Mueller, L.U. 483, San Francisco, Calif.
MARCH HONOREES, left to right: James Holland. L.U. 490, Passaic, N. J.; Paul G.
Haager. L.U. 699. Tampa, Florida; Wade B. Arrison, L.U. 993, Miami, Florida; B. G.
Schmidt. L.U. 1822, Fort Worth, Texas; Martin Anderson, L.U. 787, Brooklyn, N. Y.;
Fred Yager, L.U. 146, Schenectady, N. Y.; Joe Vergoline, L.U. 985, Gary, Indiana;
Victor Larson, No. 2, L.U. 1423, Corpus Christi, Texas; Henry Haapala, L.U. 13,
Chicago, Illinois; George A. Coleman, L.U. 8, Philadelphia. Pa.; Robert Hayden, L.U.
993, Miami, Florida; Oscar Paulson, L.U. 58, Chicago, Illinois; Oscar Grow. L.U. 29,
Cincinnati, Ohio; John C. Underwood, L.U. 1665, Alexandria, Va.; Quint P. Eddens.
L.U. 132, Washington, D. C; Albert Garrett, LU. 4, Davenport. Iowa; Harry C.
Asbury, L.U. 993, Miami, Florida; Osmond Frowick, L.U. 718, Havre, Montana.
In the hospital: Oscar J. Fast, L.U. 1456, New York, N.Y.; John E. Dahl, L.U. 791
Brooklyn, N. Y.; Victor Larson No. 1, L.U. 62, Chicago, 111.
Absent: William Young, L.U. 171, Youngstown. Ohio.
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Plaque Presented to Local 111 Member
LAWRENCE, MASS. — Local Union HI recently honored John Mulcahy on his re-
tirement from active duty. Mulcahy held the offices of president, business agent and
that of conductor, from which he recently resigned. He is the second oldest member in
the local and has held continuous membership since he joined. He also served fifty
years as a delegate to the Greater Lawrence-Haverhill Central Labor Union. Brother
Mulcahy is shown being presented with a plaque by President Croteau. Left to right are
Henry Saracusa, business agent; Mulcahy and Croteau; and Alfred Eaton, recording
secretary.
Local 838 Auxiliary Charter Officers
GRANTS PASS, ORE.— Officers of the newly organized Ladies Auxiliary Union, Lo-
cal 838, Grants Pass, Ore., display their new charter that was recently installed by
International Brotherhood Representative Harold McKenzie. Left to right: Mrs.
Wilson B. Welsh and Miss Kay Welsh, trustees; Mrs. Harry Wilson, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. W. L Davidson, president; Mrs. Marvin Starkweather, vice president;
Mrs. William Roy Cole, warden; Mrs. Fred Dawson, financial secretary-treasurer;
Mrs. Joe Dick, conductor.
Congress Extends Deadline for Medicare Insurance
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Late appli-
cants for enrollment in the $3-a-month
voluntary medicare insurance program
were assured of another chance when
Congress passed and sent to Pres. John-
son for his signature a bill extending the
signing-up period by two months.
The legislation was asked by Johnson
and extends the deadline from the origi-
nal Mar. 31 to May 31. About 1.3 mil-
lion men and women over 65 years of
age failed to act during the original
application period, the Social Security
Administration reported, and many may
be expected to act during the extension
period.
For the $3 monthly premium the in-
surance covers about 80 percent of
annual doctor bills and certain related
expenses. The premium is matched by
payments from general revenues, and
the program is intended to supplement
the basic hospital and nursing care
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Kenosha Ceremonies
KENOSHA, WIS.— Local 161 recently
honoring its veteran members in pin
ceremonies. From left, above, arc:
Paul Becker, Jr.. Sam Friedricii. George
Hoffman. Henry Lubecke. Edward
Madar, Fred Podelia. Sr., Edward Olson,
Clarence Nimmergntli, Thomas Romaine,
Paul Stiiehn, Ben Woynicz, and Fred
Sorensen. At right: Intl. Rep. Robert
Strenger congratulates Dorothea Keckler
who has served Local 161 Women's Aux-
iliary for 25 years. He gave her a 25-year
pin and 50-year pins to veterans Glenn
Morritt and Henry Bicha as Local 161
Pres. Lloyd Burby looks on.
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Pins Presented to Local 616 Members
CHAMBERSBURG, PA. — Twenty-five-year pins were presented to eight members of
Local 616 at a recent local union meeting. Those receiving pins are seated (l.-r.): Guy
Brechbill, Claton Freet, Norman Furry, Slim Hays, Hugo Cable and Howard Painter.
Receiving pins but not able to attend were Ralph Brechbill and C. Patterson. Assist-
ing in the pin presentations were (standing extreme right) Local 616 President Frank
Zimmerman, Representative A. Milwright and Joseph Senge, secretary-treasurer of
Carpenters District Council of Pittsburgh.
Cake And
Ceremony
RICHMOND, CALIF.—
Thirteen members of Local
Union 642 were honored
with presentations of 25-year
pins at the annual 25-Year
Night according to Donald
MacDiarmid, president. Pins
were presented by Interna-
tional Rep. Clarence Briggs.
In front row, from left: Ray-
mond Bush, Mario Albo,
Ray Hender, President Mac-
Diarmid. In rear: Charles
W. Widick, Eugene L. Ten-
ney, A. E. Gates, Harold
Dobson and Intl. Rep. Briggs.
Others eligible but unable to
attend were Herbert D. Ader,
Gilbert Davis, John G. Ivan-
cich, John J. Mammelli, Ar-
gie Nordin and Trevor Whit-
son.
Octogenarians
HAMMOND, Ind.— Local Union 599 re-
cently honored two veteran members for
their service to the Brotherhood. Charles
Johnson, left, 83 years old, with 59 years
of continuous service, and Charles Coom-
bes, 82, with 56 years of continuous serv-
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Willis, local president.
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Local 029 Prcscnfs Pins al 0|h^ii-Houso Aiinix'isai v Party
SOUTH GATE, CALIF. — Local 929 iiiurked its I7th anniversary witli an open-house celebration al new olfices in South Gate.
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LEFT PHOTO — Local Union 929 recently paid tribute to William Kibby, 85 years "young" who received bis 50-year lapel em-
blem. The President of the Los Angeles District Council of Carpenters, Robert L. Hanna, presented the emblem to Brother Bibby.
RIGHT PHOTO — Substantial contributors to Brotherhood progress arc these members of Local 929 who received lapel emblems
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IJkM
L.U. NO. 11.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Beale. Alfred
Cunsolo, Saverio G.
Hahn, Charles B.
Neary, John
Stone, Gustave
L.U. NO. 12,
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Roney. Robert
L.U. NO. 13,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Anderson, Joseph H.
Bernard, Thomas
Burggraf, P. J.
Finn, John
Gavel, Robert
Lind, Adolph
Littleton. John G.
Mulcahy, John
L.U. NO. 15,
HACKENSACK, N. J.
Cutillo. Michael
Digiacomo, Albert
Frederick, Joseph
Giardelli, George
Kennedy, John H.
Nurmi, John Jalnniar
L.U. NO. 16,
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Gannon, James
Schultz, Leo
Wheatley, Edward
Winter, Ernest
L.U. NO. 19,
DETROIT, MICH.
Burns, Richard
Dourth, Victor
Nolan, Lloyd
Nye, Fred
St. Amand, Albert J.
L.U. NO. 22,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Andersen, Charles J.
Anderson, Joseph A.
Bose, Henry F.
Carlson, Chester
Day, C. Patrick
Dobel, Theodore
Donnelly, Jack
Elkin, James W.
Fessler, Elmo A.
Gunderson, Otto
Hambly, William T.
Hans, Boris
Johnson, Elster
Jones, Eddie M.
Karlsen, Einar
Kurzrock, William H.
Lacell, Clarence
McDermott, L. J.
Mager, Wilham
Martindale, Archie L.
Moir, K. N.
Olson, Charles
Osthoff, William
Pearson, B.
Peterson, Harold
Redfern, Glen E.
Saucedo, Lawrence
Schofield, Henry
Sertorelli, J.
MAY, 1966
Smith, C. B.
Smith, A. E.
Smith, Irwin
Trousdale, M.
Tuck, Herbert
Zietzke, William
L.U. NO. 25.
LOS ANGELES,
CALIF.
Bowen, George A.
Gehnert, Mike
Keifl'er, Bert
Parry. William A.
Peters, George E.
Ruddy, Earl J.
L.U. NO. 35,
SAN RAFAEL,
CALIF.
Jackson, Walter C.
Stanke, Herman
L.U. NO. 36,
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Dunaway, George T.
Pritchard, Thomas E.
L.U. NO. 42,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
DeRaad, Louis
Goerl, Herman G.
Johnson, Arthur P.
Morael, Raymond
Morales, Alfred
Pospisil, Emil
Symkowich, Anton
L.U. NO. 44.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.
Stearns, Charles
L.U. NO. 50,
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Herrell, N. P.
Simmons, James L.
Walker, William E.
L.U. NO. 51,
BOSTON, MASS.
Silva, Anthony
Spinucci, Joseph
L.U. NO. 55,
DENVER, COLO.
Coats, Royal
Matherly, Carson G.
L.U. NO. 62,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Bloomquist, Sigfrid
Jensen, Burton
Schillinger, Edward
L.U. NO. 67,
BOSTON, MASS.
Barra, Paul
Curran, Patrick J.
Doonan, John
Larson, John
Lugton, Alexander A.
Mazzechili, Romeo
Secotte, Elzear
L.U. NO. 74,
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Hardeman, John O.
Mitchell, L. J.
Rogers, G. L.
L.U. NO. 79,
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
Ambrosini, Alexander
Galasky, Tofield
Munson, Louis
Net, Joseph
Ranfone, Albert
Stainton, Frank
L.U. NO. 94,
PROVIDENCE, R. L
Albino, Louis
Furtado, Frank
LeConte, Piere
Morey, Hartley
Neil, Martin
Streubel, Max
Weiner. Harry
Whelan, John P.
L.U. NO. Ill,
LAWRENCE, MASS.
Groswald, Gotfried
L.U. NO. 113,
CHESTERTON, IND.
Pliske, Walter, Sr.
L.U. NO. 131,
SEATTLE, WASH.
Baughman, Roy
Brunberg, E. C.
Calhoun, Charles H.
Flannery, W. J.
Gales, W. N.
Hart, Carl
Jacobson, Ted
Johnson, Gust
Kellow, Harry A.
Lindstrom, John
Klinker, H. H.
Murray, James A.
Nelson, P. M.
Stone, Lewis B.
L.U. NO. 142,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Baldwin, Arthur
Greco, Joseph
Imbrogno, Anthony
Lawhead, Arnold
Settembrino, Angelo
L.U. NO. 144,
MACON, GA.
Embry, Roy
Maddox, J. R., Sr.
L.U. NO. 169,
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.
Kovarik, Rudy
Kuhn, Harold Douglas
Roberts, Hedgeman
Schroeder, Arthur
Strieker, Emil
L.U. NO. 174,
JOLIET, ILL.
Kachel, Ellsworth
L.U. NO. 183,
PEORIA, ILL.
Cartwright, Marion
demons, Clyde
demons. Earl
Danhof, Virgil E.
Dorich, Edward E.
Edwards, J. A.
Erickson, Otto B.
Hill, O. P.
Jennings, Grant
Muehlhaus, V. W.
Parill, Virgil
Robinson, George
Strietmatter, Wallace
Wright, Warren Dale
L.U. NO. 198,
DALLAS, TEXAS
Billion, H. C.
G rebel, Paul
Harlan, Joseph C.
Marrs, W. H.
Stokes. E. F.
Stuart, T. E.
L.U. NO. 201,
WICHITA, KANS.
Bottomley. Nelson A.
L.U. NO. 213,
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Blake, A. L.
Campbell, Joseph C.
Cohran, C. A.
Drachenberg, Carl
Hamilton, D. W.
Hicks, W. O.
McEwen, Harold R.
Richards, Reive
Runnels, John S.
Swanson, Oscar
L.U. NO. 226,
PORTLAND, ORE.
Ankele, Henry
Bunn, Virgil
Brickell, George
Nelson, Oscar
White, C. R.
L.U. NO. 232,
FORT WAYNE, IND.
Dunn, Ralph
Fordyce Harvey
Henley, William
Knipstein, Herman
Knipstein, William
Lindeman, Maurice
Muri, Martin
Nolt, Donald
Rosen. Ernest
Thomas, Robert
L.U. NO. 241,
MOLINE, ILL.
Foster, Harold, L.
Parrott, Homer
L.U. NO. 246,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Bedell, Treadwell
Goodman, James
L.U. NO. 257,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Graziano, Andrew A.
Hirsch, Max
Korb, Jacob
Makel, Nicholai
Nelson. Carl
Ozeranic, William
Pausemer, Frank
Sullivan Eugene
Whitestone, Peter
L.U. NO. 261,
SCRANTON, PA.
Best, John
Brooks, Oscar
Brovarney. Ray
McDonnell, Leo
Skibinski. Michael
L.U. NO. 269,
DANVILLE, ILL.
Siddens, Jesse W.
L.U. NO. 272,
CHICAGO HEIGHTS,
ILL.
Brown, Hobart
Klassen, Jake
L.U. NO. 301,
NEWBURGH, N. Y.
Thueson, Christian F.
L.U. NO. 329,
OKLAHOMA CITY,
OKLA.
Frankhn, A. N.
Gray, Albert H.
Hanke, H. E.
Martin, A. Lee
Montgomery, Carl
Washam, Babe
L.U. NO. 331,
NORFOLK, VA.
Agee, M. B.
Byrd, L. H.
Crank, P. F.
Fredrich, H. J.
Hall, Baron
Howell, H. L.
Jones, Charlie
Lane, Harry
Murphy, J. E.
Sprinkle, John
Wallace, A. C.
L.U. NO. 350,
NEW ROCHELLE,
N. Y.
Calafati, Angelo
Garfein, Ted
L.U. NO. 355,
BUFFALO, N. Y.
Heintz, Edward
Stoller, Alfred
L.U. NO. 357,
ISLIP, N. Y.
Brown, John
L.U. NO. 366,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Sanjour, Alexander
L.U. NO. 368,
ALLENTOWN, PA.
Gallagher, John
L.U. NO. 411,
SAN ANGELO,
TEXAS
Pillow, Clarence
35
L.ll. NO. 419,
CHICAGO. ILL.
Hiibnci. t hiirlcs
ll/in. Alfictl
Richtor, Frank, Sr.
L.ll. NO. 440.
Bl'FFALO, N. Y.
Klein. Henry
Nagcl, lidwaid
L.l'. NO. 486,
BAYONNK, N. J.
Chrislensen, John
Deniyanovieh. Joseph
Music. Stanley
L.l'. NO. 507.
NASHMLLE, TENN.
Jackson, Raymond
Williams, Oscar M.
L.U. NO. 512,
ANN ARBOR, MICH.
Carter, Royal E.
Mayzes, Charles, Sr.
L.U. NO. 531,
ST. PETERSBURG,
FLA.
Brooks, Mack O.
Enstrom, Frank A.
Good, Paul U.
Home. Herbert T.
Kissell, Ralph
Stearns, Marion C.
L.U. NO. 574,
Dlugolecke, Chester
Miller, George D.
L.U. NO. 584,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Fenasci, Charles J.
L.U. NO. 586.
SACRAMENTO,
CALIF.
Burt, Wallace, J.
Briggs, William G.
Gautheir, Arthur O.
Gent, Earl
Graham, Wayne L.
Hone, Graham C.
Langner. Joseph
McCurry, C. C.
McMullin, Ralph W.
Mullen, Jra J.
Norris, Floyd M., Sr.
Paul, Harrie E.
Pestana, John
Rose, Fred L.
Sackreiter, Albert G.
Self, Irving E.
Smith, Orval B.
Wood, Dana H.
Walker, N. J.
L.U. NO. 610,
PORT ARTHUR,
TEXAS
Leslie, O. W.
Metcalfe, L. F.
Tipett, D. S.
L.U. NO. 627,
JACKSONVILLE,
FLA.
Daniels. John
Dean, W. H.
Hall, A. B.
36
Laurie, Allan
Locke, Jaincs M.
Thompson, Dwight
Tutten, Tonimic C.
L.U. NO. 633.
GRANTE CITY. ILL.
Bukovac, George
Reis, George
L.U. NO. 696,
TAMPA, FLA.
Boalwright, C. M.
Bragg, Guy T.
Brown, John C.
Gibson. J. A.
Gonzalez, Abe
Hitchman, Charles H.
Inman, John B.
Koterba, Louis
Tingle, A. F.
L.U. NO. 710.
LONG BEACH,
CALIF.
Braafhart, C. C.
England, Wilbur I.
Loomis, William G.
McPhearson. Robert
Winfrey, Cadmus O.
L.U. NO. 742.
DECATUR. ILL.
Bryan, W. G.
Estell, Marvin
L.U. NO. 746.
SOUTH NORWALK,
CONN.
Acquino, Frederick
Halas, Anthony
Johnson, August
L.U. NO. 751,
SANTA ROSA,
CALIF.
Atchely, George
Ballard, Herman
Borden, Henry
Buckskin, Les
Campbell, Robert
Cheechov, William
Eddy, Carl
Getchel, Jack
Johnson, Dale
Meyers, Howard F.
Trumley. James
Wilmer. L. S.
L.U. NO. 783,
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.
Mose, Cecil L.
Nelson, Carl N.
L.U. NO. 787,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Saarion, Anton
L.U. NO. 804.
NAUGATUCK,
CONN.
Mahon, James P.
L.U. NO. 878
BEVERLY. MASS.
Chisholm, Robert
L.U. NO. 943,
TULSA, OKLA.
Curd, L. O.
Most, Herman
Oldfather, William
Pinney, Elmer
Price, A. T.
Rcnne, Luda A.
Stockton, Dick
Van Wieringcn, Martin
L.U. NO. 960,
FORTUNA, CALIF.
Biasca, Etizio
Eberspecher, John
L.U. NO. 964,
BARDONIA, N. Y.
Babcock. Harry
L.U. NO. 982,
DETROIT, MICH.
Brainard, Amasa
Miller, Donald
L.U. NO. 1040
EUREKA. CALIF.
Capron, Ronald
Conner, Ralph
Crampton, Ross
Crewse. James, Sr.
Duncan, R. J.
Ely. Cecil
Emery, Fred
Harvey, Grover
Jensen, Ed
Lemos, Jess
Vance, Claude A.
Young, William
L.U. NO. 1042
PLATTSBURGH,
N. Y.
Dufrane, John
Gagnier, Donald
LaFoimtain. Leo
Light, Arthur
Patterson, Thomas
Ryan, Edward
L.U. NO. 1065
SALEM. ORE.
Adams, James
Dahlen, Ray W.
Fisher, Valentine
Norden, Anslim
Warren, Charles R.
L.U. NO. 1089,
PHOENIX. ARIZ.
Wolford. Arthur S.
L.U. NO. 1108,
CLEVELAND. OHIO
Asper. John
Benninger, Albert
Cooney, Raymond, Sr.
Hmelar, Stephen
Kovacic, Joseph
Larkins, Emil
Mandzia. Petrus
Parker, Frank
Podojil. Frank
Psenicka, Oscar
Schwarzer, Harry
Toth, Joseph W.
Weber, George
Winters, Ben
Wright. Floyd E.
L.U. NO. 1162,
COLLEGE POINT,
N. Y.
Sulinski, Charles
L.U. NO. 1224,
EMPORIA, KANS.
Sperry, Roy W.
L.U. NO. 1233,
IIATTIESBIRG,
IVII.SS.
Gillia, Albert D.
Schaller, T. P.
L.U. NO. 1240.
OROVILLE. CALIF.
Lucas, Frank H.
L.U. NO. 1296.
SAN DIEGO. CALIF.
Black, William P.
Brightwell, Elgan
Corkill, Guy G.
Grist, E. N.
Hostnick, Hans F.
Lee, Lon L.
Leslie, Lee R.
Morrison, G. W.
Mudie, S. C.
Peterson, Edwin A.
Sanders, E. A.
L.U. NO. 1353,
SANTA FE, N. M.
Nightingale, John C.
L.U. NO. 1367,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Argens, Otto A.
Berliant, Abe
Papacek, James
L.U. NO. 1394,
FORT.
LAUDERDALE,
FLA.
Adams, James
Altstaetter, Jake
Brown, Harold G.
L.U. NO. 1433.
DETROIT. MICH.
Karrick, Billy
Reed. John W.
L.U. NO. 1497,
EAST LOS ANGELES,
CALIF.
Behn. Arthur
Durfee, Carl
Gray, Elvvin R.
Walker. Frank S.
L.U. NO. 1499,
KENT, OHIO
Nedel, Alex S.
Parker, James M.
L.U. NO. 1507,
EL MONTE, CALIF.
Bradley, Willard E.
Bray, Gordon J.
Wyatt, William R.
L.U. NO. 1513
DETROIT, MICH.
Lapidus, Joseph
Pickerin, Charles
Veddar. Bert
L.U. NO. 1599.
REDDING. CALIF.
Brossard, Arthur
L.ll. NO. 1644.
MINNEAPOLIS,
MINN.
Braaten. Carl
DeMars. M. C.
Garcia, Rudy
Kaupang, Edwin C.
Lundbcrg, L. C.
Moen, Oscar T.
Nordgaard, Andrew
Tippcry, Edward A.
Wilson, Roger
L.U. NO. 1743,
WILDWOOI), N. J.
Murray, Thomas
L.U. NO. 1815,
SANTA ANA, CALIF.
Farmer, Orville L.
Hansen, Wayne J.
L.U. NO. 1822,
FORT WORTH,
TEXAS
Jones. L. W.
L.U. NO. 1826,
WAUSAU, Wise.
Klucnder. Edward W.
Prime, John
Zahorek, George
L.U. NO. 1832.
ESCANABA, MICH.
Aronson, Rudolph
L.U. NO. 1846,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Bouillon, Joseph
Fink, Charles E.
Freman, Eddie J.
LeBlanc, Walter C.
Thompson, Denman
L.U. NO. 1902,
CLEVELAND. OHIO
Staskowiak, John
L. U. NO. 1925,
COLUMBIA, MO.
Foree, John
Reams, Raymond
L.U. NO. 2018,
LAKEWOOD, N. J.
Giberson. Leonard
Meldrum, Bertram
Miminshon, David
Piergiorgi, Ernest
Stout, Elmer L.
L.U. NO. 2073,
MILWAUKEE, WISC.
Domrois. Paul
Haczynski, Harry
L.U. NO. 2087,
CRYSTAL LAKE, ILL,
Adams, Alfons
Freund, Arthur
Gustafson, Eric
Schuster. Arthur
Weber, Joseph
L.U. NO. 2094,
FOREST PARK, ILL.
Auslander, Arthur
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L.U. NO. 2114,
NAPA, CALIF.
Baumgartner, George
Bradford, Al
Dorun, Elmer
Fletcher, Max
Gentry, Richard
Gillardo, Max
Humphry, Joseph
Neilson, A. E.
Pack, Odus
Shram, H. A.
Starr, William
L.U. NO. 2143,
URIAH, CALIF.
Mooney, Charles
L.U. NO. 2164
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Hudson, J. Fred
Nelson, Axel C.
Powell, Clifford C.
Townley, Earl D.
L.U. NO. 2192
RUSTON, LA.
Adney, Ray S.
L.U. NO. 2195
GARDINER, ORE.
Foster, Charles D.
L.U. NO. 2212
EAST ORANGE, N. J.
Wilken, William, Jr.
L.U. NO. 2288
LOS ANGELES,
CALIF.
Johnson, Rufus S.
Parkhurst, Leroy W.
L.U. NO. 2361
ANAHEIM, CALIF.
Liggett, G. L.
L.U. NO. 2396
SEATTLE. WASH.
Hammer, Knute
Mortensen, George
L.U. NO. 2422
EL VERANO, CALIF.
Smith, Erwin
L.U. NO. 2435
INGLEWOOD, CALIF.
Worthen, Donald Lee
L.U. NO. 2450
PLASTER ROCK, N.B.
Shirley, Robert A.
L.U. NO. 2455
Dillwin, Waller H.
Sander, Hubert A.
25- and 50- Year Pins Presented to Local 2163 Members
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NEW YORK, N. Y.— L.U. 2163 recently held a dance and pre-
sented some old-timers with twenty-five and fifty year mem-
bership pins. President of the New York City District Coun-
cil of Carpenters, Charles Johnson, Jr., was guest of honor and
made the presentations. Also present was Conrad F. Olson,
First Vice President of the New Yorli City District Council of
Carpenters. Shown above, standing, left to riglit: Charles
Grieve, Frederick Walker, Thomas Di Cicco, William Krugler,
Dan McLeman, George Maicocchi, Joseph Lees, Robert Loch-
head, James Caulfield, James McConnell, Conrad F. Olson,
Charles Johnson, Jr., Laurie B. Gilliam, Anthony Russo,
George Powell, and Bruno Schultz. Seated, left to right:
Clarence Grindley, James Guthrie, Moses Shaw, William
Wood. Samuel Gregson, Adam Parker, Joseph Burnside,
Charles Banks, William Dennis, and Alexander Jones. Thomas
P. Maguire, who received a 25 year pin himself, also received
a 50 year pin for his father, Thomas Maguire, who was unable
to attend.
Hamilton Local 18 Presents Service Pins to Senior Members
HAMILTON, CANADA— Local 18 held a presentation evening
for senior members recently to present 25 and 50 year pins.
Front row, left to right (figures in parentheses indicate years
of membership): A. Fender (43), H. Wike (37), W. Anderson
(57), J. W. Craven (60), A. Cooper (Rep.), J. Craven (65),
T. H. Tindale (32), T. Turner (37), Bro Hague (O.P.C). Centre
row: J. Webb (27), W. Elliott (26), H. Buck (29), P. Cadeau
(Vice President Local 18), O. Strom (26), A. Erickson (26), G.
O'Hara (President Local 18), F. W. Torrence (29), R. Olson
(26), A. Burden (29). Back row: N. A. Powell (26). M.
Berendt (26), R. Gemmell (26), M. Fabian (26), J. Smallwood
(29), A. Stone (26), A. Seeburger (26) and J. Wasko (26). The
Craven brothers identified in the above picture have a total
of 125 years service and both men are in their eighties. Does
any other local have a brother team to match this record?
MAY, 1966
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—LAKELAND IVEWS—
WilliLim .1. Shields of Local Union 1 Chicago. III., arrived al Ihc Home March
I. 1966.
Arthur B. Ring of Local Union 94, Providence, Rhode Island, arrived al the
Home March 3, 1966,
Vincent O'Neill of Local Union 183, Peoria, III., arrived at the Home March
28. 1966.
Ross Green of Local Union 165, Pittsburgh. Pa., passed away March 7, 1966
and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
William Berggren of Local Union 62, Chicago. 111., passed away March 19,
1966 and was buried at Midlothian, 111,
Mathias Mikcsch of Local Union 2155 New York, N.W,. passed away March
25, 1966 and was buried at New York, N. Y.
Wesley A. Crowder of Local Union 132 Washington. D. C. passed away
March 30. 1966 and was buried at Alexandria. Va.
Arthur Holmes of Local Union 104 Dayton, Ohio, withdrew from the Home
March 18, 1966,
Members nlio visited <lie Home during March
John Kelly. L.U. 571, Pa.
R. M. Donald, L,U. 15. Hackensack, N. J.
Stanley Bailey. L.U, 125, Ulica, N. Y.
Paul Ruby Sr., L.U. 60,
Edward Diderrich, L.U.
Garry DeVrils, L.U. 15.
Leonard Passmore, L.U.
James J. Connolly, L.U. 67. Boston. Mass.
Frank Guetschow. L.U. 297, Kalamazoo. Mich.
Alfred Monopoli, L.U. 125, New Hardford. N. Y.
Henry Kellett, L.U. 232. Mendor, Ohio
E. E. Wales, L.U, 985, Gary, Ind.
Arrid Peterson, L.U. 899 Hammond. Ind,
Jack Sexton, L.U, 804, Waterbury, Conn,
Charles Schouveller, L.U. 87, St. Paul, Minn.
T. A. Carmichael. L.U. 225, Atlanta. Ga.
Harry Lutz, L.U. 15, Hackensack. N. J.
Oscar Landgren, L.U. 42. Oakland, Calif.
Spencer Sprols, L.U. 451.
William A. Bertsch. L.U. 23. Morristown. N. J. ■
Joseph Lyons. L.U. 405. Halifax. Nova Scotia
Alfred Kretchman, L.U. 590, Rutland. Vt.
Robert Dabzeel, L.U. 1489, Brown Mills, N. J.
William Weik. L.U. 359, Chalfont, Pa.
K. Otto Wriest, L.U. 359, Pa.
Clans F. Olund, L.U. 1644, Minneapolis. Minn.
William Arens, L.U. 1685. Cocoa, Fla.
John R. Ryan, L.U. 1185, Chicago. 111.
John A. Larson, L.U. 181. Glenview. III.
Albert Braunlich, L.U. 1921. Hempstead, L. I., N. Y.
Wally Gunderson, L.U. 7. Minneapolis. Minn.
Harry Light, L.U. 735. Mansfield. Ohio.
Harry Anderson, L.U. 1644, Minneapolis, Minn.
Walter Hollis, L.U, 1035, Brockton, Mass.
Henry Pfeifer, L.U. 413, South Bend. Ind.
David Peterson. L.U. 199, Chicago, 111.
E. T, Snyder, L.U. 1108. Cleveland. Ohio.
S S. Davidson, L.U. 2235, Springdale. Pa
Wilmer Carlsen, L.U. 28, Missoula, Mont.
John Callahan, L.U. 218, Boston, Mass.
Frank Homo. L.U. 5. St. Louis, Mo.
George Harrison. L.U. 498. Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
Raymond Galium, L.U. 1053, Milwaukee. Wis.
Ralph Payne, L.U. 528, Arlington, Va.
Howard Brackenbury, L.U. 12, Syracuse. N. Y.
H. Rosmussen, L.U. 2, Minneapolis, Minn.
Roland Loriviere, L.U. 111. Andover, Mass.
Harry Troutman. L.U. 288. Homestead. Pa.
Donald Hayes. L.U. 1268, Gloversville, N. Y.
Emil Basler, L.U. 1535. Highland, 111.
Gustav Ratsch, LU. 419, Chicago, III., now living St. Petersburg, Fla.
CoiUinued on Next Page
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LAKELAND NEWS
Ray C. Miller, Sr., 492. Reading, Pa.
K. M. Palmbery, L.U. 1922, Chicago, III.
Claus Palmberg, L.U. 141. Chicago, 111.
John Johnson. L.U. 1693, Chicago, 111.
Albert Nicholl, L.U. 218, Boston, Mass.
George Marshall, L.U. 218. Boston, Mass.
Robert Payne, L.U. 1134. Patterson, N. Y.
Herman A Sackse, L.U. 661. Ottawa, 111.
Ray Starback. L.U. 898. Pullman, Mich.
Harold Kreger, L.U. 422, Beaver Falls, Pa.
John Anderson, L.U. 1922. Chicago. 111.
Carl Anderson. L.U. 1922, Chicago, 111.
Everett Bauman, L.U. 374. Mt. Clemens, Mich.
Harry Hatzel, L.U. 207. Ridley Park. Pa.
Lavi'rence Racette. L.U. 1433, Detroit, Mich.
Alfred Poscal. L.U. 1654. Midland, Mich.
Elmer Carlson, L.U. 461. Highwood, 111.
Lud McGlougham. L.U. 142, Wilkinsburg, Pa.
T. O. Walker, L.U. 819. West Palm, Beach, Fla.
Roy Scott, L.U. 1545. Newark, Del.
John Dillon, L.U. 5012, Stroudsburg, Pa.
William Feist. L.U. 207. Boothwyn. Pa.
George Dority, L.U. 306, Newark, N. J.
Oscar Peterton, L.U. 62, Chicago. 111.
James Dant. L.U. 62. Menton, Ohio
Dean Danielson, L.U. 87. St. Paul, Minn.
John Carlgrin, L.U. 87, St. Paul, Minn.
William Kotalik, L.U. 39. Cleveland, Ohio.
Howard Curtis, L.U. 1876, Salisbury, Md.
Henry Felski, L.U. 2094, Chicago, 111.
William Squires, L.U. 739. Cincinnati, Ohio.
James Squires, L.U. 703.
Garry Brockhoven, L.U. 490, Clifton, N. J.
Guy Bucella, L.U. 1345, Buffalo, N. Y.
Owen Baker. L.U. 128. Daytona Beach, Fla.
Paul Kettelkarup, L.U. 1817, Nakomis, 111.
Stanley Briant, L.U. 781, Princeton, N. J.
Fred Misbaum, L.U. 155. Plainfleld, N. J.
Walter Harrison, L.U. 155, Plainfield, N. J.
Harry Western, L.U. 1067, Port Huron. Mich.
Francis Kendrick, L.U. 8, Westmont, N. J.
William Kendrick, L.U. 8, Cape Coral, Fla.
Frank Intas, L.U. 350, New Rochelle, N. Y.
John Oba, L.U. 429, Montclair. N. J.
George Meyer, L.U. 5, Kirkwood, Mo.
Olaf Lysen, L.U. 141. Worth. HI.
Clifford Lysen, L.U. 141. Worth, 111.
Nat Swanson, L.U. 58. Prospect Heights, 111.
Paul Millonidy, L.U. 1053. Milwaukee, Wis.
William Feirstein, L.U. 528. Bladensburg, Md.
Joe Kronenberger, L.U. 182, Parma, Ohio
George Olsen, L.U. 1456, Staten Island, N. Y.
Billy Urgent. L.U. 432, Northfield, N. J.
Frank Murphy, L.U. 608, N. Y.
T. L. Wales, L.U. 985. Gary. Ind.
Elvin E. Wales, L.U. 985, Gary Ind.
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Audel, Theodore 31
Belsaw (Sharp-All) 38
Chicago Technical College 17
Construction Cost Institute 39
Eliason Stair Gauge 24
Estwing 20
Foley 34
Hydrolevel 24
Irwin Augur Bit 31
Lee, H. D 29
Locksmithing Institute 29
Lufkin Rule 32
Millers Falls .... Inside Back Cover
Miller Sewer Rod 38
National Tuberculosis Assn 30
Siegele, H. H 33
Stanley Works Back Cover
Upholstery Trades School 33
Vaughan & Bushnell 23
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A Bum Can Be a College Graduate or a High School Dropout
TV7 HENEVER an article appears in The Carpenter
''holding that a good life can be achieved without
a college degree, a flood of protesting letters is sure to
follow. In essence, these letters all say the same thing:
"What are you trying to do — discourage my boy (or
girl) from getting a college degree?"
I am sure the article on Page 13 of this issue will
stimulate such a reaction. There are those who will
charge we are trying to downgrade college education.
This is untrue. College education is not only desirable
but also absolutely essential for those who have both
the capacity and desire to do college work. No or-
ganization has fought more constantly to make ability
to learn, rather than ability to pay, the measuring stick
by which college admission should be governed. All
the legislation passed in recent years aimed at bring-
ing such a program one step closer has had the solid
support of the United Brotherhood.
I firmly believe that every youngster in the United
States and Canada who has both the ability and the
desire should be afforded the opportunity to obtain
a college education, whatever the financial status of his
parents. I am equally convinced, however, that not all
youngsters want or are capable of achieving a college
degree.
As the article on Page 13 points out, the world
needs many kinds of people besides those with a col-
lege education. The scientist who seeks new break-
throughs in human knowledge must have a laboratory
in a building, both of which depend on the skills of
building tradesmen to come into being.
The greatest author in the world must rely on the
know-how of printers and pressmen before mankind
can reap the benefits of his wisdom.
The time will never come when the world will be
able to exist without craftsmen and artisans. Sam
Gompers once commented that all of the grandeur
and beauty visible is created by the skill and dedication
of trained hands.
The only point I want to make is that there is honor
and contentment in all types of work — -especially for
those who constantly seek to do their jobs a little
bit better. It is in this seeking to excel that any man —
whether college dean or bricklayer — gains stature and
satisfaction.
Somehow or other our culture has come to equate
college training with financial success and social status.
This, I think, is only partially true. There are bums
with college degrees, and outstanding citizens who
never finished high school. And the vice versa is
equally true.
No man can have too much education. A carpenter
is a better carpenter if he has some concept of the
stream of human history and a little understanding of
the forces that shape his destiny.
In the long run, every man who holds a job con-
tributes something to human welfare. It is in the way
he approaches his job that he achieves pride and satis-
faction or frustration and defeatism. If he gives the
best that is in him, if he seeks to develop the full
potential the Lord endowed him with, he is a success.
If he merely follows the path of least resistance, he is a
failure, whatever his position.
This applies to the college graduate as well as the
dropout.
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JUNE, 1966
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GENERAL OFFICERS OF
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
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Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT
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101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
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FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
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Sixth District, James O. Mack
5740 Lydia, Kansas City 10, Mo.
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
1126 American Bank Bldg.,
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Eighth District,
Ninth District, Andrew V. Cooper
133 Chaplin Crescent, Toronto 7, Ont.
Tenth District, George Bengough
2528 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver 12, B. C.
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JUNE, 1966
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
BaH-imore Hosts 1966 Union Industries Show 2
Apprentices Prep for Showdown at Western Regional Contest ... 6
General Executive Board Member Hogan Dies 8
West Coast Apprentices and Journeymen Share Honors 10
How Well Do You Know Your Union?
Rev. Joseph L. Donahue, C.S.V. 1 1
Forest Service Builds with Wood, Naturally. . . .John B. Grantham 12
Simple As Stacking Blocks 18
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 5
Editorials 9
Plane Gossip 13
We Congratulate 14
Canadian Report 16
Home Study Course, Blueprint Reading I 19
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 22
Local Union News 24
In Memoriam 36
Steve Ellingson's Patterns 38
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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THE COVER
This month's cover presents an
artist's view of the Brotherhood's
headquarters in Washington, D.C.,
with the Capitol seen in the back-
ground.
The painting was executed in tem-
pera colors by Lily Spandorf, who has
earned a reputation as Washington's
unofficial "painter laureate" in the
few years of her residence.
Born in Vienna, Austria. Miss Span-
dorf studied at the Art Academy there
and began her travels with a stay in
Italy, where she presented her first
shows. She then took up residence
and citizenship in England, remain-
ing there until six years ago when she
arrived in New York. After a brie;
stay and a successful show of her
Italian views, she came to Washington
and began creating the scenes of the
capital that have appeared so fre-
quently in The Evening Star and
Washington Post newspapers. She has
had numerous private shows here.
In 1963, she painted the original
design for the annual Christmas post-
age stamp, showing the nation's
Christmas tree behind the White
House.
A member of the Women's Na-
tional Press Club, Miss Spandorf was
recently given a commission by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Johnson for two paint-
ings to be presented to Princess
Margaret as their personal remem-
brance of her visit to Washington. The
first family had previously gifted the
President of Korea with one of her
works.
Baltimore Hosts
1966 Union Industries Show
Brotherhood locals demonstrate
marquetry and wood carving
skills, exhibit old and new
products of the craft.
Some of the 250,000 people who attend-
ed the show jam the area near the
Brotherhood's display.
MORE than 250,000 Baltimore
residents poured through that
city's historic Fifth Regiment Ar-
mory, April 29 through May 4. fill-
ing their shopping bags with over
$100,000 worth of organized labor's
handiwork. This year's show, like
those that preceded it, was spon-
sored by the Union Label and Serv-
ice Trades Department of the AFL-
CIO, to show off the best of union-
made goods and services.
On the floor of the immense ar-
mory, an extensive exhibit, spon-
sored by the United Brotherhood
with the cooperation of the Balti-
more area construction industry,
threw the spotlight on displays of
some of the finest of carpenter and
millwright skills.
The rare art of the woodcarver
and the inlay artist proved to be a
popular attraction with the show's
visitors. In an exhibit area of Knipp
and Company, Inc., a Baltimore
firm which is one of the few on the
East Coast specializing in decorative
carvings and ornate decoration of
rooms with panellings, mouldings,
etc., Ben Svechnikov, a member of
Local 974. Baltimore, was busy con-
verting photographs of the Brother-
hood's officers into masterpiece bas-
relief carvings.
The firm that employs Ben has
decorated some of the country's
most important public buildings, in-
cluding rooms in the White House
and the Capitol.
On the other side of the Brother-
hood's long display area, Jesse J.
Foust, an apprentice of Local 101,
Chicago, pieced together and fin-
ished inlaid wood plaques while in-
trigued crowds watched. Jesse, who
was in Baltimore at the time of the
show with Capitol Store Fixtures
Co. of Chicago, has sold a number
of his spare-time works of art. None
were on sale at the show, of course.
Everything that the spectators
took home with them was free, and
the giveaways were substantial. The
Maryland State Council of Carpen-
ters donated $25 savings bonds. Six
were raflRed off each day. In addi-
tion. Local 101, Baltimore, gave
away hundreds of thousands of 12-
inch rules, boosting Local 101 car-
penters on the back, and the union
label on the front.
Local 101 put together an ex-
hibit showing the history of wood-
working tools. A whole wall behind
the area where Apprentice Proust
worked was hung with antique tools,
side-by-side with their modern coun-
terparts.
The Brotherhood's display was
put up with the cooperation of the
entire Baltimore area construction
industry. Exhibits were constructed
by members of the Baltimore Build-
ers Chapter of the Associated Gen-
eral Contractors of America, and
the structure that housed them all
was built with the combined talents
of the Construction Industry Ad-
vancement Program of Baltimore.
The organization is made up of
members of the Baltimore Builders
Chapter, AGC, and other contrac-
tors, and sanctioned by the Carpen-
ters. Millwrights and Piledrivers
Locals No. 101 and 544; the Labor-
ers District Council of Baltimore
and Cement Finishers Local No. 43.
Companies which participated in
the Brotherhood's display included:
• The Stylewood Company,
which displayed a selection of the
firm's attractive kitchen cabinetry.
• Display Center, Incorporated,
manufacturer of custom bank and
store fixtures, which showed off a
typical selection of its wares.
• Symons Manufacturing Cor-
poration, which sells a modular sys-
tem of reusable concrete forms.
• The Brunswick Corporation,
which displayed a selection of the
firm's wood products for bowling,
put together by Brotherhood mem-
bers— from pins to sample sections
of bowling floors.
• Conrad Protzman, Incorpo-
rated, a carpenter-employing inter-
ior decorating firm. The firm dis-
played drawings of some of its most
dramatic and unusual jobs, includ-
ing a camera shop that featured pro-
jecting counter "peninsulas" for
demonstrating wares.
• Knipp and Company, Inc.,
which displayed samples of various
kinds of luxurious paneling, samples
of chairs constructed for the nation's
Capitol, sample carved column capi-
tals and ornate cornices, in addition
to the skills of Brother Svechnikov
In charge of the Brotherhood's
exhibit this year were George Rosen-
dal. Business Agent of Local 974,
and Juan Johns, President of Local
101. Assisting were the three Busi-
ness Agents of Local 101: Ben Cat-
terton, Guy Loudermilk, and Atwill
Posey.
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of Amerlc a
A view of the Carpenters' Booth, which sheltered industry and union displays.
In left photo (from left): AFL-CIO
Secy.-Treas. Wni. F. Schnltzler sees
Baltimore's Mayor T. R. McKeldin
greeted by Gen'l. Pres. M. A. Hutche-
son. In rear is Union Label Depart-
ment Pres. R. F. Walsh. Right photo:
Inlay work is produced by skilled Jesse
Foust.
Skilled with the knife, Benjamin Svechnikov, Millmens Local
974, creates base-relief portraits in wood from photographs.
Dignitaries at the show, L-R: International Representative E. Jimmy Jones; General
Treasurer Peter Terzick; Business Manager George Rosendale, Millmens Local 974;
Business Representative Benjamin Catterton, Local 101; 1st General Vice President
Finlay Allan; International Representative and member of the Board Raleigh Rajoppi;
General President Hutcheson; President Juan P. Johns, Local 101, and Business Rep-
resentative Guy W. Loudermilk, Local 101.
PROGRESS
AGEMENT
Baltimore Hosis
1966 Union Industries Show
Coniinued
Attractive styling; plus dependable
durability from skills of union
craftsmen were evident
characteristics of the displays by
carpenter organizations at
the Union-Industries Show. In
lower of two pictures at right, an
additional emphasis has been made
on safely by the Baltimore Builders
Chapter of the Associated
General Contractors.
SAFETY OOtSNteoJl
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Above: Housewife visitors at
the Union-Industries Show were
given every opportunity to see the
desirability of wood cabinetry
in the modern-day kitchen. Above,
right: The Maryland State Council
stressed the importance of voting.
Crucifix is a wood carving by
a Brotherhood member. At right:
The sleek smoothness of
Brunswick union-built billiard
tables and the attractiveness of
a business office panelled in
rich woods as displayed at the
Union-Industries Show.
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Washington ROUNDUP
INFLATIONARY? — The nation's economy is exceeding government predictions. The
gross national product this year will hit around $735 billion, an 8.9 percent
increase over 1965 and the largest annual growth rate in history; $13 hillion
higher than the President's Council of Economic Advisers had forecast in January.
Last year's growth was 7.5 percent, according to data from office of Arthur Ross,
Commissioner of Lahor Statistics.
PAY TV? — The Federal Communications Commission, after a study of the problem
stretching over 11 years, said it may not be a bad idea as it invited comments and
suggestions for a nationwide network.
DEFENSELESS AGAINST MISSILES--Although the polls have shown two of three U.S.
citizens believe we have a defense against intercontinental ballistic missiles,
"we can't stop one of them now" declared scientist Edward Teller, urging the start
of an anti-missile project which will take six years to complete.
COMPLAINTS OF DISCRIMINATION to the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission may reach
8,000 in the first year, over the initially-estimated 2,000, according to F. D.
Roosevelt, Jr., Retiring Director, who says he is also surprised at how
cooperative southern employers are proving. Shortage of labor in certain areas
contributes to the cooperation.
THE LUMBER SHORTAGE — Heavy buying by the Pentagon for construction linked with the
Viet Nam War has been given as prime cause for the recent meteoric rise of plywood
prices.
MEDICARE — Senator Abe Ribicoff has proposed making more oldsters eligible. Sen.
Bobby Kennedy has proposed an extra year to sign up for doctor-bill coverage.
Sen. Birch Bayh has proposed easing eligibility for nursing-home care. Medical
men are bracing against the July avalanche of delayed elective surgery and other
medical treatments postponed by oldsters.
SUMMER JOBS — Secretary of Commerce John Connor has sent 850,000 letters to
businessmen urging them to hire extra youths this summer. Goal; a million jobs
for youths 16 to 21.
FARM HELP NEEDED — Big agricultural growers are shunning out-of-work students and
seek governmental permission to import "braceros" from Mexico to harvest crops.
If the government holds firm, field wages will go up, attract summer-idled
students, raise prices of the harvest they pick. Frustrated braceros left in
Mexico will probably become a problem there.
CAPITOL LAUGHTER — Inside official Washington, Administration Economist Gardner
Ackley's admonition to business leaders to "forego profits" was greeted with not-
quite-concealed chuckles. Said a labor leader: "Any business leader who would
deliberately turn down a chance to make a buck for his company ought to be fired."
The Administration is seeking to play down use of the word "guideposts" as applied
to wages and profits.
McNAMARA'S DEATH — Death of Sen. Pat McNamara may complicate passage chances of
the pending bill to relax picketing curbs at construction sites. Labor's good
friend was chairman of the Senate Subcommittee considering the bill.
DOOR-TO-DOOR canvassers in Washington, D.G. suburbs were not peddling brushes.
They were seeking electronics assemblers and the housewife could pick her own
hours if she would take the job.
JUNE, 1966 5
Apprentices Prep For Showdown
At Western Regional Contest
In Las Vegas, August 18-20
Area Winners Urged to Sharpen Skills in Technological Age
nnHE moment of truth for appren-
-*- tice carpenters and millmen who
will compete in the Eighth Annual
Western Regional Carpenters and
Mill-Cabinet Apprenticeship Con-
test in Las Vegas on August 18-19-
20 is fast approaching.
Already results from area appren-
ticeship contests are coming in and
the interest and competition is re-
ported keen. On this and the fac-
ing page are shown the results of
two such contests, the Michigan area
contest and the 42-counties Carpen-
ters Joint Apprenticeship & Train-
ing Committee contest recently held
in Santa Rosa, California.
At the California contest award
presentation dinner. First General
Vice President Finlay Allan urged
the winners to continue to increase
their knowledge of the trade in this
fast moving technological age we
are living in.
"If all you had to offer was a cer-
tain mechanical skill in a narrow
range of work processes, a sudden
change in materials or ways of per-
forming your job could leave you
very rapidly with no demand for
your skills," Allan told the appren-
tices. He also noted that there is
currently an acute shortage of well-
trained journeymen carpenters. He
said the General Office is aware of
this shortage and is already taking
steps to remedy it, among them the
setting up of a formal apprentice-
ship department at the General
Office.
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WINNERS
FIRST AWARD WINNER: Ronald Berneche, Monterey Peninsula JA&TC.
COMPETE IN CALIFORNIA CONTEST— Firs! row kiieeliiij; (left to right):
Robert Paullin, Roseville; Leo Cordingly, Robert Bergthold, Los Gatos;
Allan D. Larsen, Ronald Berneche, Monterey; Robert Mathews, Stockton;
Charles Lawson, Napa; Albert Tarca, So. Sonoma; John R. Deas, Northern
Sonoma; Scott Bournonville, Western Contra Costa. Second row (left to right):
Toby Trezona, Roseville; Richard Havens, Mt. View; Arlie Wright, Solano;
Larry Seabert, San Jose; Everett Creekmore, Mendocino; Frederick Barnard,
San Jose; Thomas Terrill, So. Sonoma; Galeard May, So. Sonoma; Joe Gua-
jardo, Sacramento; James Becker, Butte; Arlis Paslay, Upper Contra Costa;
Henry O. Coldani, III, Solano. Third row (left to right): Jack Norwood, Santa
Cruz; Dan Phillips, Salinas; Charles Kelly, Salinas; William Kutz, Central
Contra Costa; Lonnie Bullington, Central Contra Costa; Edwin Burr, Santa
Cruz; Jimmie Griffin, San Jose; David Long, Merced; Harry L. Kennedy,
Sacramento; Richard Bales, Fresno-Madera; Silas Boden, No. Sonoma; Gerald
Mamula, Mf. View; Joseph Gudmundsson, Western Contra Costa. Not shown:
Jack Larwin, Palo Alto; and William Niemi, Northern Humboldt.
THE CARPENTER
The thirteen finalists for the De-
troit Area Apprenticeship Contest
started work on the manipulative
project at 8:00 A.M. when each
participant received the blueprint
and instruction for a full days work
which ended at 5:00 P.M. The work
of the contestants was judged im-
mediately.
The first place winner was Alan
VanderGraff; second place, Robert
Gallup; third place, Gerald Jouppi;
fourth place, Charles Lautner. Each
contestant received an individual
participation trophy with the first,
second and third place winners re-
ceiving an appropriate trophy in-
dicative of the position of finish.
Each contestant was also awarded
a Certificate of Appreciation and a
D23 ten-point crosscut hand saw.
Each of the four winners will
have his name submitted for pos-
sible entry into the Michigan State
Apprenticeship Contest which will
be conducted June 20th and 21st.
The winner of this contest will be
eligible to compete for national hon-
ors in the Western Region Contest.
First place in the California 42-
counties contest was awarded to
Ronald Berneche, sponsored by the
Monterey Peninsula Carpenters
J.A.&T.C. Allan D. Larsen, also
sponsored by the Monterey Penin-
sula Carpenters J.A.&T.C, was
named second place winner in Car-
pentry. The winner of the Mill-
Cabinet Section was Robert E.
Mathews, sponsored by the Stock-
ton Mill-Cabinet Advisory Com-
mittee. These three men will repre-
sent the 42 Counties Carpenters
J.A.&T.C. in the California State-
wide Contest to be held in Sacra-
mento in June.
MICHIGAN WINNERS
ERTRY APPREnilCRC
WINNERS AND JAC OFFICIALS — From left to right: Joe Miller, Local 337,
Joint Apprenticeship Committee member; Henry Tuck, Local 337, Head In-
structor; Amos Stewart, Local 19, JAC member; Ernest Landry, Employer,
Chairman, JAC; Robert Gallup, Second Place Winner; Vern Ellsworth, Local
982, J.\C member; Alan VanderGralf, First Place Winner; Dwight Patton,
Employer, JAC member; Marvin Grisham, Local 1433, JAC member; Gerald
Jouppi, Third Place Winner; Raymond Fair, Local 998, JAC member; Dewey
Whiteley. Local 983, JAC member; Anthony Ochocki, Local 337, Secretary,
JAC, and L. M. Weir, Sec. Carpenters District Council and JAC member.
MIJAL CARPERTiY ' ^mmiici COniEST
CONTESl JUDGES AND CONTESTANTS — Back row, left to right: Grady
Pinner, Fin. Sec-Bus. Mgr., Carpenters Local 998; H. D. LaVere, Home Build-
er and Carpenter Contractor; Stuart Proctor, Member International Appren-
ticeship Committee; and William Smith, American Institute of Architects.
Front row, left to right: Contestants Anthony Byks, Larry Semke, Dave Gen-
tile, William Boulay, James Krause, Charles Lautner, Ronald Kolher, Gerald
Jouppi, Paul Richardson, Alan VanderGrafF, Richard Anderson, Robert Gallup,
Douglad Edmond.
TOUGH DECISION— Judges (from the left): William Smith, H. D. LaVere,
Stuart Proctor, and Grady Pinner, closely examine contest projects.
JUNE, 1966
19X5-19fifi
G.E.B. MEMBER PAT HOGAN
DIES IN LOS ANGELES
npHE United Brotherhood mourns the sudden death,
-"- last month, of General Executive Board Member
Patrick A. Hogan. Brother Hogan died of a heart
attack while watching television at his home. May 16.
He was 51 years of age.
A tireless worker in the labor movement since he
became a member of the Brotherhood at Ziegler, Illi-
nois, in 1941, Brother Hogan served in many local,
state, and international offices prior to his untimely
death.
He was born on March 21, 1915, near Ziegler. He
worked in the mines of that area until he moved to
California just prior to World War II. He served with
the Seabees as a chief petty officer in the Pacific dur-
ing the war.
Upon discharge from military service he became a
member of Carpenters Local 1052, Hollywood, Calif.,
serving the organization as recording secretary, finan-
cial secretary, business agent, and president. He was
president of L.U. 1052 when he passed away.
In the mid-1950s Brother Hogan became business
agent for the Los Angeles District Council and vice
president of the Los Angeles Federation of Labor.
He moved to the General Office on April 1, 1963,
to serve as representative to the Joint Board for the
Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes. In October,
1964, he was appointed General Executive Board
Member from the 8th District.
Brother Hogan was active in many civic affairs.
His favorite charity was the Little Sisters of the Poor
at Toledo, Ohio.
He is survived by a wife, Ramona, and an 1 1 -year-
old son, Robert.
The funeral mass was held at Christ the King
Church in Los Angeles, Friday, May 20, and burial
was at Holy Cross Cemetery in Inglewood, California.
8
THE CARPENTER
EDITORIALS
^ Labor Loses a Friend
There have been few men who have served in the
United States Senate with a more commendable rec-
ord of honesty, integrity and devotion to the best
interests of the people than the late Senator Pat
McNamara of Michigan.
While he served in the Senate, Senator McNamara
did his job in a truly "workmanlii<e manner." He
never sought headlines nor sensationalism. As far as
we know, he never made what might be termed "a
major Senate speech." On the contrary. Sen McNa-
mara studied the legislation which came before the
highest legislative body of our government carefully
and thoughtfully. He sought out the best advice avail-
able, evaluated, and cast his vote as he thought best.
Oftentimes, when pending legislation was of a social
nature, this information came from the ranks of or-
ganized labor.
Senator McNamara himself came from the ranks
of organized labor. He was from a poor family, and
worked as a plumber before running for and being
elected to public office.
It is possible we may not see many more Pat
McNamaras . . . and the nation is certain to be
poorer for it. Running for elective office is becoming
a particularly expensive wager wherein it is win-all or
lose-all and a poor man cannot afford the gamble.
Organized labor has lost a great and valued friend.
The Congress has lost a Senator of ability and un-
questioned integrity. The nation has lost a stalwart
defender of the people.
^' Another Minority Report
In our present society, the government has com-
mitted itself to take care of — in whole or in part —
the following: the young, the old, the sick, the handi-
capped, the dope addicts, the alcoholics, under-edu-
cated, the farmers, the poor, those deprived of civil
rights, the veterans, the unemployed, the emerging and
under-developed nations of the world, the airlines, the
shipping companies and everybody who committed a
crime and was unfortunate (or fortunate) enough to
get caught.
This takes care of most everybody except a work-
ing man, hale and hearty, between the ages of 35 and
65, who never served in the armed forces, committed
a crime or took dope.
Boy! Does he pay a mess of taxes!
''' Fast Bucks in Texas
Along the banks of Texas' Pedernales River a con-
troversy rages. Private property owners across the
road from the LBJ Ranch are being offered fabulous
prices for their land so commercial ventures such as
souvenir stands and hot dog emporiums may be built.
Those opposed want the government to buy the land
at the going rate for ranch land thereabout (which
isn't very much) and make it into a park (which no-
body needs very much ) to keep the honkey tonks
away from the President's front door. We're the latter
group. Fast-buck artists made a mint out of Presi-
dent Kennedy mementos. Something should be done
to keep them out of the hair of the President and ex-
Presidents still with us.
* Boycott Kinffsport Press
In Kingsport, Tenn., a band of printers and allied
tradesmen, 1,200 of them to be exact, went out on
strike against the giant Kingsport Press on March 11,
1963, when the company refused to bring their wages
and working conditions into line with the rest of the
industry.
Kingsport Press is one of the nation's largest print-
ers servicing publishers of school text books and World
Book Encyclopedia. There's a good chance your kids
are studying out of a scab-printed textbook.
What can you do to help? Simple. Put the boycott
into use. Pledge support to (1) the boycott of books
being produced by scabs and strike-breakers at Kings-
port, (2) objections to the use of public funds to pur-
chase school textbooks and encyclopedia produced
under sub-standard and anti-social conditions, since
such funds are obtained in large part from the tax
dollars of union labor, (3) the censuring of the pub-
lishers who continue to do business with the Kingsport
Press and (4) condemning the union-busting tactics of
Kingsport Press.
JUNE, 1966
'f > Tf
Nov journcymuii carpenters al I.os Anselcs coinplclion ceremonies proudly display tlieir trade certificates.
Los Angeles
Ceremonies
• LEFT TO RIGHT: C. M. "Chuck"
Sanford, Director Carpenters Joint Appren-
ticeship Committee Fund for Southern
California, Charles F. Hanna, Chief Califor-
nia Division of Apprenticeship Standards,
Max P. Fischer, Local 1400, Outstanding
Completing Carpenter Apprentice, Leo A.
Majich, President Southern California Chap-
ter Associated General Contractors of Amer-
ica and Finlay C. Allan. First General Vice
President United Brotherhood.
• TOP ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: C. M. "Chuck" Sanford, Director Carpenters Joint
Apprenticeship Committee Fund for Southern California, Leo Gable, General Representative,
John L. Meek, Southern California Chapter AGC Representative on L. A. County Joint
Apprenticeship Committee, Charles F. Hanna, Chief California Division of Apprenticeship
Standards, Richard M. Lane, AGC, Chairman L. A. County Joint Apprenticeship Committee,
Leo J. Majich, President Southern California Chapter AGC, Finlay C. Allan, First General
Vice President, and Patrick A. Hogan, Member General Executive Board.
SECOND ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Robert R. Peterson, Local 769, Charles E. Wernke,
Local 844, Donald C. Huff, Local 929, W. B. Leonard, Local 721, Don L. Hawkins, Local
710, Ronald M. Gilbert, Local 25, R. R. Hadley Local 563, Oran K. Doty, Local 1478.
BOTTOM ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Gary St. .lohn. Local 1607. Walter J. Timmsen,
Local 1913, Max P. Fischer, Local 1400 Frank P. Porembski, Local 1435, Jack Daniels,
Local 1752 and Brent A. Johnson, Local 1507.
West Coast Apprentices and Journeymen Share Honors
'C' irst General Vice President Finlay C.
Allan officiated at two ceremonies in
California recently; one honoring ap-
prentices and another feting veteran
members of the Brotherhood.
In Los Angeles County, completion
ceremonies for 187 apprentices were
held; said to be the largest number from
any construction craft to complete such
a program in one year.
Other speakers included C. M. San-
ford, director of the Joint .Apprentice-
ship Committee for Southern California;
Charles F. Hanna. chief, division of Ap-
prenticeship Standards for California;
Robert L. Hanna, president, L.A. County
District Council; Richard M. Lane,
chairman, and James L. Keen, secretary
of the L.A. County Joint Apprentice-
ship Committee. The latter two awarded
savings bonds to the three outstanding
apprentices.
At Mountain View, Vice President
Allan spoke at the annual pin-presen-
tation dinner dance of Local 1280,
where 17 members were honored for
their 25-year memberships.
President C. G. Van Straaten of Lo-
cal 1280 was master of ceremonies.
Over four hundred were served at
the sumptuous buffet dinner prepared
and arranged by the members of Ladies
Auxiliary No. 554.
Mountain View Ceremonies
LEFT, BELOW: Pin recipients and dignitaries at the Mountain
View fete included, in front row from left: Bruce Budd, George
Green, Theodore Schirle, Art Walker and Paul Mayberry. Second
row: Ford Kingman, C. J. Hinderman, A. E. Sinclair, Louis Moore,
Ben Ronchi and Harlan Fogle. Rear row: Bill Mathes, Joe Kiefer,
Aldo Olivotti, Gordon Waldron, George Cadwell, Walter Haynes,
Earl Atkinson and Finlay C. Allan.
RIGHT, BELOW: Front row, from left, F. O. Jorgensen, execu-
tive secretary, Santa Clara Valley District Council of Carpenters;
John Lawrence, special representative. State Council of Carpenters;
Joe Cambiano, retired general executive board member; C. G. Van
Straaten, Local 1280 president.
Back row, Charlie Nichols, International representative, L. E. Bee,
Local 1280 business representative; Clarence Briggs, International
representative; Chester Bartalini, president, State Council of Car-
penters; Finlay C. Allan, first general vice-president and Leigh
Keeline, Local 1280 financial secretary.
HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR UNION?
by REV. JOSEPH L. DONAHUE, C.S.V.,
Chaplain, Chicago Building Trades Council
No man can be truly great unless
he is devoted to some high, noble and
true ideal. It does not matter what
splendid talents of mind he may pos-
sess, what may be his advantages of
birth, education and training, he will
never be truly great unless he pos-
sesses, besides fidelity to some exalted
ideal, courage enough to adhere to it
no matter what the opposition may be.
Samuel Gompers was great because
he recognized certain important and
fundamental truths, such as "the labor
of man is not a commodity," and be-
cause he highly resolved that the in-
justices against the workers should be
forever banished.
The American labor movement
came about because Samuel Gompers
and his followers, without wealth,
without social and cultural advantages,
without the influence of powerful
friends, built it through the force of
clear understanding of vital economic
issues, and moral fervor for the prac-
tical application of principles of jus-
tice. It has grown in stature because
it was motivated by the belief the
worker deserved a share of prosperity
in the richest nation on earth.
The American workers' freedoms
and better ways of life did not come
about because of voluntary concessions
on the part of the employers, but be-
cause of the brain, brawn and united
strength, and even bloodshed, of the
workers themselves.
The American trade union move-
ment has done more than any other
The Rev. Joseph L. Donahue is known
as labor's priest and advisor to trade
unionists of all faiths. He has written
and spoken out frequently in behalf of
the cause of working people. Father
Donahue, of the order known as the
Clerics of St. Viator (CSV) is an avid
student of labor-management relations.
organization to raise the standards of
living and improve conditions for the
working people of this nation, and de-
serves the respect and approval of
everyone interested in justice and hu-
man welfare. It has come into being
out of necessity for the worker. It is in
business to build a life of dignity and
security for millions of American
workers.
Organized labor will survive and
extend itself only through a learned,
dedicated, courageous and active mem-
bership.
Following are twenty-one questions
that will enable one to evaluate him-
self on his personal dedication to his
union, and his standing as a vital facet
in the American trade union move-
ment. Each question is to the point.
Very little soul searching will be need-
ed to find a truth concerning ones
self:
1. Do you know the reasons for
organizing labor?
2. Are you aware of the importance
of organized labor to the American
economy?
3. Is organized labor a movement to
which you reluctantly join yourself, or
do you recognize it as the one Ameri-
can institution best serving the Ameri-
can worker?
4. Are you only a dues paying mem-
ber, or do you regularly attend union
meetings and strongly support and
participate in all the activities of your
local union?
5. Do you fully realize the impor-
tance of keeping informed of current
problems facing your craft?
6. Are you aware of the services
your local officers perform in behalf
of your organization?
7. Do you insist that your local
participate in the civic affairs of your
community, such as schools, housing,
parks, libraries, welfare, city and coun-
ty governments, etc.?
8. Do you understand your local
welfare plans?
9. Are you acquainted with the dis-
tribution of your dues, locally and in-
ternationally?
10. When selecting officers do you
consider the necessity of honest, intel-
ligent, dedicated, progressive, and well
qualified persons, or are you indiffer-
ent to this important matter?
11. Do you and your organization
always support local, county, state and
federal legislation beneficial to the
workers?
12. Are you aware of the impor-
tance of your local utilizing the services
and experiences of the Chicago Fed-
eration of Labor and the Illinois Fed-
eration of Labor?
13. When a new material or proce-
dure is introduced into your trade do
you unfairly and selfishly reject it, or
do you honestly progress with the
times?
14. Do you keep yourself abreast
with training and education needed
for your craft?
15. Are the tradesmen on your job
union men. or are you indifferent
about asking them to show their cre-
dentials?
16. Do you give a full day's work
for a full day's pay?
17. Is the service sold by your em-
ployer of sincere interest to you?
18. Does nationality, race, or reli-
gion bar a man from your job?
19. When buying do you insist on
union made goods, or articles?
20. Do you read the labor press?
21. Are you making efforts to win
friends for the organized labor move-
ment?
I repeat that no man can be truly
great unless he is devoted to some
high, noble and true ideal. The cause
of labor is a cause for justice. Justice
is from God. Need more be said if we
wish to be great?
JUNE, 1966
11
FOREST SERVICE
BUILDS
WITH
WOOD
. . . naturally
by JOHN B. GRANTHAM
Pro/ecf Leader, Pacific Northwest Forest
and Range Experiment Station, United
States Forest Service, Portland, Oregon
ALTHOUGH U. S. Forest Service
concern with the management of
forest lands and timber crops is gen-
erally understood, its long-standing in-
terest in the effective use of wood is
less well known. This interest is evi-
denced by the intensive regional pro-
grams of research coordinated with the
U.S. Forest Products Laboratory in
Madison, Wis., and by ways in which
the U.S. Forest Service uses wood in
its own structures.
Management of the National For-
ests, with more than 96 million acres
of commercial forest land in 40 States,
includes the job of directing an annual
timber harvest that contributes heavily
to the nation's economy.
More than 60 percent of our timber
harvest goes into construction products
such as framing lumber, plywood
sheathing, insulation board, or items
such as pallets and packaging materials.
Much more of the U.S. Forest Serv-
ice research in wood utilization is
aimed at its more efficient and imagi-
native use in construction. Included are
studies to improve wood fastenings
and finishes, resistance to decay and
fire, and designs for more efficient use
of its strength.
The Forest Service is expanding its
wood construction research. For ex-
ample, a now project al tlic Pacific
Northwest Station will niaich struc-
tural needs with the characlerislics of
wood products that arc available or
that could be produced.
The recurring construction needs of
the U.S. Forest Service for utilitarian
yet attractive signs, towers, bridges,
warehouses, dwellings, offices, labora-
tories, and recreation facilities provide
opportunity to utilize ideas that are
generated by research.
Examples of these on-the-job uses
of new ideas are recently built research
laboratories of the Forest Service which
demonstrate effective and dramatic
utilization of wood. Three laboratories
in the Pacific Northwest feature appro-
priate and novel wood use. Each of
the specially designed facilities has
warmth and character. At the same
time, each provides research environ-
ment and scientific facilities at mod-
erate cost.
The Forestry Sciences Laboratory at
Corvallis, Ore, features a striking use
of wood curtain walls, with extensive
post and beam framing, glue-lam roof
beams, laminated roof decking, pancl-
ized Mooring, and tasteful accent walls
of lightly stained native wood paneling.
At the new Silviculture Laboratory
at Bend, Ore., Forest Service scientists
are developing more elTicient tech-
niques of growing timber in eastern
Oregon and Washington. This labora-
tory also was designed to blend with
its suburban rustic setting on the lower
slope of a lava butte. Simplicity of
wood treatment inside and out is in
keeping with the building's use and the
rugged site.
The Forest Hydrology Laboratory
was established in eastern Washington
for studies to improve watershed man-
agement. Here again, wood frame con-
struction provides for the highly spe-
cialized facilities used in studies of the
chemistry, physics, and microclima-
tology of soil. Even inclusion of labor-
atory space for handling radioactive
materials was no particular challenge
to the ability of wood construction to
provide a pleasant, noninstitutional
laboratory that blends into the broad
expanse of rolling eastern Washington
foothills.
BELOW: Entry to the library at the new
Forest Service Silviculture Laboratory,
Bend, Oregon, where much wood is used,
■ Note the corridor ceiling, with its inter-
esting geometric patterns in wood.
ABOVE: A corridor of the Forest Sci-
ences Laboratory at Corvallis, Oregon.
BELOW: The Forest Hydrology Labora-
tory built at Wenatchee, Washington.
(S,(S)
Civilization's Perii
A famous explorer touring the
jungles of central India came across
a native village. "You people in the
forest are certainly lost to civiliza-
tion," he observed to the head man.
"We don't mind being lost," was
the reply. "It's being discovered that
worries us."
ATTEND YOUE UNION MEETINGS
A Fast Jump
Three beatniks were making about
90 mph in their car when one in the
back seat noted that his door wasn't
closed securely so he slammed it shut.
The, driver looked around suspiciously
and said: "Hey, man; like who got
in?"
r; T" \ rxioN eooster?
Self -Conscience
Daffynition: Conscience: A quiet
little inner voice that warns you that
somebody is looking.
Mail Dog?
It's true, our postman declared,
that a barking dog never bites, "The
trick" he continued, "is knowing when
the mutt is gonna stop barking! "
r; i; ukgisti
Sleepy-time Parent
Counsellor: "It's always a good
idea to kiss your children goodnight."
Parent: "I try my best, but often I
can't stay awake until they get in."
A Last Bum Steer
The town bum, who never did any-
thing for anybody all his life, finally
died. They took up a collection to
bury him and held a funeral. The
preacher got carried away and de-
scribed at great length what a pillar
of the community was being buried,
what a sterling character, what he
had done for the town, etc. One man
got up from his seat, walked down
the aisle and peered into the coffin.
"What, may I ask, are you doing?"
asked the preacher. "Just checking"
replied the man. "I thought maybe I
had gotten to the wrong funeral!"
—J. Miskie, L.U. 1752,
Pomona, Calif.
USE UNION-M.\DE TOOLS
One's Enough!
A church congregation was giving
a reception for its former minister and
his wife. The present pastor greeted
his predecessor heartily. "hHow pleas-
ant to see you," he said. "And this Is
your most charming wife?"
The other minister fixed his host
with an accusing stare.
"This,' he said reprovingly, "Is my
only wife."
DOSS GLOVES ARE NON-UNION
Concrete Suggestion
First carpenter: While we're wait-
ing for the boss, let's have lunch.
Second Ditto: Okay, where'll we
eat?
First: Oh, we can eat up the street.
Second: Listen, I like solid food,
but that's carrying It too far!
DON'T BUY BOSS GLOVES
This Month's Limerick
A bulbous young girl from Decatur
Likes to ride on a store escalator.
But there's trouble with that. . . .
She's entirely too fat
And Is squeezed at her lengthy
equator.
— Dennis Wade, Elverson, Penna.
Not Starry-eyed!
People are funny. Tell a man there
are 270,678,934,340 stars In the uni-
verse and he'll accept It. Post a "Wet
Paint" sign and he's got to prove It
by a personal investigation!
IN UNION THERE IS STI: l-Nf/rii
Any Research Volunteers?
Psychologists report that a hysteri-
cal girl can easily be quieted with a
warm kiss. Now we're waiting for
them to tell us how to get a girl hys-
terical.
Diet Note
"hloney," complained a husband as
his wife served him a fish dinner, "you
left the scales on this fish."
"Well, " she pouted, "you've been
complaining about not getting bal-
anced meals!"
i'NION Dt'l--S— Ti i.lli il-: r< -v."'.- > :-j ' I'KIT'l'
From Bath To Worse
The teacher was trying to explain
the principle of buoyancy to her class.
"Can anyone tell me what happens
when a body Is Immersed In water?"
she asked. "Sure," replied a student.
"The phone rings!"
ALWAYS Lijiit^T YOUR :-;::■ ■::
How're You Feline?
Tessle True: "Today's my birthday
. . . guess how many?"
Sarah Shrew: "Darling if you can't
remember, who can?"
JUNE, 1966
13
m
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. . . those members of out Brotherhood who. in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to pubhc offices, have won awards, or who have, in other ways, "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is oflf to the following:
MASTER CARVER — Joseph Pcllerin, re-
tired member of Local III, Lawrence,
Mass., has achieved local prominence as
a master carver because of the remark-
ably life-like models which he carves
from wood.
He was recently featured in a local
newspaper because of the exactity with
which he makes his models of sleds, ani-
mals, carriages, wagons and the like.
Brother Pellerin was deluged with
requests from many people to see his
unusual little models after the publicity
which appeared in the local newspaper.
Not only is each model meticulously
whittled by hand, but the raw materials
are pieces of scrap wood he laminates to-
gether to make the blocks from which
the pieces will come.
The stagecoaches ride on steel springs
made from coffee tins: the harness is
woven about the sturdy models of draught
animals, and even the spoked wheels are
carved from solid blocks.
Accuracy is paramount, and he insists
on identical replicas. The slats in the
barrel that rests on the tiny oxsled were
individually carved as staves and assem-
bled into the sugar maple container.
Even the small spinning wheel works.
Mrs. Pellerin can spin yarn on it.
After he has so carefully carved his
models, he is equally scrupulous in the
painting of each of them. Although his
specialty and life-work was carpentry,
he has developed into a gifted painter.
He works with very small brushes and
faithfully follows nature in his color
renditions of the miniatures which he
has carved.
His tenacity for accuracy in his models
would tax the patience of most other
craftsmen. It takes, for example, about
LOGO manhours to make a four-horse
carriage with team and harness.
Bro. Pellerin joined Local 1 11 in 1924.
By then he was a veteran,, with 25 years'
experience in the trade.
He married Alma Plante in St. Anne's
Church Jan. 10, 1910, and the couple
marked their 56th wedding anniversary
this winter. The Pellerins have had nine
children. The count of second and third
generations at their 55th anniversary: 37
grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren.
THE GOVERNOR poured the cream for
his coffee and the Lieutenant Governor
Joseph Pellerin, retired from Local 111,
Lawrence, Mass., displays some of his
remarkable miniatures.
handled the sugar. Thus did Brother Rob-
ert T. Schofield of Local 94. Providence,
Rhode Island, enter into his retirement!
It all happened at a farewell party
given for him in the office of Governor
John Chaffee of Rhode Island to honor
him in his retirement after his many
years of service as building superintend-
ent of the Rhode Island State House.
Brother Schofield was initiated into
Local 94 on January 8, 1936.
Robert Schofield (center) receives VIP
treatment from two VIP's: Governor
John Chaffee (right) of Rhode Island and
Lt. Governor Giovanni Folcarelli.
BENT NAIL AWARD — El Monte. Calif.,
Local 1507s annual Bent Nail Award
presentation was a highlight of the Cali-
fornia State Council of Carpenters Con-
vention at Santa Barbara, Calif. Riissel
Auten, in making the presentation to Wil-
liam Sidell, Second General Vice Presi-
dent, a member of Local 721, Los Ange-
les, reiterated the history of the Bent Nail
Award, stating it was conceived with the
thought in mind of encouraging good
fellowship and to give recognition to
those in the Carpenters' organization who
have over the years, made sizeable con-
tributions, not only to the union, but to
his fellow man. We, like all organiza-
tions, including religious, civic, fraternal,
as well as governmental, are inclined to
just accept the good deeds of those
among us. We appreciate them, but all
too often we fail to think ... we fail to
say "thank you."
Participation in the Bent Nail Award
selection is state-wide. The rules are
simple. Any member of any Carpenters'
Union in California is eligible. Each year
every local is requested to submit a nom-
inee for consideration.
The first award was made in 1963. In
the years since, we have learned
many things. We are both pleased and
pleasantly surprised with the overwhelm-
ing acceptance of our award. Little did
we realize the number of members who
have done much for our organization and
their fellow men.
The Bent Nail Award is copyrighted
by Local Union 1507.
The following words are engraved on
the 1966 Award:
Carpenters Union Local 1507
El Monte, California
presents
The Bent Nail Award for 1966
to
William Sidell
Local 721, Los Angeles
In recognition of
outstanding contributions
to the Labor Movement in general
and the Carpenters Union in particular
in California and the Nation.
To the attainment of
social equality and to
the advancement of Union principles
in our economic way of life.
14
THE CARPENTER
INVENTS WOOD BITS— Cornelius Dockter,
a member of Middleton, Conn., Local
1512. not only is proficient with the tools
of our trade but he invents new, more
eflficlent ones. Cornelius recently submit-
ted to the general office descriptions of
two wood bits that he invented. One is a
square hand bit and the other a taper
bit.
Shown on this page are two of Cor-
nelius" latest inventions. For more infor-
mation you can write him direct at his
address: Baker Road. Chester, Conn.
PUBLISHES BOOK — A school teacher unci
member of Philadelphia Local 1856 has
had his book on mechanical drawing
accepted by a Detroit publisher.
Alphonse Zimba, who left the trade
several years ago to earn a teaching
certificate, still works during summer
months as a union carpenter.
Brother Zimha's new book will be pub-
lished sometime next year by the Royalle
Publishing Company of Detroit.
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JUNE, 1966
1 4^ BjHanadian Report
CLC Holds 10th Anniversary Convention;
Strengthening of Merger Bonds Urged
TRADE unionists of Canada met
this past April in Winnipeg, Mani-
toba, to eeiehrate the tenth anniversary
of the formation of the Canadian La-
bour Congress, just as U.S. trade un-
ionists had celebrated the tenth anni-
versary of the merger of the AFL and
CIO in San Francisco last December.
Leading the Brotherhood delegation
to Winnipeg were Andrew V. Cooper
of Toronto and George R. Bengough
of Vancouver, General Executive
Board Members of the Ninth and
Tenth Districts, respectively. Over
L500 delegates represented the 1,286,-
000 union members that are atTiliated
with the CLC.
It was back in 1956 that delegates
of the Trades and Labour Congress and
the Canadian Congress of Labour met
in Toronto to create the Canadian
Labour Congress and thus welded to-
gether two sovereign bodies which had
differed in history, structure and in
approach to problems.
CLC President Claude Jodoin open-
ed the 10th anniversary convention
and spoke on the progress of the or-
ganization since the last biennial con-
vention.
In his keynote address President
Jodoin urged the convention to sup-
port the principle of national bargain-
ing as opposed to regional bargaining.
"Those who seek to break down na-
tional bargainmg and replace it with
regional bargaining are striking at the
very roots of Canadian unity. They
are threatening the economic welfare
of Canadian workers. Many of our
unions are, quite properly, placing in-
creased emphasis on the need for lev-
elling out the variations in wage rates
between Canada and the United States.
This is the trend of modern times.
Those who want to go back to regional
bargaining are denying progress," Jo-
doin said.
As a result of President Jodoin's
speech the convention approved an
ABO> E .\ND BELOW are two views of the Brother-
hood delegation to the CLC Convention at Winnipeg.
16
unprecedented resolution to set up a
committee "to examine the entire
question of structure, mergers, aflilia-
tions and unity" and to make recom-
mendations to the 1968 convention.
The Convention dealt with some
four hundred resolutions ranging from
supporting the Canadian Broadcasting
Commission to denouncing the Quebec
Confederation of National Trade Un-
ions, urged increased aid to the New
Democratic Party, and called for the
removal of all "foreign troops" from
South Viet Nam.
General Representative Edward La-
rose, who chaired the Committee on
Social Security, was re-elected as one
of the Regional Vice-Presidents from
the Province of Quebec. Representa-
tive E. T. Staley, president of the
British Columbia Federation of La-
bour, was elected as one of the Re-
gional Vice Presidents from the Prov-
ince of British Columbia.
On the final day of the convention
President Jodoin and Sec. Treas. Don-
ald MacDonald, along with other top
officers, were re-elected.
The next convention will be held in
Montreal, Quebec, in May, 1968.
CLC to Probe
"Own Workings"
At the recent biennial convention,
officers of the Canadian Labour Con-
gress were given the responsibility of
establishing a special committee to
study and report on the structure of
the trade union movement in Canada.
It is rather unusual for an organiza-
tion like the CLC to probe its own
workings, and incidentally in a lesser
degree that of its affiliates. The
Trades Union Congress in Great
Britain made a study on mergers a
few years ago. This will be only one
of the questions which the Congress
committee will look into.
If it is unusual, it is because the la-
bor movement in Canada is unusual.
It is largely made up of international
unions, yet it is being hard-pressed
right now by a strictly national union,
the Confederation of National Trade
Unions in Quebec.
The CNTU concept of one central
labor body controlling subsidiary un-
ion organizations in each industry is
foreign to current practice in English-
speaking Canada. But technological
change and jurisdictional disputes are
convincing union leaders that they
THE CARPENTER
must take a new look at the problem,
and maybe to come up with what CLC
Executive Vice President Bill Dodge
calls "a new flare" in union relations.
The report of the study will go to
the next CLC convention in 1968.
Freedman Report Holds
Tech Changes Negotiable
The Freedman Report was an issue
at the recent Canadian Labor Congress
convention. This was a report by a
government commission which for
once came down on the side of labor
and made management wince.
Among other things the report said
that technological changes in produc-
tion or operating methods during the
life of an agreement should be nego-
tiable even if this right is not spelled
out in the union agreement. It dealt
directly with the Canadian National
Railway's proposed cutbacks in North-
ern Ontario, but applied equally to all
union-management relations.
The CNR has already rejected the
Freedman recommendations. So will
the Canadian Manufacturers Associa-
tion.
The federal government is setting
up a committee to hear both sides, but
it would not be surprising if the out-
come of the inquiry, like the Freedman
inquiry, will be somewhat, if not en-
tirely, favorable to labor.
It would not be surprising either if
the Ontario government did something
about contractual relations and tech-
nological change, too. The ancient
"management's rights theory" may be
in for a beating.
Construction Has
Its Ups and Downs
Earlier misgivings that construction
in Canada would slow up seriously
were not supported by the figures for
the first four months of the year. But
April figures did show a small de-
crease, and this might be the indicator
of things to come.
In any case building has been boom-
ing to such an extent across Canada
that the federal government has actu-
ally encouraged a slowdown. It is
cutting back on some major public
projects. Mortgage money for resi-
dential construction is hard to get.
Actually the January to April fig-
ures for construction awards set a
four-month record with the biggest
percentage increase in the Atlantic
provinces.
So the appeals of the national home
builders association for more mortgage
money fell on deaf ears. The federal
government said it would not make
more money available than it did a
year ago.
The construction industry thinks
that before long the building industry
will face a serious production cut in-
cluding layoffs of manpower in resi-
dential construction. They say this is
a poor way to fight inflation.
But currently building is booming
and there is no sign that layoffs in one
field of construction won't be picked
up in other fields.
BC Carpenters
Seek 7-Hour Day
The Carpenters' Union in British
Columbia is facing a serious dispute
with the construction industry. One
of the prime demands is the seven-hour
work day without reduction in take-
home pay, plus 30 cents an hour over
two years, plus fringe benefits.
Other major unions involved in con-
tract negotiations are the Woodworkers
and the Longshoremen.
If the carpenters win the seven-hour
day the other construction unions in
this province will follow with similar
demands.
In all, 35,000 construction workers
are involved, about 27,000 Woodwork-
ers and 5,000 Longshoremen.
Appointment of
Senators Scored
The appointment of nine new Sen-
ators has aroused a bit of furor. One,
Dr. Norman MacKenzie, is a leading
educationist and former president of
University of British Columbia. All
the others are strictly political appoint-
ments— party bagmen. No one from
labor has been appointed in the last
two decades at least.
Several of the new Senators are
around 40 years of age. They will get
paid $ 1 5,000 a year until age 75 — over
half a million dollars in 35 years with
minimum responsibilities.
In the United States the Senators are
elected. In Canada they are appointed.
Ontario Fed, Guild
Endorse Graphics Merger
The Ontario Federation of Printing
Trades and the Toronto Newspaper
Guild (ANG-AFL-CIO) have both re-
cently endorsed the merger of all
graphic arts unions into one big union.
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SCALE
Hcuausc nt llic large si/c ot a Iniikling, Inil-si/cd flaw-
ing wouM be cxpL'iisivc. inconvcnicnl, ami inipraclical.
Thus, the drawings arc made lo "Scale." The scale is
not a unit ol mcasurenient Inil represenls a ratio be-
tween the size of the object on the drawing and the
size of the object to be drawn. The particular scale
an architect uses depends on the actual size of the
liuikling for which he is drawing the plans. For
ordinary houses the quarter inch .scale is most com-
monly used, indicated on the drawing as Va" = I'O".
For larger construction the eighth inch scale is used
('/a" = r 0"). For complicated parts of the drawings
certain sections have to be clarified. This is done by
means of making section drawings that are to a larger
scale. Usually %" = I'O" or Hi" = I'O" or even
full-size details.
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1. Main Objects Lines
A. A main object line is an unbroken line that shows
the visible outline or edges that would be seen
by looking at a house or building.
2. Center Lines
A. Center lines are made up of alternating long and
short dashes and are used to locate centers.
5. Dimension Line
A. Diniension lines are usually given from center
line of openings or partitions; this takes care of
any variations of frames when division walls arc
built. These lines indicate the ilislance from one
point to another.
B. Dimension lines have arrows at each cntl with
the dimension between.
C. t5imensions locating openings or partitions should
when added together eqLial the overall dimen-
sions.
D. Dimensions are given in various ways, such as:
a. Between walls
b. Center to center of walls
c. Outside to outside of walls
E. Dimensions are given in feet and inches and
fraction of inches. For example: 12' 6'/2"
6' 0"
6. Section Lines
A. Section lines with the arrows and letters indicate
that there is a drawing showing a cross section.
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7. Border Lines
A. A border line indicates the fact that the drawing
is complete within the outline.
Conventional ways of showing window and door openings
A. Windows (see illustration below)
1. Combination stationary and casement window
2. Hinged at top or bottom
3. Vertically pivoted
4. Sliding window
5. Double hung
Hidden Lines
A. Hidden lines are a series of short dashes.
B. Show outlines of construction hidden from view.
C. Something which must be found out about by
looking at other views.
4. Extension Lines
A. An extension line is the light line extending from
the edge or end of a part and serves to indicate
the point to which the dimension line refers.
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B. Doors (see illustration, top of next page)
\. Cased opening
2. French doors
3. Double sliding door
4. Single sliding door
5. Double acting
6. Conventional
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Bearing plate Brg. PI.
Bedroom B.R.
Catch Basin C.B.
Center to Center . . . C. to C.
Center Matched CM.
Clean Out CO.
Closet Clos., CI., or C
Clothes Chute CC
Cold Air C.A.
Cold Water CW.
Collar Beam Col. B.
Conduit Cond.
Cubic Feet Cu. Ft.
Detail Det.
Dining Room D.R.
Double Acting Door D.A.D.
Double Strength
Glass D.S.A.
Drawings Orgs.
Dressed & Matched D. & M.
Fire Brick F.B.
Flush Fl.
Frame Frm.
Furring Fur.
Garage Gar.
Gas G.
Gas Range G.R.
Hall H.
Heavy Weight H.W.
Hose Bibb H.B.
Hot Air H.A.
Jamb Jb.
Joist Space J.S.
Kitchen K.
Kitchen Cabinet K.C
Knocked Down K.D.
Lavatory Lav.
Lineal Lin.
Linings Lngs.
Living Room L.R.
Long Leg Vertical . L.L.V.
Marble Threshold .... M.T.
Matched & Dressed.. M&D
Ma.ximum Max.
Medicine Cabinet .... M.C
Mixture Mix.
Mortar Mor.
Nosing Nos.
On Center O.C
Panel Pan.
Picture Molding P.M.
Plastered Opening ....P.O.
Plat'- PI.
Plumbing P.
Pull Switch P.S.
Radiator R.R.
Recessed Rec.
Refrigerator R.
Riser R.
Room Rm.
Section Sec.
Shelving Shelv.
Single Strength
Glass S.S.A.
Square Feet Sq. Ft.
Standard Door S.D.
Standard Weight S.W.
Steel Sash S.S.
Threshold Th.
Tread T.
Two-Member 2-M.
Water Closet W.C
Wide Flange W.F.
Window Radiator W.R.
Wrought Iron W.I.
Yellow Pine Y.P.
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Readers may write to Brother Goctz at 0216 S.W. Iowa Street, Portland. Ore. 97201
■ Elk Hunter Scores
"Many apply but few are chosen,"
that is what they told Edgar Cyr of De-
troit, Michigan, a member of Local 982,
when he applied for an elk-hunting per-
mit last season. Brother Cyr was not only
lucky in drawing a permit, he also got
his game, a moose of an elk in the Ona-
way area that dressed out at 420 pounds.
Thanks to Cyr's generosity, fellow Local
982 members Floyd Lynch, Ralph Wood
and Vernon Ellsworth partook of a gala
elk dinner, and we hear that Ellsworth
proclaimed it superior to venison.
■ Where Clams Grow Big
Mrs. A. C. Pfaff of Olympia, Wash-
ington, wife of Andy Pfaff, a member
of Local 1148, tells about clams in the
Hoods Canal area of Washington where
they have property. (And when I say
clams, I mean "big clams," specifically
known as Geoducks (Gweduc) the biggest
of the big in this category.)
"Dear Fred:
"Am enclosing a snap of Andy with
a few of the giant Geoduck clams we
How's this for a catch? They were caught
in New York Stale.
■ Avid and Affluent
Avid angling fans are Mr. and Mrs.
Fred E. Florack of Rochester, New York.
Brother Florack's a life member of Local
72, now retired. They are not only avid,
they are down right successful, as evi-
denced by the picture above of Fred
with a wide string of pike that he and
the Missus eased from the St. Lawrence
River, LOOO Island area. Be it known
that even the smallest on this string
measured over 20 inches. These lunkers
were taken on an assortment of red head
plugs, jointed pikie minnows, and buffalo
spoons.
■ Two on a Plug
Walter Steinholz of Milwaukee, a
member of Local 1741 for close to 30
years, recalls a lifetime of angling fun.
He remembers one incident above all
others. After fishing all day long on No-
name Lake, he finally scored — two 2-lb.
largemouth bass hit the same plug, were
hooked and promptly boated by Walt.
find ill ihc Hoods Canal area. They were
taken last July during exceptionally low
tides.
"In spile of their si/e, the geoduck
are very tasty and tender and prized as
a delicacy. They are becoming quite
scarce and can only be obtained at ex-
treme low tides. It lakes real work to
get them as they are usually down two
feet or more. Mr. Pfaff is an expert at
digging them and we were able to get
our limit (3 per person) each day. Some
were considerably larger than the one
depicted in the photo."
(There is a record of a Geoduck clam
dug in Netarts Bay, Oregon that meas-
ured 6% inches in shell length and
weighed 6'/2 pounds.)
Pfaff Loaded with Geoducks.
Pacific Coast lobster grow big!
■ Lotta Lobster
Don Hibbard of Wilmington, Califor-
nia writes;
"The warm, clear waters off Southern
California has prompted many outdoor-
minded people in the area to take up
skin and scuba diving. Divers here view
a grandeur in scenic beauty that can
be compared to the most famous of land
wonders. In addition to practicing under-
water photography and collecting speci-
mens, diving provides some occasional
table fare. Here is a pic of my two boys,
holding a 16-lb. lobster I captured just
before Christmas this past year. Both
boys are top swimmers and Billy, the
oldest, age 9, has his own diving gear,
■ Batch of Big Blues
Friends call Terry Rudd of Hicksville,
New York, a member of Local 1772,
"The Little Guy with the Big Blues" and
the picture on the next page tells why:
Brother Rudd with a few of the bluefish
he nipped in the saltchuck off Long
Island. Depicted are but a few from the
overall catch, the largest of which tipped
the scales at !6-lbs., 5-ozs.
22
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Rudd and his blues.
■ Moose Report
Jim Talles of Bampton. Ontario, hit
the hunter's jackpot — a bull moose in
the White River country that dressed out
at 900 pounds, followed by a cow this
past season that dressed out at close to
1,000 pounds. They were shot 25 feet
from each other, at approximately the
same time, on the same day. Top that.
■ Prize Minus Fish
Martin Neuhausen Jr. participating in
the Jaycee Fishing Derby out of Kali-
spell. Montana, was a proud lad when
he nipped an 8-lb. Dolly Varden trout
and learned, after the contest was over,
it was by far, the largest entered that
day.
He had it displayed on the bank for
the judges to see. However, before they
reached, the earth gave away beneath
the fish and it slid, tantalizingly, down
the bank and into the current.
Fortunately for him, he had previously
registered the catch with derby officials
and, although he did go home without
the fish, he, nevertheless, was awarded
first prize: A new boat and trailer.
■ Whale of a Walleye
A small, unproductive-looking pond,
formed from an abandoned sandpit out-
side of town held the most noteworthy
angling experience for Adam Howat of
North Platte, Nebraska. It was there
that he caught the biggest fish of his
angling lifetime — a 12-lb. walleye. Any-
body got a larger one to report?
■ Odds and Ends
Hunters in Europe have lured deer
within shooting range by hiring violin-
ists to play for them, the National Geo-
graphic Society says. In Sweden, one
critical moose became so enraged at what
he heard that he charged in to the blind,
and killed both the hunter and musician.
Portuguese call dried cod o fiel amigo,
the faithful friend, and claim to have
devised 365 ways of preparing the fish —
one for each day of the year.
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LOCAL UNION NEWS
Pin Presentations in the Limelight 'r^*' ^^'}^^\
*^ Of Local 132
In Many Sections of North America
25- Year Members Honored in Arkansas
Members
32 Honored
HOT SPRINGS. ARK. — Twenty-(wo members of Local 891 were recently awarded
service pins for membership of 25 years or more. Those so honored, seen in photo-
graph above, included, seated from left: M. C. Thompson, 28 years; H. L. Nickels,
30 years, J. H. LeCroy, 25 years. First row, standing: C. A. Kirkpatrick, 46 years;
Lewis Groves, 25 years; A. J. Sears, 30 years; Frank Sears, 55 years; Oscar Robinson,
28 years; J. K. Groves, 25 years. Back row: Joe Marty, 29 years; T. F. Needham, 33
years, and Paul Wright, 27 years. Members, not pictured, who received pins were:
Carl Anderson, 32 years; Clarence Bray, 28 years; C. L. Brown, 35 years; E. L.
Carlisle, 32 years; Carl Gross, 33 years; Charles Mowery, 48 years; Edward Nelson,
26 years; P. K. Ogdon, 30 years; Milton Tanner, 25 years, and Clarence Vaughn,
25 years. The local was established in 190L
Alabama Local Presents Service Pins
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GADSDEN, ALA. — Local Inion 1371 honored a past president and 25-year mem-
bers at a presentation ceremony recently. In the photo above are, standing from
left: Charles E. Day, Past President pin; Raymond Quinn, W. H. Wilder, William
M. Pentecost, Van Garrard, O. D. Wright, J. H. Day and Guy Condray. Seated,
from left: Ralph Bullard, R. M. Letson and F. R. Vinyard.
Roy L. Miller, left, and Guy Hesselgesser,
right, were given 50-year pins by L.U.
President Joseph Groomes, center.
WASHINGTON. D.C.— Fifty-year pins
were presented to four members of Local
Union 132 recently although Roy L.
Miller and Guy Hesselgesser were present
to receive their awards from President
Joseph N. Groomes. Fred Blankenship
and George Dreyer were prevented by
illness and family illness from attending
the ceremony. Local 132 has a total of
61 50-year members.
Two 25- Year Members
Of Local 2785 Honored
THE DALLES, ORE.— Brothers Wilburt
A. Rogers, center, and Archie E. Hall,
right, of Local 2785, Lumber and Saw-
mill Workers, recently were presented
their 25-year pins for continuous mem-
bership. Brother William A. Neumann,
left, who made the presentation, will
have 30 years' continuous membership
this year, and will be eligible for the
Brotherhood pension.
24
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Completion Certificates to Detroit Apprentices
DETROIT. MICH.— The Detroit Carpen-
try Joint Apprenticeship Committee held
its 20th Annual Graduation Banquet on
February 26 at which 45 graduating
apprentices received their Journeyman's
Certificates from the United Brotherhood
and also a Certificate of Completion from
the United States Department of Labor,
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
On hand to present certificates were
Peter Terzick, General Treasurer of the
United Brotherhood; Stuart Proctor, re-
tired Head Instructor. Apprentice Train-
ing School and member of International
Apprenticeship Committee; James Whyte,
field representative of the Department of
Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and
Training; and Henry Tuck. Head Carpen-
try Instructor at the Apprentice Training
School.
Among the dignitaries attending this
year's function were State Senator Ray-
mond Dzendzel, who also is business rep-
resentative of Carpenters Local 982; Jack
Wood, Secretary-Manager of the Detroit
Building Trades Council; Stan Arnold,
Secretary-Treasurer of the Michigan State
Building and Construction Trades Coun-
cil; Len Zimmerman, Secretary-Treasurer,
Michigan State Carpenters Council; L. M.
Weir, Secretary-Treasurer, Detroit Car-
penters District Council plus represent-
atives of the sponsoring and participating
Organizations of the Apprenticeship Pro-
gram.
This year's speakers included Peter
Terzick. International Treasurer; Anthony
Ochocki, Secretary. J.A.C.; Ernest Lan-
dry. Chairman, J.A.C.; and Bruce Lauer,
graduate apprentice, representing his class.
General Treasurer Terzick.
Graduating apprentices at the recent Detroit JAC banquet. Chairman Ernest Landry
Pennsylvania Local Union Presents 25- Year Pins
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KINGSTON, PA. — Local 768, Kingston, honored its 25-ycar members at a dinner party held at KonefaPs Restaurant in
Edwardsville.
Shown in the photograph above are the program principals and the honored guests. Seated, from left, are Louis Blockus,
George Swan, Reynold Vanderhof, Willard Phillips, Nicholas Camevale and Otto Kemper.
Standing: George Kasimer, Ivan Covert, Clement C. Macy, president of Local 768; Elwood Spencer, former vice president;
Eugene Considine, business representative; Willard Smith and Stanley Shaffer.
Other recipients of 25-year awards were Russell Baird, Fred Broshart, Robert J. Gulp, John Fabian, Howard Hess, Warren
Johnson, Albert Krackenfels, William McKenna, Daniel Miller and Edward Updike.
Zigmund Benkowski served as dinner chairman, assisted by John Osolnik and Harold Palmer. President Macy was the Master
of Ceremonies.
JUNE, 1966
25
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Local 740
Member Carves
Unusual Wood
Artifacts
Bedstead carved by Ed Fox of
Local 740 measures five feet,
eight inches in hcicht and has
a full back one-and-a-half
inches thick.
Photos above, from the left, display some of Brother Fo.x's artistry. Likeness of Ed
and his wife Gertrude are reflected in polished hardwood; marquetry picture of
daughter Barbara Ann; and figures from "three graces."
BROOKLYN, N. Y.— The wood sculp-
ture shown on this page is the handi-
work of Ed Fox, financial secretary of
Millwright Local 740. According to
James Wren, also of Local 740 who
sent these photos to the editor of the
Carpenter, Brother Fox has spent as
long as 18 months constructing some of
these fine wood carvings. That was the
time required for the intricate and de-
tailed model of the famous clipper ship
"Flying Cloud."
One of the more intriguing works of
wood art fashioned by Brother Fox is
the totem pole shown below. This color-
ful sculpture greets visitors to Fox's In-
dian Trail home located high over New
York's East River.
The ornate carved bed pictured above
required 145 hours of painstaking work
to finish. One of the more interesting
of Fox's collection is the highly polished
"Three Graces" sculptures which is carved
from a single piece of wood.
Totem pole (left) stands guard outside Fox's home, located appropriately enough,
in the Indian Trail section along New York' East River. At right is model of clipper
ship that required 18 months to complete.
26
THE CARPENTER
Local 1108 Veterans Honored At Dinner Dance
CLEVELAND, O.— Members of Local
1108, with years of service ranging from
35 to 60 years, were recently lionored
by the membership at a dinner dance.
Forty-nine members of the local were
eligible to receive service pins and
nearly half of this number were able to
attend the affair and received their pins
in person. Top photo, left to right: Emil
Blaba, 40 years; William Konyha, Ste-
phen Dodd, Sr., 40 years; and Harry
Anderson, 40 years. Center photo, left
to right (top): Emil Blaha, 40 years;
William Loehr, 40 years; George Han-
zely, 40 years. Bottom: Frank Early, 50
years; Steve Husney, 50 years; Stephen
Haller, 45 years; John Parilak, 35 years.
Bottom photo, left to right (top): John
Diest, 50 years; Harry Anderson, 40
years; William Schleben, 50 years; Earl
Armbruster, 40 years; Stephen Dodd,
Sr., 40 years; John Saulit, 35 years;
Nels Kulberg, 50 years; Henry Reichel.
40 years. Bottom, T. A. Kalcic. 45 years;
Rudy Yankee, 40 years; Louis Mareinek,
40 years; Alfred Swanson, 45 years;
John Armbruster, 45 years; Fred Wen-
gatz, 40 years.
Puncture Protective Footwear
Carpenters probably step on more
nails than anybody else. At least we
do know that protruding nails consti-
tute one of the leading sources of in-
juries to carpenters. Such injuries are
not spectacular but they are painful
and often have serious consequences.
The following report from the Con-
struction Section of the National Safety
Council tells of some promising devel-
opments in all-round safety shoes
which will give convenient and effec-
tive protection against this kind of
hazard.
lust one caution: It makes good
.safety sense to protect yourself with
useful protective equipment. But don't
let that keep you from demanding the
best possible housekeeping on the jobs
you work on. Eliminating the causes
of accidents is still the best way to pre-
vent injuries.
Puncture wounds have always been
a major hazard in our construction in-
dustry. These are particularly serious
in erection of concrete structures —
such as foundations, bridges, buildings,
or culverts — where wrecked formwork
with protruding nails becomes a prime
source of such wounds. Contractors
often find that foot-puncture wounds
vary from 10 per cent to 30 per cent
of all doctor-treatment cases.
The problem can be offset to a great
extent if construction employes wear
shoes with puncture-protective insoles:
• At least two shoe manufacturers
make a safety shoe with a steel insole
built in between the regular sole and
a cushioned insole.
• Boots which furnish the same
puncture protection are also available.
• Puncture-protective insole inserts
in both shoe and boot last sizes are
commercially available.
For source information inquire of
your safety shoe dealer or the Na-
tional Safety Council.
JUNE, 1966
27
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Retiring Hudson County Leader
Honored By Jersey City Testimonial
The photograph above shows those at Lociil 486's head table. From left llic.v arc:
Rev. Father E. C. Gardner; Thomas .?. I'osey, President, Hudson County District
Council; Mrs. Beck; John Stobcr, former District Council president and (oastmaster;
the gncst of honor, Albert .1. Beck, Sr.; Kalcij;h Rajoppi, F.xccutive Board Member,
Second District, and President, New Jersey State Council; Henry R. Cook, former
Hudson County Business Representative and President, Local 391; Representative
Cornelius GallaKher, 13th District of New Jersey.
JERSEY CITY. N. J.— Albert J. Beck,
Sr., retiring Hudson County Business
Representative and President of Local
486, was honored with a testimonial din-
ner at the Skyline Cabana Club at which
more than 500 people were in attendance.
Brother Beck, who retired after 30
years as Business Agent of the Hudson
County District Council, was presented
with a gold membership card, a color
television, several other gifts and a purse
at the cocktail reception dinner and
dance. Carpenter groups from New
York State and Pennsylvania joined with
the New Jersey local imions in making
it a memorable evening.
Local 540 Celebrates 66th Anniversary
WALTHAM
CARPENTERS UNION
LOCAL St
Waltham carpenters celebrate 66th anniversary. Front row, left to right: Andrew
Shuster, Edward Gallagher, William Hancock, John Kelliher, Allan Stirling, Thomas
Ranley. Joseph Robillard and Charles Cunniffe. Standing, left to right: Stanley
Landry, Thomas McGuigan, Wilfred Landry and Harry Hodgson.
WALTHAM. MASS, — Members of
Local 540 recently held a banquet to
celebrate the 66th anniversary of the
founding of their local union. In attend-
ance was a large delegation of state un-
ion officials.
Andrew Shuster, president of the Mas-
sachusetts State Carpenters Council, con-
gratulated the local, and William Han-
cock, president of the Grand Council,
brought greetings.
President John Kelliher of the Newton
District Council and Edward Gallagher,
business agent, addressed the audience.
Helping Allan Stirling, president of
Local 540 and their guests from 22 locals
were the officers of Local 540, including
Vice President Thomas Ranley, Record-
ing Secretary Thomas Short, Treasurer
Joseph Robillard. Financial Secretary
Charles Cunniffe, Warden Stanley Lan-
dry, Trustees Harry Hodgson, Wilfred
Landry, Thomas McGuigan and Con-
ductor Allan MacNeil.
Cities and towns represented from the
Newton District were: Newton, Natick,
Needham, Concord. Bedford, Wayland,
Dover, Cochituate, Weston, Waltham,
Wellesley, Lincoln, Sudbury and Water-
town. Delegations from several districts
also attended, including Worchester,
Quincy, Lawrence, Middlesex and Arling-
ton.
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Local 954 Presents Service Pins
MT. VERNON, WASH. — Ten nienibers were honored by Local Union 954 at the
annual presentation ceremony of 25-year pins. The pins were presented by Paul
Rudd, International Representative. In the photo above are, from left in front row:
Harry Randall, Axel Ekiand, John Sward, Floyd Vandenburg and Lloyd Richards.
In rear, from left: Estel Browne, Howard Browne, Mack Johnson, Norris Sturdy,
Robert Nelson and Rudd.
L.U. 1569 Valentine
MEDICINE HAT, ALTA.. CAN.— The
valentine at right was sent to the carpen-
ters at Suffield Experimental Station,
members of Local 1569, by kinder-
garten students at the station. Each child's
name was on one of the small hearts at-
tached to the large heart. A number of
permanent carpenters on civil service are
at the station, but presently, ten members
of the local are also working there.
The valentine was put up in the car-
penters' lunch room in appreciation of
the things the carpenters make for them
from time to time.
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Proud Apprentices Receive Diplomas
KIRKSVILLE, MO. — Receiving certificates at an Award Assembly of Local 2057
recently were left to right: seated, Charles Rigdon, Art Buchanan, Edward F. Harris,
Ronald James, Donald Gregory and Charlie Beach. Standing, Kenneth P. Barnes,
Darrell D. Bragg, Charles S. Williams, Bill Reed, Neil Linder and Bill Griswold.
Others who earned certificates and are not pictured were James Rose, Daryl Watson,
John L. McFarland, Carl Clifford Hays and John Jackson.
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Veteran Local 122
Mem bers.Appren tice
Graduates Honored
PHILADELPHIA. PA.— The original
ciiailer was proudly on display and so
were a band of Philadelphia Local 122
members with a combined continuous
membership of 4,853 years. The occa-
sion was a special salute to the 131 mem-
bers with 25 to 60 years of service to the
cause of trade unionism.
TOP PHOTO— Officers and guests seated
at the head tabic are introduced by James
O'Oonnell, president of Local 122. From
the left are Robert H. Gray, secretary-
treasurer of the Philadelphia District
Council: George Walsh, president, Penn-
sylvania State Council of Carpenters;
Raleigh Rajoppi. general evecutivc board
member; William Sidell, second general
vice president; O'Donnell; Patrick E.
Durkin, vice president of the local; Ray-
mond Ginnetti, general representative;
Stephen Daly, recording secretary; and
William P. Durkin, business representa-
tive, Philadelphia District Council.
ABOVE CENTER — Members with fifty
and sixty years service are shown with
special invited guests. Bottom rov%, left
to right: Albert Frantz, 50; James Shoultz,
60; Fred Glaser. 60; Fred Teubel, 50;
Peter Trumpf, 50; James McNeill. 50.
Middle row left to right: Herman Nelson,
51; Walter Smyth. 52; Floyd Kemp, 55;
Patrick Durkin, 51, and Raleigh Rajoppi,
General E.vecutive Board Member. Top
row, left-right: Robert H. Gray, Secre-
tary - Treasurer, Philadelphia District
Council; Raymond Ginnetti, General
Representative; William P. Durkin,
Business Representative; William Sidell,
Second General Vice President; George
Walsh, President, Pennsylvania State
Council of Carpenters. Honorable Judge
Louis Vlgnoli, President Delaware Val-
ley Maritime Port Council, and James
O'Donnell, President Local 122.
BELOW CENTER— June 1965 graduates
of Joint Apprentice Training Program
are congratulated and presented with
monogramed sans by Secretary -Treasurer
Robert H. Gray (right) and Martin A.
Durkin, Apprentice Coordinator (left).
Left to right: Thomas Kenny, Joseph
Kelly, and Claude Zacury.
BOTTOM PHOTO— Patrick E. Durkin,
51 year member, receives pin from sons
Martin A. Durkin, Philadelphia District
Council Joint Apprentice Coordinator
(left) William P. Durkin, Business Repre-
sentative, Philadelphia District Council
(right); James O'Donnell, President, Lo-
cal 122 (right rear) Brother Patrick E.
Durkin and sons Martin and William
represent 89 years membership in the
Brotherhood.
30
THE CARPENTER
Local Unions Honor 25, 50 Year Members
IRONTON. OHIO— The meeting hall
of Carpenters Local Union 1111, Ironton,
Ohio, was the scene of 50-year member-
ship pins being presented by General
Representative Robert Sauer, to those
seated in the photo. These five members
seated represent a total of 261 years of
continuous membership in the Brother-
hood.
General Representative Robert Sauer,
conveyed congratulations to the recipients
of 50-year membership pins, from our
General President, General Officers, and
General Executive Board. Brother Sauer
made an interesting and impressive
speech portraying the respect that was
commanded by the early members of our
organization of their communities. He
commended our senior members in help-
ing to build the great organization that
we enjoy today.
Member Has Unusual
Collection of Wood
MILLERSTOWN, Pa.— A veteran car-
penter of 26 years writes to the General
Office of his love of wood, something all
of us in the trade have in greater or less
degree. But Donald Wetzler of Millers-
town, Pa., a member of Local 287. seems
to have developed a greater fondness for
wood than most.
Brother Wetzler writes that some years
ago he started collecting pieces of wood
from all over the world and now has
over 300 specimens. As a hobby, Wetz-
ler likes to combine his imagination and
carpentry skills to create interesting pieces
of furniture for himself and his friends
using wood from his collection.
An avid outdoorsman, he keeps a
wary eye for different species of wood
during hunting and fishing trips. Wetzler
hopes that there are other members who
share his enthusiasm for wood collecting
and might be interested in joining the
International Wood Collectors Society. If
so, you can obtain further information by
writing to Donald E. Wetzler, Millers-
town, Pa. 17062.
IRONTON, O. — Front row from left: Calvin Payne, 54 years; George Hortcl,
51 years; Raymond Kurtz, 50 years; Earl Bussey, 52 years; Fredrick Kurtz, 54 years.
Back row: C. E. Vanderpool, secretary-treasurer, Tri-State District Council of Car-
penters; Fred Price, business representative. Local 302, Huntington, W. Va.; Jack
D. Hughes, business representative. Local 1111; Robert Sauer, General Representa-
tive, who made the presentations.
BERKELEY, CALIF. — Local Union 1158 was recently host to 63 guests at a dinner
at Spongers Fish Grotto on the occasion of presentation of 25-year membership pins
to 17 members of the local union.
Among the distinguished guests were Bro. Tom Cherry, Local 642, Richmond,
Assistant State Coordinator of Apprentices, and his wife; Bro. Gunnar Benonys,
Chairman, East Bay Apprentice Committee and Business Representative of Local
36, Oakland, and his wife. Bro. Cherry gave an interesting and informative talk
on the apprentice program in California.
Seen in the photograph above are, standing, from left: Arthur Halstrom, Nick
Afdamo, Irwin Burner, Raymond Canhani, Othar Jensen, William C. Johnson, Jack
Kuck, A. J. Woodhouse. Seated: H. E. Stevens, Bufrod Walsh, Joseph Dicenso,
Harold Morton, Herbert Hopper, Walter Hendrickson, Lester Thompson, Emil
Kaleva, Raymond Rice.
Other Brothers who were unable to attend included Leo D. Hamilton, Carl M.
Hince, Albert Lusk, Anton A. Olsen, Lester Olsen, L. M. Sykes, Milton Sykes, and
B. F. Thompson. These Brothers received their pins by mail or otherwise from our
Financial Secretary, John Hartwick. Brother George T. Steedman was to have
received a 50-year pin, but he was unable to attend the dinner. Brothers Anton A.
Olsen and George T. Steedman, scheduled to receive pins, passed on shortly before
the presentation date.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Local 308 recently presented 25-year pins to 63 of the local's members in a special ceremony.
Calvin Kennedy, Local 308 president, was master of ceremonies and Fred Pedersen, secretary-treasurer of the Iowa State
Council, presented the pins to 38 of the veteran members who were present. Also present at the ceremony in the picture
above, in addition to the honored members, Pedersen and Kennedy, was Business Representative Earl E. Edwards.
JUNE, 1966
31
Local ]11)> Fetes Old-Tiiuers al Local Labor Temple
Above: Twenty-fivc-year members honored by Local 1143 included (front row, left
right): George Bell, Edward Johnson. IVIartin Binner, Clarence Nelson, Robert
Wooley, Olc Lundering, Ingwald Moan and Melvin Riidrud. Back row (left to right):
Wcnzel Svec, William Lyons, Kerniit Rudrud, Glen Brinkman, Elmer Lorenz, Ralph
Kniidson, Hans Zabel and Greg Adams. Also George Strasser. Leroy Juen, Edward
Beissel, Leonard Clark, Edward Weiland. Loren Johnson, William A. Eckart and
Adolph Masewicz.
Right: Fifty-year members William Roedel and Charles Satek are honored by
L.U. 1143 Financial Secretary Patrick Kelly, left, and President Jack Reihl, right.
LA CRASSE, WIS.— An awards din-
ner and party was held by Local 1143
in the AFL-CIO Labor Temple, La
Crosse, Wis.
Two members received gold pins for
50-year membership, and silver pins were
awarded to 38 members with 25 years
or more in the local.
Pres. Jack Reihl distributed the awards
with the assistance of Patrick Kelley.
The banquet was attended by 360
members and their wives.
32
THE CARPENTER
York Local Marks 80th
Birthday With Dinner
YORK. PA. — Local 191 recently ob-
served its 80th anniversary with a dinner
dance held at the Loyal Order of Moose
Home in York. Certificates of apprentice-
ship completion were awarded Albert T.
Gohn and Robert A. Pittenger. Recog-
nition was given the 59 members of the
local who have had 25 years or more of
continuous membership.
Guests included Raymond Ginetti,
General Representative; Congressman N.
Neiman Crayley, Jr.; George M. Walish,
President, Pennsylvania State Council;
Robert H. Gray, Secretary-Treasurer of
Philadelphia District Council and local
contractors.
The members and guests enjoyed en-
tertainment and a steak dinner. Local
191*3 charter was awarded in June, 1886,
and was signed by Peter J. McGuire.
Those members honored for continu-
ous membership and their years of mem-
bership are; JJarry C. Sunday (66),
Charles Sterner (60), Howard F. Wil-
liams (50), Harvey A. Sechrist (50),
Tempest J. Hamm (49), Marvin A. Gentz-
ler (49), Harry C. Barnhart (49), John
Stambaugh (49), J. Ralph Bair (49),
Warren H. Deveney (41), Sterling Stam-
baugh (33), Sherman Ruth (33), John S.
Ehrhart (33), Harvey A. King (33). and
Victor C. Zech (33).
Also Millard K. Leiphart (32), Ed-
mond T. Pendleton (32), Fred Shive (32),
Daniel Rehmeyer (32), Horace Tyson
(32), Warren Tyson (32), Robert Schroll
(31), Harry Trimmer (31), Elmer Forry
(31), Oliver Forry (31), John Werner (30),
Edward D. Ferree (30). James T. Mor-
ton (30), Maurice W. Shoff (29), and
William W. Reigart (29).
Also Wells G. Stahl (29), David Byers
ABOVE: From left: Bro. Jeremiah D. Fayth, Jr., displays iiis new 25-year member-
ship pin at Local 191 dinner-dance after Congressman N. Neiman Craley, Jr. had
presented certificates of apprentice completion to Robert A. Pittenger and, right,
Albert T. Gohn. BELOW: From left: Dale K. Gemmill, Financial Secretary and
Business Agent of Local 191 chats with the union's member with most seniority, 66-
year-member Harry C. Sunday, center, and the local's Vice President, Howard F.
