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UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
FOUNDED 1881
JANUARY, 1967
GENERAL OFFICERS OF
GENERAL OFFICE:
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA ioia.^totionAv^., N.W..
GENERAL PRESIDENT
M. A. HUTCHESON
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
first general vice president
Ftnlay C. Allan
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
WiLLUM 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
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Ill E. 22nd St., New York 10, N. Y.
10010
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2 Prospect Place, Springfield, New Jersey
07081
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Route 3, Monticello, Indiana 47960
Fourth District, Henry W. Chandler
1684 Stanton Rd., S. W., Atlanta, Ga.
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18 Norbert Place, St. Paul 16, Minn.
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5740 Lydia, Kansas City 10, Mo.
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American Bank Building
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Portland, Oregon 97205
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53 Moonlit Circle, Sacramento, Calif.
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133 Chaplin Crescent, Toronto 7, Ont
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2528 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver 12, B. C.
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VOLUME LXXXVII No. I JANUARY, 1967
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Brotherhood Sponsors Manpower Program 2
Building Tradesmen Have Center Stage at Expo 67 4
Foreman Flunk Moves Up Sam Dalba 6
New Wood Research Unit 10
Great ideas in Windows The Craftsman's Legacy 16
St. Louis Carpenters Participate in Unique Training School 18
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 9
Editorials 13
Canadian Report 14
Plane Gossip 17
We Congratulate 19
Local Union News 20
Home Study Course, Blueprint Reading, Unit VIII 27
Outdoor Meanderings Fred O. Goetz 28
Pin Presentations 30
In Memoriam 36
What's New? 37
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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THE CARPENTER, Carpenters' Building, 101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20001
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THE COVER
Nature's quick-change artist — ■
snow — dazzles the eye, dehghts far-
mers, inspires poets, and unnerves
suburbanites. It's a major feature of
the month of January.
Every state, including Hawaii,
gets some snow, the National Geo-
graphic Society tells us. In the agri-
cultural West, a deep snowfall is like
gold. Snow provides water for irri-
gation, drinking, and electric power.
In the metropolitan East, how-
ever, a snowfall can be unbelievably
expensive. Snow paralyzes traffic,
disrupts communications, isolates
surburbs and closes schools. The
great storms in January, 1966, cost
one city — Washington, D.C. — al-
most a million dollars.
However, the urbanite's headache
is the poet's muse. The American
classic "Snowbound," written exact-
ly a century ago by John Greenleaf
Whtttier, idealizes a rustic environ-
ment long since vanquished by mod-
ern technology.
Children probably enjoy snow
most of all. The two kids on our
January cover are among millions
who build snow men and snow forts,
pitch snowballs, and push sleds
down countless hills in the full flush
of winter fun.
Skiing has become a major Amer-
ican winter sport, too, and the yel-
low skis of the youngsters on the
cover are typical of many which
can be purchased at local hardware
and sporting goods stores to add to
the enjoyment of the month of
Janus.
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Participating in tlie orientation program at the General Office, December 5, were,
left to right, above: Harry Schwarzer, Coordinator, Manpower Development and Training
Administrator; Charles Atkinson, Coordinator, M.D.T.A.; H. E. Morris, Secretary,
Miami, Florida, District Council; Cecil Beam, Coordinator, M.D.T.A.; George Prince,
Coordinator, Apprenticeship and Training, United Brotherhood; William Oviedo, Coordi-
nator, Apprenticeship and Training, United Brotherhood; Gene Baraby, United States
Employment Services; Roland Williams, Office of Industry Promotion; Finlay C. Allan,
First General Vice President, United Brotherhood; Reginald Moore, Coordinator,
M.D.T.A. Project; Anthony Ochocki, Project Coordinator, M.D.T.A.; Leo Gable, Technical
Director, Apprentice Training; Peter Terzick, General Treasurer, United Brotherhood;
Lowell King, Comptroller, United Brotherhood; and Stanley Fink, Special Assistant to the
Administrator, B.A.T. (Bureau of Apprenticeship Training).
Brotherhood to Sponsor Major
Manpower Development Program
Two-year plan expected to train 2,000 skilled craftsmen;
program will offer instruction to both journeymen and
pre-apprentices under 2.9-milHon-dollar contract
OUR Brotherhood's efforts to
meet the growing demand for
properly trained mechanics received
a substantial shot in the arm, last
month, when a 2.9-million-dollar
contract was signed with the U.S.
Department of Labor (Bureau of
Apprenticeship and Training) and
the Department of Health, Educa-
tion and Welfare to promote and
expand apprenticeship and training
in the United States, under the Man-
power Development and Training
Act.
Under the provisions of the con-
tract our Brotherhood will have the
responsibility for initiating pre-
apprenticeship programs in areas
where they are needed and asked
for, and also for promoting ad-
vanced skill programs.
The contract will run for two
years and is expected to produce
an additional 2000 skilled crafts-
men. The program will permit the
establishment of pre-apprenticeship
programs of 26 weeks duration.
These programs will be institutional
at the start; that is, the young men
will be given eight weeks of class-
room instruction in subjects in which
they may be deficient, as well as
basic instruction in the use of car-
pentry tools.
Upon the completion of this work
they should be qualified to enter the
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regular apprenticeship program in
the area. The training will be geared
to achieve this end, and each pro-
gram should supplement the other.
A second type of program will
give established joint apprenticeship
programs in an area an opportunity
to set up classes designed to teach
additional skills to existing journey-
men.
It should be pointed out that this
new venture into training will in no
way conflict with or overlap existing
apprenticship programs. Pre-appren-
ticeship programs or advanced skill
programs will only be set up in areas
which ask for them and demonstrate
a need for this type of supplemen-
tary program. Applications for such
programs have already been re-
ceived from several dozen localities.
To direct the overall project,
General President Hutcheson ap-
pointed Anthony Ochocki of Detroit
as the Coordinator. In addition, five
members have been appointed to
carry out the coordinating functions
of the program in the field. They
are Brothers Cecil Beam, Reginald
Moore, Charles Atkinson, Harry
Schwarzer and H. E. Morris.
It will be the responsibility of
these field men to work with local
joint apprenticeship and training
committees , local unions, district
councils and employer associations
to determine the needs for pre-
apprenticeship, apprenticeship and
advanced training for journeymen.
They also will be preparing the sub-
contracts which will have to be
entered into before a training pro-
gram can be put into operation in
any given area.
During the week of December 5,
these staff members, who will be
responsible for the implementation
of the program, attended an orienta-
tion session at the General Office.
They were briefed on the intent and
purpose of the program and the
procedures to be followed in the
establishment of subcontracts in
given areas.
A number of officials of the De-
partment of Labor and various sub-
divisions thereof met with the group
a number of times to explain the
procedures connected with establish-
ing programs in the field.
Why More
Apprentices
Must Be Trained
Underscoring the growing need
for more skilled craftsmen of all
kinds, a recent speech by Charles
Luckman, prominent architect and
engineer, contains some rather
startling figures which have con-
siderable significance for ail build-
ing trades workers.
On the basis of wide study, Mr.
Luckman concluded:
• By the year 2000 (only half
a lifefime away) fhe Unifed States
population will top 350 million.
• By 1985, one half of the peo-
ple will live in cities not yet built.
• The American building indus-
try will be required to double its
capacity by the year 2000. Four-
fifths of the population will then be
city dwellers.
• Total expenditures for institu-
tions of higher education will dou-
ble by 1974.
• Many of the children now in
school will hold jobs which as yet
have neither name nor classifica-
tion, because they will be the result
of an invention yet to come.
What ail these statistics translate
themselves into insofar as future
need for carpenters is concerned
can only be guessed at. However,
First General Vice President Allan
summarized the challenge facing
our organization when he ad-
dressed the awards banquet fol-
lowing the 8th Annual Western
Region Apprenticeship Contest in
August of last year. In part, he
said:
"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 de-
clining membership, more non-un-
ion competition, decreasing bar-
gaining power, and eventually low-
er wages and poorer working con-
ditions, if we lose our ability to pro-
vide 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 with-
out 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."
JANUARY, 1967
building trades workers
have center stage as expo &7
nears completion
THE Expo 67 exposition in
Montreal, Canada, now en-
tering its final phase of construc-
tion, is a sidewalk superintend-
ent's dream. Everywhere there
is activity — from the hammering
and sawing at the 140-foot high
wood and plywood Theme Build-
ing to the giant 100-ton cranes
that raise and lower steel beams
into place at the Russian pavil-
ion.
Currently, an army of build-
ing tradesmen, including 3.000
men from 14 Brotherhood local
unions are closing in on the tar-
get date for the opening of Expo
67 on April 28, 1967.
Construction at Expo 67's
1,000 acre site on two islands
in the St. Lawrence River, less
than two miles from downtown
Montreal, is now 90% com-
pleted.
Besides the $311 million price
tag on the exposition that is
benefitting the Canadian econ-
omy in general and the building
and construction industry in par-
ticular. Expo 67 is having a
beneficial side effect by stimulat-
ing public and private construc-
tion in the area. The Province
of Quebec has built extensive
expressways to link the Trans-
Canada Highway north of Mon-
treal with the city and the ex-
position site. The city has
carried out wholesale bridge,
street and other work with fair
vistiors in mind. The exposition
has sparked an estimated $2 bil-
hon in construction that has vir-
tually rebuilt downtown Mon-
treal. Currently Montreal's
construction industry is working
at close to 100% of capacity and
promises to be for some time to
come, compared with a normal
work load of 70%.
In carrying out its work, Expo
faced problems beyond those of
other fairs.
One was lack of time. Not
until four years and four months
before Expo's scheduled opening
April 28 did Parliament pass the
bill establishing the exposition.
Brussels, by contrast, was se-
lected for the 1958 fair.in 1948,
giving a decade to get ready.
Shortness of time required
Expo's preparations to be tele-
scoped, with all the compUca-
tions of overlapping construction.
An additional problem was the
matter of site. Both the Brus-
sels and New York events were
staged on the site of previous ex-
hibitions and had a basic net-
work of roads and improve-
ments. Montreal's site, on the
other hand, was not only unim-
proved but much of it didn't
even exist. Of Expo's 1,000 acre
site, a Venice-like affair mostly
located in the St. Lawrence
River, only 237 acres existed
when work started. The rest is
all claimed from the river.
Shades of Jules Verne is the
Gyrotron (near photo), a new
concept in amusement park
ride design. Visitors to the
$2.8 million ride will board
specially-built cabins for a
voyage through space which
will take them inside a 215-ft.
high pyramid and then carry
them deep into the boiling
crater of the volcano. At the
right is the British Pavilion
with the Expo 67 monorail
passing across the top of photo.
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Despite all these drawbacks,
construction on Expo 67 had
two big things going for it. One
was the complete cooperation of
the Canadian unions working on
the project and the other was the
use of a computer to schedule
construction work to eliminate
any delays. With the aid of the
computer, engineers can deter-
mine what effect the progress of
one job has on others. It re-
moves as far as possible the hu-
man element of opinion from
planning.
Expo 67 is the first activity of
its kind to be sanctioned by the
Bureau of International Exposi-
tions in the Western Hemi-
sphere. The Bureau has given
the exposition a "first category"
rating. Expo 67 is expected to
draw the participation of some
70 countries of the world, the
largest number ever to take part
in a world exhibition. It will be
the highlight of the celebration
of the 100th anniversary of the
Canadian Confederation.
Of especial interest to Amer-
ican visitors to Expo 67 (sur-
vey's indicating 55% of Mon-
treal's visitors will be Ameri-
can's) will be the United States
exhibit.
The $9.3 million U. S. exhibi-
tion will be housed in a geodesic
dome — a so-called "sky break
bubble" — sheathed in clear
acryUc plastic. The geodesic
dome will be the largest ever
built. It will have a diameter of
250 feet, an actual height of 200
feet and a surface area of 141,-
000 square feet. The interior
exhibits will be selected from
outstanding and unusual speci-
mens of folk art, from collec-
tions of historic and contempo-
rary items reflecting aspects of
America, from the fine arts and
the cinema, and of course from
the field of science as typified by
our experiments in space.
The theme of Expo 67 is "Man
and His World." This theme will
be expressed through five sub-
themes: Man the Creator, the
Explorer, the Producer, Man and
the Community, and Man the
Provider. These themes will be
developed in all pavilions, show-
ing how man adapts and controls
his environment.
A few seconds after midnight
on the first day of this month,
church bells began to ring and
giant bonfires were lit in Can-
ada's youngest province, New-
foundland, marking the begin-
ning of a year of high-spirited
celebrations commemorating
Canada's 100th birthday.
The bell-ringing and bonfire-
lighting quickly spread across
the 4,000-mile Dominion as the
seconds ticked away in each of
Canada's five different time
zones. And the highpoint of these
celebrations wiU be reached on
April 28th when Expo 67 opens.
Built-up girders of laminated
wood and plywood form the
pine-tree-shaped Theme
Building. Near photo is a view
from the 65-acre park on He
Notre Dame, a rest area on
the site of Expo 67. Inverted
pyramid in the center of near
photo is one of Canada's
exhibition buildings called
Katimavik (Eskimo for "the
gathering place"). Canada has
earmarked $21 million for the
construction of its exhibit.
JANUARY, 1967
Fo)ii^®itfiiiaiini Fltutmik
BY SAM DALBA
Mo)V@s Vp
Let me say right here that Herman
Flunk was ambitious even if his educa-
tion was limited to the upper grades
of grammar school.
Herman Flunk was a construction
man. The first job he ever had was
with Nu-Way Construction Company,
Inc., and, as the company grew,
Herman became foreman of a con-
struction gang. Today he is still there,
a foreman for Nu-Way Construction.
In a way, it was fortunate for
Herman to have become a foreman,
because he did not appear to have the
type of body that would stand very
many long periods of heavy work. He
had a stringy build with a bunchy
paunch that was way out of place on
his thin frame. And his legs would
have looked quite at home swinging
through the trees in search of bananas.
But Foreman Flunk had a goal. His
constant dream and desire was to be-
come a big man in Nu-Way. "Gotta
get to the top" was his by-word. And
to achieve this goal he had developed
little schemes of economies that he
felt sure would some day attract the
attention of some company big-wig,
scouting for someone from the ranks
ready for a spot up top.
Foreman Flunk was the type of man
who would make use of every tidbit
. . or how to become a wheel
in the company by minding
all the nuts and bolts
of material he had on hand, with the
absolute minimum of waste. He was
a past master of make-do. There were
little things he used to do with the
time sheet, like appearing not to have
noticed how close it was to quitting
time, and having the men pick up their
tools a few minutes after the whistle
blew, and sometimes forgetting to put
in a half-hour overtime. Naturally,
he was usually spoken to quite firmly
by the men about their missing time.
But once in a rare while he would get
away with one of these little quirks
of memory. At those times he felt he
had made another step toward his
desired goal.
He was often seen picking up short
pieces of lumber or other debris that
might be used some place at some
time, if he happened to have them
then. At such times he could be heard
to mutter "Such waste!" And if some-
one happened to be close by, he could
be heard to mutter and mumble "Such
waste" many times during the day.
That the company or even his im-
mediate super did not know or care
about these little deeds had never
entered his mind. He felt that his
unending effort and devotion to the
welfare and prosperity of Nu-Way
would eventually come to light.
It also might be said, as many had
said, that he was "hard to work for."
Some of his men had said this of him,
and other things too.
At this particular plateau of his
career Foreman Flunk was working
on was known as the "West End Proj-
ect." The project was nearing com-
pletion.
A Heap of Bolts
This morning. Foreman Flunk, in
his travels about the job, had salvaged
a heap of bolts and nuts that had been
used and then discarded here and
about. So there he was, happily and
busily chirping and humming and fil-
ing and cleaning the damaged threads
of the bolts. And as the events which
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led to this tale occur, he had accumu-
lated a fair pile of assorted bolts and
nuts that were, in a sense, usable.
As he looked up, his eyes met those
of Rocco Caponi, a real big wheel in
Nu-Way, standing there not 20 feet
away, talking to his Super but looking
at him. "This might be it!" he thought
as he wheeled about and shouted a
few authoritative orders to some men
already diligently at work. As he re-
turned to his cache of bolts, he glanced
at Mr. Caponi, who was staring straight
at him as he entered his chauffeur-
driven company car.
The Magic Envelope
Knowing what we know about Fore-
man Flunk, it is understandable that
a few days later, while looking through
his mail (which his wife usually did)
he noticed an envelope with the letter-
head of the executive offices of Nu-
Way, Inc. Nervously he tore it open,
and there were the words screaming
at him: "Your presence is respectfully
requested at a meeting to elect officers,
approve changes in personnel, and
consider new business. . . ." He read
no further. "This is it, my promotion,
my promotion!" he shouted, as if to
someone, but there was no one there
but him.
(We must explain at this time that,
years ago, Nu-Way had offered com-
mon stock to its employes in limited
quantities. At that time. Foreman
Flunk had bought five shares. But
since he had never received a dividend,
and since his wife had filed the annual
invitations to stockholder meetings in
the usual place without as much as a
mention. Foreman Flunk had forgotten
completely that he was a stockholder
in the company.)
And so it happened that on the
noted date we find our man in his old
Victoria sedan driving as fast as the
law allows to his appointment at the
Nu-Way executive offices. As fate
would have it, he never missed a red
light, and what with a flat tire en
route, he was a mite late as he parked
at the beautiful new office building.
After displaying his invitation, he
was ushered into the stockholders
meeting. Though unfamiliar with such
surroundings, he made himself as com-
fortable as possible. He was aware that
they were discussing net worth, profits
and expenses and stuff, and there was
a lot to do about voting for people
for different jobs.
Abruptly there was a motion made
to adjourn. Hearing this Foreman
Flunk was quite shaken. No mention
had been made of him! Perhaps his
name had been called before he ar-
rived. Thinking he might have missed
his big chance, he became quite agi-
tated. His mind was in a state of
bedlam.
At this point, in the midst of the
orderly gathering he burst out loud:
"The bolts, no one has said about me
and the bolts!"
Needless to say, this caused a com-
motion in the about-to-end meeting.
One of the officers, with the color
drained from his face, rushed to him
and muscled him into a side office.
There he questioned him about his
outburst.
But all that the distraught Flunk
could get out was "I'm Foreman, West
End job . . . the bolts, you gotta know
about the bolts. Caponi he knows —
he seen — "
Appearing to have understood this
gibberish perfectly, a Mr. Cooper, who
was chief expediter and responsible for
equipment and materials being on the
job as they were needed, was in a
near state of hysteria as he rushed into
the inner office of Company Comp-
troller E. J. Flank.
(At this point the reader should
know that, due to a careless oversight
by Mr. Cooper, an entire shipment of
bolts that was to have been embedded
in four feet of concrete (as per design)
were still resting intact at the company
warehouse. You can imagine the plight
of Mr. Cooper when he discovered the
bolts and realized that the concrete
had already been poured without the
bolts. Amazingly, neither engineers,
resident architect, inspectors or com-
pany brass had noticed the absence of
the vital bolts.)
Thus, Mr. Flank decided, after
learning of the entire situation, that
if the omission of the bolts were dis-
covered, the company would face a
heavy loss at West End, and, worse,
much damage to the reputation of Nu-
Way because of careless work perform-
ance could be expected.
But since it had appeared that the
bolts were not missed, they had noth-
ing to lose by sitting tight and hoping
that the project would be accepted "as
is." Another thought Mr. Flank shared
with Mr. Cooper was, that if they
scraped through this, they still had the
bolts, valued at a tidy sum, plus the
savings in hundreds of man-hours of
labor for installation. If all went well,
this blunder could happily turn into
an added profit for Nu-Way. And
thus the situation stood, until the ar-
rival of Foreman Flunk upon the
scene.
As Mr. Cooper entered and closed
the door, Mr. Flank inquired, "Well,
Coop, what was all the commotion?"
The flustered Mr. Cooper groaned;
"There's a guy trying to shake down
Nu-Way. He knows about the bolts,
and he knows Caponi knows, and his
name is Flunk!"
Mr. Flank, thinking this a brazen
implication because of the similarity
of names, jumped up shouting; "Are
you trying to be cute with me? This
fiasco was all your responsibility! I've
gone along, but, if this mess hits the
fan, believe me, I'll throw you to the
wolves!"
Hastily, Mr. Cooper explained that
the man outside the office was a stock-
holder, also he was a foreman on the
West End job and somehow he knew
about the bolts and his name was
Herman Flunk.
Give Him a Raise!
At this, Flank said; "Give him any-
thing he wants. Make him a phony
vice president in charge of something
minor that won't get us in trouble.
Give him a raise, expenses, and a com-
pany car. But get him away from here
for at least three weeks. We should
have an acceptance on the West End
deal by then."
One of the officers, with the color drained from his
face, rushed to him and muscled him into a side office.
JANUARY, 1967
SAM DALBA, other-
wise Salvatore D'AIba,
author of this short
story, has been a mem-
ber of Local 56, Boston,
Mass., for the past 10
years. He's employed by
the Marine Division of
the Perini Corp., East
Boston. This is his first
published short story.
"How about shipping him out to
the Acme job?" Cooper asked of Flank.
"That's just the spot!" he answered
"Get him out there fast!"
And so it was that ex-Foreman
Flunk was informed that he was being
moved up, that he was needed at the
Acme job and that he was to leave
in the morning. He was also advised
that, though his responsibilities might
seem slight, he was to put his energy
to work as though this was the most
important chore of the company. If
he performed well, bigger and better
things were in store for him.
The following day a determined Ex-
ecutive Flunk was met at the Furges-
ville bus stop, shown his suite at the
best rooming house in town and given
use of the company car.
The Odor Was Strong
Next morning, as Mr. Flunk was
driving to the Acme plant, he could
not help noticing an unpleasant odor as
he neared the job site. As he approach-
ed the plant, he read the sign at the
entrance: "Acme Fertilizer and Chem-
ical Company." The odor was so
strong that he was breathing hard from
long periods of holding his breath as
he entered the Nu-Way Field Office.
Inside the office it was not so bad.
Fans were whirring, which made it
somewhat bearable.
He learned that Nu-Way had con-
tracted to build a wing on the fertilizer
plant and that the job was months be-
hind schedule. As he was the next-to-
top-man, he was put in charge of bills
of ladings, invoices, and manifests of
materials.
Though any extended walk outside
his office made him quite sick, he re-
membered that he must put his ener-
gies to work. So he steeled himself to
check personally every truck and
trailer, both coming and going.
In the evenings Mr. Flunk had to
fortify himself with an hour or two
at the local gin mill. He found this
quite necessary. Without it, all his
food smelled and tasted of Acme Fer-
tilizer.
This was his daily routine for three
horrible weeks at Acme. His condition
now was pitiful. He -had red-rimmed
eyes from his preparations to dine,
and he had lost considerable weight
from malnutrition. At this point, if
he was asked, he might have blurted
out that he was quite fed up with
"being on top."
One thing is sure. Flunk was no
quitter. He even asked for other as-
signments to keep himself more oc-
cupied. Now, besides his other work,
he was checking the daily construction
work force. Of course, this duty forced
him out in that evil-smelling air. It
got so bad, that he doubted that he
could last until the completion of the
job. And at the rate the men were
quitting, this job might go on forever.
Most of the men had the same com-
ment when they quit: "The pay is
good, but the conditions stink!" In
checking on the work crew, Mr. Flunk
came in close contact with the men
and work he was familiar with. So,
just to keep in practice, he watched
the work progress to see if he could
cut corners and save time.
He asked a labor foreman, "Why
are so many men using picks and so
few men shovehng?" The foreman
said: "I gotta plenty picks but I no
gotta 'nuff shovels. I ordered haf a
dozen ova month, no get-um-ayet."
That afternoon Mr. Flunk felt pretty
sick and decided to quit early in order
to have more time to prepare himself
for dinner. He eased into the local
pub and had a few fast ones, followed
by a few a bit slower. Looking at his
image in a mirror across the bar, he
took stock of himself. Here he was,
Number Two Man at the Acme job.
He had been here two weeks. And
though he had put his energies to
work, he had done nothing to speed
up the job.
Just then he thought of the labor
foreman and the men standing around
idle because of the shortage of shovels.
He decided to take the bull by the
horns-. Stepping into the phone booth,
he called the main office of Nu-Way
and asked for Mr. Flank. When told
that Flank had been out all day, he
asked for Mr. Cooper. He was in-
formed that Mr. Cooper was in con-
ference with the company lawyers and
representatives of the West End Proj-
ect. He then asked to be connected
with Mr. Bill Cash at the equipment
yard, whom he knew. When Bill an-
swered, Mr. Flunk's speech had be-
come quite thick from the stuff at the
bar plus the heat of the closed phone
booth.
He spoke up: "Say Bill, thish is
Mr. Flonk up at Acme. Thish job
slowin' down to a stop: gotta have six
shovels right away!"
Without another word, Mr. Flunk
hung up.
At the equipment yard. Bill Cash
said to his assistant; "That was Mr.
Flank. He's up at the Acme job. There
must be a lot of excavation holding
up that job. He wants six shovels.
We only got three not in use. You
better get on the phone, rent three
more, and get them out there fast!"
Mighty Diesel Power
In 24 hours, mighty diesel-powered
shovels began rolling into the Acme
job site. Five arrived that day and the
following morning an old obsolete
coal-fired job limped in, the only other
one Bill Cash could find on rental.
It wasn't long before the phones be-
gan buzzing at Nu-Way and in a short
time the company had all the facts con-
cerning the moving-up of Foreman
Flunk.
Mr. Caponi was ordered to replace
Mr. Flunk at Acme. And quietly
Foreman Flunk was sent back to the
West End project.
In another part of the city at the
same time Mr. Flank and Mr. Cooper
were having difficulties filling out their
Unemployment Compensation Forms.
The following Monday morning
Foreman Flunk was back on the job,
flitting about and getting into the
swing of things. The project being
almost completed, there was little to
do except shipping out surplus mater-
ials and equipment and clean up
around the jobsite.
He nodded greetings to his men.
Some said they had missed him (in a
way). But if these men were asked
pointblank just what it was they missed
about him, it is possible they could not
have truthfully answered just what it
was.
While roaming around, Foreman
Flunk came upon a heap of rubbish
destined for the dump. Instinctively
he poked in the pile and uncovered
scraps of lumber, empty cartons, crates
and assorted land-locked flotsam and
jetsam.
Amidst all this trash he spotted a
shiny new bolt with nut attached. As
he reached to salvage it, the remem-
bered stench of Acme Fertilizer as-
sailed his nostrils and he realized that
those other salvaged bolts were directly
responsible for those three distasteful
weeks at Acme. With an angry grunt
he kicked the bolt (with nut attached)
high into the air. And as he did, (if
you were standing near) you could
have heard him mutter reluctantly:
"SUCH WASTE!"
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Washington ROUNDUP
SAFETY LAST— Ralph Nader, the young attorney who took on the automotive industry
in a safety crusade (and won) , has called on Congress to enact legislation com-
pelling drivers to have basic safety defects in their autos called to their
attention and repaired. Nader told interviewers in the Capitol that only 42
percent of the defective 1.8 Chevrolets and Chevelles with potentially dangerous
sticking- throttle conditions had been turned into dealers for free repairs,
although all owners had been notified.
GOVERNAAENT JOBS INCREASING— Government employment has gained 31 percent in the
past five years while service industry jobs increased only 25 percent. Agricul-
tural employment dropped by four million jobs. Government employment has in-
creased far more than any other category of jobs.
MONSTROUS BONFIRE— The House Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee reported
that, if one government record were burned each second, it would take 2,000 years
to get rid of them all. It urged a reduction in the amount of paperwork, which
requires 15 billion copies of 360,000 government forms each year. __ Computers are
churning out even more paper confusion. A computer can produce as much as a 20-
foot-high stack of records a day... the output of about 100 average departmental
clerk-tjrpists. The subcommittee didn't help the situation much; its report was
70 pages long.
STILL UP, BUT SLOWER— Business investment is scheduled to continue its rise, but to'
slow its pace, during the first part of 1967, according to Department of Commerce
figures. The percentage slowdown, attributed at least in part to suspension of
the seven percent investment tax credit, is not expected to be too significant.
The Commerce Department said business investment began slowing in 1966 and,
instead of the estimated $60.9 billion, only $60.6 billion was invested.
AFL-CIO FINANCES HOMES— Construction is expected to start in February on 568 homes
for workers in Guyana, formerly British Guinea, on the north coast of South
America. The homes will be financed by $2 million loan by the AFL-CIO and af-
filiated unions. This is the second big foreign housing project so financed.
First was the $10 million Kennedy development in Mexico City.
BARGAINING PATTERNS EMERGE— The Labor Department forecasts that bargaining in
1967 will revolve primarily on wages rather than fringe benefits as workers seek
to keep pace with the decreasing purchasing power of the dollar. "Unofficial
blessings" of the Administration will, it appears, be pegged at about 5% rather
than the outworn 3.2%.
CONSTRUCTION SLOWDOWN?— Labor analysts fear that the administration's cutbacks
on spending to help finance the Viet Nam war, coupled with a tight mortgage
market, will seriously curtail construction. November construction unemployment
was 9.3%, up almost 50% from July's 6.9% although a certain percentaige might
logically be ascribed to the onset of wintery weather in some sections of the
: country.
^MEDICARE CRASH PROGRAM— The government is planning an all-out effort to spur
training of medical workers because of mounting medicare needs. Chief targets
are nurses .and sub-professional people like orderlies, technicians, aides.
Experts aver there is a need for 275,000 more nurses and others; 20% more than at
present.
JANUARY, 1967 i
Hard Wisconsin winter did not stop members of Local 314 as they «ork trom scaffolding
(top photo) to install connecting beams between legs of 50-foot high laminated wood arch.
Closed-in room of pilot plant (bottom photo) oifers unobstructed work space for research.
m)MW w®®® iHn^niiiBceia ^mm
PHYSICAL testimony to the effi-
cacy of wood and wood products
is exemplified in the 42,000 square
foot building shown on these pages
that will serve as a research site for
new and better uses of pulp and paper.
The building, a joint venture of the
Forest Service and the U. S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture, is located at the
University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Construction on the unique struc-
ture began in the winter of 1965.
And a bitter cold and brutal winter it
was when the two dozen members of
Local 314 started work on the first
major addition of the U. S. Forest
Products Laboratory in 35 years. The
$4 million pilot plant will be the first
part of a planned three-phase expan-
sion program.
On the drawing board are also plans
for a new chemistry research building
and remodeling of the present main
building. A third addition, for re-
search in adhesives, preservatives, fire-
proofing, veneer and plywood, lami-
nating, seasoning, and wood machin-
ing, is also in the rejuvenation pro-
gram for the aging physical plant.
The additions to the Forest Products
Lab are a stitch in time if the eco-
nomic projections of Dr. Edward
Locke, FPL director, are realized. He
notes that by the year 2000 our grow-
ing population will need 2.7 times the
paper and paperboard that was con-
sumed in 1962.
One of the most unusual aspects of
the pilot plant are the glued laminated
wood arches that allow a maximum
of unimpeded floor space. Arches of
two sizes were required. The larger
ones tower 50 feet above their con-
crete bases, which in turn extend down
to bedrock. They consist of two legs
bolted and lag-screwed to a connecting
beam. Into each arch went some 10,-
600 board feet of lumber, enough for
the average six-room home. For half
the length of the building, these arches
span its full 60-foot width.
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Installing one of 700 wood-framed windows in pilot plant.
In the other half of the building, concrete foundation
walls extend to a second floor. The arches enclosing this
area, therefore, are only half as high as the big ones while
spanning the same 60-foot width. All are finished with a
hazel-brown stain and varnish.
In all, 11 tall aches and 13 shorter ones were installed
20 feet apart, center to center. Every third 20 foot
area between aches is a window bay — and every window
bay has a center framed with lumber studs, sheathed with
plywood, insulated, and sided with redwood.
If the arch is the design key, another Laboratory intro-
duction in structural concepts, the stressed-skin panel, is
the housing that encloses it.
This lightweight, glued-together combination of lum-
ber frame and plywood faces literally does enclose the
walls. The internal voids in the panels are filled with
insulation consisting of molded polystyrene. The 214-
inch-thick panels are mostly 4 by 8 in area. About 850
panels were used to enclose the building. The exterior
face of the panels were covered with a tough plastic film
to combat the weather.
When the building is completed this spring it will signal
the start of a new long-term experiment in modern wood
design and construction, along with expanded research
in paper and other wood-fiber products. Another trans-
lation reads — more jobs for the members of our Brother-
hood!
Nearly completed plant (below) is long as one and a half
football fields. Members (right) install redwood siding.
JANUARY, 1967
11
The 90+h Congress con-
venes this month. A lot
of labor's staunchest friends
will be missing when the roll
is called — the victims of a
remarkable comeback by the
GOP in the National elec-
tions this past November.
Yet we learned one im-
portant lesson — there
is no letup in politics.
Liberalism must constant-
ly battle to establish it-
self with the electorate. On
the strength of their congres-
sional performance in terms of serv-
ice to their constituents and the
nation, most of the liberals who were
defeated deserved to be re-elected. Yet,
they lost. Taking their places, in many
instances, are legislators with backgrounds
ranging from conservative small businessmen to
radical right extremists. Already the right-to-
work supporters are aiming their siege guns at
the 3 I states where workers are
free to sign union shop contracts.
To combat onslaughts such as this we
must all dig in and support the cause
of labor in Congress during this session.
You can do your part by purchasing your CLIC
button from your local union secretary. And just
as Important, keep yourself informed and let your
Congressman know you care. It will take all of the
skill and energy possessed by the American labor
movement, and its members, to successfully fight
off the twin threats of expanded and more vicious
Taft-Hartley strike injunctions, and more state open
shop laws in the year 1967. One thing is certain! We
are all going to be playing defensive ball, until we
get another opportunity to go into the voting booth.
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee
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EDITORIALS
^ start Moving tor '68
We hope the lesson of the last election has been
well learned. Complacency at the polls wins few elec-
tions, and lack of interest between elections pulls
the rug out from under the- working effectiveness of
any legislator, no matter who put him in office. The
outcome of the election promises no great social
advances, unless there are some surprises in store
from a more conservative House. Despite this, there
is a great deal that can be done by every individual
to salvage something of value out of partial defeat.
First of all, consider keeping informed on the is-
sues. Without a background of solid knowledge on
the issues affecting labor's place in society today, you
can hardly hope to persuade anyone, Congressman
or not, to your point of view.
Secondly, once well-informed, you can let the influ-
ential leaders in your own community as well as the
national level in on your views. Don't like what you
see happening to the cost of living? Let your local
elected officials, newspapers, and community leaders
know, as well as your representatives in the U. S.
House and Senate. When written carefully, thought-
fully, yet sincerely written, letters do have an impact
on those who are looking forward already to the next
crack at the polls.
Thirdly, you can start active campaigning for the
next election yourself. Not as a candidate — unless
you have the inclination and energy — but as a shirt-
sleeve campaigner for your local labor program. It
won't have begun to focus on individual candidates
yet, but the machinery should already be moving.
Put these three basic ingredients together, and
you've got the floor plan for a better-than-nothing
1967-68, and what could materialize into better-than-
1966 slate of new faces in Congress after the next
presidential election.
Remember, too, that The Brotherhood's efforts for
legislation and Washington representation are cen-
tralized in CLIC — the Carpenter's Legislative Im-
provement Committee. Your contributions, through
your local union, to this organization can go a long
way toward improving the lot of the carpenter and
of the working man and his family in general in the
years ahead.
^ New Saiety Standard
At long last, a generally recognized safety standard
for powder-actuated tools is available for the protec-
tion of our many members who use such tools. It has
just been published by the USA Standards Institute
(formerly American Standards Association) as "Safety
Requirements for Explosive-Actuated Tools, A-10.3-
1966." Your Brotherhood was actively concerned in
the development of this standard; and, while we are
not satisfied that it is the best possible standard, we
are satisfied that it is the best that could be obtained
at this time. It does represent a big step forward in
providing a basis for the protection of our members
who use these dangerous tools. No Brotherhood mem-
ber should settle for less protection than compliance
with this standard will provide. The General Office
is purchasing a limited supply and will be glad to
send a copy to any local or council which needs and
will make good use of it.
The A 10.3 is the first part to be published of the
new and badly needed AlO Construction Safety Stand-
ard. We hope that in the next year or so many other
standards on various phases of construction will be-
come available. We will keep you advised as these
new standards are completed.
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Pledge oi Support
AFL-CIO President George Meany, in his New
Year's Statement, has reiterated organized labor's
support of President Johnson's efforts to achieve a
just and honorable peace in Viet Nam. Said he:
"The great majority of Americans have learned the
unwelcome lesson that the pursuit of peace, freedom
and progress must sometimes be defended by force
of arms. They have learned that this is so, not only
when the United States is subjected to direct attack,
but also when freedom anywhere is attacked. For, to
paraphrase a motto out of labor history, a loss of
freedom for one is the concern of all."
The United Brotherhood, at its 30th General Con-
vention in Kansas City, stated its support of the Presi-
dent's efforts. It reiterates its support as we begin a
new year.
JANUARY, 1967
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1 4^ Eanadian Report
Lumber-Sawmill
Pact in Ontario
The Lumber and Sawmill Workers
Union, affiliated with the Brotherhood
and covering northern Ontario's log-
ging industry, closed out 1966 by get-
ting a solid two-year agreement with
seven major pulp and paper companies
retroactive to September 1st.
This contract could mark a new deal
in labor-management relations between
the union and the companies whose
disputes over the years have seen many
stormy times. One of the most con-
troversial matters, the contracting out
of operations, was resolved in favour
of the union when the company agreed
that all contractors come under the
terms of the agreement.
The basic monetary settlement was
a 25 cents an hour increase in each
of the two years retroactive to the
first of September for almost all the
hourly rated employees. In addition
day workers engaged in cutting opera-
tions will get an adjustment of five
cents an hour; skilled workers will re-
ceive 10 to 17 cents an hour by way
of adjustment, while fringe benefits
will add another 12 cents an hour in
the first year, paid for by the com-
panies.
Previous to this agreement, the labor
rate was $2.12. the average for hourly
rated workers was $2.54 while piece-
workers averaged $3.84. The latter will
get an increase of 6'/4 percent in each
of the two years.
Tight Money Hurts
Canadian Housing
The cutback in home-building in
1966 is going to have serious effects
in 1967.
Someone miscalculated and again
the finger is pointed at the federal
government.
Facing what it thought was a serious
inflationary threat, the government
took measures to deal with it. 'Tight
money" policy was again introduced.
Interest rates went up. Available funds
went where the rates were highest.
Housing suffered. Home construction
was curtailed.
A serious housing shortage has oc-
curred and its going to get worse. The
contradiction in the whole situation
is that, instead of heading off inflation.
tight money has caused inflation in
housing costs. Especially in metropoli-
tan areas, the cost of homes has soared
to record heights. Potential home buy-
ers have been forced into apartments.
Apartments, despite rapid construction,
are in short supply. The shortage has
forced up rents.
Higher housing costs and higher
rentals have brought about the very
inflation which the tight money policy
sought to avoid. It has actually forced
up the cost of living.
Mortgage Interest
Reaches Record High
Trying to make amends for its first
false move, the federal government in
December increased the interest rate
under the National Housing Act to
IVi percent, a record high. The idea
behind this was that a higher rate
would encourage more money to flow
into housing. It might, but so far there
is no evidence of this. But it has had
the effect of again adding to the cost
of homes.
A year ago the NHA rate was 614
percent. The extra one percent in in-
terest adds about $3,000 to the total
cost of a house over a period of 30
years at 7?4 percent will cost the
homeowner a total of $36,000 — $15,-
000 in principal, and $21,000 in inter-
est. This means that only people with
incomes of about $10,000 a year or
more can afford to buy.
This is one of the reasons why hous-
ing starts in urban areas were down
23 percent last year. As one housing
expert said, "We have a housing policy
of socialism for the rich and free en-
terprise for the poor."
The Economic Council of Canada
warned the government that the drop
in housing starts would have serious
consequences. The Council, Canada's
authoritative economic adviser to the
government, said in its third annual re-
view, that "in the absence of an early
upturn in new residential construction,
a severe housing shortage could emerge
very quickly in Canada, and rent in-
creases could become a powerful new
factor accentuating the rise in living
costs and in wage demands."
The shortage is here.
What Canada needs is massive resi-
dential construction, non-stop for many
vears to come.
Canada's Unit Labor
Costs Are Steadiest
It came by way of Washington, but
the report said that Canada's unit
labor costs are the steadiest among
nine nations surveyed. In short Cana-
dian labor costs have not gone up too
high or too fast compared with these
other nations.
The report came from the U.S. De-
partment of Labor. It showed that
Canada is the only one among the
nine nations surveyed which has cut
costs in manufacturing since 1957, the
base year.
The other nations in the report are
the United States, France, the Nether-
lands, West Germany, Italy, Sweden,
Japan and the United Kingdom.
Engineers Call for
Safety Measures
Engineers in the province of Que-
bec have expressed serious concern
over the series of accidents on various
construction projects and demanded
increased safety measures for work-
ers as well as for the public.
The president of the Corporation
of Engineers of Quebec has asked that
legislation be passed to define respon-
sibility concerning safety on construc-
tion. He named three projects where
formwork collapsed.
The engineers' organization believes
that a joint committee of engineers,
construction industry and labor repre-
sentatives should establish rules and
recommend their enactment to the
government.
Ontario, its neighboring province,
has adopted good safety legislaton. Ac-
cidents through faulty construction still
happen, but someone does bear the
blame — and the penalties
Consumer Fights
Price Battle, Too
With all the uproar about soaring
food costs, the consumer is being asked
to share some of the responsibility.
Processed foods are in high demand,
but cost more. Get back to making
beef stew starting with the basic in-
gredients instead of serving heated-up
TV dinners; and bake a cake starting
with flour and eggs and baking powder
and vanilla etc. instead of buying
readymades; and buy packaged skim
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milk instead of bottled whole milk to
get all the nutrition and none of the
fat; and use old fashioned oatmeal
instead of high cost corn flakes, and
so on and so on.
Get back to grandma's day? It's
more fun to buy the fancy foods and
kick about the costs.
But it must be admitted that the
house wife is doing a good job of using
the democratic process to protest her
beefs. If she ever decides to take polit-
ical action, watch out!
Five Unionists
Released from Jail
The last of 25 Canadian unionists
sentenced to jail for an anti-injunction
demonstration at the strike-bound Tilco
Plastics plant, Peterborough, Ontario,
have been released.
Within an hour the five men, with
their wives and children took a turn
on the picket line at the still strike-
bound plant where the Textile Work-
ers Union struck a year ago against
sub-standard wages.
The five men, as they left prison,
were greeted by reporters, television
cameramen and leading Canadian
union leaders for whom the Tilco
prison sentences represent a crude use
of an injunction against labor organi-
zations in Canada.
The released men were: William
Mulders and George Rutherford of
the Steelworkers; Stanley Rouse, a
member of the Machinists; and Victor
Skurjat and Bud Clark, both repre-
sentatives of the TWUA.
TWUA President William Pollock,
in a wire from New York, told Sku-
rjat:
"Your ordeal is finally over, and
our union and the entire labor move-
ment in Canada and the United States
is proud of your courageous stand
against anti-picketing injunctions."
The five men said that they would
go back to prison if a good cause arose
again and if this would gain anything
for that cause.
The consensus was that their time
behind prison bars had been worth-
while. Skurjat said: "We brought to
the fore the unfairness of injunctions
in labor disputes. And the demonstra-
tors were instrumental in having a
Royal Commission set up to examine
the broad spectrum of labor legisla-
tion including injunctions in labor dis-
putes."
Among the briefs to be heard by
former Supreme Court Justice Ivan C.
Rand, who will start his inquiry into
the province's labor laws in January,
will be one from the Peterborough
demonstrators.
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IT all started with a hole in the wall
— but what progress the window
has made! Now tons of ail-climate in-
sulating windows form the walls of
gleaming skyscrapers, but ages ago they
were nothing more than tiny slits —
the smaller the better to keep arrows
and savage beasts out of the cave.
Shedding a little light on the history
of the window, the ancient Chinese
used panes of rice paper: the Romans
thin sheets of marble. Early English
castles had them, set high in the thick
walls, to defend against arrows, scaling
ladders and battering rams. But win-
dows didn't really see the light of day
until men stopped holing up fearfully
in fortresses and started living in wall
towns.
By the end of the 3rd century, win-
dow glass was being mentioned by
contemporary writers. Lactantius. in
A.D. 290. writes that our soul sees and
distinguishes objects by the eyes of the
body as through windows filled with
glass. Saint Jerome, A.D. 331, speaks
of sheets of glass produced by casting
on a large flat stone — probably the
earliest forerunner of modern plate
glass manufacture.
The first crude plate glass windows
must have been frustrating to mothers
calling their children in from the street
— for the windows were set immovably
in the walls and could not be opened.
But if mama had no freedom of ex-
pression short of banging on the win-
dow, glaziers certainly did — they cre-
ated highly decorative stained glass
windows.
These glorious windows, built up of
a multitude of small pieces of stained
glass set in strips of lead, appeared in
churches all over Europe during the
6th and 7th centuries. By the 12th
century pictorial designs had been in-
troduced— making the windows liter-
ally sermons in glass. At first the glass
was dyed during melting by adding
metallic oxides. Later, enamel was ap-
plied to the surface.
The principle of staining or tinting
glass for windows is as important to-
day as it ever was in the history of
glassmaking — but for entirely different
reasons. For as the scores of gleaming
glass and steel skyscrapers rise all over
the country, there is an ever-increasing
need for a tinted all-climate insulating
glass which cuts glare at the same time
it provides adequate light transmission.
Solarban Twindow, a new product by
Pittsburgh Plate Glass, was developed
to perform this job.
But even more important, Solarban
— which is made up of two panes of
glass separated by one-quarter inch of
near vacuum — substantially reduces
conducted heat loss or heat gain,
measurably reducing heating and cool-
ing costs.
Temperature control and glare re-
sistance, however, are only part of the
total picture of unique properties
possessed by today's glass windows —
which have added new dimension and
utility to modern living for occupants
of schools, hospitals, office buildings,
homes, and vehicles.
Safety glass, for example, which
originated way back in 1855 in Eng-
land in the form of wired glass, has
saved countless lives and prevented
injuries to millions. Actually, the evo-
lution of safety glass alone involves
three great ideas in windows. The first
consists of embedding a wire mesh in
the glass — providing excellent fire pro-
tection in buildings. Laminating a sheet
of plastic between two sheets of glass
is another common type of safety win-
dow. When the glass is struck a heavy
blow, as in a car accident, splinters re-
main firmly adhered to the intermedi-
ate plastic layer. Bullet-resistant glass
is a multi-layered form of this lami-
nated glass.
A new tempering technique known
as the "gas hearth process," has made
possible a third important type of
safety glass, which answers the in-
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The first mention of stained glass win-
dows is in the writings of 4th-century
Latin and Greek authors. TOP photo
is a fine 19th-century example of the art.
The oriel-window, center, is part of a'
Victorian mansion in New York City.,
The highly ornamented beef-eye shaped"
dormer window, bottom, graces the ma-
jestic Hotel des Invalides — thought by
many to be the most impressire building
in Paris.
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Matter of Faith
The pastor of the church was tele-
phoned by the Internal Revenue Serv-
ice, the caller explaining that the IRS
was auditing the return of a parish-
ioner. "He has listed a $500 donation.
Did he make this donation?" the IRS
man asked. The clergyman hesitated
a moment before replying: "hie will
... he will!"
BE AN ACTIVE UNIONIST
Huggin' 'n Chalkin'
Sailor (on leave): "1 met my old
girl today. Hadn't seen her in 10
years."
Howie: "Has she kept her girlish
figure?"
Sailor: "Kept it? She's doubled
it!"
BUY ONLY UNION TOOLS
Somebody's Sugar?
Note to busy executives; A husband
who keeps busy as a bee may dis-
cover some day that his honey is
missing!
U R THE "U" IN UNION
Proper Medicine
The mother took her small boy with
her to the doctor. She never cor-
rected the kid and, as she talked
to the doctor, the brat was ran-
sacking the inner office to the sound
of breaking glass. "I hope you don't
mind Junior playing around in your
office, doctor" she simpered. "Not
at all," replied the doctor calmly.
"He'll quiet down in a little while
when he gets to the poison cabinet."
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
Unexpected View
During the last election campaign,
J. H. "Rip" Snorter, in a speech de-
claimed: "I tell you, ladies and gentle-
men, we owe much to the working
classes! It Is the working classes which
have made this country what it is
today!" He paused, awaiting ap-
plause from his audience of organized
labor. But from the rear Howie
shouted: "That's right . . . blame
everything on the poor folks!"
ALWAYS BOOST YOUR UNION!
Dead Wrong
The guide was showing a group
through the museum. "This is 'Venus
at the Bath' — executed in terra cotta."
In the back row a woman said: "What
a pity! How barbarous those Asians
are!"
REGISTER TO VOTE
This Month's Limerick
A tailor of highest repute
Once sewed a suit for a suitor from
Butte.
But when donned, the suit parted
And the suitor then started
A suit for the suit that didn't suit.
— John T. Freeman, L.U. 22
End of His Rope
A boomer carpenter met up with
an old friend and asked about a mu-
tual friend of years past. "He's dead
. . . fell through some scaffolding,"
he was told. "That's too bad. What
was he doing at the time?" "Being
hanged!"
REGISTER TO VOTE
Spotty Conversation
"You must have been up pretty
late last night, Mrs. Felding. I saw
your light on at 3 a. m."
"Oh, I was just removing some
spots from Irving's pants."
"At that hour? Were they very
big?"
"Not very; — just two lO-spots and
a five-spot!"
BE UNION— BUY LABEL
Guess Who?
Two starlets met at the movie
studio commissary one noon, and the
following dialogue ensued: "Guess
who I ran into at the track yester-
day?" "My ex-husband?" "No."
"Your ex-husband?" "Wrong again."
"Our ex-husband?" "Right!"
JANUARY, 1967
17
Instructor Gus Uthoff (center) explains a fine point in roof framing to a class of apprentice carpenters in a new classroom.
St. Louis Carpenters Participate In Unique Training School
From left to riglit: Maury Rubin, editor-publisher, St. Louis Labor Tribune; Perry
Joseph, business representative, Carpenters' District Council; Robert S. Saunders,
president, Carpenters' District Council of St. Louis; Erwin C. Meinert, sec.-treas.,
Carpenters' District Council; J. O. Mack, General Executive Board Member;
D. Richard Adams, business manager, St. Louis CDC; Ollie W. Langhorst, business
representative, St. Louis CDC; P. G. Jenkins, business representative, St. Louis CDC;
Gus Uthoff, instructor. Carpenters' Apprentice School; Joe Pijut, instructor. Carpet
and Linoleum Layers Apprentice School; James Watson, business representative,
St. Louis CDC.
Mr. Hunt Benoist, President, Associated General Contractors of St Louis, making
the speech of dedication at the new St. Louis training school.
The free enterprise system in action
and a lesson in labor and management
cooperation are both embodied in the
unique new training school recently
dedicated in St. Louis, Missouri.
The Construction Training School
is a child of necessity, since its birth
came about to meet a critical need
for skilled craftsmen in the St. Louis
area. The trades involved include the
Carpenters, Cement Masons, Iron
Workers, Operating Engineers and
Laborers.
Each trade at the two-story,
$575,000 ultra-modern school has its
own individual work shop. The car-
pentry shop occupies 1440 square feet
of the building's total of nearly 30,000
square feet. In this shop, apprentices
will be taught door hanging, lock in-
stalling, trimwork, roof framing, stair
building, use of carpentry tools and
job layouts. These will be imple-
mented in the classrooms by blue-
print reading, mathematics, plane and
level work, labor history, first aid,
safety and related subjects.
The school is unique in that it is
financed by 1500 contractors who con-
tribute 2 cents for every hour worked
by members of four of the trades and
a penny for members of the laborers'
union. This method of financing elimi-
nates the need for excessive control
by federal government bureaus or
excessive local taxation to provide
what is not always an adequate
training.
The school is governed by a board
of trustees with the programs spon-
sored and administrated by the Asso-
ciated General Contractors of St.
Louis. There are three full-time and
13 part-time instructors paid partially
by the St. Louis School Board and
supplemented by the A.G.C.
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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:
northern Alberta. Thus, he is embarked
on a new career at a time when most
men are content to "call it a day".
Brother Metcalfe joined Local 1325 on
June 1, 1928, and
retired on pension
from the Edmonton
Public School Board
at the age of 70,
when he moved to
Valleyview. He serv-
ed as president of
Local 1325 for three
terms and was busi-
ness agent for two
years.
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MDA SUPPORTER - Nick Santiago, Jr.,
president of Local 3108, New York City,
accepts a Citation of Merit from Muscu-
lar Dystrophy Associations of America
for his work with the labor movement
in the Greater New York area on behalf
of the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon
for Muscular Dystrophy. Paul Cohen,
president of MDA, makes the presenta-
tion at an awards luncheon at the Ameri-
cana Hotel.
FIRST SCHOLARSHIP-Unions continue to
expand their support of higher education.
First to receive a
scholarship award
under a scholarship
program recently
launched by Local
1772, Hicksville,
N. Y., was Miss
Linda Michaelsen,
shown here, daugh-
ter of Brotherhood
Member Michael
Miss Michaelsen Michaelsen. Miss
Michaelsen was picked from a class of
15 high school graduates, and she is now
attending college.
Many local unions of the United Broth-
erhood are now establishing special funds
for annual scholarship awards to the
children of members.
HIS HONOR, THI MAYOR-This year, at
the age of 74, Russell J. Melcalfe of
Local 1325, Edmonton, Alberta, was
elected mayor of Valleyview, a town in
SCOUT SPONSORS-In 1962 Local Union
3130 of Hampton, South Carolina, began
sponsoring Boy Scout Troop 486. At that
time, Johnnie Brunson became a tender-
foot Scout and in four short years re-
ceived the highest honor a Boy Scout
can receive — the Eagle Award. During
the four years Johnnie received 22 merit
badges, and in 1964 he received the God
and Country Award.
Johnnie is the Son of Mrs. Peggy
Brunson and the nephew of Mr. and Mrs.
K. P. Mosley, all of whom are members
of Local Union 3130.
JOHNNIE BRUNSON, front, Mary
Jane and K. P. Mosley; and Peggy Brun-
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UNION NEWS
3000 Years Spanned
In 3-Weeks Work
POMONA, CALIF.— The feat of span-
ning 3000 years in three weeks time was
accomplished this year at the Los Angeles
County Fair Grounds, Pomona.
The Tri-County Exhibit at the annual
fair needed a realistic reproduction of a
life-size redwood tree. Carpenters of the
area were called upon to produce one.
Participating in the project were Frank
Biedler. Local 75L Santa Rosa: Carl
Smith. Local 1752. Pomona, and Adolf
Van Der Burg. Local 1507. El Monte.
The "tree" was fabricated on the Fair
Grounds, inside the Exhibits Building. It
was 12 feet in diameter at the base and
40 feet tall.
1. The initial construction of tlie cir-
cular frames.
2. Tiie skeletal framework assembly.
3. The finished "tree," covered with
slabs of genuine redwood bark, erected
and in place.
New Home for California Local
COSTA MESA, Calif. — A grand opening was scheduled last
month at the new ofSce of Local Union No. 1453, located at
8302 Atlanta Avenue, Huntington, Beach. Financial Secretary
CjTil Fritz reports that the local union has been operating
from the new building since September.
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At the head tables for the Local 9 celebration were: BOTTOM ROW, left to right, Mayor and Mrs. Frank Sedita, Rev. Msgr.
Stanley Kulpinski, Gen. Secretary Richard E. Livingston, Buffalo District Council Pres. Buddy Bodewes and Mrs. Bodewes,
President Local No. 9 John McMahon, and Buffalo District Council Legal Advisor Thomas McMahon. CENTER ROW, Rev.
Alfred M. Goehle, Business Representative Herman J. Bodewes and Mrs. Bodewes, Buffalo District Council Secy.-Treas. Paul
Walters and Mrs. Walters, Executive Vice President Contractors Industrial Employers Association Robert R. Logan and Mrs.
Logan. TOP ROW, District Council Unemployment Consultant Michael Ricci, Mrs. William A. Miller, Mrs. Alfred J. Lang-
felder, Banquet Chairman Alfred J. Langfelder, Mrs. William Burke, and Local 1978 Pile Drivers Business Representative
William Burke.
Buffalo's First Local Union Marks 85th Anniversary
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A view of some of the hundreds of guests at the 85th anniversary celebration in Buffalo.
BUFFALO, N.Y.— Local No. 9 is
the first organized carpenters' union in
the City of Buflfalo and one of the charter
locals of the Brotherhood. The first re-
corded meeting of the local was held
August 31, 1880, and the local became
known as the Carpenters and Joiners of
Buflfalo. The international charter was
received on January 31, 1882. The pre-
fix "United" was added in 1888, when
the young international union was con-
solidated with another group of union
carpenters. The district council was or-
ganized in April, 1890.
Local No. 9 recently celebrated its 85th
Anniversary with a banquet. Distinguished
visitors to the commemoration included
Buffalo Mayor Frank Sedita, General
Secretary Richard E. Livingston, and
many local and area labor and civic
leaders.
Social Security Tax Up
WASHINGTON, D. C. -— The com-
bined social security-medicare payroll
tax rose by two-tenths of 1 percent on
Jan. 1 for both workers and employers
— going from 4.2 to 4.4 percent of earn-
ings up to $6,600 a year.
AFL-CIO Social Security Dir. Ber-
trand Seidman notes that the increase
amounts to only 23 cents a week for
the average factory worker. Three-
fourths of the increase is earmarked
for the medicare basic hospitalization
program; the balance goes to finance
old age, survivors and disability insur-
ance benefits.
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Colorado Local Celebrates 63rd Anniversary
GOLDEN, COLORADO — The membership of Local 1396 held a double-barreled
celebration recently when they commemorated their 63rd anniversary and also hon-
ored 25- and 50-year members of the local at a special dinner dance. General Execu-
tive Board Member Leon Greene, seated, fourth from left, presented emblems to eight
25-year members and one 50-year member. Others shown, seated, left to right, are:
Leslie Prickett, president. Carpenters District Council; Matt Weaver, president,
Colo. State Council of Carpenters; Howard Stafford, 50-year member; Greene;
Fred A. Nichols, Master of Ceremonies; Standing, left to right: Jay D. Shiflet, Fin.
Sec'y.f Business Representative, L.U. 1396; Ivan Huffman, Wm. McNealy, Harvey
Hayes, George Pech, George Eraser, and Neal DeKok, all 25-year members; and
Levine Morris, President. L.U. 1396; Not shown, Frank Rice and Clyde Loper, both
25-year members.
Local 191 Presents First Pension Checks
YORK, PA. — Local 191 recently cele-
brated a first when pension checks un-
der the local's pension trust fund were
presented. Pictured above are pensioned
members who attended a dinner to cele-
brate the occasion. Seated (1. to r.):
Daniel Smeltzer, N. J. Gross, Pierce
Krebs, John Gohn, John Ehrhart and
William Reigart. Standing: Paul Klein-
ard, M. W. Shoft, Joe Lovell, Paul Smith,
Dan Rehmeyer, Edward Knisely, Carroll
Volland and N. W. Weigard. Smaller
photo shows Donald Moore of the pension
committee presenting the first pension
check to John Ehrhart while Gen. Rep.
Ray Ginnetti looks on. Receiving pension
checks but not shown are Charles Day-
holf, Elliott Ricker, Fred Klippel. Charles
King and S. J. Miller.
ATTEND YOUR LOCAL UNION
MEETINGS REGULARLY!
BE AN ACTIVE /MEMBER!
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Baltimore Members' Sons Win Scholarships
BALTIMORE, MD. — The sons of two Baltimore Local 101 members recently won
college scholarships under a Construction Industry Advancement Program spon-
sored by the Associated General Contractors of America. Four scholarships are
presented annually to the son of a member of the Carpenters, Laborers and Cement
Masons who qualifies. Shown above are the winners and their proud fathers (left to
right): Booker T. Washington, Sr., Cement Mason Local 3; Thomas E. Grey, chair-
man of the CIAP Board of Trustees who made the scholarship presentations at a
dinner given in the winners honor; Booker T. Washington, Jr., (attending Morgan
State College); Earl Robert Smith (Morgan State); Earnest Owens, Riggers Unions;
Lawrence Lehmann (Univ. of Md.) and his father Charles of Local 101; Rodney
Harrill (Univ. of Md.) and his father Luther, also of Local 101; and T. Courtenay
Jenkins, president of the Baltimore Chapter of the A.G.C. Harrill has received a
scholarship award from the program for three consecutive years.
Banquet Honors Veteran Local 1095 Members
SALEVA, KANSAS — The above photo shows some of the more than 100 members
and their guests who attended a recent pin presentation banquet that honored
veteran members of Local 1095. In the photo below are pictured those eligible
for pins. Standing (1. to r.): Paul Gaiser, Samuel Curd. Int'l. Rep. who made the
pin presentations, Seighardt Deines and G. W. Byars. All received 25-year service
pins. Seated: Francis Lott, Edward Lott, Russell Tunnell, and Phil Vermillion. All
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Those receiving certificates of completion at Chicago, most of whom are shown above, included: Gerald A. Ammenhauser,
L. U. 1889; Robert W. Axelson. L. U. 141; Richard Bending, L. U. 839; Larry Berg, L. U. 1185; Andrew Boersma, L. U.
62; Kenneth Brady, L. U. 181; Benjamin Bresette. L. U. 839; Dennis Centracchio, L. U. 1185; Thomas Charleston, L. U. 839;
Kenneth Crane, L. U. 1185; Richard Dankert, L. U. 62; Theodore R. Day, L. U. 839; Dwain Dehmlow, L. U. 419: James A.
Dekker. L. U. 434; Dennis Donati, L. U. 1185; Roy Engstrom, L. U. 58; Ervil Fox,*L. U. 461; Charles Gargola, L. U. 141;
Bruce K. Giden, L. U. 1307; Walter Grandt. L. U. 2014; Terrence Grandys, L. U. 54; Fred Hackleman, L. U. 1185; Kenneth
Hanson. L. U. 62; Jerry Head, L. U. 10; John HeflEernan, L. U. 1922; Edward D. Janeczek, L. U. 1185; Henry Janeczek, L. U.
1185: William Kalchbrenner, L. U. 62; Clinton Koehler, L. U. 839; Thomas R. Kopacz, L. U. 1527; Dale Kropke, L. U. 58;
Edward R. Krupski, L. U. 1185: Robert E. Larson, L. U. 839; Joseph J. Lozano, L. U. 448; Russell Malinowski, L. U. 1784;
Russell Miceli, L. U. 1185; John Narr, L. U. 558; Walter H. Olejnik, L. U. 434; William Olsen, L. U. 58; Vincent Pacetti,
L. U. 199: George Peterson, L. U. 1185; Frank Pozdol, L. U. 1185; James Rausa, L. U. 181; Raymond R. Rodway, L. U.
1185; Daniel C. Ruschke, L. U. 558; Richard Schwager, L. U. 58; William Scott, L. U. 1; Francis Seidel, L. U. 62; Robert
Shearer, L. U. 839; Larry Shetlar, L. U. 272; John Skamra, L. U. 1185; Anthony E. Stepuncik, L. U. 434; Ted A. Stone, L. U.
62; Roger Sutton, L. U. 272; John A. Teufel, L. U. 181; Roger D, Towery, L. U. 1996; William Trier, L. U. 1185; Frank
Unhold, L. U. 1784; Robert Volkart, L. U. 1922; Peter Weber, L. U. 839; James Williams, L. U. 62; William Wise, L. U.
1185; Raymond Wisniewski, L. U. 1185; Dwight Wood, L. U. 1307; Daniel Yukus, L. U. 448; Gerald Zelisko, L. U. 1185.
Chicago Council Awards Certificates of Completion
Welfare and Pension Funds; the Con-
struction Employers Association,
Among others were officers of the
Council as well as the General Counsel
for the Chicago District Council.
Following the issuance of the Certifi-
cates to the group, all present joined in
an evening of fun and reminiscing, inter-
spersed with much fine food.
GREAT IDEAS
Continued from Page 16
creased demand for larger expanses of
glass in living areas. When the glass
does break it crumbles into small
round pieces without sharp edges.
One-way glass is still another great
idea in windows that has found many
important uses. This type of window is
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Finally, a new float glass is helping
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CHICAGO, ILL. — On November
10th, 1966. the annual apprentice grad-
uation exercises were conducted by the
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in military, were present at the affair.
In attendance were all of the officers of
the District Council and all of the busi-
ness agents of the Chicago area, as well
as a number of officers from the various
local unions.
Also in attendance were a number
of guests who were present to wish God-
speed to the graduating class. Among
these guests were General Vice President
Finlay Allan and General Vice President,
Retired, John R. Stevenson, both of
whom addressed the meeting, as did a
number of others in attendance repre-
senting the Contractors Association; the
Chicago Building Trades Council; the
Board of Education; the Department of
Labor; Bureau of Apprenticeship; the
Illinois State Council; the Carpenters
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Allan addresses the graduates of the
Chicago training program.
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THE CARPENTER
Research Director is Radio Show Guest
High interest rates and the scarcity of mortgage money are deepening the
depression in the home-building industry, Carpenters' Research Dir. Donald
Danielson (center) told Stanley Levey (left) of the Scripps-Howard Newspapers
and Alan Adams of Business Week on Labor News Conference. The weekly
AFL-CIO-produced public service interview is broadcast nationwide on the
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conducting an air pollution control cam-
paign:
1. Learn the facts on the extent of air
pollution in your community from the
State control agency, industries, and lo-
cal officials.
2. Present the air pollution picture —
its shortcomings and needs — to the pub-
lic through study groups, community
polls, and area conferences.
3. Solicit all news media for radio
and television public service time and
newspaper space.
4. Consult educational leaders to pro-
mote information sessions in the schools.
5. Possibly form a Stamp Out Smog
(SOS) organization, as has been done in
California.
Dead fish on a polluted shoreline.
6. Participate in National Cleaner Air
Week during October.
7. Urge your state to pass legislation
permitting tax relief to industry for the
purchase price of air pollution controls.
8. Write your Congressman and urge
him to consider legislation to increase
the present Federal tax relief from 14
per cent to at least 25 per cent on the
purchase of air pollution control.
9. Extend your organization's air pol-
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Woodcraft— The Dying Art
DETROIT, ILL.— Local 1452 in De-
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that specializes in the painstaking skill
of woodcarving. Alfred Hancock is the
head of the only major company in De-
troit still speciahzing in handcarved
woodwork. Hancock's shop employs
some 40 woodcarvers from Germany,
Italy, England, Scotland, Poland and
Czechoslovakia. He notes that U. S.-born
carvers are rare.
When Hancock joined the firm in
1915, it had 150 craftsmen and dozens
of competitors. Both the American-born
craftsmen and the competition have vir-
tually disappeared. Hancock's biggest
competition comes from plastics that look
like wood. One reason for the industry's
decline is cost. A handcarved Brazilian
rosewood beam or ornate wainscoting
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carved wood to keep his busy shop go-
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LINCOLN, NEB. — All the work on the above cabin, which was placed on the
Nebraska State Capitol grounds during a "Nebraskaland" days celebration, was
donated by members of Local 1055. The building of the pioneer days cabin, includ-
ing the sodding of the roof, took only eleven hours.
Executive Board of Connecticut Local Union
THOMPSONVILLE, CONN.— Local 234, Thompsonville, held its 65th Annual
Banquet, October 29th, at Shaker Park Ballroom, Enfield, Conn. Present were
40 members and their wives. Shown above is Local 234's executive board, seated,
left to right: George Davis, sec.-treas.; Onier Simon, president; Clement Starr,
business representative; and Walter Gutkowski, vice president. Standing, left to
right: Richard Clark, trustee; Theodore Bryda, trustee; George Buckley, trustee;
Clyde Lucia, warden; and Lawrence Clark, conductor.
NEW JOURNEYMAN
MURRAY, KY. — A journeyman certifi-
cate was recently presented to Ronald
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Murray, by Ed Weyler, General Repre-
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during a regular business meeting of the
local union.
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^OME STUDY COURSE
BLUEPRINT READING-UNIT VIM
Unit VIII confinues fhe use of fbe plans, and specifica-
tions. In some instances, references will have to be made
to specifications to complete your answers. It may be nec-
essary to review your plans and specifications entirely
prior to beginning your search for specific answers. It
should be noted that any errors or omissions in your
answers should indicate to you an area of further study.
1. Make a list of the steel beams to be used.
2. What will be the length of the joists over the garage?
3. Will there be any exterior wood finish on the first
floor powder room window?
4. How is the second floor overhang finished?
5. How is the siding applied on the south wall of the
library?
6. How is the siding applied on the second floor walls?
7. How is siding applied on the gables?
8. How are exterior door frames to be made?
9. What finish is indicated between the garage roof
and porch roof?
10. How is siding to be nailed?
11. What grades of wood shingles are to be used?
What are their lengths?
12. What is to be the amount of shingle exposure to
the weather?
13. Are the medicine cabinets furnished by a sub-
contractor?
14. What cabinets are to be painted?
15 What interior trim is to be painted?
16. What is the total number of each kind of door
indicated on the plans?
17. Steel balusters are shown intermingled with wood
balusters in both elevations of the main stairway. Why?
18. Who furnishes the steel balusters under this con-
tract?
19. What is meant by "newel posts shall be turned
as directed" in the specifications?
20. How many balusters are required for the main
stair railing?
21. How much lower are the concrete floors under
the bath rooms than the finish floor level? Why?
22. What is the thickness of the setting bed for blue
stone?
23 What is the depth of the setting bed of the marble
hearth for the Living Room fireplace?
24. Who furnishes the finishing hardware?
25. What type of lath is used?
26. What is the size of the rubber tile to be laid
on the Kitchen floor?
27. Which type door used in the construction of this
home is not shown on the door schedule?
28. What type of light is used on the front porch?
29. What is the purpose of the 10' — 0" long wall that
extends South from the Garage?
30. How are the bottoms of the C. I. porch columns
fastened?
31. When a detail and an elevation do not agree as to
finished appearance, which has preference?
32. What will be the length of the ornamental columns
for the porch?
33. What will be the length of the column for the
front entrance?
34. What is the run of the common rafters over the
master bedroom? What is the length of the common
rafter?
35. What is the run and the length of the common
rafters over the guest bedrooms in the Northeast and
Southwest corners of the building?
36. What is the run and length of the common rafters
over the Maid's Bedroom?
37. How would the rafters over the Maid's Bedroom
be framed?
38. Are sufficient details provided for the case on the
North wall of the Library?
39. What is the "stock type balustrade" referred to
in the Specifications?
40. What kind of a joint is required between the
risers and stringers on open faces?
Answers to Questions are on Page 38
STUDY MATERIAL AVAILABLE
The Mathematics Home Study Course has been com-
piled into a pamphlet and is now available at a cost
of 500 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.
JANUARY, 1967
27
By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Fred Goetz at Box 508, Portland, Oregon 97207.
At this time of year nimrods are either
preparing for the last hunts of the season
or reminiscing about past hunts — yester-
day, or a day, month or year ago. We
therefore dip into the memory sack,
bringing out past hunt recollections of
the Brotherhood and their famihes.
■ Bench-Legged Buck
Creede White of 235 S. Market Street,
Garten, Colorado, a retired member of
the Brotherhood, Local 1407, Wilming-
ton, California, is enjoying his retirement
and getting his long-awaited share of
hunting. Here's a pic of Brother White
with a bench-legged buck he downed in
the high country north of Mancas,
Colorado in November.
Creede White and his buck.
■ . Hill-Country Buck
Henry J. Miller of Galveston, Texas
is another high-country hunter. He
downed his buck in the hills northwest
of Galveston in the Lone Star state.
Brother Miller is a member of Local 526.
■ Busy Beaver
Tom Shamberger of Brackney, Pa., a
member of Binghamton Local 281, is an
avid coon and cat hunter and proud of
his well-kept hounds which accompany
him on all sortees. He's also trapped his
share of paddletails, and his success in
this pursuit, according to wife Kay, has
earned him the appropriate nickname of
"Beaver." Top weight for him in this
category, "the beaver of beavers," was a
moose-of-a-specimen that tipped the scales
at 61 pounds.
■ Pheasant Brace
Joseph Chovit of Johnson City, New
York, a member of Local 298, Long
Island, is a well-rounded outdoorsman.
When the fishing season is over on inland
waters, he gets out old Betsy and is off
to the woods for upland game birds.
Judging from following pic of Brother
Chovit with a brace of pheasants, I'd
say he get his birds.
■ California Bucks
Chalk up a pair of bucks for Cal
Ramsey and his Missus, both downed out
Joseph Chovit and pheasant brace.
Paul Straulin and his buck.
of Fortuna, Humboldt County, Cali-
fornia, on the Graham Ranch. Brother
Ramsey resides in Alameda, and is a
retired member of Local 34 in San
Francisco.
■ Michigan Buck
Paul Strauhn of Chicago, Illinois, a
member of Local 643, can look back to
many enjoyable deer-hunting junkets to
the back country of Michigan. Here's
photographic record of one hunt: Brother
Straulin with a nice buck he brought
down in the Bark River country, about
12 miles west of Escanaba, Michigan.
■ Backyard Blast
Edward J. Smith of Warren, Ohio,
member of the Brotherhood since 1938,
recalls a past boondock sortee in com-
pany with favorite hunt dog Bab. They
hunted long and hard in far-away fields
but came home with nary a bird or
critter. As they approached the house,
Bab darted over to an abandoned stump
and flushed out two pheasant and a pair
of rabbits, all of which fell to subsequent
blasts from Brother Smith's scattergun,
which proves the nimrod's grass is some-
times greener in his own back yard.
■ Another Texas Item
Credit a pair of bucks and a wildcat
to W. J. Worley of Houston, Texas, and
his son, all downed near Uvalde. Brother
Worley is a member of Local 213.
(Thanks for kind words about Outdoors
Meandering, W. J.)
■ Squirrels Galore
Roy Wren, 14-yr. old youngster of
Millard, Nebraska recalls a memorable
small-game excursion when a resident
of Oklahoma. In company with dad,
Otis Wren, a member of the Brother-
hood, and uncle, A. Heath, they bagged
a total of 22 squirrel.
■ Earn A Pair
Members can earn a pair of fishing
lures by sending in a photo of a hunt-
ing scene — and a few words as to what
the photo is about. Send it to:
Fred Goetz, Dept. OMLW;
Box 508,
Portland, Ore. 97207.
Please mention your local number.
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■ First-Day Fox
Ambrose E. Hoffman of Newtown,
Pa., a member of Local 1906, got more
than he bargained for on a past hunt
junket. Here's a pic of Brother Hoffman
with his first fox, downed the first day
of the hunt season.
Anthony Hoffman and the fox.
■ Believe It or Not
Dipping down into the memory bag
again, we not an account of a long-
past hunting trip to Africa by Louis
Vecchione of Orange, New Jersey, a
member of Local 349. Lou sent in a
snapshot depicting one of his hunt part-
ners, gagging it up with his foot in an
alligator's mouth. Lou says they set out
to trap the 'gator but things got out of
hand, and it had to be shot. Scene of
the hunt was the Lake Victoria area,
where they also bagged some hippos.
Louis Vecchione and 'gator.
JANUARY, 1967
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Service to the
Brotherhood
(1) DAYTON, OHIO — The annual
picnic of Local 104 was the occasion
for the presentation of service pins to
a group of local union veterans.
Eighty-eight members were eligible
for the pins with service in the
Brotherhood ranging from 25 to 38
years. Seven good reasons for the
success of the picnic are shown in the
top picture under No. 1 — the mem-
bers of the Picnic Committee. From
the left are John H. Collins, Ralph
Blakeley, Don Brown, Wayne Stone,
Richard Thomas, Leonard Funderburg
and Ray Evans. In the other photo,
those receiving 25-year pins are stand-
ing, left to right: Richard B. Taylor,
Lewis Ensinger, Ervin E. Sponsel,
Everett Dailey, Fred Echultheis, Wil-
lard H. Springer, William H. Schulte
and Cary (Red) Mustard. Those on
their knees, left to right: Edgar B.
Hayes, Walter Teckenbrock, John F.
Stout, Leo M. Weber, William Len-
harr and Louis Evans.
(2) LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Twenty-
five, 30- and 50-year service pins were
recently awarded to members of Local
1097 at a special presentation cere-
mony. In the top photo under No. 2
are those members receiving 25-year
service pins. Back row, left to right,
are Rev. L. K. Brashier, A. E. Brown,
R. M. Crow, S. B. Class, E L. Harvey,
Gid McConald, B. H. Moon, and Con-
rad Morgan. Front row, left to right:
H. C. Carter, Sr., R. E. Northcutt, Ted
Parish, Thurnian Payne, E. E. Si-
monds, Jr., C. T. Sypert, William Utz-
man, Jr., and John Waddell. In the
center photo under No. 2 are Local
1097 members who received 30-year
service pins, back row, left to right:
R. L. Cheney, B. N. Clark, I. M. Clark,
G. A. Dowden, D. C. EUerd, N. F.
Graves, E. C. McAlpine, W. S. McEl-
roy, and L. L. McWhorter. Front row,
left to right: George Mitchell, Sr.,
Dozia Pliler, H. E. Rogers, L. B. Sat-
terwhite, R. L. Thompson, W. W. Utz-
man, Sr., F. W. White, Guy Wicker-
sham, and M. D. Wooten. In the bot-
tom photo under No. 2 are four senior
members of Local 1097. They are
from the left: Clarence Hill and C. H.
Leach, both 35-year members; D. L.
Brown, 40-year member; and Carl
Larson, a member of the Brotherhood
for 50 years.
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(3) BARDOIVIA, NEW YORK— A blue
ribbon list of guests that included Gen-
eral Secretary R. E. Livingston, and
members of the political and religious
communities were among the 500 who
attended Local 964's Sixth Annual
Dinner Dance. A highlight of the
evening was the awarding of pins to
members with service ranging from
25 to 50 years. A 50-year pin was
awarded to William Zipp and twenty-
five year pins were awarded to Ralph
Burris, Kenneth Gremli, Joseph Mor-
eno, Patsy Spicci, Arthur Tveit and
Andrew Weka. Seated in the picture
are, top row , left to right : Gen. Rep.,
George Welsch, Gen. Sec'y., R. E. Liv-
ingston, Ass't. to Gen. Pres. Patrick J.
Campbell, Gen. Exec. Board Member
from the First District Charles John-
son, Jr., Business Rep., Frank X.
Kearsey, and Business Rep., William
Sopko. Lower row, left to right: Gen.
Rep., William Lawyer, Director of Ap-
prenticeship New York State, James E.
Egan, Judge John J. Reilly, New York
State Rep., Joseph Lia, Monsignor
James Cox, Rabbi Abraham Krantz
and Rev. Ernest Churchill.
(4) ARDMORE, PA Gen. Rep. Ray.
mond Ginnetti and Robert Gray, sec-
retary-treasurer of the Met. District
Council, attended a special called
meeting of Local 465 to present serv-
ice pins to 25- and 50-year members.
In the group photo are pictured mem-
bers who received service pins with
their length of service in parenthesis.
First row, left to right: Robert John-
son (29), Edward Krawmer (50),
Raymond Brooks (50), Anthony Dad-
dona (25), and Henry Sheller (28).
Second row: Charles Fink (44), O. B.
Fetters (60), Harry Grube (59), Rob-
ert Stroup (25), and Clair Hendricks
(25). Third row: Alex Duff (52),
Powell Siter (31), George Moore (47),
EUwood Reiss (28), and Al Evans
(30). Standing: Philip Bartels (29),
Herbert Green (49), Clement Andes
(47), Hunter Wolfe (49), Anthony
Nasella (29), Owen Laurence (32),
John Alstrom (42), Joseph Cubit
(38), Adam Annett (42), Gunner Ny-
strom (42), Alfred Wannop (58), and
Charles Boyer (42). L^nable to attend
the pin presentation but eligible for
service pins are: Mathew McConnell
(54), Marcello Davia (28), Albert
Guenst (29), John Hubert (27), Her-
man Kirst (27). Joseph Maguire (27),
William McElivee (37), John Myers
(33), Samuel Sorenson (30), Carl
Peterson (42), Roy Coldren (41),
Levi Dreisback (27), and Carlton Her-
bert (52). In the two smaller photos
under No. 4, the inside picture shows
Raymond Ginnetti (right), presenting
50-year pins to Edward Kraemer and
Raymond Brooks. The other photo
shows Robert Gray (center), with the
two senior members of Local 465.
They are O. B. Fetters (left), age 88
and a 60-year member and Alex Duff,
age 85 and a 63-year member.
(Caption for this photo on following pa^e)
JANUARY, 1967
31
Service to the
Brotherhood
(Continued from page 31)
(5) ALLENTOWN, PA. — These mem-
bers of Milbiien Local 1285 were the
recipients of ZS-year service pins at
a recent presentation ceremony held
by the local. Shown, seated, left to
right: R. Ritter, and F. Rrodbeck,
P. Bellesfield. Standing: H. Steven-
back, A. Bellesfield, F. Madl, and J.
Jenkins. Unable to attend the cere-
mony but presented pins personally
by the local were Joseph Rader, Luther
Snyder and Harold Gernerl.
(6) HICKSVILLE, N. Y. — Twenty-five
and 50-year pins were awarded to
these members of Local 1772. Top
row, left to right: August Ponticello,
Dominic Francis, Salvatore De Prisco,
William Hill, Stephen Slanina, Alfred
Brandt, Olaf Stensland, Edwin Funf-
geld, and Francis X. Savoy. Seated,
bottom row: Louis Renaldo, Oscar T.
Olsen, Harry Hicks, Glen Kerbs, Rich-
ard Eisemann, and Joseph DePano.
The following were absent due to ill-
ness: Carmine Clement, Thomas Pye,
Raymond Kunesh, and Julian Martin-
sen, a 35-year member, now retired
and living in Norway. Brothers Olsen
and Hicks are 50-year members.
Brother Olsen has been Secretary and
Business Agent continuously for the
past 49 years.
(7) AMSTERDAM, N. Y. — Thirteen
members of Local 6 received 50- and
25-year pins at a recent buffet and
presentation ceremony. Left to right,
front row, are: Robert Bates, 42 years;
Joseph Ciskanow, 27 years; Francis
Gilmaier, 27 years ; William Frenz, 50
years; Samuel Douglas, 50 years;
Seren Hansen, 43 years; Leonard
Krutz, 43 years. Back row: Walter
Leroy, 25 years; Edwin Leavenworth,
43 years; Joseph Rothmund, 41 years:
Emil Yoos, 40 years; Arthur Otto, 41
years; Fred Kreisel, 47 years. Others
qualifying for the awards but unable
to attend were Albert Gilmaier, 50
years; Gilbert Otto, 41 years; Harry
Ropka, 28 years, and John Zehrs, 27
years. These members represent a
collective total of 665 years of con-
tinuous membership. The local, headed
by Pat Sapone as president, and David
Tus: II
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Downey, business agent, also has a 62-
year member, two 60-year members
and six others with 55 years or more
of service.
(8) ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO —
Members of Local 38 were honored at
a recent pin presentation ceremony.
Members receiving pins ranged in serv-
ice to the Brotherhood from 25 to
56 years. The members honored on
this occasion were as follows: Bill
McLean, 56 years; Joe Mueller, 49
years (absent) ; Charles Baines, 47
years; Irvin Wood, 44 years (absent);
Bill Bowman, 43 years ; Frank Murphy,
41 years (absent) ; Art Slote, 30 years
(absent); Fred Skrydstrup, 29 years;
Carl Dowel, 28 years (absent) ; Ernie
Nielsen, 28 years; Bill Phillips, 26
years ; Tony Sakavitelus, 26 years ;
Mike Garamy, 26 years; Tom Brady,
25 years; and John Warren, 25 years.
St. Catharines was chartered in the
year 1883, only two years after the
formation of the Brotherhood. They
proudly possess the third oldest char-
ter. At the time the charter was in-
stalled the hourly rate was 17^4 cents
per hour with a 12 hour day. Brother
Frank Reid was the guest speaker with
Secretary McCurdy extending fraternal
greetings from the Ontario Provincial
Council.
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(9) TOLEDO, OHIO — Twenty members
of Local 248 were honored with 25 year
pins at the local's recent Anniversary
Party. Seated and receiving 25 yr. pins
from left to right are: Donald Gonya,
Andrew Rasmussen, Willard Gam,
Charles Osborn, William Schwartz, Sec-
Treas. of the Maumee Valley District
Council; Philip Mankin, Fred Schackel-
ton, Ernie Gargac, O. C. Meinka, How-
ard Sheidler, Vernal Zwayer, Marion
Price, Urban Haslinger, Vernard Smith,
Trustees of Local 248, and Carl Herzig.
Standing are the Exec. Board Members
of Local 248, left to right: Emory Hugue-
let, B. R.; Frank Coughlin, Rec. Sec;
Milan Marsh, Sec.-Treas of the Ohio
State Council of Carpenters; William Lis-
termann. Fin. Sec; Donald Hartman, Vice
Pres.; Harold Helle, Trustee; Frank
Whalen, President; and Bernard Walker,
Conductor. Members not in picture but
receiving 25 year pins were August
Meinka, Lawrence Baker, Albert Barnes,
Emerson Ebersole, and Donald Wag-
goner.
(10) MARTELL, CALIF.— Sixteen mem-
bers of Local 2927 of Martell were hon-
ored at a dinner and presented with 25
year service pins by Brotherhood Repre-
sentative Clarence E. Briggs, acting as
host. The gala affair was held at Bus-
caglia's Restaurant, Jackson Gate, on
Saturday evening, November 26. Twenty-
one members were eligible for the pins
but five were unable to attend the dinner
and will receive their pins later. Front
row (1. to r.): Joe Tirapelle, Dave Mc-
Daniel, Frank Jay, Jack Smallfield, C. B.
Owens, E. J. Phillips, Cord Moller and
R. A. Datema, business agent. Second
row (!• to r.): Worth Sanford, Thomas
Craig, H. M. Belyea, Brotherhood Rep-
resentative Clarence E. Briggs. Back row
0. to r.): Elmer Harritt, R. J. Williams,
Dan Schaefer, Jesse Croft, Edward War-
drip, Frank Podesta, president of 2927,
and Delbert Seeman.
(11) NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO —
Shown are members of Local 1802 who
were honored recently with 25 and 50
year pins. Also included in the picture
is a man who has 52 years in the Broth-
erhood. Seated left to right are: Carlisle
UpdergrafE who joined the Brotherhood
in 1914. Next to him are Emil Pedersen,
William L. Smith, and Cletus Troyer who
all received 25 year pins. Standing left
to right are: Harold Douglass, President
of Local 1802; Gerald Bussey, Business
Representative of Local 1802; Donald
Rowan, Homer Cooper and Roy Hen-
drickson, all also received 25 year pins.
Next is Burris Tschudy who is receiving
a 50 year pin and making the presenta-
tion is Milan P/Iarsh, Executive Secretary-
Treasurer of the Ohio State Council of
Carpenters.
(12) INGLEWOOD, CALIF. — Local
2435 held a 25 year pin celebration on
Sept. 13, 1966. The below listed 25 year
members received their Silver Lapel Pins
for continuous membership to the Broth-
erhood: Paul Braunbeck, Anthony Fierro,
JANUARY, 1967
33
Recent Pin
Presentations
David W. Olsson, Louis Roser, Robert A.
Domenico, Hershell A. Banks, Owen S.
White, George A. Hobson, Joaquin Al-
varado, James VV. Browning, Paul D. Gil-
bert, Louis Rudd, John C. Brown, Louis
Ortiz, Francis L. Tucker, C. E. Patton,
L. P. Byrne, Jean Martin, Chas. H. Or-
miston, and Everett D. AUee.
Included in the photograph are the fol-
lowing officers of Local 2435: Clifford
Lager, President; Kelson Melick, Rec.
Sec; Lester Weizer, Treas.; S. F. Marka-
sich, Fin.-Sec; Robert B. Clubb and Lyle
C. Rothenburg, Business Representatives;
J. Willemsen, Conductor; M. Fink, War-
den; G. Carver, Trustee; and G. Dobbiiw,
Trustee. Visiting officers in the photo-
graph are Terry Slawson, of the LADCC,
and L. H. Pattison, Carpenters Local 929,
South Gate, CaUf.
(13) MURRAY, KY. — At a regular
meeting Local 1734 honored 25 year
members by presenting them with serv-
ice pins. Front row, left to right: Edgar
WiUferson, Lennis Ward, John W.
Hughes, Jessie M. Davidson, Roy Gream.
Back row: R. W. Nix, Edd Weyler, Gen.
Rep., and Scottie Hart. Two members,
C. S. EUdns and James A. Taylor, were
not present.
(14) SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Local
Union 1511 recently presented 50 year
pins to two of its oldest members. Pic-
tured from left to right are Eugene Hal-
sey, age 74; George Brown, age 90, for
services rendered to the Local Union.
The 50 year pins are being presented by
past President Lewis Tooker, age 73.
(15) STATE COLLEGE, PA.— Eighteen
members were honored at the 40th An-
niversary Banquet of L.U. 1333. Mem-
bers receiving 25 and 50 year pins were,
left to right: Robert E. Miller, Carl Mil-
ler, Charles Brown, James A. Kunes, all
25 year pins; W. H. Garman, 50 year pin;
George Walish, Pres., Pa. State Council,
who made the presentation; Russell Hack-
enberger, R. S. Kolb, Weaver Witmer,
and Benjamin Gussler, all 25 year mem-
bers. Members not present but eligible
for 25 year pins: Garfield Edwards, Sr.,
Richard Grafius, Frederick Miller, John
Oestreich, Wilbert Walters, Earl McClel-
lan, Robert Chamberlain, Eldon Ilgen,
and William McAlevy.
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(16) COLUMBUS, IND. — Local 1155
pin presentation. Left to right, front row:
Cecil Shuey, Board Member, 3rd District;
Frank Quick, 65 years; Charles Bray, 65
years; George Kramer, 55 years; Alfred
Vonstrobe, 30 years; Otto Knoke, 30
years. Second row: Deon Macy, Presi-
dent; Carl Emmert, 30 years; Clayton
Lackey, 30 years; Newton Good, 29
years; Ezra Young, 27 years; Lee Steel,
28 years; Ray Boas, 27 years. Sec. of Lo-
cal; H. M. Williams, General Rep.;
Franklin Smith, Joint Rep. Third row:
Carl Debold, 25 years; Fielda Whitting-
ton, 25 years; Leslie Guthrie, 25 years;
Raymond Guthrie, 25 years; Bernard
Kaue, 25 years; Roy Teague, 25 years.
(17) CENTERVI.LLE, IOWA — James
Apple, Vice President of Local 597, pre-
sents a 50 year button to Victor Ander-
son at a regular meeting of the local.
Anderson has been a member of Local
597 continuously since July 16, 1916.
(18) NORWICH, CONN.— Receiving his
50 year pin is Arthur Bessette of Local
137. It is being presented by Treasurer
Henry Pukallus (right). Also, Herman
Pukallus (second from left) was presented
a letter of commendation on being a
member for 61 consecutive years. This
was also presented by his brother, Henry
Pukallus. Looking on is Business Agent
Charles Beauregard.
(19) ST. ALBANS, W. VA.— Local 128
recently had a special call meeting for
presentations of 50 year and 25 year
pins. The bottom picture shows, left to
right: Rex Pruden, a chartered member of
Local 128 and 53 year member, and Al-
bert Wolfe, 49 years. Both were pre-
sented 50 year pins. There were two
other members that were not able to be
present, they were L. W. McNealy and
A. H. Caldwell, Sr. Bro. McNealy being
a member for 49 years and Bro. Caldwell
a member for 48 years. The top pic-
ture shows, left to right, those that were
present and received 25 year pins: Back
row, H. E. Lee, John C. Dooley, C. C.
Arnold, Harold J. Walker, Henry Parsley,
Clay Quails. Seated are C. A. Pring, E.
L. Bayes, Wm. K. Davis, and Franklin
Allen. Those that were not present and
received their 25 year pin were: Earl
Tackett, John W. Tabor, Troy D. Sutler,
Herbert Offenbarger, J. L. McDermitt, R.
C. Jordan, Roy Erskine, Lewis G. Dill-
man, James O. Davis, Percy D. Boiling,
and Guy O. Baker.
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L.U. No. 15,
HACKENSACK, N. J.
Ruggiero, Anthony
L.U. NO. 23,
DOVER, N. J.
Hansen, Hans
L.U. NO. 33,
BOSTON, MASS.
Campbell, William D.
Chamberlain, Walter
Handrahan, John J.
Hardy, Andrew
Mozzicato, Salvatore
Pilger, John W.
L.U. NO. 42,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Carlson, Oscar
Cruise, Joseph J.
MacDonald, Finley
Medus, Peter
Moore, Henry G.
L.U. NO. 50,
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Newman, Phillip H.
L.U. NO. 53,
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.
Combs, Fred
See, Ernest
L.U. NO. 65,
PERTH AMBOY, N. J.
Kunzman, Fred
L.U. NO. 87,
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Awe, Robert
Bred, William
Burdash, Joe
Hedman, Daniel
Klicker, Evert
Larson, Robert M.
Logajan, George
Schultz, C. M.
Witzel, Harold
L.U. NO. 101,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Byron, Charles H., Sr.
Clayton, Talmadge W.
Evans, John B.
Kress, Irwin A.
Leddon, Thomas
L.U. NO. 122,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Class, Jacob R.
Lorenzon, Dante
Patruska, John
L.U. NO. 135,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Blumenthal, Abraham
Breskin, Nathan
Casella, Frank
Nozick, Leo
Teitler, Morris
Wiig, Hans H.
Zechosh, John
L.U. NO. 141,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Anderson. Berger
Codd, William H.
DeBok, Jacob
Doherty, Joseph
Hansen, William J.
Hedrick, David
Iverson, H. John
Kovach, Frank S.
Krstich, Crist
Lysen, Clifford
Schriner, H. C.
L.U. NO. 144,
MACON, GA.
Davis, L. L.
L.U. NO. 155,
PLAINFIELD, N. J.
Allen, Charles
Cederberg, Knut
L.U. NO. 183,
PEORIA, ILL.
DeLong, Charles
Frericks, Herman
Sams, Charles
Steinke, William
Wilson, Earl
L.U. NO. 186,
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO
Stewart, James B.
L.U. NO. 211,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Crissman, Dewey M.
Fink, Charles T.
Galambos, Charles
Heckert, James F.
Stoof, Michael
L.U. NO. 226,
PORTLAND, ORE.
Bickell, Harold
Pasko, R. 1.
Wheatley, Percy
L.U. NO. 246,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Bellia, Fehce
Teitz, Morris
L.U. NO. 257,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Arvidson. Axel
Bergius, Oscar
Borgeson, Charles
Mitola, Ralph
Sohlman, Waino
L.U. NO. 272,
CHICAGO HGTS., ILL.
Moore, Jewett
L.U. NO. 287,
HARRISBURG, PA.
Kelchner, Harold L.
Zimmerman, Robert C.
L.U. NO. 297.
KALAMAZOO, MICH.
Block, George
Reading, Lowell
Zook, Gordon R.
L.U. NO. 298,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Linitz, George
Rettermaier, Eugene
L.U. NO. 299,
UNION CITY, N. J.
Kresicki, Joseph
Nelson, Alfred
L.U. NO. 301,
NEWBURGH, N. Y.
Hamel, Arthur B.
Itschner, Andrew P.
L.U. NO. 359,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Andersch, Aurel
Leppigen, Harry
McCrea, Albert C.
L.U. NO. 368,
ALLENTOWN, PA.
Miller, Thomas
L.U. NO. 372
LIMA, OHIO
Elliott, Arthur
Emmerling, Charles
L.U. NO. 432,
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Colangelo, Concezio
CoUinc, Leroy
Devine, Edward
Farr, Joseph
Hand, Ralph
Hunt, Floyd
Kummel, Gustave
Lavenka, John
Leister, Clarence
Robinson, George
L.U. NO. 486,
BAYONNE, N. J.
Gallagher, Atillio
Keggan, Peter
Quinn, William
L.U. NO. 563,
GLENDALE, CALIF.
Craig, Teddie O.
Foster, A. L.
Graham. C. J.
James, John A.
Kilgore, Thomas
King, Raymond H,
McConnell. Fred A.
Muesing, Vincent W.
Parr, Carl
Smethurst, William A.
Sprunk. Steve M.
Valentine, Arthur H.
Van Oost, Ray A.
Waters, Sam H.
L.U. NO. 569,
PASCAGOULA, MISS.
Goram. William H.
Peetz, Emil F.
Shoemake. Dozier E.
L.U. NO. 576,
PINE BLUFF, ARK.
Brunson, Bobby
Gray, Larry Joe
Huett, Orie
Nichols, Wade
Owen, Howard
Patterson, Gussie R.
Whiteaker, John
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ST. JOHN'S, NFLD.
Stanley, Herbert
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MADISON, N. J.
Giambatistta, Horace
Gustafson, Elmer
Marra, Frank
Van Riper, Everett
L.U. NO. 715,
ELIZABETH, N. J.
Crowell, Fred
Motuz. Daniel
Palmer, Asher
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BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Alfort, Harry
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WAKEFIELD, R. L
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MADISONVILLE, OHIO
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.
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TAUNTON, MASS.
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SAN PEDRO, CALIF.
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COLLEGE POINT, N. Y.
Abbate, Albert, Jr.
L.U. NO. 1167,
SMITHTOWN, N. Y.
Burr, Richmond
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L.U. NO. 1172,
BILLINGS, MONT.
Schrupp, August
Wilson, Charles
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CHICAGO, ILL.
Danko, Steve, Jr.
L.U. NO. 1382,
ROCHESTER, MINN.
Miller, Patrick, Sr.
Sawyer, Merle B., Jr.
L.U. NO. 1423,
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX.
Furlong, Carl
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COSTA MESA, CALIF.
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Mills, Wilham M.
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NEW YORK, N. Y.
Dressier, Otto
Glavicich, Anton
Gustavson, Walter
Hendriksen, Louis
Henrikson, John
Jacobsen, Torvald
Johnson, Elmer
Lambert, Nils
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PATCHOQUE, N. Y.
Mortensen, Axel
L.U. NO. 1507,
EL MONTE, CALIF.
Ferguson, Ed C.
Flinn, Albert
Taylor, Omar L.
L.U. NO. 1598,
VICTORIA, B. C.
Butcher, Erm'e
L.U. NO. 1683,
EL DORADO, ARK.
Mason, G. W.
L.U. NO. 1835,
WATERLOO, IOWA
Bonfig. Fay
L.U. NO. 1846,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
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Scafidel, Kelly
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FREMONT, NEBR.
Siercks, Clarence E.
L.U. NO. 1937,
NORTH HEMPSTEAD,
N. Y.
Dunnder. Magnus E.
Grassman, John
L.U. NO. 2046,
MARTINEZ, CALIF.
Allison, Billy
Condeff, Harry
Estes, Francis
Lippy, Edward
Mooney, Archie
Richardson, Kenneth
L.U. NO. 2094,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Hetzel, Aleck
Rozhon. George, Sr.
Ryden, Carl
L.U. NO. 2274,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Caputo, Antonia
Norczyk, Joseph
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Home Study Course
Answers for Unit VII, Page 27
1. One 10" — 15# beam over the ther-
mopane window (Designated 10" B15#,
First Floor Plan, Sheet 1) One 8"— 10#
beam over the kitchen window; Two 10"
— 21 # beam in the ceiling of the dining
room; One 10" — 15# beam in the ceihng
of the dining room; Two 10" — 15#
beam in the ceiling of the hall; One 6" —
12# beam over the arch in the living
room; One 10" — 21 # beam over the en-
trance door; One 10" — 15# beam over
the bay window in the living room; One
10" — 15# beam in the ceiling of the
kitchen. The inch dimension (6", 8", 10")
designates the beam height. The pound
amount (10#, 12#, 15#, 21 #) indicates
the unit weight of one foot of beam
length.)
2. 2"xl0" ceiling joists 24'-0" long.
(Section Thru Garage Door, Sheet #3;
Floor Plan, Sheet #2)
3. No exterior wood trim will be
used on the first floor powder room win-
dows. (Section Thru Toilet Window,
Sheet #6)
4. The second floor overhang is fin-
ished by the use of \"x4" T&G shaped
to fit curve of ellipse. (Detailed on
Sheet #6)
5. The siding will be applied vertically
over %" sheathing. (Plan Detail at
Southwest Corner of Library, Sheet #6;
Specifications, CARPENTRY AND
MILLWORK, Rough Carpentry, Siding)
6. Horizontal siding will be placed
over %" sheathing. Metal flashing is to
be placed under siding at the corners.
(Section Thru Entrance, Front Entrance,
Sheet #2; Specifications, CARPENTRY
AND MILLWORK, Rough Carpentry,
Siding)
7. Flush ship-lap wood boards cut
from r'xlO" stock are placed over
sheathing at gables. (Elevations, Sheets
#4 and #5; Specifications, CARPEN-
TRY AND MILLWORK, Rough Car-
pentry, Siding)
8. Exterior door frames shall be cut
from l%" stock with rabbets for doors
and screens. Specifications, CARPEN-
TRY AND MILLWORK, Exterior Doors
and Frames, Paragraph 1)
9. The roof is fabricated from 2"x6"
rafters with 2"x4" bridging members to
form an egg crate. There is no top cover-
ing provided. (Second Floor Plan, Roof
Plan, Sheet #3)
10. Siding is to be nailed with 8d
cement coated nails. (Specifications,
CARPENTRY AND MILLWORK,
Rough Carpentry, Siding)
11. Shingles to be used will be of red
cedar heartwood 100% edge grain. They
are to be 16" long, approximately. (Speci-
fications, CARPENTRY AND MILL-
WORK, Materials, Paragraph 2, and
Rough Carpentry, Shingles)
12. Shingles are to be laid 5" to the
weather. (Specifications, CARPENTRY
AND MILLWORK, Rough Carpentry,
Shingles)
13. No, by the general contractor.
(Specifications, CARPENTRY AND
MILLWORK, Accessories and Glass and
Glazing, Accessories)
14. All cabinets which are mill built
are to be painted. (Specifications, PAINT-
ING AND DECORATING, Priming)
15. All interior wood trim will be
painted, except in the Library. (Specifica-
tions, CARPENTRY AND MILL-
WORK, Interior Finish, Paragraph 4;
PAINTING AND DECORATING,
Priming)
16. Total Doors: Thirty-Three — Six
Type A, Seven Type B, Six Type C, One
Type D, Two Type E, Five Type F, Two
Type FA, One Type G. Three 6-Panel
Doors. The letter designation is found on
1st Floor Plan, Sheet 2. The type is indi-
cated on Door Elevations and Door
Schedule Key, Sheet 4.
17. Steel balusters are used for addi-
tional strength.
18. The contractor who furnishes the
miscellaneous metal will furnish the steel
balusters. (Specifications, STRUCTURAL
AND MISCELLANEOUS METAL,
Steel Balusters)
19. The newel posts are to be turned
and shaped as directed by the Architect.
20. There are 65 balusters. Balusters
are to be added on second floor from top
of stairs around to the East wall. (Second
Floor Plan, Sheet #3)
21. 2". This is the required allowance
for the setting bed for ceramic tile.
22. U/2" (Section "G-G", Sheet #1)
23. 4" (Fireplace Details, Section,
Sheet #6)
24. Finishing hardware shall be se-
lected by Architects and paid for by the
owner. The contractor shall install the
finishing hardware. (Specifications, CAR-
PENTRY AND MILLWORK, Finishing
Hardware)
25. Metal lath shall be applied straight
and without buckles, with longer dimen-
sions across supports. All joints are to
be staggered. (Specifications, LATHING
AND PLASTERING, Metal Lath)
26. Tile shall be 9"x9"x3/16" thick.
(Specifications, RUBBER TILE, Mate-
rials, Paragraph 1)
27. The 6 - horizontal - panel door
used in the basement.
28. A recessed ceiling light. (Section
Thru Front Entrance, Sheet #2)
29. The purpose of this wall is for
privacy in the back porch area.
30. The bottoms are to be set in
lead. (Section Thru Porch at Library,
Sheet #3)
31. A detail drawing will have prefer-
ence over an elevation when in disagree-
ment.
32. The length of the steel columns
on the porch outside the Library is ap-
proximately 8'-5%". (Section Thru Porch
at Library, Sheet #3)
33. The length of the column for the
front entrance is approximately S'-5%".
(Section "G-G", Sheet #1; Section Thru
Front Entrance, Sheet #2)
34. 10'-4" is the run over the master
bedroom. The computed length of the
common rafter is ir-6%". No allowance
has been made for ridge thickness or
eave.
35. The run of the rafter over the
guest bedroom in the Southwest corner
is 8'-10%" and the common rafter
length is 9'-\VA". The run of the rafter
over the guest bedroom in the Northeast
corner is 9'-8" and the common rafter
length is 10'-9%". No allowance made
for ridge thickness or eave.
36. The run of the common rafters
over the maid's bedroom is 9'-8". The
length of the common rafters over the
niaid's bedroom is W-9^A". The North/
South Ridge Section over the Maid's Bed-
room has a flat portion which is shown
on the Roof Plan. The run used in com-
puting the rafter length is not half of
the span of the building at this point.
37. Common rafters are framed with
deck construction at the ridge.
38. No. Details do not indicate
whether these doors are sliding or hinged.
The Architect will have to furnish this
information.
39. The "stock balustrade" is one
which is regularly made and supplied by
the mill which does this type of work.
40. The joint is to be dove-tailed and
mitered. (Specifications, CARPENTRY
AND MILLWORK, Stairs, Paragraph 1).
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—LAKELAND XEWS —
Joseph Scheff of Local Union 242, Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home Nov. 1,
1966.
C. T. Christensen of Local Union 1447, Vero Beach, Florida, arrived at the Home
Nov. 10, 1966.
Albert Buerkin of Local Union 599, Hammond, Indiana, arrived at the Home
Nov. 10, 1966.
Edward O'Dowd of Local Union 608, New York, N. Y., arrived at the Home
Nov. 10, 1966.
Ralph McPherson of Local Union 22, San Francisco, Calif., arrived at the Home
Nov. 14. 1966
Nelson R. Roeder of Local Union 132, Washington. D. C arrived at the Home
Nov. 21, 1966.
Pearl L. Gould of Local Union 240, East Rochester. N. Y., arrived at the Home
Nov. 23, 1966.
William Voiers of Local Union 29, Cincinnati, Ohio, arrived at the Home
Nov. 25, 1966.
Joseph J. Bozovsky of Local Union 341, Chicago, 111., passed away Nov. 14,
1966 and was buried in Chicago, 111.
Edward J. Wheeling of Local Union 16, Springfield, 111., passed away Nov. 29,
1966 and was buried in Springfield, 111.
Members who visited tlie Home during November
Louis A. Miller, L.U. 2422, Sonoma, Cahf.
Mr. Rolsted, L.U. 62, Chicago, 111,
Kenneth Gilding, L.U. 1449. Lansing, Mich.
John A. Verbugt, L.U. 91, Racine, Wise.
Carl H. Verbugt, L.U. 309, Waukesha, Wise.
Arthur Hebert, L.U. 801, Woonsocket. R. I.
Ed M. Wilson, L.U. 1236, Michigan City, Ind.
William F. Kocher, L.U. 1285, Allentown, Pa.
Ray T. Lindburg, L.U. 210, Stamford, Conn.
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Herbert Brant, L.U. 268, Sharon, Pa.
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Frank Wagoner, L.U. 1815, Santa Ana, Calif.
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R. E. Draghon. L.U. 819, West Palm Beach. Fla.
Jacob Venderbrook, L.U. 819, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Charles S. Rinz. L.U. 12. Syracuse, N. Y., now living in Bradenton, Fla.
William Hajek, L.U. 1235, Modesto, Cahf.
Raymond D. Watson, L.U. 287, Harrisburg, Pa.
L. H. Brewer, L.U. 183, Peoria, III., now living in Lakeland, Fla.
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Vernon Casebeer, L.U. 1445, Topeka, Kan.
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Sylvester Woods, L.U. 993, Hialeah, Fla.
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Ring Out the Old Year and Ring In the New
OLD Father Time has a way of coming back
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of us becomes . . . sometime during 1967 ... a
year older.
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and the lantern leading the newborn babe into
a new year reminds us oldtimers in the Brother-
hood that there are a lot of young men coming
into the craft . . . young men who will some day
take over the helm of our great organization.
This year, throughout the wide realm of our
union across North America there are young ap-
prentices taking up the trade for the first time . . .
young apprentices who, sometime in the Twenty-
First Century, will take over the leadership of their
local unions, their district councils, and eventually
top offices in the Brotherhood itself.
These young men need to know the history of
our organization. They need to know how we ob-
tained better wages and working conditions for our
craft.
Our major article in this issue of "The Carpen-
ter" tells of the Brotherhood's initiation of a man-
power training program — a program which we
feel will bring increased stability to the building
and construction industry. We are heartened by
management's increased concern with apprentice
and journeyman training programs.
We quote a prominent architect (Page 3) as
predicting that the American building industry
will be required to double its capacity by the year
2,000. Four-fifths of the population will be city
dwellers, he estimates.
No matter what comes to pass population-wise.
North America and the world will continue to need
highly qualified craftsmen.
As I told our 30th General Convention, we
need to take into membership all qualified men
working at our trade. In addition, we need to
train far greater numbers of young men through
our apprenticeship program. We have initiated
plans for a continent-wide apprenticeship com-
petition. We hope that by 1968 a truly Interna-
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become a reality. We must encourage top-quality
work among all areas of our craft jurisdiction.
Let's make it a firm resolution for 1967 to ring
in the new by lending active support to our man-
power program and our traditional apprentice-
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Let's give a helping hand to the young men in
our organization — who will undoubtedly face
problems in the decades ahead which we have
never dreamed of. By doing this, we will be help-
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THE
FOUNDED 1881
FEBRUARY, 1967
GENERAL OFFICERS OF
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
101 Constitution 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
FiNLAY C. Allan
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
WlLLL\M SroELL
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
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10010
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Route 3, Monticello, Indiana 47960
Fourth District, Henry W. Chandler
1684 Stanton Rd., S. W., Atlanta, Ga.
30311
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18 Norbert Place, St. Paul 16, Minn.
55116
Sixth District, James O. Mack
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Tenth District, George Bengough
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VOLUME LXXXVI No. 2 FEBRUARY, 1967
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
A Theater Becomes a National Shrine 2
Billion-Dollar Construction Job in Viet Nam 6
Pension Program for California Carpenters 9
The Pleasure Walkers Dorothy Russell 12
Testimonial for Retiring GEB Member Cooper 14
1967 Apprenticeship Contest Shaping Up 17
Two Members Claim to Have Solved Riddle of Stairway .... 20
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 5
Editorials 11
Plane Gossip 15
Home Study Course, Blueprint Reading, Unit IX 16
Canadian Report 18
Local Union News 21
Outdoor Meanderings Fred O. Goetz 27
In Memoriam 30
What's New? 32
Service to the Brotherhood 34
Lakeland News . 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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THE COVER
On November 19, 1863, President
Lincoln journeyed to Gettysburg. Pa.,
from Washington, D. C, to deliver an
address at the dedication of the mili-
tary cemetery at Gettysburg. The pre-
vious summer, on July 1-3, U, S.
forces engaged members of the Con-
federate army in the bloodiest battle
of the bloodiest war in the annals of
history. Forty-three thousand men
from both sides were killed, and many
of their bodies now lay beneath the
soil at Gettysburg.
President Lincoln was preceded on
the speakers' platform by Edward
Everett, the 69-year-old former presi-
dent of Harvard, Secretary of State
and Senator from Massachusetts and
one of the nation's great orators.
Then Lincoln spoke and his address
was so brief that the photographer on
hand to film the historic occasion did
not have time to adjust his camera.
When accounts of the dedication ap-
peared in the newspapers of the day,
Everett's address was given full front-
page attention, but the greatness of
Lincoln's immortal Gettysburg Ad-
dress, a copy of which is shown on
our cover this month, was immediately
recognized.
Our cover, this month, calls atten-
tion to the 158th observance of the
birthday of the 16th President of the
United States (born February 12,
1809), and it also sets the stage for
our feature story on the restoration of
Ford's Theatre in Washington, where
Lincoln was assassinated.
Carpenters help to rebuild the old roof.
Original beams were about all that was
strong enough to be retained.
Almost from the very beginning
its life as a building site, the lot on
Washington's Tenth street, one block
from famous Pennsylvania Avenue,
seemed jinxed. And within the first
60 years of its useful life, there were
three major tragedies on the site. One
of them killed 22 people and partially
gutted the interior, another reduced
the structure to smoking ruins, and the
third snuffed out the life of the 16th
President, Abraham Lincoln.
The assassination of a President has
assured the perpetual preservation of
Ford's Theatre, opened in its present
configuration in 1863. Members of
local unions in the District of Colum-
bia Council have been busy for the
past two years helping to restore it, as
nearly as possible, to its appearance
at the time of Lincoln's death.
John T. Ford, original owner of the
theater, first appeared on the Washing-
ton scene in 1861. A successful Balti-
more theater operator, he was looking
for a roof to put over his shows, and
liked the Tenth Street Baptist church,
which was up for lease at that time.
Artist's rendering shows the theater
and adjacent Star Saloon, where John
Wilkes Boothe had a final drink
before the assassination, as they were
when Lincoln was shot, except for
the finished cornice and pediment.
Photos and sketches courtesy
National Park Service.
Construction craftsmen have few plumb lines
to guide them as they recreate the
Ford's Theatre of Abraham Lincoln's Day.
The congregaiion that had built the
church in 1833 had since merged with
another, idling the building. When
Ford offered to lease the church, one
of the members of the church board
objected violently, predicting dire con-
sequences if the hallowed ground were
put to use as a place of entertainment.
He seems to have been gifted with
Divine insight.
John Ford had been producing plays
in the old church building for less
than a year after its complete renova-
tion in 1862. when a defective gas
meter in the basement ignited the
building. Fed by the combustible ma-
terials in the dressing rooms, and the
stage scenery, the conflagration lit the
Washington twilight of December 30.
and completely gutted the building.
Just a few walls were left standing.
It was fortunate that there was no
play under way in the theater at the
time, for it would certainly have been
a human tragedy of major proportions.
Undaunted, Ford boldly plunged
ahead with plans for a new threater.
despite the wartime scarcity of build-
ing materials. President Lincoln, who
had attended the theater in the church
building, had set a policy of maintain-
ing the life of the capital city to "show
the people of this Nation the continu-
ing strength of the Union."
Accordingly. Ford had plans drawn
up (which have subsequently disap-
peared) and by August, 1963, was
able to open the doors of the new
Ford's Theatre. There were outward
signs of the wartime construction ma-
terial shortages in the exposed wooden
lookouts that should have supported
the missing cornice and pediment.
Careful examination of the building
by Army engineers later showed the
front wall of the building bowed in-
ward by about 6 inches at the center.
This was a wall left standing when the
church was destroyed, and on its ex-
terior a new wall had been built that
was straight. There were also weak-
nesses in the foundation, possibly dic-
tated by wartime scarcities, which were
fully revealed in 1930 excavations for
an adjacent building.
Lincoln had attended the theatre
for the first time when it was in the
old church building, and altogether
spent eight evenings in the old and new
buildings before the assassination on
April r4. 1865.
Ford attempted to put on one per-
formance after the conspirators had
.lolni l.:iiiip, left, I.ocul 1590, and Martin
.Sizeniore, Lucal 1665, put a side on one
of the spectator boxes.
been hanged, but because of the com-
motion over threats to burn the struc-
ture down if it were re-opened as a
place of entertainment, it was closed
by the Secretary of War. A little over
a year later, it was purchased by the
Government, and the interior com-
pletely remodelled. Ford's Theatre be-
came the Army Medical Museum and
the records center for Civil War vet-
erans" pensions.
On June 9, 1893, a 40-foot section of
the front ot the building collapsed from
the third floor. Twenty-two government
employes were killed and 65 injured as
desks, heavy filing cabinets and debris'
The scene at left, as recreated in Washington's V\av
Museum, took place in the box framed in the right-hand
arch, above. Assassin Boothe received his famous leg
injury in the jump from the box to the stage.
The weak foundation of the South Wall, adjacent to the restored Star Saloon,
was shored with piles. Photo by Abbie Rowe, National Park Service.
A view of the gutted interior of the theater
as foundation work got under way.
plunged into the cellar. It was the inquiry
into the soundness of the structure follow-
ing this disaster which revealed the bowed
front wall, and other defects in the build-
ing.
With its three disasters behind it, the
site seems now at rest. With a number of
minor modifications through the succeed-
ing years, the building served as a publi-
cations depot for the Adjutant General,
and a Lincoln museum, with small offices
in the upper stories.
Interest in restoring the structure to
its original appearance on the night that
Lincoln was shot solidified in 1955, when
Congress authorized a preliminary engi-
neering study. This was followed by
money for a more intensive study a few
years later, and in June of 1964. Congress
appropriated over $2 million for the job.
Coe Construction Company, Inc., of
Washington, the prime contractor, moved
onto the site in January, 1965, and
since then just about everything but the
original walls has been torn out and
rebuilt. Walls and foundations have been
strengthened. Windows and doors have
been restored to original dimensions
where they had been changed, or blocked
in. The roof of the theater was com-
pletely removed and replaced. The origi-
nal, heavy beams of the roof were
strengthened with steel tie rods. Cross-
braces were replaced with fire-resistant
beams, and new roofing, slate and insula-
tion added.
Last month, members of the Brother-
hood finished most of the grounding for
moldings and decorations, and plasterers
were starting the final phase of their
work. For Coe Construction foreman
John Powell, a member of Local 132
since 1934, and for a small peak work
force of 8 to 10 Brotherhood members,
it has been a rare job. For one thing,
the original building had few plumb lines.
When trying to take measurements
off that bowed front wall, Powell says,
"you could swear that it was moving."
Throughout the structure, walls and open-
ings are out of plumb, and to keep the
restoration authentic, craftsmen were in-
structed to follow the out-of-plumb lines.
Continued on page 28
Above, James Viars, Local 1665, and Joel Jones, Local 1145,
work on a box, and, below, Fred Chewning, Local 132, and
George Reed, Local 1665, hang a beam.
Wayne Dye, Local 528, works on a deck.
Washington ROUNDUP
INCOME TAX MISTAKES— Government auditors working on 3 . 5 million 1966 tax returns
found underpayment errors in 54.2 percent, up from 49 percent last year, and
representing $3.1 billions in deficient taxes. But there were 7.5 percent who
paid too much and Uncle Sam returned S279 million, down from the 13 percent and
$337 million in rebates on 1965 returns.
HIRED HAND'S PAY RISES— Average farm wages topped $1 an hour for the first time,
last year. This is eight cents higher than 1965, 13 cents higher than in 1964.
GOVERNMENTESE SPOKEN HERE-Acronyms (initials of a title spelling a word) are
"upping." TAP is "Talent for America's Progress", a pool of government career
men. Operation MUST is "Maximum Utilization for Skills and Training in Govern-
ment." JUMPS is "Joint Uniform Military Pay System." PEP is "Postal Efficiency
Plan." VIM is "Vertical Improved Mail" (for speeding deliveries in tall office
buildings.) And "Fanny Mae" (Federal National Mortgage Association) now has a
playmate; "Dotty" (the newly-formed Department of Transportation.)
AH, SO!— "Made in Japan" is still a tip off on low wages, but the fact is that wages
there are going up faster than they are in the United States. A study just com-
pleted by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Japanese Ministry of Labor shows
that "real wages" — after taking into account rising prices — went up 54 percent in
Japan between 1953 and 1964, compared to a 26 percent increase in the United
States during the same period. The study hastens to point out that it is
extremely difficult to compare wages in the two countries because of difference
in prices and consumer preferences. With this warning, the study shows that
factory workers in Japan earn the equivalent of about $100 a month as compared
with $108 a week for factory workers in the United States, or just about one-
fourth. This is about the difference in national per capita income between the
two countries. The study also points out that age, length of service, and other
personal factors play a much more important part in determining wages in Japan
than in the United States where emphasis is on occupation and productivity.
Regular workers are hired in Japan when they leave school and usually stay with
the same firm until they retire.
PROJECT HOPE NEEDS HELP-So successful has been the career of the famed hospital
ship "Hope" which has brought modern medicine to many parts of the world that
efforts are now in progress to commission another ship for the same purpose. The
original "Project Hope" has special meaning for organized labor in the United
States. From its inception six years ago, the project received the strong support
of the AFL-CIO. But money is a serious problem. With operating costs running
some S5 million a year, funds — especially contributions from private citizens — are
badly needed. Donations are tax-free and can be sent to Project HOPE, Box A,
Washington, D.C.
TAB ON ASPIRIN — The Food and Drug Administration said recently that all children's
aspirin bottles sold after next July 1 will contain no more than 36 tablets each.
This ruling is made in an effort to reduce accidental overdoes. The restriction
was one of several steps announced jointly by the FDA and 32 drug firms after
a conference aimed at curbing childhood deaths and illnesses. Also agreed on was
a limitation in the potency of children's aspirin. Some now range as high as 5
grains a tablet. The new limit will be 1.25 grains.
FEBRUARY, 1967
Construction Job
In South Vietnam
U.S. companies are breaking construction rec-
ords to aid the war effort and bolster the econ-
omy of Southeast Asia
Among Americans in Saigon there is a wry joke
that perhaps the easiest solution to the problem of
Vietnam is to pave over the country and forget it.
In a sense we are doing just that, but we are hopeful
that the end result will have a more utilitarian result
for future generations of Vietnamese.
Currently an army of workers, including 22,000
U.S. Army Engineers and Navy Seabees, supple-
mented by additional thousands of native workers,
are building airfields and port facilities, power plants,
hospitals, highways and bridges. Included among
the construction battalions are many members of our
own Brotherhood who have given up the good life
to help win the war and build for the day when peace
will return -to this Asian nation.
The kingpin in this massive billion dollar construc-
tion job is a combine of four construction companies
— Raymond International of New York; Morrison-
Knudsen of Boise. Idaho; Brown & Root of Houston,
Texas; and J. A. Jones of Charlotte, North Carolina.
When the war is over, a lot of this construction
will also have peacetime value; indeed, it will repre-
sent a capital investment vastly beyond the capacity
of the South Vietnamese themselves to supply. As
such, it is one of the most significant steps the U.S.
is taking to assure the long-term economic viability of
South Vietnam.
The statistics of the program are no less heroic
than the spectacle. RMK-BRJ's work force of 51,700
is the biggest ever assembled for a U.S. construction
program; it is made up of 4,200 Americans, 41,800
Vietnamese, and 5,700 "free-world journeymen,"
mainly Koreans and Filipinos. The consortium's
machines move enough earth every month (more than
five million cubic yards) to fill up two Pentagons.
RMK-BRJ has imported 150 million board feet of
lumber, enough to build 147,000 average one-family
houses, and 1,628 miles of water pipe. It is importing
nearly 10,000 pieces of construction equipment worth
$142 million, draining U.S. manufacturers so dry
that other deliveries have been delayed up to six
months. Its monthly cement consumption — 50,000
tons, mostly from Taiwan — is enough for thirty miles
of four-lane highway. At airfields alone, RMK-BRJ
is installing 1,262 acres of paving.
That the program is on schedule is even more
remarkable than its proportions. The deadline for
completion of every project now authorized is No-
vember. 1967, and it looks if if this will be met,
despite the enormous difficulities. Vietnam's working
conditions have always ranked among the worst in
the world: disease is rife in the tropical heat, and
physical resources are so primitive that RMK-BRJ
is spending $10 million simply to drill wells for fresh
water.
How will all this construction affect the future of
Vietnam? An American newspaperman who has
been covering Asia for more than twenty years pretty
well sums it up. "We saw it in Japan, and then in
Korea and Taiwan," he said. "Once the voice of the
bulldozer is heard throughout the land, it is never the
same again."
THE CARPENTER
Much of the "real estate" being
used as landing strips of our fighter-
bombers »as claimed from the sea
— such as the one at Tuy Hoa air
base (left photo). Marine guards
V. C. (center) who was dressed as a
woman and carried a grenade.
Plane flies into Tuy Hoa (right) as
construction continues.
Construction staple in
Vietnam is the familiar
bulldozer (left) shown
here crossing sand to tow
supplies from landing ship
docked at waters edge.
Vietnamese laborers (cen-
ter) distribute bags of ce-
ment as they prepare a
soil-cement base of alu-
minum runway matting.
Local labor helps erect
pre-fab buildings (top
right), and (below right)
a sketch entitled "Roof-
tops, Danang," where one
of our northernmost bases
is located. Sketches by
Marine Corps Capt. John
T. Dyer. Defense Depart-
ment Photographs.
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THE CARPENTER
Labor Supports Social
Security Improvements
The hopes of millions of Social Se-
curity retirees for benefits that will help
them meet today's living costs now rest
on a special message sent to Congress
by President Johnson calling for im-
portant improvements in the Social
Security Act.
The President has recommended,
effective July 1 of this year:
» A 20 percent increase in Social
Security payments.
• An increase of 59 percent for the
2,500.000 people now receiving mini-
mum benefits — to $70 for an individ-
ual and $105 for a married couple.
• An increase of at least 15 percent
for the remaining 20,500,000 bene-
ficiaries.
• An increase to $150 in the
monthly minimum benefit for a retired
couple with 25 years coverage — to
$100 a month for an individual.
• An increase in the special bene-
fits paid to more than 900.000 persons
72 or over, who have made little or
no Social Security contribution — from
$35 to $50 monthly for an individual:
from $52.50 to $75.00 for a couple.
• Special benefits for an additional
200,000 persons 72 or over, who have
never received benefits before.
The President's program brought
commendation from the AFL-CIO.
President George Meany said;
"The President has wisely recom-
mended a series of measures which
should bring new hope to more than
19,000.000 elderly Americans. The
AFL-CIO will support the President's
proposal to raise over-all Social Se-
curity benefits by at least 20 percent.
Like him, we consider this a vital and
necessary improvement."
Meany said that the boost would
"lift large numbers of the elderly from
the sub-poverty levels at which they
are now forced to eke out the declin-
ing years of their lives."
"A 20 percent increase," he de-
clared, "would represent a substantial
down payment on what we firmly be-
lieve is the needed 50 percent rise in
benefits which should go into effect as
soon as they can be adequately financed
without detriment to other high pri-
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ority domestic and foreign commit-
ments."
Coupled with this endorsement of
the proposed 20 percent boost was
AFL-CIO criticism of Republican pro-
posals that the increase be limited to 8
percent. Bert Seidman, the AFL-CIO"s
Director of Social Security, told inter-
viewers on "Labor News Conference"
that 8 percent was "entirely inade-
quate."
Seidman pointed out that 5,000,000
elderly Americans are now below what
the Social Security Administration has
established as its "poverty levels":
$1,500 for a single person and $1,850
for a couple. In addition, it is only
Social Security benefits that "keep an
additional 5,500,000 people out of
poverty."
Linked with his proposals for broad
improvements in benefits, the President
recommended a number of measures
to remove present "inequities." These
would include liberalizing the amount
of money a retiree can earn without
losing benefits from the current $1,500
a year to $1,680; adding 500.000 farm
workers to the Social Security rolls
and applying federal service credits to
Social Security credits for federal
workers who leave their jobs before
becoming eligible for civil service
benefits.
To finance his proposals, the Presi-
dent recommended a three step in-
crease in the amount of annual earn-
ings credited toward benefits — to
$7,800 in 1968; to $9,000 in 1971 and
to $10,800 in 1974. In addition, the
scheduled rate increase to 4.4 percent
in 1969 would be revised to 4.5 per-
cent and the scheduled 4.85 percent
increase in 1973 be revised to 5 per-
cent. (PAI)
•
The United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners of America urges your
continued support of the educational,
service, and research programs of the
American Heart Association.
give . . .
so more will live
HEART FUND
Proposed Amendments to the Constitution & Laws
... as submitted by Local Union 452,
once with Section 63-A is hereby pu
of the Carpenter.
Vancouver, B.C., Canada in accord-
blished in the February, 1967 issue
The first amendment:
To delete the proposed new seclion
"Pension Plan for Officers and Em-
ployees of affiliated Local Unions and
Councils." (Section 65)
The second and third amendments
relate to "Home and Pensions Per
Capita Increase."
To amend Section 54, Paragraph
D, to delete $30.00 per month and to
insert $15.00 per month.
Section 54-D to read:
Members not wishing to avail
themselves of the privilege of entering
the Home may apply for a Pension
not to exceed Fifteen Dollars ($15)
per month payable quarterly.
To amend Section 44. Paragraph
C, to delete $2.65 and to insert $2.05;
to delete $1.20 and insert 60j?.
— R. E. Livingston, General Secretary.
Section 44-C to read:
Each beneficial Local Union shall
pay to the General Secretary Ten
Dollars ($10) on each new member
admitted excepting first year appren-
tices. Two dollars and five cents
($2.05) per month for each member
in good standing. One dollar and
forty-five cents ($1.45) of which shall
be used as a fund for the general
management of the United Brother-
hood and payment of all death and
disability donations prescribed by the
Constitution and Laws of the United
Brotherhood together with all legal
demands made upon the United
Brotherhood. The balance of 60c^
together with monies received from
new members to be placed in a spe-
cial fund for "Home and Pension"
purposes.
Powell's Successor
Perkins, New House Labor Head,
Has Always Backed Union Cause
REP. CARL D. PERKINS, the new
chairman of the House Committee on
Labor and Education, calls himself a
country boy from the mining country
of Eastern Kentucky but he has de-
voted much of his time in Congress
to the cause of labor.
Organized labor has had few more
ardent champions in Congress than
Perkins, who succeeded to his new post
when the Democratic caucus in the
House ousted Rep. Adam Clayton
Powell of New York.
In 1959, during the bitter debate
over the Landrum-Griffin Act, Perkins
was one top-ranking member of the
committee who could and did work
closely with the labor movement.
He was one of a small group of
solidly pro-labor members of the
House who refused to accept the final
version of the measure although it
might have been politically expedient
for him to do so.
But expediency has never been a
part of Perkins' makeup.
Despite the fact that much of his
district is conservative and not given
to deep feelings of racial tolerance, he
voted for such controversial measures
as civil rights, fair housing, rent sup-
plements and demonstration cities.
On strictly labor issues he was in the
forefront of the fight — both in com-
mittee and on the floor — for repeal of
Section 14(b) of Taft-Hartley and
championed situs picketing legislation.
In his district there are numerous
open shop mines but he has been a
leader in the fight for mine safety.
After his first election to Congress
in 1948, when he was largely an un-
known political factor despite earlier
service in the Kentucky Assembly, he
has had steady labor support in re-
election campaigns.
Hard-working, conscientious, Per-
kins is a modest, unassuming man.
If he has a passion it might be educa-
tion— and related to it, the war against
poverty.
10
THE CARPENTER
EDITORIALS
^ Labor-ComMnerce Marriage?
In his State of the Union message, last month,
President Johnson raised some eyebrows when he
made a proposal to merge the Department of Labor
and the Department of Commerce. His reasons were
"to create a more economical, efficient and modern
instrument to serve a growing nation."
As in the case of the automobile stick shift, we have
now gone full circle. Back in 1913 the Department of
Labor was founded to eliminate a form of second-
class citizenship for workers whose interests then were
relegated to a bureau in the Department of Commerce.
Both Labor Secretary Wirtz and former Commerce
Secretary Connor expressed favor for the proposal.
Wirtz claims he was privileged to join in recommend-
ing it and that it has the full support of everyone in the
Department.
Organized labor's reaction was one of caution while
the two big business associations, the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce and the National Association of Manu-
facturers, came out strongly against the plan. Their
reason was simple and expected: "Labor would domi-
nate."
AFL-CIO President Meany termed the proposal a
matter of special interest to the labor movement.
Since the proposal is such a far-reaching one he urged
an intense and open-minded study when specific pro-
posals of the President are made public, avoiding
hasty and uninformed judgements.
In a matter of such consequence, this is the path that
organized labor must choose for itself.
^i-
R Bad Reviewir
Down through the years organized labor has be-
come use to the role of the underdog. So it's not
surprising when we read about a survey that showed
textbooks used by high school students give a distorted
and unfavorable view of the American labor move-
ment.
The survey, conducted by the University of Cali-
fornia, studied 70 textbooks with 115 editions used
by Los Angeles high school seniors. A series of topics
was selected by the researchers and each textbook
was studied to find how the topics were treated.
The survey showed, for example, that on the issue
of strikes virtually every textbook emphasized the
violence angle. Other drawbacks to the books were
also noted. For example, definitions of such highly
important terms as "closed shops" and "arbitration"
are seldom used and the role of unions in politics, as
the instigators of social change, is largely ignored.
It seems a little ironic to us that the public school
system, which owes much of its very existence to the
efforts of organized labor, would not. at the very
least, show fair play to the trade union movement and
to what it has meant in the development of this great
nation of ours.
^ i Hereby Resolve . . .
On a "man-in-the-street" type television interview
we were watching on New Year's Day the reporter
asked several people if they had made any New
Year's resolutions. From the reaction the reporter
received, it appears that resolutions went out the
window with the five-cent cigar.
But one resolution we would like to encourage our
membership to make and to keep this year — "I promise
to always be safety conscious."
We don't mean just on the job, but safety conscious
at all times. At work, at play, in the home, driving,
all our waking hours. We all know that our type of
employment, construction, is one of the most hazard-
ous. We pointed this all out in a recent editorial. But
what we probably didn't realize is that "Home Sweet
Home" is the scene of more than twice as many
accidental injuries and death as work! In 1964 there
were 2.050.000 work injuries as compared to 4,350,-
000 injuries in the home and 28,200 people died as
the result of home accidents while 14,200 were killed
on the job.
And of course the best pickings for the Grim
Reaper have always been our nation's highways.
Nearly 50,000 were wiped out on our roads last year.
Our best advice here is to drive as if every other
driver on the road is a raving maniac and give him all
the leeway possible.
If we may end with a pun on such a grim subject as
accidental death and injury — we would have this to
say — To break this resolution could be a grave mistake.
FEBRUARY, 1967
11
The Pleasure "Walkers
by DOROTHY RUSSELL
Was it the nmk of Satan
or harsh ivork rules which
caused the Single Brothers
to take a walk ?
■ "They will be the laughing-stock of the town," said
the pastor. "Don't distress yourself. By evening they
will all come back with their heads hanging in shame."
He was speaking of what was perhaps the first labor
strike in America. It was the second day of April, 1778,
in Wachovia (now Winston-Salem), North Carolina,
and the master of the shops had just come to Bishop John
Michael Graff with the news that 12 young journeymen
had walked out without warning and had gone off to
neighboring towns "or to the woods" or somewhere. Such
insubordination was unheard of in this well-ordered com-
munity of the Moravian United Brethren.
"They have been complaining that the raise in wages
is not enough, since their board was raised too," explained
the master.
"A bold stand for them to take," observed Brother
Graff, a note almost of admiration creeping into his voice.
These young men, it seemed, were showing some of the
staunchness of their fathers who, against all odds, had
shaped a sound and enduring town out of the raw stuff
of the wilderness a decade earlier.
"The elders and you masters have labored earnestly
over this matter of wages for the Single Brothers. The
young men should know they cannot force us to dance to
their piping by such childish behavior. They were all
brought up in the Brotherhood, and they know the prob-
lems," the bishops added.
The problems were those of sheer survival. The early
Moravian towns in colonial America (notably Bethlehem
in Pennsylvania) were communalistic in the original sense
of the word. For the purpose of survival, not wholly
as a matter of philosophy, the United Brethren set up an
"Oeconomie," or common housekeeping, within which
each member of the Congregation was required to work
and to follow the strictest rules of behavior.
"It was MoUer who spoke up in the meeting yester-
day," said the master. "He was the only one who ob-
jected at that time to the four shillings a day. But there
was a lot of arguing and complaining in the Single
Brothers House afterward. It must have been Moller
who egged them on,'
"Moller," repeated Brother Graff. "He has no right.
He no longer even ranks as a Brother since he answered
the call to muster and signed the oath to the new govern-
ment. . . . Still," he mused, "we must consider the
strains that have been put upon the young men these
days."
■ The War of the
Rebellion had
brought hard
times for the
United Brethren.
Torn between
their rule of abso-
lute obedience to
the law of the
land and their
vows of non-vio-
lence, they had
not yet come (as they would later) to the point of allow-
ing each man to follow his own conscience on the ques-
tion of bearing arms and signing oaths of allegiance.
All day long, as the men and women of the town went
quietly about their assigned tasks, they watched and
waited for the return of the journeymen. They stopped,
unaccustomedly, and talked in groups of three or four,
and though they felt the situation was grave, they could
not help a surreptitious laugh now and then.
An Old Siilem home kiwivii as the
Lick-Boner House
12
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"Those boys! How will we keep our faces straight
when we see them?" The amusement was tempered with
a commiserating apprehension, for they all knew how re-
bellious spirits had in the past been humbled, for the good
of the Congregation, by weight of authority, invincibly
kind.
"Maybe they'll stick it out in the woods," suggested
one.
"Never fear! Just look at the weather!" The day,
the second of April, was raw and stormy. "It's going to
be a cold, cold night in the open."
There are records of this incident, written day by day
and on the spot by persons involved in it. The Moravians
were indefatigable record keepers. The archives of the
towns they created are rich
in diaries, letters, memora-
bilia, mercantile accounts,
and minutes of meetings.
In the daily logs, usually
written by the pastors, are
set down, one after the
other with slight emphasis
one over the other, such
incongrvious items as births
and deaths, the weather,
the cooperations and con-
flicts with the colonial
government, the schooling
of the children, the music
Sfiiiritisc in
Boys School
and love-feasts of the church, the piping of water through
wooden conduits, the search for a source of candle wax,
who suffered snakebite, and who was entitled to sole right
to earn his living by supplying the gingerbread.
■ The story of the strike by the Single Brothers is told on
Pages 1203 to 1259 of Records of the Moravians in North
Carolina, translated from the German, edited by the late
Adelaide M. Fries, archivist of the Moravian Church in
America.
In Wachovia the people, less than three hundred, lived
divided by groups in well-built houses, one for the mar-
ried couples, one each for the Single Brothers and the
Single Sisters, and another for the little children, who
were strictly but tenderly guarded, guided, and schooled
by certain Single Sisters assigned to the task while the
parents were engaged in other work. Their life, however,
was by no means lacking in joyousness. All sorts of
occasions, from birthdays and Christmas to the resolution
of community problems, were celebrated by love-feasts
in the church: coffee and a bun, sometimes an apple for
each child, a candle, or a little pictured religious card,
and kisses all around. And music played a central part
in their life. The hymns, though they sprang from the
blood and wounds of Christ, were lively and well-learned,
and all important happenings were acclaimed by the
music of horns. As soon as the ridge-pole was raised on
a new building the band with their trumpets, French
horns, and trombones mounted aloft to shout the achieve-
ment froin the housetop. Even burial services were not
dismal; every Moravian aspired to "make a good death,"
and as he felt it approaching, prepared himself composed-
ly and wrote or dictated his memoirs; and finally Iris
procession to the Gottcs Akcr was led by the band playing
triumphantly.
Nevertheless, this order was accomplished only by the
strictest economy and a willingness of every member to
work, to share, and to maintain an accord on all matters,
great and small. Marriages were undertaken only upon
the consent of the Elders, and even the meeting of the
young men and women took place only under their
watchful eye. For exercise the paths of their "pleasure
walks" were laid out in the woods, the men going in one
direction, the girls in another.
All these regulations the young men found extremely
irksome. Their careers were being thwarted, their pockets
were empty (the new wage rule leaving each one a yearly
balance of only four pounds, seventeen shillings, six
pence — about $13.50 in today's money), the changing
value of currency was sending up the price of clothing
and everything else, and — worst of all — the governors of
the new republic were now calling them to join up and
fight, these young men who had been reared to peace and
brotherly love. Moller had been called up. Yarrell had
been commanded to show tip at muster with "The Ger-
man Company" of Captain Henry Smith in Bethania.
Schober also. Who next? What were they to do? Go
to jail instead?
This non-combativeness, this sharing, this subordina-
tion of self to the welfare of the community did not
invariably breed docility. Among the Brethren there
were plenty of strong, stubborn, salty characters. And
now the strike of the twelve rebellious journeymen re-
vealed the propensity of the older Moravians to wait out
their crises until their idea of right prevailed. "The offi-
cials," wrote Bishop Graff in the daily record, "were con-
tent to leave it to the Saviour to maintain their position
against the audacious combination."
"Hsst! The pleasure-walkers are returning!"
At dusk, as a heavy frost began to settle down, a
whisper ran through the town, with here and there a
suppressed giggle or chuckle.
"Stolz mid Schober sind ziiriickgckommen! They've
come back!"
"Osterlein too!"
"Schober 's gone to ask par-
don of his Master."
"Armcr Kcrl! Poor fellow,
you should see how red his
ears are."
"Shame or frostbite?"
■ On April third, the day
after the walkout. Brother
Graff wrote into the daily rec-
ord, with a glint of humor
and a nice recognition of first
things first: "It is evident
that many of the blossoms on the fruit trees have been
killed, but we hope not all. In the Single Brothers House
it was fairly quiet, those who went pleasure-walking yes-
terday returned to work and came to dinner at noon. . . .
All the Brethren and Sisters were waiting to see what
would be done with them."
On April fourth he wrote: "Last night there was a
Continued on Page 33
Vo,t;/('r House
Tile Stoic
FEBRUARY, 1967
13
District Board Member Cooper Retires;
Testimonial Honors Veteran Carpenter
Two nations recently joined to-
gether to toast a brother member
who has done as much as any man
in this century to advance the cause
of trade unionism in the Dominion
of Canada.
Friends from across the border
in the U.S., including General Sec-
retary R. E. Livingston, journeyed
to Toronto, Canada, to salute Andy
Cooper, board member from the
Ninth District, who is retiring after
43 years of service to his fellow
man.
If Brother Cooper had a creed
it would read like this: "No true
and permanent fame can be founded
except in labours which promote the
happiness of mankind." This credo
Cooper lived to the fullest possible
measure during his four decades in
the Canadian labor movement.
A highlight of the testimonial was
a reading of the important events in
Brother Coopers life in the style of
the "This is Your Life" television
program of several years ago. Wil-
_fred Hague was the very capable
narrator. After the reading Toronto
Local 27 presented a handsomely
framed oil painting of a seascape
depicting a three-masted schooner
in the middleground.
Brother Cooper was born in Twil-
lingate, a small island connected by
a bridge, off the northeast coast of
Newfoundland in 1888. He was the
son of Captain Andrew Cooper, a
fisherman by trade. Captain Cooper
sailed the schooner "Stanley Smith"
off the coast of Labrador with the
help of his two sons, Andrew and
Henry.
In 1913 Andrew began his car-
pentry apprenticeship training at $3
a week for a 9-hour day. In 1923
he joined Toronto Local 27 and
served it as a business agent. When
a vacancy occurred in the post of
General Representative, President
William Hutcheson handpicked
Cooper to fill the vacancy. In 1950
Brother Cooper was elected to the
General Executive Board, represent-
Continued on Page 26
TOP PHOTO: Retiring Board Member
A. V. Cooper receives painting from
Steve Brodacli, O.P.C. V.-P., presented
on belialf of O.P.C, Canada Conference
and Toronto Local 27. The oil painting
is held high by Phil Rohichaud, president
of Local 27j and Marcel Raymond, presi-
dent of Canada Conference, while Gen-
eral Secretary R. E. Livingston and
President Campbell give smiling ap-
proval.
ABOVE: Phil Rohichaud, president of
Local 27 (Andy's home local), presents
a framed, enlarged photograph of the
testimonial invitation to Brother Cooper.
RIGHT: Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Cooper.
FAR RIGHT: General Secretary Liv-
ingston extends best wishes to the Coop-
ers on behalf of General President
Hutcheson and the General Executive
Board.
14
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IFa^MTIl
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Hot His Wind Up
Politician's wife: "Before we were
married you made me beautiful prom-
ises!"
Politician: "Yeah, honey, but you
should have known those were only
campaign promises!"
BE UNION BUY LABEL
BUY SAVINGS BONDS
Red-Hot Story
An excited woman called the fire
department. "My house is on fire . . .
come quick!" she shouted, and hung
up. A little while later the 'phone at
the station rang again. It was the
woman. "I don't hear the sirens . . .
why aren't you coming?" 'Lady," re-
plied the fire fighter on duty, "You
didn't give the address. Where is the
fire?" "In my kitchen!" she shouted.
"Hurry!" and she hung up again.
ALWAYS BOOST YOUR UNION
Dropping Lessons
"Are you going to study singing,
as you intended?"
"No. I gave up the idea when the
teacher convinced me it would take
three years of hard work to enable
me to sing as well as I thought I sang
already."
Company Time
A girl applying for a job was asked
if she had any particular qualifications
or unusual talents. She said she had
won several prizes in crossword puz-
zles and slogan-writing contests.
"Sounds good," the manager told
her, "but we want somebody who will
be smart during office hours."
"Oh," said the girl, "this was dur-
ing office hours."
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
She Barely Won!
The stripteaser won the prize for
the most original costume at the an-
nual costume ball of the Eppi Dermis
Nudist Colony. She put a raisin in
her navel and went as a cookie.
U R THE "U" IN UNION
Needs Help
"Excuse me," said the meek little
man to the policeman, "but I've been
waiting on this corner for my wife
for over half an hour. Would you be
good enough to order me to move
on?"
WORK SAFELY
Beautiful Melody!
It happened in one of the a-go-go
dens popular with the younger set: a
waitress dropped a tray of dishes and
everybody jumped up and started
Jancing
This Month's Limerick
There was a young man of Oporta,
Who daily got shorter and shorter.
The reason, he said,
Was the hod on his head,
Which was filled with the heaviest
mortar.
— Lewis Carroll
Hair-Rising Stunt
Once there was a French-horn
player whose toupee fell into his in-
strument. He spent the rest of the
concert blowing his top.
BUY ONLY UNION TOOLS
Complete Strikeout
Sally: "So then Gert said to me:
'I could have married anyone I
pleased'!"
Tally: "You know what that means,
don't cha? She never pleased any-
body!"
BE AN ACTIVE UNIONIST
Real Healthy Type!
Joe, beset by problems, jumped
from the 19th floor. As he passed the
fourth floor, two associates noted him
flashing by. "Good heavens! " cried
one, "That was Joe ... he just got
back from his Florida vacation this
morning!" "Yes," replied the other,
"and it sure must have agreed with
him. Did you notice that wonderful
tan?"
FEBRUARY, 1967
15
HOME STUDY COURSE
!^:=>
Questions tor Blueprint Reading Unit fX
The work required for this lesson will be quite detailed.
The estimation of materials to be used in the building will
be a "guestimation" at best. Experience in estimating will
help reduce shortages and overstocking at the job site.
The answer you derive from your estimation should be a
close approximation of the correct answer, although a rea-
sonable amount of variation is acceptable.
Make a complete list of the rough lumber required for
the framing, sheathing and insulation of this building.
Estimate the cost of the material using the quoted prices.
Realizing that material costs vary throughout the country,
we have assembled the following price list for use in your
estimate.
1" X 2" S4S — $110.00 M
(M indicates per thousand
board ft.)
(S4S indicates surfaced
four sides)
l"x 3" S4S — $110.00 M
l"x 4" S4S — $110.00 M
1" X 6" T&G — $120.00 M
2"x4"S4S — $125.00M
2"x 6" S4S— $125.00 M
2"x8"S4S— $135.00M
2"x 10" S4S— $135.00 M
2"x 12" S4S— $135.00 M
Timbers S4S — $ 1 85.00 M
Insulation-average AVi ^ per square foot
Joist hangers-average cost of 45^ each
The following explanations are necessary for simplifica-
tion in "taking off" rough or framing material.
ROOF SHEATHING
This sheathing is 1" x 4" boards laid with 1" spacing
between them.
By laying the roof sheathing this way, and calculating
the actual square feet of roof to be sheathed, you will
have sufficient material and it will not be necessary to add
a percentage for waste.
STUDS
There are several different ways to estimate the num-
ber of studs required.
l.You may take the lineal footage of partitions and
estimate one stud per running foot. This is perhaps
the most common method.
2. You may lay out each stud very carefully on the floor
plans. This is the most accurate way, but is time
consuming. It is not used very often.
We might note here that all partitions on the first floor
are 2" x 6" studs, with the exception of the soundproof
partition. All exterior partitions on the second floor are
2" X 6" studs. All interior partitions on the second floor
are 2" x 4" studs with the exception of the East and West
walls of the Main Stair Hall.
FLOOR AND CEILING JOISTS
Add extra joists .wherever necessary. It is not proper to
use backing blocks on top of partitions; the material saved
using scrap lumber for this purpose is lost in labor costs.
SUB-SIDING
You should estimate the materials needed for the walls
as though the walls were solid, ignoring any openings such
as windows, door openings, etc, in the plans. This will give
you sufficient material to cover the required surface.
In other instances, if the sheathing were to be laid on a
diagonal, an allowance would have to be made for more
waste.
ROOF RAFTERS
First of all they should be framed properly. Do not
take short cuts! Do not spread the rafters, but put them
where specified by the Roof Plan. Also add extra ones if
they are needed. Estimate 2" x 8" stock for valleys, hips,
and ridges.
SUB-FLOORING
After estimating the amount of actual square feet need-
ed you must add 25% for waste. The reason for doing
this is that 1" x 6" T&G when laid, actually covers only
5V4". There is also some waste in cutting and fitting.
ANSWERS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE 29
STUDY MATERIAL AVAILABLE
The Mathematics Home Study Course has been com-
piled into a pamphlet and is now available at a cost
of 50(i per copy. Requests for the pamphlet. The Car-
pentry Supplemental Mathematics Workbook, should
be sent to: General Secretary R. E. Livingston, United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 101
Constitution Avenue, N. W., 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.
16
THE CARPENTER
1967 Apprenticeship £
Contest 'Shaping Up'
As Record Breaker
Thirty-six leaders in the carpentry
craft's labor-management apprentice-
ship training program assembled in
Vancouver, B.C., recently to lay plans
for the 1967 apprenticeship contest.
They composed the Western Region
Carpenter-Cabinetmaker Apprentice-
ship Contest Committee.
Judging from actions taken in the
one-day gathering, it appears that the
1967 apprenticeship competition will
be bigger and more exciting than ever.
These are highlights of the meeting:
NAME CHANGE— It was voted to
change the name of the contest from
"Western Regional" to "International
Carpenters Apprenticeship Contest,"
thus calling attention to the enlarged
scope of the competition. (The 1966
contest drew contestants from Alaska,
Arizona. California. Nevada, New
Mexico. Michigan. Idaho, Utah. Wyo-
ming, Oregon. Washington. British
Columbia, and Alberta. Canada.)
The designation "Cabinet Maker"
was deleted from the title of the con-
test because, as Paul Rudd. secretary
of the committee, explained, the word
"Carpenter" as used in the trade in-
cludes all branches of the jurisdiction.
CONTEST LOCATION— In his re-
port on 1967 contest arrangements,
William Cameron, apprentice coordi-
nator for British Columbia, stated that
the arrangements committee had inves-
tigated possible contest sites and rec-
ommended that the competition be
held at the Vocational School in Van-
couver. Tools and equipment are avail-
able there, and school management
was receptive to the arrangements.
The group voted to accept the Voca-
tional School as contest site and to
present its decision to the National
Joint Apprenticeship Committee,
which meets in New Orleans this
month.
DATE FOR CONTEST — The
group recommended that the competi-
tion be held in the middle of August.
1966 APPRENTICE CONTESTANT WORKS AT HIS ASSIGNED PROJECT
The local committee later set August
17, 18, and 19 as the dates.
USE OF POWER TOOLS— In a
letter presented to the meeting, the
King County Joint Apprenticeship
Committee, Seattle, Washington, rec-
ommended the use of power tools by
contestants in future contests. It was
the concensus of the gathering that
prohibition on the use of power tools
by contestants be lifted on a limited
basis. The use of power tools would
be permissible but not mandatory, and
it would be up to the committee where
the contest is held. It was decided that
the International Contest Committee
would assist the local committee in
acquiring necessary power tools.
EXPECTED PARTICIPANTS— In
addition to the states and provinces
represented in the 1966 contest, the
group was told that contestants are
also expected from Colorado, Florida,
Wisconsin, Tennessee, Texas, Illinois,
and Saskatchewan in 1967.
IDENTIFICATIONS— C. M. San-
ford, director of the Carpenter JAC
Fund, Los Angeles, made the recom-
mendation that signs be set up at
future contests indicating the names
of contestants and their home states
or provinces. This recommendation
was adopted.
DIRECTORY— Leo Gable, techni-
cal director of the Brotherhood's Train-
ing Department, reported that the
United Brotherhood has just published
a directory of JAC coordinators, chair-
men, and secretaries, and that these
booklets were being made available to
apprenticeship training leaders to assist
inner-communications in the program.
FEBRUARY, 1967
17
r
I ^ KBanadian Report
Construction Has
Second Best Year
Construction in Canada in 1966
experienced its second best year on
record despite a slump in residential
building. The estimated total of al-
most five billion dollars is about five
percent below the 1964 record.
The slowdowns in engineering and
housing accounted for the drop. Both
are dependent to some extent on gov-
ernment funds which were reined in
tight toward the end of the year to
avoid "overheating the economy."
Trade union economists don't think
the economy was in too much danger
of overheating. They think that some
of the rein-tightening was ill-advised.
Their opinion is supported by the sec-
ond report of the Economic Council
of Canada which emphasized that a
serious shortage of housing exists
across the country.
The federal government hasn't yet
taken action to remedy the situation,
but should do so before too long. Al-
lowing a shortage of mortgage money
at moderate interest rates to continue
has been having the opposite effect to
the one intended.
The government cut down on spend-
ing to avoid inflation. But the house
shortage is creating inflation for many
families by pushing up housing costs
and rents.
In some urban areas like Metro
Toronto, the home that sold for $15,-
000 a few years ago is $25,000 today.
A serviced lot alone sells for $8,000
up, 15 miles from downtown. How
do you build homes for working peo-
ple starting with this base cost?
Labor Leader Protests
Pirating of Worlcmen
One of Canada's labor leaders says
that only ill-advised measures by gov-
ernments can stop Canada's economy
from showing further growth. He told
the press that Canada's construction
potential is enormous, limited only by
the availability of capital, restraints by
government and "our own ability,
shared with employers and govern-
ment, to train sufficient new journey-
men."
The Economic Council says that
one and a half million new jobs must
be created by 1970, jobs for skilled
workers. But training of workers has
not been keeping up with demand.
This labor leader whose union is
heavily engaged in construction says
that contractors should stop "pirating
each other's help and sponsor joint
training schemes instead."
Ontario Carpenters
Among Most MiUtant
Carpenters' local unions were among
the most militant in Ontario during re-
cent years. A report just out shows
that they, along with two other union
groups, participated in 100 or more
strikes between 1958 and 1965.
The report on strikes was only inci-
dental to a great deal of information
about the Ontario economy published
by the Ontario Department of Labor
as part of a larger report on the use of
court injunctions in labor disputes.
The Carpenters' union in this prov-
ince engaged in 142 strikes, more than
any other union, but the strikes must
have been small and of short duration.
Carpenters' strikes in the period stud-
ied accounted for only 4.7 percent of
the workers on strike and only 5.1
percent of the mandays lost.
EXPO 67, to be held in Montreal this
year, will be union-made from the en-
trance gates to the exits and will in-
clude the pyramid cluster of 158 dwell-
ing units known at Habitat 67. Made of
pre-cast concrete in 15 different types of
homes, it presents a new approach to
family living in a high density urban
development.
The UAW locals headed the list with
36 percent of the employees on strike
and 21.4 percent of mandays lost in a
total of 115 strikes.
The Carpenters were the third larg-
est union by membership in the prov-
ince in 1965 with over 26,000 on
record. Largest were UAW with al-
most 80,000 and Steel with over 74,-
000 but then most of the auto and
steel production in Canada is concen-
trated in this province.
Pulp Chipper
Now Operating
Pulp and paper companies are al-
ways looking for new and faster meth-
ods of production. DOMTAR, a major
Canadian company, has put into use
a new portable chipper.
The novel chipper is being operated
on an experimental basis in the north-
ern woods to see if tree-length pulp
can be turned into wood chips virtually
where the trees are felled.
Being tested near East Angus in
Quebec's eastern townships, the chip-
per can be moved from place to place
by truck. It operates somewhat like a
production line in a plant with the
entire machinery mounted in five truck
pallets for easy handling.
The pallets hold the chipper, a
barker, a conveyor, a live deck and a
stop and unloader which feeds the con-
veyor with one tree length at a time
from the deck.
The power plant is a modified gas
turbine aircraft engine, weighing only
250 pounds but producing 490 horse-
power.
This process, if it is proved prac-
ticable, will be another step in woods
efficiency, eliminating repetitious han-
dling, loading, unloading and storing.
Ney/v Minimum Wage
Is Now in Effect
On January 1st, the $1.25 minimum
wage law went into effect across Can-
ada. This affects only companies under
federal jurisdiction like transportation,
and covers fewer than 10 percent of
the working force.
The rest of the working force comes
under provincial labor legislation, and
each province sets its own minimum
wage standards.
In the provinces minimum wages
vary but a dollar an hour is about
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average. This is a long way from the
$1.75 minimum which is the trade
union movement's objective.
U.S.-Canadian Wage
Gap Mote Obvious
The wide discrepancy between mini-
mum wages in Canada and the United
States will be made even more obvious
when the auto workers enter negotia-
tions this year. The union is out to get
parity of wages in the industry between
the two countries.
The wage gap between U.S. and
Canadian auto workers is now from
40 cents to one dollar an hour. The
union claims that one wage scale across
the border would cost General Motors
only four cents an hour per employee
in the two countries.
This will be an interesting fight.
In the meantime the union went
through a long strike to win wage
parity between Quebec and Ontario.
GM opened a new plant at Ste. The-
rese, Quebec, with wage levels well
below those in effect at its plant at
Oshawa, Ontario.
The union won.
Canada's Centennial
Observance Begins
Canada's Centennial observance has
begun. In over 2,000 communities —
thriving big cities and isolated small
towns — Canada's 20 million people
are marking their national anniversary
with mounting pride. They're looking
back to 1867 when four British col-
onies— Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
Ontario and Quebec — banded together
in a Confederation of the Dominion
of Canada. That Dominion formed
the foundation of one independent
country which now controls its own
affairs, though Canada remains a mem-
ber of the British Commonwealth.
Through multiple galas, Canadians
are taking a hard look at the present
state of the nation and envision their
social and economic future.
Early on the event-packed Centen-
nial calendar, Canada will stage its
first Winter Games at Quebec City,
February 11-19. Following this, an
exciting international ski-jumping com-
petition will be held in Ottawa, Feb-
ruary 25 and 26.
Even this early in the Cennential
year, visitors traveling in Canada may
catch up with the Confederation Train,
16 specially decorated history-of-Can-
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to east cross-country journey January
9. The red-coated Mounted Police will
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Claim «Jo Jxave
(Solved the
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^tahway
The strange stairway of saktafe
Neu) Mexico
The spiral staircase
imThe CHAPELOFOURLADYoFLIGHT
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was built entirelv of wood wrrhout the
use of a single nail -5>'/)cw>?/'sv7e-/?
who asked for no pay and nevek
REVEALED HIS NftmE
Famous staircase (above) was subject of
a Believe It or Not item back in 1920.
.^iai
In the July, 1965 issue of the CAR-
PENTER there was an article entitled
"The Legend of the Carpenter of
Loretto." It dealt with a spiral stair-
way that was installed by a mysterious
carpenter in the Chapel of Our Lady
of Light in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
This was over 80 years ago.
The story went on to tell how the
chapel was completed with a choir
loft but the builder didn't leave room
for a staircase to the loft. Then a
mysterious carpenter appears one day
and builds an impossible stairway with
two 360-degree turns. As soon as the
stairway was finished the carpenter
disappeared without being paid and
no one has seen him since.
The stairway, which was featured in
Ripley's "Believe It Or Not" column
in 1920, has been examined by engi-
neers, architects, and carpenters from
all over the world and they all ac-
knowledged that they don't understand
how it stands at all.
Now two members of our organiza-
tion claim not only to have solved the
riddle of the miraculous stairway but
have actually built models of the
staircase. Oscar Hadwiger, a 77-year-
old retired member of Local 362,
Pueblo, Colo., journeyed to Santa Fe
to see the stairway first hand before
beginning work on his model. The
other member who claims to have
solved the riddle of the impossible
stairway is C. W. Ehlert of Warrens-
burg, Mo., Local 1953.
Both Hadwiger and Ehlert admitted
the project was most challenging and
difficult. Hadwiger, who has a string
of patents to his credit including the
first successful floor sander, worked
ten hours a day on his stairway over
a period of three months before he
had the stairway completed to his
satisfaction. Ehlert's stairway, which
is 31 inches high and 10 inches in
diameter, is completed except for the
railing.
Hadwiger who says he has "never
seen anything I couldn't do if I put
my mind to it" was a cabinet maker
and stair builder during his days as a
member of Local 362 — so he had
some idea of how to start the project.
As in the original stairway, Hadwiger's
is pieced together with glue and
dowels.
We would like to issue a final chal-
lenge to our two enterpising carpen-
ters— build a full-size working replica
of the "Strange Stairway of Santa Fe."
As the man says, you can build a
model of the Wright brothers plane
but that doesn't mean it's going to fly.
Gentlemen, the gauntlet has been
thrown!
20
Model of staircase (at bottom of page,
lower left) was built by C. W. Ehlert
of Local 1953, Warrensberg, Mo. Origi-
nal staircase (below), 25 feet high, rises
to choir loft in the Chapel of Our Lady
of Light at Loretto Academy in Santa
Fe, New Mexico.
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Oscar Hadwiger, retired member of
Local 362, examines model of stairway
he built from pieces of scrap. He said
model was product of 10% skill and
90% patience.
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LOCAL UNION NEWS
Contractors,
Unions Praise
Late Mediator
C M. LaMotte
Labor and management in south-
western New York State joined hands
in a recent posthumous testimonial to
Clarence M. LaMotte, a federal media-
tor in an eight-county area in the state.
A special guest of honor at the testi-
monial, held to raise money for the
Clarence M. LaMotte Memorial Schol-
arship Fund, was General Secretary
Richard E. Livingston.
A kind, patient, tolerant man, Clar-
ence LaMotte was a great believer in
getting to the bargaining table and
resolving differences before they got
out of hand. This idea, now known
as "preventive mediation" was prac-
ticed by LaMotte long before it be-
came a well-known term in collective
bargaining and mediation parlance.
It was LaMotte's early conviction
of the "rightness" of such an approach
that brought labor peace and tran-
quility to the building trades unions
and contractors in the area known as
the Southern Tier.
Under this program, representatives
of the construction unions and contrac-
tors meet regularly — as a sort of hu-
man relations committee — to discuss
and solve problems and issues as they
arise in day-to-day relations. This not
only prevents issues from accumulating
until the period when the parties must
negotiate a new agreement, but also
removes discussion of issues from any
"crisis" atmosphere.
This formula soon attracted wide
recognition among mediation officials,
and two years ago top officials of the
Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service came to Dunkirk from Wash-
ington and New York City to person-
ally salute the "Southern Tier For-
mula" and the mediator, contractors
and unionists who made it work.
Evolution of that plan was an indus-
trial relations achievement which won
AT LAMOTTE DINNER — R. E. Livingston, General Secretary; The Reverend
Luke Power; Mrs. Clarence M. LaMotte; Earl W. Ek, the founding president
of the Southern Tier Building Association, Inc.
Mr. LaMotte deserved recognition and
it was copied widely.
The Buffalo mediator took special
pride in the plan because it diminished
— almost eliminated in fact — discord
and strikes.
Mr. LaMotte lamented strikes. He
knew they were contests of economic
strength. But he always saw beyond
that — to the workers affected, to their
families, and to the welfare of the
community.
Service awards were presented at the annual dinner-dance of Local 278, at the Hotel
Woodruff. From left: James LeFex, president; Milton T. Frey, financial secretary
and business manager; William H. Gilbert, 50-year member; Robert A. Hutchinson,
40-year member, and General Secretary Richard E. Livingston.
Watertown Local Honors Old Timers
WATERTOWN, N.Y.— More than
300 persons attended the recent an-
nual dinner-dance of Local 278.
Seventy-four members were awarded
pins for long continuous service. Sev-
enty received 25-year pins. William
H. Gilbert was awarded a 50-year pin,
while Robert A. Hutchinson received
a 40-year pin. Hobart G. Webber re-
ceived a 35-year pin and Lynn A.
Wells was given a 30-year pin.
Among those receiving 25-year pins
were: James LaFex, president of the
iQcal union; Milton T. Frey, financial
secretary and business manager; Wil-
liam L. Lawyer, general representative
of the brotherhood; Augustus Potter,
treasurer, and Ernest Simonds, warden.
Richard E. Livingston, general sec-
retary, was guest speaker and pre-
sented service awards.
Master of ceremonies was Nicholas
S. Valentine, deputy industrial com-
missioner for state labor affairs.
The local union was chartered in
Watertown April 5, 1899, and is affili-
ated with the Adirondack and Vicinity
District Council of Carpenters.
FEBRUARY, 1967
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Notre Dame Football Star Worked
As Carpenter Apprentice Last Year
LIMA, O. — Jimmy Lynch, All-Ameri-
can captain of Notre Dame University's
champion football team, worked as a
first-year carpenter apprentice last sum-
mer.
Local 372 of Lima helped to keep the
collegiate star in training during IVi sum-
mer months by hiring him out to a large
local contractor. Green & Sawyer Gen-
eral Contractors, Inc.
Proud of the fact that this outstanding
young man was able to earn money for
his schooling by working in the craft.
Local 377 held a special assembly in his
honor January 7 at the UAW Union Hall,
with nearly 3,000 persons in attendance.
The day was declared "Jimmy Lynch
Day in Lima." A testimonial dinner was
held that evening.
Jim Lynch crowned his college foot-
ball career with a dazzling season in 1966,
He was picked All-American by United
Press, Associated Press, American Foot-
ball Coaches, Football Writers Assn,,
Time Magazine, New York Daily News,
Football News, Sporting News and others.
