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VOLUME XCII
No. 1
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick. Editor
JANUARY, 1972
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
International Signs Two Major Agreements 2
Cooling Towers Serve Nuclear Age 5
Intricate Concrete Forms for Dallas Cowboys 6
Job Corps Training Program Shows Results 10
Republican Governors See Union-Produced Modular Units 12
Early Retirement Is Union Concern 17
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 9
Canadian Report Morden Lazarus 1 4
We Congratulate 16
Service to the Brotherhood 18, 20, 30, 33, 34
Local Union News 21
Plane Gossip 28
Apprenticeship and Training 31
In Memoriam 35
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 37
What's New? 38
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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THE COVER
A pair of alert quail crouch ready
to fly in a whir of wings on our Jan-
uary cover. If their readiness portents
the future, the new year 1972 is oflf to
a good start.
We add a day in 1972; February
29 is with us again, as it has been
every four years since the time of
Julius Caesar.
In early history a lunar calendar
was used, but when man settled down
into communities and cultivated crops,
a solar calendar which coincided with
the seasons was required. This raised
many problems, as the time taken by
the Earth to complete its orbit
around the sun is not a whole number
of days. The orbital period is 365.242
days, or, to a first approximation.
365.25 days. To account for the odd
quarter day, an extra calendar day
is added once every four years.
An extra day in the new year means
an extra day of wariness for our wild-
life. Bobwhite quail, for example,
have an annual turnover of about
85%! Of all the birds produced dur-
ing a summer breeding season — even
if not a single shot is fired by a
hunter — only 15% will be alive to
reproduce the following spring. Na-
tural predators, the weather, and even
pesticides now take their toll.
International Signs
Two Major Agreements
New Chimney, Stack, and Silo and Cooling
Tower Agreements Set Stage for More Anti-
Pollution Jobs for Three Building Trades
■ Three Building and Construc-
tion Trades Unions — the Carpenters,
the Laborers, and the Iron Workers
— recently signed joint agreements
with major contractors in chimney,
stack, silo, and cooling tower con-
struction which promise to open up
greater job opportunities in the fight
against environmental pollution.
One international agreement, cov-
ering work on chimneys, stacks and
silos, takes the place of an agree-
ment signed in 1968 and known as
the Reinforced Concrete Chimney
Composite Crew Agreement. Its
major change is the addition of
standards for slip-form construction,
a revolutionary building technique
which was not being used exten-
sively in North America when the
previous agreement was signed.
The second agreement covers an-
other recent innovation in North
American construction — the erec-
tion of hyperbolic cooling towers.
Such cooling towers have been wide-
ly used in other countries, but the
first one was not erected in the
United States until 1962.
The two agreements were signed
at Bal Harbour. Fla., in November.
The cooling tower agreement was
applicable to all projects bid after
November 11. 1971. The Chimney,
Stack and Silo Agreement went into
effect January 1. 1972.
Basically, the agreements provide
for harmonious and compatible re-
lationships among the three crafts
and the employers. They eliminate
existing inequities which exist in lo-
cal area agreements and the neces-
sity of the employers to interpret
local agreements. They also help
to prevent encroachments by non-
union or open-shop contractors in
this vital field of work.
The agreements establish equi-
table, uniform standards of premi-
um pay compensation to insure the
standardization of premiums for the
three crafts involved. They also
simplify the bidding process for af-
fected employers.
The new agreements will super-
cede all "high time", special skill,
and condition premium pay clauses
contained in local agreements. In
addition, the new pacts include pre-
mium pay, shift schedules and many
other provisions governing the work.
Slip-form construction will be on
a craft line basis, but there may be
exceptions to this where it is prac-
tical and essential to perform this
work on a composite-crew basis.
Such determination will be made in
accordance with Article 3, "Pre-Job
Conferences," which is required
prior to the commencement of any
work.
The two agreements cover work
in an area which is fast growing in
national and international impor-
tance. There is increasing public
demand that American industry cut
down its smoke pollution and its
contamination of our rivers and
lakes. The erection of super-tall
chimneys and hyperbolic water-
cooling towers are two ways scien-
tists claim that pollution problems
can be licked.
Studies conducted in Great Brit-
ain and the United States indicate
that ground-level concentration of
sulphur dioxide and other pollutants
emitted from smoke stacks can be
reduced drastically by the erection
of high chimneys. One enthusiastic
researcher concludes that high stacks
almost eliminate the air-pollution
problem altogether.
Continued on Page 3
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In any case, major power compa-
nies like Commonwealth Edison,
Ohio Edison, International Nickel,
and American Electric Power are
moving up to higher elevations with
their smoke stacks to cut the amount
of waste products entering the at-
mosphere at their production plants.
The world's tallest, to date, is a
1,250-foot giant — the same height
as the Empire State Building — which
replaces three much-lower chimneys
and successfully disperses smelter
gas for International Nickel in Sud-
bury, Ontario.
Slip-form construction is a tech-
nique perfected in Germany. Com-
pared to the conventional jump-
forming technique (in which a pre-
determined height of chimney is
poured in concrete forms and left to
harden before more height can be
added), the slipforming technique
makes it possible to build the chim-
ney walls on a continuous basis,
Continued on Page 4
LEFT: The world's largest chimney, designed and built by the Canadian Kellogg
Company, Ltd., helps the International Nickel Company control air pollution. The
big stack, built by members of the three unions, dwarfs its predecessors at the
Copper Cliff Smelter in the Sudbury District of Ontario.
THE CHIMNEY, STACK, AND SILO AGREEMENT— Participants included:
Seated, John H. Lyons, General President, IW; Peter Fosco, General President, La-
borers; and M. A. Hutcheson, General President, Carpenters. Standing, left to right,
Robert McVay, Assistant President, IW; Robert Cooney, Vice President, IW; Juel
Drake, Secretary-Treasurer, IW; Vernon Reed, Vice President, Laborers; Edward
Pavlini, Costodis .Construction; John Wilson, Rust Engineering; S. Handler and R. N.
Martin, M. W. Kellogg Co.; Howard Warshawsky, Continental Heine Chimney Co.;
and Wm. Sidell, First Vice President, Carpenters. Standing, rear, James Norwood,
International Representative, Laborers; Frank Stray and George Sear, Custodis Con-
.stniction; and John S. Rogers, Assistant to President, Carpenters.
THE COOLING lOWER AtiKEEMENT— Participants included: Seated General
Presidents John H. Lyons, Iron Workers; Peter Fosco, Laborers; and M. A. Hutche-
son, Carpenters, Standing, Front row, left to right, William Sidell, First General Vice
President, Carpenters; Vernon Reed, Vice President, Laborers; Juel Drake, Secre-
tary-Treasurer, Iron Workers; Ed Morris, Research Cottrell; and Sid Handler aiid
R. N. Martin, The M. W. Kellogg Co. Second row, H. C. Skinner, Second General
Vice President, Carpenters; Robert McVay, Assistant to the President, Iron Work-
ers; Robert Cooney, Vice President. Iron Workers; James Norwood, International
Representative, Laborers; Herman Scheller, Research Cottrell; Dennis Carlton-Jones,
Research Cottrell; Wayne Messer, Ragnar Benson; Gary Wilson, The Marley
Company; and John S. Rogers, Assistant to the General President — Carpenters.
JANUARY, 1972 3
LEFT: The slipfonn rises ever higher, as the hydraulic
jacks adjust the collar plates for the tapering of the concrete.
Kellogg used the German-oriented Ahl continuous-slip-
forming technique to build the Inco chimney.
BELOW: Members check the jacks. Workers made 624
manual adjustments to the slipform unit for every 10
inches added to the chimney height.
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International Signs
Continued from Page 3
usually around-the-clock.
Slipforming uses two movable
collars which become the inside and
outside forms of the chimney. The
collars, though, are not solid rings.
Each collar is made up of overlap-
ping steel plates which are four and
five feet deep, and, as the chimney
goes up, the plates squeeze together
to create the necessary taper. Chim-
neys are erected in weeks instead
of months, which is an important
factor in the fight against pollution.
The other new type of structure
covered by a joint agreement — the
hyperbolic cooling tower — elimi-
nates ground fogging, which is some-
times unavoidable in the operation
of lower-height, conventional cool-
ing towers. They have a longer
service life, lower operating costs,
and they provide an adequate
amount of condenser cooling water
at any site that has available only
3% of the total water volume re-
quired by the plant. They are of
particular value at nuclear power
plants, which are increasing in num-
ber in North America.
The two agreements assure that
these modern, and progressive con-
struction techniques will "bear the
union label" in the years ahead. ■
SLIPFORMING A CHIMNEY
■ .y\y-^..-^-^JiB^.:
FIVE-TON HYDRAULIC JACKS
Compared to the conventional jump forming technique (in which a pre-
determined height of chimney is poured in concrete forms and left to harden
before more height can be added), the slipforming technique makes it possible
to build chimney nails in neeks instead of months.
Slipforming uses tno movable collars which become the outside and inside
forms of the chimney. The collars are not solid rings, but a series of overlap-
ping steel plates. As the chimney goes up, the plates squeeze together to create
the necessary taper. The plates are attachd to yoke assemblies. What holds
up the yokes and, in turn, the collars, are jack rods imbedded in the concrete
walls. On each yoke are two double-acting hydraulic jacks, which grip the
jack rods and move up upon them as the concrete rises.
The structure is a homogenous mass, because the process of pouring con-
crete, reinforcing the structure with steel reinforcing rods, and moving the
slipforms in a 24-hour operation.
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Cooling Towers Serve the Nuclear Age
CarpenterSf Laborers,
Ironworkers Share
Work on Hyperbolic
Water Cooling Towers
■ A $180 million nuclear power
plant now under construction near
Sacramento, Calif., may be the fore-
runner of a new kind of atomic
energy installation — one which can
bring smog-free, non-water-pollut-
ing industrial energy to many inland
communities of North America.
The Rancho Seco Nuclear Power
Plant near the California capital will
be, upon completion in 1973, the
only large nuclear plant in the United
States not on a body of water. It
will obtain sufficient cooling water
from the nearby Folsom - South
Canal and will recirculate the water
through cooling towers, so that the
plant will not discharge water into
any streams, and, being a nuclear
plant, will not add hydrocarbons
to the atmosphere.
Hyperbolic cooling towers make
the inland installation possible. This
type of water cooUng only recently
appeared on the American indus-
trial scene, after having been widely
used in many foreign countries for
decades. Their advantage is that
they provide an adequate volume
of condenser cooling water at any
site that has available only 3% of
the total water volume required by
the plant. With this advantage,
plant designers can locate generat-
ing stations near to the fuel source;
less real estate is required, and,
usually, land cost is less than in
areas with adequate total water
resources.
Hyperbolic cooling towers oper-
ate on natural draft, and no fans are
required. As a consequence, oper-
ating cost is minimal. Also, since no
mechanical equipment is used in the
tower, maintenance costs are much
lower than usually incurred in the
operating of conventional mechani-
cal draft water cooling towers.
Absence of mechanical equipment
and utilization of construction mate-
rials which provide maximum pro-
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Twin cooling towers, 43 stories tall, are part of the 913 megawatt Rancho Seco
nuclear power plant developed by Bechtel Corporation for the Sacramento, Calif.,
Municipal Utility District. Site of the towers is 23 miles southeast of Sacramento,
near the foothills of Northern California's famed Mother Lode Country. The project
employs members of the Brotherhood, plus union Laborers, Ironworkers, Cement
Masons, Operating Engineers, and Teamsters.
tection against natural deterioration
assure a long service life for the
tower.
Industrial planners anticipate tre-
mendous growth in power generat-
ing facilities in the years ahead,
doubling every decade. A growing
demand for the hyperbolic towers
is expected.
The major portion of the work
on these towers, as in the erection
of chimneys and stacks, is borne by
the three crafts — the Carpenters,
Laborers, and Ironworkers. Work-
ers are now covered, for the most
part, by the agreement described on
Pages 2, 3 and 4 of this issue of
The Carpenter.
The Bechtel Corporation is mas-
ter contractor for the Rancho Seco
Plant, but contractor for the tower
work is Research Cottrell, a signa-
tory to the aforementioned agree-
ment. The first pre-job conference
was held on July 22, 1969. Approx-
imately 40 workers were employed
at the peak of the project — 20 Car-
penters, 17 Laborers, 13 Ironwork-
ers, 4 Cement Masons, 5 Operators,
and 1 Teamster. It was a jump-form
installation, each tower rising 600
feet and running 50 feet wide.
A 160-acre water reservoir,
called Rancho Seco Lake, has been
prepared as standby cooling water.
It has a 40-mile shoreUne and will
be open to the public for recrea-
tional use. ■
JANUARY, 1972
■ It's hardly news to report that
they do things big in Texas. A few
issues of The Carpenter ago we told
of the world's largest and finest air-
port being built between Fort Worth
and Dallas. This time, we tell you
about the world's finest football
facility, home of one of the world's
finest professional football teams,
the Dallas Cowboys.
The Cowboys began their 1971
season in a $15 million open-domed
stadium, even bigger and better than
the famed Astrodome in Houston.
The new facility boasts, among
many extras, 65,000 contoured,
theater-style seats, all protected by
The super .sladium is surruunded by :i vast parking lot and is fed by live express-
ways. It has covered walks from the parking areas to the entrance portals. Sellout
crowds can be easily accommodated. The partial free-span roof keeps the spectators
dry in all weather, but lets in Texas sunshine for gridiron action. From 58,000 to
65,000 spectators can be accommodated.
RICATE
RETE FORMS,
Y MEMBERS
Job Steward F. R. DcLay worked more
than two years on the big project.
Members worked with a prcbuilt forming
.system to fit and handle any shape or
size of concrete work.
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overhead roof, space for parking
15,000 automobiles, 86 spacious,
tiled restroom lounges, louvered no-
glare night illumination, spectator
stands which begin only 36 feet from
the sidelines, 78 concession centers,
escalators serving all concourses,
and a series of circle suites which
ring the stadium and which were
purchased for $50,000 each as City
of Irving Revenue bonds by wealthy
Texans and their private firms.
The constmction work was under
contract to the J. W. Bateson Com-
pany, and hundreds of carpenters,
members of Dallas Local 198, were
employed.
The stadium was a major dem-
onstration of craft skill in concrete
forming. Complex prebuilt forms,
suppHed by two companies Economy
Forms Corp. and Symons Form Co.
were used.
From the main concourse, which
is grade level, the lower deck seat-
ing was poured on grade down to
the playing field. Directly above
the main concourse are two levels
of private boxes (the circle suites),
followed by the upper concourse
and the upper deck seating. To sup-
port the precast seating of the upper
deck, 96 riser beams were installed
around the stadium, supported by
2-foot-square columns.
High early concrete was used on
riser beams, walkway beams, and in
other ways to keep the work on
schedule.
There were numerous dowel-out
conditions at varying elevations in
the columns for sloping ramp
beams. This was handled with bolt-
on face sheets in varying lengths
and with pre-punched dowel holes.
Even with the dowel conditions the
column forms were cycled every
two days by five-man crews. This
included setting the rebars, which
went up with the forms. ■
Symons steel-ply forms are used on these circular walls.
With the forms and small fillers, a curve can be held
with a minimum of walling and hracing.
A form for a riser beam is made ready at the job site.
The 74-foot beams were formed with four sets of plate
girder forms set on adjustable support brackets.
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Members of Dallas area local unions set up a form for concrete
pouring. Two different companies supplied forms — Economy Forms
Corp. and Symons Form Co.
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An array of poured and cured units in place after the forms were
removed. More than 87,000 square feet of columns were poured by
the contractor.
JANUARY, 1972
Chevy Blazer lakes on a snow-covered pass in Washington Slate.
What this country needs is a big, tough, roomy 4- wheel drive Chevy Blazer.
What this country needs, it's got.
Chevy Blazer is big. With wide-stance suspension
to tackle rough terrain.
Tough. Designed like all Chevy trucks to last a
long time.
With features like front disc brakes as standard
equipment.
Roomy. Blazer seats up to 5 adults in comfort.
And Blazer's the one named "Utility Vehicle of the
Year" by Motor Trend magazine.
From winter skiing to summer ^^^^
cross-country trekking, Chevy
Blazer can take you just about
anyplace you want to go.
Chevy trucks
1956 '57 58 '59 '60 "61 '62 '63 64 '65 '66 1967
Proof Chevy trucks last loriRcr. Example:
over 55% of our '56's arc still in use. No
other make has even half, based on official
R. L. Polk industry statistics.
THE CARPENTER
ROUNDUP
NO LIE DETECTORS— An employer cannot discharge a worker for refusing to sulsmit
to a polygraph or "lie detector" test involving questions about his love life
or his union a.ctivities, a trial examiner for the National Labor Relations Board
has ruled. The Board ordered three employees reinstated with full back pay.
They had been discharged because they refused to take a lie detector test in which
they would be required to answer questions on whether they had violated a
company policy forbidding employees to date each other.
SUPERTREE— A research geneticist at the National Arboretum in Washington is trying
to develop a new kind of tree, one that will survive the stresses and pollutants
of an urban environment of the 1970's. A city tree seldom dies of old age,
says the researcher. He is cross-breeding 20 different kinds of trees in an
attempt to achieve the best city tree possible.
COMPUTER LOG-CUTTING— Rep . Julia Butler Hansen, Washington Democrat, recently
described to the House of Representatives how computers will soon invade sawmills
and increase the amount of lumber which can be cut from each log. Advanced
computer technology helps to position each log for the critical first cut, she
reported, then calculates sizes and amounts of cuts as the log continues
under the saws .
AN AUTO'S $11,000 BILL— The average American spends $11,000 to operate an auto-
mobile during its average lifetime, according to Congressman Seymour Halpern,
New York Republican. This figure covers the expense to buy an economical car, to
park it, and to keep it moving. His study shows that the car owner spends
about $2,037 for gasoline, tires, and oil and about $1,805 for parking and tolls.
ADDITIONAL PAID-UP Gl INSURANCE?— A Congressional bill which provides that dividends
may be used to purchase additional paid-up National Service Life Insurance has
passed the Senate and gone to the President for signature. "Many veterans,
particularly those of World War II, desire to purchase additional government
life insurance with their dividends, as they are generally permitted to do with
private, commercial policies. This bill will make that option available to
approximately 4.4 million NSLI policyholders," says Sen. Vance Hartke of Indiana,
who pushed the legislation through.
PLENTY OF NOTHING— At a meeting of AFL-CIO price monitors here an Internal
Revenue Service spokesman was explaining Phase II enforcement to union members.
He told them violators will have to refund any overcharges to their customers.
"How will the customer know they have money coming?" asked one unionist.
"The store has to tell them," said the technician. "IRS will not divulge
any information to a third party, even the one who made the complaint."
MODEL JOB SAFETY LAW— The framework of a model job safety law for states has been
issued by the APL-CIO for use in organized labor's coming drive in legislatures
across the country for enactment of effective occupational safety and health
measures.
The working model, distributed to all affiliated unions and state labor
bodies, incorporates the key features of the existing federal Occupational Safety
& Health Act, which could be diluted by ineffective state standards and enforce-
ment.
NAMED TO BOARD— John A. Penello, regional director for the National Labor Rela-
tions Board at Baltimore and a 34-year NLRB career man, has been nominated by
Pres. Nixon for a five-year term as a Labor Board member.
Penello, a Democrat, is the third Nixon nominee to the board. Penello 's
confirmation would mean a board composed of three Republicans and two Democrats.
He would succeed Gerald A. Brown.
Beginning as a field examiner for the NLRB in 1937 at Baltimore. Penello
worked his way up through the ranks of the agency.
JANUARY, 1972 9
Rep. Edith Green talks with Glenn Smith, right, top corps-
man at the Timber Lake Job Corps Center in Mt. Hood
National Forest. In the background are Corpsmen Tony
Chamberlain, Eddie Zellers and Dennis Brown,
The party escorting Congresswoman Green on a tour of the
Timber Lake facilities walks outside one of the Job Corps-
constructed homes.
■ U.S. Representative Edith Green recently at-
tended dedication ceremonies for Forest Service hous-
ing facilities built by Job Corpsmen at Timber Lake
Job Corps Center in Oregon.
Young men trained in carpentry by Brotherhood
instructors and their leaders conducted Mrs. Green
on a tour of the camp and the first two of nine houses
being built by the trainees.
It was a revealing tour for the veteran Congress-
woman, and she praised the cooperative work of the
Brotherhood and the US Forest Service in making
the program possible.
The camp, near Estacada, Ore., has been open since
1968, and it has a current enrollment of 60 Job Corps
trainees, referred there by federal employment offices
throughout the nation.
The houses dedicated during Mrs. Green's visit
were two of nine planned to accommodate Forest
Service personnel who work in the Mt. Hood National
Forest out of the Ripplebrook Ranger Station. Corps-
men built the houses in training toward an apprentice-
ship in the building trades.
Coordinator of the carpentry program is Carl Hen-
dren of Local 1020. Instructors include Earl Mooney
and Norman Buckner of Local 2416; Art G. Izer and
Elmore R. Reese, Sr., Local 226; and Eugene Ben-
ham, Local 583. ■
Brotherhood's Job C
■ "Lost and Found," a half hour color film telling
the story of the partnership between the Jobs Corps
and five building trades unions — including our own
Brotherhood — was shown to the press and labor offi-
cials at a special reception in Washington, D.C., last
month. It will now be made available for public and
union showings.
The film features Job Corps trainees learning the
skills required to get and keep a job in the construction
industry, and is narrated by Greg Morris of T.V.'s
"Mission Impossible" fame.
The story narrows down to a capsule glance at five
corpsmen — first picking them up before they knew
about Job Corps, following them through their union
training, and finally, showing how they are dispatched
to high paying jobs as members of their craft unions.
The film shows classroom instruction and on-the-
job training in the trades of painting, carpentry, brick-
laying, plastering and heavy equipment operation, as
well as providing insight into other features of the
Job Corps, such as individual counseling, group liv-
ing and athletics.
Job placement of Corpsmen successfully complet-
ing their union sponsored programs has been 94%,
substantially higher than the placement rate for non-
union programs. The rate of trainees completing the
union program is also significantly higher, and aver-
age hourly earnings of union-placed trainees are more
than 50% higher than those of other graduates. While
placement of trainees has been difficult during the
past year because of the slump in construction activity,
better than nine out of ten of the graduates have
found a new future working alongside the nation's
construction craftsmen. ■
A Jobs Corps carpenter trainee is photographed at Timber
Lake Center in Oregon by a team of Washington, D.C.,
cinematographers in the preparation of the movie.
10
THE CARPENTER
rps Training Activities Show Results
■ Jerome Kovis, director of the Marsing, Idaho,
Civilian Conservation Center recently turned over the
keys of the completed comfort station at Parma, Idaho,
to Mayor Fred Newman.
The new building is on park grounds recently re-
claimed from swamp land by the City of Parma. It
will be used as a comfort facility for motorists in the
area, who will also be able to stay overnight at the
park. The comfort station was built to sustain mini-
mum damage by vandals. It measures 32' x 16' and
is made with reinforced concrete walls formed to re-
semble wood planks. The roof is beam and timber
deck. The building is equipped with dressing rooms,
shower facilities and a machinery-and-storage room
between the restrooms.
Extensive training for Corpsmen in form work was
received in forming and pouring the reinforced con-
crete walls. The wood-grain plank effect was created
by applying rough 1" x 12" to the face of the outside
concrete forms before placing the concrete. Corpsmen
also received training in rough framing while installing
interior partitions and the beam and timber-deck roof
system. Inside finish work of installing room partitions,
hanging doors and inside trim provided training in
finish work.
The carpentry training was under the supervision
of Roger Whitney of the Brotherhood. Kenneth
Wheeler, coordinator of the carpenter program at the
center, worked with him.
Under the supervision of James Loveless, the union
painting instructor, trainees painted the building when
the Job Corps carpenters were finished.
The project provided a total of 4,960 hours of car-
pentry and painting training to complete. ■
B The first trainee at Treasure Lake Job Corps
Center to earn the Brotherhood patch — signifying his
successful completion of training — was a young man
named John Waller of Texarkana, Texas.
Recently, General Executive Board Member Fred
Bull and Center Coordinator Arthur W. Rice arranged
for Waller to be interviewed by J. W. Jackson, busi-
ness representative of Local 977, Wichita Falls, Tex.,
regarding apprenticeship training. Jackson, in turn,
contacted George Ross, Jr., a partner of Reid-Ross
Construction Company. Waller was hired and became
an apprentice under Journeyman John Womack, the
state's No. 2 apprentice champ two year's before.
Womack spoke highly of his new apprentice.
"I have never worked with a man who has shown
more desire to learn than Johnny," he said. "I can
be sure that he will complete any task I give him
without constant supervision. He has retained a lot
of what he was taught in Job Corps. This is evident in
his day-to-day work. I foresee a secure future for
Johnny in carpentry, and I cannot praise too highly
the work that is being done by the Brotherhood in
these programs, giving young men a second chance
to build good futures for themselves."
Waller paid a return visit to the Job Corps Center
at Treasure Lake, which is located in the foothills of
the Wichita Mountains, 25 miles west of Lawton,
Oklahoma. He made a short speech to the young men
then undergoing carpentry training. He urged them to
take full advantage of the opportunities they have in
the Job Corps to learn a trade and further their edu-
cation.
"You men are just like me," he added, "lucky to
learn a trade." ■
Job Corpsmen at work on the comfort station in Parma,
Idaho. The facility was built at a cost of $18,750, with the
Job Corps cost placed at $15,800.
John Waller, second from left, with Job Corps Field Co-
ordinator Lloyd Larsen, Center Coordinator Arthur Nice,
and Wichita Falls Business Rep. J. W. Jackson.
JANUARY, 1972
11
Republican Governors See Union-Produced
Modular Units Assembled in Demonstration
General President Hutcheson discusses Brotherhood housing goals
■ The governors of more than
20 states witnessed a demonstration
of the capabilities of industrialized
housing to meet the nation's shelter
needs, November 19, at French
Lick, Ind.
The demonstration, on the pro-
gram of the Republican Governors
Conference, was staged by National
Homes Corporation, the country's
largest home manufacturer, which
employs approximately 2.400 Broth-
erhood members.
With key federal, state and local
officials watching. National Homes
set the last of fo\ir 12' by 48' 3-di-
mensional modular cubes to form a
townhouse with two 965 square foot
living units. The cubes were com-
pletely finished and assembled in the
company's Lafayette, Indiana, plant,
by members of Local 2601, hauled
to the site on special carriers and
erected by crane.
The living units were open to in-
spection by the governors and their
guests almost immediately after the
final cube was erected. Each living
unit has a living room, 3 bedrooms,
kitchen and I'i baths. The exte-
riors arc of maintenance-free alumi-
num with rouah sawn cedar archi-
ABOUT NATIONAL HOMES
Nalional Homes i>> one of the
largest employers of the Carpenters
and Joiners in the United Slates,
employing approximately 2.400
men. Our first contract was nego-
tiated in June, 1941. Local 2601
was formed in the Lafayette, In-
diana plant.
All National modular homes
and most of their mobile homes
carry the Carpenters and Joiners
label. We have organized 12 of
their plants across the country. Be-
cause of the Carpenters and Joiners
label on their products, the building
trades handle their products in the
entire United States and its posses-
sions.
They use the best materials and
produce housing of fine quality.
RIGHT: A complete modular
house, styled and manufactured
by National Homes. BELOW:
The assembly demonstration
for the GOP leaders.
tectural trim. On the interior, the
walls are vinyl covered for easy
housekeeping, and the textured ceil-
ings have an acoustical quality.
The townhouses, which have steel
floor joists and wall studs, utilize
construction techniques developed
by National Homes for its Opera-
tion Breakthrough systems. The ob-
jective of Operation Breakthrough,
sponsored by the U. S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
is to develop new methods and ma-
terials to increase the supply of
quality homes and to improve the
life styles of American families.
These 3-dimcnsional modular
homes are relocatable. They have
since been disassembled by National
Homes and moved to the Operation
Breakthrough site in Indianapolis,
where National Homes is one of the
contract builders.
Indiana Governor Edgar D. Whit-
comb, host to the Conference, said
that "as Governors, we are keenly
sensitive to the shelter needs of fam-
ilies in our states.
"We can subscribe," he continued,
"to the National Housing Goal —
established by Congress — to provide
decent housing in a suitable environ-
ment for every American family.
James R. Price, Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer
of National Homes Corporation,
said that the company's Operation
Breakthrough systems include both
2- and 3-dimensional modular units
that could be used for single-family
homes, townhouses and garden
apartments.
"I have been saying — and prov-
ing— for more than 30 years," said
Mr. Price, "that the assembly-line
methods of modern industry pro-
vide the best way to build homes
for families at every income level.
12
THE CARPENTER
"From the very beginning," he
continued, "our objective has been
to manufacture as much of the home
in the plant as possible. There, un-
der controlled conditions, we are
able to use the most advanced tech-
nology, supervise the work and con-
trol the quality. Certainly the in-
dustrialization of home building does
make a substantial contribution to
cutting costs and conserving skilled
labor."
On August 3, 1971, National
Homes delivered its 400,000th
home, a feat without parallel in the
housing industry. The company's
20 plants serve more than 2,000
builders in 39 states east of the
Rockies.
Edward Durell Stone, a Fellow
of the American Institute of Archi-
tects, recalled that he had worked
successfully with the National
Homes systems in developing an
architectural concept for Operation
Breakthrough.
Pointing out that the National
Homes systems have "unlimited flex-
ibility," Mr. Stone added: "We
found that the modular system of
construction applied to all problems
of community housing."
M. A. Hutcheson, General Presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners, said our union is
dedicating its capabilities to meet-
ing the National Housing Goal of
26 million new homes over a 10-
year period.
"Members of the Carpenters Un-
ion are fully aware of the critical
housing problem facing our nation
today," he said. "We feel, as do all
of you, a great sense of urgency in
tackling this problem and finding a
workable solution.
"Our union wants its members
— and all Americans — to have the
right kind of ^
shelter in the
right kind of en-
vironment.
"What you see
here today is the
beginning of a
new era in which
everyone will
profit," he con-
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13
ANADIAN
Unemployment Rises Higher, Like the
Snow, As Construction Backlog Piles Up
Canadians enjoy a white Christmas
and the shimmering glow of fresh-
failing snow, but few are hankering
for the weight of snowfalls which hit
many parts of Canada last year, in-
cluding the nation's capital, Ottawa.
In most of the Ottawa Valley snow
drifted as high as 1 5 feet, two stories
of a house, and that took some shovel-
mg.
But that wasn't the worst disaster
to strike Ottawa. Most Canadians say
it was high unemployment arising
largely from misguided economic poli-
cies.
This year the snow may not reach
so high, but the unemployment, as
these columns have related, has risen
higher. This could make for a gloomy
winter for many thousands.
So not long before Christmas. Prime
Minister Trudeau was scheduled to
visit Washington and confer with Presi-
dent Nixon. The major subject of his
talks was economic relations between
Canada and the United States.
A few days before he left he tried
to say some cheering words.
He told the people of Canada,
through an address to a blacktie busi-
ness audience in Toronto, that the
current expansion of the Canadian
economy is so strong "that our rate of
growth for 1971 as a whole will likely
exceed that in every other major indus-
trial country in the Western world, and
even that of Japan."
He pointed out that, in the first nine
months of 1971, (the latest figures
available as he spoke) Canada's gross
national product was up 6.9 percent
over last year, while the GNP of the
United States was up only 3.1 percent.
In employment, 258.000 new jobs
were created in Canada between Octo-
ber 1970 and October 1971. an in-
crease of 3.2 percent. In the United
States in the same period the increase
was only 1.5 percent.
But he was frank enough to admit
that these optimistic figures cannot
cover up the high rate of unemploy-
ment. In joblessness, we are leading
the United Slates.
Even as the Prime Minister was
speaking the Canadian construction
industry said it was worried. Last year
proved to be a poorer year than they
expected, except perhaps in residential
construction.
The industry forecast over Si 5 bil-
lion in construction in 1971 but fell a
billion dollars short of the objective.
Spokesmen said that they don't expect
1 972 to be much better.
It's not that the business is not there.
It is just that businessmen are being
cautious, so that a backlog is piling
up which could make itself felt in
1973 and 1974.
What the industry fears is boom-
and-bust cycles, due to the federal
government using construction like a
tap, turning it down when business is
good and turning it up when business
is bad.
Why not, asks the industry, even
things out? Year in and year out?
Housing construction could reach
230,000 when final 1971 figures are in,
40,000 over 1970 when the tap was
turned down. Lower interest rates
should help for 1972 — if they stay
down.
Contradictions Continue to Plague
Building and Construction Trades
One headline read "1972 Building
Record Forecast for Canada" while
another headline on the same day in
the same paper read "Construction
Survey Finds 18*;^ Unemployed."
These conflicting headlines point
up the contradictions which continue
to plague the construction industry.
The story imder the first headline
provides information about residential
construction which amounted to 210,-
400 units in 1969, slipped to 190,-
550 in 1 970 and is expected to reach
225.000 in 1971.
The 1971 figure is 10.000 below
the forecast of federal housing min-
ister Robert Andras and 25.000 below
needed construction, according to
Economic Council of Canada esti-
mates.
The second headline refers to the
level of unemployment in the build-
ing trades current in the Metro Tor-
onto area. Yet, according to the story
under the first headline, "new build-
ing volume in the Metropolitan To-
ronto area will exceed SI billion to
capture \SVc of all Canada's new
construction."
The 18% unemployment in the
Metro area refers to 25.000 building
trades workers in commercial, indus-
trial, institutional and apartment proj-
ects, where union jobs are concen-
trated. Only in a few areas of Ontario
is residential construction unionized,
for example, Windsor and Thunder
Bay.
In Metro Toronto, only high-rise
developments are largely under union
contracts.
Unemployment in other areas of
Ontario is worse than in Metro, ac-
cording to Henry Kobryn, secretary
Provincial Building Trades Council.
While Sudbury, the INCO city, is
booming, cities like Hamilton and St.
Catharines where employment is rel-
atively good, still show jobless rates
in building trades unions around the
18';r level.
But Windsor has had almost 50%
jobless since the spring, London has
had that many jobless for about two
years while Sarnia shows about 75%
unemployed over a two-year period.
The Metro Toronto figures were
provided by Alex Main, business man-
auer of the Toronto Construction and
14
THE CARPENTER
Building Trades Council. His figure
showed 4,569 unemployed in their af-
filiates.
The Laborers have 1,100 jobless,
the plumbers 946, carpenters 657,
sheet metal workers 214, bricklayers
150, hoisting engineers 200, ironwork-
ers 176, millwrights 120, painters 96.
Others had fewer jobless.
The Metro Toronto figures were
made public in a submission to To-
ronto Mayor William Dennison's task
force on unemployment.
CLC Backs Mackasey
On Labor Act Changes
Federal Labor Minister Bryce Mac-
kasey was under attack at the 15th
annual convention of the Ontario Fed-
eration of Labor late last year for
yielding to the pressures of business
interests in considering watering down
new labor act changes.
Among other things the changes
would give organized labor more voice
at the bargaining table on technological
change. This federal legislation would
affect only those unions recognized
under federal legislation, covering
about 10% of the work force.
The legislation did not pass in the
final session of 1971. Undoubtedly
business is exerting a great deal of
pressure on the cabinet to wipe out all
or parts of the proposed changes.
It is likely that Mr. Mackasey him-
self would like to see the amended
legislation pass as he drafted it. After
all it has taken him six years to get it
before parliament.
He may be having trouble carrying
his point of view in the cabinet and
the Liberal caucus but the Canadian
Labor Congress is backing him strong-
ly-
Quebec Federation
Tackles Many Problems
The QFL convention had before it
a major study showing that last year a
record number of plants simply closed
down, for a variety of reasons, leaving
many employees jobless at a time of
high unemployment.
The convention adopted many very
progressive policy statements on the
issue from a shorter work week to gov-
ernment takeovers where practicable,
but it was still a moderate policy-
making convention compared with the
one which took place in Quebec a few
weeks later.
The Quebec Federation of Labor,
a month or two before its December
convention, joined with the Confedera-
tion of National Trade Unions and the
Teachers' Federation in leading a mass
demonstration in protest at the failure
of that province's leading French-
language newspaper, La Presse, to set-
tle with its unions.
The big demonstration was met by
violent police intervention and broken
up.
This provided background for ag-
gressive leadership at the QFL's an-
nual convention from its President
Louis Laberge who led the La Presse
march.
His opening address put the QFL
on record against both the power struc-
ture in the province and the economic
system.
It involved a new alignment of all
forces in the trade union movement
for political action which in the past
has taken Quebec labor in many direc-
tions, to put it mildly.
The tenor of the Laberge speech
struck a sympathetic note with the
thousand delegates who, before the
end of the convention, seemed to be
marching ahead of its newly-militant
leadership.
This should not be surprising when
one considers that, over 25 years, Que-
bec's unemployment rate has been
roughly twice Ontario's.
Add to this, hard-line governments
both in Montreal and in the provincial
capital, Quebec City, and you have the
elements of the serious disconent which
exists.
Million and a Half
New Jobs by Year 1975?
Canada will need almost a million
and a half new jobs by 1975 if the
growing work force is to find employ-
ment.
The particular emphasis must be on
the age 25-34 group, according to fed-
eral sources. The Social and Family
Services Department of the Ontario
government points out that at least
10,000 people aged 18 to 25 who have
a high school education or better are
unemployed in Ontario.
At one end of the scale, the older
worker is being laid off and often has
a tough time finding a job due to age,
while at the other end the young
worker can't find his first job.
In the 1971 splurge of layoffs, exec-
utives have not been excluded. Many
of them at the $20,000 a year level or
more are finding out what it is to look
for non-existent employment.
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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:
Connelley, Vice President, National Safety Council
Paul H. Connelley. safety director of
the Brotherhood, has been elected vice
president for labor on the National Safety
Council. He succeeds Sec.-Treas. Arthur
P. Gildea of the Brewery Workers, who
did not seek re-election.
Connelley was chosen at the week-long
session of the NSC's Labor Conference
in Chicago recently.
The conference focused on the im-
plementation of the new Occupational
Safety & Health Act. calling on the AFL-
CIO and international unions to expand
training programs that would broaden
workers' understanding of the law.
Edward J. Legan succeeded Thomas
A. Dillon as chairman of the Labor Con-
ference. Legan. an international repre-
sentative with the International Brother-
hood of Electrical Workers, was formerly
vice chairman. Taking over that post is
William McCullough of the Canadian
Union of Public Employes, Toronto.
STATE OFFICIAL — Deputy Secretary of
Labor for the Commoimealth of Penn-
sylvania is C. Ted Donibronski, shown at
left, who is also business representative
of Local 81, Eric, Pa., and president of
both the Erie County Central Labor
Council and the Erie County Building
Trades Council.
Among the other titles of this active
member are: vice president, Pennsylvania
State Council of Carpenters, board mem-
ber of both major Erie hospitals, winner
of two Outstanding Worker Awards of
the United Fund, member of the Erie
Port Commission, the Eric Redevelop-
ment Authority and the Erie Building
Code Committee.
Honorary pa-
rade marshal of
(he 1971 Labor
Day parade in
Joliet, III., was
Joseph Ambrose,
left, a retired
member of Local
174 and a veteran
of World War 1.
He wore the uni-
form of the 1917
doughboy to fol-
low the parade's
theme. Ambrose
is the father of
the treasurer of
Local 174.
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LANGUAGE MACHINE-The Ladies Aux-
iliaries of District 1, State Council of
California — No. 170, East San Diego;
No. 412, Vista, and No. 506, San Diego
— recently donated a Language Master to
the handicapped children of Madison
Avenue School in El Cajon. To raise the
$262.50 needed for (he machine a wine-
tasting party, spaghetti dinner and dance
was held at the Carpenters Hall of Local
2398.
The picture shows Mrs. Mike Kowsun,
Aux. 170, Mrs. Earl Emmert, Aux. 506
and district board member, and Miss
Beth Davis, head teacher with the lan-
guage master. Presentation was made at
a bi-dislrict meeting at the San Diego
Zoo, with members of auxiliaries in Dis-
trict 2 and state ofhcers present.
SCHOLARSHIP-Carpenter Ladies Auxili-
aries, State Council of California, has
presented a $500 California Labor Fed-
eration AFL-CIO Scholarship for the 8th
consecutive year. It is the only auxiliary
group in the state among 23 union donors
to the annual program.
The 1971 winner was Miss Gayle
Bashaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Bashaw, El Cajon, Calif., who plans to
attend BYU in I'tah, majoring in journal-
ism. The Auxiliaries in District 1, San
Diego County, honored Gayle and her
mother at a luncheon arranged b) Mrs.
Floyd Cain, state secretary and member
of Auxiliary 170, and Mrs. Earl Emmert,
District 1 Board Member and president of
Aux. 506.
Miss Gale Bashaw, California scholar-
ship winner; her mother, Mrs. George
Bashaw; Mrs. Floyd Cain; and Mrs. Earl
Emmert.
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THE CARPENTER
Early Retirement
Is Union Concern
■ With Social Security, Railroad
Retirement, pensions and other pro-
grams, the trend to early retirement
is picking up momentum.
The statistics on this are pretty
startling.
Among males over 65 in the 1890
Census, 68.6 percent were in the la-
bor force, many of them in agricul-
ture. In the 1960 Census, less than
one-half of this percentage — 30.5
percent — were still working.
This precise picture cannot be
drawn for women but the trend to-
ward early retirement is, neverthe-
less, a fact.
With the great advance of medi-
cal science, workers who retire today
at ages of 50 or 55 have some 15
years of retirement facing them.
The adjustment from work to re-
tirement at such a late age in life,
for many, is one of the most difficult
changes a worker has to face.
The needs of older workers in pre-
paring for retirement and in making
retirement productive has become,
more and more, a responsibility of
the trade union movement.
Just what organized labor is doing
for the middle-aged and older work-
er in employment and retirement is
the subject of a new study prepared
for the National Council on the Ag-
ing by Leo Kramer, Inc. In addition
to Kramer, the authors are Ewan
Clague, former Commissioner of
Labor Statistics, and Balraj Palli.
They examine the policies and
programs of the AFL-CIO and 12
major international unions in assist-
ing the older workers.
The study details the AFL-CIO's
fight for health insurance, for hous-
ing for the elderly and for improve-
ments in Social Security. Four basic
programs among the elderly have
been urged by the Federation:
1. Establish active retired mem-
bers' clubs and affiliate them with
the National Council of Senior Citi-
zens.
2. Undertake pre-retirement
planning courses that will better en-
able the worker to plan for retire-
Continued on Page 19
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SERVICE TO THE
BROTHERHOOD
galfery of pictures showing
some of the senior members of
the Brotherhood who recently
received 25-year or 50-year
service pins.
(1) PASADENA, CALIF., In conjunc-
tion nith the installation of officers. Local
769 recently presented 25-year pins to 65
members. Names are in alphabetical
order: Milford Anderson, Everett Askren
Sr., Ray Barber, VVilliani Barstow, Wayne
Benbow, Donald Black, Kingsley Brock,
Vernon Bullock, Loren J. Burt, Charles
Carr, A. O. Cheadic, Carl Clauson, Rob-
erf Coutu, Howard DeShaine, Thomas
Emanuelson, Arden Engler, Verner Erick-
son, Ray Garris, Vincent Gill, Ernest
Granthen, Gene Griott, Jose Guerrero,
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Charles Haines, Francis G. Hardy, Frcd-
erice Hillhouse, Louis Hubik, Ernest Hix-
on, Austin Hyde Sr., Wililam Kelley,
Marvin Kessel, William Koenig, Stanley
Krause, Ora Lewis, Ted Limbert, William
Lundin, J. R. Marks, Frank McKeever,
W. O. Montgomery, Arthur Morris, Fran-
cis Murphy, Wilberf Noland, Leo Norris,
James J. Ogle, Oscar Olson, Wilfred Par-
ent, Claude Patton, Andrew Patz, Paul
Peters, Clyde Reynolds, Frank M. Sau-
vageau, Mannie Shankle, Rice Sims,
Leonard Small, Glan Snuffer, Clifford
Speer, Segurth Spendrup, Jalmer Slencr-
son. Thomas Stout, W. W. Stoval. Evart
Swardstrom, Manuel Tellez, Merce Tor-
res, Julian Tucker, Charles Vail, Louis
Valdivia, Warren Vandello, Kay Wendell,
Walter C. White, Joseph Wimnier and
William Winningham.
(2) ST. CHARLES, MO., On September
25, 1971, Local 1987 held a pin award
dinner honoring those who have belonged
to the union for 25 to 45 years. Shown
in the picture are: First row, all 25-year
members, Oliver Illy, William Herin, Ed-
ward Kruse, Floyd Rothermich, Clifton
Borgschulte, Edward Lanig, Earl Gust,
Emil Pordhorsky, Robert Jones, Wilbur
Bushnell, Albert Prinster, Edmund Bax,
Harold Schneider, Frank Schnyder, James
Seigler, and Clarence Sitton.
Second row, Elmer Kolkmeier, 30
years; Walter Kolkmeier, 30 years; Ver-
non Hollrah, 25 years; Sylvester Freed,
25 years; Robert Pilcher, 25 years; Fred
-■M^
Redell, local president, 25 years; Charles
Bloebaum, 35 years; Marion Reed, 35
years; Fred Muegge, 30 years; Wilfred
Richardson, 30 years; Milton Sylvester,
30 years; Lawrence Shelton, 30 years;
Joseph Ledig, 45 years; Morris Filers,
35 years; Vernon Kuhlmann, 30 years,
and Henry Sitzer, 25 years.
Third row, Frank Huning, 30 years;
Martin Horstmeier, 30 years; John Haake.
30 years; Clarence East, 30 years; Robert
Drosfe, 30 years; Harlie Cornelius, 30
years; John Bnieshaber, 30 years; Elmer
Bekebrede, 30 years; Joseph Boerding,
30 years; Henry Wubker, 25 years; Joseph
Podhorsky, recording secretary, 25 years;
William Dobrzanski, 25 years; Raymond
Wehmeyer, 25 years; Garrett Thornhill,
25 years; Robert Terbrock, 25 years;
Ernest Schowengerdt, 30 years.
Some of the recipients were unable to
be present. Garrett Thornhill accepted
a 25-year pin for his father, John Thorn-
hill. Marvin Sutter, a 30-year member,
nas hospitalized. His pin was accepted
by his wife. A 30-year pin was given
posthumously in behalf of the late Victor
Klotz.
Five other members who could not be
present but who received 25-year mem-
bership pins are Harry Stroud, Francis
Ochs, Wm. Dreckshage, Henry Piepcr
and Ed Terbrock. Four 30-year pins were
given to Wm. Berthold, Rapheal Salfen,
Joe Koester and Otto Schneider and a
35-year pin went to Lawrence Platte.
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Early Retirement
Continued from Page 17
ment during his working years.
3. Work for retiree centers to
help meet the needs of older people
for education, retirement activities
and social relationships.
4. Support national, state and lo-
cal programs for opportunities for
creative service to the community
and nation and for political educa-
tion and participation.
It is the view of the AFL-CIO, the
study reports, that the union "knows
the older worker personally, at least
at the local level, and is in a better
position to know what his problems
are. Thus, the union would appear
to be the legitimate agency to look
after his needs when he is approach-
ing retirement and beyond. This
would be in accord with traditional
trade union concern not only for the
strictly economic interests of its
members but for other reasons as
well."
All unions have long stressed sen-
iority and union security as two
basic ways of protecting the worker
on the job.
The approach of some unions
differs, however. Some put the great-
est emphasis in keeping members on
the job as long as possible and have
negotiated contracts for protections
toward that end. Other unions are
pressing for early retirement.
"The form of union organization
is often a determining factor," the
authors write. "A highly-skilled
craft union, which has a substantial
degree of control over the supply of
workers in the organization, can take
a different tack than can a large in-
dustrial union, which represents all
grades of workers with widely vary-
ing degrees of attachment to the in-
dustry or to the firm."
Whatever approach, however, the
authors leave the impression that or-
ganized labor is committed to help-
ing resolve the problems of the elder-
ly, both on the job and in retirement.
The Aging Worker and the Union,
by Ewan Clague, Balraj Palli, Leo
Kramer. Praeger Publishers, New
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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
i/ice pins.
(1) HICKSVILLE, N.Y.— Local 1772
held its annual dinner-dance at the Ga-
laxie on October 15, and presented 25-
year phis to the followhig members: Jo-
seph Andrews, Norman Belland, Edward
Bcdrewicz, Joseph Boron, Kdmond Bou-
dreau, Sr., Stanle> Buchinski, Fred
Buchter, Anthony Chiovaro, Guesippe
Gianpanti, Andrew Classen, Salvatore
Cosentino, Hans Oahle, Frank DeRosa,
Angelo De >'ito, Henry Dcll'enbach,
.lames Donnell), Ernest Dunekack, Er-
land Eriandsen, Kingsbury Frey, Walter
Gebhardt, Fred Grabow, Finn Granstad,
Edward Haefeli, Gerard Hulsen, Sr., Al-
fred Hurst, Herman .lacobsen. Roy .la-
cobsen, Hubert .lohnson, Arthur Kipp-
statter, Harold Kasten, Charles Knch-
lewski, Risto Lilja, Frank Masterson,
Joseph Mulee, Thomas Mullen, Sven
Nelson, Peter Potocki, Thomas Sccardi,
Philip Schaaf, William Schroeder, Rcin-
hardt Schuler, Paul Schwenke, William
Seiden, George Sipila, Richard Sloan,
David Snyder, Alanson Sturm, Joseph
Tanimone, Bjarnc Tobiassen, Albin
Weiber, Paul Zadrozny, Charles Rubel,
Jr.
Those who were able to attend are
shown in the accompanying photo.
Pins were presented by Richard Eise-
mann, flnancial secretary, bottom left,
and Glenn Kerbs, business agent, bottom
right. Bottom row center, Sal Cosentino.
Second row, Joseph Mulee, Harold Kas-
ten, Walter Gebhardt, President Joseph
Tammone, William Seiden. Third row,
Risto Lilja, Frank DeRosa, Norman Bel-
land, Paul Zadrozny, recording secretary;
Richard Sloan, a trustee, Kingsbury Frey.
Fourth row, Keinhardt Schuler, Thomas
Saccardi, Eriand Eriandsen. Gerard Hul-
sen, Sr., Albert De \ito. Fifth row, Jo-
seph Boron, a trustee, Herman Jacohsen,
Peter Potocki, Hans Dahle, Ernest Dune-
kack.
(2) FRAMINGHAM, MASS.— A ban-
quet was recently held at the Chateau de
N ille by Local 860, with an attendance
of about 500. The occasion was to honor
members with 60, 50, 45, 35. and 25
years of continued membership in the
Brotherhood.
Seated at the head table were members
of the Executive Board: Richard Griffin,
National Representative: John Burns, rep-
resenting the General Office: and Joseph
Kinnarney, business agent of the Central
Massachusetts District Council. Griffin
was the main speaker of the evening and
presented pins to the honored members.
In the photo are: left to right, R. L.
Basley, financial secretarj; Harry Elwell,
60-yr. member; R. Griffin, National Rep-
resentative; Charles Haeuber, 60-jr.
member and Donald Dadmun, president
of Local 860.
(3) TORONTO, ONT.— Local 27 held
a banquet October 15 to honor members
who have seen 25 years of service with
the union. Attended by 160 members,
25-year pins were awarded to 89 mem-
bers. One member received a 50-year
pin.
The picture shows General Executive
Board Member William Stefanovitch pre-
senting a pin to 25-year member Jack
MacNcil.
Pins were also presented by Derrick
Manson, secretary-treasurer, Ontario
Provincial Council of Carpenters.
Local 27 was chartered November 1,
18X2, making it one of the oldest active
union locals in Canada. Its membership
high was 3,900. The local hijs another
90 members who will become eligible ior
25-year pins in 1972. It has 70 pen-
sioners at present, seven members with
over 50 years' membership and one who
joined the Brotherhood, April 2, 1907.
(4) WASHING-
TON, D.C.—
Thomas J. Mc-
Dowell, 87-years
old, member of Lo-
cal 132 for 60
years, recently re-
ceived a 60-year
pin from President
Joseph N. Groomes.
20
THE CARPENTER
LOCAL UNION NEWS
Carpenters Local 1596 Marks Its 100th Birthday
William Sidell, First General Vice
President of the Brotherhood was among
many dignitaries who convened in St.
Louis, September 25 to pay tribute to
Carpenters Local 1596, which, at 100
years of age, ranks among the oldest
local unions in the nation.
A formal dinner-dance highlighted a
three-day celebration of Local 1596's
100th birthday, September 24-26. Other
activities included a two-day open house
at the Carpenters" Hall for all carpenters
and members of organized labor and
their families on Friday and Saturday,
September 24 and 25, and a special open
house and program for Local 1596 mem-
bers and their families on Sunday, Sep-
tember 26.
Speaking before a black tie audience
at the Carpenters' Hall 1401 Hampton
Avenue, St. Louis, headquarters of the
Carpenters" District Council of Greater
St Louis, Sidell briefly recounted the his-
tory of Local 1596, noting that Local
1596, one of 22 affiliates of the District
Council, was chartered in 1871, when 22
cabinet makers met to form the St. Louis
Cabinetmaker Protective Union, The fol-
lowing year they affiliated with the Inter-
national Cabinet Makers Union of Ameri-
ca and were given the charter designation
of Local 12.
In 1903, the Cabinetmakers Interna-
tional Union affiliated with the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America. Local 12 became known as
Cabinetmakers and Machine Hands Lo-
cal 1596, the designation it currently
holds.
Originally formed exclusively as a lo-
cal of cabinet makers Local 1596"s 1700
members are now employed by firms who
manufacture, in addition to quality cabi-
nets, aluminum windows and storm sash,
truss roofs, prefabricated homes, cooling
towers, movable partitions, refrigeration
equipment, Venetian blinds and shades,
exhibits and displays, stairs, hardware
and building supplies, barber shop and
beauty salon fixtures, bars and church
furniture.
The Germanic origins of Local 1596 is
reflected in the fact that for many years
business meetings were conducted ex-
clusively in German, Sidell said, adding
that Local 1596 is one of the "finest
examples of what the labor movement
and the country as a whole owes to the
millions of immigrants who migrated to
America in the 19th century to escape
the oppression of the working class in
their native lands."'
Sharing the speaker's table with Sidell
were John Livingston, retired director of
organizing for the AFL-CIO; Ollie W.
Langhorst, executive secretary-treasurer
of the Carpenters' District Council of
Greater St. Louis; Missouri Congressman
Richard Ichord; and Gene McNary, St.
Louis County prosecuting attorney.
Among the many letters and telegrams
of congratulations received by Local
1596 was one from AFL-CIO President
George Meany who extended his con-
gratulations to the local union and urged
the members to continue their record of
progress and accomplishments.
Congressman Ichord struck a respon-
sive note when he told the more than
500 guests that he was the only mem.ber
of the Missouri Congressional delegation
who has held an active working carpen-
ter's card. He hastened to add that he
only got as far as a third year apprentice
carpenter "back in the early days of
World War II."
As representative of the largest con-
gressional district in Missouri, Ichord said
his job was to "try to strike a proper bal-
ance between the interests of Labor and
the interests of management." "Unfor-
tunately," he continued, "there are ex-
tremists on both sides.
"Today, unions represent the voice of
labor, not only to the government but to
man. This is quite a contrast to some of
the totalitarian nations of the world,
where they also have unions but the un-
ions represent the voice of government.
"We must," declared Ichord, "do every-
thing in our power to preserve the right
of free, collective bargaining."
Commendation was given to the Lo-
cal's Anniversary Committe who planned
the entire three-day affair. They were
Chairman Michael Heilich Jr., Secretary
Walter Fritz, Woody Irwin, William
Sleinkamp, Edward Haze and Alfons
Doering aided by Michael Heilich, Sr.,
Council business representative from Lo-
cal 1596.
Other dignitaries at the affair were
Sixth District representative to the Car-
penters' General Executive Board Fred
Bull: Richard Cox, secretary-treasurer
of the Missouri State Council of Car-
penters; Raymond Harris, chief legal
investigator of the St. Louis County
Medical Examiners Office; Greater St.
Louis Labor Council Officers, President
Oscar Ehrhardt and Secretary-Treasurer
James Meyers; Delmond Garst. director,
AFL-CIO Region 15; Norman Barth,
president. Carpenters' District Council
and recording secretary of Local 1596.
Local 1596's officers are: President
Glen Jackson; Vice-President William
Steinkamp; Recording Secretary Norman
Barth; Financial Secretary Woody Irvin:
Treasurer Aaron Turnbull; Conductor
Frank Sommer; Warden Harry Von
Romer, Sr.; Trustees: Melvin Krumpel-
man, Eugene Hoppe and Edward Haze.
A view of the large crowd affciidiug the Local 1596 eclebrafioii.
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Shown on the dais, left to right, are Father Herbert Reiman; Thomas McMahon, district council attorney; Paul Walters, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Buffalo District Council; Michael Ricci, district council unemployment representative; Herman J. Bodewes,
business representative of the Buffalo District Council; William Sidell, First General Vice-President; Herman F. (Buddy) Bodewes,
president and General agent of Buffalo District Council; Richard E. Livingston, General Secretary; Patrick Campbell, General
Executive Board Member from the First District; Alfred J. Langfelder, president of Local 9; William Miller, business representa-
tive of Buffalo District Council; Milton Frey, secretary-treasurer of the New York State Council of Carpenters; William Burke,
business representative of Piledrivers Local 1978, and Reverend Charles G. Rice.
Pioneering Local 9, Buffalo,
Marks Its 90th Anniversary
Local 9 of Buffalo. N.Y., a local
union with origins going back to the
days before the establishment of the
Brotherhood, commemorated its
90th birthday recently.
The anniversary was commem-
orated by a host of General Officers
and labor and public officials of the
New York area. Among the guests
was General Secretary R. E. Liv-
ingston, a member of the local un-
ion. First General Vice Pres. Wil-
liam Sidell was among the speakers.
He brought congratulations from
General Pres. M. A. Hutcheson.
A memorable banquet was held
in Buffalo, at which speakers de-
scribed the early efforts of carpen-
ters in the area to form a union.
Members of Local 9 participated in
the founding convention of the
Brotherhood in Chicago in 1881.
Long before the Brotherhood was
organized, carpenters of Buffalo
learned the necessity of organiza-
tion. They got together from time to
time and formed a union, only to
lapse after concessions were gained
from employers. Finally, on August
31, 1880, the Carpenters and Join-
ers Union of the City of Buffalo was
organized. The initiation fee was
500 and the monthly dues 150 per
member. Wages at that time ranged
from $1.75 to $2.50 for a 10-hour
day.
During this period there was a
movement to form an international
union, and a convention was sched-
General Secretary R. E. Livingston, a
veteran member of Local 9, recalls some
of the illustrious history of the local
union.
R
Milton Frey, secretary-treasurer of the
New York State Council of Carpenters,
presents a plaque from the New York
State Council to Alfred J. Langfelder,
president of Local 9, on the occasion of
its 90th anniversary.
uled for Chicago. Buffalo Carpen-
ters were so anxious to be chartered
that it applied for one on June 7,
two months before the convention
was held. It took some time, once
the Brotherhood was formed, for
charters to be drafted and printed,
but Buffalo carpenters received
theirs on January 30, 1882.
Down through the years Local 9
fought successfully for shorter hours
and working conditions for its mem-
bers, becoming a permanent fixture
in its home city. It is recognized as
the first local union of the Brother-
hood established in the State of
New York.
22
THE CARPENTER
Veteran Illinois Leader Is First
To Benefit from State Pension Fund
From left to right are James Bannister, executive secretary of the Fox Valley General
Contractors Association and secretary-treasurer of the Carpenters Pension Fund of
Illinois; Wilbur E. "Duff' Corbin; Paul Bolger, president of the Fox River Vailcy
District Council and board member of the Illinois State Council of Carpenters; and
Raymond E. Waker, administrator, Carpenters Pension Fund of Illinois.
The first pension check to be presented
by the Carpenters Pension Fund of Illi-
nois went recently to Wilbur E. "Duff"
Corbin, retired International Representa-
tive. Corbin was initiated in Carpenters
Local 916, Aurora, 111., in October, 1924,
and became fulltime business agent of
that local union in 1936, serving until
1964. He was president of the Fox River
Valley District Council of Carpenters
from 1936 to 1964.
In February, 1964, he was appointed
a General Representative and served in
that capacity until his retirement on Jan-
uary 15, 1971. Corbin was elected vice
president of the Illinois State Council of
Carpenters in 1958 and served as vice
president until 1963 when he became
president of the Illinois State Council of
Carpenters, a position he holds at present.
In 1949 Brother Corbin started nego-
tiating for fringe benefits and was not
successful until November, 1951, at which
time the welfare fund for the Fox River
Valley District Council of Carpenters was
organized with payments effective June 1,
1952. He served as a member of the
board of trustees of this welfare fund
from 1955 to 1965. Effective June 1,
1957, the Carpenters Pension Fund for
the Fox River Valley District was orga-
nized and Mr. Corbin served as a member
of the board of trustees of this organiza-
tion from 1957 until 1965.
In 1962 the welfare fund for Spring-
field Carpenters, Local 16, was merged
with the welfare fund of the Fox River
Valley District Council of Carpenters,
and these merged funds formed the nu-
cleus of statewide funds which are now
known as the Carpenters Welfare Fund
of Illinois and the Carpenters Pension
Fund of Illinois. Present participation
in these two funds includes approximately
14,000 carpenter members in the Slate
of Illinois with total contributions of
well over $8,000,000.00 per year.
During the term that Mr. Corbin served
as president of the Fox River Valley Dis-
trict Council he was instrumental in orga-
nizing the house builders, and this area
still continues to be one of the best orga-
nized areas for house builders in the
country.
Ofl&cers of California Local Union
The offices of Local 769, Pasadena, Calif., installed a few months ago for the next
two years: life to right, trustee, Carl "Ray" Carlson; delegate, Oscar Osborn; warden,
Leroy Chapman; treasurer, James B. Nash; financial secretary, Stanley Oakley; presi-
dent, Lloyd A. Greenhagen; business representative, William D. Kelley; recording
secretary, William F. Spicer Sr.; vice-president, Harlo B. Walz; trustee, Alfred M.
LaGree; trustee, Francis "Grady" Hardy. Not in picture: conductor, Talmadge C.
McClure.
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23
Precast Concrete
Building Erected
By Pa. Menil^ers
Bison Wall Frame Building, is a
residence for the elderly in Jeannette,
Pa., and the first such structure of its
kind in the United States.
The project was furnished to Cross-
gates Inc, of McMurray, Pa., turn-
key developer for the Westmoreland
County, Pennsylvania Housing Author-
ity. Though a first in the United
States, this system carries an experi-
ence of some 57,000 living units con-
structed in the United Kingdom by
the systems originator Concrete Lim-
ited of England, a firm known as the
largest precast producer in the world.
Dickerson Structural Concrete Cor-
poration of Youngwood, Pa. acted as
a subcontractor to AC Schwotzer
Construction Company of McMurray,
Pa. to construct the building.
The precast components; all plant
manufactured, including stairs, are as-
sembled with site cast concrete con-
nections and "no-caulk," exterior
joints. Dickerson used members of
Local 462 and Local 333 in the erec-
tion and placement of all component
parts. Members of the United Brother-
hood also erected and dismantled the
crane used in the erection.
The photographs indicate how pre-
cast concrete components combine in
a unique structural system to achieve
a, "collapse-proof," fully insulated, and
waterproof building ready for interior
finishes.
Chief components of the system are:
sandwich panels comprised of an ar-
chitectural facing, insulation and a
structural backup used as external
walls: solid concrete panels as internal
load-bearing partitions, and prestressed
hollow core plank as decking. All of
these component parts were placed by
members of the United Brotherhood.
Each vertical and horizontal exterior
construction joint was waterproofed
with mastic and vinyl, also installed by
members of the Brotherhood. All grout
forms are placed by Brotherhood
members. Dickerson Corp. used Broth-
erhood members for each phase of the
erection with the exception of the
pouring of the grout for the construc-
tion joints, this was done by members
of the Laborers Union of Latrobe, Pa.
Dickerson, a licensee of Concrete
Limited, manufactured and erected
the eight-story, 100-unit project at the
rate of one complete floor per week.
The Bison structure was erected early
this year.
The new residence for the elderly in Jeannette, Pa., stands bright and new against
weathered structures surrounding it. The building was erected at the rate of one
complete floor per week.
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The photo above shows (he typical method used on each floor for the setting of
precast parts. The nuts on the long bolls projecting from (he panels in the photo, were
set to grade to carry the panels for the floor above, each panel being cast with bearing
pla(es in (he bo((om, (no(e access boxes bot(om of panels). The nuts and bearing
phi(es being welded af(er alignment and plumbing. Each corner joint also was
welded. All required welding and cutting was done by members of (he Uni(ed
Bro(herhood.
Members of the Brotherhood em-
ployed on this project included: from
Local 462, Greensburg. William Shoaf,
Job Steward, Don Rugh, John Gonga-
ware, John Onusko, Vincent Brohosky,
Stanley Cordon, Ronald Sell, Robert
Campbell: from Local 333 New Ken-
sington, Barney Calabrese: and Ken
Baringer, Local 2274, job superintend-
ent for Dickerson. The project was
under the jurisdiction of Business Rep-
resentative Bright M. Remaley of
Local 333.
Photos and Wchnical ihila were
furnished hy the courtesy of Tom
Remhert. Project Manager of Dicker-
son Corporation.
T. E. Thompson of Oak Ridge, Tenn.,
has been a member of Local 50, Knox-
ville, Tenn., for more than 35 years.
Though now disabled, he and his wife
recently celebra(ed (heir golden wedding
anniversary wi(h good cheer.
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Parade Past A Non-union Project
Members of Carpenters Local 186, Steubenville, O., recently staged a parade of more
than 100 members past a non-union project being developed by Lippman Associates
in Steubenville. The local had been picketing the job site for over 14 weeks. The
enclosed picture shows Business Agent C. W. Daily leading members in the parade.
50th Anniversary, Skagit Valley Council
The Skagit Valley District Council of Washington State recently celel)ra<ed its 50th
anniversary. This district council started out as the Northwest Council of Carpenters
in 1921 and functioned through many turbulent times. During early years, delegates
had to travel by interurban and passenger train in order to hold meetings. General
Office Representative Paul Rudd, an oldtimer himself, spoke of these early times and
brought members up to date with some of our present problems.
Some of the oldtimers honored were: front row, from left: Carlos Cook, Paul Rudd,
BRs Orv Haggen and Bill Sisson. Back row, James Cronibie, John Kelly, Secretary-
Treasurer Earl Goodland and Ernie Smith.
Officers of Memphis, Tennessee, Local
Newly-elected officers of Local 345, Memphis, Tenn., include seated, left to right.
President William T. Cox, Jr., Recording Secretary William E. Tanner; standing, left
to right, Conductor S. S. Pike, Business Agent James M. Green, Custodian Oscar
McLain, Financial Secretary Howard Welch, Installing Officer and newly-elected
Trustee to the Apprentice Fund Henry A. Kellum, Trustee William J. Salter, Trustee
Robert H. Schlafer, Trustee Ira D. Stewart, Conductor Ira Welch, Treasurer E. M.
Sisk. Also installed at this meeting but not in the picture were Vice-President William
E. Fortner and Trustee to Apprentice Fund, Robert E. Montgomery.
JANUARY, 1972
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On May 12, 13, and 14, 1971, delegates, past presidents, and guests from ladies auxiliaries throughout the state of Washington
convened for the 32nd Annual Convention of the Washington State Council of Ladies Auxiliaries. One of the highlights of the
convention, held in Richland, Wash., was an "Hawaiian-theme" luncheon, hosted by Ladies Auxiliary 427 of Pasco-Kennewick.
Seated above, holding the state council charter, is Mrs. Flora Toland, state president. Seated next to Mrs. Toland, on her left, is
Mrs. May Clark, state vice-president. On Mrs. Toland's right is Agnes Welsh, state recording secretary. Seated next to Mrs. Welsh
is Lorraine Meyer, state treasurer.
Palo Alto Local Celebrates 71 Years
M. B. Bryant's first assignment after
his appointment to the General Executive
Board. 8th District, was to represent the
Brotherhood on September 17, at a party
celebrating the 71st Anniversary of the
charter of Local 668. Palo Alto, Cali-
fornia. Brother Bryant also awarded a
70-year pin to Brother Louis Dengler
and 25-year pins to the following:
Dale Adams. Floyd Adams. Claude
Alford. Max Bacha. Theodore W. Barnes.
Adolph Benning. .Arthur J. Benson, F.mil
Benson. Leon F. Bernard. Virgil L. Bevis.
Floyd Bowman. Doyle S. Bradford, F. P.
Bradshaw. Farl A. Brusberg. James A.
Burke. Frank J. Callaghan, Frederick
Carbis. Edward J. Carpentier. Cleo O.
Chandler. Donald A. Cleaveland. C. H.
Couey. Gene P. Darr. Frank S. Dato.
James K. Deberry. Alvin W. Dutton.
Donald P. Eskilson. George M. Evans.
Ford L. Feldt. Andrew S. Feltrop. Don-
ald W. Fetrow. Newman Flowers. Grant
Fretwell. Joseph Fuchs. Jr., John M.
Gale. Amer G. Gilbertson. Harry E.
Glawatz. William T. Graham. George
A. Gregg, Ancie G. Griffin. Doc F.
Griffin, Earl H. Hansen, Fred Hardy.
Sanford L. Harmon. Kenneth Harrison,
Monroe D. Hay, Clifford Headley, Ray-
mond Holderman. Claude Hutcheson.
Jess M. January, Oscar Johnson. Elmer
J. Julian, Ewald W. Kalske, Harry M.
Keeney. Henry M. Kolbaba. Joseph A.
Lane, Howard Lang, Clarence P. Leahy,
John F. Leahy, Vernon Legg. Kermath
Leslie. Henry Ludgus, Harry Malby.
James Martin. Harry Mason, Ellis B.
McGinty, Lloyd McMassey, Frank T.
McShane, Lester L. Meyer. Paul E.
Moeller. Theodore C. Moeller, Floyd
Monroe. Charles J. Moore, David Napier,
Flmer D. Noll, Albert C. Norris. Donald
Parmeter. Edward Peregrina. John D.
Peterson. Sam Polizzi, Otto Radke. John
Rafaelo. Vestle F. Rodgers. Nick Rogoff.
Fred G. Rowe. John Ruzicka, Ervin
B. Schultz. Jergen H. Skogen. Elmer R.
Small. Lester Small. Arlo R. .Street. How-
ard Stuart. Glen Sund. Raymond Taylor.
Alfonso Vasquez. John Vasquez. Junior
P. Wallace. William D. Watkins. J. C.
Wayne, Willie E. Williams, Harvey
Wolfe and Howard Zink.
Six officers of Local 668 were among
the members awarded 25-year pins —
namely. Ervin B. Schultz, president;
Elmer D. Noll, vice president; John M.
Gale, financial secretary; Paul E. Moeller,
recording secretary; Henry M. Kolbaba,
and Fred G. Rowe. trustees.
In addition to Brother Bryant, John
F. Henning. secretary. California Labor
Federation; James Lee. president. State
Building and Construction Trades Coun-
cil of California, Richard Mansfield,
legislative advocate. State Building Trades
Council; Bruce Sutherland, administra-
tor. Northern California Carpenter
Trusts; John A. Rebeiro. secretary. Santa
Clara Valley District Council of Car-
penters; Charles Rigmaiden, chairman,
Santa Clara Valley District Council of
Carpenters; the officers of Local 668
Ervin Schultz. president; Elmer Noll,
vice president; John M. Gale, financial
secretary; Paul Moeller, recording sec-
retary; George Fowler, treasurer: Henry
Kolbaba. Fred Rowe. and John Deskins,
trustees; Philip Stavn. conductor; James
Johnson, warden: and James E. Powers,
business representative, together with offi-
cers from neighboring locals.
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Local 1787 Members Mark Plant Milestone
The Ever/Strait Division of the Pease Co., Hamilton, O. recently manufactured
its one millionth door. To help celebrate the event, approximately 250 members of
Local 1787 and other company personnel assembled outside division headquarters
in Fairfield to spell it out in man-sized numerals. The company was also com-
memorating the 10th anniversary of its production of foam-core steel doors, for
which it is the world's leading manufacturer. Participants in the commemoration
included Local 1787 President Jesse McVey, Vice. Pres. Jack Vaughn, Treas.
Sherman Swihart, Recording Sec. Bill Asher, and Financial Sec. William Swink.
Officers of Oakland Local 36 Assembled
The recently-elected officers of Local 36, Oakland, Calif., 1971-1972, are shown
seated, left to right: Wilson Massey, financial secretary; Robert Griebel, president;
Claude Dillon, vice president: Allen Linder, recording secretary; Paul Makela, trustee.
Standing, left to right: Alfred Thoman, bus. representative; Eugene Anderson, con-
ductor; Clitf Edwards, trustee; Clarence Briggs, general representative; Ira Cook,
trustee; Harry Yetter, treasurer; Lester Lane, warden; and Gunnar Benonys, business
representative.
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Bless My Sole!
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— John Freeman, L.U. 22, San Fran-
cisco, Calif.
R U REGISTERED 2 VOTE?
Some Cut-Up!
A drunk over-celebrating New
Year's eve bought a half-pint to last
him on his way home. As he stepped
into the street a car hit him, sending
him spinning into the curb. He stag-
gered upright, felt something wet
in the vicinity of his hip pocket, felt
around, then looked with relief at
his hand. "Thank hevvin," he sighed,
"It's only blood!"
TELL M U R UNION!
Good Second Choice
Near a school a road sign was
posted: "Be Careful; Don't Hit a
Child!" Under it in childish scrawl
had been added: "Wait for a
Teacher!"
The Good O/d Days?
The little granddaughter, sitting on
grandpa's lap, asked him, "Grandpa,
were you on Noah's Ark?"
"Certainly not!" replied the
oldster.
"Then why weren't you drowned?"
asked the tot. — Betsy Fratoni, Spring-
field, Pa.
WORK SAFELY— ACCIDENTS HURT
Missed the Buss!
At a wedding, the best man asked
an old boy friend of the bride, "Have
you kissed the bride? "
"Not recently," was the reply.
UNION DUES BUY RAISES
'Ear This!
at the planing mil
Now
The foreman
finally argued his son into cutting off
his shoulder-length hair. But he's still
not happy . . . now he can see his
earrings.
REGISTER AND VOTE
Nice Clean Joke
The two morons were driving from
Philadelphia to Washington when they
saw a roadside sign: "Clean Rest-
rooms Ahead." By the time they
reached the nation's capital they had
cleaned 62!
This Month's Limericl(
Said the framer to his partner, Gus
Lumb,
With the bobline between forefinger
and thumb:
"I'm telling you, Gussie,
This boss is real fussy.
So make it just a bit better than
plumb! "
G. P. Spannar, Local 15, Hackensack,
N.J.
Right At Home!
A stranger in town wandered Into
a church one Sunday morning as the
minister Intoned: "Oh Lord, we have
left undone the things we should have
done and we have done things we
ought not to have done! "
"At last," sighed the man as he
slipped into a pew, "I've finally found
my kind of people!"
B SURE 2 VOTE!
Bitter Prescription
The doctor sat the patient down
after a complete exam. "Have you
been living a normal life?'" he asked.
"Oh, yes, doctor," replied the pa-
tient.
""Well, I'm sorry to tell you that
you're going to have to cut It out
for awhile! "
STRIKE A LICK— GIVE TO CLIC
Catty Retort
A tomcat and a tabby were court-
ing on the back fence. The tomcat
leaned over and said, "I'd die for
you, baby!"
The tabby gazed back and asked,
"How many times?"
UNION DUES — TOMORROWS SECURITY
Some Box Party!
In confession, the carpenter told
the priest that he had been taking
mlllwork, nails, plywood, etc., off the
job. "That's a terrible habit, " said
the priest. "I must give you a pen-
ance. Did you ever make a novena?"
"No, father," replied the penitent,
"But If you can get the plans, I know
where I can get the lumber and nails!"
— Gene Urbanowicz, Local 1160,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
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A gallery of pictures showing
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the Brotherhood who recently
received 25-year or 50-year
^ervice pins.
(1) SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH— On Sep-
tember 25, 1971, Lotal 184 held a din-
ner to honor and present pins and certifi-
cates to members of the Urotherhood of
25 years membership. A bullet dinner
and decorations were beautifully handled
by Ladies Auxiliary 218, under the direc-
tion of Donna Rosenlof, president. Those
in attendance, left to riyht. FRONT
ROW: Lloyd .lacklin, M.D.T.A., Joseph
Bordelon, assistant business representa-
tive. SECOND ROW: Wm. Chaplin, pres-
ident; Fred Meadows, vice-president;
Clifford Adams, conductor; Joe Chiaz-
zese, trustee; Weldon Freeman, financial
secretary; Wallis Rosenlof, recording sec-
retary; Bud Bryant, General Office Rep-
resentative: Howard Pace, executive sec-
retary of Utah District Council of Car-
penters; S. L. DiBella, business represent-
ative; and Ronald Buchanan, trustee.
THIRD ROW: (25-year members) James
Carroll, Francis Brems, Harvey Boyd,
R. J. Beyk, Ben A. Bell, John Babcock,
Lavor Allen, (over 50 years) Oscar Os-
mundsen and Bill Askee. FOL'RTH
ROW: (25 years) Evan Long, Harry
Lesher, Earl Landry, Wm. Kent, Arlin
Jensen, Albert Jenkins, Paul Higley,
Ralph Heap, Ray Gertsch, C. D. Durts-
chi, Richard DeMille, Febron DeMille,
and Don Davidson. FIFTH ROW:
George Young, James Willden, Myles
Taylor, Harry Sessions, John Rigler, Wm.
Riech, Edmond Ray, Pete Pilati, Frank
Nelson, Cleveland Nelson, E. H. Molema,
Wilmer Mecham, and Melvin Maxfield.
LInable to attend were: Marlow Bie-
singer, Jack Dennis, Joe Larsen, Floyd
Roberts, Fred Allen, Walter Baese, Mark
Beardall, Victor Braithwaite, B. L. Ches-
nuf, E. V. Christopherson, Tnunan Cope,
Doss Dean, Lee Dickinson, D. L. Doug-
las, Warren Dunlap, Robert Dunmire,
Albert Egelstron, Jesse Fawcett, O. A.
Hardcastle, John Harper, L. E. John-
son, Jos. Jorgensen, Woodrow Jorgensen,
Earl Larsen, K. R. Lloyd, Morris NeJson,
Lawrence Nielsen, Elwin Peterson, Otto
Reiter, D. A. Richardson, George Rob-
ertson, Stanley Singleton, David Spafard.
(2) STILLWATER, OKLA.— Local
1686 held a special dinner meeting No-
vember 2, with their families as guests,
to honor the senior members of the
Brotherhood who have 20 years or more
of continuous service. Kermit L. Castle-
berry, secretary-treasurer of Oklahoma
State Council of Carpenters, Muskogee,
Okla., presented the awards.
Standing, center front, is Kermit L.
Castleberry presenting a 40-year pin to
John Heusel. who has been a member
for 44 years. Other members and their
membership years are, from left to right,
front row: Reinhard Klein, 26; Donald
Taylor, 30; L. R. Sinclair. 30; L. I.
Bilyeu, 35; Marvin Nance. 23; Frank
Carr. 25; Horace Ware, Jr., 29, Trustee;
second row: Laveme Smith, 22; C. T.
Clark, 25; Herman King, 24; Raymond
Tracy, 30; Chester W. Drumm, 25; Esco
Shaver, 25; Otis Stewart, 21, President;
Warren Brewer, 25; C. C. Maxwell, 25;
Frank Mansfield, 25; back row: Cecil
Metcalf, 29; Clarence Rice, 29; Rex
Lawler, 24; Earl Sharpton, 25, Trustee;
Bert Hejduk. 29; C. C. McDonald. 29.
rec. sec'y; W. C. Waite, 29; W. B. Seward,
23; Buddy Gripe, 21 and Tilford Blair,
25.
Other members honored but not in the
picture arc, Norton Doolin, 36; H. M.
Hulsey, 35; O. C. Cargill, 30; J. H. Good-
ner. 29; E. H. Meek, 29; Dewey Norton,
29; Jerry Wyatt, 25; Robert Cox, 24;
Leroy J. Craig, 24; Eugene Fulk, 20;
Paul Lasiter, 24, Warden and Robert
Silvers, 22.
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Graduation^ District Council of Greater St. Louis
Members of the 1971 Apprenticeship Class of the Carpenters' District Council of Greater St. Louis, AFL-CIO's Joint Appren-
ticeship Program pose for a graduation photograph with members of the sponsoring agencies. The commencement exercises were
held August 10 at the Carpenters' District Council Building at 1401 Hampton, St. Louis. First row, from left — are new journey-
men Donald Redecker, Norman Rayfield, Richard Prag, Dennis Ploch, Timothy Noonan, James Mack, Gregory Lauber, Michael
Lane, Jackie Lake, Robert Knoll, Mark Klenke, Charles Junge,'Elroy Hubbard Jr., Daniel Hayden, Leo Green Jr., Larry Forte,
Roger Dodge, Robert Cuvar, Ronald Childers, Howard Chilcutt, Richard Brower, Carl Biermann and David Artrip. Second row,
from left: Edward Sosna, Walter Schoenherr, Michael Powell, James Patterson Jr., Daniel Mclntyre, Richard Glynn, Raymond
Brown, Kenneth Vaughn, Homer Tyler Jr., Warren Travis Jr., Kenneth Terrell, Timothy Talleur, Gary Stelzer, Steven Sebright
and Edwin Rust. Third row, left to right: John E. Hinkson, Associated General Contractor's director of Apprentice Training;
Contractor Tim McCarthy; Charles E. Sweeney, U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Apprenticeship; Mathias Kruemmer, Cabi-
net Makers Apprentice Instructor; Frederick Bull 6th District International General Executive Board member; Carl Reiter,
assistant executive secretary-treasurer, C.D.C.; Bob Hardy, KMOX news director, principal speaker of the evening; Edward
Givens, president of the Home Builders of Greater St. Louis; Ollie W. Langhorst, executive secretary-treasurer of the Carpenters'
District Council; Norman Barth, president, Carpenters' District Council; AI Fleischer, president emeritus. Associated General
Contractors; C. H. Albers, co-chairman, Joint Apprenticeship Committee; A. "Gus" Uthoff, Carpenters' Apprentice Instructor;
R. J. Stephens, Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis; Fred Kleisly, Carpenters' Apprentice Instructor; W. Forrest
Layne, supervisor, Trade and Industrial Education, St. Louis Board of Education; and Jay Rovak, Apprenticeship Committee
members. Fourth row: John Morarin, Carpenters District Council trustee; Hermann Henke, business representative; Pleasant
Jenkins, director of Jurisdiction and Research; Perry Joseph, business manager, Floor Layers' Local 1310; Carpenter District
Council Business Representatives Ed Thein and Larry Daniels; E. C. Meinert, retired secretary-treasurer, Carpenters' District
Council; Robert Saunders, retired president. Carpenters' District Council; Gilbert Clark, president, Local 1310; Carpenters'
District Council's Business Representatives Leerie Schaper, Dean Sooter, James Watson and William Field; Carpenters' District
Council Trustee Pat Sweeney, and George Thornton, vice-president.
Apprentices Work
Arizona Project
Several apprentice:
Arizona Carpenters
Training Committee
$8 million Navajo
being erected by the
at Page, Arizona,
pects to double the
tices employed there
s in training with the
Apprenticeship and
are employed on the
Generating Station
Bechtel Corporation
The committee ex-
number of appren-
in the coming weeks.
The 1972 International Carpenters Apprenticeship Contest
The 1972 International Carpenters Apprenticeship Contest is scheduled
for August 23-26 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The competition will be held in the
International Hotel. All states and provinces should be represented in this
exciting competition with carpenter, mill-cabinet, and millwright contestants.
For additional information about the contest write: Leo Gable, Technical
Director, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 101
Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington. D.C. 20001.
JANUARY, 1972
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Governor Is Guest of Graduation
Gov. Russell Peterson of Delaware was a special guest at graduation ceremonies
for apprentice trainees of Local 626, New Castle, Del. He is shown standing, second
row, left, with the honorees.
In the front row are Paul Row, John Pinque, Brian Ferry, and Richard Santo-
bianco. Bacit row: Gov. Peterson, Irving Slifer, Paul Swidersiti, Vance Gray (out-
standing apprentice) Robert Bried, Alfred Howard, Jr. (chairman of the apprentice-
ship committee), and Merritt Dean (coordinator).
Hard Hat Winner
Four-year-old Chris Webb, above right,
won first prize in the costume competition
at the annual "June Walk" sponsored by
American Legion Post 1024 and the
Woodlawn, N. Y., Taxpayers and Com-
munity Assn. Chris is the son of Elliott
Webb of Yonkers, a member of Local
385.
His costume consisted of a bright red
plastic hard hat with an American flag
decal on its side, a T-shirt and long pants.
He carried a hammer as though ready for
a day's work.
32
Ten Sure Ways
To Kill Your Union
1. Don't come to meetings.
2. If you do, come late.
3. If the weather doesn't suit you,
do not thinl; of coming.
4. When you attend meetings, find
fault with the officers and
members.
5. Never accept an office, as it is
easier to criticize than do
things yourself.
6. If asked by the chairman to
give your opinion regarding
some important matters tell
him you have nothing to offer
on the subject. After the meet-
ing tell everybody how it ought
to have been done.
7. Do nothing more than is ab-
solutely necessary, but when
other members roll up their
sleeves and willingly and un-
selfishly use their ability to
help matters, howl that the
imion is run by a clique.
8. Hold back your dues as long
as possible, or don't pay at all.
9. Do not bother about getting
new members — let George or
Bill do it.
10. When the union "busts up," tell
everyone you knew all along
it would.
THE CARPENTER
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) SAN DIEGO, CALIF.— A large
group of Local 1296 members were re-
cently honored upon the completion of
25 years of service. Most of them are
shown in the accompanying picture.
Members eligible for 25-year pins:
Louis Adams, Jerald Aldridge, John
Aldridge, D. B. Allums, Otto L. Barnes,
Robert Bell, Homer Blackman, John W.
Boatman, Basil Brand, Raymond Briggs,
Woodrow Brimm, Robert Burns, Herman
Carlson, Eugene Catton, Neal Cole, Earl
Collins, James Darby, Tony Devargas,
Cleo Donnella, Andrew Duran, W. L.
Fenison, James H. Garner, Martin
George, WilUam Getz, Marquette Gott-
wig, Raymond Gumtz.
Icie Hale, T. F. Halfert>, Bert Hansen,
Harvey Heaton, Beverley Hensell, Coy
Hester, Fred E. Hill, Andrew Hinds,
V. M. Hollingsworth, Cassel Holley,
Lawrence Holmes, Chester Hudson, John
Jacques, H. R. Jenkins, Raymond
Ketchum, Cariel R. Kinsey, Edward
Kirtz, C. H. Klump, Frederick Krauss,
R. J. Lainson, Eric Larson, Anthony
Madruga, Walter Marks, C. R. Mc-
Connaughey, Raymond McCowen, Mar-
tin Melchert, John Merfeld, Mauro Mo-
rales, Ernest Morgan, Ian Morgan,
George Mueller, Lester Nation.
J. C. Owings, James O. Palmer, Anton
J. Peck, A. A. Phillips, M. C. Ramirez,
Virgil Robinson, Jimmie Rogers, B A.
Rubalcaba, Elmo Sabine, Benson Scott,
E. J. Scott, Carl Shepard, Dare! South-
ward, Charles Stepanof, Hugo Stolpe,
Clifford Tabadisto, Harold Taylor, King
Taylor, Chester Tefft, Robert Thomas,
4
Walt Thompson, Jesse Uft, Kenneth
Warner, Leon Warner, James White,
James Willis, Charles E. Wilson, Clar-
ence Winnett, Othor O. Young.
(2) TOPEKA, KANS.— The officers and
members of Local 1445 held a picnic
last fall, honoring J. C. Navarre, retiring
financial secretary, for his many years
service to the local. Also honored were
25 and 50-year members. In Picture 1. —
50-year members from left, Claude Mil-
ler, and J. C. Navarre. In Picture 3 —
25-year members from left, Ervin M.
Davis, Bennett Berggen, Claude Miller,
Allen P. Streeter, John Shellinbarger,
Ben F. Johnson, J. C. Navarre, Joe Schie-
felbein, Louis F. King, Louis F. Rice,
and Elmer C. Hunter.
25 yr. members unable to attend were
Joe Eagan, Geo. Essary, Wm. A. Esser,
Paul C. Foster, Delbert Faulk, E. W.
Gish, Lawrence Hahn, Ralph Jones, Rob-
ert McKnight, Wm. H. Ralston, Earl J.
Roney, Ernest Sterling, R. A. Taylor,
Roy Morris, and Ed Snook.
(4) JERSEY CITY, N.J.— Two 25-year
members and one 50-year member were
recently presented with service pins at a
special meetings of Local 2315. In the
front row, from left, are 25-year mem-
ber John Schultz, 50-year member Bill
Powell, and 25-year member John Gun-
dry. In the second row, from left, are
Tom Bifano, business agent; Al Beck,
Sr., retired business agent; Al Beck, Jr.,
business agent; and Charles Polk, presi-
dent of Local 2315.
JANUARY, 1972
33
(1) MT. VERNON, ILL. — Members and officers of Carpenters Local 999. Mt. Vernon, are shown at a banquet held recently
at the Odd Fellows Hall, to honor and present 25 and 50-year continuous service pins to qualified members. Seated from left
to right: Floyd Adams, vice-president. Noble Davis (25 years), Clarence Fowler (25 years), Verne Hale, trustee, Evan Hampton
(25 years). Glen Hester (25 years), T. T. Johnson, trustee, W. J. Laughmiller (25 years), Elmer Lowry (25 years), Burel
Capps, business representative. Standing from left to right: C. H. McDonald (25 years), Lester Page (25 years), Louie Piper
(25 years), Charles Puckett (25 years). Cliff Scheppel, president, Sam Stanridge (25 years), Coy Treat (25 years), Fred Wede-
meyer (25 years), John Weisbecker (25 years).
SERVICE TO THE BROTHERHOOD
A gallery of pictures showing some
of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received 25-
year or 50-year service pins.
rs
IC
In Photo No. lA, Business Representa-
tive Burel Capps, right, presents Evan
Hampton, center, and Clarence Fowler,
left, with their 25-year pins. Others eli-
gible but not present to receive pins in-
cluded Raymond Brieseacher, Gene Cof-
fey Clarence Edminson, William Deth-
row, Rufus Fisher, R. E. Harris, Delbert
Keef, Raymond Martin, James Monroe,
Kelly Reeves, Clement Rubenacker,
Homer Shaefer, Edward Shannon, Roy
Smith and James Moran. Kelly Reeves,
88, of Geff (Picture No. IB), was unable
to attend the banquet but will receive his
50-year pin. James Moran, 83, of Ash-
ley (Picture No. IC), was also unable to
attend but will receive bis 50-year pin.
(2) CASPER, WYO.— -A dinner honor-
ing members of Local 1564 was held
April 16 at the Carpenters Hall and
served by Ladies Auxilliary No. 104. Fif-
teen members were eligible for 25-year
pins, eight of whom were present. Two
members received journeyman certificates
and pins, and two members were given
their first pension checks. One member,
Oscar Hagen, was eligible for his 50-year
gold pin, but was unable to attend.
Pictured presenting 25-year pins, at
left, is Carleton Key. recording secretary;
and, extreme right, H. Paul Johnson, bus-
iness representative. Receiving pins, left
to right, M. A. Stephens, President John
Neifert, Linus Lau and Vice Pres. Sam
Cordova. James Kennedy and Carl Bes-
sert received pension checks. Others pic-
tured receiving pins — Dick Brauer, G. R.
"Bob" Kelly, Allen Close and E. M.
Corrigan. Members eligible, but unable
to attend were: James Brown. Hilmer
Hansen, Carlton Henning, Ardon Merrill,
William E. Rissler, Ernest Rivera and
William J. Sims.
34
THE CARPENTER
L.U. NO. 4
DAVENPORT, IOWA
Decker, Charles
L.U. NO. 12
SYRACUSE, N. Y-
Getlin, Louis
Portyline, Paul
L.U. NO. 15
HACKENSACK, N.J.
Aberg, John
Firanze, Elmo L.
Nyman, Gust T.
Ost, Victor
L.U. NO. 18
HAMILTON, ONT.
Green, Stanley
L.U. NO. 21
CHICAGO, ILL.
Roy, John
L.U. NO. 33
BOSTON, MASS.
Keen, Jay B.
L.U. NO. 34
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Arnold, Jay K.
Baird, Robert
Gordon, Warren E.
Kelley, Jerry E.
L.U. NO. 36
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Anderson, Herman
Biehn. Wayne L.
Carlson, H. J.
Pallister, Thomas J.
L.U. NO. 53
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.
Heiner, Fred
Kellman, Edward
L.U. NO. 54
CHICAGO, ILL.
Havelka, William M.
L.U. NO. 61
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Beutler, Clarence M.
Hays, Francis
Robinson, W. Y.
Shelton, Charles
Spicer, Walter C.
L.U. NO. 67
BOSTON, MASS.
Bent, Charles N.
Carlson, Wilhelm
Crowell, John T.
LoCicero, Vincent
Manganaro, Salvatore
McCue, Joseph O.
Scanlon, Francis H.
Taffalone, Guiseppi
L.U. NO. 69
CANTON, OHIO
Gobeli, Christ
Hair, William
Walters, William
L.U. NO. 87
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Benson, John
Christ opherson, Henry
Colten, Chester
De Mars, Oliver
Ginder, Roy
Hoft, Hans
Jerikowski, Jacob
Kopischke, William
Landkamer. John
Long. N. K.
Nelson. Herbert
Noren. Bord
Olson. Ted
Petro. Steve
Poucher, Allen
Simonson, Glen
L.U. NO. 88
ANACONDA, MONT.
Wells, Clarence
L.U. NO. 89
MOBILE, ALA.
Gartman, E. O.
Lowe. U. F., Sr.
Thompson, S. L.
Windham, W. G.
L.U. NO. 100
MUSKEGON, MICH.
Mulder, Jacob
L.U. NO. 104
DAYTON, OHIO
Johnson, Frank
Kirkpatrick, Creed
Levan. Clyde
Macklin, William S.
Noerr. Ward E.
Snyder. Frank A.
L.U. NO. 109
SHEFFIELD, ALA.
Beard. E. S.
Perkins, W. D.
L.U. NO. 132
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Beall, Oscar F.
Harding, George O.
Walker, Lawrence D.
L.U. NO. 181
CHICAGO, ILL.
Budlong. James N.
Busse, William
Keck, Irving O.
Matson, Karl
Swanson. Clyde O.
L.U. NO. 198
DALLAS, TEXAS
AUums, V. B.
Becker, 1. N.
Berg, Gus
Boyd. W. C.
Marsh. Boyd
Miles, A. L.
Pyron, Vance
L.U. NO. 200
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Kitchen, Russell
L.U. NO. 213
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Canady, W. I.
L.U. NO. 225
ATLANTA, GA.
Hales, G. C, Sr.
L.U. NO. 229
GLENS FALLS, N.Y.
Brewster, Clifford
Grant, Albert
Mabb, Fred
Thompson, Clayton
Wolfe. William
L.U. NO. 242
CHICAGO, ILL.
Brewton, Jack
Deitz. John
Tunkel, Alex
L.U. NO. 246
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Krampe, Henry
Krogstad, Tobias
L.U. NO. 257
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Callan, John
L.U. NO. 261
SCRANTON, PA.
Back. Andrew
Ferguson, Robert
Flynn. Thomas
Hallod, Paul
Kurrilla, Andrew
McGoff. James
Skivington, Roy
Swackhammer, Floyd
L.U. NO. 283
AUGUSTA, GA.
Hamilton, Arley F.
Hood, Isaac -D.
L.U. NO. 287
HARRISBURG, PA.
Bartell, Louis
Forry, Ralph
L.U. NO. 302
HUNTINGTON, W. VA.
Moore, Phillip
Scott, J. R.
L.U. NO. 337
WARREN, MICH.
Babenista, Louis
Czapla. Steve
Elliott, Allen V.
Gregory, William T.
Krotman. Osias
Lapish, Herbert
Miller, Leroy
Neal, Willie J.
Nowicki, Walter
Peters, John W.
Priester, Oliver
Sandahl, Emil J.
Scott, Fred S.
Spearman, John
Wagner, Marvin
Zebrowski, Casimir
L.U. NO. 385
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Alvarez, Louis
Amato, F.
Angrisani, Antonio
Beilenson, Jacob
Bellavia Charles
Sertoli, Maurice J.
Bottillo, Ernest
Businelli. F.
Caponetta. Angelo
Cappello, Leopold
Carchich, Marco. Sr.
Cerutti, Ernest M.
Chiabera, P. C.
Coniglio, Vito
Chmar. A. J.
Ciofti. Emilio
Colombatovich, R.
Cotroneo. Liugi
Croce. John
Daledda, Peter
Damico. Joseph
Dedea, John L.
Denunzio, Sal
Deturris. Roberto
Diamond, Sara
Disalvo. Joseph
Dobos. John
Druven. Flor
Evangelista, Eleuterio
Ferrari, M.
Feuer. Louis
Forte. Richard
Gabriel. Carmano
Gargiula. A. J.
Gerzofi'. Harry
Giordano, Anthony
Gogliormella, M.
Halpern. Sam
Iglebak. Die
Kesten. Jacob
Labozzetta, Antonio
Lamantia. Salvatore
Lanaro, Nicholas
Lapi, Paolo
Leanza. Joseph
Leishman. David
Lombardelli, Alfredo
Lopez, Luis
Luppi. William
Manezon, Izzie
Mango. Anthony
Marro. Aniello
Marron. Sam
McLean. Kenneth
Mercaldi, F.
Merlino, Frank
Michalec, Joseph
Migliori, Michael
Miller. Benjamin
Modica. Giuseppe
Montefusco. A.
Mosea. Dominick
Musiello. Antonio
Nardelli. Dominick
NedelkolT. William
Nieroda. Joseph
Noskowitz. Morris
Olivo, Angelo
Palmieri. Angelo
Payne, Wolsiey
Perrini, Paolo
Pienkowski. Stanley
Pollizzano. Clino
Privitera. Anthony
Prokopiak. Joseph
Riccardo, James
Rodi. Modestovito
Ronnquist, Gustave
Rosati, Peter
Russo, Thomas
Sacks, Abraham
Schinina, Vincent
Scorzelli, Julius
Shenken, Philip
Shesko, Michael A.
Slack, Arnold
Vallerugo, Giuseppe
Valentino, Joseph
Vega, Sixto, Jr.
Vizzini, Frank
Williams, C. R.
Woronkoff, Isadore
Yorko, George
Zamuner, Antonio
Zangrande, Carlo
L.U. NO. 414
NANTICOKE, PA.
Gilbale, Carl
L.U. NO. 440
BUFFALO, N.Y.
Doten, Art C.
Miller, Lee
L.U. NO. 586
SACRAMENTO, CALIF,
Dill, L. A.
Fernandez, Nick
Hurst, Barney C.
Mars, James G.
Mazingo, J. C.
Sommer, Peter F.
L.U. NO. 608
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Ayers, Patrick
Olson, Anton
L.U. NO. 612
UNION HILL, N.J.
Nodyne. Allen B.
L.U. NO. 621
BANGOR, Me.
Mitchell, George K.
Perry, Arthur
L.U. NO. 627
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Cauley, Plez D.
Timmons, Lloyd M.
Waldrop, Amos V.
L.U. NO. 642
RICHMOND, CALIF.
Autrey, John W.
Bates. Elmer J.
Green, Melvin E.
McGhee, O. C.
Newman, George W.
Nordin, Argie
Price, Noel L.
Richmond, Jerry E.
Roof, Virgil
Schillinger, Paul
Urhausen, Don R.
Wehrlie, W. H.
Whstley, Mark J.
L.U. NO. 691
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
Ort, John F.
L.U. NO. 769
PASADENA, CALIF.
Alvord, Floyd S.
Calkins, Charles O.
Duckworth. Guy
Griffith, Edward J.
Guggisberg, Armin
JANUARY, 1972
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IN MEMORIAM, Con«nued from Page 35
James, Harry E.
Olson. Alfred T.
Sleiner, Frank G.
Terrel, John S.
Van Vliet, Bastiaan
L.U. NO. 770
YAKIMA, WASH.
McCrory, Claud
Youngberg, Henry
I.l'. NO. 787
BROOKLYN, N.Y.
Olscn, Bernt
L.ll. NO. 885
WOBURN, MASS.
Allen. James
Laureiro, Ferdinand
Surrette, Zacharie
L.U. NO. 916
.\llRORA. ILL.
Wallman, Herman
L.U. NO. 937
DUBIQIJE, IOWA
Miller. Mark
L.U. NO. 971
RENO, NEV.
Byars. Henry F.
Forson, Alfred E., Sr.
Rcymiis, Ernest
L.II. NO. 977
WICHITA FALLS, TEX,
Hale. Dewey D.
L.U. NO. 1065
SALEM, ORE.
Oleman. Victor
Patzer. Theodore
L.LI. NO. 1098
BATON ROUGE, LA.
Evans. C. E.
Frazicr, George
Haas, John
Hanks. O.L.
Harris. Ray
Higginbotham, D. W.
Hilbun, William S.
L.U. NO. 1138
TOLEDO, OHIO
DeCant. Roy J.
L.l'. NO. 1235
MODESTO, CALIF.
Bates. George W.
Conway, Everett
Sandberg. Harold E.
L.U. NO. 1243
FAIRBANKS, ALAS.
Fox. Clifford
Nolan, Clarence
Runkle. Lee
L.U. NO. 1292
HUNTINGTON, N.Y.
Gieg. Fred
L.U. NO. 1332
GRAND COULEE,
WASH.
Combs, E. C.
L.U. NO. 1394
FORT LAUDERDALE,
FLA.
Levy, George
L.U. NO. 1407
WILMINGTON, CALIF.
Adkins, Lindow
Chavez, Pablo
DeHaas, Hank
Elwell. Dale W.
Flores, Jos?
Gaydeski, John A.
Gilmore, Clay
Horton, Louis
Kelly, Frank
Moine, Paul
Nelson, Frank A.
Niles, K. E.
Pope, John E,
Shine, George W.
Stark, Homer L.
Williams, Walter W.
L.U. NO. 1441
BETHEL PARK, PA.
Bugay, Eddie
Ewig, Elmer
Ralston. Charles
Trunzo, Thomas
L.U. NO. 1445
TOPEKA, KAN.
Frahm, Alan M.
Kendall, W. C.
L.U. NO. 1453
HUNTINGTON BEACH,
CALIF.
Austin, Ted
Hargett, Mac
Montgomery, Harry
Moran, Oliver
Tackman, Fred
L.U. NO. 1456
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Conway, Richard
Gordon, Thomas
Halvorsen, Harry
Healey, Peter
Jerstad, Josef
Jordan. Charles
Knapp, Harry E.
Lehman. Gene
McCorgray, Robert
O'Halloran, James
Recz, Peter
Schneider, Adolph
Sjoberg, Matt T.
Skaara. Harry
Strommen, Ingvar
Tolncs. Haakon
Hermanson, Carl
L.U. NO. 1582
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Birk, Herman
Wollerman, Herman
L.U. NO. 1598
VICTORIA, B.C.
Fair, David
L.U. NO. 1615
GRANDS RAPIDS,
MICH.
Hesselink, Richard
Jones, William L.
L.U. NO. 1667
BILOXI, MISS.
Wallace, Joseph L.
Goggans, Alvin A.
L.U. NO. 1849
PASCO, WASH.
Bennett, George W.
Grant, Howard P.
Jansen, George F.
Kleinow, Alfred
L.U. NO. 1855
BRYAN, TEX.
Gilstrap, C. H., Jr.
Mosley, J. W.
L.U. NO. 2006
LOS GATOS, CALIF.
Cados, Theodore
L.U. NO. 2046
MARTINEZ, CALIF.
Barrett, Frederick
Berta, John
Dye, G. D,
Eubanks, Gene
Harkins, Charles
Hunt, Bazil
Jansen, John C.
Williams, Sam
L.U. NO. 2067
MEDFORD, ORE.
Barron, Jesse E.
L.U. NO. 2235
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Conlon, John
Gilchrist, Bruce
McKelvey, Clem
Osborne, Wilbur
Summerill, Harry
L.U. NO. 2274
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Wermter, William
The new emblem
of (he Carpenters
Legislative
Improvement
Committee is
blue and gold.