Williams, whose membership goes back to May, 1916.
(29), Jesse E. Stambaugh (29), Norman
J. Gross (29), Stanley J. Carlson (29),
Walter Richardson (28), Ralph D. Nell
(27), Norman Weigard (27), Paul Klei-
nard (26), Donald Trimmer (26), Pierce
Krebs (26), Spencer Ferree (26), Harry
M. Waltemeyer (26), Marris Hershock
(26), and Earl Panebaker (26).
Twenty-five-year members are; Jere-
miah D. Fauth, George V. Billet, Leroy
A. Boyer, Charles C. King, Edward
Knisley, Cletus Ecker. Chester Strickler,
Lavere Boose, John Baugher, Leonard
J. Gehb, Harry M. Myers, Lawrence
McCauslin, William Julius and S. J.
Miller.
Tampa Fetes 25- Year Veterans in Recent Ceremonies
TAMPA, FLA. — At the regular meeting of Local No. 696,
on Monday, February 14, 25-year membership pins were pre-
sented to eligible members. In the photograph seated at left
is Art Hallgren, 1st Vice President of Florida AFL-CIO; seated
at right is Wm. E. Allen, Secretary-Treasurer of Florida AFL-
CIO, who made the presentation. Standing (front row, left to
right) are: C. T. Wolfe, J. S. Speer, V. S. Martin, J. B. Jackson,
J. T. Gurr, Edward Eckstein, B. B. Dossey, W. P. Danford,
Willie Collins, A. E. Butcher, J. A. Anderson. Back row (left
to right) are: George Reynolds, M. A. Peacock, Tom Monaco,
F. B. Love, H. V. Hope, Dan Gonzalez, W. E. Bostick. Jr.,
Henderson Bass, J. T. Aulick, A. V. Williams. Not shown in
the photo are: J. W. Almon, H. J. Awtrey, E. B. Brannin, E. E.
Bryant, Jean Daniels, E. E. Doub, K. R. Hammer, K. O. Han-
cock, L. L. Harris, T. J. Jackman, J. M. Jerkins, T. D. Mc-
Clain, E. E. Nistal, S. H. Olsen, C. R. Powell, Harry White,
W. A. Williams. E. P. Murphy, not shown in photo, received
a Past President's pin.
JUNE, 1966
33
Local 155 ami Voleraii
Members Both Feled
Oil 80lh Anniversary
I'l.AINFlELD. N.J.— Ciiipcntcrs ;ina
Millwrights Local 155 reccnlly held ;i
illnncr ilancc and entertainment at the
Arbor Inn. Piseataway, N. J., in celebra-
tion of the local's 80th anniversary. Rep-
resentatives of other carpentry locals
throughout New Jersey and New York
also attended.
The local was chartered in Plainlicid
on March 20, 1886, with lob Male as its
first president. The local has been active
in contributing free labor for worthy
groups and projects for many years, the
most recent being the Sabiga Home Ad-
dition. Duer St.. North Plainfield, Home
of the Sabiga Quadruplets.
Guest speaker was Raleigh Rajoppi of
Springfield. N. J., a member of the In-
ternational Executive Board. Other
guests were Robert F. Ohlwieler and
Raymond Ginnetti, General Representa-
tives. Also present were Fred Porges.
Adult Education Supervisor of the Mid-
dlesex County School System.
Board member Rajoppi was the main
speaker before the 270 in attendance and
congratulated the membership for their
willingness to help others. Brother Ra-
joppi presented the 60- 50- and 40-year
pins and Brothers Ohlwieler and Ginnetti
presented the other members their awards.
Mayor Orlando Abbruzzesc of North
Plainfield presented the local with a
plaque in behalf of the Borough for the
efl^orts extended by their members on the
Sabiga Quadruplets Home in that Bor-
ough. Mr. Lowell Hansen of the
Watchung Council Boy Scouts of Amer-
ica paid tribute to Fred J. Nusbaiim, the
Local's Business Representative, for his
leadership in Local 155 community proj-
ects. He presented the Local with a
plaque for the labor donated by the mem-
bers of Local 155 when they built three
four-room bungalows at the Glen Gard-
ner Camp to house faculty members'
families when the camp is open. Nus-
baum was master of ceremonies for the
affair and was also chairman of the com-
mittee, being assisted by Charles Lamb,
."Vlick Lawrence, Edward Margentino,
Bernard McDonald, George Page, An-
thony Santangelo and Rudolph Wolf, all
members of the local. Members honored
for length of membership and presented
with service pins were as follows: 60
years, Harry Dorflinger, Emil Osterblom
and Charles Allen; 50 years. James Mc-
Gauley and Adam Nuernberger; 40
years, Albert Thomas. Also 32 years,
Fred Hinneberg, Frank Mansbery, Ro-
man Milos, Andrew Martin and Lloyd
Lindsley. 31 years, William Abel, Louis
Hansen. Raymond Mantz and Charles
Moore. 30 years, Steve Aklan. Oscar
Johnson, John Lamson, Fred Langbein,
Fred T. Nusbaum. William Rogers,
Trygve Skorge, William Stiles. Walter
Thomas and Edgar Vail. 29 years, Mario
Genevaro, Joel Giddes. Henry Gruber.
Joseph Gruber, Gustav Kreinke, Norman
new
J\UDEL
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Left to right: Mayor of North Plainfield,
Orlando .\bbriizzese. Executive Board
Member Raleigh Rajoppi, Business Rep-
resentative Local 155 Fred J. Nusbaum.
Laustsen, John Morkavich and Joseph
Paladino. 28 years, Mathew Hurtack,
Robert Jones, George Kuhl, Anthony
Santangelo, William Vosseller, Anthony
Valentino, William Wickett and Teddy
Zdzbielo. 27 years, Henry Bouchard,
Waller Harrison. George Hartfelder and
Salvatore Squitiere. 26 years, Knut Cedar-
berg, John Lubsen, Cornelius Miller and
Anthony Risoli. 25 years, George Ben-
nett, Russell Elliott. James Grievo and
James Stiles.
The local recently opened a new office
in North Plainfield after being located in
Plainfield for 79 years, but is still known
as Local 155 of Plainfield, N. J. The
present officers of Local 155 are Presi-
dent, Joseph Johnson; Vice President,
Archie Dunn; Recording Secretary,
George W. L. Page; Financial Secretary,
Alick S. Lawrence; Treasurer, Charles
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Local 783 Presents Pins On 65tli Anniversary
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Twenty-five and 50-year pins were presented to 28 members
of Local Union 783 on the local's 65th Anniversary. The combined years of those
receiving pins total over 900 years.
The following were present for picture: Front row, left to right: Art Anderson, 25
years; Ben Jenson, 27 years; Lars Johnson, 54 years and Paul Schrader, 54 years.
Second row, left to right: Earl Rotherham, 29 years; Ole Hedland, 27 years; Harold
Smith, 31 years and Soren Clemenson, 27 years. Back row, left to right: Ralph Gerry,
25 years; Ray Prang, 31 years; Albert Nelson, 49 years; Serylle Deruytter, 25 years.
Standing to right of picture, receiving pin, is Arvid Wicklund, 50 years. Presenting
the pin is James Halliday, president of Local 783. The following were not present
for picture: Lou Bale, 31 years; James Bredeson, 25 years; Harold Dickey, 31 years;
M. A. Famestad, 31 years; Paul Hanson, 28 years; Henry Huhn, 30 years; Einar Lar-
son, 31 years; A. M. Klosterman, 25 years; N. J. Martinson, 31 years; John Mason, 28
years; Fred Michael, 26 years; Cecil Mose, 50 years; Carl Nelson, 30 years; T. W.
Oleson, 28 years and Fred Payne, 32 years.
34
THE CARPENTER
91- Year-Old Member Receives Pin
MACON, GA. — In the photo above are
12 veteran members of Local 144 who
received pins for service ranging from
25 to over 60 years at a recent presenta-
tion ceremony.
In the right photo G. £. Smith, age 91,
walks to the rostrum unassisted and re-
ceives his 62-year service pin from J.
Golden Brown, General Representative
from Georgia. Smith was born the year
before Gen. George Custer and every one
of his 265-raan 7th Cavalry were slaugh-
tered by Sitting Bull's Sioux Indians at
the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana.
This month is the 90th anniversary of
Custer's Last Stand — on June 25.
Blind Brother Still Attends Meetings
KANSAS CITY, KANS.— Local 797 in Kansas City recently honored its 25-year
members at a ceremony where membership pins were presented. In the photograph
above are, seated from left: William Barnes; John L. Mason, now blind but seldom
misses attending a meeting, and John Ivory. All are charter members. Standing,
from left, are Morris Eastland, President, Kansas State Council; Stanley Boyd, 25-
year member; Charles Miller, Secretary-Treasurer, Kansas State Council; Henry
Brown, President, Kansas City, Mo., City District Council Lewis Boone, Jr., charter
member, and Dr. Earl D. Thomas, retired school principal and currently a city coun-
cilman who helped to organize the local union, who was also the guest speaker. The
pin for Ulysses Boyd, who was unable to be present, was received in his behalf
by his son, Stanley.
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CONSTRUCTION
COST
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[f you have the ambition to become the top
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to start a successful contracting business of
your own — we can teach you everything you
need to know to become an expert construc-
tion cost estimator. A journeyman carpenter
with the equivalent of a high school education
is well qualified to study our easy-to-understand
home study course, Construction Cost Esti-
mating.
WHAT WE TEACH
We teach you to read plans and specifications,
take off materials, and figure the costs of ma-
terials and labor. You prepare complete esti-
mates from actual working drawings just like
those you will find on every construction proj-
ect. You learn how to arrive at the bid price
that is correct for work in your locality based
on your material prices and wage rates. Our
course is seJf-teaching. After you study each
lesson you correct your own work by compar-
ing it to sample estimates which we supply.
You don't need to send lessons back and forth ;
therefore you can proceed at your own pace.
When you complete this course you will know
how to estimate the cost of all types of con-
struction ; residences, schools, churches, and in-
dustrial, commercial, and institutional build-
ings. Our instructions are practical and com-
plete. We show you exactly how to proceed,
step by step, from the time you unroJl the
plans until you actually submit your proposal.
ACCURATE LABOR COST DATA
The labor cost data which we supply is not
vague and theoretical — it is correct for work
in your locality — we leave nothing to guess-
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sons why it is difficult to estimate construction
costs accurately, we teach you how to arrive
at a competitive bid price — low enough to get
the job — high enough to realize a profit.
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You don't need to pay us one cent until you
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that our course will advance you in the build-
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Denver, Colorado 80210
JUNE, 1966
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IN MEMORIAM
L.U. NO. 2.
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Agnor, Guy VV.
Hafertepen. Clarence S.
L.U. NO. 11.
CLE^•ELAN^. OHIO
Anderson, Anton
Brcster, Robert
Coons. Jesse D.
L.U. NO. 12,
SYRACUSE. N.Y.
Patrick, Roman
Schong, Nick
L.U. NO. 15,
HACKENSACK, N.J.
Carini, Joseph
Carlsen, Liidvvig
DeGrafF, Richard
Hervieux, Medard
Schmid, Otto
Warchalowski, Joseph
L.U. NO. 27.
TORONTO, ONT.,
CANADA
Black. Harold
Craven, Harold
Croken, Walter D.
Dooley, Bernard
Gillespie, Thomas J.
Jensen, Albert
Johnston, William
McConnell, John
McKay, Fred
Mode, Bruce E.
Niemi, Karl
Ozolins, Ronald
Sinclair, Alex
Smith, Benjamin J.
Smith, John T.
Stocki, John T.
Tronell, John T.
Zemkik, Andres
L.U. NO. 35,
SAN RAFAEL. CALIF.
Arp, William H.
Magnetti. Carlo
Ward, Hugh
Wolpers, Bruce
L.U. NO. 36,
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Davidsson, Toivo
L.U. NO. 40
BOSTON, MASS.
Berry, Leroy A.
Green. Ralph R., Sr,
Murphy, Nicholas T.
Noel, T, Andrew
Price, Ernest
L.U. NO. 42.
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Ebejer, Emmie
Haas, Eugene H.
Oval lie, Jose A,
Smith, Joseph H,
Wysokov, A. A.
L.U. NO. 46,
SAULT STE. MARIE,
MICH.
Bailey, Blain
Corriveau, Wilford
Lavvson, Harold
Staley, Robert
L.U. NO. 51.
BOSTON. MASS.
Brauneis. Joseph
Costa, James
Gangi, John
Isenstein, Joseph
Jennings. Herbert
Paul. Lazarus
Schreiber. August
L.U. NO. 55,
DENVER, COLO.
Kelly. Eugene J.
L.U. NO. 60,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Fahy. Edward P.
Levengood, Leslie
McClure, Ray
Morris, P. A.
Newton, John R.
Van Meter, Emery
Whittington, Leonard
L.LT. NO. 62.
CHICAGO, ILL.
Anderson, Victor
Geibel, Robert
Karlson. Karl Robert
Johnson. Kenneth
Mulcahy. Thomas F.
White. Allan
L.U. NO. 74,
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Garner. A. D.
May. F. H.
Upton. M. B.
L.U. NO. 83,
HALIFAX, N. S.,
CANADA
Brown, Guy
King, Ernest
Sarty. Gordon
L.U. NO. 89,
MOBILE, ALA.
Glass, J. M.
Maddox, James M.
L.U. NO. 98,
SPOKANE, WASH.
Bass. Charles
Flvnn. John J.
Halin. G. Walter
Hcdin. Emil
Hill, George W,
Hutt. Edward L.
Jacobsen, Harry S.
Malsch. Robert E.
Nelson, C. George
Oberg, O. Ben
Pearson. Axel
Peterson, Donald W,
Ressa, Dominic
L.U. NO. 100,
MUSKEGON, MICH.
Johnson, E. I.
Rollenhagen. Ernest
L.U. NO. 101,
BALTIMORE. MD.
Hupfer. John A.
North. Jerome F.
Rose. Cleve M.
Wright. Frederick
L.U. NO. Ill,
LAWRENCE, MASS.
Marcoux. Emil
L.U. NO. 122,
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Brucker. George A.
Dillworth, William
Lowney. James
McNeill. James P.
Wright. Leslie, Sr.
L.U. NO. 129,
HAZLETON, PA.
Osadche, Nicholas
L.U. NO. 184,
SALT LAKE CITY,
UTAH
Sampson, Merrill Samuel
Scott. Walter
Wooley. S. M.
L.U. NO. 188,
YONKERS, N.Y.
Kennedy. William A.
L.U. NO. 198,
DALLAS, TEXAS
McGraw, William R.
Parson, Henry J.
Shafer, A. H,
Shreckengast, W. L.
Wilkes, H. J.
L.U. NO. 201,
WICHITA, KANS.
Teed, Lue A.
L.U. NO. 211,
PITTSBURGH. PA.
Mistrick. Albert L.
Schmitz, Arthur C.
L.U. NO. 213,
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Day, Leo
Dyer, H. H.
Eastep, Carroll D.
Eggers, W. T.
Goode. M. W.
Johnson, John D.
McAlpine, L. A.
Tull. L. T.
L.U. NO. 226.
PORTLAND, ORE.
Days. M. W.
Douglass. Adraen
Johnson. Adolph A.
LaSalle. Clarence J.
Myers. William C.
Pederson, Rex S.
Sleeman, Bert
Swafford, J. R.
L.U. NO. 257,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Brander, Paul
Muller. Anthony
Rosina. Steve
Zimmerman. John
L.U. NO. 259,
JACKSON. TENN.
Douglas. J. A.
Hill. J. F,
Hood, Grover L.
Owens, S. J.
L.U. NO. 266,
STOCKTON, CALIF.
Mcintosh. Norman, Sr.
Sears, Vernon
Wells, George
Wheeler. Wm. E.
L.U. NO. 272,
CHICAGO HEIGHTS,
ILL.
Heiser. William
Mattox. Dale
L.U. NO. 275.
NEWTON. MASS.
McDaniels, Daniel
Yeo, Charles
L.U. NO. 283,
AUGUSTA, GA.
McDaniel, W. C.
L.U. NO. 284,
JAMAICA, N. Y.
Taylor, Charles
L.U. NO. 287,
HARRISBURG, PA.
Brcnl, Charles E.
L.U. NO. 297,
KALAMAZOO, MICH.
Bishop. Glen
Kelchum, Fred
Maher, Henry
McCormick, Harry
Mills, Arthur
Stanek, Theodore
Swanson, Richard
Van Stelle, Len
Workman, Thomas
Wright, Nelson
L.U. NO. 298,
LONG ISLAND CITY,
N.Y.
Alfred, Emile
Clarino, Anthony L.
L.U. NO. 301,
NEWBURGH, N. Y.
Ferguson, Ivan G.
Mills, Frank M.
L.U. NO. 314,
MADISON, Wise.
Arndt. Emil
Gest, Ray
Nelson, Andres
L.U. NO. 322,
NIAGARA FALLS,
N.Y.
Murray, Daniel
L.U. NO. 331,
NORFOLK, VA.
Collins, G. H.
Melvin, W. R.
L.U. NO. 341,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Adamar. John
Dorobiala. Frank
Dorobiala. Stanley
Horowski. Walter
Pietras. Stanley
Stepelski, Peter
Yale, Robert Lee
L.U. NO. 350,
NEW ROCHELLE,
N.Y.
Robertshaw, George
L.U. NO. 355,
BUFFALO, N. Y.
Hurd, Frank
L.U. NO. 359,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Frambes. Russell
Gallagher. Thomas T., Jr.
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L.U. NO. 366,
BRONX, N. Y.
Johansson, Per W.
L.U. NO. 368,
ALLENTOWN, PA.
Korsak. Karl
Moser, Harvey
L.U. NO. 383,
BAYONNE, N. J.
Botwinick. Morris
Fisher, William
Greenblatt, Harry
Sacks, Harry
L.U. NO. 385,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Barbieri, Arcangelo
Celiberti, Leonardo
Chiavelli, Carmine
Cotumaccio, Dante
Dalzin. Antonio
Delfin, Leon
DeMutus, Umberto
D'Onofrio, Achilla
Giacchetti. Luigi
Klunko, John
LaMorte, John
Launer, Harry
Macaluso, Biagio
Maketansky, Morris
Nesci. Fortunate
Restive, Santo
Kitchens, Charles
L.U. NO. 403,
ALEXANDRIA, LA.
Pollard, E. C.
L.U. NO. 413,
SOUTH BEND,
END.
Dumant, Nap
Gioajewski, Stanley
Smith, Milo
Urganski, Steve
L.U. NO. 433,
BELLEVILLE, ILL.
Dietrich, John
McMullan, Hugh
L.U. NO. 470,
TACOMA, WASH.
Carlson, Carl A.
Henderson, Carl D.
Rogers, Odos E.
L.U. NO. 492,
READING, PA.
Taylor, William E.
L.U. NO. 507,
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Appleton, Paul
Baise, C. W.
Blunkall, Felix M.
Grist, W. B.
Hargrove, John R.
Walker, H. J.
L.U. NO. 599,
HAMMOND, IND.
Eriks, Andres
Flynn, James
Hodis, John
Pope, Theodore
Rinke, Karl
Skelton, Alfred A.
L.U. NO. 608,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Gillis, Bernard
Johnson, Aarno
L.U. NO. 610,
PORT ARTHUR,
TEXAS
Richardson, John C.
L.U. NO. 627,
JACKSONVILLE,
FLA.
Bodden, A. R.
Carlson, Rudolf
Curry, James M.
McGlohon, T. C.
Roberts, Carey W.
Simmons. W. C,
L.U. NO. 633,
GRANITE CITY, ILL.
Baker, Wade
Candler, Robert
Jackson, Avelon
Redfern, John
L.U. NO. 690,
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
Baker, Howard J.
Bono, John
Campbell, John C.
Caudle. Walter E.
Evans, Charles W.
Fisher, Lee W.
Floyd, Ralph
Hoover, Thomas L.
Horn, I. C.
Monroe, Marlyn
Nelson. Harold
Otto, Frank P.
Shipp, Jack L.
Simpson, Floyd
Tanner, T. T.
L.U. NO. 727,
HIALEAH, FLA.
Towson, Thomas D.
L.U. NO. 742,
DECATUR, ILL.
Patton, Rufus
L.U. NO. 764,
SHREVEPORT, LA.
Ashley, Louie
Shelton, M. F.
L.U. NO. 787,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Braaten, Oscar J.
Olsen, Thar
L.U. NO. 808,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Caron, Miles
Herre, Theodore
Kuess, Joseph
Rodgers, Leon D.
L.U. NO. 844,
CANOGA PARK,
CALIF.
Kihlgren, Ollie
Smeland, Irving
Westfall. Earl
Williams, Andrew J.
L.U. NO. 848,
SAN BRUNO, CALIF.
Anderson, Swen
Foster, Jack
Perroset, Francis
L.U. NO. 854,
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Mathis, Stanley
L.U. NO. 865,
BRUNSWICK, GA.
King. R. W.
Smith. Emory M.
L.U. NO. 878,
BEVERLY, MASS.
Belts, Harold
Cook, Roland
L.U. NO. 950,
LYNBROOK, N. Y.
Shels, Frank A.
L.U. NO. 964,
BARDONIA, N. Y.
Fay, William T.
Magnussen. Trygue
Scolpini. Wallace
L.U. NO. 1089,
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Nedin. C.
L.U. NO. 1162,
COLLEGE POINT,
N. Y.
Kalleberg. Harold
L.U. NO. 1204,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Anderson. Johan Victor
Berkowitz. Max
Bernstein. David
Greene. James
Krowtzoff, Sam
Pollack, Louis
Sandiford, Irving
L.U. NO. 1273
EUGENE, ORE.
Sheridan, J. Russell
L.U. NO. 1331,
BARNSTABLE CT. &
BUZZARDS BAY,
MASS.
Joia, Manuel
L.U. NO. 1334,
BAYTOWN, TEXAS
Travis, Wm. D.
L.U. NO. 1367,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Altman. Arthur
Johnson. Emil
Lichtenwallner, George
Sorem, Hjalmar
Weizman, Fajwel
L.U. NO. 1397,
ROSLYN, N. Y.
L"Hommedieu, Charles
L.U. NO. 1407,
WILMINGTON,
CALIF.
Anderson, William R.
L.U. NO. 1408,
REDWOOD CITY,
CALIF.
Metcalf. Emery
Putman, Martin
Sprinkle, Hollie
Stocking, A. D.
L.U. NO. 1423,
CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS
Gilbert, Volney W.
L.U. NO. 1426,
ELYRIA. OHIO
Leppien. Ralph
L.U. NO. 1456,
NEW YORK. N. Y.
Berntsen, Oscar
Hakala, Arthur
Hansen. Hans
Hendila, Harry
Jensen, Jacob
Karlsen, Jens
Madison. Albert
Reinertsen, Arne
Peterson. Carl
Samuelsen. Sigvard
Svensen, Halvor
L.U. NO. 1478,
REDONDO BEACH,
CALIF.
Clute, Leo
Cook. Thomas S.
Shearer. Ralph H.
L.U. NO. 1497,
EAST LOS ANGELES,
CALIF.
Durfee. Carl
Taylor. Frank W.
Yates, Chester
L.U. NO. 1513,
DETROIT, MICH.
Klein, Rubin
Green. Levy, Jr.
Pawlak, Walter
L.U. NO. 1518,
GULFPORT, MISS.
Stanton, James H.
L.U. NO. 1525,
PRINCETON, ILL.
Grady, Donald
L.U. NO. 1590,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Bell, William H.. Sr.
L.U. NO. 1616,
NASHUA, N. H.
Niquette, Oscar
L.U. NO. 1683,
EL DORADO, ARK.
Smith, Charles
L.U. NO. 1725,
DAYTONA BEACH,
FLA.
Austin, Forrest
Hart, Raymond
Wetherall, Thomas
L.U. NO. 1784.
CHICAGO, ILL.
Kartheiser. John F.
Schavilje, Steve
L.U. NO. 1822,
FORT WORTH,
TEXAS
Burkhart, A. F.
Kitching, J. C.
L.U. NO. 1835,
WATERLOO, IOWA
McCaustland, Earl
Neisen, John
L.U. NO. 1913,
VAN NUYS, CALIF.
Dagenhardt, A. G.
Easley. Harry L.
Higley. Robert M.
Kline, Simon H.
Stroud, Robert C.
Strunk, Chris
Swanson, Gus E.
Welch. Jack E., Sr.
Wheeler. Harold C.
L.U. NO. 2020,
SAN DIEGO. CALIF.
Dishong. Vonley M.
Rasmussen, Oscar L.
L.U. NO. 2067,
MEDFORD, ORE.
Branson, Charles Q.
L.U. NO. 2094.
FOREST PARK, DLL.
Gabrielsen, Bernard
L.U. NO. 2164,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF,
Norris, Floyd M.
JUNE, 1966
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L.U. NO. 2181.
COR> AI.L1S. ORE.
Henry, Leslie L.
Jeffreys, Edwin F.
Ness, Walter O.
L.l'. NO. 2250.
RED BANK. N. J.
Anderson, Melville
Evernham, Emmet B.
Fleming, John
Jobes. John C.
Johnson. PclL-r
Johnson. Stephen
LeFevre. EUon P.
MacAdam. William
IN MEMORIAM, concluded
Patterson, William F.
L.l'. NO. 22S8,
LOS ANGELES,
CALIF.
Arniand. Alfonso
Crandcll, John Chester
Cosselmon. Roy G.
Juergens, Walther H.
Powell, Roy J.
Triidcan, Thomas
L.U. NO. 2340,
BRADENTON, FLA.
Brown, Billy R.
Little, John H.
L.ll. NO. 2435,
INGLEWOOD,
CALIF.
Worlhan, Donald L.
L.U. NO. 2436,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Wiggins. James W.
Whatever your plans for this year's
vacation — whether you're looking for-
ward to the mountains or the woods,
the lake or the seashore — you can expect
more fun and less worry if you have a
safe place for your baggage.
The problem for most travelers isn't
getting there and back — it's finding a
place to pack everything. We have no-
ticed cars on the road that are packed
so full that there isn't room for people.
That's hardly the way to get away from
it all.
Some tourists pile their luggage in a
rack on top of their car; a good idea too.
until it rains. If you cover the luggage
with a canvas, more often than not. it
becomes loose and begins to flap in the
wind. That's not the way to have peace
of mind on a trip. Furthermore, it isn't
good looking.
The thing we need is a rain, snow, dust
and windproof luggage compartment that
can be locked and carried on top of the
car. We can relax and enjoy the ride
when we know our possessions are pro-
tected both from the weather and thieves.
The compartment shown here with NBC's
television actor John Ericson was de-
signed with these factors in mind. Be-
sides that, it's good looking and may be
painted the same color as your car. You
will notice it has a hinged top which
makes it easy to pack and unpack. The
size may be varied depending upon your
specific needs.
Any inexperienced amateur can easily
build the compartment when he uses the
full size pattern. You simply trace the
pattern on wood, then saw it out and
finally put it together. A list of required
materials and easy to understand direc-
tions and illustrations are included.
To obtain the car luggage compartment
pattern number 228. send SI. 00 by cur-
rency, check or money order to
Steve Ellingson
Carpenter's Pattern Dept.
P. O. Box 2383
Van Nuys, Calif.
Other patterns you will enjoy:
#213 Camper's kitchen $1.00
#281 Car top sleeping compartment $1.00
#202 Camp chairs 50^
#200 Tackle box 15<t.
#201 Travel case 5Qi
#240 Aquaplane 75^
# 54 New booklet picturing
all projects 50<t
#101 Gun rack 500
■STEVE ELLINGSON'S PATTERNS-
Ellingson's Car Top Luggage Carrier is Durable and Attractive
Union Housewives Urged to Boycott Tyson Poultry
FAYETTEVILLE. ARK. — Tyson
Poultry. Incorporated, Springdale, Ark.,
is one of the largest poultry processors
in the world. For many years this com-
pany resisted union organization. In do-
ing so, it was found guilty of numerous
violations of the Taft-Hartley Act.
In May, 1965. the Tyson employes
voted for union representation by Food
Handlers Local 425 of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
North America.
After months of fruitless bargaining,
the Tyson employes were forced on strike
August 27. 1965. These workers have the
full support of the local and international
union. Only three strikers have returned
to work and morale remains high despite
the extended period of the strike.
Food Handlers Local 425 is now ask-
ing you, the consuming public, for your
help. Tyson poultry is scab-processed and
can be identified by the USDA Inspection
No. P.481 or P-607 which can be found
on the wing tag, the giblet bag or im-
printed on the metal clamp on the poul-
try bag.
Some brand names under which this
poultry is sold are:
Tyson Pride
Dover Cornish
Dover Roasters
Old American Roasters
Patti Jean Cornish
Patti Jean Roasters
Manor House (Safeway)
Ocoma Foods
Wishbone (Kroger)
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—LAKELAND NEWS —
David R. Jones of Local Union #2170, Sacramento, Calif., arrived at
the Home April 7, 1966.
Carl F. Borchgrevink of Local Union #971, Reno, Nevada, arrived at the
Home April 8, 1966.
Peter D. Benham of Local Union #213, Houston, Te.xas. arrived at the
Home April 14, 1966.
John H. Smith of Local Union # 177, Springfield, Mass., arrived at the
Home April 25, 1966.
Salvatore Cavallaro of Local Union #808, Brooklyn, N. Y.. arrived at
the Home April 30. 1966.
William L. Sparkman of Local Union #993, Miami, Fla., passed away
April 1, 1966 and burial was at Brooksville, Fla.
Peter D. Banham of Local Union #213, Houston, Texas, passed away
April 20, 1966 and burial was at Houston, Texas.
Paul G. Haager of Local Union # 696, Tampa, Florida, passed away
.April 24, 1966 and burial was at Tampa.
Members Who Visited The Home During April
J. Manly
LU No. 13, Benjenville, 111.
Robert W. Eylens
LU No. 215, Lafayette, Ind.
John Fagerholm
LU No. 115, Bridgeport, Conn.
Ralph Montgomery
LU No. 532, Elmira, N. Y.
Robert Anderson
LU No. 1765, Orlando. Fla.
Howard Beckest
LU No. 211. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Now living Orlando, Fla.
Walter Labrenz
LU No. 301, Newburg, N. Y.
E. Kuder
LU No. 1292, Huntington Sta., N. Y.
Leon V. Heidler
LU No. 20, Staten Island 1, N. Y.
William A. Branner
LU No. 1772, Bellmore, L. I., N. Y.
Anthony E. Grajek
LU No 359, Camden, N. J.
Everett Jones
LU No. 476, Youngstown. Ohio
W. S. Risdem
LU No. 132, Washington, D. C.
C. Deckinger
LU No 62, Chicago, III.
Now living Bradenton, Fla.
Fred Brannett
LU No. 1292, New York L, L
George F. Wythe
LU No. 23, Dover. N. J.
Leroy C. Bacon
LU No. 1138, Toledo, O.
August Haka
LU No. 2046, Redwood City, Calif.
T. L. Wales
LU No. 985, Gary, Ind.
Lester Weizer
LU No. 2435, Los Angeles, CaliL
John Koopnans
LU No. 72, Rochester, N. Y.
Patsy Petrozzi
LU No. 791. Brooklyn, N. Y.
William J. Weller
LU No. 12, Syracuse, N. Y.
J. S. Bishop Sr.
LU No. 1078, Fredricksburg, Va.
L. C. Crawford
LU No. 627, Orange Park. Fla.
Harrison West
LU No. 1590. Washington, D. C.
Francis Durchard
LU No. 10, Chicago, 111.
Now living New Port Richey
Rudolph Keller
LU No. 105, Cleveland, O.
Phillip Patton
LU No. 422, New Brighton, Pa.
Jack Wilson
LU No. 599, Hammond, Indiana
E. E. Wales
LU No. 985, Gary, Ind.
Clarence W. Emig
LU No. 839. Des Plains, 111.
Ed J. Emig
LU No. 2014, Harrington, 111.
George Phillips
LU No. 31, Trenton, N. L
Nelson Bacon
LU No. 1328, Deltona, Fla.
Clinton Westberry Sr.
LU No. 627, Jacksonville, Fla.
Henry Lofgren
LU No. 981, Petaluma, Calif.
T. D. Tedfind
LU No. 562, Mansville, Wash.
Norman Huckins
LU No. 531, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Herman Meister
LU No. 515, Ohio
Floyd Baker
LU No. 303, Portsmouth, Va.
D. D. Danielsen
LU No. 87. St. Paul, Minn.
S. Martinsen
LU No. 643, Chicago, 111.
Anthony Cok
LU No. 1772, L. L, N. Y.
A. W Bonifacius
LU No 1590, Washington, D. C.
Carl Anderson
LU No. 81, Erie, Penn.
Curtis Roe
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Locksmithing Institute 29
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Riechers, A 26
Siegele, H. H 39
Stanley Works Back Cover
Upholstery Trades School 29
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M. A. HUTCHESON, General President
One Man vs. The Will of The Majority
THE Situs Picketing Bill seems to be suffering the
same fate that blocked repeal of Section 14(b).
One man. Representative Adam Clayton Powell, is
effectively thwarting House consideration of the
measure.
Until such time as he can be prevailed upon to
change his stand, the bill will lie dormant.
It seems inconceivable that one man in the House
or Senate has the power to prevent a vote on a meas-
ure, but the rules under which Congress operates are
so cumbersome and so studded with booby traps that
the will of the majority can be effectively throttled
by one member.
During the last session of Congress, Senator Dirksen
single-handedly prevented the Senate from voting on
repeal of 14(b). A majority of the Senate favored the
repeal measure, but the Senate never got a chance to
vote it up or down, thanks to Senator Dirksen's ob-
structive tactics.
If there ever was a case of one man frustrating the
will of the majority, this was it. The issue before the
Senate was not whether the bill should be passed or
rejected; rather it was whether or not the bill should
be considered.
Now, Representative Powell is playing the same
sort of game with Situs Picketing. His action is mak-
ing a mockery of democratic procedure. Furthermore,
it is in clear contradiction of the "Cannon's Proce-
dures," the manual by which the functions of the
House are governed. However, he seems to be getting
away with his one-man roadblock.
If Situs Picketing is to be achieved this year, it will
be necessary for organized labor to generate enough
pressure on Congress to force Representative Powell
to change his position. Every member of the House
of Representatives must be convinced that labor is
determined to get Situs Picketing passed this year.
No one member of either the House or Senate can
stand up indefinitely to pressure from all other mem-
bers in any situation. Representative Powell can be
persuaded to change his stand only when he realizes
that he will be jeopardizing the cooperation of most
of his colleagues by continuing his one-man roadblock.
Therefore, every Local Union and every member
thereof should write a letter to his Congressman im-
mediately, asking that the Situs Picketing Bill (HR-
10027) be called up promptly for House action.
Time is running out, since Congress is sure to ad-
journ early because 1966 is an election year. It is
now or never for the passage of the Situs Picketing Bill.
There are methods by which the House of Repre-
sentatives can bypass the Powell roadblock. These are
difficult to achieve, but if we can convince enough
Congressmen that action on Situs Picketing is the
number one issue insofar as organized labor is con-
cerned, the job can be done.
However, the throttling actions of Senator Dirksen
and Congressman Powell focus attention on a major
problem — the need for modernizing the rules under
which the Congress operates. Committee chairmen
have almost unlimited powers. They can block or
promote measures as whim dictates. Somehow or
other, it seems incredible that the will of the majority
can be thwarted by one man in the greatest deliber-
ative bodies in the world.
Debate is a vital part of the democratic process.
There should be very few restrictions on debate in
either the House or the Senate. However, somewhere
along the line the members should have an opportunity
to vote a measure up or down.
If a union operated on the same principles that
Congress does there would be the greatest hue and cry
for legislation to insure democratic procedures.
From time to time voices are raised for reform of
the Congressional procedures, but very seldom is any-
thing constructive achieved. Until such time as the
reforms are brought about, we can only operate under
the rules as they exist.
Therefore, a flood of letters from our subordinate
bodies and members thereof is necessary right now if
Situs Picketing is to be achieved this year.
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GENERAL OFFICERS OF
GENERAL OFFICE:
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA 'oi Constitution Ave., N.w.,
Washington, D. C. 2000)
GENERAL PRESIDENT
M. A. HUTCHESON
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washinqton, D. C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Charles Johnson, Jr.
Ill E. 22nd St., New York 10, N. Y.
Sixth District, James O. Mack
5740 Lydia, Kansas City 10, Mo.
first general vice president
Finlay C. Allan
101 Constitution Ave.. N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
second general vice president
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL SECRETARY
R. E. Livingston
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
general treasurer
Peter Terzick
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
Secretaries, Please Note
Xuw that the mailing list of The Carpen-
ter is on the computer, it is no longer
necessary for the financial secretary to
send in the names of members who die or
are suspended. Such members are auto-
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retary needs to send in are the names of
members who are NOT receiving the mag-
azine.
In sending in the names of members who
are not getting the magazine, the new ad-
dress forms mailed out with each monthly
bill should be used. Please see that the
Zip Code of the member is included. When
a member clears out of one Local Union
into another, his name is automatically
dropped from the mail list of the Local
Union he cleared out of. Therefore, the
secretary of the Union into which he
cleared should forward his name to the
General Secretary for inclusion on the
mail list. Do not forget the Zip Code
number.
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
2 Prospect Place, Springfield, New Jersey
Third District,
Fourth District, Henry W. Chandler
1684 Stanton Rd., S. W.. Atlanta, Ga.
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
18 Norbert Place, St. Paul 16, Minn.
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
1126 American Banic Bldg.,
621 S. W. Morrison St., Portland 5, Ore
Eighth District,
Ninth District, Andrew V. Cooper
133 Chaplin Crescent, Toronto 7, Ont.
Tenth District, George Bengough
2528 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver 12, B. C.
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R. E. Livingston, Secretary
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VOLUME LXXXVI
No. 7
JULY. 1966
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
*a • J
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
CLIC Funds Serve Many Needs 2
Destroyer Tender, Samuel Gompers, Is Launched 4
An Official Home for the Vice President 6
Three State Apprenticeship Winners Announced 9
Preserve Our Historic Landmarks 12
Alaska Apprentices Have Tough Basic Training 20
Seabees Program Offers Opportunity 38
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 5
Editorials 11
Canadian Report 16
We Congratulate 18
Home Study Course, Blueprint Reading II 21
Plane Gossip 23
Local Union News 24
Service to the Brotherhood (Pin Presentations) 30
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 35
Steve Ellingson's Patterns 36
In Memoriam 37
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson a"^
POSTMASTERS ATTENTION: Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to
THE CARPENTER, Carpenters' Building, 101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20001
Published nnonthly at 810 Rhode Island Ave., N.E., Washington, D. C. 200IS, by the United
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THE COVER
The Liberty Bell, symbol of Ameri-
can freedom, has been displayed at
Independence Hall in Philadelphia
.since 1752, except for a brief time in
which it was hidden from the British
during their 1777 occupation of the
city.
Originally cast to commemorate the
50th anniversary of the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania, it was twice
recast because of a recurring crack
before it rang out the news that the
Continental Congress, meeting below
in the Hall, had declared for independ-
ence.
Of particular interest to carpenters
are the walnut cradle and yoke from
which the 2080-pound bell is sus-
pended. Contemporary records indi-
cate that they were constructed by
Edmund Wooley or by men who
worked for him. Wooley, who was
responsible for much of the structural
carpentry work of Independence Hall,
was charged with the task of "raising
the Bell Frame and putting up the
Bell" in 1753,
Wooley was a master carpenter and
one of the original members of the
Carpenters' Company. Founded in
1724, this was an association of master
carpenters organized "to obtain in-
struction in the science of Architec-
ture, to assist such of its members,
widows and children of members, as
should by accident be in need of sup-
(Continiicd on page 15)
Your Agent In Washington
Can't CLIC Without You
Brotherhood Launches Carpenters Legislative Improvement
Committee (CLIC); All Members Urged to Participate by
Contributing $1 for Better Government
ALMOST every day of the week
a Brotherhood representative
climbs Capitol Hill on behalf of
you and your fellow members, be-
cause almost every day a Congres-
sional committee is considering a
matter that has important implica-
tions for our members.
Capitol Hill is the high rise of
ground adjacent to our international
headquarters where the Senate and
the House of Representatives meet
to decide questions which greatly
affect the lives of all of us who work
for a living.
Whether we like it or not. Con-
gress more and more makes deci-
sions which affect our ability to im-
prove our wages and working con-
ditions.
Everyone is familiar with such
important labor issues as the Repeal
of 14(b) and Situs Picketing. How-
ever, these are the glamorous issues.
In addition to fighting for these
things, there is constant need for
influencing legislators to back minor
bills which have a vital bearing on
our lives.
A few weeks ago. Congress passed
a "boxcar bill," which will force
the nation's railroads to build more
boxcars. Shortage of such rolling
stock has caused layoffs of our mem-
bers in the West Coast lumber in-
dustry. The shortage has also cre-
ated a scarcity of lumber products
in a number of eastern cities. This,
too, has affected the earnings of
our members.
Because your legislative represent-
atives in Washington, by joining
hands with other groups, succeeded
in getting the boxcar bill passed, the
railroads will be forced to build ad-
ditional cars to meet the growing
demand.
A few weeks ago a hospital in
a small town in Oregon was stymied
because a government agency with-
held its contribution of matching
funds on the technicality that a hos-'
pital built of wood is not safe. The
hospital design met all the local code
specifications and all the provisions
of the state code. However, some
bureaucrat in the department vetoed
the funds on an unwarranted tech-
nicality. Your representatives in
Washington are now seeking sup-
port from Congressmen and Sena-
tors to upset the ruling. Eventually
the job will be done, but it will take
a great deal of work with Senators
and Congressmen.
Every time money is appropriated
for a construction project financed
in whole or in part by Federal funds,
it takes an all-out fight to get Davis-
Bacon provisions written into the
contract. This requires constant bat-
tles by labor's legislative represent-
atives because Davis-Bacon provi-
sions are not automatically written
into the contract, except in a few
specified areas of construction. To
date, the work in this regard has
been excellent. Virtually every piece
of construction legislation enacted
has contained Davis-Bacon provi-
sions. At the present writing, even
the new housing bill contains provi-
sions for Davis-Bacon predetermina-
tions in any and all house construc-
tion financed directly or indirectly
by Federal funds. All this came
about because labor maintained an
alert and effective legislative staff
working in the halls of Congress.
It is extremely important that or-
ganized labor be represented on a
day-to-day basis in Washington.
While the AFL-CIO Committee on
Political Education (COPE) does an
outstanding job of registering voters,
educating them, letting them know
the voting records of the candidates,
and getting them to the polls, this
work only deals with part of the
political-action problem. After a
candidate is elected to Congress, he
is subjected to countless pressures
from special interests. It takes con-
stant work to counteract the efforts
of our enemies.
As Samuel Gompers has stated,
labor must support its friends and
defeat its enemies. Supporting its
friends continues after they are in
office.
As everyone knows. Federal law
prevents the use of union funds for
political purposes. Every cent of
money used by organized labor for
political purposes must come from
individual members on a voluntary
basis.
Realizing the importance of legis-
lative work on Capitol Hill, in 1964
the Brotherhood's General Officers,
Board Members and Representatives
began voluntarily contributing 2%
of their own earnings to start a
THE CARPENTER
special fund for political action and
legislative work in Washington. They
did so because they recognized the
great need for a strong voice to pro-
tect labor's interests.
With the meager funds collected,
the United Brotherhood has been
able to give our organization very
effective representation. Members
throughout our Brotherhood have
reaped substantial dividends from
the results achieved.
Now the time has come to extend
the work of the small political ac-
tion group started by your officers
and representatives. They intend to
continue their participation. How-
ever, a political and legislative arm
has been set up to offer individual
members an opportunity to partici-
pate. A committee called the Car-
penters Legislative Improvement
Committee (CLIC) has been formed
to solicit contributions of at least
$1 from individual members inter-
ested in furthering the interests of
organized labor.
Receipt books are being forward-
ed to all financial secretaries in the
United States shortly. In turn, the
secretaries will solicit members for
a contribution of at least $1 to fur-
ther the work of CLIC. You can
become a charter member of CLIC
by making a contribution when your
financial secretary asks you to do so.
While it is true that hardly a day
goes by that does not see someone
asking a contribution for a worthy
cause, the work of CLIC is a bread
and butter matter. The work that
CLIC can do with adequate funds
can return dividends a hundredfold
into the pockets of our members.
When your financial secretary asks
you to make a contribution to CLIC,
you will be protecting your own
interests when you respond.
JULY, 1966
Destroyer Tender, Samuel Gompers, Is Launched
Many of the nation's top labor
leaders, prominent government offi-
cials, and olTicers of the United States
Navy were in Bremerton, Wash, re-
cently for the christening and launch-
ing of the USS Samuel Gonipers.
Named for the founder and first presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, she is a prototype destroyer
tender and the first of her class to be
built since 1945.
Heading the labor delegation at the
ceremonies in Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard was William F. Schnitzler,
Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO.
Representing the U. S. Government
were W. Willard Wirtz. Secretary of
Labor and principal speaker; John F.
Henning, Under Secretary of Labor;
and Congressman Floyd V. Hicks,
(D.-Wash.). Also present was Charles
F. Baird, Under Secretary of the
Navy.
Mrs. Joseph Holmes of Jackson
Heights, New York, eldest grand-
daughter of Samuel Gompers, chris-
tened the new vessel. Her sister. Mrs.
Murray Brown of the Bronx, New
York, was matron of honor.
Schnitzler told the gathering that
the AFL-CIO takes "great pride" in
the new ship. He emphasized that
the AFL-CIO shares Gompers' con-
viction that in order to maintain peace,
the nation must be strong.
Secretary of Labor Wirtz said in his
address that, "Gompers believed deeply
in the American ideal of democracy
and free enterprise. He fought off, in
the early and vulnerable years of
American labor, the attempts of others
to shape it in the Marxist mold. He
distrusted and rejected Socialist doc-
trine, opposed 'revolutionary' trade
unionism, repudiated the idea of a
class struggle. He insisted that Labor's
fight be carried on within and not
against the capitalistic system. He was
a hard, hard bargainer — for freedom
and human dignity."
Wirtz added that, "Gompers would
want today's honors paid to one
group: the men who have worked
with their hands and their tools on
this vessel and on those which have
come before it in this shipyard. This
day, this ship, the name it carries,
belong to these men."
The Gompers will provide repair,
supply, and support services for all
destroyer-type vessels. Not only will
she tend to the advanced weapons,
communications, and electronics sys-
tems of the destroyers, but she will
also provide their crewmen with mod-
ern and complete medical and dental
units, which may be limited or lack-
ing in their own ships. The Gompers
displaces 20,500 tons and has a top
speed of 18 knots. Her length is 644
feet and her beam 85. Her crew will
consist of 1800 men and officers.
Another tribute had already been
paid to Gompers by President Lyndon
Johnson on July 7, 1964. During the
keel-laying ceremony, he stated, "It is
fitting that a ship should bear the
name of a man who laid the keel for
one of this nation's most significant
social institutions, the free trade union
movement."
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Above: Gen'I Rep. Paul Rudd,
left, pictured with a
Brotherhood member, as
the Samuel Gompers was launched.
Left: Standing ready to christen
the "Samuel Gompers" are
Rear Admiral Floyd B. Schultz,
shipyard commander; Mrs. Murray
Brown, matron of honor, and
Mrs. Joseph Holmes, sponsor of
the new destroyer tender.
The USS SAMUEL GOMPERS about to be launched at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington.
Washington ROUNDUP
SLOW-DOWN SLOWED DOWN— Plans to reduce Federally-financed tiuilding
programs are encountering local opposition. State and local politicians protest
when announced Federal projects are postponed or cancelled, declaring voters may-
express dissatisfaction at the November polls.
ANTI-POLLUTION SPEEDUP — Secretary of Interior Udall is expected to accelerate
the previously stagnant anti-pollution program, recently transferred to him
from the Commerce Department. His possible first prime target: The Potomac,
flowing past his office windows.
HIGH INTEREST PROTEST— A Washington realtor, miffed over raised VA and FHA
mortgage interest rates, advertised a house for sale "with LBJ financing".
"GUIDEPOSTS" ARE DOWN --Many informed Capital observers believe the 3.2
wage guideposts outlined by LBJ are now nonexistent for practical purposes.
LONG JOBLESS SU,MMER--Planners believe 1,800,000 youths from 16 to 21 will
be jobless with potential for "restlessness" this summer unless efforts to pro-
vide them part-time employment are successful. Secretary of Commerce Connor
has sent out 850,000 letters to businessmen urging they hire youths for summer
work.
CLASSES CANCELLED — The House Appropriations Committee rejected the request
of the Post Office Department for $2 million to finance a training course for
postmasters and postal supervisors in proper labor relations.
MORE COPPER NEEDED — Copper prices have skyrocketed in past months, causing
occasional regional shortages for construction needs. The General Services
Administration has announced subsidies for copper production aimed at a speedy
increase in output to ease the shortage.
GOVERNMENT WORKER SHORTAGE — The lure of higher pay has caused turnover in
Federal jobs to hit a new high of 20 percent annually. Government recruiters
say they will need 450,000 new employes in the next year, up from the usual
300,000 in recent years. Civil Service Commission is paying as high as 14
percent above scale to beginning accountants, auditors and tax agents.
SOCK THE SMOGGERS? — Federal anti-trust agents may soon file charges against
certain automotive firms, charging collusion to restrain development of
exhaust gas control devices for autos, trucks and busses.
HOSPITAL SITUATION — Medicare officials declare there may be a crisis in
Southern states where hospitals have been loath to desegregate (required for
participation in Medicare program). Shortage of beds after the July 1 start,
possibly critical because of delayed treatment of neglected ills, may be made
even more so as hospitals elect to remain all-white.
MEDIFLATION — Social Security Commissioner Robert M. Ball has expressed
concern that creeping inflation will raise the cost of the forthcoming
Medicare program. A plan is under way to consider tieing the health program's
benefits to a cost-of-living index.
THE FIVE-NIGHT WEEK — Robert H. Fleming, deputy press secretary to President
Johnson, recently told labor editors with a smile: "A little while ago I was much
in favor of a five-hour, five-day week plan except that I wanted to change it a
little bit. I want a five-night, 35-hour week so we can get that much sleep."
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VULMINATING long months of
discussion and controversy, Congress
has passed by a slim margin of vic-
tory, a bill appropriating money for
the construction of an official resi-
dence for the Vice President of the
United States.
The measure was sponsored in the
House by Rep. Kenneth J. Gray
(D), Illinois, and in the Senate by
Sen. Mike Monroney (D), Okla-
homa. The bill, S. 2394, appropri-
ated $750,000 to build a three-story
house on land the government
already owns, the grounds of the
Naval Observatory. This is located
off of Massachusetts Avenue, im-
mediately beyond the embassies of
New Zealand, Great Britain and
other nations. Massachusetts Av-
enue is known as "Embassy Row."
The location is immediately north
of fashionable Georgetown and is
surrounded by residential areas.
Throughout all the controversy,
Vice President Humphrey was silent.
It is a well-known fact that he and
Mrs. Humphrey are sentimentally at-
tached to their present home in near-
by Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Government planners believe the
Humphrey home is "just too far out
of town." If the new residence is
built unexpectedly fast, it appears
likely that the Humphreys will have
to leave their home despite the fact
that their baby's fingerprints are in
the cement blocks of a garden walk
and other sentimental attachments in
their present home.
It is not at all certain who will be
Vice President when the proposed
residence is completed, because con-
struction of the proposed residence
has not begun, nor is it about to be-
gin any time in the near future.
The bill has allocated $45,000 to
be spent, primarily for architectural
work, during the next year and a
half. Many in Washington are willing
to wager that, before the ribbon is
cut. the troubles that Mr. Blandings
encountered in "biiilding his tlream
house" will pale into insigniticance
eompared to the hassles which arc
almost bound to develop in the
course of planning and building the
Vice President's residence. The rea-
son is that the General Services Ad-
ministration, jointly with the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects, is em-
powered to select the designer. The
State Department is also bound to
have a say, as is the Executive
Branch. The Navy Department may
possibly have a say in the planning,
since the house will stand on gov-
ernment property now under Navy
control. Washington's Fine Arts
Commission will have a hand in stir-
ring the broth, as will the National
Capital Planning Commission.
Others who have in the past had
ideas on the subject (and reasonably
may he presumed to continue an in-
terest) include President and Mrs.
Johnson, former Vice President and
Mrs. Richard Nixon, former Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harry Truman and,
of course. Vice President and Mrs.
Humphrey.
Congressman George E. Brown,
Jr., (D), Calif., had this to say on
the subject:
"This probably is the best possible
VP House, Costwise
Among many Republicans (and
a few Democrats), there has been
considerable objection, on mone-
tary grounds, to building a Vice
President's residence. It has been
pointed out that we are in a war,
where every possible economy
should be practiced. They declare
that, with the Federal budget so
high, not even one unnecessary
expenditure should be undertaken.
Proponents of the building proj-
ect, however, declare that the op-
ponents of the move are "gagging
on a gnat" in this instance while
being completely capable of swal-
lowing a camel in any other.
They point out that the 1965
Federal budget totaled $96,518,-
462.919. while the sum set aside
for the Vice President's house is
only $750,000.
That makes it less than 8/100,-
OOOths of 1 percent (.0007771%)
of a typical annual Federal bud-
get!
Proponents also point out that
the total sum would be spread
over several years' budgets, mak-
ing the percentage even more in-
credibly insignificant.
Rep. Kenneth Gray and a member of his staff hold a drawing of one proposal
for a Vice President's residence as another staff member examines the bill he
sponsored in the House,
example of the way Congressmen
handle a subject on which they con-
sider themselves an expert — for
every Congressman has bought a
home at one time or another. On a
$50 billion military budget there is
very little real debate, for who can
know very much about any great
part of such a fantastically large pro-
gram? But on $750,000 for an of-
ficial home for the Vice President —
everyone is an expert. Therefore
they will argue about the cost, the
location, the architectural style, the
interior decorations, whether to ac-
cept gifts of money or furnishings
for the house and a thousand other
details. I voted for the bill and I
hope that, sometime during the next
few years, it will be built."
At the present time, what is vis-
ualized is a three-story building, 40
feet deep and 100 feet wide. Its
street level will consist of public
rooms, including a ballroom, dining
room, reception parlors and support
rooms such as kitchen and rest
rooms. One of the reasons a larger
Vice President's residence is sought
is to allow the Vice President to take
some of the burden of entertaining
off the White House.
On the second floor will be the
family's real residence. It will consist
of six bedrooms, six baths, a study,
dining room and sitting room. Serv-
ant's quarters will be on the top floor,
along with some guest bedrooms and,
possibly, quarters for Secret Service
personnel. At the present time, Se-
cret Service men have had to live in
the basement of the Humphrey's
Chevy Chase home.
The basement of the proposed
residence would have the usual sup-
port activities such as laundry, utility
rooms and garages. On a square foot-
age basis, the "Junior White House"
would approximate about a fourth. of
the structure at 1600 Pennsylvania
Avenue.
The Humphreys have remained
mute throughout all the uproar re-
garding the proposed building of an
official residence for them and suc-
ceeding vice presidential families.
Contrary to the government plan-
ners, the Humphreys don't consider
their home on Coquelin Terrace
"far-out." They are attached to it
(the children's baby fingerprints are
in the cement block walk) and they
greatly value their neighbors of so
many years. They had, before the
uproar began, made it clear they
would prefer to remain where they
are.
Because of all the factors which
are being brought to bear on the
subject, from thrashing out a design
which will please everybody, to the
Viet Nam war, it is altogether pos-
sible they will be able to do so.
In fact, Rep. Brown guesses that
it will take as long as 10 years to get
the new Vice Presidential mansion
completed!
THE CARPENTER
Three State Apprenticeship
Contests Winners Announced
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The winner of the New Mexico State Contest (left photo), Levi Rael of Santa Fe Local 1353 uses rule to check his project.
At the right contest judges study blueprints to see if project conforms to specifications. From the left: Gabriel Gallegos, Nor-
man Lein, Don Oachwald, Luther Sizemore, and Alva Coats.
■ OREGON
WITH the Eighth Annual Western
Regional Carpenters and Mill-
Cabinet Apprenticeship Contest only a
little more than a month away, an-
nouncements of state contests winners
continue to be received at the General
Office.
The competition in the state contests
appear to be tough, and the Western
Regional Contest should be a real test
of skills. This contest will be held in
Las Vegas for three days beginning
August 18.
The state contests shown on these
pages include the New Mexico, Ore-
gon and Nevada contests. At the West-
ern Regional Contest next month local
unions from every section of the coun-
try, plus brother locals from across the
border in Canada, will be represented.
Last year the contest was held in Al-
buquerque, N.M. and over 200 lead-
ers from the ranks of management,
labor, government, and wood products
associations watched as a carpenter
apprentice from Tucson Local 857 and
a Cabinet Maker apprentice from Se-
attle Local 338 won top honors.
Framework of project for Oregon contest stands in booth set up for each contestant.
At the right, Stanley Nice, an apprentice cabinet maker of Albany, Ore., Local 2133
works on his prize-winning project. Michael VVooton of Roseburg Local 1961 was
the top carpenter apprentice in the competition held at Springfield, Ore.
Our General Officers take pride in
contests such as the Western Regional
and extend to those promoting them
every encouragement. And their ef-
forts along these lines will continue.
As the needs of the nation for more and
better trained carpenters continues, it
is contests such as this that helps to
meet these demands.
A complete report on the 1966
Western Regional Contest, complete
with the names of winners and photo
coverage of the contest, will appear in
an early issue of the Carpenter.
JULY, 1966
NEVADA
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General Represcntarive Paul Rudd (foreground)
visited booths as the Nevada State Apprenticeship
Contest was in progress.
First Place Winner Robert Comstock (2nd from
left) of Las Vegas Local 1780 and Runner-up
Douglas Munson (center) of Reno Local 971
are shown with Gen. Rep. Paul Rudd and
fellow contestants Mike O'Neill (left) and
.lames Long (2nd from right), both members
of Local 971.
Engrossed in his project, Robert Comstock of Las Vegas
Local 1780, prepares to staple some insulating material
on framework.
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Douglas Munson (left photo) demonstrates his prowess with the handsaw. At the right Roger Welch takes a critical measurement.
10 THE CARPENTER
EDITORIALS
^ Large, EconoMny-Size Puzzle
There are two measures now bogged down in Con-
gress which we cannot understand why anyone in
their right mind would oppose: truth-in-packaging and
truth-in-lending.
The truth-in-packaging bill would require that the
packager of a commodity for sale state plainly on the
package what is inside the package and how much is
inside. It would prohibit a few "sharp" merchandising
tricks which mislead purchasers. It would work for
the honest and upright producer and against the
crooks and sharpies. Yet, it seems, practically the
whole business community is opposed to it.
The truth-in-lending bill, meanwhile, would not
set the rates of interest for loans and installment
buying contracts. All it would do is require that
the true annual rate of interest be clearly shown on
the first page of any loan or installment purchase
agreement. This would work in favor of the honest
banker and merchant and against the high-interest
operators who manage to take advantage of simple
and uneducated people in order to reap usurious
profits. Yet many reputable bankers oppose it.
It would seem that the responsible portions of the
business and financial communities would welcome
regulations to prevent shysters from taking away
some of their customers.
^ Trouble in the Ranks
In spite of near-peak production and coffer-bulging
profits for most U. S. corporations, there is a con-
siderable increase in grievances, walkouts and work
stoppages. According to the American Arbitration
Association, 4,097 grievances were filed with it in
1965 — more than in any previous year and about
27 percent more than in recession-ridden 1960. Early
1966 reports reveal that grievances are continuing
to come in record numbers.
Labor-management specialists attribute some of the
labor unrest to dissatisfaction with a system which sees
companies garnering record-high profits while wages
do not keep pace. Another cause of dissatisfaction is
failure by managements to keep fringe benefits up-
dated.
A prime reason, we suspect, is that there is a near-
zero understanding of true labor-management rela-
tions in many plants afflicted with labor unrest. For
every one so troubled, we can show you another one,
where the personnel department is properly staffed by
men who know their jobs.
^
The Oid Policy Came
Some corporate personnel policies verge on the
insane. A true story was recently related concerning
a skilled machinist who worked for an aircraft com-
pany of high repute. He was qualified for a better-
paying job and asked for advancement but was re-
fused on grounds of "company policy." So he quit.
After going to work for another company at more
money, he was re-hired by his original employer at
more money.
This went on seven times. Each time the man
came back to a better-paying job for which he could
be hired from the outside but not promoted to from
the inside!
^ Support for the Jlrts
Now is the time for unions to make their weight
felt in the cultural and intellectual areas of American
life. Throughout the country, many communities in-
terested in the quality of the performing arts — dra-
matics, music, exhibitions, etc. — have established com-
munity centers for their production. Unions, and their
leaders, should become active participants in such
community efforts.
Union participation can be expressed in any of
the following ways:
• sponsorship of concerts, plays, recitals and other
performances, professional or amateur;
• contributions to cultural undertakings — the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the "Save
Carnegie Hall" drive, etc.;
• sponsorship of exhibitions of painting and sculp-
ture, by members or others;
• gifts to schools and libraries;
• creation or support of adult education in the
arts and humanities;
• organization or support of group trips (trips to
Europe, etc.) which offer cultural as well as recrea-
tional opportunities.
JULY, 1966
11
Action Is Needed
Now To Preserve
America's Heritage
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By EDITH M. HOLLAND
LET the bulldozers beware! Let the
purveyors of sites for parking lots
and penny arcades look to their past
successes. Thinking Americans have
opened their eyes to the rich heritage
of Americana which has been plowed
asunder by thoughtless real estate pro-
moters. They are up in arms over the
wanton destruction of the visual signs
and symbols of America's glorious
past.
Progress in the modernization of in-
dustry, more and better housing, and
increased educational facilities is one
thing. It is good and necessary — a re-
flection of the progress and stability of
our nation. Better highways are a ne-
cessity, too. But, too often, demolition,
mutilation or alteration of buildings
and landscapes is allowed to take place
either with no consideration of the
side eflfects or with hindsight over loss
of historical and esthetic values to the
community, state and nation.
Americans, always proud of their
heritage, have been caught up in a
building boom and modernization
movement so much bigger than ever
before that only now has it become
apparent that additional legislation
may be required to preserve and con-
trol many of the hallmarks of that
heritage.
Consider this fact, brought out re-
cently by the First Lady. In her fore-
word to "With Heritage So Rich," a
report prepared by a special commit-
tee of the United States Conference of
Mayors, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson ob-
serves that "half of the 12,000 struc-
tures listed in the History of American
Buildings Survey of the National Park
Service have already been destroyed."
Six thousand structures deemed by ex-
perts to have special historical signifi-
cance are gone forever. The Mayors
Conference has recommended Con-
gressional action to preserve historical
sites and structures and urges that
states, local governments and citizens
take specific action to save them. In-
troduction of a series of historic pres-
ervation bills is sought during the cur-
rent Congressional session.
Congressional support is not new to
the conservation of our national his-
toric culture. Back in 1935, the 74th
Congress passed an Act (No. 202,
S. 2073) "to provide for the preserva-
tion of historic American sites, build-
ings, objects, and antiquities of na-
tional significance and for other pur-
poses," which became known as the
Historic Sites Act.
To further facilitate public partici-
pation in this act. Congress in October,
1949, approved Public Law 408 (H.R.
5170) which set up a charitable, educa-
tional and nonprofit corporation known
as the "National Trust." The purpose
of the legislation, as stated in the act,
is "to receive donations of sites, build-
ings and objects significant in Ameri-
can history and culture, to preserve,
accept, hold and administer gifts of
money, securities or other property of
whatsoever character for the purpose
of carrying out the preservation of this
program and to execute such other
functions as are vested in it by this
act."
The National Trust does a magnifi-
cent job, within the confines of its
jurisdiction, as a privately supported
national service organization for the
public good. Some of the historic sites
and buildings under its jurisdiction are
the Decatur House, in Washington,
D. C; Shadows-on-the-Teche, New
Iberia, Louisiana; Woodland Planta-
tion, Mount Vernon, Virginia; Wood-
row Wilson House, Washington, D. C.
Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, New York
Casa Amesti, in Monterey, California
and many others.
Buildings under the jurisdiction of
the National Trust are maintained
through private endowments, through
public subscription and bequests. It
is also a clearing house for informa-
tion about preservation needs, projects,
techniques and problems and a source
of technical advice and counsel for all
preservationists. It acts as a cooperat-
ing agency with the American Insti-
tute of Architects, the National Park
Service and the Library of Congress
in the continuing struggle to assure the
survival of outstanding examples of
American buildings and is a helpful
hand for local preservationists.
However, the National Trust is just
one agency working toward preserva-
tion of historic sites and buildings.
Today, individuals, local and county
service groups and clubs as well as
governments are alarmed to learn of
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Carpenters' Hall, Philadelphia. The First
Continental Congress met here during the
autumn of 1774 to decide how the col-
onics should meet British threats to their
freedom. The building has been main-
tained as a historic landmark since its
restoration in 1857.
12
THE CARPENTER
A highway gobbles up the landscape.
the numerous historical sites and land-
marks that have already disappeared
through thoughtless commercialism.
Steps are being taken to rectify these
actions where possible and to stop
some of them before they begin.
Take, for example, the two multi-
million-dollar government buildings
nearing completion at Jackson Place.
Lafayette Square, in Washington, D.C.
Renovation of the Square, begun dur-
ing the Kennedy Administration, at
the request of President and Mrs.
Kennedy, should be completed this
fall. Architect John C. Warnecke (of
the John Carl Warnecke and Associ-
ates firm) drew up a plan to save the
old houses on the square from being
destroyed to make way for a new
Court of Claims Building and a Fed-
eral Executive Office Building. His
plan was simply to put the new build-
ings behind the old. The plan was
approved and put into effect, and when
the new buildings are completed the
Benjamin O. Tayloe House, known as
the Little White House when Mark
Hanna occupied it during the McKin-
ley administration, and the Dolly Mad-
ison House, built in 1 800, which pro-
vided a temporary dwelling for Presi-
dent James Madison after the British
burned the White House in 1814, will
be restored as much to their original
appearance as possible, and two more
historic buildings will have been pre-
served in the face of progress.
Not too far from Jackson Place, the
National Park Service hopes soon to
have the "curtain going up" on the re-
stored Ford's Theatre — just 100 years
after John Wilkes Booth shot Presi-
dent Abraham Lincoln. The Theatre,
on Northwest Washington's 1 0th Street,
will be outfitted as completely as pos-
sible to make it look just as it did on
that fatal night of April 14, 1865.
Following President Lincoln's assassi-
nation, the old theatre was converted
into government office space and used
until it partially collapsed in 1893,
killing 22 government workers and in-
juring 65 others. In recent years it has
been operated as a Lincoln Museum.
When the vastly strengthened and re-
inforced building is completed (esti-
mated 1967) the Presidential box, or-
chestra seats, box office, and the sim-
ulated flickering light of gas chande-
liers will all lend authenticity to this
dramatic re-enactment of history. Lin-
coln memorabilia will be displayed in
a modern museum beneath the The-
atre's main floor.
Another restoration project of the
National Park Service is Independence
Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
After decades of research through four
million documents, letters and illus-
trations, restoration has begun on In-
dependence Hall and 25 other historic
buildings in an area encompassing
more than six city blocks. The entire
project may take 20 years, but, "Our
approach is that time is not the im-
portant thing — accuracy is," says Mil-
ford O. Anderson, superintendent of
Independence Hall Historical Park.
Independence Hall itself has been
altered or restored inaccurately 1 4
times since it was first used in 1735
for the Pennsylvania General Assem-
bly. At one time, during the Revolu-
tion, the British used it as a jail for
American soldiers. For 23 years it
served as an art and national history
museum. And, as proof of how close
to destruction such a national historical
treasure can become, the hall area
once was nearly auctioned off for
building lots. But thanks to the wis-
dom of the Philadelphia fathers in
keeping ownership and to the Interior
Department, the Hall, with other
buildings on Independence Square, will
be preserved as a national treasure.
Three historic buildings and sites
among 33 the Park Service has recom-
mended for the Registry of National
Historical Landmarks as having ex-
ceptional value in commemorating or
illustrating the history of the United
States are:
• the two-room cottage in West
Branch, Iowa, where President Hoover
was born,
• a sandstone pillar in Yellowstone
(Continued on paf>e 14)
Private, non-government organizations
\ike the National Tnist for Historic Pres-
ervation are responsible for saving and
maintaining for the public historic sites
and buildings like the three siionn here.
Above is the Casa Amesti, an adobe
house in Monterey, California, built in
1824. Below left is the Woodrow Wilson
house in Washington, D. C, and at the
right, a planter's brick town house built
in 1830 and restored by the Trust in 1961.
JULY, 1966
13
Shakerfown at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, was built by members of a religious sect called
the Shakers, an offshoot of the Quakers. Converts to the Shaker religion in the
Pleasant Hill area gave over 4,500 acres of land to Shaker missionaries when they
visited the area and from 1805 to 1830 a colony of nearly 500 people and more than
40 structures was established. The Civil War and a court judgment in 1896 wiped
out the Shakers. Since 1961 the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation has been
busy restoring this 19th century village as a living museum of history.
(Continued from page 13)
County, Montana, where explorer Wil-
liam Clark carved his name, marking
an 1806 stop in the long trek of the
Lewis and Clark expedition, and
• a self-styled Utopian community
in New Harmony, Indiana, where
many historic structures preserve the
Rappite community purchased in 1825
by Robert Dale Owen as the setting
for an ambitious Utopian experiment.
Some of the 608 landmarks listed
by the National Park Service are Fed-
erally owned and administered, but
most are state, community and private
property. Official designation as a
landmark helps property owners to
preserve the integrity of the site.
On a community level, York Penn-
sylvania, has rescued from commer-
cial blight two richly historic build-
ings— the Gales House and the Golden
Plough Tavern. The adjoining struc-
tures were standing when York, a busy
frontier town, served as capital of the
13 colonies for several months during
the Revolutionary war. Until a local
women's organization started a non-
profit corporation to save them, these
and other neglected, sagging historic
York buildings were faced with dem-
olition. The Federal Government ap-
proved the two buildings for a rede-
velopment program, and they were
opened to the public in the summer of
1964.
Superhighways are often a threat
not only to a community's livelihood,
but to its historical character and in-
tegrity. In the small community of
Morristown, New Jersey, just 30 miles
west of New York City, George Wash-
ington made his headquarters in 1777
and again in 1779-80 when he spent
the winter in the mansion of Colonel
Jacob Ford, Jr.. a revolutionary pow-
der maker. The Ford mansion, rated
second only to Mount Vernon for its
collection of Washingtonia. is in a
parklike setting a mile from Route
202, the main highway into Morris-
town. And, unless the 18.000 citizens
of Morristown win a decade-long fight
to end the scheme, a six-lane super-
highway will split the town down the
middle and one of the interchanges in
the one and a half mile strip of inter-
state highway 287 will pound prac-
tically across the Ford Mansion's front
yard. At this writing, construction
equipment still hovers over Morris-
town— poised for action if the citizens
don't succeed in rerouting them.
In many communities across the
country, preservation efforts are vol-
untary and unofficial. Garden clubs,
historical societies, advocates of plan-
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endeavor to preserve and protect areas
and buildings that have historical sig-
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and to the nation. And, thanks to the
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supported and augmented by President
and Mrs. Johnson, people from all
walks of life are joining together to
preserve and beautify these United
States in which we live — not to block
the bulldozer and stifle progress, but
to temper today's progress with an ap-
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port, and the adoption of a system of
measurement and prices."
Master carpenters of the 1 8th century
were civil engineers, designers and busi-
ness men who by articles of agreement
undertook building as contractors of to-
day. So the Carpenters' Company was
more of a contractors' organization than
a trade union as we understand it. The
journeymen who worked for Wooley cor-
respond more to the union members of
today.
In 1962, the yoke and supporting
framework were rebuilt. A new pedestal
and a new steel beam were adjusted to
the ancient frame with such care by
Franklin Institute that they remain com-
pletely invisible.
Independence Bell
July 4, 1776
That old State House bell is silent.
Hushed is now its clamorous tongue;
But the spirit it awakened
Still is living — ever young;
And when we greet the smiling sunlight
On the fourth of each July,
We will ne'er forget the bellman
Who, betwixt the earth and sky,
Rung out, loudly, "Independence";
Which, please God, shall never die!
— ^The stanza above is the last stanza
from a poem by an unknown author.
Men and Machines
Long ago in ages past
when tools were made most crudely.
Not a soul would dare to question
man's intelligence rudely.
But now with machines that wash and dry
and those that plow and sow,
There are very few things men can do
That computed machines don't know.
The pages of the news we read
Each day remind us, too.
There are quite a few machines
That do things men cannot do.
They fly, and press and add,
and also reproduce.
They age quite slowly and take
a full share of abuse.
When they tire, you tinker
with their parts,
And mend them as doctors mend
tired old men's hearts.
1 wonder when I contemplate
on inventions
That I see.
Which will stand the test of time,
the man made machine or me?
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15
I ♦ Canadian Report
CLC Urges Full Participation of Labour E^P'oye w»fl<s '<" Un'o"-
In Planning Canada's Manpower Policies ^t!""' "'"' ■"?'""/"""
*» ■ When a union member takes time
Representatives of organized labor
in Canada and other interested ob-
servers recently attended a National
Conference on Manpower Training
called by the Canadian Labour Con-
gress.
The purpose and aims of the con-
ference were outlined by President
Claude Jodoin at an early session of
the four-day conference when he told
the delegates that the Canadian labour
movement has a particular and very
personal interest in the development
of manpower programs.
"We believe that the trade union
movement must undertake full par-
ticipation in both the planning and
implementation of Canadian man-
power policies and in the related pro-
grams which must flow from those
policies." Jodoin told the conference.
Representing the Brotherhood at the
meeting was Regional Director Wil-
liam Stefanovitch. The conference was
held at the Chateau Laurier Hotel in
Ottawa.
Despite the increased use of auto-
mated processes in many sectors of
business, Canada has seen a substan-
tial decline in unemployment from
upwards of 7 per cent in 1961 to
approximately 4 per cent last year —
the lowest level in eight years. At
the same time, the labour force grew
at a sharply accelerated rate of more
than 3.5 per cent over the past two
years, the largest overall gain for any
two consecutive years since the end
of the World War II.
Labour Growth Expected
The conference noted that a fur-
ther rapid growth of the labour force
is anticipated through 1970 and con-
sequently, there is no room for com-
placency but rather a need for con-
tinued and rapid growth in total em-
ployment, at an average annual rate
of about 3 per cent.
The Canadian Labour Congress, in
concert with the Federal Government
and the provinces, have been long
concerned with the education and
training of young people, with re-
training and upgrading of workers
whose skills are becoming obsolete,
with the mobility of workers whose
jobs locations are changing, and with
the recruitment of skilled workers
through immigration.
"It is in that spirit that this (man-
power) conference was established and
conducted," President Jodoin told the
delegates. "We have called together
representatives from every segment of
our movement, including both those
who are already being affected by
technological change and those who
may face its challenges in the future.
We have also invited those from gov-
ernment and the business community
whose co-operation we seek in work-
ing out adjustment to these changes.
We are hopeful that the result of
such co-operation will be the develop-
ment of manpower policies which will
serve the triple objectives of high
productivity, full employment and so-
cial justice."
off from his job to engage in union
business, who makes his contribution
to the Canada Pension Plan? The
union, the employer, or the union
member himself?
The Department of National Reve-
nue recently issued a suggested proce-
dure for the guidance of unions in
dealing with this type of situation.
What is probably the easiest way
of handling this situation, the Depart-
ment notified the CLC Department
of Legislation, would be for the union
to enter into an arrangement with
the employer whereby the latter would
continue to pay the union member his
usual wages even while he is away
from work on union business. The
union could then reimburse the em-
ployer for this expenditure. In such
a situation the employer would make
the usual deductions from the em-
ploye and his own contributions for
Canada Pension Plan purposes just
Construction Profects At Expo '67
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CANADA PREPARES for its big 1967 fair at Montreal, to be known as Expo
'67. More than 1,000 industries will be represented at Expo by some 30 pa-
vilions. Among them are (clockwise) the 25,000-seat Expo stadium sponsored
by six of Canada's automobile manufacturers; an 80-foot observation tower
sponsored by the Canadian Lumbermen's Association; the steel pavilion; the
Canadian Pulp and Paper Association's pavilion; and the Telephone Association
of Canada pavilion. Construction on Expo is currently behind schedule.
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as though the employe was not ab-
sent from work at all.
Such an arrangement would result
in minimum inconvenience to the un-
ion and the union member and would
also avoid over-payment of contribu-
tions. The Department of National
Revenue stated that such arrange-
ments are already being made.
More Compulsory
Atbitration Talk
With all these disputes going on and
more developing, an old "solution" has
been revived again with the question
being posed in many circles: is com-
pulsory arbitration the answer? When
the federal minister of labour, a former
corporation lawyer, threw out the sug-
gestion he was met by a barrage of
opposition.
Since it was the Longshoremen's
strike he was referring to, Claude
Jodoin, President of the Canadian La-
bour Congress, issued a statement, "It
is to be regretted that the minister of
labour, through public statements, has
appeared to ally himself on the side of
the Shipping Federation."
Mr. Jodoin also said, in another
statement, that compulsory arbitration
and labour courts have not provided
and are not likely ever to provide a
meaningful solution to industrial dis-
putes.
Contract Disputes
In Some Sections
The news at midyear, as at the be-
ginning, was of more and more "la-
bour unrest" or as one headline put it.
"Strikes menace the economy."
It's never "Profits menace the econo-
my" and the big corporations almost
without exception have been raking it
in as never before. It is always labour
which is the menace. A better word
for it might be "scapegoat".
It's true that strikes (in mid-June
when this was written) were imminent
or in progress from coast to coast. The
Longshoremen's strike, involving over
4,000 men, was tying up St. Lawrence
shipping. Of course it created consider-
able inconvenience for many. But the
shipping companies were out to cut ten
per cent off the union's work force,
mostly senior men who could hardly
find jobs elsewhere.
On the west coast the carpenter's
union representing about 7,000 mem-
bers rejected a contractors' offer of 45
cents over three years, demanding 50
cents in one year and a seven-hour day
instead of eight.
Over 25,000 lumber workers on the
coast were getting set for a strike when
the provincial government stepped in
with a mediator. Pulp and Sulphite
workers were also engaged in a major
industrial dispute in this region.
Back east again 1,200 union em-
ployes of the St. Lawrence Seaway
authority are out for a 35 per cent in-
crease to bring their wage levels up to
par with those on the U.S. side of the
seaway. All the major non-op railway
unions are deeply involved in national
bargaining which at this writing seems
headed for strike action.
In fact the total picture projected to
the public is of a very aggressive la-
bour movement hellbent on striking
first and talking later.
This is of course a gross distortion
of the situation, but it is aggravated by
newspaper headlines such as the one in
the Toronto Star which asked, "Has
labour gone strike crazy?"
Plans to Probe
Machinery Costs
Just to prove that there may be
some truth in the charge that com-
panies are probably making exorbitant
profits, the government has announced
a public enquiry into the costs of farm
machinery and repair parts. The inves-
tigation is being made by Prof. Clar-
ence Barber of the University of
Manitoba.
Since it is farmers who are most
prejudiced about labour disputes and
strike action, the enquiry may serve
a useful purpose. Previous probes have
shown that profit margins in this in-
dustry are on the high side, to put it
mildly, but that labour costs per dollar
of production have been declining.
Damping the Boom
Across Canada
Canada, like the U.S., has taken
mild financial measures to slow down
the boom and head ofT what is con-
sidered to be an inflationary situation.
High interest rates is one of them. The
trouble with such measures is they fall
on innocent as well as guilty.
No one really wants to slow down
residential construction but measures
taken have slowed it down.
Now the federal Central Mortgage
and Housing Corporation has stepped
in to provide funds in special areas
like the Atlantic provinces where em-
ployment conditions are not as tight
as elsewhere.
But construction generally is unlike-
ly to slow down. EXPO '67, the big
world exhibition scheduled for next
year in Montreal, is behind schedule
and is one of the projects that will ab-
sorb more and more workers for a
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?000
. . . those iiicmhers of our Brotherhood who. in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to public offices, have won awards, or who have, in other ways, "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following:
MAN OF THE YEAR-John Anello. mem-
ber of Local 1050. was presented the
"Man of the Year" award for his un-
selfish and tireless effort in behalf of
unionism's cause at the sixth annual ban-
quet of the Maritime Trades Port Coun-
cil for Delaware Valley and Vicinity. The
award banquet was held in Cherry Hill,
New Jersey. The award was presented by
Louis Vignola. president of the Council.
Distinguished guests at the dinner and
ceremony included Michael A. Matz. vice
president of the Council and president of
Local 473. Brotherhood of Firemen and
Oilers; the mayor of Philadelphia. James
H. J. Tate and Paul Hall, president of the
Maritime Trades Department of the
AFL-CIO.
John Anello. left, gets "Man of The
Year" award from Louis Vignola, presi-
dent of the Maritime Trades Port Council
for Delaware Valley.
BAIT PROTECTOR-yo/i/i L. (Jack) Laug-
horn of Local 1913 Van Niiys, Calif., is
not only a man who takes pride in his
work, but also a man willing to get out
and work for what he believes in. He
believes in the work of the Ocean Fish
Protective Association of California.
Live anchovies are the favorite food of
many large game fish and, as California's
major bait fish, they became the target of
numerous commercial fishing interests.
The OFPA began circulating petitions to
restrict the commercial catch of ancho-
vies, but Brother Laughorn was not satis-
fied with collecting a few signatures here
and there. He and six other members of
Jack Laughorn, left, and friend with catch.
Local 1913 constructed a display booth,
complete with petitions, which they set up
each weekend at different shopping centers
around Los Angeles. At last count, they
had collected over 2,000 signatures on the
petitions and were hard at work on the
supplemental petitions. Thanks to Laug-
horn and friends, anchovies may continue
to abound in Pacific Coast waters.
NEW COURSE— Local Union 87 of St.
Paul, Minnesota, has added a course in
building hardware to its journeymen
training program. The course is designed
to give journeymen greater knowledge of
the installation and adjustment of all
types of building hardware, plus the
maintenance an drepair of door checks,
exit devices, and locks. The course also
includes six hours of locksmith training.
The program is under the direction of
Instructor Harry Melander and Howard
Christensen. business representative of the
Twin Cities District Council. .Steve Ihrig,
representative of the U.S. Bureau of Ap-
prenticeship and Training, is counseling
local ollicers on the administration of the
training program.
STATE POSTS— Three Brotherhood leaders
of California were recently appointed to
state advisory positions by Governor Pat
Brown.
Alfred A. Fi-
gone, president of
the Bay Counties
District Council,
has been appointed
to the Correctional
Industries Commis-
sion, which directs
the industrial oper-
ations of all corree-
tional institutions
in the state.
C. R. Bartilini,
president of the
California State
Council and secre-
tary-treasurer of
the Bay Counties
District Council,
has been named to
-the California State
Colleges Board of
Trustees, which
oversees the largest
system of state col-
leges in the United
States.
Anthony J. Ramos,
secretary- treasurer
of the California
State Council, has
been named to the
State Housing
Commission, a new
body established to
develop programs
of housing in the
Golden Bear State.
BARTILINI
RAMOS
Leading participants in the Twin
Cities building hardware training
project are shown at left.
They include: Instructor Harry
Melander; Twin Cities District
Council Business Rep. Howard
Christensen; Ralph Oslin, contract
sales manager for Raymer
Hardware Company; and A. Steve
Ihrig of the U.S. Bureau of
Apprenticeship and Training and a
member of Local 87.
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SERVICE TO YOUTH-By their efforts in
behalf of the Green Bay Y.M.C.A., 32
members and two apprentices of Local
1146 have won for that local the Serv-
ice to Youth Plaque and recognition by
the organization. The men contributed
a total of more than 500 man-hours to
the construction of two camper cabins
at the YMCA's Camp U-Nah-Li-Ya, a
summer camp. According to Trustee
Donald Schmechel. the workers were
treated to excellent meals and lodging
at the campsite for two weekends as they
answered this call to civic service. "We
are looking forward to more coopera-
tion promoting the Union Carpenter in
the Green Bay area" he declared.
On the roof of one of the summer camp
buildings are L.U. 1146 members John
Zelse, Vem Phillips and Gordon Olsen.
Union efforts for the YMCA earned civic
recognition.
Accepting the Service to Youth Plaque in
behalf of L.U. 1146 is Don Schmechel,
left. The presentation was made in be-
half of the YMCA bv Harold Carolin.
FEDERAL OFFICER—Kcniwih J. Sill-
ier, lefl above, is swoni in as U.S. Ap-
prenticeship and Training Repre.tentative
i>y Taylor F. Custer, director of Region
IX, U.S. Department of Lahior. Kansas
City, Missouri. Sutter will serve appren-
ticesliip and training programs of the
region.
Kenneth Fiester, secretary-treasurer of the International Labor Press Associa-
tion, right, presents ILPA 1966 Awards to CARPENTER Editor and General
Treasurer Peter Terzick.
Three ILPA Contest Awards
Won By THE CARPENTER
The International Labor Press Association at its annual awards banquet
May 22 singled out THE CARPENTER for three awards. This is only the
second year that your official monthly publication has entered the competi-
tion. Last year we won an award for "Best Front Cover."
The contest this year was judged by the 19 members of the ! 965-66
Neiman class at Harvard University. The Neiman class is composed of work-
ing reporters and journalists who have been awarded one-year scholarships
by the Neiman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.
The awards that your magazine won and the comments by the Neiman
judges were as follows:
Class 2-A— Best Front Page— Magazine Format. Certificate of Merit: THE
CARPENTER. "Its covers display an inviting, exciting formal which is truly
professional. The November, 1965, issue was particularly striking— a glori-
ous picture of a forest scene and a quote from Interior Secretary Udall on the
problems of preserving America's resources. Nothing more is needed to at-
tract the reader to examine a report on conservation."
Class 3-Best Single Editorial. Certificate of Merit: THE CARPENTER, for
"Unions Are the Best Hope for the Poor," "which nearly avoided the pitfalls
of platform-pounding and, in the process, served as a useful statement of
labor's roll."
Class 5— Best Feature Article. Honorable Mention: THE CARPENTER, for
"A Carpenter of Nazareth." "The judges were impressed by this most imagi-
native Easter feature. The subject was not treated in an orthodox fashion,
but in a manner which would appeal to every union member. The working
methods, tools and products of the most famous carpenter of all are described
and illustrated."
In their comments on the magazines that they received the judges had
some interesting observations. They noted that they were delighted to find
that the "harangue and blatant propaganda which have characterized the
popular image of the labor press are becoming extinct." The judges also
noted that they had "found an increasing maturity in the handling of con-
troversial issues; a willingness to examine knotty social problems in a fairly
objective manner."
rULY, 1966
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A rcccii(l) iK'^otinti'd ci)IUcti\e liar^ainiii^ iiKrei'iiunl h> rhe Alaska State Council of Car-
penters lias enabled the Council to expand and improve the qualil.v of its apprentice trainin);
program. Above a group of apprentices surround a stairway project recently completed.
All Alaska apprentices are now required to complete an intensive
four-week training program before they are eligible for jobs. The
program, approved by the U.S. Department of Labor, is approxi-
mately 65% manipulative and 35% classroom instruction. Above is
shown the circular stairway built by third-year apprentices and an
octagon building constructed by second-year apprentices.
Fourth-year apprentice carpenters are shown with a reinforced con-
crete form project consisting of footings, walls, columns, suspended
slabs and stairs. Two of the instructors in the training program are
shown in the front row. They are Harold Pederson (left) and Bill
Ross (2nd from right) and Training Director Charles Handy (right).
Not shown is Instructor Bill Valine.
A group of second-year apprentices, training under the newly estab-
lished Alaska Council program, are shown with their octagon-shaped
building project. The program includes thorough training in every
facet of the construction carpenters skills.
Fourth-year apprentices are shown with door hanging and interior
trim projects. Charles Handy reports plans to construct a fully-
equipped Training Center. Handy credits much of the success of
the program to Gen1. Rep. Paul Rudd.
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ME STUDY COURSE
BLUEPRINT READING-UNIT II
This Unit continues the identifyini^ of symbols bei>un in
Unit I, and the reading of simple details and dimensions.
ft also contains questions that apply to Unit I.
QUESTIONS
1. Architectural drawings are divided into four groups,
which are?
a. b. _.. c. 1 d.
2. Specifications be read carefully and
be thoroughly by all parties concerned with
the construction of any building.
3. Most house plans are drawn to what scale?
4. Hidden objects are shown by what type of line?
5. The abbreviation for the terms listed are?
a. Apartment? __
b. Square Feet?
c. Cubic Feet?
d. Furring?
e. Yellow Pine?
a:
:[z:s
6. Draw the symbol for wood.
7. Draw the symbol for a floor drain.
8. Draw the symbol for a telephone outlet.
is the symbol for what type
of opening?
10. is the symbol for what type
j I ^=1 ( of opening?
If you have correctly answered the questions dealing
with the basic information, examine the following simple
working drawing. On this drawing only the necessary
dimensions are given. After looking the drawing over
closely, answer the questions concerning Fig. 1.
rroni
1
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FIGURE 1
QUESTIONS 1 thru 4, below, deal with Fig. 1
1. What is the Diameter of the hole?
2. Where is the hole located?
3. What is the size of the block? _ _ _
4. What do the dotted lines indicate in the end view?
Now that you have answered the questions on Fig. 1 , try
Fig. 2. You will notice that most of the dimensions on
this drawing appear twice. This has been done to show
that when a dimension cannot be found on one view, it
may be found on another view. Under ordinary circum-
stances, most dimensions would appear only once. Con-
venience usually determines on which view it will appear.
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QUESTIONS below deal with Fig. 2
Gives the correct Dimensions for:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
J.
K.
L. What is the diameter of the hole?
M. How deep is the hole?
Answers to Questions on Next Page.
NOTIC E
The Blueprints and Specifications for the Home
Study Course in Blueprint Reading and Estimating
are now ready for distribution to all interested in
the course.
They may be purchased through the General
Secretary's Office, 101 Constitution Avenue, N. W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001, for the price of $2.00.
JULY, T 966
21
HOME STUDY COURSE, continued
ABOVE jou will find charts of some of the basic symbols which appear regularly on
construction blueprints. We urge you to study them and memorize the symbols.
BELOW are the answers to the Home Study Course questions on the preceding page.
1. a. Plans
c. Detail
ANSWERS
b. Elevations
d. Sections
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5. a. Apt. b. Sq. Ft. c. Cu. Ft.
d. Fur. e. Y.P.
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8.
9. Cased Opening
10. Double Hung Window
ANSWERS to Questions 1
through 4
Dealing with Fig. I
1. 1"
2. In the center of the block
3. 2" X 4" X 1"
4. That the hole goes all the way thru
the block
Answers to Questions on Fig. 2
A. 2>/2" D. V2" G. Vi" K. V2"
B. 3"/2" E. 1/2" H. V2" L. ¥4"
C. 3/4" F. 1/4" J. 34" M. %"
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The Psalm of the Free Rider
The Active Member is my shepherd,
I shall not want. hHe provldeth me
with rest periods, paid holidays and
vacations so I may lay down in green
pastures and enjoy lite while he labors
at his contract talks.
The working conditions he pro-
videth, they comfort me. He anoint-
eth my head with the oil of seniority,
the eight-hour day and the overtime
premiums, hie solaces my soul with
a contract that protecteth my wages,
hie speaks strongly for rny rights. He
protecteth my safety and the health
of me and my household. Surely his
goodness and loving care shall follow
me all the days of my life without
effort or cost to me.
I pray for the active members of
the union to continue their efforts in
my behalf so I may continue to sit
idly by and enjoy the fruits of their
labor in my open-shop plant in my
right-to-work state.
U R THE U IN UNION
Status Of Texas
A sweltering Texan staggered out
of his Cadillac into his house where he
collapsed, wringing wet.
"For goodness sake," demanded his
wife, "why didn't you roll down the
windows?"
"What!" he shouted, "and let all
the neighbors know our car isn't air
conditioned?"
NAME THE CARPENTER!
For many months, readers of "Plane
Gossip" have seen "Our Little Car-
penter" at the top of the page be-
come involved in a series of adven-
tures and mis-adventures. The poor
little fellow usually ends up with the
tables turned against him. Perhaps
the worst turn of all is that he doesn't
even have a name!
"Our Little Carpenter" needs a
name and you, the readers of "Plane
Gossip" are invited to give him one.
Beginning immediately and until the
closing of the general offices on Sep-
tember I we will accept nominations
for a name for him on 4^ govern-
ment postcards only. Entries In enve-
lopes will not be opened. You may
submit all the entries you wish but
each must be on a separate postcard.
All entries become the property of
the editor of "Plane Gossip" and
none will be returned.
A panel of judges will be appointed
by Editor Peter Terzlck, and the judges'
decision will be final. If the winning
name is duplicated, the entry with
the earlier postmark will be selected.
If both postmarks have the same date,
the one received first will be selected.
The winner will receive a $25 prize.
Since there can be only one winner,
the second, third and succeeding con-
testants will all be given our very best
wishes for better luck next time!
Think up a name for Our Little
Carpenter and send it in on a 4<
postcard by September I. The win-
ner will be announced in the Novem-
ber Issue In order to give the judges
time to go into their deep blue
trance. PRINT EVERYTHING, includ-
ing your name and mall address. Mall
your entry to: Name Contest, Plane
Gossip, Carpenters' Journal, 101 Con-
stitution Avenue, Washington, D.C.
20001.
Skirting the Question
Of those men polled recenlly, 40%
were opposed to the short-short skirt.
The remaining 60% were distracted
by a pair of passing legs and did not
hear the question.
UNION DUES — TOMORROW'S SECURITY
Called His Bluff
This ad appeared in the news-
paper's classified section one day:
"A wallet containing $73 was picked up near
the bank by a gentleman who was recognized by
the owner of the wallet. If the money is returned
within the week, no action will be taken.''
The next day this ad appeared:
"If the owner of the wallet who recognized me
will call at my house, I will gladly return the
$75"
USE ONLY UNION-MADE TOOLS
Something Fishy!
Mess sergeant — You're not eating
your fish. What's wrong with It?
Soldier — Long time, no sea.
TAKE PART IN UNION AFFAIRS
Tales Of Two Campers
Letter from a nine-year-old camp-
er: "Dear Mom and Pop: Camp is
O.K. The food is wonderful and they
don't make you eat It. Love, Allen."
Then there was the eight-year-old
girl who wrote her parents: "We are
having a lot of fun; we play games,
weave and string beads and take
hikes, and every night we all cry our-
selves to sleep."
BE UNION — BUY LABEL
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JULY, 1966
23
69-Year Precedent Broken, As Local
Welcomes 21 Women Members
Still Going Strong
SHEBO^GAN. WIS.— Il ;ill stiirted
when CnrI Mohar, business agent for
Sheboygan, Wis., Local 657, got up at a
meeting of the local and said he had a
list of new members he wanted to read
off and then see if the boys would like
to welcome them into the union.
Mohar slowly began reading . . .
"Clara Mullins, Rose Jacoby, Elaine
Rasch, Margaret Gasser . . ." The boys
in the back of the hall stopped their con-
versation and turned their attention to-
ward the voice in the front of the room
. . . "Marilyn Williams, Mary Breirather,
Betty Launer. Magdaline Trossen, Rose
Ann Folz . . ."
Mohar never looked up from his sheet
as he continued reading the names. For
the first time in 69 years you could have
heard a pin drop at a Thursday night
meeting of Local 657. Feet stopped shuf-
fling, jaws became unhinged and tongues
fell silent . . . "Leta Rist, Margaret
Brasser, Maria Gustafson, Jessie Wach-
ter . . ."
Slowly the spell wore off. Feet began
to stomp the hardwood floors in a noisy
cadence, whistles increased in pitch until
the room sounded like a test pad for the
moon rocket, hands hit together like
thunderclaps . . . "Lillian Palubicki. Ger-
trude Mand, Agnes Schuette, Florence
Wensauer, Lauragene Harp, Cecelia Tros-
sen, Shari Fogle . . ." Now the voice of
Business Agent Mohar was completely
drowned out and a broad smile creased
his face. As he finished reading the last
name the entire membership came to
their feet for a standing ovation.
The vote was unanimous.
On hand to greet the "prettiest carpen-
ters in the country" were Int'l. Rep. Bob
Strenger and Chester Hanson, stale
secretary-treasurer of the Carpenters.
The new distaff members of the local
are employed by the Ebenreiter Wood-
working Co. Robert Ebenreiter, presi-
dent of the firm, was also on hand to
welcome his girl-type carpenters into
the local.
Now, for the first time in its 69-year
history. Local 657 has women among its
membership.
Mrs. Roger (Mary) Breirather was one
of 21 women employes of Ebenreiter
Woodworking Co. recently welcomed into
membership of Sheboygan, Wis., Local
657. She is shown here with Carl Mohar
(center), business agent for the local, and
Robert H. Strenger, Madison, Interna-
tional Representative.
Rutgers Labor Alumni First Annual Dinner-Dance
NEWARK, N.J. — Raleigh Rajoppi, N.J. Council of Carpenters president, joins in
welcoming members of the Rutgers Labor Alumni Association, and their friends, to
the first annual dinner-dance sponsored by the Association at the Robert Treat Hotel
in Newark. To his right are: Robert Ohlweiler, dinner toastmaster and INlason W.
Gross, Rutgers University president.
QUINCY, MASS. — Charles G. Chil-
stedt, center above, of Local Union 762
recently celebrated his 97lh birthday.
This year also marked his 65th year as
a member of his union. He is the only
living charter member of Local 762, and
for more than 50 years he has been a
member of the Boston Musicians' Local
9. Local 762 commemorated the birth-
day and anniversary recently when a
delegation visited Mr. Chilstedt at his
home and presented him with a gift.
Shown with him are Francis Clifford and
William Hancock of Local Union 762.
Minnesota Graduate
AUSTIN, MINN. — At a recent Appren-
tice Completion Banquet conducted by
the Joint Apprenticeship Committee of
.\ustin, 15 apprentices from all trades re-
ceived certificates before an audience of
120 persons. Surrounding a graduating
carpenter apprentice are, standing, from
left: Ron Hannem, apprentice instructor;
Duane Anderson, JAC journeyman mem-
ber; Frank Musala, state director of ap-
prenticeship. Seated, from left: Morton
Carney, director of Austin Area Vocation-
al-Technical School; Thomas Lcnart of
Hanson-Zimney (Contractor), graduated
apprentice; Ken Manthey, state apprentice
field representative. Another carpenter
apprentice graduate honored, but not pres-
ent for the picture, was Willis Bailey of
Hagstrom and Loock.
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Honors Night Celebrated At Oregon City, Oregon
OREGON CITY, ORE. — A large group of members was presented 25-year and 50-
year pins af a special observance by Carpenters Local 1388 of Oregon City recently.
From left to right, first row, are: Joe Henkes, Roy H. Hamlin, Rollie Ice, L. E. Ryan
(50 year pin); Edwin Werdell (50-year pin); J. C. Heubel, E. S. Dilley, Lester J. Irvin,
and Gust Swanson. Back row, left to right, W. S. Jacobs, Lawrence Winkelman,
Ernest E. Cullison, Clarence O. Dallas, Clifford Jacobs, Henry Witt, E. A. Johnson,
Clarence W. Oak, Irving Beam, F. Byrdette Byrd, Lawrence Konkle, Clarence A.
Higgens, William H. Rusbuldt, Eugene Lausche, H. F. McLaren, Anthony Schaefer,
W. H. Miller, Donald R. Smiley, Richard A. York, Clark E. Lindsay, Ransom E.
Mooney, Lyle J. Hiller, 7th District Brotherhood representative, who presented pins,
and Josiah W. Rogers.
Find the Pretty Girls in the Picture
VANCOUVER, B. C. — Members of Local 452 sent us the photograph above to show
how some of their number beautified the court of a family apartment complex, called
Fraser Villa. Before the cameraman took the picture, three pretty girls stepped into
place to be photographed. Can you find them?
One is easy. She's in the lounge chair and foot bridge in the foreground. But the
other two? One is atop a rock, wearing a black dress, at the rear of the pool. The
other is midway between the two, to the right of the pool, seated on a footpath of
timber cross sections.
After construction of Fraser Villa was completed, the carpenters and millwrights
employed on the job joined the owner and developer, Roy Lisogar Construction Co.,
Ltd., in building a mechanical waterfall, and two ponds at different elevations. The
garden was a mass of blooms in the spring — a tribute to union-made "gardeners and
landscapers."
Wasliinjiton Huddle
WASHINGTON, D. C — Problems of
shipyards and conditions of Federal em-
ployment were considered by delegates
during a three-day meeting of the East
Coast District Metal Trades Council,
AFL-CIO, last spring. Left to right were
U.S. Senator Donald Russell of South
Carolina, Clayton W. Bilderback, Secre-
tary-Treasurer, Metal Trades Department,
AFL-CIO; Page Groton, Director, Iron
Shipbuilders International Marine Coun-
cil; Congressman J. Oliva Huot of New
Hampshire; and Brotherhood member
Saul Stein, President, East Coast District
Metal Trades Council, AFL-CIO.
Sliiiijilers Retiree
SEATTLE, WASH.— Merlin C. Brown,
president of the Seattle District Council
of Carpenters, presents Cye Johnson, fi-
nancial secretary and business representa-
tive (retired) of Shinglers' Local 1195,
with an Award of Recognition for his
many years of service to the union. He
joined the Brotherhood in January, 1936,
and served at the dual post of the local
union for 28 years, retiring last January 1.
JULY, 1966
25
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St. Louis Auxiliary
Celebrates Its
50th Anniversary
ST. LOUIS. MO. — Carpenters' Auxiliary
No. 23 of St. Louis celebrated its 50th
Anniversary at Carpenters" Hall with a
gala dinner and dance. Guest speakers
for the anniversary celebration were Mr.
Adams, business Manager of the St. Louis
District Council and E. C. Meinert, secre-
tary-treasurer of the St. Louis District
Council. A large number of members
turned out to mark this momentous an-
niversary, including 12 past presidents of
the organization.
PHOTO AT TOP: Officers of Carpenters'
Auxiliary No. 23 with guest speakers, left
to right: Conductor Ann Kramer; Secre-
tary Dorothy Mitchell; President Bernice
Eaton; Trustee Edna Loewnau; Mr.
Meinert, guest speaker; Minnie Ruble, 49-
year member; Mr. Adams, guest speaker;
Warden Helen Wind; Trustee Vida Inzer;
Vice President Mable Zumwalt; Treasurer
Dorothy Boden; and Chaplain Lenora
Schaper.
PHOTO AT UPPER RIGHT: Left to
right: OUie Langhorst, Business Repre-
sentative; Ed Thien, Business Representa-
tive; President Bemice Eaton; Mr. Adams,
Business Manager of St. Louis District
Council; Helen Wind, Chairman of An-
niversary Committee; Mr. Meinert, Secre-
tary-Treasurer of St. Louis District Coun-
cil; and Carl Reiter, Business Representa-
tive, St. Louis District Council.
Russia's Tie-In Sales
MOSCOW. USSR— Russians are being
subjected to some mighty curious "tie-in"
buys these days. Because of over-produc-
tion in some quarters, a Russian in
Kharkov has to buy a bottle of perfume
if he wants to acquire an electric razor.
In Kirov, to get the same razor, he has
to accept a pair of cuff links. The Rus-
sian mail-order house, Posyltorg. will sell
a Russian bed pillows by mail only if he
sends along, at the same time, an order
for some phonograph records!
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Coshocton Honors
Its Older Members
COSHOCTON, O. — Local Union 525 of Coshocton held a banquet recently to honor some of its veteran members. One member
was presented a 25-year service pin and six others received pins for 10-years' membership. Five past presidents were also hon-
ored. Guest speaker Byron Cbilds of Gilmore and Olsen Construction Company gave a talk on the ever-growing need for an
apprentice-training program. ABOVE LEFT: Financial secretary William Preston presents a pin to Dean Wolfe. ABOVE RIGHT:
Members and guests enjoy the banquet. BELOW: Senior members, all over 60 years of age, Joseph Norris, Russell Kaser, Claire
Duling, Chester Stoneburner, George Umstott, Ralph Darling, Carl Salrin, Leroy Simpkins, John McMorris, and Floyd Shafer.
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8l. Cloud JAC Presents
Certificates to H Men
ST. CLOll), MINN.— The St. Cloud
Carpenters and .loiners .1. A. C. recently
presented jonrnevin:in certiliciiles to
seven carpenters and one cahinetmakcr
at a completion banquet and dance. The
iciest speaker was Dr. Kdnard Henry,
Mayor of St. Cloud.
Frank Mnsala, state director of ap-
prenticeship training, presented the com-
pletion ccrtilicatcs to the jonrne\men and
.Tames K. Michic, St. Cloud superintend-
ent of schools, and James Wakefield,
director of St. Cloud Area >ocational-
Technical School, congratulated the
graduates.
Rocker Holds Memories
SAN MATEO. CALIF.— When Henry
Arnold and his bride moved into their
San Mateo home in 1913. they planted
an apricot tree. They lived in the house
for 50 years and. three years ago. decided
to sell. But neither could bear to part
with the apricot tree.
The Arnolds decided to cut down the
old tree that had "lived with them" so
long. Last winter. Arnold crafted a
magnificent platform rocker for his bride,
of 50 years out of the wood which was
a symbol of their happy marriage.
Seven .loiirncymen who received certificates were, left to right, Donald Weiber,
Ronald Froehlc, Eldred .Schreifels, Roger Lommel, .lames Boucher, James Iten, and
Frank Miodus. Not pictured is Russcl Laudcnbach.
Guests and Speakers at the St. Cloud JAC Banquet were: Russel Limbach, State
Apprentice Ficldman: Warren Hutchens, Director of Adult Evening School; Floyd
Coughtry, B.A., L.U. 930, J.A.C. Member; Frank Musala, State Director of Appren-
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Secretary, J.A.C. and Chief Related Training Instructor; Dr. Edward Henry, St.
Cloud Mayor; Arnold Pruesser, Vice President J.A.C. and Banquet Chairman; James
Wakefield, Director, St. Cloud Area Vocational and Technical School; Irvin Swanson;
and Jerome Strack. Related Training Instructor.
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Apprentices, Old Timers Share Honors
KANKAKEE, ILL. — Members of Carpenters' Union Local 496 presented 25-year
service pins to 13 men and certificates to two apprentices. Seated from left, above,
are Joseph Gulczynski, James Umphrey, Romain Gay, LeRoy Schroeder, Waldo
Grigsby, and Thomas N. Martin, all 25-year members. Standing from left are Frank
Meredith, 25-year member; Apprentices Thomas Thornton and Arnold Zimmer;
Myron Reardanz and Holger Jensen, Sr., 25-year members; President Sam Azzarelli;
Financial Secretary Bernard M. Davis; and Business Representative Forrest Clatter-
buck. Not shown are Harry Neill, Charles Stone, Robert Vining, and Fred Wagner,
all 25-year members.
Mass. Council
Official Honored
BEVERLY, MASS.— The North Shore
Council of Carpenters paid tribute re-
cently to Joseph F. MacComisky of
Beverly, business representative for the
council. A dinner-dance was held in
recognition of MacComisky's "staunch
leadership and fair dealing." MacComi-
sky is also vice president of the State
Council of Carpenters and secretary of
the Beverly Redevelopment Authority.
He has been a member of the Carpen-
ters' Union for 39 years. Many labor
and civic officials paid tribute to his
service.
Presenting gifts to Brother MacComisky,
left are: Reginald Peters, toastmaster and
chairman of the dinner committee; Har-
ry Hogan, general representative of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters; and
Joseph Hardy, secretary of the Mas-
sachusetts Council of Carpenters.
Feted at a recent dinner-dance in Beverly, Mass. was Joseph F. MacComisky, third
from left. Also present for the ceremony were, from left: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mac-
Comisky; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. MacComisky; Harry Hogan, general representa-
tive of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters; Mr. and Mrs. John Gage, and Mr.
and Mrs. Donald MacComisky.
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Service to the
Brotherhood
(1) WEST NKWTON. MASS.— These four
members of local 708 recently received 25-
year pins. Scaled (I. lo r.): Iran Getclicll and
Charles Shanlis, president. Standing: James
Chandler and Malcolm Budd.
(2) MENA, ARKANSAS — President .lohn
Groomer (right) of Local 1627 is shown
nith four niemhers of the local after he
presented them with service pins. From the
left are Alvin Powell; Grady Gaston, trustee;
Henry Berry, fin. sec.; and Joseph Hoag, vice
president.
(3) CORVAI.LIS, OREGON— Local 2181
twenty-five year members look a little skepti-
cal at the hefty hammer being presented to
them by J. Lloyd LeMaster, guest speaker at
the awards dinner. From the left are D. C.
Pitts (27 years), R. M. Paulson (41), T. G.
Kammerer (42), John Moody (27), T. R.
Woods (30), and R. M. Williamson (26).
Not pictured were W. J. Williams (25), L. L.
Henry (28), and M. L. Davis (29).
(4) COLUMBUS, GEORGIA— Members of
Local 1723 receiving 25 year pins at a recent
pin presentation ceremony. Front row, left
to right: Weldon Trinmi, R. C. Bowden,
R. C. Adams, Ralph L. Arrington, Z. L.
Adams (making presentations). Second row;
V. L. Merrett, Jeff D. Keeter, W. J. McArthur,
L. E. Deloach. Third row: I. J. Martin, R.
E. Neel, L. D. Trawick, O. R. Ross. Other
members receiving pins but not in picture:
J. W. Duncan, T. R. George, W. E. Graves,
A. D. Hardy, L. H. Hart, J. E. Hobeck,
W. C. Hubbard, R. H. Johnson, B. C. Koon,
W. Lee Long, Walter Reis, J. C. Webster,
J. W. Wilder.
(5) REDDING, CALIF.— At a special i.leet-
ing of Local 1599 the following members
were presented 25-year pins: First row, I?ft
to right: Homer Galloway, Wm. F. Camp-
bell, Robert Stanley, Stanley Goodrich, Bert
Halverson, and George Phillips. Second row,
left to right: Theodore Wion, Amos Piper,
Lee K. Rawlins, J. D. Nixon, E. J. Shelley,
Harry Sweet, George Stone, and R. D. Piper.
Those who were to receive pins but who did
not attend are: Walter Sadler, Morrison
Manies, H. Wm. Davis, J. W. Gaither, Hor-
ace Gould, Clarence Hedstrom, Roy Houston,
Lafayette Jarrett, Edward P. Kelly, Wm. A.
LaFollette, R. V. McArthur, John H. Plngel,
Arthur Schell, and David Sousa.
(6) IOWA CITY, IOWA— Eight members of
Local 1260 were recently awarded 25-year
service pins. They were (I. to r.): John
Johnston (25 years), Earl Nelson (29), Sam
Brumley (25), H. J. Klasterman (37), Wiley
Baird (25), and Bill Cambridge, who was
especially honored for 54 years service. Not
present but awarded qualifying for pins were
A. V. Birrer (26 years), Jessie Ryan (25), and
Omer Terhune (27). Int'l Rep. Fred Peder-
son made the presentations.
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(7) DOVER, N.H.— Two graduating appren-
tices and a group of 25 year members were
recently honored at dual ceremonies held by
Local 1031. Shown seated from left to right:
Rolfe Richardson (27 years); Perley E. Wig-
gin, Treasurer (46); Raymond Eisner (27);
Emile Dumas (43); and Moulton R. .Tones,
Sr. (26). First row standing: William Amour-
genos, graduating apprentice; Charles .1. Gan-
non, New Hampshire State Supervisor, U. S.
Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship
& Training; James T. Dean, Fin. Sec, 25
years; E. Stevens; Charles Hussey, (27) years.
Pins were presented to Bro. P. M. Roger,
Bus. Rep. Third row: Donald Eaton, Field
Representative, Bureau of Apprenticeship &
Training; Roswell Caunya, V. P.; Russell F.
Rogers, graduating apprentice. George Pratt,
33 years, not present in photo.
(8) LAKE CHARLES, LA.— Some of labor's
friends in the political arena turned out to
pay homage to the above Local 953 members
who were awarded 25 year service pins at a
recent ceremony. The Honorable James Sud-
duth (6th from left). Mayor of Lake Charles,
made the presentations. Other guests of
honor included District Attorney Frank Sai-
lers and State Representatives Harry Hollins,
Mike Hogan and Tubby Lyons. Those re-
ceiving pins included the following: Lewis
Addison, Allen Airhart, Frank Bellomo, P. J.
Blake, Nolance Blanchard, C. B. Bordelon,
O. L. Brame. J. N. Callis. A. S. Castille. Leon
Cole, David W. Davenport, James C. Defee,
Wilson Derouen, Glenn Ellender, Charles
Fisher, P. B. Flowers, Raymond Fontenot,
Edwin Gautreaux, L. H. Gautreaux, Paul
Gobert, Joseph M. Guillory, D. C. Guinn,
Richard H. Hanies, Frank Hannum, L. E.
Hatsfelt, Henry Hennigan, L. E. Hennigan,
C. E. Hinton, D. H. Hollenbeck, C. E. Hum-
phrey, William A. Jett, Nelson Johnson, A.
J. Koelzor, Nolan Landry, C. W. Long, Leo
Marks, Andrew Mouhot, Ora J. Mere, Mars-
den Miller, B C. Naif, Allen Nixon, Frank
D. Owens, Philip Perkins, Ernest C. Plel,
Herman H. Prater, James Quick, B. L.
Rawlinson, Claude Romero, Alexander Rou-
geau, Roland Sadler, Leonard Sieben, Leiand
Stanley, H. E. Starks, Jack Teall, H. L.
Thibodeaux, Hugh Williams, D. Winborn.
(9) WATSONVILLE, CALIF. — A large
gathering of members of Local 771 attended
a banquet for members who had achieved 25
years of continuous service in good standing.
Shown here, from left, are: Walter Resh, Jr.,
Pedro Lopes, William Niemela, Floyd Howes,
J. D. Johnson, International Representative
Jim Curry, who presented the service pins,
and Frank Gallagher. Others in picture are
Dave Bujese, president of Monterey Bay
District (Council of Carpenters; Russel S.
Hansen, business agent of Monterey Carpen-
ters Union 1323; Leo E. Thlltgen, secretary-
treasurer of the District Council; and H. M.
Cornell business agent of Local 771, execu-
tive officer of the Building Trades Council
and president of the Central Labor Council,
of Santa Cruz County.
(10) CARLINVILLE, ILL.— Veteran mem-
bers of Local 737 were presented with 25
year pins at the local's 6Sth Anniversary
celebration. Receiving pins (seated, I. to r.):
Ralph Totsch, Joe Lott, Paul Drury, Ervin
Rathke, Anton Paglla and Jess Talklngton.
(11) BOISE, IDAHO— The officers of Local
635 pose with brother members who were
awarded 25-year service pins. Front row, left
to right: Officers Walter L. Mall, Dale E.
Milton, Alfred E. Thorton, Ernest L. Paine,
Richard G. Timmons, Kyle L. Wilmeth.
(No. 11 Caption Continued)
JULY, 1966
31
Service to the
Brotherhood
(No. II CaiUion Coiilinucd)
Ccnicr row. left lo ripht: HurIi A. Archer,
l.loyd I.. Horn, John F. Backes, Oavid I..
HusBins, PanI Rudd, Inlernalional Repre-
sentative who presented pins: Kdwiii Alcock,
W. H. Eisele, Harr) Tlionipson, Kdward .T.
Dulloghnn, Charles I.. Litz. Back row, left
to right: Gcorj-e H, Short, Vernon 1,. Beeson,
Forrest A. Sedan, Delbcrt Adanison, Melvin
Caron, T. R. Adams, Harry Hansen, O. D.
Boardnian, S. C. Howard, Georse Reynolds,
E. D. McLean, Wayne Wynier, Alhert F.
Hardy, Ben Minger, Ivan Lakes, Fred Clay-
ton, Boh H. Harris, Ernest H. Harper.
(12) BAYTOWN, TEXAS — General Repre-
sentative C. P. Driscol (seated, center) pre-
sented 25 year pins to a group of Local 1334
members at a recent ceremony. Seated, left
to right: A. \V. Gray, Bernard Herrington,
General Representative C. P. Driscol, E. O.
Woltf, George Ross. Standing, front row:
E. L. Hargis, VVoodrow White, C. R. Stone,
B. A. Gresham, Business Representative; S.
N. McGuffin, and Robert Capps. Back row:
C. C. Brown. Leo A. Frost, W. H. Burchett,
O. C. Shoemaker, Johnnie Thompson, E. T.
Preston Jr. Not present: J. P. McManus, N.
J. Conway, and H. E. Melugin.
(13) CENTERVILLE, IOWA— A good turn-
out of Local 597 members watched as Lester
Bott, president of the Local, pined a 25 year
button on the lapel of Don Wells (third from
left).