He also was named as a National Foot-
ball Foundation and Hall of Fame
Scholar-Athlete. He was the winner of
the Ma.xwell Memorial Trophy. This year
he will undoubtedly be a top draft choice
for the professional football teams.
Among the distinguished guests dur-
ing Jim Lynch Day were Lynch's coach,
Ara Parseghian, and members of his
coaching staff; his parents and members
of his immediate family; Rev. Theodore
Hesburgh, president of Notre Dame; fel-
low players. Nick Eddy, Pete Duranko,
John Lattner, John Homey; and local
and state officials.
January 7 marked a day-long testimo-
nial to a hometown boy who made good.
HOSTS AND GUESTS— From left, Edward Rettig, president of Local 372;
Ray Buffenbarger, trustee; Jim Lynch; Robert Wallace, business representa-
tive; and Rodney Lynch, father of the honoree.
BUILDING TOGETHER — Carpenters Local
964, Suffem, N. Y., presents a gift of
SLOOO for the Good Samaritan Hospital
Building Fund to Mrs. Joseph T. St.
Lawrence, Director, Development and
Public Relations. Presenting the gift
(right) Louis Servo, Chairman, Donation
and Awards Committee, said. "Every
member of our Union is happy to help
our community hospital build additional
needed facilities." Also presenting the
gift are (left) Frank X. Kearsey and Wil-
liam Sopko, Business Representatives.
22
THE CARPENTER
Auxiliary Marks 20th Anniversary
Eight charter members were recognized at the anniversary meeting of Ladies'
Auxiliary 462. They are, from left to right in front row: Mrs. Enos Houmard, Mrs.
Pearl Nickels, Mrs. Doris Lindberg, and Mrs. Marie DeWitt. In the back row are:
Mrs. Frank Johnson, Mrs. Phillip Eylans, Mrs. Harry Ford, and Mrs. Louise Allyn.
LAFAYETTE, INDIANA— At a ban-
quet in October, Ladies' Auxiliary 462 of
Carpenters' Local 215 celebrated its 20th
year of service to the local union. Mrs.
Kenneth Runkle, president, introduced
her officers for the year. They include:
Mrs. Joe Rice, vice-president, Mrs. Rob-
ert Roswarski, secretary, and Mrs. Frank
Johnson, treasurer. The auxiliary espe-
cially honored the charter members of
the organization who are still active in
the auxiliary program.
After the eight charter members were
recognized, Mrs. Loretta Acker presented
a small gift from the auxiliary to each
of the 10 past presidents. The Rev. Earl
Heimburger then showed slides of his
trips to Russia and Hawaii. The members
were also entertained by the "Wooden
Shoe Four."
More Than 500 Years of Membership
TRENTON, N. J. — The members of Local 31 of Trenton in the above photograph
represent a collective 527 years of membership in the brotherhood. In the front row,
from left, are: Carl Weidman, 54 years of membership; William Froelich, 47; and
Mitchell Longevin, 60. In the second row, from left, are: Nickolas Bacskay, 44;
Joseph Gorman, 41; John Lambert, 51; Business Agent James Goslin, 41; John
Watkins, 64; Joseph Foley, 49; Arthur Hamer, 52; and Aaron Wame, 22.
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Winnipeg Local Has 'Round Robin' of 1966 Activities
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA — Local
343 of Winnipeg has been busy during
the last few months with union activities.
The brothers provided a float for the
Labor Day Parade, which was sponsored
by the Central Body.
On October 7, Local 343 held a ban-
The two oldest members of Local 343,
William Prophet, 92 (left), a member for
72 years and Robert Reid, 100, a mem-
ber for 59 years.
quet on the 79th anniversary of its char-
ter. At the dinner, 27 members were
presented with 25-year buttons. Repre-
sentative Ron Dancer made the presenta-
tions to the 20 long-time members who
were present.
One of the members of Local 343,
Robert Reid, reached his 100th birthday
on December 7 and he received congrat-
ulations from many top officials. Brother
Reid has been a member of Local 343
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Local 260 Honors 25 and 50- Year Members
WATERBURY, CONN. — The members of Local 260 of Waterbury recently held a testimonial dinner honoring their 25 and
50 year members. Kneeling, from left to right, are: Arthur Hassinger, Albert Kimball, James leronimo, John leronimo, and
William Fleming. Seated are: Jack Lucas, James Henderson, Oscar Bernier, Jack Betts, Joseph Cipriano, and Tim Ryan. Stand-
ing are: President Francis Rinaldi, William Smith, Joseph Casta gana, Leandor Bernier, Louis Anderson, Carmine Cocchiola,
Jerry Scully, Theadore Grieder, William Begley, Gustave Gobs, Arthur Zorn, Ruben Berglund, Anthony Muraska, William
Abbott, and Business Representative Edward Yezierski.
Maritime Trades Department Launches
New Drive for Better Merchant Marine
WASHINGTON (PAD— With the
warning that the United States faces
a "fateful choice" in 1967 on the
nation's future as a maritime power,
the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De-
partment is opening a new campaign
to make the public aware of the mer-
chant shipping crisis that now exists.
The Department has launched a new
publication "Maritime" given over to
basic assessments of the maritime in-
dustry for the years ahead as seen in
Washington both by labor and man-
agement. In an editorial in the opening
number of the new publication, Paul
Hall, president of the Department and
of the Seafarers' International Union,
said that what is needed is:
• Passage by the 90th Congress of
legislation reconstituting the Maritime
Administration as an independent
agency.
• Approval of a "realistic national
budget" to permit a significant increase
in that amount of U.S. waterborne for-
eign commerce carried by U.S.-flag
ships and to support construction in
U.S. shipyards of "an adequate num-
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management, succeeded in blocking
efforts to incorporate maritime in the
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ABOVE: A view of the large gathering
in tribute to General Representative
Barry. BELOW: The honoree receives
his gold lifetime membership card from
his son, as Abe Saul and GEB Member
Johnson congratulate him.
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Testimonial Honors General Representative Barry
General Representative Francis
Barry, a transplanted Irishman by way
of Great Britain and then to America,
was recently honored at a testimonial
dinner in Hartford, Conn., attended
by over 400 friends of the genial Irish-
man from Belfast.
A member of the United Brother-
hood since 1921, the year he landed
on these shores, Francis was toasted
at the testimonial by his many friends
from nearly every local union in the
state, by the representatives of state
and district councils throughout New
England and New York, and by many
representatives of management.
Brother Barry served in various of-
ficial capacities in Stamford. Conn.,
Local 210 until his appointment as
Special Representative in 1954 and
then General Representative in 1962.
In addition to his half century of
dedication to the cause of trade union-
ism. Frank has always taken an active
interest in community projects and has
lent his time and talents unselfishly to
any worthy cause.
Brother Abe Saul, director of East
Coast Organizing, served as Master of
Ceremony with First District Board
Member Charles Johnson, Jr. and
Renato Ricciuti, Labor Commissioner,
State of Connecticut being the princi-
pal speakers. Brother Johnson also
extended the best wishes on behalf of
the General Officers and Executive
Board. General Secretary Richard
Livingston attempted to attend the tes-
timonial, but was unable to do so due
to his flight being held up for mechani-
cal troubles.
Presentations were made to Brother
Barry by Max Savitt, representing the
Connecticut Road Builders Associa-
tion, The Connecticut State Council
of Carpenters. The Providence, Paw-
tucket and Central Falls District Coun-
cil of Providence; Arthur Lengel, rep-
resenting the A.W.I.; Robert Bald,
representing Frank's home Local 210;
and the State Council on behalf of all
who participated in the affair. Gen-
eral Representative Richard Griffin
presented gold watches to Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Barry.
An outstanding feature of the pro-
gram was the presentation of a solid
gold lifetime membership card by
Frank's son, Eugene Barry, President
of Local 210.
Board Member Cooper Honored At Testimonial
Continued from page 14
ing the 9th District, the post he held
at his retirement.
One paragraph from the "This
Is Your Life" script read at the
testimonial just about sums up the
devotion Cooper had for his fellow
man:
"One experience stands out in
your memories of the logging indus-
try. You went into a small town in
the Espanola area during the hard
years. You went into the homes of
some of the workers and found pov-
erty and suffering such as you had
never seen before. In the one home
there were a number of children,
glass was out of the windows and
children were bathing in a big wash
tub positioned next to a red hot
stove. In the first Agreement the
employes' wages were increased by
250 per hour, working conditions
were improved and you knew that
a course had been set to give the
workers and their families some dig-
nity and a chance to keep their fam-
ilies in good health and decency —
these are the fruits of your good
work."
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By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Fred Goetz at Box 508, Portland, Oregon 97207.
Wisconsin Deer
Glenn Slocuni and Whifefail
Glenn Solum of Giirnee, Illinois, a
member of Local 448, Waukegan, has
some vivid memories of his favorite
deer hunting country out of Hayward,
Wisconsin, but this past season he really
hit the nimrod's jacket. Here's a pic of
Glenn with a beautiful. 8-point white-
tail he downed which netted him around
200 lbs. of field-dressed venison.
■ Indian Style
A note from Jerry Hunter of Denver,
Colorado, credits dad, Al Hunter, with
a 12-point buck, downed on the Ram-
part Range in Colorado. Al got it the
hard way, via the bow and arrow
technique. He used a Redwing bow with
a 42-lb. pull. It dressed out at 150
pounds.
■ Coon Encounters
According to Rayford Shelton of
Detroit, Michigan, the coons have been
plentiful this winter, north of Pontiac.
Employing their hounds on a recent
night hunt, Shelton and friend, Hazen
Doe, accounted for seven of the
masked marvels which tipped the scales
at from 15 to 25 pounds.
■ Young Man's Sport
Donald A. Townsend of Sacramento,
California, a member of Local 2170. has
built a fire for son Jim that the lad'll
spend a lifetime kindling. On Jim's first
fishing trip, he out-angled the grownups
fishing the Sacramento, just below the
Rio Vista area, using sardine fillets for
bait. Two stripers were credited to Jim's
account — a 6 and 15 pounder.
The hunting counterpart of the afore-
going can be credited to Ken Hatfield,
son of Albert Hatfield, a member of
Local 266. Stockton. California. On a
big-game junket to Alberta, Ken topped
dad with his first moose, a monster that
netted 800 pounds of locker meat and
featured a rack that sported a 51'/2-inch
spread and weighed 36 pounds.
On Light Gear
W
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Zimnier
John Zimmer of
West Linn. Ore-
gon, a member of
Local 1388. al-
most got more
than he bargained
for on a Novem-
ber "go" for sal-
mon in Alsea Bay
on Oregon's cen-
tral coast. Using
light spinning
tackle, he hooked
a tackle-busting,
water-spraying fin-
ster that headed
for the Pacific
Ocean and peeled off gobs and gobs of
precious line. John managed to turn his
head just as the bare reel spool was show-
ing. Here's a pic of his finny prize, eased
to bank on ultra-light gear — a 14-lb. sil-
ver salmon.
■ A Rare Animal
One of America's rarest and least-
known animals is the black-footed
ferret. A shy and solitary creature, it
seldom emerges from its den in the
daytime. That is one reason why so
little of its habits is known. It slinks
along like the otter or mink, its long
body (about 23 inches) and short legs
giving it a "low slung" appearance.
The ferret once made its home on the
Great Plains where its favorite food
was the fat little prairie dog which, in
turn, was dependent upon the great
herds of buffalo which grazed and
trampled the tall grass thereby pro-
viding "the dogs" with food — succulent
stubby weeds and short grass.
When the great herds of bison dis-
appeared, the open burrows, otherwise
known as "dog towns," dwindled. Even
so, those that prevailed posed serious
threats to livestock and horses, and as
a result the prairie dogs were further
decimated by large scale poisoning by
the cattle ranchers.
Consequently the ferret's numbers
shrank with that of the prairie dogs,
until nearly all remaining ferrets are
reported in South Dakota, with only an
occasional sighting in neighboring states.
.\ study of the ferret's life history
and environment is being conducted in
South Dakota by State and Federal
wildlife biologists in an effort to save
the animal from extinction. Steps pro-
posed include preserving prairie dog
towns where ferrets are present, setting
up sanctuaries and attempting to in-
crease the numbers through captive
propagation. Such measures, it is hoped,
will insure the continued existence of
this rare animal.
Anglerette
Mrs. Tauffest
Can't wrap up
this column before
recording another
light-line achieve-
ment, this time for
an anglerette: Rose
Tautfest. wife of
Robert Tautfest, a
member of Local
1040. Eureka. Cal-
ifornia. Here's a
pic of Mrs. Taut-
fest with a 36-lb.
Chinook she eased
to bank on the
Eel River near
Fortuna. She too
employed a light
spin rig. topped off
with 15-lb. test
line — a 30-minute
effort without an
assist.
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FORD'S THEATRE
Continued from Page 4
Another unusual aspect of the job is
the fact that all interior trim is ilush with
the plaster. Carpenters install grounds, to
which plaster stop is installed, and the
grounds are removed when plastering is
completed for an exact fit with the wood-
work.
Plans Disappeared
It has been impossible to recreate the
theatre precisely as it was in April, 1865.
The original plan disappeared in the con-
fusion following the Lincoln assassina-
tion. Historians have had to rely on frag-
mentary information and some modern-
day architectural sleuthing.
Dr. George J. Olszewski, of the Na-
tional Capital Region's historical and
architectural staff, spent years tracking
down elusive details in such sources as
old Matthew Brady photographs, some
of which had never been known to exist
before; in old newspapers; in the tran-
script of the trial of Lincoln's assassins,
and in numerous interviews with descen-
dents of people directly involved. Com-
parable theatres of the period were also
examined for clues to design and con-
struction techniques. Only two of these
are known to be in existence: One in
Baltimore and one in Wilmington, North
Carolina.
Olszewski has also watched carefully
while the guts were torn out of the the-
atre looking with a knowledgeable eye
tor signs of original construction, discard-
ing those which are from the remodelling
work which took place after the assassina-
tion.
Final Shape True
He is reasonably sure that the final
shape of the reconstructed Ford's The-
atre hews so closely to the original ap-
pearance that few Washington residents
of the Middle 1800's would know the
difference. Underneath the surface of
the walls, of course, there are a lot of
changes. Building codes of 1863 were
rudimentary compared with today, and
the safety of visitors could not be com-
promised for historical accuracy. Fur-
thermore, the new Ford's Theatre will
be fully air conditioned, a concession less
to safety than to the creature comforts
of the Twentieth Century, but it's doubt-
ful that many tourists will complain in
Washington's wilting summers.
What's to be done with this historical
shrine, once the construction is over?
Most of those who have worked on the
project hope to see it as a living memorial
rather than a static display. Already,
dramatists are thinking about the possi-
bilities of this period stage for period
plays, and for dramatizations of events
from the life of the great man whose
death ensured the beams and bricks an
immortal place in history.
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New Officers of Illinois State Council
CHICAGO, ILL. — Officers elected to the Illinois State Council of Carpenters on
Nov. 18, 1966, in convention at Springfield are, from left to right: Secretary-Treasurer
Jack Zeilenga, Local 416, Chicago; President W. E. (Duff) Corbin, Local 916, Aurora;
Vice-President John Pruitt, Local 16, Springfield; First District Board Member Fred
A. Mock, Local 242, Chicago; Sixth District Board Member Melvin Tribble. Local
904, Jacksonville; and Seventh District Board Member Herb Rainbolt, Local 169,
East St. Louis.
Florida Local Holds Labor Day Picnic
JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA— Local 627 of Jacksonville held a Labor Daj
Picnic last year on beautiful Lake Hampton, six miles south of Starke. The location
was offered by Charles Howell, Business Representative, and Jesse Kight, Treasurer.
Fully 500 families attended the outing and dined on fried chicken and fresh fish.
Fishing and boating enthusiasts had a very enjoyable time as did the teenagers who
swam and water skied. The picture above shows some of the members and families
enjoying the food and the warm Florida sunshine.
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54 joist hangers $ 24.30
6,824.83 square feet of insulation 307.12
1,273 board feet of 1" x 2" S4S 140.03
87 board feet of 1" x 3" S4S 9.57
3,662 board feet of 1" x 4" S4S 402.82
4,096 board feet of 1" x 6" T&G 491.52
2,381 board feet of 2" x 4" S4S 297.63
2,697 board feet of 2" x 6" S4S 337.13
4,661 board feet of 2" x 8" S4S 629.24
2,723 board feet of 2" x 10" S4S 367.61
3,512 board feet of 2" x 12" S4S 474.12
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L.U. NO. 1,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Arnold, Kenneth E.
Buchert, Albert
Casper, Edward A.
Cortnumme, Herman
DeSmet, August
Folk, Frank
Harris, Bertram E.
Landwer, George R.
Ostland, Richard
L.U. NO. 11.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Campbell, James E.
Lunter, John
L.U. NO. 12,
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Amato, Joseph
Balone, Oscar
Eysaman, Irving
Fuchs, Otto
Gallivan, James
Levine, Max
Meyers. Hugh
Reid, Robert
White, Walter
L.U. NO. 15,
HACKENSACK, N. J.
Rank, Wolli
L.U. NO. 20,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Bove, Anthony
Larson, Lars J.
Soderlund, Fred
Zumach, Louis
L.U. NO. 46,
SAULT STE. MARIE,
MICH.
Pesola, John
Viilo, Frank
L.U. NO. 51,
BOSTON, MASS.
Forsythe, William
Gelormini, Louis
L.U. NO. 54,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Dlouhy, Joseph
Pelletiere, Paul
Partipilo, Joseph
Pitra, Emanuel
Sefranek. Joseph
Sojka, John
Spurney. Edward
Zelibor, Rudolph
L.U. NO. 55,
DENVER, COLO.
Conner, S. B.
L.U. NO. 56,
BOSTON, MASS.
Hunt, William C.
Jaynes, Moses
Lawrence, Joseph
McCormack, Leo
McDougall, Phillip
Manuel, Robert
Moore, Allen
Skiffington, Edmund
Smith, Hugh
L.U. NO. 59,
LANCASTER, PA.
Horner, Abram Z.
Swan, William J.
L.U. NO. 60.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Moran, Leo W.
L.U. NO. 62,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Anderson, Oscar T.
Carlson, Erland
Holmgren, Henry W.
Gustafson, Elof
Rosen, Gustav
Zwiers. Henry
I,.U. NO. 80,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Anderson. Arnold
Benson, John
Englund, Alfred
Johnson, Carl
Lewis. Major
Lussow, George
McConachie, Alex
Oestreicher, LeRoy
Ruthven. Robert
Schothorst, William
Sorenson, John E.
Swanson, Carl J.
Will, William D.
L.U. NO. 101,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Harris, Forrest F.
Maisel, Walter H.
L.U. NO. 103.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Garrison, Ernest
Love, Boyce W., Jr.
Poindexter, Luther S.
L.U. NO. 117,
ALBANY, N. Y.
Piatt, Ernest
Stackhouse, James
L.U. NO. 129,
HAZLETON, PA.
Bringenberg, John
L.U. NO. 166,
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
Bleuer, Harold L.
Larson, Conrad A.
L.U. NO. 198,
DALLAS, TEXAS
Brewer, Charles C.
Brown, Kenneth C.
Dennington, George A.
Presley, Lawrence
L.U. NO. 261,
SCRANTON, PA.
Sticht, William
Tehensky, George
L.U. NO. 298,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Masaitis, John
L.U. NO. 331,
NORFOLK, VA.
Kincaid, Clarence W.
Lipe, R. A.
L.U. NO. 343,
WINNIPEG, MAN., CAN,
McKerlie, Harold
Sandberg, Pedar J.
Simcoe, Samuel
Tonogai, Seiichiro
Ziervogel, Henry
L.U. NO. 361,
DULUTH, MINN.
Appleby, Wilfred
Bergholm, Hugo
Carlson, Albert
Erlander, Erland
Jackson, John T.
Johnson, Adolph G.
L.U. NO. 366,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Berardi, Nicholas
Brownley, Percy
L.U. NO. 406,
BETHLEHEM, PA.
Kurtz, Frank
L.U. NO. 422,
NEW BRIGHTON, PA.
Cartwright, Lawrence
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WINDSOR, ONT., CAN.
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Goldspink, John
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STROUDSBURG, PA.
Williams, Peter
Zimmerman, Oscar
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VIRGINIA-EVELETH,
MINN.
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Koskela, Mike
Polley, Leon
Strom, Stanley
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RICHMOND, CALIF.
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Burnett, Marvin S.
Charnock, Ray
Deadrich, T. A.
Finnegan, James J.
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George, John W.
Green, Roscoe G.
Graves, Johnny
Hopton, George H.
Jeffries, F. C.
Josephs, Leonard M.
Kemper, Joseph
Kluss, Glenn G.
Koenig, Dave
Martin, Wilburn D.
McMickle, John C.
Payne, Roy L.
Phillips, Thomas A.
Sanchez, Rumaldo
Subberra, Norman E.
Talberg, Albert
Toms, J. E.
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Wright, James G.
Young, Herbert L.
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GLOUCESTER, MASS.
Musgrave, Austin
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Campbell, Ronald R.
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RENTON, WASH.
Brendgard, Peter
Burgaas, Phillip D.
Confer, Kenneth H.
Ellison, Henry
Erickson, Martin L.
Fairbuin, George W.
Fox, Charles F.
McMillan, Donald F.
Paddock, Robert C.
Schiltz, Leonard N.
Weatherly, John R.
L.U. NO. 1811,
MONROE, LA.
Thornton, Ray
L.U. NO. 1822,
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Carrol, Earl
L.U. NO. 1846,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Breaiid, Denis
Cook, William K.
Hegeman, William, III
Priez, Benny
Schultz, Gilbert
L.U. NO. 1867,
REGINA, SASK., CAN.
Lucas, John S.
Wagner, Phillip
L.U. NO. 2020,
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
Fisher, Lee J.
Uthke, Arthur
L.U. NO. 2274,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Hunter. Carl E.
L.U. NO. 2288,
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Conant, Forest
Weinman, J. L.
L.U. NO. 2466,
PEMBROKE, ONT., CAN.
Maclennan, Fred
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THE CARPENTER
Alton Local Union Pays Tribute to Outstanding Members
ALTON, ILL.— Local Union 377 paid
tribute, last year, to 52 members having
some 1,665 years of continuous member-
ship and gave special recognition to
two members who have served both the
International Union and the local union
for more than 45 years. ABOVE: At
the long table are 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and
50-year members. Seated at far right
are Harold Miller, recording secretary;
Second Gen'l. Vice President William
Sidell, guest speaker; and Fred Glass-
brenner, president. Standing are Robert
Mitchell, conductor; Sam Nickell, war-
den; Charles Muenstermann, treasurer;
and Carroll Wells, financial secretary.
AT RIGHT: Harold E. Miller, record-
ing secretary; W. O. Hays, retired busi-
ness agent and secretary; Second Gen'l.
Vice President Sidell; Harold Cheesman,
retired International Representative; and
Fred Glassbrenner, president.
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PLEASURE WALKERS
Continued from Page 13
frost again, but not so heavy. At one
o'clock eight Single Brothers were
called before a Committee from the
Aeltesten Conferenz and Aufseher Col-
legium, their misdeeds were pointed
out to them and ascribed to the influ-
ence of Satan, and they were earnestly
shown what the results must be ac-
cording to the rules of the Congrega-
tion; yet they were told as they had
been misled partly by ignorance and
stupidity they would be treated with
mercy."
April 5 : "Today letters of apology were
received from several of the Single Brothers,
who are ashamed of their childish behavior."
April 7: "In the Aeltesten Conferenz the
letters of apology of five of the Single Brothers
were considered, and it was decided to wait
and see whether others would come before
action was taken."
April 1 0 : "The Aeltesten Conferenz met
and decided that those Single Brothers who
had acknowledged their wrongdoing would be
forgiven, but from those who had not ad-
mitted themselves to be wrong pardon should
be withheld" — and here brotherly love breaks
through — "pardon should be withheld for a
time. The weather has moderated and a gentle
rain has begun to fall."
On the eleventh of April, 1778, just nine
days after the twelve journeymen had walked
out, and were assembled after the noonday
meal, they were "notified that their trans-
gression had been pardoned and the kiss of
peace was given them. A tender feeling was
evident."
Thus ended, along with the frost, what
was perhaps the first walkout of workers in
America. Union representation, which might
have achieved redress of grievances, did not
come until a century later.
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FEBRUARY, 1967
33
Service to the
Brotherhood
(1) THE DALLES, ORE.— At a regu-
lar meeting of Local 2785 twenty-five-
year membership pins were presented to
the following members by S. D. Nelson,
Brotherhood representative. Front row,
left to right: Conrad A. Rust, John Hen-
drickson, and Oral W. Browning. Sec-
ond row, left to right: Michael V. Ignow-
ski, William C. Mayfield, Herman L. Pat-
ton, Edward Mauriis, S. D. Nelson, and
Major B. Shelton. Not present at the
meeting but eligible for a pin was Gene
Senecal and Clifford P. Whalen.
(2) MILFORD, CONN. — In the top
photo are members of Local 1580 who
were recently presented with 25-year and
50-year service pins. First row, seated
(1. to r.): James Roach (25-years), Joseph
La Rocco (26), Robert Logan (50), and
Roger Herbert (27). Standing: Thomas
Ghacci, vice president of the Bridgeport
(Conn.) District Council, who made the
presentations, Donald LaFrance (25),
Thomas Brennan (30), Charles Kelly (28),
and Paul Wyser (29). In the other photo
are the officers of Local 1580 (1. to r.):
William Brennan, treasurer; Robert Mc-
Levy, bus. rep.; Robert Hardy, rec. sec;
William Stone, fin. sec; Joseph Mayer,
president; and Henry Reidenbach, vice
president. Eligible for pins but unable to
attend the ceremony were William New-
hall (27) and Michael Tomasko (25).
(3) REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.— Fifty-
two veteran members of Local 1408 were
honored at a recent dinner dance attended
by nearly 400 members of the local, their
wives and guests. Charles Nichols, gen-
eral executive board member, and Clar-
ence Briggs, general representative,
brought greetings and congratulations
from General President Hutcheson who
was unable to attend. In the photo on
this page are the two guests of honor
(Briggs fourth from right) and Nichols
(fifth from right) and the officers of the
local. In the photo on p. 35 are the 25-
year members. First row: Paul Snipes,
Marvin Tupper, Harold Smiley, James
Clanton and Gus Villalto. Second row:
Emmett O'Neill, Walter Stewart, Eugene
Sweatt, Herman Horst, Frank Small, and
Tom Oliver. Third row: Wilbur Witzel,
Harry McMillan, Modesto Garcia, Wil-
lard Ambrose, V. V. Wyant, Ray Testa,
Howard Hall, James Camm, and Lee
Colby.
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Fourth row: Madeo Peregrina, Levi Gal-
legos, Thomas Clark, Mann Lane, and
Claude Smith. Fifth row: John Lowery,
Cecil Silberberger, and Frank Fisk.
(4) BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— The follow-
ing brothers under photo No. 4 were pre-
sented 25-year pins by Millwrights Local
1192 at a recent ceremony held in their
honor. The wives of most of the mem-
bers were present, along with officers of
the local union and District Council.
Back row from left to right: R. J. Mc-
Nichols, John S. Terry, Willis Fortner,
and Orie Folsom. Front row from left
to right: D. M. Whetstone, W. D. Wilson,
O. D. Adams, and R. F. Carmichael.
(5) EL CENTRO, CALIF.— Three gen-
erations of Brotherhood members are
represented at this pin presentation cere-
mony. W. A. Jolly, Jr., fin. sec. of Local
1070, pins a 25-year service pin on the
lapel of J. P. Henderson, Jr. At the left
is his father, J. P. Sr. and at the right, his
son, David.
(6) JACKSONVILLE, ILL. — Melvin
Tribble, left, bus. rep. of Local 904 and
Wayne Blackburn, rec. sec, right, con-
gratulate 25-year members of the local
at a recent pin presentation ceremony.
Left to right: Kermit Reside, Harvey L.
Holmes, John Colvin, Robert Kemp, Jesse
Yeager and Wesley Slaid. Unable to at-
tend but eligible for a 50-year pin is
Herman Dobev.
(7) ELLENVILLE, N.Y. — Local 1038
gave a dinner recently honoring its mem-
bers with 25 or more years in the local.
The local, which is affiliated with the
Hudson Valley District Council of Car-
penters, was chartered in 1913. Pictured
from left to right, standing: Jules Lamo-
nac, sec.-treas. and bus. agt. of Hudson
Valley District Council of Carpenters;
Hilton Woodruff, bus. agt.; LaFrance
Bell, bus. agt.; Hyman Zamansky, Coun-
cil President and gen. bus. agt.; Robert
McConnell, president. Seated are: Ben
Pollack (25), Louis Greenstein, past presi-
Continued on Page 36
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FEBRUARY, 1967
35
Service to the
Brotherhood
(Continued from page 35)
dent and executive board member of
Council (25). and Russell Bliss (25). Not
sbown in picture: Bernard Murry, second
vice president of Council; Carl Atkinson,
first vice president of Council, and Rob-
ert Goldsmith (35).
(8) MT. MORRIS, N.Y.— Local 662 re-
cently celebrated its 50th aniversary with
a dinner dance at which five of its mem-
bers with 25 or more years of service
were honored. In the photo at right
Charles Kemp (left) presents pin to Ken-
neth Humphrey for 33 years membership,
and Donald Frantillo (right) presents pin
to Don Chiappone for 33 years member-
ship. Three other members not present,
with 32 years or more membership are
John Campbell, Burdette Snyder, and
Floyd Parker.
(9) BURLINGTON, IOWA— Long-time
members of Local 534 were honored re-
cently at an informal party held at the
Labor Temple. In the top photo over
No. 9. those receiving service pins in-
cluded, from left seated, Milton Diercks
(34 years), Arthur Nickels (29), Carl
Folker (26), Ralph Alter (34), and C.
Merle Hornbaker (34). From left, stand-
ing: Edward Alter (27), B. H. Hethering-
ton (25), Ralph Carlson (25), Edwin T.
Davis (27), and Henry C. Miller (34).
Hetherington is from Morning Sun, the
others from Burlington. Local 534 pins
also went to, from left seated, Alvin
Wiley (28 years), C. B. Smith (25), E. W.
Olson (25), Delbert Morris (37), and
Roy Kienlen (30), Otis Johnson (41).
From left, standing: Louis Luetger (33),
and Perry Cochrane (25), Otto C. Kohl
(25), Jewell Worden (25), Ray E. Pelate
(30), and Robert Summers (28). Pins
went to 23 others not present.
(10) SAGINAW, MICH.— Photo No. 10
shows the members of Local 334 who
received 25-ycar service pins at a ban-
quet held in their honor. Left to right,
first row: Otto Schmidt, Carl Schroedor,
Clyde Shaw, L. V. S. Winiecke, James
Jevicks, kneeling our Photographer, Wil-
liam Beyer, Frank Brooks, William Soper,
Earnest Goodeman, Frank O'Leary, and
36
THE CARPENTER
Sam Baird. Left to right, second row:
Edward Bebertz, Stanley Stinipson, Wal-
ter Brechtelsbauer, Carl Beyer, Car) Wei-
land, Louis Somnierfield, Edward Nelson,
Donald Wardin, Arthur Shepard, John
Trombley, James Larson, and Ralph
Steele. Left to right, back row: Ray Zook,
Int'l Representative; Frank Mueller, Alex
Roth, Joseph Peruchette, Henry Ewald,
Robert Schwartz, AI. J. Maier, Jacob
Michel, John Gudritz, Norris Smith, and
Leonard Zimmerman, Sec'y of Mich.
State Carpenters Council.
(11) PORTLAND, ORE.— The presen-
tation of service pins to a group of Local
226 members was turned into a festive
occasion highlighted by a gourmet buffet
dinner. In the three pictures at the right
shown over No. 11 the top one shows
the senior men of the local, all with 50
or more years service. Front row (1. to
r): David Beckman, Kenny Davis, West
Coast Coordinator for the Brotherhood
who presented the pins; Roy Van Buskirk,
Fred Vishnevsky. Rear: J. T. Olsson, O.
M. Strand and President A. T. Williams
who chaired the meeting. In the near
photo over No. 11 President Williams
(right) presents a journeyman certificate
to Don Juhr. Looking on at the left is
Juhr's proud father, a 25-year member
of the local. Another happy occasion at
the dinner was the announcement that
50-year member O. M. Strand and his
wife were celebrating their 40th wedding
anniversary. They are shown being con-
gratulated by Kenny Davis in the far
photo.
(12) SPOKANE, WASH.— A group of
170 members of Local 98, with length of
service ranging from 25 to 60 years were
honored at a pin presentation ceremony
held by the local. The photo shows the
assembled group. of those receiving serv-
ice pins.
Continued on Page 38
12.
FEBRUARY, 1967
37
Service to
The Brotherhood
Continued from Page 37
(13) WINNIPEG, CANADA— Members
who received 25- and 50-year member-
ship pins from Local 343 recently are,
from left (front row): N. Babynchiik, K.
G. Jannson, K. Nordal, A. K. Goertzen,
J. M. Reid, D. Hilderman, and F. H.
Peterson. In the second row are: C.
Champagne, T. N. Roisum, E. Nordin, F.
Turek, E. Mcintosh, J. M. Richerf, and
A. Robert. In the third row are: I. Sor-
flaten, J. P. Friesen, E. Desrochers, C.
Hrymack, G. Landin, and K. Burdzy.
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50-Year Veteran
TUCSON, ARIZ.— At a regu-
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a 50-year pin on behalf of the
local, to brother Frank Hoehn,
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— LAKELAXD NEWS"
John N. Grosse of Local Union 696 Tampa, Florida, arrived at the Home Dec. 26,
1966.
Oscar J. Fast of Local Union 1456, New York, N. Y., passed away Dec. 1, 1966
and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
E. L. Wetzel of Local Union 430, Wilkinsburg, Pa., passed away Dec. 19, 1966.
Body was sent to Blairsville, Pa. for burial.
Henry C. Bush of Local Union 25, Los Angeles, Calif., passed away December 20,
1966. Brother Bush was buried in Arlington Memorial Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Chfford C. Cunningham of Local Union 165, Pittsburgh, Pa., passed away Dec. 29,
1966 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
John Edward Carlson of Local Union 181, Chicago, 111., withdrew from the Home
Dec. 6, 1966.
Emil C. Schallau of Local Union 80, Chicago, 111., withdrew from the Home Dec.
17, 1966.
Members who visited the Home during December
Albert B. Reager, L.U. 37, Shamokin, Pa.
Myron Skihon, L.U. 64, Louisville, Ky.
Philip G. Conover, L.U. 1489, Burlington, N. J., now living in Kissimmee, Fla.
Eugene Phillips, L.U. 246, New York, N. Y.
Ralph Fleener, L.U. 599, Creston, Ind.
Labe Sexton, L.U. 472, Ashland, Kentucky
Herbert Weber, L.U. 836, Janesville, Wis.
Victor Weber, L.U. 1055, Lincoln, Neb.
Larry Robbins, L.U. 290, Delavan, Wis.
G. B. Gentry, L.U. 101, Bahimore, Md.
H. C. Tootle, L.U. 1667, Biloxi, Miss.
Charles Domanick, L.U. 10, Chicago, 111.
Thomas Pekny, L.U. 1539, N. Riverside, 111.
Reino Laine, L.U. 2464, Ishpeming, Mich.
Donald Burley, L.U. 721, Norwalk, California
Fred Bushman, L.U. 87, St. Paul, Minn.
Edward I. Perko, L.U. 1991, Bedford, Ohio
Earl Engel, L.U. 1741, Milwaukee, Wis.
Henry Burkie, L.U. 264, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Peter Barone, L.U. 1209, Newark, N. J.
Donald Horcester, L.U. 639, Akron, Ohio
Edward Ellison, L.U. 62, Chicago, 111., now living in Palm Harbor, Fla.
Martin Olsen, L.U. 488, Bronx, New York, City
Harry Coten, L.U. 146, Schenactady, N. Y.
H. D. Cross, L.U. 225, Atlanta, Ga.
Harry Johnson, L.U. 406, Bethlehem, Pa.
Emil C. Welsch, Jr, L.U. 740, New York, N. Y.
Wm. L. G. Hauck, L.U. 433, Belleville. III.
George Thors, L.U. 1590, Washington, D. C, now living in Bradenton, Fla.
Gilbert Theriault, L.U. 361, Duluth, Minn.
Felix Colavecchio, L.U. 94, Providence, R. I.
Otto Bender, L.U. 272, Chicago, 111.
Joseph Scheeberger, L.U. 503, Lancaster, N. Y.
John Schieder, L.U. 1401, Buffalo, N. Y.
W. Earl Althouse, L.U. 492, Reading, Pa.
Harold Clemensen, L.LI. 1, Chicago, III.
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Labor Must Fight Doubly Hard for Legislation This Year
THE 90th Congress began its work only a few
weeks ago. There haven't been enough key
votes to indicate, at this stage of the proceedings,
which Congressmen are really the friends of the
working population and which are not.
The campaign promises of last November gave
us an indication of where many of the legislators
stand, but there are some whose position on labor
affairs is not clear.
All indications are, however, that organized
labor has fewer friends than it had in the 89th
Congress. The authoritative Congressional Quar-
terly made a study of the political viewpoints of
the members of the House of Representatives and
came up with the statement that 188 Congress-
men favor organized labor while 227 Congress-
men oppose, and an additional 20 seem to sit on
the fence. Indications are that the House will be
far more inclined to defeat progressive labor pro-
posals than it was in the last session.
There seems little chance for repeal of Taft-
Hartley's Section 14(b) this year, and chances for
situs picketing action seem remote.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Na-
tional Right-to- Work Committee — both perennial
foes of labor unions — are hoping to turn back the
clock this year. They hope to restrict collective
bargaining all along the line.
Some of the bills placed in the legislative hopper
in the first days of the current Congress indicate
that some groups are seeking to restrict picketing.
Some want to throw roadblocks in the way of legiti-
mate organizing by abolishing authorization cards
and limiting the scope of organizing campaigns.
Spokesmen for the National Right-to-Work
Committee claim that the November elections
created a climate for serious consideration of Fed-
eral restrictions on compulsory unionism.
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their organizations and their goals under strong
legislative attack in 1967.
In addition, we can expect that the propaganda
machines of the anti-labor groups will be grinding
out material for the press, the broadcasters, and
the general public which will all be intended to
create a smoke screen under the cover of which
the anti-labor legislation can be passed.
We must work doubly hard to stem the on-
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for big business and the reactionaries. We must
be ready to meet every attack with men and meas-
ures of our own. The Carpenters Legislative Im-
provement Committee will be on the job. We call
for the support of every local union in the struggle
yet to come. We urge you to write your Senators
and Congressmen and let them know that you and
your co-workers believe in the right to bargain
collectively and to obtain union representation
against employer injustices.
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Officiat Pubfication of the
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
CARPENTER
FOUNDED 1881
MARCH, 1 967
u
There is a rare characteristic inherent
in men whose guild or craft is that of
carpenter. I have occasionally known
and remonstrated with surly, unrelia-
ble and careless workmen of just
about all other crafts and trades. I
never have known a genuine carpenter
who was not prideful in his work;
gentle, forthright and humane in his
nature. Carpenters are mysteriously
likely to be men of intelligence and
integrity; they are at once visionary
and realistic. Perhaps the working
with wood has something to do with
all this. Sawing, cutting, hammering,
nailing, the scent of clean wood is
always in his nostrils. Perhaps still
lurking in the wood is something of
the quiet fragrant forest whence it
came. It just could be that the still
living tonic of the long-felled trees
clears the workman's brain and
steadies his nerves and makes his
hand sure and deft. Carpenters talk
little above the tap of the hammer,
the buzz of the saw, but when they do
speak they are likely to be unloqua-
cious and dryly humorous. All this
fancied explanation could be false
and probably is. Doubtless the funda-
mental explanation for the character-
istics of the genuine carpenter is that
he is descended from the carpenter
who possessed all these qualities — the
carpenter craftsman, Jesus Christ. A A
— ED\A FERBER *
'From A KIND OF MAGIC, Page 202
GENERAL OFFICERS OF
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
101 Constitution 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
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.
10010
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
2 Prospect Place, Springfield, New Jersey
07081
Third District, Cecil Shuey
Route 3, Monticello, Indiana 47960
Fourth District, Henry W. Chandler
1684 Stanton Rd., S. W., Atlanta, Ga.
30311
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
18 Norbert Place, St. Paul 16, Minn.
55116
Sixth District, James O. Mack
5740 Lydia, Kansas City 10, Mo.
64110
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
American Bank Building
621 S.W. Morrison St., Room 937
Portland, Oregon 97205
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-
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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
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number.
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THE
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VOLUME LXXXVI No. 3 MARCH, 1967
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
A New Industry for the Building Trades Robert Weaver 1
Workers' Rights in Bargaining Elections Spelled out 4
National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee 6
Apprenticeship Contest Rules 7
How the Word 'Boycott' First Came Into Being PAI
Largest Wood Fire Door Passes Tests 11
Congress Near Auto Insurance Probe Harry Conn 14
When Skyscrapers Were 'A Menace to Life and Property' 17
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 5
Editorials 10
Canadian Report 12
Home Study Course, Blueprint Reading, Unit X 19
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 20
What's New? 22
Plane Gossip 24
We Congratulate 25
Local Union News 26
Service to the Brotherhood 32
In -Memoriam 37
Lakeland News 38
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
POSTMASTERS ATTENTION: Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent *o
THE CARPENTER. Carpenters' Building, 101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20001
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THE COVER
A writer who grasps the vigor and
the excitement of the American caval-
cade and translates them into best-
selling novels is Edna Ferber. In
1952 she described the life of Texas
oil and ranch tycoons in Giant. In
1958 she conjured up the panorama
of Alaska and the Far North in The
Ice Palace. In 1941 Saratoga Trunk
recreated the colorful era of the Gay
Nineties spas. She won a Pulitzer
Prize for So Big, which was first pub-
lished in 1924.
In 1963 A Kind of Magic came out
— the latest of a long line of books
by Miss Ferber, which began with
Dan-n O'Hara in 1911!
On our cover this month we present
an excerpt from A Kind of Magic —
words which pay tribute to the mem-
bers of our craft. The words and
phrases are carefully trimmed and pol-
ished, as only an experienced journey;
man writer could produce them. We
thought them worthy of our front
cover and hope that our presentation
of them beside a color photograph of
a sturdy western tree will inspire many
members to frame them for the union
hall or study.
We are indebted to Al Silverman,
the Brotherhood's public relations
counsel, for calling the excerpt to our
attention, and we are equally indebted
to an unknown photographer for the
ground level view of the sturdy tree
we display beside it.
Workers' Rights In
Spelled Out
ining
■ The National Labor Relations
Board, in an effort to make clear the
rights of workers in representation
elections and to make sure that these
rights are enforced, has launched
an information program which will
make itself felt in every plant and
shop where elections are to be held
in the future.
Under the programs, the NLRB is
using a leaflet and two posters which
spell out in detail the rights of work-
ers in elections, what constitutes un-
fair influences in the holding of
elections and what recourse workers
have in the event of unfair tactics.
While the posters are directed
equally to any unfair practice com-
mitted either by management or by
a union, most of the examples of
unfair conduct in election battles
are directed against practices which
have been the cause of innumerable
complaints against employers. This
is not surprising since complaints
of unfair labor practices against em-
ployers usually run about two to
one as compared with complaints
against unions.
Idea for the use of the poster
campaign was credited to Board
Member Sam Zagoria, himself a
former newspaperman and official of
the Washington Newspaper Guild.
In the past, the Board has simply
sent out a notice of an election plus
a sample ballot. It will now include
a reminder of the right of workers
to vote free of improper pressure. In
addition to a leaflet explaining the
basic mechanics of a representation
election and voter rights, there are
two bulletin board notices available.
The first will be issued when a
petition is filed with the Board
seeking a representation election.
If an election is ordered or agreed
to, the second bulletin board notice
of election will be issued.
There is no compulsion for em-
ployers to hang the notices on their
bulletin boards, but the posters
will be made available both to em-
ployers and unions. The latter
will then be in a position to make
clear to prospective members their
election rights as laid down by the
NLRB itself either on plant bulletin
boards to which they have access or
their own bulletin boards.
Here are examples of forbidden
practices as laid down by the Board
in its leaflet and posters:
• Making threats of loss of jobs
or benefits by a party capable of
carrying out such a threat.
• Firing employees or causing
them to be fired to encourage or
discourage union activity.
• Making promises of promo-
tion, pay raises, or other benefits to
influence an employee vote, by a
party capable of carrying out any
such promise.
• Making threats of physical
force or violence to employees to
influence their vote.
• Making misstatements of im-
portant facts where another party
does not have a fair chance to reply.
• Making campaign speeches to
assembled groups of employees on
company time within the 24-hour
period before the election.
• Inciting racial or religious pre-
judice by inflammatory appeals.
• Exerting repeated pressures by
persons or groups not themselves
involved in the election which tend
to create fear or job loss, violence
or other trouble.
Final word of the NLRB to
workers is:
"The National Labor Relations
Board protects your right to a fair
election and a free choice." ■
THE CARPENTER
Washington ROUNDUP
OH-COME-NOW DEPARTMENT— A horrifying fate faces American carpenters of the future
because of too much leisure, according to the head of the world-famous Smithsonian
Institution, S. Dillon Ripley. Addressing the Washington Chapter of the National
Society of Arts and Letters, Ripley gazed into his crystal hall and predicted,
"The carpenter of the future, working 20 hours a week, will step out of his
limousine, don his white overalls, tap a nail into a wall, drive "back home, and
probably bite his nails in frustration."
CONSUMER CHAMPION— Senator Warren G. Magnuson (D.-Wash.) will chair the Consumer
subcommittee of the Commerce Commitee, the first new standing subcommittee created
in the Senate in more than a decade. He says he will introduce bills to protect
the consumer from almost every hazard of the market place — cigarette advertising
to door-to-door salesmen.
MORE MANPOWER TRAINEES— Some 1,050 unemployed men and women will be trained in
food service occupations in the Northeast as part of an on-the-job training
program announced by the Department of Labor. As we reported in our January
issue, another group of 1,000 will begin working in a program in 17 states as
carpenter trainees.
UNCLE SAM'S HELP— The United States Employment Service and its state affiliates
obtained over ten million jobs for workers in 1966. Some 6,535,000 of these were
nonfarm placements. It was the highest total in the past three years and exceeded
every year except 1962 and 1963 in the past 15 years.
AUTOMATION -PROOF— We have it on high authority that two jobs won't be wiped out
by automation — those held by mailmen and newspaper boys. Deputy Postmaster
General Frederick C. Belen says that despite the new wonders, these jobs will be
around in the year 2000. He says that letters are far less susceptible to snooping
than electronic communications.
SPRING PLANTINGS— A package of five bills, headed by one which would give
collective bargaining rights to migratory farm workers, has been introduced in
the Senate by Senator Harrison A. Williams (D.-N.J.). Other measures in the
package would bar children under 12 from working on farms other than family farms
and protect workers in such areas as housing and the right to vote.
IN A SURVEY of 246 drug manufacturers to determine the potency of their products,
more than half of the firms had one or more product samples that did not meet
acceptable standards. The results of the survey were released by Food and Drug
Administration Commissioner James L. Goddard who said his agency would investigate
other drug qualities in a broader survey.
EQUAL WORK, EQUAL PAY— An employer who replaces a man with a woman employee in
the same job cannot lawfully pay the woman a lower wage. The same is true in the
reverse situation according to a Labor Department bulletin issued under the Fair
Labor Standards Act.
CHISELING CHECK— Employers who chisel workers entitled to protection under the
minimum wage law are the target of a new, nationwide drive by the AFL-CIO.
Announcement of the drive was made as the wage floor goes up to $1.40 an hour and
coverage is extended to 9.1 million additional workers. AFL-CIO President George
Meany sent letters to President Johnson and to AFL-CIO state and local central
bodies spelling out labor's enforcement program. Meany asked that each central
body set up enforcement machinery to receive and help process complaints of wage
law violations from all workers in its area — including employees of unorganized
shops and businesses.
MARCH, 1967 5
National Committee Report
Rules and Regulations Governing
Apprenticeship Contests Adopted
• Age limit for entry into ap-
prenticeship training raised.
• Use of rating forms shown in
new JAC manual now permis-
sible.
• New training aids "well
along in their development."
The National Joint Carpentry Ap-
prenticeship and Training Commit-
tee met February 2 and 3 in New
Orleans to survey the work of 1967.
It heard reports and moved ahead
on several fronts.
A motion was made to change
Section 8 of the Qualifications for
Apprenticeship in the National
Standards so that the age limits for
entry into carpentry apprenticeship
training could be raised from 17
through 25 years to 17 through 27
years. The proposal would also per-
mit the acceptance of military serv-
ice personnel through 32 years of
age. The motion was seconded and
adopted.
The United Brotherhood reported
that it was in the process of revising
all training manuals for carpenters.
It is also well along on its way in the
development of slides, overlays, tape
recordings, and manuals designed to
augment training programs. In ad-
dition, the Brotherhood is currently
developing a training manual for
millwrights.
The New Orleans meeting was
well attended by the official repre-
sentatives of the Brotherhood, the
Associated General Contractors, and
the National Association of Home
Builders. The United Brotherhood's
First General Vice President Finlay
C. Allan officiated in his capacity as
committee chairman.
Robert iVIcConnan represented the
Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training. During the opening
session there were 15 guests repre-
senting both labor and management.
A highlight of the meeting was the
prensentation and adoption of
"Rules and Regulations for Govern-
ing the Annual Apprenticeship Con-
test, Local, State, Provincial, and In-
ternational." (The full text of these
rules and regulations begin on the
facing page.)
During a general discussion peri-
od, the committee members took up
the matter of contest funding and
the "Estimated Cost Analysis Sheet"
as submitted by a special subcommit-
tee. The estimated cost of financing
the International Contest was de-
termined to be approximately $30,-
000. After considerable discus-
sion, it was generally agreed that
certain expenses — specifically those
expenses pertaining to travel, per
diem, and wages, totaling approxi-
mately $15,000 — should be the re-
sponsibility of the appropriate state
or provincial contest committee. The
remaining cost of $15,000 would be
shared equally by the United Broth-
erhood, AGC, and the NAHB.
There was a subcommittee report
on selection procedures and record-
keeping forms. A manual covering
these topics was presented to the
committee for consideration, and it
was subsequently adopted as an of-
ficial manual.
There was a general discussion of
a proposal made by the St. Louis,
Mo., JAC, calling for the reducation
of the apprenticeship term from four
to three years, predicated upon the
use of new training techniques and
facilities. The decision of the Com-
mittee was to take no action on this
matter.
A motion was made to change
Section 9 of the National Standards
for Carpentry Apprenticeship to al-
low for the suggested use of the
rating forms contained in the new
Manual of Suggestions and Informa-
tion for Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committees. The motion
was seconded and carried.
Prior to adjournment, the com-
mittee agreed to hold its August
meeting in Vancouver, British Co-
lumbia, at the time of the Interna-
tional Contest.
See Page 27 for a calendar
of Apprenticeship contests.
Advanced Series
We have had many requests
from members of the Brotherhood
to provide a more advanced Blue
Print Reading and Estimating
series, when the current Blue Print
Reading Home Study Course con-
cludes.
The Current Home Study Course
concludes in the April Issue of
The Carpenter and, in keeping
with the desires of the many mem-
bers, we will begin the advanced
series in the May issue. The Blue
Prints and Specifications are now
ready for distribution and will sell
for $5 per set. All orders for this
advanced Home Study Course
should be forwarded to our Gen-
eral Secretary, R. E. Livingston,
accompanied by your check or
money order.
It is our desire to prepare ma-
terial for future Home Study
Courses that will meet with the
needs of our membership. We
would, therefore, appreciate your
suggestions as to areas of the trade
that should be covered.
THE CARPENTER
APPRENTICESHIP CONTEST RULES
"CARPENTER CONTESTANTS"
means contestants from all sub-divisions
of the Craft.
Contestants shall be in their last year
of Apprenticeship as of January 1, of the
Contest year.
LOCAL APPRENTICE CONTESTS
A. Contest Coniitiittees
1. If there is no Local Joint Appren-
ticeship and Training Committee, a
Committee should be formed from rep-
resentatives of the Local Union and the
Employer Associations or Employers in
the area.
2. The Contest Committee shall select
a secretary who shall be responsible for
certifying the applications of the local
winners, who will participate in the State
or Provincial Contest.
3. Contests shall be conducted by the
Local Contest Committee in all sub-
divisions of the Craft in which a State
or Provincial contest has been established.
B. Participants
L Apprentice participants shall be
members of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America.
2. Participants shall be in the last year
of their apprenticeship as of January 1.
of the contest year, according to the
records on file in the General Office of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America. The secretary of
the Local Union shall obtain a verifica-
tion of the apprentice's record from the
Technical Director, Apprenticeship and
Training Department of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America, before the apprentice may
be permitted to participate in the Local
contest.
C. Contest Site
The Local contest committee should
select a site that will afford a maximum
of exposure to the general public, thus,
acquainting the public with the objectives
of the Apprenticeship Programs.
D. Date for Contest
The Local contest shall be held at a
time determined by the State or Provin-
cial contest committee. It is suggested
that the Local contest be held at least
thirty (30) days prior to the scheduled
State or Provincial Contest.
E. Contest Procedures and Materials
All contest procedures, materials, writ-
ten examinations and manipulative project
plans shall be furnished by the Local
Contest Committee. The written test
should be taken from or based upon the
Apprenticeship Manuals prepared by the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America.
F. Financing of Local Contests and
Awards
1. The Local contest committee shall
be responsible for the financing of local
contests.
2. The Local committee shall deter-
mine whether or not any awards are to
be given to contest winners.
G. Selection of Winners
The method of selecting winners shall
be determined by the Local contest com-
mittee. Application forms for the winners
of Local contests to enter State or Prov-
incial contests will be furnished by the
National Joint Carpenters Apprenticeship
and Training Committee.
STATE OR PROVINCIAL CONTESTS
A. Contest Committee
1. State or Provincial contests shall be
conducted by the State or Provincial
Joint Apprenticeship and Training Com-
mittee. If no State or Provincial Joint
Apprenticeship and Training Committee
exists, a contest committee may be se-
lected by the State or Provincial Council
and the Employer Associations. Contest
Committees should be composed of rep-
resentatives from both Unions and Em-
ployers.
2. Each State or Provincial Contest
Committee shall appoint a secretary who
shall be responsible for receiving, han-
dling and returning all used and unused
written tests, instructions, project plans,
score cards, etc., supplied by the National
Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committee.
3. If assistance is needed in organizing
a State or Provincial contest, it may be
had by writing the Chairman or Secretary
of the National Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committee.
4. The National Joint Apprenticeship
and Training Committee should be noti-
fied immediately of the Name and Ad-
dress of the Contest Secretary and the
time and place the contest is to be held.
B. Participants
1. A participant in a State or Provin-
cial Contest shall be a member of a Local
Union of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America and
shall be a winner of a Local Apprentice-
ship Contest.
2. Second and Third place winners of
a Local contest may be the First and
Second Alternates, respectively, and may
enter a State or Provincial Contest only
if the First place winner is unable or does
not wish to participate.
3. A State or Provincial contestant
shall be in his last year of Apprenticeship
as of January 1, of the contest year, ac-
cording to the record on file in the Gen-
eral Office of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America. The
secretary of the Local Union shall obtain
a verification of the Apprentice's record
from the Technical Director, Apprentice-
ship and Training Department of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, before the apprentice
may be permitted to participate in State
or Provincial Contests.
4. Only one contestant from a sub-
division of the Craft may enter the State
or Provincial Contest. Any deviation
from this rule must have prior approval
of the International Carpenters Contest
Committee.
C. Time and Place of Contest
1. State or Provincial Contests should
be held a minimum of 60 days prior to
the International Contest: the exact date
to be selected by the State or Provincial
Contest Committee
2. The location to be selected by the
State or Provincial Contest Committee.
3. Two (2) days shall be allowed for
the contest which will be in two (2) parts:
a. A written test based on the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America Apprenticeship materials. A
maximum of four (4) hours to be allowed.
b. A manipulative project, a maximum
of eight (8) hours to be allowed.
D. Financing of Contest
The State or Provincial Contest Com-
mittee shall determine ways and means
of financing the State or Provincial con-
test.
E. Contest Materials
The contest committee shall be respon-
sible for all materials needed for the
Manipulative project.
F. Materials to be furnished by the
National Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committee.
1. Contest Rules.
2. Written Tests for contestants in each
sub-division of the Craft participating in
the State or Provincial contest.
3. Answers and grading procedures
guide for written tests.
4. Specifications for manipulative proj-
ect.
5. Plans for manipulative project.
These shall be used in all State and
Provincial contests.
6. Judging score cards.
7. List of materials needed for the
manipulative project.
8. Reporting forms for contestants.
9. Application forms for participation
in the International Carpenter Appren-
ticeship Contest.
NOTE: All used and unused materials
furnished by the National Joint Appren-
ticeship and Training Committee are the
property of the National Joint Appren-
ticeship and Training Committee and
shall be returned immediately upon com-
MARCH, 1967
pletion of the State or Provincial Con-
test. Winners of State or Provincial Con-
tests will be declared ineligible for the
International Contest, if the material is
not returned.
G. Selection of Winners
1. Contest Judges — The State or Pro-
vincial Contest Committee shall select
three (3) outstanding persons, for each
of the sub-divisions participating, who
have a knowledge of our industry and the
subjects covered in the contest who are
not related to or directly associated with
any of the contestants, to judge the con-
test.
2. Grading Procedure — Grading of
written and manipulative tests shall be
done by using the answer sheets and
grading procedures furnished by the Na-
tional Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Committee.
3. First, Second and Third Place win-
ners shall be selected by the Judges. This
will apply to contestants in each sub-
division participating in the contest.
4. The decision of the Judges shall be
final.
5. The Names of participants and win-
ners shall be mailed to the Secretary of
the International Contest Committee
within five (5) days after the close of the
contest.
6. Questions used in the written test
shall be accessible only to contestants,
while answering the questions during the
contest, and the Judges selected to score
the written test. No discussion or obser-
vation of the test questions before or after
the written test is completed shall be per-
mitted. The persons selected to score the
written test shall return all used and un-
used test booklets, guides and answer
keys to the contest Secretary who shall
be responsible for returning all used and
unused written test materials to the Sec-
retary of the National Joint Apprentice-
ship and Training Committee.
H. Awards
Whether or not awards and certificates
shall be given to the winners of State or
Provincial contests shall be determined by
the State or Provincial contest committee
except that the winners who are to par-
ticipate in the International contest shall
receive an all expense paid trip to par-
ticipate in the International Contest. This
shall be paid by the respective State or
Province and shall include:
1. Lost Wages
2. Per Diem
3. Transportation
INTERNATIONAL CARPENTER
APPRENTICE CONTEST
A. Contest Committee
There shall be an International Joint
Apprentice Contest Committee, appointed
by the Chairman of the National Joint
Apprenticeship and Training Committee,
composed of Management Representa-
tives from each participating Employer
Association and the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
A contest shall be conducted by the In-
ternational Carpenter- Joint Apprentice-
ship and Training Committee in all sub-
divisions of the Craft that have partici-
pated in State or Provincial Contests.
B. Duties and Responsibilities of tlie
Contest Committee
1. Prepare and adopt all procedures
affecting the contest.
2. Determine the time and place of
succeeding contests.
3. Prepare or have prepared suitable
plans and specifications for the manipula-
tive phase of the contest for each sub-
division participating in State or Provin-
cial contests.
4. Prepare or have prepared written
tests for each sub-division of the Craft-
participating in State or Provincial con-
tests.
5. Prepare or have prepared all forms,
such as applications, judges scorecards,
etc.
6. Prepare or have prepared all written
tests, grading keys, plans, specifications
and any other materials needed for the
International Contest.
C. Participants
1. All participants in the International
Contest shall be members of Local Un-
ions of the United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners of America and shall
be a winner of a State or Provincial con-
test.
2. All participants in the International
Contest shall be in their last year of ap-
prenticeship as of January 1. of the con-
test year. Before a contestant participates
in the International Contest, his eligibility
shall have been verified in accordance
with the rules governing participation in
a Local. State, or Provincial Contest.
3. Only one participant of any sub-
division from any State or Province may
enter the International Contest.
4. Alternates:
a. The Second Place winner in any
sub-division, of a State or Provincial Con-
test shall be the alternate for the First
place winner and may enter the Interna-
tional contest if the First place winner is
unable or does not wish to participate.
b. The Third place winner, in any sub-
division, shall be the second alternate.
D. Time and Place of Contest
1. The International Contest Commit-
tee shall set the time and place for the
contest.
2. Registration of contestants shall be
conducted at a time established by the
International contest committee.
E. Materials and Special Tools
1. All materials needed for the manip-
ulative contest will be furnished by the
International Contest Committee.
2. All Power tools needed for the con-
test will be provided by the International
Contest Committee.
3. All hand tools needed for the con-
test shall be furnished by the contestants
as per lists of tools needed prepared by
the International Contest Committee for
the specific project to be constructed.
F. Selection of Winners
1. Contest Judges — The participating
groups on the International contest com-
mittee shall each select an outstanding
person, for each sub-division of the con-
test, who has a thorough knowledge of
the Craft and subjects covered in the
contest, to act as Judges.
2. Grading:
a. Grading of written and performance
tests shall be done by using the grading
sheets and judging score cards prepared
by the International Contest Committee.
b. The written test shall account for
40% of the total score and the manipula-
tive for 60%.
c. First. Second and Third place win-
ner shall be selected by the Judges in each
sub-division of the contest.
d. The decision of the Judges shall be
final.
e. The names of the winners shall be
announced at an awards banquet follow-
ing the contest.
G. Awards
1. Every contestant shall receive a cer-
tificate of participation properly inscribed
and framed.
2. First. Second and Third place win-
ner in each sub-division shall receive cash
awards as follows:
The First, Second and Third place win-
ner, in each sub-division shall receive cash
awards; the amount to be determined by
the National Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committee.
H. Expenses of Contest
Expenses of conducting the Interna-
tional Carpenter Apprenticeship contest
shall be paid by the International Contest
Committee from funds budgeted by the
member associations and organizations of
the National Carpenters Joint Appren-
ticeship and Training Committee.
Representatives of any two (2) of the
three (3) organizations participating shall
be responsible for signing checks on the
International Contest Funds.
I. Additional Rules
Any additional rules or procedures
deemed necessary to make the contest a
success may be adopted by the Interna-
tional Contest Committee at any time be-
fore the contest starts.
J. Safety Precautions and Insurances
1. The International Contest Commit-
tee shall take out sufficient insurance to
protect each contestant during the period
he is in transit to and from home and the
contest area and during his participation
in the contest.
2. Public Liability Insurance shall be
purchased to cover the contest commit-
tee's liability and to protect the public
while at the contest area.
3. A first Aid Kit shall be provided
and kept at the contest site.
4. Arrangements shall be made for
emergency care in event of an accident.
Names of Doctors, Hospital and Ambu-
lance Service shall be posted in the con-
test area for the Judges' Information.
8
THE CARPENTER
^5^'
HOW THE WORD BOYCOTT'
FIRST CAME INTO BEING
An Irish patriot Charles Stewart Parnell, in the romanticized
poster above, was the man credited with the original idea.
FROM PRESS ASSOCIATES, INC.
For organized labor the word "boycott" has a
deeply personal meaning — a call to stand by other
workers in their times of trouble by refusing to give
economic support to enemies of the labor movement.
Yet, relatively few know the meaning of the word
and almost each generation of working men and
women must rediscover for itself how it got its start.
"Captain Boycott," written by Philip Rooney, an
Irish author, takes the reader back to the 19th century.
It was a time when absentee English landlords de-
manded fantastic rents from their impoverished farmer
tenants in Ireland and turned them out of their homes
when the rents were not paid. The book is sold at the
Irish Book Center here.
Specifically, the story involves Captain Charles
Boycott, a rack-rent agent for the Earl of Erne who,
more out of stupidity than viciousness, refused to ac-
cept the reasonable rents that were offered him and
evicted his tenants.
In reply, the embattled Irish farm workers iso-
lated Captain Boycott in a way not only to hurt him
economically, but to show their utmost contempt for
him.
"No man would save the Captain's crops," wrote
Rooney. 'No one would drive his cart, the smith
would not shoe his horses, the laundress would not
wash for him, the grocer would not supply him with
goods, the postman would not deliver his letters."
The device that the farmers used grew out of the
advice of Charles Stewart Parnell, the great Irish
patriot, who had denounced men who took over farms
from which others had been evicted. Such a man, he
said, in words that still burn, should be left severely
alone "by putting him into a moral Coventry, by iso-
lating him from his kind as if he were a leper of old."
"You must show him your detestation of the crime
he has committed," Parnell concluded, "and you can
be sure that there will be no man so full of avarice,
so lost to shame, as to dare the public opinion of all
right-thinking men and to transgress your unwritten
code of law . . ."
Captain Boycott did dare to face the isolation that
had been placed upon him. But he failed. He im-
ported laborers. He guarded them with British cavalry
and infantry and constabulary. But he could not face
forever the "detestation" of the Irish farm workers.
In the end he was forced to return to England,
defeated and ruined. Behind him he left only the
memory of his name "a dreaded word" in the English
language.
MARCH, 1967
EDITORIALS
>:^ Time For Ji Tax Break
Once again income tax time is nearing. This pre-
sents a good opportunity for all wage earners in the
country to petition their Congressmen for a better tax
break for their famihes. Specifically, we would like
to see an increase in the personal tax exemption from
the current $600 to $1,000. This would provide a
tax-free base of $4,000 for a family of four.
Now is the time to shift the burden of taxation from
the middle and lower income families to the rich. For
the past 30 years it has been going in the opposite
direction with the rich being favored with an increas-
ing number of tax loopholes.
An example of this shifting of the tax burden from
the rich to the middle and lower income families can
be seen by studying the 1939 tax picture. Then a
man and wife had a $2,500 personal exemption plus
$400 for each child. To equal that level at today's
cost of living, the exemption would have to be raised
to $2,000 per person or a total of $8,000 in 1967
dollars.
Since President Johnson has proposed the adding of
a 6% surtax to the wage earners tax burden, we would
like to urge Congress to raise the personal exemption
to $1000 before they pass any surtax legislation.
>!^ Fairer Elections JUtead
The National Labor Relations Board took a much-
needed step in the right direction with the recent
release of its 3-point program designed to stimulate
fair play in union representation elections.
Every year scores of NLRB elections are contested
by foot-dragging employers, resulting in costly and
time-consuming rescheduling of elections.
The NLRB program includes the distribution of
leaflets prior to an election explaining the election
process; the use of in-plant bulletin boards to point
out the mutual rights and responsibilities of employees,
unions and employer; and the posting of election
notices that cite the right of workers to vote free of
improper pressures, in addition to the traditional sam-
ple ballot and time and place of an election.
Posting of these notices will be a significant stride
along the road to free expression of the untrammeled
choice of employees through the medium of the
secret-ballot election.
This in turn is the principle method Congress set
up to resolve representation disputes and is the
threshold to the collective bargaining process which
has contributed so much to our industrial democracy
and vigor.
^ War on Critne Beffinninff
The facts uncovered in the recently-released report
of the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement
& Administration of Criminal Justice should be dis-
turbing to all Americans.
The exhaustive 18-month-long study of crime in the
U.S. was conducted by Nicholas DeB. Katzenbach
while he was still Attorney General. The conclusions
to be drawn from the report are starkly evident. For
example, the Crime Commission found:
• Crime costs this nation $3 billion annually in property
losses alone. White-collar crime leads by far all other crimes
of violence in total economic cost. Many large department
stores have found that losses from shoplifting and employee
pilfering equal or exceed their profit margins.
• The nation's courts are being clogged by inebriates.
Drunkenness accounts for nearly one third of all arrests.
• Our youth in the 15 to 21 age bracket are responsible
for the highest crime incidence rate. More than 50 percent
of persons arrested for burglary are under 18 years of age.
The recommendations made by the Crime Com-
mission are going to shake the hallowed ground of
many a lobbyist and legislator in Washington. Katzen-
bach proposed a tough law banning mail-order sales
of firearms. He also urged the outlawing of wire-
tapping and electronic eavesdropping not related to
national security. He proposed the banning of adver-
tisement, manufacture, and distribution of wiretapping
and eavesdropping equipment in interstate commerce.
Acting on the suggestions of the Crime Commission
report, President Johnson early in February proposed
spending $350 million over the next two years to
streamline police, courts, and correction agencies. He
recommended to Congress a "Safe Streets and Crime
Control Act of 1967," which would attack the basic
causes of crime in this country.
Reaction from Congress to the President's war on
crime has been only lukewarm. Conservatives in both
the House and the Senate are not overly enthusiastic.
We agree the President's proposals indeed may only
be a partial solution to the national crime problem.
However, this can be the start in an effort to sub-
stantially strengthen present law enforcement agen-
cies, and this alone merits the full support of Congress.
10
THE CARPENTER
I HE LUMBER and millwork in-
dustry is putting the heat on com-
petitive products with new fire doors
that successfully withstand up to
1700 degree fires for an hour or
more. The same heat would cause
most metals to sag and lose their
strength.
One of the new fire doors, manu-
factured by the Weyerhaeuser Com-
pany, comes in sizes as large as
4x10 feet to meet the demand for
the new large-size doorways popu-
lar with architects. Most installa-
tions are in schools, hospitals, and
business establishments. The door
is made with wood veneer surfaces,
extra-thick hardwood side edges,
which are treated with a fire-retard-
ant chemical, and a mineral core.
Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. has
given the door a one-hour rating.
Another new fire door, which is
available in sizes up to 4x8 feet,
has a fire rating of one and a half
hours, provided by an extra thick-
ness of mineral core.
Another kind of fire-resistant door
is made with a core of wood par-
ticles bonded with phenolic adhesive,
and treated with a fire retardant ma-
terial, instead of the mineral core.
Heavier than the mineral core type,
the door also has a one-hour fire
rating, and provides excellent screw-
holding power. A bonus is good
noise control.
Before thy turn new fire door de-
MARCH, 1967
LARGEST WOOD FIRE DOOR
PASSES TESTS
With naming Colors
Flames dance brightly and
ominously about the big fire door,
as technicians put it through
the furnace test. The door
surface is exposed to flame
for the duration
of the fire rating.
signs over to the construction in-
dustry, the manufacturers put them
on the torture rack in their labora-
tories to make sure they can not only
stop fire, but withstand the punish-
ment of normal daily use as well.
Machines slam proposed market
designs a million times, and the
doors are then overloaded until they
come apart. Even then, in one series
of tests, the edge-banding pulled
away from the doors before the
screws could be pulled loose.
To test fire resistance, a door is
placed in a gas-fired brick furnace
under rigidly controlled conditions.
The door surface is exposed to
flames for the duration of the fire
rating. The heat is intense enough
to melt most door handles. Imme-
diately after the specified period of
fire resistance is over, the door is
withdrawn from the furnace and ex-
posed to the blast from a fire hose.
If it stays in one piece, it's won its
rating with flaming colors.
All Weyerhaeuser fire doors — and
those of most manufacturers — are
first tested in each company's own
laboratories and later by engineers
at Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.
Manufacturers then seek approval
of Factory Mutual and the New
York City Board of Standards and
Appeals, as well as other state and
local agencies concerned with fire
hazards, before placing their doors
on the market.
11
TECHNICIANS place door on gas-fired
furnace to test its quality as fire barrier.
Door surface is exposed to heat and
flames for period ranging from % hour
to IV2 hours.
FIRE DOOR, immediately after furnace
test, is withdrawn from the furnace and
subjected to the pounding and cooling
effects of fire hose. If, after prolonged
exposure to heat and flame, door can
withstand shock of high-pressure hosing,
it has passed test.
(."ai»«iSSIi«S»tM»». <.*«.
I # KBanadian Report
Facts in Toronto Resilient Floor Workers'
Controversy Are Shown in Ne^v Pamphlet
A newspaper headline Feb. 8th said,
"Labor upstart sets up shop in To-
ronto."
The story below it was that the
Confederation of National Trade Un-
ions, with about 99 percent of its mem-
bership in the province of Quebec, has
opened an office in Toronto, with a
view to making inroads into the orga-
nized labor movement in Ontario.
Before this the CNTU had made
two moves, one, getting a dissident
group of members of a Brotherhood
local in Toronto to agree to move into
the CNTU; two, to get a similar group
of Steelworkers in the Collingwood
shipyards to consider such a move.
The move of the members of the
resilient floor workers' (Carpenters)
Local 2965 is being disputed before
the Ontario Labor Relations Board.
The decision of the Board will not
likely be known for many months.
The agreement which the Local has
signed with the building industry is
good until 1970. Members of the
Local in good standing are still work-
ing under that agreement and will con-
tinue to do so. The Board won't upset
that contract. The CNTU will have to
look elsewhere if it wants an "in" in
Ontario.
The Toronto Building Trades Coun-
cil with the support of the Canadian
Labor Congress and the Ontario Fed-
eration of Labor has issued a pam-
phlet called "The Facts of the Contro-
versy about the Resilient Floor Work-
ers' Union in Toronto."
It is required reading for anyone
who wants to know the background to
the case. It is being mailed to every
staff representative of every union in
Ontario.
Raiding Is CNTU's
Major Ob/ectiVe
One fact that everyone should know
is that the CNTU is bent on raiding
international unions which, they say,
is cheaper than organizing the unor-
ganized.
But in Quebec, where the CNTU
has most of its membership, the big
majority of building trades union
membership in Montreal, for example
is in international unions.
The Brotherhood alone has six times
as many members in Quebec as the
CNTU-organized carpenters.
Little Difference in
Brand, Non-Brand Drugs
Canada is now getting the facts
about drug prices exposed by the Ke-
fauver Committee in the United States
a few years ago.
The director of investigations under
the Combines Act (Anti-trust in the
U.S.) told an enquiry into drug prices
that there is no competition in the
manufacture of drugs, that drug prices
are too high, that non-brand name
drugs are as good as brand name
drugs.
The drug manufacturers had claimed
that brand name drugs are necessarily
higher in price because they are higher
in quality than non-brand names (often
imported) drugs.
The food and drug directorate of
the federal government tested both and
reported that there was no significant
difference in quality between them.
Mr. Henry urged that physicians
should be encouraged to use competing
drug products, that is, use non-brands
where possible.
CLC Presents Annual
Brief to the Cabinet
The Canadian Labor Congress made
its annual submission to the federal
cabinet February 8th. The brief pre-
sented by CLC President Claude Jo-
doin dealt with all the subjects about
which policy decisions had been made
at the last CLC convention plus a num-
ber of vital current issues.
Half a dozen leading members of
the cabinet were present headed by
Prime Minister Pearson. About 250
union leaders sat in on the hearing.
President Jodoin cautioned the gov-
ernment against any actions which up-
set the collective bargaining relation-
ship between management and labor.
The government must face up to the
fact that trade unions will continue to
press for wage increases and engage in
strike action if necessary.
Restrictive legislation which inter-
feres with free collective bargaining
allies the government to all intents and
purposes with the employer, said the
Congress.
Many Incomes Too Low
To Purchase Housing
Canadians are supersensitive about
the cost of living. For the past six
months a loint Committee of the Sen-
ate and the House of Commons has
been hearing submissions from con-
sumer and other groups. Most of the
protest about rising prices has been
about food, but surprisingly enough,
food has not been the only or major
culprit.
The consumer price index which
measures price rises shows that housing
costs, transportation and health care
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have all gone up in price more than
food since the index was started in
1949.
Recently the spotlight of rising costs
has been focused on housing. The
price index of housing jumped from
142.9 in January 1966 to 147.6 in Jan-
uary 1967. A five-point boost is big
in one year.
At the same time the food index
rose 4.1 percent to 144.7 in January
1967 from 140.6 in 1966. But with
wages rising too, one hour of wages
will buy more food today than it
would 20 years ago.
In housing, the situation is different.
There is a critical shortage of housing.
and costs have gone up so much in re-
cent years that the average family can-
not really afford to buy a home.
In Metro Toronto, a major indus-
trial area with a population greater
than eight of the 10 provinces, the av-
erage selling price of a home in 1966
was $29,666, up $5,866 from the year
before.
Authorities say that 90 percent of
the families in the area have incomes
too low to buy at such prices. If they
have to buy, they are paying out so
much of their income for shelter that
they have not enough left over for
food, clothing and other essentials.
But the cost of construction is not
the reason for the high cost of housing.
The National Home Builders Associa-
tion told the Joint Senate-Commons
Committee on Consumer Prices that a
service 50-foot lot went up in price
by 38.7 percent in the last three years,
from $7,200 to $9,990.
No one can build a standard low
cost home for the average family on a
$10,000 lot.
On top of this, there is the high cost
of money. As the Ontario Federation
of Labor said in a policy statement
adopted by its Executive Council,
"Low cost housing cannot be built on
expensive land with expensive money."
The Federation called for a public
enquiry into land costs, money costs
and construction costs, property taxes
and exemptions and related matters to
throw more light on the problem and
to suggest effective solutions.
In the meantime the federal minister
responsible for housing John Nichol-
son travelled across Canada meeting
with provincial housing officials and
others to find out what should be done,
while the Prices Committee is doing
the same thing.
However there have been dozens of
enquiries over the years. If words
could build homes, there would be no
shortage in Canada.
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13
'Blackout' on Workers
Congress Near Auto Insurance Probe;
Pressure On For Federal Protection
By HARRY CONN
Do you have a complaint about auto insurance?
If so, Congress wants to hear about it.
The Senate Anti-Trust and Monopoly Subcommittee has been
compiling evidence which it expects to use in a probe of the in-
dustry.
Rep. John E. Moss (D., Calif.),
a ranking member of the House In-
terstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee, has announced that he
"will press for early action for a
full scale investigation of the auto-
mobile insurance industry."
Organized labor has been de-
manding action, too. In Ohio, Wis-
consin and Pennsylvania and other
states trade unionists are engaged in
bitter fights for more protection for
the policyholders.
Auto insurance is a budget item
that hits most Americans along with
food, housing and medical care.
Major hikes in insurance rates can
eat into a worker's pocketbook just
as surely as higher prices.
Members of Congress must be
hearing about it since a growing
number are co-sponsoring a bill to
establish Federal standards of pro-
tection to drivers against high-risk
insurance firms through a Federal
Motor Insurance Guaranty Corpo-
ration.
One of many members of the
House co-sponsoring legislation.
Rep. Leonard Farbstein (D., N.Y.),
recently declared:
"To most American families the
automobile is no longer a luxury
item, but a virtual necessity."
He points to the fact that 70 per-
cent of all U.S. families own one or
more cars and 25 percent own two
or more. Automobile liability in-
surance is likewise a necessity. All
states either require or encourage
auto insurance.
"The regulation of this great inter-
state business of insurance has been
under the domain of the several
states and it's about time Congress
took a good hard look at how effec-
tively the public interest is being
served," Farbstein said.
His reference was to a 1944 rul-
ing by the U.S. Supreme Court
which held that the insurance busi-
14
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ness was subject to full Federal reg-
ulation and taxation under the inter-
state commerce clause of the Con-
stitution.
In 1945 the McCarren-Ferguson
Act returned to the individual states
the power to regulate and tax the in-
surance industry. There appears to
be growing support in Congress to
return to Federal regulation and
many members of the House and
Senate say that the legislative his-
tory of the McCarren-Ferguson Act
makes it clear that the surrender of
insurance power to the states was a
conditional delegation of power.
In 1966 nearly $9 billion in pre-
miums were paid by approximately
100 million drivers of over 80 mil-
lion motor vehicles. The Interstate
Highway System allows our citizens
the opportunity to drive from state
to state. The feeling developing in
Congress is that they should be able
to operate their cars with protection
against financial loss.
Senator Thomas Dodd (D.,
Conn.), who is sponsoring legisla-
tion, recently placed in the Congres-
sional Record a table showing "the
estimated average amount of cents
on the dollar claimants will receive
in certain states from insolvent in-
surance companies." The table
shows, for example, that:
• In Pennsylvania 4000 claim-
ants will receive 1 cent on the dollar.
• In Illinois, 50,000 claimants
will be paid 25 cents on the dollar.
• In Michigan, 25,000 claimants
will be compensated 25 cents on the
dollar.
• In Missouri 20,000 claimants
will receive 10 cents on the dollar.
The problem of high-risk insur-
ance companies, as bad as it is, is
only a small part of the auto insur-
ance practices which is leading to
what may be one of the more sensa-
tional Senate probes in some years.
State insurance regulatory bodies,
with the exception of a very few
states such as Maryland, have usu-
ally been under the domination of
the auto insurance industry.
Here are some examples:
"Blackouts" — Motorists in low
income sections of many urban
conmiunities are "blacked out"
from receiving adequate insurance
protection. Thousands of motorists
with good driving records are suffer-
ing through no fault of their own
other than that the insurance firms
consider that they live in "high-risk"
areas.
The Senate Anti-Trust Subcom-
mittee has maps of many urban
areas revealing, for the first time,
"blacked out" sections.
Last April, Orman Vertrees, a
reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelli-
gencer, got hold of an agent guide,
then in its 15th printing. It warned
agents not to sell auto insurance to
people in the "lower laboring
classes." Included in this group
were aircraft workers and longshore-
men.
At a rate hearing in Kentucky it
was discovered that 35 percent of
Auto insurance
is a budget item
that hits
most Americans
the state registered cars are unin-
sured. "Blackout" maps were found
on the walls of some companies
marking poorer areas of Louisville
where insurance is not to be sold.
Moreover, state officials claim
that there is effective "blackout" for
all kinds of casualty insurance in the
depressed Appalachian region.
Insurance Rates — State regulatory
agencies have usually been pawns
for the industry, permitting excessive
increases in rates.
The Cleveland Press recently car-
ried an article showing that in Ohio
rates on automobile liability were
increased three times since July
1964. A 1964 hike averaged 10
percent. A similar increase came in
1965. Last November there was a
25 percent boost.
In pointing this out to the Senate,
Senator Stephen Young (D., Ohio)
declared: "The Federal Government
must assume authority and responsi-
bility for the regulation of the insur-
ance industry because the states have
defaulted in their obligation to the
general public."
Cancellations — Insurance firms
can arbitrarily cancel insurance pol-
icies and the motorist, whatever his
driving record, is helpless.
Many companies flatly deny in-
surance to drivers over 65. With a
cancellation on his record, it makes
anything short of high-risk insur-
ance difficult. This is true of young
people, 16 to 25, who are also driven
to the high-risk field.
In Washington State, a special in-
surance committee of the legislature
issued a report in December, 1966,
finding that "cancellation, rejection
and failure to renew automobile lia-
bihty insurance present the number
one problem facing the insurance-
consuming public today."
The ipost bizarre cancellation, the
Senate Subcommittee reports, was
suffered by a South Carolina man.
The insurance firm wrote him: "In-
vestigation reveals that your automo-
bile coverage was terminated due
to the circumstances surrounding a
parking ticket which your wife re-
ceived recently."
She had protested the ticket to
police, saying the meter was broken.
But she did pay the fine.
Members of Congress are reacting
to such arbitrary treatment of motor-
ists.
They seem unmoved that the giant
stock casualty companies are cry-
ing poverty, claiming that they lost
$275 million from their auto writ-
ings in 1965. Actually, they earned
$850 miUion from their investment
income.
Last year was even a more profit-
able year. Firms made $130 mil-
lion on auto writing and $900 mil-
lion on investment.
Needing help is the policyholder
and Congress seems determined to
move in that direction.
MARCH, 1967
15
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WASHINGTON, (PAI)— "Men,
how would you like to put aside
a nest egg of upwards of $10,000
in a single year?"
That's the kind of a "Help
Wanted" come-on that no one
less than Uncle Sam is using in
an effort to recruit workers with
all sorts of glowing inducements
that include "automatic washers
and driers, high fidelity record
players, billiard tables and num-
erous hobby facilities."
If you think there's a catch in
it, you're right. The jobs are on
the fringes of the Arctic Ocean
where, the Government admits,
"life can be lonely . . . the weather
is cold, from 65 to 80 degrees be-
low zero . . . the winter nights
are long . . . and, there are no
women."
Here's the story:
The U. S. Weather Bureau has
28 openings in five Canadian-U. S.
weather stations in the Arctic. The
tour of duty at each station is 12
months except for airstrip con-
struction mechanics where the
tour is only six months. The jobs
pay from $7,068 to $10,927 for
the year. In addition, there is a
$200 a month Arctic bonus plus
an extra $100 a month bonus dur-
ing the winter months. November
through February.
"Expenses?" says the Weather
Bureau, adding, "What can you
spend on a frozen tundra?"
Of course, the Weather Bureau
puts its best foot forward, too.
"Accommodations," it says, "are
made as comfortable as possible.
The bachelor quarters in special-
ly-constructed polar buildings in-
clude a bed, desk, wardrobe and
chair in individual carpeted
rooms. First quality prepared food
is supplemented during the year
with fresh meat and vegetable."
The kind of help the Weather
Bureau wants includes executive
officers, meteorological techni-
cians, electronic technicians, ma-
chinery maintenance mechanics,
airstrip construction mechanics
and cooks.
All qualified men who don't
mind the cold and want to save
that $10,000 in a year are told to
apply to the Personnel Depart-
ment of the Environmental
Science Services Department of
the Washington Science Center,
Rockville, Maryland, 20852.
The next group will leave for
the Arctic in April.
16
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It Was 'Twenty-three Skidoo' When Gilbert
Dropped His Plumb Line Over the Side
When
skyscrapers
were 'a menace
to life
and property'
The
'TSMAN'S
-EGACY
■ In 1913, a farm boy who made
a fortune amassing nickels and dimes
converted $13,500,000 of his small
change into the world's tallest
building.
The 60-story Gothic tower that
F. W. Woolworth built on lower
Broadway in New York was hailed
as a "Cathedral of Commerce."
Woolworth himself thought of it
more practically — a "sky sign" to
advertising his five -and -ten -cent
stores.
The ornate building — with Gothic
details such as gargoyles and pin-
nacles— set an architectural pattern
that was, one critic said, to convert
Manhattan into "Nineveh and Baby-
lon piled on Imperial Rome."
Though other skyscrapers have
surpassed the Woolworth Building
in height, it remains an impressive
sight, the National Geographic So-
ciety says. The National Park Serv-
ice recently made the structure a
National Historic Landmark.
Woolworth decided to put up his
building after the Metropolitan In-
surance Company refused him a
loan. At that time, the 700-foot
Metropolitan Tower was the tallest
building in the world. The dime-
store tycoon was determined to put
it in the shade, according to archi-
tect Cass Gilbert, who designed the
Woolworth Building.
Woolworth paid for a survey to
determine the exact height of the
Metropolitan Tower, then ordered
Gilbert to exceed it. He did — by
92 feet.
The Woolworth Building was
erected only 24 years after New
York's first real skyscraper, the 13-
story Tower Building. The public
had confidently expected the Tower
to blow over in the first strong gale.
On a Sunday morning when the
Tower Building was almost com-
plete, a fierce wind rose. Bradford
Lee Gilbert, the architect, rushed to
his project and climbed workmen's
ladders to the top.
A large crowd watched as Gilbert
crawled along the scafliolding on the
13th floor. He dropped a plumb
line; there was not the slightest vi-
bration. The jubilant architect stood
up and waved his hat. The wind
caught him and nearly blew him off
the scaffold, but he managed to
clutch a rope.
Meanwhile, other skyscrapers
were rising in New York. The Flat-
iron Building, 21 stories tall and
looking like "an ocean steamer with
all Broadway in tow," was pictured
on countless postcards and souvenirs
after in was completed in 1902. The
expression "twenty-three skiddoo"
supposedly originated from police-
Continued on page 28
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Three elder sfafesnieii of the skyscraper fraternity are, from the left, the Woolworth
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MARCH, 1967
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HOME STUDY COURSE
BLUEPRINT READING, UNIT X
This unit is a confinuafion of the previous lesson. It will
require the same close scrutiny of the plans and speci-
fications. The detailing of a complete list of materials
required for the building to be constructed is a task that
can best be performed by a craftsman who has a work-
ing knowledge of the work processes.
The answer you derive from your estimation should be
a close approximation of the correct answer, although a
reasonable amount of variation is acceptable.
Make a complete list of the interior and exterior trim
required for this home; omit all stairways and all cabinets.
Estimate the cost of the material using the quoted prices.
Realizing that material costs vary throughout the country,
we have assembled the following price list for use in your
estimate:
2'/4"T&G Select white oak
floor $ 485.00 per M-
Red cedar heart wood
shingles 20.00 per square
(See Note 1.)
Wood overhead garage door 105.00
l"x4" T&G white pine 525.00 per M
l"xlO" ship lap white pine 220.00 per M
l"xlO" bevel siding white
pine 425.00 per M
l"xlO" S4S white pine 190.00 per M
2"x8" S4S white pine 150.00 per M
Shutters white pine 10.00 per pair
Moulding white pine .OTVi per lin. foot
(See Note 2.)
Moulding birch .20 per lin. foot
Solid birch 750.00 per M
Moulding walnut .40 per lin. foot
Solid walnut 1350.00 per M
Vz " walnut plywood 1 .00 per square foot
Door openings, including
door, jamb and casing . . 27.50 each
=' M indicates per 1,000 board ft.
NOTE 1. A square is a term used for roof area. It is a
surface area of 10' x 10' or 100 square feet of area. Sur-
face area of roofs is designated by squares. Materials
used for roof application are normally computed in terms
of the number, or fraction, of a square it will cover when
applied as directed.
NOTE 2. The price of moulding is listed as a per foot
cost, or in terms of cost, for 100 lineal feet, i.e.. l^'z^
(1 .5() per lineal foot could also be identified as $7.50 C
($7.50 for 100 lineal feet).
The following explanations will be helpful to you in
"taking off" the interior and exterior trim materials:
Finish Wood Floor— After computing the amount of
actual square footage needed you must add 25% as a
waste allowance.
Base and Mouldings— When estimating base, use the
perimeter of the room as if there were no doors or other
openings; this should provide sufficient material. This
system allows for cutting, fitting and "end of stock" waste.
One price for moulding is listed on the price list, by
using this figure, which is an average price for all the
different types of moulding, your cost will average out.
The price of moulding varies with the design, height and
material that is used.
Siding— You should estimate the material needed for the
walls as though the walls were solid, ignoring any open-
ings such as windows, etc., on the plans.
This house has 1" x 10" bevel siding with an eight inch
exposure so you must add 20% for the 2" lap, i.e., con-
sider that only 8" will be used for actual surface coverage.
For ship lap siding, add 15%.
Wood Ceilings— Add 15% to the actual amount of area
to be covered.
Window Trim— You should use even feet when estimat-
ing window trim. This wilf permit sufficient allowance
for cutting and fitting.
Doors and Door Trim— Estimate the cost at a given
amount per opening, as indicated on the price list, regard-
less of whether it has a door or not. Some openings will
have two doors and others have none at all, so this system
will tend to balance out the cost and give a reasonable
average.
Roofing— By taking the actual roof to be covered and
dividing it by squares you know how much roofing will
be needed. (1 sq. = 100 sq. ft.)
Answers to Problems are on page 21.
MARCH, 1967
19
£^
By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Fred Goetz at Box 508, Portland, Oregon 97207.
■ Successful Surfer
Joseph G. Fow of Waterbury, Con-
necticut, longtime member of Local 260,
can look back on 50 years of surf
fishing, prime target being the striper,
probably the most sought after su-rf and
sea-run gamester that is common to both
the Atlantic and Pacific coast.
Here's a pic of Joseph G. Fow with
a 46'/^ -pound striped bass taken from
the surf off Highland Light, Cape Cod
area. Says Brother Fow:
"Dear Fred:
"I've never seen anything about Local
260 members, so I thought I'd send in
a pic of one of the many stripers I've
taken from the surf out of Cape Cod
near Highland Light. The beaches here
are wide and the heavy ground swells
make it an ideal place to surf cast. If
you do happen to tie into one of these
lunkers, there's plenty of room for foot-
work.
"The bull bass show up in late May
and early June and after a slow summer
are back again, strong, during September
and the first half of October.
"I enjoy reading about the exploits
of fellow members of the Carpenters'
Union over the U. S. and Canada."
■ White Woodchuck
Recent addition
to pic and notes on
shooting of al-
bino animals
comes from
Vaughn Dexter of
Van Castle, Pa.
Vaughn downed a
snow-white, pink-
eyed, bushy-tailed,
albino woodchuck
with his .22 caliber
rifle near Pulaski,
Penns y I v a n i a .
Here's a pic of
Dexter with his
furry prize.
■ Halibut Hullabaloo
T. E. Gooden of Fresno, California,
701, recalls that a
finster, a halibut
a member of Local
recent deep-sea
he caught, fought
harder in the boat
than in the salt-
chuck. He .said:
"When we got him
in the boat, he
fought like a wild
pig. I thought he
was going over the
side and me with
him for a while
there."
In answer to
Gooden's question,
and others we've
had on the subject,
be it known that
the largest halibut
are taken from the
east coast briny.
Granted some halibut up to and over
a hundred pounds have been nipped
from the Pacific depths but the largest
halibut we've heard tell about was
taken in the Atlantic by Herbie Dubois
of Southington, Massachusetts in April.
Fishing from a party boat off Rockport,
Massachusetts, off the tip of Cape Ann,
he tied into, and successfully boated, a
240 pounder. Although there are no
official sport-caught records kept on
halibut, we're fairly sure that Dubois
can lay claim to catching the "lunker of
lunkers" for this species. Anybody care
to challenge it? Just for the record,
Herbie used sea clam for bait, was rigged
with 40-lb. test line and fishing in
water approximately 180 ft. deep. It
took him 35 minutes to bring the
whopper close enough to gaff.
■ Reaping the Rye
A tip of the column topper to Charles
Johnson of Springfield, Vermont. Con-
cerned about the meager winter food
supply predicted for the state's deer herd,
he carried out a one-man conservation
drive to remedy the situation. Johnson,
a grocerman, passed out many a pocket-
full of rye seed to his customers who
agreed to sow it on their next junket to
the woods. He said the rye springs up in
about a week and stays green all winter.
Venison on rye!
■ Pot Shots, Short Casts
• Bill Petrilas of New Haven, Con-
necticut, a member of Local 79, bucks
the wild winter seas out of Block Island
off Rhode Island on the good craft "Mi-
Joy." Recent junket netted a 45-lb. cod,
taken in 100 feet of water.
• Frank Miller of St. Louis, Missouri,
a member of Local 5, was getting a little
nervous this past year but he finally
scored on the last day of the season with
a 10-pointer, one hour before the shoot-
ing curtain fell. The moose-like buck
dressed out at 190 pounds.
• Burl Carter and Raymond Peak of
Lineville, Alabama, downed bucks,
largest being an eight pointer, not too
far from their cabin doors. Both are
members of Local 225, Atlanta, Georgia.
• Emil Pikel of Reedsburg, Wiscon-
sin, a member of Local 2334, tempts
fate each time he goes angling with light
tackle. Recent catch on fly tackle was
a 10-lb. northern pike.
• Chalk up an outstanding catch for
Larry Ritter of Apopka, Florida — a 7-
ft., 7-in. sailfish, off Riviera Beach.
Larry's a member of Local 1765.
• P. V. Kuhn of Tacoma, Washing-
ton, a member of Local 470, eased a
50-lb. halibut from the bay just out of
Tacoma.
• A. D. Scott of Houston, Pa., a
member of Local 1441 at Canonsburg,
recommends a powerful, fast, small-
caliber riflfe for chucks. He uses a 222
Remington which he converted from a
.22 Hornet.
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• Albert L. Lunbeck of Grants Pass,
Oregon, a member of Local 3009. now
retired, recalls a lifetime of fishing thrills,
top thrill being the day he nipped a 25-
Ib. Chinook from the Rogue River near
his home.
■ Beaver Trapper
Tom Shamberger of Brackney, Pa.,
is an avid cat-and-coon hunter and
proud of his well-kept hounds which
accompany him on all his sortees.
He's also trapped his share of "paddle-
tails," and his success in this pursuit, ac-
cording to wife Kay, has earned him
the appropriate nickname of "Beaver."
"Beaver of beavers" for Tom, thus far,
is a monster that tipped the scales at 61
pounds.
■ Patient Stalker
Tom Collins of Oceanside, California,
is a patient stalker: has to be because of
the close-shot equipment he uses — bow
and arrow. He hunts the wild pigs and
Spanish goats, progeny race of former
domestic animals, long since abandoned
by the former inhabitants of Catalina
Island off the California coast. Largest
goat downed, sported a horn spread of
18 inches, and top pig was a brute that
dressed out at 65 pounds. He nailed 'em
with a 55-lb. bow.
Answers for
Blueprint Reading, Unit X
See Page 19
367 lin. ft. of walnut
moulding $
146.80
470 sq. ft. of walnut
plywood
470.00
3167 1in. ft. of birch
moulding
633.40
58 bd. ft. solid birch . . .
43.50
1000 lin. ft. white pine
moulding
75.00
577 bd. ft. I"xl0" ship lap
white pine
126.94
2302.92 bd. ft. I"xl0" bevel |
white pine
978.74
153bd. ft. l"xl0"S4S
white pine
29.07
364 bd. ft. 2"x8" S4S white
pine
54.60
1063 bd. ft. I"x4" T&G
white pine
558.08
13Vi pairs of white pine
shutters
135.00
38 door openings 1,045.00 |
1 wood garage door ....
105.00
l,790bd. ft. white oak
floor
868.15
24 lin. ft. oak clothes pole
at 25^ per foot
6.00
3214 squares of red cedar
shingles ,
645.00
TOTAL $5,920.36
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FLOOR LEVELING ITEM
Timber Engineering Company (TECO)
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device as a result of the firm's participa-
tion in a New York City urban rehabili-
tation project involving apartment build-
ings over 60 years old. TECO engineers
were requested by the U. S. Forest Serv-
ice and Federal Housing Administration
to study installation of new floors on top
of existing floors. Since in some instances
floors had sagged as much as eight inches,
there was a need for some method of
leveling.
Methods previously used to level floors
have involved cutting and placing indi-
vidual shims under strip flooring. This
has proved to be not only time consum-
ing but somewhat unsatisfactory from a
long term performance standpoint since
there can never be complete assurance
that shims will be properly made and
placed. TECO's answer to the problem
has come in the form of a special V-
formed device manufactured from 22
gauge steel. Ribbing is incorporated in
the part for extra strength. Application
procedures call for the device to be nailed
to 2x3 wood sleepers (or screeds) every
36". These sleepers are then placed 24"
apart over the existing floor. The angle of
the "V" is adjusted to accommodate the
degree of sag in the floor. Two "tabs" or
"feet" extend from the bottom of the "V"
and are nailed to the existing floor. After
the leveling device has been fully nailed
to the sleepers and the floor, plywood
subfloooring is laid on top.
Tests conducted by TECO and certified
by the National Association of Home
Builders Research Institute Laboratory
show that the Floor/Level/Support will
carry a live load of 40# /square foot.
Recent New York studies confirm that the
system can be installed more economic-
ally than other leveling systems under
study.
The TECO leveling device has been
used in a pilot room in the New York
City rehabilitation project and is still
under study for possible use in other
projects. Since its development, TECO
engineers have uncovered other applica-
tions where the product can be used
either as a leveling device or as a plenum
support.
Those desiring more information on
TECO's leveling device should write
Timber Engineering Company, 1619
Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington,
D. C. 20036.
SLAB SLEEPERS
Home-buyers often desire the economy
of concrete slab construction, but wish
for the warmth and elegance of wood
floors. For the builder with such a client,
Potlatch Forests has created Potlatch
Cushion-Sole Sleepers.
Cushion - Sole Sleepers are screeds
which serve as nailers for sub- and finish
flooring over concrete slab. When prop-
erly installed 12" on centers above a
moisture barrier, they substitute for the
floor-joists used in the more costly 'crawl-
space' construction.
Potlatch Cushion-Sole Sleepers are
available in widths of 2V2" to 2%"; and
in 3', 4', 5' and 6' lengths. Thickness is
1%", synthetic rubber cushions, which
are 12" apart and impervious to changes
in temperature and humidity, add %" to
make the total thickness 2" overall.
Cushion-Sole Sleepers provide a pleas-
ant floor resihence and are particularly
effective in the reduction of noise. They
are made of kiln-dried Southern Pine and
penta-treated for extreme durability.
For information on Potlatch Cushion-
Sole Sleepers, write to: Potlatch Forests,
Inc., Bradley-Southern Division, Warren,
Arkansas.
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NEW TYPE ANCHOR CLIPS
A totally new approach to anchoring
wood to masonry has been developed by
Anchor Clips. Designed to eliminate trou-
blesome anchor bolts, clips come in two
sizes, IV2" for one block and MVi" for
two block imbedment. Clips can also be
used to Anchor roof trusses to concrete,
masonry or wood stud walls. Labor Sav-
ing Anchor Clips are made of heavy 16
gauge zinc coated steel.
Carpenters save time spent locating,
drilling holes and they can bend nailing
arms out of the way so wall sections will
slide freely. Upper arms wrap around
plates up to 2x8 in size. Lower arms
engage masonry. Wood plates are secure-
ly held even after normal shrinkage loos-
ens bolts. For information, write:
The Panel-Clip Company, Box 323,
Farmington, Michigan.
DRYWALL RADIANT-HEAT
Two Views of the New Clips
SHORELINE PILINGS
Tested protective construction ideas,
utilizing creosoted wood piling for foun-
dations of homes and other structures on
waterways and beaches, are contained in
a brochure issued by the Tar & Chemical
Division, Koppers Company, Inc., Pitts-
burgh. Pa. 15219.
The booklet is illustrated with photos
of shore construction where loss of land
from banks of waterways and around
foundations has been successfully com-
batted. Detail drawings for proper instal-
lation of creosoted wood piling for homes,
seawalls, groins and bulkheads are in-
cluded.
Eacli Rayboard is a self-contained unit.
The electrical heating cable is embedded
in the board. The connecting pigtail,
shown in the illustration, is taped to the
back of the board for shipping to the job.
The first single layer radiant-heat dry-
wall ceiling system, consisting of %"
gypsum wallboard with electric cables
embedded in the fireproof gypsum cores,
has been announced by the Building
Products Division of National Gypsum
Company.
To be marketed under the name "Gold
Bond Rayboard." the new radiant system
is installed with simple conventional
wallboard hanging techniques. No special
parts or insulated nails are required —
panels are applied directly to ceiling
joists and all joints and nail heads are
finished in the conventional manner,
ready to receive paint, texture, or wall-
paper.
The new system is listed by Under-
writers Laboratories, Inc.
Each Rayboard panel is a self-enclosed,
separate heating unit, yet all panels in a
room are controlled by a single thermo
Stat. Each panel is provided at the fac-
tory with an individual 12-ft. non-heating
lead and these are connected in parallel
to a 240-volt circuit during installation.
This method of connection makes it pos-
sible to use regular ys-in. gypsum wall-
board along with the Ys-in. Rayboard
panels. Thus only the minimum amount
of heating surface required for any instal-
lation need be used, and individual sec-
tions of the heating surface can be placed
in their most efficient locations.
With the Rayboard system, immediate
heat for a room can be provided during
winter building — even before the wall-
board joints are finished. The surface
temperature when in operation is just
above normal body temperature — approx-
imately 100°F.
For further information on Rayboard,
write National Gypsum Company, Dept.
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Teeth in An Old Saw
It is possible to find a needle in a
haystack . . . but only it that is where
the farmer's daughter does her fancy
work.
BE A UNION BOOSTER!
The Answer is "No!"
Well, doctor, was my operation a
success?
Who's a doctor? I'm St. Peter.
BUY UNION-MADE TOOLS
Crowding His Luck!
She: Mother said there are some
things I shouldn't do before 21!
He: That's right! I don't like an au-
dience, either!
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
Mammoth Task
The Peace Corpsman in India woke
up feeling good. "I feel like doing
something big and clean today!" he
said. "Fine," replied his partner. "You
can wash the elephant!"
IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH
Needs A Change?
A Martian emerged from his UFO
near Reno, stalked Into one of the
casinos and started examining the
slot machines. Just then someone hit
a jackpot, the machine whirred and
the coins flooded out. The Martian
walked over to the one-armed bandit
and said: "You shouldn't be out with
a cold like that"
TODAY'S DUES —
TOMORROW'S SECURITY
Room To Improve
A resort hotel is one where you go
for a change and a rest but the
bellboys get the change and the
hotel gets the rest.
ALWAYS WORK SAFELY
Wall-eyed Carps?
A fisherman dropped his wallet out
of his boat. A large carp grabbed it
and tossed it to another carp, who In
turn tossed it to another and on down
the line. The fisherman was astounded;
never before had he seen carp-to-carp
walleting.
ALWAYS BOOST YOUR UNION
Bull's Eye!
Judge: The witnesses all agree that
you neither slowed down or tried to
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Driver: I did everything any driver
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This Month's Limerick
Mr. Fix, quite adept with tools,
In their care followed all of the rules.
He'd neither ill-use nor lend
And his last dime he'd spend . . .
Tools to him were like valuable jewels!
— Vernice F. Scott, Rowena, S. Dak.
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Fine-Feathered Friend
Papa robin: "How did that speckled
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U R THE "U" IN UNION
Crazy About Her?
There was a fellow In our town who
hadn't kissed his wife in three years.
Then he killed a guy who did!
REGISTER TO VOTE
Just Kiddin', Dear!
A good wife is one who sticks with
her husband through all the trouble
he wouldn't have if he hadn't married
her in the first place.
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He Made His Pint!
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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:
Chester Hansen, second from left, secretary of the Wis. State Council of Carpenters,
presents a $1,000 scholarship on behalf of the council to Tom Stanitis, Stout State
university freshman from Racine. Others at the presentation were, left, Dr. John Jar-
vis, Stout's vice-president for academic affairs, and Ronald Stadler, council president.
WINS SCHOLARSHIP — Tom Stanitis, has
been selected 1966 winner of the $1,000
scholarship to Stout State university
awarded annually by the Wisconsin
State Council of Carpenters.
Stanitis, who plans to major in in-
dustrial technology, is enrolled as a
freshman at Stout State.
His selection was based upon a written
proficiency test, oral interviews and
ratings, by his school, union and em-
ployer.
A graduate of the Washington Park
high school, Racine, he is a member of
Racine local 91 and is scheduled to
complete his apprenticeship in about six
months.
CHRISTMAS CHEER— Patients of St.
Elizabeth's Hospital, large Federal insti-
tution for the mentally ill in Washington,
D. C, received gifts and a holiday party
from the members of Ladies Auxiliary
No. 467. Ruth Sanford, wife of D. C.
District Council Business Agent Ben San-
ford, played Santa Claus, and patients
joined the auxiliary members in trim-
ming a Christmas tree. There was home-
made fudge, cookies, cakes, and much
more. Each patient received a box filled
with gifts and useful items. As a patient
played piano, all joined in singing Christ-
mas carols.
CENTENARIAN— The drums and can-
non of the Civil War had hardly stilled
when Martin Middlefon was born No-
vember 15, 1865. Seven years later, Madi-
son Johnson was born, November 3, 1872.
Both men, veteran Negro members of the
Brotherhood, were recently presented with
their 50-year pins by their home local,
No. 159, Charleston, South Carolina.
Brother Middleton, who joined the
Brotherhood on May 27, 1912, is shown
in accompanying picture as he was pre-
sented his pin by Southern States Director
James A. Parker and Local 159 Business
Agent R. O. Fine.
Brother Johnson, who was not present
when the picture was taken, joined the
Brotherhood on February 23, 1900. John-
son, still a spry man of 95, was visiting
in New York at the time.
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The honorees and guests filled the big union hall in Salt Lake Cit>.
Salt Lake City, Local 184 Honors Longtime Members at Awards Luncheon
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH— On Oc-
tober 1, 1966, an awards luncheon was
given by Local 184 of Salt Lake City,
honoring those with 25 years and longer
membership in the Brotherhood. The
luncheon was attended by about 250
members and their families at the Car-
penters Hall.
Brother Charles Nichols, Executive
Board Member, presented 50-year pins to:
Melvin Sperry, Joe James, H. O. French.
F. T. Baysinger, R. H. Hunt and Alex
Brown. Due to illness the last two men-
tioned could not be present. Brother
Nichols was assisted by Howard Pace,
secretary of Carpenters District Council
of Utah, and officers of Local 184, name-
ly Pres. S. L. DiBella, Vice Pres. Arthur
H. Gordon, Fin. Sec. LeRoy A. Gehring,
Rec. Sec. Wallis Rosenlof, Treasurer John
E. Bonner, and Warden Francis Rudd.
In all, 137 pins and certificates were
awarded to: J. W. Askee, J. V. Day, A. E.
Gunderson, H. E. Mabey, Oscar Osmund-
sen, Erick Pearson, John Polencheck,
Sam James, Charles Odor and Henry
Peterson, all over-40-year members.
William Behr, Martin Boogaard, Lester
Brough, Rudy Christensen, George Eard-
ley, William H. Bennett, Arthur Allen,
A. B. Emmertson, H. S. Hansen, George
Hartman, Mark Hepner, Edwin C. Ink-
ley, R. W. Jack, Stanley Jensen, Barney
Johnson, William Keil, Carl Lange,
Henry V. Larsen, Morris C. Larsen,
Lamar Little, Lawrence Loder, Severn
Loder, Maurice Lyman, George Mabey,
Bert L. Martin, Parley McKenzie, Alfred
McPhie, J. G. Mjaseth, W. E. Newcomer,
George Nichols, Erik A. Persson, T. C.
Punshon, Willard Ranch, Carl O. Swan-
son, Roy E. Yaylor, J. H. Tucker. Fred-
erick O. Uhlig. Joseph Vaughn, Leroy
Welling, Leonard F. Wendel, Leonard
M. Wendel. George Wharton, and Ernest
O. Will, all over 30 year members.
Edwin H. Aamodt, Lester Allen, J. Lee
Anderson, H. L. Ashby, Royal Atwood,
Henry Bell, A. E. Blanka, H. J. Boettcher,
H. K. Bohn, A. R. Burke, Owen Busen-
bark, Adolph Case, W. E. Conger, Ervin
W. Cox, Leroy Curtis, Delos Dahle, A. J.
Dittman, Owen Ellis, Gilman Fikstad,
Allen Frost, Lee Gibson, Delwyn E. Goff,
Glenn E. Goff, Lawrence Goff, Harry
Greaves, Dale Grow, Pratt Hawkes, J. M.
Hess, Irvin Hirsch, Richard Hoffman,
Alton Huff, Otto Janke, Archie Jeffries,
Herman Jensen, Leo D. Jensen, Orson
Jensen, Farrel Johnson, J. F. Johnson,
Lionel Lecheminant, Merrill Leetham,
Thomas Liddard, James Linde, John Mc-
Allister, Frank McDowell, Douglas Mac-
Calmon, William J. Mann, Cornelius
Meyer, Emil Neilson, E. Nelson, Orris
Petersen, Andrew Peterson, Alfred Ray,
Robert Reinertsen, Frank Rigler, Joe Rig-
ler, Sidney Roberg, Howard L. Rushton,
Harold Sanders, James Sarria, Wilford B.
Schulze, Durward V. Scott, Lawrence
Shepherd, Mack A. Slye, John Smit,
Richard M. Sperry, Herman Spilker, Wil-
helm B. Stoll, F. L. Stuart, Sverre Swen-
son, Leo T. Tew, Arthur Thompson,
Peter Tonneson, W. A. Vanderlinden,
Fred N. Wells, Francis Wilcox, Earl J.
WiUiams, George Williams, and Joseph
H. Wilson, all over 25 year members.
The Awards Committee for this affair
was composed of the following members:
Kendall B. Fisher, Chairman: Calvert
Wagner, Lavor LeCheminant, LeRoy H.
Gehring, and Arthur Gordon, and they
performed an outstanding job.
Carpenters Auxiliary 218 prepared and
served luncheon and decorated the hall.
Brother Nichols gave a short address
extolling the faithfulness and pride these
honored members had displayed and con-
tributed to the success of Local 184 in
its long and faithful career.
Attend your local union
meetings regularly. Be an
active member of the Broth-
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SAN DIEGO, CALIF. — Ladies Auxiliary No. 170, sponsored by Carpenters Local
1571, San Diego, celebrated its 40th anniversary on November 12, 1966. The Auxiliary
was the first to receive a charter in San Diego and still remains largest and most active.
Cutting the cake for the happy aifair was Mrs. Sam Pitts, president, assisted by Mrs.
Louis Lindeman, vice president. Other officers are Mrs. Floyd Cain, secretary; Mrs.
Wm. Booker, Treasurer; and Mrs. Clarence Montgomerj', a charter member.
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Veteran Members Get Yuletide Pins
NORFOLK, VA. — 1690 Years of Membership in Carpenters Local 331 is represented
in this picture as veteran members receive awards at the Union's annual Christmas
party held at the Golden Triangle in Norfolli. They are: Lee Chambers (27 years),
Adelard LeBIanc (26 years), Business Agent Kenenth E. Browne (26 years), Ira W._
Wear (25 years). International Representative James Bailey, L. C. McClannan (25
years). International Executive Board member Raleigh Rajoppi (who presented the
pins), O. C. Moore (46 years), 331 President J. S. Foster, Wilbur Prescott (26 years).
Burns P. Smith (28 years). Fred E. Wright (47 years), C. W. Swope (26 years), Roy
S. Denton (25 years), C. L. Davis (31 years), W. R. Daughtry (44 years), and A. 3.
Filyaw (41 years).
Unable to attend were: P. A. Brooks (39 years), D. E. Cameron (33 years), Robt.
L. Craun (26 years), Roy Daughtry (31 years), Guy Derreubacker (46 years), G. L.
Ellis (33 years), Oscar Erickson (31 years), C. C. Foreman, Sr. (32 years), N. T. Gilbert
(57 years), Thos. A. Harris (26 years), O. D. Hartman (47 years), June J. Hayden (25
years), T. B. Holland (29 years), Garbiel L. Hylton (25 years), J. B. Inabinet (32 years),
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sponsored by Carpenters Auxiliary 597. At extreme left, bending over the youngsters,
is Joe M. Cordova, Business Representative of Carpenters Local 1780. Each of the
nearly 500 youngsters attending received a handsome gift chosen from a large selec-
tion, and a bag of candy and fruit.
WESTERN BAND played for dancing following the Carpenters Auxiliary Children's
Christmas party held on Saturday evening, December 17th. Youngster on left is
grandson of Member Orene Johnson and in striped coat is Red Wellman's son. Car-
penters playing in band were George Moore, Red Johnson, Red Roybol, and Jake
Romo. Auxiliary Member Judy Truax sang some numbers with the group.
COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN'S PARTY, left to right, standing: Al Benedetti,
Chairman for Carpenters Local 1780; Tom Truax, Al Thompson, Mac Morris, Roy
Liston, and Nadine Gemmer. Seated are: Dolly Powers; Bonnie Thompson, Chairman
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evening's festivities was Mr. and Mrs. Marty Morfenson, a piano and trumpet duo,
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PHOENIX, ARIZ. — At a recent meeting of the Arizona
Carpenters Apprenticeship Committee, a presentation was
made by Earl Kropp to C. P. Hanna of a Merit Certificate
issued by the Arizona Apprenticeship Council.
Mr. Hanna, who has lived in the Flagstaff Area for more
than 60 years, was, until recently, the financial secretary for
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Tucson Supports Typos
William M. Sheehy,
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retary of Local
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ical Union's presi-
dent. Jack Gridley,
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tions in support of
their strike. Abe
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TUCSON, ARIZ.— Tucson Typographical Union No. 465
has been on strike against the local Star-Citizen newspaper
since last October, because of the employer's refusal to con-
tinue negotiations. On Saturday, February 4, a mass rally
was held at the struck plant. More than 400 individuals
walked as pickets, not as members of any local union but as
private citizens. It was a wonderful display of unionism,
according to Carpenters' Local 857 Financial Secretary Wil-
liam Sheehy, Sr. As the picture above shows. Local 857 also
aided the strikers financially.
Honest Iowa Carpenters
DAVENPORT, la. — Robert McClimon and George Rafferty,
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remodeling work in the operating room of Mercy Hospital.
As they walked across the hospital parking lot to the job,
they saw an envelope deep in a snow bank, pulled it out,
and discovered $1,600 in cash and checks. They turned the
envelope over to the hospital's chief engineer and the money
was soon returned to its owner . . . who, needless to say,
was high in his praise of the members' honesty.
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together well over 100 retired members of the local. Local 34 has seven members with over 50 years membership, one with
63 years membership, and one with 66 years membership. Clarence Briggs, International Representative, was guest speaker. The
annual affair has become a tradition of the local and is looked forward to and immensely enjoyed by those who attend.
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Service to the
Brotherhood
(1) AUGUSTA, GEORGIA— Local 283,
recently presented membership buttons to
men with 25 or more years service. Sit-
ting, from left to right: H. M. Mont-
gomery, J. R. Smith, D. R. Reeves, W.
A. McAIhaney. Standing, from left to
right: W. H. Arnold, John M. Craft, W.
W. Toole, W. L. Templeton, E. B. Ivey,
and B. J. Toole. Those unable to attend
were later presented their 25 year mem-
bership buttons. They were: H. C. Ayers,
E. F. Benson, Edward Bniggeman, Fred
W. Holley, John B. Holman, W. R.
Newman, and A. K. Neal.
(2) TEXARKANA, TEXAS— Local 379
recently held a banquet to honor its mem-
bers with 25 or more years' membership.
Each of these members represent over a
quarter century of experience and to-
gether the total amounts to eight hundred
and thirteen years. Guest speaker was
J. O. Mack, member of the General Ex-
ecutive Board. Listed from left to right,
standing: L. J. Turner, W. H. Camp,
Frank Lumpkin, H. G. Higgins, Charles
Boyette, H. P. Thrapp, Ralph Kidd, Tom
Henson, Bill Prather, Gene Holmes, Har-
rell Thompson, Jack Eakins, and Jack
Butler, Sr. Seated: M. H. Burnham, Jim
Wilcox, D. A. Owens, S. A. Prince, F. S.
Young, M. G. Thompson, Earnest Poag,
S. A. Jones, Merlin Stockton, and John
Thrapp, Business Representative, Local
No. 379. Kneeling: G. L. Smith, Carl
Johnson, C. A. Stanley, Jesse Bentley, F.
L. Earhart, J. J. Powell, Recording Sec-
retary; J. O. Mack, 6th District Represen-
tative; G. H. Simmons, District Organizer
of Texas; and C. E. Murdock, President
of Local No. 379.
(3) SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.— Vet-
eran members of Local 746 were honored
at the local's 75th anniversary celebra-
tion when they were presented 25- and
50-year pins. In photo at the botton of the
page are the 50 year members. Left to
right: Raymond J. DeRosa, Business
Rep., who assisted in the presentation;
Henry Woods; Fred Gandrup; Archie
Johnson; Halbert Amundsen; William
Byxbee, president of Local 746, who
made the presentations. In the other
photo are the 25 year members. Left to
right: Herbert Holtz, Charles Busek,
Stephen Ungvary, Jr., and Frank Lusardo.
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(4) PARKERSBURG W, VA.— Local
899 had a Dinner and Dance honoring
their 60th Anniversary. There were
twenty-six members present eligible for
twenty-five year pins, and five with 47
years continuous membership. Pictured,
seated from left, are H. D. Hunter,
Chester Gates, Joe Ewing, E. J. Faus and
Henry Siers; standing, Joseph Porreca,
Denzil Rhodes, Earl Smith, Merle Welch,
Dale Sims, William Moore, Lester Fury
and George Blankenship.
(5) BRISTOL, CONN.— Thirteen mem-
bers of Local 952 were honored at a
65th Anniversary party which included
a presentation ceremony for 25 and 50
year members. Alexander Porrini pre-
sented pins to, from left (with years of
membership in parenthesis): Jalmer
Chellberg (27), Edwin Ed man (28),
Romeo Perrault (29), Hugo Peters (44),
Alexander Porrini, Master of Ceremonies,
Michael J. O'Sullivan (54), Arthur Cabrel
(30), Carl Larson (28), Henry O'Sullivan
(28), Rocco Straniari (25). Not present
to receive their pins were Martin Andrews
(51), George Keltonic (25), Charles Fries
(25), and Gunnar Anderson, deceased (29).
(6) GREENVILLE, PA.— An anniversary
dinner honoring pension and retired mem-
bers of Local 1000 was held recently.
Members receiving pins are, front row,
left to right: Troy Stuver (40), Byron
McQueen (50), Fred Boise (50), John
Rimer (50), and William Wales (40). Back
row: James L. Oakes, Bus. Rep. of Local
1000, Neil Hall, President of the Local,
Milan March, Exec. Sec, Ohio State
Council of Carpenters. Michael Beckes,
Exec. Sec. of Mahoning, Trumbull and
Mercer Co's District Council, and Austin
Polley, Rec. Sec. of Local 1000.
(7) ALLENTOWN, PA.— Two longtime
members of Local 1285 are shown as
they received their 50-year service pins.
The two members are Charles Oaler, sec-
ond from left, and Martin Zanders, sec-
ond from right. Making the presentations
are Bus. Rep. Schweyer, left, and Bus.
Rep. Kuzniak, right.
MARCH, 1967
33
Service to the
Brotherhood
(8) METROPOLIS, ILLINOIS— Forty-six
members of Local 803 and their guests
attended tiie recent 65tli anniversary
observance of the local union. Forrest
Moreland, Sr., business agent and finan-
cial secretary, briefly reviewed the 65-year
history and growth of the Union, and
members who have been associated with
the union for 25 years or longer were
given special recognition. Shown in the
photo are, left to right, seated: John
Sleeter, Arthur Bivins, Robert C. Mc-
Arter, Ulys Blanchard, Otis Wallace, John
Pryor and Carl Foss; standing: Lynn
Schneeman, Alvin Oakes, William Sleeter,
Luther Anderson, Scott Wallace, William
I. Anderson, Edgar Huston, B. W. Korte,
J. H. Bigley, Virgil Schneeman, Quinton
Powell, O. M. Lindsey, District Business
Manager William Simms, Earl Schmidt,
District Business Representative Jack
Berry and Bus. Agt. Forrest H. More-
land, Sr.
(9) MILLTOWN, N.J.— Charles Dunn, a
60-year member of Local 1006 receives
his pin at a recent dinner-dance honoring
members of the local with 25 or more
years service in the Brotherhood. The
names of the 105 men who received serv-
ice pins were read by Bus. Rep. Sewell
Peckham.
(10) FORT COLLINS, COLO.— At a
recent meeting of Local 1340 25-year
pins were presented to the following
Brothers: Arthur Peterson, Joseph Cook,
and Wm. L. Guisinger in the front row
and in the back row, Willard Gates, Wm.
Moser, Wm. Wyatt, W. C. Williams.
Brother Wm. E. Fulks was unable to
be present.
(11) MIDLAND, TEXAS— Some of the
twenty-one members of Local 1428 who
received 25-year pins at a recent presen-
tation ceremony are shown with their
wives. From the left are the M. S. Wares,
the W. N. Hamiltons, the Eari Bulls', the
Ulys Barbers, the W. H. Brays, the J. W.
Paces and Lance Miller.
(12) PATCHOGUE, LONG ISLAND—
Local Union 1483 celebrated its 60th
year as a local union and presented 25
year pins to the following members:
Seated, left to right: Charles Froelick,
Emil Pokomy, Michael Lang, Andrew
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Pearson, Fred Wahlburg (50 year pin),
Anthony Scesny, Edward Steinecke, Emil
Jost. Back row, left to right: President
Joseph Tracz, Warren Griffin, John E.
Kiwisile, Leo M. Jendral, Secretary-
Treasurer of Suffolk County District
Council, George Babcock, Samuel Sam-
uelsen, Ralph Kassner, Business Repre-
sentative, Barney Keefer, General Repre-
sentative George Welsch, Chairman of
Dinner Committee, Fred Schorsh, Finan-
cial Secretary, Edwin L. King, Business
Representative, George Steenland. Unable
to attend: Frank McDonald (50 year pin),
Peter Abrahasen, James Carr, David
Carter, Helsey Case, Owen Chaytor, An-
gelo Kelly, Anthony Maschek, John Mc-
Grevey, Thomas Palladino, Felix Pike,
Henry Withkamp, Joseph Lotko, Chester
Rhodes, and Otto Hillenbrand. All re-
ceived 25-year pins.
(13) HIBBING, MINN.— The two photos
over No. 13 were taken last Fall at a
picnic honoring these members of Local
1609 with 25-years or more service. The
photo with the three men are 50-year
members, from the left, John Oist, Henry
Lidholm and Alex Carlson. Eligible for
a pin but not shown is Garfield Larson.
The 25-year members shown in the other
photo, from the left, are Anton Rantala,
32 years; William Lindvall (31), Edward
Dreis (36), Jacob Edwardson (31), Victor
Johnson (29), Albert Johnson (31), Harry
Ricci (26), Gerhart Maki (27), and Arthur
Koski (31). Not shown but receiving pins
were Henry Jarvi (27), Eric Rian (31),
A. W. Hedlund (29), Audley Patterson
(27), John Hanson (25), Sigvold Kickeby
(26), Olaf Kirkeby (32). Eino Laino (26),
Howard Pearson (26) and Rudolph Salmi
(25).
(14) BIG SPRING, TEXAS— Brief cere-
monies were recently held by Local 1634
to honor a fifty-year member, C. E.
Shive, and several 25-year members of
the local union. Shown, left to right
(seated) are Jess Slipley, Earl Parrish,
Clarence Shive, M. D. Lightfoot, D. P.
Day; standing, L. C. Lawdermilk, W. T.
Boadle, J. E. Parker, Richard Reagan,
Roy Beck and Johnnie A. Green.
(15) ONEONTA, N.Y.— Local 1656 re-
cently held a presentation of 50-year pins
ceremony and dinner for three 50-year
members. Brother William Burdick,
Brother Ernest Schidzsik, and Brother
Thomas Watson. From left to right in
the picture are Treasurer Melvin Hasen-
kamp, Trustee George Bell, Recording
Secretary Robert Elwood, Brother
Ernest Schidzsik, Trustee Arthur Bless-
ing, President Fred Jacobson, Vice Pres-
ident John Schrull, Brother William
Burdick, Business Agent Carlton Atkin-
son, Conductor Rudy Schrull, Brother
Thomas Watson, Financial Secretary
Aage Richardson, Warden Stuart Bennett.
(16) RUSSELLVILLE, ARK. — Shovra
are some of the 16 or more members
and their guests who attended a recent
MARCH, 1967
35
Service to the
Brotherhood
pin presentation of Local 1836. Front
row: Lear Parker, Jim Hemmer, F. H.
Powell, John P. Hanson (SO-year pin),
G. E. Harkey. Standing, left to right:
Fred Bull, Okla. Rep., M. A. Glenn,
Allen B. Coleman, Bus. Rep. R. B. Hays,
Herman Steuber, J. O. Mack, Intl. Rep.
Cecil Fridell, President J. O. Bates,
Henry Blalock, C. W. Berry, and S. R.
Roach. All received 25-year pins except
John P. Hanson.
(17) UTICA, N.Y. — At a testimonial
dinner of Local 125 the following mem-
bers were presented pins by our General
Representative Sam Ruggiana, assisted
by Harold A. Coleman, president of
Mohawk Valley District Council (seated
at left) and William Brennan, Business
Representative, of Local 125 (seated at
right). William Lubey (seated next to
Brother Coleman) received a 60-year pin.
Earl Simpson (seated next to Brother
Brennan), received a 60-year pin. The
following 13 members received 25-year
pins. Second row from left: Lawrence
Scianni, Nathan Margolin, Sebastain Pen-
zimer, Ernest Hamilton, Robert Man-
cuso, Alfred Monopoli, and Tom Ricci.
Rear row from left: Marion Labritz,
Frank Paratone, Bernard Ryan, Harry
Hardy, Fred Darvoc, and Nathan Perl-
man. Members unable to attend receiving
pins included George Stein, our oldest
member, who received a 65-year pin at
his home. Rocco Laraia, Salvatore Maz-
zara Sr., Herbert J. Schrader, and Sam
S'Doia received 25-year pins.
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IN
I AM
L.U. NO. 11,
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Ailor, Frank
L.U. NO. 15,
HACKENSACK, N. J.
DeSantis, Nicholas
Meeker, Paul
Schumacher, Edward J.
Wright, Henry D.
L.U. NO. 22,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Banford, Ellis
Caridis, William
Connelly, William P.
Cullen, Thomas
DeSordi, Tony
Equinoa, Pedro
Friedman, Harold V.
Goodrich, Rae J.
Hansen, Hans
Herman, A. D.
Hickey, James E.
McCool, W. D.
Maldonado, John R.
Waldorff, H. E.
Wall, Frank
Sandstrom, Carl
Soules, Charles E.
L.U. NO. 25,
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Anderson, Theodore
DuOay, George J.
Gehnert, Mike
Jackson, Ambrose
Knapp, Gilbert
Loquet, Felix
Newton, E. J.
Peters, George E.
Ruddy, Earl J.
Tipoh, Josep
Vanderlee, Louis G.
Young, Daniel C.
L.U. No. 28,
MISSOULA, MONT,
Barney, A. J.
L.U. NO. 34,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Burton, Joseph
Clements, William
Davis, Sam E.
Dollar, Hugh
George, Creighan
Kemp, John
King, Edward
Long, J. E.
Metz, Dave
Montgomery, Louis
Morris, Louis
Oshier, Morris
Perila, George
Pettit, Robert
Rhodes, Glenn G.
Schwartz, William
Willis, Joseph
L.U. NO. 35,
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF.
Joos, Josia
Sproete, Paul
L.U. NO. 50,
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Blanton, G. M.
L.U. NO. 55,
DENVER, COLO.
Thomas, George L.
L.U. NO. 60,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Brown, Ora
L.U. NO. 62,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Bubik, Anton
L.U. NO. 67,
BOSTON, MASS.
Backlund, Carl
Belyea, Frank
Campbell, Neil G.
Crispi, Andrew
De Leo, Joseph
Gillis, Stephen
Langeon, Edmond A.
McKenna, Leo P.
McLeod, Kenneth
Scanlon, C. Joseph
Sundberge, Mattias A.
Werner, Carl
Woodford, Donald
L.U. NO. 101,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Clemmer, G. Merrill
Fisher, Harry E.
L.U. NO. 107,
WORCESTER, MASS.
Blanchard, Emile
Lamoureux, Russell
Rosek, Peter
L.U. NO. Ill,
LAWRENCE, MASS.
Matteo, Louis
L.U. NO. 154,
KEWANEE, ILL.
Manthe, Fred H.
L.U. NO. 183,
PEORIA, ILL.
Camp, Z. H.
McCarron, Edward O.
Olson, Ragnar
L.U. NO. 198,
DALLAS, TEX.
Bellamy, Wylie
Smith, M. B.
Wright, E. F.
L.U. NO. 200,
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Booth, Walter
Borne, Edmund
Ogg, Walter
L.U. NO. 213,
HOUSTON, TEX.
Barrett, Don
Clem, Vance E.
Courtney, W. L.
Elliott, J. M.
Frisk, Carl
Helmer, Sam
Hill, Richard B.
Hunley, J. H.
Jackson, Jack
Knapp, John
Lem, J. D.
Martin, H. R.
Meade, Vernon F.
Mealy, George A.
Ogg, T. A.
Palmer, A. M.
Shiftman, Max
Thomas, Walter L.
Whatley, Glenden E.
Wood, R. E.
L.U. NO. 216,
TORRINGTON, CONN.
Prince, Paul
L.U. NO. 241,
MOLINE, ILL.
Bjorklund, Peter
Covemaker, Maurice
Romme, John P.
L.U. NO. 252,
OSHKOSH, WIS.
Kubiayk, John
Marmes, Ray
L.U. NO. 259,
JACKSON, TENN.
Barnes, J. L.
Butler, Robert L.
Murchison, E. F.
Overton, T. 1.
Thomas, Guy
West, Robert
L.U. NO. 264,
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Anderson, Christ
Baumann, Robert
Beletsky, Walter
Bieman, Conrad
Block, Joseph, Jr.
Caldwell. Malven G.
Christoph, Nichel
Hafer, Gustave
Hansen, John M.
Horster, John
Jacobsen, Clarence Jacob
Jahnke, Lawrence
Jeske, Frank J.
Koehler, Henry E.
Koshnick, Herman
Krahn. John
Kraus, John
Kreutzfeldt, Henry
Lenz, Fred
Liedtke, Edwin
Pearson, Edward
Popp, Walter
Ranscht, Roland
Ritter, John
Roge, Carl
Rohde, John
Rohlfing, William
Slagowski, Peter
Smith, Burton
Solfanelli, Americe
Tarmann, Jack F.
Tschury, Frank
Vorpahl, Ernest G.
L.U. NO. 274,
VINCENNES, IND.
Deluryea, Ed
Mehyne, William
L.U. NO. 278,
WATERTOWN, N. Y.
McCaffrey, Henry W.
L.U. NO. 283,
AUGUSTA, GA.
Clark, Hugh
Hobbie, T. F.
Leverett, Jesse W.
L.U. NO. 301
NEWBURGH, N. Y.
Conklin, Josiah B.
L.U. NO. 331,
NORFOLK, VA
Slater, Raymond
L.U. NO. 344,
WAUKESHA, WIS.
Boyd, Myron
Endes, Stephen
Nohelty, William
L.U. NO. 345,
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Dodson, L. C.
Gordon, H. B.
Holt, Sam J.
Hosey, J. I.
Jameson, C. S.
Leslie, William A.
Reid, C. C.
Varner, M. B.
L.U. NO. 349,
ORANGE, N.J.
Dunford, William D.
L.U. NO. 353
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Arbuthnot, John
Brown, Sam
Burke, George
L.U. NO. 355,
BUFFALO, N.Y.
Erb, Joseph
L.U. NO. 366,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Rutherford, James
L.U. NO. 379,
TEXARKANA, TEX.
Henson, Tom
McDuffie, Bill
L.U. NO. 470,
TACOMA, WASH.
Arneson, Ward
Bush, W. V.
Connely, L. J.
Frost, Everett
Fuson, Charles W.
Herren, A. J.
Meyers, Marvin J.
Sorenson. James
Tanner, Henry
L.U. NO. 490
PASSAIC, N.J.
Tomasini, Herman
L.U. NO. 579,
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD.
Flynn. Alphonsus
L.U. NO. 610,
PORT ARTHUR, TEX.
Dowden, C. B., Jr.
Hardin, William F.
LeBlanc, Albert
Snodgrass, W. W.
L.U. NO. 746,
NORWALK, CONN.
Giroux, Arthur
Olsen, Henry
L.U. NO. 762,
QUINCY, MASS.
Jacobson, John A.
Johnston, James N.
Kilpatrick, George W.
Oster, Gus
Vera, Frank
L.U. NO. 803,
METROPOLIS, ILL.
O'Brien, Peter Carl
O'Brien, William Wallace
L.U. NO. 946,
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Bennett, T. L.
Brombacker, F.
Carlson, W. C.
Crance, Louis
Evenson, Bert
Forsyth, C. D.
Funk, M. J.
Gibson, John M.
Karlin, H.
Keiserman, Joe
Ketcham, R. C.
Kimball, Marion R.
Markwith, A. E.
Nordin, Fred
Nordquist, O. P.
Phillips, Earl
Spann, J. F.
Sutherland, George
Tone, J. A.
L.U. NO. 1010,
UNIONTOWN, PA.
Traft, Clayton B.
L.U. NO 1042,
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.
Broughton, Royal
Esposito, John
Moody, Leon
Sawyer, Gordon
L.U. NO. 1055,
LINCOLN, NEBR.
Buhrdorf, Verner
Campbell, James
Kenny, Thomas F.
Zacher, Merlin E.
L.U. NO. 1060.
NORMAN, OKLA.
Brenton, Robert
Clark, Paul
Pence, Elmer
L.U. NO. 1065,
SALEM, OREG.
Stryker, Hugh M.
Whetstone, Fred
L.U. NO. 1089,
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Ellison, Vernon E.
L.U. NO. 1164,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Barbera, Anthony
Feinstein, Abraham
FoUmer, Henry
Kolln, Karl
Korb, William
Moser, Frank
Plucinski, Stanley
Rubin, Abraham
Schaefer, Richard
Smilowitz, Sam
Spector, Harry
Szabo, Andre
Zack, Joseph
Continued on page 38
MARCH, 1967
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L.U. NO. 1323,
MONTEREY, CALIF.
Baker, Lawrence
Burns, Lee A.
L.U. NO. 1353,
SANTA FE, N. M.
Ortiz, Jose H.
L.U. NO. 1367,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Janis, Edward
Molin, Peter
L.U. NO. 1394,
FORT LAUDERDALE,
FLA.
Beighton, Arthur V.
Schwenker, Howard
Smith, C. B.
L.U. NO. 1397,
NORTH HEMPSTEAD,
N.Y.
Nelson, Herbert
L.U. NO. 1419,
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
Grata, Edward
L.U. NO. 1423,
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX.
Dyess, William E.
Kincaid, J. V.
L.U. NO. 1449,
LANSING, MICH.
Fox, Charles, E.
L.U. NO. 1483,
PATCHOGUE, N.Y.
Woodhull, Herbert C.
L.U. NO. 1507,
EL MONTE, CALIF.
Cardy, William
Hoover, Carl J.
Olsen, K. J.
L.U. NO. 1513,
DETROIT, MICH.
Epstein, Joseph
Goldman, Joseph
L.U. NO. 1683,
EL DORADO, ARK.
Hudson, Russell
Linthicum, Max O.
Warren, Jimmy L.
L.U. NO. 1777,
CHEBOYGAN, MICH.
Fenlon, James
Hayes, Laurence
Kiefer, Jacob
L.U. NO. 1822,
FORT WORTH, TEX.
Guest, M. A.
Wickes, Daniel Noel
L.U. NO. 1835,
WATERLOO, IOWA
Donley, Harley
L.U. NO. 2117,
FLUSHING, N.Y.
Cragwell, Leon
Konchan, Cyril
Kuczynski, Stephan
LAKELAND NEWS
Joseph Burcal of Local Union 1786, Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home January
19, 1967.
Algol E. Johnson of Local Union 94, Providence, R. I., arrived at the Home Janu-
ary 23, 1967.
Eldon A. Harritt of Local Union 2633, Tacoma, Wash., arrived at the Home Janu-
ary 30, 1967.
John E. Grosse of Local Union 696, Tampa, Fla., passed away Jan. 2, 1967 and
burial was at Safety Harbor, Fla.
Eric A. Erickson of Local Union 107, Worcester, Mass., passed away January 7,
1967. Burial was in Massachusetts.
Gus Louis Spaht of Local Union 718, Havre, Mont., passed away January 6, 1967
and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Ludvig Johnson, No. 1, of Local Union 58, Chicago, 111., passed away January 9,
1967 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Alexander J. Farrant of Local Union 1027, Hudson Falls, N. Y., passed away
January 8, 1967 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Theodore Nelson of Local Union 993, Miami, Fla., passed away January 21, 1967
and was buried in Chicago, 111.
Fred Newstedt of Local Union 58, Chicago, 111., passed away January 25, 1967.
Burial was in Chicago, 111.
John E. Hendrickson of Local Union 993, Miami, Fla., passed away January 29,
1967 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Paul J. Dorchack of Local Union 13, Chicago, 111., passed away January 30, 1967
and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Joseph Wabrauschek of Local Union 1786, Chicago, 111., withdrew from the Home
January 5, 1967.
Chester A. Berry of Local Union 428, Fairmont, West Virginia, withdrew from
the Home on January 11, 1967.
Members who visited the Home During January 1967
Douglas H. Geister. L.U. 116, Plymouth, Mich.
Louis P. Wasowick, L.U. 39, Dedford Heights, Ohio
Patrick E. Wisniewski, L.U. 181, Hoffman Est., lU.
Fred L. Dyson, L.U. 1508, Newark, N. Y.
E. C. Howe. L.U. 819, Plant City, Florida
Paul E. Fredrick, L.U. 264, Milwaukee, Wis.
Ronald W. Reeves, L.U. 60, Indianapolis, Ind.
William A. Chaplin, L.U. 2159, Cleveland, Ohio
John Newman, L.U. 287, Harrisburg, Pa.
Ralph Streby, L.U. 532, Elmira, N. Y., now living Lakeland, Fla.
Larry Epler. L.U. 145, Pa.
David Charmers. L.U. 132, Washington, D. C.
B. Comstock, L.U. 942, Ft. Scott, Kansas
Continued on Page 39 ,
38
THE CARPENTER,
LAKELAND 3^EWS, cont'd-
L. Jaliano, L.U. 440, Buffalo, N. Y.
Kenneth Kempley, L.U. 599, Hammond, Ind.
Olaf Swertson, L.U. 579, Chicago, 111.
George Gray, L.U. 60, Indianapolis. Ind.
John Verdet, L.U. 1033, Muskegon, Mich.
John Shoefstall, L.U. 943, Tulsa, Okla.
Jess Singley, L.U. 711, Mt. Carmel, Pa.
Roy E. Lee, L.U. 1590, Edgewater, Md.
Percy C. Stevens, L.U. 171, Youngstown, Ohio
Edgar Wise, L.U. 683, Burlington, Vt.
Robert Martininsen, L.U. 620, Madison, N. J.
Clarence Holm, L.U. 113, Chesterton, Ind.
Vincent Fildes, L.U. 1401, Buffalo, N. Y.
Claude Rice, L.U. 104. Dayton, Ohio
Elmer Mayers, L.U. 2098, Camden, N. J.
Dwayne Brown, L.U. 106. Des Moine, Iowa
Lewis Hesgard, L.U. 599, Hammond, Ind.
James Ritchie, L.U. 1115. Kent, Conn.
Steve Breczek, L.U. 10, Chicago, 111.
Fred Hinze, L.U. 264, Milwaukee, Wis.
Jack Zeilinga, L.U. 416. Chicago, 111.
Joseph Fredette, L.U. 40, Winchester, Mass.
Charles Crickton, L.U. 7, St. Paul, Minn.
Arthur Ekblorn, L.U. 1456, Morganville, N. J.
Leonard Zimmerman, L.U. 335, Lansing. Mich.
Michall Michalina. L.U. 281. Binghamton, N. Y.
Elmer E. Gallagher, L.U. 377. Alton, 111.
S. W. Smith, L.U. 2376. Sanford. Fla.
Robert S. Smith. L.U. 165, Pittsburgh, Pa.
John Brumenschenkel, L.U. 735, Mansfield, Ohio
Aladar Szabo, L.U. 867. Cleveland. Ohio
Walter Sudik, L.U. 531. St. Petersburg. Fla.
Sam Spitale, L.U. 599. Hammond. Ind.
L. E. Tucker, L.U. 2310, Madisonville, Ky.
G. E. DeBord. L.U. 1078, Washington 1, D. C.
Jack Hill, L.U. 183, Peoria, 111.
Frank Landry, L.U. 1379, Miami, Fla.
AtweU Posey, L.U. 101 Baltimore, Md.
Ben Bjarnson, L.U. 101. Baltimore. Md.
John Phiffer. L.U. 141. Chicago. 111.
Alex W. Robertson, L.U. 80. Glen Ellyn, 111.
Raymond Levesque, L.U. 1305. Fall River, Mass.
Louis Levesque, L.U. 1305, Fall River, Mass.
Charles Campbell, L.U. 368, Allentown, Pa.
T. E. Meeks, L.U. 21, Chicago, 111.
John Mayo, L.U. 15, Hackensack, N. J.
Vaughn Stains, L.U. 2274, Three Springs, Pa.
Warren Grimm, L.U. 422, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Nelson Miller, L.U. 377, Alton, 111., now living Sarasota, Fla.
Frank Ingham, L.U. 200, Columbus, Ohio
Kenneth Moye, L.U. 1308, Lake Worth, Fla.
H. E. Morris. L.U. 2024, Miami, Florida
J. E. Sheppard, L.U. 1509. Miami. Fla.
D. W. Mercer, L.U. 639. Akron. Ohio
B. F. Mead, L.U. 1323. California
E. Rowe, L.U. 200, Columbus. Ohio
Charles Griffin, L.U. 53, White Plains. N. Y.
Earl Coughlin, L.U. 608, New York. N. Y.
John Aigelinger, L.U. 12, Syracuse, N. Y.
Jacob Sherman, L.U. 524, Middletown, N. Y.
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Why Those on Social Security Need o Raise
President Johnson has proposed that the 90th Con-
gress increase Social Security benefits for the aged
by at least 20%.
This is far short of the 50% hike asked by the
AFL-CIO at its 1965 convention in San Francisco,
but it is, as AFL-CIO President George Meany has
stated, "a substantial down payment."
For 19 million elderly Americans the monthly So-
cial Security checks mean the difference between per-
sonal economic security and the poor house. There
are few millionaires in the Social Security Club. The
average single member has a Social Security income of
less than $1,000 a year; the average couple about
$1,700.
Only 15% of those presently retired have any sort
of private pension income. The other 85 % depend on
Social Security alone.
It's true that the figures will change for the better,
as the years pass. About 30% of the present labor
force is covered by some sort of private pension ar-
rangement. In another 15 or 20 years, this will show
up in the pension statistics. But that will still leave
70% with nothing but Social Security.
The plain fact is that the great majority of retirees
have no income except Social Security and, because
Social Security benefits are too low, many of them
are desparately poor.
Social Security benefits have been raised only twice
since 1954. The 1958 increase did not even restore
the buying power lost since 1954. The 1965 increase
did not restore the buying power lost since 1958. The
two raises left retirees worse off than they were a
decade earlier.
We all realize — or we should stop to realize —
that no raise in Social Security benefits comes with-
out an accompanying rise in Social Security taxes. You
are now paying 4.4% in Social Security taxes on every-
thing you earn up to $6,600 a year. Under the present
law, the rate will go up to 4.9% in 1969. The new
proposals made by President Johnson in January
would raise your tax rate to 5% (instead of 4.9%) in
1969. But before that — next year — it would increase
the earnings base to $7,800. In 1970 the earnings base
would go to $9,000.
Regardless of all this, every United States worker
covered by Social Security is getting his money's worth
■ — in future security, in Medicare, and in additional
protection from problems of total disability.
Any young worker planning his future, for the se-
curity of his family and, possibly, even his parents, will
find that insurance agents will say to him "Social Se-
curity will provide so much and so much . . . let's see
where we go from there . . ."
The Social Security system adopted by the United
States 32 years ago is the foundation on which every
pension plan is built. Today that system must be
strengthened and improved to provide even greater
protection and security for a new generation of work-
ers as well as those who have already put in their time.
President Johnson said this in his Message on Older
Americans, sent to Congress, January 23:
"America is a young nation. But each year a larger
proportion of our population joins the ranks of the
senior citizens. Today, over 19 million Americans are
65 or older — a number equal to the combined popula-
tions of 20 states. One out of every 10 citizens is in
this age group — more than twice as many as a half-
century ago.
"These figures represent a national triumph. The
American born in 1900 could expect to reach his 47th
birthday. The American born today has a life ex-
pectancy of 70 years. Tomorrow, the miracles of man's
knowledge will stretch the life span ever farther.
"These figures also represent a national challenge.
One of the tests of a great civilization is the compassion
and respect shown to its elders. Too many of our
senior citizens have been left behind by the progress
they worked most of their lives to create. . . ."
His words underscore the urgency of the current
proposals before Congress.
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Your Breathing Troubles:
Understand Them, Face Them, Treat Them
You have trouble with your
breathing: unusual shortness of
breath, persistent coughing, too
much phlegm — or a combina-
tion. Is it serious? It might be.
You know it's not "just a cold." Your
trouble has been going on for a long
time, or coming and going over months,
perhaps years. You are only noticing
it now — and wondering. Or perhaps
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But you put it down to "too much
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Having looked into the situation of
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depending on the cause and other fea-
tures. Asthma, chronic bronchitis, em-
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portant of several ailments that come
under "chronic airway disease."
Three Ailments
. . . Asthma is the collection of breath-
ing troubles that result from an allergy
to some normally harmless substance.
. . . Chronic bronchitis means long-last-
ing trouble in the lung tubes that shows
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. . . Emphysema may show itself in the
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These three (and certain other ail-
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. . . Asthma can be explained, in a gen-
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. . . Chronic bronchitis? Maybe it's
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VOLUME LXXXVI No, 4 APRIL, 1967
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Expo 67, Canada's Birthday Exposition 2
Donaldson's Dandies James B. Glynn 6
Social Security, The Price and the Product 10
Brotherhood Leaders at Public Issues Conference 11
First MTDA Graduates 12
The Utility of Wood Special Color Section 21
DEPARTMENTS
Editorials 14
What's New in Apprenticeship and Training 15
Home Study Course, Blueprint Reading, Unit XI 17
Plane Gossip 20
Washington Roundup 25
Canadian Report 26
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 28
Service to the Brotherhood 30
Local Union News 32
In Memoriam 39
What's New? 41
Lakeland News 42
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 44
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THE COVER
Like a sleek, modern extravaganza
of the 21st Century. Expo 67 flashes
across the news and feature pages of
our newspapers and magazines this
year, as Canada prepares to celebrate
its first century as a confederation in
the British family of nations. To com-
memorate its first 100 years, Canada
and its historic city of Montreal have
teamed up to produce what may well
be the most exciting world's fair ever.
Though Expo 67 is not an official
world's fair, like the one in Brussels.
Belgium, a few years ago, it has all
the trappings and more.
Its theme is "Man and His World,"
which is symbolically expressed in the
insignia of the exposition shown at
the lower right on our front cover.
The paired "Y" emblems which radiate
from the title "Expo 67" represent
man's upraised arms to a greater to-
morrow.
Xo our cover artist, they also ap-
peared to be beams and braces on a
construction job . . . which is fitting,
too. For Expo is one of the most
exciting construction jobs of the dec-
ade. As the pictures on our cover and
on the pages which follow show, the
fair has been an architect's playground.
Through the red beams on the cover,
you can see portions of the Theme
Building (upper left), the British Pa-
vilion (lower left), the U.S. Pavilion
(upper right), and German Pavilion
(lower right).
The geometric maple leaf at the
bottom of the cover is the emblem ot
the centennial observance.
Canada's super, colossal
birthday exposition commemorates
a century of change from a frontier economy
to a modern, Industrial giant
BY now anybody who reads the
papers knows what Expo 67 is
all about. But just in case you have
been out of touch, Expo 67 is the
half-billion-dollar "first category"
exhibition which will open its doors
to the public on the 28th of this
month. The exhibition, which will
run for six months, will be the high-
light of Canada's 100th birthday
celebration.
The Dominion of Canada, whose
total population of 19.5 million is
only three million larger than the
State of New York, has come a long
way since that day in 1867 when the
British North America Act was
signed, providing for a federal union
and setting up a parliamentary sys-
tem of government.
During the past three years, for
instance, Canada has had the fast-
est economic growth rate in the
world. The main factor behind this
increase has been industrial invest-
ment in new plants, machinery and
equipment, augmented by an excep-
tionally robust consumer demand.
The Canadian government hopes
that this consumer demand will
carry over to Expo 67 when it opens,
since they are footing about 50%
of the tab. But if the fair runs into
the red nobody will be mad, because
they figure it will be worth it in in-
ternational publicity and goodwill,
tourist promotion and the value of
permanent buildings, roads and other
structures Expo 67 will bequeath.
Work on the fair began over three
years ago with the placement of mil-
lions of cubic yards of fill on two
islands — Ste. Helene and Notre
Dame — located within the shadow of
Montreal's skyline.
Since that time upwards of 8,000
building trades workers, including
many hundreds of members of
Brotherhood local unions affiliated
with the Greater Montreal District
Council, have been employed on the
project.
Expo 67 has the hearty endorse-
ment of the Canadian Labor Con-
gress, which voiced its approval at
its last convention. CLC President
Claude Jodoin is a member of the
exhibition corporation's board of di-
rectors, and many unions purchased
blocks of tickets at reduced prices
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Summer-long entertainment will be pro-
vided in the $3.3 million Expo Stadium,
a 25,000-seat permanent structure, at
right. Sample events are the Canadian
Searchlight Tattoo, staged by 1.700 men
of Canada's armed forces; a "wild west"
rodeo, and an international track meet.
Honors for the tallest building in the show will go to the
United States — a 20-story-high steel and plastic bubble,
225 feet in diameter, which will be filled with all sorts of
sideshows based on a "Creative America" theme.
A big plus at Expo 67 will be the availability of
transportation around the fair grounds. Expo
Express, a surface transport system will carry
visitors free while a nominal 25-cent charge
will be made for the Minirail, shown below.
The Canada Pavilion keynotes the centennial observance. Located on
the west tip of the He Notre Dame, it is dominated by an inverted
pyramid named "Katimavik," the Eskimo word for meeting place.
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rise on Expo 67 on April 28. Expo has a modest attendance projection
of 10 million (compared to the New York fair's 70 million) with about
60% expected to come from the U.S.
for re-sale to their members.
The bulk of the construction work
was done by members of unions
affiliated, in most cases, with both
the CLC and the AFL-CIO. One
industry observer called Expo one
of the greatest construction projects
in the history of the world. Said he:
"In dollar value Expo 67 does not
compare with the Aswan Dam or the
Dew Line; but they have had more
time to build those two projects.
Expo 67 is a tremendously com-
pressed construction project."
More than 100 buildings on the
Expo 67 site will house exhibits for
more than 50 nations, from Sweden
to Senegal.
Since all world's fairs must have
themes. Expo 67's is "Man and His
World," taken from the works of
French author Antoine de Saint-Exu-
Form for Habitat 67 is lowered into place. Exhibit
is described as "a complex of individual homes floating
free in a modern adaptation of the Hanging Gardens
of Babylon." Model units will be on display.
Access to the fair will be via this bridge (now completed)
that connects with the mainland. Expo 67 has already
presented to Montreal's economy a cornucopia of fair-
related new construction projects.
Monster above awaits unsuspecting visitors at the end of a
"space voyage" in the 215-foot high Gyroton, the newest
concept in amusement park rides (shown below). Gyroton
trip ends in a pool of bubbling lava in the adjacent "live
volcano," habitat of the mechanical monster.
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pery, who wrote: "To be a man is to
feel that through one's own contri-
bution, one helps to build the world."
Taking off from there, Expo 67
develops five subthemes: Man the
Explorer, Man the Provider, Man
the Producer, Man the Creator and
Man in the Community. Within this
framework all manner of exhibits are
to be created, from the wilderness
period of Montreal's beginning to
the glass-and-chrome of today —
and beyond.
Perhaps the best of all surprises
offered by Expo 67 officials, and a
birthday present of its own to fair
visitors, is a promise that there will
be no price gouging. After all, the
hosts have something going for them
— it's their birthday party and they
wouldn't want you to go home mad.
THE WELCOME MAT IS OUT
Motorized caravan is bringing a sneak preview of Expo 67 to
many U.S. cities in hopes of luring Yankee dollars across the
border. Part of Canada's 1967 Centennial celebration was the
Montreal to New York canoe race. The team race was a warm-
up for the 100-day cross-Canada canoe marathon. Lances
raised, the scarlet-coated Royal Canadian Mounted Police per-
form the "Dome," a maneuver in their famed musical ride.
This colorful group will perform for Expo 67 visitors.
APRIL, 1967
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By improving the breed of Northwest fish, a noted
educator directs a lesson to a protein-hungry world.
BY JAMES B. GLYNN
Reprinted with permission from PANEL,
Piihlished bv the American PIvwood Association
■ The consummate skill of the Chi-
nook salmon in finding its way back
home after ranging over thousands
of miles of ocean in the North Pa-
cific is the basis of a noble experi-
ment by a fish-lovin' professor at
the University of Washington.
Dr. Lauren Donaldson, who likes
to work with fish because, as he
says, "Fish are just plain smart,"
had two purposes in mind when he
began his work back in 1948.
He wanted, as do horse lovers, to
improve the breed. And he wanted
to develop a new strain of Chinooks
that would mature early; that would
be healthy and free of disease and
that would return to an artificial
birthplace earlier than the customary
four years.
When a confirmed fisherman sees
the laboratory of Dr. Donaldson on
the Seattle campus today, he comes
away convinced that he had best not
retell his experience, for anything he
might say would sound like a fish
story of the greatest magnitude.
NOSE FOR DIRECTION
The clinical explanation of how a
salmon gets home after a long jour-
ney in the ocean has never been set
down in indisputable form. Donald-
son says the fish relies on a unique
memory system and keen sense of
smell.
He has already demonstrated in
his experiments that when the nos-
trils of a salmon are plugged with
cotton, the fish will become hope-
lessly lost in a relatively small area.
But, given free use of all its amaz-
ing faculties, the salmon usually
can get back home, and it was with
this fact in mind that Donaldson be-
gan his work.
In the autumn of 1948, he culled
from the water of Soos Creek, near
Tacoma, the best female Chinooks
he could find. He removed their
eggs, fertilized them with sperm
taken from choice males and let
them mature in water-filled trays
in his laboratory. After hatching,
the fish were placed in ponds outside
the lab and put on a nutritive diet
prepared by Donaldson.
HAZARDS ABOUND
Then, after marking each one by
snipping off a small fin, the finger-
lings were dumped into nearby Lake
Union. To begin their migration
northward through Puget Sound to
Alaska, the salmon first had to sur-
vive the caustic industrial waters of
Lake Union, a feat that to some
seemed highly unlikely.
In fact, the chances seemed slim
that any of these tiny fish would ever
reach the ocean, let alone return to
Donaldson four years later.
Indeed, since they had been reared
in an enclosed pond on the campus,
there was no through route for them
to travel on the return trip. Donald-
son and his staff solved that by
digging a ditch from the pond to the
edge of Lake Union. Campus non-
believers promptly named the ditch
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''They came in numbers far exceeding Donaldson s dreams'
"Donaldson's Folly." They came in
droves to disparage the crude ditch
and taunt the students from the
Fisheries Center who helped the
professor dig it.
But four years later the Chinooks
did come back, wriggling eagerly up
the shallow ditch and into the pond
outside the professor's office. They
came in numbers far exceeding Don-
aldson's dreams and they were big,
full-bodied and healthy as the pro-
verbial pup.
Now there was a new nickname —
"Donaldson's Dandies" — and in
deed they were a new breed that
held out great hopes for the im-
provement of the species in the
Pacific Northwest.
The cycle has been repeated each
year and in 1955 came a significant
development. In the autumn of that
year, some Chinooks returned that
had been released in 1952. They
were a year ahead of schedule, but
they were as big as four-year-olds.
Six years ago, the old ditch that
had been dug by Donaldson and his
students was replaced with a con-
crete flume, or fish ladder, for the
use of the returning salmon.
Plywood gates are a part of the
flume and they have given Donald-
son and his staff some insight into
recent improvements in the plywood
industry. Partially immersed in wa-
ter, the gates have been there for
six years and there is no sign of
wear or delamination.
It has been 30 years since Dr.
Donaldson began experimenting
with rainbow trout, hoping to de-
velop a select breed. His latest
specimens can be found in one of
the rearing tanks outside his office.
They are, by the standards of any
ardent fisherman, eye poppers.
OPENING-DAY FUN
He has rainbows only a year old
that weigh three pounds. His three-
year-olds range up to 18 pounds — ■
and that's no fish story. The pro-
fessor has been known to sneak a
few into a nearby trout lake before
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opening day of fishing season, then
stay to watch the excitement.
"When I hear some guy out there
yelling like hell, it all seems worth
while," says the professor.
Now he is crossing these rainbows
with steelhead, which by his defini-
tion, is "like crossing a Holstein
with a Black Angus," since the rain-
bow and the steelhead are of the
same racial stock.
He hopes to combine the migra-
tory habits of the steelhead with the
non-migratory qualities of the rain-
bow. And by merging the fighting
spirit of the steelhead with the
beauty of a rainbow, he is produc-
ing a fish that will have great ap-
peal to the fisherman. His speci-
mens, though still not a year old,
look like full grown rainbows.
LESSON FOR WORLD
In a Seattle speech recently, Vice-
President Hubert H. Humphrey
urged that the waters of the North-
west should be exploited to acquire
more protein for the undernourish-
ed people of the world.
Dr. Donaldson does not think that
salmon, which he calls "a luxury
fish," will contribute significantly to
that goal, mainly because the meat
of the salmon is so high-priced.
But he thinks that the mass pro-
duction of other types of fish
through artificial breeding and con-
trolled feeding could help supply
food for the hungry.
Indirectly, then, his work of the
past 30 years has its humanitarian
aspects which the experts will hardly
be able to overlook.
Meanwhile, his fish are returning
in ever-increasing numbers and by
his own estimate the tide will in-
crease and the fish will grow even
larger.
It is said, in fact, that scores of the
Chinooks caught this year along the
Washington coastline were not den-
izens of natural breeding areas in
the Columbia River and Soos
Creek, but some of Donaldson's
Dandies. ■
APRIL, 1967
SOCIAL SECURITY
u^ The Price
i^ and the Product
President Johnson's Social Security proposals are
going to cost you money.
The younger you are, the more they will cost you.
The more you earn, the more you will pay.
That's the worst of it, and that's what you'll be
hearing as the proposals come before Congress.
You may not hear this:
The younger you are, the more insurance protection
you get.
The more you earn, the more you can collect.
All these statements are true. Let's try to strike
a balance.
If you are a young worker and you live to be 65
you will pay a very long time for a pension which
(no matter how much it is improved) won't allow you
to live in luxury.
On the other hand, you could not buy as big a
pension for the same money anywhere else.
As your earnings go from $6,600 to $7,800 to
$9,000 and beyond, you will have that pesky Social
Security tax deducted all year long, instead of just
part of the year. And the rate will go up, too.
But when you retire — or if you die or get disabled
— your income, or your family's will be a lot closer
to your present earnings. Not close enough — just
closer.
Whether you're young or old, whether you make
less than $6,600 or more than $9,000, you'll be far
better protected if you die or are too crippled to work.
You can't buy that kind of insurance at any price,
anywhere else.
This is the point of it. You want a reasonably ade-
quate pension, in relation to your earnings, if you
live to be 65, and reasonably adequate protection
for your family if you don't.
The Social Security system can approach this goal
only if taxes are modestly increased — a maximum of
$159.60 by 1970, if you earn more than $9,000 a
year.
If you yourself had the money you now pay in
Social Security taxes you could not possibly buy a
fraction of the protection offered by the federal system.
It is as simple as that.
Here are the two basic questions about "the price
and the product":
Q: The papers say the President is asking for an
"average" 20 percent increase in Social Security pen-
sions. Who would actually get how much?
A: Every retirement benefit would be raised at least
15 percent. The biggest proportionate increases would
go to the 2.5 million retirees who now get only the
minimum of $44 a month C$66 for a couple). These
minimums would become $70 and $105. Also, the mini-
mums for retirees who were covered for 25 years or
more of their working lives would rise to $100 for an
individual and $150 for a couple.
The special benefits for persons 72 or older who never
qualified for Social Security pensions — a provision
adopted along with medicare in 1965 — would be $50
rather than $35 a month ($75 instead of $52.50 for a
couple). And another 200,000 persons would be added
to the 900,000 eligible for such benefits.
For other pensioners — the vast majority — the basic
increase would be 15 percent. Unless you're in one of
the categories listed above, that's what you'd get.
Q: Can you tell me in simple terms — not in a lot of
tables — how much we're going to pay for this?
A: Let's just look at the next three years. You are
now paying 4.4 percent in Social Security taxes on every-
thing you earn, up to $6,600 a year. Under the present
law, the rate will go up to 4.9 percent in 1969.
The new proposals would raise your tax rate to 5
percent (instead of 4.9 percent) in 1969. But before
that — next year, in 1968 — it would increase the earnings
base to $7,800. This would only affect those who earn
more than $6,600 a year. It would mean that they
would have Social Security taxes deducted for more pay
periods, until their earnings exceed $7,800. In 1970, the
earnings base would be raised again, to $9,000. In the
same way. this would affect only those earning more
than $7,800.
ACTION NEEDED NOW! To get early Congressional
study and successful enactment of President Johnson's Social
Security proposals, you must join millions of other wage
earners in a letter-writing campaign, this month. Write to
your Congressmen and Senators, Washington, D.C., tonight,
urging support of this vital legislation. A flood of letters
from you and your fellow members can make a big difference!
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■ The Brookings Institution of
Washington, D.C., through its Ad-
vanced Study Program, brings to-
gether leaders in many fields for dis-
cussions of public issues. It attempts
"to provide serious study to persons
holding key roles in the development
of public policy."
It has a special advanced study
program for labor leaders and a
periodic "Public Issues Conference
for Elected Union Officials." To such
a gathering, March 5 to 8, at Wil-
liamsburg, Va., went First General
Vice President Finlay C. Allan and
General Treasurer Peter Terzik.
With other trade union leaders,
they discussed the social effects of
urbanization with Professor James
B. McKee of Michigan State Uni-
versity, the problems of education
in the city with Professor Patricia
Sexton of New York University, the
politics of the city with Professor Ed-
ward Banfield of Harvard University,
and law enforcement with The Hon.
George Edwards, circuit judge of the
Sixth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals.
BrotlierlioocI Officers
Parficipate in Public
WITH BROOKINGS LEADERS— First General Vice President Finlay C. Allan,
second from left, and General Treasurer Peter Terzick, right, with Fred K. Hoehler,
.Ir., consultant to the Brookings Advanced Study Program, and Robert D. Calkins,
president of the Brookings Institution.
It was a unique opportunity to ex-
plore weighty issues and to learn
from each participant's experiences
and thoughts. In the relaxed atmos-
phere of Colonial Williamsburg,
Brookings hopes that its guests find
something of value for the challenges
of tomorrow. ■
PARTICIPANTS — First row, from left: George E. Gill, Communications Workers' vice president; Guy Leber, Painters'
administrative assistant; Charles F. West, Machinists' vice president; Marion Anderson, Brookings Institution; Patricia Sexton,
sociology professor, NYU; Leo Kriegbaum, Building Service Employees' international representative; and Fred Hoehler, Jr.,
Brookings consultant. Second row: J. W. Hardesty, Structural Iron Workers' director of apprenticeship; Gilbert Brunner,
Machinists' vice president; George Knaly, Electrical Workers' director of government operations; First General Vice President
Allan; General Treasurer Terzick: Paul Askew, assistant to the president. Operating Engineers; Frank Hanley, assistant to the
president. Operating Engineers; John Hauck, Plasterers' secretary-treasurer; and Joseph Maloney, Structural Iron Workers' gen-
eral organizer. Matthew McGrath, Jr., Building Service Employees' international representative, was not present for the picture.