Join CLIC and
wear it in 1972.
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THE CARPENTER
Outdoor
Meanderings
Readers may write to
Fred Goetz
2833 S. E. 33rd Place,
Portland, Oregon 97202
Husband and Wife
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Siefer and catch.
Avid angling duo is Paul E. Siefer of
San Mateo, California, a member of
Local 1149 in San Francisco, and his
wife. On a recent two-day trip to waters
out of San Francisco Bay, a friendly but
touch-and-go match for supremacy de-
veloped between the pair. Numerically,
it ended in a draw with Paul racking up a
total of two Chinook and the Missus
boating a small Chinook and 31-lb. Hali-
but. Here's a look-see at both with their
catch.
■ Exciting Trap Line Days
Retired Carpenter, E. H. Englund of
Grasston, Minn., says his winter days are
filled with exciting and ofttimes lucrative
days on the trap line. Here's a look-in
on Brother Englund, a member of Local
386, with pelts from part of the "take"
he made of red fox and muskrat.
■ BC Waters Praised
Eugene Putnam of Seattle. Washing-
ton, a member of Local 2519. tabs the
waters out of Smithers, British Colum-
bia, as the best he's ever fished for
salmon. Pic in files which, unfortunately,
was too faint to reproduce, nevertheless
clearly showed Brother Putnam with a
pair of Chinook (King) salmon which I
daresay weighed over 35 pounds each.
■ Sliark Hunter
£. H. Englund and Pelts
JANUARY, 1972
Donnelly with Atlantic shark.
Frank Donnelly of Brooklyn, New
York, a member of the Millwrights Local
740, is a hunter of fish, specifically a
hunter of sharks. He's pictured here with
one from a catch which he and others
made in Atlantic waters out of Montauk
Point. He makes three such junkets a
year. Frank says the one he is standing
lay tipped the scales at 200 pounds, but
larger ones have been taken.
■ Beaver Barter
The Indians and early settlers of North
America regarded beaver pelts as a valua-
ble item. An even-up trade in the early
days was a pile of beaver skins for a
musket, the pile to reach as high as the
muzzle of said musket. Another trade
was four beaver skins for a wool blanket.
■ Fast on the Draw
Way up on the top of the ladder for
production and maintenance of large and
healthy deer herds, and trophy specimens,
is the state of Utah. In order to keep it
that way, its biologists — as in every other
state where deer hunting prevails — set
seasonal bag limits so that the herd will
be conservatively harvested and kept in
balance.
One hunter who knows that is Joe
Mansfield of El Sabranti, California, a
member of the Richmond Carpenters
Local 642. He's pictured here with a
moose of a mule deer he downed on a
past deer opener in the Beehive State.
Packing a Model 760 Remington, 30/06
caliber, he nailed it on the second shot
as it came loping out of a draw. It
dressed out at 224 pounds.
Left, Mansfield; right. Potter.
■ A Hunt Near Hunt
Earl Potter Jr. of Houston, Texas, a
member of Millwrights Local 2232, got
his buck, a whitetail, the hard way last
season — via the bow and arrow route.
He's pictured here with his prize nailed
during the archery season near Hunt,
Texas.
■ Send Us Items
Can your tackle box hold another
fishing lure? We'd be happy to trade one
of the illustrated BOLO fishing lures for
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
2833 S.E. 33rd Place
Portland, Oregon 97202
=si«»o
Please mention your Local number.
The ofi'er is open to all members of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America, the members of their fami-
lies and, of course, retired members.
37
CLOSURE SPREADER
A Gang Spreader developed for use
when installing all-weather fiber glass
enclosures at construction sites has been
announced by Kelly Klosure Systems.
The new E-Z Move Spreader attaches
to 12' X 12' X 28' sections of Kelly
Klosures for easy boom placement where
ever protection is needed on a construc-
tion job.
The E-Z Move was developed especi-
ally for use with Kelly Klosures — the
wind resistant plastic and steel enclosures
designed to offer summer-time work
conditions even in inclement weather.
Kelly Klosures are manufactured in
standard size panels of 4' x 12'. Practi-
cally any width, length or height can be
obtained by simply joining the steel
frames with handy installation locking
keys.
For further information on the new
E-Z Move Gang Spreaders and Kelly
Klosure Systems write: Mr. Michael
Fagen, KELLY KLOSURE. INC., Box
443, Fremont, Nebraska 68025.
ELECTRIC HINGE
An electric hinge, with leaf conductors
that carry the current, was introduced to
architects and contractors in January by
Hager Hinge Company, St. Louis.
The design and function of the new
hinge presupposes the development of a
companion unit — a lock set activated by
electrical current and controlled from a
central source.
Alert manufacturers have been working
on various adaptations of wired circuits
for security programs. In most cases, the
devices developed require some form of
electrical current in the door. "Because
of the advanced stage of this work by
lock manufacturers," states Clarence H.
a
iW
«&
PLEASE NOTE: A report on new prod-
ucts and processes on this page in no way
constitutes cm endorsement or recommen-
dation. All perormance claims are based
on statements by the manuacturer.
*
King, Jr., A.H.C., Vice President. Market-
ing and Sales, "we at Hager felt it would
be helpful to industry planning to an-
nounce the electric hinge at this time.
We are convinced that electronics is the
coming trend in security as well as in
providing new approaches to the Open-
ings Concept now gaining momentum in
construction methods."
The Hager electric hinge, patent pend-
ing, is a big departure from conventional
hinge function. Coming as it does when
security is high on the list in commercial,
industrial, and residential planning, the
electric hinge can make a valid contribu-
tion to security advancements.
Electrical current moves up through
the frame to the hinges. When the door
is closed, the current moves across the
door interior by wired circuit to the lock
set. When the door opens the contact is
broken. This action can be utilized in a
central signal system.
Because contact points on each leaf
serve as terminals, the door can be re-
moved when necessary without disturbing
the wiring inside the door or inside the
framing. Because of intended use for ex-
tra security, the hinges are mounted so
the pin is not accessible from outside, or
they have non-removable pins that dis-
courage tampering.
While electronic control of doors is a
widely accepted security measure, most
systems require rather extensive equip-
ment and sophisticated operational pro-
cedures. The direct wired contact from
hinge to lock set can simplify application.
NEW PLYWOOD DATA
"Plywood Construction Systems," a
56-page guide, has been expanded to
include current plywood performance in-
formation for designing and constructing
commercial and industrial buildings.
The systems illustrated range from on-
site construction to shop-fabricated com-
ponents in which plywood's economy,
diaphragm strength, fire safety and ap-
pearance play important roles.
Sidings, sheathing, shear walls, the
APA Single Wall System, paneling, back-
ing and lining are covered in the wall
construction section.
Basic information on subflooring, un-
derlayment, APA glued floors and a num-
ber of heavy duty and special floor sys-
tems are offered in the brochure's cov-
erage of plywood floor construction.
Building requirements, treated ply-
wood and sound control construction are
among the numerous special topics dis-
cussed in this comprehensive publication.
For a free single copy of "Plywood
Construction Systems" for commercial
and industrial buildings, write to the
American Plywood Association, 1119 A
Street, Tacoma, Washington, 98401. Ask
for Form 65-310.
TO CUT PARTICLEBOARD
Everyone who has worked with particle-
board has foimd it difficult to shape the
exposed edges without the major prob-
lem of extensive filling due to tearing
out of the particles. Spira-Cut Tool Com-
pany has developed a shaper-cutter,
called SPIRA-CUT, that permits shaping
exposed edges of particleboard without
tearing out particles. This reduces and in
some cases eliminates filling and sanding.
The precision ground carbide inserts have
spiral grooves, which cut the particle-
board without chipping into it or pulling
particles from it. Production runs, be-
tween sharpenings, have rangad from
30,000 feet to over 50,000 feet. Each
shaper-cutter is balanced after assembly
and machining for vibration-free cutting.
The cutter also has many advantages for
curly grain and end grain cuts on soft to
hard woods. Full details may be obtained
from Spira-Cut Tool Company, 4001
North 28th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona
85017.
38
THE CARPENTER
Lakeland
News
Items of interest from the Brotherfiood's
retirement fiome at Lal<eland, Fiorida
Walter Aunio, of Local 2236, New
York, N. Y., arrived at the Home Nov. 4,
1971.
e
Olof Ekstrand, of Local 105, Euclid,
Ohio, arrived at the Home Nov. 4, 1971.
•
Frank J. Fuller, of Local 1913, Van
Nuys, Calif., arrived at the Home Nov.
11, 1971.
•
Anton Johnason, of Local 58. Chicago,
111., arrived at the Home Nov. 11, 1971.
•
Andrew R. Dellgren, of Local 357,
Islip, N. Y., arrived at the Home Nov. 12,
1971.
•
Charles Ebel, of Local 608, New York,
N. Y., arrived at the Home Nov. 12,
1971.
•
Willard E. Ross, of Local 132, Wash-
ington, D. C, arrived at the Home Nov.
26, 1971.
•
Edward J. O'Sullivan, of Local 2168,
Boston, Mass., arrived at the Home Nov.
30, 1971.
•
John A. Jacobsen, of Local 1456, New
York, N. Y., died Nov. 4, 1971. Burial
was at Boynton Beach, Fla.
•
Charles Egan, of Local 12, Syracuse,
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Audel, Theodore 15
Belsaw Power Tools 23
Belsaw Sharp-All 32
Chevy Trucks 8
Chicago Technical College ... 19
Cline-Sigmon, Publishers 32
Estwing Manufacturing 29
Foley Manufacturing 17
Fugitt, Douglas 36
Garlinghouse 25
Hydrolevel 39
Irwin Auger Bit Co 23
King-size Co 15
Locksmithing Institute 39
Mason Engineering Service . . 36fi
North American School of
Drafting 13
North American School of
Surveying 27
Paneling Specialties 27
Stanley Hand Tools . . Back Cover
N.Y., died Nov. 25, 1971. He was buried
in the Home Cemetery.
•
Thomas J. Kelly, of Local 1694, Wash-
ington, D. C, died Nov. 27, 1971. His
body was shipped to Hyattsville, Md., for
burial.
•
Gunnar Frostad, of Local 7, Minne-
apolis, Minn., died Nov. 28, 1971. He
was buried in the Home Cemetery.
Move For Senior
Citizen Support
The federal government of Canada
was still digesting its Opportunities for
Youth program when Barry Mather, a
newspaperman who is a New Demo-
cratic Member of Parliament from
British Columbia, moved a motion in
the House of Commons for a program
for senior citizens.
He got immediate support from Jus-
tice Minister John Turner who told
the press that, while the government
has not fully assessed its youth pro-
gram, it seems to have worked and "if
this is so, I'm sure an Opportunities
for the Aged program would work just
as well."
The idea got support from senior
citizens' organizations which had had
a national convention in August.
Many of their spokesmen at the con-
vention, putting it bluntly, pointed to
the attention young people were get-
ting these days compared with the ne-
glect of older citizens.
One of their leaders suggested that
the first thing the federal government
could help finance for them is a na-
tional headquarters with a staff secre-
tary.
Since the organization has 403 af-
filiated clubs across Canada, this
might be a good thing to do.
A number of trade union retirees
are very active in the senior citizens'
organization, and have really provided
most of the know-how to get it going.
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In conclusion
M. A. Hutcheson, Genera/ President
Will the 18-Year-Old Voter Make a Difference?
■ After a long and often bitter struggle, legis-
lation permitting 1 8-year-old citizens to vote has
finally been written into law.
At this point in time there is little profit in
rehashing how many were for or against the right
of 1 8-year-olds to vote. The fundamental fact is
that 18-year-olds now have the right to vote.
For a number of years, the young people in
our colleges and other institutions have created
a great furor over the fact that young people
under 2 1 years of age have had no voice in shaping
the destiny of the nation. Now the law gives them
the right to help choose who will call the signals
in Congress and the White House.
Ofl'hand, this may seem like a great victory for
the youngsters between 18 and 21. However, we
are inclined to be a little skeptical about the im-
pact that will accrue to the nation from reducing
the legal voting age from 21 to 18.
Statistics indicate that only 20% of the people
in the 21-25 age bracket bother to register and
vote. There is little hope that the percentage will
improve by reducing the voting age from 21 to 18.
There was a time, some 60 years ago, when
woman's suffrage was hanging in the balance,
when those who favored giving the vote to women
insisted that war would become obsolete once
women had the right to vote. Mothers would never
commit their sons to war, they said. Unfortunately,
this prediction did not pan out.
There are two areas in the world where war is
a constant threat. One is in India; and the other
is in the Middle East. In both cases, women are
in the strategic spots to determine whether the fu-
ture will bring war or peace. In both cases, it seems
that the women who head the states in question
are fully as belligerent as men might be.
I only bring up this point to emphasize the fact
that things are not always what they seem to be.
It is fine for people to visualize that international
turmoil will end when the right to vote is extended
to 18-year-olds everywhere.
However, the same forces of national, regional
or religious prejudice and ethnic loyalty that gov-
ern the thinking of the old will undoubtedly sur-
face in the young. The problem becomes less one
of giving the vote to younger constituents and more
a problem of educating people to vote their rea-
soned judgments rather than their ethnic or tribal
allegiances.
History records many brutal and sanguine re-
ligious wars that in retrospect seem unthinkable,
yet more people have been slaughtered in the name
of religion during the past 30 years than any time
in human history. The Jews in Germany, the Ibos
in Nigeria, llie Moslems and non-Moslems in
Pakistan, and the Catholics and Protestants in
Ireland bear mute testimony to this truism.
There is some evidence that the youngsters grow-
ing up today are not going to be swayed so much
by the traditions and prejudices of the past. If
this is so, it must be considered a big plus in the
advancement of human progress. Based on the
record of the past, there is little to indicate that
extending the vote to 18-year-olds will have any
immediate impact on the confused situation exist-
ing in the nation today. However, it must be recog-
nized that the potential for achieving great good
is there, and I think it is the fervent hope of my
generation that the vast army of brand new voters
will use their political muscle to help bring about
peace and justice in the world. ■
40
THE CARPENTER
What makes the
Stanley Stedmaster
ydurkinditfhamm^
The face is rim-tempered, for
a safer hammer. Rim-
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in case of a foul blow. That's
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Handle is hydraulically driven Notice the clean, sharp edges Finally, it's a perfectly balanced
into the handle hole under
on the claw. This makes it
hammer. Set it on its claws and
10,000 lbs. force. Permanently easier to grip the shank of any notice the exact 45° angle.
locked head and handle can't
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FEBRUARY 1972
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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
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
Herbert C. Skinner
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
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Washington, D. C. 20001
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130 Mountain Avenue
Springfield. New Jersey 07081
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2830 Copley Rd., Box 8175
Akron, Ohio 44320
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101 Marietta St., Suite 913
Atlanta, Georgia 30345
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2800 Selkirk Drive
Burnsville, Minn. 55378
Sixth District, Frederick N. Bull
6323 N.W., Grand Blvd.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
Room 722, Oregon Nat'l Bldg.
610 S.W. Alder Street
Portland. Oregon 97205
Eighth District, M. B. Bryant
Forum Building, 9th and K Streets
Sacramento, California 95814
Ninth District, William Stefanovitch
2418 Central Avenue
Windsor. Ontario, Canada
Tenth District, Eldon T. Staley
4706 W. Saanich Rd.
RR #3, Victoria, B. C.
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VOLUME XCII
No. 2
FEBRUARY, 1972
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
General President Hutcheson Retires 2
Brotherhood Members Install Synthetic Turf 7
How Astro Turf was Installed at Soldiers Field 8
Harpers Ferry, The Millwright's Town 11
National Transportation Policy, Maritime Goal 14
Prime Trade Union Weapon: Union Label Buying 14
Installing Locltsets: Problems and Solutions 25
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 6
Apprenticeship and Training 27
CLIC Report 29
Service to the Brotherhood 30, 32
Plane Gossip 34
In Memoriam 38
In Conclusion M. A. Hutcheson 40
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THE COVER
Abraham Lincoln was a well-read
man by the standards of his day.
Much has been recorded about his
ability to cite chapters and verses
from the Bible, documents, and texts
in pleading cases and causes.
The eloquence of his address at
Gettysburg Cemetery bears testimony
to his literate background.
The array of books with the framed
Gettysburg Address on our February
cover usher in an annual tribute to
one of our greatest U.S. presidents.
In February, 1861. Lincoln began
his journey to greatness at the White
House in Washington, D.C., one day
before his 52nd birthday.
On his trip from Springfield, 111., to
the nation's capital, he was greeted all
along the way with shouts of "Save
the Union, Abe!" People took him at
once to their hearts. His homespun
humor and simple manner delighted
them. They were happy he wasn't as
bad looking as some people claimed,
for word had spread the he was
"awfully ugly." — Photo from H.
Armstrong Roberts.
PLEASE NOTE: Readers who wish
a copy of the cover, iinmurred by a
mailing label, and suitable for framing
or display, may obtain one by writing
the magazine, using the Brotherhood
address shown at lower left. The me-
chanical requirements of our printer
and the needs of our back-cover adver-
tiser force us to place the label in the
lower left corner of the cover.
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Moves Up to Top Brotherhood Post
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■ Maurice A. Hutcheson, for
three decades one of the towering
figures in the trade union movement,
will retire March 1 as General Presi-
dent of our Brotherhood, a position
he has held since 1952.
In announcing his unexpected re-
tirement, the vigorous, 73-year-old
President said:
"After a good deal of soul search-
ing, I have reached the conclusion
that the time has come for me to
step down, while my wife and I are
still physically able to do some of
the things we have always wanted
to do but were prevented from doing
by the pressures of offices."
He will be succeeded by William
Sidell, 56, a General Vice Presi-
dent since 1964, a member of
the Carpenters' General Executive
Board since 1962 and, for a number
of years before that, one of the
outstanding labor leaders in Cali-
fornia.
During his tenure as General
President, Brother Hutcheson ren-
dered distinguished service not only
to his own union but to the trade
union movement as a whole.
He has been a forceful member of
the AFL-CIO Executive Council
and also the Executive Council of
the Building and Construction
Trades Department, AFL-CIO, both
of which posts he intends to relin-
quish even though he will have the
title of President-emeritus of the
Brotherhood.
He was one of the key persons
in the development of the National
Joint Board for the Settlement of
Jurisdictional Disputes in the Con-
struction Industry and a pioneer in
establishing mechanisms for better
labor-management relations in the
construction industry.
In recent months, Brother Hutch-
eson has been one of the main forces
in a drive to provide more and
better housing for the nation. The
Carpenters, joined by the United
Association of Plumbers and Pipe
Fitters and the International Broth-
erhood of Electrical Workers, effec-
tuated a so-called Tri-Trade Agree-
ment that is considered a bench-
mark by the Federal government as
well as the industry in the organiza-
tion and development of factory-
built housing. The Carpenters alone
have negotiated hundreds of con-
FEBRUARY, 1972
nnfe^r^sw
At the rostrum of a Brotherhood
General Convention, General
President Hutcheson guided the
delegates through many parliamentary
and fraternal issues, serving as
chairman of the gatherings.
Presidential Candidate Richard Nixon
was assisted to the podium of our 1960
General Convention by Former Labor
Secretary .lames P. Mitchell, as
President Hutcheson pinned on a
guest badge.
tracts for the off-site building of
modular and pre-fabricated resi-
dences.
Many Achievements
As a member of the influential
Administrative Committee of the
Building and Construction Trades
Department, he played a leading
role in formulating such departmen-
tal programs as the gigantic project
agreement to build Disney World
in Orlando, Florida, entirely union;
the recruiting, training and appren-
ticeship placement of minority
youths in skilled crafts, the recent
sweeping field reorganization of the
department, and the establishment
of new work rules and procedures
to increase productivity in major
construction projects, including the
prohibition of work stoppages be-
cause of jurisdictional disputes.
He also participated in the pre-
liminary discussions which helped
mold the design of the Construction
Industry Stabilization Committee —
of which Vice President Sidell is an
original member — and the Craft
Boards.
The international headquarters of
the Carpenters at 101 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., adjacent to Capitol
Hill and considered one of Washing-
ton's most beautiful structures, was
built virtually under his personal
supervision.
Broad Experience
When Brother Hutcheson became
General President of the Carpenters,
succeeding his late father, William
L. Hutcheson, he already had ac-
quired 38 years of continuous mem-
bership in his union, which em-
braced every activity and experience
from apprentice to general officer.
On his seventeenth birthday in
1914, he became an apprentice but,
before he could complete the train-
ing. World War I was in full swing.
Laying down his tools, he enlisted
in the Navy, served two years, then
returned home to qualify as a jour-
neyman carpenter.
Then followed a period in which
he worked at his trade throughout
the United States — dock building in
New York City, shipbuilding in
Brooklyn, general carpentry and
millwork in innumerable cities.
In 1928, he was appointed a Gen-
eral Representative. His assignment
to work with unions across the coun-
try gave him an intimate knowledge
of peculiar problems of the Brother-
hood's subordinate bodies.
Then, in 1938, when a death cre-
ated a vacancy in the General Office,
Brother Hutcheson unanimously was
elected First General Vice President,
serving until his election to the Gen-
eral Presidency when his late father
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President Hutcheson joined
in tlie welcome as President
Eisenhower smiled broadly and
waved to the delegates to the
Diamond Jubilee Convention
of the Brotherhood.
resigned after 36 years of service.
Like the man he now succeeds,
Sidell has had unusual training in
the ranks and in the leadership of
the Carpenters.
Father's Footsteps
Born in Chicago, 111. on May 30,
1915, Sidell moved with his mother
and father, a carpenter-cabinet mak-
er, to Los Angeles County in 1920.
There he completed his formal edu-
cation and then followed in his
father's footsteps, becoming an ap-
prentice in Local 721.
The first office to which he was
elected was warden of the 4,500-
member Local 72 1 . Later he became
recording secretary, organizer, as-
sistant business representative, busi-
ness manager and president.
In 1957, Sidell was elected secre-
tary-treasurer of the Los Angeles
County District Council of Carpen-
Continued on page 10
Top: Successful Presidential Candi-
date John Kennedy was welcomed
to the convention by General President
Hutcheson.
Center, above: Longtime friends share
a discussion at a labor gathering:
President Hutcheson and AFL-CIO
President George Meany.
Bottom: President Hutcheson and First
Gen. Vice Pres. William Sidell as they
visited the 1971 International Carpenters
Apprenticeship Contest in Detroit, Mich.
FEBRUARY, 1972
HEMGTOM
ROUNDUP
STRIKE ACTIVITY- In 1971 it was TdsIow 1970 levels, the Labor Department reports.
Man-days of idleness due to work stoppages was 2.5 working days per 1,000 in 1971,
compared with 3.7 in 1970.
ANTI-LABOR LAWYERS?— The Brookings Institution held a press conference to announce
a new book advocating a curtailment of bargaining rights now enjoyed by public
employees. Syndicated columnist John Herling asked the two authors, both Yale
University law professors, what kind of law they taught. "We teach labor law,"
was the response. "Thank you," responded Herling, "we almost thought it was
anti-labor law." There was a long silence, and another reporter claimed after-
ward that 20 feet away you could feel the heat of the two professors blushing.
MORE APPALACHIA AID— Six hundred more jobless or under-employed persons through-
out Appalachia will get on-the-job training in a $400,000 expansion of a Labor
Department contract with the AFL-CIO Appalachian Council. The expansion adds
training slots in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West
Virginia.
PRODUCTIVITY UP— The National Labor Relations Board reports an 11% increase in
productivity per employee for itself during the last fiscal year. NLRB says it
received 10.8% more cases of all types from unions, employers and individuals,
and completed action on 15% more than in fiscal 1970— and with a 3% smaller staff.
JOB CORPS SCREENING— The Labor Department's Job Corps is mounting a major effort
to provide diagnostic screening for sickle cell anemia, an inherited blood
problem which primarily affects Uegroes. It is estimated that 3,000 to 3,500
youths entering the Job Corps next year will have the sickle cell trait, making
it the most common medical problem in the Job Corps.
CAPITOL COMMENT— As Congress adjourned in December, union printers at the Govern-
ment Printing Office did some toting up and found that the 100-member Senate did
nearly twice as much talking, 1,157 hours, as the 435-member House of
Representatives .
BLUE-COLLAR PAY"THAWED"-The federal government's 650,000 blue-collar workers will
be able to collect long-overdue pay raises under an executive order signed by
Pres. Nixon at the urging of unions and Congress.
White-collar federal employes and the military received 5.5% raises in
January under legislation passed by Congress. But the machinery for adjusting
blue-collar rates to area changes in private industry wage scales had been frozen
since last summer by presidential order.
The "thaw" announced by the President will permit retroactive payment of
those wage increases that were held up by the freeze and resumption of wage
board surveys to set new pay schedules in other localities.
The presidential action, however, limited the raises to the 5.5%
pay guideline.
PERSONAL INCOME— Despite claims of the Nixon Administration that the economy has
been advancing, the rate of gain for personal income last year was less than
in 1970. The 1971 rate of gain was 6.5%. .In 1970 it was seven percent. The 1971
gain was the lowest in eight years.
Wage and salary disbursements increased six percent but the manufacturing
industries showed the smallest gain — only 2.5% as compared with 9.5% in services.
THE CARPENTER
Brotherhood
Members
Install
SYNTHETIC
TURF
■ Since the Age of Synthetic
Fibers was ushered in, after World
War II, thousands of mowers of
home lawns have dreamed of an
artificial turf which keeps its color
year around and never needs to be
clipped.
Football coaches who have seen
their muddy, unrecognizable play-
ers bogged down and slipping in
the mire of a rainy weekend grid-
iron battle have prayed for any kind
of playing surface but mud.
Finally, in the early 1960's sev-
eral manufacturers began studying
ways and means of answering such
prayers.
One of the leaders in the develop-
ment of a synthetic turf, The Mon-
santo Co., was asked by the Ford
Foundation to intensify its work to
meet growing demands for sports
and recreational facilities.
Monsanto had already begun re-
search work at a plant in Decatur,
Ala., and as a result of that research
came out with a pioneering prod-
uct. In 1966, the Astrodome in
Houston, Tex., received an indoor
Astro Turf baseball field. In 1967,
the world's first two outdoor syn-
thetic athletic fields were installed
when Astro Turf went in at the Seat-
tle, Wash., Memorial Stadium and
the Indiana State University play-
ing field at Terre Haute. Union
Carpenters worked in these early
installations.
Astro Turf has been greatly im-
proved in the few years since. It
has been adapted to other uses.
There are specially-engineered nylon
surfaces for golf tees, golf greens,
playgrounds, field houses, landscap-
ing, and tennis.
A cutaway section of a typical AstroTurf attiletic field installa-
tion. Next to tlie soil is a layer of crushed rock base, topped by
a layer of asphalt to assure proper grade and drainage. Bonded
to the asphalt is the white shock absorbing pad which is bonded
to the AstroTurf itself. To either side are the anchoring devices.
In an actual installation a system of drain tiles, positioned next
to the anchoring devices, provides for rapid drainage of surface
water. Each AstroTurf installation is especially tailored to the
climatic conditions of the particular location in order to assure
year-round service, proper water drainage and a playing sur-
face that is always uniform.
In fact, manufacturers of syn-
thetic turf expect to make their "big
money" some day in landscaping.
They aren't always making a profit
on football fields . . . though such
installations help to dramatize the
product.
There are other synthetic turfs
besides Astro Turf — Polyturf and
Tartan Turf, to name two — and
these are installed by Brotherhood
members.
The Brotherhood does not view
such work as normal building and
construction work. Therefore, the
agreement with management which
covers such work was concluded on
a vertical basis, wherein the com-
pany recognizes the United Broth-
erhood as sole and exclusive bar-
gaining representative for all em-
ployees on these installations. In
1970 a national agreement was
signed with Sport Install, Inc., the
Monsanto subsidiary. Though there
have been some non-union installa-
tions of competing turfs, union Car-
penters, for the most part, do the
work in this growing field. ■
FEBRUARY, 1972
How
Astro Turf
was installed
at Soldier Field,
Chicago
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TOP RIGHT: The Special vehicles and equipment needed for precision
laying of the synthetic turf is unloaded from a flatbed truck, as Brother-
hood members begin their work.
MIDDLE RIGHT: Adhesive is spread in a broad swath, as rolls of pad-
ding are applied to the asphalt base.
BOTTOM RIGHT: A member of Local 1185, Chicago aligns tape along
a seam of padding, as workers prepare to lay the synthetic turf.
■ During June, 1 97 1 , a crew of skilled Brotherhood
members, employed by Sport Install, Inc., laid 10,000
square yards of synthetic turf on the playing field of
Soldier Field, Chicago. It was a smooth, efficient op-
eration, typical of many Astro Turf installations by the
Monsanto Company subsidiary.
Such work has been covered by a national agree-
ment between the Brotherhood and Sport Install, Inc.
since February 1 1, 1970. It was one of more than a
dozen such installations made by our members in
recent months.
Astro Turf is put down in rolls 1 5 feet wide by up
to 200 feet long. The rolls are usually seamed to-
gether on the marking stripes. The surface and the
shock-absorbing pad are bonded directly to an asphalt
base.
Drainage is achieved by crowning the field by some
14 to 18 inches. The synthetic material is impervious
to water, and the crown, lower than many natural
grass fields, allows the water to drain off the field to
the sides.
Monsanto estimates that a typical Astro Turf sur-
facing for a football field costs in the neighborhood of
$250,000 FOB factory. The price varies with the
cost of the subsurface work. The price includes
material, subsurface work, and installation, with a
seven-foot out-of-bounds area around the field.
The installation is highly mechanized. Special
vehicles had to be designed and manufactured to speed
and facilitate the work. Because of the special train-
ing needed for many of the jobs. Sport Install carries
a crew of specialists to each new job, supplementing
them with local Carpenters.
Astro Turf has been used on some outdoor playing
fields for two and more seasons with no fiber deteriora-
tion or discoloration. Monsanto warrantees the fields
for five years. ■
8
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r
Sport Install workers check the first roll of Astro Turf Another roll of the ar(i(ici;il };rass is hroiifjlit into posi-
for configuration. tion.
A novel piece of special equipment is this adhesive A member uses a power cutter to remove excess turf
spreader. along a seam.
The edges of the playing field and the drainage pits are
Another view of the adhesive spreading, with two trimmed,
members assisting.
FEBRUARY, 1972
To Turf or Not
To Turf That
Is the Question
■ There has been a controversy mov-
ing back and forth across America's
sports pages in recent months over
whether synthetic turf is good or bad
for the gridiron sport. Some sports writers
suggested that the Super Bowl was moved
from Miami back to New Orleans be-
cause of the synthetic mat in the Orange
Bowl. Early last year. Dr. James G.
Garrick, an orthopedic surgeon of Se-
attle, claimed that the injury rate was
50% higher on dry synthetic turf than on
either wet synthetic turf or grass in any
condition.
Football, no matter where it is played
is a rugged contact sport, and injuries
will occur. Synthetic turf is a dramatic
innovation in sports, and it has been the
scape goat for injuries, slippings, and
abrasions. Tests show however, that,
compared with plain old grass, synthetic
turf has many advantages. Alabama
Coach "Bear" Bryant says: "I feel that
the availability of a consistent playing
surface in all kinds of weather has been
a great help to our program." John Pont,
head coach at Indiana University, echoes
many coaches: "Our players simply pre-
fer Astro Turf." ■
HUTCHESON RETIRES
Continued from page 5
ters, whose more than 55,000 mem-
bers make it the largest in the
nation. He was responsible for main-
taining and protecting the jurisdic-
tion of all phases of the Brotherhood
and coordinating the operations of
33 local unions and 75 business
organizations throughout Los Ange-
les County.
He was an executive board mem-
ber of the California State Council
of Carpenters, and executive board
member of both the California State
and Los Angeles County Building
and Construction Trades Councils,
secretary of the Southern California
Conference of Carpenters — the ne-
gotiating body representing the
eleven southern counties of Cali-
fornia— and vice president of the
California Labor Federation, AFL-
ClO.
Sidell's wide civic and social in-
terests carried him to membership
on the California Governor's Ad-
visory Commission on Housing
Problems, the Los Angeles Mayor's
Labor-Management Committee; the
executive board of both the Cali-
fornia and Los Angeles Committee
on Political Education and secre-
tary-treasurer of the Organized
Labor Voters Registration Service,
Inc.
In 1962, Sidell was elected as
General Executive Board Member
of the Carpenters for the Eighth
District. When the late Finlay C.
Allan moved up to fill a vacancy
in August, 1964, Sidell was ap-
pointed Second General Vice Presi-
dent. Then in April, 1970, follow-
ing Allan's death, he became First
General Vice President, taking on
the responsibilities for apprentice-
ship and training, fields in which he
long has had a deep interest.
In his letter of resignation. Presi-
dent Hutcheson commented:
"I have been a part of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America for a long, long
time. When I point out that ten of
the fourteen members of the General
Executive Board who are currently
serving with me were not even bom
at the time I received my journey-
man's card, I think the point is dra-
matically emphasized." ■
Members of the St. Louis Cardinals pro-football team display some of the many
shoe designs readijy available for use on synthetic turf. Tests conducted by the Monsanto
Co. with a wide variety of standard football shoes indicate that traction, as least on Astro
Turf, can vary from a little to a lot simply by shoe selection.
A view of Harpers Ferry, W. Va., from Maryland Heights on the Maryland shore. The Shenandoah River flows along the Vir-
ginia shore at upper left, meeting the Potomac to flow southeast at the bottom of the picture.
ARPERS FERRY
The Millwright's Town
That Made History
■ On the chilled and rainy night
of October 16, 1859, the little town
of Harpers Ferry, Va., suddenly
leaped into the pages of American
history.
The abolitionist, John Brown,
with 18 men, attacked the Federal
Armory which stood below the town,
near the junction of the Shenandoah
and Potomac Rivers.
Brown hoped by his action to
strike the spark which would cause
the slaves to rebel and the abolition-
ists and their sympathizers to solve
by force the moral dilemma which
had long plagued the young nation.
Instead, U.S. Marines stormed the
armory engine house, killed 10 of
the raiders and captured their leader.
Brown was tried at nearby Charles
Town for murder, treason, and con-
spiring with slaves to commit trea-
son. Found guilty, he was hanged
on December 2 of the same year.
It was a brief and tragic encoun-
ter in American history, and the
story is retold in museums and
markers in a picturesque national
historical park at Harpers Ferry.
Few visitors know much, how-
ever, of Robert Harper, the mill-
wright for whom the town is named,
or realize that the town itself might
not have come to be except for this
millwright's need for a new lease on
life.
The millwright of the 17th Cen-
tury was not the millwright of today.
There was no such power source as
electricity or gasoline. James Watt
had just perfected the steam engine
and it was not yet in common use.
Water was the only natural source
of power. It was diverted into ponds,
tunnels, and chutes and over mill
wheels. In this period, except for
a little help from windmills and
animals, man had to place his mills
next to water courses. Power could
be conducted only as far as a shaft
or a belt could be run from a water
wheel.
Many towns in colonial America
grew up around water courses and
grist mills, where farmers gathered
to turn their grain into flour and
meal, to exchange news and gossip.
FEBRUARY, 1972
11
RIGHT: One of the earliest views of Harpers
Ferry, created by an unknown artist about 1806,
shows a ferry boat crossing the Potomac River.
The building beside the river is the Large Arsenal.
On the hillside stands Harper House, before
additions.
BELOW, LEFT: A display case in the National
Park Service museum at Harpers Ferry shows
relics of Robert Harper's early work there.
BELOW, RIGHT: The Stone Steps, hand-carved at
the turn of the 19th century into the natural rock,
allowed access to the upper levels of the town.
Msitors climb these steps to the Harper House and
.left'erson Rock.
and to sharpen and repair tools un-
der the skilled eye of a miller or a
millwright.
Other towns sprang up at ferry
landings, where settlers sometimes
waited for days and weeks for sup-
plies or for fellow travelers to join
them on long and arduous treks to
the frontier.
It was in such an era as this that
Robert Harper, Pennsylvania mill-
wright, was able to bring his vitality
to bear. Described as an energetic
man "well suited to pioneer life,''
he was of medium height but con-
siderable physical strength.
There is some disagreement
among historical searchers as to his
place and date of birth; was it Ox-
ford, England, or the early Quaker
community of Oxford, Pennsyl-
vania? Was it in 1703 or 1718?
His early life is somewhat confused
by conflicting family records.
In his youth he was apprenticed
to an architect, house and mill build-
er, later becoming a journeyman in
the Philadelphia area. In 1738 he
was married to Rachel Griffith. He
was successful for a time, but then
"everything went wrong," as he told
friends later. He erected a church
for the Protestant Episcopalians in
Frankfort, six miles outside of Phila-
delphia, and somehow lost money
on the undertaking.
He decided to leave the area and
start anew. After settling with his
creditors, he had about 400 guineas
left (gold coins worth about 21
shillings each).
He wavered between Charleston,
S.C., and Albany, N.Y., as his new
home and finally decided upon
Charleston, making plans to leave
on the first boat.
At the time he was preparing to
leave. The Society of Friends
(Quakers) were holding a major
meeting in the City of Brotherly
Love, and members from Apple Pie
Ridge, Va., were looking for a mill-
wright to settle in their state and
build mills for them. They examined
his work in the area and finally in-
duced him to come to Apple Pie
Ridge.
12
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On March 10, 1747, he started
south as agreed, leaving his wife
behind until he could send for her.
On the sixth day he reached Fred-
erick, Md.
About dusk of that same day a
German peddler named Peter Hoff-
man arrived in Frederick, riding one
horse and leading two others packed
with goods.
The two became acquainted, and
Hoffman, learning of Harper's desti-
nation and route, which was to cross
the Potomac above Antietam Creek,
suggested the shorter and more
scenic route through "The Hole,"
the popular name at the time for the
beautiful gorge where the Shenan-
doah and Potomac Rivers met and
flowed southeast to the sea.
Hoffman, according to one ac-
count, described in glowing terms
the great opportunity offered by the
water power there to build mills and
set up small industries. Hoffman
was persuasive, and he joined Har-
per in the journey to The Hole.
There Harper was introduced to
the only resident, Peter Stevens, a
squatter on the lands of the colonial
owner. Lord Fairfax, and the opera-
tor of a small and uncertain ferry.
Harper was awed by the scenery
and the potential before him. He
bought Stevens' cabin, his com field,
and his ferry equipment. Then, be-
ing concerned with the legality of his
transaction, he went to Greenway,
Lord Fairfax's estate downriver, and
obtained a patent to the land.
Then, according to one biogra-
pher, he went on to Apple Pie
Ridge to build a mill for the Quak-
ers as promised. He returned to
The Hole, brought his wife from
Philadelphia, and then moved into
Stevens' cabin.
In 1748 there was a great flood
of the Potomac which drove the
Harpers from the cabin temporarily.
Then in 1753 came "The Pumpkin
Flood," so called because great num-
bers of pumpkins which had washed
away from the gardens of Indians
farther up the rivers came bobbing
in great numbers into The Hole.
The house was flooded, and Harper
decided to build another house.
In the late summer of 1755
Harper made one of several trips to
Philadelphia, partly to advertise for
Continued on page 16
THE HARPER HOUSE
The oldest surviving structure in
Harpers Ferry is The Harper House,
shown above a monument to the
perseverance of the town's founder.
Harper first hved in a log cabin
on the mud flats near the junction of
the rivers. Later, he built a stone
house and a flour mill on the banks
of the Shenandoah. Floods and time
destroyed these structures, and,
finally, in 1775. he built a third home
high above all possible flood levels.
Because of a labor shortage during
the Revolutionary War, the house
was not completed until 1782. Neither
Harper nor his wife lived in Ihis
house, however, for they both died
before it was ready for occupancy.
The building has two rooms on
each of three floor levels. The lower
floors were heated by a corner fire-
place in each room placed back to
back with a central chimney on the
north wall. A bench was cut in the
rock hillside to serve as a foundation
for the structure using the removed
stone for a portion of the walls. At
the basement level were located the
kitchen and a storeroom. Running
water was provided by a spring that
ran underground from the garden
above the house, through the kitchen
and out the other side.
For a few years following Harper's
death the building was used as a
tavern. It was during this period that
Thomas Jefferson and George Wash-
ington visited Harpers Ferry and
stayed at the Harper House.
In subsequent years. Harper House
was used as a home and was sub-
jected to several alterations. The most
extensive of these occurred in 1832-33
when the Wager House was added
to the north side of the Harper House.
As the two buildings were to be oc-
cupied jointly, several doors were cut
into the party wall between the two
and a common stairway was in-
corporated in the Wager House por-
tion. With such items as solid silver
door hardware and expensive wall-
paper imported from France, the
combined old and nev/ houses were
referred to by the townspeople as
"The Mansion." When the new addi-
tion passed out of the Wager owner-
ship, the interconnecting doors were
closed off. thus leaving the Harper
House without access between floors.
The problem was solved by building
the south porch with its outside stair-
way together with the cellar stairs
opening off the Public Way. A bridge
ran from the second floor porch across
the Public Way to the garden area
above the house.
Many of the numerous occupants '
of the Harper House witnessed stir-
ring events that helped shape the
course of our nation's history and
Continued on page 16
FEBRUARY, 1972
RIGHT: The Brotherhood delegates to the Maritime
Trades Department Convention, phis other Brotherhood
leaders who attended the sessions. Official delegates
included: Gen. Sec. R. E. Livingston, Gen. Treas.
Charles E. Nichols, GEB Members Raleigh Rajoppi
and Patrick Campbell, and Arvid Anderson, Davey
LaBorde, Sr., and Milton Holzman.
AT FAR RIGHT: Representing the Brotherhood at
the recent convention of the AFL-CIO Union Label and
Service Trades Department were, from left. First
General Vice President William Sidell, Hugh Allen of
Portland, Ore., secretary of the Western Council of
Lumber, Production and Industrial Workers; and Ray
Cebalt, president of the Michigan State Council and
business representative of Local 1452, Detroit.
National Transportation Policy Is 72
Goal of AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Unions
B The problems of the entire North
American transportation industry were
discussed by delegates to the recent
biennial convention of the AFL-CIO
Maritime Trades Department. Though
the maritime trades are directly con-
cerned with the decline in shipbuilding
and the problems of cut-rate, runaway
shipping, they felt that their problems
meshed so tightly with all transporta-
tion problems — land, sea, and air —
that delegates to the convention called
for the establishment of a new national
transportation policy and created a
special committee to study the matter.
Pointing to the widespread problems
in transportation, the enabling resolu-
tion declared that the Nation needs a
"national transport policy that will
answer many of the questions that
face transportation and that will bal-
ance the needs and development of all
the transport modes so that America's
transport modes will be able to serve
each other and the public interest,"
Senator Vance Hartke (D-Ind.), in
a major address to the convention, told
the delegates that the Nation's trans-
portation system is in danger of total
collapse unless action is taken to cre-
ate a unified network of water, rail
and motor transit.
He cited the "danger signs" of a
transportation crisis — high unemploy-
ment, low factory productivity and
inflation.
"Despite its crucial importance," he
said, "the American transportation
system is in serious trouble. The next
few years may bring more railroad
bankruptcies, the demise of literally
thousands of small truckers and a
The Prime Trade Union Weapon to Counter
Low-Wage Imports: Union Label Buying
■ The union label was unveiled as the
prime trade union weapon to counter
low-wage imports at the recent 55th
Convention of the AFL-CIO Union
Label and Service Trades Department.
The department's secretary-treasur-
er, Edward P. Murphy, declared, "It is
ironic that 97 years ago a union label
was designed to combat imports. Now
almost a century later, we are faced
with the same problem."
Brotherhood delegates attending the
convention voiced support of the de-
partment's efforts to promote the "Buy
American" slogan, keeping in mind
their responsibility to bolster the vvel-
fare of Canadian members with simi-
lar promotion there.
They listened with interest to Mur-
phy's description of the growth of
multinational corporations, managed
economics, and restrictive agreements
trend to increased concentration in the
inland water industry that could put
dozens of small and medium-sized
barge operators out of business."
AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Lane
Kirkland told the delegates that de-
spite the passage of the Merchant
Marine Act of 1970. "Any hope for
the future of this industry boils down
to the simple fact of whether you get
cargo, or whether you get the busi-
ness."
He noted that "only five percent of
our total imports are carried in Amer-
ican bottoms" and this "pretty well
proves" that American importers and
exporters "are unconcerned about the
future of this industry or of this vital
segment of the American economy."
Imports and exports, directly related
to the entire question of foreign trade
and its impact on U.S. jobs, occupied
the attention of the delegates for a
considerable period.
An emotionally-packed session saw
a parade of union leaders cite the loss
of thousands of jobs of their members
— all factors which no longer permit
the free exchange of exports and im-
ports.
"We can no longer support policies
which promote a decline in our tax
base, a drop in our industrial produc-
tivity and our way of life," Murphy
said.
Said Murphy: "A half million jobs
lost due to trade policies is no small
matter to organizations dedicated to
preserving job .security of working men
and women."
He urged that, among other steps,
union label agreements should he
pushed. The "union seal of approval"
which Murphy called "the consumer's
14
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as the convention voted to launch a
strong campaign to stop the drain on
the the Nation's labor market of over-
seas imports.
President George Baldanzi of the
United Textile Workers declared that
foreign trade legislation, now pending
in Congress, must be broadened to
provide retroactive protection to
American industries and workers who
have suffered from the low-cost for-
eign imports for more than a decade.
He called for imposition of quotas
on foreign textile and apparel imports
from all Far Eastern countries similar
to those negotiated recently with Ja-
pan. Baldanzi and President Charles
Feinstein of the Leather Goods Work-
ers have headed an MTD study the
last two years directed at foreign im-
ports and their impact on the jobs of
American workers.
President Lester Null of the Pottery
Workers reported that the pottery in-
dustry had been so depleted that it no
longer even has the capacity to manu-
facture more than 10 percent of the
Nation's total tableware needs. ■
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ion label.
"If the 14 million AFL-CIO mem-
bers and their families wholly sub-
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— it could cause enough waves to slow
down ships bringing in goods produced
at low wages in foreign countries," he
declared.
Murphy also said that the Depart-
ment would pursue the consumer boy-
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up boycott machinery.
"We will be selective in our boy-
cotts so we do not render this weapon
ineffective due to overuse," he cau-
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Continued from page 13
"people to go to the bush." He did
this by erecting a sign in the city
square. All he enlisted for his trou-
ble was a young doctor and his
bride, who accompanied him to
Harpers Ferry and then traveled on
to Winchester, Va., to establish the
young doctor's practice.
Despite these setbacks. Harper
persisted in his determination to
make a go of his new homesite. His
old friend, Hoffman, became his
agent in various pursuits. The Gen-
eral Assembly of Virginia, during
its 1763-64 session, granted him a
charter for his feriy. Harper set up
a grist mill and a sawmill on the
Shenandoah.
About 1775 he moved out of the
Stevens cabin and into his second
house. Shortly thereafter he began
work on a stone residence high up
on the hill which commanded a view
of the river fork.
There was restless change in the
colonies at this time, and in the late
70's it erupted into revolution
against England. At first Harper
was a Tory in sympathy, but he
began to side with the colonists
when officers of the British crown
in Virginia began extracting finan-
cial aid from him for the pursuit of
the war.
All during the revolution he con-
tinued to work on his third and final
house. But craftsmen had gone
downriver to join General Washing-
ton, and it was not until 1780 that
the house was finished.
It is doubtful that the Harpers
ever occupied their new home.
Rachel Harper died in 1780 after
a tragic fall from a ladder. Robert
died two years later. They left no
children.
At Harper's death there were only
three houses at Harper's Ferry, but
he had no doubt that a town would
spring up there. He set aside a
parcel of land farther up the hill as
a cemetery and arranged to have
himself buried at its center. He
left his property to a niece and to
relatives of his late wife.
Harpers Ferry did grow for a
time. In 1794, during the adminis-
tration of President George Wash-
ington, Harpers Ferry was chosen as
the site of the national armory for
the young United States. It is said
that the Father of His Country him-
self recommended the site, and Con-
gress bought Harpers' original tract
of land from his heirs.
Hall's Rifle Works was built on
the Island of Virginius, adjacent to
Harpers Ferry, in 1817, but it was
burned in 1861 to prevent its falling
into the hands of Confederate troops
during the Civil War.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
which was dug to carry barge traffic
to Cumberland, Md., finally reached
the Maryland Heights, across the
Potomac from Harpers Ferry, in
1833, and the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad reached the town a year
later.
After the Civil War, Harpers
Ferry declined, almost becoming a
ghost town. The old brick buildings
along Shenandoah and High Streets
began to decay and crumble. Floods
came, leaving high-water marks on
the buildings on the mud flats.
Finally, in recent years, Congress
and the National Park Service,
spurred on by historians and tour-
ists, turned the lower section of the
town into an historical park, where
all may share the dreams and joys
of the wayfaring millwright of two
hundred years ago. ■
THE HARPER HOUSE
Continued from page 13
they watched as Harpers Ferry
developed from a tiny village to a
highly industrial community. One
such occupant was the James McGraw
family that rented the Harper House
in 1856 for $60.00 a year. The Mc-
Graws later moved to other sections
of this row of buildings which have
since been referred to as Marmion
Row.
Because of much family illness and
some business adversities, McGraw
was forced into bankruptcy in 1861.
By examining an inventory found in
the court files of the bankruptcy sale,
the artists of the National Park Serv-
ice Museum Laboratory were able to
delineate the furniture once owned
by this upper middleclass family. The
Shenandoah and P)otomac Garden
Council graciously volunteered to
furnish the Harper House and have
scoured the Countryside attempting
to duplicate the original furnishings.
So. although these furnishings may
never have been in this house, they
are pieces that were used in. this area
during the Civil War era. The Na-
tional Park Service has restored the
house to its appearance when the
McGraw family occupied the house.
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Unemployment Insurance Is Improved
Many legislative changes at all
levels of government will be coming
into effect this year, almost all of
which will affect the living standards
and the life style of most Canadians.
The most important measure is the
hotly-contested tax reform bill, which
became effective in the new year. This
involves changes in income tax. cor-
poration tax. capital gains and death
duties.
The new tax bill will abolish in-
come taxes for a million low-income
people and reduce taxes somewhat
for another four million.
It will gradually cut corporation
taxes. It introduces for the first time
a capital gains tax on 50% of the
profit from sale of investments.
The NDP opposition wanted a capi-
tal gains tax on 100% of profits but
got nowhere with their proposal.
Federal law experts have computed
the taxes which will be paid by three
different income levels in 1972 com-
pared with 1971.
A family of two adults, one work-
ing, and two children under 1 6 with
income of $4,000 will pay $71 this
year compared with $184 last year.
The same size family earning $8,000
will pay $1 .055 compared with $1 .1 87
in 1971; and if the family earns $10,-
000, the 1972 tax will be $1,618 com-
pared with last year's $1,717.
Unemployment insurance changes
will provide 1.200,000 more employ-
ees with coverage. Up until the end of
last year, only those earning incomes
of less than $7,800 were covered and
eligible for benefits. Under the new
regulations, almost every employee
will be covered.
UI benefits go up to a maximum
of $100 a week. Coverage now also
includes sickness and maternity leave
from employment. But benefits for
the jobless will be taxable.
The proposed family allowance
changes got sidetracked in the last
session of parliament but will be re-
introduced this year and may come
into effect by mid-year.
The main effect of the changes will
be to remove the upper income fam-
ilies from benefits and give more to
lower income families. At present,
payments are made to all families re-
gardless of income.
The new plan will be called Family
Income Security Plan (FISP). Pay-
ments will be based on income and
size of family. A family with two chil-
dren under 1 2 and income under
$5,000 will receive $30 monthly. The
same family with five children, $75
monthly.
About 1 ,400.000 families now get-
ting benefits will be cut off. About a
million and a quarter will get maxi-
mum payments and 850.000 will re-
ceive partial benefits.
Changes in legislation at the pro-
vincial level will also affect the tax-
payer and consumer.
In Ontario all people over 65 will
receive hospitalization and medicare
without payment. Premiums under the
provincial plans will be reduced for
all others.
The province also brought in a lim-
ited type of no-fault auto insurance
but has not gone so far as Saskatche-
wan and Manitoba, both of which
operate public no-fault plans of a com-
prehensive type.
But one cost has gone up. Effective
at the beginning of this year, first
class postage went from 7 cents to 8
cents for the first ounce, from 1 2 to
14 cents for 2 to 4 ounces. If the
government is determined to put the
post office system on a paying basis,
this is not the end of it.
72 Not to Be 'Boom'
Construction Year
Housebuilding had a record year
in 1971, and the carryover of unfin-
ished houses got 1972 off to a good
start. But, although final figures are
not in at this date, the completions
will still fall short of the need esti-
mated at 250,000 a year by the Eco-
nomic Council of Canada.
But it is industrial and commercial
building that is not as buoyant as
builders would like, except in some
areas.
However, a new ray of optimism
has filtered into the industry through
industrial and governmental expendi-
tures for pollution control.
The anti-pollution laws are getting
tougher, so is the policing of pollut-
ing industries. This is forcing them
into heavier and heavier expenditures
for pollution control installations.
But predictions are that 1972 will
not be a boom year for construction.
Engineers on whose work the industry
depends are not busy and predict lit-
tle if any increase over last year's con-
struction volume of $15 billion.
Some large engineering firms have
expressed a contrary view and feel
that the decline in interest rates will
encourage new construction although
the improvement may not be notable
until the summer months.
Floating Canadian
Dollar at U.S. Par
Canadians were relieved by the re-
moval of the U.S. surcharge against
imports of manufactured goods from
this country, and by the agreement
reached internationally to allow the
Canadian dollar to float.
At this writing the Canadian dollar
is almost at par with the U.S. dollar.
But this is an increase of about 7%
in the value of the Canadian dollar in
the last year or so.
This has made Canadian exports
more costly and hit some big indus-
tries like pulp and paper badly. Can-
ada could not afford to revalue its
dollar higher again and at a fixed
level. The government is likely to
arrange matters so that $ Can. won't
be far off $ U.S.
So far this is encouraging, but this
has been tempered with concern that
the Trudeau administration might have
to give away something for what it
got; for example, a change in the auto
pact between the two countries. The
18
THE CARPENTER
auto pact has given Canada a plus
balance of payments in the last two
years or so after 20 years of running
deficits due to heavy imports of cars
and parts.
In 1970 Canada ran a favorable
balance of payments on merchandise
trade amounting to three billion dol-
lars. This slipped to two billion dol-
lars last year.
If export of dividends, interest pay-
ments, shipping costs and tourist
spending are taken into account, the
surplus dropped to $1.1 billion in
1971. Still a lot better than a deficit.
Canada's sales to the United States
account for two-thirds of total Ca-
nadian exports. That is why this coun-
try's trade relations with our Amer-
ican friends are so important.
Canadian sales in 1971 to the U.S.
were up 1 1 ^ in a year.
Now 1972 could be a recovery year
in the United States leading up to the
November presidential election. This
could again give a boost to the Ca-
nadian economy, and encourage the
Liberal government to call a federal
election sometime before November,
say June or October.
Mackasey Defends
New Legislation
Federal Labor Minister Bryce Mac-
kasey has taken the bit in his teeth
and strongly defended his new labor
legislation against concerted and or-
ganized attacks of big business inter-
ests.
Speaking in Montreal to leaders of
industry, labor and others such as uni-
versity people involved in industrial
relations, he charged the Canadian
Manufacturers Association and the
Chamber of Commerce with back-
wardness and told them to get into
the 20th century.
His legislation would permit unions
to bargain or strike on measures in-
volving technological change intro-
duced during the life of an agreement.
The legislation did not pass parlia-
ment during the last session of 1971
and will have to be introduced again
in the House of Commons. If it meets
rough going from MPs who oppose it,
it could be held up long enough to vir-
tually wipe it out until after the 1972
federal election.
New Homebuilders
President Blames Land
The Toronto Homebuilders Associ-
ation elected a new, younger president,
who wasted no time in admitting that
builders today are producing homes
that people cannot afford to buy.
He attributed the high cost of hous-
ing to land costs. A dwelling selling
for $37,000, he said, might be a
$17,000 structure on a $20,000 lot.
He did not, like others, blame la-
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labor and materials in homebuilding
was constant. But land costs and taxes
were going up and up.
He failed to mention money costs.
Mortgage money at 9% and up can
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Strike, Lockout
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A carpenter's level is used to determine the levelness of anything. Any
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lives in the San Fernando Valley of California, about 10 miles from the San
Andreas Fault, has other uses for it, however.
He read in a newpaper about how Dr. Arthur Sylvester of the University of
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based on a carpenters' level called a theodolite. So for his 4-H Club science
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time for such studies. They're encouraging him, but they'll tell you,
meanwhile, that a carpenter's level is best used as a craftsman's tool and
not as a predictor of earthquakes. ■
CAKE MAKERS EXTRAORDINARY
■ The wife of Henry J. Rottinghaiis of Ankeny. la., likes to bake so
much that Henry and some neighbors sawed a corner off the Rottinghaus
house a few years ago and moved a four-deck bakery oven into the
basement.
Henry by trade is a carpenter and a member of Local 106, Des Moines,
but his wife's baking has turned him primarily into a baker's helper. He
spends long evenings in his basement workshop shaping strips of metal and
plastic into fancy cake cutlers for his wife and a growing number of outside
customers.
Henry doesn't mind this, however. He's making money out of it, in fact.
He recently obtained a patent on his cake cutter, and a mail order house is
selling all he can turn out.
For years Mrs. Rottinghaus has been tinning out bread, doughnuts and
decorated cakes, serving as the family's number two breadwinner, but now
she and her husband dream of an honest-to-goodness downtown business
establishment of their own. with cake baking in the front and cake cutter
manufacturing in the back. ■
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■ Roy S. Stevenson, a member of Local 329. Okla-
homa City, Okla., for more than 50 years, has been
a life-long inventor. On his 74th birthday, Stevenson
was issued a patent on a combination boat trailer
and boat dock which he had invented. Soon,
he hopes to find a company which will begin
production on his new "Travel-Dock."
The initial idea for the "Travel-Dock" was
born because Mrs. Stevenson was constantly getting
her feet wet trying to get in and out of the family
boat. With the new invention, it is possible to
back the trailer and boat towards the water's edge
and into the water on any beach or bank area.
The boat is launched in the conventional manner, and
the trailer then forms docking means. The conversion
from trailer to dock and from dock to trailer can
be made by one person in as little as one minute,
with the added luxury now that everybody stays dry.
Stevenson, like any successful inventor, is not about
to quit now. He is presently building a dual engine,
riding mower-tractor. Among his other inventions
have been a circular saw attachment for a tractor for
cutting firewood, a pressure cooker for canning
fruits and vegetables in the home, a windmill, unique
clocks, chandeliers, and an unusual nut cracker. ■
20th CENTURY COACHMAN
■ The stage coach above is a reproduction of an early type
which was used in the mail service between San Antonio, Texas,
and Laredo, Texas, in the late 1880"s. It was hand crafted from the
wheels up by a retired member of the United Brotherhood and
Local 1266, J. R. Stubbs, who sits in the driver's seat. Stubbs
reproduced this coach for an antique dealer in Austin, and his
handiwork is now displayed in front of the antique shop. ■
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FEBRUARY, 1972
WOOD IS HIS STAFF OF LIFE
■ When Donald E. Wetzler of Millerstown, Pa., was only five
or six years old he became engrossed in the work of local wood
craftsmen.
"There were really only two places I was allowed to go — the
shops of Danny Gabel. a skilled wood craftsman, and Bob
Hunter, the undertaker and casketmaker on the next corner,"
says Wetzler. a member of Carpenters Local 287, Harrisburg,
"I was always fascinated by the shavings from Hunter's
plane. All the time I was at his workshop, I'd sit on an old keg
and keep my mouth shut. I was the only kid allowed there. He'd
throw the others out because they'd torment him so much
that he couldn't work.''
Today, Wetzler is a skilled wood craftsman himself, producing
beautiful wooden clocks, tables, and other objects. In addition,
he is one of the most avid wood collectors in his part of the
country. He has wood samples from all over the world — some of
which he collected himself and some which came by swapping
samples with fellow members of the Wood Collectors' Society.
You name the wood, and Wetzler can describe it for you
and maybe even show you what it looks like. ■
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(1) ROCHESTER, MINN.— Local 1362
recently presented 25-year pins to the
following:
First row, left to right, Joseph Lamina,
Raymond Asler, Hilmer Runge, Bernard
Tiougan, Howard Wright, Melvin Bet
cher, Wm. Peters, Charles Hammond
Second row, Gordon Karsten, H. J
Schoenmann, Chester Koehler, Carl Vol
herding, Harold Flanders, Ralph Ander
son, Ernest Niemeyer, Halvor Smidt.
Third row, Lester Stephen, Harold
Hovel, Earl Leach, Alvin Schoenfelder,
Wayne Stephen, Henry Kuhicek, Lloyd
Wood.
Other 25-year members not present
were: Elmer Arch, Mike Balloy, Law-
rence Crowson, Frank Domaille, Robert
Fergusson. Ellsworth Gunderson, Al
Hovel, Andrew Iversrud, Oscar Johnson,
Kenneth Keller, Paul Kreter, Robert
Krcter, Dayton Kruger, Henry Lively,
Wm. Lloyd, Charles Peterson, Rinder
Rozendal, Merle Sawyer, Elmer Siem,
Lester Teske, James Trygstad, Gabriel
Wesolosky, L. A. Wurtzler.
(I -A) Royer Olson, 25-year member,
left, with Local 1382 President Wm.
Kraayenbrink and Financial Secretary
Leon Vanberg.
(2) PERRYVILLE, MO.— Membership
pins were presented to the following
2S-year members of Local 2022, last
year:
From left to right are Leo Vessels,
Elmer Zahner, Lynn Tucker, Robert
Meyer, Herbert Williams (who made
the presentations), and Clarence Brewer.
Three other members were eligible to
receive pins, but were not present for
the occasion. They are Howard Barks,
Lawrence Barks and B. J. Cissell.
(3) KENNEWICK. WASH.— Millwrights
Local 1699 presented 25-year member-
ship pins at a dinner held December 11,
1971. Awards went to the following:
Back row, left to right, Clinton Heuett,
Richard T. Smith, Earl Gerlach. Front
row, Louis J. Klein and Louis L. Day.
22
THE CARPENTER
LOCAL UNION NEWS
These were the men on the dais when Carpenters Local 13 celebrated its 75th anniversary. From left are Charles A. Thomp-
son, secretary-treasurer, Chicago District Council of Carpenters; State Representative Thomas J. Hanahan (D-McHenry); John
Steed, business representative and vice president of Local 13; Michael J. Sexton, financial secretary; Thomas E. Ryan, president
and business manager of Local 13; Charles Nichols, General Treasurer, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of Amer-
ica; John Brennan, trustee; Joe Jacobs, attorney; Daniel E. O'Connell, Jr., recording secretary; Morris Miller, warden; Eugene
Benson, trustee; Thomas E. Paul, secretary-treasurer, Chicago AFL-CIO; A. "Duffy" Dardar, member of Local 13 and apprentice
coordinator for Chicago Carpenters District Council, and Edward Birmingham, trustee.
Others in photo (partially hidden) include Rev. Joseph Donahue, Chaplain Chicago Building Trades Council; and Thomas J.
Nayder, President, Chicago Building Trades Council.
Local 13, Chicago, Marks 75tli Year
Modest Marker
Over 2,000 persons celebrated the 75th
anniversary of Carpenters Local 13 at a
dinner in the International Ballroom of
the Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, 111.
Thomas Ryan, president and business
manager, headed the committee which ar-
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Brotherhood of Pottery and Al-
lied Workers urge you to give
priority attention to its boycott of
the products of Metlox Manufac-
turing Co. of Manhattan Beach,
Calif.
The boycott was brought about
by management's stubborn refusal
to sign a contract with the Potters.
The IBP AW has the active sup-
port of the AFL-CIO Executive
Council and other major elements
of the national trade union move-
ment.
ranged the dinner and was master of cere-
monies for the evening.
Charles Nichols, General Treasurer of
the Brotherhood, paid tribute to the role
of Local 13 in the history of the Broth-
erhood, which was founded in Chicago in
1881. He called upon the members of
the union to be alert to events in Wash-
ington, and to be active in politics to
guard the gains made by Local 13 and
other labor organizations in the past 75
years.
State Representative Thomas J. Hana-
han, a member of Local 13, pointed to
the tradition of the union as the so-called
"Irish" local . . . now with members of
all races and many national origins. Han-
ahan called on the union's members to
take an active role in the legislative pro-
gram of organized labor.
George Vest, president of the Chicago
District Council, said that Local 13 had
helped make the Chicago area 100% or-
ganized in the union's jurisdiction. Wheth-
er the work is residential, commercial,
industrial, or public, there is a union
label on the project. No other area in
the United States is so well organized.
The final resting place of the founder
and first president of the American Fed-
eration of Labor, Samuel Gompers, is
marked by the simple gravestone shown
above. It is located ui Sleepy Hollow
Cemetery, Tarrytown, N.Y., and it was
photographed by Chauncey Dolen of
Local 895, Tarrytown.
FEBRUARY, 1972
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Swetkovich Honored in Testimonial
Early last year, Local 1164 of Brooklyn, N.Y., held a testimonial dinner in honor
of John Swetkovich, who retired as financial secretary and business representative
after 35 years of service. To commemorate the occasion a plaque was presented to
Mr. Swetkovich earlier in the evenhig, and the distinguished guests shown admiring
it are, from left, Ernest C. Svara, financial secretary of Local 1164; WiUiam F. Ma-
honcy, first vice president of the New York City District Council; John Rosenstrom,
secretary and business manager of the Nassau County District Council; Patrick J,
Campbell, General Executive Board Member, First District; John Swetkovich; George
Bahcock, secretary-treasurer and general agent of the Suffolk County District Council
and president of the Nassau and Suffolk Building Trades; Eugene Hartigan, president
of the Nassau County District Council; and Anthony Spilar, business representative
of Local 1164.
Arkansas State Council Gets 'Coverage'
The 17th Annual Convention of the Arkansas State Council of Carpenters was
held last July in Forth Smith, Ark. The convention was unusual in that it got ex-
ceptional press and television coverage from the news media. The picture above
appeared on Page 1 of the Southwest Times Record, local newspaper.
Shown in the picture are: Sealed, from left, E. G. Cannon, executive committee
member; P. A. Brewer, secretary-treasurer; and W. N. Micham, vice president.
Standing, D. E. Breckenridge, executive committee member; Willie Smoth, Jr., exec-
utive committee member; Ed Creekmore, Local 71; H. F. Hambrick, Local 71; and
W. H. Brady, executive committee member.
24
THE CARPENTER
INSTALLING
LOCKSETS:
Problems and Solutions
From The Locksmithing Institute
■ Very often, when you're called upon to install a new
door or rework an old one, you find that the carpentry is
pretty cut-and-dried, but that the lock and associated hard-
ware is another story. It seems that the same sort of prob-
lems keep cropping up, and if you know what they are
and how to correct them, you can add to your own income
on any given problem job, just by effecting a simple repair.
So here are the most common problems that we've run
across, problems that anybody can cure.
1. The lock cylinder will not stay in the keyed knob after
the cylinder has been removed from the lockset.
Usually this is caused by the cylinder-retaining springs
having been bent too close together in removing the cylin-
der. To correct this condition, simply remove the cylinder
and spread t4ie springs to the original position. If you want
to reset the position of the springs, if they are too short,
scribe the cylinder at the end of the spring to form a refer-
ence mark. Loosen the spring with a screwdriver, as shown,
and move it endwise to the required amount. Restake it
with a hammer and punch.
2. Key sticks in cylinder.
When this happens, the key may be removed by pushing
the exterior end of the plug into the cylinder and at the
same time, pulling out on the stuck key. To permanently cor-
rect the condition, remove the cylinder from the lockset,
remove the plug clip, and slightly bend the inward-pointing .
end of each plug clip arm towards the cylinder, or put
shims between the clip and cylinder to take up any exces-
sive end play.
3. Latch bolt does not retract when knob is turned.
Disassemble knob from door, and determine that the
exterior knob stems are in proper engagement with the
holes in the latch. If they are and the latch bolt still does
not retract, press the latch bolt with a finger to make sure
there is sufficient clearance. You might have to reset the
latch-bolt plate to prevent binding, or make a larger clear-
ance hole for the latch bolt. If everything else is in proper
order, this may indicate the need for a new latch, as the
old one might be worn or damaged.
4. Latch bolt does not align with strike plate.
This alignment is something you should not do by eye.
The template that comes with the lockset should not only
be used in setting the lock, but also in setting the strike as
well! If the alignment is incorrect, remove the strike plate
and if you still have the manufacturer's template, use it to
reposition the plate. Chisel the additional perimenter,
remount the plate and fill the excess space with wood
putty.
5. The lockset assembly is made for a standard-thickness
door, and the installation requires a job on a very thick
door. The spindle won't reach through.
A spindle extension is available which can be used on
installations where exceptionally-thick doors are involved.
1. Spindio
2. Boss
3. Slot
4. Detent
5. Lock housing
6. Cylinder
retaining
springs
7. Cylinder
8. Guides
The components of a lockset identified.
1.261— Parts made 1953 and before.
1.291— Parts mode after 1953.
(.030 difference.)
To change position of cylinder retaining springs:
1. Scribe cylinder at end of spring to reference location.
2. Loosen spring with screwdriver or other tool as shown.
3. Move spring .030 endwise.
4. Restake with hammer and punch.
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6. In installing a new door in an old jamb, a strike plate
already exists. How do you align the new latch with the
old strike plate?
Start by hanging the door, and then use the template that
comes with the lockset. Center this over the old strike
plate, and then bend it around the edge of the door on the
high-bevelled side. Proceed to mark and install the lockset
and latch. Alignment should be perfect.
Continued on page 26
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Installing Lock Sets
Continued from page 25
7. Key enters cylinder upside down.
The key should always enter the cylinder with the straight
part of the key down. If you install the lockset with the
cylinder in the wrong position, dirt and dust can enter the
area around the tumbler pins, as can moisture. In cold
weather, this is more apt to cause a lock to freeze. To cor-
rect this situation, remove the interior knob, the exterior
knob, and then invert and re-install the lockset.
8. The latch assembly seems to go too deep to align with
the knob assembly.
The edge of the door is bevelled. In laying out the temp-
late, be sure that the template is placed over the HIGH
side of the edge bevel, or there will be a discrepancy of as
much as 1/16-inch in aligning the knob set with the latch.
Should this have happened, a cure can be effected by re-
moving the latch assembly and filing the clearance holes
for the knob stem with a small round file. This may effect
the latch throw to an extent.
9. The latch does not align properly with the knob assem-
bly.
There is usually a slight bevel on the edge of the door.
It is a common mistake to align the template with the edge
face of the door, with the result that drilling into the edge
for the latch assembly will result in a cocked installation
with reference to the door faces. Always drill for the latch
assembly in a direction that is parallel with the fuces of the
door.
// you'd like additional infornuitioit, write to The Lock-
smithing Institute, 1500 Cardinal Drive, Little Falls, N.J.
Extended Jobless Benefits,
Broader Coverage Now in Effect
Two important provisions of the Federal unemployment
insurance system went into effect January 1 . All jobless
workers should be alerted to these provisions.
The national extended benefits provision of the Employ-
ment Security Amendments of 1970 went into effect on
January 1, 1972, in all states for workers who have ex-
hausted their regular benefits. Under this provision, up to
13 additional weeks of benefits will be available to insured
unemployed workers.
The Secretary said the national extended benefits provi-
sion will remain in effect until the insured unemployment
rate has dropped below 4.5 percent for three consecutive
months. He estimated that benefits averaging $75 million
will be paid each month that the provision remains in
effect.
The second important provision which went into effect
on January 1 extended unemployment insurance coverage
to nearly 5 million additional jobs, bringing the total num-
ber covered to more than 63 million.
Newly covered are 2.1 million jobs in nonprofit organiza-
tions that employ four or more workers; 1.1 million jobs in
small firms; nearly 1 million jobs in State hospitals and
State colleges; 210,000 outside salesmen jobs; 190,000 jobs
in agricultural processing and 160,000 jobs held by U.S.
citizens working for American employers outside the
U.S. ■
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THE CARPENTER
The Central and Western Indiana Joint Apprenticeship Committee recently honored
eight apprentices at graduation ceremonies in Indianapolis, Ind. William Konyha,
Third District Board Member, and Jules Berlin, International Representative, partic-
ipated in the awarding of journeyman certificates and awards. Graduates were all
members of Local Union 758. Standing, left to right are: Wendell D. Vandivier,
coordinator; Apprentices Glen Sparks, Wayne Ott, Charles Gilvin, George Raisor;
Board Member, Third District, William Konyha; Apprentices, William Sickle, Charles
Beaver, Tom Scott, Richard Berg; and General Representative Jules Berlin.
Central and
Western Indiana
Ceremonies
Charles Beaver displays the Golden
Hammer Award of the Year for out-
standing achievements in tlie Central and
Western Indiana Apprenticeship Program.
Brother Beaver placed second in the
Indiana State Council of Carpenter State
Apprenticeship Contest.
APPRENTICESHIP CONTESTS
CALENDAR FOR 1972
Mill
State Carpenter
Cabinet
Millwright
Alaska
X
Arizona
X
X
California
X
X
X
Colorado
X
X
X
Delaware
X
Florida
X
X
Hawaii
X
Idaho
X
Illinois
X
X
X
Indiana
X
X
X
Iowa
X
X
X
Kansas
X
X
Louisiana
X
X
Maryland
X
X
X
Massachusetts
X
X
Michigan
X
X
X
Minnesota
X
Missouri
X
X
X
Nebraska
X
Nevada
X
X
New Jersey
X
X
X
New Mexico
X
New York
X
X
X
North Dakota
X
Ohio
X
X
X
Oklahoma
X
Oregon
X
X
X
Pennsylvania
X
X
X
Tennessee
X
X
Texas
X
X
Utah
X
Washington
X
X
X
Wisconsin
X
Wyoming
X
British Columbia X
X
Ontario
X
X
Manitoba
X
Total
37
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Completion Ceremony, Dinner
An annual apprentice completion ceremony and dinner was
held November 22, 1971, at the Downtown Club, Richmond,
Virginia. There were seven new journeymen, although only
five were able to attend the ceremony.
New journeymen in the picture, left to right, are: Donald
Millington, Wilbert Jones, Henry Bradbury, Walter Jackson
and Charles Lambert. Jones was promoted to carpenter fore-
man last summer. Lambert is doing take-olf work and the
^ engineering work for Dee Shoring, Inc. Jackson was the out-
standing apprentice of the year, 1968, and the first apprentice
from the minority group to be signed into this program.
FEBRUARY, 1972
27
Another Big Graduating Class in Chicago
On October 28, 1971, the Chicago District Council of Carpenters was honored to graduate 96 apprentices as journeyman
carpenters. General Executive Board Member William Konyha, keynoted the ceremonies.
In the near future, the Chicago District Council will be graduating approximately 80 apprentices every quarter, truly a right
step in perpetuating the trade.
Awarded certificates were: Stephen J. Alburg, Local 1185; Marnie E. Baker, Local 1996; Kenneth J. Baranski, Local 242;
Kevin M. Beasley, Local 13; Byron L. Blazek, Local 80; William G. Bresland. Local 1693; Dallas F. Busse, Local 13; Kevin
Caw ley. Local 13; Phillip J. Chambers, Local 461; Robert K. C launch. Local 58; John M. Clayton, Local 1185; Robert E. Con-
rad, Local 1786; LaRoyne Cooper, Local 13; William H. Curtin. Jr., Local 1185; Alan B. Cyrocki, Local 1922; Kenneth M.
D'Alexander, Local 13; Thomas J. Degnan, Local 58; Gerald A. Dumalski, Local 181; Donald W. Fredrickson, Local 181; Pat-
rick M. Gabor, Local 416; John Garbarczyk, Local 434; Demelrio Garcia, Local 13; Michael J. Gnolfo, Local 1922; Dennis A.
Gordon, Local 1922; John J. Graf. Local 181; Robert P. Grampovnik, Local 448; Michael B. Gustafson, Local 181; Wm. M.
Heidenreich, Local 181; Lonnie Hubbard, Local 10; Edmund A. Jakaitis, Jr., Local 448; Stefan J. Janusz, Local 13; Peter L.
Kartel, Local 58; John N. Koch, Local 461; Wayne C. Koch. Local 461; Paul E. Kowalski, Local 58; Leslie M. Krogh, Local
1185; Thomas H. Kuehn, Local 54; Thomas A. Kunst, Local 1693; Francis E. LaCour. Local 1539; Phillip Lanzarotta, Local
416; Robert L. LaPenna, Local 1367; Ronald L. Laski, Local 1185; Louis E. Mack, Local 242; John G. Moirano, Local 434;
Arthur R. Morby, Local 448; Thomas J. Moran, Local 13; Stephen A. Mueller, Local 839; John R. McCabe, Local 1185; Rich-
ard M. Negoski. Local 1922; James R. Nevels, Jr., Local 1185; Walter Nowak, Local 1922; Gerald R. Nuckolls, Jr., Local 141;
Raymond L. O'Donnell, Local 58; Thomas E. Pasiewicz, Jr., Local 461; Frank P. Pavlik, Local 1185; Thomas E. Peters, Local
1185; Ralph E. Peterson, Local 181; Phillip Pettice, Local 272; Daniel Pickert, Local 1185; Atanasio A. Resendcz, Local 141;
Paul E. Rost, Local 448; Frank J. Rousar, Local 54; Raymond Rubio, Local 199; Edward M. Ryan, Local 1185; John P. San-
dula. Local 13; David L. Santeford, Local 1922; Joseph C. Scliabelski, Local 1; Bernard Schell, Local 181; Gerald M. Schroeder,
Local 448; Michael C. Schultz, Local 13; William J. Sexton, Local 13; Joseph Seibert, Local 1693; Ronald G. Sekerka, Local
1786; Clifford M. Sherwin, Local 181; Michael W. Shields, Local 13; William J. Sleboda, Local 1185; Harry M. Smith, Local
1922; Kenneth G. Smith, Local 58; Gene E. Somniers, Local 58; Paul E. Swalwell, Local 199; Harold W. Thomas, Jr., 1693;
Gerald W. Tomazin, Local 1185; Donald W. Traska, Local 1185; Daniel T. Viktora, Local 242; Jerry P. Watson, Local 1185;
Jack Wennerberg, Local 1185; Kenneth J. Wojcik, Local 839; Anthony P. Wrubel, Local 1922; Michael S. Yukna, Local 448;
Edward Zielinski, Local 13.
Edward Zielinski, Local 13.
Washington, D.C., JAC Hosts Latin American Labor Leaders
The Joint Carpentry Apprenticeship l^fei^^\ /^^^igSUBBHiP^'^^" ' ''^"" " "^""""^^^^^^^^B^^
The Joint Carpentry Apprenticeship
Committee of Washington, D.C. and
Vicinity was host to 39 Latin American
labor leaders on October 9. 1971.
The group had been studying a course
in "Advanced Collective Bargaining" at
The American Institute for Free Labor
Development in Front Royal, Virginia.
The American Institute for Free Labor
Development is a non-profit organization
supported by the AFL-CIO and by en-
lightened representatives of the U. S.
business community.
The apprenticeship program and its
objectives were explained to the visitors
by the director, Nicholas R. Loope, and
a description of plans for the future build-
ing program of the JAC's Forestville,
Md., campus.
JAC Director Nicholas Loope, center, describes the training facilities in the D.C. area.
28
THE CARPENTER
"CLIC" REPORT
FOR THE YEAR 1971
Local City
The 1971 Membership Contributions to the
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee
ON THIS PAGE and the pages which follow is a summary of
the contributions of local union members to the Carpenters Legisla-
tive Important Committee during 1971.
The 1971 drive for membership contributions was highly success-
ful. More local unions than ever before were represented. CLIC is
becoming, more and more, the grassroots, rank-and-file eifort it
should be. Every state was shown to be active in our program of
political education and voter action.
THE 1972 FUND-RAISING, membership drive is now underway.
We have a new emblem and new and shiny pins to be worn by those
who join. We urge every member to participate in CLIC's program
in this crucial national election year.
IT'S VOTER REGISTRATION time in many states, and we urge
each member to see to it that the eligible members of his or her
family is registered for both the primary and general elections. Let's
make the Brotherhood's voter strength felt at the polls in the months
ahead.
Charles E. Nichols, CLIC Director
NOTE: Those contributions listed at right which are marked with an asterisk include
contributions from delegates representing their local unions in state council conven-
tions. In some instances, these convention contributions were the only monies
received from the local unions.
The new 1972
CLIC emblem is
displayed by two
young ladies from
the General Offices
— Janet Lyddane
and Susan Kelleher.
ALABAMA
103 Birmingham
1192 Birmingham
2429 Fort Payne
ALASKA
1243 Fairbanks
1281 Anchorage
2520 Anchorage
ARIZONA
857 Tucson
906. Glendale
1089 Phoenix
1153 Yuma
ARKANSAS
71 Fort Smith
529 Camden
576 Pine Bluff
690 Little Rock
891 Hot Springs
1249 Fayetteville
1470 Conway
1627 Mena
1683 El Dorado
1836 Russellville
2045 Helena
2697 Magnolia
CALIFORNIA
25 Los Angeles
34 San Francisco
36 Oakland
42 San Francisco
162 San Mateo
180 Vallejo
286 San Andreas
483 San Francisco
586 Sacramento
642 Richmond
668 Palo Alto
743 Bakersfield
751 Santa Rosa
771 Watsonville
828 Menlo Park
829 Santa Cruz
848 San Bruno
929 Los Angeles
944 San Bernardino
1046 Palm Springs
1052 Hollywood
1113 San Bernardino
1125 Los Angeles
1140 San Pedro
1147 Roseville
1149 San Francisco
1235 Modesto
1296 San Diego
1300 San Diego
1335 Wilmington
1358 LaJolla
1381 Woodland
1400 Santa Monica
1408 Redwood City
1418 Lodi
1453 Huntington Beach
1479 Redondo
1490 San Diego
1497 E. Los Angeles
1570 Mai-ysville
1607 Los Angeles
1622 Hayward
1752 Pomona
1976 Los Angeles
2006 Los Gatos
Amount
10.00
17.00
6.00
10.00*
100.00
72.00
168.22
21.00
10.00
42.60
11.00*
1.00*
2.00*
1.00*
1.00*
20.00
1.00*
1.00*
11.00*
2.00*
1.00*
1.00*
15.00
60.00
10.00*
25.00
54.00
43.00
11.00
L134.20
443.00
10.00
16.00
66.00
22.00
20.00*
5.00
18.00
10.00
10.00
33.50
20.00
60.00
10.00
10.00
46.00
20.00
11.00
5.00
100.00
13.00
2.00
32.00
6.00
147.00
12.00
5.00
24.00
8.00
11.00
110.00
10.00
40.00
22.00
16.00
10.00
11.00
Continued on page 31
FEBRUARY, 1972
29
SERVICE TO THE BROTHERHOOD
A gallery of pictures showing some
of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received 25-
year or 50-year service pins.
(1) DFXATUR. ILL.— Local 742 hon-
ored 65 members with 25-)ear pins and
four members with 50-year pins recently.
Two of the 50-year members were pres-
ent for the picture: Charles F. Miller,
left, and Gus Sablotney, right.
(1-A) The 25-year honorees at Decatur,
shown with Charles F. Miller, center,
included: Lawrence Stine, Carl Fred-
erick, Earl Kaufman, James Strachan,
Philip Sims, Charles Maxwell, John
Foreman, Vernon Hardin, Charles
Mauck, John Oliver, Clyde Samuels,
Victor Kalins, and Eldred M. Halbert.
(2) OAKLAND, CALIF.— Local 36
honored its longtime members Saturday,
October 30, at an Oakland luncheon at
which pins were presented for member-
ship of from 25 to 65 years.
A total of 747 members were eligible.
Age and illness prevented some from
attending, but 423 Local 36 members
attended and heard Business Representa-
tive Gunnar (Benny) Benoys and General
Representative Clarence Briggs praise the
oldtimcrs.
Recognized at the luncheon at Good-
man's Hall was the 65 years of Joseph
Irthuni, former warden. Sixty -year men
were Ernest M. Crow, who retired in
1968 as Local 36 Financial Secretary;
O. M. Alexander, and A. A. Gehl all
with 60 years.
Also attending were 65-year plus man
Harry Harbison, 63-year man VVilliam
J. Gerllerman and 49-year man Earl
Huss.
Others included 55-year men E. F.
Lebourveau and C. C. Merritt, 50-year
men Carl Elser, Alexander Ertman, Fred
Fincken, Napoleon Gagne. O. A. Nail
and M. G. Sturdivant; 45-year men Lu-
ther B. Clare. Simon Bandel, Fred
Dodge, Albert Honore, Everett J. Shan-
non and Wilford Sprague and 40-year
members Herman Anderson, Arthur Car-
son, Axel Christensen, Magnus Erickson,
A. E. Helmkamp, Abram Kools, A. E.
Long and \\. \\. Reichert.
Additionally, 156 Local 36 members
earned 35-year pins. 273 qualified for
30-year pins and 291 for 25-year pins.
Attending was Local 36"s entire exec-
utive board plus William Marshall, Busi-
ness Representative for Carpenters Lo-
cals 1473, 1158 and 194.
In the picture, a 60-year pin is handed
to Local 36's retired financial secretary,
Ernest M. Crow, by President Robert
Griebel at the union's luncheon honoring
longtime members of the LInited Brother-
hood of Carpenters.
Longest membership, 65 years, was
that of Harry Harbison, right front.
Others are, back to front, at left. Earl
Huss. 49 years; Arthur Carson, 40 years;
Carl Elser, 50 years and Alexander Ert-
man, 50 years.
Center row, back to front, Albert
Hdnrre, 45 years; Everett J. Shannon,
45 years and Crow.
At right, back to front, are William
J. Gellerman, 63 years; C. C. Merritt,
55 years and Harbison.
(3) BAVONNE, N.J.— At a recent meet-
ing of Local 383, members were presented
with pins for long and faithful service
to the Brotherhood. Pins were presented
by Business Agents Thomas Bifano and
Albert Beck, Jr.; Retired Business Agent
Albert Beck, Sr.; and President Louis
Botwinick.
Shown in the picture: Seated, left to
right, Morris Silverman (35 years), Paul
Press (30), Morris Levine (60). Louis
Starr (35), David Wolper (35), and Julius
Wendroff (30).
First Row Standing. Jacob Cohen (35),
^^'illianl Rubenstein (35), Retired Business
Agent Albert Beck, Sr., President Louis
Botwinick (35), Treasurer Carl Levilan
(30), Business Agent Thomas Bifano,
Hyman Rockolf (30) and Bernard Press
(35).
Second Row Standing. Recording Sec-
retary Theodore C. Grasz, Business Agent
Albert Beck, Jr., Mce President Albert
Nunez, C. Dellandrea (35). Michael
Masiello (30) and Eli Smith (30).
Those not present at photo are: Meyer
Helfand (62), Hyman Scidman (35), Louis
Denerstein (30), Arthur Rubenstein (30),
Hyman Goldberg (30). Albert Wendroff
(30) and Jacob Hammer (25).
THE CARPENTER
CLIC REPORT
Local
City
Amount
GEORGIA
Continued from naee 29
144
Macon
$ 20.00
Local
City
Amount
225
Atlanta
80.00*
256
Savannah
35.00
2020
San Diego
$ 16.00
1263
Atlanta
20.00
2046
Martinez
40.00
2048
Corona
20.00
HAWAII
2164
San Francisco
10.00
745
Honolulu
10.00
2172
Santa Ana
10.00*
2288
Los Angeles
10.00*
IDAHO
2308
Fullerton
24.00
635
Boise
17.00
2341
Willits
20.00*
1258
Pocatello
20.00*
2435
Inglewood
30.00
1482
Grangeville
15.00*
2505
Klamath
30.00*
2816
Emmett
60.00*
2559
San Francisco
10.00*
2608
Redding
40.00*
ILLINOIS
2652
2728
2789
2801
2882
2907
3006
3074
3088
3184
Standard
Oho Ranch
Areata
Oroville
Santa Rosa
Weed
Trinidad
Chester
Stockton
Fresno
10.00*
20.00*
20.00*
10.00*
30.00*
10.00*
10.00*
30.00*
10.00*
10.00*
1
10
13
16
21
44
58
62
63
80
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago
Springfield
Chicago
Champaign-Urbana
Chicago
Chicago
Bloomington
Chicago
162.00
10.00*
187.00
1,008.00*
21.00
50.00*
1,624.50*
202.50
20.00*
793.50
COLORADO
141
Chicago
40.00*
154
Kewanee
20.00*
55
Denver
26.00
166
Rock Island
25.50*
362
Pueblo
45.00
169
E. St. Louis
78.00*
418
Greeley
10.00
174
Joliet
65.00
1351
Leadville
20.00*
181
Chicago
209.00
1396
Golden
20.00
183
Peoria
50.00*
1583
Englewood
12.00
189
Quincy
10.00*
2834
Denver
24.00
199
Chicago
30.00*
241
Moline
30.00*
CONNECTICUT
242
Chicago
67.00*
30
New London
50.00*
269
Danville
20.00*
43
Hartford
99.00*
272
Chicago Heights
17.00
79
New Haven
100.00
295
CoUinsville
20.00*
127
196
Derby
Greenwich
15.00
75.00
347
360
Mattoon
Galesburg
30.00*
35.00*
210
Stamford
30.00*
363
Elgin
20.00*
1520
Bridgeport
20.00
367
377
Centraha
Alton
10.00*
10.00*
DELAWARE
433
Belleville
30.00*
434
Chicago
67.00*
626
Wilmington
10.00
448
Waukegan
65.00
1545
Wilmington
30.00
461
Highwood
130.00*
480
Freeburg
40.00
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
504
Chicago
20.00
1590
Washington
100.00
558
Elmhurst
2.00
1694
2311
Washington
Washington
28.50
90.00
568
633
Lincoln
Madison
10.00*
10.00*
2456
Washington
17.00
644
661
Pekin
Ottawa
64.00
16.00
FLORIDA
695
Sterling
10.00*
725
Litchfield
20.00*
627
Jacksonville
154.27
742
Decatur
20.00*
819
W. Palm Beach
30.00*
748
Taylorville
10.00*
959
Boynton
20.00
792
Rockford
50.00*
1250
Homestead
110.00
798
Salem
3.00
1308
Lake Worth
10.00*
812
Cairo
10.00*
1379
N. Miami
124.00
839
Des Plaines
961.75*
1394
Fort Lauderdale
20.00
841
Carbondale
10.00*
1447
Vero Beach
30.00
904
Jacksonville
20.00*
1509
Miami
40.00
916
Aurora
10.00*
1515
Pensacola
10.00*
999
Mt. Vernon
24.00*
1554
Miami
10.00
1092
Marseilles
53.00*
1641
Naples
2.00
1128
LaGrange
60.00*
1685
Pineda
45.00
1185
Chicago
74.50*
1725
Daytona Beach
80.00
1196
Arlington Heights
10.00*
1765
Orlando
40.00
1248
Geneva
10.00*
1766
Boca Raton
20.00
1265
Monmouth
10.00*
1927
Delray Beach
20.00
1307
Evanston
10.00
1947
Hollywood
1.00
1361
Chester
42.00*
1966
Miami
20.00*
1367
Chicago
50.00*
2024
Miami
210.00
1527
Wheaton
20.00*
2217
Lakeland
40.00
1539
Chicago
32.00
2340
Bradenton
22.00
1784
Chicago
61.00
2411
Jacksonville
19.00
1883
Macomb
20.00
2770
W. Palm Beach
8.00
1889
Downers Grove
40.00*
2795
Fort Lauderdale
53.50
3206
Pompano Beach
100.00*
Continued
on page 33
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31
(1) BUFFALO. N.Y.— Local 1377 re-
cently honored its members with 25 or
more years of service. Sitting, from left,
are William Meehan, 47 years; Walter
Schank. 55 years; Herman F. Bodewes,
president of Local 1377; and John C.
Theobold. 55 years. In the second row.
from left, are William Meyers, 29 years;
Harold Leggett, 25 years; Joseph Maras-
co, 25 years; Harold Bro«n, 25 years;
Harry Oatcs, 25 years; Charles Ryan, 28
years; Ronald Kessler, 25 years; A.
Korsh. 25 years; and Robert Roth, 28
years. Standing in the third row, from
left, are William Ladany, 25 years; Ray-
mond Wilson, 35 years; Roy MacDermot,
29 years; Charles Lambert, 29 years;
Jake Fries, 31 years; Walter Beam, finan-
cial secretary of Local 1377, 35 years;
and James Shaffer, 25 years. Pictured in
the fourth row from left, are George
Stewart, 25 years; John Jones 29 years;
Francis Hembert, 48 years; and Ray
Schnielzle, 25 years. LInable to attend
the presentation ceremony, hut also re-
ceiving service pins, were John Harlnian,
25 years; Charles Schmidt, 25 years;
Nelson Waferworth, 28 years. Arnold
Schint, 45 years; and John \>'elch, 47
years.
(2) LYNBROOK, N.Y.— On October
16, 25-year pins were awarded to (he
following members of Local 950: Donald
Anderson, Thoralf P. Andoos, Peter Ba-
rotti, John Breen, Ray Brower, Axel
Carlson, R. W. Carman, Jr., Joseph Cid,
Alonzo C. Clifi'ord, Charles Cruse, Henr>
Dailledouze, William A. Davis, John J.
Fcger, William Forbes, James Formont,
Edward L. Freeman, Peter Gi.annini,
George Glier. Joseph C. Gunther, Arthur
L. Haapanen, Frank Halouska, Norman
Hansen, Leif A. Hendricksen, Fred Her-
bert, Robert Hirst, Rudolph F. Houdek,
Edward A. Keough, Robert A. Kilkenny,
Charles Knudsen, Joseph Komatz Sr.,
Anthony Krummenacker, Harold Mac-
Phee, Joseph Mador, Richard Mayer,
Joseph McKinney, Keith H. Moyer, Wal-
ter Nolan, Leonard Olsen, Frank Owen,
Arthur L. Pcarsall, Louis P. Pearsall,
Frank Piccininni, W. Z. Ponchitera, Philip
SERVICE TO THE BROTHERHOOD
A gallery of pictures showing some
of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received 25-
year or 50-year service pins.
Poulson, Andrew Racich, Amos Radu,
Carl Raimondi, Sr., Frank Beimondi,
John Romano, Jack Rosen, John Sachs,
Paul Salenius, Herman M. Schuster, Mar-
co Simicich, Lawrence Smith, Harold
Snyder, Edward Southoff, Robert D. Syl-
vester, Otto W. Tews, Raymond H.
Thornton, Alton Waring, Frank Washer,
Alfred G. Werner, Axel T. Wilson, G.
Rowsell, and Jack Petit.
A moment of silence was held for Otto
Tews who had died the day before.
Hahn presented 50-year pins to Charles
Childres, Selmer Hansen, and Peter Lar-
son.
A plaque and pin were given to former
Treasurer Frank Kumenacker who had
just completed 26 years as treasurer.
Another pin was presented to former
president James K. Morrow.
Shown in the picture are Peter Larsen,
Edward Hahn and Charles Childres.
(3) MEMPHIS, TENN.— Fifty-year pins
were presented to F. E. Owen and L. L.
Whitsett at a regular meeting of Local
345. held recently. Brother Owen was
initiated July 29. 1921, and his entire
membership has been spent in this local
union. Brother Whitsett was initiated by
Local 2084 on July 4, 1921, and shortly
thereafter transferred to this local union
and his memberOiip has remained in No.
345 since that dale.
Presentation of the pins was made
by Board Member Harold Lewis. The
photo shows Board Member Lewis,
Brother Whitsett, and Brother Owen.
32
THE CARPENTER
CLIC REPORT
Continued from pnge 31
Local City
1996
Libertyville
2004
Itasca
2010
Anna
2014
Barnngton
2063
Lacon
2087
Crystal Lake
2094
Chicago
2122
Vandalia
2158
Rock Island
3273
Olney
INDIANA
113
Chesterton
215
Lafayette
232
Fort Wayne
274
Vincennes
436
New Albany
565
Elkhart
599
Hammond
694
BoonviUe
1003
Indianapolis
1317
E. Chicago
1355
Crawfoidsville
1858
Lowell
3000
Crown Point
3154
Monticello
IOWA
4
Davenport
106
Des Moines
308
Cedar Rapids
364
Council Bluffs
373
Fort Madison
534
Burlington
678
Dubuque
948
Sioux City
1039
Cedar Rapids
1069
Muscat'ne
1260
Iowa City
1313
Mason City
1835
Waterloo
1948
Ames
KANSAS
168
Kansas City
201
Wichita
561
Pittsburg
714
Olathe
750
Junction City
797
Kansas City
918
Manhattan
1022
Parsons
1198
Independence
1212
Coffeyville
1224
Emporia
1445
Topeka
1529
Kansas City
1542
Dodge City
1724
Liberal
1926
Chanute
2279
Lawrence
2383
Winfield
2417
Osawatomie
3234
Hays
KENTUCKY
64
Louisville
785
Covington
1080
Owensboro
1734
Murray
2058
Frankfort
LOUISIANA
953
Lake Charles
1312
New Orleans
1476
Lake Charles
1811
Monroe
1846
New Orleans
2258
Houma
Local City
Ainoun
MAINE
320
Augusta
$ 6.00
Amount
MARYLAND
$ 60.00*
10.00*
340
Hagerstown
85.00
1024
Cumberland
63.00
10.00*
67.00
30.00*
MASSACHUSETTS
32
Springfield
220.00
10.00*
33
Boston
415.00
58.00*
40
Boston
90.00
10.00*
48
Fitchburg
80.00
51.00*
49
Lowell
144.00
10.00*
51
Boston
80.00
56
Boston
90.00
67
Boston
100.00
10.00
82
Haverhill
20.00
40.00
107
Worcester
120.00
43.00
111
Lawrence
160.00
15.00
157
Boston
10.00
40.00
193
N. Adams
20.00
30.00
218
Boston
364.00
45.00
327
Attleboro
20.00
20.00
351
Northampton
40.00
20.00
390
Holyoke
70.00
18.00
424
Hingham
20.00
4.00
444
Pittsfield
60.00
20.00
549
Greenfield
20.00
10.00*
595
Lynn
30.00
6.00
624
Brockton
81.00
656
Holyoke
30.00
762
Quincy
130.00
58.00*
831
Arlington
20.00
858
Clinton
10.00
69.00*
860
Framingham
97.00
16.00*
866
Norwood
33.00
2.00*
17.00*
878
Beverly
107.00
885
Woburn
60.00
23.00*
8.00*
888
988
Salem
Marlboro
20.00
20.00
58.00*
1035
Taunton
90.00
4.00*
2.00*
1121
Boston Vicinity
20.00
1144
Danvers
10.00
24.00*
1210
Salem
10.00-
2.00*
1305
Fall River
40.00^
2.00*
1331
Barnstable Co. ■
20.00-
8.00*
1416
New Bedford
20.00^
1459
Westboro
20.00-
1479
Walpole
30.00^
70.00*
1503
Amherst
30.00^
46.00*
1531
Rockland
20.00^
20.00*
1550
Braintree
20.00'
58.00*
10.00*
10.00*
2168
Boston
30.00^
MICHIGAN
10.00*
19
Detroit
100.00
7.00
26
E. Detroit
15.00
10.00*
116
Bay City
5.00
10.00*
297
Kalamazoo
90.00
10.00*
334
Saginaw
40.00
60.00*
335
Grand Rapids
25.00
60.00*
337
Detroit
49.00
10.00*
674
Mt. Clemens
19.00
30.00*
898
St. Joseph
10.00
20.00*
982
Detroit
43.00
20.00*
1132
Alpena
10.00--
10.00*
1373
Flint
47.00
10.00*
1433
Detroit
20.00
10.00*
1452
Detroit
10.00
1461
Traverse City
20.00
1513
Detroit
100.00
10.00
1546
Detroit
10.00
25.00
1615
Grand Rapids
11.00
60.00
2026
Coldwater
20.00
10.00*
2252
Grand Rapids
5.00
39.00
2265
Detroit
20.00
2585
Saginaw
10.00
4.00
MINNESOTA
5.00
7
Minneapolis
19.00
10.00*
87
St. Paul
13.00
10.00
307
Winona
12.00
150.00
69.00
Continued on
page 35
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Designed by Carpenters
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There's plenty of comfort, con-
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SORRY, BUT NO PAYMENT MADE
AND POETRY NOT ACCEPTED.
And on The Ofher Hand . . .
The first grader was af the black-
board trying to make the numeral 3
when the teacher discovered he was
left-handed. Busy helping other chil-
dren, she left him alone for awhile,
then returned to discover that he had
switched the chalk over to his right
hand. "I thought you were left-
handed," she said.
The tyke was disgusted. "Teacher,
you know what? I have found out i
can't write with either one!" — R. F.
Fritz, Turner Falls, Mass.
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He Figured Right!
"Why are you complaining?" asked
the husband. "I got home from the
union meeting last night at a quarter
of twelve!"
"You did not, you liar," shouted
his keeper. "I heard you come in
when the clock was striking three!"
"Well, stupid," replied the re-
sourceful hubby, "isn't three a quar-
ter of twelve?"
U R THE "U" IN UNIONISM
Not the Necks Best?
The most dependable reducing ex-
ercise ever discovered is to turn the
head slowly from side to side when
offered second helpings. — Kathleen
Davis, Springfield, Oregon.
Daffy-nitions
Municipal graft — City haul.
Girdle — Paunch pad.
hlouse trailer — Roaming house.
Dog pound — Barking lot.
hiippie barbecue — Kook-out.
Bartenders — Pour people.
Timberland — Chopping center.
R U REGISTERED 2 VOTE?
Can You Top This?
The office peach was well-pre-
served, but when the boss' wife found
out she was her husband's secretary,
she got canned.
UNION DUES— TOMORROWS SECURITY
She Was Really Scent!
To give her a needed boost after
a long and trying day, the mother
took a nip from a bottle of Scotch.
As she was tucking her young son in
bed, the youngster asked: "fHey,
Mom; how come you're wearing Dad's
perfume?"
BUY ONLY UNION-MADE TOOLS
And No Wise Cracks!
One chorus girl told another she
was going to marry an eccentric
trillionaire. "But a lot of people say
he's cracked!" objected her friend.
"hie may be cracked, honey,"
replied the first, "but he's far from
broke!"
This Month's Limerick
A little-known author named Bundy
Stared down at the wild tides of
Fundy.
All he got was this notion
To swim in the ocean
Sic transit gloria mundi.
A Spade's Not A Spade!
The young superintendent's first job
was on a convent remodeling job.
After one day, he was summoned to
the Sister Superior's office where he
heard a complaint about the language
his men used.
"But Sister," he said, "these are
just rough-and-ready construction
men. They believe in calling a spade
a spade!"
"That's the trouble, they don't!"
the Mother Superior replied. "They
call it a #"&@ing shovel!" — Floyd
Filippi, L.U. 385, N.Y.C.
B SURE 2 VOTE!
A Case in Point
The bashful bride, ouside the
honeymoon hotel, told her new hubby
that she didn't want the people in
the lobby to know they were newly-
weds. "Okay," replied the groom,
"but do you think you can carry both
suitcases?"
WORK SAFELY— ACCIDENTS HURT
Choice of Wildlife
It really doesn't make much sense:
a girl screams and hollers at the sight
of a mouse, yet willingly climbs into
an auto with a wolf! — Mrs. Willard
Trnka, Silver Lake, Minn.
LOOK FOR THE UNION LABEL
Preferred Wage Scale
A carpenter who "loves the grape"
was offered double time to work at
finishing a job on Christmas Eve. But
he turned it down, saying, "On Christ-
mas Eve I'd rather settle for straight
time and a fifth!" — Lee Kissick, L.U.
2435, Inglewood, Calif.
R U r^lN 2 D UNION MFFTING.>
Difference of Opinion
The inquisitive old lady kept ques-
tioning the soldier home on leave
about his military experiences, etc.,
and he kept avoiding her curiosity.
Finally, in desperation, she said: "You
ARE with the Army, aren't you?"
"No ma'am," replied the soldier,
"I've been agin 'em all the way!" —
Maurice hlowes, L.U. 444 Ret., Sum-
merfleld, Fla.