(14) ELGIN, ILL. — The Ladies Auxiliary
turned out in force to make the pin presenta-
tion banquet of Local 363 a memorable
occasion as they served dinner at a special
banquet ceremony. Shown above, front row
seated (left to right): John Bergman, Martin
Norelander, John Dahlstrom, Albert Wenzel,
George Willet, President of Local 363: La-
verne Swain, Adolph Voss, and Albert
Flentge. Second row standing: Paul Barn-
well, Oscar Nore, Paul Aim, Erick Peterson,
Joseph Ball, Clair Chapman, Albert Dunning,
Richard Stevens and James Moran. Back
row: Albert Howard, Earl Hageman. Nic
Giesen, Victor Swanson, Logan Dahlstrom,
Ervin Schuett, Herman Mueller, Ralph
Schroeder, Fred Anderson, Charles Ander-
son, Phillip Nelson, Harry Lange, Russell
Nelson, David Graf, Albert Peterson, Wil-
liam Hyde, Levere Lamp, and Lawrence Bol-
ger. Absent at the time of the picture: Roger
Victorson, Wilbert Waterman, Daniel Way,
Glenn Ehlert, James Hanson, Roy Keegan,
Axel Peterson, Hal Schooley, Charles Taskc,
Harry Weyrauch, Paul Bolger, Earl McMil-
lion. Rowland St. Peter, Charles Beyer, Al-
fred Nelson, VValter Pahl.
(15) ASHLAND, WIS.— Twenty-five and 50
year members of Local 1709 were recently
honored at a pin presentation ceremony. The
15 — (Both Photos)
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(No. 15 Ceiplion Coiilinued )
50 year members. left to right: John Johnson,
62 years, Andrew Johnson, 53 years and
Richard Feldt, 50 years. Not pictured, Olof
Gordon, 55 years. The 25 year men arc left
to right: Walter Blumembcrg, Lee Mattson,
Duane Cameron, Einar .losephson, and Carl-
ton Towsley. Not pictured, John Jablonic-
key, Nels Peterson and Nels Olsen.
Twenty-Five, Fifty Year
Members Honored by San
Diego, Calif. Local 1571
(16) SAN DIEGO, CALIF.— All 25 year
Members, seated: Henry Wolff, J. L. Everett,
Herman Boettger, Ben Dickens, Edward
Harkey, Edward Bodie, W. C. Jackson, Jess
Slagill, Jr. 2nd row: Frank Atkisson, Oran
Collins, N. H. Raymond, Ray Landis, Leroy
Black, Neal VanKampen, R. B. Saylor, Ben
Amdahl. 3rd row: Edward Dodge, Ben Small,
Jr., Ivan Crane, Preston Fish, Cooke Wil-
hite. Earl Rains, Stephen Johnson, W. E.
Wilcox, E. C. Roberts.
All 25 Year Members left to right, seated:
John H. Sparks, Gunnard Peterson, F. A.
Swanson, Tracy Samuel, George L. Boyd.
Standing: James Ribicic, T. S. Buckner, Roy
Rose, C. R. Roos, J. I. Bailey.
Seated, left to right: Ray Johnson (50),
Charles Goetz (50), Morris Ansell (55),
George Ansell (40), Malcolm Mercer (50),
William Booker (45), William Hedenkamp
(35). 2nd row: Ellsworth Ullyot (30). William
Horr (30) George Hutson (30), Darrel Dixon
(30), Leon McClure (30), George Tessier
(30), John Skow (30), Ben Small (30). 3rd
row: Louis Anderson (30), Oluf Lindeboe
(30), Ralph Vincent (30), Carl Pearson (30),
Paul Trudell (30), Sitroid LaMontagne (30),
William Bryson (30). R. J. McGettigan (30).
All 25 Year Members, left to right, seated:
Anthony Audia, H. T. Brookbank, Earl Han-
son, Walter Haas, Guy Jack, Wilbur Haber-
man, W. W. Mhoon. 2nd row: Clifford Sim-
mons, A. H. Mulder, George Mendonca,
R. E. Price, Harold Tehan, Emil Ludwig,
William Schroeder, Dean Lockard. 3rd row:
N. P. Mayfield, Thomas Bannan, B. E.
Teachout, Georger Parmer, Arthur Vitus,
B. A. Collins, Vernon Cox, John Haas.
Armon L. Henderson (2nd from left), secre-
tary-treasurer of the San Diego District
Council, presents pins to five Local 1571
fifty year members. Shown from the left are
Floyd E. Cain, president of the local union;
Henderson; Les Parker, business agent of the
San Diego District Council; Fifty Year
Members Ray Johnson, Malcolm Mercer,
Charies Goetz, H. G. Ansell and Fifty-Five
Year Member Morris Ansell.
JULY, 1966
33
More Pin Presentations
(17) MIAMI, I'l A.— I ociil I'liion 1509 re-
cently lioiiori'<l its 25 iiiul 5(1 >c:ir iiii'inhcrs
with a illiiiicr iiiiil dance at »hicli time 29
and 5(l->car pins «ere presented !>> Interna-
tional Representative nriither .1. K. Slieppard,
II nieniher of this local. I'ront ro«: I'.. \:in
Eyk, arranKenients committee; I'.. W. Conrad,
■'resident: .1. T. Shcppurd, Int. Kep.: H. Mom-
ski (50 .year pin): \V. A. \\ hite. Vice- Pros.;
and H. K. Lewis, Bus. Rep. Second row
rcceivinB 25 years pins: I". O. Bronii, A.
.'Vrtioli, J. I.ucinko (50 year pin), M. Allevn,
.1. C. Gilliam. .1. M. Hall and A. Manison.
Back row: >\' H. Booth, V. K. Cornwcll, .1.
Schmidt, G. E. McCullough, T. R. Fcrrcll
and .lose Gutierrez.
(18) I. A PORTE, IND.— Seven members of
Local 1485 who were honored for 50 years
of memliership of service in the Brotherhood.
Shown, front row, left to right: William
Granzow, 58 years; Carl Piest, 56 years;
Christ Dravcs, 52; Richard Nelson, 57; An-
ton .lohnson, 50; Mrs. Oscar Harris, whose
husband had 59 years of membership, and
Mrs. E. McCampbell, sister of Harris. Stand-
ing, Oliver Cooley, vice president; Harold .L
Mahl, recording secretary; Arthur Bleichcr,
president; Don Wood, financial secretary;
Ernest Griflith, warden; and Ronald Glad-
den, conductor.
(19) SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— Local 16 pre-
sented 25-year and 50-year pins recently.
Those honored included, seated, left to right:
Lorraine Johnson, Richard DalBello, and
Robert Snow Jr. Standing: J. Earl Welch,
pres. emeritus, presenting 50-year pin to
Frank Dickinson; Anton V. Gent, and Clar-
ence Evans. Two members, John Ackers
and Mearl Miller, who were to receive their
50-ycar pins, were absent due to illness. Also,
Logan Marlin, Ralph M. Patkus, and James
D. Woolard were to receive their 2S-year
pins but were absent.
(20) LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS — J. O.
Mack (rear, closest to flag). District Board
Member, presented service pins to 18 mem-
bers of Local 499 during a recent pin presen-
tation ceremony. Shown, first row (I. to r.):
Ernest Tinder, Fred Patton, 48 yrs; Otto
Jaster, 54 yrs; Lee Humphrey, 47 yrs; and
James Wilson, 38 yrs. Second row: Wm.
Dickson, Howard Woodring, Carl Lehtinen,
George Powell, George Wenzel. Top row:
Eitson Defrees, 47 yrs; and J. O. Mack.
Members entitled to receive pins but unable
to attend meeting; Henry Farrell, Murray
Dickson, Fred Spindler, Norman Kaaz, Roy
Kaaz, Charles Porter and E. J. Fischer,
(21) NANTICOKE, PENNA.— Richard Plis-
cott (fourth from left, seated) of Local 414
was guest of honor at a recent gathering of
the local union's old timers. Seated, left to
right: Pension Member George Switcher;
Michael Markowski, Vice Pres. of Local;
Frank "Pop" Stair, 92 yrs, of age; Richard
Pliscott; Stanley Wintergrass; Dominick
Sando, Treasurer of Local; and John Buc-
zewski, Sr. Standing, left to right: Bernard
Lakowski, Trustee; Michael Pisnick, Trustee;
Michael Hermanofski, Warden; Leonard
Marks, Financial Secretary; Andrew Mon-
chak, President; Eugene Considine, Business
Representative; J. S. Davis, Conductor; Mat-
thew Remely, Trustee; and Daniel Zabiegal-
ski. Recording Secretary.
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By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Brother Goetz at 0216 S.W. Iowa Street, Portland, Ore. 97201
■ Louisiana Lowdown
Adolph Trascher of New Orleans, La.,
a member of Local 1846, retired, says he
hasn't heard anything in the column
about the fishing in Louisiana and has-
tens to add that some of the best bass
fishing in the world prevails in his neck
of the woods. Adolph enclosed a pic
which, unfortunately, was too faint for
reproduction but it was clear enough to
show him with the heaviest stringer of
largemouth we've seen in many a day —
nothing under five pounds and there
must have been, at least, a dozen bass
on the string. He recommends Palm
Lake near Slidell, Louisiana and tabs
surface lures as top plugs.
■ Big Mule Buck
Emeric Scarsella of Industry, Pa., a
member of Local 422. says there's great
hunting in the west and sends in the fol-
lowing pic to prove it — a moose of a
mule deer, a buck with a spread of 29",
chest girth 50", a stomach girth 75"; 10
points by eastern count — and it dressed
out at 286 pounds. He estimates it went
close to 400 pounds on the hoof.
Emeric tripped to Wyoming to nail
this monster and has this to say:
"It's great to go out west once a year,
away from the every-day grind. It's
God's country where a person can relax
and seek peace of mind, meditating and
communing with nature, high on a dis-
tant mountain peak. More carpenter's
should do it."
■ Pick of the Pike
Edwin C. Thomas of Park Ridge, Illi-
nois, a member of Local 839. has travel-
led far, wide and handsome to get in
some good pike fishing but he says it
has been worth it, particularly a past
junket to the Sioux Lookout area near
Ontario, Canada. Ed and friends scored
heavily in the following areas: Pelican
Bay, Vermillion Falls, Lac Suel and
English River.
With the party was John Wesley, a
74-year old Ojibway Indian Guide,
lauded by Thomas as one of the best
in the business and a very rugged char-
acter for all his years. In all, the boys
landed around 300 pike and released all
but a few of the large ones. Ironically
the largest catch of the trip was made
by Thomas, a 19 pounder, on his first
cast
■ 25-Pound Lynx
True, the "Empire State" is highly
populated, and I dare say its a tough
job to show all its cities on the map
but, according to
a recent letter
from Fred Ehrling
of 802 West End
Avenue, Carthage,
New York, there
are still a few iso-
lated areas in the
mountainous sec-
tors of the state.
Ed relates that two
brothers, Donald and Leo Mosher, shot
a rare Canada Lynx in the Croghan-
Indian River area. According to wildlife
historians in the state, this is the first
Canada Lynx shot in Lewis county in
the last 50 years. The lads were track-
ing snowshoe rabbits and, at first, thought
the lynx was a bobcat. They tracked it
and brought it down, a 25-pound female
which they donated to the biology depart-
ment of Jelferson Community College.
Brother Ehrling explains that the Crog-
han-Indian area is but a few miles from
his home.
■ Confused Skunk
A tip of the column topper to Ray-
mond H. MacDonald of Quincy, Massa-
chusetts who helped out a much-maligned
member of the
wildlife fraternity.
Ray and friend
were hunting in
Canada when they
came upon a small
skunk in distress
with its head
caught in a dis-
carded tin can. Ap-
proaching very
cautiously, they threw a sack over the
animal, removed the can and backed
away.
Freed, the confused skunk raced about
in a circle, stopped abruptly, threw its
benefactors a frightened glance and then
ambled off into the brush with tail bob-
bing— and not a scent to its name.
SKUNK
■ Sizable Stringer
Many members of the Carpenters'
Union who helped build the Montauk
Naval Station at Montauk Point, Long
Island in 1943 will remember a beno-
velent angler who was generous with the
many weakfish he caught in the saltchuck
ofi" nearby Sag Harbor.
Whenever time off from the job would
permit, this angler would trip to a likely
spot and usually bring back the pisca-
torial bacon to be shared with his fellow
members — during the war years when
meat was rationed. Many of the recipi-
ents of his sea-caught flusters, who
stayed at the Montauk Hotel where lads
away from home who had to do their
own cooking.
This generous man. we have learned,
was Aulis O. Laven who now resides at
94 Center Street, Leanardo, New York
and is a member of Local 1456. We just
happen to have an old snapshot of him
with a catch of weakfish to help refresh
the memory. This depicted stringer was
but part of a day's catch of 72 weak-
fish, all of which were distributed to fel-
low Carpenters.
JULY, 1966
35
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L.U. NO. 1,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Baker, Frederick
Cousens, Albert
Ehlert, Henry
Nelson, Thure
Olen, A. F.
Wooley, C. E.
L.U. NO. 10,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Craig, Rudolph
Jergensen, Peter B.
Olson, Melvin E.
Rukstele, Bruno M.
Sullivan, George C.
Thurber, Charles
L.U. NO. 14,
SAN ANTONIO, TEX.
Davis, Stanley H.
Fragosa, Robert
Hethcock, Lee S.
Hunnam. W. G.
Noyes, Edward R.
Phillips, C. E.
Popham, William L.
Saxon, J. G.
Taylor, Rufus
Theimann, Emil G.
Ticknor, Jim
West, Andrew H.
L.U. NO. 15,
HACKENSACK, N. J.,
Eisenhart, Chester
Porkka, Arvo J.
L.U. NO. 35,
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF.
Hanchett, Edward
Sapp, Roy
L.U. NO. 40,
BOSTON, MASS.
Bouzan, Patrick
Valentino, Peter D.
L.U. NO. 50,
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
McCormick, James T.
L.U. NO. 55,
DENVER, COLO.
Nordlie, Ed
L.U. NO. 60,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Barlow, Robert
Robertson, Walter M.
L.U. NO. 62,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Ives, Frank
Neideen, Frank
Swanson, Edwin
L.U. NO. 100,
MUSKEGON, MICH.
Medacco, David A.
L.U. NO. 101,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Parks, Howard E.
Yowell, James E,
L.U. NO. 103,
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Cowden, Harry
George, Owen
L.U. NO. 109
SHEFFIELD, ALA.
Johnson, J. Frank
L.U. NO. 115,
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
DeSandre, John
Martin, Fred
L.U. NO. 135
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Adolf, Sam
Aitken, John
Johansson, Martin G.
Shatzkin, Morris
Theunick, George
L.U. NO. 144,
MACON, GA.
Waldroop, Harold
L.U. NO. 146,
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
Bolton, Thomas
Lambert, Clayton M.
L.U. NO. 183,
PEORIA, ILL.
Black, Raymond
Lundell, Gust
St. Clair, Clarence
Smith, Adolph
Wigginton, Philip
L.U. NO. 200,
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Deal, A. T.
Hettinger, Willard
Jamison, I. B.
Wilkes, Doyle
L.U. NO. 211,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Mistrick, Albert L.
Schindledecker, Robt. G.
Schmitz, Arthur C, Sr.
L.U. NO. 246,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Goldstein, Meyer
Jakoby, Michael
Oswald, Eugene
Salerno, Nick
L.U. NO. 278,
WATERTOWN, N. Y.
Devine, William
Mather, Seth
Thompson, Ray
L.U. NO. 283,
AUGUSTA, GA.
Chance, Fred EIroy
Newsome, Lee Alvin
L.U. NO. 287,
HARRISBURG, PA.
Richabaugh, William G.
L.U. NO. 350,
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.
Intas, William
L.U. NO. 355,
BUFFALO, N. Y.
Lang, George
L.U. NO. 366,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
DeNardo, Michael
Hansen, Arthur
L.U. NO. 368,
ALLENTOWN, PA.
Lentz, Howard
L.U. NO. 488,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Bose, Ludvig
Johnson, Frank
Lundberg, John
Lotos, August
Mattson, Felix
Sand, Alfred
Sandt, Gustav
Sinclair, Alex
Solomon, Abraham
Sullivan, Dewey
Sternberg, Karl
Wilhelmson, Vincent
Wilson, George
L.U. NO. 579,
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD.
Kirby, Maxwell
Randell, John
L.U. NO. 633,
GRANITE CITY, ILL.
Candler, Robert
Krulaths, Martin
Redfern, John
L.U. NO. 657,
SHEBOYGAN, WIS.
Heyer, Herman
L.U. NO. 665,
AMARILLO, TEXAS
Clayton. H. R.
Monson, L. E.
Robertson, Sam
Snyder, O. W.
L.U. NO. 710,
LONG BEACH, CALIF.
Bentson, George C.
Bruner, G. L.
Jacobs, Peter G.
Somerville, J. M., Sr.
L.U. NO. 770,
YAKIMA, WASH.
Crow, Ralph H.
Briggs, Harvey W.
Sweitz, Rex E.
Vogel, Floyd F.
L.U. NO. 925,
SALINAS, CALIF.
Myhre, Charles A.
Nelson, Sig
L.U. NO. 1089,
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Hallberg, John F.
Roberts, Howard D.
L.U. NO. 1185,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Wolfsyn. Gus P.
L.U. NO. 1281,
ANCHORAGE, Alaska
Glenn, William
Hagen, Orville
Petersen, Jack E.
Sawyer, Jack
Wheeler, Elmer
L.U. NO. 1382,
ROCHESTER, MINN.
Taylor, Ernest W.
L.U. NO. 1407,
SAN PEDRO, CALIF.
Anderson, William R.
Quantrell, Frank
L.U. NO. 1423,
CORPUS CHRIST!, Tex.
McGuire, Tom J.
Littleton, R. C.
Medina, Julio P.
L.U. NO. 1456,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Clark, J. Raymond
L.U. NO. 1471,
JACKSON, MISS.
Foster, Robert E.
Lewis, G. F.
McNair, Vernon E.
Pittman, Malcomb B.
Polk, Daniel O.
Rials, U. T.
Simmons, H. L.
Stewart, Bill W.
Stuart, E. O.
Williams, Claude
Woods, W. S.
L.U. NO. 1483
PATCHOGUE, N.Y.
Kristoifersen, Jens
Leavandosky, Frank
Richter, John
■ Smalkais, Alfred
L.U. NO. 1525
PRINCETON, ILL.
Olson, William H.
L.U. NO. 1654
MIDLAND, MICH.
Moe, Robert D.
L.U. NO. 1707
LONGVIEW, WASH.
Mattison, Gordon C.
Miller, Kenneth
Pakala, Adolph
Partanen, Esa
L.U. NO. 1709
ASHLAND, WIS.
Hansen, Peter O.
Jack, Theodore T.
L.U. NO. 1752
POMONA, CALIF.
Johnson, Ollie
Kress, Leonard A.
Lybarger, Vaughn R.
Mills, L. L.
L.U. NO. 1822
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Terrell, W. H.
L.U. NO. 1835
WATERLOO. IOWA
Walker, Virgil
L.U. NO. 1846
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Brinker, Henry
Hannafin, Claude
Landenwetsch, Joseph
Latour, George A., Jr.
Mercadel, Arthur C, Sr.
Schott, John
■ L.U. NO. 1888
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Tummings, Ferdinand
L.U. NO. 1921
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.
Brush, George
Demmer, John
Fisher, Edward
Lowry, Robert
Vance, William
Weigand, John (Barney)
L.U. NO. 1938
CROWN POINT, IND.
Bohling, Daniel
L.U. NO. 2073
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Hanoski, Edward
L.U. NO. 2274
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Baker, Clement V.
Cunningham. Harry
Johnston, Phillip
Miller, Charles R.
Taylor Clifford L.
L.U. NO. 2288
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Castillo, Manuel
Corwin, Russell W.
Haynes, X. L.
Ruffin. Jessie, Jr,
Sanchez, Manuel M.
JULY, 1966
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Seabees Program Offers Opportunity
To Serve Country, Continue In Trade
For the third time in less than 25
years the U.S. Navy has asked the
help of the building trades unions in a
major military operation.
"We came to you in World War II,"
Rear Admiral A. C. Husband wrote in
a recent letter to General President
Hiitcheson, "and together we created
the Seabees. Next year, 1967, will
mark a quarter century of your inter-
est and assistance to us. In the proud,
productive history of the Naval Con-
struction Battalions, the contribution
of union leadership and membership
merit praise richly deserved and
warmly given."
Now. once again, the U.S. Navy has
reopened the Construction Battalion
program, better known as the Seabees,
for qualified personnel in the various
construction trades, including our own.
In the current Seabee program qual-
ified persons may be enlisted in the
pay grades of E-4 or E-5 and, in some
cases, E-6 in the rating in which they
are experienced. This means that basic
pay for E-4 will start at $163.50 and
for E-5 at $194.10 per month. For
personnel being drafted the basic pay
is $93.90.
The recruiting program is particu-
larly designed for experienced men
facing the draft for two years of active
service. The Navy Seabee program
permits the qualified man to enlist in
the Navy for two, three or four years
and allows him to continue to work in
the trade.
For example, a carpenter who has
worked at the trade for 32 months can
enlist as a Petty Officer Third Class
(E-4). Normally, on active duty, it
would take an individual at least two
or three years to make that grade.
Individuals with a total of 48 (E-5)
months' experience can go into the
Navy as Petty Officer Second Class.
Those journeymen who desire to serve
their country and who have had seven
years' experience in the trade can be
enlisted as Petty Officer First Class
(E-6).
The Seabee recruitment program to-
day is the third appeal made to the
Building & Construction Trades De-
partment, which has completely en-
dorsed the present call, since World
War II began. In 1942, a similar call
went out and by V-J Day more than
a quarter million Seabees were serving
— 200.000 of them overseas.
In Korea, the Seabees once again
were called upon and performed with
the usual zeal to "get the job done."
The present call for trained personnel
is a direct result of the multi-billion
dollar construction program in South-
east Asia.
Since the Vietnam crisis began, Sea-
bees have built airfields, constructed
piers, built supporting airfield facili-
ties, roads, wells, power distribution
systems and complete base advance
camps for the Army and Marines.
Today, the Seabees are performing
vital work for the United States mil-
itary effort. These fighter-builders are
carrying on a proud tradition of serv-
ice which will enhance the reputation
and skills of those young men of our
trade who join the Seabees under the
current enlistment program.
Wooden frame for galley for Marines in Vietnam is nearly completed by carpenter
members of Seabees. Brotherhood members with draft obligations might consider
joining this vital arm of our defense establishment which has served so honorably
in three major conflicts within the last 25 years.
38
THE CARPENTER
—LAKELAND NEWS —
Robert W. Hamlett of Local Union #1529, Kansas City, Kansas, arrived at the
Home May 10, 1966.
Joseph J. Bozovsky of Local Union #341, Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home
May 11, 1966.
William Henry Snell of Local Union #2375, Wilmington, Calif., arrived at the
Home May 24, 1966.
Henry W. Dubber of Local Union #1296, San Diego, Calif., arrived at the Home
May 26, 1966.
Eric Lind of Local Union #101 Baltimore, Maryland, arrived at the Home May
26, 1966.
Fred G. W. Heidt of Local Union #90 Evansville, Indiana, passed away May
10, 1966 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Artis F. Schurman of Local Union #921 Portsmouth, New Hampshire passed
away May 28, 1966 and burial was at Kittery, Maine.
Walter S. Thesen of Local Union #58, Chicago, 111., withdrew from the Home
May 25, 1966.
Vincent O'Neill of Local Union #183, Peoria, 111., withdrew from the Home May
28, 1966
the Home during May
J. F. Dempsey
LU No. 993, Miami, Fla.
Ray Taylor
LU No. 169, III.
W. Hague
LU No. 713, Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada
A. Koch
LU No. 359, Philadelphia, Pa.
Al Grandmount
LU No. 177, Springfield, Mass.
Gunnar Eckman
LU No. U, Melbourne, Fla.
Paul Maness
LU No. 47, St. Louis, Mo.
Isadore Michaud
LU No. 116, Mich.
O. O. Siler
LU No. 583, Portland, Ore.
Oscar Granath
LU No. 3206, Pompano, Beach, Fla.
Jack Habner
LU No. 1765, Orlando Fla.
John Mulligan
LU No. 531, St. Pete, Fla.
A. Ostrone
LU No. 993, Miami, Fla.
_Theadore Stratker
LU No. 1784, Chicago, 111.
Charles Waidelich
LU No. 956, New York City, N. Y.
Eric Hallstrom
LU No. 58, Clearwater, Fla.
A. O. Dambaugh
LU No. 500, Butler, Pa.
Frank Velazquez
LU No. 993, Miami, Fla.
Henry Sundbeck
LU No. 349, Orange, New Jersey
George E. Griffith
LU No. 211, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Earl Wade
LU No. 946, Los Angeles, Calif.
Robert Waller
LU No. 298, Whitstone, L. I., N. Y.
Joseph J. Pernchette
LU No. 334, Saginaw, Mich.,
now living Lakeland, Fla.
Members who visited
Louis Keuppner
LU No. 182, Cleveland, O.
Peter Nelson
LU No. 141, Chicago, 111.
August Ortt
LU No. 284, New Hyde Park, N. Y.
Ray Rewalt
LU No. 252, Oshkosh, Wis.
Fred Koewing
LU No. 1934, Minn.
Donald O'Brien
LU No. 1397, Roslyn, L. I., N. Y.
Victor Ost
LU No. 15, now living Sebring, Fla.
George Nylund
LU No. 15, now living Sebring, Fla.
Ralph Carlton
LU No. 1438, Warren, Ohio
John T. Williams
LU No. 701, Tucson, Arizona
Arthur Watson
LU 1296, San Diego, Calif.
George Koch
LU No. 15, New Jersey
A. N. Hauser
LU No. 50, Knoxville, Tenn.
M. S. Cobb
LU No. 132, Washington, D. C.
Paul Cross
LU No. 62, Chicago, III.
John McKay
LU No. 132, Washington,
Nelson Miller
LU No. 377, Alton, 111.
Walter Schuster
LU No. 1784, 111.
Albert L. Lewis
LU No. 1108, North Olmsted, Ohio
Henry Chartier
LU No. 115, Bridgeport, Conn.
George Hood
LU No. 1596, St. Louis, Mo.
Clyde Brant
LU No. 268, Greenville, Pa.
Lester High
LU No. 74, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chandler Smith
LU No. 1024, Cumberland, Maryland
D. C.
Armco Steel 15
Audel, Theodore 17
Belsaw Machinery 38
Boice Crane 14
Chicago Technical College 27
Construction Cost Institute 36
Eliason Stair Gauge 14
Foley Manufacturing 28
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
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Lee, H. D 29
Locksmithing Institute 17
Miller Sewer Rod 39
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77/6^ Freedom R'nig of a Carpenter's Tools
'Y HERE ARE MANY people who be-
lieve that the welfare and prosperity of
the nation are reflected by the welfare
and prosperity of the steel industry, or
the auto industry, or other so-called bas-
ic industries. Some look to Dow-Jones
averages and the "bullishness" of the stock
market. Still others watch the fluctuations
of railroad carloadings. A few firmly be-
lieve they can forecast coming economic
trends by watching the orders for corru-
gated board, since this is used in packag-
ing the outputs of many factories, and a
drop in orders would indicate that inven-
tories were becoming overstocked and con-
sumption was dropping off.
Actually, one of the most reliable in-
dexes to the state of our nation's eco-
nomic health is the condition of and ac-
tivity within the greatest industry of all —
the construction industry.
The steel industry, the lumber industry,
the manufacture of kitchen and bathroom
fixtures, of heating and air conditioning
equipment, of elevator machinery, major
appliances and all the rest are merely
subsidiary, supplier industries to one of
the greatest industries of all — the con-
struction industry.
As long as this nation expands, con-
struction will boom. When construction
lags, the whole economy falls off. The
carpentry trade, the bricklaying trade,
and all the other trades which serve our
giant construction industry, are the bell-
wethers of our economy.
Our cover this month features the Lib-
erty Bell, the symbol of our national free-
dom. But freedom is not one thing. Frank-
lin D. Roosevelt wisely stated there are
at least four freedoms which, combined,
make up the freedom which we in America
value so highly. Freedom from Want is
one of the most important.
Freedom from Want is based on pro-
duction and consumption, and the carpen-
ters and other building tradesmen are the
architects of this freedom. As long as they
can be kept productively employed, they
also constitute an immense consuming
market. They consume what they produce,
and much more. It is impossible to con-
ceive of a prosperous America with an
impoverished construction industry.
The real "liberty bell" which rings out
"Freedom from Want" today is the ring-
ing of the carpenter's hammer as he builds
more of what the nation wants and needs
to fulfill its destiny.
40
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The Brotherhood's official emblem design in colors is featured
on the handsome articles shown here as well as on our other
jewelry which may be ordered by the members of any group
affiliated with our union. There has been a continuous demand
for these items, which are all very attractive and in excellent
taste. As you would expect, the materials and the workmanship
are strictly first-class. By displaying the official emblem, we can
show our pride in being members of the United Brotherhood.
Please print or type orders plainly. Be sure names and addresses
are correct and your instructions are complete.
Send order and remittance to:
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
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GENERAL OFFICERS OF
GENERAL OFFICE:
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA 'oi Constitution Ave. N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 2000)
GENERAL PRESIDENT
M. A. HUTCHESON
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
FiNLAY C. Allan
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
second general vice president
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL SECRETARY
R. E. Livingston
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
general treasurer
Peter Terzick
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Charles Johnson, Jr.
Ill E. 22nd St., New York 10, N. Y.
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
2 Prospect Place, Springfield, New Jersey
Third District, Cecil Shuey
Route 3. Monticello, Indiana
Fourth District, Henry W. Chandler
1684 Stanton Rd., S. W., Atlanta, Ga.
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
18 Norbert Place, St. Paul 16, Minn.
Sixth District, James O. Mack
5740 Lydia, Kansas City 10, Mo.
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
1126 American Bank Bldg.,
621 S. W. Morrison St., Portland 5, Ore
Eighth District,
Ninth District, Andrew V. Cooper
133 Chaplin Crescent, Toronto 7, Ont.
Tenth District, George Bengough
2528 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver 12, B. C.
M. A. Hutcheson, Chairman
R. E. Livingston, Secretary
Correspondence for the General Executive Board
should be sent to the General Secretary.
Secretaries, Please Note
Xow that the mailing list of The Carpeti-
ter is on the computer, it is no longer
necessary for the financial secretary to
send in the names of members who die or
are suspended. Such members are auto-
matically dropped from the mail list.
The only names which the financial sec-
retary needs to send in are the names of
members who are NOT receiving the mag-
azine.
In sending in the names of members who
are not getting the magazine, the new ad-
dress forms mailed out with each monthly
bill should be used. Please see that the
Zip Code of the member is included. When
a member clears out of one Local Union
into another, his name is automatically
dropped from the mail list of the Local
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VOLUME LXXXVI
No. 8
AUGUST, 1966
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Monument to Those Who Died af Reesor Siding 2
New District Board Members Appointed 5
How to Light a Football Stadium with a Match Book 6
Apprentices on the Move! 7
Making the Most Out of Scrap Plywood 12
Minutes o-f National Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee 14
Southern States Organizers Confer 15
Proposed Amendments to the General Constitution 25
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 4
We Congratulate I5
Editorials 17
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 1 8
Home Study Course, Blueprint Reading III 20
Canadian Report 22
Plane Gossip , . . 24
Local Union News, Lakeland News and In Meinoria7n, which regularly
appear in this section of the magazine have been held until the Sep-
tember issue to allow space for the proposed amendments to the Con-
stitution, and Larvs which begin on Page 25.
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
POSTMASTERS ATTENTION: Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to
THE CARPENTER. Carpenters' Building, 101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington. D. C. 20001
Published monthly at 810 Rhode Island Ave., N.E., Washington, D. C. 20013, by the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Second class postage paid at Washington,
D. C. Subscription price: United States and Canada $2 per year, single copies 20$ in advance.
Printed in U. S. A.
THE COVER
This month's cover shows a family
around a campfire in a scenic lakeside
campground. Camping has become
one of the nation's most popular va-
cation pastimes and is the natural
companion to other forms of outdoor
recreation, such as hunting and fish-
ing. August is not only the month
when most workers take their vaca-
tions, but it is also the month of peak
activity in the nation's campgrounds.
This month, the National Park Serv-
ice of the Department of the Interior
observes its 50th anniversary. The
Park Service was created by an act of
Congress on August 25. 1916, and its
first director, Stephen Mather, was
given the task of consolidating and co-
ordinating the park areas under the
Departments of Interior, Agriculture,
and War. At that time there were 31
areas under the Park Service. Now
there are over 225 in every state of
the union and the Virgin Islands.
The Park Service estimates that over
137.000,000 visitors will make use of
its facilities this year. Approximately
16,000,000 of these will be campers.
Some will come in elaborate pop-tent
trailers, others with various sizes and
shapes of tents, and a few, a hardy
few, with nothing but sleeping bags.
Camping has become a real family
affair, and campgrounds are occupied
not only during vacations, but also on
weekends.
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Monument
More than 300 persons, many of them delegates to the Ontario Provincial
Council's 54th Annual Convention, drove in a 100-car motorcade to the
scene of the Rcesor Siding tragedy of 1963, so that they might pay tribute
to the men who died there. The- 35-foot monument will be a reminder of
labor's struggle for generations to come. The figures at the top of the shaft
— a lumberman with his wife and two children — is carved from wood.
to members who died for a cause
DEDICATION CEREMONIES HELD AT REESOR SIDING, ONTARIO
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Rene Brixhe, president
of Lumber and Sawmill
Workers Local Union
2995, Kapuskasing,
Ont., addressing the
group at the dedication
ceremonies. In the rear
are Rev. J. P. Laurin
of St. Patrick's Church,
Kapuskasing, and Mayor
Maybury of Kapuskasing.
President Brixhe re-
lated the events of
February II, 1963,
when the Brotherhood
members were shot down
in a fusillade of bullets
by strikebreakers.
ON THE night of February 11,
1963, a group of striking lum-
ber and sawmill workers, all mem-
bers of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America,
gathered quitely near Reesor Siding,
a whistle stop of 50 souls along the
Canadian National Railway, 33
miles west of Kapuskasing, Ontario.
A cold wind blew from the north
toward Lake Superior, and the little
group huddled in hasty conference
before starting across the CNR
tracks to do what they felt they must
do.
As they moved toward the loaded
pulpwood at the siding a fusillade
of shots rang out from dark ambush
and three of the men dropped dead.
THE CARPENTER
As bullets continued to whine past
the group and shotgun blasts crashed
through the silence of the Canadian
woodland eight men fell wounded.
The police report of the tragic
event showed that Irenee Fortier and
Fernand Drouin died instantly. ,lo-
seph Fortier died on arrival at Sen-
senbrenner Hospital in Kapuskasing.
The eight men wounded in the en-
counter were Harry Bernard, Ovila
Fortier, Joseph Boily, Alexander
Hachey, Albert Martel. Joseph Mer-
cier, Leo Ouimette, and Daniel
Tremblay.
It was the first time lives had been
lost on such a scale during labor dis-
putes in Canada. The nation and
the American labor movement were
shocked by the tragedy.
The strikebreakers who were later
implicated in the ambush were
charged with "non-capital murder."
Acquitted of this charge, they were
fined $100 each for possession of of-
fensive weapons!
On the other hand, 138 members
of Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Local 2995 were fined a total of
$27,600 for unlawful assembly.
The encounter at Reesor Siding
was a black mark in the history of
Canadian labor, and fellow mem-
bers of the United Brotherhood took
action to memorialize the deed.
Funds were collected from all over
North America, and a monument
was erected.
On July 6, last month, during the
54th annual convention of the On-
tario Provincial Council, dedication
ceremonies were held. The conven-
tion opened early in the morning
and adjourned to the Reesor siding.
More than 100 cars formed a mo-
torcade from Kapuskasing Civic
Rev. J. P. Laiirin conducted the dedica-
tion service at tlie Fortiers — Drouin Mon-
ument and asked Divine blessing.
Centre, traveling 35 miles to the
site. It was an impressive occasion
as cars pulled out from farm yards
and small towns along the way to
join the long line of vehicles.
The Ontario Federation of Labor
was represented at the dedication
ceremonies by its Secretary-Treas-
urer, D. F. Hamilton. The Rev. J. P.
Laurin of Kapuskasing blessed the
monument following brief remarks.
Rene Brixhe, president of Local
2995 of Kapuskasing, summarized
the events of the tragedy and the
spirit of the dedication. He told the
gathering:
"We have gathered here to honour
our brothers who have made the
supreme sacrifice in support of the
ideals they believed in.
"This is very simply and briefly
the history of the dreadful events
that took place here in 1963. The
members of Lumber and Sawmill
Workers' Union were on strike to
defend their rights and principles.
Despite all their efforts to make the
strike effective, in this field at my
right, some non-union pulpwood
was being produced to be forwarded
from this very site to the strikebound
paper mill.
"A group of union men decided
that the most effective way to curtail
this production, which was jeopard-
izing the effectiveness of their strike,
was to ensure by a massive picket
line that no pulpwood would be
forwarded to the paper mill in Ka-
puskasing.
"Since the main concern of the
union members was to make this a
non-violent strike, they decided that
by coming in late at night, this would
then minimize the chances of con-
tact between the union and non-
union elements, thereby minimizing
the danger of injury to human be-
ings.
"However, events were to prove
otherwise: as they came across the
tracks, they were met by a hail of
bullets fired from ambush. . . ."
Rene Brixhe told the assembled
crowd: "This monument has been
erected not to reactivate nor per-
petuate the animosity and bitterness
which resulted from this tragedy, but
to indicate to and remind the world
that some people have given their
lives for the cause that they believed
in, a cause for which all labouring
people should be prepared to give
and make sacrifices."
Wives and childrens of the vic-
tims, as well as parents, relatives and
friends were at the Reesor site for
the memorable ceremony.
LEFT: A solemn moment in the
dedication events when the par-
ents, widow, and orphaned sons of
Irenee Fortier, one of the men
shot down at Reesor Siding, rose to
acknowledge introductions.
RIGHT: The parents of niartjred
Brotherhood Member Fernand
Drouin are introduced.
AUGUST, 1966
Washington ROUNDUP
ELECTION-DAY LARGESSE— As November balloting looms on the horizon, Federal spending
in cities, counties and states is expected to increase. Head-Start, Youth Corps,
Job Corps trainees, health centers all soothe city voters. Heading off reported
farm belt discontent, July's price-support, acreage-idling payments totalled $2.4
billions and Farmers Home Administration lending has zoomed 70 percent above a
year ago .
HIGHER INTEREST COMING— Economic experts predict the prime interest rate will hit
six percent by the end of this year.
SHOCKING INCREASE— Electricity production in the nation continues to outstrip
itself (the industry has doubled in volume every 10 years for the past 30) .
Heavy use of air conditioners during July's heat wave pushed production to
23,747,000,000 kilowatt hours, up 14.7 percent over June, '65.
TAXING CURBS— Capital scuttlebutt has it that Congress plans to seriously delimit
the powers of the states to impose taxes on firms doing interstate business. Some
states are accused to harassing out-of-state-based businesses competing with home-
based firms. A House sub-committee is studying the problem.
KWASHIORKOR— That is the name for protein-deprivation bringing malnutrition to
350 million children worldwide. AID (Ageny for International Development) is
stepping up a program to increase exports of high-protein foods to protein-poor
countries .
CAUSE AND EFFECT— The promotion to impel businesses to hire more youths for summer
jobs has borne fruit in more jobs for youngsters but has also compounded the
problem as it has motivated more boys . . . and girls ... to apply for summer
employment.
WOMEN UNIONISTS INCREASE— The numbers of women in organized labor has increased
from 3,272,000 in 1962 to 3,413,000 in 1964, a rise to 19 percent from 18.6
percent.
USEFUL RETIREES— The proposal to recruit and organize union retirees as "a political
auxiliary" for letter-writing and campaigning purposes "has promise," according to
some union leaders in Washington. The retirees often need projects to occupy
their new-found leisure hours.
NON-UNION STRIKE— Although not unionized, refuse collectors in a Washington
suburb struck for higher wages. The governmental agency employing them fired
them. They were hired by a private collection agency, organized themselves into a
union and negotiated a contract with their new employer, who was then given a
contract to collect the refuse by the governmental agency.
"THE FIFTH" HOLDS FIRM— The Supreme Court unanimously threw out the contempt-of-
court conviction of a union official who balked at answering questions about
communism during a House of Representatives probe in 1955.
CONSTRUCTION RATE UP— The rate of construction spending in May rose to a
seasonally adjusted annual rate of $76,234,000,000, exceeding the April pace by
$385 million but falling below the nearly two-billion rate of March, according to
the Census Bureau.
WIDER SCOPE— The field of activity of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
expanded last month as its jurisdiction was widened to cover 83,000 employers with
at least 75 employees each rather than the previous 58,000 employers with at least
100 workers each.
THE CARPENTER
VACANCIES FILLED
Shuey and Nichols New
District Board Members
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The General Executive Board of
the United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners of America returned
to its full complement, last month,
with the selection of Cecil Shuey as
3rd District Member and Charles E.
Nichols as 8th District Member.
The appointments were an-
nounced at a meeting of the General
Executive Board in Washington dur-
ing the week of July 18.
Shuey fills the vacany left by the
death of Harry Schwarzer of North
Royalton, Ohio. Nichols fills the
spot left open by the recent death of
Patrick Hogan of Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia.
CECIL SHUEY
Cecil Shuey has been a member
of the Brotherhood for 30 years.
He was born in Putnam County, In-
diana, January 11, 1904. When a
highway bridge building program
got underway in his area, Shuey
organized ten men in the work and
obtained a charter for Local 1217.
He served as recording secretary
and business agent, and by October
of the following year the local had
grown to 300 members.
Sometime later. Second Gen-
eral Vice President S. P. Meadows
called him into International Head-
quarters at Indianapolis to assist in
organizing highway construction
workers. Later, he was assigned
to handle jurisdictional disputes
which arose, and he served in this
capacity until his selection as 3rd
District Board Member.
CHARLES NICHOLS
The new 8th District Board Mem-
ber, Charles Nichols, is a resident of
Sacramento, California, and a mem-
ber of Local 1484 of Vasalia, Cali-
fornia. Born June 30, 1921, he was
initiated into Local 1484 on June 3,
1946. He was employed by the
Brotherhood on July 8, 1956, and
he has done organizational work in
Hawaii and served as a General Rep-
resentative in the State of California.
Both men participated in the
deliberations of the General Execu-
tive Board at the recent meeting in
the General Headquarters in Wash-
ington.
CECIL SHUEY
3rd District Board Member
CHARLES E. NICHOLS
8th District Board Member
BOTH GENERAL
CONVENTION
United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners
of America
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Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
September 7 9, 1966
Kansas City's Barney-Allis Plaza; Municipal Auditorium is at right.
AUGUST, 1966
How to Light A Football Stadium
With A MATCH
BOOK!
During World War II a great football stadium was the scene of a nighttime War Bond rally. To illustrate
COMBINED EFFORT, the rally chairman called on every individual in the packed stadium to take out a book
of matches and, when a signal was given, to light ONE MATCH. The floodlights were turned off, a bugle blew
one note into the jet-black night, and the more than 30,000 people there each lit one match. The stadium was
instantly lighted up AS BRIGHT AS DAY! It dramatically illustrated how many small efl'orts, properly coordi-
nated, can yield astounding results!
Now Another Great Cause
Today organized labor . . . and the United Brotherhood ... are engaged in a legislative war; fighting reaction,
resisting the assaults of anti-labor forces which would take away the social and economic gains we have achieved
through legislation. Every day we must carry our causes to Congress. We must effectively support liberal legislators
and defeat our legislative enemies as Samuel Gompers so wisely counselled. To do this requires money. We need
the COORDINATED EFFORTS of all of our members. We need your
voluntary contributions of money. If everyone does his and her part we, too,
can achieve success; we can "light up the stadium" and illuminate the issues
important to us as they come before Congress. Be GENEROUS when you
are asked for a CLIC contribution by your local union's Financial Secretary
or a local union committeeman named to work in behalf of CLIC. You will
be wisely protecting your own interest when you do!
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Carpenters [egislative Improvement Committee
APPRENTICES
on the move
State and area contests, apprentice
> * Ul^ completion ceremonies, highlight
U U U I our young members' busy summer
These past few weeks have been
busy ones for our apprenticeship
members from coast to coast and
north into Canada.
On this and the following pages
are reports and pictures of state
apprenticeship contest winners and
also the awarding of completion
certificates to apprentices who have
completed their training and are
now qualified journeymen carpen-
ters. Western apprentices who won
state or area contests will compete
in the Eighth Annual Western Re-
gional Carpenters and Mill-Cabinet
Apprenticeship Contest to be held in
Las Vegas this month. A report on
the contest and the announcement
of the winners will be carried in a
later issue.
We would like to take this oppor-
tunity to give particular praise to
those young craftsmen who have
completed their apprenticeship train-
ing. With genuine pride we present
them to the building industry as car-
penters, millmen and cabinet-
makers, millwrights, resilient floor-
wall-ceiling coverers, and pile driv-
ers.
The standards and prestige of
their respective crafts are being
raised by their knowledge, skill, ap-
preciation, and attitudes. They have
improved the stature of our train-
ing program by their performance.
On their commencement as full-
fledged journeymen, we extend our
best wishes for their continued suc-
cess.
We are ever mindful that this
milestone of training achievement
could not have been reached with-
out the assistance, cooperation, and
facilities rendered by contractors,
the federal government, and our own
dedicated people within the Brother-
hood.
FLORIDA
These three members of West
Palm Beach, Fla., Local 819,
received their completion
certificates at a recent ceremony.
Shown (1. to r.): Paul Bradley,
Charles Branch and Raymond
Cartwright. Not pictured but
receiving a certificate is Paul Viau.
In addition to the certificates,
the graduates received $80.00
worth of tools. The gift was made
possible through donations of
several local unions and various
contractors.
AUGUST. 1966
CALIFORNIA
TOP PHOTO — Participants in the 42-
Nortliern Counties Competition were,
standing (left to rislit): Mill-Cabinet
Judges: Don Myers. Consultant, Division
of Apprenticeship Standards (Former
Business Agent. Modesto Local No.
1235); Ed Westerman. Retired Millnian,
Local No. 1618. Sacramento; and Fred
B. Gough. Director, San Diego County
Joint Apprenticeship Program. Carpen-
try Judges: Vic LaChapelle. Labor
Liaison. California State Department
of Water Resources; Paul Rudd. General
Representative, and Contest Co-ordinating
Judge; Clarence Troop, California State
Office of Architecture and Construction;
Keith Benson, Construction Supervisor,
Omega Homes, Inc., Sacramento; and
Leo Gurevitch, Co-ordinator, 42 Counties
J. A. & T. C. Kneeling: (left to right):
Mill Cabinet Contestants: Doyle Yonts,
4 Bay Counties; Robert E. Mathews, 42
Counties; and Robert Castillo, 11 South-
ern Counties; Carpentry Contestants: Paul
Fischer, 11 Southern Counties; Paul Ma-
kela, 4 Bay Counties; Alan R. Larkin, 4
Bay Counties; James Lessard. 11 South-
ern Counties; Lawrence T. Pickard, San
Diego County; Allan D. Murray, San
Diego County; Allan Larsen, 42 Counties;
and Ronald Berneche, 42 Counties.
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ABO\ E — At the California State Contest, Mill-Cabinet Judges (left to right): Paul
Rudd, Ed VVesterman, Don Myers, and Fred B. Gough check a contest problem.
BOTTOM LEFT— At San Diego, left to
right, kneeling: John R. Deas and Charles
Lawson. Standing, left to right, Irving
Brown, Chairman of the Apprenticeship
Committee, "Buck" Cooper, Past Presi-
dent 1965 Local 981, Max Vance, Presi-
dent of the North Coast CounKes D. C,
and Robert E. Hinkson, Executive Secre-
tary of the Council. John R. Deas and
Charles Lawson were honored at the
June 11th meeting of North Coast
Counties District Council by placing their
names on the perpetual plaque.
BOTTOM RIGHT— At the 42-Counties
Contest, left to right are: Henry Coldani,
III, 4th year apprentice, Solano Co. JAC;
Finlay Allan, First General Vice Presi-
dent; William Leshe, Business Repre-
sentative, Carpenters Local Union No.
180, Vallejo, California; Joseph B. Mc-
Grogan, Financial Secretary, Carpenters
Local Union No. 180, Vallejo, Califor-
nia; Clarence Briggs, General Represent-
ative; Arlie D. Wright, 4th year ap-
prentice, Solano Co. JAC.
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THE CARPENTER
TOP LEFT — General Representative Paul Rudd observes the
planing teclinique of Contestant G. Standisli. Rudd also served
as contest coordinator. Others shown are General Representa-
tive W. C. Stanton (third from left) and T. J. Dornan, rec.
sec, Edmonton Local 1325.
LEFT CENTER— Winners in the 1966 Mill-Cabinet and
Carpentry Division contests were: Front row, second from the
left, winner of the Mill Cabinet Division
and the Vic Midgley Trophy is Thomas
Lane of Vancouver, B. C. Front row,
third from the left, winner of the Car-
pentry Division and the Archie Sander-
son Trophy is Jacob Nickel of Vernon,
B. C. These boys will represent British
Columbia in the competition at Las Vegas
this month.
RIGHT CENTER— Andrew Berting (sec-
ond from right) of L.U. 1779, Calgary,
was named the top apprentice in the
second annual Alberta Provincial Car-
penter Apprenticeship Contest and re-
ceives the congratulations of K. A. Pugh
(right). Deputy Minister of Labour, Prov-
ince of Alberta, and his fellow contest-
ants. Others shown from the left are:
L. Taylor, L. Rasmussen, V. Dubaule,
C. Wester, M. Jacobsen, and G. Standish.
BOTTOM CENTER— Joint carpenter ap-
prentice competition committee members,
left to right: N. Kuntz, Supervisor, Ap-
prenticeship Board; W. G. Stanton, Rep-
resentative, Chairman, Edmonton, Al-
berta; O. Fletcher. B.R. of Calgary D.C.,
Calgary, Alberta; A. Berting, Calgary,
Alberta, Member L.U. 1779 Winner; J.
Johnston, Chief Supervisor, Alberta Ap-
prenticeship Board; A. Schmidt, L.U.
1779, Calgary, Alberta; B. Campbell,
Camwil Construction Ltd., Edmonton,
Alberta; Paul Rudd, Gen. Rep. Competi-
tion Co-Ordinator, and P. Christensen,
L.U. 1325.
CANADA
The Second Annual Alberta Provincial Carpenter
Apprenticeship Contest was held in June at the North-
ern Alberta Institute of Technology in Edmonton.
Eight graduate apprentices participated and Brother
Andrew Berting of L.U. 1779, Calgary, will represent
the Province at the Western Region Competition.
The other contestants were: C. Westor, L.U. 1779,
Calgary; M. Jacobsen, L.U. 1779, Calgary; G. Stand-
ish, L.U. 1779; L. Taylor, L.U. 1325, Edmonton;
V. Dubrule, L.U. 1325; L. Rasmussen, L.U. 1325
and J. Berry, L.U. 1325.
Wm. Hnidan, an Edmonton architect, J. H. Forest,
an Edmonton contractor, and J. Johnston of the Ap-
prenticeship Board acted as the contest judges under
Coordinator Paul Rudd.
Following the contest the contestants and the joint
committee were the guests of the Edmonton Con-
struction Association at a buffet dinner where the
winner was announced and the awards presented by
Mr. V. Dantzer, Mayor of Edmonton, Mr. K. A. Pugh,
Deputy Minister of Labour and Mr. F. Whittle, Di-
rector of the Alberta Apprenticeship Board.
The competition was sponsored by Local Unions
1325 of Edmonton and 1779 and 2103 of Calgary
and the Edmonton and Calgary General Contractors
Associations. The Apprenticeship Board assisted the
joint competition committee by having the manipu-
lative project plans and specifications printed and the
judges score cards prepared.
AUGUST. 1966
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WASHINGTON STATE
On the floor of the Spokane Coliseum,
cisht fourth-year carpenter apprentices
and two fourth-year millmen apprentices
studied plans and worked fcverously to
complete the assigned projects of the
Eleventh Annual Washington State Car-
penters and Millmen Contest.
Each carpenter apprentice was given
plans to frame an eight-foot section of
wall with a rough opening for a door.
Then proceed to install jamb and casing
and hang the door. This was followed
by building a short set of stairs to a
prebuilt wall; then cut and frame a hip
roof on top of the prebuilt walls.
The millmen apprentices were given
plans for a three-shelf birch cabinet which
was completed by both apprentices.
Surrounding areas were used by Joint
Apprenticeship Committees for the car-
penters, operating engineers, millwrights,
pile drivers, iron workers, sheet metal
workers and electricians displaying their
programs in attractive and informative
booths, showing movies, slides and hand-
ing out pamphlets containing apprentice-
ship information.
Live television at the Spokane Commu-
nity College booth drew crowds as stu-
dents learned that by appearing in front
of the booth they were on camera.
In the photos surrounding this column,
starting at the top left and moving clock-
wise, we see Dan Roos with his project
nearing the completion stage; the ten ap-
prentices who competed in the Washing-
ton State contest; First Place Winners
Jerry Blakely (left), Millman's Local 338,
Seattle, and Roger C. Bennett of Car-
penters Local 1289, Seattle.
Seven new journeymen were officially
taken into the Carpenters Union at recent
ceremonies at Bemidji. The new mem-
bers are graduates of the Home Building
Training Program which has been con-
ducted on the Red Lake Reservation.
During the nine-month course, 10 com-
plete homes were constructed. Pictured
above, left to right, standing: Philip May,
Charles Fairbanks, Floyd Jourdain, Jim
Neadeau and Jim Beaulieu; seated: Don-
ald Lussier, Business Agent Ed Burud,
Project Director Jerry Smith, Financial
Sec. Jarl Severson and Tony Wells. A
new course will be started on the reser-
vation shortly.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Shown above are members of the
Washington, D. C, and Vicinity locals
who received their apprentice completion
certificates. The new journeymen include:
John R. Anderson, George T. Auth, Jr.,
Clevis R. Baker, Jr., Leo D. Balsor, Ollie
E. Barry, Charles J. Bemusdaffer, Rich-
ard M. Bennett, Joseph Bertoni, Melvin
L. Bowles, James W. Brechbill, Dudley
R. Brown, Anthony Bugeja, Carroll L.
Burgee, William J. Burke, Jr., Eric E.
Carlin, Wallace A. Cash, Kenneth R.
Cavey, Douglas P. Clarke, Ernest C.
Clay, Jr., Wayne W. Croson, Chester A.
Dailey, Jr., Claude L. Davidson, Claude
F. Deninno, Norman L. Derflinger,
Charles S. DeVore, Douglas M. Dudley,
Gerald R. Eckebrecht, Clarence J. Ells-
worth, Jr., Richard V. Erbe, Donald L.
Ervin, Oliver J. P. Fischer, Jr., Robert J.
Flynn, David F. Funk, Clifton E. Funk-
hauser, Lee R. Gatson,, Erick G. Gilford,
Richard J. Giles, Ronald T. Goodspeed.
Alexander J. P. Gourlay, Jr., Walter W.
Gribble, and William L. Groover, Jr.
Also Warren E. Halle. Earl D. Hani-
bleton, Thomas M. Harman, Richard A.
Harris, Roy L. Harris, Edward M. Har-
vey, Roy D. Hatter, Thomas L. Hawkins,
Robert B. Heap, Jr., Paul D. Henkel.
Kenneth R. Henson, William E. Higdon,
Thomas M. Higgins, Ronald N. Hoffman,
Charles Holt, Ernest N. Hurst, Robert
A. James, William Jarvie, Edwin A. Jep-
pesen, George E. Kazimer, Roy C. Kelley,
Ronnie F. Kinna, James F. LaMar, Jo-
seph Lancon, Luther A. Lane, Jr., Mackey
R. Laulis, Thomas L. Law, Frank E.
Leeper, Nicholas Linatsas, Joseph P. Lin-
dee, Antonio Mastroeli, James R. Mc-
Closkey, Albert V. McDonald, Paul F.
Mitchell, Jr., Lawrence W. Morgan.
Woodrow W. Mossburg, Jr., James E.
Murphy, John F. Nichols III, Frank E.
lo ^-
fit
F* t
r w. T
~/ j^
Nicol, Galen E. Oscar, and Frederick E.
Owens.
Douglas M. Parks, Emory C. Parks,
Gary W. Payne, Robert W. Payne, Leon-
ard E. Pearo, George E. Penn, James K.
Pitts, Jr., Gerald W. Potter, Phillip E.
Pursel, Stanley W. Queen, Peter C. Rem-
sen, Vito Roca, Matthew J. Rosenbaum,
Richard O. Rowland, Fred W. Ryder, Jr.,
Charles E. Sams, John D. Scarmazzi,
Roger O. Schneider, Moffetf L. Settle, Jr.,
Dennis R. Smith, Michael C. Smith,
Robert E. Smith, Robert M. Snyder,
Frank L. Stowell. Kenneth V. Studds, Jr.,
John E. Sulhoff, Jr., Roy K. Swann, Jr.,
Thomas E. Sweeney, James R. Swift,
Thomas W. Sydnor, John P. Thomas,
David B. Thompson, Kenneth W. Thurs-
ton, Roger P. Triggs, John K. Verhine,
James E. Viars, Carey L. Waff, Joseph
L. Wells, Jr., William White. Robert F.
Wilburn, Harold J. Wills, and Francis
Zimmerman.
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ARIZONA
The Arizona Carpenters' Apprentice-
ship Committee recently held its Seventh
Annual Contest for Apprentices.
Statewide in scope, each participant
had won a contest in his own area in
order to be eligible. Sherman Orton (cen-
ter photo), a twenty-five-year-old Phoenix
apprentice was the winner. He was named
the "Outstanding Carpenter Apprentice in
Arizona for 1966" and will represent the
carpentry trade at the annual Awards
Ceremony, December 3rd, sponsored an-
nually by the Arizona Apprenticeship
Council. He will also represent Arizona
in the Western Regional Contest.
Gary Helm (right photo) of Tucson
won second place and becomes the alter-
nate for young Orton.
Jerry Harvick (left photo) of Yuma,
finished third.
IDAHO
First and second place awards are pre-
sented two of Idaho's top carpenter ap-
prentices, Larry Lucas, Pocatello, runner-
up, left, and Harry Foster, Boise. Pres-
entation was made by H. R. Watkins,
secretary of the apprentice trust fund
committee, and Lloyd Miller, Idaho Falls,
chairman.
ILLINOIS
In an effort to attract young men into
the trade the Chicago District Council
recently held a "Career Night" to give
interested young men some insight into
our trade. In the photo at the left are
some of the fools of the trade that were
on exhibition. On hand to answer ques-
tions on training procedures were the
following Local 1996 members (1. to r.):
President Harry Dietz, Apprentice Tom
Braumaster, and Trustee Cornelius Ben-
nes. John Carson served as chairman of
the "Career Night."
AUGUST. 1966
11
making
the most
out of
scrap
plywood
Union Carpenters and Millmen
continue to suggest new uses
for an industry 'by-product'
Several months ago, The CARPENTER an-
nounced to members of the United Brother-
hood that the American Plywood Association
was looking for ideas for uses of scrap plywood
and would pay $15 for each idea accepted. The
response was tremendous, indicating that a
skilled union carpenter knows how to make the
most out of the materials at hand.
Encouraged by the response, the Industry or-
ganization has asked us to inform Brotherhood
members that it is now seeking ideas for using
plywood in concrete forming. It's still paying
$15 for each such idea accepted.
Send your suggestions for concrete forming
to American Plywood Assn., c/o The CAR-
PENTER Magazine. 101 Constitution Ave.,
N.W., Washington D. C. 20001.
Idea below submitted by Thomas Pololo, Local 1593, Maynard, Mass.
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TOOL BOX-SAW HORSE
The legs fold up on this handy box to make it easy
to fit into a car trunk and still high enough to
serve as a useful saw horse or work bench. Using
V2-inch plywood, the box is strong enough to be
fully-loaded with tools.
FOR- Ei^.-SV
SIDE VIEW
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ToT> view
MIDWAY BLOCKING JIG
This simple device was originated primarily for
"pickup" work, where much fireblocking has been
left out or removed. The jig makes possible a uni-
form job and makes toe-nailing of the blocking
easy. Plywood cleats should be used because the
plywood will not split out from pressure or nails.
Idea submitted by B. J. Kenneally, 377 Palomar Dr.,
Daly City, Calif., Local #162.
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JAMB NAILING JIG
This self-explanatory jig is designed to hold jambs
of any width for easy nailing. Slots in the jig are
cut to fit the stock being used. Plywood should be
used because the thin fingers of wood left after
slots are cut won't break off easily, since the
grain in veneers of a plywood panel travel in both
directions.
Idea submitted by Leo Yrjanainen, Rt. 2, South
Range, Wis., Local #775.
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BOOT HANGER
This simple device can
be hung on vertical
studs in an on-site con-
struction shack to get
boots out of the way
and make drying fast
and easy. The cut-outs
should fit the smallest
boot and others can be
squeezed in.
Idea submitted by Ai-
phonse S. Zimba, 4304
Rhawn St., Philadel-
phia, Pa., Local #1856.
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RAFTER JIG
To make this jig, just notch a piece of %-inch
plywood to fit over the ridge piece and nail on a
cleat to rest on the rafter. One man can place
rafters by hooking the jig over the ridge piece and
clamping to the rafter. The free end can then be
easily nailed.
Idea submitted by Dan R. York, 210 Goss St., Ter-
rell, Texas, Local #2848.
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SAI!- CLAMP ON PLANK,
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SIMPLE BENCH VISE
A couple of pieces of scrap
plywood can be used to
make this instant jig for
planing or drilling edges of
stock. The jig can be made
as shown in the drawing, or
it can be made with an open
end, rather than a "V" cut
so the stock can slide
through it for more support.
The jig can be nailed to a
plywood base to make it
easily portable or nailed per-
manently to a workbench.
Idea submitted by Walter P.
Roach, 714 Brennan Ave.,
Collinsville, III., Local #295
and by Floyd Woodard, 47
E. Center St., Muskegon Hts.,
Michigan, Local #100.
SA.V/ SL-OT
!/-^"PLYWOOt>
A.i5our 2.0" Lo^/e-
NAILERS HELPER
Simply cut a slot in a nar-
row scrap of plywood to
make this device for nail-
ing areas that cannot be
reached with both hands.
Idea submitted by Dan R,
York, 210 Goss St, Terrell,
Texas, Local #2848.
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NO f---^."rf^,r Jl-:T=^r^,
'2,"T="LYWOOD
TOP V1E\A/
SCAFFOLD TOOL TRAY
This portable tool tray was designed for use with
a rolling scaffold; however, the idea could also
be used for any type of ladder with variations. The
box can be simply made with V2- or %-inch ply-
wood. No fasteners are needed with this design
to keep the scaffold on the ladder because the
weight of tools in the tray will exert pressure on
the bottom bracket to keep the tray from slipping
down.
Idea submitted by John G. Rappold, 2115 Dart-
mouth St., Gretna, La., Local #1846.
Minutes of the National Joint Carpentry Apprenti(esliip and Training Committee Winter Meeting,
January 14-15, 1966, Mountain Sliadows Hotel, Scottsdale, Arizona
The National Joint Carpentry Ap-
prenticeship and Training Committee
met in lour sessions on January 14-15,
lytid in Seottsdale. Arizona. The first
session was an open meeting followed by
three executive sessions.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Allan called the meeting to
order at 9:20 a.m. on January 14. 1966.
Mr. Ed VV'asielewski opened the meeting
by welcoming the National Joint Car-
pentry Apprenticeship Committee to
Seottsdale on behalf of the Arizona Joint
Carpentry Apprenticeship Committee.
Chairman .Mian then welcomed Mr. Joe
Mille'" as the new member of the Nation-
al Joint Carpentry .Apprenticeship Com-
mittee representing the National Associa-
tion of Home Builders.
2. ROLL CALL
Committee Members:
Reprcscnthii; llic United Brotherhood:
Mr. Finlay Allan. Committee Chair-
man.
Mr. Stuart Proctor. Mr. Nicholas
Loone, Mr. John McMahon. Mr. Leo
Gable.
Representing the A.G.C.: Mr. Arthur
Schmuhl. Committee Secretary.
Mr. George Johnson. Mr. Ray Shoe-
maker. Mr. Ed Wasielewski.
Representing tlie NAHB: Mr. Joe
Miller.
Guests:
Also present were Mr. Harold Jenn-
rich, representing the Bureau of Appren-
ticeship and Training, and Mr. John J.
Riley, representing the National Associa-
tion of Home Builders. During the open-
ing session of the meeting there were 32
additional guests representing labor,
management, and government agencies.
3. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS
MEETING
Because minutes of the August 18,
1965 meeting had been sent to Members
of the Committee, a reading was waived.
A motion to approve these minutes was
made, seconded, and adopted.
4. SKILLED MANPOWER SHORT-
AGES
It was the sense of the Committee that
shortages of carpenters do exist in some
areas but that these shortages are not
universal. It was felt that if the industry's
need for carpenters is to be met. ap-
prenticeship training activity should be
doubled as soon as possible. The current
ratio of apprentices to journeymen in the
United States is 1 to 18.5 and throughout
the entire jurisdiction of the United
Brotherhood the ratio is 1 to 20. The
number of apprentices in training must
be at least doubled. The matter of exist-
ing ratio requirements was discussed and
it was generally agreed that ratios should
be lowered when needed.
The Committee agreed to review all
existing programs in terms of their rea-
listic approach both in the related class-
room and the on-the-job segments and to
recommend needed changes if any.
The Human Investment Act was dis-
cussed and the Committee was informed
that National AGC has been working
with Sen. Prouty's office to insure that
the provisions of this bill would not
exclude construction industry training.
The concept of .split card or specialty
training for the carpenter was considered
at length. It was felt that this approach
might have merit in an emergency situa-
tion hut that such training is not gen-
erally desirable because the industry
needs well-rounded and fully trained car-
penters. It was pointed out that there
has been a tendency toward specialization
in urban areas; but no solution has been
found to the problem of how a specialist,
who can perform only one or two func-
tions of the trade, secures employment
once work in that specialty runs out.
There would probably be a great many
peaks and valley in the specialist's an-
nual income.
It was generally agreed that it would
be wise to engage in a continuous study
of the carpentry occupation at present
as well as what it might be in the future
considering technological change. Such a
study is essential if the industry's future
needs for carpenters is going to be ade-
quately projected. The Committee was
advised that the Bureau of Apprentice-
ship and Training is sponsoring a study
of apprenticeship training being conduct-
ed at Purdue University.
A representative of the National Forest
Products Association spoke of the need
for training mechanics and recommend-
ing the increased use of wood in con-
struction. It was pointed out that many
local building codes should be revised to
permit wider use of fireproof and lami-
nated wood. The National Forest Prod-
ucts Association is willing to help local
JAC's by providing whatever information
it can supply. The Association has pre-
pared a booklet entitled "Carpentry as
a Career." The Committee expressed an
interest in having copies of this publica-
tion.
5. NEED FOR JOINT PARTICIPA-
TION AT THE NATIONAL LO-
CAL LEVEL FOR THE PURPOSE
OF:
a. Promotini; and Improving the Ap-
prenticeship Program
In the interest of expanding its ap-
prenticeship activities, the United Broth-
erhood has appointed Mr. Leo Gable to
serve as Director of the Education De-
partment and his staff will be expanded.
Both National AGC and NAHB have
each recently appointed an additional
man to work in the training field.
Carpentry apprenticeship programs
must be improved and expanded and
joint participation by labor and manage-
ment must be encouraged to achieve this
end. The National Joint Committee
adopted a motion stressing the need for
Joint participation of labor and manage-
ment as opposed to unilateral apprentice-
ship standards and activity.
b. Coordinating Apprenticeship Activities
It was agreed that the National Joint
Committee should make a thorough study
of existing apprenticeship programs to
gather information which will be helpful
to all programs, both old and new. The
National Joint Committee should also
have this information so that it can rec-
ommend how tiaining might be im-
proved.
c. Developing Aiidio-Tisual and Other
Training Materials
It was recommended that all partici-
pants on the National Joint Apprentice-
ship Committee and local JAC's should
notify the National Joint Committee of
audiovisual, text, promotional and other
materials available in each area so that
a list of such material can be compiled
and forwarded to all local committees.
The United Brotherhood pointed out that
they have developed a number of train-
ing films which are available now, and
part of their revised apprenticeship pro-
gram will concentrate on the develop-
ment of additional audio-visual aids.
January 15, 1966
6. REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF
QUALIFYING TEST FOR CAR-
PENTRY APPRENTICESHIP
It was stated that some areas have
complained that the "Qualifying Test for
Apprenticeship and Trainee Applicants"
is too difficult. It was explained that the
test is geared to the tenth grade level,
but in many cases it is not properly ad-
ministered. In Indiana and California the
test has been given to 1.342 apprentices
and journeymen. The average score in
these states was 74% and the average
time to take the test was between IVi
and 2 hours. Younger applicants general-
ly did better than older applicants.
The Committee then discussed specific
questions in the test which seemed to be
most difficult for applicants to answer.
After considerable discussion a few
changes were recommended.
The Committee recommended that the
time to take the test should be limited to
2 hours and that the passing score should
be set at 70%. It was also recommended
that the test should be weighted so that
those with no trade experience might
have the same chance as those with trade
experience.
7. POSSIBILITIES OF A NATIONAL
APPRENTICESHIP CONTEST
FOR THE CARPENTRY CRAFT
It was agreed that serious considera-
tion should be given to having an Inter-
national Carpentry Apprenticeship Con-
test. Such a program could be held with
from 50 to 60 participants. The country
might be divided into ten districts which
would hold their own elimination con-
tests to determine who should be sent to
the National Contest.
A Subcommittee was appointed to
consider the possibilities and ramifica-
tions of a National Contest. Named to
the Subcommittee were: George Johnson
and Frank White, AGC; Joe Miller,
NAHB; John McMahon, Nick Loope,
and Leo Gable, United Brotherhood.
This Subcommittee was requested to study
the problem and report its recommenda-
14
THE CARPENTER
tions to the Las Vegas meeting of the
full Committee in August.
8. THE AVAILABILITY OF IN-
STRUCTIONAL PAMPHLETS
AND BROCHURES
It was agreed that a study should be
made to determine what literature is
available. A list should be compiled and
distributed (see 5c above).
9. TRAINING OF INSTRUCTORS
AND COORDINATORS
After considerable discussion of train-
ing for instructors and coordinators it
was agreed that such training, could best
be carried out at the state and local level
rather than at National Level. The Na-
tional Committee might, however, pro-
vide guidelines for uniform instructor
training throughout the country. The Na-
tional Committee might also gather and
distribute information on what govern-
ment funds are available for instructor
training. The Perkins Bill and the vari-
ous vocational educational education acts
should be investigated as possible sources
for federal funds.
10. NEW BUSLNESS
a. Need for Uniform Selection Proce-
dures and Simplified Recordkeeping
Forms
Several requests from the field have
indicated a need for the National Joint
Apprenticeship Committee to prepare
uniform and simplified selection proce-
dures including sample recordkeeping
forms which would meet the require-
ments of both state and federal laws.
Committee members were requested to
submit their suggestions and comments
on this matter to Mr. Gable and Mr.
White as soon as possible. Mr. Gable and
Mr. White will serve as a Subcommittee
to review these suggestions and submit its
findings to the National Committee in
August.
b. Updating of Statistical Information
on Carpentry Apprenticeship
It was was recalled that several years
ago the Bureau of Apprenticeship and
Training prepared a complete list of all
local and area JAC's indicating the trades
covered, the name and address of the
local joint committee, and the name and
address of the key person to contact in
each local committee. This information
was gathered by the Bureau during July
and August of 1963 as a result of a
directive sent to all BAT Regional Di-
rectors.
The National Committee requests that
the Bureau update this survey and rec-
ommends that the following additional
information be included: the geograph-
ical jurisdiction of each JAC; when the
local JAC's meet and how are they
financed; the number of apprentices cur-
rently being trained under each program;
the number of apprentices who com-
pleted their training under each program
in the past year; how many apprentices
began their training during the past year.
The committee expressed the hope that
this information could be summarized
and distributed to committee members
by August 1, 1966.
11. TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT
MEETING
The next regular meeting of the Nation-
al Joint Committee will be held at the
Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas. Nevada on
August 17-18, 1966. This meeting was
arranged so that it could be held in con-
junction with the Western Region Ap-
prenticeship Contest to take place in Las
Vegas on August 18-20, 1966.
12. ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Allan expressed the appreci-
ation of the National Joint Committee
for the kind attention and hospitality
extended to the Committee by the Arizo-
na Apprenticeship Council, the Arizona
Joint Carpentry Apprenticeship Commit-
tee and Mr. Ed Wasielewski. The meet-
ing was then adjouned at 3:20 p.m.
January 15, 1965.
Submitted by,
Frank J. White, Jr.
Secretary
National Joint Carpentry Apprenticeship
and Training Committee
Southern States Organizers
Confer in Washington, D. C.
Brotherhood organizers from 1 1 states, stretching from
Virginia through Louisiana, assembled in Washington, July
2, to take stock of their work and plan future activities. They
were particularly interested in an organizing program among
the more than 18.000 workers in approximately 60 plywood
plants newly built in the South. Leading the discussions were
the men in the foreground in the picture at right: Brother-
hood Director of Organization J. L. Rhodes, West Coast
Coordinator Kenneth Davis, and Southern States Director
James A. Parker, The group heard brief talks by General
Treasurer Peter Terzick, Second General Vice President Wil-
liam Sidell, and staff officers at General Headquarters.
Conference participants, left to right: below: Tommy S. Gibson, Sr.; Clifton C. York; Gene P. Hill; Harvey L. Wilkins, W. J.
Smith; Edd Guilliams, Clarence S. Whisman; Adrien O. McKinney; Craven L. Deese; Grover U. Seale; Nay M. Vickers; T. Lame
Carlton; E. R. Dougherty, Jr.; W. Ried Stewart; James A. Parker, Southern States Director; Kenneth Davis West Coast Co-
ordinator; J. L. Rhodes, Director of Organization; Embra Young; Wendell Lee; and Floyd R. Doolittle.
^ s
AUGUST, 1966
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. . . those members of our Brotherhood who, in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to public offices, have won awards, or who have, in other ways, "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following:
PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS — Two children
of Brotherhood members were among
121 high school seniors awarded Presi-
dential Scholarships for the year 1966.
They are Anne Catherine Bittner of
Brattleboro, Vermont, and Michael Philip
Roca of Phoenix, Arizona. Each was
selected after an exhaustive series of
tests which eliminated hundreds of
thousands of other competitors. After
the recent formal ceremony at the White
House, the youngsters had a cook-out
and party as guests of the President,
Mrs. Johnson, their daughters, and top-
ranking officials of the Administration.
Anne, who is the second girl in her
family to receive a Presidental Scholar-
ship in as many years, lived for a month
in Holland with a Dutch family. She
was very active in extracurricular activi-
ties and plans to major in psychology at
Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. She
taught handicapped children while a
freshman.
Michael, whose father is not only a
member of Carpenters Local 189. but a
practicing attorney as well, will attend
Yale University where he will study Eng-
lish. He has been active in both school
and Boy Scout activides and currently
teaches scouting to a group of retarded
boys.
Anne Bittner with the President
Michael Roca receives his award
HENRY SPOTHOLZ of Local 15, Hackensacli, N. J., recently was reappointed to the
Board of Adjustments for the City of Hackensaclc. A member of the United Brother-
hood for more than 41 years. Brother Spotholz was honored by a testimonial dinner
upon his retirement as financial secretary of Local 15.
Officers of Local 15 and guests at the Spotholz Testimonial Dinner included, left to
right, seated: Gen. Rep. Robert Ohweiler, Henry Spotholz, and Gen. Exec. Bd. Mem-
ber Raleigh Rajoppi. Standing, Trustees: Bernard DeBree and Rudolf Hartenstein,
B.A. Alex Prodigo, rear, B.A. Louis Petrie, Vice Pres. Anthony DeSomma, Sec'y-
Treas. Bernard Johnson, Warden Richard Callaghan, Trustee Albert Anderson, Con-
ductor Julius Piergrossi, Pres. Carl Weininger and B.A. Henry Frank.
16
THE CARPENTER
"^ 'Let Me Do It Now'
William Young, Local 1040, Eureka, California, knew
he was going fo die.
For 45 of his 66 years he had been a union carpenfer
—ever since he was 15. The last few years of his life
had been hard ones, hie had learned to live with pain.
He had had complete heart surgery and survived with ar-
tificial replacements. His right leg had to be amputated
at the knee, and then six n)onths later the left leg was
amputated, also at the knee, because of his heart condi-
tion. But Brother Young tenaciously maintained a will to
live.
Finally, three months before he died last December,
he sat down and wrote a touching plea to his fellow
members of the Brotherhood to consider their responsi-
bilities to themselves and their fellow man. He requested
that his final thoughts be read at his Memorial Service.
We feel that they may have some meaning for others
and have reproduced them below as read at the services.
Fellow Trade Unionists and Friends:
I would like to start my last message to you with a
quotation from one of the founders of our great country,
William Penn:
/ shall pass through this world hut once. Any
good that I can do or any kindness that I can
show to any human being, let me do it now. Let
me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass
this way again.
I think this is the creed that T adopted early and have
tried my best to live by. Since I started out as an ap-
prentice carpenter at the age of 15, more than 45 of my
66 years have been devoted to the trade union movement.
I have never been shy about making my contribution to
discussions on important — and not too important — issues
that labor faced. Some of my suggestions had merit, and
others not much, but all of them represented an honest
effort — based on my own experience — to move the trade
union movement forward. In asking for the privilege of the
floor on this occasion, I am hoping that you will once
more listen to my views and think them over.
Today, many people seem to think that the trade union
movement has fulfilled its function — that the worker's
economic rights are now accepted and protected and that
unions as such have no further role to play. They see a
rosy future in which a simple committee of workers with-
in each industry will sit down periodically with manage-
ment and readjust wages to meet increased costs of living.
Needless to say, the great majority of employers are de-
lighted to encourage this rosy view, but, unfortunately, it
also finds support among union members and leaders.
Some of us forget, and some have never known, that
all our gains have been achieved through struggle; that
militancy has built the trade unions from 3 million mem-
bers in the early 30's to over 14 million today; and that
when struggle and militancy were abandoned, the unions
were promptly saddled with the Taft-Hartley Law and
the Landrum-Griffin Law. As a result of these reverses.
Labor came to understand the necessity for political ac-
tion, and to realize that the trade unions must continue to
fight for the rights of man — of all men.
Far from having "fulfilled its function," the work of
the trade union movement is more critical and challeng-
ing today than it ever was before. What shall we do about
Automation? Unemployment? Poverty? Civil Rights?
Disarmament? Peace? As trade union members we
should be vitally concerned about these problems.
Our advances in the economic field have brought gains
to our country and its people, and put us in a position of
social and political responsibility. Let us pledge our-
selves to take this responsibility seriously; to search for
answers to the problems we face; to work for the brother-
hood of man we believe in, and let us do it now, and not
defer it, remembering that we "shall not pass this way
again."
Fraternally yours,
Bill Young
^' Occupied Youth
Two million youngsters between 14 and 19 found
jobs in June. Last month, thousands more found
employment.
The success, this year, of teenagers in securing more
jobs than in the past has kept the overall unemploy-
ment rate at 4 percent, and results of the drive to
get jobs for teenagers is gratifying.
However, the overall question of youngsters and
jobs and their effect on the economy needs a great
deal more study. Far too many kids are hanging
around street corners idle in our explosive city slums,
and far too many more are playing havoc with law
and order at beach resorts across the nation . . . out
of sheer boredom and rebellion against the status quo.
Additional schooling ... or even "make work" . . .
is better than the present situation for many juveniles.
AUGUST, 1966
17
By FRED GOETZ
Readers nuiy mHic io Fred Goclz at Box SOS, Porllciinl, Oregon 97207.
Recent column item about big stripers
being caught on the East Coast, prompts
a query from R. P. Sullivan of Williams-
port. Pennsylvania, who wants to know
how the stripers on the West Coast com-
pare for size.
Since the original planting of 132 baby
stripers in Karquinas Strait. Martinez,
California, in 1879 — they were trans-
ported cross-country over the uncertain
rails of early America by pioneer fish
culturist. Livingstone — the striped bass
has thrived and moved north from their
new home, up the Pacific shore into key
coastal waters as far north as Coos and
Winchester Bays on Oregon's central
coast.
But the world record still belongs to
C. B. Church who nipped a 73 pounder
from Vineyard Sound. Massachusetts, in
1913. However, in recent years it appears
that the West Coast stripers are gaining
ground, and, conceivably, in the next
decade or two. a larger striper could be
taken from one or more of the Pacific
tidal streams, sloughs or inlets. Following
is a photographic record of large stripers
taken by West Coast anglers.
Mrs A. Carley of Coos Bay eases a 54-lb.
striper from the nearby Milliconia River
on Oregon's central coast.
Vance Freeman of Sprinfjfield. Ore., dis-
plays 62-lb. striped bass he took from
lower Coos River on 15-lb. test line.
■ Paul Pulls Pike
Paul Niemela of Warren, Michigan, a
member of Local 1433, recalls a day at
Chasell Bay when he and friends were
walking along the lake shore and heard
someone call his name. He scurried down
to the bank and saw it was his son. "I've
got a big one," cried Paul, Jr.. "come and
help me." Paul, Sr.. walked back toward
the house, thinking his boy had hooked
a snag and was just pulling his leg. But
as Paul, Jr., persisted in calling for help
he decided to come to his aid. and it was
lucky they did: Paul, Jr.. had engaged —
and eventually landed — the biggest fish of
his life, a great northern that measured
3 ft. from nose to tail, .\bove is a pic of
Paul. Jr., and brother-in-law, Frank Belt-
ram, also a member of Local 1433, with
the reluctant pike.
■ Military Marksman
C. Hobart McKarns of Bryan, Ohio, a
member of Local 2180, Defiance, Ohio,
for 20 years, says the best hunting he
ever had was when he served in the U. S.
Army and was stationed near Weisbaden,
Germany, an area which abounded in
wild game.
Paul Niemela and son with pike.
Issued special license by the military,
he racked up the following record: 12
red deer, 1 wild boar, 12 fox, 6 pheasants,
10 Belgian hare and one large European
stag. He hunted with an 8 mm. "98
Mauser. Here's a pic of Brother Mc-
Karns, taken shortly after he downed the
elk-like stag.
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Military Marksman McKarns.
■ Lucky Number Five
C. D. Moreland of Bethesda, Mary-
land, an avid bass angler, is convinced
that his lucky number is "5". Here's
why: On his 5th cast, around 5 p.m.,
he hooked and landed a chunky large-
mouth bass from "Unowhere Lake" that
tipped the scales at exactly 5. pounds.
■ Steelhead Statistic
Outside of the giant Kamloops rain-
bow of Lake Pend Oreille in Idaho, the
largest member of the rainbow clan is
the steelhead, sea-run member of that
species on the West Coast. Largest steelie
taken in many a day was the recent 22-
pounder taken by Doug Lane of Bellevue,
Washington from the Stilliguamish River
18
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near Arlington. It appears to be a
column record. Anyone have a larger
steelhead to report?
■ Junket Jackpot
V. E. Bloomberg of Klamath Falls,
Oregon, hit the angler's jackpot on a
recent weekend junket to the rapids of
the Rogue River below the Gold Ray
Dam near Medford. He and the Missus
both limited on Chinook salmon, a com-
bined catch of eight which, conjunctively,
weighed close to 150 pounds.
H Determined Deerstalker
We hear that John "Big Jack" Quallich
of Carnegie, Pennsylvania got his deer
this past season, his 22nd deer as a matter
of fact, in 25 years of hunting the Kane
area of his state.
■ Augmented Antelope
It"s a matter of record that in 1922
there were about 12,000 antelope counted
throughout their natural habitat in the
west. It was an alarming situation;
battle-lines were drawn and seasons cur-
tailed in many areas. Now, I note with
encouragement, that over 500,000 ante-
lope have been counted in a recent, west-
ern-states survey and wide-open to limited
seasons prevail in most areas of the west.
In some instances, there now are antelope
where there were no antelope — a note-
worthy development in this day and age
of declining wildlife stocks.
■ Tips on Tularemia
Rabbits are bouncing, twisting targets
and they are the most sought-after species
of small game in the land. They offer
hunters a good chance in many areas to
keep that shooting iron in good working
order. In most cases they are good eating,
even jacks, although the large jacks are
oftimes tough and stringy.
Invariably, when the subject of rabbits
comes up, the conversation meanders to
the disease, common to them and other
small animals, namely: "tularemia." This
disease can be passed from animal to man
but not, normally, through the digestive
tract. If the rabbit is cooked well, there is
no danger of infection but it is advisable
to clean the game with gloves as the germ
can be transmitted from the animal to an
open cut or scratch in the human flesh.
All animal-borne diseases are at an all-
time low during the cold months. It must
be noted that "tularemia" is not confined
to rabbits. Also afl'ected are the squirrel,
porcupine, fox. beaver, grouse, coyote,
sheep — even the house cat.
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and how the different symbols are used.
If you have never had the opportunity of examining a
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this Unit is a challenge.
Some of the questions involve estimation. By using the
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QUESTIONS
1. What is the over-all length of the house?
2. What is the over-ail width of the house?
3. What size are the living room windows? .—
4. What size and type is the door between the dining
room and the kitchen?
5. How many duplex convenience outlets are in each
bedroom?
6. What type of lights are in the kitchen?
7. What type of stove; gas or electric?
8. Is there a medicine cabinet in the bath?
9. If so, where?
10. Is there a telephone outlet on these plans?
1 1 . If so, where?
12. What are the newel post and stair rail sizes?
13. What size is the window in the bath? ,
14. What are the outside dimensions of the chimney?
15. How thick is the back wall of the linen closet in the
second floor hall?
16. How deep are the shelves in the same closet?
17. The center of the front door is how far from either
outside corner of the house?
18. What is the size of the closet in the bath? Center to
center of all partitions.
19. The inside dimensions of the closet in the kitchen are?
20. What size is the front door? - - _
21. How many square feet are there on the first floor?
(Outside dimensions) -
22. How many bedrooms are there?
23. Does each room have a ceiling light? --
24. How many doors on the 2nd floor?
25. How many 2'-6" x 6'-8" doors on first floor?
26. If this house had a gable roof on a 4/12 pitch with a
2'-0" overhang, what stock length 2" x 6" would it
take to cut the common rafters?
27. How many 3'-0" x 4'-6" windows are needed for this
house? -
28. How many windows are in the larger bedroom?
29. What is the perimeter of the house? —
30. What is the combined cubic content of first and sec-
ond floors of this house? (Outside dimensions with
8'-0" ceilings)
Ans'^fSTS to Quesfions will be found on Page 23.
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AUGUST. 1966
21
I^l^anadian Report
Unions Fight
Injunctions
The use of court injunclions in la-
bour JispLites is seriously agitating the
trade union movement in Canada to-
day. The problem is most acute in
British Columbia and Ontario. It is
positively a burning issue in Ontario,
with 25 trade union members sen-
tenced to jail for participating in a
mass protest demonstraion.
Early this year, the Oshawa unit of
the Toronto Newspaper Guild won a
strike with the help of the Oshawa
unions, who staged mass demonstra-
tions in support of the strikers and
against the granting of a court injunc-
tion limiting the number of pickets.
At the same time a strike was in
progress at the Tilco Plastics plant in
Peterborough just north of Oshawa.
Here a judge granted an ex parte in-
junction prohibiting picketing. The
union, TWUA, was simply informed
of the decision after it was made with
no opportunity to state its case.
The union appealed to the court and
was allowed a limited number of pick-
ets. Members of unions affiliated with
the Peterborough and District Labour
Council staged a mass demonstration
in protest of the one-sided injunction.
Twenty-six of them were arrested,
charged in court with criminal con-
tempt (violating the court order lim-
iting picketing), found guilty and sen-
tenced.
Five of the men — the president,
vice-president and recording secretary
of the labour council and two textile
union staff — were given two months.
Twenty-one others were given 1 5 days
with one sentence suspended on ac-
count of illness.
These harsh sentences were in strik-
ing contrast with the sentences handed
down in the Reesor Siding case. In
February 1963. three lumber and saw-
mill pickets were shot down. The
killers were fined $100 each.
In the Peterborough case the judge
said that fines were not enough. Only
jail sentences would be a real de-
terrent.
Naturally the labour movement is
deeply concerned. The Ontario Fed-
eration of Labour is paying the costs
of the Peterborough court actions, in-
cluding the appeal which has been
launched and time off for the con-
victed Peterborough men.
But this is only part of the fight.
Court inJLinctions have been consist-
ently used in Ontario as a strikebreak-
ing weapon. The Federation has made
numerous appeals to the Ontario gov-
ernment, proving abuse of a law which
was never intended to be used in in-
dustrial disputes. The government has
not acted.
However the latest appeal to Pre-
mier Robarts has elicited a promise to
set up an enquiry. But a legislative
committee a few years ago did inves-
tigate the issue and recommended that
ex parte court injunctions be elimi-
nated. Why didn't the government act
on this recommendation?
The Federation is meeting with the
Canadian Labour Congress this month
to figure out what more can be done.
The slogan now is, if the government
won't change the law, change the gov-
ernment.
Good Settlements
So Far This Year
The tide of labour-management bat-
tles in collective bargaining has been
running strongly in favour of orga-
nized labour so far this year.
A series of settlements, some won
after strikes, some without strikes, has
produced some of the best wage gains
on record.
The Longshoremen, representing
4,200 workers at three ports in the
province of Quebec, struck for five
weeks but won almost everything they
asked for. The shipping federation was
prepared to concede a good wage set-
tlement but coupled with it a demand
for the elimination of about 15 per-
cent of the work gangs.
The union refused to sacrifice any
of their members, especially since
many who might have been eliminated
were older workers whose pensions
would be lost in the shuffle.
The result was a contract for 80
cents an hour over two years with no
loss of workers during the life of the
agreement.
The Seaway workers were all set to
strike when the government which has
to pay the shot stepped in with a wage
packet which the union, CBRT and
GW, accepted. The package included
a 30 percent boost in two years, plus
fringe benefits, bringing them close to
their counterparts on the U.S. side of
the St. Lawrence.
In British Columbia, the woodwork-
ers were also set to strike when the
government appointed a mediator
who proposed a settlement which the
union accepted. The companies balked
— but finally gave in. The package
was for 40 cents an hour over two
years pkis fringe benefits.
A number of major disputes are still
outstanding at this writing. About
115,000 non-op rail workers are de-
termined to match the Seaway settle-
ment. The carpenters in B.C., the
steelworkers in Ontario and at the iron
ore mines in Quebec, the packinghouse
workers at the Big 3 packing plants,
are still in the negotiating stage, maybe
the strike or settlement stages by the
time this appears.
Federal Step-up of
Retraining Pay
The federal government is now pay-
ing a flat basic allowance of $35 a
week to all enrolled in retraining
courses.
In addition the federal treasury pays
to the provinces 90 percent of allow-
ances beyond the $35 a week.
This new boost means that married
trainees will be getting as much as $90
a week in some provinces.
Two Weeks' Vacation
After 36 Months
The Hours of Work and Vacations
of Pay Act in Ontario has been
amended. Effective July 1st, 1966,
two weeks" vacation after 36 months
employment is the law.
This means that four percent vaca-
tion pay is now the rule instead of two
percent.
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THE CARPENTER
CLC Study Shows
'Labour Cost' Lag
A recent study by the Canadian La-
bour Congress has shown that, at least
up to 1964, labour costs in Canada have
not been inflationary. In fact in some
cases they have not even kept up with
increases in productivity.
Wage gains in Canada have aver-
aged on a percentage basis about the
same as the United States (4.4%) and
have been less than in almost every
other industrialized country.
Meanwhile, there is a booming econ-
omy with profits at record levels. In
1965, profits increased 13.5 per cent
over 1964. In 1964 they were 14.6
per cent over 1963 and so on.
The feeling among the rank-and-file
members of unions, and they need lit-
tle encouragement from union leaders,
is that now is the time to catch up with
the wage-lag of years past and to nail
down some form of job security.
ILO Conference
Sept. 12, Ottawa
For the first time a major confer-
ence of the International Labor Orga-
nization is being held in Canada. The
8th Conference of the ILO's American
Region is being held in Ottawa from
September 12th to 23rd.
Answers fo
HOME STUDY COURSE
See Page 21
1.
24'-0"
2.
18'-0"
3.
3'-0" X 4'-6"
4.
2'-6" X 6'-8" Double Acting
5.
3
6.
Ceiling and Wall Bracket
7.
Gas
8.
Yes
9.
Over Lavatory
10.
No
11.
Isn't any
12.
Newel Post 4" x 4" Rail 2"
13.
2'-0" X 3'-4"
14.
18" X 22"
15.
3"
16.
12"
17.
12'-0"
18.
2'-6" X 2'- 10"
19.
15" X 20"
20.
3'-0" X 7'-0"
21.
432 Sq. Ft.
22.
2
23.
Yes
24.
6 -1- Lin. Clos.
25.
2
26.
12'-0"
27.
9
28.
3
29.
84'-0"
30.
6912 Cu. Ft.
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Because they have a square design, they tend to cut their way into
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Just as important, official testing has shown that the Sheffield
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AUGUST. 1966
23
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Overdosed Alama
The mother was having a tough
time with sonny, a real problem child.
The psychiatrist prescribed tranquil-
lizers for her as an aid in meeting the
problem of the little monster. Several
weeks later mother and brat returned
to his office, "htow is our little man?"
asked the headshrinker. The mother
shrugged and replied: "Nyeck. . . .
who cares?"
ALWAYS BOOST YOUR UNION
Anofher Camp Story
"Guess what!" a camper wrote her
father. "There is a foot-long catfish
under our cabin, two other catfish
and a lot of baby ones. We are feed-
ing them so they will trust us."
"P.S. Could you send me a hook
and line?"
YOU ARE THE "U" IN UNION
Going, Going, Gone!
A man finally bought a parrot at an
auction after some spirited bidding.
"1 hope this bird talks," the buyer
said to the auctioneer.
"Talk?" asked the auctioneer.
"He's been bidding against you for
the last fifteen minutesl"
R U REGISTERED 2 VOTE?
, Two Benefits
Letter from a nine-year-old camp-
er: "The food here is wonderful and
they don't make you eat it."
Postgraduate Course
"Yes, I'll give you a job. You can
start out by sweeping out the shop."
"But I'm a college graduate!"
"Okay . . . I'll show you how."
He Got Her Goat
The wife, working a crossword
puzzle, turned to her mate.
"What is a female sheep, dear?"
"Ewe," he replied, without looking
up — and the fight was on.
Some Consolation
When you're broke, you don't have
many friends. If you fall into some .
money, you may not be able to buy
some friends, but you'll be able to
afford a better class of enemies.
Deep-Seated Problem
A brat is what you come up with
when you embark on the sea of matri-
mony without a paddle.
■^ '' TOOLS
Inspired Back Seat
The wife was driving when she and
hubby were caught in a traffic jam.
"What'll 1 do now?" she cried.
"1 don't know," replied the hus-
band. "Why don't you get in the
back seat? You're sure to think of a
solution from there!"
BE SURE TO VOTE!
This Month's Limerick
I married a gal from Vandalia
Who vowed: "I never will failya!"
Then we experienced some rifts
Since we worked on odd shifts . .
As we'd pass she would mutter: "I'
mailya! "
— Edwin C. Gieselman, Sr., Benton, II
Heated Retort
The insurance salesman was deliv-
ering a $50,000 fire insurance policy
to the owner of a big warehouse.
The owner said, "Suppose this ware-
house should burn down tonight, just
what would I get?" The agent an-
swered, "About 10 years."
, \ijlz .vii;..\Ns WELI -■
Lager Stagger
Two lushes, seated at the bar,
watched the approach of a crony,
"Don't know what's come over Jim
lately" said one. "He's getting quite
a spring in his stagger!"
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
Chfoe's Boy Friend
On his way to visit relatives in the
swampy country, the stranger asked
directions of a native.
"Is it true that if you carry a lighted
torch through the' swamp, the alli-
gators will not bother you?"
"Well, that depends," replied the
native, "on how fast you carry the
torch."
UNIONIS.M STARTS WITH ^U"
Slight Improvement
"He's not as big a fool as he used
to be. "
"He's getting smarter?"
"Nope . . . thinner!"
No Do-it-Himselfer!
College Boy: "As soon as I gradu-
ate, Pop's going to send me abroad!"
Classmate: "What's the matter . . .
can't you get one for yourself?"
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PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
to the
CONSTITUTION and LAWS
"All amendments to the Constitution and Laws submitted by Local Un-
ions, District, State or Provincial Councils for the consideration of the
Convention shall be forwarded to the General Secretary not later than
sixty days preceding the holding of the Convention, and the said amend-
ments shall be published in our Official Journal in the issue immediately
following their receipt by the General Secretary, and no further amend-
ments shall be considered by the Constitution Committee other than
those submitted in accordance with the above, but amendments to any
Section can be offered from the floor during the report of the Constitu-
tion Committee."
In accordance with this constitutional provision, the following pro-
posed amendments are published in the August 1966 issue of The
Carpenter. The 30th General Convention of the United Brotherhood
will convene in Kansas City, Mo., on Monday, September 19, 1966.
Submitted by Oregon State Council.
Delete Section 5, Paragraph B:
Resolved: that the General Execu-
tive Board of the United Brotherhood
take the necessary steps to make suit-
able provisions for the few remaining
members until their decease and dis-
pose of the property adding any funds
resulting in the sale to our present
Pension Fund.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 28, Mis-
soula, Montana.
Delete Section 5, Paragraph B:
Resolved: (1) That the sale of said
Home be effected as soon as possible.
(2) The retired members now in the
Home, be placed in private care homes
at the expense of the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America for the rest of their natural
lives. (.3) The proceeds from the sale
of said Home, citrus groves and etc.
be used to care for these members in
private care Homes (4) That the mem-
bers presently in the Home be given
the prerogative of returning to their
home state within the continental
U.S.A. (.5) That the present operating
and administrative allocations to be
channelled into an increase in the pen-
sion for retired members.
• • •
Submitted by New Brunswick Provin-
cial Council.
Delete Section 5, Paragraph B:
Resolved: That the Carpenters
Home in Lakeland, Florida be sold and
the funds used for its operation be
used to increase the Pension from
$15.00 to .$2.5.00 per month.
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Delete Section 5, Paragraph B:
Resolved: That beginning January
1, 1967, the Home be closed to accept-
ing new occupants, and
Resolved: That the Home be phased
out and closed at the earliest practica-
ble date; that the last few remaining
occupants be placed in other suitable
homes for the remainder of their lives
and the cost be borne by the Brother-
hood, and
Resolved: That all assets, accumu-
lated monies and future earnings from
investments in all Home and Pension
accounts be used exclusively for pen-
sion purposes.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 847,
Natick, Massachusetts.
Amend Section 6, Paragraph B, to
read:
"The right is reserved to the United
Brotherhood through the Internation-
al Body to regulate and determine all
matters pertaining to the various
branches and subdivisions of the
trade, except where local or Auxiliary
Unions, District, State and Provincial
Councils are involved in, or executing
collective bargaining agreements, un-
less Locals or Auxiliary LInions, Dis-
trict, State or Provincial Councils
request or invite the assistance of the
United Brotherhood or the Interna-
tional Body."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 2078,
Vista, California.
Amend Section 9, Paragraph B, to
read :
"Nominations for General Officers
and Executive Board Members will
be on the third day of the first week
of the Convention. Elections will be
at a special meeting called for that
purpose in each Local Union of the
United Brotherhood in the last week
of October following the Convention,
at which time members will vote for
all officers and for the Executive
Board candidates from their own Dis-
trict."
Delete following words "and same
shall be reported to the Convention"
from Section 9, Paragraph C.
Proposing a new Section 9, Para-
graph D, to read:
"In the year of the Convention, the
October issue of THE CARPENTER
shall be designated the "Election Is-
sue" and shall be mailed to the mem-
bership no later than the fifth day
of October. Each candidate for office
shall have available to him two pages
in that issue for a personal resume of
his qualifications and background,
which have been submitted by him to
the Election Committee no later than
the final day of the Convention."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 422,
New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Amend Section 9, Paragraph B:
Resolved: That the election of Gen-
eral Officers be conducted by the Gen-
eral Office, but that the General Of-
ficers be elected by the rank and file
members of the LTnited Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of Amer-
ica.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 4.30,
Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.
Amend Section 9, Paragraph B:
Resolved: To give the individual,
card-carrying member of this Broth-
erhood his right to vote for the Gen-
era! Officers he so desires to lead his
organization as guaranteed in Consti-
tution of the United States, and the
Parliamentary Procedure of the Do-
minion of Canada, by secret ballot.
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County Dis-
trict Council, Local Union No. 426,
Payette, Idaho, and the Rocky Moun-
tain District Council.
Amend Section 9, Paragraph B, to
read as follows:
"The general officers, with the ex-
ception of the District Board Member,
shall be elected at the general con-
vention by a plurality vote of the dele-
gates present and voting by secret
ballot. The District Board Member
shall be elected at the General Con-
vention by a plurality vote of the
delegates from his district, present
and voting by secret ballot. . . ."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 2078,
Vista California.
Amend Section 9, Paragraph B, by
addition of following words after
present ending:
Resolved: that "Delegates will vote
for the board member in their own
district." Continued on Page 26
AUGUST. 1966
25
Proposed Amendments to C
Cuntiiuicd from i'ujjc 25
Submitted by Local Union No. 2078,
Vista, California.
Amend Section !), Paran'i'aph B, as
follows:
Insert the words "Konfral oflicers
shall be elected by a Kcncral refer-
endum vote in the month followinR
the convention." This replaces the first
sentence in Article B, and also delete
the rest of the last sentence after the
word "and" and insert "members vote
for board members in their own
district."
Article C shall be chanRcd in ac-
cordance— delete the words "and same
shall be reported to the convention."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 847,
Natick, Massachusetts.
Amend Section 9, Paragraph C, to
read as follows:
"The election shall be conducted by
an Election Committee, the members
of which shall be appointed by the
General President. No nominee for
General Office shall be elisible to serve
on said Committee. L^pon completion
of the tabulation of the votes, the
Election Committee shall report to the
General President the names of the
General Officers elected and same shall
be reported to the Convention, and
those elected shall hold office for a
term of four years, commencing April
first, following election and continu-
ing thereafter until their successors
are duly chosen and qualified; with
the exception that no person shall be
elected to the office of the General
President more than twice, and no
person who has held the office of Pres-
ident, or acted as General President,
for more than two (2) years of a
term to which some other person was
elected General President shall be
elected to the office of the General
President more than once."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1388,
Oregon City, Oregon.
Amend Section 9, Paragraph G, to
read as follows:
"A member to be eligible for nomi-
nation, and elected as a General Offi-
cer must be present at the time of
nomination, or in the anteroom on
authorized business, or out on official
business, or prevented by accident or
sickness from being present in which
case shall submit a letter of accept-
ance if nominated, nor shall the mem-
ber be eligible unless under retirement
age of sixty-five (6.5), a journeyman
working at the trade or employed by
the organization and has been twelve
consecutive months a member in good
standing in his Local Union and a
member for five (.5) years immediate-
ly*pirior to nomination and shall be re-
quired to establish his eligibility to
the Election Committee to qualify
onstitution and Laws
under these provisions of the General
Constitution at the time of nomina-
tion."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 543,
Mamaroneck, New York.
Six resolutions in one.
Amend Section 10, Paragraph N,
to read :
"The General President shall re-
ceive one thousand dollars ($1,000-
00) per week salary."
Amend Section 1, Paragraph D, to
read:
"The First General Vice-Presi-
dent shall receive six hundred seventy-
five ($67.5.00) per week salary."
Amend Section 12, Paragraph C, to
read :
"The Second General Vice-President
shall receive six hundred twenty-five
($625,00) per week salary."
Amend Section 13, Paragraph H, to
read :
"The General Secretary shall re-
ceive six hundred twenty-five dollars
($625.00) per week salary."
Amend Section 14, Paragraph D, to
read :
"The General Treasurer shall re-
ceive six hundred twenty-five ($625.00)
per week salary."
Amend Section 15, Paragraph M, to
read:
"The members of the General
Executive Hoard from each district
shall each receive a salary of five
hundred dollars ($500.00) per week."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles District
Council, Local Union No. 426, Payette
Idaho, and the Rocky Mountain Dis-
trict Council.
Amend Section 15, Paragraph A, by
the following change to last sentence:
"One member of the general executive
board shall be elected from each dis-
trict, BY THE DELEGATES TO THE
GENERAL CONVENTION FROM
HIS OWN DISTRICT."
• • •
Submitted by Oregon State Council.
To amend Section 15 by addition of
paragraph to read as follows:
Resolved: "The General Executive
Board Member in each District shall
set up an office (the expense to be
borne by the United Brotherhood) at
a conveniently located city within
his District. It shall be his duty and
responsibility to coordinate the acti-
vities of the United Brotherhood with-
in his respective District. All requests
for assignment of General Representa-
tives within each District shall be di-
rected through the District Board
Member's office and he may assign
General Representatives in such man-
ner as to accomplish the most and
best results for the United Brother-
hood. The District Board Members
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• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1050,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Amend Section 18, Pai-agraph C, by
the following-
Resolved, that the delegates to the
General Conventions of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join-
ers of America be established on the
membership basis of each local union
and permitting One vote or delegate
per 100 members or fraction thereof.
• • •
Submitted by California State Council.
Amend Section 18, Paragraph C to
read as follows:
Resolved: "A Local Union shall be
entitled to representation in the Con-
vention for members in good standing
on this basis: One hundred (100) mem-
bers or less shall be entitled to one
delegate; more than one hundred
(100) members and less than five
hundred (500), two delegates; more
than five hundred (500) members and
less than one thousand (1,000), three
delegates; one thousand (1,000) or
any greater number of members, four
delegates. Upon payment of a special
per capita tax of $50.00 per year.
State, Provincial, and District Coun-
cils shall be entitled to representation
by election of one (1) delegate. The
General Officers of the Brotherhood
(as set forth in Section 9, Paragraph
A) shall receive full accredited dele-
gate credentials to the convention
from their respective Local Unions."
• • •
Submitted by Michigan State Council.
To amend Section 18, Paragraph C,
by addition of following sentence:
Resolved: "In the case of the
District Councils, State and Provincial
Councils, these bodies shall be entitled
to one delegate and one vote"
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 318,
San Jose, California.
Amend Section 18, Paragraph D by
the following:
Resolved: To include the Executive
Officers of the District Councils.
• • •
Submitted by Connecticut State Coun-
cil.
To amend Section 18, Paragraph F,
as follows:
Resolved: The Business Representa-
tive and President shall be included
as delegates to Convention.
• • •
Submitted by California State Coun-
cil.
Amend Section 18, Paragraph H,
as follows:
Resolved: "Each delegate shall es-
tablish claim to a seat by credentials
and due book, duly signed by the Pres-
AUGUST, 1966
ident and Recording Secretary of the
Local Unions and/or State, Provincial,
District Council the delegate repre-
sents, with seal of said Union at-
tached."
• • •
Submitted by California State Coun-
cil.
Amend Section 18, Paragraph J, as
follows:
Resolved: "The mileage and ex-
penses for the attendance of said dele-
gates shall be defrayed by the Local
Unions and/or State, Provincial, or
District Council they respectively rep-
resent."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 666,
Mimico Ontario, Canada:
Amend Section 18, Paragraph J:
Resolved: That this General Con-
vention of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America
establish a system that will enable
wider representation of all Local Un-
ions, to the General Convention.
Resolved: That a per capita tax
increase of five cents (.OSi;') per mem-
ber per month be established to initi-
ate such a system.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1966,
Miami, Florida, Local Union No. 2024,
Miami, Florida, Local Union No. 1208,
Lake Worth, Fla., Local Union No.
1947, Hollywood, Florida, Local Union
No. 1510, Tampa, Florida, Local Union
No. 2261, Ft. Myers, Florida, Miami
District Council, New Brunswick Pro-
vincial Council and Colorado State
Council.
Amend Section 27, Paragraph A,
by the following: Deleting all refer-
ences to members of Locals or per-
centage of membership represented
and that there be added in place of
the above deletions: "Where State and
Provincial Councils are organized it
shall be mandatory for all Local
Unions and District Councils to affili-
ate with said Council."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1050,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Amend Sections 26 and 27 by the
following:
Resolved: That all District Coun-
cils, State Councils and Provincial
Councils base their representation on
the membership basis of each Local
Union and permitting ONE vote or
delegate per hundred members or frac-
tion thereof.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1669,
Port Arthur, Ontario.
Amend Section 27, Paragraph A by
the following:
Resolved that: To require manda-
tory affiliation of all local unions and
district councils to the State or Pro-
vincial Council.
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
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Proposed Amendments to Constitution and Laws
C(iii(iiiiicil from l':i(;e 27
Proposing the roUowiiifi' I'or Section
31.
Resolved: "That candidates, to qual-
ify for nomination or election, should
possess, be familiar with and have
practiced the true meaning of Union-
ism for a period of time to insure un-
derstanding of the principles involved
and that any member desirous of nomi-
nation and/Or election not be con-
sidered unless said member has proven
himself to be interested and active in
the affairs of his Local Union to the
extent that he has attended (bona
fide excuse excepted) at least one half
of the regularly scheduled meetings of
his Local Union for twelve (12) con-
secutive months prior to nomination
in the Local Union."
• • •
Submitted by Connecticut State Coun-
cil.
Amend Section 31, Paragraph A, to
read as follows:
Resolved: "A Business Representa-
tive shall be a member of the Execu-
tive Committee with full voice and
vote."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 31, Paragraph A, to
read as follows:
Resolved: "The officers of a Local
Union shall be a President, Vice Presi-
dent, Recording Secretary, Financial
Secretary, Treasurer, Conductor,
Warden and three Trustees. The offi-
cers and elected Business Representa-
tives shall constitute the Executive
Committee of the Local Union. No
members shall be eligible to be an offi-
cer or business representative, dele-
gate or committeeman unless such
member is a citizen of the LInited
States or Canada, and the member, to
be eligible to serve in any such capa-
city, must be a citizen of the country
in which the Local Union is located."
o • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council
Amend Section 31, Paragraph B,
to read as follows:
Resolved: "All officers and elected
Business Representatives shall serve
for a term of not less than two years,
nor more than four years, when and
where permitted, or until their suc-
cessors are elected, qualified and in-
stalled. Neither the President, Treas-
urer, Financial Secretary nor Record-
ing Secretary can act as Trustee"
• e •
Submitted by Local Union No. 262,
San Jose, California.
To amend Section 31, Paragraph B,
by changing first sentence to read
as follows: "All officers shall serve
for a term of not less than three
years, nor more than four years. . . ."
Submitted by California State Coun-
cil.
Amend Section 31, Paragraph C to
read as follows:
"Business Representative (s) may
be elected or appointed by Local
Unions or District Councils. Where
the Business Representative of a Local
Unions or District Council is elected,
re-elected, appointed, or re-appointed,
his qualifications, nomination, election
or appointment shall be governed by
the provisions of this section. Ex-
amining Boards may be established by
District Councils or Local Unions,
where no District Council exists. They
shall examine candidates for the office
of Business Representative as to their
qualifications for the office, whether
elected or appointed, and must report
their finding in writing to the Local
Union and/or District Council, 30
days prior to nomination or appoint-
ment. The examination shall consist
of a practical test on the provision of
the General Constitution, Local Union
By-Laws and/or District Council By-
Laws, the Agreement under which the
members are employed, and the basic
State and Federal laws governing
conduct of a Labor Union. A candidate
for Business Representative shall have
attended not less than one-halt of his
Local LInion meetings during the prior
twelve month period to be eligible for
nomination or election or appoint-
ment. Such elected Business Repre-
sentative shall serve for a term of not
less than two (2) years, nor more
than four (4) years (unless re-elect-
ed)."
(Eliminate the last sentence of SIC).
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 122,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Amend Section 31, Paragraph D,
by the following:
Resolved: That Par. D., Sec. 31 be
enlarged to provide for this situation,
and that where Par. D now reads:
"The nomination of officers and elected
Business Representative(s) shall take
place in May," the following shall be
added: "In districts where nomina-
tion of district officers or Business
Representative(s) is by balloting in
Local Unions, nomination of candi-
dates for such balloting shall take
place in April."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 751,
Santa Rosa, California.
Amend Section 31, Paragraph E, to
read as follows: add "except that the
member is in the anteroom on author-
ized business, out on official business,
away on an approved Local Union
vacation, or leave of absence, or pre-
vented by accident or sickness from
being present."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1402,
Richmond, Virginia, Local Union No.
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2834, Denver, Colorado, and Local
Union No. 2430, Charleston, West
Virginia.
Amend Section 31, Paragraph E:
allowing for members to cast an
absentee ballot at Local Union elec-
tions for Officers and Business Agent.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 27,
Toronto, Ontario.
Amend Section 31, Paragraph E,
to read as follows:
"A member cannot hold office or be
nominated for office. Business Repre-
sentative, Delegate or Committee un-
less present at the time of nomina-
tion, except that the member is in the
anteroom on authorized business or
out on official business, or prevented
by accident or sickness from being
present; and has been twelve consecu-
tive months a member in good stand-
ing immediately prior to nomination
in the Local Union and a member of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America, for three
years immediately prior to nomina-
tion, unless the Local L'nion has not
been in existence the time therein re-
quired. Non-beneficial members are
not eligible to hold office; nor shall a
contracting member be eligible, nor
shall a member who has been a con-
tracting member until twelve months
have elapsed following notification by
him to his Local Union in writing
that he has ceased contracting."
Submitted by Local Union No. 262,
San Jose, California.
Amend Section 31, Paragraph E to
read as follows:
Resolved: That the words "Retired
members excepted" be stricken from
section 31, Paragraph E, Line 8, of
the Constitution and Laws of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, as amended Janu-
ary 1, 1963, thereby bringing Section
31 into compliance with Section 9,
Paragraph G in a democratic manner.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1388,
Oregon City, Oregon.
Amend Section 31, Paragraph E, to
read as follows:
Resolved: "A member cannot
hold office or be nominated for office.
Business Representative, Delegate or
Committee unless present at the time
of nomination, except that the mem-
ber is in the anteroom on authorized
business or out on official business, or
prevented by accident or sickness
from being present, nor shall the
member be eligible unless a journey-
man working at or depending on the
trade for a livelihood or employed by
the organization, and has been twelve
consecutive months a member in good
standing immediately prior to nomi-
nation in the Local Union and a mem-
ber of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America
for three (3) years immediately prior
to nomination, unless the Local Un-
ion has not been in existence the time
herein required. Non-Beneficial mem-
bers and all members past the retire-
ment age of sixty-five (6.5) are not
eligible to hold office or be a Delegate;
nor shall a contracting member be
eligible, nor shall a member who has
been a contracting member until
twelve months have elapsed following
notification by him to his Local Union
in writing that he has ceased contract-
ing."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 35, Paragraph B,
to read as follows: "The Recording
Secretary shall send a list of the
names and addresses of all new offi-
cers to the General Secretary, also
all changes, and report to the Local
Union the expenditures at the close
of each meeting, and perform such
other duties as the Local Union may
direct, or as prescribed in the Con-
stitution and Laws of the United
Brotherhood."
• • •
Submitted by California State Council.
Amend Section 35, Paragraph B, by
the following:
Resolved: That the General Consti-
tution and Laws of our Brotherhood
be amended to provide that it shall be
the duty of the Secretary of each
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29
Proposed Amendments to Constitution and Laws
Continiu'd froiii Wxfxe 29
District Council or the Recording Sec-
retary of each unattached Local I'n-
ion to provide the (Jeiieral Office He-
search Department with copies of all
contracts, agreements, memorandums
or stipulations of understandinps ex-
istinK "ilhin their jurisdiction.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 27,
Toronto, Ontario.
.A.niend Section 35, Paragraph C, to
read as follows:
Resolved: "The RecorJinfr Secretary
when properly instructed by Trustees
shall notify all members of the Local
Union to present their due books to
the Trustees during the first month
of each quarter for the purpose of
comparing them with the books of the
Financial Secretary."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 36, Paragraph A, to
read as follows:
Resolved: "The Financial Secretary
shall receive all moneys paid into the
Local Union and immediately make
entry of same in the Day Book and
shall, at the close of each meeting, pay
the same to the Treasurer, who shall
give a receipt for money received. The
Financial Secretary shall keep a rec-
ord of all applications for membership
and a correct account of each member,
with full name and address."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 36, Paragraph E, to
read as follows:
Resolved: "All books, records and
other property shall be kept at the
office of Local LTnions having an estab-
lished office and full time employed
Financial Secretary. All correspond-
ence shall be addressed to this office.
Local L'nions may delegate such duties
to the Financial Secretary as may be
deemed expedient for proper trans-
action of its business."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Add new Paragraph G to Section
36 to read: "The Financial Secretary
shall, by direction of the Treasurer,
deposit all moneys collected in the
name of the Local Union in bank or
banks as may be designated by the
Local Union."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Proposing in Section 36, Paragraph
H, that the word "Treasurer" be
deleted and reworded to read "The
Financial Secretary," and that Sec-
tion 37, Paragraph C, be deleted from
"Duties of the Treasurer" and become
Section 36, Paragraph H, under
"Duties of the Financial Secretary."
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Proposing that the first four lines
of Section 37, Paragraph .\, be de-
leted.