APRIL, 1967
11
FIRST
M
T
D
A
GRADUATES
23 membets of Local
2274 brave winter
weather to attend ad-
vanced training course
contracted under the
Manpower Develop-
ment and Training Act
Graduates of Local 2274 training program contracted under the Manpower Develop-
ment and Training Act are shown with officers of the local, members of the local
union's training committee, and Instructor Glenn Griffin (rear row, second from left).
LIKE the proverbial mailman who
makes his appointed rounds no
matter what the weather, 23 members
of Pittsburgh, Pa., Local 2274 com-
pleted an advanced training program
for journeymen in the face of some
wild winter days, last January and
February.
The training program, contracted
under the Federal government's Man-
power Development and Training Act,
began on January 30 and lasted for
120 hours of study. The curriculum
consisted of one week each of mathe-
matics, blueprint reading and estimat-
ing and finished the third week with a
course in the level and transit.
The remarkable thing about the pro-
gram was that many of the members
who took the course lived long dis-
tances from the training site and had
to travel, in some instances, up to 70
miles per day to attend classes. Two
who took the course lived 170 miles
away and rented a room so as not to
chance missing any classes.
In a letter to Frank Miller, business
agent of Local 2274, Brotherhood
Treasurer Peter Terzick extended his
congratulations to those who completed
the course.
"It really is a tribute to the deter-
mination of the 23 participants that
they allowed neither icy roads nor bad
weather to deter them from completing
their training. Please extend my con-
gratulations to all of them," Terzick
wrote.
Credit for much of the success of
the program must go to Brother Miller,
Bus. Rep. Herschel Marshall, Milford
Ward, Regis Murphy, Joseph Caputo,
and Instructor Glenn Griffin.
Charles Atkinson, M.D.T.A. Coordi-
nator, was high in his praise of the
local union and the spirit of coopera-
tion that helped to make the program
a success.
AH textbooks and equipment necessary for completion of the 120-hour course was
furnished the local union by the Brotherhood under an M.T.D.A. grant.
12
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FIRST
M T D A
GRADUATES
Instructor Glenn Griffin has his hands full as he moves from table to table
instructing journeymen during Local 2274's advanced training program.
The course was held in Franklin, Pa., and the training expenses were borne
by a grant received under the Manpower Development and Training Act.
Despite icy roads and inclement weather, the men enrolled in the program
had a remarkable 96% attendance record.
APRIL, 1967
13
EDITORIALS
^
JtMnonff the Jtnnointed
Your editor receives scores of letters each month
from readers on many topics other than news of the
Brotherhood. When we get one like the recent message
from Mrs. John J. Sullivan of Boston, whose husband
is a member of Local 40, we're inclined to share parts
of it with our readers. She admired our March cover
and its comments about the craft from Novelist Edna
Ferber. She adds her own thoughts:
"Your March issue arrived in the mail this morning,
and as my carpenter husband is off somewhere carpen-
tering, I got first crack at it — / usually do. I want to
thank you ever so much for your beautiful cover. . . .
"In a world of poor values and so much .silliness,
my husband and I feel that his trade is like a beacon
of what is true and substantial. I guess we feel a little
like Edna Ferber and probably a little like you do
about it. Thank you for giving honest, 'dirty' work
DIGNITY in this white-collar world. I've always
been proud to be the wife of a craftsman, and you
have only strengthened my ideals. I was in love with
him long before he became a carpenter, and he was
not a happy person. His entrance into this trade is
the single best blessing of our lives. He is among the
annointed — a man who loves his work!
"Over a year ago you put out an issue which had,
on the cover, a huge, burly hand holding a hammer
in its fist. I cut this out, pasted it on a knotty pine
paper and wrote on the paper these words — taken
from John Updike's novel, THE POORHOUSE FAIR
— 'As to being a carpenter . . . there is no profession
so native to holy and constructive emotions, or so
appropriate for God-made flesh to assume.' It is
framed and hung in a place of honor. Thank you for
making this apparent every single month."
^ Let's Cut Tax Paper Work
The annual struggle with tax forms is about over
for most of us. While the ordeal is still fresh in our
minds, it seems appropriate to think about relieving
the taxpayer of some of the paperwork which the
present system demands. Few of us are inclined to
be accountants, yet each year it seems that the rules
and regulations become more and more complex,
especially for people who must fill out the detailed
long form in order to avoid being overtaxed. Even
with the assistance of a professional tax advisor, a
taxpayer must do a lot of tedious homework before
his return can be filled out. It seems unbelievable
that there isn't some way to simplify the process.
Perhaps a number of taxpayer categories could be
set up, based on income, the size of the family, the
value of the home or monthly payments, etc., with
tables showing fair tax due for each combination. It
would be necessary to leave open the option of filing
detailed information for those taxpayers who have
exceptional situations, such as crippling medical ex-
penses or casualty losses, but for the average home-
owning family, such tax categories could work well.
We suspect that the Federal Government, as well as
the taxpayer, would benefit. Money due the Treasury
would likely come in sooner, and the Internal Revenue
Service might avoid that last-minute logjam of tax
returns that gives tJiem headaches just about now.
^ Join the Cancer Crusade
It's a well established fact that cancer can be cured
by surgery, x-ray or radium, if caught in time. The
American Cancer Society describes cancer's "seven
danger signals" in its annual Crusade, each April, and
supports a year-round program of research. Join the
drive for funds today.
The best way to protect yourself against cancer is
still this: Have a checkup every year, and, between
checkups, be alert to Cancer's Seven Danger Signals,
which are. . .
1. Unusual bleeding or discharge.
2. A lump or thickening in the breast or elsewhere.
3. A sore that does not heal.
4. Change in bowel or bladder habits.
5. Hoarseness or cough.
6. Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing.
7. Change in a wart or mole.
See your doctor immediately if any danger signal
lasts longer than two weeks.
Organized labor has played a leading role in the
work of the voluntary health agencies across North
America. It will continue to do so, so long as health
menaces like cancer threaten.
14
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The apprenticeship and training pro-
gram of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America
is an expanded and varied activity.
To bring together the many news
items in this field, Tlie CARPEN-
TER begins, with this issue, a regu-
lar feature: "What's New in Ap-
prenticeship and Training."
Whaf s New in
Apprenticeship
& Training
Advanced Training Classes Underway Under U.S. Contract
ERIE, PA. — Advanced training for
journeymen of Local 81, Erie, began as
scheduled last January 23. There were
20 Brotherhood members in attendance.
The classes cover such subjects as mathe-
matics, blue print reading and the level
and transit. C. (Ted) Dombrowski, busi-
ness agent of Local 81, reports that it
would not have been possible to launch
the training program at this time without
the fine cooperation and sincere interest
of Frank E. Anthony, director of voca-
tional adult education for area public
schools, who made available the facilities
and instructional staff.
The Erie school is one of the programs
available under the United Brotherhood's
prime contract with the U. S. Department
of Labor.
Calendar of State
and Provincial
Apprenticeship Contests
Scheduled to Date
March
17-18
Alaska — Anchorage
30-31
Colorado — Denver
April
1
Alberta — Calgary
(Canada)
1
Idaho — Boise
7-8
Alberta — Calgary
(Canada)
22-23
Wyoming — Casper
28-29
Tennessee — Nashville
May
12-13
New Mexico —
Albuquerque
12-13
Nevada — Las Vegas
18-19
Saskatchewan —
Saskatoon (Canada)
20
Arizona — Phoenix
26-27
Washington — Tacoma
27
Utah— Ogden
June
7-8
Michigan —
Grand Rapids
23-24
California — San Diego
July
None Scheduled
August
17-18-
International Carpentry
19
Contest, Vancouver,
B.C. (Canada)
In their first class session Brotherhood members reviewed instructional materials
made available through the United Brotherhood's prime contract with the U.S.
Department of Labor. The first class was held in a temporary classroom made
available by the local trade school.
Instructor Charles Johnson explains basic math functions to the Erie class in
its new classroom, which will be used until the course is completed.
HISTORY AVAILABLE — Every new
member of the Brotherhood should
know the history and purposes of
our great organization. To provide
this background information, the
Brotherhood introduced at its 1966
Convention a brief but concise 40-
page booklet entitled, "They Kept
Ahead of the Future." Copies are
available to joint apprenticeship
committees for use in instruction
programs.
APRIL, 1967
15
TWO VIEWS of the new training facilities in tlie busy Deep South city of New Orleans. At
left: An inside view of one of the 10 welding booths set up for arc and heli-arc welding.
At right: A full-length view of the acetylene work area and classroom area of the school.
New Welding School Opens in New Orleans
THROUGH the combined effort
and cooperation of the Car-
penters District Council of the New
Orleans Area (of which Carpenters
Local 1846; Carpenters Local 2258,
Houma, La.; Millwrights Local
1931; and Piledrivers Local 2436,
New Orleans, La., are affiliates) and
the New Orleans Associated Gen-
eral Contractors of America, Inc., a
much-needed welding school was
established for use by both journey-
men and apprentices of the four
above-mentioned local unions. The
dedication and opening ceremony
for the new school were held on Jan-
uary 16, 1967.
The welding school furnishes free
training to the journeymen and ap-
prentices, thereby enabling them to
fulfill the needs of the employing
contractors in the New Orleans area
in the years ahead.
The school is located at 1313
South Rendon Street, New Orleans,
and has facilities for the enrollment
of 40 welding students for a period
of 60 class-hours or 15 weeks each
on a continuing basis. It is equipped
with a selection of the latest and best
equipment available, affording the
students an opportunity to learn
basic techniques in acetylene weld-
ing, brazing and cutting, through
electric arc welding and on to heli-
arc and "Tig" welding of all weld-
able common metals and alloys or
composition metals.
A full-time welding instructor is
in charge and is assisted by two part-
time instructors during class hours,
which run Monday through Thurs-
day nights, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30
p.m.
One class of 20 students attends
on Monday and Wednesday nights;
the other on Tuesday and Thursday
nights. The four locals are making
full use of the facilities.
The school represents another
example of how management and
labor together can produce the facil-
ities necessary to meet the never
ending demands of tomorrow.
1. John A. Stewart, Ass't. Managing Director, New Orleans Chapter, Asso-
ciated General Contractors of America, Inc., New Orleans, La. 2. Leo Broders,
Member, Board of Trustees, AGC-CDC- Joint Apprenticeship & Training
Comm., New Orleans, La. 3. Herman Sonnier, Business Agent, Carpenters
Local 2258, Houma, La. 4. W. H. Lowe, Business Agent, Millwrights Local
1931, New Orleans, La. 5. Claude Andry Managing Director, New Orleans
Chapter, Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., New Orleans, La.
6. Edwin I. Soule, Coordinator, Carpenters, Millwrights & Piledrivers Appren-
ticeship & Training Program, New Orleans, La. 7. Davy P. Laborde, Sr., Exec.
Secty., Carpenters District Council — New Orleans Area, New Orleans, La.
8. Robert I. Conran, Dir. of Apprenticeship, State of La., Baton Rouge, La.
9. Jack McGuire, Aide to Mayor of New Orleans. 10. Norwood Jatho, Ass't.
Director, Bureau of Apprenticeship & Training, New Orleans, La. 11. Thomas
J. Laborde, Ass't. Coordinator, Carpenters, Millwrights & Piledrivers Appren-
ticeship & Training Program, New Orleans, La. 12. Ed. Boettner, Bureau of
Apprenticeship & Training, New Orleans Area, New Orleans, La.
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V
TUDY COURSE
'la
BLUEPRINT READING, UNIT XI
Tfi/'s unit \s really one in reading compreliension. You
might even question the need for it. However, the ability
to read ^nd thoroughly understand the General Conditions
of the Specifications for Plan "C" is one more facet of
upgrading your carpentry skills. It is essential that the
carpenter who is supervising the construction project under-
stands exactly who is responsible for what, and to whom,
in the contract and this is specified in the General Conditions
of the Specifications for Plan "C".
Read the entire section under the heading "General Con-
ditions" carefully, and then answer the questions by filling
in the blanks^ indicating whether the statement is true or
false or by a statement which answers the question cor-
rectly.
This is the final assignment of the elementary blueprint
reading course.
CONTRACT CONDITIONS
1. The contract documents shall consist of the (a)
, (b) , (c) ,
and (d)
2. The contract shall be signed in (a) by the
(b) -^ ^^ and the (c)
CORRELATION AND INTENT OF CONTRACT
DOCUMENTS
3. The contractor shall examine the specifications care-
fully as all work will remain in force unless erased by the
(a) or (b)
4. The contractor shall not make any changes in (a)
or (b)
DEFINITIONS
5. refers to and indicates the designer.
6. refers to and indicates the owner of the
building or his duly authorized representative.
7. and refer to and indicate the
party or parties contracting to perform work to be done.
8. and refer to and indicate the
party or parties to whom parts of the work are sublet
by the contractor, or by the owner, but does not include
one who merely furnishes material.
9. shall be interpreted to mean the work,
including material, labor and use of tools, necessary to
complete the construction in full compliance with the
terms of these specifications and as shown by the drawings.
CONTRACTOR'S UNDERSTANDING
10. After having entered into a contract, it shall be
understood and agreed that the contractor shall make
claims against the owner, either for extra compensation
or otherwise, should conditions actually encountered by
him in the performance of the work be at variance with
those he anticipated as the result of his own preliminary
investigation. Is this statement true or false?
APRIL, 1967
DESIGNATION OF MATERIALS
11. Is the following statement true or false? All mate-
rial to be used in the construction of this house is properly
indicated through conventional methods.
DETAIL DRAWINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS
12. Who supplies additional drawing and instructions
with reasonable promptness to the contractor?
13. How many copies of the drawings and specifica-
tions must be on the job at all times?
SHOP DRAWINGS
14. How many corrected copies of the shop drawings
must be filed with the architects?
SAMPLES
15. The architects must furnish samples to the con-
tractor, so that the contractor knows what to buy. Is this
statement true or false?
OWNERSHIP OF DRAWINGS AND MODELS
16. Who owns the drawings, specification, and models?
17. What disposition is made of them at the completion
of the work?
MATERIALS AND APPLIANCES
18. All materials shall be new and both workmanship
and materials shall be of good quality. Is this statement
true or false?
WORKMEN
19. The contractor must hire all union craftsmen. Is
this statement true or false?
SURVEYS, PER,MITS AND REGULATIONS
20. All surveys will be furnished by the
PROTECTION OF WORK AND PROPERTY
21. Who can act at his own discretion, in an emer-
gency affecting life or work or the adjoining property?
USE OF PREMISES
22. Is this statement true or false? The contractor shall
not load or permit any part of the structure to be loaded
with a weight that will endanger its safety.
CONTRACTOR'S SUPERVISION
23. What are the duties of the superintendent?
LINES AND LEVELS
24. Who is responsible for all grades, base lines, and
bench marks?
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Continued from Page 17
VERIFYING MEASUREMENTS, LOCATIONS, ETC.
25. Who makes the final decision in case of a conflict
between the various trades in installation of materials or
equipment?
SEPARATE CONTRACTS
26. Is this statement true or false? The architects re-
serve the right to l.t other contracts in connection with
this work.
SUBCONTRACTS
27. Is this statement true or false? The contractor
agrees that he is fully responsible to the owner for the
acts and omissions of his subcontractors.
LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE
28. What type of insurance must the contractor carry
for this work?
FIRE INSURANCE
29. How much fire insurance must be carried, and
who will pay for it?
TAXES
30. What types of taxes must the contractor pay?
ROYALTIES AND PATENTS
31. Who pays for royalties and license fees?
INSPECTION OF WORK
32. If any work should be "covered up" without
approval of the architects, it must, if required by the
architects, be (a) for examination at the con-
tractor's (b)
CHANGES IN THE WORK
33. What manner of payment is specified for extra
work or changes in the work?
CORRECTION OF WORK BEFORE FINAL PAYMENT
34. Is the following statement true or false? The con-
tractor shall promptly remove from the premises all mate-
rials condemned by the architects as failing to conform
to the contract, whether incorporated in the work or not,
and the contractor shall promptly replace and re-execute
his own work in accordance wtih the contract and without
expense to the owner and shall bear the expense of making
good all work of other contractors destroyed or damaged
by such removal or replacement.
DEDUCTIONS FOR UNCORRECTED WORK
35. If the architects and owner deem it inexpedient to
correct work injured or done not in accordance with
contract, equitable deduction from the contract price
shall be made therefor. Is this statement true or false?
OWNER'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE CONTRACT
36. Give five reasons, any of which would justify the
owner's terminating the employment of the contractor.
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CONTRACTOR'S RIGHT TO STOP WORK OR
TERMINATE CONTRACT
37. Give three reasons, any of which the contractor
could justify the termination of the contract.
PAYMENTS
38. What must the contractor provide the owner or
architects whenever he receives a payment?
ASSIGNMENT
39. Is the following statement true or false? Neither
party to the contract shall assign the contract or sublet it
as a whole without the written consent of the other, nor
shall the contractor assign any moneys due, or to become
due, to him hereunder, without the previous written con-
sent of the owner.
CASH ALLOWANCES
40. No demand for expenses or profit other than those
included in the contract sum shall be allowed. Is this
statement true or false?
STUDY MATERIAL AVAILABLE
The Mathematics Home Study Course has been com-
piled into a pamphlet and is now available at a cost
of 500 per copy. Requests for the pamphlet. The Car-
pentry Supplemental Mathematics Workbook, should
be sent to: General Secretary R. E. Livingston, United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 101
Constitution Avenue, N. W., 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.
ANSWERS TO HOME STUDY COURSE PROBLEMS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE 35
Leaders of Missouri Local Unions Visit Job Corps Center
POPLAR BLUFF, MO.— Representa-
tives of Carpenters' local unions from
various parts of Missouri visited Poplar
Bluff Job Corps Center January 11 in
connection with a new nationwide Job
Corps policy which will enlist labor un-
ions in the recruitment of Job Corps
enrollees.
Touring the Job Corps center, which
is nine miles north of here on U.S. 67,
were Mel Shasserre of Jefferson City,
international representative of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America; Henry L. Brown, president.
Carpenters District Council of Kansas
City; Ralph A. Hager and Jim Harding,
business representatives of the Carpenters
District Council of Kansas City; Chet
Sliger, business representative of Carpen-
ters Local 1049 at Poplar Bluff; Joe R.
Boly, president. Carpenters Local 1049;
Donald R. Bacon of Bloomfield, secre-
tary-treasurer of Carpenters Local 618
at Sikeston, and J. H. GriflSn of Bloom-
field, business representative of Carpen-
ters Local 618.
The group was accompanied by Joe
Joy, labor liaison officer. Job Corps head-
quarters, Washington, D. C; Charles E.
Gates, labor liaison officer, Regional Of-
fice of Economic Opportunity, Kansas
City, and former labor member of the
Missouri Industrial Commission; James
Tice, community affairs officer, Regional
Office of Economic Opportunity, Kansas
City; Jack Goss, recruitment specialist.
Job Corps, Kansas City; Olin Matter,
program specialist. Job Corps, Kansas
City; Hansel "Red" Arnac, member of
the board of the Poplar Bluff Chamber
of Commerce; and Jim Ruble, mayor of
Poplar Bluff.
James Berlin, Job Corps center direc-
tor, conducted the tour of the conserva-
tion-type center, at which 224 men be-
Charles E. Gates, Labor Li-
aison, Kansas City OEO;
Corpsman Raymond Smith;
Corpsman Walt Ham den;
Henry Brown, president,
Carpenters District Council,
Kansas City and Vicinity;
and Mel Shasserre, Carpen-
ters international representa-
tive and secretary, Missouri
State Council of Carpenters.
tween the ages 16 and 22 are being
trained. Berlin and other center staff
members explained the curriculum of the
vocational carpentry course taught at the
center, which is one of several vocational
courses taught at the Poplar Bluff Job
Corps Center.
The visitors met many Job Corpsmen
and talked with them about their views
of Job Corps and the Poplar Bluff center.
Joe Joy of Washington, D. C., an-
nounced that the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners had just been
awarded a $2,900,357 MDTA contract
to train 3,000 men as carpenters. He said
that 580 of the trainees would be from
the 11 -state North-Central Region of
OEO, which includes Missouri, Kansas,
Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana,
Utah and Idaho.
Tice explained that another new Job
Corps policy would have significant bear-
ing on recruitment of Job Corps en-
rollees. He said that enrollees may now
be assigned in the same general region
in which they are recruited.
New, Full-Fledged Carpenters Presented Certificates
GILBERTSVILLE,
KY. — Three apprentices
who have completed their
four-year training with
Local 2049 were given
certificates recently. From
left: Kenneth Osborn,
Joe Dunn, Hoy Hiett,
vice president, who pre-
sented the certificates, and
Billy D. Walker.
APRIL, 1967
19
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What y\ Mess?
Woody: "What's a 'self-made
man'?"
Chopper: "Most of 'em I've seen
are examples of unskilled labor!"
R U REGISTERED 2 VOTE?
Jack from Jill
The truckdriver was preparing to
fix a flat for the good-looking gal.
"What kind of jack do you have?"
he asked. "Well," she replied, "would
$5 be enough?"
U R THE "U" IN UNIONISM
Rattle-Brained
Teacher: Why didn't you answer
the question?
Student: i did, teach; I shook my
head.
Teacher: You didn't expect me to
hear it rattle from here, did you?
BUY UNION-MADE TOOLS
Willing
Admiral Bilgebottom was standing
outside a London club. One of the
members, a snooty British nobleman,
mistook him for the doorman and
barked at him,, "Call me a cab." "All
right," said the admiral, "You're a
cab!"
BE AN ACTIVE UNIONIST
On The Level
Apprentice: "I got up this morning
at dawn to see the sunrise!"
Carpenter: "Well, you managed to
pick the right time!"
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
The Rat Answer
Teacher: Who wrote "To A Field
Mouse?"
Student: Robert Burns.
Teacher: Correct. What else can
you tell us about it?
Student: He didn't get an answer.
Safe at Home?
The soap-box orator was exhorting
his followers. "Comrades," he shouted,
"make me your leader and I'll be be-
hind you in everything you under-
take!"
BE UNION — BUY LABEL
Project on the Shelf
The apprentice was building a
bookshelf for himself when the boss
walked in. hie told the boy that
personal projects were not allowed
and that, from now on, he was on
probation. Sometime later the ap-
prentice asked the boss: "Am I still
on probation?" "Why do you ask?"
countered the boss. "Well," replied
the apprentice, "I'd like to finish that
bookshelf I started!"
—Louis Delln, L.U. 608, New York.
1 4 ALL — ALL 4 1
Listen Before You Leap!
If you wanna know how your girl
will talk to you after you're married
This Month's Limerick
A brash young punk once thought
himself able
To burgle a furrier and steal a sable.
Guards came on the run,
"Boom boom" went a gun
And thus ends this very sad fable.
— hfelen & Dick Williams, Los Angeles.
to her, listen to how she talks to her
little brother.
UNIONISM STARTS WITH "U"
Good Question
Mother: "Which apple do you
want. Junior?"
Junior: "The biggest one. "
Mother: "Why, Junior, you should
be polite and say the little one."
Junior: "Well, mother, should I
lie to be polite?"
LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL
Smart Father
"hlas your husband cured his deaf-
ness?"
"No, he's waiting until the children
have finished having music lessons."
UNITED WE STAND
No Big Spender
The high school girl was "going
steady" with the boy down the block
— which simply meant walking to the
drugstore and sharing a soda. One
evening after this routine, the young
lady came home and sighed to her
father: "Dating George sure makes
It hard to realize that the American
teen-ager spends $14 billion a year."
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
Got A Problem
Q: "What's a man who has gone to
Europe and back without taking a
bath?"
A: "A dirty double crosser."
B SHARP — WORK SAFELY
A Triple Reward
At church, the pastor announced
that the church's Old Maid had
dropped an unusually large contribu-
tion in the collection and, therefore,
would be allowed to select three
hymns. Told of this, (she was hard
of hearing), she stood up, pointed,
and shouted: "I'll take him, and him
and him!"
— Susan Keefe, Springvale, Me.
20
THE CARPENTER
1 1
The
Utility
WOOD
WHETHER you carve it, build with it, burn it
or knocl< on it, you're using man's oldest
tool— wood! Ever stop to think that the
only tool older than fire was the wood that
fueled that first blaze?
Since then, wood has "logged up" some ingenious uses.
The original wheel was probably a simple section cut
from a log; the Sumerians had wheels of this type as
early as 4000 B.C.
Plywood, amazingly, dates back 1500 years before
Christ! According to information from researchers at the
Canadian Hardwood Plywood Association, ancient "piles"
or sheets were cut from the flat surface of a split log,
and could never be wider than the log itself.
Wood has been used for toothbrushes (in India, around
600 B.C.)— and for false teeth (George Washington wore
wooden dentures, and hated them). Eyeglass frames were
made of wood in the 13th century— and in Shakespeare's
day, women saw their way clear to wearing corsets with
wooden stays. The legendary wooden horse built by the
Greeks helped them get inside the wails of Troy. Eng-
land's defensive "wooden walls" weren't walls at all;
they were wooden warships before the advent of iron-
clads.
To solve an even "knottier" problem, money made from
plywood was used in Tenino, Washington, when that
town's banks failed in 1932. Scrip was printed up on
plywood "coins" in denominations of 25^, 50i^ and $1.00.
Plywood money notwithstanding, people have banked
on wood primarily to build shelters. Prehistoric man made
crude lean-tos of wood. The first real houses, built in the
New Stone Age and unearthed near Aichach, Germany,
had wooden floors and walls of split logs.
Later, the log cabin became part of American folklore;
even today, the wood frame house maintains its popularity
despite a host of competing materials. Indoors, wood is
prized for paneling that lends warmth to any decor. Ply-
wood brings this beauty within reach of those who could
not afford solid wood paneling; Canadian Birch plywood
is a particular favorite because it is easy to install and
lends itself to brilliant finishes. One of the hardest of
hardwoods, Canadian Birch is unexcelled for durability;
its surface stays satin-smooth for years with almost no
maintenance.
Birch may mean carefree elegance to moderns— but
to ancient Norsemen it meant the eternal return of spring
and renewal of the earth. The pine is the symbol of lon-
gevity to the Chinese and Japanese. The people of Brit-
tany believe the aspen trembles because it was used for
Christ's cross and was the only tree that did not shake
during the Crucifixion.
Know why we "knock on wood"? It all started back
when primitive man thought that trees were inhabited by
spirits of gods. When making a wish, a man would knock
on the tree to ask permission of the resident spirit.
Next time you knock on wood, give thought of this:
there are at least 4500 different uses of wood and its by-
products—not counting plastics. Chances are if the an-
cients who carved their tools and idols out of this amazing
"discovery" could see it today, they "wooden" believe it!
This tree is 62 years old. It's
been through fire and drought,
plague and plenty. And all of
this is recorded in its rings.
Each spring and summer a tree adds new lay-
ers of wood to its trunk. The wood formed in
spring grows fast, and is lighter because it con-
sists of large cells. In summer, growth is slower;
the wood has smaller cells and is darker. So
when the tree is cut, the layers appear as alter-
nating rings of light and dark wood.
Count the dark rings, and you know the tree's
age. Study the rings, and you can learn much
more. Many things affect the way the tree grows,
and thus alter the shape, thickness, color and
evenness of the rings.
The small illustrations surrounding the cross
section of a log on these pages indicate the
trials and tribulations of a single source of lum-
ber before it reaches the skilled hands of a jour-
neyman carpenter.
Our thanks to the St. Regis Paper Company for permission to
reprint the accompanying illustration from a recent advertisement
1904
The Tree— a lobloMy pine— is born
1909
The tree grows rapidly, with no dis-
turbance. There is abundant rainfall
and sunshine in spring and summer.
The rings are relatively broad, and
are evenly spaced.
1914
When the tree was 6 years old,
something pushed against it. mak-
ing it lean. The rmgs are now wider
on the lower side, as the tree builds
"reaction wood" to help support it.
1924
The tree is growing straight again.
But Its neighbors are growing too,
and their crowns and root systems
take much of the water and sunshine
the tree needs.
1927 ^Wf-tWSfiSCT^T.Wfcwi.,
The surrounding trees are harvested.
The larger trees are removed and
there is once again ample nourish-
ment and sunlight. The tree can now
grow rapidly again.
1930 >isa»w*:aKrs^s^i-
A fire sweeps through the forest.
Fortunately, the tree is only scarred,
and year by year more and more of
the scar is covered over by newly
formed wood.
1942
These narrow rings may have been
caused by a prolonged dry spell.
One or two dry summers would not
have dried the ground enough to
slow the tree's growth this much.
1957
Another series of narrow rings may
have been caused by an insect like
the larva of the sawfly. It eats the
leaves and leafbuds of many kinds
of coniferous trees.
COPYRIGHT, 19fi6, ST. REGrS PAPER COMPANY,
150 EAST 4aND STREET, N. Y., N. Y. 10017.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
WHITE OAK PATRiARCH-The 597-
year-old white oak, shown above, was
growing in Western Pennsylvania until
it was logged recently. In the photo,
Alex Badenoch, Pennsylvania histori-
an, measures one of the logs and
checks the ring grov/th. He estimates
that the tree emerged from a seed in
the Year 1397, when Europe was
emerging from the Dark Ages. By the
time Columbus reached America it
was a sturdy oak of 95 years. When
it was cut down, the 100-foot-high tree
was divided Into nine highly-market-
able logs. Photo by Larry Hammond.
WOOD FROM THE ICE AGE-A
bald cypress log from a prehistoric
swamp that lies under many midtown
Washington, D. C, buildings, dwarfs
Martha Block, an employee of the Na-
tional Geographic Society. Excavators
struck the remains of an ancient cy-
press forest while digging the site for
the Society's modern headquarters
building. The forest grew during the
Ice Age, 100,000 to 500,000 years
ago. National Geographic Society
Photograph
TOM
ROUNDUP
STRIKE TIME DROPS— American workers lost only 16 one -hundredths of 1 percent of
total working time because of strikes in the 1960-66 period compared with
32 one-hundredths of 1 percent during the 1950s, according to estimates hy the
Lahor Dept.'s Bureau of Lahor Statistics. Ahout 4,200 stoppages involving
1.8 million workers started in 1966 with a loss of 19 one-hundredths of 1 percent
of total working time. The 1965 worktime loss was 18 one-hundredths of 1 percent,
with 1.5 million workers participating in 3,963 stoppages, the report showed.
HOW NOW, MR. NOW— Memhers of the Teachers Union in Washington are laughing
about the supervisor who confronted a union representative wearing an AFT button.
The button, in support of collective bargaining for teachers, read: "C.B. NOW."
The supervisor glanced at the button and then engaged the representative in a
discussion which began, "Mr. Now....".
GOMPERS PAPERS-The AFL-CIO has given to
Samuel Gompers, founder of the former AFL
in 1924, except for one year. The gift,
than 300 volumes of letter books covering
that led to formation of the AFL got unde
reflects every phase of the rise and grow
period. The library announcement said th
primary source for the study of trade uni
qualified researchers in the library's Ma
the Library of Congress the papers of
and its president from 1886 to his death
announced by the library, includes more
the period from 1883, when the movement
r way, to 1924. The correspondence
th of the labor movement over the 41-year
e collection "will be an indispensable
onism in this country." It is open to
nuscript Division.
MEDICARE SABOTAGE— Far from supporting Medicare now that it is law, organized
medicine is "trying to wreck" the program, according to Leo Perils, Director of
the AFL-CIO 's Department of Community Service Activities. His charges were made
in an interview on "Labor News Conference" on Mutual Radio Network. Perils
declared that fast-rising medical fees and physicians' insistence on billing
insured elderly patients instead of the designated Medicare agencies are creating
hardships for the very people that the law is designed to protect. Perils said
that direct patient billing forces people with already inadequate incomes to
undergo the additional hardships of filing claims and enduring long delays in
reimbursement of medical costs. And because of illness or other reasons, "there
are many people in that age group who are simply incapable of filling out these
forms," he said.
MORE ON MEDICARE- The Social Security Administration has approved 1,644 extended
care facilities for use by participants in the Medicare program. Another 856
institutions still have one or two final steps to take before formally entering
into an agreement to participate in the program. It is estimated that about
50,000 to 60,000 Medicare patients will need these facilities at any one time in
the near future.
BUSY TAX MEN— More than $130 billion in Federal income taxes will be processed by
electronic computers this year, when, for the first time, the machines will be
checking all returns. More than 100 million returns must be processed, according
to the Internal Revenue Service, compared to 1930, when only 6 million returns
were filed, representing $3 billion.
TV SATELLITES— President Johnson has recommended to Congress the expenditure of $9
million for the establishment of a "Corporation for Public Television." The
agency's first job would be to study the possibility of an educational satellite
system.
APRIL, 1967
25
I'^'rBanadiaii Report
Taxation Study
Brings Sleepless Nights
Four and a half years ago the fed-
eral government, at that time Conserv-
ative, appointed a Royal Commission
to investigate Canada's system of tax-
ation. It named an accountant, Ken-
neth Carter, as chairman.
This commission of investigation
was welcomed by the business world,
who were wont to shed tears over the
high taxes levelled against corpora-
tions, the rich and so on.
Now that the commission has re-
ported, there are few in the business
world who don't wish that the Carter
Commission had never lived. Carter
says and proves that their tears were
crocodile, that it is not big business
and the well-to-do that have been un-
justly dealt with by our taxation sys-
tem but the lower income groups.
The Carter Report picks out the big
mining, oil and insurance companies
for special attention. It points out that
up to 1964 the uranium industry made
a gross return of over one billion dol-
lars on a $250 million investment,
made a net profit of over $250 million
(or 100 per cent on investment), but
paid only $30 million in taxes, just
over 10 percent.
The big Canadian insurance com-
panies in 1964 made a net profit of
over $90 million, but paid income
taxes of only $2,000,000.
Carter recommends sweeping
changes in Canada's system of tax-
ation. The trade union movement will
generally support the recommenda-
tions which include a capital gains tax,
restraint on company expense accounts
and the removal of tax concessions to
the big corporations.
The whole report covers six volumes
and sells for $27.50. Not bedtime
reading, but there are a lot of people
in government and business who are
beginning to lose sleep over it.
Housing Is Timely
Citizenship Theme
This year the theme of Citizenship
Month, sponsored by the Canadian
Labor Congress in co-operation with
the provincial federations, was housing.
It was extremely timely.
Canada, especially the urban areas,
is in the crux of a housing crisis. For
example, in Metro Toronto, an aver-
age home sold in 1966 for almost
$30,000. An average vacant, serviced
lot sold for almost $10,000. Interest
rates on mortgage money are at an
all-time high.
The public concern is just beginning
to mount. The issue will be a live one
for a long time to come.
Few knowledgable people are blam-
ing labor for the high cost of housing.
One major contractor in the Metro
Toronto area told the federal probe
on consumer prices that since 1945
materials costs have gone up 51 per-
cent and labor costs 136 percent. But
he had to admit that the total cost of
building a house had gone up only 40
percent.
Another big residential contractor
conceded that, since 1960, the cost of
building a house had gone up only 15
percent and of building an apartment
only 20 percent.
The construction industry has be-
come more efficient; that is, the best
contractors have.
Even so. more planning by all levels
of government concerned and more
cohesion by government departments
would help.
But, said the Ontario Federation of
Labor in its brief to the federal prices
probe a month ago, you cannot build
low cost housing on high cost land and
pay high interest rates.
The Federation urged a major in-
vestigation into all aspects of Canada's
serious housing problem with the view
to coming up with some imaginative,
forward-looking solutions.
More Time Lost
Through Accidents
The trade union movement made
big wage gains in 1966, but in most
cases had a hard time getting them.
This is shown by the time lost
through strikes and lockouts last year,
the second highest on record since
1945. Time lost amounted to 0.33
percent of time worked by the non-
agricultural working force, about dou-
ble the time lost in 1965. But still 33
days of lost time for every 1,000 days
worked is not critical. There is much
time lost through industrial accidents
and sickness, and through unemploy-
ment.
The Outlook for
Major Construction
Some people in the construction in-
dustry are already worrying about
1968 and beyond. Some big projects
like EXPO end this year, it is true,
but more are in the offing.
The Manicouagan power develop-
ment in Quebec, the Mactaquac power
development in New Brunswick, the
Churchill Falls power project in Lab-
rador, the twinning of the Welland
Canal locks in Ontario, the develop-
ment of Manitoba's Nelson River, and
British Columbia's Peace and Colum-
bia Rivers, and the causeway to Prince
Edward Island are some of the biggest
ones.
And if homebuilding is stepped up
as it should be, the construction and
allied industries will be busy for the
foreseeable future.
Status-of-Women Group
Is Commissioned
The Liberal Government in Ottawa
has established a Royal Commission
on the Status of Women to insure the
equality of women with men "in all
aspects of Canadian society."
Consumer Credit
Gets Federal Study
The federal joint Senate-House of
Commons committee on consumer
credit (Consumer Prices Probe) asked
the government to stop unethical
lending and credit-buying practices,
and to guarantee low-interest long-
term loans for families with yearly in-
comes of $4,000 or less, to allow them
to purchase essentials for home and
family. Maximum loan would be
$1,500.
The committee revealed that three-
quarters of the loan business is with
people who are already in debt. Only
about 36 per cent of the money loaned
is actually advanced in cash.
The idea of the guaranteed annual
income, or "negative income tax," was
also among the proposals in the On-
tario Federation of Labor's brief to the
special House of Commons-Senate
Committee on consumer credit (prices).
The OFL also emphasized equitable
26
THE CARPENTER
distribution of income, housing, edu-
cation, health care, and auto compen-
sation.
CLC Recruiting
Double That of CNTU
The Canadian Labor Congress is re-
cruiting workers in Quebec at more
than double the rate of the Quebec-
based Confederation of National Trade
Unions. Last year the Quebec Labor
Board issued 457 certification de-
cisions to Congress affiliates bargaining
for almost 27 thousand workers; the
CNTU got 290 certificates and 12,800
workers.
Civil Servants
Gain Right to Strike
About 200 thousand Canadian civil
servants gained the right to strike as
part of federal collective bargaining
legislation covering the government's
own workers.
Three bills passed by the House of
Commons establish a bargaining sys-
tem, modernize the Civil Service Act
to allow civil servants greater political
freedom, and establishes the Treasury
Board as management's bargaining
agent.
Empire Club Lauds
Auto Pact Report
The Empire Club, starchy Toronto
big-business outfit, applauded UAW
Canadian Director George Burt after
his hard-hitting speech on the Canada-
U.S. auto pact.
So-called "inefficient" Canadian
plants competed successfully in price
with American counterparts, because
otherwise the Americans wouldn't buy
the Canadian product.
And buy they did: in the first 11
months of 1966, Canada exported 185
thousand cars to the U.S., compared
with only 45 thousand the year before.
Yet these new cars — with identical
equipment — cost from $600 to $1,000
more in Canada. The imported y4»!ej--
ican car also costs more here despite
elimination of the tariff, Burt said.
Textile Workers
Hit By Injunction
The Textile Workers Union of
America, still engaged in a year-old
battle against injunctions against dem-
onstrations at the struck TILCO plas-
tics plant, has been hit again.
This time the injunction limits pick-
eting at the 300-employee Spinrite
Yarns and Dyers Ltd. in Listowel, Ont.
The strike started last November 21.
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By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Fred Goetz at Box 508, Portland, Oregon 97207.
Coon Callers
Ernest L. Smith of Mill Valley, Cali-
fornia, a longtime member of Local 35,
San Rafael, says he is now "retired" and
"reformed," retired from Local 35 and
a reformed coon hunter. He writes:
"Dear Fred:
"We are reformed coon hunters who
feed eight to nine raccoons on our patio
every evening. A buzzer connected to a
feeding platform announces their arrival.
"Hand feeding with marshmallows
(next to chicken, it's their favorite food)
has tamed some of them, so much that
they come into the house and eat more
of the same off the fireplace hearth. Much
more gratifying than hunting.
"I'm enclosing a copy of our Christ-
mas card this past year which received
more comment than any we have ever
sent. The raccoon in the foreground is
one of our frequent house guests."
■ Kitchen-Door Angler
Ten-pound sea-run rainbow trout, less
than ten miles from the kitchen door.
That is not an unusual occurrence for
fortunate angler, John Pesdirz. a member
of the Carpenters' Union and a resident
of Port Coquitlam. British Columbia.
John fishes the AUouet River near home,
in company with his daughter, and has
taken many a chunky sea 'bow, other-
wise known as steelhead, from there this
past fall and winter.
■ Fishing Family
AI Farrell of Sherman Oaks, California,
a member of Local 2288, paid-up and in
good standing since 1943, is a grand-
father with nine grandchildren, five of
which are boys — and all fishermen. He
credits wife Lois, top angler in the fam-
ily; says she always catches the first,
largest and most bass on their junkets to
Lake Shasta. Who said fishermen weren't
honest? The Farrells use waterdogs for
bait.
■ Better-Late Item
Mario Bove, Jr. of Cape May, New
Jersey, a member of Local 1743, Wild-
wood, travelled "far, wide and hand-
some" in search of a buck this past
season: finally nailed a 12-pointer, with
a 32" antler spread in the Grand Mesa
country of Colorado this past October.
■ Loebe Triumphs
Elmer Loebe of
Milwaukee, Wis-
consin, a member
of Local 1741, will
long remember the
day he caught a
lunker northern
pike. Up 'til then
it was the largest,
and he's never
caught a larger
one since. Here's
a photographic rec-
ord of the catch —
Brother Loebe with
his 12 pound north-
em that measured
-•■'' -^^ 36 inches from
nose to tail. Scene of the catch was Lake
Foygan, Wisconsin and the toughest
chore was getting the scrapper into the
boat — without a gaff or landing net!
■ Gone Are The Days!
Occasionally I page through a stack
of old outdoor magazines, some dated
1884-5, I fell heir to, and what con-
tinues to catch my eye are the gun and
rifle ads. For instance:
The plinker or varmint hunter could
buy a .22 caliber Stevens rifle for $4.25,
while a Remington Rifle, Model 2 in a
.32 caliber, sold for $7.50. Winchester
Arms was asking the huge sum of $20
for their excellent Model 73, a lever-
action big-game rifle and Marlin Arms
was featuring a similar lever action for
$13.
A double-barreled shotgun, called the
Sam Holt, with fancy engraved butt
plate, could be had for $8.90 while a
mail-order concern was featuring a shot-
gun called the "Long Range Winner"
for $3.98.
But the red hot bargain of the day
was offered by another mail-order con-
cern— a .22 caliber Hamilton for $1.61 —
with 100 bullets thrown in to seal the
bargain 1
■ Big-Game Hunters
* ^
Allan Hosier of Louisburg, Missouri,
a member of Local 978, Springfield, Mis-
souri, is an avid big-game hunter and has
passed on the love and appreciation of
same to his 14-year old daughter. Here's
a pic of the fair nimrod with an Alaskan
caribou she brought down at 225 yards
with her 30-06 rifle. Brother Hosier nailed
a large moose that weighed over 1,500
lbs., and a caribou. Last season's trek
to Alaska also included some excellent
salmon fishing.
■ Family Record
Daryl Sullivan of Rochester, Minne-
sota, whose dad is a member of Local
1382, credits big brother Dan for top
northern in the family — a 14% pound
lunker in 1963.
■ Buck, Not Doe
All is not honey and cream in the deer-
hunting scene. Some hunt long and hard,
but such effort is of no avail when the
game is out of range. One hunter who
knows that well is Anthony Hoffman of
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Secretary's Report
General Secretary R. E. Living-
ston, a fisherman at heart, but ordi-
narily a man who is unable to
leave his busy desk at the General
Office in Washington, took advan-
tage of an invitation to join a
fishing party in Miami, Florida,
last February and returned from
the outing with the sizable amber-
jack which he displays above. The
Secretary's Report is accepted as
read.
Romulus, Michigan, a member of Local
982. After 20 years, he nailed his first
deer. "Thought it was a doe at first," said
Tony, "but after I downed it, I dis-
covered, by virtue of its spiked horns,
that it was a buck."
■ The Snappers
John Ray Dishong of Nelsonville, Ohio,
a member of Local 1720, Athens, says
those snapping turtles taste a lot better
than most people think. "Don't let the
looks fool you," says Brother Dishong.
In company with his two boys he eased
many a ten and fifteen-pounder from
Margaret's Creek near Athens, then
topped off the season with a giant speci-
men that tipped the scales at 36 pounds.
Can any of you snapper hunters top that?
■ Outdoors Tip
If you happen to be traveling through
Arizona in May. plan to take in the
big 1967 AFL-CIO Union Industries
Show at Phoenix, Arizona, May 19-24.
It runs from 1 to 10:30 p.m. daily, and
it's well worth your time. Look for the
big display of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of America,
too! Admission is free, and there are
thousands of giveaways and prizes at the
hundreds of exhibits.
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APRIL, 1967
29
Service to the
Brotherhood
(1) POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.— Local 203
recently celebrated its 80th Anniversary
with a dinner-dance and a pin presenta-
tion ceremony. Pins were presented to
twenty-five 40-year members, fifteen 45-
year members and four 50-year members.
Two of the 50-year members were not
able to attend. There were 250 people
present at the affair. The pins were pre-
sented by James Rhynders, president of
Local 203, and William Sorenson, Busi-
ness Representative of the Poughkeepsie
Electrical Workers Union. William Sor-
enson also acted as Master of Ceremonies.
William Sorenson is on the left, present-
ing a pin to Antonio DeCarlo a 50-year
member, and James Rhynders, 3rd from
left, is presenting a 50-year pin to Joseph
Eisenhardt.
(2) PITTSTON, PA.— Twenty-five and
50-year pins were presented to the fol-
lowing members of Local 401 at a recent
presentation ceremony: Left to right,
first row, are F. Palmieri (48 years), W.
Schooley (54), President J. Delicati, W.
Smiles (50), H. Craig (43), Fin. Sec. V.
Lanunziata (25), Rec. Sec. L. Brown (31),
Treas. J. Barbush (25), Bus. Rep. E. Con-
sidine, and Vice Pres. N. Solano. Second
row: R. Bonita (29), A. Arfanello (25),
B. A. Manganieelo (26), I. Maurizzi (25),
P. Maurizzi (25), A. Ninotti (26), A.
Hreha (30), D. Recine (25), P. Colanisso
(25), and W. DeHaba (28). Absent be-
cause of illness was P. Latzko (30).
(3) DENVER, COLO.— Twenty-five-year
pins were presented to two veteran mem-
bers of Local 2249 by President Bill
Martin (center) at a recent presentation
ceremony. Receiving pins are Ray Bergh,
(left) a Joint Rep. of the Brotherhood
and a member of Local 2249 and Perry
Collicott.
(4) LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS— Pic-
tured are members of Local 690 that
recently received 25 and 50-year pins.
Left to right, front row: Cecil Hunter,
Ernest Schlerith, Frank Lindsay, Lester
P. Williford, Fred W. Westfali, L. W.
Roachell and Joe Weber. Standing, left
to right: Frank Keller, A. L. Stevens, R.
D. Huffman, C. E. Blacklock, Charles
Southern, B. A. Mills and Odis J. Carter.
Not present — R. D. Bosshart, James H.
30
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Boyles, Lee Brun, William R. Camp,
Clinton C. Culver, V. A. Davenport, L.
A. Devore, Albert E. Goodwin, Carl
Green, C. L. Harper, A. H. Hunt, E. F.
McCoy, B. W. Nininger, Neils C. Peter-
son, M. G. Rogers, Chester E. Smith,
G. F. Vaughn, A. P. Wolfe, Sr.
(5) RICHMOND, CALIF. — Presenta-
tion of 25-year service pins was recently
made by Brother Anthony Ramos, Execu-
tive Secretary of the California State
Council of Carpenters, to eligible mem-
bers of Local 642. Besides Brother Ramos
and Brother Rolland I. Sprague, Acting
President of Local 642, pictured are the
following: Neal Anderson, T. E. Baldwin,
Clarence Betz, Orron P. Brown, Earl J.
Bryant, Earl Carlisle, Jos Cilione, Albert
Connerley, E. H. Connerley, L. E. Con-
nehley, Vernon Davidson, Willis J. Gould,
Oscar Hoff, Albert C. Hubbard, Clifton
E. Hurst, Ralph Johnson, O. W. Kaun-
dart, Delbert Kimbrough, Leo Knight,
John S. Lowrance, Paul Madison, An-
thony Martin, Walter Mason, Louis
Merlo, Eugene Pagni, Leonard E. Rob-
ertson, E. A. Ryosa, Harry V. Spiher,
G. W. Sutton, John Tkach, Alvin Van
Winkle, Clifford Walker, Mark Wharton,
John Woltkamp. Unable to attend the
meeting due to
town, however,
following: Thomas
Morris, Albert
Max Owen, Ernest
Schmit. Leroy
B. Stewart, Eino
E. Wright.
(6) CHARLESTON, SOUTH CARO-
LINA— The following Local 159 mem-
bers received twenty-five year pins at a
recent meeting: Front row, seated, left
to right: Thomas E. Fulton (26 years),
Robert R. Owen (26), J. D. Herndon
(26), Thomas A. Mitchum (26), James
L. Copeland (25), Charles Ogilbee (26),
R. L. Blocker (27), R. C. Scott (25), P. D.
Fogle (44), P. Y. Eadie (28), and J. G.
Easterling, Jr. (25). Back row, standing,
left to right: Aaron Washington (41
years), Eliga Gibbs (25), Ernest Mazyck
(44), Otto C. Gregory (26), Carter C.
Deas, Jr. (27), J. T. Herndon (25), Ron-
ald O. Fine (28), David J. Goude (26),
James R. Bach (26), John E. Williams
(27), George L. Beach, Sr. (28), Hubert
Broadway (27), Everette Whitmore (27),
and J. F. Livingston (25). Members elig-
ible for twenty-five year pins not present:
George M. Campbell (26 years), T. L.
Gantt (27), J. B. L. Gibson (26), W. P.
Kizer (26), Joseph LaPrince (28), B. H.
Lessene (27), T. P. Orvig (26), Haskell
E. Owen (28), Joseph L. Parker (25),
R. H. Robertson (48), Thomas A Rozier
(26), Howell W. Stone (25), William J.
Warren (27), George G. Wethers (25),
Joseph C. Williams (39), Milton E. Wil-
liams (25), N. R. Bishop (26), George A.
Campbell (27), and A. H. Lemacks (28).
APRIL, 1967
31
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LOCAL UNION NEWS
Member to Africa
On Church Mission
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— In the shadow of
Africa's towering Mt. Kilimanjaro a
member of Local 12 of Syracuse is now
teaching natives of the young state of
Tanzania the age-old art of carpentry.
He is also helping Catholic mission-
aries of the Holy Ghost Order to con-
struct a new mission site.
Leonard Biscotti, aged 50. left Ken-
nedy Airport in New York last December,
bound for Tanzania. He is now in the
village of Usa working beside Father
Gerry Feeley, formerly of Syracuse, who
has been serving his church in Africa for
12 years. Housed and fed by the mis-
sionaries. Brother Biscotti will receive
no pay during his six-month stay on the
continent.
Asked why he undertook the work,
Biscotti said, "Every once in a while 1
get this feeling to help people, and then
I've got to do missionary work."
The Local 12 member already has a
strong background of service to under-
developed nations. He has been teaching
carpentry to Peace Corps volunteers at
Syracuse University. He demonstrated
how the craft can help to better the
living conditions of African natives by
actually directing the erection of a model
village on Syracuse University property.
More than 300 Peace Corpsmen trained
by Biscotti are now serving in Africa.
Biscotti has applied for a Peace Corps
post himself. He hopes to eventually be
assigned to work in Africa by that Fed-
eral agency.
The Local 12 member says that his
wife, Mary, to whom he has been mar-
ried for 26 years, at first had some fleet-
ing misgivings about his ventures.
"But she knows that this is what I want
to do," he adds.
The Biscottis are parents of two daugh-
ters— one a novice in Mt. Carmelite
order of nuns and the other a housewife
in El Paso, Texas. A son, Leonard. Jr.,
is employed by the Syracuse Traffic Viola-
tions Bureau.
TIMELY REMINDER
Attend your local vmion meetings
regularly. Be an active member of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America. Your voice is needed
in its deliberations. Your vote is needed
on many vital issues affecting your
livelihood.
TREE HOUSE TIME
ASHLAND, KY. — The return of
spring inspired four members of Local
472, Astiland, and 1111, Ironton, Oliio,
to build a tree house for some lucky kids
at the residence of Terry Mussetter in
Ashland. Arnold Blankenship of Local
1111 works atop the ladder, above. Other
participants included: George Ward of
Local 472; John Groves, "general fore-
man"; and Ike Stephens, "general con-
tractor." Specifications: The house is 6' x
8'; 10' from the ground; built of 2" x 8"
joists; 1" X 12" boxed construction walls
5'6" high; roof pitch — 8 and 12 front and
4 and 12 back. Has carpeted floor, elec-
tric heating, trap door entrance. This is
all built around a sturdy 16" beech tree.
CODED NUMBERS
Here's a brain teaser sent to us
by Representative Joseph Lia of
the New York State Council. It's
a multiplication problem in which
you are to transpose the letters into
digits. As a clue, we must tell you
that the "O" is not a zero but an
"8". Now take it from there and
figure out what all the other digits
are:
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CARPENTER
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RTF ORUCUUO
RUITEARCIECIRR
For an answer to this puzzle,
turn to Page 36.
Local 1006 Honors
Vets at Testimonial
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.— Veteran
members of Local 1006. with years of
service ranging from 25 to 60 years, were
recently honored by the membership at a
dinner-dance, where an over capacity of
nearly 500 tickets were sold. A total of
105 members of the Brotherhood were
eligible to receive service pins. Almost
all of this number were able to attend the
affair and accept their awards in person.
Continuous membership pins included
one member with 60 years of service,
three members with 59 years, one mem-
ber with 58 years, two with 50 years,
seven members with 45 years, five mem-
bers with 40 years, one member with 35
years, 28 member with 30 years, and 57
members with 25 years of service. This is
a total of 3210 years of service. Many
of the brothers receiving pins have served
or are now serving as officers of Local
1006, and district or state councils.
Affair Chairman Thomas Roster turned
the microphone over to the master of
ceremonies, the Honorable Chester W.
Paulus, mayor of the city of New Bruns-
wick. The mayor then introduced Mon-
signor William Fitzgerald who delivered
the invocation. Andrew Daddio, presi-
dent of Local 1006, welcomed the hon-
ored guests, the attending members, and
friends of the Brotherhood.
There were speeches by Robert F. Ohl-
weiler, General Representative; George
Walish, president of the Penn. State
Council of Carpenters; and John Wade,
president of The Middlesex County
Building and Construction Trades
Council. Mayor Paulus emphasized the
key role all carpenters are playing in
Middlesex County and in the rapid de-
velopment extending throughout the
entire world.
Business Representative Sewell A. Peck-
ham read off the names of the following
members who received service pins:
60 Year Member: Charles Dunn.
59 Year Members: Alvin Bean, Ernest
Lucas, William Randolph.
58 Year Member: William Mulligan.
50 Year Members: Axel Karlson, Eu-
gene Keegan, Sr.
45 Year Members: Dominick Bemad,
Adam Frank, Charles Harris, Frank J.
Hart, Stephen Kaplar, Jacob Stemmer,
Stanley Wondowski.
40 Year Members: Peter Belli, Bias
Bucolo, Edwin Grover, Sr., August Jan-
icker, Everard Vander Wee.
35 Year Member: Herman Newlin.
30 Year Members: Steve Arman, Percy
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Bartlett. Edwin Hardy, Frank Holzworth,
J. Howard Kern, Stephen Kokai, John
Lear, Sr., Max Lemerick, Sr., Jack Losso,
Joseph Mazellan, Joseph Molnar, Fred
Mundy, Bent Olsen, Eric Osterblom,
Primo Pormilli, Anthony Rossetto, John
Rossetto, Michael Rusciano, John Salon-
tay, WilHam Sicknick, Louis Spiesz,
Joseph Staat, Frank Teneralli, James
Tonelli, Isaac Van Arsdalen, Victor Wil-
son, Frank Zandomengo.
25 Year Members: Louis Anzolut, Ig-
natius Battaglia, William Belloflf, Cliflford
Bennett, Damien Bennett, Cornelius
Beaukenkamp, Andrew Black, Louis Bru-
stowicz, Rosario Calamoneri, Leonard
Cicchi, Louis CoUari, Andrew Connolly,
B. Earl Corliss, P. Lester Dayton, Ed-
ward Deuchar, John Domino, Frank
Donato, Arthur Eastland, Julius Fekete,
Patsy Genito, Conrad Heflfron, Robert
Hood, Llewellyn Jenkins, Eugene Kee-
gan, Jr., Louis Kosztyo, Walter Koziatek,
Sr., Joseph Kubis, Afonase Kurlonak,
Ola Larson, William Lease, Isadore
Levine, John Lukasonek, Marilio Maran-
sana, Alex Matusz, Vincent MoUica,
Fred Murray, John Muscle, John O'Neill,
Peter Pellowski, Joseph Rappan, David
Rizzo, Sr., Joseph Roberts, Cono Rutolo,
Peter Sackett, Aloysius Schmid, Victor
Skomba, Frank Small, Alf Sorenson.
William Stenner, John Suchon, Elwood
Suydam, Stephen Talan, Peter Trus-
kiewicz, Thomas Tufaro, Louis Venute,
Michael Wilchuk, Elio Zardus.
Mammoth Tree
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MEDFORD, ORE.— Trees grow big in
Oregon, as this giant Douglas fir attests.
Harvested in the Lost Creek area by
members of Local 2715, employed by
MEDCO, Medford, the 230-foot tree
measured nearly nine feet in diameter.
The 32-foot long section shown will make
some 9,360 feet of lumber, almost the
amount used in today's average house.
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James Rowden, business agent of Local 16, holds diplomas, as First Gen'l. Vice
President Finlay Allan, right, presents one to Donald Aldrich. Chalmer Fllbrun,
secretary to the Joint Apprenticeship Committee, assists in the presentation.
Anniversary Honors
In the Land of Lincoln
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— At a special din-
ner, last November 10, Local 16 of Spring-
field commemorated its 78th anniversary as a
local union and conducted an apprentice
completion ceremony. More than 250 mem-
bers, wives, and guests participated in the
event. Members of Ladies Auxiliary Local
230 assisted Anniversary Chairman J. Earl
Welch in making the occasion memorable.
The Land of Lincoln Chorus presented mu-
sical selections, and guests included many
state and national union and apprenticeship
training leaders.
Entertainment Committee Chairman J. Earl Welch, right, with
Local 16 guests. From left: George Johnson of the National
Apprenticeship Program, Associated General Contractors;
Springfield Mayor Nelson Haworth; First General Vice Presi-
dent Allan; and General Representative W. E. Corbin.
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member); Gen'l. Rep. W. E. Corbin; Charles Sakris (50-year
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Twelve of Local 16's 51 apprentices with leaders and guests. At extreme left: Chalmer
Filbrun, secretary of the JAC. In front row are First Gen'l. Vice Pres. Allan; George
Johnson of Nat'l. AGC; Raymond Davis, Area Rep., US Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training; JAC Chairman Leonard Carter; Joseph Sullivan, state apprenticeship
supervisor, USDL; and Anniversary Committee Chairman Welch.
Local 16 honored 36 25-year men at the anniversary ceremonies,
six absentees with some of (he guests and local officers.
Here are all but
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HOME
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1. a. contract
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30.
federal, state and local taxes
b. the general conditions
31.
contractor
c. specifications
32.
a.
uncovered
d. drawings
b.
expense
2. a. duplicate
33.
a.
by estimate and acceptance
b. owner
in a lump sum.
c. contractor
b.
by unit prices named in the
3. a. architects
contract or subsequently
b. owner
agreed upon.
4. a. drawings
c.
by cost and percentage or
b. specifications
by cost and a fixed fee.
5. architects
34.
true
6. owner
35.
true
7. contractor and contractors
36.
a.
if the contractor should be
8. subcontractor and subcontrac-
adjudged a bankrupt.
tors
b.
if the contractor should
9. work
make a general assignment
10. false
for the benefit of his credi-
11. false
tors.
12. the architects
c.
if the contractor should fail
13. at least one copy
to make prompt payment to
14. two
any subcontractor.
15. false
d.
if the contractor should fail
16. the architects
to make prompt payment
17. Upon the architects' request.
for material.
they are returned to him
e.
if the contractor should fail
18. false
to make prompt payment
19. false. However, the type
of
for labor.
workmen specified can best be
37.
a.
if the work should be
found in the ranks of org
an-
stopped under an order of
ized labor.
any court, or other public
20. owner
authority, for a period of
21. the contractor
three months, through no
22. true
act or fault of the contrac-
23. He acts as the contractor
in
tor or of anyone employed
the contractor's absence.
by him.
24. the contractor
b.
if the architects should fail
25. architect
to issue any certificate for
26. false
payment covering approved
27. true
and accepted work within
28. a. public liability
fourteen days after it is due.
b. workmen's compensation
c.
if the owner, for any reason
c. property damage
whatsoever, should decide
29. The owner shall effect and
to terminate this contract.
maintain fire insurance for
at
38.
waivers of lien
least 80% of the insurance
39.
true
value thereof.
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MONTROSE, N.Y. — Local 2440, first Brotherhood local organized in the Veterans
Administration under E.vecutive Order 10988, has just negotiated a new contract with
F. D. R. VA Hospital at Montrose, covering 355 employees. At the signing, seated,
from left, were: Local President Louis Cohen and Dr. Leon L. Rackow, hospital
director. Standing are: Edward Morabito, assistant chief, personnel; Stephen Loechner,
Local 2440 vice president; Raymond ttoylan, chief shop steward; Miss Marion Irvine,
chief, dietetic service; Edward Turner, assistant chief, housekeeping; .Tames Riner,
chief, engineering; and Robert Mcllvain, shop steward, dietetic service.
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San Diego Local Marks 50th Anniversary
Officers of Local 1296, from left to right: John Ford, trustee; Henry Kuehn, warden;
Leone Palmer, trustee; George Benton, vice president; Andrew Andersen, president;
Luis Adams, recording secretary; C. F. Lindebrekke, financial secretary; Roy Lundeen,
trustee and George Murrell, conductor.
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At the upper table: Civic leaders, labor leaders and their wives. At the lower table:
Local 1296's officers and wives. Mrs. Frances Mueller, secretary of Local 1296, is
seated in the middle in front of speakers' platform. She has been with this union
more than 21 years.
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.— On September
10, 1966, Carpenters' Local 1296 cele-
brated it's 50th anniversary with a dinner-
dance held in the new Community Con-
course of San Diego. The occasion also
AFL-CIO Calls For
Situs Picketing Law
"Full and complete support" of the
AFL-CIO for situs picketing legislation
in the 90th Congress has been pledged
by the AFL-CIO Executive Council.
A statement adopted at the Council's
mid-winter meeting declared: "We call
upon the 90th Congress to rectify this
unfortunate failure of the 89th Congress
to act on this much needed meritorious
legislation. We urge the House Commit-
tee on Education and Labor to hold hear-
ings and report the Bill promptly."
The present Bill is HR 100, introduced
by Rep. Frank Thompson (D.-N.J.). It
implements recommendations by four
Presidents: Truman, Eisenhower, Ken-
nedy and Johnson.
was used to honor the 50-year members
and the 25-year members of the local
union. The union was able to honor three
50-year members and one hundred-thirty
seven 25-year members.
Wrong Age for the Ladies
In our March issue we reported that
the Ladies Auxiliary No. 170 of San
Diego, Calif., had celebrated its 40th
decade! It should have been 4th decade
(40 years) and the 40th anniversary. Our
apologies to the members of Auxiliary
No. 170.
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Labor Leader Becomes Ambassador
John F. Henning, former U. S. Undersecretary of Labor and a leader In the
American labor movement for many years, shown at right above, is sworn
in as U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand. Among the onlookers at State De-
partment ceremonies were General Treasurer Peter Terzick and AFL-CIO
President George Meany at left.
The recent appointment of Under-
secretary of Labor John F. Henning
as U. S. Ambassador to New Zealand
was a noteworthy event for American
labor. It marked the second time in
history that a U. S. labor leader has
been named to a high diplomatic post.
Ambassador Henning was a guest
speaker at the Brotherhood's 30th
General Convention in Kansas City,
last year. Delegates will remember
his strong statements on behalf of
progressive labor legislation.
Henning is succeeded in the Labor
Department by James J. Reynolds,
who moved up from Assistant Secre-
tary. The post left vacant by that
move has since been filled with the
appointment of Thomas R. Donahue
of the Building Service Employees.
Brotherhood Lauded In Maritime
85 YEARS OF BUILDING
11
THE BROTHERHOOD was featured in an article entitled. *'85 Years of Building."
in the February issue of MARITIME, official publication of the AFL-CIO Maritime
Trades Department. The article was first in a series about MTD affiliates.
APRIL, 1967
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Mario P. Russo, president of the Arverne,
N.Y., Civic Council, an officer of Local
353, and delegate to the New York Dis-
trict Council, and Mrs. Russo. secretary
of the Council, attended the National
Cleanest Town Conference, February 20
and 21, in Washington, D.C., at which
time their town was presented with a
citation for its Clean-up Campaign for
1966. Brother Russo accepts the citation
at left in the picture above.
Part of the campaign called for tearing
down old unoccupied buildings that
presented safety and fire threats to the
community. It also called for the clean-
ing up of lots, stores, and the restoration
of sidewalks and curbs.
Hundreds of cities and towns through-
out the country participated in the 1966
National Cleanest Town Achievement
Award contest sponsored annually by
the conference. Winners are chosen for
their achievement in home and com-
munity beautification, prevention of
slums, improving health, etc.
FrankUn F. Regan, Chairman of the
Citizens Committee to Keep New York
Clean: Sylvester Camarro of the Arverne
Area Services Project, a unit of the
Housing and Redevelopment Board's
Bureau of Neighborhood Conservation;
and Walter Munday, Sanitation Dept.
Supt., all cooperated with the group. The
Hon. Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the
Interior made the presentation.
CRAFTSMAN OF YEAR — Glenn Engen, a
member of Local 2027, Rapid City,
South Dakota, has been chosen "Crafts-
man of the Year" by the South Dakota
Chapter of the American Institute of
Architects. Engen. 38. an employee of
the Dilly Construction Company, was
cited specifically for his carpentry work
in Surbeck Center on the campus of the
School of Mines and Technology, for his
work in remodeling Seeley's Men Store,
and his work in the Rushmore Building
in Rapid City. Engen began his trade in
1942 under the direction of his father,
who was a skilled carpenter and cabinet-
maker at Watertown, South Dakota.
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Niemeyer, Frank
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Gulik, Julius
Soderholm, William E.
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CHICAGO HEIGHTS,
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Conley, Peter
Jung, Andrew
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Holland. T. B.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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Steinfield, Fred
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PUEBLO, COLO.
Ivey, Ray
Matson, Carl
Routh, James V.
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NEW YORK, N.Y.
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Orosz, Julius
Pickman, Louis
Seidel, Karl
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NASHVILLE, TENN.
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Simpson, James Roy
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ELMIRA, N.Y.
Decker, Cortland Sr.
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Carstairs, Robert
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Deiphia, N. A.
Edwards, Ralph
Fiedler, Charles A.
Gaunt, G. A.
Granfield. Simon
Harris, Ollie
Heiller, J. W.
Hellen. Charles T.
Hopper, Harlen M.
Jorgensen, James P.
Kruse, Jack
Latal, Frank
Lee, Charles E.
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Lippert, Jess
Mclnnis, Stanley D.
Meade, Clinton C.
Montez, Matias O.
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Popper, Louis
Roberts, Benjamin M.
Rosenberger, Alvin F.
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Wiens, Lawrence A.
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SANTA ROSA, CALIF.
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PASADENA, CALIF.
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Hamill, Thomas B.
Hunter, George
Hunter, R. J.
Meador, William O.
Melovidoff. Frank
O'Neill. Jack
Parry, Thomas W.
Sparkes, John C.
Swenson, August
Van de Wettering, Garry
Valensi. Louis
Winn, Richard J.
Yaeger, Carl
Ziegler, Lowell
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MARSHALL, TEXAS
York, Claud
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NEW YORK, N.Y.
Helberg, Teddy
Mattsen, Gus
Sodestrom, Lorence
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WAKEFIELD, R.I.
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Cone, Lyle
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Camp, Luther
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Cyr, Edgar J.
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Dobson, Clarence
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Raymond, James C.
Smith, John
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Tank, John
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Sullivan, William D.
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Brousseau, Henry
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Klipstein, Edward
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Enell, Eric J.
Freeman, Harrison
Garnelt, Ray
Gove, Daniel I.
Hamilton, Eugene
Jones, Curtis L.
Jones, Robert H. II
Josephson, Elmer
Kerr, Lyle E.
Kirk, Allie L.
Kirk, Welton L.
McElhinny, Vern
Miller, Warren R.
Morgan, Charlie D.
Muschler, John
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Oberg, John
Roman, Paul
Scheld, Howard
Wheaton, Oclee
Whigham, A, N.
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N. HEMPSTEAD, N. Y.
Banks, Albert B.
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SAN PEDRO, CALIF.
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JOHNSTOWN, PA.
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CORPUS CHRISTI,
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NEW YORK, N.Y.
Alibrando, Joseph
Graff, Francis
Grewe, Henrick
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Johnson, Andrew
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Lemke, John E.
Mulvey, Harry
Petrick, Andrew
Schmadtke, Albert
Stell, Charles
L.U. NO. 1939,
CLIFTON, N.J.
DeSandre, Bartolo
L.U. NO. 2020,
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
Schoonover, R. G.
Smith, Vern
L.U. NO. 2114,
NAPA, CALIF.
Backstadder, H. H.
LaRoque, Art
Stoltz, Ed
L.U. NO. 2133,
ALBANY, ORE.
Cutts, Arthur K.
L.U. NO. 2143,
UKIAH, CALIF.
Hill, Chester A.
L.U. NO. 2151,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Browder, C. W., Sr.
L.U. NO. 2288,
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Hulstrom, Albert H .
Shubin, William
Wilson, W. O.
L.U. NO. 3066,
WEST NEWTON, PA.
Adams, Donald
Booley, Paul
Kopko, Elmer J.
Lash, William C.
Leasure, Clarence
Reed James
Wrap your fingers around the genuine leather of a Vaughan Pro-Grip^ and you'll
know at once that it's the finest hammer you've ever hefted. You'll lil<e the way the leather
soaks up sweat and absorbs vibration. Prevents blisters and looks good, too. The Pro-Grip
has that perfect balance — cuts down arm and hand fatigue, helps you drive nails accurately
and rapidly without tiring. The brightly polished Vaughan Vanadium head is forged and
triple-tempered to exactly the right hardness. It's carefully precision-ground for a
true-crowned striking face and polished like a jewel. The uniform face bevel
^JsT^:"^ . minimizes dangerous chipping and the inner-beveled claw grips nails
firmly without cutting. Only the finest white hickory goes into Pro-
Grip handles and they're compression-fitted, steel-wedged
and plastic-sealed to prevent loosening. The Vaughan
Pro-Grip is made for the professional car-
penter. Available in 13 and 16 oz. nail
and 16 oz. rip. If you really want
the best, you'll find it at
your hardware outlet.
Or he'll find it for
you. If all else fails,
you can always
,,^^ write to us.
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!/iun;h;ifft^Ai]lll/IS
QUICK-SET CLAMP
Anyone who uses clamps knows that
resetting the shaft usually takes consid-
erable time. The shaft has to be turned
again and again until it reaches the
desired position.
This is no longer necessary. For the
new Quick-Set Clamp, made by Wing
Products Company of Tempe, Arizona,
has a grip on the shaft that can be re-
leased by pressing a trigger. The shaft
then can be instantly moved, without
turning, to the new position and locked
into place. The whole operation takes
about one tenth of the time required
for conventional clamps.
Wing Quick-Set Clamps are made by
Wing Products Company, 805 Farmer
Avenue, Tempe, Arizona, the manufac-
turer of Wing Router Templates and
Wing Molding Jigs.
TEFLON-COATED SAWS
Pittsburgh — The world's first line of
Teflon-coated, steel-blue colored hand and
pruning saws has been unveiled by the
Hardware and Industrial Products Divi-
sion, H. K. Porter Company, Inc.
The Division has had the products
under development since early 1966 and
was finally able to move into full produc-
tion when DuPont, late in the year, per-
fected a new and harder Teflon. The new
"Teflon S" was especially developed for
saws and other industrial uses, is extreme-
ly abrasion resistant, and considerably
harder that the Teflon used for cookware.
At present, the line consists of a pro-
fessional handsaw, all-purpose handsaw,
professional single edge pruning saw,
homeowner's double edge pruning saw,
folding saw, orchard pruning saw, and a
combination kit consisting of a handle
and two separate blades for radius type
cutting.
DECORATING BOOK
A handbook of professional decorating
ideas, featuring room designs by Ving
Smith, A.I.D., has been introduced by a
manufacturer of plastic-finished hard-
board paneling. There are 46 colorful
illustrations in the book that gives prac-
tical ideas on home improvements. To
obtain a copy of the booklet, send a post
card to Idea Handbook, Marlite Paneling,
P. O. Box 250, Dover, Ohio 44622.
MOVING ESTIMATES
Here's a handy packet that helps do-it-
yourself movers determine how much
they have to move and the most econom-
ical way of moving it by rental truck
or trailer. The packet, complete with
valuable tips and suggestions to make
moving easier, also lists the cubic footage
of the items most likely to be moved.
A 60" cloth tape measure comes with the
packet for household use. Write U-Haul,
Box 14000, Portland, Oregon.
LAYOUT LEVEL
• ACCURATE TO 1/32'^
• REACHES 100 FT.
• ONE-MAN OPERATION
Save Time, Money, do a Better Job
With This Modern Water Level
In just a few minutes you accm'ately set batters
foi slabs and footings, lay out inside floors,
ceilings, forms, fixtures, and check foundations
foi lemodeling.
HYDROLEVEL is the old reliable water
level with modern features. Toolbox size.
Durable 7" container with exclusive reser-
voir, keeps level filled and ready. 50 ft.
clear tough 3/10" tube gives you 100 ft. of
leveling in each set-up, with
1/32 accuracy and fast one-
nian operation — outside, in-
side, around corners, over
obstructions. Anywhere you
can climb or crawl!
Why waste money on delicate *■#■*''
instruments, or lose time and ac-
curacy on makeshift leveling? Since 1950
thousands of carpenters, buildei'S, inside trades,
etc. have found that HYDROLEVEL pays for
itself quickly.
Clip this ad to your business stationery
and mail today. We will rush you a Hydro -
level with complete instructions and bill
you for only $7.95 plus postage. Or send
check or money order and we pay the post-
age. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
Ask your tool dealer to order it for you. We
allow the usual dealer discount on 3^ Doz. lots
and give return-mail service.
HYDROLEVEL
925 DeSoto, Ocean Springs, Miss. 39564
FIRST IN WATER LEVEL DESIGN SINCE 1950
an hour
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with a Zapart Saw Filer
write for details
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literature free
Your address please
mail to
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Brooklyn, N. Y. 11222
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Saves its cost in ONE day — does a
better job in half time. Each end of
Eliason Stair Gauge slides, pivots and
locks at exact length and angle for per-
fect fit on stair treads, risers, closet
shelves, etc. Lasts a lifetime.
Postpaid (cash with order) or C-O.D. d>^ c QC
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ELIASON
STAIR
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CO.
6005 Arbour
Lane
Minneapolis, Minn. 55436
POWER GUN
Opens Sewer
Instantly
THINK OF IT!
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W TO 6" DIAM.
HELPFUL FREE BOOK
HOW TO CLEAN ALL DRAINS
(Useful Advice)
Piesto — one shot of this New Pressure Gun trig-
srers a powerful impact on difficult stoppages in
pipe i4"to6" ; Rags, Grease. andRootsmeltaway
when struck bv hammer-blow in TOILETS,
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200 ft. Amazingly effective when air hits run-
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— LAKELAXD NEWS —
Jakob J. Kleinert of Local Union 997, Pottstown, Pa. arrived at the Home Feb.
L 1967.
Leo Retzel of Local Union 62, Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home Feb. 6, 1967.
Ralph W. Thompson of Local Union 1765, Orlando, Fla., arrived at the Home
Feb. 8, 1967.
H. H. Masterson of Local Union 103, Birmingham, Ala., arrived at the Home Feb.
16, 1967.
R. L. Cook of Local Union 144, Macon, Ga., arrived at the Home Feb. 17, 1967.
Simeon H. Gibson of Local Union 132, Washington, D. C, arrived at the Home
Feb. 20, 1967.
John Watt of Local Union 72, Rochester, N. Y., passed avifay Feb. 2, 1967 and
burial was at Rochester, N. Y.
John C. Johnson of Local Union 1367, Chicago, 111., passed away Feb. 15, 1967
and was buried in Chicago.
Hjalmar Gabrielson of Local Union 1, Chicago, 111., passed away Feb. 26, 1967
and burial was in Decatur, Ga.
Cecil E. Parker of Local Union 1296, San Diego, Calif., withdrew from the Home
Feb. 7, 1967.
Members Who Visited the Home during February 1967
Fred Langhein, L.U. 155, So. Plainfield, N. J.
H. R. Connor, L.U. 4, Davenport, Iowa
John llorg, L.U. 808, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Joseph Prestienne. L.U. 1050, Philadelphia, Pa.
E. R. Collier, L.U. 1438, Warren, Ohio
Archie Baker, L.U. 268, Sharon, Pa.
Harold Benson, L.U. 1128, LaGrange. 111.
Gunnar Benson, L.U. 1128, Seminole, Fla.
Chfford Gulbransen, L.U. 58, Chicago, III.
John Jacobson, L.U. 1, Chicago, 111.
Paul Engstrom, L.U. 58, Chicago, 111.
Eskel J. Lindblade, L.U. 72, Chicago, III.
Joseph Noble, L.U. 950, Lynbrook, N. Y.
Martin DeGraaf, L.U. 325, Paterson. N. J. Now living Sarasota, Fla.
W. H. Landrey, L.U. 1527, Winfield. III.
Albert K. Frantz, L.U 122, Flourtown, Pa.
George Brunte. L.U. 1584, Quebec
Walter Januzilg, L.U. 181, Chicago, III.
Gordon Cousino, L.U. 2037, Adrian, Mich,
C. M. LaBreaque, L.U. 96, Springfield, Mass.
Robert Hackenberger, L.U. 287, Harrisburg, Pa.
C. L. Richardson, L.U. 133. Terre Haute, Ind.
John Merritt, L.U. 200. Columbus. Ohio
Carl Stocklose. L.U. 141, Chicago, III.
August Gilgash, L.U. 101. Baltimore, Md.
Alva Fox, L.U. 993, Miami, Fla.
W. H. Purll, L.U. 132, Washington, D. C.
Rufus Stermon, L.U. 378, Edwardsville, III.
Joseph Mador, L.U. 950. Lynbrook, N. Y.
Karl Kischeid, L.U. 1402, Redwood, Calif.
Mrs. Frank Schultz, L.U. 627, Jacksonville, Fla.
Mrs. O. C. Spicer, L.U. 627. Jacksonville. Fla.
Mrs. P. J. Martinez, L.U. 627, Jacksonville, Fla.
Mr. L. D. Underwood, Jr., L.U. 2292, Ocala, Fla.
Charles Hunter, L.U. 3204. Live Oak, Fla.
H. E, Morris, L.U. 2024, Miami, Fla.
N. A. Johanson, L.U. 80, Chicago, 111.
A. Errikson, L.U. 80. Chicago, III. Now living Clearwater, Fla.
Willard VanHoose, L.U. 1685, Cocoa, Fla.
Roland VanHoose, L.U. 1685, Cocoa, Fla.
Harold Williams, L.U. 3843, Rushland, Pa.
Arthur Heal, L.U. 183, Peoria, 111. Now living Lake Worth. Fla.
Charles Tonkovich, L.U. 2212, Pt. Pleasant N. J.
John Preston. L.U. 98, Washington
Quinn Matson. L.U. 1456, L. I.. N. Y.
Peter Sepp, L.U. 1456. New Hyde Park, N. Y.
Ivar Johnson, L.U. 246, New York
Frank Peterson, L.U. 791, New York
Henry Magnon, L.U. 19, Detroit, Mich.
Emil Schneeberger, L.U. 1499, Kent, Ohio
Harold Shell, L.U. 242, Summit, III.
G. T. Sutton, L.U. 345, Memphis, Tenn.
Carl Stanley, L.U. 637, Hamilton, Ohio
Charlie Byers L.U. 637, Hamilton. Ohio
Stanley Chalk, L.U. 101, Baltimore, Md.
Walter Holmer. L.U. 985, Gary, Ind.
Jack Wilson L.U. 599. Hammond, Ind.
Leslie Kellogg, L.U. 1765, Orlando. Fla.
Vern DeBolt, L.U. 1654, Midland, Mich.
Continued on Page 43
42
THE CARPENTER
— LAKELAND I^^EWS, cont'd-
Carl Swanson, L.U. 199, Chicago, 111.
Otto Busch, L.U. 105, Cleveland, Ohio
Marshall Bisehoff, L.U. 1922, Midlothian, 111.
Gumar Larson, L.U. 1590, Washington, D. C.
Oscar Graybill, L.U. 287, Pa.
Edwin Mellin, L.U. 106, Des Moines, Iowa
Eskel Nelson, L.U. 58, Chicago, III.
Gus Binckie, L.U. 77, Rye, N. Y.
Leo Korda, L.U. 13, Chicago, 111.
Dave Chez, L.U. 504, Chicago, 111.
Otto Boesel, L.U. 1938, Crown Point, Ind.
Wm. H. Byers, L.U. 268, Sharon, Pa.
Christian Andersen, L.U. 188, Yonkers, N. Y.
G. R. Hopkins, L.U. 60, Melbourne, Fla.
Ed Gordon, L.U. 225, Lafayette, Ind.
Leonard Jackson, L.U. 2010, Anna, 111.
Carl Jacobsen, L.U. 1973, Hampton Bays, N. Y.
Jack Clouse, L.U. 1449, Lansing, Mich.
Karl Josephson, L.U. 87, St. Paul, Minn.
Allen Folk, L.U. 11, Cleveland, Ohio
Elias Lampi, L.U. 1204, New York
Everett Wagner, L. U. 540, Waltham, Mass.
Robert O'Hearn, L.U. 335, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Thomas Hammer, L.U. 787, Brooklyn, N. Y. Now living Port Richey, Fla.
M. Murphy, L.U. 791, Brooklyn, N. Y.
W. Stuart Moore, L.U. 706, Sullivan, Ind.
N. J. Pomanico L.U. 1550, Braintree, Mass.
Carl E. Bergquist, L.U. 58, Chicago, 111.
A. V. Elliott, L.U. 1665, Silver Spring, Md.
L. A. Saudy, L.U. 5, St. Louis, Mo.
Vincent McCann, L.U. 49, Lowell, Mass.
W. A. Johnson, L.U. 2164, San Francisco, Calif.
Edward Birtell, L.U. 813, Pa.
L. Ebner, Sr., L.U. 211, Glenfield, Pa.
Lawrence Szobo, L.U. 325, Lodi. N. J.
Michael Cafferkey, L.U. 1929, Cleveland, Ohio
Lynn Ellis, L.U. 81, Springfield, Pa.
Thomas Reinestad, L.U. 87, St. Paul, Minn.
Arthur Sons, L.U. 272, Chicago Heights. 111.
Christian Lund, L.U. 1397, Roslyn, N. Y.
Sigurd Terjesen, L.U. 1397, Port Washington L. I., N Y.
M. D. Poole, L.U. 1723, Columbus, Ga.
Earl Davis, L.U. 615, Brownsville, Pa.
F. E. Grigsby, L.U. 1320, Berlin, Pa.
Iver Swanson, L.U. 1456, Dundee, Fla.
Elton GifEord, L.U. 985, Gary, Ind.
George Herrgott, L.U. 972, Newportville, Pa.
Arthur Prokaski, L.U. 1889, Douners Grove, 111.
Howard Brackenbury, L.U. 12, Syracuse, N. Y.
George Gaskill, L.U. 432, Northfield, N. J.
John Murphy, L.U. 117, Alvany, N. Y.
Harry Western, L.U. 1067, Port Huron, Mich.
Alexander C. Scott. L.U. 414, Bay City, Mich.
Wilson Middleton, L.U. 404, Mentor, Ohio
George Lockwood L.U. 210, Stamford, Conn.
Cecil Crothers, L.U. 171, Youngstown, Ohio
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Armco Steel 29
Audel, Theodore 35
Belsaw Machinery 34
Chicago Technical College 33
Cline-Sigmon 36
Construction Cost Institute 43
Eliason Stair Gauge 42
Est wing Manufacturing 18
Foley Manufacturing 38
Hydrolevel 41
Irwin Auger Bit 37
Lee, H. D 3.5
Locksmithing Institute 37
Lufkin Rule 27
Miller Sewer Rod 42
Millers Falls Back Cover
Milwaukee Electric
Tool Inside Back Cover
Riechers, A 36
Vaughan & Bushnell 40
Zapart Saw Filer 41
You Can Be
a Highly Paid
CONSTRUCTION
COST
ESTIMATOR
If you have the ambition to become the top
man on the payroll — or if you are planning
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 schooJ 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 unroil 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-
work. Instead of giving you a thousand rea-
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.
STUDY WITHOUT OBLIGATION
You don't need to pay us one cent until you
first satisfy yourself that our course is what
you need and want. We will send you plans,
specifications, estimate sheets, material and
labor cost data, and complete instructions for
ten days study ; then if you are not convinced
that our course will advance you in the build-
'ng business, just return what we have sent
you and there is no obligation whatever. If
you decide to study our course, pay us $13.25
monthly for three months, a total of only
$39.75.
Send your name and address today — we will
do the rest.
CONSTRUCTION COST INSTITUTE
Dept. C-467— University Station
Denver, Colorado 80210
APRIL, 1967
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M. A. HUTCHESON, General President
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Labor's Rocky Road for Social Benefits
THE march of progressive social legislation in
America has traveled a rocky road over a
great many years. Every suggestion for a legis-
lative remedy to solve the problems of poverty
among the elderly, unemployment among the fit,
or inadequate education among the young con-
sistently engendered opposition from those who
speak for the business community.
The tradition has been for labor to work val-
iantly on behalf of all social legislation and for
business leaders to oppose it with all the vigor
and resources at their command.
Every piece of social legislation that eventually
wound up as law of the land got there over vigor-
ous opposition from business leaders. Social Se-
curity was going to lead to every citizen losing
his identity and being identified by a number rather
than a name. Unemployment insurance was going
to undermine the morale of the nation, because
nobody was going to be interested in working
while he could draw unemployment compensation.
National bankruptcy was going to follow the es-
tablishment of group insurance, company pen-
sions, etc.
All the while, organized labor was insisting that
these measures were good not only for union mem-
bers but for the nation as a whole. There is at least
one prominent industrialist who admits that much
of the opposition of the business community to
social legislation was ill advised.
Clarence Randall, the 76-year-old former chair-
man of the board of Inland Steel Company, ad-
mits in his book. The Folklore of Management,
that he was wrong about social progress many
times.
In his book, Mr. Randall admits that he was
firmly in management's camp, that he "almost
without exception" resisted every program of or-
ganized labor that would have benefited the in-
dividual worker. "Almost invariably," Randall
admits, "I was wrong."
"All of this revolutionary social change has come
about in my day — workmen's compensation, un-
employment compensation, social security, old age
benefits, company pensions, group insurance,
health insurance, supplementary unemployment
benefits, insured education plans, and all the rest
of our complex of social protection for the indi-
vidual," Randall wrote.
"During the last three decades," Mr. Randall
notes today, "the broadening of social benefits has
coincided with the greatest surge of industrial ex-
pansion that our country has ever known, and
with the period of our economy's most imaginative
and creative resiliency. If these new measures
were all evil, we ought to be in a complete tail-
spin right now."
A registered Republican and a onetime special
assistant to President Eisenhower on foreign eco-
nomic policy, Mr. Randall dates our greatest so-
cial and economic progress from the days of the
Roosevelt Administration and the passage of the
National Industrial Recovery Act that was de-
signed to meet the problems of serious and wide-
spread unemployment. (The NIRA was declared
unconstitutional in 1935 by the Supreme Court,
but the Wagner Act, sometimes referred to as
labor's Magna Carta, filled the breech when it
became law in July 1935.)
It takes a big man to say "I was wrong." We
would like to think that Mr. Randall is typical of
a growing number of business leaders who resist
the conformity of their fellows.
44
THE CARPENTER
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-
waukee Distributor or write for Bulletin SW-60.
MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
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Light, easy to carry.
If you always work under ideal
conditions, Shock-Proof builders
saws won't interest you very
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Let's face it. Who needs Shock-Proof double-Insulated
safety, that protects you even if normal insulation
fails? All you have to do is make sure the tool is in
perfect condition and carefully connected to a three-
wire outlet, that you have a safety program that every-
one (including you) always follows. All this Is if
you're indoors. If you're working outdoors . . .
You still might be interested in Millers Falls (>yi" ,
IVi" and 8V4" saws, though. To make them safe, we
had to make them better.
So we did.
With a Stall-Proof Drive so if you hit a knot or bind
the blade the motor won't stall and cause serious over-
load. And you won't get a violent kick-back.
With a Free-Swing Safety Guard for smooth blade
entry on angle cuts and easy, instant retraction.
With a See-Through Guard so the blade is never
exposed beyond the point of safety. And you get a
clear view of the blade and cutting line.
With a High Temperature Protected Motor to prevent
burnout under overload conditions.
With a Lexan® Sawdust Chute to keep cutting line
clear, throw sawdust away from you and your work.
And . . . the Millers Falls Lifetime Guarantee. It's a
100% repair guarantee extended to the original user.
Millers Falls will repair, free of charge, any tool that
fails for any reason other than abuse or normal wear,
provided the tool is retiuned to Millers Falls, Green-
field, Massachusetts.
Millers Falls
( Publication of the
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
^HIS
FOUNDED 1881
MAY, 1967
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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. 20001
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 Tep.zick
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Charles Johnson, Jr.
Ill E. 22nd St., New York, N. Y. 10010
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
2 Prospect Place, Springfield, New Jersey
07081
Third District, Cecil Shuey
Route 3, Monticello, Indiana 47960
Fourth District, Henry W. Chandler
1684 Stanton Rd., S. W., Atlanta, Ga.
30311
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
18 Norbert Place, St. Paul, Minn. 55116
Sixth District, James O. Mack
5740 Lydia, Kansas City, Mo. 64110
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
American Bank Building
621 S.W. Morrison St., Room 937
Portland, Oregon 97205
Eighth District, Charles E. Nichols
53 Moonlit Circle, Sacramento, Calif.
95831
Ninth District, William Stefanovitch
1697 Glendale Avenue, Windsor, 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, 1967
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peler Terzick. Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
New Covered Bridge Recalls America's Past . . .
. . . Ralph and Anrve Hinds 2
Today I Became An Apprentice Peter Terzick 7
Navy' Seabees Celebrate 25 Years of 'Can Do' Service .... 8
Building Trades Testify on City Problems 10
General Officers Sworn Into Office 12
The Referee Is a Buzz Saw 14
Brotherhood to Exhibit at Union Industries Show 15
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 6
Editorials 13
Plane Gossip 17
Canadian Report 18
Home Study Course, Advanced Blueprint Reading, Unit I ... 20
Outdoor Meanderings Fred O. Goetz 22
We Congratulate 25
Local Union News 27
What's New in Apprenticeship and Training 30
Service to the Brotherhood 32
In Memoriam 36
Lakeland News 38
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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THE COVER
Carpenters, using the old-time slick
and adze, and some nearly forgotten
skills, have restored the historic Shim-
anek Covered Bridge across Thomas
Creek, near Scoi, Oregon. For mem-
bers of several Oregon locals, the
restoration was a work of keen ex-
citement as evidenced by the pictures
on our cover and on the pages which
follow. In the past they had torn
down many old covered wooden
bridges, replacing them with concrete
and steel spans considered more fitting
in today's hurried, efficiency-conscious
world, but the Shimanek Bridge was
their first opportunity to build a new
wooden structure similar to the one
torn down.
The faded red bridge, built in 1921,
was the third or fourth on that spot.
A windstorm on Columbus Day, 1962,
lapped off most of the roof shingles
and the siding, leaving the bridge un-
safe for the rural traffic it had served
well over the years. The Linn County
Court, the governing body of the area,
after consideration of the alternatives,
decided last year that a new covered
bridge was the most appropriate to
the site. The increased interest by
Americans in covered bridges draws
many visitors to the Willamette Valley
of Oregon each year.
The entire project took only two
and a half months from the start of
demolition imtil the new bridge shown
at the lower right on our front cover
was ready for traffic.
A worker's view down the center of the new bridge, show-
ing the size of the timbers used in the restoration project
at Shinianek.
A skilled, gloved hand applies a
nut to a big tie rod.
local did the on-site work. They as-
sembled the stringers on which the
decking would rest, assembled and
erected the huge trusses, and tied the
top together with the lateral bracing
to complete the bridge's skeleton.
Board and batten siding and a roof
of red cedar shingles covered the
framework, and weatherboarding was
added to each end to protect the
trusses. Six gothic windows on each
side, louvered to keep out the rain,
allowed much-needed light to illumi-
nate the interior of the long bridge.
Asphalt paving, a modern necessity,
covered the decking. Although far
more practical than the loose crossways
planking so familiar on older bridges,
the paving eliminated the nostalgic
thump, thump which set the entire
structure to vibrating rhythmically
each time a car rattled through.
From the start of demolition until
the new bridge was ready for traffic
the job took only two and a half
months. Early in March, the school
bus was able to shorten its route by
several miles by crossing the new
structure.
Members of the Shimanek family,
for whom the bridge was named, were
honored guests at the dedication cere-
monies in May. A large crowd heard
Thomas Vaughan, Executive Director
of the Oregon Historical Society, re-
count the history of covered bridges
in his dedicatory address.
The first covered bridge whose exist-
ence was recorded in history was built
across the Euphrates River in Babylon
nearly 800 years before Christ. The
oldest still-standing covered bridges in
Europe — in Austria and Switzerland —
date from before 1300. The covered
bridge was not, surprisingly, a part of
America's earliest history. Timothy
Palmer, a shipwright's apprentice
turned bridge-builder, first roofed over
a triple span across the Schuylkill
River at Philadelphia in 1804.
On the West Coast, where once
more than a thousand of these pic-
turesque structures dotted the land-
scape, the present count is fewer than
90, of which the great majority are
in Oregon. The first covered bridge
in that state was built at Oregon City
in 1851.
The 1940s saw what seemed to be
the end of an era in Oregon bridge
building when the carpenter, con-
structing wooden barns over rivers,
was replaced by the steelworker and
piledriver, who built efficient and un-
obtrusive concrete and steel spans
where modern highways crossed
streams. Of the two covered bridges
built during the 1950s in Oregon, one
— the Dodge Slough bridge across the
Willamette near Monroe — has already
been replaced by a no-nonsense mod-
ern span.
The other, a private bridge leading
to Milo Academy across the South
Umpqua River, replaced an aged cov-
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Below: A stack of the big chords at the bridge site.
Partly-assembled diagonal bracing.
Below: A closeup view of lower chord splice.
At Left: Merle Nelson of Local 2133,
Albany, Oregon, drills bolt holes.
Below: Yard Superintendent Jack Brindle
instructs Bruce Kaasa on moving timbers
for lower chords.
ered structure. The new bridge was
built as an open, steel-beamed span,
but protests from the community,
which felt that only a covered bridge
looked right there, led to covering it
with board and batten siding, making
it perhaps the only wooden-housed
steel span in the country.
As the number of covered bridges
declines, interest increases across the
country in those which remain. The
National Society for the Preservation
of Covered Bridges. Inc., headquar-
tered in Boston, Mass., and other
covered bridge groups and historical
societies are becoming increasingly
concerned with the preservation and
rehabilitation of these picture-postcard
remnants of a more leisurely era. Many
of the no longer used spans have been
bypassed and preserved; some have
been beautified by the development of
parks and picnic areas nearby.
In this climate of awareness of the
significance of the covered bridge in
MAY, 1967
our historical heritage, it is not sur-
prising that the building of the new
Shimanek bridge generated interest in
far-flung parts of the land, and that
local people who had formerly paid
little heed to the gradual disappear-
ance of the familiar structures became
interested in their history and their
preservation.
The earliest covered bridges in the
United States were complicated, pon-
derous structures, difficult to assemble
and so heavy they could scarcely hold
up their own weight. Ithiel Town, a
New Haven architect, designed the
Town lattice truss in 1820 to simplify
bridge construction. In 1840 William
Howe, brother of Elias Howe of sew-
ing machine fame, invented the Howe
truss.
Use of the tie rod and turnbuckle
have made the Howe truss a standard
of covered bridge design ever since.
In addition to its simplicity and
Continued on Page 15
Washington ROUNDUP
MORE HEAD COUNTS?— Senators from fast-growing California and Florida joined
today in calling for a national census every five years instead of 10 years. The
effort was renewed when Senators George A. Sraathers of Florida and Thomas H.
Kuchel, California, joined in sponsoring a bill to authorize the census at more
frequent intervals. In a joint statement, the two Senators said it was estimated
that the United States had gained more than 16 million people since the last
census was taken in 1960. During the same period, they said, there had been vast
shifts of population from one part of the country to another.
CALL FOR NURSES— The American Nurses Association will get a $50,000 grant from the
Manpower Administration to recruit inactive nurses back to their profession.
A target of 10,000 trainees in refresher courses for nurses has been set for
the next 12 months.
INDEBTEDNESS DROP— Consumers added only $216 million to their installment debt in
February — the smallest increase in five years— the Federal Reserve Board reported
last month. The slim gain reflected a continuing slump in car sales, the Board
said. But installment loans for other durable goods and personal loans were
strong, the Board added.
OLDER WORKERS CUT OUT-The AFL-CIO has charged, before a Senate labor subcom-
mittee, that discrimination by employers against older Americans has closed one-
fourth of all job openings to workers over 45 and one-half of all job openings
to those past 55 years. AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller
supported legislation that would prohibit discrimination because of age in
employment. The bill now before the subcommittee would add to legislation which
already makes it illegal for employers to discriminate because of color and sex.
THE CRACKPOTS of the right wither away without the spotlight of publicity.
This was proved some years back when the pro-fascist Gerald L. K. Smith announced
he would invade St. Louis and hold a huge mass rally to spread his hate-
propaganda. But the newspapers refused to cooperate; in fact, they completely
ignored the rabble-rouser. Result: eight people turned up at the "mass rally."
Recently George Lincoln Rockwell's American Nazi Party sought a Congressional
investigation of his brown-shirted outfit in order to use it as a sounding board
and publicity forum for his Hitlerian rantings and anti-Semitism. But Congres-
sional committee after committee refused to be suckered into Rockwell's game.
Disgusted, Fuehrer Rockwell announced he was quitting the Washington, D.C. area,
packed up his stormtroopers (who reportedly never numbered more than 100)
and goosestepped off to set up new headquarters in Texas.
CONSTRUCTION spending rose in March for the fifth month in a row, despite a
slight decline in homebuilding outlays, the Commerce Department reported
last month.
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Today I Became an Apprentice
Today I became an apprentice.
Today I set my feet on a road that begins at the pyramids and
stretches beyond the stars to the outer reaches of man's imagination.
Today I walked with men whose credentials are craftsmanship and
whose identity is rooted in know-how.
The span of my day was endless, and the tools in my hand were awkward.
The tool that was meant to glide chattered and balked.
The part that was made to fit refused to conform.
The gauge I relied on played me false.
My fingers were thumbs, and my thumbs were stumps.
My day was filled with frustration, but my eyes were fixed on tomorrow.
Then the calluses from today's balky tool will become a caress.
Then the gauge will no longer speak with a forked tongue.
Then hand, eye, and brain will work together with the precision
God endowed his humblest servant Avith.
Then I will be a craftsman.
Then I will take my place in a challenging world, ready and willing
to build, to grow, and to create a better tomorrow.
Today I became an apprentice, and I am content.
By PETER TERZICK, General Treasurer, United BrotherJiood of Carpenters
During World War 11, the six-montlis-old Seabees followed the Marines ashore after
their landing at Guadalcanal in August 1942 — to begin conversion of a muddy
Japanese landing strip into an all-weather airfield capable of supporting anything
from fighter aircraft to B-17s, in spite of constant shelling by the enemy.
Navy's Seabees Celebra
Established in the spring
of 1942, the famed
Mobile Construction
Battalions are today
knee-deep in the action
in South Vietnam
■ Now a highly respectable 25 years
of age, Uncle Sam's indomitable
Navy Seabees — like the Minute Men
of Concord 1 67 years before them —
organized themselves during a time
of great peril to accomplish what
may have seemed to some people at
the time like an almost complete
impossibility.
Formed at the beginning of World
War II to meet the sudden emer-
gency, the Seabees were composed
mostly of patriotic construction men
(including thousands of carpenters)
• — many of whom were over draft
age. They spurned high wartime
wages to volunteer themselves and
their skills to build anything, any-
where, at any time.
Today's Seabees, conducting
themselves in the same World War
II "Can Do" tradition, are again
earning an honored place in the
fighting men's Hall of Fame. In
Vietnam, they are building by day
and are guarding camp perimeters
at night. Their accomplishments in-
clude "instant" airfields, hospitals,
bridges, roads, port facilities, and
troop housing.
Today there are seven Mobile
Construction Battalions and part of
an Amphibious Construction Bat-
talion in Vietnam. They and units
they have relieved have already
proved their mettle as combination
builders-fighters. MCB-9, for ex-
ample, wall be remembered in history
for having withstood two heavy mor-
tar shellings and a ground assault
at DaNang, yet it still completed a
nearly-destroyed hospital project
ahead of schedule.
At another South Vietnam base — •
at remote Dong Xoai — nine mem-
bers of a Seabee team helped a small
U. S. Special Forces unit as waves
of screaming Viet Cong infantrymen
tried to overrun the small outpost.
Two Seabees died and the seven
survivors were all wounded, but the
outpost held.
Thanks to 25 years of cumulative
experience, it goes without saying
that today's Seabee is younger and
more militarily knowledgeable than
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An often unsung aspect of the Seabees' service in today's war is training South Vietnamese construction workers in modern-day
building procedures and techniques. At the left above, a Vietnamese trainee is operating a TD-9 bulldozer preparing the site for
a new market place for the village of Cam Giang. At the right, newly-enlisted Seabee carpenters go through a thorough orientation
program which includes overseas-type building and maintenance work under conditions far less favorable than these.
5 Years of 'Can Do' Service
Rehabilitation of citizens' every-day living facilities — such as
this village well — is also an important part of the MCB's
war-zone assignment.
his World War II counterpart. He
is trained in latest construction skills
and military techniques at Seabee
training centers.
Through their relatively short but
proud history, the Seabees have done
such things as become "airborne,"
have met crises in Korea, Cuba, and
the Dominican Republic, have
helped underdeveloped nations
through people-to-people Seabee
Team visits, and have added lustre
to their exploits by building scien-
tific outposts in the Antarctic.
At the bottom of the world — at
McMurdo Sound, 830 miles from
the South Pole — the Seabees are
operating a nuclear power/desalina-
tion plant which produces electricity
and converts salt water to fresh water
for use by the men and the equip-
ment at the base.
An average Naval Mobile Con-
struction Battalion is composed of
many men with many talents and
many years of experience, including
the following:
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MAY, 1967
Building and Construction
Trades leaders testify, from
left: Frank Bonadio, Secretary-
Treasurer of BCTD; Laborers
Secretary-Treasurer Peter
Fosco; Electrical Workers
President Gordon Freeman;
BCID President C. J. Hag-
gerty; Plumbers and Pipefitters
President Peter Scboemann;
and Carpenters and Joiners
President Maurice Hutcheson.
BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE
Role Of Building Trades Unions
In Rebuilding Our Cities Aired
THE ROLE of the building trades
unions in rehabilitating the slums
of America was analyzed in depth
before the U.S. Senate subcommit-
tee probing the problems of our
cities, last month.
Chief spokesman for the unions
was C. J. Haggerty, president of the
AFL-CIO Building and Construction
Trades Department.
He was accompanied by six mem-
bers of the BCTD executive council
— Brotherhood President Maurice
Hutcheson, IBEW President Gordon
Freeman, Plumbers and Pipefitters
President Peter Schoemann, Operat-
ing Engineers President Hunter P.
Wharton, Laborers Secretary-Treas-
urer Peter Fosco, and Frank Bona-
dio, secretary-treasurer of BCTD.
Senator Abraham Ribicoff (D.,
Conn.), chairman of the subcommit-
tee, opened the hearings with the
statement that "we have invited some
builders and some philosophers of
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the American city to discuss specifics
with us — to discuss the kinds of hard
problems we ought to be thinking
about and to discuss the manner in
which we ought to approach .them.
"We are here as construction men,
not as social engineers," Haggerty
told the subcommittee. "We recog-
nize the tremendous problem facing
us if we are to rebuild, rehabilitate
and rejuvenate our urban areas — our
great metropolitan centers."
First he said he wanted to set the
record straight on several points.
One was on the contention that the
building trades have resisted material
changes in construction.
"We have readily accepted and
adapted to hundreds of changes
made by material manufacturers, in-
novators, architects, engineers and
have never hesitated to put these in
place," he declared.
"Your best and cheapest rehabili-
tation work now going on contains
General President
Hutcheson and
First General Vice
President Finlay
Allan with Senator
Ribicoff during
a lull in the sub-
committee hearing.
many of these new materials. Al-
most every new building — residen-
tial or commercial — now going up,
has new materials and new applica-
tions in the specifications. We know
these must be used in the job we
have ahead of us — in rehabilitation,
new housing and commercial — to
rebuild our cities."
Haggerty also took issue with
those who claimed that the building
trades have not gone along with or
conducted research.
He called the charge "fantastic"
and cited the costly study being con-
ducted by the Battelle Memorial In-
stitute "to determine where and
what is the present and future of
prefabrication, the use of new mate-
rials, new methods and new tech-
niques and tools" in the industry.
Other work in the research field was
discussed, too.
"On the matter of (building)
codes," Haggerty said, "we have not
and will not resist code changes
where it will expedite construction,
except where it will reduce safety
or where it will lower values or de-
stroy specifications designed for the
protection of the owner and the
members of the community."
The union leader stressed positive
suggestions for rehabilitating our
slums.
One was a public policy of in-
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creasing compensation for those who
live in slums. "Put more income
into the hands of slum families,"
he said, "and they will be in a posi-
tion to afford improved housing."
Also, Haggerty said, "dreams of
new technology will not produce
rehabilitation and renewal as effec-
tively as providing clear incentives
to builders and contractors. They
will, in turn, develop practical tech-
nology and highly efficient proce-
dures to do the work."
"Are there," Senator Ribicoff
asked Haggerty, "enough skilled
people to do the job?"
"If the program is planned as to
time and place and the new tech-
niques we know added, we could
supply the skilled personnel," was
the reply.
Stefanovitch, New 9th
District Board Member
William Stefanovitch
Newest and one of the youngest mem-
bers of the General Executive Board is
Ninth District Board Member Wilham
Stefanovitch of Windsor, Ontario, who re-
placed Andrew V. Cooper upon his re-
tirement last month.
Brother Stefanovitch brings to his new
International post two decades of service
in the Brotherhood. He became an ap-
prentice to Local 494 in February, 1947,
and shortly thereafter began taking an
active role in local union and Canadian
labor affairs.
In 1957 the General President appoint-
ed him to the regional organizing office
in Toronto. He traveled in Quebec, Lab-
rador, and Ontario on behalf of the
Brotherhood. In 1953 he had been elected
a vice president of the Ontario Provincial
Council of Carpenters. He was appointed
to the Canadian Labour Congress Man-
power Committee several years ago and
is still a member of that body.
Early in 1966 he was elected secretary
of the General President's Committee in
Canada for Plant Contract Maintenance.
Last year, the 30th General Convention
also elected him as Ninth District Board
Member.
He is married and the father of two
boys, 13 and 16.
MAY, 1967
Amazing Facts About Cities
IF you're a city slicker, you have
more company than you may
realize; 63 percent of the entire popu-
lation of the U.S. lives in the 212
metropolitan areas with populations
of 50.000 or more.
New York City has the largest
population — 7,891,957 in 1960— and
combined with Jersey City and New-
ark, N.J., it makes up the world's
largest metropolitan census area with
a population of 14,750,429 according
to the 1960 census.
While New York has the largest
population. Los Angeles is the most
spread out with a land area of over
450 square miles.
The highest state capital is Denver,
Colorado, "The Mile High City,"
where the altitude on the steps of the
capital building is exactly 5,280 feet!
Juneau, Alaska, has the distinction
of being the northern-most capital
and the coldest city in the U.S., with
an average annual temperature of
40.1 °F.
The city with the biggest building
boom is Los Angeles, which put up a
record 141,526 housing units alone
in 1963.
The growth rates of large cities
such as New York and Los Angeles
over the past decade can't compare,
however, to a much smaller city which
takes the honors for being the fastest
growing. Warren, Michigan, jumped
from 727 people in 1950 to 89,246 a
decade later — an increase of 12,175.9
per cent!
While New York has the largest
population in the United States, it's
dwarfed by Tokyo, which was the first
city to officially pass the 10 million
mark in 1962. In 1964, an off-the-
record estimate put the population of
Shanghai at 10,700.000.
While some cities are famous for
their size, others are equally famous
for other superlatives. The highest cap-
ital in the world, before the conquest
by China, was Lhasa in Tibet with an
elevation of 12.087 feet above sea
level. Jericho, now called Ariha, in
Jordan, is the oldest known walled
town: it may have been inhabited as
early as 7800 B.C. The world's oldest
capital city, Damascus. Syria, has
been continuously inhabited since
2000 B.C.
Many cities around the world at-
tract visitors to see their architectural
marvels of bygone days. Such struc-
tures as the Taj Mahal, Chartres Ca-
thedral and the Egyptian pyramids
have withstood the test of time and
continue to inspire modern architects.
Unfortunately, most cities, here and
abroad, sprang up willy-nilly. But
such American cities as Buffalo, De-
troit and Washington, D.C. benefitted
from early planning.
Also known as "The City of Mag-
nificent Distances," Washington is fa-
mous for its wide avenues and scenic
vistas. Constructed on the site ap-
proved for the new capital by Presi-
dent Washington, the city was de-
signed by a French engineer who had
fought in the American Revolution,
Pierre Charles L'Enfant.
Many other cities have become
equally well-known by their nick-
names. While you may know Paris
as "The City of Light," can you guess
which is the "City of Saints" . . . the
"City of Bells" . . . "The City of the
Three Kings?"
Montreal, the capital of the Cana-
dian province of Quebec, is often
called the "City of Saints," because
so many of the streets there are
named after saints. Strasbourg, in
northern France, is sometimes refer-
red to as the "City of Bells." "The
City of the Three Kings" is Cologne,
Germany, which is reputed to be the
burial place of the Magi.
Rome is known as "The City of
the Seven Hills." and "The Eternal
City." It was said that Agrippa, dur-
ing the reign of Augustus, converted
it "from a city of brick huts to one
of marble palaces." Agrippa would
probably be amazed at how much
more rapidly his marble palaces would
go up today if they were being built
with the modern conveniences of thin
marble slabs.
Today, the modern Stone Age is
reaching into every city regardless
of its size. Sights to delight even the
most blase Sidewalk Superintendent
are all around you, and no matter
what city you call home, you can be
pretty sure that the big build-up will
reach greater heights.
General Officers and District Board Members line platform as Farmer First General Vice President Stevenson administers oath.
GENERAL OFFICERS
and
DISTRICT
BOARD MEMBERS
SWORN INTO
OFFICE
in
SOLEMN
CEREMONY
TN A TRADITIONAL and solemn ceremony, Sat-
-■- urday, April 1, in the auditorium of the General
Headquarters Building in Washington, D.C., the
General Officers and District Board Members of the
Brotherhood were sworn in for an ensuing four-year
term.
A quiet gathering of families and friends watched
with members of the official staff as Former First
General Vice President John R. Stevenson installed
the new slate of Brotherhood leaders. Before leading
the men in the oath of office, Brother Stevenson spoke
briefly to the audience, recalling some of the difficult
periods in the Brotherhood's history. He emphasized
the strong obligation borne by each General Officer
and District Board Member about to take on renewed
duties in the organization.
There were other words and thoughts of the past,
as Andrew V. Cooper of the Ninth District officially
retired from the Board, to be succeeded by William
Stefanovitch of Windsor, Ontario. Brother Cooper
was presented with a lifetime gold membership card
in a brief ceremony.
As the ceremonies drew to a close. General Presi-
dent Maurice Hutcheson spoke briefly on behalf of
the entire board, thanking those in attendance and
expressing the hope that the Brotherhood will continue
to maintain the fine spirit and progressive actions of
the 30th General Convention, which elected the offi-
cers just installed.
The installation ceremonies came at the conclusion
of a week of work by the Brotherhood's General
Executive Board.
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EDITORIALS
^Long-Standing Injustice
American labor and the Administration have called
upon Congress once more to restore the right of peace-
ful picketing at job sites to building trades unions.
For 16 years members of building and construction
trades unions have suffered the long-standing injustice
of being denied the right to picket certain contractors,
subcontractors and employers at the job site because
it is claimed that such action violates the Taft-Hartley
ban on "secondary boycotts."
A bill introduced by Congressman Frank Thompson
of New Jersey would rectify the situation. It failed
passage in the last Congress because of time lags and
political maneuverings.
This time, it comes back with much stronger sup-
port. The metal trades, the railroad brotherhoods,
and many other groups have called for passage of Rep.
Thompson's bill.
Let's get behind the drive for enactment this time
with letters to Congressmen urging passage in this
session.
^R ContractOBf's Bequest
Edmund Prentis was one of the most sucessful con-
tractors in the New York City area. The General Con-
tractors Association Bulletin stated that his firm — •
Spencer, White & Prentis — was "known throughout
the world for its particular skills in the realm of
heavy construction engineering."
He was active in subway construction and mining
operations. He was co-inventor of the pretest system
of underpinning and piledriving and was instrumental
in developing the theory of streamhning coffer dams.
In spite of his lofty professional position, Edmund
Prentis never forgot that it was skilled craftsmen fur-
ther down the ladder who made his firm's achievements
possible.
When he died last March 12 at the age of 83, the
last surviving member of his firm, it was learned that
he had bequeathed $2500 to Local Union 1456 of
New York City with the request that this sum be used
to aid the sick and disabled members of the local
union. He was himself a card-carrying member of the
union and proud of his labor background.
Mr. Prentis's will stated that he left the funds to
Local 1456 "in view of the pleasant relations which
my associates and I have had over many years with
this trade union local."
This may be the first such bequest ever received by
a local union of the Brotherhood from an employer-
contractor.
We join with the Piledrivers, Bridge and Dock Car-
penters, the Shorers and Underpinners of New York
City in acknowledging with thanks this unusual be-
quest. May there be more Edmund Prentises in the
world of heavy construction, with their ideals high
and their sentiments firmly on the ground.
^Take tlte BriveFS Test
On the inside back cover of this issue of The Car-
penter you'll find a form for recorduig your answers
to the 1967 National Drivers Test to be televised this
month. We hope you'll keep it handy and take the
test.
Street and highway safety is of growing concern to
Americans, as they race down turnpikes and thorough-
fares to and from work each day. The chart below
will indicate why. Motor vehicle deaths form the
largest percentage of overall accidental deaths. You
can make Memorial Day and every other holiday a
safe time for driving by learning the rules of safety and
making them a part of your driving habit.
nKidental Deaths in the
United States in 19BB
Total Accidents ^^^HH
DEHTHS (nil [auses]
Motor Vehicle
Deaths
1100% (112^000)
1 47% (52,500)
I Source: National Safety Cotfncif
MAY, 1967
13
THE REFEREE
is 3
BUZZ SAW
'I wouldn't have your job for a
million bucks/ people assure this
Philadelphia carpenter, vfho tells
Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell
ivfien to jump.
TN A RECENT syndicated story. United Press Tn-
■*■ ternational said that Joe Gushue tames Giants with
a whistle.
This is indeed true. Acting in his capacity as a
bigtime professional basketball referee, Joe Gushue
keeps peace among tall warriors of the cage like 7-
foot, one-inch Wilt Chamberlain and 6-foot, eleven
Bill Russell . . . simply by blowing a shrill blast on
his regulation whistle.
Part of the year Gushue is a union carpenter, ply-
ing his trade like any other member of the Brother-
hood. But from September to April he becomes one
of 11 vagabonds who travel the coast-to-coast circuit,
making the decisions in the big games. The wife and
three children have to stay behind as Referee Gushue
takes on his winter job (which pays, incidentally, from
$50 to $120 a game, according to seniority).
"A lot of times in my travels," the 32-year-old Phila-
delphian said, "I'll get on the plane and happen to
start a conversation. They ask what I do and I have
to say, 'Well, I'm a National Basketball Association
referee.' "
"Then," he laughed, "they say, 'I wouldn't have
your job for a million bucks.' "
Gushue, in his fifth year in the NBA, said "traveling
is the hardest part of the job."
"We travel so much and work in so many cities on
consecutive nights," he said. "Every game you have
to get yourself up. You can't let it become dull. Every
night you have to give 100 per cent.
"We run an average of about seven and a half miles
a night, believe it or not — four or five nights a week,"
he said. "We have to be in just about as good shape
or better than the players. We don't have any subs."
Gushue, who played independent and service bas-
ketball, said a referee cannot afford to have "rabbit
ears."
"There's so much judgment, so many judgment
plays," he said. "You've got to make up your mind
as soon as the whistle blows what way you're going."
His philosophy is to "let the booing go in one ear
and out the other."
"You can't let it bother you," he said. "Most of
That's .loe Gushue watching the action in his striped shirt.
the cities are rooting for the home team and every-
where you go it's the same. As long as you have judg-
ment calls — and 85 or 90 percent are — the ref will
always be what he is now — on the spot."
But Gushue, one of the popular NBA referees,
quickly added, "these guys (fans) are paying to see
the game and they have a right to boo or jeer."
A dwarf in a rugged world of Goliath-like athletes,
Gushue has broken up his share of fights in the NBA.
"Most of the time our players don't want to fight,
but it's just a matter of saving face," he said. "When
two players get into a scuffle, it's not a matter of want-
ing to hurt each other. But one player can't back down
or he will get the tag in the league of being easy."
Gushue said the man with the whistle is boss, "but
his word is often disputed."
"You have to have a certain personality to work
in this league," he said. "Some nights the players
won't say anything, other nights they gripe. Traveling
makes the difference."
Gushue said a player protests mainly "because he
is embarrassed he did wrong and wants to put the onus
on the referee — or what we say, tries to put the
monkey on your back."
"If these guys know you're not sure on the call,"
he said, "the bigger the beef you're going to get.
You've got to say right away whether it's a block or
a charge, goal tending or not goal tending — the two
hardest calls."
There's no doubt about Gushue's love for the game.
He refereed playground games before entering the
NBA, and returns to the playgrounds in the summer.
14
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Covered Bridge
Continued from Page 5
strength, it has the added advantage
that it can be tightened up, or tuned
to take up the slack caused by aging.
The search for those nostalgic relics
of a more leisurely past — most of them
hidden away on winding back roads
— leads through magnificent country
of ever-changing aspect: along the
rugged shores of the Pacific, over the
heavily-timbered Coast Range, through
the rural reaches of the lush Willamette
Valley and up into the wilderness of
the high Cascades, famed as fishing,
hunting and skiing country.
Covered bridge country has a rural
charm missed by the hurrying freeway
traveler. For only on the back roads
have these wooden spans survived. The
traveler who stops at a crossroads store
to ask directions (most covered bridges
aren't easy to find) may find himself
back at the turn of the century, amid
a stock of kerosene lamps, wood-burn-
ing stoves, and cast-iron kettles. There
may still be an old gas pump in front
of the store.
Everyone has his own idea of how
a covered bridge should look. Styles
have changed over the years, so it is
possible to date the bridges with some
accuracy from the appearance of the
portals, the style of windows, and
possibly from the decking. A bridge
may be a long, dark, dusty tunnel
which rattles and thumps to the rhythm
of passing cars or it may be an open-
sided structure which gives a view of
the stream it crosses. Colors, too,
vary from the silvery sheen of long-
unpainted boards to traditional barn
red or crisp gleaming white.
Although the severe floods of De-
cember 1964 damaged or destroyed
several covered bridges, their sturdi-
ness compared to modern spans proved
itself. Many covered bridges sustained
no damage in the devastating floods
and were put back into service as soon
as the flood waters receded, if, indeed,
they were closed to traffic at all.
One covered bridge which was
washed out was the state's most east-
erly one, the Belknap, high in the
Cascades near the tiny town of Rain-
bow. First plans called for replace-
ment by a modern span, but successful
completion of the Shimanek bridge
and growing interest in covered bridges
changed the plans. W. A. Palmateer,
who designed the Shimanek bridge,
drew up plans for a new, bigger and
sturdier bridge to be built a few hun-
dred yards downstream from the old
Belknap site. This bridge was com-
pleted in the fall of 1966, shortening
the school bus route by about 12 miles
and enabling residents of the south side
of the McKenzie River to reach their
homes without a long detour.
A further note of encouragement
to covered bridge buffs is the projected
construction of still another covered
bridge, the Barton Park bridge near
Glendale in southern Douglas County,
Oregon, for which plans are now on
the drawing board. It, too, will re-
place an aged covered span.
Construction of these new covered
bridges makes it seem likely that an-
other generation or two will be able
to know the feeling of delight of sud-
denly coming upon a wooden span
around a curve in the road, of walking
through its hushed interior, of savor-
ing a bit of the past; maybe even swim-
ming or fishing in its shadow before
that shadow, along with the last cov-
ered bridge, disappears.
Brotherhood to Exhibit at 1967
Union Industries Show, Phoenix
The big, annual AFL-CIO Union indus-
tries Siiow opens witii gola ceremonies
at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coli-
seum in Phoenix, Arizona, May 19, and
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America will, once again,
be a primary exhibitor.
There will be displays of craft skill
and demonstrations of shop work. Near
the Brotherhood booth will be other ex-
hibitors with all manner of displays and
prizes. It's all free, and the public is
cordially invited to attend for the six-
day duration of the exhibition.
Union members, particularly, will find
a visit to the show gratifying, for they
will see how skilled workers of other
unions carry on their daily work. It is
hoped, too, that "the man on the street"
in Arizona— a "right to work" state-
will see the advantages of labor-man-
agement cooperation and collective bar-
gaining in our American society.
We urge all members of the Brother-
hood to bring their families and friends
to the big and exciting show!
It's Branding Time in tine Great
Soutliwest. Plan Now to Attend
the big AFL-CIO
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Dear Mr. Hutcheson:
You will recall that we came to the Building and Construction
Trades Council last March to solicit your assistance and co-
operation in support of our Navy's Seabee petty officer recruit-
ment program.
The response of the Co\incil and the membership of the Carpenters
and Joiners' Brotherhood to our appeal for assistance in 'obtaining
carpenters and joiners for duty as petty officers in our Seabee
Battalions was magnificent. Without this help, we would never
have met the heavy demands for Seabees in Southeast Asia,
The men recruited from your organization are doing a fine job,
as we knew they would, and have made a significant contribution
as we strive to meet increasing requirements imposed on the
Navy by our responsibilities in Southeast Asia.
On behalf of the Navy, please accept my personal thanks and
appreciation for the timely and outstanding response of the Council
and the membership of the Carpenters and Joiners' Brotherhood.
\)-Mf^V-
-X"
RICHARD A. BEAUMONT
Deputy Under Secretary For Manpower
Mr. M, A. Hutcheson, General President
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America
101 Constitution Avenue, N,"W",
Washington,. D. C. 20005
The Navy seeks Seabee petty officers from Brotherhood ranks
NAVY'S SEABEES
Continued from Page 9
1. Officers with a minimum total
of 96 years of college education in
civil engineering, logistic support,
medical and dental training, plus
many years of practical experience
in engineering problems during pre-
vious military assignments.
2. Chiefs with 750 to 800 years
of practical experience in the fol-
lowing construction fields: (a) roads,
runways, earthmoving projects, and
heavy-equipment and automotive
operation and repair (b) wood, steel,
and construction in the building
trades; (c) water, sewage, and boiler-
system installation and maintenance,
(d) electrical construction, genera-
tors, high lines, and all other types
of electrical installation and mainte-
nance; (e) steel construction, fabri-
cation, and welding (gas and arc);
and (f) support experience, logistics,
administration, and medical train-
ing.
3. First Class Petty Officers with
an average of more than eight years
in their respective rate; Second Class
Petty Officers with an average of
more than three years' experience in
their respective rate; and Third Class
Petty Officers with a minimum of
two years' experience in their respec-
tive rate.
All this is without counting the
rest of the battalion — the younger
members who may have had experi-
ence in vocational schools or prac-
tical experience from hobbies or
summer jobs. The average Seabee
unit, in short, has over 2,000 years
of construction knowledge and ex-
perience behind every "Can Do" or
"Ingenuity" accomplishment it has
completed.
We need have no fears about get-
ting the job done — wherever destiny
takes our builders-fighters like the
Seabees. ■
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He Was Dead Wrong
Talking to a faith healer, he hap-
pened to mention that his brother was
very sick. "hHe's not sick ... he only
thinks he's sick," contradicted the
faith healer. Some time later they
met again and the "healer" said:
"Hov/'s your brother now?"
"Much worse," came the reply.
"Now he thinks he's dead!"
— S. S. Sorter, Klamath Falls, Ore.
U R THE "U" IN UNIONISM
A Phoney Story
The boss was having trouble with
the new secretary. "You've gotta learn
how to answer the 'phone!" he ex-
ploded. "Well, it seems silly," she re-
plied. "Nine times out of ten it's for
you!"
Handy Partner
Two beatniks were walking through
the swamp when one stepped off into
a quicksand bed. "Quick, man, give
me a hand!" he cried. And the other,
as his partner went under, applauded
vigorously.
— David Greene, Petaluma, Calif.
BE UNION — BUY LABEL
Dub-a-dub Flub
Electricity had reached the back-
woods and a salesman was trying to
sell a hillbilly wife a washing machine.
"What's that hole in the bottom
for?" she asked. "Why, that's to let
the water out,'" he replied. "Ah-ha!"
she cried. "I knew this thing was a
fake. It don't wash with 'lectricity
. . . you still gotta use water!"
UNION MEN WORK SAFELY
Make-Believe Barroom
The wife was bored as she sat at
home with her hubby. She turned off
his tv and demanded: "Pretend I'm
a bartender . . . talk to me!"
BUY UNION-MADE TOOLS
Diplomat
She was one of the prettiest — and
wealthiest — young women in town.
Any number of eligible young men
had courted her unsuccessfully, yet
one day her family announced her
engagement to a very unlikely pros-
pect from the other side of the tracks.
"hHow did you convince her to marry
you.'
a friend asked the future
groom.
"I sent her 25 roses on her 30th
birthday," he replied.
1 4 ALL — ALL 4 1
No Excuse Left
Nagged the wife to the hubby:
"You certainly made a fool of your-
self at that party! I just hope nobody
realized you were sober!"
This Month's Limerick
"This suit," said the shapely Miss
Moore,
"Should make a big hit at the shore."
It did, 'til a cop
Ran up yelling "Stop! . . .
When you zipped it, you ripped It
... it tore!"
— Jim Ware, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Mr. Pert Sez:
Bein' th' flower o' th' fambly may
be great, but there's alius th' chanct
o' bein' th' bloomin' idiot insteada
th' buddin' genius!
UNION DUES BUY RAISES
Singleminded Fellow
"There's one thing wrong with my
boyfriend," said hHopeful hiannah.
"hie likes me as I am . . . single!"
Sure No Cure
Teacher was explaining to the class,
on the first day of school, the ground
rules. "If you must go to the bath-
room, hold up two fingers," she an-
nounced. In back of the room a wor-
ried beginner asked: "hlow will that
help?"
TAKE PART IN UNION AFFAIRS
The Critical Time
Wanna know when your child is
grown up? Look for the time when he
quits asking where he came from and
refuses to tell where he's going.
R U REGISTERED 2 VOTE?
Prance and Dance
Joe: "Whatcha call a guy who's
crazy about go-go girls?"
hlowie: "A chest-nut!"
— M. Choma, Local 1452.
MAY, 1967
17
I # tBanadian Report
CNTU Fails in Move to Take Over
Resilient Floor Workers of Toronto
As predicted in this column in
March, the Quebec-based Confedera-
tion of National Trade Unions failed
in its bid to take over the Resilient
Floor Workers Local 2965 in Toronto
from the Carpenters' Union.
The CNTU asked the Ontario
Labor Relations Board to declare that
they had a majority of Local 2965
signed up. They presented cards to
prove it. But on examination by the
Board, at least three of the cards
were found to have phony signatures.
The lawyer for the CNTU admitted
that the signatures on those cards
were "unauthorized". The Carpenters'
lawyer called them "forgeries".
For the time being the building
trades' unions in the Toronto area,
maybe in all Ontario, will have little
to worry about the CNTU. But this
Quebec union is still claiming a
majority of the members of a Steel-
workers' local in the Collingwood
shipyards.
Economist Asks Upgrading
Of Lumberjacks' Life
A leading economist with the
Economic Council of Canada has told
the forest industry that lumberjacks
will have to be provided with more
of the amenities of life if the industry
is to attract and maintain its em-
ployees in woods operations.
"There will need to be upgrading
programs for the workers at present
engaged in forestry, as well as train-
ing programs for new entrants. Liai-
son and consultation between in-
dustry, the unions and government will
be required as the transition to a new
type of work force takes place."
The lumber industry in Northern
Ontario was very backward in pro-
viding accommodation of even ele-
mentary decency to its woods workers
until the Lumber and Sawmill
Workers, a Brotherhood aflfiliate,
forced them to change their ways. No
doubt the same has been true right
across Canada, backward company
attitudes, militant unions demanding
change.
But the new changes Mr. Dawson
predicts will mean more than mod-
ernization in the lumber camps. What
he is talking about is increasing
mechanization.
As this takes place, a change will
also take place in the work force, he
said, from a relatively unskilled,
largely seasonal work force with little
formal education to a more highly-
skilled year-round work force.
This new kind of work force will
work on expensive machines. The men
will want to live with their families in
permanent communities with adequate
schools and other social facilities.
He went on to suggest that the
necessary facilities will be relatively
costly, too costly for small com-
munities.
Canada on Parade
THE DRUMS WILL ROLL and senses
will be engulfed by the spectacle and
sound of martial pageantry when Can-
nada's Centennial Tattoo is peri'ormed in
some 40 cities across the country in 1967.
Derived from the traditions of both Eng-
lish and French military origins, the
Tattoo will be seen in several spectacular
outdoor presentations with a cast of 1.700
military personnel, including these mem-
bers of the Canadian Guard, at Victoria,
Vancouver, Ottawa, Hamilton, the Cana-
dian National Exhibition at Toronto and
at EXPO 67 in Montreal. Smaller 250-
member groups will present scaled down
performances in other centers. (Canadian
Government Travel Bureau Photo.)
This will make it necessary to co-
ordinate the location of woods
operations among different companies
so that permanent communities of
adequate size can be established.
Economic Council
Holds Conference
Co-operation of labor, management
and government was the subject of a
conference sponsored by the Economic
Council of Canada late in March.
Chairman of the Council, Dr. J. J.
Deutsch, called for labor-management
co-operation to ensure that techno-
logical changes are brought about in
an orderly manner involving equal
sharing of the sacrifices and benefits.
This sounds very good but is no
different from dozens of other state-
ments on the subject made from time
to time, usually by top-level Depart-
ment of Labor officials. The Canadian
Labor Congress has asked for labor-
management-government consultation,
but so far it has been management
that has balked.
"How ready," asked Dr. Deutsch,
"are both management and labor to
take up the challenge of trying to cope
with the requirements of change
through a system of free discussion
and bargaining?"
The ECC chairman thought there
was a lack of communication between
management and labor which has led
to various complications in the field
of industrial relations.
The best contribution to the dis-
cussions was made by Manpower Min-
ister Jean Marchand. He said that
management and labor would have to
get together to work out ways and
means of adjusting to changes. The
alternative was legislation.
He was in favor of employees get-
ting at least three months' notice from
management of technological innova-
tions and major changes in production
methods.
Federal Grants
For Moving Expense
Manpower Minister Marchand has
announced a number of improvements
in Canada's labor mobility policies,
effective April 1st.
Until now workers having to move
to new jobs could obtain federal loans
to do so. repayable in a year or two.
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Now these workers can get outright
grants for moving themselves and their
families.
Another change is that now every
worker will be eligible for such grants.
Formerly it was only those who were
unemployed for four months or more.
The federal government will also
grant $500 toward the cost of selling
a home and buying a new one.
These improvements are all in line
with what the Canadian Labor Con-
gress has been demanding. But what
has helped move the government too,
is the tight employment situation in
many parts of the country and in many
industries.
Fedetal, CLC Study
Of Swedish Methods
The changes suggested to the ECC
labor-management conference by Man-
power Minister Marchand were not
very far from what has been in effect
for over 20 years in Sweden.
A central labor organization bar-
gains with a central management or-
ganization about nationwide wage
increases for all industries and all em-
ployees. But Sweden hasn't 10 prov-
inces with 10 labor laws in addition
to the federal law, as well as wide
disparities in income between east and
west and central regions as in Can-
ada.
Nevertheless the Swedish system
provides some guidelines for improve-
ments in collective bargaining methods
and manpower policies which the CLC
has studied and the federal government
is now taking into account.
The results of the Swedish system
are apparent. That country has the
best strike record of any nation in the
industrialized, democratic world. Ac-
cording to the International Labor
Office, Sweden lost an average of only
seven days per 1000 workers employed
between 1955 and 1965.
The ILO figures show that the
United States was highest with 1 ,020
days lost per 1,000 employed. Italy
was second with 885 days lost and
Canada third with 581 days lost for
1000 employed.
Housing Shortage
Expected to Worsen
Canada's housing shortage will get
worse this year despite belated gov-
ernment efforts to stem the downward
tide.
Federal figures show that both land
and construction costs have gone up,
but when the figures show an average
land cost of $3,480 for a home built
Continued on Page 24
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HOME STUDY COURSE
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ADVANCED BLUEPRINT READING-UNIT I
INTRODUCTION— This unit and succeeding units will ex-
tend your knowledge of Blueprint Reading and Estimating;
the elementary course was concluded with the April, 1967,
issue. You will also apply the principles of basic mathe-
matics which have been previously presented and will be
reviewed in this course. Additional information is provided
which will enable you to learn the basic principles of ad-
vanced blueprint reading using the plans and specifications
for Plan "D".
BLUEPRINT
A photographic print, referred to as PLANS, used to
copy maps, architectural plans, etc. The Plan "D" series
are a "Black Line" on white background. Generally con-
struction plans are "Blue Line" or "Black Line" but are
still referred to as Blueprints. The Blueprints which are
white on a bright-blue background are used in this indus-
try to some extent.
PURPOSE
The purposes of a set of plans and specifications are to:
(1) Furnish necessary information to craftsman, sup-
pliers, contractor and subcontractors for building
the project.
(2) Show necessary marks and reference points.
(3) Illustrate special details of construction for work-
men in performing their particular tasks.
(4) Convey the owner's wishes through the architect,
in a clear, concise and detailed manner.
PLANS
The plans which include:
(1) Foundation plans — shape, size and location of walls
and footings.
(2) Floor plans — Layout of all floors and space desig-
nations, i.e., office space, stairs, duct spaces, rest-
rooms, etc., shows location of doors, windows, serv-
ice outlets, cabinets and other necessary informa-
tion needed for planning and scheduling work
processes of the various trades.
(3) Plot plan — Shows the e.xact location of the building
in relation to fixed and identifiable reference points.
(4) Roof plans — Shows roof construction and details
regarding slope (pitch) of roof and its relation to
adjoining walls.
LOCATIONS
The elevations are a pictorial view of the building from
all directions; i.e.. North, South, East and West. Materials
to be used are shown by appropriate architectural symbols
or words. Typical elevation cutaways (see Section A-A or
B-B) are used to clarify dimensions and details from the
floor plans.
DETAILS
A detail is used to clarify a particular phase of the con-
struction process such as a staircase, rail construction.
elevator shaft or framed wall. They are usually drawn to
a much larger scale for clarity. They generally indicate
precisely the manner in which the particular unit is to be
placed or built.
SECTIONS
A section is a cutaway view of some portion of the
building. It shows dimensions, shapes and materials to be
used; it clarifies a detail of construction.
SPECIFICATIONS
The specifications contain a minute description of ma-
terials used in construction, contractual terms and respon-
sibilities of all parties, architectural descriptions and de-
tails not otherwise enumerated. Specifications should be
read carefully and niiist be thoroughly understood by all
interested parties.
MISCELLANEOUS
Interior Finish Schedule indicates materials used for
floors, base, wainscot, (if any) walls and ceiling. (See
Sheet 2.)
Door Schedule — Detailed description of size, type and
characteristics of each door used in the building. (See
Sheet 2.)
Window Schedule — Description of size and character-
istics of each window used in the building (See Sheet 2.)
Rib Table — Shows dimensions and materials required
for forming the concrete ribs that reinforce the concrete
floors. (See Sheet 9.)
Beam Table — Shows dimensions and material place-
ment of beams which support the interconnecting ribs of
the concrete floor. (See Sheet 9.)
Numbered Sections — In addition to the usual sections
that appeared in the Elementary Blueprint Course (Section
A-A, B-B. etc.), this plan contains numbered sections, i.e.,
Section 1101, 1108a, 1202 and others which serve to
clarify types, shapes and placement of materials. (See
Sheets 9, 10, 11, 13.)
MATHEMATICS REVIEW
The carpenter must be familiar with the three basic
STUDY MATERIAL AVAILABLE
The Mathematics Home Study Course has been com-
piled into a pamphlet and is now available at a cost
of 500 per copy. Requests for the pamphlet, The Car-
pentry Supplemental Mathematics Workbook, should
be sent to: General Secretary R. E. Livingston. United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 101
Constitution Avenue, N. W.. 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 offlce.
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types of measurements and be able to solve problems
which involve each type.
THREE TYPES OF MEASUREMENTS
(1) Linear Measure — A measured distance along a
straight or curved line.
(2) Surface Measure — A measure of surfaces; meas-
urement is expressed as square units.
(3) Volume Measure — A measure of capacity (con-
tents); measurement is expressed in cubic units.
18'
70 YDS.
55 6
X
in
b
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Y
Q
30'6"
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30 YDS. N
A B C
Figures A, B and C are formed with right angles. The
figures are not drawn to scale.
(1) Find the perimeter of Figure A.
(2) Find the perimeter of Figure B.
(3) Find the perimeter of Figure C.
(4) Find the area of Figure A.
(5) Determine the length of dimension X and Y. Find
the area of Figure B.
(6) Determine the length of dimension M and N.
Find the area of Figure C.
ASSUME THAT FIGURES A, B and C HAVE A
THICKNESS of 4" for PROBLEMS 7-9.
. (7) Find the volume of Figure A.
(8) Find the volume of Figure B.
(9) Find the volume of Figure C.
BLUEPRINT READING
(10) Make a list of the pages and main items which
are included in Plan "D."
(11) What direction does the front of the building face?
(12) What is the street address of the building?
(13) How far is the front property line from the curb
line?
(14) What are the exact dimensions of the lot?
(15) What are the exact dimensions of the building?
(16) What is the height from the lower garage to the
finished first floor?
(17) What is the width of the alley?
(18) How far is the building from the front property
line?
(19) What is the difference in the elevation of the nat-
ural grade between:
a. NE corner and the SB corner of the building
site.
b. SW corner and NW corner.
(20) Assuming that the curb height is set at the bench
mark, how high must water flow above the curb
to begin flowing into the first floor?
(21) What lot numbers make up this parcel of prop-
erty?
(22) There are two elongated indentations shown to
the West of the main entrance. What are they and
what is their purpose?
(23) What is the width of the existing sidewalk?
(24) What is the distance between the existing sidewalk
and the property line?
(25) What must be removed along property line from
SW corner to NW corner prior to beginning pre-
liminary excavation?
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ARE ON PAGE 24
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Readers may write to Fred Goetz at Box 508, Portland, Oregon 97207.
B Hefty Halibut
D. E. Hammer of Tacoma, Washing-
ton, a member of Local 470. keeps the
piscatorial pot boiling. He writes:
"Dear Fred:
"In a recent column you credited
Herbie Dubois of Southington. Massa-
chusetts with catching the largest halibut,
a 240-pounder, I believe (right. Brother
Hammer?) taken from the Atlantic salt-
chuck, off the tip of Cape Ann. I re-
spectfully call to your attention three
catches recorded in The Alaska Sports-
man Magazine — August, 1966: A 373-
pounder (details unknown); a 352-
pounder. taken by Paul Jones of Homer.
Alaska in the Kachemak Bay area, and
a 413 pounder by Karl Tagg of Haines,
Alaska, deceased."
You are right. Brother Hammer, all
three catches mentioned in Alaska Sports-
man exceeded — weight-wise — the catch
by Dubois, but I fail to note any of
these catches made via the sport-fishing
method, that is. by rod and reel, and
landed, unaided, by the angler who
hooked the fish. As I previously men-
tioned, there are no official sport-caught
records kept for halibut. As far as our
records go. Dubois must be credited,
unofficially, with the largest. Perhaps a
larger one has been caught, if so I would
be grateful for the details and I'll pass
them along in a subsequent column.
■ Deer Spotter
"Seek out a good natural deer run and
perch yourself in a tree where you can
get a good look all around; then wait for
them to come sauntering by." That is the
nimrod philosophy of Clay Porter of
Aberdeen, Kentucky, a member of Local
2310, Madisonville. Judging from the
following pic of Brother Porter and his
buck, I'd say it's a pretty good trick,
leastwise it worked for him last season.
Clay picked his buck from a group of
deer that trailed below him and was led
by a large doe. He waited 'til they passed,
trailed 'em for about 100 yards, then
22
Porter and bis buck.
settled for the buck which field-dressed
at 180 pounds. Nice looking rack,
don'tcha think?
■ Recessed Filters
Andy Craven of Spokane. Washington,
says he received the biggest surprise of
his life recently when he cleaned a catch
of cutthroat trout that he eased from
Mineral Lake near Elbe. One of the
cutts had three cigarette filters in its
stomach.
■ Monster Muskie
The muskellunge experts sat up and
took notice of a fair anglerette from Jo-
liet. 111., namely Mrs. Mavis Haines, wife
of carpenter H. D. Haines, a member
of Local 174. now retired. A letter and
pic from Brother Haines records his
wife's catch — a 46-pounder from the
Flambeau Flowage near Mercer, northern
Wisconsin. At that time it was thought
to be the largest taken in the nation —
and it was, almost. The 1966 Field and
Stream records, recently released, showed
one slightly larger, a 49-lb., 12 oz. speci-
men taken by Larry Anderson from the
Lake of the Woods in Ontario. Mrs.
Haines' catch was made on August 11th;
Anderson's on August 4th. She hooked
Mr. and Mrs. Haines and Muskie.
the finny moose on the third cast. When
it was eventually eased into the boat, one
prong of the hook, all that was holding
the monster, fell out. The giant musky
now rests, mounted on a plaque, on the
Haines' wall. Hear tell Mr. and Mrs.
Haines, between them, have accounted
for 49 muskies in seven years of fishing
in the northwoods.
(I note, however, in checking 1966
records on muskies for the state of Wis-
consin, as listed in Sports Afield Maga-
zine (March, '67), that a catch by an-
other anglerette, Elsie Seeley, was listed
as tops, a lunker that tipped the scales
at 43 -lbs., 14-ozs. It therefore appears
from this that Mrs. Haines can lay
claim to catching the largest musky in
the state of Wisconsin last year. It is
unfortunate that her fish was not regis-
tered in Sports Afield records as well as
the Field and Stream contest).
■ Portable Camper
Here's a pic of V. C. Holmes of Box
165. Foxwell Road, Millersville, Mary-
land, a member of Local 101. He is
standing in front of his %-ton GMC
truck equipped with a camper he built
himself. The interior is complete with
dinette, kitchen, wash room, toilet, and
ample closet space. It converts at night
to sleep five adults; is wired for both
110- and 12-volt electric current and
featLires an intercom system from cab to
Continued on Page 24
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MATH REVIEW
1.
60 Ft.
2.
260 Ft.
3.
116 Ft.
4.
216 Sq. Ft.
5.
X = 40 Yds.
Y = 40 Yds.
AREA - 3400 Sq. Yds.
NOTE: To determine the area of a •
figure for which a formula is not
given, divide the figure into known
figures by adding working lines. The
inside corner line on figure B and C
could be extended in a horizontal or
vertical direction so that the figures
become rectangles.
6. M = 20' 6"
N = 25'
AREA = 2732.50 Sq. Ft.
NOTE: All measurements used to de-
termine area or volume must be in
the same units, i.e. 55'-6" ^ 55.5'
7. 72 Cu. Ft.
NOTE: 4" = .33 Ft. or Vj Ft.
8. 11331/3 Cu. Ft.
9. 910.83Vi Cu. Ft.
BLUEPRINT READING
10. Plan "D" is made up of a pamphlet
of specifications for Plan "D'' and 14
pages of plans.
Page
1. Basement, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Floor
Plan.
2. 4th Floor. Roof and Plot Plans.
Interior Finish, Door and Win-
dow Schedules.
3. Elevations and Sections.
4. Details of North Wall. Miscel-
laneous Details.
5. Stair and Ramp Details and
Building Sections.
6. Elevator and Toilet Details.
7. Miscellaneous Details
8. Lobby and 1st Floor Office De-
tails.
9. 4th Floor and Roof Plan of Typi-
cal Beams and Ribs.
10. Section through Garages and
Rear Stairs.
11. Basement and Foundations; Foot-
ing Plans and Typical Sections.
12. Structural Front.
13. Typical Floor Plans for Ribs and
Beams — Sections and Columns.
14. Structural — West Elevation.
11. The Building faces North. (Plot Plan,
Pags 2.)
12. 7607 Santa Lorica Blvd. The contrac-
tor is to verify the address numerals
with the owner. (Plot Plan, Page 2
and Elevation E. Page 8.)
NOTE: symbol E identifies an eleva-
tion winch is clarified elsewhere.
13. 15'-0" (Plot Plan Sheet 2.)
14. 70'-0" X 90'-i/4 " (Plot Plan Sheet 2.)
15. 69'-10" X 89'-l 1" (Plot Plan Sheet 2.)
16. 6-6" (East Elevation, Sheet 3.)
17. 20'-0" (Plot Plan, Sheet 2.)
18. Vi"
19. (a) 0'-9y8"
(b) l'-4%"
20. The bench mark (B.M.) is an arbi-
trary reference point which is desig-
nated at an elevation of lOO'-O" to
avoid the use of minus numbers in
calculations. The water level must
reach 3" above the curb to flow into
building.
21. Lot 23 and 24. Note that measure-
ments which are listed on the plans
relating to surveys are noted in deci-
mal parts of a foot, i.e., 197.01',
40.01', etc.
22. The two indentations show the loca-
tion of planter boxes (Plot Plan, Page
2 and details, page 4)
23. 5'-0"
24. 6'-0" (First Floor Plan, Sheet 1 and
Plot Plan, Sheet 2)
25. The power pole and an existing wood
curb along the property line must be
removed. (Plot Plan, Sheet 2)
CANADIAN REPORT
Continued from Page 19
in 1 966 under the National Housing
Act, there is something wrong some-
where. In the Metro Toronto area,
land costs have soared to around $10,-
000 for a serviced lot, and most in-
dustrial areas show the cost of land
as a major culprit in home costs.
Building wages went up only 8 per-
cent, homebuilding materials less than
2 percent, and overall building costs
about 5 percent.
But mortgage costs went up from
around 6 percent to over 8 percent
on non-NHA mortagages which is a
really big boost.
OUTDOOR MEANDERINGS
Continued from Page 22
camper. Utilizing his spare time, it toolc
Brother Holmes 1 1 months to build.
Holmes says nothing smaller than a %-
ton truck should be used to carry the
camper which weighs 1,600 pounds with
full water tanks.
■ Eagle Lore
In regard to a recent question. I must
say that the stories of an eagle carrying
off infants belongs in the category of
fairy tales. I doubt, very seriously, if
the eagle can lift its own weight. For
instance, an eagle that weighs ten pounds
would have a hard time flying off with
a rabbit that weighs seven.
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000
. . . 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:
Augusta volunteers who worked on the USO Building (See story below.) included:
front row, from left, E. L. Wilkerson, W. T. Brantley, J. Harold Dye, Hammond
W. Boyd, E. B. Ivey, Ronald Bracewell. Back row, from left, R. H. Partridge, Jr.,
W. B. Hodges, Edward Bracewell, L. E. Otts, Henry T. O'Neal and Ralph E. Stanley.
U.S.O. VOLUNTEERS— Monday, March 6,
was volunteer day for members of Car-
penters Local Union No. 283, Augusta,
Georgia.
Twelve carpenters assembled at the
U.S.O. on Broad Street at 6:30 P.M. with
tools in hand. By 11:00 o'clock that
night they had constructed a sizable stage
in the recreation area on the first floor
of the U.S.O. building — a community
facility where servicemen from nearby
military installations gather.
Because of the many entertainment
programs produced each week and ex-
tremely heavy attendance at these pro-
grams it has become a must that ad-
equate stage facilities be provided. This
need was conveyed to Carpenters Local
Union No. 283 by Harold Dunlavy, the
Augusta U.S.O. Director. J. Harold Dye,
business representative of Carpenters
Local No. 283. made a call for volunteers
and immediately had the task force pro-
vided. It developed that a number of the
carpenters had seen active service in the
military as well as having sons now in
the military service of their country.
GRAND JURY SERVICE— Tiro local union
members of tlie Bay Counties District
Council of Carpenters have achieved dis-
tinction in their local county by being
named to the County Grand Jury. Bus.
Rep. Earl Honerlah of San Mateo, Calif.,
Carpenters Local 162 has been named
foreman of the 1967 San Mateo County
Grand Jury. Bus. Rep. Charles Young of
San Bruno Carpenters Local 848 served
on the 1966 San Mateo County Grand
Jury. San Mateo County is immediately
south of San Francisco city and county.
HONERLAH
YOUNG
Armon L. Henderson, Executive Secre-
tary of the San Diego County District
Council of Carpenters, receiving the Bent
Nail Award from William A. Bennett,
business Representative, Carpenters Local
1507, El Monte, California.
BENT NAIL AWARD- It has been the pride
and pleasure of El Monte Carpenters'
Local 1507 for the past five years to
present to a carpenter in California its
"Bent Nail Award." This award is its
way of paying tribute to those in the
Brotherhood who have, over the years,
made sizable contributions, not only
to the Union, but to their fellow man.
On February 17th, 1967. at a meeting
of the District Council of Carpenters in
San Diego, Business Representative Bill
Bennett, on behalf of Local 1507, pre-
sented the 1966 Bent Nail Award to
-Armon "Slim" Henderson, member of
Local 1296. The gala affair, hosted by
the District Council and well attended,
was planned to honor San Diego's "old
timers," who have given outstanding serv-
ice to their union, as well as to honor
"Slim."
In making the presentation, Bennett
pointed out the many accomplishments
highlighting "Slim's" career — from the
time he first joined a local, when he
helped to organize in Mesa, Arizona, in
1936, to his current position as executive
secretary of the San Diego County Dis-
trict Council of Carpenters. He touched
on some of the too-numerous-to-list com-
mittees "Slim" has served on as well as
headed (the Trusts, legislative and ne-
gotiating committees), the occasions when
he was called upon to host conventions,
his willingness to serve when called to
head the Eighth District Organizing and
Education Program, (serving in this latter
capacity for the past 16 months). The
word "service" on a guidepost has been
the direction "Slim" has followed all
these years.
Joining the officers and members of
San Diego in the celebration were Dean
Weddle. business representative of Local
1507; Charles Nichols, Eighth District
Board Member; Anthony Ramos and
Paul Urgel, State Council of Carpenters;
Terry Slawson and Pat MacDonald, Los
Angeles County District Council of Car-
penters.
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Retired members of the Central and Western Indiana District Council proudly display tlieir pen-
sion fund checks, which were presented to them at the pension banquet sponsored by the Council.
Indiana Council's Pension Plan Holds Memorable 'Kick-Off
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — The Carpen-
ters Central and Western Indiana District
Council kicked off its pension program
recently with a banquet in honor of re-
tired members eligible for benefits.
Checks were presented to 141 members
with 10 years or more of continuous
membership.
Special guest of honor, John V. Harris,
91, the "oldest living member in the
fund area" was presented a plaque as a
tribute for dedicated service to the
brotherhood. Brother Harris has 64 years
of continuous membership.
Ed Wyler, International Representa-
tive, was the main speaker for the oc-
casion. Mr. Wyler recounted the strug-
gles of the Brotherhood in its efforts to
keep the carpenter out in front in the
building trades.
The Trustees of the Pension Fund,
headed by Chairman Ernest Walker and
including Norman Bland, Ralph Smith,
and Wendell D. Vandivier, assumed over
a million dollars in liabilities to provide
for the welfare of the already retired
members who contributed so much to
the present success of the brotherhood.
SPECIAL GUEST of honor at the Cen-
tral and Western Indiana District Coun-
cil's recent pension banquet, John V.
Harris, 91, is shown receiving a plaque
from Chairman Ernest Walker as a trib-
ute for his 64 years of continuous mem-
bership in the Brotherhood. International
Representative Ed Wyler looks on.
Carpenters Work
On New Poe Lock
SAULT STE. MARIE, MICH.— Many
carpenters in the Sault Ste. Marie area
are finding employment on the new Poe
Lock construction at the Sault Locks.
The 1200-foot-long lock is 61 feet deep
and 110 feet wide and is described as
the largest man-made lock in the world.
To allow enough room to build the
new lock, it was necessary for contrac-
tors to construct a huge hole between
the first and third of the Sault's famous
locks. This hole, 2400 feet long and 300
feet wide, was coffer-dammed at either
end to keep the waters of Lake Superior
and the lower St. Marys River out of the
excavation.
For those with mathematical minds,
it required the removal of 400,000 cubic
yards of material to create the excava-
tion; the lock itself will contain 367,000
cubic yards of concrete work; and 240,-
000 yards of backfill against the back
walls of the lock. The concrete work is
now about 60 percent completed.
NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS: When sending material for publication in the CARPENTER, please write as legibly as
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titles of persons photographed as completely as possible. We will use your local union news as space permits.
MAY, 1967
27
Old Timers of Louisiana Local Presented Gold Rings
SPRINGHILL, LOUISIANA — At a
recent meeting of Local 886, it was
decided to present all 25-jear members
a gold ring with our Carpenter emblem.
About 60 members and their families
were treated to an old-fashioned fish
fry at the International Paper Co. Bar-
becue Building in Springhill. Members
receiving rings were from left to right:
President John E. Bryan, Olie C. Mc-
Donald, W. D. Beavers, G. F. McCoy,
and J. P. Stevens. Presenting the rings
is Financial Secretary Ray Wallace.
Two members receiving rings who
were unable to attend the fish fry were
E. M. O'Neal and H. C. Corbell.
Princeton Members Honor Their 25-Year Veterans
Large Group Honored in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PENNA.— Local 221
recently held a Membership Awards
Presentation and presented 23 Fifty-
Year pins and 132 Twenty-Five Year
pins. The following were among the
brothers honored: Richard Lensner
(64), Nathanial Nesbit (63), Aloysins
Glaser (62), James B. Lyons (62),
James F. Heckert (60), Emil E. Blosat
(59), Eric Johnson (58), Paul F. Eshel-
man (57), John E. Williams (55), John
McAllister (53), James R. Salter (53),
Clement A. Wilson (53), John J. Calla-
han (52), Valentine Hohman (52), R.
L. Mcllvaine (52), James J. Reiter (52),
Alan R. Rudolph (52), Andrew C.
Geisler (51), Howard C. Beckert (51),
Alex C. McNeal (51), Harry C. Bradel
(50), John Mikut (50), and M. Dale
Cashdollar (50). Brothers in the photo,
from left to right, are: Andrew S.
Zovko, president of Local 211; Valen-
tine Hohman and R. L. Mcllvaine, 52
years each; and Joseph A. Senge, secy.-
treas. of the Carpenters' District Coun-
cil of Western Pennsylvania.
PRINCETON, N. J.— Local 781 re-
cently honored its 25-year members.
They are, seated left to right, Walter
Tuomisto, George W. Rodefeld, con-
ductor, Leo Goeke, John Orlofl", David
Donald, and George E. Hullfish.
Standing observing are Walter N. Ells-
worth, vice president, Russ W. Smith,
recording secretary, John A. Brabson,
president, Joseph A. Rigby, treasurer,
William A. Pinelli, trustee, John A.
Butrym, financial secretary, and Wil-
liam H. Fry, business representative.
Absent when the picture was taken
was N. W. Van Setfen, a 50-year mem-
ber.
Wagon Museum
Opens in Ohio
COLUMBUS, OHIO— William E. Way
of Local 200, Columbus, encourages
members and their families to visit the
recently-opened Pioneer Wagon Museum
in Canton, Ohio.
"Even the Amlsh come to see my
wagons," says Nick Cucerzan, creator
of the Museum. In his museum are 44
wagons, each one authentic and each
one handcarved by Nick — a painstaking
labor which has taken him many years
to complete. Most of the wagons are
scale models, two to three feet long,
and several are full size.
Wagons taken out of the pages of
American history include: a covered
wagon train, 15 wagons long; a Prairie
Schooner; a Conestoga wagon; and a
full-size covered wagon complete with
frying pan, wash tub, scrubbing board,
and brown jug.
Nick Cucerzan's Pioneer Wagon Mu-
seum, 2900 Navarre Road SW, Canton,
is open to the public seven days a week
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Hudson County Council Members Assist Scouts
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Several members of the Hudson Couiitj Dislricf Coiiiitil of
Carpenters of New Jersey donated their time and skills to help erect booths for
the annual Scout 'O Rama sponsored by the Hudson Council, Boy Scouts of America.
The event was staged in the Jersey City National Guard Armory. In the front row,
from left, are: Stewart Kopp, Local 139; John Wilson. Local 2315; Ken Ross, Local
482; Al Beck, Sr., Business Agent; George Walrod, Local 282; Frank Aiello, Local
139; Thomas Bifano, Business Agent; Tom Colagiero, Local 612. In front, Al Beck,
Jr., Business Agent. In the second row, from left, are: Walter Iskra, Local 383; Andy
Suchovich, Local 486; R. Eberling, Local 612; Ted Gnida, Local 486; Tom Kelly,
Local 2315; and Walter Hoff, Local 486. In the third row, from left, are: Ted
Yiengst, Local 564; Ed Hoff, Local 486; Martin Martinsen, Local 282; Tom No-
vembre, Local 299; Sal DeAnni, Local 299; and V. Abattiello, Local 612. Standing,
left, Joe DeAnni, Local 299; and John Hanson, Local 482.
ices Exhibit at Exposition
FORT WORTH, TEXAS— Apprentice carpenters of Local 1822 of Fort Worth are
shown at work on scale models which they exhibited at the Southwestern Exposition
and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth recently. Spokesmen for Local 1822 report its
Joint Apprenticeship Program is now in "full swing" with approximately 60 apprentice
carpenters enrolled in the program.
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SEATTLE, WASH. — King County Carpenters recently partic-
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ship and Training Days." At the Seattle Civic Center they
exhibited some of their craft skills and supplied literature to
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What's New in
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DENVER, COLO. — The Carpenters
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Hospital Support
ELLENVILLE, N. Y.— Members of
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cently presented a piece of hospital equip-
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years. There was a tremendous assembly
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Service to the
Brotherhood
(1) ANCHORAGE, ALASKA— Local
1281 recently paid tribute to members
who have completed 25 years of serv-
ice. General Representative Paul Rudd
was in Anchorage at the time and con-
ducted the presentation. Seated left
to right, all 25 year members, are: H.
A. Poore, John Parks, George Moen,
Ray Martsolf, William Markley, Clyde
McCurdy, Kristlan Larson, Peter Lan-
nen, Elmer Knutson, Doyle William-
son, E. J. Augustin, Robert Baird,
Starling Cornelius, Delbert Dishaw,
Lee Toohey, Joe Rose, Ellis Summers,
and Floyd Thompson.
Standing, left to right, are: Larry
Smith, trustee, Ed Salas, executive
committee member-at-large; Bob Pow-
ell, business agent; Bill Ross, recording
secretary; Marvin Mitchell, president;
Paul Rudd, general representative; Ben
Perkins, financial secretary; Clarence
Davis, 25-year member; Willis G.
Turner, trustee; John Thomas, con-
ductor; Bruno Johnson, executive com-
mittee member-at-large; Einer Huseby,
27-year member and assistant business
agent; Nile Van de Mark, 25-year
member; Peter Cassidy, 25-year mem-
ber and trustee; Floyd Ward, treasurer;
and Ned Turnage, warden. Unable
to be present were the following 25-
year members: James Bergsrud, Albert
Lausterer, Flomey Carlin, John Sned-
don, Clarence Johnson, D. C. Ray,
Ed Crean, A. E. Hicks, William Mul-
ford. Cliff Spellman, Chester Jacobs,
Robert Manson, Robert Cobern, Clar-
enc Davis, Earl Jones, R. M. Reed,
Art Sandland, and John Thallhimer.
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(2) ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN— At
a recent meeting at Local 512's Union
Hall, the following brothers received
their 25-year pins. Seated, left to right,
are August Feldhauser, Harold Green-
wood, Carl Weber (Local 512 presi-
dent), Len Zimmerman (secretary-
treasurer of the Michigan State Car-
penters Council), and George Wandell.
Second row: Cleo Hanrath, James
Beal, Cecil Cady, William Shipley, and
Charles Masztios. Top row: Curtis
Farley, Helmut Heilmann, George
Johnson, Blair Oney, and Starr
Lolmaugh. Others awarded 25-year
pins but not present for the photo were
Donald Behnke, William Bowling, Mil-
ton Carver, Ernest Jennings, Rufus
Nutter, Clemence Okey, Paul Seitz,
Paul Stone, and George Wisner. Our
congratulations to them all.
(3) BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN—
An Oldtimers Banquet was held recent-
ly by Local 871 at the Countryside Inn.
At this banquet 23 twenty-five year
membership pins and one fifty year
pin were presented.
Honoring the new 50-year member,
Charles Aurand (third from left in the
front row) were many of our members,
including (in the front row) Austin
Gibson, trustee; James Engle, treas-
urer; John Steele, president, S. W.
Michigan Carpenters District Council;
Lewis Scarbrough, b.r.-f.s.; and Keith
Clinton, secy.-treas., S. W. District
Council.
Gathered for the official banquet
photo were the following "oldtimers":
First row, I. to r.: Trevor Holcomb
(26), Ralph Haines (30), Edw. E.
Evans (31), Milton McClintock (26),
Ed WilUs (49), Hershel Rosine (29),
Glen Toppan (39), Fred Scott (26,
Second row, 1. to. r.: Chas. Aurand
(50), Alfred Pierce (26), Ed Eisinger
(48), Roy Lyttle (26) Carl Peters (30),
Raymond Fullerton (26), Peter Rhy-
nard (26). Third row, I. to r.: Maynard
Pickels (28), Chas. E. Moore (26),
Chas. S. Johnson (29), Harry Leins
(26), Harold Gino (26) Archie Don
(31), S. John Flo (25), Jos. Karlovsky
(48), and Ezel Johnson (26).
(4) BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— -At a re-
cent banquet honoring 25-year mem-
bers of Local 1105, the following
brothers were present to receive their
25-year pins (from left to right): Harry
V. Gilmer, T. M. Ellard, Sr., C. E.
lowers, J. T. Evans, G. B. Ellard, and
Lawrence Brakefield. Members who re-
ceived 25-year pins but who were not
present at the banquet: J. E. Brown,
B. V. Coleman, J. D. Conway, L. J.
Miller, and J. L, West,
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(5) BOONE, IOWA— Local 315 re-
cently presented membership buttons
to men with 25 or more years of serv-
ice. Standing, left to right: Wm. F.
Dohms (26), Milton Schoonover (25),
Franklin Hutson (33), Lawrence Lar-
sen (29), August Stemmerman (30),
Wm. McBimie, Sr. (28), Joe Poshusta
(25), Sigard Peterson (29). Seated,
left to right: Wm. M. Dohms (25), Joe
Loehrer (50), Walter Perrson (43),
August Dunnerman (26), and Verne
Schwein (30).
(6) GILBERTSVILLE, KENTUCKY
— At a dinner at the Ken Bar
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Inn recently, 58 members of Local
2049 received their 25-year pins, or
were cited as eligible for them this year.
Presentations of pins to 34 of these
brothers were made by Mitchell Mc-
Candless, secretary of the Kentucky
State Council of Carpenters as well as
Brotherhood International Representa-
tive. Honored members at the picture
taking time were (seated): N. L.
Thompson, Robert Mimms, Elmer
Brien, Don Nelson, Gordon Bridges,
Paul Grace, Mitchell Andres, W. W.
Joyce, Orbie Culver, and Victor Jar-
vis. Standing in the first row are:
Charlie Shaw, Dan Clayton, Hoy
MAY, 1967
33
Greenfield, J. W. Skaggs, Edgar Karns,
Walter House, G. C. Shelfon, Cecil
Lovett, Lloyd Thorp, Clifton Travis,
James Messamore, Otis Curtis, Burlis
Ward, Everett Waterfleld, Solon Wvalt,
Edgar Wallace, and Mitchell McCand-
less. Standing in the back row are:
Charles Travis, Malcolm Gream, How-
ard Williams, Leo Helm, Elgie Arant,
Bob Orr, and Charlie Yahr.