34
THE CARPENTER
CLIC REPORT
Local
City
Amount
620
Madison
$231.00*
Continued from page 33
715
Elizabeth
10.00
781
Princeton
1Q.00*
Local
City
Amount
821
Newark
51.00
842
Pleasantville
11.00
548
Minneapolis
$ 18.00
1006
New Brunswick
10.00*
617
Alexandria
8.00
1107
N. Plainfield
15.00
649
Crookston
10.00
1209
Newark
10.00*
766
851
Albert Lea
Anoka
32.75
12.00
1489
1613
Burlington
Newark
1,510.00*
40.00
1171
Shakopee
3.00
2018
Lakewood
230.00*
1429
Little Falls
7.00
2098
Camden
10.00*
MISSISSIPPI
2250
Red Bank
310.00*
2315
Jersey City
20.00
73
St. Louis
38.00
1471
Jackson
30.00
NEW MEXICO
1518
Gulfport
10.00
1319
Albuquerque
496.00
MISSOURI
1962
Las Cruces
5.00
5
St. Louis
80.00
NEW YORK
61
Kansas City
227.00
6
Amsterdam
50.00
110
St. Jospeh
15.00
9
Buffalo
40.00
602
St. Louis
40.00
12
Syracuse
260.00
978
Springfield
69.00
20
New York
200.00
1008
Louisiana
15.00
53
White Plains
150.00
1596
St. Louis
50.00
77
Port Chester
21.00
1635
Kansas City
10.00*
117
Albany
927.00
1739
Kirkwood
57.00
125
Utica
60.00
1795
Farmington
8.00
135
New York
218.00
1925
Columbia
33.00
146
Schenectady
90.00
1987
St. Charles
35,00
203
Poughkeepsie
40.00
2030
St. Genevieve
18.60
246
New York
618.00
2057
Kirksville
8.00
251
Kingston
20.00
MONTANA
257
278
New York
Watertown
520.00
10.00*
28
Missoula
3.00-
281
Binghamton
10.00
88
Anaconda
1.00*
298
New York
375.00
153
Helena
20.00
301
Newburgh
150.00
286
Great Falls
29.00-
323
Beacon
80.00
557
Bozeman
4.00*
350
New Rochelle
60.00
670
Poison
1 .00-
357
Islip
62.00
718
Havre
15.00*
374
Buffalo
60.00
911
Kalispell
6.00*
385
New York
133.50
1172
Billings
29.00*
412
Sayville
60.00
1639
Thompson Fall
2.00*
440
Buffalo
15.00
2225
Libby
2.00*
447
Ossining
90.00
2405
Kalispell
12.00*
453
Auburn
20.00
2581
Libby
31.00*
488
New York
140.00
2685
Missoula
30.00*
502
Canandaigua
70.00
2719
Thompson Fall
11.00*
503
Lancaster
20.00
2812
Missoula
2.00*
532
Elmira
20.00
3038
Bonner
6.00*
543
Mamaroneck
80.00
3072
Plains
10.00*
574
Middletown
60.00
NEBRASKA
603
608
Ithaca
New York
158.00
220.00
253
Omaha
27.00
700
Corning
9.00
1055
Lincoln
60.00
729
Liberty
35.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE
740
747
New York
Oswego
23.00
80.00
625
Manchester
51.00
754
Fulton
14.00
921
Portsmouth
89.00
791
New York
48.00
1031
Dover
9.00
808
New York
90.00
1616
Nashua
54.00
950
New York
60.00
2276
Berlin
32.00
964
Rockland Co.
128.00
1042
Plattsburgh
70.00
NEW JERSEY
1075
Hudson
20.00
15
Hackensack
208.00*
1093
Glencove
20.00
23
Dover
10.00*
1134
Mount Kisco
80.00
31
Trenton
188.00*
1135
Port Jefferson
80.00
118
Jersey City
20.00
1164
New York
46.00
139
Jersey City
14.00
1167
Smithtown Branch
60.00
155
Plainfield
10.00
1175
Kingston
20.00
299
Union City
40.00
1204
New York
60.00
306
Newark
33.00
1292
Huntington
80.00
325
Paterson
220.00
1318
Farmingdale
20.00
349
Orange
20.00*
1377
Buffalo
16.00
391
Hoboken
12.00
1397
N. Hempstead
120.00
393
Camden
10.00*
1483
Patchoque
47.00
399
Phillipsburg
20.00
1508
Lyons
37.00
432
Atlantic City
30.00*
1511
Southampton
30.00
455
Somerville
60.00
1536
New York
165.00
486
Bayonne
40.00
1577
Buffalo
40.00
490
Passaic
110.00*
1649
Woodhaven
100.00
564
Jersey City
20.00
612
Union Hill
15.00
Continued
on page 3<
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CLIC REPORT
Local
City
Amount
Local
City
Amount
583
Portland
$ 30.00*
RHODE LSLAND
Coiilinued from page 35
738
Portland
100.00*
94
Providence
$ 60.00
Local
City
Amount
849
1017
Manitowoc
Redmond
20.00
10.00
176
801
Newport
Woonsocket
84.00
60.00
1657
New York
$ 51.00
1020
Portland
60.00*
1695
Providence
20.00
1681
Hornell
10.00
1065
Salem
30.00*
1757
Buffalo
20.00
1094
Albany Corvallis
20.00*
SOUTH CAROLINA
1772
Hicksville
41.00
1096
Coquille
20.00*
1798
Greenville
44.00
1888
New York
200.00
1120
Portland
112.00*
1973
Riverhead
20.00
1157
Lebanon
38.00*
SOL'TH DAKOTA
1978
Buffalo
20.00
1223
Coos Bay
10.00*
783
Sioux Falls
9.75
2054
Horseheads
10.00
1273
Eugene
30.00*
2100
Amitvville
31.00
1277
Bend
10.00*
TENNESSEE
2163
New York
40.00
1388
1411
1746
Oregon City
Salem
Portland
60.00*
20.00*
10.00*
50
Knoxville
195.00
2236
2241
New York
Brooklyn
40.00
80.00
345
2473
Memphis
Bristol
15.00
40.00
2295
New York
10.00
1857
Portland
60.00
2765
Nassau Co.
20.00
1896
The Dalles
30.00*
TEXAS
3127
New York
10.00
2066
St. Helens Vic.
20.00=^
14
San Antonio
138.00*
3211
Herkimer
42.00
2067
Med lord
50.00*
198
Dallas
149.00*
2130
Hillsboro
10.00*
213
Houston
212.00*
NEVADA
2416
Portland
36.00*
379
Texarkana
60.00*
1780
Las Vegas
10.00
2419
2530
Astoria
Gilchrist
20.00*
20.00*
411
425
San Angelo
El Paso
30.00*
45.00*
NORTH CAROLLNA
2588
Bales
10.00*
526
Galveston
3 1 .50
1469
Charlotte
10.00
2627
Cottage Grove
10.00*
610
Port Arthur
35.00*
1492
Hendersonville
4.00
2636
Valsctz
40.00*
622
Waco
15.00*
2691
Coquille
20.00*
665
Amarillo
35.00*
NORTH DAKOTA
2698
Banden
10.00*
724
Houston
20.00*
1032
Minot
20.00
2701
Lakeview
9.00
753
Beaumont
50.00*
OHIO
2714
2756
Dallas
Goshen
41.00
10.00*
963
973
Houston
Texas City
10.00
75.00*
29
Cincinnati
286.00
2784
Coquille
10.00*
977
Wichita Falls
35.00*
104
Dayton
20.00
2787
Springfield
30.00*
1066
Houston
25.00*
105
Cleveland
31.00
2791
Sweet Home
30.00*
1084
Angleton
20.00*
200
Columbus
165.00
2851
LaGrandc
20.00*
1097
Longview
10.00*
248
Toledo
66.00
2881
Portland
10.00*
1104
Tyler
15.00*
372
Lima
168.50
2896
Lyons
10.00*
1226
Pasadena
40.00*
437
Portsmouth
20.00
2924
John Day
20.00*
1276
Dallas
1 1 .00*
525
Coshocton
39.00
2942
Albany
22.00*
1334
Baytown
35.00*
637
Hamilton
10.00
2949
Roseburg
52.00*
1421
Arlington
30.00*
650
Pomeroy
118.00
2961
St. Helens
10.00*
1423
Corpus Christ!
55.00*
716
Zanesville
19.00
2970
Pilot Rock
10.00*
1565
Abilene
10.00
854
Madisonville
40.00
3035
Springfield
10.00*
1634
Big Spring
30.00*
873
Cincinnati
6.00
3064
Toledo
10.00*
1751
Austin
20.00*
976
Marion
35.00
.3091
Vaughn
20.00*
1822
Fort Worth
75.00*
1079
1108
Steubenville
Cleveland
10.00
10.00
PENNSYLVANIA
1855
1884
Bryan
Lubbock
35.00*
59.00*
nil
Ironton
5.00
8
Philadelphia
56.00
1971
Temple
Harlingen
10.00*
1180
Cleveland
10.00
122
Philadelphia
291.00
2190
25.00*
1189
Columbiana Co.
20.00
124
Bradford
20.00
2232
Houston
50.00*
1359
Toledo
20.00
191
York
1,220.00
2534
Te-xarkana
20.00*
1393
Toledo
35.00
261
Scranton
106.00
2572
Wichita Falls
10.00*
1426
Elyria
40.00
268
Sharon
4.00
2848
Dallas
45.00*
1438
Warren
2.00
287
Harrisburg
622.00
3106
San Antonio
15.00*
1454
Cincinnati
44.00
288
Homestead
1.00*
1935
Barherton
47.00
321
Connellsville
73.50
ITAH
2077
2159
Columbus
Cleveland
50.00
20.00
333
359
New Kensingtotl
Philadelphia
50.00
10.00
722
Salt Lake City
30.00
21R0
Defiance
4.00
368
Allentown
10.00
1498
Provo
10.00
2280
Ml. Vernon
10.00
401
Pittston
20.00
VERMONT
2906
Jeffersonville
1.00
414
422
Nanticoke
New Brighton
10.00
40.0(1
590
RiillancI
4.00
OKLAHOMA
430
Wilkensburg
72.00
VIRGLNIA
285
Altus
10.00*
465
Ardmore
40.00
329
Oklahoma City
133.00*
500
Butler
33.00
303
Portsmouth
18.40
653
Chickasha
10.00*
501
Stroudsburg
10.00
319
Roanoke
10.00
763
Enid
10.00*
514
Wilkes Barre
40.00
331
Norfolk
20.00
943
Tulsa
80.00*
691
Williamsport
14.00
388
Richmond
98.00
986
McAlester
31.00*
709
Shenandoah
10.00
396
Newport News
223.00
1028
Ardmore
10.00*
773
Braddock
21.00
1402
Richmond
20.00
1060
Norman
3.00
833
Berwyn
20.00
1534
Petersburg
20.00
1072
Muskogee
20.00*
838
Sunbury
653.00
1 665
Alexandria
20.00
1399
Okmulgee
20.00*
845
Clifton Heights
21.00
2070
Roanoke
10.00
1585
1659
Lawton
Bartlesville
10.00*
10.00*
900
1044
Altoona
Charleroi
20.00
30.00
WASHINGTON
1686
Stillwater
20.00*
1073
Philadelphia
20.00
98
Spokane
40.00*
1894
Woodward
10.00*
1333
State College
162.00
131
Seattle
176.00*
2008
Ponca City
10.00*
1562
North Wales
7.00
313
Pullman
20.00*
2013
Ada
1 1 .00*
1.595
Conshohockcn
90.00
317
Aberdeen
23.00
1759
Pittsburgh
62.00
338
Seattle
40.00*
OREGON
1856
Philadelphia
80.00
470
Tacoma
80.00*
190
Klamath Falls
31.00*
1906
Philadelphia
100.00
562
Everett
57.00*
226
Portland
215.00*
2264
Pittsburgh
80.00
756
Bellingham
31.00
573
Baker
10.00*
2274
Pittsburgh
200.00
770
Yakima
319.00*
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THE CARPENTER
Local City
870 Spokane
954 Mount Vernon
1036 Longview
1136 Kettle Falls
1148 Olympia
1289 Seattle
1303 Port Angeles
1332 Grand Coulee
1532 Anacortes
1597 Bremerton
1689 Tacoma
1699 Pasco
1707 KeJso-Lonaview
1708 White River Valley
1715 Vancouver
1797 Renton
1845 Snoqualmie Falls
1849 Pasco
1862 Spokane
1974 Ellensburg
1982 Seattle
2127 Centralia
2205 Wenatchee
2207 Enumclaw
2317 Bremerton
2382 Spokane
2403 Richland
2498 Longview
2519 Seattle
2536 Port Gamble
2633 Tacoma
2659 Everett
2767 Morton
2805 Klickitat
3099 Aberdeen
3119 Tacoma
WEST VIRGINIA
3 Wheelina
128 St. Albans
1159 Point Pleasant
1339 Morgantown
2427 White Sulphur Springs
2430 Charlestown
WISCONSIN
161 Kenosha
252 Oshkosh
264 Milwaukee
290 Lake Geneva
314 Madison
344 Waukesha
460 Wausau
630 Wisconsin Rapids
657 Sheboygan
755 Superior
820 Wisconsin Rapids
836 Janesville
849 Manitowoc
955 Appleton
1053 Milwaukee
1074 Eau Claire
1143 LaCrosse
1 146 Green Bay
1181 Milwaukee
1208 Milwaukee
1344 Portage
1363 Oshkosh
1364 New London
1521 Algoma
1573 W. Allis
1582 Milwaukee
1709 Ashland
1733 Marshfield
1741 Milwaukee
1801 Hawkins
1919 Stevens Point
2073 Milwaukee
2334 Baraboo
WYOMING
469 Cheyenne
1564 Casper
Amount
$ 20.00*
30.00*
20.00
20.00*
45.00*
89.00
10.00*
10.00*
38.00*
40.00*
24.00*
20.00*
26.00*
20.00*
92.00*
20.00*
60.00*
52.00*
10.00*
10.00*
20.00*
10.00*
30.00*
10.00*
10.00*
38.00*
30.00*
82.00
20.00*
20.00
40.00*
10.00*
21.00*
30.00*
10.00*
10.00*
44.00
10.00
29.00
10.00
5.00
10.00
52.00
17.00
85.00
10.00
55.00
10.00
30.00
12.00
10.00
22.00
5.00
36.00
70.00
50.00
20.00
30.00
33.50
30.00
40.00
20.00
10.00
10.00
20.00
10.00
22.75
15.C0
20.00
1.00
50.00
15.00
12.00
6.00
7.00
20.00
288.00
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ST. LOLIS. MO.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y.
Halpin, G.
Holden, E.
L.t;. NO. 15
HACKENSACK. N.J.
Zuccone, Peter
L.U. NO. 18
HAMILTON, ONT.
Daca, Stanley
L.U. NO. 22
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Andrews, Elliott
Benson. Wallie
Berry, Daniel W.
De Martini, Ed L.
De Pew, John T.
Dybdal, T. Carl
Gorman, James
Gottwald, Louis, H.
Harrison, C. L.
Hompland, R.
Morgan, W. M,
Johnson, Charles August
Jones. J. L.
Kaski, A.
Martinet. W. P.
Nuss, B. F.
Oleson, Glenn A.
Price. Ralph C.
Romaine. A. L.
Samuelson, Curt W.
Scott, James
Stalin, Gus
Thomas, Frank E.
L.U. NO. 35
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF.
Olsen, Sampson W.
L.U. NO. 40
BOSTON, MASS.
McKenzie. Hugh
Strandman. Axel
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KNOXVILLE. TENN.
Bowman, E. 1..
Campbell, Carlos R.
L.U. NO. 51
BOSTON, MASS.
Hanson, Carl E.
L.U. NO. 54
CICERO, III..
Novak, Michael
L.U. NO. 55
DENVER, COLO.
Friedman, Glenn
L.U. NO. 61
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Werner, Lester J.
L.U. NO. 74
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
DeFur, Fred L.
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Prince, H. C.
Redmon, F. D.
Rye, C. G.
Wade, Marvin D.
L.U. NO. 81
ERIE, PA.
Boring, Arthur
Kuehner, Harold
Milligan, Arthur
Pack^ Alan
Uhlman, Fred
L.U. NO. 87
ST. PAUL, MINN.
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Kammueller, August
Livingston, Walter
Monson, Swan
Piatt, Jack
Taylor, Lawrence
L.ll. NO. 101
BALTIMORE, MD.
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Hylla,Emil
L.U. NO. 117
ALBANY, N.Y.
Bell, William T,
Caringi, Vincent
Foster, Stanley
King, John B.
Luther, Melvin
Miller, Frank J.
Miller, Maurice M.
Russell, Richard L.
White, Allen C.
L.U. NO. 121
VINELAND, N.J.
Letts, Newton, Jr.
L.U. NO. 132
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Appel, Edgar J.
England, J. H.
Franzen, Martin
Hall, William H.
Lloyd, William A.
Ward, Richard
Watts. Brose A.
L.U. NO. 133
TERRE HAUTE, IND.
Householder, Clarence
Rhoads, Paul V.
L.U. NO. 144
MACON, GA.
Johnson. J. D.
Killibrew, E. L.
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CHICAGO, ILL.
Randolph, Francis
L.U. NO. 198
DALLAS, TEX.
Cowan, N. C.
Millican, W. F.
VVrigge,Will
L.l'. NO. 201
WICHITA, KANS.
Barger, John H.
Burkhead, Kenneth
L.U. NO. 218
BOSTON, MASS.
Cameron, Hugh
Listorti, Michael
Maloney, James
NichoU, James
Pignatelli. Alfred
L.U. NO. 226
PORTLAND, ORE.
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Bliss, John R.
Brugger, J. L.
Hazeltine, Arthur F.
Kerwood, Clarence F.
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Timmons, O. C.
Weeks, Harold A.
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RIVERSIDE, CALIF.
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NEW YORK, N.Y.
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WATERTOWN. N.Y.
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BINGHAMTON, N.Y.
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HUNTINGTON, W. VA.
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MADISON, WIS.
Anderson. Howard
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Endres, Roman J.
Manning, Carl A.
L.U. NO. 340
HAGERSTOWN, MD.
Martin, Robert F.
Vcrdier, Robert A.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Shedaker, Charles T.
L.U. NO. 414
NANTICOKE, PA.
Gibale, Carl
L.U. NO. 453
AUBURN, N.Y.
Kaufman, Louis
L.U. NO. 514
WH.KES-BARRE, PA.
Chipin, Fletcher
Gluchowski, Anthony
John, Edwin
L.U. NO. 531
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
Higdon, James
Joost, Karl
Paterson, Harry
L.U. NO. 579
ST. JOHNS, NFLD.
St. Croix. William
L.U. NO. 672
CLINTON, IOWA
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L.U. NO. 678
DUBUQUE. IOWA
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LONG BEACH, CALIF.
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Jackley, Robert
Steinkamp, Henry
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DECATUR, ILL.
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L.U. NO. 751
SANTA ROSA, CALIF.
Minesscn, George
L.ll. NO. 783
SIOUX FALLS, S. DAK.
Huhn. Henry
L.U. NO. 787
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Hansen, Hagerman
L.U. NO. 833
BERWYN, PA.
Croll, William C.
Elvin, Robert
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RESEDA, CALIF.
Bitts. Golden S.
Boldt, Jerome A.
Brighton, J. R.
Jacobson, John
Kain, Randall L,
Kampbell. George E.
L.U. NO. 848
SAN BRUNO, CALIF.
Goldman, Jesse
Petrini, Angelo
L.U. NO. 893
GRAND HAVEN, MICH
Bemiss. Robert
Lasby, Bruce
Sullivan, James
Westerhousc, Claude
L.U. NO. 940
SANDUSKY, OHIO
Anderson, A. M.
Schenk, Edward W.
L.U. NO. 971
RENO, NEV.
Belz.Carl
Brewer, Henry
Lyons, Ernest
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DETROIT, MICH.
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Grieve, William
Hudson, Spencer
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Price. James
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TAUNTON, MASS.
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VALLEJO, CALIF.
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CHICAGO, ILL.
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Kreitzer, John
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CHICAGO, ILL.
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PERRYVILLE, MO.
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CHICAGO, ILL.
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Johnson, Lelburn
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Nardinelh, Adolph
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Newby, H. L.
Rowett, John T.
Scribner, Clifford
Shepley, C. B.
Sherman, E. E.
Whitsitt, H. M.
Woodward, Frank
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PITTSBURGH, PA.
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L.U. NO. 2250
RED BANK, N.J.
Albarelli, Ascenzio
Carlson, Emil
Gant, Robert
Gant, Zach
Johnson, Charles
Lachenauer, Wallace
Tanava, Ferdinand
Thorne. Harold
Ward, Alexander
L.U. NO. 2274
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Zinkan, William
L.U. NO. 2411
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Pittman, Donald L.
L.U. NO. 2455
CRESCENT CITY,
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Rodker, Jack
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MEMPHIS, TENN.
Hoyle, Frank Jr.
James, Sam
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MATTOON, WIS.
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Irwin Auger Bit Co 39
Lee, H. D 33
Locksmithing Institute 35
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Schaefer Manufacturing Co. . . 22
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in conclusion
M. A. Hutcheson, Genera/ President
My Final Installment:
With Malice Toward None, Best Wishes To All
■ This month this column actually lives up
to its name. As announced elsewhere in this is-
sue. I am retiring as of March 1, 1972. This
means that this column really is "in conclusion."
I have been a part of the United Brotherhood
for a great many years. I have seen it weather
many difficult periods, and I hope that I have con-
tributed something to the successes which our
Brotherhood has achieved over the past half a
century.
I know that members who joined our organiza-
tion in the past few years are not too excited about
the battles that went on 40 or 50 years ago. How-
ever, the past struggles are a part of our heritage
and as such they should not be totally ignored.
History seemingly has a way of repeating itself.
In the 58 years I have been a part of our Brother-
hood, tremendous changes for the better have oc-
cured.
When I was starting out. the son or daughter
of a carpenter who got to college was a rarity
indeed. Today, thousands upon thousands of
members' children are making fine records in
universities all over the United States and Canada.
At the start of my career there were no such
things as negotiated pensions. Social Security, un-
employment insurance, group health insurance,
or any of the other protections which make for
better and more secure lives for working people.
In all the many struggles that took place in
the legislative halls and at the bargaining table
to secure these measures, the United Brotherhood
played a vital role. It affords me considerable
satisfaction to know that I had some small part
in these achievements.
However, the real heroes in the endless struggle
to bring about better, happier and more secure
conditions for working people are the thousands
upon thousands of dedicated Brotherhood mem-
bers and hundreds upon hundreds of hardworking
Local Union and Council officers.
Day by day, they have been on the firing line,
and they have fought the good fight in good times
and bad. The cooperation they have given me
and the General Office over the years constitutes
the bricks and mortar of the foundation upon
which our Brotherhood rests.
Since this constitutes my last column. I want
to express my deepest gratitude to everybody con-
cerned for that cooperation. Without the help
and responsiveness of our subordinate bodies and
the officers who head them, very little could have
been accomplished.
I particularly want to express my thanks to the
members of the General Executive Board for their
loyalty and dedication. All of them are sincere
and capable men. It has been a pleasure and a
privilege to serve on the same team with them.
Now it is time to say adieu. If I had my life
to live over I would not change a minute of it.
The half century I have spent serving our great
Brotherhood is filled with wonderful memories
as well as great satisfactions.
Not the least of the satisfactions is knowing
that the Brotherhood remains in capable, ex-
perienced hands. The Resident Officers and Board
Members merit your fullest confidence. They are
seasoned as well as dedicated, and that makes an
unbeatable combination.
As I now pass on into retirement. I say good-
bye with malice toward none and best wishes
to all. ■
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GENERAL OFFICERS OF
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GENERAL PRESIDENT
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Washington, D. C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
Herbert C. Skinner
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
GENERAL SECRETARY
R. E. Livingston
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL TREASURER
Charles E. Nichols
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Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT EMERITUS
M. A. HUTCHESON
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Washington. D. C. 20001
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2418 Central Avenue
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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VOLUME XCII
No. 3
MARCH, 1972
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
William Sidell, Portrait of a Busy Carpenter 2
Building Trades Move to Counter Nixon, Non-Union Threats 4
First International Wall and Ceiling Agreement 6
Reciprocal Pension Plan Agreements 9
Pay Board, CISC Policies on Construction Wages 10
International Agreements 10
Songs by Peter Terzick 11
People with Ideas 12
Labor's Assessment Was Correct 40
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 8
Local Union News 14
Service to the Brotherhood 15, 16, 19, 25, 28, 29, 33, 34
Plane Gossip 18
Canadian Report Morden Lazarus 22
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 26
Apprenticeship and Training 30
Your Union Dictionary 32
What's New? 35
In Memoriam 36
Lakeland News 39
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THE COVER
The Changing of the Guard: The
veteran leader of the United Broth-
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, M. A. Hutcheson, seated at
left on our cover, retired March 1 as
General President after two decades
of service in the Brotherhood's top
post. He is succeeded by the man at
right, the hard-working First General
Vice President, William Sidell.
General President Sidell comes well
prepared for the biggest job in the
Brotherhood. A story about him starts
on the ne,\t page.
As provided by the last General
Convention, Brother Hutcheson has
been granted the title General Presi-
dent Emeritus and continues as an
EX officio member of the General Ex-
ecutive Board. He declined to accept
full salary for such service. He told
the GEB: "I am only accepting the
regular pension which I have earned
in the same manner and under the
same terms as all other retired officers
and representatives."
PLEASE NOTE: Readers who wish
a copy of the cover, unmarred by a
nuiiling label, and suitable for framing
or display, may obtain one by writing
the magazine, using the Brotlierhood
address shown at lower left. The me-
chanical requirements of our printer
and the needs of our baclc-cover adver-
tiser force us to place tlie label in the
lower left corner of the cover.
TVdiCdm SidM
. . PORTRAIT OF A BUS
■ In a way, William Sidell
helps to build an organization the
way a carpenter helps to build a
house.
He's on the job early. He's usu-
ally behind his desk on the fourth
floor of the General Offices in
Washington before 7:30 a.m.
Instead of blueprints, he has
spread out before him the latest
findings of the Pay Board, a sum-
mary of apprenticeship training
programs in various parts of the
country, actuarial tables on pen-
sion plans.
His tools are a steadily ringing
telephone, the International Con-
stitution, a sharp pencil, and
plenty of facts on file. His helpers
are a busy office staff.
Like an experienced journey-
man— a man for all seasons — Bill
Sidell never "loses his cool."
though he shoulders a work load
as heavy as any man in the Broth-
erhood.
On March 1 he became Gen-
eral President of the United Broth-
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America, moving up, under
constitutional provision, to re-
place Maurice A. Hutcheson in
the top office.
Sidell changed to his new post
with ease. He has worked closely
with President Emeritus Hutche-
son since he moved to the Broth-
erhood headquarters from Cali-
fornia in 1 964 to become Second
General Vice President. In addi-
tion to the assigned tasks of a
General Vice President, President
Sidell took on many jurisdictional
problems. In his quiet but effec-
tive way, he was instrumental in
negotiating several industry-
Brotherhood agreements.
A sturdy, affable person, com-
petitive by nature. Bill Sidell was
a high school football player and
track man in Southern California.
He maintains a steady work pace
all day. At the present time, the
problems brought on by the wage-
price freeze keep him busy ap-
proximately two days each week
as he serves on the Construction
Industry Wage Stabilization Com-
mittee. Speaking engagements
take him to many parts of North
America each month.
He was elected to the General
Executive Board from the Eighth
District in 1962 at the 29th Gen-
eral Convention of the Brother-
hood, held in Washington, D.C.
He had a distinguished career
in the labor movement of Califor-
nia before becoming a member
of the General Executive Board.
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He served as secretary-treasurer
of the 55,000 member Los An-
geles District Council and held a
number of important posts in both
the state federation and in vari-
ous civic bodies.
He is a member of Local 721,
Los Angeles, with over 30 years
of membership. Immediately upon
beginning his apprenticeship. Bill
showed keen interest in the affairs
of his local union and was soon
elected an officer and continued
to serve in local union positions
prior to his elevation within the
district council in 1957.
He assumed his previous offices
well grounded in all phases of
Brotherhood activities, and as
First General Vice President took
on the responsibility for appren-
ticeship and training, fields in
which he has a deep interest.
President Sidell is well known
in the labor movement for his
work on jurisdictional dispute
panels. He was a member of the
Jurisdictional Appeals Board.
Now living in suburban Mary-
land with his lovely wife, Frankie,
the Brotherhood president is a
father of three and grandfather
of 5. He is a most worthy succes-
sor to President Hutcheson and a
man well suited to the traditions
of the craft. ■
ABOVE: Bill Sidell
addressing a gen-
eral convention of
the Brotherhood
from a floor micro-
phone.
RIGHT: The
General President,
second from
left, participating
in a session of the
Construction
Industry Wage
Stabilization
Committee.
ABOVE: At the
far end of a busy
table, Sidell chairs
a meeting of the
International Ap-
prenticeship and
Training Committee.
RIGHT: General
President Sidell is
interviewed on a
television "talk
show" in Detroit.
MARCH, 1972
Legislative Conference Called Off,
General President Sidell to Council
The Brotherhood's new General
President. William Sidell. left, is
sworn in as a member of the
Executive Council of the AFL-CIO
Building and Construction
Trades Department, during that
organization's recent winter meet-
ing in Florida. He replaces
retiring General President M. A.
Hutcheson. Swearing in Sidell
is Building Trades President Frank
Bonadio. In the background arc
Electrical Workers President
Charles Pillard and Building
Trades Secretary-Treasurer Robert
A. Georgine.
Building Trades Move to Counter
Nixon. Non-Union Labor Threats
■ RestRicturing of the AFL-CIO
Building and Construction Trades
department to give it greater effective-
ness in a two-pronged fight against the
anti-labor moves of the Nixon Ad-
ministration and the in-roads of non-
union labor in the industry is now in
progress.
Deeply concerned by these two new
factors in the relationship of labor and
management in the industry, the Ex-
ecutive Council of the Department,
meeting in Florida, is considering a
number of steps to restructure the De-
partment "to meet the new challenges
and opportunities of this period."
Among the new challenges presently
facing the building and construction
unions has been the Nixon Adminis-
tration efforts to weaken the protec-
tions of the Davis-Bacon Act and to
set up apprenticeship quotas and goals
causing problems to the industry.
A second challenge is the growth of
non-union contracting, which has
caused hundreds of millions of dollars
in lost work for union building and
construction trades members. The
meetings of the Executive Council
have therefore, been concerned with
discussions on productivity, hours and
By ALEXANDER UHL
working conditions as well as greater
efficiency on the part of contractors
to make union labor more competitive
with non-union labor.
One of the major decisions already
taken by the Executive Council here
is to call off the Department's national
legislative conference this year. Sus-
pension of the four-day session which
brings to Washington. D.C. nearly
4,000 delegates from throughout the
U.S., "is part of a sweeping reorgani-
zation of the three million-member
Department that was authorized at
the 56th biennial convention last
December."
"We are taking entirely new ap-
proaches to a number of situations,"
BCTD President Frank Bonadio said.
"The Department has conducted a na-
tional legislative conference 16 times
in the last two decades. We have been
addressed by Presidents of the United
States, the top leaders and members
of both parties of the U.S. Senate and
House of Representatives, cabinet
members, the president of the AFL-
CIO, heads of dcoartments and divi-
sions of the AFL-CIO governors,
mayors, officials of governmental
boards and agencies and outstanding
representatives of the construction in-
dustry. Our delegates have visited with
the Senators and Congressmen from
their states on Capitol Hill."
"These conferences have been gen-
erally highly successful." Bonadio con-
tinued, "but the Executive Council
feels that the time now has come to
consider a change in the format, just
as we are restructuring a number of
other activities to meet the new chal-
lenges and opportunities of this period.
It. therefore, seemed practical not to
proceed with the legislative conference
at this time.''
Bonadio said that this decision was
unanimous.
Members of the Council include
Bonadio and Secretary-Treasurer Rob-
ert A. Georgine. Others are General
presidents M. A. Hucheson of the
Carpenters, Peter Fosco of the La-
borers, John A. Lyons of the Iron-
workers. Hunter P. Wharton of the
Operating Engineers, Thomas F. Mur-
phy of the Bricklayers (absent because
of illness), S. Frank Raftery of the
Painters. Charles H. Pillard of the
IBEW. Joseph T. Power of the
Plasterers. Harold J. Buoy of the
Boilermakers, and Martin J. Ward of
the Pkmibers and Pipefitters. (PAD ■
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First International Agreement
With Wall and Ceiling Contractors
PACT EXPECTED TO EASE DRYWALL-PLASTERING JURISDICTIONAL TENSIONS
B The first international
agreement between the United
Brotherhood and the Interna-
tional Association of Wall and
Ceiling Contractors was signed
during the recent lAWCC con-
vention in Denver, Colo.
The agreement is the result of
actions taken by the General Of-
fice in Washington. D.C., to ease
the traditional tensions which
have existed between the plaster-
ing and drywall industries.
President Emeritus M. A. Hut-
cheson, in a memorandum to all
construction locals, and district,
state, and provincial councils, last
December, pointed out that, while
the agreement basically concerns
drywall and acoustical installa-
tions, it also concerns various
forms of plaster finishes, "as had
been their traditional back-
Nfw Brotherhood President William
Sidell, right, was a speaker at the
recent convention of the International
Assn. of Wall and Ceiling Contractors,
where the agreement was consummated.
Shown with him on the speakers' dais are
Harry Martin, executive assistant to the
President of the International Brother-
hood of Painters and Allied Trades, and
Dale Witcraft, director of labor relations
for the Associated General Contractors.
Participating in the signing of the first national agreement with the lAWCC were,
from left: William J. Anderson and Frank .1. Krafft of lAWCC; Brotherhood Presi-
dent William Sidell; J. Munroc. . McNulty, former president of lAW'CC; John Rogers
special assistant to the Brotherhood's General President; General Executive Board
Member Patrick Campbell; and Donald Chambers of lAWCC.
ground." The agreement provides
for recognition of the Brother-
hood's jurisdiction, the continued
training of skilled journeymen to
perform the work, and provision
for the settlement of disputes
which may arise between contrac-
tor members of the lAWCC and
Brotherhood affiliates.
The memorandum from the
General Office further stated:
While this agreement does not de-
tail the jurisdiction of the United
Brotherhood as contained in the
Carpenter-Dry wall Specialties
Agreement, it is recognition that
Brotherhood members perform
the majority of work assignments
for these employers. Your contin-
ued cooperation and efforts will,
we believe, in the long run, hasten
the time when there will be no
jurisdictional conflict concerning
that work covered by the status
quo agreement, which is and shall
remain in full force and effect
between the United Brotherhood
and the Lathers International Un-
ion until you are otherwise ad-
vised. . . ."'
The agreement with lAWCC,
which was formerly known as the
Contracting Plasterers and Lath-
ers International Assn., provides
for the establishment of a national
Carpenter-IAWCC Committee,
comprised of four persons repre-
senting the United Brotherhood
and four representing the Associ-
ation for the purpose of meeting
periodically to implement the
agreement.
Signing the agreement for the
Brotherhood was General Presi-
dent Hutcheson and for the
lAWCC were outgoing lAWCC
President Munroe McNulty and
Secretary Frank J. Krafft. Rep-
re.senting the Brotherhood during
the negotiations were William
Sidell, new General President of
the Brotherhood, and John Rog-
ers, special assistant to the Gen-
eral President. ■
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TON ROUNDUP
LUNA TO STIRLING HOMEX — Charles Luna, President-emeritus of the United Trans-
portation Union, has joined Stirling Homex Corp., the Nation's largest modular
housing manufacturer, as vice president and Director of Transportation.
Company officials, who announced Luna's affiliation with the firm at a
luncheon, said he will be hased at the firm's Washington office and will be
responsible for direction and coordination of transportation matters.
NLRB GOES PART WAY — The National Labor Relations Board, which is struggling with
the problem of how to really hurt a stubbornly anti-union employer who defies
the National Labor Relations Act, has taken an important step forward but has
refused to come through with a really basic penalty.
The Board has imposed serious sanctions on an anti-union company such as
requiring it to meet the costs of litigation brought on by its "frivolous" conduct,
but has rejected the plea that it be made to pay its workers what they would have
gained had a contract been negotiated.
CANDIDATES MUST WAIT — The official position of the AFL-CIO, that it "does not
support or oppose any candidate in the 19 72 Presidential election," has been
spelled out by AFL-CIO President George Meany.
"Endorsements of Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates," Meany said,
"are, under our traditional practice, a matter for decision for the General Board
which meets for such purposes after major parties have chosen their candidates.
The decision of the General Board is always official and publicly announced."
He added that "until this decision, the political activities of the AFL-CIO
will include a vigorous pursuit of our registration campaign, a major drive to
inform union members about the issues and the voting performances of public
officials and plans for a massive get-out -the-vote drive on Election Day."
YEAR-END JOBLESS? — President Nixon's Budget Message held out little hope for a
significant drop in unemployment this year despite rosy forecasts of what's ahead.
His Council of Economic Advisers now reports that a five percent jobless rate — or
more than four million unemployed — can be expected by the end of 1972.
The report is optimistic that the national economy will advance, that wages
and prices will be held down and that jobs will be created as a result of Nixon,
measures, but it is hedged all over by numerous "if's".
CREDIBILITY GAP — President Nixon's track record as an economic forecaster is not the
best. It's not only true on unemployment but on cost-of-living as well as the
Federal Budget.
In January 1970, he predicted a $1.5 billion surplus in fiscal 1971 that
turned out to be a $23 billion deficit. Last January he forecasted an $11.6
billion deficit for fiscal 1972 that is proved to be a $38.8 billion in the red.
SAVED PUBLIC TRANSIT — Representative Robert N. Giaimo (D-Conn.) has been honored as
"the man who saved Metro" by the Washington, D.C. Central Labor Council. Giaimo
bucked House leaders to free funds for a public transit system at a critical
point.
SANCTIONS ON LABORERS — AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany has notified all affiliates that
the Laborers' International Union of North America has been found to be in non-
compliance with the decision of an impartial umpire under the AFL-CIO 's internal
disputes procedures and is therefore subject to sanctions under the federation's
constitution.
In addition to the Laborers, the following unions are currently in non-
compliance with an impartial umpire's decision: the Air Line Pilots Association,
National Maritime Union, International Typographical Union and International
Printing Pressmen.
8 THE CARPENTER
Pension Plans in 17 States Have Signed Pro Rata Agreements to Date
Since the Pro Rata Pension
Agreement was made available last
summer, an increasing number of
Brotherhood pension plans have
signed the reciprocal agreement. The
pension plans which have already
extended to its Brotherhood mem-
bers the advantages of participation
in a reciprocal agreement with all
other participating pension plans are
listed below:
ARKANSAS
Carpenters Pension Fund of Arkansas
504 Victory Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
CALIFORNIA
Carpenters Pension Trust for Soutliern
California
520 South Virgil Avenue
Los Angeles. California 90020
COLORADO
Centennial State Carpenters Pension
Trust Fund
333 Logan Street
Denver. Colorado. 80203
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut State Council of Carpenters
State-Wide Pension Plan
860 Silas Deane Highway
Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109
FLORIDA
Broward County Carpenters Pension
Trust Fund
Florida Administrators, Inc.
1000 Ponce De Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
South Florida Carpenters Pension
Trust Fund
Florida Administrators, Inc.
1000 Ponce De Leon Blvd.
P.O. Box 220
Coral Gables. Florida 33134
ILLINOIS
Chicago District Council of Carpenters
Pension Fund
12 East Erie Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611
KANSAS
Kansas Construction Trades Open End
Pension Trust Fund
c/o Fringe Benefit Funds
202 West Thirty-third Street
P.O. Box 5096
Topeka, Kansas 66605
MARYLAND
Cumberland, Maryland and Vicinity
Building and Construction Employees'
Trust Fund
125 South Liberty Street
Cumberland, Maryland
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts State
Carpenters Pension Fund
1 Militia Drive
Lexington, Massachusetts 02173
Western Massachusetts Carpenters
Pension Fund
26 Willow Street — Room 24
Springfield, Massachusetts 01103
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico District Council of
Carpenters Pension Fund
5301 Central Avenue N.E.
Suite 1618 First National Bank
Bldg.— East
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
NEW YORK
New York City District Council
Carpenters Pension Fund
204-8 East Twenty-third Street
New York, New York lOOIO
Westchester County, New York
Carpenters' Pension Fund
Box 5, North Station
White Plains, New York 10603
OHIO
Ohio Valley Carpenters
District Council Benefit Funds
c/o Pension and Group Consultants, Inc.,
Administrator
Room 902—6 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Miami Valley Carpenters' District
Council Health and Welfare Fund
Far Oaks Building
2801 Far Hills Avenue
Dayton, Ohio 45419
PENNSYLVANIA
Carpenters' Pension Fund of Western
Pennsylvania
One Allegheny Square — Suite 310
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Carpenters Pension Fund
945 Eddy Street
Providence, Rhode Island
TENNESSEE
Tri State Carpenters and loiners District
Council of Chattanooga, Tennessee
and Vicinity Pension Trust Fund
P.O. Box 6035
Chattanooga. Tennessee 37401
WASHINGTON
Millmen's Retirement Trust of
Washington
c/o Local Union 338
2512 Second Avenue — Room 206
Seattle, Washington 98121
Washington-Idaho-Montana Carpenters-
Employers Retirement Trust Fund
East 123 Indiana— P.O. Box 5434
Spokane. Washington 99205
WEST VIRGINIA
Chemical Valley Pension Fund of
West Virginia
Raymond Hage and Company, Inc.
Employee Benefit Plan Consultants
1050 Fifth Avenue
Huntington, West Virginia 25701
MARCH, 1972
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This Month!
The 1972 iiienibership campaign
of the Carpenters Legislative Im-
provement Committee is now un-
derway. Each year you are called
upon to renew your support of
the Brotherhood's vital legislative
and political programs. Oon't let
this year be an exception. Your
membership contribution fights
your causes for you in the na-
tion's capital every day of the year.
Join CLIC today. . . .
.... And once you join, wear
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(It's shown above and below in
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you'll remember.)
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Pay Board, CISC Announce New
Policies on Construction Wages
■The Pay Board and the Construc-
tion Industry Stabilization Committee
have jointly announced the adoption
of pohcies under which the Committee
will carry out its wage stabilization
responsibilities.
The tripartite construction commit-
tee, established by President Nixon
nearly a year before his establishment
of overall wage-price controls, will ad-
minister Pay Board regulations "to the
extent applicable with respect to col-
lective bargaining agreements in the
construction industry."
Asked to define what this means.
Board sources said the Committee will
seek to apply the pay panel's guideline
limiting new wage increases to 5.5
percent a year. However, it also
pointed out that the Committee is "not
fixed" to the guidelines and retains
almost complete autonomy in admin-
istering collective bargaining settle-
ments in the building industry.
The policies also provide for the
establishment of liaison groups repre-
senting the Board and the Committee
to consult with each other regularly
and coordinate activities and proce-
dures as far as possible.
The Committee will refer to the
Pay Board any request for legal action
by the Justice Department needed to
enforce compliance with its standards
and orders. Significant reports and
public information releases of the
Committee shall be subject to review
by the Board. (PAI) ■
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
The following are additions and
deletions to the last published list of
firms holding International Agree-
ments with the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters & Joiners of America
which was dated August 10. 1971:
ADDITIONS, as of February 11. 1972:
Baumgartner Fixture Co., Billings.
Montana
Bane-Nelson Inc., Kenosha, Wisconsin
Bigge Crane & Rigging Co. (Div. of Big-
ge Drayage Co.), San Leandro, Calif.
Boldt Construction Co., Oscar J., Ap-
pleton. Wise.
Brand Structures Inc., Chicago, 111.
Brightmor Erectors Inc., Jefferson City,
Mo.
Can Lines Inc., Downey, Calif.
Canton Floors Inc., Canton, Ohio
Chicago Reinforcing Bar Fabricating
(Div. of Bethlehem Steel Corp.),
Chicago, III.
C I Engineers & Constructors Inc., La-
Mirada, Calif.
Compass Floors Inc., Scotlsdale, Ariz.
Diamond Steel Construction Co., Youngs-
town, Ohio
Drake Construction Co., Lyndhur.st, Ohio
Elster's (Div. of Hyatt Corp.), Los An-
geles, Calif.
Filkill Inc., H. K.. Canton, Ohio
Gaskell Co. Inc., Memphis, Tenn.
Glass Co. Inc., James A., Chelmsford,
Mass.
Gold Circle Discount Stores. Worthing-
ton, Ohio
Hoffman Contractors Co., Portland Oreg.
International Installations Inc. {subsidiary
of McNally Bros. Inc.), New York,
N.Y.
James Howden & Parsons of Canada
Ltd., Scarborough, Ontario
Langford Installation Co., Clarksville,
Tenn.
Louverdrape Installation Service Inc.,
Santa Monica, Calif.
Mahon Industrial Corp., Roseville, Mich.
Melbourne Brothers Construction Co.,
North Canton, Ohio
MHE Contracting Inc., Grand Rapids,
Mich.
National Door Corp., Waltham, Mass.
Power Generation Service (Div. of West-
inghouse Electric Corp.), Philadelphia,
Pa.
Ross Company & Ltd., A. D., Montreal,
Quebec
Scott Inc., Robert, West Roxbury, Mass.
Silva Store Fixture Co.. Los Angeles.
Calif.
Stout Erection & Engineering Co. Inc.,
Indianapolis, Ind.
Superior Fireproof Door & Sash Co.
Inc., Scranton, Pa.
Taylor Industrial Corp., Las Vegas, Nev.
Thompson Construction Co. Inc., W. L.,
Alton, 111.
Towne Construction Co., Canton, Ohio
Tri-City Electric Co. of Illinois, Chicago,
111.
Vermont Construction Inc., Laval, Que-
bec
Vermont Construction Inc. (Canadian),
Laval, Quebec
Vogt and Conant Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Walden Book Co. Inc., Stamford, Conn.
Young Industries Inc., So. Windsor,
Conn.
DELETIONS:
Christopher Construction Co., Columbus,
Ohio
Construction Systems Inc., Des Moines,
Iowa (effective 5/1/72)
Speaker & Associates Inc., Detroit, Mich.
Westwood Structures Inc., Portland, Oreg.
10
THE CARPENTER
Editor Turns Songwriter
One of the many talents of The Carpenters editor,
Peter Terzick, is songwriting. Some of his hymns appear
in Lutheran hymnals. His ballads and parodies were sung
during his college days in the Pacific Northwest. Since
his retirement as General Treasurer of the Brotherhood,
last year, he has returned to this avocation in his spare
time. Three of his songs, shown here, were sung by labor
balladeer Joe Glazer, above, at the recent convention of
the International Labor Press Assn. Brother Terzick is a
former president of the ILPA.
THE BLOWING SAND
Tke fences are doy.n,thejeW. run dry,
It hasn't rained since last July,
The wheat is lost, the corn, s dead.
The barn is sagging overhead
The kid^ are gone, they left this land
I'o'^eZ Maw and the blowing sand.
The cows are all sold, so we could jay
All the bills we ran up, for their hay
i;tfi:^^a^a:dtj::;:td.
When Grandpa bought tHis pne of sand,
ll' Zand Maw and the blowing sand.
We fought the drought and hail and blight
I: worled all day and half rhe JgR
n„t nil these years, the good Lord knows
Thefropsodown, the mortgage grows;
And Z'^at's left of what was grand
Ismeand Maw and the blowing sand.
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People W^ith Ideas
HEAVYWEIGHT CHALLENGER
29
Larry Middleton, with fist doubled at right above, is
years old and weighs in at 205. He is a husky member of
Carpenters Local 101. Baltimore, Md., and he is also ranked
No. 9 among heavyweight boxers of the world. He recently
beat the Commonwealth Champ of England, Joe Bugner, and
finished otT club fighter, Tony Doyle in a 10-round decision
in Baltimore. His record in the ring is 20-1-1. having
fought in 22 professional fights. Fight Promoter Charles
Wagner of Baltimore recently offered World Heavyweight
Champ Joe Frazier a guaranteed quarter-niillion-dollar
purse, if he'd meet Middleton in the ring in Baltimore.
Meanwhile. Larry Middleton is a combination carpenter-boxer,
waiting for the big event.
The fellow at left in the picture, who lets his hair grow and
dares you to make something out of it. is Josh Hall, 27, a
middleweight fighter and also a member of Local 101. Two
years ago, a Baltimore fighter, Julius Dickens, knocked Hall
out in the first round. In July, 1971, Hall came back to
knock Dickens fiat in the seventh round. His record is 18-4-12,
his most recent win being a decision over Nick Peoples of
Columbus, O., in a 10-rounder.
Both men are trained and managed by Mack Lewis of
Baltimore.
. ti^ilMi QUARTER HORSEMAN
Don Beckner of Local 428, Fairmont, W. Va., has a
winner in Mark V. Bars, his registered quarter horse stallion
which he sits astride in the accompanying picture. The
horse recently won, for the second straight year, the 350-yard
quarter horse race at the State Fair of West Virginia, and
Dt)n plans still further glory for the spirited stallion.
Beckner is also an avid hound dog fancier and coon hunter.
His black and tan coon hound, Beckner's Timber Frank, and
his Walker hound. Merchants Mt. Cindy, have taken trophies
in recent competition.
ALMOND, THE RUG MAKER
Almond A. Hager of Keene, N.H., a past vice president
of Local 48. Fitchburg, Mass., designs and makes hooked rugs
about as well as he can handle tools of the carpentry craft.
He stands beside one of his creations; a 4' x 4%' rug
bearing the Brotherhood emblem.
He wrote to the late First General Vice President Finlay
Allan and obtained permission to adapt the Brotherhood
emblem to a rug, and with information supplied by General
Representative Richard Griffin, he produced a small supply
of stamped burlap, by which the rug shown in the picture
can be duplicated. (He tells us he can supply stamped burlap
to a limited mmiber of members and /or their wives, if
they'll write to him at 126 Armory St., Keene, N.H., 03431.
Hager has been a member of the Brotherhood since
1952, a representative of the Northern Massachusetts District
Council for six years, a trustee for health and welfare for
eight years, and a delegate to many Brotherhood and
AFL-CIO state functions. Hooking rugs is only one of several
Hager hobbies.
12
THE CARPENTER
Bruce Lhiska of Local 1433. Detroit, used to do a lot of
fishing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where he was born.
He fished with plugs and he fished with feathered jigs, and he
began to wonder if he could catch more fish by combining the
plugs and the jigs.
He began to experiment. He tried plugs and spoons with
feathers in various combinations. Too many feathers and the
lure action would boe down; not enoush feathers and the
LURE OF THE FISHERMAN
fish didn't seem to be interested. Models were carved out of
cedar and pine, hand painted, feathers attached, until he
finally hit upon the right combination . . . which he has pat-
ented as his "Dolfinn."
He's now marketing the Dolfinn in many color combinations
for various types of fish. Priced at $2 each, they can be
obtained by writing Liuska Lures, 650 E. Troy, Frendale,
Michigan 48220.
ANTIQUE CAR COLLECTOR
njohn Greenland, of Boston, Mass., carries around pic-
' tures of his antique cars, as some members carry
4 I around pictures of their families. He's proud of his 1 1
» ■ cars, ranging in age from 1909 to 1941, and justly so,
I , for he's known far and wide for his special interest.
If you saw the movie about the Sacco and Vanzetti
^g[^ ,.«' ; Case, making the rounds of the movie houses recently,
^^^k f fc^^^ the getaway car in that film is a 1923 Dodge Brothers
^^^|k \ ^Hk touring car belonging to John Greenland.. He won a
national award for his hobby at the Henry Ford Museum
at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. His cars have been exhibited
at museums, and he has won a total of 37 trophies.
He purchased his first vintage motor car in 1957 — the 1929 Ford town
car shown in the accompanying photographs. It was in deplorable condition,
and John spent 1 Vz years restoring it.
He estimates he has approximately $50,000 worth of vintage motors now.
Or. that is, he did until a fire last month burned his storage garage and
every car and trophy in it. The story of the catastrophy was reported by the
wire services. Arson is suspected.
The fire almost caused Greenland to throw in. his polishing cloths in despair.
There was no insurance to cover the damage, and Greenland figures he
has a decade of work ahead of him just restoring the cars to what they were.
But a host of friends, including young auto buffs in the neighborhood
and fellow members of the Brotherhood, have offered to help. Greenland is
director of the apprenticeship and training committee of the Boston Carpenters
Apprenticeship and Training Fund, and a group of apprentices helped
him clean up after the fire.
Greenland joined Local 40 of Boston as an apprentice in 1953 and received
his journeyman's certificate in 1957. He has been active in union affairs
ever since. His apprentices are frequent contestants in the International
Carpenters Apprenticeship Contest.
1929 Buick Sport Coupe
1929 Ford Taxi
1929 OUIsmobile Touring Car
1929 Ford Town Car
1923 Dodge Touring Car
LOCAL UNION NEWS
Rotating Laser Beam is Latest Tool of Detroit Area Members
A rotating laser beam on a tripod re-
places the traditional water level and dry
line to help assure faster, more accurate
construction of suspended ceilings at the
new Brandon District High School in
Ortonville. Mich. The instriunent enables
workmen to construct ceiling layouts sev-
eral hundred feet long that are accurate
to 1/16 of an inch, according the manu-
facturer. The beam is intercepted by
small tags called "targets." which are
placed where ceiling grids are being in-
stalled. The resulting blip of light on the
target guides workmen in constructing
the ceiling layouts. The new equipment,
operated by Brotherhood members,
comes from: Laser Alignment, Inc.,
6331-28th St., S.E., Grand Rapids, Mich.
49506.
ABOVE: One of the target tags for the
rotating laser beam is held by Richard
Featherstone, owner of Waterford Con-
struction Co., contractor for the school
installation. Looking on are Walter
VVilberg, Brandon School inspector, and
Joseph Stout, project architect of O'Dell/
Hewlett & Luckenbach, Birmingham,
Mich. Adjusting the laser beam at rear is
Jerry Hansen of the Milbrand Company
of Warren, Mich., ceiling contractors.
The laser is sometimes attached to a
fixed column and operated from there.
Members of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of America in
the Detroit area are employed in the
work. Completion of the $2.5 million
high school is scheduled for early sum-
mer, 1972.
In addition to being used on a tripod,
as shown in the picture at lower left,
the rotating laser beam can be clamped
to an inside column, carefully aligned
vertically, and placed in operation, as
shown above. The Laser Beacon System
has been used for ceiling and interior sys-
tems for almost two years.
LA Building Trades
Honor Neal Wagner
On January 4, 1972. Neal Wagner
of Local 769. Pasadena. Calif., ex-
perienced one of the high points of
his lifetime when he was presented with
an award and gold plaque by James
W. Hall, business representative of the
Los Angeles Building and Construction
Trades Council.
This was the first time such an award
has been presented to any business rep-
resentative by the Los Angeles Building
Trades and Construction Trades Council.
The inscription reads: "To Neal Wag-
ner, Carpenters Local No. 769. In ap-
preciation of your years of untiring
efforts to improve conditions for all con-
struction workmen in the Pasadena area.
We are bigger men
for having known
and worked with
you."
Wagner joined
Local 769 in 1925,
served as secretary-
treasurer for 32
years; he was
elected business
representative and
served for 12
years, retiring July,
Wagner 197L
Plaque For Member
On Hospital Job
A plaque presentation ceremony, spon-
sored by the Central Indiana Building
and Construction Trades Council, was
conducted at Marion County General
Hospital, Indianapolis, recently to honor
the late Peter Anthony Morris, who died
in 1965 from injuries sustained during
construction of the hospital's Myers
Building.
Morris. 62, Monrovia resident and a
member of Local 60, died at 1:25 a.m.,
Dec. 28. 1965. at General Hospital,
where he had been admitted less than
24 hours earlier with internal injuries
incurred when he fell from a 5-story level
while buttoning up a support column
early in construction of the Myers Build-
ing. The completed building was dedicated
in 1968.
Accepting the plaque, which is now
mounted at the hospital, was the widow
of the deceased carpenter. Participating
in the tribute Bernard Landman, Jr.,
chairman of the board of trustees of the
Health and Hospital Corporation: Mayor
Richard G. Lugar, and Thomas C. Has-
brook, president of the City-County
Council.
Participating in the plaque presentation
ceremony were, from left, Richard G.
Lugar, mayor of Indianapolis; Mrs.
Morris, widow of the deceased; Edwin D.
Brubeck, business representative for the
Central Indiana Building and Construc-
tion Trades Council; and Bernard Land-
man, board chairman for the Health and
Hospital Corporation of Marion County.
14
THE C ARPENTER
Pin Presentations By Local Unions
(1) DAYTON, OHIO— Ray Evans,
financial secretary of Local 104, is siiown
presenting a plaque to tlie oldest member
of the local, Ira D. Allen, age 88. Sec-
retary Evans stated, that his local pre-
sents a plaque each year to the oldest
active member. The words on the plaque
are: "Presented to Ira D. Allen in 1970 —
oldest active member of Carpenters Lo-
cal 104, Dayton, Ohio."
The local implemented this award in
1966. Brother Frank Galloway received
the 1966 award. Brother John Zwirner
(1967), Ray C. Vore (1968), Otto H.
Bendig (1969) and in 1970 Brother Ira
D. Allen received the award.
Ira Allen has been a member of Local
104 since April 12, 1913 and still par-
ticipates in many of the local's functions.
Ira has been honored with 25, 40 and 50-
year pins. He has been instrumental in
the construction of many present-day
buildings in the Dayton area. He worked
for Charley Van Grove Construction.
Rike Kumler, Ziegler and many other
well known construction companies in
the area. He worked on the U.D. Build-
ing, Knott building. The Third National
Bank Building, and many of the present
land marks in downtown Dayton.
He was financial secretary from 1923
to 1927, and he served as treasurer from
1932 to 1940.
(2) MADISON, WIS.— President Ken-
neth Fischer, Local 314, is pictured above
presenting a 50-year pin to Ingvald Oli-
verson. Oliverson joined the local on
Sept. 14, 1921, the same year he came
over from Norway. He was an active
member, a skilled mechanic, as are his
brothers. His brother Otto joined in 1926,
and Trygve in 1923, and his nephew
joined in 1952.
(3) GREENWICH, CONN.— At a spe-
cially-called meeting, four members re-
ceived pins for 49 years of continuous
membership in Local 196. Left to right,
Julius Fazekos, Hilmer Larson, Michael
Castiglione, Michael Sandor, Sr. Albert
Green, a 53-year member and former
business representative, does the honors.
(4) NILES, O. — Membership pins were
awarded January 14, 1972, by Carpenters
Local 1514. At the bottom: Edward
Strohmeyer (70 years), next Joseph Gil-
bert (35 years), left to right, C. E.
Remalia and Harold Gilbert, Bus. Rep.
(30 years). Next row: (L. to R.) Wilbert
Cessna (25 years) and Charles Williams
(30 years). Top Row: Raymond Filipan
and Ray Baer (both 25 years). Guy Nori
and Harvey Anderson (both 30-year
members) were not present for picture.
Safety Sheriff
Joe Higgins says:
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Y'allgiveto
Easter Seals...
heah?
February 28 — April 2
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MARCH, 1972
15
SERVICE TO THE
BROTHERHOOD
(1) SANTA ROSA, CALIF.— On Octo-
ber 28 Local 751 presented service pins
to many members. Twenty-two received
30-year pins; 38 received 25-year pins;
and two received 50-ycar pins. Those
honored are shown in the following
photographs:
Han Glow and Dan Bossa, 50-year
members, third and fourth from left in
the photo. They are shown with Joseph
Kiefer, secretary of the North Coast
Counties District Council; Walter Pax-
ton, president of Local 751; and Frank
Morabito, secretary-treasurer of Local
751.
(lA) Thirty-year members included, front
row, left, Eugene Bentley, Joe Brum, Ed
Boudreau, David Orr, Al Eslinger, John
Stone, Alan Stiles, Deforrest North, J.
Faoro. Standing, left to right, Don Mc-
Rury, Dale Mosher, Chester Rowland,
Henry Salisbury, Chester Horn, John
Marchach W. McNaniee, Frank Jacob,
Leo Pawlick, Louis Blank, E. G. Black-
shear, Al Prebllch, and Roy Reine.
(IB) The 25-year tnenibers
included
front, left to right, Elden Crane, Carl
Brekke, Otto Radon, M. Moorehead,
Walter Broun, R. Bianchi Rossi, Frank
Marchetti, Aldo Bianchi, Ted Anderson.
Middle row, from left, Wesley Diggs,
Sam Furia, Harold Hodapp, Roy Ricci,
Ken Caven, Elmer Bloomquist, Muriel
Johnson, Dan Murlin, M. Billigmier.
Back row, Harry Valentine, Bill Cowart,
C. Tam, Al Hughes, Les Moorhous,
Andy Olscn, Jack McCall, J. S. Robbins.
Clif Thorne, W. A. Grant, Clarence
Thill, Milton Peterson, D. MacRury, Roy
Wright, N. Kruse, Oscar Niemi, J. Stock-
ton, Jack Chandler, L. T. Shields, Paul
Klapp.
(2) ANOKA, MINN.— On November
13 members of Local 851 held a 25-
year pin presentation dinner. Those pres-
ent to received the award had their
picture taken, and were as follows: front
row, from left, Harold Tennison, Wal-
lace Ostlund, Harry Erickson, Clarence
Bever, Arnold Martinson. Back row from
left, James Antil, Jerome Gmach, Allen
Wolhart, George Wirz, Olaf Steffenson,
INIiu'vin Luke.
A gallery of pictures showing
some of the senior members of
the Brotherhood who recently
received 25-year or 50-year
* service pins.
16
THE CARPENTER
Chevrolet. Building a
better way to see the U.S. A.
4-wheel-drive Blazers al New Harbor Beach, Massacitiisells.
'72 Chevy Blazer. Because the good places start where the good roads end.
Blazer just happens to be a
very tough, very roomy, very
wide-tracked runabout.
Just happens to come from
a family of trucks that are
built to last. Take a look at
the chart at right. It shows
that over 55% of Chevy's 1956
model trucks are still working.
No other make has even half.
Blazer. Your best bet for
the good places. For a good
long time.
Chevy trucks
MARCH, 1972
17
SEND IN YOUR FAVORITES! MAIL TO: PLANE GOSSIP. 101
CONST. AVE., N.W., WASH. D.C. 20001. (SORRY, NO PAYMENT)
Not Much Change!
Our foreman sent his boy to col-
lege, paid $10,000 in tuition and fees,
and all he got was a quarterback! —
Ursula Schollmeyer, Carmel, N.Y.
STRIKE A LICK— GIVE TO CLIC
Daffynitions
Confusion — one woman plus one
left turn.
Excitement — Two women plus one
secret.
Bedlam — Three women plus one
bargain.
Chaos — Four women plus one
luncheon check.
1 4 All— ALL 4 1
'Ask A Loco Question . . .'
The man, breathing hard, walked
back to the station after falling to
catch his train. "Did you miss the
train, sir?" asked a porter.
"Of course not!" snapped the dis-
appointed commuter. "I simply didn't
like Its looks, so I chased It out of
the station!"
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
And Nun Too Soon.'
Three nuns were given $100 each
to do with as they pleased. The first
nun put hers in the poor box. The
second gave hers to a charity. The
third, preferring to give hers on a
personal basis, went out on the street
until she found a dejected, forlorn
figure of a man. She pushed the $100
bill into his hands and hurried off.
Puzzled, the man shouted after her:
"What's this all about?"
"It's God's will!" shouted back the
nun, closing the convent door.
The next day the door opened, the
man rushed in and started dumping
$10 and $20 bills on a table before
the startled nun. "What in the world
does this mean?" she cried.
"God's Will!" he shouted. "Hie
came In first in the fifth at 100 to
one! This is your share!" — D. A.
McDougall, L.U. 1296, San Diego,
Calif.
UNIONISM STARTS WITH "U"
Two Hot Prospects
Grandma was explaining her early-
days problems. "I had two problems
... Pa and the fire. Every time I
turned to look at one, the other
would go out!"
BE UNION— BUY LABEL
Protective Coloration
The errant husband staggered in
through the kitchen door and pro-
ceeded to tie up all the pots and
pans to a handy clothesline. Then he
stumbled up the stairs, muttering
happily to himself: "She'll never hear
me comin' in over all thish racket!"
UNION MEN WORK SAFELY
She's A Real Card!
The mother was shocked and wor-
ried over what her 8-year-old daugh-
ter had told her, so she decided to
explore the matter farther. "You say
you proved to this little boy that you
were a girl? hlow did you do that?"
"Easy," replied the child. "I showed
him my Brownie membership card!"
UNITED WE STAND
This Month's Limerick
I once went with a girl whose frigidity
Approached absolute cataleptic
rigidity.
'Til you gave her a drink,
Whereupon she would sink
Into a state of complaisant liquidity.
He Was Dead Wrong!
The weary traveling man was told
by the desk clerk that there wasn't
another room in the hotel. "But I
can give you a cot in the ballroom,"
he said. "There's a lady already in
there on the far corner. But If you
go in quietly and don't turn on a
light, I'm sure she won't mind. "
The traveling man agreed and left,
only to come running out a few min-
utes later to blurt: "That woman In
there; she's dead!"
"Yes, I know," wearily replied the
clerk. "But how did you find out?"
BE AN ACTIVE UNIONIST
The Bare Truth
The model called up the artist and
said she wasn't going to report for
work that day. "I don't feel In the
nude for work," she said. (This Is why
she barely made a living.)
FOR BETTER LAWS GIVE TO CLIC
No Kickback
The preacher called the Board of
Health to ask that a dead mule be
removed from In front of his parson-
age. The young clerk, wanting to be
funny, said; "I thought you ministers
took care of the dead!"
"We do," nlftled back the parson,
"but first we like to contact their
relatives'
ALWAYS BOOST YOUR UNION
Strongly Held View
The average number of times a
modern girl says "No! " is once weak-
ly.
IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH!
The Spice of Life!
If more than one mouse is mice and
more than one louse is lice, then it
must follow that more than one
spouse IS spice
18
THE C ARPENTER
I
■n
SERVICE TO THE
BROTHERHOOD
A gallery of pictures sKowing
I some of the senior members of
I the Brotherhood who recently
I received 25-year or 50-year
\ service pins^
(1) CHICAGO, ILL.— Local 1 held a
special meeting November 10, 1971, to
honor those members who completed 50
and 25 years of membership. Identifica-
tion is as follows:
First Row, left to right: Carl A.
Moews, 50 years, and the following are
all 25 years; Victor A. Algmin, Clarence
Anderson, Anton Antolak, Carl S. Berg-
lund, Edward Blaha, John Blaha, Theo-
dore S. Buckle, Joseph J. Budz, Otto
Bulster, Henry J. Burmeister, William R.
Caspers, Frank Cognato.
Second Row: Perry Dalianis, David K.
Donaldson, Louis M. Engert, Harold W.
Giese, Bias B. Granato, Holger Harvey,
Raymond G. Heidman, George L. Hen-
driksen, Ludwig, A. Hirz, James E. Hud-
son, Jesse Ingalls, Wallace H. Jobe, Del-
bert E. Jones.
Third Row: Ernest W. Loberg, George
A. Mayer, Roscoe L. Meentemeyer, Ken-
neth E. Mendenhall, Harold F. Meyer,
John Motto, Edmund R. Naraowicz.
George A. Paulin, George W. Pavlicek,
Thomas I. Pendergrass, Raymond Po-
teracki, Henry Priebe, Robert C. Prill.
Fourth Row: Gerson Reisler, Joseph
J. Sabis, Otto F. Seidl, Roman R. Sliwa,
George M. Smith, William R. Steffey
Edward J. Szurgot, Frank J. Vesely
Harry J. Wennstrom, Herman D. Wester-
berg, Frank O. Westerlund, Leo Witkow
ski.
Fifth Row: Officers of Local No. 1:
John T. Coughlin, conductor; Norman
M. Ericksen, trustee; Kenneth J. Kinney,
recording secretary; August Vollmer, vice
president; Earl W. McLennan, president,
James J. Garnett, trustee; Richard
Garnett, secretary-treasurer; and P. A.
Vinje, trustee.
The following members with SO and 25
years membership were unable to attend:
50 years, Edwin Hookanson and Jacob
Kay; 25 years, Wallace Aaron, Chester
J. Baker, Henry C. Beck, Orville Brit-
tingham, Sigurd Carlson, George D. Con-
nor, Clarence F. Domke, Fred Dykstra,
Lucien Evans, Floyd Hemdon, Hugo W.
Herrgard, Harvey O. Johnson, John
Keller, Dan Korich, Steve Maksinski,
LeRoy Marach, Frank Marra, LeRoy
Marshall, Gordon McGann, Gene Parker,
R. J. Ricke, Silvio D. Rizzo, LeRoy
Ruud, Joseph Sabella, Elmer J. Scott,
Virgil Skogsbergh, John J. Smith, C. H.
Storlie, John Thieda, John H. Thomas,
Frank Valenti, Werner A. Wick, Carl L.
Witte, Ted Wodecke, Moody E. Peterson
and Rock E. Warren.
n
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bers receiving their 25-year membership
pins at special ceremonies December 20,
were:
FIRST ROW seated, from left, Harry
Evans, Morris Clark, Bernard Bosse,
Gustav Stellhorn, Martin Hartzell, Clar-
ence Stolz, William Mudd (warden), Wil-
liam Beckman, Leroy Shuhwerk, Bud
Lueddecke (trustee);
SECOND ROW seated, from left:
James Thompson, Roy Ragan, Joseph
Gergurich, William Riggs, Gus Uthoff
(treasurer), August Kasparek, L. D. Whit-
tenberg, Sam Mosby, Virgil Pressley,
Raymond Crandell, Peter Scharf, Alfred
Schlegal, John Leuthen;
THIRD ROW seated from left: James
Copeland Jr., Roy Erfurth, Kenneth
Baldwin, Richard Sherman, Victor Alte-
meyer, E. C. Caldwell, Elmer Klinge-
mann, Joseph Turek, Vincent Beck, Ken
Johnson, Dwight Elam, Jerry Headrick,
Walter Lucas;
FOURTH ROW, standing from left:
CDC Business Representatives Hermann
Henke, James Watson, Leerie Schaper,
Larry Daniels and Bill Field; pin recipi-
ents Albert Jacob Jr., Walter Kropp,
Frank Laurentius, John Marincel, James
Day, Chester Kurrelmeyer, Harvey Pe-
ters, Al Struckhoff, Murl Gan, Gilbert
Sterling, Eldon Luma;
FIFTH ROW, standing from left,
CDC Business Representatives Leonard
Terbrock, Ed Thien, Mike Heilich, Direc-
tor of Jurisdiction and Research Pleas
Jenkins, Assistant Executive Secretary-
Treasurer Carl Reiter and Executive Sec-
retary-Treasurer OIlie Langhorst; Local
1739 officers, President Kenneth Robben,
Vice President George Schuhwerk (also a
pin recipient). Trustee Gordon Ruck, Fi-
nancial Secretary George Bach and Re-
cording Secretary Fred Kleisly.
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' T REPORT
Trudeau Faces Two
Political Factors
Prime Minister Trudeau is clearing
the decks for a federal election, prob-
ably in June or October this year.
In political terms, there are two
factors he has to take into account.
One is the contributions of big busi-
ness to the Liberal campaign funds.
The other is the sharp drop in his
popularity since he was elected by a
big majority in 1 968.
Big business money went Liberal
in 1 968 at least in the proportion of
60% to them and 40% to the other
big business party, the Conservatives.
For many months the business in-
terests have openly and privately ex-
pressed their dissatisfaction with leg-
islation which the government has
introduced, mainly the tax reform
which became effective January 1 st;
second, the competition act which did
not pass the last session: third, the
changes in labor legislation which
were mentioned in the last two issues
of the CARPENTER.
The effectiveness of the business
protest became apparent when the
prime minister removed the three cabi-
net ministers responsible for the three
contentious measures and shifted them
to other posts.
As the CARPENTER said last
month, "the price of big business cos-
tributions to the Liberal Party might
be Mackasey's scalp."
Last month Labor Minister Bryce
Mackasey, considered by many trade
unionists as Canada's best labor min-
ister ever, was shifted out of this port-
folio into Manpower and Immigra-
tion. It was not a demotion, but it
saved him from having his labor bill,
on which he had set his heart, drasti-
cally altered or killed while he was
still labor minister.
The new labor minister is Martin
O'Connell who, on his appointment,
wasted no time in telling the press
that the proposed labor legislation will
be amended. The protection of work-
ers against technological change will
be lessened, even though the original
bill did not go as far as organized
labor thought it should.
What makes the government's re-
treat on the Bill. C-253. so galling to
the labor movement is that they have
been waiting seven years for promised
legislative changes, but now. gratified
with a small breakthrough, they find
the rug pulled out from under.
It was seven years ago, in 1965,
that Justice Samuel Freedman wrote
a historic report which proposed that
employers be compelled to negotiate
the introduction of technological
change with the unions affected.
The amendment O'Connell pro-
poses will leave technological change
to collective bargaining. But what if a
company refuses to bargain, or backs
a union into a corner where it has to
strike for a new contract clause on
the issue even if the wage packet is
o.k'd? The pressures to settle without
strike, with little or no protection on
technological change issues, will be
heavy.
That is why unions, and even the
working force not in unions, need leg-
islative protection. That is why the
switch in the labor ministry looks like
a sell-out.
As for relieving Finance Minister
Benson of his portfolio, Benson was
glad to get out. He has had a hard
ride from the business community,
and in labor's view, was so tied up
with mistaken economic policies and
incomes policy, that his going brought
no tears.
Shifting Ron Basford out of Con-
sumer and Corporate Affairs was the
third sop to big business. They con-
sidered him pro-consumer and fought
bitterly against his competition bill
which would have given the consumer
and taxpayer some protection against
companies ganging up against them
for their own private gain.
That's part one of the pre-election
scenario.
Part two about Trudeau's unpopu-
larity is another matter. He was so
popular in 1968 that the term "Tru-
deaumania" was coined to describe
that particular kind of hero worship.
Now four years later he has, according
to the polls, the confidence of less than
409fof the voters.
His advisers tell him he needs at
least 44% to win the next election. So
the PR battle to build up Trudeau's
image again has begun. And the un-
ions are countering by building up
their support for the New Democratic
Party led by David Lewis. Without
any control over the mass media, this
is the usual formidable task.
Carpenter Wage
Boost in Manitoba
Manitoba is leading all Canada in
providing a floor under wages in the
construction industry. In fact the floor
in this province is as high as the ceil-
ing in others.
Labor Minister Russell Pauley an-
nounced last month that construction
industry workers in Greater Winnipeg
will receive an increased minimum
wage effective March 1st.
Journeymen carpenters receive a
wage boost from $5 an hour to $5.50.
Sheet metal workers also get this raise.
This is about the average in the new
rate regulations, some getting more,
some less, among the various building
trades.
All hours worked in excess of stand-
ard weekly hours must be paid at not
less than time and a half.
Still Need For
Public Housing
Now that final 1971 reports show
that housing starts made a new record
with over 230,000, the homebuilding
industry is now talking about 250,000
or more this year.
This objective should be possible.
The mortgage money is available, and
interests have eased. The homes are
needed.
But the problem of rising costs is
still worrisome, with the majority of
wage and salary earners priced out of
the conventional market.
This makes it all the more impor-
tant that public housing starts be
increased substantially. Yet in 1970.
less than 10% of housing starts were
for public housing with rents-geared-
to-income.
This small proportion of public
housing in the total number built has
22
THE CARPENTER
been the case since 1946 when federal
housing legislation was first adopted.
In 25 years, low income housing
with federal funds loaned to limited
dividend and non-profit corporations
and for public housing and student
housing, represented only 267,568
units, or just 4.4% of the total housing
stock in Canada to the end of 1970.
This figure includes housing under
federal-provincial agreements. Only
Ontario in the last five years or so has
taken advantage of the availability of
federal housing funds to any great ex-
tent. But other provinces like Quebec
and Manitoba are now gearing for
higher public housing production, to
make good homes available to work-
ing people and to provide jobs.
Minimum Wages
Up in Nova Scotia
The province of Nova Scotia has
boosted its minimum wage sharply.
This may sound courageous in an
area with very high unemployment.
Employers usually say that higher min-
imums will force them out of business
and create more unemployment.
This argument has been proved
false in other provinces. Saskatchewan
increased its minimum last year, also
against protests, with little or no dis-
location of workers.
At least two good arguments favor
the higher minimum wage. The first
is that it helps keep your working force
in the province instead of moving
away to areas where wages are higher.
The second is that higher wages im-
prove purchasing power where it is
most needed and where all of it is
spent on essentials.
The Nova Scotia minimum goes to
$1.55 for both men and women on
July 1st. Persons under 18 and in-
experienced workers in their first three
months of employment are exempted.
The minimum goes up to $1.65 an
hour on July 1, 1973. For those under
18 and the inexperienced, it will be
$1.40.
The male minimum is now $1.35,
female minimum $1.20; under 18
minimum for males $1.15, for females
$1.00.
Jobless Rate
Remains at 6%
Canada has had an unemployment
rate of 6% or more for more than 20
months, but some areas have been hit
harder than others.
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Latest figures show that British Co-
lumbia has 6.9% jobless (64.000): the
Prairie provinces just 4.3% (64,000);
Ontario 4.9%. (147.000); Quebec 7.9%
(186,000): the Atlantic provinces
10.5% (69,000).
Some government officials are be-
ginning to say that Canada will never
again see full employment conditions.
Many agree that the 6% rate will
continue into 1973 at least. But few
accept the argument that high un-
employment in a technological age
must always be with us.
A lot of these lost jobs are in con-
struction. In the Metro Toronto area
where the building trades council has
been taking a tally, 27% of organized
construction workers were jobless last
month.
Argument Concerns
'Essential Industry'
Last month's strike of air traffic con-
trollers, which shut down all air serv-
ices in Canada for about 1 0 days,
brought out the usual cries of "down
with strikes in essential industries."
The argument must center around
"what is an essential industry?" and is
compulsory arbitration a satisfactory
alternative to strikes?
David Archer. President, Ontario
Federation of Labor, commented that
some of the best brains on the North
American continent have delved into
the question of "essential industries",
but few have concluded that compul-
sory arbitration provides a satisfactory
alternative to deadlocked negotiations.
"After all," said Archer, "if once
you agree that police and firefighters
and hospital workers are essential (and
most of society does) and then add air
traffic controllers and hydro employees
and gas workers and milk drivers, and
so on, what would you have left of
free collective bargaining?"
Many Tax Inequities
For Small Businesses
Tax inequities in business are also
gross.
In the last 10 years small business
paid taxes on 90 percent of their prof-
its; wholesalers paid taxes on 87 per-
cent of their profits; the construction
industry on 67 percent, manufacturers
on 65 percent, mining companies on
13 percent and oil ancl gas companies
on 5.7 percent.
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gallery of pictures showing
of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received 25-
year or 50-year service pins.
(1) NEWPORT, KY.— Carpenter Local
698, Newport, honored its members with
25 or more years' service. This picture
was taken at the local's annual picnic on
July 24, 1971.
Front row, left to right — George Wiley,
Carl Cooper, Lee Groeschen, Harry Rein-
ert, Ernie Marschman, Joe Steffen, Ed
Lutkenhoff, Chester Henderson, Ralph
Beiting, Al Andrews, Chas. Kahl, Ed
Hoffman.
Middle row — Jim Sexton, Paul Steffen,
George Heck, Harry Schaffeld, Charles
Witte, John Witte, John Tarvin, Charles
Beiting, Stan Skirvin, Joe Schumacher,
Charles Ashcraft.
Back row — Art Tuttle, Bill Belting, Ed
Beiting, Walter Koch, Alvin Goetz, Rich-
ard Heck, Earl Egan, Delbert Klump,
2A
Paul Kidd, Chris Schweitzer, Ray Beiting,
Carl Kattenhorn.
(2) ROCKFORD, ILL.— Here are two
pictures taken at a meeting of Local 792,
July 19, 1971, at which time members
were presented 50-year and 25-year mem-
bership pins by Rudy Peresich, Interna-
tional Representative.
In Picture (2) Ernest Ostrom received
a 50-year membership pin. Left to right
were Bernard Hunter, president. Local
792; Ernest Ostrom, 50-year member;
and Rudy Peresich, International Repre-
sentative.
In Picture (2-A) members of Local
792 who received 50-year and 25-year
membership pins. The list included:
50-YEAR PIN— Ernest Ostrom.
25-YEAR PINS— Harry Amelung, Er-
nest Anderson, Evert Anderson, William
Bankord, Gunnard Bjork, Hugo Bjork,
Donald Blakely, W. F. Blomquist, Earl
Burd, Joe W. Bunk, Cloe Calhoun, Har-
old Carlson, John A. Carlson, Dan Car-
ney, Joe Chorzempa, Donald Clark, Al
Clauson, Stanley Cutter, Elmer Deiter,
Gust Elming, Harold Fair, George Ford,
Emery Frang, Ed Franklin, John Gostol,
William Grafstrom, Arthur Green, Ger-
ard Grey, William Highbarger, Floyd
Holm, Roy Hunt, Vivian Jamison, Har-
old Knapely, Orville Klukken, John Ku-
cynski, Carl W. Larson, Harry Liljeberg,
Herbert Lobbins, Gasper Lyskawka, Earl
Magnuson, Grady Mays, Wayne Neff,
Glen Oldenburger, Dale Riggle, Donald
Roberts, Henry Stark, Bill Summers, Ar-
vid Sundell, E. D. Swanberg, Bertil Swan-
son, James Trussoni, Heber Wildish, Har-
old Wilson, Al Woodward,
MARCH, 1972
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B A Touch of Color
Recent tests at Brown University by
scientists proved that fish respond to
certain colors, a conclusion which anglers
made a long time ago and have stocked
their tackle boxes accordingly.
Some fishermen paint their own lures,
and Harlan DaflFron. a charter member
of St. Helens. Oregon Carpenters Local
2066 adds a deft stroke of red paint to
the wings of his green spinglo lure.
"This could be one of the reasons why
Daffron is such a successful salmon
fishermen." writes Gar Larsen. business
representative, "he has an impressive
record, and I'm enclosing a photograph
of him with his eighth salmon for 1971,
a Chinook which tipped the scales at 35
pounds and was caught in the lower
Columbia River which forms a natural
boundary here between Oregon and
Washington."
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■ Albino Pheasant
From time to time, we've talked about
the downing of albino game — four legged
and winged. Here's an account of the
latest report from Kennewick. Washing-
ton. A. J. Kimmel is depicted here with
two normal-hued ringnecks and an albino
specimen in the middle.
B Wrens Like Red
Getting back to the subject of color
preference, here's the result of a study
conducted by Dr. Robert A. McCabe of
Wisconsin University, an II -year test in-
volving wrens which were given a choice
of utilizing red. yellow, blue, white and
green nest boxes. Ninety-eight nests
were constructed in the boxes by the
wrens:
Red 41 times
Green 31 limes
Blue 16 times
Yellow 8 times
White 2 times
I Wrong-Way Mallard
A banded, pen-raised Illinois mallard
duck from the Nilo Farms Shooting pre-
serve at Alton, flew the coop and con-
tinued on its merry way across the coun-
try to the West Coast. It saw a lot of
territory before it was downed over a
river marsh by Oregon hunter Bob
Queirolo.
I Half-Hour Sail Tussle
One of the few fish in the ocean that
is almost as tall as it is long is the sail-
fish, that is if you'll rate it from the tip
of its magnificent dorsal fin to the bottom
of its belly. Fred Ernest of Cambridge.
Massachusetts, a longtime member of
Local 33. Boston, cherished, for many
years, a desire to add one to his variety
of catches and knew he'd have to travel
to realize that ambition. So he tripped
far south, to the salty Pacific deep out of
Acapulco, ten miles off Mexico's south-
west coast, and there hit the finny jack-
pot. He's pictured here with his prize, a
131-lb. "sail" which took over a half
hour to land after he set the hook.
H Scrappy Florida Snook
If you want to know of a good fishing
spot in Florida, ask Harry Mangerich of
Chicago, Illinois, a member of Local 275
for close to a half century. On a recent
southern junket to Florida waters, he
nailed a half dozen of scrappy snook
from the saltchuck. He's shown here
with a stringer holding five of 'em which
measured over 18 inches from nose to
tail. The one under 18 inches was. in
accordance with the fishery regulations,
returned for sizing. Oh yes. they were all
caught on light spin gear off the old
bridge at Punta Gordo on the west coast.
Mangerich
Coultas
Fred Ernest, right, and sailfish.
■ Hot Time With Salmon
The recent pop tune. "When You're
Hot, You're Hot: When You're Not,
You're Not." might well serve as a theme
song for the salmon fishermen of the
West Coast. I've had my share of good
days ofl" the Oregon. Washington, and
B. C. coasts in pursuit of Coho and
Chinook, but after receiving a letter and
photograph from Mrs. Donna Coultas,
wife of Gary Coultas. a member of Local
1752. Pomona. Calif.. I'm bound and
determined to have a "go" at briny waters
off the coast of Northern California,
specifically out of Crescent City.
On a recent junket there, the Coultas
family, accompanied by Gary's dad,
amassed a total of 30 salmon for five
excitement-packed days. Here's a photo-
graph of the senior Coultas with the
largest salmon taken on the trip — a 40
pounder!
■ Hunting-Fishing Day
Many sportsman groups and conserva-
tion organizations, at local, state and na-
tional levels are urging Congress to
establish a national hunting and fishing
day as called for in S. J. Resolution 1 17
by Senator Thomas J. Mclntyre (N.H.).
Mclntyre's resolution is supported by
many of his colleagues and it is this
writers' hope of seeing it pass both
houses.
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I find that, to date, 18 governors have
signed proclamations designating Septem-
ber 25 as a state hunting and fishing day.
■ 28-Point Deer!
Allbritton and 28-point deer.
Brace yourself, you hunt-fan members
of the Brotherhood, we're in receipt of a
report of a buck being dovi'ned in Arkan-
sas having the greatest number of points
on its antlers than any yet recorded in
these columns. That is my conclusion
after word from J. W. West, recording
secretary of Local 2032 at Bastrop,
Louisiana. West reported that Brother
H. P. (Britt) Allbritton of that local
bagged a buck deer in Drew County
which dressed out at 230 pounds; sported
28 points on its rack, and sent in the fol-
lowing photograph to back up his claim.
H Muskies Taken
Muskie anglers will admit that the
object of their finny affections is the most
contrary fish flesh in the world. It's not
unusual for the most seasoned veteran
to log days, weeks, even a month with-
out as much as a strike. In view of this,
it seems especially noteworthy to pass on
information submitted by Josep'n^ W.
Kowalski, financial secretary of Local
146, Schenectady. He says that fellow
local member, Roger Sission of Wamer-
ville, caught his first muskie this past
September, an 18 pounder on the troll in
the Thousand Islands area, then cam.e
back a month later and nailed a 40'/4
pounder which took the lead in local
Muskie tournament. Here's a look at
newspaper clipping of Sission and his
brother Origen, who was with him when
he made the catch near Clayton on Octo-
ber 16, 1971.
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(1) SANDUSKY, O. — The member-
ship of Carpenters Local 940 recently
honored fellow members who had
achieved 25 and 50 years of service in
the organization. Lake Eric District
Council President Paul Loper presented
a 50-year pin to Edward Hegner. Also
eligible but not in attendance was George
Hornig. Receiving 25-year pins and
shown in the photograph, are: Leon
Matter, Elton Winck, Roy Humberger,
Jacob VVeilnau, Charles Lawyer, Sterling
Riccelli, Louis Reinheinier, James Porter,
Ralph Myers, Carmen Zeiter. Fred
Wobster, Sr., Paul Jarrett. Howard Har-
ris, B. M. Garton. Carl Nickoli. William
Gundelsberger, Clarence Popke, Harvey
Yontz, Carl Lau, Harlcy Brown, Arthur
Lindrose, Richard Linhart, John Sharick,
James Grosser, Gerald Eberly, Raymond
Reed, Charles Bruens, Earl Wachtel,
Vincent Kaufman, and Russell Welschen-
bach.
Eligible for 25-year pins but not in
attendance were: Alfred Brandt, George
Bertch, Cecil Biff, Kenneth Bailey,
Frank Burdue, Eugene Didion, Herbert
Didion, Dan Faggianato, Alfred Howard.
Alfred Knupke, Harold Lichtle, Albert
Lippus, F. C. McArthur, Jay Mesnard,
Zeldon Mesnard, John Nutter, Floyd
Price, Edward Robinson, Max Schallen-
berg. Edward Schenk, Lloyd Sutton. Al-
bert Scagnetti, Edward Voegle, Gerald
Ryan, and Richard Windisch.
(2) NEW YORK, N.Y.— At the regular
meeting of Local 257, held October 18,
1971, Martin Porges was presented with
a plaque from the New York State Coun-
cil of Carpenters for his distinguished
service as a Board Member, 1st District
of the New York State Council of Car-
penters.
Brother Porges, was initiated into the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters &
Joners of America on December 6, 1905.
As of October 31. 1971. he completed 52
years of service as secretary-treasurer of
Local Union 257.
At the same meeting of Local 257,
President Conrad F. Olsen appointed
Ernest B. Danielson to the office of sec-
retary-treasurer and appointed Gene
Hanley to the office of vice-president of
Local 257. Martin Porges will continue
as emeritus.
In the picture. Conrad F. Olsen pre-
sents Martin Porges with the plaque.
From left to right are: Attilio Bitondo,
business representative; Conrad F. Olsen.
president of Local 257 and president of
the New York District Council of Car-
penters; Martin Porges, retiring secretary-
treasurer; Gene Hanley, new vice-presi-
dent and business representative; and
Ernest B. Danielson, new secretary-treas-
urer and business representative.
(3) POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.— On Sept.
24, 1971, Local 203 sponsored a testi-
monial dinner-dance: "A Tribute to
Three Men." Honored for over 100
years of service to the union were former
Treasurer William Beck, Financial Sec-
retary William Korber and Recording
Secretary Walter Stanton. Jr. Among
the over 200 guests present were, left
to right, Treasurer William H. Cargain,
Stanton. Beck, Korber and Business
Agent Stewart Malcolm.
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SERVICE TO THE BROTHERHOOD
A gallery of pictures showing some
of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received 25-
year or 50-year service pins.
(1) CHESTER, PA.— On November 20,
1971 the officers and members of Local
207 paid tribute to members for the
years that they had belonged to our
Brotherhood by having a dinner, at which
time Business Representative Joseph See-
feldt and President Evan J. Phillips pre-
sented service pins.
Recipient of a 50-year pin was (left to
right) Harry Hatzel, trustee. He is shown
with Joseph Seefeldt, Business Agent; and
Evan J. Phillips, President.
(1-A) Recipients of 35-year pins were,
left to right, Charles Crysfle, Thomas L.
Boulden, Arthur Cardamone, Joseph See-
feldt, Business Agent, Sidney W. Knott,
William G. Dillon, Henry Malick, and
Evan J. Phillips, President.
(1-B) Recipients of 30-year pins, front
row, left to right, Peter Holm, conductor
& trustee, D. T. Bibb, Charles Wilbank,
Thomas Russo, John Kosty, Daniel Mc-
MuUen, Raymond Lee, Evan J. Phillips,
president, James T. Jones, Joseph See-
feldt, Business Agent; and Thomas
Hamilton.
Back row, left to right, John H. Evans,
Thomas H. Todd, James Meehani, Gil-
bert Stonier, Edward Hammond, Frank
DePlacido, Ransom Wilgus, Leroy C.
Innis, treasurer and delegate to District
Council; James Crystle, and Martin
Fabian.
(1-C) Recipients of 25-year pins were:
Edward Toniaski, Harvey Hutton,
Charles Hammond, Michael Kostyk,
John Manchak, delegate to District Coun-
cil, Joseph Seefeldt, Business Agent, Evan
J. Phillips, president, Norman A. Spiegel,
Recording Secretary.
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(2) TORONTO, ONT. — Members of
Local 27 attended a dinner on October
15th, hosted by the local union, for the
purpose of presenting 25 and 50-year
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pins. It is not possible to identify the
recipients in the photo. However, Board
Member Wm. Stefanovitch, who present-
ed the pins, is standing at the extreme
left.
Twenty-five-year pins were presented
to 89 members, who attended with their
wives, and one 50-year pin was to be
presented. However, the brother was un-
able to attend.
MARCH, 1972
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Brotherhood Job Corps Leaders and Government Representatives Hold Seminar
■ Leaders of the Brotherhood's Job
Corps Program held a Seminar in Las
Vegas, Nev.. January 10-14. The seminar
was a joint meeting of representatives of
the Brotherhood. U.S. Department of
Labor. U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture/Forest Service and the U.S. Depart-
ment of the Interior.
The piirpt)se of the seminar was to
bring the three agencies and the 27 Civil-
ian Conservation Center staffs and the
Brotherhoods center coordinators and
field coordinators together to discuss
problems that might exist, their solu-
tions, and ways and means to have a
more successful program in the future.
New training projects were discussed
and the importance they play in the over-
all training of a corpsman when he has
actual on-the-job training to acquire the
skills needed to meet the demands of the
industry. (These projects are those that
are not let out on regular contracts).
John Blake, director of Job Corps, dis-
cussed the important role the Job Corps
plays in the training of America's dis-
advantaged youth. He also introdced the
new Job Corps recruitment film. "Lost
and Found."
Attendance at the seminar, representing
the government agencies and the Brother-
hood, were: Brotherhood — 33. Depart-
ment of Labor — 12, Department of
Agriculture/ Forest Service — 18, and De-
Al Rchr, U.S. Dept. of Interior, presents
plaques and letters to Jack Harshaw,
project coordinator; Brotherhood .lob
Corps Program, Leo Gable Technical
Director, Brotherhood Apprenticeship
and Training.
Left to right: Jack Harshaw, Brotherhood project coordinator; James Dryden, con-
tracting officer, Dept. of Agriculture/Forest Service, Governor .\ker, director of Office
of Manpower Training and Youth Activities, U.S. Dept. of the Interior; John Blake,
director. Job Corps, U.S. Dept. of Labor; Leo Gable, Technical Director, Apprentice-
ship and Traijiing; Dave Kelly, project manager. Job Corps, U.S. Dept. of Labor,
and Ralph Didriksen, Associate Division Director, manpower.
partment of Interior — 15. There were
also two guest speakers bringing the
total to 80.
Representing Ralph Conroy, associate
director of the Job Corps, Department
of Labor, was Dave Kelly, project man-
ager. The Department of Agricul-
ture/Forest Service was represented by
Ralph Didriksen. associate division di-
rector. Manpower, and James Dryden.
contracting officer. Representing the De-
partment of the Interior, Governor Aker.
director of Office of Manpower Train-
ing and Youth Activities. The adminis-
trative staff of the Brotherhood was Leo
Gable, technical director, apprenticeship
and training. Jack Harshaw, project co-
ordinator, and Field Coordinators Henry
R. Boone, Jr., Lloyd J. Larsen and
Charles F. Miller.
Wednesday, January 12, was set aside
for meetings of each agency and for the
Brotherhood staff only. At the Brother-
hood meeting the new Handbook for
Center Coordinators was discussed in de-
tail. The purpose of the handbook is to
bring all centers imder one type of
reporting, operational procedure, inven-
tory, classroom instruction, accountability
reports, and job placements.
Also at this meeting, plans were dis-
cussed to develop a drywall program for
Job Corps trainees that would enable
them to go immediately, upon comple-
tion, into a bona-fide drywall apprentice-
ship program. The necessary tools for
the trainees would be furnished to them
upon completion.
Dave Kelly, Department of Labor, was
complimentary in his remarks as to the
success of the Carpentry Job Corps Pro-
gram. He said the record of 95 ^r place-
ments was outstanding. He also praised
the other union programs — the Painters,
Operating Engineers, Plasterers and Brick-
layers.
At the Wednesday evening banquet,
plaques and letters of appreciation signed
by all the graduated trainees of the 27
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America Civilian Conservation
Center Programs, were presented by Al
Rehr, U.S. Department of the Interior,
Biueau of Reclamation, to Leo Gable.
Jack Harshaw, Henry R. Boone, Jr.,
Lloyd J. Larsen and Charles F. Miller.
Guest speakers at the seminar were
Al Preheim, job development coordina-
tor. Project Transition, and Rich Jeffs,
vocational coordinator. Wolf Creek Job
Corps Center. ■
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This is one of a number of classes conducted by the college in cooperation with
Local 195 and the Illinois Valley Contractors Association, using college instructors
and facilities.
In addition to the classes for journeymen, the college also runs apprenticeship
classes in cooperation with the local joint apprenticeship council.
Pictured are (seated, from left) Jerry
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Standing (from left) are Paul Wagner,
Errain Zamin, Edward Nickel, Carl
Schmidt, Dick Kotecki, Chester Turczyn,
Jim Lucas, Albert Macchi, and John
Murphy, IVCC instructor. Turczyn Is
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DICTIONARY
This is the 8th of a new feature series planned to keep you better
informed on the meaning of terms related to collective bargaining,
union contracts, and union business. Follow it closely, and your union
membership will become more meaningful, and your ability to partici-
pate in decisions which affect your future and security will be strength-
ened. It was compiled by the International Labor Press Assn, and is
used with permission.
G
good-faith bargaining: Meeting regularly, conferring in good faith
on both union and company proposals, as required under Taft-
Hartley Act. See arm"s length bargaining.
goon: A thug hired to incite violence during a strike, organizing
drive or other aspects of labor-management relations.
graveyard shift: Usually the third shift; one beginning at midnight.
grievance: In management-labor relationships, a complaint handled
formally through contractually-fixed procedures. If unsettled, a
grievance could lead to the arbitration process.
group incentive plan: Plan under which pay is based on total or
group output.
ILu^
THE CARPENTER
SERVICE TO THE
BROTHERHOOD
Leo Bride, Cecil Boscck, Andrew G.
Bolilin, John Boehni, Albert Berdan, Al-
fred Bawden, Laurence Ayers, Gilbert
Anderson, and Albert Alexander. Stand-
ing, Clyde Gcrfers, Clarence Fosberg,
Harry Forar, Elmer Deering, Walter
Cziske, Ome Daiber, Donald Casten,
Gaylord Castle, Herbert Carlson, John
Campbell, and Ivan Burns.
(2) Other 25-year veterans of Local
1289 included, seated, left to right, Mar-
tin Kaltenbach, Clinton Johnson, Leonard
Jensen, George Jensen, Leonard Ibsen,
B. J. Huber, Forrest Howlett, Ralph
Horstman, Gunnar Halverson. Standing,
Russell Noreen, Clarence Newton, Fred
Micera, Lynn Mclntyre, Frank Martin.
Clarence Magnuson, Frank Lukenbill,
Art Keski, Ervin Koth, Albert Korbol.
(3) Also awarded pins by Local 1289
were, seated, left to right, Harry Thurek,
William A. Thatcher, Oren N. Stewart,
Borden Sagmoen, Fred Schreiber, Ken-
neth Roberts, C. K. Schwab. Standing,
Olaf Tweten, Arthur H. Wilson, Alfice
Williams, Walter Walvatne, Charles
Thrasher, Lester Sundberg, Lloyd Roten,
Fred Schmidt.
A gallery of pictures showing
some of the senior members of
the Brotherhood who recently
received 25-year or 50-year
service pins.
(1) SEATTLE, WASH. — Local 1289
held a 25-year dinner, last year, in honor
of those members who have held mem-
bership for that length of time. Those
honored included: Seated, left to right,
MARCH, 1972
33
(1) LOUISVILLE, KY.— Recently Lo-
cal Union 909 honored members of Lo-
cal 909 who had held membership 25
years and longer and presented them
with 25-year pins. Seated, left to right:
J, W. Redmon, 25-year member of Lo-
cal 909; T. A. Pitts, secretary. Falls
Cities Carpenters District Council; and
L. E. Fogle, business representative. Lo-
cal 64.
Standing, left to right: William Smith,
conductor; Amos Garmon, president;
VVm. Redmon, treasurer and 25-year
member; Henry Heick, 53-year member;
John Rexroat, 25-year member; Earl
Brumley, recording secretary; Boyd Mil-
ler, trustee; Kenneth Bowles, warden;
James Haysley, 25-year member; George
Thompson, trustee; George Broumas,
financial secretary; Nolon K. Petty, vice
president; Frank Salvagne. 25-year mem-
ber; Louis Hogan, 25-year member; and
Wni. Alfred, 26-year member.
The following named were not present
to receive their pins: Richard Hall, Wm.
Hall, Charles N. Bess and Gie Jackson.
(2) THE DALLES, ORE.— At a ban-
quet held November 6th 54 members of
Local 1896 were awarded membership
pins. Pins were presented by Interna-
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. M
tional Representative John Truman.
The 25-year pins were presented to:
Earle Cox, George DeJarnatt, Howard
Downey, Ralph Haugann, Carl Jasper-
son, Theo E. Lanman, Herman P. Lingo,
Karl Moore, J. R. Reaves, Roy H. Red-
den, Lloyd Rhoads, Robert Rolen, Sr.,
Cliff Sansburn, Leonard Sansburn, Wal-
ter Scott, Robert Shouse, Ernest A. Still-
well, H. J. Wasmund, George White, and
Dallas Worth.
Not present, but awarded 25-year pins,
were: Orville Aas, Herman Bariletti, T.
W. Bumgardner, Loyd Cunningham,
Thomas Faa, Charles N. Jones, Fred
Hovey, Cliff James, Edwin Olsen, Ro-
land Z. Perkins, Edwin Turner, Richard
Wise, and Walter White.
Nine 30-year pins were presented to:
Lloyd Cameron, Henry Crane, George
Dean, Ted Hinck, Arthur Howell, Fred
E. May, M. L. Meattle, John Moore,
and Grant Thelen.
Three 35-year pins were presented to:
George Jacobson, Elmer R. Meyers, and
Joe Moore.
A 40-year pin went to William DeFoe,
and a 45-year pin to Ellis House.
Not present for 30-year pins: Ted An-
drews, R. E. Lackey, and William F.
Wagner.
Not present but awarded 35-year pins
were Wm. H. Aylsworth, Albert Jacob-
son, and Lund Marble.
The photograph shows the recipients
of the pins and officers of the local union.
The lady shown is Mrs. Ellis House, who
was presented roses "for being able to
live with a carpenter for 47 years."
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THE CARPENTER
DIAL INDICATOR HOLDER
A new dial indicator holder has re-
cently become available to tradesmen in
the United States and Canada. Drilled
and tapped on top and on both sides to
receive posts from Lufkin or Starrett
dial indicator kits, the device has been
used for aligning turbine couplings and
smaller type couplings which were re-
quired to function as one unit. It is not
a magnetic holder. However, due to the
trunnion barrel and the pivotal arm, it
will adapt itself to any size shaft without
bending the tightening bolt.
Made of 6051 steel and heat treated
to withstand pressure, this new dial indi-
cator allows the workman to rotate shafts
in order to check side alignment at
quarter-turns or half-turns, or to face
the alignment of shafts. The device is
available, with full money-back guarantee
if the customer is dissatisfied, from the
Dial Indicator Co., 12771 Hemmingway
St., Detroit, Michigan 48239.
SAFETY INSOLE
A new safety insole intended to pro-
tect the foot against puncture wounds is
being marketed by Bar-Way Manufac-
turing Company.
Known as Lamisoles, they can be
slipped into ordinary work shoes or into
boots, such as worn by firemen.
Protection is provided by a single piece
of spring-tempered stainless steel which
extends from heel to toe. Laminated to
the top of the stainless sheet is a latex
foam cushion which Bar-Way claims
makes shoes with the Lamisole insole
more comfortable than shoes without the
insole.
Using stainless materials insures against
rust which is an extra hazard in puncture
wounds.
Lamisoles are available in work shoe
sizes from 6 to 15 and in boot sizes from
4 to 13. They sell for $3 a pair.
For further information, contact Bar-
Way Manufacturing Company, Box 640,
Stamford, Connecticut 06904, telephone
(203) 327-0670.
QUIK BRACE LOCK
Deal Products, Easton, Pa., a manu-
facturer of tubular steel scaffolding, has
announced a technical advance in con-
struction of its Quik Brace Lock feature.
The notched section of the Quik Brace
Lock slides easily over a fixed stud to
provide quick, positive seating of the
bracing.
The new unit offers modifications to
retainer clip and Quik Lock Slide as-
sembly. The new retainer clip is made
of tempered steel and is now fastened to
the upper stud by means of a retainer
coupling. The relocation of the retainer
clip and the use of a harder material
assures trouble-free performance.
For details, write: Deal Products, P. O.
Box 667, Easton, Pa. 18042.
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L.U. NO. 1
CHICAGO. ILL.