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Proposing that Section 37, Para-
graph i\ be deleted and transferred
to Section 36, Paragraph H.
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 39 to read as fol-
lows:
Resolved: "The warden shall take
charge of the doors at the meeting and
see that no one but members with the
current quarterly Password shall en-
ter. Members, in good standing, with-
out the Password, shall be referred
to the Vice-President for the current
quarterly Password."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County Dis-
trict Council.
Amend first sentence of Section 40,
Paragraph B, to read as follows:
Resolved: "It shall be the duty of
the Trustees to see that the Treasurer
or Financial Secretary deposits all
monies received by him, in such
bank (s) as the Local LInion desig-
nates."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 40, Paragraph C, to
read as follows:
Resolved: "The Trustees, or quali-
fied Public Accountant, shall audit all
books and accounts of the Financial
Secretary and Treasurer and audit
all receipts and accounts of any other
person authorized to collect funds
quarterly. The Trustees shall examine
the bank book(s) monthly and report
to the Local Union in writing, and
semi-annually to the General Secre-
tary on forms supplied by the Gen-
eral Office. The Trustees shall per-
form such duties as are provided for
in the Constitution and Laws of the
United Brotherhood or as the Local
Union may direct. Local LInions hav-
ing annual receipts amounting to
Fifty Thousand Dollars (.S.50,000), or
more, from all sources shall engage a
Certified or Public Accountant for per-
iodic audits not less than once a year.
Such audits shall be examined by the
Trustees."
• • •
Submitted by Western Ontario Dis-
trict Council.
Amend Section 40, Paragraph C, by
the following:
Resolved: That all State, Provincial,
District Councils and Local L'nions
havingannualreceipts of $2.5,000.00 per
year be required to engage the serv-
ices of a certified public accountant.
Submitted by Western Ontario Dis-
trict Council.
Amend Section 42, Paragraph A,
by the following:
Resolved: To include membership
for all Foreign bona fide trade union
members who are qualified and can
produce a clearance card from their
home organization at an initiation
fee of 2.'i% of amount charged by the
Local Union or District Council.
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Propose the following change in
Section 42, Paragraph J:
Resolved: That the words, "must
furnish proof by affidavit of their in-
tention to become citizens of the coun-
try where they make application for
membership", be reworded to read:
"or furnish United States alien regis-
tration card information before mak-
ing application for membership".
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No 857,
Tucson, Arizona.
Proposing that Section 42, Para-
graph K, be amended by the following:
Resolved: That the age limit for
apprentices be advanced from twenty
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six (26) years to twenty eight (28)
years of age, and that special dispen-
sation of an additional five (5) years
be granted for previous Military ex-
perience.
• • •
Submitted by Oregon State Council.
Amend Section 42, Paragraph K, by
the following:
Resolved: To be commensurate with
Federal and State Statutes, where
State Laws apply, so that local joint
Apprenticeship Committees may take
in over age Apprentices where all
qualifications other than the age re-
striction are met and complied with.
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Proposing an additional paragraph
to Section 42, Paragraph K, to provide
for
Resolved: Additional fees to be col-
lected by the Local Union when an
apprentice has been evaluated and/or
advanced by the Joint Apprenticeship
Committee; 20% of the journeyman
fee shall be required on being ad-
vanced from first year to second year;
20 "/f of the journeyman fee shall be
required on being advanced to third
year; 20 7f shall be required on being
advanced to fourth year and the final
20% shall be required upon being ad-
vanced to journeyman status.
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 42, Paragraph P, to
read as follows:
Resolved: "The President of the
District Council or Local Union where
no District Council exists, shall ap-
point a committee, of which the Fi-
nancial Secretary and the Business
Representative shall be a member, to
be known as the Apprenticeship Com-
mittee. The duties of said Committee
shall be to examine all applicants for
apprenticeship to see that they re-
ceive the prevailing scale of wages
and fair treatment from employers
and have all possible opportunity to
secure regular employment. The Com-
mittee on Apprentices shall make a
quarterly report, showing the num-
ber of apprentices in their district,
where employed, and the conditions
under which they are working."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 2035,
Kings Beach, California.
Proposing that Section 43 in whole
and Paragraph D in particular of the
Constitution and Laws of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America be studied to give consider-
ation to changes to provide a more
firm and equitable and uniform
method for all locals to follow in han-
dling applications and initiation fees.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 422,
New Brighton, Pennsylvania.
Amend Section 43, Paragraph A, to
read:
Resolved: "A candidate qualified and
who desires to become a member of
any Local Union or District Council
of the United Brotherhood must fill
out and sign the regular application
blank in duplicate and have same cert-
ified by two as vouchers of the
applicant's fitness to become a
member. The vouchers must belong
to the United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners of America for a
period of three (3) years and a mem-
ber in good standing of a Local Union
or District Council for a period of at
least twelve (12) consecutive months,
except where a Local Union or Dis-
trict Council has not been in existence
the time herein required. The vouchers
for the applicant must be so advised
to be present when the applicant is
to be initiated, unless excused by an
authorized official of the Local Union
or District Council receiving the ap-
plicant. After the applicant has been
initiated, the Financial Secretary shall
send the original application to the
General Secretary at the close of the
meeting. The duplicate shall be filed
away by the Recording Secretary for
future reference."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 43, Paragraph A,
to read as follows:
Resolved: "A candidate qualified
and who desires to become a
member of any Local Union of the
United Brotherhood must fill out and
sign the regular application blank in
duplicate and have the same certified
to by two members in good standing,
as vouchers for the applicant's fitness
to become a member. After the appli-
cant has been initiated, the Financial
Secretary shall send the original ap-
plication to the General Secretary at
the close of the meeting. The dupli-
cate shall be filed away by the Finan-
cial Secretary for future reference."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 35. San
Rafael, California, and Local Union
No. 1607, Los Angeles, California.
Amend Section 43, Paragraph A, by
the following addition: "Provided that
no application for membership in the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters &
Joiners of America shall contain any
question concerning political opinion
or affiliation."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1789,
Bijou, California.
Amend Section 43, Paragraph B, as
follows: (1) to compel each applicant
for membership as a journeyman car-
penter to pass a comprehensive and
standardized written examination for-
mulated by the General Office of the
Brotherhood; and,
(2) That such an examination be
sectionalized to embrace the general
classifications of carpentry work such
as Class A, framing, interior and ex-
terior finish, mill and cabinet, bridge
and heavy construction, etc., to adapt
to increasing specialization in the
trade; and,
(3) That an applicant for journey-
man membership be required to pass
one or more sections of the examina-
tion to qualify for membership and
worthy for referral to a job in the
classification(s) in which he has dem-
onstrated adequate knowledge.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 543,
Mamaroneck, New York.
Amend Section 43, Paragraph C:
In order that there be no misunder-
standing in identifying the due book
owner with the person presenting
same, a picture of the union member
must be fastened on the cover of the
member's due book. The member is
to assume responsibility for having
his picture renewed every four years.
It will be the responsibility of the Sec-
retary to make certain that the new
picture is placed on the cover of the
newly issued member's due book.
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 43, Paragraph D, to
read as follows:
Resolved: "Candidates failing to ap-
pear before the members for action
on application within four weeks after
their applications have been presented
by the Financial Secretary to the Local
Union, shall, unless good and sufficient
reason is given to the Local Union,
forfeit any initiation fee paid."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County Dis-
trict Council.
Amend Section 43, Paragraph E, to
read as follows:
Resolved: "When a candidate
has been rejected for three consecu-
tive meetings in the Local Union in
which application was first made the
initiation fee shall be returned to the
candidate and the Financial Secretary
shall notify the General Secretary of
such rejection. The candidate's ap-
plication shall not again be accepted
until six months from the date of re-
jection."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 43, Paragraph I, to
read as follows:
Resolved: "Each member is required
to keep the Recording Secretary or
Financial Secretary properly notified
of correct place of residence and any
change of same under penalty of one
dollar ($1.00) assessment."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Proposing following change in Sec-
tion 43, Paragraph K:
Resolved: That the sum of Five Dol-
lars ($5.00) be increased to Ten Dol-
lars ($10.00) and the Ten Dollars
($10.00) be forwarded to the Local
AUGUST. 1966
31
Proposed Amendments to Constitution and Laws
C'ontinuod from I'aKc ''l
Union where membership was former-
ly held.
• • •
Submitted l>y Lake County District
Council. .\lso by Indiana State Council
and Local Union No. 1102, Detroit,
Michigan.
Add to Section 43, Paragraph L, as
follows:
Resolved; "District Councils or Lo-
cal llnions where no district council
exists may issue temporary workin;;:
cards to non-members who cannot pass
a legitimate examination on questions
pertaining to the trade or lack ex-
perience at same when sufficient mem-
bers of the United Brotherhood are
unavailable to service employers in the
area. The non-members shall pay to
the District Council or the Local Union
an amount equal to the regular dues
paid in the district by regular mem-
bers plus a starting fee of $10.00
which shall be forwarded to the Gen-
eral Secretary.
"District Councils or Local Unions
shall also forward to the General Sec-
retary One Dollar and Eighty Cents
(Sl.SO) per month for each temporary
working card issued to such non-
members.
"The General Secretary shall pro-
vide District Councils or Local Unions
with forms for remitting the starting
fees and monthly remittances to his
office.
"The ten dollar (SIO.OO) starting
fee shall be payable again any time
the non-member is unemployed for 90
days or more and wishes to again work
with a temporary card.
"A non-member working with a
temporary card shall not be allowed
to attend meetings or be entitled to
the usual privileges of a regular mem-
ber, but shall benefit from any fringe
benefit programs which are paid for
by contributions of the employer when
he is eligible for same."
• • •
Submitted by Florida State Council.
Amend Section 43, by addition of
the following:
Resolved: That a new paragraph be
added to Section 43 allowing Local
Unions to permit Carpenters who are
not qualified to pass the examination,
to work on permit. Permit fees would
not exceed SI. 00 per work day;
Resolved: That the new paragraph
would in no way prevent Carpenters
who can pass the examination from
becoming members.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1784,
Chicago, Illinois.
Amend Section 44, Paragraph A,
with the following:
Resolved: All beneficial members 6.5
years of age with 30 years member-
ship in the organization and not work-
ing be exempt from paying per capita
tax to the General Office.
Submitted by Local Union No. 7G9,
Pasadena, California.
Amend Section 44, Paragraph A, by:
Resolved: Reducing per capita tax
on retired, disabled and inactive mem-
bers, both to the General Office and
local District Councils, to compensate
for the reduction in dues for the above
members.
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
Disti'iet Council.
Proposing a new sentence be added
to Section 44, Paragraph A, to read
as follows:
Resolved: "Payment of dues for re-
tired or sick members may be, par-
tially or in full, by the Local Union,
having permissive Local Union or
District Council By-Laws, approved
by the 1st General Vice-President."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1780,
Las Vegas, Nevada.
Amend Section 44, Paragraph A,
to read as follows:
Resolved: "Beneficial and Semi-
Beneficial members shall pay not less
than twice the hourly rate of pay con-
tained in the Local Agreement as
monthly dues."
• • •
Submitted by Louisville District
Council (Woodworkers).
Amend Section 44, Paragraph A,
as follows:
Resolved: That the minimum local
union dues be increased from three
dollars ($3.00) to four dollars ($4.00)
per month and that all local unions
of the United Brotherhood, regard-
less of their present dues structure,
be directed to increase their present
membership dues in the amount of
one dollar (SI. 00) per month;
Resolved: That the General Execu-
tive Board shall determine what part
of the one dollar ($1.00) is needed as
an increase in per capita tax to the
United Brotherhood with the balance
to remain in the local union;
Resolved: That the effective date
for these actions be also determined
by the General Executive Board.
• • •
Submited by Local Union No. 122,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Amend Section 44, Paragraphs A
and C, by the following:
Resolved: That Section 44, Para-
graphs A and C, of the General Con-
stitution shall be amended to provide
that such .50 year members shall be
e.xempt from further payment of per
capita tax to the General Office.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 543,
Mamaroneck, New York.
Amend Section 44, Paragraph C, to
read as follows:
"Each beneficial Local Union shall
pay to the General Secretary $2.05
every month for each member in good
standing. A balance of $.85 is to be
placed in a special fund for Pension
purposes in order lo give members
$30.00 per month."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 21.33,
Albany, Oregon.
Amend Section 44, Paragraph F to
provide:
Re.solved: That a member must
square all arrearage within 6 months
or become suspended.
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Proposing the following language
be deleted from the last sentence of
Section 44, Paragraph G:
". . . and receipts for the same be
read at the meetings."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council
Proposing addition to Section 45,
Paragraph A. as follows:
Resolved: That anyone requiring an
arrears notice be assessed One Dollar
($1.00).
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council
Proposing addition to Section 45,
Paragraph C, as follows:
Resolved: That anyone requiring a
suspension notice be assessed One
Dollar (Sl.OO).
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
. District Council
Proposing the following for Section
45, Paragraph C:
Resolved: That when a member re-
mains in arrears 12 months, he shall
be suspended from membership.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1102,
Detroit, Michigan, Local Union No.
2411, Jacksonville, Fla., Rocky Moun-
tain District Council, and Colorado
State Council.
Amend Section 46, Paragraph F, as
follows:
Resolved: That the Convention de-
lete the second sentence under Section
46, Paragraph (F) and adopt another
paragraph to read "If the Local Un-
ion into which the member is clearing
is in a different division or subdivision
of the trade as set forth in Section 42
(F), he shall be a member at least
four years in any other subdivision
and shall be required to pass an e.xam-
ination required by the Local Union
into which he desires to deposit his
book."
Resolved: Any member clearing
from a Local Union of the same sub-
division into another Local Union of
the same subdivision, not having been
examined for qualifications equal to
those of the Local Union he is clearing
into, he must pass an examination of
the Local Union he is clearing into,
provided his membership is less than
four years and he has been working
at the trade.
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Submitted by Los Angeles County Dis-
trict Council.
Amend last sentence of Section 46,
Paragraph F, to read as follows:
Resolved: "If the Local Union into
which the member is clearing is a
different division or subdivision of the
trade, as set forth in Section 42, F,
the member shall be given an exami-
nation as required by the area District
Council or by a Committee of three,
appointed by the President of the
Local Union where his clearance is
presented, before his clearance card
may be accepted."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 46, Paragraph G, to
read as follows:
Resolved: "On entering a Local
Union a member with a clearance card
shall present same with dues book to
the Financial Secretary. If the clear-
ance card and dues book are in order,
and the identity of the member estab-
lished to whom the clearance card is
granted, the member shall be admitted
to the Local Union as a member there-
of, provided there is no strike or lock-
out in effect in that District."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Proposing that Section 46, Para-
graph I, be deleted entirely.
Submitted by Los Angeles County
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Proposing that Section 47, Para-
graph A, be deleted in its entirety.
Further, the first sentence in Section
47, Paragraph B, be deleted in order
to conform with any action taken con-
cerning Section 47, Paragraph A.
• • •
Submitted by Rocky Mountain Dis-
trict Council,
Amend Section 47, Paragraph C,
by the following additions:
Resolved: That a new paragraph C
be added to Sec. 47, Page 46, as fol-
lows:
Resolved: ''-Any member having been
a member for two or more consecutive
years, and a member in good standing
for the past 12 months, who is not
working at any division or subdivision
of the trade and yet desires to main-
tain membership, may apply for a Rec-
ognition Card. He must surrender his
dues book and all current work cards,
and must pay for such Recognition
Card a sum of $1.00. His dues book
must be sent to the General Office for
safe keeping.
"His Recognition Card may entitle
him to attend Union meetings as a
Brotherhood member, however, he
shall have no voice in such meetings
except by % majority vote of the
membership present, and shall have
no vote on any matter. He shall be
subject to charges and trials if he
works at the Trade without first de-
positing his Recognition Card, or if
he violates any provisions of the Con-
stitution & Laws of the United Broth-
erhood or subordinate body. He shall
not hold office, nor be appointed to any
committee, other than political or
educational, subject to approval of %
vote of the membership in any meet-
ing where so appointed.
"If the Recognition Card is sur-
rendered at any time prior to the ex-
piration of one year from date of
issue, he must pay all book dues and
assessments of his local from date of
issue to and including the current
month. After one year he may be-
come an active member only by sur-
rendering his Recognition Card and
the current months dues, plus $1.00
reinstatement fee. The Recognition
Card and the $1.00 reinstatement fee
shall be forwarded to the General
Secretary who will return the dues
book to the Local Union. However,
all benefits, donations, and home and
pension benefits in the Local Union
and in the United Brotherhood shall
cease on the date the member is
granted the Recognition Card, and
when reinstated these benefits shall
begin as a new member as of the date
of reinstatement."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 142,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Amend Section 48, Paragraph A to
I'ead as follows:
"The purpose of the Funeral Dona-
tion is to see that the deceased mem-
ber is respectably interred; therefore,
on the death of a member in good
standing as dc'lned in Section 4.5, the
claim shall be paid to the e.state of the
deceased, or to the person presenting
satisfactory proof that he or she has
paid the funeral bill. However, when
a member voluntarily donates his body
to the advancement of medical science
or to aid his fellowman the normal
funeral donation shall be paid to his
legal heirs or stipulated beneficiary."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 3.5, San
Rafael, California.
Amend Sections 48, 49 and .50, as
follows:
Resolved: That a portion of the lan-
guage of Section No. 48, Paragraph A
be deleted so that it will read "On the
death of a member in good standing as
defined in Section No. 4.5 the claim
shall be paid to the estate of the de-
ceased, and
Resolved: That Section 49 be re-
titled to read "Beneficial Members'
Funeral and/or Death Donation" and
that wherever the word "funeral" ap-
pears in Sections 48, 49 and 50 of the
General Constitution of the United
Brotherhood that the following be
added "and/or death."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 447,
Ossining, New York.
Proposing that Section 49, Para-
graph C, be amended as follows:
Resolved: That the Beneficial Mem-
bers Funeral Donation, as per Section
49, Para. C a line be added: Ten years
membership or more — $1,000.00 and
Resolved: That the per capita tax be
raised proportionately to cover the in-
creased costs for such a donation.
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 49, Paragraph C,
as follows:
Resolved: That the donation for
beneficial members between the ages
of 17 and 50 be increased accordingly
— after one year's membership, 8200;
after 2 years' membership, $400; after
3 years' membership, $600; after 4
years' membership, $800; after 5 or
more year's membership, 81,200, and
Resolved : That there be an adequate
increase in per capita tax to take care
of this additional donation.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1913,
Van Nuys California and by Local
Union No. 2288, Los Angeles Cali-
fornia and Local Union No. 769,
Pasadena, California.
Amend Section 49, Paragraph C, as
follows:
Resolved: The Section and Para-
graph as aforesaid, be deleted of the
figure of Six Hundred ($600.00) as
the maximum Funeral Benefit and that
the figure Twelve Hundred ($1200.00)
be inserted therein as the maximum
Funeral Benefit.
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AUGUST. 1966
33
Proposed Amendments to C
Continuod from ratio X.\
Submitted by Local Union Xo. :UU .
Ninvburjrh, New York and by Lotiil
Union No. 729, Liberty, New York
and by Loenl Union No. 574, Middle-
town, New York.
Amend Section 40, raniRrapli C,
to read as follows:
Ke.solved: "Donations for beneficial
members admitted between the ages
of seventeen and fifty shall be:
One year'.s membership $200.00
Two years' membership 100.00
Three years' membership .... 600.00
Four years' niemberhip 800.00
Five vears" membership or
more 1,000.00
Section 41 Paragraph C To be revised
upward to take care of proposed
chanRes above.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 727,
Hialeah, Florida.
Amend Section 49, Paragraph C, by
the following:
1 Yr. Membership S 200.00
2 Yrs. Membership .300.00
3 Yrs. Membership 400.00
4 Yrs. Membership 600.00
(Or More) $1,000.00
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 847,
Natick, Massachusetts.
Amend Section 49, Paragraph C,
by the following:
Resolved: "Donations for beneficial
members admitted between the ages
of seventeen and fifty shall be: One
year's membership, S200.00; Two
years' membership, $400.00; Three
years' membership, $600.00; Four
years' membership, $800.00; Five
years' membership or more, $1200.00."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1449,
Lansing, Michigan.
Amend Section 49, Paragraph C,
to read as follows:
Resolved: "Donations for beneficial
members admitted between the ages
of seventeen and fifty shall be: One
year's membership, $1.50.00; Two
years' membership, 82.50.00; three
years' membership, $.350.00; four
years' membership, 8450.00; five or
more years' membership, $700.00."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 849,
Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Amend Section 49, Paragraphs C &
E, and Section 54, Paragraph D,
through the following proposal:
Resolved: that the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America through its Officers and Gen-
eral Executive Board Members be in-
structed to secure the services of an
actuary and be prepared to submit to
the 31st General Convention of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America a resolution
whereby the Funeral Donations and
Pension benefits can be increased to
onstitution and Laws
an amount whereby both are consist-
ent with the times; and
Resolved: This resolution include
the necessary amount of increased
revenue which would be needed to
make the increased benefits a reality.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1449,
Lansing, Michigan.
Amend Section 49, Paragraph E, to
read as follows:
Resolved: Donations for members
admitted between the ages of fifty and
sixty years shall be:
Two years membership $ 75.00
Three years membership 125.00
Five years membership 175.00
Ten or more $300.00
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 49, Paragraph E, as
follows:
Resolved : That the donation for non-
beneficial members between the ages
of 50 and 60 years be increased ac-
cordingly— after 2 years' membership,
$100; after 3 years' membership, $200;
after 5 years' membership, $300; and
after 10 years' membership or more,
$500.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No 1449,
Lansing, Michigan.
Amend Section 50, Paragraph D, to
read as follows:
Resolved: The husband or wife fu-
neral donation shall be:
One years membership $.75.00
Two years membership 125.00
Three years membership $175.00
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Amend Section 50, Paragraph D, as
follows:
Resolved: "The husband or wife fu-
neral donation be increased according-
ly— after 1 year's membership, $100;
after 2 years' membership, $200; after
3 years' membership or more, $300.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No 301,
Newburgh, New York, and Local Un-
ion No. 574, Middletown, New York,
and Local Union No. 729, Liberty,
New York.
Amend Section 50 Paragraph D, to
read as follows:
Resolved: The husband or wife fu-
neral donation shall be:
One years' membership $100.00
Two years' membership 200.00
Three years' membership $300.00
Section 44, Paragraph C, to be re-
vised upward to take care of proposed
changes above.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 847,
Natick, Massachusetts.
Amend Section 50, Paragraph D, as
follows:
Resolved: The husband or wife fu-
neral donation shall l)e:
One years' membership $100.00
Two years' membership 200.00
Three years' membership or
more $600.00
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 422,
New Brighton, Pennsylvania.
Amend Section 50, Paragraph D, to
provide that:
Resolved : An increase be made in
the pension and funeral donations to
the members and their wives.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1704,
Carmel & Kent, New York.
Amend Section 51, Paragraph E, by
the following addition:
Resolved: It should be added, a limit
charge of Fifty dollars ($50.00) for
each Doctor.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 847,
Natick, Massachusetts.
Amend Section 51, Paragraph G, as
follows:
Resolved: The disability donation
shall be:
One years' membership $ 100.00
Two years' membership 200.00
Three years' membership .... 400.00
Four years' membership 600.00
Five years' membership or
more $1,000.00
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Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
To amend Section 54, Paragraph A,
as follows:
"That the age requirement in this
Section and paragraph be lowered
from sixty-five to sixty-two, and
"That any required per capita tax
increase be adjusted as determined
necessary after a thorough cost study
has been made."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 357,
Islip, New York.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph A as
follows: change the age 65 years to
read 62 years of age.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 616,
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph A as
follows :
"A member shall not be less than
60 years of age and 25 years a con-
tinuous member to be eligible to the
Home and Pension Fund."
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County Dis-
trict Council.
Proposing the following for Section
54:
"That beginning January 1, 1967,
the Home be closed to accepting new
occupants, and
"That the Home be phased out and
closed at the earliest practicable date;
that the last few remaining occupants
be placed in other suitable homes for
the remainder of their lives and the
cost be borne by the Brotherhood, and
"That all assets, accumulated monies
and future earnings from investments
in all Home and Pension accounts be
used exclusively for pension purposes,
and
"That Paragraphs C and D of this
Section be deleted from the Constitu-
tion."
• • •
Submitted by New Jersey State Coun-
cil.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph A:
lower the age for pension benefits
for its members to age 62, with full
benefits.
• • •
Submitted by New Jersey State Coun-
cil.
Amend Section 54 to provide:
That this 54th Convention of the
New Jersey State Council of Carpen-
ters, herein assembled, petition the
General Officers and the General Exec-
utive Board of the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, to set up a committee to
sui-vey, study and actuate whatever
increase in per capita tax would be
necessary to raise the present $15 per
month pension after 30 years of mem-
bership in the Brotherhood; to $50
per month for those with 25 years of
membership;
That such appointed committee
would report to the General Executive
Board from time to time, as may be
necessary, but nevertheless, be pre-
pared to offer a final report to the
1966 general convention for their
action.
Submitted by Local Union No. 225,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D to
provide :
That the General Executive Board
proceed immediately in securing the
necessary financing and proceed with
the construction of three hundred
(300) one and two bedroom units to
be rented to eligible members and
their spouse in lieu of a pension; and
said rental be established on a non-
profit basis;
That the General Executive Board
draw up the proper amendment to
Section 54 and regulations govei-ning
the rental of said apartments and
after completion, full occupancy, and
a reasonable observation and study
of this undertaking, if in their opin-
ion it would warrant, they would be
empowered to construct other such
apartments in Lakeland and /or other
sections of the country where they
deem advisable.
Submitted by Michigan State Council.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D to
provide for an increase substantially
of the retirement benefit of pension
members of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
Submitted by Oregon State Council.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D to
provide that:
The members of the General Execu-
tive Board be instructed, by the Gen-
eral Membership, to devise ways and
means to increase the amount of the
Pension paid to eligible members to a
level commensurate with the prevail-
ing costs of living.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 308,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Proposed to amend Section 54,
Paragraph D to provide that the Exec-
utive Committee:
"To take whatever action that
might be necessary in order to in-
crease the pension for retired mem-
bers to an amount that would be
equal to the cost of maintaining a
retired brother at the home at Lake-
land, Florida, which was the intent of
the 1928 Convention in establishing
said pension rights."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 422,
New Brighton, Pennsylvania.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D to
provide that:
An increase be made in the Pension
and Funeral donations to the mem-
bers and their wives.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1050,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D to
provide that:
A study be made to look into the
feasibility of raising the monthly
pension benefits for our retired mem-
bers from $15.00. Local Union 1050
is willing to pay its share in raised
revenue.
The Per Capita tax be raised suffi-
ciently to cover the increased cost of
the pension fund.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1784,
Chicago, Illinois.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D to
provide that:
All pensioned members with 30
years membership have their pension
raised from the present $15.00 per
month to $20.00 per month.
• • •
Submitted by Connecticut State Coun-
cil.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D as
follows:
The Monthly Pension be increased
from Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) to
Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) payable
quarterly and the Per Capita Tax to
the Brotherhood be increased Ten
Cents (lOf"-) per member, per month
to be applied to the special fund for
the Home and Pension.
• • •
Submitted by New Brunswick Provin-
cial Council.
Section 54, Paragraph D be amend-
ed to provide:
That the Cai'penters Home in Lake-
land, Florida, be sold and the funds
used for its operation be used to in-
crease the Pension from $15.00 to
$25.00 per month.
• • •
Submitted by Washington State Coun-
cil.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D:
Consider a proposition of a raise to
a minimum of $25.00 per month for
retired carpenters who have qualified
for a retirement pension through that
office.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 101,
Baltimore, Md.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D:
To substitute $25 (twenty-five dol-
lars) for $15 (fifteen dollars) a
month. To amend section 44 Para-
graph C to read $2 (two dollars) per
month per capita tax instead of $1.80
(one dollar and eighty) a month. To
cover the additional expense of the
operations of the Brotherhood and
pensions approved by Local 101 under
the signature and seal of the Local
101.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 165,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Section 54, Paragraph D be amend-
ed to provide:
That an additional Fifty Cents Per
Capita Tax per month be paid into
our Pension Fund to restore the finan-
cial status of the Fund and to increase
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AUGUST. 1966
35
Proposed Amendments to Constitution and Laws
(."oiitiiiiKd fidin I'iijjc 35
the ninnunt of the rension, to Twen-
ty-Five Dollars per month or Seventy-
Five Dollai's per quarter.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 857,
Tucson, .\riz.
.A.menfl Section 5'1, Paragraph D:
Increase the amount of pension now
paid retired members from the pres-
ent $15.00 per montli to $25.00 per
mi<nth.
• • e
Submitted by Local Union No. 1449,
Lansing, Mich.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D as
follows:
A pension of .'SIS. 00 be raised to
$25.00 at the national convention.
• • •
Submitted by Los Angeles County
District Council.
Proposing the following for Section
54:
That the monthly pension benefits
should be increased from $15.00 to
$30.00 per month and if the financial
situation in the pension fund does not
allow it, the per capita assessments
should be increased to provide better
protection for the aged members that
built our Union.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 225,
Atlanta, Georgia.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D by:
Deleting $15.00 per month and in-
serting $.30.00 per month; and
That Section 44-C be amended by
increasing the per capita Tax .50 for
each member in good standing and
said increase to be placed in the
Home and Pension fund to defray the
cost of the increased pensions.
• • •
Submitted by Miami Valley District
Council.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D to
provide :
To increase the monthly per capita
tax on each Beneficial Local Union to
one dollar and one (1.01) cents for
the Home and Pension fund, so that in
January of 1967, the Pension can be
raised from fifteen (15.00) dollars per
month to thirty (.30.00) dollars per
month.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 769,
Pasadena, California.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D to
increase the monthly pension from
$15.00 to $30.00 per rnonth.
Submitted by Local Union No. 301,
Newburgh, New York and by Local
Union No. 574, Middletown, New
York, Local Union No. 729, Liberty,
New York, Local Union No. 543,
Mamaroneck, New York, Local Union
No. 819, West Palm Beach, Florida
and Local Union No. 847, Natick,
Massachusetts.
Amend Section 51, l';\ragra])li D as
follows:
"Member.s moI wishint; to avail
theni<elves of the privik'Kc of cnlci-
inj; the Home may apply for a Pension
not to exceed Thirty Dollars (S:!l).00)
per month, payable quarterly."
Section 44 .Paragraph C To be
revised upward to take care of pro-
posed changes above.
Submitted by Local Union No. 727,
Hialeah, Floi'ida.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D as
follows:
Pension to increase fi'oni $15.00 per
month, paid quarterly — to $30.00 per
month, paid quarteily.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1308,
Lake Worth, Florida.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D to
provide :
That the "fifteen dollars ($15.00)"
in Section 54D be changed to "thirty
dollars ($30.00)";
That the first sentence in Section
44c read: "Each beneficial Local
Union shall pay to the General Secre-
tary Ten Dollars ($10.00) on each
new member admitted, excewting first
year apprentices. Two Dollars and
forty cents ($2.40) per month for
each member in good standing. That
the last sentence in Section 44C read:
"The balance of One Dollar and twen-
ty cents ($1.20) together with monies
received from new members, to be
placed in a special fund for 'Home
and Pension purposes.'
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1966,
Miami, Florida, and Local Union No.
2261, Ft. Myers, Florida, Miami Dis-
trict Council and Broward County Dis-
trict Council.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D to
provide :
That this Convention here assem-
bled in Kansas City, Mo., establish a
committee to study and propose to
the Convention assembled, a plan to
at least double the retirement benefits
for these retired members not in the
home from the present Fifteen Dollars
a month to Thirty Dollars per month
and
That this committee also study the
feasibility of the relief of retired mem-
bers with Thirty or More years of
continuous membership being relieved
of paying further dues thru the me-
dium of a lifetime membership card.
That if necessary, the foremen-
tioned plans be submitted to the Gen-
eral MembershiiD for their Governing
thru a Referendum Vote.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 71,
Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D, to
provide that the Pension be:
Increased to $50 per month.
Submitted by Local Union No. 275,
Newton, Massachusetts.
Amend Section 54, Pai-agraph D to
(jrovide that:
The International Convention take
the necessary action to increase the
amount of the pension to $50.00 per
month.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 430,
Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.
Amend Section 54, Paragiaph D to
provide that :
The General Constitution be amend-
ed to guarantee these brothers a
monthly pension of Fifty Dollars per
month.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 616,
Chambersbui'g, Pennsylvania.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D as
follows:
"Members not wishing to avail
themselves of the privilege of entering
the Home shall receive a Pension not
to exceed $50.00 (fifty dollars) pay-
able quarterly beginning October 1,
1966."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1102,
Detroit, Michigan, and by Local Union
No. 2411, Jacksonville, Florida, Local
Union No. 985, Gary, Indiana, and the
Colorado State Council.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph D, to
provide that on pension amount the
Convention:
Change this amount to a minimum
of $25.00 a month, or a maximum of
$100.00 per month, and
That our three elected delegates
present this Resolution to the Con-
vention and urge upon them prompt
action be taken in the matter.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 430,
Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph H to
provide that:
The General Constitution be amend-
ed to grant these Brothers a life-time
paid up membership Card guarantee-
ing them all of the benefits they en-
joyed while a regular per capita mem-
ber.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1308,
Lake Worth, Florida.
Amend Section 54, Paragraph H to
provide that:
A committee be set up to study the
feasibility and cost of granting to
members with 50 years continuous
membership a life membership and the
local union with such members not be
required to pay per capita on these
members; and
That the committee established, to
study this matter, report findings to
the Executive Board and the Execu-
tive Board be empowered by this con-
vention to take such action as they
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deem fitting and proper to grant life
memberships.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 1275,
Clearwater, Florida, and by Local
Union No. 531, St. Petersburg, Flori-
da, Local Union No. 696, Tampa,
Florida and the Gulf Coast District
Council.
Amend Section 54 to provide that:
"A member with fifty years con-
tinuous membership shall be furnished
a fifty year pin by The United Broth-
erhood upon request of the local union
in which membership is held."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 198,
Dallas, Texas and Texas State Coun-
cil.
Amend Section 55, Paragraph A
(11) by the following:
(11) Failure to deposit clearance
card or secure a working permit be-
fore going to work in the jurisdiction
of a Local Union other than his own.
Also in that there ai'e several Sec-
tions and paragraphs in our Constitu-
tion that are not covered in Sec-
tion 55.
We recommend #13 read as fol-
lows :
(13) Violating any Section or part
of any Section of the Constitution and
laws of the United Brotherhood.
The present paragraph 13 should be
changed to 14.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 35, San
Rafael, California.
Amend Section 55, Paragraph A
(12) by adding the following:
That the words "subcontracting la-
bor and/or doing piecework" be in-
serted immediately after the word
"lumping" in section #55, paragraph
"A" subparagraph 12 of the General
Constitution of the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters & Joiners of
America.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 35, San
Rafael, California, and Local Union
No. 1607, Los Angeles, Calif.
Amend Section 55, Paragraph A, by
the following addition:
At the end of clause 13 Paragraph
A, Section 55 shall be added these
words; "Provided that the obligation
shall contain no statement or question
concerning political opinion or affilia-
tion".
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 198,
Dallas, Texas and Texas State Coun-
cil.
Amend Section 55, paragraph B, to
read as follows:
"Any member charged with violat-
ing the By-Laws and Trade Rules of
the locality in which he is working,
may be notified in writing to appear
before the Executive Committee of the
Local Union or District Council as the
case may be. If it appears to the
satisfaction of the Executive Com-
mittee that the violation occurred, the
Executive Committee may reprimand
the member and make such action a
part of the records of the Local Union
or District Council or may recommend
that the charges be processed in ac-
cordance with Section 56."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 198,
Dallas, Texas and Texas State Coun-
cil.
Amend Section 55, Paragraph C, by
the following:
That the last sentence in Section 55,
paragraph C be changed to read:
"If found guilty after trial, the
member may be fined in an amount
not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00)
by the Local Union or District Coun-
cil having jurisdiction of the offense."
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 316,
San Jose, California.
Amend Section 56, Paragraph D, of
the General Constitution to allow
sixty days for processing charges.
Submitted by Local Union No. 35, San
Rafael, California.
Amend Section 56, Paragraph D to
provide:
That the wording of paragraph "D"
of section 56 of the General Constitu-
tion be changed, by adding, after the
word "charges" in line 9, the follow-
ing language "with the exception of
charges alleging piecework"; and after
the word "processed" in line 11 insert
the words "All charges alleging viola-
tion of By-Laws or Trade Rules which
prohibit piecework must be filed with-
in 30 days after the complaining
party has ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE of
the facts giving rise to the charges".
Submitted by Local Union No. 1966,
Miami, Florida, Local Union No. 2024,
Miami, Florida, Local Union No. 1308,
Lake Worth, Florida, Local Union No.
1947, Hollywood, Florida, Gulf Coast
District Council, Miami District Coun-
cil, and West Palm Beach District
Council.
Amend Section 56, Paragraph I, as
follows:
To provide for the best interest of
all concerned, by allowing either the
Defendant or the Prosecutor to de-
mand a Court Reporter providing how-
ever that the full cost of the Court
Reporter be paid by the party mak-
ing the demand.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 27,
Toronto, Ontario.
Amend Section 57, Paragraph A,
as follows:
That an appeal against a Not Guilty
Verdict for offences under Section 55,
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enforce attendance of witnesses to
give oral testimony and /or evidence
by affidavit.
Tl\at tlie General I'rcsident be given
ti\e power to impose the penalty upon
tbe accused if the evidence so war-
rants, subject to the appeal to the
General Executive Board and the
General Convention.
• • •
Submitted by Western Ontario Dis-
trict Council.
Amend Section 57, Paragraph F to
provide:
That on all appeals to the General
President, the General President must
give his decision within thirty days
from the time all material is so
referred to him.
• • •
Submitted bv Washington State Coun-
cil.
Amend Section 58, Paragi-aph B, as
follows:
That the last sentence of Section
58, Paragraph B of the Constitution
and Laws of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of America
be revised to read as follows:
"All members who have been at
least twelve consecutive months a
member of the Local I'nion and in
good standing at the time of voting,
shall be eligible to vote."
• • •
Submitted by Bay Counties District
Council.
Amend Section 59, Paragraph F, as
follows:
When any demand for an increase
of wages, reduction of hours or en-
forcement of Trade Rules is contem-
plated by a Local Union or District
Council each eligible member (as pro-
vided under Section 42, Paragraph V)
must be notified by mail, with a clear
statement of the issues or matters on
which a vote is required. The vote
may be conducted at a special meet-
ing of the Local Union or by a mail
referendum of the eligible member-
ship. If the vote is to be at a special
meeting any member failing to be
present and vote when so notified,
unless prevented by sickness or un-
avoidable accident, shall be assessed
not less than One Dollar ($1.00), or
more than Five Dollars ($5.00). If
the vote is by a mail referendum,
similar penalties shall be assessed
against any member failing to return
his ballot, unless the notice sent to
him is returned as undeliverable or
unless prevented by sickness or un-
avoidable accident. In the case of a
mail referendum vote, an election
committee shall supervise all prepara-
tions and mechanics of the vote in-
cluding the preparation of lists of
eligible members, drafting or the elec-
tion notices, preparation of ballots,
mailing of the election materials, set-
ting the final time for i-eturn of the
ballots, selection of a safe repository
for the mailed return ballots (which
should be a locked post office box),
picking up the ballots, verifying eligi-
bility of voting members, counting and
tallying the ballots and all other nec-
essary details of the referendum. The
double-envelope system for return of
ballots shall be used, with the mem-
ber's name and identification on an
outer envelope that will include a
sealed inner envelope that is blank
or imprinted only with the words "Bal-
lot Envelope" in which the marked
ballot must be enclosed. The inner en-
velope must be separated from the
outer envelopes and opened and tallied
only after the outer envelopes have
been counted and verified. In the case
of the District Council where more
than one Local Union participates, the
mail ballot returns from each Local
Union shall be tallied separately and
the results published separately. When
a Local Union or District Council de-
cides to take a vote on a trade de-
mand they shall at once apply to the
General Secretary for a Schedule of
Inquiry, if financial aid is requested.
• • •
Submitted by Western Ontario Dis-
tinct Council.
Amend Section 59, Paragraph Q
(new), to provide:
That our General Constitution in-
clude a provision that a strike Fund
be established and that a Special
Assessment of $5.00 per year per
member be allocated for said strike
fund and that suitable laws be draft-
ed to govern the use of the Fund.
• • •
Submitted by Local Union No. 35, San
Rafael, Calif. Local Union No. 769,
Pasadena, Calif., and Local Union No.
1607, Los Angeles, Calif.
Revise the Oath and Obligation of
membership.
That the upcoming Convention be
urged to revise the Oath.
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Colvin, Cal
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BALTIMORE, MD.
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L.U. NO. 106,
DES MOINES, IOWA
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Haguewood. James L.
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'C' VIDENCE of a "tight money" situation is all
•'-^ around us this summer.
Daily newspapers are filled with advertisements of
banks and savings and loan institutions, competing for
depositors by offering AVi % and higher dividends.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that
the Consumer Price Index has risen 1.7% in six
months. The average Carpenter and his wife realize
this when they look over the week's grocery bills. Food
prices remain high, while doctors and dentists' fees
and health insurance charges rose seven-tenths of one
percent.
On July 25, stocks on the New York Stock Ex-
change suffered their worst loss in IVi years.
Auto sales, an economic barometer, are off from
the level of 1965, because of a tightening in install-
ment credit activity.
Of primary concern to the building and construction
trades are indications that mortgage money for home
buyers is costing more. It's almost impossible to obtain
home loans for less than 6% in many parts of the
United States. Consequently, home construction is
falling off.
These are clues to a troubled economic situation
which have caused many economists to urge the Fed-
eral Administration to take corrective action.
Last December, at its convention in San Francisco,
the AFL-CIO urged the Federal government to main-
tain a liberal money policy. An easy money policy is
necessary to encourage economic growth.
AFL-CIO President George Meany warned of dire
results when Federal Reserve Chairman McChesney
Martin raised the discount rate allowed lending in-
stitutions from 4 to 4.5 percent. President Meany
predicted that a tightened money situation would slow
down the expanding economy and bring about just
what is happening today.
Labor has long felt that all sectors of our society,
including labor and the consumer, should be repre-
sented in the operation of the Federal Reserve System.
Today's economic situation indicates that the time for
that representation is now.
The average worker's "real" earnings today — that is,
what the dollar will buy at the grocery store — was
down about 25 cents in June and two-tenths of a
point in the Index over the year. As far as buying
power is concerned, many workers have lost ground.
There is legislation in Congress to put a ceiling on
interests rates paid by banks on relatively short time
deposits. This and similar legislation merits the Ad-
ministration's close attention before Congress adjourns.
The Johnson Administration tried to hold the line
of Federal fiscal policies by putting a 3.2% wage-
increase ceiling on labor. It tried also to convince
certain industries that they should hold the line on
prices and reexamine their expansion plans. Both ef-
forts met with little success.
Labor is still getting only a meager portion of the
mushrooming profits in some industries. Efforts to
obtain a greater share of these profits actually can
bring about a healthier economic situation for the
country generally. Unions point out that a wide-spread
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Consequently, the 3.2 wage ceiling was not an
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Basically, what is happening on "the money mar-
ket" is that there is a wild scramble on the part of
lending and investment institutions for surplus money
and for the savings and investment money of the
American people.
Because of a tight supply of funds to finance home-
building, few commitments and new starts are evi-
dent in this type of construction. Home builders are
pleading for Federal assistance. Such assistance —
either directly or indirectly — is needed now.
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Officiat Publicafion ol the
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
THE __ ^ ™^
FOUNDED 1881
SEPTEMBER, 1966
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GENERAL OFFICERS OF
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
101 Constitution Ave, N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 2000)
GENERAL PRESIDENT
M. A. HUTCHESON
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
FiNLAY C. Allan
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
second general vice president
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL SECRETARY
R. E. „IVINGSTON
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
general treasurer
Peter Terzick
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Charles Johnson, Jr.
Ill E. 22nd St., New York 10, N. Y.
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
2 Prospect Place, Springfield, New Jersey
Third District,
Fourth District, Henry W. Chandler
1684 Stanton Rd., S. W., Atlanta, Ga.
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
18 Norbert Place, St. Paul 16, Minn.
Sixth District, James O. Mack
5740 Lydia, Kansas City 10, Mo.
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
1126 American Bank Bldg.,
621 S. W. Morrison St., Portland 5, Ore.
Eighth District, Charles E. Nichols
53 Moonlit Circle,
Sacramento, Calif. 95831
Ninth District, Andrew V. Cooper
133 Chaplin Crescent, Toronto 7, Ont.
Tenth District, George Bengough
2528 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver 12, B. C.
M. A. Hutcheson, Chairman
R. E. Livingston, Secretary
Correspondence for the General Executive Board
should be sent to the General Secretary.
Secretaries, Please Note
Now that the mailing list of The Carpen-
ter is on the computer, it is no longer
necessary for the financial secretary to
send in the names of members who die or
are .suspended. Such members are auto-
matically dropped from the mail list.
The only names which the financial sec-
retary needs to send in are the names of
members who are NOT receiving the mag-
azine.
In sending in the names of members who
are not getting the magazine, the new ad-
dress forms mailed out ^rith each monthly
bill should be used. Please see that the
Zip Code of the member is included. Wlien
a member clears out of one Local Union
into another, his name is automatically
dropped from the mail list of the IJocal
Union he cleared out of. Therefore, the
secretary of the Union into which he
cleared should forward his name to the
General Secretary for inclusion on the
mail list. Do not forget the Zip Code
number.
PLEASE KEEP THE CARPENTER ADVISED
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PLEASE NOTE: Filling out this coupon and mailing it to the CARPEN-
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advise your own local union of your address change. You must notify
your local union by some other method.
This coupon should be mailed to THE CARPENTER,
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THE
VOLUME LXXXVI No. 9 SEPTEMBER, 1966
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
85 Years of Building M. A. Hu+cheson 2
General Officers of the Brotherhood 4
Birthday Greetings from AFL-CIO President 7
Seasonal Employment C. J. Haggerty 9
The Wandering Carpenters of Germany 10
Busch Stadium Was a Union Carpentry Job 18
A Submarine of Their Own 20
Let's Build Safe Scaffolds 25
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 6
Editorials 17
Canadian Report 19
Plane Gossip 21
We Congratulate 22
Home Study Course, Blueprint Reading, Unit IV 26
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 28
Local Union News 30
In Memoriam 38
What's New 40
Pin Presentations 42
Lakeland News 47
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THE COVER
The United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners of America had
its eighty-fifth birthday last month.
This month, its delegates assemble
in Kansas City, Mo., for the Thirtieth
General Convention.
It is a time for the hundreds of
thousands of union carpenters, joiners,
millmen, and millwrights across North
America to reflect on what they have
achieved as craftsmen and as a union.
It is a time. also, to draw up a blue-
print for the future, so challenging in
its problems, so rich in its opportuni-
ties.
Our September cover indicates past
and future for us. It is a panorama
of America's progress since 1881.
when the Brotherhood was founded.
In a maze of detail, it takes the viewer
from the age of the big-funnel steam
locomotive to the age of the Atlas-
Agena rocket, from the smoke-stained
city of the nineteenth century to the
gleaming metropolis of an atomic
tomorrow.
Our cover artist is Paul Wehr. an
Indiana artist whose work has ap-
peared in The Carpenter before. An
example of Mr. Wehr's work was dis-
tributed all over the United States
earlier this year, as the State of In-
diana commemorated its 150th anni-
versary. Wehr was the designer of the
Indiana Sesquicentennial Commem-
orative Stamp, which was described
and illustrated in the April issue of
The Carpenter.
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By M. A. HUTCHESON, General President
From humbie beginnings in a sinali Midwestern union
haiif our Brotherhood has risen to the front ran/cs
in the Ainerican buiiding and construction trades.
npHE foundation for this great in-
-*- ternational union of ours was
laid in a small union hall in Chicago,
just 85 years ago, last month — Au-
gust 12, 1881. The date appears on
the official seal of the Brotherhood.
The first meeting didn't get much
attention in the scattered newspapers
of the day. The Chicago Tribune
noted that "the Knights of the Bench
and Sawbuck" were meeting at No.
192 Washington Street. It comment-
ed, too. that much of the time in ses-
sion was spent in developing a con-
stitution.
There were 36 delegates from 14
local unions in II cities. They repre-
sented 2,042 carpenters. They came
from Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kan-
sas City, Philadelphia, Buffalo. De-
troit, New York City, Washington,
D.C., St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Chi-
cago— certainly a good representa-
tion of America's growing cities.
The beginning was modest, a pio-
neering effort in the days of early
trade unionism. Carpentry is one of
the oldest crafts of man. Guilds of
carpenters were formed back in the
Middle Ages. Nevertheless, none of
the scattered groups of skilled car-
penters had successfully united in
the common cause until Peter
McGuire and his associates founded
the Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America that day in
1881.
In those days a carpenter worked
for $2 a day. The average work day
was 10 hours, and the average work
week was 6 days.
Peter McGuire described the
tenor of the times in the first issue of
The Carpenter.
"In the present age there is no
hope for workingmen outside of or-
ganization. Without a trades union,
the workman meets the employer at
a great disadvantage. The capitalist
has the advantage of past accumula-
tions; the laborer, unassisted by com-
bination, has not. Knowing this, the
capitalist can wait, while his men,
without funds, have no other alterna-
tive but to submit. But with organ-
ization the case is altered; and the
more widespread the organization,
THE CARPENTER
the better. Then the workman is
able to meet the employer on equal
terms. No longer helpless and with-
out resources, he has not only his
union treasury, but the moneys of
sister unions to support him in his
demands.
"The learned professions have
their unions, for the avowed purpose
of elevating their calling. Manufac-
turers have also discovered the ben-
efits of united, in place of divided,
action, and they have numberless
unions, local and national. In vari-
ous cities we find mechanics' ex-
changes composed of boss builders.
They look to each other's common
interests. Shall we not profit by these
lessons? K the strong combine, why
should not the weak?"
There was strong determination to
achieve their goals among the foun-
ders of the Brotherhood. Eleven of
the charters issued to local unions
during the first year are still in effect
today.
But times were hard, and the
Brotherhood operated on a veritable
shoestring for many years. A pro-
visional headquarters was established
at St. Louis, but in December, 1881,
the General Office moved to 185
Williams Street, New York City.
In 1884 it had moved west again,
to Cleveland, Ohio. The only ad-
dress shown in The Carpenter at
that time was "Lock Box 180, Cleve-
land, O."
In January, 1887, Brotherhood
headquarters was in the City of
Brotherly Love and the home of Lo-
cal 8, Philadelphia, Pa. The address
was 476 North Sixth Street. A year
later it was at 124 North Ninth
Street.
Eleven years later, the organiza-
tion was in the Lippincott Building,
46 North 12th Street.
At the convention of 1903 it was
voted to move the headquarters to
Indianapolis, Indiana, the popula-
tion center of the nation at that time.
Most members know the final
move in 1961 to our present location
in the nation's capital, a permanent
home for a strong and growing un-
ion.
Our history is not only one of
changing facilities, of course. While
our early leaders were becoming ad-
ministratively and financially estab-
lished, they were also taking the lead
in the young American labor move-
ment.
When the American Federation
of Labor was founded in 1886, the
Carpenters were well represented
with a delegation to the founding
convention.
OLDEST AGREEMENT?
In recent months. Secretary of
Labor Willard Wirtz has directed
a search for the oldest labor-man-
agement agreement still existing
in document form in the United
States.
According to reports, the oldest
joint contract turned up so far is
one between a molders union and
its employers about 1881.
Since the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of
America was founded in 1881, it
may well be that some of our
older local unions, or perhaps
some carpenters' union now de-
funct, actually was the first to put
a labor-management agreement on
paper, and that document may still
be in existence.
If any of our readers knows the
whereabouts of a contract dated
in the 1880's or earlier, drop a
note about it to The Editor, TJie
Carpenter, 101 Constitution Ave.,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.
In 1889 when the AFL decided
to launch a fight for the eight-hour
day it was the Carpenters who were
selected to spearhead the fight.
The previous year the Brother-
hood had amalgamated with the
United Order of Carpenters, bring-
ing 5,000 new members into the
United Brotherhood.
We grew stronger in membership
and in general funds. With these
assets, our local unions began mak-
ing strong representations to employ-
ers for improved wages and working
conditions, and the results were soon
evident.
From $1 per 10-hour day union
carpenters moved up to $2 25 and
$3.00 per 8-hour day (1888). In
time we began measuring wage gains
in cents per hour and, finally, dol-
lars per hour.
Today a union carpenter, mill-
wright, piledriver, or millman usua-
ally drives a car to work. He has his
own home, and his wife and kids are
properly clothed and fed.
You may ask yourself at times:
How much of this relative prosperity
is due to union membership? Are
your union dues actually bringing
these results?
It would pay us all, if it were only
possible, to go back in some science-
fiction time machine, and observe
the carpenter of 1881 as he began
his day's work. He carried his lunch
pail and perhaps enough money to
catch a trolley to the job site. His
tools were purchased by scrimping
here and there for months. His ap-
prenticeship was long and hard, but,
as is often the case today, his em-
ployer cared only for results.
He worked from sunup to sunset
as weather permitted, and at the end
of the day he picked up his tools
and trudged wearily home, with an
extra dollar in his pocket.
He might be fired tomorrow by a
boss who didn't like to see men
chewing tobacco or dipping snuff.
If he died, his "proper burial" de-
pended upon a passing of hats among
his friends. If they were lucky, and
could afford school books, his kids
might get an education.
Yes, these conditions existed for
many people . . . union and non-
union alike.
But with the coming of the Broth-
erhood, things began to change for
the better. Union members got rep-
resentation and bargaining. Lock-
outs and yellow dog contracts were
overcome. "A fair day's work for a
fair day's pay" began to have mean-
ing.
This month, with our 30th Gen-
eral Convention at Kansas City,
Missouri, we move into our 86th
year of "union building," with new
plans and renewed determination.
It has been a long, hard struggle.
But what man who looks at the rec-
ord can deny that it has been
worth it.
SEPTEMBER, 1966
GENERAL
EXECUTIVE
BOARD
M. A. Hutcheson
General President
Finlay C. Allan
First General Vice President
William Sidell
Second General Vice President
R. E. Livingston
Genera/ Secretary
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Peter Terzick
General Treasurer
Charles Johnson, Jr.
first District Board Member
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Raleigh Rajoppi
Second District Board Member
Cecil Shuey
Third District Board Member
Henry W. Chandler
Fourth District Board Member
Leon W. Greene
Fifth District Board Member
James O. Mack
Sixth District Board Member
Lyie J. Hiller
Seventh District Board Member
Charles E. Nichols
Eighth District Board Member
George Bengough
Tenth District Board Member
Andrew V. Cooper
Ninth District Board Member
Washington ROUNDUP
DISASTROUS TRAFFIC— Washington' s lawmakers have learned there has been a 28.5 per-
cent increase in traffic facilities since 1960; teenage drivers make up 10 per-
cent of licensed drivers, are involved in 14.5 percent of fatal accidents; the
traffic death rate is 5.6 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles; 50 percent of the
people whose licenses are revoked continue to drive.
BABY'S FRINGE BENEFIT— One of its local unions has won a 75-cent-an-hour babysitters'
allowance for mothers required to work on weekends and holidays, the Office
Employes International Union reports.
NOW— PAPER HOUSES— The National Geographic Society recently reported that people
in the United States are actually living comfortably in paper houses. According
to the report, some cottages in mild climates are almost exclusively paper. In
Los Angeles, the Society reports, some houses have "paper core" walls, which are
made of kraft paper stiffened with resin and honeycombed into six-sided cells.
The paper honeycomb is then covered with paperboard that is fire-, water-, and
termite-proof. A new church in Florida has a paper-core roof and walls. People
who live in paper houses can strike matches, throw stones, and now, even pray a
little. But they'll never replace wood!
INCREASED SOCIAL SECURITY-Senators Ralph Yarborough (D-Tex.) and Robert Kennedy
(D-N.Y.) have co-authored a bill to provide a new source of money for Social
Security and to increase the benefits, particularly the payments to widows. The
bill would tap the funds in the general tax reservoir for financing. It would
mean almost a 50 percent increase in retirement payments and a 20 percent increase
in payments to widows. The bill would provide for an increase in the living cost
payments whenever there is a rise in the cost of living, and would allow payments
to widows at a younger age.
PROFITS CLIMB AGAIN— Second quarter profits for the months of April, May, and June
were 13 percent higher than the same period in 1965. Price increases caused most
of the climb while unit labor costs were virtually static. At the same time, the
inflationary trend in the American economy resulted in a 25-cent per week decline
in the actual buying power of the average worker.
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION STANDARDS-The Senate passed by a 53 to 31 vote a
proposal first advanced by President Roosevelt when the Social Security Act was
passed in 1935. The bill would provide jobless benefits of 50 percent of the
worker's wage or 50 percent of the state's average weekly wage, whichever is
lower. It would require that states pay at least 26 weeks in jobless benefits
to workers who had been employed at least 39 months. It would also require that
any worker who has worked at least 20 weeks in a year must be made eligible for
the unemployment benefits. Only 18 states now meet these standards, and a hard
fight is expected in the House.
PENSION LOSS PROBE— The loss of workers' pension rights through the closing of
plans or numerous other unexpected occurrences will be investigated by Congress in
the near future. Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz noted recently that while
two and one-half million workers are now receiving pensions under private plans,
perhaps an equal number will never receive those benefits. The probe will be held
on behalf of a bill to create a self-supporting federal re-insurance program.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE— The unemployment rate for July was down to 3.9 percent as
compared to 4.5 percent last year. However, a drop in the workweek and in average
hourly wages caused a decline in the weekly earnings of the average factory
production worker. His wages went from $112.75 per week to $111.25.
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THE SPIKE THAT UNITED A NATION
On a spring day in May, 1869 two men rained sledgehammer blows on a golden ceremonial spike. When
the spike was driven home it marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. For five long, hard
years work crews from the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads worked through searing desert heat
and raw. biting western winters. But on that May 10th day ninety-seven years ago all the sweat and blood
somehow seemed worth it. Through their cooperation and effort they had opened up the west — the new
land of opportunity.
Now Another Great Effort
Today organized labor . . . and the United Brotherhood . . . are engaged in a legislative war; fighting reaction;
resisting the assaults of anti-labor forces which would take away the social and economic gains we have achieved
through legislation. Every day we must carry our causes to Congress. We must effectively support liberal legislators
and defeat our legislative enemies as Samuel Gompers so wisely counselled. To do this requires money. We need
the COORDINATED EFFORTS of all of our members. We need your
voluntary contributions of money. If everyone does his and her part we, too,
can achieve success; we can "Drive the Golden Spike" and open up the issues
important to us as they come before Congress. Be GENEROUS when you
are asked for a CLIC contribution by your local union's Financial Secretary
or a local union committeeman named to work in behalf of CLIC. You will
be wisely protecting your own interest when you do.
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THE CARPENTER
Labor Day
Message of
C. J. Haggerty
President, Building and Construction
Trades Department, AFL-CIO
FOR MILLIONS of citizens,
Labor Day marks the end of
the vacation season and the termin-
ation of the comparatively leisurely
pace of industry and commerce.
But for the craftsman in the build-
ing trades and, to a certain extent
their employers. Labor Day consti-
tutes an entirely different signal. It
is a grim calendar reminder that fast
approaching are the harsh days of
winter and, with them, the customary
four-month "off-season" of less work
or no work.
Hasn't the time now come for
America's best business, government
and labor minds to undertake a
coordinated effort that could solve
one of our nation's most irksome,
damaging and unnecessary problems
— the seasonality of construction
employment?
One-fifth of total unemployment
In the United States is seasonal. Un-
employment in the construction in-
dustry alone accounts for half of this
one-fifth.
There has been and no doubt will
continue to be disagreement between
the employer and the worker when-
ever negotiations for pay rates are
being established.
Yet those of us on the labor side
seemingly never have been able to
get general acceptance of the simple
fact that the development of an ade-
quate work year for building and
construction tradesmen would go
far to alleviate the controversy.
Reliable spot-check studies show
that the average work year of a con-
struction worker in the United States
runs between 1,300 and 1,400 hours.
If he worked 40 hours a week and
were entitled to a two-week vacation,
which is the pattern of most employ-
ed Americans, he would have a 2,-
OOO-hour work year or 700 hours
more annually than he now has.
If some are inclined in rebuttal to
say that the construction worker's
"high" hourly pay makes up for his
shorter year, may I point out that
$4.20 is the average hourly rate for
a building trades craftsman? Multi-
plied by 1,400 hours, this makes his
pay $5,888 for the year — not a very
large amount for the man who has
to live and raise his family in any
large city.
Weeks, perhaps months, of addi-
tional work each year are obtainable
if there is a conscientious attempt to
achieve them. And even a few weeks
slice out of the four-months "oif-
season" would tremendously reduce
the problem.
Winter construction has come to
be a well-accepted feature of the
construction industry in Canada. A
number of great engineering projects,
including the St. Lawrence River
power programs, have been carried
out during severe winter period.
Even the smallest construction pro-
jects, such as home building, can be
executed.
The government of Canada is so
convinced that seasonal unemploy-
ment can be drastically reduced that
it has set up a winter homebuilding
incentive plan which gives a $500
bonus to owner-builders of first pur-
chasers of winter-built homes.
It would seem from the experience
of Canada and of certain Scandinav-
ian countries that the root of the
solution to the seasonality problem
is the organization and scheduling of
work. Bluntly speaking, this means
better planning, especially by the
public agencies responsible for con-
struction. It means institution of
modern management systems by
contractors. And it means use of ad-
vances in technology, of which
transparent plastic material for shel-
ters is one small example.
But very careful and detailed plan-
ning must come first. It must in-
clude access roads, drainage, ser-
vices, land clearing and excavations,
some of which can be difficult, if not
impossible, once winter has set in.
Arrangements also must be made for
water supply, temporary power,
space and shelter for the storage of
building materials and for the pro-
tection and maintenance of tools and
equipment.
Many construction men agree that
additional costs of winter construc-
tion would be negligible if the job
were closed in before the winter
months arrive. In fact, there are
cases where lower costs result be-
cause of the availability of labor,
building materials and equipment,
not to mention uninterrupted work
and quality control.
A great deal of research already
has been done to provide a greater
knowledge of concrete, which is used
in construction throughout the world.
It has been demonstrated that if con-
crete is not allowed to freeze and is
placed and cured at low tempera-
tures above freezing it develops
higher ultimate strength and greater
durability than concrete placed at
higher temperatures. Other mate-
rials may ofl'er this same potential.
On this Labor Day of a year of
scientific "miracles," is it not asking
very little to have established a plan
that would keep trained craftsmen
working in cold weather?
SEPTEMBER, 1966
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1
Ancient customs from a bygone era
Still carried on by a small band of
Black-suited journeymen craftsmen
WITHIN a lifetime man has been
witness to some amazing tech-
nological advances. The airplane, the
motorcar, radio, television and now
we are on the threshold of flying
through space to another planet.
But over in Europe a band of men
travels dusty roads on foot, dressed in
a strange costume seemingly uncon-
cerned about our computerized con-
temporary society. These men simply
call themselves the "Strange Journey-
man Carpenters." And to most they
must seem strange indeed as they travel
from town to town with their berliner
or knapsack on their backs, carrying
the traditional walking stick or stenz
in their hands. On his head he wears a
broad brim hat that affords protection
from the sun.
Although all members of the Broth-
erhood of Strange Carpenters are also
members of bona-fide trade unions
they joined the "strangers" to fullfill a
longing to give glamour to the trade.
Today the main office of the brother-
hood is in Bremen. Whenever seven
"strangers" get together they may
"open the book," which means estab-
lish a local society of "Strangers." The
head of the brotherhood is called
altgeselle or foreman; the secretary is
called buchgeselle or journeyman of
the book.
Every three years the strangers hold
a meeting which is attended by the
foremen and members of local so-
cieties and new regulations and pro-
visions are discussed.
When an apprentice has served his
time he then asks for admission to the
honored Brotherhood. If accepted, he
is entered in the book and after having
paid his initiation "fee" of a jug of
beer (2 quarts) he is then a "stranger"
or "Geschriebener," a registered broth-
er.
The meetings take place in the so-
called "Handwerksaal" (trade hall)
which used to serve, and sometimes
still does, as a dormitory for bachelor
"Brothers". This hall is part of the
lodge which is by no means an ordinary
inn. In the old days every craft in
every town had its own lodge, often
even its own guild house, which open-
ly displayed the insignia of the guild
on its outside. Today any suitable inn is
chosen as a lodge and the trade hall is
usually just an ordinary back room
with its own entrance in which the coat
of arms, generally showing axe, com-
pass, square, and mattock, and deco-
rated with colored ribbons, is set up.
When after some time the young
Brother has been introduced into the
secrets of the "Strangers" and has ac-
quired some manliness in his associa-
tion with them, he will remember the
actual reason for his being a "Stran-
ger" and will set out on his travels. As
a rule, he works everywhere for just
a short period of time as his real aim
is to see the world. Every time he leaves
a town the local Brotherhood presents
him with a piece of cardboard on
which is printed: This is to certify
that the strange journeyman carpenter
10
THE CARPENTER
Fritz Biel has been registered here in
the "Book of the Strangers".
The cardboard is framed by a re-
vised saying originating from Goethe:
"Who shall be master? He who is
qualified. What shall a Stranger be?
A loyal man. Who shall be journey-
man? He who is qualified. Who shall
be apprentice? Everybody."
If a "Stranger" has run into debts he
receives a difl^erent paper on which
simply his debts are written down. At
the next local society into which he
clears he has to produce this paper
instead of his ordinary paper of identi-
fication and not before all his debts
have been paid will he receive the
printed piece of cardboard that restores
his rights and respectability as a
Brother of the "Strangers".
Failure to pay bills and similar mis-
demeanors are severely punished and
a member who has offended the
honor of the "Strangers" and compro-
mised the Brotherhood may receive a
thrashing from any local society or any
"Stranger" that lays hands on him. It
is executed, it seems, with less formal-
ity today but with much more vigor.
When a "Stranger" has seven
'papers', of which three have been re-
ceived in a foreign land, his travel time
is over. If he has been registered in
societies away from his town for three
years he may now return home and
become a "Altgeselle" (foreman).
Before knocking at the door he has
taken off the "Berliner" and covered it
with a red handkerchief and closed
the three buttons of his coat. In the old
days the coat had to be buttoned over
his stick in a manner that the stick
showed at both ends, a custom which
is still observed by a few enthusiasts.
When the "Stranger" is asked to
come in he enters and asks: "With
your permission, is this the lodge of
the honorable strange journeymen car-
penters?" Those present will answer:
"That is laudable". Without uttering
another word the newcomer now goes
over to the table reserved for new ar-
rivals, throws his "Berliner" and his
walking stick under it and sits down
behind it, underneath the coat of arms,
so that he faces the room. If several
"Strangers" arrive that day the travel
bundles under the table will pile up
high since they have to remain there
until their owners go to bed.
If a journeyman falls sick he is en-
titled in the seventh week to have a
collection taken up on his behalf. All
these provisions show clearly the social
character of the Brotherhood.
If a "Stranger's" shoes are worn out
he can have them repaired at the cost
of the society. He is not allowed to en-
ter a town without soles on his shoes —
something that may easily happen what
with a lot of walking and small funds
With their packs on their backs and
their ornate walking sticks in hand,
three brother carpenters set out in
search of work. Photos courtesy Holz-
bau Magazine.
— so that sometimes he has to tie the
soles to his shoes with a piece of wire
before coming into a town. In the same
way, his coat has to have always the
customary three buttons even if it is
falling apart. Never is he allowed to
travel without his hat and never
to roam the roads carrying it in his
hands, not even on very hot days.
All these rules may seem shallow
and meaningless but that is far from
being true. The three buttons and tied-
on sole for instance are doubtless to
signify decency. His strict observance
of formalities is to distinguish the
"Stranger" from the ordinary crafts-
man who has run to seed and give him
something to hold onto. He is not al-
lowed to take off his hat so that he will
not get a sunstroke, and the above-
mentioned red handkerchief and the
buttoned-in stick surely had their deep-
er meaning too, at one time. Perhaps
the buttoned-in stick had the purpose
to get the newcomer's hands free for
the welconie since he had also to carry
his "Berliner", The act with the hand-
kerchief goes probably back to the
days, not too long ago, when not every-
body owned one; displaying one would
thus have indicated a higher standard
of living. The "Stranger" has to cover
any object with it that he is carrying in
town even if it covers the object only
incompletely. Great attention is paid to
these details and anyone who violates
these rules is severely punished when
caught.
Soon the newcomer starts looking
for a job. He will address only master
craftsmen who belong to a guild and
who have been named to him in the
lodge.
If the master craftsman does not
have a job available he usually gives
the journeyman some money. If the
journeyman gets a job and holds it for
a fixed length of time to the satisfaction
of the master he sometimes receives a
so-called "Gesellenbrief" (journey-
man's letter) before he departs.
In the Middle Ages this letter did
not only certify that he held a certain
job for a certain length of time but
served also as a paper of legal identi-
fication with official authorities. It was
the forerunner of the travel book of
later days. Today it is of no practical
importance and hence is called an hon-
orary certificate. Similar to all honor-
ary certificates, it represents the
artistically done insignia and symbols
of the Brotherhood.
The sentimental and romantic streak
in the "Strangers" is also revealed in
the ceremony that accompanies the de-
Continued on Page 27
SEPTEMBER, 1966
11
For Want of a Nail
The Jobs Are Lost
A SIGN over the stoekroom door of a large builders'
supply house proclaims; "We Sell Only Amer-
ican-Made Nails." There are other supply houses with-
out that sign and their nails, imported from cheap-
labor countries, sell for less. A builder, faced with
constantly-rising costs, looks for every avenue leading
to lower expenses. It is not surprising that many buy
the foreign-made nails.
The impact of this condition on the nail-making
sector of the American steel industry has been signifi-
cant. Increasing amounts of foreign iron and steel
products are landing on our shores as prices continue
to rise and our import duties remain level or are re-
duced.
Early this year the Jones and Laughlin Steel Cor-
poration's nail plant at Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, closed
down, ending 1 1 3 years of nail-making. The produc-
tive equipment, much of it less than 10 years old, now
idled, must be disposed of.
This is t)nly part of the straight economic loss. The
more tragic loss on the human side sees 70 workers
uprooted from their jobs. It is to J&L's credit that all
the employes were re-located at other jobs in the big
( 14.()()()-worker) steel complex 20 miles north of Pitts-
burgh. But some were inevitably down-graded and
long-term job opportunities were lost forever.
Somewhere in Japan and Belgium, the two major
foreign exporters of nails to the U.S., comparable job
opportunities possibly opened up. But this is small
comfort to the union men and women of Aliquippa.
The impact of imports on steel producers and nail
manufacturers in this country is understandably con-
siderable in view of the fact that fully ."^O percent of
all the nails used in the U.S. are foreign-made. Putting
it another way: as many nails are shipped into this
country from abroad as are produced in this country.
J&L officials have laid blame for the shutdown on
the imports. With a production of 6,000 tons monthly,
72,000 tons a year, the plant had a potential coming
close to 25 percent of all U.S. nail production.
Import statistics disclose that foreign nail imports
in 1950 totalled 65,807 tons, representing only 7 per-
cent of all the nails used in the U.S.
Contrast this with the import picture in 1 965 when
foreign nails totalled 314,000 tons . . . half of our
domestic consumption!
Now that J&L's considerable production has ceased,
how will the gap between our domestic nail needs and
the supply be closed? Will more foreign nails flood in?
Or will the remaining U.S. producers increase their out-
put per man-hour, reducing their unit cost enough to
beat back the flood of foreign nails? Only time will tell.
International trade is essential to prosperity and
peace all around the world. With that no one may
logically take issue. But it appears to us that, when im-
ports begin to equal domestic production, it is time for
our government to act to protect that domestic indus-
try and the jobs of the workers who man it.
Jones & Laughlin Steel
Corporation produced its last
nail on this equipment at the
Aliquippa, Pa., Works
on March 31. The end of J&L nail
making, after 113 years in the
business, is due to competition
from foreign producers,
whose imports of nails were
equal to 98 per cent of all the nails
produced in this country,
William J. Stephens, J&L
President, said. This now-idled
equipment, some of which is
less than 10 years old,
formerly produced about 6,000
tons monthly of about 1,000
different sizes and tjpes of nails.
12
THE CARPENTER
Highlights off the
85- Year History
Off The Brotherhood
1882 — January 30 — Brotherhood of Car-
penters issues first charter to Local
Union No. 1 in Washington, D. C:
29 charters in 22 cities issued
first year.
1882 — March — Financial balance sheet of
new national union shows a surplus
of $4, but locals are reporting suc-
cess in organizing and in securing
better wages and hours.
1882 — August 1 — Second annual conven-
tion held in Philadelphia. Conven-
tion adds two pages to The Car-
penter (for German language
use): endorses 9-hour day, urges
locals to take active part in build-
ing trades councils.
1883 — By mail ballot union members
through The Carpenter vote to
forego convention this year. Dues
are being increased to 50 cents
monthly and initiation fee general-
ly $2; many locals introduce sick
and accident benefits.
1884 — Edmonston introduces in Federa-
tion of Labor Convention series of
resolutions calling for 8-hour day
to take effect May, 1886.
1884 — August 5 — Fourth annual conven-
tion held at Cincinnati, Ohio, and
adopts official emblem; rule, com-
pass, jack plane within shield;
Headquarters moved to Cleveland;
8-hour day a lively issue.
1886 — American Federation of Labor is
founded with Carpenters partici-
pating; Carpenter headquarters
moved to Philadelphia about this
time.
1888 — Fifth convention in Detroit, Mich..
100 delegates from 78 locals pres-
ent. United Order of Carpenters
is amalgamated with Brotherhood
of Carpenters. (United, founded in
1872, had 5,000 members). New
organization called "United Broth-
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America." Brotherhood juris-
diction divided into seven districts
and with seven vice presidents.
Wages reported from $2.25 to
$3,00 per day.
1889 — AFL Executive Council selects the
Carpenters to spearhead fight for
8-hour day because they are best
organized.
1894 — Eighth general convention held in
Indianapolis; panic of '93 still af-
fecting economy; tight money, un-
employment, wage cuts and polit-
ical action are prime topics.
1896 — Ninth general convention held in
Cleveland.
1900 — Eleventh general convention held
in Scranton, Pa., in which general
secretary reports "wonderous in-
crease in membership and marvel-
ous growth in local unions. A
Brotherhood label for use on all
union-made products is adopted.
1901 — July 23 — General Secretary-Treas-
urer Peter McGuire is retired, tak-
ing from the scene one of grand
old men of labor. Retirement made
permanent April 30, 1902. Frank
Duffy. New York, succeeds him,
beginning official career lasting
next 47 years.
1902 — Atlanta, Ga., convention decides
to move headquarters to Indian-
apolis. Ind., and that general offi-
cers of United Brotherhood include
president, two vice presidents, a
secretary, a treasurer, plus a Gen-
eral Executive Board of seven
members.
1904 — September 19 — Thirteenth general
convention held at Milwaukee.
Wis., 497 delegates present and
25 cents monthly tax voted for
general office.
1906 — September general convention held
in Niagara Falls, N. Y.; delegates
vote to buy site and erect own
building.
1908 — September 21 — Fifteenth general
convention meets in Salt Lake
City, Utah, with only 284 dele-
PRESSTIME ERROR
In a rush to get to press prior to
the convention, with our four-color
anniversary cover, our printer in-
advertantly omitted the name of
Cecil Shuey of the Third District
from the listing of District Board
Members shown under "Official In-
formation" inside the front cover.
Our apologies to Brother Shuey.
gates present; several financial pro-
posals are vetoed in referendum.
1909 — July 22 — New headquarters build-
ing is dedicated at 222 E. Michigan
Street, Indianapolis.
1912 — September 16 — Samuel Gompers
gives chief speech at seventeenth
general convention in Washington,
D. C. About this time General
President William D. Huber re-
signs after almost 1 3 years, say-
ing, "The salary you pay your
general officers is insufificient. I
have been a pauper for 12 years.
That is long enough for me. I
have been on the road about two-
thirds of the time and allowed
only $1.50 a day spending money,
and I have met Presidents, Con-
gressmen, from the highest to the
lowest."
1912 — Amalgamated Woodworkers In-
ternational Union, which competed
with the United Brotherhood for
25 years, is absorbed by the United
Brotherhood.
1915 — October 8 — First Vice President
William L. Hutcheson becomes
General President upon the death
of President James Kirby. Hutch-
eson begins career extending to
1952.
1920 — September 20 — Twentieth general
convention held in Indianapolis
with 636 delegates present.
1920-1923— Problem of a Home for Aged
Carpenters and an Old Age Pen-
sion program resolved during this
period. Membership approves idea
of a home and the pension pro-
gram. A suitable site is bought
in Polk County, Florida (1.684
acres). Contract signed and pay-
ment of $100,000, December 15.
1923. Construction completed
March 1, 1928. at cost of $1,494,-
000.
1928 — October 1 — Twenty-second general
convention held at the Carpenters
Home; official dedication takes
place.
1929 — January 1 — Home is opened.
1931 — Fiftieth anniversary year. Many
celebrations held throughout U. S.
and Canada.
1932 — Due to depression conditions, the
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13
general convention scIkiUiIciI for
this yciir is posiponcil.
1941 — August 18 — SiMicth .iniiivcrs;\i y of
founding i-- ccli:hi;\tci.l in Chicago
Stadium willi President William
Green and Secretary-Treasurer
George Meany appearing.
1941 — United Brotherhood wins Supreme
Court case quashing efforts of Jus-
tice Department to bring unions
under Sherman Anti-Trust Act. A
tremendous victory for all labor.
1941 — December 7 — War breaks out and
General President William L.
Hiilchcson pledges all-out support
from United Brotherhood: 7.'5.000
members servo in armed forces
during conflict.
1942 — June— Membership passes 500,000
mark.
1942 — Brotherhood initiates a program
that provides a million free ciga-
rettes a month lo servicemen for
the duration.
1943 — Seabees organized and many
Brotherhood members serve in this
unit which makes outstanding war
record.
1946 — .-Kpril 22 — Twenty-fifth general
convention — first post-war conven-
tion— held at Lakeland. Fla.
1948 — July 31 — General Secretary Frank
Duffy retires after 47 years of
outstanding service.
1950 — Sept. 5 — Twenty-sixth General
Convention held at Cincinnati.
1951 — December — Membership reaches
800.000 mark.
1952 — January 1 — First General Vice
President Maurice A. Hutcheson
becomes General President by
terms of our constitution when
William L. Hutcheson resigns to
become General President Emeri-
tus.
1952 — August 9 — Memorial to Peter J.
McGuire dedicated on 100th an-
niversary of his birth.
1953 — October 20 — William L. Hutche-
son. General President Emeritus.
dies in Indianapolis.
1954 — November 15 — Twenty-seventh
General Convention held at Cin-
cinnati.
1955 — December — .AFL and CIO merge
after twenty years of conflict.
1955 — .August 3 — Executive Board ap-
proves purchase of Mettler's
Woods. 65-acre island of primeval
forest 50 miles from New York
City, as memorial to William L.
Hutcheson. Under trusteeship of
Rutgers University, the woods are
to be a perpetual forest laboratory.
1955 — July 1 1 — General Secretary Emer-
itus Frank Duffy passes away at
age 94 after 70 years in Carpenters
Union.
1956 — October 23 — Twelve hundred at-
tend seventy-fifth anniversary din-
ner at Washington. D. C.
1958 — October 17 — Building site in
Washington, D. C purchased.
1959 — December — Construction begins
on Headquarters Building.
1961 — The International headquarters is
established at 101 C'onsliinlion
Ave., N. W.. Washington. D. C.
1963 — .August — The General Executive
Board, meeting in special session,
realiirms policy of non-discrimina-
tion and ilirecis all local unions lo
comply with stand.
1964 — May — Brotherhood conlrihutcs
$50,000 to Alaskan earthquake re-
lief.
1964 — June — General President Maurice
Hutcheson"s 50th year of mem-
bership commemorated.
1964 — August — Lakeland Home Groves
exempted from Internal Revenue
taxation, as host of Congressional
friends push through enabling leg-
islation.
1964 — August — First General Vice Presi-
dent John R. Stevenson retires.
l'>64 — November — Brotherhood tlona-
lions to Kennedy-Roosevelt Fund
go over .$l()0,0()0 mark.
1965 — March — Brotherhood among sign-
ers of While House document es-
tablishing new National Joint
Board for Settlement of Jurisdic-
tional Disputes.
1965 — May — Aid to Red Cross Disaster
Relief amounts to $375,000 since
1906.
1965 — June — Apprentices produce book
boxes in "Books for Appalachia"
poverty project.
1966 — January — Carpenters. Iron Work-
ers, Kaiser sign interchangeable oil
platform work plan.
1966 — August — Monument to members
who died in Reesor .Siding fusillade
is dedicated.
FOR MORE THAN 600 YEARS
I
X THE YEAR 1333, in London. England, a
gfoiip of carpenter.s founded their own labor
(organization. They called it the Carpenters' Guild
of London and it is now one of the oldest existing
social institutions in Great Britain. Part of its
cliarter reads as follows: "Guild of Carpenters
of London. This is the Book of Ordinances of
the Brotherhood of Carpenters of London made
the first day of September, in the seventh year of
the reign of our Lord King Edward III after the Conquest.'" It con-
tinued, saying that, "the good men carpenters had arranged a Frater-
nity to be held in the churches of St. Thomas of Aeon, and of -St.
John the Baptist of Holywell beside London."
The guild required each member to attend mass in midwinter to
pay dues amounting to one penny per man. The ordinances also
provided for attendance at funerals of deceased members and made
provision for the guild to pay for the services for poor members. Sick-
members were to be assisted, as were those who were out of work.
The guild was to be governed by four wardens, elected annually, who
would assess dues four times a year.
The Carpenters' Guild received a formal charter from the Crown
in 1477 — 144 years later. The carpenters made themselves a coat-of-
arms which is shown on this page. The full title of the brotherhood
was now "The Master Wardens and Commonalty of the Mistery of
Freemen of the Carpentry of the City of London." It was reorganized
to consist of a Master, three Wardens, and a body of Freemen. In
order to guard against any attempt to treat this Royal Grant as being
void or out of date, the members had the charter reaffirmed by each
subsequent ruler. This was customary at the time, for, in the reign
of Charles II, all the city companies were declared illegal, including
that of the carpenters. However, the charter was reaffirmed by
Queen Mary.
The guilds of London came, in time, to be called "companies." The
duties of the Carpenters' company as defined in its charter were to
superintend the construction of wooden buildings and to prevent the
tise of substandard materials.
CREST SHOJfX ABOVE: The Anns of the Carpenters' Company.
1477. The three compasses zvere the universal English symbol for
carpentry.
14
THE CARPENTER
■v.- *t\
Howard Pyle
President, National Safety Council
^B
Some Plain Talk On
Automotive Safety
AMERICA is "a nation on wheels."
The automobile which was at
first a novelty, later an adventure, next
a luxury and then a status symbol has
now become a real necessity for almost
everyone.
But the nearly 100 million licensed
drivers of the nation are killing off
each other and pedestrians at such a
rate that authorities are becoming
alarmed. Last year 48,500 men, wom-
en and children died to the sound of
skidding tires and shattering glass and
another 4,100,000 suffered injuries in
auto crashes.
The life-and-death question: what
can be done to significantly reduce the
hazards so we may continue to enjoy
our automobility without the accom-
panying excessive automortality?
If every one of those nearly 100
million drivers would, without fail, do
the right thing behind their steering
wheels and never make an error in
judgment, there would never be an-
other traffic death. But this is not in
the cards. The best which may be ex-
pected from the most intensive educa-
tional campaign is a more or less sig-
nificant decrease in the deaths and in-
juries. The inexpert driver, the speed
merchant, the lawbreaker and the
drunken driver are types which will
predictably be with us regardless of
educational campaigns and law en-
forcement measures.
There has been much in the public
press recently about unsafe features of
auto construction. Most of them, how-
ever, are factors which come into play
after the crash, such as doors flying
open due to insufficient latches. De-
spite all the furor regarding construc-
tion weaknesses, the fact remains that
it is "the nut that holds the steering
wheel" which is the most unsafe fea-
ture of any car at any speed.
Many authorities believe that sim-
ple lack of good judgment brings on
many auto accidents. And the young
er drivers, having had less time in
which to develop judgment, quite ex-
pectedly cause more than their share
of accidents. Drivers under 25 con-
stitute only 18 percent of all licensed
drivers, yet this 18 percent was in-
volved in more than 30 percent of all
fatal accidents, 28 percent of all non-
fatal.
The principal organization work-
ing to achieve auto safety in the United
States is the National Safety Council,
Chicago. This organization spends $7
million annually promoting safety on
the job, in the home and on streets
and highways. Policies of the organ-
ization are set by a board of directors
which includes officials from the auto-
motive industry, related industries
such as gasoline and oil, insurance
companies, education, farm groups,
youth groups, religion, public informa-
tion media and other areas of Ameri-
can life, including considerable repre-
sentation from the ranks of organized
labor.
Recently the Safety Council's presi-
dent, Howard Pyle, prepared a list of
the most-frequently asked questions
relating to traffic safety. His answers to
those questions are listed below.
QUESTION: How much of the National Safety
Council's support comes from the automotive
industry?
PYLE: "In monetary terms, about $250,000 of
Graveyard for « recked cars. .Vre some of
tlie drivers buried nearby?
our $7 million annual budget comes horn the
automotive industry — that's a little under 4 per
cent, in terms of who sets our policies, we have
a 201 -member board of directors, of whom
only 13 are employed by auto manufacturers.
Another group of 1 4 might be considered auto-
related, if you include fire and oil people, a
trailer manufacturer, a Georgia auto finance
company, and two men from Du Pont (which
once controlled General Motors Corporation
and undoubtedly still sells them such things as
paint and glass laminates). All these 27 to-
gether make up only about 13 per cent of our
board of directors. The remaining 87 per cent
come from government, insuronce, labor, edu-
cation, farm groups, youth groups, religion,
public information media, and many other
areas of American life."
QUESTION: What is your reaction to all the
books. Congressional hearings, and other at-
tention being given to traffic safety lately?
PYLE: "That all this attention is good. The
trafTic-accldent problem Is a very serious one
that has long needed exactly the kind of
nation-wide attention it now is getting. Every-
one Is having his say: authors. Congressmen,
lawyers, doctors, researchers, engineers, auto
makers, safety authorities. In short, the entire
national community very properly Is contribut-
ing to the dialogue as pari of the search for
better answers to the problem. And that's the
way decisions are arrived at In America. The
real test of It all, of course. Is how much
safety will emerge when all the talking is
over. After the many months of discussion
come to an end, the American public has the
right to expect substantial results. The re-
sponsibility here is very grave. We — meaning
all of us — must not fail to convert the good
intentions of all concerned into substantially
more safety on our highways, and this will
take a comprehensive, expensive and disci-
plined approach."
QUESTION: How safe are today's cars?
PYLE: "Judging from accident rates, they are
safer than they have ever been, but they are
not as safe as they should or could be. We
believe that further progress along this line
can be expected and should be made. We do
know that many large fleets of passenger cars
operated by businesses that carefully select,
train, and supervise their drivers, have almost
perfect no-accident records — 200,000 miles per
'fender-scratch' accident."
QUESTION: Specifically, what do you think
should be done to make cars safer?
PYLE: "Among the engineering changes we
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15
hovo boon recommonding arc those: improved
brakes; standardized placement of mjfrumen^s
and controls; more effective equipment to do-
host and clean windshields and rear windows
under severe weather conditions; shoulder har-
nesses as standard equipment; loss structural
deformation in the passenger compartment in
case of collision; suspension systems that will
improve road-holding; improvements in steering
control; collapsible steering columns; sooting
improvements to reduce driver fatigue; longer
lasting exhaust systems to reduce the toxic
effects of faulty exhaust; vehicle lighting that
will communicate at all times the whereabouts
of the vehicle in the traffic stream, the intention
of the driver to change speed or direction, or
indicate whether the vehicle is stopped, moving
very slowly, or disabled. Most of these recom-
mendations stem from the Action Program for
Highway Safety, and they— like the entire
Action Program itself— demand continuing re-
view and updating. The Council also recom-
mends that standard-equipment fires be safe at
maximum loads and legal speeds. Thus, in case
the purchaser of a new cor does not specify
what tires he wants, he will, in a sense, be
fail-safe. We also believe that manufacturers
of replacement tires should enable dealers and
purchasers to know whether such Hres are equal
to the original equipment."
QUESTION: Would people wont to buy a car
that was totally safe? It might look unattrac-
tive.
PYLE: "Frankly, we don't know, and we don't
think anybody else knows. But we are certain
that today's highly capable automobile design-
ers can cope with the problem of packaging
safety attractively."
QUESTION: Then why doesn't the automotive
industry build safer cars?
PYLE: "We can'f speak for the automobile in-
dustry, of course, but it seems apparent thai
over the years they have not given safety a
high enough priority, particularly as compared
to styling. The current high level of interest in
vehicles and accidents, however, has hopefully
swayed the pendulum in the safety direction."
QUESTION: One answer often given to that
last question is that safer cars have less sales
appeal and that this gives an advantage to the
manufacturer of a less safe car, which he can
sell at a lower price than a safer one.
Wouldn't governmental requirements that made
all manufacturers put the same safety features
into cars remove this "unfair" competitive
advantage?
PYLE: "Perhaps so. But in any standards-
setting situation there is always the danger thai
a standard intended to put a floor under per-
formance may operate to put a ceiling on top
of performance. That is, industry might well
say to themselves, 'Well, if that's all we have
to do.' This could easily stifle future innova-
tion, and it's a certainty thai what might make
a car safer for today's conditions would not be
indefinitely adequate. At present, moreover,
the federal government already has the power
—by setting very high safety standards for the
many vehicles it purchases every year for its
own use—to spur the installation of these same
safety features in cars sold to the general
public. This approach is presently showing
results and, equally important, has the flexi-
bility to cope quickly with future problems and
changing needs. At the same time, government
—by always retaining the stand-by possibility
of regulatory legislation— can, in effect, keep
the manufacturers moving ahead. We believe
this combination of maximum use of present
authority and the possibility of future regula-
tion will achieve the results for which we are
all working."
QUESTION: Then what should the federal gov-
ernment do about the traffic problem?
PYLE: "There are a number of things that only
government can do, of course, such as financ-
ing the building of roads. In addition, we
recently spelled out to a Congressional com-
mittee a comprehensive list of activities for the
federal government that could reduce the no-
tion's traffic-accident fatalities by at least half.
While it would require too much space to go
into details about this here, the recommenda-
tions included adopting the principles in the
Action Program for Highway Safety as na-
tional policy; stimulating the auto industry to
provide more safety in motor vehicles (as de-
scribed in the preceding answer); establishing
accident-investigation teams; aid to the states
ThE
Ton Commnndments
for GOOD omuinc
in several specific areas; increased support for
research, and a continuing Congressional re-
view of the national policy on traffic safety.
We would be happy to provide full details on
these recommendations to anyone interested in
them."
QUESTION: What is the real solution to the
traffic problem?
PYLE: "Only a comprehensive plan of attack on
all aspects of the problem can give us the
highest possible level of traffic safety. We have
to strengthen all elements: cars, roads, and
drivers. Just such a plan of attack is found in
the Action Program for Highway Safety. The
eleven action areas covered by this Program,
as developed over the years by the country's
leading authorities on safety, are: laws and
ordinances; traffic accident records; education;
engineering; motor-vehicle administration; po-
lice traffic supervision; traffic courts; public
information; organized citizen support; re-
search, and health, medical care and trans-
portation of the injured. No single one of
these is all-important, but taken together they
comprise the only hope we have of materially
reducing the waste on our highways."
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4.
5.
B.
7.
8.
9.
ID.
The good driver keeps his car m
a safe condition for all weather
conditions.
He drives only when sober and
never when extremely tired or
emotionally upset.
He keeps his mind on his driv-
ing and continually develops
his driving skill.
He recognizes the hazards of
night driving and lowers his
speed.
He knows and obeys the traffic
laws, although he might not
agree with them.
He is considerate of other
drivers for he knows that he is
his brother's keeper.
He holds his temper, knowing
that self-control is vital to car-
control.
His core protects children and
pedestrians, for over them he
has the power of life and death.
He constantly remembers that
courtesy is the first law of self-
preservation.
He obeys the Golden Rule, driv-
ing with care, caution and
courtesy he would have others
use.
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THE CARPENTER
EDITORIALS
^Four Score and Five
As we turn the pages of another issue of The Car-
penter this month and consider that our Brother-
hood magazine — like our International Union — has
completed 85 years of service, we can't help but re-
flect on the significance of eight and a half decades
of month-to-month production of news and features
for the readers of such a periodical as this.
We are reminded of Abraham Lincoln's reflections
on the battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa., when he looked
back on the four score and seven years that had
passed since "our forefathers brought forth on this
continent a new nation." In those 87 years the na-
tion had enjoyed prosperity and suffered tragedy but
it had survived and it had gone on to greater achieve-
ments.
Since 1881 milUons of members of this Brother-
hood have endured hardship and enjoyed measures
of prosperity, as America went through hard times
and good.
The four score and five years of our union and of
our union magazine are an achievement in itself, but
we know just as Lincoln knew at Gettysburg that
this union will survive and prosper. We so dedicate
ourselves this month in Kansas City, Mo., and in
every city and hamlet where every member of the
United Brotherhood works at his trade.
"^airiines Strike
As this issue of The Carpenter went to press,
announcement had just been made of a settlement
between union and industry negotiators in the five-
week-old strike of the International Association of
Machinists against five major U. S. airlines. There
are high hopes that the membership of the union will
ratify the agreement.
An almost audible sigh of relief escaped from the
economy, prompted riot only by the pent-up pres-
sures on the transport facilities of the nation, but
also by fears that the nation's lawmakers would feel
constrained to pass legislation of lasting harm to the
process of free collective bargaining.
The extreme reluctance of both Congress and the
White House to accept the onus of perpetrating a
strike-breaking bill is a strong testimonial to the
political muscle power of American labor. The
worker may not always realize his own balloting
strength, but it is obvious that the nation's leaders do.
But it was a near thing. After juggling the hot
potato of "remedial legislation" between Capitol Hill
and the President's office since the rejection of the
preliminary settlement by the Machinists on July 31,
the law-making machinery had finally shifted into
high. The House Rules Committee had been sched-
uled to meet the afternoon of the settlement to ar-
range immediate admission of a restrictive measure
to floor debate.
Such a law would have been a tragedy. In the
words of President George Meany of the AFL-CIO,
is the public interest served by "a statute which, for
the sake of overcoming an inconvenience, would
force free men to work against their wills for private,
profit-making organizations? We say no. We say the
preservation of freedom outweighs the ehmination of
an inconvenience. . . . The freedom of American
workers to decide, collectively, the terms and con-
ditions under which they will work, or will not work
... is a basic freedom, for the alternative is involun-
tary servitude."
This painful crisis has served at least one good
purpose. It has pointed up the cruel dilemma of
sincere union negotiators, caught between the re-
sentment of their members against the unrestrained
profit-taking of industry and the executive pressures
exerted upon them to observe the government's 3.2
per cent wage hike guidelines.
At this time, the terms of the proposed settlement
have not been revealed but it has been implied that
they do exceed the administration's guidelines. To
quote Senator Jacob K. Javits of New York, "If this
settlement is an epitaph for the wage-price guidelines,
then the President has an obligation to tell us so, and
to recommend to us a workable substitute."
Everyone suffers when inflation takes the economic
bit in its teeth and the guidelines were designed to
check such a runaway. But no one segment of the
economy, labor, can be expected to bear all the re-
strictions while its counterpart, industry, enjoys un-
restrained and unparalleled profit-taking. Some bet-
ter answer must be found.
SEPTEMBER, 1966
17
f&wv^"'^ New Busch Memorial Stadium
Was a Union Carpentry Job
— 1—
Artist's renderins of the new
Busch Memorial Stadium, located
three blocks west of St. Louis' new
Gateway Arch at the edge of the
Mississippi River.
— 2—
There are 50,000 seats for base-
ball use and an additional 5,000
for football games at the new-
stadium. Made of polyethylene
plastic, the seats required a total
of more than 700,000 nuts and
bolts for setting them permanently
into position.
—3—
At the May 3Ist game between the
St. Louis Cardinals and the Hous-
ton Astros, the game at which St.
Louis building tradesmen and their
families were honored, August A.
Busch, Jr., owner of the Cardinals,
leaned over from his first-base box
to greet Joseph Clark (right), pres-
ident of the St. Louis Labor Coun-
cil, and Joseph Cousin (center),
executive secretary-treasurer of the
St. Louis Building Trades Council
— in the company of Stan "The
Man" Musial and "Miss Redbird
1966."
Carpentry work on the roller-type
barrel roof construction overhang-
ing the upper seating deck was
somewhat "different." The forms
for the scalloped reinforced-con-
crete roof called for 2x8-in. rafters
nailed to circular frames which
were afterwards covered with V4-
in. plywood.
— 5—
A close-up of the barrel roofs
framework.
18
THE CARPENTER
l^'jQanadian Report
Public Housing
Is '50 Years Behind'
A senior civil servant has put on
record the dim situation in Canada's
housing for the low income groups.
Speaking to a public affairs con-
ference, R. A. J. Phillips., Canada's
war-on-poverty director, said that too
many Canadians are "wretchedly
housed", yet at the present rate it
would take at least 50 years to provide
the 300,000 homes required to improve
the situation.
Appointed to his post within the last
year, Mr. Phillips has probably been
astounded by what he has found out
about living conditions among the
country's poorer families. In his
speech he made it clear he wasn't
thinking of homes with anything ap-
proaching luxuries. "I mean," he said,
"a house with a can that isn't 50 yards
out in the snow and I mean running
water."
The grim state of housing for low
income families has been condemned
again and again, but it remains a mat-
ter of amazement how little gets done
about it. The anti-poverty director
claimed that while last year $32 mil-
lion was spent by people in keeping
household pets, only $26 million was
spent on public housing by municipal
and provincial governments.
He named vested real estate inter-
ests and ignorance of the National
Housing Act which provides ample
funds for the construction of low cost
homes as the main obstacles to the pro-
vision of decent housing for all. (CPA)
Housing Pace Lags,
Mortgages Slack
While all the evidence points to a
substantial need for housing, both for
sale and for rent, among the middle
and low income groups, the pace of
housing construction has been lagging
this year. It is claimed that mortgage
money is finding its way into projects
that are more profitable for investors
than homebuilding.
In other words the money is not
necessarily going where it is most
needed.
But it is hard to believe that housing
is not profitable. Despite record addi-
tions to the number of dwellings and
apartments in major centres like Metro
Toronto, the number of vacancies is
unusually small. Prices are unusually
high.
It is hard to believe too that the
average home in this Metro area has
been selling around the $23,000 mark.
Apartment rents, even for small fami-
lies, are being boosted to the $150 a
month level and up.
If this keeps up, it will be cheaper to
live in New York. Still they say that
housing is not profitable enough, and
most money is going into industrial
and commercial construction.
Labor Day Outlook
For Union Members
The outlook as of Labor Day is for
continuing high employment levels for
at least the rest of the year and into
next.
The outbreak of strikes is not dim-
inishing. Most settlements this year
have been good. It is unlikely that the
trend will be reversed.
The Carpenters Union in British
Columbia, leading a drive for a seven
and a half hour day, has been making
good headway. As of August, 75 con-
struction firms in the province have
accepted the shorter work week plus
a 40 cents an hour pay boost. This
looks like the pattern which should
settle the issue.
The Plumbers' Union in Hamilton,
Canada's major steel city, recently got
an agreement for what looks like the
highest construction rate in Canada —
to reach $5.05 an hour. But this may
be matched by others as more and
more money is poured into the con-
struction boom.
After 1967. the situation may
change. A number of major projects
like EXPO "67. the Toronto-Dominion
Bank skyscraper, major pulp and paper
mills and mining projects are brought
to completion.
Another Tack
Toward Parity
lust a few years ago everyone was
worrying about unemployment. Some
parts of the country are still in only
fair shape, but it is significant that
the federal government is making a
survey of seven Ontario cities to de-
termine the extent of the province's
manpower shortage.
Industry has been clamouring for
skilled and semi-skilled help. At the
same time large advertisements by U.S.
industry have been appearing in Cana-
dian papers to lure away experienced
people to the land of higher pay.
A number of unions are out for
parity pay — to equalize Canadian
wages with those in the U.S. This is
not likely to happen in the near future
across the board, but it is inevitable in
some industries.
CLC Committee
On Structure
The April convention of the Canadi-
an Labour Congress directed the CLC
officers to review the structure of labor
organization in Canada. The last meet-
ing of the executive council of the
Congress named CLC Secretary-Treas-
urer Donald MacDonald as chairman
of a seven-man review commission.
The commission is to report back in
August. 1967. The executive council
will digest the report and prepare it in
final form for the 1968 biennial con-
vention.
More Pension Money
For Senior Citizens
The federal government is going to
pay supplementary benefits to old age
pensioners who don't qualify under
the new Canada Pension Plan which is
contributory.
The intention is to pay a guaranteed
minimum income of $105 a month to
old age security recipients who now
get $75 a month at age 69. They will
get this amount next year at age 68. in
1968 at age 67. in 1969 at age 66 and
in 1970 at age 65.
The new plan will include a "needs
test", and was introduced by the gov-
ernment as an alternative to the op-
position's demand for a flat payment of
$100 a month to all at age 65 . . .
without a "needs" or "means" test.
Approaching Century
Canada now enters its 100th year
of confederation, and 20 million
Canadians from Newfoundland to
Vancouver Island prepare for a cen-
tennial observance in 1967.
SEPTEMBER, 1966
19
Seven ton Pisces is lowered into Vancouver's mountain-
fringed Burrard Inlet for a night-time test dive.
Above: Toasting successful tests in the Burrard Inlet,
designer Mack Thompson (L). Brothers Don Sorte and
Al Trice "clink" paper cups. Below, Brother Sorte, in
the water, checks Pisces over before its plunge to 2500
feet in Jervis Inlet for a pressure test. The streamlined
glass fiber was not yet installed.
Two membi'is of the brotherhood
Help to hand-craft a two-man
Underwater vehicle which may be
The forerunner of a fleet
A Submarine
Of Ttieir Own
IN September, if all goes well, a new kind of underwater
vehicle will slip beneath the blue waters of Hawaii, to
tackle scientific fisheries research. The vehicle's job site
will be 2000 feet below the surface, where crushing
water pressures will be almost half a ton for each square
inch.
The vessel, called Pisces after the twin-fish sign of the
Zodiac, joins a small fleet of very specialized submersibles,
created to meet the growing need for more information
and more practical work at deep ocean depths. Unlike
all of the others, however, Pisces was created without the
resources of a giant corporation behind it. Three divers,
two of them members of the Brotherhood, are wholly re-
sponsible for a vessel which has left scientists from the
underwater industry breathless with awe.
Five years ago, Don Sorte and Al Trice, members of
Local 2404 of the Pile Drivers, Bridge, Dock and Wharf
Builders of Vancouver, were already professional hard-
hat and SCUBA divers. They saw the importance of deep-
diving craft to put working man at depths beyond the
practical limits of the full suited diver, and become inter-
ested in buying a special-purpose submarine. A mutual
friend introduced them to Mack Thompson, also a profes-
sional diver, who wanted to build one. They conferred,
and decided to give Mack full reign in designing the
vehicle. It was a bold decision, because Mack had no
formal engineering training, although he admits to read-
ing a lot and picking other people's brains.
When they were through they had an undersea work-
horse, which takes a back seat to none. The Pisces is a
pear-shaped 7-ton machine which is being outfitted this
month (August) with its three controllable arms that can
handle salvage, construction, cable laying and repair and
scientific research tasks. Under the streamlined glass fiber
shell there is a six-foot sphere for two at one end of an
open tubing framework, and a smaller steel ball at the
other end which acts as a counterbalance. Between the two
rests a two-ton battery, which helps control diving angle
by sliding back and forth on tracks.
To Sorte. Trice and Thompson, the first commercial as-
signment is, they feel sure, just the barest beginning. They
foresee operation of a fleet of similar submersibles, manned
by crews specially trained by them, in hopes of cashing in
on the big boom in "inner space."
20
THE CARPENTER
Finai Word
The sermon seemed to go on and
on, interminably. Finally, the minister
paused and asked: What more, my
friends, can I possibly say?
From the rear of the congrega-
tion came a voice: Amen!
PATRONIZE UNION-MADE GOODS
Wants A Boy
A young husband whose wife had
just given him a baby daughter was
disappointed and confided to a
friend: "I really was hoping for a boy.
I need help with the housework!"
BE UNION — BUY LABEL
Posing Question
Beach inspector: "Miss, two-piece
swim suits are not allowed on this
beach.
Curvey Cutle: "Very well, officer.
Which piece shall I take off?"
BE SURE TO VOTE!
Not Much Help
A nervous hunter, afraid of being
shot for a deer, climbed a tree. It
was in vain; he was shot for a bear.
UNITED WE STAND
Quick Pickups
First traveling salesman: "How In
the world do you meet expenses?"
Second T.S.: "Well, some I get
Introduced to . . . others I just hap-
pen to fall In with."
CONTEST RESPONSE
Tlie response to our "Name
the Little Carpenter Contest" has
been tremendous. Postcards be-
gan pouring in soon after the
July issue announcing the con-
test appeared. The contest closes
September 1 . All entries must be
postmarked by that date. The
name of the winner will appear
in the November issue.
Love of Learning
The proud father was bragging
that he had three sons in college:
one each in Georgia Tech, MIT and
Vassar. "But Vassar is a girl's school!"
replied his listener. "Is that so?" asked
the father. "No wonder that Bill
doesn't ever come home on vaca-
tion!"
So it Seems
Worried Wife: "You've just got to
cut down on the drinking, Sam. Five
doctors have told you It's bad for
you . . . and they ought to know."
hiappy-go-lucky FHubby: "Yeah, but
DO they know? You see a lot more
old drunks than old doctors!"
BE SURE TO VOTE!
Or Use A Straw
"My grandfather lived to be nearly
ninety and never used glasses."
"Well, lots of people prefer to
drink from a bottle."
This Month's Limerick
There was a young man of Quebec
Who had to welcome the Duchess of
Teck.
So he bought for a dollar
A very high collar
To save himself washing his neck.
Water Needed
Electricity had finally reached the
home of a backwoods family and a
washing machine salesman lost no
time trying to sell the housewife.
After examining the strange contrap-
tion carefully the woman asked,
"What's that there hole in the bot-
tom for?"
"That's to let the water run out,"
replied the salesman.
"I knew this thing was a fake,"
said the housewife, scornfully. "It
don't wash with electricity, you got
to use water."
BE SURE IT'S UNION
Medical Miracle
Judge: So you tried to drive by
the officer after he blew his whistle?
Defendant: Your honor, I'm deaf.
Judge: That may be true, but you'll
jget your hearing In the morning.
REGISTER AND VOTE
The Bald Truth
John: hHave any of your boyhood
hopes been realized?
Tom: Yes, one. When my mother
used to comb my hair, I would wish
I didn't have any.
BE UNION— BUY LABEL
No Joke
Gert: 1 understand the boss's steno
objects to practically any joke you
can tell her.
Myrt: Does she ever! That gal Is
so narrow-minded, she can look
through a keyhole with both eyes!
SEPTEMBER, 1966
21
000
. . . those iiicnihcis ot our Brotherhood who. in recent weeks. h;ive been named
or elected to public ofliccs, have won awards, or who have, in other ways, "stood
out from llie crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the followinu:
Tril^ute to O'Sullivan and Local 22
CIVIC TRIBUTE— uas paid to members of
Local 22. San Francisco, when 1250
persons gathered at a dinner in the
Fairmont Hotel on May 26.
The sellout crowd saluted years of
volunteer service by hundreds of car-
penters who labored on special projects
for thousands of hours on behalf of
dependent children.
Joseph M. O'Sullivan. business repre-
sentative, accepted a large gold medal-
lion on behalf of the volunteers from
Catholic Archbishop Joseph T. Mc-
Gucken. The dinner was conducted by
the Advisory Board of Mount St. Jo-
seph's Home for Girls, one of the in-
stitutions aided by the union.
Lawrence R. McDonnell. Awards
Chairman, lauded the men by saying:
"After completing a tiring work week,
these skilled craftsmen spent weekends
in charitable imitation of Joseph — Patron
of Workmen. Thanks to their efforts,
dreary sections of the Mount were trans-
formed into more homey quarters for
appreciative little girls. New partitions,
cabinets and vanity tables blossomed as
if by magic."
Local 22 members have built houses
for Hanna Center for Boys at Sonoma,
the Convent of the Good Shepherd in
San Francisco and facilities for the Boy
Scouts. Girl Scouts, Mentally Retarded
Children and the Catholic 'Vouth Or-
ganization.
Among the honored guests at the din-
ner was Richard E. Livingston, General
Secretary of the Brotherhood.
From left to right — Nicholas M. Kavanaugh, Mrs. Joseph O'Sullivan, General Sec-
retary Richard E. Livingston, Joseph O'Sullivan, Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken.
Dinner in the Gold Ballroom of Fairmont Hotel. San Francisco California. Thurs-
day, May 26, to honor members of Carpenters Local 22 being addressed by Joseph
O'Sullivan.
San Francisco Mayor John F. Shelley
presenting to Brother Joseph O'Sullivan,
the resolution and commendation by the
Board of Supervisors of San Francisco.
WESTERN ARTIST— Reuel Deckard, a
member of Local 944, San Bernardino,
Calif., and a resident of nearby Hes-
peria, stands beside an original oil paint-
ing, "Through Cajon Pass," which he
sold recently to a California buyer.
Deckard painted a mural at the Outpost
Cafe, a well-known restaurant on High-
way 66, and operates his own gallery
of Wtstern paintings, portraits, and
murals.
MUNICIPAL JUDGE of Milwaukee, Michi-
gan, is Louis V. Winiecke, member of
Carpenters Local 334 for more than 52
years. When the late, general president
of the United Brotherhood, Wm. J.
Hutcheson, was business agent of Local
334 at Saginaw in 1912, Louis Winiecke
was elected justice of the peace in nearby
CarroUton. Michigan. He has been active
in civic and labor affairs ever since.
Winiecke is proud of the fact that his
son as well as the husband of his grand-
daughter, Linda Lou Claus, are both
members of Local 334 today.
LADIES HONORED— Oshkosh, Wis., Aux-
iliary No. 448 recently received a na-
tional citation for its work in AFL-CIO
Union Label and Service Trades promo-
tion. A plaque was presented at a special
dinner at the local Trades and Labor
Hall. Mrs. Alfred Thorson is auxiliary
president.
Left to right are Major-General Don Strait, commander of McGuire AFB and guest
of lionor; Charles Papasian, Aldis Azolinz, Robert Kinney, Daniel Washington, all
Eagle Scouts; and Kurt Dubberke, Post Advisor and member of Local 620.
WE CONGRATULATE, conf'd.
SCOUTMASTER — // you think you've seen
a picture like this before, you're almost
right. One very similar appeared in our
April 1965. issue, and it, loo, honored
Carpenter-Scoutmaster Kurt Dubberke
and some Eagle Scouts. Kurt is a mem-
ber of Carpenter.^' Local 620 of Madi-
son, N. J. and is the advisor to Explorer
Post 159 of Gillette, N. J. At a recent
Court of Honor ceremony. Brother Dub-
berke had the pleasure of seeing four
more of his 14 scouts reach the Eagle
level in scouting.
At a ceremony last year, he presented
five members with the Eagle rank — the
highest rank attainable. It is a tribute
to Kurt Dubherke's determination and
selflessness that he gave of his own free
time in helping these boys achieve their
high rank.
CENTENARIAN — William C. Granlund,
above right, is the only surviving charter
member of Local Union 550 of Oakland,
Calif., which was founded in 1900. His
100th birthday, last January 16, was
marked by the presentation of a special
plaque of tribute from fellow members
of the local union. He is shown above
with Emil H. Ovenburg, a 62-ycar mem-
ber and former financial secretary of the
local union.
CIVIC PRIDE — This month, we wish to call
attention to the civic pride of Local 82
of Haverhill, Mass. The members re-
cently provided the labor to build a
12-by-16-foot tourist information build-
ing for the community of Newburyport
at their own cost and on their own time.
The project is to be operated jointly by
the City of Newburyport and the local
Chamber of Commerce. Local 82 re-
ceived letters of thanks from both city
and Chamber officials.
The president of the Chamber said.
"The Greater Newburyport Chamber of
Commerce is most grateful to you and
your members for the splendid gift you
made of your time and talent to build
our community tourist center building.
Certainly, your parent organization must
feel a deep sense of pride in the fine civic
understanding your local shows, and in
the unselfish manner they face up to the
situations dictated by that civic pride.
Our project could not have been so suc-
cessful without your hours of toil."
COORDINATOR — William Friedson. a
member of the Carpenter Apprentice
Committee of Cleveland, Ohio, was re-
cently named to the
newly - created posi-
tion of Apprentice
Coordinator under
the Manpower De-
V e I o p m e nt and
Training A ct. The
Carpenters' Joint Ap-
nrenticeship Commit-
tee of Cleveland ap-
pointed Brother
Friedson to the post,
which will he admin-
istered by the United
States Department of Labor.
Brother Friedson's job will be to in-
terest high school graduates in careers in
carpentry. The new Apprentice Coordi-
nator will visit schools in Cuyahoga.
Geauga. Lake, and Ashtabula counties to
discuss these opportunities with the stu-
dents and their guidance counselors.
For the fiscal year starting las' month.
Brother Fried.soti hopes to enlist 60 ap-
prentices.
Friedson
SMILE and tell
the man you want
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'WHEN THE
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THE CARPENTER
Let's Build Safe Scaffolds
Since Carpenters build more scaffolds than anybody, we surely have a
good share of the responsibility for building safe ones. Falls account for
a large number of deaths and injuries in the construction industry; and
scaffold failure causes many such accidents to our members and to mem-
bers of other crafts. The following handy reference on scaffold planks will
help you to be sure that the scaffolds you build are safe ones.
SCAFFOLD PLANKS
Safe Centet Loads
Douglas Fir (Rocky Mountain Region), Sitka Spruce. White Spruce, Red Pine
and Port Orford White Cedar. Extreme fiber stress of 1300 pounds per sq. in.
Span Nominal size of plank in inches
in
Feet 2x8 2x10 2x12 3x8 3x10 3x12
6 230 290 355 610 775 935
8 170 210 260 450 570 690
10 130 165 200 355 450 540
12 105 130 160 285 365 440
14 80 105 130 235 305 365
16 70 90 105 200 255 310
SPECIFICATIONS and NOTES
For other species of woods as listed below, safe center loads may be deter-
mined by multiplying tabular load above by constant indicated for each group:
Fiber stress
in pounds
Species per sq. in. Constant
1. Balsam Fir, Eastern White Pine,
Ponderosa Pine, Sugar Pine and
Western White Fir 1,050 .80
2. Redwood and Tamarack 1,400 1.07
3. White Ash, Red Oak, White Oak
and Baldcypress 1,500 1.15
4. Douglas Fir (Coast Region) and
Southern Yellow Pine 1,750 1.34
5. Dense Douglas Fir and Dense
Southern Yellow Pine 2,050 1.57
Above table applies to planks surfaced 4 sides, seasoned to moisture content
between 15 and 8 per cent, free from shakes, decay or other defects. Slope
of grain not steeper than 1 in. in 15. Knots in edge not larger than Vs of plank
thickness. Knots in center of wide face not larger than V4 of plank width, with
permissible size decreasing as they approach edge to Va of plank width at edge.
Sum of sizes of all knots in wide face in length equal to plank width not to
exceed Va of plank width. Average plank weight of 30 pounds per cu ft.
included. Based on data supplied by Forest Products Laboratory.
Testing
1.
3.
4.
Examine plank for large knots,
excessive grain slope, shakes, de-
cay or other disqualifying defects.
Determine allowable load from
table.
Place plank on supports about one
foot high, spaced the same as span
to be used.
Load plank (as near center as pos-
sible) with twice allowable load,
leaving load on plank for not more
than five minutes. Do not jump
on plank.
Discard plank if there are any
signs of weakness, or if obvious
deflection remains after load is re-
moved.
Mark accepted planks on top side
as tested. Use them with that side
upward.
Do not load plank in excess of
allowable load while in use.
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HOME STUDY COURSE
BLUEPRINT READING
UNIT IV
By now you should have received Plan "C" and a copy
of the specifications! Perhaps you have looked the drawings
over, but have you read the specifications? If not, now is
the f/me.' Read them as often as is necessary to thoroughly
understand them.
The questions in this Unit include information found not
only on the drawings but also in the specifications. For
example, "Who has to pay for the General Building Permit?"
If you say the General Contractor, you are right. This an-
swer is found in the specifications under SURVEYS, PER-
MITS, AND REGULATIONS, Section 12, Paragraph a. See
why it is important to read the specifications?
In this Unit we will ask simple questions, and the answers
will be comparatively easy to find. At the same time you
will become better acquainted with the drawings. As the
Units progress from month to month, the questions will
become more difficult.
QUESTIONS FOR UNIT IV
1 . From the Plot Plan, what are the dimensions of the
lot?
The lot is located at the intersection of what streets?
What distance is the building set back from the East
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side line?