(7) LAKEWOOD. N. J.— Local 2018
honored its 25-year members with a
recent dinner-dance held at the New
Irvington Hotel. Service pins were
presented by General Executive Board
member Raleigh Rajoppi, who topped
the list of honored guests. The party
was attended by 400 persons. Mem-
bers who received awards were Broth-
ers Andrew Alonzo, Rodney Barfoot
Willever Bennett, Charles L. Brice,
Calvin Brown, Ludwig Burkard, Ray-
mond Camburn, Ralph Clayton, Sr.,
Vincent Clayton, Charles S. Coryell,
Charles Fisher, George Gant, Robert
Gant, James Glasgow, William J.
Gruning, George Gunfher, Oliver
Havens, Albert Heinrich, Sam Heulitt,
Adam B. Huff, Perry Inman, Harry J.
Layton, Sr., William P. Layton, Karl
R. Litzenberger, Armand Mathieu,
Edward Miller, Guy T. Molinaro,
James E. MuUin, Sr., Donald M. Mur-
ray, Gustaf Ottosin, Albert J. Reid, Sr.,
William Reynolds, Armando Romano,
Thomas Sculthrope, Douglas Smith,
Carl N. Spangler, Grandin C. Thomp-
son, Elmer B. White, and James Mar-
tin. The photo shows Brother Rajoppi
presenting 30-year member James
Martin O^ft), with his service pin,
while standing with Brother Martin
are Local President Nicholas Sme-
recky (second from left). Business
Representative Frank S. Krajacich, and
Local 2018's youngest member, Mi-
chael Synaovitz.
(8) MADISON, WISCONSIN— A 50-
year pin was presented to Al Diebold
at the meeting of February 22. Shown
are G. F. Faber, Recording Secretary;
center, Al Diebold; and right. Presi-
dent of Local 314, John Faust.
(9) MARTIN'S FERRY. OHIO— Lo-
cal 3262 recenly held a banquet hon-
oring its 25-year members. At the fes-
tivities held in the Pine Room of the
VFW Building in Martin's Ferry,
Representative Jim Bailey of the U. B.
of C. and J. of America presented
service pins to (front row. left to right):
Donald Baldwin, William Koher, Mar-
ion Spragg, and Cecil Moreland; and
in the back row, to Paul Miller;
Charles Swingle, Louis Miller, Arnold
Makara, and George Talbert.
(10) MAYWOOD, CALIF. — Local
3161 presented 25-year membership
pins recently to the following members,
standing left to right: Herman Kuehen,
Hugh Magill, William Goss, Samuel
Loober, Mike (Ike) Medrano, Pedro
Barron, John Abaroa, Walter Hennig,
Waymon Bagwell, Robert Espinosa,
Albert Varela, Alvalo Leiva, Joe Ce-
raolo, William Hall, Earl Rossman,
and Lawrence Struickman. Francisco
Sanchez, president of Local 3161, who
did not receive a pin, is on the extreme
right. Seated left to right are: Arthur
Mora, Emanuel Oropeza, Albert Sailor,
Louis Castro, John Gustafson, Lonnie
Sals, and Esteban Lopez.
(11) NILES, OHIO — At a recent
party held in their honor, long-time
members of Local 1514 were presented
membership pins commensurate to
their long service in the Brotherhood.
Presentations were made in the Niles
Carpenters Hall by President J. W.
Gilbert fleft). Recipients of pins were
(left to right) Edward Strohmeyer (65
years of service), Charles Swager (42),
Al Storm (32), Joe Gilbert (30), Guy
Nori (25), Elbert Turner (29), C. E.
Remalion (25), and Harold Gilbert
(25). James Brickerstaff and Charles
Williams, each with 25 years' service,
were not present at the party.
(12) OMAHA, NEBRASKA— Three
50-year members and twenty-eight 25-
year members received their service
pins at a recent dinner-dance held by
Local 253 in the Livestock Exchange
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BuUding in Omaha. Introduced by
Local 253 President George Chadwell,
the banquet guest was George Arnold,
president of the Nebraska State Coun-
cil of Carpenters. Gathered for the
official banquet photo are (front row,
left to right) Leon Green, 8th District
Board member, Fred Gordon, Don
Bastermler, and Earl Stiner. In the
second row (1. to r.) are Sam Short
(warden), Harry Serviss (50), Charles
Lewis (50), Carl Auguston (50), spe-
cial guest C. F. Custer (60), trustee
John Petersen, Local 253 President
George Chadwell, and Anders Larsen
(25). In the back row (1. to r.) are
Daniel Muck (25), Fred Brodersen
(25), John Ehrlich (25), Ole Clausen
(25), Yale Linn (25), Emanuel Ward
(25), Henry Huglin (25), Niles Jorgen-
sen, Joe Prenosil (25), S. J. Nodgaard
(25), and Frank Blankman.
(13) OROVILLE, CALIF.— The fol-
lowing members of Local 1240 were
recently honored at a special presenta-
tion of their 25-year service pins. Bot-
tom row, left to right: Cecil Bledsoe,
Cloyd Boswell, T. M. Crawford, Mar-
tin Johnson, and H. A. Stevens. Mid-
dle row (1. to r.): Donald Mundorff,
Jess Dawson, William O. Dodd, Ken-
neth Malcolm, and Clarence Eberle.
Top row (1. to r.): Clifford Simmons,
Cecil White, Leon Roziere, Fred
Morse, Don R. Warison, and Jack W.
Williams. Twenty-five-year members
unable to be present included Harry
Crandall, J. C. Hearn, Perry Mosely,
Floyd Price, Ray Wallace, Sherman
Ingles, and Sam Shuker.
(14) OSSINING, N. Y.— At a testi-
monial dinner at Pastor's Restaurant in
Ossining, Local 447 honored its 25-year
members. Pictured, left to right, are
David Anderson, Krist Breimoen, By-
ron Wager, Peter U. Fowler, Franz
D. Kirstein, Sr., William A. Kerr, busi-
ness representative, and Gabriel R.
Galletto, president.
Not pictured but also eligible for
25-year pins were Karl Smalley, Fred
Weise, Charles Queen, Otto Krampetz,
Jr., Charles Kornet, Robert Kohl, and
Adam Gallicani.
Peter U. Fowler was presented with
a plaque denoting his 56 years of con-
tinuous membership, just retiring as
treasurer, after being an officer of
Local 447 for almost every year.
Vincent D'Addona was presented
with his journeyman's certificate upon
his completion of his apprenticeship
training.
(15) OTTAWA, ILLINOIS — One
hundred sixty carpenters and wives
paid tribute to the senior members of
14
Local 661 at a banquet held at the
Ramada Inn recently. Gold and silver
membership pins went to 36 members.
Recipients of gold-award pins were
William Kammerer (60), Herman
Sackse (52), and Thomas Gray, Jake
Jugenitz, and Russell Prentice (50).
Photographed after the presentation
ceremonies were, front row, left to
right: Abe Halterman (28), Walter
Zimmerman (43), Frank Thum (49),
Tom Gray (50), Russell Prentice
(50), Jake Jugenitz (50), Simon John-
son (43), Mark Eells (46), and George
Smith (40). Back row, left to right:
Wilbur F. Corbin, International Repre-
sentative, who presented the awards;
Walter Williams, Business Representa-
tive of Local 661, and master of cere-
monies (41); Richard Streul (33), Ed-
mund Halm (26), William Barnes (25),
Fred Holm (29), Carl Wagner (41), Joe
Prograce (30), William Streul (37),
John Doig (45), Charles Jugenitz (43),
and Charles Streul (39).
MAY, 1967
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IN MEMORIA
L.U. NO. 11,
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Obester, Joseph
Peterson, Valentine
Vrbecky, Henry
L.U. NO. 12,
SYRACUSE, N.Y.
Six, August
L.U. NO. 14.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Brittain, L. E.
Chapoy, F. M.
CuUen, O. T.
Fryar, N. L.
Meyer, Albert
Morris, Carl
Miinoz. Rafael
Narvaez, Anselmo
Perrin, Harvey
Schulz, R. H.
Smajstrla. Emil A.
Street, James W.
Tanna, W. J.
Ward, Cordas E.
Waskow, Herman W.
L.U. NO. 16,
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Yard, John J.
L.U. NO. 42,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Allen, Olid T.
Bogdanoff, Peter
Hansen, Carl S. J.
Janigian, Michael
L.U. NO. 50,
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Ogle, Robert
Williams, W. H.
L.U. NO. 51,
BOSTON, MASS.
Saiilnier, Julius P.
L.U. NO. 55,
DENVER, COLO.
Estes, F. K.
Keller, Harry L.
Romero, John A.
L.U. NO. 59,
LANCASTER, PA.
Doman, Frank
Eberly, Charles, Jr.
L.U. NO. 60,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Castor, Bert E.
Chiodine, Steve
L.U. NO. 62,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Liljestrom, Harvey
Ratcliff, Thomas E.
Russell, Gustaf
Wardman, Oscar
L.U. NO. 94.
PROVIDENCE, R.L
Beatty, Charles
Blackwood, Richard
Brodeur, Amedee
Ciullo, Albert
Covin, Donald
Fine, Israel
Flad, Frederick
Lemieux, Philip
McDonnell, Walter S.
Phaneuf. Remi
Ring. Arthur
Russell, Isaiah H.
Senese, James
Shaw, George E.
Williams, George
L.U. NO. 101,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Bersterman, John W.
Brown, William T.
L.U. NO. 104.
DAYTON. OHIO
Broome, Louis J.
Wright, Joe Smith
L.U. NO. 107,
WORCESTER. MASS.
Gendron, Oscar
Jordan, Earl
L.U. NO. 109.
SHEFFIELD, ALA.
Grant, Jesse L.
Marks, Emmett
Sockwell, Homer E.
L.U. NO. 113,
CHESTERTON, IND.
Luke, Edward
L.U. NO. 115,
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
Cisero. Nicholas
Clarke, James
Lagasse, Henry
Patrignelli, Augustino
Poneleit. William
Zitney, Stephen
L.U. NO. 121,
VINELAND, N.J.
Langley, Harry
L.U. NO. 144,
MACON, GA.
Merritt, W. W.
L.U. NO. 181,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Clausen, John C.
Erie, Andrew
Eulberg, August
Hansen, Louis
L.U. NO. 198,
DALLAS, TEXAS
Smith, Cornell B.
L.U. NO. 200,
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Hayes, Donald R.
Retry, Glenn
Wildermuth, C. K.
L.U. NO. 218,
BOSTON, MASS.
Leard, Leith L.
MacLaughlin, Laughlin
Mancini, Alfred A.
L.U. NO. 220,
WALLACE, IDAHO
Huffman, J. D.
L.U. NO. 225,
ATLANTA, GA.
Adamson, H. C.
Binford, L. L.
Bradberry, J. O.
Brown, W. R.
Bryan, John T.
Cochran, R. R.
Cole, Fred
Craven, W. B.
Davis, David H.
Griffith, Claude E.
Harrison, Curtis M.
Haynie, J. Fred
Johns, W. B.
Logan, G. P.
Morison, Harvey
Posey, W. L.
Poss, H. T.
Rakestraw, A. R.
Rich, Benjamin F. E.
Rickerson. S. P.
Roach, John D.
Smith, Charles A.
Sorrells, W. Lee
Stearns, Clyde L., Sr.
Tarleton, W. B.
Taylor. Homer C.
Thomas, William L.
Wallace, Herbert L.
L.U. NO. 226,
PORTLAND, ORE.
Johnson. T. E.
Rood, Roy P.
L.U. NO. 235,
RIVERSIDE, CALIF.
Downs, Paul J.
Koerner, Phillip P.
Pennington, Albert J.
Roberts, Harley J.
Van Rooyen, Jacob
Van Wagenen, Keith R.
Yeager, John W.
L.U. NO. 242,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Engelke, Harry
Jutzi, Alfred
Reinhardt, Carl
Ringkevicius, Anthony
L.U. NO. 252,
OSHKOSH, Wise.
Domer, Edwin H.
Freiberg, John
L.U. NO. 257,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Connolly, Bernard
Viola, Angelo
L.U. NO. 275,
NEWTON, MASS.
Sweeney, Charles H.
L.U. NO. 278,
WATERTOWN, N.Y.
Spencer, Ralph
L.U. NO. 287,
HARRISBURG, PA.
Goodall, Leon S.
McLane, Harry
L.U. NO. 301,
NEWBURGH, N.Y.
DeLong, George E.
L.U. NO. 325,
PATERSON, N.J.
Van der Gaag, James
L.U. NO; 340,
HAGERSTOWN, MD.
Ralston. John J.
Roe, John M.
Smith, Charles W.
L.U. NO. 366,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Alfonso, Anthony
Spinelli, Angelo D.
Wallack, Max
L.U. NO. 385,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Aiello, Philip
Arcoleo, Eugene
Bottillo, Ernest
Carcich, Marco, Sr.
Collins, Elmer
Cotroneo, Luigi
D'Alterio, John
Finocchio, Pietro
Funicello, Joseph
Hartman, Peter
Hurray, Charles
Kestin, Jacob
Klass, Louis
Koch, Fred
Lapi, Paolo
Magnan, Egidio
Marashinsky, Max
Merlin, Abraham
Nutch, Frank
Prisco, Amadeo
Roberts, George
Romano, Jack
Romeo, Giuseppe
Rossilli, Dino
Stacey, Robert
Vizzini, Frank
L.U. NO. 388,
RICHMOND. VA.
Dillion, George C.
Fussell, Robert S., Jr.
L.U. NO. 429,
MONTCLAIR, N.J.
Goldie, Robert
Jansen, Gustav
Nelson, Walter C.
Olin, John E.
Schafer, Henry, Sr.
Scola, Anthony
Stinstrom, Carl J. W.
L.U. NO. 488,
BRONX, N.Y.
Johnson, Fred E.
L.U. NO. 490,
PASSAIC, N.J.
Stivale, Sylvester
L.U. NO. 494,
WINDSOR. ONT.
Quigley, Clayton
Rintaniemi, Toivo
L.U. NO. 532,
ELMIRA, N.Y.
Martin, William S.
Neiley, Harry
L.U. NO. 579.
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD.
Batten, Samuel R.
Legge, Roy
Melendy, John
Rodgers, Simon
L.U. NO. 610,
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
Arnsberg, Carl
L.U. NO. 627,
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Biven, W. H.
Burdeshaw, Norman
Griffith, Albert
McGlothlin, George
Mayse, Emmett C.
Morgan, Paris E.
Parramore, Phil
Perkins, James D.
Waters, Edward E.
Williams, R. B.
L.U. NO. 721,
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Flushman, Max
Hilgart, Fred J.
Hoffman, Robert S.
Hutchins, Orville L.
Olson, Edwin
Peterson, G. R.
Tchoma, Alex
L.U. NO. 770,
YAKIMA, WASH.
Bowman, Jack
Burris, Emmett L.
Dressier, Paul S.
Hoggarth, Ernest L.
Schroeder, Rubin
L.U. NO. 878,
BEVERLY, MASS.
Weed, Joseph
L.U. NO. 950,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Benson, Harry
L. U. NO. 982,
DETROIT, MICH.
Babula, Faustyn
Buckingham, Thomas
Cottenham, Charles A.
Hamill, Thomas J.
Osterberg, John O.
Sutherland, James F.
L.U. NO. 1013,
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
Carlson, Victor
L.U. NO. 1075,
HUDSON, N.Y.
Groat, George
L.U. NO. 1098,
BATON ROUGE, LA.
Weems, Joe L.
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L.U. NO. 1140,
SAN PEDRO. CALIF.
Christensen, Chris
Johnston, Clarence
Lofton, Robert
Purdy, Edward
Reno, Torrey
L.U. NO. 1162,
COLLEGE PT., N.Y.
Sassano, Matthew
L.U. NO. 1166.
FREMONT, OHIO
Miller, Herman B.
L.U. NO. 1185,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Bergstrom, Sanfrid P.
L.U. NO. 1207,
CHARLESTON, VV. VA.
Hager, A. F. (Dutch)
Heffner, Ray
Morris, Andrew
L.U. NO. 1319,
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Clark, Gordon D.
L.U. NO. 1394,
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA.
Moon, Frank
L.U. NO. 1423,
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX.
Martin, James W.
L.U. NO. 1437,
COMPTON, CALIF.
Eales, Percy E.
L.U. NO. 1478,
REDONDO BEACH,
CALIF.
Connors, George J.
Delancey, Thomas A.
Forster, Frank J.
Mooney, Robert H.
Peel, Ross W.
Reynolds, Wilson L.
L.U. NO. 1497,
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Barrow. Charles A.
Cook, Herbert A.
Hunnell, Peter D.
Leon. Maurice
Pepper, W. T.
Weaver, Charles E.
L.U. NO. 1518,
GULFPORT, MISS.
Bufkin, E. L.
L.U. NO. 1565,
ABILENE, TEXAS
Jones, Robert Roy
L.U. NO. 1598,
VICTORIA, B.C.
Packford, Percy
L.U. NO. 1599,
REDDING, CALIF.
Smith, Earl R.
L.U. NO. 1629,
ASHTABULA, OHIO
Purola, Edward
L.U. NO. 1654,
MIDLAND, MICH.
Bates, Harold
Williams, Thomas J.
L.U. NO. 1683,
EL DORADO, ARK.
Woodhef, Louis
L.U. NO. 1922,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Anderson, Henry
Drysch. Frank
Falk, John
Garity, Thomas H.
Hansen, Lars
Kenney, Ted
Korper, Frank
Kozmenski, Joe
Lukes, John T.
Tuveson, Walfred
L.U. NO. 2094,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Swansen, Oscar
L.U. NO. 2236.
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Anderson, Seth
Bartolomeo, Charles
Christiansen, Thorn
Haapanen, David
Malkiewicz, John
Marini, Nick
Markus, Werner
Meleshkevitch, Elia
Nilsen, Nils
Screan, Emanuel
Severinsen, Lars
Wehanen, Nick
L.U. NO. 2261,
FORT MYERS, FLA.
Petersen, Hans
L.U. NO. 2498,
LONGVIEW, WASH.
Jakubik, Walter E.
Sporting Goods for Convent Children
BARDONIA, N.Y. — Carpenters Local 964 of Rockland and Orange Counries recently
presented sporting goods to St. Agatha Convent, Nanuet, N.Y. Shown in the picture
at extreme right is president of Local Union 964 and International Representative
Patrick J. Campbell; at extreme left, Louis Servo, chairman of the donations and
awards committee; center, one of the Sisters of St. Agaflia and four of the many
children, who will enjoy the use of the sports equipment in their convent and school
program.
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—LAKELAND NEWS —
Daniel V. Gillis of Local Union 993, Miami, Fla., arrived at the Home March 8,
1967.
William M. Blakeley of Local Union 25, Los Aneeles, Calif, arrived at the Home
March 9 1967.
H. E, Lake of Local Union 659, Rawlins, Wyo., arrived at the Home March
10, 1967.
Alexander F. Jacksto of Local Union 808, New York, N. Y., arrived at the
Home March 10, 1967.
Walter Januzik of Local Union 181, Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home March
14, 1967.
Guy Butler, of Local Union 253, Omaha, Nebr., arrived at the Home March
28, 1967.
Victor Larson (No. 2) of Local Union 1423, Corpus Christi, Tex., passed away
March 7, 1967 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Thomas Thompson of Local Union 1456, New York, N. Y., passed away March
10, 1967 and was buried in the Home 'Cemetery.
Joseph Cerami of Local Union 490, Passaic, N. J., passed away March 10, 1967
and burial was at Hawthorne, N. J.
Harry W. Marsh of Local Union 61, Kansas City, Mo., passed away March 15,
1967, and burial was at Kansas City, Kans.
Charles Dreher of Local Union 1367, Chicago, 111., passed away March 21, 1967,
and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Guv Butler of Local Union 253, Omaha, Nebr., passed away March 30, 1967. He
was buried in the Home Cemetery.
William O. Culbertson of Local Union 985, Gary, Ind., passed away March 31,
Members Who Visited the
Herbert Harwick, L.U. 406, Bethlehem,
Pa.
Frank Hartoff, L.U. 240, E. Rochester,
N. Y.
Vincent Kolom, L.U. 385, L. I., N. Y.
L. D. Harris, L.U. 661, Ottawa, 111.
Harry Sertz, L.U. 1765, Orlando, Fla.
Lear Burnham, L.U. 822, Findlay, Ohio
Ray Hichsmith. L.U. 822, Findlay, Ohio
Edward E. King, L.U. 11 38, Toledo, Ohio
Mack Jorgenson L.U. 252, Oshkosh, Wis.
Vasco Childers, L.U. 302, Huntington,
W.Va.
E. Lindberg. L.U. 958, Marquette, Michi-
gan
Percy Boren, L.U. 422, Beaver Falls, Pa.
Bernard L. Brockwell, L.U. 950, L. I.,
N. Y.
J. O. Danielson, L.U. 58, Chicago, 111.
Wm. Redpath, L.U. 58, Chicago, 111.
Edwin Flermoen, L.U. 100, Muskegon,
Mich.
Kenneth Wilcon L.U. 1729, Waynesboro,
Va.
George Smith, L.U. 1856, Philadelphia,
Pa.
Marion C. Douglas, L.U. 2334, Baraboo,
Wis.
Edward Bork, L.U. 314, Madison, Wis.
Corbett Ritzman, L.U. 1138, Toledo,
Ohio
George Goodspeed L.U. 281, Bingham-
ton. New York
Michal Soviok, L.U. 199, Chicago,
Illinois
David Kraft, L.U. 1248, Geneva. Illinois
John Jones, L.U. 1922, Harvey, III.
James Jones, L.U. 1922, Chicago, 111. now
living St. Petersburg, Fla.
Charles Spoon, L.U. 48, Fitchburg. Mas-
sachusetts
Al Remer, L.U. 1, Sarasota, Fla.
C. N. Dennis, L.U. 2208, Ft. Pierce, Fla.
F. S. May, L.U 1024, Cumberland, Md.
H. E. May, L.U. 1024, Cumberland, Md.
Carl Anderson, L.U. 257, New York, now
living St. Petersburg, Fla.
Chester Wesseldine, L.U. 125, Clinton,
N. Y.
Gus Trenter, L.U. 100, Muskegon, Mich.
Grady Pinner, L.U. 998, Pontiac, Mich.
W. S. Conrad L.U. 2092, Canton, Ohio
Peter vanGemert, L.U. 67, Boston, Mass.
Gerald Bordiane, L.U. 2452, Montreal,
Ont., Canada
Home During March 1967
Clarence Pierce, L.U. 58, Chicago, 111.
Clifford Jones, L.U. 183, Peoria, 111.
Leo Connolly L.U. 281, Binghamton,
N. Y.
F. H. Pitts, L.U. 67, Boston Massa-
chusetts
G. N. Prudent, L.U. 29, Cincinnati, Ohio,
now living Largo, Fla.
Wm. Surette, L.U. 94, Providence, R. I.
E. G. Warner, L.U 1489, Burhngton,
N. J.
Chris Specher, L.U. 135, Carmel, N. Y.
Kenneth Davis, L.U. 141, Chicago, 111.
Septimus Wood L.U. 1481, Royersford,
Pa.
Roger Gilligan, L.U. 222, Springfield,
Mass.
William Kelley, L.U. 206, New Castle,
Pa.
Werner Persson, L.U. 416, Chicago, 111.
L. L. Nelson, L.U. 181, Chicago, HI.
Josephat Lovalhe, L.U. 625, Manchester,
N. H.
Ralph Beiting, L.U. 698, Newport, Ky.
James Martin, L.U. 2018, Toms River,
N. J.
Carl Carlson, L.U. 58, Chicago, 111.
O. E. Keller, L.U. 12, Syracuse, N.Y.
Gerald Spicer, L.U. 335, Cedar Springs,
Mich.
Charies Hurst, L.U. 998, Pontiac, Mich.
Harvey Thaemert, L.U. 87, St. Paul,
Minn.
E. L. VanRyn, L.U. 2235, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Gregory J. Paul, L.U. 59, Lancaster, Pa.
Rudolph Perz, L.U. 1, Chicago, 111.
,Tohn E. Yonhas L.U. 15, Garfield, N. J.
Ulysses J. Comeau, L.U. 40, Boston,
Mass.
Herbert A. Mills, L.U. 1089, Phoenix,
Ariz.
Walter Imhoff, L.U. 881, Massillon, Ohio
Eari Washer, L.U. 1406, Louisville, Ky.
Al Christensen, L.U. 448, Tampa, Fla.
George H. Wise L.U. 687, Harrisburg, Pa.
George Hummer, L.U. 355, Elma, N. Y.
Harry P. Coten, L.U. 446, Schenectady,
N.Y.
Lloyd F. Conde, L.U. 446, Schenectady,
N. Y.
Roney McGee, L.U. 1003, Indianapolis,
Ind.
Alex Vollman, L.U. 65, Perth Amboy,
New Jersey
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LAKELAND NEWS, cont'd'
J. W. Gross, L.U. 2310, Madisonville, Ky.
Elmer Swanson, L.U. 1128, La Grange,
111.
Emory Peterson L.U. 10, Chicago, 111.
John Ech, L.U. 199, Glenview, 111.
Richard Nash, L.U. 453, Auburn, N. Y.
S. Mortensen L.U. 643, Bensenville, 111.
Harold Pearsen, L.U. 1, Chicago, 111.,
now living St. Petersburg Fla.
Carl Granat, L.U. 13, Chicago, III.
Carl L Agren, L.U. 393. Camden, N. J.
Frank Barry, L.U. 210, Stamford, Conn.
E. M. Howe, L.U. 819, Lalce Worth, Fla.
E. C. Howe, L.U. 819, Plant City, Fla
Frank G. Lindhir, L.U. 406, Bethlehem,
Pa.
EH Mahkonen, L.U. 1108, Cleveland,
Ohio
Alex Jones, L.U. 2163, New York, N.Y.
Lawrence Klein, L.U. 155, South Plain-
field, N. J.
Barnett Hancock, L.U. 27, Toronto, Can-
ada
James Capirhorn, L.U. 860, Framingham,
Mass.
William LeBlanc, L.U. 860, Framingham,
Mass.
John H. Lindstrom, L.U. 1865, Minneap-
olis, Minn.
Fred Rodenberg, L.U. 141, Chicago, 111.
Steve Mathak, L.U. 811, Erie, Pa.
Howard Joseph, L.U. 289, Lockport, N.Y.
James H. Gardenier, L.U. 325, Haw-
thorne, N. J.
Chris Breidenstein, L.U. 1345, Hamburg,
N.Y.
John Netfrey, L.U. 1664, Bloomington,
Ind.
Claud W. ElUott, L.U. 334, Saginaw,
Mich.
Steve Galco, L.U. 422, Beaver Falls, Pa.
Henry Clausen, L.U. 1922, Chicago, lU.
Nils Johnson L.U. 1164, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Anthon Anderson, L.U. 7, Minneapolis,
Minnesota
W. C. Ahl, L.U. 548, St. Paul, Minn.
C. T. Covert, 1871 S. Euclid, Ohio
John Sexton, L.U. 804, Naugatuch, Con-
necticut
James Tocchio, L.U. 260, Waterbury
Connecticut
Norman Dick, L.U. 1397, Whitestone,
L. L, N. Y.
Ernest Newcomb, L.U. 769, Pasadena,
Calif.
Robert Donaldson, L.U. 1093, Glen Cove,
N.Y.
Warren Crabtree, L.U. 1665, Alexandria,
Va.
Lester Baker, L.U. 131, Seattle, Wash.
Roy Liby, L.U. 1438, Warren, Ohio
Simo Koski, L.U. 20, Staten Island, N. Y.,
now hving Lake Worth, Fla.
Arthur Bilder, L.U. 1741, Brown Deer,
Wis.
Eddie Anderson, L.U. 993, Miami, Fla.
Henry Reichel, L.U. 1211, Syracuse, N.Y.
George Reichel, L.U. 192, Syracuse, N.Y.
Albert Silva, L.U. 860, Framingham,
Mass.
Joseph Weiser L.U. 9, Buffalo, N. Y.
John Koehler, L.U. 335, Buifalo, N. Y.,
now living Daytona Beach Fla.
Edward Alarie, L.U. 94, Providence, R.I.
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A Man of Many Roles: Your Local Union Officer
We have just begun a new four-year
period of Brotherhood leadership. As you
will note elsewhere in this issue of the
magazine, the General Officers and Dis-
trict Board Members were sworn into of-
fice on April 1, and they have already
served for more than a month in their new
roles of International leadership.
All over North America this year there
will be other installation ceremonies, when
rank and file members will step forward
and take positions of responsibility in their
local unions, district councils, and state
organizations. Such ceremonies are always
an inspiration to me, when I am able to
observe them, for I know the fraternal
pride that fills the man elected to office who
carries the support of his brethren in the
craft.
Union office is a solemn and sometimes
thankless responsibility. When a man is
elected to an office in his local union he does
not become eligible for stock dividends,
keys to executive washrooms, and year-end
bonuses, as is often the case when a busi-
nessman is elevated to a high post.
Instead, he either collects membership
rolls, the bookkeeping ledger, the orga-
nizing literature, or simply "the books" and
the other simple vestures of union office.
In addition, he collects the abuse of a
few impatient members who think they
can do a better job of arbitrating, or or-
ganizing, or distributing the available jobs.
Sometimes he receives a battered and
scarred gavel and the disheartening job
of getting the members out to meetings.
Unless he is a full-time administrative
officer or business agent, he'll burn some
late-night electricity looking after the
affairs of his office.
The local union officer is a combination
of negotiator, psychologist, teacher, presid-
ing officer, and friend in need. He often
bears a heavy load.
He deserves more than lip service. He
deserves your year-round support so that
the local union and the Brotherhood can
become the vital force for economic better-
ment that they should be.
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JUNE, 1 967
FLAG DAY
June 14
X HE THINGS THAT the flag stands for
were created by the experiences of a
great people. Everything that it stands
for was written by their Hves. The flag
is the embodiment, not of sentiment,
but of history. It represents the experi-
ences made by men and women, the
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UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick. Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Central Regional Industrial Conference 2
Situs Picketing Louis Sherman 5
Leisure-Living Homes, The Union Way ... Margaret Marshall 8
What's Wrong Here? National Safety Council 15
DEPARTMENTS
Editorials 7
What's New in Apprenticeship and Training 11
Washington Roundup 17
Outdoor Meandering Fred Goetz 1 8
Home Study Course, Advanced Blueprint Reading, II 21
Plane Gossip 23
We Congratulate 25
Canadian Report 26
Local Union Nev^s 28
Service to the Brotherhood 31
What's New? 36
In Memoriam 37
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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THE COVER
On June 14, Americans will observe
Flag Day. Old Glory originated as
the result of a resolution offered by
the Marine Committee of the Second
Continental Congress at Philadelphia
and adopted June 14, 1777. It read:
"Resolved, that the flag of United
States be 13 stripes alternate red and
wliite, that tiie union be 13 stars white
in a blue field representing a new con-
stellation."
No one knows for a certainty who
designed the first flag. The widely
publicized legend that Mrs. Betsy Ross
made the first Stars and Stripes in
June. 1777, has never been established
by historians.
The Stars and Stripes was soon to
be altered from the original design of
1777. As new states were admitted to
' the Union, the design of the flag had
to be changed. In 1795, a Congres-
sional act added two more stars to the
flag. This flag became popularly
known as the flag of "Fifteen Stars
and Stripes."
It was this flag that history says
inspired Francis Scott Key to write
"The Star-Spangled Banner" during
the British attack on Fort McHenry.
Baltimore (depicted on our cover this
month) in 1814. The original flag
which flew over Ft. McHenry has
been preserved and hangs in the
Museum of History and Technology
of the Smithsonian Institution in
Washington, D. C.
, 0 "5CTr +Jte «?■&■ ^-oci/e.
"They're simple, happy folk. Knowledge would just confuse them."
Labor Fights Move to Weaken
Truth-In-Lending Measure
By RUTH STACK
Press Associates, Inc.
■ While the truth-in-lending band-
wagon is rolling on, with the Fed-
eral Reserve Board the latest to
jump on board, there is a behind-
the-scenes move going on to com-
promise the bill in a way that would
hurt low income families the most.
In committee sessions, leading
senators have indicated that they
will propose exemption of revolv-
ing credit charges from the bill's
coverage. Revolving credit ac-
counts, offered by department
stores, in the main, charge true
annual interest rates of 18 percent
or higher.
Opposition to inclusion of revolv-
ing accounts has been spearheaded
by the American Retail Federation
whose members say it would be im-
possible to show the true interest
in advance of the purchase because
of technicalities in the way the pur-
chaser pays his bill.
They point out that there is a
"free" period of thirty to sixty days
that a credit customer has to pay
the bill without charge and that re-
payment occurs at different amounts
and in different periods of time.
While some senators have bought
this argument, Subcommittee Chair-
man William Proxmire (D. Wise.)
insists that this is only a matter of
language. A compromise offered by
the Federal Reserve Board would
simply require retail stores to de-
scribe the various options that are
open to them under the plan still
showing the true annual interest
rate. Many stores now say you pay
"only 11^ percent" which is equal
to a rate of 18 percent a year.
Federal Reserve Board vice chair-
man J. L. Robertson told the sub-
committee that the Board's members
had unanimously recommended en-
actment of a truth-in-lending bill
with certain weakening amendments.
An AFL-CIO spokesman said the
Federation is "concerned about this
move to weaken the legislation and
will fight against any exemption of
revolving credit charges."
The Federation is also opposed
to another Reserve Board compro-
mise which would exempt loans of
under $100 from the full disclosure
requirement.
These exemptions would hurt low
income borrowers, the most, said
the spokesman. Some of these low
income loans carry annual interest
charges of 50 percent or higher.
Another proposal offered by the
Federal Reserve Board would ex-
empt first-mortgage loans from dis-
closure requirements.
Consumer credit now stands at
$100 billion a year. Another $220
billion is mortgage credit, most of
this first trust loans.
According to the Senate Banking
and Commerce Committee staff,
Proxmire is fighting hard to retain
the revolving credit coverage. It
now accounts for only $3.5 billion
of consumer credit but it is a rapidly
growing area and an exemption
could provide retailers with a great-
er incentive to use this form of
lending.
Low income loans, under $100,
account for about $2.5 billion of
the total consumer debt.
The Administration continues to
give its support to the full disclosure
measure and is apparently not yet
willing to accept a compromise on
the bill. The committee will meet
in executive session June 8 and 9
to hammer out language on a final
bill. ■
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Denver Building and Construction Trades Council v. National Labor Relations Board
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Perspective on a Famous Case
By LOUIS SHERMAN
Counsel, Building & Consfrucfion Trades Depf., AFL-CIO
Reprinted from tlie Construction Craftsman
THERE are many systems of gov-
ernment in the world which do
not recognize the right to strike or to
picket. Indeed, severe governmental
sanctions are applied against employes
when they engage in such activity.
The free enterprise system of the
United States, however, recognizes the
freedom of labor to strike and to picket
as well as the rights of management.
The recognition of these rights is not
only consistent with our political
ideals, it is also part of the structure of
the strongest economy in the world.
The following statistical facts are
relevant:
( 1 ) The ratio of man days lost by
reason of work stoppages to total
estimated working time in the year
1965 was 0.18%— less than 2/10 of
1%.
(2) Strikes in the year 1965 affected
only 2% of the approximately 150,000
collective bargaining agreements in
effect in the United States.
(3) The gross national product
computed on the basis of 1958 prices
rose from $446,000,000,000.00 in
1956 to an estimated $647,000,000,-
000.00 in 1966.
The legal right to picket is not ab-
solute. In 1947 the Congress enacted
the Taft-Hartley law which, among
other things, sought to define the per-
missible area of economic contest be-
tween labor and management. The
principal line of distinction drawn by
Congress is between primary picket-
ing, which is allowable, and secondary
boycotts, which are prohibited.
The situs picketing issue arose in the
case of Denver Building and Construc-
tion Trades Council v. National Labor
Relations Board. In that case the
general contractor brought a nonun-
ion electrical contractor on the job
who was paying his employes 42''2«'
an hour less than the union scale.
The Building and Construction Trades
Council engaged in peaceful picketing
to protect the conditions which they
had laboriously built up in the area
during a period of many years.
The National Labor Relations
Board, which had no previous experi-
ence with the building and construction
industry because the Wagner Act had
not been applied to it, ruled that the
literal language of the Taft-Hartley
Act made the picketing unlawful. The
United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit re-
versed unanimously in an opinion
written by Judge Fahey, a former gen-
eral counsel of the National Labor
Relations Board and a former Solicitor
General of the United States. Judge
Fahey wrote an opinion holding that
the picketing was lawful primary
activity because "the pressure was
limited to the one job. which was
picketed as a whole to make it wholly
union and in protest against the em-
ployment there of the nonunion elec-
tricians."
The Supreme Court of the United
JUNE, 1967
States in June, 1951, decided by a
vote of 6 to 3 to affirm the decision
of the National Labor Relations Board.
The opinion of the majority rendered
by Mr. Justice Burton relied heavily
on the administration expertise of the
National Labor Relations Board.
The building and construction trades
unions began their long legislative fight
against this inequitable restriction of
their right to engage in primary picket-
ing. The justification for their posi-
tion is to be found in the unique facts
of the building and construction in-
dustry. The typical job in this in-
dustry is not carried forward by a
single employer with different depart-
ments for different types of work as is
the typical factory operation. Unlike
the single employer factory operation,
there are numerous contractors on a
single construction job site [or situs]
performing the different types of work
required to complete the building or
project. In a single employer factory
operation, if a labor organization is
engaged in a labor dispute with the
factory operator in respect to a matter
involving one of the departments of
the factory, it can strike and picket
the entire factory operation without
becoming subject to the legal re-
strictions against secondary boycott
activity. Equity requires that the same
rule be applied in the building and
construction industry.
In 1954 President Eisenhower rec-
ognized the justice of this trade union
position and sent a message to the
Congress in which he recommended
situs picketing legislation. The Presi-
dent urged:
"That the Act be clarified by mak-
ing it explicit that concerted action
against ... an employer on a construc-
tion project who, together with other
employers, is engaged in work on the
site of the project will not be treated as
a secondary boycott."
Presidents Truman, Kennedy and
Johnson have taken a similar positio'n
in support of the building and con-
struction trades unions.
There is wide-spread bipartisan sup-
port of the situs picketing bill. As
long ago as 1954, when the Republi-
cans controlled the administration of
the Senate, a favorable report was
rendered on situs picketing legislation
by the Senate Committee on Labor
and Public Welfare. There have been
a number of favorable reports by the
House Committee on Education and
Labor.
The enactment of the bill has been
frustrated by a series of parliamentary
maneuvers. In 1959 the situs picketing
provision was not included in the
Conference Report on the Landrum-
Griffin Bill because of advance notice
that a point of order would be raised
against the provision in the House.
In 1960 the situs picketing bill was
filibustered in the Senate Committee
on Education and Labor. In 1965 the
bill was given a rule by the House
Rules Committee, but in an unusual
parliamentary maneuver the then
Chairman of the House Committee on
Education and Labor had the bill re-
moved from the calendar of the House.
In a sense, the fact that the op-
ponents of the bill have had to rely
on such parliamentary devices to pre-
vent its enactment is a genuine tribute
to its solid merit.
The situs picketing bill in this ses-
sion of the Congress is H.R. 100. It
has been introduced in the House by
Congressman Frank Thompson, Jr.,
Chairman of the Special Subcommittee
on Labor, a long-time supporter of
the bill to reverse the Denver Building
Trades rule. The House Committee
on Education and Labor voted to re-
port the bill favorably on April 25,
1967. In the Senate the situs picketing
bill is S. 1487 introduced by Senator
Wayne Morse of Oregon and co-
sponsored by Senators Clark, Case,
Javits, Kuchel, Hart, Mondell, Mc-
Carthy, and Williams.
The situs picketing bill in this ses-
sion will present a test of the legislative
process. It remains to be seen whether
the merits of this bill, as declared by
four Presidents of the United States
and responsible Committees of both
the House and the Senate will prevail
over the exaggerated charges and par-
liamentary devices of its opponents.
sotu congress
1st Session-
H. R. 100
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EDITORIALS
^Tb Encourage adoptions
To anyone who has paced the depressing rows of
crib-bound babies in many of the orphanages today,
aware of the bleak promise Hfe holds for these un-
fortunates, the tiniest hope that more of them will find
their ways into normal homes is heartwarming news.
Despite the fact that the number of stable, young
and loving homesteads is rising, as well as the number
of children available for adoption, agencies have had
to actively solicit the placement of babies. One of
the biggest single obstacles to getting these homes and
babies together may simply be money. In the most
desirable homes, where the prospective parents are
young, the burden falls hardest. Adoption expenses
of 10% of annual income are routine, and they can
go much higher than that.
Adoptive parents, unlike so-called "natural" par-
ents (what could be more "natural" than the warm,
normal relationship that develops between an adoptive
child and parents?), must think long and hard about
a decision to start a family. With clear choice, they
must thoroughly explore all of the factors and undergo
an extensive period of self-examination with the help
of their agency. A significant factor in their planning
has to be money. Non-adoptive parents often accept
the inevitable and rejoice that the cost of having a
baby is somewhat alleviated by the tax deduction.
Adoptive parents now have no comparable tax
deduction, but Rep. Qement J. Zablocki (D-Wis.)
has introduced a bill in the House (H. 19) which
would give equal tax treatment to adoptive parents.
He sees broad social benefit in this, both from the
standpoint of the children, and the state agencies
which must now support unadopted children. His
Adoption Opportunity Act would allow adoptive par-
ents to deduct up to $1,250 of the costs.
It is logical to allow an adoptive parent the same
standing before the tax structure as non-adoptive par-
ents. The philosophy behind the allowance for non-
adoptive parents is to give tax relief so they may have
more to spend . on the care of their baby. Adopted
babies need care, too!
We think Rep. Zablocki's bill makes hard sense.
If you do too, why not let your own Congressman and
Senator know?
"^Closed Shop, Leyal Style
Byron L. Dusky, an Oakland attorney, served a
three-day jail sentence because he practiced law while
he was under suspension by the California Bar Associ-
ation. His crime: failure to pay his bar association
dues.
Imagine what would have happened if any union,
except the lawyer's union or doctor's union, had tried
to send people to jail for non-payment of dues!
"^Ratly 'Round the Fluff
In this period of public protests it seems fashion-
able for the immature and the rebels in our midst
to bum draft cards and deface flags in public defiance
of law and order, the "masses", "the Establishment",
or whatever else the wild-haired far-leftists care to
call those of us who don't grow beards, dream in LSD,
or flake out in marijuana smoke.
So-called artists drape models in the nation's ban-
ner or tie the Stars and Stripes in knots to hang in
display in art galleries, protesting American interven-
tion in 'Viet Nam.
Those who oppose our participation in the fight to
keep the people of South Viet Nam free of commu-
nist domination have a right to freely express their
opinions. But they do not have the right to commit
mayhem on our national emblem. The Flag is the
visual representation of the nation as a whole, and
no one should be allowed to desecrate that emblem.
These bantlings should be invited to try their hands
at desecrating a communist flag inside China and see
how long they would keep their heads . . . literally!
It's time a halt was called to these ill-considered
actions, and we are happy to see that Congress is
studying a Federal bill to bolster the many state laws
which protect the national standard. We are happy,
also, to see that a New York court has convicted a
New York gallery owner for displaying a defiled flag
as stuffed art. In this 190th anniversary of Flag Day.
we urge all to rally 'round the flag in its time of
distress.
JUNE, 1967
Pan-Abode's "Beachaven" is assembled
by Seattle members in the big Coliseum.
The cedar vacation home has tno bed-
rooms plus a smaller child's room. It's
of imion manufacture.
Leisure-Living Homes-
Seattle members prepare
prefabricated 'second
homes' for presentation
at big, annual home show.
By MARGARET MARSHALL
■ When the 1967 Seattle Home
Show began its nine-day run in the
city's huge Coliseum, 1,000 persons
were hned up at the entrance. They
had come early to avoid the rush
they knew would greet another
colorful display of the housing in-
dustry's latest achievements.
Sponsored by The Seattle Post-
Intelligencer newspaper and the
Seattle Master Builders, this was the
23rd year for the annual event, and
each show manages to break the
previous year's record in attendance.
127,356 persons paid admission this
year to marvel at the display which
had been prepared with the help of
skilled union building tradesmen.
"A Panorama of Leisure Living"
was the official description of this
year's show, and the center of at-
traction was found in three fully-
furnished and decorated vacation
homes. Seattle's Coliseum was built
for the city's World's Fair in 1962,
and since then has served the com-
munity well in providing a spacious
showcase for large exhibitions and
sporting events. During the week
before the Home Show opened, the
Coliseum walls reverberated with
the sound of hammer and saw as
display booths were erected and the
three vacation homes were assem-
bled. Although the homes were pre-
fabricated, a variety of building
crafts were represented, as waUs
were assembled, glass installed,
roofs shingled and trim and interiors
painted. Decorators from leading
furniture stores then stepped in to
provide the three homes with furni-
ture which blended with the theme
of leisure living. By the time land-
scapers had surrounded the homes
with alpine firs, woodland ground
covers, moss and rocks, spring bulbs
Continued on Page 19
The Union Way
An A-frame "Alpen Hut", manufactured by Cedars of Lebanon.
Carpenters move a spiral stairway into
a one-room Olympic "Shal-A".
Above: Another view of the "Shal-A",
showing the laminated arches.
Below: Members at work on a special
show exhibit.
Below: An exterior view
of Seattle's big Coliseum.
Vacationers Find Eden In Western Wastelands
■ A new breed of American pio-
neer— the vacationer — is staking his
claim in desert wastelands of the West.
Hardy people, anxious to get away
from it all, are seeking out empty
deserts and rocky hills far from civili-
zation. Regions too dry or rough for
farming have become increasingly
popular as fishing, hunting, and camp-
ing retreats, the National Geographic
Society reports.
Throughout the year, the United
States Department of Interior's Bureau
of Land Management auctions off
thousands of small tracts unsuited for
public development. These scattered
parcels are within the Federal Govern-
ment's 460 million acres of public-
domain land mostly in 11 Western
States and Alaska.
The tracts vary from one to 1,200
acres. Bidding, which must begin at
the appraised fair market value of the
land, starts anywhere from $100 to
$900 per tract. The usual site is with-
out water and utilities; it may be a
day's ride by burro from the nearest
road.
Nevertheless, city folk find that a
tract in the California desert is a
Shangri-la during the winter. Places of
seclusion in the mountains do double
duty as summer homes and ski
lodges.
A few owners build elaborate homes,
bring in utilities, and build access
roads. Most people are satisfied with ■
lean-tos, tents, and A-frame cabins.
Several small-tract owners near
Phoenix have so much faith in Arizona
sunshine that they built huts out of
cardboard.
One enterprising couple used an am-
phibious trailer as their vacation retreat
in Alaska. They propelled the vehicle
across Cook Inlet, then towed it five
miles up a mountain trail to their site.
Some people who purchased govern-
ment tracts as holiday refuges have
settled down on a year-round basis.
The champion commuter may be the
Michigan businessman who built a
home for his family in the California
desert, and commutes every week by
private plane to Detroit.
Not all small-tract buyers are
vacation-minded. A Californian, who
lived a quarter of a mile from an
offered tract, bid $10,000 for it just to
preserve his unobstructed view of the
countryside.
Because city ordinances prohibit the
keeping of horses, residents in Ajo,
Arizona, use their property mostly as
stables.
It's not unusual to see a boat moored
high and dry in the California desert.
Boat owners use the sites as convenient
dry docks, saving miles of hauling
back and forth from Los Angeles to
the Salton Sea.
The Government's policy of mak-
ing barren tracts available for pur-
chase seemed justified when a Bureau
of Land Management employee came
across a recumbent man sobbing face
down on his Arizona property. He
explained that he "just had to have
some place away from people and
troubles to think things out." ■
Earliest New World Houses Are Discovered
■ An expedition sponsored by the
National Geographic Society and
Harvard University's Peabody Muse-
um has discovered the oldest houses
known anywhere in the Americas.
The remains of two circular huts
built by paleo-Indian people some
10,000 years ago were uncovered at
Hell Gap near Guernsey, Wyoming.
The site has been under excavation for
the past five years.
"The houses at Hell Gap are the
earliest known in the Western Hemi-
sphere," said Professor J. O. Brew,
director of the museum and leader of
the expedition. "The two structures
consist of overlapping circles of post-
holes that were formed by the butts of
upright branches used to make the
shelter. These postholes were evenly
distributed about every two feet in a
symmetrical ring about six and one-
half feet in diameter.
"The branches were probably bent
and tied in the middle and then cov-
ered with hides or skins, much like a
modern Apache wikiiip, a type of
Indian hut used in the West. The
floors of the structures contained bones
of bison and other animals that the
people had killed and a number of
fine examples of flint tools."
The huts were erected about 8000
B.C. — some 5,000 years e5rlier than
any previously dated houses in the
Western Hemisphere. Until now, it
was not know that early paleo-Indian
people erected houses. Most authorities
presumed that they led a simpler
nomadic existence.
There has been continuous habita-
tion of the Hell Gap area since late
glacial times, according to age deter-
minations made by the radiocarbon
method. The prehistoric houses were
discovered in the dig's third lowest
culture level, one known as "Agate
Basin" from the type of spear point
found there.
The Agate Basin people produced
some of the finest specimens of flint
artifacts in North America, archeolo-
gists say. The ancients also made bone
beads, one of which was recovered
by the expedition.
Hell Gap is a secluded Wyoming
valley with protecting cliffs that keep
it warmer in winter and cooler in
summer than surrounding lands. In
ancient times a stream flowed through
the valley, and it was along this stream
that one tribe after another set up
camp.
Besides offering water and protec-
tion from the weather, the site was
convenient to both prairie and moun-
tain game. Nearby was a quarry where
stone tools could be chipped.
Because of the washing down of
earth in the valley, each of the oc-
cupation sites became covered with a
thin layer of dirt. Modern excavators
peel off these levels of dirt and debris
one by one to record the changes in
the way of life that tools, camp debris,
and settlement pattern can tell.
The archeologists have found evi-
dence of occupation "considerably"
before 9000 B.C., but finds for this
most ancient period are limited to a
few flakes and some charcoal. From
a later period, the scholars recovered
an unfinished spear point 11 inches
long. The weapon was spoiled by a
flaw in the stone; the person who
worked it thousands of years ago
probably threw it aside in disgust. The
expedition found the flakes that the
ancient craftsman had chipped away,
and succeeded in fitting some back in
place on the original stone.
The site, discovered in 1 959, is on
land owned by Miss Ruth Frederick of
Guernsey, Wyoming. The field party
was jointly directed by Henry T.
Irwin of Harvard and Cynthia Irwin-
Williams and George A. Agogino of
Eastern New Mexico University.
Scores of college students and other
young people participated in the
project. ■
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THE CARPENTER
What's New in
Apprenticeship
& Training
International Contest Rules And
Regulations Are Now Under Review
The rules and regulations governing
Local State and Provincial and the Inter-
national Contests, as published in the
March, 1967 issue of the Carpenter are
now being revised and refined.
Committees who have constructive sug-
gestions that they feel would improve the
rules and regulations are invited to sub-
mit them in writing prior to June 15. to
the Apprenticeship and Training Depart-
ment of the United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners of America.
We expect to have entries in Carpen-
try, Cabinet-Making and Millwrighting
however, there must be a minimum of 8
contestants in any of the divisions before
a contest for the division will be spon-
sored.
To be eligible for entry into the Inter-
national Contest, the contestant must
1. Have won an approved local and
state or provincial contest;
2. Have prior approval from the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join-
ers of America Apprenticeship and
Training Office as stipulated in the
Contest rules and regulations;
3. Be a member of the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America.
4. Be in the last year of his apprentice-
ship as of January 1 of the contest
year.
In addition to certificates of participa-
tion and awards, cash prizes will be
awarded to the first, second and third
place winners in each division of the con-
test as follows:
1st place winner — SI. 500
2nd place winner — SI. 000
3rd place winner — $500
In order to promote the International
Contest of 1968, all Joint Apprenticeship
and Training Committees, Local Unions,
State and Provincial Councils are urged
to qualify contestants in all divisions.
Apprentices who meet the basic qualifica-
tions are urged to petition their Local
Joint Apprenticeship and Training Com-
mittee to participate in the State or
Provincial Contest in order that they may
have the opportunity to qualify for the
International contest.
The date and place where the Inter-
national Contest is to be held in 1968
will be announced at a later date.
As soon as the Rules and Regulations
are completed and printed we will make
them available for distribution and will
announce their availability in the "Car-
penter."
West Virginia
Sets State Standards
Under the guidance of Franklin Allen,
secretary. West Virginia State Council of
Carpenters, and G. T. Leonard, labor
relations manager. Constructors Labor
Council of West Virginia Inc.. represent-
ing the employers performing heavy and
highway construction in the state, state-
wide apprenticeship standards have been
established.
Realizing that, to assure the success of
their apprenticeship training, adequate
financing must be provided, an addendum
to their collective bargaining agreement
was authorized, which provides that all
contractors performing work under the
Continued on Page 12
Holding the completed West Virginia
Agreement and Declaration of Trust are,
left, Franklin Allen, union trustee and
secretary of the training and trust com-
mittee, and, right, Stanley E. Deutsch,
attorney at law, authorized to sign the
agreement and declaration of trust for
the employers in the absence of Elmer
H. Dodson, executive secretary for the
Constructors Labor Council of West
Virginia, Inc.
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Signing the West Virginia State Council
of Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Fund Agreement and Declara-
tion of Trust (clockwise around the
table): G. E. Ray, employer trustee and
chairman of the trust and training com-
mittee; C. Dale Sims, union trustee;
Franklin Allen, union trustee and secre-
tary of training and trust committee;
G. T. Leonard, employer trustee; and
Benjamin W. Skeen, Bureau of Ap-
prenticeship and Training, U. S. Depart-
ment of Labor.
Work On Millwright Training Materials
Members of the Brotherhood working on revisions of instructional material for
Millwrights. From left to right are: C. A. Shuey, General Executive Board Member;
Wilham Oviedo, Coordinator, Apprenticeship and Training Department; Robert
Laing, General Representative; George E. Prince, Coordinator, Apprenticeship and
Training Department; George Welsch, General Representative; and William Nipper,
Millwright Representative, Local 1510.
JUNE, 1967
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Alaska Winners
Are Announced
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA— The sec-
ond annual Alaska State Carpenter Ap-
prenticeship Contest was held in the
Apprentice Training Center, Anchorage,
on March 17, 18.
There were six young men from differ-
ent sections of Alaska participating. The
written examinations and the manipula-
tive project plans were prepared by the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, Apprenticeship and
Training Department. In keeping with
the action taken by the Western Region
Contest Committee, contestants were per-
mitted to use power tools.
Charles E. Handy, training coordinator,
and the joint apprenticeship and training
committee made all arrangements for the
contest, which was judged by Wray Lewis,
general contractor; Clarence Pilon,
journeyman carpenter; and Bob McCoy,
architect. General Representative Paul
Rudd acted as the coordinating judge.
David West of Anchorage was the first
place winner. Mike Webb of Valdez was
second place winner and will be the
alternate for David.
The three judges for Alaska Contest
were, left to right, Anchorage Contractor
Wray Lewis, Carpenter Clarence Pilon
and Architect Bob McCoy.
WEST VIRGINIA SETS
Continued from Page 11
heavy and highway agreement shall pay
into the statewide apprenticeship training
trust fund two cents (20) per hour for
each hour worked by the journeyman
carpenter covered by the heavy and
highway agreement.
The trustees for the training trust fund
are: Employers: Jerry Ray, chairman,
G. T. Leonard, and Jim Burati; em-
ployees, Franklin Allen, secretary, Robert
Jones, Jr., and Dale Sims.
The trustees are to establish apprentice-
ship policies and administer the program
in such a manner that sound training
plans will be developed to promote the
apprenticeship program and provide an
adequate number of well-trained crafts-
men to meet the needs of the industry.
Apprenticeship Coordinator George E.
Prince was assigned to assist the Trust
committee in finalizing their standards
and trust agreement.
After the Alaskan Contest, a picture. Left to right: Charles Handy, State Training
Coordinator; Mike Webb, Second Place Contestant; David West, First Place Contest-
ant; Bob Powell, Business Representative of Local 1281, Anchorage; Paul Rudd, Gen-
eral Representative, Seventh District; and Joe Fialla, State Supervisor, Bureau of
Apprenticeship and Training.
Melbourne, Florida
Pre-Apprentices
MELBOURNE, FLA. — Willard Van
Hoose, business representative. Local
1685, Melbourne, announces the com-
pletion of the eight-week institutional
phase of their pre-apprenticeship pro-
gram. The young men completing the
program have now been assigned to co-
operating employees in the area.
The Melbourne Joint Apprenticeship
and Training Committee were well
pleased with the subcontract they had
entered into with the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of Amer-
ica, which made the program possible.
They feel that all local unions of the
Brotherhood should take advantage of
the assistance offered through the Ap-
prenticeship and Training Department
of the United Brotherhood to promote
and improve their apprenticeship pro-
grams.
M.D.T.A. Coordinator H. E. Morris
assisted the committee to develop the
program.
Middle Atlantic
Conference
A "down to earth" workshop on
apprenticeship training, manpower
development, equal employment
opportunities, etc. will be held July
10 through 13 at the Golden Tri-
angle Motel, Norfolk, Va. It'll he
the 7th Annual Middle Atlantic
States Apprenticeship and Training
Conference. Delegates are invited
from Delaware, D.C., Maryland.
North Carolina. Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, and Virginia. Write
P.O. Bo.x Will, Richmond, Va.
23240 for details.
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Safety Program Certificates at Melbourne
went to (front row) Melvin Clark, John
J. Miller, J. Allen Collins, and George
Carter; (back row) James Close, Charles
Pear, Vaughn J. Jones, and W. W. Kees-
ler, the instnictor.
Phillip Daughty works on a project.
Phillip Daughty and
square up their work.
George Carter
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Pre-Apprenticeship
In Washington State
PASCO, WASHINGTON— The United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America and Local 1849, Pasco, joined
together to initiate a pre-apprentice class
of 15 trainees under the Brotherhood's
Prime Manpower Development and
Training Contract with the U. S. Depart-
ment of Labor.
Spearheading the program is Guy
Adams, business representative, and the
local joint apprenticeship and training
committee.
Brother Adams states that the progress
of each trainee in the institutional phase
is far above expectation and that the
JAC Committee is looking forward to
placing these young men in the appren-
ticeship program.
Management representatives in the
area feel that young men entering the
apprenticeship program after the eight-
week training will make a more valuable
employee than those who enter with no
experience or previous direction.
Brother Ed Voycheske, instructor-
coordinator, is well pleased with the
initiative shown by all trainees.
First State Winners
In Tennesee Test
NASHVILLE, TENN.— The first state-
wide carpenters' apprentice contest was
held April 28 and 29, 1967, at the Ten-
nessee State Fairgrounds, Nashville. Wit-
nessing this contest, which was coordi-
nated by George Prince, were representa-
tives of joint apprenticeship committees
from all sections of Tennessee.
This first annual state competition was
won by Willie R. Barksdale of Carpen-
ter's Local 74, Chattanooga. Runner-up
Oscar Wayne Jackson of Carpenter's
Local 345, Memphis. The winner will
represent Tennessee in the International
Competition in Vancouver, British Co-
lumbia, Canada, later this year.
In the picture above are: Willie R.
Barksdale, Earl D. Harris, and Oscar
Wayne Jackson.
Edward Voycheske, Instructor in (lie i'asio school, v^itli James Clark, Jerry Bosh, Bob
Doty, Don Wilkinson, Randy Armes, Ed Harris Larry Forbes, Wallace Schlegel, Jim
Macki, Dennis Warner, Jim Montgomery Lynn Ralston and Gary Lane.
Five Hopeful Facts You Should
Know About the Heart Diseases
Today, hearts are being saved
because heart research is making
vital, new discoveries-
because people are beginning
to know these 5 hopeful facts.
W All heart cases
can be cared for best
if diagnosed early.
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patients can keep on
working-very often
•It the same job.
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heart disease can
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few can be cured.
\J Almost every
heart condition
can be helped by
proper treatment.
kJ Your "symptoms'" may
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JUNE, 1967
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Saskatchewan Council
Members present at a recent meeting of
the Saskatchewan Joint Apprenticeship
Contest Committee were, back row, left
to right: John Clark, L.U. 2469; Jack
Klein, 1867; Leo Fritz, chairman, L.U.
1805; Mike Wytosky, 1990; Ed Lozin-
sky, 1990; J. Kirk, 2374; Fred Nau, 1876;
E. 1. Bender, 1805; W. G. Stanton, Gen-
eral Representative; Bill Golly, Secretary-
Treasurer local contractors; Keith Pe-
berdy, contractors; Paul Rudd, General
Representative and John Gebert, 1867.
Contestants in the 1967 Alberta Provincial Carpenter Apprentice Contest. Seated,
left to right: L. Goericke, Local 2103, Calgary; E. Zapisocki, Local 1325, Edmonton,
and W. Milaney, Local 1779, Calgary. Standing: B. Bedry, Local 1325, Edmonton;
W. Neufeld, Local 1779, Calgary; F. Deuschle, Local 846, Lethbridge; H. V. Stepa-
nick, Local 1325, Edmonton. (This contestant had his right hand badly injured at
work two days before the contest and could not compete but was so interested that
he attended the contest at his own expense); U. Rondeau, Local 1325, Edmonton,
and G. Whaley, Local 1325, Edmonton.
In the Carpentry shop, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary. Alberta,
left to right: Brian Smith, chief supervisor, apprenticeship board, member of joint
committee; W. G. Stanton, general representative, member joint contest committee;
Trev. Walters, contest judge, Foundation Co. of Canada; Collin Roulson, contest
judge. Local 1779, Calgary; F. Whittle, contest judge and director of apprenticeship.
Province of Alberta; K. Vine, chairman of joint contest committee, Hurst Construc-
tion Co., Calgary; P. Rudd, contest co-ordinator, general representative; and P. Chris-
tensen, business representative. Local 1325, Edmonton, member of joint committee.
Alberta Provincial
Contest Completed
CALGARY, ALTA. — The Second
Annual Alberta Provincial Carpenter
Apprenticeship Contest was held in facili-
ties of the Southern Alberta Institute of
Technology, Calgary.
Eight contestants participated, repre-
senting the Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committees of Edmonton, Cal-
gary, and Lethbridge. The ninth sched-
uled contestant, H. V. Stepanick from
Local Union 1325, Edmonton, suffered
a severe hand injury just prior to the
contest and was unable to compete.
The contest was in two parts — a writ-
ten examination and a manipulative proj-
ect (which was an open stairs with a
handrail).
The contest committee composed of
labor and management representatives
from the province made all arrangements
for the contest, which was judged by
Collins Roulson, journeyman carpenter
from Local Union 1779; Calgary F. Whit-
tle, provincial director of apprenticeship;
and Fred Walters representing the Foun-
dation Company of Canada. General
Representative Paul Rudd of the United
Brotherhood acted as coordinating judge.
The first place winner was Eugene
Zapisocki from Local Union 1325. Ed-
monton, and the second place winner was
Fred Deuschele from Local Union 846
Lethbridge. Ei>gene will represent the
Provinces at the International Contest.
WE GOOFED
Help! Since the April issue of
THE CARPENTER was distrib-
uted, we have been swamped with
letters from readers who worked
the "Brain Teaser." They point out
that an error appeared in the last
line. It should have read:
RUITEANCIECIRR
Our thanks to all those readers
who took the time to write. It's
great to know so many people read
the brain teasers.
THE EDITOR
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HOME safety/workshop
WHAT'S WRONG HERE?
Jusf for f/ie camera, Mike Flaheriy of ihe Nafional Safety Council shows
who/ nof fo do in your home workshop or on the job either, for that
matter. For the answers to what Mike is doing wrong, turn to Page 24.
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Detroit locals recently graduated 97 new journeymen. Most of them were able to attend graduation ceremonies and lined up
for the official picture above.
Apprentices Busy in Detroit Area
DETROIT, MICH.— Two events in the
Motor City recently reflected the im-
petus being given to craft training pro-
grams there. The Detroit Carpentry Joint
Apprenticeship Committee graduated 97
new journeymen, and it also held its
second annual apprentice elimination
contest and prepared to send winners to
a state competition.
Twenty-four apprentices competed in
a manipulative contest, building picnic
table-seats at Detroit's Cobo Hall. Win-
ners next go to a state "playoff" at Grand
Rapids, this month. William Hoover of
Local 982 finished first in the Detroit
contest.
Another 982 trainee, James Costigan
finished second. Harold Quennville of
East Detroit, Local 26, was third, while
Dayton Calahan of Local 19 placed
fourth. All four young men will partici-
pate in the state tourney at Grand Rapids,
scheduled for June 7-8.
The Second Annual Apprentice Elimination Contest in Detroit found these leaders
and winners before the camera: From left, Carl Mews, chairman of the Detroit Area
Contest Committee; Bradley Foster, contestant. Local 1433; Ray Fair, president,
Carpenters District Council and chairman of area JAC; Amos Stewart, Local 19
business manager; William Hoover, Local 998, first place winner; Ralph Wood,
Local 982 business agent; Harold Quennville, Local 26, third place winner; Joe
Miller, member, JAC; John R. Ferrier, Local 998, apprentice contestant; Ernier
Landry, secretary, JAC committee; Dayton Calahan, contestant; James Costigan,
who placed second, was not present for the picture.
Detroit Area contestants and members of the Joint Apprenticeship Committee.
All the contestants were presented band saws and trophies as mementos of the day.
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ASHEJM
ROUNDUP
WHAT PRICE GUIDEPOSTS?— When the corporate employer pleads "inahility to pay" this
year he'll have a tough time proving it, in most cases. The Commerce Department
reported last month that profits after taxes have jumped 9 percent in recent
months . . . while hosses were demanding that workers' pay hikes be limited to
less than 4 percent!
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH, Gardner Ackley, chairman of President Johnson's
Council of Economic Advisors, says his 3.2 percent wage "guideposts" are not dead.
He conceded that the public had never given the guideposts the support the Council
had hoped for.
150,000 NAMES were on petitions calling for improvement in Social Security,
which the AFL-CIO turned over to Congress in May. The petitions— representing the
first hatch gathered in an AFL-CIO nationwide drive — were turned over by AFL-CIO
President George Meany and a delegation of city central body leaders.
U. S. SHIPS IN U. S. YARDS- The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department has stated
emphatically that it is opposed to Secretary of Transportation Alan Boyd's plan to
build U.S. -flag ships in foreign yards. Department President Paul Hall told
Alaskan Senator E. L. Bartlett, chairman of the Senate Merchant Marine Sub-
committee, that nothing could be further from the truth than Boyd's assertion that
"virtually all of industry — labor and management alike — was behind the program."
STRIKES STILL LOW— Preliminary estimates of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show
that strike idleness the first three months of 1967 was less than in 1965 and only
slightly higher than in 1966. Strike idleness accounted for only 0.12 percent of
estimated working time.
FLIGHT TO SUBURBS— Not only are people running away from the cities to the suburbs,
but their jobs are, too. This is the conclusion of employment specialists in the
U.S. Department of Labor, who report that job opportunities are multiplying in the
suburbs but that they are out of reach of the poor in the central city areas.
Many of the jobs available in the suburbs are for subprofessional, clerical, sales
or semi-skilled employes in plants, stores, warehouses and hospitals.
APPRENTICE RANKS UP— The number of apprentices training in government registered
programs hit an 18-year high in 1966 with more than 207,000 apprentices receiving
skilled training. There were 85,000 new apprentices enrolled in programs in 1966
also, a 19-year high. Some 26,400 trainees completed apprenticeship also, the
largest number in the past five years.
HST HAILED ON 83rd BIRTHDAY-The AFL-CIO Executive Council sent birthday greetings
to former President Harry S. Truman on his 83rd birthday, saying that labor
"never had a better friend in the White House..."
WHITE COLLAR JOBS EXPAND— Employment went up during April and unemployment went
down moderately, but there was not much overall lift in the job situation for the
month. There were gains in retail trade, services and government employment, but
manufacturing and construction continued to show the slackness that had been
characteristic of the past few months. The Labor Department reported jobs in
general went up about 100,000 on a seasonal basis and that unemployment
remained at 3.7 percent.
JUNE, 1967 17
Shortly thereafter Cliff's partner nailed
a small buck deer, and Cliff countered
with a monstrous bull elk that dressed
out at 815 pounds.
• Avid hunting trio is Mile "Mike"
Wade and sons of Apple Valley, Califor-
nia, a member of Local 944. Here's a pic
of "three of a kind," Carpenter Mike in
the center, flanked by son Danny on left
and Tim on the right. All scored on
buck deer, as the photo illustrates.
• Another elk hunter who scored on
a big bull last year was Paul L. Johnson
of Forest Grove, Oregon. He nailed his
bull, with a rack almost large enough
to drive his jeep through, with his own
home-loaded bullets, near the job site
By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Fred Goetz at Box 508, Portland, Oregon 97207.
■ Say Cheese!
It appears that grocery stores will soon
be running competition with the bait
shops, such a conclusion prompted by
increased reports of fish taken on cheese.
Can't you see it now, on a television
commercial:
"Folks, buy delicious 'Brand X' cheese.
It spreads evenly on bread — and hooks.
You and the youngsters will love its
tangy flavor — and your favorite finster
will be lured to death by it. Always
keep a package handy in your refrigerator
— and your tackle box."
■ Salmon Derby Champ
Peter Lind of Bellingham, Washington,
a member of Local 2017, has enjoyed a
lifetime of salmon fishing — and he's
caught his share of the lunkers. many of
them over 30 pounds. On a recent junket
to the Skagit River, in a deep stretch
about a mile above the town of Mt.
Vernon, he nipped the moose of 'em all,
by far the largest he's ever taken, a 44-lb.
buck. King Chinook — and on 20-lb. test
line. The fish was acknowledged by local
veteran salmon anglers as one of the
largest ever taken from this area of the
'■*'«» t^
Skagit. It won, hands down, the local
salmon derby.
■ Near the Record
Credit Austin Bonds of Bham, Ala-
bama, with a near-record catch for
smallmouth bass. He nipped a 10-lb.
specimen from Smith Lake at Bremen,
Alabama, on a "bushwacker" lure.
According to the records of Field and
Stream Magazine, Austin has two more
pounds to go before he can lay claim to
a new world record, which is currently
held by David L. Hayes, who eased an
11 -lb., 15-oz. specimen from Dale Hol-
low Lake, Kentucky, on July 9th, 1965.
Derby Champ Lnid
Smallmouth Bass
■ Hunting Roundup
Shades of last year's hunt season:
• Charles Reeves of Elsberry. Mis-
souri, a member of Local 1875. at
Winfield, finally scored on a big buck
deer after several barren, yearly attempts.
He nailed a moose of a whitetail with
a rack like grandma's rocking chair,
featuring five points on each antler.
It locker-dressed at close to 150 pounds.
Mrs. Reeves says Charles downed it
almost within shouting call of their back
door.
• C. C. Reade, rounding a 30-year
membership in the Carpenter's Union,
a former resident of Seattle, residing in
Missoula, Montana for the last ten years,
is a hunter not easily discouraged. He
and partner rolled their jeep over on a
late-season hunt and both were pinned
beneath the car. They managed to crawl
out uninjured, and in less than two hours
after the incident were back on the road
— heading for the hunting grounds.
Reeves and Whitetail
on timber holdings of the Stimson Lum-
ber near his home.
• Fourteen-year old Jim Antel. Jr,
whose dad is a member of Local 851,
Anoka, Minnesota, had a most satisfac-
tory hunt the season before last, downing
a doe that dressed out at 150 pounds and
a buck at 160 pounds.
■ Hound Dog Man
They say that nothing can compare
to the eerie cry of the hound dog as it
scurries along the deep-night trail in the
forest. I remember a story my father
told me, long ago, about a hound dog
man that refused to enter the gates of
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heaven until he had some assurance from
the angelic gate tender that he — and his
favorite hounds — would find their share
of coon, cougar and bear. Only after
they were assured they had gained a
hunter's paradise did they accept their
reward.
The lure of coon hunting was brought
out in a recent letter and pic from Walter
E. Blackburn of Columbus. Ohio, a
member of Local 200 for a shade under
50 years and a hound dog man for even
more.
He writes:
"Enclosed find photo depicting results
of 12 nights of hunting. 30 coon.
Largely responsible is my four footed
friend in the foreground — 'Lonesome
Red,' the greatest coon dog it's ever been
my pleasure to own. When 'Lonesome'
gives out with that soul-searing bawl, it
is the voice of doom for Mr. Coon, and
he must quickly take to the tree.
"Fm rounding 75 years of age, Fred,
and I've walked hundreds of miles, fol-
lowing the hoimds. Dogs like 'Lonesome'
keep my spirits high for the hunt."
■ Deep Down Pleasure
The mass movement of schools of
deep-sea fish are quite unpredictable.
Some time ago trawl fishermen hauled
aboard l'/6 tons of scabbard fish in their
nets in 140 fathoms of water off Newport
Blackburn, Hound, and Coons
Beach, California. Prior to this, only 30
specimens of this rare fish were reported
taken from anywhere.
Always practice the rules of safety
when you hunt or fish. One false
move can cost you your life . . . And
take special care when the wife and
kids are along.
HOME STUDY
CORRECTIONS
In spile of efforts to be completely
accurate, there were errors in Unit
I of the Home Study Course in the
May issue. The correct answers for
three of the questions should have
been: 2. 260 yds.; 3. 232 ft.;
8. 337 7/9 cu./yds.
LEISURE-LIVING HOMES
Continued from Page 9
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that 15% of all families in the $15,000
and up bracket now own a second home,
but many families in a much lower finan-
cial bracket also are able to enjoy the
pleasures of a vacation retreat.
Concepts of vacation housing have
changed considerably in recent years. The
doll house dimensions and flimsy con-
struction that formerly characterized the
small beach cottage or skiing cabin have
now given way to more spacious houses
which are designed for durability. Ap-
proximately 70% of today's vacation
home owners rent their homes on occa-
sion, and in many cases, today's holiday
home becomes tomorrow's retirement
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ME STUDY COURSE
ADVANCED BLUEPRINT READING-UNIT II
This Unit will deal with materials and conditions found in
the Foundation Section of Plan "D." Some reference will be
made to other Sections of the Plans. You should review the
answers for Unit I so that all information required for Unit I
has been conveyed to you. Some of the answers will re-
quire you to refer to more than one sheet of the Plans and
the Specifications for a complete answer.
QUESTIONS
1. What sheet shows the details of the foundation and
the foundation footing?
2. What kind of earth is to be reached at the bottom of
the "Footing Trenches"?
3. What average depth are the "Footing Trenches" to
be excavated?
4. What do the dotted lines along the front of the build-
ing indicate?
5. What is the depth below grade for the foundation
footing along the front of the building?
6. What does the 1" dimension along the left side (North
to Northeast) of the basement and footing plan indi-
cate?
7. What provision is made for footings that have been
excavated to a greater depth than required?
8. What widths are indicated for the foundation footing
along the left side (North to Northeast) of the base-
ment and footing plan?
9. What length of the North to Northeast wall has the
width indicated by detail 1 109, sheet 11?
10. What distance is the reinforcing steel set back from
the outside of the foundation footing and wall along
the North to Northeast basement wall?
11. Who is responsible for ordering extra cribbing?
12. What is the minimum clear distance between the
forms and the reinforcing steel?
13. Determine the area of the cross sectional face of Sec-
tion 1109, Sheet 11.
14. How many cubic yards of concrete will be required
to pour the footing for Section 1109 (See Answer
No. 9)?
15. What is the size of the foundation footing in the non-
load bearing wall shown in Section 1107, Sheet 11?
16. How many V4 " ties will be required to properly secure
the reinforcing steel rods in the ground beams?
17. Excluding excavation for foundation footings and
piers, what is the approximate depth of the lower
garage floor below natural grade (For excavation)?
18. What is the greatest East to West dimension for ex-
cavation of the lower garage floor (Exclude the foun-
dation walls)?
19. What is the greatest North to South dimension for
excavation of the lower garage floor (Exclude the
foundation walls) ?
20. How many cubic yards of earth must be excavated
for the lower garage and ramps (Exclude the stairs
in Equipment Room 1)?
21. What kind of steel is used in the concrete slab?
22. Describe the typical footing foundations under col-
umns D-2 and E-2.
23. What provision must be made prior to pouring the
pedestals for the column foundations?
24. What special provisions must be made for the fill
under the lower garage ramps?
25. What kind of material is to be used for backfilling?
26. What is the thickness of the gravel fill under the floor
slabs and what size rock is specified?
27. What is the size and spacing of the reinforcing steel
in the typical foundation wall section?
28. Where would you find the "existing" grade points?
29. When will it be permissible to omit forms when pour-
ing foundations?
30. Who is to decide the correct footing widths when
excavations are made to a greater width than re-
quired?
31. What elevations or depths are to be used in computing
the quantities of excavations?
32. Who is authorized to order extra excavation?
33. What provision is made for payment of extra ex-
cavation?
34. What precaution is to be taken to prevent earth banks
from falling after the excavation and prior to pouring
the concrete? Who is to pay for the cost incurred in
this operation?
35. When is backfilling to be accomplished?
36. What special provision is made for the dirt under
slabs, pavement or steps?
37. List the widths of the concrete foundation footing in
the perimeter of the exterior walls.
38. List the depths of the concrete foundation footing in
the perimeter wall of the exterior walls.
39. Are there any concrete footings in the interior walls
of the building that are poured to a greater depth than
the exterior walls?
40. Determine the depth of the concrete that is poured
below the floor level for Columns D-3 and E-2.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ARE ON PAGE 23
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS for the Advanced
Blueprint Reading Home Study Course is available
through the office of General Secretary R. E. Living-
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($5) with your order.
JUNE, 1967
21
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Really On The Ball
They rushed her to the hospital a
few minutes too late; she had her
baby on the hospital's lawn. The
father received a bill for "Delivery
room and maternity care, $170." hHe
wrote back, saying that he thought
the bill too high, since the baby did
not have delivery room care, having
been born on the grass. Later he re-
ceived a revised bill from the hospi-
tal: "Greens fee and maternity care
. . . $170."
— F. S. Millham, Fullerton, Pa.
ALWAYS BOOST YOUR UNION
No Big Shot
The robber told the banker: "Gim-
me your head or I'll blow your money
off!" Said the banker: "Look, fellow,
haven't you got that backward?"
"Don't confuse me," replied the gun-
man, "this is my first job!"
— Charles Moenning,
hiarrisburg, Mo.
1 4 .ALL — .\LL 4 1
Malice for Alice
The wealthy woman was crying and
said to her maid: "Oh, Alice, I think
my husband is running around with his
secretary!"
"I don't believe it," snapped Alice.
"You're just trying to make me
jealous!"
Mr. Pert Sez:
"It's a good idee to love yer neigh-
bor and be religious, but don't fergit
to lock yer car whilst yer in church!"
WORK SAFELY — ACCIDENTS HURT
The Price Was Right!
A tourist was complaining to the
Indian on the western reservation
about his crowded, cramped exist-
ence in New York City, compared to
the sunlight and air enjoyed by the
Indian. "It's terrible!" he said. "The
air's polluted, there's so much crime
no one is safe, the streets are dirty,
the traffic hardly moves, the . . ."
"Ugh!" interrupted the Indian. "What
you expect for twenty-four bucks?"
—Rudy Wade, L.U. 3107
PATRONIZE UNION STORES
Aims to Pease!
Two monks had broken the abbey
rules. The abbott ordered them to
wear peas in their shoes all one day.
One monk hobbled painfully about,
while the other went about his work
with joy and ease. That night the one
groaned: "I cannot see how you en-
dured such agony so blithefully,
brother!" "That's easy," grinned the
other. "I boiled my peas! "
UNION-MADE IS WELL MADE
Good Advice
"Men, don't worry because your
hair starts falling out. Suppose it
ached and you had to have it pulled
. . . like your teeth!"
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This Month's Limerick
A carpenter who had but one leg
Was too proud and ambitious to beg.
He never did shirk
But did all his work
By pounding in nails with his peg.
— Frances May,
Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
Right Answer
The teacher had just given her sec-
ond-grade class a lesson on magnets.
Now came the question session, and
she asked a little boy: "My name
starts with an 'M,' and I pick up
things. What am I?"
The boy replied instantly, "A
mother."
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
Daze and Nights
Two Miami Beach beauties were
sunning themselves when one said:
"Did you know there's going to be a
beauty contest tomorrow afternoon?"
"Sure," yawned the other. "I won it
last night!"
UNION DUES BUY RAISES
One-Way Correspondence
Teacher: "Robert Burns wrote 'To
A Field Mouse'."
Pupil: "I bet he didn't get an an-
swer!"
— Jenetta h^urd,
Compton, Calif.
LIKE TOOLS, BE SHARP Sc SAFE
Patient Patient
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Home Study Course
Answers to Questions on Page 21
1. Sheet 11.
2. The trenches should be carried down
to depth where stiff brown clay has
been reached subject to the architect's
or engineer's approval. (Specifica-
tions; Excavations, Grading and Fill-
ing and Section 1101-3, Sheet 11)
3. Carry down to a depth of 7'-0".
(Specifications; Excavation, Grading
and FilHng)
4. They indicate the foundation wall and
footing under the 1st floor. (Base-
ment and Footing Plan and Section
1115, Sheet 11)
5. 6'-6" minimum. (Section 1115, Sheet
11)
6. It indicates the projection of the foot-
ing outside the basement wall (1st
floor Plan, Sheet 1 and Basement and
Footing Plan, Sheet 11)
7. Tlie additional depth is to be filled
with concrete to same specifica-
tion as the required footing at the
contractor's expense. (Specifications;
Excavating, Grading and Backfilling)
8. 2'-7" at Section 1109 and 2'-2" at
Section 1101. (Basement and Foot-
ing Plan, Sheet 11)
9. 53'-7"; 20'-0" + 16'-6" -I- 16'-6" + 1'-
5" - O'-IO" (Basement Plan, Sheet 1
and Basement and Footing Plan,
Sheet 11)
10. 3" at the foundation footing and 2"
at the foundation wall. The steel is
to be bent to the centerline of the
wall at the next floor level (Section
1101 and 1109, Sheet 11)
11. The architect, engineer or their rep-
resentatives. (Specifications; Excavat-
ing. Grading and Backfilling)
12. The clear distance for round bars
shall be the diameter of the bar and
V/i times the side dimension of
square bars unless otherwise indicated
on the Plans. (Specifications: Exca-
vating, Grading and Backfilling)
13. 2.8 sq. ft. d'-l" X 2'7"; 13" X 31"
-=- 144 ^ Answer Rounded to 1 Place
Decimal)
14. 5.76CU. yd.;(l'-l" x 2'-7" x 55'-7")
27 X 1728
or 1%, X 31/12 X ««"/i2 X Vi-
Determine answer by changing all
measurements to same units; i.e.,
inches or feet. Division by 27 con-
verts answer to cubic yards.
15. 12" X 18" ground beam (Section
1107, Sheet 11)
16. Approximately 87 feet of ground
beam in two separate sections would
require 89'/4" ties when spaced at
12" OC. (Section 1107 and Base-
ment and Footing Plan. Sheet 11)
17. 5'-7%" (Section 1101, Sheet 11)
18. 67'-10" (Basement and Footing Plan,
Sheet 11)
19. 37'-0" (Section 1101, 1103 and Base-
ment and Footing Plan, Sheet 11)
20. 553 cubic yards (Section 1101 and
Basement and Footing Plan, Sheet 11)
21. 6" X 6" - #10 X #10 W. W. mesh
at garage level and 4" x 8" — #12
X #12 W. W. mesh at 1st. 2nd and
3rd floor level. (Basement and Foot-
ing Plan, Sheet 11 and Structural
Plan, Sheet 13)
22. Pyramiding square pedestal made in
three separate pours. (Basement Plan,
Sheet 1 and Section 1112, Sheet 11)
23. The column stubs are to extend into
the pedestal a minimum of 5'-0".
The stubs must be placed prior to
pouring the pedestal.
24. The fill is to be stabilized with IV2
sacks of cement per cubic yard of
dirt fill and tamped in place. (Spec-
fications; Excavating, Grading and
Backfilling and Section 1004, Sheet
10)
25. Good clean earth, which shall be set
with water and tamped until it is
compact and solid. In cases where
backfilling and grading are necessary
in preparation for laying concrete, it
shall be solidly compacted in 6" lay-
ers'by vibrating, tamping or rolling.
(Specifications: Excavating, Grading
and Backfilling)
26. Gravel fill under floor slab shall be
4" thick, river rock uncrushed and
sized from ¥a" minimum to IV-t"
maximum. (Sections, Sheet 11 and
Specifications; Concrete Work)
27. V2" round reinforcing steel spaced
12" O.C. horizontally and vertically
with stubs lapped 2'-0". The steel
shall be unpainted, uncoated. free
from rust and scale and straightened
prior to placement. (Section 1109,
Sheet 1 1 and Specifications: Concrete
Work)
28. The grade points are found on the
Plot Plan. (Sheet 2)
29. Forms may be omitted when the net
footing sizes are dug to the correct
width and the earth banks are firm.
(Specifications; Concrete Work)
30. The engineer will direct the contrac-
tor in the placing of forms so as to
provide for a balanced footing. (Spe-
cifications: Excavating Grading and
Backfilling)
31. Use the elevations shown on the
Plans. (Specifications; Excavating,
Grading and Backfilling)
32. The engineer or the architect is au-
thorized to order extra excavation.
(Specifications; Excavating, Grading
and Backfilling)
33. Extra excavation authorized by the
architect or engineer or their rep-
resentatives shall be paid for by the
owner according to the provisions of
the contract, or as per additional
agreements. (Specifications; Excavat-
ing, Grading and Backfilling)
34. Cribbing shall be installed by the
contractor at his expense to retain
the earth banks. Cribbing required
for extra excavation authorized by
the architect or engineer shall be
paid for by the owner. (Specifica-
tions; Excavation, Grading and Back-
filling)
35. The backfilling is to be accomplished
after the piers, foundation and con-
crete walls are stripped of forms and
approved by the architect or engi-
neer. Backfill shall be clean earth,
set with water until it is compact and
solid. (Specifications, Excavating,
Grading and Back-filling)
36. Where possible, the concrete work is
to be laid over undisturbed earth;
except slabs laid over gravel. (Spe-
cifications: Excavating, Grading and
Backfilling)
37. 2'-7" at Section 1109, 2'-2" at Sec-
tion 1101, 2'-4" at Section 1106,
2'-0" at Section 1113 and 2'-0" Sec-
tion 1115. (Basement and Footing
Plan, Sheet 11)
38. I'-l" at Section 1109, l'-2" at Sec-
tion 1101. I'-O" at Section 1106,
O'-IO" at Section 1113 and I'-O" at
Section 1115. (Sheet 11)
39. Yes. Section 1107— r-6" below the
concrete floor. (Sheet 11)
40. 6'- 10" plus the allowance for varia-
tion in existing grade. (Section 1101,
1107 and 1112, Sheet 11)
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hammer can fracture a thumb or wrist
if the hammer slips or the wrench conies
down on the exposed thumb. (Always
use a wood chock over the wheel before
applying a wrench.) The wrench should
be the proper size. Even then, says Mike,
you should be alert to the possibility of
its slipping.
PHOTO 2 — You're asking to lose fingers
if you use a band saw this way with
guard up and hands in front of and close
to the blade. Guard should be as close
to the work as possible and never more
than one-quarter inch away. Anything
else? Mike not only is not wearing any
eye protection, but the smoke from that
cigarette could obstruct his vision.
PHOTO 3 — The calipers Mike is putting
on that rotating piece could be wrenched
from his hand and hurled at him. (Stop
work before measuring, and never reach
across a moving piece of work; you risk
being caught in the machine.) Anything
else? Yes. Mike should have the protec-
tive shield over his face.
PHOTO 4— The force of the turning
drill could wrench the work from Mike's
hand. He should be using a device de-
signed for holding down materials. Any-
thing else? Yes. Mike isn't wearing pro-
tective glasses.
PHOTO 5 — You don't need power tools
to get into trouble in your home work-
shop. Mike is asking for trouble by hold-
ing the work in his hand while using a
screwdriver. The tool, under pressure,
could slip, piercing his hand. (The work
should be on a flat surface and firmly
secured.) Anything else? Yes. The
screwdriver Mike is using is too small
for the screw being used and is not cen-
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thrown into his face. 5) He is not wear-
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. . . 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 foilowino;
Another significant occasion for Carpenters Local 25: Choosing the proud recipients
of Local 25's Scholarship awards at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Seated
from left to right are: Raymond Tomalas, Steve Jones, Vince Castiglione and Arthur
Placencia. Standing, and presenting these young men with their awards for 1966,
are (from left): E. G. "Blackie" Daley, Business Representative; Ben Fenwick, Busi-
ness Representative; Douglas "Doug" Coffin, Trustee; Joe "Wilkie" Wilk, Business
Resresentative: and James L. Keen. Financial Secretary-Treasurer.
SCHOLARSHIP FUND ESTABLISHED— To en-
courage potential young men to advance
their professional interests through con-
tinuation in the carpenter's trade, a
$1,500 Scholarship Fund has been estab-
lished by Los Angeles Local 25.
The fund to be distributed each
semester was recently presented to Los
Angeles Technical College by Local 25,
one of the oldest combined affiliates of
Ihe Carpenters' Brotherhood.
Scholarships will be named on the
basis of need, ability, and scholastic
achievement as determined by Local 25's
Executive Committee, with Los Angeles
Trade Tech Building Trades faculty
recommending carpenter craft scholars
whom they consider worthy of Local 25
scholarship eligibility.
Awards for scholarship will comprise
four $300 scholarships and two $150
grants, to be distributed annually.
The drive for the Scholarship Fund
was conducted by Business Representa-
tive E. G. Daley and was assisted by
James Keen, Financial Secretary-Treas-
urer; Doug Coffin, Trustee; and Joe Wilk,
also a Business Representative.
UNDERSTANDING—// unions in Lexena,
Kan., have any disputes they can expect
fair treatment from the new chief of
police. He is Jim Ainswortli, a long-
time member of Carpenters Local 61,
who understands the vital role that or-
ganized labor plays in the comnuiiiity.
FIGHTER NOW CARPENTER-Paul Labbe,
Jr., a member of Local 407. Lewiston,
Maine, was a professional boxer in the
1940s. Brother Labbe, left, fought under
the name Paul Junior. He is shown with
Henry Armstrong, former World Welter-
weight Champion, whom he fought twice
for the title.
Labbe and Armstrong shake.
Three final scholarship winners in the
Carpentry Trade Class at Los Angeles
Trade Technical College: Seated (from
left) Douglas S. Coffin, Trustee, and Jim
Keen, Financial Secretary-Treasurer,
representing Carpenters Local 25, pre-
sented the three scholarship awards of
$100 each. Standing (from left) are
award recipients Leo Rizuto, Henry
Porter, and Michael Kochan.
JOB FOR THE LION-HEARTED- When officials of the Utica Zoological Society, Utica, New
York, bemoaned the fact that the "cats" could not get proper exercise during the
winter, George Weber, president of Carpenters Local 125, volunteered his services.
He built exercise shelves on which the lions, leopards and jaguars can prowl back
and forth. The hungry-looking jaguars, pictured above, enjoy the finished product.
JUNE, 1967
25
I^Qanadian Report
Stefanovitch Serves
On Discussion Panel
A trade union conference on organ-
ization was jointly sponsored by the
Canadian Labor Congress and the On-
tario Federation of Labor in Toronto
in mid-May.
This was the second in a series of
organizational conferences to be held
across Canada. The first was held in
New Brunswick.
One of the purposes of these con-
ferences is to develop better methods
of co-ordinating the efforts involved
in increasing activities in organizing
new members.
One of four discussion groups dealt
with the building trades unions exclu-
sively. Chaired by James Black, of the
AFL-CIO Building Trades Department
in Ontario, members of the panel were
William Stefanovitch, the Brother-
hood's executive board member for
District 9; Alex Main, manager,
Toronto Building Trades Council; and
Douglas Forgie. general representative,
International Hod Carriers and La-
borers.
A report on the conference is being
drafted by Harry Simon, Ontario Di-
rector of Organization for the CLC.
CLC Warns Rand
Commission on Strikes
The Canadian Labor Congress has
told the Rand Commission enquiry
into labor disputes that outlawing
strikes was no solution to problems
arising from collective bargaining.
The commission headed by retired
Justice Mr. Ivan Rand was set up by
the Ontario government in face of
strong protests by Ontario labor
against the abuse of injunctions in
labor disputes.
Pointing to the bias in the "socio-
economic system ... in favor of the
employer," the CLC brief suggested
that there was also a bias in the opera-
tions of the various labor acts under
provincial jurisdiction.
"The state, far from being merely
an umpire, has become increasingly
an intervenor which, if not plainly on
the side of the employer, has to say
the least set out to make the role of
the union increasingly difficult to ex-
ercise."
Defending the right to strike, the
CLC said that employers still look
upon unions as "a necessary evil" and
that the way to better labor-manage-
ment relations was through "better col-
lective bargaining and dispute settle-
ment procedures . . .; more skilled
conciliation services on the part of gov-
ernment; and a greater obligation on
the part of the so-called essential in-
dustries to deal in good faith with thfe
unions of their employees."
Attacking the abuse of injunctions
in industrial disputes, the Congress
said that governments in Canada have
"demonstrated a greater willingness to
intervene to stop strikes than to pre-
vent them from happening."
Canadian Mineworkers
Now in One Union
There's an old saying that politics
makes strange bedfellows. Sometimes
union mergers do too.
The Canadian section of the Steel-
workers has just absorbed the remnants
of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Work-
ers, a union which it fought bitterly
for 18 years.
Having beaten Mine, Mill in almost
every mine across the country except
Falconbridge in Ontario and Cominco
at Trail, B.C., the handwriting was
probably on the wall.
However the result of the merger,
to be ratified by Mine, Mill before the
Manitoba's Legislative Building is said
to be one of the most beautiful parlia-
ment buildings in North America. Seen
from the air, its magnificent architec-
tural design and its almost sylvan setting
in the heart of Winnipeg, can be ap-
preciated.
end of June, is to bring Canadian
mineworkers under one union roof.
Submission to CLC
Calls for Fewer Unions
The Commission on Constitution
and Structure set up by the Canadian
Labor Congress after its 1966 con-
vention has been holding hearings in
private.
However, one union took the liberty
of making its submission public, and
advocating the drastic reduction in the
number of unions operating in Canada.
It is true that many unions have a
rather sparse membership compared
with the size of the country. But it
is likely that natural attrition will
change the situation where necessary
and that directives are unlikely to
work.
Housing Crisis
Is Steadily Worse
The housing crisis predicted by the
Economic Council of Canada has
grown steadily worse. In the Toronto
area, about 12,000 families were re-
ported to be in need of accommodation
or better quarters by the Toronto
Housing Authority with literally noth-
ing available.
Some families are being housed tem-
porarily in old, reconditioned army
barracks until some kind of housing
can be found for them.
Statements continue to come from
official sources saying that more hous-
ing permits have been issued and more
money is being made available. But
no one yet has said with any convic-
tion that the backlog of housing needs
will be met in the foreseeable future.
The Canadian banks, due to an
amendment to the Bank Act, are now
permitted to lend money on mort-
gages, and will undoubtedly do some-
thing to ease the mortgage money
shortage.
But the president of the govern-
ment's housing agency. Central Mort-
gage and Housing, H. W. Hignett,
expects that only 170,000 homes will
be built in the year starting June 1st.
This will take care of new demand
in that 12-month period, but will do
nothing to overcome the shortage.
Anything below 200,000 housing units
a year for the next 1 0 years falls short
of adequate performance.
26
THE CARPENTER
Federal Housing
Czar Is Rumored
Evidence that public opinion in
Canada is more aroused than ever be-
fore to the gravity of the housing
problem is the rumor that the federal
government may make a cabinet min-
ister as "housing czar."
The establishment of a housing port-
folio in the cabinet is certainly a step
in the right direction. It is expected
that former finance minister Walter
Gordon will get the appointment.
Mr. Gordon is now engaged in head-
ing a governmental enquiry into for-
eign investment in Canada. He has
strong views on the subject, many of
them not shared by his colleagues in
the cabinet nor by economists.
Most Canadians like the idea of the
nation building and maintaining a
greater stake in the country's economy,
but few like Gordon's way of going
about it.
The idea of using Canadian funds
to buy back 25 percent of a foreign
controlled corporation does not appeal
to either corporations or labour as the
best way to use our financial resources.
Better use the money to build new
industries and develop new resources.
And legislating that a few Canadians
must be on every board of directors
of a foreign-controlled company may
appeal to our ego, but does nothing
to make that industry more productive
and more capable of serving the na-
tional interest.
Besides, experience has been that,
in collective bargaining, there is not
much to choose between U.S. manage-
ment and Canadian management.
There are better ways of pursuing
and promoting our national interests
and goals.
Eyeball-to-Eyeball
Industrial Relations
The Ontario government has set up
a union-management council to ex-
plore problems of labor-management
relations. The 10-man council will
have equal representation from labour
and management. Chairman of the
council will be Dr. John Crispo, direc-
tor of the University of Toronto's
Centre of Industrial Relations.
There is already a similar body un-
der federal jurisdiction headed by
Dean W. D. Woods, head of the In-
dustrial Relations Centre, Queen's Uni-
versity, Kingston.
Crispo is a member of Woods'
committee.
Will Woods and Crispo take in
each other's washing?
Sheffield Scotch Nails practically eliminate wood splitting.
Because of their square design, Scotch Nails tend to cut into
wood rather than wedge and split the grain. The result is
a neater, cleaner looking job that measures up to the highest
standards of the builder and the customer.
Another important plus for the Sheffield Scotch Nail is that it
withdraws much easier from new wood shortly after driving
than the ordinary nail. This can save trouble during construction.
Yet after wood has dried — withdrawal resistance of Sheffield
Scotch Nails is more than 100% greater than that of the
round nail. The deep serrations on the sides of the nail grip
the wood fibers, assuring you of a better anchored job.
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JUNE, 1967
27
25,000 Years Noted
By D. a Local 132
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of
District of Columbia Local 132 held
a dinner-dance April 15 to honor its 25
and 50-year members. Fourteen hon-
orees had between 55 and 60 years of
service each; nine had between 60 and
65 years listed: these, with 25, 30, 35,
and 40 year members, made up a total
of more than 25.000 years of service to
the Brotherhood.
More than 1600 members and guests
attended the big gathering at the Shera-
ton Park Hotel in the nation's capital.
Among the visitors were First General
Vice President Finlay C. Allan and Gen-
eral Treasurer Peter Terzick.
Master of ceremonies was local union
Congrahilations from Pres. Joe Groonies,
left, and General Treasurer Terzick,
right, to Past Fin. Secretary E. J. Appell,
60-year veteran, and Ed Campbell, past
recording sec. and trustee, also 60 years.
WERE YOU THERE?
ATTENTION: Carpenters who
have worked within the jurisdic-
tion of the Fox River Valley Dis-
trict Council of Carpenters, in the
State of Wisconsin, during the pe-
riod of April 1, 1962, through
June 1, 1966. You may have un-
claimed vacation contributions in
the Kellogg Citizens National Bank,
P. O. Box 670, Green Bay, Wis-
consin.
Any carpenter who worked in
this area during this period and
has not received his vacation
money, should send his name and
address along with his Social Se-
curity number to the Kellogg
Bank at the address shown above.
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ABOVE: Fin. Sec. Martin Cressman,
Gen. Treas. Terzick, Trustee Everett
Johnson, Trustee Fred Johnson, First
Gen'l. VP Allan, Trustee Jim Merkle,
and Pres. Joe Grooraes.
President Joseph Groomes. Invocation
was delivered by Harry R. Bryant, Jr.
of the local union.
Pins were presented by General Treas-
urer Terzick.
In a brief "sidelight"" ceremony. Inter-
national Legislative Rep. James Bailey
presented a 40-year pin to First Gen'l.
VP Finlay Allan.
Committee on Arrangements included
Fred Johnson, chairman, Joseph
Groomes, Martin Cressman, Everett
Johnson, and James Merkle.
Int'l. Legislative Rep. Jim Bailey presents
40-year pin to First Gen'l. VP Allan.
Freeburg, Illinois, Local Has New Hall
FREEBURG, ILL. — Local 480 of Freeburg dedicated its new union hall on February
11. Following the dedication, the officers lined up for a picture. From left, they are:
Vance Kosarek, financial secretary; Louis Darmstatter, conductor; Jim McGuire,
business representative; Sidney Hill, recording secretary; Clyde Pruett, president; John
Schwalb, trustee; Emil Ross, trustee; Sylvester Neff, trustee; and George Roth, treas-
urer. Not present for the picture were Charles Strautz, warden; and Emil Steinheimer,
vice president.
28
THE CARPENTER
Saskatchewan Plans
For the Year Ahead
SASKATOON, SASK.— The 22nd An-
nual Convention of the Saskatchewan
Provincial Council of Carpenters con-
vened for three days at the Holiday
House Motor Hotel, last February, to
chart work for the coming months.
There were 18 delegates present, plus
General Reps. W. G. Stanton and Paul
Rudd. Chairman was President J. Gebert.
The gathering heard a report on prog-
ress in the provincial apprenticeship
program and noted that the province
will be represented in the International
Contest at Vancouver.
There was a report from the Organi-
zation and Work Rules Committee which
defined in more exact terms some of
the standards of work to be carried out
by all local unions in the area. Duties
of shop stewards were also defined in a
six-part statement. General Rep. Rudd
recommended that one standard job
steward card be used by all locals.
It was moved that 2,000 copies of the
Trade Rules as revised be printed and
sold to the local unions at cost.
There was some discussion of welfare
plans, and a committee was appointed
to make a study.
The Resolution and Constitution Com-
Delegates to the Saskatchewan Convention were: back row, left to right: Jack Klein,
L.U. 1867; Adam Deutscher, 1867; Mike Wytosky, vice president; Frank Mazur,
1804; Tom Aitkin, 2849; John Clark, 2469; and J. Kirik, 2374. Middle row: Fred
Nau, president; Oliver Anderson, 1805; Fred Smith, 1805; Leo Fritz, secretary-
treasurer; Frank Wells, 1804; Ed Lozinsky, 1990; Leo Klaudt, 2469; and W. R.
Garnett, 1805. Front row: George Cole, fraternal delegate; E. I. Bender, past secre-
tary-treasurer; John Gebert, past president; Mrs. I. McDonald, office stenographer;
George Bengough, 10th District Executive Board Member; Paul Rudd, general repre-
sentative; and W. G. Stanton, General Representative.
mittee presented a resolution urging all
locals of the three prairie provinces to
appeal to the Unemployment Insurance
Commissions requesting a rewriting of
their regulations to exclude the construc-
tion industry.
Article 172, Section G of the Regu-
lations states that annual holiday pay
must be considered earnings when an
employee is laid off, if a plant or place
of business is to be shut down for a
continuous or extended holiday within
six weeks of the layoff. The Commission
has interpreted this article to include a
construction project when the project
closed down for 10 days at Christmas
time. Many members are thus penalized
and deprived of as much as two weeks'
benefits as early as a mid-November
layoff.
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SEATTLE, WASH. — One of the major challengers for unlimited hydroplane speed
records this year will be a new Miss Bardahl. She has new lines and weighs in at
a mere three tons, some 1200 pounds lighter than her predecessor of the same name.
The 1967 boat, which carried the famous "U-40'' Miss Bardahl number at her
first trials in April, will have a hull fabricated of 5-pIy Douglas fir plywood only
V4-inch thick, but designed to withstand the terrific pounding of 180 m.p.h. speeds.
It replaces 7/16-inch, much heavier and more brittle hardwood previously used.
Instead of 8-foot pieces, this year's plywood is made the full length of the 30-foof
4-inch hull by Georgia-Pacific's marine plywood division to eliminate cross-the-beam
joints. This one-piece hull material is supported by marine fir plywood frames V»-
inch thick.
Plywood officials said tests show the Vi-inch 5-ply plywood will carry 20 times
the bending load of sheet steel and 5 times that of aluminum for the same weight
per square foot. The test report also indicates the plywood, made of vertical grain
veneers, is 149 times stiifer in bending than sheet steel, 18 times aluminum and 8
times magnesium for the same weight per square foot.
CERTIFICATES PRESENTED
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — Construction
was temporarily halted recently on the
L. S. Ayres & Co. warehouse project for
the presentation of the Journeyman's
Certificate of Completion to Wayne
Blackford (left center), a member of
Local Union 60. Making the presenta-
tion were Richard DeMars (left), Presi-
dent of Geupel Construction Co., which
employs Blackford, and Wendell D.
Vandivier (right-center). Coordinator for
the Central and Western Indiana Joint
Apprenticeship Committee, and William
P. Jungelaus (right), JAC member.
Brother Blackford also received the
Certificate of Completion of the United
States Bureau of Apprenticeship and
Training, as well as the Certificate of
Craft Achievement of the Associated
General Contractors of America.
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Service to the
Brotherhood
A gallery of pictures showing some of
the senior members of the Brotherhood
who recently received 25-year or 50-
year service pins.
(1) WILLIAMSPORT, PA. — Recently
members with long service were recog-
nized at a ceremony held by Local 691.
Pictured are those who were presented
with pins for 25 years or more in the
Brotherhood. From left to right they
are: Melvan Dewan (25), Sam Bartolett
(60), Herman Confer (Pres.), George
Meytrott (50), Charles Barnes (47), John
Ort (35), George Brass (25), James
Moore (29), George Moore, Sr. (29), An-
son Gamble (26), Carlyle Engel (29),
Arthur Hamm (26), Charles Starr (26),
Charles Bingaman (25), George Bixler
(25), Alton Neal (25), and Harold Weav-
er (26). Absent when the picture was
taken were Sidney Diehl (31) (since de-
ceased), Clayton England (29), William
Goodall (29), William King (32), Guy
Neal (30), and Frank Hanson (29).
(2) WILKINSBURG, PA. — At its
third annual banquet, Local 430 paid
tribute to members who have com-
pleted 50 years of service. From left to
right they are, in the photo below, Bruno
Hanson and Ivan W. Larimer. Also hon-
ored were five brothers who received
their 25-year pins. Pictured with the
new 50-year members, they are, in the
second photo: Front row, left to right,
Peter Penna (25), Bruno Hanson (50),
President of Local 430 Ralph Mauro,
D. A. Maxwell (25) and Ivan W. Larimer
(50). In the rear row are Ralph Ritter
(25). F. K. Stiver (25), and Joseph
Gierl (25).
(3) TACOMA, WASH. — Local 470
held its third annual 25-year pin presen-
tation on February 25, 1967. honoring
members with a smorgasbord and dance.
Mr. Paul Rudd, area representative, pre-
sented 58 men with service pins, out of
the 108 members eligible. It was a gala
event for the members and their wives,
along with the officers of the local union
and district council.
(4) SEATTLE, WASH. — Three mem-
bers of Local 1982 were presented 25-
year service pins at a recent meeting.
Shown in the picture (from left to
right) are: D. N. Mclnroy, Robert Allen,
George Gilbert, and Harry L. Carr,
Business Representative of the District
Council of Carpenters, who made the
presentation.
(5) SANDUSKY, OHIO — At a recent
dinner meeting of Local 940. Maurice
VanBarg was presented a pin for his
50 years of meritorious service. Paul H.
Loper, President of the Lake Erie Dis-
trict Council of Carpenters, presented
the pin to a very surprised brother.
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(6) PAWTUCKET and CENTRAL
FALLS, R.L — At a recent banquet
and testimonial, Local 342 gathered to
honor Henry E. Detreault, treasurer of
the Local for 28 consecutive years, who
was also decorated with a 50-year mem-
bership pin. Shown in the photo (from
left to right) are: Patricia M. Landry,
President of the Committee presenting
an Accutron watch to Henry E. Detreault
while Philip Hebert, President of the
Local, is pinning on his lapel a 50-year
membership pin. He joined the club of
50-year members, which includes Phil
Sousegnant (60), Charles Lambert (64),
David Gregoire (55), Philip Grise (58),
Arthur Goyette (53), and Herbert Jull-
son (54). Other "old timers" with 40 or
more years that were present at the
testimonial included: Wilfred Gendron
(46), Romeo Bonin (48), John Dumont
(47), Clovis Lemieux (44), Emile Racine
(44). Joseph Jolicoeur (44), Rudolph
Vacher (41), William Crepeau (45) and
Felix Goulet (43).
(7) LIIVtA, OHIO — Local 372 en-
joyed the presentation of 25-year pins
at a crowded meeting, and a line buffet
lunch was served. The pins were awarded
to the following members, from left to
right: Cliff Corson, Lester Taylor, Don
Murphy, Paul Kistner, Chris King, Edgar
Altstetter. Included in the picture on the
extreme right is Local President Ed-
ward Rettig.
(8) OAKLAND, CALIF.— At a recent
dinner given by Local 1473, brothers
who have been continuous members for
25 years or more were honored and pre-
sented with pins. Members receiving 45-
year pins were: Porter Fawcett, Ralph G.
Norman and C. E. Chasmire (47). Mem-
bers receiving 30-year pins were: Clyde
Barker, Angus Craig, A. A. Schneider,
W. B. Widerstrand and H. K. Dughman.
Also eligible but not present was Fred
O'Toole. Members receiving 25-year pins
include: R. G. Baker, Chris H. Bossen,
Toge Clausen, Arthur Fain, Walter
Fuller, Willard Haldeman, Manuel In-
gracia, Oscar Kennedy, Jack Kirkman,
Timan Lund, William F. Marshall, John
Miller, Hodge Mosely, Carl Nelson, John
Nilson, Paul Nuss, Joe Paul, Vincent
Peck, Walter Roberts, Sam Rubino, Wil-
liam A. Sprague, Leslie Thomas, Howard
Trippy, Ira Williams, William O'Connor,
A, L. Andresen, John D. Duncan, John
Grismore, Harold Hunter, Emory John-
son, Robert Lafferty, C. H. McCulley,
Carl Meydam, P. H. Petersen, John Paul,
Gunther Reineche, Harry Strand, Hiram
Waters, Royal Benge, Charles Duncan,
C. E. Empie, John Fisher, John Haak,
Emil Habich, R. H. Hutchinson, Roy
Hutt, James MacLeod, Donald Marshall,
Elmer Olson, John Walline, E. E.
Weaver, Bengt Benson, Ralph Blair,
Kenneth Irvine, R. F. Meissner, Henry
Pedersen, Walter Smith, L. W. Wheeler,
Walter Wells, Fred Bell, M. R. Ben-
ninger, James Bishop, Louis Peterson
and C. A. Mcintosh. Members and offi-
cers included in the picture, left to right,
are Harry Strand, Trustee; C. A. Mcin-
tosh, Trustee; H. K. Dughman, R. H.
Hutchinson, John Fisher, Boll Halde-
man, Mike Benninger, Warden; Royal
Benge, former Dispatcher and William
F. Marshall, Business Representative.
(9) DETROIT, MICH.— At the recent
25th Anniversary Party of Local 1433,
the following brothers received their 25-
year pins. They are: Solomon Alden,
Edward J. Anderson, William S. Beattie,
Reynold Blomquist, Arthur Bluhm, Gust
Goettcher, Omor Bullock, Jack L, Burch,
George Cathey, John B. Cornutt, Floyd
Coulter, John R. Forsythe, Fred Gen-
nara, James Hamilton, Edward Hawley,
James Hurd, Lester Huyck, Elmer John-
son, William H. Jones, Joseph Kanikow-
ski, John Kardos, Mike Kartje, Albert
Knopp, William Lake, Norman C. Leh-
man, William G. McDonald, Thomas
McNeil, Chester Mead, Santo Molinaro,
Philip Morin, Theodore Nilson, Carlton
Oldford, John Oldford, Robert Olhsson,
Ellies C. Papp, Richard Parks, Florian
Particka, Edward Priestaf, Lawrence
Racette, John Rimer, John Rogers, Fred
Roux, William J. Roy, William A. Small,
Donald Speck, Hartley J. Speck, Theo-
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dore Schmaltz, Harold A. Sivertson, Roy
F. Swisher, Oscar T. Tressler, Charles
M. Waite, Everett E. Wilson, Frank
Wood, and Elmer Yunnlla. Also in-
cluded in the picture, in the front row,
are Thomas Saunders, President; Robert
Laing, International Representative; Mar-
vin Grisham, Business Representative;
and Jack Wood, member Local 674 and
Secretary of the Detroit Building Trades
Council.
(10) COLUMBUS, G A.— Members of
Local 1723 who have completed 25 years
of service were honored at a recent meet-
ing. Shown receiving their pins from
James G. Brown, Representative of
Georgia State Council of Carpenters, are
(from left to right): A. J. Hinton, James
H. Renfroe, Roscoe E. Tarvin, B. M.
Huey, and W. K. Powers. Other mem-
bers eligible but who are not shown in-
clude: T. B. Burkes, T. R. Byard, Roy
Campbell, W. R. Conaway A. E. Curry,
O. R. Griffin, G. L. Hood, A. D. Home,
J. O. Hutchinson, W. J. Lightsey, Henry
A. McLeod, W. E. Marchbanks, J. H.
Milner, M. D. Poole, Jr., H. D. Redding,
Sr., W. L. Slayton, H. K. Strickland,
R. L. Waldrop, Edward Wilkes.
(11) JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA— Lo-
cal 627 recently honored its 25-year mem-
bers at a banquet where Henry W. Chand-
ler, Executive Board Member of the
Fourth District and J. L. Rhodes, Director
of Organization, were present to distribute
the pins. Members who were present to
receive their pins included Edward Bar-
rett, C. C. Coley, Walter Sapp, Daniel
Leiterman, J. D. Hagin, T. T. Drum-
heller, J. F. Mathis, J. H. Harry, W. H.
Biven, Edmund E. Scydick, James H.
Hinton, L. D. Thompson, E. W. Ander-
son, Albert Carver, S. S. Owens, W. O.
Ingram, H. H. Peacock, James E. Brooks,
H. E. Adams, Homes DeLaney, John H.
Sea, S. P. Waldo, T. H. Norton, Emmett
C. Spicer, H. Davis, Ysidoro Mallo, B. B.
Sauls, Theo Morris, R. Phillips, Leroy
Roberts, W. L. Durrance, J. H. Robin-
son, L. W. Goodin, E. D. Bowen, A. V.
Helbert, James D. Foster, C. M. Hardin,
Leroy I. Brown, F. W. Emanuel, F. T.
Lowe, J. MacBrown, Maurice Hull, A. F.
Lightbody, Jimmie Altman and W. E.
Flanagan. Those entitled to pins but
not present were Julian E. Wilson, B. F.
Scott, Sr., G. M. Thacker, J. L. Yeo-
mans, John L. Mason, Frank A. Sim-
mons, R. O. Bellwood, B. A. Crum,
John P. Lucas, D. J. Parker, Howard S.
Rogers, H. N. Ray, H. B. Rodgers, John
S. Shedd, Royce GrifHn, Irving Goolsby,
J. E. Holloway, John J. Scholl, G. F.
Clifford and Claude J. Tillman.
(12) HAZLETON, PA. — Members of
Local 129 who have been affiliated with
the union for 25 years or more are
shown with officers of the Local at a
recent get-together noting the 60th anni-
versary of the Brotherhood. Left to
right, front row: Gerard Marino, Al
Ganss, Paul Jacko, John Sambroski and
John Buyarski. Second row: Thomas
Buglio, vice president; George Mehalick,
Peter Cuozzo, John Marcinkevich, Walt-
er Bahrt and Paul Ziegler. Back row:
Stephen M. Sabol, treasurer; Arthur A.
Balliet, recording secretary; Eugene Coa-
sidine, business agent for Areas 1-3;
George Sabo, conductor; Paul Sell,
Howard Schell and Michael Mikula,
trustees; and George Dusheck, financial
secretary. In the photo below (12A), Paul
Jacko (left), a member for 50 years, was
honored when he received a pin from
Eugene Considine, business agent.
(13) WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN— Local
344 recently honored its members who
had 25 years or more of continuous
membership. Each honored member re-
ceived a gold pin. In a special ceremony.
Brother N. C. Spillman also received a
12 A
plaque designating his 63 years of
membership. After the presentations all
the members enjoyed refreshments.
The brothers, with membership years,
are: first row, left to right, Conrad Stark
(30), Elmer Abel (30), L. V. Coles (35),
Mason Christianson (36), N. C. Spillman
(63), William Biegemann (39), Edward
Kuehl (32), John D. Schmidt (32), and
Vincent Rapp (31). Second row, left to
right, are: Harold Kelsey (26), Norbert
Kirby (26), Louis Masek (28), Oscar
Priefer (29), John Zimmerman (30),
Joseph Prebelski (29), William Sussex
(29), Adam Schultz (29), Henry F.
Schneider (30), Edward Lederer (28),
Harry Meidenbauer (26), and Harry
Peterson (25). The following brothers
were also honored, though they were
not present: Henry Schneider (30), Peter
Poos (29), Myron Boyd (30), Edward
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Smith (31). Charles Howard (29), Le-
Roy Kussrow (26), Herbert Nettesheim
(26), and Clarence Schuize (26).
(14) TAYLORVILLE, ILLINOIS— Local
748 entertained members and their fam-
ilies recently at a smorgasbord in the
American Legion home. Especially hon-
ored were four brothers who have com-
pleted 25 years of membership. Local 748
President Frank Hodges (left) presented
service pins to Merle Ward, William
Widmar, Ray Runyon, and Al Dullenty
(right). Members scheduled to receive
pins the same evening, but unable to
attend the dinner, were Earl Hudson,
Glen Cole, and Berney Shaw.
(15) PORTAGE, WISCONSIN— Recently
Local 1344 held a dinner banquet cele-
brating its 57th year. Highlight of the
evening was the presentation of a 25-
year pin to Brother Fred Kittmann,
center. Presenting him with his pin were
Brothers Jerome Winkler, business repre-
sentative (left) and Vernon Sines, presi-
dent (right).
(16) ROSEBURG, ORE. — Local 1961
recently presented 25-year pins to seven
members, with one eligible member be-
ing absent from the ceremony. The
eight members make a total of 200 years
of union membership. Quite a large
crowd attended the meeting, as it was
open for Local 1961 members, their
wives, and delegates of the Douglas
County Labor Council. Pins were pre-
sented by General Officer Brother Lyie
Hiller, Seventh District board member.
Brother Robert J. Caley, a member of
Local 1961 and present executive secre-
tary of the Oregon State Council of
Carpenters, acted as master of cere-
monies. At the conclusion of the presen-
tations, members and guests enjoyed a
social. Arrangements for the occasion
were made by Financial Secretary and
Business Representative Charles A. Mc-
Cord. In the photo, shown standing be-
hind their wives, are pin recipients John
Quibell, Walter Nicholls, Clark Smith,
Ed Lewis, Sturgeon Hawkins, Local
President Murl Young, and W. O. Hall.
The absent eighth member was R. G.
Phillips, Sr.
(17) SCRANTON, PENNA.— Local 261
held a dinner dance recently at the
Jermyn Motor Inn to honor its pen-
sioned members, and to pay special
tribute to 50-year members. Seven broth-
ers received their 50-year pins at the
dinner. Three of them are seated in the
front row: Harry Hinkley, Fred Schirg,
and George Schroeder. Standing directly
behind them are 50-year-pin recipients
Louis Mastro, Earl H. Walter, and John
Sullivan (shown being "re-pinned" by his
son-in-law Federal Judge William L.
Nealon of the Pennsylvania Middle Dis-
trict). To the right of Judge Nealon, who
was the principal speaker at the banquet,
is James Vaughn, president of Local
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261. The two brothers standing at the
left are International Representative
Charles Slinker, who presented the pins,
and Local 261 Business Representative
Joseph Bartell. Brother Joseph Preitz,
who attended the banquet and received
his 50-year pin, was not available for
the picture. Brother Charles Zeller, who
was entitled to his 50-year pin, was un-
able to attend the banquet. Thirty-six
pensioned members of Local 261 at-
tended the gala occasion.
(18) TRENTON, N. J.— Three members
of Local 31 received certificates of 60-
years membership in the Bortherhood at a
recent meeting presided over by Presi-
dent Richard Moore.
The three 60-year members will be
honored guests at our 85th Anniversary
Party, which will be held at Cedar
Garden Inn in Trenton on May 12. Left
to right: Harold Lee (initiated 2/20/07),
Richard Moore (President, Local 31),
Michael Longevin (initiated 7/25/06),
and Richard Smith (initiated 10/1/06).
(19) VIRGINIA, MINNESOTA— Presen-
tation of 25-year pins was made recently
to the following members of Local 606.
From left to right, Prof. John Boyer,
making the presentations; Lino Bardelli,
John Crowley, Einar Johnson, Toivo
Enberg, Harry Johnson, John Shutte,
and Sulho Norri; and Leonard Suell,
business agent.
WHEATON, ILLINOIS — Local 1527,
which is observing its 65th anniversary
this year, recently paid tribute to mem-
bers who have completed 25 years of
service by honoring them at a dinner
dance. They are: Gerald A. Arens,
Olav Hammer, Fred Lenertz, Joseph
Lenertz, John V. Mann, Wesley Peter-
son, and John Wilson.
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L.U. NO. 7,
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Anderson, William
Aronson, Andy
Asp, Arthur
Beito, C. E.
Bolin, Oscar
Bolstad, William
Chovan, Mike
Dembouski, William
Eriksson, Erik
Fredin, Eric
Fremman, Roger
Hagman, Andrew
Hall, Anton
Haugsness, Ingvald
Holmes, R. G.
Jaeger, George
Jorgenson, Axel
Jorgenson, O. Roy
Jungels, Walter
Kassberg, John
Kvalness, Nilmer
Larson, Halvor
Lindquist, August
Lindseth, Manford
Lish, Bert
Meyers, Rueben
Morrison, Elmo
Nelson, Herbert I.
Olson, Edward
Olson, Olaf S.
Peterson, Harry
Rasmussen, Edward
Shurgot, Fred
Skaar, Alfred
Stone, Hilding
Styrlund, Dave
Styrlund, Emil
Tollefson, Tollef
Wahl, Herman
Walstrom, Wesley
Whitelaw, William
L.U. NO. 12,
SYRACUSE, N.Y.
Paddock, George
L.U. NO. 16,
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Lyons, Robert J.
Snow, Robert, Sr.
L.U. NO. 19,
DETROIT, MICH.
Abel, George
Anderson, Olof
Armstrong, Charles W.
Biggerstaff, Duncan
Botolfson, Bernt
Gap, Frank
Gauthier, Joseph B.
Gibson, Jack C.
Gourlay, William
Grundy, Francis
Harris, Claude A.
Hayes, A. S.
Hobbs, W. R.
Jacosky, Leonard
Kennedy, Donald
Kessel, Bernard
La Moore, Willard
Martin, Ephriam J.-
Mason, Sam
Morris, Jeffery J.
Orange, Charles D.
Orjada, Frank
Pasquallotto, Aquino
Tremmel, Frank
Wallace, Roy
L.U. NO. 30,
NEW LONDON, CONN.
Montanari, Hugo J.
L.U. NO. 50,
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Anderson, Albert C.
Petty, Guy
Ryno, Walter
Stanton, WiUiam E.
L.U. NO. 51,
BOSTON, MASS.
Hamilton, Andrew
L.U. NO. 60,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Osborn, Maynard
Wilson, Reid W.
L.U. NO. 62,
CHICAGO, ILL,
Carlson, Axel D.
Tobin, Joseph
L.U. NO. 101,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Gardner, Howard E.
Guyer, Harry M.
Hartlove, Henry
Jung, William C.
Kusyk, Joseph T.
Stielper, John L.
L.U. NO. 109,
SHEFFIELD, ALA.
Thornton, Thomas H.
L.U. NO. 131,
SEATTLE, WASH.
Bush, William J.
Cartwright, J. B.
Hase, H. J,
Lovett, James M,
Pederson, Sidney J.
Shaffer, John
Solie, Melvin A.
Solsness, Louis
L.U. NO. 137,
NORWICH, CONN.
Koivisto, Salmo
L.U. NO. 181,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Bush, Emil A,
Ehrlich, George
Oenes, Rasmus
Reeger, Joseph
L.U. NO. 183,
PEORIA, ILL.
Busker, William J.
Smith, S. E.
Swanson, Emil
L.U. NO. 188,
YONKERS, N.Y.
De Filippo, Fausto
Kampa, Louis
L.U. NO. 198,
DALLAS, TEXAS
Hobgood, Joe W.
Midkitf, T. D.
Stekley, Joe, Sr.
L.U. NO. 200,
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Gill, Oma
Plank, Earl
L.U. NO. 218,
BOSTON, MASS.
Hudson, Joseph
L.U. NO. 246,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Grohskopf, Harry
L.U. NO. 257,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Ehrlich, George
Yanlowsky, Sam
L.U. NO. 266,
STOCKTON, CALIF.
Breshears, Orval
Cash, Jim L.
Robbins, S. W.
L.U. NO. 272,
CHICAGO HEIGHTS,
ILL.
Devine, Albert
Harrell, Lester
Rust, Henry H.
Siddens, J. V.
Umland, Henry
L.U. NO. 277,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Andy, Leon
Blank, Joel
Cramer, Raymond
Dillin, F.
Drews, John
Finnigan, Joseph
Hagelin, Fred
Heileman, William E.
Hill, C.
Hill, Isaac N.
Hinks, John
Lengemann, Herman
Rasmussen, Oscar
Rieben, Edward
Sands, Joseph
Shelly, Walter
Shilling, Henry
Thorn, Anthony
L.U. NO. 283,
AUGUSTA, GA.
Crawford, W. E.
Jarrett, W. W.
L.U. NO. 350,
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.
Molteni, Jacob
L.U. NO. 357,
ISLIP, N.Y.
Wills, John
L.U. NO. 361,
DULUTH, MINN.
Anderson, C. O.
Marken, A. N.
Marttila, Erick
Sjogren, Fred C.
Toor, Clarence
L.U. NO. 366,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Schinella, Attilio
L.U. NO. 374,
BUFFALO, N.Y.
Klose, Otto
L.U. NO. 406,
BETHLEHEM, PA.
Wagner, Lloyd
L.U. NO. 422.
NEW BRIGHTON, PA.
Burhenn, George H.
L.U. NO. 460,
WAUSAU, Wise.
Grell, Arnold
Hintz, Paul
Schneck, Clarence
L.U. NO. 469,
CHEYENNE, WYO.
Milne, Ray W.
L.U. NO. 470,
TACOMA, WASH.
Abelson, Alfred
Beeler, Allen
Berggren, Ered
Johnson, Harold
Munsey, Claude V.
Nordmark, Henry
Scearce, Edward
Stenerson, Henry
L.U. NO. 488,
BRONX, N.Y.
Bakke, Johan
Bernstein, Abraham
Disabato, Vincent
Glazer, Theodore
Johnson, Fred E.
Kangas, John
Levine, Israel
Repaskey, Gustav
Saarela, John
Shapiro, Abraham
L.U. NO. 490,
PASSAIC, N.J.
Tobiason, Herman
L.U. 514,
WILKES-BARRE, PA.
Ayres, Frank
Nagorski, Frank
L.U. NO. 583,
PORTLAND, ORE.
Opdenweyer, William
Shumaker, Albert
Smith, Wilford L.
Spies, Walter
L.U. NO. 599,
HAMMOND, IND.
Bradley, Charles
Carnovitz. Mike
Cole, Evan
Crouch, Harvey
Grassel, William
Hickle, Glenn
Kelley, Frank
Kroer, Edward
Schweiger, William
L.U. NO. 665,
AMARILLO, TEX.
Andrews, Rupert W.
Baker, W. T.
Dial, W. B.
McRae, T. E.
Moree, S. L.
Paetzold, J. M.
Urton, John H.
L.U. NO. 787,
BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Kollenig, Harold
L.U. NO. 822,
FINDLAY, OHIO
Long, Kenneth
L.U. NO. 839,
DES PLAINES, ILL,
Janus, Walter
L.U. NO. 929,
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Alder, Henry S.
Dahl, Irvin L.
Freeman, Harold
Hunt, Earl
McGlover, Andrew
Mensch, Floyd L.
Mitchell Frank W.
Porche, Dewey
Secky, Charles
Williams, R. A.
L.U. NO. 1022,
PARSONS, KANS.
Schneickert, M. O.
L.U. NO. 1089,
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Reed, John O.
L.U. NO. 1162,
COLLEGE POINT, N.Y.
Taitt, Egbert
L.U. NO 1175,
KINGSTON, N.Y.
Ertelt, Joseph
L.U. NO. 1185,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Harmon, John C.
L.U. NO. 1289,
SEATTLE, WASH.
Berg, Royal S.
Cianci, Anthony T.
Davison, Edward E.
Howenstine. Ernest R.
Johns, Luther A.
Lamoreaux, Frank
Larsen, Carl Victor
Shaffer, Alma M.
L.U. NO. 1308,
LAKE WORTH, FLA.
Bamford, Kenneth
Maki, Sam
Padget, Otis
JUNE, 1967
37
IN MEMORIAM
Continued from Page 37
L.U. NO. 1319,
ALBUQUERQUE,
N. MEX.
Swanson, Charles O.
L.U. NO. 1323,
MONTEREY, CALIF.
Daniels, L. J.
Goodale, F. C.
Westcott, George H.
L.U. NO. 1367,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Macewicz, Michael
L.U. NO. 1394,
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA.
Eggers, Andreas
Hamel, Albert
Watier, Earl J.
Weinstein, Max
L.U. NO. 1397,
NORTH HEMPSTEAD,
N.Y.
Gimmestad, Soren
Kern, Arthur, Sr.
Wickey, Walter A.
L.U. NO. 1400,
SANTA MONICA,
CALIF.
Chalmers, George W.
Jensen, Thomas C.
Jines, Jeff
Kerr, George D.
Lemay, Fred
Sherman, Robert D.
L.U. NO. 1423,
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX.
Farias, Thomas
L.U. NO. 1456,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Arvidson, Martin
Goodman, Edward
Lakson, Leonard
Maguire, John
McGarry, George
Nelson, Adolph
Nye, Gust
Pearson, John
L.U. NO. 1507,
EL MONTE, CALIF.
Culver, Roswell L.
Frost, Jess
Massengill, Wilburn C.
Prince, John H.
Wishart, W. C.
L.U. NO. 1511,
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y.
Mojeski, Michael
L.U. NO. 1513,
DETROIT, MICH,
Ditkoff, Joseph
Levitt, Ben
L.U. NO. 1518,
GULFPORT, MISS.
Bond. Manuel P.
L.U. NO. 1725,
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.
Kendall, George A.
Vincent, John
L.U. NO. 1822,
FORT WORTH, TEX.
Chisholm, O. E.
Gee, Estelle
L.U. NO. 1846,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Aleman. Edward- J.
Cruthirds, John P.
Landry, Sam
Richards, J. V.
Ward, James H.
L.U. NO. 2046,
MARTINEZ, CALIF.
Allison, Billy
Bacon, Aldo
Beldin, Sidney
Gary, Robert
Chignell, Conway
Coleman, Claud
Condeff, Harry
Dary, Eugena
DiMaggio, Neno
Edwards, George
Estas, Francis
Graham, Leonard
Hayward, Donald
Howells, Ryle
Leoni, Ray
Lippy, Ed
Lucido, Neno
Mooney, Archie
Reddington, Charles
Richardson, Ken
Ristow, Edward
Roark, James
Rorstrand, Albert
Selba, Louis
Stanley, Alan
Turner, Henry
L.U. NO. 2073,
MILWAUKEE, WISC.
Prowatske, Gerhard
L.U. NO. 2163,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Broderick, Patrick
Delaney, James P.
Korotie, Louis
Stevenson, Joseph
Stokkeland, Olav
L.U. NO. 2288,
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Jones, Donald S.
L.U. NO. 2391,
HOLLAND, MICH.
Costing, Klass
L.U. NO. 2415,
VICTORIA, B.C.
dander, N. F.
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—LAKELAND XEWS —
George R. White of Local 1207 Charleston, West Virginia, arrived at the Home
April 21, 1967.
Tony J. J. Widd of Local Union 1367 Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home April 25,
1967.
Michael McCarthy of Local Union 331 Norfolk, Virginia, passed away April 7,
1967 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Robert W. Hamlett of Local Union 1529 Kansas City, Kansas, passed away April
7, 1967 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Jack J. Vandenberg of Local Union 824, Muskegon, Mich., passed away April 23,
1967 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Paul Wendt of Local Union 169 East St. Louis, 111., passed away April 27, 1967
and was buried at Caseyville, lU.
Members who visited the Home during April 1967
Clinton E. Culber, L.U. 574, Middletown,
N. Y.
B. T. Kennedy, L.U. 132, Washington,
D.C., now living in Miami, Fla.
R. S. Brown, L.U. 321, Connellsville. Pa.
B. A. Whited, L.U. 297, Three Rivers.
Mich.
Henry L. McCutcheon, L.U. 1729,
Waynesboro, Va.
KimbaU R. Nelson, L.U. 62, Chicago,
111.
Chris Danielson, L.U. 1456, New York,
N. Y.
Paul T. Smith, L.U. 848, San Bruno,
Calif.
F. Freund, L.U. 612, Edgewater, N. J.
Bruce E. Brommeland, L.U. 104, Dayton,
Ohio
Russell E. Richer, L.U. 972, Philadelphia,
Pa.
William T. Harrison, L.U. 1274, Athens,
Ala.
John Fagerholm, L.U. 115, Bridgeport,
Conn.
George C. Boise, L.U. 1019, Cortland,
N. Y.
Herbert Neubecker, L.U. 1401, Buffalo,
N.Y.
J. S. Spieth, L.U. 142. Pittsburgh, Pa.
William L. Sims, L.U. 1734, Paducah,
Ky.
John J. Barin, Sr., L.U. 1856, Ft. Lauder-
dale, Fla.
Selley Carnell, L.U. 808, Brooklyn, N. Y.,
now living Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Raymond Swayze, L.U. 23, Branchville,
N.J.
Alton Garanson, L.U. 107, Shrewsburg,
Mass.
Fritz H. Dehn, L.U. 2031, Staten Island,
N. Y.
Arnold L. Gengerke, L.U. 1132, Alpena,
Mich.
Harley G. Mattson, L.U. 361, Duluth,
Minn.
William C. Ferry, L.U. 1382, Rochester,
Minn.
V. Sherman, L.U. 811, New Bethlehem,
Pa.
N. C. Sherman, L.U. 811, New Beth-
lehem, Pa.
Mr. Rolsted, L.U. 62, Chicago, 111.
Orville Tupper, L.U. 824, Muskegon,
Mich.
Harry J. Schleicher, Sr., L.U. 1285, Al-
lentown, Pa.
Edwin F. Grover, Sr., L.U. 1006, Mill-
town, N. J.
Paul J. Finchem, L.U. 26, Detroit, Mich.
Curtis Fisher, L.U. 2213. Meridian, Miss.
Paul J. Johns, L.U. 819, West Palm
Beach, Fla.
Ludvig Hoglund, L.U. 588, Evergreen
Park, 111.
WiUiara McFadden, L.U. 53, White
Plains, N.Y.
Maurice W. Howes, L.U. 444, Lenox,
Mass.
Henry Overeem, L.U. 325, Paterson, N.J.
Joseph H. Hewitt, L.U. 79, Palm Harbor,
Fla.
Louis Hardvall, L.U. 210, Stamford,
Conn.
Hugo Swanson, L.U. 62, Chicago, 111.
Alvin R. Schulke, L.U. 299, Cliffside
Park, N. J.
Raymond Johnson, L.U. 15, Largo, Fla.
William J. Weller, L.U. 12, Syracuse,
N. Y.
John Williamson, L.U. 12, Syracuse,
N. Y., now living Orlando. Fla.
William B. Penn, L.U. 1453, Santa Ana,
Calif.
R. L. Roy, L.U. 96, Springfield, Mass.
Edward L. Gaynor, L.U. 62, Chicago, III.
Frank VanDam, L.U. 15, Hackensack,
N.J.
John F. O'Connell, San Francisco, Calif.
Henry Vander Horn, L.U. 15, Rochelle
Park, N. J.
Robert O'Dohl, L.U. 626, Wilmington,
Del.
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Belsaw Manufacturing 35
Chicago Technical College 30
Craftsman Book Co 24
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Miller Sevi/er Rod 39
Milwaukee Electric Tool 20
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Labor Portion of Total Sales Price
For f^ew Homes Has Actually Dropped!
nn here are a couple of badly shop-worn myths
about the construction industry that the in-
dustry has never been able to shake off completely.
One is that the industry is hide-bound, lacking
in progressiveness, and dedicated to retaining
obsolete methods and techniques. The other is
that the seemingly high hourly rates of building
trades workers chiefly contribute to the high cost
of housing. Both of these myths have been ef-
fectively disproved once more by the testimony of a
man who ought to know whereof he speaks.
Leon Weiner, president of the National Associa-
tion of Home Builders, declared in testimony on
Capitol Hill that, from 1944 to 1964, the cost of
labor entering into the price of a new home
dropped from 29 to 18 percent of the total sale
price.
How can this be, when, thanks to their union
organization, carpenters have managed to keep
their wages apace of the progress of inflation?
Because of increases in productivity, off-site fabri-
cation, etc. Traditional methods of carpentry, of
measure-cut-fit-nail have been largely modified in
an effort to keep pace with the nation's needs. We
have not fought improved technologies. We have,
however, insisted that carpenters share in the im-
proved technology and increased productivity.
While labor costs were dropping, land costs in
home prices jumped from 13 to 26 percent in 20
years, Weiner declared. Other costs, such as sales,
equipment, financing, profit and services rose from
1 3 to 1 9 percent of the house's cost.
The home buyer of today gets a lot more in his
home, too, even though he pays more for it. Air
conditioning is fairly standard in all but the lowest-
priced homes being built today. There is more open
area, more bedrooms, more baths, more storage
areas, all in response to demands from today's
informed homemakers.
It seems inevitable that housing will continue
to increase in cost, (as will everything else), as
inflation continues. The principal deciding factor,
according to housing economists, will be increased
land costs. In our nation's capital, the average
price of a building lot rose 61.6 percent in the
four-year period of 1960-64, or better than 15
percent per year.
The housing professionals are predicting a wel-
come turnabout in public housing preferences in-
sofar as carpenters are concerned. In the past five
years, in most parts of the nation, there has been a
large surge of enthusiasm for apartments. Now
there is a discernible return to major interest in
single-family dwellings. The emergence of new
small towns and "satellite cities," together with
development of more and better access roads, may
have contributed to the return to single-family
dwelling interests with the greater land demand.
An increase in the amount of mortgage money
available for single family dwellings, albeit at a
higher rate, also will contribute to the increase in
housing starts.
When the housing industry is in trouble, the
country is in trouble. From here and now, it
appears the housing industry is in an excellent posi-
tion to bounce back from the 1966 doldrums.
As public demand rises, the organized building
and construction trades stand ready to meet the
need.
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VOLUME LXXXVI No. 7 JULY, 1967
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick. Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
A Nation's Highest Award for Bravery 3
Big Doings in Phoenix 6
Surveyor III Bears a Union Label 10
The California Health Plan C. R. Bartalini 15
DEPARTMENTS
Editorials 7
We Congratulate 13
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 12
Plane Gossip 14
Washington Roundup 17
What's New in Apprenticeship and Training 18
Honne Study Course, Advanced Blueprint Reading III 23
Canadian Report 24
Local Union News 26
Service to the Brotherhood 29
Seasoned Members 35
In Memoriam 37
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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THE COVER
The great bird on our July cover,
which for nearly 200 years has stood
for the strength and freedom of
the United States, now needs the help
of all Americans if it is to survive.
What the eagle stands for in our
national life remains vital, but the
eagle behind the symbol, the real
eagle is becoming rare. Once bald
eagles flourished all over the United
States. Today less than 500 active
nests are known in the 50 States,
although a goodly number may still
be found in Alaska amid unspoiled
surroundings. What has happened to
this king of the skies?
The bald eagle, like all living
things, needs its own particular con-
ditions in which to live, grow, and
have young. It likes high trees for its
big nest. It must be near water, for
its food is mostly fish. It needs space,
for it is fiercely independent.
Steps have been taken to save the
bald eagle, but they are not enough.
We should do more: Set aside, by
purchase or other means large tracts
around nests near waterways. En-
courage persons and organizations
who own land to keep inviolate trees
and space for eagles. Learn — all of
us — about the eagle's plight and
remember that it is part of a larger
problem: The task of protecting for
the wellbeing and enjoyment of all
Americans always the resources,
green spaces, and things of the spirit
with which our country is blessed.
There is one Congressional Medal
of Honor, but there are three dis-
tinct designs, one each for the
Army, Navy and Air Force, shown
in that order, from top to bottom,
above. The medal was first author-
ized by Congress, Dec. 21, 1861.
The Viet Cong Attack fell swiftly on Anny Special Forces De-
tachment A-726 at Nam Dong. In a pre-dawn darkness, a sheet of
mortar fire, grenades, and exceptionally heavy small arms fire crashed
through the compound so swiftly that the fight might quickly have
been over, and the U.S. position
annihilated.
Infantry Captain Roger Donlon
thought otherwise. With the first
explosion, he issued orders to or-
ganize the defense and directed re-
moval of vital ammunition from a
building already afire.
Completely disregarding his own
safety. Captain Donlon then waded
through a rippling curtain of small
arms fire and exploding grenades
to plug a breach at the main gate,
and wiped out a three-man enemy
demolition team on the way. Under
incessant personal grenade attack,
Donlon then dashed to one of his
mortar pits, and sustained a severe
stomach wound live yards away. He
kept going, and discovered that the
gun crew had been injured. He
directed their removal, covered the
evacuation, and attempted to drag
the team sergeant back to safety
himself. Both were caught in the
blast of a mortar shell, again wound-
ing Donlon, but he struggled with
the heavy mortar to a new defensive
position, administered first aid to
three wounded men there, and left
them with the mortar to continue
fighting.
Still under heavy personal fire,
Donlon moved to another aban-
doned position and recovered a re-
coilless rifle and ammunition for
both the rifle and the mortar. While
dragging the ammunition he received
a third wound.
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A Nation'^s Highest
Arward for Bravery
Oblivious to the pain, Donlon
crawled 175 yards to another mortar
position to direct the firing into a
weakened defense sector. Then,
while moving on to another mortar
position, he noticed that the enemy
attack was weakening and returned
to the first mortar pit to put it back
into action.
Captain Donlon moved out of
cover again, to contact all of his
perimeter defense positions, inspir-
ing his men to almost superhuman
effort, while hurling grenades him-
self. He soon received a fourth
wound which failed to stop him.
With the stomach wound, his left
shoulder ripped by mortar steel, left
leg torn by a grenade fragment, and
his face and body mauled by the
mortar shell. Captain Donlon reor-
ganized his defenses and adminis-
tered first aid to the wounded.
As dawn broke, the attackers
faded back into the jungle, broken
by the incredible resolve of a cap-
tain leading greatly outnumbered
forces. The Viet Cong left 54 dead
behind them.
For his uncommon gallantry in
combat. Captain Donlon of Sauger-
ties, N.Y., was awarded the Con-
gressional Medal of Honor by Pres-
ident Johnson in December, 1964.
His citation — the highest honor of
his nation for heroism — was one of
15 that have been presented to com-
batants in Viet Nam, and one of
the 3,184 that have been awarded
since the honor was first established
in 1861.
Just a few weeks ago, another
Medal of Honor was awarded. This
is the story of gallantry behind this
most recent award:
The area where the memorable
event occurred was riddled with
caves and VC tunnels, and as Ser-
geant Peter Connor threaded his
platoon through the enemy-infested
area, he spotted a small "spider
hole," a dozen yards away. With
a swift, practiced movement, Con-
nor pulled the pin of a grenade and
coiled to spring forward on the run,
dropping the grenade in the hole.
Almost instantaneously, he knew
something was wrong. Despite the
fact that he still firmly held the
fuzing arm down, it was lit, and
Sgt. Connor was suddenly holding
the future of his platoon in his hand.
There wasn't time left to cover the
ground to the spider hole. The pla-
toon too scattered and hidden in
the tangled jungle to hazard a wild
throw. One of his own men might
get it.
For a fighting man like Sgt. Peter
S. Connor, there was only one,
simple answer. He tucked the gren-
ade close to his own body, and
waited.
When the shock of the blast had
subsided, Connors was mortally
wounded, but miraculously alive,
and there wasn't a scratch on his
men.
Two weeks later, aboard the hos-
pital ship Repose, Sergeant Connor
died of the wounds which had pro-
tected his men.
To Connor, a professional fight-
ing marine, no alternatives may have
occurred, but to the board of awards,
Connors action was beyond the call
of duty. Had he not done it, no
one could have criticized him. The
. act clearly distinguished his gallan-
try beyond the call of duty. For it,
Connor was posthumously pre-
sented with the Medal of Honor.
Most people know the medal
as the "Congressional Medal of
Honor," because it is presented in
the name of the Congress of the
United States, but the formal title
is simply Medal of Honor. Sergeant
Connor, because he was a Marine,
was awarded the Navy Medal of
Honor, which was the first designed,
and was the first medal for bravery
Ten Congressional Medal of Honor holders, wearing the blue ribbons and medals about their necks, marched in the front ranks
of the "Support Our Boys in Viet Nam" Parade in New York City, last May 13, as shown below. (See story, next page.)
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The sketch above of Marines carry-
ing the body of a buddy killed by
a mine and the title sketch on
Page 2 were drawn by Marine
Capt. John Groth, a combat artist.
ever authorized by the United States
Government.
Who is entitled to a Medal of
Honor?
Each of the armed services has
set up regulations for judging which
permit no margin of doubt or error.
The deed of the winner must be
proved by incontestable evidence
of at least two eye witnesses. It
must be so outstanding that it clearly
distinguishes his gallantry beyond
the call of duty from lesser forms
of bravery. It must involve the risk
of his life. It must be the type of
deed which, if he had not done it,
would not subject him to any justi-
fied criticism.
On a few rare occasions Congress
has awarded special Medals of
Honor for individual exploits taking
place in peacetime.
Soon after the Medal was estab-
lished by law under President Lin-
coln, there were abuses and con-
fusion as to who earned it. Many
solicited the medal for private pur-
poses. In a few cases the medal was
awarded and later rescinded. A
Congressional Medal of Honor So-
ciety was chartered to prevent such
abuses.
A Medal was pinned on the flag
draping the coffin of each unknown
soldier buried at Arlington.
The United States has built
through its military awards a so-
called "Pyramid of Honor." The
Medal of Honor stands at the top
of that pyramid — truly, a nation's
highest award for bravery.
The New York City District Council of Carpenters was out in the full force
for the march down Fifth Avenue, May 13. This is one contingent.
NY Carpenters Respond to Vietniks
A giant '"Support Our Boys in
Vietnam" Parade was held in New
York City, May 13, with 5,000
union Carpenters of the New York
District Council, joining more than
70,000 other marchers in a demon-
stration of war support.
Planned as a rebuttal to the so-
called "peace marchers" of a few
days before, this parade brought to-
gether large contingents from labor,
civic, and patriotic organizations of
the nation's largest city. Marchers
moved down Fifth Avenue for more
than seven hours, with 10 Congres-
sional Medal of Honor holders in
the vanguard of the many units.
The parade was initiated by a
Union Fire Fighter, Raymond W.
Gimmler, Fire Fighters Local 854,
and it had strong support from or-
ganized labor.
Earlier, the New York District
Council of Carpenters, in an effort
to show its gratitude to the heroes of
the nation, asked the Congressional
Medal of Honor Society in what
way it could show its appreciation
for the service of Medal of Honor
winners to the cause of freedom.
When the Society suggested that a
roster of its membership might be
prepared for distribution, the Dis-
trict Council prepared a small book-
let listing all Congressional Medal
of Honor holders and their ad-
dresses and included in the booklet
many little-known facts about the
famous medal and its winners.
(Facts from the booklet are con-
tained in the preceding article.)
The booklet was sent to many
high officials, including President
Lyndon Johnson. In a letter of
thanks to Congressional Medal of
Honor Society President Thomas J.
Kelly, President Johnson said "I will
treasure it as this nation treasures
every name within it. In this little
book we find large encouragement
to persevere in defense of freedom
and win the struggle for peace in
Vietnam."
Parade leaders and distinguished guests watch the "Support Our Boys in Viet
Nam" Parade from the reviewing stand in Central Park. From left, they
include: Charles Johnson Jr., Member of the Brotherhood's General Executive
Board; Parade Chairman Raymond W. Gimmler of Fire Fighters Local 854;
Lt. Governor Malcolm Wilson; Speaker of the New York State Assembly
Anthony Travia, and Minority Leader of the State Senate Joseph Zaratsky.
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EDITORIALS
^' High Cost ot Crime
When the costs of government are being considered,
much attention is often directed to the cost of the
war in Viet Nam, the cost of the space program, the
cost of foreign aid. But a "hidden cost" today which
must be borne by every taxpayer is the staggering cost
of crime.
On any given day, 400,000 people are in our jails
and prisons. It costs a billion dollars a year to care
for and attempt to rehabilitate them. Reported prop-
erty losses due to crime total $3 billion a year, and
many are not reported. That figure does not include
the 10,000 murders or 206,000 aggravated assaults
annually, with their attendant costs in lost wages and
medical bills.
Crime is increasing so fast that the President's Crime
Commission states that 40 percent of all male children
in the U.S. today will be arrested some time in their
lives for a non-traffic ofl'ense! In fact, the Commis-
sion declares that more crimes are committed today
by 15-year-olds than any other single age-group and
that half of the arrests for burglary are of youths 18
years of age or younger.
The Commission wants to reduce some of these
statistics and has called for a five-year action program.
The plan would cost $350 million in the first two years.
But if it results in a reduction of these staggering
statistics, blighted lives and wasted opportunities of
youth, it would be well worth ten times that.
^ Imaffe oi 'TIte Dumb Cop'
The President, in his State of the Union message,
introduced new programs designed to reduce crime.
In conjunction with the President's proposals, there
exists a bill (H.R. 6628) introduced at this session by
Rep. William R. Anderson (D.-Tenn.) which would
provide for loans and fellowships to students pursuing
programs of college level education in police and cor-
rectional science.
Today the brisk trend of our society is toward
higher levels of education. This bill, entitled "Law
Enforcement Education Act of 1967," is designed
to prevent the law enforcement professions from
falling behind in our ever-changing society. The
policeman of today finds himself confronted with a
wider range of social problems and increasingly more
sophisticated equipment than his predecessor. He
must enforce an ever-more complex system of laws.
Yet only about 6 percent of the nation's policemen
had a college degree of any type.
The image of the 'dumb cop,' whether or not it
has been justified in the past, must not prevail in
the future if we are to have that civic trust and respect
for the law which underlies civil order.
H.R. 6628 is the result of several months work by
Rep. Anderson and his staff, assisted by a number of
leaders in the field of law enforcement. Two similar,
but less comprehensive, bills have been introduced
in the Senate (S. 1502 by Sen. Abraham A. Ribicoff,
D.-Conn.; and S. 1505 by Sen. Hiram L. Fong, R.-
Hawaii).
We feel that the need for a program of federal
assistance to law enforcement education is obvious
and urge our readers to support this much-needed
legislation and work for its early passage.
^ a Mylla Dispelled
The myth of the "welfare loafers" has been bril-
liantly exploded by White House Assistant Joseph A.
Califano, Jr., in a recent speech demonstrating the
application of systematic analysis and identification
to major social problems.
Of the 7.3 million persons receiving federal welfare
benefits, Califano said, only 50,000, or one out of
every 145, is able to work or capable of receiving train-
ing for gainful employment. The rest are either over
65, children, mothers of small children, blind or other-
wise disabled.
The concise and crisp identification of the welfare
problem will help mightily to shift the discussion from
the phony issue of "loafers and chiselers" to how to
put the 50,000 capable of working on payrolls. The
discussion must turn also to the need of bringing into
the job market many of the mothers, possibly by pro-
viding day-care centers for their children.
Beyond the immediate problem of caring for those
in need, however, the basic problem is to devise pro-
grams to prevent the future growth of welfare rolls.
The identification of the problem and the dispelling of
ancient myths is a necessary first step. — Reprinted
from the AFL-CIO News.
JULY, 1967
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1967 Union Industries Show
proves to be the biggest and
fastest draw to hit
Arizona since Wyatt Earp
■ The thousands of Arizona citizens who visited the
1967 AFL-CIO Union Industries Show at Phoenix,
May 19-24, will be talking about it a long time. It
was probably the biggest event to occur in the Grand
Canyon State since the fight at the OK Corral.
They came in droves each day to pick up free shop-
ping bags at the doors and move down the aisles of
the exhibits, filling the bags with souvenirs and prizes,
signing up for other prizes, watching craftsmen at
work, listening to union-made music, and generally
have a good time.
Judging by head counts taken at the entrance to
the big Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, al-
most one out of every three citizens of Phoenix and
vicinity attended the show.
Arizona is a state with so-called "right-to-work"
laws — actually, union-busting laws which permit em-
ployers to ride roughshod over their workers — and
one major purpose of the 1967 UI Show was to show
Southwesterners that labor and management can work
in harmony, producing top quality goods and services
under fair working conditions. This year's show — the
29th annual production — made this point well. A
total of 49% of the exhibitors were trade unions;
47% were union employers; and the remaining 4%
was either government, civic, or charitable organiza-
tions.
AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer William Schnitzler,
in opening the show, said: "It is a demonstration that
labor and industry do seek — and in many instances
have achieved — a working industrial democracy in
their places of employment."
Schnitzler pointed out that the show is a demon-
stration of what unions and many of their employers
have long said.
"That is," he continued, "unions are people like
yourselves, and all employers do not dislike unions of
their employes. In fact, as the show here proves, to-
gether they have produced a quality of goods and a
level of craftsmanship in a volume that is the marvel
of the world."
Central Arizona Carpenters, MiUmen, and Mill-
wrights pitched in with fervor to make their part of
the exhibition a success. Brotherhood locals partici-
pating in the show included Local 445, Kingman;
Local 906, Glendale; Local 1089, Phoenix; Local
1100, Flagstaff; Local 1216, Mesa; Local 1538,
Miami; Millwrights Local 1914, Phoenix; Mill and
Cabinetmens Local 2093, Phoenix; and Local 2763,
McNary.
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CARPENTER SCULPTORS— Two indi-
vidual exhibitors at the long booth of
the United Brotherhood displayed their
special skills at wood carving and art
creation. In the top photo, Nels Nelson
of Local 1089, (shown standing between
Apprenticeship and Training Coordina-
tor Leo Gable and First General Vice
President Finlay C. Allan) describes the
work which went into his carvings of
birds, horses, and other creatures. In the
lower photograph, William Seppamaki,
also of Local 1089, exhibits some of
his "Stump Art" — creations produced by
hand tools, varnishes and other ma-
terials from ironwood, camphor root,
mesquite and other woods of the desert.
^" UNITED FARM WORKERS
JBG^^ZING COMMITTEE
STRONG PRESENTATION of the plight of farm workers
was offered to show visitors at the booth of the United Farm
Workers Organizing Committee. Migrant workers are now
being organized in the Southwest.
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ROUNDUP TIME for union cigarettes was evident as pretty
members of the Tobacco Workers International Union from
Louisville, Ky., joined a company representative in distributing
free samples. BELOW: An Indian dancer who performed at
opening ceremonies.
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A CROWD WAITS outside the Arizona Veterans
Memorial Coliseum for the doors to open.
JULY, 1967
ACOUSTICAL CEILIN{;S of the type installed by members of the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of America were displayed at the show. Here, two
show visitors consider the merits of a union manufacturer's product.
CROWDS MILL AROUND the Brotherhood exhibit. The Carpenters* union label
shows prominently at upper right, and the trademarks of union manufacturers and
supply houses mingle with union displays in this labor-management extravaganza.
SKILLED UNIONISTS ALL— From
top, the Butcher, the Sheet Metal
Worker, the Barber, the Plasterer,
the Glass Bottle Blower, the Baker,
the Operating Engineer— only seven
of many crafts which demonstrated
their skills at the show.
APPRENTICESHIP was the subject of this exhibit at the
Brotherhood booth, viewed by Bill Koons, Central Arizona
JAC; Jerry Hoffman, iinancial secretary. Local 1089; and
C. L. Bradbury, assistant business agent. Local 906.
A PICTURE EXHIBIT has the attention of Larry Richardson,
business agent. Local 2093; Ralph Ellison, business representa-
tive. Local 1089; General Representative Bill Nazer, and
George Duff.
SHOW DIRECTOR Joseph Lewis, second from left, at the
booth with Bill Koons of Central Arizona JAC; and other
Central Arizona Brotherhood leaders. Lewis had high praise
for the displays.
GENERAL SECRETARY Richard Livingston, International
Representative Ben Collins, District Council Secretary-Treas-
urer Bob Barrett, and First General Vice President Finlay C.
Allan view the displays.
ARIZONA GOVERNOR John Williams, center, was a booth
visitor. He's shown with R. W. Knox, assistant business repre-
sentative, Local 1098; and Bill Koons. AT RIGHT a manu-
facturer's representative demonstrates sabre saw.
UNION TECHNICIANS from Hughes Aircraft Company theck out a model Surveyor
moon-landing spacecraft at a windswept mountain test site near Los Angeles California.
SURVEYOR BEARS
A UNION LABEL
Space-technician members
help to produce 'most
complex spacecraft ever launched'
■ If members of the Electronic and
Space Technicians Local 1553 of
the United Brotherhood have been
looking extra hard at the moon
lately, it could be because they
played a key role in placing a
strange-looking three-legged "thing"
on that celestial body.
The "thing," of course, is the Sur-
veyor spacecraft, and the "EAST"
members work at Hughes Aircraft
Company, Culver City, Calif., where
, the lunar vehicle was designed and
built. And its success is a tribute
to the people whose efforts gave
it a measure of reliability rarely
achieved.
Surveyor has been termed the
most complex spacecraft ever
launched. It was built by Hughes
for the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, under the di-
rection of Jet Propulsion Labora-
tory.
The first Surveyor, launched in
June, a year ago, achieved one of
the most spectacular successes of the
U.S. space program when it was
soft-landed on the surface of the
moon on its first attempt. Surveyor
III, launched last April, was even
more impressive when it was able to
perform satisfactorily after bouncing
twice on 10 degree slopes before
finally coming to rest.
In each case, the spacecraft then
transmitted thousands of pictures
back to earth, and in the case of
Surveyor III, actually sampled the
surface of the lunar soil. The en-
tire Surveyor program is designed to
provide valuable information needed
to guide the Apollo program which
will put men on the moon.
Following the successful landing
of Surveyor III, M. A. Hutcheson,
general president of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, sent the follow-
ing telegram to Hughes' vice-presi-
dent and general manager Lawrence
A. Hyland:
"We wish to extend our heartiest
congratulations to Hughes Aircraft
Company on the success of Sur-
veyor III spacecraft as a worthy suc-
cessor to the history-making feats of
Surveyor I. We at the headquarters
of the United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners of America
have commended our members of
our affiliated Electronics and Space
Technicians Local 1553 who played
such an important role with Hughes
Aircraft Company management in
the space achievement which has
touched the pride of all Americans
and captured the enthusiasm of all
the world."
Raul J. Robles, president of
Local 1553, also indicated that:
"Members of Local Union 1553 and
I are proud indeed to have con-
tributed to the achievement of Sur-
veyor III. It is something to tell our
children and for them to tell their
children about."
Commenting on Surveyor's dra-
matic reliability, Hughes' General
Manager Hyland noted that the
vehicle, which would fit into a mod-
est living room with space to spare,
is composed of more than 90,000
parts.
"These parts had to work per-
fecdy at exactly the right moments
while responding to hundreds of
commands from Earth," Hyland
said. "There are 30,000 electronic
parts alone that had to respond and
operate on split-second schedule.
"The spacecraft had no less than
43 rockets and explosive devices
that had to be precisely timed. They
varied in power from one 1,000th
horsepower (a gas jet for attitude
control) to be developed horespower
of 5,600,000 (main booster rocket).
These power outputs had to be con-
trolled delicately over vast distances
and they were.
"Modern automobiles, which com-
pare in complexity to Surveyor as a
simple adding machine compares to
a giant computer, are road-tested for
years before ever tackling the free-
ways. But the Surveyors, most com-
plex of all space vehicles to date,
could never be test-flown. The first
time they were launched had to be
for real."
Surveyor is a "basic bus" capable
of soft-landing a variety of instru-
mented payloads, including cameras
for a televised surveillance of the
lunar surface. It weighs approxi-
mately 2,200 pounds including its
engineering payload and stands 10
feet high and 14 feet across when
the legs are extended.
The basic spacecraft is comprised
of spaceframe, telecommunications,
power generation, propulsion and
flight controls. These will provide
capability to perform the earth-
moon journey and make a soft-land-
ing while maintaining two-way com-
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LUNAR BACK-SCRATCHER — A surface sampling
"claw," mounted aboard Surveyor III, to scratch and
dis at moon's crust is tested by Brotherhood member.
VERNIER CUTOFF
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MAJOR MAM:1\I;KS wlildi
Surveyor III underwent after liftoff
from Cape Kennedy for its 240,-
000-miIe journey to the moon.
By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Fred Goetz at Box 508, Portland, Oregon 97207.
■ The Full Impact
Fishing and hunting are rated among
the nation's most popular co-participat-
ing outdoor sports — fishing is first; gun-
ning sports have twice as many adherents
as golf. In addition to exhilarating and
healthful pastimes, both are "big busi-
ness." Hunters and fishermen spent close
to 140 million dollars this past year for
licenses, and an estimated four billion
dollars in pursuit of fin-and-fur targets,
roughly about an average of $125 per
year for each fish-and-hunt fan.
I mention this because the average
citizen who enjoys these activities oftimes
overlooks the important part they play
in the nation's economy. Remind your
state and federal lawmakers of this when
— from time to time — wildlife values and
public lands are threatened.
■ 80th Marked
Many oldtimers will remember, I'm
sure, Joseph Hart of Barnard, Vermont,
a member of Local 127 in Derby, Con-
necticut for 61 years, now retired from
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Joe Hart and "Chucks"
the workaday world. Joe recently cele-
brated his 80th birthday by sauntering
out on a hunt trip and bagging a pair
of chunky groundhogs. Here's a pic of
Brother Hart with his two chucks,
downed with a .22 Magnum Mossberg
rifle equipped with a six-power Weaver
scope.
■ Double Exposure
Outdoor photographers who use Polar-
oid (pic-a-minute) cameras are warned
against discarding the tear-off negative
sheet in the woods. Game biologists
from the Arizona Fish and Game De-
partment tell us that lab tests have shown
where poisons in the Polaroid negative
have caused the death of some members
of the wildlife fraternity.
■ Have You Heard About:
... a new process called "gluteral-
dehyde tanning" which has been de-
veloped through the U.S. Department
of Agriculture? They claim it prolongs
glove life by making leather very pliable,
resistant to perspiration and repeated
laundering.
. . . marketing of luxury tackle box
which features two interior lights, set
into clear plastic trays to diffuse light
through box? Diffused lighting, piped
through trays, makes it easier to find
smallest item of tackle.
... a new fishing rod which nestles
tightly in 15-inch plastic case and can
be carried in tackle box, deep pocket
of fishing jacket, creel — or brief case?
. . . revolutionary new electric spin
reel which eliminates crank? Line can
be retrieved in three speeds by exerting
pressure on handy, thumb-control button.
A boon to one-arm anglers.
. . . the 16-page booklet which lists
2,500 Federal Recreation areas where
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation's annual
$7 "Golden Eagle" passport is valid?
They're free! Write to "Operation Golden
Eagle, P.O. Box 7763, Washington, D.C.
20044.
. . . recommendation of Department
of Interior to legislature which seeks to
raise "Duck Stamp" fee from $3 to $5?
■ Mexican Fishing
Harold A. Busswitz of Austin, Minne-
sota, will ne'er forget a recent fishing
vacation to Mexico. One of the events
that keeps the memory alive is recorded
here with pic of Brother Busswitz, hold-
ing a 45-lb. yellowtail he eased from
the fish-lush waters of the Gulf of Cali-
fornia off the coast of Topolobampo,
Mexico this past February. Harold re-
cently retired in good standing from
Local 2061 at Austin.
Busswitz and Yellowtail
■ Back Casts; Spent Powder:
. . . Joe Morawski of Bristol, Conn.,
a member of Local 97 at New Britain^
recommends a 308 caliber rifle as a good'
all-around big-game shooting iron. Latest
notch on stock is for big buck downed
in New Hampshire back country. Joe
used a 180 grain bullet. Moose-like buck
locker dressed at over 210 pounds.
. . . George Jaeger of Zimmerman,
Minn., a longtime member of the Broth-
erhood, says near-home Elk Lake, though
comparatively small — about 650 acres —
is, nevertheless, an excellent producer
of walleye, pike, crappie, bluegill and
perch. George can account for walleyes
to 11 pounds; pike to 25 pounds.
. . . Some anglers are kinda close-
lipped about their favorite fishing spot.
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Not so with J. A. Wheeler, a member
of Local 716, Zanesville, Ohio, now re-
tired. He says he took the heaviest
stringer of panfish (spotted perch) in his
angling career on a recent junket to
Florida, and sends graphic proof with
accompanying snapshot. All came from
waters in vicinity of Route 44 bridge
crossing over St. Johns River near
Deland, Florida.
. . . Oscar B. Carlson of Quincy. Mass.,
can look back over 50 years as a mem-
ber of the Brotherhood, having joined
in Boston, Local 1824, when it was
situated at 30 Hanover St. Now 73
years old and retired, Carlson, a cabinet
maker, recalled a past junket to Maine
waters with son. Both caught bass, some
over 3'/6 pounds but outstanding incident
was when a 24-inch pickerel hit surface-
retrieved Jitterbug, an unusual act for
pickeral. . . . Herbert Kalson of Geral-
ston, Ontario, found good hunting this
past winter at Kenogamisis Lake Resort.
Here's a pic of Brother Kalson, a mem-
ber of Local 2693, with one of the big-
game specimens he downed — a moose
with a rack as wide as the rungs on
grandma's rocking chair.
■ Just for the Halibut
D. E. Hammer of Tacoma, Washing-
ton, keeps the piscatorial pot boiling —
"just for the halibut."