Campbell, Lowe
Carlson, Edward P.
Duffels. William
Franke. Walter R.
Gorman. Frederick M.
Powell, Lyman E.
Sallander, A. L.
Theisen, Anton
Wennerslrand, Karl
Williamson, J, O.
Young, Durward S.
L.U. NO. 4
DAVENPORT, IOWA
Connor, Harley R.
Glasgow. Sumner
Wulf, Fred H.
L.U. NO. 5
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Knittel.C. J.
McDonald, Robert W.
Robke, Harry
L.U. NO. 8
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Anderson, John H.
Feindt, H., Sr,
Haber, Michael A.
Hent7. James
Langreder, William C,
Portscheller, Nicholas
L.ll. NO. 12
SYRACUSE, N.Y.
Diecuch, Marco
Dolphin, Bert rand
Lewis, Leland
Malone, John T.
Youngs, Walter
L.U. NO. 13
CHICAGO, ILL.
Adamo, Frank
Borst, John
Coffey, Michael
Fitzmaurice. Patrick
Marasco, Tony
McNeela, Martin
Pantil, Joseph G
Radice, Vincent
Reiland, Arthur F.
Reilly, Joseph
Svcnson, Robert W.
L.U. NO. 14
SAN ANTONIO, TEX.
Dameron, Clyde R.
DeHart, Ralph A.
Fischer, Earl H.
Henry. Everett O.
Lane, J. E.
Lucas, T. P.
Mangham, Johnny L.
Monaco, Adam
Petty, R. E.
Weimer, E. L.
L.U. NO. 15
HACKENSACK, N.J.
Chamberlain, Charles
Kirkpatrick, Alfred
L.U. NO. 19
DETROIT, MICH.
Conway, Ivan
Cordell, Arthur
Dick, David
Gonda, Carl
I.owry, Walter
Mahoney, James A.
Montpetit, Rosario
Ruggles. Clarence C.
Siris, James A.
Slover, Jasper
Smith, Charles T.
Stribrny, Charles
Turrill. Malcolm
L.U. NO. 34
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Archibald, R. J.
Arntsen, Albert
Battenfeld. Arthur
Blum, Andrew
Farley, Theodore R.
Swanson, Algot
Wilson, Zynn M.
L.U. NO. 35
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF.
Caswell, Edisen
Garvey, Michael J.
Hromek, A. J.
L.U. NO. 37
SHAMOKIN, PA.
Rhodes, William
Smith, Jacob L.
L.U. NO. 50
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Griffith, Pat
Isbell, Grover
Vaughn, Raymond
L.U. NO. 51
BOSTON, MASS.
LeBlanc, Dedos J.
LU. NO. 53
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.
Holzner, Peter
Johnson, Olaf
L.U. NO. 54
CHICAGO, ILL.
Dezort, Frank, Jr.
Fench, John
Pitra, William
L.U. NO. 60
INDIANAPOLIS, USD.
Arney, Charles
Bagman, Louis
Beard, W.O.
Fansler, Ralph W.
Fischer. Adolph
Gillette, Loren F.
Gray, Frederick
Hight, Virgil
Humphrey, Carl
Jones, Robert O.
McDonald, Covert
Miller, Charles E.
Patterson. Cairns
Reardon, Lawrence
L.U. NO. 61
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Kuykendall, J. M.
Rasmuss;n, Jim
Sartwell, Frank
L.U. NO. 62
CHICAGO, ILL.
Bohman, Daniel
Collins, Joseph C.
Dambrauskas, Isador
Haggard, J. W.
Isganaitis, Judas
Larson, Axel
McClarence, Thomas
Meneguzzo, John
Olson, Wilhelm
Peteison, Gust
Schindel. Fred
Silas, Alfonse
Swanson, Oliver W.
Topolski, Robert R.
L.U. NO. 65
PERTH AMBOY, N.J.
Diakum. Michael
Jensen, Jens
Langford, Edward
L.U. NO. 73
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Dougherty, Andrew
Duckworth, David
Jeffryes. Harry C,
Lauff, Jacob
Lewis. Chester E.
Mabury, Winfred
Roper, Harold D.
Williams, William
Wink, William
L.U. NO. 90
EVANSVILLE. IND.
Evans, Arnold E.
Hile, Herbert
Hillenbrand, Robert J.
Kincheloc, Ennise
Pfingston, Edward
L.U. NO. 93
OTTAWA, ONT.
Billings, Army
Levesque, Amede
Meunier, Roland
Sheldrick, Hartley
Villeneuve. Albert
L.U. NO. 94
PROVIDENCE, R.L
Grossi, Luigi
Hill, Robert
Horton. Frederick W.
Maltais, J. Thomas
Mashtaler, Peter
Russillo, Filimoni
L.ll. NO. 101
BALTIMORE, MD.
Dehn, Gordon F., Sr.
Myers, C. Oscar
L.U. NO. 113
CHESTERTON, IND.
Povlock, Martin
L.U. NO. 129
HAZLETON, PA.
Erwin, Arthur E.
L.U. NO. 131
SEATTLE, WASH.
Anderson, Henrik
Davis, Clifford
Dillard, A. C.
Dunham, David L.
Ferguson, William D.
Hansen, Nathan O.
Harrington, Gilbert H.
Huseby, Hans T.
Kachur, Anton
Keith, James G.
Larson, Lars A.
Leader, Robert J.
Olsesen, Charles M.
Russell, Claude T.
Schmitt, Francis A.
Smith, Clement A.
Turnquist, John
Wilson. Robert L.
L.U. NO. 132
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Doodv, Donald V.
MacDonald, George H.
Smith, John M.
Tingen, John R.
Valentine, William F.
L.U. NO. 169
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.
Crick, Hardin
Falkner. John
Hayter, Fred. Sr.
McCoy, Henry
L.U. NO. 180
VALLEJO, CALIF.
Caldera, Joseph
Harper, Fred
Hildebrandt. MH.
Standfill. R. H.
L.U. NO. 181
CHICAGO, ILL.
Eklund. Charles
Lambrecht, Rene
L.U. NO. 184
SALT LAKE CITY,
UTAH
Hensen, H. S.
Kleingeld, John
Lees, Kenny
Petersen, John
Russell, Bert
Sorensen, Joseph L.
Taylor, Myles L.
Wavne, John
Weils, Fred
L.U. NO. 186
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO
Kundrat, Mike
Williamson, Joseph
L.U. NO. 198
DALLAS, TEX.
Parker, James, Jr.
Shearer, B.
Sprayberry, J. L.
L.U. NO. 200
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Cherry, Dan
Coffman, William L.
Taylor, Seymour
L.U. NO. 213
HOUSTON. TEX.
Matthews, I_uther P.
Stephens, Billy R.
L.U. NO. 218
BOSTON, MASS.
Collins, Joseph
Pearson, Carl
Sheppard, Richard
L.U. NO. 225
ATLANTA, GA.
Collins, J. D.
Deal, Leonard
Edwards. Troy C.
L.U. NO. 226
PORTLAND, ORE.
George, E. A.
L.U. NO. 246
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Bergstrom, Carl
Goldstein, Samuel
L.U. NO. 257
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Blumberg, Pincus
Deckert, John
Holmes, Walter
Laito, Kalle
Meyn, George
Papp, John
Rosol. Stanley
Santangelo, Thomas
Short, James
Sokolowski, James
Sonenstein, Daniel
L.U. NO. 262
SAN JOSE, CALIF.
Bottini, George
Clark, C. E.
Dellamaggiore, Adolf
Dinapoli, Anthony
Haste, Robert
Magallon, Rodrigo C.
Mollinedo, Alex
Salcido, Mike
Trevino, Theodore R.
L.U. NO. 266
STOCKTON, CALIF.
Bryant. W. F.
Zanirato, Frank
L.U. NO. 274
VINCENNES, IND.
Quick, Aurel
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L.U. NO. 278
WATERTOWN, N.Y.
Scott, Winfield
Trusdell, Joseph
L.U. NO. 322
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.
Connell, John
Gauthier, Sianl
McMasters, Alex
Paonessa, Anthony
Wilson, Edward
L.U. NO. 331
NORFOLK, VA.
Andersen, Sigfred
Bryant, James
Davis, Charles L.
Lette, J. C.
McClanan, L. C.
L.U. NO. 345
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Dailey, Charles O.
Downs, T. J.
English, J. O.
Foster, Lloyd
Gardner, P. R.
Hubler, Frank A.
Kirkland, C. V.
McPherson, C. N.
Saine, James E.
Thomas, T. W.
Thompson, Elmo C.
Webster, Leon C.
Worrell, Richard C.
L.U. NO. 361
DULUTH, MINN.
Helsten, Einar
Stenberg, Oscar
Sundquist, Carl
Sundquist, Henning
Ziells, Edwin
L.U. NO. 362
PUEBLO, COLO.
Hill. Guy M.
L.U. NO. 372
LIMA, OHIO
Gardner, Cletus
Neu, William
L.U. NO. 385
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Spano, Antonio
L.U. NO. 440
BUFFALO, N.Y.
Allespack, George
Fierle, Joseph
Filer, John
Sennett, Fred
L.U. NO. 507
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Batey, Johnny L.
Duer, Thomas E.
Elder, Edwin P., Sr.
Hatcher, J. A,
Heath, John F,
Helm, Sam
Merryman, Ben T.
Moore, A. B.
Moore, William G.
Pergerson, Edward H.
Smotherman, J. F.
L.U. NO. 620
MADISON, N.J.
Hrickson, Bertil E.
Johnson, Harold N. S.
Ohlweiler, Robert F.
Ortman, George
L.U. NO. 668
PALO ALTO, CALIF.
Cowart, Oscar T.
UUven, Don
L.U. NO. 674
MT. CLEMENS, MICH.
Becken, William H.
L.U. NO. 678
DUBUQUE, IOWA
Shaffer, William
L.U. NO. 698
NEWPORT, KY.
Reinert, Harry
Springer, Levi
1 .U. NO. 715
ELIZABETH, N.J.
Darner. Michael
Finizio, Ernest
Framnes, John
Giitowski, John
Murray, John W.
Lowe, Victor
Sadlon, John
L.U. NO. 726
DAVENPORT, IOWA
Nelles, Francis H.
L.U. NO. 729
LIBERTY, N.Y.
Vasko, August
L.U. NO. 740
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Edwoodsen, August
Froschauer, Alex
Wren, James
L.U. NO. 751
SANTA ROSA, CALIF.
May, James
L.U. NO. 787
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Nilsen, Nicolai
L.U. NO. 791
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Christiansen. Ole
Koliner, George
L.U. NO. 792
ROCKFORD, ILL.
Carlson, Edor
Foster, Dale
Fradine. Carl
Hagaman, Glen
Holm, Floyd
Klaung, Henry
Lindstrom, Folke
L.U. NO. 829
SANTA CRUZ, CALIF.
Calhoun, John
Hennington, A. L.
Landre, Ralph
Lechleiter, Joe
McKibben, Rex B.
Merario, Louis
L.U. NO. 865
BRUNSWICK, GA.
Bowen, Walter M.
Bowen, Wilbur E.
L.U. NO. 916
AURORA, ILL.
Hefner, Floyd
L.U. NO. 937
DUBUQUE, IOWA
Noesen, Frank
L.U. NO. 982
DETROIT, MICH.
Matatall, James D.
L.U. NO. 1006
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.
Cannon, Leo J.
Connolly, Andrew
Corliss, Earl B.
Hoist. Karl
Kwiatkowski, Frank
L.U. NO. 1040
EUREKA, CALIF.
Katuola, John
Olson, Henry
LU. NO. 1098
BATON ROUGE, LA.
Bryant, T. E.
Houston, Douglas S.
L.U. NO. 1108
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Barb^ly. M'chael
Bilton, David
Crowell, Edward
Holick, John
Irwin, Charles
Luvera, Frank
Moore, John
Teppenkamn. Fred
Schowerth, Elmer
Vander Wiel, John
L.U. NO. 1134
MT. KISCO, N.Y.
Russell, B. Herbert
L.U. NO. 1140
SAN PEDRO, CALIF.
Ballatyne, LeRoy
Best, Reno <"
Mason. Claude A.
Nieman. M'lton H.
Norwood, Raymond
Reid, Harry J.
Valdez. Tranquilino
L.U. NO. }tii^
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Petrovlch, Joseph
L.U. NO. 1172
BILLINGS, MONT.
Metcalf, Lloyd V
L.U. NO. 1175
KINGSTON, N.Y.
Cervantes, Jack A.
.Ten?y, Frank. S''.
Quick, Dewitt B.
L.U. NO. 118^
CHICAGO, ILL.
Lanz'Ilo. H'""cu'es A.
Tyszlak, John
L.U. NO. 119=
SEATTLE, WASH.
Noiele, Everett J.
Ostrom, George
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VVAI.I.A WALLA,
WASH.
Blakley, Glen
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CRESTON, IOWA
Porter. Merle A.
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MODESTO, CALIF.
Maddux, Monroe S.
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AUSTIN, TEX.
Crow, Boyd
McElrath, Robert H.
Ortega, Henry
Robertson, J. B.
Tronrud, John
Whitt, John C.
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HUNTINGTON, N.Y.
Clauss. Ernst
Levine, Morris
Webb, Harold
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OSHKOSH, WIS.
Rothe, Clarence
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GOLDEN, COLO.
Olson, B, Alvin
Watson, William K.
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ROSLYN, N.Y.
Arasim, Peter
Johnsen. Paul
Young, Victor, Sr.
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SANTA MONICA,
CALIF.
Abranis, Johnnie B.
Hooker, R. E
Kersting. A. W.
Parker, Harry W.
Tompkins, Al
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JOHNSTOWN, PA.
Kautz, James C.
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DETROIT. MICH.
Haire, Elmer
Hartley, Chester
Jamrog, Stanley G.
Johnson, Leslie
Moore, David
Romine, Fred
Sagaert, Omer
Tomaszko. Henryk
Wasson, Bruce
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NEW YORK, N.Y.
Creamer. Michael
Ellingsen, Olaf
Ferritti, Biagio
Knapp, Harry
Kuenzler, Ernest
MacDuff, Charles
Mislak, Walter
Ornmark, Oscar
Pettersen, Magne
Raastad, Andreas J.
Skaara, Harry
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Solhaug. Rolf
Strom, Joseph
Sundman, Edgar
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BURLINGTON, N.J.
Butler, Will B.
Christensen. Marinus
Knowles, Robert W.
Kopcho, Leo
Thomas, James A,
Wunder, Harry E.
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DETROIT, MICH.
Achatz, Howard D.
Duvall, Bailus
Schneider, Paul
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TWO RIVERS, WIS.
Walters, Glenn L.
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WILMINGTON, DEL.
Heal. William
Heim, Edward
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VICTORIA, B.C.
Barnes, Kenneth B
Curtis, Frank W.
Slater, Joseph W.
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HIBBING, MINN.
Dreis, Edward
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Brenner, Bert
Haluptzok, James
Heilman. Jerome
Johnson. Walter
Lalli. August
Mickelson, Ervin
Miller, David
Moen, Palmer
Nelson. Edward
Olson, William
Richardson. Kenneth
Seifert, Edward
Thompson, Leonard
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EL DORADO, ARK.
Hines, E. A.
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CHICAGO, ILL,
Berndt, Roy
Blomgren, Axel
Chase, Clifford
Ginerich, Howard
Langman, Edwin
McQuilling, Charles
Paterson, Everett
Swanson. Axel
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KELSO,
WASH.
Holt, Soren
Janicki, Andrew I.
Jellison, Walter E.
Kietzman, Benjamin W.
Myers. John D.
Napper, Rupert J.
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NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Arthur, Joseph, Jr.
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PASCO, WASH.
Lowe, T. E. "Erv"
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ILL.
Pelling, George
Van Dorpe, Ralph
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Vanek, James J.
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Fisher, Charles
Mainard, Leonard
McAteer, Thomas
Miller, Edward
Sculthorp, Thomas
Simon. Frank
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Jenkins, Herbert
Lahti, Ronald
Newell, Charles
Olsen, W. E.
Tariel, Philip C.
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MEDFORD. ORE.
Salyers, Marvin L.
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FULLERTON. CALIF.
Dellinger. Charles L.
Hook, Phil E.
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Colvin, W. A.
Davis, Cecil R.
Hieldbrandt, E. L.
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Spina, Tony
Tack, Louis
Ter Haar, Dirk
Tregarthen, William 3.
Winkleman, WiUiam
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EL CAJON, CALIF.
Cooper, Melvin
Gilroy, Gordon
Kay, David
Lynch, Wallace
Reynolds, Glen
Skeen, M. W.
Walker, F. C.
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INGLEWOOD, CALIF.
Arndt, Gus
Barber, Victor H.
Burrell, Alex
Burrell, Alex L.
DeBaca, Robert C.
McCombs, LeRoy
Parrish, Forrect
Pilling, Frank C.
Schelecht, Ed
Stromme, O. A.
Tracy, James W.
Wolcott, Harry K.
THE CARPENTER
Lakeland
News
Items of interest from the Brotherhood's
retirement home at Lakeland, Florida
Edward A. Fitzpatrick, of Local 1602,
Cincinnati, Ohio, arrived at the Home
Dec. 3, 1971.
•
Albin B. Anderson, of Local 58, Chi-
cago, III., arrived at the Home Dec. 6,
1971.
•
Ernest Lindberg, of Local 958, Mar-
quette, Mich., arrived at the Home Dec.
6, 1971.
•
Fred Thelin, of Local 769, Pasadena,
Calif., returned to the Home Dec. 7,
1971.
•
Otto Jarvi, of Local 1308, Lake Worth,
Fla., arrived at the Home Dec. 27, 1971.
•
Kazimierz Glovi'acki, of Local 199,
Chicago, 111., arrived at the Home Dec.
28, 1971.
•
Nick O. Bull, of Local 181, Chicago,
111., arrived at the Home Dec. 28, 1971.
•
H. Earle Mann, of Local 1497, Los
Angeles, Calif., died Dec. 1. 1971. He
was buried in the Home Cemetery.
•
Thos. Hayes, of Local 791, Brooklyn,
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Berger Instruments
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27
Cooper Industries
7
Craftsman Book Co
24
Estwing Manufacturing
15
Estwing Manufacturing
32
Foley Manufacturing
23
Fugitt, Douglas
31
Goldblatt
32
Hydrolevel
37
Irwin Auger Bit Co
31
Lee Overalls
35
Locksmithing Institute
31
North American School of
Drafting
39
North American School of
Surveying
38
Paneling Specialties
38
Rockwell Manufacturing ....
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Stanley Hand Tools . . . Back Cover
Pill Presentation
Lakeland Home Superintendent Joseph
Plymate presents a 55-year pin to a
member of Local 377, Alton, 111., Wm.
Johansen, who resides in the Home.
Brother Johansen, born April 10, 1878,
joined the Brotherhood in Local 377 on
Sept. 11, 1916.
N. Y., died Dec. 8, 1971. He was buried
in the Home Cemetery.
•
Albin Larson, of Local 226, Portland.
Ore., died Dec. 8. 1971. He was buried
in the Home Cemetery.
•
Wm. A. Dent, of Local 993, Miami.
Fla., died Dec. 9, 1971. He was buried in
the Home Cemetery.
•
Perry J. Evans, of Local 69, Canton,
Ohio, died Dec. 12, 1971. He was buried
in the Home Cemetery.
•
Christ Nelson, of Local 58, Chicago,
111., died Dec. 24, 1971. He was buried in
the Home Cemetery.
•
Ralph McPherson, of Local 22, San
Francisco, Calif., died while on leave.
•
Claude F. Herring, of Local 1725, Day-
tona Beach, Fla., withdrew from the
Home Dec. 3, 1971.
•
Albert B. Moore, of Local 26, E. De-
troit, Mich., withdrew from the Home
Dec. 20, 1971.
•
Joseph O. Supper, of Local 122, Phila-
delphia, Pa., withdrew from the Home
Dec. 22, 1971.
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By
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Labor's
Assessment
Was
Correct
■ At its mid-winter meeting in Miami Beach, last month,
the AFL-CIO took a long hard look at the economic stagnation
which had been driving unemployment figures upward and cre-
ating an ever-increasing deficit in foreign trade. For the past
two years the Nixon Administration has been delivering a great
deal of optimistic rhetoric but very little in the way of action
capable of moving the country oflf dead center. Oddly enough,
the labor movement has been providing the administration with
a program essential to getting the job done. As far back as 196Q
labor has held national conferences aimed at focusing national
attention on the sad plight of our foreign trade situation. It was
very obvious to the labor movement that far back that the flight
of American capital and American technology to foreign coun-
tries was heading America toward a real economic crisis. When
a multi-national corporation licenses a product abroad and when
it exports American technology and capital to back up that
licensing, the inevitable effect is a decline in American jobs.
The sad fact is that the flight of American capital and tech-
nology to Asia and South America continues to escalate. Under
prevailing conditions there is little hope for change until such
time as the tax loopholes whereby multi-national corporations
avoid paying regular annual taxes on their foreign profits is
closed. General Electric has factories or leasing arrangements
in more than 50 nations. The company makes a profit whether
the product is made in Taiwan, Japan. Brazil or America. How-
ever, American workers have jobs only if the products are made
in the U.S. or Canada.
Consequently the real scapegoat in the situation is the Amer-
ican worker. He must pay for the schools which develop the
advanced technology, which, when exported, robs him of his job.
All this the labor movement has pointed out continuously for
the past three or four years. The fact that our foreign trade is
showing a persistent deficit for the first time in 75 years is
clearcut proof that organized labor was not merely whistling
Dixie.
The Miami AFL-CIO Executive Council Meeting also em-
phasized that the current program of freezing wages but not
profits can only lead to more woe for working people. As an an-
swer for most of the problems, the Council determined that the
labor movement needs to intensify its political efl'ectiveness.
Since its very inception the motto of the America labor move-
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That motto looms larger in the current economic and political
situation than ever before.
For anyone who has been keeping in touch with economic
and political developments for the past four or five years, it's
obvious that the labor movement has been dead on target with
its recommended programs. However, very few politicians have
been listening and the time has come when those who have
failed to pay any heed must be called to task next November. ■
40
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skill and feeling, Michelangelo also
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APRIL 1972
NT
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2830 Copley Rd., Box 8175
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101 Marietta St., Suite 913
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Forum Building, 9th and K Streets
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VOLUME XCII
No. 4
APRIL, 1972
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick. Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Conflict in Our National Forests 2
Labor Members Resign From Pay Board 5
General Treasurer Nichols Honored in California 6
Building Trades Explain Cancellation of Conference 12
Building Trades, Architects Move for Closer Ties 14
Konyha Named Second General Vice President 15
New Training Facility in Fairbanks, Alaska 18
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 8
Canadian Report Morden Lazarus 10
Local Union News 16
Apprenticeship and Training 20
Service to the Brotherhood 23, 23, 3Q, 33, 34, 38
CLIC Report 25
Plane Gossip 29
Outdoor Meanderings Fred Goetz 31
In Memoriam 35
What's New? 37
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion William Sidell 40
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THE COVER
April 13 marks the 229th anniver-
sary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson,
third President of the United States,
author of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence, and man of multiple skills
and virtues.
Many tributes have been paid to
this great man and many memorials
erected. One of the finest is the
Thomas Jefferson Memorial, which
gleams in white Vermont marble on
our April cover.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial
stands on the south shore of the Tidal
Basin in West Potomac Park, Wash-
ington, D.C. It is a circular stone
structure which combines the archi-
tectural elements of the dome of the
Pantheon in Rome and the rotunda
designed by Jefferson for the Univer-
sity in Virginia.
The central circular chamber, 86.3
feet in diameter, is dominated by a
full-length figure of Jefferson which is
19 feet tall.
The Memorial was dedicated by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt on
April 13, 1943.
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A proud forester surveys a clear-cut patch where
Douglas lir was harvested 10 years before as part of an
all-purpose, multiple-use forest management plan.
The clearing now provides food for wildlife as well as
sunlight for regeneration of new trees.
Fast-growing suburbia keeps pace with the nation's
housing needs only because the lumber industry is
allowed to show discretion in timber management. Vital
timber for housing, otherwise inaccessible in wilderness
areas, will be lost if super conservationists take control.
Jobs Threatened. . . .
CONFLICT IN OUR
NATIONAL FORESTS
Resource Use? Or Wilderness Preservation?
■ The 187 million acres of the
National Forests managed by the
Forest Service of the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture contain some of
America's most important resources.
By law their bounty must provide a
host of benefits to the American peo-
ple— timber for housing, recreation,
wildlife welfare, hunting and fishing,
grazing, mining, and water.
In addition to these values. Na-
tional Forests provide jobs.
These jobs and the economic well-
being of hundreds of thousands of
workers in communities throughout
the United States are threatened
more each day in the controversy
over how much area of the National
Forests should be managed as Wil-
derness Areas and how much should
be managed for timber and other
multiple-use values.
There need be no controversy if
the needs of the American people
are properly weighed and the facts
of use versus non-use are understood
by everyone.
Union leaders, professional forest-
ers, home builders, recreationists,
the forest products industry, and
state and county officials are mighti-
ly concerned about the trend toward
a massive lockup of commercial
forest lands in the National Forest
System. It is on those lands where
the present thrust for Wilderness
Preservation is concentrated.
Genuine concern is justified. With-
drawal for Wilderness Preservation,
stated simply, means a nationwide
loss of jobs because National Forest
timber for mills will be in short sup-
ply, as will finished wood products
for housing and general construc-
tion.
The effects of a substantial reduc-
tion in the supply of timber from
the National Forests are widespread:
• It means shutdowns or slow-
downs for lumber, plywood, pulp
and other wood product mills.
• It means loss of jobs or income
for our members in both woods and
mills, as well as for carpenters and
other construction trades because
lumber and plywood for housing will
be in short supply.
• It means higher prices for hous-
ing, in what promises to be another
record year for housing, and disrup-
tion of the national program to build
26 million new and rehabilitated
housing units during the 1970\s.
• It means economic depression
in forest products manufacturing
areas, as well as loss of revenue for
schools in National Forest depend-
ent counties which share in the re-
ceipts from Federal timber sales.
• It means a negative environ-
mental impact in the woods them-
selves since major portions of the
National Forests and other public
lands would be denied management
and protection essential to prevent
wildfire, insect and disease epidem-
ics, improve wildlife habitat, and
enhanced water values.
• It means that about tme percent
of the American people will have
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been successful in establishing an
almost exclusive system of play-
grounds for an elitist minority —
those with the means, stamina and
inclination to sample the wilderness
— at the expense of recreational op-
portunities all Americans can enjoy.
As defined by statute in the Wil-
derness Act of 1964, "A Wilderness,
in contrast with those areas where
man and his own works dominate
the landscape, is hereby recognized
as an area where the earth and its
community of life are untrammeled
by man, where man himself is a visi-
tor who does not remain."
The 1964 Act immediately placed
some 9.1 million acres of National
Forest lands in the National Wil-
derness System. Additionally, some
5.5 million acres of Primitive Areas
in the National Forests were set
aside for study for addition to the
Wilderness System at some future
date and are managed by the Forest
Service as if they already are Wil-
derness Areas.
Hearings Held
Currently the Forest Service is
holding field hearings in the West on
the suitability of some 35 million
acres of National Forest roadless
areas for inclusion in the Wilderness
System.
The consequences of these possi-
ble additions are staggering and al-
ready being felt by reduced National
Forest timber sale ofi'erings.
The National Wilderness System
now contains over 9.9 million acres
of National Forests. Adding to this
the 4.5 million acres of Primitive
Areas now treated as wilderness, a
total of 14.4 million acres of Nation-
al Forest lands (more than 20,000
square miles) have been withdrawn
from multiple-use management for
those people who want what they
call "the wilderness experience."
The land area involved in wilder-
ness withdrawal is already greater
than the area of the states of New
Hampshire, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut and Rhode Island put to-
gether.
In addition to Wilderness and
Primitive Areas, where timber
management and harvesting are out-
lawed, the Forest Service has classi-
fied 90 million of the 187-million-
acre National Forest System as
"noncommercial" and has classified
over 27 million acres of "commer-
cial" forest land primarily as recrea-
tion or scenic zones. This leaves less
than 70 million acres available for
high production timber management
and harvesting within environmental
and other multiple-use constraints.
About one-third of this area is still
not managed for high timber produc-
tivity when the citizens of this na-
tion are demanding more wood for
homes than at any other time in the
nation's history.
Government officials have fore-
cast that unless timber growing pro-
grams are intensified on the com-
mercial timber areas of the National
Forests, a gap of 11 billion board
feet will exist between timber sup-
ply and demand by the year 1974.
But the gap is already evident.
The use versus non-use controver-
sy, plus the environmental awaken-
ing of the public, has added 10 to
15 percent per year to the cost of
National Forest management.
Forest Service Chief Edward P.
Cliff recently told a Senate commit-
tee that the "conflicting demands
and viewpoints . . . make the life of
a Federal forest administrator akin
to that of a tightrope walker con-
tinuously balancing on the wire."
The Forest Service has withdrawn
over two billion board feet of timber
from scheduled sales because of
preservation and other pressures,
law suits and real or imagined en-
vironmental problems. Scientifically
proved forest management practices,
recognized as essential to regenerate
future timber crops, are under attack
by the preservationists. Legislation
has been introduced in the Congress
to halt all clearcut timber harvesting
on public forest lands for a two-year
period while yet another study is
conducted.
The issue for the working man to
understand is how these controver-
sies and pressures affect him and his
family. They do in both direct and
subtle ways.
The closest-to-home effect for
woods and millworkers and carpen-
ters is the threat to employment.
Facts tell the story.
The forest products industry is de-
pendent for two-thirds of its wood
supply from sources other than its
own lands. One-third of the total
supply comes from Federal lands,
principally the National Forests.
But these facts alone do not tell
the whole story. In the West, the
situation is much more critical.
Western National Forests contain 61
percent of the timber inventory in
the region and 42 percent of the soft-
wood sawtimber harvest comes from
these lands.
Many Jobs At Stake
Hundreds of mills are wholly de-
pendent upon National Forest tim-
ber for their raw material; hundreds,
too, are partially dependent upon
National Forest timber to keep their
mills open. And the communities
and counties in which the bulk of
these mills are located also are de-
pendent in full or in part upon the
forest-based industries for their eco-
nomic viability.
The National Forest System con-
tains 53% of the nation's inventory
of standing softwood sawtimber.
This fact alone has been cited by
committees of the Congress and in
recommendations of a Presidential
Task Force as the basis for recom-
mendations that timber management
be intensified on National Forest
areas designated for commercial
timber production. But the forest
land base is being eroded. The great-
est threat is from those who call
themselves conservationists while ad-
vocating preservation.
The Sierra Club and other groups
are encouraging local citizens to
work for wholesale additions to the
Wilderness System. From its wilder-
ness policy statement it can be de-
duced that the Sierra Club is work-
APRIL, 1972
ing for the ultimate withdrawal of
approximately 122 million acres for
Wilderness Preservation. The Club
is on record in its wilderness policy
as advocating that "at least twice
the area now devoted to urban uses
such as buildings, roads, parking
lots, railroads and airports" con-
stitute an adequate wilderness reser-
vation. Government reports reveal
that 13 percent of the land area — or
61 million acres — is in urban or
built-up use. Twice this figure would
put wilderness preservation at 122
million acres.
To attain the housing production
called for by Congress in the Hous-
ing Act of 1968 — for 26 million new
or rehabilitated units of housing by
1978 — will require intensified silvi-
cultural management on the nation's
public as well as private non-indus-
trial forest lands.
Brotherhood Position
The United Brotherhood is force-
fully on record as to its position on
housing needs and National Forest
timber management. Peter E. Ter-
zick, now retired general treasurer,
told a Senate committee last June
that the nation's housing goals are
"not vague dreams snatched from
clouds." He said:
"They represent need — economic
and social. They represent consumer
demand. The consumer wants new
and improved housing. He will have
the money to pay for it. It must be
available to him. And this can be
done only through assurance of a
continuous flow of construction ma-
terials— wood, the spinal column of
a house, in particular."
Even if jobs weren't threatened,
the nation should ask itself. "What
does Wilderness provide in the way
of recreational opportunities?"
It provides hikers and backpack-
ers with more than ample room to
sample nature in the raw. It means
no roads, no restaurants, no motels
or campgrounds, no sanitation ac-
commodations.
A Forest Service survey that the
typical wilderness visitor is a college
graduate, usually has an advanced
degree, is in the upper-income
brackets, and camps out for a week
or more pursuing a hobby that often
is related to his professional work.
Families who in their entire life-
time never see a wilderness could
benefit more from the expenditure
of government funds for develop-
ment of outdoor recreation areas in
cities and their environs. Even for
people who can afford trips to
Wilderness Areas, their inaccessibil-
ity creates problems.
The very concept of Wilderness is
restrictive, says Los Angeles attor-
ney and conservationist Eric Julber.
"What an irony that in Europe — the
"I can't believe they ate the whole thing!"
old world, the land of aristocracy —
the common working people can see
the wonders of Our Creator, while
in America, land of democracy the
common people are excluded."
Julber points to the Swiss philoso-
phy as being diametrically opposed
to our purist philosophy. "The purist
says: Keep people out. The Swiss
ethic says: Invite them in, the more
the better."
He terms wilderness preservation
a "purist-conservationist" philoso-
phy since the acreage consigned to
wilderness results in a 600 to 1 dis-
parity between what is provided to
the elite and what is provided to
middle- and low-income Americans.
He says the practical elTect of Wil-
derness Preservation is to make the
most beautiful areas of America "off
limits" to anyone who is not willing
or able to backpack or hike into
them.
In September 1971. Julber told a
Senate committee that actual Forest
Service figures for recreation use of
Wilderness and Primitive Areas of
the National Forests reveal "use by
less than one million persons . . .
less than one-half of one percent of
our population."
Groups Organizing
Since the National Forests belong
to all U.S. citizens — not just an
elitist minority — working men and
women are making their voices
heard in the debate — with their Sen-
ators and Congressmen, at regional
and local Forest Service hearings on
additional Wilderness set asides, and
with their elected state and local of-
ficials.
The wives of woods and millwork-
ers are organizing too. In Montana
workers' wives have established an
organization known as WOOD — ■
Women Opposed To Official De-
pression. They are attending hear-
ings and are getting on record as to
the economic consequences that will
result for their families from wil-
derness set-asides.
Working men and women can
recognize that conservation means
the "wise use of the earth and its re-
sources," not the preservation of the
earth and its resources which will
provide no benefits for the greatest
good or for the greatest number of
people. ■
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Labor Members Resign from
Industry-Dominated Pay Board
Consfrucflon Unions to Stay in CISC
So Long as It Remains an
Autonomous Tripartite Panel
■ After eight months of persistent
eifort to make the Wage Board a truly
tripartite and viable instrument for
fighting inflation, George Meany,
AFL-CIO President, and three other
labor members of the Board handed in
their resignations on March 22.
The fact that wholesale prices in-
creased at an annual rate of 8.4 per-
cent during February while wages re-
mained frozen undoubtedly helped to
precipitate the decision of the four out
of five labor members on the Board to
sever their connections with the Board
In announcing his resignation, Pres-
ident Meany pointed out that the Pay
Board is actually under the domination
of the Nixon administration. Tripartite
in theory only, the Board has been
dominated by business interests. It has
maintained a rigidity in wage matters
that has been totally incompatible with
the failure of the Price Board to hold
down prices.
While prices have been going up
steadily and profits have been climbing
rapidly, workers' wages have been held
down within a rigid formula.
This unhappy situation is the direct
outgrowth of the fact that the ma-
chinery for controlling prices has been
very ineffective, whereas the wages of
workers falling within the purview of
the Wage Board have been rigidly
controlled.
The labor members of the Pay
Board found this to be an untenable
position. Hence, they took the only
avenue that was logically open to them
— resignation from the Board.
In contrast to the miserable failure
of the Pay Board, the Construction In-
dustry Stabilization Committee, the
agency which deals with wage matters
in the construction industry, has suc-
ceeded in achieving flexible and far
more equitable procedures for stabiliz-
ing wages in construction.
Following the resignation of the
four labor members of the Pay Board,
the Executive Committee of the Build-
ing and Construction Trades Depart-
ment carefully considered all the im-
plications involved for building trades
unions, as well as all the alternatives
available.
It was determined that so long as the
Construction Industry Stabilization
Committee remains a truly tripartite
body, and so long as it remains an
autonomous organization, the labor
members of the Committee should con-
tinue to serve.
The following resolution adopted by
the Building Trades Department spells
out the position which will remain in
effect so long as the Committee main-
tains its independence:
WHEREAS, it has been the con-
sistent objective of the American labor
movement, including the Building and
Construction Trades Department, to
support the objective of stabilizing the
economy since the detrimental con-
sequences of inflation are felt most
severely by the working population in
contrast to the gains derived from in-
flation by the owners of land and other
property whose capital values grow in
proportion to the excesses of the in-
flationary spiral; and
WHEREAS, the Building and Con-
struction Trades Department together
with the other importpnt parts of the
labor movement are determined that
any program for stabilizing the econ-
omy should in the language of the
Economic Stabilization Act Amend-
ments of 1971 "be generally fair and
equitable" and "call for generally com-
parable sacrifices by business and labor
as well as other segments of the econ-
omy"; and
WHEREAS, the American labor
movement specified as an indispensable
requirement of its participation in the
wage stabilization program that the
administrative machinery for conduct-
ing such program should be truly tri-
partite with representatives from labor,
management and the pubhc; and
WHEREAS, this request was ac-
cepted by the President of the United
States; and
WHEREAS, the Building and Con-
struction Trades Department is in
complete agreement with the statement
of the Executive Council of the AFL-
CIO dated March 22, 1972, which
proves indisputably that "The (Pay)
Board is not tripartite. It is not inde-
pendent and autonomous. The Pay
Board represents Government control.
It represents political and business in-
terests"; and
WHEREAS, the Building and Con-
struction Trades Department fully sup-
ports the position of the AFL-CIO
Executive Council that the labor mem-
bers of the Pay Board will not be "a
part of the window dressing for this
system of unfair and inequitable Gov-
ernment control of wages, for the
benefit of business profits"; and
WHEREAS, the Construction In-
dustry Staisilization Committee includ-
ing its system of craft dispute boards
made up of representatives of man-
agement and labor was established by
Executive Order No. 11588 in March
1971 prior to the establishment of the
Pay Board which was established Oc-
tober 15, 1971; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Order
establishing the Construction Industry
Stabilization Committee stated among
other things that "stabilization of wages
and prices is most effectively achieved
when accompanied by positive action
of labor and management" and "this
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APRIL, 1972
Nichols Hono
in California
■ Calif ornians bid Godspeed to one of their own, Febru-
ary 14, as nearly 1,000 persons filled the ballroom of the Air-
port Plaza Hotel, San Mateo, Calif., to pay tribute to the
Brotherhood's General Treasurer, Charles E. Nichols. It was a
gala St. Valentine's Day, as West Coast friends joined with
international leaders of the Brotherhood in opening their hearts
to a man who has worked hard and well for the craft and the labor
movement. Representatives of management and of local and
state governments participated in the testimonial dinner. ■
1. General President William Sidell, a
Californian liimself, joins the tribute.
2. The Bay Counties District Council
presents a Bay scene in metal sculpture.
D.C. Sec. A. A. Figone is at right.
3. Gordon McCulloch presents a testi-
monial plaque on behalf of the Los An-
geles District Council to the bouoree and
his wife.
4. State Building Trades President Jimmy
Lee presents a resolution in tribute from
the California State Senate.
5. 8th District GEB Member M. B.
Bryant presents a book filled with letters
of best wishes.
6. Exec. VP Mel Roots of the Operative
Plasterers and Cement Masons presents a
plaque from his union.
7. A six-foot loaf of San Francisco sour-
dough bread is proffered on behalf of the
Bay Counties by John Watts.
8. The Nichols' daughter (standing) and
son-in-law, left, Mr. and Mrs. Don Garcia
of Stockton, are recognized.
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ROUNDUP
NIXON PROMISE— Largely overlooked in the press has been a very special effort
President Nixon has made to reduce the unemployment problem. During his election
campaign, Nixon promised to reduce the size of Lyndon Johnson's White House
staff. He's more than doubled it. In fact, one office alone, Dr. Henry
Kissinger's National Security Council, has more employees, 85, than President
Franklin Roosevelt's entire White House advisory staff during World War II. And
the new WTnite House Domestic Council has 73 employees whose average salary
is $17,000.
STRIKES AT LOW LEVEL— The number of workers engaged in work stoppages is currently
at the lowest level in more than three years. J. Curtis Counts, director of
the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, reported that as of the end of
February, Federal mediators were involved in 161 strike situations involving
30,463 idled workers. The lowest previous figure was the 120 disputes in-
volving 27,079 workers as of December 27, 1968. The Agency's highest recent
work stoppage total involved 407 disputes with 499,723 workers during the week
of July 21, 1971.
INFORM JOBLESS ON BENEFITS-AFL-CIG President George Meany has urged Secretary of
Labor James D. Hodgson to require state unemployment compensation agencies to
inform jobless workers of the extended unemployment compensation benefits enacted
by Congress late last year.
"Failure by the states to inform unemployed workers about the extended
benefit program is depriving thousands of jobless workers of extended unemployment
compensation benefits Congress meant them to have," Meany wrote Hodgson.
DEVALUATION of the dollar through an increase in the price of gold is acceptable
so far as it goes, but much more is needed if the American economy is to be
strengthened, the AFL-CIO has told Congress.
Comjnenting on legislation that would raise the price of gold to S38 an ounce,
AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller told the House Banking Commit-
tee that "devaluation of the U.S. dollar in itself cannot solve America's
problems. "
Biemiller pointed out that foreign countries will be able to counter this
U.S. move through manipulating their own currencies and warned that international
speculation involving the export of billions of dollars in American jobs, tech-
nology, capital and industrial capacity abroad is accelerating.
2,500,000 JOBS— If the Nixon Administration really wants to cut down on unemployment
significantly, it will have to provide between 2,500,000 and 3,000,000 jobs
during the next twelve months, in the opinion of the AFL-CIO.
And there are no indications that its economic policies will produce
anywhere near that number of jobs. Meanwhile, business profits go up. Corporate
after-taxes profits in the second half of 1971 were 18 percent greater than in
the same period of 1970.
CORPORATION TIES— Labor has charged that President Nixon's Phase II program is
shaped to favor corporations over workers and consumers — and revelations about
the people running it continue to show a tilt in that direction.
Leo Perils, director of AFL-CIO Community Services, told a luncheon meeting
of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department that all of the present Price Commission
members have strong ties to corporate managements.
Meanwhile, an examination of the Pay Board shows that four of its ten top
staff people are from business. Three are from government, one from education,
one is a lawyer and one is a former Air Force officer. There are no key people
on the staff with union backgrounds.
OIL IMPORTS-The AFL-CIO urged passage of legislation that would require half of
all petroleum imported to the United States to be transported aboard
U.S. -flag ships.
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CANADIAN
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I UK INKMl'l.in MKM- I'llll UK \( HDSS CAN MIA
CLC Submission to Government
Received Quietly, with Little Comment
The annual submission of tiie Ca-
nadian Labor Congress to the gov-
ernment of Canada, March 6, was a
good measure of the progressive, yet
considered and down-to-earth, ap-
proach of the trade union leadership
to the major economic, social and
political problems of the day
A summary of the 20.000 word
brief was read by CLC President Don-
ald MacDonald and was listened to
by Prime Minister Trudeau and most
of his cabinet intently if not with
enjoyment.
The exercise was not planned to be
pleasurable. The Prime Minister was
told in unmistakable terms that the
measures which the government has
adopted and which have helped cre-
ate such heavy unemployment are
exactly those which the CLC warned
the government against in its last two
submissions — in 1970 and 1971.
Not only has the government wor-
ried unduly about price stability in-
stead of unemployment but it has been
so slow in realizing the error of its
ways that it is very unlikely that the
situation will improve this year.
"Many Canadian families." said the
CLC, "will continue to suffer because
of past policies, probably the most
inept, ill-advised and inhuman policies
ever thrust upon any nation in mod-
ern times."
This was strong language, but the
Prime Minister sat, listening without
offering one word of explanation or
reply. What reply could he make when
a month earlier he had said publicly
that jobs were available for anyone
who wanted one, but his own Man-
power Department's figures showed
that there were only 44.300 job open-
ings in all of Canada for 665,000
jobless?
That was the opening gun. The CLC
brief then urged the government to
ignore management protests against
revisions to the national labor legis-
lation which would give unions some
protection for their members in con-
nection with technological change. The
new minister of labor Martin O'Con-
nell replied after MacDonald was
finished, that the labor act changes
were almost ready for submission to
parliament with a preamble which, he
thouiiht, trade unions would like. Time
will fell.
Another piece of legislation on
which the CLC urged the government
not to yield to the pressures of the
corporations was Bill C-256 which
would help the consumer and provide
for more efficient operation of the Ca-
nadian economy. But on this point
the appeal probably fell of deaf ears.
The bill as originally planned is as
good as dead. The responsible min-
ister Ron Basford has been shifted to
another portfolio.
The Congress also severely criticized
the so-called tax reform bill which
became effective January 1. It said
the bill was so clumsy and complex
that it will be a bonanza for tax law-
yers "if they themselves are able to
decipher it."
The total tax burden still falls most
heavily on working people and the
lower income groups due to a heavy,
regressive sales tax among other
things.
The CLC again voiced support for
a guaranteed annual income plan and
urged an increase in the basic old age
pension to $100 a month from $80
with the age of eligibility reduced to
60 from 6.5".
All in all it was a very well thought-
out presentation which deserved a bet-
ter response from the government than
it got.
But this is an election year. The
Prime Minister has put his foot in
his mouth so often that he decided
to be cautious about the CLC presenta-
tion. After allowing a few of his
ministers to deal with some particular
points, he quickly adjourned the
meeting.
BC Building Trades
In CLRA Negotiations
The building trades are having a
tough time in negotiations with man-
agement in British Columbia.
At a special meeting called in Van-
couver the same day as the CLC sub-
mission in Ottawa, representatives of
the building trades unions reported
that the Construction Labor Relations
Association was not budging an inch
from its adamant position in this
year's negotiations.
CLRA threatened to use industrial
unions to defeat the building trades,
but the meeting heard from the B.C.
Federation of Labor that this was just
nonsense. No unions were going to
allow themselves to be used against
the building trades.
In Ontario the province's construc-
tion companies ran large advertise-
ments calling for compulsory arbitra-
tion in building trades disputes. But
one of the building industry publica-
tions in which the advertisement ap-
peared said that this was just non-
sense. Compulsory arbitration would
do nobody any good.
10
THE CARPENTER
Growing Economy
Despite Jobless
A report released by Statistics Can-
ada last month show that it is possible
to have a growing economy on the
one hand and heavy unemployment
on tl:e other.
Few would have guessed it but eco-
nomic growth last year was almost
double 1970. Yet unemployment in
1971 was worse than in the previous
year — 6.4% on an annual average
compared with 5.9%.
Economic output in 1971 had an
increase of 4.5% in 1971 against only
2.4% in 1970.
Still this increase was below the
average for the 10-year period from
1961 to 1970. In this period eco-
nomic growth went ahead by 5.6%
a year.
These figures measured real growth,
not inflated by price increases.
1971 Business Profits
Up 18.2% During 1971
If the economy was statistically
healthy last year but there were still
so many jobless, then who benefitted?
Statistics Canada has produced an-
other set of figures which might pro-
vide a clue.
These figures show a sharp rise in
profits in 1971 over 1970, by 18.2%
to almost $4V2 billion.
The evidence is, therefore, that pro-
ductivity and prices went up more than
labor and other costs. The figures ex-
clude agriculture, fishing, trapping and
construction.
It should be taken into account,
however, that profits were down by
9% in 1970 over 1969. Still the 1971
profit increase is impressive. For ex-
ample, the last three months of the
year showed a profit increase of 37%
on a total revenue gain of only 14%.
Wori( Stoppages
Were Low Last Year
Time lost through work stoppages
last year were well down from 1969
and 1970. Only 17 man-days were
lost for every 10,000 worked com-
pared with 39 man-days lost in the
previous year and 46 man-days lost
in '69.
This was the best record since 1961
when only 1 1 man-days were lost for
every 10,000 worked.
This low rate of time lost through
strikes and lockouts proves once again
that in an average year most nego-
tiations are settled peacefully.
This was clearly shown in the fig-
ures released by the Ontario Depart-
ment of Labor for time lost through
work stoppages last year, down almost
50% from 1970.
And in 1971, 94% of all negotia-
tions were settled peacefully This was
a splendid record.
Manufacturing accounted for 75.3%
of time lost through strikes and lock-
outs in 1971 compared with 91% in
1970. On the other hand, construction
accounted for 15% of time lost last
year compared with only 5.5%
in 1970.
The way 1972 started, it is likely
that time lost through work stoppages
will be higher. Three important strikes
took place before the year was two
months old and none were in manu-
facturing or construction.
All three were in public service
organizations. The air traffic control-
lers and the electrical technicians
struck against Air Canada. The broad-
Cast engineers and technicians struck
against the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation.
The feeling is that the Treasury
Board was determined to hold down
wages in the public sector and that
the negotiators in the public services
were too tough or not well-informed
about what makes for successful col-
lective bargaining.
Knowles Seeks Lower
Retirement Age
Member of Parliament Stanley
Knowles, who has represented the
Winnipeg North Centre seat since
1972, is the top parliamentary expert
on parliamentary procedure. But he
has an even more important claim to
fame. He has worked all these years
for a better deal for senior citizens
and no session of parliament has gone
by without his putting forward some
claim for more help for old age
pensioners.
Knowles, who still holds a typo-
graphical union card in good stand-
ing, is now campaigning for changes
in the Old Age Security Act and the
Canada Pension Act to allow em-
ployees to voluntarily retire at age 60
with an adequate pension. This would
not only give oldsters a chance to live
in dignity but open up jobs for
younger people.
The motion he put before the
House of Commons would reduce the
pensionable age from 65 to 60 and
Continued on Page 12
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increase the basic pension to $150 a
month. The basic pension is now $80
a month at age 65 with a 2% cost
of living escalator.
The Winnipeg M.P. says the c-of-1
escalator is ridiculous when the cost
of living went up 5'^c in 1971.
Labor Members Resign
Continued from Page 5
Order is required to establish an ar-
rangement for the application of gen-
eral criteria by an operating structure
with a minimum of Government in-
volvement and sanctions within which
labor and management may act to ef-
fectuate the stabilization of wages and
prices consistent with and in further-
ance of effective collective bargaining
in the industry"; and
WHEREAS, the Construction In-
dustry Stabilization Committee and its
craft dispute boards were continued by
subsequent Executive Orders of the
President including Executive Order
No. 1 1 640; and
WHEREAS, the Construction Indus-
try Stabilization Committee and its
craft dispute boards have succeeded
thus far in stabilizing wages in the most
complex industry in the United States
economy and have facilitated the set-
tlement of labor disputes in the indus-
try, with due regard to the interests of
the workers and the maintenance of
our system of free collective bargain-
ing; and
WHEREAS, the Pay Board has
sought to interfere in the administra-
tion of the Construction Industry
Stabilization Committee: and
WHEREAS, the Construction In-
dustry Stabilization Committee has
vigorously maintained a consistent
position that it is a separate and auton-
omous body established by a separate
Executive Order of the President of
the United States free from the super-
vision and control of the Pay Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RE-
SOLVED: That the labor members of
the Construction Industry Stabilization
Committee will continue to serve on
the Committee only so long as the
Construction Industry Stabilization
Committee continues to maintain ef-
fectively its separate and autonomous
position free from the supervision or
the control of the Pay Board.
Building Trades Explain Decision
To Cancel '72 Legislative Conference
The Executive Council of the Build-
ing and Construction Trades Depart-
ment, AFL-CIO, decided at its regular
quarterly meeting in Bal Harbour.
Florida, February 7, 8. and 9 that the
Department would not issue a Call for
a National Legislative Conference this
year.
It was the view of the Executive
Council that the convening of a Na-
tional Legislative Conference is not a
routine matter and that the expense of
such Conference to Local Unions. State
and Local Building and Construction
Trades Councils. International Unions
and the Department is justified only if
there is a reasonable anticipation that
practical results could be accom-
plished.
The Department and the Executive
Council are proud of the record of the
National Legislative Conference in pre-
vious years in aiding in the enactment
of laws which are of direct benefit to
members of the building and construc-
tion trades unions, such as:
The 1959 Construction Industry
Amendments to the Taft-Hartley
Act
The Fringe Benefit Amendments to
the Davis-Bacon Act
The Contract and Work Hours Stan-
dards Act
The Federal Construction and Safe-
ty Act
A careful review and evaluation by
the Executive Council of the pending
bills which are of direct interest to
building and construction tradesmen
show that very small, if any. practical
results could be reasonably expected
at this session of the Congress.
As an illustration of this point, it
was determined that the Situs Picket-
ing Bill could be moved through the
preliminary legislative processes on
Capitol Hill but no final favorable ac-
tion could he reasonably expected at
this time.
It was therefore decided not to hold
the Legislative Conference.
The Department, of course, will con-
tinue to keep close watch on the legis-
lative moves on the Hill and will alert
affiliated unions and Councils to ex-
press their views by letter or telegram
when such action appears advisable.
Conference Statement
After the Executive Council had
reached its decision on the 1972 Leg-
islative Conference, President Frank
Bonadio and the Departmental Vice
Presidents felt that earlier notification
could be given those who had planned
to attend the sessions if a statement on
the action was immediately released,
without waiting for the preparation of
a formal announcement.
This statement was handed out to
the press, some sections of which pro-
ceeded to give their own erroneous no-
tions of the "real" reason for the can-
cellation. Thus, some newspapers
carried stories which had no basis in
fact.
The real and only reasons for the de-
cision were those contained in the for-
mal notification and the statement,
which read:
BAL HARBOUR, FLA. Feb. 7—
The Executive Council of the Building
and Construction Trades Department,
AFL-CIO, today decided that the De-
partment would not conduct a Na-
tional Legislative Conference this year.
Suspension of the four-day session,
which brings to Washington nearly 4,-
000 delegates from thoughout the
United States to concentrate on mat-
ters of legislative importance to the
building and construtclion trades, is
part of a sweeping reorganization of
the three-million member Department
that was authorized at the 56th bien-
nial Convention last November.
"We are taking entirely new ap-
proaches to a nximber of situations,"
President Frank Bonadio explained.
"The Department has conducted a
National Legislative Conference 15 or
16 times in the last 20 years. We have
been addressed by Presidents of the
United Slates, the top leaders and
members of both parties of the United
States Senate and the House of Repre-
sentatives, cabinet members, the Presi-
dent of the AFL-CIO, the heads of the
departments and offices of the AFL-
CIO and outstanding representatives
of the construction industry.
"These conferences have been gen-
erally highly successful.
"But the Executive Council feels
that the time now has come to consider
a change in the format, just as we are
restructuring a number of other ac-
tivities to meet the new challenges and
opportunities of this period. It there-
fore seemed practical not to proceed
with the Legislative Conference at this
particular time."
Bonadio said that the decision not
to hold a National Legislative Confer-
ence this spring was unanimous.
12
THE CARPENTER
Preparations for 1973 Talks
With GE and Westinghouse
Meeting in Wasiiington, January 27, the Steering Committee
for tlie Conference Board whicli deals witli General Electric
and Westinghouse made preparations for the 1973 negotiations.
Subcommittees will cover contract language, general research,
legal problems, wages and cost of living, pension and insurance,
national bargaining goals, and publicity and education. Chair-
men and members will be from all CBC unions. A timetable
was suggested and pre-negotiation programs, such as a national
rally and grass roots meetings, were discussed. The Brother-
hood's Director of Organization, Peter Ochocki, at right in the
picture, participated in the talks. Another CBC session is sched-
uled this month.
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Building Trades, Architects Move For Closer Ties
■ To establish for the first time a
close working relationship between the
Building and Construction Trades De-
partment. AFL-CIO and The Ameri-
can Institute of Architects in a num-
ber of construction industry matters, a
series of meetings between top repre-
sentatives of the two organizations has
been inaugurated.
Representing the Building and Con-
struction Trades Department is the
Executive Council, composed of Gen-
eral Presidents of ten of the 1 7 Na-
tional and International Unions affili-
ated with the 3-million member De-
partment, and the President and Sec-
retary-Treasurer of the Department.
Representing The American Insti-
tute of Architects, composed of 24,000
individual architects throughout the
United States, is its Labor Liaison Task
Force, headed by George M. White,
Architect of the Capitol; Francis
Kelly. A. LA. Administrator of Govern-
ment Affairs: Hillard T. Smith. Jr. of
Lake Worth. Florida: James A. Scheel-
er. Deputy Executive Vice President;
William L. Slayton. Honorable A. LA.
Executive Vice President and William
M. Linscott of Kansas City, Missouri.
"The group is prepared to discuss
anything submitted by either side which
will be helpful in creating a friendly
and constructive relationship between
the Architects and our affiliated Gen-
eral Presidents," explained Robert A.
Georgine, Secretary-Treasurer of the
Building and Construction Trades De-
partment.
White and Georgine both said that
the A. LA. long had worked closely
with owners, contractors, engineers,
practically everyone concerned with
construction. Now it is their joint
wish to have a closer relationship with
the people who actually do the build-
ing.
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labor,
• A joint scholarship program for
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• Unification of the construction
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• A center for the joint study of
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• The construction seasonality
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• Manpower shortages and appren-
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• Jurisdictional disputes,
• Safety, and
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THE CARPENTER
William Konyha Is Named
Second General Vice President
■ William Konyha, General Ex-
ecutive Board Member from the 3rd
District, has been named new Sec-
ond General Vice President of the
Brotherhood.
His appointment was announced
April 1 by General President Wil-
liam Sidell, after the General Execu-
tive Board confirmed his nomination.
Brother Konyha fills a vacancy in
the top leadership of the Brother-
hood which was created March 1
with the elevation of William Sidell
to the General Presidency and the
subsequent elevation of Herbert C.
Skinner to the First General Vice
Presidency, following the retirement
of M. A. Hutcheson.
Bill Konyha has been active in
Brotherhood affairs for more than
three decades. He began learning the
craft at the early age of 1 4, working
beside his father, a home builder, on
construction jobs. In 1932 he be-
came an apprentice in Local 1180,
Cleveland, Ohio.
In 1938 he became a Brotherhood
organizer and assisted the late Harry
Schwarzer in organizing lumberyards
and shops in the Cleveland, O., area.
He volunteered for service with the
Seabees in World War II and served
as a first class carpenter in the South
Pacific until October, 1945. when he
received an honorable discharge.
He returned to Local 1180 and to
the trade, and in 1947 he became a
safety representative of the Cleve-
KONYHA
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of his local union.
A strong advocate of job safety
practices. Bill Konyha initiated new
safety laws in construction which
have become part of the safety stan-
dards of the State of Ohio. His work
in this field has brought him citations
from the City of Cleveland, from
Cuyahoga County, the Ohio Senate
and House of Representatives, and
from other official groups.
In 1952 he was appointed a Gen-
eral Representative of the Brother-
hood, and his work at that time was
directed primarily to representations
at the atomic energy plant in Waver-
ly, O. There were 2,000 Brother-
hood members employed at this
project at the height of construction,
and the sound labor record achieved
there prompted the U.S. Secretary of
Labor to cite Brother Konyha for
his work there.
The new Second General Vice
President has served as president of
the Ohio State Council of Carpen-
ters since 1962. He helped to launch
a state pension program and a health
and welfare program covering most
of the State of Ohio.,
A vice president of the state AFL-
CIO, he is now president emeritus
of Local 1 1 80.
He was elected as a member of
the General Executive Board at the
31st General Convention in San
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15
LOCAL UNION NEWS
Perth Amboy Local Celebraies Diamond Anniversary
The officers of Local 65 celebrated the 75tli anniversary of their local union at a dinner-dance held recently. From left to
rijjht are: Martin Pollack, trustee; William Stewart, trustee; Frank Barsi, trustee; Carl Leonhard, conductor. Donald I.ucov. vice
president: Edward Szyrwiel, president: Edward Grobleski, business agent; Raleigh Rajoppi, General Representative, Second
District; Louis Paone, financial secretary; John Sindet, recording secretary; Soreii Jensen, retired president; and Teddy \>'alkoczy,
Roofer's business agent.
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Raleigh Kajoppi left, presented a gift to
Louis Paone for 30 continuous years as
financial secretary of Local 65,
Edward Grobleski, business agent of
Local 65, acted as toastmaster during the
local's 75th anniversary dinner-dance.
At COPE Banquet
Robert Gray, secretary-treasurer of the
Carpenters' Metropolitan District Council
of Philadelphia, Pa. and Mcinity, talks
with I'.S. Senator Hubert Humphrey on
the occasion of the 23rd Annual Banquet
and Victory Celebration of the Philadel-
phia Committee on Political Education,
AFL-CIO, held Saturday. February S,
1972, at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel.
The banquet was the largest in COPE's
history, with attendance exceeding 1100
union members and friends of the labor
movement. Senator Humphrey was prin-
cipal speaker at the banquet.
Carl Loren/.en, a charter member of
Local 1941, Hartford, Conn., has retired
after 37 years as financial secretary.
Here, Brother Lorenzen accepts a
check presented to him at a testimonial
given in his honor. The check was pre-
sented by President David Kutcher, left,
on behalf of the men of Local 1941. At
the time of retirement Brother Lorenzen
was 81 years old.
Union Industries Show
The 1972 AFL-CIO Union Industries
Show will be held in San Diego. Calif.,
June 9-14. Exhibits will be on display
in the San Diego Community Concourse.
Members of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of America
in Southern California are urged to visit
the big exposition.
16
THE CARPENTER
First Buyers of
Breakthrough Home
The first purchasers of homes designed
and built by National Homes Corpora-
tion especially for HDD's "Operation
BREAKTHROUGH" Program were re-
cently introduced in ceremonies at
Kalamazoo, Mich., marking the first
BREAKTHROUGH units to be occupied.
National Homes, which employs
members of the Brotherhood, is the larg-
est of the seven producers of systems-
built housing which have erected homes
on the Kalamazoo test site, a coopera-
tive community of 245 homes, including
townhouse and apartment units.
BREAKTHROUGH test sites are being
developed at eight other locations scat-
tered throughout the country, but the
Kalamazoo development is the first to be
completed.
Don MacLaughlin, National's program
manager for Operation BREAK-
THROUGH said, "The National units
are two-story townhouses, with two or
three bedrooms, full basement, central
air-conditioning and heating. They are
also equipped with all major kitchen and
laundry appliances."
He said that the company's Operation
BREAKTHROUGH systems include
both two and three-dimensional modular
units that could be used for single-
family homes, townhouses and garden
apartments.
First occupants of National Homes at
Kalamazoo are a couple with one child,
Dr. and Mrs. Tai-Shun Lin. Lin is a
post-doctorate research associate at West-
ern Michigan University where his wife
is a student in the Graduate School of
Business.
To acquire their home, the Lins paid
a $460 membership fee which is return-
able if they move. Their monthly pay-
ments are $159.00 including all home
repairs, yard maintenance and their share
Pictured in the roomy kitchen of the
National Homes' townhouse they've
selected at New Horizon Village are Dr.
and Mrs. Tai-Shun Lin and son, Ted.
Lin is a post-doctorate research associate
at Western Michigan University where
his wife is a student at the Graduate
School of Business.
of the interest and taxes on the cooper-
ative.
National's BREAKTHROUGH town-
houses are completely finished and as-
sembled in the company's main Laf-
ayette, Indiana plant, which is one of the
company's 18 modular and mobile home
plants in the U.S. They consist of four
three-dimensional modules which form
a two-family townhouse.
Still Going Strong
The Typographical Union insists that
this story of a 98-year-old mailer is true:
A newspaper photographer took his
picture for an article. As the photogra-
pher left, he told the oldster: "I hope
I'll be right here taking your picture
when you're a 100."
"Don't know why you shouldn't be,"
the mailer replied. "You look healthy
enough to me." (P AI)
AFL-CIO Addition
Construction has begun on an 8-story
addition to the AFL-CIO headquarters
in Washington, D.C., on the site where
the old Lafayette Hotel stood. (See pic-
ture, top right.) The House of Labor
will double its facilities with this proj-
ect, which is expected to take about 18
months to complete. Members of the
Brotherhood, shown in the picture at
right, construct a barricade for "side-
walk superintendents."
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It's Alaskan cold outside, but the new training school at Fairbanks, Alaska, is warm and busy within.
NEW TINNING
FACLfTY IN
FAIRBANKS ALASIC^
A "Thank You Wall" bears the names of individuals and In the new office, from left: Stewart Stephens. Peter Kiewit Sons Co.;
organizations which contributed time, labor, and mate- Raymond Young, Ka Mar Construction; Raymond Moran, Local
rial to the new facility. This display is in the main hall 1243; James Lundgren, Pacific Construction; Ed Perkowski, Local
of the building. »here manipulalive skills are learned. 1243; and Ireland Hensley, president. Local 1243.
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18
THE CARPENTER
Bert Manske installs duct work, as Sheet
Metal BA Fran Dewey oifers advice.
The main hall of the new training build-
ing before completion last winter.
Trustee Richard Bamett puts the finish-
ing touches on an insulated door jam.
Julius Kornfeind and Jack Conger work
on the stairway to the supply area.
Apprentice School Graduate Robert
Backer drills through sheet asbestos
which will line the welding area.
Lee Roy Parham checks the railing on an
overhead supply storage area.
■ Brotherhood members in Fair-
banks, Alaska, began their carpen-
ters' apprenticeship training pro-
gram 18 years ago, when "the going
was rough."
Funds for equipment and supplies
were limited, and donations were al-
ways needed. The one instructor,
Stanford Stowell, kept the training
program moving on schedule only
with the parttime help of other
members scattered through the ter-
ritory. (This was before statehood
was achieved in 1959.)
The situation changed dramati-
cally three years ago at the bargain-
ing table when the Associated Gen-
eral Contractors aareed to give —
over and above the wage package
— five cents an hour for every Car-
penter hour worked in the area to-
ward an apprenticeship and train-
ing program.
These additional funds opened
up many possibilities, including
plans for a building to house the
program. They also permitted ex-
pansion of training activity into out-
lying areas and the bringing of
more minority trainees into the pro-
gram. (They now represent more
than 30% of trainees.)
Last December the Fairbanks
Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship
Committe opened and dedicated its
new training headquarters, shown
on the opposite page. It is one of
the most modern in Alaska and is,
in fact, one of the most complete
apprenticeship training facilities in
the realm of the Brotherhood.
The new building, with shops,
classrooms, and an office, was built
primarily with donated materials
and labor. Labor was provided in
part by members of the local union.
Business representatives from the
Painters, the Electrical Workers,
and the Sheet Metal Workers Un-
ions were among those who rolled
up their sleeves and helped to get
the job done.
The main working area of the
facility is large enough for the con-
struction of a complete house, and
this is one of the periodic projects
undertaken by the students. Upon
the completion of such a house,
massive doors open (See picture, op-
posite page.) and the house is moved
outside, where it is offered for sale
by bid.
Such a project is not meant to be
a money-making venture, JAC
leaders state. Instead, it is intended
as a means of reclaiming the bulk
of the funds expended to build the
house and undertake other student
projects. ■
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APPRENTICESHIP CONTESTS
CALENDAR, FEBRUARY, 1972
New MDTA Contract Signed in Washington
General President William Sidell and training leaders of the Brotherhood met
with US Department of Labor officials March 17 to sign our fourth 18-month
Manpower Development and Training Agreement. General President Sidell and
Secretary of Labor James Hodgson sign the pact, above. Standing, from left, are:
Bob McConnon, director of the National Projects Administration, USDL; Brother-
hood Technical Director Leo Gable; Robert Worthington, Social Commissioner,
Bureau of Adult Vocational and Technical Education, HEW; First General Vice
President Herbert Skinner; Project Coordinator H. E. Morris; Assistant Secretary
of Labor W. J. Llserj, Jr.; and Paul J. Fasser, Jr., Assistant Secretary and Man-
power Administrator.
South Florida Holds
Apprentice Contest
The South Florida Carpenters' Joint
Apprenticeship Program, sponsored by
both labor and management, recently
held its annual contest to select the "Ap-
prentice of the Year."
Ten fourth-year apprentices competed
in the contest. These young men were
selected by the Joint Apprenticeship
Committee on the basis of their overall
school and work records.
The apprentices were competing for
the coveted Arthur E. Stewart Memorial
Trophy, which was initiated by the
Miami Carpenters' District Council in
memory of the late business representa-
tive.
The contest was won by David L. Left to right: John L. Hickey, .secretary-
Hurst; second place, Donald A. Keen, treasurer of the Miami Carpenters Dis-
and third place. Glen E. Johnson. trict Council; David L. Hurst, winner of
David will compete in a statewide con- the contest, and William G. Oliver, busi-
test to be held in Pensacola, May 11-12, ness representative of Miami District
1972. Council.
Carpenter
X
State
Alabama
(April 28, 29)
Alaska
Arizona
(May 20)
California
(June 1,2, 3)
Colorado
Delaware
District of Col.
Florida
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
(May 25. 26)
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maryland
(May 26)
Massachusetts X
(May 19,20)
Michigan X
(May 23, 24)
Minnesota X
Missouri X
(May 17)
Nebraska X
Nevada X
(April 14, 15)
New Jersey X
New Mexico X
(May 5, 6)
New York X
(June 7, 8)
North Dakota X
Ohio X
Oklahoma X
Oregon X
(Feb. 12, 13)
Pennsylvania X
(May 19, 20)
Tennessee X
Texas X
(April 27. 28)
Utah X
(May 13.20)
Washington X
(May 21, 22, 23)
Wisconsin X
Wyoming X
(May 6, 7)
Alberta X
(March 17, 18)
British Col. X
Ontario X
Manitoba X
Total 40
Mill
Cabinet
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Millnright
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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Ontario Certificates
Journeyman's certificates «ere recently
presented at the Pickering Generating
Station, a nuclear power facility near
Toronto, Ontario. Bill McMorrovv, sec-
ond from left, above, a member of Car-
penters Local 27, received his carpenter
certificate from General Foreman Rudy
Kalnins. At left is Foreman John Barons,
and at right is Chief Steward Len Buck-
land, Barons is a member of Local 666,
Etohicoke, and Buckland is a member of
Local 3233, Richmond Hill.
Ray Monette, left, receives his mill-
wright certificate from Foreman Jim
Nicboll. Both men are members of Mill-
wright Local 2309.
Unions Cover Wide
Area of Concern
Trade unions are interested in far
more than collective bargaining alone-
according to a survey on social action
made by the Canadian Labor Con-
gress.
Areas of union involvement include
education and participation in citizen
organizations, consumer affairs, health
concerns, human rights and anti-
pollution activities.
More and more unions are becom-
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setting up anti-pollution committees.
Some are trying to get anti-pollution
clauses into their contracts. A few
have succeeded.
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DICTIONARY
This is the 9th of a new feature series pfannecf to keep your better
informed on the meoning of terms related to collective bargaining,
union contracts, anci union business. Foilow it closely, and your union
membership will become more meaningful, and your ability to partici-
pate in decisions which affect your future and security will be strength-
ened. It was compiled by the International Labor Press Assn, and is
used with permission.
guaranteed rate: Minimum rate guaranteed to an incentive worker.
giiideposts: A concept developed by the Council of Economic Ad-
visers in 1963-64 that wage increases, in general, should be lim-
ited to the national rise in manhour productivity, and that prices
should be cut in any industry whose productivity exceeded the
national average. The objective was to guard against inflation.
The AFL-CIO, while embracing the objective, rejected the device
as unworkable. Employers, while hailing the notion of wage
limitations, spurned any hint of government influence on prices.
guild: A labor union, e.g.. Guild of Musical Artists, American
Newspaper Guild.
GAW: Guaranteed annual wage.
H
hightime: Extra pay for a worker employed in high places above
ground, or deep places below ground.
hiring hall: A place where out-of-work members of a union apply
for jobs. There are legal restrictions on how such hiring is con-
ducted. Such halls are run by unions in industries where the em-
ployer hires through the union. Examples are the maritime unions
and the building and construction trades.
hit the bricks: Go on strike.
holiday pay: Wages for holidays not worked; the premium rate
established for work performed on holidays. Holidays are
specified and premium rates established in most union contracts.
hot cargo: Goods made or shipped by non-union labor. Many
unions refuse to handle such products, especially when produced
or shipped by a struck company.
hourly-rated workers: Those whose pay is figured on hours actually
worked during a week.
House of Labor: The AFL-CIO:
ICFTU: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, a fed-
eration of labor movements in the free nations. It was formed in
1949 after it predecessor, the World Federation of Trade Unions,
fell under unbreakable communist control.
illegal strike: A strike in violation of contract, or one not properly
voted by the union membership or not authorized by established
union or legal procedure; or one in violation of a court injunc-
tion.
22
THE CARPENTER
(1) DETROIT, MICH.— Robert Millar's
membership record dating back to Dec.
12, 1923, made him the oldest member
from a standpoint of union service at the
30th anniversary celebration of Carpen-
ters Local 19 back in 1969. President
Harry Manchester is presenting a 45-
year lapel pin to Millar. From left, are
Vernon W. Lough, a 40-year member;
John Harrington, secretary-treasurer, De-
troit Carpenters District Council; Robert
J. McArthur, another 40-year member;
Amos Stewart, the local's financial sec-
retary-business manager; Millar; Jack
Kelley, a member and former officer of
Local 19, Manchester, and Business
Agents James King and Kenneth Mac-
Donell.
(2) PORTLAND, ORE. — Local 226
recently honored four 50-year members.
They are shown seated, front row, left
to right: Anfelt B. Hansen, J. J. Man-
wilier. E. A. Johnson, and L. A. Loren-
zen. Standing are: Kenny Davis, U.B.C.
West Coast, Coordinator; Lyie Hiller, 71h
District Board Member; Swan Nelson,
executive secretary District Council; John
DeFrance, financial secretary, 226; and
Gary Larsen, president 226.
There were 135 members who received
their 25-Year pins for 1970-71.
(3) CHICAGO, ILL. — Presentation of
25-year and 50-year membership pins
were made to members of Carpenters
Local 80 on July 13, 1971.
The 50-year pin presentation included,
left to right — Don Rawcliffe, director of
Welfare Department, Chicago District
Council; Herman M. Koop, financial sec-
retary, Local 80; George Vest, Jr., presi-
dent, Chicago District Council; Charles
A. Thompson, secretary-treasurer, Chi-
cago District Council; Albert Schon and
John J. Watt, business representative, 50-
year members of Local 80; William Cook,
Business representative, Chicago District
Council; Stewart F. Robertson, president,
local 80; Stanley Jaworowski, business
representative, Chicago District Council;
and Rudy Perisich, General Office Rep-
resentative.
Photographs (3-A) and (3-B) show
members of Local 80 who received 25-
year pins.
APRIL, 1972
23
^ a^r
jSP""-
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) PERTH AMBOY, N. J.— The mem-
bership of Carpenters Locul 65 held a
dinner and dance honoring fellow mem-
bers who had achieved 25 years and
more of service in the organization.
Shown in the photograph. First row
seated, left to right, Edward Szjrwiel,
president; Raleigh Rajoppi, General Rep-
resentative, Second District; and Edward
Grobleski, business agent.
Second row seated, left to right, James
Harkay, Mike Kielian, Salvatore Tufaro,
William Sedlak, John Sorensen, Auge
Nielsen, Joseph Sobcyk, James Leone,
Andrew Farkas, Alex Melega. Carl Bang,
Stephen Opitz, Al Beyers, John Sockvist,
George Kourtz, Peter Eliff, Alex Zelin-
ski, James Kozo.
Third row seated, Walter Palawada,
Everett Moore. Wilham Francz, Thomas
Stasko, Vincent Burdash, William Ko-
chek, John Warrick, John Kalamin, John
Sindet, Louis Paone, John Selin, Soren
Jensen, Martin Pollock, Harold Olsen,
Carl Beck, Viggo Pedersen, Adolph Kun-
ciewicz.
Standing, left to right, Robert Varrel-
man, Robert Jorgensen, Franklin Fred-
ericks, Russell Sharyk, John Sydocko.
John Hricz, Frank Schmitz, Steve Mun-
yak, Henry Clausen, Raymond Nelson,
John Bucholz, Royal Lybeck, Francis
Petersen, Stanley Fredericks, Mike Ra-
pach, Oliver Kenen, Henry Nelson, Ed-
ward Jensen, Norman Laricy, George
Homan, Anthony Covino, Axel Jensen,
Carl Rasmussen, Emil Springer, David
Roswall, Herbert LaForge, Hans Nielsen,
Albert Aymer, Robert Behr, Niel Men-
ucci, Al Moyer, Edger Talbot, Hunter
Ward, Frank Herman, Louis Guarnieri,
John Elko, Edward Hirshak. David Kap-
lan, Joseph Fuchs, William Koenig,
Daniel Sandorff, John Montani, Nick
Post, Michael Sharick, Frank Mickalow-
ski, Hans Rasmussen.
Not in the picture, but also receiving
pins for 25-years or more service: George
Pedersen, Finer Jensen. Robert Harrison,
Jens Jensen, Harvey Miller, F-dward
Miljes, Chris Lehman, Rudolp Weissman,
Viggo Waldsen, Anton Volky, Otto Strobl.
Joseph Smith, Carl Schuman, Herman
Hansen, Steve Fedor, Walter Buhlman,
Donald Aarne, Richard Meyers, George
Maleski, Chris Mark, George Martin,
Alex Zero, Michael Volosin, Finer Ton-
nesen, V. Jestin, Joseph Slinsky. John
Salaki, Lief Piersen, Gunnar Pearson,
James Kozo, John Goetz, Vaina Koski,
Joseph Koeth, Norbet Jost, Frank Her-
man. Morris Gelber. Wendell Fischer,
Viggo Ferdinander. William Fedor. Paul
Christensen. Andrew Christensen, Karl
Bender, John Andersen, Chris Lehoj,
Leon Larson, Alex Vollman, Frank
Stnicz, Walter Ostergaard. William Miller,
William Knox, David Kertes, Olaf Hus-
land, Leo Dressier, Nis Dinesen, John
Christensen, Arthur Carstensen, Arnold
Beck. Sam Asman.
(I A) Ralph Rajoppi, General Represent-
ative, presenting gifts to John Selin. left,
for 62 years continuous membership in
Local 65. and Edward Hirshak. center,
receiving for his father John Hirshak
who could not attend.
(2> SASKATOON. SASK.— A number
of members of Local 1805 have received
their 25-year membership pins. Leo Fritz,
General Representative, presented the
pins to the brothers at a regular meeting.
Shown with Gen. Rep. Fritz, left, stand-
ing: Ken Devitt, George Altmann, Nick
Gruza, Earl Herlen John Cook, and
W. R. G. (Sandy) Gamett. Seated, left to
right: Alf. Christensen. Alex Ringberg,
Peter Gruza, George Cole, Peter Erick-
son and Ben Grimsteit. Missing from the
picture were Arthur Andall and Walde-
mar Arnold.
These 14 members have done and are
still contributing a great deal to Local
1805. They were honored, along with
their wives, at a dinner in a local res-
taurant.
24
THE CARPENTER
Plaques, Certificates Planned for
Locals with High CLIC Activity
To give recognition to those local
unions which do an outstanding job
of cooperating with the Carpenters
Legislative Improvement Committee,
two awards have been instituted.
One is a bronze plaque which will
be awarded to the local union in each
district which showed the greatest rec-
ord of CLIC participation — on a per-
centage of members making contribu-
tions— during 1971. (Recipients of
these plaques will be announced in a
later issue of The Carpenter.)
A special certificate is also being
presented to local unions which have
shown dramatic improvement in their
local CLIC programs during the past
year.
•
State council conventions continue
to give active support to the 1972
CLIC program. The California State
Council, which met in February,
raised a total of $3,233.00, for a new
record.
The Western Council of Produc-
tion and Industrial Workers, which
met in convention in Portland, Ore.,
during March, also came up with a
sizable total. The delegates to this
convention contributed $2,130.00.
In light of the current economic
climate, when labor is getting short-
changed on all fronts, the importance
Two members of CLIC staff display
certificate and plaque.
of political action has never been
greater. Wages are frozen, but price
controls are a farce. Unemployment
is stuck at the 6% level. There is
inflation and unemployment at the
same time, a new phenomenon in
American economic history. The solu-
tions to these problems will come only
through political action. Therefore, it
is imperative that the Administration
and Congress elected next November
have a sympathetic understanding of
the sorry plight existing among work-
ing people.
1972 Membership Contributions to the
Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee
Local City
221 Morenci
445 Kingman
Amount Local City
ARIZONA
$ 15.00
20.00
ARKANSAS
1249 Fayetteville 20.00
CALIFORNIA
California State Council Convention $3233.00
25 Los Angeles 50.00*
34 San Fiancisco
35 San Rafael
36 Oakland
42 San Francisco
102 Oakland
180 Vallejo
235 Riverside
266 Stockton
300 Ventura
316 San Jose
354 Gilroy
Amount
120.00-
10.00*
40.00*
10.00*
60.00*
40.00*
30.00*
20.00*
20.00*
80.00*
10.00*
Local
City
Amount
386
San Andreas
10.00*
483
San Francisco
30.00*
530
Los Angeles
45.00*
550
Oakland
20.00*
586
Sacramento
238.00*
642
Richmond
40.00*
668
Palo Alto
10.00*
701
Fresno
30.00*
703
Lockland
16.00
710
Long Beach
40.00*
721
Los Angeles
40.00*
743
Bakeisfield
40.00*
751
Santa Rosa
40.00*
769
Pasadena
10.00*
771
Watsonville
10.00*
829
Santa Cruz
10.00*
844
Reseda
50.00*
848
San Bruno
30.00*
925
Salinas
20.00*
929
Los Angeles
20.00*
944
San Bernardino
110.00*
946
Los Angeles
20.00*
1046
Palm Springs
20.00*
1051
Sacramento
10.00*
1052
Hollywood
40.00*
1062
Santa Barbara
30.00*
1109
Visalia
10.00*
1113
San Bernardino
10.00*
1125
Los Angeles
20.00*
1140
San Pedro
30.00*
1149
San Francisco
10.00*
1158
Berkeley
11.00*
1205
Indio
10.00*
1235
Modesto
20.00*
1280
Mountain View
40.00*
1288
Chico
20.00*
1296
San Diego
20.00*
1300
San Diego
10.00*
1323
Monterey
50.00*
1358
LaJolla
69.00*
1400
Santa Monica
50.00*
1408
Redwood City
162.00*
1418
Lodi
30.00*
1437
Compton
30.00*
1453
Huntington Beach
45.00*
1473
Oakland-Fruitville
30.00*
1478
Redondo
160.00*
1490
San Diego
30.00*
1495
Chico
20.00*
1496
Fresno
20.00*
1497
E. Los Angeles
20.00*
1506
Los Angeles
40.00*
1507
El Monte
60.00*
1570
Marysville
20.00*
1571
E. San Diego
30.00*
1599
Redding
10.00*
1607
Los Angeles
50.00*
1618
Sacramento
30.00*
1622
Hayward
101.00*
1632
San Luis Obispo
20.00*
1648
Laguna Beach
30.00*
1662
Van Nuys
20.00*
1752
Pomona
40.00*
1789
Bijou
10.00*
1815
Santa Ana
45.00*
1861
Milpitas
20.00*
* Includes contributions from delegates
representing their local unions at the State
Council Conventions. In some instances,
these convention contributions were the only
monies received from the local unions.
■Consists of 1% voluntary payroll deduc-
tions rom the Recording Secretary of the lo-
cal union.
-Consists of 1% voluntary payroll deduc-
tions from the B.A. and Officers of the local
tmion.
"Consists of 1% voluntary payroll deduc-
tions from Officers of the district council.
'Consists of 1% voluntary payroll deduc-
tions from B.A. of the local union.
APRIL, 1972
25
CLIC Report
Continued from Page 25
Local City
1869
1903
1913
1930
1959
1976
2006
2015
2042
2046
2048
2078
2095
2114
2164
2170
2172
2185
2203
2288
2308
2361
2375
2398
2435
2463
2665
2882
3088
Manteca
Grass Valley
San Fernando
Santa Susana
Riverside
Los Angeles
Los Gatos
Santa Paula
Oxnard
Martinez
Corona
Vista
San Rafael
Napa
San Francisco
Sacramento
Santa Ana
A V Palmdale
Anaheim
Los Angeles
Fullerlon
Garden Grove
Los Angeles
El Cajon
Inglewood
Ventura
Santa Ana
Santa Rosa
Stockton
COLORADO
2249 Adams Co.
Amount
10.00*
10.00*
50.00*
10.00*
40.00*
63.00*
20.00*
10.00*
40.00*
30.00*
10.00*
30.00*
20.00*
lO.OO*
20.00*
30.00*
69.00*
20.00*
60.00*
98.00
40.00*
30.00*
100.00*
33.00*
40.00*
47.00*
50.00*
10.00*
10.00*
!.00
Local City
CONNECTICUT
43 Hartford
79 New Haven
210 Stamford
Amount Local City
120.00
40.00
40.00
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
1631 Washington 4.00
2311 Washington 30.00
FLORIDA
1250 Homestead
1308 Lake Worth
1510 Tampa
1765 Orlando
2024 Miami
2795 Fort Lauderdale
547 Athens
1263 Atlanta
GEORGIA
IDAHO
609 Idaho Falls
ILLINOIS
1 Chicago
62 Chicago
174 Joliet
480 Freeburg
644 Pekin
742 Decatur
1196 Arlington Heights
1889 Downers Grove
1922 Chicago
3273 Olnev
89.00
8.00
21.00
41.00
83.00
24.00
10.33
20.00
23.00
100.00
140.00
156.50
40.00
47.00
3.00
5.00
3.00
121.00
1.00
INDIANA
934 New Albanv
1 899 Hobarl
3154 Monticello
IOWA
4 Davenport
534 Burlington
937 Dubuque
KANSAS
1724 Liberal
LOUISIANA
1846 New Orleans
MARYLAND
1126 Annapolis
MASSACHUSETTS
49 Lowell
107 Worcester
444 Pittsfield
624 Brockton
MICHIGAN
19 Detroit
337 Detroit
1301 Monroe
1433 Detroit
1615 Grand Rapids
2265 Detroit
MINNESOTA
87 St. Paul
1644 Minneapolis
Amount
7.50
22.00
33.00
85.00
14.00
20.00
20.00
29.00
48.00
1.00
60.00
5.00
31.00
10.00
67.00
54.00
16.00
11.00
43.00
5.60
17.00
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Local City
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NORTH CAROLINA
Greensboro
OHIO
Local
City
MISSOURI
Amount
61
Kansas Cily
70.00
110
St. Joseph
NEVADA
42.00
971
Reno
30.00"
1780
Las Vegas
NEW JERSEY
62.00*
D.C.
3f South Jersey
229.50^'
23
Dover
60.00
121
Vineland
101.00
325
Paterson
59.00
349
Orange
20.00
391
Hoboken
17.00
393
Camden
36.55^
612
Union Hill
1.00
620
Madison
1.00
1006
New Brunswich
55.00
1489
Burlington
63.44=
1743
Wildwood
20.00
2315
Jersey City
20.00
NEW MEXICO
1319 Albuquerque
1962 Las Cruces
NEW YORK
6
Amsterdam
53
White Plains
78
Troy
99
Cohoes
125
Utica
146
Schenectady
229
Glens Falls
278
Watertown
355
Buffalo
366
New York
369
N. Tonawanda
488
New York
662
Mount Morris
787
New York
956
New York
1015
Saratoga Springs
1093
Glencove
1135
Port Jefferson
1483
Patchoque
1701
Buffalo
1837
Babylon
2161
Catskill
2305
New York
2440
Montrose
2669
W. Islip
356.00*
25.00
40.00
60.00
10.00
15.00
60.00
73.00
40.00
10.00*
9.00
36.00
20.00
110.00
43.00
100.00
10.00
20.00
20.00
32.00
49.00
20.00
41.00
53.00
20.00
10.00
9.00
171 Youngstown
254 Cleveland
404 Lake Co.
525 Coshocton
639 Akron
650 Pomeroy
1180 Cleveland
1426 Elyria
1454 Cincinnati
1935 Barberton
2280 Mount Vernon
OKLAHOMA
763 Enid
986 McAlester
1659 Bartlesville
OREGON
1020 Portland
1120 Portland
1388 Oregon City
2416 Portland
PENNSYLVANIA
8 Philadelphia
59 Lancaster
122 Philadelphia
191 York
261 Scranton
321 Connellsville
500 Butler
709 Shenandoah
768 Kingston
845 Clifton Heights
972 Philadelphia
1320 Somerset
1333 State College
1906 Philadelphia
2274 Pittsburgh
RHODE ISLAND
176 Newport
801 Woonsocket
TENNESSEE
50 Knoxville
1818 Clarksville
TEXAS
425 El Paso
526 Galveston
2190 Harlingen
UTAH
722 Salt Lake City
1498 Provo
VIRGINIA
396 Newport News
WASHINGTON
98 Spokane
131 Seattle
338 Seattle
870 Spokane
1036 Longview
1289 Seattle
1332 Grand Coulee.
1 7 1 .'^ Vancouver
2317 Bremerton
2382 Spokane
2498 Longview
3099 Aberdeen
WISCONSIN
91 Racine
290 Lake Geneva
820 Wisconsin Rapids
849 Manitowoc
2246 Fennimore
3187 Waienown
Amoiiul
60.00
20.00^=
4.00
40.00
20.00
10.00
133.00
20.00*
40.00
200.00
38.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
11.00
10.00
90.00
33.00
10.00*
48.00
30.00
40.00
37.30'
1.00
15.00
32.00
8.00
20.00
21.00
20.00
8.00
153.00
384.00
200.00
50.00
60.00
174.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
21.00
20.00
10.00*
100.00
10.00*
94,50
10.00*
20.00
10.00
80.00
25.00
126.00
8.00
20.00
100.00
10.00
13.00
11.00
10.00
20.00
12.00
1.00
Credit is Due
CORRECTION: In the final listing for
1971, we failed to note that the local
unions (#121, 393, 432, 542, 842, 1743,
& 2098) comprising the South Jersey
District Council had contributed a total
stun of $1,500.00.
This was a collection taken up at a
mass meeting of the district council, and
there was no way to itemize the contribu-
tions by individual locals.
Also, we failed to give credit to the
district council for the 1% payroll deduc-
tion that the business agents and the Sec-
retary-treasurer of the district council
are making to CLIC. Therefore, the
total contribution by the South Jersey
District Council and its affiliated locals
for 1971 is $1,766.05.
We also regret that we neglected to
include in the contributions for Local
191 the 1% check-off of the business
agent, and in the case of Local 1489, the
ITi) contributed by the business agent and
the local union officers.
This would increase the contributions
of Local 191 to $1,257.30, and that of
Local 1489 to $1,626.45.
In the case of both of these local un-
ions, the contributions by their business
agents and officers make them the top
locals in each state.
We deeply regret our oversight in
these matters.
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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
wservice pins. ^
(I) PHILADELPHIA. PA.— Four char-
ter members of Local 1728 received serv-
ice pins several months ago. J. Dolan,
center, an International Representative,
made the presentations. Honored mem-
bers are, left to right: A. Goldman, 29
years; W. Parnell, 29 years; and J. Glea-
son. 33 years. Standing at right is T.
Uiottavio, 31 years. Not shown is W.
Rasmussen, 29 years.
(2) NIAGARA FALLS. N.Y. — At its
72nd Anniversary Banquet Local 322
presented 115 membership pins totaling
3855 years of service to the Brotherhood.
In the picture, from left, are Joe Onesi,
chairman; Ednard Mietlicki; Robert
Jamieson; and Bert McDonald, financial
secretary. The picture shows Brother
Mietlicki presenting a 55-year member-
ship pin to Brother Jamieson, who is 92
years young. In turn. Brother Jamieson
is presenting a joumeymans certhcate to
Brother Mietlicki.
(3) VALLEJO. CALIF. — Local 1068
held a dinner February 12, 1972. at the
Redwood Inn in Vallejo, Calif., to pre-
sent 25-year membership pins to five of
its members. Reading left to right: T. V.
Boatwright. J. A. Dane, President Paul
Kanouff, presenting the pins, W. C. Brad-
ford, E. Bertoncini, and W. Edwards.
(4) LETHBRIDGE, ALTA.— Ten mem-
bers of Local 846 were honored for long
membership at the 52nd Anniversary of
the local union. Left to right, front row:
Andy Thompson, 32 years; John Rempel,
26; R. A. Berlando. R. S. & B. R.; Henry
Friesen. 26; Carlos Chiste, 27; Left to
right, back row, Arnold Dogterom, 42; L.
Stotyn, 26; Lee M. Johnson, 25; G. Ny-
hof, 27; Clarence Barby, 32. Total years
in membership, 384.
(5) SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF. —
Twelve members of Carpenters Local
1632 were present to receive their 25-
year service pins. The meeting was held
last summer at the Carpenters Hall.
Members present, reading left to right:
Michael Morris, Henry Terry, Jesse Nick-
erson, William Gunter, Tommy Davis,
Herbert Betz, Leo Fallon, J. Rex Bowlby,
(California State Council of Carpenters
Special Representative Arthur Eisele),
Hollis Poage, Charles Broadway, Henry
Shaw, Walter Smith Sr.
Members not present but receiving pins:
Shelton Bower. H. V. Bradshaw, Thomas
Pryor, Earl Shields, Billy Timmerman.
(6) VINCENNES, IND. — On Novem-
ber 19, 1971, Local 274, Vincennes, held
a banquet at which time several members
received their 25-year membership pins.
Here is a picture taken at the banquet
which includes the members who received
25-year pins. They are as follows: Left
to right, first row, Franklin Smith, Inter-
national Representative; Bernard Roach;
Harold Bathe, White River Valley Dis-
trict Council Business Representative;
Arthur W. Wright; E. L. Osborn; and
Noah Shields. Second row, William Bow-
man and Earl Dillon.
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SORRY, BUT NO PAYMENT MADE
AND POETRY NOT ACCEPTED.
Told Them The Truth
A minister, telling his congregation
the story of Ananias and Sapphiro,
who were struck dead for lying, roared
to his flock, "God doesn't strike
people dead for lying anymore like
He used to! If he did, where would 1
be today?"
The congregation began to snicker,
and the parson gave them his "snap-
per"; "I'll tell you where I would be,"
he shouted. "I'd be right here . . .
preaching to an empty church!" —
F. S. Millham, Fullerton, Pa.
GIVE A DOLLAR TO CLIC
Everybody's Happy
"The doctor said that both my wife
and I need more exercise, so she
gave me a set of golf clubs for
Christmas."
"But what did you give her?"
"I gave her a lightweight lawn-
mower and a new set of washtubs!"
REGISTER AND VOTE
Deathly Taxes
Taxes could be worse. Suppose we
had to pay on what we figure we're
worth and our deductions were based
on what the boss figured we were
worth?
Carpenter's Dictionary
Abode — A piece of wood.
Annul — Something you hit with a
hammer.
Awl — Everything.
Bit — Past tense of bite.
Bolt — To leave suddenly.
Chisel — To cheat.
Cold chisel — To cheat an Eskimo.
Doll — When a thaw won't cut abode
fast.
Dormer — Something excessively dorm.
Fir — A long way off.
Floor — Chinese number just before
flive.
hHammer — A bum comedian.
Level — To tell the truth.
Line — Not telling the truth.
Oak — Everything is in order.
Pane — Unpleasant feeling.
Plane — Hijacker heaven.
Rule — To govern.
Rafter — Chinese chuckles.
Shop — When a dull thaw is fixed and
cuts abode fast.
Thaw — A tool to cut abode with.
Vise — Everything enjoyable.
Walnut — Insane drywall applier.
—Thanks to Louis Delin, L.U. 608.
N.Y.C., and others.
IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH!
Kept His Word
"Does your husband keep his
promises from his courtship days?"
"He certainly does! Before we
were married he said he wasn't good
enough for me. Now he's been prov-
ing himself right for 30 years!"
This Month's Limerick
An adventurous young girl named
Banker
Stowed away while the ship was at
anchor.
Sleeping, she awoke in dismay
When she heard the Mate say;
"Now haul up the topsheet and
spanker!"
Safari, So Good
The cocktail bore, back from his
first African safari, was relating his
adventures. ". . . and right there on
the edge of the village, 1 spotted a
leopard!"
"Don't be absurd," replied his
dizzy hostess. "They grow that way!"
LIKE TOOLS, BE SHARP & SAFE
Piece . . . And No Quiet
The headshrinker reluctantly faced
the husband and said; "I'm sorry to
tell you, sir, that your wife's mind is
completely gone!"
"I'm not surprised," replied the
husband. "She's been giving me
pieces of it daily for 15 years!"
UNION DUES BU"i' RAiSI-S
Reason Enough
"What do you mean by coming
home half-drunk?" demanded the
wife of the wayward husband.
"I'm shorry," he replied, "but I
shimply ran outa dough!"
BUY AT UNION RETAIL STORES
Heavenly Daze?
After he had taken his young son
to church for the first time, the father
asked his son, "What did you think
of the service?"
"The music was nice," replied the
lad, "but the commercial was too
long."
R U A UNION BOOSTER?
Raking It In!
Political plums are not raised from
seed; they are the results of clever
grafting.
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SERVICE TO THE
ROTHERHOOD
A gallery of pictures showing
some of the senior members of
some of the senior members of
the Brotherhood who recently
received 25-year or 50-year
service pins.
(t) LIBERTYVILLE. ILL.— At a Local
1996 dinner dance on October 2, 1971,
25-year members were presented with
pins. Six hundred members and };uests
were present as 35 members received pins
from President Bennes and Financial Sec-
retarj Dorfler. Those receiving pins in
person were as follows: First row, left to
right, C. Bennes, L. Dorfler, A. Brecoll.
Second row, C. Schwerman, F. Cash-
more, C. Knigse, F,. Lenzen, J. Drabrant,
H. Severson. Third row. L. lefHins, J.
Dorfler, G. Olsen, K. Hess, R. Westphal,
M. Radlolf. Fourth row, F. Fluscr, A.
Davis. W. Markus. G. Kane, J. Elder, St.,
K. Mortsen, L. Wehrenberg.
(2) NORWOOD PA. — Local 845 held
its annual Award Night recently, with
300 members and their wives attending.
On this occasion, members with 25
years of active service were honored and
presented with membership pins. Pic-
tured, left to right, kneeling: .lames Mor-
rison, .Tames Burdsall, Daniel Danen-
howee, Dennis Doody; second row, stand-
ing: Thomas Bamett, Wm. Carpenter,
Richard O'Driscoll, assistant supervisor
of the Carpenters' Health and Welfare
Fund of Phila. and Vicinity, .lames Daw-
son, Joseph Seefeldt, business representa-
tive of Delaware County and member of
Local No. 845, Robert Moccia, Edward
Rosato, .lames France, Joseph Medd, and
Douglas Quigg, financial secretary of
Local 845. Not pictured, but receiving
pins were Harold McCombie, Martin
Semcheski, Ralph Bamett, Francis Gal-
lagher, Benjamin Gertz, Glen Johns,
Ivan LucaSj Robert Terry, Leonard Ware,
and Thomas McCloy, which was a total
of 23 25-year pins.
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. . . Many deer hunters travel hun-
dreds, sometimes thousands, of miles in
quest of Christmas venison but accord-
ing to note from Mrs. E. Buetnner of
Waterloo, 111., her husband Ed. a mem-
ber of Local 1997, nailed his big buck
within 250 yards of their back door. A
head mount was subsequently fashioned
by fellow local member, and a veteran
taxidermist, Harold Metter.
... If four-year old Ronald Goforth,
Jr., son of Ronald Goforth, Sr., Train-
ing Director of New Mexico's Appren-
ticeship Program, keeps progressing as
an angler, he's almost certain to wind up
with a world record catch. He's pictured
here with two chunky German brown
trout he caught this summer from home
waters. The trout weighed four and three
pounds respectively; measured 22 and 20
inches. Only help he had in landing them
was net assist from dad.
Young Ronald Goforth
. . . Another hunter who didn't have
to travel too far for his buck is John
Bain of Landers, California, a member
of Local 2288 for 20 years. He nailed
one at 150 yards with one shot from his
30-06, Model 742 Remington. It was
downed in a sector bordering the West
Fork of the San Gabriel River in Los
Angeles County, not too far from the big
city. Noteworthy, says Bother Bain, is
that game department officials were under
impression that blacktail was only species
in this area. But the buck was a mule
deer, the largest deer he's ever taken
from the area.
. . . When you're hunting close to a
populated area in the east, where only
low-velocity, but none-the-less potent,
weapons are allowed — such as shotguns,
muskets or bows — you must get in close
to make the grade. Such was the prob-
lem facing Galen Coughenoar, a mem-
ber of Local 9, Buffalo, New York, and
his hunt partner Rick Guile. Both, tot-
ing a 12-gauge Browning in the eastern
part of New York State, downed their
game with rifled slugs, one at 40 yards,
the other at 50 yards. Their game was
hit on the run, Galen's buck was a seven
pointer. Rick's a nine pointer.
H In My Own Pasture
A recent fall fishing jaunt to the
Clackamas River of Oregon with George
Farnsworth. a member of Portland's Lo-
cal 1120, explodes
the theory — least-
wise for us — that
the grass is always
greener in the
other man's pas-
ture. Both George
and I found it
green in our own
and knocked oflE a
limit of Coho (sil-
ver) salmon from
the aforementioned
Clackamas, which
is about 30 minutes from my home
— and flows right by George's door.
Right; he lives right on the river. Occa-
sion was to test out a Whitewater drift
boat he built in his garage. I must say
that his boat worked fine; his guidesman-
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ship was flawless, and the fish hit like
mad. Here's a look-see at George with
one of the four we boated.
■ Elk Close By
One of the most treasured of big-
game species in the west is the elk, other-
wise known as the Wapiti. IVIany hunters
travel thousands of miles to stalk one but
not Bill Beaty of Wenatchee. Washing-
ton, a member of Local 2205. Mrs. Beaty
reports that Bill got one less than an
hour from their front door step, a husk>'
hull elk in the Clocktim area — due north
of their home town.
■ Rocker-Like Rack
Another outdoorsman who hunts and
fishes near home base is Walter E.
Hayen of Sacramento, California, a
member of Local 586. But he'll also put
a lot of miles on the old jalopy in pur-
suit of big game which cannot be found
at close range. Recent jaunt to Wyoming
netted a moose-sized mule deer buck for
Walter which sported 10 points: had a
33-inch spread and weighed over 300
pounds on the hoof. Here's a photograph
of Walt with the rocker-like rack.
Walter Hayen and rack
I Lenard Creek Deer
Each year an ecologically-sound por-
lit)n of deer is harvested from wildlife
areas over this nation's far-flung acres,
one in point being the Lenard Creek area
of Humbolt County in the pine forest
range country of Nevada. Two hunters
who are familiar with the deer-lush sec-
tor are Gene Raiche of Reno, a member
of Local 971 for 32 years, now retired,
and his son Alfred, a member of the
same local for 10 years. The nimrods
are pictured here with a pair of mule
bucks they bagged in the aforementioned
area, largest being a nuxjse of a mulie
which dressed out at 270 pounds and was
estimated by Game biologist to be close
to 12 years of age.
Gene Raiche and son
THE CARPENTER
^MMMMiMiEM^-
SERVICETOTHEffinrTIOHOO
A gallery of pictures showing some
of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received 25>
year or 50-year service pins.
(1) MICHIGAN CITY. IND. — Veteran
members of Carpenters Local 1236 were
honored for 25 to 50 years of member-
ship in the union. Seated, from left: W.
D. Stanley, recording secretary (37 years),
Clarence Rieck (44), Wm. Somerfeld (47),
Fred Larson (48). Raymond Schultz (37),
Edw. Kissman (30), Walter Wintek (30),
Michael Kulakowski (29).
Standing, from left: Harold Bruemmer,
president (25 years), Norman Foldenauer,
vice president (25). Belmont Edwards,
trustee. Harold Sigle (31), Norman
Klemz (25), Wm. Novak (34), La Verne
Malott (26 years), Charles Malott (25),
George Koelln, trustee (52), Leonard
Malott, trustee (25), F. G. Cooper, past
president, Howard Rieck (32).