What distance is the building set back from the North
front line?
How many trees have to be removed in order to build
the buildings?
Who is responsible for all grades and elevations?
WTiat is the depth of top soil to he replaced when the
building is completed?
Is there a fireplace in the basement?
How many stairways go to the basement?
How many basement window areaways are there?
How many fireplaces are on the first floor and where
are they located?
What covers the concrete areaways?
Who furnishes the accessories for the Powder Room
and what are they?
Where soundproof partitions are used, what is the
size of the top and bottom plate?
What type of insulation is used for the soundproof-
ing?
What material is used for the hearth in the Living
Room fireplace?
How many cars will the Garage hold?
The East wall of the Library is covered with what
kind of material?
The East wall of the Serving Pantry is covered with
what type of material?
Is there a Closet in the HaU?
How many complete baths are there on the second
floor?
What type of wall covering is used in the Guest Bath?
What is on the door of the West wall of the Dressing
Room?
24. Who supplies the Master Bath accessories and what
are they?
25. What type of roofing is used for the Porch Roof ofl'
the Library?
26. How many Guest Bedrooms are there?
27. What type of roof covering is used over the Bay Win-
dow for the Living Room?
What is the Pitch of the roof?
28. What is the size of the Clothes Chute?
29. What material is used for the thresholds to the Bath-
rooms?
30. What is the thickness and width of the thresholds?
31. How many lights of glass are in the Garage Door?
32. What type of material is used for the window sills on
the first floor?
33. What type of floor covering is used in the Kitchen?
34. What type of siding is used on the second floor?
35. What type of ceiling is shown in the Maid's Room?
36. What is the height from the finished basement floor
to the finished first floor?
37. What is the distance from finished first floor to the
finished second floor?
38. What is the ceiling height of the second floor?
39. How many flues are in the chimney at the roof line?
40. What material is used for the Shutters?
41. What is the size of the window at the stair landing?
42. The radiator recess on the stair landing is how high?
43. How many risers are there up to the landing of the
Main Stairs?
44. What supports the porch roofs?
45. How many pairs of shutters are shown on the South
Elevation?
46. How many pairs of shutters are shown on the West
Elevation?
47. From what type of material is the saddle made?
48. What gauge metal is required for all flashings?
49. What type of screen is behind the wood louver shown
on the South Elevation?
50. What is the pitch of the Garage Roof?
51. How thick is the footing under the basement wall?
52. How thick is the basement floor?
53. How thick is the basement wall?
54. What is the thickness of the areaway walls?
55. What is size and spacing of the joists on the second
floor as shown on the typical wall section?
56. What is the size and spacing of the second floor ceil-
ing joist, as shown on the typical wall section?
57. What is the size and spacing of the roof rafters, as
shown on the typical wall section?
58. What kind of insulation is shown for the second floor
ceiling?
59. What type of construction is used for the first floor?
60. The window stool for the double hung windows —
first floor — are made of what kind of material and
are how thick?
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ARE ON PAGE 46
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Wandering Carpenters
Continued from page 11
parture of a "Brother". Very often it
is put off to a Sunday in order to give
everybody a chance to participate.
The Brother is seen off to the town
boundaries or the railway station where
they sing a sentimental farewell song.
When a "Brother" takes leave of the
world, especially if he was killed in an
accident while being on his job, the
ceremony becomes more solemn. It is
true that this ceremony cannot be held
everywhere, but in smaller towns or in
societies large enough to be able to
meet the difficulties of organization it
is still done in the old way. The coffin
is preceded by several Brothers carry-
ing new axes. They are followed by a
group of journeymen in rolled-up
sleeves who carry the insignia of the
trade: angle iron, hammer and plane
on which lemons have been stuck.
Finally the rest of the journeymen fol-
low, all of them, down to the youngest
member, wearing a top hat. A flag of
the Brotherhood is carried ahead of
them.
At the grave everybody throws a
clod of earth on top of the coffin, ac-
companying the act with the following
words: "You travelled as a Stranger,
you died as a Stranger, as a Stranger
you will be buried in strange soil".
Lemons are then thrown in with
the coffin.
Your Conscience
Never try
Never work
Do nothing
You can shirk.
Go ahead
Be dull
Be dumb
You'll regret it
When you're done.
Nothing is
Nor nothing bought
Can replace
Intelligence taught
It's up to you
To choose the road
It's yours to make.
You'll carry the load.
So if you choose
To go astray
A nd shirk your work
More each day
It won't be me
Who'll pay in the end.
And I wouldn't remind you
But I'm your friend.
— Dunne LeNay
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By FRED GOETZ
Rcmlcrs nwy write to Fred Goetz at Box 508, Porllaiid, Oregon 97207.
Tn regard to recent inquiry about the
appearance of large wolves in Minnesota,
let it be known that there are wolves in
Minnesota and this fact is substantiated
by a letter and photo snapped by Earl
Jeffery of Diiluth. Says Jeffery:
"I'm enclosing a snapshot of my good
friend Graeme C. Wick of Duluth and
his son Tim with two wolves — weighing
120 and 135 poimds — that were taken by
them while participating in last year's
deer hunt. 90 miles northeast of Duluth
near Lutsen."
The wolf, referred to as the "shark of
the plains" by the famous orator Horace
Greeley, was once numerous throughout
Europe, Asia and North America, and
it is believed to have had a geographic
range greater than any land mammal.
Always regarded as a menace to domes-
tic livestock, as well as humans, a con-
stant warfare has been waged against the
wolf.
Historians tell us the wolf once pre-
vailed in every state of the union, every
province of Canada, down into the north-
ern section of Mexico. Today, in the
United States, it has, with minor excep-
tions, disappeared from states east of the
Mississippi.
Reynolds and friend with sturgeon.
depicts Earl Reynolds of Cheboygan,
Michigan, a member of the Carpenters'
Union (r) and his friend with a sturgeon
they have just speared from Block Lake
in Cheboygan County. This lunker tip-
ped the scales at 102 pounds. Brother
Reynolds says the best time for sturgeon
fishing at Block Lake is in January.
Hunters and wolves.
■ Cold Sturgeon
Has this hot weather got you down?
Maybe this photo will cool you off. It
■ Buffalo Run
According to W. R. Landreth, a mem-
ber and trustee of Local 978. Springfield,
the best time to fish famous Bull Lake
is after the highwater period, when the
lake is beginning to recede. A past trip
which included wife Helen and her
cousin Mrs. Madge Lowery, netted limits
of buffalo fish.
■ Strawberry Trout
Del Warren of Salt Lake City, Utah,
a member of Local 184. lauds the pis-
catorial merits of Strawberry Lake,
located about 80 miles east of his kitch-
en door. Largest trout for Brother War-
ren, to date, is a Strawberry rainbow
that tipped the scales at 6-lb., 2-oz. and
measured 23% inches from nose to tail.
Callish on the Colorado
■ Catfish Catch
John E. Tucker of Earp, California, a
member of Local 1913, now retired from
the workaday world, recalls a memorable
catfish junket to Squaw Dam on the
Colorado River, I'/i miles north of
Parker. He recorded the day with a
pic of the six largest which ranged from
4 to 5'/4 pounds. All were taken from
8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on chicken livers for
bait.
■ Stocking Program
Myles Woitesek of Evanston, Illinois,
a member of Local 1307, now 72 and
retired after seeing service as a Warden
in the Chicago District Council, com-
mends the Wisconsin Conservation De-
partment for their smallmouth bass pro-
gram. He caught nice stringers from
lakes in that state's Door County in July,
largest of which weighed over four
pounds.
■ Youngster Scores
Bill Hougland of Quail Valley, Cali-
fornia, a member of Local 235, says his
7-yr. old son, Maury, outranged the
grown-ups on a sortee to the saltchuck
out of Oce«n Side. Using a Penn #25
reel, equipped with 20-lb. test line, he
( ■,«||JPS,«
Maury Hoagland and catch.
28
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hooked, and landed, (with a little help)
a 19Vi-lb. sea bass. It took 20 minutes
to land the finster.
■ Bearing Up
We hear that Fred Seaford of Redding.
California had a close shave — and it
wasn't from a barber. From a hospital
bed, his head and arms swathed in band-
ages, he told of a life and death struggle
with a 400-lb. black bear while hunting
deer with members of his family in the
wilds of Shake Tree Canyon on the Pit
River. 45 miles east of Redding. The
bear pounced on him from a low depres-
sion on the trail.
In an instant he was lying flat on his
back with the bear on top of him. breath-
ing and snarling in his face. Savagely
it sunk its teeth into his arm. Luckily
he still had his .234 Savage in his hand
and managed to press off five shots which
lodged in the bear's neck and chest. The
bear, for an agonizing instant after the
last shot, was still aggressive, then sud-
denly collapsed in a heap — on top Sea-
ford. His brother-in-law managed to
pull him out from under, placed a tour-
niquet around the badly mauled arm and
drove him to the hospital in Redding.
Talking wistfully about it later, he
remarked: "Funny thing, I've never
hunted bear in my life. I can be thank-
ful though that the bear singled me out
and not one of the womenfolk." (His
wife and daughter were with him on the
trail.)
■ Bobwhite Lookout
Bobwhite quail roost in compact cir-
cles with their heads out and tails to-
ward the center. Alarmed, all members
of the covey can fly straight off without
colliding, says the National Geographic
Society's new book, "Water, Prey, and
Game Birds of North America."
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lOCAL UNION NEWS
Local 174 Service
Award Dinner
JOLIET. ILL. — A service award din-
ner was held recently by Joliet, 111. Local
174 and was declared a smashing success.
One hundred two members and their
wives were in attendance. The years of
service of this group of men total an
astounding 3.714 years.
The toastmaster was George Perinar.
president of Local 174. The invocation
was given by Rev. E. W. Frenk, pastor
of St. Peter's Lutheran Church. In his
invocation Rev. Frenk included the fact
that Joseph, the foster father of Christ,
was a carpenter. The Benediction was
delivered by Rt. Rev. Monsignor M. J.
Butala who is the pastor of St. Joseph's
Church which was named after the Car-
penters' Patron Saint. W. E. Corbin,
International Representative, was the
guest speaker of the evening. He said
he was proud to be a carpenter and that
after seeing the group of dedicated men
who had spent their lives building homes
for their families, factories to work in,
and schools to educate their children in,
he felt that they had laid a good founda-
tion for each of these buildings, and in
speaking of foundations, none were any
stronger or larger than the one they laid
in the labor movement when they found-
ed Local 174. He then congratulated
the ninety men who received their service
pins and said that he was indeed proud
to be associated with men of such high
caliber.
George Perinar, assisted by Ted Gi-
rard. Recording Secretary of the local,
then awarded the service pins. Those
not present to receive their awards were
West E. Wright who received his pin
while recuperating at Silver Cross Hos-
pital; James C. Wilson, retired and now
residing at the Carpenters' Home, Lake-
land, Florida; Paul Melano, Thomas
Hallund, Claude O. Girard, Hilding
Frojd, Howard R. Dixon, Carl Madsen,
Franklin Emiley, Frank Czajkoski, Sr.,
Henry Pisha. Don Shelton and Arden J.
Orbesen.
Mrs. Andy G. Burt received the award
on behalf of her ill husband. Noel
Grieger received an award for his father,
Arthur, who had passed away recently.
The honored members, their wives
and other guests then attended the per-
formance of "The Happy Time" at the
Picolo Playhouse starring Margaret Tru-
man. After the theater, everyone spent
a sociable evening which included danc-
ing and refreshments.
George A. Perinar, President of Local 174, presents Ernest Bourrie, oldest member
in years of service, his 62 year pin while W. E. Corbin, International Representative,
looks on.
i I ii^ ' '■" *
Eight of ten members of the local with SO years or more of service. Seated left to
right, Ernest Bourrie, 62 years; Leonard Engstrom, 56 years; Leroy Swackhamer,
58 years; Theodore Latz, 51 years. Standing: Powell A. White, 56 years; Avald
Sandberg, 58 years; Gander Berg, 58 years; Hans J. Orbesen, 51 years. Fifty year
men not able to attend were James C. Wilson, 52 years and Paul Melano, 52 years.
New Officers in Hudson Valley Council
KINGSTON, N.Y.— The Hudson Valley District Council of
Carpenters elected officers .lune 9 at its regular meeting. The
following were elected: president, Hyman Zamansky; president
emeritus, George E. Yerry, Jr.; Carlton Atkinson, first vice
president and assistant general agent; second vice president and
assistant agent, Bernard H. Murray; secretary-treasurer, Julius
Lamanec; warden, August Colao, Sr.; chairman. Board of
Finance, Aage Richardson; members of the Board of Finance,
Joseph Raymond; Julius Sherman; business agents, Joseph Feit-
zinger; Julius Lamanec, and Hilton Woodruff.
ZAMANSKY
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Local 200 Honors
104 Senior Members
COLUMBUS, O. — Local 200 of
Columbus recently honored 104 union
members for 25 or more years of serv-
ice. T. E. Waller, local financial secre-
tary, business agent, and master of cere-
monies, made the presentations. Dan
Cherry, 83, who has more than 60 years
of membership in Local 200, attended
the affair.
Speakers included William Konyha,
general representative of the Carpenters;
Ralph G. Hockman. secretary-treasurer
and business agent for the Columbus
Building and Construction Trades Coun-
cil; and Dale Stump, local member and
union attorney.
Those receiving pins included: Charles
Abbitt, 26 years of service; Luther Ad-
ams, 30; Paul Allard, 30; Norman Alt-
man, 25; Thomas Athey, 29; Robert D.
Axline, 29; Pearl Azbell, 25; Frank
Barrett, 26; Elmer Bayes, 28; Stanley
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T. E. (ED) WALLER (left), who has
served for 28 years as financial secretary
for Carpenters Local 200 and was re-
cently re-elected, chats with Dan Cherry,
83, who has been a union member more
than 63 years. Dan and Ed were attend-
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quet.
Harold Carmean. 28; Ralph Chalfant,
29; C. H. Cristensen, 26; Carl Chutes,
25; Forest Clark, 25; Charles Clarvance,
31; Van Earl Colgrove, 25; Carl Cooper,
26; John Costello, 26; Nathan Crane,
29; Willard Dietrick, 28; and Oliver
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Doss, 26; Robert Dunkle, 26; Lee Eick-
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Orville Fletcher, 29; Benny Friedman,
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25; John Gerardi, 25; Parker Goldrick,
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Hall, 25; Irve Hanison, 25; J. P. Helms,
25; John Herring, 25; Harold Hill, 25;
Anthony Horvath, 29; Frank Ingham,
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Richard Jester, 29; Wilbur Kasler, 25;
Robert J. Kelso, 27; Elmer Lambert, 26;
James W. Landis, 26; John H. Landis,
26; Dudley Leinbaugh, 30; Robert Luel-
len, 26; Robert McCreary, 25; William
McFadden, 25; Carleton Mayfield, 28;
R. V. Miller, 27; Tom Moore, 25.
Wilfred Murphy. 27; William Nairn,
26; John O'Keefe, 25; Richard Pabst,
25; Roy Parkinson, 26; Robert Patten,
25; Howard Pendleton, 28; Victor Pinto,
26; James W. Plummer, 29; Monroe
Riggs, 28; William A. Roberts. 29; C. C.
Rowan, 29; Monford Scheiderer, 25.
Claude Sheets, 27; Michael Sheskey
25; Lewis Shirley, 26; Leroy Six, 29:
Clarence H. Smith. 29; Oran Snyder. 25:
H. M. Spear, 27; Leonard Squeo, 28
Lee Stark, 29; E. B. Steiner, 29; Homer
Stewart, Jr., 25; Charles Stiers, 29.
Warren Sweany, 29; Joe Trombetti,
32; Ed Underwood. 29; Andrew Wallner,
30; Irvin Wears, 25; John Westenberger,
26; Monroe White. 26; Thomas D.
White, 28; James Winters, 25; Charles
W. Wolfe, 27; Russell Wolford, 30; Ed-
mund Heil, 28; Robert McCalla, 28;
Dewey Overmire, 29; Lloyd Robey, Sr.,
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Long, 25.
Former NY President
Dies at Age of 83
NEW YORK, N.Y.— Charles W. Han-
son, president emeritus of the District
Council of New York, died July 12 at the
age of 83.
Born May 26, 1883 in Guttenberg,
Sweden, Brother Hanson migrated to
the United States in 1902. He served as
business agent and president of Local
Union 257 in 1919, and he retired as
president of that local union in 1955.
He was president of the New York
City District Council from 1930 until
1958, and he was president of the state
council from 1936 until 1958. In 1953
he was named "Man of the Year" by
the Swedish Organizations and was
knighted the same year by the King of
Sweden.
As president emeritus of the state coun-
cil, he continued his wise counsel until
his death.
The New York District Council of
Carpenters in a recent resolution stated:
"His devotion, untiring and unselfish ef-
forts in behalf of the membership placed
him in the forefront as a labor leader of
unparalleled stature, his pioneering of
welfare and pension funds, his vigilance
of working conditions and wages have
earned him the respect and devotion of
every Carpenter in New York State as
well as New York City."
Ted Kenney Passes
After Long Illness
CHICAGO. ILL.— The Chicago Dis-
trict Council reports the sad news that its
President Ted Kenney passed away July
10 quite unexpectedly after a lingering
illness. His loss comes as a severe shock
to his associates who had fully expected
him to return to the office shortly. He will
be grievously missed and he leaves a
place in the council that will be most dif-
ficult to fill.
Joining the Brotherhood as a young-
ster in 1908, Kenney immediately entered
into the activities of the local union and
became an officer and a delegate to the
council. He was elected a business agent
of the Mill Division about 1920.
He was reelected annually, and in 1933
he was elected as business representative
of the council, representing the Mill Divi-
sion, though at all times representing the
entire organization and exerting all of
his time to the furtherance of the aims of
the union. In 1951 he was selected as
President of the District Council, a posi-
tion which he filled with his unfailing vim
and vigor.
Ted was personable; he was friendly,
and he gained a tremendous host of
friends who will miss his wise counsel
and guidance.
SEPTEMBER, 1966
31
A happy group of Toronto shop stewards who received their "B" certificates on coiistniction safety.
Carpenters in Ontario in Another First
TORONTO, ONT. — At the Carpenters
District Council of Toronto Shop Stew-
ards' Meeting on June 21, 1966, 24 shop
stewards were presented with "B" Safety
Course Certificates by Bill Tweedie,
safety instructor for the Construction
Safety Association of Ontario.
The courses were held over a period
of five evenings, and each session lasted
two and one-half hours, with two written
examinations included. The course began
with an introduction to accident control
and concluded in guided class discussions
on the most unsafe acts and conditions.
It is significant to note that for other
than some officers and agents of Local
Union 353 of the Electricians taking the
course, this is the first time such courses
have been coordinated between a union
within the Building Trades Council and
the Construction Safety Association.
This is a first for the City of Toronto
and probably a first for the province.
The response to the program has war-
ranted the laying on of another course
in the fall.
Millwright Graduates
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF.— Mill-
wright and Machinery Erectors Local
1113 of San Bernadino graduated three
apprentices in recent ceremonies. Most
of the 21 apprentices of Local 1113
attend eight hours of classes a week in
addition to their working hours. From
left are: Richard B. Trail, financial secre-
tary and business representative of Local
1113; William Ben Richardson; Boyce
K. Gordon; and D. Kent Horning, grad-
uating apprentices.
Left to right: Shop Stew-
ard ,Iohn Forsyth; Mr. Bill
Tweedie, safety instructor
for the Construction Safety
Association of Ontario, pre-
senting Certificate to Shop
Steward Matthew VVhelan.
Looking on is Edward
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Salinas initiates assembled, include: Evengcline M. Abeyta, Basilio R. Acosta, Eley B. Allen, Rosie E. Ancheta, Ethel J. Ashby,
Walter D. Ashby, Robert S. Augustain, Elsie Irene Avecilla, Catherine M. Behm, Ronnie P. Behm, Joseph Bombela III, Jan-
ice Lee Burnes, Joe Butelli, Edward Carmona, Javier D. Carrillo, Donald R. Chesser, Jesus G. Cisneros, Jimmie L. Coffey, Rose
M. Coffey, Archie H. Davis, Anice J. Deatherage. Roy C. Deatherage, Warren R. Doane, Jr., Eriinda M. Duran, Delcy B. Gar-
land, Margaret O. Gipson, Paul R. Golian, Bruno M. Gonzales, Elaine Green, Frances Gutierrez, Lucia M. Gutierrez, Bruce B.
Harris, James L. Hoskins, Weldon F. Jenkins, Marvin C. Johnson, William W. Lahr, Betty Lakey, Wiley M. Lambert, Arthur
Lopez, Charles Mackenzie, Richard J. Maravilla, Henry Martinez, Margaret R. Martinez, Mary E. Martinez, Enrique T. Mata,
Jose M. Mata, Mary D. Mata, Eva M. Maxwell, Harold S. Maxwell, William McAauley, Loren Elmer McCormick, Patricia L.
McKay, Isabel Meza. Ruth J. Milner, Mary C. Minchew, Armida C. Nucci, Jackie L. Olsen, Howard D. Prunier, Mary A. Romero,
Eunity Sanders, Ruben A. Santiago, Marilyn L. Shaw, Mary Lou Stockton, Sanford A. Stockton, Gladys E. Thomas, Cecilia Z. S.
Vaidez, Charles C. Valdez, Peter Vona, David V. Williams, Debera Lynn Wise.
Salinas Local Union
Initiates Large Group
SALINAS, Calif.— The evening of May 13, 1966,
Carpenters Local Union 925, Salinas, completed a proj-
ect started in mid-summer of 1965. At a special meeting
some 70 new members were initiated into the Brother-
hood, given the obligation by President Virgel Fransen.
This group of new members, all employes of a large
wire-bound crating firm located in Salinas, the "Martin
Brothers Timber & Container Corp."
Back in mid-1965, upon request of the employes,
Business Representatives Wayne Pierce and Derrel Ross
of Local 925 contacted the California State Council of
Carpenters office and secured the assistance of Field
Representative John Lawrence. The three brothers were
successful in securing bargaining cards on most of the
plant employes.
In due time a petition for election was filed with the
National Labor Relations Board, and an election was held
in September, 1965. It was won by a large majority by
Local 925. After some 16 bargaining sessions, an agree-
ment was ratified by the employes and signed with the
company in March 1966.
At this time the firm employed about 80 men and women,
It is a key operation in this vegetable and fruit growing
area of California. The crates produced are used widely
in the fields, packing sheds, and some special items are
made for crating industrial equipment and products.
The local was assisted during negotiations by General
Representative Clarence E. Briggs on direct assignment.
This success proves that it does make sense for a con-
struction local union to concern itself on behalf of
industrial or production workers in its jurisdiction who
work at some phase of our Brotherhood's work. Special
meetings will be held for this group of members and they
will also participate in the regular meetings of the local
union. About 80 members have been added to the roster
of the Brotherhood by Local 925, Salinas, Calif.
Front Row: Mrs. Ann Jeska, Ireasurer of Women's Aux.
373; Mrs. Carole Pierce, Pres. of Women's Aux. 373; Mrs. Ann
Deatherage, Shop Steward at Martin Box; Henry Martinez.
Shop Steward at Martin Box; and Wayne Pierce, Bus. Rep.
Local 925. Second Row: Virgel Fransen, Pres. Local 925; Her-
bert Nelson, Fin-Sec. Local 925; Hugh Young, Trustee Local
925; Derrel Ross, Asst. BR Local 925; Joe Guidotti, Vice Pres.
Local 925; Clarence Briggs, Gen. Rep. UB of C&J of A;
Frank Ruegg, Rec. Sec. Local 925; Roy Deatherage, Shop Stew-
ard at Martins; Russel Jeska, Treasurer Local 925.
Congratulations: Wayne Pierce, BR Local 925; Derrel Ross,
Asst. BR J^ocal 925; Virgel Fransen, Pres. Local 925; Clarence
Briggs, Gen. Rep. of UB of C&J of A; Roy Deatherage, Mar-
tin Box Shop Steward; Ann Deatherage, Martin Box Shop
Steward; Henry Martinez, Martin Box Shop Steward.
SEPTEMBER, 19 6 6
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Old Timers
Niglil
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Cutting the 65th Anniversary cake were Harry Petee, business representative of Local
735 and president of the local building trades council; Harold Garverick, president
of Local 735; William Konyha, International representative; and Milan Marsh, secre-
tary of the Ohio State Council of Carpenters.
MANSFIELD. O.— Sixty-five years of
service as a local union of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters is a good rec-
ord to be marked with appropriate cele-
bration, and Local Union 735 of Mans-
field did so early this year by cutting a
big cake and honoring its old timers.
Pins were presented to several with 25 or
more years of service, and old timers
were recognized by ovations.
Clyde Meyers receives an award. This brother has held continuous membership for
more than 30 years and has been an officer of the local union for almost this entire
period. At present he is treasurer of the local union.
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Members who received 25-year pins included, left to right, Ted Mitchell, Walter Ham-
mett, Paul Stone, Robert Grove, Vem Cole, Dale Lewis, Otto Long, and Joe Parella.
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New Carpenters Labor Center at Vallejo
VALLEJO, Calif. — Dedication ceremonies were held May 7 at the Carpenters Labor
Center — new headquarters building for Local Llnion 180 of Vallejo. Above is a view
of the front of the structure, seen from the southeast corner. Below, members and
guests celebrate the grand opening with food and drink in the building's big auditorium.
Thirteen Members Honored at Greencastle
GREENCASTLE, IND.— Thirteen members of Local 1217 were honored at a
presentation ceremony for 25-year pins at which 63 members and guests attended.
Brother Glenn Woodrum, as master of ceremonies, presented pins to, from left in
photo below (with years of membership in parentheses): Herbert Scobee (27), George
C. Herbert, (29), James Matthews (25), James McNeff (31), Gordon Bowen (30),
Gerald Ashworth (29), Walter Herbert (49), Ernie Muggs (36) and Frank Fritzinger
(29). Not present to receive their pins were Paul Hauser (29), Cecil Shuey (30), Donald
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Inly I a dinner was held at Hie Skyline Inn in llie
nation's- capital for the presentation of the first pension checks to Carpenters who arc
retired and arc eligible under the rules of the Washington Area Carpenters Pension
Fund. General Treasurer Peter Terzick, shown third from left above, served as
toastniaster. First General Vice President Finlay Allan, second from left, presented
checks. Above, he congratulates Charles Lawrence, Sr., 78, oldest man to receive
a pension. Also offering congratulations to the 44 members on hand to receive checks
was Second General Vice President William Sidell. left above.
Bob Sauer Honored
CINCINNATI, O.— Friends and fellow
members of the Brotherhood turned out
with enthusiasm, May 7 in Cincinnati,
for a "Bob Sauer Appreciation Dinner"
— honoring the general representative and
former senior business representative of
the Ohio Valley Carpenters District Coun-
cil. A member of Local 224 for many
years. Brother Sauer received a special
memento, right, from First General Vice
President Finlay Allan. Congressman
John Gilligan and other distinguished
guests joined in the tribute.
Testimonial Dinner for George Yerrv, Jr.
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KINGSTON, N.Y.— The Hudson Valley District Council of Carpenters held a
testimonial dinner recently for outgoing President George E. Verry, Jr., a prime mover
in labor matters in the Kingston area. The assemblage of friends, members, and visitors
congratulated Yerry on his appointment as Commissioner of the New York State
Workmen's Compensation Board. The group shown above was one of many which
gathered around the honoree (fifth from left) and Mrs. Yerry (to his right) to offer
best wishes. Shown here also are Charles Johnson, Jr., president of the New York
State Council; First General Vice President and Mrs. Finlay C. Allan; Second General
Vice President and Mrs. William Sidell; and Mrs. Johnson.
36
THE CARPENTER
Auxiliary Sews for Crippled Children
OKMULGEE, OKLA.— Ladies' Auxiliary 121 of Okmulgee
has a very commendable charitable event every year. For the
past four years, their Charity Project has been the furnishing
of material and making garments for the Crippled Children's
Hospital in Oklahoma City. They deliver a box of garments
every year, and also bring a box of toys at Christmas.
This year, they delivered 295 dresses, 73 diaper shirts, 18
pairs of pajamas. 1 1 crib quilts, 44 pairs of "scuffies," and
donated $10 for a ward party.
Auxiliary 121 organized in 1929 and has a membership of
28 ladies. All the members are active in the AFL-CIO Com-
mittee on Political Education, and four women have amassed
1,700 hours of volunteer work to COPE. They have also
assisted Carpenters' Local 1399 in renovating their Hall.
EAGER WORKERS in the Auxiliary Charity Project stand-
ing are, standing, left to right: Mrs. Harry Easom, Mary Jane
Hawkins, and Mrs. Maude Hawkins. Seated, left to right, are:
Shirley Meredith, Rose Hartshaw, Myrtle Evans, and Presi-
dent Betty Miller.
A Triple Play for Florida Local Union
Council VP Retires
POMPANO BEACH, FLA.— Local 3206 of Ponipano Beach recently held a three-in-one
celebration. First, it marked the tenth anniversary of the local's charter. Second,
the purchase of property hy the local last year now represents a cash investment of
$18,000. And, third, twelve 25-year service pins were presented.
Participants in the triple play were: Front row, left to right: S. Harrington and
D. MacDougal, 25-year members; J. Morrell, president of the district council; J.
Ashby, president of Local 3206; C. Strain, past president of Local 3206; A. Bus-
sanich, 25-year member; and H. Chakford, vice-president of Local 3206.
In the second row, from left, are: E. Grosser, A. Vinson, E. Stewart, J. Sopcisak,
O. Koehn, and D. Wood, all 25-year members. In the back row are: C. Platts, 25-
year member; C. Scott, head business representative; M. Viken, 25-year member; B.
Carlton, business representative; K. Moye, State Council president; R. Conroy, State
Representative; and W. Schulze, past president of Local 3206.
Help the Seabees!
Commander Blake W. Van Leer, Assistant Chief for Military Readiness of the
Navy Department's Bureau of Yards and Docks, urged support for the recruitment
program of the Construction Battalions — known more popularly as the "Seabees."
Commander Van Leer said qualified personnel can enlist in the Seabees as a petty
officer with the rating dependent upon their training or experience. The Seabees want
trained and qualified mechanics and journeymen to man the Seabees. Enlistment can
be 2, 3, or 4 years.
Ratings available for qualified personnel were given as follows:
• Petty officer 3rd class requires 32 months of training and/or experience.
• Petty officer 2nd class requires 48 months of training and/or experience.
• Petty officer 1st class requires 7 years of training and /or experience, including one
year as sub-foreman.
The Navy expects to step up its recruiting efforts and called on the building trades
to help.
.See your Navy recruiter for details.
NORWALK, O.— Paul H. Loper. left,
president of the Lake Erie District Coun-
cil, is shown presenting a past-vice presi-
dent pin to Robert Grubbs, who has been
forced to retire from all active participa-
tion in work or union affairs because of
health. Brother Grubbs served in almost
all of the offices of Local 705. Lorain,
Ohio, and was an outstanding leader
in the council.
SEPTEMBER, 1966
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i.i;. NO. 1.
BALTIMORE, MD.
Ciivcy. Joseph M.
Hopkins, Wcbsier L.
l.l'. NO. 7.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Aim. Emanuel
Anderson. Andy C.
Brask, Oscar
Brown. H. K.
Carlson, Theodore
Cronslrom, John
DeShnne, James
Eich. Adrian
Freeman. Ingve
Giinderson, S. J,
Haglimd, John
Hang. Tngvald
Kamensky, Andrew
Knutson. Theodore
Kulsrud, Alvin
Larson, Erick G,
Lindbcrg, Anton
Linzmeier, Charles
Manninen, Eino
Nelson. Ray S.
Nyen, Martin
Olson, Charles X.
Perry, Holly
Rueckert. Emil
Ruess, Harold
Seaberg, Oscar
Skillincs, Bert
Soltau, VV. W.
Unterleider, Adam
L.U. NO. 15,
HACKENSACK, N. J.
Johnson. Axel
L.r. NO. 40.
BOSTON, MASS.
Fadden, Charles P.
L.U. NO. 50.
KNOX\TLLE. TENN.
Baker, John Elmer
Boyd, James
L.LT. NO. 51,
BOSTON, MASS.
Turner, Lewis E.
L.U. NO. 55,
DENVER, COLO.
Sweeney, Michael
L.U. NO. 61,
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Messick, Hubert E.
L.U. NO. 62,
CfflCAGO, ILL.
Fishtom, Fred
Peterson, Gust A.
Peterson, Victor A.
L.U. NO. 79,
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
Gitlin, Benjamia
Greco, Antonio
L.U. NO. 109,
SHEFFIELD, ALA.
McMillan, GUy F.
Penney, H. C.
L.U. NO. 110,
ST. JOSEPH, MO.
Jorgen, Julius E.
L.U. NO. 122.
PIlILAnil.l'HIA, PA.
Dewccsc. Harry
Hafner, Charles
Myers, Harry
L.IT. NO. 144.
MACON, GA.
Harrison. R. R,
I.IT. NO. 169,
EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.
Brenton. John
Duncan, William
Hesse, Herman
Jones. Robert
Wiscombe, Anthony
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DALLAS. TEX.
Canfield, Norman
Price. R. C.
Stanfield, E. L.
L.U. NO. 215.
LAFAYETTE. IND.
Holderfield, Fred J.
Jones, Robert A,
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PORTLAND, ORE.
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Geiger. Ben
Hope, William L.
Imthurn, Adam
Mason, Howard
Mattson, Gunnar
Overbey, Frank
Tyler, W. D.
Van Bishler, A. E.
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RIVERSIDE, CALIF.
Adair. Jesse M.
Braun, Herbert C.
Fuller, Luther James
Hagan, Daniel V.
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RadcliflFe, Travis R.
Rich, Harold W.
Smith, Charlie P.
Stewart, Everett T.
Wade. Lenard H.
Welch. George W.
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NEW YORK, N.Y.
Buchan, George
Busse, Hans
Cohen. Carl
Nelson, Eskil A.
West, Clarence A.
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STOCKTON. CALIF.
Bobkins, Walter
Horst, Sam
Seal, M. O.
Thompson, S. N.
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WATERTOWN, N. Y.
Ames, George
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HARRISBURG, PA.
Johnson, Ernest D.
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KALAMAZOO. MICH.
Beatty. Wesley
Lockwood, Ray
Sherman, Lou
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NEWBURGH, N. Y.
Fracalossi, Remo A.
Terpening, Clarence, Sr,
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MADISON, Wise.
Alsheimer, Matthew
Chapman, Bert
Gerling, Henry
Gyte, Henry
Hamilton, John J.
Imhoff, Harry U.
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NIAGARA FALLS, N.
Brown, Edward
Fischer, George
Walck, Gothald
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NORFOLK, VA.
McCrickard, R. S.
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WAUKESHA, Wise.
Hayek, George
Magedanz, Edward
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MEMPHIS, TENN.
Brown, C. J.
Buchanan, Joseph T.
Carter. Grady U.
Crook. Joe
Dunn, Jessie L.
Earnest, T. D.
Jones, Othor L.
Linton, Leslie
Locke. William O.
Moore, Henry G, O.
Newman, R. F.
Payne, J. C,
Reynolds, L. E.
Sheppard. B, J.
Smith, Ellis Lee
Swanner, E, O.
Thompson, C. F.
Tillman. D. M,
Vansickle, J, C.
Wallace. Thomas D.
Watts, William E.
Weems, Charles B.
Willis, Edward L.
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NEW YORK, N. Y.
Beck, Henrey
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BUFFALO, N. Y.
Koerbel, Benjamin
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PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Pounding, George F.
L.U. NO. 366,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Forestieri, Carl
L.U. NO. 368,
ALLENTOWN, PA.
Hardwick, J. Arthur
L.U. NO. 383,
BA'iONNE. N. J.
Hyman, Lolms
L.U. NO. 422,
NEW BRIDGHTON, PA.
Mcintosh, N. R.
L.U. NO. 470,
TACOMA, WASH.
Armstrong, Pat
Craig, Paul B.
Kleve, S. G.
Madsen, Charles
Paulsen, P. C,
Riveness, Ole
Sorenson, Martin
L.U. NO. 490,
PASSAIC, N. J.
Eisen, Gus
Y. Smith, David
L.U. NO. 499,
LEAVENWORTH KANS.
Burke, Edward E.
Chmilding Marvin J.
Jaster, Berthold
L.U. NO. 512,
ANN ARBOR, MICH.
Chantelois, Joseph E.
Cummings, Christopher,
Sr.
Miner, Larry E.
L.U. NO. 514,
WILKES-BARRE, PA.
Eitel, Herbert
L.U. NO. 551,
CARML ILL.
Churchwell, James Roe
L.U. NO. 574,
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y.
Woodruff, Caleb E.
L.U. NO. 579,
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD.
Chard, William, Sr.
Janes, Nelson
L.U. NO. 603,
ITHACA, N. Y.
Harris, Nathaniel
Kerns, Robert
Steenbergh, John
L.U. NO. 608,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Jefferies, John
McCann, James
O'Reilly, Patrick
L.U. NO. 610,
PORT ARTHUR, TEX.
Clark, O. L.
Duckworth, R. E.
Spell, Claude
L.U. NO. 674,
MT. CLEMENS, MICH.
Otte. Russell
Schefke, Julius
Stier, Emil
L.U. NO. 703,
LOCKLAND, OHIO
Green, James
Riddell, Charles
L.U. NO. 727,
HIAI.EAH, FLA.
Shipman, Dorpha O.
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LIBERTY, N. Y.
Mickcison, Fred M., Sr.
L.U. NO. 742,
DECATUR, ILL.
Forsythe, Ralph
Hollenbeck, A. E.
L.U. NO. 764,
SHREVEPORT, LA.
Yarbrough, John S.
L.U. NO. 787,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Ellefson, Peter
Halst, Charles
Johnsen, John K.
Johnsen, Sven A.
Pensock, Stanley
Robberstad, Trygue
L.LI. NO. 808,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Schwehm, Herman
L.U. NO. 854
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Coverdale, William A.
L.U. NO. 925,
SALINAS, CALIF.
Strader, Wilbur D.
L.U. NO. 950,
LYNBROOK, N. Y.
Forbes, George
Wigell, Herman
L.U. NO. 982,
DETROIT, MICH.
Busch, Walter
L.U. NO. 1035,
TAUNTON, MASS.
Beauvais, Roland O.
L.U. NO. 1065,
SALEM, ORE.
Eby, Perl
Hewitt,' Walter
Johnson, Earle
Johnson, Vestal
L.U. NO. 1089,
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Cunningham, Richard
Rudd, G. H.
Shullenbarger, Maurice S,
L.U. NO. 1162,
COLLEGE POINT, N. Y.
Saarts, Martin
Schack, Edward
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BILLINGS, MONT.
Boegler, E. W.
Karterud, John
Wilson, Eugene W.
L.U. NO. 1257,
WAYNESBURG, PA.
Jordon, Charles C.
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L.U. NO. 1292,
HUNTINGTON, N. Y.
Cantwell, John G.
Filiback, William
Messemer, Anthony T.
L.U. NO. 1341,
OWENSBORO, KY.
Mercer, Walter R.
Nicholson, Norris
Powers, Thomas L.
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CHICAGO, ILL.
Timon, Harry
L.U. NO. 1394,
FORT LAUDERDALE,
FLA.
MacDonald, Hugh A.
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NORTH HEMPSTEAD,
N. Y.
Susenburger, John
L.U. NO. 1400,
SANTA MONICA,
CALIF.
Campbell, Frank
Crum, R. F.
Davenport, W. W.
Eastwood, Virgil E.
Enlow, Joseph J.
Gibson, A. H.
Hunkel, Helmut August
Ideta, Giichi
Layman, Harold Clyde
Ulriksen, Andreas
Webb, Wilmot E.
L.U. NO. 1407,
SAN PEDRO, CALIF.
Swanner, Buford
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX,
Collins, J. H.
Wagner, Roy E.
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ELYRIA, OHIO
Heidrich, William
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DETROIT, MICH.
Comstock, Merle L.
Gabriel, Gilbert
Malin, John
Wunderlich, Donald
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VERO BEACH, FLA.
Haggblom, Frank
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LA PORTE, IND.
Holmes, Oved E.
Schroeder, Carl
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EAST LOS ANGELES,
CALIF.
Coffield, Zimiri
Tekip, Ray J.
Vreeken, Cornelius, Jr.
Ward, Everett
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EL MONTE, CALIF.
Boyd, Frederick G.
Engles, Charles W.
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DETROIT, MICH.
Winman, Hyman
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GULFPORT, MISS.
Ezelle, L. E.
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LUDINGTON, MICH.
Hamilton, William M.
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REDDING, CALIF.
Baugh, Floyd A.
Daut, Harry
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ASHLAND, Wise.
Hanson, Peter O.
Jack, Theodore T.
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JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS
Thompson, Arthur
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HICKSVILLE, N. Y.
Delany, Miles
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SANTA ANA, CALIF.
Bush, Lowe G.
Jones, Billy J.
Keith, Garnett E. W.
Lowry, Roy W.
Mortenson, C. E.
Switzenberg, Robert
Taylor, William A.
Werner, August
Woods, Harry A.
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FORT WORTH, TEX.
Sutton, W. T.
Thomas, John M.
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DOWNERS GROVE, ILL.
Pelerkovich, Frank
Prokasi, Fred
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LAFAYETTE, LA.
Fuselier, Wilbur
Mouisset, Rufus, Sr.
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COLUMBIA, MO.
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Elkin, Ralph W.
Sapp, Alva M.
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HARTFORD, CONN.
Ruther, George
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SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
Steckman. Roy
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MARTINEZ, CALIF.
Cary, Robert
Edwards. George
Graham, Leonard
Hayward, Donald
Lucido, Neno
Ristow, Ed
Rorstrand, Albert
Turner, Henry
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MEDFORD, ORE.
Langston, Ralph B.
Robison, George H.
L.U. NO. 2073,
MILWAUKEE, WISC.
Lunde, Halvor
Olroyd, Bill
L.U. NO. 2079,
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Long, Eugene W.
Salter, Leon
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CATSKILL, N. Y.
Provan, William H.
L.U. NO. 2164,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
McCoy, LeRoy
L.U. NO. 2288,
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Mobley, Arthur D.
Nelson, John
L.U. NO. 2417,
OSAWATOMIE, KANS.
Hoffman, C. C.
RETIRED CARPENTERS!
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Following a year of successful market-
ing tests. Weyerhaeuser Company is now
offering nationally one of the most dur-
able e.xterior panelings ever made avail-
able to builders.
By blending the best qualities of ply-
wood and aluminum, the new product in
a single application provides finished e.x-
terior. structural sheathing and reflective
insulation.
Called Weyerhaeuser prefinished sid-
ing/Panel 15. it has a core of exterior
plywood with aluminum bonded to both
sides.
The regular panel has a textured 10 mil
aluminum sheet for the exterior surface,
with baked enamel finish and a two mil
reflective insulating foil on the back.
Special panels are prefinished on both
surfaces for use as balcony panels, divid-
ers and other applications where both
sides are exposed.
Panel 15 is used principally for ex-
terior wall surfaces and outside decora-
tive panels in apartments, homes, institu-
tions, commercial and industrial buildings.
The confidence Weyerhaeuser has in its
new product is demonstrated by a 15-year
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It comes in a variety of colors, with a
pebbled surface texture on one or both
sides. Panels are available in sizes up to
4 X 10 feet, and are 5/16-inch thick.
Panel 15 can be ordered with match-
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Based on the success of its 1965 pilot
test marketing, Weyerhaeuser Company
is now making the new siding panel avail-
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inventoried at Weyerhaeuser distribution
centers in 13 major marketing areas.
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A product once identified only as a
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layouts is now turning up as a decorative
panel in dens and children's rooms, with
several added advantages.
Made of lifoam, a high-impact plastic
material, the panels will keep warm air
in a room and cold air out of a room.
They are extremely light and durable,
and once in place on a wall, a section
can be used as a bulletin or dart target
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Each lifoam panel has a flocked finish
and is light green. Life-Like Products,
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According to Life-Like, the lifoam
panels can be painted easily, with brush
or spray and then placed on a wall with
either glue or small nails. Virtually no
weight is added to the wall. They can be
cut with an ordinary house saw or knife.
Each panel is 2' x 4' and is available in
hobby, hardware and department stores.
MINIATURE LEVEL
Here at last — an accurate bubble level
small enough to carry in your watch-
pocket! Can be used in cramped spaces
where the standard level will not fit. The
powerful magnet in its case holds it to
any metal object and frees both of your
hands for the job. Will adhere firmly to
operating machinery such as electric
power tools. Ideal addition to the kit of
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New product information folders for
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FLUSHBOLT JIG CUTTER
AprQ 5, 196S
M. L. GAMES
n-USHBOLT JIG CUTTER
FllBd April 20, 1965
Marsh L. Games of Los Angeles, Calif.,
recently received a U. S. patent for his
new invention, which he calls a flushbolt
jig cutter. It consists of a jig and tem-
plate combination, including a boring
guide, which insures a straight, accurate
hole for the flushbolt. It also has a tem-
plate guide to rout out for the face plate.
It is designed to make the door hanger's
work easier, save errors in drilling off
center, and provide a guide for routing
the face plate.
With large doors, it is usually difficult
to drill the bolt hole accurately for the
standard 12-, 18-, or 24-inch flushbolts.
Such an operation takes the experienced
door hanger from 45 minutes to one
hour with no assurance of an undamaged
door. The entire operation with this new
invention will take about 5 minutes and
the inventor declares, "the operation saves
40 minutes or more. It is completely
accurate."
DOOR CATALOG
All si.\ styles in Kennatrack's new line
of steel bifolding doors are presented in a
recently distributed, attractive, fully-illus-
trated brochure. Decorator accessories in
full-color photographs emphasize the de-
sign possibilities of each style — louver,
flush, louver/panel, flush with molding,
louver with molding and louver/panel
with molding. Hardware and door specif-
ications, an ordering selection chart and
installation instruction are included. Steel
K-Doors are easy to install and easy to
maintain. The heavy-gauge steel won't
warp or splinter and can be wiped clean.
The doors come ready for hanging, fac-
tory assembled in two and four-door
units, with all hardware (except knobs)
pre-mounted. Steel K-Doors are pre-
finished in a rust-proof baked enamel
called Cameo Beige that may be painted
to match or complement your decor, if
you wish, with no further surface prepara-
tion. A polished brass, beveled-edge pull,
one to a pair of doors, is included. Steel
K-Doors are available in two heights for
standard door openings or floor-to-ceiling
openings in a variety of panel widths. To
obtain a copy of the Steel K-Door bro-
chure, write Kennatrack Division, Ekco
Building Products Co., 125 Bedford Ave.,
S.W., Canton, Ohio 44701.
CONVEYOR BELT STRETCHER
T. O. Macomber. a member of Mill-
wrights' Local 2252 of Grand Rapids,
Mich., has invented a unique and use-
ful device for use with conveyor belts.
It consists of a frame of square metal
1, (). Macomber and stretcher.
tubing across which there is attached a
ratchet similar to that of an automobile
jack. At the corners of this frame are
adjustable presser "feet" which grab the
belt from above and knurled rolls which
seize the belt from below. As the stretcher
stands astraddle the belt, the jack-ratchet
is tightened and the two ends of the belt
are drawn together.
The Macomber Belt Stretcher can be
used to draw together and repair a sev-
ered belt (an operation which used to take
3 men several hours and now takes 1 man
40 minutes) or to separate or adjust one.
Its simple design and construction make
it easy to operate and Macomber has al-
ready received letters from several com-
panies complimenting him on his in-
genuity.
Several companies have also ordered
Macomber's device and report that it is
invaluable in saving time and money.
The stretcher was based on an idea Ma-
comber had in 1958 and developed into
a working model this year. Macomber
now owns a thriving business which pro-
duces his invention — Macomber Belt
Stretcher, 3622 Francis Ave., S. E., Grand
Rapids, Mich. 49508.
California Brother Collects Rare and Colorful Weapons
9t, _
SI.
caliber
Hilaire examines two 1840 48-
dueiing pistols from his collection.
MORRO BAY, CALIF. — Raymond
St. Hilaire of Local Union 1632 of San
Luis Obispo, Calif., collects unusual
weapons for a hobby. Not only is his
collection different, but so is his method
of collecting. All of St. Hilaire's pieces
were either given to him or traded to
him for oil paintings he does in his spare
time.
St. Hilaire has been collecting weapons
from all over the world for more than
20 years and now has more than 60
pieces, almost all of which are in operat-
ing condition. Not confined, like most
collectors, to rifles and pistols, he also
displays swords, powder horns and shells
from many of his weapons.
Brother St. Hilaire points to at least
five weapons which have taken human
lives, and he has many others which
actually saw service as far back as the
Civil War. Some of his rifles came
across the plains with the pioneers, and
one of the shotguns was used by a mail
carrier.
He has acquired some of his unique
pistols from such varied sources as a
highway patrolman, a Canadian Mounted
Policeman, and a judge. One of the
pistols he received was sent to him
loaded with ammunition! One of the
smaller pistols was originally a gift from
a San Francisco madam to her boss. He
also has a rare matchlock and several
multi-barreled pistols.
Among his most unusual pieces are
a powder horn from the Hearst Castle at
San Simeon, a specially-made English
cane-gun, and a pair of swords taken
from an Italian castle in 1944. Another
unique feature of Brother St. Hilaire's
collection is that he not only displays
these weapons, but he occasionally uses
them on hunting trips to Montana.
.SEPTEMBER, 19 6 6
41
Service to the
Brotherhood
(1) FRi:i:i'ORT. HI..— local 719 held a
rccoKiiilinn hiinquet recently ul which these
meinliers «ere presented with 25-.veur pins.
The.> are. from left to right: Karl .Stehhins,
Bruce Solida.v, lero.v I'attintt, Orvin Bon-
jour, leroj Klecklcr, Matthew Pevonka. B.v-
ron Rceser, and \V. E. Corbin, general
representative. Not present to receive his
pin was Karl Nelson.
(2) .\UGUSTA, GA.— .\t a recent ceremony
in the newly-completed Carpenters' Hall, sev-
eral members of Local 283 were awarded
25-vcar service pins. Sitting, from left to
right: VV. B. Hodges. G. VV. .lordan. VV. I..
Stevens, Ralph L. Waters. Sr., Broadus M.
Lewis, and Levy T. Daniels, Jr. Standing
from left to right: G. L. Matthews. .1. B.
Kcndrick, .lames W. Heath. T. L. Goff. D.
D. Walker. Roy A. HaHing, A. VV. Rauten-
berg. B. H. Hoover, Sr., and Herman Waters.
.\lso shown is the impressive new Carpen-
ters' Hall.
(3) BROOKLYN, N. Y.— These members of
Local 787 were presented with 50- and 25-
year pins at a recent banquet. In the first
row arc the 50-year members, from left to
right: Frank Chichaczewski, Abraham Kivo-
witz, Anton Hovi, Sulo Ranta, Joseph John-
sen, and Axel Anderson. In the second row
are the 25-year members: Henri Petersen,
Ed Tilton, Emanuel Erickson, Ola Jensen,
Paul Paulsen, Nick Simeone, Fred Giordano,
and Clarence Hansen. In the third row are:
conductor John Nilsen, business agent Bert
Kvavik, trustee Henning Peterson, warden
John S. Anderson, financial secretary-treas-
urer Halvor E, Jensen, trustee Leif Hansen,
New York City District Council vice presi-
dent William Mahoney, president Algodt
Hielson, vice president Edward Andreason,
recording secretary Ole Flack, and trustee
Olaf A. Olsen.
(4) BUZZARDS BAY, MASS.— Twenty-six
members of Local 1331 were presented with
25-year pins at a ceremony in Carpenters'
Hall. First row, left to right; Vincent Skin-
ner, Kusti Ojala, Harry Hudson, Karl
Stranius, Jack Talamini, Frank Teixeira,
Fred Paquetle, and Howard Ferguson, presi-
dent of Local 1331. Second row: Carlton
Moody. Reginald Irving. George Wilson.
William Blackney, Joseph Lombard, and
Michael Verrissimo. Third row: Warren Har-
rington. Otto Anderson, George Anderson,
Arego Grass!, Sr., George Quirk, business
representative Harry E. Drake, and Ray
Leafer.
Not present for the ceremony were Wil-
bert Brown. Carl Carlson, .lames Gloria,
Wesley Goodwin, Olaf West, and deceased
member Manual Joia. A later presentation
of a 25-year pin was made to Harry E.
Brittain.
(5) MIDLAND, MICHIGAN— At a recent
dinner program, Raymond Zook, left, of
Flint, Alichigan, international representative
42
THE CARPENTER
^^^'^"'TARPENTERS
of the Carpenters' Union Kocal 1654, pre-
sented pins for 25 years of membership to,
from left. Otto Thayer, Arthur Lincoln,
Chancey Yager, Alfred Pascal, John Bur-
goyne, Henry Barfos, and Pearl Hubbard.
(6) CINCINNATI, OHIO — Seventy-one
members were presented 2S-year pins at a
special occasion of Local 854 of Cincinnati.
First row, left to right: Wm. R. Sevier, Gil-
bert Tewksbury, Ernst McMillan, president
Harry L. Bryant, Russell White, George
Bauer. Steve Burroughs, warden Albert
Gerard, trustee Harry Collins, and trustee
Otto F. Ryberg. Second row: Trustee Robert
.?. Flick, Wm. E. Oberlander, Chester Wat-
son. N. G. Heinert, Herbert Schuman, Ralph
O. Wilson, and Ivan P. Bixler. Third row:
James Riggs, Carl F. Bennett, George Perk-
inson, conductor Oral Sellers, recording sec-
retary and 53-year member Henry L. Keune,
Vincent Plogman, John W. Eaton, Carl Hup-
rich, Dille Riggs, Stanley Davis, and Gene
Boudot. Fourth row: Vernon Hill, Carl D.
Everman, Raymond Perkinson, Henry Gau-
thier, Jr.. Ralph Lucking. Clifford Dolle-
mayer, Herman Royer, Oda Derrick, and
Leo Glover.
(6A) President Harry L. Bryant and busi-
ness representative Russell White, masters of
cerenionj, are shown presenting each other
with their 25-year pins. Those not present to
receive their pins were: Joseph S. Evans,
James Scarborough, Wm. Einspanier, Glest-
ner Tanner, Wm. B. Delin, Gordon H.
Bailey, Alva Crosbie, Clifford Coates, Walter
Feucht. Martin Saunders, Wm. A. Clover-
dale (now deceased), Robert Powell, Escor
Shelton, Virgil Bailey, Ennett L. Johns, Seth
Olson. Arthur Frensdorf, Frank Sheetz, Rob-
ert Wagner, Arthur Mueller, Hubert Moer-
mond, John Jeffries, Edward Will, Clifford
Madgett, Howard Mathes, Orville Meyer,
Floyd Gordon. Lewis W. Howland. Charles
Davis, Robert Block, Francis Prickett,
George H. Tinimer, Elmer Rogers, and
Howard Medert.
(7) LACONIA, N. H.— Members of Local
1247 recently honored six 25-year members
and presented them with service pins. Left
lo right are: Corliss Fitch, warden; James
Chaisson, vice president and trustee; Ken-
neth Hill, treasurer and 25-year member, re-
ceiving pin and first pension check; Leon
Wbitfen, president, business representative,
and trustee; David Cote, conductor and
trustee, and Thomas Murphy, recording sec-
retary. Brothers unable to attend to accept
pins were Edward Atkinson, Ralph Eastman,
Arthur Fleury, Phillip Holland, and Guy
Sleeper.
(8) MARTINEZ, CALIF.— These members
of Local 2046 were recently presented with
25-year pins at a ceremony on Everett Allred
Night. They are, from left to right: Pat
Hogan. international representative (now de-
ceased); Basil Hunt; John Knight; Merlyn
Faris: Eugene Dary; Eugene Peterson; R. C.
Croft; and Leon Frizzell. Second row: Clar-
ence Briggs. international representatives Otto
Manien: Raymond Coday; Lloyd Miller;
Everett Scoggins; G. A. Riggs; S. A. Ross;
Herman Snipes and William Hamer. Third
row: Arnold Stinemelz, president of Local
2046; Fred Dyer-Bennett; Robin Hornbeck;
Jack Metez; J. E. Genau: George Machado;
Charles Mitchell; Herbert Phillips; McDowell
Pond; and Russell Potts.
Continued on page 44
SEPTEMBER, 1966
43
Service to the
Brotherhood
Continued from page 43
(9) ASHEVILLE. N. C— Local Union 384
incmhers received awards recently. Pictured
left to rislit. front row: VV. F. BaBWcll, G.
J. Boone. L. G. Buckner, C. E. Crandall,
H. G. Cross, C. H. Jones. Wm. Kitclicn, L.
E. l.anford, O. M. Porter. Second row: Roj
Masters, Roy Pliipps. R. T. Pressley, M. T.
Presslej, Archie Rice. Howard Sams, R. F.
Smith, T. E. Wright. Those members re-
ceiving a 25-ycar pin but not present for
the picture were: C. M. Bradley. O. B.
Pittilo. O. F. I.ytle. A. G. Seczer. R. E.
Swayer, H. C. Blankenship, L. D. Varner,
J. O. Brodgen, G. F. Phillips. William M.
Black, F. B. McQuire. and H. B. McKenzie.
C. G. Worley, 63-year member, acted as
master of ceremonies. Also honored was
Mr. Ellis Wright, with over 50 years mem-
bership in the local.
(10) JACKSON, MISS.— Members of Local
Union 1471, Jackson, shown in the group
picture received 25-year pins at the 34th
Anniversary Celebration on April 5, 1966.
T. L. Carlton, International Representative
made the presentations. Front row left to
right: W. A. Harrison, O. D. Dear, L. .1,
Murphy, T. L. Carlton, International Rep-
resentative, M. E. Ferguson, A. S. Porter,
T. E. Wynne. Second row, left to right: W.
F. Collins. H. B. Cowart, H. F. Henley, S. J.
Boone, D. Q. Tovvnsend, Ralph Gatlin, Rob-
ert Bush, Earl Davidson, B. R. L'pton, In-
ternational Representative, L. M. Truitt.
Third row, left to right: H. W. Cosby, G. B.
Ferrell, A. L. Blocker, W. H. Wood, J. D.
Gardner, Frank McCain. Fourth row, left
to right: Donald Hughes, M. H. McKay, W.
R. Oglesby, P. H. Buckley, W. VV. Henley.
(11) MARSEILLES, ILL.— At the 64th
anniversary celebration of Local 1037,
Marseilles, March 1, 25-year pins were
given to several members. In photo,
standing, left to right, are: Glenn Caputo,
trustee: Floyd Wood, trustee; Frank Mat-
tioda, past president; Walter Williams,
Local 661, presenting pins; Lawrence
Fiedler, trustee; Clarence Gettler, con-
ductor; Sidney Thorsen, president; Ker-
dith Haynes, financial secretary; and Don
Morrow, receiving pin. Seated and also
receiving pins were Ralph Dunham, John
Price, and John Dunham. Gordon W.
Shelton, B.A., could not attend, as he
was in the hospital.
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(12) LANCASTER, PA.— On April 30
Local 59 held a banquet to honor its
members over 10 years in the local union.
General Rep. Ray Ginnetti presented pins
to members with more than 50 years of
service. These included, from left in the
picture, Charles A. Timanus, J. Lloyd
Neill, Perry L. Ginevan, and Charles E.
Richman. Each of these old timers also
received cuif link and tie sets as memen-
toes of the occasion.
(13) GULFPORT, Miss.— At a spe-
cial meeting of Local 1518, 42 members
were presented with the silver 25-year
membership pins. Joseph Windom, presi-
dent of the Gulfport local, made the
presentations, giving credit to the 25-year
members for their giiidance and counsel.
Seated, from left, are: F. D. Scott, B. L.
Walker, R. L. Wilkinson, C. A. Dubuis-
son, S. L. Ellerman, Sr., H. O. Hulsey,
M. E. Pell, Malcolm Gibson. J. W.
Rouse, and M. D. Bond. Second row:
J. E. Peterman, Frank Bates, J. O. Hus-
band, C. W. Wilson, B. A. Strickland,
L. A. King, L. S. Randall, R. M. Bradley,
J. W. Allen, D. H. Cuevas, Curtis Gip-
son, and J. P. Johnson. Last row: R. T.
James (not eligible for pin), Louis Du-
buisson, C. Earl Gamer, Fred Lumpkin
(not eligible for pin), J. K. Perkins, T. W.
Sumrall, D. H. Purvis, C. S. Pope, R. S.
Miller, and Hansel Bradley. All but
those not eligible received their 25-year
pins.
(14) COSTA MESA, Calif.— Members of
Local 1453 who recently received their
25-year service pins. Seated, left to right:
Kurt Oertel, Elmer Dutton, Earl Ander-
son and Clyde Smith. Standing: Harry
Harkleroad and Jess Green, president of
the local. Those eligible for pins but
not present were Alex Anderson, Alonzo
Frazier, Marvin Gray, Ingeval Hage-
land, Edward Herring, Jr., Clifford
Lewis, Phillip Lilly, Paul Nybakken,
Charles Rambo, E. L. Roberts and
Charles E. Smith.
(15) BRAINERD, Minn.— Local 951 re-
cently held a 25-year pin presentation for
members deserving this honor. Shown,
left to right: Everett Evenson, Charles
Bedore, Gen. Rep. Otto High, Arthur
Nelson, Carl Swanson, and George Jen-
sen. Not present were Roy Hansel and
Ernest Lee.
(16) PEORIA, Illinois — A. L. (Ade)
Thompson (far right), president of Local
183 and 40-year veteran, presents mem-
bership pins to the following (left to
right): Elmer Hewitt, 25 years; Roland
Moore, 30 years, Harold Plunimer, 30
years; John Burr, 35 years; John Iben,
50 years; and James Swinehart, 50 years.
SEPTEMBER, 19 6 6
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HOME STUDY COURSE
■ViisHcrs lo QiitvsCions for I'liit IV,
PiiKC 26
1. East side 91'-10-".i". North front
183'-8ii". West side 9I'-I0", South
rear l8.V-8'i".
2. S. \V. corner of Iiilhrop Vvcnin.- and
Division Street.
3. The East line is 50'-0" from Ihe
property h'ne. (Plot Plan. Sheet #1).
4. A \>'-6" set back is indicated. (Plot
Plan. Sheet i 1).
5. (4) You will find thai the trees on the
Plot Plan are indicated by a small
circle with a number written beside
them. The number indicates the di-
ameter of the tree trunk.
6. General contractor (Specifications.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS, Lines and
Levels).
7. 6" (Specifications. EXCAVATION
AND GRADING. Rough Grading).
8. Yes (Basement Floor Plan. Sheet
#1).
9. 2 (Basement Floor Plan, Sheet #1).
10. 9 (Basement Floor Plan. Sheet #1).
11. 2. Living Room and Library (First
Floor Plan. Sheet #2).
12. Iron Gratings (First Floor Plan.
Sheet #2: Specifications. STRUCTU-
RAL AND MISCELLANEOUS met-
al. Gratings).
13. General contractor. Mirror (24" x
30"), soap holder, tumbler holder,
paper holder, and towel bar (24").
(Specifications, CARPENTRY AND
MILL WORK, Accessories).
14. 2" X 6" (Soundproof Partition Detail,
Sheet #2).
15. 2" Blanket insulation (Soundproof
Partition Detail. Sheet #2; Specifica-
tions. CARPENTRY AND MILL
WORK. Insulation, paragraph 1).
16. Marble (First Floor Plan. Sheet #2;
Fireplace Details. Sheet #6).
17. 2 (First Floor Plan, Sheet #2).
18. Wood veneer panels (Library Eleva-
tions, Sheet #2: Specification. CAR-
PENTRY AND MILL WORK, In-
terior Finish, Paragraph 4),
19. Plaster (Serving Pantry Elevations,
Sheet #2; Room Finish Schedule,
Sheet #4).
20. Yes (First Floor Plan, Sheet #2).
21. 3. they are Bath #1. Guest Bath, and
Bath off Maid's Bedroom (Second
Floor Plan. Sheet #3).
22. Vitrolite (Guest Bath Elevations,
Sheet #3; Room Finish Schedule,
Sheet #4).
23. Mirror (Dressing Room Elevations,
Sheet #3).
24. Glass and Glazing Contractor,
Medicine Cabinets — (24" x 30")
Lights (pair) — (lumilite)
Light (one)
At W.C. — recessed paper holder
At Lav. recessed tumbler holder
At Lav. — recessed soap holder
At tubs and showers — recessed
soap and grab
Each bath-hook
Where shown-Chromium towel
bars-bar length indicated
(Specification, GLASS AND GLAZ-
ING, Accessories).
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2.*;.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
Membrane roofing (Section Thru
Porch at Librarv. Sheet #3; Specif-
ications. ROOFlNCi AND SHEET
METAL. Roofing).
(Second Floor Plan, Sheet #3),
Wood shingle, 'j Pitch (Section Thru
Bav. Sheet #3: Specifications, CAR-
PENTRY AND MILL WORK,
Shingles).
I'-O" x I'-O" (Second Floor Plan.
Sheet #3).
Marble (Specifications, CERAMIC
TILE AND MARBLE. Thresholds).
2'4" X 2" (Specifications. CERAMIC
TILE AND MARBLE. Thresholds).
6 (East Elevation. Sheet #4)
Limestone (Shown on all Elevations,
Sheets #4 and 5).
Rubber tile (Room Finish Schedule,
Sheet #4).
Wood (Elevations, Sheet #4: Speci-
fications, CARPENTRY AND MILL
WORK. Siding)
Plaster (Room Finish Schedule, Sheet
#4).
9'-0" (Both sections thru stairs. Sheet
#4: Typical Wall Section, Sheet
#6).
9'-9'/2" (Both sections thru stairs;
Sheet#4; Both elevations of the main
stairs, Sheet #5; Typical Wall Sec-
tion, Sheet #6).
8'-0" (Section thru Back Basement
Stairs and Maids Stairs, Sheet #4;
Typical Wall Section, Sheet #6).
4 (North Elevation, Sheet #4: Roof
Plan, Sheet #3).
Wood (North Elevation, Sheet #4;
Specifications, CARPENTRY AND
MILL WORK, Exterior Trim, para-
graph 3).
3'-8%" x 6'-ll%" (South Elevation
of Main Stairs, Sheet #5).
42. r-8" (South Elevation of Main Stairs,
Sheet #5).
43. 14 (.South Elevation of Main Stairs,
Sheet #5).
44. C. 1. Columns (South Elevation,
Sheet #5; Specifications, STRUC-
TURAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
METAL, Cast Iron Porch Supports).
4.'i. 2.
46. I.
47. Metal (West Elevation, Sheet #5).
48. 24 (Specifications, ROOFING AND
SHEET METAL, Scope, paragraph
3).
49. 16 mesh copper-bronze insect wire
(Specifications, CARPENTRY AND
MILL WORK, Exterior Trim, para-
graph 3).
50. '/4 (South Elevation, Sheet #5: North
Elevation, Sheet #4; Section Thru
Garage Door. Sheet #3).
51. r-0" (Typical Wall Section, Sheet
#6).
52. 5" (Typical Wall Section. Sheet #6;
Section C-C, Sheet #1).
53. r-01/2" (Typical Wall Section, Sheet
#6; Basement and Foundation Plan,
Sheet #1).
54. 8" (Typical Wall Section, Sheet #6;
Section C-C, Basement and Founda-
tion Plan, Sheet #1).
55. 2" X 12" — 16" on center.
56. 2" X 8" — 16" on center.
57. 2" X 8" — 16" on center.
58. Rockwool insulation (Typical Wall
Section, Sheet #6).
59. Metal pan floor construction (Typical
Wall Section, Sheet #6).
-60. Select Birch — I'/s" thick (Section
Thru Double Hung Windows First
Floor, Sheet #6: Specifications, CAR-
PENTRY AND MILL WORK, Mate-
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NAME
ADDRESS
CITY. ZONE.
—LAKELAND NEWS"
James Rut of Local Union 1786, Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home June 6, 1966.
John M. Hurtt of Local Union 993, Miami, Fla., arrived at the Home June 6, 1966.
Samuel Burke of Local Union 1856, Philadelphia, Pa,, arrived at the Home June 8,
1966.
Edwin Johnson of Local Union 1665, Alexandria, Va., arrived at the Home
June 9, 1966.
Waino Joki of Local Union 8, Philadelphia, Pa., arrived at the Home June 15,
1966.
Adolph L. Peschke of Local Union 47, St. Louis, Mo., arrived at the Home
June 16, 1966.
John B. Baur of Local Union 1489, Burlington, N. J., arrived at the Home
June 27, 1966.
Richard Patureau of Local Union 753, Beaumont, Texas, passed away June 9,
1966 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Karel Habanec of Local Union 1786, Chicago, III., passed away June 12, 1966
and burial was at Berwyn, III.
Helge N. Magnuson of Local Union 58, Chicago, III., passed away June 17, 1966
and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
C. J. Ryan of Local Union 7, Minneapolis, Minn., passed away June 20, 1966 and
was buried in the Home cemetery. Mr. Ryan was a resident of the Home since
July 20, 1942. (The Home has one other resident who has been here since July 7,
1942— Charles McNeill.)
Louis Otten of Local Union 5, St. Louis, Mo., passed away June 22, 1966 and was
buried in St. Louis.
Raymond F. Schreiber, Sr.. of Local Union 8, Philadelphia, Pa., arrived at the
Home July 12, 1966.
WilUam S. Alligood of Local Union 993, Miami, Fla., arrived at the Home July
21, 1966.
Inghard Martin Knudsen of Local Union 80, Chicago, III., arrived at the Home
July 21, 1966.
Cecil E. Parker of Local Union 1296, San Diego. Calif., arrived at the Home
July 25, 1966.
George Page of Local Union 242, Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home July 27. 1966.
Henry J. Fuhr of Local Union 181, Chicago, III., passed away July 9, 1966 and
was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Carl Lindquist of Local Union 1, Chicago, III., passed away July 16, 1966 and
was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Fred Heidenreich of Local Union 2, Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away July 31, 1966
and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Members who visited tlie Home during June, 1966
Chester Pearson, L.U. 113, Chesterton, Ind. "
Ralph Harris, L.U. 329, Oklahoma City, Okla.
John Brown, L.U. 2094, Chicago, III.
Bert Gustafson, L.U. 68, Chicago, III.
G. G. Chaddick, L.U. 953, Lake Charies, La.
Frank Quick, L.U. 1155, Columbus, Ind.
T. E. Grigsby, L.U. 1320, Somerset, Pa.
John Berglund, L.U. 787, St. Petersburg, Fla.
F. Olund, L.U. 13, Chicago, III.
H. E. Setzer, L.U. 384, Asheville, N C.
Willie Cossett, L.U. 134, Montreal, Quebec
Jim Chambers, Jr., L.U. 50, Knoxville, Tenn.
Don Henke, L.U. 433, Belleville, III.
Art Beal, L.U. 183, Lake Worth, Fla.
N. H. Spillman, L.U. 71, Ft. Smith, Ark.
Hyman Harris, L.U. 1613, North Bergen, N J.
E. A. Pedersen, L.U. 1456. Jackson, N. J.
Edward Niemi, L.U. 819, Lake Worth, Fla.
J. F. Heaton, L.U. 198, Dallas, Texas
Floyd Fisher, L.U. 133, Terre Haute, Ind.
Leanord Storm, L.U. 1615, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Lalimer Permy, L.U. 39, Cleveland, Ohio
Roy Begemann, L.U. 3202, Jonesburg, Mo.
Ralph Apato, L.U. 62, Chicago, III.
John Jackson, L.U. 200, Columbus, Ohio
Albert Wilhams, L.U. 993, Miami, Fla.
C. R. McClelland, L.U. 1685, Eau Gallie, Fla.
Earl Benson, L.U. 58, Clearwater, Fla.
Charles Moore, L.U. 758, Indianapolis, Ind.
Joseph Ceszek, L.U. 1128, Chicago, III.
Eric Hallstrom, L.U. 58, Chicago, III.
Lars Wickstrom, L.U. 1128, Western Springs, III.
Leonard Walak, L.U. 599, Hammond, Ind.
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Members who visited the Home diirliiu July 1966
UoluTt Tjiirson. I,.r. 2ri7. N. Y., now living in M ilwMiikci', Wise.
KiMiik .Tdiu's. L.r. 14-1. M.ii'dii. <;:i.
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\V. A. KiMiilricl;. I,.T'. S. Ciiiic Cor»\. Flu.
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Goor^r V'olsiini. L.l'. 12(10. liidici, Cali£.
Slanli'.v Carl-soii. L.V. IHI. Yorl;. I'a.
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Waller (Oswald, L.l'. 2217, Lakeland. Fla.
l)oidtli.v Si-aez.vnski. L.XT. 55. Cleveland. Ohio
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OCTOBER, 1966
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THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
101 Constitutirn Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT
M. A. HUTCHESON
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
FiNLAV C. Allan
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
second general vice president
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL SECRETARY
R. E. Livingston
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
general treasurer
Peter Terzick
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
DISTRia BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Charles Johnson, Jr.
Ill E. 22nd St., New York 10, N. Y.
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
2 Prospect Place, Springfield, New Jersey
Third District, Cecil Shuey
Route 3, Monticello, Indiana
Fourth District, Henry W. Chandler
1684 Stanton Rd., S. W., Atlanta, Ga.
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
18 Norbert Place, St. Paul 16, Minn.
Sixth District, James O. Mack
5740 Lydia, Kansas City 10, Mo.
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
1126 American Bank Bldg.,
621 S. W. Morrison St., Portland 5, Ore.
Eighth District, Patrick Hogan
8564 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.
Ninth District, Andrew V. Cooper
133 Chaplin Crescent, Toronto 7, Ont.
Tenth District, George Bengough
2528 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver 12, B. C.
M. A. Hutcheson, Chairman
R. E. Livingston, Secretary
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VOLUME LXXXVI No. 10 OCTOBER, 1966
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
CONVENTION REPORT
Blueprint for Action A Summary Report 2
Keynote Address General President M. A. Hutcheson 9
Address AFL-CIO President George Meany 1 1
Address CLC President Claude Jodoin 12
Address Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz 13
Address AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer William Schnitzler 16
Best Wishes to General Treasurer Terzick 17
Apprenticeship Report First Gen'l. Vice Pres. Finlay C. Allan 18
Address Congressman Richard Boiling 20
Address Congressman William J. Randall 21
Address Under Secretary of Labor John Henning 23
Convention Committees 24
Address Boilermakers' President Russell Berg 28
Elections Are Spirited 30
Especially for the Ladies 32
85th Anniversary Convention Highlights in Color 33
Address Metal Trades President B. A. Grltta 49
Address . Building & Const. Trades Sec.-Treas. Frank Bonadio 50
Behind the Scenes at the 30th General Convention 51
Address Union Label Sec.-Treas. Joseph Lewis 52
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 8
Editorials 29
Plane Gossip 53
Canadian Report 54
Pin Presentations 56
Home Study Course, Blueprint Reading, Unit V 61
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 62
Local Union Nev/s 64
In Memoriam 75
Lakeland News 79
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 80
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With the banners of the United
States and Canada beside him, Gen-
eral President M. A. Hutcheson de-
Uvers the keynote address, opening
the 30th General Convention of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America at Kansas
City, Missouri, September 19.
The hall was filled with more
than 2.000 delegates and hundreds
of guests sat listening in the balcony
as the General President described
the 85-year history of the Brother-
hood and outlined the problems and
the challenges facing the union in
the years ahead.
Flood lights beamed down on the
big audience, as movie and televi-
sion cameramen recorded the open-
ing events of the convention. It was
truly "one of the largest and cer-
tainly one of the finest conventions"
in the Brotherhood's proud history.
It was the first assembly of a
General Convention since the
Brotherhood met in 1962 in Wash-
ington, D. C. It would be 1970
before delegates gathered again in
regular convention. For five days
delegates and General Officers de-
liberated on the many issues facing
union craftsmen, and they pro-
duced a "blueprint for action,"
which we describe on the pages
which follow.
BLUEPRINT FOR ACTION
30th General Convention at Kansas City
lays plans for aggressive organizing and
training program for the Final Sixties
XhE final years of the 1960"s hold fewer
uncertainties for the nearly 800,000 members of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join-
ers of America.
In ifive intensive days of deliberation at Kansas
City, Missouri, September 19-23, a record number
of 2,188 delegates from all over the United States
and Canada laid out a blueprint for action for the
four years between now and their next convention.
■ They endorsed a strong and aggressive or-
ganizing program, calling upon local unions to
move into industrial and residential areas wher-
ever the craft is weak, and they voted for additional
funds to bolster such work.
■ They made certain that retired, senior
members of the Brotherhood are given a help-
ing hand in this period of rising costs by voting for
an increase of $15 per month in pensions, raising
the pension to $30 through a 6Q<t increase in
Home and Pension contributions.
■ They left no doubt for U.S. Congressmen
and Senators that they will be back in Washington
next year working for repeal of Section 1 4b of the
Taft-Hartley Law and for elimination of situs
picketing restrictions.
■ They reaffirmed their determination to pro-
tect their craft jurisdiction before the National
Joint Board and in day-to-day job assignments
in the building and construction industry.
■ To assure an adequately-trained work force
of skilled carpenters, millmen, and millwrights in
the years ahead, they took action to make the
Brotherhood's apprenticeship training program a
truly continent-wide operation, endorsing plans
for an International Apprenticeship Contest in
1968.
The convention in Kansas City commemorated
the 85th birthday of the Brotherhood. It was the
largest and one of the finest conventions ever held.
Delegates represented 1,086 local unions and 48
states and provinces, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico. In addition, there were 37 fraternal
delegates present for this first conclave of the
Brotherhood since the 1962 Convention in Wash-
ington, D. C.
The convention convened on Monday morning,
September 19, with Temporary Chairman Henry
Brown of the Kansas City District council calling
the session to order.
The pageantry of the occasion was evident in
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opening ceremonies, as a color
guard brought the flags of the United
States and Canada to the platform
and the filled auditorium resounded
to the singing of "The Star Spangled
Banner" and "O, Canada."
On hand to extend the greetings
of the convention city were Mayor
Ilus Davis and Henry Abrams, pres-
ident of the Kansas City Chamber
of Commerce. Both extended warm
greetings and assured delegates that
Kansas City was "a good union
city."
Temporary Chairman Brown
pointed out that one of the original
local unions chartered at the time
the International Union came into
being in 1881 was in Kansas City.
At that time Kansas City carpenters
were working a 10-hour day at 25 (i
an hour! Today the Kansas City
District Council has approximately
10,500 members, and wages and
working conditions are on a par with
those of union carpenters across the
continent.
A standing ovation greeted the
appearance of General President M.
A. Hutcheson as he came forward
to receive the gavel and take over as
presiding officer of the convention.
President Hutcheson's keynote ad-
dress (See Page 9 for a detailed re-
port.) set the tempo for the busy
week ahead.
General Secretary Richard E.
Livingston presented to the Kansas
City District Council the original
art work simulating the convention
badge worn by the delegates.
The convention was host to sev-
eral distinguished guests on opening
day. Leading off the list was Secre-
tary of Labor Willard Wirtz, who
spoke in the opening session. Secre-
tary Wirtz was optimistic about the
nation's economy, in spite of current
setbacks. He urged delegates to con-
tinue their fight against the so-called
"right-to-work" laws and he praised
the Brotherhood's work in appren-
ticeship training.
Other guest speakers on opening
day were Canadian Labour Con-
gress President Claude Jodoin and
AFL-CIO President George Meany
(in a filmed address).
President Hutcheson noted the ab-
sence from the convention of Gen-
eral Treasurer Peter Terzick, due to
illness and recent surgery, and ex-
tended Brother Terzick's regards
and fraternal greetings to the dele-
gates.
The General President then
listed the various committees which
would report to the convention. Five
had assembled earlier to undertake
their heavy work load. These com-
mittees included Home and Pension,
Appeals and Grievances, Constitu-
tion, Finance, and Resolutions.
Other committees were announced
at the convention and met at various
times during the week to consider
matters presented to them for study.
These included: General President's
Report, General Secretary's Report,
General Treasurer's Report, Gen-
eral Executive Board Report,
Trustee Report, Apprenticeship,
Election, Health and Welfare, Po-
litical Education, Union Label, Mes-
sengers and Wardens.
A strong plea for- training pro-
grams for apprentices and journey-
men was made by First General Vice
President Finlay Allan, as he dis-
cussed the functions of his office
since the previous convention and
indicated responsibilities for the
First General Vice President in the
years ahead. He pointed out that
nearly two-thirds of all building
trades apprentices are Carpenters,
but that this fact should not make
local apprenticeship training groups
complacent. The years ahead will
WAITING FOR THE GAVEL to sound, the delegates sit or stand at long tables in Kansas City's big Municipal Auditorium.
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demand new skills, and the Brother-
hood must be prepared.
Second General Vice President
William Sidell turned the attention
of the convention to the newly-
formed political arm of the Brother-
hood— the Carpenters Legislative
Improvement Committee — CLIC,
for short. Speaking for General
Treasurer Terzick, he urged all del-
egates to contribute to the fund-
raising drive of CLIC and to return
to their local unions and launch lo-
cal drives which would help to make
the Brotherhood's political arm a
strong adjunct to its legislative pro-
gram.
He indicated that, to assure suc-
cess of the Brotherhood's endeavor
in this area, every member should
be asked to contribute at least one
dollar. Failure to repeal 14b or elim-
inate situs picketing restrictions
should not discourage members
Beating the Stork
Out of Kansas City
RACINE, WIS. — Mr. and Mrs.
Norbert Kis decided to travel with
the Local 91 delegation to the 30th
General Convention, even though
Mrs. Norbert was expecting her
eighth child . . . any day.
On the third day of the Kansas
City convention there were definite
indications that the stork's arrival
was imminent, and Brother and Mrs.
Norbert, after a few moments of
indecision, boarded a jet plane for
Chicago and drove by car from there
to Racine.
They reached home only a few
hours before the arrival of Thomas
Henry Kis. a 5-pound. 1 1-ounce boy.
Our congratulations!
from renewing their efforts to
achieve their legislative goals.
The CLIC Committee set up a
booth in the auditorium lobby to so-
licit contributions from delegates.
As the week progressed, the con-
vention heard from other important
speakers — A F L - C I O Secretary-
Treasurer William Schnitzler, Con-
gressman William J. Randall and
Congressman Richard Boiling, both
of Missouri, and the leaders of vari-
ous international labor unions.
The convention committees be-
gan to report following the adoption
of the rules governing the conven-
tion. There were 125 resolutions to
be acted upon and an even larger
number of proposed changes to the
Constitution. Consequently, the Res-
olutions Committee and the Consti-
tution Committee began their work
early.
The Appeals and Grievances
Committee, meanwhile, met daily
from August 31 through September
21 to consider 36 appeals to the con-
vention. Sufficient time was provided
for all appellants to present them-
selves to the committee. The report
of this committee was printed and
distributed to the delegates, giving
the convention an opportunity to re-
view all appeals before action was
taken.
Among the highlights of the com-
mittee reports were these:
• The Finance Committee noted
that the cost of death and disability
payments was increasing at an
alarming rate.
• The Trustees Report Commit-
tee found the work of the trustees in
strict compliance with their duties.
It reported sale of a 51^ -acre tract
of lanil at the Carpenters' Home in
I akehmd, Florida.
• The Health and Welfare Com-
mittee urged the establishment of a
Department of Health, Welfare, and
Pensions at the General Office, the
purpose of which would be to render
all possible help and assistance to
the affiliates in the form of informa-
tion and counsel and, also, to further
meet the problem of reciprocity
agreements between the various
funds within the Brotherhood. This
recommendation was adopted.
• The Home and Pension Com-
mittee reported that there are cur-
rently 242 residents at the Carpen-
ters' Home, Lakeland, making a
grand total of 1 ,879 residents since
the Home opened. It found that the
Home was in excellent condition and
was being operated efficiently.
Two recommendations of the
committee were adopted. One called
for a new building to be used as a
nursing home and extended-care
facility, designed to accommodate
100 members, the cost of which was
to be borne by the Home and Pen-
sion Fund. The other called for the
continued operation of the Home
until such time as there is a substan-
tial drop in occupancy and the up-
keep of the Home no longer makes
it practical to continue its operation.
• Upon the recommendation of
the Constitution Committee, the con-
vention approved a mandatory pen-
sion plan for the officers and em-
Team of Messengers
On Convention Duty
Sometimes "standing by", but most
of the time rushing into action to
speed convention work, a team of 1 1
messengers was on duty at the 30th
General Convention. These special
convention workers included:
Harry Sullivan, Local 9, Buffalo,
N. Y.; John G. Rosenstrom, Local
1921, Hempstead, N. Y.; John Hart-
nett. Local 626, Wilmington, Del.; T.
E. Waller, Local 200, Columbus, O.;
Ralph H. Blakeley, Local 104, Day-
ton, O.; Howard Jones, Local 1471,
Jackson, Miss.; Chas. M. Christen-
sen. Local 181, Chicago, III.; Kenneth
Carlson, Local 7. Minneapolis, Minn.;
J. O. Fountain, Local 2232, Hou.ston,
Tex.; Jerald Olin, Local 1715, Van-
couver. Wash.; and Howard Pace, Lo-
cal 1498, Provo, Utah,
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ployees of local unions and district
councils, necessitating a 10% pay-
roll contribution by all participants
in the plan.
• The Organizing Committee
urged more expenditures for organ-
izing, and the convention concurred,
voting a per capita increase to
achieve this purpose.
• The Union Label Committee
called for an all-out educational pro-
gram to remind "the man on the
job" to refuse to work with tools
and equipment which do not bear
the union label.
• The Apprenticeship Committee
recommended that no subordinate
body should enter into any written
selection procedure for apprentices
without having prior approval of the
General Office. The committee
called for the development of an
apprenticeship emblem to promote
the training program.
In other actions, the convention
did the following:
• It made several language
changes in the Constitution to alle-
viate current administrative prob-
lems, and supplemental language
was added to facilitate action on
behalf of local union officials and the
General Office.
• It voted to establish a Business
Representatives Educational Pro-
gram and adopted a further manda-
tory provision for fulltime represen-
tation in all areas.
• The General Executive Board
was directed to conduct an actuarial
study to readjust the funeral and dis-
ability donations for beneficial mem-
bers and submit its findings and rec-
ommendations for referendum vote
within one year.
• A per capita tax increase (men-
tioned previously) of 250 would
finance stepped-up organizing, ex-
panded apprenticeship and business
representatives training, and enable
the establishment of a Department
of Health, Welfare, and Pensions.
Effective January 1, 1967, the
revised Constitution and Laws will
be made available to all local unions.
Many resolutions were introduced
concerning the current agreements
and understandings with the Elec-
tricians, Iron Workers, and the
United Association concerning vari-
THE BIG PARADE begins as a demonstration gets underway, following tiie
nomination of General President Maurice Hutcheson for re-election to tiie top
office of the Brotherhood.
PLUG FOR HEMISFAIR— San Antonio, Texas, delegates from Local 14 are
proud of the fact that their home city is preparing a mammoth Inter-American
exhibition called "HemisFAIR" for 1968. They made General President Hutch-
eson an honorary ambassador to the fair. Shown with the General President,
from left, are Charlie Gunnels, Cliff White, Sarah White, and Eugene Adamson.
ous recommendations relating to
jurisdiction, etc. The convention
heard a report on each individually,
and it was the consensus of the con-
vention that these matters be referred
back to the appropriate committees
and that these committees continue
to meet with the organizations in an
effort to arrive at workable solutions
to the problems.
Nominations of officers was held
on Wednesday, and the incumbent
General Officers were reelected by
a tremendous ovation and demon-
stration. In a subsequent contest,
through balloting on Thursday, Ra-
leigh Rajoppi of District 2 was re-
elected as District Board Member.
William Stefanovich was elected
9th District Board Member replac-
ing Andrew V. Cooper, who stepped
down. (A detailed report on the
election appears elsewhere in this
issue.)
The convention heard an address
by Willian L. Shovell, deputy re-
gional director of the Office of Eco-
OCTOBER, 1966
noniic Oppiirliinity. Mr. Sliovcll
iin.iic;itci.i ihat tlic success of the
poverty program depends on strong
coniiiuinity action, and lie urged
local unions to support local OEO
programs.
During the course of the conven-
tion. General President Hutcheson
received a message from Vice Presi-
dent Hubert Humphrey, asking him
to convey greetings to his fellow offi-
cers and members. The message
said, in part: 'it is my hope, as I
know it is yours, that in these clos-
ing weeks of the Congressional ses-
sion Congress will take further steps
for the health of the construction
and allied industries."
It was reported to delegates that
the General President's Committee
on Contract Maintenance has been
in existence for 10 years. Note was
made of the fact that the committee's
activities had helped to provide thou-
sands of jobs for building tradesmen
throughout North America, main-
taining employment stability. It was
pointed out that the success of the
contract-maintenance program de-
pends upon the realization that work
is done more skillfully and economi-
cally when performed by members
of building trades unions.
As the convention drew to a close
on Friday General President Hutch-
eson told delegates that there is only
one way to repeal 14(b) and pass
situs picketing legislation:
"We must elect to Congress those
individuals whose philosophies em-
brace the ideals and aspirations to
which the trade union movement is
dedicated," he declared.
Hutcheson said the term "friend
of labor" is a "misnomer."
"A friend of the people of the
United States — an individual who
believes in freedom and decent liv-
ing conditions and fair working con-
ditions and all the other aspects to
which free men everywhere aspire —
automatically is a friend of labor,"
he said.
Hutcheson added that "what we
are interested in is the election of
those candidates regardless of party
who are willing to stand up and be
counted when the pressure is on, to
vote for no special interest except
the public interest."
He reiterated the Brotherhood's
Convention Candids
PIN PRESENTED— Alfred Figone. pres-
ident, Bay Counties District Council, pre-
sents a 25-year pin to Delegate Rose
White, business representative for 24
years of Industrial Carpenters Local
2565, San Francisco.
YOUNGEST VISITOR — - Probably the
youngest visitor to the 30th general con-
vention was the child of Delegate and
Mrs. John D. Wallace, Jr., of Port Arthur,
Texas.
OLDEST VISITOR— Probably the oldest
visitor to the convention was John Welch,
age 89, a member of Local 22, San Fran-
cisco, for 69 years. He was introduced to
the convention by Local 22 Business Rep-
resentative Joseph M. O'Sullivan, right.
Stand regarding civil rights in the
labor movement. He told delegates:
"When Secretary Wirtz addressed
this convention on Monday, he men-
tioned that a misunderstanding
somehow seems to have developed
that the American labor movement
and the Building Trades arc opposed
to equal opportunities regardless of
race, creed or color. We must do all
in our power to correct this notion
wherever it exists. Our policy, I am
sure, is quite clear to every delegate
in this hall. If a person meets the
qualifications for admission to our
craft — and there must never be any
lowering of these standards under
any condition — then he should be
admitted. It's that simple.
"I am sorry that Secretary Wirtz
did not mention a very important
fact, one that should be emphasized
throughout the land: In the first year
of its operation the Federal Equal
Employment Opportunities Com-
mission received approximately 8,-
600 complaints of discrimination.
Of this number, only 10 — 10 out of
8,600 — were related in any manner
whatsoever to the Building and Con-
struction Trades.
"I think that is solid evidence of
whether or not there really is any
discrimination in the Building and
Construction Industry.
"In many areas where the hue and
cry has been for admission of nu-
merous applicants — and I am not
talking about minority groups or
ethnic groups or color — the simple
fact has been either that a craft has
not received applications once it re-
quested them or the individuals ap-
plying for apprenticeship have not
met the qualifications.
"I shall not labor the point fur-
ther except to say that with the
changing American technology and
tremendous new responsibilities nec-
essary to achieve craftsmanship it
would be futile to attempt to train
those individuals incapable of ab-
sorbing the intensive training now
necessary.
"It would be neither fair to those
seeking to enter the trade nor to
those engaged in it, but again, let
me emphasize that when a man is
qualified he should be accepted, for
only by the admission of great num-
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bers of new people can we continue
to grow and do the job we all want
to do."
The General President thanked
the delegates for "their meticulous
attention to business and their splen-
did deportment" throughout the
week. He assured delegates that
"the stature of the United Brother-
hood glows and grows because of
this performance."
Whereupon, he adjourned the
convention sine die, and the great
hall resounded for the last time to
the voices of delegates at micro-
phones and to the marching feet of
delegations cheering their nominees
for general office. The 85th Anni-
versary Convention was now history.
CLIC WAS CLICKING when this group was photographed in front of the
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee Booth near the entrance to the
convention hall. These were men who composd a special committee formed to
collect funds for the Brotherhood's new political arm. From left (hey include:
Frederick Gordon, Local 1606, Omaha, Neb.; John Pruitt, Local 16, Spring-
field, III.; W. E. Corbin, Local 916, Aurora, 111.; K. L. Castleberry, Local 1072,
Muskogee, Okla.; Charles Miller, Local 1445, Topeka, Kans.; Chester Smith,
Local 1266, Austin, Tex.; Henry L. Kreniens, Local 2632-S, New York City;
and H. M. Williams, Local 1155, Columbus, Ind.
Delegates at the Microphones
OCTOBER, 1966
Washington ROUNDUP
LIVING COSTS are now 3.5% higher than they were a year ago . . . all of which
makes the President's 3.2% "wage guidelines" seem more unrealistic. Any wage
settlement based on a 3.2% wage formula actually mean a loss in buying power for
the workers in whose behalf the contract was negotiated.
PLUSH MEDICAL MEN — One guess as to the organization which spent the most money
lobbying in Washington last year. You're right if you say the American Medical
Association. The AMA reported spending more than $1-^ million in 1965, largely
in an effort to defeat Medicare. The AMA ' s total lobbying expenditure was
greater than the next nine lobby spenders combined!
RARE RUBLES — The Department of Labor reports that the average workers in Moscow
must work 3-J- times longer than a worker in New York to earn a simple meal of
meat and potatoes. The Russian worker must work almost 10 times as long as his
counterpart in New York to buy the basic necessities of life.
RICHER THROUGH THE YEARS — From 1874 through 1965, the nation's gross national
product increased from $27 billion to $681 billion, measured in 1965 dollars,
according to a recent report of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The GUP in-,
creased from $600 to $3,500 per person per annum. The economy has multiplied
itself 25-fold in slightly over 90 years.
DELINQUENT EMPLOYERS — More than 212,000 U.S. employers have not sent to the
Internal Revenue Service nearly a quarter-billion dollars in Federal withholding
taxes they took out of employees wages during 1965. The delinquent sum ($222,-
296,000) is almost entirely income and Social Security taxes withheld from
employees' pay but not paid to the Treasury despite repeated notices.
PARTICLEBOARD STANDARD — The Department of Commerce has established a new com-
mercial standard covering mat-formed wood particleboard, and it is being refer-
enced into various government and industry specifications books. More compre-
hensive than the previous standard, it covers 10 basic types of particleboard
and lists them by physical properties.
CAPITOL HILL WHIMSY — Commenting on his 19th ranking on the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, Sen. Gale McGee of Wyoming said: "I wouldn't say my seat is
too far away from Senator Fulbright, but every three minutes the operator
interrupts my conversation to advise that my three minutes are up, please deposit
another $1.25."
WITH LOVE, GRANDMA — Senator Worris Cotton of New Hampshire relates the story
told him by an Internal Revenue agent. It seems an elderly woman wrote at the
bottom of her income tax return: "Please give my money to some nice country."
OOPS, SORRY! — When a request was made of the Agriculture Department for a fire-
prevention, display, this reply was received: "We regret to inform you that we are
unable to schedule the "Smokey Bear and Friends" exhibit for you since it was
destroyed by fire at the Tennessee State Fair last fall."
8 THE CARPENTER
• The ob/ecffVes of f fie labor
movement are those of
the War on Poverty,
• Every non-union worker poses
a perpetual threat to the
wages and working conditions
of those who are organized.
• The labor movement must
exert all of the political
muscle it possesses ii it
expects to remain unshackled.
A. HUTCHESON
General President
The significance of the 85 years of Brotherhood his-
tory fell heavily upon the delegates to the 30th General
Convention, as General President M. A. Hutcheson
told delegates in his keynote address:
"Day after day, the United Brotherhood is nearing
800,000 hardworking, conscientious journeymen and
apprentice members in 2,666 Local Unions throughout
the United States and Canada. For one week, every
four years, it is a Convention Hall filled with delegates
assembled to debate and decide propositions affecting
every phase of our trade union lives and to elect our
General Officers for the next four years. For one week,
every four years, we here are the United Brotherhood.
"Exactly 85 years, one month, and one week ago to-
day, 36 carpenters from eleven different cities met in
Chicago to bring into being the organization we are
proudly representing here today.
"Eighty-five years has always been a long time in
human affairs; but the past eight and a half decades
have crowded more change, more progress into a single
lifetime than any comparable age in human history.
"There have been four major wars and several cold
ones. Now we are engaged in a situation in Vietnam
that falls somewhere between the two. There have been
depressions, booms, panics, and natural catastrophes
such as earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods. There
have been good times and bad, and lately there has
arisen the newest challenge of all — automation.
"By adhering to sound Union principles, our Broth-
erhood has managed not only to survive but to grow
and prosper all during these 85 crisis-filled years.
"By whatever measuring stick you care to use, we
have come a very long way since 1881. It is scarcely
necessary for me to pinpoint the improvements which
have been achieved. Neither is it necessary for me to
point out that all the progress we have made has en-
tailed struggle and sacrifice on the part of those who
preceded us. Each succeeding generation made a con-
tribution to the cause, and we, today, are enjoying the
cumulative fruits of these sacrifices.
"We are gathered here together for the 30th time in
our history to chart a course for our Brotherhood
which can lead us to new plateaus of progress. The
29 General Conventions which preceded this one all
struggled with problems of considerable import to the
future of our beloved organization. In this respect, we
are no exception. The problems facing us and the
Labor Movement in general today are as pressing and
as urgent as any our predecessors faced."
Reviewing the major problems facing America to-
day, he said:
"Poverty and ignorance are no monopoly of any
color or creed. They are not the exclusive by-product
of city ghettos, for they flourish in the forgotten and
neglected valleys of every state in the Union and every
province in Canada where marginal lands have ceased
to produce anything beyond the bare subsistence level.
"For these millions whom the affluence of our tech-
nological society has by-passed completely, the word
"affluent" in the name is a bitter joke.
"The United States is now embarked upon a great
War on Poverty, which somehow or other is reminis-
cent of the 13th Century Crusades. The zeal is great
while practicality may sometimes be negligible. No one
can quarrel with the objectives of the crusade. It merits
the cooperation of all segments of our society.
"However, the thought occurs to me that the War
on Poverty initiated in the last couple of years by the
Congress is merely the extension of a war which the
OCTOBER, 1966
Delegates participating in the demonstration for the re-election of General President Hutcheson for another term of office.
Labor Movement has been conducting for the better
part of a century.
"The objectives of the Labor Movement are exactly
the same as those of the War on Poverty — to ensure
for every worker a wage sufficient to allow him and his
family to live in reasonable comfort and security; to
make the fullest amount of education possible for every
child regardless of his financial circumstances; to en-
dow work with dignity and safety.
"I believe the Labor Movement's War on Poverty
has largely achieved these goals for its members. Fur-
thermore, I believe that when the evils of unemploy-
ment, inadequate wages, and substandard conditions
are eliminated, they will be eliminated by the efforts
of the Unions of the United States and Canada."
"Repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act
could contribute more to the eventual elimination of
poverty on this continent than any makeshift legisla-
tion Congress can devise to regulate wages and working
conditions," President Hutcheson told the convention.
Turning to current economic matters, the General
President found that organized labor's own war on
poverty is doing well.
"Despite the ill-conceived guidelines which were
drawn up some months ago, the wage settlements
reached this year have been good. In our own industry,
I think that the agreements negotiated this year have
far exceeded anything achieved in past years, not ex-
cepting the war years, when the scarcity of labor was
unprecedented. To all intents and purposes it seems
that the 3.2 guidelines have collapsed ... as they
should have. ... To impose guidelines on wages with-
out guidelines on profits is unreahstic and impractical."
He stressed the need for further improving the qual-
ity of American life, asserting that today's prosperity
"seems to have been bought at a cost of ugliness, frus-
tration and mental tensions.
"We need fine cities rather than slums or even sub-
urban sprawl," he said. "We need clean air and un-
polluted water. We need recreation areas within hail-
ing distance of all people. We need a cleaner and bet-
ter environment for our children to grow up in."
"I am sure that the Labor Movement is ready and
willing to play its rightful part in the achievement of
this better tomorrow," he said.
Hutcheson made a strong appeal for stepping up
organizing activities, especially by those locals which
"are using subterfuge of one kind or another to keep
from taking in members who are working at our trade
and receiving journeymen wages."
"We need to take into membership all qualified men
working at our trade," he declared. "In addition, we
need to train far greater numbers of young men
through our apprenticeship programs."
The General President also made a strong appeal for
greater labor participation in politics. "Elect your
friends and defeat your enemies is a philosophy which
has existed for years," he told the convention. "Today
the labor movement has been forced into a position
where it must exert all of the political muscle it pos-
sesses if it expects to remain unshackled."
"Delegates and friends," he concluded. "We have
come a long way and we have worked a long time for
many of the things that are now within our reach. Let
us see it through. I can say now, as President Franklin
Roosevelt wrote 20 years ago in the last week of his
life: 'The only hmit to our reahzations of tomorrow
will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with
strong and active faith'."
10
THE CARPENTER
Federation President Describes
^What American Labor Seeks to Do'
• 'We are committed to the endless
pursuit of perfection/
• 'Interest rates must be
rolled back/
• 'Prices today are not being
pushed up by wages/
EANY
President AFL-CIO
Though circumstances prevented AFL-CIO Presi-
dent George Meany from attending the 30th General
Convention, he was there in spirit and on film, as
delegates viewed a brief movie address on opening day.
Introducing him in the movie, filmed a few days
earher in Washington, was General President Maurice
Hutcheson.
Delegates received Meany's words with warm
applause.
President Meany devoted much of his talk to an
analysis of the true nature of the economic problems
now facing the United States.
"We hear much these days, mostly from the editorial
pages and slanted news articles of radio and TV com-
mentators and from the slick-paper magazines, that
American labor is 'too powerful'; that it has too much
political strength; and that it is a bad influence on the
economy of the country as a whole.
"I know something about power. You know about
power. We meet it across the bargaining tables; we
see it in the management structure from one end of
this country to the other. But I fail to see why anyone
would have any objection to a powerful trade union
movement, as long as that power is directed to the
good of the nation as a whole.
"The AFL-CIO is dedicated to the achievement of
a better life for all our citizens. What we seek to do
is improve the standards of life of all the American
people."
The AFL-CIO President lashed out at those who
apply a double standard to wage guidelines.
"It is a funny thing about some of these economic
experts. It seems that the money which goes into the
pay envelopes of the workers is inflationary, but the
money which goes into the astronomical profits of the
corporations that distribute tremendous dividends and
pay their executives enormous salaries and bonuses,
why that kind of money does not seem to be inflation-
ary. . . . Apparently it is only the money that the
worker gets in his pay that's causing any trouble."
He underscored the point that prices today are not
being pushed up by wages. The part that labor has
played in prices is measured by unit labor costs, not
by hourly rates of pay. From 1960 to 1966 unit labor
costs in manufacturing showed a decrease.
Meany told delegates that for the first six months
of this year, when unit labor costs finally did creep
up by an almost invisible one-tenth of one percent,
wholesale prices of industrial products leaped 28 times
as much!
The only true inflation of the present day he called
a "profit inflation."
He called for a roll back of interest rates to get the
economy moving. The seven percent tax credit for
business expansion should be repealed, he reiterated.
He reminded that trade unions do not function ex-
clusively to raise wages and improve working condi-
tions for their members . . . "we want a better society
in America. We are committed to the endless pursuit
of perfection."
Pause in the Proceedings
General President M. A. Hutcheson confers briefly with
First General Vice President Finlay Allan before returning to
the podium. The First General Vice President alternated with
the General President in presiding over the convention on
several occasions.
0CT09ER, 1966
11
Wcnriii}; the overseas cap of
(hi- Ciiiiadiaii deleRates, CLC
President Claude .lodoin, cen-
ter, sits on the convention
platform with District Board
Menihers Georfie Bensongh
and Andrew \'. Cooper.
Jodoin praised the work of
Carpenters in the program
of the Canadian Labour
Congress.
• 'Basically, job security is the
establishment of a sound
manpower program/
• There is no 'right time' for wage
increases, according to some
employers
• 'We must insist on the right to
negotiate changes/
CLAUDE JODOIN
President, Canadian Labour Congress
"I hope that one day everyone will realize that the
bigger organized labor's family is on the North Ameri-
can Continent, the better it will be for all citizenry, as
far as the United States and Canada are concerned."
Those were the words of Canadian Labour Congress
President Claude Jodoin, as he addressed delegates to
the 30th General Convention on opening day.
He called attention to the accomplishments of labor
unions in both nations — better living standards, re-
duced hours of work, greater leisure, and major
improvement in fringe benefits.
"I notice that we seem to have a lot of similarity
as far as our two countries are concerned," the CLC
leader told delegates. "We hear, and we read in the
papers, that they are talking about inflation.
"It is funny that, when there is some kind of reces-
sion in your country or mine and you try to negotiate
collective bargaining contracts, employers tell you they
can't afEord it. There is a recession on, don't you
know?
"Then when you come up for a bargaining agree-
ment of some sort today, they tell you, 'You better
watch!' We are going to get inflation."
"I ask you: when is the time to have consideration
for readjustment of contract by such employers?"
There is no better time for contract adjustments
than now, he said, answering his own question, and
there is no better place than the bargaining table.
Canada is now approaching the centennial of its
founding, and Jodoin called this a good time for stock
taking in his nation. In spite of the many contributions
of organized labor, there are still many problems facing
the U.S.'s northern neighbor.
Despite Canada's affluence (it is now rated second
richest country in the world . . . next to the United
States), one-fifth of its citizens still subsist below what
the CLC president called "reasonable standards of
comfort and decency."
Jodoin called for a "leveling out" of regional dif-
ferences.
"We must establish wage standards which assure
workers a fair share of the benefits from new tech-
nology and expanding economy," he said. "This is
essential to maintain the steady expansion of purchas-
ing power and a market for the increased production
which is within reach.
"Basically, job security is the establishment of a
sound manpower program. This includes broad re-
search to determine means and a nationwide network
of training facilities geared to those needs.
"We need greater assistance. It must be given to
workers in meeting changes, both in skill requirements
and in the geographic location of jobs.
"The job challenge of the future is pointed up by
the fact that almost one-third of the Canadian popu-
lation is now under 15 years of age. There must be
a recognition of the necessity for accepting new ideas
in collective bargaining.
"Management has no right to arbitrarily impose new
conditions which can negate all the intentions of nego-
tiated agreements. We must insist on the right to
negotiate changes."
12
THE CARPENTER
• Most Americans are better
off than they ever were,
but there are still inequities
• America owes a large debt
to its labor movement
V\riLLARD WIRTZ
U.S. Secretary of Labor
"There is no other group in America that pays so
high a price in terms of sons' lives for war than Amer-
ican Labor. There is no other group in America that
wants peace more than American Labor wants peace.
But there is no other group that sees quite so clearly
as does American Labor the central fact that lasting
peace can come only from complete and uncompro-
mising insistence on what is right.
"I think part of the reason for labor's position is
that it knows from sometimes bitter experience that
the right answer can't be negotiated from weakness,
and it can't be negotiated in retreat.
"And I would just like to add that it is a source of
infinite strength to a President who must muster a
nation's courage from its sometimes divided convic-
tions that the American Labor movement stands firm-
ly today behind the proposition that there are two
essential things, one is freedom and the other peace.
"Neither is worth anything without the other. We
have got to have both every place in this world."
The Secretary of Labor, discussing the balance be-
tween the forces of social discontent and progress,
noted that despite great gains by the majority of the
American people, there are still many who are left out
of this prosperity, and are in need of help. In addi-
tion, he pointed out, while the "average" building
tradesman and his family has realized a $771 im-
provement in after-tax income, adjusted for price in-
creases, from 1962 to 1966, inflation threatens to sap
much of the gains.
"We are going to face the problem of inflation, face
it squarely," Mr. Wirtz said, "and we are going to
lick it."
"We are at the point now," he said, "where it is
perfectly clear that some action must be taken by the
public as a whole. Ten days ago the President an-
nounced a course of action to meet this situation. He
announced first a cut of some three million dollars
without specifying any particular amount in the pro-
grams of government. It was recognized by repre-
sentatives of the AFL-CIO," Wirtz said, that the im-
pact of these cuts would hurt some people — mean less
overtime for some, and cutbacks in other places, yet
the AFL-CIO nevertheless went on record in favor of
"the greater good of the greater number of people."
"Now does this say," the Secretary asked, "that a
rising cost of living is the necessary price of doing
something about poverty? Not at all. These aren't
the facts and that isn't the record."
The Secretary stressed the fact that while prices
have risen, the buying power of the average worker
has greatly improved, despite the fact that "profits
have gone up infinitely higher" from 1962 to 1966,
and "so has the income of those who live on invest-
ments or on dividends."
The Labor Secretary also discussed the other major
problem facing the country — the Viet Nam conflict,
and labor's support for it.
General President Hufcheson greets the Secretary of Labor as
he arrives at the convention platform, above. General Secre-
tary Livingston talks with Mr. Wirtz, below.
OCTOBER, 1966
13
One of the mosf important reports to the 30th
General Convention was the report on {urisdic-
tional problems, particular those covering 'ceiling
systems,' which was made on the second day of
the convention by Second General Vice President
William Sidell. Below, we print the highlights of
that report.
Second Gen'l. Vice President Sidell
Report on ^Ceiling Systems' Dispute
The United Brotherhood has just undergone one
of the most important activities of recent years.
Perhaps the outcome of this activity will affect the
building trade unions for many years to come. I
am referring to our recent participation in a Na-
tional hearing which rendered a National decision
in resolution to a jurisdictional conflict with a
brother craft over the right to perform work.
Jurisdiction, as we all know it, is a claim, a claim
which must be supported by hard work and diligence.
Unfortunately, it has taken us 17 years to establish once
and for all our right to perfox-m ceiling system erection
without interference and without cause for dispute.
As you are now aware, copies of the formal decision
and award as rendered by the National Hearings Panel
in this matter on August 24, 1966 have been distributed
to all local unions. District, State and Provincial Councils.
Let us analyze the impact of this National decision on
ceiling systems. We, at the General Office, estimate it
affects approximately ten per cent of our construction
membership — those brother members engaged daily in
the construction field. So, by dwelling on this we can
realize the impact and effect it has on the membership
of our Brotherhood, which is conservatively estimated
to be approximately 50,000 journeymen and apprentices.
As you recall, one of the prime factors in the United
Brotherhood making its decision to withdraw from the
National Joint Board in 1963 was based on the manner in
which that body was rendering decisions between the
United Brotherhood and Lathers concerning this work.
Failure of the Board in other areas affecting other
International Unions brought about a climate in which
others in the industry also lost confidence in the Board,
resulting in the necessity for a reorganization. The
reorganization of the Board brought about our reaffilia-
tion, together with others who had withdrawn.
The recognition of the Board meant a change in the
plan which amended the considerations given by the
Board in rendering decisions. I believe the key to the
reorganization of the Board was the insistence on behalf
of the various employer organizations for the inclusion
of that factor known as "Economy and Efficiency of
Operation."
This factor has had a great impact on the Board, as
you are all well aware. Its far-reaching- effect has yet to
be completely realized by the building industry, however,
we all recognize the consideration that will be given this
factor.
With the resumption of the reorganized Joint Board
on April 1, 1965, our Brotherhood again began to present
cases before that body. It was on April 28, 1965, by
action of the Appeals Board that the matter of "nailable
and screwable studs to receive drywall" was recom-
mended back to the Joint Board to be i-eferred to a Hear-
ings Panel for a National decision. At its April 28, 1965
meeting, the National Joint Board considered the recom-
mendation of the Appeals Board and concurred, however,
did amend that recommendation to include "the matter
of ceiling systems" also be referred for a National deci-
sion. This action on behalf of the National Joint Board
was prompted by the repetitive disputes being referred to
that body by both the United Brotherhood and the
Lathers over the work heretofore mentioned. The records
so indicate that the Board from its inception had rendered
over 900 decisions affecting acoustical ceiling installa-
tions.
After consultation, General President Hutcheson and
General President Maso of the Lathers agreed to the
recommendation of Chairman Cour of the National Joint
Board that a status quo period be entered into and that
both organizations institute immediate negotiations in an
effort to work out an agreement covering this work.
On May 12, 1965, the status quo agreement commenced
and an agreement was reached to establish committees
to meet. Your General President named 2nd Gen'l Vice
Pres. Wm. Sidell as Chairman, Charles Johnson, Jr.,
Board member of the 1st District, and R. Rajoppi, Board
member of the 2nd District, to meet with representatives
of the Lathers, and as prescribed within the Procedural
Rules of the National Joint Board, negotiations con-
tinued for a period of six months, during which time
four meetings were held, to which, as no progress had
been made, and upon agreement by the committees, the
National Joint Board was so notified.
Chairman Cour of the National Joint Board, recogniz-
ing the futility of the two International Unions con-
ducting further negotiations, and by action of that body,
these matters were referred to John Dunlop, impartial
umpire of the then to be formulated National Hearings
Panel. The selection of additional members of that Panel
was made in accordance with the Rules of the Board —
two representing the interests of the Building Trades
Department and two of Management: Peter T. Schoe-
mann. United Association; William E. Naumann, Asso-
ciated General Contractors; Hunter P. Wharton, Operat-
ing Engineers' Union; Ed S. Torrence, Painting and
Decorating Contractors of America.
The Lathers International Union refused at this time
to recognize the reality of the situation and engaged in
various technical maneuvers in an effort to circumvent
the procedural rules of the National Joint Board, and
avoid the submission of these matters to a National
decision; while on the other hand, your General Office,
recognizing the necessity of having this matter adjudi-
cated, complied with all the requests made upon it by the
National Hearings Panel.
Because of the conduct of the Lathers' International
and the posture it had taken in an attempt to avoid a
National hearing, the Hearings Panel called a special
conference of all participants on January 20, 1966, in the
City of Washington.
Participating in this conference were General President
M. A. Hutcheson, myself, and representatives of the
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THE CARPENTER
Associated General Contractors, the National Acoustical
Contractor Association, the Gypsum Drywall Contrac-
tors' International and Contracting Plasterers' and Lath-
ers' International Association.
The Lathers' failure to participate was a further indica-
tion of their unwillingness to resolve this matter.
In any event, the conference was held and the proce-
dural questions resolved at a formal hearing conducted
March 4, 1966, sustaining- the action of the National
Joint Board.
In its decision of April 4, 1966, it further notified all
parties of their intention to proceed with a hearing of
merit on May 16 and 17, 1966.
Much happened during this period, but I think it nec-
essary at this time to develop for you the actions of your
General Office in its preparations for these formal pi'o-
ceedings.
You were notified that there were in existence no
agreements between the Brotherhood and Lathers' Inter-
national, to which shortly thereafter a request was made
to each subordinate body to solicit the necessary data
of job installations in your areas for submission to the
Panel to substantiate the United Brotherhood's claim of
trade practice.
At the General Office a staff was recruited for the
purpose of assimilating, coordinating and compiling the
data which was received.
The National Hearings Panel, recognizing the serious-
ness of the task it had undertaken, made judgment to
separate the issue and conduct separate hearings; one on
the matter of ceiling systems, the other on nailable and
screwable studs.
The Panel selected chose to deal with the matter of
ceiling systems first.
Recognizing the necessity to insure a clear, concise and
authentic record, it became necessary to develop em-
ployer interest with the hopes of encouraging serious
cooperation, not only on the part of national organiza-
tions, but also the opinion and statements of regional and
area employer groups.
To meet this end, a series of employer workshops
was conducted throughout the United States.
This resulted in grass roots management support which
influenced an aloof National Acoustical Contractors'
Association to start grinding its machinery in an effort
to participate in this hearing, representing the industry
as it should, completely dissipating the prior influence of
the plastering industry, the dual contractor, who hereto-
foi'e had lulled that association into a position of neu-
trality.
In coordination with these activities, already over-
worked Representatives and Board members were called
into play, making the necessary employer contacts. The
Brotherhood then developed a complete directory of all
acoustical employers engaged in the erection of ceiling
systems throughout the United States and Canada, and
they were all contacted.
An ambitious research program, going back to befoi-e
1900, was begun, methodically researching all actions
of the Building Trades Department; the National Joint
Board, the three existing local jurisdictional Boards,
and Brotherhood actions, such as international negotia-
tions in an effort to reach international agreement; sur-
veys compiled over the years to determine District Coun-
cil and local policies.
Negotiations over the years produced three agreements
between our organizations: In 1950 there was the agree-
ment on Trim and related work; in 1955 there was the
tentative Ceiling System agreement; and again in 1959
joint committees of both Internationals rendered a report
recommending its use to resolve our jurisdictional differ-
ences; in 1963, finally, an agreement between the Car-
penters and the Lathers was reached on ceiling systems.
But in every instance the Lathers failed to honor these
documents and in every case abrogated them, thereby
making it completely evident that negotiations with the
Lathers was a futile gesture.