Kalson With Winter Moose
Fred, in a recent column you credited
Herbie Dubois of Southington. Massa-
chusetts, with catching the largest halibut.
As I recall it was a 240 pounder (right)
and was taken off the tip of Cape Ann.
I respectfully call to your attention two
catches recorded in the Alaska Sports-
man Magazine of August. '66. One was
a 352 pounder, taken by Paul Jones
of Homer, Alaska, in the Kachemak Bay
area, the other a 413 pounder by Karl
Tagg of Haine, Alaska.
Yon are right. Brother Hammer, these
two catches exceed Dubois' catch but
in checking this issue of the Alaska
Sportsman, I note that neither of these
catches were made via the sport-fishing
method — that is, caught by rod and reel,
and landed; unaided, by the angler who
hooked the fish.
As I previously mentioned, there are
no official sport-caught records kept for
halibut. As far as our records go, Du-
bois must be credited with the largest.
■ Extra Earnings
Members of the Brotherhood in good
standing can earn a pair of the illus-
trated KROCODILE spinning 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. OM
Box 508
Portland, Oregon 97207
All members of the family and, of
course, retired members are eligible.
Please indicate local number and zip
code.
Summer Schools
WASHINGTON, D. C— The AFL-
CIO Department of Education has an-
nounced the following list of summer
schools for union members and leaders
sponsored and arranged by various state
and regional bodies. Local, district and
state groups are urged to send "students"
to the schools in their respective areas,
taking advantage of an unusual opportu-
nity to get additional education in trade
union practices. The summer schedule is
as follows:
July 16-21— Kentucky State AFL-CIO,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ken-
tucky.
July 16-29— AFL-CIO Industrial En-
gineering Institutes, University of Wis-
consin, Madison, Wisconsin.
July 23-28— Ohio State AFL-CIO,
Kenyon College, Gambler, Ohio.
July 28-30— Nebraska State AFL-CIO,
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Ne-
braska.
July 30-August 4 — Florida State AFL-
CIO, Palm Beach Towers, West Palm
Beach, Florida.
July 30-August 4 — Michigan State
AFL-CIO, (State-Wide School), Camp
Kett, Michigan.
Aug. 7-10— New York State AFL-CIO,
Long Island Union, Long Island, N. Y.
August 13-18— Gulf Coast Labor
School (Georgia. Alabama. Mississippi),
Battle House Hotel, Mobile, Alabama.
August 20-25 — Michigan State AFL-
CIO (Northern and Upper Michigan),
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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:
VIET NAM COMMENDATION-Senior Chief
Petty Officer Francis J. Giaimo, former
secretary of Local 139, Hudson County
District Council of Carpenters and Mill-
wrights, Jersey City, N. J., on receiving
the Secretary of the Navy's Commenda-
tion IVIedal for his "outstanding per-
formance of duty" while serving with the
Seabees in Viet Nam. Rear Admiral
H. N. Wallin presented the award during
ceremonies at the Atlantic Fleet Seabees
Headquarters, Davisville, Rhode Island.
Brother Giaimo's parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Anthony Giaimo of Jersey City.
Northern Michigan University, Mar-
quette, Michigan.
August 20-25 — Pennsylvania State
AFL-CIO, Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, Pennsylvania.
JULY, 1967
13
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Send in your favorites (no poetry). Mail to: Plane Gossip, 101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20001. Sorry, no pay!
Don't Eat the Gazintas!
Junior came home from school and
announced to his mother that "We're
studying gazintas."
"What," inquired Momma, "is a
'gazlnta'?" "Don'tcha know?" asked
Junior. "It's like two gazinta four;
three gazinta six and like that!"
R U REGISTERED 2 VOTE?
Horsing Around
The Greek was attempting to im-
press the visiting Bostonian with the
valor of the defenders of Thermop-
olae. The New Englander wouldn't be
impressed, however. "Did you ever
hear of Paul Revere?" countered the
Bostonian. "Paul Revere . . . Paul Re-
vere . . ." mused the Greek. "Wasn't
he the guy who ran for help?"
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
And Then Crows?
Our business agent, something of
a lady's man, says his wife does bird
imitations . . . she watches him like a
hawk!
UNIONISM STARTS WITH "U"
He-and-She Business
You can be sure the honeymoon is
over when He calls home to tell Her
that He is going to be late and She
has already left Him a note that She
has left His dinner in the oven!
—Rudy Wade, L.U. 3107
Mr. Pert Sez;
"Iff'n you'd like to git yer hands
on lotsa dough, doing somethin'
crooked, and never git arrested fer
it ... git a job in a pretzel factory!"
1 4 ALL — ALL 4 1
Easy to Please
The doctor finished his examination
and then told the patient: "The best
thing for you to do is to cut out
smoking, liquor, excitement of all
kinds, women and late hours." The
fellow gulped, then replied: "Doc,
I'm such a miserable character, I don't
deserve the best. What's second-
best?"
GIVE A DOLLAR TO COPE
A Real Windfall
The cannibal came running out of
the jungle, shouting happily: "I've
captured a politician! Now we can ail
have bologna sandwiches!"
UNION DUES BUY RAISES
A Hare-y Story
Heard about the gas that puts a
tiger in your tank? There's a new
brand out now called Jackrabbit Gas.
it's for short hops.
BUY AT UNION RETAIL STORES
Adam Shame!
Observing that the minister aiway
read his Sunday sermon, the mis-
chievous boy sneaked Into the pulpit
This Month's Limerick
There once was an eager young priest
Who ate practically nothing but yeast.
"For," he said, "it is plain
We must all rise again,
And I want to get started at least!"
ahead of time and removed the last
page. The minister, launched on his
Sunday exhortations, was telling about
the Garden of Eden. He finished read-
ing the next-to-last page with ". . .
and Adam said . . .' before reaching
for the final page. He searched for it
frantically for a few moments before
muttering to himself (and It came out
clearly over the p. a. system): "There
seems to be a leaf missing!"
R U A UNION BOOSTER?
Fish Story
"Catching any?" asked the by-
stander.
"Caught 30 walleyes outa here yes-
terday," replied the fisherman.
"You did? By the way, do you
know who I am? I'm the county fish
and game warden."
The fisherman pondered a moment,
then said, "Do you know who I am?"
"No," replied the warden.
"Well, I'm the biggest liar in this
county."
UNION-MADE IS WELL MADE
Not-so-Small Fraction
The Internal Revenue Service says
there are really only two types of peo-
ple who complain about paying taxes:
men and women.
B SHARP — WORK SAFELY
And Nobody Barred
Sign over the bar: "We accept
resignations from Alcoholics Anony-
14
THE CARPENTER
The California Heaitli Pia
C. R. BARTALINI
President, California State Council of Carpenters
Reprinted from LABOR TODAY, Detroit, Michigan
California labor pools its collec+Ive bargaining strength to get the best health
benefits possible, while pumping $700 million a year into the health care industry
■ California labor, which is pumping
some 700 million dollars a year into
the state's health care industry, is un-
dertaking a massive and novel program
to assure that its members will get the
most and the best for their money
through their health and welfare plans.
If the effort succeeds, it is likely to
profoundly affect the cost, quality,
type, range and distribution of health
care services for all Californians and
to provide a model for similar activity
throughout the nation.
The agency through which this
hoped-for revolution of medical con-
sumers may come about is the Cali-
fornia Council for Health Plan Alter-
natives. After two years of studies and
planning, it is about to swing into
operation with its own staff of experts
and a modest but adequate budget.
The Council presently is composed
of 13 trade union officials who com-
prise a broad cross-section of Cali-
fornia labor, including the major AFL-
CIO unions and the independent
Brotherhood of Teamsters and Intl.
Longshoremen's & Warehousemen's
Union, a doctor of medicine, an
economist and a health plan adminis-
trator.
WHEN ESTABLISHED
It was established at a meeting in
March, 1965, of some 70 California
union officials concerned about their
organizations' health care programs,
with further planning and organiza-
tional steps being taken at broad re-
gional meetings in June, 1966, in Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento
and San Diego. The Council has also
held a series of quarterly meetings in
which it has had the advice and analy-
sis of some of the nation's foremost
health care authorities. It was at the
latest of these meetings, March 7 in
Burlingame, that the staff structure and
financing decision were made prepara-
tory to launching full-scale activity.
The spur for formation of the Cali-
fornia Council for Health Plan Alter-
natives was a set of circumstances only
too well known to anyone concerned
with union health plans.
GAINS WERE LOST
For years the unions have been nego-
tiating increased employer payments
for health and welfare plans, only to
see the increases chewed up by con-
stantly rising doctor and hospital costs.
Many California union leaders had
come to feel that the labor organiza-
tions had become, simply, collection
and disbursement agencies for doctors,
hospitals and insurance companies. It
seemed that the unions had in a sense
become victims of their own success.
By constantly raising the demand for
more and better services, they had con-
tributed to pressure on these services,
which in turn led to inflating their cost.
As a result, most plans were scram-
bling to get enough money just to
maintain the level of benefits, and some
had to reduce benefits.
There was concern, also, that union
programs were not accomplishing what
needs to be done toward preventing
illness and maintaining good health of
members and dependents, that they
might be overstressing catastrophic and
acute illnesses in relation to the chronic
illnesses and disabilities which are be-
coming more prevalent than ever be-
fore and that the union programs have ^
over-protected hospitalization cases at
the expense of more generally needed
outpatient services.
More recently, the California un-
ions have become worried about the
impact of the new federal Medicare
program and state MediCal program.
These new programs are creating ad-
ditional massive demand and purchas-
ing power for health services. When
this is added to the demand created
by the union plans, what will be
the effect on the cost, on the quality
and on the availability of qualified
practitioners and facilities?
It was apparent that the unions and
their health plans would have to stop
trying to go it alone and that organized
labor should remember its own funda-
mentals and organize in this field, too —
to pool its collective bargaining strength
so it can get the best dollar's worth in
health and to combine its organiza-
tional resources to enable it to find out
what that might be.
Even in its preliminary, small-scale
activity the Council has developed
much significant information.
PROGRAM SURVEY
For example, it surveyed Los An-
geles bakery wagon drivers to learn
how much of their health care ex-
penses during a six-month period was
paid by their negotiated health plan,
which offers dual choice — an insured
plan and the Kaiser prepaid plan.
The insured plan paid, on the aver-
age, $164, about 43 per cent of the
total costs; the member paid $196 "out
of pocket," about 51 per cent, and
JULY, 1967
15
other insurance plans paid the remain-
ing 6 per cent. Only 1 per cent of those
under the insured plan reported that it
paid all their expenses. Ten per cent
of those in the Kaiser plan said it had
paid all their expenses, but the average
member in Kaiser had paid an identical
$196 "out of pocket."
This and other researches have con-
vinced the Council that the union nego-
tiated health plans, which at their in-
ception were hopefully designed to
cover 80 to 90 per cent of family health
expenditures, are generally covering
only 50 per cent of the costs.
The Council's inquires have verified
the conclusions of a special Blue Rib-
bon committee which made a study of
California's health care industry six
years ago and found that health serv-
ices were inadequate, uncoordinated,
poorly organized and badly distributed.
Regarding the poor distribution of
facilities, for example, the Council
noted that at the very moment a Los
Angeles regional health planning com-
mittee was complaining that there was
too much bed capacity in its affiliated
hospitals, there was not one single ap-
proved hospital bed in the Watts ghetto.
The Council finds that there is a
mixup of federal, state and local gov-
ernment activities and a variety of
private groups developing programs to
meet special needs which result in a
patchwork that displays serious over-
lapping of facilities and services in
some situations and serious gaps in
others.
Californians, the Council notes, still
lack the kinds of community facilities
people need before going to the hospital
or after leaving it — such as home care,
nursing visits, social services, rehabili-
tation, homemaker services and out-
patient care. People are often placed
in hospitals simply because there is no
other more appropriate and perhaps
less expensive community facility to
supply treatment.
Union members and their families
obviously have a direct and intimate
stake in health care planning, and the
Council for Health Plan Alternatives
sees this as an area in which organized
labor must increasingly participate.
In the Council's view, organized la-
bor must get to know a lot more than
it does now about the economics of
health care so that it can more effec-
tively deal with the problems of con-
stantly rising doctor and hospital bills.
The Council, for instance, is in-
terested in the case of one Southern
California hospital which budgeted a
60 per cent occupancy rate in August.
It figured this would yield a net profit
of 99 cents per patient day in July
and $1.41 in August, since costs fall as
occupancy rises. Actually, the hospital
earned $6.03 per patient day in July
and $6.90 in August.
Shortly afterward this hospital an-
nounced an $8 a day increase in rates.
Is the increase justified? Under present
circumstances, nobody outside the
hospital can really say. But the Coun-
cil feels that many of the most serious
problems of labor's health plans cannot
be solved until the mystery that has
been built up around health service
cost is dispelled.
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
That's why the chairman of the
Council testified recently before a fact-
finding panel in a nurses' pay dispute
that the Council will insist on full
public disclosure of the price structure
in the health care industry "until we
can achieve some public understand-
ing of what constitutes 'reasonable'
costs and charges for health care."
Other spokesmen for the Council
told the same disputes panel that if
costs continue their uninterrupted rise,
there may be demands for legislation
permitting the public to scrutinize
hospital costs and for some form of
public regulation of hospital rates, per-
haps by declaring them to be public
utilities.
But cost is not the only, and may
not even be the main, concern of the
Council; it has at least equal interest
in the quality aspects of the health care
union families receive. It is aware of
a recent study in the East of union
health care experience which showed
that many confined in hospitals for
needlessly long periods and that a
great deal of unnecessary surgery is
performed. The Council is convinced
that there is need for similar research
in California and is sponsoring such
research.
The labor group is also paying care-
ful attention to the provisions for
licensing and accreditation of medical
facilities which have been incorporated
in the new governmental health pro-
grams such as Medicare and MediCAL
and wondering why the health pro-
grams for which union plans pay
should continue to use facilities which
are not licensed and accredited under
the government programs.
KEY SUPPORT
In its activities to date the Council
has gained the support and cooperation
of key state governmental and educa-
tional agencies concerned with health,
including the State Departments of
Public Health and Industrial Relations,
the California Health & Welfare agen-
cy and such related divisions of the
University of California as the schools
of Public Health at Berkeley and Los
Angeles and the Centers for Labor
Education and Research at UC Ber-
keley and UCLA.
Members of the Council are also
serving on the state's new Planning
Committee on Hospitals and Related
Health Care Facilities and the Health
Review and Program Council, which
advises on operation of the MediCAL
program.
The Council is conceived, not as a
massive new apparatus to supplant
labor's existing health programs, but
as a center of joint activity to work
with the existing programs and im-
prove them.
Its long-range perspectives include
helping unions to acquire necessary
financing for worthwhile new programs
or medical facilities, possibly through
loans from the pension reserves; en-
couraging, where feasible, prepaid
programs under which unions and
medical groups would negotiate com-
prehensive health care for union mem-
bers and their families; investigation of
all aspects of self-insurance, the pos-
sible economies of pooling various
trust funds, and ways to reduce pres-
ent administrative, "loading" and
brokerage costs, and examination of
ways to extend health care protection
to unemployed members for longer
periods.
With sufficient income for its initial
activities now assured, the California
Council for Health Plan Alternatives
is in the process of hiring an execu-
tive director and stafl: and beginning
to implement its program. The ex-
pectation is that there will be further
affiliations and broadened activity as
the program picks up momentum. ■
16
THE CARPENTER
HHNGT0N
ROUNDUP
REEMPLOYMENT ANSWER TO AUTOMATION-There are many ways to meet the unemployment
problems caused by automation and technological change, but the basic answer is
"rapid reemployment" in the view of a special meeting of experts at the Inter-
national Labor Office. The experts said that while it is essential to provide
income for unemployed workers, "no monetary payments can fully compensate for the
psychological strain of being out of work." To help displaced workers get jobs,
the experts called for improvement in employment services, the development of
adequate re-training programs, advance notice of job changes to manpower author-
ities and help for workers who must move out of their old communities to new
ones in order to find employment.
ON-THE-JOB TRAINING— On-the-job training has proved so successful that it has run
out of funds for the rest of this fiscal year and is training 15,000 more workers
than had been expected for a 1966-67 total of 140,000 men and women. Secretary
of Labor W. Willard Wirtz said that the year's training goals had been exceeded
by 12 percent and that no new programs can be approved until more money becomes
available.
NLRB RULING— The National Labor Relations Board unwittingly was the cause of
Hubert Humphrey becoming Vice President of the United States. The Veep disclosed
this at the ceremonies marking the 25,000,000th ballot cast in an NLRB election.
In the Depression period of the 1930s, Humphrey said, he applied for aposition
with the HLRB, and was turned down. "It forced me to 'run for office," he
explained.
URANIUM STANDARDS— A major breakthrough in protecting the health of uranium
miners through adequate standards of how much radiation they may be exposed
to has been made by Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. Acting under the
Labor Department authority to administer the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act,
Wirtz has placed strict limitations on the amount of radon radiation to which the
miners can be exposed.
MEDICARE DRUGS— A full-scale investigation into the feasibility of including
prescription drug costs under the Medicare program has been ordered by John W.
Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Gardner has appointed an
8-man blue ribbon task force on prescription drugs that will investigate and
make recommendations within six months.
SUMMER JOBS FOR YOUTH-The Labor Department is making more than 100,000 extra
IJeighborhood Youth Corps summer jobs available through additional funds voted by
Congress. There are now some 341,000 summer jobs planned for poor youths through
the Bureau of Work Programs .
MAY EMPLOYMENT— "Sluggish" was the word for the economy once again during May as
reflected in the employment and unemployment statistics. Employment "advanced
less than usual," said the Department of Labor while the jobless rate, at 3.8 per-
cent, was similar to what has stubbornly prevailed since the beginning of 1966.
Reasons for the failure of the economy to pick up include: inventories are still
out of line with retail sales; and manufacturing employment was off 80,000 on
a seasonally adjusted basis.
LABOR LEADERS JOIN FIGHT ON SLUMS— President Johnson has named an eighteen-man
committee to study how private industry can become a major factor in the rehabili-
tation of urban slums. Named to the committee were APL-CIO President George
Meany, UAW President Walter P. Reuther and Secretary Joseph D. Keenan of the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Edgar P. Kaiser, President of
Kaiser Industries, is chairman.
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1
What's New in
Apprenticeship
^ & Training
Los Angeles County Honors Apprentices
As Program Sets New National Record
Recipients of major awards, with Carpenters Brotherhood officials, management.
Apprenticeship Training personnel and State representation at completion ceremonies
included (from left): Frank Boyce, Southern California Chapter, Associated General
Contractors of America; Charles Nichols, Eighth District Executive Board Member,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America; David H. Kirkham,
Local 1507 recipient. Third Place Award L.A. County; Stanley Krol, Local 1752,
recipient. First Place Award, L. A. County; Leo Gable, Technical Director, Appren-
ticeship and Training Dept., United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America; Charles F. Hanna, Chief, California Division of Apprenticeship Standards.
Apprentices selected by each Joint Apprenticeship Committee for meritorious effort
devoted to the Carpenters Trade include (from left, seated): David Blackinton, Local
769; Kenneth Vanden Berge, 710; Edward B. Meehan, 563; John R. Miller, 25;
David H. Kirkham, 1507; Arthur A. Tonnies, 1478; Adolf Faber, 721; (standing):
Stanley Krol, 1752; Floyd Wilson, 1607; Percy L. Kirklin, 1976; Terry L. Beeler,
1913; Bobby Lawrence, 1497; Richard T. Norwillo, 1400; Leonard W. Salke. 929;
Charles V. Glenn, 1140; (not shown in photo): Terry L. Ayer, 2435; James C. Perry,
844; Wayne L. Rexwinkle, 1437.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Comple-
tion ceremonies were held in Los Angeles
recently for 244 young men who achieved
journeyman status during 1966. This is
the largest number of apprentices in a
construction craft to complete an area
labor and management apprenticeship
program for any one year in the United
States. This is the second consecutive year
that the Los Angeles County carpenter
apprentices have established a national
record. The graduates included 225 car-
penters, 18 cabinet makers and one mill-
wright.
Richard M. Lane, Chairman of the
Los Angeles County Joint Apprenticeship
Committee for Carpentry, extended a
warm welcome to the completing ap-
prentices and the large assemblage that
came to congratulate them. He then
introduced C. M. "Chuck" Sanford,
Director Carpenters JAC Fund for
Southern California, who was master of
ceremonies for the event, which was at-
tended by more than 600. After intro-
ducing the people at the head table.
Director Sanford introduced his staff and
all committeemen. He expressed his
thanks to them for a job well done.
Tony Whan, expert salesman and mar-
ket developer, was the featured speaker.
In his speech entitled "The Priceless
Ingredient," he outlined in a humorous
but logical way how motivation has made
America the greatest nation in the world.
Charles F. Hanna, Chief State Division
of Apprenticeship Standards, extended
greetings from the State of California.
Approximately three-fourths of the ap-
prentices in the state are from the con-
struction trades, and carpentry is the
largest single group. Hanna noted that
apprenticeship is not only vital to the
construction industry but that it is the
answer to many of California's economic,
social and employment problems.
Leo Gable, Technical Director Ap-
prenticeship and Training Department,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, presented awards to
the Outstanding Apprentices selected by
each Joint Apprenticeship Committee.
Charles Nichols, member of the Gen-
eral Executive Board Eighth District,
presented Trade Certificates for the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America.
Frank Boyce, Committeeman, pre-
sented Special AGC Certificates.
California Trade Certificates were pre-
sented to the completing apprentices by
Charles F. Hanna.
INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
The 1967 International Carpen-
ters Apprenticeship Contest sched-
uled for August 17, 18, 19 will be
held at the Vocational School in
Vancouver, British Columbia.
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THE CARPENTER
Ben E. .Tones (center), Coordinator of the Reno Joint Apprenticesliip Committee, has
reason to be mighty proud of his two boys who were winners at the recent Nevada
State Apprenticeship Contest held at Las Vegas. Edward Lusty, left, placed second,
and Ronald Baichtal, right, was first place winner. Baichtal will represent Nevada at
the International Contest to be held at Vancouver, British Columbia, on August 17-19.
Reno Contestants Win Nevada Contest
LAS VEGAS, NEV.— The Nevada
State Carpentry Apprenticeship Contest
was held at the Convention Center in
Las Vegas on May 12-13, in conjunction
with other Building Trades Apprentice
Contests.
Carpenter contestants were John
Barnes and John Chamberlin, represent-
ing Local 1780, Las Vegas; and Ron
Baichtal and Ed Lusty, representing
Local 971, Reno.
The contestants were vying for the
honor of representing Nevada in the
International Contest in Vancouver,
B. C, August 17-18-19. Winners were
Ron Baichtal. first place, and Ed Lusty,
second place. Reno will also have a
mill-cabinet contestant in the Inter-
national Contest.
Coordinators A. D. McKenna, Las
Vegas, Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Committee, and Ben Jones, Reno, Joint
Apprenticeship and Training Committee,
made the contest arrangements. The con-
test was coordinated by General Repre-
sentative Paul Rudd. The manipulative
plans and written tests were prepared and
furnished by the Apprenticeship and
Training Department of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America.
Awards were made to all contestants
at an awards banquet following the
contest.
A. D. McKenna, Coordinator of the Las
Vegas Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Committee, is pictured with John Cham-
berlain, left, and John Barnes, right,
who represented Las Vegas Local 1780
at the Nevada State Carpentry Appren-
ticeship Contest.
Conference Reminder
A "Jo^iii to earth'' workshop on
apprenticeship training, manpower
development, equal employment
opporliinities, etc. will he held July
10 through 13 at the Golden Tri-
angle Motel. Norfolk, Va. It'll be
the 7th Annual Middle Atlantic
States Apprenticeship and Training
Conference. Delegates are invited
from Delaware, D.C., Maryland,
North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
West Virginia, and Virginia. Write
P.O. Bo.x 10111, Richmond, Va.
23240 for details.
Bay Area Selects
Winners for 1967
SAN RAFAEL. CALIF.— Robert Ru-
zick of Novate was selected as the
outstanding Carpenter Apprentice at the
Bay Counties 8th Annual Carpenter Ap-
prentice Contest, held May 20 on the
Northgate Fashion Mall in San Rafael.
Ruzick. San Rafael Local 35, and sec-
ond place winner, John Cappelletti, San
Francisco Local 483, represented the Bay
Area in the statewide competition in San
Diego on June 23, 24.
Third place was won by Greer Trice,
San Francisco Local 483. Honorable men-
tion was awarded to David Ritter, an
apprentice member of San Rafael Local
35.
Winners were presented savings bonds
and tools as prizes at the conclusion of
the contest. The winners were selected
by former contest winners who served as
judges for the competition.
Apprentices were given a blueprint of
a bus stop shelter and building materials.
Using handtools. each apprentice was
allowed eight hours to complete an indi-
vidual project. Winners were chosen on
the basis of craftsmanship and addi-
tional points earned in a comprehensive
written examination.
Norman Campbell, left, and Henry
Torget, far right, congratulate Robert
Ruzick, first place winner, and David
Ritter, second from left, honorable men-
tion. All are from San Rafael Local 35.
Contestant Greer Trice, San Francisco
Local 483, took an early lead in the
framing of the contest project, a bus
stop shelter. Trice won third place
honors.
JULY, 1967
19
Wyoming State
Winners Named
CASPER. WYO.— The Wyoming Car-
penter Apprenticeship Contest was held
in Casper on April 22 and 23. Plans
for the contest were initiated early in
1967 by Apprentice Instructor Roy
Amick, working with General Represent-
ative Paul Rudd.
The Wyoming State Carpenters Joint
Apprenticeship and Training Committee
members are: contractor Brice Cook,
Chairman; carpenter Ralph Davidson,
Local 1384, Secretary; carpenters Chris
Pasley, Local 1432, and Roy Amick, Lo-
cal 1564; contractors C. E. Hawks and
Richard D. Olson; advisor H. H. Leist,
Bureau of Apprenticeship & Training,
U.S. Dept. of Labor.
Plans and arrangements for the contest
were coordinated by Secretary Ralph
Davidson, assisted by the Apprenticeship
Committee, Business Representative H. P.
Johnson, and other members of Local
1564.
Apprentices eligible to compete were:
Henry M. Allen. Howard F. Hodgins,
Larry D. Rein of Local 1564 in Casper,
and Michael J. Sara, Local 469, Chey-
enne, who was not able to attend the
contest.
Materials for the contest were donated
by these Casper lumber dealers: Builders
Mart. Casper Lumber, Oil City Lumber,
and Walker Lumber Co. Equipment was
loaned by contractors: Lower & Cool,
Inc., J. Jones, L. D. Leisinger Construc-
tion, and Roanstad-OIson Construction
Co.
Contest Judges were: Coordinating
Judge, Paul Rudd, General Representa-
tive of the United Brotherhood of Car-
penters; architect Larry Frank of Krus-
mark & Krusmark. architects of Casper;
carpenter John Neifert, Local 1564; con-
tractor N. A. Nelson of Sheridan: and
alternate Joe Mathisen of Rognstad-Olson
Co., Casper.
Manipulative contest was held April 22
at Casper Industrial Building; and the
written contest on April 23 at the Casper
Carpenters Hall. Plans and written exam
were furnished by the Education Dept.,
U. B. of C. & J. of A.
Awards of Certificates plus first, sec-
ond and third place plaques were made at
a banquet at Casper Carpenters Hall on
April 23 by Representative Paul Rudd.
First place winner Henry M. Allen,
will receive a time and expense paid trip
to the International Contest at Vancou-
ver, B. C. Second place contestant Larry
D. Rein receives a S50 Savings Bond, and
third place winner Howard F. Hodgins
receives a S25 Savings Bond.
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Union officials and judges at the \\ yoming State Carpenter Apprenticeship Contest are
pictured, from left to right: Herschel Leist, Bureau of Apprenticeship & Training
Representative; K. C. LeClere, Secretary of the Wyoming Contractor Association;
Ralph Davidson, Secretary of the Wyoming Carpenter Apprenticeship Committee;
Roy Amick, Jr., Apprenticeship Instructor; unidentified member of Local 1564;
Carpenter Judge John Neifert; General Representative Paul Rudd, Coordinating
Contest Judge; Contractor Judge Joe Matheson; and Architect Judge Larry Frank.
\\\()iuiiii;s first place winner. Henry
Allen, works on his prize-winning project.
Larry Rein, second place winner, with
General Representative Paul Rudd and
onlookers at the Casper competition.
Washington State
Pre-Apprentices
SEATTLE, WASH. — The Seattle,
King County and Vicinity District Coun-
cil of Carpenters has completed the 8-
week institutional phase of its first pre-
apprentice class under a subcontract
with the United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners of America.
The program is under the auspices of
the Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Committee. The Committee reports that
ten young men have embarked on the
18-week course of supervised on-job
training under the direction of Appren-
tice Coordinator Bob Buckingham and
Coordinator Richard Leaser, who is the
instructor.
Brother Feaser commended the men
for the interest they have shown and
the diligent manner in which they have
applied themselves to mastering the
basic fundamentals of the craft as cov-
ered in the eight weeks of institutional
training. He predicts that "each of the
young men will make a worthwhile con-
tribution to our craft and will become
constructive members of our Brother-
hood if they continue to strive for ex-
cellency throughout their apprenticeship
in the same manner as they have in the
basic training to date."
The program was spearheaded by
Donald Johnson, Secretary of the Dis-
trict Council, who is also Secretary of
the Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Committee. Secretary Johnson has stated
that he feels the program is an excellent
means of selecting young men for the
trade. "The pre-training will contribute
much to the value of the young men on
their on-job assignments thus making
them more valuable to the employer,"
he reports.
(A picture of participants in the King
County program appears at the top of
the next page.)
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Participants in the eight-week institutional training program conducted by the Seattle,
King County and Vicinity District Council of Carpenters were, left to right: Mike
Wasell, Jack Ledbetter, Joe Good, Instructor Dick Feaser, John Melendez, Mike
Joseph, Clinton Crist. Front, left to right: Lew Zeigler, Bob Johnson, Rockne Stephen-
son. Douglas Hamilton was not present for the picture. (See story, page 20.)
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5th Annual Contest
Held in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.— The Fifth
Annual New Mexico Carpenters Appren-
ticeship Contest was held May 13 at the
Hoffmantown Shopping Center in Al-
buquerque.
The contestants were Raymon Cope-
land. Local 671, Clovis, (First Place Win-
ner); L. Dean Carr, Local 1319, Albu-
querque. (Second Place Winner); Ralph
Eggleston. Local 1319, Albuquerque; and
Robert Ortiz. Local 1319, Albuquerque.
Contest projects were donated to the
New Mexico Society for Crippled Chil-
dren for their use throughout the state.
The project was a stair and ramp combi-
nation with hand rails for the children
to walk up and down in order to
strengthen their arms and legs.
The three judges for the contest were
Al T. Kendrick, Local 1319; T. C. Styron,
contractor; and Bill Wilson, architect.
Materials for the projects were do-
nated by the Lumber Merchandisers
Association of Albuquerque.
Al Kendrick, left, Carpenter Judge at the
5th .\nnual New Mexico Carpenters Ap-
prenticeship Contest, inspects the work of
Raymon Copeland, first place winner.
L. Dean Carr, second place winner, works
on his contest project while Carpenter
Judge Al Kendrick observes.
The largest thing alive on the face
of the earth is said to be the General
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tional Park, California. It has been esti-
mated that it could provide the lumber
to build 35 five-room bungalows.
JULY, 1967
21
Journeymen Train
In Birmingham
Apprentice of Year Chosen in Arizona
Journeymen attend classes as part of the
Blueprint Reading and Estimating training
program under way in Birmingham, Ala-
bama.
BIRMINGHAM. ALA.— H. O. Moore,
Jr., Apprenticeship Training Director for
the Birmingham Carpenters and Mill-
wright Apprenticeship and Training Pro-
gram, advises that Birmingham has two
of its three journeyman advance training
programs under way.
Director Moore reports that there are
20 journeymen enrolled in the blue-
print reading and estimating course
and 20 taking instructions on the
use of the framing square. The third
course, level and transit, is scheduled
for the near future.
M.D.T.A. Coordinator Elmer Morris
worked with the Birmingham Commit-
tee in establishing these programs under
a subcontract with the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America.
Beginner's Luck
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. — With sheer de-
termination, Steve Littman, 9, of Santa
Venetia slugged away to drive his point
home in a warmup for the nail-driving
competition at the 8th Annual Carpenter
Apprenticeship Contest sponsored by the
Bay Counties Carpenters Apprenticeship
& Training Program. The tryout was
a shade more than chief judge John
Watts, Local 162, could bear to face,
but the nail came out right in the end.
And why not? Steve is a son of Gordon
A. Littman, Director of the Carpenters
Apprenticeship Program for the Bay
Area. Prizes for youngsters in the con-
test were donated by the Northgate Mer-
chants Association.
Contestants, officials, and guests at the Arizona State Apprenticeship Contest
included, from left to right: Bob Barrett, Secretary, Central Arizona District Council;
Antonoi Obton, contestant from Local 906, Glendale, Arizona; Paul L. Joseph,
contestant from Local 1216, Mesa, Arizona; E. J. Wasielewski, Contest Committee
Chairman; Finlay Allan, First General Vice President; Ricardo Saldate, first place
winner, Tucson Local 857; Henry Acuna, contestant from Tucson Local 857; Leo
Gable, Technical Director, General Office; Cal Hackworth, Coordinator, Tucson
Joint Apprenticeship Committee; and Bob McNeal, Secretary, Southwestern District
Council.
Attending the 1967 Arizona Carpenters Apprenticeship Contest in Phoenix were,
from left to right: E. J. Wasielewski, Chairman, Contest Committee; Leo Gable,
Technical Director for the Apprenticeship and Training Department of the Inter-
national Union: Jerry Hofman, Financial Secretary of Phoenix Local 1089; Ben
Collins, General Representative; and Finlay Allan, First General Vice President
of the International Union.
PHOENIX. ARIZ.— The Arizona Car-
penters Apprenticeship Committee spon-
sored its Eighth Annual Apprentice
Carpenters Contest in Phoenix on May
20.
Ricardo Saldate of Tucson was first
place winner and Henry Acuna, also of
Tucson, was second. Young Saldate will
represent Arizona in the International
Carpenters Apprenticeship Contest to be
held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
August 17, 18 & 19. He will also be
honored as an outstanding apprentice at
an awards ceremony next November in
his home city.
At an awards dinner following the
contest, Ed Wasielewski, Chairman of
the sponsoring committee, announced
the winners and presented the cash
awards.
Finlay Allan, Vice President of the
Brotherhood, was the principal speaker
at the dinner.
Other out-of-town union officials who
attended the dinner with Vice President
Allan were Leo Gable and Ben Collins.
^p^
Ricardu Saldate. center, winner of the
1967 Arizona Carpenters Apprenticeship
Contest, is pictured with International
Vice President Finlay Allan, left, and
E. J. Wasielewski, Chairman of the Ari-
zona Carpenters Apprenticeship Com-
mittee which sponsored the contest.
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MJOME STUDY COURSE
ADVANCED BLUEPRINT READING-UNIT III
This Unit complefes fhe Foundafion Section, which was
discussed in Unit II. It then deals with Basement, First,
Second and Third Floor Plans. Some references will be
made to the Lobby and First Floor details. You will note
that some answers will require you to compile information
from more than one section of the plans in addition to
reviewing the specifications for a complete answer.
QUESTIONS
1. What is the net depth of the elevator pit?
2. What special treatment is required for concrete that
is placed below the lOO'-O" elevation?
3. May any reinforcing steel be plain bars?
4. What provision is required prior to re-using forms?
5. Do the provisions for regular forms also apply to
forms where the concrete is to be plastered?
6. Are there any provisions made for the use of steel
forms?
7. When walls and footings are to be poured in sections,
how are the ends of the forms to be fabricated?
8. What length of time must the forms be left in place
after the concrete has been poured?
9. What size brick is specified for the brick veneer?
10. How much difference, if any, is indicated in the eleva-
tion of the first floor?
11. Note the aisles on the floor plan and determine the
extreme amount of slope of each aisle.
12. What materials are specified for the partitions in the
office area?
13. What type of floor is specified for the office space?
14. What type floor is specified for the lobby area?
15. How far is the teleregister set back to the rear of the
wood valance?
16. Describe the construction of the wood valance.
17. What material is specified for the interior surface at
the exterior wall of the lobby?
1 8. What type of framing is specified for the wall between
the lobby and the offices?
19. What is the ceiling height in the lobby area?
20. What does the term "Return Valance to Wall" in-
dicate?
21. What size is specified for the corner and typical mul-
lions of the wood and glass partitions?
22. Will the muUions in the wood and glass partitions be
solid or hollow?
23. What are the dimensions of the wood rail in the office
area?
24. Describe the construction and material of the wood
rail.
25. Is the detail section ^2 noted on sheet 8 a horizontal
or vertical view?
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26. What is the size of the channel used as a header over
the lobby entrance doors?
27. Determine the weight of the channel that is used over
the double door entrance.
28. What are the dimensions of the concrete trench in
the lower garage? What provision is made for slope?
29. How many sections of G.I. grating are used over the
concrete trench?
30. Describe the foundation at column D-5 which is in
the center of the lower garage.
31. How is access to the bottom of the elevator pit
gained?
32. At what floor level is the base of column D-4 placed?
33. What is the width of the tread on stairs "A"?
34. What is the rise per step on stairs "A" from the first
to second floor?
35. What material is placed on the concrete walls in stair-
well "A"?
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ARE ON PAGE 36
IS IT POSSIBLE?
Dovetails on Four Sides?
No, fhfs is not a ques-
tion from "Home Study
Course"! It's just a brain
teaser sent in by Stan
Horridge, Local 18, Ham-
ilton, Ontario. We
thought you might like
to puzzle over it a bit.
The question: Is it pos-
sible to join two blocks
of wood by dovetailing,
v/ith dovetails showing
on all four sides?
For on answer, hold your thoughts and calculations until our
August issue, when we'll publish Brother Horrldge's solution.
JULY, 1967
23
1 "^ Canadian Report
'67-'68 Expenditures
Tie '46 Nat'l Income
The federal government is estimat-
ing its expenditures at just under $10
billion for the fiscal year 1967-8. This
figure is almost exactly what the na-
tional income was in 1946.
This is an indication of the growth
of Canada's economy — that the fed-
eral government alone is spending in
a year what the entire income of the
nation was 20 years ago.
Another comparison is expenditures
in 1950 with those in 1967-8 — two
and a half billion dollars against al-
most 10 billion, a fourfold increase in
28 years.
The federal finance minister expects
the gross national product (the total
production) to reach $20 billion this
coming year. Of this about one-third
will be collected in taxes by all three
levels of government — federal, pro-
vincial and municipal.
These increasing governmental ex-
penditures are beginning to raise the
taxpayer's hackles. Nobody likes to
pay taxes.
But where else in the world can a
citizen get the value for his tax dollar
that he gets in Canada? Only the
United States and Sweden can equal
or exceed it.
Ontario Compuhory
Atliitration Views
Compulsory arbitration got support
from two of Canada's leading indus-
trial relations experts. However, their
support was restricted to the public
service field.
Jacob Finkelman, chairman of the
new federal Public Service Staff Rela-
tions Board, told a meeting of the
Canadian Industrial Relations Re-
search Institute that experience with
compulsory arbitration in Ontario has
not hampered normal collective bar-
gaining.
Mr. Finkelman is former chairman
of the Ontario Labor Relations Board.
He said that the operation of compul-
sory arbitration legislation covering
Ontario hospitals far exceeded expec-
tations and asked critics of the legis-
lation to take a closer look at the re-
sults.
A similar view was expressed by
Professor Harry Arthurs, of Osgoode
Hall law school, Toronto. He told the
meeting that of 107 hospital disputes
since the legislation barring hospital
strikes was put into effect, only 17
cases required arbitration to settle the
diff'erences between the parties.
Two major unions are involved in
the hospital field in Ontario, one a
national union strongly opposed to the
legislation, the other an international
union strongly in favour of it.
Organized labor's official opposi-
tion to compulsory arbitration makes
it difficult to concede the fact that
this international union is now domi-
nating the hospital organizing field in
the province.
In assessing the situation, it must be
admitted that unions seldom struck
hospitals anyway. Hospitals are now
financed out of public funds under the
prepaid hospital program effective in
every province. There is a case for
taking a searching look at the legis-
lation as it affects hospitals without
accepting compulsory arbitration hook,
line and sinker, according to some
leaders in the labor movement.
Labor Films to Show
At Montreal Festival
The fifth International Labor Film
Festival is being held in Montreal
August 11th to 15th.
It is expected that about 75 films
from 20 countries will be shown.
The festival is being arranged by
the International Labor Film Institute
with the co-operation of the Canadian
Labor Congress and the National Film
Board.
Previous film festivals have been
held in Hamburg 1954, Vienna 1957,
Stockholm 1960 and Israel 1963.
The film show will be followed by
the first World Conference on Educa-
tion in the Trade Union Movement,
also in Montreal from August 16th
to 26th.
Both these events come in the midst
of the amazingly successful EXPO
international exposition which is re-
ceiving worldwide acclaim.
Drug Sales Tax Gone,
But the Profits Remain
The federal budget did cut off the
1 2 per cent sales tax on drugs. As a
result, drug prices are expected to
come down around 10 per cent at the
retail level.
But what does this one move do
about breaking up the drug manufac-
turing cartels and the unconscionable
profits being reaped by the manufac-
turers on brand name drugs?
Nothing.
Housing Problems
Remain Unchanged
The housing problem has never been
so much in the public eye as it has the
last year or two.
Some interested spokesmen,- how-
ever, are getting tired of repeating
themselves about the seriousness of the
problem and what needs to be done
to solve it.
Reid Scott, a member of parlia-
ment from the Toronto area where
the housing crisis is most serious, told
the House of Commons last month
that he read his speech on housing
of four years ago and was amazed
that so little had been done about it
since then that he could repeat exactly
the same speech now and it would
still be applicable.
He pointed out that there is an
urgent backlog of half a million homes
needing to be built, that a large num-
ber of homes are already unfit to live
in. that the shortage is forcing up
prices and rents so that most Canadian
families cannot afford to buy or rent at
today's economic levels.
"In my own city of Toronto we
need a minimum of 40,000 new homes
a year and we are building 21,000."
Housing prices have gone up so
fast that now many middle income
families have been priced out of the
market.
As for lower income families, they
are in difficulty bordering on the hope-
less. There are about 12,000 families
on the waiting list in Toronto alone.
Families are being housed in tempo-
rary barracks by the city, hoping that
something will show up.
Latest reports show that this year
Canada will again fall short of its
minimum needs of 170,000 new homes
a year just to keep up with demand,
without cutting into the backlog. What
is really needed is a planned program
of 250,000 homes a year for 10 years
— most of it public housing.
Experts in touch with the situation
believe that nothing effective will be
done until the senior levels of govern-
ment, federal and provincial, step in
with more direct action, with the fed-
eral government putting up as much
as 100 percent of the funds for land
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assembly and planning and building,
plus 75 percent of the funds for rent
subsidies in public housing.
Canada is still a backward country
as far as public housing is concerned.
This is too bad — since in many areas
we have some of the most progressive
social security legislation anywhere.
Jodoin Illness
Causes Concern
The sudden and serious sickness of
Claude Jodoin. President of the
Canadian Labour Congress, has come
as a shock to the labor movement
in Canada and everywhere.
Mr. Jodoin is a big, hearty man who
is the leading spokesman for the trade
union movement in Canada and a su-
perb image-maker for labor.
Taking his work seriously, he has
always had a keen interest not only
in Canadian affairs but in the inter-
national scene.
More than any other man in the
labor movement he truly represented
his native land in the ranks of labor.
Born in Quebec, he is perfectly bi-
lingual, but never was bitten by the
narrow nationalism or the parochial
approach which has infected others.
In other words he's a big man in
size and spirit.
MacDonald Decries
Building Supply Tax
Here is an excerpt from a statement
issued June 1 by Donald MacDonald,
secretary-treasurer of the Canadian
Labour Congress:
"The government has failed to take
advantage of the opportunity afforded
by the budget to give the country's
economy an obviously much-needed
stimulus.
"This is the time for moderate stim-
ulus to move our rate of economic
growth back to its potential levels. The
budget fails to provide this, and the
omission adds to the seriousness of the
economic outlook which concerns the
Minister. Certainly, the removal of the
six percent tax on production machin-
ery and apparatus 10 months earlier
than was planned falls far short of
what is needed.
"Action taken with regard to con-
struction is also inadequate. It is re-
grettable that the government has once
again rejected proposals for a removal
of the 11 percent tax on building
materials and supplies. The continued
acute housing shortage, with little like-
lihood that it is going to be relieved
in any major degree, points up the
urgency for the removal of this tax."
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LOCAL UNION NEWS
Millwright Education Conference at Toronto
TORONTO, ONT. — Dave Roberts, chairman of the Ontario Millwrights Committee, expresses thanks to Robert Laing,
International Representative, with a number of Millwright delegates attending the April 29, 30, Education Conference.
Brother Laing, the feature speaker for the Conference, spoke on trade jurisdiction.
Labor Leaders View
Job Corps Training
CLEARFIELD. Utah— Labor leaders
of AFL-CIO affiliates, including the
United Brotherhood, and the Farmers'
Union accompanied Governor Calvin L.
Rampton on a tour of the Men's Urban
Job Corps Training Center in Clearfield
recently.
William W. Dodgson, Jr., center di-
rector. Governor Calvin L. Rampton,
and C. E. Berger, president of the Utah
State AFL-CIO. welcomed the 100 ob-
servers to the Center.
Governor Rampton told the visitors
the Utah economy had grown to the
point where the state can absorb all the
trained workers the center turns out.
The tour was co-sponsored by the cen-
ter and the Utah State AFL-CIO with
the assistance of the Kansas City OEO
Office and the Job Corps Labor Liaison
Office of Washington, D.C.
A luncheon was prepared and served
by corpsmen in the food processing
classes.
From Father to Son
Carpenter's who attended the meeting at Clearfield included, left to right: Howard
Pace, district council secretary; Ellis J. Reese, manager of Carpenter's Local No.
450; Calvin L. Lindquist, Millwright's Local No. 722; and Harold Lassen, Carpen-
ter's Local No. 1498. Charles Cates, Local No. 61, Kansas City, regional OEO
labor liaison officer, coordinated the affair.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — The Suffolk
County District Council of Carpenters
held its Apprenticeship Dinner and
Graduation exercises on Saturday, May
13, at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant,
Port Jefferson, Long Island. In the pic-
ture above, Business Representative
Chauncey Bartow (second right) presents
his son Joseph with his diploma, while
Preston Brady, executive secretary of the
Building Trades Employers Association
(first right) and George Babcock, secre-
tary-treasurer and general agent of the
Suffolk County District Council of
Carpenters look on. Diplomas and gifts
for good attendance were given to all
of the apprentices who qualified at this
dinner.
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Miami Local Moves To New Quarters
MIAMI, FLA. — Carpenters Local 993 moved into a new headquarters building
(shown above) at 2671 N.W. 28th Street, last February 1., just nine days before its
65th anniversary. Dedication of the building was held on April 21, with General
Representative E. Jimmy Jones as master of ceremonies.
Officers of Local 993 (shown below) are: First Row: J. W. Sharp, warden; H. G.
Jordahl, financial secretary; R. G. Dickhaus, treasurer; Peter Stolk, vice-president;
J. H. Reeves, trustee; W. H. Brown, sick warden. Back Row: James Kilroe, recording
secretary; E. L. Clarke, conductor; Kenneth Berghuis, Jr., president; Kenneth Pekel,
trustee; and Wallace Bray, trustee.
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POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Local 3206 recently held a "Mortgage Burning"
ceremony to commemorate the payment in full of all obligations against its building.
Officers attending the ceremony were, left to right, front: Hawley H. Fairchild,
Trustee. Back: James Ashby, President; Walter Schulze, past President; Warren
Conary, State Organizer; Martin Lampman, Treasurer; Charles Strain, Financial
Secretary and past President; Henry Chakford, Vice Chairman; Mel Voyles, Warden;
George King, Trustee; Jasper Brown, Jr., Trustee. Joseph Mankowicb, Business
Representative and Chairman of the Building Committee, is pictured in front of
Brothers King and Brown. Not pictured is Earl Rollins, Conductor.
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Walla Walla Salutes Veteran Members
WALLA WALLA, WASH. — Local
1214 paid tribute to its senior members
with a special dinner, July 25, 1966. Cir-
cumstance prevented us from publishing
pictures of the event until now. The din-
ner was held at the Marcus Whitman
Hotel, with a large group of members
and friends attending.
Ray Faulkner, president of Local 1214, was the speaker, above. At the head table,
from left were: Mark Berney, former 1214 secretary; Mrs. Berney; Mrs. Ray Faulk-
ner; the speaker; Guy Adams; Mrs. Adams; Mrs. H. H. Brown; H. H. Brown, presi-
dent of the Washington State Council of Carpenters; and Pete Hager, International
Representative.
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Those presented with pins at the Local 1214 dinner and the number of their years
of service (shown in parentheses) included: Seated, front row, left to right,
Lloyd Gilmore (25), John Cunnington (30), Mark Berney (26), Frank Meachum
(25), Gunnar Holmquist (25), and Walter Anderson (43).
Standing, George Haasch (29), Galen Weber (25), John Riehl (31), Ed Arbuckle
(25), Dempsey Hamilton (28), F. B. Anderson (28), Bernard Humphreus (25), Harold
Taylor (29), Adolph Knudson (28), George Haasch, Jr. (29). J. J. Dychee (32), Tom
Durkin (25), and Floyd Shelton (25).
Members not present, due to illness, but presented pins: Robert Johnson (60),
Thomas Barrie (47), Glen Blakely (25), Richard Danniels (25), Otto Gross (27), C. C.
Guinn (26), Jess Swegle, (27) and George Terry (27).
Veteran Retires
SANTA MARIA, CALIF. — Harry E.
Stier, Local 2477, retires this month.
Brother Stier was initiated into Local
2477 on September 10, 1936. He has
served his local as president, trustee,
assistant business agent, and for the past
six years, as financial secretary. Brother
Stier has been active in apprenticeship
training and has served on the Carpen-
ters Joint Apprenticeship Committee.
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Service to the
Brotherhood
A gallery of pictures showing some of
the senior members of the Brotherhood
who recently received 25-year or 50-
year service pins.
(1) OTTAWA. ONTARIO— Twenty-five-
year pins were presented to thirteen vet-
eran members of Local 93 at a recent
presentation ceremony. Receiving pins
are left to right, sitting: James Carty,
Robert Thompson. Oscar OueUette, Ern-
est Corcoran. Frank Dziadura. Standing,
left to right: Oscar Duguay, Joseph La-
moureux, Bertram Prudhomme. Rheal
Lachapelle, Kenneth Vermette, Martin
L'Abbe, Albert Villeneuve and James
Simser. Brother Richard Stephens who
has been a member of Local 93 for fifty
years was absent when the picture was
taken.
(2) MT. OLIVE. ILLINOIS— Fred Boe-
ker. a charter member of Local 280, was
presented with a 65-year pin recently.
Brother Boeker joined the Brotherhood
on April 17. 1899.
(3) BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS — Local
433. honoring 925 years of continuous
membership, presented three 50-year and
thirty-one 25-year pins to members at a
builet dinner-dance in April. Only one
of the three 50-year members, William
Wegener, sixth from left, seated, was able
to attend. Other 50-year honorees were
Joseph Schlich and Henry Schmidt.
Seated with Brother Wegener, from left,
are Local 433 officers. Trustee Gordon
Bien. Financial Secretary Edward Kalk-
brenner. Treasurer Harold Rickert, Vice
President Lester Appel. Business Rep-
resentative-Recording Secretary Alfred
Kraft, Brother Wegener, President
George Kocsterer: guests Eugene Clay-
ton, Secretary of the Tri-Counties Car-
penters District Council and Belleville
Trades & Labor Assembly President
Stanley Spehn, and a 25-year honoree.
Trustee Joseph Schaefer, Jr. Other 25-
year honorees were, second row, from
left to right: Edward Summers, Sr., Leslie
Stauder, Leon Cook, Cyrus Holcomb,
Ben Davinroy. Jack Todd. Melvin We-
gener, Fred Deul, Bernard Ruser, Ernest
Ballenger. Elbert Eschman. Ralph Fey
and Fred Schindler. Third row, from left
to right: 25-year honorees Mack Furlow,
Wilbcrt Zellmer. Charles Beller, Leonard
Schmidt. Harry Hohm. Arthur Wright
and Harry Gravlin. Sr. Unable to attend
were 25-year members Eugene Engel.
Richard Fellmer, Otto Grab, Earl Ham-
mel. Carl Hottes, Theo. Jacobus. Leonard
Kunkelman. Leonard Miller. Howard
Werkmeister and Frank Wenzel.
(4) ASHLAND, PENNA.— Local 1670
held its first awards banquet recently.
Nelson Kehler. President of Local 1670.
presented service pins to the following
members, from left to right, seated: Wil-
liam Seller, 26 years; Charles Heizenroth,
26 years; James Neary, 37 years; Howard
Boyer, Financial Secretary with 42 years;
Charles Rowe, 29 years; and Raymond
Hollister, 43 years. Standing, left to
right, are: George Peiflfer, 51 years; John
O'Hara, 52 years; William Wetzel, 53
years; Nelson Kehler, President; Mathis
Huhn, 44 years; and Walter Wagner, 26
years. Others receiving pins but unable
to attend the banquet were Anton Mend-
ler, 63 years; Fred Nagle, 30 years; and
Charles Peiffer, 63 years. Total service
to the Brotherhood represented by the
group amounts to 585 years.
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(5) SOUTH BEND, INDIANA— At its
recent awards banquet, Local 413 paid
tribute to members who have completed
50 years of service. From left to right,
they are, in the photo at right, Clement
Cressey, 59-year member; George EIrod,
Business Representative; Roy C. Klein,
President; and Archie Roysdon, 55-year
member. Brothers Cressey and Roysdon
were presented 50-year pins. Other 50-
year members unable to attend the ban-
quet were Charles O. Monroe. Elmer
Murray, Andrew Nojd, and Ernest Rans.
Also honored were 115 brothers who
received their 25-year pins. These broth-
ers, pictured above with Business Rep-
resentative George EIrod and President
Roy C. Klein, were present at the
awards banquet: Raymond Bengtson,
Vernon Bowman, C. T. Breyscher, Joe D.
Brown, Wm. M. Brown, Albert Carlson,
Henry Carpenter, Carl Davis, Charles
Everett, Nelson Fink, Robert Gerhold,
Byron Gilchrist, Frank Gowell, Paul
Hancock, Emil Hansen, Gordon Harrell,
Leo Henry, W. E. Hott'man, Archie Holt,
Eugene Hollycross, Howard Hoose, Wm.
Knebel, Russell Knowlton, Ernest Koep-
pens, Robert Koopman, Z. Kosiak, Ira
Kreiter, Ray Larimer, Carl Larson, Harry
Leslie, Mathew Liedtky, Joseph Lower,
Richard Luer, Alex Makinen, Wallace
Mallery, E. N. Mead, Everett Miller,
Clyde Morris, Henry Mroezkiewicz,
Myron Mullett, John A. McCloughan,
Harry Nelson, Otto Nielson, Arthur
Odor, Albert Overmeyer, Darle Pfeiffer,
Vince Piechocke, Howard Porcher, Ros-
coe Robinson, Paul Rough, John Scher-
merhorn, Jacob Seeger, Lester Six, Mar-
cus Steenbergen, C. E. Surbaugh Jr.,
Harry Swanson, A. M. Taylor, Paul
Tipps, K. J. Tubbs, Louis Vaerwick,
Lawrence Voll, Glen Voreis, Barton
Wade, Eric Wagman, Walter Wakeman,
Ralph Walters, Stanley Wegner, Henry
Wendels, Maurice Wickizer, Earl Wiles,
Keith Wingard, Lawson Wingett, Bruce
Wise, Albert Wright, Elza Wright, and
Earl Yeagley.
Others receiving their 25-year pin but
unable to attend the banquet were: C. E.
Adams, Dennis Arnold, Shirley Blake,
Charles Blanch, Clem Burger, Ralph
Cochran, Sherman Deo, George Geddes,
James Geddes, William R. Gray, John
Grenert, John B. Hall, Sidney Harris,
John Hensell, Joe Hodgson, Byron Jones,
Marvin Judd, Elmer Kentz, Thurman
Kreiter, William Lanning, Omar Mow,
Russell Norton, Emery Papal, Raymond
Parrish, Henry Pfeiffer, Carl Pruett, Rus-
sell Reckell, Luke Riggs, Nicholas Scean-
dra, George Shotkowsky, Chester Six,
West Stephens, John Stross, Bayard Tay-
lor, William Trowbridge, Harry Truax,
Frank Wishman, C. A. Wright, and
Claude Zook.
(6) PARSONS, KANSAS— Local 1022
honored its 25 and 50-year members with
a dinner. Charles M. Miller, Secretary of
the Kansas State Council of Carpenters,
presented the pins to members. Pictured,
from left to right, seated: Howard Jarboe,
Max Milks, Earl Johnson, Charles M.
Miller and Wallace McClure. Standing,
left to right: Ray Axford, Ray Pollock,
Lee Richardson, Melvin Lamb, Arthur
Anderson, Thomas Kelley, and Ray Kel-
ley. Mr. Earl Johnson received the only
50-year pin presented. The others were
awarded 25-year pins. Several members
eligible for pins were unable to attend the
dinner.
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(7) ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY —
Members with long service were recog-
nized at a ceremony held recently by
Local 715. Pictured at right are those
who were presented with pins for 50
years or more in the Brotherhood. From
left to right, they are: Financial Secretary
George S. Ford, a 50-year member who
has served 25 years as a Trustee and who
is retiring after 16 years as Financial
Secretary; Business Representative Mar-
tin Knudsen; Fred Zingler, 50-year mem-
ber; Andrew Broberg, 50-year member
who is retiring as Trustee after 15 years;
Raleigh Rajoppi, General Executive
Board member from the second district
and a member of Local 715; and Presi-
dent John A. Williams. Also honored
were brothers who received their 25-year
pins. Pictured from left to right, they
are: Joseph Golden, Helmut Garber,
and Leo Lasher, all 25-year members;
Business Representative Martin Knudsen;
Louis Levitt, and George Klug, both 25-
year members; and President John A.
Williams. Brothers who received serv-
ice pins but were unable to attend
the banquet were 50-year members:
George Fisher and Vincent Rusinalc; 25-
year members: Salvatore Autullo, Ernest
Finizio, Nicholas Florio, Anders John-
son, Joseph Nycz, and Ernest Vinella.
(8) PORTLAND, OREGON — Albert
Endrizzi was presented his 50-year service
pin at a special called meeting of Local
3182 in May. Brother Endrizzi was
initiated into Local 1120 in 1917 when
he was 22 years old. He served Local
1120 as Recording Secretary for 15 years
before transferring to Local 3182 in
1949. Pictured, left to right, are Lyie
Hiller, General Representative of the
7th District, presenting the pin to
Brother Endrizzi while Fred H. Kling-
man. Business Representative-Financial
Secretary of Local 3182, watches. Gen-
eral Representative Hiller also awarded
25-year pins to eligible members. They
are, left to right, seated: Robert W. Volz,
David Hergett, Emanuel Lutz, Annie
Lynn, Brother Endrizzi, Frank Destefano,
Horace Todd, Fred Tartarini. Standing,
left to right: Frank R. Switzer, John
Miles, Vincent J. Krieger, Paul Cappoen,
Angelo Endrizzi, General Representative
Hiller, Alonzo Gribling, Arthur Whit-
ford, John Brandt, William Land, Harold
Blakely, Theodore Heinle. Unable to
attend the awards presentation were Mary
Budiselic, Arthur Dahlstrom, Neva Gil-
lenwater, John Heinrich, Jr., Christion
Kessler, Erwina Smith, William L. Smith,
and James L. Wells.
(9) raONTON, OHIO — In a special
called meeting on April 29, Local 1519
honored its 25-year members. Business
Representative Howard Crabtree pre-
sented 25-year pins bearing the Brother-
hood insigna and 25-year certificates to
the members pictured from left to right,
seated: James F. Stumbo, Delbert Crum,
and Webb Roberts. Standing, from left
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to right: Howard Crabtree, Charles Alley,
Frank Webb, Kile Lake, Letson "Elmo"
Morrison, and Austin B. Stevens. Absent
from the presentation was John H. Col-
lins of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
(10) WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS— Local
977 presented 25-year service pins to 24
brothers at their 61st annual banquet.
Presentations were made by G. H. Sim-
mons, Jr., Texas Regional Director of
Organization, and Chester Smith, Execu-
tive Secretary, Texas State Council of
Carpenters. Honored guests at the ban-
quet were J. B. Osborn, 42-year member
who served as Financial Secretary and
Business Agent of Local 1706 for 30
years before becoming a member of Local
977; W. R. Wilcke, 42-year member who
served Local 977 as Financial Secretary
& Business Agent at the same time; H.
M. Watson, 32-year member and past
President of Local 977. Members receiv-
ing pins and special guests are pictured,
from left to right, seated: Wayne Phillips,
President of Local 977; J. B. Osborn,
G. H. Simmons, Jr., H. M. Watson, Ches-
ter V. Smith, W. R. Wilcke, J. W. Jack-
son, Financial Secretary & Business
Representative of Local 977. Second row,
left to right: L. W. Blenis, F. I. Boyd,
Howard Haberman, F. W. Hickman, C.
W. Woods, Edd H. Castles, H. K. Wilson
and Earl H. Wood. Third row, left to
right: W. H. Hull, W. M. Rogers, Glen
D. Jones, S. D. McReynolds, W. C.
Stanley, Jr., Guy Taylor, and R. D.
Heins. Back row, left to right: C. M.
Morrow, E. B. Lynskey, N. E. Guthrie,
Sr., Joe Martin, H. T. Cropper, E. E.
Smith, Marion Bowling, Albert Maeckel,
and R. A. Foshee.
(11) MONROE, MICHIGAN — Local
1301 celebrated its 30th Anniversary with
a dinner party. Members with 25 years
service to the Brotherhood were pre-
sented pins. Pictured, left to right:
Walter Knerr, President; Carl Miller,
Martin Albright, Leo Russeau, William
Christie, Louis Sanglier, David Christie,
Leo Hayes, Business Representative; Paul
Zumfelde, and Dody Jacobs. Members
eligible for pins but not present at the
dinner included: O. W. Michaelis, John
Siebert, Vern Wells, Jason King, and
Claude Wagoner.
(12) WATERLOO, IOWA— Local 1835
celebrated its 60th Anniversary with a
banquet and awards presentation during
the 53rd Annual Convention of the Iowa
State Council of Carpenters. Approxi-
mately 300 members, wives, and conven-
tion delegates attended the affair. Fifty-
year pins were awarded to these members,
from left to right, seated: William
Kuriger, 53-year member (now deceased);
Lou Blitsch, 50-year member and former
Business Representative of Local 1835;
Hans Anderson, 57-year member. Stand-
ing, left to right: Fred Pedersen, former
Business Representative, now an Inter-
national Representative and Secretary-
Treasurer of the Iowa State Council of
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Carpenters; Sid Dudley, 55-year member;
and Ted Schuler, present Business Repre-
sentative of Local 1835.
(12A) Members from Local 1835 with
25 through 50 years of service to the
Brotherhood are pictured, from left to
right, seated: Henry Tegtmeier, Julius
Bauman, Mike Blitsch, Leo Heim, George
Johnson, Byron Kime, Lou Blitsch, John
Joyce, Emil KIuss, Dave Christensen,
Walter Meyerhoff, Frank Petersen. Stand-
ing, left to right: Fred Pedersen, Harold
Lehman, Arthur Salton, Louis Westphal,
Carl Ahrenstedt, Victor Bruns, Chris
Christensen, Marshall Crosier, Ed Dyer,
Luke Galvin, Lester Larson, Robert
Leistikow, Fred Prueter, Chet Schuler,
Lyie Christensen, Frank Silver.
(12B) Many past and present apprentices
attended the awards banquet. They were,
from left to right, seated: Robert Patten,
Connor Galvin, Harry Borwig, Jim Buss,
Norbert Meyer and Bruce Reinhart.
Standing, left to right: Gary Losbman,
past apprentice and instructor, Kenneth
Garetson, Grant Christensen, Marvin
Miller, Ronald Fell, Lorraine Johnson,
Dwayne Robison, Donald Nelson, Walter
Weber, Ted Schuler, past apprentice and
instructor and present Business Repre-
sentative for Local No. 1835, and Fred
Pedersen, past Business Representative
and currently on the International staff.
(13) NAPA, CALIFORNIA— Recently
members with long service were recog-
nized at a dinner given by Local 2114.
Pictured are those who were presented
with pins for 25 years or more in the
Brotherhood. From left to right, seated,
they are: Claud Hallsey, President; Harry
Bell, Hubert Brown, J. Gaylord Jones,
former Recording Secretary — now re-
tired; C. L. Cantrell, W. J. Carey, 52-
year member; Fred Schoonmaker, former
Recording Secretary and Business Repre-
sentative for 15 years — now retired; Her-
bert Phelps, Margaret LarRocque, who
received the pin posthumously for her
husband. Brother Arthur LarRocque;
and Axel Strand. Standing, left to right:
N. D. Anderson, George Ewing, Conduc-
tor; Albert Kristensen, George Ford,
Francis E. Long, Trustee; Ted Jalo, Rob-
ert Wallace, Eriin O. Herrick, William
McCamey, Wilburt D. Norton, William
Jessiman, James Chadwick, Louis J.
Limpic, Hans Mundkowski, Jess T. Trot-
ter, Edwin Momerick, and Frank Mayers,
Financial Secretary. Al Brown, former
Executive Secretary of the Northern
Coast Counties District Council, was
Master of Ceremonies for the evening
and presented the pins. (13A) W. J.
Carey is shown after receiving his 50-
year pin. Left to right: Mrs. Jordan,
sister of Mr. Carey; Brother Carey, Presi-
dent Hallsey, Al Brown, Mrs. Brown,
Fred Schoonmaker, and Robert Hinkson,
Executive Secretary of Northern Coast
Counties District Council. Others receiv-
ing pins but not pictured are James
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12B
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33
Bragg, George Ganger, Lon Jenkiiis,
Irwin Krenke, John Molinari, Howard
Moore, Levi Spickelmier, and Leland
Swift. Tiie dinner was prepared and
served by members of Ladies Auxiliary
544. Members of the committee in charge
of arrangements for the evening were
three men who served together in the
local apprentice school: Harold LaBarge,
Bruce Jinks and Gordon Barstad.
13A
(14) ERIE, PA.— Local 81 recently honored
their 25 and 50-year members with a dinner
dance held at the Polish Falcons. In charge
of the banquet was Jack Kowalski with
Business Agent Ted Dombrowski assisting.
Shown in the picture at right are the 50-year
members. Seated, left to right they are: Fred
Uhlnian, Frank Kauffman, Bert Johnson,
Conrad Blodine. Those standing are: Charles
Chitwood, President, Earl Baldwin, Arthur
Rose. T. J. Cunningham, George Hoornstra,
and Conrad Blodine. The 25-year members
pictured seated, left to right, are: Hilliard
Daindridge, Ted Stoltz, Raymond Peel,
Frank DiRienzo, Robert Kitts, and Mike
Waratuka. In the middle row are: Jack
Kowalski, F. J. Wagner, Ben Davis, King
Chambers, Willard Fresch, W. H. Brown,
Walter Jameson, and J. R. Kirsch. In the
top row are: E. E. Borland, Leonard Paavola,
Walter Parsons, Ted Davis, Sr., George
Cook, and William Goranson.
(15) NEW BETHLEHEM, PA.— At the an-
nual recognition dinner of Local 811 held
in the Hawthorn Fireball, H. A. McElhattan
(second from left, front row) was honored
for bis long years of service when he re-
ceived a 50-year service pin. The other men
pictured received their 25-year service pins.
They are, left to right, front row: Fred Allen,
McElhattan, Calvin Shick, and William
Jackson. Second row: Irwin Miller (presi-
dent), Vern Hopper, William Allen (record-
ing secretary), and David Walters. Other
members who received their 25-year service
pins but were not able to attend the dinner
were: Harold Gourley, Merle Sherman, Mal-
by Davis, Charles Haddan, and E. M.
Skinner. The pins were presented by Bright
Remaley, business agent.
WE'VE BEEN SWAMPED with pictures of 25-year
and 50-year pin presentations since we began run-
ning them regularly and systematically in The
Carpenter. Consequently, we sometimes get as
much as two or three months behind in pub-
lishing them in the limited space allotted by each
40-page issue of the magazine. We ask our mem-
bers and local unions to bear with us, patiently,
as we attempt to present them all. Often it's two
or three months after the presentation ceremony
before the local union obtains photographic prints
and identification to send us. With this factor
added, this means we won"t be able to publish a
June activity until the following winter! We urge
that you send in your pin pictures as promptly and
completely identified as possible. — The EDITOR.
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1. 5'-6" (Section 1110; Sheet 11)
2. Integral water proofing shall be added
to concrete wall and floor slabs below
lOO'-O" elevation. It shall contain 4/5
quart per bag of concrete of Red
Label Suconem as manufactured by
Super Concrete Emulsions, Ltd. and
placed according to their directions.
(Specifications; Concrete Work)
3. Stirrups and tie bars may be plain
bars. (Specifications; Concrete Work)
4. Before re-using forms, or when re-
using second hand lumber for forms,
they shall be cleaned and all nails
removed therefrom. The forms shall
then be oiled with non-staining oil or
other preparation as approved by the
engineer, except where concrete is to
be plastered. (Specifications; Con-
crete Work)
5. No. Forms for concrete to be plas-
tered shall be made with untreated
lumber. All soffits to be plastered
shall have rough lumber adjacent to
the pour. (Specifications; Concrete
Work)
6. Yes. Steel forms shall be used to
form all exposed concrete. (Specifica-
tions; Forms)
7. The ends of the forms are to be built
as a bulkhead with keyways attached.
(Specifications; Forms)
8. Forms are not to be disturbed until
the concrete has achieved adequate
strength to carry its own weight and
all other loads that may occur sub-
sequently; normally seven days.
(Specifications; Forms)
9. Brick veneer shall be rose ruffled
roman face brick, IVi" x 3Vi" x
llVi" in size. (Specifications; Ma-
sonry)
10. The elevations vary from 100'-3" at
the lobby to 103'-3" at the upper
garage; a difference of 3'-0". (First
Floor Plan; Sheet 1 and Elevations;
Sheet 3)
11. The elevations at the extreme end of
the aisles are 100'-3" and 99'-3".
This indicates a slope of I'-O". (First
Floor Plan. Sheet 1 and Structural
First Floor Plan; Sheet 13)
12. The office area partitions are to be
mill made and mill finished with
Honduras mahogany plywood panels
set to a 3'-6" height and topped with
Vi" plate polished glass 2'-6" in
height with appropriate vertical sup-
ports. (First Floor Plan; Sheet 1.
First Floor Office Details; Sheet 8
and Specifications; Finish Carpentry
and Mill work)
13. The office space floor is to be covered
with 9" X 9" X Va" thick asphah tiles.
The color is to be selected by the
architect. It shall be finished with
coved topset type base 4" high to
match the floor tile. (Interior Finish
Schedule; Sheet 2, First Floor Office
Details; Sheet 8 and Specifications;
Asphalt Tile and Vinyl Plastic Tile)
14. A terrazzo floor is specified in the
lobby area. (Interior Finish Schedule;
Sheet 2 and Lobby Details; Sheet 8)
15. 3'-2". (First Floor Plan; Sheet 1 and
First Floor Details; Sheet 8)
16. The wood valance is attached to the
acoustical tile ceiling and is fabri-
cated to follow the profile of the tele-
register. Its overall vertical height is
l'-6" from the finished ceiling. The
framing is set at 24" centers and
attached to the ceiling through nail-
ing channels by V-i " hanger rods
spaced at 30" O.C. (Detail of Val-'
ance; Sheet 8)
17. A marble finish is specified on this
wall. (Interior Finish Schedule; Sheet
2 and Lobby Details; Sheet 8)
18. The wall is to be framed with 4"
steel studs set at 16" O.C. (Lobby
Details; Sheet 8)
19. The height of the ceiling in the lobby
area is lO'-lO". (Sect. A-A; Sheet 5
and Lobby Details; Sheet 8)
20. This means that the valance will be
turned and continued until it meets
the nearest wall. (First Floor Plan;
Sheet 1)
21. The corner mullions are to be 3"
square and the typical mullions are
to be lV2"x3"; end mullions are
considered similar to corner mullions.
(First Floor Office Details; Sheet 8)
22. The architectural symbol indicates
that they are solid, but corner or end
mullions may be cored if the con-
tractor desires to fabricate them in
this manner. (First Floor Details;
Sheet 8)
23. The wood rail has an overall length
of 18'-lli/2" at a height of 2'-6".
(First Floor Office Details; Sheet 8)
24. The wood rail is fabricated with 2x3
studs and plates. The sole plate is
anchored to the floor with Vs" bolts
set 3'-0" O.C. The studs are spaced
16" O.C. The wall is held in place
by clip "L's" at the ends of the parti-
tion and at 4'-0" O.C; V4" hard-
wood plywood is nailed to the frame-
work and a hardwood cap is set on
the top plate. (First Floor Office De-
tails; Sheet 8)
25. The detail section #2 shows a hori-
zontal view. It should be noted that
the circled numbers 1 through 13
with a horizontal or vertical line ex-
tended from the circles indicates the
section which is being described; they
are sectioned vertically and horizon-
tally. The two drawings will assist
you in clarifying a detail of construc-
tion. (Lobby Details; Sheet 8)
26. A 7" steel channel is used as a head-
er. (Lobby Details; Sheet 8)
27. The 7" channel notation 9.8# in-
dicates that the channel weighs 9.8 #
per foot of length; 9.8 x 5'-0" =
49. 0# (Door and window schedule;
Sheet 2)
28. The concrete trench under the G.I.
grating has a 12" overall width and
is 14'-0" long. There is a 2" slope
towards the drain. (Details of grat-
ings and concrete trench; Sheet 1 )
29. Stock G.I. grating is laid in 24" sec-
tions on the concrete-formed ledger.
A total of 7 gratings will be required.
(Details of grating and concrete
trench; Sheet 1)
30. The foundation of column D-5 is an
8'-6" square of reinforced concrete
at a height of 2'-4" below the floor
slab. (Basement Plan; Sheet 1 and
Section 1102; Sheet U)
31. A wrough iron (W.I.) ladder is to be
securely anchored in place to pro-
vide access to the pit. (Basement
Plan; Sheet 1, Specifications; Misc.
Iron and Steel and Section A-A; Sheet
6)
32. On the second floor. (Second and
Third Floor Plan; Sheet 1)
33. Stairs "A" are located adjacent to the
elevator shaft; thread width is 10".
(First Floor Plan; Sheet 1 and Sec-
tion A-A, Sheet 5)
34. 71/2" (Section A-A; Sheet 5)
35. The walls are to be furred out and
plastered. (Interior Finish Schedule;
Sheet 2 and Section A-A; Sheet 5)
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.
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YONKERS, N.Y.
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ATLANTA, GA.
Mayes, Claude M.
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NEW YORK, N.Y.
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STOCKTON, CALIF.
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NEWTON, MASS.
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HARRISBURG, PA.
Hockers, William H., Sr.
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NEW YORK, N.Y.
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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX.
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LAKELAND NEWS
Frank Deckelman, L.U. 242, Chicago,
111.
G. S. Keener, L.U. 1469, Charlotte, N. C.
John Jay Kato, L.U. 288, Homestead, Pa.
Thomas Biggs, L.U. 70, Chicago, 111.
Thomas Hammer L.U. 787, New York,
now living in New Port Richey, Fla.
J. B. Cadenhead, L.U. 819, West Palm
Beach, Fla.
Edward Hicking, L.U. 972, Philadelphia,
Pa.
John Neuman, L.U. 998, Drayton Plains,
Mich.
I. Swanson, L.U. 1456, Dundee, Fla.
Harry Jackson, L.U. 1507, Arcadia, Calif.
Niilo Kataja L.U. 2006, Los Gatos,
Calif.
Jack Hansen, L.U. 196, Greenwich, Conn.
Carol Lane, L.U. 44, Urbana, 111.
G. Nelson Miller L.U. 377, Alton, 111.
Kark Speig, L.U. 2217, Lake Wales, Fla.
Oscar Davignon, L.U. 1062, Santa Bar-
bara, Calif.
Alfred Davignon, L.U. 94, Providence,
R. I.
Joseph Gaulin, L.U. 791, Brooklyn, N. Y.
John Allison, L.U. 333, New Kensington,
Pa.
Howard Gotschall L.U. 899, Parkers-
burg, W. Va.
George Malgady, L.U. 2315, Arhngton,
N. J.
Adam Aitken, L.U. 740, Brooklyn, N. Y.,
now living in Zephyrhills, Fla.
Claude Stangl, L.U. 2159, Ohio
Charles Owensby of Local Union 993, Miami, Florida, arrived at Home May 23,
1967.
William Hunting of Local Union 1739, St. Louis, Mo., arrived at the Home
May 29, 1967.
Richard L. Pearce of Local Union 1, Chicago, 111., passed away May 11, 1967
in Chicago, 111., while away on leave of absence.
Henry Dubber of Local Union 1296 San Diego, Calif., passed away May 12,
1967. Brother Dubber was cremated and buried in the Home Cemetery.
H. E. Lake of Local Union 659, Rawlins, Wyoming withdrew from the Home
May 26, 1967.
Local No. 80 Honors 100-Year-Old Member
Center of attention in Local 80 is Centenarian Thomas Caddick, seated at center.
With him are: Seated, left to right, Vernon J. Harmon, record secretary; Ned
Caddick, (son) retired carpenter, Local 141; Stewart F. Robertson, president pro tem.
Local 80, and George Gibson, warden. Standing, Herman M. Koop, financial secre-
tary; Oscar Sandeen, conductor; Robert H. Larson, trustee; Jake Huizinga, trustee;
Dave Wales, trustee; John J. Watt, business representative.
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Locksmithing Institute 36
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Siegele, H. H 35
Stairway Construction 39
CHICAGO, ILL. — On May 30 the
officers of Local 80 presented a 100- Year
Birthday Plaque to Thomas Caddick.
Brother Caddick was born May 30, 1867,
in Langley, England, and came to this
country in 1885. He became a member
of Local 80 in 1906, and retired as a
working carpenter in 1952. Among those
congratulating him were President Lyndon
B. Johnson, Vice President Hubert Hum-
phrey, Senators Everett Dirksen. Charles
Percy and Congressman Roman Pucin-
ski. He was also honored by General
President Maurice A. Hutcheson and
former First General Vice President
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Labor Education Spreads Across the Land
In many parts of the country, this summer, trade
unionists are going back to school to get a little
more book larnin', and they're not ashamed to be
doing it.
In fact, there's a certain satisfaction in showing the
kids that the old man can still learn a few new "tricks"
to improve himself and his fellow unionists.
And they're not going to back-street meeting halls
to get a higher education. Instead, they're being wel-
comed onto the campuses of some of the highest and
most respected institutions of learning in the land.
Take a look at the calendar of labor summer schools
listed on Page 13 of this issue. These are only a few
of the summer sessions for union members sponsored
by state, central, and local union organizations at
universities and colleges for advanced training in un-
ion affairs. Some of these schools are designed to
teach new union members the basic information about
organized labor and its goals. Others are designed to
teach union leaders the special problems of handling
employe grievances, negotiations, and arbitrations.
The teaching is handled by skilled instructors and
professors in schools of industrial relations at the uni-
versities. Some of the teaching material comes from
the institutions, and some is prepared by unions and
by the AFL-CIO.
It becomes clear as you study the curriculum of one
of these schools that organized labor's voice is no
longer crying in a wilderness of academic ignorance.
Educators are joining many old-time liberal intellec-
tuals in a sincere effort to create understanding of
organized labor's position in the economic and social
structure of North America.
Labor leaders, too, are taking a fresh look at the
world of education. The eggheads, they find, have
something to contribute to labor-management under-
standing and to public understanding of the working
man's problems.
Unions are pushing their own internal programs of
education as never before. In our own Brotherhood,
we have joined with the Federal government in spon-
soring several programs for journeymen under the
Manpower Training and Development Program. Our
apprenticeship training program has long been one of
the best of all the crafts.
The bookshelves of public and school libraries are
acquiring books on labor and on labor-management
relations as never before. Young people in their quest
for knowledge of the Twentieth Century are writing
to the International headquarters of all unions with
searching questions and requests.
I am convinced that out of all this will come a
bigger and stronger labor movement in North America
and the world. As the mode of work changes more
and more from blue collar to white collar, and as the
level of education moves up to fill vacuums created by
an energetic, automated, programmed world, we will
find that old and outmoded concepts of labor unions
will disappear as the active young minds of the coming
generation adapt their ways to future labor-manage-
ment problems.
Though we sometimes throw up our hands in de-
spair at the seemingly misdirected actions of our
young people — the demonstrations, the sit-ins, etc.
— I believe that this activist determination to express
themselves in their own way, before they are fully
equipped to do so, will lead many members of this
new generation, one way or another, into clear-eyed
participation in the economic affairs of their elders.
Do not underestimate the potential. Many kids
now carrying ID cards and draft cards will some day
be carrying union cards.
I trust the momentum of labor education indicated
by this year's labor seminars and labor summer schools
will continue for the good of America's millions of
union members today and for these millions of young
people still to be signed up.
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CARPENTER
FOUNDED 1881
AUGUST, 1 967
TVA
Monument
To Cooperative
Effort
Common Good
Union Carpenters prepare
draft tube forms for new
Nickajack Dam, a unit of the
TVA system sclieduled for
closure fate this year.
GENERAL OFFICERS OF
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
101 Constitution 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
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
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Secretaries, Please Note
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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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are not getting the magazine, the new ad-
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bill should be used. Please see that the
Zip Code of the member is included. When
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cleared should forward his name to the
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mail list. Do not forget the Zip Code
number.
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18 Norbert Place, St. Paul, Minn. 55116
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95831
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1697 Glendale Avenue, Windsor, Ont.
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2528 E. 8th Ave., Vancouver 12, B. C.
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VOLUME LXXXVII No. 8 AUGUST, 1967
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Valley of Labor-Management Decision 2
Let the Hurricane Blow 6
Uncle Sam's Maritime Crisis Is Real! R. E. Livingston 1 1
Let's CLIC in September 14
One Auto Show Exhibit Coming Up! IS
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 5
Editorials 13
Canadian Report 16
Plane Gossip 20
What's New in Apprenticeship and Training 21
Local Union News 25
Home Study Course, Blueprint Reading, Unit IV 29
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 30
Service to the Brotherhood 32
In Memoriam 38
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
POSTMASTERS ATTENTION: Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to
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THE COVER
Nickajack Dam. which employed
Carpenter members to construct draft
tube forms to receive concrete last
spring, is yet another component of
the multi-purpose reclamation pro-
gram for flood control, navigation,
electrification and agricultural de-
velopment throughout the multi-state
Tennessee Valley Authority.
A concept and technique of tremen-
dous significance to the world's under-
developed nations, the TVA also
stands as a model of effective union-
management cooperation. This year
marks the thirtieth anniversary of the
Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor
Council, by means of which the Board
of Directors and representatives of
16 craft unions have successfully
handled contract negotiations and
avoided or settled unauthorized work
stoppages through depression, wars,
recessions and booms.
TVA's experience in employee-
management relations has developed
a habit of joint approach to practi-
cally all questions of mutual interest.
Each year, young and hopeful stu-
dents of engineering, agriculture and
reclamation flock to the Tennessee
Valley from all parts of the world
to study the solutions that have been
found there to problems they are
coming to grips with in their home-
lands. Not the least valuable lesson
for them to learn is that of industrial
peace achieved by mutual cooperation
between management and labor.
CARPENTER
TVA
Monument
To Cooperative
EffoH
For the
Common Good
One of the Hrst benetits of I'VA was electric
power to rural families. From back-breaking,
hand-cliurning of butter the housewife changed
to electric churning and, finally, store-bought
butter.
A new way of life for (he farming family came
with the arrival of electric power. There are
now 1,800,000 private buyers of electricity in
the Tennessee Valley, in addition to the new
industrial users. New industry, meanwhile,
brought jobs and a higher standard of living.
The worn-out eroded land of Appalachia
was replaced in many places by fertile,
irrigated fields of grain and
pasturage. Latest farming methods
were introduced to make the TVA area
green and self-supporting.
VALLEY OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT DECISION
Once the controversial
key to FDR's bootstrap
revival of an entire region,
TVA today is a model
of economic development
and labor -manageTnent
harmony.
■ "We have come a long way to-
gether since those bleak days in 1933,
when TVA, an infant, untried agency,
arrived to work with an unskilled, un-
developed valley," the speaker said as
he surveyed the large gathering of
labor and management leaders as-
sembled at Chattanooga, Tennessee,
May 25.
In his audience there were men
whose memories stirred to the sounds
of jackhammers and piiedrivers, the
buzz of saws and the staccato of
pounding hammers. In their minds'
eyes they saw the virgin forests of
pine and hardwoods and the deep red
cuts of soil erosion which were part
of the Tennessee Valley in the Depres-
sion 30's. They saw, too, the long
lines of men at the hiring shacks, fresh
out of the hills and needing work to
keep their families alive.
The speaker — A. J. Wagner, chair-
man of the TVA Board — described
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Above: Members of the United Brother-
hood working on sheet steel piling for
cofferdam cells during construction of
TVA's largest dam. Kentucky Dam,
southeast of Paducah, Kentucky.
how Norris and Wheeler Dams began
to rise as the first bulwarks of power
and industrial recovery. He noted the
fact that, from the very start of oper-
ations there was a determined effort to
recognize and support labor organi-
zations among TVA workers.
Thirty years ago (1937). the Ten-
nessee Trades and Labor Council was
formed to foster the spirit of labor-
management cooperation already be-
gun.
Now, union leaders and TVA lead-
ers were assembled at Chattanooga to
mark the first three decades of the
Council's service.
The occasion was the annual meet-
ing of TVA cooperatives committees,
which are joint labor-management
groups organized at various construc-
tion and operating locations to deal
30
TH
ANNIVEHSABY
TENNESSEE VALLEY
TRADES AND LABOR
COUNCIL
AFL CIO
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
THIRTY YEARS OF
COOPERATION
Above: A view of Fort Loudoun Dam, as it appeared under con-
struction near Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1942.
Below: Another view of sheet steel piling work on Kentucky
Dam in 1942, during the height of World War II construction.
with work improvements on a coop-
erative basis. Participating in the
Chattanooga meeting were officials of
the 16 international unions on the
Council, TVA management, and dele-
gates from local cooperative commit-
tees. The United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners of America was
represented by General Treasurer
Peter Terzick, International Represent-
ative W. W. Orr, and others.
The Council's 30-year history re-
flects the attitude of both TVA and
the member unions that collective
bargaining and employee-management
teamwork help the agency do its job
better.
TVA was established in 1933 to
promote development of all the re-
sources of the Tennessee Valley. Its
primary functions of flood control,
navigation, power, and agricultural
and economic development called for
employment of many different skills
and professions. Soon after TVA was
established, the Board of Directors de-
cided to build its dams and other proj-
ects with its own forces, rather than
contract the work as many govern-
ment agencies do. In a long series of
projects, this significant decision has
aided efficiency and economy — and
incidentally it has given TVA the op-
portunity to establish its own pattern
of labor relations.
TVA and labor had an advantage in
BELOW: A union carpenter works on a
concrete form for a Boone Dam project.
The time: 1951. During World War II,
TVA employed as many as 1,900 Car-
penters, as several dams were puslied to
completion.
General Treasurer Peter Terzick, center, and W. W. Orr, Carpenter representative
on the Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council, talk to TVA General Manager L.
J. Van Mai during the recent Chattanooga anniversary commemoration.
Looking over a model of transmission towers and their components at Chattanooga
are (from left) Pres. John H. Lyons, Jr., of the Ironworkers; Pres. S. Frank Raftery
of the Painters, Pres. Gordon Freeman of the Electrical Workers, and Pres. Hunter
P. Wharton of the Operating Engineers.
starting without conflict over union
recognition. Labor leaders recognized,
in the aims of regional development, a
parallel to the aims of labor: a better
living for the people of the Tennessee
Valley. They welcomed the coming
of TVA.
The members of the TVA Board
and its personnel advisers believed in
organized labor. They looked on
strong unions as the most practical
way for management to deal with large
numbers of employees and as the best
way for employees to channel their
thinking into an enterprise in which
they had as much stake as their super-
visors. It is significant that this policy
Continued on Page 10
1937
1967
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THE LONG MARCH— If you were asked to bet on what workers walk the most miles
each day on their jobs you'd undoubtedly say postmen and you'd win your bet.
You'd have- trouble, however, on the runners-up, or walkers-up. Postmen
average 20 miles of tramping a day. Policemen rate second with 18 miles and
hospital nurses third with 15. The real surprise is your favorite bartender
who came in fourth. He has to walk 10 miles a day to keep all those glasses
filled. And if you've wondered about chorus girls — they average seven miles
daily.
NEW RULINGS by the Department of Labor will allow 16 and 17 year old workers to
be employed in four formerly prohibited occupations. They will now be able to do
clean-up work outside shake and shingle mills, except when the mill is in opera-
tion; splitting shakes manually from pre-cut and split blocks with a froe and
mallet, except inside the mill building; manual loading of bundles of shingles or
shakes with a doctor's permission; packing of shakes into bundles.
SOLID POLLUTION CONTROL-A by-product of pollution control is the fly ash
collected from smokestacks. The problem of what to do with it may have been
solved by the discovery that, mixed with sodium silicate and fired at high
temperature, it yields a brick stronger and lighter than the conventional clay one
at competitive prices.
BOARD BANS TAPE NOTES— The NLRB has reversed a trial examiner's findings and has
held that tape-recording contract negotiations over a union's objections is an
unfair labor practice. When officials of Architectural Fiberglass, a division of
Architectural Pottery, Oxnard, Calif. , insisted, the Ventura County Council of
Carpenters objected. The trial examiner ruled against the Council, but, on
appeal, the NLRB reversed his finding, and ruled for the Brotherhood.
HOUSINGS UPS AND DOWNS— Government surveys disclose that the supply of mortgage
money is up, with rates down to 6^-6^ percent from 7 percent a year ago. But new
homes available are down to 185,000 from 219,000 a year ago.
OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE— According to a recent decision of the KLRB, new owners
who acquire a firm which they know has committed unfair labor practices can be
required to remedy those violations.
UNION DISCIPLINE— A union can discipline its members by levying fines on them if
they cross a picket line established in a strike voted by a majority of the
union, according to a recent decision of the Supreme Court on a case which had
its beginnings in a 1959 strike in Savannah, Ga.
TURNING THE TABLES— Japanese textile workers have been losing their jobs because
cheaper Korean cloth has been flooding the market, according to an agency report.
MERRY CHRISTMAS— It 's not too early to start thinking about Christmas for
soldiers abroad. The National Red Cross will furnish you a ditty bag to fill with
Christmas goodies for soldiers in South-east Asia and will ship it free, if you
return the bag by October 1.
HOUSING ^ONEY— A housing bill passed last year makes money available to non-
profit organizations to buy slum houses, rehabilitate them, and sell housing to
poor families for $200 down and 3 percent on the mortgage. The project, inade-
quately publicized, has not been widely accepted in many areas.
AUGUST, 1967 5
U. S. Forest Service Study Shows How
To Make Wood Structures Hurricane-Safe
i
A PROPERLY-ENGINEERED and
constructed frame house is one
of the most hurricane-resistant of all
residences, according to a joint re-
port recently released by the Forest
Products Laboratory of the U. S.
Forest Service and the Southeastern
Forest Experiment Station.
A large and well-illustrated publica-
tion reported the findings of the study,
which involved the examination of hur-
ricane damage to residential-type struc-
tures along the hurricane-prone stretch
of ocean front from the Gulf Coast tip
of Texas to New England's shores.
Four times a year, on the average,
the tropical storms of hurricane force
lash the continental shores of the
United States, primarily in the Gulf
of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean areas
and, less frequently, on the Pacific
Coast.
From 1934 through 1963, 55 hur-
ricanes hit the coastline, resulting in
the loss of 2,262 lives. This does not
include the lives lost from tornadoes,
many of which are spawned by hur-
ricanes as they move inland. It has
been estimated that total dollar dam-
age in the 14-vear period from 1942-
1956 totalled $2,276,351,500. (Dam-
ages are now reported in "classes"
rather than total dollars.)
A hurricane is a storm which moves
over the earth's surface in a counter-
clockwise motion (in the southern
hemisphere it moves clockwise) and
covers a circular damage area roughly
from 30 to 100 miles in diameter with
winds of hurricane force. A "hur-
ricane force" wind is technically any
wind blowing 74 miles per hour or
more. Many hurricanes have winds
with gusts up to 200 miles per hour
and the center or "eye" is compara-
tively calm. The sun shines, leaves
on trees barely move and the birds
come out. Many uninformed persons
have been caught in exposed positions
due to this deceptive lull and killed
or seriously injured as the storm winds
struck again. Hurricanes are accom-
panied by torrential downpours of rain
and tornadoes are often spawned by
the storm activity. A tornado is an-
other circular-wind type of storm but
it is very concentrated, rarely covering
more than a few hundred feet in width.
But tornado winds may reach speeds
of 500 miles or more per hour. As
the atmosphere rushes toward the
funnel-like "twister" a partial vacuum
in the immediate vicinity is created
and houses literally explode as the
air imprisoned inside them rushes to
escape. No residence can withstand
such stress.
The majority of hurricanes occur
in the late summer months of August
1
ETTHEHUm
and September and extend into Octo-
ber. The inhabitants of hurricane-
prone areas, whenever possible, take
refuge in steel-reinforced masonry
buildings. But, for those who do not
have access to such refuges, a well-
constructed frame house is the safest
location during a hurricane. This has
been proven and reproven over many
years.
Well-built frame structures on the
Atlantic Coast and on the Florida
Keys have withstood dozens of hur-
ricanes with winds exceeding 125 miles
an hour. An article by Richard W.
Gray, appearing in "The Monthly
Weather Review," published by the
U. S. Weather Bureau, Department
of Commerce, issue of January. 1933,
concerning the hurricanes of 1920
stated: "In Miami, there were several
frame residences, with shingle roofs,
which were erected when the city was
first laid out in 1896. These houses
not only escaped structural damage,
but even serious water damage, while
many hundreds of concrete block
houses were demolished."
This is understandable to those who
have lived through a number of hur-
ricanes. The constant buffeting of the
fierce winds actually "shake" houses
to pieces. The mortar bond between
non-resilient block is broken loose
while frame houses "give" with the
blows and their fastenings hold.
Gray's paper also says: "In Key
West there are a considerable number
of frame buildings that have with-
stood all hurricanes of the past 55
years without serious damage. One
frame structure on the Government
Reservation has safely passed through
all hurricanes since 1846. If a (frame)
building is properly constructed, in-
cluding the proper type of roof and
roofing material, and is securely an-
chored to the proper kind of founda-
tion, it will not sustain serious struc-
tural damage in a hurricane of major
intensity."
Many hurricanes are accompanied
by flooding conditions as the strong
winds and tides move sea water inland.
No house, however built, can escape
the non-insurable damage of rising
water if it is built so low to the ground
that it is flooded. This is why many
building codes of coastal areas pre-
scribe minimum heights of founda-
tions. Some even prescribe that the
foundation be constructed of imbedded
pilings.
Investigators have found that prop-
erly-constructed frame houses have
been toppled from or moved away
from foundation blocks or bricks and
sustained only minor structural dam-
age. Much hurricane damage is caused
WoocZ-frome Buildings Prove Superior
In Their Ability To Absorb Shock
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IDANE BLOVi
Wafer, wind and sand create havoc
when hurricanes move in.
Well-made shutters give protection
against windblown objects. Three
feet of sand was deposited during
(his storm. Note buried steps.
by windblown objects. Wood siding
is excellent defense against windblown
objects, as is brick veneer although
the veneer is susceptible to failure
from water damage. Brittle siding
material such as asbestos shingles is
highly vulnerable to breakage from
windblown objects.
Often the greatest damage to res-
idences comes from roof damage when
asphalt shingles and other roofing
materials are blown from roofs. The
roof sheathing is generally left intact
if it was properly applied. The lesson
to owners is often overlooked because
they repair the damage with the same
roofing material which blew away.
"Wood shingles and built-up roofs
show up best in hurricane damage
areas while asphalt shingles and metal
roofs give the poorest performance,"
the report declared.
Frame houses also exhibit a low
damage ratio in regard to tornadoes
and earthquakes, the report stated.
Well-constructed wood houses sus-
tained the Alaskan earth shocks of
March, 1964, with little or no damage
except to chimneys and similar non-
wood components. Even though they
had dropped into deep crevasses or
Brick foundations above stood up
fairly well, but brick veneer siding
suffered damage from water. Diagonal
sheathing provided excellent rigidity
as well as a good tic between wall
and floor framing.
Some types of fiberboard
sheathing are inadequate when
water damage is probable.
Logs and other debris often
serve as battering rams
in hurricane areas.
While no stnicture is safe from tornado damage, some well-constructed houses have
sustained comparatively little structural damage in the midst of chaos.
had been moved hundreds of feet by
earth slides, many wood frame houses
sustained only moderate damage.
The key to preventing hurricane
damage to wood frame structures is
in providing the proper fastening of
each component to the adjoining one
and the adequate anchoring of the en-
tire structure to the earth. In addi-
tion, wooden window shutters should
be provided to protect window glass
against failure from wind pressure or
breakage by windblown objects.
The report makes it clear that a
well-imbedded foundation, whether it
be poured concrete, concrete block or
driven or sunken piles is. quite literally,
the foundation of a hurricane-proof
house. Next the sills, plates and beams
must be securely anchored to the ad-
equately-anchored foundation. Gal-
vanized bolts, imbedded hooks and
straps of adequate size and number
are recommended, as are extra-wide
bolt washers to distribute stresses over
large areas. Toenailing of beams to
their support posts is totally inad-
equate; heavy inverted "U" straps are
recommended.
The report goes into extreme detail
regarding the number and sizes of nails
and the various straps and plates
which are useful in adequately tying
a frame house together so it will with-
stand hurricane-force winds.
The most-critical of all fastenings,
the report stated, are those which tie
the roof to the walls. During a hur-
ricane, a roof becomes an airfoil
similar to the wing of an airplane.
An immense amount of lift is de-
veloped on the leeward side. Recom-
mendations are made and illustrations
in the report show the preferred meth-
ods of anchoring roof members.
The Forest Service indicates that W-
Truss roof trusses provide one type
of rigid framing system which aids in
resisting the forces caused by hurri-
cane winds.
Wood shingles are recommended,
with two galvanized nails for each
shingle (threaded-type if plywood
sheathing is used) and with one-fourth
of the shingle exposed (four inches
for a 16-inch shingle) for roofs of
normal pitch.
The report says that pole-type con-
struction, where the poles which sup-
port the house pass through the walls
and to the top of the walls, is an excel-
lent type of construction, particularly
in exposed coastal areas where not
only high winds but rising water may
be expected to occur sooner or later.
The report concluded that resilient
wood is an excellent building material
because it deflects under shock and
load. The assembly components such
as nails, lag screws, metal straps, etc.,
provide rigidity and strength but allow
minute movement at joints which addi-
tionally soaks up shocks. The report
stresses that good construction details
and proper design are important, as
are the selection of the most appropri-
ate material for each use in framing,
sheathing, covering and roofing. The
authors repeatedly stress that correct
nailing technique and proper nail selec-
tion is vital to achieving maximum
strength. Many of the procedures de-
tailed have been adopted by local au-
thorities into building codes in hur-
ricane-prone areas.
•
Copies of the report, "Houses Can
Resist Hurricanes FPL 33" may be
obtained by writing to: U. S. Forest
Products Laboratory, Forest Service,
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
Madison. Wisconsin 53705.
RIGHT: A pole-type house can be attractive as well as
sturdy. BELOW: Cable cross-bracing adds rigidity without
offering resistance to waves. Also note good practice of
plywood sheathing under the house for added protection.
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VALLEY OF DECISION
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antedated the National Labor Rela-
tions Act. The intense conflict over
collective bargaining which plagued
many industries in the 1930's was
avoided.
There were some early steps toward
cooperation between TVA and the un-
ions even before the unions had
enough members to claim exclusive
bargaining rights. The most significant
of these early steps was development
of an Employee Relationship Policy.
The act of Congress which created
TVA in 1 933 prohibited political ap-
pointments and exempted TVA from
the Federal Civil Service. These pro-
visions, coupled with the decision to
build dams with its own forces rather
than by contract, enabled TVA to
establish its own independent merit
system and labor policy. Though is-
sued as a unilateral statement by the
TVA Board in 1935, the Employee
Relationship Policy was the result
of many discussions with employee
groups and labor leaders. It recognized
the right of employees to organize and
choose their representatives to deal
with TVA management. When an or-
ganization included a majority of the
employees in its field of work, it was
recognized as bargaining agent for all
employees in that field.
Council Organized
On February 17, 1937, twelve AFL
craft unions organized the Tennessee
Valley Trades and Labor Council.
The original officers were President,
Sam E. Roper, of the Steamfitters and
Plumbers; Vice-President, C. C. Ar-
thur, of the Boilermakers; and Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Gordon M. Free-
man of the Electricians (now IBEW
International President). J. L. Brad-
ford, representing the Carpenters, was
one of the organizers of the Council.
About 1940, Vance Stamps became
a member of the Council and was
elected Vice-President. He retired in
1957 and was replaced by W. W. Orr,
who presently represents Carpenters
and Millwrights in TVA.
Later four more unions joined the
Council bringing it to its present mem-
bership of 1 6 unions. After consid-
erable experience in negotiation of
specific policies, in joint training pro-
grams, and in other joint undertak-
ings, TVA and the Council signed a
formal written agreement August 6,
1940. The agreement is a full and
formal recognition of the Tennessee
Valley Trades and Labor Council and
of the unions which belong to it. It
was signed by the presidents of the
international unions.
Under this General Agreement Be-
tween the Tennessee Valley Authority
and the Tennessee Valley Trades and
Labor Council, wages are set in an-
nual negotiations based on rates pre-
vailing in the Tennessee Valley area.
Working conditions and employee
benefits are also negotiated on the
basis of prevailing practice.
The Agreement provides that if
TVA and the Tennessee Valley Trades
and Labor Council cannot reach agree-
ment on the determination of matters
other than rates of pay, mediation and
arbitration will be used. This provi-
sion has never been employed. If
TVA and a union do not agree on
wage rates, the union may appeal to
the Secretary of Labor to determine
the prevailing rate TVA must pay.
Since the first wage conference in
1936, the unions have used this appeal
provision only 1 5 times. These medi-
ation and appeal procedures eliminate
the need to strike. TVA and the
Council solve major issues across the
conference table and they team to-
gether in the settling of unauthorized
work stoppages.
At the peak of TVA construction
activity in 1942, the Tennessee Valley
Trades and Labor Council represented
over 29,000 construction, operating,
and maintenance employees. Included
in these were over 1 900 Carpenters
and Millwrights who were members of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners. The present TVA trades
and labor employment is a little over
10,000, including 560 Carpenters and
Millwrights.
The General Agreement provides
that "TVA and the Council, having
recognized that cooperation between
management and employees is indis-
pensable to the accomplishment of the
purposes for which TVA has been
established, maintain and support a
Central Joint Cooperative Committee
and local joint cooperative committee
as an effective means to foster such
cooperation."
In 1942, at the construction of
Watts Bar Steam Plant, TVA and the
Council set up an experimental joint
committee. It was a success. There
are now 31 joint committees repre-
senting local employees and manage-
ment at construction projects, chemi-
cal plants, power generating plants,
offices, and shops. Some represent an
entire division, some a branch, some a
small unit. In an average year they
handle around 1 ,800 suggestions for
better job methods, elimination of
waste, health and safety, better in-
ternal communications, and under-
standing of TVA's functions. Over
three-fourths of these ideas have been
adopted. Suggestions range from sim-
ple gadgets that save time or labor to
highly technical systems that save
thousands of dollars; from safety de-
vices to training programs.
Measurable savings are tremendous,
but even more important are the values
gained when employees and super-
visors share ideas and work out prob-
lems together. As one employee rep-
resentative put it, "The cooperative
program makes us partners on the
job." By their own choice, employees
get no cash awards for suggestions.
They stress group achievement.
TVA's experience in employee-man-
agement relations has developed a
habit of joint approach to practically
all questions of mutual interest.
Joint Planning
The General Agreement also pro-
vides for joint planning and conduct of
training for trades and labor em-
ployees. The TVA apprenticeship pro-
gram, which is now recognized na-
tionally, was started at the request of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners. On July 1, 1936, the pro-
gram was initiated with the indenture
of 24 carpenter apprentices at the
Pickwick Dam Construction Project.
Since that date, the jointly adminis-
tered program has graduated 164 car-
penter apprentices and 9 millwright
apprentices. The overall program has
graduated over 1 650 apprentices in 23
craft programs. Extensive training has
also been jointly conducted to qualify
hydro and steam plant operators and
chemical plant operators and to give
operators and journeymen an oppor-
tunity to increase their knowledge and
improve their craft skills.
Safety and employee insurance plans
which cover hospital, surgical, and
medical expenses are items of study by
joint committees of TVA and the em-
ployee organizations.
A former TVA Personnel Director
has said "The people who work for
TVA know that they are a part of a
dynamic organization of public service
in which their own lives are bound up
in an exceptionally intimate way. They
will not let TVA down, because they
know that TVA trusts them and relies
upon them." ■
10
THE CARPENTER
Uncle Sam's Maritime Crisis is Real!
By R. E. LIVINGSTON
General Secretary, United Brotlierlwod of Carpenters and Joiners of America,
and Member of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department Executive Board
■ The United States merchant fleet —
once the proudest and largest in the
world — is now sliding slowly but
surely into the briny deep.
It is being scuttled by apathy, inde-
cision, and perhaps even broadsides of
deliberate diversion.
Fortunately, many groups are be-
cominc aware of the seriousness of
the situation. Organized labor is spear-
heading a drive for remedial legis-
lation.
"We send our boys to meet and
counter naked aggression in the rusty
remains of the hastily-built fleet we
acquired at enormous expense to meet
a similar aggression more than 20
years ago," says Operating Engineers
President Hunter Wharton.
"We are not at the bottom of the
heap in world shipping . . . yet," says
AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart-
ment President Paul Hall, "but, if the
trend is permitted to continue under
present programs and with present at-
titudes, that shameful distinction looms
darkly in the future."
AUGUST, 1967
11
And it is not only maritime-labor
leaders who are uttering these dire
warnings. The House Republican Pol-
icy Committee in Washington stated
recently: "Unless our shipbuilding ef-
fort is increased, our defense commit-
ments throughout the world will be in
jeopardy. Indeed, our national sur-
vival may depend upon the shipping
that should now be under construc-
tion. . . ."
Democratic Congressmen, too, have
voiced concern. Congressman John
Dingell of Michigan told a Maritime
Trades meeting: "Recently, the Presi-
dent signed legislation to preserve
some of the 'endangered species' of
wildlife in this country — fish, birds and
mammals. The signing took place at
the White House with appropriate fan-
fare and pageantry, and the bill was
praised there as a great legislative ac-
complishment. ... I submit that the
maritime industry is just as "endan-
gered' a species as any wildlife."
Drops to Sixth
Since the high-water-mark period of
World War II, American shipping has
dropped from first to sixth place in
world standings. American shipbuild-
ing— a proud and miraculous achieve-
ment of World War II — has dropped
during the past 20 years from first to
14th among the 15 major maritime
powers.
At the end of World War II Uncle
Sam had a fleet of approximately
5,000 merchant vessels of all types
carrying American cargoes under the
U.S. flag. Then, as the tempo of life
changed, our war-built fleet was sold,
traded, given away, or put into "moth-
balls."
Clever financial operators — of which
the world has its full share — saw the
greedy advantages of acquiring so-
called surplus American merchant
ships and registering them with small
economically-poor nations, flying the
flags of such "maritime" nations as
Liberia and Panama and plying the
seas for any cargoes anywhere. They
could underbid American shipping
firms, for they used non-union crews
and they avoided U.S. safety regula-
tions. Little by little, they began to
take over world trade — even from
such shipping giants as Great Britain
and France.
Soviet Russia, meanwhile, began to
transform itself into a major maritime
power, as it stepped up its Cold War
efforts. Today it has an active fleet of
1 ,422 vessels, compared to the U.S.
fleet of 955 ships. Soviet vessels are
new — 80 percent of them less than 1 0
years old. (Seventy percent of U.S.
ships are more than 20 ^ears old!)
Following World War II, the United
States assisted the war-torn maritime
nations in rebuilding their fleets and
shipbuilding facilities, in order to
quickly restore international trade. In
the five years following passage of the
1946 Merchant Ship'Sales Act, 7.8
million gross tons of American mer-
chant ships were transferred to foreign
registry.
It is in the tradition of the United
States to aid its allies and its enemies
following a war, and. in many ways,
it is in its own interest to do so.
However, little attention was paid to '
the need for continued expansion and
modernizing of the U.S. merchant
fleet. Reliance was placed on the war-
built fleet, even though, as far back as
1951, it was recognized within the
Maritime Administration that unless a
replacement program was begun, with-
in 10 years the war-built vessels would
be overage and obsolete. Nothing was
done, meanwhile, to prevent the flight
of the runaway ships.
Foreign nations continued their fleet
expansion programs long after Ameri-
can aid had ceased.
The results of this all-out foreign
building and fleet expansion and the
decline of the American merchant
Growth of the
'Runaway' Flag Fleets
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fleet are plainly visible to maritime
leaders.
Government policy in the past two
decades has been to ignore the na-
tion's maritime needs. This policy has
brought us to the brink of a maritime
crisis which has caused the Secretary
of Defense and other government of-
ficials to belatedly take note.
MTD Call for Action
All the while, like voices calling
across a vast estuary of still water, the
labor unions representing 36 different
crafts and skills involved in shipping
and shipbuilding, which make up the
AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart-
ment, have been calling for remedial
action before it is too late.
The MTD has been successful in
mobilizing a large group of labor, man-
agement, and Congressional support-
ers in its efforts to rebuild the industry.
The MTD program to rebuild the
U.S. merchant marine is built on three
key actions which must be taken:
• The reestablishment of the Mari-
time Administration as a completely in-
dependent agency, free of the bureau-
cratic pigeonholes and penny-pinching
attitude that currently prevail with
the agency's status of a stepchild of
a Cabinet-level department. (Ninety
bills on maritime independence are
now pending in Congress.)
• Putting the Maritime Adminis-
tration's budgeting into the hands of
Congress, instead of the Bureau of the
Budget, so that the lawmakers can
oversee the necessary expansion of this
program. (The House has already
passed such a bill, calling for annual
Congressional authorizations of mari-
time funds, and the measure is await-
ing Senate action.)
• Development of a long-range
program to replace America's aging
merchant fleet with a new fleet that is
fit, fast, and capable of carrying a sub-
stantial portion of the nation's import-
export cargo. (Key to this expansion
program is a total rejection of the Ad-
ministration's current "build abroad"
concept.)
The Merchant Marine Act of
1936 — basic legislation in the mari-
time industry — stated flatly that it was
in the public interest to have a com-
mercial fleet capable of carrying a
substantial portion of the nation's
waterborne commerce and to serve as
the nation's fourth arm of defense in
time of war. This should be the same
standard for the modernization of our
merchant shipping today. ■
12
THE CARPENTER
EDITORIALS
"^Straighl-Taik Ruling
We offer a bow and an amen, this month, to the
members of the National Labor Relations Board who
recently told an employer to use "simple and readily
understandable language" in phrasing an order of the
NLRB.
Their action may not establish a strong precedent,
but we hope that their statements are noted by enough
so-called labor relations "experts" to reduce the jargon
now being substituted for straight talk in too many
labor-management directives.
In the specific case, a Nebraska paving contractor
had fired five employees for union activity. The
NLRB judged the action a clearcut example of unfair
labor practice.
The traditional order for such NLRB notices has
management promising "we will not coercively inter-
rogate or poll our employees with respect to their
union desires" and "we will not discourage member-
ship" in the union by firing employees or discriminat-
ing "in regard to their hire or tenure of employment"
and agreeing to offer "immediate and full reinstate-
ment to their former or substantially equivalent posi-
tions" to five fired pavers.
NLRB Members Gerald A. Brown, Howard Jen-
kins, Jr., and Sam Zagoria substituted this language,
suggested by the NLRB general counsel, and gave the
employer 20 days to sign it:
"After a trial in which both sides had the oppor-
tunity to present their evidence, the NLRB has found
that we violated the law and has ordered us to post
this notice and to keep our word about what we say
in this notice.
"We violated the law when we had you vote on the
union. We will not do this again. Since the board
found that we violated the law when we fired Joseph
Perez, Isidro and Pedro Rodriguez, Tiofilo Ramirez
and Tony Lopez over the union, we will offer them
their old jobs back and give them backpay.
"We will not fire anyone over the union again. You
are all free to become or remain members of Local
880, and we won't punish you in any way if you do."
That's pretty straight talk which every rank-and-file
worker can understand.
^M ConsuMner Milestone
Seven years ago the AFL-CIO and a few consumer
organizations launched a campaign for legislation to
have lenders clearly disclose the actual cost of borrow-
ing money, the "truth-in-lending" bill.
Year after year the trade union movement testified
for the measure, produced witnesses with almost un-
believable case histories of ignorance of credit costs
and rallied support for the efforts of then Sen. Paul
H. Douglas (D-Ill.) in his struggle to give the con-
sumer protection through a simple disclosure law.
The Kennedy and Johnson administration threw
their weight into the battle against the wide array of
lending institutions — banks, small loan companies and
retail organizations. But the measure never emerged
from the Senatt Banking Committee for floor action.
The story of credit cost kept building, however, and
this year action finally came in the Senate which
adopted a "truth-in-lending" measure last month. The
bill is not as strong or as inclusive as it should be.
But it is an important and meaningful milestone in
the struggle for consumer protection.
The next step is to have the measure strengthened
in the House and to secure final passage at the current
session of Congress.
The AFL-CIO has been deeply involved in every
facet of the consumer protection campaign.
The passage of "truth-in-lending" by the Senate,
albeit in a modified version, is proof once again that
a determined, dedicated, unyielding campaign for a
liberal and progressive program can produce results.
^Coine Sack Riive!
The long Labor Day weekend will soon arrive —
on September 2, 3, and 4. to be exact.
As its highway-safety slogan for Labor Day, 1967,
the National Safety Council has chosen: "Come Back
Alive." A no-more-pointed slogan can be found.
The slogan will be flown in pennant form from
auto radio antennas across the land, and we hope it
serves as a warning to those who like to drive break-
neck to nowhere every holiday weekend.
Let's keep Labor's own day a day of rest and
relaxation instead of a desperate show of affluence at
the wheel.
AUGUST, 1967
13
THE VOICE Of THE CARPENTER MUST BE HEARD
Let's CLIC in September
SEPTEMBER is CLIC month.
We hope representatives of your
local union do their part by ask-
ing you to contribute at least a dollar
to support the work of the Carpen-
ters Legislative Improvement Com-
mittee (CLIC) sometime during the
coming month.
If you are a person who likes to
know what he is getting for his
money, the logical question will be,
"Why should I contribute to CLIC?
What benefits will I derive from the
buck I contribute?"
Our Fair Tax Share
Here is a partial answer. Within
the next few months Congress is
almost certain to increase income
taxes because the government is
running deep in red ink. In common
with the rest of the labor movement,
our position is that if a tax increase
is inevitable, then we are willing to
pay our share. But we think that
some of the loopholes and tax gim-
micks through which wealthy indi-
viduals and corporations evade bil-
lions in taxes annually ought to be
closed before an additional increase
in personal income taxes is con-
sidered.
Take the matter of the oil de-
pletion allowance. Years ago when
there was some fear of an oil short-
age developing in the United States,
special legislation was enacted giving
oil companies a special tax credit
of 27V2% to encourage exploration
work. Oil reserves have long since
grown to the point where quotas
are necessary to prevent over-pro-
duction. Still the oil depletion al-
lowance remains in effect. Experts
indicate that something like $4 bil-
lion of income goes scot-free each
year because of the depletion allow-
ance. Organized labor is spear-
heading a fight to eliminate this
depletion allowance before any in-
crease in personal income tax is
considered. Through CLIC we are
doing our very best to muster sup-
port for repeal legislation. The
dollar you contribute to CLIC will
help carry on this fight which may
save you vast sums of money in
taxes at some future date.
Only One Loophole
This is only one of the tax loop-
holes through which wealthy indi-
viduals and corporations escape pay-
ing appropriate taxes. There are
gimmicks such as special founda-
tions, charitable organizations, ques-
tionable contributions to charities,
etc., all of which short-change the
government and add to the tax
burden of the workers who have
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THE CARPENTER
taxes deducted from their pay. We
are fighting them all.
Last month Congress enacted a
bill which forced compulsory arbi-
tration on the striking railroad work-
ers. This is the camel's nose under
the tent. Legislation to outlaw all
strikes and substitute compulsory
arbitration in their place has been
kicking around in Congress for a
long time. It will take a real fight
to keep it from becoming law now
that the ice has been broken on the
railroads.
There are bills to make right-to-
work a national law. There are bills
to make labor subject to anti-mo-
nopoly laws. There are other meas-
ures designed to prevent labor from
any active participation in politics.
Only by constant vigil and by special
effort in mobilizing votes in com-
mittee have such measures been
killed. Without our efforts, some or
all of these would be law today.
Of course the first job is to elect
to office men or women who have
some understanding of and sym-
pathy for the problems of the work-
ing man. People of this kind seldom
have money, and it takes vast sums
to run successfully in these days of
TV and expensive advertising. They
can win only with our help.
Vast Anti-Labor Sums
All this means that organized
labor must increase its political
effectiveness. There is an old say-
ing that bad legislation can take
away from labor all the gains it
makes at the bargaining table.
There is more than a little truth in
this proposition. The anti-labor
forces which have vast sums of
money at their disposal are con-
stantly working in the Nation's Cap-
ital for programs aimed at under-
cutting the efi[ectiveness of labor
unions. The only defense is to elect
and support Congressmen sympa-
thetic to our cause. The dollar you
contribute can help our Brotherhood
play its rightful role in promoting
the needs and aims of working peo-
ple in Congress. For less than 10^ a
month, you can make your contribu-
tion to the good fight.
Your dollar to CLIC is an invest-
ment in the future of your Union
and free collective bargaining.
■^■■H^a^Bi Local 1052's writing desk, complete witli writing paper,
Kl*vlllr^* envelopes, stamps, lists of legislators, and viewpoints on
key issues affecting labor and the working population.
'Leffers fo Lawmakers'
Los Angeles Local Union Makes it
Easy for Its Members to Sound Off
It's usually easy for the boss to "sound off" to his Congressman and
state legislator on behalf of pro-management, anti-labor legislation. He
calls in his secretary or pulls out his tape machine and dictates a telegram
or letter, and his position statement is on its way.
It isn't so easy for the working man, particularly the craftsman who's
on the job all day.
To help its members give legislators their side of the many public issues
of the day. Local Union 1052, Los Angeles, Calif., recently set up a letter-
writing facility in a corner of its office, and, at every opportunity, mem-
bers are urged to write solons. In the first two weeks of operation, more
than 270 letters were mailed. At last report every member of the union
had written at last one letter.
Funds and supplies for the facility come from 259l-per-month voluntary
contributions to the local's Public Relations and Political Education Fund
—the local union's version of the Brotherhood's CLIC (Carpenters' Legis-
lative Improvement Committee).
A full crew of letter writers takes time to express its per-
sonal views on legislative issues. More than 270 letters were
dispatched to Sacramento and Washington in the first two
weeks.
AUGUST, 1967
15
I '^t' iroanadian Report
Ontario Council Calls
Picket Laws 'Narrow'
The investigation under former
Justice Rand into all aspects of labor
relations in Ontario is drawing to a
close. The commissioner heard doz-
ens of briefs from both management
and labor, including one from the
Ontario Provincial Council of Car-
penters.
The 30,000-member Council ar-
gued that legislation affecting picket-
ing is too narrow and out of date.
"Surely the law ought clearly to
recognize the rights of labor pickets
to persuade others to support their
action in addition to obtaining or
communicating information."
The union also contended that
workers on a legal strike ought to
have their jobs protected from
strikebreakers brought in from out-
side the job or plant.
Should the government not see
fit to ban strikebreakers, it should
at least legislate to require an em-
ployer to rehire all striking em-
ployees once a settlement is reached.
Along with this, employers should
be forbidden to threaten not to re-
hire striking employees.
The submission also urged the
elimination of the abuse of injunc-
tions in labor disputes, particularly
the elimination of ex parte injunc-
tions.
The brief also opposed the intro-
duction of compulsory arbitration
as a threat to free collective bargain-
ing and opposed any move to make
unions legal entities capable of being
sued by making changes in the
rights of labor act.
President A. J. Campbell and
Secretary-Treasurer G. F. McCurdy
presented the brief on behalf of the
Council.
CNTU Loses Second
Ontario Struggle
The Confederation of National
Trade Unions has lost its second
battle to win a bridgehead in On-
tario. This could well mean that it
has lost the whole war.
As reported in this column, the
Quebec-based CNTU with almost
200,000 members made a com-
mando attack on a unit of the Car-
penters' union in Toronto early this
year, and claimed a victory. How-
ever, when it applied to the Ontario
Labor Relations Board for certifi-
cation, its application was thrown
out when it was found that a num-
ber of the cards it had signed were
forgeries.
This shattered the CNTU bid in
the Toronto area. But the CNTU
seemed to have another entry into
Ontario through its raiding of a
Steelworkers' local in Collingwood,
a small Great Lakes port on Geor-
gian Bay.
Again the CNTU applied to the
Labor Board for certification. Again
it suffered a setback. The Board
rejected its application for bargain-
ing rights on behalf of 800 shipyard
workers, noting that a substantial
number of membership cards con-
tained false and misleading state-
ments.
The Board ruled that there was a
clear breach of the obligation to en-
sure true and accurate information
with regard to payment of the
required fee and dates of payment.
This second decision coming so
soon after the ruling in the case of
the Carpenters should make it diffi-
cult for the CNTU to get a foothold
in Ontario for a long time to come.
In the meantime the international
unions are putting up a successful
fight against raids by the CNTU in
its own backyard, Quebec.
It is likely that the internationals
will keep the Quebec union so busy
around its home base that it will
have neither time nor resources to
seek adventures elsewhere.
CLC Membership
At Ail-Time High
Membership in the Canadian
Labor Congress has reached an all-
time high. Figures released by CLC
Secretary-Treasurer Donald Mac-
Donald showed membership at 1,-
450,000 at the end of June.
Of this number, MacDonald
pointed out, 350,000 are in the
province of Quebec, or about three-
fifths of all the union members in
Quebec.
Book Describes
Role of Unions
A book on international unions in
Canada has been published by Pro-
fessor John Crispo, head of the de-
partment of Industrial Relations at
the University of Toronto.
Prof. Crispo is rapidly becoming
one of the outstanding experts on
the subject in this country. His book
is carefully written, but critics admit
it is the best book on the subject yet
published.
The book covers a wide number
of angles, but one of its conclusions
is that the role of international
unions in this country is not likely
to be seriously threatened in the
near future.
As one critic put it, members
"join unions to win better wages
and working conditions, and as long
as a union provides those benefits,
they don't care whether it is na-
tional, international or interplane-
tary."
Crispo Warns Bosses
On Wildcat Settlements
Professor Crispo made other
headlines in the press with a com-
mentary on union membership today
in which he was joined by Professor
Harry W. Arthurs of Osgoode Hall
Law School.
The gist of this newsworthy argu-
ment was that militancy among rank-
and-file members, more evident in
recent years, is a good thing. It is a
clear indication that union members
intend to have a voice in their own
affairs.
If this voice is not always in line
with what is commonly known as
the "administration," or if it results
in public conflict, this is the price
that must be paid for the contribu-
tion which collective bargaining
makes to the maintenance of de-
mocracy.
This militancy is putting new
pressures on union leaders who must
often bow to them, even against
16
THE CARPENTER
their better judgment at times, and
this makes them appear to be "man-
agers of discontent."
When, due to members' demands,
labor leaders seem to be asking for
unreasonable settlements, manage-
ment should stand firm and not at-
tempt to buy peace at any price.
"This policy of appeasement is
dangerous," they contend.
"Where rank and file members
are defying their leaders (in wildcat
strikes) and management capitulates
in the face of their pressures, the
union and its leadership can be so
undermined as to completely upset
the labor-management relationship."
This is a nice argument. The two
experts do, however, call for reform
of the law affecting injunctions in
labor disputes, saying, "There must
be an end to the sorry spectacle of
judges sitting, Chanute-like, before
a rising tide of labor resentment."
Ontario to Build
Community Colleges
The Province of Ontario has em-
barked on the creation of 19 "com-
munity colleges," a short term for
Colleges of Arts and Technology.
Two of them have already started
to operate and all 19 should be
going by the end of this year.
The colleges are to supplement
the universities by offering courses
beyond those which the universities
now offer in the fields which are
directly related to job training.
One feature of the colleges is that
each will have certain flexibility in
adapting its courses to the needs of
the area or of special interests and
demands which arise from time to
time.
Another feature is that, on the
boards of governors of each of the
colleges, a trade unionist has been
appointed.
This is certainly a departure from
the custom at universities in this
country where a trade unionist is a
rare creature. Even though universi-
ties are well endowed with public
funds, the men appointed to their
boards are usually wealthy busi-
nessmen.
The labor movement has not
missed this new ray of hope as a
possible sign that the larger role it
has played and can play in Canadian
society is being recognized.
AUGUST, 1967
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Skilled display men
simulate highway
setting for exhibit
of new car models
■ One of the most unique exhibits
around these days is the one now
being presented by Oidsmobile at auto
shows across North America. Nearly
a year in the planning, the exhibit de-
picts a simulated highway setting com-
plete with clover-leafs, tourist centers,
and exit ramps. Also on display is a
selection of new Oidsmobile models,
plus specially-built show cars and engi-
neering projects.
Preparation for the show began
early in 1966 when the company came
up with the idea of a highway setting
for the exhibit's theme. Preliminary
sketches of designs were submitted,
and highway experts were consulted
for technical assistance. Before actual
construction could get underway, blue-
prints were drawn and a l/25th scale
model was built by Fred Meerman of
Oldsmobile's Exhibit and Display
Shop.
Forty exhibit and display craftsmen,
including several members of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 291 7,
Lansing, Michigan, were now given
the go-ahead. Their skills in finish
carpentry, wood-working and cabinetry
were painstakingly applied to many
separate phases of the display. Road
signs and route markers, three turn-
tables, roadside planters and flower
boxes, and true-to-life tourist centers
all received the union's quality guar-
antee.
No less than 13,000 square feet of
multi-colored carpeting was used to
enhance the authenticity of the "land-
scape." The carpet has a life expect-
ancy of ten years in order to stand up
through many more shows. Inciden-
tally, the entire exhibit was designed
in prefabricated sections to permit
easy dismantling and cross-country
shipping.
It's a good thing too. Although the
exhibit was aimed primarily at the
Detroit-Chicago area, where Olds
hosted more than three quarters of a
million visitors, segments of the popu-
lar show were also sent to the Interna-
tional Auto Show in New York. The
display is now touring the country
with nearly three dozen future stops
scheduled. In addition, portions of the
exhibit are being used in 35 other auto
shows across the nation. ■
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Small pictures from left: (A) Doug Spink uses rubbing compound to make wood paneling
glisten. (B) Ron Jacobs, Don Lounds load carpet squares. (C) Harold Prather spray paints
engine block. (D) Bert Farrington keeps track of eidiibit shipment schedule. (E) Joe Deschryver
building Toronado "half-car." (F) Sanford Swanson prepares "peek-a-boo" machine. (C) George
Young installs sound equipment. (H) Marvin Williams finishes up a route marker. (I) Charles
Sandiford and Louis Fell ready '67 Olds for another show.
Photos courtesy of TEAM, Oldsmobile's Employe Magazine
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Tipping Their Hands
A porter, when asked why rich men
gave him smaller tips than poor men,
said, "I don't know, except the rich
man doesn't want anybody to know
he's rich, and the poor man doesn't
want anybody to know he's poor."
UNION I.ABEL WEEK — SEPT. 4-10
She's Feline Fine!
"You know I'd never say anything
about Mary unless it was good," be-
gan the Office Cat, "and boy! . . .
is this good!"
R U REGISTERED 2 VOTE?
Something Was Phony
Actor Monty Woolley spent a
weekend at a hotel where the tele-
phone service was poor. When he
was ready to leave, he came into the
manager's office with a bouquet of
flowers and said. "These are for the
switchboard operators." The mana-
ger winked slyly. "What a compli-
ment, Mr. Woolley!" Woolley eyed
the man with loathing. "Don't be a
"I thought they
Mr. Pert Sez:
"The guy who smokes a pipe ain't
necessarily no smarter'n anybody else.
It's jlst that he takes longer to say
sumpin' stupid."
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
Non-Stop Wifie
A woman, suing for divorce, told
the judge her husband hadn't spoken
to her for two years.
"Why is It that you haven't spoken
to her?" the judge asked.
"Because," replied the husband, "I
didn't want to interrupt her."
BE UNION — BUY LABEL
Smart Kid
After knocking on the door for
some time, the salesman said to the
little boy standing nearby, "I thought
you said your mother was home,
Sonny."
"I did," admitted the boy, "but she
doesn't live here."
UNION DUES — TOMORROW'S SECURITY
Fast On His Feet
A dapper young dude bought an
old, broken-down horse. The cattle-
man who sold the animal asked,
"What In the world are you planning
to do with the old nag?'
"I'm going to race him," the young
dude replied.
"Well," the cattleman commented,
"you'll win."
fool," he growled,
were dead!"
This Month's Limerick
My nose has an eastwardly bent
And my youth has been definitely
spent.
But I grieve for my hair
Which is no longer there
And I bald and bald when it went!
And That's No Bird!
One robin doesn't necessarily mean
spring but one lark is often responsi-
ble for a fall.
BUY UNION-MADE TOOLS
How to Keep A-Head
The guy who goes through life look-
ing for a "a soft thing," says Al Beeler
of Local 470, Tacoma, can find it right
under his hat!
IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH
Hear! Hear!
The elderly carpenter, called up for
jury duty, asked that he be excused
because he was deaf In one ear.
"That's all right," replied the judge.
"We only hear one side of a case at
a time!"
WORK SAFELY — ACCIDENTS HURT
Her Kindest Word
He was proposing and, in the
course of his stuttering attempt, said
modestly: "I'm really not much to look
at, I know." She hesitated a minute,
trying to find something kind to say.
Finally she blurted "Well, you'll be at
work most of the time!"
20
THE CARPENTER
What's New in Apprenticeship and Training
Training school graduates at New Orleans — 15 welders and 8 carpenters.
New Orleans Graduates First Welders in Recent Ceremonies
NEW ORLEANS, LA.— On May 24th,
the first class of welding students gradu-
ated from a new welding school. Of 40
beginning students, a group of 21,
composed of carpenters, millwrights and
piledrivers of the New Orleans area, suc-
cessfully completed 60 class and shop
hours of welding instruction.
Each of the men is capable of passing
a boiler plate test. Several are also ex-
cellent at welding stainless steel and
aluminum, considering that they had
some minor experience in welding before
beginning the three and one-half month
course. At least half of the graduating
class had no real previous experience in
welding.
This all adds up to the fact that ex-
cellent facilities, plus expert instructors,
plus 60 hours of concentrated effort,
equals attainment of valuable skills by
the journeymen of Carpenters Local
1846, Millwrights Local 1931, Piledrivers
Local 2436 of New Orleans, and Car-
penters Local 2258 of Houma, La.
Marvin L. Gibson is chief instructor,
and W. G. Smith and Alvin Norman are
his assistants.
At the same ceremonies the New Or-
leans Carpenters' Local 1846 and Houma
Local 2258 awarded completion certifi-
cates to eight carpenter apprentices.
Robert L Conran, state director of
apprenticeship, presented the completion
certificates, and Davy P. Laborde, Sr.,
business representative and district coun-
cil delegate of Carpenters Local 1846,
and Clem B. Binnings of Binnings Con-
struction Company, New Orleans, pre-
sented the welding certificates. Both
Messrs. Binnings and Laborde are co-
chairmen of the New Orleans Joint Ap-
prenticeship and Training Committee.
North Central West
Virginia Classes
MORGANTOWN, W. VA.— The ini-
tial meeting of the apprenticeship training
classes of the North Central West Vir-
ginia District Council Joint Apprentice-
ship and Training Committee was held
recently at Morgantown High School,
with members of the Committee and the
newly-formed class of apprentices.
This newly-established program was
formulated by the Carpenters District
Council of North Central West Virginia
and employer members to meet the press-
ing needs of the construction industry in
the northern West Virginia area.
Under a subcontract with the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America, the North Central West Vir-
ginia District Council Joint Apprentice-
ship and Training Committee has started
an advanced training course in mathe-
matics for journeymen in the area.
Support training programs in your local
union and district council area.
Addressing the West Virginians is Mr. Kessler, School Coordinator for the Morgan-
town area; directly in back of the first row, the third person from the left is Dorsey
L. Harbert, business representative. Millwright Local 1369 and also a committee
member; standing in the last row from left to right are Paul Bennett, committee
member, Local Union 614; George Sellards, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training
Representative, consultant to the North Central West Virginia District Council Joint
Apprenticeship and Training Committee and Robert Jones, business representative
and secretary, North Central West Virginia District Council Joint Apprenticeship
and Training Committee. Others shown are trainees.
AUGUST, 1967
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Journeymen Carpenters in the classroom at Chattanooga.
Journeymen Train
At Chattanooga
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Some
100 journeymen carpenters in the Chatta-
nooga area have enrolled in a training
program designed to upgrade their skills
in mathematics, blueprint reading and
estimating.
The 84-hour course is for craftsmen
who have had at least four years experi-
ence in carpentry. Three-hour classes,
two nights a week, are conducted at the
Chattanooga Occupational Center. Fred
Hatfield and Wesley Chambers, members
of Carpenters Local 74, have qualified
as instructors for the program.
The program is financed under a sub-
contract with the National Office of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America.
Locally, the Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training and the Chattanooga Full
Employment Committee are assisting the
Tri-State Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship
and Training Committee in establishing
the program.
The Tri-State Carpentry Joint Appren-
ticeship and Training Committee is made
up of representatives of the Chattanooga
Chapter of Associated General Contrac-
tors and the Tri-State Carpenters District
Council. Ed JoUey is president of the
Associated General Contractors, and J.
C. Henson, Jr.. is president of the Car-
penters District Council.
The committee is composed of three
representatives from each group as fol-
lows: Howard F. Gray, chairman and
business representative for the district
council: Robert Purcell, secretary, C&I
Construction Company: George L. Hene-
gar, international representative: Manuel
Nash. H. E. Collins Contractors; Clayton
L. Wyatt. assistant business representa-
tive for the district council; and O. L.
Raines, Raines Brothers, Contractors.
Mr. Gray, training committee chair-
man, stated that other classes will con-
tinue until all who have expressed a
desire to participate have completed the
program.
Advance Training
In Oregon Area
coos BAY, ORE.— Under a sub-
contract with the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of America,
Coos Bay Carpenters are offering ad-
vanced training in welding, blueprint
reading and estimating, level and transit
and basic mathematics. There are about
160 carpenters registered in these pro-
grams.
Through the cooperation of Jack E.
Brookins, president of the Southwestern
Oregon Community College, a journey-
man carpenter himself, classes have been
scheduled on Friday evenings and all
day Saturdays for 20 week ends in both
summer and fall sessions.
22
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49 Diplomas Presented in New Jersey
j|\UDEL
PER
MONTH
First Row: Albert Heubach, Jr., Woodrow W. Diem, Jr., George T. Bernhardt,
Robert Doeer, Joseph Costanza, David Thompson, William Jones, Joseph Deluca
and Vito Casano.
Second Row: Paul Hahr, John Szybist, John Schmidt, Lesley D. Byrd, III, James
Royle, Robert Brown, Michael Petrone, Edward Zajewski, Thomas Rommond and
Ernest Springer.
Third Row: John P. Murphy, John Habuda, Ewald Friedrichs, Renne Komula,
Arthur House, William Molnar, Paul Hoffman, Robert Applegate, Frank King,
U.S. Dept. of Labor, and Fred J. Nusbaum, Council Secretary and Master of
Ceremonies.
Fourth Row: Timothy Varga, Neil Jamison, Sewell A. Peckham, Chairman of
the affair; Robert F. Ohlwieler, Council President; Raleigh Rajoppi, Executive Board
Member of the Second District; Alexander Naruta, Supervisor of Apprenticeship
and Training for the State of New Jersey, U.S. Dept. of Labor; John McBride, U.S.
Dept. of Labor; William Greer, Robert Danko, John Kloby and John La Porta,
U.S. Dept. of Labor.
NORTH PLAINFIELD. N. J.— Forty-
nine apprentice carpenters received com-
pletion diplomas at a dinner and dance
celebration held at the Arbor Inn, Pisca-
taway, April 29. The program was spon-
sored by the Central New Jersey District
Council of Carpenters of Springfield,
N. J., and the affair was attended by
300 members and friends from Somer-
set, Monmouth, Middlesex, Union, Mor-
ris and Sussex Counties.
Guest speakers were: Raleigh Rajoppi,
General Executive Board Member, who
spoke on the importance of apprentice
training and its effect upon the construc-
tion industry, and Alexander Naruta,
New Jersey State Supervisor of the U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Ap-
prenticeship and Training, who spoke on
the need for new trainees. The gradu-
ates were welcomed by Robert F. Ohl-
wieler of Mendam, president of the
District Council.
Diplomas were presented by Messrs
Rajoppi and Naruta. and awards were
presented by Messrs Ohlwieler and Fred
J. Nusbaum of North Plainfield, secre-
tary-treasurer of the council, who acted
as master of ceremonies. Chairman of
arrangements was Sewell A. Peckham
of Old Bridge,- who was assisted by
members of the affiliated local appren-
tice committees from Dover, Madison,
Elizabeth, Plainfield, Perth Amboy, and
Milltown.
New Training Center
FLINT, MICH. — A new trades and ap-
prenticeship building is to be erected
on the campus of Flint Community
Junior College, with $540,000 from the
Mott Foundation, $540,000 in state aid,
and general donations. Business Agent
Earl Meyer of Carpenters' Local 1373
recently presented $2,500 for his local,
and Robert Sheathelm of the Christman
Company presented $1,000 on behalf of
the Joint Apprenticeship Committee. The
two men — Meyer, right, and Sheathelm,
left — are shown with the center's tech-
nical director. Junior Paul, studying the
model for the new building.
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AUGUST, 1967
23
Texas Local Starts
Training Courses
AUSTIN, TEX. — Carpenters Local
1266 has entered into a sub-contract
with the United Brotherhood for the pur-
pose of offering pre-apprenticeship, ap-
prenticeship and advanced journeyman
training.
Coordinator Jack Harshaw was as-
signed to assist the joint apprenticeship
and training committee in working out
details of the programs.
Thirteen young men were enrolled in
the pre-apprenticeship class. Nine young
men meeting the requirements for entry
were entered into the regular apprentice-
ship program. They have been assigned
to employers where they will receive on-
job training and will take six hours of
related instructions each week.
Twenty journeymen have entered a
transit and level advanced course taught
by Robert A. Coop, and 19 have entered
the welding course taught by Frank
Harris.
MDTA Class Begins
At Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — An
M.D.T.A. class of advanced training for
journeymen has begun in Local 743,
Bakersfield.
Brother John Ebert, business repre-
sentative, has worked many hours, other
than his regular job, to make the training
possible. With the help of Assistant
Business Representative C. W. Brown and
Local Union President Mike Melillo, the
class has been successful. Total enroll-
ment: 18 members. The class started
May 18 — two hours per night, two
nights per week. Class nights are Tues-
day and Thursday nights. Robert L.
Gooch, partner of Fields and Gooch,
contracting firm, is the instructor.
Wiley Howard, general representa-
tive, was in Bakersfield on business and
visited the class.
In the MDTA Transit Level Class of
Local 743, Bakerfield, are: from left, Bob
Gooch, instructor, students Clifford Smith
and Dillard Morse.
PRE-APPRENTICES—S( and illy, kit (<i riglK: \\ ;irreii Adkins, Texas Kinplovniciit
Commission; Dr. Henry A. Horton, Jr., Austin Independent School District; .lack
Harshaw, United Brotherhood; Albert Jones, Texas Education Agency: W. A. Cam-
field, U.S. Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training; G. A. (Pete) McNeil, business
representative, Local 1266; Sherman W. Redford, instructor-coordinator, Local 1266.
Front row: trainees.
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APPRENTICES— Standing, left to right: Warren Adkins, Texas Employment Com-
mission; Dr. Henry A. Horton, Jr., Austin Independent School District; Jack Har-
shaw, United Brotherhood; Albert Jones, Texas Education Agency; W. A. Camfield,
U.S. Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training; G. A. (Pete) McNeil, business repre-
sentative. Local 1266; Leon Wellnicki, instructor-coordinator. Local 1266. Front
row: trainees.
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TRANSIT AND LE\ EL — Standing, left to right: Jack Harshaw, United Brother-
hood; G. A. (Pete) McNeil, business representative, Local 1266; Joe Dobie; Royce
Faulkner, chairman, Austin Chapter, AGC Apprenticeship Committee; Robert A.
Coop, instructor. Local 1266.
Seated, left to right: Burks Reed, J. R. Clements, Bob Willhoite, George Roher,
Kenneth Spell, A. G. Nelson, Hardy Williamson, Paul Jergins, Jesse Fair, Ed.
Benner, Robert Ware, Lindell Fair, David Guy, Leslie Reid, Butch Watson Ernest
Marsteller. Not shown, due to illness: A. G. Bruce, John Faull, J. C. Rogers, R. B.
Miller.
WELDING — Left to right: Roycc Faulkner, cliairman, Austin Chapter, AGC, Appren-
ticeship Committee; Frank Harris, instructor; Ray Tillson, James McKinnon, Allen
Walden, Raymond Ludwig, Jack Swoda, August Fox, Claude Burgess, George Hicks,
Walter Wagner, Elroy Moore, J. E. Fort, Lee Easley, Jim Hennesey, John Wagner,
John Baldwin, Jack Harshaw, United Brotherhood; G. A. (Pete) McNeil, business
representative. Local 1266; John McNeely. Not shown: Alvin Conway, C. E. West,
Chris Sylvester, C. H. Gourley.
24
THE CARPENTER
Adams and Meinert Retire from St. Louis Council Posts
ST. LOUIS. MO. — In heart-warming
ceremonies, before an overflow audience
of fellow Carpenters and friends, Busi-
ness Manager D. Richard Adams and
Secretary-Treasurer Erwin C. Meinert
retired, July 11, from the top posts of
the Greater St. Louis District Council.
Business Manager Adams completed
35 years as the council's top officer, and
Secretary-Treasurer Meinert steps down
after 29 years in his elective office.
The council office of business manager
has since been joined with the office of
secretary-treasurer and combined into
one post to be known as executive secre-
tary-treasurer. Elected and installed in
this position is Ollie Langhorst, one of
the council's veteran business representa-
tives. Chosen as his assistant was Carl
Reiter, who has also served as business
representative for many years.
The ceremonies also marked the de-
parture of two other veteran officers of
the council. They were Robert Saunders,
president of the council for 26 years and
fulltime secretary of Local 1596 for many
years, and Walter Fisher, a 30-year mem-
ber of the board of trustees, who chose
not to run for another three-year term.
New officers of the council are:
President Joseph Humphrey, Vice Pres-
ident George Thornton, Local 185; Ex-
ecutive Secretary-Treasurer OUie Lang-
horst, Local 1596; Assistant Executive-
Secretary-Treasurer Carl Reitz, Local 73;
Warden Richard Mummert, 417: Trustees
Larry Daniels, 47: John Morarin, 1596;
and William Jones, Local 5.
Business Representatives are Pleasant
Jenkins of Local 47; Ed Thein, Local 5;
Herman Henke, Local 2119; and Mi-
chael Heilich, 1596. Special Representa-
tives are Jim Cartwright, Local 1839;
Bill Wells, Local 2298: James Watson,
Local 214; and Larry Terbrook of Local
417.
The recent meeting of the council
heard many tributes to its retiring leaders.
It passed a resolution calling upon Adams
and Meinert to "continue to assist the
board of business agents on special as-
signments by the executive secretary-
treasurer and that the CDC shall assume
any reasonable expenses which may be
incurred during. the performance of such
special assignments."
The two men were named to emeritus
posts with the council.
NEW EXECUTIVE Sec-
retary-Treasurer of the
Carpenters District Coun-
cil of Greater St. Louis,
Ollie Langhorst, center,
is given a congratulatory
hand-clasp by retiring
Business Manager D.
Richard (Dick) Adams,
left, and retiring Secre-
tary-Treasurer Erwin C.
Meinert at the July 11th
meeting of the Council.
Financial Secretaries Tour New Lakers Arena
Financial secretaries of the Carpenter locals in Los Angeles County were given a
tour of "Forum," the new home of the Lakers professional basketball team, by
Local 2435, Inglewood, Calif. Pictured above, from left to right, front row: Guest
Roger Lopez, Blue Cross Field Coordinator; George Collins, Local 1913, President
of Financial Secretaries of Los Angeles Countj'; J. Metzler, Local 721; B. Estwistle,
Local 1478; Wm. Miller, Local 563; Wm. Baker, Local 929; S. F. Markasich, Local
2435. Back row, from left to right: N. Flelsher, Local 1976; J. Whiteside, Local
844; H. Dobbins, Local 1140; E. Suratt, Local 1553; and Jack Harry, Local 1400.
Local 2435 members who took part in the tour are pictured below, from left to
right: Robert B. Clubb and Lyle C. Rothenburg, business representatives; S. F.
Markasich, financial secretary; Jim Leslie, Project Superintendent; W. Wolverton,
Superintendent, Field Operations; and Jean Martin, General Superintendent.
AUGUST, 1967
25
Twenty-live and fifty-year members of Local 252 are pictured at the recent recognition banquet and dance.
Wisconsin Local Holds First Awards Banquet Since Its Founding
OSHKOSH. WISCONSIN— Local 252
honored its 25 and 50-year members with
a recognition banquet and dance re-
cently. The event marked the first awards
presentation in the long history of the
local which was founded in 1898.
International Representative Robert
Strenger made the presentations follow-
ing a brief speech on the history of the
local.
Twenty-five year members awarded
silver pins were: A. A. Anderson. Albert
Bartels, Lawrence Bartenstein, Frank
Binder. Harry Brehmer. William Brink,
Clarence Brown, Ray Fuller, Wilber
Gurath. Ludwig Heisler, Carl Hellwig,
Harry Janke, Roy Johnson, Emil Jorgen-
son, Richard Kempinger. Theodore Krue-
ger, William Kuehl, Julius Lau, Lawrence
Lewellyn, Harvey Luebke, John Matsche,
Finer Nielsen, Emil Ohm, Harold Radig,
Milton Radig, William Radig, Joseph
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Local 252, which was founded in 1898, recently held the first awards presentation
in its long and colorful history. Pictured are members of Local 252 in 1909. Brother
Otto Achtman, circled in above photo, is the only living member of the group. He
has completed 62 years of service to his local union.
Three members of Local 252 were presented with 50-year pins at an awards banquet
recently. Members are from left, Otto Achtman, 62 years, Mike Muehrer, 53 years,
and Ben Zueike, 52 years. Unable to attend the event was Henry Neuman, with 52
years of service. Achtman is also shown in the 1909 picture above.
26
THE CARPENTER
Recognition And Checks For Retirees
TOLEDO, OHIO — These retirees, members of affiliated local unions of the Maumee
Valley Carpenters" District Council, proudly display pension checks symbolic of the
benefits they earned for a period of years. Seated, left to right, are: Albert Ludwig,
1457; Paul Hauter, 1957; Tollie Gilliam, 1393; George Krueger, 1138; Ed Hummel.
1825 and August Meinka, 248. Gazing with interest in back row, left to right, are:
Gerald Riker, 1457; A. E. (Tony) Yutzy, retired Executive Secretary of Council and
1138; Harold Hauter, 1393 and President of Council; James Ervin, 1138; Galen
(Salty) Wells, 822 and 1825; and William Schwartz, 248 and Secretary of Council.
Brothers Riker, Yutzy, Hauter and Wells are members of the Council Pension
Committee.
TOLEDO, OHIO— Retiring members of Local Unions 248, 1138, 1393, 1457, 1825,
1957 and 2327, affiliated with the Maumee Valley Carpenters' District Council,
were recently honored at a recognition luncheon. A portion of the 216 members now
receiving Pension Plan checks are pictured. Seated, left to right, are: Paul Hauter,
1957; George Krueger, Fred Kasch, Eberhard Pollman and Adolph Pollman, 1138;
Burt Chamberlain, 1825; Elis Smeds and John Skalski, 2327. Standing, left to right,
are: Tollie Gilliam, 1393; Albert Ludwig, 1457; Phillip Mankin, 248; Lawrence
Hempel, 1138; Charles Mayhall, 1393, Bernard Kesmeyer, 2327; August Meuika
and Fred Shackelton, 248, Edward Hummel, 1825; A. E. (Tony) Yutzy, 1138 and
Curtis Sampsel, 1393.
JOB CORPS VISITORS
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of Kansas City, Ladies Auxiliary 122
toured the Women's Job Corps Training
Center at Excelsior Springs, Mo., June
16. Left: Mrs. Charles E. Cates, Mrs.
Floyd E. Fuller, and Mrs. John Pennell,
all wives of members of Local 61, chat
with Nadine Palmer, Job Corpswoman
tour guide. Mrs. Cates husband served
as an Industrial Commissioner for Mis-
souri for 12 years. Her son, Charles R.
Cates, is vice president of Local 61.
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AUGUST, 1967
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Work begins on family-type ranch liouse on tiie grounds of
Mount St. JosepJi's Home for Girls in San Francisco.
Construction progresses on group home, with members of
Carpenters Local 22 contributing hundreds of man-hours.
Bay Area Members Help Build Group Home for Girls
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.— A nine
room, family-type ranch house built by
union members from the San Francisco
Building Trades Council on the grounds
of Mount St. Joseph's Home for Girls
in San Francisco was blessed and dedi-
cated Sunday. April 16. by Archbishop
Joseph T. McGucken. Joseph O'Sullivan,
secretary of Carpenters Local 22. super-
vised construction, which began on
Thanksgiving weekend, and coordinated
the volunteer work.
Worth $60,000. the home's 4,000
square feet of living space contains four
bedrooms, bathroom, family room, living
room, dining room, kitchen and utility
room plus a suite for the resident group-
mother.
The house will be used as a group home
for several of the younger girls presently
in placement at Mount St. Joseph's for
whom it is felt a smaller, home-like
setting will be more beneficial.
The need for this home has been a
long-standing one according to the
Mount's administrator. Sister Yvonne.
The newly-completed house will enable
the Mount's professional staff of social
workers, psychologist, psychiatrist, teach-
er and groupmothers to provide special
care and treatment in concentrated form
to a few girls at a time. Hopefully
this type of therapy will be short-term
in duration and will enable the young-
sters to thrive happily when they return
to live with a larger group of their
peers in one of the Mount's main build-
ing apartments.
Although many unions contributed
man-hours to this charitable building
project, carpenters from Local 22 can
take credit for providing the largest
number of man-hours. Hundreds of
carpenters participated actively. Other
unions whose members were represented
include: electricians, roofers, sheetmetal
workers, bricklayers, terrazzo workers,
hodcarriers, painters, plumbers, laborers,
cement finishers, tile setters, tile setter
helpers, carpet and linoleum layers and
operating engineers.
Many building product suppliers who
are friends of Mount St. Joseph's also
Finished home overlool(S San Francisco's
Bayview area.
Four little girls descend the steps of their
new home at Mount St. Joseph''s where
they will receive special treatment.
made substantial contributions of con-
struction materials and equipment.
Mount St. Joseph's, officially known
as the Roman Catholic Orphanage,
opened its doors in 1852 and continues
to be operated by the Daughters of
Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. One of
the oldest and largest — 120 girls — child-
caring institutions in the west, it is a
member agency of the United Bay Area
Crusade. Dependent and neglected bay
area girls between the ages of 6 and 18
and of every race and creed live in
seven different apartments according to
age group in the Mount's main building
located atop one of San Francisco's his-
toric hills overlooking the city's Bay-
view area.
Local 347 Presents
23- & 50-Year Pins
MATTOON, ILL.— At a bufl'et dinner,
held at Carpenter's Hall on June 9, 25-
year and 50-year service pins were pre-
sented by Local 374. General Represen-
tative John Pruitt made the presentations.
Fifty-year pins were received by Ray
Stech. former financial secretary and
business manager of old Local 648;
Elmer Harrison, and Fred Stanton, all
of Pana, 111.
Twenty-five-year pins were awarded to
Jesse Agnew. Clyde Dowell, Delbert
Hamilton, and Raymond Irey, all of
Mattoon; Farrell Anderson, Paul Coart-
ney, Glenn McMillan, and Sherman Pin-
nell, Jr., Charleston, III.; Harry Broyles
and Arthur Kneller, Shelbyville, III.;
Otho Walters and Clarence Ewing, Rob-
inson, 111.; Oliver Turner and Ralph
Walters, Casey, III.: Winifred Campton
and Calvin Horath, Effingham, 111.; Henry
Beyers, Herman C. Beyers, Minor Bow-
man, C. F. Bryson. C. G. Chalfant, R. E.
Culberson, Robert Culberson, John Gar-
ber, Marion Phipps, and Ernest Roe.
Pana, 111.; and Mike Miller, Ramsey, III.
On the Boardwalk
Carpenters from Local 432 are em-
ployed year around on the boardwalk at
Atlantic City, N. J. Their job is to keep
the 4V8 mile boardwalk in proper con-
dition. Shown getting it ready for the
1967 season are, from left to right: Ron-
ald Sloan, Calvin Shaud, Norman Man-
ton, and George Keller.
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THE CARPENTER
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ADVANCED BLUEPRINT READING-UNIT IV
This Unif completes ihe Basement, First, Second and
Third Floor Plans with reference made to the Lobby and
First Floor details. It then deals with the Fourth Floor
and Roof Plans with references made to ihe beam and
rib tables construction. Prior to answering the questions
involving the beams and ribs, a careful review should
be made of all information contained on Sheet 9.
You will note that the answers required refer to more
than one section of ihe Blueprints and Specifications. In
some cases, the answers you obtain should be a close
approximation of the correct ones. Some answers allow
a reasonable amount of variation.
1. What is the approximate height of the curb at the
edge of the ramp?
2. Describe the construction of the concrete curb at
the wall divider between the up ramp and the down
ramp.
3. What provision is made for protecting the en-
trance to the garage against damage by vehicles?
4. How many angle guard rails are required?
5. Describe the angle guard rails to be installed at
the entrance.
6. What provision is made for installation of angle
guard rails?
7. What is the height of the wall along the ramp
leading to the upper garage?
8. What specific treatment is required for the finished
floor slab of the garage ramps?
9. What is the head room clearance leading from the
down ramp to the lower garage?
10. How do the floor plans for the second and third
floors differ?
11. Where can the interior finish schedule be found?
12. What type of hollow core doors are acceptable
for installation?
13. What kind of wood is required for the louvers in
the doors?
14. What type windows are to be installed?
15. What type of glazing is required for the windows?
16. How and when should the windows be caulked?
17. How are doors and windows identified on the
floor plan?
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18. What are the overall dimensions of the penthouse
roof?
19. What is the size, shape, and spacing of the rein-
forcing steel used in the penthouse roof?
20. What is the thickness of the concrete slab on the
penthouse roof?
21. What special provision must be made in the form-
ing of the floor slab?
22. What type of concrete is specified for the pent-
house roof slab?
23. What is the size of the steel reinforcing wire mesh
used in the main roof slab?
24. Using the typical rib section and Toe Rib Table
shown on Sheet 9, determine the dimensions d, d' and t
for rib R-4.
25. What is the spacing of the ribs in the roof plan?
26. Is the O.C. spacing between all ribs (R-1 — R-12)
the same?
27. What type of reinforcing steel is placed in the
R-4 ribs? Are these straight or bent bars?
28. How is the wire mesh placed in the floor slab?
29. Locate the beam table and the B-1 — B-12 typical
section. Determine the dimensions "b" and "d" for beam
B-4.
30. Determine the O.C. spacing between beam B-3
and B-4 on the Fourth Floor Plan.
31. What do the Roman numerals I - VIII from the
beam table and the B-1 — B-12 typical section signify?
32. What is the minimum clear distance from the
reinforcing steel to the face of the concrete for beam B-1?
33. How many reinforcing steel bars are to be placed
in the bottom at the center of beam B-2?
34. What is the difference in the elevation between the
low point and the high point of the main roof?
35. What is the thickness of the Fourth Floor slab?
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ARE ON PAGE 37
LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and .Toiners of America when you shop
for tools and supplies. It looks like the
large facsimile at left, made from wood
inlays by Willy Grawe of Millmen's
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the skilled craft work in the picture is
George Prince, a coordinator of the
Brotherhood's Apprenticeship and Train-
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AUGUST, 1967
29
By FRED GOETZ
Readers mav write to Fred Goetz at Box 508, Portland, Oregon 97207.
B Big Northern
Recent column item about the pike
clan prompts a letter and pic from Ed
Baumgartner of Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
a member of Local 1582. He writes:
"Dear Fred:
"Enclosed is a pic of myself with a
Northern I eased from Round Lake which
is situated in northern Wisconsin out of
Wabeno. I know it's not a record breaker
but, believe me, it really put up a
struggle. This one was taken in July of
■66."
■ Delay the Strike
In bottom-fishing, whether it be
mooching for salmon or other saltchuck
denizens, bait-angling for stripers, worm-
ing for catfish, I've found it a good
idea to delay the strike a bit. Let your
finny adversary gulp the bait, then reef
back and set the hook.
■ Deer Fishing
Jay Lilly of Portland, Oregon, is skip-
per of the "Blue Fin," which operates in
the saltchuck off Ilwaco, Washington. On
a recent charter trip he returned ashore
with limits of salmon for all on board,
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24 fish for eight anglers — and a doe deer!
It is believed that the deer was trying
to swim from the Washington to the
Oregon shore and in the process was
swept out to sea by the current. Lilly
rose to the occasion, lassoed the deer and
it was, eventually, hauled aboard. It was
turned over to the Washington Game
Department.
■ Varmint Hunter
Avid varmint hunter is A. D. Scott of
Houston, Pa., a member of Local 1441,
now retired from the workaday world.
At lower left is a shot of Brother Scott
with the pelt from a woodchuck he nailed
with his Model 70 Winchester, converted
to a .222 Remington.
■ Double Header
Edward Kelso of 5904 S. Lindberg,
St. Louis, passes on an unusual tale in-
volving his grandson. The eager young
angler was fishing in the Meramec River
near St. Clair when he hooked a two-
pound catfish. Before he could reel it in,
it was attacked by a much larger catfish,
and the lad wound up with two fish,
largest of which was a 20-lb. channel cat
that failed to disgorge the smaller one
from its mouth.
■ Take Your Chances
One of the main reasons why anglers
fail to score handily on bass is due to
the fact they avoid fishing around rocks,
weeds, sunken trees, etc. True, these are
places where you're likely to hang up and
lose precious gear but they are the top
bass hangouts. If you want to improve
your take-home pay on bass, you'll have
to take your chances on lost lures, and
fish these areas.
■ Ice Fishing
Retired carpenter John Pfalzer of
Minocqua, Wisconsin, a member of Local
419, Chicago, thought he would have to
enlarge his hole in the ice to land a
lunker walleye from Lake Monocqua
this past winter. Old "glassy eye" tipped
the scales at 91/2 -lbs. and was fooled with
a live minnow on January 9th, '67.
B Top Bluegill
Top bluegill re-
corded in these col-
umns can be cred-
ited to Oliver Ray
of 124 N. Young,
Columbia, Illinois,
a member of Local
1997. Here's a pic
of the mounted
"blue" which is dis-
played on plaque
held by Brother
Rey's granddaugh-
ter, Debbie Frank.
Vi-oz., was taken on May 29th, 1965. and
won top honors for bluegill in the State
of Illinois for that year.
Debbie Frank
It weighed 2-lbs.,
B Gear Returned
Norm Sell of Vista, California, a mem-
ber of Local 2078 for close to 20 years,
recalls an incident that took place about
four years ago. Seems like Norm caught
a chunky largemouth bass and in easing
it to shore noted an extra hook, line
and sinker hanging from its lower jaw.
"That's my gear," yelled a nearby young-
ster as Norm was in the process of re-
moving the hooks from the mouth of the
bass. Norm gladly returned the gear as
it belonged to his 14-yr. old friend and
fishing buddy Tom Heigal who was with
him on the trip.
B Port Arthur Praise
Rounding 74 years of age is A. P.
Buck of Austin, Texas, retired from Local
1266 in 1957. He lauds the saltchuck
out of Port Arthur and on a past junket
with his son and son-in-law he took his
share of an outstanding catch which in-
cluded 13 kingfish, largest of which
weighed in at 31 pounds. Prior to that
the trio came back with 32 mackerel,
five cod and 2 kings.
B Tackle Teaser
Harry E. Long of Leechburg, Penn-
sylvania asks how he can obtain T & T
spinners, products of the Thommen Lure
Company of New York.
I'm sorry to say that George V. Thom-
men, a former maker and importer of
spin tackle, has retired from business and
you'll have to scrounge around in tackle
stores looking for T & T's. If any mem-
ber of The Brotherhood has a few T & T
spinners in his tackle box and wants to
trade, please contact Harry Long at
R. D. 4, Box 547, Leechburg, Pa.
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Union Carpenter Studies
At Rutgers
Peter Yablonski of Painters District
Council 10, standing left, and William
Fry, Carpenters Local 781, right, observe
an occupational therapist at work at the
Kessler Institute during a field trip in a
five-week study of the operation of the
N. J. Department of Labor and Industry,
planned jointly by the Department and
Rutgers' Institute of Management and
Labor Relations. The institute, a private-
ly-run, non-profit rehabilitation center,
works closely with the Department.
NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J.— Labor
leaders and management executives, ac-
customed to sitting across the table as
antagonists, sat down together for five
successive Wednesdays this spring to study
the operation of New Jersey's Department
of Labor and Industry.
Mixing labor and management may
seem unnatural or even risky, but ac-
cording to George D. McGuinness. the
department's chief fiscal and personnel
officer, the department doesn't think so.
"The commissioner of labor and in-
dustry, Raymond F. Male, operates on
the theory that unions and management
have a large field of common interest.
Unfortunately, their areas of conflict get
most of the publicity. We hope that pro-
grams such as this will help both parties
see more clearly the common interests."
McGuinness said.
Planned jointly by the department and
the Rutgers Institute of Management and
Labor Relations, the program ranged
from visits to migrant labor camps to
classroom explanations of manpower re-
training and clean water and air pro-
grams.
The five Wednesdays were fully sched-
uled from 9 a.m. to late afternoon and
involved trips to West Orange, for a visit
to the Kessler Institute, a rehabilitation
center rated by many as one of the high
points of the program, to Newark for a
visit to the Skills Center and to Tren-
ton and Princeton for lectures and meet-
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Service to the
Brotherhood
A gallery of pictures showing some of
the senior members of the Brotherhood
who recently received 25-year or 50-
year service pins.
(1) LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Local
1780, Las Vegas, recently presented pins
to more than 120 senior members. Most
of them are shown in the accompanying
pictures. Rear, all 25-year pin recipients,
the first three are unidentified, J. A. Krei-
meyer, VV. L. Webber, C. .T. Chambers,
Wm. Ragland, Ardell Ford, O. W. Clark,
Arthur Kistler, Wayne Roundy, .Tay Man-
kins, Geo. Musser, Frank Harris, J. D.
Adams, Mrs. Cecil Stubbs who received
pin for her husband who is ill; Roy
Smith, Harvey Mendenhall, Don Anders,
and Edgar Smith. Front: Daniel Croth-
ers, who was awarded a 50-year pin, and
25-year pin recipients: Sydney Smith,
A. F. Baker, unidentified. Lloyd Van Ert,
Fred Moss. Floyd Leavitt, Lou Stamey
and unidentified.
(lA) Rear, all receiving 25-year pins;
Louis Mauer, Kale Hatfield, A. D. Mc-
Kenna. K. L. Giberson, Odes Cramer,
Art Trimmer, M. S. McCoy, Tom Hol-
land, Will Robbins, Lawrence Hokala,
A. C. Mortensen, Don Anhder, Sr., S. E.
Causey, R. D. Medford. Front: Roscoe
English, Vance Gobel. Wm. Whidden,
the next two unidentified, Homer Powers,
Santi Sestini, Hugh Gilger, R. M. John-
son, and Ralph Phillips.
(IB) Rear, Charles E. Nichols, Member
General Executive Board, Eighth District,
and those receiving |^-year membership
pins: Emil Handel, Glen Woolery, Eu-
gene Wagner, International Representa-
tive Ben Collins, then 25-year pin re-
cipients: Hugh Zug, A. C. Henlein, Ed-
win Wagley, Tom McCullough, and How-
ard Griswold. Front, also 25-year honor-
ees: James Pulse. Robert Scott, Forrest
Leinenweaver, Joe W. Stewart, Joseph
Block, James Banner, George Sereleth,
unidentified, and Earl Zook.
(IC) Ben Collins, International Repre-
sentative; Daniel Crothers, recipient of
a 50-year pin, Charlie Nichols, Member
General Executive Board, presenting the
pins; Mayor and Mrs. Oran Gragson.
Bro. Crothers was the only one able to
be present of the three having earned
50-year pins.
(ID) Joe Cordova, Business Representa-
tive of Local 1780, and the wife and son
of Bro. P. W. Adkisson who was unable
to be present to receive his 50-year pin.