Not present for the picture but also
receiving pins were: Joseph Balsanek (25
years), Luke Barnhill (29), Fred Bartels
(53), Walter Bartels (35). Clyde Bolen
(25), Edgar Boze (35), George Claflin
(29). Ervin De Vauz (31), Dee Doran
(31). Leonard Hill (25). Carl Hope (32),
Alex Keen (31), Chester Keen (25). Ar
thur Klemz (34). Robert Klint (25). Hen
ry Kreft (51), Walfred Kresminski (30),
Edw. Lijewsld (25), Gus Lindgreen (35),
Joseph Magon (42), Jesse Malchow (30),
John Ohms (31), Theral Rice (26). Harry
Schetf (30). Fred Schluge (25), George
Schreiber (48), Lewis Tener (25), Herbert
Tews (26), John Valecek (26), Otto Voss
(26), Herman Wilke (34), and Edw. Wi-
tek (33).
(2) CHICAGO, ILL.— At a recent meet-
ing of millmen's Local 1367 two members
were presented gold pins in honor of
achieving 60 years membership in the
Brotherhood. Shown on the accompany-
ing picture are officers and members as
follows: Seated, left to right: Vice Presi-
dent Sylvester Wilkoszewski; 60-year
members Ernest Iversen and William
Burgbacher, President Helge Nelson,
Trustee Kasmer Jakubowski. Standing:
Trustee William Binning, Conductor Gun-
nar Johnson, Recording Secretary Ray
Hansen. Trustee Leonard Anderson.
Treasurer Wilbur Anderson, Financial
Secretary Ingvald Pollestad, and Sick
Committeeman Leonard Selby.
Brother Iversen was initiated into Lo-
col 1367 in 1910. from Local No. 17 of
the Amalgamated Woodworkers. Brother
Burgbacher joined the Brotherhood as an
apprentice in June. 1911, and has in his
possession every dues book since that
date, as shown in the second picture
(2B). During World War I brother
Burgbacher was ordered to report to
Key West Navy as a jointer, and trans-
ferred back to Chicago at the end of
hostilites.
Picture No. 2A shows Chicago Dis-
trict Council Secretary-Treasurer Chas.
A. Thompson (in center) who officiated
in presentation of the pins to Burgbacher,
left, and Iversen.
Secretary Thompson recalled that he
decorated Brother Burgbacher with a 50-
year pin a decade ago.
Brother Burgbacber's father (not
sho^n) joined Carpenter Local No. 1 in
1898. and passed away in 1928, totaling
a family membership of 90 years.
At 78, Bill is the oldest delegate, in
the Chicago District Council, spanning
a period of 46 years.
APRIL, 1972
33
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) CLEVELAND. O.— Local 2159 had
a meeting and party for one 50 and 23
2S-j'car members recently. President
Henry Simon is shown in Picture No. 1
with 50-year member Ladimer Charles
Gardner, who is at right in the picture.
Among the 25-year members present
for the ceremonies were: (I A) George
Gnimney, Leo Stcnger, Reino Hekkinen,
and Paul A. Aarona. (IB) Kenneth
Wright, Pete King, Americo Rocco, and
Paul Kinnunen. (7C) Lou Tolh. fi-
nancial secretary; Harold L. Reid; and
Charles Sharp, recording secretary.
Not present but entitled to the 25-year
pin are: Frank Bendokas, Julius Pietz.
Robert Olson. Charles Seda. Harry
Wainio, Earl Stocker. Gaza Vambor. R.
A. Deimline. Dean Knupp. Henry Burk-
holder. Robert Eirick, and Albert Rolar.
(2) ALTON. ILL.— On .lune 24. 1971.
Local 377 held a Service Award Banquet
and Dance in the new \'FW Hall, Alton,
honoring 92 members with 25 years
through 60 years, a grand total of 1780
years of service.
Shown at left in the picture is Leo
Schmidt, a 60-year member, and. at right.
Fred E. Glassbrenner. president of Alton
local, presenting him with his 60-year pin.
Other honored members of Local 377
were the following:
25-YEAR PINS— George Applegate,
Ed Bobbs. Rolland Brown. Clifford Cary.
Clinton Champlin, Sr., James Cope. Ells-
worth Crablree. Henry Craig. Thomas
Dean. Charles Dover. Lester Edier. Wil-
bert EdIer. Charles Edwards, .lohn Epper-
heimer. James Ervin. Allen Fields. Ernest
Garrett. Orville Goff. Olin Gray. Rupert
Creeling, Vincent Guccione, Lewis Hal-
corn, Robert Hall, William Hardin, l^evi
Hauversburk, Harvey Hawkins, Mather
Hawkins, Charles Hodge. Richard Inger-
soll. Maurice Kennedy. Ebert King. Percy
Kortkamp. Milton Masters. Louis Mundy.
Adolph Otto. Henry Peiperf. Clell Perot-
ka. Leiand Pitchford. Isaac Powell. Ross
Ragusa. August Rhea. Marion Skinner.
Winifred Smith. Clarence Vanhoy. Den-
nis Whipple, William Whittleman, Russell
Willis, John Wohnlich, and Harry Wy-
dick.
30- YEAR PINS — Herbert Ashlock,
Frank Bode. John Carroll. Herbert Hard-
ing. Earl P. Hill. Henry Laux. Francis
Maher. Nelson P. Miller. Russell Noble.
Victor Ohm. Orlando Osterdock. George
Parker. Ross Penrod. Ted Surman. Harry
Thomure. Elmo Walter, and Lester Wil-
son.
35-YEAR PINS— Charles Allen. Har-
old Butcher. Thomas Edsall, Henry .la-
cobs, Henry Lind, Edward Russell, Henry
Thomure, E. J. Trendley, and Norval
Wells. Sr.
40-YEAR PINS— Arthur Kramer and
Henry Manns.
45-YEAR PINS— John Sehcnk and
George Roth.
50-YEAR PINS — Harold Chessman,
William O. Hays. Arthur Holden, C. L.
Mitchell, William Reed, Thomas Tuohy,
and Alex Zerwas.
55-YEAR PINS — Ed. Burmaster and
Otis LInterbrink.
60-YEAR PINS— William Eisenrich,
John Hansen, and Leo Schmidt.
(3) FAIRBANKS. ALASKA— During the
Christmas Season, Local 1243 dedicated
its new apprenticeship and training facil-
ity. At that lime, it presented 25, 30
and 35-year membership pins and a past
vice president's pin. Two apprentices
were promoted to journeymen carpen-
ters. International Representative Brother
Paul Rudd presented the pins and had a
major role in the ceremonies.
In the picture, First row. Left to Right,
James Mount (25-year pin). Phil Summers
(apprentice praduation). Olaf Thorgaard
(30-year pin). Jack Pendley (apprentice
graduation). John Martin (past vice pres-
ident pin), and Matt Wold (35-year p'n).
Second row, Frank Lucas (25-year pin),
Dan Sandal (35-year pin). Ed Perkowski
(bus rep and F S-T and secty.. Joint Ap-
prenticeship CommitSee). James Lundgren
(chairman. Joint Apprenticeship Commit-
tee), Paul Rudd (International Represent-
ative). James Dufcher (30-year pin), Law-
rence Christie (35-year pin), Robert Bance
(30-year pin), and Robert Smith (25-
year pin). Back row, Parker Murphy (30-
year pin), Michael Soniers (30-year pin),
Oliver Olilla (25-year pin), Forrest M.
McClurc (30-year pin), Lawrence Pippin
(25-year pin), William Norman (2S-year
pin). E. B. Dirk (25-year pin), Oscar
Queen (25-year pin). Earl Fetterman (30-
year pin), Ray Salisbury (25-year pin),
and Dan Salisbury (25-year pin).
34
THE CARPENTER
IN MEMO R 1AM
L.U. NO. IS
HACKENSACK, N.J.
Brennen, Cyril
Rekow, Thomas
L.U. NO. 21
CHICAGO, ILL.
Covelli, J.
L.U. NO. 33
BOSTON, MASS.
Arsenault, Ernest
Chisolm, Earl
Hill, Harry
Keen, Jay
Lumsden, Duncan
Marotta, Louis
McLeod, George
Rowe, Steven
L.U. NO. 35
SAN RAFAEL, CALIF.
Dittmar, Paul
Jones, Kenneth
Wedlesky, William
L.U. NO. 37
SHAMOKIN, PA.
Duncheskie, Charles L.
Kearney, William A.
L.U. NO. 40
BOSTON, MASS.
David, Rezuk
Hiscock, Andrew
MacGlashan, Charles
Mowat, Raymond
L.U. NO. 51
BOSTON, MASS.
McDonald, John P.
Worth, John P.
L.U. NO. 55
DENVER, COLO.
Carbine, Cecil F.
Deffenbaugh, George
Friedman, Glenn
Johnson, Paul
Left', Rudolph
Pazzin, Joseph
Popick, Jerome
Rockwell, William
Van Buren, Ruben
Wahlberg, John
Weldenheimer, Otho
L.U. NO. 61
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Campbell, D. R.
Fisher, I. A.
Hackley, Roy O.
Hogue, Robert F.
McQueen, J. A.
Montgomery, John L.
Singleton, John D.
L.U. NO. 64
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Allen, W. P.
Frans, Elsey
Hudson, F. T.
Mullen. George S.
Riley, M.C.
Troll, Ernest
L.U. NO. 69
CANTON, OHIO
Byers, Lester
Davis, Merton
Gobeli. Christ
Ruckle, Hari'y
L.U. NO. 72
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Dettman, Henry
Kruger. Albert
Lindermuth, Richard B.
O'Connell, Robert
Pappert, Russell W.
Zwemer, Jan D.
L.U. NO. 98
SPOKANE. WASH.
Haas, Ernest F.
Hampton, Wade M.
Harris. Joseph L.
Johnson. Walter
Nagaoka. Jack K.
Seegcr. Chares W.
Simpson. James
Spurlock. Kruger P.
Stumbough, Leo H.
Ward, Clarence V.
Webster. Frank G.
L.U. NO. 101
BALTIMORE, MD.
Hoft'man, John Leo
Richards, William D.
Seller, Raymond P.
L.U. NO. 109
SHEFFIELD, ALA.
Green. W. R.
Pickens, Alonzo E.
L.U. NO. 129
HAZLETON, PA.
Bahrt. Walter C.
Leshko, John (Sparky)
L.U. NO. 132
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Ritter, Paul
L.U. NO. 134
MONTREAL, QUE.
Leger, Hector
L.U. NO. 144
MACON, GA.
Wilson, David B.
L.U. NO. 154
KEWANEE, ILL.
Heideman, Lawrence
L.U. NO. 166
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
Matthew. John M.
L.U. NO. 169
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.
Carl, Michael J.
Clendenin. Robert
Seyler. Richard
L.U. NO. 181
CHICAGO, ILL.
Solomon, Joseph
L.U. NO. 183
PEORIA, ILL.
Bremer, Harry
Christianson. Walter
Dwyer, William J.
Jackson. James A.
Miller, Ralph E.
Simmons, Charles E.
Steinbach, Jacob
Vickroy, Harold
Young, John O.
L.U. NO. 185
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Coombs, R. H.
Cunningham, William J.
Duckworth, Arch
Erickson, Victor
Howard, C. B
Piper, Emanuel H.
Schlottman. Henery
Witte, Wilbert H.
Zimmerman, George
L.U. NO. 198
DALLAS, TEXAS
Thompson, J. A.
L.U. NO. 199
CHICAGO, ILL.
Byron, Richard
Engblad, John
Held, Henry A.
Olson, Eric
Sell, John
Steck, Walter B.
L.U. NO. 200
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Brown, C. H.
Young. Kenneth R.
L.U. NO. 224
CINCINNATL OHIO
Beilman, Nelson
Schroll, Lewis
L.U. NO. 225
ATLANTA, GA.
Atkins, G. V.
Daniel, Otis, Jr.
Miller, O. M.
Shannon, W. T.
L.U. NO. 226
PORTLAND, ORE.
Christiansen. S. H.
Engberg, Frank
Larsen, Magnus R.
Robinson. Wayne
L.U. NO. 242
CHICAGO, ILL.
Bruhl. Louis R.
Nemeth.Charles, Sr.
Zielke, Charles
L.U. NO. 246
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Del Gaudio, Joseph
Mysterios, Alcino
Sassi, Terenzio
L.U. NO. 257
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Cherry, Aron
Haugland, Hans
Helm. Arthur
Johnson, Nils
Karlson. Karl A.
Stempien, .Adam
Wade, Frank
Wiethop, Frederick
L.U. NO. 264
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Balzenlis, Charles
Carle, Renie
Hecker, Jack
Mazsick, Frank
Poize, Andrew
Redlinger, Joseph
L.U. NO. 283
AUGUSTA, GA.
Cobb, Pinky J.
L.U. NO. 287
HARRISBURG, PA.
Bricker. Robert
Hertzler, Cletus
Rice, Carl
Strickner, Paul E.
L.U. NO. 302
HUNTINGTON, W. VA.
Saunders. William
L.U. NO. 303
PORTSMOUTH, VA.
Pruitt. Earl
L.U. NO. 323
BEACON, N.Y.
Moeller. Julitis
L.U. NO. 325
PATERSON, N.J.
De Vido, Vito
L.U. NO. 362
PUEBLO, COLO.
Sandoval, Floyd F.
L.U. NO. 385
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Kirchman, Louis
Mehr, Samuel
L.U. NO. 411
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS
Howell, James W.
L.U. NO. 446
SAULT STE. MARIE,
ONT.
Charters, EUis
Fergus, Eric
Janakka, Waino
L.U. NO. 469
CHEYENNE, WYO.
Moody. Oscar
L.U. NO. 522
DURHAM, N.C.
Chandler, Daniel T.
Cribb, Clyde W.
L.U. NO. 562
EVERETT, WASH.
Barnett. Max
Flynn. Horace
Larson. Olaf A.
Stickles, Jack D.
L.U. NO. 579
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD.
Parsley, William J.
White, Herbert
L.U. NO. 586
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
Buzynski, Joseph M.
Edgemon, Fred
Emerick, V. O.
Martin, Clarence J.
Pearson, Carl H,
Perry, Frank
Ridge, James H.
Sepponen. Karl E.
Songer, Lee
L.U. NO. 608
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Ahearn, Jeremiah
McDonald, Randal
Wheeler, John
L.U. NO. 657
SHEBOYGAN, WIS.
Brandt, Gustave
Kupfahl, Louis
Meyer, Walter
Quasius, Hugo
Skelton, John
Wuestenhager, George
L.U. NO. 674
MT. CLEMENS, MICH.
Sudan, Donald G.
L.U. NO. 678
DUBUQUE, IOWA
Repphun, John
L.U. NO. 682
FRANKLIN, PA.
Greene, W. Kenneth
Hazlett, Jerry A,
McCarthy. Charles W.
Williams, M, Perry
Wyatt, Robert E.
L.U. NO. 710
LONG BEACH, CALIF.
Earnshaw, Harry
Haney, A. A.
McClure, John J.
Nelson, Arthur M.
Patterson. Charles A.
Piatt, Carol S.
Willson, Kenneth L.
L.U. NO. 735
MANSFIELD, OHIO
Blair, Everett
Garverick, Harold
Hull, Ralph
Richcreek, W. C.
Raudabaugh, Paul
Stone, Paul, Sr.
L.U. NO. 770
YAKIMA, WASH.
Baker. Earle W.
Molt. George
Wentz, George T.
L.U. NO. 783
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.
Wolenetz, Lester
Continued on next page
APRIL, 1972
35
In Memoriam,
Concluded
L.U. NO. 845
CLIFTON HGTS., PA.
Busa. Domenic J.
Erdman, William
Gronski. John
Lehman, Herman
Loughead. Milton
Preston, Edward M.
Proffitt, Willie E.
Stanitis. John
Wallin, Frank A.
Wright, Howard
L.U. NO. 899
PARKERSBHRG. W. VA,
Belyus, Frank
L.LI. NO. 950
LYNBROOK, N.Y.
Olsen, Norman
Salenious. Paul A.
L.LI. NO. 976
MARION. OHIO
Cogan, Vernon E.
Salsbury, Clinton D.
L.U. NO. 977
WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS
Williams, Lewis
L.U. NO. 982
DETROIT, MICH.
Sheppard. Thomas R.
L.U. NO. 1065
SALEM, ORE.
Baiighman. B. C.
Gardner, W.
Mathieson. Robert
L.U. NO. 1068
VALLFJO. CALIF.
Gutzman. Mark
Smith, Walter C.
L.U. NO. 1134
MT. KISCO, N.Y.
Genett, Fred
Gullotta, Aneielo
Sivertsen, Nils
L.U. NO. 1138
TOLEDO, OHIO
McLaughlin. Howard
Mauser, Karl
Nadeau, Cletus
Warley, Harold
L.U. NO. 1151
BATAVIA, N.Y.
Olsen, Omar
Ostrowski, Alex
L.U. NO. 1164
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Braito, Michale
Friedfeld, Max
Horwitz. Herman
Kobetitsch, Frank
Schelhas. John
Sternecker. Leonard
L.U. NO. 1236
MICHIGAN CITY, IND.
Hoxie, Vernon
Kreft, Henry
Scheff, Harry
L.U. NO. 1243
FAIRBANKS. ALASKA
Kaup, Meredith
L.U. NO. 1256
SARNIA, ONT.
Sunby, Allan B.
L.U. NO. 1274
DECATUR. ALA.
Shoemaker, Floyd
L.U. NO. 1292
HUNTINGTON, N.Y.
Sagsveen, O. Maurice
L.U. NO. 1302
NEW LONDON, CONN.
Larson. Herbert
Peloquin, Paul
L.U. NO. 1308
LAKE WORTH, FLA.
Croft, George D.
Loveless, E. A,
L.U. NO. 1363
OSHKOSH, WIS.
Zilz, Ervin
L.U. NO. 1382
ROCHESTER, MINN.
Gillies, William D.
L.U. NO. 1394
FORT LAUDERDALE,
FLA.
Clark, WillardS.
L.U. NO. 1397
NORTH HEMPSTEAD,
N.Y.
Herbst. John
Koshienske, Frank
Lindberg. Harry
L.U. NO. 1445
TOPEKA. KANS.
Hornecker, Johnnie D.
Murphy, Starr (Jim)
L.U. NO. 1514
NILES, OHIO
Hofmeister, Lloyd
Mikkila, Lauri
L.U. NO. 1515
PENSACOLA, FLA.
Bratcher, John E.
L.U. NO. 1667
BILOXI, MISS.
Champlin. Louis A.
L.U. NO. 1683
EL DORADO. ARK.
Mitcham, Walter P.
L.U. NO. 1699
PASCO, WASH.
Butlncr, Ruebel
L.U. NO. 1723
COLUMBl'S, GA.
Comer, Clifford
Curry, A. E.
Daniels, J. W. O.
Franklin. H, C.
Hardy, A. D.
Hughes, A. E.
Mann. W. O.
Robertson, L. E.
L.U. NO. 1743
WILDWOOD, NJ.
Sinclair, William
Steelman, Harry
L.U. NO. 1752
POMONA, CALIF.
Bartel, Joseph
Baumunk, H. E.
Beck. Lawrence
Condon. Raymond
Cooper, James F.
Cox, Victor T.
JefTress, Kenneth
Orquist, Waine
Sanderson, Thomas
Seism, Russell
Schiszler, Albert
Shoemaker, Virgil
Smalling, W. J.
L.U. NO. 1805
SASKATOON, SASK.
Johnson, George E.
L.U. NO. 1846
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Airhart, William
Arthur, Joseph, Jr.
Bebler. Walter S.
Bertucci, William
Bracamontes, C. J.
Conway, Neil
Delatte. R. E.
Estrade, Lawrence
Goutierrez, Wiltz J.
Hankel, Bernard
Harry, T. J.
Heriard, Clarence
Hughes. John C.
Johnson, Vincent S.
Kugler. George F.
Labit, Wilen K,
Landry, Gerald
Oggs. Edward P.
Poche. Caliste
Poche, Elphege M.
St. Julien, George
Saizon. Joseph
Trascher, Conrad
L.U. NO. 1849
PASCO, WASH.
Harris, Thomas N.
L.U. NO. 1884
LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Linch, L S.
Walker, M. B.
L.U. NO. 1889
DOWNER'S GROVE,
ILL.
Bastian, Andrew A.
L.U. NO. 1913
VAN NUYS, CALIF.
Atkinson, M. L.
Bowman, John H.
Busby. R. L.
Crance, Roscoe
Croner, George P.
Davidson, Andrew
Deem, William
Dyer, Charles
Essary, Elmo
Fels. C. J.
Hall, Augustus W.
Hayward, Ralph
Hoenisch, Alexander
Irving, Uslan
James, William
Knowles, Ray E.
Kuhnel. L. W.
LaDani. Charles E.
LaVigne. Joseph
Lidbcrg, Ernest
Long, L. E.
McKaie, Emmett F.
Math'cs, James
Mayfield, H. T.
Miller, John A.
Mills, J. B.
Misskelley. Henry L.
Morrison, Herman
Moscrip, Max
Nordahl. Matt
Nowlin, Lee
Olson, Clarence G.
Richter, William
Rucbush, John
St. George. Clarence
Searock, Charles
Stasiefski, Frank
Sundqu'st, Herbert
Vetter, Frank
Wash, James O.
Wilkerson, Stephen
Worsley, Norman
L.U. NO. 1974
ELLENSBURG, WASH.
Ackerman, Edward P.
L.U. NO. 2028
GRAND FORKS, N.D.
Swanson, Walter, Sr.
L.U. NO. 2067
MEDFORD, ORE.
Poulin, Burt J.
L.U. NO. 2274
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Black, Veryl
Coulter, James M.
Hoffman, Francis
Smith, Robert P.
L.U. NO. 2396
SEATTLE, WASH.
Adams, Theodore J.
Douglas, Andrew V.
Dschaak, Eubert E.
Hanson, Oscar
Harrigan, Maurice
Hudina, Andrew
Jacobson, Clifford R.
Paki, Daniel M.
Steele, Francis R.
Stewart, Alex D.
Ware, Oscar
L.U. NO. 2523
MEMPHIS. TENN.
Wiley, Richard L.
L.U. NO. 2837
MIFFLINBURG,
Ring, Joseph N.
PA.
L.U. NO. 3127
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Adams, Charles
LEGACIES OF LONG SERVICE
Garrett Wyman. former business agent of Local 455, Somerville. N.J.,
died on January II, 1972. at the age of 90. According to the local union
records, "Gat" was born August 15, 1882, and was initiated into the Brother-
hood on May 20, 1909. He served as business agent for 34 years, retiring at
the age of 87. Local 455 believes that this is the longest continuous term
of office ever for a business agent in the State of New Jersey.
B. Herbert Russell of Mt. Kisco, N.Y., passed away October 29, 1971: he
would have been 90 years old last December 15. Russell was a member
of Local 1134 in good standing for 58 years.
Local 1889, Downer's Grove, III., has informed us of the death of Ralph
VanDorpe. a past officer of the local union and a Brotherhood member
for more than 50 years.
Local 37, Shamokin, Pa., reports the loss of William Rhodes, Sr., who
passed away last October 22 at the age of 95. Born January 26. 1876, he
was initiated into the Brotherhood August 15, 1907, and was a member
for 64 years.
C. J. Knittel, a 65-year-member of Local 5, St. Louis, Mo., died last
August 27, shortly before his 94lh birthday, Knittel was initiated into the
Brotherhood in 1906.
Local 200, Columbus, O.. mourns the passing of Dan Cherry, a member
for 66 years, who recently died at the age of 87.
Local 37. Shamokin, Pa., also reports the death of Jacob Leroy Smith,
age 76, who passed away December 27, 1971. A member of the Brotherhood
for 55 years, he was a past president of the local union.
36
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The 17-inch long Model 23514 can be
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SCARCE-TOOL CATALOG
An expanded 48-page catalog which
includes 185 new, unusual and extremely
useful hard-to-find tools has been pub-
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Brookstone tools are rarely sold by
industrial distributors or stores and many
have never been offered for sale before
in this country. Among the several new
items included in this unique collection
are: wire strippers, tungsten carbide grit
files, files and drills for plastics, side-
action funnels, garnish awls, eight way
scrapers, handsaws, and tenon saws. Also
included are pruning saws, portable sand
blast guns, range finders, fire detector
alarms and nylon vise jaws. Plus hun-
dreds of other versatile hand tools and
small power tools.
All are quality tools and sold with a
full money-back guarantee. Available only
by mail. Write: Brookstone Company.
2963R Brookstone Building, Peterbor-
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HOLD-DOWN CARRIAGES
Hyster Company of Portland, Ore.,
announces the availability of special new
log hold-down carriages. They can be
used on standard and rough-terrain pneu-
matic tire Hyster lift trucks with lifting
capacities ranging from 12,500 to 25,000
pounds.
Constructed of high strength steel, the
two basic models consist of a set of pin
mounted 72 inch lifting forks on 90 inch
carriages with integral, but hydraulically
actuated, hold-down arms that close in
an "upper jaw" motion towards the forks.
Capacity of such a "bite" in pounds
depends upon the capacity of the lift
truck. In terms of cords of wood, it
depends upon the type of load being
handled. In most cases, the two standard
attachments will handle at least two cords
of logs.
The new carriages are used in loading
and unloading small logs, poles, rough
lumber and railroad ties. The clamping
action of the hold-down arms prevents
wasteful spillage. In the fully opened
position, the arms are completely out
of the way for conventional lift truck
operations.
These special carriages do not increase
the load face (distance from center of
front axle to front of carriage) in per-
forming their function, so there's no loss
of lifting capacity to a separately mounted
attachment,
Hyster Company can equip the basic
carriages with hydraulically operated "re-
verse flipper arms" for steadying small
loads. These flat steel arms simply come
down on top of any partial load and sta-
bilize it on the forks. It's particularly
useful when handling less than full loads
of small logs or large single poles. Spe-
cial arrangements can also be made
(through your Hyster dealer) to have
these special new log hold-down car-
riages equipped with various sized forks
to meet the particular needs of any cus-
tomer.
For more information, write: Hyster
Company, P.O. Box 2902, Portland, Ore.,
97208.
PLEASE NOTE: A report on new prod-
ucts and processes on this page in no way
constitutes an endorsement or reconimcn-
dalion. All performance claims are based
on statements by the manufacturer.
APRIL, 1972
37
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ERVICE TO THE BROTHERHOOD
A gallery of pictures showing some
of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received 25-
year or 50-year service pins.
(1) ZANESVILLE, OHIO— On Decem-
ber 10, 1971, Local 716 honored mem-
bers who had compiled 20 or more years
of devoted service. Service pins were pre-
sented to:
Seated, left to rieht, Harold Boetcher,
25 Years; Theron Brown, 25 Years;
Jesse Evans, 25 Years; Chester Reed, 30
Years; John Wheeler, 45 Years; Lane
Dike, 40 Ye:'rs: William Esselstein, 35
Years; Paul Jenkins, 35 Years; Stanley
Sheck, 20 Years.
Standing, left to right, Myron Rugg,
20 Years; Delbcrt Helter, 20 Years;
Charles Bishop, 25 Years; Donald Jen-
kins, 30 Years; Corbyn Smitley, 25 Years;
Donald Brown, 25 Years; Norman Hcn-
drickson, 25 Years; Culbertson Combs,
25 Years; Donald Baldwin, 30 Years;
Mark Hill, 25 Years; Harry Ross, 25
Years; Edward Duffey, 30 Years; Russ
Walton, 25 Years.
Not present but also presented service
pins were; 35 Years; members Henry
Fuchs Fred Long, Irvin Longshore,
Homer Showers, Jeff Showers, Neal Smit-
ley, Bert Wayble; 30-year member,
George Klies; 25-year members Hazlett
Dailey, Ted Dixon, Charles Jenkins, Rob-
ert Jenkins, William Linn Jr., Joe Mc-
Cann, John Painter, Lyle Welker, Charles
Wilson; 20-year members Wilbur Shinn,
Kenneth Smith.
(2) AUGUSTA, GA.— Carpenters Lo-
cal 283 presented its eligible members
with 25-year service pins at a recent
meeting.
Those present to receive service pins
are shown in the photograph, standing
left, receiving pin from Representative J.
G. Brown, J. Harold Dye, business rep-
resentative; G. R. McKay (50 years),
Grover Hammond, E. A. Schmidt, R. H.
Partridge, Treasurer, Lonnie E. Hall, R.
O. Timmerman, Paul Gavitt and visitor
Thomas B. Strickland, secretary-Treas-
urer, State Council of Carpenters, Seated,
left, J. H. Kitchings, A. W. Glaze, Oliver
L. Jones, W. D. Alewine, Nolan Kirby,
Mack E. F'reeman.
G. R. McKay and E. F. McKay re-
ceived watches in honor of their 50
years of service. E. F. McKay was unable
to attend.
Those awarded 25-year service pins
who were unable to attend the presenta-
tion ceremony were George B. Abney,
J. P. Cunningham, W. C. Fox, J. H.
Freeland, E. C. Mundy. K. W. Shealy,
W. Q. Wansley, Earl T. Wilson and Dur-
ward A. Wright.
38
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Lakeland
News
Items of interest from the Brotherhood's
retirement home at Lakeland, Florida
Howard A. Howdeshell, of Local 1632,
San Luis Obispo, Calif., arrived at the
Home January 5, 1972.
•
Arvo Edward Saari, of Local 1590,
Washington, D. C, arrived at the Home
January 7, 1972.
•
Peter M. Bower, of Local 696, Tampa,
Florida, arrived at the Home January 13,
1972.
•
Antonius Bergman, of Local 1636,
Whiting, Indiana, arrived at the Home
January 13, 1972.
•
Walter Volker, of Local 599, Ham-
mond, Indiana, arrived at the home Jan-
uary 24, 1972.
•
Willis Oscar Ellis, of Local 345, Mem-
phis, Tennessee, arrived at the Home
January 28, 1972.
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Audel, Theodore
.. 39
Belsaw Power Tools
.. 13
Belsaw Sharp-All Co
.. 15
Berger Instruments
. . 17
Chicago Technical College .
.. 21
Cline-Sigmon, Publishers . .
.. 38
Craftsman Book Company .
.. 32
Ellason Stair Gauge Co. . . .
.. 22
Estwing Manufacturing ....
.. 31
Foley Manufacturing
.. 14
Goldblatt Tool
.. 32
Hydrolevel
.. 11
Irwin Auger Bit Co
.. 11
Knaack Manufacturing ....
.. 13
Lee, H. D
.. 27
Locksmithing Institute ....
.. 26
North American School
of Drafting
.. 39
North American School
of Surveying
.. 22
Rockwell Manufacturing . .
.. 9
Schaefer Manufacturing . . .
,. 38
Stanley Power
Tools Back Cover |
True Temper
Corp Inside Back
Cover
Vaughan & Bushnell
.. 30
Arthur C. Tagtmeyer, of Local 61,
Kansas City, Missouri, died January 7,
1972. Burial was at Almo, Mo.
•
Foster C. Belts, of Local 1275, Clear-
water, Florida, died January 16, 1972.
Burial was at Clearwater.
•
C. T. Christensen, of Local 1447, Vero
Beach, Florida, died January 25, 1972.
Burial was at Ft. Pierce, Fla.
•
George W. Borman, of Local 117,
Albany, New York, arrived at the Home
February 8, 1972.
•
Arthur J. Johnson of Local 1367, Chi-
cago, Illinois, arrived at the Home Feb-
ruary 10, 1972.
•
Willis E. Smith of Local 144, Macon,
Georgia, arrived at the Home February
17, 1972.
•
Albert E. Somers of Local 993, Miami,
Florida, arrived at the Home February
18, 1972.
'•
James W. McClendon of Local 1590,
Washington, D.C., died February 9, 1972.
Burial was at Gadsden, Alabama.
•
Elmer Borgstrom of Local 141, Chicago,
Illinois, died February 7, 1972. He was
buried in the Home Cemetery.
•
Ole Lorenson, Local 1456, New York,
New York, died February 14, 1972.
Burial was at East Orange, New Jersey.
•
Henry Gordh of Local 791, Brooklyn,
New York, died February 8, 1972. He
was buried in the Home Cemetery.
•
David J. Ridgway of Local 753, Beau-
mont, Texas, died February 8, 1972.
Burial was at Artesia, New Mexico.
•
Waino Joki of Local 8, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, died February 16. 1972.
He was buried in the Home Cemetery.
•
Wilfred J. Pickard of Local 107.
Worcester, Massachusetts, died February
27, 1972. He was buried in the Home
Cemetery.
•
Peter M. Bower of Local 696, Tampa,
Florida, withdrew from the Home on
February 19, 1972.
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in concLUsion
WILLIAM SIDELL, General President
The Challenges Which Face Us in the Years Ahead
■ I suppose nine out of ten men who step into
a new job make the comment that they have
some "mighty big shoes to fill." Trite as the ex-
pression is, I must make it. since in my case it
happens to be very true. I really do have some
very large shoes to fill.
Over some 58 years of participation in Brother-
hood afl'airs. General President Emeritus Hutche-
son acquired experience and wisdom that made
him a truly outstanding administrator. His imprint
on our Brotherhood will endure for generations.
To follow such a man is a tremendous challenge;
I accept it willingly. However. T draw great com-
fort from the fact that he will be available for con-
sultation and advice in the months ahead.
The foundation which enabled our Brotherhood
to survive for almost a century was built in large
part by General President Emeritus M. A. Hutche-
son and his predecessor. William L. Hutcheson. It
is a foundation that is as solid as democracy itself.
To meet the new challenges we face it may be nec-
essary to make changes in the framework which has
been built on this foundation. However, the founda-
tion itself will remain the solid base upon which
we build our future.
The problems confronting the labor movement
in general and our Brotherhood in particular loom
ominously on the horizon.
The Phase II efforts to curb inflation are failing
to do the job. Prices keep climbing steadily. On
the other hand, the Wage Board continues to keep
a tight rein on wage increases. Unemployment is
stubbornly holding close to the 69^ mark.
The trade deficit reaches a 75-year high as
American (and Canadian) firms export capital and
technology to low-wage countries in Asia and
South America.
The result is an ever-increasing flood of imports
from these low-wage countries. Such goods con-
tribute a great deal to the discouraging unemploy-
ment picture in the United States and Canada.
Tax loopholes that favor the rich at the expense
of the wage earner remain untouched.
All this adds up to a challenging picture.
In our own industry, jurisdictional disputes are
as frustrating as ever. The need for a workable
mechanism for eliminating the bulk of such dis-
putes has yet to be developed. This is a challenge
the building trades must meet if the growth of non-
union work is to be stemmed, or. better yet, elimi-
nated entirely.
Not since the 1920's have the employers been
so throughly organized for an assault on union
wages and working conditions. Through the Con-
struction Users Round Table, the major purchasers
of construction are enlisted in a joint effort, in my
opinion, to strangle the effectiveness of building
trades unions.
The apprenticeship concept which our Brother-
hood developed over the years, a concept that has
served particularly well, is threatened by arbitrary
goals and timetables — which are tantamount to a
quota system and which rely on factors other than
aptitude and initiative in the selection process.
I have merely touched on some of the challenges
which face our Brotherhood in the years ahead.
While they appear to be ominous, they can all be
met and conquered, if we all work together har-
moniously.
Our Brotherhood was born in a period of up-
heaval and strife. It survived wars, booms, depres-
sions, and anti-labor drives of many kinds. It suc-
ceeded because a spirit of cooperation and trust
existed among the General Officers, the subordi-
nate bodies, and the membership.
I sincerely hope that this spirit of cooperation
and trust can be maintained and, perhaps, even
enhanced in the years ahead. With such singleness
of purpose. I am confident that nothing can stop us
from growing, prospering, and increasing our ef-
fectiveness as an important segment of the great
American dream, particularly in building a better
standard of living for the great mass of working
people. ■
40
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Official Publication of the UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA • FOUNDED 1881
National Parks Centennial t872i-1972
^IliTION
GENERAL OFFICERS OF
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington. D. C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
Herbert C. Skinner
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
William Konyha
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
Charles E. Nichols
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT EMERITUS
M. A. Hutcheson
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Patrick J. Campbell
130 North Main Street
New City, Rockland Co., New York
10956
•Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
130 Mountain Avenue
Springfield, New Jersey 07081
Third District, Anthony Ochocki
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20001
Fourth District, Harold E. Lewis
101 Marietta St., Suite 913
Atlanta, Georgia 30345
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
2800 Selkirk Drive
Burnsville, Minn. 55378
Sixth District, Frederick N. Bull
6323 N.W., Grand Blvd.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
Room 722, Oregon Nat'l Bldg.
610 S.W. Alder Street
Portland, Oregon 97205
Eighth District, M. B. Bryant
Forum Building, 9th and K Streets
Sacramento, California 95814
Ninth District, William Stefanovitch
2418 Central Avenue
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Tenth District, Eldon T. Staley
4706 W. Saanich Rd.
RR #3, Victoria, B.C.
William Sidell, Chairman
R. E. Livingston, Secretary
Correspondence for the General Executive Board
should be sent to the General Secretary.
Secretaries, Please Note
If your local union wishes to list de-
ceased members in the "In Memoriam"
page of The Carpenter, it is necessary
that a specific request be directed to the
editor.
In processing complaints, the only
names which the financial secretary needs
to send in are the names of members
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VOLUME XCII
No. 5
MAY, 1972
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick. Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
It All Started Around a Campfire a Century Ago 2
National Pension Reciprocity: Growing, Not Complete 7
Ochocki Succeeds Konyha to Board 8
The Cluster Concept Is Coming Back 10
First Meeting Place for Presbyterians in Washington 12
Matters before the Congress Charles E. Nichols 13
Team Studying Earthquake Calls for New Methods 18
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 6
Local Union News 14
Service to the Brotherhood 20, 23, 24, 29, 30, 32, 34
Canadian Report Morden Lazarus 21
We Congratulate 25
Apprenticeship and Training 26
Your Union Dictionary, No. 10 28
cue Report 31
Plane Gossip 33
In Memoriam 36
What's New? 38
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion William Sidell 40
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THE COVER
Postage stamps commemorating the
100th anniversary of the U.S. Na-
tional Parks System bring color to our
May cover.
At upper left is Mount McKinley,
20.320 feet, the highest mountain in
North America and the focal point
of 3,030 square miles of Alaskan wil-
derness set aside as a national park.
It became a park in 1917.
Old Faithful Geyser spouts forth to
the upper right on an 80 stamp, just
as it has done for centuries in Yellow-
stone National Park.
Blocks of four 20 stamps combine
to complete a design showing Cape
Hatteras National Seashore. Each 20
section may be used separately, or the
entire stamp can be used as a regular
80 stamp. (This is the first four-part
stamp ever created by Uncle Sam.)
The City of Refuge National His-
torical Park on the Island of Hawaii
was created in 1955. Until 1819,
Refuge was a sanctuary for Hawaiians
vanquished in battle and those guilty
of crimes or breaking taboos.
The 60 Wolf Trap Farm stamp will
be issued June 26 at Vienna, Va.
Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Per-
forming Arts, near the nation's capital,
is a new concept in the National Park
System. It opened last summer.
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N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.
It all
started
around a
campfire
a century
ago
■ In this era of tightly-packed
people . . . when you push and
shove into subways . . . when you
groan and drum your fingers against
the steering wheel in daily traffic
jams . . . it's good to know that
somewhere out there your fellow
man has set aside and made avail-
able to you acres and even miles of
natural scenery . . . woods, moun-
tains, desert . . . where you might
some day get away from the mad-
ding crowd.
One hundred years ago — in
March, 1872, to be exact — Presi-
dent Ulysses S. Grant signed a Con-
gressional bill to make this scenery
available to you and to millions of
US acfion fo preserve ifs
national heritage stimulated
similar moves in 90 other
nations of the world.
A view of Bryce Canyon, National Park.
Utali, wiiere nature has carved grotesque
shapes from the earth.
Sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells in Death
Valley, California. The Cottonwood
Mountains loom in the background.
others for generations to come. He
signed a document setting aside
more than two million acres in the
Wyoming and Montana Territories
"as a public park or pleasuring
ground for the benefit and enjoy-
ment of all the people."
This was the beginning of the
US National Park System, which
has grown today to 38 national
parks and more than 240 historic
sites and monuments. Its 30-million
acre domain embraces forested
mountains and vast limestone cav-
erns, volcanoes and hot springs,
famous buildings, battlefields, gey-
sers and glaciers — man and nature's
wonders.
The US National Park System is
truly something of which we can
all be proud ... a direct rebuttal
to the radicals who see Uncle Sam
as a symbol of industrial pollution
and corrupt capitalism. The park
system was unique when it was
established in 1872. Today it is
emulated by 90 nations of the
world.
Glacier Bay National Monument,
covering 2,803,840 acres of Alaska,
is the largest site in the national
park system.
The smallest is an old brick house
that occupies l/20th of an acre of
land in the center of Washington,
D.C. The mortally wounded Abra-
ham Lincoln was carried to a room
in this house after being shot in
Ford's Theatre across the street.
The theater, now restored and
the scene of regular stage perform-
ances, also is administered by the
National Park Service.
Americans paid some 380,000
visits to the Nation's parks in 1916.
By 1941 the number exceeded 20
miUion, and in 1955 it reached 50
Continued on page 4
r
Above, Left: Two hikers cross a
grassy knoll in the Glacier Creek
area of Mt. McKinlcy National
Park, Alaska.
Above, Right: A dramatic view
across the white marble shoulders
of an heroic statue to the 16th
U.S. President in the Lincoln
Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Left: The undisturbed greenery of
Muir Woods National Monument,
near San Francisco.
Right: This picture of Old Faithful
in Yellowstone National Park was
taken in 1S71 and was probably
the first ever taken of the famous
geyser.
MAY, 1972
This Page, Belo», Left: A setting sun picks up faint
sparkles from the g>psuni crystals of White Sands
National Monument, New Mexico.
This Page, Below, Right: A Rocky Mountain Bighorn
ram surveys his domain in Yellowstone National Park.
This Page, Below. Right: The house where naturalist
John Muir lived near San Francisco is now
a national monument.
Opposite Page, Right: Young pelicans at Molly Islands
Yellowstone River and Lower Falls as seen
from Artist Point.
Opposite Page, Right: Young Pelicans at Molly Islands
in the Southwest Arm of Yellowstone Lake.
Opposite Page, Lower Right: Brain coral in the
subtropic waters off Fort Jefferson National Monument,
Florida.
million. Officials anticipate vaca-
tioners will pay more than 212 mil-
lion visits to national parks and
memorials this year.
Commenting recently on the cen-
tennial of the park program. Secre-
tary of the Interior Rogers C. B.
Morton observed:
"What began at Yellowstone has
developed into a system of national
parks that has vastly improved the
quality of life for many Americans
and now plays a vital role in the
effort to understand and sustain our
environment . . .
"When President Grant signed
into law the Yellowstone Act, he did
more than set aside two million
acres of superlative scenery and
natural wonders. He gave birth to
a revolutionary concept in the cus-
tody of our nation's resources and
bequeathed us a trust of undefiled
land . . ."
As open space in the United States
has decreased, the country's national
parks have expanded.
Slightly more than a century ago
it appeared unnecessary to set aside
public land for parks. America's
supply of clear streams and lakes,
unspoiled forests and beaches
seemed inexhaustible.
Montana Territorial Judge Cor-
nelius Hedges is credited with ad-
vancing the national park concept
around a campfire on September
19, 1870. With 14 others, he had
just spent three weeks surveying the
scenic wonders of Yellowstone.
Several in the mapping party
wanted to stake claims. Judge
Hedges proposed the area be pre-
served for all to enjoy, and sug-
gested asking the government to
designate it as a public park.
His companions agreed, but Con-
gress was skeptical. Congressmen
felt there always would be sufficient
space for Americans to hunt, hike,
fish, or camp. It was a big country.
Nor were descriptions of Yellow-
stone's beauty always believed. One
member of the survey group who
told of the region's geysers, boiling
springs, and cliffs of black volcanic
glass was labeled "the champion liar
of the West."
Ridicule stopf)ed only when pho-
tographer WiUiam H. Jackson vis-
ited the area a year later and re-
turned with pictures.
Jackson was the first of countless
photographers who have pointed
their cameras at the sights of the
US National Park System. In the
decades ahead, millions more will
follow. ■
MAY, 1972
TOM
ROUNDUP
PROFIT VIOLATIONS — More than 20% of the nation's largest corporations are violating
Price Commission regulations by raising their profit margins 'beyond permissible
levels, according to a Nixon Administration official. Donald Rumsfeld, director
of the Cost of Living Council, said a review of 105 quarterly reports from firms
with S50 million or more in annual sales revealed that at least 24 of them
"apparently (are) operating at profit margins in excess of those permitted by
the regulations."
UNEMPLOYMENT climbed back near the 6% level that has prevailed for almost a
year and a half, and AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany declared that the increase,
coupled with a new rise in the Wholesale Price Index, reveals "the continuing
economic mess confronting the American people."
The jobless rate edged up to 5.9% in March on a seasonally adjusted basis
after dipping to 5.7% in February. And although the number of persons with jobs
made its greatest increase in nearly five years, there were still 5.2 million
persons unemployed — not far below the 10-year high of 5.5 million reached
last July.
COMPULSORY ARBITRATION — "We regard compulsory arbitration of emergency disputes
as an anti-labor measure masquerading as public interest legislation, and we
intend to fight it with all the strength at our command."
That was the message AFL-CIO President George Meany took to Congress in
testimony before the Senate Labor Committee against two bills dealing with
so-called emergency strikes that would affect not only the railroads and airlines,
but also the maritime, longshore and trucking industries.
PUBLIC WORKS — Strong endorsement for a Senate bill that would create a national
public works development program to meet today's critical needs for both jobs
and public facilities has been expressed by the AFL-CIO.
AFL-CIO Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller told the Senate Public
Works Committee that labor "heartily endorses" the greater Federal commitment to
jobs and public investments provided in S.3381, the proposed Public Works Act.
But he urged that Congress require creation of a Federal Office of Development
to make sure that funds are used effectively and apportioned fairly, that
regional commissions conform to national development goals and that labor
standards provisions are enforced.
'REVENUE-SHARING' — The House Ways and Means Committee has approved a "revenue-
sharing" bill which is getting close study by labor legislative representatives
who think it may open the way to tax relief for property owners rather than
create new jobs.
The bill would provide $4.5 billion this year to state and local governments
with a total of about $30 billion over five years. The money could be spent on
public safety, public transportation, pollution control including sewers and
garbage disposal. The bill differs from the original Nixon proposals which
would have given more to the states and less to the cities.
What is of concern to organized labor is that the measure would largely
leave the states and localities free to use the money as they see fit. Thus it
could be used to carry on current services and permit tax cuts without being
used for new and needed projects that would create new jobs at a time of high
unemployment.
WINDFALL PROFITS — Obviously stung by labor criticism that wage cuts ordered by
the Pay Board are resulting in "windfall profits" for employers, the Price Com-
mission now says that it is ordering price cuts in such situations.
So far, however, the Commission is taking action only in cases where
corporations boosted prices in anticipation of paying higher wages that were pared
down by the Pay Board.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE — Environmental problems affecting labor will be covered
by experts at a four-day conference May 15 at the AFL-CIO Labor Studies Center
in Washington. Up for discussion are the energy crisis and nuclear plants, air
pollution and the Clean Air Act, and the effect of the Occupational Health and
Safety Act on the job environ.ment .
THE CARPENTER
Areas in color are those in which Brotherhood members are covered by pension reciprocity agreements.
National Pension Reciprocity:
GROWING... But Not
■ The idea of portable pensions
for members of the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America is taking hold, as the ac-
companying map shows. Many large
pension funds serving Carpenters
have signed the Pro Rata Pension
Agreement, as urged in General
President M. A. Hutcheson's letter
to local unions and councils of April
30, 1971.
Carpenters can now transfer em-
ployment freely within the shaded
areas of the map without losing ac-
cumulated pension rights. This is
because their pension fund trustees
have signed the National Pro Rata
Pension Agreement.
This is an important new develop-
ment for Carpenters. It is needed,
too. Everyone knows that in the con-
struction industry workers must go
by WILLIAM SIDELL
General President
where the work is. A factory exists
to bring the work to the worker, but
construction work is different and
often requires travel.
Many of our members, of course,
are fortunate enough to always find
work in their home jurisdiction.
Others have to transfer, as the work
requires. Still others move as a
matter of choice.
We have been striving for a prin-
ciple: that whenever a member
moves, for whatever reason, it
should not result in a loss of his pen-
sion rights.
Pensions are too valuable to lose.
Under most pension plans, a rec-
ord of work over a long period of
time, and generally covering one
area, is necessary to qualify for a
pension. Ten, 15, 20, or more years
of service may be required as a con-
dition of receiving a pension, de-
pending on the specific rules of a
particular plan. Such rules are nec-
essary. They were established to en-
able pension plans to pay adequate
benefits to those with long service in
the industry.
But, we say, the rights of some-
one who has been a Carpenter in
several jurisdictions should be
greater than the rights of someone
who has only spent a relatively short
period of time in the craft. The Pro
Rata Pension Agreement is a prac-
tical way for pension fund trustees
to recognize this. A Pro Rata Pen-
sion Agreement means that each
pension fund pays its pro rata share
Continued on Page 35
MAY, 1972
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Ochocki Succeeds
Konyha to Board
Anthony "'Pete" Ochocki has been
named to the General Executive
Board of the United Brotherhood,
as Board Member from the 3rd Dis-
trict, it was announced last month
by General President William Sidell.
Ochocki fills the vacancy created
by the recent election of William
Konyha as Second General Vice
President.
He brings to this new post a
wealth of grassroots experience in
organizing, craft training, and local
union and district council adminis-
tration.
Ochocki started working at the
trade at an early age after being
orphaned and going to live with an
uncle, who was in the general con-
tracting and logging business.
He worked in both these areas
of the industry until going into mili-
tary service in 1942.
Upon returning from the service,
he worked on many of the commer-
cial construction jobs in Detroit, as
well as spending some time in the
shops and mills.
Active in Brotherhood affairs
since 1947, he served Local 337 as
secretary pro tem in 1949 and was
elected recording secretary in 1950.
Appointed business representative
of Carpenters District Council. De-
troit, Michigan, August 8, 1952, he
served in that capacity until Septem-
ber 1, 1958. when he resigned to
take a position as business repre-
sentative and organizer for Shop and
Mill Local 1452.
He continued in this position until
July 1, 1960, when he took office
as financial secretary and business
agent of his home Local 337. He
served as member of the apprentice-
ship committee and then as secre-
tary of the committee.
He served in this capacity until
he resigned in late summer, 1963,
to return to the Carpenters District
Council, Detroit, as administrative
assistant to the secretary-treasurer.
He served one two-year term as
president of the Michigan State Car-
penters Council.
He resigned this position in 1966
to take employment with the Intcr-
ANTHONY OCHOCKI
national Union as national project
coordinator in the Brotherhood's
MDTA Apprenticeship Program,
where he served until he was ap-
pointed by the General President,
August 1, 1969, as director of orga-
nization.
He served in this capacity until
his appointment as General Execu-
tive Board Member of the Third
District April 15, 1972.
During the period of his employ-
ment as a representative of the
United Brotherhood in the City of
Detroit, Michigan, in addition to
serving as an official of the local
union, Pete was elected delegate to
the International Convention, was
the chairman of the Carpenters Dis-
trict Council Educational and Re-
search Committee, appointed by the
governor to the State of Michigan
Housing Codes Commission, served
as an executive board member of
the Carpenters District Council,
member of the Trial Board Commit-
tee, member of the executive board
of the District Council of Carpen-
ters, executive board member of the
American Federation of Labor,
prior to its merger with the CIO and
he was active in many state and
local community affairs programs.
TOOL TALK by B. Jones '
f^.i><^
"I told ynu the rain in Spain falls
mostly un the plane."
THE CARPENTER
This nameplate on the side
means a solid foundation
underneath.
That "Custom Camper"
nameplate's important on your
M- or 1-ton Chevy pickup. It means
your truck's specially equipped to
carry a particular camper. You
get all the long-life features built
into every Chevy pickup. Plus a front
stabilizer bar to minimize sway,
improve handling. And extras like
heavy-duty shock absorbers and
extra-large tires. It's a basic camper
package at a basic price. You add
just what you need, no more.
Also available for Chevy campers:
auxiliary battery, extra fuel tank,
sliding rear window, camper wiring
harness and enough other things
to fill a small book. You'll find the
book at your Chevrolet dealer's, and
people who know how to use it.
We want your Chevy Custom Camper
to be the best pickup you ever owned.
Chevrolet. Building a better way to see the U.SJI.
Chevrolet
JL
CLUSTER PLAN
7,500 sq ft lots
366 housinff units
23.5 acres of park
17,700 linear feet of street
LLLLmJllLJlULULJlIJ
CONVENTIONAL PLAN
12,500 sq ft lots
368 housing units
1.6 acres of park
23,200 linear feet of street
The Cluster Concept is
The advantages of a planned community are many
—better community services, more open space, safer
living conditions. FHA applications for
planned communities have quadrupled in recent years.
Below: Clustered houses maintain privacy and
open space in a natural setting. The street design places
houses away from traffic, cutting noise problems
and offering greater safety.
Below: The use of natural wood building materials
helps create a harmony between the houses and the wooded
environment of Greenwood Village. Wood siding, wood
shingles, and stone chimneys enhance the picture.
10
THE CARPENTER
■ Our exploding population keeps
moving closer together. Soon, 70 per-
cent of the people will be living on
only 10 percent of the land. And land
surrounding our largest urban areas
is running out.
It's easy to talk about moving peo-
ple to less populated areas, but people
are not easily shuffled from their
homes to "colonize" vacant areas.
American builders can build almost
anything — except more land. So, it's
impossible to move the land to the
people. What Americans in increasing
numbers seem to want, and cannot at-
tain right now, is a country lifestyle
near an urban center.
What are the solutions to the land
shortage problem? While some people
see the skyscraper apartment building
as the typical future dwelling, others
are looking to history for guidance —
specifically, to our colonial villages.
In early American towns, such as
Williamsburg and Savannah, the dom-
inant feature was a "common" or
"green" where people gathered to en-
joy community life. Homes were clus-
tered around these open areas.
This cluster idea was gradually re-
placed by the new "American Dream"
the single family detached house, set
squarely amidst its own front, back
and side yards, and facing streets
which favored cars above pedestrians.
After World War II, America's fast
growing population needed living
space in a hurry, so cookie-cutter sub-
divisions with row upon row of look-
alike houses were hastily built.
Can this much lamented suburban
sprawl be halted? The new interest
in our environment is one positive
sign that builders will have to find
different directions. In the past, some
developers bought parcels of land and
leveled them completely before be-
ginning construction. Trees, hills and
other "obstacles" were bulldozed into
oblivion.
Today's sophisticated consumers,
however, no longer want to live in
barren communities where the only
personality expressed is in the color
Vaming Sack
Right: In planned
unit development resident
often enjoy several
recreational facilities,
including swimming
pools, club houses,
tennis courts and
park areas.
Left: A group of country
bams and farmhouses
form a neighborhood
center, which brings
community residents
together in a relaxed,
informal atmosphere.
of a house's shutters. They want
houses of distinctive design and com-
munities which offer a variety of op-
portunities for recreation and neigh-
borhood activities. They want an end
to "bedroom communities."
To satisfy these desires, builders
and developers resorted to some plan-
ning techniques which, while not en-
tirely new, have not been widely used.
They found they could provide the
space needed for hiking trails, swim-
ming pools, tennis courts and com-
munity buildings by reducing the size
of individual lots.
The houses are then grouped around
cul-de-sacs and curved streets, as op-
posed to the usual gridiron pattern,
with private patios and desks replac-
ing the fenced-in backyards. The street
design places houses away from traf-
fic, providing more privacy and greater
safety.
Many developers are now using
these cluster ideas in planned com-
munities where land is treated as one
overall unit, not a collection of indi-
vidual identical lots. These communi-
ties include several different types of
dwellings — single family houses, town-
houses, apartments — as well as com-
munity centers, churches and schools.
An important goal of this unified
planning is to keep the buildings com-
patible with the natural and existing
landscape. To help accomplish this,
exterior wood siding, shingles and
roofing have been used effectively as
natural materials, so the housing
blends in with the natural settings.
Is the planned community concept
catching on? According to the Ameri-
can Wood Council, 91 Federal Hous-
ing Administration planned communi-
ty applications were approved in 1 968.
The figure in 1970 jumped to 353.
But, while many people are supporting
new planning concepts and other
housing innovations, some remain sus-
picious about any development that
contains more individual units.
They forget when an area has a
slightly higher population density,
taxes are lower and it's easier to pro-
vide essential services. Even with
more people, a planned community
has a greater amount of open space
and recreational area than a typical
suburban subdivision.
The goal of many concerned citi-
zens today is flexible, creative zoning
which se s an accepted density of
housing per acre, rather than setting
minimum, standardized lot sizes.
Zoning by density, with provisions for
open space, could be achieved by
amending existing ordinances to allow
for planned communities. ■
MAY, 1972
11
First meeting
place for
Presbyterians
in Washington:
a carpenters'
shed on the
White House
grounds . . .
■ The cornerstone for the White
House — a slab of pale gray lime-
stone from a nearby quarry in Vir-
ginia— was laid on October 12,
1792, exactly 300 years after Co-
lumbus sighted the new lands of
America.
It was to be the first Federal
building in Washington City and,
for the ensuing eight years, it was
site of much construction activity.
Called at that time "The Presi-
dent's Palace," the building had the
characteristic features of an 18th-
century English country house. Its
principal ornamentation lay in the
fenestration — large windows with
alternating arched and triangular
The new and modern National Presbyterian Church and Center in Washington, D.C.
pediments. A three-story structure
of more than 100 rooms, it required
the services of many stone masons.
It was these stone masons — pri-
marily craftsmen brought in from
Scotland — who founded what has
become the National Presbyterian
Church and Center in the nation's
capital. Lacking a formal place of
worship, the masons assembled reg-
ularly in 1793 in a wooden carpen-
ters' shed on the White House
grounds. Two years later the group
organized St. Andrew's Presbyte-
rian Church, from which the First
Presbyterian Church of Washington
evolved.
The Rev. John Brackenridge, a
26-year-old Dickinson College grad-
uate, came from Baltimore to be-
come minister of St. Andrew's, and
he labored long and hard with his
small group of workmen to estab-
lish a church. Finally, in 1811 the
First Church was organized, and he
became its fulltime pastor.
From this small beginning, Pres-
byterians in Washington, D.C., have
created the national church and re-
ligious center, shown in the accom-
panying picture, which was dedi-
cated three years ago.
The center, located at Nebraska
Ave. and Van Ness St., N.W., is
one of several such centers estab-
lished by various denominations in
the nation's capital as focal points
for their religions as they relate to
national life. ■
12
THE CARPENTER
Matters Before The Congress
And Labor's Watchful Eye
BY CHARLES E. NICHOLS
General Treasurer and Director of Carpenters Legislative Improvement Committee
■ So far this year Congress has
operated with one eye on the needs
of the country and the other eye on
the election scheduled for November
7. The result has been a great deal of
rhetoric on important matters, but
not too much constructive action.
As director of CLIC, I would like
to briefly summarize some of the im-
portant matters which are pending be-
fore the Congress.
There are a host of anti-labor bills
in the hopper, but none seem to have
much serious support. However, it is
necessary to monitor what the various
Congressional committees are doing to
insure that some particularly bad leg-
islation is not sneaked through.
A major concern of most people is
the problem of taxes. Several compre-
hensive tax reform bills are before
both Houses. We are exerting all the
eifort we can to have tax reform
brought up this year.
A study made by a Scripps-Howard
reporter concludes that 40% of U.S.
corporations escape paying their full
share of taxes through loopholes of
various kinds. He pointed out that
U.S. Steel paid only token taxes to the
United States on a net income of
$150 million. In fact, it paid four
times as much taxes to Venezuela on
its operations there as it did to the
U.S. Treasury, where the vast bulk
of its income was earned.
The chances of getting through tax
reform are directly geared to the
amount of pressure which organized
labor can generate on Capitol Hill.
Another major item of concern to
our members is pension fund legisla-
tion. A number of bills have been
introduced in both Houses to regulate
pension plans in private industry. Sev-
MAY, 1972
eral of the measures are very danger-
ous in that benefits could be reduced.
We are closely watching all develop-
ments in pension legislation to insure
that no damaging bills are passed.
Last year. President Nixon vetoed
a bill designed to pep up the economy
through an accelerated public works
program. A new bill has been intro-
duced to increase public works author-
ization for the next year in areas of
critically high unemployment. We are
lending our best efforts to get this bill
reported out and passed.
Anti-strike legislation, too. is get-
ting some attentibi from the labor
foes in Congress. Compulsory arbitra-
tion of strikes in the transportation
industry is an important aim of the
reactionary forces in the Congress.
Labor is opposing the imposition of
compulsory arbitration in any form.
Two years ago the Occupational
Health and Safety measure was passed
as a result of a great deal of hard
work on the part of CLIC and the
political arms of many other labor
unions. The bill has never been prop-
erly funded, with the result that the
protective features of the Act have
not been adequately enforced since
the required staff of inspectors was
never hired. One of our major roles
is to get adequate funding for the
Health and Safety Act. Of equal im-
portance is passage of the National
Health Security Bill, which has been
held over from last year. The AFL-
CIO considers passage of the Kennedy-
Griffiths Health Security Bill as a
number one objective for 1972. Under
the terms of this bill, the costs of
medical care would be brought under
control and the calamitous burdens
which health care now places on work-
ing people unfortunate enough to be
hit by prolonged illness will be elimi-
nated.
No-fault auto insurance to reduce
the escalating costs of automobile in-
surance is another objective of the
labor movement. A uniform motor
vehicle insurance bill is pending in
Congress, and a great deal of work
will be needed to get it through the
committee procedure and on to the
floor of the House and Senate.
A bill to establish a consumer pro-
tection agency is still bogged down in
committee, and a good deal of pres-
sure will need to be generated before
it gets serious consideration.
A new Housing and Urban Devel-
opment Bill passed the Senate by a
nearly unanimous vote last March.
However, the bill is still before the
House Banking and Currency Com-
mittee. There are many members of
Congress who want to see Davis-
Bacon provisions eliminated from all
construction. They see the Housing
bill as a place where they can start
their battle to knock out the whole
Davis-Bacon concept. Therefore, it re-
quires eternal vigilance on our part
to see that the Housing bill is not
used as a vehicle for destroying Davis-
Bacon.
These are only a few of the matters
which are pending in Congress at the
present time. There are many other
matters being kicked around which
are of vital interest to our members,
and they are being watched very care-
fully by not only CLIC but also the
entire labor movement.
For all these reasons, it is impor-
tant that CLIC be given greatest possi-
ble support this year. ■
13
LOCAL ONION NEWS
4 Locals Joined
In Lake Comities
The business representative of the Lake
County District Council of Carpenters
(Indiana and Michigan) has announced
the consolidation of the four eastern di-
vision locals under the guidance of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America.
Bill Rees, business representative, re-
ports that the final consolidation took
place at a joint meeting of all locals in-
volved at the National Guard armory in
LaPorte. Ind.
Rees traced the origin of the four
locals:
A survey revealed the chartering dates
of the locals as follows:
Local 1485. chartered March 11. 1903;
Local 113. Chesterton, chartered in Jan-
uary. 1907; Local 1236. Michigan City,
chartered in August. 1908; and Local
1873, Valparaiso, chartered in October,
1918.
The consolidated Local will be Local
1485. Eastern Division.
Officers serving the consolidated local
are as follows: James Principe. Valpar-
aiso, president Norman Foldenauer,
Michigan City, vice president; Harold
Bruemmer, Michigan City, recording sec-
retory; William Thoesen, Chesterton,
financial secretary; Marion Robinson,
LaPorte, treasurer; Donald Greig, Val-
New officers of the recently consolidated Local 1485 of the Brotherhood of Carpenters
are pictured as members convened in LaPorte. Pictured, front row, left to right,
Michael L. Beckes, General representative; James Principe, local president; Larry
Strode, president, district council; Bill Rees, business representative; John Katzmarek,
trustee, and Marion Robinson, treasurer; Back row, left to right, Howard Falls,
trustee; William Thoesen, financial secretary; Harold Bruemmer, recording Secretary;
William Shuta, trustee; Donald Grieg, conductor; Jesse Williams, trustee, and Norman
Foldenauer, vice president (Herald-Argus photo)
pariaso, conductor; Larry White. LaPorte,
warden.
The trustees elected are William Shuta,
LaPorte; Jess Williams, Chesterton; How-
ard Falls, Valparaiso; John Katzmarek,
Michigan City.
The Local will convene on the first
and third Thursdays of each month in
temporary headquarters in LaPorte.
The newly consolidated local issued
the following statement: "The newly ap-
pointed officers pledge their dedication
to performing the duties of their oflfice.
We feel with the consolidation we will
be recognized as a proud group of build-
ing tradesmen to better our community
to strengthen our union and to sell imion-
ism to the public.
"We want to make this city and surround-
ing communities better for the citizens
and taxpayers to work, live, play, send
the children to school, by being involved
in the civic activities as well as the gov-
ernment.
"If we all work together, we can do
much to restore dignity of work and pride
in craftsmanship to their rightful place in
our communities and in our nation."
Neiv York City Council Holds Health and Safety Seminar
The New York City District Council of Carpenters, under
the leadership of Conrad F. Olsen, recently concluded a 12-
hour safety seminar dealing with the newly-established Federal
occupational, safety and health standards.
Council President Olsen appointed William F. Mahoney, vice-
president, and John O'Connor, business representative, as co-
chairmen of the safety seminar. The seminar was conducted
by Robert M. Anderson, safety director of the Building Trades
Employers Association.
Shown in the photograph at left are, from left: William F.
Mahoney, vice-president. New York City District Council, co-
chairman. Safety Seminar; Thomas Tobin, secretary-treasurer,
Building and Construction Trades; Conrad F. Olsen, president.
New York City District Council; Theodore B. Corcoran, safety
compliance olHcer, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor; Nicholas
Di Archangel, area director, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor;
John O'Connor, business representative, co-chairman. Safety
Seminar; and Robert M. Anderson, safety director, Building
Trades Employers Association.
In the photograph at right: Business representatives of the
various local unions affiliated with the New York City District
Council of Carpenters attending the seminar.
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Local 943's new headquarters building at 8220 East Skelly Drive in Tulsa, Okla.
The local union moved here last year from 416 South Detroit Street in downtown
Tulsa.
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A group of 55-year veterans of the Brotherhood
who were honored in recent Local 943 ceremonies.
Among the 25-year members of the local union were
those above. (The names are listed on another page.)
Gen. Pres. Wm. Sidell (who was then
First Gen. Vice Pres.) presents a pin to
65-year-member Ray Powless.
Lewis Gibson, a 45-year member of the
local union, was among those honored
at recent ceremonies.
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Canadians Say They Can Have Jobs and Protect Forests, Too
Two strong and valid points of view
clashed when the Canadian govern-
ment expressed its official view before
the United Nations that, as a choice
between growth and ecology under
present economic conditions, growth
must come first.
This view clashed with that of the
Science Council of Canada which
said it had many reservations about the
possibility of reconciling growth with
the improvement of environmental
quality, which the government thinks
is possible in the next 10 or 20 years.
The black-or-white dilemma which
seems to face the nation is growth
(jobs) or a clean environment.
Woodworkers in British Columbia's
forest industry who were asked which
they wanted, jobs or fishing, replied
that in their opinion they could have
both. They are interested actively
in "keeping Canada clean" and are
convinced that, if this objective is
gone after in the right way, they will
have their jobs, and will be able to
spend their leisure time fishing if they
want to.
The federal government is under
heavy pressure of unemployment right
now. so it may be unrealistic to ex-
pect them to publicly take a longterm
view of the problem. But the Science
Council has a responsibility "to tell
it like it is". It made five major
proposals.
First, more planning in all provinces
and regions of Canada and establish-
ment of a national institute of ur-
ban analysis.
Second, experimental programs in
urban transportation, and in schemes
to make urban living more bearable.
Third, more public ownership of
urban and expansion-area land to
counter land speculators and encour-
age planning.
Fourth, revitalization of the con-
struction industry.
Fifth, a major study in waste dis-
posal which should get top priority.
Not surprisingly the construction
industry got a raking over. As any-
one who knows the industry is aware,
it is very well managed in some areas
which can compare with the best on
the continent, but as a whole it is
chaotic.
The Science Council which made its
views known in a report to the gov-
ernment says that the construction in-
dustry is fragmented, undercapitalized,
too seasonal, too many hazardous
working conditions, and doesn't make
enough use of Canada's highly quali-
fied manpower.
In short the industry is really in-
efficient, is a drag on the economy,
and this situation is aggravated by
the government's stop-and-go policies
with respect to housing.
The Council makes a strong attack
against present practices in land own-
ership where land speculators hold
needed land off the market until they
get the price they want, usually a 30
percent net profit which is "why land
makes up a third of the purchase
price of a house".
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if better design and construction practices nere followed.
Team Studying San Fernando Earthquake
Calls For New Construction Methods
■ A destructive earthquake struck
the San Fernando. Calif., area on Feb-
ruary 9, 1971, causing 64 deaths and
one-half billion dollars damage.
This Richter magnitude 6.6 shock
was not a major earthquake, but it
occurred in an area with a concentra-
tion of large and costly public facilities
which sustained severe damage. With-
in 24 hours a team of specialists from
the National Bureau of Standards in
Washington was on the scene to re-
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port, summarizing their findings, and
including some recommendations to
minimize future earthquake damage, is
now available.'
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After careful study of the San Fer-
nando area, the engineers agreed that
present procedures used to update
design regulations should be evaluated
to find more expeditious ways to in-
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example, the Psychiatric Unit col-
lapsed, they believe, because of insuffi-
cient first-story column shear strength.
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based on an older building code. Had
those incorporated in a 1966 code been
applied, which require the use of addi-
tional lateral reinforcement in the col-
umns, the collapse could possibly have
been prevented.
The team recommends that evalua-
tion of the earthquake hazard of struc-
tures built under old building codes
should begin immediately. This is par-
ticularly important for critical public
buildings. They cite the collapsed San
Fernando Veterans Administration
Hospital buildings which were built
well before the existence of earthquake
requirements. Critical public buildings
should be scheduled for rehabilitation
or removal. Design requirements of
hospitals, emergency services such as
fire and police, utilities, communica-
tions, transportation netuorks, schools,
and high-occupancy buildings should
reflect the importance of the facility
and the degree of danger involved in
its failure.
Four hospitals in the area of the
earthquake were unable to function
because of datnage. Water, sewage,
gas. and electric facilities were severe-
ly damaged in the San Fernando
Valley as were bridges important as
potential evacuation routes. Disrupted
power and telephone switching equip-
ment added to the seriousness of the
situation.
Deformation and deflection, as well
as strength, should be considered in
earthquake-resistant design. This is
illustrated by the horizontal and verti-
cal movements which caused bridge
girders to move off their supporting
abutments and piers. Ground displace-
ments must be studied carefully to de-
termine appropriate magnitudes of
movement which should be accounted
for in design.
Hazards of falling light fixtures,
emergency lights, suspended ceilings
and other overhead objects should also
be given engineering consideration.
It also calls for more adequate tying
together of units where large openings
in walls are provided for garages or
entranceways, as this was found to be
a particular weak spot by the survey-
ors. Chimneys, too, should be ade-
quately reinforced and anchored to the
main structure. The report also calls
for the developtnent of improved meth-
ods for supporting mobile homes.
The adequacy of present design re-
quirements for the seismic design of
dams should be reviewed, says the re-
port, citing the near-failure of the Low-
er San Fernando Dam located above
a densely populated residential area.
All existing dams located close to a
dense population should be examined
for strength and stability due to ground
faulting and acceleration.
FLEXIBLE JOINTS
The report recommends flexible
joints and automatic cut-off valves to
forestall seepage of water and sewage
into gas lines which may fracture dur-
ing severe ground movements. Proper
anchorage of heavy electrical equip-
ment to structural elements of a build-
ing is essential.
Design of elevator systems should
be reviewed to insure their operation
after a disaster. During the San Fer-
nando earthquake, many elevators
were put out of commission. Had the
quake occurred during hours of heavy
use instead of six o'clock in the morn-
ing, lives would have been endangered.
Had fires occurred, the passengers of
immobile elevators almost surely would
have died.
The report concludes that an ex-
panded and improved seismograph net-
work should be installed in public
buildings in earthquake-prone regions
throughout the United States. Infor-
mation provided by the strong-motion
seismograph is the single best source of
scientific data that can be used in post-
earthquake studies of structure per-
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A gallery of pictures showin
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(I) COLUMBUS. O.— On July 29. 1971.
Local 200 had a Recognition Night to
sive rccosnition to members who had
become eligible to receive 25- and 50-
year pins since its last presentation, which
was September 4, 1969.
In 1969 the local presented five 50-
year pins and 90 25-year pins.
At thi.s presentation vve had two mem-
bers eligible for 50-year pins and 120
eligible for 25-year pins. There were two
50-year members and 59 25-year mem-
bers present and 62 25-ycar members
not present.
In the picture, from left, are Robert
Jones, business agent; A. C. Jackson, 50-
ycar member; S. J. Virta. 50-year mem-
ber; and Parker Dunigan, president.
In photo (1-A) the 25-year members
present were: First Row: Walter Wyckoff.
Herbert Dusz, Bechard Carroll, Lane
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Land, Ralph Windle, Robert McConnell,
Lester Thomas. Dakota Adams, Clint
Orr. I. O. Willison.
Second Row: \'ernon Fairchild. Lloyd
Rich, H. Lemming, H. McClaskey, O.
Fee, Ralph Ames, Willie Cash, Chester
Allen, Thomas Kimmel. Herbert Doss,
Glen Jones, L. Hindcrer, Robert Penney.
Third Row: Richard Haas, Warren Mc-
Clain, Millard Wolfe, Robert Minnix,
Robert Boyd. C. W. Hedges. Earl King.
Tom McClelland, Glen Henson, V. E.
Puckett, Charles Crawford, William Doss.
Paul Wohrle, Max Davis, Doug. Meaige,
Howard Wcstkamp, Parker Dunijjan.
Fourth Row: Pearlie Morris. Joe Mat-
to, John Renner, Clyde Baxter. F. Clay-
pool. A. Masterson, K. Sater. Don Fleck,
Francis Faivre, John Reed, Martin Mc-
Donald, M. Reeves, Gene Hall, John
Rider. Dan Davis.
Fifth Row: Frank Meade, Kerniil
Barrett.
Sixth Row: Glen Shover, Geo. Mc-
Nanier.
Not in the picture: Luther Adams, Wil-
lis Anders, Norris Badgley, Homer Baker,
Pari Berry Sr., Dewey Boggs, Leander
Brandel, John Brewer, Roy Bullock,
Eugene Butler, Ray Cartwright, Sr., Wal-
ter Cecil, Sam Chadwell, Arthur Cheese-
brew, Forest Coon, Charles Darnell,
Thomas Davis, James E. Dillon, Paul
Eads, Harold Ferko, Ralph Fleck, Ezra
Flora, Stanley Folk, Hoyt Garrison, Lau-
rice Giles, Dwight Gill, A. R. Graham,
Willard Hale, Carson Harrington, Ed
Haselmire, Ralph Heil, Richard Helsel,
T. V. Henson, Robert Huntsman, Richard
Johnson, Edward Joseph, Victor Jung-
kurth, George Kautz, Clarence Lay, Rob-
ert Luft, Gerald McCormick. Harold Mc-
Creary, Kenneth McDaniel, Clifford
Molt, Francis Morris, John Motil,
George Rich, George Scott, W. Ricken-
bacher. Earl Rickard, Earl Stover, Geo.
Swisher, Glen Tipton. David Turner.
Thomas Uhl. Earl Weaston, Wni. Wil-
liams, Lawrence ^^■olfo^d, Frank W.
Wright, Don Spindler, Dale Swetland.
(2) PORTLAND, ORE. — On Septem-
ber 24, 1971, Carpenters Local 1020 hon-
ored its 25- and 50-year members at a
dinner held at the Portland-Hilton Hotel.
All of the following received 25-year
pins except Carl Edwards, who received
a 50-year pin.
Front row, from left: E. T. Perkins,
Leslie J. Mares, E. O. Lofthus. Second
row, from left: Kenneth E. Wall. Bryan
M. Davis, Elmer D. Long. Carl M. Ed-
wards (54 years), Robert J. Brady. Back
row, from left: James A. Cowan, Ronald
Dickson (who accepted pin for his father,
David Dickson), Peter J. Schweitzer. Lo-
gan A. Read, Vincent Chiotti.
Twenty-five-year members unable to
attend the banquet were David G. Be-
hunin, Verl W, Church, V. J. Coats, Jo-
seph Endicolt, Hilding W. Erickson, Gor-
don W. Hastings, Charles M. Lotspeich,
Lawrence M. Schloltman, Eriing F.
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ANADIAN
' T REPORT
Labor Defends The Public Interest:
Three Prime Examples Are Cited
The trade union movement can
point to tliree examples in recent
months where it has tried to defend
the public interest against both big
business and big government.
Interestingly enough, each example,
if taken back to its starting point, can
be said to have had a six-year history
at least.
First Example:
Taxation Report
The first example goes back to the
time when the Royal Commission on
Taxation reported in a memorable
document which came to be known
as the Carter Report. Its chairman
was not a radical but a corporate
chartered accountant named Carter.
In a nutshell Carter said that lower
income groups were paying in taxes
a higher percentage of their income
than the higher income groups. He
called for thorough tax reform.
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slaught against Carter's recommenda-
tions. The government introduced a
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proposed, then modified even that in
the tax reform bill which became ef-
fective January 1st of this year.
The trade union movement sup-
ported Carter to the hilt. It is still
fighting to narrow the gap between
rich and poor through effective tax
and social legislation.
Second Example:
Labor Amendments
The amendment of federal labor
legislation provides a second example.
Over six years ago the Freedman Re-
port urged the federal government to
amend the labor legislation to give
the workingman and his family some
protection against technological
change.
The report, while dealing specifi-
cally with railway run-throughs, de-
clared "there is a responsibility upon
the entrepreneur who introduces
change to see that it is not affected
at the expense of his working force."
This report was welcomed as a
rallying point by the trade union
movement.
Big business attacked it. When the
federal labor department introduced
amendments which would give em-
ployees in unions under federal legis-
lation at least some protection, the
legislation was bitterly attacked by big
business and before the end of last
year, was withdrawn from the order
paper.
The trade unions didn't think that
legislation went far enough. But it
was accepted as a step in the right
direction. Improvements could be
fought for later.
Third Example:
Competition Act
The so-called Competition Act pro-
vides a third example.
In June 1971, the Federal Depart-
ment of Consumer and Corporate Af-
fairs submitted proposals which, if
passed into law, would give the public
some protection against false adver-
tising, the fast buck salesman, the
false warranty and various other de-
ceptive practices which business uses
to get more dollars for less value.
Consumer organizations and the
trade union movement supported the
legislation.
Again big business attacked the bill.
It was withdrawn, temporarily at least.
Is This a Prelude
To New Labor Code?
Tax reform, as mentioned above,
has come into effect in modified form.
Business isn't happy because it is too
complex and too burdensome. Orga-
nized labor isn't happy because the
capital gains tax is only on 50% of
profits instead of 100% and so on.
Now labor legislation is back in the
picture.
The new Labor Minister Martin
O'Connell has re-introduced labor act
amendments which, if adopted, really
mean a new Canada Labor Code.
The changes will go before a par-
liamentary committee for discussion
before going to parliament for enact-
ment.
It is a long document, but its ini-
tial reception in union circles has been
good.
According to Mr. O'Connell, the
legislation is intended "to protect the
public interest by increasing stability
of labor-management relations
throughout the collective bargaining
process."
He went on to say that the acceler-
ating pace of technological change is
creating conditions which seriously
jeopardize that stability.
The new legislation aims at en-
couraging employers and unions to
reach some kind of agreement during
normal contract negotiations on the
issue of technological changes which
could occur during the life of a new
contract.
A weakness is that the legislation
does not cover current agreements and
this has already been pointed out by
the Canadian Labor Congress.
Mr. O'Connell proposes to set up a
full-time National Labor Relations
Board. It would have the power to
deal with unfair practices, individuals'
rights and other factors as well as
technological changes.
One thing in particular which the
CLC likes in the new labor legislation
is its preamble, which states that the
bill is written to strengthen free col-
lective bargaining and to promote the
constructive settlement of disputes
through an improved legal framework.
The arguments pro and con before
the parliamentary committee — busi-
ness on one side and labor on the
other — will be worth watching.
When adopted, the legislation will
cover only 530,000 unionized em-
ployees under federal law.
The balance of the working force —
Continued on Page 22
MAY, 1972
21
CANADIAN REPORT
Continued from Page 21
about 7 million — is covered by prov-
incial laws which will also bear re-
vision. But the federal statutes provide
a lead.
Views on Task Force
CMHC Housing Study
When Robert Andras was minister
of urban affairs, he authorized a task
force study of low income housing
through the federal agency, Central
Mortgage and Housing.
The task force was set up with six
research groups going to work on
different aspects of housing for low
income families.
The research reports were in the
hands of the urban affairs department
and CMHC last October. They were
not made public. Its chairman, a To-
ronto lawyer, was suDPosed to sum-
marize the research before the mate-
rial would see the light of day.
Months went by and no report.
So one research group just went
ahead and made its own findings pub-
lic. This group was made up of three
University of Montreal professors
headed by Melvin Charney, professor
of architecture.
The Charney report charged that
the federal government was function-
ing without an established housing pol-
icy while its agency, CMHC, was act-
ing simply as a banker and technical
adviser in the interests of the devel-
opers and not of the home-buying
public.
The CMHC president, H. W. Hig-
nett, called the report "a lot of bloody
nonsense," but the facts are that until
about 1970, 90% of the housing
built with CMHC federal funds were
for 109f of the people — the upper in-
come groups.
Only during the last two years has
CMHC acted as though the lower
income groups deserved some particu-
lar consideration.
Charney proposes that CMHC adopt
a comprehensive policy which would
include new construction, rehabilita-
tion and maintenance and that prov-
incial and municipal authorities and
non-profit organizations take over the
role of developer-builders in the home-
building industry.
If matters continue as they have,
the housing situation will get worse,
says Charney.
No wonder CMHC is sitting on the
reports.
Canada's Inflation
Rate Is Compared
Canada has contained inflation bet-
ter than any other developed country
in the last few years, but has paid the
price in unemployment.
This was the view expressed in an
economic analysis from the Organiza-
tion of Economic Co-operation and
Development. This is a body on which
most of the major developed nations
are represented.
Price increases for all goods and
services rose less than 3% last year
over 1970. This compares with 4% in
the United States, 4.9% in Italy and
9.4% in Britain, for example.
But when it comes to unemploy-
ment, OECD says that Canada had
more people out of work than France,
Germany and Norway combined.
In the 10 years from 1962, Can-
ada's inflation rate has averaged 3.1%.
The United States has averaged 3.3%
and France 4.2%.
Is Personal Income
Meeting Housing Rise?
Real estate reporters are using in-
come and cost of living figures to
show that over a period of 10 years,
incomes across Canada have kept up
with rising prices for housing.
Taking 1961 as 100, the consumer
price index was 136.3 in December,
1971. But the shelter index stood at
153.5%. Shelter costs went up faster
than living costs in general.
However, so did incomes. Average
incomes in the same period went up
as much as shelter costs — 54% .
Here is where further analysis is
necessary. Not everyone gets the aver-
age income or more. Half get less,
and for those the index isn't very
helpful.
In addition, in some areas of Can-
ada, housing costs have gone up far
faster than incomes. People in these
areas aren't helped by the fact that in
some areas housing costs may have
gone up less than incomes have.
The third point is that prices of
houses for sale have gone up faster
than rents. The family that wants a
single family home and not an apart-
ment will likely be paying out more
of its income than if it had rented.
On the other hand paying for a
home entails some saving. When the
home is paid off, it's a major asset.
Finally — housing costs are still
headed up. Will incomes rise as fast?
Urban Canada Has
Big 30-Year Outlook
In the next 30 years, a new urban
Canada will be built equal in size to
the one developed in the past 400
years.
This presents a mind-boggling chal-
lenge to the legislators, planners and
developers and all others involved in
the decision-making process.
The job ahead is of such immense
proportions, according to one of Can-
ada's leading architects, J. C. Parkin,
that it could easily be botched unless
new techniques and design values are
adopted.
He has in mind the particular prob-
lems of a country like Canada, most
of which is affected by cold climate
many months of the year.
He makes a number of original
suggestions, but one part of his ideas
is worth quoting here:
"On our side we have two things.
One is the kind of people we are — a
quiet, stubborn, northern race with a
talent that may be a genius for com-
promise, a streak of wry humor and
a sense of human values.
"The other ... is that we haven't
yet made any irretrievable mistakes.
Our cities are still viable; our air is
not yet the air of death; we still have
fresh water and free land."
Canadian Industry
More Tightly Held
Canada's manufacturing industry is
more tightly held than its counterpart
in the United States.
This was one conclusion of a study
by the Combines Investigation Branch
of the federal government which found
the heaviest concentrations of owner-
ship in finance, manufacturing and
mining.
The study used 1965 figures which
showed that 50 corporations, each
with assets of $100 million or more,
accounted for 40% of total assets in
manufacturing.
Of 20,000 manufacturing corpora-
tions with total sales of $34 billion,
half of the output came from only 453
of them.
|— TOOL TALK by B. Jones '
"He's your baby. Either cure him
or give him a hanky."
22
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r
(1) GREENWICH, CONN. — Twenty-
year pins were awarded to this group of
senior members of Local 196. Also in
the picture are, Paul Mudry, business
representative, and Robert Sandor, pres-
ident.
First Row left to right, .Tohn McMillon,
John Nelson, Olof Olson, Verner Erick-
son, Joseph Pankoski, Joseph Poltrack,
Arrin Husted, Frank Cofone, Leo Rother-
mel, Hilmer Larsen.
Second Row, Joseph J. Quatrone,
Joseph Seagren, John Scofield, Hilmer
Larson, Philip R. Comeau, Joseph Doci-
mo. Max Peters, Peter Kasciwicz, Vito
Christiano, Paul Mudry, Business Repre-
sentative, Robert Sandor, President.
Third Row, John Fado, Carl Jensen,
Daniel Jasensky, Julius Fazekas, Albert
DeNicolo, Mike Sandor, Sr., Michael
Castiglion, John Delia, John Dempsy.
Members unable to attend were, Hans
Hansen, Frank Daur, Warner Petersen,
William Diehl, George M. MacCollough,
Adian Levesque, Hans Roos, Fred Sa-
banski, Knud Svendsen, Joseph Mar-
zullo, Carl J, Anderson, Raymond Knapp,
James Z. Miller, Sr.-, Joseph Bove, Aage
Schonnlng, Joseph Biase, Henry Eller-
weyer, Baver Osterberg, Borge Swen-
son, William Tuefel.
(2) PETALUMA, CALIF.— Local 981
honored its oldtimers at a special called
meeting on July 6, 1971. Pins were
awarded to 25 members with 25 or more
years of membership.
The 55-year gold pin awarded Loyal
Rideout, upper right, highlighted the
ceremonies with a close runner-up in the
50-year gold pin received by Lyn Bryan,
right.
E. A. (Al) Brown, who first joined the
local union in the 1920'$, acted as mas-
ter of ceremonies. Many of the men re-
ceiving 25- or 30-year pins were intro-
duced as, "this is another one of my ap-
prentices" or "re-
member the night
I initiated you back
during the war?"
The large audi-
ence included cur-
rent apprentices,
who were graphi-
cally reminded of
the fraternalism
which knits the
bonds of our un-
ion so closely to-
gether.
(2 A) Other members of Local 981 pre-
sented pins included, front row, seated,
left to right: William S. Jones (30 years),
D. L. Herrick (30), Frank Lowe (35),
Fred Zanders (25), Ernie Curtis (25),
Milas Cooper (25), John Brazil (25), L. F.
Bryan (50), and Floyd Dodson (30).
Standing, left to right: Riley Kindle
(25). E. A. Brown, John Sholden (35), El-
mer O'Haver (30), Loyal Rideout (55),
Edward Haney (25), Lawrence Miller
(35), Lonnie Wagley (25), Herman Swen-
sen (25), Hugh Ivarson (35), Roy John-
son (35), Peter Paulas (30), Ralph Jensen
(25), Herman Ballert (25), Homer Rob-
bins (30), and Clyde Jenkins (35).
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23
SERVICE TO THE
BROTHERHOOD
gallery of pictures showing
some of the senior members of
Brotherhood who recently
received 25-year or 50-year
trvice pins. jl
(1) SOUTH GATE CALIF.— Substan-
tial contributers to the Carpenters Bro-
therhood progress are these members of
Carpenters Local No. 929. who at a re-
cent local union ceremonies received
lapel emblems denoting 25 years of con-
tinuous membership: Wm. Bereal, Merle
Bird, Gene Brownheld, James Buchanan,
Brown Burrell, C. E. Carlson, John Claf-
in. Earl Clinton, N. W. Daniels, Elmo
)ecuir, Charles DeVeau, George Dunn,
lenry Ellis, Dave Espinoza, Roy Good-
ing, Hank Haner, Albert Harmon. Henry
Harper, Sylvan Hess, Paul Houpt, Robert
Irving, Willie Irving, Harry Jenkins, R. IVI.
Johnson, Steve Jones, Walter Kentner,
Clarence Liebig, J. C. Lightfoot, Morris
Lindgren, John McClendon, Ernest Mc-
Graw, James Mehan, Ernest Ortiz, D.
Lynn Paine, Charles Piggie, R. W. Ran-
kin, Ralph Renner. J. C. Ross, Morris
Rouse, T. E. Sanford, Frank Smith, C. L.
Tabler, M. C. Thomas, Edmond Turmel,
Bruce Watson, Ross Wark, and Henry
Woods. Included in the picture are the of-
ficers of Local 929 and our honored
guests. Brother Oscar Lynch, Special Or-
ganizer, Los Angeles County District
Ccuncil of Carpenters, and Brother Rob-
ert Clubb, business representative of
Carpenters Local 2435 in Inglewood.
Brother Terry Slawson, business repre-
sentative of the Los Angeles County
District Council, is not pictured, as he
is the one who took the picture.
(2) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — This
photograph was taken upon the occasion
of the annual 'Old Timers' Luncheon,
held on January 19, 1972, at the Union
Hall of Pile Drivers Local 34.
Presentation of 25-year Pins and a
past-president pin presentation were made
at the time.
Guests in attendance for the occasion
were as follows:
Clarence Briggs, Carpenters Interna-
tional Rep., 8th District; Al Figone, Sec-
retary, Bay Counties Dist. Co. of Car-
penters; Anthony Ramos, Secretary, Calif.
State Council of Carpenters; John Watts,
assistant business agent of District
Council of Carpenters; Joe O'Sullivan,
president. Bay Counties District Company
of Carpenters; Dave Williams, Trustee,
Carpenters Trust Fund; M. B. (Bud)
Bryand, Executive Board Member, 8th
District; Gordon Liftman, apprenticeship
training program coordinator; J. Wilcox,
apprenticeship training program; and
John Anderson, apprenticeship coordin-
ator for apprenticeship standards.
24
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(^©oomija^Dauafli
^000
. . . those members of our Brotherhood who, in recent weeks, have been named
or elected to pubhc offices, have won awards, or who have, in other ways, "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following:
ROLLS 300-B O b
Cline of Local
2506, Marion, O.,
achieved tlie goal
of every bowler
recently when he
rolled a perfect 300
game. His previous
high single had
been 289. It was
the first perfect
game at Southland
Lanes in 11 years
of operation.
Bowling distinc-
tions have been
many for Cline. He
was named male
bowler of the year
twice at the Marion
County All Sports Banquet. In the 1967-
68 season perhaps his best ever, he
averaged 204 for the year. In that year
he brolte 700 four times, blasting 725,
715, 707, and 701, the 725 his lifetime
high series.
SCHOLARSHIP— Ms. Rita Boarman of
North Liberty, left, near South Bend,
Ind., received the 1971 $500 scholarship
award from Local 413. She attends Indi-
ana University. Presenting the $500 check
to her were George EIrod, center, business
representative, and Roy Klein, president
of Local 413.
OUTSTANDING LEADER-H. P. Johnson,
left, secretary-treasurer of the Wyoming
State Council of Carpenters, business
representatives of Local 1564, Casper,
and president of the Central and Western
Building Trades, was declared "The Out-
standing Labor Leader in Wyoming" at
a recent statewide Building Trades meet-
ing. He was presented a plaque in recog-
nition of this title by Harold Green,
regional director of the AFL-CIO Build-
ing Trades.
Arctic Bell Saved
By Boston Member
A member of Carpenters Local 40,
Boston, Mass., has anonymously donated
to his local union an historic ship's bell
from the USS Bear, a wood-hulled vet-
eran of 48 Arctic voyages and World War
II service.
The bell, which had been on display
in a showroom of the Atlantic Marine
Exchange Corp., in Boston, cost the donor
more than $2,000. The local union plans
to display the bell at its headquarters.
Fred Fletcher, right, general agent of
Boston Carpenters District Council, pre-
sents a check for the bell to Ed Arsenault,
manager of Atlantic Marine Exchange,
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Picks Happy Trio
Top finishers in the recent Detroit
Area Carpentry Apprentice Contest at
Cobo Hall in the Motor City are all
members of Royal Oak Local 998. First
place and $100 went to Thomas Valen-
tine: second place and $75 went to Randy
Merrill; Randal Book won $50 and third
position.
The three Berkley carpenters, along
with James Mort of Local 1433, who
finished fourth, will carry the hopes of
the Detroit Area Joint Apprenticeship
Committee to the state finals at Flint,
May 22-23.
The winner there will go on to Las
Vegas, Nev., in August for the interna-
tional competition.
Chosen from some 200 Detroit-area fourth-year apprentices for the 1972 compe-
tition were these 10 contestants, from left: Randy Kemp, Randy Book, Michael
Campion, Thomas Valentine, Michael Freeland, Randy Merrill, Donald Auch, Ron-
ald Holbrook, Robert Gauss, and James Mort.
LEFT: Holding plaques are winners —
Merrill, Book, and Valentine. With them
are Head Carpentry Instructor Herbert
Schultz, District Council President and
JAC Chairman Ray Fair; and Clay
Langston, .IAS secretary and contractor
representative.
Hanna Heads New California Program
Charles F. Hanna. former chief of the
California State Division of Apprentice-
ship Standards, has been named director
of the Northern California Carpenters
Apprenticeship and Training Program.
Hanna, who served as DAS Chief from
1955 until April 1971, recently took over
the task of pulling together two merged
programs which had been separately de-
veloped— one in the five San Francisco
Bay counties and the other in the 41
other Northern California counties.
Hanna, a product of apprenticeship
training himself who worked for years as
a carpenter before becoming a union offi-
cial, was selected after the 46-County
Board of Trustees established earlier this
year to oversee the merged program had
interviewed more than 200 applicants.
Gordon Littman. who had served as
director of the Five Bay Counties pro-
gram, has been named assistant director.
Littman, who has worked with Hanna
on apprenticeship problems for some 16
years, said he was looking forward to the
task.
"In my book he is the most knowledge-
able man in the field of apprenticeship
in this country," Littman said, referring
to Hanna.
The 1972 liitcnialionul Carpenters Ap-
prenticeship Contest will he held in Las
Vcaas, New, Aiif>. 23-26. Your stale or
province should be represented.
On-Job Training
Programs Continue
The Brotherhood recently signed a
new government agreement to train 3,235
jobless and underemployed workers in
an on-the-job training program operating
in 44 states.
The union will conduct the training
through its joint apprenticeship com-
mittees and modular housing contractors
who have bargaining agreements with the
union.
Financed with $2,570,000 in Man-
power Development & Training Act
funds, the 18-month program will focus
on recruiting jobless Vietnam era vet-
erans, minority group members and dis-
advantaged workers.
Four types of training will be offered:
pre-apprenticeship for 525 persons, ap-
prentice-entry for 570. skills upgrading for
1.140 and modular housing construction
for 1.000.
In an existing training contract with
the Labor Dept., the Brotherhood re-
cruited 4.500 persons, graduated 1,860
and have 1,950 still in training.
26
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APPRENTICESHIP CONTESTS
CALENDAR, MAY, 1972
Mill
State Carpenter
Cabinet
Millwright
Alabama
X
(April 28-29)
Alaska
X
Arizona
X
X
(May 20)
California
X
X
X
(June 1-3)
Colorado
X
X
X
Delaware
X
District of Col.
X
X
X
(May 13 & 20)
Florida
X
X
(May 11-13)
Hawaii
X
(May 26-27)
Idaho
X
X
(May 13)
Illinois
X
X
X
(May 25-26)
Indiana
X
X
X
Iowa
X
X
X
(June 2-3)
Kansas
X
X
Louisiana
X
X
Maryland
X
X
X
(May 26)
Massachusetts
X
X
(May 19-20)
Michigan
X
X
(May 23-24)
Minnesota
X
(June 2)
Missouri
X
X
(May 17)
Montana
X
Nebraska
X
(June 10)
Nevada
X
X
(April 14-15)
New Jersey
X
X
X
(May 20 & 27)
New Mexico
X
(May 5-6)
New York
X
X
X
(June 6-7)
Ohio
X
X
X
(May 23-24)
Oklahoma
X
(May 11-12)
Oregon
X
X
X
(May 1, June
2, 3, 16
17)
Pennsylvania
X
X
X
(May 19-20)
Rhode Island
X
X
April 15 & 18)
Tennessee
X
X
(April 7-8)
Texas
X
X
(April 27-28)
Utah
X
(May 13&20)
Washington
X
X
X
(May 21-23)
Wisconsin
X
(June 9, 10)
Wyoming
X
(May 6-7)
Alberta
X
(March 17-18)
British Col.
X
X
(May 26-27)
Ontario
X
X
Manitoba
X
Total
41
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DICTIONARY
This is the 10th of a new feature series planned to keep you better
informed on the meaning of terms related to collective bargaining^
union contracts, and union business. Follow it cfosefy, and your union
membership will become more meaningful, and your ability to partici-
pate in decisions which affect your future ancf security wifl be strength-
eneci. It was compiled by the International Labor Press Assn, and is
used with permission.
impartial chairman: Arbitrator jointly employed by union and man-
agement to decide disputes arising out of interpretation of con-
tract.
Improvement factor: See productivity factor.
incentive pay: A wage system based on the productivity of a worker
above a specified level.
independent union: A labor organization not affiliated with a na-
tional or international union: or a national of international union
not affiliated with the AFL-CIO.
indirect labor costs: Wages of non-production employees, such as
maintenance crews, inspectors, timekeepers, tool crib attendants,
sweepers and the like.
industrial engineering: As officially defined by American Institute
of Industrial Engineers. Inc., industrial engineering is concerned
with the design, improvement and installation of integrated sys-
tems of men, materials and equipment. It draws on specialized
knowledge and skill in the mathematical, physical and social
sciences together with the principles and methods of engineering
analysis and design, to specify, predict, and evaluate the results
to be obtained from such systems. See time study, motion study.
industrial union: A union with members in a particular industry,
embracing various skilled and unskilled occupations, relying for
its bargaining strength on full union organizations rather than on
category of skills: a vertical union.
informational picketing: Picketing advising public that employer is
selling goods or providing services produced by a non-union firm
or one against which a strike is in progress.
inequities: Rates or conditions substantially out of line with those
paid for comparable work, in a plant, locality or industry.
injunction: A court order restraining an employer or a union from
committing certain acts. A temporary restraining order is issued
for a limited time. A permanent injunction is issued after a full
hearing.
intermediate report: Report by NLRB trial examiner after hearing
on charges of unfair labor practices, on his findings of fact and
recommendations. If either party objects, matter goes to NLRB
for decision, which may be appealed to courts.
International Labor Organization: Tripartite body representative of
labor, management and government, first organized as an agency
of the League of Nations in 1919, now continued with the United
Nations. It disseminates labor information and sets minimum in-
ternational labor standards, called "conventions," offered to mem-
ber nations for adoption.
28
THE CARPENTER
gallery of pictures showing some
of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received 25-
year or 50-year service pins.
(1) MO>rrEREY, CALIF.— On Janu-
ary 22, Local 1323 presented 25-year pins
following a banquet at the Casa Munras
Hotel. General Representative Curry was
the principal speaker and presented the
pins. C. Bruce Sutherland, administrator
of the Carpenters Trust Funds of North-
California, was a guest. He spoke of re-
cent improvements in the pension pro-
gram.
A total of 95 members were eligible
to receive 25-year pins; one was eligible
for his 50-year pin (Ed Brooks), and one
was eligible for his 60-year pin (George
Webster). Unfortunately, neither was
able to be present. Brooks and Webster,
along with Tom Eide, a 40-year mem-
ber, are the surviving charter members
of Local 1323.
On Picture No. 1, front row, Tom
Eide, M. E. Getz, Caper Aliotti, George
Womack, Walter Schafer, Herbert Low-
rimore, Virgil Baker, George Gruber and
Robert Dalton. Second row, Leonard Pi-
azza, Donald Laycock, Frank Bardsley,
Clem A. Savoldi, Elmer Glover, Wallace
Waddle, W. C. McGowan, Bob Rush and
Clayton Askew. Shown standing, left to
right, James Adams, president; C. Bruce
Sutherland, administrator of Carpenter
Funds of Northern California; General
Representative James Curry, Joseph
Torres, Olvey Crandell, Warner Dodge,
Al Augustitus, William Lingg, Carl
Voigt, Joe Patrick, Ronald Vining,
Manuel George, Elias Houck, Gerald
Parks, Ray Mann and Virgil Spencer.
In Picture No. lA Tom Eide receives
a 40-year pin from Representative Curry.
(2) SAGINAW, MICH.— Eleven mem-
bers of Local 334 received their 25-year
pins at a special called meeting held on
December 21, 1971. Those in the pic-
ture are, seated, left to riglit, Donald J.
Basinger, Vem N. McCallum, John H.
Wetzel, Herman Enser, Orley D. Beech-
ler, Sr. Standing, left to right, Merrill
Schram, Harold K. Stenzel, Lancy La-
Rose, Clifford G. Akehurst, Henry C.
Ensminger, Harry E. Hudson.
Those eligible for their 25-year pins
but not in attendance were James Brech-
telsbauer, Francis Coaster, Anthony
Grayzar, Russell Herbers, Robert Lemcke,
Vincent Matuzak, Kenneth Mead, Stan-
ley Schultz, Lewis Seiferlein, Bernard
Taylor, Arnold Weber, James Young,
Clarence Zissler.
(3) CENTRALIA, ILLINOIS — At a
special meeting held on January 6, Car-
penters Local 367 honored its 25- and
50-year members. Those to whom serv-
ice pins were presented are seated from
left, Harold Gott, Eugene Parker, Wood-
row Spears, Eugene Smith, Ralph DePew,
Burrell Foutch, Farrel Schlueter and G.
P. Williams. Standing, left to right, G. D.
Meyer, business representative. Local 367,
presenting pins, Elmer J. Michael, Paul
Drenckpohl, William E. Owen, Robert
Adams, Joseph Braml, Thomas Gott,
Alva Wires, and Gus A. Steinkamp, re-
cording secretary. Local 367, helping
present service pins. Also receiving serv-
ice pins but not in the picture were, Rus-
sell Griffin, Dan Stover, Harold Stover,
Richard Schnake and William L. Jones.
Five members, Harold Gott, Ralph
DePew, G. P. Williams, Paul Drenckpohl
and Richard Schnake, received 50-year
service pins.
(1) and (lA) PORTLAND, ORE.— On
December 3, 1971, Millmens Local 1120
honored 78 members who qualified for
their 25-year pins at a party in the Port-
land Labor Center.
The members who received this honor
were, Wayne Abbott, Wm. F. Arola,
Bobby H. Bigger, Cecil J. Bondell, John
P. Brady, Melvin E. Carman, Harry A.
Coppinger, George M. Craven, Sam Den-
ner, George H. Elkerton, .Ir., Joe E.
Fresh, N. Glendinning, Marvin L. Hall,
financial secretary, Lyman Harlow, Ben-
jamin Hinkle, Nelson E. Kennedy, Henry
E. Krokum, Robert Krueger, Edward J.
Lanctot, Carl V. Lund, John L. Murphy,
Harold L. Peterson, Lyle A. Peterson,
C. L. Reynolds, H. E. Rife, Jacob Ruda-
mel, Joseph Schneider, Lawrence Scott,
Willi Siebert, Roy L. Sims, Dunne L.
Smith. Kenneth J. St. John, L. H. Stobbe,
Marvin Strother, Ray D. Sutter, and Al-
vin A. Wohlgemuth.