As time unfolded and the machinery of the National
Hearings Panel proceeded, it became evident the Lathers,
by no means, intended to participate in these proceedings,
but, instead chose to maintain a technical posture, where-
in, they challenged the action of the National Joint
Board and the authority of the National Hearings Panel
to proceed. Their jiosition was simple:
They felt that the procedural rules of the Joint Board
had been violated, that decisions and agreements of rec-
ord were binding and would control these disputes. A
case in point was the alleged 1903 temporary agreement
and the Denver Building Trades decision of 1908 which
later developed into a decision of record of April 28, 1920.
In maintaining- this posture on these two basic issues,
the Lathers' intention was to oversimplify this complex
problem by suggesting the Lathers perfoi-m metal work,
the carpenters perform wood work. As ridiculous as
this may seem, many hours of I'esearch, discussion, prep-
aration and strategy had to go into the formulation of
a position that would undermine these basic positions
of the Lathers, because, those other fundamental issues
would be without foundation unless the Brotherhood
could sustain its right to perform that work pei-tinent
to its craft, without the inaccurate application and in-
terpretation of archaic technical obstruction.
Candidly our position was, the 1903 Carpenter-Lathers
agreement, which appears on page 17 of the Green Book,
is in fact not an agreement at all, and has no right
whatsoever to be in the Green Book, and the April
28, 1920 on light ii-on appearing on Page 97 did not apply.
The National Hearings Panel in an effort to resolve
these procedural issues before proceeding with the merits
of this matter, first elected to proceed with a procedural
hearing which was conducted on March 4, 1966, in the
City of Washing-ton, to determine whether or not there
was credence to the Lathers' technical claims.
Your Brotherhood prepared a technical brief, docu-
mented in every manner to sustain its position that the
1903 agreement was in fact never an agreement, never
ratified by the Brotherhood, not recognized by the Broth-
erhood or any other body for that matter, including the
National Joint Board, and erroneously appears within
the Green Book.
The United Brotherhood further proved that many
attempts have been made to have it deleted from its
contents.
Concerning the decision of record which appears on
Page 97 of the Green Book, the Brotherhood proved
without any reasonable doubt, that this was in fact not
a decision but an agreement between the Lathers and
the Iron Workers over light iron erection and likewise
should not be considered as controlling the dispute be-
tween them.
On April 4, 1966, the National Hearings Panel did
render its decision on those procedural issues clearing
the way to proceed on the merits of the matter and
scheduled a hearing for May 16 and 17.
With the procedure issue eliminated and the announced
intent of the Hearings Panel to proceed on the merits
of the case, we again proceeded with the ax'duous prepa-
ration of our formal position on the merits.
Your Brotherhood, within the context of its formal
position, submitted statements and job lists from over
600 employers; all of them attesting- to the preference
for Carpenters to perform this work and certifying that
we performed the work.
The United Brotherhood's formal position documented
and chartered this controversy since 1900 dealing with
every factor which would contribute to the final decision
supported by historical data, drawings and mock-ups.
On the Wednesday preceding the hearing, the Lathers'
Union saw fit to file with the Washington District Fed-
eral Court papers in an effort to enjoin the hearing.
OCTOBER, 1966
15
The District Court, seeing no merit in their conten-
tions, did not issue the requested restraining- order.
With complete disregard to its obligations to the industry
or the general public, the Lathers then filed an appeal
with the United States Court of Appeals and again were
denied.
The Lathers knew of the extensive preparation and
effort undertaken by your Brotherhood in this case. They
chose to avoid resolving this issue on the merits and
reverted instead to legal technicalities.
They had no alternative at this point but to comply
with the procedural rule and did finally participate in-
these hearings.
The hearing was conducted as scheduled and your
Brotherhood submitted to this point 18 volumes of formal
briefs consisting of a statement of position and basic
evidence, laid one atop the other measured about four
feet from the floo-, not counting the 2S mock-ups of
ceiling system erection for the Panel's consideration.
I am happy to report that as a direct result of your
General Office going into the field and meeting- with
management, the National Acoustical Contractor Asso-
ciation's formal position was supported with the submis-
sion of 23 area briefs, which covered 49 states and were
supported by direct testimony of 18 experts testifying
on behalf of the work assignment practices and pref-
erence of their area, every one, in support of your
Brotherhood.
The Lathers, on the other hand, defended their position
with oral testimony in less than two hours.
At the close of formal proceedings, the Lathers re-
quested an opportunity to file written formal statement
to which three weeks was granted.
This extended time delayed the final decision rendered.
Tlie Panel in an effort to be fair and impartial, granted
this request to afford the Lathers and the Contracting
Plastering and Lathing Association every opportunity
possible to document their position.
.■Xll of these facts were presented to the National Hear-
ings Panel and I would like to quote from their decision
the following passage:
"This record is undoubtedly the largest compilation,
by a wide margin, of briefs, statements and evidence
ever presented to a jurisdictional tribunal in the building
and construction industry."
This decision undoubtedly is one in which we all take
pride. The recognition of our jurisdiction and the deci-
sion in essence spells out without doubt that all work
in relation to the erection of suspension acoustical ceiling
systems is the work of the carpenters with one exception,
the erection of that traditional black iron 1% inch
channel which is to be performed by lathers.
•
EDITOR'S NOTE: Subsequent to this Convention report,
the Lathers International Union instituted Court Pro-
ceedings in an effort to prevent application of the
National Decision. Until such time as the United States
District Court considers this matter, the decisions' effec-
tive date of October 1, 1966, is temporarily deferred.
General President M. A. Hutcheson on October ,3. 1966,
so notified all Local, District, State and Provincial Coun-
cils by special communication, stating in part:
"/ can assure you that we shall conthnie, as we have in
the past, to protect the interests of our Brotherhood and
do everythivg possible to expedite this deferred period
in order that the decision of the National Heatings Panel
may be effectuated."
• The general attitude of the
ne^/\fs media is to defend the
pickpocket (greedy corporations)
and gag his victim (the worker j
C« 7,200,000 new AFL-CIO union
members since mid-1964
WM. SCHNITZLER
Secrefary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
"This is a union that is rich in all the heritage that
is labor," said AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer William
Schnitzler, as he looked out across the great conven-
tion hall and the more than 2,000 delegates assembled
before him.
"This union is wealthy in accomplishments for the
working man and is equally wealthy in having provided
leadership to make this a great union and the labor
movement a strong, united body."
He called the Brotherhood a bulwark in defense of
the workingman in a period when we face "the un-
bridled greed of corporations for more and more prof-
its" on the one hand and "attempts by the working-
man and his family to catch up and to share more
equitably in this better life."
"The major spokesman for the workingman is his
union and no one else," Schnitzler emphasized.
He urged a strong organizing program in the Broth-
erhood, reporting that the AFL-CIO, generally, has
increased its membership by 1 ,200,000 since the mid-
dle of 1964.
He warned delegates that the right to strike is al-
ways under attack and that they must always be on the
alert to defend this basic right.
"If we should lose it, then all collective bargaining
becomes meaningless, and all unions become hat-in-
hand beggars. All forward progress comes to a swift
halt."
He warned that Congressmen, time and again, con-
sider various forms of anti-strike legislation. The re-
cent airlines strike started a discussion again.
"Let us all remember that paid holidays, company-
paid hospitalization and pension programs, were pio-
neered by the trade unions," he said. "Yet even most
non-union companies today provide many of these
basic things. All of these achievements have been in
the public interest, but won at by the sacrifices of
union members on picket lines."
We must not sit on the sidelines and turn the Con-
gress over to the enemies of the labor movement, he
stated. He called for continued work for repeal of
Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Law and elimina-
tion of situs picketing restrictions.
16
THE CARPENTER
Best Wishes
to
GENERAL TREASURER PETER TERZICK
Delegates gather at a convention-hall table to add their
signatures to a campaign placard for the re-election of Gen-
eral Treasurer Terzick to office. The placard was later sent
to Terzick as a "get well" memento.
General Treasurer Peter Terzick
\ HE Brotherhood learned to its dismay, just prior to
the 30th General Convention, that its man-of-many-skills.
General Treasurer Peter Terzick, was stricken with a
lung tumor.
Less than three weeks before the convention con-
vened. Brother Terzick underwent an operation in a
hospital at Silver Spring, Maryland, where the malignancy
was removed. When the gavel sounded in Kansas City,
he was resting well at his home just outside Washington,
D.C., and his recovery was reported good.
Brother Terzick was known personally by many dele-
gates, having served for many years as editor of The
Qarpen\er prior to his election as General Treasurer.
He has ably represented the General President on many
visits to local unions and district councils across America,
and his counsel was sorely missed at the convention.
The convention re-elected him to another term of
office by a resounding acclamation. Subsequently, they
signed their names to a campaign placard bearing his
caricature and sent it to his home as a gesture of sym-
pathy and support.
A message from Terzick was read to the convention
by General President Hutcheson. It said in part: "For
once in my lifetime I am stumped for adequate words
as I try to express my disappointment at being unable to
attend what I am sure will be our greatest convention.
"After participating in some six General conventions,
it is especially hard to miss the seventh— particularly when
I feel good. However, when you spend a small fortune
for a doctor's advice, you had better follow it.
"Illness, the Internal Revenue Service, and jury duty
all have one thing in common. Once they catch up with
you, you are stuck . . ."
He expressed gratitude to his fellow General Officers
for "pitching in to take up the slack" in his absence.
"It is a wonderful feeling to be part of such a great
team," was his comment.
NOTE: Because of his temporary absence from duty,
the Convention Report issue of The CARPENTER is pre-
pared through the collaboration of various General
Officers cind staff, working with the editorial staff of our
magazine printer. We hope that Brother Terzick can
return to his office soon and the editorship of our journal.
OCTOBER, 1966
17
Apprenticeship Report
"I hope you will find the case for apprenticeship so convincing that it will
send every one of you back to your own local or council with the firm re-
solve to use every bit of your leadership to make sure that your have an ac-
tive, well-conceived and productive apprenticeship program in your area."
FINLAY C. ALLAN
ABOVE: First General Vice President
Allan reports on apprenticeship. BELOW:
Delegates view tlie apprenticeship ex-
hibit at the convention.
First General Vice President
In a hard-hitting, factual report,
First General Vice President Finlay
C. Allan presented the case for a
strong apprenticeship program in
the Brotherhood.
"I don't think it is news to any-
body that apprenticeship as we know
it in the building trades has ceased
to exist in most of modern indus-
try," he commented.
According to the United States Bureau
of Apprenticeship, there are about 160,-
000 apprentices in this country today,
almost all of whom are in the building,
metal and printing trades. About two-
thirds of the total are in the building
trades, and almost one-fourth of regis-
tered building trades apprentices are
carpenters.
Even in the building trades, the need
for such programs has been by no means
universally recognized by the industry.
either on the management or union side.
For a couple of generations, the build-
ing industry obtained capable craftsmen
the easy way — by a more or less constant
immigration of trained journeymen who
had served their apprenticeship in Eu-
rope. As long as well-trained men were
made available at someone else's expense,
neither contractors nor unions were in-
clined to worry about the problem of
insuring a continuing supply of well-
trained journeymen.
Contractors did little; and union ap-
prenticeship programs were long neglect-
ed. In more recent years, of course, both
contractors and unions have become in-
creasingly aware of their responsibility to
provide a continuing supply of trained
mechanics.
"We still need much more awareness,
enthusiasm, and hard work if we are to
expand and improve our programs to
meet today's needs," Vice President Al-
lan said. This applies to all of the build-
ing trades and is particularly important to
the Brotherhood of Carpenters.
"As the widest ranging of the building
trades, we are particularly vulnerable to
half -trained specialists. If we are going to
lick that kind of competition, we must do
it wth superior knowledge and skill.
"There are those in the construction in-
dustry who think that we don't need ap-
prenticeship any more. What they are
saying is that the industry will be able to
get along with semi-skilled tool wielders
instead of well-trained all around crafts-
men. I don't believe it for a minute; and
any union with a highly skilled member-
ship which is not vitally concerned with
mantaining and improving that level of
skill is doing justice neither to the or-
ganization nor to its members.
"This skill, for the bulk of our mem-
bers who are either inside or construction
craftsmen, is really all that we have to
offer, either as organizations or as indivi-
duals. A carpenter's skill is the basis of
his livelihood and the key to his eco-
nomic advancement.
"We want our members to earn good
wages and advance as far as they can in
their industry. And fostering good ap-
prenticeship programs is not the least of
the ways in which their union can help
them.
"It seems to me that, from a strictly
selfish point of view, any union has a big
stake in seeing that its members are as
competent as possible. It's easier to bar-
gain for members who can do a good job
and produce a profit for the boss. If
negotiations get really tough, an employ-
er is going to think twice before trying to
replace workers whose skill and knowl-
edge will be seriously missed.
"If this is true of any union, it is
certainly true of the building trades in
general and of the Brotherhood of Car-
penters in particular. Carpentry requires
more versatility than any other construc-
tion craft. The carpenter who can't keep
up with the changing demands of the
industry has a hard time commanding the
wages we think our members deserve. If
he can't adjust to varying job require-
ments, he's likely to find himself out of a
job most of the time. And our problem
in maintaining our jurisdiction will be-
come even more difficult if the skills of
our members are watered down until
superficial changes in methods or ma-
terials put traditional carpenter work
beyond their reach.
"In sponsoring and working and fight-
ing for better apprenticeship programs,
we're not just serving our own interests
and those of our members. We're also per-
forming a real service for the construc-
tion industry and for the public which we
all serve. The contract construction in-
dustry is so organized that it can't func-
tion properly without the competent jour-
neyman craftsman with a broad range of
knowledge and skill.
"Even a large, well-organized contrac-
tor must be able to assume that he can
obtain the skills and job performance he
needs at any particular and limited time;
he can do this only if there is an adequate
supply of competent journeymen avail-
able to him at all times.
"Only by seeing that our carpenters
can perform a wide range of carpenter
work can we assure the contractor that
he can find someone to do the work
properly at every stage of his project.
Without this service provided by building
trades unions, every contractor would
have to have on his payroll enough men
of the proper skills to take care of his
varying needs at different times. The eco-
nomic consequences to the contractor and
to the industry are obvious. And if our
industry suffers, so do we."
The basic question, as Vice President
Allan sees it, is a simple one: How many
apprentices are we turning out under our
present programs as compared with our
need for new journeymen?
"I believe that anyone who carefully
considered the available information
could arrive at only one answer to that
question. We just aren't turning out
enough well-trained journeymen to meet
the needs of the Brotherhood and the in-
dustry. Even assuming that we currently
have enough trained journeymen today —
and there are many in the industry who
complain daily of the lack of competent
craftsmen — we need or may need appren-
tices for two general purposes.
"First, to replace those who die, retire,
or otherwise leave the industry through
the process of natural attrition. Second,
and there may be disagreement here — to
meet the future needs of the industry if
they are greater tomorrow than they are
today.
"Let's consider the less certain needs
first. In recent years the Department of
Labor and other agencies, public and pri-
vate, have come up with various estimates
of future needs for building craftsmen.
Generally such studies have indicated a
need for the training of apprentices in a
number far above those actually enrolled
in our present programs.
"We in the building trades have strong-
ly criticized many of these estimates as
grossly unrealistic in overestimating the
number of craftsmen for whom jobs will
actually be available; however, there are
good reasons for believing that the fu-
ture will bring increased demand for the
skills of our members.
"The truth of the matter, of course, is
that it is very difficult to foresee the fu-
ture. Since the future quality of our mem-
bership and their job opportunities can
be seriously affected by our failure to
maintain a membership equal both in
quantity and skill to future demand, we
must give careful consideration to this
problem.
"On the other hand, we must be care-
ful not to train so many apprentices that
some of them will be unable to find sat-
isfactory job opportunities when they be-
come journeymen. This would benefit
neither our union nor those who would
find themselves without work most of
the time. On balance, it does not seem
that our apprenticeship programs will
require considerable expansion to meet a
growing demand.
"If there is some doubt about future
needs, there is certainly no doubt of the
need to obtain replacements for those
members who are inevitably lost through
natural attrition. On this basis alone, we
need a substantial expansion of our ap-
prenticeship program."
APPRENTICESHIP TALK— General RepresentaHve Paul Rudd, left, discusses
the Brotherhood's apprenticeship training program with Charles T. Cook of
Local 1938, Crown Point, Ind., vice president of the Lake Countj* District
Council. The exhibit at rear is a new one, displayed for the first time at the
30th General Convention.
OCTOBER, 1966
19
• New members of Congress
not to blame for failure
of 14(b) and situs drives
• If you're mad about
legislative setbacks, look
at the record and vote
for your friends Nov. 8
RICHARD BOLLING
Congressman, Missouri's 5th District
Congressman Richard Boiling took a good, hard
look at the accomplishments of the current session of
Congress and reported to convention delegates that "all
the important issues — which are purely what you might
call labor-management issues — have been unsuccess-
ful in this, the most liberal Congress since 1936."
"That is not to say that we have not been more suc-
cessful than at any time in my 18 years of service in
the House of Representatives in passing other legisla-
tion of value to the people of this country and to the
members of organized labor.
"We have made great strides in social legislation —
Medicare, aid to education, I think we will do some-
thing good about unemployment compensation, al-
though that's not yet finally decided, and I worry until
the signature is on the ball — all of these things repre-
sent steps forward that should have been taken in my
opinion, 30 years ago.
"We even passed a bill that in the long run has its
effect in the organized labor movement, although it
doesn't have an immediate economic effect, we passed
a decent minimum wage bill.
"But in the pieces of legislation like the repeal of
14(b) and Situs Picketing, we have been dismal
failures."
The Congressman had this opinion of where the
blame lay for these failures:
"Now. I understand that our people in the labor
movement around the country who tend to blame those
failures on the new members of Congress, the men who
least deserve the blame, the men who of all the people
in the 89th Congress are most responsible for the strides
that we have made forward, I understand that there
are some who say that they are the reason that we
didn't take up Situs Picketing in the House of Repre-
sentatives.
"Nothing could be further from the accurate truth.
These men walked the plank on 14(b). They come
from the toughest districts in the United States. They
come from the ones where it is least likely to nominate
progressive Congressmen, to elect progressive Con-
gressmen, and they have put their election and re-elec-
tion in this year on the line over and over and over
again on the range of issues, but in particular on 14(b).
"They thought and I though and other men in the
House thought that we had assurances that the Senate
could function on 14(b). It didn't because it couldn't,
and it couldn't because the minority leader, Everett
Dirksen of Illinois, so cleverly led his troops that he
was able to prevent the majority who favored the re-
peal of 14(b) from ever voting on it.
"The blame lies in this case not on the House, not
on the President of the United States, but in the Sen-
ate, and quite specifically with the group representing
less than a majority who were able to prevent by threat
of filibuster action.
"Precisely the same thing, in a different way, happen-
ed on the question of Situs Picketing. It was impossible
to get even an assurance that the Senate would take up
the bill and there seemed very little point, especially
since there was a recalcitrant House Chairman, in tak-
ing it up in the House only to assure another spectable
where the House had acted and the Senate did not.
"Now, if you are mad at the President about some-
thing, worry about that in '68. If you are mad at some-
body about not doing something about 14(b), or situs,
look at the record and see who failed to act.
"But you will not find a flaw in the record of the
people about whom I am talking. They are the people
from the tough districts, often in the country districts
where there isn't a whole lot of organized labor. They
are the people who have made the difference between
the continuing stalemate that has existed in the United
States Congress for 16 of the 18 years in which I have
been a member, and which will continue again for
another decade or two unless these men who have done
their duty to their constituents and to the people of this
country are rewarded with reelection. A great deal of
their success will depend on you and others like you
in the great movement in this country, the movement
of organized labor, which has always been more than
selfish, more selfish for the interests of the country,
than the interest of itself."
Apprenticeship Exhibit
A view of a portion of the exhibit on apprenticeship presented
by the 42 Counties of California at the 30th General Conven-
tion. A display of old tools of the craft attracted much interest.
There was also a display of pictures of local and regional
apprenticeship contests sponsored by 11 counties of Southern
California.
20
THE CARPENTER
• Average work year of
construction workers runs
between 1 ,300-h400 hours
• Nation would save mohey
if it could find ways to
put skilled trades to work
• Canadian construction industry
praised for activities during
severe v\rinters
y^M. J. RANDALL
Congressman, Missouri's 4th District
A strong and logical pitch to put American building
tradesmen to work during the long winter months was
made in a well-received speech before the delegates to
the 30th General Convention.
Congrssmen Will J. Randall from Missouri's Fourth
District posed the question: "Why must highly-skilled
building trademen spent the winter on relief?"
"Statistics will show," Randall said, "that almost
one-fifth of the total employment in the United States
is seasonal, and unemployment in the construction in-
dustry alone accounts for about one-half of this one-
fifth."
Randall noted that reliable spot checks show that the
average work year of a construction worker runs
1300 to 1400 hours. That means that if a man worked
40 hours a week and was entitled to a two-week
vacation, which is the pattern of most employed
Americans, he would have a 2,000-hour work year,
or 700 more annually than he now has.
The Missouri Congressman had a ready answer for
those who say the high wages of construction workers
make up for a short year.
"I would suggest to these doubters that this $4.20,
which is about the average hourly pay for a con-
struction worker, multiplied by 1400 hours, makes a
pay of only $5,888 a year before taxes. This is not an
excessively large amount for the man who has to
live, raise his family and try to educate that family in
a large city," Fallon told the delegates.
He noted that we could learn some lessons from
our good neighbors to the north who have more
severe and longer winters than we do.
"Winter construction has come to be a well-accepted
feature of the construction industry of our Canadian
neighbors to the north, and certainly their winters are
worse and more severe than ours. There has been a
number of great engineering projects that have been
carried right on throught, and one of them is the
great St. Lawrance River Power program, it has
been carried out during the severest winter months,
and the Government of Canada has done something
about it.
"They were so convinced that seasonal unemploy-
ment can be drastically reduced that they set up
what they call a winter home building incentive plan,
which gives $500 bonus to an owner or builder or one
of the first purchasers of a winter-built home. More
than 25,000 applications have been filed for these bon-
uses, and this means jobs for 75,000 construction
workers and 90,000 other individuals in associated in-
dustries.
"It would seem from the experience of Canada, and
it has not been limited to Canada, the Scandinavian
countries in northern Europe have tried the same
thing, and it would seem the solutions to the seasonality
problem is one of organization and one of scheduling.
Bluntly speaking, this must mean better planning,
and especially in the public works programs, the
public agencies responsible for construction. There
is no reason, and these words are addressed to those
people, there is no reason why the General Services
Administration should not take the lead. And that
means the United States Government," he said.
Randall posed another serious question in his
speech to the convention when he asked where tomor-
row's skilled craftsmen are coming from.
"The question I pose to you now is how long will
it be before the Department of Labor and the Depart-
ment of Defense recognize that to fight a war we need
skilled construction workers as well as skilled fighters?
The question is when will we start deferring appren-
tices?"
"Already there is a serious shortage of skilled work-
ers in many areas. It takes at least three years to train
a craftsman in the skills of carpentry, electricity, metal-
working, masonry, to mention a few trades.
"Now, if this war is going to last for some time, why
are we not preparing for their period of trial and
strain by planning now for our known manpower
needs? We plan for planes and missiles years in ad-
vance," Randall noted.
As a member of the House Armed Services Com-
mittee, Randall took a swipe at Defense Secretary
McNamara's penny pinching economics, when he
said that Congress was told by the Secretary that the
building of 8,500 living quarters at a Army camp for
soldiers and their families was "overheating the
economy."
"His reasons have no weight, no logic, or no sub-
stance because the danger involved in the first place
was very small. We are talking about 8,500 new
starts, and you and I know there is about 1,500.000
new starts in this country, and if you divide that
8,500 into the normal home construction industry, it
amounts to .0053," he said.
Congressman Randall congratulated the Brother-
hood on its 85 th anniversary and confessed that at
85 we are looking mighty well.
Have You Made Your
Contribution To CLfC?
OCTOBER, 1966
21
District Board
Members Change
In Four-Year Span
The General Executive Board's report
to the convention made delegates con-
scious of the irreplaceable losses suffered
hy the Brotherhood since the 1962 con-
vention. Death had come to GEB Mem-
bers R. E. Roberts. Harry C. Schwarzer,
and Patrick A. Hogan. and to General
Representatives William J. Sullivan.
Charles Shaw. Victor Midgley, William
Johnson. Michael J. Sexton, and Glen C.
Titus. John R. Stevenson had retired as
First General Vice President in 1964.
To fill the vacancies on the General
Executive Board, the following were sub-
sequently appointed and have served with
distinction: Wm. Sidell as 2nd General
Vice President (following the elevation of
Finlay C. Allan as 1st General Vice Presi-
dent): C. A. Shuey as 3rd District Board
Member and Charles E. Nichols as 8th
District Board Member.
CHARLES JOHNSON, JR.
1st District,
New York City
HENRY W. CHANDLER
4lli District,
Atlanta, Ga.
CHAR! ES E. NICHOLS
8tli District,
Sacramento, Calif.
RALEIGH RA.tOPPI
2nd District,
Springfield, N.J.
LEON W. GREENE
5lh District,
St. Paul, Minn.
GEORGE BENGOUGH
lOth District,
Vancouver, B.C.
JAMES O. MACK
6th District,
Kansas City, Mo.
CECIL SHUEY
3rd District,
Monticello, Ind.
ANDREW V. COOPER
9th District,
Toronto, Onf.
LYLE HILLER
7th District,
Portland, Ore.
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THE CARPENTER
Preident Hutcheson welcomes Undersecretary Henning.
• Unemployment Rate,
Building Trades, 8.4%,
Unemployment Rate,
Negroes, 8.2%
• Labor praised for role in
passage of liberal legislation
• Building Trades unions are
commended on Viet Nam stand
JOHN HENNING
Undersecretary of Labor
In his remarks to the 30th General Convention,
Undersecretary of Labor John Henning called atten-
tion to a twin unemployment plight in the United
States — "an American tragedy," he pointed out, which
has not been noted by the press and radio of the nation.
He referred to the fact that in the preceding month
of August the percentage of unemployment among Ne-
groes in the United States work force had risen to
8.2%. During the same month, in spite of the fact
that overall unemployment had been reduced to 3.9%,
the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 8.4% of
the building trades workers of the nation were unem-
ployed!
"This is nothing new," he commented. "In 1964
the average rate of unemployment in the building trades
industry of this nation was 10%. That is 10% of the
three million workers — 300,000 workers a month job-
less.
"In '65 it was down to 9%. That is 270,000 build-
ing trades workers unemployed. . . ."
The Undersecretary added: "It is the obligation of
a free society to assure constancy of employment to
those who might know discrimination because of their
skin. It is also the obligation of a free society to de-
velop those ways and those means by which the con-
struction workers of this country who know particular
difficulties will be assured of equity of employment and
constancy of employment."
He expressed the hope that the next session of Con-
gress will "bend its talents to the resolving of this prob-
lem, and give regular employment to the building trades
workers of the nation."
The speaker gave organized labor a major share
of the credit for the humanitarian legislation of the
current Congress.
In his speech, Henning reviewed some of the more
notable legislative landmarks that have been signed into
law during the Johnson administration:
"Medicare is one that we never thought was possible.
I don't think anyone in this room dreamt that we would
so quickly and so easily have a law written into the
statutes of this nation which would assure this, the
dignity of men and women in their fading years of life,
when the problems of disease are in ascent and income
is in decline.
"Federal aid to education. We never thought that
was possible after long years of struggle and failure.
We all knew that the county and state jurisdiction
throughout this country in all too many instances never
had the financial capacity to educate their young. We
have that now through the financial resources of the
Federal Government.
"The War on Poverty. Nothing like it since the days,
the great days of Roosevelt. The Government through
the War on Poverty joined the cause of union labor or
the cause of unionism, for unionism was bom to wage
war on poverty."
Undersecretary Henning also praised organized la-
bor, and in particular, the building trades unions, which
have backed the administration's stand in Southeast
Asia.
"Now, the trade union movement has sustained the
President in this struggle from the first moment of test-
ing and why? There is no place in the philosophy of
the Government of Red China for the right of working
people to form trade unions and bargain on the condi-
tions under which they shall live out their lives.
"Now, the Building Trades from the first spoke vig-
orously and freely on the matter of despotism in South-
east Asia. The Building Trades Unions deserve great
recognition and great credit by those who direct the
destiny of this nation," Henning said.
The bulk of the remainder of Henning's speech con-
centrated on compulsory arbitration. He warned the
trade union movement to beware of wolves in sheep's
clothing who will tell you that any move for compul-
sory arbitration is designed "not for your union but that
other union that is on strike . . . those men who are
ambitious for power."
"They will chain you one by one, because they know
in union there is strength. . . .
"They chain you today, they chain you tomorrow,
and when they chain that one union, you are chained
because an injury to one is still an injury to all of
American labor."
OCTOBER, 1966
23
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Convention Committees
Consider Many Issues
It was the responsibility of 16 convention committees
to review the work of the Brotherhood during the past
four years and to make recommendations to the con-
vention on actions to be taken in the four years ahead.
Some of these committees assembled at the General
Office in Washington prior to the convention in order
to dig deeply into the big jobs before them. All of the
committees held sessions during the convention and
made full and stimulating reports. On this page and the
three pages which follow are the delegates who served
on these committees. To these hard-working delegates:
a vote of thanks from the entire Brotherhood.
■ CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE-FIRST ROW:
E. C. Meinerf, Local 47, St. Louis, Mo.; Oscar
R. Pratt, Local 624, Brockton, Mass.; and Frank
McNamaro, Local 1871, Cleveland, Ohio. SEC-
OND ROW: M. James Sexton, Local 13, Chi-
cago, III.; Mottthew J. Weaver, Local 1351,
Leadville, Colo.; A. L. Henderson, Local 1296,
San Diego, Calif.; Richard Pittman, Local 2633,
Tacoma, Wash.; Henry Spotholz, Local 15,
Hackensack, N. J.; and Harold Lewis, Local
1509, Miami, Fla.
■ RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE-SEATED: C. R.
Bartalini, Local 36, Oakland, Calif., and Frank
Miller, Local 2274, Pittsburgh, Pa. STANDING:
Stanley Ronken, Local 562, Everett, Wash
F. O. Jorgensen, Local 316, San Jose, Calif.,
Ralph Bowes, Local 1741, Milwaukee, Wis.,
George McCurdy, Local 494, Windsor, Ont.
George Bobcock, Local 1511, Southampton,
N. Y.; and Raymond Fair, local 998, Royal
Oak, Mich.
■ GENERAL PRESIDENT'S REPORT-FIRST
ROW: James Skelton, Local 946, Los Angeles,
Calif.; Al Figone, Local 483, San Francisco,
Calif.; Stanley Johnson, Local 141, Chicago,
III.; Otto Suhr, Local 60, Indianapolis, Ind.
SECOND ROW; Ralph Cannizzaro, Local 163,
Peekskill, N. Y.; Chas. Henderson, Local 198,
Dallas, Texas; Sigurd Lucassen, Local 2250,
Red Bank, N. J.; H. H. Brown, Local 1849,
Pasco, Wash.; and Louis Nunn, Local 256,
Savannah, Go.
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THE CARPENTER
■ FINANCE COMMITTEE-FIRST ROW: Earl
Hartley, Local 3099, Aberdeen, Wash.; Charles
A. Thompson, Local 58, Chicago, III,; Wm,
Leshe, Local 180, Vallejo, Calif.; and Donald
Bastemeyer, Local 253, Omaha, Neb. SECOND
ROW: Robert Barrett, Local 1089, Phoenix,
Ariz.; Milton Frey, Local 278, Watertown, N. Y.;
L. D. Newton, Local 329, Oklahoma City, Okla.;
Robert C. Boyd, Local 1402, Richmond, Va.;
and Joseph P. Cloutier, Local 2182, Montreal,
Que.
■ GENERAL TREASURER'S REPORT -FIRST
ROW: Leo Shrimpton, Local 1463, Omaha,
Neb.; Nick Cordil, Local 2288, Los Angeles,
Calif.; George Cassedoy, Local 2761, McCleary,
Wash.; and Stanley Yanagi, Local 745, Hono-
lulu, H. I. SECOND ROW: Eugene Considine,
Local 514, Wilkes Borre, Pa.; Edward Kuehn,
Local 298, New York; Harry C. Schworzer,
Local 1108, Cleveland, Ohio; Sullivan Crow,
Local 1274, Decatur, Ala.; and Eugene Clayton,
Local 169, East St. Louis, III.
■ APPRENTICESHIP-FIRST ROW: Heber Long,
Local 2305, New York, N. Y.; Ronald L. Stad-
ler. Local 849, Manitowoc, Wis.; Charles Son-
ford, Local 929, Los Angeles, Calif.; E. A.
Brown, Local 981, Petalumo, Calif. SECOND
ROW: Basil Clark, Local 2309, Toronto, Ont.,
H. O. Moore, Local 103, Birmingham, Ala
Vernon Ellsworth, Local 982, Detroit, Mich.,
Glem Hook, Local 609, Idaho Falls, Idaho; and
David Hedlund, Local 1489, Burlington, N. J.
■ HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE-FIRST
ROW: George Collura, Local 490, Passaic,
N. J.; William Butts, Local 218, Boston, Mass.;
Russell Austin, Local 712, Covington, Ky.; Robert
E. Brown, Local 2230, Greensboro, N. C. SEC-
OND ROW: Russell Robbins, Local 343, Winni-
peg, Man.; Weldon F. Newbury, Local 98, Spo-
kane, Wash.; Thomas B. Homill, Local 117, Al-
bany, N. Y.; John Mormon Jr., Local 971, Reno,
Nev.; and David Joseff, Local 1513, Detroit,
Mich.
OCTOBER, 1966
25
Convention Committees, continued
■ GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARDS REPORT-
FIRST ROW: Herman F. Podewes, Local 374,
Buffala, N. Y.; D. Richard Adams, Locol 47,
St. Louis, Mo.; Julius Peterman, Local 1518,
Gulfport, Miss.; Alex Brockenridge, Local 105,
Cleveland, Ohio. SECOND ROW: James C.
Hovis, Locol 331, Norfolk, Vo.; Deon E. South-
erlond. Local 2042, Oxnard, Calif.; Andrew
Clark, Local 226, Portland, Oreg.; Leslie M.
Prickett, Local 55, Denver, Colo.; and George
Vest Jr., Local 141, Chicogo, III.
■ POLITICAL EDUCATION - SEATED IN
FRONT, Richard Mansfield, Local 1062, Santa
Barbara, Calif, and Leonard Zimmerman, Local
335, Grand Rapids, Mich. STANDING: Dale
K. Gemmill, Local 191, York, Pa.; Robert J.
Coley, Local 1961, Roseburg, Ore.; Andrew
E. Shusta, Local 107, Worcester, Mass.; Davis
Booth, Local 1142, Lowrenceburg, Ind.; W. C.
Echols, Local 1423, Corpus Christi, Tex.; and
William Gilbert, Local 953, Lake Charles, La.
Not present when the picture was taken:
Robert Lee Hanna, Local 844, Reseda, Calif.
■ ORGANIZATION-SEATED: Ted A. Prusia,
Local 2896, Lyons, Ore.; C. C. Howell, Local
627, Jacksonville, Flo.; Carl EcklofT, Local 314,
Madison, Wis.; and Joseph Benfotti, Local 530,
Los Angeles, Calif. STANDING: Louis Konyha,
Local 1180, Cleveland, O.; Walter Scott, Local
2564, Grand Falls, N.F.; Charles Compou,
Local 1822, Fort Worth, Tex.; William T. Massa,
Local 1590, Washington, D.C.; and Robert
Stevenson, Local 40, Boston, Mass.
■ RITUAL-SEATED: Leon Spierer, Loco! 135,
New York, N. Y.; T. A. Pitts, Local 64, Louis-
ville, Ky.; and John J. Smith, Local 2311,
Washington, D.C. STANDING: Franklin Allen,
Local 128, St. Albans, W. Va.; Joseph O'Sulli-
van, Local 22, Son Francisco, Calif.; William
Rabbitt, Local 3128, New York, N. Y.; and
William H. Allore, Local 334, Saginaw, Mich.
Not present for the picture: Leonard Luch-
singer. Local 1032, Minot, S. D.; and John L.
MacNeil, Local 452, Vancouver, B. C.
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THE CARPENTER
■ UNION LABEL— SEATED: A. J. Bogdanowicz,
Local 721, Los Angeles, Calif., secretary, and
Russell McNaIr, Local 821, Newark, N. J.,
chairman. STANDING: P. Robichaod, Local 27,
Toronto, Ont.; Roy W. Parent, Local 3119,
Tacomo, Wash.; Loyd H. Jenkins, Local 1445,
Topeko, Kons.; Ray Cebalt, Local 1452, De-
troit, Mich.; Elmer E. Jacobs, Jr., Local 639,
Akron, O.; Louis R. Tolve, Local 543, Mamo-
roneck, N. Y.; and Edwin Westerman, Local
1618, Sacramento, Calif.
■ TRUSTEES' REPORT-FIRST ROW; Samuel F.
Spitale, Local 599, Hammond, ind.; Robert J.
Sprogue, Local 322, Niagara Falls, N. Y.; L. N.
Leslie, Local 1381, Woodland, Calif.; George
Tichac, Local 985, Gary, Ind. SECOND ROW;
Luther Sizemore Jr., Local 1319, Albuquerque,
N. M.; Z. W. Burnett, Local 690, Little Rock,
Ark.; Joseph Hudson, Local 218, Boston, Mass.;
Matthew P. Higgins, Local 1856, Philadelphia,
Pa. Not present for picture: Jack Wood, Local
674, Mt. Clemens, Mich.
■ HOME AND PENSION COMMITTEE-SEAT-
ED: Robert H. Gray, Local 359, Philadelphia,
Pa., and Julius Viancour, Local 2894, Twisp,
Wash. STANDING: Arthur H. Galea, Local 29,
Cincinnati, Ohio; Arthur Davis Jr., Local 30,
New London, Conn.; Leonard Maddux, Local
61, Kansas City, Mo.; Leonard E. Wilt, Local
2217, Lakeland, Flo. Not present when picture
was taken; G. A. McCulloch, Local 1140, Son
Pedro, Calif.; Marvin Grishman, Local 1433,
Detroit, Mich.
These Also Served,
But Missed Pictures
The press of convention business
prevented the members of two busy
committees from assembHng for group
pictures. The official convention pho-
tographer was covering activities on the
convention floor when they were in
business sessions. We regret that there
was no opportunity to get them to-
gether for the pictures. These commit-
tees and their hard-working members
were as follows:
■ APPEALS AND GRIEVANCES COMMITTEE-
Henry Mock, Local 242, Chicago, III., Chairman;
Anthony Ramos, Local 550, Oakland, Calif.,
Secretary; Howard Welch, Local 345, Memphis,
Tenn.; Jerome Kearney, Local 94, Providence,
R. P.; William Mahoney, Local 20, New York,
N. Y.; George Loufenberg, Local 620, Madison,
N. J.; Milan Marsh, Local 171, Youngstown,
Ohio; G. A. McNeil, Local 1266, Austin, Tex.;
and Hugh Allen, Local 2608, Redding, Calif.
■ GENERAL SECRETARY'S REPORT-Wm. R.
Johnson, Local 1456, New York, N. Y.; Henry
L. Brown, Local 1529, Kansas City, Kons.; Horry
Anderson, Local 454, Philadelphia, Pa.; Herman
Koop, Local 80, Chicogo, III.; Asa Ryman, Local
548, Minneapolis, Minn.; J. E. Powers, Local
668, Palo Alto, Calif.; B. I. Perkins, Local 1281,
Anchorage, Alaska; Macon Bynum, Local 2352,
Corinth, Miss.; Tulio Mior, Local 2693, Port
Arthur, Ont.
Convention Wardens
In Traditional Duties
A dozen delegates were assigned the
traditional duty of manning the doors
to the convention hall, passing out
attendance cards, and checking badges.
They were the convention wardens —
a hard-working, alert crew — and they
included:
Frank Koscis, Local 2947. New
York, N. Y.: .Andrea Sacco, Local 79,
New Haven, Conn.: Mike Knezevich,
Local 2264, Pittsburgh, Pa.: John
Buchanan, Local 3154, Monticello.
Ind.: Milton Holzman. Local 1539.
Chicago, 111.: Davey Laborde, Local
1846. New Orleans, La.: Grant Suiter.
Local 596, St. Paul. Minn.: Edward
Lloyd, Local 1072, Muskogee. Okla.:
Donald Schortgen. Local 190, Kla-
math Falls, Ore.: Richard Trail, Lo-
cal 1113, San Bernardino, Calif.; Wil-
bur Ealy, Local 2632. New York.
N.Y.; and Irvin Schneider, Local 1310,
St. Louis, Mo.
OCTOBER, 1966
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• Need for firm /urisdicfiona/
agreements in building trades
is stressed.
• 'We must get into the political
arena and do a job/
President, Internafional Brotherhood of Boiler Makers,
Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers
Never before has there been such a need for the
craft organizations in general and the building trades
organizations in particular to close ranks, to fight our
common enemies, Boilermakers' President Russell Berg
told convention delegates.
He praised the jurisdictional agreement between
the United Brotherhood and his own organization, and
he called its administration "the very best" and "a
model for other organizations to follow".
He stressed that certain industrial organizations are
steadily and progressively encroaching on building
tradesmen. Such organizations he listed among the
"common enemies."
Another enemy, he identified as the open shop con-
tractor. Some of these, he said, are growing so big and
prosperous that "some of our lair union contractors
have threatened or suggested the possibility that they
might have to set up subsidiary companies that would
operate non-union in order to compete with them."
A third problem he identified was the importation
of building materials.
"This is becoming more and more of a problem,"
he said. "I know it afi'ects you people, because you
fabricate and manufacture building materials that go
into the constructon industry, as do the Boiler Makers.
It is a problem that we have to recognize is going to
get greater. Again, it is something we have to join
ranks and decide what we are going to do and go
ahead and do it, and see if we can't knock this
foreign material out of the box."
Berg closed with a brief discussion of labor's role in
politics.
"You all know what has happened to the labor
movement when it got fat and lazy and didn't go to
the polls and vote," he said. "We got the Taft-Hartley
Act ... we got the Labor-Management Reporting
and Disclosure Act . . ."
He pointed out that much legislation in state legis-
latures and in Congress has a direct bearing on the
building and construction trades, and that union crafts-
men must exercise their political strength.
"As your oflRcers well know, up on Capitol Hill
in Washington there is hardly a day that goes by but
that we don't have, to be on our toes watching legisla-
tion which is introduced, to defend ourselves and de-
feat legislation which will be harmful to us . . . and to
get support for legislation which is helpful to us,"
Berg said.
"It is a must that we get into the political arena
and do a job."
How many words
are spoken?
How many man-hours
are spent?
During the steady course of the five-
day 30th General Convention, a team of
four court reporters took down a steady
stream of words to prepare the "official
proceedings" as a permanent and historic
record. In those five days they recorded
more than 255.000 words . . . enough
wordage to fill almost four average
books.
Convening at either 9 or 9:30 each
morning, recessing for lunch and recon-
vening at 1:30 or 2 p.m. and working
until 5 each afternoon, the 2,188 dele-
gates put in approximately 65,640 man- **
hours of work in the convention hall.
Add to this the thousands of man-
hours spent prior to and during the con-
vention by the 16 committees, and you
tally up what amounts to a hard-working,
stimulating convention.
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THE CARPENTER
EDITORIALS
^Most Itnportant Messaye
The most important editorial opinion we can ex-
press this month is that you and every other member
of a trade union in the United States must get to the
polls on Election Day, November 8, and VOTE! Vote
for the working man's friends.
Who are they? They are the candidates who sup-
port labor-backed legislation in the state legislature and
the Congress. Your state Committee on Political Edu-
cation (AFL-CIO's COPE) will supply the voting rec-
ords of the incumbents. Check their record against the
promises of their opponents . . . and vote accordingly.
^High Cost oi Housing
There are far too many people in the nation today
who cannot afford a home of their own because of
rising costs of homebuilding, people who unthinkingly
say: "We can't aflFord to buy a home because the unions
are getting so much more in wages that they've priced
us out of the market!"
At first glance this might seem to be true, because
unions have managed to obtain, for their members,
raises in wage rates in spite of bargaining handicaps.
But the union craftsman has also increased his pro-
ductivity, so that his raises are not fully reflected in
home prices.
What has caused a sharp rise in home prices has
been the rise in land values; up 200% since 1951.
While home prices have risen 72% above 1951 levels,
if the land value increases are excluded, the increase
has only been 54% since '51; only 10% since '60.
The sizes of homes have increased, too, as buyers
demand more room. The average FHA single-family
home in '50 had 4.6 rooms. Today it has 5.7 . . . and
they're bigger. Moreover, 51% of '59 homes had
more than one bathroom. Today 66% of the homes
have two or more. This adds to costs by doubling
fixture costs. Garages, too, have increased in popu-
larity. In 1950 only 49% of the new homes had
garages or carports. Today 82% of all houses also
have garages or carports.
These are not the figures of organized labor. They
came as a result of a housing study by the National
Industrial Conference Board, a highly-respected study
and research group, largely supported by industry.
Because of improved building methods and mate-
rials, it is possible today to build a moderately-sized
home at a price only moderately above what it would
have cost fifteen years ago. But what has sharply
raised the cost of today's home for today's buyer are
such factors as increased interest charges, increased
size, more rooms, more facilities and installed luxury
features together with vastly increased land costs.
^
Scholarly Revolution
As millions of young people returned to the class-
room last month, Americans could view with consider-
able hope the new developments in the process of
education.
The new curriculum in mathematics, about which
so much has been heard, was followed by exciting
new approaches in the teaching of the natural sciences.
And now the social sciences, languages and the arts
are undergoing similar and striking reforms.
Education conceived of as rote learning has tended
to stifle the pupils' interest and initiative. Feeling no
real challenge, many could hardly wait to drop out
of school. Most suffered it through.
But curriculum development centers are now pre-
paring materials to help students do their own think-
ing. The emphasis is on more individual work.
Problem-solving is at the heart of the new teaching
method. Each child is learning to become a thinker
and a doer. Less emphasis is placed on the who,
what, where and when — more on the why and the
how. And an effort is being made to show where
seemingly disjointed bits of information fit into the
larger pattern of knowledge.
All this means that America should soon begin to
close the education gap which places some of the
graduates of its elementary and secondary school
system at a comparative disadvantage to their Euro-
pean counterparts. The day when education was a
matter of memorizing "facts" found in a textbook
and parroting them back to a teacher is fast receding
into history. The new teaching techniques, using the
Socratic method of inquiry, mean that American edu-
cation is finally coming of age.
OCTOBER, 1966
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Time for the nomination of General
Officers was reached as the afternoon
session opened on Wednesday, Septem-
ber 21. There was an air of expectancy
as Second General Vice President Wm.
Sidell declared nominations open and
recognized First Vice President Fin-
lay C. Allan for the purpose of nomin-
ating M. A. Hutcheson for the ensuing
term as General President. A tremen-
dous demonstration followed the nom-
ination.
Subsequently, a nominating com-
mittee consisting of Retired First Gen-
eral Vice President John Stevenson,
Ted Johnson, and Conny Olsen placed
in nomination the other General Offi-
cers to succeed themselves, with the
exception of 9th District Board Mem-
ber Andrew V. Cooper, who declined
to run again.
Contests developed for the posts of
2nd and 9th District Board Members.
Raleigh Rajoppi of Springfield, N.J.,
retained his position as 2nd District
Board Member, and William Stefano-
vitch of Windsor, Ontario, became new
9th District Board Member.
The election was held on Thursday
morning, with balloting in the Little
Theater section of the Auditorium.
Of
IS
spirited
Delegates demonstrate support for General Officers.
Rajoppi and
S+efanovich win
In busy contest
30
Raleigh Rajoppi, left, and William Stefanovich wave in victory.
THE CARPENTER
A delegate casts his ballot.
Credentials are checked outside voting area.
■ ELECTION COMMITTEE-SEATED: W. O. Hays, Local 377, Alton,
III.; Wilfred Lamoureux, Local 3127, New York, N. Y.; H. E. Morris,
Local 2024, Miami, Fla.; Robert S. Allen, Local 311, Joplin, Mo.; C. C.
Dombrowski, Local 81, Erie, Pa.; George Zack, Local 1052, Hollywood,
Calif.; Thomas Fenwick, Local 18, Hamilton, Ont.; Burdette B. Cochran,
Local 106, Des Moines, Iowa; Anthony Boe, Local 948, Sioux City, Iowa.
Standing: Thomas J. Dornon, Local 1325, Edmonton, Alto.; Leo Fritz,
Local 1805, Saskatoon, Sask.; James Ervin, Local 1138, Toledo, Ohio;
I. L. Sewell Jr., Local 2360, Wrangell, Alaska; Richard Shugrue, Local
34, San Francisco, Calif., Willord E. Delger, Local 286, Great Falls,
Mont., Lyman Williams, Local 1250, Homestead, Fia., Vern C. Rippetoe,
Local 944, San Bernardino, Calif.; Joseph Hardy, Local 2168, Boston,
Mass.; Rene Dusseault, Local 134, Montreal, Que.; Joseph Hazard, Lo-
cal 2559, San Francisco, Calif.; Robert C. Weller, Local 2405, Kalispell,
Mont.; Carl Reiter, Local 73, St. Louis, Mo. Not present when the
picture was taken was Martin Knudsen, Local 715, Elizabeth, N. J.
Election tellers on duty as a delegate casts his vote.
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THE LADIES WAIT outside the Wyandotte Street entrance to the Hotel Muehlebach for
the buses which took them to the Harry S. Truman Library at Independence, Missouri.
C^Speclullii l^op the cJLauled
To help make the Kansas City visH of delegates'
wives o memorable one, ihe Kansas City District
Council and city ofFicials teamed up to plan several
special events.
On Tuesday, September 20, there was a bus trip
to the Harry S. Truman Library at nearby Independ-
ence, Missouri. The ladies were also invited to a tour
of the Nelson-Atkins Art Galleries, the Country Club
Plaza, and the Ward Parkway Shops.
The following day, at noon, an overflow crowd
of ladies gathered at the Grand Ballroom of the
Hotel Muehlebach for a luncheon and fashion show.
The Kansas City Council maintained a hospitality
room each evening at the Hotel Phillips, one block
from the convention auditorium.
First General Vice President Finlay Allan secured
the Little Theater in the Municipal Auditorium for a
meeting of Ladies Auxiliaries, and there, with the
assistance of General Representative Clarence Briggs,
the ladies held a discussion of auxiliaries activities.
ONE OF HUNDREDS of tables in tthe Grand Ballroom of the liead-
quorters hotel which accommodated wives and guests at the luncheon
and fashion show. More than 1600 visitors made this event one of
the largest in the history of the hotel.
HAWAIIAN LEIS worn by General Officers' wives in the picture
above were gifts of Hawaiian delegates to the convention.
ANOTHER VIEW of the ladies gathered for a bus trip. The weather
was cool and clear — ideal for the outings
Highlights
of the
85th
Anniversary
Convention
in
COL R
General President M. A. Hutcheson delivers the keynote address.
The printed proceedings of the 30th General Con-
vention of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America alone could never convey the color
and excitement which surrounded the assembly of
2,188 delegates in the big Municipal Auditorium at
Kansas City, Missouri, September 19, 1966.
The auditorium was decked in bunting and ban-
ners. Replicas of the Brotherhood seal framed the con-
vention floor on three sides, hanging from the long •
balcony.
Union musicians played a stirring concert beside
the speakers' platform. Flashes appeared here and there
in the hall, as news cameramen and delegates recorded
the big event.
Official convention messengers moved about the
auditorium, making last-minute arrangements. Ward-
ens lined the entrances to the hall, checking badges
and passing out attendance cards.
It was a scene of vast activity — the gathering of
craft representatives from all over the United States
SECRETARY OF LABOR WILLARD WIRTZ complimented the Brotherhood on
Its efforts to train apprentices and for its fair and reasonable approach to the
rights of individuals. He praised the efforts of the American labor movement to
achieve a better life for all. "You tell me of any other organization in this country
in which there has been for so long a time so large a percentage of the people
of all races," he urged. "Not in your churches, not in your schools, not in your
country clubs, not any place else has there been so long a recognition of the
basic idea that all people are the same." He told the convention that "it is just a
matter of time until Section 14(b) gets wiped off the books" and "situs picketing
has been recognized as the legitimate activity which it is."
and Canada to chart the course of a great international
labor union for the coming years.
Motion picture cameramen recorded the opening
sessions of the convention, and, under the bright lights
set up for their work, the official CARPENTER camera-
man was able to move about photographing guest
speakers and special events in vivid color. In this spe-
cial 16-page color section we offer to our readers some
of the results of his "shooting".
The convention welcomed several outstanding
public officials and labor leaders as guest speakers.
Only brief excerpts from their addresses appear here.
Certainly one of the most colorful events of the
30th General Convention was the rousing demonstra-
tion which began with the nomination of General
President M. A. Hutcheson for another term as top
officer of the Brotherhood and continued with the
nominations of other General Officers.
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WILLIAM SCHNITZLER, AFL-CIO
Secretary-Treasurer, appealed to
delegates to play a greater role in
their local central labor bodies.
"You fellows have built one of the
greatest International Unions in
America," he told delegates. "With
your help, we will be able to say
that about our state and local or-
ganizations." He called upon dis-
senters to give "one trade union
reason why you are not affiliated."
WILLIAM J. RANDALL, Missouri
Congressman, called for a govern-
mental study of the problems of
seasonal employment in the build-
ing trades. He pointed out that one-
fifth of the total employment in the
United States is seasonal and that
the construction industry accounts
for nearly one-half of seasonal
unemployment.
JOHN HENNING, U.S. Under Secretary
of Labor, a former trade union leader,
reviewed the actions of the current Con-
gress and warned delegates that politi-
cal action by trade unions is needed
now, perhaps more than ever before.
He praised the accomplishments of the
Johnson Administration and said that it
had produced "the most significant
social legislation" since the days of
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
It was truly one of the greatest conventions in
the 85-year history of the United Brotherhood — a fit-
ting commemoration of the 85th Anniversary of the
founding of the International Union.
Delegates sensed the fraternal spirit of the occa-
sion and entered into the work of the business sessions
with a strong sense of stewardship and responsibility.
The convention hall was filled all week long, as the
deliberations continued day by day. Seventeen con-
vention committees held meetings during the week
and made their reports to the convention. General
Officers reviewed their activities since the previous
convention in Washington, D.C., in 1962.
Among the issues which permeated the proceed-
ings were these:
• The need to expand the broad base of worker
buying power to counter threats to economic stability
from runaway profits.
RICHARD BOILING, Congressman from Mis-
souri's 5th District, expressed dismay that "all
the important issues that are purely what you
might call labor-management issues" have not
been acted upon favorably by the current Con-
gress. Among these he included repeal of 14(b)
of Taft-Hartley and situs picketing. He called for
renewed efforts to achieve success.
CLAUDE JODOIN, President, Canadian Labour
Congress, warned delegates that most employers
would have them believe that there is no "right
time" for wage increases and contract adjust-
ments and that they must continue to press for
improvements in wages and working conditions.
"The job challenge of the future is pointed up by
the fact that almost one-third of the Canadian
population is now under 15 years of age. There
must be a recognition of the necessity for accept-
ing new ideas in collective bargaining."
• The need to achieve and maintain jobs for all
workers in the face of the revolution in productivity
wrought by automation.
• The need to elect candidates friendly to labor
in the coming general elections and to extend the pro-
gressive record of the 89th Congress into the area of
labor-management relations, beating back the attacks
of anti-labor forces.
• The need to press forward on every front the
battles to wipe out poverty.
The anti-poverty program initiated in Congress
in the last two years is "merely the extension of the
war the labor movement has been conducting for the
better part of a century," President Hutcheson told
the convention.
In a wide-ranging keynote address, he said that
labor's objectives are exactly the same as those of the
legislative program — "to ensure to every worker a
PAUL HALL, President of the Maritime
Trades Department, AFL-CIO, and Presi-
dent of the Seafarers International Union
of North America, told the convention
that President Lyndon Johnson is receiv-
ing bad advice from his "palace guard"
with respect to the maritime needs of
the United States. He called for action
now to build up the U.S. merchant fleet.
FRANK BONADIO, Secretary-
Treasurer Building and Construc-
tion Trades Department, AFL-CIO,
cautioned that building craftsmen
must pull together in fighting the
non-union contractor. "He is
bigger; he is fatter; and there is
more of him."
JOSEPH LEWIS, Secretary-Treas-
urer, Union Label and Service
Trades Department, AFL-CIO,
called for increased support of
union label products and services.
He praised the Brotherhood's ac-
tivities in the AFL-CIO's union
label program.
RUSSELL BERG, President of the
International Brotherhood of Boiler
Makers, Iron Ship Builders, Black-
smiths, Forgers and Helpers, ex-
tended fraternal greetings. He
appealed to delegates to "close
ranks" against encroachments of
industrial organizations, open-shop
contractors, and other enemies.
B. A. GRITTA, President of the Metal Trades Depart-
ment, AFL-CIO, reported that the Metal Trades are
making considerable progress in organizing Federal
employees under Executive Order 10988, and he
urged continued efforts to organize the unorganized.
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RICHARD E. LIVINGSTON, General Secretary,
shown in insert at right, directed the activities of
the temporary General Office at Kansas City,
supervised housing of delegates, assigned meet-
ing rooms, assisted the work of committees, kept
the records, and generally served as anchor man
for the convention.
MAYOR ILUS DAVIS of Kansas City, shown in
the insert on the opposite page, extended a warm
welcome to the delegates. He told the conven-
tion: "This is one of the greatest periods of
change in the history of the world. Organizations
such as yours are participating in this great
change in a responsible way, providing the bases
for building an even greater civilization than we
have had before."
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN Henry Brown, shown
at right in the insert on the opposite page, opened
the convention, and, following the invocation and,
initial ceremonies, he turned the gavel over to
General President Hutcheson.
wage sufficient to allow him and his family to live in
reasonable comfort and security; to make the fullest
amount of education possible for every child; to endow
work with dignity and safety."
Pointing out that the Brotherhood is nearing a
record high of nearly 800,000 members, he neverthe-
less warned of potential dangers.
The organizing staff brings into the union each
year approximately 100,000 new members but at the
same time "90,000 or 95,000 leave the fold through the
back door," he reported. He urged the convention to
give careful consideration to alternative new and
expanded organizing programs.
As the convention pursued its work, hundreds of
delegates' wives watched from the balcony, joining in
the applause as guest speakers discussed the pressing
issues of 1966.
Before the convention adjourned on Friday most
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delegates had joined the drive for CLIC funds. "CLIC"
stands for Carpenters Legislative Improvement Com-
mittee, and a display booth near the entrance to the
convention hall explained to delegates the program of
the new organization. CLIC buttons appeared on hun-
dreds of coat lapels, and a special CLIC Committee
collected contributions for the vital political activities
of CLIC.
Also busy were the staff workers in the field of
apprenticeship training. Colorful exhibits described the
training program through visual aids and hterature.
The 30th General Convention was a big gather-
ing for Kansas City, but city fathers met the challenge
well. Delegates found plenty of good eating facilities
— for which the city is famed. They were housed in
several hotels near the Municipal Auditorium. City
officials helped to arrange outings for the lady visitors
and attendance at a major league baseball game.
FINLAY C. ALLAN, First General
Vice President, placed in nomination
the name of M. A. Hutcheson for the
office of General President for the
ensuing term, setting off a mammoth
demonstration which "shook the hall",
as pictures on the following pages
indicate.
Thunderous Demonstrations
Greet Nominations
of General Officers
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EVERY DISTRICT was
represented in the ova-
tions which followed the
nominations of the incum-
bent General Officers. The
placards at left are typical
of scores which suddenly
appeared in the big audi-
torium.
A RIOT OF COLOR appeared on the convention floor as plac-
ards of many hues mixed with the colorful costumes of the
delegations. In the foreground below, Canadians wear overseas
caps. The yellow caps with the Brotherhood emblem covered
the heads of many Californians. The black tri-cornered hats
were Bostonian.
DOWN THE CENTER AISLE they came, cheer-
ing, tooting horns, and cranking sirens. Other
delegates joined the procession as it moved
to the front of the auditorium.
IN A SPONTANEOUS DEMONSTRATION, dele-
gates crowded to the convention platform to per-
sonally extend their support to General President
Hutcheson and the other officers of the "Harmony
Five."
Most of the Convention delegates were able to
shake hands with the General Officers before the
half-hour ovation subsided.
THE SPECIAL ORDER of business on Wednesday
afternoon, September 21, was the nomination of
officers. By action of the delegates, it also became
a time for handshaking and best wishes. District
Board Members soon joined other General Officers
in the "receiving line" on the platform. In the picture
below, District Board Members shake hands with
the long line of well-wishers.
THE CONVENTION PLATFORM during opening ceremonies.
THE FLOWERS which bedecked the stage — a gift from Hawaiian
delegates — are admired by General President Hutcheson and General
Secretary Livingston.
DELEGATES await their turn at the microphone, as an issue is de-
bated on the convention floor. At right, a delegate badge.
DECKED OUT like a Prussian general, with buttons,
badges, and mementos from various delegations, John
A. T. Pirie of Local Union 2222, Goderich, Ontario,
president of the Western Ontario District Council, joins
the demonstrators during nominations of officers.
WILLIAM SIDELL, Second General Vice President,
addressed the convention on the newly-formed political
arm of the Brotherhood — The Carpenters Legislative
Improvement Committee — urging strong support of its
program. He also reported on jurisdictional problems
of the craft.
JOHN R. STEVENSON, First General Vice President,
Retired, was an active participant in the deliberations
of the 30th General Convention.
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here shared with the more than 2,000
delegates seated on the wide conven-
tion floor the problems facing the 30th
General Convention. Each in his own
mind judged the issues — yea or nay
— and each cast his vote according
to the will of the members he rep-
resented and the dictates of his
conscience.
*"A man is not idle because he is absorbed in
thought. There is a visible labor and there is
an invisible labor." — Victor Hugo
• Brotherhood urged to push
organizing the unorganized
among Federal service workers.
• Individual union members are
key to making organizing
gains.
B. A. GRITTA,
President, Metal Trades Department
THE work of the Brotherhood as an active participant
in the affairs of the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Depart-
ment was highly praised by the president of the Depart-
ment, B. A. Gritta, in a speech to the Kansas City con-
vention.
"I want to take this opportunity." Gritta said, "to highly
commend the United Brotherhood, its officers and rep-
resentatives, for their active participation through our
Department and its councils in bringing collective bar-
gaining to the workers of your trade in federal service.
You are doing an excellent job, and you are showing sub-
stantial membership gains among those of your trade in
all of our federal employee metal trades councils, and
particularly in our councils in the naval shipyards where
we have exclusive recognition and agreements."
Gritta, a sheet metal worker by trade, then told the
delegates some of the major activities of the Department
which is presently composed of 22 international unions
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with a membership of more than three million workers.
About half of the unions are building trades unions.
"We presently have chartered and functioning more
than 135 metal trades councils throughout the United
States and Canada. About one-fourth of these councils
are chartered for workers in federal activities.
"Our Department played a major role in the develop-
ments which resulted in President Kennedy's issuance of
Executive Order 10988 on January 17, 1962, giving to
federal workers for the first time the right to organize
and bargain collectively through unions of their own
choice.
"While our Department has had chartered local coun-
cils functioning in major federal activities, such as naval
shipyards, for more than 55 years, the issuance of this
Executive Order has served to substantially stimulate the
interest of federal workers in joining their appropriate
trade unions. Federal workers can now bargain collec-
tively, and obtain improvements in their employment con-
ditions through the exercise of their bargaining rights.
In his speech, Gritta reminded the delegates that there
are over 600,000 blue collar workers employed by the
Federal Government and vast numbers of these workers
are still unorganized. He said it was particularly impor-
tant that we organize these Federal blue collar workers
into our craft unions and the time is now.
He urged the delegates when they returned to their
home towns after the convention to check and survey the
situation with respect to the industrial activities in their
localities, be they Federal or private, to see if the workers
of our trade are organized in the Brotherhood.
"You know, sometimes it gives me concern that a man
will say, 'As far as organization is concerned, it is the
responsibility of the International Union.'
"This is not true. This is absolutely not true. Every
man that joins a labor organization takes an oath to pro-
tect the jurisdiction of that organization, to work for the
benefit of that organization, and do what he can to assist
his fellow man in improving his wages, his work, and his
working conditions, and the only way that can be done
is to get the unorganized worker to join us and join our
ranks.
"I feel very strongly in regard to this, and I would like.
if we could, to see a lot more councils chartered, I would
like to see every industrial plant we build organized un-
der the AFL-CIO, with the people in these industrial
plants members of their respective craft unions.
"Do you know what this means to you? We have other
unions that are organizing industrial plants, and when they
organize these industrial plants, people in these plants do
the work of the carpenter, and they are not members of
this Brotherhood, and when they do the work of the car-
penter in the maintenance and repairing inside the plant,
they also try to do the additions to that plant with people
employed by and people members of the union that has
the bargaining rights in that industrial plant.
"We can correct all this, we can work towards its cor-
rection, because any plant we build, we are there, we are
on the site, and all they have got to do is appoint com-
mittees to get these people to join our union, sign author-
ization cards, and we could petition for these plants be-
fore anybody else could even think about organizing them,
because most of the people they hire at these plants are
taken from the work forces that we have on construction,
30 or 40 per cent of them, and we can surely get their
support," Gritta said.
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• Building tradesmen will have
opportunity in November to
choose friends of labor
• Estimated $70 million in
building programs passed
• Spirit of cooperation urged
to fight our common enemies
FRANK BONADIO
Secretdry'Treasiirer,
AFL-CIO Building and Construrlion
Trades Department
In a brief address to the convention, Secretary-
Treasurer Frank Bonadio of the Building and Con-
struction Trades Department, reminded the delegates
that the November elections were only a short time
away and he hoped they would remember those Con-
gressmen who helped kill passage of the 14(b) repeal
measure of the Taft-Hartley Act and stopped pas-
sage of the situs picketing bill.
"It is going to be very difficult for building trades-
men to forgive those people who are responsible for
having stymied, for not having given the Congress an
opportunity to vote on situs picketing, and 14(b)
repeal," Bonadio told the convention delegates.
On the brighter side, Bonadio spoke of positive
legislation passed that will mean over $70 million
in construction in iiie years ahead. These measures
included:
• Tiic Appalachian Region Development Act of
1965, which amounts to building 2,350 miles of high-
way.
• Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, which provides for $1,300,000,000 in financial
assistance for elementary and secondary schools for
children.
• Public Law 891 17, the Housing and Redevelop-
ment Act of 1965, and this program, over a four-year
period, amounts to $7,800,000,000.
• Public Law 89136, the Public Works and Eco-
nomic Development Act of 1965, which will expend
$3,300,000,000.
• Public Law 89573; this is the Rapid Transit
System designed for Washington, D.C., the capital of
our country, and this amounts to 431 million dollars.
• Public Law 89234, the Health Research Facil-
ities amendments after 1965. This Act will cost 280
million dollars.
• And the Water Quality Act which deals with
sweet water and the pollution of water. All this will
cost 500 million dollars.
Bonadio noted that the encouraging thing about
these programs is that they contain Davis-Bacon pro-
visions. However, he warned our union and all other
building trades unions to be on their guard for raids
against their jurisdiction by unions outside the build-
ing trades, particularly District 1 5 of the United Mine
Workers.
He urged the delegates, when they returned to their
homes, to talk to the other crafts and try to make them
understand that "when building tradesmen join hands
and work together to fight a common enemy, they
always win, or most of the time they win. Even though
we continue to fight one another on occasions, we still
do a hell of a job. Nobody can do a better job."
Hawaii Represented
At the Convention
HAWAn REPRESENTED— Eight delegates
from Local 745^ Honolulu, offered able rep-
resentation for Brotherhood members of the
49th State. Seated are: Yochio Hokomura,
Stanley S. Yanagi, Carl Levey, and Harry
Fukuyama. Standing: Walter Kupau, Francis
Sato, L. M. Shigeuru, and Mitsuo Yakunra.
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Behind the Scenes
at the
30th General
Convention
What amounted to a compact version of the Washington
General Office was set up in the Music Room of the Muehle-
bach Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, so that the General Con-
vention could properly conduct its business. File cabinets, desks,
typewriters, and telephones were the basic necessities. Staff as-
sistants and skilled secretaries were the work force which made
the office go. In the Music Room many committee reports took
final form. Credentials were tallied and records were checked.
The General Office crew worked steadily from early morning
and sometimes until late in the evening to help keep the con-
vention on schedule. An urn of hot coffee stood on a side table
to help keep weary conventioneers awake.
ERVIN MEYER., Secretary
to the General President.
LOWELL KING, General
Office Comptroller.
COURTLAND SINCLAIR,
Sec. to First Gen'l. Vice Pres.
ALICE BLINZLEY, Secretary
(o Second Gen'l. Vice Pres.
ZOLA SMITH, Secretary to the
General President.
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NANCY FARWELL, Secretary
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One of four court reporters who took
down the proceedings, word for word.
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UNION LABEL Secrelarj -Treasurer Joseph Lewis with Miss
Ethel M. Hoik, secretary-treasurer of the Kansas City Union
Label and Service Trades Council, join in a salute to the
I'nited Brotherhood for its four score and five years of work
in the promotion of the union labeL A replica of the Brother-
hood label is shown in the framed poster.
• Runaway manufacturers called
one of the greatest threats to
union made goods and services
• Lewis calls on all locals to
aid Kingsport Press strikers
• Union Label Show carries
story of worker to the public
Secretary-Treasurer,
Union Label and Service Trades Department
ONE of the greatest threats to union made goods and
services today is the runaway contractor and manu-
facturer, according to the secretary-treasurer of the Union
Label and Service Trades Department.
In an address before the 30th General Convention. Joe
Lewis told the assembled delegates that this practice by
businessmen is harking back to the day of the yellow dog
contract when a worker had to sign a pledge that he would
not join a union as a condition of his employment.
"Today in this nation," Lewis said, "towns and cities
and villages in low wage areas are floating bonds to build
factories so that manufacturers in a high pay area are
being told that they can move into a location where there
is plenty of cheap labor." Then. Lewis noted, the prod-
ucts are shipped back for sale in the high pay areas where
labor is strong.
"This is a condition that is not only dangerous to the
trade union movement, but dangerous to our democracy
as we know it, because certainly in the competitive field
a iiKHUitaclurcr making consumer goods at $1 or $1.50
less th;m a high pay area has certainly got the advantage
in the competitive field." he said.
Secretary-Treasurer Lewis recalled thai our organiza-
tion was a charter member of the Union Label Depart-
ment when it was founded back in 1909 and that the
United Brotherhood was the first trade union in the coun-
try to u.se a union label.
Lewis said the original purpose behind the formation
of the Department was to educate the members of the
trade union movement to buy back (he products from
each other and the services of other trade unions. "That
was the idea behind the Department's formation, and it
hasn't changed one bit since then, except that today we
use sort of a double-barrel activity in our work," he said.
Lewis noted that in addition to promoting the products
and services of the trade union movement, the Depart-
ment is now deeply involved in boycott activity. A case
in point is the life and death struggle now being waged
at the Kingsport Press in Kingsport. Tennessee. Lewis
gave the delegates some important background on this
fight and the reason for the Department's boycott.
"Here is an employer who simply said no to anything
that meant a betterment in a contract with five graphic
arts unions. And they forced, these people, actually, some
1600. out on strike.
"And then they replaced them with scabs. Even though
it is a fact that these unions have won bargaining rights
through the NLRB. the company refuses to deal in a man-
ner which would bring all of these members back to that
plant, and discharge the scabs which took over their jobs.
"Twelve hundred of these people are still on the picket
lines for those three and a half years.
"One of the jobs of this Department has been to try to
keep them in groceries, to keep some of their payments
on their homes paid, to fight their employers in every way
that we know how where they sell their books, and in one
area where they sell their books is the text books for
schools, so we need the help of the entire trade labor
movement.
"President Hutcheson will tell you that this question
came before the Executive Council meeting in Chicago
last month, and there the Federation made a donation of
some $50,000 to help pay off mortgages that were due and
where foreclosures were happening.
"And we in the Department are putting on a Christmas
fund for these strikers, not only to show some of their
small children, who have never seen their daddy go to
work, not only to show them Santa Claus and a few little
things for Christmas for them, but also toward the hard-
ship cases, and at this present moment our Department
has made a mailing to over 30,000 local unions in this
country, and we are not concerned with whether a local
union sends one dollar or five dollars or ten dollars.
"We are concerned that as many locals as possible give
us the chance to help these people." Lewis told the dele-
gates.
Another important facet of the Department activities
is the staging of the annual Union Industries Show in a
different city every year. The show has proven a tremen-
dous success over the years, drawing an average of 50,000
people daily for the week it is open. The purpose of the
show "is to point to the community with pride that labor
unions are not always what they read in the papers, but
they are laboring people whose children go to school with
their children, who live with them, go to the same churches
— this is the side of the labor union that we want to show
the public," Lewis concluded.
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Handy Excuse
Contractor: I need somebody re-
sponsible to fill this job.
Apprentice: I'm your man. At my
last job, whenever anything went
wrong, they always said I was respon-
sible!
ALWAYS BOOST YOUR UNION
Blessed Relief
The convention speaker had droned
on for an hour and a half. The dele-
gates were becoming restless and
making loud noise on the floor. The
presiding officer, trying to gavel for
silence, missed the rostrum and hit
his secretary-treasurer on the head.
Dazed, he mumbled: "Please hit me
again ... I can still hear him!"
R U REGISTERED 2 VOTE?
With Frog Lights?
Now that car manufacturers are
naming their smaller cars after fish
like the Marlin, Barracuda, Sting Ray,
and like, next we can expect a smaller
Volkswagen named "Polywagen."
DON'T BUY BOSS GLOVES
On The Ball
The citizens of East St. Louis, Illinois,
across the river from St. Louis and
the giant 600-foot-high metal arch,
are jealous. Recently they decided
to get even: they're going to build
a huge man with a croquet mallet.
Mr. Pert Sez:
"Back in th' '30s they brought out
3.2 beer. It didn't do much for th'
workin' man. Now they're prescribing
a 3.2 raise for him . . . and it does
even less!"
USE ONLY UNION-MADE TOOLS
Good Idea
She: What do you think of the
demonstrators against our Viet Nam
policy?
hie: Let's put it this way; I like to
egg them on!
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
Quite A Mob
Two drunks were out on the town.
One of them ended up in a 'phone
booth reading the directory. The
other one said: "C'mon . . . lesh go
home. " "Wait'll I finish thish book"
replied the other. "What's it about?"
asked his friend. "I dunno yet," re-
plied the one in the phone booth. "It
ain't got much of a plot but, boy!
whatta cast of characters!"
BE UNION — BUY LABEL
Wrote Wrongs
Mixed-up classified ads:
Wanted: Attractive salesgirl, must be respectable,
until after Easter.
Wanted: Man to care for cow that does not drink,
gamble or go to dances.
UNION DUES — TOMORROW'S SECURITY
Goated Into It?
A tragedy happened on the goat
ranch last week. The prize ram ran
right over a cliff and killed himself.
What we think happened was this: he
didn't see the ewe turn.
This Month's Limerick
Dad's sister, (who came here from
France),
Once appeared to me doing a dance.
Since this vision was dream-like
To me it would seem like
I must have had aunts in my trance.
Norma Herm Coyne, Louisville, Ky.
Dollar Dolors
Living within your means can be
termed "a fate worse than debt."
U R THE U IN UNION
Differing Views
"I think I ought to be on the stage!"
said the teen-ager. "No, dear," re-
plied her mother. "A stage is just
what you're going through!"
B SURE 2 VOTE!
His Unlucky Strike
The reformer established an organ-
ization to help people stop smoking.
He had a good idea but the initials
killed his movement: the League to
Save Mankind From Tobacco.
UNITED WE STAND
Sore Cure!
The young carpenter was attending
his first convention as a delegate.
After several days had gone by, he
went into the hotel coffee shop one
morning and said to the waitress:
"Bring me some burnt toast, scram-
bled eggs cooked too hard and dry,
greasy bacon, cold coffee, then sit
down and nag me . . . I'm homesick!"
PATRONIZE UNION-MADE GOODS
Silly Symptom
The kangaroo showed up at the
veterinarian's office. "V^^hat seems
to be the trouble with you?" asked
the vet. "I dunno," replied the kan-
garoo. "I just haven't been feeling
jumpy lately!"
OCTOBER, 1966
53
I^IQanadian Report
What's Causing
Inflation
Canadians are worrying about in-
flation. This is not a problem unique
to this country. Every country has
to take care of its housekeeping to
avoid unnecessary inflation. The
United .States and Canada have had
less real inflation than any other coun-
tries in the world since world war II,
a most remarkable record. But now
the threat of inflation is real.
When housewives visit the super-
market and find prices upped month
by month, they cannot help but note
the depreciation in their buying dollar,
and housewives are a potent political
force.
What housewives are finding out at
first hand, the consumer price index
is showing statistically. By the end
of the summer the index had risen to
144.9 (1949 equals 100), up 5.5 per-
cent in a year. The recent sharp rise
was mainly attributable to food costs.
The Canadian government as well
as the government in the United States
has taken some action against rising
costs. It raised interest rates and
urged cutbacks on spending on all gov-
ernments and on industry.
Raising interest rates is the conven-
tional way to fight inflation. The U.S.
boosted rates and Canada followed. It
couldn't do otherwise but the fact is
that, while interest rate boosts are sup-
posed to be deflationary by slowing
down the economy, they are also in-
flationary by adding to costs. Any man
who has to buy a home and pay as
much as eight percent on a first mort-
gage is well aware of this.
In any case the rise in rates has had
little if any effect except for collapsing
the stock market. Both government
and business spending have been high-
er this year. The only part of the econ-
omy which has been hit is house
building. And this is exactly the field
which should not have been hit. There
is still a shortage of housing and cut-
ting down on homebuilding aggravates
the shortage and boosts prices and
rents, hence is inflationary.
President Johnson and Prime Minis-
ter Pearson met in secret session late
in August but one of the subjects most
likely discussed, among others, was the
fight against inflation. Maybe some
kind of agreement was reached about
what was to be done, not collectively
but along similar lines.
In any case a few weeks later our
minister of finance Mitchell Sharp an-
nounced further deflationary steps,
amounting to tax boosts of about $300
million. This increase in taxes, to be
legislated at the fall session of parlia-
ment starting October 4th, is not at
all alarming. But what did shock the
nation was the announced year's post-
ponement of the federal medicare plan
scheduled to go into effect July 1st,
1967.
This decision on the health measure
was definitely a victory for the Liberal
Party's right wing. Even the Toronto
Star, a strong supporter of the gov-
ernment, headed its lead editorial Sept-
ember 9th, "Medicare" delay is out-
rageous "deceit" and labelled the move
"a betrayal of medicare," "a piece of
weaselling" and so on.
The fact is that this measure will
not do anything to avoid inflation.
Canadians are now spending over $600
million a year on inadequate medicare
services. Under the proposed federal
plan, and assuming that all the prov-
inces would be ready to participate
by July of next year, the total cost of
improved services would increase the
spending by about 10 percent. But all
the provinces will by no means come
in next year. And if the government
raises the medicare money by taxa-
tion, the effect woud certainly not be
inflationary.
But for the umpteenth time in the
last 40 years, the Liberals have
dumped medicare just when its future
looked most promising. No wonder
the Star called it a deceit and a be-
trayal.
Compulsory
Arbitration
To say that this is a threat is really
an understatement. After giving the
longshoremen a substantial wage set-
tlement, the federal government then
ordered a survey of the shipping in-
dustry's problems and compulsory ar-
bitration to rectify the situation. It
also ordered compulsory arbitration as
the final step in the non-op railway
workers' dispute if it is not resolved
by further mediation.
Now the Liberal government in
Saskatchewan has passed legislation
including compulsory arbitration in all
disputes affecting essential services.
But who decides what are "essential
services?" The Saskatchewan Federa-
tion of Labor is asking whether it will
cover 10,000 government employees
or 30,000. It will of course cover what
the government wants it to cover and
the present government is not con-
sidered to be pro-labor by any stretch
of the imagination.
The Canadian Labor Congress has
taken a strong position against com-
pulsory arbitration and has just held
a conference of labor leaders to deal
with the subject. Much more will be
heard about this.
Wages and Prices
Under Investigation
The public associates price increases
with wage increases. Ask the average
citizen what causes price rises and
many of them will attribute them to
wage increases. To profits too, but
right now in Canada, wage increases
are getting the blame.
It is true that some big wage in-
creases have been won this year. But
prices have been rising at a faster rate
than normal for about two years. The
simple fact is that prices started to
rise long before the recent contracts
involving big wage settlements were
signed. Why?
The government has started several
investigations to find out why. There's
one investigation into steel costs, and
another into the price spread of food
products.
But an interesting facet of this
whole debate of what is inflation and
what causes it and how to deal with it
must be the fact that prices were rel-
atively stable in the U.S. and Canada
while there was heavy unemployment.
With much improved employment con-
ditions last year and this year, prices
have moved up.
Prices have moved up sooner and
faster in Europe including Great Brit-
ain and Sweden, but these countries
have had full employment right along.
Perhaps we should not pride ourselves
loo much on our price stability to
the end of 1964. It was achieved at
the expense of employment, and un-
employment has its own costs.
With renewed prosperity and full
employment, workers and their unions
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started demanding a bigger share of
the bigger pie to make up for the
smaller share they had to accept while
employment conditions were relatively
bad.
This has resulted in more strike
action. The postal strike last year hit
the government hard. But the postal
workers won many of their demands
including bargaining rights and now
they are out for more.
This year the longshoremen's strike
on the St. Lawrence and the seaway
workers' dispute were both settled by
federal government intervention with
record-breaking boosts of 30 to 40
percent.
These were followed by a short rail-
way workers' strike in August, ended
by government decree providing a
guaranteed boost of 18 percent over
two years and further mediation be-
tween the legislated interim settlement
and what the unions wanted — 30 per-
cent.
More and more the government is
getting involved up to its ears in in-
dustrial disputes. More and more the
threat of compulsory arbitration is
hanging over the heads of the labor
movement.
Catch up v/ith
U.S. Wages?
Cropping up in wage demands in
Canada is the objective of reaching
parity with U.S. wage rates.
The usual answer by industry to
this demand is that Canadian produc-
tivity is not as high as U.S. productiv-
ity, so wage rates cannot be as high.
This answer is true but not always.
In some industries Canadian produc-
tivity is as high or higher than that
in the U.S. Why then should pay be
lower?
However, one authoritative voice
which is making itself increasingly felt
in this country says that the Canadian
worker is getting paid less than his
U.S. counterpart because he is not so
well educated.
This painful fact may hurt our pride
but it would be better to do something
about it than stand on our hurt dignity.
The statement was made by John
Deutsch, chairman of the Economic
Council of Canada who told an inter-
provincial conference on education
that the educational attainment of the
labor force in the U.S. has been in-
creasing faster than in Canada and is
widening the educational gap between
two countries.
An educational survey by the Eco-
nomic Council of Ontario backed up
Dr. Deutsch, and that council's chair-
man, W. H. Cranston, said that On-
tario's work force will have to be
better educated.
The conference heard briefs from
educationists, industry and labor.
There seemed to be general agreemeni
that Canadian educational standards
have to be raised.
The Canadian Labor Congress sub-
mission said, "A continuing study of
manpower resources is the key to meet-
ing future manpower needs. All too
often immigration has been used as
a substitute for skill training and has
been used to take care of immediate
acute manpower needs."
Immigration has overcome our man-
power deficiencies and "papered over"
our educational deficiencies.
This kind of outspoken criticism by
experts is useful, in fact essential. But
the answers involve important political
decisions. The decisions are slowly
forthcoming but it's like pulling teeth.
Btidge Disaster
Claims Two Memtiers
Two members of Local 93, Ottawa,
lost their lives in a recent bridge dis-
aster in their home city.
They were Omar Lamadeleine, 51,
father of 12 children, and Edmund
Newton, 50, father of six.
At 3:30 p.m., August 10, a 1,000-
ton partially-poured bridge slab tore
loose from its supporting wooden
frame and carried eight men to their
deaths. The men were working on the
$2,500,000 highway bridge across the
Rideau River. In addition to the death
toll, there were many injuries among
the luckless work crew of 75 on the
span.
CLC President Claude Jodoin has
issued an urgent plea for improved
safety standards as a result of the
disaster.
In a statement issued while rescuers
still were cleaning away debris in
their hunt for bodies. Mr. Jodoin said
an immediate study of construction
safety should be undertaken by govern-
ment experts.
It was the second collapse of a
major construction project in Ottawa
this year. Three months ago a four-
floor concrete skeleton of an office
building project fell to pieces on down-
town Elgin Street, killing one worker
and injuring a score.
Mr. Jodoin said the similarity of the
two accidents was "incredible". It was
ample proof that present construction
methods do not provide a sufficient
margin of safety for the men who
carry them out.
■ In the picture above, arrow points
to section of bridge that collapsed,
carrying 75 men to the ground; one
of tlie first on the scene was Don Reid,
Mayor of Ottawa (dark suit aiding
rescuers in bottom picture). In middle
photo, a worker receives life-sustain-
ing plasma. (Story of bridge disaster
appears at left.)
OCTOBER, 1966
55
Service to the
Brotherhood
(1) SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF.— In the
left photo Gen. Rep. William Turner pre-
sents a 6S-jear service pin to Bill Turner
«lio was a member of the Brotherhood
before Local 1632 was chartered. He
first joined Local 288, Homestead, Penna.,
and later journeyed west to join the Cali-
fornia local union. In the right photo are
a group of members who received their
25-year service pins. Back row, left to
right: \er\ Brough, Dan Thorne, John
Pritchard, Gene Clark, Glen Hensley and
Ernest Minoli. Front row, left to right:
Lloyd Fauver, Joseph Laferty, Wm. Turn-
er (65-yr. pin), Clarence Curtis and James
Angellini. Those 25-year members unable
to be present included Charles Longley,
O. E. Oeland, Henry Prince, Joe Sylvia,
Clifford White and J. Sweerus.
(2) MIDDLETOWN. N. Y.— Members of
this local with 30 or more years of ac-
tive service were recently honored at the
local's second annual outing. In the front
row. left to right, are Mahlon Dodd, 44
years service; Charles Cole, 57 years;
Amos Rockafellow, 60 years; James Har-
rop, 30 years; Albert Moller, 46 years
and Charles Shafer, 40 years. Back row
are Webster Kohler, 30 years; Local 574
President Garrett Van Dien; Charles
Berry, 30 years; Stanley Booth, 30 years;
Ralph Randall, 48 years; and Ernest
Moshier, 31 years.
(3) MENASHA, WIS.— Members of Lo-
cal 630, with years of service ranging
from 27 years to 49 years, are shown at
a recent pin presentation ceremony. Mak-
ing the presentations was Ronold Stadler
(first row, right), president of the Wiscon-
sin State Council of Carpenters. Front
row, right to left: Stadler; John Lauer,
Sr., 27 years; Paul Kuckenbecker, 27
years; Joe Buzanowski, 27 years; Otis
Snell, 27 years; John Christian, 47 years;
and Maride Carey, 29 years. Back row,
left to right: Bill Bussian, 49 years; Bill
Neaubauer, 47 years; Adolph Sell, 49
years; Amil Blank, Jr., 47 years; Erven
Schultz, 43 years; Vince Nicholes, 36
years; Louie Merkley, 30 years; and Carl
Zeigan, 30 years. These brothers were not
present: Fred Stahl, 49 years; Walter Pon-
tow, 29 years; Henry Mortenson, 49
years; Geo. Guthermensen, 41 years; Her-
man Gartzke, 30 years; Bill Freitag, 42
years; and Michael Dunford, 39 years.
(4) ANGELS CAMP, CALIF.— General
Representative Clarence E. Briggs, left,
and California State Council Executive
Secretary-Treasurer Anthony C. Ramos,
right, "pin" 30-year member George L.
McLeod, second from left, and 31-year
member Louis Kwartz.
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(4) ANGELS CAMP, Calif. (Continued)
You can call us "Old Timers" now! Left
to right: Back row — Anthony C. Ramos,
Executive Secretary-Treasurer, California
State Council of Carpenters; Lewis Bjorn-
son, Charles S. Baughman, Lars J. Wold,
Ray H. Sutton, George L. McLeod, Clar-
ence E. Briggs, General Representative,
United Brotherhood; George Bladh, F.
Robert Emery, Lenwood Schachten, Fred
Bach. Second row — Glenn Spaulding,
Louis Kwartz, Roy Engelhardt. Kneeling
—Richard W. Dulleck. Sr., Joseph W.
Morrow. Front row — Charles E. Stan-
bridge, Homer Hanenkratt, Gilbert G.
Kun2, John L. Bradley, Monroe E. Blay-
lock. Jack Dillashaw.
(5) MARIETTA, OHIO— General Rep-
resentative Robert Sauer (standing cen-
ter) presented 25-year service pins to
this group of Local 356 members at a
recent presentation ceremony. Seated,
left to right, are Harold Rech, Robert
Hunter, Rodney Brackenridge, Homer
Meridith, Richard McKenna and Delbert
Swartz. Standing, left to right: Harvey
Waggoner, Charles Hoback, Robert Pride,
Sauer, Harold Klein, Joseph Sfrahler, and
Dale Sims, a visitor from Local 899. Also
receiving pins but unable to attend were
August Abicht (46 years), Martin Mor-
tensen (43 years), Ervin Skipton and
Gerorge Schaffer, both 25-year pins.
(6) SHEFFIELD, ALA. — Forty -two
members of Local 109 were honored re-
cently at a 25-year pin presentation ban-
quet. Making the presentation were
Henry W. Chandler, 4th District Board
member; W. W. Orr, International Repre-
sentative; B. T. Durham, Joint Repre-
sentative and George Henegar, Joint Rep-
resentative. Shown, seated, left to right:
W. H. Jaynes, W. A. Thornton, John M.
Thornton, A. B. Snoddy, W. H. Ruther-
ford, Roy L. Moore, H. C. Wallace, J.
F. Anderton, T. C. Woodis, Ira E.
George, N. L. Kelley, John H. Parker,
T. B. Dean, J. C. Jones, John F. Pettitt,
E. O. Bryant, M. C. Hamilton, A. E.
Covington, General Representative W. W.
Orr, and J. B. Romine. Standing, left to
right: W. A. McBroom, Paul Blackwood,
C. S. Etheridge, M. F. Rhodes, F. J.
Hayes, W. E. McDonald, W. A. Patter-
son, W. G. Harbin. A. M. Swinney, G. L.
Lyles, A. E. McGuire. H. J. House, E. R.
Graham. N. H. Hamilton, W. K. Wigin-
ton, F. J. Riddell, E. B. Hunt, Jr., C. N.
Wear, C. F. Joiner, R. P. Crunk, Virgil
Snoddy, F. E. Young, Joint Rep. B. T.
Durham, W. A. Parrish, President of
Local 109, H. T. Miles, Business Repre-
sentative of Local 109 and H. W. Chan-
dler, 4th District Board member. Those
not present receiving 25-vear pins were
J. L. Biship, J. W. Brink, J. P. Cook,
J. H. Darrah, F. L. Deaton, Odell Gaf-
lin, E. J. Hairrell, W. J. Holden, H. E.
Hovater, C. F. Isom, A. J. Jones, W. F.
Kelly, C. K. Lammer, I. E. Parks, O. M.
Parrish, Joe Peters, E. G. Sewell, E. B.
Shelton, C. B. Stout, T. M. Summers,
J. L. Thomas, Leonard Walker and E. B.
Wilkes.
(7) CHICAGO, ILL.— Seven members of
Local 62 were honored at a special "50-
Year Member Night" attended by officers
and members of the local union. Four of
the fifty-year members attending the func-
tion are shown seated front row center.
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Perfect Cribbage Hand
Dealt This Apprentice
DES MOINES, lA.— It hap-
pens once in a "blue moon,"
but it happened July 23 at
Rooky's Barber Shop in Wood-
ward. Richard Calonkey, an
apprentice in Carpenters Local
No. 106, was dealt the per-
fect cribbage hand of 29 points
in a game there. Calonkey
held three fives and the jack
of clubs in his hand and turned
up the five of clubs on the deck
to round out the 29-pointer.
What was his final score? . . .
he's not telling since he lost the
game by seven points
50-Year Pins Presented
To Local 1292 Members
HUNTINGTON, N.Y.— Bernard Fuchs
(center), president and business agent of
Huntington, N.Y., Local 1292, presents
50-year service pins to Harold Sfcmmer-
man (left) and Harold Webb. Both men
are now retired from the trade.
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Service to the
Brotherhood
(7) CHICAGO. ILL. (Contiiuied)
riicy are, from (lie left, William Stark,
.loliii Howard, >'crncr Nelson, and Carl
Hajjeman. I'nablc to attend were Law-
rence Hanisen, Thomas McClarence and
Charles McGary. Others shown are
George Vest, Jr. (seated, extreme left) of
the Chicago Dist. Council and Clare Carl-
son (seated, extreme right), president of
the Local. Rear row: Irvin Johnson, war-
den. Local 62; Morris W. Jones, trustee,
Local 62; Paul Sage, conductor. Local 62;
W ilbur Johnson, recording secretary. Lo-
cal 62; Charles Christenson, Chicago Dis-
trict Council; Fred Mock, Chicago Dis-
trict Council; Vice-President Frank Zill-
mer, Chicago District Council; William
Cook, Local 62 business representative;
Arthur Nickelson, Local 62 fin. sec-
treas.; Charles Corbin, Local 62, vice-
president; and Owen Voss, Local 62,
trustee.
(8) LOWELL, MASS. — Veteran carpen-
ters were honored guests at a party given
by Local 49 for brother members who
have been members in good standing in
the local for twenty-five to fifty years.
Shown, left to right, seated: T. Heppell,
J. Jelly, V. McCann, F. Herkemer, B.
McCarty. Standing, left to right: N. Bret-
ton, W. Santwer, M. Alberts, J. Scanlan
(B.A.), M. Drew. J. Ritchette and P.
Golden. The following brothers who
were unable to attend were given their
pins at the Carpenters Hall: E. Appleton,
R. Armstrong, H. Baren, R. Baum, L.
Boucher, A. Chase, G. Constanfine, J.
Dee, S. Delinsky, E. Downing, W. Downs,
W. Dunfey, E. Hall, W. Handley, J. Hud-
zik, R. Langlois, E. Levesque, E. Mac-
fadgen, M. Nordin, R. Patterson, R. Pin-
ette, G. Ramsbottom, E. Shepherd, Ira
Vinal, and Brother E. West.
(9) PETALUMA, CALIF.— Earl Arm-
strong, a fifty-year member of Local 981,
receives his service pin from B. B.
Cooper, business agent of the local.
Cooper also received a pin for 25 years
service.
General Representative Clarence Briggs
(left) congratulates two veteran Local 981
members at a recent Special Pin Presenta-
tion held by the local union. The two
men, both 40-year members, are Henry
Lofgren (center), and Linn Bryan, also a
trustee of the local union.
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(9) PETALUMA. CALIF. (Continued)
Local 981 members receiving pins, front
row, left to right: John Mindham (30
years), Henry Lofgren (40), Hugo Ivar-
son (30), Linn Bryan (40), Tony IVlattucci
(30), and Francis Lutz (30). Back row,
left to right: Elmer Rivers, Emil Volker,
Henry Volker, V. L. Biidinsky, Julius
Thiele, Ed Mathiesen (all 25-year mem-
bers), Roy Johnson (30), Joe Fenk,
Homer Calmer, B. B. Cooper, Elmer
Brown, Merle Wolf (all 25-year mem-
bers).
(10) CENTRALIA, ILL. — These five
members of Centralia, III., Local 367 re-
ceived their twenty-five year pins at a
recent pin presentation ceremony at the
local union headquarters. Receving pins,
left to right, are Ralph Garven, Clark
Parkinson, Elmer Gambetta, James L.
Easley and Gus Steinkamp. Eligible for
pins but not present were Cecil Warren,
Milton Starr, John Frazier, Norman
Michael, and Perry Minton.
(11) ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. — Local
3223 presented 11 pins to members with
25 or more years of continuous service
at a recent presentation service. Seated:
Jess Wurful. Standing, left to right:
Everett Nett, Carl Harrison, Fred Neff,
Jack Bennett, Tom Harris, T. A. Pitts,
(Sec. Falls City Carpenter District Coun-
cil), L. A. Hinton (president Local 3223),
Edward West, T. R. Coiner (Business
Rep. Local 3223) and Joe Stevenson. Bro.
Pitts served as speaker and presented the
pins to the members.
(12) CLEVELAND, OHIO — Alexander
Brackenridge (fifth from left), secretary
of the Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, and Ash-
tabula County District Council, presented
50-year service pins to these six veteran
members of Local 2159. A seventh mem-
ber eligible for the pin was unable to at-
tend. Shown from the left are Percy Dun-
thorne (who is still active as business agent
of the local), Charles Raita, Jacob Rotar,
Fred Tommer, Sr., Brackenridge, Charles
Herzog and William Lampinen.
(13) MILWAUKEE, WIS.— Alex Smu-
kowski, president of Local 2073, presents
a 50-year service pin to J. H. Jorgensen
and Business Manager Ralph Bowes
makes a similar presentation to 50-year
member Albert Edwardson. The local
union held a special party to commemo-
rate the event.
(14) PLATTSBURGH. N.Y. — Veteran
members of Local 1042 having 25 or
more years service in the Brotherhood
were honored at a recent pin presentation
ceremony. Reading from left to right,
front row: Floyd Brewster, 25 yrs.; Alex
Turbide, Bus. Rep.; Moses Dapo, 50 yrs.;
Wilfred Guyette, Pres.; Earl Hazelton,
50 yrs. Second row: Edward Sheldon,
Board Mem. N.Y. Council; Milton Frey,
Sec.-Treas. of Adirondack V. D. Council;
William Sawyer, General Rep.; Elmer
Keith, 25 yrs.; Walter McCaslano, 25 yrs.;
Maurice O'Connell, 25 yrs.; Carl Skeels,
25 yrs.; Karl Trombley, 25 yrs.; Edmund
Cuthbert, 25 yrs. Other photo shows
Edward O. Reilly, 55 yrs.; Leon Moody,
57 yrs.; Moses Dapo, 51 yrs.; Walter
Light, 55 yrs.; Earl Hazelton, 50 yrs.,
having a combined membership of 268
years.
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(15) CASl'KR, WYOMING — Members
of Local 1564 reccivinc 25-ye:ir pins were
lloyd W. Booth. Clyde Hre«er. Cli:is.
Itiirroiis, .less Downey, .lusper llanipton,
.l:inies Kennedy. Members not in ntten-
dance but entitled to 25-year pins were
KImer .Vnderson, Carl Besscrt, l.eo I'enn,
Henry Schau.ss, Calvert \> beat, Raymond
KusiiiKa and KiiKenc Conan. The last
two members mentioned are workiuR in
the state of Wasbinjjton. A telegram was
read at the pin prcscntali(m party from
Taui Kndd, International Representative,
concratnlatinu the members reccivinR 25-
year pins. Members who were also honor-
ed with more than 25 years' service were
Frank Santer, Ward Lewis, Ted Cooper
and .lobn Haass. Roy Amick, President,
and Paul .lobnson. Business Representa-
tive, presented the 25-year pins.
Two of our Local I564's oldest members,
Frank Santer and Ward Lewis, with two
of Casper's oldest contractors and former
members, Louis Rognstad, Sr., and L. D.
Liesinger, are shown holding the badge
display case. These badges were used by
the officers of Carpenters Local No. 1564
quite a few years back. Carpenters Local
No. 1564 has been in continuous service
to the contractors of Casper since June 7,
1913.
Lakeland Resident to Reach 100 Years
John Johnson of Chicago Is Third
AUGUST HONOREES (left to right): Klaudis Rybinski, L.U. 993, Miami, Florida;
Arthur B. Ring, L.U. 94, Providence, R. I.; Fred Peterson, L.U. 34, San Francisco,
California; B. B. Williams, L.U. 977, Wichita Falls, Texas; John C. Johnson, L.U.
1367, Chicago, Illinois; Milton Trappe, L.LI. 1126, Annapolis, Md.; Anker Chris-
tensen, L.U. 13, Chicago, Illinois and David Murray, L.U. 1, Chicago, Illinois.
MM\ r u,u
JULY HONOREES— (Left to right, front row): E. J. Ridarsick, L.U. 993, Miami,
Florida; Fred Kuepfer, L.U. 836, Janesville, Wisconsin; Stephen J. Schemeck, L.U.
81, Erie, Pa.; William P. Saville, L.U. 490, Passaic, N. J. Back row: Axel A. Erick-
son, L.U. 791, Brooklyn, N. J.; Helmer Jensen, L.U. 993, Miami, Florida; David P.
Moroney, L.U. 993, Miami, Florida; E. J. Reinhart, L.U. 207, Chester, Pa.; Edward
Moyer, L.U. 946, Los Angeles, California; T. P. McCann, L.U. 132, Washington,
D. C. and Edwin Johnson, L.U. 1665, Alexandria, Va. In hospital: Emil Schallau,
L.U. 80, Chicago, Dlinois; William E. Say, L.U. 500, Butler, Pa.; David E. Nord-
quist, L.U, 1317, Hammond, Indiana, and Charles Tenney, L.U. 93, Ottawa, Ontario.
John C. Johnson with cake and greet-
ings from President Lyndon B. Johnson.
LAKELAND, FLA. — For the third
time since the Carpenters' Home opened
in 1929 one of the residents has achieved
the age of 100 years.
The first was in March, 1954 — Brother
J. V. Liden of Local Union No. 62,
Chicago. Illinois. The second was in
August. 1965 — Brother Ross Green, of
Local Union No. 165, Pittsburgh, Pa.
The third is John C. Johnson from Lo-
cal Union 1367, Chicago, Illinois shown
above and in the picture of birthday
honorees at upper left.
A native of Stavanger. Norway, John-
son was the eldest of five children, one
of whom, a brother, 87, still lives. He
received best wishes from many public
officials. Brotherhood leaders, and friends
in many cities.
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HOME STUDY COURSE
BLUEPRINT READING UNIT V
This Unit is one of ibe most difficult in this Home Study
Course. Be thorough in your work and in your under-
standing of it.
You will recall in the previous Units that a series of
short dashes indicate something hidden. This means a
search.
The brick partitions in the basement are load bearing
partitions and must have footings under them. This is in-
dicated by the short dashes running parallel with the
walls. For all practical purposes consider the footing the
same as under the exterior basement walls. The A" hollow
tile walls are non-load bearing, so the floor will carry them
and they require no footings.
This Unit relates to site preparation, excavating, form-
ing, and the pouring of foundations and floors. See why
it is both important and difficult— the foundation work on
o blueprint must be correctly interpreted or needless to
say, your building will be a failure. The questions for
this Unit are not limited to Sheet No. ).
QUESTIONS FOR BLUEPRINT
READING UNIT V
1. What is the area of the lot?
2. What percent of the lot does the building occupy?
3. What is the size of the sewer main and where is it
located?
4. Who provides the water and electric power for con-
struction purposes?
5. How many cubic yards of top soil must the con-
tractor move?
6. What is the size of the footing under the fireplace
in the basement?
7. Estimate the amount of earth in cubic yards that
will have to be excavated for footings, foundations, and
basement area. Allow 3'-0" for working room outside of
the form whalers.
8. What type of concrete is to be used?
9. How many yards of concrete will be needed to pour
all of the footings?
10. How many 4'-0"x8'-0" sheets of %" plywood are
needed to form the main basement walls (less areaways
and garage)?
1 1 . How many studs are needed for these forms?
Spaced 16" on center.
12. How many lin. ft. of 2"x4" will be needed? Esti-
mate 5 rows of double whalers.
13. How many yards of concrete will be needed to pour
all of the walls?
14. What is the area of the basement?
15. How many yards of concrete will be needed to
pour the basement floor?
16. How many yards of concrete will be needed to
pour the areaway floors? Assume that they are 5" thick.
17. What happens if the test load requirements for the
concrete falls below the standards required by the speci-
fications?
1 8. What is to be placed in the bottom of each areaway?
1 9. How many floor drains are there in the basement?
20. What is the size of the drain tile?
21. Are there any concrete columns in the basement?
If so, how many and what size? And how much rein-
forcement steel is used in each?
22. What is between the footing and the basement wall?
23. How is the basement wall dampproofed?
24. What material is used for the partitions in the
basement?
25. What must be done prior to backfilling areas of
construction below existing grade?
26. What are the requirements for accomplishing the
backfilling?
27. How many and what type of windows are used in
the basement?
28. How many and what type doors are used in the
basement?
29. What type of fill is used under the basement floor?
30. How many anchor bolts will be required for the
entire job?
3 1 . What type of keyway is used between the footing
and the wall for the South and West walls of the garage?
32. Is there any reinforcement steel in the basement
walls? If so, where is it used, and how much is required?
Continued on page 77
STUDY MATERIAL AVAILABLE - The Mathematics
Home Study Course has been compiled info a pam-
phlet and is now available at a cost of SOif- per copy.
Requests for the pamphlet. The Carpentry Supple-
mental Mathematics Workbook, should be sent to:
General Secretary R. E. Livingston, United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 101
Constitution Avenue, Washington, D. C. 20001.
The Blueprints and Specifications for the Home
Study Course in Blueprint Reading and Estimating are
also available. The price for these is $2, and they
also may be ordered from the General Secretary's
office.
OCTOBER, 1 966
61
By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Fred Goctz at Box 5QS, Portland, Oregon 97207.
■ Old Zeb Is Hooked
The phantom finster of Lake Dalrymple
near Seabright. Ontario, a monster of a
muskie. oft" referred to as "Old Zeb." will
nevermore strike, run, and carry away
hook, line and sinker. It is now preserved
for posterity, mounted on a wall plaque
at the home of John Taylor. 100 State
Street, McKees Rocks. Pennsylvania.
John duped the chunky fighter, which
measured 48 inches from nose to tail, on
a red and white pikie-minnow lure. Iron-
ically, while many anglers were seeking
"Old Zeb" at various hot spots on the
lake. John engaged the critter a few feet
from the boat dock!
■ Sizable Salmon
Carpenter A. Kaipio of Burnaby. Brit-
ish Columbia, a member of Local 1928.
and family, had a full measure of suc-
cess on summer junkets to the Campbell
River, famous fishing spot for salmon.
Here's a pic of Brother Kaipio's son with
two of the ten they caught on one week-
end. The lad's holding a six- and eight-
pounder; the "big ones" came later.
Twenty-five-pounders are the rule for
King salmon in this area and 50-pounders
are not unusual.
■ 30 Pounds, 30 Minutes
Fighting fish at a pound a minute:
Mrs. L. Stewart of Springfield. Oregon,
reports that husband Les eased a Chinook
salmon from the Siuslaw river near the
coast town of Florence. Les noted that
it took him 30 minutes to land "old
fighter" which weighed 30 pounds. Ten
minutes later he hooked another fish,
this time a silver salmon which took ten
minutes to land. How much did it weigh?
Why 10 pounds, of course.
■ Plenty About Pike
There are but three true members of
the pike family in North America: The
"northern pike," the "muskellunge." and
"pickerel." All. are distinguished by the
single dorsal fin located far back on the
body, very near the tail. The "walleye."
often referred to as the "walleye pike"
(probably due to its needle-like teeth),
Young Kaipio and Salmon Catch
is not a member of the pike clan, rather
il is a member of the perch family.
Many are the legends credited to the
true pike, one in particular to a specimen
that was taken in Germany in 1479 — with
a ring attached bearing the date 1230. It
is reputed to have weighed 350 pounds
and according the above dates, it was
around 250 years of age. Only a legend,
I repeat.
The annals of Field and Stream Maga-
zine credit Peter Dubuc with a world-
record catch. He nipped a 46-lb.. 2-oz.
specimen from Sacandaga Reservoir in
New York on September 15, 1940. It
measured 52'/2 inches from nose to tail
and had a girth of 25 inches. (Largest
member of the pike family in F. & S. rec-
ords was a 69-lb.. 15-oz. muskellunge
taken by Arthur Lawton in the St. Law-
rence River, N.Y., on September 27,
1957. It measured 31'/4 inches around.)
One man who will attest to the fighting
quality of the northern pike is Fred Flo-
rack of Rochester, N.Y.. a retired mem-
ber of Local 72. Here's a pic of Fred
with a lunker — that didn't get away. (By
the way, Fred, where did you catch this
monster and what did you fool it on?)
■ 200 on Drift Trip
A. D. Dattilo of Scranton. Pennsyl-
vania, and his two partners had the great-
est experience of their angling lifetime on
a drift down the Ottawa River in Canada.
They hooked over 200 fish in four days
of fishing — and released all but 30 of
them. Largest of the catch was a 40-lb.
sturgeon — taken on I5-lb. test line!
■ Back Casts
• Chalk up a 25-lb. sturgeon for
George Fenimore of Gaston. Oregon,
whose father is a member of Local 2829.
It measured 31 inches and was released
into the Columbia River immediately
after it was caught. (Oregon law requires
that only sturgeon between 36 and 72
inches can be retained.)
• Lloyd Moose of La Jolla, Califor-
nia, a member of Local 1571, nipped a
AVi-Vo. largemouth bass from San Vin-
cente Lake near San Diego.
• Credit one of the biggest "blues"
we've heard tell about in many a day to
Anthony Auchenbach of St. Clair, Pa.,
a member of Local 2131. Fishing in a
charter boat off the coast of Wildwood.
New Jersey, he landed a lunker that
measured 32'/2 inches.
• S. A. Mazurek of Santa Monica.
California, a near 30-yr. member of Lo-
cal 1400, now retired, recalls a recent
fishing junket while visiting his nephew
George Dugash in San Antonio. Texas
(near Brother Mazurek's hometown in
Bandera). While there he amassed a
stringer of black bass from Canyon Dam.
• Henry C. Bramman of Avoca. Iowa,
a member of Local 1606. Omaha, Ne-
braska, lauds the Iowa Conservation De-
partment for their program of stocking
farm ponds in the state. Record catch
from pond for Brother Bramman is a
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9-Ib. catfish. Bass and biuegill are also
stocked in ponds.
• Harold Alfter of Milwaukee, Wis-
consin, a member of Local 1741, caught
the largest fish of his life, just I'/i hours'
drive from home plate — a 42V^-inch
musky from Green Lake. It tipped the
scales at 22Vi pounds and was duped
with a red-eyed silver spoon topped oflf
with 10-lb. test line.
• Abner C. Lantz of Ft. Wayne, In-
diana, a member of Local 232, has con-
crete evidence of the lunker bass in Hog
Back lake. Some 7-lb. specimens are
hanging on his wall. Abner's secret for
catching the big ones lies in the bait:
"Live worms."
■ 5-Pound Line Cat
It isn't every day that a fella' catches a
big channel catfish, leastwise not a I7V2-
Ib. specimen. Well, Bill Kusz of Ham-
tramck, a member of 7155. caught one
and it was well earned. It took him 50
minutes to land the be-whiskered brute
from the Black river, in a stretch situated
about seven miles north of Port Huron.
Michigan.
The reason it took so long is because
Bill was using extremely light line. But
the most unusual aspect of the catch is
what he caught it on: Five-pound test
line and a tiny fly. As far as our column
records are concerned. Bill is the only
angler who has taken a channel catfish
by this method.
■ Bikini Offered
Members of the Brotherhood — in good
standing — can earn a pair of the illus-
trated BIKINI fishing lures. All that's
necessary is a clear snapshot of a fishing
or hunting scene — and a few words as to
what the photo is about. Send it to:
Fred Goetz, Dept. OMBI
Box 508
Portland, Oregon 97207
Please mention your local number
course, retired members are eligible.
Of
Don't take chances at work or play. Obey
the rules of safety in the great outdoors.
OCTOBER, 1966
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LOCAL UNION NEWS
Honorees, officers, and guests of Local 1513 gatlier for a picture following pen presentation ceremonies.
Detroit Local 1513 Honors 25-Year Members
DETROIT, MICH. — A banquet was
held early this year by Local Union 1513
of Detroit to honor its 25-year members.
On hand for the occasion, in addition to
the honorees. officers and members of
the local union, where First General
Vice President Finlay C. Allan and Gen-
eral Treasurer Peter Terzick.
First General Vice President Allan, a
former secretary-manager of the Detroit
Building Trades Council and a former
Brotherhood leader of the area, and
General Treasurer Terzick were principal
speakers for the occasion. Both men con-
gratulated the local for its progress under
both current and past leadership, as 83
members with 25 years or more of con-
tinuous membership were honored. Of
the 83, 19 were present to receive 25-
year pins.
The 19 include: Frank Amber, Harold
Eberly, Myer Lipsitz, Morris Dom-
.brousky, Louis Willker, Simon Feldman,
Ben Shifrin. Meyer Shifrin, Isidore
Ravitz, Ben Silver, Harry Peck, David
Stein, Joe Etkin, Abraham Jacknow,
Joseph Katz, Sol Rabinovitz, Norman
Joseff, Martin Feldman and Harry
Melnick.
Local Officer Presents
25-Year Pin to Father
President Fernie Rayburn of Local 507,
Nashville, Tenn. presents his father. Earl
Raybum, with a 25-year membership
pin. It was the highlight of a big pin
ceremony, as the picture at right indicates.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Members of Local 507 were presented with 25-year member-
ship pins (with the exception of Brother W. A. Moffat, who was presented with his 60-
year membership pin), by President Fernie Raybum at a meeting of the Local Union
early this year. Shown in the FRONT ROW, left to right: Arthur E. Smith, H. B
Parker, Marion Martin, W. A. Moffat (60-year pin), Theodore Crymes, John Green
and Earl Rayburn. SECOND ROW, left to right: B. J. Norris, W. H. Judkins, J. T.
Minor, J. W. Woods, Doyle Duke, Samuel Freeman, William E. Edwards and T. H.
Baker. THIRD ROW, left to right: James L. Stout, Sam Rollins, William Bingham,
Jr., R. T. White, President Fernie Raybum, O. R. Cleaves, Albert F. Sweeney, J. H.
Bolton and Dyer Cantrell. Members who also received (25 year) pins but were
unable to be present included Henry Bussell, Albert Christian, E. E. Curd, Thomas
E. Duer, Lawrence Eastland, Rep. C. Fife, James Roy Simpson, Jim Lee Sisco,
Clifton Sparkman, W. A. Swann, B. B. Thomas and Hollis C. Welch.
64
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Retired Carpenters of WesftTii Mussachusctts — from four local unions — on liand (o receive Iheir first "Special Pension" checks.
Special Western Massachusetts Pension Fund Issues First Checks
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— Earlier this
year a group of New England Carpenters
received their first "Special Pension"
checks of $25 per month.
The Carpenters District Council of
Springfield and Vicinity held a Special
Pension Banquet on May 1, at the Schine
Inn, Chicopee, Mass., to mark the oc-
casion.
Forty-seven retired carpenters eligible
for the Special Pension were able to at-
tend.
The fund, called the "Western Massa-
chusetts Carpenters Pension Fund," be-
came effective Nov. 1. 1965. with con-
tributions of 15^ per hour. One of the
many provisions of the fund is a $25
monthly special pension for those pres-
ently retired carpenters who meet certain
eligibility requirements. Members of
Local 1257 Honors Two
WAYNESBURG, PA. — Local 1257
of Waynesburg, held a banquet on June
4 to honor two longstanding members.
Their combined times make up over half
a century of service. Left to right are:
Charles C. Jordan, charter member and
the oldest member still in service with
30 years; Ora A. Williams, president of
Local 1257; and Chester W. Hall, a 26-
year member.
Local Unions 96, 117, 222, and 685 who
were eligible and received their $25
monthly checks included:
SPRINGFIELD LOCAL UNION #96
— Edmond J. Asselin, Gedeon Asselin,
Aime P. Berard, Ludger Berard, George
D. Boucher, Alfred J. Brusseau, Jules
Caron. Edward V. Cormier, Louis J.
Dufault, Joseph I. Dufresne, Frank
Frigon, Helder Jarvais, Omer J. Keroack,
Evangeliste LaQuerre, Albert E. Leduc,
Alphonse Lemelin, Yvon J. Lepage, John
B. Messier, Orpha Pigeon, John F. Riel,
Wilfred A. Rioux, Wilfred J. Roberts,
Wilfred Roux, Exears St Germaine, Jos-
eph A. Simoneau, Felix Talbot, Berte P.
Thibodeau, Antonio Tremblay, Felix T.
Tremblay, and William E. Vigneaux.
CHICOPEE LOCAL UNION 685—
William H. Austin, Albert Beaulac, Moise
Beaulieu, Felix H. Boisvert. Arthur J.
Fournier, Maxime Godin, Romeo Lari-
viere, Edmond Pellerin, and Louis Rous-
seau.
WESTFIELD LOCAL UNION 222—
William F. Brunk and Wilfred Liberty.
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
CARPENTERS PENSION FUND—
Members who are receiving Special Pen-
sion of $25.00 per month.
SPRINGFIELD LOCAL UNION 177—
Harold M. Aitken, Philip B. Allard, El-
mer Anderson, Avery W. Andrews, Hans
Bahlin, Edward Bishop, Joseph D.
Boucher, Christos Catmadas, Harry A.
Clark, James A. Coe, Gennaro Creanza,
Joseph Dalmolin, Lorenzo De Donato,
James Drimmie, Thomas P. Foley. Ovide
Forand, Leroy H. French. Edward F.
Gaudette, Harry A. Gaudette, Sidney
Gilbert, Perley H. Holmes, Humphery S.