(2) PEEKSVILLE, N. Y.— Local 163 held
a dinner-dance at the Colonial Terrace
32
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in April to commemorate its 70th Anni-
versary. Second General Vice President
William Sidell was the honored guest
at the aifair. He addressed the group
and presented plaques to several retired
members.
The total number of brotherhood
membership years represented by the
group was 279. James D. Post was the
oldest member with 60 years of service.
Over three hundred people attended the
dinner-dance.
Pictured, from left to right, are James
Sloat, Local 163 president; Steven Stein
receiving his plaque from Brother Sidell;
Gordon Lyons, Local 163 vice president,
with plaque; Lester Travis, Perly Lent
and James D. Post. John Volkmann is
hidden from view.
(3) DANVERS, MASS.— Local 1144 re-
cently held a dinner banquet to celebrate
its 50th Anniversary. Reuben Rand was
presented a 50-year service pin. Brother
Rand was the 13th member to join the
local. Pictured receiving their 25-year
pins for service to the Brotherhood are,
left to right: Clarence Shackly, Ira
Wright, Brother Rand, the only 50-year
recipient; Joseph MacComisky, business
agent for North Shore District Council;
Joseph Huntley, and Everett Crossman.
(4) WALPOLE, MASS. — Twenty-five
and fifty-year members of Local 1479
were presented with pins at a banquet
held in their honor on May 25. Pictured,
left to right, are these 25 year members:
Theodore Hurd, Edward Welch, Henry
Plante, Ernest Parmentier, Harvey Kay,
Eugene Plante, Julius Jeanguenin, Alfred
Cote, and Thomas Mosely, president of
Local 1479, who presented the pins.
Members receiving pins but who were
not present when the picture was taken
include: John Henderson, Walter Johnson,
Arthur Lefebvre, Norman Nielsen, Jo-
seph Paquette, and Gus Carlson, a 50-
year member.
(5) BRONX, NEW YORK— Approxi-
mately 700 members and friends attended
the 50th Anniversty dinner-dance given by
Local 366 in April. Many local unions
from New York City, Westchester, Nas-
sau, Suffolk, and Rockland Counties were
represented at the affair.
The officers and members of Local 366
saluted the recipients of 50-year service
pins for their devotion and dedication to
the union. Members receiving pins and
the dates of their initiation into the union
are: Samuel Alderese (1906), Alfons An-
derson (1913), William Anderson (1907),
Charles Benzenberg (1906), Bamet Ber-
man (1917), Frank Bloomberg (1903),
Donald J. Cameron (1910), Frank Car-
bone (1914), William Chisholm (1917),
Howard C. Crosby (1917), Robert Cub-
bon (1913), Joseph De Polo (1907), Fred
Foth (1900), Louis Garely (1912), Samuel
Gittleman (1910), James P. Golden
(1907), Archie D. Goold (1907), Mato-
dius Gronroos (1909), Edward Herbst
(1910), Edward Hille (1915), Samuel Kle-
banoff (1910), Sevrin E. Leire (1910),
Elias Levine (1910), Ernest Mattson
(1905), John McDonald (1907), John C.
Noonan (1910), John W. Norrgard
(1917), Alfonso Notto (1910), Guiseppe
Raus (1909), Matthiu Romer (1916),
Samuel Rosen (1909), David Rosenberg
(1916), Angelo D. Spinelli (1910), Otto
Vollmer (1909), and Samuel Zipperman
(1912).
Officers of Local 366 and several mem-
bers of the New York Council Staff
were present at the 50th Anniversary
dinner-dance. They are, left to right:
Bernard T. Imarata, Business Representa-
tive for Local 366; Peter J. Brennan,
President of the Building and Construc-
tion Trades Council of Greater New
York; James Viggiano, Assistant to the
President of the New York District
Council; Edward A. Bjork, Secretary-
Treasurer of the New York District
Council; Louis Schumack, Assistant to
the President of the New District Coun-
cil, and Director of Apprenticeship Train-
ing Program; Conrad F. Olsen, First
Vice President of the New York District
Council; and George C. Hammer, Sec-
retary-Treasurer of Local 366.
AUGUST, 1967
33
(6) BUFFALO, N.Y.— Local 9 recently
honored 83 "old timers" with a party in
Carpenters Hall. Service pins were pre-
sented by General Secretary Richard E.
Livingston. Herman F. (Buddy) Bodcwes,
president of the Buffalo District Council,
was Master of Ceremonies for the event.
General Secretary Livingston was pre-
sented a 25-year service pin by Business
Agent Herman J. Bodewes. The follow-
ing members, listed alphabetically by
years of service, were awarded pins:
25-30 YEARS:
Alois Albrecht, Oscar Anderson, John
E. Bigelow, James Billings, Thomas Bosa,
Emeric Boutin, John Braem, Anthony
Brown, Thomas Campofelice, Joseph
Dozoretz, Henry Fronczak, George
Gardner, Carl Herrmann, Ralph Holts,
Joseph Lanteigne, Benjamin Leising,
James Lema, Joseph Lippert, Harry
Livingston, Joslin McCabe, Samuel Mili-
tello, Raymond Miller, James O'Connor,
Floyd Olmsted, Anthony Paolini, Earl
Remington, Stanley Rice, Tovio Salo,
Victor Saunders, S. Scarpello, Joseph
Stack, Jack Sturges, Anthony Taberski,
Joseph Treger, S. Trzepkowski, Cosimo
Valvo, Carl Visciano, Joseph Weiser,
Clarence Wrighter.
30-35 YEARS:
Albert Acker, Walter Bochenski, Joseph
Boncore, Harold Daley, Edward Dom-
mer, Raymond Doster, Richard Graesser,
Emil Hirschberg, Wilson Kilvington,
John Klein, Dominic Lombardi, William
Mitchell, Edwin O. Nelson, Edward
Nowicki, Anthony Queeno, T. Riccior-
delli, Asa Wilsey.
35-40 YEARS:
Arnold Anderson, Mason Cave, Arthur
Hanssel, Joseph Healy.
40-45 YEARS:
Edward Burritt, John Campanella, Eric
Liljedahl, Emil Mann, James W. McCoy,
Edwin Miller, Charles Prickettt, John
Reger, Clarence Rawlinson, Harry Schill,
Augustan Tulley, Frank Tulley.
45-50 YEARS:
Richard Banks, Sam Carson, Jr., Steward
Gardner, Emmett Lynch, John Simoneit,
Chester Widenor.
50-65 YEARS:
Oscar Blouch, John McMahon, Carl
Plummer, Willard Ryckman, Benjamin
Simmons, Frank Wolf.
45-50-YEAR MEMBERS
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50-65 YEARS
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25-Year Members Awarded Pins by Local 1594 at Banquet Dance
WAUSAU. WISCONSIN— Local 1594,
Midwestern Millment District Council,
awarded pins to its 25-year members
at a banquet and dance.
General Representative Ray Zimick
presented a total of 47 pins to the fol-
lowing members: loe Bartels, Anton Ber-
na. Levy Brandt, Harold Dehnel, Ray
Dehnel, Hugo Froehlich. Edwin Fromm,
Barney Glasel, Ray Goetsch. George
Hafeman, Art Hanneman, Anton Heil,
Gregory Heil, Henry Hoertsch, Edwing
Jaecks, George Jehn, Russell Jones, Louie
Knapp, Albert Kostka, Ed Kroeplin. Wm.
Kroeplin, Rienhard Korhn, Anthony
Marvin. Louie Miller, Florian Pergolski,
Wm. Petterson, Ray Pias, Ben Raddatz,
Ed Remmel. Lawrence Ringle, Clarence
Rochow, Henry Salzman, Lawrence
Schneider, Arno Schroeder, Victor Schus-
ter, Walter Sporisky, Robert Steckbauer,
Ray Steckling, Ray Strasser. Herbert
Strassman. Herbert Sulzer, Harold Thirs-
ten, Arthur Tritten, Robert Warosh,
Wilbur Zastrow, Ray Zimick, and Rufus
Zimmerman.
Members eligible for 25-year member-
ship pins but not present were: George
Brandemuehl, Wesley Dake, John Dob-
berstein, John Fraaza, Wilbur Gossage,
Herbert Grasnick, Leonard Koskey, Sam
Molinare, Leonard Olson, Ernest Preuss,
Ralph Smith, Walter Sulzer, Ralph Tidd,
Emil Warnke. Elmer Weiland, Helmuth
Wendorf, and Lawrence Westphal.
The guest speaker at the banquet was
Mr. John Schmitt, President of the Wis-
consin State AFL-CIO.
General Representative Ray Zimick
also made some brief remarks to the
members, and e.xpressed thanks to
Brother Harold Thirsten who has served
Local 1594 as an officer and committee
member since 1937.
General Representative Ray Zimick, left,
is pictured presenting Harold Thirsten of
Local 1594 with a 30-year pin.
Forty-seven members were present to receive their 25-year service pins at the recent
banquet and dance held by Local 1594.
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ARE DOVE TAILS ON FOUR SIDES POSSIBLE?
Many Members Offer Puzzle Solutions
On Page 23 of the July issue of The CARPENTER, beneath the "Home Study
Course," we presented a brain teaser sent to us by Stan Horridge of Local 18,
Hamilton, Ontario. The question: Is it possible to join two blocks of wood by dove-
tailing, with dovetails showing on all four sides (as in the small picture at left)?
Scores of readers said yes and wrote to tell us how. Some sent diagrams, and
several actually sent in completed dovetail joints. Max Perl of Local 2682, New York,
sent us the picture of himself at right with three dovetails which he says he con-
structed in 1 923 . . . which goes to show how long this puzzle has been around.
Below, we present Brother Horridge's solution to the brain teaser. Is this the
way you figured it? — The EDITOR
7. As shown above, you pro-
duce a double dovetail joini (or
you laminafe two single dove-
tails parallel) to produce a four-
sided square stock. Insert the
dovetails as you would in any
simple dovetail joining.
2. Then you cut the joined
block as indicated above, cut-
ting away wood from the center
points of all four sides in straight
downward cuts so that you once
again have a four-sided square
block.
Only this time, however, you
have cut through the dovetails
at angles, so that they appear
to be coming from all four sides.
3. You are left with apparent
dovetails which are angular cuts
like those shown in the illustra-
tion at lower right.
End views of the dovetails
after angle cuttings.
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36
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HOME STUDY COURSE
Answers to Questions on Page 29
1. The curb height is 6". (Basement
Plan; Sheet 1 and Section C-C; Sheet 5).
2. The concrete curb extends up from
the lower garage level to the entrance
and warps around to the upper garage
level. It protrudes one foot from the wall
at a 6" height from the ramp floors and
slopes Vs" toward the ramp floors with
all corners rounded slightly. (Section C-
C; Sheet 5).
3. Angle guard rails are placed at the
piers on both sides. (Section C-C; Sheet
5).
4. Five angle guard rails are required.
(Section C-C; Sheet 5).
5. The guard rails are to be 4" x 4" x
V4" angle iron 4' 6" in length, with three
Vi" anchor bolts welded to the inside L
for setting them in the concrete pour.
The angle rails shall be hot dipped gal-
vanized after fabrication. (Specifications;
Miscellaneous Iron and Steel and Section
C-C; Sheet 5).
6. The rails that are to be installed by
this contractor are to be furnished by
others. The materials are to be provided
in ample time for setting in place prior
to pouring the concrete. (Specifications;
Concrete Work).
7. The overall height shall be 3'-0"
measured vertically from the finished
floor slab. (Section C-C; Sheet 5).
8. Garage ramps are to be surfaced
with V4 pound of Silicon Carbide — 1436
mesh, per square foot, troweled to a
rough surface with a steel trowel held
flat. (Specifications; Concrete Work and
Section C-C; Sheet 5).
9. A 7'-0" clear distance is required
from the finished floor slab to the beam
bottom. This distance is measured at
right angles to the finished floor slab. (Sec-
tion C-C; Sheet 5).
10. There are two partitions in the
southwest corner of the Second Floor
Office which are to be omitted from the
Third Floor Oflice Plan. (Second and
Third Floor Plans; Sheet 1).
11. The interior finish schedule can
be found on Sheet 2.
12. Hollow core doors shall be Pet-
terson, Mengel, Rezo, Roddis. or ap-
proved equals. Cores shall be of fiber or
wood, of lattice or grid constuction. as
approved by the Architect. Adequate lock
and hinge blocks shall be placed in the
cores. (Specifications; Finish Carpentry
and Millwork).
13. Door louvers shall be of solid
birch, readily removable for repairs and
sized as indicated on the door schedule.
(Door Schedule; Sheet 2 and Specifica-
tions; Finish Carpentry and Millwork).
14. Steel windows shall be intermedi-
ate projected type and shall be of an
approved manufacture. The sizes and
venting shall be as shown on the win-
dow schedule. (Specifications; Steel Win-
dows and Window Schedule: Sheet 2).
15. All windows on the south, east,
and west elevations are to be clear E or F
fire windows with clear wire glass, except
where noted to be obscure wire glass.
Steel windows which are not noted by
the above shall be glazed with B quality
double strength glass, set with glazing
clips and face puttied with steel sash
putty. (Specifications; Glass and Glazing
and Window Schedule; Sheet 2).
16. The windows are to be continu-
ously and thoroughly gun caulked with
an approved caulking compound before
the painters start their work. (Specifica-
tions; Steel Windows).
17. The designation of doors on the
floor plan is by a circled letter; the desig-
nation of windows on the Floor Plan is
by a circled number. Sizing and specifica-
tion are described in detail on the door
schedule and window detail. (Floor
Plans; Sheets 1 and 2 and Door Schedule
and Window Schedule; Sheet 2).
18. The overall dimensions are 17'-
6" X 17'-8". (Roof Plan; Sheets 2 and
9).
19. The concrete slab is reinforced
with %" rebars spaced 10" on center
each way. (Top Section 1006; Sheet 10).
20. Slab thickness is i'/i". (Penthouse
Roof Plan; Sheet 9 and Top Section 1006;
Sheet 10).
21. The floor must be formed to pro-
vide for a 4" slope on the 17'-6" dimen-
sion toward the 2" down spout (d.s.).
(Penthouse Roof Plan; Sheet 9).
22. The concrete to be used shall be
light weight concrete, 2000 pounds
P.S.I, at 29 days, % " maximum aggre-
gate, according to the A.S.T.M. standards.
(Specifications; Concrete Work).
23. 4" X 8"— #12 X #12 wire mesh
is to be placed in the slab over the en-
tire area. (Roof Plan; Sheet 9).
24. d=:9.0", d'=8.0", t = 3.5". (Typi-
cal Rib Section and Rib Tables; Sheet 9).
25. Rib Nos. R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4
show a spacing of 33.625" (33%") O.C.
(Section Through Floor Ribs and Rib
Table; Sheet 9)?
26. The O.C. is not the same. Ribs
R-10 and R-11 are spaced at 26.625".
(26y8") O.C. All other ribs are spaced
at 33.625". (Rib Table; Sheet 9).
27. A V2" rebar set continuously
along the length of the rib beside a %"
rebar at the top plus a %" rebar set
along the same line I'/i" from the bot-
tom of the rib. Straight bars are used.
(Typical Rib Section and Rib Table;
Sheet 9).
28. The wire mesh is placed over the
rebars with a clearance of 1" ± 'A "
from the underside of slab over the entire
area where ribs are found. (Typical Rib
Section and Roof Plan; Sheet 9).
29. Beam B-4 has dimensions: b=16",
d==16". (Beam Table and B-l-B-12
Typical Section; Sheet 9).
30. 16' —6". (Fourth Floor Plan;
Sheet 9).
31. They identify the location, num-
ber, size and shape of the reinforcing
steel that is to be placed in the beams.
(Beam Table B-1 - B-12 Typical Sec-
tion; Sheet 9).
32. 1". The notes under the beam
table show that the minimum clear dis-
tance for round bars is the diameter of
round bars or Wi times the side dimen-
sion of square bars. Since all reinforc-
ing steel in beam B-1 is 1" round bars,
then all clearance will be 1". Clear dis-
tances for reinforcing steel of other-
beams could be determined in the same
manner.
33. Three I" round rebars. Note
that the typical beam section shows the
number IV in the center (and bottom)
of the beam. Using the beam table
opposite beam B-2 and in column IV
yields the desired answer. (Beam Table
and B-1 —B-12 Typical Section; Sheet 9).
34. 8". The low points is 145'-9".
The high point is 146'-9". The roof indi-
cates a slope of 8" toward the 4" down
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I ^sI M ETM O R 1 A M
L.U. NO. 15,
HACKENSACK, N. J.
Koch. George
L.U. N. 16.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.
Dickinson, Fr:ink H.
Dodd, Doyle
Kruger, Henry
L.U. NO. 23,
DOVER. N. J.
Gustofsen. Robert
Sindet, Andrew
L.U. NO. 25.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Davidson. Emil
Hill. Willis C.
Sims. Horace
L.U. NO. 42.
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Kappes. Vincent
Nave. Robert
Newmann, Julius
Nicholson. Walter G.
Sanberg, Conrad E.
L.U. NO. 51,
BOSTON, MASS.
Costa, Joseph
L.U. NO. 55,
DENVER. COLO.
Schneider. John I.
Turner, John. Jr.
L.U. NO. 59.
LANCASTER. PA.
Paul, Gregory
Hepler. Walter R.
McMuIlin, Albert
L.U. NO. 61,
KANSAS CITY. MO.
Howell, C. H.
Spencer, O. L.
L.U. NO. 65.
PERTH AM BOY, N. J.
Frederick, Stanley
Kiyak. Simon
Knudsen, Larus
L.U. NO. 89,
MOBILE. ALA.
Bozeman. H. H.
Brown. Jesse
Bullock. E. J.
Langley, John A.
Sanford, Rufus
Stafford, J. L.
Travis, Alexander
Wilkins. Herman
Williams, L. B.
L.U. NO. 101,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Fisher, Delphia F.
Gilkeson, Howard T.
L.U. NO. 109,
SHEFFIELD, ALA.
Scoggin, Ben
Thornton, W. A.
L,U. NO. 141,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Aden, James
Gaudreau. Emile
Lundberg, Emil
Nelson, Nels R.
Sandstrom, Paul
Sass. John H.
L.U. NO. 155,
PLAINFIELD. N. J.
Allen. Charles P.
Bennett, George B.
L.U. NO. 174,
JOLIET, ILL.
Feigerle. John B.
O'Brien. Berton
Smith, Gordon L.
L.U. NO. 188,
YONKERS, N. Y.
Di Nisi, John
Watson, Andrew
L.U. NO. 198.
DALLAS. TEXAS
Scott. W. C.
Smith. Harold E.
Zainfeld, Nathan
L.U. NO. 226,
PORTLAND. ORE.
Cropley, J. A.
L.U. NO. 257,
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Sapere, Stanley
L.U. NO. 257.
NEW YORK. N. Y.
Frey, Carl W.
Gordon, Benjamin
L.U.NO. 261,
SCRANTON, PA.
Duerden, John
Heinz, George
Leverett, George, Jr.
L.U. NO. 262.
SAN JOSE, CALIF.
Aguiar. John
Burrows, John
lies, Fred
Silveria, W. L.
L.U. NO. 272,
CHICAGO HGTS., ILL.
Clark, Lindell C.
Ross, Michael A.
Webb. Walter M.
L.U. NO. 278,
WATERTOWN, N. Y.
Sanford, Walter
L.U. NO. 301,
NEWBURGH, N. Y.
Kostant, Joseph A.
L.U. NO. 340,
HAGERSTOWN, MD.
Griffith, Raymond F.
Obitts, Elmer L.
L.U. NO. 345,
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Bailey, Roy
Brann, Van B.
Brooks, Kerby S.
Colston, Thomas J.
Dunn, J. A.
Grady, R.C.
Guest, H. G.
Hood, R. E.
Kelley, Roy I.
McCrory, Robert
Murphv. George W,
Muse, J. B.
Nicholas, C. A.
Woods, Michael E,
L.U. NO. 359,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Cheatley. George
L.U. NO. 366,
NEW YORK, N, Y.
Cleary. Joseph T.
Johnson. Hugh W.
L.U. NO. 368,
ALLENTOWN. PA.
Ginder, Arthur
L.U. NO. 514.
VVILKES-BARRE, PA.
Allabaugh, Harry
Collicot, Edward
Everett, Harvey
L.U. NO. 563,
GLENDALE, CALIF.
Barrett, Dwight E.
Daily, Russell F.
Dvorak. William F.
Horner. Al
Mitas. Frank
Poulnot. D. G.
Steeves. Dewey S.
L.U. NO. 576.
PINE BLUFF, ARK.
Bennett. Charles
Monk, Garland E.. Sr.
Morgan, Thomas W.
L.U. NO. 579.
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD.
James. William
Moores, James
Smith. Samuel
L.U. NO. 620.
MADISON, N. J.
Gustafson, Elmer
Kavanaugh. James
McCormack. Henry
Mikolezyk. Thomas
Miller. Charles
Van Riper. Everett
L.U. NO. 621,
BANGOR, ME.
Hall, Oren A.
L.U. NO. 625,
MANCHESTER, N. H.
Beaudoin. Evariste
Morin, Alonzo
L.U. NO. 627,
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Duncan, Jasper G., Sr.
Harry. Jasper H,
Sweat, James T.
L.U. NO. 661,
OTTAWA, ILL.
Mathias, James
L.U. NO. 690.
LITTLE ROCK. ARK.
Blacklock, C. E.
Goodwin. A. E.
Howard, Guy P.
Kinkead, Carter
Monroe. Marlyn
Nininger, B. W.
L.U. NO. 696,
TAMPA. FLA.
Davis, W. R.
Harbison, Dana
Jones, E. B.
Lawrence. A. D.
LeRoy. William B.
Shockley, L. M.
L.U. NO. 715,
ELIZABETH, N. J.
Bodine, Oscar
Byland, Edward
Kunkel, John
Mahler. John
Prietz. Max
Thorpe, Livingston
Zakorczeny. Harry
L.U. NO. 792.
ROCKFORD, ILL.
Burkett, J. O.
Kissick, Forrest
Waite, Francis
L.U. NO. 925.
SALINAS, CALIF.
Clark, Carl
Ruhl, Paul H.
L.U. NO. 950,
LYNBROOK, N. Y.
Fonss, Victor
L.U. NO. 982,
DETROIT, MICH.
Crook, William J.
Ervin, Alfred
Falle, Ralph
L.U. NO. 1006,
MILLTOWN, N. J.
Levandowski, Anthony
Sorensen, Alfred
Wilson, L. Stanley
L.U. NO. 1075,
HUDSON. N. Y.
Miller, Arland
L.U. NO. 1089,
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Slinker, Glen B.
L.U. NO. 1098,
BATON, ROUGE, LA.
Aucoin, L. A.
Butler, Ellis
Gerace, Louis
Seymore, Joseph
Talley, Ray
Watts, David
L.U. NO. 1162.
FOREST HILLS, N. Y.
Karczewski, Marion
L.U.NO. 1172,
BILLINGS, MONT.
Hjelseth, Melvin
Ostrom, Ed
L.U. NO. 1371,
GADSDEN, ALA.
Cornutt, J. H.
L.U. NO. 1382.
ROCHESTER, MINN.
Fitzgerald, J. R.
L.U.NO. 1391,
ROSLYN, N. Y.
Nigro, Joseph
Richardson. Tonnes V.
L.U. NO. 1407,
WILMINGTON, CALIF.
Diaz, Jose
Wallace, Clay E.
L.U. NO. 1507,
EL MONTE, CALIF.
Bosley, Edward F.
Fifield, Jack
Gamester, Henry
L.U. NO. 1527,
WHEATON, ILL.
Gustafson, Carl
Walwer, Frank
L.U. NO. 1599,
REDDING, CALIF.
Bell, Charles L.
L.U. NO. 1707,
LONGVIEW, WASH.
Crowe, Reubin B.
Custard, Leonard
Gregory, Victor N.
Tresner, Theron R.
L.U. NO. 1772,
HICKSVILLE, N. Y.
Engel, Fred
Ferguson, Frank
Philips, Philip
L.U. NO. 1822,
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Worthington, H. M.
L.U. NO. 1846,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Babin, George L.
Barfield, Walter
Davidson, Edward E.
Deglandon, Leon
Dennis, Cartez
Steimle, Charles
L.U. NO. 2067,
MEDFORD, ORE.
Ferris, Cleve C.
McDougall, T. E.
Mallotte, Guy
Owens, Tom W.
Petersen, James E.
Rush, Virgil E.
L.U. NO. 2073,
MILWAUKEE, WISC.
Martinson, Albin
Stye, Stanley
Wichman, Walter
L.U. NO. 2084,
ASTORIA, ORE.
Jumisko, Charles
L.U.N0.2117,
FLUSHING, N. Y.
Boerckel, George
Haas, Julius, Jr.
L.U. NO. 2396,
SEATTLE, WASH.
Calvert, R. C. "Blackie"
Carlson, Jack M.
Crawford, M. E.
Glover, Ben L.
Martinson. Ernest
Morris, Tom
Nesvog, Hans
Pitcher, Leonard
Rosand, Marvin
Killed in Action, Viet Nam, April 30, 1967
Donald P. Lindsley, L.U. 155, Plainfield, N. J.
38
THE CARPENTER
LAKELAXD NEWS
Members who visited the Home during
June:
D. W. Pfieffer, L.U. 413, Charlisle, Ind.
G. A. Johanson, L.U. 488, New Port
Richey, Fla.
Ray A. Johnson, L.U. 1, Chicago, III.
Oscar Uber, L.U. 311, Joplin, Mo.
Samuel Offritt, L.U. 337, Louisville, Ky.
August Darnhus, L.U. 1752, Ontario,
Calif.
C. E. Brockway, National Headquarters,
Washington, D. C.
Walter E. Goddard, L.U. 665, Amarillo,
Texas
Herbert Aurnhammer, L. U. 1784, Arling-
ton Heights, 111.
Rudolph J. Keller of Local Union 105, Cleveland, Ohio, arrived at the Home
June 1, 1967.
Samuel H. Fleming of Local Union 1665, Alexandria, Virginia, arrived at the Home
June 8, 1967.
Eric Hallstrom of Local Union 58, Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home June 27, 1967.
James C. Wilson of Local Union 174, Joliet, 111., passed away June 1, 1967.
Brother Wilson was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Oliver G. Sellen of Local Union 15 Hackensack, N. J., passed away June 12, 1967.
Burial was at Paramus, N. J.
Samuel Samuelsen of Local Union 366, New York, N. Y., passed away June 12,
1967. Burial was in New York.
M. B. Coone of Local Union 198, Dallas, Texas, passed away June 20, 1967 and
was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Rudolph J. Keller of Local Union 105, Cleveland. Ohio, withdrew from the Home
June 2, 1967.
Frank Miller, L. U. 1509, Hollywood,
Fla.
E. T. Miller, L.U. 993, Miami, Fla.
William Blesse, L.U. 4, Davenport, Iowa
Walter Webb, L.U. 2119, St. Louis, Mo.
Raymond Johnson, L.U. 1403, Water-
town, Wis.
W. N. Mitcham, L.U. 1683, El Dorado,
Ark.
Leonard Larson, L.U. 58, Port Charlotte,
Fla.
Michael Kammer, L.U. 87, St. Paul,
Minn.
Alfred J. Bonnin, L.U. 1400, Culver City,
Calif.
Dean Lewis, L.U. 1765, Orlando, Fla.
Earl Tinney, L.U. 1685, Titusville, Fla.
Kansas State Council Elects Officers
HAYS, KANS. — Officers of the Kansas State Council of Carpenters who were
elected at the State Council convention in Hays, in April are pictured, left to right,
front row: Morris Eastland, president; Alvin Schubert, board member; Charles V.
Crissman, board member; Charles M. Miller, secretary-treasurer and joint representa-
tive. Back row, left to right: Ed Musel, Jr., board member; William Hastings,
board member; Lloyd Jenkins, vice president; Alva Grimes, board member; and
Oliver Weber, board member.
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Armco Steel 17
Audel, Theodore 23
Chicago Technical College 31
Craftsman Book Co. of America . 22
Eliason Stair Gauge 26
Estwing Manufacturing 39
Foley Manufacturing 35
Hydrolevel 23
Irwin Auger Bit 27
Lee, H. D 27
Locksmithing Institute 37
Millers Falls Back Cover
Thane, Inc 22
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Labor Should Pool Its Bargaining Skills
To Bring Down Medical and Hospital Costs
A CENTURY ago American workers learned
that banded together they could become a
force to be reckoned with. Through the process
we call collective bargaining they have managed
to achieve decent wages, safe working conditions,
and a degree of dignity unknown to workers in
other parts of the world. The exploitations, the
sweatshops, and all their attendant evils were
wiped out by the collective bargaining process.
It seems to me that the time has arrived for
organized labor to apply the collective bargaining
process to a matter which is posing serious prob-
lems for millions of families. I am referring to
the sky-rocketing costs of medical care.
Medical costs as a whole increased 42% in the
past ten years. While the consumer price index
was climbing 19%, hospital charges, by compari-
son, increased approximately 90% . The cost of
drugs spiraled upward at a fantastic rate. Experts
foresee a day when hospital rates will be as high
as $75 per day in the not too distant future.
I cannot pose as any expert in the field of medi-
cal care, but it seems to me that the time has come
for organized labor, which accounts for the vast
bulk of all medical expenditures through its nego-
tiated health and welfare plans, to have some say
in the management of the various facets of health
care.
I was intrigued by an article in the July '67 issue
of THE CARPENTER which told about the for-
mation of the California Council for Health Plan
Alternatives. Union members in California came
to realize that they were responsible through their
health and welfare plans for $700 million a year
spent for health services. Despite this vast ex-
penditure, they had little or no say in the quahty
or extent of the services. Consequently, they set
up the Council to study the whole health care field
with the hope of developing alternatives capable
of holding costs to a minimum.
Some increases in hospital costs are inevitable,
because more sophisticated equipment, requiring
highly trained technicians, is being developed
year by year. At the same time that the costs per
day of hospital care is increasing, the days spent
in the hospital per patient is going down because
of the new technical developments.
The only point I make is that organized labor,
because of its tremendous purchasing power in
the field of health services, is in a position to bar-
gain collectively for the best possible kinds of pro-
grams.
Over the years labor leaders have developed
negotiating skills second to none, and coupling
these skills with the hundreds of millions of dollars
union health and welfare plans pump into the medi-
cal care field annually offers real hope that the
sky-rocketing trend of health care costs can be
held to a minimum, if not actually reversed.
40
THE CARPENTER
NO MAN'S LAND
For ten years, Smokey Bear's forest fire prevention
program improved, making better and better records.
While the number of visitors to the great outdoors
increased tenfold, the number of man-caused fires de-
creased from 210,000 per year to 100,000 and the
burned acres dropped from 30-million to about 4-
million.
Then it happened. Unusually dry weather conditions
across the country and for the first time in a decade,
the number of fires and amount of fire damage jumped.
Please do your part. Whenever you are outdoors, be
very, very careful with all matches, fires and smokes.
Don't help turn a living forest into a No Man's Land.
PLEASE! W Only you can PREVENT FOREST FIRES
Published as a public service in cooperation with Tlie Advertising Council.
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Official Publicafion of th
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
CMUPENTER
FOUNDED 1881
GENERAL OFFICERS OF
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
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Washington, D. C. 20001
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
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general treasurer
Peter Terzick
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First District, Charles Johnson, Jr.
Ill E. 22nd St., New York, N. Y. 10010
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
2 Prospect Place, Springfield, New Jersey
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Third District, Cecil Shuey
Route 3, Monticello, Indiana 47960
Fourth District, Henry W. Chandler
1684 Stanton Rd., S. W., Atianta, Ga.
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18 Norbert Place, St. Paul, Minn. 55116
Sixth District, James O. Mack
5740 Lydia, Kansas City, Mo. 64110
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
American Bank Building
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Portland, Oregon 97205
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53 Moonlit Circle, Sacramento, Calif.
95831
Ninth District, William Stefanovitch
1697 Glendale Avenue, Windsor, Ont.
Tenth District, George Bengough
2528 E. 8tii Ave., Vancouver 12, B. C.
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VOLUME LXXXVI No. 9 SEPTEMBER, 1967
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
The Union Member: Profile and Attitude Kraft Survey 2
Apprentice Deferments Explained 5
Industrial Report 6
The Peace River Project 9
The Ancient Craft of Wood Pipe Boring 12
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Report 4
Editorials 8
Canadian Report 13
Plane Gossip 16
Local Union News 17
We Congratulate 21
What's New in Apprenticeship and Training 23
Home Study Course, Unit V 27
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 28
Service to the Brotherhood 30
In Memoriam 35
What's New? 37
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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THE COVER
Six views of The Carpenters Home
at Lakeland, Florida, are shown on
our front cover this month. They are
taken from a series of postcards re-
cently prepared for the Home by the
printers of The Carpenter.
At the top of the cover is a distant
view of the main building, framed by
the many palm trees which enhance
the beauty of the grounds.
Immediately below this picture is
a closer view of the same structure.
At the bottom of the front cover
is the imposing main gate, of Moor-
ish design.
From the top of the fold, the pic-
tures show the Home's adjacent lake
with sail boats tied to their moorings,
(2) the auditorium wing and (3) a
view of the quiet park near the
golf course. The trees of the
broad retirement facility are fes-
tooned with Spanish moss. Orange
groves add color to the setting and
keep the food supply rooms stocked
with fresh fruit.
The Carpenters Home is one of
the oldest and most famous of the
retirement facilities created by labor
unions for its senior members. The
Home is a self-contained world of its
own where unregimented care is pro-
vided in an atmosphere of peace and
tranquility.
the
union
member: profile
and attitudes
■ What do union members consider the major prob-
lems facing America today?
How would union members vote if the Presidential
election was held this month?
How many union members participate in the affairs
of their local unions?
The AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education
wanted answers to these and other questions, and
it arranged for a careful, scientific survey to be made
by a professional pollster, John Kraft, and his skilled
staff.
The poll was conducted, early this year, among a
cross-section of 1,700 union members, representing
1 2 separate international unions — industrial craft, and
service. An accurate age, sex, regional and racial
sampling was taken, and the data was carefully
correlated.
Those interviewed did not know the poll was just
of union members or who sponsored the poll. COPE
was determined to get a true picture of union-member
attitudes.
When the final Kraft report was issued recently,
this general profile of the American trade unionist
emerged:
• 32 percent of union families are in the $5,000
to $7,500 a year income range (figures embrace total
family income of the union member, thus including
in many cases the working wife of a member and/or
working offspring);
• 46 percent are in the $7,500 to $15,000 a year
income range;
• 25 percent of union members are less than 30
years old;
• nearly 50 percent are less than 40 years old;
• nearly 50 percent of all members now live in
suburbs;
• nearly 75 percent of members under 40 live in
suburbs;
• about 20 percent of union members are women;
• about 13 percent of union members are Negro
and 4 percent are Mexican, Oriental or other minority;
• 25 percent of present members have belonged
to their union for 5 years or less;
• 54 percent have belonged to their union for 10
years or more;
• 58 percent identify themselves as Democrats, 16
percent as Republicans, 17 percent as independents
and 9 percent are not sure.
When union members were asked their choice for
President, they declared themselves emphatically for
the reelection of Lyndon Johnson against any GOP
contender. For example, the President would defeat
former Vice-President Richard Nixon 55-22, Michi-
gan Governor George Romney 46-30, California Gov-
ernor Ronald Reagan 60-16 and New York Gover-
nor Nelson Rockefeller 55-20.
When members were asked how they voted in the
presidential election of 1 964, they responded Johnson
over former Senator Barry Goldwater by 60-12.
Asked how they would vote today if the same two
were paired, members declared 56-14 for Johnson, a
remarkably slight slippage given the President's length
of time in office and the momentous events of his
tenure.
Members were queried on the major national issues
of recent years as to their degree of support or opposi-
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tion. From medicare to pollution control, they backed
by huge margins the achievements and aims of the
Administration and projected improvements in most
progressive programs already on the books (see chart).
The strongest support for AFL-CIO positions on
almost all major issues occurred among women mem-
bers.
In his polling, Kraft found most union members —
64 percent of them — quickly referred to their mem-
bership when asked to list affiliations with various
public, private, church or job-related organizations.
All of those sampled answered affirmatively when
asked directly if they are union members.
Yet though their status as members is clearly in the
forefront of the consciousness, this is no guarantee
of member participation. Nor does it assure that the
member is always listening when the union speaks.
These facts became apparent when Kraft asked a re-
lated question about attendance at meetings and at-
tention paid to union publications.
The poll revealed that about 20 percent of members
reported attending almost every local union meeting —
a surprisingly high figure — and that an additional 14
percent attend "quite frequently." However, some 36
percent attend "rarely." Members under 30 years of
age rate highest in regular attendance, while this age
group also has the largest percentage attending meet-
ings only rarely.
Some 63 percent of all members answered that they
read their union publications "a lot." The highest
readership was among members 50 years and older,
77 percent of whom answered they pay a lot of atten-
tion to their union publications.
The entire area of communications emerged as one
of the most interesting sections of the poll. For, though
members by and large read their union journals, they
appear to rely generally on television, daily papers
and magazines — in that order — as their most trusted
sources of information.
Forty-seven percent responded that TV is their
most reliable source (small wonder — the poll found
that 58 percent of members spend 10 or more hours
per week in front of the tube) ; 31 percent look to the
daily newspapers and about 9 percent to weekly news
magazines. Radio ran a poor fourth; only 6 percent
of members consider it the most reliable information
source.
The Kraft poll on the whole is encouraging. It in-
dicates that the policy positions adopted by the AFL-
CIO convention accurately reflect the feelings of union
membership, with the single exception of open occu-
pancy housing. This has 43 percent overall support
and 48 percent support among members under 30.
Yet there are warning signals. Where support ap-
pears least strong generally is among younger members
and more and more the trade union movement is
becoming a younger movement.
While two-thirds of members over 30, for example.
said they pay a lot of attention to their union publi-
cations, only half of those under 30 do.
Though members under 30 were more emphatic in
believing their union should take a stand on important
issues, they responded generally in lower percentages
in supporting their union's positions.
In summary, the Kraft poll indicated that trade
unions generally reflect the wishes of their members.
It indicates, too, the challenges which face unions and
union members in the years ahead.
HOW MEMBERS VIEW THE ISSUES
Following is the degree of union member support, ex-
pressed in percentages, on some of the major issues of
today:
Total
Age Group
Under 30 30-49
50 and Over
Expanding Medicare
Agree
Disagree
Not Sure
74%
13
13
70%
15
15
75%
14
11
78%
9
13
Water Pollution Control
Agree 94%
Disagree 2
Not Sure 4
98%
2
94%
3
3
91%
3
6
Truth in Lending
Agree
Disagree
Not Sure
91%
4
5
93%
4
3
91%
5
4
88%
4
8
Repeal Section 14(b)
Agree
Disagree
Not Sure
54%
23
23
55%
25
20
55%
24
21
53%
20
27
Air Pollution Control
Agree
Disagree
Not Sure
91%
4
5
95%
3
2
89%
6
5
89%
4
7
Improved Workmen's
Agree
Disagree
Not Sure
Compensation
76% 77%
11 15
13 8
78%
10
12
73%
8
19
Truth in Packaging
Agree
Disagree
Not Sure
91%
3
6
92%
2
6
93%
3
4
89%
3
8
Higher Minimum Wage
Agree 71%
Disagree 21
Not Sure 8
72%
23
5
73%
20
7
67%
20
13
Federal Aid to Educat
Agree
Disagree
Not Sure
ion
67%
20
13
71%
19
10
70%
21
9
61%
21
18
Open Housing
Agree
Disagree
Not Sure
43%
46
11
48%
48
4
41%
48
11
39%
43
18
SEPTEMBER, 1967
HIINGTOM
ROUNDUP
SILVER MINES TO REOPEN— Years ago, when the price of silver was SI. 29 an ounce,
many mines were closed "because the silver was located too deep for mining
operations to he profitahle. But, now that the price has gone up, Washington
hears of plans being made to reopen many of these shafts. The silver from these
mines may do much to provide more of the precious metal now heing used in ever-
increasing quantities for research, jewelry and dental materials.
DEFENSE SURPLUS— Yes, the Department of Defense does have too much of something —
wooden 105mm ammunition hoxes. The producer, Baxter Lumber Co. of Centerville,
Iowa, has reduced its work force on the hozes from 163 men to 53, hut the company
expects business to resume in the fall.
A CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION is about to get under way into the dangers of
defective X-ray machines, television tubes and other radioactive products.
Representative Joh-n Moss (D. -Calif.) started the probe after a General Electric
announcement that 90,000 of their color TV sets were sending out an excessive
amount of radiation in a downward pattern into the floor. Moss claims that GE
should recall the sets for repair and that the U.S. Public Health Service under-
estimated the danger of such radiation.
RISING CONSTRUCTION COSTS may be devouring Federal funds to the states for
improving existing highways. The new safety standards adopted by the Bureau of
Public Roads led to Federal aid to offset 90 per cent of new interstate highway
costs and 50 per cent of improved primary and secondary road costs.
CONGRESSIONAL HOLIDAYS has been a subject for much debate in the otherwise
unproductive 90th Congress. The leaders of both parties have agreed to a 10-day
recess after Labor Day, partly to mollify objections of advocates of a House-
passed but Senate-defeated measure for a 30-day August holiday.
CONGRESSIONAL RETIREMENT— One House committee has worked out a plan to let
Members of Congress retire after 20 years at 80 per cent pay (about 524,000).
Present law requires 32 years of service to reach this goal.
THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, ignoring criticism of its choice of purchases, has
announced that 520,000 is to be spent to have color photographs taken of each
member of the House and Senate for inclusion in the gallery.
SMOKEY PAYS HIS WAY-If the U.S. government is operating in the black, at least
Smokey the Bear is showing a profit. Page 203 of the Federal budget notes that he
has contributed over 5250,000 to the Treasury in the last 10 years in the fees
paid by private promoters for the use of his picture on souvenirs, posters, etc.
Smokey is protected from exploitation by a Federal law.
LOTS OF THREE-DAY WEEKENDS would be in store for us if the Congress seriously
considers a proposal now before it to change most of the national holidays to
Monday, eliminating the "one-day-off-in-the-middle-of-the-week problem" that
occurred on the Fourth of July and Memorial Day this year. A recently introduced
bill would assign the third Monday in February to Washington's Birthday, the last
in May to Memorial Day, the first in July to Independence Day, the last in October
to Veterans' Day (now Kov. 11) and another bill would set the fourth Monday in
November as Thanksgiving.
CONSUMER HANDBOOK— This new paperback, A Guide to Federal Consumer Service,
contains information on Government benefits, product standards, and points to
look for in purchasing. The book was prepared with the help of the President's
Committee on Consumer Interests and describes the services available to the
cons\imer from more than 40 Federal agencies. It can be ordered for 75 cents
from the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
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WHO WILL SERVE?
U.S. Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training Clarifies
Rules for Apprentice Deferments
■ The question with an uncertain
answer in many U. S. homes today is
the draft eligibility of the young men
of the household.
Local unions, too, ponder the
armed-services availability of the
young men enrolled in their appren-
tice-training programs.
On August 4, the Bureau of Appren-
ticeship and Training of the U. S.
Department of Labor sent a bulletin
to all of its field staff which updated
and clarified rules and regulations
governing the draft deferment of
apprentices.
Eligibility
An apprentice will now be eligible
for deferment consideration if:
• He is employed under an appren-
ticeship program which has been ac-
cepted for the purpose of deferment by
the State Director of Selective Service
for the state within which the program
is being operated, or by the Director
of Selective Service,
• The registrant (apprentice) cur-
rently is meeting all of the standards
and requirements of the apprenticeship
program and is satisfactorily perform-
ing and progressing in his on-the-job
training and related trade instruction,
• The apprenticeship program has
been in operation at least one year,
and one or more apprentices have
been in training during that time in
each occupation covered in such
program,
• The apprentice is employed in
a critical skill or other essential occu-
pation as identified by the Director
of Selective Service.
It is this last requirement which is
the most vital key to deferment. The
determination of the criticalness and
essentialness of occupations, which
was previously a responsibility of the
Interdepartmental Committee on Oc-
cupations and Essential Activities, is
now the responsibility of the National
Security Council — one of the topmost
agencies in Washington directing the
Viet Nam war effort.
The Director of the Selective Ser-
vice, upon advice of the National
Security Council, now identifies needed
professional and scientific personnel
and those engaged in and preparing
for critical skills and other essential
occupations.
As things now stand, most carpen-
ter and millman apprentice activities
would not be considered critical or
directly essential to the war effort.
Meanwhile, the Selective Service
continues to grant deferments to col-
lege students in their undergraduate
years.
Wlrtz Statement
Secretary of Labor W. Willard
Wirtz had this to say about deferments
at the National Legislative Confer-
ence of the Building and Construction
Trades, last June:
"You will know, some of you, thaf
I took the position last year, a position
of question about the deferment under
the Selective Service Act of some
apprenticeship programs. I just want
to be sure that you understand my
position on that. I have been opposed
personally to any deferments from
the Selective Service program, includ-
ing college deferments.
"The sentiment of the country and
the sentiment of the Congress is ap-
parently different from that. I respect
that different view. And with the
Selective Service Act under considera-
tion now and apparently based on the
deferment of college students, I shall
be the strongest to insist in every
way at my command that those boys
who are getting their education in the
school of hard knocks, as well as in
college, get similar treatment.
"And that means, as far as I am
concerned, the apprenticeship pro-
gram, and it means the other job
training program. I hope for as much
democratization of that process as
possible."
If the war effort should become
more intensified, the requirements for
deferment might be changed. But,
at the present time, apprenticeship
deferments are very limited.
Who Will Serve
In the
Armed Forces?
Who Will Serve
In Essential
Civilian Jobs?
SEPTEMBER, 1967
Of Interest
To Our
Industrial
Locals
Union label program
under review; new
union label application
in the near future
form expected
INDUSTRY AGREEMENT SURVEYS,
REGIONAL CONFERENCES
AID INDUSTRIAL MEMBERS
The Industrial Conference of the
29th General Convention of the
Brotherhood and tJie Regional In-
dustrial Conferences which have
been held since the convention have
suggested that THE CARPENTER
contain a section dealing with the
United Brotherhood's industrial ac-
tivities. This article is a start toward
fulfilling these suggestions.
We hope through these monthly
articles to offer not only collective
bargaining developments and infor-
mation of special interest to indus-
trial members, but also to offer a
discussion of the problems concern-
ing industrial activity in general. In
this first article, we feel, it is advis-
able to discuss the background and
general nature, as well as tlie goals
of the Brotherhood, as they relate to
the industricd segment of the Wood
Products Industry.
During the last two decades the
collective bargaining problems of
our industrial membership have be-
come more complex and broader
in scope that ever before. The change
from custom work to production
work, the changes and substitutions
of materials, the changes in produc-
tion methods and techniques, the im-
provement in transportation and the
development of new products utiliz-
ing new resources, which in turn
bring about new plant locations, are
only some of the additional basic
changes which have brought into
play new and diflferent economic
factors and collective bargaining
problems for our Industrial member-
ship.
These factors further aggravate
some of the basic problems facing
our industrial membership which can
be enumerated as follows:
1. The differences in wages and
conditions in different economic
areas of the country i.e. North vs.
South, Metropolitan vs. Rural.
2. The differences in wages and
conditions in the various areas of
the Wood Products Industry, i.e.,
architectural millwork vs. crates and
boxes.
3. The differences in wages and
conditions based upon method of
manufacture, custom vs. production,
and the degree of each.
4. The effect of unorganized com-
petition.
5. The effect of foreign imports.
Recognizing these as some of our
basic collective bargaining problems,
we are endeavoring to develop a
program to successfully cope with
them. We know that these factors
affect the various local areas and
various industries in varying degrees.
To develop a program to cope with
them we must first ascertain the de-
gree to which each of these factors
affect the various local areas. To
accomplish these we are doing two
things : 1 ) compiling industry agree-
ment surveys and 2) conducting re-
gional industrial conferences.
The industrial agreement surveys
indicate the differences contained in
the negotiated agreements in differ-
ent areas and will be of great help
in establishing standardized job clas-
sifications and wage rates in like
industries in like economic areas.
The surveys are also very effective
tools to use at the collective bargain-
ing table, for from them you can
establish area patterns and industry
patterns and also know what the
employer's competition is paying
and doing.
To date we have compiled and
published two such surveys, i.e. the
"Custom Millwork Survey" and the
"Prefab Survey." These surveys have
been distributed to staff representa-
tives, district councils and local un-
ions which have a continuing need
for them. We have kept these sur-
veys up-to-date by issuing periodic
supplements covering new and re-
vised agreements as they are received
in the General Office. The surveys
are also available upon request to
any local union or district council
which needs them. As time permits,
and as we receive copies of our ne-
gotiated agreements, we will be
compiling and publishing additional
agreement surveys covering such in-
dustries as the production millwork
industry, the boat building industry,
the furniture industry, the lumber
and sawmill industry, etc.
To date we have held two regional
conferences, one in Fresno, Cali-
fornia, covering the Southwestern
States and one in Chicago covering
the Central States. We plan addi-
tional regional conferences in the
near future.
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These regional conferences give
us an opportunity to discuss first
hand the collective bargaining prob-
lems faced by our membership. The
participants at these regional con-
ferences are the people with the
know-how in the woodworking in-
dustry. These regional conferences
then give us the opportunity to rec-
ognize our problems and to apply
our know-how to developing a pro-
gram to cope with our problems.
We are hopeful that the partici-
pants at the regional conferences
will grasp the overall picture and will
begin working among themselves,
developing standardized and uniform
agreements in their like industries
in their like economic areas; first
within their local areas, then state-
wide and then region-wide.
We are reviewing our union label
program to make it a more effective
collective bargaining tool. We have
already changed the standard lan-
guage of the union label clause and
will in the near future have a new
union label application form which
will furnish the information neces-
sary to determine the justification
for issuance and use of our union
label.
These are some of the things
which we are doing and envisioning
in our Industrial Program, and we
will periodically give you further
progress reports. The progress which
we make in this endeavor will de-
pend a great deal upon the coopera-
tion we receive from all of our local
unions and district councils.
Training Programs
Aid Handicapped
The federal-state program for train-
ing the handicapped has helped 2
million find jobs since it was started in
1920, Vocational Rehabilitation Com-
missioner Mary E. Switzer said in her
annual report.
During the year ending June 30,
she said, 173,000 handicapped per-
sons were rehabilitated, a raise of
12.5 per cent over the previous year.
Pennsylvania, with 13,112, led the
nation for the sixth consecutive year.
New CLIC Fund Drive
Launctied for '67-'68
Now that summer is over and Labor Day is past, the
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee — a husky
youngster born in 1966 — is ready to launch its second year
of work.
This month, CLIC begins its second annual fund-raising
effort, urging each member of the Brotherhood to participate
by contributing at least $ I to further its vital work.
As in last year's drive, each member who contributes at
least a dollar receives a CLIC button. Those who contribute
$10 or more will receive a silver lapel pin.
Receipt books have been sent to all financial secretaries,
and local union officers are urged to remind their members
of the fund-raising drive.
It is extremely important that the United Brotherhood
be represented on a day-to-day basis in Washington.
As Samuel Gompers once stated so bluntly: Labor must
support its friends and defeat its enemies.
Federal law prevents the use of union funds for political
purposes. Every cent of money used by organized labor for
such purposes must come from individual members on a
voluntary basis.
Carpenters MUST be represented on Capitol Hill on
matters affecting their craft. They MUST continue to sup-
port their friends after they are elected to office.
Realizing the importance of legislative work on Capitol
Hill, the Brotherhood's General Officers, Board Members,
and Representatives, in 1964, began voluntarily contributing
2% of their own earnings to start a special fund for political
action. They did so because they realized the need for a
strong voice to protect the members' interests in Washington.
Officers are still contributing \Y2% °^ earnings, and
representatives are kicking in I % to CLIC.
CLIC was established to extend the political influence
of our Brotherhood. It is now beginning its second year of
activity. Funds are needed now. Give generously when
you're solicited by your local financial secretary or business
agent.
CLIC Sounds
'Assembly'
Give Generously!
SEPTEMBER, 1967
EDITORIALS
^
Thoughts Jtiter Labor Day
^
Construction Satety
The late Adlai Stevenson once said, "I am confident
that labor, stronger today than ever before, will lead
the way in the national search for the better life."
For the past 85 years and more, unions have been
recognized for their continual striving on behalf of
those who labor. But it takes another Labor Day,
each year, to renew our dedication to this purpose.
V/e owe a lot to the pioneers of organized labor.
They started something rolling which has snowballed
into a giant international movement and brought pros-
perity to millions of formerly impoverished segments
of the economy. Labor has come of age and is a
respected powerhouse of political, social and economic
energy.
Having achieved a dignified way of life for our-
selves, we can now turn to doing the same for others.
We all know that there are still some areas where
"labor" is a virtual anathema and where outmoded,
or inhuman, working conditions are the rule. These
workers have our sympathy, but they need our help
too. An outgrowth of labor's progress is its respon-
sibility. Through unionism we have become not only
organized workers, but increasingly productive mem-
bers of society. We can turn our talents toward such
social problems as air and water pollution, improved
Social Security and Medicare, care for the elderly and
full employment. Labor has never been and is not
now a kid-gloved organization, but now the battle
must be waged man-to-man. Each individual union
member can do his part by contacting his Congress-
man, Senators and state legislators. Active participa-
tion in union meetings and activities will also open
the door to progress. The labor movement is not
static; its history is a story of continual innovation and
creativity.
As carpenters we have something special to remem-
ber on this day. It was Peter McGuire, a carpenter in
Camden, New Jersey, who founded Labor Day and
dedicated it to "those who from rude nature have
delved and carved all the grandeur we know." We
can make good use of this legacy, but the future is only
as great as our vision.
Accidental death and injury are striking down more
citizens than any combination of diseases, and the loss
in dollars to individuals and the economy has sounded
the alarm to both Federal and State officials.
The construction industry has been hard hit, with an
accidental death rate over three and a half times as
high as industry in general. It has become apparent
that an educational program in modern accident pre-
vention techniques plus a tough job-site inspection
system can reduce a large majority of on-the-job in-
juries and deaths.
Now pending in the House of Representatives is a
Construction Safety Bill (H.R. 2567) which sets down
guidelines for such a program. The Bill requires the
Secretary of Labor to inspect worksites for unsafe con-
ditions, conduct safety training classes, and work with
state and local governments where construction is
being performed in their jurisdictions. The last item
is probably the most far-reaching, because, although
the Bill is directed toward Federally-financed and
assisted construction, it will contribute to uniform
safety standards throughout the nation.
A strong accident-prevention program is vitally
necessary. H.R. 2567 has organized labor's support
and should be enacted by the 90th Congress.
^ a stirring Story
The story of American labor is a vital part of
American history, but often neglected and distorted in
our schools and in our press. The history of American
labor is a stirring story of people in their continuing
struggle to achieve social and economic justice.
Although the old sweatshops are abolished, we
should remind ourselves on this Labor Day of 1967
that unconquered sweatshops remain— schools which
do not teach — substandard housing — unfair laws such
as "14(b)" — inadequate support for the sick and the
elderly — empty minds and hungry mouths in our fields
and vineyards.
A philosopher tells us that "hope is a good break-
fast, but a lean supper." Many among us have moved
from the breakfast of hope to the supper of fulfillment.
But too many have not yet moved to the supper table.
There is room. It is time to make room at that table.
Rep. Richard Bolling (D. Mo.)
8
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PEACE RIVER POWE
THE PORTAGE MOUNTAIN PROJECT
-eiSSE SUPERT
PBWSt SEORet
vA«:3uv[.<i (P
SEATTLE igl
Mjp above shows (at upper right) the extent of the Peace River
reservoir area as it will appear in the 1970's. The reservoir will
contain 62 million acre-feet of water and encompass more than
1,000 miles of shoreline.
■ There are currently over 500
carpenters and 50 millwrights at
work on a single dam and power-
house in British Columbia. That's
a lot of men for one job, but it's
also a lot of job for that many men.
This is the Portage Mountain Dam
and powerhouse on the Peace River
in northern British Columbia, and
carpenters from throughout western
Canada form part of a unique labor
organization, the Allied Hydro
Council of British Columbia.
The carpenters compose part of
a 4,000-man work force now em-
ployed in construction of the dam
and powerhouse complex. When
completed, the dam will be 600 feet
high and 1V4 miles long. The un-
derground powerhouse will provide
2,300,000 kilowatts of electricity
for southwest British Columbia.
The Peace River Project dates
back to 1956, when teams of heli-
copter-borne engineers and sur-
veyors photographed, sketched and
studied 84,000 square miles of
north-central B.C. After three years
of evaluation, the site of a new
SEPTEMBER, 1967
Carpenters work on the complex forms necessary to construct one of the
diversion tunnels.
hydro-power station was chosen —
Portage Mountain.
The British Columbia Hydro and
Power Authority began construc-
tion in April of 1962 with a pre-
liminary river diversion system. A
channel, 280 feet wide and 800 feet
long, was cut around the right flank
of the dam site. Three diversion
tunnels were then driven on the
same side of the riverbank to allow
the waters to flow around the con-
struction site and on downstream.
Each of these tunnels is 48 feet in
diameter, 2.500 feet long and com-
pletely concrete-lined.
When the river had been diverted
into these tunnels after construction
of a low cofferdam, work began on
the main dam. A larger cofferdam
was built just behind the first and
will form part of the core of the
completed dam. This second wall is
1,100 feet long and 130 feet high
and was built quickly to protect the
site from the spring floods which
could have demolished any unpro-
tected structures.
Since the dam is to be of earth-
fill construction, rather than con-
crete, millions of tons of this mate-
rial was needed for the project. The
supply is being brought from a
glacial moraine four miles away, a
product of the last ice age. In or-
der to bring this material through
a cleaning plant and then to the
dam without the expense of trucks,
the world's largest conveyor system
was constructed at a cost of 10 mil-
lion dollars.
At the moraine, bulldozers with
oversize blades collect the fill and
push it into hoppers, from which it
is carried by feeder lines to the first
section of the main conveyor sys-
tem. The 15,000-foot-long 66-inch-
wide belt of this section carries the
fill at speeds of up to 12.5 miles an
hour to the cleaning plant. The
conveyor delivers 12,000 tons of
fill each hour to the cleaning plant.
Here, the material is stored in a
series of huge surge piles. Fill is
taken from these piles and sorted
by size as it is cleaned. Then it
goes by the next section of conveyor
to the dam site. This stage can
carry 6,000 tons an hour as it
empties into two giant hoppers
which can fill a 100-ton truck in 30
seconds.
The completed dam will be com-
posed of some 60 million cubic yards
of this sand, gravel and rock and
will be a half-mile thick at its base.
The core and base of the dam will
be waterproofed by a guniting proc-
, ess and another protective shield, a
"grout curtain", will extend into the
reservoir from the base. As the dam
now nears completion, so too does
construction of the powerhouse, for
the first power must be ready to flow
by October, 1968.
The powerhouse is 890 feet long,
67 feet wide and 170 feet high. It
is buried in bedrock 500 feet be-
neath the dam on the eastern bank.
The water in the reservoir will be
released through a series of intakes
into 10 penstocks and through 10
hydraulic turbines. When all 10 are
operating at full capacity, the 310,-
000-horsepower generators will pro-
duce 2.3 million kilowatts, the
largest single power output in the
world, outside of the Soviet Union.
The cost of the power will be about
4 miUs per kilowatt hour and will
be transmitted over a 574-mile line
capable of carrying 500,000 volts.
The reservoir created behind the
dam will become the largest lake in
British Columbia — 240 miles long
with a thousand miles of shoreline
and covering 680 square miles. The
reservoir will be completely filled by
1975. Fifteen families will have to
be relocated to escape the rising
water, a small number considering
the amount of land being flooded.
The dam is now more than 500
feet high, and completion is sched-
uled for late this year. Almost 4,000
men are working in round-the-clock
shifts, seven days a week. Exca-
vation of the powerhouse is almost
completed — more than 400,000
cubic yards of rock have been taken
out. The first 205-mile link in the
power lines was finished last year
and connected Prince George and
Kelly Lake. Contracts have been
awarded for the rest of the lines,
and construction is now under way.
An interesting sidelight in the
10
THE CARPENTER
Peace River story is the unique re-
lationship between the labor force
and management on this project.
During the construction of its Ni-
agara River Project, Ontario Hydro
felt that serious labor-management
problems might arise from the use
of hundreds of workers, dozens of
local unions and new construction
procedures. So the company asked
the unions to form a council to settle
jurisdictional disputes and to repre-
sent the workers in management re-
lations. At first, the unions turned
down the proposal, but eventually
agreed that such a council would
benefit the workers more than sev-
eral unions working at cross-pur-
poses.
With the success of the Niagara
project in their minds, B. C. Hydro
officials decided to try the same prin-
ciples at the Peace River site. The
unions were greatly in favor of the
idea and proceeded to organize the
Allied Hydro Council of British
Columbia. To further simplify mat-
ters, the consortium of companies
building the dam and powerhouse,
Kiewit-Dawson-Johnson, organized
Peace Power Constructors, Ltd. The
10-year contract agreed to by both
parties in February, 1962 is be-
lieved to be the longest labor con-
tract ever negotiated in that prov-
ince.
During peak construction, in
1967 and 1968, it is estimated that
the monthly payroll will amount to
more than $3 million. The Allied
Council, representing 19 interna-
tional and 33 local unions, should
be able to handle any difficulties
arising from management relations.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters is a
participant in the Council.
But even with the completion of
the power complex at Portage
Mountain, the B. C. Hydro network
will not be complete. Currently un-
der construction are three more
dams along the Columbia River and
its tributaries in Southeastern British
Columbia. They are being built un-
der terms of the Columbia Treaty
and Protocol signed by President
Johnson and Prime Minister Pearson
in 1964. Since these dams would
affect water flow and flood control
in the northwestern United States,
(Continued on Page 38)
Members of the Brotherhood hurry to weatherproof the site in the very teeth
of the oncoming Canadian winter.
Carpenters at work in another of the diversion tunnels. The great diameter
of the tunnel can be seen by comparison with the men at the top, rear.
Working in April snow, carpenters erect another portion of the massive forms
at the Portage Mountain site.
SEPTEMBER, 1967
11
U-l EXHIBIT RECALLS
The Ancient Craft of IVood Pipe Boring
An early craftsman is shown boring a hole through a log with a 15-foot long auger.
This was the first step taken by worlimen making a wooden water main.
■ Among the hundreds of exhibits
at the recent Union Industries Show
held in Phoenix, one that created a
great deal of interest and excitement
was the wood pipe displayed by the
Central Arizona Carpenters Joint
Apprenticeship Committee.
The section of wood piping used
in the exhibit was excavated from
the grounds of the Massachusetts
General Hospital at Boston in 1965.
It was part of the pipeline (ca. 1848)
bearing water 20 miles from Lake
Cochituate to Beacon Hill Reservoir
and thence to MGH.
Pump Trees
The production of hand bored
wood pipe and pump stocks (also
called pump trees) is an ancient
craft. Among the early uses of the
wood pipe was the removal of seep-
age water from mines.
The wood pipe boring craft was
brought to America at a very early
date. The original water supply sys-
tems in many of our early cities used
wood pipe made of logs from nearby
forests and bored by local workmen.
Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, and Rich-
mond all utilized some hand bored
wood pipe in their early water
systems.
Probably one of the most com-
plete reports still available to us
concerns the water system installed
in Philadelphia. During the years
1799 to 1823, nine reports were
made to the Philadelphia City Coun-
cil on the subject of a water supply
for the city.
First Report
The first report was a letter from
an engineer, B. Henry Latrobe. He
proposed the following: a system in
which pipes of four inch bore would
run from Center Square down var-
ious streets, supplying at their ex-
tremities ranges of cross pipes of
three inch bore — these pipes to lie
under or near the gutters. The leader
pipes would branch laterally from
there to supply each house. Under
his proposal the city would install
the wooden mains and the users
would pay for the lead supply pipes.
He estimated the amount of wood-
en pipe for the mains and laterals
needed to supply the city at 104,000
feet and the cost at $52,000. Latrobe
cited the cleaning and cooling of
the city plus better control of fire as
among the extra benefits to be gained
under his proposal.
Early Prices
A report dated November 24,
1799, shows that proposals made by
Samuel Briggs, Samuel Jones and
Thomas Dixey to bore, counter-
bore (ream) tap and hoop the logs
delivered to their respective mills
for eight cents per foot were ac-
cepted by the Philadelphia City
Council. Later in the same report
B. H. Latrobe was authorized to
write proposals of contract for the
delivery of white oak logs "it having
been determined as the result of
inquiry and investigation that under
every consideration that species of
wood was most preferred for pipes
of conduit."
The validity of this statement is
apparent in view of the fact that
sections of this original wood pipe
dug up in the past few years are still
intact and show only minor decay
after 150 years. ■
(EDITORS NOTE: We wish to express
our thanks to Joseph W. Degen and the
Massachusetts General Hospital for as-
sistance in the preparation of this article.)
Shown above is the section of wooden
piping excavated from the Massachusetts
General Hospital grounds in 1965 and
exhibited at the recent Union Industries
Show in Phoenix.
12
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I^l^anadian Report
Ontario Members
Begin Their Own 'CLIC
A majority of the trade union move-
ment across the country is cheering
the leadership of the Ontario Council
of the Brotherhood, which at its Au-
gust convention established a political
action committee.
On motion of the convention com-
mittee, the 100 delegates strongly sup-
ported a resolution to establish a Pro-
vincial Legislative Improvement Com-
mittee of Ontario.
The purpose of the committee is to
provide financial and other aid to "the
party which endorses and works for
the legislative programs" of the Car-
penters, the Canadian Labor Congress
and the Ontario Federation of Labor.
The convention was addressed by
William Dodge, Executive Vice-Presi-
dent, Canadian Labor Congress, and
by David Archer, President, Ontario
Federation of Labor.
The CLC spokesman told the dele-
gates that the trade union movement
is being faced with a serious threat of
anti-labor legislation.
"It was announced by the federal
government," he said, "that legislation
will be placed before Parliament at
the next sitting which, we fully expect,
will sell the members of unions repre-
senting railways, the civil service,
broadcasting, communications and
transportation right down the river."
The time has arrived, he said, to
fight the politicians right on their own
ground or to be totally destroyed.
Urging action on the legislative
front, Mr. Dodge said, "Nothing can
prevent great gains on the political
front but our own inaction."
He quoted the words of Brother-
hood President M. A. Hutcheson,
"Bad legislation can take away a good
deal of what has been won at the
bargaining table; therefore political
activity assumes an importance it
never had before."
The Council's answer is PLICO
which will have local and provincial
committees at work in education and
in supporting labor-backed New Dem-
ocratic Party candidates.
OFL President Archer said that the
Federation will continue its fight
against the abuse of injunctions in
labor disputes. "This labor movement
cannot exist fighting management and
fighting the courts at the same time."
He told the convention that, if the
government won't change the injunc-
tion legislation, then the thing to do
is to change the government.
Referring to the successful fight of
the Carpenters against a raid by the
Quebec-based Confederation of Na-
tional Trade Unions, Mr. Archer said
that the CNTU has every right to
come into Ontario, but if it comes in
looking for a fight, it won't find the
international unions in Ontario the
"soft underbelly" of labor in Canada.
Bricklayers Affirm
Their Suppport of NDP
Another Ontario Council which took
a position on political action was the
Bricklayers', Masons' and Plasterers'
International which met in Niagara
Falls a few months ago.
The Bricklayers re-aflirmed their
support for the New Democratic Party
and pledged a token amount of $100
to the next provincial election cam-
paign, expected in October.
Trade union support across the
country is largely responsible for the
upsurge of public opinion in favor of
the NDP. It is running a close race
with the Conservatives to be the second
largest party in Canada.
Brotherhood Is Third
Largest in Canada
William Stefanovitch, Executive
Board member of the UBCJ of A in
Canada, said Canadian membership
was 77,000, making it the third largest
international union in the country.
The Ontario section represents about
30,000 members.
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EXPO 67 — Crowds, shown here at Habi.
tat, continue to surpass expectations at
Montreal's big fair.
Equity Taxation
Called Best by CLC
The research director of the Ca-
nadian Labor Congress John Fryer
agrees that the report of the Carter
Commission on Taxation is right in
calling for a new taxation system in
Canada, based on equity and not on
privilege.
Expert Sees 25-Year
Lag in Housing
Housing continues to be a top prior-
ity issue in Canada. One of the coun-
try's leading authorities, Dr. Albert
Rose, of the University of Toronto,
says the crisis will be with us for the
next 25 years.
Some parts of Canada are growing
at record rates. The metropolitan area
of Toronto is among the fastest grow-
ing on the continent, and this rapid
growth has sent land values sky-high.
One major contractor in the area
says that a single serviced lot now
sells for $12,000 to $16,000— as much
as the price of home and lot together
10 years ago.
Even the homes financed under the
National Housing Act have been
priced to freeze out any family with
earnings under $7,000 a year. But
the average industrial wage in Canada
is under the $5,000 mark.
Anyone who can come up with an
answer to high land costs and high
money costs should get an award of
merit.
Unfortunately the solution provided
by public housing for rent to lower
income groups has been barely tried
in this country.
And the excellent approach in Brit-
ain of building New Towns, as they
call them — self contained cities sur-
rounding major urban areas at a dis-
tance of 40 to 50 miles — is just being
talked about.
Unemployment Pay
May Be Boosted
The federal government is likely to
boost unemployment insurance pay-
ments before long.
The federal minister of labor told a
gathering recently that current pay-
ments of $27 to $36 a week are woe-
fully inadequate. That's what the Ca-
SEPTEMBER, 1967
13
nadian Labor Congress started saying
two or three years ago!
Payments may be boosted by over
50 percent from the present levels,
and occupational groups now exempt
from payments into the Unemploy-
ment Insurance Fund may be included.
Newspaper Guild
Convention at Ottawa
The American Newspaper Guild
(AFL-CIO) held its 34th annual con-
vention in Ottawa in late July.
This was the fourth time ANG has
met in Canada, the first time being
back in 1938.
The Toronto unit of the Guild is
the third largest on the continent.
Call for United
Consumer Affairs
The Economic Council of Canada
has told the government that consumer
affairs responsibilities in federal de-
partments are in a mess. The Council
has made a number of specific pro-
posals to correct the situation, par-
ticularly co-ordination of consumer
affairs under one head.
The government has established a
new Department of the Registrar
General who will be in charge of
FULL CIRCLE—
Royal Canadian
Mounted Police
perform a
ceremonial tattoo
in a special event
commemorating
100 years of
Canadian
confederation.
"corporate and consumer affairs."
Some wit thought that this was like
asking the lion and the lamb to lie
down together.
Housing Foundation
Being Established
The Canadian Housing Foundation
is in process of being established
jointly by the Canadian Labor Con-
gress, the Co-operative Union of
Canada and the Canadian Union of
Students (university).
The decision was made at a confer-
ence in Winnipeg with the view to co-
ordinating and promoting co-operative
housing developments in Canada.
Canada has lagged behind other
countries in the co-op housing field
just as it has lagged behind in public
housing. This new organization is to
try to fill the gap.
Not long ago a leading spokesman
from the United Housing Foundation
in New York spoke to co-op and un-
ion leaders in Canada. He made a
substantial impact. CHF will take time
to build up to the point which UHF
has reached with its new project of a
$295 million co-op city financed
largely with union funds. But it is
good that a start is being made.
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How to Light A Football Stadiun
With A MATCH
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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 efforts, properly coordi-
nated, can yield astounding results!
Now Another Gteat 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 or 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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Just Horseing Around
A minister was driving through the
country when his motor stopped, hie
got out to see if he could locate the
trouble. A voice behind him said,
"The trouble is In the carburetor." hie
turned around but saw only an old
horse. "I said you'd better check the
carburetor," repeated the horse.
Rushing to the nearest farmhouse, the
minister related his experience to a
farmer. "Was it an old bay horse with
one flop ear?" asked the farmer.
"Yes, yes, that's the one!" "Well,
don't pay any attention to him," the
farmer scoffed. "He don't know any-
thing about automobiles anyway."
R U A UNION BOOSTER?
Racey Story
A bachelor is one who believes In
the right to life, liberty and the happi-
ness of pursuit.
REGISTER AND VOTE
Lifetime Favor
The absent-minded professor wrote
notes to himself but often forgot what
they were. One name jotted In his
memo pad puzzled him for a couple
of years. Finally, he wrote the man
and asked If, perhaps, the professor
was supposed to have done some
favor for him. "You already have,"
wrote back the man. "I am your
wife's first husband."
Mr. Pert Sez:
"It don't pay to be an 'almost-
geniusl' Feller In town invented a uni-
versal solvent . . . t'would dissolve
anything from chewin' gum to tem-
pered steel. Onllest trouble wuz . . .
he couldn't come up with sumpin to
put it in!"
GIVE A DOLLAR TO COPE
He Didn't Have A Prayer
An exasperated salesman aban-
doned his car In a no parking zone,
left this note: "I've circled this block
20 times I have an appointment and
must keep It or lose my job. Forgive
us our trespasses." Upon returning he
found a parking ticket and this note:
"I've circled this block 20 years. If I
don't give you a ticket, I'll lose my
job. Lead us not into temptation."
UNIONISM STARTS WITH "U"
Some Clip Joint
A young man with one arm was
getting shaved in a barber shop. The
barber nicked him, and the customer
winced.
The barber, searching the young
man's face, said, "hHaven't you been
In here before?"
"No," said the young man, "I lost
this arm in an automobile accident."
LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL
Let's Talk It Over
The beautiful blonde was talking
to her psychiatrist. "I'm in love with
This Month's Limerick
A Turk by the name of Haroun
Ate whisky by means of a spoon.
To one who asked why,
This Turk made reply:
"To drink Is forbidden, you loon.
a wonderful man and he loves me.
Both our parents agree to the mar-
riage and we're sure we'd be hap-
pily married!" "Then I don't see
where your problem lies," replied the
headshrlnker. "Oh, doctor," com-
plained the blonde. "I simply don't
know how to tell my husband!"
WORK SAFELY — ACCIDENTS HURT
Shear Delight
Remember the good old days when
you could see a teenager go Into the
garage and come out with a lawn-
mower?
TAKE PART IN UNION AFFAIRS
Be A Big Shot!
The Englishman, with bad aim,
missed his grouse. A man popped out
of the hedge and complained: "I say
there, chap . . . you very nearly hit
my wife!" "Did I now?" replied the
other. "Dreadfully sorry! Tell you
what, old fellow . . . you can take a
shot at mine over there!"
BE SURE IT'S UNION
Modern Man's Dilemma
Things are rough for the U.S. busi-
nessman. Every time he comes up
with something new, the Russians In-
vent it the next week and then the
Japanese produce It cheaper.
16
THE CARPENTER
/
LOCAL UNION NEWS
AFTER 49 YEARS
O'Connell Retires As Manager
Of Chicago District Council
Daniel E. O'Connell, retiring office
manager of the Chicago Carpenters Dis-
trict Council, sums up his 49 years of
service with the union in these words:
"I walked into the office above Moran's
saloon at 73 W. Randolph St. in 1918, sat
down at the only desk in the office, and
started an experience I wouldn't trade
for a bale of money."
Brother O'Connell was just 16 years
old when he became the first and only
employee of the Chicago Carpenters Dis-
trict Council.
"There were 12,000 members in the
district council in 1918. The pay was 80
Daniel J. O'Con-
nell (left), office
manager for the
Chicago District
Council of Carpen-
ters, retired August
1 after 49 years of
service. Brother
O'Connell is com-
mended by George
Vest, Jr. (center),
president, and
Charles A. Thomp-
son, secretary-treas-
urer, of the Car-
penters District
Council, for his in-
terest in the welfare
of the 32,000 mem-
bers of the council.
cents an hour," O'Connell recalls. "To-
day, there are 32.000 members in the 47
local unions that make up the District
Council. The wage scale is $5.45 an
hour, phis health and welfare, pension
and the apprentice training fund."
George Vest, Jr., president of the Dis-
trict Council, says of O'Connell: "We
will miss his quiet good cheer and all
around competence. In everything he
did, he worked as a colleague in the labor
movement. Dan O'Connell has the re-
spect and admiration of all 32,000 car-
penters in our District Council."
Sidney Jones (sec-
ond from left) re-
ceives first pension
check from "Wil-
liam Butts (third
from left), secre-
tary-treasurer of
the Massachusetts
Fund. Also present
were Felix Conti
(left), chairman and
Herbert Skane
(right), admnstr.
Massachusetts
Boosts Pension
Plan Benefits
BOSTON, MASS.— The trustees of the
Massachusetts State Carpenters Pension
Fund recently announced a substantial
increase in the Pension benefits provided
to eligible members. The new benefit is
$93, an increase of $28 over the previous
$65 maximum.
This substantial increase has been
made available to members who, in ad-
dition to meeting the original eligibility
requirements, also accumulate 1.000
credited hours at the new contribution
rate of 20 cents per hour.
On July 7, the first pension check for
$93 was presented to Sidney D. Jones. 65
years of age, and a member of Local 218.
Chairman F. J. Conti and Secretary-
Treasurer William D. Butts represented
the trustees at a ceremony commemorat-
ing the increase in benefits. In their re-
marks to the assembled members, they
stated that the pension plan provides a
substantial measure of security to all
carpenters, those presently retired, as well
as those who will retire in the future. This
most recent benefit liberalization marks
yet another important milestone in the
development of the Massachusetts State
Carpenters Pension Fund.
Trustees Conti and Butts pointed out
that the pension fund was established on
June 1, 1962. All of the improvements in
the plan since its inception have been the
result of the continuing efforts of the
trustees, both union and management, to
provide to the members the most com-
prehensive, actuarially sound pension plan
that could be maintained within the
financial limits of the fund. The fund's
assets are now in excess of $7 million.
They further pointed out that those mem-
bers who do not qualify for the increased
normal pension may be entitled to a
lower normal pension, or for a special,
early retirement, or disability pension.
The trustees announced that, as part of
the continuing eft'ort to provide for a
more efficient operation of the fund, and
greater convenience in location and park-
ing facilities for visiting members, the
fund office has moved to new quarters at
100 Hano Street, Boston, Mass.
The office will continue to be under
the supervision of Herbert R. Skane.
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Attend your local
union meetings regularly.
Be an active member.
SEPTEMBER, 1967
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George Vest, Jr., president of the Chicago District Council, and Mrs. Mary Jane
Copps, daughter of the late Ted Kenney, presented $500 checks and scholarship
certificates to Brenda Karen Saunders and Donald Edward Nordberg at the
August 3 meeting of the Council.
CHICAGO, ILL. — Brenda Karen
Saunders, 18, and Donald Edward Nord-
berg, 17, are the first winners of the Ted
Kenney Memorial Scholarships spon-
sored by the Chicago District Council of
Carpenters.
The awards are a memorial to the late
Ted Kenney, who was president of the
Carpenters District Council from 1951
until his death on July 10, 1966.
Miss Saunders was fourth in her June
graduating class of 324 at Fenton High
School, Bensenville. Her father is Paul
Saunders, a member of Carpenters Local
1539. She will attend the University of
Illinois.
Mr. Nordberg is a June graduate of
Chicago's Bogan High School. He was
second in a class of 501. He plans to
study physics at Reed College, Portland.
Oregon. His father is Nester H. Nordberg,
a member of Carpenters Local 62.
The Ted Kenney Memorial Scholarships
are open to children of members of local
unions affiliated with the Chicago Dis-
trict Council of Carpenters. The awards
are available for use at any accredited
college or university in the United States.
Selection of the winners was made on the
basis of high school grades, score on
college entrance examinations, and other
tests.
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SEABEES Thank Brotherhood for Support
M. A. Hutcheson (2nd from right), General President of the
Brotherhood, holds a Silver Seabee presented to him by Captain
Nelson R. Anderson, CEA, USN (left), and Ronald E. Groat
(2nd from left), Labor Relations Advisor at NAVFAC. Look-
ing on at right is Finlay C. Allen, First General Vice President
of the union. Mr. Hutcheson also received a citation naming
him "Honorary Seabee" for his support of the SEABEE 1966
and current recruiting campaigns.
Metropolitan District Council
Dedicates New Headquarters
PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Dedication
ceremonies for the new headquarters
building of the Metropolitan District
Council were held August 12. The new
building is located at 1803 Spring Garden
Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Among those
taking part in the ceremonies were Mayor
James V. Tate; M. A. Hutcheson, Gen-
eral President of the Brotherhood; and
Robert H. Gary, Secretary-Treasurer of
the Metropolitan District Council.
The building, designed by the archi-
tectural and engineering firm of Alexander
Ewing & Associates, is a three-story,
fully air-conditioned structure. The two
upper floors contain offices and meeting
rooms for the District Council, four local
unions and the Health and Welfare and
Pension Divisions. A 400-seat auditorium
and a smaller meeting room, as well as
food service facihties, are located in the
lower level.
Emphasizing the use of wood in build-
ing construction, beautiful paneling of
oak, teak and cherry has been used ex-
tensively in offices, meeting rooms and
corridors. Teak has also been used on
the exterior in an entrance portico. The
general contractor was McClain Con-
struction Co., Inc.
The dedication coincided with the 86th
anniversary of the founding of the
Brotherhood in 1881. Since then, member-
ship in the International has grown from
2000 to almost 800,000. The Metropolitan
District Council represents 27 local un-
ions in Philadelphia, Delaware, Mont-
gomery, Chester and Bucks Counties.
Pictured above is an artist's conception of the Metropolitan District Council's new
headquarters building at 1803 Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia.
SEPTEMBER, 1967
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'Old Timers' Dinner Held By Local 848
SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA— Local
848 held an "Old Timers"' Dinner in
April. Among the special guests attend-
ing were Clarence Briggs, General Rep-
resentative: Chester R. Bartalini. Presi-
dent of California State Council of
Carpenters; Alfred Figone, President of
Bay Counties District Council of Carpen-
ters. Approximately one hundred "old
timers" and their guests were present.
(A) Kamey Barberian, right, present
Mayor of San Bruno, is shown congrat-
ulating Louis Traeger, first Mayor of San
Bruno, on receiving his 60-year pin.
Brother Traeger recently retired as Chief
Building Inspector of San Bruno.
(B) Chester Bartalini, left, President
of California State Council, congratulates
Carlos Germano, 30-year member. They
were partners in 1937 on Brother Barta-
lini's first job in California.
(C) General Representative Clarence
Briggs, left, presents Louis Traeger with Q
his 60-year pin.
(D) General Representative Clarence
Briggs is shown presenting Thomas
Kennedy, right, with his 50-year pin.
(E) John Minehan, right, retired Busi-
ness Agent, receives his service pin from
Charley Young, Business Agent of Local
848.
Iowa State Council Officers
Officers of the Iowa State Council of Carpenters, from left to right, are Orville
Corbin, Ames, vice president of district 5; J. J. Fransen, Dubuque, vice president of
district 1; Floyd Crahtree, Ft. Madison, vice president of district 3; Earl Edwards,
Cedar Rapids, vice president of district 2; Tony Boe, Sioux City, vice president of
the Council; Fred Pedersen, Waterloo, Secretary-Treasurer for the Council; Bill
Aringdale, Davenport, Council President; Casey Jones, Ottumwa, vice president of
district 4; Grant Hunt, Mason City, vice president of district 6; and Herb Backett,
Des Moines, millwright at large.
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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;
Hobarf Goode,
left, demonstrates
the saw clamp
which he
invented to
Kenneth H. Moye,
business
representative
of the Palm Beach
County Carpenters
District Council.
Park, Tenn. and Fort Sheridan, 111., but
it might have gone to war instead of
Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. The
First was ordered to Cuba without their
horses, but Ressner's regimental com-
m.ander refused because the First was a
volunteer unit. TR's New York regi-
ment was sent instead.
"It was 100 per cent volunteers in
those days," recalled Ressner, " — no
draft."
INVENTION — Hobart Goode of Goode
Clamp Mfg. Co., Lake Worth, Florida,
shown at left in above picture, recently
signed an agreement with Kenneth H.
Moye, business representative of the
Palm Beach County Carpenters District
Council, to manufacture a saw clamp
under union conditions. J. E. Sheppard,
joint representative, not shown, assisted
in the negotiations.
Goode is a member of Local No. 819,
West Palm Beach, Florida, and lias been
a member of the Brotherhood since 1940.
He saw the need for a good saw clatnp
to be used on the job site to save lost
time taking blades to the shop to be
filed. He invented the saw clamp shown
in the picture to meet this need. He is
now matiufacturing the clamps at his
factory located at 747 Barnett Drive,
Lake Worth, Florida. The clamp will
handle blades 5 inches to 16 inches in
diameter.
WAR VETERAN — A 62-year member of
Local 62 is the last remaining veteran of
the Spanish-American War in Chicago.
Edwarc\ H. Ressner, now 92 years eld,
served as a farrier (a veterinarian's as-
sistant) in the First Illinois Volunteer
Cavalry during the brief conflict of 1898.
He his been riding in Fourth of July
and Veteran's Day parades for a long
time, but he hasn't ridden a horse in
them since 1957. This year he rede
along the route in a convertible.
The First Illinois Cavalry spent the
war in Springfield, 111.; Chattanooga
PRESIDENT Saul S. Stein (second from
left) of Local 2151, Charleston, S.C, was
reelected president of the East Coast Dls.
trict Metal Trades Council for the fourth
consecutive time at the 31st annual con-
vention in Washington, D.C. Pictured,
left to right, are: Sen. Sam J. Ervin, Jr.
(D-N.C), President Stein, David Cone,
Local 2151; and J. Lew Rhodes, Director
of Organization for the Brotherhood.
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63 Apprentices Graduate in Seattle Program
SEATTLE, WASH.— The King County
Carpenters and Cabinet Makers Joint
Apprenticeship Committee held its com-
pletion and graduation banquet June 15,
at the local Moose Lodge. During the
evening, 52 carpenters and 1 1 cabinet
makers received their journeyman cards.
At present, the J AC has 300 young men
enrolled in the four-year apprenticeship
program.
The Carpenters' Locals represented by
these graduates are 131, 1289, 1708, 1797
and 2207. The cabinet makers' union is
Local 338.
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Some of the 63 young men who received journeyman cards at the recent ceremony in King County, Washington,
Colorado Pre-Apprentices
Journeymen Train in Reno
Among Apprenticeship and Training Programs taking ad-
vantage of tlie training funds made available through the
Lfnited Brotherhood of Carpenters is the Reno, Nevada, Joint
Apprenticeship and Training Committee, which has started an
advanced journeyman class in welding to prepare the journey-
men to take care of the many requests for carpenter welders.
Pictured below are members of the new class.
Apprenticeship and Training Committee
Pre-Apprenticeship class completing its
fifth week of institutional training in Denver, Colorado.
p|j|_|_ The International Apprenticeship Finals were held August 17, 18, and 19 at
REPORT Vancouver, British Columbia. A full report of the competition will appear in
the October issue.
SEPTEMBER, 1967
23
RIGHT: The Local 964 metal studs and
drywall class listens to instructor Gus
Gizas. In tlie front row, from left to right,
are Calvin Wren, Mike Laprezioso, Bob
Horner, Bill Beemer, John Hastings,
John England and Martin Eizili. In the
back row are: Dominic Mancuso, Ed
Nilan, Mike Doss, Cliff Taylor, Nick
Sten and James Flood.
Rockland County
Adds Three Classes
ROCKLAND COUNTY, NEW YORK
— Local 964. Rockland County, now has
three journeyman training programs in
addition to its four-year apprentice train-
ing program. These three programs are
under the supervision of Edward Anitore,
the regional coordinator for the Man-
power Development and Training Ad-
ministration.
The three classes teach welding, metal
studs and laminating drywall, acoustical
ceilings and grids of all types. Attendance
has been near 100%, and the metal
studs and lamination classes have been
completed. Omark Powder-Actuated
Tools Co. took a special interest in this
class and instructed trainees in the pro-
per use of their tools.
The welding and acoustical programs
are well under way; 18 members of the
welding class were quickly put to work
welding and burning on various jobs
within Local 964's trade jurisdiction.
Instructors for the course are Joseph
Jandris, welding; Harold Topper, acous-
tics; and Gus Gizas, metal studs and
laminating drywall.
Recent Graduates at South Bend
ABOVE: The Local 964 welding class.
Front, from left to right: Henry Landusky,
Ray Smith, Bob Morina, Fred Heady,
Frank Attigliatto and Phil Fasano. In the
second row are: Dennis Dillon, instructor
Joe Jandris, Stu Gertzkis and Robert Du-
Bois. At back are: Robert Smith, Lou
Cavezzi, Wayne Babcock, Joe Lucinski,
Bill Barker, Ken Boast, Loco Nidzgerski
and Dithard Thomasberger.
SOUTH BEND, IND. — Some graduating apprentices of the training program of
Local 413 of South Bend are shown here with union officials at a recent banquet in
honor of the graduates. Seated from left to right are: Larry Riley, Thomas Gerhold,
Frederick Ulbricht and Steve Tinkey, a member of Elkhart Local 565. Standing are:
Business representative George EIrod, Fred Eisner, Jr., Michael Corbett, Merlyn
Miller, Daniel Kaser, Arthur Veclotch, JAC member Richard Beachey and Roy C.
Klein, president and JAC member. Those graduates not present for the picture include:
Michael Hurtle, John Pask, John Dylewski and Paul Schumacher.
MORE ON DOVETAILS
James T. ChafRn of Local 144,
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Local 1302 Honors Four Apprentices
Four apprentice carpenters received completion diplomas in ceremonies lield recently
at Ocean Beacti, New London, Conn. Tlie program is sponsored by Local 1302.
Pictured, left to right, are: Roger T. Dawley, business representative; William Lloyd,
carpenter apprentice supervisor; and graduates Michael Fayerweather, Jack Jones,
Francis Houle, and Paul Lach.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Local 335
Business Agent David R. Cain, center, is
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left is Michael Turner, winner of the
Michigan State Carpenters' Apprentice-
ship Contest. He will compete in Van-
couver, B.C. On the right is apprentice
Dale Alger.
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Local 1266 Presents Service Pins to 'Old Timers' in Recent Ceremony
AUSTIN, TEXAS— Local 1266 recent-
ly held an awards banquet honoring
members with long service to the Broth-
erhood. E. W. Hoflfman, who joined Lo-
cal 300 (the predecessor of Local 1266)
on September 1, 1897, received a 70-
year pin. Brother Hoffman now lives
in Houston and was unable to attend the
banquet.
Richard Mathews, who joined Local
322, Jersey City, New Jersey, on Feb-
ruary 2, 1901, was awarded his 66-year
membership pin.
Ollie Moore, E. G. Grant, and J. M.
Ottinger were awarded 50-year member-
ship pins.
Business Representative G. A. McNeil
was Master of Ceremonies for the occa-
sion. General Representative C. P. Dris-
coll was the principal speaker. Brother
DriscoU assisted Chester V. Smith, Joint
Representative & Executive Secretary of
the Texas State Council of Carpenters,
and a member of Local 1266, in pre-
senting the 50-year members with their
pins. President A. W. Fox, assisted by
Vice President Leon Wellnicki, presented
the 25-year pins.
Special guests at the banquet were
the members of the present Austin City
Council and several Councilmen-elect.
Twenty-five-year pins were awarded
to these members: H. L. Ault, Alfred
Bach, M. E. Belvin, J. N. Bingham, H.
L. Black, W. E. Blume, Walter Boatright,
Frank Bohl, Jr., A. C. Braddock, Buddy
Brooks, Amos Brown, A. W. Bryant, W.
E. Bryant, E. P. Burke, L. R. Carter,
Walter B. Clements, E. T. Coleman, J.
C. Crittenden, Curtis K. Culp, E. J.
Davee, W. E. Davenport, E. G. Don-
caster, E. E. Dudley, J. B. Eaton, Jack
Edwards, Malford C. Edwards, Mark
Eppes, C. E. Fort, F. F. Franks, Gustof
Frithiof, E. T. Gault, W. E. Griffin, E.
J. Gustafson, R. E. Guyon, L. F. Harbe-
son, Joe Harris, Oscar B. Hebbe, Monroe
Hopkins, J. C. House, Cecil Houseton,
H. W. Hudler, Denvy Jackson, Frank
Janecek, Walter A. Jones, Vernon M.
Kelley, Ed Kretzschmar, Carl Leden-
ham, Gus McCoy, Walter W. McGehee,
Weldon McKinney, J. T. McNeely, Blan-
ton Mansfield, Max O. Meier, R. S.
Milam, Joe Mogonye, V. E. Newland,
J. E. Olson, R. J. Ott, Cecil Overholt,
H. E. Pace, H. L. Parker, E. W. Peters,
Victor Pruitt, Herman Reed, Herman
Rosenthall, Fred Sanders, O. E. Schwartz,
Grover Scott, Carl Van Shooter, Houston
O. Smart, C. A. Smith, Cecil T. Smith,
Delma Spell, A. A. Stall, Luther Stock-
ton, Wm. E. Sumner, C. L. Sylvester,
R. G. C. Taylor, W. F. Thiem, E. A.
Thomas, Gordon Trainer, James Tubbs,
Otto Wagner, W. A. Wagner, R. A. Walk-
er, C. C. Wallace, S. T. Wilkerson, A. J.
Williams, John C. Wilson, W. E. Wind-
meyer, Mitchel Wolf, Roy Wray, and
Fleg Zimmerman.
Local 1266 presented service pins to tliese members at their recent awards banquet.
Pictured, left to riglit are: Ollie Moore, E. G. Grant, J. M. Ottinger, who received
their 50-year pins; and Richard Mathews, who was awarded a 66-year pin.
Local 110 Honors 25-Year Members At Dinner
Local 110 recently awarded quarter-century badges to the following veterans: Front
row, from left to right, Harl Taylor, Roy Blanton, John Anno, Robert Kackley,
John Reeves and George Henderson. Center row, left to right, Roy Hetherington,
Richard Weaver, Everet Hayes, Lloyd Groenke, Ralph Dunlap and Leslie Foster.
Back row, left to right. Glen Marselus, James Boswell, Ernest Leslie, Cranston
Means, Charles Brooner, Harold Christian and Herb Helms. Eligibile for the awards
but not pictured were W. F. Lewis, Matt Miller, Joseph Swartz, and Louis Phillips.
ST. JOSEPH, MO.— Twenty-three
members of Local 110 were honored at
the union's "550 Recognition Dinner"
April 28. Each was awarded a 25-year
membership pin.
Floyd Price, Business Representative
of the local, reports that it was a nostal-
gic occasion with interest centered on
the old timers who recalled the events
of their long association working to-
gether. Local 110 was chartered Novem-
ber 27, 1897.
State and district officials of the Broth-
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners and
their wives were guests at the dinner.
They were: Henry L. Brown, Shawnee,
Kan., President of the Carpenters District
Council: and Maurice Eastland, Gardner,
Kan., President of the Kansas State
Council of Carpenters.
Also, Charles Miller, Topeka, Kan.,
International Representative and Execu-
tive Secretary of the Kansas State Coun-
cil of Carpenters; and Mel Shasserre,
Jefferson City. Mo., International Rep-
resentative and Executive Secretary of
the Missouri State Council.
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You will note that this Unit and previous Units make
references to job processes performed by other trades.
This portion is necessary since the work performed by
carpenters is an integral part of these work processes.
The carpenter must be aware of the details involved in
job processes which involve other trades since they pre-
cede and follow the work which is performed by the
carpenter.
1. What grade of concrete is specified for the first
floor slab and ground beams on those levels below a grade
of lOO'-O"?
2. What grade of concrete is required for the rib floors
and roof slabs above the lOO'-O" level?
3. What grade of concrete is specified for the beams
above the first floor level?
4. What is the maximum weight of lightweight con-
crete that is permitted?
5. Based on your study of the beams and ribs, how
does the use of the beam and rib construction differ?
6. Based on the information in the previous questions,
could the forming operations for the beams, ribs and
floor slab be performed so that the entire unit could be
poured at the same time?
7. How many "crickets" are provided on the roof
plan and how are they to be formed?
8. Could a flat ceiling be placed using the bottoms
of the beams and ribs as a base?
9. What are the requirements and size of the steel
pans used for forming rib R-7?
10. Describe the exterior finish on the North elevation
of the building which faces Santa Lorica Boulevard.
1 1 . How far does the brick veneer trim continue
around on the building front along the East elevation?
12. What provision must be made for tying the brick
veneer to the poured concrete wall?
13. Describe the exterior construction of the West
and South elevations.
14. Describe the construction of the marquee.
1 5. What is the height of the banded wall exterior
face of the marquee?
1 6. What is the thickness of the marquee at the build-
ing line?
17. What allowance must be made in forming the
deck of the canopy?
1 8. Is the marquee to be placed above or below the
second floor level?
19. How many louvers are located on the exterior
walls of the building?
20. How are the louvers to be installed in the poured
wall sections?
21. How is the size of the individual louvers to be
determined?
22. Determine the rough opening in the poured wall
for the louver that is to be installed on the second floor
wall on the East elevation.
23. Determine the distance to the center line of the
louver described in Question 22 from the front corner
(North) of the building.
24. How many and what size downspouts are provided
for drains?
25. At which end of the building is the low point of
the alley?
26. What is the height of the upper garage floor from
the alley?
27. How high does the parapet wall which is banded
by the pipe rail extend above the high point of the roof?
28. How high does the parapet wall which is banded
by the pipe rail extend above the low point of the roof?
29. Describe the construction of the pipe rail on top
of the parapet wall on the exposed section of the fourth
floor.
30. How is the pipe rail attached to the parapet wall?
31. What material is to be used for vents to the boiler
and heater rooms?
32. How is the outside window for the cashier's room
on the first floor level hinged?
33. What is the height of the finished ceiling in the
cashier's room?
34. What is the height of the finished ceiling on the
second floor? Is it the same throughout the entire second
floor?
35. Is the drop in grade on the East property line from
end to end and the West property line from end to end
the same? Determine the diff'erences, if any.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ARE ON PAGE 36
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■ Nylon Advantage
Although monofilament nylon line was
introduced to the sport fishing scene over
25 years ago (by the Dupont Co.) the
popularity of this type of line didn't catch
on right away with the general public.
Eventually it replaced silk, linen and gut
lines. These lines served their purpose;
were certainly more advantageous than
the lines of Izaak Walton's day — braided
horse hair.
Silk (animal matter) and linen (vege-
table matter) were subject to decay — a
disadvantage that nylon doesn't have.
Unlike the gut lines of yesterday, nylon
does not become kinky and unmanage-
able and consequently require pre-use
soaking. Unlike the braided silk and
linen lines they do not adher to the rod
during the cast.
■ Land Rover Junket
Clayton Holmes of Madoc, On-
tario, a member of Local 2480, has fond
recollections of trout-filled Sand Lake,
about 80 miles north of his kitchen door.
From Sand, Clayton and friend Bob
Gordon and his sons Billie and Doug,
have eased lunker specimens of brown
trout. It's oftimes "rough going" into
the lake. Here's pic of three of the
hardy fisherlads embarking on a junket
with Land Rover.
■ Chunky Northern
Chalk up a chunky northern for
Michael Yeska of 2215 W. Tripoli
Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose
dad is a member of Local 2073. Here's
a pic of Mike with his finny prize that
measured close to 30 inches from nose to
tail and was eased from the Neshkoro
Millpond in Wisconsin.
Fisherlads and Land Rover.
Mike Yeska and Prize
■ 'Litterbum' Maybe
The Secretary of the Michigan United
Conservation Club says the term "litter-
bug" is much too innocent sounding for
the fellow who clutters up our land and
water with bottles, cans and papers, etc.
He suggests: "litterbum."
A highway store in Texas offers the
following "Creek Bank Special": Fish-
line, hook, cane pole, float, sinker, and
a 12-cent can of snuff or a package of
plug tobacco — all for 78 cents. Seems
like there are still places in the world
where a man can do a lot of living for
a small investment.
The largest reptile in modern times is
the "leatherback," a marine turtle. Speci-
mens have tipped the scales at close to
1,500 pounds and measured eight feet in
length.
■ Trout Team
Here's a scene depicting a pair of
happy and obivously successful anglers:
C. J. Rogers (right) and son Ivan. C. J.,
rounding out close to 30 years member-
ship in Local 756 at Bellingham, Wash-
ington, and his two sons — Ivan and Gor-
don— nipped these trout from Mammit
Lake in British Columbia. Mrs. Rogers
snapped the pic.
Rogers' Big Haul
Mrs. Irvin Busse of Sullivan, Mo.,
recounts successful hunting junket for
Irvin Busse and his brother Harry Busse,
both members of Local 1839, and friend
Mutt Gilmore. They traveled far, wide
and handsome to return home with bucks
from the high country of Colorado.
Photo depicts trio with harvest: Irvin
(right). Mutt and Harry.
Ine I. Ree of Torrance, California,
15-year member of Local 1553, and her
husband found outstanding fishing at
Foster Lake in the mountains of their
home state near Idlywild. They nipped
bowed-stringer of rainbow trout that
ranged from 12 to 14 inches.
Walter Fronning of Pine City,
Minnesota, a member of Local 7, and
fishing partner, George Solderbeck
tripped north to Canada in June and
came home with a half dozen northerns
that measured over 36 inches from fish-
lush waters out of Atikokan.
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Harry, Mutt, Irvin, and Bucks.
THE CARPENTER
■ Paying Their Way
Leigh T. Stewart of 2010 Lilly Avenue,
Kirkwood, Missouri, a member of Local
5 and an avid hunter and conservation-
ist— having served as chairman of St.
Louis' United Sportsmans League — passes
along excerpts from an editorial in recent
issue of The Missouri Conservationist,
"... Funds from hunt licenses and tax
receipts on sporting goods pay for the per-
petuation of non-hunted wildlife as well
as game species. Refuges and sanctuaries,
enjoyed by everyone, are paid for by the
sportsmen.
"... No game species is in danger
of being over-harvested, thanks to hunter-
supported game research and protection.
"... Hunters and the shooting industry
asked to be taxed on the sale of sporting
arms and ammunition in 1937, the money
to be used in wildUfe development. And
they have resisted repeal of such taxes —
an attitude unique in history! Over $300
million has been collected through these
taxes and prorated back to the states for
wildlife work. The general public, which
does not pay these taxes, nevertheless
benefits from the hunter, who picks up
the tab."
■ Pot Shots, Back Casts
Mike Creed of 2161 Young's Ct.,
Walnut Creek, California, whose dad is a
member of Local 2046, lauds the finny
merits of Green Creek near Bridgeport.
From this crystal-clear stream, Mike and
dad eased a limit of rainbow trout.
Otto Reickenback of Elko, Nevado,
retired Carpenter and currently serving
as treasurer of Local 1819, nipped a
bowed-in-middle stringer of trout from
near-home waters, largest of which was
a four pounder which he duped with
liver!
■ Boating Errors
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because boaters make one or more of the
following errors:
• Overloading. (Consult a marine
dealer or the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
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e Overconfidence. (Enter every new
situation cautiously and recognize both
your own and the boat's limitations.)
• Out in bad weatlier. (Check the
weather forecast before starting out;
know where storm warnings are posted,
and, most important, always obey them.)
• Inexperience. (Don't take the helm
unless you have had lessons in boat han-
dling. Generally, these are available free
from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary,
Power Squadron or other similar agen-
cies.)
• Recldessness. (Negligent operation
of a boat is inexcusable and illegal.)
• Carelessness in maintenance. (Ask
the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary to give
your boat a courtesy motor boat inspec-
tion.)
• Violating rules of the road. (Know
and obey the laws applying to the area
in which you operate your Isoat.)
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SEPTEMBER, 1967
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Service to the
Brotherhood
A gallery of pictures showing some of
the senior members of the Brotherhood
who recently received 25-year or 50-
year service pins.
(1) LOS ANGELES, CALIF.— Local 530
recently lauded their 25-year members at a
special dinner ceremony. It is interesting
to note that two of the recipients are women.
Those pictured are, front row, from left
to right: James Skelton, Representative of
the 8th District Organizing and Education
Committee; Bill Huey, Business Representa-
tive; Joseph Benfatti, Business Manager and
Recording Secretary (also a recipient); Ar-
mando Vergera, Local President; and Joseph-
ine Garcia, Edward Johnson, Sarah Petralia,
Pedro Montoya, Carl Bass; Robert Mc-
Kinzie, Financial Secretary; Lyman Russell.
Back row: Ben Pomrenke, E. B. Shelton,
Andrew Talamantes, Frank J. Sommer,
Trustee (also a recipient); Joe Duran, Con-
ductor and recipient; Lawrence Myers,
Charles Tabb, and William Barker. Not
present when photo was taken were: Harry
Kidson, Walter Nelson, Morris Pitferman,
Edgar Thomas Joe Vega, and Raymond
Victor.
(2) HOT SPRINGS, ARK.— Local 891 re-
cently awarded 25-year pins to their long
standing members. Seated from left to right
are: A. R. Pendergraft, D. E. Breckenridge,
Business Representative and Financial Secre-
tary; and Roy Lay. Standing: Lee G. Hil-
liard. Doss Montgomery, Melvin Lay, Elmer
Sidebottom, Edward Nelson, Lloyd Mills,
Clitford Mann, and Harry Parnell. Not pres-
ent were: E. L. Ashcraft Floyd Berry, Gilbert
Hale, Doyle Montgomery, Earl Patton, Lewis
McGrew, Delma Smith, Frank Wiehn and
Mearl Kemp.
(3) CORTLAND, N.Y.— Local 1019 simul-
taneously celebrated its 65th anniversary
and paid tribute to its senior members at a
dinner and dance. Those awarded pins were
Leonard Barker (50) now deceased, Clarence
Potter (43), Charles Doran (42), Francis Wil-
liams (30), John Thorsen 27), Clarence
Homer (26), James McGee (26), Walter
McMillen (26), Raymond Penny (26) and
Martin Gibson (25). Pictured is the head
table with Local President Bumham and
Mrs. Bumham, Mayor Maurice Noss, and
Business Agent William Musco and Mrs.
Musco.
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(4) BUFFALO, N.Y. — Leon and Wal-
ter Gerlach were honored at a dinner
and pin presentation by Local 1757 re-
cently. The Gerlach brothers have total
service to the Brotherhood of 111 years.
They served their apprenticeship in Pol-
and and Germany. Pictured, left to
right: Herman F. Bodewes, president of
the Buffalo District Council; Leon Ger-
lach, 50-year member; Walter Gerlach,
61-year member; and Herman J. Bode-
wes, business agent.
(5) MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— Twenty-
one members of Local 1644 were
awarded 25-year service pins recently.
Pictured are, left to right, front row:
Hans Mongson, Emil Dusterhoft, H. H.
Lunde, Donald Carling, and Louis Rin-
dahl, business representative. Back row,
left to right: Robert Darsow, Warren
Thaxter, Harold Lathrop, Gene Teda-
monson, and Kenneth Carling. Other
members who received pins but not pres-
ent were Roy Anakkala, Charles Andrs,
James Griggs, Melvin Hermanson, Lester
Hughes, James Jackman, Otis Lund,
David Miller, Herbert Modrow, Mike
Schworck, and William Villeneuve.
(6) REDDING, CALIF.— Local 1599
honored 25-year members at its 32nd
Anniversary party held in April. Inter-
national Representative Clarence Briggs
presented pins to the following, from
left to right, front row: Albert Grenz,
warden; Harry Childress, conductor;
Hoyle Haskins, business representative;
Earl Hendrix, president; and R. H.
McHale, trustee. Second row, left to
light: L. A. Brown, trustee; James
Lybarger, Tom Folwell, Charles Flax-
beard, F. W. Moravec, Joseph Algiere,
Wm. Dorroh, R. F. Williams, financial
secretary; John Coleman, treasurer; and
Miller Vincent, trustee. Third row, left to
right: Wm. C. Nowlin, Wm. Steenland II,
£d Melton, Wm.E. Chase, Wm. Clevenger,
W. S. Robinson, L. R. Estes, recording
secretary; Jess Wentz, and Ed Jaensch.
Fourth row, left to right: Clifford Spriggs,
Lester Schirmer, Harold Woods, Ivan
Hagen, Norman Picotte, Theodore Bur-
gess, Leonard Renshaw, Wm. E. Mason,
and Ed Gruner. Fifth row, left to right:
L. B. Richards, Golden Empire District
Council business representative; Allen
Blevins, Wm. Conklin, Phillip Strayer,
Archie Leffler, David Donnelly, James
H. Johnson, Sr. and International Rep-
resentative Clarence Briggs. Members
receiving pins but unable to attend the
presentation included: Vernon Spear, Tex
Zeiger, J. L. Hyde, Ben Imes, Ed Kelly,
R. V. McArthur, A. J. McDonald, Mor-
ris Miller, I. M. Benneche, Clement J.
Berg, Vernon Charlton (deceased), C. E.
Cook, W. A, Delbrouck, Henry Durham,
John Enterkine, Paul Flint, Chas. D.
Cundiff, Jr., and Floyd Koening.
(7) SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF.— Richard
W. Mansfield, Representative of the Calif.
State Council, recently presented pins to
25-year members of Local 1632. In the pic-
ture are, seated, left to right: Claude Waller,
Buel Oberholser, James Gilliland, Harold
Flood and Roy Jones. Standing: Richard
W. Mansfield, Keith Whitmer, Jack McVay,
Oscar Wilson, Herman Waldron, J. H.
Lindholm, Robert Simons Lloyd Mickle,
John Tanhouse and Harvey Mcsser. 25-year
members not present were: Henry Grossman,
Alfred Dutra, Tony Dutra, Lawrence Flood,
Frank Hennegan, Ralph Kuhler, Robert
Lambeth, David Manness, S. W. Reynolds,
Marvin Rhine, Robert Thomas, Ralph Toft,
James Vega, William Walker, Murray Whar-
ton, Harry Wilson and David Woodward.
(8) GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.— The 25-year
members of Local 335 were honored re-
cently at the annual family picnic. Those
members are from left to right, front row:
Fay Wingard, Robert Conrad, and Stephen
Orlowski. Back row: Carl Woodman, Vern
Groenke, Harrison Lackey, Floyd Robbins,
and John Bergez. Members not present when
picture was taken were: Robert Clark, Fred
Gauweiler, Marion Cochenour, Wayne
Lackey, Herman Lindhout, Clarence Walker,
and Carl Williams.
SEPTEMBER, 1967
31
(9) DOVER, N.H.— Local 1031 recently
held their second annual banquet in honor
of young members who have completed
Apprenticeship and Training. Also recog-
nized were those with long terra continuous
raembership. Pictured here are, seated, from
left to right: Russell Preston, Sr. (25
years); Michael T. McKay, graduate appren-
tice; Paul M. Robers, Business Representa-
tive; Herbert Starr (25 years); and James
Demeritt, graduate apprentice. Standing are:
Roswell Gaunya, Vice President; Charles J.
Gannon, Supervisor, Bureau of Apprentice-
ship and Training, State of New Harapshire;
Ernest E. Stevens, President; Donald Eaton,
Representative, Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training; and Harry Hogan, Interna-
tional Representative.
(10) WYOMING, MICH. — One 50-year
member and 25-year members of Local
1226 were honored at a banquet recently.
Seated center is the 50-year member, Henry
Hohne. 25-year merabers are Russell Carey,
seated left, and Erail Johnson, seated right.
Standing, left to right are: Roger Collar,
business manager; Leonard Zimmerman,
Secretary-Treasurer of Mich. State Carpen-
ters Council; and 25-year members Karl
Wagner, John Mezeske, Car] Johnson, and
Keith Clinton, Secretary of the Southwest
District Carpenters' Council.
(11) OSSINING, N.Y.— A 57-year-mem-
ber of Local 447 Peter U. Fowler, pre-
sents 25-year-meniber Charles Queen his
25-year pin at a picnic held in his honor.
Left to right are William A. Kerr, busi-
ness representative of L.U. 447; Brother
Queen; Brother Fowler; and John Ap-
polonio, member of L.U. 447 and chef
for the occasion. Both brother Queen
and Fowler are retired. Brother Queen
traveled from his present home in Mis-
sissippi to Ossining for the affair.
(12) HARTFORD, CONN.— The follow-
ing named men of Local 1941, followed
by their years in the Brotherhood, were
recently presented service pins:
Front row, left to right, P. Koda, 28;
E. Schoenberger, 26; E. Toch, 28; S.
Bengston, 29; S. Schmalzgruber, 34; G.
Bauer, 26; C. Tedeshi, 26; E. Knorr, 34;
C. Lorenzen, 34.
Center row, P. Nielsen, treasurer; S.
lerna, past president; M. Powers, 29;
S. Dereschewski, 29; A. Hooper, 26; A.
Behrendt, 29; J. Cohen, Bus. Rep.; A.
Nowaset, president; L. Normand, 26;
G. Normand; A. Gagnon, 26; A. Marra-
cino, 26.
Back row, S. Meyers, vice president;
O. Krouse, 27; F. Ronde, 29; P. Carlson,
29; J. Sobieski, 26; A. Spencer, 29; A. H.
Saul, International Representative; L.
Bennett, conductor; E. Remington, 26;
R. Knorr, 29; C. Blanc, 29.
Also receiving pins but not in the
picture were A. Carlsonn, E. Boisverf, S.
Lozito, S. Messina, R. Nurenherg, C.
Notte, F. Passler, H. Phelon, M. Potetz,
A. Sapia, and C. Tomainolo.
(13) ALLENTOWN, PENNA.— Two mem-
bers of Local 1285 were awarded 50-year
membership pins. Pictured here, Harry Sch-
weyer. Business Representative of Lehigh Val-
ley District Council presents pin to Jonas O.
Heller, who has been Local Financial Sec-
retary for 45 years. John Kuzmiak, Business
Representative of the Lehigh Valley District
Council, presents pin to Harry Schleicher.
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THE CARPENTER
14A
(14) TRENTON, N.J.— Pictures taken at
the recent 85th Anniversary dinner-
dance of Local 31, May 12, the same
date its charter was issued at Cedar
Garden in Trenton, N.J. These men were
presented pins by International Rep. Rob-
ert Ohlweiler.
(14.A) 25-year members were presented
pins by Robert Ohlweiler.
(14-B) John Watkins, 64 years a member,
was presented with his pin and certificate
by President Richard Moore.
(14-C) Seated, 60-year-members, Richard
A. Smith and Michael Longevin. Stand-
ing, Robert Ohlweiler, International Rep-
resentative.
(14-D) Past Presidents: Front Row, John
Brady, Richard Smith, and James Goslin.
Back Row, Joseph Mayer, Robert Ohl-
weiler, International Representative
James Savadge.
(14-E) These are 50-year members, left
to right, John Lambert, William R. Ruth,
John J. Brady, and Michael L. Mark.
Back Row, Arthur Hamer, Sr., Robert
Ohlweiler, and Frank Palatini.
(15) LUBBOCK, TEX. — Twenty-five
through 45-year pins were presented by
Chester V. Smith, Executive Secretary, Texas
State Council of Carpenters, to 58 members
of Local 1884, in a recent presentation pro-
gram. Pictured receiving pins and the num-
ber of year of the pin in parenthesis are,
seated left to right: G. W. Davis (25), J.
G. Wilhite (30), W. L. Johnson (25), Bain
McCarroll (45). First row, A. E. Davies
(25), O. B. Williams (30), Chester V. Smith,
Sherman Pierce (25), J. H. Taylor (25), E. R.
Killingsworth (25), Buster Turner (25), 3. A.
Martin (30), B. C. Woodrow (25), J. A.
14B
Burroughs (25), A. J. Carlock (25). Second
row, Lloyd Price (25), J. T. Hancock (25),
J. F. Ross (25), Hulon Gentry (25), C. E.
Brown (25), T. G. Seymore (25), C. nI
Wilborn (25), Weldon Husband (25), Roy
Milam (25), L. L. Smith (25), W. J. Whit-
taker (25), D. B. Craven (25). Third row,
Gordon Higgins (30), Hugh Jester (25). Re-
14C
ceiving pins but unable to attend, H. C.
Bruckner (45), C. W. Benson (40), Walter
Davies (40), R. B. Smith, Jr. (40), A. L.
Adair (30), H. D. Allen (30), Joe Davidson
(30), Ralph Edier (30), H. H. Frye (30),
Claude Martin (30), B. A. Miller (30), Fraser
Moore (30), C. C. Stringer, Sr. (30), W.
M. Bailey (25), Jesse Ballard (25), R. V.
14D
14E
SEPTEMBER, 1967
33
Baxter (25), Ray Clark (25), Dewey Davis,
Sr. (25). Fred E. Jones (25), I. S. Linch (25),
T. U. Lineh (25), G. B. McReynolds (25),
O. D. McReynolds (25), G. W. Mahone (25),
Stanley Mitchell (25), C. T. Seaman (25), T.
W. Stairings (25), R. E. Tunnell (25), E. A.
Wossum (25), and H. O. Wossum (25).
(16) CICERO, ILL.— On the 80th anniver-
sary of Local 54, 25-year pins were pre-
sented to the membership. Shown here, first
row, left to right: Fred Will, Warden; Joseph
Kadlec, Financial Secretary; Edward Baum-
mk, President; Fred Mock, Executive Vice
President of Chicago District Council;
George Vest, Jr., President of Chicago
District Council; Joseph Splavek, Business
Representative; Kenneth Mocarski, Record-
ing Secretarj; Robert Lid, Treasurer; Joseph
Babinsky, Conductor.
(17) TAMPA, FLA. — At a special meeting
of Local 1510, Gulf Coast Business Agent
Paul A. Long presented 50-year pins to
members of long standing. Pictured from
left to right are: Bert Thompson, Walter
Meisenbach, Wayne Hudson, Floyd Grudicr,
Joseph Cipolla, Treasurer; Ralph Bump;
Gene Turner, Business Agent; Roy John-
son, Assistant Business Agent; Van Pittman,
General Representative; Nathan Burge,
George Worcester, Paul A. Long, Gulf Coast
District; Council Business Agent; Charles
"Lee" Parker, William F. Jacobs, President;
Robert B. Lyon, Recording Secretary.
(18) CLEVELAND, O. — Local 1929 re-
cently celebrated its 50th anniversary, and
in connection, honored three 50-year mem-
bers. Seated, left to right are 50-year mem-
bers John Bonsignore, Arthur Beyers and
Thomas Forsythe. Standing are Vince
Sabetta, Financial Secretary; John Lamb,
Business Representative; and, in the back-
ground, James McCrae, Recording Secretary.
(18-A) Members of Local 1929 who received
50-year pins are Arthur Beyers, John Bon-
signore and Thomas Forsythe.
(19) BAYONNE, N. J.— Nine members of
Local 383 were recently awarded 25-year
pins. The 25-year members are seated, from
left to right: Eli Smith, Jack Schwartz, Carl
Leviten, Michael Massiello, and Albert
Wendroff. Not present but also receiving pins
were Harry Cohen, Hyman Goldberg, Max
Mindlin, and Louis Thompson. Also pictured
are left to right, standing: Joseph Femia;
Thomas Bifano, Business Agent; Louis Den-
erstein, Recording Secretary; James Wil-
liams, Vice President; Albert Beck, Sr., As-
sistant Business Agent; Albert Nunez, Con-
ductor; Louis Wotwinick, President; Albert
Beck, Jr., Business Agent; Theodore C.
Grasz, Recording Secretary.
18A
(20) WAKEFIELD, R.I.— 25-year members
of Local 810 were honored at the annual
dinner recently. In the front row, from left
to right, are: John Jackson, Ernest Michaud,
and Carlton Palmer, all of whom received
pins. Back row: Andrew Harnden, 25-year
pin; Melvin Corey, Business Agent; Robert
Boldt, Local President; William Stedman and
Axel Mort, recipients. Not present were
Robert Walker, 50-year member, and Arthur
DeJordy, 25-year member.
(21) (No Picture)— BALLSTON-SPA, N.Y.
— Frank Gower, a 50-year member of
Local 1321, was guest of honor at a
banquet. John McLaren, Local President,
made the special pin presentation. Of-
ficers of the Albany, Schenectady and
Troy District Council attending were
Edward Gardiner, Cohoes, Secretary-Treas-
urer, and Edward LaCosse, Waterford, Busi-
ness Agent. Informal speeches were given
by several members.
34
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L.U. NO. IS,
HACKENSACK, N.J.
Earle, Jay C.
Foschino, Paul
Ruta, Daniel
L.U. NO. 18,
HAMILTON, ONT.
Chanter, D.
Dawson, William
Tremblay, C.
L.U. NO. 19,
DETROIT, MICH.
Anderson, Carl E.
Brainerd, Hiram
Burnett, John Henry
Centner, Michael
McGeachy, Duncan
Patten, Leonard
Perry, Estel "Pete"
L.U. NO. 22,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Ballas, John
Barazoto, Joseph
Brann, Erick
Britt, Oscar
Buizer, Maarten
Cadei, Julio P.
Folino, F.
Fullingim, George B.
Hansberg, William
Hudkins, L. W.
King, E. D.
Knudtson, Julius O.
Lemery, J. Nelson
McGovern, DeWitt Clinton
Meier, Paul
Nordstrom, Herman
Savage, William
Sole, Dominic J.
White, John
Wilcox, Wilbur L.
Zoricic, Vlado
L.U. NO. 50,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Shultz, Gus
L.U. NO. 53,
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.
Greenland, Ernest
L.U. NO. 54,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Knizevic, Dan
Kotrch, Charles
L.U. NO. 55,
DENVER, COLO.
Knowalczyk, Albert V.
L.U. NO. 59,
LANCASTER, PA.
James, Jesse
L.U. NO. 62,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Engstrom, Mavritz
Gierz, William
Sorenson, Harry
L.U. NO. 64,
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Gregory, William C.
Lembech, Jack R.
Martin, Daniel
Miller, Lawrence
Schuler, C. M.
Tichenor, J. H.
L.U. NO. 101,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Clark, S. George
Mace, Elmer E.
Skipper, John T.
L.U. NO. 113,
CHESTERTON, IND.
Heeter, Robert
Woodrum, Alva
L.U. NO. 129,
HAZELTON, PA.
Encke, Ernest
L.U. NO. 131,
SEATTLE, WASH.
Hansen, C. C.
Larson, A. H.
Luney, Dan
Rau, George
Ripley, O. B.
Rogers, C. H.
Workman, Gordon
L.U. NO. 181,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Larson, Lester
Sagartz, John P.
L.U. NO. 182,
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Blechschmidt, Wm. (Sr.)
Fligle, Durwood
Hajofsky. Paul
Keehl, Harold
Kloth, Fred
Metzer, Carl (Sr.)
Schmidt, John
Schonauer, Michael
Tepper, Adolph
Verlei. Donald
Wachsman, Fred
L.U. NO. 211,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Smith, Henry
L.U. NO. 218,
BOSTON, MASS.
Camparo, John
Flanagan, John
Godbout, Orvide
LeBlanc, Frank
White, William
L.U. NO. 225,
ATLANTA, GA.
Lowery, George R.
Moore, Alvin
L.U. NO. 226,
PORTLAND, ORE.
Findley, Arthur F.
Philips, Iris J.
Plank, Leland
L.U. NO. 230,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Kopas, John L.
L.U. NO. 246,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Czysaniuk, Pawlo
Lange, George
Morani, Domenico
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L.U. NO. 366,
SCRANTON, PA.
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Kline, Frank
Dalven, Herman
Whalen, George
L.U. NO. 388,
L.U. NO. 264,
RICHMOND, VA.
MILWAUKEE, WIS
Miles, Walter L.
Bridich, Stanley
Butzen, Peter Ben
L.U. NO. 470,
Gaouette, Ulrich
TACOMA, WASH.
Hesse, Henry C.
Amren, Fred
Kanalz, John
Barlow, Chester
Minedorf, Carl
Olson, Elmer
Noggle, Thomas J.
Paetel, Walter
Porte, John
Wynkoop, George
Rheingans, Rudolph
Schobert, Christ
L.U. NO. 545,
Stich, John
KANE, PA.
Stys. Peter
Skerl, Slauco J.
Wallsehlaeger, Roy
Seybert, George R.
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L.U. NO. 272,
CHICAGO HEIGHTS,
ILL.
Anderson, Robert N.
Oxener, Jacob B.
Peterson, Gustof
L. U. NO. 287,
HARRISBURG, PA.
Willis, Harry K.
L. U. NO. 289,
LOCKPORT, N.Y.
Burch, Harry
Hartwig, Lawrence
L.U. NO. 298,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Franke, Emil
Sengelaub, William C.
L.U. NO. 322,
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.
Forjoine, Angelo
Kline, Carl
Krolewski, Carl
Maes, Hugh H.
Willett, Lawrence
L.U. NO. 325,
PATERSON, N.J.
Shawl, Frank
L.U. NO. 331,
NORFOLK, VA.
Etheridge, N. D.
Evans, O. L.
McCarthy, Michael
L.U. NO. 344,
WAUKESHA, WIS.
Evans, Thomas
L.U. NO. 353,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Rizzo, Frank M.
Sandholm, Oscar
L.U. NO. 359,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Roth, Gustav
Zeisel, Albin
L.U. NO. 362,
PUEBLO, COLO.
Carmichael, Charles
Ross, Clarence C.
L.U. NO. 610,
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
Collins, R. S.
Saunders, J. W.
L.U. NO. 674,
MT. CLEMENS, MICH.
Hellner, Anthony
L.U. NO. 746,
NORWALK, CONN.
Callahan, James L.
Forest, Herbert
Leczo, William
L.U. NO. 854,
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Hicks, Jack E.
L.U. NO. 950,
LYNBROOK, N.Y.
Lasorso, Michael
Poulsen, Peter
Stanley, Joseph
L.U. NO. 1138,
TOLEDO, OHIO
Carlson, Carl
Clay, WiUiam (Sr.)
Hays, Vincent
Kibler, Charles
Leitner, F. K.
Morgan, Cyril
Mull, Elger
Pitchford, Roma
Rice, George
Sheets, Joseph
Sturtz, Ronald
Wiedeman, Eberhard
L.U. NO. 1140,
SAN PEDRO, CALIF.
Damuth, Walt
Kersey, Luvern
L.U. NO. 1146,
GREEN BAY, WIS.
Gottschaik, Thomas
LaPlant, Abe
Rickaby, Roland M.
L.U. NO. 1149,
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Danielson, John
Kersich, Domenick
Prentiss, H. E.
Rogers, Ed
L.U. NO. 1164,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Buscemi, Salvatore
Golub, Issac
Katz, Hyman
Koenig, Fred
Mastroianni, Constantino
Paladino, Anthony
Spring, Henry
Steger, Leo
L.U. NO. 1166,
FREMONT, OHIO
Beeler, George
L.U. NO. 1319,
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Doty, Byron
McMillan, Boyd
Wylie, (Bill) William T.
L.U. NO. 1323,
MONTEREY, CALIF.
Collins, Louis J.
DuBois, Frank O.
Geary, Francis \.
Layton, Antone
Prediger, J. J.
L.U. NO. 1334,
BAYTOWN, TEXAS
Brown, S. W.
Quiett, A. L.
L.U. NO. 1367,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Kjeldsen, Rasmus
L.U. NO. 1394,
FORT LAUDERDALE,
FLA.
GoUahon, Harry M. (Sr.)
L.U. NO. 1397,
NORTH HEMPSTEAD,
N.Y.
Eimutis, Pranas
Martone, Philip
L.U. NO. 1423,
CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS
Moore, W. H.
L.U. NO. 1478,
REDONDO BEACH,
CALIF.
Crabtree, W. L.
Jackson, Edgar C.
L.U. NO. 1485,
LaPORTE, IND.
Eslinger, John
L.U. NO. 1513,
DETROIT, MICH.
Davidoff, Abraham
L.U. NO. 1772,
HICKSVIILE, N.Y.
Rudd, Theodore
L.U. NO. 1822,
FT. WORTH, TEXAS
Powell, Frank D.
Smith, Dawson H.
(Con/iiuied on page 39)
SEPTEMBER, 1967
35
Home StMcly Course
Answers to Questions on Page 27
1. The concrete shall be reinforced
stone concrete with standard aggregate
for 2000 pounds P.S.I, at 28 days, as per
the A.S.T.M. standards. (Specifications;
Concrete Work and Rib Table Notes;
Sheet 9).
2. Concrete for rib floors and roof
slabs above the surface of the first floor
shall be lightweight concrete, 2000
pounds P.S.I, at 28 days, % " maximum
aggregate size, as per the A.S.T.M. stand-
ards. (Specifications; Concrete Work and
Rib Table Notes; Sheet 9).
3. Beams shall be lightweight concrete,
3000 pounds P.S.I, at 28 days, % " maxi-
mum aggregate, as per the A.S.T.M.
standards. (Specifications; Concrete Work
and Rib Table Notes; Sheet 9).
4. Lightweight concrete shall not ex-
ceed a weight of 75 pounds per cubic
foot. (Rib Table Notes; Sheet 9).
5. The beams are set structural mem-
bers in various on-center dimensions and
are connected by smaller members called
ribs which span the distance between the
beams at the on-center spacing desig-
nated in the rib table. The concrete that
is used in the beams has a higher strength
factor than that which is used in the
ribs. (Specifications; Concrete Work and
Sheet 9).
6. The Specifications could not be
followed if the beams, ribs and floor
slab are to be poured at the same time
since the concrete specified differs. (Spec-
ifications; Concrete Work).
7. Three crickets are to be formed as
part of the concrete pour. A cricket is
a sloped portion of a flat roof whose
function is to turn water toward a down-
spout to prevent puddling and water
damage on the roof. (Roof Plan; Sheet 9).
8. No. The vertical thickness of the
beams and ribs will vary. This thick-
ness could be determined by using the
"d" dimension from the rib table and
the "d" dimension from the beam table
as previously explained. (Sheet 9).
9. The metal pans used for forming
shall be in good condition, free from
superfluous holes and dents and be placed
in true alignment. They shall be stopped
with end pans. A 30" pan is specified
for the forming of rib R-7. (Specifica-
tions; Concrete Work (Forms), Section
1004; Sheet 10 and Structural Plan, Sec-
ond and Third Floors; Sheet 13).
10. The lobby entrance has a plate
glass front under the marquee. A two-
step brick planter extends from the lobby
entrance to the Northwest corner toward
the alley. Brick veneer trim is used on
the other side of the lobby entrance
toward the adjoining property and ex-
tends vertically to the parapet wall, con-
tinuing above the roof slab line in front
of the penthouse. The remainder of the
elevation is exposed concrete. (Specifi-
cations; Masonry and North Elevation;
Sheet 3).
11. The brick veneer continues to the
vertical line which is a continuation of
the penthouse wall; a distance of ap-
proximately 18' %" from the building
corner. (East Elevation; Sheet 3 and
Plan of Entrance and Lobby; Sheet 8).
12. Brick veneer ties of 6-gauge gal-
vanized wire shall be embedded in con-
crete 24" apart horizontally and 12"
apart vertically prior to pouring the wall.
(Specifications; Masonry).
13. The West and South elevations
are to be poured concrete. The West
elevation contains louvers for ventila^
tion into the elevators and machinery
rooms. (West and South Elevations;
Sheet 3).
14. The marquee is a triangular shaped
roof extending over the lobby entrance
with a 17' 4'/2" width at the building
line. It is a lightweight concrete poured
canopy, 2000 pounds P.S.I, at 28 days,
%" maximum aggregate according to
the A.S.T.M. standards. (Specifications;
Concrete Work, First Floor Plan; Sheet
1 and Details of Marquee Face; Sheet 4).
15. I'-O". (Details of Marquee Face;
Sheet 4).
16. Concrete for the marquee shall
be 8" at the center line of the canopy
and sloped toward the apex to a poured
thickness of 4". sloping in one direction
from the building corners from SVi" to
2V4" toward the drain. (Plan at Second
and Third Floors; Sheet 4 and Details
of Marquee Face, Section 4; Sheet 4).
17. The deck must be formed to al-
low for a concrete lip of %" thickness
and 4" width with a half-round drip cap
from the building line to the apex. This
lip will serve as an exterior ground for
the plaster which is to be applied to the
underside of the marquee. (Details of
Marquee Face; Sheet 4).
18. The marquee will be placed below
the second floor level, at a distance of
r 8" from the top of the finished second
floor to the bottom of the marquee.
(Details of Marquee Face, Section 5;
Sheet 4).
19. There are two louvers on the
East elevation, one on the North eleva-
tion and four on the West elevations.
(Elevations; Sheet 3).
20. The louvers are installed in a
recess provided in the wall section which
reduces the wall section thickness to
31/2". (Typical Louver Detail; Sheet 7).
21. Louver sizes can be determined
by using the notes at the typical louver
detail. (Typical Louver Detail; Sheet 7).
22. The louver size is indicated as
1' 11" X 7' 3" to be attached with a
1" concrete lip on all sides. The rough
opening to be formed in the poured wall
will be r 9" X 7' 1" to allow for the
1" lip. The rough opening for other
louvers could be determined in the same
manner. (East Elevation; Sheet 3 and
Typical Louver Detail; Sheet 7).
23. The distance from the corner of
the poured wall to the center line of
the louver is 36' lOVi". A 4" allowance
has been made for the brick veneer
which returns to the North elevation at
this corner. (Second and Third Floor
Plans; Sheet 1 and Plan at Second and
Third Floors; Sheet 4).
24. One 4" from the fourth floor roof,
one 4" from the third floor roof, one
2" from the penthouse roof and one 2"
from the canopy of the marquee. (Eleva-
tions; Sheet 3 and Section 5; Sheet 4).
25. The low point of the alley is on
the South end near the garage entrance.
(South and North Elevations; Sheet 3).
26. The height is 4' 414". (Section
A-A; Sheet 3).
27. 2' 6". (Section A-A; Sheet 3).
28. 3' 6". (Section A-A; Sheet 3).
29. The pipe rail is formed in a "U"
shape along the parapet wall and bands
the open portion of the fourth floor at
the exterior wall. It is fabricated from
standard galvanized pipe with welded
joints and connections. (Specifications;
Miscellaneous Iron and Steel and Eleva-
tions; Sheet 4).
30. Sheet metal sleeves approximately
8" in length are to be set at 5'-0" ± O.C.
when the wall is poured to accommodate
the pipe rail. The pre-formed rail is then
to be placed in the sleeve and lead
grouted to fasten it to the wall. (Typical
Parapet Detail; Sheet 7).
31. Transite vents are to be used.
(Section B-B; Sheet 3).
32. The cashier's window is hinged
at the top and projects out. The diagonal
and dotted line in the form of a "V"
indicates the hinging and projection of
the window. The inverted V as shown
in the cashier's window describes an in-
termediate projected type window which
is top hinged and swings out. Other
windows with a broken line V such as
those found elsewhere on the plan indi-
cates a bottom hinged window which
projects in. (Specifications; Steel Win-
dows and East Elevation; Sheet 3).
33. 8' 10". (East Elevation; Sheet 3).
34. The finished ceiling height on the
second floor is 8' 10" except for the
furred down ceiling in the toilet areas
which is 7' 9". (East and West Eleva-
tions; Sheet 3).
35. The drop in grade is not the same;
9%" on the East property line from end
to end and 1' AVs" on the West property
line from end to end. (Elevations;
Sheet 3).
UNION LABEL WEEK
SEPTEMBER 4-10
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an international agreement was nec-
essary.
The first of these dams, the Dun-
can, is intended only for water
storage in the Duncan River Valley,
It will be constructed entirely of
earth fill material and will be 120
feet high and 2,600 feet long. The
6,400,000 cubic yards of fill in the
dam will more than double the size
of Duncan Lake after construction
is completed on April 1, 1968.
The second dam is also intended
for water storage, but it will be of
different construction. Arrow Dam
will be half earth fill and half con-
crete, standing 170 feet high and
extending 2,850 feet across the Co-
lumbia River at the southern end of
the Arrow Lakes. This structure will
contain a lock to allow small river
traffic to pass through the concrete
left half. The lakes will be greatly
enlarged by the dam and over 2,000
people will be displaced after the
structure is completed on April 1,
1969.
The third and most impressive of
these three projects will be Mica
Dam, 237 miles north of Arrow
Dam and also built across the Co-
lumbia River. It will be 645 feet
high with a length of 2,500 feet.
Unlike the other two projects, this
dam features a powerhouse and its
own newly-created community. The
powerhouse will produce two million
kilowatts and will be in operation
soon after the completion date of
April 1, 1973.
With the completion of these
dams and power complexes, British
Columbia will have an extensive and
effective system of flood control and
water supply and enough hydro-
electric power for all her industries
for the next decade. The United
States will benefit from these dams,
too. Not only will many of our flood
control problems be solved, but
Canada plans to export some of her
surplus electric power to this coun-
try. Thanks to a fine job done by
the Carpenters and other unions en-
gaged on these projects and the fine
spirit of cooperation they displayed,
two countries will benefit. That's a
lot of job for that many men.
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—LAKELAND NEWS —
Peter Peterson of Local Union 47, St. Louis, Mo., arrived at the Home July 7, 1967.
William Philips of Local Union 1657, New York, N. Y., arrived at the Home
July 10, 1967.
Charles Jacobsen of Local Union 1134. Mount Kisco, N. Y., arrived at the Home
July 11, 1967.
Samuel Proctor of Local Union 1846, New Orleans, La., arrived at the Home
July 20, 1967.
Joseph H. Raymond of Local Union 1383, Sarasota, Fla., arrived at the Home
July 27, 1967.
Otto D. Busch of Local Union 105, Cleveland, Ohio., arrived at the Home
July 28, 1967.
Ole Lorensen of Local Union 1456, New York, N. Y., arrived at the Home
July 31, 1967.
William E. Say of Local Union 500, Butler, Pa., passed away July 13, 1967 and
was buried at Butler, Pa.
Abraham Vroegindewey of Local Union 1449, Lansing, Mich., passed away
July 18, 1967, and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
William H. Kerce of Local Union 159, Charleston, S. C, passed away July 22,
1967 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Ernest R. Kloth of Local Union 182, Cleveland, Ohio, passed away July 27, 1967,
in Leesburg Hospital, Leesburg, Fla., while away on Leave from the Home.
John W. Cessna of Local Union 171 Youngstown, Ohio, withdrew from the Home
July 21, 1967.
William N. Young of Local Union 171, Youngstown, Ohio, withdrew from the
Home July 21, 1967.
the Home during July
Fred Gerlach, L.U. 1462, Bristol, Pa.,
now living Winter Park, Fla.
Herbert Meyer, L.U. 12, Cincinnati, Ohio
John Strudhoff, L.U. 419, Chicago, 111.
Elmer Togersen, L.U. 1752, Pomona.
Calif.
Ole Olsen, L.U. 20, New York, now liv-
ing Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
E. N. Schow. L.U. 696, Tampa, Fla.
Glenn C. Kloth, L.U, 1108, Parma, Ohio
John Anderson, L.U. 696, Tampa, Fla.
Harold Hill, L.U. 696, Tampa, Fla.
W. H. Everett, L.U. 1471, Jackson, Miss.
Otto R. Welsch, L.U. 740, Brooklyn,
N. Y.
David Reese, L.U. 740, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Henry Reed, L.U. 1685, Melbourne, Fla,
Adam Opperman, L.U. 1, Chicago, 111.,
now living Largo, Fla.
Members who visited
Otto R. Rehwald, L.U. 944, San Bernar-
dino, Calif.
Robert Vandyne, L.U. 245, Cambridge,
Ohio
E. Johnson, L.U. 1209, Maplewood, N. J.
R. J. Dunagan, L.U. 225, Atlanta, Ga.
Roy E. Myers, L.U. 287, Harrisburg, Pa.
Jacob Profit, L.U. 5, St. Louis, Mo.
Charles Spinoso, L.U. 15, Hackensack,
N. J.
Edward Vickland L.U. 1445, Topeka,
Kan.
Ed Morey, L.U. 213, Houston, Texas
Frank Goessler. L.U. 1596, St. Louis,
Mo.
Carl Serfass, L.U. 368, Allentown, Pa.
B. F. Whitehurst, L.U. 1590, Arlington,
Va.
Earle Dancer, L.U. 25, Los Angeles,
Cahf.
IN MEMORIAM, continued from page 35
L.U. NO. 2094,
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Auw, John
Brown, John
Daily, Edward
Schreuder, Fred
L.U. NO. 2181,
CORVALLIS, OREGON
Paulson, R. M.
L.U. NO. 2274,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Berringer, Blair
Mostoller, Harold
L.U. NO. 2403,
RICHLAND, WASH.
Campbell, David W.
Darby, Orin L.
Farr, Harold D.
Gilbert. Norman W.
Hamilton, Charles L.
McDonald, Gale W.
Metzer, A. B.
Moreland, Guy
Pius, Henry M.
Roberts, LeRoy E.
Robinson, Ken K.
Stafford, Alonzo M.
Thomas, Roy E.
L.U. NO. 2435,
INGLEWOOD, CALIF.
Campbell, Charles O.
Osborne, W. G.
Smith, William S.
L.U. NO. 2436,
NEW ORLEANS, LA
Tilley, Charles J.
L.U. NO. 2898,
GLIDDEN, WIS.
Brooks, Tom
Lorge, Donald
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Need to Put Teeth in Labor Relations Act
ANYONE who has had anything to do with
organizing during the past ten years knows all
too well that employer opposition has grown more
aggressive year by year. However, testimony pre-
sented before a House Labor Subcommittee hear-
ing last month surprised even those of us who
thought we knew what was going on.
The Subcommittee heard first-hand evidence
from rank and file members who were the victims
of persistent coercion and intimidation by powerful
employers who seemingly are immune to mean-
ingful punishment under existing labor laws.
Case after case was presented in which a violent-
ly anti-union company defied all NLRB orders
without sufi'ering any penalty more punitive than a
large bill for legal fees. For example: A southern
food chain was found guilty of persistently violating
the National Labor Relations Act since 1959.
Neither numerous NLRB decisions nor several
court orders have as yet compelled the employer
to bargain in good faith. Not a single employee is
covered by a union contract as yet. And not a
single worker discharged illegally has been rein-
stated despite a dozen union "victories." A clothing
chain has successfully resisted all NLRB and
court orders to pay $160,000 in back wages to
180 employees unlawfully fired for union activity.
The evidence presented to the Subcommittee in-
dicates that the National Labor Relations Act can
be used as a tool to prevent organization by an
aggressive anti-labor employer. The penalties for
violations of the law are so minor that an employer
has little to fear from a conviction. When con-
victions come, it is not unusual for them to come
two or three years after commission of the act. In
the meantime, the very violations probably effec-
tively disposed of the union — especially in the
case of a newly-organized one.
The accepted technique for many southern em-
ployers today is to militantly campaign against a
union when an NLRB election is ordered. There
are a number of law firms and public relations
firms which specialize in conducting campaigns to
beat unions in NLRB elections. They have devel-
oped techniques which are very effective. However,
despite the efforts of these specialists in stymieing
organization, unions still win a large percentage of
NLRB elections.
But the experts in anti-unionism do not deal
exclusively in beating elections. They have devel-
oped techniques for stalling negotiations, haras-
sing the union members, and generally making it
impossible for the union to secure a contract. They
advise the employer to stall, to haggle, to only go
through the barest motions of bargaining collective-
ly. After a year or two of this ineffectual bargaining,
the union loses the faith of its members and the
victory won at the election comes to nothing.
In the beginning, the National Labor Relations
Act was an instrument enabling employes to or-
ganize into a union of their own choosing. The act
was administered in such a way that any kinds of
intimidation or coercion on the part of an employer
before an election received prompt retribution. Not
so today.
In view of the lack of teeth in the Act, and the
delaying and harassing techniques which legal
firms specializing in anti-unionism have developed,
the NLRB election can be used today as an anti-
union tool by the aggressive employer. It's time the
Act was amended to make violations of the Act
punishable by more realistic penalties and the in-
terminable delays in achieving justice eliminated.
40
THE CARPENTER
SCHOOLS
AGAIN I
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USE CARE EVERYWHERE
THE BROTHERHOOD TAKES
CARE OF ITS OWN
Since 1928 the Home for Aged Members
maintained by the United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners of America at Lakeland,
Florida, has provided a haven for its old-time
members whose working years are behind
them.
Here oldsters who helped to build America
receive a quality of care unsurpassed for com-
pleteness and compassion for individual needs.
The Carpenters Home is a self-contained
community where retired members of the
Brotherhood can spend their final years in
peace, tranquility and dignity. Located in the
picturesque citrus, palm and lake country of
West Central Florida, the Home is open to
visitors every day of the year.
Requirements for admission to the home are
simple: The member must have reached age
6^ and have at least 30 years of continuous
good standing in the Brotherhood.
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UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
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OCTOBER, 196 7
inTERnnTioniiL
HPPREnTICESHIP
[OnTESI
Held in Vancouver, British Columbia, August 17, 18, 19, 1967
iMHtion
GENERAL OFFICERS OF
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
101 Constitution 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
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
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
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.
First District, Charles Johnson, Jr.
Ill E. 22nd St., New York, N. Y. 10010
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
2 Prospect Place, Springfield, New Jersey
07081
Third District, Cecil Shuey
Route 3, Monticello, Indiana 47960
Fourth District, Henry W. Chandler
1684 Stanton Rd., S. W., Atlanta, Ga.
30311
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
18 Norbert Place, St. Paul, Minn. 55116
Sixth District, James O. Mack
5740 Lydia, Kansas City, Mo. 64110
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
American Bank Building
621 S.W. Morrison St., Room 937
Portland, Oregon 97205
Eighth District, Charles E. Nichols
53 Moonlit Circle, Sacramento, Calif.
95831
Ninth District, William Stefanovitch
1697 Glendale Avenue, Windsor, 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.
PLEASE KEEP THE CARPENTER ADVISED
OF YOUR CHANGE OF ADDRESS
PLEASE NOTE: Filling out this coupon and mailing it to the CARPEN-
TER only corrects your mailing address for the magazine. It does not
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,
101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20001
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VOLUME LXXXVI No. 10 OCTOBER, 1967
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
International Apprenticeship Contest 2
British Woodworkers Share Our Problems . . Finlay C. Allan 13
Labor Paternity Case: McGuire? Maguire? ... Harry Conn 15
Millwrights Throw Down Gauntlet 16
Longest Span in Vietnam 18
Minutes of National Joint Apprenticeship & Training
Committee 24
Logging by Balloons and Kites 38
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 12
Plane Gossip 17
Canadian Report 20
Home Study Course, Advanced Blueprint Reading VI 23
Editorials 25
Outdoor Meanderings Fred O. Goetz 26
Local Union News 28
We Congratulate 31
Of Interest to Industrial Locals 32
Service to the Brotherhood 34
In Memoriam 36
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
POSTMASTERS ATTENTION: Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to
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THE COVER
Six views of the busy and highly-
successful International Apprenticeship
Contest, held at Vancouver. British
Columbia, August 17, 18. and 19,
appear on our front cover this month.
More than 50 black-and-white pic-
tures of the contest appear in the
pages which follow.
As the annual International Contest
of carpenter and millman apprentices
changes from a West Coast event to a
truly national and international com-
petition, the enthusiasm and spirit of
the contestants and their sponsors in-
creases. Sixteen states of the United
States and three provinces of Canada
participated in the 1967 finals.
Next year, if local unions of mill-
wrights heed the notice on Page 16 of
this issue, there will be even more
activity at the final go-round. A mill-
wright competition should spark a
major innovation in the training pro-
gram of this highly-skilled craft.
The cover pictures show the en-
trance to the big industrial arts center
where the competition was held, a
close up of a contestant's hands work-
ing with a square, and four views of
contestants at work. The contestant
at the lower right corner is First Place
Carpenter Winner Ed Arntzen.
Next year's finals are scheduled to
be held at Kansas City, Missouri.
tnT£ttni)Tion!ii
>il>l>REnTii:CSHIP
COniEST
INTERNATIONAL CARPENTER!
1 Finlay C. Allan, First General Vice President, presents trophies to Ed Artnzcn (center). Local
1323, First Place Winner — Carpenter Contest; and Charles Mariani (right), Local 2095; First Place
Winner — Cabinet Maker Contest.
■ The International Carpenter Apprenticeship Contest of 1967
was held in Vancouver, B. C. August 17-19, 1967. There were 16 states
and three provinces represented by 19 carpenter and six mill-cabinet contestants.
Through the courtesy of the British Columbia Vocational
School, facilities were made available for both the written and manipulative
tests. They provided separate shops for the carpenters and cabinet
makers. These shops and the materials available were the envy
of all representatives of Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committees present,
many of whom returned home with the avowed purpose of requesting
their local Boards of Education for better facilities in which to train their
apprentices.
The staff of the vocational school performed yeoman service
to make this the most successful contest to
(Continued on Page 4)
APPRENTICESHIP CONTEST
2 Carpentry contest area shown
at left was made available through
the courtesy of the British
Columbia Vocational School.
3 BELOW: Carpenter judges
inspect one of the projects.
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4 Committee representatives from 25 states and four provinces were present at the International Carpenter Apprenticeship Contest.
5 U.S. Department of Labor officials Vem Neilsen (left),
and Hugh Murphy (right), observe Michigan contestant
Michael Turner. Shown in background, left to right, are:
Vem Foster, Director of Arizona State Carpenter JAC; Cal
Hackworth, Coordinator Apprenticeship Program, Tucson;
Ed Wasielewski, Association of General Contractors.
irmi^ ^P^
6 Exchanging comments at the International Contest were,
left to right, William Hood, Coordinator Memphis Carpenter
JAC; C. W. Stewart, A.G.C. General Contractor; and Lyle
Hillard, Executive Board Member 7th District.
(Continued from page 2)
date. Our many thanks to Vice Prin-
cipal Dave Peterson and staff for their
courtesy and cooperation.
William Cameron, Apprenticeship
Director, for the British Columbia
Provincial Carpenters and the Ar-
rangement Committee are to be com-
mended for the fine job they did in
arranging for this contest.
The host. Executive Board Member
George Bengough, has set a precedent
that will make it difficult for Execu-
tive Board Member, J. O. Mack, the
host for 1968, to equal or surpass
the facilities and hospitality enjoyed
by all at the 1967 contest.
The Honorable George Pearkes,
Lieutenant Governor of British Co-
lumbia, attended the contest and,
during a brief break in activities, ad-
dressed the contestants and visitors
present. He was highly complimentary
to the young men competing and
wished them well in their future pur-
suit of the craft.
The awards banquet was held on
Saturday evening, August 19, at the
Kingsway Motor Hotel. There were
some 300 guests present in honor of
the young men who had been com-
peting for top honors. Richard Hutch-
inson, Master of Ceremonies, wel-
comed the group to this Ninth Annual
Carpenters Contest Awards Banquet,
and spoke briefly on the values derived
from these contests. All were wel-
comed to Vancouver by R. K. Bervin,
Labor Relations Officer, Amalgamated
Constructor Association of British
Columbia.
Hugh Murphy, Administrator of
the Bureau of Apprenticeship and
Training, U. S. Department of Labor,
complimented the young men on the
fine showing they had made during
the contest and expressed the hope
that they would make every effort in
the future to assist other deserving
young men who would be following
them in the apprenticeship program.
Richard Bowie, National Director
of Manpower for the Associated Gen-
eral Contractors of America, ex-
pressed the best wishes of the Associ-
ated General Contractors to contest-
ants pointing out that the organization
he represented was quite active in pro-
moting the apprenticeship program.
Joe Miller, Director of the Man-
power Development Program for the
National Home Builders, brought the
greetings of the Home Builders. He
indicated that the Home Builders were
in need of well trained and skilled
craftsmen in a much larger number
than was now coming out of the ap-
prenticeship program.
Fred Lehn, General Contractor and
member of the National Carpenters
Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Committee, Management speaker for
the evening, speaking on the subject,
"Where Do We Go From Here?" em-
phasized that each of the young men
now entering the trade, as a journey-
man, would determine the level to
which he would climb. That' there
were many opportunities to advance
in the carpentry industry as foremen,
superintendents and contractors. . . .
THE CARPENTER
7 The contestants are shown during a break in the written examination.
8 Finlay C. Allan (right), First General Vice
President, was one of the honored guests at the
International Contest. With him, left to right, are
Gordon Littman, Director of the 4 Bay Counties
Apprentice Program; James A. Flores. business
representative. Local 771; and Joseph Pinto, busi-
ness representative, Local 721.
9 J. L. Mack (left). Executive Board
Member 6th District, and Bill Hood
(facing camera), confer at International
Contest.
it all depended on the drive, interest
and ambition of the individual.
First General Vice President, Fin-
lay C. Allan stressed the need for a
stepped up apprenticeship program to
meet the needs of industry and that
it was the responsibility of the Gen-
eral Contractors, Home Builders and
the United Brotherhood to provide
employment opportunities and well
planned training programs if these
(Continued on page 10)
10 An overall view of the Cabinet Making Contest is shown below.
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OCTOBER, 1967
11 Executive Board Member
Charles Nichols, 8th District,
watches the Michigan State
Contestant at work. Charlie had
every reason to be proud follow-
ing the announcement at the
Awards Banquet that the 8th
District's contestants had won
both first place awards.
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The apprentices who par-
ticipated at tlie International
Apprenticeship Context of
1967 in Vancouver, B. C. are
pictured at lejt. Each con-
testant is identified below:
12 Eugene R. Zapisocki, Local
1325, Carpenter.
13 James McCIellan, Local 1627,
Carpenter.
14 Ed Arntzen, Local 1323, Car-
penter.
15 David E. West, Local 1281,
Carpenter.
16 Ted Torkko, Local 527, Car-
penter.
•* 17 Rosario Greco, Local 1920,
Cabinet Maker.
18 Lemond E. Cox, Local 213,
Carpenter.
19 Albert Bechthold, Local 1805,
Carpenter.
^ 20 Ronald Crnich, Local 13, Car-
^« f" penter.
21 John Peterkin, Local 470, Car-
penter.
22 William P. Davis, Local 244,
Carpenter.
23 Josepb W. Anderson, Local
515, Cabinet Maker.
24 Edward E. Kendall, Local 184,
Carpenter.
25 Gary W. Brown, Local 635,
Cabinet Maker.
26 Bruce D. Waldner, Local 1411,
Cabinet Maker.
27 Henry M. Allen, Local 1564,
Carpenter.
28 Charles Mariani, Local 2095,
Cabinet Maker.
29 Joseph A. Baertlein, Local
1272, Carpenter.
30 Charles Newman, Local 635,
Carpenter.
31 Raynion Copeland, Local 671,
Carpenter.
32 Ronald Baichtal, Local 971,
Carpenter.
33 Lee Allen Minea, Local 338,
Cabinet Maker.
34 Michael Turner. Local 235,
Carpenter.
35 William R. Barksbale, Local
74, Carpenter.
36 Ricardo Saldate, Local 857,
Carpenter.
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37 This overall shot of the contest
area shows several of the entries
ready for judging.
38 Ricardo Saldate (left — fore-
ground), Local 857, is busy at work
on his contest project. The in-
terested observers are, left to right,
Joe Pinto, Local 721 business rep-
resentative; Ben Collins, General
Representative of the Brotherhood;
Nicholas Loope. Coordinator for
the Washington, D. C, Carpenter
Apprenticeship Program; Richard
Bowie, Director of Manpower,
A.G.C. Washington, D. C; Lee
Rice, General Contractor, A.G.C;
Ed Wasielewski, General Contrac-
tor, A.G.C; Joe Miller, Director of
Manpower Development Program,
National Association of Home
Builders.
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39 The Honorable George Pearkes (center), Lt. Governor of British Columbia, was among the many distinguished
guests who visited the contest area during the international competition. Inspecting the manipulative projects with
him are Dave Peterson Geft — foreground). Vice Principal, B. C Vocational School: First General Vice President Fin-
lay C Allan (right — foreground); George Bengough (left — rear). Executive Board Member 10th District; and Ed Wasie-
lewski, member of National Joint Carpenters Apprenticeship Committee and chairman of 1968 Contest Committee.
THE CARPENTER
40 Ed Arnfzen, First Place-Carpciiter, receives
a fringe benefit from his wife.
41 Contestants, their wives, and guests live it up a little at the
banquet closing the Contest.
INTERNATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP BANQUET
42 Ed Arntzen, First Place Carpenter Winner,
receives his award certificate from Ed Wasielew-
ski, chairman of the 1968 Contest Committee,
while being congratulated by General Repre-
sentative Paul Rudd.
43 Idaho was well represented at the International Contest. Attending
from the Gem State were, left to right: John Gochenovrm, financial sec-
retary, Local 1258; Ralph Farley, President of the Rocky Mountain of
Idaho District Council; Charles Newman, Local 635, Carpenter contestant;
Gary W. Brown, Local 635, Cabinet Maker contestant; and Lloyd Miller,
Coordinator Idaho State Carpenters JATC.
44 Charles Mariani, First Place Winner in the
Cabinet Maker Contest, is complimented on his
victory by General Representative Paul Rudd
as Ed Wasielewski, member of the National
Joint Carpenters Apprenticeship Committee,
presents him with his award certificate.
45 Jubilant First Place Winners Ed Arntzen (third from left). Local
1323, Carpenter Contest; and Charles Mariani (third from right). Local
2095, Cabinet Maker Contest; are congratulated by Charles Nichols (far
left). Executive Board Member 8th District; Paul Richards (second from
left), business representative. Local 1323; Finlay C. Allan (second from
right) First General Vice President; and Gordon Liftman (far right),
Director, 4 Bay Counties Apprentice Program.
OCTOBER, 1967
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46 Contestants display their trophies following Awards Banquet. With them are General Representative Paul Rudd (extreme left —
second row), and Leo Gable (extreme right — second row), Technical Director of Apprenticeship and Training for the Brotherhood.
Continued from Page 5
needs were to be met. He pointed out
that each of the contestants could
make a big contribution by serving
on apprenticeship committees, teach-
ing apprenticeship classes and as con-
structive leaders in the labor move-
ment.
Master of Ceremonies Hutchinson
requested the assistance of General
Representative Paul Rudd and Ed
Wasieleski in making the awards. Each
contestant received a certificate of
participation or award, a 50 foot steel
tape, a copy of the brief history of
the Brotherhood, Brotherhood cuff
links and lapel button. The first, second
and third place winners in each cate-
gory received savings bonds.
First place, two (2) $100 bonds;
second place, one (1) $100 bond;
third place, one (1) $50 bond.
The winners were:
Ed Arntzen, Local 1323, California,
First Place, Carpenter.
Ricardo Saldate, Local 857, Arizona,
Second Place, Carpenter.
Eugene Zapisocki, Local 1325, Al-
berta, Third Place, Carpenter.
Charles Mariani, Local 2095, Cali-
fornia, First Place, Cabinet Maker.
Gary Brown, Local 635, Idaho,
Second Place, Cabinet Maker.
Rosario Greco, Local 1928, British
Columbia, Third Place, Cabinet Maker.
47 The two winners are pictured with
leaders of the apprenticeship program.
They are, left to right, seated: Gunnar
Benonys, Secretary California Appren-
ticeship Committee; Ed Arntzen, First
Place — Carpenter; Charles Mariani,
First Place — Cabinet Maker; Gordon
Littman, Director, 4 Bay Counties Ap-
prenticeship Program. Standing, left
to right: Fred Gough, Coordinator,
San Diego Carpenter Apprenticeship
Training; C. M. Sanford, Director, 11
Southern Counties Carpenters Appren-
ticeship Training Committee; E. A.
Brown, Director, 42 Northern Coun-
ties Carpenter Apprenticeship Training
Committee; Paul Richards, business
representative, Local 1323; Leo Gure-
vitch, Coordinator, 42 Counties JATC.
LEFT
48 Hugh Murphy, Director of the
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training
for the U.S. Department of Labor, was
a speaker at the Awards Banquet.
RIGHT
49 Fred Lehn, General Contractor
and member of the National Car-
penters JATC, spoke on "Where Do
We Go From Here?"
10
THE CARPENTER
50 Joe Miller. Director of the Man-
power Development Program for tile
National Home Builders, brouglit
greetings from tlie Home Builders.
52 R. K. Gervin. Labor Relations
officer for tlie Amalgamated Construc-
tion Association of British Columbia,
welcomed the representatives from
the states and provinces to Vancouver.
51 Richard Bowie, National Director
of Manpower for the Associated Gen-
eral Contractors of America, pointed
out that the organization he represents
is active in promoting the apprentice-
ship program.
53 Richard G. Hutchinson, Master of
Ceremonies, spoke on the values de-
rived from the apprenticeship contests.
54 The Florida delegation to the International Contest is pictured
left to right: C. C. Howell, business representative, Local 627;
Mrs. C. C. Howell, Mrs. James McClellan, Mrs. Clay Mort, Clay
Mort, Chairman, Jacksonville and Vicinity Apprenticeship Commit-
tee; Mrs. Louis Tale, Louis Tale, Director, Jacksonville and Vicin-
ity DC Apprenticeship Program; and James McClellan, Florida
Carpenter contestant.
55 First General Vice President Finlay C. Allan addresses con-
testants and guests at the Awards Banquet.
PERSONAL PHOTO PRINTS: On this page and the preceding nine pages are
pictures of the International Carpenter Apprenticeship Contest in Vancouver,
B. C. Each is numbered, and 8" x W glossy prints of each picture may-
be ordered from our printers at $1.50 each (which also covers handling
and mailing). List the pictures you wish to order, state the quantity of each,
and send this with your name and address, plus cash, check or money
order to cover all costs, to: Carpenter Photos, Merkle Press Inc.;
810 Rhode Island Avenue, N. E., Washington, D. C. 20018.
OCTOBER, 1967
11
ASHIMGT0N
ROUNDUP
TAX POSITION— The APL-CIO has gone on record as supporting a temporary tax rise.
HOWEVER, it opposes Administration proposals and it urges a corporation surtax
rate which is at least twice the individual surtax rate.
PLUG THE LOOPHOLES— Before the rank-and-file workingraan is burdened with addi-
tional taxes, lahor wants Congress to plug the big loopholes which (1) grant
millionaire oil operators a 27-|- percent deduction for "depletion", (2) allow
wealthy investors to accumulate tax-free interest from states and local bonds,
and (3) which tax only half of the income from capital gains in stocks, bonds,
real estate and other property.
TWENTY GOT AWAY— The Treasury Department has revealed that last year there were
five people with incomes of $5 million each and 15 people with annual incomes
of over half a million dollars who paid no Federal income tax at all. There were
untold numbers of people who had very large incomes, yet paid taxes at the same
rate as other people who had far smaller incomes. None of these people were
breaking the law. They were simply using loopholes in the tax laws available to
them.
WAGE GAINS TO DATE — Negotiated wage gains for 1967 to date average 14.1 cents
an hour, up 3.7 cents from the corresponding 1966 period, according to the latest
bi-weekly survey of contract settlements by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
The median settlement for all industries excluding construction is 13.4 cents,
up 3.3 cents from the figure for the same period last year. The average advance
in manufacturing moves up 2.7 cents an hour to 12.6 cents while the average
settlement in nonmanufacturing moves up 5.0 cents to 19.6 cents an hour.
The median all-industry wage settlement in the latest two-week period is
18.0 cents an hour, with manufacturing agreements providing an increase of
13.3 cents and contracts in nonmanufacturing providing 19.8 cents. Among total
agreements studied by BM, 91 dealt with deferred increases, 61 with pensions,
and 33 with vacations. Escalator clauses were a subject in 8 agreements.
EARLY SLOWDOWN— Personal income, notably in factory payrolls, showed a clear
slowdown during the first three months of 1967, when compared with the closing
months of 1966, the Department of Commerce reports. On an overall basis, personal
income increased. . .but at a rate of 1-g- percent — a drop from the 2 percerijt rate
of the preceding six months.
HARD CASH— The United States silver dollar-which is no longer being minted-is
now worth $1.31 at 1967 prices for silver. The big coins, which were popular at
the turn of the century, are such "hot items" today that they became commodities
on the New York stock exchange.
SITUS IS SITTING— H.R. 100, the situs picketing bill, which would restore construc-
tion trades picketing rights at job sites, is still in the House Rules Committee.
Hearings began September 12. To get favorable action on the bill it is most
important that union members write or wire their Congressmen now, urging support
of H.R. 100 and suggesting that he request the Rules Committee to report the bill.
'MILLION JOBS' BILL- Congressman James O'Hara, Michigan Democrat, has introduced a
S4 billion bill to guarantee jobs for unemployed workers. The O'Hara Bill, H.R.
12280, follows a 1966 recommendation of the National Automation Commission that
the Federal government be the "employer of last resort" for hard-core jobless
people. The AFL-CIO strongly supports this bill.
12 THE CARPENTER
CONFERENCE LEADERS — Seated, left to right: J. Heapy, National Executive Council member; J. H. Mills, Council mem-
ber; J. Youngs, Council member; W. J. Martin, Council member; J. Marshall, Chairman; G. F. Smith, General Secretary; First
General Vice President Allan; Assistant General Secretary L. Wood. Standing behind Secretary Smith and seated at the extreme
right are two members of his staff.
British Woodworkers Shore Problems
Of North American Craftsmen
BY FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT FINLAY C. ALLAN
Early this summer I spent several
days at a carpenters' convention.
Among the topics which received a
good deal of attention were: declining
membership because of automation,
the need for organizing, jurisdiction,
and the growth of lumping or piece
work.
Since these same questions have
come up at every convention of our
Brotherhood I attended in the past 30
years, there scarcely is any news value
in this observation.
What makes it unique is that the
convention that I attended was held
in Dunoon, Scotland. It was the
Twenty-first Annual Conference of
the Amalgamated Society of Wood-
workers. I had the extreme pleasure
of representing our Brotherhood as a
fraternal delegate to the Society's 1967
Convention.
While some striking differences exist
between the problems of our members
and our British counterparts, essen-
tially we face the same challenges.
According to the report of the Ex-
ecutive Council to the Convention,
membership dropped from 191,620 in
1965, to 188,114 in 1966. This repre-
sents a decrease of 3,506 members.
For the past two years the decrease
in membership exceeded 6,000. This
situation naturally received consider-
able attention from the meeting.
Automation' and new techniques
undoubtedly contributed somewhat to
the decline in the Society's member-
ship, much as it has done in most
building trades unions in the United
States and Canada.
In his report to the Convention,
the General Secretary pointed out that
there are some real ironies in the mem-
bership statistics. According to his re-
port there has been no decline in the
total number of carpenters employed
in the British Isles. Therefore, the per-
centage of union carpenters in relation
to the total carpenter force must be
declining.