(2) HILLSBORO, ORE. — Local 2130
recently presented lapel pins to eligible
members as follows:
Photo — 2A, 25 years. Standing, left to
right: Leo Wilson, Estavan Walker, Cecil
Beals, Carl Hoffman, Lue Cunningham,
Cliff Lane, Russell Rice, and Robert
Ficken. Seated: Darrell Kent, Art Van-
derzanden, David Anders, Ellis Nylund,
Harold Duncan.
Photo — 2B, 30 years, standing, P. R.
Stark, Monrad Bentson, Bert Halverson,
PhiUp Kaiser, seated. Jack Hume, R. A.
Morgan, Earl Montgomery, M. J. Moret,
Lester Batchler.
(3) TUCSON, ARIZ.— Service pins were
awarded to 25-year members of the
United Brotherhood by Millwright Local
1182, Tucson.
Those members honored included,
standing, from left to right: Earl Moody,
Garold Powell, Carl Greene, William
Sheeby, Sr., Herman McKinley and Clay-
ton Shelpman. Kneeling, from left to
right, in front row: John Lucas, T. H.
Oldham and George Weeman.
Absent when pictures were taken were:
John Wells and Francis Welsh. Wells is
shown with the children in Photo (3-A).
30
THE CARPENTER
The officers and business agents of the
District of Columbia District Council,
which covers parts of Maryland and Vir-
ginia in addition to the nation's capital,
have signed up 100% for CLIC.
This means that they have agreed to
contribute 1% of their salary each pay
day to the Carpenters Legislative Im-
provement Committee.
They are shown in the picture at right
with CLIC Director Charles Nichols and
Brotherhood Legislative Advocate James
Bailey.
Seated from left to right: Louie Pugh,
secretary-treasurer, district council; C. P.
Vaughn, collector of health and welfare;
William Massa, financial secretary of
Local 1590; Nichols; Bailey; and Richard
Lichliter, business agent for the district
council.
Second row: William Pritchett, ward-
en; Melvin Bolt, vice president; Paul
Wedding, business agent; Jack Smith,
business agent; Charles Menges, orga-
nizer; Cecil Amos, business agent; Ben
Sanford, business agent; Miles Caudle,
business agent; James Merkle, business
agent; Luther Harper, business agent;
Robert Gardner, financial secretary of
Local 132; Hugh Turley, business agent.
Not present for the picture was Business
Agent Herman Schneider.
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100% for CLIC in DC District Council
Local City & State
ALASKA
2362 Wrangell
Amount
180
1752
2341
2505
2559
2561
2592
2608
2652
2687
2688
2749
2789
2808
2882
2907
2927
3074
3088
3170
3184
CALIFORNIA
Vallejo
Pomona
Willit
Klamath
San Francisco
Fresh Pond
Eureka
Redding
Standard
Auburn
Elk Creek
Camino
Areata
Areata
Santa Rosa
Weed
Martell
Chester
Stockton
Sacramento
Fresno
20.00*
85.50
10.00*
30.00*
20.00*
20.00*
10.00*
30.00*
50.00*
10.00*
20.00*
10.00*
10.00*
20.00*
10.00*
10.00*
50.00*
10.00*
20.00*
10.00*
30.00*
10.00*
Local City & State Amount
1922 Chicago 20.00
2087 Crystal Lake 14.00
Local City & State
OREGON
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
1631 Washington 70.00
2311 Washington 30.00
FLORIDA
1250 Homestead 54.00
1685 Pineda 41.00
IDAHO
2257 Ahsahka 10.00*
2816 Emmett 30.00*
ILLINOIS
13 Chicago 146.00
58 Chicago 339.00
242 Chicago 8.00*
1889 Downers Grove 97.00
IOWA
308 Cedar Rapids
LOUISIANA
764 Shreveport
2258 Houma
70.00
10.00
42.00
MASSACHUSETTS
32 Springfield 24.00
157 Boston 10.00
624 Brockton 18.00
860 Framingham 60.00
885 Woburn 20.00
MINNESOTA
548 Minneapolis
417
602
2405
2581
2685
2719
2812
3038
11
1454
11.00
MISSOURI
St. Louis
St. Louis
MONTANA
Kalispell
Libby
Missoula
Thompson Fall
Missoula
Bonner
50.00
40.00
10.00*
50.00*
30.00*
20.00*
10.00*
40.00*
NEW JERSEY
15 Hackensack 158.00
620 Madison 205.00
2018 Lakewood 140.00
NEW YORK
53 White Plains
OHIO
Cleveland
Cincinnati
50.00
10.00*
140.00
738
1017
1157
1746
2066
2195
2521
2522
2530
2531
2554
2573
2588
2627
2636
2691
2698
2714
2750
2756
2769
2784
2787
2791
2822
2851
2881
2896
2902
2916
2924
2942
2949
2961
2970
3009
3035
3064
3091
Portland
Redmond
Lebanon
Portland
St. Helens Vic.
Gardner
Triangle Lake
St. Helens
Gilchrist
Portland
Lebanon
Coos Bay
Bates
Cottage Grove
Valsetz
Coquille
Bandon
Dallas
Springfield
Goshen
Wheeler
Coquille
Springfield
Sweet Home
St. Helens
LaGrande
Portland
Lyons
Burns
Kinzua
John Day
Albany
Roseburg
St. Helens
Pilot Rock
Grants Pass
Springfield
Toledo
Vaughn
Amount
10.00*
20.00*
40.00
10.00*
19.00
10.00*
10.00*
20.00*
20.00*
10.00*
50.00*
10.00*
10.00*
10.00*
20.00*
30.00*
20.00*
20.00*
30.00*
10.00*
10.00*
30.00*
20.00*
20.00*
20.00*
30.00*
10.00*
10.00*
40.00*
10.00*
20.00*
50.00*
30.00*
20.00*
40.00*
30.00*
30.00*
30.00*
30.00*
OKLAHOMA
943 Tulsa 120.00
PENNSYLVANIA
287 Harrisburg 10.00*
Local
1 City & State
Amount
501
Stroudsburg
40.00
541
Washington
11.00
843
Jenkintown
11.00
1050
Philadelphia
TENNESSEE
268.00
50
Knoxville
TEXAS
50.00
1084
Angleton
WASHINGTON
8.00
870
Spokane
30.00
1054
Everett
20.00
1136
Kettle Falls
20.00*
1238
Woodland
20.00*
1597
Bremerton
24.00
1845
Snoqualm Fall
40.00*
2498
Longview
20.00*
2519
Seattle
30.00*
2536
Port Gamble
30.00*
2628
Centralia
10.00*
2633
Tacoma
50.00*
2637
Sedro WooUey
10.00*
2655
Everett
20.00*
2659
Everett
20.00*
2667
Bellingham
10.00*
2739
Yakima
20.00*
2767
Morton
50.00*
2805
Klickitat
40.00*
2841
Peshastin
20.00*
2894
Twisp
10.00*
2935
Creston
20.00*
3023
Omak
40.00*
3099
Aberdeen
10.00*
3119
Tacoma
10.00*
3121
Seattle
20.00*
3185
Creosote
10.00*
321 Connellsville
414 Nanticoke
15.00
10.00
WEST VIRGINIA
3 Wheeling 23.00
WYOMING
1564 Casper 109.00
MAY, 1972
31
SERVICE TO THE BROTHERHOOD
A gallery of pictures showing some
of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received 25-
year or 50-year service pins.
(1) BOSTON MASS. — A banquet was
held at the Sheraton Boston by Local 67,
with an attendance of about 900 people.
The occasion was to honor members with
50 years of continued membership in the
Brotherhood. In the small pictures:
Business Agent John J. McSharry of
Local 67 presents a 50-year pin to Harry
Wornick, while Secretary-Treasurer, Gen-
eral Agent Frederick Fletcher looks on.
(lA) Front row are 50-year members
left to right: Jacob Freeman accepting
for his father, Morris; William Cullerton;
Walter Ross, Jr.; Harry Wornick; William
LaBlanc; Alfred Michaud. Second Row:
General Agent Frederick Fletcher; Busi-
ness Agent John J. McSharry; President
Matthew O'Connor; Treasurer Edmund
F. Ward; Financial Secretary Robert J.
McNulty; Vice President Thomas Gan-
non; Trustee, Michael McGrath: Re-
cording Secretary Christopher Doyle;
Warden Thomas Finnerty; Trustee Pas-
chal McCafferty.
(2) TULSA, OKLA. (No picture)— A for-
mal dedication of its new building and a
pin ceremony was held by Local 943 re-
cently. General President William Sidell
gave the dedication speech and also pre-
sented a 60-year pin to senior member,
R. A. Powless.
There were 91 members eligible for
2S-year pins: Gene Anderson, Owen
Baker, Carl E. Balland, Alvin A. Barnett,
Orvill Baughman, C. M. Blackwell, Ray-
mond Bowman, A. L. Bradley, James
G. Bryant, Jewell E. Busch, Jack Camp-
bell, Charles Cannon, B. W. Carpenter,
Ott Carpenter, Orville Cavins, Marvin
Chaffin, Carl Cleveland, Jimmy Corne-
lius, Earl Curry, Jack Davis, Leonard
Davis, R. B. Dunn, Clarence Fain, Lee
Fillmore, Paul Gardner, F. F. Groom,
Ralph Hancock, Oscar Harris, Levi Har-
rison, Andy Haskins, George Hcnson,
Richard Henson. M. G. Hewling, Billy
C. Holman, Harrison Humphreys, Ray-
mond Inglett, H. G. Jaggars, Luther
Johnston, L. D. Jones, Vernon C. Jones,
Fred Kampen, Charles Lancaster, An-
drew J. Lane, R. T. Langston, Lloyd P.
Lankford, L C. Lewis, Walter W. Lile,
James O Linch, Robert Loveless, James
J. Mareck, Vernon McKelvey, Arthur
Meledeo, George Munns, John W. Nich-
ols, Bob E. Nobel, Cecil O'Neal, Fred
Peterson, L. L. Pittman, Grady Pitts,
Ira V. Powell, Charles H. Pratt, Richard
Pritcbett, Melvin Ray, Wayne Reynolds,
Pery Rice, L. L. Rippetoe, Ema Robbins,
Jim Rozell, Raymond Schultz, J. C.
Scott, Earl Self, Olen, D. Self, Homer
Sharpton, C. E. Shaver, Luther Shields,
Lawrence Smith, Norbert L. Smith, Nor-
bert Soerries, Frank Stainbrook, Sam
Stewart, E. C. Stoops, Earl Tackelt, Nor-
man Tenneson, Joseph L. Thomas, Carl
S. Tidwell, Ford Tinsley. Delmo Todd,
Tommy Tucker, Thomas E. Wise, Donald
E. Wright and Paul Soerries.
A total of 86 members were eligible
for 30-year pins: Leslie Bates, Hooley
Benge, Clifford Bogle, O. W. Bruce, Gene
Bryant, E. M. Burke, Sr., James O.
Caffey, J. R. Cochran, Emil Colburn, S.
J. Collins, Ralph Conrad, Jess Crafts,
Wesley Crane, Wayne Crown, I. L. Cun-
ningham, Harry Daves, H. H. Dignan,
Paul Dixon, Lee Donaldson, J. B. Duke,
A. T. Eaton, L. C. Eckenrode, W. B.
Fish, Raymond Galvin, John A. George,
V. P. Goforth, Ned Hansen, B. M.
Haynie, Bernard Henshaw, Don Holland,
Walter A. Hough, Billy Huffman, Robert
Inglett, Wm. Ingold, Turner D. Jones,
H. B. Klossen, Grant Koontz, Leonard
Kragel, N. L. Lundquist, Earl Lutz, C.
R. McDonald, Glenn McLimans, Earl
W. McNiel, R. V. Merrell, Ralph Miller,
Fred Navert, Frank Newton, T. K. Park,
Harry Pease, A. L. Pennington, Eldon
Pennington, J. W. Perkins, Lawrence
Perkins, Lee Porter, Ralph Piper, H. J.
Pryor, G. C. Queen, Walter L. Rice,
Walton Rice, Morris Rife, D. A. Rinnert,
James Roberts, Roy Rothhammer, Ervin
Rowland, Clarence Scbuiz, Verl J. Shar-
ron, J. D. Snow, Lee A. Stevens, Jess
Stevenson, J. F. Stewart, Hubert Stites,
Cecil Tarr, J. W. Vanlandingham, Bill
Wagner, A. J. Walls, Lester Watson, H.
H. Wells, Walter Willard, Depurda Wil-
lits. Grant Wilson, J. K. Wilson, Lloyd
T. Wood, Eldron Woodfin, E. N. Woods
and Jesse Wright.
There were 17 members eligible for
35-year pins: W. W. Adams, H. L.
Blackburn, George Burley, W. W. Camp,
George Campbell, C. W. Carlson, F. E.
Fellows, Lyie A. Gwin, W. J. Harmon,
Carl Hof, Charles E. Lander, Earl Lauer,
Jimmy Mclntire, W. B. Millspaugh,
Charles Schmoll, Raymond Snider, J.
D. Snook.
Two members were eligible for 40-
year pins: Ray Corrin and Vernon John-
son.
Five members were eligible for 45-
year pins: Vick C. Carlson, Howard
Curtis, Louis Gibson, E. V. Raper, Fred
Sanders.
Seven members were eligible for 50-
year pins: J. W. Benton, Edgar Bowen,
Joe Horton, Carl Huffman, D. L. Jack-
son, Oscar Loflin and D. S. Lovejoy.
Seven members were eligible for 55-
year pins: E. F. Dougan, T. R. Hum-
phreys, Andrew Nilson, Guy Rice, C. G.
Robinson, Sam Robinson, and R. D.
Wilkerson.
One member was eligible for a 60-year
pin: R. A. Powless,
Ninety members were eligible for pen-
sion checks.
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THE CARPENTER
GOSSIP
SEND YOUR FAVORITES TO:
PLANE GOSSIP, 101 CONSTITUTION
AVE. NW, WASH., D.C. 20001.
SORRY, BUT NO PAYMENT MADE
AND POETRY NOT ACCEPTED.
Mr. Pert Sez;
Letting the students decide how the
school's to be run is like having the
baby tell you how to change his
diaper.
R U GOING 2 D UNION MEETING?
Now Hare This . . .
Said the Mama Rabbit to her small
bunny: "A magician pulled you out
of a hat! Now will you stop asking
questions?
UNION-MADE IS WELL-MADE
Some Body English
There's not much difference be-
tween keeping your chin up and stick-
ing your neck out . . . but you'd bet-
ter know it!
MAKE YOUR SSS CLICK — GIVE TO CLIC
Flushed With Success
The lecturing psychologist had just
stated that a superb poker player
could hold down any executive job
when he was interrupted by a meek
little man. "Tell me, professor," he
asked, "what would a superb poker
player want with a job?"
—Hans Haase, L.U. 2155, Dix Hills,
N.Y.
Po-Light Linguist
Said one drunk to another: "Shay
. . . after you bin drinkin' a lot, does
your tongue burn?"
"I dunno," replied the other, "I
ain't never been drunk 'nuff to try to
light it!"
R U REGISTERED 2 VOTE.'
Unfair Competition
When the husband came home he
was met by his wife who said angrily:
"I've been- to a Women's Lib meet-
ing. From now on, I'm not catering
to your whims! I have my own life
to lead and I'm not going to be
treated as an object instead of a
real person! I'm going on strike!"
The husband silently gathered her in
his arms and kissed her thoroughly.
As she went limp, she managed to
shudder: "Strikebreaker!" — Dulcie
Leche, Eggnog Branch, Texas.
UNIONISM STARTS WITH "U"
Example of Double-Think
"I have to think twice before I
can get out of the house," said a
much-married husband. "First I have
to think up a reason for going out.
Next I have to think up a reason why
she can't go with me!"
B SURE 2 VOTE!
Cracks That Were Never Made
". . . Another thing, Gen. Wash-
ington. If you were to become the
first President, you wouldn't be able
This Month's Limerick
There was a waitress named Gertie
Who never said anything dirty.
But one day a guy
Remarked on the pie
And Gertie said something not purty!
— Gertrude Peterson, Bradford, Pa.
to say you inherited your problems
from somebody else!"
"This is a new story by that Dickens
fellow. Something about a worthy
banker named Scrooge who finally
degenerates into a sentimental weak-
ling."
"Come in out of the rain with that
kite, Benjamin, before you get amps
in your pants!" D. Roworth, Warren,
Ont.
I 4 ALL— ALL 4 I
Adding Another Wrinkle!
He had been made a vice-president
of his firm and bragged about it so
much that his wife finally said; "You
know vice presidents at your plant
are a dime-a-dozen. Why, at the
supermarket they even have a vice-
president-in-charge-of-prunes!"
Furious, the husband phoned the
supermarket and asked to speak to
"the vice-president-in-cha rge-of-
prunes."
"Which kind?" was the reply.
"Packaged or bulk?"
The Worm Turns
Two caterpillars were crawling
across a leaf when a butterfly flew
over. One caterpillar nudged the
other and said: "You couldn't get
me up in one of those things for a
million bucks!"
STRIKE A LICK— GIVE TO CLIC
Uncovered the Cause!
A marriage counsellor, questioning
a wife, asked, "Did you wake up
grumpy this morning?"
"No," she replied. "I let him
sleep!" — Patrice D., Los Angeles,
Calif.
UNION MEN WORK SAFELY
Now That I Think of It . . .
The trouble with a guy who talks
too fast is often that he says some-
thing he hasn't thought of yet.
MAY, 1972
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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) NEW YORK, N.Y.— John E. Pes-
solano, president of Local 2710, and
George Clark, shop steward of Verticals
Inc., make a presentation of a 25-)ear
membership pin to Robert Sampson.
Brother Sampson has the distinction of
being the first member of Local 2710
to receive this pin. The presentation was
made at a shop party attended by mem-
bers and management representatives.
(2) HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Local
302 recently presented 25-year pins to
the following: Left to right, front row,
T. T. Wetherholt, Robert A. Miller, Bazil
Hatfield, (56 years), Ernest Brandum,
Oscar Hatfield, N. E. Morrison, F. E.
McNeely, A. C. Camp, who is president
of Local 302. Second row, R. L. Dillon,
Charlie Craft, Uelbert Beckley, H. C.
Ashworth, B. F. Rife, F. L. Burchett,
Albert Larson, A. B. Hazlette, and Don
W'ellman.
(3) CHICAGO, ILL.— At a recent meet-
ing Local 434 honored one of its mem-
bers who had completed 50 years in the
Brotherhood. In the picture are: Seated,
from left. Secretary Charles Sprietsma,
49 years; Alphonse Reigert, 50 years,
honored guest; and George Bensema, 48
years. Standing, left to right, Wm. Beem-
sterboer, president; Richard Sarvey,
trustee; Jeshire Reichert, 53 years; Rob-
ert Scholtens, trustee; Thomas Cure,
treasurer; Stephen Perz, conductor; Dale
W. Garner, financial secretary; Patrick
Moran, warden; and Edward L. Nelson,
business representative.
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THE CARPENTER
U-I Show To Be
In San Diego
The world's largest labor-management
exposition will be in sunny California
at the San Diego Community Concourse
from June 9 through 14.
The setting for a unique exposition
such as the U-I Show with over 300 ex-
hibits and $100,000 in free prizes, et
cetera, is most appropriate. The host city
is as exceptional as the show.
Founded in 1769 by Gaspar de Portola,
governor of Lower California, San Diego
was named after Didacus de Alcala, a
Franciscan Saint. It was here the re-
nowned Father Junipero Serra set up
the first of 21 missions.
The mission of the Union-Industries
Show is to display firsthand how labor
and management have worked together
for the common good.
"Progress thru Cooperation" is the
whole idea behind the Show and the
people of San Diego are people with their
eyes toward the future and their feet on
the ground — all building together.
NATIONAL PENSION
Continued from Page 7
of a pension to a worker who quali-
fies and who has spent his career
in more than one jurisdiction.
How it works can be illustrated
by citing a simple example: Suppose
a Carpenter has a 30-year career in
the trade, and he works 20 years
under the jurisdiction of Plan A,
and ten years under the jurisdiction
of Plan B. When he retires, Plan A
would pay his two-thirds of its $300-
per-month normal pension, or $200
per month. Plan B, where the nor-
mal pension is $400 per month,
would pay one-third, or $133 per
month. Each plan would apply its
own rules (with the exception of the
Pro Rata Pension rules, which are
uniform). Each plan would inde-
pendendy determine the Carpenter's
eligibility for benefits. Each plan
would be operated by its own board
of trustees. The Pro Rata Pension
Agreement simply provides that
each participating plan will recog-
nize service credits under other par-
ticipating plans for limited purposes.
A great deal has been accom-
plished toward achieving the goal of
transferable pensions. The United
Brotherhood stands ready to assist,
in furnishing full information to trus-
tees of pension funds which are now
considering this matter. ■
MAY, 1972
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DAVENPORT, IOWA
Sprague, Allen
West, John E.
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CLEVELAND, OHIO
Belknapp, Austin
Bleiciffer, Anton
Buzi. William
DiCarro. Louis, Sr.
Fannin, Leon
Fiegland. Larry W.
Floodman. J. E.
Hykin, Albert
Ikonen, Franz
Johnson, Clarence J.
Kewley. John T.
Klein. John
McGuirk. Harry
Makuch. Andrew
Manuel, P. D.
Miller. Ernest P.
Mills. Edward M.
Nicmine. Albert
Sedoski. L. H.
Smogyi, John
Stephens. Ivo C.
Stumpf. George, Sr.
Sykes, Daniel J.
Thompson, Isaac
Underwood, Walter J.
Votruba. Edward
Wester. John
Wiesel. Oskar
Wiggins. Charles
L.U. NO. IS
HACKENSACK, N.J.
DeRitter. Daniel
Maggio. Bernard J.
Petrie, Louis O.
L.U. NO. 18
HAMILTON, ONT.
Webb, James E.
L.U. NO. 36
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Acely. Leonard
Anderson, Andrew
Anwav. Dale E.
Bethel. Phil
Fields, E. J.
Lapham, B. E.
Henrietta. James W.
Imbrulia, Albert
Irthum. Joseph
Karageris. Spero B.
Klehm. Rudy
Lapham, B. E.
Muirhead, Robert
Ott, Noah L.
L.i;. NO. 37
SHAMOKIN, PA.
Cannon. Raymond E.
L.U. NO. 40
BOSTON. MASS.
Murphy. David
Sparks, Ambrose
Sutherland. Robert
L.U. NO. 47
ST. LOULS, MO.
Buettner, Louis
Burton, Wilson
Dunn, W.J.
Felsch, Paul W,
Foeller, Frank
Harry, E. P.
Hasebrink, Bernard
Kelts, William
Klocke. Henry
Koplowicz. Henry
Latta. Thomas
Lee. Alvin
Meredith. Herley
Moehlenhoff. Julius
Netlo. Joseph
Reed. Arthur A.
Schock, Raymond
Zotz. Raymond
L.II. NO. 51
BOSTON, MASS.
Drews. Frank
Hazel, William F.
Johnson, John S.
L.U. NO. 53
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.
Arvidson, Victor
Baker. Alfred
Griffcn. Charles
L.U. NO. 55
DENVER, COLO.
McDonald. Robert
L.U. NO. 61
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Brown. James M.
Brown. Joe H.
Hii 'h"s. John E.
Kelling. A. A.
Orr, Clifford R.
Van Ness, Richard
L.U. NO. 71
FORT SMITH, ARK.
Pollard, Fred
L.U. NO. 100
MUSKEGON. MICH.
Walters, John
L.U. NO. 101
BALTIMORE, MD.
Boyd. Roy A.
Yocum, Lee W.
L.U. NO. 103
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Bales, David L.
Henderson. John
Presley, C. A.
L.U. NO. 104
DAYTON, OHIO
Kiser. Hiram A.
Morrow, Oscar
White, Felton
Wise. Earl B.
L.U. NO. 125
UTICA, N.Y.
Baker. Samuel
Mori;an. William V., Jr.
Risley, Elwin
Stein. George
Williamson. Alex
L.U. NO. 129
HAZLETON, PA.
Doria, James V.
L.U. NO. 132
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Chamness, David
GoUaday. William L.
Gordon. B. B.
Johnson, Bernard
Mercurio. Ralph
L.U. NO. 134
MONTREAL, QUE.
Pegrin, Hans
L.U. NO. 141
CHICAGO, ILL.
Dahlberg. Axel
Kenechtgas. John
Nelson. Charles
Pearson. Ragner
Zetterberg, Roger
L.U. NO. 169
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.
Lemmerman. Wendeling
Sanderson. Arvid
Works, Richard
L.U. NO. 174
JOLIET, ILL.
Boresen. Hans
Brisbin, Elmer
Carey, Robert
Eddy, Maurice
Kleinwort. Emil
Leksander, John
Salopek, John, Jr.
White. Powell
L.U. NO. 181
CHICAGO, ILL.
Erickson. Abel N.
Meyer. Gregory
Nelson. Ivan H.
Sieverstsen, Sigvart
L.U. NO. 198
DALLAS, TEX.
Franklin, Jefferson E.
L.U. NO. 200
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Moreland, Corbett
Nairn, William
L.U. NO. 201
WICHITA, KANS.
Arndt. Leo F.
Parker. E. R.
L.U. NO. 203
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y.
Barley. Daniel
Goodchild, Norman
Hoag. Murray, Sr.
Kowalchick, William
Kroger, Fritz
L.U. NO. 213
HOU.STON, TEX.
Ray, Sylvester
L.U. NO. 218
BOSTON, MASS.
Cotreau. Andrew L.
Hillier. William
MacDonald. Daniel
Norton, Stanley
Piscitelli, Clement
Sansome, Jonathan
L.U. NO. 225
ATLANTA, GA.
Andrews, Wendell G.
Burnett. A. E.
Feininger, Ralph N.
L.U. NO. 226
PORTLAND, ORE.
Keister. M. H.
Lanpheir, James
McElroy. J. L.
McKercher, Edgar M.
Zenger, F. W.
L.U. NO. 243
TIFFIN, OHIO
Goetz, Joseph
L.U. NO. 246
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Johnson, Sven
L.U. NO. 278
WATERTOWN, N.Y.
Gill, John B.
L.U. NO. 281
BINGHAMTON, N.Y.
Moduno. Fred
L.U. NO. 350
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.
Borski. Max
Brandt, Sidney
Corsaro. Chester
Felch, Fred
Heidig, Otto
Johnson, Charles
LoRler, John
Meincke, Henry
Nicholson, John
Noonan, Ralph
Russillo. Anthony
Saltman. Isaac
Servello, Dominick
L.U. NO. 404
MENTOR, OHIO
Coach. John M., Sr.
Manley, James
Rizor, William
L.U. NO. 447
OSSINING, NY
Fowler, Peter U
L.U. NO. 465
ARDMORE, PA.
Peterson, Carl
Wolfe, Hunter
L.U. NO. 486
BAYONNE, N.J.
Ahfcld, Albert
D Bvrnardis. John
Higgins. William
Hrynyk. Leo
Maloney. Joseph
Minard, Frederick
Tverdack, Michael
L.U. NO. 490
PASSAIC, NJ.
Krupa. Carl
Rentier, Fred
Scalera, John
L.U. NO. 531
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
Omand, Wallace J.
L.U. NO. 545
KANE, PA.
Andersen, N. C.
L.U. NO. 558
ELMHURST, ILL.
Luff, Fred
L.U. NO. 562
EVERETT, WASH.
Hughes, Martin H.
L.U. NO. 574
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.
Ohnemus. William
Osterdahl. B. S.
Spraugc. Nial H.
L.U. NO. 627
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Adams, Fred J.
Boes, William T.
Chitwood, Herman W.
Harding, Harold
Lane, Lewis L.
Wilson, Julian E.
L.U. NO. 661
OTTAWA, ILL.
Ackley. Budd
Betts, Lloyd
Gray, Thomas
Prentice, Russell
L.U. NO. 691
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.
Dunlap. Glen E.
L.U. NO. 726
DAVENPORT, IOWA
Blomgren. Carl W.
L.U. NO. 743
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF.
Anson. J. G.
Bennett, J. E.
Branson, Walter W.
Burns, Howard T.
Chelf, Lester L.
Cotton, J, R.
Dowdy, I. J.
Edholm,CarIW.
Glenn, J, C.
Harris, L. L.
Holliman.J, W.
Huff, Horace
Kindred, E, J,
McAbee, John
Martinez, Manuel
Metcalf, 1, W„ Sr.
Owens, R. C,
Ray, Vern R,
Shaffer, Glenn
Stewart, Jack
Thompson, O. E.
Wilkinson, Dordon L.
L.U. NO. 787
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Hoaland, Signold
L.U. NO. 808
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Anderson, Bertil
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THE CARPENTER
Fors, Harry
Gaudette, Joseph
Henrichsen, John
Hocke, Fred
Kruszynski, Frank
Schaefer. Henry
Scherer, Charles
Wieliinski, Henry
L.U. NO. 820
WISCONSIN RAPIDS,
WIS.
Peterson, Walter A.
Yeske, Edward J.
L.U. NO. 844
RESEDA, CALIF.
Everett, William C.
Goheen, Gerald
Molle, Raymond
Woodruff, WilUam B.
L.U. NO. 846
LETHBRIDGE,
ALBERTA
Tillack, Theodore
L.U. NO. 871
BATTLE CREEK, MICH.
Hansen, Edward
L.U. NO. 888
SALEM, MASS
DeEntremont, Benjamin
L.U. NO. 929
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Alvarez, Richard E.
Anderson, P. W.
Brown, U. S.
Cranmer, E. J.
Dunlap, Donald A.
Engle, J. I.
Linsey, Otto C.
Meclenburg, Fred
Pacheco, Frank S.
Porter, J. D.
Rendon, Rudy
Sperhng, Donald
Stafford, Fred L.
Trammell, W. E.
L.U. NO. 937
DUBUQUE, IOWA
Tuthilf, John, Jr.
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SIOUX CITY, IOWA
KJosterman, Henry J.
Stansbury, Wilham
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DETROIT, MICH.
Comiska, Albert
Kalita, Albert
L.U. NO. 1042
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.
Bouvier, Harold
Garvin, Alton
Jackson, Claude
Reynolds, Charles
L.U. NO. 1060
NORMAN, OKLA.
Mays, Marvin Clyde
L.U. NO. 1093
GLEN COVE, N.Y.
Bathie, James
Faraco, Orlando
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LA GRANGE, ILL.
Calek. Joseph
Carlson, John B.
Fisher, Albert
Wendell, Alex W.
L.U. NO. 1143
LA CROSSE, WIS.
Erickson, Erick
Masewicz, Adolph
Strasser, George
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CRESTON, IOWA
Thorp, David Byron
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FAIRBANKS, ALSK.
Nelson, Joel R.
L.U. NO. 1323
MONTEREY, CALIF
Aldridge, WaUer
Heiden, Walter G
Witulski, Martin
Yoshiyama, Robert
L.U. NO. 1363
OSHKOSH, WIS.
Linger, George
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CHICAGO, ILL.
Kagan, Alex
Mitchell, Frank
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RENTON, WASH.
Jensen, Sigurd H.
Pangburn, Wilham T.
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FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA.
Stone, Robert C.
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GOLDEN, COLO.
Loper, Clyde
McCauley, Herbert J.
Ware, Warren W.
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TOPEKA, KANS.
Ramsey, Bert. A.
Reeves, Cecil E.
Siebuhr, Murl L.
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LA PORTE, IND.
Zakin, Cody
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MIAMI, FLA.
Armstrong, K. N.
Bourget, Joseph
Davidson, John H.
Farrell, William A.
Hall, Clarence M.
Kirkpatrick, Cleat
Kusch, Adrian A.
Orr. George W.
Sewell, Edward J.
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TWO RIVERS, WIS.
Hagenow, Hilary G.
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ANTIGONISH, N.S.
Gavel, Arthur C.
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SARNIA, ONT.
Lewis, Lloyd Arthur
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VICTORIA. B.C.
Bennett, David E,
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NEWARK, N.J.
Lorello, Silvio
Mercurio, Matthew
Tripodi, Salvatore
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.
Corbett, Floyd
Devane, Harry
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HICKSVILLE, N.Y.
Troll, Theodore
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MOOSE JAW, SASK.
Hanham, Macken Philhps
L.U. NO. 1884
LUBBOCK, TEX.
Crowder, Raymond
Davis, G. W.
Williams, O. B.
L.U. NO. 1963
TORONTO, ONT.
Pold, Herman
Werderits, Frank
L.U. NO. 1971
TEMPLE, TEX.
Schramm, James Dale
Walters, E. R.
L.U. NO. 2046
MARTINEZ, CALIF.
Aiello, Ratzi
Nevis, Frank
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NAPA, CALIF.
Herrick, E. O.
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ANAHEIM, CALIF.
Blikstad, Daniel B.
Delgadillo, Tony
Ford, Harold L.
Hangsleben, Edgar
McClure, Glenn E.
McDermed, Charles F.
Motley, Clyde
Sanner. Jeffie
Snider, L, B.
Thornton, Raymond
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PITTSBURGH, PA.
Ditty, Darius
L.U. NO. 2466
PEMBROKE, ONT.
Sell, Harold M.
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NEW YORK, N.Y.
Kapral, Michael, Jr.
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PORTABLE GENERATORS
The Black & Decker Manufacturing
Company will market nationally a new
line of portable generators which will
provide power for portable electric tools.
The company has been selling the gen-
erators in selected markets since January.
Patrick .T. McDonough. vice president
and general manager of the firm's Pro-
fessional Products Division, said. "These
new generators will permit operation of
power tools in areas where there are no
existing power lines. The need for this
type of secondary power source is partic-
ularly great in construction operations,
and many types of maintenance."
Powered by Briggs & Stralton gasoline
engines operating at 3600 rpm. the
rugged generators include a 2000-watt
model No. .■i620. 2500-watt model No.
3625. 4000-watt model No. 3640 and
5000-watt model No. 3650.
All four of the Black & Decker AC.
generators are statically excited to elimi-
nate commiUators and commulalor
brushes and reduce maintenance. They are
painted brieht orarge for ma^imimi
visibility and are furnished with vibra-
tion isolators to minimize walking.
The compact 2000-watt generator
weighing 75 pounds can be carried by
one man. The model No. 3620 generator
produces 16.6 amps at 120 volts A.C, from
the 5-h('rsepouer engine and a'so has a
15-amp capacity at 12 volts DC. for re-
charging batteries. This unit features
a recoil starter, two 3-prong grounding
receptacles, battery terminals, and runs
quietly with a low-tone muffler.
The 2500-watt, 4000-watt and 5000-
watt generators are powered by 5, 8, and
lO-horsepower engines, respectively.
Each has an automatic idling control that
reduces engine speed to about 2000 rpm
when the load is removed, economizing
on fuel and extending engine life. Normal
speed is resumed when 100 or more watls
are applied. Steel outlet boxes are located
on top of the units for convenient access.
The model No. 3625 generator produces
20.8 amps at 120 volts A.C, is recoil
started and weighs 105 pounds. Also re-
coil started, the model No. 3640 gener-
ator weighs 160 pounds and produces
either 30 amps at 120 volts A.C. or
16.7 amps at 240 volts A.C. The model
No. 3650 generator has capacities of 38
amps at 120 volts A.C. and 21.7 amps at
240 volts A.C. It weighs 22S pounds and
is started with a pull cord.
Any combination of 120 and 240 volts
A.C. output, up to total capacity, is avail-
able from the 4000 and 5000-watt units
without having to balance the load. Up
to 90 per cent of total wattage can be
taken from a single 120-volt outlet, with-
out having to divide the output between
two circuits.
Available from industrial and construc-
tion distributers handling Black & Decker
professional power tools, model No. 3620
sells for $375, model No. 3625 for S479,
model No. 3640 for $669 and model No.
3650 for $849.
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CEDAR CICSET PANELS
A new colorfid and descriptive circular
describes Cedarline. the modern cedar
closet lining material that comes in panels
and arc easier to apply than outmoded
tongue-and-groove cedar boards and are
less wasteful because matching is un-
necessary.
Cedarline is lOO^fi aromatic red cedar
that has been flaked and pressed into at-
tractively-textured standard panels, 4 ft.,
by 8 ft., 'A inch thick.
The circular suggests many uses of
cedar lining in the home and it can be
obtained free of charge from Giles and
Kendall, Inc., Box 188, Huntsville, Ala.
35804.
'LIVING WEDGE'
A new patented "living wedge" which
more permanently locks the head of the
hammer to the wood handle than the
usual wood or steel wedge, has been
announced by Vaughan and Bushnell
Manufacturing Company, 11414 Maple,
Hebron, Illinois 60034. Specially de-
signed and manufactured, the plastic
wedge is compressed as it is installed,
under 5,000 lbs. hydraulic pressure. As
the moisture in the wood handle dries
oui over a period of time, the "shrinking"
of the wood may result in the loosening
of the usual hammer head. The new
Vaughan "living wedge" slowly expands
to its original shape as the wood shrinks,
thereby automatically compensating for
this natural drying-out process and cre-
ating a permanent handle tightness. The
new wedge is being introduced in
Vaughan's Value brand and Double Duty
hickory handled hammers, and is being
identified by a special label on the head.
VERSATILE ROUTER
A first-of-its-kind production router,
the Stanley Super Duty 90205. enables
the operator to "plunge" the router bit
Continued on next page
38
THE CARPENTER
Lakeland
News
Items of interest from the Brotherhood's
retirement home at Lakeland, Florida
Walter Giesecke of Local 200, Colum-
bus, Ohio, arrived at the Home March
6, 1972.
•
John H. Sundstrom of Local 1 1 , Cleve-
land, Ohio, arrived at the Home March
13, 1972.
•
Ralph N. Hansen of Local 8, Phila-
delphia, Pa., arrived at the Home March
20, 1972.
•
Albert E. Somers of Local 993, Miami,
Florida, died March 1, 1972. Funeral
services were held here in our chapel,
and then burial was in Miami, Florida.
B. B. Williams of Local 977, Wichita
Falls, Texas, died March 3, 1972. He was
buried in the Home Cemetery.
•
William Gollnow of Local 1367, Chi-
cago, 111., died March 16, 1972. He was
buried in the Home Cemetery.
•
Arthur J. Koeller of Local 160. Phila-
delphia, Pa., died March 26, 1972. He
was buried in the Home Cemetery.
•
George Hahn of Local 637, Hamilton,
Ohio, withdrew from the Home March
1, 1972.
WHAT'S NEW?
Continued from preceding page
directly down through the workpiece to
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At the finish of a cut, a fingertip touch
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which retracts automatically back up into
the base, zeroing out the bit. This feature
eliminates the danger of gouging the
workpiece when withdrawing the tjit at
the end of a cut. It also lets the router
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in concLUSion
WILLIAM SIDELL, General President
Spiraling Prices and Profits Caused Labor to Walk Out
■ Organized labor never has had a very good
press. As a matter of fact, the more successful
the labor movement has become, the more anti
the newspapers and electronic media have become.
However, the attacks on labor have never been
as vitriolic as they have been since George Meany
and three other members of the Pay Board turned
in their resignations.
The press seems to be doing its best to create the
impression that organized labor is to blame for all the
inflation which has taken place during the Nixon
administration.
Actually, the wages of working people are lagging
far behind price increases. The game plan devised by
the Nixon administration simply is not working.
In the four months that the administration's price
controls have been in effect since last November the
wholesale price index has risen at a yearly rate of 6%.
During the 6-month period immediately oreceding
the imposition of price and wage controls, the annual
rate of increase was 4.6%. In other words, under the
existing controls, prices increased much faster than
they did before the control program was instituted.
The reason is not hard to fathom. There are some
5 million employers in the United States. Each one of
them is a controller of wage rates in his operation.
His pocketbook dictates that he resist any efl'orts to
increase wages in his plant above and beyond the
acceptable formula.
On the other hand, a few IRS agents are supposed
to control prices in untold millions of sales outlets.
That their puny eff^orts are ridiculous is reflected by
the upward spiraling of prices.
The Community Services Department of the AFL-
CIO has been endeavoring to monitor price increases
in food stores. Their findings are solid testimony that
the efforts of the Price Board to control prices are a
complete failure. For example;
The Community Services Committee study found
peanut butter increasing 21% in a Denver Safeway
Store between January 17 and March 16. In Hono-
lulu, in a chain store, Gerber's baby food increased by
75% between January 5 and March 9. In Indianap-
olis, Indiana, Pet Evaporated Milk increased 27%
between February 3 and March 13. In a food store
in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Crisco cooking oil in-
creased 10% in a 35-day period, between January
and March.
These are only a few out of hundreds upon hundreds
of examples which the Community Services Depart-
ment has authenticated by actual shopping.
This gives some indication of the reason why the
labor members of the Pay Board decided to take a
walk.
The Pay Board members did not resign arbitrarily.
Rather, the whole situation was discussed at a meet-
ing of the AFL-CIO Executive Council on March 22.
After careful consideration, the meeting determined:
"The Board is not tripartite. It is not independent
and autonomous. The Pay Board represents govern-
ment control. It represents political and business
interests. If the wage stabilization program is to be
government-controlled, let it be so, openly and clearly.
Let the people who are exercising the power take the
full responsibility for their decisions — without the
facade of labor representation and the pretense of
tripartitism.
"We will not be a part of a window dressing for
this system of unfair and inequitable government con-
trol of wages for the benefit of business profits."
In a situation where wages are controlled but prices
are not, the inevitable result must be spiraling profits
for corporations and unemployment for workers who
do not have the necessary purchasing power to buy
back the goods they produce. The result inevitably
must be more unemployment, more misery for work-
ing people, and eventual depression for the nation. ■
40
THE CARPENTER
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Official Publication of the UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA • FOUNDED 1881
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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
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
Herbert C. Skinner
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
William Konyha
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
Charles E. Nichols
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT EMERITUS
M. A. HUTCHESON
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
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VOLUME XCII
No. 6
JUNE, 1972
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick. Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Maurice Hutcheson Honored at Testimonial Dinner 2
Letter from President Nixon 4
Address by General President Sidell ; 6
General President Sidell Joins AFL-CIO Council 11
President Emeritus Hutcheson Receives First Pension Check 11
These Are The Issues in 1972 12
Jim Parker Named Director of Organizing 21
Wood Frame and Finish Featured in Synagogue 23
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 10
Canadian Report Morden Lazarus 18
Service to the Brotherhood 16, 20, 27, 28, 31, 32, 42, 46
Local Union Nev/s 22
We Congratulate 26
CLIC Report 29
Plane Gossip 30
Apprenticeship and Training 33
Your Union Dictionary, No. 1 1 40
In Memoriam 44
Lakeland News 47
In Conclusion William Sidell 48
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THE COVER
The famed rockbound coast of
Maine is haven for millions of tour-
ists each summer. The Pine Tree State
estimates that tourism brings $540-
million each year to its private and
public cotfers.
One popular attraction is Acadia
National Park and its picturesque
Bass Harbor Light, shown on our
June cover. Established in 1919 as
Lafayette National Park, with head-
quarters at Bar Harbor, Acadia Na-
tional Park is the only national park
in New England and the oldest east
of the Mississippi River. The National
Park Service reports that there were
2,867,000 visits to Acadia National
Park last year and that by 1980 the
annual number of visits there should
reach almost 4,000,000.
Other attractions help to make
Maine a summer vacationland. Its
beaches, lakes, mountains and resorts
are exciting havens for outdoor rec-
reation. With more than 80% of its
land area covered by forests, the state
is popular with campers, white-water
canoeists, and other outdoorsmen.
NOTE: Readers wlio would like a
copy of this cover iinmarred by a
mailing label may obtain one by send-
ing 104- in coin to cover mailing costs
to: The Editor, The CARPENTER,
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The picture of the senior carpenter
building the dog house inside the
back cover is reprinted by popular
demand and through the courtesy of
Vaughan & Bushnell Mfg. Co.
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A view of the International Ballroom of the Washington Hilton Hotel and testimonial dinner guests.
Maurice Hutcheson
Honored at
Memorable Testimonial Dinner
in Washington, D.C.
■ Maurice Hutcheson, who retired March 1 as General President
of the Brotherhood after more than a half century of leadership, was
honored April 20 at one of the largest testimonial dinners ever held in the
nation's capital.
Representatives of local unions and district councils from all
over North America joined leaders of the labor movement and personal
friends in a tremendous tribute to the veteran leader.
AFL-CIO President George Meany led a host of well-wishers at the
rostrum. Congressional leaders joined in the testimony at a reception
preceding the testimonial dinner. The International Ballroom of
the Washington Hilton Hotel was filled for the event. ■
General President Emeritus M. A. Hutchesun and Mrs. Hutcheson shared the spotlight at the festivities.
General President Sidell and General President
Emeritus Hutcheson with honored guest and speaker,
AFL-CIO President George Meany.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Gerald Ford
of Michigan extends best wishes to the
honoree.
T^HE WHITE H0L:SE
^VASHINGTON
March 27, 1972
Dear Mr. Hutcheson:
., Mr. Huxc». = ^^ .,, President o£
:tLr:ts% ^o aaa ^V;— tr . .e .ars aheaa.
your many fr.en ^^^^ ^.^^^ ^^
n ot forget the steadfast ^-PP^JJ/,, v^Uingness
I shall not forg ^^^^,^ ^^^^,,ty ^^^J,^,,,ests were
on matters °^ °;;^^^^,,y ^hen such -^^^^^^^^^^ drying ones
to speak out forthr g^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ tTrtime economy to
questioned. The p ^^ed from a ^^^''^" ^his trans-
fer our country -7;,^ peace, yet i- -^^^,^,t,e required
an economy dedicatee ^ international aftair ^^^
Srn.ation. .^^ "ot^ iong-Honal ^f ^-fa^'^^a tribute
that we maintain our ^^ ^^^l to m
tcWs *«,*'!,*:irnaUonaf labo. aHairs.
to your leader=h.p Brotherhood, you
X-.e .ha. as -^f-rrhryVr ;— eoS^
HS23roVrrrei:Xar«eUaroo.e.ry
American.
With kindest regards,
Sincerely,
.^ZJ^^-/--
T.A /^ Hutcheson
Mr. M. A. ^ tEn^eritus
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"/ have never known a man more adept at piercing the shell
of rhetoric to arrive at the kernel of fact or truth ..."
AN ADDRESS BY GENERAL PRESIDENT WILLIAM SIDELL AT THE M. A. HUTCHESON TESTIMONIAL DINNER
■ My tenure as General President
goes back to all of seven weeks, not
a vei-y impressive statistic from the
viewpoint of tenure. However, I am
confident that if I remain in office for
fifty years, I will never receive an-
other assignment that will give me
more personal pride or pleasure than
this one.
Tonight we are honoring one of the
most outstanding labor leaders of all
time. His contributions run like a
thread of gold through more than a
half century of the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America's history.
The United Brotherhood will he cel-
ebrating its 91st anniversary come
August 12th. For more than two-
thirds of that time we have been priv-
ileged to have a Hutcheson at our
helm— William L. from 1915 to 1952
and Maurice A. from 1952 to 1972 — a
glorious twenty years.
Together these two great General
Presidents built a strong and enduring
foundation for our Brotherhood to
meet the hazards that lie ahead.
Through wars, booms and busts, they
kept the United Brotherhood on an
even keel. The challenges and ob-
stacles were great . . . financial crises,
anti-labor drives, and secessionists'
movements. Being able and dedicated
leaders, they charted a straight and
true course through those rough and
troubled waters. Bringing order from
chaos, greatness from despair. A task
that would have been insurmountable
for ordinary men.
To have worked with our guest of
honor is a privilege I shall never for-
get and will cherish all of my life. I
have never known a man more adept
at piercing the shell of rhetoric to
arrive at the kernel of fact or truth.
I have never known a man more im-
mune to flatter.v, apple polishing or
personal image building. I have never
known a man more dedicated to ad-
vancing the common good. I have
never known a man more deeply com-
mitted to love of country, the princi-
ples of democracy or the free enter-
prise system.
I have never known a man more
compassionate and understanding to
the needs of the poor, the neglected
and the dispossessed. I have never
known a man of broader vision, higher
ethics or more humane instincts than
Maurice A. Hutcheson . . .
Knowing Maurice Hutcheson as I
do, and as most of you do, it would
only embarrass him to cite his specific
accomplishments or dwell upon his
total dedication to the United Brother-
hood and its ideals.
It is said that in order to get along
you must make friends, and you can
best make friends by being honest in
.vour dealings, sincere in your intent.
Maurice A. Hutcheson has legions of
friends. Look around you. This gather-
ing, which I believe is the largest in
United Brotherhood history, surel.v at-
tests the fact this has been his credo
. . . and . . . this is just the tip of the
iceberg.
There are literally thousands more
who are unable to be here tonight but
they are, in absentia, no less his fast
friends. Our headquarters has been
overwhelmed for weeks with good
wishes fi'om Maurice's friends. Some
.fust say "thanks." Others spill out
their emotions in more eloquent ways.
But always, it's the same, "thanks for
being our President, thanks for a .iob
Continued on page 43
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Upper Left: Secretary of Labor James Hodgson presents a
framed certificate of tribute to the honoree.
Left: Retired General Executive Board Member Charles
Johnson, Jr., who recalled his early days with Brother
Hutcheson and AFL-CIO President Meany.
Below Left: House Speaker Carl Albert presents a memento
to General President Emeritus Hutcheson, a pen set made
from wood used in construction of the U.S. Capitol.
Below Right: Boilermakers' President Harold Bouy with
Brother Hutcheson.
Top Row, Left: A delegation
from Local 60, Indianapolis, Ind.,
presents a governor's appointment
to the Sangamore Society of
Indiana.
Above: A. C. Shirley presents an
engraved platter on behalf of the
Texas State Council of Carpenters.
Second Row, Left: Robert E.
Hayes, tinancial secretary of Local
94, Providence, presents a gift on
behalf of Rhode Island members.
With him, at left, is William
Forward, bns. rep., and at right
Holmes Herbert, bus, rep., and
GEB Member Pat Campbell.
Second Row, Right: John Maxim
of Jacksonville and C. E.
Honnicutt, president of Millwrights
Local 2411 present a plaque on
behalf of Florida Carpenters.
Third Row, Left: Ed.
McDonald of Hartford Local 43
and "Red" McDonald join GEB
Member Pat Campbell in a
presentation on behalf of
Connecticut members.
Third Row, Right: Ben Catterton,
secretary of the Baltimore, Md.
District Council, presented a
plaque. At left, J. K. Miller,
administrator of the Baltimore
Carpenters Benefits Fund; right,
Robert Kearney, Secretary, JAC.
Fourth Row, Left: Pete Ramos
of the California State Council
presents a symbolic wine keg, as
GEB Member M. B. Bryant
stands by.
Fourth Row, Right: John F. Bums
presents a memento from the
Massachusetts State Council.
From left: Bricklayers' President Tom Murphy, Building Trades Secretary Bob
Georgine and Mrs. Georgine, Plasterers Vice President Mel Roots, Building Trades
President Frank Bonadio, and Lathers' President Kenneth Edwards.
Wm. Sidell and M. A. Hutcheson with
Electrical Workers' President Charles
Pillard.
George Meany and llnlon Label and
Service Trades Secretary-Treasurer Ed-
ward Murphy and Mrs. Murphy.
General Treasurer Emeritus Peter Ter-
zick, right, and Washington Police In-
spector Kratovil.
The honoree with Operating Engineers'
President Hunter P. Wharton.
Sheet Metal Workers' President Edward
J. Carlough and Mrs. Carlough with the
honoree.
The Rev. Joseph F. Donahue, who de-
livered the invocation, with Brother
Hutcheson.
Ironworkers' President John Lyons ex-
tends best wishes to President Emeritus
Hutcheson.
Painters' President S. Frank Raftery in
conversation with the honoree.
ROUNDUP
FAT EXECUTIVE PAY — Huge management pay increases have reached the point where
the Pay Board is beginning to scrutinize them and the Internal Revenue Service,
its enforcement agency, to study them.
IRS agents, the Wall Street Journal says, "are testing Pay Board forms
for keeping tabs on executive job perquisites as regular tax audits are
conducted. "
Disclosure has been made that the 5.5 percent wage increase level now being
strictly enforced on ordinary pay increases has been far exceeded by management
increases — Henry Ford II, for example, got a 37.8 percent pay increase while
Ford President Lee A. lacocca jumped 48.3 percent.
FEDERAL INSURANCE — The House of Representatives approved a labor-backed bill to
increase the Government's share of the cost of Federal employees' health insurance
premiums from 40 to 55 percent.
AIRPORT DISASTER CENTERS — Disaster-planning, focusing on airports as the center for
aid in local area emergencies, was discussed by a panel titled "D-Day 1972" at
the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) Air Safety Forum, May 23-25.
Probed were ways in which today's airports, with proper planning and
implementation, can play a vital role in assisting adjacent communities when
disaster strikes.
"D-Day 1972" also included disaster-planning for aircraft accidents that
might occur on or near airports. With the advent of the wide-bodied jets, the need
for better accident precautions at airports becomes particularly critical.
FORCED-WORK SCHEME — The AFL-CIO Executive Council has issued a stinging
criticism of "a starvation-pay forced-work scheme" adopted by the Senate Finance
Committee to replace the present public-assistance program. It also had sharp
criticism on the first anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act,
which has been roundly criticized by many labor unions.
On welfare reform, the Council completely rejected "the Neanderthal approach"
of the Senate Finance Committee, saying that it "would force adults, mostly
mothers with children over the age of six, to accept jobs offered by private
employers paying as low as $1.20 an hour or to work in publicly-financed make-
work projects at an abysmally low wage."
In another statement, the Council said OSHA's first anniversary "was an
occasion for bitter disappointment," and accused the Nixon Administration of
feeding it a starvation budget "to soften the impact of its enforcement provisions
on business."
WHEN WILL PHASE II END? — There is speculation in Washington that President Nixon
might end Phase II of his controversial inflation-control program prior to the
November election and then institute a Phase III if he's re-elected.
The speculation followed an Associated Press report that quoted Robert P.
Tiernan, executive director of the Pay Board, as telling a Teamsters' meeting in
San Diego that he expects that "since it's an election year, the Board will stop
operations by December."
Tiernan went on to say "it would be a pretty smart thing to drop it with the
elections coming up." At the same time, he speculated that a third phase of
controls would be likely at a later date. A spokesman for the Board later said
Tiernan had been misquoted.
Later, at a press conference. Chairman Herbert Stein of the Council of
Economic Advisers was asked about the possibility of an end to Phase II. He said
it is "very unlikely" that it will end before the , end of 1972 but hedged that he
couldn't "make you any promises" on this.
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General President Sidell to AFL-CIO Executive Council
General President William Sidell
was elected to the AFL-CIO Execu-
tive Council, May 2, filling the va-
cancy left by the resignation of
General President Emeritus M. A.
Hutcheson.
He joined the council as a new
AFL-CIO vice president at the
same time as Martin J. Ward, presi-
dent of the Plumbers and Pipe Fit-
ters, who succeeded Peter T. Schoe-
mann, president emeritus of that
international union.
General President Sidell became
president of the Brotherhood in
March, and subsequently was elected
to the council of the AFL-CIO
Building and Construction Trades
Department and to other represen-
tative positions in national labor
federations. His election to the
AFL-CIO's main governing body
gives the Brotherhood full represen-
tation in national and international
councils.
President Sidell's first meeting
with the AFL-CIO Executive Coun-
cil in Washington was a busy one.
The council heard reports on many
key domestic and foreign issues.
Among the actions taken by the
council were the following:
• It called the Nixon Administration's
Congressional bill to impose compulsory
arbitration in transportation disputes a
"totalitarian" action.
Newly-elected members of the AFL-CIO Executive Council chat during a break in
session at May 2 meeting. At left, General President Sidell; at right, Plumbers and
Pipe Fitters President Martin J. Ward.
• It called for implementation of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act
which is still lacking adequate funds.
O It endorsed legislation to permit
unions to establish group legal service
plans through collective bargaining by
allowing the establishment of joint labor-
management trust funds.
• It revised the structure of the AFL-
CIO Committee on Political Education
to bring it in line with the new federal
laws on campaign expenditures and re-
porting and to allow contributors to
COPE to take advantage of new tax laws
on political contributions.
• It set up a council subcommittee
to work with the Advisory Committee to
the Dept. of State and Local Central
Bodies to develop a program for increas-
ing local union affiliations with local
bodies.
• It amended the rules governing state
and local central bodies to prohibit paid
political advertising in their publications
and end their ties with advertising boards,
year-books and directories that accept
commercial advertising.
• It adopted a resolution referred to
it by the convention calling for prison
reform keyed to programs dealing with
the real needs of the inmates and helping
prepare them for productive lives.
• It called on Congress to improve
educational benefits for Vietnam vet-
erans, provide more jobs programs for
those not going to school and improve
hospitalization and rehabilitation facili-
ties for those wounded or injured.
First Pension Check For President Emeritus Hutcheson
President Emeritus M. A. Hutch-
eson recently received his first
monthly check from the General
Officers and Representatives Pen-
sion Fund.
Although the 31st General Con-
vention ofl'ered the retiring president
full salary to continue as president
emeritus and as an ex officio mem-
ber of the General Executive Board,
he declined the offer, stating at the
time: "I am only accepting the reg-
ular pension which I have earned in
the same manner and under the
same terms as all other retired offi-
cers and representatives."
RIGHT: Presenting the pension check to
President Emeritus Hutcheson, right, is
Ken McPeak of the Indiana National
Bank, administrators of the fund.
JUNE, 1972
11
U.S. I^ahar Tells the PalitictBl Parties...
THESE ARE
On May 12 the AFL-CIO distributed to all of its
affiliates and to the press its platform proposals to the
1972 Democratic and Republican Party National Con-
ventions.
The presentation contains organized labor's policy
views on major issues facing the United States.
These are only excerpts and highlights in four cate-
gories— housing, occupational health and safety, inter-
national trades, the national economy and health. We
e.xpect to supply information regarding other proposals
in a later issue of The CARPENTER.
HOUSING
■ The concept of decent housing for all Americans
in viable neighborhoods and at prices they can afford
is no nearer today than in 1949 when the first major
housing program was passed.
Housing — particularly low income housing — con-
tinues to be the victim of fiscal and monetary policy.
Basic shelter needs remain unmet.
While the Administration talks about labor costs,
it says nothing about the more significant land and
money costs which continue to soar. A recent FHA
estimate of average land market prices for FHA-
insured one family home sites indicated that prices had
increased lOI.l percent from 1960 to 1970.
The ability of homeowners, particularly the low
income minority family, to obtain financing at afl'ord-
able interest rates has not improved markedly and
future projections are pessimistic.
Efforts to revitalize the central cities fail repeatedly
because the total neighborhood is rarely given adequate
attention, preventing even new housing efforts from
creating "communities."
Housing production is increasingly impeded by the
failure and/ or financial inability of states and local
government to provide adequate supportive facilities.
Housing moratoriums are becoming a common phe-
nomenon as a result of inadequate sewage treatment
facilities. Poor transportation facilities and over-
crowded schools have further complicated site deci-
sions for new housing. The failure to match employ-
ment opportunities with housing availabilities is crit-
ical.
A much greater commitment to policies employing
both public and private efforts is required if America
is to meet its housing needs for all income levels
throughout the nation. There must be a compre-
hensive housing program in which, at least, the fol-
lowing factors are dealt with:
1. A basic prerequisite is low interest rates for
home building and home purchasing.
2. Congress should direct the Federal Reserve Sys-
tem to allocate a significant portion of available bank
credit, at reasonable interest, to encourage the con-
struction of housing and other socially desirable
construction over the building of such structures as
luxury homes, gambling casinos, etc.
3. Low income housing programs must be so ad-
ministered as to avoid deterioration of projects and
give occupants a real sense of participation.
4. A national land use policy should be pursued
that will make land available at reasonable costs.
5. An urban development bank should be estab-
lished to assist in financing community facilities by
state and local governments such as parks, schools,
recreational centers, day care centers, etc.
6. There should be complete dedication to the im-
plementation of the full spirit of the fair housing laws.
Until we have fair housing in fact and not just on
the statute books, America will never solve its housing
problems.
7. State and metropolitan housing authorities should
be established with the responsibility for planning
and implementing programs responsive to regional
housing and community needs. ■
NATIONAL ECONOMY
■ The chaotic state of the national economy poses
serious problems for today and for the future.
The Administration taking office in January must
initiate decisive action to counter the cumulative im-
pact of economic policies which threaten the intrinsic
fibre of the nation, warp the economy and divide the
people.
The incumbent Administration has relegated work-
ers, middle income citizens and consumers to second-
class economic status. Its policies have provided lush
dividends to the corporate community, banks and
wealthy individuals and families.
These policies have fueled the alarming trend toward
a massive and unhealthy redistribution of income —
making the rich richer and the poor poorer. The middle
income groups are in a major economic bind.
Since this Administration took office on January
20, 1969, it has operated on the single-minded and
misguided belief that the only economic problem in
America was inflation. It has not solved the problem
of inflation but it has created major new problems
in the economy, including:
• Continuing high unemployment.
• The first increase in the number of people below
the government-defined poverty line in a decade.
• The highest interest rates in a century.
• A massive rise in the number of welfare recipi-
ents.
• A drastic slowdown in the war against poverty,
in the campaigns to end urban decay and to improve
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THE ISSUES IN 1972
America's educational opportunities and meet social
welfare needs.
• Persistent industrial slack, with industry operating
at only 75% of productive capacity.
• Record balance-of-payment deficits.
• First balance-of-trade deficit in this century.
• Record peacetime federal budget deficits . . .To
create jobs and turn the economy around, we urge:
1. An expanded and strengthened public-service
employment program — federal grants to the states,
local governments and federal agencies for the creation
of jobs to provide needed public services.
A special program of federal financial aid is required
to step-up job-creating, short-term public works con-
struction and repairs in areas of high unemployment.
2. Justice in the federal tax structure and additional
tax revenues can be achieved by eliminating the major
loopholes of special tax privilege for corporations and
wealthy famihes.
3. Congress should direct the Federal Reserve Sys-
tem to allocate a significant portion of available bank
credit, at reasonable interest rates, to effectuate the
construction of housing and community facilities.
A Congressional review of the entire Federal Reserve
System and the nation's monetary policy is long over-
due. America's central bank must be brought fully
into the federal government structure and be made
more representative of the major groups of the econ-
omy, including workers and consumers.
4. Congress must increase the federal minimum
wage to S2.50 an hour and extend the coverage of
the Fair Labor Standards Act to millions of low-wage
workers who are still outside of the law's protection.
Early action along these lines would improve the living
standards of the working poor and provide the econ-
omy with high-velocity buying power that will be
quickly spent.
5. Increases in the buying power of workers' wages
and salaries are a basic prerequisite for economic
growth — to provide workers with a share in the bene-
fits of economic progress and to establish the founda-
©HVAS
U.S. Lahar Tells the Palitical Parties
Continued from preceding page
tion of the needed expansion of consumer markets.
Rapid economic growth will not be possible without
a substantial boost of consumer sales, which account
for almost two-thirds of national output. The needed
rise of consumer expenditures completely depends on
increases in the real incomes of workers.
6. Eliminate the inequities that abound in the sta-
bilization program and are undermining public con-
fidence in the government's ability to manage the
national economy on a fair and equitable basis.
7. Congress should adopt the Burke-Hartke bill
to stop the export of American jobs and to repatriate
the profits of American subsidiaries abroad. ■
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
AND INVESTMENT
■ This nation's most disastrous year in world trade
was 1971.
For the first time in 79 years, the U.S. had an
officially reported trade deficit — $2 billion. The deficit
for the first quarter of 1972 was $1.5 billion or at an
annual rate of $6 billion.
Behind these grim statistics lies the deterioration
of this nation's position in world economic relationships
and the erosion of America's economic well-being
through the export of technology, capital, productive
capacity and jobs.
International trade relationships have undergone
fundamental changes in the years since the end of
World War 11. These changes have acelerated in the
last decade and this nation must face up to this changed
picture:
• Other nations have managed economics which
provide direct and indirect subsidies for exports as
well as direct and indirect barriers to imports.
• American technology has been rapidly exported
through the shifting of American industrial plants to
other countries spurred by foreign subsidies of Ameri-
can companies as well as licensing and patent arrange-
ments with foreign firms.
• Vast amounts of American capital have been ex-
ported since the late 1950's.
• Multinational corporations, that know no national
loyalties, have been mushrooming in the past dozen
years.
• Powerful new trading blocs have developed in
places like the Common Market.
• The composition of these imports has sharply
changed from raw materials to finished products and
components.
No longer do the old cliches of the past — "free
trade" and "protectionism" — apply to the world trade
picture. This nation must deal with the new realities
with new remedies.
Today the U.S. worker is virtually helpless in pro-
tecting his job and his standard of living. U.S. markets
have been overrun with imports costing tens of thou-
sands of U.S. jobs in such industries as textiles, apparel,
office machinery, shoes and electronics . . . Clear leg-
islative direction is necessary to give the President
authority to regulate, supervise and curb the outflow
of U.S. capital. At the present time, controls on for-
eign investment are loose, inadequate and not related
to trade and production.
Authority within the President's hands should in-
clude consideration for the kind of investment that
would be made abroad, the product involved, the
country where the investment would be made, the
linkage of the investment to the flow of trade and its
effect on U.S. employment and the national economy.
The President should be granted clear authority
to regulate, supervise and curb licensing and patent
agreements on the basis of Congressionally determined
standards. All of these presidential determinations
should be on the basis of the impact of the U.S.,
particularly the impact on employment.
A "sliding door" concept on quotas should be ap-
plied to products and parts of products imported into
the United States, allowing for a flexible growth factor
related to U.S. production of each item. Only by
nourishing America's economic base can this country
prevent it from being overrun and smothered.
Exceptions should be permitted, where a voluntary
government agreement exists or is negotiated or where
a failure to import the item would disrupt U.S. pro-
duction and/or markets.
A single agency should be established with quasi-
independent authority to serve the Congress in all
matters afl'ecting trade and international investment.
U.S. negotiators should press for international fair
labor standards in international trade agreements. ■
OCCUPATIONAL SArETY
AND HEALTH
■ At least 14,000 deaths and more than 2.2 million
casualties are reported on-the-job each year.
Both the National Safety Council, which compiled
these statistics, and the Department of Labor acknowl-
edge that these estimates are understated. The full
extent of on-the-job casualities is really unknown.
And now, recent scientific studies point to a fright-
ening relationship between a number of occupations
and cancer and other diseases that reach beyond the
plant site and into the community.
Even before the country became fully aware of
the dimensions of the occupational disease problem,
the AFL-CIO worked hard for the Occupational
Safety and Health Act and hailed its passage. We
pledged our full cooperation to the federal agencies
responsible for its administration and programs de-
signed to show organized labor's responsibilities in
helping make it work.
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I
The Act has been in effect for more than a year.
At the time it was passed, the President termed it
one of the most important and far-reaching laws of
recent decades. He promised the highest priority to
its enforcement and effective administration.
The performance came nowhere near matching the
promises. The record of the first year of the Act
shows dragging, flabby enforcement and adulteration
of the specific provisions setting forth specific rights
and protection for employes.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health is under the Secretary of Health, Education
and Welfare. Its effective functioning is indispensible
to carrying out the intent of the Act by NIOSH. To
date, NIOSH has shown a callous indifference to its
role. The budget does not provide authorization for
training needed occupational health personnel as re-
quired under the Act.
We urge that $28.3 million authorized for the
vitally important program of NIOSH be doubled.
This will enable more rapid development of criteria
and recommended occupational health standards, ex-
panded hazards evaluation, and plant surveillance,
and accelerated training of critically needed occu-
pational health personnel.
The Review Commission, which is responsible for
adjudicating contested citations for violations of the
Act, is both shorthanded, and faced with a weekly
rate of new cases greater than contested decisions
by the National Labor Relations Board. This has
created a bottleneck to the entire occupational safety
and health program.
The budget request of $1.3 million for the Review
Commission is only $220,000 over that of the pre-
vious year. That is completely inadequate. We urge
the Congress to increase it substantially.
We also urge the Congress to appropriate the nec-
essary funds and provide for an adequate staff to
enforce the Railroad Safety Act and carry out the
intent of that law. ■
NATIONAL HEALTH
SECURITY
■ There have been a number of proposals made
to meet the health care crisis but only one faces up
to all aspects of the problem. That is National Health
Security which has bi-partisan support and is known
as the Kennedy-Griffiths bill.
Of all the proposals offered, only National Health
Security provides for equal access to health care for
all people; comprehensive coverage, restructuring of
the health care system; effective incentives for quality
and efficiency or controls on costs and elimination of
the middlemen — the inadequate private insurance car-
riers.
More specifically, National Health Security incorpo-
rates the following features:
• Universal coverage as a matter of right.
• Comprehensive benefits without deductibles or
co-insurance; no arbitrary cutoff points in dollars or
number of days of coverage. There will be no exclu-
sion of coverage for pre-existing conditions; no limita-
tions on physical examinations and other preventive
services and no waiting periods.
• Free choice of physician.
© Financed through Social Security approach with
matching contributions from federal revenues.
® Provides for a Health Resources Development
Fund to be used for health manpower education and
training, group practice development and for expand-
ing and improving health services.
Effective cost control. Only National Health Secu-
rity provides health care directly at the lowest cost
with no wastes of the health dollars on private insur-
ance carriers as middlemen and with prior budgeting
to assure effective control on all costs.
A number of bills have been introduced into the
Congress which are designed to provide protection
against catastrophic costs associated with expensive,
acute episodes of illness.
These bills do not purport to establish a national pro-
gram to provide health services to all or a substantial
proportion of the American people, but are designed
to financially assist those persons who incur high med-
ical costs.
All such proposals have common features:
1. There is a sizable deductible that must be met
before any benefits are payable.
2. When benefits are payable, the beneficiary must
pay a proportion, usually 20 percent of the total bill.
Catastrophic insurance is a rich man's program.
A $1,000 medical bill is not a catastrophe in the
home of a corporation president making $50,000 or
more a year. To a $100-a-week worker with a family
to support a $1,000 medical bill is a catastrophe.
Although large numbers of people with relatively
low incomes would derive no benefit from the pro-
gram, they would be subject to payment of the Social
Security tax on private insurance premiums. Thus,
adoption of the program would result in the strange
situation that low income people would be contributing
toward a program which would largely benefit those at
higher incomes. ■
JUNE, 1972
15
(1) EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.— The 25-
year members of Carpenters Local 169
of East St. Louis who received their
veteran membership pins are shov\n. They
are Laddie R. Anderson, W. Jacl< Austin,
James Bugg, John Burrelsnian, Victor
Canty, Joseph Carriel, James Darnell, Le-
roy Davinroy, Floyd Uutton, Thomas
Fitzpatrick, Ray Fournie. Arzy French.
Charles Fulford, William Gladdue, John
Gregory, Charles Harris, James Hotfman,
Leonard Johnson. George Kimhrell. Hugh
Kimmie. Joseph Kinsella. Richard Kohl-
haas, Bert Levan. James Martin. Richard
Meile. Joseph Minor. Sr., Joe Mori, Ralph
Nevcius, Jess Overby, Frank Rekosh, Ver-
non Seger, Milo Sulya, James Tolley, Ira
Waggoner and Russeil Whittakcr. Ab-
sent when photo was taken were Chas.
Bourland. Otis Bourland. Chas. Bunge.
Robert Clarkson, Earl Geaschel. George
Gray. Harvey Haglcr. Walter Kostc, Jess
Mumby, Orville Perry, Clinton Proffer,
Carl Renspurger, Felton Schmidt, Elmer
Scott, Roy Shifle>, George Sweet, Jr..
Jerry Wallace, August Werner and Dale
Williams.
(2) BERKELEY, CALIF. — On March
24, Carpenters Local 1158 of Berkeley
held a dinner and pin presentation at
the Claremont Hotel to honor veteran
members. Past President Charles Spaiji-
hower and Bill Mahaffey, financial secre-
tary, were in charge of arrangements
and confirmations. A total of 247 guests
were present.
President Don Keebler was master
of ceremonies. Attending were Clarence
Briggs, general representative; Joe O.
Sullivan, president of the District Coun-
cil of Carpenters; Al Figone, secretary-
SERVICE TO THE
BROTHERHOOD
^t^^fBw, ;ieS^K.
'A gallery of pictures showing
some of the senior members
the Brotherhood who recently
.received 25-year or 50-year
ervlce pins. J
treasurer of the District Council of Car-
penters; and other officials.
(Photo No. 2) — Those presented 25-year
pins included, standing, left to right, John
Lijio, William Balcom, Herb Weidler,
Tony Satori, Walter Davis, Jr.; seated,
Fred Fowler, James Isaac, Joseph Lil-
lard. Ken Moon, and Gerald Burney.
(Photo No. 2A) — A 50-year pin was
presented by General Representative
Clarence Briggs to Paul Hirshler.
(Photo No. 2B) — 30-year pins went to
Wm. McCauley. Earl Potter, and John
Szucs.
(Photo No. 2C) — 35-ycar pin awards
went to Charles Byars. John Dick, John
Sobey, and Frank Chichantek.
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\
He's using our saw Free
while we repair his.
That's how the new Skil Substitool Pro-
gram works. If one of your Skil Trades-
man's tools breaks down and we can't
repair it immediately, we'll loan you a free
Substitool to use on the job until yours
is repaired.
If you are a Tradesman all you have to
do is register at your Skil distributor. You
get a special Skil Tradesman's Identicard
and a free personalized label to identify
your Skil tool on the job.
Then if your Skil Tradesman's tool re-
quires repair simply take it to our nearest
Service Center and present your Identi-
card. If we can't repair it while you wait,
we'll give you a Substitool until yours is
ready.
The new Substitool Program— it keeps
your Skil tools on the job. For more infor-
mation, ask your distributor or Skil
Service Center.
Nobody was ever sorry he bought the best there is
JUNE, 1972
17
ANADIA
' T^ REPORT
Ontario, Quebec Expected to Take Action
Against Safety Infractions, Job Hazards
Governments in Ontario and Que-
bec are moving to tighten up and im-
prove safety regulations in the con-
struction industry.
Accidents in construction have been
continuing at a high rate while fatali-
ties are among the highest in any
industry.
Accidents in Ontario showed an im-
provement last year over the year
before, but time lost per accident has
remained fairly constant.
The average length of time a con-
struction worker is off work because
of an accident is about 30 days.
It is expected by the industry that
Ontario will double the fines for in-
fractions of safety regulations on con-
struction job sites before long.
The province is taking over the job
of safety inspection from the munici-
palities. In the process it may reduce
the number of fulltime inspectors,
rely on more spot checks and heavier
fines to reduce the accident rate.
The Construction Safety Association
believes that the new procedure will
put a bigger burden and responsibility
on them to make sure the industry
does a better job in adhering to strict
safety measures.
The province of Quebec has en-
trusted a great deal of responsibility
for policing its safety regulations to its
Construction Industry Commission.
The Commission is a labor-manage-
ment body set up to sup)ervise legisla-
tion which regulates wages and work-
ing conditions.
The same inspectors now function-
ing under CIC will have responsibility
for safety standards. There are at
present 126 CIC inspectors at work.
Up until now only 15 inspectors in
the labor department dealt with safety
in this big province.
BC loggers mute logs out ol Ihc mill pond Into line for the mill.
Steering Committee
May Guide Bargaining
In Ontario, too, the new minister
of labor, Fernand Guindon, is planning
to establish a three-way steering com-
mittee to guide him when major nego-
tiations in the building industry in this
province take place next year.
This committee will be made up of
labor, management and government
personnel for the purpose, said the la-
bor minister, "of re-examining prob-
lems in the industry and of working
toward a definite program of settle-
ments, not only during the periods of
crisis but on a continuing year-round
basis."
Mr. Guindon seems to be taking the
hint from the federal department of
labor which made effective use of a
system of preventive mediation in rail-
way negotiations two years ago and
in a longshoremen's contract settle-
ment this year.
The federal department maintains
fulltime staff experts who become in-
volved in contract-to-contract negotia-
tions, some of them experienced trade
unionists.
The Ontario department intends, if
the minister's words are taken at face
value, to use the tripartite committee
to do the job.
The Ontario labor minister ex-
pressed his confidence in the present
system of collective bargaining and he
is hoping that his new committee "will
make the institution of free collective
bargaining function more effectively
with the least amount of friction."
MP Urges Changes
In New Labor Code
Members of parliament have been
debating the new Canada Labor Code
at length.
Some are attacking the legislation
and the trade union movement in the
process. The resort to strikes in indus-
trial disputes, and this year in the pub-
lic service in particular, came under
particular attack as usual from the
more conservative members.
A minority of MPs defended the
trade union movement and free col-
lective bargaining. One of the best
speeches was made by Max Saltsman,
M.P. for Waterloo. Ontario, who was
a trade unionist, then a university stu-
dent, then a businessman and success-
ful civic politician, and is now an
NDP member of parliament and finan-
cial critic for the party.
His speech on labor's rights April
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THE CARPENTER
17th is being reprinted by the Ontario
Federation of Labor and is available
without charge on request.
Among many other things, Mr.
Saltsman said that the best way to
avoid industrial strife would be to
incorporate a clause in the new labor
code which would give the worker a
voice in technological change.
"If you bring the workingman into
the picture when you consider making
technological changes, there will be a
great deal more labor peace in the
country than there has been in the
past."
The new labor code makes a move
in this direction. It would permit un-
ions to call for negotiations with man-
agement during the life of a contract
if management announces technologi-
cal changes that endanger jobs.
But it would apply to future con-
tracts only and not to those already
signed. Unions want the bill strength-
ened.
Many Unemployed
May Be Uncounted
Even though Canada's unemploy-
ment figures are very high compared
with other industrialized nations, the
government is still underestimating the
true situation.
This is the view of Executive Vice-
President Joe Morris, Canadian Labor
Congress, who charged that the gov-
ernment's figures are inaccurate.
Why? Because they do not include
people in manpower training programs
and in temporary subsidized projects,
people who need work but have with-
drawn from the work force through
discouragement, older people who
can't find jobs, students who stay in
school because they can't find jobs and
so on.
Building Tradesmen
Locked Out in BC
The construction industry in British
Columbia has locked out 50,000 build-
ing trades workers represented by 18
unions.
About 800 contractors in the indus-
try are in the Construction Labor Rela-
tions Association which stage-managed
the lockout, after offering the unions
a 6.35% wage increase and some
fringe benefits.
The union spokesmen in the B.C.
and Yukon Building Trades Council
said such an increase is wholly inade-
quate. While the hourly rates in B.C.
may look good, the fact is that the av-
erage union member works about eight
months a year and is lucky if he makes
$8,000 to $9,000 annually.
Public Service Workers
Still Denied Rights
Speaking to the 59th convention of
the Ontario Provincial Council of Car-
penters, David B. Archer, President,
Ontario Federation of Labor, said that
strikes in the public service this year
have re-opened the demand from some
quarters for compulsory arbitration.
The OFL spokesman has been
pointing out that not many public serv-
ice unions have the right to strike.
Too many of them already are bound
by compulsory arbitration clauses or
are simply denied the right to strike.
In Ontario unionized hospital work-
ers may not strike and are bound to
compulsory arbitration when negotia-
tions fail. The Ontario hospital board
indirectly sets limits on wage increases
so that sometimes the results of arbi-
tration are a foregone conclusion.
Up until recently Ontario civil serv-
ants were not allowed to join a union
of their choice. They were bound to
the Ontario Civil Servants Association
which, if not exactly a tool of the gov-
ernment, was close to it.
But suddenly, early in May, the
provincial government introduced new
legislation which will allow the prov-
ince's 53-,000 civil servants to select
a union of their own choice.
The legislation has strings attached.
The union of their choice may not
strike and when contract negotiations
reach deadlock, compulsory arbitra-
tion will come into effect under an
Ontario Public Service Labor Relations
Tribunal.
This is the system used in the federal
civil service except that federally the
union may make a choice between the
right to strike on the one hand and
compulsory arbitration on the other.
Most have opted for the latter.
The civil service union will be able
to bargain for wages, hours of work,
overtime, fringe benefits, grievance
procedure, promotion, demotion and
layoffs, but will be denied the right to
bargain on a long list of items includ-
ing work methods and procedures, job
evaluation, merit system, discipline
and termination of employment.
As they say, it is a step in the right
direction but . . .
Job Disabilities
Get New Attention
The government of Saskatchewan
has adopted new legislation to protect
the health and safety of workers in
dangerous occupations. Construction
is of course included.
NDP Labor Minister Gordon Sny-
der said that, despite the improvement
in industrial health, some conditions
are actually getting worse. As exam-
ples, he named chronic bronchitis, skin
diseases and mental disorders.
In addition there are a whole new
set of ailments including neuro-muscu-
lar weaknesses caused by vibration,
deafness produced by noise of ma-
chines and chemical poisoning.
Pneumatic tools and mechanized
equipment cut down on injuries, said
the labor minister, but they cause an
increase in bone damage and injury to
joints and muscles.
The know-how to provide solutions
is available, he added. What is needed
is the determination to apply them.
He is setting up an occupational
health council which will include rep-
resentatives of labor, management and
agriculture.
Statistics For 1971
Show Labor Stability
In 1971 the time lost due to strikes
in Canada amounted to 2,910,580
man-days, or 2/ 10th of 1 % of time
worked.
The time lost due to unemployment
was 6.7% of total time worked.
Last year, too, 95% of contract
negotiations ended in peaceful settle-
ments.
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(1) SHEFFIELD, ALA.— Guests at a
recent banquet honored members of Lo-
cal 109 who have been members 25 years.
Standing in front is R. H. Clay, Joint
Representative, presenting W. D. Ho-
vater with a 50-year pin.
Those members receiving 25-year pins,
seated, left to right, are as follows: L. D.
Cossey, Gather Adams, J. B. Mitchell,
J. A. Richardson, E. F. Bryan and \. Q.
Thompson. Standing, left to right: C. T.
Jones, J. C. Reynolds, C. P. Kimbrough,
W. A. Dickson, Broze Dixon, L. E. But-
ler, P. B. Smith, R. E. Counce, Fred
Kimbrel, E. O. Hanback, D. C. Duggar,
M. A. Good and J. W. Brewer.
(2) EAST LIVERPOOL, O.— Members
of the Columbiana County Carpenters
Local 1189 shown here have a total of
282 years of continuous membership in
the Brotherhood. Left to right, William
Treleven, 58 years; Harold Babb, 59
years; Nott Wolf, 54 years; George L.
Miller, 53 years; and Homer Graham,
58 years.
(2A) During a special awards meeting Lo-
cal 1189 honored these members for their
faithful and continuous service to the
Brotherhood. Bottom row, left to right,
Wayne Helm, 37 years; Natt Wolf, 54
years; William Treleven, 58 years; Edgar
Beaver, 45 years; Joseph Kenney, 38
years; Harold Babb, 59 years; George L.
Miller, 53 years; Homer Graham, 58
years. Second row, left to right, Robert
Laughlin, 29 years; Peter Lemal, 29
years; Vincent Haidet, 27 years; Robert
Morrison, 29 years; Paul Wolf, 28 years;
Jack Norton, 30 years; Leonard Gamble,
30 years; Bernard Cunningham, 32 years.
Third row, left to right, Andrew G.
Myers, Jr., 26 years; Lloyd Walker, 25
years; George M. Miller, 26 years; Earl
Brown, 29 years; Edwin Burkhart, 36
years; Clarence Thompson, 30 years; Earl
Cain, 37 years; George Woessner, 37
years; Leiand Miller, 25 years. Members
not shown, Victor Martin, 68 years; Ernst
Schmid, 61 years; Fred Snowden, 62
years; Loren Orr, 60 years; Harry Led-
erle, 29 years; Walter Lederle, 25 years;
Robert Lyon, 30 years; Stanley Rice, 27
years; and Robert Wolf, 29 years.
20
THE CARPENTER
Jim Parker Named
Organizing Director
■ James A. "Jim" Parker has been
named director of organization of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America. General
President William Sidell announced
the appointment effective May 1, 1972.
Parker fills the vacancy created by
the appointment of Anthony "Pete"
Ochocki to the position of Third Dis-
trict Executive Board Member.
He served as a representative and
organizer of the Brotherhood for 25
years and brings to this new post con-
siderable experience in the field of
organization.
Parker was born September 8, 1916,
in Clarendon County, S.C., the son of
B. Beauregard and the late Eva White
Parker. He started work at an early
age following the depression of 1929,
when his father was forced by eco-
nomic conditions to leave his farm and
take employment in a sawmill at
$1.50 for a 10-hour day. His first
job was that of a tadder in a stave mill
for 75^ a day. Later he obtained
employment in a furniture manufac-
turing plant in Sumter, S.C. and joined
UBC Local 1992 during the organiza-
tion of employes of this furniture com-
pany. Although organizing Local 1992
and negotiating the first contract was
a difficult experience, the efforts were
initially successful, resulting in an in-
crease of the minimum wages from 10
to 20^ per hour. However, the suc-
cess was short-lived, following a deter-
mined effort by a hostile management
to destroy newly-organized Local
1992.
Subsequently Jim tried selling in-
surance and afterward entered the
craft of carpentry. He joined Local
159 in Charleston, S.C. on January 21,
1941. He was elected recording secre-
tary and served in this office and as
a member of the examining commit-
tee of his local union until 1945.
During this period he also served as
secretary of the Charleston Central
Labor Union. He also served as man-
aging editor of The South Carolina
Labor News during 1944 and 1945.
In November, 1945, he was elected
financial secretary of Local 159 and
served on a fulltime basis until early
1947, when he was appointed as an
AFL organizer on the staff of the late
George Goode, Southern Director of
Organization for the American Fed-
eration of Labor. Jim was on the AFL
staff for only a couple of months when
he was appointed as an organizer-
JAMES A. PARKER
representative for the Brotherhood on
May 12, 1947, by General President
Emeritus M. A. Hutcheson.
On April 1, 1957, Jim Parker was
transferred to Atlanta, Ga. as assistant
to the director of the Southern States
Organizing Office, the late George L.
Mitchell. Following the death of
Mitchell in 1961, he was appointed
regional director of the Brotherhood's
Southern States Organizing Office,
where he served until his appointment
as Director of Organization.
Jim Parker attended public schools,
in Manning and Sumter, S.C. He com-
pleted an extension course in person-
nel management at the Citadel, a mili-
tary college in Charleston, S.C. and
during the late 30's and early 40"s took
several courses including architecture,
furniture designing and building, con-
tracting and estimating. In 1960, fol-
lowing a study of law, he was awarded
a bachelor of law degree by the Black-
stone School of Law.
He is a life member of Hammerton
Masonic Lodge No. 332, N.C., S.C. ■
•
Memo to Apprentices
In order to rate, must you go through
college? NO. There are many roads to
responsible citizenship. Tlie young person
who feels that he must go tlirough college
in order to carve out a respectable future
for lu'mself is sadly mistaken. Our world
needs good carpenters and other skilled
craftsmen quite as much as it needs
doctors, lawyers and other professionals
for whom college is a requisite.
Better to be a top-notch carpenter who
takes pride in his work than a disillu-
sioned school graduate in the wrong field.
And every morning I would say LORD
help me to be a neii' man, a man who
remembers my mistakes and learns from
them.
— John A. Boyd
Local Union 608
Little Neck, L.L, N.Y.
We're
close to
a cure
for ,
leukemia.
A whole crop of kids are alive
and well 5 years or more after get-
ting a new kind of drug treatment
for leukemia. And each year, the
children who get leukemia have a
better chance of cure than those of
the year before.
The American Cancer Society
plays a vital part in this exciting
work. So, when our volunteer
comes to your door this month, be
generous. Especially if you have
children. Or grandchildren.
American
Cancer Society ^^
We want to wipe out cancer in your lifetime.
3 easy ways to
bore holes faster
1. Irwin Speedbor "88" for all electric drills.
Bores faster in any wood at any angle. Sizes V^"
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2. Irwin No. 22 Micro-Dial expansive bit. Fits
all hand braces. Bores 35 standard holes, Vs" *o
3". Only $6.30. No. 21 small size bores 19
standard holes, Vs" to 1V4". Only $5.60.
3. Irwin 62T Solid Center hand brace type.
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1 Vi". V4" size only $1.75.
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JUNE, 1972
21
LOCAL UNION NEWS
New York Member
To Child's Rescue;
Also Victim Himself
Maurice Shields, a 61 -year-old mem-
ber of Local 2155, New York City,
was on his way to a synagogue to
celebrate a Jewish holy day, one year
ago. this month.
He came upon a 13-year-old girl
being abused by a 25-year-old cah
driver. He told police at the Coney
Island station house later that he saw
Frederick Parasacco fondling and kiss-
ing the girl despite her protests and
those of her six-year-old brother.
Shields was indignant because other
passersby seemed to ignore the man's
action, and he ordered Parasacco to
stop. The cabbie started walking away,
and Shields followed him, shouting,
"Why did you bother the little girl?"
Shields reported that the cabbie
turned on him and swung, but missed.
Shields, a slight man and four inches
shorter, retaliated and sent the cabbie
sprawling.
A police officer happened by in a
squad car in time to arrest Parasacco
and take Shields to Coney Island Hos-
pital, where he was treated for a
broken right hand. The cabbie was
booked on charges of sexual abuse on
a complaint of the girl's mother. He
was also charged with assault on
Shields.
As a result of the broken hand.
Shields was out of work for almost
seven weeks and he incurred approxi-
mately $400 in medical expenses.
The State of New York has a Crime
Victims Commission which compen-
sates victims of assaults, etc., and
Shields applied to this commission for
restitution of the losses incurred.
His application was turned down
because he was not considered desti-
tute, Shields reports.
Last month. Shields appealed this
decision, and he is now awaiting the
results of this appeal.
Shields is an active member of
Local 2155 and serves as a delegate
to the New York District Council of
Carpenters.
75th Anniversary Marked by Kenosha
Local Union in Special Ceremonies
Local 161, Kenosha, Wis., was chartered on March 24, 1897, when the Brother-
hood was in its infancy. Last March 24, the union commemorated its 75th birthday
at a special party in the Union Club Ballroom. The crowd of members and well-
wishers enjoyed a lavish banquet.
Among the leaders and guests participating in the festivities were those shown
below: Seated, Robert Strenger, General Representative, and Ronald Stadler, presi-
dent of the Wisconsin State Council. Standing, Ben Yantorni, Business Agent Lewis
Blaney, Congressman Les Aspin, and State AFL-CIO Secretary Jack Riehl.
22
THE CARPENTER
This scene was taken from the entrance area off Route 117.
The concrete walls at left lead to the sub-basement and utility
area from the outside.
A view from the floor to the top of the tower. The pipe
scaffolding was erected by Carpenters. The banner is a sample
of a possible religious decoration.
Laminating columns and beams taking shape. Some roof
planking is down. Concrete forms are visible in these early
phases of construction, last year.
A view of the shingled roof, two carpenters covering the out-
side with 3-inch redwood siding. One man cutting, the other
fitting.
Wood Frame and Finish Featured in Synagogue
Nestled in the wooded hills of rural
Chappaqua, Westchester County, New
York, sets the newly-completed Temple
Beth-El of Northern Westchester.
The site, a carefully selected SVi-acre
wooded area, has hemlock, white oak,
tulip, dogwood and white birch trees,
which were carefully protected to save
them from destruction during the entire
construction period. Diseased elms were
removed and burned to stop spread of
the Dutch elm disease.
A creation of Architect Louis I. Kahn
of Philadelphia, Penna., the 137' x 137'
octagon structure was built by Cuzzi
Bros, and Singer of nearby Mount Ver-
non, N.Y. Framed by laminated timbers,
fabricated by Unadilla Laminated Prod-
ucts Inc. of Unadilla, N.Y., the structure
sets on a foundation and first floor of
reinforced concrete containing 1,250
cubic yards of concrete. All concrete
forms were made of plastic coated ply-
wood, with all concrete surfaces exposed,
to blend in with the natural wood and
rock surroundings. A 25' x 44' concrete
entrance on the west side of the build-
ing enhances the beauty of the structure.
The superstructure, framed, in wood
studding, covered on both sides with
%-inch plywood, has, on the outside,
over 13,000 square feet of 3-inch flush
finish, vertical redwood siding. The in-
terior of the outside walls, insulated, cov-
ered with plywood and finished in ver-
tical 8-inch flush finished spruce. All in-
side partitions are wood studded, ply-
wood sheathed and the same 8-inch
spruce vertical flush finish. A total of
42,000 square feet of spruce y/as used
for this purpose.
All wood surfaces, both inside and out,
doors, windows, siding, and roof plank-
ing are finished in natural wood finish.
A 40' X 40' tower, extending 50 feet
from main floor to peak of roof is cov-
ered with double tongue and grove plank-
ing, insulated, cross-furred, and shingled
with fire-proofed red wood shingles ex-
posed SVi inches to the weather. All
other pitched roofs were covered the
same way.
AH carpentry work from concrete
forms to close-in was under the super-
vision of William Amato, a member of
nearby Local 895, who was recently
elected as business representative, replac-
ing the late Frederick Wagner. All other
mechanics were from the local area: Lo-
cal 1115, Pleasantville; Local 447, Ossin-
ing, and Local 895, Tarrytown.
JUNE, 1972
23
Fellow Members Aid Family of Local 1772
Member Injured by Job Crane Accident
Ladies Give a Hand
Officers of Local 1772,
Hicksville, N.Y. present a
check for $2500.00. col-
lected in six weeks, to
Thomas Ryan, as his wife
and son look on.
Left to right: Joseph
Boron; Jack Michaels, chair-
man; Bill Hydek; Jacob
Olsen, vice president; Mrs.
Ryan; Glenn Kerbs, business
representative; Walter Geb-
hardt, president, and Ricky
Ryan.
On the morning of September 27, 1971, shortly after the start of work, there was
a tragic accident on the job at a Woodbury, N.Y. building site. A small crane
swinging a concrete-pouring bucket toppled, striking Thomas Ryan, a member of
Local 1772, across the lower torso and severing his right leg below the hip. His
partner, Joseph Carinha of Local 516 was also hit by the falling bucket, killing
him instantly.
First aid was administered by men on the job; a tourniquet was applied to the
mangled leg, and thanks to the quick response of the Nassau County Police, Brother
Ryan was taken to the Syosset Hospital where emergency treatment was performed,
saving his life. He was so badly injured that he was under intensive care for
several weeks.
At a regular meeting of Carpenters Local 1772, Hicksville, N.Y., it was decided
to initiate a drive to financially help Ryan's family, wife, child and "another on the
way." Because of the circumstances, the fund grew to over $500 in a matter of
days. At the time of the photo $2500.00 had been collected by the Brotherhood
Committee, John Michaels, Joseph Boron and William Hydek. Total amount at the
time of the raffle drawing, Dec. 9, 1971, was $4870.00, a tribute to the Brotherhood
committeee, the local union, and to all who participated.
NY Meniliers Erect Temporary Bridge
While Permanent Bridge is Being Built
A temporary Baile Bridge was recently consfniefed by members of Westchester
County, New York, Carpenters Local 188, Yonkers, N.Y., over the Saw Mill River
Parkway in Yonkers. The job was done for the Westchester County Parkway Author-
ity. These bridges are rented from Baile for use while a permanent bridge is being
constructed. The contractor is Thalle Construction Company.
In the picture, Angelo J. Cipriano, business representative, Local 188, and his
shop steward, Raymond Jubak, Local 188, inspect the work.
Members of the Ladies Auxiliary 521,
Inglewood, Calif, assisted in cake cutting
ceremonies at a recent pin presentation
of Local 2435. In the foreground, Mrs.
Robert B. Clubb, wife of the president
and business representative, helps Mrs.
J. T. Killinger, wife of the vice president
of Local 2435. Watching the two ladies
is Mrs. Rose Waters, wife of one of Lo-
cal 2435's trustees.
Office Secretary Gladys Bukin assists
in the pin presentation of Local 2435,
with Harry Dawson, president of the
Los Angeles District Council of Carpen-
ters, and Robert Clubb, local president.
East St. Louis Group
The officers of East St. Louis, III.,
Carpenters Local 169. Seated from left
are: Business Representative and Fin.
Secy. Herb Rainbolt, President Richard
Meile, Vice Pres. Morris Pratt and
Warden Bill Cladue. Standing are Con-
ductor Pete Herrington, Rec. Secy. Har-
old Kuhn, Trustees Louie Popp and Roy
Thomas and Assistant Bus. Rep. Jack
Simpson.
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THE CARPENTER
70th Anniversary
At Roanoke, Va.
Local 319, Roanoke, Va., held its
70th Anniversary Banquet at Hotel
Roanoke, August 20, 1971.
Local 319 was chartered by the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, August 20, 1901,
and has been in continuous existence
since. As near as can be determined from
the old records, there were approxi-
mately 54 members admitted between
August 20, 1901 and December 20, 1901.
The initiation fee was $5; dues were 500
per month for members admitted under
the age of 50; dues were 300 per month
for members admitted after 50 years of
age.
There is no record of how much
the wages were at that time (J. R.
Gusler said "as well as he could remem-
ber, a carpenter received $ 1 per day for
10 to 12 hours per day.") However, the
records show that on December 20, 1912,
an agreement was reached with a con-
tractor for 350 per hour and a 9-hour
day with IVi time for overtime and
double time for Sundays and legal holi-
days.
As near as can be determined. Car-
penters Local 319 is the oldest labor
union in Roanoke in continuous exist-
ence. One member, J. R. Gusler, has
been a member in good standing since
January 3, 1902. He was 22 years old
when he joined the local union and re-
mained an active member until six or
seven years ago. He was hit by a car
and received a broken leg. He is a finish
carpenter and cabinet maker.
Edgar T. Hobbs has been a member
of the Brotherhood 48 years; he was
initiated in Local 1207, Charleston, West
Virginia, June 3, 1923; cleared into Local
319, May 18, 1971, from Local Union
2207, Fort Pierce, Florida.
The following members have more
than 35 years continuous membership in
the Brotherhood: D. O. Cabaniss, 37; O.
J. Cromer, 37; J. L. LaBrie, 37; H. F.
Robinson, 35; O. D. Ross, 37; and Bernie
Whitt, 35.
92 Candles Needed
Alfred Schade, a
meiiibef^ of Local
62, Chicago, 111.
and a 75-year
member of the
Brotherhood, en-
joys a birthday.
Schade joined the
Brotherhood in
1879 and is now
enjoying his 92nd
year of life.
BC Auxiliary Raises Funds For Scholarship
To Be Awarded to Local Son or Daughter
Ladies Auxiliary 855, with Local 1540, Kamloops, British Columbia, recently com-
pleted a most successful year of activity. A highlight of one of their membership
efforts vfas a rafHe with proceeds going toward a scholarship fund. Such a scholar-
ship will be awarded annually within School District No. 24 of Kamloops to a
Carpenter's son or daughter.
Lome Rohson, provincial council executive secretary, drew the lucky tickets at
the annual banquet and dance. Pictured above with raffle items are, left to right,
front row: Vice President Helen Dupont, Trustee Rozanne Shannon, Entertainment
Convenors Karin Berger and Hazel Lahoda, Trustee Barbara Bossert, Trustee Len
Lewis, and Telephone Convenor Elda Lane.
Back Row: Recording Secretary Marge Lickacz, Sick-and-Visiting Chairman Lillian
Parkinson, President Evelyn Hopp, and Treasurer Dorothy Comerford.
Missing from the photo are Marie Harvy, Connie Komori, Gail Christenson, Stella
Tozer, Phylis Venery, Ruth Schmidt, conductor.
Family Fun For Ponipano Beach Members
With Food, Gifts, and Harness Racing
Local 3206, Pompano Beach, Fla., recently gave its annual party for the children
of their members. Over 300 hamburgers, 300 franks and 25 cases of soft drinks
were consumed. There was a Santa who gave out presents and stockings. Then two
clowns appeared doing magic and blowing balloons.
On Saturday after New Years Day, the "Nite at the Harness Track" was held.
Over 600 members and guests were provided with a fine buifet, beef and chicken
and all the other fixings.
JUNE, 1972
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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 oflF to the following:
IRISH AWARD— A plaque was recently awarded to John J. O'Connor, president and
business representative of Local 608, New York City, by the American Irish Immigra-
tion Committee.
In the photo, left to right, are Paul Sullivan, business representative; O'Connor;
Peter Brennan, president of the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater
New York, who presented the plaque; Paschal McGuinness, secretary-treasurer,
and Michael Keane of the American Irish Immigration Committee.
RECYCLING CENTERS-Apprentices of the
joint carpenter apprenticeship classes at
Spol<ane. Wash,, Community College re-
cently htiilt booths which serve us centers
for the collection of recyclable bottles
and cans. Recyclable items turned in at
the booths are sold to glass and alumi-
num firms, and the proceeds go to the
Washington State Association for Re-
tarded Children. Helping in the project
are students of the Gonzaga University
School of Business.
The project was kicked off by Weldon
F. Newbury, executive secretary of the
Spokane District Council of Carpenters;
Emmett H. Nelson, president of the In-
land Empire Chapter of the Associated
General Contractors: and Dan E. Brown
of the Washington Assn. for Retarded
Children.
Food St€inips
We are reminded by piihlic welfare au-
thorities that the food stamp program of
tlie Federal Government is open to many
senior citizens and to many unemployed
persons who are not now receivini; them.
Food stamps are provided by local
welfare authorities to needy persons in
accordance with the number of their de-
pendents and other factors. Such stamps
are e.xchtinged for food and other essen-
tials at local super markets.
If you are destitute because of ex-
tended joblessness or insufficient funds as
an elderly citizen, we suggest you check
with local welfare offices as to your
qualifications for the statnps.
Lafayette, Indiana, Auxiliary Marks 25th Anniversary
Ladies Auxiliar\ 462, I^fayette, Indiana, celebrated its 25th
anniversary last October by having dinner and a program at
the Holiday Inn for members and husbands. Charter members
present were, left to right, seated, in picture at left, above,
are Mrs. Charles Leaf, Mrs. Marie DeWitt; standing, Mrs.
Frank Johnson, Mrs. Doris Lijidburg, Mrs. Stanley Jones, Mrs.
Meredith Allyn. Charter members not present were Mrs.
Gertrude Eylens, Mrs. Harry Ford, Mrs. Richard Heide, Mrs.
Enos Houmard, and Mrs. Pearl Nickels.
Among those playing leading roles in the quarter-century com-
memoration of Ladies Auxiliary 462 were the current officers
of the organization. Each was introduced, in turn, to the large
gathering of members and guests.
Shown in picture at right, above, left to right is Mrs. William
Hobbs, current president, followed by past-presidents Mrs.
Floyd Lane, Mrs. William Chambers, Mrs. Kenneth Runkle,
Mrs. Harold Oland, and Mrs. Frank Johnson. The auxiliary
had as a guest Mrs. Mercedes Dragoo, who is state-president.
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THE CARPENTER
(1) WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Local 448
presented a 65-year service pin and sev-
eral 25-year pins at its regular meeting
last October. Those present and par-
ticipating in the ceremonies are shown
in the photograph and include, from left,
front rovr: Edward H. Ellis, president
and business representative; Bud Walden;
Ivan Harlow; Clarence Maxwell, 52-year
member; Victor Samson, 65-year mem-
ber; Merlin Engles; Larch Barton; Hugh
Hanson, treasurer; Curtis Peterson; Lloyd
Carlson and Alvin Malsek, 48 years.
Back row, from left: Edmund Thiug-
lum, conductor; Jack Kerpan; Maurice
Mcintosh; Jack Germer; Chester Boryc,
trustee; Tony Yukos; Paul Peckley; Vem
Gardner; Gene Hendee; Charles Hilliard;
Arthur Staves; Norman Gray; Charles
Morise; Walter Shank; Everett Johnson,
recording secretary; and Richard Wallace.
Those eligible but not present for the
picture were Dean Ehlert, Warren Erick-
son, Raymond Flament, Lawrence Han-
sen, Joseph Horcher, Jacob Kaiser, Alan
Nelson, William Oke, Arvid Olsen and
Merl Peterson.
(2) INGLEWOOD, CALIF.— A cele-
bration was held recently at Carpenters
Local 2435 honoring members with long-
time service to the Brotherhood. Harry
Dawson, president of the Los Angeles
District Council of Carpenters and busi-
ness representative of Local 1140, made
A gallery of pictures showing some
of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received 25-
year or 50-year service pins.
the presentations. Robert Clubb, presi-
dent and business representative of Local
2435, made the introductions. William
Baker, financial secretary of Local 929,
gave the invocation.
Those shown in the photographs are
as follows:
(Picture No. 2)— 30-YEAR MEMBERS,
first row, left to right, O. White, L. Ortiz,
D. Olsen, L. Rudd; second row, Pres.
Robert B. Clubb, A. Fierro, P. Braun-
beck, P. Gilbert and J. Alvarado, Finan-
cial Secretary, Steve Markasich.