Hughes, Daniel L. Jones, Charles W.
Kellogg, Abraham Kemmell, Frank
Knight, Stafford L. Lake, Frank L. La-
mountain, John M. Macaulay, Alfred W.
Mason, Andrew J. Mattson, Michael
Meyer. Alvin Miner, Foster C. Payne,
Steve Peperis, Theodore A. Proguiske,
Henry Roberts. Mathew Rosso, Cyril J.
Roy. Owen E. Scanlon, Andrew J. Scan-
nell. Charles Schaedlich, Frank L. Scha-
edlich, William Vadnais, Dwight L. Will-
icutt, Frank H. Wilson, and Dmitry Win-
ning.
Scholarship Winner
SOUTH BENfD, IND.— Theodore T.
Kreiter, Jr., right, 18 accepts a $500
check from Robert H. Gerhoid. 2126
Beverly PI., scholarship chairman of Local
413. The student, a June graduate of
Mishawaka High School, will attend Indi-
ana University, Bloomington, this fall.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
T. Kreiter, Sr., 1001 W. Lawrence St,
Mishawaka, Indiana,
OCTOBER, 1966
65
Carpenter's Daughters
Are Music Makers
SEATTLE, WASH. — Nobody will
ever say Freii SchniiJt of Seattle. Lo-
cal I2S*) isn't a music lover. He can't
alTonl not to be. His ibree lovely teen-
age (.laughters shoun on this page sur-
rounding an accordion arc three rea-
sons why.
In competitions from Seattle east
to Chicago this past summer they flip-
ped the old stjueeze bo.x around some-
thing tierce and knocked olT every con-
test ihey played in. First it was the
big time in Chicago. The scene was
the American Accordionists" Associa-
tion's National Championship Con-
test. The three sisters. Diane. 1 7, Bar-
bara. 14. and Donna, 12. playing as a
group entry won the Senior Ensemble
Division. Then Diane placed first in
the National Amateur Division, won
2nd and 3rd in two other solo divi-
sions. Next Barbara won first in her
age group and picked up show honors
in a solo contest. Finally, Donna, the
baby, won 3rd place in her age divi-
sion.
Since they've been back home
they've won just about everything in
sight in Northwest contests. Besides
participating in accordion contests and
raising funds for their trips to the
East, the Schmidt sisters keep a busy
schedule of playing engagements, in-
cluding the Annual Christmas Party of
Local 1289.
Public Relations and Public Works Activity
THE SCHMIDT SISTERS, Diane, Don-
na, and Barbara, with their busy ac-
cordian. Daughters of Fred Schmidt of
Local 1289, they are active in musical
competition, and they play regular en-
gagements in the Seattle area. The girls
have won top honors in several contests
sponsored by the American Accordianists'
Association.
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS— Members of
Local 2279 spent their spare time recently
operating the booth shown above at the
Douglas County Free Fair telling the
public how members of trade unions like
the Carpenters help build better com-
munity relations. The right photo shows
a huge crane helping build an addition to
the University of Kansas stadium. Local
2279 members were among the construc-
tion crewmen.
CLICK with CLIC!
QUO. is the Carpenters Legis-
lative Improvement Committee.
Its purpose is to provide support
for legislators who will stand up
and vote for the humanitarian
principles of organized labor
and support for legislative causes
endorsed by union craftsmen. We
want to help keep men in public
office who will vote for the best
interests of "the common man"
instead of special interests.
Don't be shortsightedly stingy
when you are asked for a CLIC
donation. You're making an in-
vestment in your future fmancial
welfare so be GENEROUS. If
you're not solicited for an invest-
ment in your own future financial
welfare and job security, VOL-
UNTEER it! See your local union
Financial Secretary soon!
Carpenters
Legislative
Improvement
Committee
Community Leader
VENTURA, CALIF. — Sam Heil, treas-
urer and business representative of the
Ventura County District Council of Car-
penters has been named to serve a second
four year term on the Ventura City Re-
development Agency committee. Heil also
has been appointed to the Ventura County
Vocational Resources committee.
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FRANCIS PARK inspects one of his
union-built bird houses, above, and a
fruit tree on his land, below.
New York Member Starts One-Man
''Back to Nature" Movement
NORWICH, N.Y.— Ten years ago
Francis Park returned to his native
Chenango County in south central
New York State, about 40 air miles
north of the Pennsylvania border.
One of the first things he noticed was
an alarming lack of birds and wild
life that he used to hunt around Nor-
wich, N. Y. Parks decided to do
something about it and bought 30
acres of worked-out farmland and
started his own conservation pro-
gram, with an assist from the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
Today Parks' 30 acres is a verita-
ble wildlife refuge and attracts hun-
dreds of visitors armually who just
like to stroll through the peaceful
rural landscape.
Francis is a member of Norwich,
N. Y., Local 310 and recently was
the subject of a feature story in the
Norwich Evening Sun. Being modest
by nature, it took a letter from R. J.
Livingstone, treasurer of Local 310
to inform the Carpenter of Parks'
worthy enterprise.
Within his 30 acre refuge, now
called the Highland Moor Wildlife
Refuge, Parks has formed two ponds
which will later be stocked with
trout. The ponds annually attract
hundreds of ducks and geese during
their migratory flights. In addition
to the ponds, Francis has planted a
great variety of trees and shrubs in-
cluding 64 species of apple trees.
Brother Parks has also put to
good use his carpentry skills to build
bird houses that shelter over 70 dif-
ferent types of birds. The area also
abounds in squirrels, rabbits and
deer. Trails have been marked out
through the refuge for the conveni-
ence of visitors who may wish to
stroll about and observe the wildlife
which abounds within the refuge. A
picnic area, with fireplace and a
stream of spring water, has been
constructed under a huge maple tree
and Parks has built a small cabin
which serves as his headquarters
building while working on his 30-
acre refuge.
Our congratulations to Brother
Park upon the success of his under-
taking.
Charter Member of
Local 1100 Retires
fc<is.. '
PHOENIX, ARIZ.— C. P. "Squire"
Hanna, 82 years young, receives the first
pension check under the Arizona Basic
Crafts Pension Fund. Making the pres-
entation are Bus. Rep. Grant Scott (left)
of Phoenix, Ariz., Local 1100 and R. E.
Barrett, local union secretary. Brother
Hanna is a charter member of Local 1100
which was formed in 1914.
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contractors and all our friends who
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THE CARPENTER
KITCHENER, ONT.— The first pension checks paid by Local 1940 were presented
by David Beacock (right), the province's top carpentry apprentice to (left to right)
William Huras, George Kramp and Sylvan Hergott. Absent was Henry Hauck. Pay-
ment is made after 30 years service.
Three Get Union Pension Payments
KITCHENER, ONT. — Three men
who remained with Local 1940 for
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times and bad," recently received the
first union pension cheques issued to
the local.
They were George Kramp, Sylvan
Hergott and William Huras who has
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The presentations were made during
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bad."
He said: "They worked for the ben-
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men who have served 30 years with
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30 years ago.
Three Wilmington Apprentices Graduated
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their training program. From the left, are Hugh McBride, Anthony P. Foster and
Win-ston Towers. Graduating but unable to attend the presentation ceremony was
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WINDSOR, ONTARIO— An 18-ycar-
old Toronto honor student has been
named the 1966 winner of the annual
Ted Jackson Scholarship Award spon-
sored by the Ontario Provincial
Council.
Cheryl Robichaiid was chosen from
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Former L U. 117 Member
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ALBANY. N.Y.— Robert J. O'Malley,
a former member of Albany, N.Y. Lo-
cal 117, gave up his life recently in a
successful rescue attempt.
The 21 -year-old O'Malley, a private
first class in the Marine Corps, was
swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off
Salter Path, N.C. this past April. Sud-
denly his companions, one of them a
non-swimmer, were swept into the
ocean by the heavy surf and undertow.
O'Malley, seeing they were in distress,
swam out and managed to pull one of
them out of danger. Then O'Malley
was seen to disappear beneath the
rough surf. The other Marine man-
aged to make his way back to safety.
In a letter to Bus. Rep. Thomas
Hamill of Local 117, Major R. K.
Slack, executive officer at the Cherry
Point (N.C.) Marine Corps Air Station,
wrote that O'Malley "has been recom-
mended for the Navy and Marine
Corps Medal for his actions in keeping
with the highest traditions of the Naval
Service and the U.S. Marine Corps, in
attempting to save the lives of Corporal
Wager and Private First Class Ham-
merschmidt."
But Private First Class O'Malley re-
ceived a far greater reward. For as the
Scriptures say: Greater love hath no
man than this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends.
Always look for the union label when
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Avid Angler, 82,
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ALPENA, MICH Henry Brousscau of
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plays 14-pound Salmon he caught on one
of his recent forays to the back country
of British Columbia. Henry was born in
Ossineke, Mich., in 1883. He was initiated
in Detroit Local 1805 in 1916, later re-
turning to Alpena where he joined Local
1132 in 1919. A former president of
the local, Henry can still patch the roof
on his homestead. However, he says he
prefers to spend his time hunting and
fishing.
Plaque Presented To
Gen. Rep. Driscoll
EL PASO, TEXAS— At the recent 19th
Annual Convention of the Texas State
Council of Carpenters, General Repre-
sentative Charles P. Driscoll received a
plaque from the Council presented by
Chester V. Smith, Executive Secretary, in
recognition of his faithful services. In-
scribed on the plaque were the following
words: "With love and devotion to
Charles P. Driscoll, General Representa-
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THE CARPENTER
Local 36 Honors Longtime Members
Photo No. 1 — (left to right): C. R. Barta-
lini, 25 years, Exec. Secretary Bay Coun-
ties Dist. Council of Carpenters and Presi-
dent Calif. State Council of Carpenters;
Alfred Thoman, 25 years, Business Rep-
resentative Local 36; .loseph Irthuni, 60
years, Warden; Gunnar B. Benonys, 25
years, Business Representative Local 36;
and Harry Yetter, 25 years. President.
Photo No. 2 — E. M. Crow, 55 years, Fi-
nancial Secretary; Oscar N. Anderson, 25
years. Recording Secretary; Sam Lahti,
40 years, niemher; Gunnar B. Benonys,
25 years, Business Representative, Local
36; Carl Berg, 25 years, member; and
Harry Yetter, 25 years. President.
Photo No. 3 — Past Presidents: John
Walsh, 50 years; Joseph Hightower, 30
years; Harry Yetter, 25 years. President;
and Gunnar Benonys, 25 years, presently
Business Representative, Local 36.
OAKLAND, CALIF,— More than 240
longtime carpenters were honored by
Local 36 at the first annual Oldtimers
Luncheon.
Three of the veteran members each
had more than 60 years of membership.
Total membership of the whole group
added up to more than 6,300 years of
skilled craftsmanship.
Secretary Chester R. Bartalini of the
Bay Counties District Council of Carpen-
ters praised the oldtimers and all Carpen-
ter members for their support in winning
historic union contract gains for Bay
Area Carpenters. He listed some of these
improvements as winning employer-paid
health and welfare protection, regular
vacations and one of the highest construc-
tion pension plans in the nation, with
benefits of $100 to $210 a month.
Newer improvements include prescrip-
tion drug care, family dental plans and
chiropractic care.
Bartalini, who was introduced by Busi-
ness Representative Gunnar Benonys,
praised union members for their support
of the nine-week 1952 strike which estab-
lished many of the conditions members
now enjoy.
The oldtimers event will become an
annual affair. Business Representative
Benonys announced.
Others introduced included Past Presi-
dents Joseph Hightower and John Walsh,
also International Representative Clar-
ence Briggs and "Mr. Carpenter" of Ala-
meda County, C. E. Risley "RIS," who
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At Drjwall completion ceremonies in Southern California were, seated, left to right, Arnion Henderson, Robert Benson, Fred
Goiigh. and Paul Richardson. Standing, from left, are: Maurice Janneck, Virgil Knott, Robert Gulick, Jack Bartz, Ed Garvcy,
Bob FIctt, Luis Eriicb, Dale Morgan, Dave Wheeler, William Northcutt, Les Lawson, George Learnerd, Dale Hansen, and Chris
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The group of graduating trainees with Mr. Ed Garvey, instructor, (front row, sixth from left).
Drywall Journeymen Complete Training
75th Anniversary
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.— The Dry-
wall Industry recently held its 4th Annual
Convention ceremonies for 59 new car-
penter-drywall journeymen who were giv-
en trade certificates for completing the
regular prescribed two-year training pro-
gram. The graduates and guests repre-
sented all of the 1 1 southern counties of
California.
Among the 150 people in attendance at
these ceremonies were: Armon Hender-
son, director of the Brotherhood's 8th
District Organizing and Education Com-
mittee and master of ceremonies: Chester
Bartalini, president of the California State
Council of Carpenters; Robert Benson,
president of the State Drywall Contrac-
tors Association; Mel Sornberger, area
supervisor of the state's Division of Ap-
prenticeship Standards; and Paul Richard-
son, Drywall Training Coordinator for
Southern California.
The new journeymen join some 1500
members of the Carpenters Union in
Southern California who follow the dry-
wall portion of the carpentry trade. The
need for qualified journeymen in this in-
dustry has been recognized in the South-
ern Counties of California and by virtue
of the collective bargaining agreement, a
trainee program was set up in 1962. In-
cluded in the union agreement is an em-
ployer contribution, per employee, to sup-
port the costs involved in such a program.
There are si.x active joint management
labor committees responsible for main-
taining programs in their respective geo-
graphical areas. State and Federal ac-
cepted curriculum for class work and
related on-the-job instruction are the
guide lines for this program.
LOCAL UNION NEWS for The Carpen-
ter should be addressed to The Carpenter
Editor, United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America, 101 Constitution
Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.
BUFFALO, N.Y.— Local 374 of Buf-
falo celebrated its 75th anniversary early
this year. Among the celebrants were,
left to right: Herman F. Bodewes, presi-
dent of Local 374; William P. Schultz,
66-year member; and R. E. Livingston,
general secretary of the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters.
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Retiring Financial
Secretary Honored
HARBOR CITY, CALIF.— More than
200 people gathered for a testimonial din-
ner honoring Gordon M. Goar, retiring
financial secretary of Carpenters' Local
1140. Brother Goar has served as finan-
cial secretary for 18 years and has served
organized labor for the past 25 years.
Letters of congratulations arrived from
Lt. Governor Glenn Anderson; California
State Council of Carpenters Executive
Secretary Anthony Ramos: Area Labor
Relations Manager for the Guy F. Atkin-
son Co., G. R. Morrison; Orange County
District Council' Attorneys Levy, DeRoy,
Geffner, and Van Bourg, and Executive
Secretary of the Los Angeles Building and
Construction Trades Council John Cin-
quemani.
Present for the ceremonies were: Wil-
liam Sidell, Second Vice President of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters; Gor-
don A. McCulloch Executive Secretary
of the Los Angeles District Council;
James Lee. representative of the Cali-
fornia State Building Trades; Dan Mundy
of the Los Angeles Building Trades: A. R.
Henderson of the San Diego District
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the Laborers' International Union; Wil-
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Lowery, business representatives of La-
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Left to right at the testimonial for Gordon Goar were: Gordon A, McCullochj Exec-
utive Secretary of the Los Angeles District Council; Gordon M. Goar, retiring
Financial Secretary of Local Union 1140; Second General Vice President William
Sidell; Master of Ceremonies Harry V. Dawson. Jr., Business Representative of
Local Union 1140.
Distinguished guests with the guest of honor, Gordon M. Goar, third from left.
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of a very capable Little League baseball team. The Anchorage team finished the
season in second place. This was due, according to informed sources, to "one or
two bad hops on a rough field." Kneeling, from left to right, are: Steve Hooker,
Mike Ashley, Stan Houseman, Joe Fischer, Jim Childers, John Stuart, and Mark
Stobaugh. Standing are: Manager Robert Davis, Craig McCracken, Leif Selkregg,
Steve Culross, Harry Smith, Frankie Davis, Mike Webb, and Randy Cole.
OCTOBER, 1966
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George McCurdy, secrctarj-freasiircr of the Ontario Provincial
Council, conveys the greetings and best wishes of General Presi-
dent M. A. Hutchinson to the Local 666 gathering.
Left to right are A. Woods, president of Local 666; J. Dodds,
trustee; M. McPhail, apprentice; and A. Beverly, director of the
Architectural Branch of the Provincial Institute of Trades.
A. Woods, left, president of Local 666,
congratulates Ed Denike, to whom he
presented a 2S-year membership pin.
Canadian Local
Celebrates 50tli Year
MIMICO, ONT.— Local 666 of Mimico,
Ont. celebrated its 50th Anniversary with
a banquet and dance. Among the head
tables guests were Henry Weisbad, exec-
utive secretary of the Ontario Federation
of Labour; George McCurdy, secretary-
treasurer of the Ontario Provincial Coun-
cil of Carpenters; and Brother Alex Bev-
erly, member of Local 27 and director of
the Architectural Branch of the Provincial
Institute of Trades.
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Ortman, S. J.
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Hess, Karl
McCombs, William
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Reichel, William
Schlis, William
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DALLAS, TEX.
Langston, R. L.
Stilwell, D, E.
L.U. NO. 203,
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.
Dest, John
Haight, Charles
Hendricks, Charles
Murray, John
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White, Harry
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PITTSBURGH, PA.
Connolly, Joseph V.
Dardis, Matt W.
Urschler, Gustave
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HOUSTON, TEXAS
Davis, E. F.
Dobraski, Henry
Huffman, J. R.
Lasssiter, N. W.
Latham, Edward B., Jr.
Lee, L. O.
Nichols, T. V.
Rainey, J. B.
Ross, Walter
Schlegel, H. E.
Vestal, A. C.
Way, A. F.
L.U. NO. 226,
PORTLAND, ORE.
Anderson, N. Alfred
Bizeau, Charles A.
Strube, Charles
Walter, Herman C.
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CHICAGO. ILL.
Rampenthal, Harry
Wolfersheim, Harry
L.U. NO. 246,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Denigris, Evangelista
Kock, George
Ziembinski, Anton
L.U. NO. 257,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Conlon, Thomas
Hanson, Charles W.
Olson die
Schick, Frank
L.U. NO. 288,
HOMESTEAD, PA.
Ruffing, Michael
L.U. NO. 298,
Long Island City, N. Y.
Seminaro, Sylvester
L.U. NO. 331,
NORFOLK, VA.
McCann, W. D.
L.U. NO. 361,
DULUTH, MINN.
Bakken, Ole
Bergholm, Jalmer
Edberg Walfred
Lind. Melvin J.
Olson, Charles O.
Sundby, Gustav
Torgerson, Albert
L.U. NO. 362,
PUEBLO, COLO.
Fulton, Theodore B.
Kinion, Oliver
Larson, Carlyle
Leochner, Leon
McClure, L. L.
Pearson, Elmer
Risley, Leonard
L.U. NO. 366,
BRONX, N. Y.
Forbicino, Joseph
L.U. NO. 368,
ALLENTOWN, PA.
Ruch, Paul
L.U. NO. 406,
BETHLEHEM. PA.
Mauser, Albert
Ritter, John, Sr.
L.U. NO. 455,
SOMERVILLE, N. J.
Morecraft, Kenneth
Vetter, Paul
L.U. NO. 494,
WINDSOR, ONT.
Doyon, C.
Durand, O.
Kubica, S.
L.U. NO. 512.
ANN ARBOR, MICH.
Hildinger, Oscar, A.
Wilson, Earl E.
L.U. NO. 534,
BURLINGTON, IOWA
Kennedy, Patrick A.
L.U. NO. 586,
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
Mclnnis, Stanley D.
Waltz, Herbert F.
L.U. NO. 608,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Byrne, James
Gold, Michael
Hajduk, Albert
O'Donnell, John
L.U. NO. 620,
MADISON, N. J.
Amundason, Amund
Carley, Melvin Lee
Miller, Charles H.
Swain, David K.
L.U. NO. 627,
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Bales, James WiUiam H.
Brooks, Wilburn
Davis, Charles
Hall, George W.
Harrelson, Haynes W.
Tanksley, W. A.
L.U. NO. 633,
GRANITE CITY, ILL.
Howard, Merl
Lowe, Venice
Miller, Louis
L.U. NO. 715,
ELIZABETH, N. J.
Kornituk, Nicholas
Kupetz, Joseph
Lutz, John
Pedersen, Sam
Reilly, William
Reid, James
Simpson, Robert
Tomshaw, Michael
Van Hart, Charles
Walkonauski, Isadore
L.U. NO. 716,
ZANESVILLE, OHIO
Carlton, Carl A.
Pflieger, Lawrence D.
L.U. NO. 770,
YAKIMA, WASH.
Bowman, Jack
Burris, Emmitt L.
L.U. NO. 785,
COVINGTON, KY.
Kluemper, Lester M.
L.U. NO. 787,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Ellefson, Peter
Johnson, Sven A.
Phythian, Henry W.
Samsen, Carl
L.U. NO. 792,
ROCKFORD. ILL.
Anderson, Vernie
Bollock, Edgar
Gill, Richard
Robertson, T. J.
Stebbens, Frank
L.U. NO. 884,
RESEDA, CALIF.
MacDonald, Roderick
Mitnick. Harry
Moore, F, B.
Thorson, O. H.
L.U. NO. 848,
SAN BRUNO, CALIF.
McLeod, John
Roland, Hollis D.
L.U. NO. 964,
ROCKLAND
COUNTY, N. Y.
Babcock, William
Chamberlain, William
Eberling, Albert
Gurdineer, Leroy
Johnson, Howard
L.U. NO. 982,
DETROIT, MICH.
Elliott, Glenn
Neil, James
Provencher, Joseph
Shirlen, James
Tousley, Roy
OCTOBER, 1 966
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IN MEMORIAM
Continued from preceding page
L.V. NO. 1006,
NEW BRl NS\MCK, N. J.
Coirciue. Thomas
HolTro. Henry
Lonicwski. Walter
Peterson. Emil
Sandomingo. Marino
I.H. NO. 1020.
PORTLAND, ORE.
McK.ay, Lawrence E.
Weber. Perry F.
I..V. NO. 1162,
COLLEGE POINT, N. Y.
Haraczaj, Edward
L.U. NO. 1185,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Beyer. Harold F.
Hauck, Richard L.
L.U. NO. 1301.
MONROE. MICH.
Drewior, Wilson
Graessley, Norman
Schneff, Edward
Walters, Lorrin
L.I'. NO. 1323.
MONTEREY, CALIF.
Dean. Theodore E.
Gakirailh, Leonard
Petty, Theodore N.
I..II. NO. 1367.
CHICAGO, ILL.
Jensen, Charles
L.U. NO. 1382,
ROCHESTER, MINN.
Friitiger. Harold
McKeown, David
Uleberg, Elton D.
L.U. NO. 1423.
CORPUS CHRIST!,
TEX.
Carey E. M., Sr.
Reeves, D. B.
L.U. NO. 1447
VERO BEACH, FLA.
Martin, Leo A.
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COSTA MESA, CALIF.
Barnes, Ralph
Bowers, Harry E.
Caughlin, .lohn H.
Cast, Donald
Gray. David
Kutzner, Richard H.
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NEW YORK, N. Y.
Anderson, Arthur
Anderson, Jack
Churchill, Raymond
Delin, Charles
Hclstrom, Axel W.
Lawrence. Theodore
Lofstrom Arthur
Saari, Emil
Ward, William
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EL MONTE, CALIF.
Bowen, Chester A.
Crowe, Jerry
Fletcher William V.
Rexroat, Chester L.
Thelmann, Ivan G.
L.LT. NO. 1513.
DETROIT, MICH.
Kazaniwsky, Peter
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GULFPORT MISS.
Wales, M. E.
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iMARYSVILLE, CALIF.
Bruce, Robert E.
Floyd, W. R.
Penterman, M. E.
L.ll. NO 1613.
NEWARK, N. .1.
Macrino, Frank
Vcndetti, Angelo
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ALEXANDRIA. VA.
Earl, Edward F.
Ilanback, Henry C.
Hunt, Claude
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DAYTONA BEACH. FLA,
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Mills, Arlie
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HICKSVILI.E. N. Y.
Malley, Raymond
L.U. NO. 1784.
CHICAGO. ILL.
Basco Frank
Novak, Rudolph L.
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Lance, Roy M.
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WATERLOO, IOWA
Fosen J. Oliver
Schuster, Nick
Stalder, Henry
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NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Bahm, Porter R.
Hammack John R.
Hunnicutt, John
Keating, Lawrence
Pcrret, O. J.
Praetorius, Leo
L.U. NO. 1913,
VAN NUYS, CALIF.
Campos, Henry
Green Burton
Grinstead, E. O.
Kraska, Arthur
Nelson, Hjalmar
Smith, Joseph R.
Tipton, Robert
L.U. NO. 2046.
MARTINEZ CALIF.
Graham, Leonard
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CHICAGO, ILL.
Hacker, Adolph
L.U. NO. 2117,
FLUSHING N.Y.
Di Virgilio, Fernando
Karklins, Arvid
Konstalid, Salve
McNeil, William
Taipale, Arvid
L.U. NO. 2177
PLEASANT HILL, ILL.
Hillman, Keith
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Doppleheur, Harry
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Karsies, John
King, John R.
Planas, Antonio
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Answers to Questions Unit V
Continued from page 61
1. Area of lot is:
Lot width— 9r-I0%"=91. 865'
Lot depth— 183'-8i/2" = 183.71'
16,877 square feet area of lot
2. Approximately 17'/2''/f-
3. The sewer main is 12" in size and
is located on the East side of the lot on
Lathrop Avenue. (Plot Plan, Sheet #1.)
4. Water and electric power for con-
struction purposes shall be provided by
the Contractor. (Specifications. SPECIAL
CONDITIONS, Utilities.)
5. 139.5 cubic yards. (Specifications.
EXCAVATION AND GRADING. Top
Soil.) Take the extreme outside dimen-
sions and add 6'-0" to each side, making
a rectangle 84'-10"x88'-9',''2" — area of top
soil to be removed 7,532 square feet —
depth to be removed 6" (6" = .5').
7,532x.5
— — ^^^- =139.5 cubic yards
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6. 4'-2"x9'-5"xl'-0" deep (Fireplace
Details, Sheet #6.)
7. 1,139 cubic yards. After removal of
top soil the average depth for basement
and areaways is 8'-0" and the average
depth for all others is 2'-6".
8. 3,000 lbs. (Specifications, CON-
CRETE, Type of Concrete.)
9. 28.55 cubic yards.
10. 132 pieces. (Average height of
form 9'-0" and approximately 233 lin.
ft. of wall to form.)
- 11. 352 pes. 2"x4"xl0'-0".
12. 4,660 lin. ft. of 2"x4".
13. 114.54 cubic yards.
14. Basement area is 1,788 square feet
(inside).
15. Area of basement is 1.788 square
feet: Basement slab is 5" thick; 1.788-^-
64.8 = 27.59 cubic yards. (The figure 64.8
is the number of square feet that 1 cubic
yard of concrete will cover when spread
5" thick.)
16. Area of areaway is 94.325 square
feet: Areaway slab is 5" thick; 94.325 h-
64.8 = 1.455 cubic yards.
17. If the load test fails to meet the
requirements, the concrete work shall be
corrected as directed by the Architects.
(Specifications, CONCRETE, Tests.)
18. A drain (Section C-C. Sheet #1;
Typical Wall Section, Sheet #6.)
19. 3 (Basement and Foundation Plan,
Sheet #1). S.W. corner of boiler. North
of laundry tubs, N.E. corner of main
room.
20. 4" (Basement and Foundation
Plan, Section C-C, Sheet #1; Section
thru Stairs, Sheet #4; Typical Wall Sec-
tion, Sheet #6).
21. Yes; 2; 8"x8" (Basement and
Foundation Plan, Sheet #1). 4 pes. %"
dia. vertical and 'A" dia. ties 12" on
center. The 2 columns are located on the
side of each stairway.
22. 4"x5/16" continuous steel water
bar (Section C-C, Sheet #1; Typical Wall
Section. Sheet #6).
23. Marine cement applied cold in one
heavy continuous coat on all exterior
foundations surrounding basement section
fronr top of footing to within 2" of grade
(Specifications, CONCRETE, Damp-
proofing).
24. 4" hollow tile and 8" brick (Base-
ment and Foundation Plan. Sheet #1;
Specifications, MASONRY, Common
Brick and Hollow Tile).
25. After completion of foundations,
footings, walls, piers and other construc-
tion below existing grade, all forms shall
be removed and the excavation cleaned of
all trash and debris prior to backfilling
(Specifications, EXCAVATION AND
GRADING, Backfill, Paragraph 1).
26. Backfill shall be placed in hori-
zontal layers not in excess of 9 inches in
thickness, properly moistened and each
layer compacted by suitable equipment
to a density to prevent excessive settle-
ment or shrinkage. Backfill at exterior
walls shall be brought to suitable eleva-
tion to provide the anticipated settlement
and shrinkage (Specifications, EXCAVA-
TION AND GRADING. Backfill. Para-
graph 2).
27. 12 windows are shown on the Base-
ment and Foundation Plan. There are only
10 windows shown on the (4) elevation
drawings. The two windows missing from
the elevations are the two between the
rear of the garage and the porch off the
library (South Elevation. Sheet #5). There
are 7 transom type, size 2'-8'/2"x2'-0"; 2
single casement type, size r-6"x3'-0"; 2
double casement type, size 3'-iy8"x3'-0";
I stationary type, size r-6"x3'-0". (Base-
ment and Foundation Plan sheet #1: Ele-
vations. Sheet #4 and #5.)
28. There is a total of 5 doors in the
basement. Three that have 6 horizontal
panels each and two type "A". Type "A"
doors are 2'-8"x6'-8"xl%" (Basement
and Foundation Plan, Sheet #1; Door
Schedule, Sheet #4).
29. Sand (Typical Wall Section. Sheet
#6; Specifications, EXCAVATION AND
GRADING. Backfill, Paragraph 1).
30. Approximately 164 bolts are need-
ed for the entire job. (Section B-B, F-F.
Sheet #1; Section Thru Porch at Library.
Sheet #3; Section Thru Garage Door,
Detail of Ent. Side Lights. Typical Wall
Section, Typical Section Thru Steel Case-
ment, Section Thru Double Hung Win-
dow First Floor. Section Thru Overhang,
Plan Detail at S.W. Corner of Library.
Section Thru Overhang at Brick Walls,
Sheet #6.)
31. 2"x4" (Section E-E. Sheet #1).
32. Yes; over each window; 2 pes. Vs"
dia. hooked rods (Section C-C, Sheet #1;
Typical Wall Section, Sheet #6).
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DALLAS, TEX. — The Texas State Council of Carpenters' Indies' Auxiliaries re-
cently held a very successful convention in El Paso. Seated left to right: Mrs. Virginia
Gibson, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Connie Romel, outgoing president; Mrs. Barbara
Lacewell, incoming president for 1966-1967; and Mrs. Chester Smith, wife of the
secretary of the Texas State Council of Carpenters. The remaining ladies are dele-
gates and guests of the convention.
Four Members Receive Pension Checks
SEDRO WOOLLEY, WASH.— On July 9 four members of Local 2637 were pre-
sented with their first pension checks from the United Brotherhood of Carpenters.
Left to right are: Dave Sodergren, George Brees, James Coultas, and Bruno Gilgosh,
being presented their checks by local president Ray Osborne, who also congratulated
them on their 30 years of membership.
Distaff Members of Local 2167
STURGEON BAY, WIS. — No, gentlemen, these women have not deserted the ship
and joined the painters union. They are good standing members of Local 2167 and
work as seamers and tapers at the Christy Corporation. Left to right are Shirley
Corbisier. Ruth Lynch, Florence Herdina, Betty Simonsen, Mabel Schumacher and
Marie Colomba.
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THE CARPENTER
—LAKELAND NEWS-
Ivan Lane of Local Union 337, Detroit, Mich., arrived at tlie Home Aug. 5,
1966.
Walter A. Brown of Local Union 304, Denison-Sherman, Texas, arrived at the
Home Aug. 15, 1966. ' "'
Adam C. Parbel of Local Union 335, Grand Rapid,s, Mich., arrived at the Home
Aug. 15, 1966.
Thomas J. Stark of Local Union 653, Chichasha, Oklahoma, arrived at the Home
Aug. 31, 1966.
Frank H. Finn of Local Union 2250, Red Bank, N. J., passed away Aug. 3, 1966,
and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Wesley A. Caldwell of Local Union 721, Los Angeles, Calif., passed away Aug.
25, 1966 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Oscar H. Schmidt of Local Union 1922, Chicago, 111., passed away Aug. 27, 1966
and burial was at Summit, 111.
Josephat Joranger of Local Union 1610, Lowell, Mass., passed away Aug. 27,
1966 and burial was at Billerica, Mass.
Ingvald Jacobsen of Local Union 20, New York, N. Y., went on leave of absence
May 13, 1966, and signed papers for withdrawal on Aug. 4, 1966.
James J. Welch of Local Union 454, Philadelphia, Pa., withdrew from the Home
Aug. 8, 1966.
B. G. Schmidt of Local Union 1822, Fort Worth, Texas, withdrew from the
Home Aug 10, 1966.
Members Who Visited the Home During August 1966
Henry Swiatkowski, L.U. 31, Trenton, N. J.
John Kovolchik, L.U. 843, Trevose, Pa.
Edward Hartlet, L.U. 1207, Dunbar, W. Va.
B. T. Kennedy, L.U. 132, Miami, Fla
WiUiam Trahe, L.U. 2765, Stewart Manor, N.Y.
Thomas J. Bifarn, L.U. 299, Ridgefield, N. J.
Joseph Cataline L.U. 486, Bayonne, N. J.
Ray Moser, L.U. 2180, Defiance, Ohio
Sylvester A. Moses, L.U. 2180, Defiance, Ohio
L. G. Johnson, L.U. 627, Jacksonville, Fla.
Bert McDonald, L.U. 322, Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Arvin Erickson, L.U. 80, Chicago, III.
Christopher Lexan, L.U. 1367, Chicago, III.
Berkley Hardy, L.U. 396, Newport News, Va.
Tony Aritz, L.U. 7, Minneapolis, Minn.
Carl Christenson, L.U. 1447, Veto Beach, Fla.
Fred Fritz, L.U. 739, Cincinnati, Ohio
Harold Brock, L.U. 2047, Hartford City, Ind.
J. E. Ruehl, L.U. 224, Cincinnati, Ohio
John P. Murray, Sr., L.U. 1478, Redondo, Calif.
J. G. Brown, L.U. 225, Atlanta, Ga.
Richard Burtz, L.U. 839, Des Plains, III.
Jerry Sullivan, L.U. 141, Chicago, 111.
Holiday Visitors at the Home
LAKELAND, FLA.— On the evening of Maundy Thursday, April 7, the 30-voice
choir of Calvary Baptist Church, North Florida Avenue, Lakeland, came to the
Carpenters' Home and, in the Auditorium, presented a cantata, "The Glory of Easter."
It was a beautiful presentation of the Easter Story. The residents of the Home sin-
cerely appreciate the kindness and thoughtfulness of this group in volunteering to
come to the Home and sharing with them the enjoyment of the music and the many
talented voices that make up the group. Participants, shown above, included: reader,
Mrs. .Ferry Pauley, far left; pianist, Mrs. Ruth Peavy, second from left; director, Mr.
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79
M. A. HUTCHESON, General President
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The Sound of a Gavel and The Sound of Work
As I tapped the gavel in the convention hall in
Kansas City, last month, hundreds of thousands
of fellow Carpenters were hammering away in the
frameworks of thousands of structures across the
land . . . echoing the words of delegates . . . echo-
ing the sounds of a union-made mallet . . . echoing,
I hope, the continued prosperity of America.
The work of the convention and the work of
the craft together, create the throbbing heartbeat
of a great Brotherhood. One is as much a part of
the Brotherhood as the other.
The primary goal of our fraternal association is
productive, bread-winning work. The sound of
hammers at work is a sign of a healthy economy.
Our convention draws up the blueprints . . . the
guidehnes . . . the policies ... by which we can
best pursue and perpetuate our livelihood. The
sound of delegates debating their problems and re-
solving them is the sound of a healthy, democratic
labor union. It is the sound, too, of craftsmen turn-
ing their convictions into actions . . . bringing new
will and determination into their working hands
. . . stimulating their minds and their bodies to
greater achievement in the craft.
The sound of those hammers, those saws, and
those other craft tools back home were heard in
the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, I can
assure you. Delegates resolved to keep those sounds
alive.
They called for studies to be made of seasonal
unemployment and for action to be taken by pub-
lic bodies to keep men at work all year round . . .
at a fair wage and under proper working condi-
tions.
They reaffirmed their determination to protect
the craft jurisdiction from encroachments.
They laid plans to perpetuate the craft through a
thorough and forward-looking apprenticeship train-
ing program.
They renewed their determination to move
ahead in "the political arena", meeting labor's en-
emies in legislative battle and at the ballot box
whenever necessary.
If we fail to participate in political activities . . .
which really means that we fail to participate in
the democratic processes . . . there will be returned
to office by default those individuals who oppose
everything we stand for. You can be assured that
those opposed to progress will not be idle.
So, I urge you, take an active role in our na-
tional, state and local affairs. In so doing, you
are not acting for a selfish interest but as a forward-
looking American citizen.
Delegates this month are reporting back to
each local union, I trust, on the work we accom-
plished in Kansas City. They will show that the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America is as vigorous today, in its 85th year, as
it was when it was founded by a small group of
craftsmen meeting in Chicago in 1881.
The sound of the convention gavel will echo
this month . . . and every month ... in more
than a thousand union halls of America, as Broth-
erhood members begin another four years of
work for the good of the craft and for the good of
America and the world.
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GENERAL OFFICE:
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FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
FiNtAV C. A! LAN
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second general vice president
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Washington, D. C. 20001
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1684 Stanton Rd., S. W., Atlanta. Ga.
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18 Norbert Place, St. Paul 16. Minn.
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Sixth District, James O. Mack
5740 Lvdia, Kansas City 10, Mo.
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Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
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53 Moonlit Circle. Sacramento. Calif.
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133 Chaplin Crescent, Toronto 7, Ont.
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VOLUME LXXXVI No. II NOVEMBER, 1966
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Eighth Annual Apprenticeship Contest 2
Apprenticeship Banquet Address FInlay C. Allan 6
Apprenticeship Banquet Address Joe Miller 1 1
Apprenticeship Banquet Address A. L. Schmuhl 12
Written Examination, Apprenticeship Contest 14
8th Annual Apprenticeship Competition Banquet 18
Minutes of the Natl Joint Committee 23
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 22
Plane Gossip 25
Canadian Report 26
Local Union News 29
Home Study Course, Blueprint Reading, Unit VI 33
Outdoor Meanderlngs Fred Goetz 34
In Memoriam 37
What's New? 38
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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THE COVER
There are about 160,000 appren-
tices in training in North America
today. AImo,st all of them are in the
building trades, the metal trades, or
the printing trades. Nearly one-fourth
of all registered building trades ap-
prentices are training to become
journeymen carpenters.
The United Brotherhood is firmly
dedicated to the proposition that
craftsmanship in its trade can only
be acquired by apprenticeship training
— young and willing hands working
side-by-side with skilled, experienced
hands, until the time arrives when
the apprentice can branch off on his
own as a card-carrying journeyman.
With approximately 28,000 regis-
tered apprentices in its training pro-
gram, the United Brotherhood is
hoping at least to double this figure
within the next few years. It feels,
in fact, that it must move ahead with
speed to supply the skilled craftsmen
needed in tomorrow's complex world.
One way in which it is stimulating
registrations and training is through
annual local, state and regional ap-
prenticeship contests — competitions in
which the best "student" carpenters,
cabinet makers and millmen vie to
find the best in each area. The most
spirited competition has been the con-
tests in the Western districts, where
state winners assemble each year to
pick the best of all the Western states
and provinces.
I
^.GION CARPENTERS & MILL-CABINET APPRENTICESHIP CONTEST
Amidst the stacks
of lumber, the
saw horses, and
the blueprints,
17 young men
went about their
tasks with intense
ni concentration. Judges
with clipboards moved
among them, making notes
as the work progressed. The
contestants had come to Las
Vegas from 13 states and
provinces of North America
to pit their knowledge and
training against each other
for prizes and recognition.
These were the best appren-
tices—as judged by local
\ competitions— from their areas.
Soon, as journeymen, they would
undoubtedly join the ranks of the
best workers in their craft. In some
instances, employer-contractors
were already making offers
of good jobs and a
promising future.
■ The Eighth Aiiiuuil Western Re-
gion Carpenters and Mill-Cabinet
Apprenticesliip Contest was hekl in
the Convention Center in Las Vegas,
Nevada, August 18-19-20, 1966!"
There were 1 3 earpenter eontest-
ant^ and I'oui- niiil-eabinet contest-
ants, each of whom had won his
respective state or provincial con-
test in order to qualily lor the re-
gional contest.
These young men were well-
qualified mechanics, \ersed in all
aspects of I he trade. They repre-
sented Alaska, Alberta, Arizona,
British Columbia, California, Idaho,
Michigan. Nevada, New Mexico,
Oregon, Utah, Washington and
Wyoming.
Each contestant took a four-hour
wrillen exaniinalion, where all t|iies-
tions and problems were based upon
the Apprenticeship Training Man-
uals published by the United Broth-
erhood of Carpenters; in adilition
to which, they each constructed a
manipulative project which was de-
signed for this contest and required
S hours to complete.
The written examination ac-
counted for 40% of the possible
total score and the manipulative for
60%.
The manipulative projects were
scored on the basis of quality work-
manship, accuracy, and quantity
production, with special emphasis
placed on safety during the construc-
tion of the project.
Crowned champions were: Sher-
man I.. Orion. Local 1089, Phoenix,
Arizona, first place carpenter; and
.lerry W. Blakely. Local 338. Seattle,
Washington, first place cabinet mak-
er.
There were approximately 100
committeemen present from the
states and provinces represented in
the contest. In addition, representa-
tives from Colorado, Florida, Ten-
nessee, Texas and Wisconsin were
at the contest as observers, prepara-
tory to entering the regional contest
in 1967, which will be held in Van-
couver, British Columbia.
The Western Region Contest
Committee held its meeting on Satur-
day, August 20, 1966. Approxi-
mately 50 representatives were pres-
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THE CARPENTER
ent. Excerpts from their minutes are
as follows:
"Finlay Allan, First General Vice
President, United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America,
made the report for the National
Joint Apprenticeship Committee,
stating that every possible effort will
be made by the Carpenters to get
more states and provinces interested
to participate so as to make it an
International Contest. The A.G.C.
and Home Builders Association
members on the committee are very
interested in the contest program
but could not commit themselves at
this time. They have to go back
to their respective national organiza-
tions for approval.
Continued on Page 10
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1 The big exhibit shown on the opposite page was
displayed for the first time at the 30th General Convention
at Kansas City. It showed with photographs many of
the skills of the Brotherhood jurisdiction and made available
to delegates samples of many of the instruction materials
used in the apprenticeship training program. These materials
were also displayed at state and regional apprenticeship
competitions.
2 Larry King, business representative, Local 1699, and
H. H. Brown, secretary, Washington State Council of
Carpenters, watch C. Ralph Bennett, Local 1289, carpenter
contestant, at work on his manipulative project.
3 Michael Wooten, Local 1961, carpenter contestant, at
work on his manipulative project. Contestants from 11
states and two provinces of Canada participated in the
1966 competition. Participants from many additional states
and provinces are expected for the 1967 finals at
Vancouver, B. C.
3A Wives of contestants. Seated, from left: Mrs. Annelies
Larkin, Calif.; Mrs. Martha Rael, N. M.; Mrs. Collen
Wooten, Ore.; and Mrs. Marge Nice, Ore. Standing,
Mrs. Karen Orton, Ariz.; Mrs. Diane Foster, Idaho; Mrs.
Ethel Dahms, Mich.; and Mrs. Senta Yonts, Calif.
4 Levi Rael, Local 1353, carpenter contestant; Teafilo
Lopez, business representative. Local 1353; and Vernon
Beckwith, director, New Mexico State Carpenter Apprentice-
ship Program, discuss progress of the contestants at the
Las Vegas competition.
NOVEMBER, 1966
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Brotherhood could be here to see the fine example you
people out here are setting. It would do more to stimulate
the expansion and improvement of programs in those areas
where improvement is most needed than all the speeches
anyone could ever make. Much as I enjoy talking to people
like you about our apprenticeship problems, it is a pity
that most of my speeches on this subject are given to the
people who need them least — to those who've already
got the message. Anyway I do hope my talking about
apprenticeship helps a little, and that our best programs
will set the kind of high standard which will eventually be
reached by all areas of the Brotherhood.
For make no mistake about it. Either we start turning out
well-trained journeymen in much greater numbers than we
have before; or it will not be long before we start suffering
the consequences in declining membership, more non-union
competition, decreasing bargaining power, and eventually
lower wages and poorer working conditions. If we lose our
ability to provide the industry with competent craftsmen.
From the point of view of the unfriendly employer, non-
union men may not be any better; but they are cheaper.
To keep on getting first-rate wages and conditions without
providing first-rate mechanics just isn't in the cards.
It takes time to turn out good journeymen; and the longer
we wait to face up to the problem, the harder it's going
to be to catch up when events finally do force us to face
the issue squarely.
We may think that complaints about the shortage
of skilled men in our craft are overdrawn and unjustified.
And at some times and in some places, I'm sure they are.
We are also somewhat skeptical of government studies and
forecasts which seem to present unrealistic and exaggerated
estimates of the future needs of the industry for members
of our craft. And since it is our members who would be
sitting on the bench waiting for jobs, I think we have a
right to be cautious about training mechanics who will not
be needed when the time comes. But on the other hand,
we must not allow these considerations to serve us as an
excuse for failing to provide enough well-trained men to
serve the industry effectively and to maintain our own
strength as a craft union.
Let's be honest with ourselves. As a union officer, either
local or international, it's pretty comfortable to have more
jobs available than we can find men to refer. Collective
bargaining is easier in a tight labor market; and the wage
increases come a lot easier. And somehow we don't get
nearly so many gripes from the membership when just
about all our members have a wide choice of jobs and all
the overtime they want. The trouble is that such situations
are inherently unstable. If, in the long run, we don't
provide enough men (or if we don't provide enough good
men) to take care of the industry's needs, we will find
ourselves confined to a declining segment of the con-
struction industry.
All of this must suggest that I believe we have a big
stake in apprenticeship and that our main responsibility is
to protect the interests of our members and our own
integrity as a craft union. I certainly do not believe that
this is the only important reason for backing apprentice-
ship programs; but for any member of a skilled craft with
any sense of self-preservation, apprenticeship is above
all a means of maintaining our skills and our unions.
Only on the basis of a strong well-organized union with
an adequate membership of well-trained journeymen are
we in a position to worry about carrying out our respon-
sibilities to the rest of the industry and to the general
public.
Apprenticeship of course is our best means of keeping
ourselves in that position. And the benefits of apprentice-
ship to our employers and the public derive from the fact
that good apprenticeship programs will assure our con-
tractors of competent craftsmen whose workmanship will
lead to fair proifits and quality products for the ultimate
consumer.
Since our contractors are the men who make it possible
for our members to earn their living, we certainly do have
a responsibility to do our best to see that we give them
a fair day's work and the skill of a real journeyman. We
also owe it to them to have enough good mechanics to meet
their reasonable requirements without undue delay. Now we
know very well we can't accomplish this task all by our-
selves; apprenticeship is a joint responsibility. No one
knows this better than many of our contractors who, real-
izing their own stake in apprenticeship, provide the money
and much of the leadership and drive for many of our best
programs. What it comes down to is this. We've got to do
a better job ourselves; and we've got to get those back-
ward sections of the industry to contribute to apprenticeship
as your contractors are doing in this Western Region.
Within the Brotherhood, the responsibility for doing a
better job lies with three groups of people — our members,
our local leaders, and the General Office. Unless all three
follow through with enthusiasm and hard work, the Brother-
hood of the future is going to suffer from a serious
shortage of qualified journeymen.
The prime responsibility for the success of our appren-
ticeship programs lies with our membership. No organiza-
tion can adopt and maintain a successful program of any
kind without the backing of its members; and apprentice-
ship is no exception to that rule. To be sure we can't
expect our members to lead the way in the development
THE CARPENTER
FINLAY C. ALLAN
First General Vice President,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of North America
Excerpts from Vice President Allan's address to the
8th Annual Western Region Apprenticeship Banquet
at Las Vegas, Nevada, August 20, 1966
of such programs; but we can expect them to be informed
about their importance and to be willing to pay for them.
In local affairs and in collective bargaining, they should
give their support to their leaders who are working con-
structively on developing or improving training programs.
In a more personal way, our journeymen can make a real
effort to help the young apprentices they come in contact
with on the job. Often that little bit of extra advice or en-
couragement can make the difference between a success-
ful new journeyman and a dropout. But regardless of the
individual contributions they may be able to make, one
thing is sure, if our members really want good apprentice-
ship programs, they're quite likely to get them.
And i believe that once our members understand what
is at stake, they will give their support to what ever
measures are needed to establish and maintain good pro-
grams. This brings us to the responsibility of our local
leaders. They are the key people whose job is to educate
and inform their members. If they are successful leaders,
they will create an informed public opinion among their
members. To do this of course, they must first take the
trouble to inform and educate themselves; then they will
be able to generate the support they need for the programs
they wish to carry out.
Having secured the backing of their members, all they
have left to worry about are a million or so adminis-
trative details and innumerable hours of extra work
in negotiating, sitting on committees, etc. That's a very
brief version of what it takes to make a local apprentice-
ship program work. And yet if we don't have local leaders
willing to take on the job, we are not going to have
successful local programs. And only through these pro-
grams can we turn out the new journeymen we need. In
some places, we're finding that kind of leadership. Let's
hope we keep on finding it In more and more areas of
the Brotherhood.
Now that I've scattered around as much responsibility as
possible, I find that there's still plenty left over for the
General Office and for myself as the general officer in
charge of apprenticeship. Although we obviously can't per-
form the actual work of training, it's our job to provide policy
guidance and leadership, standards and training material —
and to help our local solve particular apprenticeship prob-
lems when they need advice and assistance. And its just
as important that the General Office carry out its responsi-
bilities in this area as it is that each local and council do
its part.
If we're going to carry out our basic duty of formulating
general apprenticeship policy for the Brotherhood, we
need first of all to make a reasonable appraisal of our prob-
lem. We need to take an objective look at our manpower
situation and to base our policies and actions on the best
estimates we can make of our actual needs. That's what
we've been trying to do for the last year or so. As generally
happens, it seems most likely that our true needs lie
somewhere between the highest estimates of our
severest critics and the lowest estimates of our own wish-
ful thinkers.
It takes only a glance at our own membership figures
to make it quite clear that we are not training enough
apprentices. In fact we're not even training enough ap-
prentices to replace those journeymen who are lost through
natural attrition. If we're not doing enough to break
even under present conditions, how are we going to cope
with a future in which the experts promise us greatly
increased demands for the skills of our members? I
think the answer is plain. We need much bigger and better
apprenticeship programs; and we need them now.
The next question then becomes: What can the General
Office do to see that we get them? Besides doing all we
can to convince all locals and councils of the importance
of apprenticeship, there seem to be two general ways
In which we can do a better job of helping all local areas
improve their programs. The first is to furnish them with
more and better training materials; and the second is to
give them more help with their programs at the local
level. We're trying hard to improve our own performance In
both respects.
Much of our training material needs updating and im-
proving; and we have an expanded apprenticeship depart-
ment in Washington working on better teaching manuals
right now. We're also trying to develop some badly needed
new teaching aids — with particular emphasis on visual
aids. The new film on housework, which was completed
a short time ago, is intended mainly as a training aid,
although of course we believe it will also be useful in a
more general way.
To turn to the very important problem of how to get
assistance and advice direct to the locals which need
help on specific problems of promoting or administering
their programs, we intend to set up regional coordina-
tors who will be available to give practical help where
needed. When this is accomplished, we feel that it will
be a great step forward in making Brotherhood apprentice-
ship policy a meaningful reality in all areas of our inter-
national union.
To sum up, what we're trying to do is to ask ourselves:
Is what we're doing good enough? If not, let's improve it.
I hope that all locals and councils will examine their pro-
grams from that point of view. It'll take time: and we'll
never be as good as we'd like to be. But we'll end up with
an apprenticeship program we can all be proud of. ■
NOVEMBER, 1966
THE CARPENTER
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5 Say Amick, secretary, Wyoming State
Council of Carpenters, and Gerald Garrison,
Local 1564, carpenter contestant.
6 Sherman Anton, Local I0S9, carpenter
contestant.
7 Robert Comstock, Local 1780, carpenter
contestant.
8 Levi Rael, Local 1553, carpenter con-
testant.
9 Stanley Nice, Local 2133, Oregon, and
Mrs. Nice.
10 Jerry Johnson, Local 450, carpenter
contestant.
11 Jerry Blakely, Local 338, and Leo
Gable, coordinating judge.
12 Gerald L. Garrison, Local 1564, car-
penter contestant.
13 Charles Handy, coordinator, Alaska
Carpenter Apprenticeship Program; Vernon
R. Burger, Local 1281, Eagle River, Alaska,
carpenter contestant.
14 William Cameron, coordinator, British
Columbia; Peter Greertaway, coordinator,
Vancouver, B. C, Cabinetmaker Program;
George Bengough, Executive Board Member,
10th District.
15 Foreground: Thomas Lane, Local 1928,
cabinetmaker contestant. Background: Wil-
liam Cameron, coordinator, British Colum-
bia Carpenters Apprenticeship Program.
16 Allan Lankin, Local 162, carpenter con-
testant; Gordon Littman, director. Bay
Counties Apprenticeship Program; Norman
B. Campbell, Bay Counties Trust Fund
Committee; (rear) John Walts, coordinator,
Bay Counties Apprenticeship Program.
17 Jacob Nickels, Local 1346, checking
plans before beginning work.
18 H. R. Watkins, Associated General
Contractors, Idaho; Henry Foster, Local
635, Idaho carpenter contestant; Lloyd
Miller, apprenticeship coordinator. Rocky
Mt. of Idaho District Council.
19 Thomas Lane, Local 1928, cabinet-
maker contestant, and Peter Greenaway,
coordinator, Vancouver, B. C, Cabinet-
maker Apprenticeship Program.
20 Henry Foster, Local 635, carpenter
contestant, studies his project plan before
entering the competition.
21 First Gen'l Vice President Finlay C.
Allan, and Joe Pinto, business representa-
tive. Local 721, talk with Russel Ryan of
Local 721. Brother Ryan joined Local 884,
Blytheville, Ark., on February 4, 1936, later
transferred to Local 721, Los Angeles, where
he is still a member.
NOVEMBER, 1966
Continued from Page 5
"Chairman Hutchinson thanked
Mr. Allan for a line report.
"Vern Foster spoke on the sub-
ject of changing the name from
Western Region to International and
he was of tlie opinion tliat this should
be on the agenda for the next meet-
ing when changes in the rules could
he made, and he moved that this be
in order for the next meeting of the
committee. This motion was sec-
onded by Chuck Sanford.
"Bill Cameron stated it was his
opinion that changing the name for
the next contest was a good move
and would be very helpful to them
in arranging for the next contest,
which is scheduled to be held in
Vancouver, B. C, in 1967. There
was some discussion held relative to
this subject of name change. The
Secretary spoke on the subject stat-
ing that he agreed with the motion
to have on the agenda for the next
meeting consideration to change the
name from Western Region to Inter-
national. It was his opinion that in
order to achieve our aims and finally
arrive at a truly International Con-
test, changing the name for the next
contest would be a step in the right
direction.
"The motion that the name
change be on the agenda for next
meeting was voted on and passed.
"M/S/C Chairman Hutchinson,
Secretary Rudd, and Judging Co-
ordinator Gable be a committee of
three to come up with a recom-
mended name change.
"Lloyd Jones said that if anyone
had any suggestions to make, he
should submit them to the Secretary.
"Chairman Hutchinson asked for
a report of the local contest commit-
tee. A. D. McKenna made the re-
port for the Las Vegas committee
expressing appreciation for all the
assistance he had received and hoped
everyone in attendance had a good
time while in Las Vegas.
"Chairman Hutchinson thanked
Mr. McKenna for a good report and
the Nevada committee for a job well
done.
"Finlay Allan extended his con-
gratulations to the Western Region
Committee as a whole for a job well
done, again making the contest a
successful event. Leonard Zimmer-
man stated that he had enjoyed very
much being in attendance at the
Contest and he appreciated very
much the cooperation and informa-
tion received.
"Chairman Hutchinson, on behalf
of management, expressed apprecia-
tion to the Carpenters' International
for its work on the contests.
"Chris Magnuson stated he had
been an observer at last year's con-
test and had attended the November,
1965, meeting, and he recommended
that observers at this year's contest
should attend this year's November
meeting.
"Lloyd Jones, on behalf of
B.A.T., extended congratulations to
labor and management for a job
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well done for making the contest
successful. B.A.T. will continue to
assist in any way they can.
"Bill Cameron reported on the
program in British Columbia where
they have Vi cent per hour for a
Joint Apprentice Trust Fund. With
this fund big improvements have
been made on apprentice programs
and skill improvement courses for
journeymen. In British Columbia
they are looking forward to having
the Ninth Annual Contest.
"The Pacific International Exhi-
bition and Centennial will be held in
Vancouver in 1967. He introduced
George Bengough, The Carpenters
International 10th District General
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22 Bob Caley, secretary, Oregon Stale Councit of Carpenters; Stanley Nice,
Local 2133, cabinet maker contestant: and Karl Krntsinger, chairman, Oregon
State Carpenters Trade Advisory Committee.
23 A spectator; A, D. McKenna, coordinator. Las Vegas Carpenters Apprenticeship
Program, John Mormon, business representative. Local 971, Reno; Robert D.
Comslock, Local 1780, carpenter contestant; and Ben Jones, coordinator,
Reno Carpenters Apprenticeship Program.
24 Leonard Zimmerman, secretary, Michigan State Council; Chris H. Magniisson,
secretary, Michigan Carpenter Contractors Assn.; Oliver Kirksey, Business
representative. Local 100; Walter Dahins, Local 100, carpenter contestant;
First Gen'l Vice President Finlay C. Allan; Stuart Proctor, UBC member of
Nat'l Joint Committee; and Ray Cooks, coordinator, Detroit Carpenter
Apprenticeship Program.
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THE CARPENTER
JOE MILLER
Representative of
Nat'l Assn. of Home Builders
to Nat'l Joint Carpentry Apprenticeship
and Training Committee
Excerpis from his address fo the 8th
Wesfern Region Apprenticeship Banquet
The Home Building Industry and its
Responsibility to Apprenticeship
■ others have often remarked that construction is one of
the most complicated industrial fields, and yet, despite
its many segments and diverse operations, it remains today
one of the leading fields in which a young man with
sufficient training and competent judgment can make his
mark within the industry and enjoy a highly-rewarding
career. Indeed, the American apprenticeship system pro-
vides a sound foundation upon which any youth who has
the energy and foresight can build a successful business
career.
No doubt many of you are quite familiar with home
building back in your own local communities and have some
knowledge of how this segment of the construction in-
dustry differs from others. Our industry not only involves
the actual on-site work by many skilled craftsmen, it also
involves the vast field of manufacturing of products and
materials which go into a home, the financing of land
development, and actual construction.
The National Association of Home Builders represents
over 46,000 members engaged in almost every phase of
construction activity who are located in every corner of
the nation. As such, this association, many years ago
acknowledged its clear responsibility on behalf of its mem-
bers, to stimulate local apprenticeship training programs,
and to give our youth every possible chance to receive
sound training in every skilled work catgory, and to develop
a basic supply of manpower for the industry.
To date, many of our local associations have established,
or participate in, joint carpentry apprenticeship programs,
others have started unilateral employerassociation programs,
and a number of members have begun company training
programs. Although this activity would tend to leave the
impression that much training activity is underway in the
industry, it's more apparent to those keyed to the national
scene and national issues that so much more needs to be
done if the industry is going to continue to enjoy a stable
and efficient work force of well-trained, skilled and semi-
skilled craftsmen. In fact, we know that there is a great
need for expanding existing training programs and facilities
to ensure that an adequate supply of skilled manpower is
always available within the industry.
Sometimes overlooked in the rush to get a particular
project underway, is the vital factor of training program
adequacy and the need to have those interested in train-
ing available for such training. In many areas of the
nation, construction craft training falls by the wayside for
two basic reasons: (1) The image of the builder, and
the work of his employees, is viewed by the public and
students as less glamorous than other industrial fields.
Also, pressure exists today from many sources to convince
high school graduates to enter college regardless of ability,
all to the detriment of our industry and its need for youths
for training in skilled craft work categories; (2) Little or
nothing has been done by many of our local associations
and local labor organizations, to stimulate student interest
at the high school level in all the benefits and advantages
from skilled training in construction work.
As some of you might be aware, the home building
industry, at present time, in many areas, is suffering from a
lack of money for mortgage financing, and this is due in
great part to the influence of federal fiscal policy and its
emphasis on high interest rates for short term invest-
ments. NAHB, and other national groups, including the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters, are doing everything
possible to have this situation corrected.
In another area, there are continual reports of manpower
shortages in local communities which affect the ability of
local builders to maintain stable, efficient, operations. It is
our hope that in the months ahead, much more will be able
to be done by our local associations, and by cooperating
local unions, to move forward with increased training op-
portunities for interested youth, through new programs
or revitalized programs which have not kept pace with cur-
rent manpower demands. Rest assured, unless the con-
struction industry meets the challenge of the manpower
need, it will be met by further Federal and State govern-
mental activity, interference, and conrols, in the training
field. Industry should be the one to find the answer to its
needs, not greater governmental activity!
It is the conviction of the home building industry that
the demand for decent housing by the American home
buyer, at prices he can afford, must be satisfied, and it is
industry's obligation; meaning both management and labor,
to see that this need is fulfilled. If either group fails,
either nationally or locally, to shoulder its burden and bear
its responsibility in this regard, an answer will be found, and
not without a harmful effect upon the industry and its mem-
bers.
In conclusion, I can only say to the graduate apprentices
here tonight, and to all other apprentices, the industry wel-
comes you, because you are the foundation for the in-
dustry's future. And without a vibrant and dynamic founda-
tion for future growth, whether you be a craftsman, a home
builder, or a contractor, the years ahead will take their toll
and what we have here today will be only a shadow of its
former self.
I sincerely believe that it is the responsibility of the skilled
youth in our industry to bear its burdens in return for its
rich rewards, and it is even a greater responsibility that
those who have received its benefits and rewards over the
years, should in justice return to the industry that much
of themselves in order to guarantee this future. In this, we
cannot fail. ■
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Executive Board Member, and Stan
Stagg, contractor from Prince
George.
"Vern Foster suggested that, if
possible, the contest be held earlier
in August so as to give more time
after the contest to prepare for
schools starting the first part of
September.
"Bill Cameron reported that it
appears the most feasible dates to
hold the Contest in Vancouver will
be somewhere around the middle of
August.
"At this time Chairman Hutchin-
son called for nomination of com-
mittee chairmen. Dick Hutchinson
was nominated and elected chair-
man. The chairman opened nomina-
tion for secretary. Paul Rudd was
nominated and elected secretary.
"The question of time and place
for next committee meeting was
brought up and discussed. It was
M/S/C that this be left up to the
chairman and secretary.
"Art Schmuhl congratulated the
Western Region Committee for all
the good work they had done to
make the contest successful. Joe
Miller congratulated the committee
and expressed his appreciation for
having had the opportunity to attend
the contest. Nick Loope also ex-
pressed his appreciation for having
had the opportunity to be in attend-
ance at the contest again this year.
A. D. McKenna thanked Leo Gable
and Paul Rudd for all their help.
"Leonard Zimmerman asked for
information relative to apprentice-
ship councils, which served as regis-
tration agencies. Lloyd Jones re-
ported that there are 28 states which
have state apprenticeship councils,
which are registration agencies. John
McMahon reported that in New
York they register with B.A.T. and
also some other agency established
for that purpose.
"Gordon Littman reported on an
apprenticeship conference on re-
search to be held in Madison, Wis-
consin, September 8 and 9, 1966,
which he felt could be very informa-
. tive.
"Ronald Stadler spoke on the
same subject stating he also was of
the opinion this conference would
be very informative.
A. I. SCHMUHL /
Associated General Contractors of America
Excerpts from remarks to 8th Western Region Apprenticeship Banquet
■ I am pleased to be here tonight representing the Asso-
ciated General Contractors of America so that I might offer
my congratulations and the congratulations of general
contractors throughout the country to those of you who
have demonstrated excellence as carpentry apprentices.
It is not often that I have an opportunity to speak to such
a unique group as this. Some of you have excelled during
the past few days to become winners of this contest, but
all of you are winners in that you would not be here to-
night if you were not the best from your respective areas.
We are proud because your accomplishments prove that
you are both able and motivated, and there is good reason
to believe that all of you will make significant contributions
to the construction industry.
Many of you probably have little realization of the op-
portunity which will be yours once you have completed
your training. Although relatively few are chosen, there
can be no doubt that some of you will become foremen,
supervisors, union officials, or even contractors. But this
will be true only if you continue to work as hard as
journeymen as you have during your term of training. There
is no more challenging industry than construction and we
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"There being no further business
to come up at this meeting, the
Chairman adjourned the meeting at
11:10 A.M., thanking all for being
in attendance.
"Respectfully submitted,
"Paul Rudd, Secretary"
It is interesting to note that both
the National Joint Committee and
the Western Region Contest Com-
mittee have gone on record favoring
an International Contest in 1968 to
be sponsored by the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, The Associated General
Contractors of America and The
National Association of Home
Builders, and that the name should
be changed in 1967 to "International
Carpenter, Mill-Cabinet and Mill-
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25 Pant Rudd, secretary, Western Region Contest Committee; Larry King,
business representative, Local 1699; Lyle Hiller, Executive Board Member,
7th District; and Jerry W. Blakely, Local 338, cabinet maker contestant.
26 C. Roger Bennett, Local 12S9, carpenter contestant.
27 Carpentry contest judges checking a project for accuracy of
measurements and c/iiality of workmanship.
28 Lloyd Jones, state supervisor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and
Training; Jimmy Johnson, Department of Labor, Edmonton, Alta; C. M.
San ford, director, 21 Southern Counties Carpenter Apprenticeship Program;
Allan Larkin, Local 162, carpenter contestant.
29 A moment of relaxation. Jim Combs, Nevada State Labor Commissioner;
Charles Nichols, Executive Board Member, 8th District; and A. D. McKenna,
coordinator, Las Vegas Carpenter Apprenticeship Program.
30 Bob Coley, secretary, Oregon State Council of Carpenters; Michael J.
Wooten, Local 1961, carpenter contestant; and Karl Kurtsinger, chairmatt,
Oregon State Carpenters Trade Advisory Committee.
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encourage you to accept the challenge and make It yours.
As some of you know, the National Joint Carpentry Ap-
prenticeship and Training Committee is currently studying
the possibility of sponsoring an annual national carpentry
apprenticeship contest. I think contests serve may useful
purposes, but I would rate four as most important:
• First, apprenticeship contests require the close co-
operation of labor and management in a noncompeti-
tive area of mutual concern. Anything which leads to
closer cooperation and more understanding between labor
and managment is good for the Industry.
• Uniformity in carpentry apprenticeship is the major
goal of the National Joint Committee. Contests require con-
siderable standardization among the competing apprentice-
ship programs, since an apprentice from one area could
not very well compete against an apprentice from another
area, if the training received by both was not similar.
• The third characteristic which makes apprenticeship
contests so important to the industry is public relations.
We need as many apprentices as we can get, and the
publicity from contests helps to attract highly-qualified
young men to construction occupations and helps to Inter-
est contractors and local unions in becoming active in the
training field. The results of AGC's 1966 Manpower Survey
indicate that 67% of our chapters are now experiencing
a serious shortage of journeymen carpenters. Although a
great many factors contribute to the shortage problem,
there must be more awareness among the general public
of the career opportunities in construction. This can come,
in part, from well-organized and administered apprentice-
ship contests such as this one.
• Finally, apprenticeship contests provide a means
by which young men can demonstrate excellence and thus
provide an incentive to excel. This country was built on
the principle of healthy competition, and the nation will
expand and be rebuilt by men who are confident in their
ability and are not afraid to compete. Win or lose, it is men
like you who will have to provide the nation and the in-
dustry with leadership in the future.
Once again, congratulations to all of you. You have
worked very hard to become highly skilled and we are
confident that you can look forward to great things in the
years ahead. We congratulate, too, the parents of each of
the contestants for providing the ground work for the suc-
cess of your sons. ■
NOVEMBER, 1966
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Wright Apprenticeship Contest." All
states and Provinces are invited to
enter the 1967 contest. Information
concerning the rules and regulations
go\ crning the contest can be secured
from Mr. Paul Rudd, Secretary of
the Contest Committee. P.O. Box
1241, Tacoma, Washington, or from
the Apprenticeship and Training
Office, United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners of America, 101
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Wash-
ington. D. C. 20001.
31 Diih Knox. Iiii\iiif\'. hkiiii. Iiical I'lX'K l'li<iriii\: llnh Hiiiicu, Si-cri'lary,
C'ciiiial Aiiziiiiti PiMriii ( oii}uil: dcoini' IV. Dul), Imshif.w tiKciii ami limmcial
sccrclury. Local 'JI>/>, (Uciulah'; ami Shciinan L. Onion, Local I0S9,
carpenter conlesiani.
32 Coonlinaiiufi JiuliiC Leo Oahle ^ivcs fnial instiiictions to contcsiaiits as they
/ifi:in their tnaniptilative test.
33 .-{mliew llcrthtf;, Local 1779, Calvary, Aha., carpenter contestant, works as
three nieinhers of the Nat'l Joint Contniutee ob.serve: Nicholas Loope,
Washington, P. C; Ed Wasielewski, Phoenix, Ariz.; John McMahoii, Hiiflalo, N. Y.
34 Cabinet maker jtidt^es clieckiiii^ a project for accuracy and scorinii points.
35 Waller Dnliins, Local 100, carpenter contestant, and Mrs. Dahins
36 A. D. McKenna, coordinator. Las Vef^as Carpenter Apprenticeship Prot^ram;
Joe Pinto, htisiness representative. Local 721; .Anthony Ramos, secretary,
California State Council of Carpenters; Lather Sizemore, .secretary.
New Mexico Council of Carpenters.
37 A hiiilt-in rooting section: Mrs. Andrew Berling and family frtmi Calgary, Alia.,
watching Daddy at work.
38 Hob Chance, Local I0S9, Phoenix; Jerry Johnson, Local 450, carpenter
contestant, and Ellis Rees business representative. Local 450, Ogden, Utah.
WRITTEN
EXAM
39 Contestants taking the written test. Monitored by Fay Wallace (standing left)
and Leo Gable (rear). The written test took four hours and had to be graded
almost overnight, as contestants moved on to their manipulative test.
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40 Members of Nat'l Joint Committee observing contestants
during written test. Standing, Ed Wasielewski, AGC
member; 1st Gen'l Vice President Finlay C. Allan, chairman,
Natl Joint Apprenticeship Council; Joe Miller, NAHB member.
41 Fay Wallace, supervisor, Nevada Slate and
Industrial Education Division of Trade, and
Jay Mankin, field representative. Bureau of
Apprenticeship and Training, monitors for the
written test.
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42 Charles E. Nichols, Executive
Board Member, 8lh Dislrict; An-
thony Ramos, secretary, California
Slate Council of Carpenters; C. R.
Bartalini, president, California
Slate Council of Carpenters;
Doyle R. Yants, Local 42, cabinet
maker contestant.
43 Paid Rudd, Secretary, West-
ern Region Contest; 1st General
Vice President F inlay C. Allan;
and Doyle R. Yants, Local 42.
44 Pre-judging and the odds are
even! From left, Stuart Proctor,
member of National Joint Com-
mittee; Ray Cooks, coordinator,
Detroit Carpenter Apprenticeship
Program; Oliver Kirksey, business
representative. Local 100; and
Chris Magnusson, Detroit Con-
tractors Assn.
45 Cabinet maker contestants at
work, from left: Jerry W. Blakely,
Local 338; Thomas Lane, Local
1928; Stanley Nice, Local 2133;
and Doyle R. Yants, Local 42.
46 Ed Wasielewski, Associated
General Contractors, Phoenix,
Ariz.; Fred Gough, coordinator,
San Diego Carpenter Apprentice-
ship Program; Alan Larkin, Local
162, carpenter contestant; and Joe
Miller, chairman, NAHB Labor
Relations Committee.
47 A display at Las Vegas list-
ing organizations which donated
items for the competition.
48 Banner displayed outside the
headquarters hotel in Las Vegas.
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■ On Saturday night, August 20,
the time had arrived to announce the
winners of the 8th Annual Competi-
tion and to present the trophies and
gifts.
Almost 300 persons — judges, ap-
prenticeship training leaders, con-
testants, and guests filled a banquet
room of the Sahara Hotel in Las
Vagas for the memorable ceremony.
Master of Ceremonies for the oc-
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49 Finlay C. Allan, First General
Vice President, U.B.C.; Stanley Nice,
Local 2133, second place winner
cabinet maker; Lyle Hiller, Execu-
tive Board Member, 7th District; and
Bob Caley, secretary, Oregon Stale
Council oj Carpenters.
50 Richard Hutchinson, chairman,
Western Region Contest Committee,
and Paul Rudd, secretary. Western
Region Contest Committee, present
contest awards.
51 Finlay C. Allan, First General
Vice President; Jerry Blakely, Local
338, first place cabinet maker; Ed
Wasielewski, Associated General Con-
tractors, Phoenix, Ariz.; and Leo
Gable, technical director. Apprentice-
ship and Training Program, U.B.C.
52 Winners and wives. Front row,
from left, Thotnas Lane, Stanley
Nice, Jerry W. Blakely, Sherman L.
Orton, Allan R. Larkin, and Jacob
Nickel. Back row, from left, Mrs.
Thomas Lane, Mrs. Stanley Nice,
Mrs. Jerry W. Blakely, Mrs. Sherman
L. Orton, Mrs. Allan R. Larkin, and
Mrs. Jacob Nickel.
53 Leonard Zimmerman, secretary,
Michigan State Council of Carpen-
ters; Ray Cooks, coordinator, De-
troit Carpenter Apprenticeship Pro-
gram; Oliver Kirksey, Business Rep-
resentative, Local 100; Walter Dahins,
Local 100, carpenter contestant;
Mrs. Walter Dahms; Stuart Proctor,
member National Joint Apprentice-
ship and Training Committee; and
Chris Magnusson, secretary, Michigan
Carpenter Contractors Association.
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casion was Leo Gable, technical
director for the Brotherhood's ap-
prenticeship and training program.
Presenting contest awards were
Richard Hutchinson, chairman of
the Western Region Contest Com-
mittee, and General Representative
Paul Rudd, secretary of the Western
Region Contest Committee.
Guest speakers included First Gen-
eral Vice President Finlay C. Allan,
chairman of the National Joint Ap-
prenticeship and Training Commit-
tee; Joe Miller, National Associa-
tion of Home Builders' representa-
tive to the National Joint Commit-
tee; Art Schumhl, Associated Gen-
eral Contractors' representative on
the committee; as well as state and
national apprenticeship training
leaders.
First, second and third place
awards were presented in the two
categories — carpenter and cabinet
maker. Pictures on these pages show
the winners and the trophies they
were presented.
Proudest onlookers during the
long but exciting evening were the
wives of the winners, all of whom
had stood by during the busy three
days of competition to inspire their
breadwinners to top achievements. ■
NOVEMBER, 1966
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54 Master of Ceremonies
Leo Cable, technical director,
Apprenticeship and 1 raining
Program, U.B.C.
55 Peter Greenaway, Wes
Stanton, Stan Staggs, Thomas
Lane, William Cameron, and
George Bengough.
56 Peler Greenaway, Wes
Stanton, Stan Staggs, Jacob
Nickels, William Cameron, and
George Bengough.
57 Gordon Liltman, director.
Bay Counties Carpenters Ap-
prenticeship Program; C. R.
Bartalini, secretary. Bay Coun-
ties District Council ol Car-
penters, president, Calij. State
Council of Carpenters; Alan
Lankin, Local 162, second
place carpenter; Charles Nich-
ols, Executive Board Member,
8th district; and Leo Gure-
vitch, coordinator, 42 North-
ern Counties.
58 Finlay C. Allan, 1st Gen'l
Vice President, U.B.C; Rich-
ard Hutchinson, chairman,
Western Region Contest Com-
mittee; Sherman Onton, Local
1089, first place carpenter; and
Paul Rudd, general representa-
tive and secretary. Western Re-
gion Contest Committee.
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THE CARPENTER
59 Ben Collins, general represenlative; Boh Barrett, secretary, Central
Arizona District Council of Carpenters; Shertnan L. Orton, Local 1089,
first place carpenter; Charles E. Nichols, Executive Board Member,
8lh District: Leo Gable, coordinating judge, Western Region Contest;
and William Koons, coordinator. Central Arizona Carpenters
Apprenticeship Committee.
60 Bob Buckingham, coordinator, Seattle and Kings County Carpenters
Apprenticeship Program; 1 si Gen'l Vice President Finlay C. Allan;
Richard G. Hutchinsoti, chairman. Western Region Contest Committee; Jerry
W. Blakely, Local 338, first place winner, cabinet maker; Paul Rudd,
general representative and secretary. Western Region Contest Committee;
Lyle Hiller, Executive Board Member, 7th District; and H. H. Brown,
secretary, Washington Slate Council of Carpenters.
61 Lloyd Jones, Nevada State Supervisor of the Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training extends greetings from Hugh Murphy, Administrator of
US Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
62 At Banquet: Standing left to right: Ed
Wasielweski, AGC Phoenix, Arizona; Henry
Foster, carpenter apprentice. Local 635,
Boise, Idaho; Robert D. Comstock, car-
penter apprentice. Local 1780, Las Vegas,
Nevada; Jerry Johnson, carpenter appren-
tice. Local 450, Ogden, Utah; Walter
Dahms, carpenter apprentice. Local 100,
Muskegan, Michigan; C. Roger Bennett,
carpenter apprentice. Local 1289, Seattle,
Washington; Gerald L. Garrison, carpenter
apprentice. Local 1564, Casper, Wyoming;
Michael J. Woolen, carpenter apprentice,
Local 1961, Roseburg, Oregon; Andrew A.
Berting, carpenter apprentice. Local 1779,
Calgary, Alberta; Doyle R. Yants, cabinet-
maker apprentice, Local 42, San Francisco,
California; Levi Rael, carpenter apprentice.
Local 1353, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Joe
Miller, National Home Builders Association
and member National Joint Apprenticeship
Committee; Nick Loope, Apprentice Coordi-
nator and member National Joint Appren-
ticeship Committee, Washington, D. C;
Stewart Proctor, National Joint Apprentice-
ship Committee, Detroit, Michigan. Seated
left to right: Paul Rudd, Thomas Lane, cab-
inetmaker apprentice and 3rd Place Award
Winner, Local 1928, Vancouver, B. C; Stan-
ley Nice, cabinetmaker apprentice, 2nd Place
Award Winner, Local 2133, Albany, Oregon;
Jerry W. Blakely, cabinetmaker apprentice
and 1st Place Award Winner, Local 338,
Seattle, Washington; Sherman L. Orton,
carpenter apprentice and 1st Place Award
Winner, Local 1089, Phoenix, Arizona; Alan
R. Larkin, carpenter apprentice and 2nd
Place Award Winner, Local 162, San Mateo,
California; Jacob Nickel, carpenter appren-
tice and 3rd Place Award Winner, Local
1346, Vernon, B, C; John McMahn, Na-
tional Joint Apprenticeship Committee.
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Washington ROUNDUP
\im.
PRAISE FOR THE 89TH-AFL-CI0 President George Meany, in an editorial in The
AFL-CIO News, declared that the 89th Congress, recently adjourned, "adopted more
legislation sought and supported by the labor movement than any other Congress."
He called upon all union members to "protect and expand upon it in the next
Congress. "
100-MILLION JOBS-The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that by 1980 more than
100 million Americans will be either working or looking for work. Between 1960
and 1970, the U.S. labor force is expected to rise by 22%-from 69,900,000 to
85,300,000 workers.
NEITHER SNOW NOR SLEET, nor other things traditionally deter our mailmen from
their appointed rounds... But it seems that government economy and other factors
do. The U.S. mail delivery system is currently suffering a major crisis due to an
economy drive of the Bureau of the Budget and desperate efforts of postal authori-
ties to hire "hordes of unskilled, temporary workers." (We quote President E. C.
Hallbeck of the Postal Clerks.) First class mail deliveries are tardy this month
due to bottlenecks and backlogs in many major post offices.
THE MOUNTING MADNESS in getting from on
within a city has led the 89th Congress t
the Department of Transportation.
When it is fully organized it will
fifth largest agency within the Executive
The measure, as finally agreed to b
gether 34 agencies such as the Bureau of
and important areas of the Interstate Com
nautics Board.
Deleted from the final bill was the
istration. This was approved by the mari
the merchant marine and the serious state
adequate attention.
e city to another and in moving about
0 create a 12th cabinet-level agency —
have some 90,000' employees and be the
Department,
y both houses of Congress, brings to-
Public Roads, the Federal Aviation Agency
merce Commission and the Civil Aero-
inclusion of the Federal Maritime Admin-
time unions who felt that the problems of
of U.S. maritime policy would not get
WRECK LAW SLAPPED DOWN-An effort to slip over a "right-to-work" law on the Ter-
ritory of Guam has been slapped down by President Johnson.
Just before leaving on his trip to Asia, the President, who has the final
word on actions of the Guam Legislature, approved the veto of a "right-to-work"
law exercised by Guamanian Governor Manuel Guerrerro.
SOFTER FOODS?— Quite apart from the ladycotts on food stores, federal observers
say lower food prices are coming because of softening of supply-and-demand
due to harvest-time bounty. Wholesale farm-products index, one indicator,
was down 5 percent in September.
DRYDOCK SUNK— The Wall Street Journal claims the Navy plans to close up a drydock
at a San Francisco shipyard but would withhold the news until after
the election. Expected lay-off: 300 workers.
TOUGHER 90TH CONGRESS?-0bservers believe Johnson's liberal majority will
be diminished, in the upcoming 90th Congress and his favorite causes which met
defeat in 89th sessions will have even less chance. Included are right-
to-work repeal, liberalized jobless pay, strengthening of truth-in-packaging,
rent subsidies among others. One almost certain to succeed is social
security benefits increase retroactive to January 1, '67.
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THE CARPENTER
THE NATIONAL JOINT CARPENTER APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING COMMITTEE, from left: Art Schmuhl,
Associated General Contractors Director of Safety; George Johnson, AGC general contractor, Illinois; Joe Miller, National
Association of Home Builders Labor Relations Committee; Ed Wasielewski, AGC general contractor, Arizona; Finlay C.
Allan, United Brotherhood, committee chairman; Frank White, Jr., AGC, committee secretary; Leo Gable, technical director,
apprenticeship and training, United Brotherhood; John McMahon, UBC, New York; Nicholas Loope, UBC, Washington, D.C.;
and Stewart Proctor, UBC, Detroit, Michigan.
Minutes of the National Joint Carpentry Apprenticesliip and Training Committee Summer Meeting,
August 17-18, 1966, Saliara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
The National Joint Carpentry Appren-
ticeship and Training Committee met in
four sessions on August 17-18, 1966, in
Las Vegas, Nevada. The first session was
an open meeting followed by three execu-
tive sessions.
1..CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Allan called the meeting to
order at 9:00 a. m. on August 17, 1966.
2. ROLL CALL
Committee Members
Representing the United Brotherhood:
Mr. Finlay Allan, Committee Chair-
man.
Mr. Leo Gable, Mr. Stuart Proctor,
Mr. Nicholas Loope, Mr. John Mc-
Mahon.
Representing the A.G.C.: Mr. Frank
White, Committee Secretary.
Mr. George Johnson, Mr. Edward
Wasielewski.
Representing tlie NAHB: Mr. Joe
Miller.
Guests:
Also present were Mr, Arthur Schmuhl,
representing the A.G.C., and Mr. John
Riley, representing NAHB. During the
opening session there were 36 additional
guests representing both labor and man-
agement.
3. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS
MEETING
Because minutes of the January 14-15,
1966, meeting had been sent to members
of the Committee, a reading was waived.
A motion to approve these minutes was
made, seconded, and adopted.
4. AUDIO-VISUAL AND OTHER
TRAINING MATERIALS
a. Report from Committee Members:
The United Brotherhood reported that
considerable progress has been made in
the development of slides, overlays, tape
recordings and manuals to augment train-
ing programs. These materials are being
developed in series which are designed to
cover entire segments of work. Manuals
will accompany each audio-visual series
and will cover each point treated in the
slides, films or recordings. When avail-
able for distribution, these materials will
be sold to JAC's at cost.
b. Dissemination of Information
Other audio-visual materials were dis-
cussed briefly and Committee Members
and other interested parties were urged
to submit to the National Joint Commit-
tee any information they might have on
available training aids. When sufficient
information is available, the National
Joint Committee will compile a catalog
of audio-visual aids for distribution to
JAC's.
5. REVISION OF QUALIFYING TEST
FOR APPRENTICESHIP AND
TRAINING APPLICANTS
It was reported that revisions in the
"Qualifying Test for Apprenticeship and
Trainee Applicants" had been made as
directed by the Committee at the January
1966 meeting. The questions changed
were questions number 8, 20, 36 and 62.
It was suggested that a passing score
of 70 per cent on the qualifying test
might be a little too high since a few
areas have had difficulty finding appli-
cants who could pass the test. After con-
siderable discussion it was agreed that the
National Committee should not recom-
mend less than 70 per cent as a passing
score on the Qualifying Test. Depend-
ing on area circumstances, local JAC's
might choose to grade tests on a curve,
but the 70 per cent passing score should
be maintained.
In areas where there are not an ade-
quate number of qualified applicants, the
National Joint Committee would recom-
mend increased participation by industry
representatives in high school career days
and other counseling programs. Also,
local and national industry groups should
cooperate with vocational and other high
schools to create interest in construction
oriented curricula. Both the United
Brotherhood and A.G.C. distribute infor-
mation to schools, guidance counselors,
students and teachers upon request.
6. UNIFORM SELECTION PRO-
CEDURES AND SIMPLIFIED REC-
ORD-KEEPING FORMS
The Subcommittee on Selection Pro-
cedures and Record-Keeping Forms re-
ported that it has revised the recommend-
ed selection procedure for carpentry ap-
prenticeship as directed by the National
Joint Committee in January. The re-
vised form was distributed to Committee
Members for review and approval.
After detailed discussion the Commit-
Continued on Page 24
NOVEMBER, 1966
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Minutes Of National
Joint Committee
Continued from PaRc 23
tec agreed that the following changes
should he made in the proposed revised
selection procedure:
"4. 'Physical Qualifications to be de-
termined by applicant's Physical History
Questionnaire."
change to read
'Physical Qualifications:" "
"4. (NOTH) 'Applicant who, by his
own slalcment (Physical History Ques-
tionnaire), is physically unsuited shall
not be admitted to the program."
change to read
'Applicant who. by his own statement,
is apparently physically unsuited shall not
be admitted to the program." "'
"OVERALL APPLICANT RATING:
■Records of all applicants are to be re-
tained by local committees for the time
period (a minimum of two years), as re-
qiiired by applicable State and/or Fed-
eral Statutes."
change to read
'Records of all applicants are to be
retained by the local committee for a
minimum of two years or for an addi-
tional period as required by applicable
State and/or Federal Statutes.'"
Because these changes altered one of
the two changes which had been sug-
ABO"VE: Jim Combs, Labor Commis-
sioner for the State of Nevada, welcomes
apprenticeship leaders and contestants to
the state and brings greetings from the
governor.
gcslcd In H.\ r. llic Subcoinmillcc vsas
directed to resubmit the revised recom-
mended rating form for BAT approval.
In a motion which approved the rcvi.sed
wording of the recommended selection
procedure, the National .loint Committee
authorized the Subcommittee to deal di-
rectly with the Bureau of Apprentice-
ship and Training and to treat any fur-
ther suggestions of BAT as it sees fit.
This was done so that the Subcommittee
would be authorized to give Committee
approval to any additional minor changes
which might be suggested so that the
form could be published prior to the next
regular meeting of the National Joint
Committee.
7. UPDATING OF STATISTICAL IN-
FORMATION ON CARPENTRY
APPRENTICESHIP
a. United Brotherhood
The United Brotherhood reported that
approximately 60 per cent of its local
unions have responded to a recent ap-
prenticeship survey. The survey indi-
cated that there exist many more joint
committees than were thought to be ac-
tive, and the programs of the vast ma-
jority of these are financed through a
joint trust fund. Respondents to the sur-
vey reported a total of 28,000 apprentices
now in training. It was thought the
United Brotherhood's survey would pro-
vide a basis for compilation of a direc-
tory of local JAC"s for eventual distribu-
tion to Chairmen and Secretaries of all
local JAC"s.
b. B.A.T.
At the January meeting of the Na-
tional Joint Committee the Committee
requested that the BAT update its statis-
tical and administrative information on
registered joint carpentry apprenticeship
throughout the country. Since no repre-
sentatives of the Bureau were present, it
was hoped that the Bureau's report could
be submitted to the Secretary for distri-
bution to the membership prior to the
next regular meeting of the Committee.
8. POSSIBILITY OF A NATIONAL
JOINT CARPENTRY APPREN-
TICESHIP CONTEST
a. Report of the Subcommittee:
The Subcommittee on a National Ap-
prenticeship Contest recommended that a
National Apprenticeship Contest be held
annually within the following guidelines:
( 1 ) That the National Contest be
sponsored by the United Brotherhood,
A.G.C.. and NAHB.
(2) That the National Contest be an
extension of the Western Region Contest
and that it eventually be preceded by
local. State and regional elimination con-
tests. It was felt that administrative de-
tails of a National Contest would be
highly complex and the Subcommittee
should continue to work to develop con-
test rules and procedures for submission
to the National Joint Committee and the
sponsoring organizations for approval.
(3 ) That the National Contest be con-
ducted in three worker classifications
(carpentry, mill-cabinet, and millwright)
and that subslanlia! cash prizes should be
awariled to those who place 1st, 2nd, and
.Ird in each classification.
(4) That the National Contest be fi-
nanced by equal contributions from the
United Brotherhood, A.G.C.. and NAHB.
Administrative iletails and contest pro-
cedures would have to be developed be-
fore the amount of financing required
could be determined. A detailed budget
woukl have to be submitletl to each of
the sponsoring organizations for their re-
view and approval well in advance of the
first contest.
A motion was made to approve the
Subcommittee report and to refer it to
the United Brotherhood, A.G.C.. and
NAHB for their review and approval.
This motion was seconded and unani-
mously adopted.
b. General Discussion
During the open session of the Com-
mittee the proposed National Contest was
discussed at length with the sponsors of
the Western Region Contest. During this
discussion officials of the Western Region
Contest stated that their thought from
the beginning was that the Western Con-
test should evenually lead to a National
Contest, and that the founders of the
Western Region Contest give their full
support and encouragement to attempts
by the National Joint Committee to de-
velop a National Contest.
9. NEW BUSINESS
Related Instruction
It was suggested that the National
Joint Committee recommend a maxi-
mum number of hours for related in-
struction in carpentry apprenticeship pro-
grams. In the past the National Com-
mittee has recommended a minimum of
144 hours of related classroom instruc-
tion but has recommended no maximum
in this regard.
After considerable discussion a motion
was made recommending that carpentry
apprenticeship programs should provide
a minimum of 144 or a maximum of
216 hours of related classroom instruc-
tion. The recommended maximum would
apply provided that sufficient manipula-
tive instruction is given in on-the-job seg-
ment of training. This motion was sec-
onded and was unanimously adopted.
10. TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT
MEETING
The Committee agreed that the Jan-
uary meeting of the Committee should
be held in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ex-
act dates of the meeting were not de-
termined.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Allan adjourned the meeting
at 4:00 p. m. on Thursday. August 18.
1966.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank J. White, Jr.,
Secretary,
National Joint
Carpentry Apprenticeship
& Training Committee.
September 16, 1966.
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EMBLEM RING
This handsome ring has been added
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ficial emblem jewelry. It may be pur-
chased by individuals or by local
unions for presentation to long-time
members or for conspicuous service.
Gift boxed. Specify exact size or en-
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Available in 10K Gold, $25 each.
Sterling Silver, $16.50 each.
The Brotherhood's official emblem design in colors is featured
on the handsome articles shown here as well as on our other
jewelry which may be ordered by the members of any group
affiliated with our union. There has been a continuous demand
for these items, which are all very attractive and in excellent
taste. As you would expect, the materials and the workmanship
are strictly first-class. By displaying the official emblem, we can
show our pride in being members of the United Brotherhood.
Please print or type orders plainly. Be sure names and addresses
are correct and your instructions are complete.
Send order and remittance to:
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
101 Constitution Avenue. N.W., Washington, D, C, 20001
1^1
Top Agenda Issues
At Conventions
Most conventions of the Federations
oi Labour across Canada are held in
the fall of the year. There won't be
one Federation which will not have
injunctions and compulsory arbitra-
tion at the top of the agenda.
Last month four more trade union-
ists were jailed for violating a court
injunction. This time again the blow
hit in British Columbia. In June
ten ILA union presidents were jailed
although they could have avoided jail
by paying a fine. They chose to con-
tinue their protest against the injustice
of court injunctions in labor disputes
behind the bars. After a two-week
sojourn, the B.C. Federation of Labour
paid their fines of $400 and they were
released.
In Ontario, also last June, 25 trade
unionists were given jail sentences of
two weeks to two months without op-
tion of fine. Their appeal came up Oc-
tober 24. (This is written a few days
prior) .
Nothing as bad as this has hit or-
ganized labour since the Winnipeg
general strike in 1919.
The labour movement would be glad
to settle for something along the lines
of the Norris-Laguardia legislation in
the United States. But opinion is that
neither the Ontario nor the British Co-
lumbia governments will alter present
legislation.
However there is some evidence
that in Ontario at least the courts are
going to lay low for a while. Ex parte
(one-sided) injunctions will not likely
be issued as readily as they have been
in the past on the flimsiest of evidence.
To be fair to the judiciary, not all
judges will issue ex parte injunctions.
Most won't. But there are still enough
of them that will to swing the weight
of the law against labour in a strike
situation.
Canadian trade unionists should
know that as eminent a jurist as the
late Felix Frankfurter, Justice of the
U.S. Supreme Court, made a judg-
ment against the use of court injunc-
tions in labour disputes when he said:
"The injunction cannot preserve the
so-called status quo; the situation does
not remain in equilibrium awaiting
judgment on full knowledge.
The suspension of activities affects
only the strikers; the employer resumes
VANCOUVER, B.C., is scheduled to be host to the 9th Annual Western Region
Carpenters and Mill-Cabinet Apprenticeship Contest, next August. Also during 1967
it will welcome guests to the Pacific International Exhibition and Centennial. The
view of the city above shows downtown Vancouver and Stanley Park with West
Vancouver in the background.
his efforts to defeat the strike, and re-
sumes them free from interdicted in-
terference. Moreover, the suspension
of the strike activities, even tempor-
arily, may defeat the strike for all
practical purposes and foredoom its
resumption, even if the injunction is
later lifted."
Some Canadian jurists and lawyers
are coming around to this view. It's
the government at Ottawa and in the
provinces that remain to be convinced.
That is what the trade union movement
in Canada intends to do.
Compulsory Arbitration,
Where Will It Stop?
President Claude Jodoin of the Ca-
nadian Labour Congress has made
speech after speech denouncing the
increasing use of compulsory arbitra-
ton to settle disputes.
Compulsory arbitration is in a dif-
ferent category than court injunctions
at least to this extent. Management
on the whole doesn't like it either. It
is governments that have been impos-
ing it. The usual reason is that a strike
would, or already has, seriously
harmed the public interest. To protect
the public interest, compulsory arbi-
tration is invoked, the strikers ordered
back to work with or without some
guarantee of settlement.
Compulsory arbitration has been in-
voked this year by the federal govern-
ment in the Longshoremen's strike in
Quebec (after the wage issue was set-
tled, though), and in the national rail-
way strike (after the wage issue was
settled in part). The Ontario govern-
ment ruled out strikes by enforcing
compulsory arbitration for hospital
workers two years ago. Now the gov-
ernment in Saskatchewan has gone a
step farther. It has adopted compul-
sory arbitration covering hospital, gas
electric, heat and water service em-
ployees, and according to the Saskat-
chewan Federation of Labour, it could
easily be extended to cover all munici-
pal and government employees and
teachers.
The government in Sakatchewan
has already appointed an arbitrator
in the Power Commission's dispute
with gas workers over an eight per-
cent wage increase. The arbitrator
is a former unsuccessful politician,
now a judge.
The Federation has issued a blazing
poster-pamphlet asking the question,
where will it stop? That's what labour
is asking all across Canada.
'Management Rights'
Troublesome Issue
The third of the three troublesome
issues being debated in union ranks
today is management rights. Manage-
ment has always taken unto itself all
those "rights" which are not modified
in clearcut language in the signed
agreement. If management modified
the rules during the agreement, to the
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disadvantage of the union or its mem-
bers, that is also part-and-parcel of
"management rights."
This so-called right is being hotly
disputed by organized labour. Labour
views were strongly reinforced by the
report of Justice Freedman of Winni-
peg early this year in the matter of
railway run-throughs. This judge ad-
vised the government that in this mod-
ern age unions have a right to have
voice in any important decisions made
by management which affect the live-
lihood of the working force and even
the welfare of the communities in
which they live.
So far so good — except that the
federal government has done nothing
to implement these recommendations
in legislation. However it has called a
conference this month in Montreal
during which management rights will
be one of the main issues.
Organized labour is being sternly
admonished to prepare itself for the
continuing changes of this technolog-
ical age. Labour is in the mood for
change — a change for the better in
the matter of court injunctions, com-
pulsory arbitration and management
rights.
But the road to this change has
three lanes, and government and man-
agement should start moving ahead in
two of them. Anybody who has the
ear of the labor movement knows that
it has already moved ahead in lane
one.
Incidentally the three forces should
be moving in the same direction, if
good labor-management relations is
a goal and the welfare of the nation
an agreed-upon objective. Otherwise,
more collision. . .
Ted Jackson Scholarship
To Miss Robichaud
A $1,000 scholarship is a very wel-
come award to any deserving student,
especially since the federal govern-
ment, in the name of anti-inflation
policy, has again abandoned its schol-
arship program.
The Ontario Provincial Council of
Carpenters provides an annual scholar-
ship of this amount to the best appli-
cant who is a child of a member of
the United Brotherhood. This year
the award was won by Cheryl Robi-
chaud, of Toronto, last year it was
won by Agnese Todesco, of Fort Wil-
liam.
Miss Robichaud completed grade
13 with an 82.6% average and is en-
rolled at Queen's University, Kings-
ton. Her father is president of To-
ronto Local 27, Canada's largest Car-
penter local in UBCJ of A.
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27 Apprentice Grads
In Hawaii Ceremonies
HONOLULU, HAWAII — Certificates
of completion were awarded last sum-
mer to 27 apprentice graduates in Hawaii,
with First General Vice President Finlay
C. Allan as keynote speaker of the oc-
casion. Ceremonies were held at the
Yamato Restaurant in Honolulu, June 20.
Joining Vice President Allan in the
presentation of certificates were P. E. B.
Wainwright, president of Hawaiian
Dredging and Construction Co., Ltd.,
whose firm has employed many ap-
prentices; and Stanley S. Yanagi, business
agent and financial secretary of Local
745.
Vice President Allan reminded the
graduates of their responsibilities as jour-
neymen, and he emphasized the need for
continued labor and management support
of apprenticeship training programs in
the 50th State.
An official of Hawaiian Dredging and
Construction Co.. Ltd., Paul L Banks,
construction manager, told the General
Contractors Assn. of Hawaii recently that
they must move ahead voluntarily in the
apprenticeship field, in order "to main-
tain any measure of quality in the con-
struction industry."
50- Year Member Honored
Ifc
Ray Hubbard and Gene Swift
NEW ALBANY, IND.— On August
16, 1966, Local Union 436 presented one
of its members with a 50-year pin. Gene
Swift, a retired member of Local 436. was
honored by the officers and members of
the union upon the celebration of his 50
years continuous membership in the local.
President Ray Hubbard of the local
made the presentation at Swift's home
on Green Valley Road.
Accompanying Hubbard for the pres-
entation were; Walter (Shorty) Dellinger,
W. A. Sharp. James Swift, Henry Luther,
Charles Dunn and Roy Snider.
Swift spent 35 of the fifty years of
his membership employed at the Earle
Embry & Son Company, New Albany.
PARTICIPANTS IN HAWAII CEREMONY— Front Row: Daniel Salima, Marvin
Muraoka, Dennis Ogawa, Gregorio Patoc, Ronald Sato. Daniel Fujikawa, Alfred
Oliva, Tokuji Shibata, Stanley Ige, Earl Nishioka, Roy Kepoo, Gregory Tabangcura,
Walter Fukuhara, Albert Kanahele, and Oliver Sanchez. Back Row: Walter Hodo-
rowski. Horst Klein, Wilson Jacobsen. First General Vice President Finlay Allan,
Carl Levey, Hatsunori Miyamoto, Scott Robertson, and Sam Nishiguchi.
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Service to the Brotherhood
BUFFALO, N.Y.— Local 1377 held a quarterly meeting Oct.
11, 1966, and presented 50-year pins to two long-time office
holders of the local. Walter Schank, for many years president
of the local (second from left); John Theobald, 50 years as
financial secretary (third from left). Secretary-treasurer of
the Buffalo District Council Paul Walters and Business Repre-
sentative Herman J. Bodewes of the Buffalo District Council
presented the pins.
WEST NEWTON, MASS.— At the call meeting of Local 708,
Thursday evening, October 6, 1966, service pins were presented.
Reading left to right, above:
Gerard Lavoie, who received his 25-year pin; Charles Shaulis,
president of Local 708 who made the presentation (also a 25-
year member); Daniel Cleary, who received his journeymen's
certificate, and George McKay, who received his 25-year pin.
No PLANE GOSSIP This Month
Our comprehensive report on the big Western Region
Apprenticeship Competition at Las Vegas has forced
us to set aside until the December issue several features
which would ordinarily appear in this issue of your
monthly journal. These include — in addition to the
editorials, the "We Congratulate" feature, and a CLIC
Report — our popular joke page, "Plane Gossip."
We particularly regret our lack of space for "Plane
Gossip," because this is the month when we should
announce the winner of our "Name the Carpenter"
Contest. The judges received more than 1,700 entries
in this contest, and they have a winner . . . but . . .
forgive us . . . we'll announce the finding of the judges
in the December issue . . . about three weeks from now.
30
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Triple-Layered Construction Joint
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Carpenters complete formation of a triple-layered con-
struction joint for concrete ground slab of an office building for the new National
Aviation Experimental Facilities Center. The construction joint must be built up
as pliofilm and steel welded wire fabric are placed. Bottom segment of joint rests
on pliofilm (on compacted fill). Next, first layer of wire fabric is placed, supported
2-in. up from bottom by blocks, and is extended through joint. Middle segment
of construction joint secures end of this layer of fabric. Next, top layer of wire
fabric is placed, supported 4 inches up in the slab. Finally, top rail of construction
joist is placed to secure top fabric, and is nailed down. Carpenters on the job come
from 3 locals: 1743, Wildwood; 842, Pleasantville; and 432, Atlantic City.
All Aboard! Member Builds Model Train
BALTIMORE, MD. — Joe Lancaster, a member of Local 101, sits astride his "Lan-
caster Lines" mini-train that he buit from a grab bag of parts that incuded book
ends, table legs, a heat register, air conditioner cover, oil pan and a garbage can
lid. Lancaster says the train has made him the Pied Piper of his neighborhood as
kids for blocks around clamor tor a ride on the "Silver Chief."
Building Trades' Tight Money Warning
WASHINGTON,D. C— The construc-
tion industry is being "maneuvered into a
depression" by the current tight money
policy but will not go into it alone, the
executive council of the AFL-CIO
Building and Construction Department
charged in a statement attacking high
interest rates.
The council said it will call on the in-
coming Congress to give leadership in
helping to solve the problem, and spe-
cifically will ask the Banking and Cur-
rency Committees of both the House and
Senate to seek methods "to correct in-
equities in our monetary program which
are now uncontrolled by the represent-
atives of the people."
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Carpenters Participate in "Construction Week" Ceremony
MILWAUKEE, WIS.— Members of local unions affiliated with the Milwaukee Dis-
trict Council (above) march smartly past a reviewing stand as they participated in
a recent "Construction Week" parade. The feature attraction of the parade was
the colorful floats including the blue and aqua float (below) entered by the District
Council. Purpose of the parade was to promote the construction industry and the
skilled craftsmen within the industry. The carpenters float was judged one of the
most imaginative and colorful of the 150 floats entered in the parade.
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GREENSBORO, N.C— An architectural dra^ving of a section of the new Labor
Temple in Greensboro, located at 325 J. J. Drive. Carpenters' Local Union No.
2230 and Business Agent Robert E. Brown are prime movers in the building of the
new labor center building. Local 2230 will have its offices and lodge halls here.
32
THE CARPENTER
BLUEPRINT READING
UNIT VI
The questions in this Unit lelate to the interior and ex-
terior of the first floor as found in the specifications and
Plan "C."
NOTE: Before you answer question No. 36, it should be
noted that the ftrst floor is a concrete floor using a metal
pan type form construction.
The Joist Schedule found on Sheet No. I explains the
size and spacings of the concrete joists used. The depth
given in the schedule includes the 2V2" thick floor slab
which is best shown on the Typical Wall Section and Fire-
place Details on Sheet No. 6. The floor slab is 2'/2" thick
and the joists, 4" wide and 6" deep, lay between the pans.
Wherever it is marked "double joist" it means 8" wide in-
stead of 4" wide. Upon close examination of the Joist
Schedule you will notice that the joists are alt the same
size as far as width, spacing, and depth. The only thing
that changes is the size of the reinforcement steel, and
this is because of the difference in the span of the joists.
The location of the joists is indicated by dashed parallel
lines on the Basement and Foundation Plan, Sheet No. 7 .
In the East half of the basement the joists run East and
West, in the West half of the basement they run North
and South. The joist type is given by use of long arrows
marked Jl through J9 depending on which type is to be
used.
QUESTIONS ON UNIT VI
1. What finish is used on the front porch floor?
2. What finish is used on the floor of the porch off the
library?
3. How many yards of concrete will be required to pour
the garage floor?
4. How many first floor exterior doors are there?
5. How many interior doors are there on the first floor?
6. Where are soundproof partitions used?
7. What diflFerence is noted on the partitions on the East
and West sides of the hall in comparison to the
rest of the first floor partitions?
8. Locate the exhaust fan in the kitchen and trace its
discharge to the outside of the building.
9. How many 3V2" lally columns are used in the fram-
ing for the second floor?
10. Where is the radiator in the kitchen located?
11. How many hose bibs are there?
12. How many waterproof duplex outlets are there?
13. Is there a ceiling light in the living room?
14. What type finish is used on the garage frame wall
and ceiling?
15. How high is the backboard of the kitchen cabinets?
16. How many radiators are there in the garage?
17. What type of material is used for the kitchen counter
tops?
18. What type and thickness of material is required for
the back of the breakfast case?
19. Are there any furred areas or dropped ceilings on
the first floor?
20. How many telephone outlets are there on the first
floor? Where are they located?
21. What is the height of the base cabinet counter for the
breakfast case?
22. How many shelves are there in the upper portion of
the breakfast case?
23. How many duplex convenience outlets are there in
the library?
24. What must be done in relation to the refrigerator
opening inset in the West kitchen wall?
25. What type of floor finish is specified in the entrance
hall?
26. How high is the backboard in the serving pantry?
27. What type of opening is specified between the hall
and the living room?
28. How is the partition framed where sliding door is
used?
29. Where are concrete floors specified on the second
floor?
30. What type threshold is used for the front door?
31. What type and thickness of material is to be used
for the wood panels in the library?
32. How does the cornice in the library differ from that
in the living room and hall?
33. How are walls and ceilings prepared for lath and
plaster?
34. Where is thermopane glass used?
35. What size nails are to be used in this building?
36. Estimate how many yards of concrete will be re-
quired to pour the first floor, less porches and
garage.
37. How many wooden lintels are to be used in the walls
of the first floor?
38. What kind of lumber is to be used for rough fram-
ing? For sheathing walls?
39. How are the openings for the fireplaces and chimney
to be framed?
40. What is the height of the garage floor in relation to
the finished first floor?
Answers to Home Study Course on Page 36
STUDY MATERIAL AVAILABLE
The Mathematics Home Study Course has been com-
piled into a pamphlet and is now available at a cost
of 50<t per copy. Requests for the pamphlet. Tlie Car-
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be sent to: General Secretary R. E. Livingston, United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 101
Constitution Avenue, Washington. D. C. 20001.
The Blueprints and Specifications for the Home Study
Course in Blueprint Reading and Estimating are also
available. The price for these is $2, and they also may
be ordered from the General Secretary's office.
NOVEMBER, 1966
33
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By FRED GOETZ
Readers iiwy write to Fred Coelz at Box 508, Portland, Oregon 97207.
■ Duck Dressing
Last month we carried a column on
deer dressing technique. Here now. as
per requests, is a hive column on "How
to Dress a Duck." (You'll note we used
a Canadian honker to illustrate the meth-
od. Ifs a big bird: easy to handle; easy
to see. The same basic technique can be
applied to other species of waterfowl.)
STEP NO. 1 . . . First thing is to re-
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the head feathers and work toward the
feet. A proven method for picking is to
grasp small groups of feathers between
thumb and forefinger and turn hand over
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time.
STEP NO. 2 ... At this point the oil
gland in the tail may be removed. Cut
the entire gland free and make sure you
remove all whitish material in the two
glands under the skin. (Leaving the feet
and head on up to this point provides
"handles" to work with.)
STEP NO. 3 . . . Bird is "broken
down," providing easy access for removal
of internal organs after the lateral in-
cision is made along the base of the rib
cage. For large birds the edge of the
table serves as a fulcrum.
STEP NO. 4 . . . Remove the liver,
heart and gizzard for giblets. Peel away
muscle from gizzard sac; careful not to
cut into sac. Wrap giblets in wax paper
for storage in body cavity if bird is to
be frozen.
STEP NO. 5 . . . Wash bird thorough-
ly and drain well. After draining the
bird can be packaged in freezer bag, alu-
minum foil or double-thickness locker
paper. Package should be airtight! Mark
species of bird and date of kill for se-
quence use.
For those duck hunters who may be
required to keep their downed wingers in
the field for a few days — without refrig-
eration— a few suggestions are offered.
Leaving the feathers on provide excellent
insulation, helping to retain the cold
through the warm days. Hang the birds
up at night if possible and leave hanging
in the shade during the day.
In field dressing the internal organs
must be removed. Also make an incision
in the neck to remove windpipe and crop.
If crop contains food material, its re-
moval is essential as spoilage in this area
can taint the meat. Remove gizzard,
heart and liver. Use no water to clean
out the birds! Wipe the body cavity with
a clean rag after all the insides are re-
moved. As the body cavity dries, a glaze
will form and act as an impenetrable
film against flies and other insects.
If the days warm up, pack the cold
birds in a sleeping bag or wrap in can-
vas to help hold the cold. As the meat
of waterfowl can be aged, like any other
meat to give best quality, a week in the
field can be beneficial to the bird in the
pan.
i^.v/Jiii^V'^mMtm\
m Catfish
Lloyd Moase of
La Jolla, Califor-
nia, a member of
Local 1571, sends
in this graphic rec-
ord of the wonder-
ful catfish angling
that prevailed in
the days of his
youth — 30 catfish
taken from Arkan-
sas waters.
34
THE CARPENTER
I
Good Luck!
The photo at left
of Fred L. Gerlitz
of Glenview, Illi-
nois, a member of
Local 58, Chicago,
records his most
exciting c o 1 d -
weather fishing
thrill. Fred's hold-
ing a monster of a
musky that meas-
ured close to 50
inches from nose to
tail and tipped the
scales over 30
pounds. It was but
one of three lunk-
ers taken in four
days of angling on
^_^ —1^ Potato Lake but
If! JbI 1^ this was the larg-
est. Fred recalls it
was bitter cold with high waves on the
lake and winds to match. Also in-
cluded in the catch was over 50 large-
mouth bass (several over 5 pounds) and
five northerns.
■ Good Duck Season
Getting back to the subject of duck
hunting, we hear from Bill Leitch, chief
biologist for Ducks Unlimited. Accord-
ing to his report earlier this year, the
nation's scattergunners could well be in
line for good shooting. Late brood counts
by this group's field men on the vast
nesting grounds — the "duck factory areas
of Canada," where two out of every
three waterfowl are hatched, indicate:
"The 1966 season will likely be the best
production year in the past decade in
terms of the brood produced from the
spring breeding population."
Credited for the upswing in brood
counts are:
No. 1 . . . Abundant water and nest-
ing cover provided the ducks with plenty
of vital habitat in which to build nests
and hatch young.
No. 2 . . . Excellent weather for the
most part during the official spring
months.
No. 3 ... A much higher-than-ex-
pected number of breeding pairs re-
turned to the nesting grounds from the
long migration to the south.
Conclusion: More birds hatched; more
on the wing.
Go get 'em!
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1. Blue stone floor. (First Floor Pl;in,
Sheet #2: Specitknlions. MASON-
R>'. Blue Stone.)
2. Concrete with tooled joints. (Specifi-
cations. CONCRETF. Exposed Con-
crete Surfaces. Paragraph 2.)
3. Area of garage floor is 426.14 square
feet. Garage floor is 5" thick.
426. 14h- 64.8=6.57 cubic yards. (The
figure 64.8 represents the number of
square feet that one cubic yard of
concrete will cover when spread 5"
thick.)
4. There are 4 exterior doors on the
first floor.
5. There are 14 interior doors on the
first floor.
6. There is one soundproof partition on
the first floor located between the
kitchen and the dining room. (First
Floor Plan. Sheet #2.)
7. The studs in these two walls run from
the first floor to the ceiling of the
second floor, and are so indicated by
the note: 2"x6" studs. 16" o.c;
1 lencth: 2 stories. (First Floor Plan,
Sheet #2.)
8. The kitchen exhaust fan discharge is
located between the ceiling of the
first floor and the floor of the second
floor and discharges through the East
wall. (First Floor Plan, Sheet #2;
East Elevation, Sheet #4.)
9. There are 13 lally columns used in
the framing of the second floor. (First
Floor Plan, Sheet #2.)
10. The radiator in the kitchen is located
under the sink. (First Floor Plan,
Sheet #2; Kitchen Elevations "East,"
Sheet #2.)
11. Five. (First Floor Plan, Sheet #2.)
Hose bibs and sill cocks are one and
the same.
12. There are 5 waterproof duplex con-
venience outlets. (First Floor Plan,
Sheet #2.)
13. There is no ceiling light indicated in
the living room. (First Floor Plan,
Sheet #2.)
14. Cement plaster. (First Floor Plan,
Sheet #2; Room Finish Schedule,
Sheet #4.)
15. The backboard is 3" high on the
kitchen cabinets. (Kitchen Elevations
"South," Sheet #2.)
16. There are 2 radiators in the garage.
One located in the S.E. corner, and
one in the center of the West wall.
(First Floor Plan, Sheet #2.)
17. The covering for the kitchen cabinets
is Vs" solid colored linoleum. (Spec-
ifications, CARPENTRY AND
MILLWORK, Kitchen Cases, Para-
graph 2.)
18. The back of the breakfast case is
7/16" pine plywood. (Specifications,
CARPENTRY AND MILLWORK,
Interior Finish, Paragraph 3.)
19. Yes. (Serving Pantry Elevations and
Kitchen Elevations, Sheet #2.)
29.
30.
20. There are 2 telephone outlets on the
first floor. One on the North wall of
the Library and one on the East wall
of the Breakfast Room. (First Floor
Plan, Sheet #2.)
21. 3'-0" high. (Breakfast Case Details,
Sheet #2.)
22. 3 shelves. (Breakfast Case Details,
Sheet #2.)
23. There are 4 duplex convenience out-
lets in the Library. (First Floor Plan,
Sheet #2.)
24. The owner must verify the size of the
refrigerator. (First Floor Plan, Sheet
#2; Specifications, SPECIAL CON-
DITIONS, Work by Owner and/or
Others.)
25. Carpet will be laid over the concrete
in the hall. (Room Finish Schedule,
Sheet #4.)
26. The backboard in the serving pantry
is 3" high. (Serving Pantry Eleva-
tions "West," Sheet #2.)
27. 5'-0" wide cased opening. (First Floor
Plan, Sheet #2.)
28. The sliding door is framed by using
2"x4" studs flat, spaced 16" on cen-
ter with a 2"x6" lintel. (Sliding
Door Detail, Sheet #2.)
Concrete floors are used under the
three bathrooms on the second floor.
(First Floor Plan and Second Floor
Framing Details, Sections J-J, K-K,
G-G all on Sheet #2.)
A A'/z" interlocking metal threshold
is used for the front door. (First
Floor Plan, Sheet #2; Specifications,
CARPENTRY AND MILLWORK,
Exterior Doors and Frames, Para-
graph 3.)