His report indicated that no pattern
can be discerned when membership
statistics are broken down by regions.
Some regions where work is slow
gained members, while other areas
with relative prosperity suffered de-
clines.
The General Secretary's recom-
mendation was for a step-up in serv-
ices to the various districts, an entirely
feasible program, since the Society's
revenues increased despite declining
membership.
The basic wage rate for carpenters
in Great Britain is approximately $40
per week on municipal and govern-
ment work. By way of contrast, the
1966 average earnings of carpenters
working in the privately financed sec-
tor of the construction industry ap-
proached $60 per week.
This differential naturally leads to
some tension among members work-
ing in the different categories.
Actually, the British wage scale is
very difficult for an American to
analyze. There is a basic wage scale
which is universal throughout all the
British Isles. Then there are certain
bonus and incentive payments. Added
to this there are fringe benefits and
sliding scale clauses which cover such
items as hazardous work, work requir-
ing exceptional skills, tool allowances,
etc.
While the wages may seem particu-
larly low judged by American stand-
ards, it must be remembered that the
fringe benefits in Britain go much fur-
ther than they do in the United States
or Canada. Medical costs are taken
care of by the national health plan.
Most housing is subsidized to a con-
siderable extent. Also, living costs are
somewhat lower.
Piece work seems to be a particu-
larly vexing problem for the Society.
Too many members are surreptitiously
working on a piece work basis, a prac-
tice which undercuts the whole wage
structure of the industry. The Society
does all in its power to discourage
such practices, but apparently they
cannot be stamped out. A portion of
the General Secretary's report had
this to say on the subject:
"The other inquiry, which is of
more immediate importance to trade-
unionists, is the independent inquiry
into labour-only subcontracting. This
feature of the industry involves all
kinds of evasions and malpractices;
safety regulations are ignored, no con-
tribution to training is made, the pay-
ment of income tax and social security
benefits is frequently avoided, and the
OCTOBER, 1967
13
quality of the workmanship is often a
disgrace to any self-respecting crafts-
man. They undermine trade union
rights and conditions and reduce the
industry to a state of near anarchy.
Many employers, however, seem to
regard labour-only persons as a bless-
ing to the industry, mainly because
they are prepared to do any job, at
any time, irrespective of the conditions
under which they are working.
"For all these reasons it is obvious
that labour-only will have some effect
on trade union membership. Some
building trade unions have been af-
fected more than others, but it seems
likely that some part of the Society's
decrease in membership is due to this.
To allow the situation to develop un-
checked would be extremely serious
because it is not easy to re-establish
the tradition of trade union member-
ship once it has been lost."
I was particularly gratified to find
that safety is a prime concern of
the Amalgamated Society. Resolutions
dealing with safety matters received
a great deal of attention from the Con-
vention. Generally speaking, I believe
that the British tradesmen are more
safety conscious than is the case in the
United States or Canada. Despite this
fact, the accident rate for the British
construction industry is anything but
good. In 1965, there were over 47,000
reportable accidents, 236 of which in-
volved a fatality.
Special emphasis on safety is being
incorporated in the apprentice training
programs.
Regarding apprentices, I believe the
British unions are doing a first-rate
job. The total number of carpenter
apprentices as of December 31, 1966,
was 22,658. On a comparable basis,
our Brotherhood would have to have
about 75,000 apprentices to match the
British record. Instead, we have less
than half.
I had the privilege of visiting con-
struction jobs and woodworking shops
in England, Scotland, Ireland, and
Wales. Most of the new techniques
which have come into the industry on
this side of the Atlantic are used almost
as extensively in the British Isles. Pre-
cast concrete is very common. The 360
degree crane can be seen on most
sizable projects. The shops are
equipped with most of the high-speed
equipment that can be found in our
own mill industries.
Greater government influence on the
day-to-day activities of the working
people is a fact of life in Britain. For
example, 396,000 housing units were
erected last year. Of these, 45 percent
were public housing. Most of the rest
were custom built. Speculative build-
ing has shown some growth in Britain,
but the industry still depends to a
large degree on housing financed by
public funds.
Recently, the British government,
largely elected by labor votes, insti-
tuted some rather rigid wage controls.
The British labor movement accepted
the controls because the economic
troubles of the nation were substantial.
However, instead of instituting equally
rigid controls on prices and profits,
the government looked to growing un-
employment to hold down inflation.
I note by the papers a few weeks
ago that the British Trade Union Con-
gress voted to censure the ruling Labor
Party for its ineffective "price and
incomes policy" — particularly for its
failure to match profit controls with
wage controls.
All in all, the British unions are
extremely politically conscious. Ac-
cording to the report of the Executive
Council to the Society's Convention,
the political fund dropped from ap-
proximately $60,000 in 1965 to about
$30,000 in 1966, as the Society
stepped up its political activity.
Political matters received a good
deal of Convention attention. Such
items as Britain's entrance into the
Common Market, national defense,
foreign policy, education, and land
policies, all were on the agenda for
consideration by the delegates.
Since a Labor Party exists in Britain,
it is only natural that there should be
a high degree of interest in all phases
of politics on the part of union mem-
bers.
The hospitality of the officers and
members of the Society was very im-
pressive. They spared no effort to
make my visit a pleasant one, and
wherever I went in my visits to con-
struction sites I was accorded a high
degree of courtesy and consideration.
I am very grateful to General Presi-
dent Hutcheson for affording me the
opportunity to attend the Amalga-
mated Society's Convention. I am
hopeful that the Society will send at
least one fraternal delegate to our
Thirty-first General Convention, which
will be held in San Francisco in 1970.
cue Needs Your Continued Support
Today organized labor . . . and f/ie United Brotherhod . . . are engaged
in a legislafive struggle; 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; 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.
Give Generously to
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee
14
THE CARPENTER
McCuire or Maguire?
Labor Faces A
Major Paternity Case
Correction for History
A Union Machinist
Fathered Labor Day
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Clipping from a recent issue of
THE MACHINIST, Official Publication of
the International Association of Machinists.
Who Is the Father of Labor Day?
■ When the labor history books are
finally written on 1967 one of the
biggest events of the year may be the
flap over the paternity of Labor Day.
The International Association of
Machinists is now asking the Inter-
national Labor Press Association to
conduct a study to determine whether
a Machinist or a Carpenter is the
real "father" of Labor Day.
Gordon Cole, editor of The Machin-
ist, told Press Associates that he is
writing to ILPA President Ray David-
son asking him "to appoint a com-
mittee to determine the historical
accuracy of the origins of Labor Day
and report to the December ILPA
convention."
He suggested two editor-authors for
the committee, Leon Stein and David
Selvin. Stein, editor of Justice of the
International Ladies Garment Work-
ers, wrote a history of the Triangle
Fire and Selvin, editor of San Fran-
cisco Labor, has written several books,
including a biography of Samuel Gom-
pers.
Since 1882 history has recorded
that a Carpenter, Peter J. McGuire.
first proposed Labor Day in a speech
to the New York Central Labor Union.
Last Labor Day, the Paterson (N.J.)
Morning Call suggested that history
was honoring the wrong man and that
the real "father" of Labor Day was
Matthew Maguire, secretary of the old
Machinists and Blacksmiths Union, a
predecessor of the lAM.
Meanwhile, Carpenters' Treasurer
Peter Terzick, editor of The Carpenter,
took issue with the Machinists' "con-
By HARRY CONN
Press Associates, Inc.
tention that a gearstripper by the name
of Maguire really deserves the title."
"Paternity contests," Terzick told
PAI, "are as old as sex and as diver-
sified as sex although they are some-
what unusual 85 years after the event."
The Carpenters' official noted that
"this is an age of skepticism in the
public relations hard-sell. The Rus-
sians invented the telephone and the
steamship. Ice cream can be made
from soy bean oil. Brand X is a dead
pigeon."
Terzick, in effect, said: "Is nothing
sacred anymore?"
On the other hand, The Machinist,
in making a "correction for history"
said: "The mix-up over Maguire and
McGuire isn't the first mistake the
history books have made."
Terzick, who comes from the raised
eyebrow school, defended the history
books in this way:
"We too have recently made a
tremendous scientific discovery. We
found there is an obsolete Icelandic
word 'mooshos' which means teacher.
The closest word to this in Hebrew is
'muzoz' an archaic one which means
'rancid peanut butter.' This would
lead us to believe that Moses was an
Icelander and not a Jew, since he was
a teacher and had little to do with
peanut butter.
"Furthermore, cave drawings show
that Jews were clean shaven during
Biblical times while Icelanders wore
long beards because underwear hadn't
been invented yet. Since Moses
definitely had a beard the preponder-
ance of evidence points to the fact
that he was an Icelander, not a Jew.
"Besides, how could he have gone
up the mountain in the Middle East,
where there are not mountains — only
hills. On the other hand Iceland is
nothing but mountains.
"There are some who hold that
Labor Day was really invented by the
McGuire Sisters who possess the foun-
tain of youth. Seeing them on TV
definitely gave credence to the foun^
tain of youth part. If this is true why
wouldn't the other part be also."
The unearthing of the past began on
Labor Day when the Paterson Morn-
ing Call carried a headline reading:
"You Decide Who's the Father of
Labor Day — Camden's McGuire or
Paterson's Maguire."
Of course, the paper may have
been trying to start its own New Jersey
hassle between Paterson and Camden
but Call staff writer Murray ZuckolT
quotes a number of New ersey histor-
ians to prove his contention that it was
Matthew Maguire, "not the man his-
tory credits as founding Labor Day,
Peter J. McGuire, who was the holi-
day's real founder."
It was Maguire (of Paterson and
the Machinists) whose granddaughter,
Mrs. Doris Atherton. urged The Call
to set the record straight "so that some
day the truth will be known."
The fact that Mrs. Atherton's hus-
band, Thomas, who works for General
Motors, is a member of the United
Auto Workers and urged her to press
the case for her grandfather, just adds
a little more spice to the historical
clambake. ■
OCTOBER, 1967
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MILLWRIGHTS TAKE HEED!
THE GAUNTLET IS DOWN
Gordon Littman, Director of Ap-
prenticesliip and Training for the
Four Bay Counties in California,
which includes Millwright Local
102 in Oakland, and George Stein,
Coordinator of Apprenticeship and
Training in the Houston, Texas,
area, which includes Millwright Lo-
cal 2232, Houston, being rightly
proud of their millwright appren-
ticeship programs, have issued a
challenge to all local unions repre-
senting and training millwrights to
enter a contestant in the 1968 Inter-
national Carpenter Apprenticeship
Contest in Kansas City, Missouri.
Could Brothers Littman and Stein
be correct in the assessment of their
respective programs? We, at the
General Office, are skeptical. We
feel sure that there are many mill-
wright programs doing an excellent
job in training their apprentices.
However, there is only one way that
our beliefs regarding the millwright
apprenticeship training programs
can be upheld, and that is, to have
a contestant entered from each state
or province.
Since only one contestant from a
state or province may enter the
International Contest from a sub-
division of our trade, those states
or provinces having more than one
millwright local union would need
to hold a state or provincial elimi-
nation contest to determine the
eligible entry to the International
Contest.
To provide an interesting show
of the millwrights skills we must
have a minimum of eight contest-
ants from the millwrights before we
will schedule the contest.
All winning contestants from
each sub-division of the trade will
receive cash prizes as follows: First
Place $1,500, 2nd Place, $1,000,
and 3rd Place, $500.
Any local union, district, state or
provincial council or joint appren-
ticeship and training committee
needing assistance in establishing
their millwright contest, should con-
tact the Technical Director of Ap-
prenticeship and Training, 101
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Wash-
ington, D. C. 20001,
— Leo Gable,
International
Apprenticeship and
Training Coordinator
Aerosol Cans: Some Safety Tips
Aerosol cans can explode violently
when subjected to heat, warns the Na-
tional Safety Council.
The Council suggests the following
precautions:
• Read the label and use the contents
exactly as directed.
• Don't throw empty aerosol contain-
ers in the fire or incinerator. Although
seemingly empty, the cans still contain
some gas, which expands when heated
and may cause an explosion.
• Don't place aerosol cans on stoves
or in any hot area, even the sun. Some
aerosol products left in the trunks of
automobiles have been known to explode
when the car was parked in the sun.
• Don't use flammable sprays around
flame sources. In tests, spray vapor has
caught fire, shooting flames seven feet
out of the mouth of the can.
• Use spray paints, lacquers, insecti-
cides and other toxic aerosol products
only with good ventilation. If you feel
drowsy, dizzy or nauseated, stop work
immediately to get fresh air.
• Before discarding the can, always
depress the operating valve until all
pressure is relieved. Better yet, tape the
valve open.
16
THE CARPENTER
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A Light Touch
The farmer pulled up to the red city
stoplight, stopped, looked both ways,
then drove on. To the cop who
stopped him he explained: "We alius
do that back home ... if nobody's
th'
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— F. S. Millham, Fullerton, Pa.
B SHARP— WORK SAFELY
Checkered Verse
There's not always equality before
the law. If a poet writes a bad check
they put him in jail. But if a banker
writes a bad poem, nothing happens.
UNION-MADE IS WELL MADE
She Auto Know!
"There's only one thing that makes
me carsick," declared Our Favorite
Secretary . . . "It's digging up the
monthly payments on this crate!"
PATRONIZE UNION STORES
A Sod, Sod Story!
The contractor was taking a pro-
spective buyer through a nearly-com-
pleted house. Every so often he'd
stick his head out a window and yell:
"Green side up!" After he did this
about four times, the prospect asked
him why he kept yelling "Green side
up!" "Oh," replied the contractor,
"I've got some apprentice carpenters
out there laying sod! "
— Wm. Gabler, Buffalo, N.Y.
Water Question to Ask!
"Dad," said John, looking up from
his school work, "Is water-works all
one word or do you spell it with a
hydrant?"
— Karen Sue McGowan,
Lakevllle, Ind.
R U A UNION BOOSTER?
tike Son, Like Father
"I'm going after adventure, excite-
ment, beautiful women!" cried the
young man as he prepared to leave
home. "Don't try to stop me! " "Who's
trying to stop you?" asked his father.
"I'm going with you!"
BUY AT UNION RETAIL STORES
Some Nutty Cows!
The farmer's boy was home from
college and told his father that sci-
entists had been able to get a milk-
like substance from peanuts. "Wall,
replied his pa, "all I kin say Is . . .
they must use a mighty low stool!"
UNION DUES BUY RAISES
And Bran New!
How about the Illegitimate Rice
Krlspie? hHe had snap and crackle,
but no pop.
GIVE A DOLLAR TO COPE
The Big Pay-Off
First of all, a man owes It to himself
and his family to be a success. After
that he owes It to the government.
This Month's Limerick
A fakir who lived in Seoul
Had a habit exceedingly droll.
He'd get himself stewed
And sit . . . In the nude . . .
On top of a telephone pole.
Showing the Feather!
An airline pilot was talking to an
oriental who identified himself as a
former kamikaze pilot, by name Chou
Mein. "But how could that be?"
asked the airline pilot. "You were
supposed to have flown a suicide mis-
sion!"
"My full name," replied the ori-
ental, "Is Chicken Chou Mein!"
IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH
Big Credit Risk
Add to your elephant jokes: The
best way to keep an elephant from
charging: take away his credit card.
— Dan Karls, Madison, Wise.
UNITED WE STAND
Smart Beggar!
Housewife: "Why do you always
come to my house to beg?"
Tramp: "Doctor's orders, ma'am.
He told me that when I found food
that agreed with me I should stick
to It."
— Ted Barvor, Depew, N.Y.
UNIONISM STARTS WITH "U'
A Difference in Time
Our shop steward gives this defi-
nition of a committee: A group of
people who get together, talk, keep
minutes, but waste hours.
OCTOBER, 1967
17
NEARING THE FINISH LINE— The longest bridge in Vietnam was well past the 1400-foot
mark when this shot was taken. Seabees were already driving piling into sand on the far bank.
WET JOB — Positioning piles for driving can be a
pretty sloppy job, but it's necessary to get them right.
■ The task facing the Seabees of
Naval Mobile Construction Battal-
ion Four, based at DaNang, South
Vietnam, was one of the toughest
they had ever faced: a 2,040-foot
timber bridge across the muddy
Thu Bon River in a remote area
known to contain strong enemy
forces.
The span would be the longest in
Vietnam, would have to carry mili-
tary vehicles weighing more than 60
tons and remain usable when the
river rises 25 feet and doubles in
width during the monsoon season.
Its two lanes would permit heavy
materials to move from An Hoa
industrial complex to sea-linked
ports.
The Seabees set about their task
with gusto, and Liberty Bridge be-
gan rising at nearly twice the origi-
nally - estimated 1 00 - feet - per- week
rate. Marines guarded the workers,
as they worked in the jungle heat
to a successful completion of their
assignment. ■
18
THE CARPENTER
lPPETITE builders— The Seabee de-
jchment was fed two hot meals daily by
le Marine Corps unit guarding the bridge.
TOPPING OFF— With the precision of
a trained team, two Navy Seabees saw
off the excess of one of the big piles.
LINING THINGS UP— A Seabee sur-
veyor, back to camera, makes sure a
newly-set pile is in the correct position.
v^lETNAIVl
SOON lO BE OBSOLETE — This Marine Corps ferry, which
transported 15 vehicles a day across the Thu Bon River, was
replaced by the bridge.
SEABEES STICK TO THE JOB— Despite frequent infantry
clashes and artillery duels within a mile of the bridge site,
Seabees continued work.
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for driving. Seven of these piles were each driven 20 feet to
support the roadway, 32 feet above the river's low-water level.
In all, 800 piles were driven into the river bottom to complete
Liberty Bridge.
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Umpire Rules A Member Not A Direct Participant In
Woric Stoppage Is Entitled to Jobless Benefits
Determined effort by Local 494,
Windsor, Ontario, has won unemploy-
ment compensation for Members Dol-
phie Joseph LeBlanc and Willy K. W.
Koeser. By appeal to the Office of the
Umpire, the local union won reversal
of a decision of the Board of Referees
of the Unemployment Insurance Act,
which would have disqualified LeBlanc.
LeBlanc had filed a claim for jobless
benefits on February 3, 1966, six days
after he had been laid off' by the
Woodall Construction Co., Ltd., at
Windsor. LeBlanc had been working
as a carpenter at the Windsor Raceway
when there was a work stoppage due
to a labor dispute between the em-
ployer and the electricians, plumbers,
and sheet metal workers.
Three weeks after filing his claim,
LeBlanc was notified that he was dis-
qualified, effective January 30, "be-
cause he had lost his employment by
reason of a stoppage of work due to
a labour dispute at the premises at
which he had been employed (Section
63 of the Act)."
The following March 4 LeBlanc,
with Local 494 support, appealed his
disqualification to the Board of Ref-
erees, giving the following reasons:
• He was not taking part person-
ally in the strike,
• He was not financing the dis-
pute,
• He was not directly interested,
and
• The Carpenters' contract had
already been accepted.
Information obtained by the insur-
ance officer and the local office re-
vealed that some 180 building and
construction firms in the Windsor
area were represented by the Windsor
Construction Assn., which conducted
negotiations with about 14 building
trades unions. It was the Association's
policy not to sign formal agreements
with any union until agreements with
all unions had been reached. Nine of
the unions, including Local 494, had
reached agreement, but the sheet metal
workers, the electricians, and plumbers
were still out.
Picket lines were up on the day that
LeBlanc and all other craftsmen on the
job were notified that they were laid
off due to the work stoppage.
Centennial-Year Float at Sarnia
SARNIA, ONT. — To help Canada celebrate the centennial of its confederation,
members of Local 1256, Sarnia, built and paraded the float shown above, which
contrasted the log cabin of a century ago with housing today. Supervising the
float construction were A. Avery, W. Thomas, and D. Louks. Painting was
handled by B. Yeldhuyzen. The float placed seventh in a parade of 42 floats
and 35 bands in Sarnia.
Also notified of layoff and also
appealing for benefits was another
carpenter, Willy K. W. Koeser.
When the Board of Referees denied
the requests for compensation, the
local union and the appellants went to
the Office of the Umpire and subse-
quently won their cases, setting a
precedent for all construction crafts-
men in the area.
CLC Steps Up
NDP Support
The Canadian Labour Congress has
taken action to step up its support for
the New Democratic Party. Drawing
attention to the forthcoming provincial
election, the 1,450,000-member labour
group issued a call for "all-out sup-
port, financially, morally and physical-
ly to New Democratic Party political
campaigns."
Donald MacDonald, acting presi-
dent of the CLC, said a resolution had
been adopted to this effect by the or-
ganization's Executive Council, meet-
ing in Ottawa. However, it was made
clear that the appeal exempted any
union organizations which were con-
stitutionally prohibited from taking a
political position.
Having described the present politi-
cal picture in Canada as "extremely
fluid," the resolution continued:
"There is evidence of a mounting
attack on the present and proposed
social legislation and the labour move-
ment, for example the various com-
missions to examine labour relations
and the uniting of provincial forces
against the proposed medicare, family
allowances, etc.
"Three provincial elections have
been called, two of them of particular
importance to the labour movement
and the New Democratic Party — On-
tario and Saskatchewan. In Saskatche-
wan the slightest switch of votes in
either direction could mean the re-
election of the CCF-MDP govern-
ment, or a serious defeat to them. In
Ontario there has been a very marked
demonstration by the trade unionists
of their support for the New Demo-
cratic Party."
20
THE CARPENTER
Education Role
Stressed at Montreal
An effective trade union movement
must develop an education program
designed to strengthen the individual
union as well as strengthening the
movement as a whole. AFL-CIO Edu-
cation Dir. Walter G. Davis told an
international conference here.
Speaking at the first world confer-
ence on trade union education spon-
sored by the Intl. Confederation of
Free Trade Unions, Davis spelled out
the fundamentals of programs that
will achieve these objectives.
A strong, effective union in the
United States, he told the 200 dele-
gates from over 50 countries, requires
a national leadership attuned to all of
the important social, political and eco-
nomic matters affecting the union and
the industry to which it is related and
an aggressive organizing program.
Tied to these, he added, is the need
for an effective new member program,
on-going staff training, an adequately
trained education division, effective
two-way communication between the
national union and its locals. The un-
ion must participate fully in shaping
policy at all levels and develop also a
program review to update tactics and
strategy in reaching its goals.
Davis noted that in the U.S. an edu-
cational objective is to promote the
expansion of university labor centers,
particularly in the South. "It is ironic,
he said, "for us to find state univer-
sities, supported by the workers' tax
dollars, providing services for business
and management while refusing to pro-
vide comparable services for the labor
movement."
He told the conference that a labor
college is under consideration by the
AFL-CIO, but there is no intention of
replacing the university "with our
own" for those universities which have
concerned themselves with training of
workers "are making a valuable con-
tribution."
In terms of education designed to
strengthen the entire movement, Davis
pointed out that American unions to-
day are "issue minded in terms of local
and national political issues, adminis-
trative policies of government agen-
cies, economic policy, etc.
These areas are important to any
education effort from weekend insti-
tutes to summer schools and confer-
ences, he said, and concern the major
thrust of the national federation — the
AFL-CIO.
Summing up the conference, Her-
bert A. Tulatz, assistant general sec-
retary of the ICFTU, termed it a
"turning point for the tradition-bound
labor movement" and the beginning of
a "re-thinking of aims and methods by
which the union movement could con-
tribute towards the educational needs
of their communities."
The conference participants divided
into five working groups and their re-
ports, adopted by the conference, re-
flected a consensus that labor move-
ments must participate more in the
total community.
There were recommendations for
greater coordination of activities of
free trade union movements with the
ILO and UNESCO as well as within
the ICFTU and the trade secretariats.
Free and equal education regardless
of financial conditions or social status,
integration of vocational education
into the general education system,
leave for workers participating in trade
union courses and guidelines for the
operations of labor colleges, were
among the recommendations.
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ADVANCED BLUEPRINT READING, UNIT VI
This Unit completes fhe section of the blueprints that
deal with the elevations. It includes various details of
construction that the carpenter must be aware of when
planning his work. The best method of fabricating or
erecting the carpentry processes can be determined by
closely scrutinizing the blueprints and the specifications.
It should be noted that there may be a variety of ways
of performing the carpentry processes. A variation from
the answers noted in this course should not be interpreted
as an error on the part of the student. The end result is
the most significant, i.e., the finished product must con-
form to the wishes of the architect, as noted on the
blueprints and specifications.
QUESTIONS
1. What is the height of the parapet wall at the
open area of the Fourth Floor (Northwest Corner)?
2. What is the difference in heights (if any) of the
low point and high point of the parapet walls at the
Fourth Floor level and the Penthouse level?
3. What is the most significant difference between
the parapet wall at the Penthouse level and the para-
pet wall at the Fourth Floor level? How does this
affect the carpentry processes?
4. What provisions must be met before com-
mencing work on the marquee over the main en-
trance?
5. Approximately what fraction of the building's
front elevation has a brick finish?
6. How do the West and South elevations differ
from the East and North elevations?
7. Are all the windows on the North elevation of
First Floor level hinged the same?
8. Where is the gas meter main inlet?
9. What is the size of the gas meter recess?
10. What provision must be made for forming the
gas meter recess?
11. What provision is made to keep the gas meter
recess from holding water?
12. Are the Toilet ceiling heights on all the floors
the same?
13. How can the construction of the "Cant" on
the Fourth Floor level of the West elevation be deter-
mined?
14. Does the "Cant" described in question 13 ex-
tend the width of the open area on the Fourth Floor
level?
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15. Determine the overall height of the transite
vents that extend from the Heater and Boiler Room
and pass through the Penthouse Roof Plan.
16 What is the elevation of the Fourth Floor line?
17. How many openings are there in the West Wall
elevation above the Fourth Floor?
18. Determine the size of each of the openings
(from Question 17).
19. How are the openings to be finished?
20. Draw a sketch and determine the necessary
dimensions for the openings that would be required
for placement of the concrete forms; work from the
finished floor, the North end of the waU and the fourth
row of colums.
21. What is the height of the brick veneer wall be-
low the First Floor windows?
22. What is used for backing on the brick veneer
below the First Floor windows?
23. What provision is made to avoid seepage to
the interior of the building from the flower box?
24. What is the principal difference between Sec-
tion 1 and Section lA?
25. What type of finished ceiling is used in the First
Floor office space?
26. How is the suspended ceiling to be fabricated?
27. Where is mastic to be used?
28. How many and what type of mullions are to be
used?
29. How are the mullions to be fastened to the
windows?
30. What is the thickness of the hard wood window
stool?
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ARE ON PAGE 37
OCTOBER, 1967
23
Minutes of the National Joint Carpentry Apprenticeship and Training Committee
Summer Meeting, August 17-19, 1967, King sway Motor Hotel, Vancouver, B. C.
The National Joint Carpentry Appren-
ticeship and Training Committee met in
two sessions on August 17. 1967 in Van-
couver, British Columbia. The first session
was an open session and the second
session an executive session. On August
18, 1967, the Committee attended the
International Carpentry Apprenticeship
Contest held at the British Columbia
Vocational School, and on August 9,
1967, met in open session with the mem-
bers of the Western Region Contest Com-
mittee. The Committee also attended the
Carpenter Apprenticeship Contest Awards
Banquet held on August 19, 1967.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Allan called the meeting to
order at 10:00 a.m. on August 19, 1967.
2. ROLL CALL
Committee Members.
Representing the United Brotherhood — •
Mr. Finlay Allan, Committee Chairman;
Mr. Leo Gable, Mr. Stuart Proctor, Mr.
Nicholas Loope, Mr. John McMahon.
Representing the A.G.C. — Mr. Richard
M. Bowie, Committee Secretary; Mr.
Lee Rice, Mr. Ed Wasielewski.
Representing the NAHB — Mr. Joe
Miller.
Not Present Representing the A.G.C.
— Mr. George Johnson.
Guests — During the open session there
wefe 76 additional guests representing
both labor and management. Mr. Hugh
Murphy, administrator for the Bureau of
Apprenticeship and Training, attended all
committee functions on August 18-19,
1967.
3. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS
MEETING
The reading of the minutes of the
February 2-3, 1967, meeting having been
reviewed earlier by the members of the
committee, were waived. A motion to
approve these minutes was made, sec-
onded and adopted.
4. SIZE OF NATIONAL JOINT
COMMITTEE
A motion was made, seconded and
carried to establish the permanent size
of the National Joint Carpenter Appren-
ticeship and Training Committee at
twelve (12).
5. SEATING OF NEW MEMBERS
Motions were made, seconded and
carried to seat the following new members
to the Committee: Mr. Fred A. Lehn
(AGO, Mr. Charles M. Sanford (United
Brotherhood), and Mr. Syd Carnine
(NAHB — replacing Mr. Joe Miller).
6. INTERNATIONAL CARPENTRY
APPRENTICESHIP CONTEST
a. Rules and Regulations
The Committee adopted motions to ap-
prove the following changes in the "Rules
and Regulations Governing the Annual
Carpenters Apprenticeship Contest Local,
State, Provincial, and International":
Page 1, Paragraph A, Section 3
This paragraph is changed to read as
follows:
"Contests shall be conducted by the
Local Contest Committee in all sub-
division of the craft, provided there are
eligible contestants, in which a State or
Provincial Contest has been established."
Page 1. Paragraph B. Section 2
This paragraph is changed to read as
follows:
"Participants who enter the State or
Provincial Contest shall be in the last
year of their apprenticeship as of January
1, of the contest year, according to the
records on file in the General Office of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America."
Page 1, Paragraph D
This paragraph is changed to read as
follows:
"It is suggested that all local contests
be held at least thirty (30) days prior
to the scheduled State or Provincial
Contest."
Page 2, Paragraph G
This paragraph is changed to read as
follows:
"The method of selecting winners shall
be determined by the Local Contest Com-
mittee. Application forms for the winners
of local contests to enter State or Pro-
vincial contests will be made available
by the National Joint Carpenters Appren-
ticeship and Training Committee to all
State or Provincial Committees desiring
to use them."
Page 3, Paragraph B, Section 4
This paragraph is changed to read as
follows:
"Only one contestant from a sub-
division of the craft may enter the State
or Provincial Contest."
b. International Contest Committee
Chairman Allan appointed the follow-
ing members of the National Joint Car-
penter Apprenticeship and Training Com-
mittee to a subcommittee responsible for
handling the 1968 International Car-
pentry Apprenticeship Contest: Mr. Ed
Wasielewski, chairman; Mr. Lee Rice,
Mr. Syd Carnine, Mr. Leo Gable, secre-
tary; Mr. Charles Sanford. and Mr. Stuart
Proctor.
Chairman Allan also asked Mr. Richard
Hutchinson and Mr. Paul Rudd, both of
whom served on the Western Region
Carpenter Apprenticeship Contest Com-
mittee, to serve on this Committee. Both
Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Rudd subse-
quently agreed to serve on the subcom-
mittee.
This subcommittee will meet on Sep-
tember 22, 1967 in St. Louis, Missouri,
and in Kansas City, Missouri, sometime
in November, 1967.
c. Time and Place of 1968 International
Carpenter Apprenticeship Contest
The National Joint Carpenter Appren-
ticeship and Training Committee agreed
that the 1968 International Carpenter
Apprenticeship Contest would be held
in Kansas City, Missouri, sometime dur-
ing the second week in August, 1968.
7. NEW APPRENTICESHIP TRAIN-
ING MATERIALS
The United Brotherhood reported that
Unit I (Safety and Tools and Materials),
including the slides and transparencies,
of the Millwright Training Manuals has
been completed and distributed. Unit II
(Mathematics and Strength of Materials)
has been completed and is now being
printed. Unit III (Conveyors) is nearing
completion.
Unit I (Safety and Tools and Materials)
of the Carpentry Manuals is nearly com-
pleted. Unit II (Mathematics) will require
very little revision and will be completed
in the near future. The slides and trans-
parencies that accompany these units are
also nearing completion.
8. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPOR-
TUNITY APPRENTICESHIP IN-
FORMATION REPORTING FORM
(EEO-2)
After considerable discussion the Com-
mittee prepared the following statement
in regard to the Equal Employment Op-
portunity Apprenticeship Information
Reporting Form (EEO-2):
"The members of the National Joint
Carpentry Apprenticeship and Training
Committee unanimously agreed that
they were strongly opposed to the man-
datory reporting compliance procedures
specified in the Equal Employment Op-
portunity Apprenticeship Information
Report EEO-2. The committee feels that
this type of Federal intervention in the
completely voluntary, free enterprise ap-
prenticeship system is extremely detri-
mental to the operation and actual ex-
istence of our apprenticeship programs.
"This matter will be referred to all of
the appropriate governing bodies of the
organizations represented on the Na-
tional Joint Committee for that course
of action that they deem appropriate."
9. OTHER UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
10. NEW BUSINESS
a. Establishing a Committee To Study
(Continued on Page 35)
24
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^ The Biff Ones Get Away
The current session of Congress is considering an
Administration proposal to add a "surtax" to the
already heavy income tax load borne by Mr. Average
Taxpayer.
A study of the Federal budget and the expenditures
for the war effort in Vietnam seem to indicate that
additional funds will be needed. This much Mr. Tax-
payer will concede. He went through the troubled
years of World War II and the Korean Conflict and
realizes that belts are tightened to accomplish on the
battlefield what cannot be settled at the conference
table.
The so-called surtaxes are supposed to be tempo-
rary, yet no one need be reminded that "temporary"
excise taxes of World War II were still virtually 100%
in effect 15 years later, and some still linger today.
The average taxpayer must continue to pay his
fair share of the cost of government, BUT before
action is taken across the board on a surtax. Congress
must take action to close the huge and gaping loop-
holes which now permit scores of millionaires to
escape the Internal Revenue net, time after time.
We refer to the depletion allowances for oil opera-
tors, the capital gains spread, the investments in oil
paintings and other gimmicks used to alter assessed
valuations, the phony husband-wife foundations, and
the scores of other loopholes known to tax attorneys
for the rich but not known to the average man.
Congress should keep in mind that 1968 is an
accounting year for the taxpayer-voter. The legislator
who fails to recognize the burdens of the rank-and-file
voters on taxes and consumer issues and continues to
dance to the tune of the vested interests and the loop-
holes-jumpers to whom he looks for financial contri-
butions, will find that he has cast his lot with the
wrong camp.
"One man, one vote" means just that when the
general elections roll around. The financial worth of
one loophole jumper is equal to one vote. It must be
weighed against the disgruntled vote of one often-
disillusioned wage earner.
The number of loopholes are increasing in propor-
tion to the number of tax experts ready to find them.
These loopholes enmesh our tax courts in slow and
costly litigation. They broaden the gap between the
very rich and the very poor. The time for redress is
now.
EDITORIALS
WHAT MEMBERS SEE
AS PROBLEMS
The Kraft poll asked union members this question: "What
are the big problems on your mind — the things that bother
you and should be getting attention?"
The three big issues on their minds and how they feel
about them follow. The figure ;n bold face represents the
percentage of those polled who mentioned the issue. Per-
centages under it represent those who felt the listed aspect
of the overall issue was most important.
Age Group
Total
Under 30
30-49
50 and Over
Economic
53%
61%
55%
44%
High Cost of Living
20
13
8
Taxes
13
28
21
Unemployment
13
3
5
Wages, salaries
10
5
4
Working conditions.
2
1
1
Ottier
3
5
5
Viet Nam
42%
56%
37%
33%
President doing
best he can
20
13
11
Escalate war
13
9
5
End war — make peace
8
6
8
Escalate or get out
5
2
2
National unity,
patriotism
5
1
1
Stop (lessen)
foreign aid
3
5
5
All other
foreign affairs
2
1
1
Civil Rigtits and Law
Enforcement
33%
49%
20%
30%
Open housing
10
3
3
Juvenile delinquency
7
6
3
Back civil rights
progress
7
3
3
ore police
protection
7
2
5
Crime rate
7
1
7
Highway safety
2
1
1
Auto safety
—
1
8
All other civil rights
and law enforcement
9
3
"
Tlie chart above, derived from tiie recent Kraft Poll of
union members, indicates the sore points already touched
in the matter of taxes and the high cost of living. Taxes top
the list in the over-30 age groups. The poll was recently taken
for the AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education.
OCTOBER, 1967
25
By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Fred Coetz at Box 508, Portland, Oregon 97207.
■ Top Rainbow
Proud parents are Mr. and Mrs. Rich-
ard Peterson of Algoma. Wisconsin, both
members of Local 1421. Son Paul is
pictured here with a lunker rainbow trout
he nipped off the Algoma pier on August
2. It was rated as top rainbow of the
season for Wisconsin; weighed 15 pounds,
14 ounces: measured 29 inches from
nose to tail.
Paul Peterson and catch.
■ Gamest Fish
There is something about a bass, be
it largemouth or smallmouth. that causes
the pulses of anglers to race and throb.
It has long since been established as the
most widely-fished-for species in the
land.
The renowned Dr. lames Alexander
Henshall, physician by profession, angler
at heart, oft' referred to as the "Ike
Walton of America," long since gone
to meet his maker, referred to the bass as,
"ounce-for-ounce. pound-for-pound, the
gamest fish that swims."
He produced a book in 1889 called
the "Book of the Black Bass," a thorough
treatise that elevated it to rightful status
as a worthy game fish and from that
time on, progressively, wise conservation
measures have been established to protect
and maintain it in the lakes and rivers
of America.
■ Back Casts, Huskies and
Pike:
. . . Alex Ringberg of Saskatoon, Sas-
katchewan. Canada, a longtime member
of 1805 and his wife laud the finny
merits of Green Waters Lake in their
home province. A recent junket netted a
limit of varied finsters with Mrs. Ringberg
rating top rod.
. . . Down-to-earth muskie anglers are
a hardy, patient breed. They fish long
and hard, oftimes in roughest weather
for periods of days, weeks, even months,
without so much as a strike. Such stead-
fastness was brought to mind in a past
letter from Carl R. Hardwick of Chicago,
111., who was acting as financial secretary
for Local 199 the year he finally con-
nected with that "big one," a 21-lb. speci-
men from Cass Lake, Minnesota in Au-
gust. This was but the second large
muskie he eased from Cass in 11 years
of fishing. Here's a pic of Carl with his
finny treasure.
. . . Chalk up a llW-lb. northern pike
for Clement R. Scholtz of Aurora. Illinois,
a member of Local 1152. He took it
from Elm Lake in Wisconsin last Decem-
ber on a red-striped daredevil lure and it
took him 35 minutes to land it after the
strike. Clement's brother accompanies
him on these trips to Elk which usually
yields heavy catches of walleye, bass and
pike.
. . . Credit Mrs. L. Phillips, wife of
Lee Phillips, a member of Madison, Wis-
consin with a 40-inch muskie from Little
Green Lake near Markasen, Wisconsin
that tipped the scales at 15 pounds. Here's
a pic of Mrs. Phillips holding the chunky
lunker.
Mrs. Phillips holds a lunker.
... On a recent trout fishing junket
to the Ocouto River in Northern Wis-
consin, Robert Setum of Milwaukee, a
member of Local 1053, almost got more
than he bargained for. Instead of con-
tacting trout, he met some vicious pike
head on. one, a 31 -inch specimen that
tore his waders in three places.
■ Live- Weight Rule
What did that deer you shot weigh —
on the hoof? Most hunters don't get to
weigh their deer until after it is dressed
out. As a rule of thumb, to determine the
live weight of a deer, add 30 percent to
the dressed weight.
Carl Hardwick and muskie.
■ Shell Exchange?
The following letter from Mrs. C.
Sundquist, wife of Carl Sundquist of
Brockton, Massachusetts, a member of
Local 624:
"Our seven-year old son, Eric, is an
avid shell collector. We thought perhaps
your readers who have children similarly
interested would like to exchange speci-
mens.
"Would it be at all possible to pass
along this idea, hoping that some of the
member's children on the west coast or
gulf coast would like to trade with Eric.
The address is 435 Plymouth Street,
Whitman, Mass.
26
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■ stop 'Boil Over'
Have you ever had a "boil over" while
cooking in a pot over an open fire in
camp? Try cutting a green hardwood twig
about the diameter of a lead pencil and
place it across the top of the pot. The
twig will prevent the contents of the pot
from boiling over.
■ Grease Guard
To protect the hands from the spray
of hot grease when cooking over the
camp fire, make a guard from an 8 by
10-inch piece of fly screening and slip it
over the handle of the frying pan.
■ Rabbit Or Hare?
It appears to this writer that quite a
bit of confusion arises when one is con-
fronted with the question: What is a
rabbit and what is a hare?
Now hare, or rather, here this:
The domestic Belgian hare isn't a hare;
it's a rabbit.
The jackrabbit isn't a rabbit but a
hare.
The snowshoe rabbit is a hare also —
a varying hare.
Hares are born with their eyes open
and bodies covered with hair (no pun
intended).
The newborn rabbit is hareless — I
mean hairless — and its eyes are closed
for a week or more.
Oh yes, the cottontail is a rabbit.
Varying Hare
Cottontail Rabbit
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ing technology, the industrialization of
the carpenter's craft and the intricacies
of taxes, loan interest and other eco-
nomic influences affecting construction
were considered in depth by 180 partici-
pants in a two-day educational workshop
held by the Bay Counties District Council
of Carpenters recently at the Del Webb
Towne House in San Francisco.
The workshop was a "first" for the
Carpenters, at least on the West Coast,
in bringing this type of learning experi-
ence to large numbers of journeyman
members as well as to the officials.
The local unions in San Francisco,
Alameda, San Mateo and Marin coun-
ties which had participated in the work-
shop were asked to send their elected
officers and as many more members as
they desired, but with a requirement that
at least half of each union's delegation
must be members who are "working
with the tools."
A canvass of the participants indicated
that no more than half were elected
officers of their locals or delegates to the
District Council. Many of these, of
course, are also working members.
The Bay Counties educational work-
shop adapted and extended topics which
had been the subject of two top-level
multi-state educational seminars con-
ducted earlier this year at Lake Arrow-
head and at Yosemite by the Carpenters
8th District Education and Organizing
Fund in conjunction with the University
of California labor centers. This was the
first time this kind of intensive educa-
tional experience had been tried at the
district council level.
General theme of the workshop was,
"The Carpenter and His Work." Satur-
day morning the topic was, "What's Hap-
pening to the Craft." with the following
serving as panelists: C. R. Bartalini,
executive secretary, and Alfred A. Figone,
president. Bay Counties District Council
of Carpenters: Anthony Ramos, executive
secretary, and John Lawrence, special
representative. California State Council
of Carpenters, and R. J. Shugrue, business
representative. Pile Drivers Local 34.
In late morning the conference partici-
At the head table during one of the workshop sessions, left to right, Anthony
Ramos, executive secretary, California State Council of Carpenters; C. R.
Bartalini, executive secretarj'. Bay Counties District Council of Carpenters;
Harold Rossman, educational director. Bay Counties District Council; and
John Lawrence, special representative, California State Council.
Part of the 180 participants in a general session of the Bay Counties District
Council of Carpenters' educational workshop on carpenter problems, held at
the Del Webb Towne House, San Francisco.
pants divided into four workshop groups
to di,scuss the topic, with staff members
of the Center for Labor Research and
Education, University of California, act-
ing as discussion leaders.
In the afternoon the topic was, "What
Should the Union Do About It?", with
the same panelists and discussion groups.
On Sunday the topic was. "Money,
Taxes and Construction." The main pres-
entation was by Don Vial, director of the
Center for Labor Research and Education.
Three discussants who elaborated Vial's
presentation and initiated the general
discussion were C. R. Bartalini, Dr. Sarah
Behman of the University of California
labor center staff and William T. Leonard,
executive vice president. Associated
Homebuilders of the Greater East Bay.
Harold Rossman, research and edu-
cation director of the Bay Counties Dis-
trict Council of Carpenters, served as
chairman of the workshop sessions.
Local 493 Honors
Three Vet Officers
MOUNT VERNON. N. Y.— At a re-
cent meeting of Local 493, three officers
retired. They were awarded gold life
membership cards.
John Alexander, a 30-year member
served as president of Local 493 for
the past 12 years. He had been warden,
vice-president and a delegate to the West-
chester County District Council for 20
years. In the Council, he has also served
as a member of the trial board and politi-
cal action and wage committees. Nils
Larson was a member for the past 54
years and treasurer for the past 46. He
was also a delegate to the District Coun-
cil for six years. Fred Bates retired as
conductor after being a member for 28
years. He is also a former vice-president
and trustee of Local 493.
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Officers for NW Millmen, Cabinetmakers
SEATTLE, WASH. — OflScers of the Oregon-Washington Council of Millmen and
Cabinetmakers elected at the Council's recent meeting in Centralia, Wash. The
officers are, left to right: executive secretary, John Carr; vice president, Marvin
Hall; president, Rollin Guthrie; Brotherhood representative Oscar Slack (who con-
ducted the installation of officers) Joe Flovfers, Hal Sunderlin and Frank Uriacher,
trustees.
Officers of Local at Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Members of Carpenters Local 515 recently elected'
new officers. They are, seated left to right: Arnold Keenan, treasurer; Don Wise,
financial secretary and business agent; Marvin Browning, president; Raymond Carr,
vice president; Thomas Pankau, warden; Glen Sweetser, conductor. Standing, Joe
Jones and Lawrence Potter, trustees, Carl Paulsen, trustee and Leonard Owings,
recording secretary were not present. They were installed by Larry Ader, president
of the Southern District Council of Carpenters. Leonard Owings has held office in
the Local continuously for 27 years. Don Wise has been an officer for 29 years.
(Photo by Larry Fournier.)
Carpenters Tour Kicking Horse Center
RONAN, MONT. — More than 150 labor, civic, and political leaders toured the Kicking
Horse Job Corps Conservation Center at Ronan, August 11. Among those to inspect
the educational and vocational training programs were the group shown above, from
the left. Bill Brothers, Montana District Council Lumber and Sawmill Workers,
Kalispell; Corpsman Angelo Giangrecorio, Boston, Mass., Bill Soucie, Job Corps in-
structor and a member of Kalispell Carpenters Local 670; Corpsman Alton Flanders,
Cambridge, Vermont; James Umber, a Carpenter and Executive Secretary of Mon-
tana State AFL-GIO; Lawrence Simonson, Business Representative, Missoula Car-
penters Local 28; Charles E. Cates, Labor Liaison Officer, Office of Economic
Opportunity, Kansas City, Missouri, and a member of Carpenters Local 61, and
Ray Petersen, Business Representative Local 670, Kalispell, Montana.
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Business and Labor Unite
To Create Senior Facility
SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.— Busi-
ness and labor interests have joined
forces in South San Francisco to spon-
sor and operate a Senior Citizens resi-
dential complex, estimated to cost as
much as $2 million, it was announced
today.
In a unique joint venture, the Car-
penters Local 483 of San Francisco and
the South San Francisco Rotary Club,
composed mainly of business and indus-
try executives, have undertaken the proj-
ect which would provide a complete
residential complex of at least 150 units.
Two sites near EI Camino Real are
available for the building.
Tentative plans were revealed by
Frank Mammini. South San Francisco
businessman and civic leader, one of the
organizers of the project.
According to Mammini. plans call for
the union to put up the initial funds
covering development costs, including
market studies, soils tests, architectural,
engineering, legal and administrative ex-
penses. This might be as much as $50.-
000, Mammini estimated. The Rotary
Club will assume the responsibility for
operation and administration of the fa-
cilities.
In order to undertake the project, the
An artist's con-
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ior Citizens build-
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South San Fran-
cisco.
two groups have formed a nonprofit
corporation, with a board of nine men
made up of union representatives and
Rotarians.
The project will be built under pro-
visions of the Senior Citizens Housing
Loan Program which is administered by
the federal government's Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
The local non-profit organization is
now applying for low-interest, long-term
financing which makes possible quality
housing at a modest rental figure, esti-
mated by Mammini at between $65 and
$100 a month.
Rent covers all utilities and services,
except telephone. Apartments will in-
clude living and sleeping areas, a built-
in kitchen with stove and refrigerator,
complete bathroom, draperies and wall-
to-wall carpeting.
Working with Mammini on pre-
liminary plans are Rotary Club repre-
sentatives Robert Glidden and William
Meehan. The union is represented by
Alfred A. Figone, assistant to the execu-
tive secretary of the Bay Counties Dis-
trict Council of Carpenters, and Ray
Scheffel. business representative of Car-
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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 oif to the following:
BASEBALL CHAMPS — The 1967 Colt League Champions in Norman, Okla., were
sponsored by Carpenters Local #1060. Team members (front row, left to right):
Garry Vaught, Jerry Long, Bat Boy Mark White, Jerry Mooney. Randy White.
Kneeling: Winston Munn, Dwight Young, Theck Laird, Mark McCarty, Larry
Malone. Standing: Coach Bob White, Kent Carter, Bill Freeland, Richard Heatly,
John Carrol and Brad Badgett.
FRED LOMBAR-
DO, treasurer of
Local 490, Passaic,
N. J., and an in-
dustrial arts teach-
er, has been named
to the Board of
Adjustment of Clif-
ton, N. J. Local
newspapers praised
the appointment.
AID PAN AM GAMES— Thirty-five members
of Carpenters Local 343. Winnipeg, Man.,
who donated their time during four weeks
of a strike to complete construction at
the Pan American Games site were pre-
sented with a 70-pound cake replica of
the grandstand on which they worked in
appreciation of theii- efforts.
The presentation was made by the
Games Society. Their work enabled the
games to open on schedule, and included
a swimming pool in addition to a grand-
stand addition.
The strike, which lasted seven weeks,
ended with a total of 70 cents an hour
in wage hikes between now and Apr. 30,
1969, on top of rates ranging from $2.90
to $3.05 an hour.
$500 SCHOLARSHIPS for college studies
were presented recently by Local 413,
South Bend, Indiana, to a daughter and
a son of members. From left: George
EIrod, bus. rep. of Local 413; Miss Mary
Herbster; Mark Jasper; and Robert
Gerhold, local treasurer.
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Detroit Millmen Negotiate Uniform Area-Wide Agreement
Covering Two Employer Associations and 40 Independents
■ Millmen's Local 1452. of De-
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cluded negotiations with the Detroit
Lumberman's Association and the
Metropolitan Detroit Millmen's As-
sociation. Signed to this agreement
are roof and truss manufactures,
window manufactures, custom and
production cabinet shops, plastic
fabricators and general millwork
firms. This means that this Local
Union has one uniform agreement
with applicable schedules covering
all of these operations. This agree-
ment was negotiated and signed by
two Emploj'er Associations and ap-
proximately 40 independent firms,
which in total represents 95% of
the Wood Working Industry in the
Detroit and vicinity area.
At the bargaining table. Local
1452"s negotiators were successful
in obtaining a three year agreement
providing wage increases ranging
from 56(Z to $1.16 per hour. 2 addi-
tional paid holidays. 3 days funeral
leave, and an increase of 150 per
hour in Health and Welfare benefits.
The additional contribution to their
Health and Welfare Program will
allow increased benefits with vision
and dental care to be added to the
present program. Some of the more
significant increases in the Health
and Welfare Program are as follows:
Loss of time payments (both
occupational and non-occupation-
al), life insurance, and accidental
death and dismemberment benefits
are doubled. Room and board
benefits go up S8.00 per day and
miscellaneous hospital expense
coverage rises $120.00. New to
Participants in recent negotiations between Detroit millmen and tiieir
employers were the following:
Seated, left to right: James C. Wyatt, executive vice president, Detroit
Lumbermen's .Association: Ray Cebalt, business manager, Millmen's Local
1452; and George Erb, Detroit Lumbermen's .Association.
Standing, left to right: Francis Sullivan, Detroit Lumbermen's Association;
Nelson W. Kropik, president, Metropolitan Detroit Millmen's .Association: John
Harrington, secretary-treasurer. Detroit District Council; Merle Scriver, Local
1452, business representative, and George Banko, Local 1452, business repre-
sentative.
the Health and Welfare Program
is life insurance for dependent
children. Coverage for children
30 days old and under is $200.00.
children 31 days to 19 years old
have coverage of $500.00.
Their current pension program
provides for a contribution of 6%
of wages, therefore, the new sched-
ule of wages will provide for greater
pension payments.
To say the least, this Local Union
negotiated a very substantial pack-
age which means real bread and
butter for their members and a real
improvement in their welfare. How-
ever, it is also significant to note that
Local 1452 has taken those steps
necessary to bring the industrial seg-
ment of the Wood Products Industry
in the Detroit area in line with the
goals of the industrial program of
the United Brotherhood, i.e. (to de-
velop standardized and uniform
agreements in like industries, in like
economic areas).
The leadership of Local 1452 is
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to be complimented for a job well
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foundation for the future. These
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the membership, and we feel this
should be an inspiration to all in-
dustrial members throughout the
United Brotherhood.
We were gratified to note that the
Regional Industrial Conferences &
Industrial Agreement Surveys, com-
piled by the Research Department
of the United Brotherhood played a
part in these negotiations. In his let-
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Cebalt, Business Manager of Local
1452, stated "May we also take this
opportunity to congratulate you for
the fine job you did at the Chicago
meeting in April. The surveys we
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Service to the
Brotherhood
A gallery of pictures showing some of
the senior members of the Brotherhood
who recently received 25-year or 50-
year service pins.
(1) BROOKLYN, N. Y.-First Vice
President Conrad F. Olsen and Second
Vice President William Mahoney of the
New York District Council were special
guests at recent pin presentation cere-
monies held by Local 1204. Samuel
Musicant, sixty-year member, is shown
receiving his pin from First Vice Presi-
dent Conrad F. Olsen. Pictured, left to
right, are: Joseph Schwartz, treasurer;
Abraham Goldberg, recording secretary;
A. D. Aragona; Second Vice President
William Mahoney; Brother Musicant;
First Vice President Olsen; Hyman Her-
man, financial secretary; Harry Kass,
president; Elias Gordon, business agent;
Ralph Silverberg; and Ben Leifman, con-
ductor.
(lA) Local 1204 honored its 25 and 30-
year members at the recent awards din-
ner. Honored members and special guests
are pictured below. The following mem-
bers received pins:
30-YEARS OF SERVICE: Harry Abram-
owitz, Meyer Adier, Giuseppi Agugliaro,
Isidor Albert, Joseph Axelrod, Victor
Barbera, Joseph Baron, Harry Belovin,
Hyman Berlin, Hyman Berman, Joe Ber-
man, Edward Birkines, Sam Botwinick,
Benjamin Boxer, Hyman Brodacb, Jack
Buchband, Benjamin Burgin, Sam Burat,
Joseph Chase, Meyer Chayet, Leonard
Chestnut, Israel Chaprack, Benny Cohen,
Israel Cohen, Max Cohen, Morris Cohen,
Jack Cooper, Dominick Cosentina, Benny
Denenberg, Max Diamond, Salvatore Di
Giacomo, Isadore Ditowsky, Paul Dorash,
Charles Dreizen, Sol Eisenberg, Philip
Passman, Jacob Feinberg, Abe Finkel-
stein, Harry First, Abraham Friedman,
Sam Friedman, Charles Fuhrman, Louis
Goldberg No. 1, Louis Goldberg No. 2,
Jacob Goldenberg, Sam Goldstein, Mor-
ris Gomberg, Simon Green, Louis Haim-
ofF, Max Hochberg, Carl Hulsberg, Gustaf
Jacobsen, Abe Jalkower, Lew Jill, Mor-
ris Kaplan, Harry Kass, Isadore Katz,
Jacob Krocker, Hyman Kramer, Otto
Kuhnle, Sr., Sam Lapidus, George Ledet,
Joe Ledet, Ben Leifman, Al Levine, Sam-
uel Levine, Joseph Litchman, Ike Lud-
mersky, Joe Mager, Ivar Magnusson,
Joseph Majestic, Tony Majestic, Harry
Marcus, Fred Marwede, Lewis Maskin,
Joe Maxan, Louis Memberg, Jacob Mig-
dalowitz, Leon Milden, William Miller,
David Millner, David Millstein, Harry
Musicant, Henry Nadborny, Sam Nagel,
Jona Nemirow, Morris Nosenchuck, Sam
Orin, Sam Parsowsky, Harry Pilson, Wil-
liam Plafsky, Max Pomeran, Louis Pos-
ner, Philip Rappaport, Sam Rosen, Isa-
dore Rottman, Abe Rubel, Isaac Rub-
nitz, Sol Sachs, Abraham Saslow, Benja-
min Schroeder, Sam Schulman, Joseph
Schwartz, Ralph Searles, Harry Shuster-
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Tanditash, Sam Traiman, Isaac Tucker,
Max Waldman, Frank Walyonen, Alex
Warkowsky, Sam Weiss, Morris Wejkin,
Joseph Welch, Louis Wertheim, Irving
Widerman, Max Wolfson, and Morris
Zigelman.
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Jack Baker, Abraham Berman, David
Braunstein, Ben Brooks, William Burkos,
Irving Ciporen, Gilbert Cohen, Max
Coperman, Joseph Constantino, Morris
Ditkowsky, George Erickson, Isaac Fass-
man, Frank Feinstein, Samuel Feldman,
Joseph Fenty, Albert Filardo, Harry
Finkelstein, Morris Fisher, Louis Flan-
zenbaum. Jack Garber, Sidney Glass,
Abraham Goldberg, Henry Goldberg,
Elias Gordon, Samuel Gordon, Pedro
Greene, Irving Heller, Hyman Hochberg,
Ben Hoffman, Leon Holtz, Elia Horo-
dowich, Dominick Imbesi, Adam Iwinski,
Harry Katz, Martin Korenheld, Hyman
Kron, Harry Kurpit, Elias Lampi, Max
Leiboff. Charles Levy, Joseph Licari,
Morris Lichtenstein, Henry Lipnick, Vic-
tor Martinelli, Mitford Mayers, Charles
Muccio, Albert Murphy, Jack Nadrich,
Sebastian Nucifora, Arthur Nurse, Adam
Oluskewitz, Sam Orlan, Adolph Panken,
Sam Perlberg, Jacob Popkewitz, Morris
Rabinowitz, David Rifkin, Dudley Rose,
Jerome Rubinstein, Irving Scheinbach,
Harry Schneiderman, Charles Schwartz,
Hyman Seidner, Hyman Smolkin, Na-
than Sondak, Chaskel Turkin, Morris
Weinstein, Nathan Widelock, and Max
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THE CARPENTER
Nat'l JAC Minutes
(Continued from page 24)
the Possibilities of Developing a Three
Year Carpenter Apprenticeship Program
A motion, was made, seconded and
carried that Chairman Allen appoint a
subcommittee to investigate the possi-
bilities of developing a three year car-
penter apprenticeship program.
b. Qualifying Tests for Carpenter Ap-
prenticeship
A motion was made, seconded and
carried that two alternate qualifying
tests for carpenter apprenticeship ap-
plicants be developed.
11. OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
None
12. TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT
MEETING
The Committee agreed that the next
meeting should be held in San Fran-
cisco, California, on February 1-2, 1968.
13. ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Allan adjourned the Com-
mittee meeting at 5:25 p.m. on Thursday,
August 17. 1967.
Respectfully submitted:
Richard M. Bowie, Secretary
National Joint Carpentry
Apprenticeship and Training Committee
August 30, 1967
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MEMPHIS, TENN.
Barron. Bill
Blackman. Henry E.
Church, R. F.
Standley, Preston
Strickland. W. S.
Sunn. S. M.
Vowell, R. G.
L.U. NO. 355,
BUFFALO, N.Y.
Berner. Ernest
L.U. NO. 359,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Fletcher, Walter V.
L.U. NO. 366,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Arrigo, Mario
MacKenzie, Fred W.
L.U. NO. 406.
BETHLEHEM, PA.
Billig. Gorman R., Jr.
L.U. NO. 414,
NANTICOKE, PA.
Wintergrass, Stanley
L.U. NO. 488,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Eriksson. Fred
Hiltl, John
Russack. Sam
Sowa. Stanley
Sulenka. Maiekla
L.U. NO. 550,
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Castro, Louis
Daves. James W.
DiMercurio. Joseph
Erickson. Oscar W.
Goembel, Floyd S., Jr.
Jacopetti. Daniel
LeProtti, Stanley F,
Marello, Nate
Nelson. Herman A.
Robbins, Harold P.
Rowe, Harry T.
Settnick. Lothar
Simpson, Orval
Vien. Armand E.
Voligny, Frank
Williams. Joseph
L.U. NO. 579,
ST. JOHNS, NFLD.
Dunne, Richard
L.U. NO. 608,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Atkinson. Hugh
Barrett. Eugene
Bell, David
Connolly. Chris
Domacity. Nicholas
Fox, James
Frantz, Clifford
Jones, William
Levit, Rubin
Lewandowski. Sigmund
Mokler. Lloyd
Mrazik. Edward
Murdock. Daniel
Permicano. Attilio
Robbins. Warren
Viscardi. Andrew
Walsh, Patrick
Whitehurst. William
Wizner, Max
L.U. NO. 639,
AKRON, OHIO
Benfield, C. G.
Combs, William B.
Kelly, Lawrence
Manges, C. B.
Mills. Arthur
Saylor. Harvey
Williams. Finny
L.U. NO. 661,
OTTAWA, ILL.
Streul. Charles E.
L.U. NO. 710.
LONG BEACH, FLA.
Douglas, Roy V.
Knudsen, Arnold J.
McOwan, Bert
See, Walter A.
Sharon, Percy A.
Webster, John W.
L.U. NO. 727,
HIALEAH, FLA.
Blevins, Silas, B.
L.U. NO. 740,
BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Butcher, R,
Funk, F.
Hannon. H.
Koscis. J.
Walcott, D.
Thomka, A.
L.U. NO. 753,
BEAUMONT, TEXAS
Collier. J. B.
Humble. Sam
Spears, E. J.
L.U. NO. 878,
BEVERLY, MASS.
Forward, Frederick
Gerrish, Clinton
L.U. NO. 950,
LYNBROOK, N.Y.
Carlsen, Ingvald
L.U. NO. 982.
DETROIT, MICH.
Holmes, Thomas
Seidel, Otto
Tatar, Andrew
L.U. NO. 1020,
PORTLAND, ORE.
Burgess, James
Ceglar, Joseph F,
Crawford, Douglas
Munstedt, Carl
L.U. NO. 1042,
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.
Baker, Roger
Beaney, Phil
Brunelle, James
Deroucher, Henry
Smith, Fred
L.U. NO. 1089,
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Evener, Guy R.
Larson, David
Rand, David
Sage, Cecil E.
L.U. NO. 1093,
GLEN COVE, N.Y.
Capobianco, Rocco
Holmer, Edwin C.
Waterson, William
L.U. NO. 1292,
HUNTINGTON, N.Y.
Alvar, Louis
L.U. NO. 1337,
TUSCALOOSA, ALA.
Collins, Leonard V.
Gibson, Marshall R.
L.U. NO. 1341,
OWENSBORO, KY.
Horrell, William Frank
Moors, Robert E.
L.U. NO. 1373,
FLINT, MICH.
Rilett, George B.
L.U. NO. 1407,
WILMINGTON, CALIF.
Sharp, Samuel H.
L.U. NO. 1423,
CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS
Heaton. Oliver K.
Reissig, Francis H.
Ross. Allen
L.U. NO. 1456,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Cummins. William
Hansen. Enok
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Hansen, Harold
Hansen, Milton
Jarvas, Edwin
Johnson, John E.
Lantela, Emil
McCaffrey, Daniel
Olsen, John
Olsen, Ole G.
Sjogren, Hugo
Suomela, Evert
Stevens, L. E.
L.U. NO. 1507,
EL MONTE, CALIF.
Auten, Floyd
Byers, A. D.
George, James B.
Pierce, A. A.
Starkey, Arthur L.
L.U. NO. 1587,
HUTCHINSON, KANS.
Donaho, Tom
L.U. NO. 1598,
VICTORIA, B.C.
Skelton, James A.
Simpson, George A.
L.U. NO. 1599,
REDDING, CALIF.
Ebert, John A.,
Parker, J. W.
Pingel, John
Sr.
L.U. NO. 1615,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Ogden, Glenn
Tempner, Constatine
Van Dellen, Jacob
Woodhouse, William E.
L.U.. NO. 1784,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Satina, Louis
L.U. NO. 1822,
FT. WORTH, TEXAS
Goddard, Carlos D.
Hawkins, Joseph D.
Kersey, Wilham D.
Smith, Eddie E.
L.U. NO. 1846,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Adams, John L.
Betz, George E. L.
Eschete, Easton
Jarrell, Albert
Pierce, Gaines
Turcotte, Walter
Wilson, Warren E.
L.U. NO. 2046,
MARTINEZ, CALIF.
Garbutt, Gilbert
Swanson, Axel
L.U. NO. 2047,
HARTFORD CITY, IND.
Lucas, Paul M.
Marchal, Alben
L.U. NO. 2203,
ANAHEIM, CALIF.
Jaques, Glen
LaRoche, Rudolph
Pouk, Andrew
Simonton, Forrest E.
Welty, William W.
Zito, Joseph
L.U. NO. 2274,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Phillips, Leonard
Wadsworth, Wayne
L.U. NO. 2436,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Leblanc, John C.
Home Study Course
Answers to Questions on Page 23
1. The height is 3 '-6" at the low point
of the Roof. (West Elevation; Sheet 3.)
2. The Penthouse level parapet wall is
4" less at the high point and the same
level at the low point. (Elevations; Sheet
3.)
3. The parapet wall at the Penthouse
level does not require a pipe rail. The
parapet wall at the Fourth Floor level
will require the setting of inserts to
accommodate the rail prior to pouring
whereas that portion of the Penthouse
parapet wall that is poured concrete
requires no special treatment. (Eleva-
tion; Sheet 3.)
4. Approval from the proper authori-
ties for the design of the marquee shall
be obtained. (North Elevation, Notes;
Sheet 3.)
5. Approximately l/7th of the front
elevation has a brick finish; includes the
stepped planter as the building front.
(North Elevation; Sheet 3.)
6. The West and South elevations do
not provide for brick veneer. (Eleva-
tions; Sheet 3.)
7. No; the lower sections of the win-
dows on this level are bottom-hinged and
the upper sections are top-hinged. The
broken lined "V"' on the blueprints are
architectural symbols for hinging. A simi-
lar designation is used for cabinet door
hinging. (North Elevation; Sheet 3.)
8. The gas main inlet is located on the
alley side (West Elevation) adjacent to
the rear entrance to the stairwell. (West
Elevation; Sheet 3.)
9. The gas meter recess is 3'-0" x 3'-0"
X l'-8". (West Elevation; Sheet 3.)
10. The wall form will require a "Box-
out" Frame, since the depth of the gas
meter recess is greater than the exterior
wall thickness. The recess will become
an indentation in the Men's Toilet. (First
Floor Plan; Sheet 1 and West Elevation;
Sheet 3.)
1 1 . The floor of the gas meter recess
slopes 2" toward the alley. (Toilet De-
tails; Sheet 6.)
12. No. Toilet ceiling heights on the
First Floor level are 8'- 10"; Toilet ceiling
heights on other levels are 7'-9". (East
and West Elevations; Sheet 3.)
13. A comparison must be made of
the elevation and plan view of the section
in question.
14. The Cant is built up only along
the wall to turn the water runoff toward
the down spout. (Fourth Floor Plan;
Sheet 2 and West Elevation; Sheet 3.)
15. The height from the sidewalk level
is 59'-8". (Roof Plan; Sheet 1, Section
B-B and South Elevation; Sheet 3.)
16. The elevation to the Fourth Floor
line is 134'-9"; when including the as-
sumed datum. (Structural West Eleva-
tion; Sheet 14.)
17. There are four openings. (West
Elevation; Sheet 3 and Structural West
Elevation; Sheet 14.)
18. 17'-6" X 5'-5", ll'-7V2"x5'-5" and
two 3'-9" X 5'-5". (Structural West Eleva-
tion; Sheet 14.)
19. The three smaller openings are
provided with windows and the larger
opening is to be left open. (West Eleva-
tion; Sheet 3.)
20. See diagram at bottom of page.
21. A'-Q^/e." or \'-4y»" . Two dimen-
sions are required because the veneer is
"stepped." (North Elevation; Sheet 3 and
Typical Wall Section; Sheet 4.)
22. Hollow concrete block is used for
backing; below the earth fill. (Typical
wall Section; Sheet 4.)
23. The ends and sides of the planter
box shall receive a heavy mopping of hot
asphalt; finish in a straight line 4" below
the top of the planter box. (Typical Wall
Section; Sheet 4 and Specifications Damp
Proofing. )
24. The difl'erence is the height of the
brick below the windows. (North Eleva-
tion; Sheet 3, Plan at First Floor and
Typical Wall Section; Sheet 4.)
25. 12" X 12" acoustical tile units shall
be cemented to Vi" Drywall. (Specifica-
tions; Acoustical Work and Typical Wall
Section; Sheet 4.)
26. Suspended acoustical ceilings are
to be framed with Wi" carrying chan-
nels 3'-0" O.C. suspended from carrying
wires embedded in the concrete. The
carrying channels are to be crossed with
approved runners; Vi " drywall shall be
securely fastened to the runners with
approved fasteners. (Specifications;
Acoustical Work and Typical Wall Sec-
tion; Sheet 4.)
27. Caulking is used at the window
connectors and between the windows and
the walls. (Specifications; Steel Windows
and Window Details; Sheet 4.)
28. Three types are to be used; Typi-
cal, "A" and "B." (Specifications; Steel
Windows and Details; Sheet 4.)
29. The muUions are to be screw-fas-
tened from the inside of the building.
(Mullions; Sheet 4.)
30. The thickness of the window stool
is 1-1/16". (Window Details; Sheet 4.)
U-2'rf'
7^
LOOR J
■ W'lz'
^w
3 1"
(Structural West Elevation; Sheet 14.)
OCTOBER, 1967
37
TRANSPORTING LOGS BY KITES AND BALLOONS
^li^oe
An inventor's
sketch from Patent
No. 3,326,392,
assigned to
William Rocl< of
Portland, Oregon.
Would you tell a lumberjack to go fly a kite? Well,
somebody has. His name is William Rock, and he is
the inventor of a new method for transporting logs
over extremely rough terrain. He proposes a multi-
layered cluster of giant kites to bring the logs to the
sawmill.
A series of balloons arranged along the top of the
aircraft (?) would be used only to get the kite structure
into the air and to keep it in shape in case of turbulent
winds. The balloons at the front edge of the kite
"wing" would be streamlined, shaped like blimps, so
that air would push more strongly against the rear,
globe-type balloons, keeping the entire package facing
in the proper direction.
Rock claims that his patented kites "'could carry
any load in the world." They are steadied by an
elaborate system of winches and control lines.
Rock's invention has a similar purpose to the log-
lifting balloon featured in the January, 1965 issue of
The Carpenter. This is a helium-filled, v-type affair,
composed of two blimp-like balloons joined at the
nose and connected at the rear by a large horizontal
fin. It is 110 feet long and was built by Goodyear
for the same purpose as the kites.
For Sparetime or Full Time Income, There's Good
Money In Sharpening
Here's a proven practical way to earn extra dollars in spare
time — to develop a money-making repair business of your
own. Investment is small. There's no overhead, no stock of
goods to carry. No experience needed, no canvassing. You do
it with the famous Foley Saw Filer that automatically sharp-
ens all kinds of saws — and the Modern Lawn Mower Sharp-
ener that precision sharpens all types of mowers.
EARN $3 to $6 An Hour Sparetime
Hundreds of people like yourself are
making cash like this — $20 to $30 a week
— right now in spare time. "My spare
time saw filing business has made me
$952 these first ten months" — says R. T.
Chapman. Many have built a complete
sharpening service with such year-around
profits. You can too, simply bv follow-
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—LAKELAND NEWS —
T. O. Walker of Local Union 819 West Palm Beach, Fla., arrived at the Home
August 4, 1967.
Lester Rowley of Local Union 162 San Mateo, Calif., arrived at the Home Aug. 7,
1967.
Hany C. Hofmann of Local Union 8 Philadelphia, Pa., arrived at the Home August
7, 1967.
Eric A. Lentz of Local 1053 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, arrived at the Home August
11, 1967.
Walter Nicholson of Local Union No. 103 Birmingham, Ala., arrived at the Home
Aug. 14, 1967.
Frank E. Emmert of Local Union 565 Elkhart, Ind., arrived at the Home August
23, 1967.
Francis Samuel Jolley of Local Union 1856 Philadelphia, Pa., arrived at Aug. 23,
1967.
Henry Falcy of Local Union 15 Hackensack, N. J., arrived at the Home August 28,
1967.
Peter Peterson of Local Union 47 St. Louis, Mo., passed away August 11, 1967 and
was buried in the Home Cemetery.
P. William Saville of Local Union 490 Passaic, N. J., passed away August 22, 1967
and was buried in Passaic, N.J.
Members who visited the Home dming August
W. D. Orr, L.U. 74, Chattanoga,
Tenn.
John Pekara, Jr., L.U. 54, Chicago,
111.
Vince Delaney, L.U. 1275, Clear-
water, Fla.
Herman Gordy, L.U. 122, Largo,
Fla.,
James Copithorne, L.U. 860, Lake-
land, Fla.
Arthur Ellsworth, L.U. 751, Healds-
burg, Calif.
George Gregor, L.U. 80, Oak Park,
111.
John Buchanec, L.U. 455, Somerville,
New Jersey.
Ernest Walker, L.U. 60, Indianapolis,
Indiana
Harry NewenhofF, L.U. 306, Miami,
Fla.
Warren Jordan, Washington D.C.
1126, Annapolis, Md.
B. M. Remaley, L.U. 333, New Kens-
ington, Pa.
Kenneth Moore, L.U. 4, Davenport,
Iowa.
Frank Jones, L.U. 144, Macon, Ga.
John Holzermer, L.U. 432, Kissim-
mee, Fla.
Al Christensen, L.U. 488, Waukegan.
Now living in Tampa, Fla.
Jake Banks, L.U. 103, Birmingham,
Ala.
Nathan Raley, Biloxi, Miss.
Robert James, L.U. 552, Adrian,
Mich.
Eugene Evans L.U. 64, Elkhart, Ind.
William Hoffman, Jr., L.U. 565,
Union, Mich.
John Olson, L.U. 461, Highland Park,
111.
Emil Palasco, L.U. 188, Yonkers,
N. Y.
G. D. Underwood, L.U. 1911, Beck-
ley, W. Va.
Ivar Peterson, L.U. 1456 New York.
Now living St. Petersburg, Fla.
Jack Seabright, L.U. 1665, Alexan-
dria, Virginia.
Carl Benson, L.U. 58, Chicago, 111.
Now living Clearwater, Fla.
Joe Bruder, L.U. 712, Covington, Ky.
Forest Elifson, L.U. 1573, Milwau-
kee, Wis.
Francis Kendrick, L.U. 8, Westmont,
N.J.
WilUam Kendrick, L.U. 8, now living
Sarasota, Fla. ,
L. M. Warren, L.U. 993, Miami,
Fla.
new
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Peter Bekkering of Cheyenne, Wyo-
ming, caught us in an error. Our apologies
to him and to the citizens of Cheyenne
and of Santa Fe, New Mexico. In a
recent article entitled, "Amazing Facts
About Cities," we had one "amazing
fact" wrong. Denver, Colorado, "The
Mile-High City," was identified as the
highest state capital. Actually, Cheyenne,
with an altitude of 6,062, and Santa Fe,
with an altitude of 6,954, are both
higher.
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Audel, Theodore 33
Belsaw Sharp-All Co 31
Belsaw Institute 39
Chicago Technical College 27
Cline-Sigmon, Publishers 35
Eliason Stair Gauge 35
Estwing Manufacturing 30
Foley Manufacturing 38
Goldblatt Tool Co 33
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Irwin Auger Bit 29
Kant-Slam 16
Lee, H. D 31
Locksmithing Institute 35
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Milwaukee Electric Tool 22
Nelson Industries 16
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'Learn More, Earn More' Is No Idle Phrase
Many of our nation's achievements of Tomor-
row are going to be born in tiie skilled hands of
the apprentices of Today. The materials and tech-
niques of tomorrow's construction industry are
with us today. The old world of simplicity has
long since faded into oblivion. Tomorrow's con-
struction is going to require know-how which can
only be acquired today, and in a succession of
todays stretching into tomorrow.
In that tomorrow there will be two classes of
people; the Dreamers and the Doers. Our ap-
prentices of today are going to be among the
Doers. The Dreamers of today are the "hippies"
who live only by the non-rules of The Now. They
will sacrifice no part of the present for a stake
in any future. They assert that only that which
they have already enjoyed cannot be taken from
them. The hippy is really a stand-patter, a non-
gambler, a non-dreamer, a non-attempter and, in
the long run. a non-achiever for himself ... a non-
contributor to his society.
The Doers of today and achievers of tomorrow,
those who consider the uncertainties of the future
a gamble worth taking . . . the attempters who
will turn out to be achievers for themselves and
the chief contributors to the society of tomorrow
. . . these will have our apprentices prominent in
their ranks!
Armed with a good basic education, with the
ability to learn and assimilate knowledge and
wisdom as he matures, the youth who enrolls in
our apprenticeship program and finishes it suc-
cessfully has opened a gate for himself which
leads to a road of enduring pride of achievement
without end; one which can eventually lead him to
superior financial success, perhaps a business of
his own, certainly a rosy twilight of his life. "Learn
More, Earn More" is no idle phrase!
Education is no luxury; this is "the century of
the educated man." Those without a proper
measure of education are certain to find bleak
lives before them. Educational statisticians have
predicted there will be 32 million people in the
labor force of 1976 without educations to qualify
them for anything but the most menial jobs, few
of which will exist.
During his working career, the average high-
school graduate will earn $63,000 more than
the average worker with only elementary school
education. Thus a student "earns" $15,750 a year
for each of the four years of his high school edu-
cation. No statistics exist as to the ultimate value
of an apprentice completion certificate, but I am
sure the figures would be equally impressive.
Through the Brotherhood's apprenticeship and
journeyman skill re-training programs, new men
are prepared to fill the vacancies when older men
die, retire, or leave the trade. It is an educational
opportunity which, if attainable, should never be
refused.
Our young people should be counseled: "Never
drop out; graduate to success!"
40
THE CARPENTER
Consumer Rights:
The Battle Continues
Topics on Consumer Assembly '67 program:
Medical costs, auto insurance, consumer credit, drugs and cosmetics, cost of
electricity.
Personalities
SURGEON GENERAL WILLIAM H. STEWART
BETTY FURNESS, Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs
SENATOR LEE METCALF of Montana, co-author of "Overcharge" telling of exces-
sive rates charged by utilities
SENATOR PHILIP HART of Michigan, chief sponsor of truth-in-packaging law
enacted by the 89th Congress
FORMER SENATOR PAUL DOUGLAS of Illinois, chief proponent of truth-in-lending
legislation in the Senate for many years
REV. ROBERT J. McEWEN, director of the Economics Department of Boston College
and a member of the President's Consumer Advisory Committee
EDWARD P. MORGAN, Radio Commentator
Consumer
Assembly
November 2-3, 1967 — Shoreham Hotel — Washington, D. C.
If you always work under ideal
conditions, Shock-Proof builders
saws won't interest you very
much.
Let's face it. Who needs Shock-Proof double-insulated
safety, that protects you even if normal insulation
fails? All you have to do is make sure the tool is in
perfect condition and carefully connected to a three-
wire outlet, that you have a safety program that every-
one (including you) always follows. All this is if
you're indoors. If you're working outdoors . . .
You still might be interested in Millers Falls 6^4",
ly^" and 81/4" saws, though. To make them safe, we
had to make them better.
So we did.
With a Stall-Proof Drive so if you hit a knot or bind
the blade the motor won't stall and cause serious over-
load. And you won't get a violent kick-back.
With a Free-Swing Safety Guard for smooth blade
entry on angle cuts and easy, instant retraction.
With a See-Through Guard so the blade is never
exposed beyond the point of safety. And you get a
clear view of the blade and cutting line.
With a High Temperature Protected Motor to prevent
burnout under overload conditions.
With a Lexan® Sawdust Chute to keep cutting line
clear, throw sawdust away from you and your work,
^nd ... the Millers Falls Lifetime Guarantee. It's a
100% repair guarantee extended to the original user.
Millers Falls will repair, free of charge, any tool that
fails for any reason other than abuse or normal wear,
provided the tool is returned to Millers Falls, Green-
field, Massachusetts.
Millers Falls
The safest name in tools
Officio/ Publicofion of the
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
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THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
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FiNLAY C. Allan
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VOLUME LXXXVI No. 11 NOVEMBER, 1967
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
National Millwright Conference A Report 2
TVA Adds Nuclear Power 6
Pay Day: 1987 Style 8
State Councils Take Lead in CLIC Drive 10
Industrial Arts Curriculum Project 11
Oil Firm Notes Hutcheson Forest Program 12
Insulation Tests Indicate All-Wood Homes More Economical 15
Alaska Remembers Its Past 16
Felled by Bullets, Member Returns Through Aircraft Work ... 17
The Sardis Agreement 24
Minutes of the International Apprentice Contest Committee 33
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 5
Editorials 14
Of Interest to Our Industrial Locals 18
Canadian Report 20
Outdoor Meanderings . Fred Goetz 23
Local Union News 25
Plane Gossip 32
We Congratulate 35
Service to the Brotherhood 36
Home Study Course, Advanced Blueprint Reading VII 40
What's New in Apprenticeship and Training 41
In Memoriam 44
What's New 45
Lakeland News . .' 47
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 48
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THE COVER
Few sounds of the wild can match
the whistle and rustle of a flight of
waterfowl on the autumn air. In the
still minutes before sunset, ducks and
geese are silhouetted against the
bright orange and red sky, as they
wing their way to the safety of open
water.
They have been feeding on tender
water plants in river shallows, or they
have been waddling alertly through
fields of scattered grain, and now they
return to the flock and sanctuary.
The sight of our aquatic game birds
in flight has quickened the pulse of
man since he first began to hunt for
food in prehistoric times. Once they
were the quarry of skilled and crafty
Indian hunters. Later, the pioneers of
North America stocked their larders
with the results of autumn hunts along
wilderness river and lake banks.
In time, the ducks and geese of
North America declined so greatly in
number that measures were taken by
Federal and state governments and
by private groups to save them from
extinction. Birds were banded and
their migratory flights traced. Breed-
ing grounds were sought out and pre-
served. The public was warned that
it must join the program of conserva-
tion, and limits were placed on the
number of ducks and geese which
could be shot in a season.
The conservation efforts brought re-
sults, and today most varieties of
ducks and geese are in ample supply.
Millwrights set their sights on
increased work, as automation
and more complex industrial
technology require their skills.
LEFT: Millwright Bruce Bradshaw of Local 1857, Portland,
Oregon, examines a leveling instrument. BELOW: Second General
Vice President William Sidell presides at a conference session.
International Millwright Conference
■ Millwright delegates from all over the United States
and Canada gathered in Denver, Colorado, October 16-
19, to roll up their sleeves and tackle the many workaday
problems facing their craft.
General President Maurice Hutcheson set the tenor of
the conference in his opening remarks:
"This first thing I want to do," he said, "is to point out
that this is a working conference. It has no legislative
function . . . You are here to learn . . ."
The agenda for the conference backed up his words.
An employer discussed how he used millwrights in turbine
maintenance work. A manufacturers" representative de-
scribed the uses of optical instruments. A team from a
leading manufacturer of steam generators gave instruc-
tional data on installation of their units. A movie de-
scribed the many uses of conveyor systems. The head of
the Jurisdictional Disputes Appeals Board discussed prob-
lems of jurisdiction in the building and construction
trades.
The holding of the conference indicates the great im-
portance which the United Brotherhood places on the
work of this highly-skilled portion of the general member-
ship.
"No segment of American industry is growing faster
than millwrighting," the General President said. "Al-
though millwrighting is as old as the Industrial Revolution,
today it is the very heart of automation. Automation
means more machinery. More machinery means more
conveyors, more equipment to weigh, sort, measure and
fill containers.
"The faster automation grows the greater will be the
demand for millwrights."
He warned business agents and representatives assem-
bled that jurisdictional problems will continue to grow
in the industry "as changes in techniques and materials
invade the field." He called millwrighting "an integral
part of technological change."
"I am not downgrading any other branch of the trade
when I say that the business agent representing mill-
wrights has the greatest responsibility of all for having
a thorough knowledge of all matters pertaining to juris-
diction. Because of the wide range of work included in
THE CARPENTER
General President Maurice Hutcheson called the millwright
craft "one of the fastest growing segments of American
industry."
A representative of K & E Optical Instruments, center, above,
displays equipment of interest to millwrights in their work.
An attentive gathering of conference delegates listens as a
Westinghouse representative presents a slide lecture.
RIGHT: Millwright Contractor C. H. Strong
of Taunton, Mass., described turbine
maintenance work by union millwrights in
his employment. He presented 35 mm color
slides which he had taken on scores of jobs
to illustrate the types of work performed.
He was high in his praise of
millwright skills.
millwrighting, it is enevitable that the millwright business
agent will find himself in disagreement with many other
trades. Therefore, it is essential that he know whereof
he speaks when a dispute arises."
President Hutcheson pointed out that the United Broth-
erhood has jurisdictional agreements with several interna-
tional unions.
"I believe these international agreements are not only
necessary, but I also believe that they work in the very
best interest of our Brotherhood over the long haul," he
commented.
He emphasized that the Brotherhood has a two-fold
responsibility to the industry — it must train enough mill-
wrights through apprenticeship training to fill the needs
of the industry and it must also afford journeymen an
opportunity to improve their skills through continuing
training.
The millwright apprenticeship training course is cur-
rently being revised, and, later in the conference First
Vice President Finlay C. Allan and Training Coordinator
Leo Gable described the training material being prepared.
New teaching units will discuss conveyor installation,
safety factors, leveling and optical tooling and many
other skills.
It was emphasized, too, that the United Brotherhood
Apprenticeship and Training Department is now in a
position to offer local unions assistance in setting up skill
improvement classes for journeymen. Delegates received
a comprehensive report on the 89 pre-apprenticeship,
apprenticeship, and journeyman training programs already
arranged under a prime contract with the Federal govern-
ment, and the Manpower Development and Training Act.
First General Vice President Allan told delegates that
statistical studies have shown the average age of today's
millwright to be 44.7. He stressed that more apprentices
are needed to siipply industry needs. He called for the
appointment of local apprentices coordinators, who can
relieve business agents for other work. He stressed the
need for millwright participation in the 1 968 International
Apprenticeship Competition. (See Page 16 of the October
CARPENTER for details.) He indicated that the annual
contest is one way of improving labor-management rela-
tionships in the craft.
A highlight of the opening session of the conference
was a talk by Dr. lohn Dunlop, chairman of the Jurisdic-
tional Appeals Review Board, who warned delegates that
organized labor and management must continue to make
free collective bargaining work or the government will
step in more and more.
He predicted that employers are going to be given more
NOVEMBER, 1967
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AMONG THE CONFERENCE SPEAKERS . .
DR. JOHN DUNLOP, Chair-
man of the Appeals Board,
called for informed local offi-
cials who can settle jurisdic-
tional differences at the local
level before they become prob-
lems for the Joint Board.
FINLAY C. ALLAN, First
General Vice President, under-
scored the necessity of an ex-
panded apprenticeship training
program to meet growing de-
mands for millwrights.
MATTHEW WEAVER, Presi-
dent of the Colorado State
Council, welcomed delegates to
Denver and served as host for
a special banquet arranged for
delegates and guests.
RICHARD LIVINGSTON,
General Secretary, reported on
negotiations with the Machin-
ists and the United Associa-
tion on jurisdictional problems.
C. H. STRONG, President of
C. H. Strong and Sons, told
delegates of his success in using
millwrights exclusively in his
widespread operations.
CECIL SHUEY, Third Dis-
trict Board Member and chair-
man of the Boilermakers and
Electricians committees, re-
ported on latest discussions
with these two crafts.
ARTHUR PINKERTON, Rep-
resentative for K & E Optical
Instruments, discussed "auto
reflection" and optical microm-
eters urging use of these in-
struments.
PETER TERZICK, General
Treasurer, turned to legislative
matters facing the Brotherhood
in Federal and state legislative
bodies.
ROBERT CROUSE, manager
of technical development,
Steam Service Division, West-
inghouse, described the instal-
lation of generating units in
Japan in a slide-illustrated talk.
JOHN BLAINE, administrator
of craft relations, Steam Serv-
ice Division of Westinghouse,
discussed labor - management
relations with the skilled trades.
PATRICK CAMPBELL, As-
sistant to the General Presi-
dent, outlined procedures the
General Office uses to settle
jurisdictional differences on
specific jobs, based on agree-
ments and memoranda of un-
derstandinc.
HERBERT SKINNER, Assist-
ant to the General President,
emphasized the need for sub-
mitting proper evidence to the
General Office preliminary to
presenting a case to the Joint
Board.
latitude in making work assignments, unless unions are
able to settle jurisdictional problems quickly among them-
selves. He also anticipated stiff penalties imposed by the
government against future "irresponsible" strikes.
"Either labor and management must make their free
system work . . . with less friction ... or it will be gone
in five years," he warned.
He called for flexibility in the settlement of jurisdic-
tional problems.
"All decisions cannot apply to the problems of thou-
sands of business agents," he said. "The bane of jurisdic-
tional disputes is old documents which are 30, 40, even 50
Continued on Page 18
ROBERT LAING, General
Representative, reported on the
work of the Ironworkers com-
mittee.
RALEIGH RAJOPPI, General
Executive Board Member, 2nd
District, assisted in presenting
committee reports.
THE CARPENTER
ASHIIIMGTOM roundup
INTERNATIONAL COMMUTERS — Mexican nationals who commute from their homeland daily
to take johs on strikebound California and Texas super-farms where the AFL-CIO
is trying to organize agricultural workers are posing a problem. Labor Department
officials are conferring with Justice Department officials on possibility of
revising immigration regulations to ban such international strikebreaking
activity.
PAYING FOR PEACE-OF-MIND — Many doctors prescribe unnecessary drugs for their
patients in order to "get the patients off their necks." So testified Dr. Fred-
erick Wolff, director of the pharmacy department of George Washington University
School of Medicine. He estimated that $6 out of every $10 spent on drugs is
unnecessary.
NEW G.I. BILL — In effect now is a new law to safeguard rights of returning soldiers
after discharge from active duty. Payments go as high as $130 a month to single
veterans attending school. Married veterans can draw more. There are allowances
for on-the-job training. Veterans of the Vietnam confict must be re-hired if
they want their old jobs back.
MATERIALS COSTS RISE — Continuing to rise in price this fall are such construction
items as lumber, plywood, aluminum sheet, gypsum, flooring, counter tops, brass
products, and appliances.
NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE! — A Federal District Court has upheld a ruling by the
National Labor Relations Board that an employer must supply a union with the
names and addresses of workers in a plant which it seeks to organize.
INGLES POR TRABAJO — Training in "job English" will be afforded Spanish-speaking
Puerto Rican workers in New York City through a Federal program designed to pre-
pare them to hold higher-skilled positions where their job-applicable English
might be insufficient.
SHOULDER BELTS REQUIRED — Cross-chest belts will be required items in all auto-
mobiles produced after January 1, according to a ruling by the Federal Highway
Administration.
GROWTH AND USE OF TIMBER — The U.S., while growing 60 percent more timber than
it cut in 1962, is still importing 13 percent of its consumption of forest
products, chiefly from Canada, according to Resources for The Future, Inc.
FEDERAL PER-DIEM RISES — Travel allowances for Federal employees travelling on
official business will probably be raised from $16 to $20 per day maximum by Con-
gress. Federal employee unions had campaigned for a $25-a-day top.
OVERWORKED CONGRESSMEN — Congress has more than it can do. Insiders predict
that RFK's anti-smoking drive will be sidetracked. Also to be postponed into
1968 will be House action on a Senate-passed bill to preserve wild rivers,
extended aid to higher education with revival of student loan programs, wire-
tapping curbs, code of Congressional ethics, reform of the Electoral College,
foreign trade legislation, revision of copyright law.
POVERTY-PREFERENCE PROGRAM — Manufacturing firms operating in and near urban
poverty-stricken areas will be given preference in the awarding of some Federal
business. If such a firm comes within 20 percent of the low bid (by a firm
outside the unemployment center) it would be given the opportunity to match the
low bid if it agrees to employ at least 50 percent of the work force from ranks of
"disadvantaged" such as chronically unemployed Negroes or other minority groups.
NOVEMBER, 1967 S
Early stages of form nork for the Unit 1 condenser discharge under the powerhouse (July 17, 1967).
TVA adds Nucleai
Building tradesmen now building
$247 miliion boiling-water reactor
at Wheeler Lake, Alabama
TOP LEFT: The Browns Ferry
building site as it looked last June.
TOP RIGHT: The Unit 1 reactor
structure began to take shape, when
this was photographed last June.
BOTTOM LEFT: Union carpenters
at work on a 16-foot-diameter
conduit form.
BOTTOM RIGHT: With the conduit
form in position, No. 3 Discharge
Tunnel begins to take shape.
Another view of Unit 1 coudeiiscr >\u(cr discluirf^c, one mouth later.
30"
•ower
■ A power plant with a greater ca-
pacity than any type now operating
in the United States is under con-
struction on the north shore of
Wheeler Lake in Limestone County,
Alabama. Scheduled to have a ca-
pacity of 2,304,000 kilowatts in two
units, the Browns Ferry Power Plant
— as it is now called — marks a turn-
ing point in the activities of the big
and thriving Tennessee Valley Au-
thority.
For the Browns Ferry plant will
be the first nuclear-power generating
plant in what has been by circum-
stance and situation a water-pow-
ered and/or coal-fired network.
Why nuclear power in the Tennes-
see Valley? It is reported that op-
portunities for further water-power
development in the region are lim-
ited. The choice was between a coal-
fired and a nuclear steam plant.
TVA invited competitive bids for
the fuel and equipment for both
types of plants. An exhaustive study
showed that a nuclear plant could
provide the needed power at less
cost — 2.39 mills per kilowatt-hour,
compared to 2.90 mills for the coal-
burning plant.
Last year TVA burned 27 million
tons of coal. Before the Browns
Ferry Nuclear Plant is completed,
other coal-burning units going into
operation will raise TVA's estimated
coal requirements to about 30 mil-
lion tons a year.
TVA must continue to add to its
generating capacity to meet growing
power requirements in its area.
Projected requirements indicate
that about two million kilowatts of
additional capacity would be needed
somewhere on the system by 1970
or 1971. Northern Alabama's pow-
er needs already exceed the supply.
Total cost of the Browns Ferry
Plant is expected to be about $247
million. During construction, em-
ployment is expected to reach a max-
imum of 1,200 employees. Up to
100 additional workers will be em-
ployed by contractors on the job.
Preliminary site preparation be-
gan in September, 1966. Construc-
tion of the permanent facilities be-
gan last spring. The first of the
plant's two units is scheduled for
operation in late 1970, the second in
late 1971. ■
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PAYDAY: 1987 STYLE
ELECTRONIC MONEY MAY REPLACE CASH, CHECKS, CREDIT CARDS
■ Cash, checks, and credit cards
may go out of style in 20 years.
Employers will no longer issue
pay envelopes or checks. Instead,
a computer will simply credit an
employee's salary at his bank. Shop-
pers will carry only a universal
credit card — and perhaps not even
that will be necessarv'.
Through the ages, man has used
a variety of solid objects — beads,
stones, seashells. bars of metal, and
paper — for money, the National
Geographic Society says. Some type
of cash may be needed for small
purchases, but money of the future
may simply be electrons flashing
down wires or invisible patterns of
molecules on computer tape.
Disenchantment with cash and
checks is common among bankers;
they are struggling with a mounting
flood of paper. Handling a single
check now costs about 22 cents. The
cost is shared by the customer, his
bank, and the Federal Reserve
System.
Bad checks also are a headache.
Some 50 million are written each
year, each requiring special atten-
tion.
Several years ago, many banks
started issuing special checks with
coded numbers in magnetic ink that
can be processed by computer. The
Federal Reserve System now re-
fuses to accept any other checks,
so all banks have adopted coded
checks.
To make pre-coded checks more
attractive to the customers, some
banks print them in different colors.
One major bank even perfumes its
checks.
But many bankers predict that
the perfumed, pastel check will not
last long. Instead, a customer's
social security number will be his
personal identification in a nation-
wide credit system.
The individual may carry a plas-
tic bank identification card that can
be inserted into an electronic device
at a supermarket or department
store. A message will flash to a
computer center to verify the
amount of the purchase against the
balance in the customers' bank ac-
count.
To guard against the use of stolen
credit cards, the computer will
send a vocal message back to the
salesgirl: "JOHN SMITH— 6767
MAIN STREET— BLUE EYES-
BROWN HAIR— SIX FEET ONE
—185 POUNDS." If the descrip-
tion fits, the salesgirl will push a
button okaying the sale, and a slip
marked paid will pop out for the
customer.
Some banking prophets foresee a
day when a universal credit card
will become obsolete. A customer
might identify himself by speaking
into a sensing device, which would
match his voiceprint (the charac-
teristic frequencies of sound that he
makes in pronouncing a given
word) against a print on file in a
computer center. ■
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EMBLEM RING
This handsome ring has been added
to the line of the Brotherhood's of-
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-
close strip of paper long enough to
go around finger.
{ 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 nmiHance (o:
R. E. LIVINGSTON, General Secretary
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C. 20001
State Councils Take
Lead in CLIC Drive
State councils of the United Brotherhood are giving a tremendous
boost to the 1967 fund-raising drive of the Carpenters Legislative Im-
provement Committee — CLIC, as it is familiarly called.
With the New York State Council taking the lead at its convention,
last September, other state councils have jumped into the campaign,
striving to top the $652 raised by New York delegates at their gathering.
The Pennsylvania State Council did manage to surpass its neighboring
state by almost $150. Other state councils meeting in subsequent weeks
have continued to solicit funds.
The delegates to the National Millwright Conference at Denver, last
month, tossed $2,900 into the CLIC pot, to keep it boiling through the
current session of Congress and into the early days of the new year.
More funds are needed, as the Brotherhood's legislative work in Wash-
ington continues to mount. As an editorial in this issue of The Carpenter
indicates, tax loopholes and a Davis-Bacon loophole command imme-
diate attention. In addition. Brotherhood representatives must continue
to protect craft interests at numerous Federal agencies.
Congressional friends of the Brotherhood and of organized labor
generally have a big political j'ear ahead of them in 1968, and we must
support their efforts toward re-election. Labor must continue to support
its friends and defeat its enemies.
Members are urged to be generous when they are asked for a CLIC
contribution by their local financial secretary or a local union committee-
man named to work on behalf of CLIC. You will be helping to protect
your own interests when you give to CLIC.
General Executive Board Member
Charles Johnson attaches a CLIC
button to the lapel of John
Cunningham of Local 246 and
congratulates him upon being the
highest average contributor to the
CLIC drive last year. Standing to the
right is James Bailey of Washington,
D.C., national CLIC coordinator.
Joe Marino, left, of Local 2710 of
New York City and Henry Kremens
of Local 2632, also of NYC, collect
CLIC contributions at the New York
State Council Convention, held
September 14-16 at the Concord
Hotel in the Catskills. A total of
$652 was collected.
Recent CI.IC Contributors
Local Union Contribution
33 S160.00
50 203.00
54 13.00
58 152.00
117 199.00
121 60.00
131 149.00
163 40.00
176 160.00
177 70.00
191 130.00
264 77.00
284 30.00
287 200.00
297 50.00
299 40.00
368 29.00
383 20.00
388 76.50
396 110.00
412 49.00
447 60.00
483 167.00
512 40.00
514 20.00
542 34.00
571 1.00
610 1.00
775 20.00
895 20.00
944 10.00
1003 2.00
1035 98.00
1135 29.00
1167 40.00
1195 9.00
1269 30.00
1305 60.00
1333 20.00
1373 20.00
1421 30.00
1489 100.00
1531 10.00
1577 40.00
1606 40.00
1665 56.00
1883 75.00
1887 28.00
2070 20.00
2161 40.00
2258 58.00
2264 20.00
2276 10.00
2325 6.50
2456 21.00
2465 10.00
2473 30.00
2958 22.00
3108 30.00
State Convention Contribution
New York S 652
Michigan 320
Pennsylvania 800
Virginia 277
National Millwrights'
Conference $2900
10
THE CARPENTER
INDUSTRML URTS CURRICULUM PROJECT
Educators Work to Close the Gap Between What Is Taught
In High School Shops and What Is Practiced in Industry
The old, familiar "shop course"
training of industrial arts in junior
high schools across the United States
may soon go the way of the spoon
bit and the spoke shaver, thanks to
a research project now headquar-
tered at Ohio State University, which
is assisted by the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America and other building and
construction trades unions.
With financial support from the
U.S. Office of Education and indus-
try, a group of educators is develop-
ing a new program of instruction
for secondary school students which
will emphasize the technology of in-
dustry and help to explain the inter-
relationship of crafts and services in
the modern world. Working through
selected schools, researchers will im-
prove the training of drafting, wood-
working and metal working — turn-
ing from the production of wooden
stools, tie racks, broom holders,
and the like, to more sophisticated
studies of construction materials
and methods.
Model houses will be used to
show the roles of the carpenter, the
mason, the plumber, the contractor,
etc. Miniature equipment will dem-
onstrate hoisting of materials at job
sites. Long-term effects of construc-
tion in a community will be studied.
No student will be a carpenter,
electrician or bricklayer upon com-
pletion of the course, but he will be
conversant with the problems and
methods of these and many other
occupations and the interdependent
roles of workers in construction and
manufacturing.
Dr. Edward Towers of Ohio State
University is head of the Industrial
Arts Curriculum Project. Two years
of preparation of the "program ra-
tionale" preceded the official launch-
ing of the project this fall.
To develop a new curriculum and
the required instructional materials.
Dr. Towers and associates at Ohio"
State and the University of Illinois
have called upon labor unions for
assistance.
One of the first to respond favor-
General President Hutcheson with Dr. Edward Towers of lACP.
ably was our United Brotherhood.
We join the International Brother-
hood of Electrical Workers and
other craft organizations in what we
consider a significant step forward
in public education.
Dr. Towers has visited the Gen-
eral Headquarters in Washington on
several occasions, conferring with
General President Maurice Hutche-
son, First General Vice President
Finley C. Allen, and leaders of the
Brotherhoods Apprenticeship and
Training Department.
Last month. Training Coordina-
tor Leo Gable and his assistant, Wil-
liam Oviedo, went to the campus of
Ohio State to draw up more de-
tailed plans of participation with
lACP staff workers. The educators
will draw upon materials already in
use by the Brotherhood, adapting
them to 7th and 8th grade teaching
methods and materials. Eventually
it is planned to produce a training
film to supplement the program. The
Brotherhood would be responsible
for the initial production of the film,
and some 3,000 prints of the film
would subsequently be purchased by
school systems for use all over the
country.
As now visualized, a student's
first year of industrial arts would be
devoted to "The World of Construc-
tion." Courses would be developed
for classes meeting one class period
each day of the school year (36
weeks) or its equivalent. The sug-
gested length of each class period
is a minimum of 45 minutes.
Students will learn how bridges,
dams, roads, tunnels, and buildings
are produced by a managed produc-
tion system.
The second year's course devel-
oped by lACP is called "The World
of Manufacturing." Curriculum ma-
terials have been developed for a
45-minute class period for this
course, also.
The World of Manufacturing is
primarily concerned with develop-
(Continued on page 12)
NOVEMBER, 1967
11
Industrial Jiris
Continued from page 11
ing an understanding of how man-
aged production systems produce
and service manufactured goods.
Daily activities will include pre-
paring sketches, building prototypes,
and conducting feasibility studies as
part of the design phase of produc-
ing manufactured goods. Students
will become familiar with metals,
woods, plastics, and other materials.
They will actually produce goods
using custom, job. and continuous
production techniques. For example,
as a result of manufacturing a radio,
a student would know how a man-
aged production system affects re-
sources to produce a finished prod-
uct.
For the current academic year.
Field Evaluation Centers have been
established in Cincinnati. Ohio;
Miami. Florida: and Greater Tren-
ton-New Brunswick, New Jersey.
During a four-year evaluation pe-
riod, six additional centers will be
established.
The personnel in each center will
include a field director and eight
classroom teachers. In each of four
schools per center, one teacher will
teach The World of Construction
and one will teach The World of
Manufacturing. All teachers and
field directors will participate in an
orientation program prior to their
participation. Each teacher will
make a daily written evaluation of
the curriculum materials, and the
teachers in each center will meet
jointly to prepare weekly evaluation
reports. These reports and student
MODEL HOUSE,
built by student,
provides many
roles; initiator of
project: architect;
engineers; contrac-
tor; surveyor; law-
yer; carpenter; etc.
All reinforce prac-
tices and concepts
studied for a se-
mester. Checking
students is Nelson
Gray of New Jer-
sey.
achievement test scores will provide
bases for the revision of the courses.
Project materials also will be eval-
uated by experts. Individuals from
industry and from the craft unions
will critically review the materials.
Their suggestions will provide an-
other principal basis for course re-
vision.
The duration of the project will
make it possible to teach and revise
each course three times.
Once the field testing and revi-
sions are completed, lACP will be
ready to present the program for
nationwide use.
A national advisory committee,
broadly representing institutions,
agencies, and disciplines related to
industrial technology, has provided
general guidance to lACP. Now,
with the first-year course being field
tested in its entirety, feedback will
be collected from students, teachers,
and field center directors, as well as
from the members of the advisory
committee.
"Within five years," predicts Dr.
Towers, "we will have taken our
concept through the junior and sen-
ior high levels into college levels,
and it will go far beyond our first
course in the field of construction.
It will embrace as much of tech-
nology as possible.
"I am well aware of the scope of
the word 'revolutionize,' and I am
convinced our approach will revo-
lutionize the teaching of industrial
arts in the schools of the United
States."
Oil Firm Notes
Wm. Hutcheson
Forest Program
The Sinclair Oil and Refining Com-
pany has been running a series of pub-
lic service advertisements in leading
periodicals designed to encourage
""more private citizens to help pre-
serve -America's natural heritage."
In an early unit of this series, Sin-
clair paid tribute to the foresight of
the United Brotherhood in purchasing
and establishing a forest preserve in
New Jersey which is "'one of the few
remaining virgin forests in the North-
east." The primeval forest subse-
quently named after a past president
of the Brotherhood. Wm. L. Hutche-
son (who was also father of General
President Maurice Hutcheson) is to-
day a broad stand of sturdy timber
and a haven for Eastern wildlife.
A reproduction of the advertise-
ment (which appeared in full color)
is shown on the page at right.
Under the direction of Rutgers Uni-
versity, the forest is now used as an
"'outdoor laboratory" for nature stud-
ies.
It is now closed to visitors for the
winter. There is no admission to the
forest except on conducted tours.
One-hour tours begin early in April,
each year, and continue on a set
Saturday and/or Sunday schedule
through mid-September. The tours
leave from the forest entrance, which
is about a half mile east of East Mill-
stone, New Jersey, on Righway 514.
Custodians warn that the trail
through the woods is muddy in places,
except in dry weather, and visitors
should come prepared.
Dr. M. F. Buell of the Rutgers De-
partment of Botany is director of the
forest.
Bynum Hinton Jr., Manager of Sin-
clair's Washington office, presents
General President Hutcheson with a
framed copy of the advertisement.
12
THE CARPENTER
How a labor union and a university helped
preserve a natural woodland treasure.
About 50 miles west
f^^of the steel and con-
^^^|g«k^ Crete of Man-
~y hattan's sky-
scrapers is a
V priceless patch
fi\ of primitive
America
that is
essentially
the same today as it has been for
some 8000 years.
The William L. Hutcheson
Memorial Forest in New
Jersey is one of the few
remaining virgin forests ^
in the Northeast. Wild- ^- ~
life abounds in hun- ~""
dreds of species. Below
ground is a fantastic ^
world of insects and mi- ^
croscopic organisms, each \
playing its own important
role in the life of the forest.
Nature has been working for
thousands of years to perfect this
"climax" community in which
trees, plants, animals and all the
creatures of the forest have reached
a state of harmonious balance with
their environment. Left undis-
turbed, this stabilized society will
continue to perpetuate itself cen-
tury after century.
In 1955, Thomas Mettler, whose
family had owned the property
since 1701, was urged to sell it as
a source of timber for
''^... commercial use.
Aware of its unique
value, Mettler
held off on the
sale until public-
spirited resi-
dents of New
Jersey had time
to organize and es-
tablish it as a forest
preserve.
Thanks to the help
of private individuals and groups,
including members of the United
Brotherlxood of Carpenters and
Joiners, the forest was eventually
purchased and named in honor of
William L. Hutcheson, a past
President of the Union.
Under the direction of Rutgers
University, the forest is used as an
"outdoor laboratory" for -Nature
studies. Through greater knowl-
edge of this age-old woodland, man
may gain insight into his own rela-
tionship with Nature and under-
stand more fully his dependence
on the natural resources that nour-
ish his spirit and sustain his being.
Sinclair has long been dedicated
to conserving America's natural
resources and wants to encourage
private citizens to take a more ac-
tive part in preserving our national
heritage. For a booklet describing
what others have done and how
you can help, write Sinclair Tour
Bureau, 600 Fifth Avenue, New
York, N.Y. 10020.
Also include your request for
information about /-^jT ~~Z ~~^
touring to any \S/ffC/ff/tj
scenic landmarks
you wish to visit.
Discover America by car— it's worth seeing and saving.
EDITORIALS
"^ S40 Billion Tax-Drain
An estimated $40 billion a year is lost to the U.S.
Treasury through tax loopholes, House liberals indi-
cate, as they prepare to do battle on the President's
proposed 10% income tax boost.
In 1965 — the latest figures published by the Treas-
ury— there were 45 Americans who reported adjusted
gross incomes of $1 million or more in that year and
who paid no income tax whatever.
The same year there were 115 Americans who
reported incomes of between $500,000 and $1,000,-
000 and who paid no income tax whatever.
Likewise, there were 7,149 who reported incomes
between $100,000 and $500,000 and who paid no
income tax whatever.
How come no taxes?
Because of capital gains arrangements, depletion
allowances to oil men, income splitting by married
couples, and other devices.
Under President Johnson's tax bill, the rich Ameri-
cans who pay no tax — because of the loopholes —
would also escape paying the new 10% wartime sur-
charge. But the moderate-income working family
would have to pay the surcharge (on all income over
$5,000).
Where's the tax justice in that?
^ Construction Loophole
Congress has before it. this month — thanks to the
efforts of Senators Clifford Case of New Jersey and
Jennings Randolph of West Virginia — a bill which
would close a gaping loophole in the application of
the wage-protecting Davis-Bacon Act.
The U.S. Comptroller-General ruled in 1962 that
Davis-Bacon prevailing wage standards do not apply
to "construction, alterations or repairs" of buildings
to be occupied by the government under lease arrange-
ments.
Unfair contractors, alert to a fast non-union buck,
quickly realized a competitive advantage in this ruling.
As the Federal government expands its facilities, they
offer to build new office buildings at less than a union
contractor can negotiate, and, little, by little, they
cut away at prevailing wage levels. As the AFL-CIO's
Legislative Director, Andrew Biemiller, has stated, the
government is "being used" to depress wages and
working conditions in many communities.
President C. J. Haggerty of the AFL-CIO Building
and Construction Trades Department has cited a
growing tendency of government departments and
agencies to lease building space to meet their needs
rather than build structures themselves.
The GSA's latest report, Haggerty noted, showed
that as of the end of June, 1966, the government was
leasing 132.8 million square feet of floor space in
44,097 building locations!
It's time this loophole was plugged by the Case-
Randolph Bill.
^ Voice oi the Consumer
Organized labor joins with other groups this month
in Washington to raise a united voice on behalf of the
consumer. On November 2-3, Consumer Assembly
'67 considers rising medical costs, auto insurance, con-
sumer credit, drugs and cosmetics, and the cost of
electricity during conferences in the nation's capital.
After the forums conclude, delegates march to
Capitol Hill for a rally on behalf of consumer legisla-
tive needs.
Here is a "march on Washington" deserving whole-
hearted support!
^^ cat oi Many Wonders
The United Givers Funds — or Community Chests,
as they are called in some places — are concluding
their annual drives in most parts of North America,
this month.
Winter is approaching, and most of us know the
warmth of a snug home, a family around us, plenty
to eat, and the joys of living in America.
Do we take time to remember that there are still
many unfortunates among us who will not be able
to share the joys of the coming Yule season and the
new year, unless we contribute to the UGF drive?
Give again this year and every year. Your help
is needed now.
14
THE CARPENTER
Insulation Tests Indicate All-Wood Homes More Economical
Results of a recent cooling and
heating study at Arizona State Uni-
versity, Phoenix, between identical
sized wood and masonry structures
revealed that an all wood home is
42 per cent more economical to heat
and cool.
Details of the study were revealed
at an awards luncheon hosted by
Wood Marketing, Inc., to honor par-
ticipants in the 1 1 -month research
project.
Honored were Arizona State Uni-
versity's Division of Industrial Design
and Technology, and the Arizona Re-
tail Lumber and Builders Supply
Association.
Project director was Dr. Walter E.
Burdette, head of the ASU division.
Research was carried out by Alva H.
Tared and William A. Buttery, both
from Platteville, Wisconsin. The re-
search was the subject for Jared's
doctoral thesis.
Jared's thesis reported the follow-
ing two major findings from measur-
ing instruments within the two struc-
tures at the Arizona State University
experimental farm grounds south of
Tempe, a suburb of Phoenix.
1. — To maintain a temperature
range of 71 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit,
the wood structure required 876 op-
erating hours, while the masonry
structure required 1,298 for the same
air conditioning period.
2. — During the heating season of
December, January and February, the
wood structure required 251 operat-
ing hours, while the masonry required
304.
"Percentage-wise, the masonry
structure took 48 per cent more kilo-
watt hours to cool," noted Charles
G. Gehring, marketing manager for
Wood Marketing, Inc., Phoenix, as
he presented the figures to the lunch-
eon meeting.
Gehring said that the masonry took
21 per cent more kilowatt hours to
heat.
Ed Banker, branch manager for the
Georgia-Pacific Corp., and an officer
of the Arizona Retail Lumber and
Builders Supply Association, in sum-
mary remarks at the luncheon empha-
sized that the masonry structure took
42 per cent more kilowatt hours for
heating and cooling than the wood
structure.
He added that "the inside window
surface comparisons indicated that
aluminum window stiles transmitted
heat more rapidly than did the wood
window frames used in the frame
structure."
"The inside wall surface tempera-
ture comparisons seemed to indicate
that the inside wall surface tempera-
tures of the masonry structure were
more nearly representative of the out-
side air temperatures while the frame
structure inside wall surface tempera-
ture tended to be more representative ■
of the inside air temperature." he
said.
The purpose of the study was to
ascertain the amount of heat pump
operating time required to maintain
equated insulated and masonry build-
ings with a similar temperature range
during periods of heating and air con-
ditioning, Jared explained in his
thesis.
Two buildings were specifically
architect designed for the purpose of
this investigation and erected at the
Arizona State University farm in
Tempe.
The study began April 1, 1966, and
concluded March 31, 1967. After
that a series of tests with structural
modifications was conducted and
these results are being analyzed and
will be announced at a later date.
One building was an insulated
scoria block structure erected on a
concrete slab, a typical Arizona home.
The other building was an insulated
wood frame structure over a crawl
space.
Each structure contained the same
interior cubic volume of 1,399 and
one-half cubic feet. The exact interior
dimensions for each building were 15
feet IVi inches long, 11 feet IVi
inches wide, and wall heights of 8
feet 1 Vi inches. Neither structure
shaded the other.
Each structure had equal amounts
of glass area, and door area.
The materials, the method of con-
struction, and the arrangement of
materials exemplified building prac-
tices normally found in the Phoenix
area, Gehring said.
Each structure was equipped with
a 17,000 BTU capacity tested and
certified heat pump.
The instrumentation used consisted
of sensing apparatus and recording
devices which are typically used to
ascertain data of the type required
for the study.
Some 188 thermocouples — a tem-
perature sensing device — were placed
at various positions in the structures.
Power Consumption
In Kilowatt Hours
AIR CONDITIONING
&
HEATING CYCLE
AIR CONDITIONING CYCLE
Frame Masonry
May
29.5
38.2
June
40.3
56.0
July
52.8
71.6
August
50.2
78.9
September
33.0
38.2
Totals
205.8
294.6
HEATING CYCLE
December
20.0
23.8
January
24.0
34.3
February
13.6
16.7
Totals
Grand Totals
57.6
263.4
74.8
369.4
CONCLUSIONS
1. The masonry structure consumed
42% more power than the frame
structure in both the heating and
cooling cycle.
2. The masonry structure used 48%
more power during the cooling cycle.
NOVEMBER, 1967
15
ALASKA
REMEMBERS
ITS PAST
Sitkans Re-Enact Russia's 1867
Withdrawal From North America
■ Old maps show the region as Russian America. Some
Congressmen dubbed it Icebergia. Over their protests,
Al-a-aska, the Aleut word for "Great Land," became
United States soil a century ago.
The 100th anniversary of the "bright and beautiful
day" that Russians withdrew from this continent was
observed in Sitka on October 18 as the climax of Alaska's
1967 centennial.
Sitkans re-enacted the 1867 ceremony when the Rus-
sian Imperial Eagle was hauled down from a flagpole on
Castle Hill and the Stars and Stripes began to flutter into
the sky over Baranof Island.
Russia began exploring Alaskan waters in 1728. the
National Geographic Society says. Vitus Bering led two
expeditions: on the second he sighted, charted, and named
Mount St. Elias. Russia's claim to Alaska rested on his
discoveries.
Modern Sitka, a town of 3,500 overlooking a busy port
and island-studded bay, still reflects traces of its Russian
heritage. Descendants of traders and settlers live there.
Crumbling gravestones in Sitka bear many Russian names.
The weathered Cathedral of St. Michael, built of ship
timbers with a carrot-shaped spire in 1816, remained in
continuous use until destroyed by fire in 1966. Fortu-
nately, a fabulous collection of icons, paintings, vest-
ments, and gem-encrusted Bibles was saved.
Sitkans have raised $250,000 — enough to begin re-
building St. Michael's. But they hope to get $250,000
more, perhaps in donations from well-wishers in the other
49 states, to complete reconstruction of the outstanding
landmark of the Russian era.
Alexander Baranof, founder of both St. Michael's and
Sitka, was a towering figure in Alaskan history. He
headed the Russian-American Company for two decades.
Baranof wined and dined guests in high style. Many
a seafarer complained, in rueful hindsight, that it was
Baranof's practice to get them drunk before talking busi-
ness.
Sitka, then called Archangel, was the largest coastal
city north of Portland, Oregon, and perhaps the most cul-
tured. Baranof's library in his fortress on Castle Hill con-
tained 1 .200 volumes. A visiting California newsman said
no respectable home lacked a piano.
As the fur trade dwindled in the 1860's, Russia decided
to dispose of Alaska. Tsar Alexander II didn't want Brit-
ain or France as a New World neighbor, so he quietly
offered Alaska to the United States at a bargain price —
$7,200,000, less than 2^ an acre.
Secretary of State William H. Seward snapped at the
deal, signing a treaty with the Russian Minister to Wash-
ington, D.C.. at 4:30 a.m. on March 30, 1867.
Many Congressmen were dismayed to learn about the
proposed transaction. Not much was known about
Alaska: Capitol Hill wits called it Seward's Folly, Ice-
bergia, Walrussia, Ice Box, Polar Bear Park. A Con-
gressional report said Alaska would be a "source of weak-
ness rather than power."
Finally the Senate consented to the purchase by a one-
vote margin. The formal transfer was made at Sitka on
October 1 8. and the House of Representatives reluctantly
authorized the funds in July, 1868.
"If American forces had not already raised the Stars
and Stripes in Sitka," Alaska Senator Ernest Gruening has
said, "the House might have refused to pick up the tab." ■
16
THE CARPENTER
Felled by bullets,
member recovers
fromi heartbreak
and despair
through work
on aircraft
George Kanakos, a member of
Local Union 927, Danbury, Conn.,
has finished his "rehabilitation proj-
ect;" building a helicopter. Building
the craft took more than two and a
half years. Now George has found
it physically and mentally possible to
again pick up his tools of the trade
and put in a day's work on the job.
During those two and a half years,
Kanakos recovered from what were
termed '"miracle operations" to repair
the damage wrought by seven .45
caliber wounds. The bullets were
pumped into George by the rejected
suitor who killed his daughter, Mrs.
Alice Maniscalco. After the tragedy,
his wife suffered a mental breakdown
and is still undergoing medical treat-
ment.
When released from the hospital,
Kanakos described himself as being
bitter. He felt that the police could
have prevented the shooting by taking
sterner measures against the assailant,
now serving time in jail.
He also had large hospital bills,
both for himself and for his wife.
Besides this, there were his three
grandchildren; Gary, now 12, Lisa,
10, and Gina, 7.
Trying to keep his mind off these
problems, Kanakos tried mechanical
drawing at his home. But the hours
were too long, and his heart was not
in the work.
Finally, he visited a friend, who
was building a Benson one-man gyro-
helicopter.
Kanakos, who has been interested
in flying and in aircraft all his life,
and who had designed many model
airplanes for magazines, was urged
by his friends to undertake a similar
project.
Kanakos had taken ground lessons
in 1932, but he had never followed
the direction of his dreams any further.
"All my friends urged me to build
it. One worked in a place with alumi-
George Kanukos and his latest flying machine.
num sheet — he promised to get me
all the aluminum 1 wanted — and ari-
other worked in a bolt factory. They
all helped me," said Kanakos.
The kit for the helicopter would
cost $1,000. Instead, Kanakos bought
the plans for $15 and started from
scratch.
Kanakos scrounged for a year, and
the ex-Marine's sympathetic friends
kept up a steady inflow of parts. "I
would go to the door and find some
aluminum or a wheel. People just
kept dropping in to see how the work
was going."
The gray-eyed Kanakos revealed
that the rotor head was the most dif-
ficult part of the craft to make.
"A teacher at Abbott Tech bored
and milled the parts for me. It was
very important to have this part of the
craft carefully machined," he com-
mented. "Doman Helicopters, for-
merly of Danbury, machined the spin-
dle, the shaft that holds the blades.
"I was proud of the work I did on
the blades alone," admitted the still
young-looking 52-year-old Kanakos.
He was helped through advice from
area aircraft clubs, but he was one
jump ahead of others who have made
their own propellers because of his
skill as a carpenter and cabinet mak-
er. The blades are of eighth-inch ma-
rine plywood, with a steel and wood-
en spar running the length of the
sandwiched boards.
After months of work, doing his
own manufacturing of parts and as-
sembly, Kanakos put the craft, which
has an estimated $160 worth of parts
in it, mostly donated free, through
ground tests at Pittsfield, Mass. The
helicopter was loaded into the family
station wagon for the trip. It is us-
ually stored in the garage. It was
tested and approved, receiving an FAA
Airworthiness Certificate, but as a
glider.
Kanakos does not have the esti-
mated $600 for a motor for the craft.
Since the helicopter can be lifted by
towing behind a car or boat, Kanakos
can still get it off the ground. The
helicopter, whose plans were devel-
oped by a company in Durham, N.C.,
is judged the safest flying craft in the
world.
The motor is not connected to the
overhead rotor propeller, but pro-
vides a 72-hp thrust from a separate
propeller. If the motor fails while
the craft is in flight, the rotor con-
tinues spinning, setting the craft down
gently as forward velocity is lost.
"It was a rough grind coming
home to nothing all those months,"
said Kanakos, referring to the long
{Continued on page 43)
NOVEMBER, 1967
17
m INTEREST TO OUR INDUSTRIAL LOCALS
From the Research Department
Brotherhood Members in the Lumber and Wood Products
Industry More Than Held Their Own at the Bargaining Table
• All Manufacturing-Durable Goods turers average hourly earnings. The shops, plants and factories, as well as
and Non-Durable Goods. twelve months increases for these vari- those organized by unions. Therefore,
According to the Bureau of Labor ous industries are as follows: our negotiated increases had to oflf-set
Statistics of the U. S. Department of ^/hr. Percent the low wage mcreases and the no
Labor, the average hourly earnings of ,„ ,, , I""fff I"f„ef « wage mcreases of the non-union shops.
production workers in All Manufac- ^" Manufacturers 11^- 4.0% When we rea ize that other Durable
Turing Industries was $2.82 as of July ""ZtllScTuL U, 4 1% Goods Industnes, such as. Auto Steel,
1 1Q67 This renresents a 11^ ner , Mf'^t^'^tu^rs 12«: 4.1 /o Rubber, etc., are more thoroughly or-
innr nr' I^ ZrlZ Ltr Tnlv 1 ^"""^'^ ^ ^°°^ ganized than the Lumber and Wood
hour or 4% mcrease over July 1, Products M** 6 1% ^ , ■. ■,
1966. The Bureau of Labor Statistics Sawmills. Planing Mills 14<. 6:5% ^'°'^.''^'' ["'^"'^^y- ^^'^^^ '^^'^^^ ^P"
also publishes average hourly earning & Related Products . 12.^ 4.9% P^'^'^'^te the impact of our collective
figures for production workers em- Wooden Containers ... ISt'- 9.9% bargaining on our Industry,
ployed in Durable Goods Industries (as Misc. Wood Products . 12«! 5.6% At the conclusion of negotiations,
contrasted with Non-Durable Goods We know that many of our Local we are sure that we all wanted more
Industries). Almost all of the United Unions negotiated greater wage in- than we got. The Bureau of Labor Sta-
Brotherhood Industrial members are creases than these, and in addition, tistics figures do, however, show that
employed by manufacturers of durable negotiated new fringe benefit programs we more than held our own, and that
goods. According to the Bureau of and increased the benefits in existing we are closing the gap in average hour-
Labor Statistics the average hourly programs as well as other contract im- ly earnings between the Lumber and
earnines of production workers in provements. We know that we would Wood Products Industry and other
manufacturers of Durable Goods was have had to negotiate greater wage higher paid Industries. This gap will
$3.00 as of July 1, 1967. This repre- increases, for the figures published by be narrowed sooner with continuing
sented a 12^ per hour or 4.1% in- the Bureau of Labor Statistics included organizing efforts and well-planned
crease over July 1 , 1 966. the wage increase of the non-union and firm collective bargaining.
• Lumber and Wood
Products Industry , ....
JUlillufl'mlltc I AtifaiianrA handbook on jurisdiction which contains
During the same period the Lumber IwllllWriglllS ^OnTCrBnCC all agreements and memoranda of under-
and Wood Products Industry as a ^ . , , „ . standing with other crafts. Much time
, , . J ^^ ■ 1. 1 Continued from Page 4 and effort went into the preparation of
whole increased their average hourly ,.,,.,■• ■ the handbook, which is cross-indexed
earnings Mf" per hour or 6.1%. In years old. which organizaUons are trying f^^ simplified usage,
other words, the Lumber and Wood to keep up to date.' ^ ^.^^jl ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^.^^ purpose
Products Industry increased their av- "^ expressed disappointment at in- ^f the conference was to establish "a
eras^e ho.irlv e-irninsrs 7^ and ^,^ ner °''^'1''^^ settlements in industnes which unilateral policy for millwrights." Recog-
erage hourly earnings 2^ and J ^ per upset national wage patterns and dis- nizing that many delegates were business
hour and 2%, more than the All Man- sipate plant expansion programs. agents who represented carpenters, mill-
ufacturing Industries average and the He was optimistic about economic men, millwrights, etc., alike, he reminded
Durable Goods Manufacturers aver- growth in North America and said that such delegates that the original assign-
a "depression syndrome" is holding some ment of millwrights to work at job sites
° ■ union members back from expansion is as important to their craft as original
The Bureau of Labor Statistics pub- programs to obtain their rightful portion assignments are to other segments of the
lishes the average hourly earnings for of the national work load. membership.
the various industries which make up Second General Vice President Wil- More than 600 delegates attended the
the Lumber and Wood Products In- ham Sidell. who reviewed the jurisdiction- four-day conference at the Denver Con-
, T ji u ■ A ■ u al picture in depth, supported Dr. Dun- vention Center. General President Hutch-
dustry. In all such industries the pro- jop's observation that the Federal gov- eson congratulated the local unions and
duction worker average hourly earn- ernment will take over more and more councils which sent delegates to the
ings increased more than did the All of collective bargaining, unless labor and gathering.
Manufacturing average hourly earn- management learn to settle their disputes "i am sure that this conference will pay
ines and in all instances ennaled nr """"lu^ ^ " f "'^ ^.'thout in- dividends for many years to come for all
ings, and in all instances equaled or conveniencing the general public. of you and the organizations you rep-
exceeded the Durable Good Manufac- He announced the availability of a resent." he said. ■
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I^IBanadian Report
Interest Rate Boost
Points Up Housing Needs
(CPA) It's hard to get people
aroused even about pressing problems,
and housing is still one of them.
A large number of Canadian fam-
ilies are poorly housed and many
more are paying too much for living
quarters. Senior citizens are being
hard pressed by rising costs of all
kinds. But even though a quarter of
the population needs housing at prices
they can afford, it still leaves three
quarters who may not be worrying
about the problem too much, if at all.
However, there is mounting evi-
dence that the seriousness of the hous-
ing problem is becoming recognized
on a wide scale. The recent boost in
interest rates to 8 '/a percent on gov-
ernment-guaranteed mortgages fo-
cussed attention on the problem as
few other things have.
Earlier this year interest rates on
first class mortgages reached their
highest level in 40 years. Then the
Economic Council of Canada took the
federal government to task for its
failure to deal effectively with the
growing housing crisis. ECC said that
demand for housing is quite sensitive
to interest rates. When rates go up,
housing starts go down.
But, lo and behold, the federal gov-
ernment seems to have ignored the
advice of its top level economic ad-
visors. The ink on the Economic
Council's report was barely dry when
it boosted interest rates on govern-
ment-guaranteed first mortgages to
8'4 percent. This meant in effect that
normal non-government-guaranteed
first mortgages would command inter-
est rates of nine and 10 percent.
If the ECC is right, this should have
the effect of slowing down homebuild-
ing even more . . . About 135,000
homes were built last year, when ECC
says we need at least 190,000 a year
until 1970, and 200.000 a year after
that.
Housing prices have reached such
a high level that a man needs to earn
over $7,500 a year to be entitled to
buy under the federal legislation. But
the average industrial wage is around
$5,000 a year.
The Ontario Federation of Labor
is putting a policy statement on hous-
ing before its November convention
calling on the government to reverse
its long standing policies of helping
the higher income groups. Deal with
the housing crisis from the bottom up
instead of from the top down, says
the OFL.
The labor movement is serious
about trying to get the right action
on housing from all levels of govern-
ment.
The Canadian Labor Congress has
announced that the theme for CITI-
ZENSHIP MONTH in 1968 as in
1967 will be H-o-u-s-i-n-g.
Conference Urged
But Is It Needed?
After taking a tongue-lashing from
the opposition in the House of Com-
mons, Labor Minister Nicholson (who
happens to be in charge of the hous-
ing department too) said he would call
a housing conference and invite the
provinces as soon as the provincial
elections are over.
Is this what's needed . . , another
conference?
Labor-Management
Unrest Worse in BC
The British Columbia Federation of
Labor is worried about the worsening
of labor-management relations in that
province.
B.C. Fed. Secretary-Treasurer Ray
Haynes has issued a warning that
the government's attitude of getting
"tougher and tougher with labor" is
bound to get a bad reaction in trade
union circles.
Mr. Haynes said that the government
is dictating to union-organized govern-
ment-owned ferry employees the
amount of union dues they may pay.
"The government's policy in this
instance and in others does nothing
but encourage further escalation of
labor-management unrest."
Plans To 'Tidy Up'
General Advertising
The new federal Department of
Corporate and Consumer Affairs is
going to scrutinize advertising. Reg-
istrar General Turner in charge of the
Department, has said that he intends
to "improve, strengthen and tidy up
the law and to enforce it more uni-
formly."
His Department will "analyze the
advertising process and its effect upon
the economy and the consumer."
Education Takes Ma'jor
Share of the Income
Canada now has one of the largest
school populations of any country in
the world. This is due both to the
postwar baby boom and to rising en-
rollments in secondary schools and
universities.
Government spent more on educa-
tion than on any other single item,
about one-fifth of total governmental
incomes.
People Continue
To Move To Cities
More and more people are moving
from rural areas to the cities. Latest
estimate is that by 1980, over four-
fifths of the population of Canada will
be urban, and of this number. 60 per-
cent will live in only 29 cities with
populations of 100,000 or more.
The cities of Metro Toronto and
Montreal, now with populations
around the two million mark, will
have about 3.5 million people each,
while Vancouver will have a popula-
tion of over one million.
With urban problems increasing al-
ready, what is the nation going to do
in years to come about housing, traffic,
air and water pollution, water supply
and waste disposal?
We have not dealt too well with
these problems in the last 100 years.
With the accumulated problems, what's
ahead?
At least some people are doing
some tall thinking about the problems
of urbanization. But money at the
municipal level is sorely lacking. With
property taxes going up, almost every
urban area is still crying for money
to carry out its responsibilities.
MacDonald Acting
President of CLC
Donald MacDonald, secretary-treas-
urer of the Canadian Labor Congress,
has been named acting president due
to the continued enforced absence of
President Claude Jodoin. Mr. Jodoin
is still convalescing after a serious ail-
ment.
Line Bishop, of Toronto, has been
named Acting Education Director of
the CLC while Max Swerdlow takes
another year's leave of absence on
union educational work in the Carib-
bean.
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THE CARPENTER
10th Convention,
Quebec Federation
QFL President Louis Laberge
opened the 10th annual convention of
the Quebec Federation of Labor in
Montreal by decrying the selfishness
which, he thought, was appearing in
trade union practices.
He said, that unless unions changed
their attitudes, the poor will vent their
anger on them. Labor's objective must
be to raise living standards of the
lower income groups, he told the 800
delegates, as 55 percent of Quebec
families live in poverty.
He charged workers with having a
"consumer mentality," buying trade
union services by paying dues. Then
if they think they're not getting value,
they turn to rival unions to see if they
can get more service for the same dues.
He may have been referring to the
strike which tied up Montreal trans-
portation in October and during the
convention. The strikers, members of
the Quebec -based Confederation of
National Trade Unions, switched al-
legiance from a CLC union two years
ago.
Speaking to the convention. Execu-
tive Vice-President William Dodge of
the Canadian Labor Congress pointed
to another sore spot in Quebec union
relations. In line with the current
nationalistic trend in Quebec, the QFL
is making a strong bid to take over
some of the functions of the CLC
within the province.
The CLC officer warned the QFL
not to expect to solve its problems
by engaging in a feud with its parent
body. There's enough time and money
being wasted now, he said, battling
rival unions.
Nickel Capital is
Called Problem City
The Sudbury and District Labor
Council held a two-day workshop on
urban problems and invited civic offi-
cials to participate. It was a wonder-
ful idea.
The city provided a bus tour for
the workshop's delegates to give them
an idea of what were the problem
areas as well as the problems.
This city of 80,000 people is the
Nickel capital of the world. It has in
its environs the two largest nickel
mines in the non-communist world — ■
International Nickel and Falconbridge.
But the mines pay no direct taxes
to the city.
So most of the money to run the
city comes from the pockets of its
citizens. Taxes are high. The cost
of services is high. The cost of con-
struction is high.
Now the mines are expanding again,
but there are no homes for the 1,500
new families expected to settle in Sud-
bury in the next few years.
The city is built on rock, and the
natural growth has been badly burnt
for miles around.
This is a problem city. But incomes
are good, civic spirit optimistic and
the will to progress is firm.
One specific proposal came out of
the workshop — that the labor council
invite other sectors of the community
to join in co-operative housing proj-
ects to help provide homes at prices
the average worker can afford to pay.
This workshop was a really good
image-builder for labor, thanks to the
labor council and the help of the Edu-
cation Department of the Canadian
Labor Congress.
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Local 18's Float Wins First Place in Labor Day Parade
HAMILTON, ONTARIO— Local 18 won first prize with its float in the recent Labor Day Parade held in Hamilton. The
float, which showed great originality of thought, was a big success and all members of Local 18 are to be congratulated for
their ingenuity.
Toronto Celebrates
Its Centennial
Toronto used to be known for the
largest hotel, the tallest skyscraper,
and the dullest Sabbath in Canada.
The capital of Ontario was a fa-
vorite target of vaudeville jokes: '"First
prize is a week in Toronto; second
prize, two weeks."
Those dated lines still draw a good-
natured laugh from Torontonians, who
are celebrating their hometown's cen-
tennial as the provincial capital this
year. It has become Canada's second
largest city, a great inland port and
financial center on Lake Ontario.
During the past few years, Toronto
has been transformed from Toronto
the Good into Toronto the Lively. The
city offers sophisticated cuisine, night
clubs with saucy floor shows, and "the
hottest jazz outside New Orleans."
Torontonians strongly support the
more formal performing arts. The-
aters and concert halls are jammed.
In National Geographic's new book
Exploring Canada from Sea to Sea,
staff writer Edward Park says, "From
Bloor Street, Toronto's main specialty
shopping thoroughfare, south to the
waterfront area, tall buildings with ele-
gant names take over."
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THE CARPENTER
By FRED GOETZ
Readers may write to Fred Goetz at Box 508, Portland, Oregon 97207.
m Tag, You're Out!
Recently a fishery biologist gave a talk
to a group of Boy Scouts about the
state's fishery program. During the talk,
the biologist demonstrated how many fish
were tagged. He then asked if any Scout
could give reasons why a biologist tags
fish. After a brief silence, one lad put
up his hand and asked, very timidly, "To
keep them from being stolen?"
■ Tell-Tale Signs
Look to the "signs" in hunt country.
Fresh-bitten twigs, high as a man's
shoulder, are likely to have been fed on
by deer. A "deer-bed" or "form," where
the leaves lie flat has probably been
occupied the night before. Leaves will
curl a few hours after the surface has
dried.
Sailing Buff
Erickson and Ealasaid
The following letter from Carl Erick-
son, financial secretary of Local 452,
Vancouver, B.C.:
"Enclosed is a photo of Kenneth Mc-
Kenzie who retired seven years ago and
is now on a Brotherhood pension after
being a member for 30 years, mostly
with Local 452.
"His main interest now is his sailing
craft, The Ealasaid, which took him a
year to build out of yellow cedar, fir
and mahogany. He has raced it for many
years in the waters around Vancouver,
B.C.
"The sleek craft has a 25 hp motor
in it, and electric lights. It was built 30
years ago, so it has been with him a
long time and kept in perfect condition;
probably worth close to $20,000 today."
■ Winger's Washtub
There was a claim-jumping winger in
the skies of Missouri this year, a majestic
whistling swan, a rare bird in the area.
for that matter any area, as it is one of
the nation's endangered wildlife species.
Seems like the "whistler" was flying high
when a piece of real estate below took
its eye — a decorated metal washtub, se-
cured atop a wooden post, one of the
many abodes established as predator-safe
nesting sites for Canada geese in Missouri.
■ Boone's Viewpoint
The frightening experience of being
lost in the woods is one that cannot be
minimized. That is except by one of
our pioneer greats: Daniel Boone. When
asked if he had ever been lost in the
woods, Dan'l is said to have replied:
"Nope, but Tve been confused for two
or three days."
One man's definition for fishing: "A
contagious disease which is not always
catching."
■ Big Buck Report
Tuna Takers
Farrell with Buck
News of one of the most outstanding
deer kills we've heard tell of in many
a moon comes to us from George M.
Bantel, recording-secretary for Local 841,
Carbondale, Illinois and he sends in a
pic to back up the story. Here's graphic
proof: Brother Carl Farrell, fellow mem-
ber of Local 841 with a chunky buck
he nailed in the Pine Hills area of the
Shawnee National Forest near Jonesboro,
111. It pulled down the scales to the
tune of 345 pounds. Anyone have a
heavier buck to report?
Tobin and Tunas
Deap-sea anglers who live near Con-
ception Bay, Newfoundland, never had it
so good; that's for sure. The photo
photo above sent in by Mrs. W. Tobin
proves the point. It depicts her husband,
Walter Tobin of Manuels, Newfoundland,
a member of Local 579, standing next to
a 415-lb. tuna he pulled from the Atlantic
briny, a few minutes drive from their
front door.
B High-Flying Bait
Mrs. Patrick Stine of Portland, Oregon,
thinks fishing is "for the birds." While
deep-sea fishing with her husband off
Oregon's central coast at Depoe Bay she
suddenly cried: "There's a bird on my
line.
The huge sea bird reacted like a fish,
taking out line, racing toward the angler
and creating slack line, then swiftly dart-
ing sea-ward again. Finally the charter-
boat skipper came to the rescue; managed
to reel the bird in and release it.
Mrs. Stine recalls that everyone hooked
fish after that, except her. All she had
was "the bird."
NOVEMBER, 1967
23
The text below is a translation of one of the earliest labor-
management agreements ever negotiated. Dated 459 A.D., it
was discovered by W. H. Buckler, an American archeologist,
while digging in Sardis, Asia Minor. When Buckler trans-
lated the inscription on the gray marble slab, he found it to
be an agreement between the local Roman pro-consul and
the Sardis Building Trades Crafts. It seems that Sardis had
been experiencing a building boom, and it became difficult
for contractors to secure a sufficient number of skilled crafts-
men. A wage war ensued and the problem of shifting employ-
ment became so serious that the pro-consul took firm action.
But as this document attests, the sophisticated use of collec-
tive bargaining is not a modern development.
THE SARDIS BUILDING TRADES AGREEMENT
A.D. CDLIX
Declaration Under Oath by the
Builders and Artisans of the Most Dis-
tinguished Metropolis of Sardians:
In the consulship of the most dis-
tinguished Flavius Patricus and the
consul who shall have been proclaimed
on the fifth before the calends of May,
in the most distinguished metropolis of
the Sardians twice honored with an
emperors temple, in the twelvth most
happy indiction and on the fourth of
the month Daesius, we give the most
excellent Aurelianus, devoted commis-
sioner and defender of the said re-
nounced metropolis, our assent to the
things hereinafter set forth:
Whereas your excellency has received
divers accusations divers persons prac-
ticing our craft, to the effect that they
take in hand pieces of building work,
leave these unfinished and obstruct the
employers, you have requested of us
this agreement and declaration under
oath in the following terms:
We do agree and make oath by the
holy and life giving Trinity and by the
safe perservation of the Lord of the
inhabited earth, Flavius Leo, everlast-
ing Augustus and Emperor.
1. That lie will complete all pieces
of work given out to us by any of the
employers, provided the employer is
prompt in paying to us the iiages mu-
tually agreed on.
2. Should the man undcrtakin^i the
work have any plea on which he de-
clines it for some reason of his oiin,
either private or public, another arti-
san from among its shall take his place
and shall entirely complete the work
under construction, on the distinct un-
derstanding that the man declining it,
ichether he be the Artisan iiho began
it or the man u ho shall have taken his
place, is one of ourselves, and no reason
of our own stands in the way of the
ivork.
3. Should the man undertaking the
work once hinder the employer in any
ivay, ivhile it is as we said, under con-
struction, if he who either began it
from the beginning or shall have taken
the place of any artisan is one of our-
selves, ive shall for such hindrance pay
indemnities according to the actual
contract betivccn the employer and the
artisan.
4. Should the employer show indul-
gence, if he be for set en days hindered
from ivorking, the ivork shall be left
to the artisan undertaking it:
5. Should the artisan fall ill, the
employer shall ivait twenty days, and if
after such indulgence for tiventy days
the man shall get tvell, but show no
disposition to work at that time, an-
other shall take his place on the terms
stipulated by us as the man who has
declined;
6. If when the man undertaking the
ivork declines it, some one of us be
found neither doing anything nor per-
forming ivork in accordance with the
provisions herein written, we bind our-
selves to pay (sum) as a fine
to be used by the city's public works,
ivhile the artisans shall be compelled
to pay eight pieces of gold, and shall
further be liable, even after exaction of
the fine, to prosecution under the dc-
vine edicts on the charge of injustice;
the present agreement remaining firm,
unbroken, and undisturbed in perpetu-
ity, and being irrevocably carried out
in strict conformity with all things
above determined and promised by us;
7 . And the full discharge of the fine
we pledge, under a lien both general
and individual, all our property pres-
ent and future of any kind and sort.
And when as to things above writ-
ten the question was put to us by your
excellency we gave our assent to this
Agreement and declaration under oath
the day and consulship above written.
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THE CARPENTER
N.J. Member Aids
Uneniploynient
Compensation Bill
TRENTON, N.J. — Among the labor
representatives who played a leading
role in the passage of S-400. an unem-
ployment compensation bill in New Jer-
sey, was Harrison B. Slack. legislative
representative of Local 31 of Trenton.
Slack participated in the signing of the
bill in the governor's office in August.
S-400 raises the taxable wage base,
increases the maximum weekly benefit
amount for both unemployment and
disability benefits, allowing benefits to
workers while the labor dispute which
caused their unemployment is still in
progress, and making numerous other
changes in the state laws governing
compensation.
The increase in the annual taxable
wage base, like almost all of the amend-
ments to the law, takes eff'ect on Janu-
ary 1. The base increase is from the
present $3,000 to 53,600.
West Coast Sponsors
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Advanced
training for journeymen in the use of
leveling and surveying equipment, etc.,
is underway in Bakersfield under joint
Brotherhood - Government sponsorship.
Among the guiding leaders of the proj-
ect are, from left: John Ebert, business
representative. Local 743; Charles
Brown, assistant business representative,
Local 743; and Wiley Howard, Inter-
national representative. Classes began
last May and have proved highly suc-
cessful.
Local 31 Legislative Representative Slack is second from left, standing, in the gather-
ing above in the New Jersey governor's office. Governor Richard Hughes signs the
bill, as supporters and sponsors gather to witness his signature.
Carpenter's Severed Hand Rejoined
In Recent Successful Operation
QUINCY, MASS.— Russell Stratton. a
very determined and courageous young
carpenter, today has partial use of his
left hand just a few months after it was
amputated accidentally.
Stratton. a member of Local 67. re-
ported feeling a sensation in the hand
just 25 hours after the accident which
occurred while he was at work. The hand
had been successfully rejoined in a 10-
hour operation performed at Massachu-
setts General Hospital.
The hand was saved through Stratton's
quick thinking, the alertness of his co-
workers and nearby police, and the skill
of the team of doctors at Massachu-
setts General Hospital.
When one doctor expressed doubt that
the hand could be restored Stratton
cried, "O. no! In my business I need
both hands. For crying out loud, you've
got to sew it back on."
He had carried the severed hand part
of the way to the hospital in the pocket
of his carpenter's apron.
Stratton. employed by a Boston con-
struction company, was working alone
and cutting a piece of wood on a radial
saw when the accident occurred. Cowork-
ers report he picked up the hand, placed
it in his apron and walked 150 feet to
the company's site office.
He said simply. "I've just cut off my
hand."
A company official removed his own
belt and quickly applied it to Stratton's
left arm as a tourniquet. The belt was
tightened with a carpenter's wooden
folding rule.
Police were summoned to take Strat-
ton. who remained conscious through-
out the accident, to M.G.H. where he
arrived in a matter of minutes despite
the evening traffic congestion.
Police had alerted the emergency
room at M.G.H. and at least a half-
dozen micdical personnel were waiting for
Stratton when the police cruiser arrived
at the emergency entrance. The hand,
which had turned purple, was immedi-
ately packed in ice.
The medical team that performed the
operation on Stratton was headed by
Dr. Donald E. Malt and Dr. William H.
Harris, noted for their treatment of a
youth whose severed arm was reim-
planted at M.G.H. in 1962.
Stratton has since undergone two more
operations and doctors report that addi-
tional surgery will be necessary before
the hand can be completely functional.
Throughout the entire ordeal. Strat-
ton's courage and determination have
never wavered. "He putters about the
house doing little jobs and faithfully
exercises the fingers,' reports Thomas
V. Burke, Local 67 business representa-
tive.
Stratton, who is 27 years old, is mar-
ried and the father of a daughter, age one.
NOVEMBER, 1967
25
Buffalo Local Honors Three Retiring Officers
BUFFALO, N. Y. — Local Union 355 recently honored
three retiring officers at a testimonial dinner and dance.
Among the participants were Buffalo District Council officers
and wives, members and wives. Executive Secretary-Treasurer
of the New York State Council and Mrs. John D. McMahon,
and two members of the clergy. At left, above, Trustee
Albert Baumler receives a 25-year pin from Financial Secre-
tary L. C. Schmidt, who served as general chairman of the
dinner. At right, above, Anthony Pinski, newly-installed
president, congratulates (from left) Retirees Albert Baumler,
William L. Klausman and Paul E. Page, chairman of trustees,
recording secretary, and president, in that order.
Installation of Officers in Chicago Local 80
CHICAGO, ILL.— The installation officers for Local 80
was held last summer, and we are belatedly able to publish
pictures of the ceremony. In the picture at left above, the
oath of office is administered by John R. Stevenson, former
1st General Vice President of the Brotherhood. Left to right:
seated — Robert H. Larson, vice president; Herman M. Koop,
financial secretary-treasurer; Stewart F. Robertson, president;
Vernon J. Harmon, recording secretary; and Jacob Huizinga,
Trustee. Standing — John Lynch, warden; David Wales,
Pennsylvania Local
Aids City Pageant
ELLWOOD CITY, PA.— The 75th
anniversary of the founding of Ellwood
City was commemorated recently, and
members of Local 421 helped to make
the celebration a success by erecting
and later dismantling, free of charge, the
scailold and stage needed for an his-
torical pageant, shown at right. The
Beaver Advance Scaffold Company sup-
plied the materials. Among many mem-
bers who aided the project were those
in the picture, from left: Harry Reeher,
Bob Lodovico, Harry Hogue, Greg Paul,
Ralph Marshall, BiU Marshall, and Glen
Boyer.
trustee; John J. Watt, business representative; Leo P. Thomp-
son, trustee; James Taraba, conductor; Oscar Sandeen, central
examining committee; and Richard Russell, delegate to
district council.
In the picture at right, above, John R. Stevenson presents
a Life Membership Plaque to vice president of Local 80,
Robert H. Larson, son of Oscar H. Larson, former president
of Local 80. Brother Oscar H. Larson was president from
1941 until 1967 and was unable to attend the presentation
due to illness.
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Adirondack Council Installs Officers
Adirondack and Vicinity District Council officers are pictured from left to right:
Donald Guerri, warden; Milton Frey, secretary; Allen Flewelling, vice president;
Richard E. Livingston, General Secretary, who installed the new officers; Curtis
Dashnau, president; Alex Turbide, trustee; Edward Sheldon, trustee, and Ceophas
Fayette, trustee.
WATERTOWN, NEW YORK— Offi-
cers of the Adirondack and Vicinity Dis-
trict Council were installed in recent
ceremonies held in Oswego, New York.
General Secretary Richard E. Living-
ston was present to install the newly
elected officers of the District Council.
He congratulated the officers and ex-
tended his best wishes for the continued
success of the District Council.
He gave a very interesting talk on the
many problems confronting the Brother-
hood. He informed the delegates that
the Machinists Agreement had been abro-
gated recently. Also, that a recent
agreement had been reached with the
Plumbers involving lubrication lines and
sheet lead work.
Brother Livingston commented on the
recent referendum vote conducted by the
General Office in which only 15 percent
of the membership voted. Various Dis-
trict Councils representing over 300,000
members have requested that action be
taken immediately to vote an amendment
to Section 63, Para. A of the General
Constitution and By-Laws of the Brother-
hood.
Upon conclusion of his talk, he was
given a standing ovation by all of the
officers and delegates.
Oldest Active Member
DAYTON, OHIO— Brother Franii
Galloway (right), 83, is shown here re-
ceiving a plaque citing him as the oldest
active member of Local 104. The pres-
entation was made by Ray Evans, Sec-
retary of Local 104. Brother Galloway
has been a member since 1903 and helped
erect some of the biggest buildings in
the Dayton area during the Twenties and
Thirties.
Auxiliary 297 Observes 30th Anniversary
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA— Ladies Auxiliary No. 297 of Carpenters Local
627 held its 30th anniversary banquet recently. Eleven members and their husbands
attended the banquet. Officers for the auxiliary include: Dorothy Kight, president;
Mae Howell, vice president; Erma Dean Thompson, recording secretary; Dorothy
Pennington, financial secretary, and Vera Walsh, conductor.
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Carpenters to
Construct Triax Dome
For University
Of Utah Field House
SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH— Car-
penters will construct the roof structure
of the new field house to be erected in
Salt Lake City for the University of Utah.
With a diameter of 350 feet, the building
will provide the longest clear span of
any structure ever built of wood.
Contract for the roof structure has
been awarded to Timber Structures, Inc.
of Portland. Oregon, employer of 225
members of Millmen's Local 1120 Car-
penters & Joiners. In addition, members
from various locals throughout the United
States are employed in field erection.
The field house employs a Triax dome
as the roof support structure. This dome,
an exclusive design of Timber Structures,
Inc., is formed of laminated timber seg-
ments joined together by engineered steel
connections into an assembly of perma-
nent strength and stability. Two-inch
decking will be applied over the dome
members. Almost a half million board
feet of kiln dried lumber will be used
in the dome members, and an additional
229.000 feet will be used in the decking.
Thirty railroad cars will be required to
ship the dome members, steel connec-
tions, and decking to the jobsite.
Suspended from the ceiling is a plat-
form to support the scoreboard, TV
broadcast facilities, arena light, and walk-
ways. Termed "'cloud nine" by the archi-
tects, this platform will be equivalent in
3rd in Soap Box Derby
GREENSBORO, N. C— Local 2230
sponsored Clarence David Rjals (above)
in the annual Greensboro Soap Box
Derby. Young Ryals, age 11, placed
third in the competition. He is the son
of Brother James W. Ryals of Local 2230.
This artist's conception of the new field house for the University of Utah shows
the Triax dome wliich will be constructed by carpenters in Salt Lake City, Utah.
weight to eight diesel locomotives.
The field house will accommodate the
basketball pavilion and 15.000 spectator
seats. Since there are no interior posts
in the entire building, each seat will have
an unobstructed view of the game. The
building will also provide space for dress-
ing and equipment rooms, and office space
for the physical education staff.
Engineering on the project will begin
immediately, and manufacture of the
dome will begin in December. Erection
of the dome is scheduled to start next
March, and the field house will be finished
by. the start of the 1968-69 basketball
season.
Architects for the field house are
Young and Fowler Associates, Salt Lake
City. Jacobsen Construction Company of
Salt Lake City is the general contractor.
Hudson County Carpenters Aid Boy Scouts
JERSEY CITY, N. J. — Carpenters from Hudson County, New Jersey, volunteered
their services on a recent Saturday to help the Hudson Council of Boy Scouts dis-
mantle a house which had been donated to the Scouts by the Harrison High School
Vocational Department. The purpose of the dismantling was so that the house
could be shipped to the Rock Hill Scout Reservation in Pennsylvania. Some of the
Hudson County carpenters who assisted are pictured, left to right, kneeling: Morton
Press, Local 383; Hugh Cuthbert, Local 482; standing: Dom Pinella, Boy Scout
representative; A! Beck Jr., business representative for the Hudson County District
Council of Carpenters; George Haas, Local 299; and Ted Kosiakowski, Local 486.
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Madison County DC Honors Apprentices
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ALTON, ILL. — The Carpenters District Council of Madison County and Vicinity
honored its recent graduating apprentices with a festive banquet. The young men
completed four years apprenticeship training under U. S. Labor Standards. Front
row: Raymond Cadmus, chairman of master apprenticeship committee; E. P. Ellberg,
secretary-treasurer of district council; Harold Cheesman, retired International Repre-
sentative; John Ubaudi, president of the district council. Second row: Apprentices
Robert Korte, William Maupin, Joseph Fin, Roger Fountain, Robert Moore. Third
row: Apprentices Dan Diamond, Robert Halbert, Rudy Sample, Roger Schneider,
David Tottleben, Ronald Kohlmiller. There were two apprentices unable to attend
— Dan Neumann and Richard Fosha.
Maryland State Council Elects Officers
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND— The Maryland State Council of Carpenters held its
19th annual convention in Cumberland, Maryland. Pictured above are the ofhcers
elected to two-year terms. Front row, left to right: George Rosendale, Local 974,
trustee; Russell Gray, Local 2311, first vice president; F. Patrick Allender, Local
1024, president; and Warren Jordan, Local 1126, recording secretary. Back row,
left to right: Jack Smith, Local 2311, second vice president; William R. Davis, Local
2811, financial secretary and treasurer; Ben Catterton, Local 101, trustee; and Walter
Lowe, local 1876, trustee.
Local 985 Presents
3rd Heroism Award
GARY, INDIANA— Brother Henry
Higman, Local 985, has been awarded
the third Heroism Award by his local
union. Brother Higman was cited for
his bravery in successfully stopping an
attempted robbery at the bakery he was
visiting on April 22, 1967. In his act
of valor, Brother Higman was seriously
wounded. He was incapacitated for six
weeks as a result of his injuries. Brother Henry Higman (center) is pic-
Brother Higman at 78 years old re- tured with John Lowe (left), president of
mains an active member of his local Local 985; and Glen Wright, a past offi-
union. cer, who presented the Heroism Award.
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coos BAY, ORE. — At the convention of the Ladies Aux-
iliary, State Council of Oregon, early this year, the four top
officers of the auxiliary assembled for a picture. They are,
from left: Jane Eraser, Ways and Means chairman; Ruth Lar-
sen, president; Ethel Coon, secretary; Pat Rettmann, vice presi-
dent; and Doris Cummins, treasurer.
Post-Contest Boat Trip Enjoyed
VANCOUVER, B. C— The British Columbia Carpenters
Joint Apprenticeship Board hosted a five-hour sailing junket
aboard the motor vessel "Scenic" from Vancouver to "Granite
Falls" for guests of the recent International Apprenticeship
Contest and the contestants and their wives. In the picture
above, Joe Pinto, business representative of Local 721, Los
Angeles, and Jim Keen, secretary, Los Angeles Joint Ap-
prenticeship Committee, are conspicuous among the group.
In addition to the scenic cruise a sraorgasborg lunch was served
at Granite Falls at the head of the Indian Arm.
New Boston Headquarters
BOSTON, MASS.— The Carpenters' District Council of Bos-
ton and Vicinity has purchased a new headquarters building.
The building (shown above) is occupied by Locals 40, 56, and
1121; the District Council; the Boston and Vicinity Health &
Welfare Fund; and the Massachusetts State Carpenters Pension
Fund.
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Service Pin
Presentations
See additional pin presentations on Pages 36-39
(1) SELMA, CALIF.— Long service and
past officers awards were presented to mem-
bers at the final banquet of Local 1004. It
will soon merge with Hanford 1043, Visalia
1484 and Porterville 2126. Shown here,
Charles E. Nichols presents awards to Fred
Jorgensen, center, past president and Clyde
Weaver, recording secretary.
(lA) Receiving awards at the final banquet
were: A. H. Woodward, 25-year pin and
past officer's ring; Oren E. Roberts, 25-year
pin; A. A. Hutton, 25-year pin; and A. A.
Cooper, 25-year pin and past officer's ring.
(2A) Also receiving awards were: J. F.
Dodson, 25-year pin; Wilbur Purdin, 50-
year pin: Charles E. Nichols, Executive
Board member who presented pins; George
Gage, 25-year pin; and L. D. Sturgis, the
only remaining charter member of the local.
• MISSOULA, MONTANA (No pic-
ture)— At the recent annual banquet of
Local 28, 62 men were honored for their
long continuous service to the Brother-
hood. At the top of the list were Morton
Sinclair (58 years), John Karlberg (55),
Albert Cook (54), Royston Crimp (53),
and Clarence Austin (45). Those receiv-
ing recognition included: Paul Swallow
(30), L. M. Price (35), John Karlberg
(55), Morton Sinclair (58), Edi Tanner
(35), Russell Leslie (40), W. P. Chicote
(30), Ashcr Tanner (30), Clifford Bailey
(25), Albert Cook (54), Gudmund Ras-
mussen (25), Walter Kahrig (30), Douglass
Bourquin (30), Martin Berg (40), Kenneth
Myklehust (25), Harold Fisher (25), John
Gasvoda (30), Allin Woods, Charles
Grifiing (25), and William Fortune (25),
A. R. Mowbray (40), Jens Poulson (40),
Ivan Gustafson (48), C. G. Carlson (40),
C. H. Carlson (40), L. T. Skrivseth (35),
J. W. Marshall (35), Erick Nelson (35),
Ira Head (35), Charles Benedict (30),
Byron Chilcote (30), Jack Dezell (30),
Howard Doores (30), L. S. Estes (30),
Lankston Estes (30), Fred Starncr
(30), Floyd Woodworth (30), Tollef
FoIIinglo (30), G. E. Harbison (30), James
Umber (30), Clarence Ditty (30), Oren
Everett (30), Clarence Carlson (30), Anton
Schwarz (30), Wesley Smith (30), William
Sweet (30), Joe Galtney (30), George Meier
(25), Herbert Petersen (25), Howard Pulley
(25), Clarence Reid (25), Glenn Sticht (25),
Ralph Sticht (25), George Gibson (25), A. J.
Barney ((25), Luther Weikel (25), Frank
Bolin (25), D. Bullock (25), Charles McGee
(25) and George McPhee (25).
• WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (No
picture) — Local 1545 recently presented
25-year service pins to the following
members: Harry E. Clark, George Clark,
Jr., Roy A. Scott, George W. Eaton,
Carroll A. Janney, John H. Mandik, and
Reed Middleton, Daniel C. Bingnear,
Felix Gates, and Arthur Whittington, Jr.
NOVEMBER, 1967
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"Our way of answering the 'phone
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man. "We say 'Are you there?' and,
of course, if you're not, there's jolly
well no use in continuing the conver-
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Not-So-Clubby Golfer
This golfer was a poor loser. As he
walked away, he told his partner that
he played against the doctor's orders.
"Sure," replied the victor, "I know
how it goes. As a matter of fact, I've
never yet beaten a man in good
health!"
R U REGISTERED Z VOTE?
Baby Talk
Doctor: "What was the most you
ever weighed?"
Patient: "154 pounds."
Doctor: "And what was the least
you ever weighed?"
Patient: "8 and one-fourth pounds."
BE UNION— BUY LABEI
Canned Tongue
A garrulous war hero was relating
his exploits to his date. "Did I ever
tell you about the time my ship was
torpedoed and I had to live for two
weeks on a can of sardines?"
"My goodness," exclaimed the
sweet young miss, "weren't you afraid
of falling off?"
UNITED WE STAND
Mr. Pert Sez:
"Remimber th' good ol' days when'
all Congress ever did was haggle
about revisin' the tariffs up and down?
Now they've legislated so much that
ever'thing that ain't obligatory is agin'
th' law, and ever'thing that ain't given
away Is too costly fer ennybody to
afford!"
UNION MEN WORK SAFELY
A Piece Offering
A tightwad visited a gift shop to
find an inexpensive gift for a business
associate, but he found everything too
expensive until he spotted a vase
which had been broken. He bought It
for practically nothing and asked the
store to send it; he naturally hoped
his friend would think It was broken
in transit. In a few days he received
an acknowledgment "Many thanks for
the vase," it read, "and It was so
thoughtful of you to wrap each piece
separately."
BE SURE TO VOTE
Shocking Suggestion
Wife: "Last year we sent my moth-
er a chair for Christmas. What can
we do for her this year?"
Hubby: "Electrify it!"
LIKE TOOLS, BE SHARP Si. SAFE
Tough Question
"Yes sir, fellows," expounded the
sales manager, "we can sell this prod-
uct even to fools. You know that old
saying, 'a fool and his money are soon
parted.' Yes, Smith, what is It now?"
"Tell me, sir, how did the two ever
get together in the first place?"
This Month's Limerick
Suzanne, a swell-looking dish
Went out on the Seine to catch fish.
When her canoe was upset
She exclaimed, I regret,
A four-letter word . . . and In French!
Some /\1echanics.'
A Kansas farmer's tin barn roof
was whisked off by a tornado many
years ago. He found It, rolled Into a
ball, 10 miles away. A neighbor told
him that the beginning auto industry
would pay him for the scrap tin, so
he crated and shipped it to Detroit.
A week later he got a letter "We
don't know what hit your car, but
we'll have it fixed by the 15th of next
month."
— Mrs. W. L. McGrew,
Gilbertvllle, la.
UNION DUES BUY RAISES
A Telling Answer
Young reporter: My, you're cer-
tainly well-preserved. How old are
you, anyway?
Old gal: Well, dearie, let's just say
that I'm a little bit older than my
teeth!
R U A UNION BOOSTER?
The Ex-Apprentice Now!
The local's new apprentice started
dating the daughter of the president
who, after several weeks of this activ-
ity, asked the lad if his Intentions
toward his daughter were honorable
or dishonorable. "Golly," replied the
not-too-bright suitor, "you mean I
got a choice?"
BE SURE IT'S UNION
Some Twain Talk
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Congress. — Mark Twain
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Minutes of the International Carpenters Apprenticeship Contest Committee,
September 22, 1967, Chase Park Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri
The International Contest Committee
met at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in
St. Louis, Missouri on Friday. Septem-
ber 22, 1967, the Headquarters Hotel
for the Fall Meeting of the National
Associated General Contractors Execu-
tive Committee Meeting.
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Ed. Wasielewski at 9 A.M.
He stated that the purpose of the meet-
ing was to consider and discuss prelim-
inary plans for the 1968 International
Carpenters Contest which will be held
at Kansas City, Missouri, in August
of 1968.
ROLL CALL
Present — Representing the Employers:
Ed Wasielewski. Chairman; Lee Rice,
A.G.C.; Richard Hutchinson. .\.G.C.;
Syd Carnine, N.A.H.B.
Present — Representing the United
Brotherhood: Leo Gable, Secretary;
Stuart Proctor; Paul Rudd; C. M. San-
ford Present — Advisory — George Vest,
Jr.
Guests Present: Richard Bowie, Sec-
retary. National Joint Carpenters Ap-
prenticeship and Training Committee;
George Johnson. Member of National
Joint Carpenters Apprenticeship and
Training Committee; Adolph Dardar,
Coordinator, Chicago, Joint Apprentice-
ship and Training Program; J. O. Mack,
Executive Board Member. Sixth District.
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America; O. E. Masoner. Sec-
retary, Kansas City District Council of
Carpenters; Don O. Baxter. Associated
General Contractors; and Tom Styron,
Associated General Contractors.