(Picture No. 2A)— 25-YEAR MEM-
BERS—First row, left to right. President
Robert B. Clubb, L. Graley, R. Riding,
W. Bunce, W. Foltz and Financial Sec-
retary Steve Marasicb; second row, left
to right, O. Berg, J. Berg, H. Azbell, F.
Johnson and G. Jarosz.
(Picture No. 2B)— 25-YEAR MEM-
BERS, first row, J. Smutney, D. Todd,
M. Perry, F. Blada, G. Mello, L. Hoeifer
and P. Hall; second row, left to right.
President Robert B. Clubb, R. Johnson,
L. Moe, J. Lydon, H. Magnuson, S.
Chowka, C. Peters and Financial Secre-
tary Steve Marasich; third row, left to
right, L. Kissick, E. Rucinski, F. Lang-
ley, H. Waters, J. Schweighardt, L. Buf-
terfield, H. Owen.
(Picture No. 2C)— 25-YEAR MEM-
BERS, first row, R. Crouch, H. Fessler,
L. Stinchcomb, W. Seppanen; second
row, left to right. President Robert B.
Clubb, G. Birnie, R. Sadahiro, M. Net-
teberg, J. Heintz and L. Lee, Financial
Secretary, Steve Markasich.
JUNE, 1972
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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) LINCOLN, NEB.— Here is a group
picture taken at the February 10, 1972,
25-Year Service Award Banquet of Local
1055. There were 26 members honored
that night, but only 16 were present to
receive their awards in person.
Those unable to attend were: Wayne
Ackerman, Thure Anderson, Thomas
Cooper, >'ernon Grabber, Marlyn F. Hu-
ber, Raymond Korb, Joseph Morrow,
Edgar Scdoris, Roderick ^'andevort, and
Harvey Zimmerman.
Guest speakers were Norman Nielan,
General Office Representative, and Ralph
Nelson, city corporation counsel for Lin-
coln, Nebraska.
In the picture, left to right, Gail
Adams, Prudent Baete, General Repre-
sentative Norman Nielan, Dean Perry,
Charlie Davis, and Howard Silvey. Back
row: Homer Stephen, Delbert Hurd, VVil-
lard Frey, Alex Becker, Henry Bossung,
Edward Brotzman, Alvin Beahr, John
Ford, Charles Cowling, Ray Crumb, and
Jack Portsche.
(2) OSSINING, N.Y.— Twenty-five-year
pins were recently presented by Local
447 at a dinner-dance at Pines Bridge
Lodge, Route 100, just North of Ossinlng,
N. Y.
Shown, left to right, are ex-trustee
Albert Windsor, George Partelow, An-
thony Bardari, Louis Gualtiere, trustee
Elwin Daby, Mrs. Evert Johnson, repre-
senting her husband who was in Florida,
Business Representative William A. Kerr,
Trustee Albert MacDougall, James Al-
bohn, and Peter Caimi.
Other 25-year members not pictured
are David Johnson Jr., Kenneth Ryder,
Henry Beck and Harry Mansfield, all
of whom were unable to be present.
Also attending the dinner but forced to
leave early before pictures were taken
was 61-year member Peter LI. Fowler.
He was presented with a 60-year pin the
next day at his home in Ossining by Busi-
ness Representative William A. Kerr.
Shortly after the dinner, Brother Fow-
ler passed away, and the Brotherhood
lost one of its finest members.
(3) ELIZABETH, N.J.— Local 715 re-
cently presented 25-year pins to 37 mem-
bers and paid tribute to its oldtimers. In
the photo, left to right: Business Manager
John A. Williams with Herb Myers (54
years), Louis Soil (50 years), Andrew
Broberg (54 years), and President William
Wolf. (Photo by Ewald Friedrich)
(4) NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — On
March 3, 1972, Local 350 held an anni-
versary dinner and dance at the Beach
and Tennis Club in New Rochelle. Local
350 is one of the oldest local unions in
the State of New York. Sam Summo re-
ceived his 50-year pin. Approximately
300 members and guests attended. Pic-
tured, left to right: Sal DeSiena, vice
president; Anthony Blasie, business rep-
resentative; Sam Summo, guest of honor;
John DiNapoli, president; and Frank Pa-
terno, dinner chairman.
(5) GULFPORT, MISS.— This picture
was taken during presentation of 25-year
membership pins at a recent meeting of
Carpenters Local 1518. Left to right, seat-
ed: Willie Owens, Colon McMurphy, and
Ralph Wittal. Standing: D. E. Shannon,
L. E. Dunaway, John Lizana, and Joseph
Windom. Presenting pins is James Bubuis-
son, vice-president of Local 1518.
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Local 483 of San Francisco collected
funds for the Carpenters Legislative Im-
provement Committee recently. Russ
Pool, financial secretary, left, presented a
check for $1,200 to CLIC Director
Charles Nichols, right, and Legislative
Advocate Jim Bailey during a recent visit
to Washington, D.C.
CLIC Contributions
As of May 17
Local City & State Amount
120.00
Local City & State Amount Local City & State Amount Local City & State Amount
ALASKA
1243 Fairbanks
Arizona
1089 Phoenix 40.00
34
483
1051
1113
1495
2046
2762
CONNECTICUT
43 Hartford 614.00
196 Greenwich 80.00
260 Waterbury 40.00
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
1590 Washington, D.C. 183.00
CALIFORNIA
San Francisco
10.00*
San Francisco
1200.00
Sacramento
20.00
San Bernardino
20.00
Chico
5.00*
Martinez
114.00
North Fork
10.00*
FLORIDA
1379 N. Miami
40.00
1509 Miami
44.00
GEORGIA
225 Atlanta 80.00
ILLINOIS
1 Chicago 10.00
58 Chicago 297.00
62 Chicago 30.00
166 Rock Island 11.00
174 Johet 181.00
242 Chicago 44.00
448 Waukegan 50.00
839 Des Plaines 709.00
1307 Evanston 41.00
1996 Libertyville 40.00
32
33
49
595
100
335
MASSACHUSETTS
Springfield 41.00
Boston
Lowell
Lynn
MICHIGAN
Muskegon
Grand Rapids
300.00
19.75
45.00
20.00*
10.00
1433
2703
87
674
1429
618
15
23
65
118
155
349
393
432
455
486
490
542
620
715
781
842
1209
1489
1613
2018
2212
2250
135
257
357
502
729
1134
1135
1167
1511
1649
1657
1772
1973
2241
650
190
226
Detroit
Grand Rapids
MINNESOTA
St. Paul
Mount Clemens
Little Falls
MISSOURI
Sikeston
NEW JERSEY
Hackensack
Dover
Perth Ambdy
Jersey City
Plainfield
Orange
Camden
Atlantic City
Somerville
Bayonne
Passaic
Salem
Madison
Elizabeth
Princeton
Pleasantville
Newark
Burlington
Newark
Lakewood
Newark
Red Bank
NEW YORK
New York
New York
Islip
Canandigna
Liberty
Mount Kisco
Port Jefferson
Smithtown Branch
Southampton
Woodhaven
New York
Hicksville
Riverhead
Brooklyn
OHIO
Pomeroy
OREGON
Klamath Falls
Portland
10.00
10.00
8.00
10.00
15.00
15.00
45.00*
15.00*
10.00*
20.00
10.00*
10.00*
20.00*
25.00*
30.00*
10.00*
100.00*
40.00
95.00*
10.00*
10.00*
55.00*
20.00*
55.00*
10.00*
75.00*
30.00*
40.00*
309.00
600.00
60.00
60.00
23.00
80.00
50.00
60.00
44.00
10.00
13.00
42.00
20.00
80.00
40.00
30.00*
215.00*
573
583
738
780
1020
1065
1094
1120
1273
1277
1388
1411
1857
1896
2066
2067
2416
2756
Baker
Portland
Portland
Astoria
Portland
Salem
Albany-CorvaUis
Portland
Eugene
Bend
Oregon City
Salem
Portland
The Dallas
St. Helens Vic.
Medford
Portland
Goshen
25.00*
60.00*
30.00*
30.00*
135.00*
45.00*
55.00*
235.00*
60.00*
10.00*
40.00*
25.00*
81.00*
60.00*
35.00*
50.00*
15.00*
5.00*
PENNSYLVANIA
122 Philadelphia 100.00
288 Homestead
677 Lebanon
20.00
20.00
94
RHODE ISLAND
Providence 40.00
SOUTH CAROLINA
1798 Greenville 20.00
TENNESSEE
50 Knoxville
2473 Bristol
TEXAS
1104 Tyler
1634 Big Spring
20.00
20.00
20.00
5.00
WASHINGTON
98 Spokane 70.00*
131 Seattle 114.00*
149 Olympia
(Ladies Aux.) 5.00*
317 Aberdeen 35.00*
338 Seattle 125,95*
470 Tacoma 65.00*
562
770
870
1148
1289
1332
1597
1689
1708
1715
1797
1849
1974
1982
2127
2205
2317
2382
2396
2403
Everett
Yakima
Spokane
Olympia
Seattle
Grand Coulee
Bremerton
Tacoma
Auburn
Vancouver
Renton
Pasco
Ellensburg
Seattle
Centralia
Wenatchee
Bremerton
Spokane
Seattle
Richland
55.00*
348.00*
5.00*
10.00
25.00*
25.00*
45.00*
26.00*
30.00*
25.00*
10.00*
60.00*
10.00*
30.00*
50.00*
20.00*
20.00*
15.00*
75.00*
10.00*
WEST VIRGINIA
1159 Point Pleasant 45.00
WISCONSIN
264 Milwaukee
1074 Eau Claire
1208 Milwaukee
3187 Watertown
WYOMING
1564 Casper
10.00
29.00
10.00
4.00
265.00
Massachusetts State
Council Convention $2595.00
Louisiana State
Council of
Carpenters
Kansas State Council
Oregon State Council
New Jersey State
Council Political
Education Meeting
Washington State
Council Convention
327.00
960.00
1235.00
555.00
1245.00
The Carpenters' Legislative Improvement Committee is an independent
committee associated with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America. It has not been authorized by any candidate to act
on his behalf, and no candidate is responsible for any activity of CLIC.
A copy of our report filed with the appropriate supei-visory officer is
(or will be) available for purchase from the Superintendent of Docu-
ments, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
20402
JUNE, 1972
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GOSSIP
SEND YOUR FAVORITES TO:
PLANE GOSSIP, 101 CONSTITUTION
AVE. NW, WASH., D.C. 20001.
SORRY, BUT NO PAYMENT MADE
AND POETRY NOT ACCEPTED.
Made His Mark
First student: What marks did you
get in Physical Ed?
Second ditto: None . . . just a few
bruises. — Bob Esdorn, River Grove,
MAKE YOUR SSS CLICK— GIVE TO CLIC
Pointed Remark
The stranger in town asked a kid
on the street how to get to the bank.
"I can tell you, but it'll cost you a dol-
lar," answered the boy.
"A dollar?' replied the man. "That
seems kind of high!"
"Yeah," replied the urchin. "We
bank directors get big pay!"— John
Freeman, L.U. 22, San Francisco.
R U REGISTERED 2 VOTE.'
That Sweet Heat!
Many a heated domestic argument
has been rekindled by an old flame.
BE UNION— BUY LABEL
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Same Old Story
"I heard you finally got married,"
said the older man.
"Yeah, I finally gave in," the young
man said. "Although for a long time
it was touch and go."
"In my day it was called love 'em
and leave 'em," replied the older man.
Mr. Pert Sez:
in Congress, there's the Roy-Rogers
Bill which has Triggered a lot of com-
ment. Most folks think it'll get by if
it ain't loaded with a lotta riders!
ALWAYS BOOST YOUR UNION
Neither Hare Nor There
The judge said: "You're charged
with hunting with last year's license.
How do you plead?"
"Not guilty, your honor," replied
the hunter. "I was only shooting at
rabbits I missed last year!"
GIVE A DOLLAR TO CLIC
Checks and Balances
The husband was taking up the
matter of excess spending, a sheaf of
cancelled checks in his hand. "You
mean to say," asked the wife, "that
the bank saves all the checks I write,'
then sends them to you? What a
sneaky thing to do!"
UNION MEN WORK SAFELY
A Post Script
Two hillbillies were hired to dig a
well. After going down 500 feet and
hitting no water, they were moved to
another location. Rather than waste
their labors, they decided to pull up
the -dry well, cut it into three-foot
sections and sell it for prefabbed post
holes!— John Gilliland, L.U. 26, East
Detroit, Mich.
U R THE "U" IN UNIONISM
Going Up In Smoke?
Okay ... so the nation doesn't
have a good five-cent cigar. It at
least has a good nickel quarter.
This Month's Limerick
A timorous Bishop of Crete
Decided to be indiscreet,
But after one time
Of his secretive crime
He began to repeat and repeat and
repeat.
Stating His Position
"I'm ashamed that none of you
can name all the states," said the
teacher to her class. "When I was in
school, everybody in our class knew
them all!"
"But, teach," said a boy in the
rear, "when you were in school there
were only I 8!"
REGISTER AND VOTE
He Looked Peaked!
The two morons on a bicycle built
for two at last reached the top of a
steep hill. "That was a steep 'un,"
said the perspiring front rider.
"It certainly was," agreed the sec-
ond, "and I'm sure that we would
have rolled backward for sure if !
hadn't held the brake on!"
BUY AT UNION RETAIL STORES
Biting Rejoinder
The termite pushed open the sa-
lon's swinging doors and asked: "Is
the bar tender here?"
STRIKE A LICK— GIVE TO CLIC
The Real Lowdown
Said the mother to her daughter:
"I want to tell you about the evil of
se.x. It leads to housework!"
TELL M U R UNION!
Fair Is Fair
He sidled up to the gorgeous crea-
ture and whispered; "Gentlemen pre-
fer blondes."
Looking for a way out, she replied,
"But I'm not really a blonde!"
"That's all right," rejoined the wolf,
"I'm not really a gentleman!"
TAKE PART IN UNION AFFAIRS
A Good Question!
"My grandfather has never in-
dulged in liquor, never has smoked
or chased women or gambled, and
next week he's going to celebrate his
87th birthday!"
"How?"
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THE CARPENTER
(1) CINCINNATI, O A total of 101
members of Local 1602 recently became
eligible for 25, 50, and 60-year service
pins. They were presented the pins dur-
ing the local union's dance party on
April 1. Honorees present for the cere-
mony are shown in Picture No. 1.
Picture No. lA represents 234 years
of Brotherhood membership. In the first
row, from left, are Elmer Bauer, 55
years; Joseph Stoffel, 60 years; John
Berkemeyer, 61 years; and Walter Ritter,
58 years. Second row. Ken Busch, finan-
cial Secretary; Russell Austin, district
secretary; and Stanley Jeurgens, presi-
dent. Local 1602.
Picture No. IB shows three genera-
tions of members of Local 1602 with
local officers. In the front row, from
left, are Thomas McElroy, grandson;
Harry McEIroy, grandfather; John Mc-
Elroy, his son; and Daniel McElroy,
grandson. In the rear are Stanley
Juergens, local president, and Russell
Austin, district council secretary.
(2) CANTON, OHIO— Local 69 held a
banquet March 25 at which 25-year
members were honored and special atten-
tion was given to Ross Grifiin, who is 92
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SERVICE TO THE BROTHERHOOD
A gallery of pictures showing some
of the senior members of the Broth«
erhood who recently received 25*
year or 50-year service pins.
years of age and has 59 years of con-
tinuous service in the Brotherhood.
Griiiin has held many offices in the local
throughout this span.
Griffin is shown in Photo No. 2 with
local president Paul Larson.
The 25-year-pin recipients are shown in
Photo No. 2A.
First row, seated: Paul HoU, Jim Boy-
Ian, Bob Moyer, Lee Cassidy, Bob Ditty,
Ross Grifiin, Ernie Courtheyn, Charles
Shackle, Frank McDaniel.
Standing, left to right: Don Smith, ex-
ecutive business agent for Local 69;
Milan Marsh, secretary of the Ohio
State Council of Carpenters; Harold
Douglass, Richard Rolli, Henry Miller,
Ken Barrick, LaVeme Miller, Ernest
Detchon, Ray Moyer, Ed Altenhof, Cran-
ston Knoutf, Willard Gravius, Karl
Mayer, Ray Limbacher, Wayne Mizer,
Arvine Gravius, Bill Nelson, Elmer
Roberts and Ed Kantorik,
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A gallery of pictures showing
some of the senior members of
the Brotherhood who recently
received 25-year or 50-yea
^■•rvice pins.
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(1) PHOENIX. ARIZ.— Local 1089 re-
cently presented 25-year membership
pins. Honored were the followin};:
First row, sittin;;: Frank Carioto, Fred
Melander, Joseph Shull, Steve Rider,
Harold HolmberK, Vern J. Atherton, G.
L. Gnau, D. B. Currj, John Justus, and
Fred North.
Second row, kneeling: Victor Mann,
Al Kitchen, W. F. Holt, Deno Pctruc-
ciani, C. B. Stultz, Anthony Hodor, L.
G. Patton, Earl Parks, H. W. Sterner.
Howard Miskinien, Robert E. Barrett,
assistant business representative and E.
A. Jastrzebski.
Third row, sitting: Kenneth L. RatclilT,
D. E. Bergstrom, L. F. Browne, J. T.
Cutbirth, R. H. Perkins, Gordon Thoen,
Charles Campbell, Harry Oldsen, Leron
Henson, C. F. Sorg, R. V. Hernandez,
Richard Ransom, Roland J. Kies, A. L.
Perkins. George Deck, and Andrew
Roman.
Fcurth row standing: Ed Hammer,
Julius \ersteeg, H. J. Koepke, R. F.
Newman, C. B. Ard, Arthur loli, E. D.
Gould, \V. E. Schuster, Martin Nehr-
bass, A. K. Burey, Robert V. Chance —
trustee and center coordinator for Job
Corps Program in Heber, Arizona, Nor-
man E. Schalk. E. C. Ward, E. Mordini,
C. J. Maletich, C. H. Foreman, Walter
Rosenthal, Joe Kellwood and H. C.
Christy.
Fifth row, standing: J. 1). Hawkins,
Ora J. Hippie, L. G. McLane. Arnold 1>.
Brown. P. F. Solosky, David Stamper,
James D. Hyde, Joseph B. Martin, W. M.
Lee. W. V. Thomas, A. J. Mills, A. D.
Jaquith, Grady Richey, Charles Hall
and W. C. L'sry.
Other 25 year members not present
were: Joseph Bass, E. A. Davis, C. F.
Fine, S. B. Goodnight, Travis Grant,
Mark T. C. Grantham, Ray H. Hamm,
Jr., Orville Handley, Sr.. L. E. Harris,
E. B. Howard, A. R. Knudson, Wayne
Macklem, John McElroy, Nolen C.
Myers, Nathan Orsborn. Fred Pavlat,
V. J. Raley, J. V. Rouse, Herman Syl-
vania, Allen Wright, R. M. Bovee, Don-
ald Doyle, H. A. McDade, C. L. Mc-
Farland.
(2) MELBOl'RNE, FLA.— Local 1685
recently presented 25-jear pins. Left to
right, seated: Thomas Long, Joseph J.
Kara, James H. Turner, Sr. Standing, left
to right, James Coyle. Donald Hardy,
Stuart Price, Mce President, presenting
the pins, Ira Miller, > irgil Self, and Guy
Sherouse. The pins were presented in the
meeting on April 10, 1972.
(3) WOONSOCKET, R.I.— Long-service
members of Local 801, were honored
recently. From left are Lindor Bolduc,
and Elphege Auger, 50 years each; Fer-
nand Paul, local president; Arthur Davis,
general representative; Emile Dussault,
57 years; Lucien Gignac, also 50 years,
and Leo LeMay, business agent. Theo-
dore Aubin, who was unable to attend
because of illness, is scheduled to receive
a 50-year pin at his home.
Several 25-year pins were awarded.
Presentations were made by Fernand
Paul, local president, aided by Leo Le-
May, business agent.
Guests included Arthur Davis, First
District representative, and Mrs. Davis;
Robert Hayes, president of Rhode Island
Council of Carpenters, and Mrs. Hayes;
Leroy Bartlctt, administrator of the state
Health and Welfare Program, and Mrs.
Bartlett.
32
THE CARPENTER
Koiirth->tar iippreiilircs assembled for the recent Tacoiiia, Wash., Carpenters and Shipwrights Joint Apprenticeship Competi-
tion.
Front row, from left: Pat Doles, Robert Oslin, Lanny Natucci, Steven Lantz, LeRoy Cooley, Bruce Baird, Richard Fithen,
John Vctter, Larry Ezell, Curtis Anderson, Gary Hammond, and George Warter.
Second row: Michael Jones, Gary Westby, Rodney Hamilton, John Hendrickson, Willson Stocking, William Rice, Curtis Dock-
en, Terry Houston, Richard Geiger, Timothy Fisher, James Shelton, III, Robert Gagnon, Bob Bennett, Earl Miller, Gary Fergu-
son, and Instr. Ben Deibert.
Third row: Coord. Len Liebelt, James DeGeeter, Jack O'Conner, Loren Chambers, L. D. Palmer, Errol Snowden, Gary Kreh-
beil, Ted Schwab, James Reinholtz, Roger Hanson, Leonard Vander Linda, and Arthur Lawton.
All by himself at the top is Mar»in Morlin.
Tacoma, Olympia
Hold Local Tests
Fourth-year apprentices in Tacoma
and Olympia. Wash., held separate ma-
nipulative and written tests during April
to select entries in the state competition.
Their competition was sponsored by the
Western and Central Washington Car-
penters Joint Apprenticeship and Train-
ing Committees.
Each apprentice was required to build
a tool box to exact detail and dimension.
The boxes were graded by two judges
representing labor and two representing
management. A written test was also
held, and winners in Tacoma were:
Robert Oslin. first place; Roger Hanson,
second place; and Errol Snowden, third.
In Tacoma, Dave Gaubatz took top
honors and Gary Binford, second.
Apprentice contestants at Olympia, Wash., with joint apprcniiceship committee
members. From left, are: Adrian Brown, chairman of the joint apprenticeship and
training committee of Local 1148; Ira McCullough, fourth-year instructor; Appren-
tice Gary Binford, second place winner in the competition; Apprentice Kenneth Loine;
Charles Clark, business representative and assistant secretary, JATC; Apprentice
Howard Bodine; L. J. Liebelt, Southwest and Central Washington Apprentice Co-
ordinator; and Apprentice Dave Gaubatz, first place winner.
JUNE, 1972
33
Members listen as \\ illiuin Higgins instructs tliem in the safe operation of powder-
actuated tools. Almost 300 members and guests attended the sessions.
Illinois Members Receive Training for
Licensed Use of Powder-Actuated Tools
Illinois state law now requires that
operators of any powder-actuated tool,
such as Ramset, Remington, Hilti,
Omark, and other trade products, to
have been instructed in the use of these
tools, and to know how to safely operate
them. . . . and to have in their possession
when they use these tools a license to
verify this fact.
The men behind the special training
meeting, from left: William Higgins, in-
structor; Sherman Uautel, president of
Local No. 839; and Richard Day, re-
cording secretary of Local No. 839.
Because of this, the executive board of
Local 839. Des Plaines, 111., proceeded
to help the members receive this instruc-
tion and obtain their licenses.
Members were polled as to the differ-
ent types of powder-actuated tools they
are using.
Sherman Dautel, president, and Rich-
ard Day. recording secretary, then began
making final arrangement for the train-
ing program.
William Higgins, a representative of
Powder Actuated Tool Company, one of
the most qualified people in the state,
was asked to give instructions to the
members.
Charles Schultz, a state inspector for
Illinois, offered assistance. Members were
notified of plans at local meetings and
by a special letter. Then, on March 20,
the special meeting took place, with over
285 members and guests in attendance.
Mr. Higgins and his associates gave
instructions on both high and low-veloc-
ity tools of just about every make, model,
shape, and color. Along with this, he
instructed members on the rules for the
safe operation of these tools, such as the
wearing of hard hats and goggles when
operating these tools, the posting of signs
to let workmen know when there are
powder-actuated tools being used in an
area, and what to do in case of a fire.
Then Higgins explained the diflferent pro-
cedures on the upkeep and general main-
tenance of these tools to keep them in
operating condition, along with the sev-
eral types of guards and accessories for
the tools. After this the different types
of shells and charges for the tools were
explained, along with the various types
of nails. Higgins explained that all types
of tools do not take the same kind of
nails and shells and that great care must
be taken to make sure that the operator
has the right shells and nails for the tool
he is using.
Upon completion of the instruction,
the company representative gave mem-
bers tests to qualify for a license. After
the tests were given, they were graded
by Mr. Higgins and his associates, and
licenses were issued to those members
passing the tests.
By having training such as this, there
can be a greater number of Illinois Car-
penters who are better acquainted with
these tools and can operate them safely
on the job.
Next year, at approximately the same
time, the local union plans another eve-
ning of instruction.
*I Icnow you said an apprenlice
must learn lo use his head, but—"
Certificates to Oakland MiJIwrights
Journeyman certificates were presented recently to appren-
tice graduates by Millwrights and Machinery Erectors Local
102, Oakland, Calif. Three are shown iji the picture, right.
From left, are: Ray Green, retired business representative of
Local 102; Journeyman Andre Klolin; Douglas Rochelle, busi-
ness representative and secretary of the joint apprenticeship
committee; Journeyman William Napier and Jim Jeffries; and
General Representative Jim Curry. Other new journeymen who
were not present included: Raymond Hernandez, Joseph Mar-
tinez, Cecil Smith, and Robert VVishman.
Plioio by D. E. House, prcsiilent, Local 102.
34
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Alberta Holds Provincial Contest
The Alberta Provincial Apprenticeship Contest, sponsored jointly by labor and
management, was held March 17 and 18 at the Northern Alberta Institute of
Technology, Edmonton.
Nine fourth-year apprentices took part in the contest. They were chosen from the
southern and northern areas respectively. They were competing for the right to
represent Alberta at the International Contest in Las Vegas in August. The contest
was won by Garry McMillan from Calgary. At a dinner held in the McAuley Plaza,
plaques were presented to all contestants by retired General Representative W. G.
Stanton, contest coordinator.
Shown in the picture, from left, are Dwight Steen, Mark Marin, Ed Drapka,
Joe Gervais, Garry McMillan, Heinz Mader, Dennis Tung, Jim Yeremy, and
William Yeremy.
Apprentice of the Year in Chicago
Apprentice John Pomper, of Local 1784, Chicago, received his apprentice of the
year award in 1971. Pictured, left to right, are Business Agent Charles Svec, Busi-
ness Agent Stanley Jaworowski, Washburne Trade School Instructor Ronnie Bazata,
Apprentice Pomper, and Business Agent Joseph Klosterman.
14 New Journeymen in Wichita, Kansas
Certificates of apprenticeship training completion were presented recently to 14
carpentry graduates of the Local 201, Wichita, Kan., Apprenticeship Training Pro-
gram. James Tinkcom, Director of Apprenticeship, and Fred Bull, Executive Board
member, presented the certificates at a banquet in their honor.
The new journeymen include, from left: Travis Jones, Michael Bernritter, Phillip
Wohlford, Jack Lynch, Larry Clasen, Quinnie Davis, James W. Mead II, Eddie
Drake, Kenneth Pruitt, Roy Bandhauer, Barry Roberts, James Tijikcom, Director of
Apprenticeship; Frederick Bull, Executive Board Member 6th District.
Three graduates, Donald Shock, Burwell L. Gutrie and Melvin Hooper were not
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winner of a $100 savings bond, partici-
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on May 23 and 24.
Sadowski is a fourth-year apprentice
with Seidl Builders. An Army veteran,
with service in Germany, he attended
John Carroll University (Cleveland) and
Cleveland Technical School.
New Journeymen
Five young men nieiilly received cer-
tificates indicating that they have com-
pleted the apprenticeship training pro-
gram in Local 308, Cedar Rapids, la.
Shown with the apprentice coordinator.
Harold Heath, front row, left, arc Don-
ald McKee, and James Kalina, and on
second row, Daniel Olmstead, Jerry Mc-
Vay, and Dennis Pfiffner.
36
THE CARPENTER
Twin Cities Millwrights Attend Saturday Optics Tooling Classes
UPPER LEFT: Studying a transit are Jack Shoemaker, Mar-
shall Case, Don McFarling, Paul Peyton, George Heinz, Clar-
ence Dochniak, William Rassler, Maurice Nadeau, and AI
Yickerman. The local union is getting support from local con-
tractors in this training program, because it is preparing me-
chanics for many special jobs and projects.
UPPER RIGHT: From left, standing with a jig transit, are
Art Franzmeier, Al Vickerman, Wilmar Shequen, Orville Hechf,
John Jeanette, William Dickering, Bob Stahlberg, Emmanuel
Bachman, Stan Pieckert, Arden Lindemoen, Marshall Case, Jim
Leach, Ed Meyer, Jack Shoemaker; kneeling, from left, are
Larry Halvorsen, Maynard Tralle, and Dave Anderson.
Millwrights and Machinery Erectors Lo-
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In addition, the men are beng schooled
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Al Vickerman, business representative.
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Austin, Texas, J AC Holds Apprentice Awards Banquet
The Austin, Tex., Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship and Train-
ing Committee recently graduated 34 apprentices and honored
them at a special awards banquet.
Many distinguished labor leaders of the state participated in
the ceremonies. Guest speaker was James U. Cross, executive
director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. H. E.
Morris, project coordinator for the Brotherhood's Apprentice-
ship and Training Department, delivered an address. A wel-
come was extended by Austin City Councilman Dick Nichols.
The apprentice graduates honored included: Harvey S.
Abbett, Alton O'Neal Bell, Everett E. Brock, Lawrence Crain,
Bobby W. Dodd, Thomas C. Franklin, Billy Joe Franklin,
Charles E. Franks, Milton S. Gage, Pedro G. Garcia, John W.
Godwin, Guadalupe Galvan, Robert A. Herrera, Jimmy Thomas
Hibler, Bobby C. Hill, Jimmie D. Hobbs. James R. Holmes,
Carl H. Holbrook. Samuel Lee Isaac, Herman Tall Lamme,
J. R. Lane, Jr., Sylvester M. Lopez, Roger Dale Moore, Manuel
Muniz, Robert Pardo, Lanny D. Ruthven, James M. Shafer,
Roy Schafer, Larry James Shugart, Wilbur M. Smith, Thomas
C. Spell, Richard T. Sustaita, Cecil Ray White and Jimmy Gale
Whitehead.
Among those at the bead table were, from left: the Rev. John
Barclay of the Central Christian Church of Austin; H. E. Mor-
ris, project coordinator of the Brotherhood''s Apprenticeship
and Training Department; Mrs. James U. Cross; and James U.
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From left: Mr, and Mrs. Robert Herrera, Mr. and Mrs. Pedro
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38
THE CARPENTER
APPRENTICESHIP CONTESTS
CALENDAR, JUNE, 1972
Mill
State Carpenter
Cabinet
Millwright
Alabama*
X
Alaska
X
Arizona*
X
X
California
X
X
X
(June 1-3)
Colorado
X
X
X
(June 17)
Delaware
X
DistrictofCol.*
X
X
X
Florida*
X
X
Hawaii*
X
Idaho*
X
X
Illinois*
X
X
X
Indiana
X
X
X
(June 16, 17)
Iowa
X
X
X
(June 2-3)
Kansas
X
X
Louisiana
X
X
Maryland*
X
X
X
Massachusetts*
X
X
Michigan*
X
X
Minnesota
X
(June 2)
Missouri*
X
X
Montana
X
(June 9, 10)
Nebraska
X
(June 10)
Nevada*
X
X
New Jersey*
X
X
X
New Mexico*
X
New York
X
X
X
(June 6-7)
Ohio*
X
X
X
Oklahoma
X
(June 22)
Oregon
X
X
X
(May 1, June 2, 3, 16
17)
Pennsylvania*
X
X
X
Rhode Island*
X
X
Tennessee*
X
X
Texas*
X
X
Utah*
X
Washington*
X
X
X
Wisconsin
X
(June 9, 10)
Wyoming*
X
Alberta*
X
British Col.*
X
X
Ontario
X
X
(June 1, 2)
Manitoba
X
(June 16, 17)
Total
41
17
23
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as already been held.
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T/iis is the TOfh of a new feature series planned to keep you better
informed on the meaning of terms related to collective bargaining,
union contracts, and union business. Follow it closely, and your union
membership will become more meaningful, and your ability to partici-
pate in decisions which affect your future and security will be strength-
ened. It was compiied by the International Labor Press Assn, and is
used with permission.
international representative: An agent of a national or international
union, wtno may be primarily an organizer, an administrator or
all-around trouble shooter.
intervention: Entry by another union or unions in a representation
election ordered by the NLRB. as a competitor of the union or
unions which originally had sought the election.
lUD: Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO.
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job analysis: Survey of major requirements of a job. as a means of
defining and establishing necessary bases for performance and
pay rate.
job classification: Evaluation of job content and required skills, for
the purpose of setting up wage brackets for each category.
job content: For a given job classification, its duties, functions and
responsibilities.
job bidding: Application by an employee for consideration for a job
open in the plant. In most union contracts, if other qualifications
are equal, first preference is given to the most senior applicant.
job description: List of elements of a job or occupation.
job evaluation: Systematic rating on factors such as skill, responsi-
bility or experience. Used often to end wage inequities.
job posting: Management announcement, by bulletin or other
means, of a job open in the plant. Mandatory in many union
contracts. See job bidding.
job security: A union contract provision protecting a worker's job,
as in the introduction of new methods or machines. Also used as
a synonym for seniority.
joint board: joint council: A group of local unions in the same
national union which unite in a specific area for over-all collective
bargaining, administration or both.
journeyman: A craftsman who has completed his apprenticeship
and is entitled to the highest minimum rate established for his
job classification.
jurisdiction: The area of work or group of employees for which a
union claims the right to bargain collectively.
jurisdictional dispute: A dispute between unions as to which has
jurisdiction over certain work. See jurisdiction.
jurisdictional strike: A walkout by one union because of dispute
with another over representation rights or performance of cer-
tain jobs.
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gaiwry ot pictures shewing
some of the senior members of
■the Brotherhood who recently
lA
received 25-year
service pins.
or 50-ye<
9
(1) CHICAGO, ILL.— Local 419 re-
cently honored its 25- and 50-year vet-
erans at the local's annual Get Together
Party. In Photo No. lA President Sam
Durso, second from left, presents 50-year
pins to Arthur Jude, Theo Bethke, Eric
Pelz, and Steve Eckmeyer.
The 25-year honorees, shown in Picture
No. 1, include:
First row, left to right, A. Poltermann,
H. Laechelt, C. Gutberlet, C. Homes,
Pres. Sam Durso, F. Haueisen, A. Arnold,
M. Baumann, E. Schmidt, financial secre-
tary W. Badekow, treasurer H. Ritter, A.
Anderson.
Second row, left to right, J. Zollner, R.
Poltermann, J. Dorfmeister, O. Frischolz,
R. Walz, R. Huebncr, H. Kettlcr, R.
Miloch, E. Seehase, C. Hoffmann, L.
Brinkmann, F. Holzer, F. P. Holzer,
trustee .1. .lensen, M. Noehring, T. Looft,
G. Hansen, J. Lorenz.
Third row, W. May, Vice Pres. R.
Neumann, E. Dentlcr, E. Schmidt, J.
Gorr, C. Grendl, M. Czyzewski.
Those not present were, T. Jenkins,
P. Klauss, E. Krausc, D. Shea.
(2) FORT MYERS, FLA.— At its an-
nual Christmas party Local 2261 awarded
25-year pins to nine members. The pre-
sentation was made on December 6, 1971
to: Front, left to right, Salvatore Cipri-
ano, K. S. Simmons, Leonard J. Myosky,
business representative, who was on hand
to help make presentations but did not
receive a pin, and William Rawchuck.
Back row, left to right, Jean LaPrise, Ted
Earl, Walter Gehner, Pete Parent, James
A. Nelson, and Louie Crow. Paul Long,
back, right, business representative of
Gulf Coast District Council, Florida, was
on hand to make the presentations.
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Continued from Page 6
well done" . . . "May you and Ethel
enjoy all the blessings you both so
richly deserve."
I am certain history will record the
last twenty years as the most turbu-
lent in our country's history with the
exception of the Civil War. The able
leadership of Maurice Hutcheson has
protected and advanced the best inter-
ests of the United Brotherhood
through them all. He has adhered
strictly to the words which the found-
ing fathers of the United Brotherhood
wrote and inscribed in our first con-
stitution nearly one hundred years
ago: "We recognize that the interests
of all labor are identical regardless of
occupation, nationality, religion or
color, ... a wrong done to one is a
wrong done to all."
Wrongs Righted
Maurice has remained untiring in
his efforts to see that every wrong was
righted. He has been steadfast in his
determination that the members of
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America enjoy their
right to a fuller and richer life in
providing themselves, their families,
with a better standard of living.
He has been dedicated in accom-
plishing these goals for all working-
men and women. Because Maurice
Hutcheson has remained unaltered in
all these objectives, I am as confident
as you that he enjoys great personal
satisfaction and personal triumph few
men ever know. He has done this by
fully utilizing the talents God had
granted him.
If a man has talent and does not
use it, he has failed. If he has talent
and only uses half of it, he has par-
tially failed. If he has talent and ex-
ploits it to its fullest potential he has
indeed succeeded gloriously. Maurice
Hutcheson is the latter, he has the
exceptional talent and what is more
important, he learned to use it long
ago. All of us in this great gathering
tonight, plus countless thousands of
others, thank God he did so!
I'm sure you know, as I know, the
highest reward a man receives for
his toil is not what he gets for it, but
what he becomes by it. Maurice A.
Hutcheson has become — through his
honesty, his principles, his dedication
and hard work — respected, loved and
admired by all who know him. That,
my friends, is man's highest reward.
President Hutcheson has unfailing
faith in his fellow man. He has a
burning desire to see every wrong
righted. His deep thirst for justice
compelled him to be honest and above
all fair in reaching decisions, without
regard to consequences. He knows that
right makes might, and Maurice A.
Hutcheson has never deviated from
this principle.
Having been closely associated with.
Maurice for many years, I was con-
tinually amazed by his ability to see
through flowery rhetoric and partisan
pleadings in situations which con-
fronted him daily, and to clearly il-
luminate the core of a problem. His
knowledge of the labor movement is
amazing, his insight into human na-
ture is sharp as the surgeon's scalpel.
His counsel and advice have been
sought by many, including Presidents
of the United States. The shame, of
course, is that they have not always
followed that advice.
One thing surfaces above all — his
plain, warm and humane life-style —
an attitude of respect for others, a
feeling for and a longing to aid his
fellow man, and an inherent sense of
compassion and gratitude which does
not allow him to forget a kindness or
permit him to fail to repay an obliga-
tion, many times over.
He is closely akin to America. As
America is a great land, Maurice
Hutcheson is a great man. He has
grown with America and America has
grown with him. He is its product.
How do we possibly honor this man
who has served the United Brother-
hood, the trade union movement, the
United States of America, so well.
The delegates at the last General Con-
vention of the United Brotherhood
adopted a President Emeritus resolu-
tion which provides and insures that
he will be available in the future for
the guidance and counsel that we shall
need, which only he can give. For me
as a "rookie" General President, you
have no idea how assuring that can be.
It is not possible to articulate how
everyone in this room feels . . . what
thousands of his fellow men think. But
we shall try. I am privileged at this
time to make an announcement on be-
half of the officers and membership of
our United Brotherhood. It is un-
precedented in custom. It is a "first"
for the United Brotherhood.
Plaque Planned
I believe you are all familiar with
our beautiful building near the Cap-
itol of the United States which is the
headquarters of the United Brother-
hood, a structure that Maurice person-
ally helped design and the erection he
personally helped supervise. In its
lobby, gracing one wall, are four mag-
nificent bronze plaques. They honor
Peter J. McGuire, our Pounder;
Gabriel Edmonston, our first General
President; William L. Hutcheson, Gen-
eral President from 1915 to 1952; and
Frank Duff'y, our General Secretary
from 1901 to 1948. Four great Ameri-
cans, four great leaders.
Ladies and gentlemen, I am author-
ized to announce that a fifth plaque ia
presently being designed and will be
installed to grace that wall — in the
company of our organization's found-
ers— and outstanding leaders — in trib-
ute to Maurice A. Hutcheson — a
LIVING example of the finest caliber
man the United Brotherhood, or the
United States, can possibly produce.
In closing, I'm reminded of what
S. W. Foss wrote. He penned it as if
America itself were writing it. I be-
lieve it is as if the article were writ-
ten directly to and for Maurice. He
wrote:
"Bring me men to match my
mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains —
Men with empires in their purpose —
And new eras in their brains".
Ladies and gentlemen, Maurice A.
Hutcheson has been, and is, such a
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CHICAGO. ILL.
Anderson. James K.
Beckley. F. A.
Cross, Clyde
Ekdahl. Berger
Hoffman. William
Lindh. Fred A.
Rouhick, Albert J.
SantLicci. Rosaline
Woje, Joseph
L.U. NO. 15
HACKENSACK. N.J.
Hartley, William
L.U. NO. 30
NEW LONDON, CONN.
Alley. William R.
Bliven, Allen
Cotnoir, Nelson H.
Faulkner. Arthur W.
Hamlin, Edward
Hoy, Benjamin
Mathieu. Ernest
McCarthy, Thomas J,
Nolan, John D., Jr.
Peltier, Wilfred O.
Rys, Stanley P.
Stefanski. Michael J., Sr.
Wilcox, Rufus F.
L.U. NO. 34
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Hipner, Raymond J.
Petersen. Mariiis
Rudowsky. Joseph
Schadi. John
Smith. Guy B.
L.U. NO. 37
SHAMOKIN, PA.
Cannon. Raymond E.
L.U. NO. 50
KNOXVILLE, TEIVN.
Kidd, J. L.
Tillett. Joseph F.
L.U. NO. 61
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Bair. James E.
Basch. F. H.
Berry, Harvey B.
Hutchison, Jay
Mahaney, William G.
Owings, William T.
L.U. NO. 62
CHICAGO, ILL.
Hofzcll, Carl
Johnson. Walter H.
Johnson. William A.
Madscn, Paul
Rodstroni. Arthur
Tadin. Andrew
Watt. John
L.U. NO. 63
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.
Dupree. Virgil M.
Halsema, Lambert
Hauser, Albert J,
Livingston, M. L,
Newberry, Irvin V.
Oliver, Robert Gibson
Perschall.T. E.. Jr.
Ploense, Walter
Powell. Clarence
Price. John W.
Smith, Delvyn
L.U. NO. 69
CANTON, OHIO
Croskey. Robert
Lamson. George
Wagner. Peter
L.U. NO. 101
BALTIMORE, MD.
Radford, John D.
Shores. William F.
L.U. NO. 105
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Andrasovsky. Gabriel
Armstrong, Lawrence
Austin. Fred
Beige. C. E.
Benson, Henry
Benson, Nels
Brackenridge, Alex
Brunton, William
Conner. Paul N.
Corell. Claude
Dalrymple. Fay
D'Arcy, Michael
Davidson. Albin
DeFranco. Antonio
Elmenthaler, William
Elrick. Ralph
Erickson, Nils
Gray. Herman
Gregory Thomas R.
Higgins. John E.
Jackson. Earl A.
Jansa. Frank
Jensen, Carl G.
Kearns. James M.
Kissel, Carl R.
Lampe, Ralph
I ippert, Hugo
Lombardozzi. Frank
Madaras, Mike
McClinlock, Irwin
Medling, Russell S.
Miles, Allen B.
Morganthaler, Carl
Mowls, Virgil L.
Mungall, Harry
Nook, Herman
O'Connor, James
Olson, A. R.
Pfarr, William
Pytel, Charles J.
Rinehart. J. Paul
Salomon, Joseph
Schinchick. Steve
Schulte, Gus
Sivertsen, Olaf
Soper, Clifford
Swanson, Lars
Sweeney. Ben
Sweeney. James V.
Toland. Charles
Toland. Walter E.
Tubman. William, Sr.
Walters. Nathaniel
Weinkamer. Clarence
Weinkamer. William
Witherup. Wilbur M,
Woodmansee, Clyde
Zanella, John
L.U. NO. 109
SHEFFIELD, ALA.
Pickens, Alonzo E.
L.U. NO. 121
VINELAND, N.J.
Reed, Herbert, Jr.
L.U. NO. 129
HAZLETON, PA.
Prebula, Andrew J.
L.U. NO. 132
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Brown, Denver E.
Evans, Homer M.
Evans. Waller
Huffman. Carl Jennings
Thorn, Harry E.
L.U. NO. 134
MONTREAL, QUE.
Lefrancois. Raoul
Mallet, Aldeo
L.U. NO. 200
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Lester, Hannibal
Thompson, Paul
Wells. Leo
L.U. NO. 226
PORTLAND, ORE.
Doll. Charles F.
Foote, Wallace D.
Likens. Rudy
Nudelman. Jacob H.
L.U. NO. 229
GLENS FALLS, N.Y.
Gakis, Emil
L.U. NO. 242
CHICAGO, ILL.
Czajkowski. Joseph
McCallum, John
Nosek, James
L.U. NO. 246
NEW YORK, N.Y.
DeLuca, Edward
Essing, Charles
Sikorski, Anthony
L.U. NO. 257
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Erickson. Bror
Wilkerson, Rudy
L.U. NO. 264
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Bissell. Oren
Kreueer, Gilbert
Peterson, Russell
Resler, Herman
Storm, Leonard
L.U. NO. 325
PATERSON, NJ.
DeLotto. James
DePow, Charles
Lettau, Walter
Lucas, Marinus
Peterson, Paul
L.U. NO. 331
NORFOLK, VA.
Harrell, Jesse P.
McLaughlin, G, W.
L.U. NO. 353
NEW YORK, N.Y.
DiPietro, Vito
DiResto, Thomas
Forsman, John
Karl, Jacob
Ralph, Thomas
Templeton, James
L.U. NO. 366
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Syvert, Ertzeid
VanMeulebroeck, H. P.
L.U. NO. 385
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Franzoi, Elvio
L.U. NO. 470
TACOMA, WASH.
Belair, Gordon
Deniston, Walter
Espeland, Daniel
Ginter, Alex
Johnson, Edward
Loyd. Alfred
Lumsden, Thomas
Mikshus. M. E.
Olson. Arthur R.
Parker, George M,
Sullivan, R. J.
L.U. NO. 493
MT. VERNON, N.Y.
Wadanoli, Amadeo
L.U. NO. 531
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
Cate. Howard
Goodrich. Harold
Lowe. William E.
Omand, Wallace J.
L.U. NO. 558
ELMHURST, ILL.
Luff, Fred
Tross, Raymond W.
L.U. NO. 579
ST. .lOHN'S, NFLD.
Lamswood, Ananias
Mercer, Eugene
L.l'. NO. 621
BANGOR, ME.
Drottar, John A,
L.U. NO. 651
JACKSON, MICH.
Howard. Clyde R.
Tinney, Laurence
L.U. NO. 665
AMARILLO, TEXAS
Atkins, H. E.
Baker, E. R,
Bradley, Roy
Gatlin. Grady
Hanson, Frank
Watkins, W, O.
L.U. NO. 674
MT. CLEMENS, MICH.
Blomme, Leon
Eschenberg, Paul
L.U. NO. 726
DAVENPORT, IOWA
Dudley, Robert J.
L.U. NO. 740
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Bechenhaupt, Bill
Cahill, Vincent
L.U. NO. 764
SHREVEPORT, LA.
Alpigini, Elmer B.
L.U. NO. 848
SAN BRUNO, CALIF.
Murphy. S. W.
Osborne. Ben
L.U. NO. 948
SIOUX CITY, IOWA
Rustwick. Jeris B.
L.U. NO. 977
WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS
Holder. Perry A.
L.U. NO. 982
DETROIT, MICH.
Jennings, George O.
L.U. NO. 1035
TAUNTON, MASS.
Garceau, Raymond D.
Sousa, Joseph G.
L.U. NO. 1093
GLEN COVE, N.Y.
Beveridge, James
L.U. NO. 1098
BATON ROUGE, LA.
Blackwell, M. G.
Keys. Thomas E.
Michelli, Joe
Ogden, M. Z.
Peterson. Paul P.
Quebedeaux. Berchman
Talley. Lionel
L.U. NO. 1128
LA GRANGE, ILL.
Fisher, Albert
L.U. NO. 1138
TOLEDO, OHIO
Swich, S. B.
L.U. NO. 1175
KINGSTON, N.Y.
Jablonski, Joseph S.
Lockwood, Charles J., Sr.
L.U. NO. 1227
IRONWOOD, MICH.
Slanzi. Frank
L.U. NO. 1256
SARNIA, ONT.
Lepotvin, Carl
Vigneault, Alcide
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HUNTINGTON, N.Y.
Denton, Fred, Sr.
Hoyer, Algol
L.U. NO. 1301
MONROE, MICH.
Thomas, Elmer
L.U. NO. 1363
OSHKOSH, WIS.
Schuster, Frank
Wood, Earl E.
L.U. NO. 1456
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Anderson, Arthur
Damsgaard, George
Danielson, Daniel
Grissel, John
Hansen, Niels C.
Hanson, Peter
Hantho, Harold
Jacobsen, William H.
Johnson, Alex
Koskinen, Arne
Lester, Joseph
Lystad, Henry
McGuinnes, Michael
McKenna, Daniel
L.U. NO. 1483
PATCHOGUE, N.Y.
Hulse, George
Olson, Walter
L.U. NO. 1513
DETROIT, MICH.
Achatz, Howard D.
Donaldson, William
Feldman, Simon
L.U. NO. 1571
SAN DIEGO, CALIF.
Baker, Leslie L.
Cook, Elzie P.
Etchison, William L.
Cast, Myron B.
Goetz, Charles
Hausman, Gene A.
Lindeman, Louis
Norwood, W. H., Jr.
Pearson, Carl Emil
Peterson, Eugene D.
Vanderpool, Louis
Vincent, Ralph E.
L.U. NO. 1683
EL DORADO, ARK.
Perdue, Cawthon B.
L.U. NO. 1784
CHICAGO, ILL.
Acker, George
Bassler Carl
Denk, Bruno
Meyer, Alex
Nelson, John
Peters, George
Sabo, Frank
Varhegyi, Josef
Wrecenyar, John
L.U. NO. 1837
BABYLON, N.Y.
McGarity, Horace
L.U. NO. 1997
COLUMBIA, ILL.
Deul, Henry G.
Eckert, Theodore F.
L.U. NO. 2046
MARTINEZ, CALIF.
Johanson, Waldo
L.U. NO. 2305
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Kerr, Fred
Kristiansen, Ernest
Montgomery, William
Olsen, Olaf
Wells, Frederick
White, Jacob
L.U. NO. 2340
BRADENTON, FLA.
Brands, Herbert J.
Goethe, George H.
Parrish, Barney F.
L.U. NO. 2411
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Sparks, G. F. L.
L.U. NO. 2590
KANE, PA.
Sundberg, Gust
LEGACIES OF LONG SERVICE
Frank Slanzi, a charter member and trustee of Local 1227, Ironwood, Mich.,
passed away on April 4. He had 55 years of continuous service with the
Brotherhood, having joined in 1917.
Local 1128, LaGrange, 111., mourns the passing of Albert Fisher, business
representative of the local union for 38 years prior to his retirement in 1960.
Fisher was born on June 25, 1890, joined the Brotherhood in June, 1911, and
passed away last January 14 at the age of 81, having been a member for 60
years. He was the last surviving member of the building committee which con-
structed the original Chicago District Council of Carpenters Building at 12
East Erie in Chicago in 1925.
•
Local 1031, Dover, N.H., and Local 344, Waukesha, Wis., reported the
deaths, last year, of two veteran members of the Brotherhood.
Perley E. Wiggin of Local 1031 died April 29, 1971, at the age of 88 years.
He was one of the charter members of the local union, serving for more
than 50 years. He was financial secretary and treasurer until six years ago.
He died only three days after attending his last local union meeting.
N. C. Spellman of Local 344 died March 17, 1971, at the age of 94, after
69 years of active service with the Brotherhood.
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(1) TAMPA. FLA. — At the regular meeting of the Local 696 on March 20, 1972, 25-year pins were presented to 62 eligible
members. Two past presidents were presented with past president pins.
After the presentations, refreshments were served by Ladies Auxiliary No. 87.
In the accompanying photograph, left to right, are:
Front row— James C. Cook, W. H. Pitts. Hector C. White, P. M. Norris, A. L. Vetzel, C. C. Rushing, Carlos Gomis,
Lionel Diaz, E. P. Murphy, Manuel Barcia, and M. K. Robinson, B.A.
Second row— Wyllie Goddard, L. C. Sparling, Richard Suarez, Efren Vega, John L Stewart, C. C. Pino, A. C. Bell, L. M.
DeVeau, T. M. Gushing, Wm. E. Allen, Secretary of Fla. AFL-CIO, who made the presentations, Peter Labruzzo, Past Presi-
dent, Jack Sheppard, International Representative, T. L. Carlton, International Organizer, and Henry A. Prine, Past President.
Third row— C. G. Pate, J. C. Moon, J. M. Moody, R. G. Lynn, F. W. Lochel, Paul M. Howard, G. H. Lisse, H. L.
Lauresen, Chas. E. Johnson, A. R. Humphrey, E. S. Hendrix, Merle Harvey and Andrew Harrison.
(2) OREGON CITY, ORE.— A father-
son combination with 85 years' member-
ship was saluted by Oregon City Carpen-
ters Local 1388 at a recent pin ceremony.
In Photo No. 2 Ed Werdell (left) is a
55-year member and son Bill has been
a member for 30 years.
(No. 2A) — Three 35-year members of the
Carpenters Brotherhood plus a special
35-year pin winner were honored by
Local 1388. Left to right: Mrs. Dick
(Clementina) LaManna, wife of the lo-
cal's financial-secretary, who received a
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. M
pin in honor of her 35th wedding an-
niversary; 35-year member Gust Swan-
son; Swan Nelson, executive secretary
of the Portland District Council of Car-
penters, and 35-year pin winners, Mer-
land Temple and Ernest Cullison.
(2B) Twenty-eight Oregon City Local 1388
members surround a buffet table after re-
ceiving Brotherhood pins. At left front
is Dick LaManna, the union's financial
secretary. Thirty-year pin winners from
left: Ben Johnson, Sylvester Beko, Joe
Henkes, Clarence Brookshire, Henry Witt,
Walter Simonson, A. H. Schaefer, Les
Margason, Loman Moxley, Willard
Wehrt, Everett Tinner, Bill Werdell, Eu-
gene Lausche, Walter Maurer. Right front
to rear: Lester Irvin, William Jacobs,
Howard McLaren, Winfield Bamum, E.
L. Rushton, Clifford Jacobs, Howard
Dent, Ed Mooney, Roy Hamlin, Richard
York, Byrdette Byrd, Charles Menden
hall, Josiah Rogers, William Rusboldt.
Pins were awarded by Roy Coles, execu
five secretary of the Oregon State Coun^
cil of Carpenters, and Swan Nelson, ex
ecutive secretary of the Portland Districi
Council of Carpenters.
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Lakeland
News
Items of interest from the Brotherhood's
retirement home at Lal<eland, Florida
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General President William Sidell, General Executive Board Member Patrick J. Camp-
bell, and New York State Council Secretary Milton Frey admire new furniture do-
nated by the First District to the Carpenters' Home in Lakeland. The First District
gift consisted of several lounge chairs, two sofas, and three loveseats for the tele-
vision lounge.
Harry Partridge of Local 171, Youngs-
town, Ohio, arrived at the Home April
25, 1972.
Emil Caliebe,
of
Local 246, New
York, New York, arrived at the Home
April 25, 1972.
•
Walter Aunio of Local 2236, New
York, New York, died April 21, 1972.
He was buried in the Home Cemetery.
•
George W. Borman of Local 117,
Albany, New York, withdrew from the
Home April 18, 1972.
Andrew R. Dellgren, right, of Local
357, Islip, N.Y., recently became a resi-
dent of the Carpenters Home at Lake-
land. A member of Local 357 since
September 7, 1912, Dellgren is 88 years
old. In the picture. Local 357 President
John Cavanaugh extends best wishes at
a farewell local union meeting.
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in concLusion
WILLIAM SIDELL, General President
There Stiould Be No Contest
■ At the present time there is a behind-the-scenes
struggle going on within the Social Security structure
that certainly will have far-reaching implications for
the whole Social Security System.
Simply put, Social Security reserves are growing
too fast. Up to now, the assumptions which the Social
Security Administration used in predicting income to
the fund was based on stationary wage rates. In other
words, in predicting the amount of money that would
come into the trust fund, it was assumed that wage
rates would not go up.
This, of course, proved to be unrealistic. Wage
rates have gone up and undoubtedly will continue to
go up in the years ahead. Since higher wages mean a
higher income to the Social Security Trust Fund, the
amount of revenue accruing to the Trust Fund is
bound to grow.
The Social Security Advisory Council recently made
a study of the situation. Based on this study, there is
no doubt but that Social Security benefits can be in-
creased substantially without any increase in the con-
tribution rate. Or, conversely, if benefits are not in-
creased, the contribution rate can be cut back from
the current rate of 4.6% for employer and employee
to about 4.2%.
Sentiment in the Nixon Administration seems to
lean toward leaving benefit schedules as they are. or
perhaps increasing them slightly, and instead reducing
the contribution rate from 4.6% to 4.2%. In fact, Mr.
Nixon's recommendation is for an increase in benefits
of only 5%.
On the other hand, Congressman Wilbur Mills,
chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee,
recommends an immediate increase of 20% in the
benefit schedule. His recommendation is based on
the findings of the Social Security Advisory Council.
With unemployment running at somewhere near 6%
month after month, it seems to me that a 20% increase
in Social Security benefits is imperative. Such a boost
would greatly increase the purchasing power of our
retirees. More important, however, is the fact that
a 20% boost would raise millions of retirees from dire
poverty to something more closely approaching a
decent living standard.
There are nearly 25 million poor in the United
States. A very substantial percentage of them is to
be found among the old. In one fell swoop, a 20%
increase in Social Security benefits would enable sev-
eral million old people to rise above the subsistence
level.
On the other hand, business profits have sky-rock-
eted phenomenally in the first five months of this year.
Corporations generally are more prosperous than they
have ever been. They scarcely need the additional
windfall in the form of a reduction of Social Security
contributions from 4.6% to 4.2%.
The way I see it, there is a choice between making
life a little bit better for our retirees through higher
Social Security benefits or fattening the profit picture
for corporations which are already in healthy circum-
stances. In my opinion, there should be no contest.
This does not mean that there will not be one.
Former Secretary of the Treasury Connally has ex-
pressed himself as being in favor of a reduction in the
tax. So has presidential advisor George Shultz.
These men carry considerable weight with the Presi-
dent, and, certainly, the entire business community
will throw all available muscle into the fight to reduce
contribution rates rather than increase benefit sched-
ules.
H.R. 1, the measure aimed at tax and welfare re-
forms, contains a provision for a mere 5% increase
in Social Security benefits. The bill is now work-
ing its way through the Committee maze in the Senate.
It has already passed the House. Some time in the
near future, floor action will be forthcoming in the
Senate.
In the meantime, another bill calling for a much
more substantial increase in Social Security benefits
has been introduced by Senator Church of Idaho and
has the backing of a large number of senators. This
indicates there is a great deal of sentiment in the Senate
for an increase in benefits of much more than 5%.
However, in politics, nothing can be taken for
granted. I am sure the labor movement will exert all
the pressure it can to increase benefits substantially
rather than give the corporations an additional wind-
fall in the form of reduced Social Security taxes.
The United Brotherhood is already working hard
contacting senators and urging them to opt in favor of
people rather than corporations. We will continue to
do so until victory is achieved. ■
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VOLUME XCII
No. 7
JULY, 1972
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick. Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Today's Ecological Challenges to Tomorrow's Home Builders
William Sidell 2
Pruitt-lgoe, Case History of Public Housing 4
Two State and Provincial Drywall Agreements 6
Californians Flock to Union-Industries Show 8
These Are the Issues in 1972, Part 2 Platform Proposals 10
Free World's Largest Electric Motor 12
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 7
Local Union News 13
People With Ideas 14
Canadian Report Morden Lazarus 16
We Congratulate 18
Apprenticeship and Training 19
Your Union Dictionary, Part II 22
Service to the Brotherhood 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 33, 34, 36
CLIC Report 25
Plane Gossip 32
In Memoriam 37
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion William Sidell 40
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THE COVER
The United States and Canada
share July commemorations of na-
tional freedom. July 4 is the tradi-
tional holiday for United States citi-
zens: July 1 is Confederation Day
in Canada.
Our cover artist has assembled atop
a map of our two nations symbols of
freedom recognized by each.
The red and white maple leaf flag
serves as a backdrop to the noble
statue to Britannia. To the right, a
portion of the Parliament Building in
Ottawa is displayed beside the Mari-
time Provinces.
The United States map is dominated
by the head of the Minuteman, the
Eagle and Shield, and the tower of
Independence Hall in Philadelphia,
where U.S. freedom was born.
Canada and the United States are
truly neighbors in democracy. They
share the longest unfortified border in
the world; they share, too, a common
destiny in the development of the
North American continent and rela-
tions with the rest of the world.
This fact is borne out clearly in
the speeches to the recent conven-
tion of the Canadian Labor Congress,
reported on page 16 of this issue.
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Today's Ecological Challenges
to Tomorrow's Home Builders
Home building is in for some difficult days,
General President William Sidell told the
Pacific Coast Builders Conference in San
Francisco, last month . . . "How much
shall progress in providing decent
housing for all be sacrified for a cleaner
environment?" he asked. Here is the full
text of his address.
■ Ecology is a word nine people
out of ten never heard of 20 years
ago. Today, virtually everyone is an
expert on the subject. Second and
third graders talk about pollution
and the cco-system with a sophisti-
cation that baffles their parents.
All of this is an indication of how
far we have come in recognizing the
seriousness of the ecological crisis
that confronts us in this, the last
third of the Twentieth Century.
I am sure there is no need for me
to belabor the point that the ability
of the human race to survive its own
capacity for making its air unbreath-
able, and its cities unlivable, is hang-
ing in the balance.
There is little doubt but that hu-
man survival is a race against time,
and time seems to be in the lead at
this moment.
Every segment of our society is
involved to greater or lesser degree
in the battle to bring about a livable
world. However, I believe that more
changes and more challenges face
the home-building industry than
most other industries.
Let me give you a quick rundown
of what is happening in the area of
the nation's capital. The implica-
tions for home-building are obvious.
T live in a suburban community of
Maryland, which bounds the district
of Columbia on the north. It is only
one of a dozen cities which make up
the county. The county is the basic
unit of government. The schools,
the police force, etc., are all county
operations. So, too, are zoning reg-
ulations, building codes, etc.
This particular county was one
of the fastest growing residential
areas in the nation. Today, however,
it is slowing down at an alarming
rate. The sewage system is extended
beyond its recognized capacity, and
much of the soil is unsuitable for
septic tank installation. Therefore,
the number of building permits is-
sued for both individual dwellings
and apartment houses is being cur-
tailed steadily. Until such time as
new sewage treatment facilities can
be placed into operation, there is
bound to be a continued downward
spiraling in home-building.
Reduced L'tilities
On top of this, the utility which
supplies natural gas recently an-
nounced that it is not taking on any
new customers. It will service only
those customers it already has. This
edict placed many home builders
in a precarious position. Some
switched to oil or electric heat, but
these are not viable solutions. Oil
is short and the electric supply un-
certain.
Last year, brown-outs were the
order of the day during much of
the months of July and August.
There is little doubt but that similar
curtailments of electric power will
be required this summer.
The major atomic generating plant
under construction nearby which
was scheduled to go into operation
in 1973, has been bogged down by
court suits brought by environmen-
talists. There is really no telling
when this plant will go into opera-
tion, if ever.
Or take the case of another large
county bordering on the District of
Columbia. During the past decade
it has grown steadily at the average
rate of 31,000 new residents per
year. The county council has de-
cided that the growth rate must be
held to 15,000 per year because of
the lack of adequate utilities and
facilities.
From all this, 1 think it is logical
to deduce that home-building is in
for some difficult days in the imme-
diate future in these counties. Until
such time as adequate sewage treat-
ment plants are placed in operation,
the number of homes to be built
each year is destined to shrink de-
spite growing needs. Growing short-
ages of gas and electricity place
further obstacles in the path of
home-building.
Adequate supplies will not be
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easy to obtain. Electricity requires
power, and power means pollution,
whether fossil fuels or atomic fuels
are used. This means that environ-
mentalists and power people inevit-
ably will be working at cross pur-
poses in many instances.
I think this struggle highlights the
crux of our dilemma; namely, how
much shall progress in providing
decent housing for all be sacrificed
for a cleaner environment?
Certainly, we need both a cleaner
environment and millions of new
homes. Balancing the priority of the
needs is one of the major challenges
of our time. I may be biased, but it
is my conviction that the environ-
mentalists deliberately endeavor to
stampede the American people into
unrealistic programs aimed at curing
generations of ecological neglect in
one fell swoop. Scare headlines and
science-fiction predictions are the
modus operandi.
Jobs and Health
Certainly, no one can deny that
pollution poses a serious threat to
the future welfare of the nation, but
so, too, does malnutrition. Malnu-
trition is a disease that stems from
unemployment, and its efi'ects can be
as devastating as the worst of pol-
lution. We need a cleaner environ-
ment, but we need jobs too. I believe
we can have both.
I think of the situation in Everett,
Washington. Two pulp mills there
have been polluting the bay for
seventy years. Suddenly, they are
given drastic orders to curtail pol-
lution almost instantaneously. Be-
cause the mills were old and com-
paratively inefficient, this edict
amounted to a death sentence.
Thirteen hundred jobs were in-
volved in an area already hard hit by
layoffs in the airplane industry.
The point I want to make is that
these mills had a long history of
polluting the bay. The bay naturally
suffered, but it survived for seventy
years. It seems to me that an or-
derly program for gradually reduc-
ing the pollution might have kept
the mills alive for some time to
come, and would have started re-
versing the seventy year trend.
I am sure that no blueprint is
necessary to pinpoint the implica-
tions for home building in the Ever-
ett situation. It must be all but dead
there. I think this is a small exam-
ple of the pressures which are build-
ing up between ecology and indus-
trial progress.
One of the areas in which our
brotherhood has been deeply in-
volved in the ecological controversy
is in the management of national
forest lands. I do not think I need
to point out that wood is a highly
desirable building material in the
housing field. It has flexibility, and
up to now, it has had an availability
unmatched by any other building
materials. In addition, it has a spe-
cial significance in that it is a renew-
able resource.
Unlike minerals and fossil fuels,
which once mined are gone forever,
wood can be produced in an endless
cycle of new crops. This is of major
importance to the nation and, for
that matter, to the world, which is
faced with the tremendous problem
of husbanding inadequate supplies
of basic raw materials.
With federal lands containing
about fifty percent of available mer-
chantable timber, the policies which
the government pursues on these
lands is of considerable importance
to your members and to ours. As a
result of the wilderness act of 1964,
the federal government placed some
9.1 millions of acres of national for-
est lands in the national wilderness
system. A sizable percentage of
these lands contained valuable tim-
ber assets. Some additional 4.5 mil-
lion acres are designated as primitive
areas at this time, and they, too,
are withdrawn from any logging
activities.
Forest Contribution
No one can quarrel with the idea
that scenic and spectacular areas
of the United States should be pre-
served intact for the enjoyment of
future generations. On the other
hand, lands that are best suited to
producing successive crops of wood
products ought to be carefully stud-
ied and evaluated as to the maxi-
mum contribution they can make to
the common good.
I firmly believe that there is ade-
quate acreage under federal owner-
ship for both outdoor recreation and
the continuing supply of timber
products.
A Forest Service survey shows
that the typical visitor to our wilder-
ness areas is a college graduate in
an upper income bracket who camps
out for a week or more, pursuing
a hobby of photography or rock
collecting, or something of that na-
ture.
The vast bulk of American citi-
zens will live out their lives without
ever visiting a true wilderness area.
Picture post cards are about the only
contact they will have. In effect,
what the wilderness areas achieve is
the reservation of vast areas for a
few hobbyists and outdoor fanatics.
Population Change
By and large, Americans today
are a nation of city dwellers. At the
turn of the century, less than one-
half of the population lived in urban
areas. That figure is now above
seventy percent and by 1980 it will
be around eighty percent. In 1900,
the country had only seventy-five
million people; now its population
exceeds two hundred million.
The urbanization process — to-
gether with the desire for a more
comfortable life — had led to a
steadily-growing demand for addi-
tional public facilities and public
services: schools, libraries and col-
leges; hospitals and clinics; bridges
and tunnels; streets and highways;
storm sewers and sanitary sewers;
airports; recreation centers; muse-
ums and theaters; clean air and
clean water; police and fire protec-
tion; public utilities and urban mass
transit.
Some of these facilities and serv-
ices are provided by private busi-
ness for a profit. This is true, for
example, with respect to most gas
and electric utilities, and some are
provided by private, non-profit or-
ganizations, as in the case of many
hospitals. In the main, however, for
most of these services — and the fa-
cilities they require — the people
look to the government and to the
investment of public funds. It is
quite obvious that government's ef-
forts in this area have fallen far
short of the need.
I have only touched lightly on
some of the ecological problems
which I think are looming on the
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PRUITT-IGOE
Case History of a Public Housing
Project That Went Wrong.
■ In 1955 the Pruitt-Igoe Pub-
lic Housing Project in St. Louis was
acclaimed by architects and city
planners alike for its design and
practicability.
Today, Pruitt-Igoe is viewed as
a prime example of urban bungling
and ill-planning. In fact, the low-
rent housing complex is virtually
uninhabitable right now.
The dream has turned into a
nightmare.
Criminals and \andals have made
a haven of Pruitt-Igoe. More win-
dows are broken than remain intact.
Plumbing is ripped out, walls and
ceilings have gaping holes in them,
and elevators for the 1 1 -story high-
rises are continually on the blink or
filled with the strench of urine. Only
wary repairmen and deliverymen en-
ter the area. Even police, fire, and
RIGHT: This aerial view of Pruitt-lfjoe
public housint: project in 1956 also shows
part of the high-crime area that com-
pletclj surrounds the development. Chil-
dren have often gotten lost trying to
distinguish the entrance to their own
apartment building.
ambulance drivers try to avoid
Pruitt-Igoe. and taxis are rarely if
ever seen near the premises. Snipers
have been known to perch on the
roofs of one of the country's tallest
slums.
What happened to this "model"
public housing project?
The main problem seems to be
population density. Pruitt-Igoe was
designed to pro\ide minimum-rent
housing for about 13.000 people in
approximately ten city blocks. In
other words, a federally-funded proj-
ect created a relatively large city,
a vertical slum, in a tiny area sur-
rounded by blighted homes and
abandoned shops in St. Louis' near
northside.
Such a project was doomed from
the start. In 1955, 43 buildings
were constructed at a cost of .$36,-
000,000. One of the many cost-
rises, besides cheap insulation and
saving features of the 1 1 -story high-
wiring, was the now-infamous skip-
stop elevator system. These under-
sized elevators which stopped only
at the fourth, seventh, and tenth
floors, were highly acclaimed as an
architectural economy measure at
Continued on page 35
FAR LEFT: A dynamite blast brings
down an entire section of an 11-story
building in tlie Pruitt-Igoe public housing
project in St. Louis. Most of the windows
have been brolien by vandals. Bottom-
floor apartment windows are boarded up
with plywood.
LEFT: From an eleventh-floor Pruitt-Igoe
apartment, the view encompasses a deso-
late canyon of concrete and scrubby grass.
BELOW: Walls of public areas inside
buildings look desolate. Many damaged
or missing firehoses were not replaced.
At night, the center stairwells, elevators
and laundry rooms, because they are iso-
lated from apartments, are trouble spots.
ABOVE: Elevators stop only at gallerj floors (fourth, seventh, and tenth)
where laundry rooms (left, locked with chain) and garbage chutes are
located. The seldom-used laundry rooms were eliminated and the corridor
narrowed to make new apartments and reduce the gantlet area for residents
trying to reach apartments. The battered elevators in each building, though
they were completely reconditioned, could not be changed.
RIGHT: Children can have fun wherever
they gather — even near a trash container.
Presently, they have little to play with
and often wander out of sight of the
apartment windows. It was difficult to
protect small children from gangs of
older ones.
LEFT: Officials from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
and the St. Louis Housing Authority tour
the Pruitt-Igoe public housing project.
Plans are being made for an estimated
$39,000,000 renovation of the project.
ONTARIO AND NEW JERSEY TAKE ACTION
Two State And Provincial Agreements
Supplement Recent Int'l Drywall Pact
■ Two recent agreements
strengthen the Brotherhood's posi-
tion in drywall and acoustical con-
struction and supplement the recent-
ly-established international agree-
ment between the Brotherhood and
the International Association of Wall
and Ceiling Contractors.
In mid-March a province-wide
acoustical and drywall agreement
was negotiated by the Ontario Pro-
vincial Council with the Acoustical
Association of Ontario. Shortly af-
terwards, the New Jersey State
Council of Carpenters signed a hard-
won Carpentcr-Drywall Specialties
Agreement with the New Jersey
Drywall Contractors Association.
The New Jersey agreement was
complicated, due to the fact that the
Building Code of New Jersey had
previously discriminated against the
use of drywall interiors. Through
the efforts of the General Office and
General Executive Board Member
Raleigh Rajoppi, the code was
amended and the way cleared for
drywall agreement.
On May 19, General President
William Sidell sent a letter to all
New Jersey construction locals, ex-
plaining the pact.
The New Jersey drywall agree-
ment became effective on July 1,
1972.
The Ontario agreement has been
in effect since March 14 and ex-
tends to April 30, 1974. It was de-
signed to "pick up" several local
agreement terms spelled out in an
appendix which each local union
and district council signs. More than
85 companies will become party to
the agreement covering almost 2,000
members in the field of acoustical
and drywall construction.
Both the Ontario and New Jersey
agreements provide for recognition
of the Brotherhood's jurisdiction in
wall and ceiling work assignments,
and each helps to ease the tensions
which have traditionally existed be-
tween the plastering and drywall
industries. ■
ONTARIO AGREEMENT— >V III. Stefaiioviti'h, Genenil K.xeculivc Board Member, witnesses
the Acoustic and Drjnail Agreement Hanlted by members from both negotiating
committees. Front row, left to right, Moc Sawka, Bruce L'pton, Mm. Stefanovitch,
Bacli row, left to right, Noel Guilbeault, Local 2041, Ottawa; Joe Liberman; Ken
Mace, Fred Leger, Local 1747 and Toronto District Council; Tom Harkness, Inter-
national Representative. (Fhuto: Bob Reid)
NEW JERSEY AGREEMENT— Participants in the signing of llic Ni'» .lersey agreement
were: left to right, Henry Frank, business representative. Local 15, Hackensack; .lames
Mos, secretary, N..I. State Council; Sewcll Peckhain, business representative. Local
1006, New Brunswick; George Loufenberg, business representative. Local 620,
Madison; George Salvadore, Clareniont Drywall; Robert Blank, National Applicators;
Patrick .1. Herbert, P. J, Herbert Co., Inc.; .lack Newton, business representative,
Passaic Count) District Council; (seated) Sigurd Lucasscn, General Representative;
and Rak'igh Rajoppi, General Executive Board Member, 2nd District,
THE CARPENTER
TOM
ROUNDUP
REPOSSESSIONS-The U.S. Supreme Court has struck a blow for the consumer — ^holding
that creditors cannot seize merchandise purchased on time payments, when payments
are in default, without a hearing.
By a four-to-three vote, the High Court struck down Pennsylvania and
Florida laws which permit creditors to take the merchandise after payment de-
faults without giving the purchasers a chance to tell a court why the
repossession is unwarranted.
Almost all states have statues similar to those in Florida and Pennsylvania.
JOBLESS YOUTH— The numher of youths in the school -age work force this summer —
that is, in the 16-to-24 age group — will he ahout 22.4 million, the Lahor
Department estimates. The 3.6 million increase from April of this year will
not he quite as great as it was last year.
YOUTH OCCUPIED— There were 756,100 disadvanteged youths enrolled in the Neigh-
borhood Youth Corps (NYC) program in, 1971, an increase of 118,000 or 19% over
total enrollees for 1970, the Labor Department reports.
MEANY ASSISTANT— Tom Kahn has been named an assistant to AFL-CIO President George
Meany. Kahn is on leave as executive director of the League for Industrial
Democracy. He has written widely in the areas of politics, civil rights and youth
problems.
MANPOWER PROGRAMS— Labor unions are participating in Federal Manpower training
programs amounting to more than $30,000,000 this year as compared with less than
$8,000,000 in 1968, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
More than 53,000 workers have been placed in jobs by labor unions since
January of 1969, the great majority in the building and construction" trades,
with an average starting wage of $3.50 an hour.
THE MESSAGE— One of the most simple, direct messages to President Nixon is being
carried on bumper stickers hereabouts. It reads: "UMMPLOYMMT ISN'T WORKING".
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD-The last Wholesale Price Index was something of a
disaster for the Nixon Administration, providing some sound evidence that his
New Economic Program is close to a shambles.
The May WPI tells us that prices rose faster the six months since Nixon's
wage-price freeze — ^with pay controls — than in the six months prior to the freeze.
SANCTIONS AGAINST HAITI — The AFL-CIO wants the U.S. Government and all inter-
national agencies to impose strict economic sanctions against Haiti until its new
regime "translates its promises into performances by ending its despotic denial
of all human rights and freedoms."
MINIMUM WAGE FOR TEENAGERS — The Nixon proposal to establish a substandard
minimum wage for teenagers would neither create new jobs for young workers nor
spur the economy toward expanded job opportunities to cut high unemployment, in
the view of the AFL-CIO.
"Jobs are created by demand in the economy," not by cutting the minimum
wage, Rudolph Oswald of the AFL-CIO' s Department of Research stressed, in a
network radio interview. He noted that the below-par wage for teenagers urged by
Administration spokesmen would have no effect on "teenage employment and
unemployment" — a fact borne out by a "detailed, year-long study . . . the Labor
Department itself commissioned."
MATH WIZARD? — Don Cutler, of the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees, an organizer with a mathematical bent of mind, figured out
that within one hour 56,700 pickets could march past any given picketing
point. (PAI)
JULY, 1972
Show visitors crowd the aisles in one of two large halls of San Diego's Community Concourse, where the 1972 Union
Industries Show was held. The Brotherhood displays can be seen in the upper right portion of the picture above.
CALIFORNIANS FLOCK TO
1972 UNION INDUSTRIES SHOW
■ It was almost like a second
California gold rush: the 1972 Un-
ion Industries Show, June 9-14, in
San Diego's big. new Community
Concourse.
When word got out via news-
papers, radio, and television that
there was much to see and win . . .
and all of it free . . . the scene
changed from a few early prospec-
tors on opening day to big, enthusi-
astic crowds on Saturday and Sun-
day nights, and the biggest crowd
of all on closing night. June 14,
when a mother lode of television
sets, a tiberglas boat, complete
kitchens, and much, much more was
given away in final, free drawings.
The Brotherhood was a big and
active part of the 1972 show,
filling 10 exhibit spaces with dis-
plays promoting our union label and
the advantages of union skills and
workmanship. ■
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General President William Sidell, third from left, discusses the exhibits with US
Secretary of Labor James Hodgson, AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades
President Richard Walsh, and Assistant Secretary of Labor William Usery. With
President Sidell are GEB Member M. B. Bryant and Gen. Sec. R. E. Livingston.
Ml^l
General President Sidell talks with Job
Corps Carpenter Trainee Daniel Navarro,
who helped to man the exhibit of the
Brotherhood's Job Corps program.
Union Bakery Workers prepared a special
cake with the Brotherhood emblem, dis-
played here by Les Parker and Arthur
Eisele, West Coast Brotherhood leaders.
Above: An exhibit of old and modern
jigsaws and lathes was supplied by the
Hammond Machinery and Supply Co. of
San Diego.
Left: $25 savings bonds were given away
daily to lucky visitors to the Brotherhood
exhibits. People also gathered for free
rulers and literature about the craft.
Below: Tired but satisfied show visitors
with filled shopping bags sit on the stairs
of San Diego's Community Concourse.
A chain saw from a bygone era drew the attention of General President
Sidell and Les Parker, executive secretary of the San Diego District Council.
The saw was part of the exhibit of Southern California Pile Drivers, Bridge,
Wharf, and Dock Builders and the Staite Engineering Co.
UmS. JLubar Tells the Palitieul Parties . . .
THESE ARE THl
PART TWO
The June CARPENTER jeatiiied excerpts
in five categories from the 1972 AFL-CIO plat-
form proposals: hoitsiiii>. occupational liealth
and safety, international trade, national health
security, and the national economy.
This month, the important concerns of man-
power, pensions, and lalior relations are high-
lighted.
These and otlier AFL-CIO policy statements
are being presented to the Democratic and Re-
publican national conventions this summer in
an effort to clarify the positions of organized
labor on issues affecting every American.
Labor-Management Relations
Collective bargaining is the keynote in the arch
of America's system of economic democracy and
private enterprise.
There is no compatibility between effective eco-
nomic democracy and control of the collective
bargaining process by governmental fiat. The to-
talitarian regimes have established that beyond
question.
The national labor policy established a gener-
ation ago by the Congress of the United States,
with the passage of the Wagner Act. recognized
this. Despite successive amendments of that Act
by the Taft-Hartley and Landrum-Griffin changes,
the National Labor Management Relations Act
still retains, in its preamble, the original declara-
tions and intentions of encouraging "the practice
and procedure of collective bargaining" and the
preliminary process of organizing to obtain bar-
gaining.
Barriers designed to circumvent these declara-
tions, however, remain in one form or another:
• The intervention of the employer into what
should be essentially an employe determination
of whether collective bargaining is desired has
been sanctioned under the guise of the "free
speech" section.
• Employers have been able to distort and in-
fluence the outcome of representation elections
on the premise that words, that are not established
as clear and instant coercive threats, are not an
unfair labor practice.
• So-called "labor-consultants" are being hired
by anti-union employers to advise their clients on
how to break or bend the law maintaining a facade
of compliance but, in effect, violating its intent.
• The Act continues to contain Section 14(b)
which permits states to restrain union security in
ways more restrictive than the federal statute.
This section is patently inconsistent with the pur-
pose of the Act.
• The Act permits employers to receive physi-
cal and financial assistance from fellow-employers,
individually and collectively, during labor-manage-
ment disputes, while, at the same time, denying
employes the right to enlist the aid of fellow work-
ers or fellow unionists.
• Workers in desperate need of union organi-
zation, such as agricultural workers and employes
of non-profit hospitals, are excluded from coverage
of the Act.
• More adequate remedies are needed for an
employe who has been illegally dismissed by an
employer in violation of the Act.
• Appropriate legislation should be enacted in-
suring state and local government employes the
right to bargain collectively.
The National Labor Relations Act must be re-
vised in order to return the national labor policy
to its original purpose. It should also be broad-
ened in coverage so that no group of employes,
eligible for congressional concern, should be de-
nied the benefits of participation in the national
labor policy.
10
THE CARPENTER
ISSUES IN 1972
Manpower and Training Policy
With unemployment continuing at critically high
levels, a meaningful manpower policy must receive
a special priority.
The key to an effective manpower program is
job creation. Training, while important and neces-
sary, is not an end in itself. Training must be fol-
lowed by a job if it is to have any value.
Attainment of full employment is the basic pre-
requisite of an effective and comprehensive, na-
tional manpower policy.
When the regular job-creating channels in the
economy, both private and public, do not create
enough jobs, the federal government must pro-
vide sufficient funds for a large-scale public-service
employment program. Such a program to create
jobs for the unemployed and seriously under-
employed would provide badly needed services in
hospitals, schools, fire and police departments,
recreational facilities, sanitation, pollution controls
and other state, local and federal government fa-
cilities.
In the establishment of manpower programs, in
both the public and private sectors, we insist on
provision of adequate wage and working stand-
ards. Wages, under these programs, should be at
least at the level of federal minimum wage or the
prevailing rate of pay for the occupation, which-
ever is higher.
Manpower programs should not be used to sub-
sidize low-wage, substandard employers and to
undermine the wage and working standards of
other workers, to aid runaways. . ,
Pension Legislation
Adequate income for retirement has become
one of the goals of the American labor movement.
Logically, this should be provided under the So-
cial Security program, which organized labor has
done everything possible to improve, but since
Social Security fails to meet these needs the labor
movement has negotiated private pension pro-
grams through the collective bargaining process.
However, as private pension plans have grown
certain problems have emerged. Many workers
fail to qualify for a pension because of their in-
ability to meet length of service or vesting re-
quirements established under private pension and
profit sharing plans. Workers have also lost their
rights to a pension because of business failures,
mergers, and acquisitions. Because of family busi-
ness failures, as well as plant shut-downs in firms
continuing to operate, a small but significant pro-
portion of employes covered by private pension
plans have lost not only their jobs but also their
earned rights to pensions.
Others have been similarly victimized when their
employers have been delinquent in making pre-
viously stipulated contributions to pension funds
thereby seriously jeopardizing the soundness and
stability of the trust. Still others have lost their
pension rights when runaway employers, often en-
couraged by plant piracy through tax-free indus-
trial bonds, have moved their operations to other
communities.
Any legislation to meet these problems, which
might be enacted by the Congress, must take into
consideration the great diversity of employe bene-
fit programs, the wide variation of conditions un-
der which these plans have been established and
the substantial and varying impact on costs which
such regulations might entail. . . .
JULY, 1972
11
Workers secure the free world's hiruest electric motor at Kaiser Steel's plant in Fontana, Calif. Millnright
and Machinery Erectors Local 1113 of San Bernardino, Calif., did the installation of this massive unit.
FREE WORLD S
LARGEST
ELECTRIC
MOTOR
. . . installed by
members of
Local 1113,
San Bernardino,
California
■ Millwrights of Local 1113, San
Bernardino, Calif., recently installed
the largest direct current, single
armature electric motor ever built
in the Free World. The 10,000
horsepower motor was installed in
the Kaiser Steel plant in Fontana.
Calif.
The motor was built in one year's
time by the General Electric Com-
pany's plant in Schenectady, N.Y.,
and was shipped to California by
rail. Four railroad flat cars were
used to carry the \arious compon-
ents and controls of the motor. The
unit's rotor alone required mount-
ing in a steel skid on a special
widened and underslung fiat car,
cushioned on 44 shock absorbers.
After a 28-year-old 7,000 horse-
power motor had been removed
from the installation site. Mill-
wrights extended the existing foun-
dation and pedestal. Then the com-
ponent parts of the motor were
moved to the point of installation.
Using hand and power rigging, mem-
bers of Local 1113 leveled, aligned,
and secured the 243-ton motor
which is 18 feet in diameter and
27 feet long.
The new motor now drives Kaiser
Steel's 4-Hi plate finishing mill at
speeds up to 80 revolutions per min-
ute. The replaced motor, built by
Continued on Pag^e 31
THE CARPENTER
LOCAL UNION NEWS
Harold Coleman
Retires With
37 Years Service
Harold A. Coleman, a member of
Local 125, Utica, N.Y., since 1935, was
honored with a testimonial dinner on
April 15. The dinner was held at the
Twin Ponds Golf and Country Club,
New York Mills, N.Y.
Brother Coleman was presented with a
plaque by General Secretary Richard E.
Livingston and a scroll by Martin Ber-
ger, president of the Utica Federation of
Labor, for his many accomplishments in
local, state, and international service.
While serving as recording secretary
of Local 125 from 1940 to 1971, he
was president of the Mohawk Valley
District Council of Carpenters for 16
years, and he was very active in the
Utica Federation of Labor for nearly
all of his career. From 1947 until his
retirement this year. Brother Coleman
was Apprentice Training Representative
to the New York State Department of
Labor.
Playboy, Chicago
A new $2.6 million Playboy Club is
being created in Chicago, III., and union
Carpenters are doing the work.
In the photo above, Playboy Bunny
Lieko English watched Donald Burley of
Local 2004 finish off a stair railing for
the 550-seat club.
Right: Bunny English climbs a ladder
to inspect the sculptured doors being
installed by Dieter Schoenberg of Local
419 and Walter Amott of Local 80. The
doors, are made of polished brass, bronze,
and 14-carat gold sprayed over cast
aluminum.
At a testimonial dinner in New York Mills, N.Y., honoring Harold A. Coleman,
seated far right, General Secretary Richard E. Livingston addresses dinner guests
before the presentation of the plaque. The main speaker, Patrick J. Campbell, General
Executive Board, First District, is seated at the left. The Honorable John J. Walsh,
Oneida County judge and toastmaster for the event, is seated next to Coleman.
Officers for Los Angeles Local 1976
The board members and officers of Carpenters Local 1976, Los Angeles, Calif.,
were installed last year. They assembled for this picture. From left, they include:
George Sims, trustee; Jesse Martinez, trustee; James Simmons, conductor; Randle
Fairchild, Warden; Albert Wise, president; Alex Bodin, treasurer; Vernon Thompson,
vice-president; John Headley, recording secretary, and Nathan Fleisher, financial
secretary.
Port Council Van
Les Parker, executive secretary of the
San Diego, Calif., District Council; Gen.
Sec. R. E. Livingston; and Peter Mc-
Gavin, executive secretary of the AFL-
CIO Maritime Trades, examine a new
vehicle acquired by the San Diego Port
Maritime Council.
JULY, 1972
13
People W^ith Ideas .
COVER
ADMIRATION
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"1 have often admired the front cover of our magazine." writes Kenneth
G. Rcames, member of Local 266. Stoctvton. Calif. "This time I
have done something about it."
Inspired by the cover of last November's Carpenier. Reames did
an oil painting of the autumn scene which enhances the beauty of the
original color photograph.
Rcames first joined Local 1240. Oroville, California, in 1934. He
hopes that his old friends will see what he is doing now that he
is retired and jixing in Stockton.
PAINTING WITH WOOD
Willy Grawe's latest major work in the art of mar-
quetry is a 47-by-41-inch depiction of the Sermon on
the Mount, inspired by a magazine photograph of the
original painting by a Danish master. Grawe is known
as a "Danish Master Craftsman" of inlaid wooden
pictures.
A member of Millmen's Local 1220, Portland, Oregon,
Grawe composed the inlaid wood picture by cutting and
fitting hundreds of pieces of naturally colored wood
from all over the world. Christ's face, for example,
was done in rosewood that came from Switzerland, while
His red robe comes from an African wood. Some of the
other woods include Swedish birch, swamp oak, ma-
drone, and koa from Hawaii.
The picture began four-and-one-half years ago with
a detailed blueprint of the subject, each piece marked
for color. "It looked like a paint by numbers picture."
says Grawe. Then each piece is cut with a knife or
with the jigsaw he brought from his homeland of Den-
mark.
The wood inlaid "Sermon on the Mount" was the
feature display at the Western Forestry Center in Port-
land during the Easter season this year. An earlier
work of Grawe's, a wood portrait of George Wash-
ington, became the front cover of the February, 1966,
Cctrpenler.
Grawe has his studio at his home at 8132 S.E. Bybee
Street, Portland, Oregon 97206.
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THE CARPENTER
MINI-COACH
Kenneth Keith of Local 669,
Vienna, III., is the maker of this
reproduced 1884 Concord Stage
Coach. Keith followed authentic
blueprints throughout every detail
of this % scale reproduction, using
power tools not even dreamed of
90 years ago.
Two 40-inch-high "mini-mules"
are used to pull the stagecoach in a
fall festival parade. Norman Jones,
the trainer of the mules, is the
driver of Keith's stagecoach, and
"Spot" is riding shotgun.
Native walnut is found through-
out the coach, except for the wheels
which are made of hickory. The
upholstery, luggage rack, and blinds
are genuine leather, and most of
the fittings are brass.
BASEMENT FLEET
C. Dick Craig has built and stored a fleet of about 25 ships — in his basement.
"Building model ships keeps me feeling frisky," says the 80-year-old retired
member of Local 1062, Santa Barbara, Calif. But instead of assembling a
model kit sold in stores, Craig starts with a blueprint and makes every single
part himself.
His first efi^ort in model shipbuilding came six years ago when he came
across some plans for model ships in a series of articles in Popular Mechanics
dating back to 1925. Since then he has completed a number of models from
the famous "Flying Cloud" to a Civil War paddle steamer.
A few months ago the Craig fleet was on public display in Santa Barbara's
Upham Hotel during the hotel's centennial celebration. One of the ships
on display was Craig's first accomplishment, a model of Henrik Hudson's
"Half Moon," pictured with Craig.
After joining Local 701, Fresno, in 1917, Craig transferred to Local 642 in
Richmond, California. He now lives at 2049 Mountain Avenue in Santa
Barbara. His son, Howard "Don" Craig, is an active member of Local 1062.
FROM
EYESORE
TO ICON
What do you do with a
Majestic red oak tree that
begins to die? Most people
would cut the tree into
firewood, but Augustine
Patros of Clayton, Wis., a
member of Local 957,
Stillwater, Minn., had a
better idea.
The tree was standing
next to Patros' lakeshore
home on Clear Lake when
it began to die for some
unknown reason. Six
months of painstaking
work resulted in an inter-
esting addition to any
home, a multi-colored
totem pole with carved
figures on both sides.
TURNIP
KING
Some members take great pride in catching the biggest fish
in the pond or bringing back the biggest buck in the forest,
But L. R. Lord, president of Local 2461, Cleveland, Tenn., takes
great pride in being the "turnip king" of Bradley County.
Lord, whose turnip patch is in the Tasso community north
of Cleveland, grew one turnip weighing 1 1 Vi pounds.
JULY, 1972
15
ANADIAN
U.S. and Canada Share Multi-National
Corporation Dilemma, CLC Delegates Told
Delegates to the 9th Constitutional
Convention of the Canadian Labor
Congress had the good fortune to hear
both sides of the story in the current
debate going on in the trade union
movement about trade relations be-
tween Canada and the United States.
The convention took place in Ot-
tawa in mid-May. The two sides were
effectively presented, first, by Donald
MacDonald. president. Canadian La-
bor Congress, in his opening address:
then by the AFL-CIO fraternal dele-
gate. Peter Bommarito.
The labor movement in both coun-
tries is faced with similar problems,
the threat of inflation on the one hand
and high unemployment on the other,
with governments inclined to put pres-
sure on wages as a prime anti-inflation
measure.
Labor is being made the scapegoat
for inflationary trends and is. as fra-
ternal delegate Bommarito told the
1 ,700 delegates, being blamed for the
spread of multi-national corporations
who are exporting production facilities
and jobs to more "labor-friendly coun-
tries", meaning countries where wages
arc lower.
The problem is very similar on both
sides of the border. So what is the
argument about?
CLC President MacDonald first
rapped the federal government in
Canada for being largely responsible
for the continuing heavy unemploy-
ment. "Disastrous economic policies,"
he charged.
Then he turned to Canadian-U.S.
economic relations. Canada, he said,
was being confronted with ever-rising
protectionist trends in the United
States which could hurt Canada.
He referred to the Hartke-Burke
bill before Congress which is being
backed by U.S. unions. This legisla-
tion, he said, would impose a restric-
tive quota on nearly all exports to the
United States including those from
Canada.
He also referred to the U.S. DISC
program, the Domestic International
Sales Corporation, which in effect sub-
sidizes U.S. corporations on their ex-
port business.
Since many of these corporations
also operate in Canada, subsidized ex-
ports could undercut products made
by these same corporations in Canada.
For example. Canadians might be
able to buy a car in the United States
at a subsidized price because it was
to be taken north of the border for use
in this country. The same car made
by GM, Ford or Chrysler is already
more expensive in Canada due to com-
pany pricing and Canadian taxes.
That's one side of the story in a
nutshell.
Mr. Bommarito took up a good
part of his speech in dealing with
the multi-national corporations which,
through their foreign subsidiaries,
prosper "while the labor force of our
two great countries suffers from high
unemployment."
Multi-national corporations are the
fastest-growing institution in Ameri-
can society, he told the delegates, and
the third largest productive force in
the world next to the U.S. and Russia.
They know no boundaries. They
don't care where they produce, U.S.,
Canada, Iron Curtain countries or
South America, as long as they make
money. Jobs are not important to
them. Machines are.
He gave numerous examples of
how these huge companies have af-
fected jobs in the United States. One
example was the shoe industry, where
250 shoe factories have been shut-
down and "the equivalent of 1 65,000
U.S. jobs will have been exported to
foreign countries".
The U.S. shoe worker whose aver-
age age is 52 is laid off. goes on un-
employment compensation, then on
public welfare or the charity of friends
or relatises until he is old enough to
be entitled to social security.
The AFL-CIO spokesmen spelled
it all out \ery well. "Workers lose
their jobs, the foreign workers work
for slave wages and the consumer is
raped."
"'n Canada." he continued, "we
find the same story repeated in the
textile industry, in the electrical in-
dustry, in auto and steel."
Defending the position of the trade
union movement in the United States,
Mr. Bommarito was aware and con-
cerned about workers in Canada and
elsewhere.
"We believe that no worker's job
is expendable on the altar of increased
profits, whether the worker be in the
United States or in Canada.
"We beliexe in fair competition as
far as wages are concerned, but we
don't want to, nor can we. compete
with the unrealistic wage level existing
in Taiwan. Spain and Hong Kong."
He then told the convention that
the AFL-CIO has set up a task force.
He is a member of it. and both as
AFL-CIO vice-president and president
of the United Rubherworkers "with
a healthy and \igorous membership
here in Canada. I will do everything
possible to insure that the new trade
bill will provide fair trade with Can-
ada."
That was good communication.
More of it is needed. Mr. Bommarito's
speech and the Canadian position
should be published side by side.
Intelligent dialogue can lead to
better understanding.
Business Handouts
In Federal Budget
The federal budget for the current
fiscal year was introduced into the
House of Commons in May. It did
what Canadian governments have been
doing for many years. It gave more
handouts to big business.
The Trudeau government, through
its new finance minister. Montrealer
John Turner, is distributing a total of
$850 million in two ways: $500 mil-
lion is going to the manufacturing and
processing industries in tax write-offs
and cuts: $350 million is going to old
age pensioners and disadvantaged per-
sons.
As Turner explained it. the "bo-
nanza for big business" as the Toronto
16
THE CARPENTER
Star called it, is supposed to provide
jobs. But there is absolutely no assur-
ance that the money will be used in
that way and not put into the pockets
of stockholders.
And why should a multi-national
corporation like General Motors get
a windfall of perhaps $15 million
from the Canadian government?
What the budget has done is shift
more of the tax load from corpora-
tions to individuals. As the corpora-
tion tax is reduced, the personal in-
come tax will go up, by 3% Jan. 1,
1973. The company tax break was
made effective immediately.
About 20 years ago the govern-
ment took about the same percentage
of taxes from the corporate sector and
from individual tax payers. Now per-
sonal income tax accounts for about
four times as much as corporate taxes.
As for pensioners, they get little.
Most of them will get only $2.88 more
per month on top of the basic pension
of $80. This is to make up for the
increase in cost of living to the end of
1971.
Pensioners with little or no other
income, do better. The single person
will get $1 50 a month, up $1 5; married
pensioners, both over age 65, will get
$285 a month.
From now on living cost adjust-
ments will be made every April.
One serious fault in the plan is that
a married couple with only one per-
son over 65 will get only a single
pension of $150 (if they are virtually
destitute).
Another is that the pensionable age
has not been reduced to 60. With
heavy unemployment continuing, a
demand is growing for a lower pen-
sionable age.
U.S.-Canadian Forces
Fastest Growing
The new federal minister of labor
Martin O'Connell told an industrial
relations conference that between 1 967
and 1980, Canada's population will
have grown about 3 million.
This will mean a growth in the labor
force of close to 50% so that 250,000
new jobs have to be found every year.
In comparison, the labor force in
the United States is expected to in-
crease by 29.5% in the same period;
Britain by only 4%, France by 13.5%,
Germany 5.5%, Italy 1.7% and
Sweden just 0.3%.
The fact that the labor force in
Canada and in the United States will
JULY, 1972
grow faster than in other countries
will make the problem more difficult
on this side of the water.
An additional factor to take into
account is the increasing number of
women entering the labor force.
Job Security
Is Now Key Issue
Labor Minister O'Connell also told
his listeners, most of them experts in
industrial relations, that unemploy-
ment is making job security a major
issue at the bargaining table.
Union leadership is under pressure
to include "no-layoffs" and other
schemes for job protection in their
demands.
This has led to more conflict in
some areas where technological change
is rapid as in telecommunications.
Technological change, said O'Con-
nell, may be good for the nation, but
it can be pretty shattering for indi-
viduals who lose their jobs.
So the cost of technological change
must be borne, not by the individual,
but by those who stand to benefit
most.
CLC Calls For
Higher Wage Base
The Canadian Labor Congress con-
vention adopted a resolution which
urged its affiliates to exert pressure on
governments for a $2.50 minimum
wage with an escalator clause.
The federal minimum wage is now
$1.75 an hour. Most workers are cov-
ered by provincial minimum wage
legislation which varies between $1.50
and $1.75 an hour.
Conservative Hits
Federal Housing
It was most unusual for a Con-
servative member of parliament, but
one of them, Robert McCleave, of
Halifax, condemned federal housing
policies on one ground: he said the
average purchaser of a $30,000 home
in Canada will have paid a total of
$103,000 for his home by the time it
is paid off.
Naturally as a Conservative what
he didn't say was this high cost is due
to the exorbitant rates of interest now
being charged on mortgages. They've
come down from 10% to about 9%,
but latest news is that the first mort-
gage rate is going back up — to 10%.
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. . . those members of our Brotlierhood who. in recent weeks, h;i\e been n^imed
or elected to public offices, have won awards, or who have, in other wu\s. "stood
out from the crowd." This month, our editorial hat is off to the following:
CEREBRAL PALSY TELETHON— Ralph Cunnizzaro. president of the Westchester Count),
N.V., District Council, standing second from left, joins hands with members of the
joint labor-management committee which raised $57,000 for the United Cerebral
Palsy Association of Westchester County, N.Y.. at CP"s 21st annual telethon iji Janu-
ary. Cannizzaro organized the support of Westchester County's local unions, result-
ing in a substantial contribution to the fight against cerebral palsy. Members of the
district council were commended for their help at the telethon center, working around
the clock for nearly 30 hours.
Two General Office
Staff Appointments
Danielson
Loope
Two start changes were announced
last month at the General Offices in
Washington. D.C.
Don Danielson. director of research
for the Brotherhood since 1954. has
been named assistant to the General
President.
Nicholas Loope. secretary of the
International Joint Apprenticeship
Committee and. for 22' 2 years, direc-
tor of the joint apprenticeship and
training program for the District of
Columbia and nearby Maryland and
Virginia, has been named to succeed
Danielson as director of research.
Danielson was apprenticed to Local
12.'^2. St. Paul. Minn., in 1942 and
has been a member of Local 87. St.
Paul, since 19.'i4. He graduated from
the University of Minnesota School of
Industrial Relations in I9.'51 and joined
the Brotherhood General Offices at
Indianapolis. Ind., in 19.54.
Loope has been a member of Local
1590. Washington. D.C. for more
than .^0 \ears. A native of Pennsyl-
vania, he came to the area of the na-
tion's capital during World War II,
later became recording secretary of
Local 1590. He has held many public
and union posts, including serving as
director of youth employment pro-
grams for the Nalioruil Institute of
Labor Lilucation.
$5,000 HISTORICAL GRANT— Alvin Mc-
Curdy. president of Local 494. Windsor.
Ontario, is recipient of a $5,000 grant
from the Canada Council to continue his
research into Canadian Negro history.
McCurdy is presently cataloguing a scries
of biographies of outstanding Canadian
Negroes for the provincial department of
education.
The grant will enable McCurdy. 55.
to continue an interest in Negro history
that he developed when he was a school-
boy in Amhcrslburg, Ontario. In recent
years he has concentrated on biographical
material. He intended to continue his
Negro biographies with or without the
Canada council grant for his independent
research.
3 of 4 Workplaces Fail
Safety-Health Inspections
Three of every four workplaces in-
spected during the 10 months ended
April 30 were found in violation of
the Occupational Safety & Health Act.
Only 5.791 of the 23.662 employers
inspected were in compliance with
federal job safely and health standards,
the Occupational Safely t<: Health Ad-
ministration reported.