31. The paneling in the Library is Vi"
American Walnut Plywood. (Specifi-
cations, CARPENTRY AND MILL-
WORK, Interior Finish, Paragraph 4.)
32. There is wood cornice in the Library
and plaster in the Living Room and
Hall. (Room Finish Schedule, Sheet
#4.)
33. Masonry to be plastered will be
furred. (Specifications, LATHING
AND PLASTERING, General, Para-
graph 1.)
34. The stationary portion of the Bay
Window in the Living Room and the
whole South wall including the Door
of the Entrance Hall under the Main
Stairs will have thermopane glass.
(First Floor Plan, Sheet #2; West
and South Elevations and the South
Elevation Main Stairs, Sheet #5;
Section Through Bay, Sheet #3.)
35. Nails of suitable size to draw mem-
bers in place and hold securely (Spec-
ifications, CARPENTRY AND
MILLWORK, Rough Carpentry, Par-
agraph 1.)
36. Approximately 24 cubic yards to
pour the first floor.
37. One 6" x 8" over the Library win-
dow. One 4" X 12" over the entrance.
Three 4"x8" over the Bay window
in the Living room. One 6" x 8" over
the window in the Garage. (First
Floor Plan, Section Through Front
Entrance, Sheet #2; Section Through
Bay, Sheet #3.)
38. No. 1 yellow pine for rough framing,
S4S. No. I yellow pine for sheath-
ing sub-floor. No. I yellow pine for
sheathing walls. (Specifications, CAR-
PENTRY AND MILLWORK, Ma-
terials, Paragraph 1.)
39. Heads of openings shall he trussed
and framed. Double all joists at
openings around chimney and metal
hangers for all joist framing into an-
other joist. (Specifications, CARPEN-
TRY AND MILLWORK, Rough
Carpentry, Paragraphs 3 and 4.)
40. The Garage floor is 6" lower than
the first floor of the house. (Section
Through Garage Door, Sheet #3.)
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THE CARPENTER
IN MEMORIAM
L.U. No. 4,
DAVENPORT, IOWA.
Barber, Foster E.
L.U. No. 15,
HACKENSACK, N. J.
Cressa, John
L.U. No. 20,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Billanti, Joseph
Bowers, George
Heim, John
Lenning, Clarence
Scheiblein, Charles
Sciortino, Anthony
L.U. No. 27.
TORONTO, ONT.
Bell, Fred
Benson, Lewis
Demers, Paul D.
Freeland, William J.
Hoyt, Raymond
Petik, John
Reid, Clifford
Roininen, Villo
Saarinen, Arna
Sproule, Thomas W.
Tazzar, Robert
Waddell, Alex
Wilkins, Nathaniel
L.U. No. 30,
GROTON. CONN.
Bliven, Neil George
L.U. No. 40,
BOSTON, MASS.
Doucette, Ernest
Ellis, Samuel G.
Fadden, Charles P.
Forward, Leonard
Langille, Gordon
L.U. No. 62,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Anderson, Frank
Enzsel, Joseph
L.U. No. 64,
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Blevens, E. L.
Carpenter, Robert
Crecelius, T. H.
Elkins, H. M. Sr.
King, Emmett
Kirk, R. F.
Mastin, F. A.
Wahl, George
Weller, W. H.
L.U. No. 88,
ANACONDA, MONT.
Barnett, Elmer A.
L.U. No. 96,
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
LaFrancis, Walter
Leduce, Albert
L.U. No. 101,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Barnes, James W.
L.U. No. 103,
BIRMINGHAM. ALA.
Howard. Raymond L.
Oggs, J. R.
Thompson, A. B.
Ward, Charles H.
L.U. No. 109,
SHEFFIELD, ALA.
Snider, J. M.
L.U. No. 131,
SEATTLE, WASH.
Bugenhagen, John
DeHeer, Cornelius
Larsen, Chris
Lofgren, John
Melville, Arthur
Riedel, John M.
Rayburn, O. C.
Swanson, S. P.
L.U. No. 136,
NEWARK, OHIO.
Chaney, Eugene
Conn, Erwin
Horton, George
Sharer, F. C.
L.U. No. 144,
MACON, GEORGIA
Grant, Edgar Wallace
L.U. No. 188,
YONKERS, N. Y.
Carlson, Hjalmar
Devine, Joseph
L.U. No. 198,
DALLAS, TEX.
Bunn, C. E.
Clack, J. M.
Guzman, Angel Mario
Mathis, George
Rush, Woodrow
L.U. No. 200,
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Kelso, Robert
Luellen, J. W.
Miller, Daniel L.
Morris, James C.
Pendleton, James
L.U. No. 226,
PORTLAND, ORE.
Morris, Loren J.
L.U. No. 246,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Kiminki, John
Moroz, Teofil
L.U. No. 257,
NEW YORK. N. Y.
Benzenberg, Herman
Surowiecki, Frank
L.U. No. 275,
NEWTON, MASS.
Hirtle, Joyce L.
Schaff, Ernest
L.U. No. 288,
HOMESTEAD, PA.
Sipes, H. R.
L.U. No. 298,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Pagano, Samuel
Walsh, James A.
L.U. No. 331,
NORFOLK, VA.
Thornton, B. D.
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A carpenter who was irritated by peo-
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inventions of two "useless tools" to keep
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according to a report from L. T. Kearney,
business representative of Local 2549,
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The unnamed carpenter developed a
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John E. Hendrickson of Local Union 993 Miami, Florida, arrived at the Home
Sept. 8, 1966.
Martin Aronson of Local Union 38 Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home Sept. 9,
1966.
John Edward Carlson of Local Union 181 Chicago, III, arrived at the Home
Sept. 13, 1966.
Harry S. Meckley of Local Union 1441 Cannonsburg, Pa., arrived at the Home
Sept. 19, 1966,
William F. Ballard of Local Union 329, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed away
Sept. 26, 1966 and was buried in Oklahoma City.
John L. Nequist of Local Union 2519, Seattle, Washington, passed away Sept.
30, 1966, and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Harry F. Barron of Local Union 1138 Toledo, Ohio withdrew from the Home Sept.
23, 1966.
Inghard Martin Knudsen of Local Union 80 Chicago, 111., withdrew from the
Home Sept. 23, 1966.
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William Smith, L.U. 1929, Cleveland, Ohio.
Otto Carlson, L.U. 2024, Miami, Fla.
Anton Falland, L.U. 2236, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Frank C. Muir, L.U. 1913. Van Nuys, Calif.
Meyers Raker, L.U. 2139, Tallahassee, Fla.
John Green, L.U. 53, White Plains, N. Y.
Andrew McCulloch, L.U. 62, Chicago, 111.
W. V. Cash, L.U. 200, Columbus, Ohio.
Nick A. Yoder, L.U. 13, Chicago, 111.
Leonard Nevala, L.U. 1563, Monessen, Pa.
Arthur B. Shipp, L.U. 183, Crescent City, Fla.
Martin J. Seymour, L.U. 417, St. Louis, Mo.
Robert Francoeur, L.U. 1584, St. Anne De Bellevue, Quebec.
Louis G. Pelletier, L.U. 2817, Quebec.
Leopold Lavoie, L.U. 2182. Montreal.
Bernie Grevus, L.U. 200, Groveport, Ohio.
Edwin W. Kind, L.U. 2203, Aneheim, Calif.
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A phrase which appears on the front cover of this issue of your
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— Tomorrow belongs to men of skill.
Any American who has followed the progress of the construction
industry since World War II has seen wonders performed by construction
craftsmen, by construction engineers, and by the architects who
design the buildings, the bridges, the highways, and the homes of the
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plastic moldings, fabrications, greater use of pre-cast concrete and
concrete molds, more imaginative uses of wood and metal.
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The blueprints and the specifications sheets he uses in his work are
more comple.x. The mathematics of today's world is changing.
Both the carpenter and the millwright have to keep pace with
the increasingly complex demands of the trade.
The millwright deals with most precise measurements
and tolerances, when he gets into atomic power plant projects,
multi-storied conveyor systems, complex turntables, and the like.
The purpose of the Brotherhood's apprenticeship and training
program is to prepare new men to fill the vacancies created by
retirements and deaths. It is also designed to keep journeymen
up-to-date on latest methods and materials. The carpenter, the millman,
and the millwright, alike, need to "brush up" just as much as a doctor
needs to take his post-graduate training. I urge every member to take
advantage of the facilities we offer to prepare himself
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UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Christmas Toys and the Carpenter 2
Construction Outlook, 1 967 5
Tight Money '
Signal 13, Emergency Call Answered 9
When a Union Member Needs a Lawyer 12,
Women Delegates to the 30th General Convention 14
Victory for Miami District Council 15
Chicago Carpenters' Safety Training Program 17
Millwrights Learn to Use New Instruments 18
The Curious History of Locks and Keys 21
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 8
Editorials 11
We Congratulate 19
Plane Gossip 20
Canadian Report 23
Home Study Course, Blueprint Reading, Unit VII 25
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 26
Local Union News 28
What's New? 36
In Memoriam 37
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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A "jolly Saint Nick" expresses the
joy of Christmas on our December
cover, as Rudolph and his traditional
companions wait at the foot of the
hill for a brief stop at an unfinished
church atop the slope.
The structure on the hilltop is of
laminated wood and it's destined to
be another of a growing number of
wood-constructed edifices of worship
. . . erected by union carpenters and
other union building and construction
tradesmen.
The workers, we hope, are all home
and tucked in their beds, as visions
of sugar plums dance through the
dreams of their youngsters in antici-
pation of Christmas morning.
Christmas will be more expensive
this year for all Americans, as con-
sumer prices continue to move up-
ward. The cost of living as measured
by the Labor Department's Consumer
Price Index moved up four-tenths of
1 percent in October — the ninth
straight monthly increase — making a
further dent in the average worker's
purchasing power.
But high costs or not, Santa Claus
somehow manages to reach millions
of Christmas trees across America,
and the millions of children who don't
yet know about the high cost of liv-
ing enjoy the most exciting day of
the year.
It is our fervent hope that every
child enjoys peace and happiness this
Christmas Day, 1966.
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The
Magic
Realm of
Christinas Toys
The founder of the toy industry in America
was a Massachusetts carpenter, who began by
making wooden toys in his spare time.
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BY EDITH HOLLAND
AS happens every year, Christinas
comes zooming in on commer-
cial wings almost before we've di-
gested (and sometimes even while
we're eating) our Thanksgiving din-
ner, and we are bombarded by radio,
television and newspapers with com-
mercials and full-page advertise-
ments exhorting us in plaintive,
pleading tones, nauseating rhymes,
silly songs and crazy cartoons to hie
ourselves to the nearest toy mart,
drug store, supermarket or depart-
ment store to be the first to buy our
children's Christmas toys.
Operating in a child-oriented
society, the American toy industry
during the past several years has
exceeded the billion dollar level dur-
ing the Christmas season — or, in
terms of the individual child, an av-
erage of $25 each for every young-
ster under 15 years of age. It is
estimated by the U.S. Bureau of
Census that manufacturers' sales of
games and toys in 1960 amounted
to $635,322,000. A nice slice of
the national economy^ — thanks to
demanding children and fond par-
ents!
Toys that find their way into the
arms and hearts of boys and girls
this Christmas will tell the story of
civilization in miniature, since prac-
tically every important historic
event, every major scientific dis-
covery, and every whim of fancy in
the world of fashion is chronicled
in the realm of toys. Some of them
will be of ancient origin, but still
popular, while others will be as new
as the latest development of the
Space Age. Most of them will come
off the streamlined assembly lines of
large toy manufacturers. A small
percentage will be carved, sewed,
glued and finished by craftsmen
practicing the art that supplied gifts
for children of colonial times.
Although it is only in the Twen-
tieth Century that toy manufacturing
has become a recognized cog in the
wheel of our nation's economy, the
art of toy making has played its role
from the origin of human history.
In ancient times, the children of
Asia, of Egypt and of Greece en-
joyed such toys as dolls, carved
animals, kites, playing cards and
board games. Archeologists have
unearthed the remains of a toy fac-
tory in India believed to be five
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Hand-carved Santa Clans, below, now
smiles at visitors to tlie Smithso-
nian Institution in Washington, D. C.
Rocking horses and hobby horses go back to the days of Early
Greece. Example above is from American colonial period.
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thousand years old. A century and
a half before the time of Christ,
Hero of Alexandria invented a sing-
ing toy bird which became the model
for a wide variety of toy whistles
that have been a part of childhood
ever since. Toy tin soldiers cele-
brated the victories of Frederick the
Great.
While toys were known to most
ages, in earlier times only children
of the wealthy had manufactured
toys. Most children used "make-
shifts" or enjoyed homemade play-
things. In the nineteenth century —
before child labor laws — many chil-
dren went to work at the age of six,
and hundreds of thousands were
working full time by their twelfth
birthdays. Since there was little
time for play it is not surprising that
there was not much of a toy indus-
try up to that time.
Yet, most children did find time
to play — even those children of the
early settlers in America. They
sometimes played at the risk of
punishment by their elders, many of
whom were pious, hardworking Pu-
ritans whose religious beliefs dis-
couraged fun or frivolity.
Youngsters who came to the New
World found that some of the Indi-
ans' toys were similar to their own.
Indian boys were fond of ball games,
foot races, hunting and fishing and
other games that required a great
deal of wit, physical strength and
dexterity. Indian girls played with
dolls, dishes and other toys made
from native materials. (It is to be
noted that elaborately dressed dolls
were among the first gifts distributed
to the Indians by the English colo-
nists who arrived at Roanoke Island,
off the coast of North Carolina, in
1585, as recorded by that expedi-
tion's chronicler, Thomas Harlot.)
While the American Indians were
highly ingenious in inventing toys
for their young, the children who ar-
rived at Plymouth and the Puritans
who came to Plymouth were not
without their favorite dolls and other
trinkets of childhood. While adults
found materials such as wood, stone,
shells, gourds and other native items
useful in the construction, furnishing
and running of their homes, the
children — in addition to contributing
their share both in the fields and in
the home — fashioned toys and pas-
times for themselves. With a sharp
bladed knife a boy could make bows
and arrows, tops, wooden balls, ani-
mal traps, hoops, whistles from
willow branches or chestnut wood,
popguns from the twigs of the elder-
berry bush, and various kinds of
traps for catching animals. Girls
could have dolls made of corn husks
and cobs, dolls' furniture made of
birch bark, wicker cradles, dishes
from shells and seed pods, and even
a turkey bone topped with a blob
of wax for a head and dressed in a
scrap of cloth often made a lovable
doll.
In spite of much hard work, ex-
cessive religious zeal among some,
fears and superstitutions among
many, and strict laws governing
most work and play, progress be-
came evident in other things. As
the years passed, the settlers became
more closedly knit in work and rec-
reation. By the Middle 1700's
grownups enjoyed themselves more
and it was only natural that the
children followed suit.
Each of the racial groups who
colonized America contributed their
share of toys and games. The Dutch
DECEMBER, 1966
Hand-carved jackstraws when thrown in
a heap create a game of skill and pa-
tience, as each "straw" is lifted without
disturbing the rest.
China dolls are still favorites in many
antique shops across America. Every
little girl wanted one in the 1800's.
The doll furniture at right was produced
by early American craftsmen. Like other
toys accompanying this article (except-
ing the dolls above), they are from the
Smithsonian collection.
In early Puritan households, the Noah's Ark was considered a satis-
factory "Sunday toy" because of its relitjious conuolatlons.
who settled in New York contri-
buted greatly to our heritage, espe-
cially to the heritage of our children.
A fun loving people, they introduced
many games, contests and pastimes
to the new world. They also gave us
Santa Claus — who, as St. Nicholas,
is the patron saint of Amsterdam.
The German settlers, in Pennsyl-
vania, gave us one of childhood's
greatest delights — the Christmas
tree, and brought century-old tradi-
tions of toymaking to America. The
Irish (who contributed the light in
the window), the Scotch-Irish, the
Swiss and Jews all contributed of
their heritage of toys and games to
American childhood.
During the Seventeenth Century,
in New England, many skilled crafts-
men were being developed. Inven-
tive, ingenuous, industrious, many
were farmers who, with practice,
became experts in their particular
crafts. Almost every town had its
own shoemaker, blacksmith, carpen-
ter, cooper, miller, tanner, weaver,
mason, bricklayer, tailor, and wheel-
wright. New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania developed their arti-
sans, too. Rich families of the cities
and wealthy plantation owners could
afTord to import things they wanted,
but the ordinary farmers and towns-
people could not. Thus, when they
wished greater comforts for the
home, better tools, and toys for their
children the artisans made them.
As new materials were found in
the colonies, the artisan really came
to the fore. Bog iron gave the mate-
rial with which to make better plows,
shoes for horses, pots and kettles for
the kitchen. And, as the blacksmith
forged shoes for horses, it was only
natural that he came to make ice
skates for the boys, to replace those
made of bone. As the potter turned
clay into churns, crocks, pitchers
and plates, he also magically trans-
formed bits of clay into miniature
animals, birds and dishes for the
children. Carpenters and cabinet-
makers built doll houses, constructed
wagons and sleds, boats, doll cradles
"and wooden sleighs.
Manufactured toys in the colonies
date to the beginning of the Seven-
teenth Century, when many farmers
becoming adept at craft work de-
voted considerable time to small-
scale manufacturing as well as agri-
culture. Tench Coxe, in his View
of the United States of America, in
1794 wrote: "That part of the
tradesmen and manufacturers who
live in the country generally reside
on small lots and farms of one to
twenty acres, which they cultivate
at leisure times ... or by letting out
fields for a part of the produce. . . .
This union of manufacture and farm-
ing is found to be very convenient
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OUTLOOK
1967
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC OUTLAYS EXPECTED TO LEVEL OFF IN THE COMING YEAR
■ At the end of each calendar year,
two predictions on future construc-
tion are studied closely by the build-
ing and construction trades — one
comes from the Building Materials
and Construction Industries Division
of the U.S. Department of Com-
merce; the other from the F. W.
Dodge Company, a private firm
which keeps close watch on the na-
tion's business pulse.
Last month, each of these oracles
of statistical data came through with
conservative, but optimistic predic-
tions that construction would be
greater in 1967 than it was in 1966.
The Dodge Report, which covers
major construction on a "contract
value" basis, shows an estimated rise
of 3% in total construction, moving
from $50,525 billion in 1966 to
$51,975 billion in 1967 . . . this in
spite of the current tight money crisis
in home construction.
The Department of Commerce,
which pretty much covers all con-
struction, large and small, antici-
pates that construction spending in
1967 will reach $76.1 billion, only
slightly more than the $75.9 billion
estimate for 1966.
Private housing starts are expected
to be within a range of 1,050,000
to 1,150.000 units, compared with
1,200,000 starts in 1966. While
credit stringencies are expected to
carry over into the early months of
1967, the forecast assumes there will
be some easing of credit in the sec-
ond half of 1967 which could bring
an upward trend in housing starts
at that time. Spending on new hous-
ing units in 1967 is expected to dip
5 percent below the estimated 1966
level, to $18.3 billion.
■ With the bulk of the 1967 decline
in housing starts concentrated in
multi-family units, single-family
housing starts could rise to an annual
rate of 900,000 by the end of the
year.
The physical volume of construc-
tion in 1967 (adjusted for price in-
creases) is expected to dip below the
1966 level. While no increase is
expected in total construction em-
ployment, it is anticipated that short-
ages will continue in some skills.
Among other highlights in the
BDSA report:
Private nonresidential building in
1967 is expected to approach the
$20-billion mark — a moderate in-
crease of 5 percent over 1966 in
contrast to this year's 15-percent ex-
pansion. The shortage of investment
funds, plus suspension of the invest-
ment tax credit is expected to bring
the expansion of industrial facilities
down from the 32-percent increase
in 1966 to an estimated 10-percent
gain in 1967. The Commerce De-
partment report also forecasts that
the expansion of commercial build-
ing volume will moderate further —
increasing by only 4 percent in 1967,
to $7.6 billion.
Along with the slower growth in
surburban housing development, a
dip is forecast in educational and
religious building in 1967. Spending
for educational facilities, both public
and private, is expected to slip 3
percent, to $6 billion; while a de-
cline of 8 percent — to $1.15 billion
— is forecast for religious building.
Public utility construction is ex-
pected to maintain the $6.3 billion
level of 1966. A projected 16-per-
cent decline in the gas industry's
construction spending will offset
gains of 2 to 8 percent forecast for
telephone and telegraph, electric
DECEMBER, 1966
utilities, railroads, aiui pctnilcum
pipelines.
The 4-percenl (.Iceline forecast in
public building conslructiim should
hold total public construction to the
1966 level of $23.6 billion. High-
way and street expenditures are ex-
pected to advance 3 percent, to $8.1
liillion. Military construction, which
has been trending downward in re-
cent years, is seen turning up by 7
percent. Gains are also forecast in
sewer and water construction activ-
ity, with increases estimated at 7 and
4 per cent, respectively.
■ Next year the actions of govern-
ment— both by its expenditures and
by its anti-inflationary policies — will
have even more to do with shaping
the total economic environment than
has been the case this year.
Government spending will be a
strongly expansionary force next
year. If the war continues along its
present course, the annual rate of
defense spending will rise through-
out 1967 at more than $2,000,000-
000 every three months. There will
be some offsetting reduction in non-
defense spending, but total govern-
ment spending (including state and
local) will show almost as large a
gain in 1967 as in 1966.
Consumers will also be adding
greatly to total demand next year.
With the labor force now pretty
much employed, with wage rates ris-
ing, the potential increase in con-
sumer incomes next year poses a
strong inflationary threat.
■ Some of this pressure is likely to
be relieved by a moderate hike in
income taxes (both personal and
corporate) in the near future, hold-
ing the rise in disposable income
within safer bounds. Even so, the
advance in consumer spending will
be a consistently buoyant force
throughout 1967.
Another key element in the 1967
economic outlook is business capital
spending. As will be explained
shortly, plant and equipment outlays
will be rising much less rapidly next
year than during 1965 and 1966.
And in the latter half of next year
— as the heaviest impact of the sus-
pension of accelerated depreciation
anti of the tax credit is felt — the rate
of capital spending will be in tem-
porary decline.
The combined effect of the above
demands indicates that there isn't
going to be nnich relief from the
present taut conditions through the
middle of next year at the earliest.
It is interesting to note that in the
closing months of next year, the an-
nual rate of our Gross National
Product will be passing the $800,-
()()(),()()().()()0 level— an increase of
more than $45,000,000,000, or six
percent, above the fourth quarter of
this year. ■
F. W. Dodge Company's Construction Forecast
Estimates / 1967
Construction
Contract Value (in
millions of dollars)
1966
1967
PER CENT
preliminary*
estimated
CHANGE
Commercial
$ 5,900
$ 6,050
+ 3%
Manufacturing
3,525
3,750
+ 6
Educational
4,900
4,950
+ 1
Hospital
1,775
2,000
+ 13
Public
800
850
+ 6
Religious
800
775
- 3
Recreational
800
850
+ 6
Miscellaneous
675
675
—
TOTAL
$19,175
$19,900
+ 4%
Immiiiigijiiiiii^jj^^^^^^^^^^^g
One and Two Family
$13,100
$13,800
+ 5%
Apartments
4,150
4,250
+ 2
Nonhousekeeping
1,500
1,600
+ 7
TOTAL
$18,750
$19,G50
-1- 5%
TOTAL BUILDINGS
$37,925
$39,550
+ 4%
Streets, Highways and Bridges
Utilities
Sewer and Water
Other Nonbuilding Construction
TOTAL
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION
DODGE INDEX (1957-59 = 100)
$ 6,450
1,800
1,675
2,675
$12,600
$50,525
148.4
6,700
1,525
1,600
2,600
$12,425
$51,975
151
+ 4%
-15
- 4
- 3
- 1%
+ 3%
Eight months actual; four months estimated
THE CARPENTER
■ Building Trades Watn Tight
Money Threatens Depression
The construction industry is being "maneuvered into
a depression" by the tight money poHcy but will not go
into it alone, the executive council of the AFL-CIO Build-
ing & Construction Trades Dept. warned in a recent
statement attacking high interest rates.
"We know." the council declared, "that every segment
and sector of industry after industry will go with us. . . .
It is ridiculous to talk about a housing program and then
allow money mismanagement to stop the construction of
400.000 houses.
"It is equally ridiculous to talk about schools, highways,
sewers, hospitals, clinics and then make their construction
impossible because of the high cost of inflated money."
The council said it will call on the incoming Congress
to give leadership in helping to solve the problem. Specifi-
cally, it said, it will ask the Banking & Currency Com-
mittees of the House and Senate to seek methods "to
correct inequities in our monetary program which are
now uncontrolled by the representatives of the people."
The study of the detrimental effects of tight money
should cover all facets of the economy, not just the con-
struction industry, the statement said. The aid of the
AFL-CIO and of state and local building trades councils
will be sought, it added.
The council blamed the nations' plight on action of
the Federal Reserve Board in September 1965 raising
the discount rate from 4 to 4.5 percent and boosting the
permissible top interest rate on certificates of deposit to
5.5 percent.
The effect, it declared, was "to start an interest spiral
throughout every segment of our economy from the cost
of the federal debt to the operation of the smallest retail
establishment."
"The construction industry, particularly the home build-
ing field, has already seriously felt the impact of the
drying up of the money supply," the statement said. "Resi-
dential housing starts in September 1966 were off on an
annual average by 400,000 (about 35 percent) from Sep-
tember 1965 — an annual rate of 1,070,000 as contrasted
to 1,453,000 starts in 1965. . . .
"This chaotic condition has developed in less than a
year. Much of the housing construction listed as statistical
starts was planned and funded well in advance of the FRB
action. Cancellation of plans and lack of financing should
make this picture more bleak in the building season of
1967."
An indication of the effect of tight money on jobs was
given in the September employment figures of the Labor
Dept.'s Bureau of Labor Statistics, which showed a "slight-
ly more" than seasonal drop of 1 1 6,000 in contract con-
struction employment. The drop was attributed to "the
slowdown in private residential construction."
The BCTD executive council at its meeting elected
Pres. Thomas F. Murphy of the Bricklayers as 10th vice
president. He succeeds his predecessor in the international
union — John Murphy, who resigned. (AFL-CIO NEWS
SERVICE)
■ Tight Money Drives Housing
Starts Down to 20-Year Low
Bitter labor complaints against today's "tight money"
high interest rates — notably by the AFL-CIO Building
and Construction Trades Department — have been justified
by latest statistics on the housing industry.
These show that during the month of October housing
starts dropped to only 80,000 private units for an annual
rate of 848,000 or well below the more than a million unit
rate that is more nearly normal. The October rate a year
ago actually was 1,411,000.
Both industry and labor economists attribute the seri-
ous "depression" in private housing to record-high in-
terest rates which have made it extremely difficult for
builders and for home-needing individuals to obtain
mortgage and financing money.
The drop in housing starts began last spring not long
after the Federal Reserve Bank touched off today's "tight
money" market by increasing the bank discount rate — an
increase which touched off higher and higher interest rates
all along the line. The building and loan industry was hit
especially hard because people with money to invest have
been attracted to the higher interest rates offered by
commercial banks and even the government.
The last time that housing starts were as low as they
now are was at the end of World War II. At that time
housing starts dropped to an annual rate of 957,000, the
first time in many years that they were below the one
million mark.
Last month's drop in building starts was felt mostly in
the Northeast where the rate feUfrom 196,000 to 1 14,000
but declines also were reported from the North Central,
the South and the West.
The National Association of Homebuilders commented:
"We are in a real recession in housing and it doesn't
look like we are going to get out of it until at least mid-
1967," while a government analyst confessed: "We broke
a record — the wrong way." (PAI)
T^f^w^r'wj^a^ssaws'^e
DECE.MBER, 19 66
Washington ROUNDUP
'WE'LL KEEP MOVING' — Organized labor may not "move as fast" in legislative terms
as a result of the 1966 elections, "but we'll keep moving, AFL-CIO Pres. George
Meany declared.
At a press conference following the opening day session of the APL-CIO
Executive Council's fall meeting here, Meany, in reply to reporters' queries, said
the election results indicated it will "be more difficult to get good legislation
from the 90th Congress.
He added that he was somewhat concerned about proposals to enact compulsory
arbitration measures, reaffirming labor's historic opposition. He acknowledged
that the outlook for repeal of Sec. 14(b) of Taft-Hartley are "pretty dim."
NEW WAGE-HOUR GUIDE — Effects of the amended-wage-hour law on 38 million U. S.
workers are spelled out in a new Labor Dept. pamphlet, "Handy Reference Guide
to the Pair Labor Standards Act as Amended in 1966." It covers minimum wage and
overtime schedules, overtime pay computation, equal pay for equal work and
similar subjects. Single copies of the booklet, MPC Publication 1159, may be
obtained without charge from the Labor Dept., Washington, D.C. 20210, or from
department offices in other cities. New PLSA amendments, effective next Feb. 1,
will bring 8.1 million additional workers under the law.
A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY-"! Do, I Do , " opened its pre-Broadway run in Washington,
last month. One episode that delighted Capital audiences centered on the young
hero's stunned reaction when he suddenly finds himself married. Kot until that
moment, he tells his bride, had he grasped the enormous implications of just
saying, "I do." Slightly appalled, he tells her: "Suddenly I see looming behind
you the women of the past — the biggest trade union in history."
MANPOWER APPOINTMENT — Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz has named Robert J.
Brown, Minnesota Employment Security Commissioner, as Assistant Manpower
Administrator for programs. Brown will assist Stanley Ruttenberg, Assistant
Secretary of Labor, who directs the Manpower Administration programs.
NO CONSTRUCTION SLOWDOWN-President Johnson asked major city mayors
to hold up on construction spending. Most regretfully refused request, continued
with planning and building facilities urgently needed for public services.
ECONOMY EVER UPWARD-Despite drops in housing starts, factory orders,
government economists have revised sights on national output estimates upward,
now believe it may hit S740 billion for year, up from previous estimate
of S722 billion.
MAIL MESS— Look for monumental mail jam in pre-Christraas period. Even now
Postoffice Department is seeking answers to pile-ups, yet officially denying one
exists. Best bet: better mail extra early this year. Postal unions blame bad
management in P.O. Department.
ROW HOUSES RETURN-Despite slump in over-all housing starts, starts on row
houses are up as much as 25 percent in some areas. Causes: soaring land costs,
buyer interest in rehabilitated row houses, economies possible in row
construction, according to National Association of Home Builders.
THE CARPENTER
Signal 13
Carpenters Ansvi^er
California Highv\fay
Patrol's Emergency
Call For Crash
Construction Program
"SIGNAL 13" is the generally
accepted police call number meaning
that a fellow policeman is in trouble
and needs help immediately.
Out in Sacramento, California, re-
cently the tables were turned and
the California Highway Patrol sent
out a "Signal 13" call for more than
two score carpenters from various
California local unions to help other
building tradesmen in a crash build-
ing program for large additions to
the Highway Patrol Academy in
Sacramento.
The reason for the emergency
call could be laid to California's
status as the No. 1 state in the union,
population-wise. With the state's
population booming, traffic increas-
ing, and public safety being threat-
ened on the highways, the state legis-
lature ordered highway patrol forces
doubled, from three to six thousand.
Thus the stage was set for the
Highway Patrol's sending out of its
"Signal 13" to our California mem-
bers.
Contracts were let for construc-
tion of large additions to the Acad-
emy in Sacramento and a firm dead-
line for project completion was
made, and then the rains came.
Suddenly, minor problems ap-
peared insurmountable. Trucks, for
instance, couldn't be driven to the
construction site.
But the 60-day deadline didn't
waver. Every day over would exact a
financial penalty from the contrac-
tor.
But construction crews and sup-
pliers, showing invention that is
time -honored in the trade, com-
pleted 15 new buildings and three
additions in the time allotted. Within
60-days after the first nail was driven
officers were being trained in police
methods at the new Academy build-
ings.
The team on the muddy field con-
sisted of Weyerhaeuser Company as
the major supplier and Dynafab
Educational Enviroment Corp. of
Burbank, Calif., erecting the struc-
tures plus 20 sub-contractors from
the Sacramento area.
Carpenters for the academy job
came from various carpenter locals
of the Sacramento and Yolo Coun-
ties District Council . . . dispatched
by Business Representatives Claude
Hall, Paul Langston, and Anthony
Bacchi.
During on-site construction the
nearby State Fairground buildings
were rented for prefabrication of
sections which were then trucked to
the site.
A new three-in-one material, pre-
finished siding 'Panel 15, was se-
lected as the finished exterior. Since
it provided structural sheathing and
Terrain conditions surrounding Cali-
fornia Highway Patrol Academy con-
struction site ran from bad to worse.
This is one of better days when trucks
could make it up to site under their own
power. At other times trucks were
hooked to cats and dragged like sleds.
reflective insulation in a single ap-
plication. It is a combination of ex-
terior plywood and aluminum pre-
finished at the factory with a baked-
on vinyl coating guaranteed not to
need refinishing for 15 years.
"You can't imagine," Bus. Rep.
Hall said, "just how bad conditions
were. The mud was so deep we had
to hook tractors to trucks and haul
them in like sleds."
Brotherhood members cut in prefin-
ished siding in fairground buildings.
DECEMBER, 1966
Captain L. A. Overhouse. officer
in charge of the academy, was
amazed at what he witnessed.
"I honestly don't know how the
construction crews managed to get
the work done.
"Just looking at the area," Over-
house said, "you would have sworn
it was impossible. But they managed
and we were able to fulfill our ex-
pansion promise to the legislature."
Estimated cost of the project was
$750,000 for constructing a dining
hall addition, two office additions,
ten dormitories, two double class-
rooms, a recreation building, storage
building and one building divided to
make classroom and laundry facili-
ties.
Full scale storms of long duration
don't often hit California. When
they do, workmen and suppliers can
be counted on to come up with the
right procedures and materials to
get the job done.
The enlarged Highway Patrol
Academy, now training "California's
finest," is ample proof of that.
/. Gi'iiii; jroni one hiiihlin\; in annthcr meant wiulini; lliniiii;li 'dohc mud
that raiii;i'tl in depth from (i to IS inches. Diiriiif; construction period one
crew did notliiiii; but try to keep nuid from huildin\; up on siih-fioors.
2. Weather conditions nuide it necessary to prejah sections of huildini;s in
rented quarters at nearby State Fair Grounds. Crew shown here is busy
putting toi;ether 10 .v 10-foot wall panels. Finished sections were then
trucked to site as needed.
3. As storms let up and outside construction was hei^innitig to get under-
way again, work at California Highway Patrol Academy was practically
finished.
4. Sun breaks across finished training buildings as trainees break for class.
More than 75.000 feet of prc/iiiislu'd siding was used on e.xteriors of new
Ccdifiirnia Highway PiUrol Aeaden\y. Durable product, applied during storm,
sparkles here in more conventional California weather.
5. Classes at newly enlarged California Highway Patrol Academy get
underway on schedule, thanks to group of union building tradesmen who didn't
realize that weather conditions were so had that outside work was impos-
sible.
THE CARPENTER
EDITORIALS
*
^$20 per Polluted Head
To aid in cleaning up the nation's air and water,
the 89th Congress authorized funds averaging out to
nearly $20 per man, woman, and child in the United
States.
Pollution abatement bills approved by Congress this
year totaled $3.95 billion in a major effort to purify
the two elements most precious to life.
The Federal billions are now ready to go to work.
The ne.xt step is up to the states and their communities
to apply for the money and up to a new horde of
bureaucrats in Washington who will flock to administer
the program.
For the sake of the smog-oppressed citizens of Los
Angeles, New York, and scores of other major cities
. . . for the sake of the private and commercial fisher-
men who ply our streams and coastlines ... for the sake
of our children, our grandchildren, and generations to
come ... we hope that the money now appropriated is
spent wisely and not frittered away in pork barrel proj-
ects and administrative overhead.
The War on Poverty — certainly a worthy program
— has already shown evidence of foundering because
of political maneuverings and attempts by greedy in-
terests to feed at the public trough.
Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine, author of much
anti-pollution legislation, believes that "the ease with
which the bills passed Congress reflects the public
awareness of pollution problems."
Let us hope that he is right and that every mayor,
every city councilman and every governor across the
land thinks first of the common good when he takes
action to participate in the new Federal-state anti-
pollution program.
M^
Keep Up the Good Work
AFL-CIO unions broke all recent yearly records for
organizing success in fiscal 1966.
For the year ended last June 30, affiliated unions
won 3,159 representation elections conducted by the
National Labor Relations Board — the highest number
in 13 4years — and took part in 5,461 elections, also
the greatest number for the period.
The percentage of wins was 57.8, highest since fiscal
1956. As a result, AFL-CIO unions were certified as
bargaining agents for 243,994 workers — the highest
such number in seven years.
The fiscal 1966 figures were assembled from month-
ly NLRB reports by the AFL-CIO Dept. of Organi-
zation, which noted that they followed sharp gains in
1965 and 1964 in every category — the number of elec-
tions, number won, percentage of elections won, and
number of persons covered. In fiscal 1964, affiliated
unions had established a post-merger record for the
number of persons newly represented, and compiled
the second best score for the number of elections par-
ticipated in and the number won, the analysis showed.
Department Dir. William L. Kircher said the record
constituted "a three-year demonstration that AFL-CIO
unions are organizing more, and are organizing more
effectively."
The Brotherhood was among these unions making
substantial membership gains in 1966.
Let's keep up the good work in 1967!
*
Join the Price Revolt
The housewives' rebellion against rising food prices,
flickering across the United States and Canada, this
month, deserves your support. Full blame for the in-
flated prices may not lie with food retailers alone, but
the consumer has to start somewhere in his protest and
boycott.
When you shop wisely — comparing prices and avoid-
ing gimmicks — you are joining the protest movement.
In general, the housewives are trying to force super-
markets to dispense with trading stamps, bingo games,
and other promotion stunts, and get down to the seri-
ous business of offering the customer something of
value for his inflated money.
The purchasing power of your dollars is what keeps
workers employed, but don't be fool hardy with hard-
earned income.
DECEMBER, 1966
11
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When a member of a union needs a lawyer,
how can he find the right one?
and how can he be sure that the one he picks
is qualified to help him with his problem?
And, what will the needed legal services cost?
These questions are of concern not
only to unions and tlieir members,
but to lawyers as well. The program
described in this article is one meth-
od by which many bar associations
are now trying to provide satisfac-
tory answers.
The rising American standard of
living and the growing complexities
of modern life mean that most of us
are more and more likely to meet
legal problems in our everyday life.
We are faced with legal problems
growing out of the buying, owning,
and selling property. We are likely to
have tax problems and insurance
problems requiring legal help. We
may be concerned with the laws gov-
erning inheritance. In addition, we
are meeting legal problems relating
to our right under the growing multi-
tude of governmental programs,
both federal and state.
The legal profession has long rec-
ognized the need for satisfying these
expanding demands for legal serv-
ices and has endeavored to find ways
of providing such services to all who
need them at costs all can afford to
pay. One device that has proved
effective in many years is the Lawyer
Referral Service. The idea began
nearly thirty years ago with bar
associations in Chicago and Los
Angeles. Since then, the plan has
received the approval and support
of the American Bar Association
and has spread across the country.
Sponsored and supervised by local
bar associations, the Lawyer Refer-
ral Service is a simple method of in-
troducing people with legal problems
to capable lawyers. Its basic elements
are (1) a panel of practicing lawyers
who agree to serve people referred to
them by the Referral Service; (2) a
method of directing people who need
legal help to appropriate lawyers on
the panel; and (3) a fixed fee for the
client's initial consultation with a
panel lawyer, with fees for any addi-
tional legal services to be agreed up-
on between the lawyer and the client.
Lawyers who serve on Lawyer
Referral panels are regular practic-
ing attorneys who wish to participate
in a worthwhile public service and
12
THE CARPENTER
who meet the standards that are set
by the local bar association. They
must be licensed and in good stand-
ing, and any lawyer who becomes the
subject of disciplinary action by the
bar association is ordinarily removed
promptly from the panel. Most bar
associations require that their panel
members be full-time practitioners;
many insist that they have at least
one year of experience in practice
before they became eligible to re-
ceive referral cases; some have
adopted other requirements as well.
Typically, a practicing lawyer wish-
ing to receive clients from the Law-
yer Referral Service must submit a
written application, by which he
gives the details of his education and
experience. He also agrees to serve
all clients referred to him and to
abide by the rules of the Referral
Service. In addition, he may be asked
to undergo a personal interview with
the bar association committee that su-
pervises the plan. Members of Re-
ferral panels are also often required
to help pay the cost of operating the
Service by paying an annual panel
membership fee.
The operation of the Lawyer Re-
ferral Service is simple. The individ-
ual needing legal help contacts the
Lawyer Referral office, either in per-
son or by telephone, and talks briefly
with the one who makes the referrals.
The nature of his problem is deter-
mined, and arrangements are made
for him to see an appropriate lawyer
selected from the panel. He then
proceeds to the lawyer's office, where
he receives the needed legal services.
What of the cost of legal services
obtained through the Lawyer Refer-
ral Service? For the service rendered
in helping a person to find a lawyer,
most Referral Services charge noth-
ing at all, although a few do ask a
small fee — usually a dollar or less —
as a contribution toward the cost of
maintaining the Service. The fee that
panel members may charge a refer-
ral client for the first consultation is
customarily set by the Referral Serv-
ice and made known to the client in
advance. Some Referral Services
have fixed this fee as low as $3. A
few have selected higher amounts,
anywhere from $7.50 to $15. The
majority, however, have chosen $5
as the fee panel lawyers may charge
for the first half hour consultation
with clients sent to them by the
Referral Service. Thus, the client
knows when he goes to the lawyer's
office that the first visit will cost
him no more than this set fee. Legal
services that may be required be-
yond this initial consultation, and
the fees to be paid for them, are mat-
ters for agreement between the client
and the lawyer. Such fees will usual-
ly be based upon a schedule recom-
mended by the local bar association,
and they may be modified as re-
quired by the client's financial situ-
ation. The rules of most Referral
Services provide that fee disputes or
other controversies arising between
the lawyer and the client may be
submitted to arbitration, customarily
by a committee of the local bar
association.
The lawyer Referral Service offers
a number of significant benefits.
First, of course, the plan makes it
easy to locate capable lawyers to
handle legal problems. Second, the
legal services are performed by in-
dependent practitioners who are
bound by a strict code of ethics to
give complete loyalty to the client
and his interests. Third, the client
will have the assurance that the
lawyers on the panel have been
carefully screened by the sponsoring
local bar association. Fourth, the Re-
ferral panel is set up in many com-
munities so that problems in special
fields are handled by lawyers experi-
enced in those particular fields. Fifth,
the person using the Service knows in
advance what his visit to the lawyer's
office will cost, has assurance that the
fees for other services performed by
the lawyer will be reasonable, and
knows that he has recourse to arbi-
tration should he be dissatisfied.
The virtues of the Lawyer Referral
plan are well illustrated by the small
number of complaints received from
people who have used the Service.
Without exception, bar associations
operating Referral Services report
that complaints, either about fees or
about the quality of service rendered,
are rare. For example, one Lawyer
Referral Service, handling several
thousand cases a year, reported that
only one serious fee dispute had
arisen during its first ten years of
operation, and that this single dis-
pute had been settled to the satisfac-
tion of all concerned.
How extensive is the Lawyer Re-
ferral movement? Referral Serv-
ices are now operating in more than
220 communities across the country,
and the plan is spreading rapidly.
In 1964, nearly 20,000 lawyers
participated in the program, and al-
most 150,000 people received legal
services through it. Many of the most
successful Lawyer Referral Services
have made special efforts to reach
people employed in business and in-
dustry, either through unions or
through employers — and, in some
instances, through both.
What does this all mean for labor
unions and their members?
For the members, of course, it
means that a ready source of legal
help is available to them when they
need it. Usually the Lawyer Referral
Service will be listed in the "Attor-
neys" or "Lawyers" section of the
"Yellow Pages" directory. It will
also be listed in the regular tele-
phone directory. The Referral Serv-
ice may be made known to the pub-
lic through television and radio an-
nouncements or through newspaper
publicity. In some places, union of-
ficers or personnel offices can direct
union members to the Referral Serv-
ice. And, if a Referral Service can-
not be located from any of these
sources, a call to the city or county
bar association will reveal whether
or not a Serivce is operated in the
community.
For the unions, the Lawyer Refer-
ral Service represents an opportunity
to work with the legal profession in
providing a significant and worth-
while service to union members.
Where local bar associations haven't
yet established Referral Services,
union leaders might appropriately
contact the bar leaders and encour-
age them to do so. Where Lawyer
Referral Services are established,
local bar association leaders will
surely welcome the cooperation of
labor unions in improving and ex-
panding their Referral Services so
that they will do an even better job
of meeting the legal needs of union
members.
The American Bar Association
Standing Committee on Lawyer Re-
ferral Service is dedicated to the task
of improving existing methods, and
of finding new methods, of providing
Continued on Page 34
DECEMBER, 1966
13
TO THE 30TH GENERAL CONVENTION
i" 'I "Will wiiiw. jimmmm »""y" nimi
There was a time when a Brother-
hood convention was an all-male as-
sembly, but those days are gone, as
more women workers become employ-
ed in manufacturing and fabricating
industries. The 30th General Conven-
tion, held in Kansas City, Missouri,
September 19-23, welcomed ten wom-
en delegates from at least four dis-
tricts. Pictures on this page introduce
them:
1 . Miss Lorraine Sullivan, delegaie
from Local 596, Sf. Paul, Minn., is in-
iroduced by Disfricf 5 Board Member
Leon Greene.
1. Board Member Cecil Shuey intro-
duces four delegates from the Third
District: Elizabeth Bennett, Local 3151,
Livermore, Ky.; Margaret Kline, Local
1910, New Castle, Ind.; Louise Baxter
and June Lofton, both of Local 934,
New Albany, Ind.
3. Board Member Henry Chandler
of the 4th District introduces, from left,
Mildred Smith, Local 2523, Memphis,
Tenn.; and Pearlie Baines and Rose-
mary Hi/ton, both of Local 3031, Jack-
son, Miss.
4. C. R. Bartilini, president of the
California State Council, and Alfred
Figone of Bay Counties District Council
introduce Anna Winters, financial sec-
retary, Local 2665, Santa Ana, Calif.;
Jan McAlister, recording secretary.
Local 1553, Los Angeles; and Rose
White, business representative. Local
2565, San Francisco.
14
THE CARPENTER
Victory for Miami District Council
Phmny Florida
Labor Union to ^disestablish' itself
The Carpenters District Council
of Miami, Fla., lias won a resound-
ing victory against a company-domi-
nated, phony labor union which has
been used by a number of Florida
contractors to keep legitimate un-
ions oflf their jobs.
The council's success affects all
building trades unions of the Miami
area.
The victory came in a decision by
the National Labor Relations Board
ordering the "National Federation of
Labor, Inc." to "cease and desist"
from representing workers for the
purpose of collective bargaining; to
rescind all collective bargaining
agreements with employers in the
State of Florida; to disestablish it-
self as a labor organization, and to
notify through the mails all employ-
ers with whom it has dealt of these
actions.
The case, which was brought by
the Carpenters District Council of
Miami, Florida and Vicinity, AFL-
CIO with the participation of the
International Brotherhood of Elec-
trical Workers, has its roots in
formation of the United Southern
Employees Association which was
ordered abolished by the NLRB in
1961. The National Federation of
Labor became the successor organi-
zation and continued its activities
for the benefit of employers with
whom it made various agreements.
These agreements, as pointed out
in the current NLRB decision, were
basically for the benefit of the em-
ployers of the Federation's organ-
izers. The so-called "collective-bar-
gaining" agreements that were en-
tered into with employers were for
the benefit of those employers and
not for that of the workers con-
cerned.
"More specifically," the NLRB
decision said, "the record shows that
during the period concerned, the
NFL has been utilized by employers
to thwart the free choice of their
employees and the organizational
eflforts of other unions. The record
is replete with instances where a
bargaining relationship with NFL
was sought by various contractors to
counter recognitional or bargaining
demands of various building trades
unions. Actual bargaining, in some
cases, was preceded by the con-
tractor arranging for NFL repre-
sentatives to meet with and organize
their employees, while in others, it
commenced with neither inquiry nor
concern on the part of the employers
for the representative status of the
union."
Contracts were drawn up that con-
tained little if any benefits for the
workers involved. Wage scales were
set up. but the employer was per-
mitted to classify employees for pay
purposes; the ratio between journey-
men and apprentices was left to the
employer; there were no provisions
for overtime or holidays; there were
no provisions for retirement or wel-
fare funds "or any of the other
types of funds usually established
for the benefit of employees and
normally contributed to by em-
ployers."
The NLRB also pointed to the
hypocrisy of the National Labor
Federation in "propagandizing"
against the union shop as "Com-
munism and Nazism" while itself
"party to collective-bargaining
agreements which unlawfully con-
ditioned job referrals on member-
ship in the NFL." Florida is a "right-
to-work" state.
Knuckle Joint,
Anyone?
Moss Schaffer of Local 246,
New York City is a cabinet-
making craftsman who reproduces
antiques . . . down to the most
precise detail. He has a problem
which he hopes some reader of
The Carpenter can solve for him:
He has been searching for
months for detailed drawings of
the original knuckle joint found in
the Pembroke and Sofa Tables of
the 1 8th Century. Knuckle joints
of the type he is seeking were pro-
duced by William Chippendale and
other early craftsmen. Schaffer
can produce sketches of them from
memory, but he has been baffled
in his efforts to create a working
drawing.
Can any reader help him? His
address is: 300 West 1 2th Street,
New York, N.Y. 10014.
DECEMBER, 1966
15
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Button, Button, Who's Got A Button? ... If you are not sporting a CLIC button on
your lapel then you're not taking the Brotherhood's legislative business seriously.
Now that the elections are over the job of enacting laws that will aid the working man
and woman in the 90th session of Congress gets under way.
And the political facts of life are these (if you don't already know them) : you can't
get laws passed if you won't spend a little money to elect candidates friendly to labor
and then spend some more money to see that organized labor's position gets across to
Congress. After all, many of the bills that will come before Congress this next session,
like 14-b repeal, are ultimately bread and butter issues to the working man and woman.
Situs picketing is another.
So to get the ball rolling, purchase your
CLIC button from your local union secre-
tary today and wear it proudly.
Buffon presented
for $1 membership
contr'fbufion
Cold Bution presented
for donation of $10
or more
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee
16
THE CARPENTER
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Chicago Carpenters Institute
Unique Safety Training Program
Teach safe job practices early and
the lessons are well remembered.
That's the idea behind the safety
indoctrination received by young men
in the pre-apprenticeship program
jointly sponsored by the Chicago Car-
penters District Council and the Build-
ers Association of Chicago.
Cooperating in the work are Wash-
bourne Trade School, and the Bureau
of Apprenticeship and Training, U.S.
Department of Labor, insurance com-
panies and the National Safety Coun-
cil.
A group of young men who were
completing the pre-apprenticeship pro-
gram followed up their classroom work
with a tour of a construction project.
The trainees were wearing new
"freshman" hard hats of bright green.
Adolph Dardar, apprentice coordin-
ator, said the wearing of hard hats is
part of the uniform of all pre-ap-
prenticeship trainees touring job sites.
"We especially wanted them to see
this project on their first tour of high-
rise construction," Dardar said. "The
general contractor. Crane Construction
Company, insists on safe practices, as
do practically all of the builders in the
Chicago area."
The firm has instructed its super-
visors and representatives of subcon-
tractors to conduct their operations in
such a manner "that safe working
conditions will be provided for all
employes involved on this project,
and further, to provide protection for
all others who might come into con-
tact with these operations."
A completely equipped first aid
station is on the job site. Crane em-
ployed one of the nation's first con-
struction nurses to give quick treat-
ment in case of injuries to the trades-
men. She's Mrs. Jean Rakowski Welch,
one of the few registered nurses in
the country who wears a hard hat as
part of her uniform.
"I love the work," Mrs. Welch said.
"The men are wonderful. My value to
the company and the men depends
on my ability to persuade, to educate,
to deal with a variety of situations, to
prepare for emergency well in advance
of need and to eliminate those hazards
I see or merely suspect.
"That the difference between a con-
struction nurse and a first aid kit."
STAIRWAY TO SAFETY — These young men have safety on the job as part of their
pre-apprenticeship training before they are indentured as Carpenter apprentices in the
program jointly sponsored by the Carpenters District Council and the Builders As-
sociation of Chicago. They're wearing hard hats which will be used by all pre-
apprenticeship trainees on job site tours. Photos were taken during tour of a building
construction site. Crane Construction Company is general contractor. Going up the
stairs — front row — from left — George Vest, Jr., newly-elected president. Carpenters
District Council; Hugh McRae, assistant secretary. Builders Association of Chicago;
Steve Steurer, Carpenters' superintendent member. Carpenters Local 80; and Adolph
Dardar, apprentice coordinator. Second row — Viking Anderson and Harry Weber,
instructors. Trainees are (going up) Sam Campbell and Karl Ingebrigtsen; Tom
Samocki and Peter Sauer; Jerry McDonald. Michael Stim and Bruce Griffith; Tom
Burmeister, Robert De Lucas and Robert Reynolds; Warren Fountaine, Paul Rath-
unde and James Stasik; James Nordberg, John S. Matkovcik and Brad Venturelli.
Accident prevention meetings are
held at the job and planning levels.
The sessions are conducted by the
safety consultant of the American
Motorists Insurance Company, which
also supplies special literature to help
promote on-the-job safety.
George Vest Jr., newly elected presi-
dent of the Carpenters District Council,
was at the job site to welcome the
young trainees. He said it was never
too early to instill safe work practices
in men who expect to be Carpenters.
The pre-apprenticeship program is
the first step to achievement of the title
of journeymen for the young men.
They are referred to the Joint Appren-
ticeship Committee of the Carpenters
District Council and the Building As-
sociation by school counselors, the
Illinois State Employment Service and
other agencies.
TTie 12-week full-time program at
Washbourne Trade School includes
courses in mathematics, drawing, blue
print reading, shop practices, use of
tools and safety. During this period,
they are paid subsistence, they get
the remainder of their wages in a
lump sum after completing their first
year.
Following tests and full admission
to the apprenticeship program, they
will be indentured to the Joint Ap-
prenticeship Committee. They'll work
under supervision of skilled journey-
men Carpenters four days a week and
attend Washbourne for related training
one day a week for a year and a half.
Then, the young men will get their
training on the job full time.
Apprentices get 45 9e of journey-
men's scale (currently S5.20 an hour)
Continued on Page 22
DECEMBER, 1966
17
Indiana Millwrights
take 'post graduate'
training in
precision instrument
Business Agent Sam Spi(ale explains a
principle involved in instrument sighting.
HAMMOND, IND.— To the
average layman, the term "Wild
Heerbrugg Gun" probably suggests
a big weapon for shooting elephants,
but to the journeyman millwright it
means a challenging precision in-
strument for sighting and setting
machinery which he is trained to in-
stall.
As the work of the millwright be-
comes more and more complex in
the modern world, instruments like
the Wild Heerbrugg Gun becomes
necessary tools of the trade. Journey-
men millwrights must be trained in
their use, if the Brotherhood is to
retain its work in the craft.
Last July 16 Sam Spitale, business
representative of Local 599 of Ham-
mond, Ind., held a special meeting
for the millwrights of the Lake
County District Council area and
introduced them to the Wild Heer-
brugg Gun. With the assistance of a
representative of the Wild Heerbrugg
Instrument Co., Inc., Spitale gave the
assembled members basic instruction
in the proper use and performance
of the tripod-mounted instrument.
Approximately 100 journeymen at-
tended the seminar and workshop.
Eugene Nagron, manufacturer's rep-
resentative, gave detailed informa-
tion about the use of the N-111, as
the instrument is called.
The instruction at Hammond was
sanctioned by the United Brother-
hood's Training Department. It is
only one of many efforts by the
Brotherhood to bring new knowl-
edge and skills to journeymen. The
same type of workshop can be made
available to other local unions and
councils through local manufactur-
er's representatives and the Brother-
hood's Apprenticeship Training De-
partment. The Wild Heerbrugg Gun
is only one of many precision in-
struments which serve as aids to the
journeyman millwright. Members
should take advantage of the op-
portunities offered to become quali-
fied users of such equipment.
Views of the men of Local 599 gathered to learn about the Wild Heerbrugg Gun. Man in white shirt and tie at center of left
photo is manufacturer's representative.
18
THE CARPENTER
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. . . those members of our Brotherhood who. in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to public offices, have won awards, or who have, in other ways, "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following;
CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNER — Jeff Moore
of Local 1739. St. Louis. Missouri, was
among tliree boys recently awarded
bronze medals and $750 each by lite Car-
negie Hero Fund Commission. Young
Moore, 20. recently ittade journeyman
and newly married, risked his life a year
ago resciung three unconscious persons
from a burning automobile. The three
youths were driving on the night of Oct.
23, 1965 when they spotted a three-car
collison. Amid the fumes of burning
gasoline and the shouted warnings of by-
standards, they were able to save three
unconscious occupants of one vehicle
from near death. A patrolman on the
scene said at the time that if it were not
for the actions of the trio who later suf-
fered from smoke inhalation and minor
burns, the three occupants would have
perished.
Bowerman, left, is presented his plaque
by Omaha CLC President Danze.
LABOR STAND-OUT The Omaha Central
Labor Union recently held an awards
banquet. Plaques were given for out-
standing work in the labor movement of
the Middle West.
F. F. Bowerman of Local 253 re-
ceived one of the plaques.
Brother Bowerman has been a mem-
ber of the Brotherhood for 54 years.
Joining Local 427 in 1912 and transferred
to Local 1631 in 1914, he was elected
president of Local 1631 in 1917. He was
a delegate to the Tri-City District Coun-
cil and elected secretary-treasurer. He
has held every local union office except
conductor and warden. A recording-sec-
retary of Local 253 for 20 years, he was
also a delegate to the Omaha District
Council and its secretary-treasurer for
12 years.
It was through the work of Brother
Bowerman that the Omaha Union Label
League was re-organized. In 1948 he
was elected vice-president of the State
Federation of Labor; he served for eight
years.
In 1940 he was active in the formation
of the State Council of Carpenters and
was vice-president for 12 years. Since
1950 he has attended meetings regularly
and held some offices.
Dave Chadwell received honorable
mention for his activities in the labor
movement here in the Middle West. Dave
is financial-secretary of Local 253. He
has been a member of the Brotherhood
for 30 years.
UNITED FUNDS across the United States
are now holding their annual fund solici-
tations. Two of many union leader-mem-
bers of labor-management teams directing
a United Fund drive are shown above
discussing the Construction Industry Di-
vision of the United Community Cam-
paign of Tucson, Arizona. At right,
above, is the co-chairman of the Division
Bob McNeal, secretary-treasurer of the
Southeastern Arizona District Council of
Carpenters. Conferring with Bob at the
site of the new University of Arizona
Medical School are, left to right, Charles
Featherston, District Representative of
Operating Engineers Local 428 and Tom
Roof, Jr., of Defco Construction Com-
pany and C. L Division co-chairman.
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The Name-The-Carpenter Winner
Here we go . . . we're going to
make one guy happy and 1,762
other people sore!
Yes, we had a total of 1.763
entries in the "Name-the-Carpen-
ter" Contest. The judges went into
a deep purple trance, shuffled the
postcards innumerable times, had
six name-callings, two fist-fights
and three toss-"im-outs before they
came up with a winner.
After reaching one impasse, the
judges decided to go home, shower
and shave, before resuming their
deliberations. Would you believe
16 days in continuous session?
Well, would you believe most of
one afternoon?
There were 14 submissions of
"Chips" and variations on that
theme, such as "Mr. Chips",
"Chip Bord" and others.
Some contributors had a reason
behind their submissions; others
simply believed they had an un-
usual name. In the former category
were those who would name him
"Joe", (for Joseph the Carpenter),
"Noah" (a non-union shipbuilder),
"Peter" (for the McGuire who
founded the Brotherhood). "Samuel
Gompers" (who launched the or-
ganized U.S. labor movement),
"Hutch" (for you-know-who),
"Zaccheus", (who was little and
climbed a sycamore tree to see a
Carpenter), and "Chris", after The
Carpenter, Himself. There was
also another suggestion from a
young lady in Chicago who wanted
us to name the carpenter "Ted"
because her father is a carpenter,
his name is Ted. and he's "always
getting into things like yours does."
There were names such as:
Nick Nokker, Sliver McGee. John
Q. Nailbender, Teddy Tackwell,
Claude Hammer. Ham R. Wright,
Rip Sawyer, Rusty O'Nail (many
variations on "nail" and "plane"),
Les Noyes, Hap Hazard, I. Ken
Botchit, Brad Bender, Rigor Mor-
tis (deadly!). Chips R. Downe. Hi
Ho Sliver, Mortise Butt. Hugh
Murrus, Sawyer Bordup. Chisely
Thumbanger, O. Howie Works,
Fetch N. Carey, Happy Tooligan,
Cal Amity and a triple-pun, Ivan
Abel Hammar.
The judges finally decided on
O. Howie Works, and the person
submitting the winning name was
Eugene Winkler of Burbank, Cali-
fornia. A check for $25 goes out
to him this month.
Congratulations to Mr. Winkler
and better luck next time to the
1,762 others who tried but didn't
make it. When we name another
humor page character, we'll let all
of you know. But O. Howie Works
ought to be good for the next 60-75
years. After that, don't write us
. . . we'll write you!
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No Dry Cell?
The roof on the jail was faulty and,
during a rainstorm, water began to
drip into one of the cells. The con-
vict yelled: "hley, warden! Your pen is
leaking!"
H.APPY NEW 'lE.AR
To Prevent Embarassment
One of the unfilled public needs
today are adult book covers. People
could put them on to cover the titles
of today's best-sellers when they want
to read them in public places.
Half a Loaf . . .
The rich old Texas oilman an-
nounced to his friends that he was
planning to marry a 22-year-old girl.
They tried to talk him out of it. "Jake,
with you 82 and her 22, you know
she's going to find somebody more her
own age. You'll be paying all her
bills and she'll be only half yours and
half somebody else's!" "Well, you
may be right," replied the oilman,
"but I found out long ago that it's
better to have a half-interest in a
producing oilwell than full title to a
duster!"
BUY ONLY UNION TOOLS
Richly Ignorant
The newly-rich couple built a big
mansion and decided to impress their
new neighbors with a muslcale. The
husband, supposed to locate the tal-
ent, came home and told his wife:
"We're in luck ... I managed to
engage a great virtuoso." "Never
mind his morals," replied the wife,
"can he play the piano good?"
BE UNION— BUY LABEL
Playing it Cool
An old maid Is an elderly lady who
has always thought that young men
callers turn off the lights in order to
cool off the room.
— Given Sims, Blaine, Wash.
BE UNION — BUY LABEL
Shoot the Works
The nervous hunter, afraid that
someone might shoot him for a deer,
decided to climb a tree and wait for
a buck to come along. It didn't work.
Somebody shot him for a bear.
IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH
The Passing Fad
By the time most men learn to
behave themselves they're too old
to do otherwise.
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THE CARPENTER
THE CURIOUS HISTORY
OF LOCKS AND KEYS
BOON to Harry Houdini, bane to
burglars for over 4,000 years,
the lock has a history of one ingenious
innovation after another. The Old
Testament mentions locks, and so does
much ancient literature and mythology.
The oldest known lock was dis-
covered by Joseph Bonomi, an Italian,
who wrote of an ancient lock un-
earthed 20 miles from Nineveh. Be-
cause Nile Valley tomb frescoes have
pictured this style lock, it has become
known as the Egyptian type. The dis-
covery of the ancient lock and the
Egyptian wall painting indicate that
this kind of lock dates back at least
4,000 years. Surprisingly, it is similar
in principle to the modern pintumbler
cylinder lock developed in 1868 by
Linus Yale, Jr.
Egyptian locks were made of wood
and were fastened on a gate's ex-
terior. A large wooden key with wood-
en pegs, which resembled an over-
sized toothbrush, was used to activate
corresponding wooden pins or "tum-
blers" in the lock which kept the bolt
from moving. Lifting the key raised
the tumblers flush with the top of the
bolt, which was then free and could
be withdrawn from the staple, with
the key serving as a handle.
The history of locks shows that
man, in addition to his quest for secu-
rity, also has an innate desire for
beauty and ornamentation. One small
wooden lock from the Yale Lock Col-
Photo above shows ancient but effec-
tive handcuffs with large key that fit
into the wrist collar to unlock the
manacles.
Early colonial settlers in America used
this ingenious lock to warn of in-
truders. Small percussion caps inserted
in a hole in the lock would explode
with a loud noise when the door han-
dle was turned, warning those inside.
DECEMBER, 19 66
lection reflects the pomp and glory of
the ancient Persian Empire. This small
Egyptian-type lock, decorated with
pearl inlay, is said to have been used
by King Darius III of Persia, about
336 B.C., at Abydus.
Egyptian craftsmen were so skilled
as lockmakers that their work was in
great demand throughout all the an-
cient empires.
As late as 1192 A.D., and Egyptian-
type lock was put on the gate of the
The
Craftsman^s
Legacy
^
Materials We Work With
Holy Sepulchre of King Richard the
Lion-Hearted and the Crusaders. The
"Holy Sepulchre" lock, made from an
extremely hard, durable wood, which
withstood time and couldn't be pene-
trated by insects, was used constantly
for 600 years. Millions of prigrims to
Jerusalem knelt and kissed this lock,
and it became an object of veneration.
The lock was then removed and secret-
ly copied to give more strength and
protection. The original was hidden
by the Turkish government, which
did not wish to destroy it. and in
1908, it was given to James Creelman,
a noted American journalist, by the
governor of the province. The an-
cient wooden lock was carried by
him to America where it is now in the
famous Yale Lock Collection.
The ingenuity of the ancient Greeks
Priceless hand-written copies of the Holy
Bible were guarded by lock and key long
before the printing press made this pro-
tective device unnecessary.
made it possible, for the first time, to
lock or unlock a door from either side.
In fact, the Greeks developed the first
true keyhole. The Greek key was
shaped like a sickle. The curved end
slipped through the keyhole and en-
gaged the bolt on the inside of door,
which could then be removed to un-
lock the door. Greek locks were thus
able to make use of the Egyptian tum-
bler system, and were placed on the
inside of doors for added security.
But Greek keys were so heavy and
cumbersome they had to be carried
over the shoulder, and made traveling
long distances extremely inconvenient.
The keys and locks of the Romans
Medieval wooden lock used to guard gate
of the Holy Sepulchre of King Richard
the Lion-Hearted is now in the Yale Lock
Collection.
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were more elaborate than those ot
the Greeks, and they made increased
use of the "warded lock." Varoiis sized
and shaped ohstruetions were used to
stop a key whose "blade" had to be of
the proper shape to unlock a lock.
Since Roman togas had no pockets.
Roman ladies and gentlemen wore
their keys on their lingers in the
shape of "ring keys."
In the Middle Ages, locksmiths tried
to improve on the .security of the
warded lock, hut almost without ex-
ception, they failed to make any real
change in design. Instead, they de-
pended on involved devices to baffle
thieves.
One ingenious method made use of
a chest, which when opened, pre-
sented to the thief a shallow tray with
five small holes in the bottom. The
thief's first impulse was to shove his
fingers into the holes to remove the
tray to get to the treasures beneath.
But as soon as he did so. a steel trap
snapped on his fingers holding him
there until the owner came.
The design of locks became in-
creasingly complex and flamboyant
during the Middle Ages.
Early colonial settlers in America
displayed some of the ingenuity of
nicdie\al craftsmen with a brass gun
lock which might be one of the first
burglar alarms used in America. This
lock had a small gun built into its de-
sign. Percussion caps were inserted in
a hole in the lock, and when an in-
Irutler turned the doorknob, a mechan-
ism caused the percussion cap to ex-
plode with a loud noise.
The 19th-century locksmiths who
prided themselves on their fine work-
manship, brought forth many new de-
signs and patterns which they thought
would frustrate burglars. Each lock-
maker was so proud of his skill that
others in the profession were chal-
lenged to pick his lock if they could.
Many locks were quite effective, but
they were so complicated and expen-
sive that they were impractical for use
in the average home.
In the 1860"s, Linus Yale, Jr.,
patented a lock which reapplied the
ancient Egyptian tumbler principle.
Although the richest kings of anti-
quity could command the fine artisans
to create locks for them, the average
homeowner today carries with him a
key vastly smaller and more compact
than those of the Ancient Pharaohs.
This key provides him with security
that emperors would have envied.
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Hugh McRae, assistant secretary
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work habits of the young men even
before they become apprentices.
Contractors like Crane Construction
Company who insist that people prac-
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workers trained to do their jobs ef-
ficiently and safely make it possible
for the man who comes to work in the
morning to go home to his family in
good shape, with the knowledge that
comes with a day's work well done.
The joint Safety Committee of the
Chicago Building Trades Council and
the Builders Association of Chicago
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l^'IQanadian Report
Ontario Federation
Plans Union Centre
The Ontario Federation of Labor
is in process of planning a union cen-
tre in the Metro Toronto area which
will be the largest in Canada.
Plans for the project received an-
other boost when the 1966 conven-
tion of the Federation endorsed a rec-
ommendation from the executive offi-
cers that the plan be pursued.
The OFL convention last year gave
general approval to a resolution that
such a project be considered. This
year, at the Federation's convention
held in mid-November, the conven-
tion of over 800 delegates, approved
a specific proposal for a building to
cost around three million dollars and
to be situated in the fast-growing
suburban area of Don Mills.
The Executive's recommendations
were put to the convention by OFL
Secretary-Treasurer D. F. Hamilton
who is a member of the Carpenters'
Union.
The Federation has 1,800 affiliated
local unions, and represents almost
half a million trade union members in
the province of Ontario.
The structure as planned will have
eight floors with about 11,000 square
feet of space on each, plus meeting
rooms. The Federation has set up an
operating company, known tempo-
rarily as ONTFED, to raise the nec-
essary money and to see the project
through to completion.
Half a dozen major unions are al-
ready represented on the Board of
ONTFED which has OFL President
D. B. Archer as chairman. The Fed-
eration's secretary-treasurer is also
secretary-treasurer of the company.
A deal has been completed for the
two-and-a-half acre property and an
architectural perspective was shown
at the convention.
The Toronto and District Labor
Council has voted $100,000 for the
venture which will include a large
meeting hall for labor council and
other meetings.
More Picketing
Restrictions
In two provinces trade unionists
have been jailed for contempt of court
by violating court orders limiting
picketing.
In both provinces, British Columbia
and Ontario, the trade unionists were
in effect protesting the use of court
injunctions in labor disputes which
have, in these particular cases, placed
the weight of the law on the side of
management.
In British Columbia, the judge
found 22 trade union defendants
guilty and handed out sentences from
15 days to six months. C. P. "Paddy"
Neale, secretary, Vancouver and Dis-
trict Labor Council, got six months.
So did T. Clarke, vice-president of
IWA Local 217.
In Ontario, of 25 found guilty, 20
got fifteen days, the other five two
months.
Conventions of both the B. C. Fed-
eration and the Ontario Federation of
Labor heard the injustices of court in-
junctions in labor disputes roundly
condemned. The Ontario Federation
took a full page newspaper advertise-
ment in Kingston, the convention city,
to educate the public about injunc-
tions. The advertisement was headed
"Would You Go to Jail to Protect
Your Rights?— 25 Men Did." The
copy ended with a quotation from
Clarence Darrow, world - renowned
U.S. defense attorney and champion
of civil liberties. "As long as the
world shall last," he said, "there will
be wrongs, and if no man objected
and if no man rebelled, those wrongs
would last forever."
That's what the injunction fight is
all about — to right the wrongs of court
injunctions in labor disputes.
Like Charging
Driver in Advance
What has to be done to get the in-
junction legislation changed? It has
to be done both in parliament at Ot-
tawa and in the legislatures.
In parliament there must be an
amendment to the Criminal Code
which now puts very narrow limits in
its definition of legal picketing.
In the provinces the labor legisla-
tion must be amended at least to rule
out the use of ex parte (one-sided) in-
junctions, but Labor is out to have all
injunctions in labor disputes ruled out.
The argument is, and it is a strong
one, that if there is any violation on
the picket line of any legislation like
the Criminal Code, then the offenders
should be charged under the Criminal
Code — after the offense.
The injunctions at present prevent
or limit picketing in case anything un-
lawful might happen. It's like charg-
ing a driver in advance because he
might go through a red light.
Organizing View
Is Encouraging
At the beginning of this year union
membership in Canada reached an
alltime high of one and three-quarter
million, according to the federal de-
partment of labor. It has gone higher
since.
Most major unions showed mem-
bership increases.
Continued on Page 24
EXPO 67 RECEPIION— Architect Joseph B. Schwartz discusses the attributes of
one of the multi-million dollar pavilions planned for Montreal's Expo 67 with Monica
Campbell, one of the exposition's hostesses, at a reception held recently at Macy's de-
partment store in New York City. Guests at the reception represented nations sched-
uled to participate in Expo when it opens in April. To date, over 70 countries have
announced their participation.
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1 he uniiMi organizing picture is en-
eouraging on the whole. But the dim
note is that, even with the relatively
big boosts of recent years, total union
membership amounts to only 30.7 per
cent of the non-agricultural working
force, or only 24.5 per cent of the
labor force.
Blue collar workers are pretty well
organized, but the white collar field
is barely tapped.
Consumers Voco/
About Shopping
Consumers, mainly the housewives'
division, have been very vocal in Can-
ada about increasing prices. Various
consumer organizations have sprung
up, calling public meetings with vary-
ing degrees of success and organizing
boycotts and pickets of supermarkets.
In Canada the federal government
has set up a Royal Commission on
Consumer Credit which is giving pri-
ority to the prices issue. Supermarket
and food manufacturer executives
have been grilled by the committee
and forced to divulge information
about their costs and pricing and
profits which they would have pre-
ferred not to.
But not all is the fault of the manu-
facturers and distributors. The house-
wife has more money today, she wants
convenience in shopping and in food
products. She has shown no strong
aversion to trading stamps although
these add as much as two to three per-
cent to the prices she pays at the
supermarket.
Nevertheless the faults of modern
merchandising are numerous enough.
The Ontario Federation of Labor's
convention adopted a policy statement
on "Wages, Prices and the Consumer"
which analyzed the consumer problem
without arriving at hasty conclusions,
and then recommended a three-point
program:
1. A Consumer's Bill of Rights guar-
anteeing the right to be informed,
the right to safety, the right to
choose, the right to be heard.
2. A Prices Review Board to hold a
watching brief over price increases,
to make recommendations to the
government and to inform the pub-
lic.
3. Legislation to introduce a system
of more uniform weights and pack-
aging and to provide more safe-
guards against dishonest and ex-
travagant advertising.
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HOME STUDY COURSE
BLUEPRINT READING
UNIT VII
The questions in this Unit deal with the second floor and
the roof. Information for vour answers will be obtained
from various places on the plans and that portion of the
soecifications which deal with second floor and roof mate-
rials and methods of installation.
QUESTIONS
1. What is the size of the scuttle hole and where is
it located?
2. Are there any dropped ceilings on the second floor?
Where are they located?
3. How many and what length are the towel bars
in Bath #1?
4. Where is the telephone outlet on the second floor?
5. How many interior doors are on the second floor?
6. What provision is made for bridging?
7. What dimension lumber is used for the second level
floor joists?
8. What material is to be applied to the subfloor be-
fore finish floor is laid?
9. What dimension lumber is used for the second floor
ceiling joist?
10. What material is to be used on all second floor
ceilings?
11. What dimension lumber is used for framing the
roof?
12. What type of material is to be used for roof
sheathing?
13. Is any roof sheathing applied diagonally?
14. What dimension lumber is used for the ceiling joists
over the Garage?
15. What size is the top plate used on the masonry
wall of the Garage?
16. Is the ceiling of the Garage insulated?
17. What carries the ceiling joist on the outside edge
of the porch at the Library?
18. Is the Library Porch ceiling insulated?
19. What type finish is on the Library Porch ceiling?
20. What is the slope of the porch at the Library roof?
21. Do any of the bedrooms have ceiling lights?
22. Is this an equal or unequal pitch roof?
23. What is the length of the longest span? The short-
est span?
24. What does the double dotted line indicate in the
closet of the Guest Bedroom?
25. Is the lavatory in Bathroom #1 enclosed in a
cabinet?
26. What do the lines at the top edge of the drawers
indicate, as shown in the dressing room elevations, sheet
#3?
27. What kind of glass is used in door "G"?
28. Are there two linen storage cases? Why?
29. Where is the detail for the wood cornice in the
Library found?
30. What is the perimeter of the outside walls of the
second floor?
31. Are there any 4" x 4" columns used in the second
floor framing?
32. What material is to be used for treads, risers, and
exposed stringers for each of the stairs?
33. How are joints to be made between face stringers,
treads, and risers?
34. Is a railing required for the maid"s stair?
35. Assuming that the plan dimensions are correct,
what is the tread rise of the main stairs?
36. According to the specifications, what parts of the
main stairway are required to be birch?
37. What material is to be used to fabricate the base-
ment stairway and the maid's stairway?
38. What type stone is used for veneering the exterior
walls of the first floor?
39. How many and what size down spouts are shown?
40. What type of gutter is used?
41. How shall masonry work be cleaned?
42. Where and how shall the caulking be done?
43. How much clearance is required for the interior
doors?
44. On the exterior doors that require glass, where
shall the loose moulding be placed?
45. What diameter are the clothes poles?
46. What are the requirements for wood flooring on
the second floor?
47. Which doorways require carpet strips?
48. Where is hard wood flooring used on the second
floor?
49. How shall all woodwork be prepared for painting?
50. What requirement is specified for the top, bottom,
and edges of all doors?
Answers to Quesrions are on Page 35
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By FRED GOETZ
Readers may wrile lo Fred Gael:, at Box 50S, Porlland. Oregon 97207.
■ Angry Bear
There is nothing so vicious and per-
sistent as an angry bear, be it black.
brown, Kodiak. grizzly or polar. On
the heels of recent column item about
Fred Seaford of Redding. California and
the 500-pound black bear that almost
done him in. in the wilds of northern
California, we hear of another unpro-
voked, bear attack from Pierce, Idaho.
Sleeping peacefully in his two-wheeled
trailer, parked just off a narrow road near
this north central Idaho community, was
19-year-old Jeff Rode of Lewiston. He
was rudely awakened from his slumbers
as the trailer was shaken violently, then
he was tipped — almost into the out-
stretched embrace of a 350-pound black
bear.
Jeff, a small, agile man; 5 foot. 6 inches,
slipped around the enraged beast, then
sprinted for the car where his rifle was
cached — the bear in mad pursuit. Fortu-
nately, he got there ahead of the bear;
plunged inside the car; locked the door
and breathed a sigh of relief — but not
for long. Obviously infuriated in failing
to get at the hunter, the bear climbed onto
the car; stomped up and down on the
hood, tearing off the radio aerial in the
process. Then it jumped to the ground
alongside the car and landed a right
hook which shattered the windshield. In-
stantly, Jeff poked his rifle's muzzle
through the hole in the glass and dis-
patched the animal with a head shot.
When the smoke had cleared, the
hunter reviewed' the aftermath: The dead
bear, a badly-crunched car hood, a
broken window — and a prolonged ringing
in his head from the concussion of the
rifle fired inside the car.
■ Winter Jigging
It's a hardy breed of angler that braves
cold wintry blasts for a "go" at fishing
through the winter ice. Definitely in the
category is Wayne E. Duerr of Clay,
N."V., a member of Local 12, Syracuse.
(Wayne's dad, age 73, is also a member
of Local 12.)
Here's a snapshot that demonstrates
the point. Wayne's two angling partners,
Alfred and Sam Hanyon, his son Scott,
age 10, and daughter Robin, age 8. As
you can see by the cluttered foreground,
the pickings were plentiful. Wayne says
they caught a washtub full of perch that
day on small silver lures, via the jigging
method. They ranged from 9Vi to 14
inches and all were taken in a 4-hour
fishing period from Sandy's Pond, situated
off Lake Ontario.
Scott, Robin Duerr; Alfred, Sam Hanyon.
■ Surprised Lynx
Glen Viker of Regina, Sask., Canada,
a member of Local 1867, recalls a "then
confusing, now amusing" situation that
took place on his last hunt iunket. Seems
like Glen and partner Buck were slyly
crawling through a willow-dotted slough,
easing up on a few ducks when they al-
most touched noses with a giant lynx.
Buck fired instantly when he spotted
the animal and missed. It ran off through
the bush and Glen brought it down with
a second shot at about 75 yards. The
Viker and surprised lynx.
cat stretched 5 ft., 10 in. from the tips
of its ears to its hind feet, and was
downed with a 12-gauge Stevens shot-
gun. Here's a pic of Glen with the
critter. All this took place in the Qu'ppelle
Valley, northwest of Regina.
■ Deep Hooking
According to recent information from
Joe Bates Jr., outdoor scribe, a recent
study revealed that treble hooks caused
no more fatalities than single hooks.
"Reason," says Joe, "is that fish don't
take 'em down so deep."
■ Home-Grcwn Trout
An outstanding example of rainbow
trout growth in farm ponds is exemplified
in a letter from F. L. James of Sagle.
Idaho. Bill says they have taken three
year olds from the pond, some of them
measuring over 18 inches from nose to
tail. Some weighed three pounds, two
ounces, excellent size and weight for that
age of rainbow trout by any standards.
■ Top Pickerel
Bill Newburgh, son of William New-
burgh Sr. of Welland. Ontario, topped
his dad in the "yellow pickerel division"
this past summer. Fishing the waters out
of Lindsay, he nipped a SVi pounder on
a yellow sally fly.
Musky Catch
Chalk up a lunker musky, a 35-
pounder from the Detroit River, for
Thomas Lajoie of Windsor, Ontario, and
a 22-lb. specimen for son, Stanley.
■ Sturgeon Wait
Archie Baker of 2611 Beaconsfield,
Detroit, says he waited a long time be-
fore he finally caught the "big one."
Just rounding 85 years of age, he recalls
the day he nipped a sturgeon from St.
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Clair Lake that measured 55 inches down
the back. Archie didn't say how old he
was when he caught it.
■ Virginia Deer
A rare buck, leastwise in this part of
the land, was downed by Gene Christen-
sen of 808 Sligo Avenue, Silver Spring,
Md., a member of Local 1126. Here's a
pic of Gene with a trophy-head mount
from the Japanese Sika deer he shot on
Assateague Island, Assateague, Virginia.
It dressed out at 87 pounds. The kill took
place while Gene was on a hunting
junket to the island, sponsored by the
New Canton Hunt Club at New Canton,
Virginia.
Christensen and Trophy.
We also hear that Brother Christensen
put a turkey on the table last Christmas,
a wild gobbler, shot out of the Silver
Spring area on Christmas eve.
■ Earn A Pair
Union members — and the members of
their family — can earn a pair of the
illustrated fishing lures by sending in a
clear snapshot of a fishing or hunting
scene. Send it to: Fred Goetz. Dept.
OMLW, Box 508, Portland, Oregon.
97207. Please mention your local num-
ber. Of course, retired members are
eligible.
■ Reminder
Treat every gun with the respect due
a loaded gun. Never point it at anything
you do not want to shoot.
Never climb a tree or a fence with a
loaded gun. And do not shoot at a flat
hard surface or at the surface of water.
Be sure your gun is unloaded when not
in use and stored apart from ammuni-
tion. Remember, both gun and ammuni-
tion should always be kept beyond the
reach of children.
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Michigan State
Apprenticeship
Contest Held
In Detroit
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1 Winners and some of the of-
ficials at the Michigan State Car-
pentry Apprenticeship Contest held
recently in Detroit, Michigan.
First row (1. to r.): Stuart Proctor,
Allan Vander Graff, Walter
Dahnis, James Kallenard and
Chris Magnusson. Second row (1.
to r.): Lee Knitter, Robert Galhip,
Charles Lautner and Leo Gable.
Third row (1. to r.): Roy Beal,
Gerald Jouppi, Frank Scott and
Leonard B. Zimmerman. Fourth
row (1. to r.): Anthony Ochocki,
secretary, Detroit Apprenticeship
Committee, John Steele, Frank
Anderson.
2 Judges inspect contest project.
From the left are John Steele,
president, SW Michigan Carpen-
ters' Distrtict Council; Tvler Jen-
kins, Flint Contractors Association;
and William Smith, A.I.A., Detroit
Edison Company.
3 Intricate model of a spiral
staircase receives a critical ap-
praisal from Raymond Fair (left),
president, Detroit District Council
of Carpenters and Ray Cooks, Ap-
prenticeship Coordinator.
4 Contestants in the Contest pose
for a group photo prior to the be-
ginning of competition.
5 Section of Detroits' Westland
Shopping Center was roped off as
the contest area. Shoppers drawn
by the smell of wood and the sym-
phony of hammer and saw stopped
to watch the apprentices apply
their newly learned skills.
6 Contestants in the Florida State
Council of Carpenters annual ap-
prenticeship contest enjoy a final
moment of relaxation before the
1966 contest begins. Kneeling are
Russel Wright (left) apprenticeship
representative and Kenneth Pitt-
man of the Florida State Depart-
ment of Apprenticeship. Standing
(I. to r.): Gordon Fleming, Roy
Suitter, Larry Steggerda, Thomas
Rowe, Claude Clounch, George
Heine and James McCullan.
7 Handsome trophies awarded at
the annual contest are displayed
above. From the left are Leo
Gable, James McCullan, Louis
Fath, and J. L. Rhodes.
8 Apprentice Ray Suitter makes
a critical measurement as the con-
test gets underway.
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THE CARPENTER
Sunshine State
Carpenters
Hold Annual
Contest In Miami
9 Kenneth PiHman (left) of the
Florida State Department of Labor
presents trophy to second place
winner Claude Clounch.
10 George Heine appears intent
as he makes a hairline cut.
11 .Tames McCullan talies a read-
ing on his steel framing square as
he double checks a cut.
12 Heavily burdened with the
winners trophy and the perpehial
award trophy on which his name
will be placed is James McCullan
(center). Flanking the first place
award winner are Claude Clounch,
second place (right) and Thomas
Rowe, third place.
II
DECEMBER, 1966
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UNION NEWS
Southern Plywood Organizing
Drive Shows Continued Success
PIANO TRIO
Starting to unload the lirst Georgia-Pacific
pine plywood from the company's new
mill in Louisville, Mississippi.
WASHINGTON. D.C.— Indications
are that the current Brotherhood or-
ganizing program in the rapidly-ex-
panding Southern plywood industry is
meeting with continued success.
To date, the workers at nine mills
have been organized and negotiations
with management are underway. Our
new Local 3181 at Louisville, Missis-
sippi, won bargaining rights recently
and held its first meeting with Georgia-
Pacific at the end of November.
Workers at one of the South's largest
pine plywood plants recently joined the
Brotherhood. They are employed at
the U.S. Plywood plant at Holden,
Louisiana.
The average plant employs approxi-
mately 300 workers, and welcome the
new members of the Brotherhood em-
ployed in this thriving industry.
Plywood from the new Georgia-
Pacific mill at Louisville, Miss., has
met the American Plywood Associa-
tion's quality standards and bears the
familiar DFPA grademark. It is used
interchangeably with fir and other top-
rated plywoods, according to the manu-
facturer.
The Louisville mill, which has a 90-
million square foot (% inch basis) an-
nual rated capacity, is the filth G-P
Southern pine plywood operation.
Three additional G-P Southern pine
plywood mills are to start production in
the coming months.
Portland Unions
Open Labor Center
PORTLAND, ORE.— Carpenter local
unions of Portland and vicinity joined
with other AFL-CIO affiliates. October 9,
in dedicating the new Portland Labor
Center and Union Manor retirement
apartment project — a two-fold building
and construction trades achievement in
the Pacific Coast city. Among the board
members and officers of the Portland Co-
operative Labor Temple Assn. is George
Hann, a former officer of Carpenters'
Local 226.
Cities yyith their suhurhs. airports, and
shopping centers are gobbling land at a
rate of about a million acres a year, the
National Geographic Society reports.
KANSAS CITY. MO.— Three delegates
to the 30th General Convention of the
Brotherhood at Kansas City in September
couldn't resist gathering at the piano be-
side the stage for a brief but enjoyable
sbngfest. They included Marvin Taylor
of Local 387, Columbus, Miss.; Noah
Penningston, Local 103, Birmingham,
Ala.; and Howard Gray of Local 74,
Chattanooga, Tenn. Their get-together
occurred during the noon break, before
the gavel sounded for the afternoon ses-
sion.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRANTS AT LAKELAND HOME
AI'RIL HONOKEliS— (Left to right): Louis Otten, L.L. 5, St. Louis. Mo.; John
Gauthier, L.U. 10, Chicago, Illinois; August Spei, L.U. 105, Cleveland, Ohio; Erik
Timber, L.U. 454. Philadelphia, Pa.; William J. Shields, L.U. 1, Chicago, Illinois;
Carl Anderson, L.U. 1665, Alexandria. Va.; John R. Kerr, L.U. 1991, Bedford, Ohio;
Peter Sundherg, L.U. 1, Chicago, Illinois; William Johannsen, L.U. 377, Alton,
Illinois; Joseph Loranger, L.U. 1610. Lowell, Mass.; Patrick J. Garrity, L.U. 1,
Chicago, Illinois; Cari Nelson, L.U. 58, Chicago, Illinois; M. B. Conne, L.U. 198,
Dallas, Texas; Olaf Sundquist, L.U. 107, Worchester, Mass.; Lynn Moran. L.U. 183,
Peoria, Illinois; Abraham Vroegindewey, L.U. 1449, Lansing, Michigan. Not present:
Thomas Packs, L.U. 8, Philadelphia, Pa. In hospital: Andrew C. Clauson, L.U. 331,
Norfolk, Va.; Frank J. Guenther, L.U. 359, Philadelphia, Pa.; Carl Held, L.U. 242,
Chicago, Illinois; Charies H. McNeill, L.U. 488, New York, N. Y.; John Solomon,
L.U. 53, White Plains, N. Y.
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THE CARPENTER
Essex Co. Apprentice Graduates Honored
NEWARK, N. J. — The Essex County & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters and
Millwrights celebrated the graduation of this year's apprentice class with a dinner
and presentation of diplomas to the new journeymen. Each graduate also received
a saw.
Participation in the ceremonies included: Seated, left to right: William F. Purcell,
business representative, District Council; Joseph Polimeni, secretary-treasurer, Dis-
trict Council; James A. Flaherty, business representative. District Council and chair-
man of the apprentice board; Raleigh Rajoppi, General Executive Board member of
the Second District and President of the New Jersey State Council of Carpenters;
Fred Farina, business representative. District Council, and secretary of the apprentice
board; Joseph A. Lynch, president of the District Council.
Standing, left to right: Edward Redmond, Delegate to District Council, and Ap-
prentice Bd. member; Robert Granberg, Delegate to District Council, and Apprentice
Bd. member; Michael Potuto, Delegate to District Council, and Apprentice Bd. mem-
ber; Michael Boscaino, Apprentice school instructor; John Velella, Delegate to Dis-
trict Council, and Apprentice Bd. member; Gerald Gesior, Graduate; Fred Andalora,
Jr., Graduate; Anthony Cirlincione, Graduate; Richard D. Skiermont, Graduate; Bruce
C. Preston, Graduate; John Ihnat, Graduate; Chester Kosinski, Jr., Graduate; Gerald
Domenick, Graduate; Charles Sedlak, Graduate; Anthony Ferraro, Graduate; Rodger
Thieme, Graduate; Gerald Padula, Representing Contractors Association; Donald
McDougall, Graduate; Albert Robinson, Delegate to District Council, and Apprentice
Bd. member.
Unable to attend was Graduate John Bomensatt.
75- Yr. Member Dies
At Pittsburgh, Pa.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — On August 3,
1966, A. B. Van Vlack, a 75-year mem-
ber of the Brotherhood passed away.
This simple
statement marks
the demise of one
of our most re-
spected members
and the passing of
an era. It is hard
to conceive that
any member in the
future will achieve
the longevity rec-
ord of "A. B."
Brother Van Vlack
was born in West
Virginia on April 26, 1878 and joined
Carpenters Local Union 142 at the age
of 13 on May 22, 1891. "A. B." remarked
that, at the time he joined, the rate was
$2.00 a day but that carpenters were in
demand and the contractors were paying
$2.75 a day. "A. B." met Peter J. Mc-
Guire. the General Secretary of the
United Brotherhood and the Father of
Labor Day, when he visited the Pittsburgh
area organizing locals in the area.
Brother Van Vlack was a thoroughly
skilled carpenter, foreman, and superin-
tendent and was well known as an ex-
ceptionally skilled joiner.
DECEMBER, 1966
Van Vlack
Brother Van Vlack was recently hon-
ored with a testimonial dinner and the
presentation of a watch by fellow mem-
mers of Local Union 142.
Brother Van Vlack was a complete
citizen. He was active in community af-
fairs in West View where he helped to
organize the Volunteer Fire Department.
In this community he was a member of
Council and served four years as Coun-
cil President.
Union Member's Lawyer
Continued from Page 13
adequate legal services to the public.
For this reason, we invite the com-
ments, ideas, and assistance of labor
leaders who, because of their know-
ledge of the needs and desires of
union members, are in a unique posi-
tion to contribute to the development
of legal service programs that will be
of significant benefit to their mem-
bers. The Committee may be reached
at the following address:
Standing Committee on Lawyer
Referral Service
American Bar Association
1155 East 60th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Honors Veteran Member
KALISPELL, MONT.— The members of
Local 797 Auxiliary recently honored
A. E. Mercer, a member of Local 797
for 65 years, and his wife when several
of the Auxiliary members visited the
couple and presented them with a pot
of flowers. Brother Mercer, who will be
89 years old this January, is shown with
his dog which accompanies him on his
daily walks. Mercer attributes his lon-
gevity to "no smoking, no drinking and
outdoor life."
In the Carpenter Shop
(With the Christmas season approach-
ing \vc thought i( might be appropriate
to ofl'er this inspirational little poem tliat
was passed along to us by Kenneth
Wade, business agent of Local 340,
Hagcrstown, Md.)
/ wisli I hiul hccn His (ii>i>rciilicc.
To see Him eculi morning at seven.
As he tossed His gray tunic alyoiit Him,
The Master of earth and of heaven:
When He lifted the lid of His work chest
And opened His carpenter's kit.
And looked at His chisels and angers,
And look the bright tools out of it;
When He gazed at the rising sun tinting
The dew on the opening flowers.
And He smiled at the thought of His
Father
Whose love floods this fair world of
ours;
When He fastened the apron about Him.
And put on His workingmaii's cap.
Ami grasped the smooth haft of His
liammer
To give the bent woodwork a tap.
Saying, "Lad let iis finish this ox yoke.
The farmer must fiiush his crop."
Oh, I wisli I hod been His apprentice
And worked in the Nazareth sliop.
— Author Unknown
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put the blade and tongue of your square hard against both nails, slip a
pencil into the inside angle of the square, and move the square around
until 360 degrees of circle are completed. Repeat it on the other side, and
you've got your circle. It's a little extra work, but it's better than the bot-
tom of a Coke bottle for an eight-inch circle.
32
THE CARPENTER
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1966 PIN PARTV
25 YRS. 50 YRS. 60 YRS.
First Row, seated: Woodrow Yarbrougli, W. D. Sceales, J. M. Prjor, \\. G. Presley, W. R. Poindexter, O. V. Palmer, G. A.
McNearney, H. O. Lackey, R. R. McKinley, A. O. Wright, J. R. Watkins, W. F. Sclierfenberge.
First Row, standing: W. H. Smith, D. C. Sceales. B. J. Rother, J. D. Carroll, L. L. Chelf, J. F. Clark, Raymond Copeland,
Jim Dyas, H. M. Crews, Henry Friesen, F. W. Everidge, J. C. Glenn, W. A. Cannon, E. W. Carroll.
Second Row, standing: Jesse Scott, F. W. Lytle, R. C. Adams, Monroe Amos, Ira Arganbright, Robert Armster, James E.
Bennett, O. H. Borden. C. C. Brewer, W. C. Broce, C. W. Brown, Brock Campbell.
Third Row, standing: K. E. Hall, Fred Hassman, B. K. Heflin, A. E. Jones, G. J. Jordan, Johnnie Jordan, Arley L. Lane,
Eugene Lanquist, A. L. Lotz.
Fourth Row, standing: H. Starbuck, C. Starbuck, W. L. Traylor, W. V. Murdock, Jean Ollivier, James L. Stewart, James A.
Wiggins, Steve Ward, Ernest Wiswell.
90 Members Presented Pins at Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.— On Oc-
tober 8, 1966. Carpenters Local 743
held a membership pin presentation
ceremony honoring 90 members with 25
years of membership. There was 55 mem-
bers present to receive their pins. One
member had 60 years of membership and
four others present had over 50 years
of membership. Two members with over
50 years of membership were unable to
attend.
More than 300 people enjoyed the din-
ner and entertainment.
The pictures on this page show cere-
mony participants. Those eligible but not
in attendance included: P. B. Buller, Wil-
lis Collins, K. L. Corbett, Lawrence H.
Crouch, Elbert Daniels. A. T. Edwards,
E. A. Edwards, John Edward, C. T.
Ellsaesser, John Gillham. J. A. Coins, Jr.,
E. E. Harris, Warren Harris. Harold Hig-
gins. Homer W. House, Homer J. How-
ard, B. J. Iden, Elmer Kindred. Kenneth
Knauber, Emery Mahorney, Floyd Mc-
Cloud. N. S. Moss. E. E. Petty, T. M.
Phillips, W. F. Phillips. E. R. Pugh. H. E.
Self, W. B. Sephus, Leland St. Dennis,
Paul Tague, Geo. Uhler, H. W. Wharton,
Oscar Wiedmann. E. N. Wiser.
COLD WEATHER FACT
In winter an improperly dressed per-
son will feel about as much pain at plus
40 degrees as at 40 degrees below zero.
The nerves that register loss-of-heat pain A. II. Ilieiicr, 57 jtars membership; L. C. Dunn 56 years membership; J. M. Dupes,
are like fire-alarm bells that ring just as 60 years membership; C. C. Sherwood, 50 years membership; Jack Stewart, 53 years
loudly for a small blaze as a large one, membership. Those unable to attend included R. W. Nelson, 52 years, and E. S.
the National Geographic says. Tolle, 55 years.
G. A. McNearney, with 25 years mem-
bership and 22 years as treasurer of Local
743, and Jim Skelton, retired Los An-
geles District Council.
Charles Nichols, General Executive
Board Member, Eighth District, right,
presenting J. M. Dupes a 60-year mem-
bership pin.
DECEMBER, 1966
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Aii!i>vcr!i to Qiieslions uii Page 25
1. The sciilllc hole is 2'-6" square
and is located in the ceiling of the storage
room. (Second Floor Plan. Sheet #3.)
2. Yes. Over the bathtubs in Balh
#1 and the Guest Bath. (Second Floor
Plan. Sheet #3.)
.^. There are three towel bars in Bath
#1. They are 36" on the South wall. .30"
on the East wall and 1 8" in the North
wall. (Bath #1 Elevations. Sheet #3.)
4. The telephone outlet on the second
floor is located in the Master's Bedroom
on the East wall. (Second Floor Plan.
Sheet #3.)
5. There are ten interior doors used
on the second floor. (Second Floor Plan.
Sheet #3.)
6. Use solid bridging at center of
bearing partitions. Use 1" x 3" cross
bridging where spans are over 8'-0" and
where indicated on the blueprint. (Speci-
fications. CARPENTRY ,^ND MILL-
WORK. Rough Carpentry. Paragraph 3.)
7. The second level floor joists shall
be 2" X 12" spaced 16" on center. The
direction that these joists run is indicated
on the plan by the notation:
2" X 12"— 16" o.c.
joist over
(First Floor Plan. Sheet #2; Section
Through Bay. Sheet #3; Typical Wall
Section, Sheet #6.)
8. Building paper to be laid over sub-
floor and strip with 1" x 2" strips 12"
on center. None required on first floor.
(Specifications. CARPENTRY AND
MILLWORK. Rough Carpentry. Para-
graph 7.)
9. The second floor ceiling joists are
2" X 8" and 2" x 10" spaced 16" on
center. (Second Floor Plan. Sheet #3.)
10. All ceilings on the second floor
shall be plastered. (Room Finish Sched-
ule. Sheet #4.)
11. 2" X 8" spaced 16" on center.
(Typical Wall Section. Sheet #6.)
12. %" yellow pine sheathing is used
for roof. (Typical Wall Section. Sheet
#6: Specifications. CARPENTRY .A.ND
MILLWORK. Materials. Paragraph 1.1
13. No roof sheathing is laid diago-
nally. (Specifications, CARPENTRY
AND MILLWORK. Rough Carpentry,
Paragraph 6.)
14. The ceiling joist over the Garage
shall be 2" x 10" spaced 16" on center.
(First Floor Plan. Sheet #2.)
15. 2" X 8" plate with Vi" dia. an-
chors 2'-6" on center. (Section Through
Garage Door, Sheet #3.)
16. Yes, rockwool bats are used to in-
sulate the garage ceiling. (Section Through
Garage Door, Sheet #3.)
17. 2Va" X 2^4" X Vi" angle iron,
bolted to 2 pes. of 2" x 6" every 2'-8"
carries the ceiling joist of the porch.
(Section Through Porch at Library. Sheet
#3.)
18. ^'es. the library porch ceiling is
insulated with balsum wool insulation.
(Section Throimh Porch at I.ihrarv. Sheet
#3.)
ly. The wood ceiling shall be 1" x 4"
T & G material .with Hush joints. (Sec-
tion Through Porch at Library. Sheet
.■4i-3: Specifications. CARPENTRY AND
MILLWtJRK. Exterior Trim. Paragraph
1.)
20. '.4" to r-0" (Second Floor Plan
and Roof Plan, Sheet #3.)
21. Yes. Maid's Bedroom has a ceiling
light, as indicated on the drawings. (Sec-
ond Floor Plan. Sheet #3.)
22. This is an equal pitch roof. (Ele-
vations. Sheets #4 and #5.1
23. The length of the longest span
(over the garagel is 24'-2", The length
of the shortest span (over the guest bed-
room) is 17'-9!'i". (Second Floor Plan.
Sheet #3.1
24. The double dotted line indicates
the clothes pole in the closet. (Second
Floor Plan. Sheet #3.1
25. No. (Bathroom Elevations. Sheet
#3.1
26. These lines represent the drawer
size and drawer pull.
27. This glass will be double strength
Grade A. (Specifications. GLASS AND
GLAZING. Materials.1
28. No. There is only one linen storage
case. Only one is specified on the second
floor plan, sheet #3. Others are desig-
nated as storage cabinets.
29. This wood cornice detail is found
in the Section through the porch at
Library. Sheet .#3.
30. The perimeter of the second floor
is 207'-l 1".
31. Yes. In the S.W. corner of Maid's
Bedroom. (Second Floor Plan: Sheet #3).
32. Birch (Specifications. CARPEN-
TRY AND MILLWORK. Materials,
paragraph 3. and Stairs. Paragraph 1.1
33. Risers shall be tongued and grooved
to treads and secured with glue blocks.
Treads and risers to be set into wall
stringer are wedged and glued. Joints of
riser and open faced stringers shall be
dovetailed and mitered. (Specifications.
CARPENTRY AND MILLWORK.
Stairs. Paragraph 1)
34. Yes. (Specifications. CARPENTRY
AND MILLWORK. Stairs, Paragraph 2.1
35. 7 13/32" is the tread rise of the
main stairway. 9' - 9'/i" height divided
by 16 risers equal 7 13/32" tread rise.
36. All treads, risers, handrails, and all
finishing wood above the basement shall
be clear select birch. (Specifications,
CARPENTRY AND MILLWORK. Ma-
terials. Paragraph 3.)
37. Grade A Ponderosa Pine, yellow
pine, and select birch. (Specifications.
CARPENTRY AND MILLWORK, Ma-
terials, Paragraph 1 and 4.)
38. Lannon Stone (.All Elevations.
Sheets #4 and #5: Specifications. MA-
SONRY. Materials, Lannon Stone I
39. There arc I 1 four inch down
spouts shown. (Roof Plan. Sheet #3.)
40. Gutters shall be formed as shown
with double bottoms pitched to drains.
Moulded hanging type shall be formed to
contours as detailed with adequate Hal
tics at top: extend apron not less than 6"
up roof. (Specifications. ROOFING AND
SHEET METAL. Sheet Metal Para-
graph 4.)
41. Stone shall be cleaned with stiff
fibre brushes and an approved abrasive
soap and/or washing powder and water;
no wire brushes and acid will he per-
mitted. (Specifications, MASONRY,
Cleaning.)
42. Caulking at doors, windows, joints
between wood and masonry, as shown
or required, and applied with pressure
gun. (Specifications, CARPENTRY AND
MILLWORK, Caulking.)
43. 1/16" clearance at top and sides
and V-i" at bottom above face of carpet
or threshold. Specifications, CARPEN-
TRY AND MILLWORK, Interior Doors,
Paragraph 3.)
44. All moulding shall be run on the
solid except inside moulding at glass.
(Specifications. CARPENTRY AND
MILLWORK. Exterior Doors and
Frames, Paragraph 2.)
45. Closets and cases as shown to have
Wa" diameter oak poles with metal sup-
ports. Specifications. CARPENTRY
AND MILLWORK. Interior Finish.
Paragraph 2.1
46. 25/32" x 2Va" T & G. select while
oak, straight sawn secured with 8d steel
cut casing nails to wood strips. All end
joints to be T & G and to be well soaced.
Provide building paper over strips. Floors
shall be machine and hand scraped to a
satisfactory finish and covered with red
resin paper with taped joints. (Specifi-
cations. CARPENTRY AND MILL-
WORK, Wood Flooring. Paragraph 1.1
47. At doorways, between carpet and
rubber tile, provide a brass carpet strip
as directed bv the Architects. (Spjcifica-
tions, CARPENTRY AND MILLWORK,
Carpet Strip, Paragraph 1.)
48. Everywhere except Bathrooms
(Room Finish Schedule. Sheet #2.)
49. Woodwork shall have all nails
holes and slight defects carefully filled
with colored putty, including all siding
All knot holes, pitch pockets or sappy
portions for painted surfaces shall be
sealed with shellac. All raised grain or
other rough surfaces shall be sanded
smooth. All raw surfaces of previously
primed surfaces shall be touched-up
with primer. (Specifications. PAINTING
.AND DECORATING. Preparation of
Surfaces. Woodwork.)
50. The top. bottom, and edges of all
doors shall be finished as specified for
adjoining surfaces. (Specifications.
PAINTING AND DECORATING,
Workmanship, Paragraph 4.)
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Magic Realm of Toys
Continued from Page 4
on grazing and grass farms, where a
part of almost every day and a great
part of every year can be spared
from the business of the farm and
employed in some mechanical handi-
craft or manufacturing business."
Of course, not all of the manufac-
turing was done on farms. Many
small businesses were started in the
colonies — foreshadowing the shift
from artisan to factory products that
would come in the Nineteenth Cen-
tury.
Just at the beginnning of toy
manufacturing in America, the War
of 1812 created restrictions not only
on the new industry, but on other
factions of business as well. The
only manufactured toys enjoyed by
children during this period were
certainly imported. However, an in-
teresting item at this time appeared
in a New York newspaper where
toys were advertised for Christmas
— and the mention of Christmas as
a time for giving presents. (At an
earlier time, it was legally forbidden
to even celebrate Christmas in parts
of the colonies!)
Following the War of 1812, there
was a great patriotic desire for
American-made goods, and the
material life of the country greatly
changed with the advent of the
steamship, the cotton gin, the tele-
graph and many other industrial,
scientific and medical discoveries
which we take for granted today.
Children asked for and got toys that
were realistic copies of the originals.
Toy coal hoppers, locomotives and
many other replicas of the adult
world appeared as a part of the
abundant life which finally snuffed
out most of the old Puritan spirit.
During the first half of the Nine-
teenth Century an increasing number
of wares was produced in America,
for a number of years by both arti-
san-craftsmen and the new factories
and mills struggling side by side.
Efforts were continued to combine
the best features of handcrafted
work with the production and dis-
tribution of the new factory system.
From this effort evolved possibly the
earliest toy manufacturing business
— that is, a business to produce toys
alone, rather than just as a side item
of another organization. The Tower
Shop (later to become the Tower
Toy Co., of South Hingham, Mass..)
was started by Wiliam S. Tower, a
carpenter who made toys. Since
some of his friends also made toys
in their spare time, and having pro-
duced more than they could sell, Mr.
Tower had the brilliant idea of or-
ganizing them into a toy guild. The
Tower Guild started informally
probably in the late 1830s. and,
while undoubtedly some of its mem-
bers came and left as the years went
by, at least four were still in business
as guild members as late as I860,
and the firm continued to produce
toys through the rest of the Nine-
teenth and well into the Twentieth
Century. During the Nineteenth
Century almost every New England,
New York and New Jersey town had
its toymakers. Plenty of wood meant
plenty of material for the making
of toys. Then during the 1830s and
1840s other materials became avail-
able. Tinsmiths created toy pails,
teapots, pencil boxes, toy drums,
locomotives, toy animals on wheeled
platforms and the toy tin soldiers
which, despite the lure of the Atomic
age have never lost a bit of their
popularity to be played with or col-
lected by boys and grownups. Ivory
came into use for making billiard
and bagatelle balls, checkers, dom-
inos, backgammon and dice boxes,
teething rings and whistles. Follow-
Continued on Page 36
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iiig Charles Goodyear's perfcctidii
of his vulcanizing process, in 1839,
there was a great fad for rubber toys.
Iron toys became popular after the
middle of the lyth century; it came
into use for sadirons, toy garden
tools, Iron wheels for wagons, toy
pistols, caps, slates and skates. One
man. a jeweler by trade, Matthias
W. Baldwin, was responsible for the
first toy train. Having made a small
steam locomotive for a friend, who
put it on display at his museum,
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ness.
Although we all may feel a little
overwhelmed by the commercialism
of this season of the year, do not
think that we, in the Twentieth Cen-
tury, invented the "Christmas rush."
Puritans may have banned the cele-
bration of Christmas, but, as already
noted, most of the old customs and
taboos were dying out. Already in
the Nineteenth Century manufac-
turers and retailers worried about
the seasonal supply and demand
just as they do today. And, almost
as soon as Christmas was eslablishctl
as a gift-giving holiday, Ihere was
a Christmas "rush."
Few of the toys made for the chil-
dren of the early colonists survived
their time. They were made to be
played with — and they were played
with hard. Not many arc to be
found in the museums of today.
However, there are a sprinkling of
them, as well as many preserved
from later periods, including many
of the dolls and toys of the organized
craftsmen, which have been handed
down from generation to generation
to finally rest in the many museums
across the country.
This year, as the more than 50
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preserved long enough to hand down
to the next generation — or the next?
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"peace gifts" to the other planets?
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Kielar, John
L.U. NO. 2114,
NAPA, CALIF.
Solomon, George
L.U, NO. 2151.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Astroni. Philip
L.U. NO. 2163,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Catherall, Edward
Groesbeck. Edward
McHale. Patrick
Nass, Carl
Robinson, Thomas
Roper, Thomas J.
Shaw. William
Thorborn. Robert
Whelan. William A.
Wilson, John
L.U. NO. 2164,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Pratt. Herbert G.
L.U. NO. 2258,
HOUMA, LA.
LeBeouf, Walter
L.U. NO. 2288,
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Fair, Alton
Trucano, Joseph
L.U. NO. 2422,
SONOMA, CALIF.
Anderson, Ray
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Aiidel, Theodore
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Belsaw (Multi-Duty)
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Belsaw (Sharp-All)
.. 19
Carpenter Tax Kit
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Chicago Technical College
. . 27
Construction Cost Institute
. . 24
Eliason Stair Gauge
.. 24
Estwing Manufacturing . . .
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Foley Manufacturing
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Foley Manufacturing (C
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sumer Filer)
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Hvdrolevel
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Locksmithing Div. (THS) .
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Miller Sewer Rod
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Siegele, H. H
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THE CARPENTER
—LAKELAND NEWS —
Everett MacFadgen of Local Union 9, Lowell, Mass.^ arrived at the Home
Oct. 4, 1966.
Hjalmar Gabrielson of Local Union 1, Chicago, III., arrived at the Home Oct. 5,
1966.
Elmer H. Bergstrom of Local Union 141, Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home
Oct. 6, 1966.
Frank James Hosek of Local Union 54, Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home
Oct. 7, 1966.
Alvin C. Elliott of Local Union 1275, Clearwater, Fla., arrived at the Home
Oct. 10, 1966.
George L. Hahn of Local Union 637, Hamilton, Ohio, arrived at the Home
Oct. 12, 1966.
Martin Timmerman of Local Union 80, Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home
Oct. 12, 1966.
Arthur L. Parks of Local Union 2230, Greensboro, N. C, arrived at the Home
Oct. 17, 1966.
Paul Wendt of Local Union 169, East St. Louis, 111., arrived at the Home
Oct. 18, 1966.
Walter L. Smith of Local Union 90, Evansville, Ind., arrived at the Home
Oct. 20, 1966.
Frank B. Messer of Local Union 1296, San Diego, Calif., arrived at the Home
Oct. 26, 1966.
Charles P. Fritz of Local Union 1128, LaGrange, 111., arrived at the Home
Oct 27, 1966.
E. J. Rinehart of Local Union 207, Chester, Pa., passed away Oct. 2, 1966
and was buried at Chester, Pa.
David E. Nordquist of Local Union 1317, Hammond, Ind., passed away Oct. 18,
1966 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Arthur B. Ring of Local Union 94, Providence, R. I., passed away Oct. 26,
1966 and was buried at Warwick, R. I.
Robert H. Kelly of Local Union 277, Philadelphia, Pa., passed away Oct. 27,
1966 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Frank Gruber of Local Union 1784, Chicago, III, passed away Oct. 31, 1966
and was buried at River Grove, 111.
WiUiam S. Alligood of Local Union 933, Miami, Fla., withdrew from the Home
Oct. 24, 1966.
Members who visited the Home during October
T. T. Olson, L.U. 1456, New York
Henry Lystad, L.U. 1456, New York, now living in Largo, Fla.
James Osborn, L.U. 34, San Francisco, Calif.
Art Held, L.U. 602, St. Louis, Mo.
Richard J. Stumpf, L.U. 2203, Anaheim, Calif.
John Sohmagner, L.U. 13, Florida.
Vincent Lynch, L.U. 64, Louisville, Ky.
Gregory J. Taul, L.U. 59, Lancaster, Pa.
Samuel N. Suavely, L.U. 1590, Washington, D. C.
Joseph C. Elder, L.U. 1462, Bristol, Pa.
Wm. A. Kendrick, L.U. 8, Sarasota, Fla.
Otis Yuterbrink, L.U. 377, Alton, 111.
Kark Speig, L.U. 2217, Lake Wales, Fla.
U. Joki, L.U., 1921, Lantana, Fla.
Lester J. Moyer, L.U. 751, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Frank Bretsehneider, L.U. 62, Chicago, 111.
Jules DuBosts, L.U. 1590, Washington. D. C, Now living in Florida.
W. G. Davis, L.U. 1060, Norman. Okla.
Wallace Morin, L.U. 2424, Minneapolis, Minn.
Chas. J. Stojan, L.U. 1874, Chicago, 111.
William Eberhardt, L.U. 15, Hackensack, N.J.
Gerrit VanDyke, L.U. 335, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Salvatore Provino, L.U. 77, Port Chester, N. J.
Lars Larson, L.U. 80, Berwyn, 111.
Ralph C. Streby, L.U. 532, Lakeland, Fla.
Jesse G. Buckee, L.U. 104, Dayton, Ohio
H. H. Matterson, L.U. 103, Birmingham, Ala.
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The Blessings of Christmas and 1966
T n more than a lialf million homes across North
America. Brotherhood members and their fami-
lies, this month, will celebrate the most joyous
season of the year. It is our earnest hope that each
and every one of these Carpenter homes enjoys a
very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
There is hardly a town of any size in North
America where you will not find a union carpenter.
These members, in many cases are mainstays of the
community — -the craftsmen who house the com-
munity, make its repairs, and participate in its
deliberations. Sometimes the union hall is small
but this meeting place of our ancient craft, no
matter what size, is a vital cog in the operation
of the community and an indication that the com-
munity is prospering.
When I look back over the activities of 1 966 and
review the actions of the 30th General Convention,
recently ended. I can't help but be optimistic about
the years ahead. Those of us who remember 1936,
1916, 1906 will remember the working conditions
of those years and the conditions under which
labor unions existed.
Though the current high "cost of living" took a
big bite out of your pay in 1966, you still are
assured that your family has bread, milk and oc-
casional meat on the table. The kids have shoes and
good clothing against winter winds. As a union
carpenter, millman, millwright, you are assured a
living wage and fair working conditions. Your
personal war on poverty is being led by capable
business representatives across the bargaining
table.
This December 25, Santa Claus arrives at your
home with more than enough to fill a stocking.
The Year 1966 has been relatively good on the
home front.
On the other side of the slate, the shadow of
Viet Nam weighs heavily on all of us as we ap-
proach the Season of Peace. Many Carpenters and
sons of Carpenters are serving their country in this
conflict, and Christmas will not be merry for their
families until they return home safely. We pray that
1967 will open the way to a just and honorable
peace in this war, and that the call for "peace on
earth and good will to men" will be answered in
the months ahead.
Meanwhile, the General Officers join with me
in wishing each of you the joys and blessings of
Christmas and the New Year.
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THE CARPENTER
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