1. PREVIOUS MINUTES
A Motion was made, seconded and
carried that the reading of the August
19, 1967, Minutes be waived and that
they be adopted as distributed.
Speaking on the previous Minutes the
Secretary explained that in keeping with
the request of Mr. Finlay C. Allan,
Chairman of the National Joint Car-
penters Apprenticeship and Training
Committee, that the Employer Associa-
tions and the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners appoint addi-
tional members to the contest committee
to make it. in fact, an International
Contest Committee. Mr. George Vest,
Jr., President Chicago District Council
of Carpenters was appointed as an Ad-
visory Member for the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of Amer-
ica and that another would be appointed
to represent Canada.
Chairman Wasielewski stated that no
additional members had, as yet, been
selected by the Employer group, but that
these appointments would be made soon.
The Secretary advised the Committee
that he had invited Executive Board
Member Mack and Mr. Masoner to be
present at this contest committee meet-
ing to answer any questions the commit-
tee might have concerning the proposed
contest site at the Wards Parkway Cen-
ter and housing facilities at the Plaza Inn.
Mr. Masoner informed the committee
that Mr. S. B. Barrett, Ir., Manager of
Wards Parkway Center was most co-
operative and had offered the use of both
the upper and lower malls and the assist-
ance of their public relations department
in advertising and promoting public in-
terest in the contest and would make
periodic radio spot announcements
wherein members of Labor and Manage-
ment would explain the purpose and ob-
jective of apprenticeship and the promo-
tional aspects of the contest. As to the
housing available at the Plaza Inn. Mr.
Mark Griffin. Sales Director, has offered
to set aside a block of rooms for both
the Mid-winter meeting of the overall
contest committee as well as for the
Representatives attending the 1968 con-
test.
The question was asked whether the
committee planned to house all con-
testants and committee representatives
at the Plaza Inn during the contest. That
is the intent of the contest committee.
A communication received from Mark
Griffin stated that group rates would
apply ($14 singles and $18 doubles).
2. RULES AND REGULATIONS
The printed Rules and Regulations
governing the Local. State. Provincial
and International Contest were distrib-
uted to the Committee. These contain
the revisions adopted by the National
Joint Carpenters Apprenticeship and
Training Committee at the August meet-
ing in Vancouver. B.C.
3. MANIPULATIVE CONTEST
The Committee considered the pro-
posal that the manipulative contest be
extended to two (2) days in order to
include more of the skills necessary for
the craftsmen of today. It was m/s/c
that the two (2) day contest be adopted
and apply to all divisions in the contest,
subject to further discussion and con-
sideration at the Mid-winter meeting of
the overall committee.
Chairman Wasielewski appointed Lee
Rice and Leo Gable to develop the con-
test projects.
4. WRITTEN EXAMINATION
After considerable discussion it was
m/s/c that in the written test those
questions requiring completion by filling
in trade terms should be eliminated since
trade terminology varies so much from
area to area. Additional questions re-
quiring a true or false answer or the
selection from a multiple choice com-
bination will be substituted.
It was left to the Apprenticeship and
Training Department of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America to compile the required
tests.
5. CERTIFICATES
The problems involved of preparing
certificates of awards and certificates of
participation after the winners were de-
termined was discussed.
It was m/s/c that the certificates of
award be eliminated. Thus, making it
possible to prepare the certificates of
participation in advance, the winners to
be denoted by ribbons which could be
attached when they had been determined.
These certificates to be encased in cases
such as used for diplomas.
6. PUBLICITY
The consensus of opinion was that two
avenues should be used to publicize the
contest. The first: that all sponsoring
groups should take advantage of their
National Publication to acquaint their
members with the contest and the objec-
tive of the committee to promote the
Apprenticeship Program. This should in-
clude the Minutes of the National Joint
Carpenters Apprenticeship and Training
Committee and the International Con-
test Committee together with special
bulletins on the progress being made.
The second: to arrange with all of the
news media in the contest city to pub-
licize the contest. This could best be
handled through the Local Joint Ap-
prenticeship and Training Committee.
7. ANTICIPATED COSTS
OF CONTEST
The question was raised as to the
possible costs involved in the 1968 con-
test. The Secretary pointed out that the
tentative budget considered by the Na-
tional Joint Carpenters Apprenticeship
and Training Committee was projected
as $15,000.
However, this projection was based on
25 carpenters and 10 cabinet making
entries.
Now. with the addition of the Mill-
wright division and the expansion of the
manipulative contest to two (2) days in
all divisions thus necessitating doubling
of the material requirements, it was not
possible to project the costs until the
committee had an indication of the num-
ber of contestants entering the 1968 con-
test. It was m/s/c to lay this question
over until the Mid-winter meeting of
the overall contest committee.
{Continued on page 34)
NOVEMBER, 1967
33
Contest Committee
Continued from page 33
8. FINANCING THE CONTEST
Since the representatives of the Na-
tional Associated General Contractors
and the National Association of Home
Builders reported that they could not, at
this time, commit their respective or-
ganizations to contributing any portions
of the funds needed to finance the con-
test, other means of financing were con-
sidered.
It was proposed to reinstate the regis-
tration fee for contestants as had former-
ly applied. It was pointed out that the
new contest Rules and Regulations made
no provisions for a registration fee and
since it was outside the province of this
committee to reinstate such a fee, the
matter should be referred to the Mid-
winter meeting of the overall contest
committee and their recommendations
referred to the National Joint Carpenters
Apprenticeship and Training Committee
for consideration and final disposition at
its February 1-2, 1968 meeting.
It was m/s/c that the question be re-
ferred as suggested.
9. COORDINATING JUDGE
The Chairman appointed Paul Rudd as
the Coordinating Judge for the contest.
Paul is to select those he wishes to assist.
10. MATERIALS FOR CONTEST
The Chairman requested Paul Rudd
and Richard Hutchinson to contact the
Home Office of the American Plywood
Association in Tacoma, Washington, as
to the possibility of their contribution of
plywood needed for the contest.
As soon as the National Lumber As-
sociations can be determined other con-
tacts will be made relative to dimen-
sional lumber required.
11 MEETING AND CONTEST
DATES
a. The Mid-winter Meeting of the
Overall Contest Committee will be held
on Saturday, November 4, 1967, begin-
ning at 9 A.M. at the Plaza Inn, 45th
and Main, Kansas City, Missouri. Those
representatives from State or Provin-
cial Committees and Local Joint Appren-
ticeship and Training Committees plan-
ning to attend should make their reser-
vations as soon as possible. Write to
Mr. Mark Griffin, Sales Director, Plaza
Inn, 45th and Main, Kansas City, Mis-
souri, and identify your reservation re-
quest as attending the International Car-
penters Contest Committee meeting. A
block of rooms has been set aside for
this purpose. Please give anticipated
arrival time.
b. The International Carpenters Ap-
prenticeship Contest will be held in the
Wards Parkway Center during the week
of August 11-17, 1968. The specific days
and dates will be set as soon as the
number of contestants has been deter-
• mined and housing will be arranged at
the Plaza Inn.
12. MAILING
Copies of these minutes mailed to all
committees of record and to all State,
Provincial and District Councils not hav-
ing previously participated in the West-
ern Regional Contests and the Interna-
tional Contest in Vancouver, B. C.
Respectfully submitted,
Leo Gable, Secretary
International Carpenters
Contest Committee
Pile Drivers, Dock and Bridge Builders,
Take Note: Protection from Creosote Burns
WASHINGTON, D.C. -— In the
Navy, a beneficial suggestion can mean
extra cash for the person who submits
an idea or suggestion that improves
working conditions, devises better pro-
cedures for work, or improves health
conditions.
Such was the case recently when
Seabee Builder Third Class Joseph E.
Marone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
N. Marone of Hawthorne, N.J., was
presented with a $50 check for his
beneficial suggestion.
Attached to U. S. Naval Mobile
Construction Battalion Four on de-
ployment to Danang, Republic of
Vietnam, Seabee Marone, while work-
ing with timber treated with creosote,
saw that many of the men, including
himself, were being burned by the oily
substance which ran quite freely out
of the wood in the hot, tropical sun.
The creosote would cause severe burns
and the men would have to change
their jobs for a time until the burns
healed and they could go back to
handling the timbers. Even wearing
gloves and long sleeve shirts did not
provide complete safety.
Several different burns ointments
were tried by these men with ineffec-
tive or short lived results. Seabee
Marone decided to ask the Nuclear,
Biological and Chemical Warfare
Officer of MCB-4 if they could experi-
ment with an ointment packed in NBC
Warfare kits which is used for severe
chemical burns. The NBC Warfare
Officer agreed, and after testing the
ointment, "M-5" as it is known, for a
month, it was found that if the Sea-
bees applied the ointment prior to
working with the timbers, they could
continue working without the serious
burns they had been getting. Also, it
was found that when a burn was
treated with this ointment it healed
more rapidly and there was less pain.
The use of the ointment by MCB-4
was endorsed by the Battalion's Medi-
cal Officer and there has been a notic-
able increase in productive man hours
by those Seabees who must work with
the creosote coated timbers, thanks to
Seabee Marone's beneficial suggestion.
The Carpenter has learned from
Navy Officials in Washington that the
anti-creosote hand cream consists of
the following:
Cellulose acetate butyrate ... 4%
Magnesium sterate 9%
Mixed pigments 2%
S3 30 (chlorine compound) . . 25%
Titanium dioxide 9%
Triactin 51%
We are told that this is a private
formula, and that there is nothing
commercially on the market that cor-
responds to it.
Death Ends Career of San Francisco
Pile Driver and Mayoralty Candidate
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.— This
month, the late California State Senator
J. Eugene McAteer would have been a
hard-driving candidate for mayor of San
Francisco, and his chances for election
were good. Even his opponents, incum-
bent Mayor John Shelley and Republican
Harold Dobbs, conceded that.
For McAteer was a front-runner in
just about everything he attempted. In
addition to a distinguished career as an
athlete and businessman, he was active
for a time as a member of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America. In high school and college
he worked part-time as a pile driver and
always maintained his membership in
Pile Drivers, Bridge, Wharf and Dock
Builders Union, Local 34 — proud of the
fact that he had helped to build the San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
Senator McAteer died suddenly a few
months ago as he took to the San Fran-
cisco Olympic Club's handball court for
a weekly game with a friend. Though he
was a 218-pound dynamo at the age of
51, the strain of an active life took its
toll, and he collapsed on the court. Ef-
forts to revive him failed. He was buried
with full honors at Golden Gate Na-
tional Cemetery, and the citys flags flew
at half mast.
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THE CARPENTER
000
. . . those members of our Brotherhood who, in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to public offices. ha\'e won awards, or who have, in other ways, "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following:
rOUTH CORPS TRAINERS— Ten members of
the Brotherhood of Carpenters are help-
ing to combat poverty by serving as staff
members of a precedent-setting youth
training program sponsored by the Ala-
meda County Central Labor Council,
Oakland, California.
Robert J. Heffley. veteran member of
Oakland Local 36. is assistant director
of the $1,589,800 U. S. Neighborhood
Youth Corps project, the first under the
NYC's new Evaluation and Develop-
mental Program.
Heffley, who is in charge of opera-
tions, was assistant director of the Ala-
meda County Central Labor Council's
first youth training project in 1965. the
first in the nation to be sponsored by a
local labor council.
Heffley was a superintendent on major
construction projects for 20 years. He has
also been chief coordinator of training
schools for Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.
and the U. S. Maritime Commission.
The project, with enrollment of 410
youths at a time, has three phases: work
experience, training, and placement.
Wilson D. Massey and Phil A. Bethel,
also members of Local 36, are carpentry
instructors. Training is also offered in
auto repair, welding, and, for girls, of-
fice machines and procedures.
LOCAL 1473 MEMBER Roy Van
Horn, right, is one of the Carpenters
who are staff members for the Alameda
County Central Labor Council's Worli
Experience and Training Program in
Oal<land, Calif. He's showing, from left,
Wilia Jamese, Willie James Jackson and
Willie C. Scott how to cut lumber for a
tool shack at one of the projects on
which the 410 youths in the program
are working. This is in an Oakland park.
Brotherhood members serving as work
experience foremen for the project in-
clude:
Local 36 — Thomas J. Butler, Thurs-
ton Castain. Burl Flournoy, Sam
Sweeney and Sam Tweedle.
Local 1158— Alex E. Parrott.
Local 1473 — Roy M. Van Horn.
MEMBERS OF THE BROTHERHOOD on the staff of the Alameda County
Central Labor Council's Work Experience and Training Program, a U.S. Neighbor-
hood Youth Corps project in Oakland, Calif., are, from left, front row, Phil A.
Bethel, Local 36; Wilson D. Massey, Local 36; Sam Tweedle, Local 36; Burl
Flournoy, Local 36; back row, Thomas J. Butler, Local 36; Robert Heffley, Local
36; Sam Sweeney, Local 36; Thurston Castain, Local 36; Roy Van Horn, Local
1473, and Alex Parrott, Local 1158.
All the youths in the project are from
low-income families living in poverty
target areas in Oakland. Most of them
are school dropouts who have never held
a regular job and lack the necessary
skills to find employment.
The work experience phase of the
project is designed to teach the impor-
tance of following instructions and
safety rules, as well as punctuality and
regular attendance.
When the youths show they have
learned these things, they are moved
into training in the field they choose.
The four training fields were chosen be-
cause these skills are needed in the San
Erancisco Bay Area.
Heffley and the director, John W.
Gaines, a former probation officer who
belongs to East Bay Municipal Employ-
ees Local 390 of the Building Service
Employees International Union, hope to
move youths through the program rapid-
ly enough to assist up to 1.500 during
the 52 weeks for which the project is
funded.
An expert employment official has
been hired to help place the youths on
jobs when they finish training.
Work experience projects also serve
the community. The youths have in-
stalled facilities at Little League base-
ball parks, remodeled community cen-
ters, and helped renovate the Oakland
USO. During last year's project, a com-
plete wing was added to a retarded chil-
dren's center. Other jobs have been in
parks, at a Navy hospital, and elsewhere.
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Service to the
Brotherhood
A gallery of pictures showing some of
fhe senior members of the Brotherhood
who recently received 25-year or 50-
year service pins.
(1) WOODLAM), CALIF. — Awards
for completion of 25 years of membership
in Local 1381 were presented at a special
meeting of the union. Jim Cowen, stand-
ing, presented pins to these members,
left to right, seated: Dan W. Lucas, Roy
McKenzie. Jr., Nick Stuefloten and Ran-
dall McBride. Back Row: Didrik Ander-
son, Bill ^yiiitson, Carl Percell and Lee
Dimjnick.
(2) CXIMBERLAND, MD— 25-jear mem-
bers of Local 1024 were presented pins
recently by Pat Allender, President ot Mary-
land State Council and Business Agent of
Local 1024. Pictured are front row, left to
right: Fred E. Wolfe, David A. Sammel,
Paul Runion, David W. Ross. George Robin-
son, J. E. Mullenax, and George Meese.
Second row: James F. McKenzie, H. E.
May, Edward L. Malone, Albert H. Hillegas,
Thomas Danner, Harley Bower and Ronald
J. Bennett. 25-year members not present
were: Charles Brown, Thomas F. Turner,
Walter Richardson, Dick Pownall, Ralph E.
Porter, Ira R. Murphy, Ross C. Leer, Charles
R. Karns, Phillip Davis, Mrjle C. Burch and
Lloyd C. Barton.
(2A) T. S. May, a member of Local 1024,
is shown receiving a 50-year pin from Busi-
ness Agent Pat Allender.
(2B) In grateful appreciation. Local 1024
awarded a plaque to F. Patrick Allender,
who is starting his thirtieth year as Business
Agent. Presenting the plaque is George A.
Brown, Financial Secretary.
(2C) Local 1024 recently installed officers.
From left to right are: Ashby Lawrence,
Trustee: Earl Slider, Treasurer; George A.
Brown, Financial Secretarj; Henrj Roland,
Recording Secretary; Elmer Rosenberger,
Vice President; and Lawrence Winebrenner,
Installing Officer. Unable to attend the instal-
lation were: Harvey May, Trustee; Joseph
Crabtree, Trustee; and Ralph E. Porter,
President.
(3) VENTURA, CALIF.— Charles E.
Nichols, 8th District General Executive
Board Member, was guest speaker at the
awards dinner honoring twenty-five and
fifty-year members of Local 2463. The
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fifty-year members, pictured with their
pins, are, left to right: Edward Larson,
Carl Treiberg, Board Member Charles
E. Nichols, who made the presentations;
and S. F. Illig. Frank S. Randall, who
passed away earlier this year was
awarded his 50-year pin posthumously.
Twenty-five year pins were presented to
the following: Ralph Anderson, Paul
Arganbright, Albert G. Armstrong, John
J. Avila, Clifford Baker, Marvin Batten,
Irwin Baugher, Donald P. Beadell, Clyde
Beck, W. A. Bittenbender, A. O. Boehme,
Mike E. Bolen, Fred J. Bonham, Joe R.
Brunelle, Clifford Bryen, Fred A. Burton,
Raymond H. Carter, Lloyd Collins Sr.,
Winfield Conley, James Cunningham,
Ancil Davis, Frank Davis, C. R. Davi-
son, Arnold Diedrich, H. P. Dysart, Wil-
liam Diedrich, Paul G. Dipple, Albert
Ericksen, Homer Ferren, Rudolph K.
Feyma, William S. Green, Vernon Hack-
worth, Elmo Haden, Edward E. Hall,
C. E. Heckenlively, Armas Helin, Henry
H. Hibbs, C. J. Hooper, H. P. Horton,
Loren W. Jenkins, Karl E. Jenter, Alven
B. Johnson, E. S. Kelly, Kenneth Lan-
derg, William V. Lanied, Leo Legast,
James L. Lockhart, Guy L. Marshall,
Martin L. Martens, James F. McKnight,
Jack Mehlhoff, Lloyd J. Mendenhall,
Alvin L. Miles, Frank E. Miranda, Her-
bert Mitchell, O'Dell Mitchell, Trevor
Morgan, Geo. F. Muth, Leland M. Neese,
Rexford W. Nelson, Wni. J. Niesen,
Alton W. Olson, R. R. Palmer, John F.
Parker, Albin W. Pearson, William A.
Pickering, Ed Prange, James W. Pratten,
Joseph Prokop, Max E. Pyne, Joe M.
Ramirez, B. C. Roberts, Oscar V. Rod-
den, Orville A. Rogers, William A. Rose,
John Rourke, Lee Sallee, Gunner Scharff,
Everett Seaton, Arthur F. Shelton, Robert
Shurte, J. B. Smith, Leland K. Smith,
C. H. Snelgrove, Mike D. Soreng, Rus-
sell Spaeth, Howard R. Spang, Mark C.
Spang, Fred F. Stennett, Elzy T. Swor,
Edward Tannekaitt, Ralph Taplett, Wel-
don R. Thiele, Ralph B. Tobey. Herman
Treiberg, Alfred J. Voigt, B. B. Wag-
goner, Dewey Wayman, Vernon B.
Weaver, J. J. Wendler, Harold W. Wight,
N. A. Winiger, Frank M. Worden, Carl
J. Wright, Sr., and Fred C. Young.
(4) ALBANY, ORE.— Local 2133 recently
honored 25-year members. General Represen-
tative Paul Rudd made the presentations.
Seated from left to right are: Foster Cox,
Arch Beardsley, Ruben Anderson, L. I. Ken-
agy, I. N. Peterson, Harry Dunning and
Ralph Malson. Back Row, left to right are:
Frank Belousek, Crawford Boyle, Glenn
Molletf, Harrison Briggs, Elmer Kofoid,
Paul Rudd. Unable to attend were Vernon
Wiley and Lloyd Davis.
(5) PINE BLUFF, ARK.— Local 576
honored its twenty-five year members in
two separate ceremonies. Members re-
ceiving their pins earlier this year were,
left to right, front row: E. L. Smith, Ray
Ellis, J. F. Musgrovc, J. A. Farrell,
R. R. Waters. Back row, left to right:
General Representative Frederick Bull,
Fred Ford, A. W. Gant, A. J. Harrison,
I. F. Horton, John Verdue, E. G. Cannon,
president of Local 576; and K. S. Slocum,
business agent.
(5A) Local 576 "old timers" who received
their 25-year pins in ceremonies held this
July were, left to right, front row: Luther
Everett, T. R. Simpson, Buster Morgan,
C. D. Phillips, Wilbur Shearer. Back
Row, left to right: P. A. Brewer, Arkan-
sas State Council of Carpenters Repre-
sentative; Jeff Allen, C. E. Hosman, Tom
Phillips, H. L. Jeffcoat, K. S. Slocum,
business agent; R. E. Stacks, E. G. Can-
non, president of Local 576. Also receiv-
ing pins but unable to attend the awards
dinner were these members: A. P. Abel,
E. C. Chamberlain, J. M. Culpepper,
Austin Fullbright, Roy Hammond, B. W.
Hendrickson, Doyle E. Kelley, Richard
Shollmier, M. L. White, Clyde Brinson,
Paul R. Earies, W. H. Towles.
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NOVEMBER, 1967
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(6) HICKSVILLE, N. Y.— Local 1772
celebrated its 50th Anniversary recently
with a banquet which was highlighted by
the presentation of service pins. Oscar
T. Olsen (second from right), business
agent and financial secretary, is pictured
following receipt of his 50-year pin and
certificate. With him are, left to right,
Glenn Kerbs, president; Edwin Funfgeld,
treasurer; Patrick Campbell, Assistant to
General President Hutcheson; Brother
Olsen; and Richard Eisemann, recording
secretary.
(6A) Members of Local 1772 who re-
ceived their twenty-five year pins at the
50th Anniversary celebration are pictured
with the Dinner Committee. They are,
left to right, Nils Nilsen, Elias Nelson,
Theodore Troll, Karl Bohne, Gustave
Hermanson, Louis Renaldo, Edward
Moskowski, Raymond Auer, Alvah
Martling, William Johnson, Eugene
Nordman, Fred Kump and Al Milone,
all recipients of twenty-five year pins;
Alfred Brandt and Edwin Funfgeld, both
of the Dinner Committee; Stephen
Slanina, 26-year member; William Hill,
26-year member; Rev. William Summell,
28-year member; Oscar T. Olsen, 50-
year member; Richard Eisemann, Harry
Hicks, and Glenn Kerbs, members of
the Dinner Committee. Also receiving
pins but not present were the following:
Gustave Zorn, Frank Vetter, John Oh-
man, Pasquali Nigro, Leon Martineaud,
Arthur Sarson, Sam Fiorenza, Matti
Latva, John Guestella, Samuel Fitzroy.
(7) PARKERSBURG, W. VA.— Mem-
bers of Local 1755 who have com-
pleted twenty-five years or more of serv-
ice were honored recently at the Up
Towner Inn. General Representative
Jimmy Jones presented the service pins.
Shown receiving their pins, left to right,
are: Donald Ullum, business agent; Gen-
eral Representative Jones; Dallas Wolfe,
Gerald Beardsley, and William Gibson.
(8) SOUTH GATE, CALIF.— The 25-year
members of Local 929 were recently honored
(or their contributions to the Brotherhood.
This group includes Earl Allen, Dunbar Bell,
A. J. Broad, Fred W. Cannon, Lester P.
Clark, B. W. Foote, Harry Fretz, Earl
Fuller, Floyd S. Gault, Vance Hallam, Frank
D. Heinze, Lenard J. Honore, Robert L.
Hunter, Sidney Jacobs, Fred J. Jordon, Gust
Linscheid, True Maxfield, Fernand G. Patin,
C. Preston, James Sanford, Carl O. Seifer-
line, John Skiffington, Andrew L. Skinner,
Fred L. Stafford, Louis S. WaddeU, Robert
C. Welch, and Glenn Wisdom. Also included
in the picture are the officers of Local
929 and honored guests Robert L. Hanna,
President and Business Representative of the
Los Angeles District Council and Terry
Slawson and Patrick McDonald, both Busi-
ness Representatives of the Los Angeles
County District Council. 25-year members
not present were C. A. Brockman, Mryl
Cannan, George Every, Samuel E. Frye,
E. J. Hallam, James M. Jones, Harry Jone,
Otto Linsey, James G. McGovem, William
Mathern, Harold Morgensen, Henry Notte-
brock, William H. Paxton, L. N. Poland,
Donald Sperling and William Tiner.
(8A) A 50-year lapel emblem was awarded
to A. J. Broad. Shown here with Brother
Broad are Robert L. Hanna, President and
Business Representative of the Los Angeles
County District Council; L. H. (Pat) Pat-
tison. President of Local 929; and Terry
Slawson and Patrick McDonald, Business
Representatives of the Los Angeles County
District Council.
Sr i .4k ^.M
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(8B) At the recent awards luncheon a sur-
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emblem was Frank D. Heinze. Pictured
here with Brother Heinze are Robert L.
Hanna, L. H. (Pat) Pattison and T. E.
Sanford, Local Business Representative.
(9) OREGON CITY, ORE.— Local 1388
observed its 50th Anniversary with the
presentation of 25-year pins during the
annual picnic of the Portland Carpenters
District Council in mid-August. Members
honored for their long service were: left
to right, front row: S. M. Beko, L. X.
Moxley, C. W. Mendenhal, B. J. Johnson.
Back Row, left to right: E. L. Rushton,
C. B. Carey, H. L. Linendall, and C. W.
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ADVANCED BLUEPRINT READING, UNIT VII
This Unit completes the section of the blueprints that
deals with the North Wall details. It then deals with the
Stair and Ramp details. Some reference will be made to
information which was included in previous Units.
It should be apparent to the reader that a thorough
understanding of the plans and specifications will be neces-
sary prior to fabricating any part of the structure. This will
insure that all work performed will conform to the owner's
wishes as expressed through the architect's plans.
QUESTIONS
1. What is the distance between the face of the build-
ing and the edge of the window frame at the 4th Floor
Level in oflRce Number 9, which faces the open area?
2. What provisions must be made for fabricating the
wall above these windows?
3. How will the information noted in question 2 affect
the setting of the concrete forms for pouring this wall?
4. Describe an acceptable method of setting the lintel
that supports the brick veneer over the windows noted
in question 3.
5. Does the wall above and below the windows noted
in section 7 stay in line with the building face and main-
tain a uniform thickness?
6. What does the abbreviation "F.S.D." which appears
with the mullion details indicate?
7. Describe the concrete window sill construction for
the windows noted in question 1 .
8. What type of mullion will be required on corner
windows?
9. Locate section 4 on the plans and explain its use.
10. How does the sill construction for the 1st Floor
Level windows adjacent to the main entrance differ from
the other sills?
11. In reference to the sill construction (question 10),
what should be noted and clarified with the architect?
12. Describe the sill construction on the 2nd and 3rd
Floor Levels of the North Elevation.
13. What are the dimensions of the "Box-out" type
concrete form for the cabinet openings, noted on ques-
tion 12?
14. What is the distance between the finished 4th Floor
Level and high point of the roof at the 4th Floor Level?
15. How much slope is specified at the open area ad-
jacent to oflice Number 9 on the 4th Floor Level?
16. How is water carried away from the open area
adjacent to office Number 9 on the 4th Floor Level? How
does this affect the carpentry processes?
17. How is the window stool anchored to the concrete
sill?
18. How much distance will there be between the sill
grounds noted on question 1 7?
19. How do the window and exterior wall arrange-
ments differ on the two window wall sections of office
Number 9?
20. How are the corners of the brick veneer walls to
be fabricated?
2. How will the brick veneer units be tied to the poured
concrete wall?
22. What is the height of the brick veneer over the
windows facing the open area of office Number 9?
23. What is the height of the brick veneer over the
windows facing the street in office Number 9?
24. What provision is made to keep water from stand-
ing on the ledge where the brick veneer is placed over
the windows in office Number 9?
25. How is the rough opening and the placement of
roof drains to be determined?
26. What type of pipe is specified for the handrails in
the staircases?
27. How is the metal handrail pipe attached to the
concrete walls at each end?
28. How is the metal handrail pipe to be fastened to
the furred metal framed walls?
29. What is the height of handrail when measured
from the steps?
30. How are individual handrail sections to be joined?
Answers to Questions are on Page 46
Pre-Apprentices at Work
LINCOLN, NEB. — Pre-apprenticeship groups at Lincoln have
completed several weeks of institutional training under the
Brotherhood-MDTA program. Here are five of the young men
at work.
40
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Students Busy in
Florida Program
ORLANDO, FLA. — A number of
young men in the Orlando area who
previously would not have had an oppor-
tunity to become skilled in a trade are
now having such a chance.
A small group of individuals, composed
of high school dropouts, former GFs, and
others is enrolled in a program to pre-
pare them for entering apprenticeship
training in carpentry, which is spon-
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The program is under the direction of
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Hall, located at 335 E. Oak Ridge Road
in Pinecastle.
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eight-week training period. During this
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classroom instruction and "learn by do-
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students, under direct supervision of
Mueller, apply their new learned knowl-
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Following the completion of the iirst
part, they then receive 18 more weeks of
"on the job training" along with additional
classroom instruction. At the end of this
time period, the young men will qualify
for entry into the regular four-year ap-
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The program was made possible by a
grant obtained from the United Brother-
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America. The program's main objective
is to allow the young trainee to make up
Instructor Clifford Mueller shows members of his pre-apprenticeship carpentry class
blue prints for the project on which they are working. Members of the group also
constructed the tool chest in the background.
any deficiencies which could make him
ineligible to directly enter the program.
The Brotherhood is preparing and
assembling training materials to supple-
ment the shop and class training afforded
participants in this type of program.
Indiana Groups Complete Institutional Phase of Activities
FORT WAYNE, IND. — The Fort
Wayne Joint Apprenticeship and Train-
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able through a sub-contract with the
United Brotherhood, has completed the
institutional phase of its pre-apprentice-
ship program.
Under the leadership of Instructor/
Coordinator Forest Bauer, 12 young men
were given an opportunity to make up
deficiencies that prevented them from
entering the trade as apprentices.
The young men received their related
instruction in the classroom and their
supplemental and applied work experience
by participation in a community project
designed to make possible camping experi-
ences for boys and girls in the area.
According to Henry Rodenbeck. Busi-
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and D. J. Brandenberger, General Con-
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completed their institutional training and
are now employed by Contractors in the
area, who are pleased with their per-
formance.
Fort Wajne's 12 pre-apprentices outside the Local 232 office with instructor Forest
Bauer, first man on the left.
NOVEMBER, 1967
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L.U. NO. 1
CHICAGO, ILL.
Bertran, Peter
Braakman, Barney
Cotton. William C.
Horvath, Dominic
Swinson, Enoch C.
Wenner, George S.
L.U. NO. 15
HACKENSACK. N.J.
Haddeland, Tobias
t.U. NO. 16
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Bouvet, Leon, Sr.
Treece, Elbert
L.U. NO. 18
HAMILTON, ONT.
Boyle, W.
Browett, A.
Walduda, M.
L.U. NO. 19
DETROIT, MICH.
Carlson, Elmer
Gray, Dahl
Kelly, Joseph L.
LaDuke, Gabriel
Wood, Frank
L.U. NO. 35
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF.
Reynolds, Floyd
L.U. NO. 51
BOSTON, MASS.
White, Alfred
L.U. NO. 55
DENVER, COLO.
Eakle, Ira L.
Welter, Karl R.
L.U. NO. 60
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Clark, Virgil J.
Gadberry, Ernest C.
Moss, Earl W.
L.U. NO. 61
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Kruse, Lynus A.
Yelton, Harry E.
L.U. NO. 87
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Anderson, Andreas
Anderson, James A.
Aronson, Carl
Bakke, John
Benson, Roland
Brisbois, Charles
Enger, Kenneth
Johnson, Maynard
Le Mire, Joe
Munson, Albert
Nelson, Arvid
Olson, Carl
Petersen, Kenneth
Richardson, Carl
Shara, Osmund
Soderstrom, Dennis
Spaar, Paul
Wahlberg, Elmer
Warner, John
L.U. NO. 101
BALTIMORE, MD.
Anderson, Robert Lee
Bongartz, Henry J.
Riley, John R.
L.U. NO. 103
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Bates, J. L.
Blackerby, Ernest
Blanton, Thomas
Fairburn, W. A.
Holley, W. C.
Humber, Sam
Kinard, E. E.
Music, J. O.
Roland, J. D.
L.U. NO. 104
DAYTON, OHIO
Penney, Walter R.
L.U. NO. 109
SHEFFIELD, ALA.
Couch. Evan S.
L.U. NO. 131
SEATTLE, WASH.
Brovold, Haakon
Hall, Charles A., Sr.
Harris, Julius A.
Hunt, Frank E.
Nicoll, Robert
Nyquist, Walford
Reichelderfer, E. C.
L.U. NO. 144
MACON, GA.
Coody. Jake H.
L.U. NO. 181
CHICAGO, ILL.
Jackush, Steve
L.U. NO. 188
YONKERS, N.Y.
Dobransky, Andrew H.
L.U. NO. 226
PORTLAND, ORE.
Ketchum, Cecil
Komyate, John J.
L.U. NO. 230
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Mader, George
L.U. NO. 246
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Lavoie, Joseph
Sacchi, Albert
L.U. NO. 257
NEW YORK, N. Y.
Hines, John
Lindreth, Alex
O'Keefe. John J.
Shores, John
L.U. NO. 261
SCRANTON, PA.
McNulty, John
L.U. NO. 272
CHICAGO HEIGHTS,
ILL.
Ratledge, Charles
Reynolds, Clarence
L.U. NO. 275
NEWTON, MASS.
AUinson, Robert E.
L.U. NO. 278
WATERTOWN, N.Y.
Brooks, Timothy
L.U. NO. 298
LONG ISLAND CITY,
N.Y.
Longiaru, Mathew
Pergola, Gene J.
L.U. NO. 325
PATERSON, N. J.
Utter, Clarence
L.U. NO. 361
DULUTH, MINN.
Boehm, Edward
Forestie, Charles
Johnson, Tver
Johnson, John A.
Mesedahl, Knute
Nordvall, Carl O.
L.U. NO. 366
BRONX, N.Y.
Cuiffani, Joseph H,
McDonald, Albert A.
L.U. NO. 368
ALLENTOWN, PA.
Longenback, Sylvanus
Nester, Maurice
L.U. NO. 490
PASSAIC, N. J.
Warner, Cornelius P.
L.U. NO. 568
LINCOLN, ILL.
Ayres, William
Barry, Roland
Beaver, John C.
Berrick, Ben
Decker, Arthur
Downs, A. P.
Lewis, Bert
Loeffler, John W.
Peterson, Frank
Schreiber, Herman
L.U. NO. 574
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.
House, Andrew Nelson, Sr.
Randall, Ralph
Satcher, Samuel L., Sr.
L.U. NO. 665
AMARILLO, TEXAS
Hopkins, C. T.
Savage, R. L.
Wilson, L. A.
L.U. NO. 727
HIALEAH, FLA.
Kuykendall, F. C.
L.U. NO. 751
SANTA ROSA, CALIF.
Johnson, Arvid
Wheeler, Ed
L.U. NO. 756
BELLINGHAM, WASH.
Wills, George L.
L.U. NO. 787
BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Lindfars. Einar
Olsen, Thomas
L.U. NO. 849
MANITOWOC, Wise.
Menchl, Henry
Zipperer, Albert
L.U. NO. 854
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Wagner, Raymond
L.U. NO. 871
BATTLE CREEK, MICH.
Kenne, William
Ramon, Anton
L.U. NO. 950
LYNBROOK, N. Y.
Johnson, Arvid
L.U. NO. 1089
PHOENIX, ARIZ.
Bickel, Leroy Jr.
Rush, E. L.
L.U. NO. 1162
COLLEGE PT., N.Y.
Indica, Michael
L.U. NO. 1292
HUNTINGTON, N.Y.
Cornish, Frank
Newmann, Frank
L.U. NO. 1367
CHICAGO, ILL.
Bard, Barnet
L.U. NO. 1373
FLINT, MICH.
Bower, Clarence
CofFeen, Paul W.
Ewald, Benjamin
Fisher, William A.
Lapekas, Ignace
Ramey, Avery
Rilett, George
Whitmore, Dexter
L.U. NO. 1394
FORT LAUDERDALE,
FLA.
Jones, Ivan Rue
Norwood, John
Romig, Harvey
L.U. NO. 1397
ROSLYN, N. Y.
Brown, William H.
Gaidis, Fabynos
Nowak, Theodore
Segrist, Joseph L.
Young, Alexander .
Villani, Anthony
L.U. NO. 1441
CANNONSBURG, PA.
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Hrycko, John
Scott, Archie D.
L.U. NO. 1518
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L.U. NO. 1798
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L.U. NO. 1846
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Lanier, James D.
Musso, Emile
Stringer, Charles
L.U. NO. 2049
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ANAHEIM, CALIF.
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PITTSBURGH, PA.
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Wisilosky, John.
L.U. NO. 2436
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L.U. NO. 2601
LAFAYETTE, IND.
Flood, Ralph
Payne, John
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Home Study Course
Answers to Questions on Page 40
1. The setback from the face of the
building is 5". (Plan of West Wall and
ofiice Number 9 — 4th Floor; Sheet 4.)
2. The brick veneer which is applied
to the wall facing the open area returns
over this section of windows. Provisions
must be made for installing the 7" x 4"
X %" continuous angle iron. (Section 7;
Sheet 4.)
3. The forms must allow for the 4"
brick veneer wall to be placed over the
window section. (Section 7; Sheet 4.)
4. The lintel is to be set into an in-
dentation at the base of the poured wall
over the windows. It must be level and
plumb with the angled Vi" reinforced
bolts set in the pour at 36" O.C. The
brick will be set to reveal 1" beyond the
lintel lip. (Section 7; Sheet 4.)
5. The concrete wall beneath the win-
dows and the veneer wall above the
windows are in line but the wall thick-
ness changes. The wall thickness is 8"
below the windows, 10" (with veneer)
at the parapet wall level. (Section 7;
Sheet 4.)
6. The abbreviation "F.S.D." is used
to note a full scale detail. This size is
used when the architect deems it neces-
sary to clarify a detail of construction. It
should be noted that the scale used
on details will vary. (Mullion Details;
Sheet 4.)
7. The wall thickness of 8" is finished
with a 3" level section for the window
stool. There is a %" vertical drop to
the slope which is tapered %" on the
remaining 5" width for run-off. (Section
7; Sheet "4.)
8. Mullion "B" is used for comer win-
dows on the 1st. 2nd. 3rd and 4th Floor
Levels. (Floor Plans; Sheet 4.)
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9. Section 4 describes the cross section
of the overhead concrete beam used on
the 4th Floor Level. (Section 4; Sheet 4.)
10. The windows on the 1st Floor
Level adjacent to the main entrance are
located over the planter box. The con-
crete wall is stepped to provide a double
row of brick as a sill. (1st Floor Plan;
Sheet 1 and Typical Wall Section;
Sheet 4.)
11. The plan does not indicate a slope
for the brick sill. The contractor, or
his supervisory personnel, must note any
apparent errors or omissions on the plans
and call them to the architect's attention.
Conflicting information should be clari-
fied by the architect so that the struc- ■
ture can be built without construction
defects. (Typical Wall Section and Win-
dow Details; Sheet 4.)
12. The sill on the 2nd and 3rd Floor
Levels are recessed to form an overall
wall width of r-9". The inside wall
section has a 3" level section for the
window stool with a %" vertical drop.
There is a % " slope over the remaining
wall width. (2nd and 3rd Floor Plan;
Sheet I. Section B-B: Sheet 2 and Typical
Wall Section; Sheet 4.)
13. The form should provide a clear
height of T-WVi" with a depth l'-3".
(Typical Wall Section; Sheet 4 and De-
tail of Cabinets Under Front Windows;
Sheet 7.)
14. The high point of the roof is 4"
higher than the 4th Floor Level. (Section
7; Sheet 4.)
15. The roof area is sloped 4" from
the high point towards the low point.
(4th Floor Plan; Sheet 2.)
16. A 3" roof drain is placed in the
corner of the open area with a concrete
cant formed along the width of the open
area. A IVi" I.D.G.I. overflow pipe is
to be placed in the exterior wall form
adjacent to the roof drain. This opening
must be 2" above the roof level and
will serve as an overflow. (4th Floor
Plan: Sheet 2 and Typical Roof Drain
Detail; Sheet 7.)
17. 2" X 2" X 6" Douglas fir grounds
are placed in the concrete sill and spaced
at 16" O.C. along the length of the sill.
(Specifications: Finish Carpentry and Mill-
work and Window Details; Sheet 4.)
18. 2" X 2" X 6" grounds when placed
16" O.C. will leave a clear space of 10"
between the grounds. (Window Details,
Sheet 4.)
19. The windows that are set in the
wall which faces the open area are set
under brick veneer which is in line with
the lower section. The windows set into
that portion of the building that faces
the street are set into a continuation of
a concrete beam which projects I'-O"
beyond the building fine. (Sections 3, 6
and 7; Sheet 4.)
20. The corners of the brick veneer
walls are to be mitered so as to keep
the vertical joints aligned. (Specifications;
Masonry and Typical Mitered Brick
Joint; Sheet 4.).
21. Veneer ties are to be placed in
the poured concrete wall 24" apart hori-
zontally and 12" apart vertically. These
ties are to be 6-gauge galvanized wire
which are to be attached to 8-gauge
galvanized wire and embedded in the
mortar of the horizontal joints. (Specifi-
cations; Masonry.)
22. The height is 5'-4". (Section 7;
Sheet 4.)
23. The height is 4'-4". (Section 6;
Sheet 4.)
24. 8" of the ledge formed by the
concrete beam is sloped Vi" for run-off.
(Section 6; Sheet 4.)
25. The size of the drain is noted on
the plan views. The setback of the open-
ing is noted as a roof drain detail. (Roof
and 4th Floor Plan; Sheet 2 and Roof
Drain Detail; Sheet 7.)
26. The pipe for handrails is to be
VA" I. D. galvanized standard weight
and lap welded national tube or approved
equal. (Specifications; Miscellaneous Iron
and Steel and Detail of Typical Hand-
rail; Sheet 5.)
27. A VA" standard wall flange or a
V-i" steel plate is to be welded on the
ends. (Detail of Typical Handrail;
Sheet 5.)
28. The bracket is fastened on the
back side of the w all through a Va " metal
plate which has been welded to the chan-
nels. (H. R. at Furred Wall; Sheet 5.)
29. The height of the handrail is 2'-8"
when measured vertically from the lead-
ing edge of the step. (Section B-B;
Sheet 5.)
30. Handrail joints are to be welded
and ground flush and smooth. (Specifi-
cations; Miscellaneous Iron and Steel.)
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"LAKELAND NEWS ~"
Richard Huizing of Local Union 490, Passaic, N. J., arrived at the Home Sep-
tember 19, 1967.
John J. Barici of Local Union 1856, Philadelphia, Pa., arrived at the Home
September 29, 1967.
Carl O. Nordvall of Local Union 361, Duluth, Minn., passed away September
6, 1967, and burial was at Duluth, Minn.
Carl Rockberg of Local Union 62, Chicago, 111., passed away September 7, 1967,
in Oak Park, 111., while on leave of absence from the Home. His body was
returned to the Home for burial in the Home Cemetery.
Frank J. Hosek, Local Union 54, Chicago, 111., withdrew February 9, 1967.
Raymond F. Schreiber Sr., Local Union 8, Philadelphia, Pa., withdrew March
31, 1967.
Members who visited the Home during September
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A Plan to Attack the Problems in Our Cities
■ Compilers of the last U.S. census, in 1960,
discovered that virtually no growth had occurred
in our cities of over one million population during
the previous decade. In fact, little growth had
occurred in cities of over half a million. Census
Bureau computers clicked out the news that 1 1
of the 1 6 American cities with more than 600,000
population had actually lost in population and only
five — Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Milwaukee,
and New Orleans — had gained.
Our great cities — once the pride of our mod-
ern civilization — were quickly called "stunted,"
"blighted," "decaying." People traditionally mi-
grated to central city areas, and when they or
their children prosper, they move to outlying areas
— the suburbs — leaving potential slums behind.
Expansions and annexations have kept some city
populations high, but generally speaking, many
Americans, at least those with affluence and mo-
bility, are fleeing to the suburbs and leaving the
problems of stagnant cities to luckless city officials
and business men left behind.
As a result, a big bag of problems sits atop every
metropolitan city hall, and solutions to the prob-
lems must, for the most part, be found in the afflu-
ent suburbs or in the nation's capital — at least
beyond the thin lines of the various city limits.
The AFL-CIO, through its Executive Council,
has proposed a massive program to attack the
crisis of our cities — a program which would, in
effect, place the Federal government in a strong
position of responsibility and help it to create jobs,
housing, and other facilities to help city dwellers
help themselves.
The Federation feels that private enterprise
has had its opportunity to show what it can do to
cure urban ills. It has watched while ghettos have
been torn down and replaced by commercial
buildings and "town houses," and it has seen what
httle has been done to offer replacement housing
for the low and middle-income citizens displaced
by big renewal projects.
The new AFL-CIO proposals call for some $4-
billion to provide one million public service jobs
for the hard-core unemployed.
It calls for the addition of 2.5 million new
urban housing units a year. These would include
some 200,000 to 300,000 public housing units for
the poor (against the 70,000 now planned). Fed-
eral subsidies for lower middle-income housing,
and more help for moderate income housing, al-
ready aided through VA and FHA-insured mort-
gages.
A key point in the lengthy position paper in-
volves "balanced neighborhoods" as opposed to
the proposal of some groups to concentrate on
upgrading the slums themselves. The AFL-CIO
seeks, in eifect, to revitalize our city cores with
people of all walks of life.
The AFL-CIO position paper is a lengthy and
well-documented plan for treatment of city ills —
too long to discuss in detail here.
It is designed to serve no special interests. It
calls for practical avenues of attacks on city prob-
lems. We urge Members of Congress, city officials,
and members of the United Brotherhood with
voices in civic affairs to obtain copies of the AFL-
CIO proposals and take steps to achieve their
adoption on a broad scale. ■
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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. 20001
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
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VOLUME LXXXVI No. 12 DECEMBER, 1967
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Limit Flow of Export Logs Now! 2
1968 Construction Picture Brightens The Dodge Report 4
Thoughts at Christmas Rev. Joseph L. Donahue, CSV 7
Union Carpenters Lay a Carpet of Football Turf 10
Christmas at the Lakeland Home 25
Minutes of the International Apprentice Contest Committee ... 31
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 8
Editorials 9
Local Union News 11
Canadian Report 17
Plane Gossip 19
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 22
Home Study Course, Advanced Blueprint Reading VIII 24
Of Interest to Our Industrial Locals 26
What's New in Apprenticeship and Training 28
Service to the Brotherhood 33
In Memoriam . 37
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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THE COVER
The symbols of Christmas are many
. . . stockings hung by the fireplace
. . . boughs of holly ... a jolly little
man in a red suit. Our front cover,
this month, shows a few.
Holly was once thought sacred by
the ancients, who held that all ever-
greens were symbols of life. Holly
was first hung in the windows of Eng-
lish homes as a symbol of Christian
worship within. The plant also was
believed to keep evil spirits away
from the house. The red berries came
to represent the blood of Jesus, and
holly has since become a symbol of
well being.
In some parts of North America,
people place lighted candles in the
windows of their homes at Christmas
time. It is said that there was no
candle to light the stable at Bethlehem,
so today there are tapers in the win-
dows to light the way for the Christ
Child. At one time, many people
believed that Christ would appear at
Christmas, concealing his true identity,
so anyone who came to the door was
invited to enter.
The poinsettia, a popular green-
house shrub and a native of Mexico
and Central America, has been a
favorite American Christmas symbol
for many decades. It is said that it
was first brought back to the United
States by a military officer stationed
in Mexico and that it quickly caught
on as a holiday flower.
LIMIT FLOW OF EXPORT LOGS NOW!
Northwest lumber and sawmill workers are
losing jobs to high-bidding Japanese
timber buyers and their agents . . .
The lumber industry of the Pacific
Northwest may soon face a short-
age of mills and jobs, unless some-
thing is done to stem the flow of
newly-cut logs to Japan.
From a piddling 100 million
board feet in log exports in 1960,
Japanese purchases from Oregon
and Washington timberlands climbed
to more than one billion board feet
last year! An additional 400 million
board feet purchased in the second
quarter of this year suggests that the
rate for 1967 will be more than a
billion and a half, with no decrease
in sight.
Japanese buyers paid an average
price of $85.25 per 1000 board feet
in the second quarter of this year.
For ordinary No. 2 and No. 3 hem-
lock saw logs prices ranging from
$75 to $85 are not uncommon.
Viewing this phenomenon through
the eyes of exporters, port commis-
sioners, etc., this would seem to be
a healthy situation, but through the
eyes of an estimated 40,000 lumber
and sawmill workers who depend on
steady work at the mills, the mount-
ing competition from across the
North Pacific for U.S.-grown logs
spells trouble.
To compete with Nipponese buy-
ers or their agents, domestic mills
have had to meet their prices or go
without the timber, and this situ-
ation is becoming just as true in the
Cascades, inland, as in the coastal
timber areas near export centers.
If log prices continue to spiral up-
wards and log sales continue to in-
crease. Northwest lumbermen won-
der who will be able to produce lum-
ber and plywood for the domestic
market. At the present time pro-
ducers with dry kilns, shippers, and
those with the facilities to manu-
facture specialty items are managing
to eke out profits, but there is a long
list of mill closures in Oregon and
Washington during the early 1960's.
Why the high-price competition
from Japan?
Japanese buyers say that soft
woods of the types grown in the
Pacific Northwest are in short sup-
ply in Japan, and the logs are needed
to keep the mills of Japan running.
They contend that the finished prod-
ucts of their mills are for Japanese
consumption only and are not a
threat to U.S. manufacturers. The
question has been raised with the
U.S. State Department as to whether
any of the finished lumber products
which originated as U.S. logs actu-
ally wind up in Red China.
Pacific Coast Congressmen re-
member the uncertain days before
World War II, when Japan was pay-
ing high prices for scrap metal, and
the shortages of scrap metal which
arose in America all too soon in the
war years which followed. Are we
letting our resources flow through
our hands once more, without knowl-
edgeable restraints?
Japanese buyers manage to main-
tain their price level in Japan, be-
cause of government control on re-
tail prices there and U.S. exporters
who would seek to sell U.S. lumber
products in Japan would face a stiff
price-controlled competition.
To launch an efi'ective program
to combat the growing foreign com-
petition for logs and jobs, labor and
management in the industry — name-
ly, the United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners of America and
THE CARPENTER
the National Forest Products As-
sociation— called together other in-
terested groups at a recent special
meeting in Washington, D. C., to
discuss with the Congressional dele-
gations of Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, and Montana, the entire sit-
uation and take necessary action.
Every Senator and Representative
from the two coastal states was either
present at the meeting or was repre-
sented by an administrative assistant.
There were also legislators from the
other two states. Senator Warren
Magnuson of Washington served as
chairman at the request of Senator
Wayne Morse of Oregon.
General Treasurer Peter Terzick
and Legislative Representative
James Bailey participated in the
initial meeting and spelled out the
seriousness of the situation.
Though industry labor and man-
agement sought limitations on all
log exports, a consensus of those
present was that, initially, restric-
tions should be placed only on logs
being removed from Federal lands.
It was pointed out that Federal in-
spection operations would be able to
effectively check any quotas estab-
lished.
Attempts will be made to persuade
the Japanese to voluntarily limit
their purchases. However, following
the second meeting of the Washing-
ton group, a delegation of 25 men
headed by L. L. Stewart of the
Western Wood Products Assn. and
George Casseday of the Western
Lumber and Sawmill Council, went
to the State Department to impress
upon officials there the need for
talks with the Japanese to alleviate
the situation.
A representative of The Weyer-
haeuser Company, one of the na-
tion's leading firms, pledged at the
meeting that Weyerhaeuser would
not increase its purchases of Federal
logs to make up deficits for domestic
consumption caused by exports of
logs from private timberlands.
It was suggested during the
course of a Capitol Hill session that
the Japanese might be prevailed
upon to buy their logs as cants (i.e.,
with the bark slabs removed at U.S.
mills).
One suggestion for checking the
flow of logs for exports was that
such logs be branded as they are cut.
No one has called for a complete
embargo on the export of logs. Most
seek a realistic quota, which will
permit U.S. mills to operate on a
steady schedule.
Just north of the beleagued area,
in British Columbia, no log exports,
are allowed, though mills are per-
mitted to export finished products.
It is time that the United States
took a realistic appraisal of its tim-
ber and manpower resources and
maintain both at a secure level for
the years of growth ahead.
1. Sen. Warren Magnuson, Washington: Cong. James A. McCliire, Idaho: and Cong.
Wendell Wyatt, Oregon. 2. George Casseday, Seattle; and Cong. Floyd V. Hicks,
Washington. 3. Sen. Wayne Morse, Oregon, and Brotherhood Legislative Representa-
tive Jim Bailey. 4. George Casseday, president, Western Lumber and Sawmill Council:
Cong. Floyd Hicks. Washington: Cong. Lloyd Meeds, Washington: Sen Warren Mag-
nuson, Washington: Sen. Wayne Morse, Oregon: Cong. Wendell Wyatt, Oregon;
Cong. James McClure, Idaho: Cong. John Dellenback, Oregon: Sen. Henry Jackson,
Washington: Sen. Mark Hatfield, Oregon; Brotherhood Legislative Representative
James Bailey: L. L. Stewart, president. Western Wood Products Assn.; and Mortimer
Doyle, president. National Forest Products Assn.
DECEMBER, 1967
1968 Construction Picture Brightens,
According To Annual Dodge Forecast
THE BIG GAIN IN 1968 CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED IN RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
■ After two years of meager gains,
the construction industry is expected
to rebound during 1968 with total
contract values climbing to a record
$56,950,000,000, according to the
F. W. Dodge Company, leading an-
alyst of construction activity and a
division of McGraw-Hill, Inc.
The anticipated gain in construc-
tion activity would represent a 10
per cent increase over 1967's total
contracts for future construction — -
estimated by Dodge at $51,875,000
with eight-month figures already tab-
ulated.
During 1968 the seasonally-ad-
justed Dodge Index (1957-1959=100)
of future construction contract values
is expected to jump to 165 from this
year's anticipated 150.3.
This picture of the 1968 construc-
tion industry emerged in the F. W.
Dodge Construction Outlook 1968,
presented by George A. Christie, the
company's chief economist, at the
29th annual Building Products Ex-
ecutives Conference sponsored by the
F. W. Dodge Company in Washing-
ton, D. C. More than 450 leaders
from the construction and building
products industry attended the one-
day meeting.
According to its 1968 forecast,
Dodge sees improvement in all sectors
of the industry next year:
. . . Expansion of commercial
building activity will spark a
four per cent gain in the busi-
ness-related segment even
though manufacturing plant
construction will be lagging
for a time.
. . . Institutional building will ben-
efit from renewed activity in
hospital construction as school
building levels off.
. . . Highway construction and pub-
lic works will support a five
per cent increase in com-
munity building.
. . . An upsurge in contracts for
one- and two-family houses
and apartment buildings will
spark a 20 per cent increase
in residential contract values.
■ Strength of 7968 Advance
"There's general agreement that the
economy is entering a period of re-
newed expansion during the closing
months of 1967," explained Christie.
The big question, he points out, is
how strong the advance will be.
"There's an unusually wide range of
opinion on the subject," the economist
noted.
Some analysts fear an anemic ex-
pansion that runs the risk of faltering
at the first withdrawal of monetary
and fiscal supports. Others anticipate
so heavy a surge of demand that it
will require deliberate restraint to
prevent rampant inflation.
"Somewhere between these ex-
tremes," Christie believes, "lies the
most likely course of economic
events."
Government demands for con-
struction will grow more slowly than
last year but will nevertheless be $15
billion higher than in 1967. With mili-
tary spending budgeted to level off in
1968, there is growing pressure for
expansion of domestic programs —
particularly those bearing on the
urgent needs of our cities.
Demands of the business sector,
according to Christie, will be more
expansive during the coming year,
mostly through additions to inven-
tory. After 1967's stock pruning,
moderate inventory expansion will
parallel rising consumer demand; but
the role of business spending for plant
and equipment will be small by past
standards.
Personal incomes will be substan-
tially larger in 1968 and — in contrast
THE CARPENTER
to this year — consumers will be spend-
ing a higher percentage of their in-
comes. Even though taxes take a
bigger bite, total consumer spending
can rise as much as $30 billion next
year.
"Compared with 1967's govern-
ment-dominated economy, next year
offers a somewhat more balanced ex-
pansion," Christie said. "All sectors — -
business, government, and consumers
— will be adding to total demand so
that whatever slack exists now should
be taken up during the year. Even if
we have the added restraint of higher
taxation. Gross National Product will
advance more than $50 billion in 1968
to about $840 billion.
An analysis of how next year's
economic environment will affect each
of the four — business, family, institu-
tional and community — construction
markets follows:
■ Business Construction— Up
Slightly
The great capital boom of the Six-
ties which ground to a halt during
the first quarter of 1967 took no one
by surprise, according to the Dodge
economist. The indicators — slacken-
ing orders for new machinery and
contracts for new industrial and com-
mercial buildings — began signaling the
end of 15 consecutive quarters of
expansion late in 1966.
Last fall's suspension of investment
tax credits and accelerated deprecia-
tion incentives coupled with the high
inventory position industry found it-
self in last year and the concomitant
reduction in output to restore balance
all contributed to the marked slow-
down.
Restoration of the tax and depreci-
ation incentives and the correction of
the high inventory situation — virtually
completed by mid- 1967 — stimulated
a revival in plant and equipment
spending late this year that will ex-
tend into 1968. "But the size of next
year's gain," Christie cautions, "will
be small. The recent downturn in
corporate profits already has reduced
funds available for investment, and
Qext year's surtax will lower net prof-
itability on future revenue," he ex-
plained. The increase in fixed invest-
ment outlays probably will be approx-
imately five per cent.
The impact these trends will have
on 1968 contract values for future
new business-related construction indi-
cates:
... a two percent gain in industrial
plant contracts.
. . . store contracting values will be
up 10 percent.
. . . office building contracts will de-
cline moderately after a flurry
of activity in mid-1967.
. . . contract values for new utilities
construction will be up five per-
cent to $2.0 billion.
The combined value of all business-
related construction contracts will ad-
vance about four percent to approxi-
mately $12.3 billion.
■ Family Demand
for Construction— Strong
The big gain in 1968 construction
contract values will come from the
market that is most overdue — hous-
ing, including one- and two-family
houses and apartment buildings.
Residential building activity re-
sponded quickly to 1967's easier
credit conditions and improved stead-
ily from its badly depressed levels of
the beginning of the year to almost
normal — an estimated $19.2 billion —
by year-end.
"Mortgage money was expensive
in 1967," Christie said, "but the year's
housing recovery was solid evidence
that when the need for housing exists,
its the availability rather than the
price of credit that really counts."
The housing market was the first
to benefit from the year's turnaround
in the mortgage market, bouncing
back 15 per cent from last October's
50 per cent decline by year-end
(1966). By mid-1967, contracts for
new units had recovered 85 per cent
of last year's pre-credit crisis level.
"Contracts for one- and two-family
home construction could climb to
$16.2 billion during 1968. That's 18
per cent higher than the estimated
$13.7 billion that will be registered
this year," Christine said.
Apartment building recovery, once
it responded to improved market con-
ditions, was even more dramatic than
housing's. From a low rate of only
one-third its 1966 peak, apartment
building began to pick up in February
1967. By mid-year the rate had
reached 75 per cent of its former
volume.
Apartment construction contract
values should climb to 5.2 billion
during 1968, an increase of 25 per
cent over the $4.1 billion expected
this year.
■ Institutional Building-
Four Per Cent Advance
Institutional building, another cas-
ualty of last year's credit shortage,
quickly reasserted itself as soon as
the long-term capital market eased
because of the latent demand for edu-
cational and health facilities. Lower
interest rates during the first quarter
of 1967 allowed states and munici-
palities to increase borrowing to a
record amount. By mid-1967 the rate
of contracting for institutional build-
ings was right back on trend.
During 1968 gains in contract val-
ues for high school and college-level
construction will offset the decline in
elementary school building (enroll-
ments are shifting heavily in favor of
the higher ages). The result: a slight
sag in physical volume and a one per
cent gain in contract values for 1968.
Educational contract values are esti-
mated at $5.2 billion for 1967.
Hospital construction, like educa-
tional building, rebounded swiftly in
(Continued on page 6)
Contracts for one- and two-family home construction could climb to $16.2 billion
next year, according to a Dodge spokesman. That would be 18% higher than the
estimated total for the year just drawing to a close.
DECEMBER, 1967
Dodge Forecast
(Continued from page 5)
early 1967 and were above normal
levels by mid year.
A return to the established five per
cent per year growth trend of the
1963-1966 period — a reflection of
construction experience under all the
public aid programs — is a guide to
1968 performance. Next year's re-
sumption of previous growth will in-
volve a better-than-average gain of
close to 10 per cent — just short of
$2.0 billion. This year's construction
contract values for hospital building
will reach an estimated $1.8 billion.
Total institutional building contract
values (including a few small cate-
gories not discussed above) should
advance by four per cent to $9.0
billion in 1968. According to prelim-
inary estimates, institutional building
contract values will total $8.6 billion
this year.
■ Community Building Activity—
Up Five Per Cent
With a record national defense
commitment of more than $70 billion
already locked in for fiscal 1968, it
remains for Congress to set priorities
among domestic spending alternatives.
Maximum pressure is being exerted
for reductions of most non-defense
items, while debates over the size of
next year's deficit and proposed tax-
ation goes on.
Christie believes the key construc-
tion types in the community demand
group can be expected to behave as
follows during 1968:
. . . contract values for street, high-
way and bridge building (with
allowance for some decline
from the unusually high
amount of bridge building dur-
ing the past two years) should
climb to $6.7 billion from
1967's estimated $6.4 billion^
a five per cent gain,
construction of sewer and
water systems will have an-
other good year with sewer
systems contributing most to
the anticipated five per cent
gain. Construction contract
values should reach $2.1 bil-
lion compared with the $2.0
billion expected during 1967.
The total 1968 value of contracts
for all community facilities (including
public buildings, airports, recreational
facilities, etc.) is estimated at $14.1
billion for a five per cent gain over
1967's anticipated $13.5 billion.
A table of F. W. Dodge Forecast
figures follows:
F. W. DODGE CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK FOR 1968
Per Cent
Chanee
Construction Type
Contract Value
(Million of Dollars)
+ 4
+ 2
+ 1
+ 10
+ 16
-f 3
+ 3
-I- 4
+ 18
+ 25
+ 13
20
Preliminary* Estimated
1967 1968
NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Commercial $ 5,875 $ 6,125
Manufacturing 3,650 3,725
Educational 5,200 5,250
Hospital 1 ,775 1,950
Public 950 1,100
Religious 775 800
Recreational 800 825
Miscellaneous 700 700
TOTAL $19,725 $20,475
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
One and Two-Family $13,700 $16,200
Apartments 4,150 5,225
Nonhousekeeping 1,350 1,525
TOTAL $19,200 $22,950
TOTAL BUILDINGS $38,925 $43,425
NONBUILDING CONSTRUCTION
Streets, highways, bridges $ 6,400 $ 6,725
Utilities 1 ,900 2,000
Sewer and Water 2,050 2,150
Other Nonbuilding Construction . . 2,600 2,650
TOTAL $12,950 $13,525
TOTAL CONSTRUCTTION $51,875 $56,950
Dodge Index (1957-59=100) 150.3 165
DEMAND GROUPS
Community $13,500 $14,150
Business 11 .875 12,350
Family (housing) 17,850 21,425
Institutional 8,650 9,025
TOTAL $51,875 $56,950
'Eight months actual; four months estimated
12
-I-
+ 4
-f 10
-f 5
+ 4
+ 20
+ 4
+ 10
6
THE CARPENTER
THOUGHTS AT CHRISTMAS
'We must learn very old wisdom which is in reality new every day/
BY REV. J. L. DONAHUE, C.S.V.
A s men reckon time, nineteen hundred years
-^^ is a long period, and things that happened
nineteen centuries ago are very ancient. We are
approaching Christmas Day when the whole world
celebrates the birth of the greatest teacher the
world has ever known. No matter what may be
men's convictions and beliefs regarding the divinity
of Christ, all must admit that the coming of Christ
into the world wrought a profound change in so-
ciety. If His teachings were today to be accepted
in letter and spirit, still more revolutionary changes
would take place.
Once a year at this Christmastide men pause
in the midst of their worldly activities for a few
days to turn their attention from merely selfish
pursuits to fill themselves with the spirit of gen-
erosity that came with the birth of Christ. They
give gifts to their friends, perform acts of kindness
and charity, spread good cheer, revel in the un-
worldly spirit created by the remembrance of the
birth of a little child that took place 1900 years
ago.
The celebration of Christmas is a very ancient
event, but in a far truer sense it is the newest event
that has taken place. We have heard much in re-
cent years of civil rights legislation and of the
national poverty program, both of which have
already accomplished a great deal towards bring-
ing right and normal human life to masses of the
people. We are inclined to have a rather pathetic
belief in the efficacy of men and measures without
realizing that these are bound to fail unless our
conduct is ordered by principles of right reason,
justice, and charity. It is well, therefore, at the
beginning of this Christmas tide, when we are
disposed to attach less importance to the stand-
ards of the world and to mere worldly wisdom
to consider seriously whether the unworldly wis-
dom of the Babe of Bethlehem has exercised any
profound effect upon our lives and upon the pol-
icies of the nation.
Whatever may be said for or against the civil
rights legislation and the national poverty pro-
gram, everyone must admit that they are based
upon a sincere desire to give our people a better
chance in the World and the means for a decent
livelihood. This intention, surely, is not far re-
moved from the summary that Christ gave of
the purpose of His own Mission, "I come that they
may have life and may have it more abundantly."
This life of which Christ spoke, however, is quite
obviously not to be obtained by those who ignore
the fundamental laws of charity and justice. Men
and measures. Presidents and Congress, civil rights
laws, poverty program, excellent though they may
be. are doomed to failure unless we are willing
to recognize that the World in which we have lived
has been conducted on insane, irrational unchris-
tian principles, and that we must return again in
humility to the Cave of Bethlehem to learn very
old wisdom_ which is in reality new every day.
The Christmas of 1967 might become a great
landmark of history if we now begin to revise our
thinking and resolve that we will abandon the
absurd and false principles upon which we have
acted, and adopt instead the principles of the great-
est Teacher the world has even known. It is use-
less and silly to pretend we can restore peace,
order, and a better way of life for all our people,
if we are dominated by the passions of greed,
and avarice instead of by the clear, white Hght of
reason, justice, and charity.
In a very real sense Bethlehem is near us. for
it lies within the hearts of each one of us. The
heart of each one of us, whether we desire it or
not, must be today and always, an inn or a stable.
If most of us cast out of our hearts the quest of
lust, for wealth and power, empire, and world
domination, we prepare for the ancient but new
birth of God in our hearts, and this means a rec-
ognition and a love of the eternal principles of
justice, mercy, and charity. All of us are drawn
instinctively to the Crib of Bethlehem, because
there is seen in its perfection the one thing that
makes life worthwhile, great unselfish love. The
cold winds of winter may sweep into the Cave,
but it is warmed with love. From this Ancient
birth alone, that is ever new, can we secure a new
life for all. Merry Christmas.
DECEMBER, 1967
TOM
ROUNDUP
AGE DISCRIMINATION-The Senate on Hovemt)er 6 approved without opposition a "bill hj
Senator Ralph larborough of Texas forbidding discrimination because of age. If
S.830 is passed by the House and signed by the President, it will bar job dis-
crimination because the applicant is over 40 (and under 65.) It passed the Senate
by a voice vote, with only five Senators present!
ILLEGAL RESTRICTION~Re strict ing plant visitation rights of a union representative
to certain days and times is illegal, according to a recent ruling of the IIRB.
The company contended that unlimited access was "a privilege," but the Board"
ruled that past practice has made it- "a right."
UNCLE SAM'S TIPSY NEPHEWS— Seventy Federal agencies convened in Washington to
survey the problem of alcoholism among government employes. One estimate has it
that three out of every 100 of the nation's workers have drinking problems which
cost employers $2 billions annually in absenteeism, inefficiency and insurance.
NO MORE SWEARING— The Supreme Court struck down the Maryland law requiring
school teachers to swear that they do not seek the overthrow of the government.
Similar laws have been voided in Arizona, lew York and Washington since 1964.
ORDERS ON DOWNSIDE— Factory orders dropped almost SI billion in September over
August, according to the Commerce Department. Spokesmen attributed much of
the unusual decline to secondary manifestation of the Ford strike.
HIGHER RETIREMENT TAXES— Taxes to finance the Social Security system would reach
almost 10% of wages (9.6%) under terms of proposal by the Senate Finance Com-
mittee to finance a 15% boost in benefits. The wage base would go to $7,800
annually. Top payment would be $374.40 annually each by worker and employer.
FLOOD INSURANCE SUNK?— The House has rejected an open-end financing plan in favor
of funds by regular appropriations. The insurance industry is threatening to
pull out of a proposed public-private flood insurance scheme, if it must depend
on annual government appropriations for its existence.
BIG BIG-TREE PARK-The Senate has voted. a redwood park near San Francisco by agree-
ing to exchange acreage owned by the federal government for land held by four
lumber companies. It still has to clear the House.
NO PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCING-The sponsor of the proposed Federal political
campaign financing proposal. Sen. Russell Long of Louisiana, has conceded the
idea is dead for this year. He said he would re-introduce the idea next year.
UNSURE AUTO INSURANCE— The Congress is investigating practices in the automobile
insurance industry which have been labeled "frivolous" by a House Judiciary
Subcommittee. State regulation has been rapped in a move toward federalized
control of the industry.
HOUSING STARTS UP— The Commerce Department reports that housing starts during
September were highest in nearly two years; 'up 3.8% over August. F. W. Dodge Co.
predicts a 15 percent increase in actual housing starts during 1968 over '67.
HAVE A HEART!— The nation has 15 to 20 million non-cardiac "heart patients" who
use -a non-existent "condition" as an excuse for non-achievement in the business
world or to "control" their family-members, according to Dr. F. A. Whitehouse,
speaking to a Washington conclave of psychologists. "It is the most useful,
flexible, socially acceptable, mentally justifiable, physiologically demon-
strative, interpersonally appealing or controlling neurotic mechanism that may be
available to a human being," he said. He offered no defense against it.
8 THE CARPENTER
EDITORIALS
45.
Daddy, When's Vacation?
Twenty years ago, even the most senior of workers
enjoyed a vacation of no longer than two weeks out
of every year.
The AFL-CIO Department of Research recently
reported that, today, thanks to hard union bargaining,
the average wage earner may enjoy three, four, even
13 weeks of paid vacation per year.
And then there are the hard-working building and
construction tradesmen who are, for the most part,
paid only when they work. When weather is bad,
many construction men are laid off ... no work, no
money.
Consequently, those so-called high wages of the
building and construction trades are used, often, to
tide a man and his family over from one job to the
next.
When's vacation? When there's a little extra money
in the bank or when jobs are scarce and there's forced
"vacation time" on your hands.
4f Who's a Labor Expert?
It seems to be one of the distinguishing charac-
teristics of our time that almost everyone, regardless
of how remote he may be from the subject, somehow
is a genuine expert, authority and specialist on orga-
nized labor.
Right after World War II, Congress was full of
these "experts" who decided that the union member-
ship was being misled by "arrogant union leadership,"
and passed the Labor-Management Relations Act of
1947, more commonly known as the Taft-Hartley
Law. What they failed to consider in their expertise
was that organized labor in North America is prob-
ably the most democratic institution in all history,
and every one of those "arrogant labor leaders" had
to stand for election by the rank and file, or their
elected representatives, at conventions.
Congress presumably felt that the rank and file
union membership, if given more direct control over
its leadership, would be more easily influenced, more
reasonable, and more conservative than their officers.
But the opposite has proven to be true. William E.
Simkin, truly an expert on organized labor due to
his long career in the field, now Director of the Fed-
eral Mediation and Conciliation Service of the Depart-
ment of Labor, has surveyed the area of labor ne-
gotiations and discovered that the rank and file union
members are actually harder to get along with, more
difficult to bargain with, and generally more recalci-
trant than the so-called "avaricious union leadership."
Simkin's survey revealed that, of 15,000 "difficult
cases" handled by the Mediation Service in a two-
year period, there were 1,937 rejections by the rank
and file of tentative settlements reached by the officers
with management representatives. Simkin theorized
that the rejections constituted "a psychological escape
valve" in a period of unusual economic pressures. His
survey indicates that the rejections may now be taper-
ing off . . . after having reached a peak in 1966 when
wage guideposts were restricting the negotiation of
mutually-acceptable contracts.
■^ Christmas Labels
Store windows gleam with tinsel and toys. Candles
and holly are all around. Sidewalk Santas ring their
bells and boil their pots. Trees stand straight with
their burden of lights and shining stars, and church
bells ring out carols that are as old as time.
On every street and in homes all over the world, the
symbols of Christmas tell us that here is a very special
season of joy and fellowship.
In a busy rush of last-minute shopping and the hustle
and hurry of package-wrapping and gift-gjving, trade
unionists and their families are reminded of some other
very special symbols that are more than timely during
this holiday season. These are the symbols of working
men and women — the outward signs that tell us the
goods we buy and the services we patronize are pro-
duced under good union conditions. These are the
Union Labels, the Shop Cards and Service Buttons that
remind us all year 'round that the trade union move-
ment has made it possible for us to buy back the fruits
of our very own toil.
Let's add these union symbols to our Christmas
shopping lists and help spread the real warmth of
brotherhood throughout the days and weeks to come.
DECEMBER, 1967
UPPER LEFT— Carpenters, all members of Local 133,
installing the first outdoor Astro-turf at Indiana State
University.
LOWER LEFT— A view of the field from the grandstand.
The big grass rug was stretched by bulldozers before the
sheet rubber was sealed to make the entire field waterproof.
BELOW — Notice the wood 2 xl2 on the side, which is the
depth of the black top material which serves as base. The
white is the foam rubber cushion. The rubber sheet and
the nylon carpet drops over the side so that water can
drain into a trough and from there into a sewer.
Indiana State Gridders Play on Carpenter-Laid Artificial Turf
■ Indiana State University at Terre Haute is probably
the first college in the country to acquire an outdoor
football playing field covered with artifical turf. Last
August it installed Astro-turf, the same nylon grass
which covers the playing field in the famous Astrodome
at Houston, Texas.
Laying the artificial grass is similar to laying carpet,
except that it must be much more accurate. It has to
be overlapped, fitted, and sealed to make it water re-
pellant. The United Brotherhood claimed the work as
carpet laying, and Heine Construction Co. of Terre
Haute assigned it to members of Local Union 133,
employed by an Indianapolis carpet-laying contractor.
Before the turf is rolled and applied, a one-foot-thick
base of black top is laid and rolled so that the field is
a foot higher at the center. Next comes a one-half inch
foam rubber base; then a 3/16-inch hard rubber sheet;
and, finally, about %-inch of nylon grass. All layers
are glued together.
The consensus of Indiana State gridders who have
used the field is that Astro-turf offers better footing and
faster footwork. ■
10
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LOCAL UNION NEWS
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At the head table, left to right: Jerry Thompson & Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. & Mayor Bernard Eicholtz (Mayor of Cov., Ky.),
Monsignor Thomas Finn, Mrs. & Pres. Ray Duncan, Rev. & Mrs. Roy Martin, Business Representative Russel Austin, General
Representative Ed. Wyler, Mrs. Edward Egan vfho sang the Star Spangled Banner and Committee Chairman Edward Egan.
73th Anniversary at Covington^ Kentucky
eral Officers. Also present were all district
officers and district delegates, and Mitch
McCandless sec'y Ky. State Council of
Carpenters and Pres. Ky. St. Bid. &
Const. Trade Council plus members of
Local 712, Covington, Ky., and 698 New-
port, Ky. and others
Jerry Thompson, area COPE Director,
was guest speaker.
Last May 20, Carpenters' Local 785 of
Erlanger, Covington, Ky. celebrated its
75th Anniversary with a dinner-dance at
the American Legion Hall, Latonia, Ky.
Herb Spille, Charles Waller, Emery
Chatham, Shelby Hisle, George Roberts
and Ray Lipscomb, received 25-year
membership pins. Business Representa-
tive Russel Austin made the presentations.
Harry Spella (55 yrs.) and Harry
Lemker (52 yrs.) were honored guests.
They are the oldest members of Local
785. A total of 300 members, guests and
wifes were in attendance.
Guests included General Representa-
tives Robert Saner, Jules Berlin, and
Ed Wyler. Brother Wyler brought greet-
ings and congratulations from General
President M. A. Hutcheson and the Gen-
The Anniversary Committee, left to right, Edward Egan, treasurer of local; Elmer
Taylor, financial secretary; Richard Landheit, Trustee; John (Jack) Adams, Trustee.
President Ray Duncan welcoming guests Herb Spille, Charles Waller, Emery Chatham, and Russel Austin as they participated
at the anniversary banquet. in the pin presentation.
DECEMBER, 1967
11
Pacific Coast Piledrivers Meet in San Francisco
PILEDRIVERS LOCAL 34 was the host to the Pacific Coast Council of Piledrivers Conference in San Francisco, Calif.,
September 1-2-3. In attendance were Executive Board Members L. J. Hiller and Charles Nichols; General Representatives
Paul Rudd and Clarence Briggs; Anthony Ramos, Secretary, California State Council Carpenters; and delegates from Alaska,
Washington, Oregon and California.
Hazleton Local
Honors Old Tinier
At the 1967 summer outing" of Local
129, Hazleton, Pa., members paid tribute
to the oldtimers of the organization and
to those who had died during the past
year. Singled out for special honors was
Daniel T. McGee, in the picture shown
at right, who has served the local union
for almost 50 years. George Haber,
president of Local 129, presented him
with a plaque.
Millwright Manual
The Brotherhood's Apprentice-
ship and Training Department has
just announced that The Instruc-
tors' Manual for Revised Unit 1
for Millwrights is now available.
Copies may be obtained at 250
each from the office of Gen'l Sec.
Richard Livingston in Washington,
D. C.
Members at the annual Hazleton outing, last August, included: First row, kneeling, left to right: John Scaran, Chas. Marshall,
Raymond Marchetti, Conductor, Michael Denishock, Conrad Karn, Thomas Buglio, Paul Jacks, John Sabo, Geo. J. Duscheck,
Fin. Sec; Geo. Sabo, Vice Pres.; Geo. Haber, Pres. 2nd Row, kneeling, left to right: Andrew Lopo, Walter Keck, Carl Smith,
Walter Bacher, Harold Sheman. 3rd row, standing: Carl Faust, Earl Faust, Stephen Hvostak, Warden; Paul Sell, Trustee;
Howard Schell, Trustee; Richard Bubrowski, Alex. Bubrowski, Geo. J. Litavis, John Marcinkevich, John Homak, Andrew
Prebula, John Sparky Leshko, Daniel McGee. 4th Row, standing: Geo. Saner, Anthony Romanick, Roy Kleppinger, Peter
Grusastkie, Robert Walser, John L. Hornak, Michael Soltis, Jr., John Hudock, John Smuria, Louis Enama, Michael Kudrick,
Michael Mikula, Trustee; Geo. Wolchesky, John Tomasko, Wm. Schumack, Michael Jarick.
12
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1967 CLIC Contributions Through Nov. 22, 1967
The following list includes contributions previously reported in the November issue.
Local
Local
Union
City-State
Amount
Union
City-State
Amount
9
Buffalo, N.Y.
$ 26.00
1035
Taunton, Mass.
98.00
15
Hackensack, N.J.
113.00
1042
Pittsburgh, N.Y.
96.75
20
New York, N.Y.
10.00
1115
Pleasantville, N.Y.
40.00
21
Chicago, 111.
20.00
1120
Portland, Oregon
10.00
25
Los Angeles, Calif.
146.00
1121
Boston, Mass.
24.00
50
Knoxville, Tenn.
303.00
1135
Port Jefferson. N.Y.
29.00
53
White Plains, N.Y.
50.00
1167
Smithtown Branch, N.Y.
40.00
54
Chicago, 111.
13.00
1175
Kingston, N.Y.
40.00
58
Chicago, 111.
411.00
1187
Grand Island, Neb.
40.00
59
Lancaster, Penn.
41.00
1195
Seattle, Wash.
9.00
62
Chicago. 111.
10.00
1253
Gladstone, N.J.
11.00
80
Chicago, 111.
892.00
1269
Trenton. N.J.
30.00
117
Albany, N.Y.
340.00
1318
Framingdale, N.Y.
20.00
122
Philadelphia, Pa.
29.00
1333
State College, Pa.
20.00
129
Hazleton, Pa.
13.00
1358
La JoUa, Calif.
19.00
131
Seattle, Wash.
190.00
1397
North Hempstead. N.Y.
256.00
145
New York, N.Y.
177.00
1399
Okmulgee, Okla.
10.00
146
Schenectady, N.Y.
75.00
1402
Richmond, Va.
116.00
163
Peekskill, N.Y.
40.00
1421
Arlington, Tex.
30.00
176
Newport, R.I.
220.00
1431
El Reno, Okla.
13.00
177
Springfield, Mass.
121.00
1445
Topeka. Kansas
41.00
191
York, Pa.
130.00
1456
New York, N.Y.
243.00
242
Chicago, 111.
81.00
1471
Jackson, Mississippi
40.00
246
New York, N.Y.
315.00
1483
Patchoque, N.Y.
49.00
257
New York, N.Y.
279.00
1489
Burlington, N.J.
110.00
264
Mulwaukee, Wise.
93.00
1492
Hendersonville, N.C.
20.00
284
New York, N.Y.
30.00
1508
Lyons, N.Y.
20.00
287
Harrisburg, Pa.
200.00
1511
Southampton, N.Y.
20.00
297
Kalamazoo, Michigan
50.00
1534
Petersburg, Va.
20.00
299
Union City, N.J.
40.00
1562
North Wales, Pa.
12.00
316
San Jose, Calif.
73.00
1577
Buffalo, N.Y.
40.00
323
Beacon, N.Y.
40.00
1606
Omaha. Neb.
40.00
334
Saginaw, Mich.
100.00
1650
Lexington, Ky.
71.00
353
New York, N.Y.
100.00
1665
Alexandria, Va.
56.00
357
Islip, N.Y.
20.00
1795
Farmington, Mo.
22.00
368
Allentown, Pa.
29.00
1835
Waterloo, Iowa
21.00
385
New York, N.Y.
122.25
1883
Macomb, 111.
96.00
388
Richmond, Virginia
150.50
1887
Nashville, Tenn.
28.00
396
Newport News, Virginia
150.00
1914
Phoenix, Ariz.
47.00
412
Sayville, N.Y.
49.00
1919
Stevens Point, Wise.
20.00
414
Nanticoke, Pa.
10.00
1006
Libertyville, 111.
20.00
432
Atlantic City. N.J.
30.00
2008
Ponco City, Okla.
20.00
447
Ossining, N.Y.
60.00
2010
Anna, 111.
16.00
483
San Francisco, Calif.
227.00
2024
Miami, Fla.
10.00
490
Passaic. N.J.
100.00
2070
Roanoke, Va.
20.00
502
Canandaigna, N.Y.
20.00
2082
Kingsport, Tenn.
176.00
512
Ann Arbor, Mich.
40.00
2092
Canton, Ohio
16.00
514
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
20.00
2095
San Rafael, Calif.
10.00
525
Coshocton, Ohio
35.00
2100
Amityville, N.Y.
11.00
542
Salem, N.J.
34.00
2117
Flushing, N.Y.
100.00
571
Carnegie, Pa.
1.00
2151
Charleston, S.C.
20.00
574
Middletown, N.Y.
80.00
2161
Catskill, N.Y.
40.00
610
Port Arthur, Tex.
1.00
2168
2188
Boston, Mass.
Columbia, Miss.
10.00
35.00
698
Newport, Kentucky
19.00
2258
Houma, La.
58.00
715
Elizabeth, N.J.
100.00
2264
Pittsburgh, Pa.
20.00
729
Liberty, N.Y.
12.00
2276
Berhn, N.H.
20.00
740
New York, N.Y.
10.00
2285
McComb, Miss.
19.00
766
Albert Lea, Minn.
16.50
2315
Jersey City, N.J.
20.00
770
Yakima, Wash.
10.00
2325
Menominee, Mich.
6.50
755
Hoquiam, Wash.
20.00
2365
Detroit, Mich.
5.00
787
New York, N.Y.
110.00
2456
Washington, D. C.
21.00
820
Wise. Rapids. Wise.
15.00
2465
Willmar, Minn.
10.00
832
Beatrice, Neb.
20.00
2473
Bristol, Tenn.
30.00
880
Bernardsville, N.J.
17.00
2498
Longview, Wash.
40.00
895
Tarrytown, N.Y.
20.00
2536
Port Gamble, Wash.
20.00
921
Portsmouth, N.H.
60.00
2549
Chicago, 111.
120.00
925
Salinas, CaUf.
100.00
2669
W. Islip, L.I., N.Y.
100.00
944
Bernardino, CaUf.
10.00
2834
Denver, Colo.
10.00
964
Rockland, N.Y.
31.00
2958
Marshfield, Wise.
22.00
977
Wichita Falls, Tex.
25.00
3108
New York, N.Y.
30.00
978
Springfield, Mo.
73.00
3127
New York, N.Y.
10.00
986
McAlester, Okla.
10.00
Ohio State Council Convention-
-$1335.00
1003
Indianapolis, Ind.
2.00
Connecticut State Council Convention —
1010
Uniontown, Pa.
20.00
$260.00
.
Paul Connelley, safety director of the
Brotherhood, left, receives the gavel from
John Rumpel, outgoing chairman of the
National Safety Council's annual Labor
Conference.
Safety Director
Heads Nat'l Group
Paul Connelley, safety director of
the United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners of America, was in-
stalled as chairman of the National
Safety Council's annual Labor Con-
ference at that organization's recent
meeting in Chicago.
He succeeds John Kumpel of the
United Rubber Workers and as-
sumes the leadership of one of the
vital groups of the National Safety
Congress, particularly concerned
with worker safety.
This year's conference, held Octo-
ber 23-26, featured discussions of
safety hterature, safety programs,
and "ineffective safety experts."
There were educational movies view-
ed, and Labor Safety Awards for
1966 were presented to unions and
individuals who had done outstand-
ing jobs in safety programs.
A highlight of the sessions was a
panel discussion on "What's Bugging
You?" in which delegates submitted
written questions concerning safety
problems in their areas of operation.
Connelley presided at the final
session of the conference, at which
this panel discussion was held.
Brotherhood representatives also
participated in the work of the Con-
struction Section of the National
Safety Congress. Among the topics
discussed at this gathering were:
"What's Wrong with Safety Pro-
grams in the Construction Indus-
try?" "Occupational Heahh in the
Construction Industry," and "Per-
sonnel Hoist Safety."
DECEMBER, 1967
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Capitol Hill Visitors
Jack B. Wetterstroem of Local Union 854, Madison-
ville, Ohio, and Mrs. Wetterstroem, shown at left, were
recent visitors to Capitol Hill in Washington, where they
visited their daughter, Mrs. Jacquelyn DeWitt, and son-
in-law. Jay DeWitt, shown at right.
With the foursome are two Ohio Congressmen — Rob-
ert Taft, Jr., of Cincinnati and the First District and
Clarence J. Brown, Jr., of Urbana, 7th District.
Mr. DeWitt works in the office of Congressman Brown,
while Mrs. DeWitt is employed by Congressman Garry
Brown of Michigan's 3rd District.
Building Trades Union Scales
Average $4.88 an Hour
The wage scale of unionized building trades workers aver-
aged S4.88 an hour on October 2, according to the Labor
Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau's index
of such scales increased by 0.6 percent since July 3 to 145.4
(1957-59=100.0).
The Bureau's quarterly survey, which covered seven major
building trades in 100 cities, showed a continuing trend to-
ward higher than usual increases, noted since the fourth
quarter of 1966. with the largest third-quarter increase since
1960. The average scale in October was 2.8 cents above that
in July and 25.7 cents or 5.7 percent higher than the previous
October.
Change in average — ■
Trade October 2, 1967, from — Rate Level
July 3. 1967 October 3, 1966 October 2, 1967
Percent Cents Per- Cents Aver- Range
cent age
Bricklayers 0.4 2.5 5.3 26.7 $5.34 $3.90-$5.95
Carpenters 5 2.7 5.8 27.7 5.03 3.30- 6.15
Electricians 9 4.7 5.5 27.3 5.31 3.85- 6.55
Painters 7 3.4 6.1 27.0 4.76 2.75-5.45
Plasterers 1.0 5.1 5.4 25.7 5.17 3.25-5.90
Plumbers 6 3.4 5.3 26.9 5.39 4.20- 6.92
Building
laborers 3 1.2 5.6 19.8 3.80 1.85-5.40
All trades 6 2.8 5.7 25.7 4.82
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Carpenters on Parade in Asheville
AshevUIe daughters and sons grace (he Local 3110 float in the Labor Day Parade.
Carpenters Local 3110 of Asheville,
N. C. was the most active labor group
in the city's annual Labor Day Parade
this year.
In addition to entering a float in the
parade, it also entered two cars bearing
the names of the local union, which were
driven by officers of the union.
It also offered the parade one of the
best clowns of the day, Rufus Jackson,
who gave candy, banks and rain caps
to the spectators.
The president of the local union, Lee
Gentry, was parade captain. He was a
passenger in the lead car with AFL-CIO
Director Paul Christopher.
An estimated 20,000 people were on
the streets to watch the parade.
Ladies Assist Local 1280 at Pin Party
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.— These members of Ladies Auxiliary 554 represent
14 good reasons why the recent Pin Presentation Party held by Carpenters Local
1280 vfas such a tremendous success. These ladies prepared and served the
sumptuous buifet dinner. Those in front row, from left, are Vera Alvord, Zelma
Livingston, Evelyn Blefari, Frances Miller and Ann Van Straaten. In the back
row are Opal Curran, Vista Kimmel, Alvina Hopkins, Angle Bee, Leona Keeline,
Norma Allen, Helen Sciuto, Hope Marquez, and Margaret Diaz.
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1 4*1 Canadian Report
Ontario Building Trades Tackle 'Ace Trumping'
Negotiations, Building Supplies Fabrication
Delegates to the 1967 convention
of the Building and Construction
Trades Council of Ontario held in
Sarnia recently did some soul-search-
ing about a few specific problems
facing them in negotiations and in
the industry.
The two main questions which con-
cerned the convention were how to
avoid the game of trumping your
partner's ace in negotiations and how
to contend with the factory fabrication
of building components.
On the first question one delegate
called the "ace-trumping" (where one
union feels it has to get a bigger in-
crease than another union which has
already won a bigger increase than
another union), "playing politics on
this issue. We have to be honest with
our rank and file."
The solution ofi"ered by a resolution
and accepted by the delegates was a
system of joint negotiations by unions
in the construction industry.
This is not a novel solution, but
previous experience shows that it can
be made to work. Six building trades
unions in the Toronto area are al-
ready considering this step, well in
advance of the expiration of their
contracts in 1969.
The convention was told by James
Black, co-ordinator in Canada for the
AFL-CIO Building Trades Depart-
ment, that the building trades unions
had better get into the business of
organizing factory workers engaged in
pre-fabricating building components.
It was a matter of survival.
He said that the construction in-
dustry was planning to speed up the
process of using factory-built com-
ponents.
On this point his warning was un-
derlined by the announcement of a
two-year study by a University of
Toronto research group aimed at find-
ing new forms of urban housing that
could be produced at lower unit costs
than present forms.
Admittedly the study is to be done
within the framework of the present
construction industry, but there is
nothing to prevent it from going be-
yond it.
A press group was told, "Low rise
housing is virtually pre-destined for
the most appropriate application of
prefabrication methods."
Some unions are already seeking
protection against this trend in con-
tract negotiations, but Jim Black's
view was that it is unrealistic to
think that it would be possible to
compel contractors "to disassemble
factory built components and have
them put together by craft workers
on the site."
If the building trades do not pre-
pare to move into the factories, the
AFL-CIO representative thought that
some unions would simply disappear.
A management representative from
the London and District Construction
Association put it another way. He
told the convention that unions are
pricing themselves out of the market.
"That's why we have dying trades
today."
FEDERAL CONFERENCE
ON HOUSING SCHEDULED
The federal government has called
a special conference on housing for
December 11, 1967.
The Pearson administration has
come under heavy fire for its failure
to speed up homebuilding and for
pushing up interest rates to record
levels.
The idea behind the boost in in-
terest rates to a government-guaran-
teed 814 percent on NHA mortgages
was to encourage greater investment
in residential construction. So far this
move has failed. Housing starts this
year will be about the same as last
year — about 50,000 homes short of
the minimum requirements as esti-
mated by the Economic Council of
Canada.
The federal conference is planned,
according to the announcement from
Ottawa, to produce a more compre-
hensive and dynamic housing and
community development program, in
co-operation with the provinces.
ONTARIO DELEGATES
STUDY CO-OP PLAN
David B. Archer, president, On-
tario Federation of Labor, told the
delegates to the OFL's 11th annual
convention that the labor movement
"must condition its members into
accepting responsibility for initiating
public housing projects. . . . We should
look at the example of the labor
movement in Sweden where a sub-
stantial percentage of all housing is
built by a co-operative organization
operated by the Swedish building
trades unions."
A delegation from the Swedish
unions visited Canada recently and
told trade union and co-operative
leaders what they were doing in their
country. Their account made a deep
impression.
CANADA FOURTH IN
PER CAPITA INCOME
Canada ranks fourth among the
countries of the industrialized world
in per capita income.
First is the United States with
$3,240 per capita; second. Switzerland,
$2,150: third, Sweden, $2,130; fourth,
Canada, $2,100.
Other rankings are, France and
Germany, $1,620; Britain, $1,550; the
USSR, $1,000 and China. $85.
These recently-released figures, pro-
duced by the International Bank for
Construction and Development, are
for 1965.
NO GENERAL JOBLESS
PAY PLAN SCHEDULED
Contrary to previous announce-
ments, the federal government will
not introduce legislation to make un-
employment insurance payments uni-
versal, say informed sources at
Ottawa.
Many white collar and upper in-
come groups objected to being in-
cluded in the unemployment insur-
ance plan.
The latest proposal, it is thought,
DECEMBER, 1967
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to $150 a week under the U.I. legis-
lation, and payments to somewhere
between $50 and $65 weekly as the
upper limit. Top benefit now is only
S35 a week.
OLD-AGE PENSION
PLAN MOVES DOWN
The basic old-age pension becomes
payable at age 67 by January 1st,
1968. This is the next step on the
way to making OAP payable at age
65 in 1970.
The basic pension is $75 a month
plus two per cent cost of living allow-
ance recently added.
$110 MILLION ASKED
FOR LABOR TRAINING
Minister of Manpower Jean Mar-
chand has asked for $110 million to
be added to his labor training pro-
gram.
The federal minister was giving a
progress report to parliament during
the course of which he talked about
making Canada's manpower program
the best in the world.
The backbone of the program is
manpower training under which grants
are paid to the provinces and allow-
ances of up to $90 a week are paid
to persons being trained.
SIX TRADE UNIONISTS
ELECTED IN ONTARIO
The New Democratic Party won
20 seats in the Ontario election held
October 17th, getting over 26 per
cent of the vote in a three-corner
fight.
Six of the 20 elected members
were trade unionists. While only
about a dozen trade unionists ran as ■
candidates out of 117 nominations,
half of them won.
It is admitted on all sides that the
increase of NDP seats from seven in
the 1963 election to 20 in 1967 was
due to the labor vote.
This is the first time since the party
was formed in 1961 that trade union
solidarity at the polls was evident in
the results.
The NPD picked up 33 per cent
of the vote in Metro Toronto, over 40
percent in the Hamilton area and 32
per cent in Northern Ontario.
With these results, come next elec-
tion it will be a question of fighting
for the government. The rural areas
will be the problem still, though.
LIBERALS RETURN
IN SASKATCHEWAN
The CCF-NDP was disappointed
that it did not do better in the Sas-
katchewan provincial election Octo-
ber 10th. But it increased its vote to
44.4 per cent of the total. This is
more than the Conservatives got in
retaining the Ontario government with
under 44 per cent of the vote.
But the Liberals in Saskatchewan
got 45.5 per cent of the vote and
were returned to power for another
four-year term.
CHRISTMAS STAMPS
FOR FOURTH YEAR
The Canadian Post Office is issuing
Christmas stamps for the fourth con-
secutive year, in denominations of 5
cents and 3 cents.
The stamps were first released in
October to allow sufficient time for
overseas Christmas mailing.
The 5-cent stamp, printed in green,
and the 3-cent, printed in red, are
identical in design except for their
denominative values. They are small
and horizontal in shape. Children
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A Russian Joke
President Johnson, visiting Russia,
remariced to Kosygin that he under-
stood drunkenness was a problem
there. Kosygin, denying it, handed LBJ
a rifle and said, "You have permission
to shoot every drunk you see in Mos-
cow!" LBJ hunted all day, returned
without firing a shot. Later Kosygin
visited Washington, D. C, and LBJ
returned the courtesy: "Shoot every
drunk you encounter," he invited. Ko-
sygin was back soon, an empty clip
in a smoking-hot rifle. Johnson was
dismayed. Just then the door burst
open and an aide rushed in. "Mr.
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has murdered the entire Russian Em-
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His Own Worst Customer
The boomer carpenter ran into an
acquaintance he hadn't seen in years,
but the fellow had a sad story to tell:
"My wife ran off with a saxophone
player, but she took all the money out
of our joint account before she left.
Our insurance had lapsed when the
house burned down. The doctor says
he's not going to be able to save the
twins, and my oldest girl has become
a hippie. I had a series of X-rays, they
say I gotta have surgery, and the out-
look Isn't so bright for me. I felt so
bad about it all, I got drunk, ran into
the Chief of Police, and tore up my
car that I need for my business!"
"Golly, that's terrible!" said the
boomer. "What line of work are you
in?"
"Same old thing," replied the
friend, "selling good luck charms."
R U REGISTERED 2 VOTE?
Just Lumbering Along
The foreman approached the la-
borer on the job and said: "tHow
come you're only carrying one length
of lumber while the other men are
carrying two?"
"Can I help It If they're too lazy to
make two trips?"
— Linda Kajszo, St. Louis, Mo.
UNIONISM STARTS WITH "U"
In Living Pan-avision!
The business agent was seated in
his easy chair, watching TV and enjoy-
ing a drink. He could see his wife in
the kitchen, wrestling with a small
mountain of pots and pans. "Dearie,"
he called, "I am distressed, seeing you
working so hard. I can't stand It;
please close the door!"
■ — T. E Noding, West Orange, N. J.
BE UNION — BUY LABEL
And A Small Portion?
Fussy diner: "Waitress, Is this young
salad?"
Waitress: "Is It? Lady, it's so
young I had to wash and dress It
myself"
UNION DUES — TOMORROWS SECURITY
This /Month's Limerick
O'Brian and his friend O'Gerhity
Drank themselves far into hilarity.
And when they got stinkin'
They both got to thlnkin'
They'd will their brains to posterity.
— Edwin Gieselman, Sr., L.U. 485
Two In Tune
Lat: "I want a small wedding, with
everything as simple as possible."
Cat: "You've got it made, dearie
. . . you'll have each other!"
— Maurice hlowes, Pittsfield, Mass.
UNION MEN WORK SAFELY
Cream of The Crop
Joe: "Before my wife goes to bed
she puts on vanishing cream, face
cream, wrinkle cream, cold cream,
hand cream and skin cream."
Moe: "Does it make her look any
better?"
Joe: "Makes her look sleepy! She
keeps slipping out of bed all night!"
BE AN ACTIVE UNIONIST
The Cold Facts
The shopper's dress was wafted by
a brisk breeze and she noted the in-
tense attention of the sidewalk Santa.
"Well!" she snorted, "It's plain to see
you're no gentleman! ' "Ho, ho, ho!"
ho-ho'd the bearded bell-bender, "It's
plain to see that you're not either!"
IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH
tAethodist in His Madness?
The anthropologist was interviewing
the chief of a cannibal tribe. "Do
your people know anything about re-
ligion. Chief?" he asked. "Well," re-
plied the chief, "we got a little taste
of It when the last missionary was
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■ Best Shot Size?
With the duck season at hand, there
again appears on the horizon the old
argument about the best shot size. Using
the most efficient size benefits the hunter
in several ways. He is surer of success;
he loses fewer cripples; his cost for
ammunition can be noticeably lower.
In recently conducted tests it was
shown that No. 4 shot is superior to
No. 6 for duck hunting at 30 yards
and beyond. The tests were conducted at
ranges from 35 to 65 yards.
At all ranges^ a greater number of 6's
hit the target but the penetration of the
4's was significantly greater. Far more
ducks were taken with 4's, and the
higher impact resulted in far fewer
crippled birds. Biggest problem with clean
kills, as most duck hunters are aware, is
to make sure the birds are at close
enough range before blasting away.
■ California Buck
Chalk up a nice buck for P. C. Tariel
of Walnut Creek, California, a member
of Local 2046 out of Martinez. Here's a
pic of Brother Tariel checking out the
rack. It was downed in the Krisflat area
P. C. Tariel and deer
of Mono county. "Good deer hunting
country, if you can hike and climb," says
Tariel.
■ New Electric Reel
In a past column we mentioned a new
reel on the market, an electric model
featuring three lure-retrieve speeds, one
that can be operated with one hand. In
answer to a question by Brotherhood
member V. E. Craig of Project City,
California^ the name of the manufac-
turer is the Woodstream Corporation,
Lititz, Pa.. Box 327, zip 17543.
B Out of Range
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Brother Edward O'Farrell of 3325 Doug-
las Road. Chesapeake, Virginia 23320,
saw your name in this column and would
like you to get in touch with him.
■ Washington Buck
The son of Jim Fry, Spokane, Wash-
ington, a member of Local 98, says his
dad is a good hunter and really brings
home the venison. At right is a picture of
Jim Fry. his son and his cousin, dressing
out a nice buck, downed out of the
Roosevelt Lake area. The big deer had
to be horse-dragged out of the area.
■ 40-Minute Battle
Jack Harrison, aided by Cliff Holstein,
both members of Local 314, Madison,
Wisconsin, duped a tiger musky, a 27-
Ib., 47-in. specimen from the fish-lush
waters of Hayward, Wisconsin. The
lunker, which took 40 minutes to land,
was duped on a No. 5 Mepps lure and is
now mounted on a plaque in Brother
Harrison's den. The letter from these
lads, accompanied by a pic which was
too faint for reproduction, bore no return
address. If we receive same, we'll fire
back a pair of lures.
■ Some Ammo Tips
It's O.K. to shoot a solid ball through
the poly-choke attachment of your scat-
tergun, provided the "ball" is a standard
factory load and not a homemade slug
which might be a bit too large. Buckshot
can also be used with a poly-choke or
cutts compensator attachment on your
shotgun, and we've noted that the buck-
shot seems to work best through a full-
choke setting.
It is dangerous, very dangerous, to fire
a 3-inch, 12-gauge shell in a shotgun
chambered for a VA shell. It can raise
the pressure as much as 15 percent, and
if there is any weakness in the gun, it
may be sufficient to burst the barrel and
cause serious injury to the shooter.
■ Three on the Spot
We hear, via the outdoor grapevine, a
brow-raising story about Ernest D. Desso
of Wilson, New York, age 72 years, a
member of Local 322 in Niagara Falls.
Ernest and four hunt partners arrived
at a deer hunting spot in the Cranberry
Lake area of the Adirondacks in New
York State, about 5 a.m. in the morning,
and by the time they set up camp it
was starting to snow. They decided to
do a little still-hunting to get a couple
of new men in their party acquainted
with the area.
En route to "stands," Ernest jumped a
group of deer in a swampy area and
knocked out a doe from the bunch.
While he was rummaging around for a
hunt knife, he heard a movement be-
hind him and caught sight of a black
bear in his eye's corner. It took him
two shots, at 20 feet, from his Savage
rifle, 30 caliber, to down the critter
which dressed out at 125 pounds.
As he was dressing out the doe, he
was joined by two more curious does
and a spike. He picked off the spike
with two shots.
All happened in a 20-minute period
and can be verified by Elmer Desso,
Jack O'Hargan, Ernie Nickerson and
Frank West.
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■ Lake Erie Luck
An up-and-coming young angler is
Alan La Duke, age 7, son of Sylvester
La Duke of East Detroit, Michigan, a
member of Local 26. He's pictured here
with a 3Vi-lb. sheepshead he nipped
from Lake Erie, boat fishing off the
shores of Wheatley, Ontario. It meas-
ured 18 inches from nose to tail. Many
thanks to Mrs. La Duke for the pic and
story.
■ Texas Tourney
W. C. Waggoner of San Angelo, Texas,
a member of Local 411, gets in a plug
for the bass fishing in his neck o' the
woods. In a recent tournament, with 34
anglers participating, they produced an
average of 7-lb., 8-ozs. of bass each.
While competing. Brother Waggoner
nipped a large channel cat on a plug.
■ No Quickie Hunts
So called "quickie hunts," which in-
volve use of aircraft to facilitate downing
of game, will be curtailed in Alaska in
an effort to safeguard three big game
animals which, the Alaska Game De-
partment felt, were destined to face over-
hunting.
From here on out, a hunter utilizing
aircraft to travel to a sheep-hunting area
may not take a sheep on the same day
the aircraft is used, regardless of what
it is used for — that day.
This is a state-wide regulation and the
same regulation applies to bear hunters
in the Alaska Peninsula game manage-
ment area. A further restriction on bear
hunting and guides limits aircraft use
only to pre-established, registered camps.
■ Calls of the Wild
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of the bugling bull elk, the call of the
bull moose is a hoarse bellow or grunt.
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ADVANCED BLUEPRINT READING, UNIT VIII
This Unit completes the Section of Plans and Specifica-
tions which deals with the stair and ramp details. It then
deals with the elevator and toilet details. Although a
significant portion of this Unit deals with work of other
trades, it is related to the job processes performed by the
carpenter.
This Unit will help you recognize the combined effort
of the various trades reauired to erect a structure and
understand the function of the carpenter more clearly.
QUESTIONS
1. How is the span of the hand rail supported?
2. How many intermediate hand rail supports are
used on the hand rail between the second and the third
floors in stairway "B"?
3. How are the intermediate hand rail supports
attached to the concrete walls?
4. How are the intermediate hand rail supports
attached to the metal framed walls?
5. What is the rise per step between the second
and third floors on stairway "A"?
6. What is the rise per step between the third and
fourth floors in stairway "B"?
7. What is the minimum clearance above tread-
to-head on stairway "B" between the third and fourth
floors?
8. How many baluster caps will be required for
both stairways?
9. How are the baluster caps on the stairway walls
held in place?
10. What are the dimensions of the metal cap?
How is it fabricated?
11. What kind of metal is used for the hand rail
bracket?
12. What is the thickness of the poured concrete
wall in the stair balustrade?
13. What provision must be made for anchoring the
grounds for the baluster caps?
] 4. How does the contractor insure the availability
of anchors on the job site at the time they are needed?
15. What finish is used for the stair balustrade
walls?
16. How is the thickness of the plaster gauged in
the stair balustrade?
17. Does stairway "B" maintain a uniform tread
width?
18. Describe the construction of a typical step of
the stairway.
19. What is the width of the narrowest landing in
stairway "B"? Where is it located?
20. How is the stair landing connected to the exit
door to the alley in stairway "B"?
21. How can the dimensions for the stair landings
in stairway "A" be determined?
22. What is the horizontal distance of the stair
flight from the lower garage to the landing at the alley
door in stairway "B"?
23. What reinforcing steel is placed in the concrete
steps in stairway "B"?
24. What reinforcing steel is placed in the concrete
ramp leading to the exit door in stairway "B"?
25. What is the thickness of the concrete landing
between the first and second floor levels in stairway
"B"?
26. What size reinforcing steel is used in the balus-
trade walls in stairway "B" and how is it placed?
27. How much slope is given to the roof over stair-
way "A"?
28. What is the height of the concrete wall above
the upper ramp at the garage entrance?
29. How is the 2" down spout from the penthouse
roof in stairway "A" enclosed in the interior of the
building.
30. How much slope is given to the roof over
stairway "B"?
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS WILL BE FOUND ON PAGE 36.
STUDY MATERIAL AVAILABLE
Plans and Specifications for the Advanced Blue-
print Reading Home Study Course are available
through the office of General Secretary R. E. Liv-
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dollars ($5) with your order to: General Secretary
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24
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THE FRIENDSHIP TREE, the tradition-
al way of displaying cards from well
wishers at the Lakeland Home. Residents
say there's always space for one more.
Maybe yours?
i Christmas Cheer |
I at the I
i Lakeland Home
I
Another Chrismtas will soon be
celebrated at the Home for Aged
Members maintained by the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America at Lakeland,
Florida.
Memories of many Christniases
past are in the minds of the old
timers who live at Lakeland. It is
a time when church and civic
groups visit the Home and enter-
tain the residents with carols and
good cheer.
It is a time, too, when the old
timers like to receive messages
from home and from the members
of their home locals.
This year, as in past years, a
•'Friendship Tree" will be set up in
the lobby of the Home. This tree
will be decorated only with Christ-
mas cards.
We urge every local union, every
district and state council to send
greetings to the residents of the
Home this Christmas. Send per-
sonal cards and send them to the
tree too.
Cards for the Friendship Tree
should be addressed: Friendship
Tree, Carpenters' Home, P.O. Box
i
i
i
I 88, Lakeland, Florida 33802.
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The Choral Group from the Santa Fe School, Parameds.
ir.
Cub Scouts from Lakeland Pack 706 hold a candlelight ceremony.
The St. Joseph's Choral Group, all senior Girl Scouts.
Members of the Assembly of God Church Choir sing hymns and carols.
The Episcopal Youngmen's Choral Group and friends entertain.
Junior Girl Scouts from the St. Joseph's Choral Group.
DECEMBER, 1967
25
iOF INTEREST TO OUR INDUSTRIAL LOCALS
From the Research Department
Population of the United States Reaches 200 Million;
Strong Union Organization, Bargaining Is a Necessity
By the time you read this article
the population of the United States
will have soared to over 200 million
people. The United States Bureau of
the Census estimates that our popu-
lation is increasing by approximately
2.8 million people each year. This
means each year our population is in-
creased by enough people to populate
the cities of Pasadena, California; At-
lanta, Georgia; Dallas, Texas; Boston,
Massachusetts; and Washington, D. C.
You may ask why this should be
of interest to our Industrial Locals.
The answer is simple. Inevitably, pop-
ulation growth is accompanied by an
expansion of buildings to meet the
needs of new families. The Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment estimates that our family needs
of the next 10 years will require the
erection of 21.4 million units.
Also, in the next decade we will
need schools for an additional 10 mil-
lion children, as well as health and
welfare facilities for an additional 5
million senior citizens over the age
of 60.
The above when added to industrial
and commercial expansion is, indeed,
a gigantic undertaking.
To meet these building demands
there will be a need for billions of
doors, windows, cabinets, and trusses,
along with billions of feet of moulding,
wall panelling, floor tile, as well as
other building component parts.
But this is only part of the picture.
HUD estimates that there are approxi-
mately 8 million dilapidated or de-
teriorating housing units in this coun-
try. They go on to say that it is not
just housing which is in need of repair,
but that there are whole industrial
and commercial areas in our cities
and older suburbs that need rehabili-
tation or rebuilding.
It would be extremely difficult to
pin point the needs of all the cities in
the United States. However, it is esti-
mated that in New York City alone,
there are 58,000 buildings which
should be rehabilitated. These 58,000
buildings would provide housing for
800,000 families.
The rehabilitation of these buildings
alone would mean millions of doors,
windows and cabinets, plus billions of
square feet of flooring and wall pan-
elling.
If we project these figures to in-
clude all United States cities in need
of rehabilitation, you can see the
astronomical number of items needed
for such an undertaking. These re-
quirements coupled with needs brought
about by population expansion, as
mentioned before, will indeed mean
much work for the industrial mem-
bership of the United Brotherhood.
The first question we must ask our-
selves, is do we want to join in meet-
ing the demands of the future as well
as helping rid our central cities of
their blighted acres. If we answer yes
to this question, we must then prepare
for the job ahead.
First, as we must compete with scab
shops for this work, we must leave
TOOL TALK
no stone unturned in our efforts to
organize them. As President M. A.
Hutcheson has said, "We need to take
into membership all qualified non-
union men working at our trade."
And this must be done as every non-
union worker is a threat to the wages
and working conditions of the mem-
bership of the United Brotherhood.
By organizing the non-union shops the
United Brotherhood not only helps
protect itself from the perpetual threat,
but also helps the newly taken-in
workers to enjoy the benefits derived
from solidarity.
Second, we must prepare to meet
the demand for more and better skilled
workers. To further quote President
Hutcheson, ". . . we need to train far
greater numbers of young men through
our apprenticeship programs."
Thirdly, we must prepare for effec-
tive collective bargaining in our indus-
try, not only at negotiations but also
in our day to day collective bargain-
ing. Carrying out our collective bar-
gaining so that we the workers, who
produce the products necessary to meet
these demands reap our share of the
benefits of our expanding market.
By B. Jones
26
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Modular units would be stacked around
a central core and attached to the central
core by beams extending horizontally, as
indicated in the model. Core would house
elevators and utilities.
Mobile Home
Industry Moves
Into High-Rise
With a few variations on the design
and construction of today's mobile
home, several manufacturers are now
moving ahead with tomorrow's modu-
lar high-rise structures.
"The mobile home industry is on
the threshold of providing urban
Americans with manufactured housing
at a cost of less than $10,000," says
E. L. Wilson, managing director of
the Mobile Homes Manufacturing
Association.
How this development will affect
traditional divisions of construction
craft work has yet to be determined.
Modular units, prefabricated in facto-
ries, fall into a gray area which some-
times divides industrial and craft
union organization. To clarify this
whole area of activity, the AFL-CIO
Building and Construction Trades De-
partment initiated a study project of
prefabricating at its last convention.
The mobile home industry plans to
provide 720 square-foot modular
homes (manufactured and site-ready),
completely furnished, for high-rise
structures at less than $10,000. (Con-
ventional home building costs approxi-
mately $14 per square foot, unfur-
nished.)
Mobile home manufacturers have
already built and erected modular units
as townhouses and the high-rise is
just two years off, according to Wilson
of Mobile Homes.
"Our industry may build one out of
every three single family housing starts
in 1967," he said. "Last year it was
one of every four. Total factory ship-
ments of mobile homes should reach
a third of a million households an-
nually in 1970.
"Our industry realizes the need for
urban housing at a nominal cost and
it has produced modular units this
year at reasonable prices. The number
will greatly increase in '68. (The aver-
age mobile home is 12' wide x 60'
long and retails for $5,700.)"
"The high-rise concept for large
cities is practical, since four multiple
dwelling units can be placed on an
acre." said Richard K. Beitler, MHMA
Director of Land Development. "The
main facilities, electricity, plumbing,
heating and elevators, are built into a
central core made of conventional con-
struction. However, the modular units
are transported by truck to the high-
rise, lifted in place by crane, and bolted
to the conventional structure.
"The structure can be replaced with
new modulars whenever a family
wishes to change decor and appliances.
Eventually, when this becomes stand-
ard in major metropolitan areas, "a
business man can ship his modular
home to another community and place
it in a similar high-rise rather than
bothering with purchasing a conven-
tional home and selling the old one.
"Also, these 12' x 56' or 12' x 60'
units can be divided in half to form
two efficiency apartments for young
marrieds or single persons who desire
reasonably priced housing. These
apartments would be completely fur-
nished. Modular high-rise units could
be divided into office spaces, too.
"The modular concept is not new,
but the mobile home industry is ca-
pable of producing the units, com-
pletely furnished, for about $10,000.
This would give lower income fami-
lies a chance to own a home. Pre-
vious attempts at conventional con-
structed multiple dwelling modulars
have resulted in extremely high cost
—over $30,000 for a unit half the
size of the mobile home industry's
modulars," Wilson concluded.
The mobile home industry has been
working closely with the federal gov-
ernment in providing this low-cost
housing. Currently, financing is avail-
able to most income groups. Down
payments range from 20-30 per cent
of retail price with the balance carried
five, seven or ten years.
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27
Florida Carpenter
Apprentice Winners
The Eighth Annual Florida State Car-
penter Apprenticeship Contest was held
in Hollywood by the Sea, Florida, Sep-
tember 28 and 29th.
Joe Mankowich, coordinator of the
Broward County District Council Ap-
prenticeship and Training Program, did
an outstanding job in coordinating the
contest, which was held at the Diplomat
Hotel.
Six young men competed for the honor
of representing the State of Florida at
selected apprenticeship conferences and/
or the International Carpenters Appren-
ticeship Contest in 1968. They were
Duane Holden of West Hollywood; Ger-
ard M. Opstal, Miami; Ronald F. WolfiF,
Eau Gallic; Frank J. Costa, Tampa; Ar-
thur J. Birchall III, Atlantic Beach; and
Joseph William Winik, Boynton Beach.
Winners were Ronald F. Wolff, first
place; Arthur J. Birchall, III. second
place; and Frank J. Costa, third place.
Wolff will represent the Florida State
Council of Carpenters at the next South-
ern States Apprenticeship Conference in
Birmingham, Alabama, and Birchall will
represent the state in the 1968 Interna-
tional Contest.
These young men were given recog-
nition and awards at the Awards Ban-
quet on Friday. September 29, at which
there were 325 guests representing ap-
prenticeship committees throughout the
state.
Delaware Honorees
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.V
Local Union 626, Wilmington, Dele-
ware, recently held completion exercises
in honor of three young men now enter-
ing the trade as skilled craftsmen.
Alfred Howard Jr., Local 626 appren-
ticeship committee chairman, is shown at
left above with Alfred Dunfee, Richard
Toy, and Louis Guerrina.
CONTEST RULES
Rules and regulations governing the
annual Carpenters' local, state, provincial
and international apprenticeship contests
have now been prepared in booklet form.
Local, state, and provincial training lead-
ers may obtain additional copies from the
Apprenticeship and Training Department
of the Brotherhood in Washington, D. C.
What's New in
Apprenticeship
& Training
At Florida ceremonies, left to right: Duane Holder; Frank J. Costa, third place
winner; Henry W. Chandler, executive board member, 450; Ronald F. Wolff, first place
winner; Joe Mankowich, apprentice coordinator, Broward County DC of Carpenters;
and Arthur J. Birchall III.
Surrounded by Floridians in white T-shirts is: Leo Gable, technical director of
apprenticeship and training of the United Brotherhood. With him are: kneeling, left
to right, Duane Holder and Gerald Asptal; Standing, Frank J. Costa, Ronald F.
Wolff, Arthur J. Birchall and Joseph William Winik.
28
THE CARPENTER
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Students and instructor at the Portland training sessions. Among those shown are
Mel Kinnaman, Herman Fanger, R. A. Motley, Howard Dent, James Laxon, Chuck
Miller (instructor), Leonard Brown, Francis Bland, Bob Stuart, Leland Carter, and
Sul Juoni.
Levels and Transits -., ir^^o r
C4. J- J J. D J.I J P an 190o Event
Studied at Portland „«-^..^,.^_««..^.
Under the direction of its executive
secretary, the Portland, Oregon District
Council of Carpenters has embarked on
an advanced journeyman training pro-
gram covering the use of level and tran-
sits.
Through arrangements with the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America Apprenticeship and Training
Department, needed equipment and cost
of instruction are being provided.
Charles Miller is the instructor.
E. B. Weber watches student adjusting
transit at Portland school.
Left to right: E. B. Weber, executive
secretary, Portland District Council;
Robert Bland, Instructor Charles Miller,
and John Carres.
Members of Carpenters International
Joint Apprenticeship Contest Committee
met last weekend in Kansas City to plan
the 1968 contest, to be held there. The
leaders also met with apprentice training
coordinators from all over the country
to discuss development of apprentice
training programs in line with the contest.
Shown are, from the left, seated, William
P. Muder, Cabinet Makers Local 1635
and Kansas City area apprentice commit-
tee chairman for cabinet makers; Dale
Markham, Carpenters Local 61, and
chairman of the Carpenters apprentice
committee here; Leo Gable, secretary of
the International Contest Committee and
Technical Director, Apprenticeship and
Training Department, United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of Amer-
ica. Standing is Floyd Price, apprentice
training coordinator for the Kansas City
District Council area.
See Page 31 for the minutes of the
Kansas City meeting of the International
Contest Committee.
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Two views of some of the participants in the classes for millwrights at Richmond, Virginia.
Advanced Welding
At Richmond
Eugene Collins, apprenticeship and
training coordinator for Millwrights Lo-
cal Union 1402, Richmond, Va., has
started an advanced welding program for
the member of Local Union 1402.
The program is being financed through
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America and held in the
welding shop of the local vocational
school. It is anticipated that new facili-
ties will be available by July of 1968
that will provide space and equipment
for 45 trainees at a time.
This course is being taught by Brother
J. Aslet.
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Lake Erie leaders and learners. Seated, left to right, A. B. Carter, instructor, and
A. C. Morley, apprenticeship and training coordinator. Standing, from left, are:
Clifford L. Mesnard, James Robinson, C. E. Hughes, Gene Bish, Robert D. Hastings,
Robert Steiner, Robert Crumrine, Alt J. Dossin, Paul Ross, Richard Crawford,
Thomas Faunce, Bob Mills, Henry Collet, and Walter Heishman.
Lake Erie District
Launches Program
In cooperation with the United Broth-
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, the Lake Erie District Coun-
cil of Carpenters has established three
advanced training programs for journey-
men.
The United Brotherhood has written
a subcontract with the Lake Erie District
Council to assist in the financing of the
programs. The program was developed
at the request of Paul R. Loper, business
manager of the Lake Erie District Coun-
cil.
Advanced Training at Jacksonville
Carpenters Local Union 627, Jacksonville, Fla., takes advantage of the advanced
training programs available through the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America General Office and starts classes in mathematics and blue print
reading and estimating. The program is coordinated by Louis Toth.
30
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Minutes of the International Carpenters Apprenticeship Contest Committee; November
3-4, 1967; Plaza Inn, Kansas City, Missouri.
PRESENT— Representing the Employ-
ers: Lee Rice, A.G.C.; Richard Hutchin-
son, A.G.C.; Syd Carnine, N.A.H.B.;
R. K. Gervin. Representing the United
Brotherhood: Leo Gable, Secretary;
Stuart Proctor; Paul Rudd; George Vest,
Jr.; J. Peter Christensen.
ABSENT— Ed Wasielewski, Chairman.
Among those Advisory Members pres-
ent representing the respective State and
Provincial Contest Committees were:
Vernon C. Foster, Phoenix, Arizona;
Gordon Littman, San Francisco, Cali-
fornia; E. A. Brown, Santa Rosa, Cali-
fornia; Guss C. Wells, Englewood, Colo-
rado; Kenneth H. Moye, West Palm
Beach, Florida; Adolph Dardar, Chicago,
Illinois; Fred M. Pedersen, Waterloo,
Iowa; Charles M. Miller, Topeka, Kan-
sas; Morris E. Eastland, Gardner,
Kansas; Thomas J. Laborde, New Or-
leans, Louisiana; Christ H. Magnusson,
Detroit, Michigan; Ray Cooks, Detroit,
Michigan; Mel Shasserre, Jefferson City.
Missouri; Orrin B. Masoner, Kansas City,
Missouri; Floyd E. Price, Kansas City,
Missouri; Vernon J. Beckwith, Albu-
querque, New Mexico; Edward T. Shea,
Syracuse, New York; Ray Mitchell, Pitts-
burgh, Pennsylvania; George M. Walish,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; William V.
Hood, Memphis, Tennessee; Ellis J. Rees,
Salt Lake City, Utah; Charles Stewart,
Memphis, Tennessee; J. O. Mack, Ex-
ecutive Board Member, Sixth District,
Kansas City, Missouri.
NOVEMBER 3, 1967
The Contest Committee met on the
afternoon of the 3rd at the Ward Park-
way Center, with Mr. S. H. "Spud"
Barrett, Jr., Manager of the Ward Park-
way Center, and discussed the services
that were available for the contest at the
Center. Mr. Barrett advised the Commit-
tee that in addition to the space available
in the upper and lower malls for the
manipulative contest that he would make
available meeting rooms for the Com-
mittee, Judges and for the written portion
of the contest. He said he would also
arrange for the catering of lunches for
all contestants and, further, he would
assist the Committee in publicity by the
placement of news releases in the Kansas
City Star, announcements on the radio
and he was confident that arrangements
could be made with the television stations
to cover phases of the manipulative con-
test.
The Committee was quite pleased with
the facilities available and the cooperative
attitude taken by Mr. Barrett.
On the evening of November 3, the
Contest Committee met in Executive Ses-
sion to discuss the problems inherent in
the contest, particularly whether or not
to expand the manipulative portion from
a one day to a two day contest and it
was decided this should be referred to
the open meeting on the morning of Sat-
urday, November 4, for further discus-
sion.
NOVEMBER 4, 1967
The meeting was called to order by
Acting Chairman, Richard Hutchinson at
9:15 A.M. who explained that Chairman
Ed Wasielewski was unable to attend due
to an accident in which he was involved.
Previous Minutes
A Motion was made, seconded and
carried that the reading of the September
22, 1967 Meeting Minutes be waived and
that they be adopted as distributed.
Acting Chairman Hutchinson explained
the purpose of this meeting of all ad-
visory committee members of the State
and Provincial Contest Committees was
to discuss the forthcoming International
Contest to be held in August 1968, and
at this time he asked for a self-introduc-
tion of all Advisory Committee members
present.
New Advisory Members
The Secretary introduced the new Ad-
visory Members on the International Joint
Contest Committee recently appointed by
Chairman. Finlay C. Allan of vhe Na-
tional Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Committee, to represent Canada. Mr.
R. K. Gervin, Vancouver, B. C. Canada,
member of the Amalgamated Construc-
tion Association of British Columbia and
Mr. J. Peter Christensen, Edmonton, Al-
berta, Canada, Business Representative of
Local Union No. 1325.
No further appointments to represent
Employer groups has as yet been made
by Chairman Wasielewski.
Communications
The Secretary read the communication
from Mr. William E. Dunn, Director of
the Associated General Contractors, stat-
ing that their Association would contrib-
ute five thousand dollars ($5,000) toward
the cost of the International Carpenters
Apprenticeship Contest and expressing
sincere hope that the 1968 Contest would
be the most outstanding of its type ever
conducted.
A letter from Chairman Ed Wasielew-
ski was read, in which he made one or
two suggestions which should be con-
sidered in this meeting. These suggestions
were to be taken up as the meeting
progressed.
Unfinished Business
The matter of a one or two day manip-
pulative contest was opened for discus-
sion. There were many expressions pro
and con on this subject, however, since
there was no clear cut opinion pro or
con, although the consensus of opinion
seemed to be in favor of a two day con-
test, the matter will be referred to the
National Joint Carpenters Apprenticeship
and Training Committee Meeting in San
Francisco, February 1-2, 1968, for their
consideration and final determination.
Secondly, the method of financing the
contest was discussed and, as Chairman
Wasielewski suggested in his communica-
tion, the overall committee considered the
possible reinstatement of the registration
fee as a means of equalizing the trans-
portation costs of all contest committees.
Acting Chairman Hutchinson explained
that the purpose of this fund was not to
defray the cost of the contest, per se, but
to reimburse all contest committees for
the transportation costs of their con-
testants, thus making it possible for
broader participation, especially by those
States or Provinces which might be hard
pressed in raising the necessary funds to
send a contestant.
The Secretary stated that since the
National Joint Committee at its meeting
in New Orleans had adopted the Con-
test Rules and Regulations that relegated
the expenses of sending the contestants
to the International Contest to the respec-
tive States and Provinces, that the United
Brotherhood members on the Contest
Committee and the National Joint Ap-
prenticeship and Training Committee
would be opposed to the re-imposition of
the registration fee especially for 1968,
but that the matter could be referred to
the National Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committee for reconsideration
at their February, 1968 meeting, for pos-
sible reinstatement in 1969.
Material for Contests
Paul Rudd, reported that he and Act-
ing Chairman Hutchinson had met with
Mr. Costello, Public Relations man for
the American Plywood Association and
Mr. Costello had stated that they would
be more than glad to cooperate with the
contest committee in supplying some of
the material needed for the contest and
that as soon as the projects had been
determined, a list of the plywood needed
should be forwarded to Mr. Costello.
He further reported that, as yet, they
had been unable to contact any rep-
resentative of the National Lumber
Manufacturing Association regarding
dimension lumber that might be needed.
Committee Report
Syd Carnine reported on the Com-
mittee meeting with Mr. Barrett and said
that the Committee could ask for no
(Continued on page 35)
DECEMBER, 1967
31
Service to the
Brotherhood
A gallery of piciures showing some of
ihe senior members of the Brotherhood
who recently received 25-year or 50-
year service pins.
(1) BERKELEY, CALIF.— Local 1158
recently honored its ZS-year members
at an awards dinner. Visiting dignitaries
included: Clarence E. Briggs, interna-
tional representative; A. A. Figone, presi-
dent of the Bay Counties District Council;
Gunnar Benonys, Local 36 business
representative; and William F. Marshall,
business representative for Locals 194,
1158, and 1473. Master of ceremonies
for (he evening was C. S. Spainhower,
Local 1158 president. Ten of the sixteen
recipients were present to receive their
pins. They are pictured, left to right,
seated: Robert Schwingler, Charles Spain-
hower, Dan Miranda, Albert T. Smith,
Henry O. Sherman. Standing, left to
right: Lloyd Bredehoft. Elmer Johnson,
Con O'Keefe, Edwin Matilla.
(2) BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA—
Local 1098 awarded gold and silver rings
and pins to its 25-year members at a
reception held at the Union Hall. Inter-
national Representative D. O. Spears of
New Orleans, Louisiana, presented a total
of 97 awards to the following members:
Michael Acosta, H. M. Adams, Howard
Adams, Willie V. Adams, Lucius An-
drews, Henry Armato, Russell M. Atkin-
son, William F. Atwell, Allen A. Babin,
Dan Baltzer, Jessie Banta, August Barbay,
Earl J. Barbay, St. John Barbay, Antoine
Barras, G. A. Bates, Kermit Bonnette,
Alton J. Booth, Edgar M. Borders, C. X.
Burleigh, W. L. Brent, F. E. Cain, Vin-
cent T. Cambre, Millard F. Campbell,
Joe Canal, James R. Carter, M. V. Cau-
sey, Clarence Clark, Clarence Clayton,
W. J. Colligan, J. E. Courtney, L. S.
Couvillion, Herman Delacerda, Charles
T. Dixon, Bruce E. Doughty, Carrol W.
Draper, Virgil Easley, C. E. Egans, Ernest
Farmer, Jessie R. Farmer, Willie J.
Farmer, C. E. Ferguson, Francis G.
Fletcher, Hilton Forman, George F.
Frazier, Homer Goldman, Jack Guar-
isco, Emmitt Gueringer, Ulyse J. Guidroz,
John Haas, Himel Hatheld, W. A. Haupt-
man, Reuben Henley, Clinton J. Hoover,
Taft Howard, L. H. Hudson, M. W.
Kennedy, Aldon Kern, E. F. Ladner,
C. P. Landry, Joe LetuUe, O. J. Lewis,
A. B. McDaniel, Jessie J. McDonald,
P. J. McKinney, Kenneth F. McLean,
W. S. McLean, Grady McMorris, Law-
rence Messina, R. H. Methvien, C. L.
Miller, Lee Nickens, H. N. Pace, W. M.
Palmer, Anthony A. Pourciau, A. J.
Rabb, A. H. Richardson, Charles Rich-
ardson, Ewen Ritchie, M. W. Roberts,
T. S. Scott, Robert C. Sharkey, Dewitt
Simmons, E. F. Surratt, Tommie H. Tol-
bert, Bennie Tate, Henry Vaccaro, John
B. Waller, William E. Ward, W. G.
Watson, D. W. Webb, G. G. Westbrook,
Melvin D. White, J. B. Wray and Donald
Wyrick.
Members eligible for 25-year member-
ship awards but not present were: V. M.
Ashley, L. A. Aucoin, F. A. Baughman,
A. V. Bollinger, T. E. Cannon, Edward
Coats, M. E. Cobb, Albert Crane, John-
nie Cusimano, W. E. Each, J. E. Fagan,
T. F. Ford, L. M. Garrison, Emmitt
Goudeau, Harris Guillory, Joseph C.
Hathcox, O. L. Hanks, Leon Hotard,
Thomas Keys, J. W. Langlois, Albert F.
Ledoux, Sidney L. Limbaugh, Roy F.
Lockhart, L. J. McDaniel, Nelson Mc-
Quiston, James Michelli, S. T. Middleton,
Robert C. Milburn, Charles Monroe,
Herman Oden, M. Z. Ogden, W. A.
Ottinger, A. J. Parent, Earl Pedigo, Paul
P. Peterson, Ben L. Porter, A. B. Sum-
mers, P. W. Vortisch, A. J. Williamson,
Thomas T. Wilson and Joe L. Weems.
The guest speaker at the reception was
Mr. D. O. Spears, international repre-
sentative, who expressed gratitude to the
139 members for their 25 years of service
as carpenters.
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(3) KINGSTON, N.Y.— Local 251 held
a dinner-dance at the Governor Clinton
Hotel to commemorate its eightieth an-
niversary. Hyman Zaraansky, president
of the Hudson Valley D. C. of Carpen-
ters; and George E. Yerry Jr., Commis-
sioner of the New York State Workmen's
Compensation Board; were guest speak-
ers. Over one hundred and seventy-five
people attended the dinner-dance. Shown
receiving their twenty-five-year pins,
from left to right, are: Primo Montafia,
Thor Knudsen, George Larsen, Angelo
Millifiori, John Lacey, Sterling Mac-
Leod, and Paul Booth receiving the pin
from George Carlson, financial secretary
of Local 251.
Those eligible for twenty-five-year pins
but not present were William Cassidy,
Pierre Champlin, George Deveau, Hans
Jorgenson, Dean Luther, Oscar Olsen,
Joseph Olberding, Aimo Rimmi and Wil-
liam Schatzel. Robert Schmidt, secretary-
treasurer of the local, was chairman and
master of ceremonies for the occasion.
(4) MT. VERNON, OHIO— Nine 25-
year members of Local 2280 were feted
with a dinner at the VFW Club.
Virgil Vess, President of Local 2280,
presided and paid tribute to the veteran
members.
"This is the first time any of our mem-
bers have been honored at an occasion
such as this," said Vess.
Local 2280 was chartered in 1938.
Local officers in addition to Vess are:
vice president, Harold Carson; recording
secretary. Dean Shira; financial secretary,
James Kasson; treasurer, Ralph Frye; act-
ing business agent for the late William
McDonald, J. F. Dailey; warden, Fred
Hall; conductor. Merle Doyle; trustees,
Carl Clutter, Lester Rinehart and Robert
Rozelle.
Sixty persons attended the affair.
The 25-year veterans are pictured, left
to right, seated: Paul Schaber, Seldon E.
Dailey, and J. F. Dailey. Standing: Virgil
Scott, Herbert S. Day, John Ford, Harold
E. Carson, and James D. Kasson. Not in
the picture is P. C. Walton.
(5) ESCANABA, MICH.— At a re-
cent recognition banquet. Local 1832
honored two of its members for their
long service to the Brotherhood. Lambert
Peterson, 60 years, is a charter member
of the local. Gothard Gustafson is a
58-year member. Pictured, left to right,
are Leslie Rose, president of Local 1832;
State Secretary Leonard Zimmerman,
who made the pin presentations; Brother
Peterson; and Brother Gustafson.
(5A) Also honored at the same cere-
monies were the 25-year members of
Local 1832. They are shown, left to right:
President Rose, Chris Nicholson, Leo
Moreau, Elmer Brazeau, Elmer Nichol-
son, State Secretary Leonard Zimmer-
man, Lambert Peterson (60 years), George
Steinmetz, Gothard Gustafson (58 years),
Harold Anderson, Richard Wood, Arthur
Olson, Emil Robitaille, Leif Nelson, and
Walter Peterson.
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(6) MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN — Local
824 recently had a Service Awards Ban-
quet for its members with 25 years or
more of service. Pins were given io each
one. A big banner was put up reading
"Top of the Night to the Top of the
List." Bob Cline, representing the In-
ternational Union and past president of
Local 824, was master of ceremonies.
Herbert Meyer gave the invocation.
Brother Cline gave a brief history of
Local 824 now celebrating its 61st anni-
versary. It was the first industrial union in
Muskegon and responsible for the for-
mation of the Muskegon Labor Council
A.F.L., spearheaded and formed the
K.O.M. (Kent, Ottawa and Muskegon
District Council. Even then Local 824 was
not satisfied with the small area this
council covered and set forth, with the
blessings of its membership, to spearhead
and formulate the Lower Michigan Mill-
men's District Council which covers all of
Michigan except the Upper Peninsula.
Brother Ralph Krimmel, international
representative, extended his best wishes
on behalf of the General President, M.
A. Hutcheson. Brother Pete Van Iwaar-
den, secretary-treasurer of the Lower
Michigan Millmen's District Council,
also gave his best wishes to the member-
ship. A standing ovation was given to
the Planning Committee: Pete Madison,
Charles Betts, Dale Diets and Phil Hopka,
for their untiring eiforts in making the
banquet for the senior members a success.
Among the old-timers who received pins
were these, seated, left to right: Mar-
cus Sterk, 46 years; Cornelius Rop, 38
years; John Minarick, 47 years; Jacob
Schmidt, 59 years; Joseph Rajewski, 56
years; William Mahn, 38 years. Second
row, standing: Pete Van Iwaarden, secre-
tary-treasurer of Lower Michigan Mill-
men's District Council; Ralph Krimmel,
international representative; Carl Klein,
vice president of Local 824; and Robert
Cline, international representative and
past president of Local 824.
(6A) Seated, left to right: Orville Tupper,
Joe Drew, John Minarick, Raymond
Koryzno, Jacob Schmidt, Joseph Rajew-
ski, William Mahn. Second row, stand-
ing: Joseph Snyder, Earl Snyder Jr.,
Harvey Gk)ranson, Joseph Stein, Stanley
Laskowicz, Garrett Workman. Third
row, standmg: Vice President Carl Klein,
Stanley Stein, ComeUus Rop, Lester
Conklm, Albin Lofquist, Pete Van Iwaar-
6-B
7-A
den, secretary-treasurer of Lower Michi-
gan Millmen's District Council; Tom
Kuiper; Robert Cline, international rep-
resentative and past president of Local
Union 824. Each received a 25-year pin.
(6B) Joseph Rajewski, left, 56 years of
service, and Jacob Schmidt, center, 59
years of service, were presented their
50-year pins by Robert Cline, interna-
tional representative.
(7) MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.—
The officers and members of Local 1280
paid tribute to long-time members at
the 7th annual Pin Presentation Party.
Brother E. A. "Ted" Roberts fleft) was
presented with a 50-year pin by Charles
Nichols, Eighth District Board Mem-
ber, who made the presentations. With
them is Brother Roberts' wife, Gertrude.
Included among the many special guests
were General Representative James
Curry; Charles Rigmaiden, president of
the Santa Clara Valley District Council;
F. O. Jorgenson, secretary of the Santa
Clara Valley DC; Special Representative
John Lawrence, representing the Califor-
nia State Council of Carpenters; and
other local and state officials. The festivi-
ties were enjoyed by five hundred mem-
bers and their guests. Food for the affair
was served by members of Ladies Aux-
iliary 554.
(7A) LOCAL 1280 awarded 25-year
service pins to 21 "old-timers" at its
recent dinner-dance. Pictured, left to
right, front row: Edward Neves, U. C.
Cossey, H. E. Pearsall, Tony DiLeon-
ardo, Ed Myers, Evan T. Wilkes, A. H.
Auvinen; second row: Everett P. Bart-
lett, M. A. Saxon, E. A. Roberts (50-
year member), Henry P. Tighe, Jr., John
Bartlett, Ed L. Brooks, George Linn,
Kenneth L. Putnam; third row: E. J.
Gregory, Dominic Squadrito, Joseph P.
Firebaugh, R. D. Stanley, Walter Egnew,
Archie Hughes, and J. P. Henthome.
(8) DU BOIS, PA. (No Picture)—
Brother Elmer Swope, a 50-year mem-
ber, was honored recently at a party
given by Local 580. After the pin pres-
entation. Brother Swope gave a short
summation of his 50 years of service
to the Brotherhood which include 49
years as trustee.
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THE CARPENTER
(9) GULFPORT, MISS.— Local 1518
held its third Pin Presentation Party in
July. On October 16, 1962, eighteen mem-
bers were presented 25-year membership
pins. Forty-two members received their
pins in ceremonies held May 17, 1966.
Twenty members were honored July 18,
1967. This brings the total number of
25-year pins presented by Local 1518 to
eighty.
Pictured, left to right, seated: Al T.
Hornkohl; Hal Charles; John Dedeaux;
W. L. Easter; Ernest L. Reid; P. L. Lang-
ston. Standing, left to right: Houston
Stockstill; James L. Halford; David
Wedgeworth; Noah Garcia; S. J. Chin-
iche; D. B. Ward. Joseph Windom, pres-
ident of local 1518 is shown making the
presentations. Not shown but receiving
pins were: James Bradley; D. J. Driver;
J. J. Sperier; Trenton Vogle; Edward
Craig, M. J. Hickman; Roj Easferling;
and Jim Pucheu.
(10) POINT PLEASANT, W. VA.—
The 25th Anniversary meeting of Local
1159 was held in August. Twenty-five-
year pins were presented by Marvin
Mayes, president of Local 1159. Pictured,
left to right, front row: Grant Shell, Dale
Roach, Homer Kuhl, Miles Dowling,
William Dotson, and President Mayes.
Second row: George Sheets, Henry Furst,
Wirt Robbins, Fred Harmon, Delbert
Fisher, Luther Holly. Seated: Clarence
Taylor, a 42-year member of the Brother-
hood. Twenty-five-year members not
present for the ceremonies were C. F.
Brotherton, Ora Carlisle, Roy Ellis, Leo
Plants, and William Stone.
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better cooperation than had been offered.
He then introduced Mr. Barrett who ex-
plained that through the newspapers they
reached some 346 thousand readers and
potential customers of the Parkway Cen-
ter and through the radio and television
announcements they covered a much
broader segment of the Kansas City and
surrounding area. He further stated that
the display areas, consisting of cabinets
and windows, would be made available
for limited display of contest materials,
by the merchants association of the Park-
way Center and that he and the members
of the merchants association were looking
forward with pleasure to the forthcoming
contest and would do everything possible
to make the contest a success.
New Business
Questions were raised by Vernon
Foster, relative to the interpretation of
the Rules and Regulations, as they applied
to the State and/or Provincial Contest.
The Secretary "explained that it was
not the intent of the National Joint Com-
mittee to impose hard and fast rules and
regulations on the State or Provinces on
the conduct of their local or state con-
test, but that assistance would be avail-
able as well as manipulative plans and
written examinations if the State or
Province Contest Committees desired
them.
He further explained that as far as the
International Contest was concerned, the
Rules and Regulations were definite and
all State and Provincial Contest Com-
mittees would be required to abide by
them.
Indication of Participation
A polling of the Advisory Committee
representatives present would indicate
that they anticipate sending: Carpenters —
15; Millwrights — 6; Cabinet Makers — 7.
A DEADLINE DATE OF JANUARY
15, 1968, was set for all States or Prov-
inces Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Committees to indicate their intentions
so that the Contest Committee would
have specific information on which to
plan and make arrangements.
E. A. (Al) Brown, Director. 42 Coun-
ties Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committee advised the Com-
mittee that he has 5 or 6 copies of a
colored movie which he made of their
1966 area Apprenticeship Contest, titled
"Profile of Opportunities."' which he
would be glad to loan to any State or
Provincial Contest Committee that mieht
like more information on what a contest
consists of. Those of you who are inter-
ested should write directly to Al. His
address is 1702 Corby Avenue, Santa
Rosa. California.
Future Meetings
The next meeting of the overall Con-
test Committee will be held in Kansas
City on Saturday. August 17, 1968, as
has been the practice in the past, but
there will be further meetings of a sub-
committee of the Contest Committee with
the Kansas City Local Joint Apprentice-
ship and Training Committee prior to the
Contest in order to consumate all of the
preparations.
1969 Contest Site
It was unanimously moved, seconded
and carried to accept the invitation of
George Vest, Jr., President. Chicago Dis-
trict Council to hold the 1969 Interna-
tional Carpenters Apprenticeship Con-
test in Chicago, Illinois.
With no further business to come be-
fore the Committee at this time, the
meeting adjourned at 11 A.M. November
4, 1967.
Respectfully submitted,
Leo Gable. Secretary
International Carpenters
Contest Committee
DECEMBER, 1967
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Answers to Questions on Page 24
1. The span of the hand rail is sup-
ported by M.I. cast brackets spaced at
3'-0" O.C. (Detail of Typical Hand Rail;
Sheet 5.)
2. Two support brackets are used on
each of the two hand rails. Two hand
rails are required because the second
and third level are connected by a dog-
leg stairway. (Section B-B and Detail of
Typical Wall Hand Rail; Sheet 5.)
3. Hand rail brackets are fastened to
the concrete walls with cinch anchors set
with a Vi " lag screw. (Specifications; Mis-
cellaneous Iron and Steel and Typical
Rail; Sheet 5.)
4. Hand rails are attached to furred
walls with a V4" thick steel square plate
placed as backing and welded to the
back side of metal frame studs. (Specifi-
cations; Miscellaneous Iron and Steel and
Detailed of Hand Rail at Furred Wall;
Sheet 5.)
5. The rise per step is 7 5/16". (Section
A-A; Sheet 5.)
6. The rise per step is 7 13/16". (Sec-
tion B-B; Sheet 5.)
7. Head clearance is 6'-6". (Section B-
B; Sheet 5.)
8. 4 baluster caps diagonally and 1
horizontally in stairway "B"; 6 baluster
caps diagonally and 1 horizontally in
stairway "A". (Section A-A and B-B;
Sheet 5.)
9. The baluster caps are fastened to
a wood ground set in the top of the
concrete baluster wall. (Horizontal Rail
and Typical Rail Detail; Sheet 5.)
10. The baluster cap is formed in the
shape of a "U" with the ends returned to
form a plaster ground with overall dimen-
sions of IVi" X 15V4". It is fabricated
from 18-gauge sheet metal. (Specifica-
tions Sheet Metal and Details; Sheet 5.)
11. The bracket is made of malleable
iron. The abbreviation M.I. is used to
designate malleable iron. (Detail of Typi-
cal Wall Hand Rail; Sheet 5.)
12. The wall thickness is 4". (Typical
Rail Detail; Sheet 5.)
13. V2" X 6" anchor bolts are to be
placed in the walls at 3'-0" O.C. They
must be set to be concealed by the metal
cap. (Typical Rail Detail; Sheet 5.)
14. The concrete contractor is required
to cooperate with other sub-contractors by
notifying them in ample time to provide
setting of materials which must be en-
closed permanently. (Specifications; Con-
crete Work.)
15. Vi" plaster troweled to a smooth
finish is applied to the stair balustrade
walls. (Specifications; Metal framing,
Lathing and Plastering and Typical Rail;
Sheet 5.)
16. The baluster caps are formed to
serve as a plaster ground at the top of
the balustrade. A V2" metal base screed
is fastened along the bottom of the wall
2" above the leading edge of the steps
where unlike surfaces join. (Specifica-
tions; Metal Framing, Lathing and Plas-
tering; Section B-B; Typical Stair and
Typical Rail Detail: Sheet 5.)
17. No. The lower garage level to first
floor level and third floor to fourth floor
level have a tread width of 9". The other
stairs are all 10" width treads. (Section
B-B; Sheet 5.)
18. The concrete step tread is coated
with an abrasive of V-t pound silicon
carbide, 1230, mesh per square foot. All
corners are turned to a %" radius and
the riser is set back \" from vertical
alignment. (Specification; Concrete Work
and Typical Stair Detail; Sheet 5.)
19. The width of the narrowest land-
ing in stairway "B" is 3'-0". It is located
between the third and fourth floor levels.
(Section B-B; Sheet 5.)
20. The walkway leading from the
landing to the exit door is ramped at
a slope of 51/2". (Section B-B; Sheet 5.)
21. The dimensions can be obtained
by relating the section A-A view with
the appropriate detail of stairs. (Section
A-A and Details of Stairs "A"; Sheet 5.)
22. The horizontal distance is 7'-6".
(Section 1006; Sheet 10.)
23. A Vi" rebar is placed the full
width of the step. It is set 2" from the
riser and tread. (Section 1006; Sheet 10.)
24. Vs." rebars are placed 11" O.C.
across the width; Vi" rebars are placed
1" O.C. lengthwise. The bars are set
I'/i" from the bottom of the concrete
pour. (Section 1006; Sheet 10.)
25. The landing is poured to a 6"
thickness. (Section 1006; Sheet 10.)
26. V2" rebars spaced 12" O.C. each
way are placed vertically and diagonally
parallel to the slope of the balustrade.
(Section 1006; Sheet 10.)
27. The roof slopes 4". (Section A-A;
Sheet 5.)
28. The wall height is 3'-0". (Section
C-C; Sheet 5.)
29. The concrete wall is furred out
V-Wi". (Section A-A and Plan at Pent-
house; Sheet 5.)
30. The roof slopes 2". (Section B-B;
Sheet 5.)
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THE CARPENTER
L.U. NO. 16,
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Davidson, Arlie
L.U. NO. 18,
HAMILTON, ONT.
Craven, J. S.
L.U. NO. 35,
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF.
William, P. E.
L.U. NO. 36,
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Wieringa, E. L.
L.U. NO. 40,
BOSTON, MASS.
Doane, William J.
Parsons, Alfred
L.U. NO. 50,
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Blair, Charles Barkely
Bullard, Eldridge C.
Underwood, William R.
L.U. NO. 53,
WHITE PLAINS. N.Y.
Allen, William
Battista, Dominick
Kelm, Fred
L.LI. NO. 55,
DENVER, COLO.
Peterson, Henry A.
L.U. NO. 60,
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Ross, Raymond R., Sr.
Skaggs, Ralph A.
L.U. NO. 67,
BOSTON, MASS.
Devin, William A.
Gilcrist, Paul
Hurley, John B.
Johnson, Carl
(Died at age of 102)
Kaleman, Stephen
Langeon, Edmond A.
McNeil, Joseph
Scanlon, C. Joseph
Stead, John E.
Sullivan, Henry J.
Weisberg, Samuel
L.U. NO. 88,
ANACONDA, MONT.
Lague, Peter
Periman, Arthur
L.U. NO. 101.
BALTIMORE, MD.
Darney, Christopher J.
Griffith, Philip Glitsch
Herb, Paul
Wickless, Joseph A.
L.U. NO. 131,
SEATTLE, WASH.
Dinges, Jennie
Forsman, Levon
Green, Ralph E.
Nelson, A. M.
Schneider, Christene J.
Weston, Clarence
L.U. NO. 169,
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.
Benskin, Lewis
Dobbs, William O.
Klump, Wilbur
Mannz, Wilmar
Rutledge, Harry
Sanders, Louis
L.U. NO. 181,
CHICAGO. ILL.
Peterson, Paul A.
L.U. NO. 200,
COLMBUS, OHIO
Arthur, Robert
Carmean. Harold
Reyonlds, Bennie
Taylor, Hull
Waller, T. E.
L.U. NO. 218,
BOSTON, MASS.
Cogswell, James R.
Connolly, Daniel
Davie, Alexander, Sr.
Dawe, Robert
Palladino, Nunzio
Pasquerella, Ralph
Patten, Walte
Scoville, Max
L.U. NO. 246,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
DeBuona, Anthony
Morris, Edward
L.U. NO. 257,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Carr, James, Jr.
L.U. NO. 275,
NEWTON, MASS.
Burbine, John J.
L.U. NO. 278,
WATERTOWN, N.Y.
Lane, Joshua
L.U. NO. 287,
HARRISBURG, PA.
Basehore, George M.
L.U. NO. 297,
KALAMAZOO, MICH.
Gilbert, Raymond
Pearson, Alfred
Somers. Grant
Ward, Jack
L.U. NO. 299,
UNION CITY, N..L
Bonsignore, Vincent
L.U. NO. 301,
NEWBURGH, N.Y.
Maharay, John J., Sr.
L.U. NO. 325,
PATERSON, N.J.
Van Orden, Walter
L.U. NO. 344,
WAUKESHA, Wise.
Smith, Edward
Strader, Charles
L.U. NO. 359,
PHILADELPHIA. PA.
Alexander, Evanoff
Dimmlick, John O.
L.U. NO. 369,
TONAWANDA, N.Y.
Carroll, Robert R,
Goodnick, Rudolph
Smith, James L.
Taylor, Charles
L.U. NO. 406,
NORTHAMPTON, PA.
Oberly, Charles
L.U. NO. 470,
TACOMA, WASH.
Archer, A. Grant
Curtis, Bernard
Hallberg, Victor
Peacher, Charles
Taylor, Sam
Tellvik, John
L.U. NO. 494,
WINDSOR, ONT.
Derose Vincenzo
Franz, Kaspar
L.U. NO. 568,
LINCOLN, ILL.
Carlson, Kenneth
L.U. NO. 608,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Callan, John G.
Campbell, Hugh
Smith, Walter
Tahaney, Thomas
L.U. NO. 626,
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Burke, Albert F.
Hansen, Harry W.
Robbins, James T.
L.U. NO. 661,
OTTAWA, ILL.
Burke, William
Dillon, Sherman
L.U. NO. 665,
AMARILLO, TEXAS
Davidson, C. A.
Strothers, J. W.
L.U. NO. 746,
NORWALK, CONN.
Neumann, Harry
L.U. NO. 781,
PRINCETON, N..T.
Anderson, Charles J.
Sutherland, Alexander
L.U. NO. 854,
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Madgett, Clifford
Scarborough, James C.
L.U. NO. 943.
TULSA, OKLA.
Carmen, Dan
Dickenson, H. S.
Hanks, Frank
Rush, Leslie
Tiner, Roy
L.U. NO. 946,
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Briggs, R. N.
Couch, E. C.
Estes, L. C.
Heagen. J. P.
Logg, W, E.
Long, P. B.
Moody, L. V.
Mosher, E. M.
Riggen, F. A.
Saune, J. R.
Scholl, G. F.
Seifert, J.
Tullis, J. N.
L.U. NO. 982,
DETROIT, MICH.
Schmidt, Edward
L.U. NO. 1093,
GLEN COVE, N.Y.
Knettle. George W,, Sr.
L.U. NO. 1175,
KINGSTON, N.Y.
Young, George, Jr.
L.U. NO. 1185,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Leininger, Clarence
L.U. NO. 1319,
ALBUQUERQUE,
N. .MEX.
Toyfoya, Raymon
L.U. NO. 1397,
ROSLYN, N.Y.
Hayden, George E.
Hollberg, Arvid
L.U. NO. 1407,
SAN PEDRO, CALIF.
McAllister, Arthur
Moine, Pete
L.U. NO. 1513,
DETROIT, MICH.
Dombrousky, Morris
Jacknow, Abraham
Kaufman, David
Lewis, LeRoy, Jr.
(Killed Sept. 10, 1967
in Viet Nam)
L.U. NO. 1667,
BILOXI, MISS.
Van Gorder, Ernest C.
L.U. NO. 1693,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Baurose, William
Chapman, David
Ferguson. Sidney
Halley, William
Huotari, Matt
Kavicky, John
King, William
Krislan, Charles
Nelson, Robert
Rawlingson, Robert
L.U. NO. 1752,
POMONA, CALIF.
Ashley, John L.
Colgain, Frank W.
Frazier, Charles E.
Glaister, Robert
Lundeen, Waldemar R.
Marty, Frank E.
Perkins, Alice W.
Schmidt, Fred H.
L.U. NO. 1822,
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Bruton, H. W.
L.U. NO. 1835,
WATERLOO, IOWA
Carter, Ralph W.
Fraser, Steril
L.U. NO. 1846,
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Champagne, Hayes J.
Wilbur, Arthur
L.U. NO. 1978,
BUFFALO, N.Y.
Mahaney, Dennis
L.U. NO. 2006,
LOS GATOS, CALIF.
Geisick, Herman
Keeley, Austin L.
Parsons, Robert A.
Peterson, John H.
Thomas, William P.
L.U. NO. 2046,
MARTINEZ, CALIF.
Fuller, Ray
Miller, James
Smith, Palmer
Taylor, Alva
L.U. NO. 2305,
BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Aashein Randolf
Belovin, Hyman
Brodsky, Jack
Mackson, Abe
Nilson, Nils
Olsen, Marcus
L.U. NO. 2466,
PEMBROKE, ONT.
Gardner, Lawrence
L.U. NO. 2898,
GLIDDEN, Wise.
Bauer, Herbert
Ramanowich, Walter
L.U. NO. 10,
CHICAGO, ILL.
Anderson, Ernest E.
Deja, Frank
High, Fred
Leach, Lester
Madison, Edward J.
Ramcke, Carl
Schroedl, Hermann
Scott, John N.
L.U. NO. 20,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Biscaldi, John
Bertolini. Joseph
Christensen, Harry
De Stasio, Anthony
Grankvist, Alfred
(Continued on page 38)
DECEMBER, 1967
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Hansen, Roy
Stumi, Albert
Salvesen, Anton
Tellefsen, Gar
L.U. NO. 21.
CHICAGO: ILL.
Engfors, Al.
L.U. NO. 101,
B.ALTLMORE, MD.
Hartwig, Harry F.
LX". NO. 121.
^TNELAND, NJ.
Snyder, Melvin
L.L". NO. 141.
CHICAGO, ILL.
Anderson, Frank
De Slover, Herman
Englund, Oscar
Granberg, Elmer
Halloran, Martin
Halmberg, Harry
Jaeger, Frank
Nord, Gust
Robb, George S.
L.U. NO. 183,
PEORIA, ILL.
Faheny. John
Meins, Melvin
L.U. NO. 579,
ST. JOHN'S, NTLD.
Lane, Paul
Murray, AUan
L.U. NO. 710,
LONG BEACH, CALIF.
Bennett, Ralph R.
Cassell. George
Cox, H. G.
Croan. David
McDonald, D. W.
Montgomery, Charles
L.U. NO. 1175,
KINGSTON, N.Y.
Lamoreaux, Roland
L.L. NO. 1185,
CHICAGO, ILL.
DaUia, Stanley
Gasaway, John N.
L.U. NO. 1292,
HUNTINGTON. N.Y.
Persson, Gottfred
L.U. NO. 1367,
CHICAGO. ILL.
Joosten, Vincent P.
L.U. NO. 1407,
SAN PEDRO, CALIF,
Dane, James D.
Richardson, Paul R.
L.U. NO. 1456,
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Bardol, John
Hill. Gustav
Johannesen, Vidkun
Johnson, John
Koponen, Onni
Storm, Karl O.
L.L. NO. 1598,
VICTORIA, B.C.
Foster, Henry Charles
CLIC Collectors
DEATH COMES TO TWO OUTSTANDING LEADERS
Delegates to the recent Pennsylvania
State Convention contribute to the Car-
penters Legislative Improvement Com-
mittee.
Pennsylvania State Council President
George Wallish is congratulated by Gen-
eral Representative Ray Genetti, as the
state convention acliieves $720 in CLIC
collectioiis.
GEORGE SO-MERS, former business
representative and financial secretary of
Local 1725, Daytona Beach, Fla.. died
recently after 62 years of continuous
membership in the local union. His book
never left the local. He served as business
representative and financial secretary for
more than 25 years, also served for a
time as vice president, and he was one of
the founders of the Florida State Council
of Carpenters.
HERMAN GOTLER.\LA, a charter mem-
ber of Local 1187, Grand Island, Neb.,
recently passed away. He has been a
pension member for some time and
served for a period as an officer of the
local union.
General President Visits New York State
General President Maurice Hutcheson, second from left, above, was an unexpected
visitor to the New York State Council of Carpenters Convention at Kremeshi Lake,
N.Y., September 15. Official business in the state permitted him to drop in briefly dur-
ing a business session. He is shown here with \\ ilbur Ealy, business representative
of Local 2632; Charles Clajton, president and business representative of Local 2947;
Charles Johnson, Jr., General Executive Board Member and President of the New
York State Council; Herman Reid. business representative of Local 1888; and John
D. McMahon, executive secretary -treasurer of the New York State Council.
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LAKELAND NEWS
Frederick Schoop of Local Union 1456, New York, N.Y., arrived at the Home
Oct. 4, 1967.
Frank M. Thorly of Local Union 11, Cleveland, Ohio, arrived at the Home Oct.
10, 1967.
Theodore F. Weber of Local Union 105, Cleveland, Ohio, arrived at the Home
Oct. 10, 1967.
Oscar W. Larson of Local Union 257, New York, N.Y., arrived at the Home
Oct. 11, 1967.
Arvid K. Kosunen of Local Union 1631, Washington, D.C., arrived at the Home
Oct. 16, 1967.
Joseph A. Berkery of Local Union 301, Newburgh N.Y., arrived at the Home
Oct. 16, 1967.
Arthur O. Dambaugh of Local 500, Butler, Pa., arrived at the Home Oct. 9, 1967.
Joseph Angle of Local Union 787, Brooklyn, N.Y., arrived at the Home Oct.
23, 1967.
George G. Dunlop of Local Union 1856, Philadelphia, Pa., arrived at the Home
Oct. 24, 1967.
William H. Tannebring of Local Union 107, Worcester, Mass., arrived at the
Home Oct. 27, 1967.
L. H. Beall of Local Union 1296, San Diego, Calif., passed away Oct. 5, 1967
and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Ben Nelsen of Local Union 1456, New York, N.Y., passed away Oct. 5, 1967
and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Frank J. Guenther of Local Union 359, Philadelphia, Pa., passed away Oct. 21,
1967 and was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Members who visited the Home during October
Sheldon E. Dailey, L.U. 2280, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
Mike Pedesson, L.U. 80, Miami, Fla.
Eugene Jardine, L.U. 132, Washington, D.C.
1. B. Waggner, L.U. 169, East St. Louis, III
Fred Thelin, L.U. 769, Pasadena, Cahf.
Walter Reynolds, L.U. 337, Jupiter, Fla.
Anthony Sundy, L.U. 132, Washington, D.C.
John F. Manle, L.U. 845, Clifton Heights, Pa.
Eliger Beach, L.U. 19, Detroit, Mich., now living Tampa, Fla.
Carter W. O'Neal, L.U. 2609, Decatur Ind.
M. Rolsted, L.U. 62, Chicago. 111.
Bailey Weston, L.U. 1811, W. Monroe, La.
Otto Sammet, L.U. 42, Alameda, Calif.
J. S. Maley, L.U. 185, St. Louis, Mo.
Henry Neidringhaus, LU. 90, Evansville, Ind.
Kenneth R. Reis, L.U. 58, Chicago, 111.
F. V. Delaney, L.U. 1275, Clearwater, Fla.
Arthur Beazley, L.U. 946, Lancaster, Calif.
Charles B. Taylor, L.U. 1323, Monterey, Calif.
Carl A. Johnson, L.U. 1772, Hicksville, N.Y., now hving Cape Coral, Fla.
Herman D. Johnson, L. U. 507, Nashville, Tenn.
Joseph Sommer, L.U. 1093, Glen Cove, N.Y., now living Mt. Dora, Fla.
Albert Burke, L.U. 626, Wilmington, Del.
L. E. Erskine, L.U. 993, Hialeah, Fla.
Merrill E. Rice, L.U. 1997, Renton, Wash.
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A Year of Achievement in Spite of Itself
I don't suppose any of us are completely proud
of 1967. It has been a year of stepped-up war in
Viet Nam, of "hippies," of LSD, of continued
racial dissension in several major cities, and of
economic ups and downs.
The resolutions of a year ago are often only
partly carried out. As the year draws to a close,
the devaluation of the British pound causes a
flurry of financial uncertainty in the United States
and Canada.
But with the notes of pessimism for 1967, there
are some highlights of the year which are solid
achievements for the Brotherhood and which bear
noting:
• We have pursued the will of the 30th Gen-
eral Convention of 1966 with fervor, stepping up
the tempo of our activities among our industrial
members, holding a highly-successful international
millwrights' conference, turning our annual ap-
prenticeship competition into a truly international
contest, and increasing our communications at the
local, district, and state levels.
• We have played a leading role among craft
unions in giving young men not prepared to enter
apprenticeship training an opportunity to move
ahead through "pre-apprenticeship" programs. To
our way of thinking, this activity is truly in the
Christian spirit which exhorts a person to "walk
two miles when you are compelled to walk a mile,"
and we are proud of our success in the Manpower
Training and Development Program.
• We have made gains generally in individual
income. A recent report from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics in Washington indicates that Car-
penters increased their average wage scale more
than any other craft since October, a year ago.
Our Brotherhood of nearly 800,000 members,
found in every state and province of North Amer-
ica, is maintaining its vital position in the ranks
of American organized labor.
Brotherhood delegates go, this month, into con-
vention with the Building and Construction Trades
Department, AFL-CIO; the Union Label and Serv-
ice Trades Department, AFL-CIO; the Interna-
tional Labor Press Association; and into the busy
and vocal biennial convention of the AFL-CIO
itself. Your delegation will come away from the
conventions with clearer goals for 1968, formu-
lated by convention resolution and by a consensus
of other labor leaders there.
All of labor is concerned with the high cost of
living and the proposed surtax on income. It is
concerned with the political weathervanes of 1968,
a general election year. Labor must continue to
work for the ballot-box defeat of its enemies and
the election of its legislative friends.
The Carpenters Legislative Improvement Com-
mittee, a relative youngster among political educa-
tion groups, has had a successful 1967. Its deter-
mination to give full representation to the member-
ship on Capitol Hill is evidenced by the report on
efforts to limit log exports to Japan, which you will
find elsewhere in this issue.
We expect 1968 to be another year of uphill
struggle in many ways, but let's ring in the year
with optimism.
The General Officers join me in wishing each
of you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New
Year.
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