Federal inspectors attribulcil 75.S64
violations in government safety stand-
ards to IS. 449 employers. Fines pro-
posed by the enforcement agency —
subject to appeal by employers — total
$1.7 million.
The 2.3.662 workplaces that were
inspected during the period employ
4.6 million workers. The federal job
safety act has jurisdiction over more
than 4.1 million employers covering
more than 57 million workers.
18
THE CARPENTER
St. Louis Apprentice
Wins State Contest
Ronald Bruder, 22, won the statewide
competition for carpenter apprentices at
the recent Missouri State Council of Car-
penters Meeting. Bruder is a member of
Local 1739, St. Louis.
The state contest was sponsored by
the United Brotherhood, the AFL-CIO,
Associated General Contractors, and the
National Association of Home Builders.
A four-member panel of carpenters and
contractors decided unanimously on Bru-
der's win.
Competition for the fourth-year ap-
prentices lasted a day and a half. The
first day was spent in building a small
house from blueprints. A four-hour writ-
ten examination was held the next day.
Bruder works for the Emmendorfer
Construction Co. in St. Louis. He is now
entitled to represent the State of Mis-
souri in the International apprenticeship
competition in August. .
Safety Trainees in Somerville, NJ,
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Top Missouri carpenter apprentice Ron-
ald Bruder accepts a savings bond and
the riglit to represent Missouri at the
international competition from Sixth Dis-
trict Representative Frederick Bull. Also
pictured are Gus Utoff, left, Ron's ap-
prenticeship instructor, and OUie Lang-
horst, right, chief executive officer of the
St. Louis District Council.
One Contest to Go
The state apprenticeship contests are
almost over. The Connecticut contest,
July 28, is the only one scheduled this
month. The International contest is next
month in Las Vegas, Nev.
These members of Local 455, Somerville, N. J., are among the first graduates of the
new 10-hour safety course sponsored by the Federal Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA). Left to right, front row: J. Simmons, G. Clarke, C. Dressier,
Instructor G. Sesamon, Business Agent S. Barratt, S. Susho, and B. Vredand. Second
row: B. Gannone, E. Coddington, F. Sarrin, H. Loansburry, P. DiBiase, A. Scott, S.
Paduch, and E. Gransky. Back row: J. Herasymuch, E. Widasny, J. Kurylo, G. Ernst,
F. Ryan, and R. Heruel.
Recent Graduates in Madison County^ III
At graduation ceremonies on April 28, these 13 apprentices from the Carpenters'
District Council of Madison County and Vicinity, 111., received certificates of comple-
tion. Left to right, seated: R. Mike Mayes, Local 633; James Doolin, Local 633;
William Wise, Local 633; John Hawley, Local 990; Paul Bohnenstiehl, Local 295;
David Brandt, Local 378. Standing: Dennis Lucido, Local 633; Duane Hamann.
Local 1267; David Rezabek, Local 1267; Roger Jones, Local 377; Steven Kochan,
Local 1808; Kerry Cavanaugh, Local 633; Gary Wright, Local 295; Program Coor-
dinator E. L. Rule.
JULY, 1972
19
kneeling, left to right, Ralph Caruso, coordinator. Millwrights Joijit Apprentice Committee, Local 1102; John S. Boyce, car-
penter field judge, financial secretary of Carpenters Local 1373, Flint; David Spencer, carpenter. Local 1373, Flint; Thomas Berg,
carpenter. Local 335, Grand Rapids; Robert Micklatcher, carpenter. Local 871, Battle Creeks; Randolph Bloomfield, carpenter.
Local 1654, Midland; Thomas Valentine, carpenter, Local 998, Royal Oak (third place winner); Glen Arndt, carpenter field
judge. Ellis Arndt & Trucsdell, architects of Flint (Architect).
Standing, left to right, Raymond Cooks, chief coordinating judge, coordinator, Detroit Carpentry Joint Apprenticeship Com-
mittee; Kenneth Block, carpenter. Local 334. Saginaw; Brian Boyko. carpenter. Local 100, Muskegon; Tyler Jenkins, assistant
coordinating judge, Tyler Jenkins Construction Co. of Flint (Employer); Randal Book, carpenter. Local 998. Royal Oak (first
place winner); Keith Clinton, assistant coordinating judge, secretary, Southwest District Council (Labor); Bernard Kelley. car-
penter. Local 898. St. Joseph; Ralph Teeples. carpenter. Local 512, Ann Arbor; Michael Hubble, millwright. Local 1102, Detroit
(third place winner); Daniel Connell>, millwright. Local 1102. Detroit (second place winner); Robert LaRo>. carpenter Local 297,
Kalamazoo; Lairy Varga, millwright, Local 1102, Detroit (first place winner); James Mort, carpenter. Local 1433. Detroit; Randy
Merrill, carpenter, Local 998, Royal Oak (second place winner); Earl Meyer, secretary, Michigan Carpentry Apprenticeship
Contest Committee and secretary-treasurer. Michigan State Carpenters' Council; and Pete Stuki, carpenter field judge, president,
Erickson & Lindstrom Co. of Flint (Employer).
Michigan Contest Features 16 Hard-Working Apprentices
The Seventh Annual Michigan Car-
pentry Apprenticeship Conte^t was held
in Flint. Nlich.. on May 22 and 23.
The written portion for both carpenter
and millwright was held May 22 at the
Howard Johnson Motor Lodge, and the
manipulative portion for both carpenter
and millwright was held on May 23 at
the Eastland Mall. There w ere 1 3 car-
penter contestants and three millwright
contestants.
An awards banquet was held on the
evening of May 23 at the Masonic Tem-
ple, where each apprentice received a
certilicate of participation and a trophy.
In addition, the first, second and third
place winners received $100. $75 and
S50 respectively for both carpenters and
millwrights. The Joint Apprenticeship
Committee sponsoring the winning car-
penter contestant was presented the
George Burger Traveling Trophy to keep
in its possession until the 1973 contest.
The George Burger Traveling Trophy, which was designed
and constructed by Ralph Wood of Carpenters, Local 982, is
presented to the joint apprenticeship committee sponsoring
Michigan's winning carpenter apprentice.
Left to right in the picture are; Earl Meyer, secretary. Michi-
gan Carpentry Apprenticeship Contest Committee and secre-
tarj -treasurer, Michigan State Carpenters' Council; Raymond
Fair, business representative. Local 998, Royal Oak, Chairman
of the Detroit JAC; Thomas N'alentine, carpenter contestant
from Local 998, third place winner; Randal Book, carpenter
contestant from Local 998, first place winner; Randy Merrill,
carpenter contestant from Local 998, second place winner;
Grady Pinner, business representative. Local 998; and Hal
Bell, chairman, Michigan Carpentrj Apprenticeship Contest
Committee and assistant executive secretary of the Associated
General Contractors, Michigan Chapter.
20
THE CARPENTER
From Job Corpsman
To Journeyman
BY WILDA HAYNES
■ On March 17, 1971, Paul Jon
Lundberg of Lehigh, Iowa, arrived at
Pine Ridge Civil Conservation Center,
Chadron. Neb., as an enroUee in the
Job Corps Training program. Today
he is serving an apprenticeship with
Dilly Construction Company of Rapid
City. S.D. He is presently working on
the Hot Springs Housing Project.
Upon completion of the orientation
program at the center, Lundberg chose
carpentry as his vocation and entered
a pre-apprenticeship training program
of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America. During his Job
Corps training at Pine Ridge he also
received his high school diploma in addi-
tion to his vocational training. The cur-
riculum inckided almost all of the basic
skills of the trade, plus actual on-the-job
training. He worked on a building for the
U. S. Forest Service "from the ground
up."
Lundberg scored 106.98 in the appren-
ticeship qualifying test, the highest score
to date at Pine Ridge. At the time of his
placement. November 17, 1971, he had a
total of 854 training hours.
In visiting Lundberg at his new appren-
tice-training job, we found him happy in
his work and enthusiastic about working
with Dale Banck, journeyman from
Rapid City.
Jon attributes his success thus far to the
services available through the Job Corps
Program and the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America. He
feels young men between the ages of 16-
21 who are unemployed and lacking a
skill should look into the possibility of
Job Corps enlistment, with "an eye to the
union carpentry program."
Last December, Jon married a young
woman of Chadron, the former Peggy
Hoist. They now live in Rapid City, and
Jon is a member of Local 2027, Rapid
City, S.D. ■
Pine Ridge carpentrj trainees receive on-
the-job training worthing on the district
ranger's building at the Chadron Worl<
Center, by such erection worlt as the
above.
Herb Tool, supervisor; left, and Dale
Bancli, journeyman, right, working witli
Lundberg on the Hot Springs job.
Bremerton Graduates Apprentice Class
New journeymen for Local 1597, Bremerton, Wash.: Front Row, left to right:
Dennis E. Richardson, Robert A. Medrano, Franli R. Bruns, J. Alan ^Vhitworth.
Back row: Lyle Hiller, 7th District, Donald L. Warner and Thomas M. Erickson,
apprentice instructors; Michael J. Mclntyre, R. Neil Berger, Stuart M. Eldridge and
Pete Hager, 7th District.
First Graduates of Mattoon, Illinois, JAC
Paul Jon Lundberg at work on a Hot
Springs, S.D., housing project for his new
employer in South Dakota.
Carpenters' Local 347, Mattoon, 111., graduated its first class of apprentices on May 3L
The apprentices are: seated, left to right, Forrest Hirsch, Rex Evans, Norman Gabel,
Kenneth Gank, Orville Fetters, and Paul Batson. Not pictured: David Perry. Standing,
left to right, Joe Gilliam, International Representative; Bill Level, apprentice instruc-
tor; Verlan McWilliams, secretary-treasurer, JAC; Jack Wilt, chairman, JAC; Jack
Hughes, BAT field representative; Bill Anderson, JAC; L. V. Foreman, JAC Coordi-
nator. Not pictured: Lennox Crooks and R. M. Roberts, JAC board members.
JULY, 1972
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DICTIONARY
This is the Mfh of a new ieature series planned to keep you better
informed on the meaning of terms related to collective bargaining^
union contracts, and union business. Follow it closely, and your union
membership will become more meaningful, and your ability to partici-
pate in decisions which affect your future and security will be strength-
ened. It was compiled by the International Labor Press Assn, and is
used with permission.
K
kick-back: The racketeering practice of forcing employees, as a
condition of employment, to return a part of wages established
by law or by union contract to the employer. Outlawed in fed-
erally-financed employment.
Knights of Labor: A 19th century labor organization.
labor grades: Job or job groups in rate structure, set usually through
job classification and evaluation, or by agreement with union.
Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947: Formal name of Taft-
Hartley Act.
labor monopoly: The claim that some unions, by dominance in an
industry, or through control of hiring, or control of apprentice-
ship or other practices, have monopoly power over the supply of
labor.
labor skate: A semi-humorous name for a full-time union employee.
lockout: A phase of a labor dispute in which management refuses
work to employees or closes its plant, in order to force a settle-
ment.
leadman: An employee whose job involves some supervision, plan-
ning and organization of tasks and materials performed by a
group. A leadman usually gets added pay.
leave of ab.sence: Under contract conditions, time off without loss
of seniority, and right to reinstatement.
loyal worker: A term used by an employer for a worker who refuses
to join fellow employees in an organizing drive, or votes against
the union in a representation election, or refuses to take part in
a strike.
legislative representative: A lobbyist.
M
maintenance-of-membersbip: A contract provision requiring union
members to retain good-standing membership during the life of
the contract, as a condition of employment.
make whole: As used in an arbitration award or government agency
ruling reinstating a discharged employee, an order to the employer
to pay the worker all wages lost dating from date of firing, minus
what he may have earned elsewhere meanwhile.
master agreement: A contract covering a number of companies and
one or more unions, or an agreement covering several plants of
a single employer. This is often supplemented by local contracts
covering conditions that vary among the individual plants or com-
panies. (.See multi-employer bargaining.)
22
THE CARPENTER
(1) LAKE WORTH, FLA.— Local No.
1308 honored its longtime members with
a special dinner recently. Wilfred Carl-
son, with 60 years membership, was un-
able to attend. Those attending included:
Front row, left to riglit, Fleetwood
James, Charles Chaney, Joe Bogovich,
Jos. Chrzanowski, "Pete" Fritz, J. K.
Norris, Fred Lisle, James H. Wise, and
Cyril Grammes, all with 25 years mem-
bership.
Second row, J. E. Sheppard, Brother-
hood Representative; H. L. Lovetf, Jr.,
Win. Stephens, Robert Webb, Arnold
I'erry, John Lehto, Lauri Linden, all 25
years, and Art Hallgren, vice president,
Florida AFL-CIO.
Third row, Fred Dickeson, 50 years,
Oiva Matson, 25 years, Herbert Schuette,
local president; Alex Wilson, 25 years;
Kenneth H. Moye, local business rep-
resentative; Warren Conary, Fla. State
organizer; Wm. Senior, Walfred Milli-
niaki, and Jack Turley, all 25 years.
(2) PROVO, UTAH — Local 1498 re-
cently presented 34 pins to members in
good standing for 25 and 30 years. A
light luncheon was served to them and
their wives. There were 24 members eli-
gible for 25-year pins and 57 members
eligible for the 30-year pins.
Pins were presented by President How-
ard Pace and hy Harold S. Lassen, finan-
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
rvice pins.
cial secretary. Those members in the pic-
ture are:
Front Row, left to right: Jack Miller,
E. H. Rasmussen. Don Loveridge, Wm. E.
Drage, Harry Chittock, David Roberts,
Archie Banner, A. O. Bartholomew, W. J.
Ellsworth, T. C. Atkinson, J. Wm. Chris-
tensen, R. W. (Rudy) Clark, Cliff Carson,
J. J. Cathey, Dean Bethers and Spencer
Madsen.
Back Row, left to right: Harold S. Las-
sen, B.R.&F.S.; J. D. Pyne, Rulon West-
ern, Walter Willis, Henry Dockstader,
John I. Evans, Aldred J. Jones, Angus
Mortsen. Howard Pace. Pres. Blake
Reynolds. D. C. Brimhall, A. B. Olsen,
Wm. L. Rigby, Paul Luster. Ray Taylor,
Hugh Sellers, George Knuteson, A. M.
Thacker and Clarence Zobell.
Those members eligible for the IS-jear
pins who were not present included:
Burton Alder, Joseph Bingham, Clar-
ence Bliss, Basil Brimhall, Darwin Chris-
tensen, Clyde Craven, Jean Daley, John
V. Diamond, Harold H. Dodge, George
Hansen, Victor Jackson, John T. Lazen-
by, Lloyd Lott, Stanley Ness, Jerry
Reece, Arthur Trissell, Frank Passarelia,
and Walter Zobell.
Those members eligible for the 30-year
pins but not shown in the picture were:
G. Spencer Barnett, A. W. Bojack,
Mark Brown, Wm. Glen Clark, W. Clark
Collings, Don Curtis, Keith Foote, Mark
Foote, Reed Gammon, Lou Hansen, W.
B. Haws, George Higgins. Orvelle Jack-
son, C. M. Kerby, Cree Kolford, Don
Loveridge, Alfred Lupus, Cliff Jolley, A.
J. Jones, Charles Mason, Frost Mitchell,
Urcel K. Moulton, Parley Ney, Clarence
Nielsen, Marion Roundy, Ted Spencer,
Clawson Taylor, Harold Williams, Wayne
Williams, Thomas Worley, and Walter
Wyler.
JULY, 1972
23
Lawrence W. Heiden, Robert S. Howie,
Victor Cardella.
Rear, from left, John A. DiNardo, Or-
rln A. Mason, Eugene R. Goodman, Wil-
liam Fleisher, Frederick O. Kremer, The-
odore Jeft'ries, Robart S. Lucas, John
Lutz. Henry C. kassel.
(2) MOOSE JAW, SASK. (No picture)
— Twenty-five year membership pins
were presented to Carl Gessel, Alvin
Hewitt, and Harold Shaw at a social
evening held in the union center in
Moose Jaw recently.
(1) ROCHESTER, N.Y.— Local 72 pre-
sented 25-year pins to 117 members re-
cently. Those honored in the big cere-
mony are shown in the accompanying
photographs.
(1-A) Front row, from left, Donald
MacAnn, Tburman Lee Moxley, Peter
Pillarocia, William Kremer, Joseph Kuso-
vich, William A. Morris, Frank DeCarlo.
Rear, from left, Peter Onofryk, Alfred
E. Sleep, George Noeth, Alexander Ma-
tula, James Manfredi, Frank Levich,
Richard Lippold and Joseph Requa.
(1-B) Front row, from left, Angelo
Montalbano, Christopher Scaizo, Joseph
Vaccaro. Charles Scorcese, Joseph San-
FiMppo, George Rendsland, Arthur New-
bert, Daniel Vaillancourt.
Rear, from left, Louis Uttaro, Donald
Withington, John Creary, Arthur S. Reid,
Local Union No. 72 President Joseph
Catalfano, Anthony Mazza, Dante Seconi,
Edward Stira, John A. Strapp, Hooken
Thoresen, Art Wiler.
(1-C) Front row, from left, Walter F.
DeLorme, John J. Dabrody, Stephen
Evancho, Angelo F. Coppini, William R.
Guthiel, Carl A. Johnson, Ubald Legault.
Rear, from left, David Gerhardt, Harry
Cranmer, Fletcher McTaggart, Frederick
A. Jay, Sebastian J. Lippa, Gerald J. Hu-
berth, Bernard G. Kipput, James V. Lom-
bardo.
(1-D) Front row, from left, Samuel
Divito, Samuel Domenica, Larry Bella,
Paul Ange, Anthony S. Greco, Michael
Battle, Robert Englert.
Rear, from left, Arthur DiSanto, Hen-
ry Balch, Edward Frohm, Walter Hol-
man, Howard Crane, Richard DiPalma,
Salvatore T. DiRose, Donald DiLorenzi.
(1-E) Front row, from left, Gaetano
Manfriedi, George C. Mastrodonato,
Francis J. Carrick, Walter Kusmider,
lA
NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS:
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CLIC Contributions
NEBRASKA
As of June 19. 1972
1055
Lincoln
64.00
ARIZONA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
906
Glendale
33.00
625
Manchester
40,00
2276
Berlin
20.00
CALIFORNIA
1205
Indio
20.00
NEW MEXICO
1490
San Diego
21.00
1319
Albuquerque
127.00
2046
Martinez
3.00
NEW YORK
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
20
New York
200.00
132
Washington
10.00
163
Peekskill
80.00
1590
Washington
183.00
231
Rochester
20.00
412
Sayville
60.00
FLORIDA
453
Auburn
40.00
2376
Sanford
209.00
747
Oswego
60.00
1577
Buffalo
40.00
ILLINOIS
1649
Woodhaven
100.00
58
Chicago
500.00
2287
New York
60.00
242
Chicago
INDIANA
20.00
3211
Herkimer
OHIO
40.00
232
Fort Wayne
45.00
200
Columbus
187.40
1858
Lowell
20.00
650
Pomeroy
50.00
1359
Toledo
20.00
KENTUCKY
64
Louisville
10.00
OKLAHOMA
763
Enid
10.00
MASSACHUSETTS
943
Tulsa
60.00
32
Springfield
24.00
49
Lowell
39.50
OREGON
1157
Lebanon
31.00
MICHIGAN
2701
Lakeview
29.00
334
Saginaw
40.00
PENNSYLVANIA
MINNESOTA
287
Harrisburg
1193.00
766
Albert Lea
34.00
333
New Kensington
40.00
838
Sunbury
105.00
MONTANA
1050
Philadelphia
268.00
1172
Billings
10.00
TENNESSEE
345
Memphis
10.00
TEX.\S
Local 483 of San Francisco is one of
many local unions which have contributed
more than 100% to CLIC during the past
year. Russ Pool receives a special plaque
from CLIC Director Nichols in recogni-
tion of this work.
2190
Harlingen
UTAH
21.00
1498
Provo
WASHINGTON
25.00
98
Spokane
85.00
338
Seattle
14.00
1289
Seattle
WISCONSIN
52.00
2334
Baraboo
WYOMING
11.00
469
Cheyenne
29.00
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25
SERVICE TO THE
BROTHERHOOD
gallery of pictures showing
some of the senior members of
the Brotherhood who recently i
received 25-year or 50-year
.service pins.
(1) WATSONVILLE. CALIF.— At a
banquet held at the Watsonville Elks
Club on March 24, 27 members of Car-
penter's Local 771 representijig 711 years
of continuous membership in the L'nited
Brotherhood of Carpenters were honored
with 25 and 30-year pins.
Front row, from left, Frank Schlitter,
Lee Roy Gotcher, Jr., Fowler Belcher,
Robert Miller, (kneeling) Normand Par-
ker, (seated) William Newton, Vince Win-
chester, Anthony Ramos, and H. M.
Cornell, business representative, making
the presentations.
Standing, left to right, in the back row:
Dale Reich, Clyde McGinnis, James
Bradley, Martin Brown, Val Panzicb,
Ross Weatherbie, Alfred Beck, Albert
Patterson, Clifford McNamara.
Other members receiving pins who
were not present for health or other rea-
sons include: Tage Christensen, Elgin
Eaker, Darrell Hannon, C. A. Pace,
Luther Rogers, Robert Sheetz, John
Szabo, Douglas Franusich, Eugene K.
Anderson, and Karl Kerber.
(2) HARRISBURG, PA.— Robert H.
Getz, president of Carpenters Local 287,
presented pins at its May 22 meeting.
Shown, left to right, front row: Charles
M. Hain, William E. Swearingen, Paul O.
Carbaugh, Walter Brcininger, Amos M.
Decker, Louis K. Shaffer, Albert Atkins,
William L. Henderson, Isaac H. Metzler.
Second row: Merle Bower, Robert D.
Gerbcr, Marino Taraschi, Sylvan J. An-
derson, John Ebert, Clarence F. Morton,
Harry B. Shuller, John J. Lahr, V'erling
Brigtitbill, Miles G. Briner.
Third row: Robert H. Getz, Leon E.
Mattern, Woodrow W. McCullough,
Henry H. Miller, Max K. Kitzmiller,
John H. Hoffman, John R. Henderson,
Sr., Roy E. Noss, Grant Ort.
Fourth row: Arthur E. Whitehaus,
Maurice E. Peck, Sr., George W. Snyder,
Pasquale J. Bracale, Gervis F. Sponseller,
Robert D, Zimmerman, William D.
White, Richard V. Sponseller, Randall R.
Bickel, Joseph H. Via and John E. Nell.
Not present for the picture: George
S. Moore, Ralph Richwine, John A.
Swamer and Charles L Williams.
THE CARPENTER
(1) roAHO FALLS, IDAHO— Carpen-
ters' Local 609 celebrated its 62nd an-
niversary on March 17. It held a mem-
bership banquet in honor of this
occasion. Present at the banquet was
Paul Rudd of Tacoma, Wash., Interna-
tional Representative.
Lloyd Burnside, president of Local
609, presided as master of ceremonies.
Glen Hook, past business representative,
entertained with a history of Local 609,
which was chartered in 1910. Rudd took
part in the program by presenting the
25-year pins to the following members:
Front row, left to right: Berkley Bar-
nett. Recording Secretary, LaSell Crook,
Vice President, Paul Rudd, International
Representative, Leorin Crook, Journey-
man Carpenter Retired. Back row left to
right: Frank Butler, carpenter foreman,
Cleston Taylor, apprenticeship Co-ordl-
nator, Willard Fager, journeyman car-
penter, Lester Martin, journeyman car-
penter.
(2) LITCHFIELD, ILL.— On April 5,
at its regular meeting. Local 725 pre-
sented a 65-year membership pin to J. O.
Rouland. Brother Rouland joined Local
204 at Cofteen, III., on March 16, 1907.
Now a member of Local 725, he is still
quite active and attends union meetings
more regularly than do many younger
members. He will be 95 years old next
October.
Pictured from left to right are: Gene
Eskew, business representative, present-
ing the pin; Rouland; Carl Leetham,
president. In the back row are members
of the executive board, W. F. Nelson,
Earl Hagerman, Roy Logsdon, John
White, Howard Ogden, Dick Hantla, Lee
Koonce, and Chalmer Pierce.
(3) TAMPA, FLA.— Millwright mem-
bers of Local 1510 received 25 and 50-
year pins a few months ago. Paul A.
Long, business agent of Gulf Coast Dis-
trict Council, of Carpenters, made the
presentations. Pictured from left: Carl
Denis, business agent; Gene Turner,
business agent; Noah Dixon, 25-years;
Stanley Hart, 25-year; John Bryant,
25-year; Bert Stonecipher, 50-years; and
William Simons, president of Local 1510,
25-years.
(4) ROCK ISLAND, ILL.— Carpenters
Local 166 honored 16, 25-year members
and one 50-year member at a smoker
January 21. Those participating in the
ceremonies are shovin in the accompany-
ing photograph. First row, from left, are
Local President and Business Represen-
tative Charles A. Dunlop; Herbert Oscar-
sou, the 50-year member; and General
Representative Rudy Perisich. In the sec-
ond row, from left, are James Kapeta-
nakis, William Yokas, Samuel Jacobs,
and Richard Ling. The third row in-
cludes John Bolwar, Richard Hoskins,
James Kramer, and Harold Ellison.
Those in the last two rows are all 25-
year members. Eight others received pins
but were unable to attend the ceremonies.
JULY, 1972
27
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(1) CHARLEROI. PA. At its 70th An-
niversary Banquet Local 1044 presented
tiie following 25 and 50-year member-
ship pins:
First row, left to right, are: Eugene
Solomon, B. R., Henry Degrazio,
Leonard Nevela, Edward Dopier, R. E.
Gregg, Michael Partzema, Arthur Do-
nati, Charles Grago, Andrew Hanas. and
John Notcha.
Second row: Andy Sevec, John F.
Brown, Daniel Kovacs, David Summers,
Carl Juran, Roy Smock, Arthur Krepps,
Joseph McCallister, Milan Veres. Joseph
Dubrovich, Edward Comet. Thomas
Mitchel, Richard Selby and Charles
Miller.
Third Row: Bert Kovacs. William
Binns, Sr., Harry Swerington, Wilber
Blum. Robert Neth, John H. Barringer.
and Milo Careatti. Not present for pic-
ture with 25 years membership were:
Robert Blasko. Glenn Baldwin. Paul
Chenger, George Coflield, Earl Davis,
Harry Heath, Albert Kendall. Gould
Linaberg. Paul McMurray. Jack Mood,
Anson Murphy. Voyle Patterson, John
Phillips, Jr., Fred Shallenberger, Fred
Shearer, Louis Wetzel and John Tokar.
The 50-year members honored but not
present were Walter Rockwell and John
E. Ross. Also honored were two past
recording secretaries, Edward Dopier and
Theodore Hojo.
(2) LOS ANGELES, CALIF.— At the
time of the installation of officers, last
year. Local 1976 presented pins to its
veteran members of 25 years and more
service. Among those honored were:
front row. from left. Ben Yavitz, Bennie
Andry Sr., Morris Pass, David Jacobson,
Harry Shapiro, Charles Barsh, Louis
Levoff, Frank Rosenberg, Nathan Fleish-
er and Percy Hooton.
Second row, H. T. Graham, Ramon
Duran, Fred Smith, Calvin Honisby
Anthony Caparella, Albert Morales,
Albert Wise, Bob Zabolio, Alex Stolo
wicz, Frank Varela, Harry Baizman
George Pedroza, Charles Lineberger.
Third row, Jesse Colvin. Frank Sand
ers. Gilbert Alvarado. Harold Li.eber
man, Ralph Bieggar, Alter Blow, Arthur
Buechle, Danny Castillo, Johnny Chavez,
Jesse Martinez Sr., Isidor Rosenberg,
Robert Terrazas, Robert Munoz, Jose D,
Garcia.
Fourth row. Randolf Gill, Willie Full
er, Louis Greenfield, Alfred Larrazola
Louis Longoria, Frank Reeves, Jose
Ruiz, James Simmons, George Sims.
Fred Sinko, Mitsugi Tuniguchi, John
Zamora, Edward Lumas.
Not shown but also honored were
Albert Jones, Tony Fierro, Ray Lopez,
Reiuold Fehlberg, and Steve Hearn.
(3) ISLIP, N.Y. — John Cavanaugh, pres-
ident of Local 357, third from left, offers
congratulations to three 25-year-pin re-
cipients: from left, Richard Homeyer, 59;
William Schrocder, 66; and Charles
Kurka, 63.
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THE CARPENTER
Ecology Challenge
Continued from Page 3
horizon for the home building indus-
try. In a way, the industry has made
its own contributions to the pollu-
tion picture and thereby incurred
the wrath of environmentalists and
public alike.
Too often in the past, a devel-
oper has bulldozed down every liv-
ing piece of flora on a development
site. The result has been too much
erosion, which contributed to the
silting of streams and rivers. I be-
lieve that henceforth some prompt
sodding ought to be required in situ-
ations where erosion is a threat.
Then, too, greater consideration
ought to be given to saving trees.
While this may increase costs
slightly, it ought to balance itself
out in respect to land clearing costs,
as in some areas it did cost five
hundred dollars per acre for burn-
ing stumpage and trees. Under the
present requirements of hauling the
trees out of the area, the cost is
estimated at twenty-five hundred
dollars per acre.
Saving Trees
Few people realize that saving a
tree during construction is a difficult
business because any radical dis-
turbing of the topography by adding
or detracting topsoil often results
in the death of the tree. However,
the effort to save trees should be
made as often as possible as a pub-
lic contribution to a better environ-
ment.
In the final analysis, the obliga-
tion of our industry to making life
richer and better for all Americans
transcends any narrow preoccupa-
tion with profits or jobs. There is no
doubt in my mind but that Ameri-
can technology and know-how which
created the mightiest industrial em-
pire ever conceived by the mind of
man can solve the problem of a
livable environment.
For a hundred years the inge-
nuity and brains and skill of our
people have been devoted to pro-
ducing goods and consumer prod-
ucts that achieved for us a standard
of living undreamed of even half a
century ago. All the emphasis was
on production, none was given to
environment.
I am sure the same genius which
created our mighty record of pro-
ductivity, once it has been turned
to environment, can solve the prob-
lem of pollution in a relatively short
time.
It took a century to produce the
pollution we have to contend with
today. I am confident that in five
to ten years the means for bringing
pollution into acceptable standards
will be achieved, if the public can
be persuaded to accept the price,
and no one should overlook the
fact that a price is involved. So
long as one can can drive a 400
horsepower car to work, there is
bound to be pollution beyond the
point that common sense dictates.
So long as we use three or four
gallons of water to dispose of a cup-
ful of urine, we can expect a crisis
in our water supply in the not too
distant future.
As far as the home-building in-
dustry is concerned, I think it faces
a challenge it can meet without too
much difficulty. I mentioned before
that more emphasis needs to be
given to controlling soil erosion dur-
ing construction. There needs to be
more attention paid to saving trees
on construction sites.
Many constructive steps have al-
ready been taken. The cluster con-
cept of layout offers considerable
promise for producing more livable
communities. It needs to be given
additional study.
The Sun's Power
The use of solar heat needs to be
given additional study. The more
the power of the sun can be used
directly to heat water or houses
themselves, the less fossil fuels need
to be used. Consequently, pollution
can be reduced to that extent. Better
insulation can achieve the same re-
sults, and therefore, some experi-
mentation in this area needs to be
developed.
In closing, I believe that the years
ahead will dump many serious prob-
lems into our laps. However, none
of them should be insurmountable.
An industry that can build two mil-
lion houses in a single year cer-
tainly can overcome the problems
presented by the demands of the
nation for a better environment. ■
Lee
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gallery of pictures showing
some of the senior members of
[the Brotherhood who recently
' received 25-year or 50-year
service pins.
1 i
(1) WICHITA, KANSAS — Three 50-
year members were presented with mem-
bership pins at an awards banquet held
in their honor. Frederick Bull. Execu-
tive Board Member, 6th District, pre-
sented pins to Paul Bruce, M. E. Holder
and T. H. Milligan. One member, Don-
ley Matthew, was not present.
In Picture lA, 36 members of Local
201 received pins for 25 or more years
of service. Presenting the pins were Ex-
ecutive Board Member, 6th District, Fred
Bull, Technical Director of Apprentice-
ship James Tinkcom; and Secretary
Kansas State Council, Morris Eastland
Front row, left to right, Herman Sanborn
Ed Miller, Donald Duncan, Cecil Mc-
Glothlin, Jesse Lacy, Robert Ingalls, Ken
neth L. Byers, Wilbur Poland, Kenneth
Polk, Ben Hadley, Harold Rausch, Merle
Silkey, and James Tinkcom. Back row:
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(2) CHESTERTON. IND.— At the an-
nual banquet of Carpenters Local 113
held recently, members honored their
oldest brother, John Nordstrom, age 94,
as guest of honor. John is a 55-year mem-
ber of Local 113, 67 years a member of
the United Brotherhood and 75 years
a union carpenter, having joined a car-
penters union in Sweden in 1897.
Eight members were also presented 25-
year pins. They were Elmer Coffman,
Oliver Dille, willard Holdren, Robert E.
Howard, Irving Nelson, Robert Niksch,
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Due to the reorganization of all locals
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Big Electric Motor
Continued on Page 12
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AND POETRY NOT ACCEPTED.
Change for The Better
The Catholic priest was showing his
friend, a Protestant minister, through
the newly-built rectory. "You cer-
tainly have better quarters than I do,"
remarked the minister.
"Yes, but since you have a better
half, you shouldn't begrudge me bet-
ter quarters! ' replied the priest. —
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R U GOIN 2 D UNION MEETING.'
The Lesser Evil
When you see what some girls
marry, you begin to realize just how
much they must have hated working
for a living.
WORK SAFELY— ACCIDENTS HURT
The Plane Facts
The World War II pilot was ex-
plaining to the Air Force Academy
cadet how they identified planes in his
time. "No more," replied the cadet.
"Nowadays any plane you can see is
obsolete!"
BUY AT UNION RETAIL STORES
Pun Fun
When the fencing Instructor left for
his noonday meal he left this sign on
the door to his studio: Out to Lunge.
Daffynitions
Tack — Different direction In a sail-
boat.
Sill — Decoration for Christmas
packages.
Drill — Uniform Marine activities.
Sledge — Winter sports vehicle.
Pine — To mourn excessively.
Wood — Imperative form of "will."
Plumb — Completely: "Bob Is plumb
tuckered."
Wall — Large group of Southerners;
"Wall went to the square dance."
MAKE YOUR SS< CLICK -GIVE TO CI.IC
"Sex and The Spirits"
The personnel director of a large
furniture factory received a govern-
ment questionnaire which asked,
among other items: "tHow many em-
ployees do you have, broken down
by sex?"
The director wrote: "Liquor is more
of a problem with us."
R U REGISTERED 2 VOTE.'
A Shocking Surprise
The art student spent several hours
in the exhibition of abstract and cubist
art. Finally she found one she liked:
a little black dot on a field of white,
framed in brass. She asked the attend-
ant how much It was.
"That's not for sale," he replied.
"That's a light switch!"
This Month's Limerick
A toothless old man from Tarentum
Gnashed his upper plates 'til he bent
'em.
When they asked him the cost
Of the molars he'd lost
FHe said, "I don't know; I just rent
'em!"
One For The Birds
The carpet layer had just finished
laying wall-to-wall in a huge living
room when he noticed a small lump
in the middle about the same time he
reached for a clgaret, but found his
package missing. Reasoning that he
had covered the part-pack, he de-
cided to flatten It out rather than rip
out about 35 feet of tacking. As he
was pounding It flat with his hammer,
the lady of the house came in and
said:
"You left your cigarets next to the
'phone when you called your office;
here they are. And have you seen my
parakeet? He got out of his cage!"
— Vincent Mandallni, L.U. 13, Chi-
cago.
UNION DUES— TOMORROW'S SECURITY
The Very Last Word!
The worried patient said, "My
other doctors disagree with your di-
agnosis. Doc."
To which the attending physician
replied, "Yes I know. But I'm con-
fident that I'll be proven correct by
the post-mortem!"
n SURE 2 vote:
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Our neighbor's wife had her baby
In the family Ford while being rushed
to the hospital. She laughed too hard
when they passed a billboard:
"Wouldn't You Really Rather Have
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No Extra Charge?
He put 1 5 cents In the vending
machine. Out poured coffee, double
cream and sugar . . . but no cup.
After It had all gone down the drain,
the customer marvelled: "That's real
automation; the machine even drinks
It for you!"
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(1) PARKERSBURG, W. VA.— At a
special called meeting of Millwright Local
1755, March 8, George Heiney, president
and Donald Ulluni, buriness representa-
tive and financial secretary, presented 25-
year pins to the following members:
Seated, left to right, Leo Casto, Romeo
Calhoun, Gerald Beardsley. Standing,
left to right, George Heiney, Joseph
Hiener, Leonard Massar, Bernard Smith,
Roy H. Robinson, Jr. and Donald Ullum.
(2) PARSONS, KANS.— Local 1022 held
a dinner recently for its members
and wives. Some of the members re-
ceived 25-year pins, which were pre-
sented to them by Morris Eastland, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Kansas State Coun-
cil of Carpenters. From left to right:
Sherman Collins, George L. Stephenson,
Charles M. Sawtalle, Arthur L. Hill,
Sr., Morris Eastland, Edward B. LaForge
and W. A. McClure.
(3) COLUMBUS, MISS.— Members of
Local 387 received 25-year pins recently.
Front row: E. D. Lowery, James Her-
man Egger Jr., James A. Swartz, Frank-
lin E. Nichols, Charlie Ray, Howard
Ray, Frank Robertson. Back row: Lonnie
B. Aldridge, R. W. Bolton, Harry F.
Grant, J. B. Fields, Marvin E. Taylor,
business representative, E. L. Reese,
J. E. Weathers, Robert E. Forrester,
James R. Holloway.
Eligible to receive pins but not present
were Homer Burks, A W. Wright, Selvin
Rector, J. C. Adams, and Clarence
Brown.
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(1) SAYVILLE. L.I., N.Y.— At its last an-
nual dinner. Local 412 expressed appreci-
ation to some of its members »itb special
gifts and service pins. Gifts were given
to William Johnson and Everett Buys,
shown receiving the gifts at top left and
right, and Andrew Van DerBorgh, Sr.,
accepting a gift in the bottom picture.
Twent>-fivc-\ear service pins were pre-
sented in the middle pictures, from left:
Joseph Ciccarrello, Robert Bleimiller, and
Andrew Van DerBorgh, Sr.
(2) NEW KENSINGTON, PA.— Local
333 held awards ceremonies on the occa-
sion of its recent 80th anniversary. Pres-
entations were made at the Holiday Inn
in New Kensington. Seated are two 50-
year members, John Sinchak and Charles
Slinker.
First row, standing, from left: George
More, Elphie Knapp, Elmer Shoemaker,
Robert Alcorn, Aime Gerard, Lavem
Householder, Robert McDade, Merle
Anthony, Charles Wikited, Charles
Bryon, LeRoy Stcffy, Harry Waugaman.
Second row, Frank Caruso, William
Davis, Lester Hancock, Bright Remaleys,
Herbert Coggen, John Jarisk, Russell An-
derson, Edward Huezdos, Alvin Mont-
gomery.
Third row, Dewane Spires, Alex Hock-
muth, John Bahnak, Alpherd Wilhelm,
Stanley Pickarski, Julius Harnan, John
Ciscus, Thomas McDade, Jr., Thurmond
Haught, Albert Cervenak, and William
Wagner.
(3) OSWEGO, N.Y.— (no pictures)— Af
a recent dinner dance held at the Elks
Club in Oswego, Local 747 presented
over 50 25-year pins, seven 50-year pins
and one 65-year pin. About 125 members
and wives attended.
34
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Pruitt-lgoe
Continued from Page 5
the time. Children who lived on
the II th floor, however, often could
not get home in time from the play-
ground and first floor where there
were no toilets. Elderly occupants
found the stairways between floors
too difficult and unsafe, especially
when the elevator was out of order.
Bottom floors of the high-rise were
largely uninhabited, vandalized, and
boarded up.
Ten years later, Pruitt-lgoe was
almost one-third empty. More than
half of the occupants were welfare
recipients, with a notable scarcity
of adult males. Broken families were
added to the toll of broken windows
and broken elevators, not to men-
tion the broken spirit of Pruitt-lgoe.
Eleven thousand people, most of
them children still cramped for
space, lived and played as best they
could in a concrete canyon. The
proposed solution for this human
misery: federal approval for a $7,-
000,000 renovation campaign.
With more money being pumped
in, cosmetic repairs were made, bar-
becue pits built, shrubs planted, and
unbreakable lighting installed. The
result: more and more people moved
out until recently only 600 of the
original 2,900 housing units were
occupied.
Confronted with the failure of
Pruitt-lgoe, representatives from the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) recently toured
the deteriorated area with officials
from the St. Louis Housing Author-
ity. Their first step was to launch
a cost analysis of renovating once
again the high-rise slums.
A three-prong approach towards
lowering the population density of
Pruitt-lgoe is currently being con-
sidered. Some of the structures will
be totally demolished by dynamite,
as long as such a procedure does not
bring down adjoining buildings also.
Other buildings will be renovated
conventionally by workers, retaining
all 1 1 floors and eliminating the
skip-stop elevators. But most of the
high-rises will be cropped to less
than half size. The top six or eight
stories will be removed, possibly by
dynamite. The estimated cost of this
latest attempt of renovation exceeds
the origianl cost of Pruitt-lgoe by
three million dollars.
"The Pruitt-lgoe project was con-
sidered the ultimate in public hous-
ing, but stands as one of the largest
failures of federally sponsored hous-
ing," the UPI said in April of this
year. "Government and taxpayers
are swindled by get-rich-quick spec-
ulators, who turn handsome profits
through 'flagrant abuses' of housing
programs, graft and corruption with
aid of dishonest associates — Federal
Housing Administration appraisers,
credit and mortgage people."
Pruitt-lgoe is only a case history
of what has happened to other pub-
lic housing projects in the past few
years. Similar problems exist in New
York, Philadelphia, Chicago, De-
troit, and Washington. All of these
cities are burdened with thousands
of abandoned housing units.
City planners and public housing
advocates are conducting post mor-
tems on several high-rise slums and
are asking themselves: which way do
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A gallery of pictures showing
some of the senior members of
the Brotherhood who recently
received 25-year or 50-year
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(1) DOWNER'S GROVE, ILL.— Local
1889 held a party at which the guests of
honor were Mr. and Mrs. George Vix.
Vix, a 60-year member, was present at
the signing of the local's charter. He has
held every office in the local. He was
presented with a 60-year pin and a gift
for his many years of service.
Andrew Bastian, past president (now
deceased), was presented with a 60-year
pin. Raymond Margison was presented
with a 50-year pin.
Twenty-five years pins were presented
to Ralph Aronson, William Friddle, Wil-
liam Delany, Willis F. Rohr. Elworth
Rohr, Shirley Stowe, Fred Dawson, La-
Verne Jackson, and Virgil Kobcrstein.
Those presenting the pins were Fred
Mock, vice president, Chicago District
Council; Charles Thompson, secretary.
Chicago District Council; Rev. Joseph
L. Donahue, Chaplain Building Trades
Council; and Arthur Prokaski, president,
Local 1889.
In Photo No. 1, left, to right: Ralph
Aronson; William Friddle; William De-
laney; Charles Thompson, secretary,
Chicago District Council; Fred Mock,
vice president, Chicago District Coun-
cil; Rev. Joseph L. Donahue, chaplain.
Building Trades Council; Arthur Pro-
kaski, president. Local 1889; Willis Rohr;
Elworth Rohr; Shirley Stowe; Fred Daw-
son; LaVerne Jackson and Virgil Kober-
stein.
In Photo No. lA, left to right. Rev.
Joseph L. Donahue; Charles Thompson;
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member; Fred Rohr, 35-year member;
Andrew Bastian, 60-year member (now
deceased); Ray Margison, 50-year mem-
ber; and Fred Mock.
(2) EAST DETROIT, MICH.— Local
26 gave a dinner-dance last November
6, honoring its 25-year members. One of
the 263 members to receive pins was
shown at center. Shown with Brother
Stevens, seated from left, are C. Glen
Wood, business manager; James Whyte,
trustee; Joseph Buday, warden; and
Joseph Felker, treasurer. Standing from
left are Raymond Cooks, president;
Andrew Kurman, senior trustee; Frank
Edwards, trustee; Ted E. Norcutt, busi-
ness agent; Bill Lapaszewski, recording
secretary; and Harold Tacia, business
agent.
(3) INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINN.
— Local 1494 recently presented 25-year
service pins to members. Several eligible
members were unable to attend the cere-
monies. Those present ijicluded: Front
row, Leroy Crandell; Harry Hakenson,
financial secretary; Orin Tallefsrud, Sr.,
Frank Barron, and Walter Johnson.
Back row, B. L. Buchholz, Frank Her-
man-Recording secretary, Kenneth Hallin,
Recording secretary, Kenneth Hallin,
Ernest Solberg, Henry Tessier, John Dun-
ham, Lilford Weum, Ray Jens, Walter
Lindvall-Treasurer, Albert Johnson.
Those absent from picture were Mar-
tin Fischer, John Klosner, Emil Knalfla,
Andrew Koski, Wayne Maki, Christ Oien,
Ole Oien, Olof Olson, Warren Paulson,
Wilbur Roberts, Wilbert Singly and Urho
Tilander.
36
THE CARPENTER
I
Eri^OT^TK
L.U. NO. 1
CHICAGO, ILL.
Anderson, Peter
Griffin, Lionel H.
Hampton, Ridgway
Johnson, Carl B.
Kledzik, Peter G.
Kopera, Edwin A.
Lucas, Harry W.
McKenna, Robert
Ryan, Clarence T.
Scholpp, Edward F.
L.U. NO. 8
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Chest, Harry H.
Conover, A. E.
Cregan, Nora
Gressang, Cecila
Hauser, Samuel D.
Schroder, Emerick M.
Sihler, Eugene
Tarsname, James
L.U. NO. 12
SYRACUSE, N.Y.
Baliva, Robert, Sr.
Ellison, Barney
Houde, John
L.U. NO. 15
HACKENSACK, N.J.
Anderson, Albert L.
Franco, Leonard
.Jacobs, Harry
Zawaski, Adam
L.U. NO. 18
HAMILTON, ONT.
Krawchuk, Alex
L.U. NO. 20
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Franzen, Gustave
Murray, Peter
Nelson, Nels
L.U. NO. 36
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Lowell, Herbert E.
Lucas, Charles S.
Voth, William
L.U. NO. 55
DENVER, COLO.
Brown, James F.
Lechuga, Frank
McFarland, Raymond
Martin, J. D,
L.U. NO. 61
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Brain, Montie
Kruse, John W.
Stoneman, Leonard
L.U. NO. 70
CHICAGO, ILL.
Kees, Harry
Kirstukas, John
Sneddon. William
Pecoraro, Vincent
L.U. NO. 101
BALTIMORE. MD.
Arnold, Luther R.
Hirschmann, Charles R.
L.U. NO. 132
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Davis, Harry D.
Ellis. Walter R.
Honeycutt, Hubert H.
King, Carl H.
Wyvill. Anthony, J.
L.U. NO. 133
TERRE HAUTE, IND.
Baggs, Dewey
Benson, Arthur
Page, Doyle Alvin
Withem, Clyde E.
L.U. NO. 135
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Dinken, Nathan
Kruk, Joseph
Levanda, Isaac
Littman, Louis
Magnusson, Gustav A.
Martyniuk, Stanley
Nilsen, Soren
Saren, August I.
Tolkov, Hyman
Vigdor, Isidor
Weinberg, Abraham
Wemmestad, Knut
L.U. NO. 144
MACON, GA.
Taylor, James Lewis
Woodruff, T. P.
L.U. NO. 169
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.
Groce, Albert
L.U. NO. 181
CHICAGO, ILL.
Anderson, Oscar H.
Evenson, Arthur
Marker, Fred
Schenken, Olaf
L.U. NO. 193
NORTH ADAMS, MASS.
Bentley, Ray
L.U. NO. 213
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Bubenik, Charlie G.
Dozier, Carl V.
Gandy, George A.
Grey, Jack E., Sr.
Horacefield, Ralph A.
Kinser, Albert L.
Presley, H. V.
Ray, Rubin
Stipanovic, Morris
Thibodeaux, Louis
Whitehead, John D.
L.U. NO. 218
BOSTON, MASS.
Chevernie, James
Hanna, Carl
Moore, George
Newcomb, Webster
Simms, Noi'man
L.U. NO. 246
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Bogusky, John
L.U. NO. 257
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Burggraf, Frank
Ceder, John
Culmone, Mariano
Danielson, Ernest B,
DeGregoria. Guiseppi
Farrell, George
Glass, Nicholas
Nylund, Williani
Olsen. Olof O. H.
Ury. Julian O.
L.U. NO. 261
SCRANTON, PA.
Herman, Peter
Kammer, Edwin
Konkol, Joseph
Napolitano, Joseph
Paroby, Steve
Quentin, Harvey
Reed, Joseph
Romanowski, Carl A.
Zeller, Charles
L.U. NO. 283
AUGUSTA, GA.
Edenfield, Otis
L.U. NO. 287
HARRISBURG, PA.
Martin, Stedraan
Moore, Leroy
L.U. NO. 337
DETROIT, MICH.
Babenista, Louis
Fletcher, Joseph L.
Gibson, John (Hoot)
Hotvedt, Olaf, Sr.
Laingren, Henry
Martinsen, Sophus
Stafford, Leland
Tate, Cloyd
Wagner, Marvin
Wasson, F. G.
L.U. NO. 335
BUFFALO, N.Y.
Stabell, John B.
L.U. NO. 385
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Batto. Louis
Jaeger, Isador
L.U. NO. 403
ALEXANDRIA, LA.
Fuglaar, Lawrence
L.U. NO. 407
LEWISTON, ME.
Audette, Archille
Brunelle, Lcien
St. Hiliare, George
L.U. NO. 434
CHICAGO, ILL.
Bond, Charles A.
Ellement, Peter, Jr.
Fisher, Gerrit
Gerk, Alvin
Gribs, Nicholas
Htighes, Charles
Lord, Gust
Marrone, Tony D.
Michuda, Rudolph
Mrozowski, Joseph
Nelson, Barton
Olson, Hjalmer
Smith, Jacque
Streich, Charles
Van Deel, John
Williams, E.
L.U. NO. 452
VANCOUVER, B.C.
Robinson, Albert
L.U. NO. 453
AUBURN, N.Y.
Franchina, Charles
L.U. NO. 469
CHEYENNE, WYO.
Moody, Oscar
L.U. NO. 488
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Baumel, Sam
Carlson, Carl
Cherewatti, Harry
Dama, Peter
Kramer, John
Krasney, Barnet
Montesarchio, Michael
Mikkola, Otto
Nelson, John H.
Rinda, Jacob
L.U. NO. 494
WINDSOR, ONT.
D'Annunzio, Thomas
Dougherty, Edward
Giroux, A. J.
Wunder, Jack
L.U. NO. 522
DURHAM, N.C.
Cox, Knox
L.U. NO. 531
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA
Calloway, H. P.
Ripp, Stanley
L.U. NO. 545
KANE, PA.
Frase, C. O.
L.U. NO. 586
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
Goidon. Ray R.
Peak, Mitchell E.
Puryear, Robert
Setters, Chester L.
Smith, James Hickman
Tallman, LeRoy A.
Wilson, E. O.
L.U. NO. 612
GUTTENBERG, N.,T.
Hoerlein, William
L.U. NO. 626
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Buckingham, Richard L.
Farrell, George B.
Galasso, Vito
Lane, James C.
McDermott, James
L.U. NO. 639
AKRON, OHIO
Auble, D. T.
Brabham, McKinley
Ewings, Colombus
Gribble. Paul
Harris, Samuel A.
Heebler, Paul
Satterfield, Russell
Sloan, Harry P.
Walters, William E.
Wertman, N. J.
L.U. NO. 668
PALO ALTO, CALIF.
Geis, Raymond J.
Mentz, Walter F.
L.U. NO. 674
MT. CLEMENS, MICH.
Maeder, Alvin
L.U. NO. 698
NEWPORT, KY.
Fay. Fred
L.U. NO. 726
DAVENPORT, IOWA
Dudley, Robert
Johnson, Earle
L.U. NO. 769
PASADENA, CALIF.
Cheadle, Arthur O.
Felby, Lawrence
Kown, Dan
Matus, Joseph
Sims, Rice
L.U. NO. 783
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.
Hanson, Paul
L.U. NO. 844
RESEDA, CALIF.
Berquist, Leslie Ray
Tabler, Truman G.
L.U. NO. 976
MARION, OHIO
Witzel, Wallace C.
L.U. NO. 1055
LINCOLN, NEBR.
Cooper, Thomas
Nielsen, Swain
L.U. NO. 1098
BATON ROUGE, LA.
All, Lewis C, Sr.
Continued on page 38
JULY, 1972
37
In Memoriam, concluded
L.U. NO. 1128
LA GRANGE. ILL.
Schiefelbein, Robert C.
L.U. NO. 1149
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Bruno. Joseph
Duncan, Ivan
Franchini. Mario
Gaetjen, Harold
Jeffrey. William
McPeek. Perry
OKeefe. James
Plourde. Adelard
Robertson, Arthur
Shasteen. Jacia
Walker. Arthur
L.U. NO. 1160
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Eggers. Waldo
L.U. NO. 1172
BILLINGS. MONT.
Blankenbaker, F. I.
L.U. NO. 1227
IRONVVOOD. MICH.
Slanzi, Frank
L.U. NO. 1232
CORNER BROOK, NFLD.
Brothers, Jack
Combdon, Cecil
L.U. NO. 1363
REDDING. CALIF.
Williams, Johnnie
L.U. NO. 1397
NORTH HEMPSTEAD,
N.Y.
Cherry, Frank
Marco, Vincent
L.U. NO. 1441
BETHEL PARK, PA.
Witherow, Carl David
L.U. NO. 1478
REDONDO BEACH.
CALIF.
Allen, George K.
Baker, Pat Reed
Bollinger. E. E.
Colwell, John
Cox, Everett G.
De Young, Herbert, Sr.
Dotson, Earl A.
Foster, Ray L.
Freeman, C. E.
Gardiner, Harold O.
Guedea, Juan A.
Heimforth, Henry A.
Helm, David E.
Lark, James A.
McGahey, Rush E.
Powell, Stanley L.
Rice, Charles B.
Rundall, Ernest F.
Schjeldahl, Eric O.
Sherrill, John R.
Spear. Charles E.
Young, John A.
L.U. NO. 1560
ANTIGONISH. N.S.
Gavel, Arthur
L.U. NO. 1598
VICTORIA, B.C.
Oke, Charles
L.U. NO. 1599
REDDING, CALIF.
Delbrouck, W. A.
L.U. NO. 1683
EL DORADO. ARK.
Bates, E. M.
L.U. NO. 1689
TACOMA, WASH.
Butcher, Claude
Clark. Arthur
Davis, James C.
Keplinger, Ray
Smith, Fred
Soderman, Henry
L.U. NO. 1726
LAREDO, TEXAS
Ramon, George
L.U. NO. 1779
CALGARY. ALTA.
Coverett, E. F,
Grice, George
Markstrom, Alex
Watson, Robert
Wright, Albert
L.ll. NO. 1849
PASCO. WASH.
Butler, John H.
Channel, OIlie
Taft, William R.
L.U. NO. 1881
FREMONT. NEBR.
Mensik, Donald P.
L.U. NO. 1889
DOWNERS GROVE,
Jung, Arnold
Paxton, George
L.U. NO. 1897
LAFAYETTE, LA.
Babineaux, Ovie J.
Bertrand, Sanders, V.
Carrier. Alexander
L.U. NO. 1963
TORONTO. ONT.
Santin, Same
Stichmann, Sebastian
Trizna, Jazeps
L.U. NO. 1974
ELLENSBURG, WASH.
Abel, Victor
L.U. NO. 2006
LOS GATOS, CALIF.
Bertram, Robert F.
Drummond, Albert H.
Evans. William Thomas
Gomes, Manuel
Hart, A, C.
Shuart, Eric E,
L.U. NO. 2073
MILWAUKEE. WISC.
Jankowski, Chester
Knudson, Helmer
Lewandowski, Theo
Oswald, Frank
ILL. Plennes, George
Rakowski, Richard
Rose, Roy
Schery. Frank
Stollenwerk, Walter
L.U. NO. 2280
MT. VERNON, OHIO
Dailey, James F.
L.U. NO. 2287
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Capponi, John
O'Donnell, Thomas
Waldman, Moe
LEGACIES OF LONG SERVICE
Joseph Kurlzweil died March 24 after devoting almost 73 years as a carpenter
in Local 715, Elizabeth, N.J. Brother Kurtzweil was initiated June 5. 1899.
At the time of his death he was 95 years of age. Brother Kurtzweil leaves a
son, Roy W. Kurtzweil, a pension member who joined Local 715 in 1924,
Local 20, Staten Island. N.Y., reports the deaths of two veteran members
of the Brotherhood.
Peter A, Murray died on December 9. 1971. He was initiated on June lf<,
1906. and was a member in good standing for 65 years. He was 93 years old.
Nels Nelson died on April 6. 1972. He was initiated on October 7. 1907,
and was a member in good standing for 64 years. He was S3 years old.
Oscar Moody, a member of Local 469. Cheyenne. Wyo., for 63 years, died
February 13 at the age of 90 years and ten months. He held various union
offices for 30 years in Local 469. and as far as records show he was never
in arrears of dues during his 63 years in the Brotherhood.
Benjamin DeEntremont died at the age of 89 on March 8. a pensioned
member of Local 888 of Salem. Mass. He was initialed into the same local
on December 10. 1910, at the age of 18 and served Local 888 all of his career.
Andrew A. Bastian, past president of Local 1889. Downer's Grove. III.,
died February 8. 1972. At Local 1889"s last Christmas party, two months
before his death, Bastian was presented a 60-year pin.
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Lakeland
News
Items of interest from the Brotherhood's
retirement home at Lakeland, Florida
Paul W. Bauer of Local 419. Chicago,
111., arrived at the Home May 1, 1972.
Richard Krahl of Local 419, Chicago,
111., arrived at the Home May 1, 1972.
Edward Umber of Local 1394. Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla., arrived at the Home
May 5. 1972.
•
John E. Seadin of Local 160, Philadel-
phia, Pa., arrived at the Home May 18,
1972.
•
Joseph F. Mahoney of Local 2 Cin-
cinnati, Ohio, arrived at the Home May
25, 1972.
Albert Johnson of Local 665, Key
West, Fla., died May 4, 1972. He was
buried in the Home Cemetery.
Clarence Ray of Local 993, Miami,
Fla., died May 31, 1972. He was buried
in the Home Cemetery.
Alfred Hyden of Local 1367, Chicago,
111., withdrew from the Home May 5,
1972.
Edward Umber of Local 1394, Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla., withdrew from the
Home May 16, 1972.
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increases in postal rates, one of which
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union publications which use the second
class mail service.
While the total second class mail in-
crease would be spread over a period of
ten years, the first step alone is estimated
to represent an almost 100 percent climb
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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Audel, Theodore
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Belsaw Sharp-All Co
17
Chicago Technical College . .
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Craftsman Book Co
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Estwing Manufacturing
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Estwing Manufacturing
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Foley Manufacturing
35
Fugitt, Douglas
38
Gus's Door-Jack
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Irwin Auger Bit Co
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Lee, H. D
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Locksmithing Institute
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Paneling Specialties
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in concLUSion
WILLIAM SIDELL, General President
Exploding Technology and Human Values
■ For the past eight years Harvard University
has been conducting a study of our exploding tech-
nology and the implications for society that arise
therefrom.
Last month, the committee making the study
issued its final report. When all the data developed
by the study are pulled together, they will result
in some 29 books and 164 articles in scholarly
magazines.
Many of the conclusions reached by the study
fall in the category of nit-picking. However, there
is a great deal of food for thought in some of the
findings.
Running through the report is one basic spinal
column; namely, that the changes brought on by
technological advances create problems which can
be solved only by political means.
Technology is making longer life possible
through organ transplants. Much as an engine can
be rebuilt by the replacement of a carburetor or
cam shaft, the human body sometimes can be
given a new lease on life by an organ transplant.
The science of transplanting organs is still in its
infancy, and eventually a mechanical heart or me-
chanical lungs may be developed. But, until such
time as these man-made devices can be perfected,
the number of transplants that can be achieved is
limited by the number of living organs available.
This raises a moral and sociological problem.
Who should be given priority for available or-
gans; those who have the ability to pay or those
who have the greatest need regardless of financial
status?
The Harvard researchers also found that tech-
nology is making human beings, as well as ma-
chines, obsolete. In professions and industries
which are in the forefront of technological change
people can no longer continue to live off the intel-
lectual capital they accumulated in high school or
college, or even apprenticeship training.
The whole educational structure undoubtedly
will have to be revamped within the next decade
to take care of the growing obsolescence of human
beings brought about by technological change.
This raises another basic question. Since the
technological growth is based almost entirely on
the drive of corporations for larger profits, how
can its impact on human beings be made more
acceptable?
The difficulty is that the polluters have more
political muscle than those who have to live with
the pollution. Until such time as the people who
pay the price for pollution without really deriving
any of the benefits organize themselves sufficiently
to counteract the political influences of the pol-
luters, a serious problem will exist.
So there needs to be a good deal of attention
paid to the economic costs of eliminating the ad-
verse components of technology. People must have
jobs. Jobs mostly depend on power. Power depends
to a large degree on sources that produce pollution.
As a result, technology is challenging the values of
society. Rugged individualism can no longer be
given free rein in a society in which every act in-
creasingly brings about unforeseen consequences
on third parties, consequences which often are in-
jurious to health of people or beauty of our sur-
roundings.
What the Harvard study concludes is that policy
decisions regarding the applications of future tech-
nology will have to be more broadly based with
the greatest good for the greatest number receiving
paramount consideration. This coincides with the
aims of organized labor— a fact that seems to indi-
cate a major role for unions in properly channeling
the future of technology. ■
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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
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
Herbert C. Skinner
101 Constitution Ave., N.W..
Washington, D.C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
William Konyha
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
Charles E. Nichols
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT EMERITUS
M. A. HUTCHESON
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Patrick J. Campbell
130 North Main Street
New City, Rockland Co., New York
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130 Mountain Avenue
Springfield, New Jersey 07081
Third District, Anthony Ochocki
18400 Grand River Avenue,
Detroit, Michigan 48223
Fourth District, Harold E. Lewis
101 Marietta St., Suite 913
Atlanta, Georgia 30345
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
2800 Selkirk Drive
Burnsville, Minn. 55378
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Glenbrook Center West — Suite 501
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116
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Room 722, Oregon Nafl Bldg.
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Portland, Oregon 97205
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Forum Building, 9th and K Streets
Sacramento, California 95814
Ninth District, William Stefanovitch
2418 Central Avenue
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Tenth District, Eldon T. Staley
4706 W. Saanich Rd.
RR #3, Victoria, B. C.
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VOLUME XCII
No. 8
AUGUST. 1972
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Ter-ick. Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Can the American Worker Weather the Storm?
Nat Goldfinger 2
The Metric System: Is America Ready for It? 4
That's Telling 'Em, Mrs. L Kathryn Loving 8
Brotherhood Craftsmen Star at Folklife Festival 9
Nails Still Holding Man's World Together 10
Early American Skills 12
Steel Pilings Undergo Tough Federal Tests 13
Wage and Price Controls on Small Lumber Firms 16
Price Hikes Wipe Out Gains in Family Income 33
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 7
Plane Gossip 18
Service to the Brotherhood 15, 19, 27, 28, 30, 34, 35, 38
Canadian Report 20
Your Union Dictionary 22
Apprenticeship and Training 23
CLIC Report 29
Local Union Nev/s 31
In Memoriam 37
Lakeland Nev^^s 39
In Conclusion William Sidell 40
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THE COVER
Our cover this month shows a few
of the skills of carpentry demon-
strated at the 1972 Festival of Ameri-
can Folklife.
The Mall area (upper left and right
photos) in front of the Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, D.C., was
filled with exhibits, displays, and
shows featuring the Southwest Ameri-
can Indians, the state of Maryland,
and organized labor. This was the
second consecutive year that labor
unions were featured at the annual
show, which always attracts thousands
of visitors.
The United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners was one of five
labor unions showing the processes
and products of their trades. The bot-
tom middle picture shows Governor
Marvin Mandel (right) of Maryland
talking with Jim Tinkcom, Technical
Director of Apprenticeship and Train-
ing, and William Champ, one of Gov-
ernor Mandel's constituents and a con-
testant in the 1971 Carpenter Ap-
prenticeship Contest. The other photos
show the skilled hands of prize-win-
ning Carpenter apprentices.
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Can the American Worker Weather the Storm?
THE CARPENTER
Legislation is needed noiv to remove the tax subsidies and other
incentives that encourage U.S. companies to move plants overseas
■ The American economy is in
trouble at home and abroad. The de-
terioration of the American position
in international trade resulted in the
net loss of about 900,000 job op-
portunities from 1966 to 1971. The
situation is worsening at present.
The industrial base of the American
economy is being undermined. . . .
Merchandise imports were $2.9
billion greater than exports in 1971,
according to the Commerce Depart-
ment's official accounting — the first
reported trade deficit since 1893.
This deficit jumped to a yearly rate
of $6.5 billion in the January-March
quarter of 1972. Many more jobs
are being wiped out by the rising
tide of imports than are involved in
exports.
Between 1965 and 1970, there
was a loss of 122,500 jobs in radio,
TV and electronic component pro-
duction, according to the industry
association. Scores of thousands of
additional jobs have been wiped out
in a rapidly spreading number of
industries. Communities throughout
the country are adversely affected.
Increased Imports
Estimates indicate that, last year,
imports of autos were about 20 per
cent of the U.S. market, TV receiv-
ers more than 30 per cent, radios
and tape recorders more than 90
per cent, sewing machines and cal-
culating machines nearly 60 per cent,
cassettes 100 per cent and baseball
mitts about 90 per cent. Similarly,
large proportions of U.S. produc-
tion of other industries are being
displaced — typewriters and shirts,
industrial equipment and knit goods,
pianos and steel, tires and work
clothes, shoes, textiles, and glass-
ware.
This process, which displaces
U.S. production and employment,
often results in very little, if any,
price benefit to the consumer, who
is also a wage or salary earner. Im-
ports are sold at the American price
or close to it. So the economy loses
a growing part of its productive
base, workers lose their jobs, while
By NAT GOLDFINGER
AFL-CIO Research Director
the benefits go to profits. More-
over, the recent devaluation of the
American dollar — which was loudly
advertised as the solution to these
problems — has actually contrib-
uted to the continuing inflation that
plagues the American people. And
the U.S. position in the world econ-
omy continues to get worse.
This deterioration has been ac-
celerated in the past decade. Im-
ports of manufactured products
more than quadrupled between 1960
and 1971 — from $6.9 bilUon to
$30.4 billion. In the January-March
quarter of 1972, manufactured im-
ports were up to a yearly rate of
$35.9 billion. Moreover, in 1960,
such imports were only about half
the level of manufactured exports;
by the first quarter of this year, the
United States imported a greater
volume of manufactured goods than
it exported. The major causes of this
deterioration are the following:
1. In the world of the 1970s,
nations manage their economies.
Other comitries have direct and in-
direct subsidies for their exports
plus direct and indirect barriers to
imports. The result is that foreign
products surge into the huge Amer-
ican market, while U.S. exports are
often blocked or their expansion is
retarded.
2. The export of American tech-
nology has been reducing or elimi-
nating America's technology and
productivity leadership in many in-
dustries and product lines. U.S.
firms have transferred American
technology and know-how to their
foreign subsidiary plants.
As a result, foreign plants, oper-
ating with American technology,
probably are nearly as efficient as
similar factories in the U.S. But
employment costs frequently are 50
to 90 per cent lower, and there may
be the additional advantages of
lower taxes and operating in mar-
kets protected by foreign govern-
ments.
3. Sharply rising investments of
U.S. companies in foreign subsidi-
aries have been key factors in the
export of American technology and
the loss of American jobs. Direct
investments of U.S. firms in foreign
facilities shot up from $3.8 billion
in 1960 to about $15 billion in
1971. The book value of such In-
vestments in foreign facilities rose
from almost $32 billion in 1960 to
more than $78 billion in 1971.
Although an estimated 25,000
foreign affiliates are controlled by
about 3,500 U.S. corporations, the
bulk of these foreign operations is
highly concentrated among the cor-
porate giants. Prof. Peggy Musgrave
of Northeastern University reports
that, in 1966, "Over 80 per cent of
taxable income which U.S. corpora-
tions received from foreign sources
• . . went to 430 corporations with
asset size in excess of $250 million."
Foreign Sales
The Chase Manhattan Bank's
newsletter reported last year that
"foreign sales of U.S. affiliates in
manufacturing alone totalled almost
$60 billion in 1968 and are esti-
mated at between $70 and $75 bil-
lion in 1970." That is more than
twice the volume of exports of man-
ufactured goods from the U.S.
4. The mushrooming growth of
multinational corporations, most of
them U.S.-based, is a new factor in
the accelerating deterioration of the
American position in the world
economy.
A U.S.-based multinational cor-
poration can produce components
in widely separated plants in Korea,
Taiwan and the U.S., assemble the
product in Mexico and sell the item
in the U.S. at American prices, pos-
sibly with an American-brand name.
Or the item is produced and sold
in foreign markets, in competition
with U.S.-made products.
U.S. Rep. James Burke and Sen.
Vance Hartke have introduced the
Continued on Page 37
AUGUST, 1972
The Metric System:
Is America Ready For It?
■ Nine out of ten manufacturers say yes
■ Organized labor has some reservations
In a sporadic and piecemeal fashion,
the metric system is already becoming a
part of American society.
■ Which is greater: meter or yard?
Hter or quart? 100 degrees Celsius
or 100 degrees Fahrenheit? one kilo-
gram or one pound?
Americans may have to know the
answers within a decade if Congress
decides to "go metric." (The metric
quantities are greater than the stand-
ard quantities given above.) At pres-
ent, the United States and Canada
are the only major countries of the
world still using the British measures
and weights. Even Great Britain is
abandoning the old system. Today,
90 percent of the world's population
uses the metric system.
The metric system came out of the
French Revolution in the late eigh-
teenth century, based upon the natu-
ral order of the world. A meter, the
central unit of measure, was defined
as an even fraction of the earth's
circumference. By 1900 most of the
European countries were using the
new, uniform system based on meas-
ures of 10.
The United States continued to
use an ancient system of measure-
ment based upon barleycorns,
wheatcorns, and rough equivalencies
to the human foot, armlength and
stride. Such a practice persisted
since colonial days, although coin-
age was based upon decimal ratios.
Thomas Jefferson proposed a rudi-
mentary form of the metric system
in the early days of the country, and
John Ouincy Adams urged Congress
to "go metric" in 1821. Neither pro-
posal was acted upon, but in 1866
metric measures and weights were
declared legal in the United States.
Since then the two different systems
were used and taught in varying
degrees, and proposals for a single
uniform system have been rejected.
THE CARPENTER
When the Russians launched the
first satellite, Sputnik, in 1957, the
U.S. Government decided to in-
crease the use of the metric system,
the predominant measurement of
science. Now, the language of the
military is metric. Hill 505, for ex-
ample, is 505 meters high. Troop
advancements are measured in kil-
ometers and ammunition in milli-
meters. Two years ago the National
Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion (NASA) decided to issue docu-
ments and reports in International
Metric.
Metric weights and measurements
are already a part of American life.
Athletes know that swimming pools
are measured in meters and skis in
centimeters. Photography buffs or-
der 8 millimeter movie film and 35
millimeter slides. Automobile parts,
foreign and domestic, often specify
metric tools and instruments. Your
favorite radio station is registered
in megahertz (formerly megacycles)
if it is FM, kilohertz if it is AM. A
doctor measures blood pressure met-
rically, and the pharmacist uses
grams or milligrams to fill the doc-
tor's prescription.
Some measurements are common
to both systems. Electric current,
light intensity, and time are meas-
ured uniformly in amperes, candela,
and seconds. (Experiments with a
ten-hour clock and a decimal calen-
dar have failed. For a time during
the Revolution, Frenchmen lived on
a ten-day week but soon reverted
back to "God's time," the 168-hour
week.)
Last year the U.S. Department of
Commerce and the National Bureau
of Standards presented the results
of a three-year, $2.5-million study
on the feasability of switching to the
metric system. The conclusion of the
committee is contained in the title
of their report: "A Metric America:
A Decision Whose Time Has
Come." Some of the highlights of
the report:
• The U.S. should begin a 10-
year metric conversion period as
soon as possible.
• Going metric would increase
1975 exports by about $600 million.
• A survey of representative
American companies shows that
about 10 percent of the firms already
use some form of the metric system
ATTENTION
Foreign imports and even some
American automobiles now have
metric specifications.
Metric is the language for a growing
number of engineers and scientists.
Many machines can be converted to
metric by simple adjustment or a
conversion kit.
involving about 30 percent of their
personnel.
• More than 90 percent of the
manufacturers surveyed favor some
form of planned metric conversion.
The majority of them favor a man-
datory rather than a voluntary pro-
gram.
• "In the final analysis, however,
the important point is that it will be
less costly and the benefits will come
sooner, if the nation changes to met-
ric by plan rather than leaving the
change to chance."
School children would probably
benefit most from the simpler meth-
od of arithmetic based on the deci-
mal system and compatable with the
"new math" techniques. Eventually
they would not have to learn a dual
set of weights and measurements.
Their textbooks, most of which con-
tain at least some metric, are
changed every few years anyway.
The hardest hit by metric conver-
sion would be small businesses and
workingmen. Other groups would
not suffer as much. The Department
of Defense is expected to ask for an
additional $18-biOion from taxpay-
ers to cover their conversion costs.
Manufacturers will take further ad-
vantage of accelerated depreciation
for machinery and investment tax
credits. Multinational corporations,
in addition to existing tax breaks,
will benefit greatly from a uniform
measurement system for their inter-
national sales. "Even under the pres-
ent tax laws," says the metric study
committee, "metric conversion costs
would be tax deductible."
Only two segments of society —
labor and non-manufacturing busi-
ness— were not studied closely in the
"Metric America" report, although
these two segments represent the
vast majority of people affected by
the switchover to metric. Nonmanu-
facturing businesses account for
two-thirds of total U.S. employment
in construction, trade, and services.
A telephone survey of less than
3,000 non-manufacturing businesses
(of a total 11,000,000 in the U.S.)
was inconclusive, according to the
report. No dollar estimates wer6
given for self-employed or union
workingmen, who would experience
tangible and intangible losses in met-
tric conversion.
At the beginning of the "Metric
AUGUST, 1972
EXAMPLE:
HOW TO BUY CARPETING
Customary Units: How much carpeting
would you need to cover a floor that
is 18 feet 4 inches long and 11 feet
8 inches wide, using carpet 12 feet wide?
Area;
width
_4_
36
X
12
= 24.44 square yards to buy
Metric Units: How much carpeting
would you need to cover a floor that is
5.59 meters long and 3.87 meters wide,
using carpet 4 meters wide?
Area = length X width
= 5.59 X 4
= 22.36 square meters to buy
America" study, the AFL-CIO con-
vention in Atlantic City in 1969
passed a resolution urging the new
committee to calculate the economic
and educational impact of metric
conversion on the worker. Such a
study was not taken, so the AFL-
CIO once again urged Congress to
pursue the matter. In February of
this year the AFL-CIO Executive
Council called for an independent
committee to study the "economic
ramifications of the proposed con-
version to workers, industry, con-
sumers and the American economy
in general."
On March 1, 1972, AFL-CIO
Legislative Representative Kenneth
Peterson met with the Senate Com-
merce Committee. He stated: "What
is clearly needed then, to overcome
the failures of the first study, is a
new look at conversion with a spe-
cial emphasis on the cost of such a
step to the American worker and his
family. Such a study, made by a
group representing a true cross-sec-
tion of American society, coud be
a valuable aid for the Congress in
its deliberation over conversion."
Such a study would have to in-
clude considerations of:
Tools. New tools and instruments
based on centimeters instead of
inches will be needed by craftsmen
and mechanics. U.S. tool companies
may have to compete with a flood
of imported tools if they must pro-
duce two sets of tools based on two
sets of measurements during the
transition period.
Retraining. Millions of workers
will have to be trained in the metric
system in order to keep their jobs,
resulting in a loss of time and ex-
pense. Apprenticeship standards and
manuals will have to be revised.
"Loss of Experience." The safe,
intuitive sense of customary weights
and measures will be impaired as
the worker adjusts to a new system
of tools and measurements. For self-
employed craftsmen, this loss of
time, safety, and experience will
mean more work for the same price.
Hiring Practices. In the first years
of conversion, some contractors
would require one or the other sys-
tem of measurement. Senior crafts-
men would be competing with met-
rically-trained newscomers to the
trade.
Resources. Most large companies
have technical, financial, and mana-
gerial resources for handling a
change to the metric system. Small
companies, labor unions, and indi-
viduals have no such resources.
These problems have not yet been
dealt with by any agency, govern-
ment or private. Nevertheless, Con-
gress is now considering two major
metric proposals based on the in-
complete "Metric America" study.
An Administration proposal calls for
a voluntary conversion program con-
ducted over a ten-year period by a
National Metric Conversion Board.
The proposal states: "the general
rule should be that any changeover
costs shall 'lie where they fall.' "
Small businesses and organized labor
strongly oppose such a measure.
Another proposal for metric con-
version was made by Senator Clai-
borne Pell (D-R.L). His "Metric
Conversion Act" includes provision
for financial assistance through tax
incentives and direct grants for com-
panies and individuals. The Small
Business Administration would be
empowered to make grants of less
than $2,000 to individuals "to de-
fray non-reimbursable expenses
which must be incurred by them
for the purpose of acquiring tools or
instruments which are necessary to
their continued employment in a
trade or business and are required
as the result of the implementation
of the national plan of metric con-
version." However, the funds for
these grants would have to be appro-
priated by Congress, and until a
cost-study is made. Congress is not
likely to pass this measure.
The obvious answer, therefore, is
an immediate analysis of the cost of
metric conversion. Once all the fig-
ures are in, Americans can decide
better on the merits of metric. Mean-
while they can enjoy watching John-
ny Unitas battle with 6'5", 250-
pound tacklers in —20"^ F. weather
for a least one more season.
THE CARPENTER
T©M
ROUNDUP
VETERANS' JOBS— Employment of veterans of the Vietnam War increased between the
second and third quarters of 1972 but their unemployment rate remained at
about 8.3 percent, the Labor Department reported.
RACING UNDER STUDY— The National Labor Relations Board, which took jurisdiction
over labor-management relations in the baseball industry in 1969, is now
considering the same action in the horse-racing and dog-racing industries.
The KLRB has asked the two industries, the government agencies involved and
labor organizations, including the APL-CIO, to comment on the proposal within
the next 60 days.
TAX LOOPHOLES— In one of the sharpest labor protests against tax loopholes
benefitting the wealthy and discriminating against the poor, the AFL-CIO has
called on Congress to do "tax justice" by American workers.
So unfair is today's tax system that a family of four with an income
of $10,000 would pay $905 in taxes, if the income was from wages or salaries;
$98, if the income was from capital gains; and no tax at all if from interest
on state and local bonds.
RECORD LOAD— The National Labor Relations Board issued a record 866 decisions
in unfair labor practice cases in the fiscal year ending June 30.
The total compared with the previous high mark of 836 decisions handed down
by the five-member Board in fiscal 1971.
In addition, the Board issued 477 rulings in employee representation
election cases, an increase of 54 over the total a year earlier.
U.S. UNIT LABOR COSTS— Despite the propaganda charges that American labor is
pricing itself out of the market, the U.S. Department of Labor now reports that
during 1971 unit labor costs in the United State rose "less than one-third
the rates of increase in Canada, Japan and most European countries."
The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that unit costs in U.S. manufacturing
industries rose 2.7 percent as compared with an average rise of 4 percent a
year during the five-year period between 1965 to 1970. For other major
manufacturing countries, the rate of increase averaged more than 8 percent.
A SOUR NOTE— A report from the Department of Commerce on candy sales tells a lot
about the problems the Nixon Administration has been having with the economy.
The Department proudly announces that candy sales in the United States
exceeded $2 billion in 1971 for the first time. But then sweetness turned sour
when it reported that per capita consumption of confections declined for the
third straight year.
POSTAGE HIKE— Union publications were hit with staggering postage increases
July 6 as the first step of a new rate schedule went into effect following
approval of increases for all categories of mail by the governors of the U.S.
Postal Service.
The first step of the program adds a surcharge .2 of a cent per copy on
second-class, non-profit publications, the classification under which most union
newspapers and magazines are mailed to the membership.
The effect is to nearly double the postage bills of many union publications,
plus those of churches, veterans groups and other non-profit institutions.
For many publications, the new schedule proposed by the Postal Rate
Commission and approved by the governors could mean an increase in postage costs
of 750 percent or more over the next 10 years.
AUGUST, 1972
That's Telling 'em, Mrs. L
Editor's Note: After reading in READER'S DIGEST,
an article credited to a Mr. Young of ENGINEERING
NEWS-RECORD, and blaming building trades unions for
most of the increased costs of construction, Mrs. Loving,
wife of a Brotherhood member, was impelled to write the
following letter:
Mr. Edward M. Young
ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, N.Y. 10020
Dear Mr. Young:
I have just finished reading your article entitled
"The Scandal Behind the Soaring Construction Costs"
in the July, 1972 edition of READER'S DIGEST. I
felt it necessary to write to you in hopes of enlighten-
ing you on a few matters in which you seem to have
gotten only one side of the story.
You start your article by stating the earnings of one
particular craftsman. You, yourself, state that this is
an extreme example. I. for one, believe that this is a
gross understatement! You leave your readers with
the impression that all construction workers are gold-
bricking millionaires. As the wife of a union construc-
tion worker, I can tell you that this is not true. My
husband is a journeyman carpenter and has been one
for over 12 years. During that time we have yet to see
our first $15,000,000 a year salary.
I will be the first to agree that there are a lot of
things wrong with the union, but this is true of any
type of organization. I know of none that are without
faults. However, you seem to be completely biased
when it comes to the union man.
For example, you constantly, throughout your arti-
cle, make references to the hourly wages. In your
opinion, they are extremely high and uncalled for.
What you fail to mention is some of the reasons for
these wages. I also need to add at this time the fact
that no craft in this area makes $10.00 an hour or
more.
For example, you fail to mention that regardless
of weather, construction workers are required to work.
As you wrote this article, I'm sure you were sitting in
a nice warm comfortable office with a hot cup of
coffee sitting on your desk. During the course of the
years, my husband works outside regardless of the
temperature. He is paid to work in freezing rain or
boiling sun. I wonder how quickly you would be
willing to climb 300 feet in the air, with freezing rain
and a high wind to build a scafToId for another man to
do his work on. Or to eo down into a 30-foot hole
on a day when it is over 95 degrees in the shade and
no breeze to shore up that hole so it will not cave in
on the workers?
I am not trying to gain your sympathy with these
examples. These are just some of the facts that a
construction worker deals with everyday.
Also in your article you make references to the
number of rest periods that the union requires. On my
husband's job he is allowed two fifteen-minute breaks
a day. During this time he is allowed to drink coffee
or/and answer nature's call. This is the only time in
which he may do this other than his thirty-minute
lunch break. He is required to be on the job with
tools in hand at 8:30 in the morning and works until
4:30 in the afternoon. I wonder how many days you
work steadily allowing yourself only two fifteen-minute
breaks and thirty minutes for lunch? I imagine they
are few and far between.
Your article also relates the contractor's complaints
concerning "A full day's work for a full day's pay."
I'm sure that there is no boss in the world that would
not like to see his employees work harder for their pay.
Your boss, I'm sure, is by no means the exception to
the rule. However, you fail to mention the fact that
if one of his construction workers is hurt on his job, the
contractor neither pays for the doctor and hospital bills
nor does he pay the man while he is unable to work.
I also would like to tell you that most union con-
struction workers are good family men. They love
their families and respect our country and what it
stands for. I regret the fact that you found it neces-
sary in your article to leave the impression with the
reader that because of union construction, our country
is doomed to be without schools and hospitals. Since
you found it necessary to smear all union construction
workers with this statement, I feel you might as well
have gone a step further and said that union workers
were also against mother-love and apple pie. This
would have been in character with the rest of your
article.
I hope I have been able to enlighten you on a few
points concerning union construction. However, I
doubt it seriously. I hope you print this letter and are
man enough to admit you might have been slightly
biased in your reporting. If this letter does find its
way into print, I will not expect any payment since
I do not belong to the Writer's Guild (writer's union).
Thank you for the courtesy of reading my letter.
Sincerely,
Mrs. G. W. (Kathryn) Loving
THE CARPENTER
TOP PHOTO: The Brutlierhood training leaders and craftsmen assemble for a picture
in the midst of their work on the Mall in Washington, D.C. BELOW: They gather
with General President William Sidell, center, at a Smithsonian press preview.
Brotherhood Craftsmen Star at
1972 Festival of American Folklife
■ Three days of rain did not
dampen the folk spirit at the sixth
annual Festival of American Folk-
life in Washington, June 30 to July
4. Nearly 800,000 people strolled
along the Mall in front of the Smith-
sonian Institution to view the arts,
skills, and crafts that are integral
to American culture.
Skilled craftsmen demonstrated
not only their finished products but
also the work itself. One of the more
popular exhibits was a gazebo being
built by Carpenters. The graceful
pavilion was later donated to the
Smithsonian for band concerts.
Seven award-winning Carpenter
apprentices, guided by James E.
Tinkcom, Technical Director of the
Apprenticeship and Training De-
partment, and Charles Allen, per-
formed the work in front of hun-
dreds of onlookers. All of the ap-
prentices were contestants in the
1971 National Apprenticeship Con-
test and included:
James Bouchard, Local 1509,
Miami;
Charles Burke, Local 963, Hous-
ton;
William Champ, Local 132,
Washington, D.C;
Vance Gray, Local 626, Wilming-
ton;
Anthony Macciocca, Local 1050,
Philadelphia;
Carl Norred, Local 720, Baton
Rouge; and
William Schultz, Local 101, Bal-
timore.
Mill-cabinetmakers also demon-
strated precision cabinet making,
and millwrights demonstrated the
precision alignment skills needed in
the assembly of conveyor systems.
Perhaps the most important as-
pect of the Festival was the empha-
sis upon urban and industrial folk-
lore. All too often the only Ameri-
can folk heroes studied and dis-
cussed are sailors, cowboys, and
lumberjacks. The American Folk-
life Festival saw a retired Lithogra-
pher prepare a litho stone and pull
prints from a hand-operated press.
Members of the Ladies' Garment
Workers demonstrated dress-mak-
ing from fabric to finished product.
Molders turned out small frying
pans through the almost-forgotten
craft of sand-cast molding. Presi-
dent George Meany of the AFL-
CIO rightfully termed the event "a
living museum."
1972 was the second consecutive
year that organized labor was fea-
tured at the Festival. The series
honoring the American working-
man is scheduled to continue until
it culminates in the 1976 Bicenten-
nial. Labor historians and the Amer-
ican Federation of Musicians pre-
sented the folklore and songs which
characterized the growth of trade
unionism in America.
The other main features of the
1972 Festival included Southwest
American Indians and the state of
Maryland.
The Southwest American Indians
conducted discussions of Indian art,
jewelry, weaving, and pottery, and
performed inter-tribal dances and
rituals. The 39 Indians from 13 dif-
ferent tribes ranged from the agri-
cultural Pimas, the village dwelling
Pueblos, the sheep herding Navajos
to the cattle raising Apaches.
Continued on page 37
Charles Burke of Houston and William
Champ of Washington, D.C, discuss
their work with First General Vice Pres-
ident Herbert Skinner.
AUGUST, 1972
NAILS STILL HOLDING
MAN'S WORLD TOGETHER
■ Ever since the earliest carpen-
ter mashed his thumb for the first
time, man has had plenty to say to
nails.
"Goodbye!" is what he is saying
today — at least to some nails. After
5,400 years of holding civilization
together, nails are being yanked
from many of their traditional roles.
Space-age glues and fasteners
made of plastics, exotic alloys, and
even everyday metals are replacing
nails in some old jobs and taking
on new ones beyond reach of the
most ingeniously designed nail, the
National Geographic Society says.
But the old standby is far from
being dead as a doornail (used in
the Middle Ages to stud and rein-
force heavy front doors). As many
nails as ever are being made in the
United States — 340,000 tons in
1971 — with nearly as many im-
ported — 293,000 tons — mostly
from Japan.
Yet, as a sign of the times, new
ways have cast a shadow of sorts
on the age-old trademark image of
house building: a carpenter shoving
his hand into a nail keg for more
ammunition for his hammer.
Today, nail kegs turn up only in
antique shops; nails now come in
cardboard cartons and may be
packed parallel like toothpicks so
their points won't nick carpenters'
fingers.
The traditional claw hammer is
sometimes replaced by a power
pounder that makes its own nails
from an attached coil of wire.
That's a far cry from the bronze
nails used in Egypt about 3400 B.C.
The Bible is full of references to
nails.
Nails used in the crucifi.xion were
believed to be about six or eight
inches long, square-sided, and
wrought by a blacksmith. They re-
sembled the seven tons of nails dug
up a few years ago from a Roman
fort abandoned 1,900 years ago in
the face of attacking Scottish high-
landers, and sold in part as sou-
venirs for up to $7.50 each.
Until a Frenchman invented a
wire nail-making machine in 1834,
all nails were made by hand, hun-
dreds of thousands by American
colonists around winter firesides to
stretch the family income.
These cut nails, fashioned from
strips of iron, were so valuable old
barns and houses were once burned
down to salvage them from the
ashes. Nails similar to these are still
preferred in laying floors because
their square points seldom split
floorboards.
Nails still are sold in penny-
weight sizes. For instance, a three-
inch nail was and is called a 10
penny because that's what it cost
for 100 of them.
Today nails are made of steel,
aluminum, iron, and copper. Be-
sides boards, they are banged into
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They are designed with screw
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edges to make it harder for them to
work out. They may be blued like
a gunbarrel, or galvanized to make
them rustproof.
They are even sterlized because
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in their mouths. But troubles can
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Corporation at its Aiiquippa, Pa. Worlis but now idled because of cheap imports.
This equipment once produced about 1,000 different sizes and types of nails. The
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10
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AFL-CIO Calls for Boycott
Of Struck Farafi Products
The AFL-CIO has called upon
every union member and every
American "who believes in decency
and fair play" to refuse to buy the
products of the strike-bound Farah
Manufacturing Company.
The boycott of the firm — the
largest maker of men's pants in the
world— was authorized by the AFL-
CIO Executive Council, which ac-
cused the employer of adopting
"tactics out of the Dark Ages" in
trying to break the walkout by
nearly 3,000 workers.
The strike was precipitated by
Farah's firing of members of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers for
organizing activities. The first walk-
outs were in San Antonio and El
Paso, and these were soon followed
by strikes at plants in Victoria,
Texas and Las Cruces and Albu-
querque, N. Mex.
The Council pointed out that
Farah "has consistently exploited"
its employees, many of whom are
Mexican-Americans, and "the strug-
gle of these workers for economic
justice, dignity and security is tlie
struggle of all workers."
The AFL-CIO leaders charged
Farah with using such tactics as at-
tack dogs, arrests in the middle of
the night, unlawful firing of workers
and intimidation — practices that
have "no place in 20th Century
labor relations."
The Council's statement urged
unions, state and local bodies to im-
mediately mount campaigns to in-
form consumers on the issues at
Farah and call upon merchants to
refuse to sell Farah products. The
labor press was asked to give prom-
inent attention to the dispute.
"Every American, every trade
unionist can and, we believe, shouid
use his consumer dollar as a tool
for justice for Farah workers," the
Council concluded. (PAI)
AUGUST, 1972
11
EAELY AMERICAN SKILLS
Displayed at Museum of
American Folk Art, New York City
Examples of early American craft skills are displayed
in countless local, state and regional museums across
the country. Usually they're tucked between exhibits
of flora and fauna and historical artifacts. A small
museum in New York City, however, is dedicated espe-
cially to displaying the work of early American artisans.
It's the Museum of American Folk Art at 49 West 53rd
Street, just a few steps from Manhattan's towering
Hilton Hotel. Closing this month to prepare for its
fall exhibitions, the Museum of American Folk Art
will soon present one of five annual shows under a grant
from the New York State Council of the Arts. One of
these exhibitions will display the masterpieces of wood
craftsmen.
^ A swiiiijiii^ »(iudtn j:;att in j Hun design, when 38 stars
m- represented the Federal union.
This seated Indian once attracted customers to a tobac-
conist's shop at 78 Montague Street in Brooklyn. Loaned
by the Long Island Historical Society, it is attributed to
Charles J. Dodge and dated 1858.
Right: Father Time prepares to strike the hour in a unique,
hand-carved creation. A clock mechanism is in the base.
Below: An 1 8th Century turtle footstool created by an
unknown carver. It's 31 '4 inches long.
Stems displayed in a "Carvings for Com-
merce" Show, held recently by the museum.
The museum is housed in a former row house
in mid-Manhattan.
12
THE CARPENTER
Above: Piledrivers at work on the new
Metro transportation system in Washing-
ton, D.C. Below: Extraction of steel pile
in permafrost at Fairbanks, Alaska. The
soil was thawed by advancing a steam
jet adjacent to and down to the depth
of the pile until the pile heaved up.
■ For the past decade, the Na-
tional Bureau of Standards in Wash-
ington, in cooperation with the
Corps of Engineers and the Ameri-
can Iron and Steel Institute, has
been sinking pilings into different
types of soil all over the United
States, leaving them exposed to the
elements, and then pulling them out
for careful laboratory study.
In a cooperative project with
Canada, NBS also established, in
1966, three piling test sites at Mon-
treal, Quebec.
The toughest testing to date, has
been done near Fairbanks, Alaska,
where various types of piles were
driven into permafrost, the perma-
nently frozen layer of ground be-
neath the Earth's surface in such
frigid regions of the globe. Perma-
frost was reached four feet below
the surface near Fairbanks.
Three methods were used in in-
stalling the piles — driving, dry au-
gering, and, m permafrost soils,
steam thawing. Driven piles remain
sturdy. However, with the dry an-
gering process, it was necessary to
backfill with material varying in
content from riprap, cinders, and
slag, to combinations of sand, silt,
loam, and clay. With steam thaw-
ing, piles were installed directly in
the silt-water slurry formed during
thawing and needed little or no
backfill.
To extend the research, NBS sci-
entists also pulled out pilings which
were sunk as far back as 40 years
ago and compared their condition
with pilings of shorter-term use.
In general, the research showed
no appreciable corrosion of steel
piling sunk into undisturbed soil
below the water table, regardless of
the soil types or properties encoun-
tered. Above the water table and
in fill soils, corrosion was found to
be variable but not serious. All of
which is testimony to the good qual-
ity of US and Canadian produced
steels.
Steel pilings have been used for
many years as structural members
of dams, floodwalls, bulkheads, and
as load-bearing foundations. While
their use has generally been satis-
factory, no evaluation of their dura-
bility under any and all conditions
had been made until these recent
studies by the NBS. ■
AUGUST, 1972
13
Tests With Pilings
In Permafrost
A( right: Test piles prepared for inspec-
tion after cleaning. Specimen include
A25 and A 17, shonn at extreme left in
the picture at right and in two of the
photographs below.
Pile No. A25 (a light beam, 8B 15. 8 in \ 4 in. 15 lb/ft), shown
at right, was driven into permafrost on April 22. 1952. When
it was pulled 11 years later (July 23. 1963), it had a thin,
uniform hlni of rust but no pitting, in the IKi feet above
ground; small pits (.4 mm) in the 4.8 feet immediately below
ground level; and no evidence of pitting or metal attack in the
4.8 feet sunk into permafrost.
Pile No. A 17 (a steel pipe pile. 8-in diameter, 0.272 in wall
thickness. 25 lb/ft), shown below, stayed in the same length of
time as A25, 11 years. Its above-ground surfaces showed no
pitting, just a light him of rust; below the ground line there was
slight metal attack and pitting in localized areas; no pits meas-
ured greater than 20 mils; about 60 *> mill scale intact; in the
4.6 feet of permafrost at the bottom of the pile mill scale was
100% intact; no metal attack or pitting, welds were unaffected
by corrosion.
Pile No. C81, right, below, was a steel H-pile (6WF25, 6x6
in, 25 lb/ft) which stayed in the Alaskan ground for six years.
The above-ground surfaces had uniform rust over 50% and
mill scale intact over the remaining half, with no measurable
pits present; for the first four feet below ground there were no
measurable pits greater than 10 mils and mill scale was intact
over 90% of the surface; in the 4-foot permafrost region mill
scale was intact over the entire surface and the pile surface
was unaffected by corrosion.
'^IRMAtRflSIl
^Aw m
(1) JACKSON, MICH. — On May 13,
Local 651 honored its 25-year and 30-
year members at a banquet and dance.
After the dinner, pins were presented by
B. R. Earl H. Schmude.
Principal speakers for the occasion
were State Secretary Earl D. Meyer and
South Central District Council Secretary
Troy Shepard. Secretary Meyers noted
that the combined service years of these
members numbered well over a thousand
years.
In Picture No. 1 are the 25-year mem-
bers as follows: Front row, L to R,
Denzel Parker, Vernon Frederick. Robert
Strait, Lloyd Rice, John Olszewski, Dale
Blaisdell — Back row — Earl Termain,
Charles Huntoon, James Swartz, Harry
Long, Gayle Huntoon, Aza Hildreth,
Francis Fackler, Merlin Carpenter, Ray-
mond DeLeeuw. Those eligible for 25-
year pins but not present were, Anthony
Chmielewski, Harold Densmore, Harold
Foster, Howard Holmes, Allen Johnson,
Russell Kimble, Henry Mentink, Lyie
Rockwell, Max Schmit, Merlin Smith,
Otto Tabor, John Tuttle, Glen Wellman.
In picture (lA) are the 30-year or more
members. From left: Truman Dalton,
John Griswold, Stanley Herman, Albion
Hall, Arthur Vernon, Frank Polaski, Ed-
win Parkhurst, William Squier, Edward
Riedel. Those not present, Frank Cun-
ningham, Lee Blair, Wesley Koons, Miles
Lashua, L. C. O'Conner, Lonnie Spill-
man, James Gibson, Adam Kurzynowski,
Orian Webster, Ray Wood, Lyman
Slaughter, Cyril Robinson, Harold Coch-
ran, Ray Whortley.
(2) TACOMA, WASH. — On June 2
Millmen's Local 1689, Tacoma, Wash.,
had a 25-year pin ceremony followed by
a dance and smorgasbord buffet. Edward
J. Hill, business representative, was mas-
ter of ceremonies. Harlan H. Brown, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Washington State
Council of Carpenters presented the pins.
Those in the photo are: Alf Andersen,
Vern C. Andersen, Charles Blake, Fritz
Bohren, W. C. Bowman, Walter Chris-
tian, Joe Drazba, Paul Friberg, George
Geroux. George Goldsberry, George
Grimm, Clarence Guimond, Del Ha-
worth, Paul Heimbigner, Alvin Holm,
Robert Jordan, Odin Juvik, Ed Kechter,
Fred Koury, Ove Larsen, Harry Mandt,
Irvin Martinsen, Howard Mitchell, Otto
Moe, Andy Munro, Harold Olson, Gor-
don Pehrson, Charles Riley, Gordon
Standish, George Stevens, Bernard Ude-
strand, Russell Wainscott, George War-
ner, T. C. Wasmund.
The following were not in attendance,
but still are entitled to receive pins: Ben-
nie Angus, Olaf Barbo, John Begley,
Orion Bennett, S. H. Clark, James Craig-
en. Earl Davis, Harold Decker, Tom
Disch, Sid Dougall, Bert Gilliardi, Alfred
Greenlaw, John Hagen, Charles Haiko,
Vern Hauge, Russ Heglund, E. M. Henry,
Ted Hillman, Joe Howe, Clarence Hop-
kins, Arthur Jacot, John E. Johnson, Ker-
mit Johnson, Harvey Jorgensen, Albert
Kalapus, James Kenney, Walt Kraus, Al-
fred LaDuke, Frank Laqua, Mike Mar-
chak. Aimer Mattson, William Melton,
Bert Mizener, Ed Mriglot, Jim Murray,
Alvin Neeley, Ray Parker, Fred Park-
hurst, Joe Pasquini, Francis Piva, Vincent
Plancich, G. M. Rasmussen, Clarence
Reardon, Herbert Rickbeil, Eugene Rob-
bins, George Rodemach, Ralph Russell,
Victor Schierman, Henry Schmidt, Henry
Schwarz, Ralph Shephard, Lennart Sved-
berg, Thor Swanes, C. E. Washburn, Leo
Webster, James Welch.
AUGUST, 1972
15
Wage and Price Controls Slapped
Back On Small Lumber Firms
A rapid increase in the cost of lum-
ber has caused the Nixon Adminis-
tration to restore wage and price con-
trols on 62.000 firms — a flip-flop from
the position taken less than two
months ago.
The Cost of Living Council an-
nounced that controls would be re-
imposed on lumber manufacturers,
wholesalers and retailers with annual
sales of less than $100,000.
The move followed a 2.6 percent
increase in the price of lumber in the
month of June alone. The price of
lumber and related products has in-
creased 14 percent on the wholesale
index over the past year.
However, first-cut logs will con-
tinue to be exempt from controls since
the council defines them as falling into
the "raw agricultural goods" category,
which has been exempted from all
controls.
The 62.000 lumber firms were
among the U.S. companies of all types
who were exempted from controls
May 1, based on having 60 employes
or less. For lumber companies, the
exemption was rescinded July 17,
bringing over 90 percent of all lumber
companies back under controls.
In announcing the change in policy,
COLC Director^Ronald Rumsfeld said
that prices have been increased more
sharply by lumber companies enjoy-
ing the exemption than by those sub-
ject to the controls.
Rumsfeld said that the 2.6 percent
Increase in the price of lumber in
June represented almost one-fourth of
the total increase in the industrial
commodities component of the whole-
sale price index.
In a related move, the Administra-
tion instructed the U..S. Forest Service
to increase the supply of lumber by
releasing more timber from thinning
and salvage operations in national for-
ests. Also, the Interstate Commerce
Commission was instructed to make
sure enough freight cars are available
to "speed the delivery of soft lumber
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These moves are predicated on the
Administration's contention that a
short supply of lumber caused the
phenomenal recent price increases.
Rumsfeld said the rescinding of the
exemptions in the lumber industry
should serve notice to all smaller firms
that their exemption might be lifted,
too. But he said he didn't know of any
other industries where exempted firms
were raising their prices faster than
the non-exempt firms.
Under the formula designed to keep
any firm from enjoying profits higher
than their average in the three months
before the controls were instituted
Aug. 15, 1971, it would be conceiv-
able that some lumber firms would be
required to rollback part of the in-
crease in prices since the May 1 ex-
emption.
Lumber Pattern Pact
Sent To Pay Board
The Pay Board has been asked to ap-
prove a "pattern" settlement between
two unions and five major employers
in the Pacific Northwest forest products
industry.
The joint submission was made by the
Western Regional Council of the Wood-
wt)rkers: the Western Council of Lum-
ber. Production & Industrial Workers,
an affiliate of the Carpenters, and the
Northwest Forest Products Association.
Highlights of the three-year agreement
include a general wage increase of 32
cents an hour this year, 6 percent raises
in the second and third years, and signifi-
cant improvement in pensions, health
and welfare programs and other fringe
benefits.
About 20.000 members of the two
unions are employed by NFPA member
companies — Crown Zellerbach, Interna-
tional Paper, Weyerhaeuser, ITT-Rayon-
icr and Simpson Timber.
.Settlements also have been reached
with other industry associations and in-
dividual firms that employ about 40,000
members of the IWA and LPIW in the
western states.
These contracts — with companies such
as Georgia-Pacific, U.S. Plywood-Cham-
pion Papers and Pollatch Forests — follow
the pattern and include provisions for
joint submissions to the Pay Board on a
landeni basis with the earlier settlement.
While the new contracts cover the
hulk of the two unions' membership, sev-
eral hundred workers remain on picket
lines at companies that have refused to
meet the same conditions.
16
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He Was Abel . . . With A Cain
Adam and Eve had their better
moments. They were inventors, hav-
ing discovered the first bookkeeping
device ... a loose-leaf system. Then
Eve invented the first walking aid . . .
she presented Adam with a Cain.
R U COIN 2 D UNION MEETING.'
Wifely Grit
The local gossip was filling in her
neighbor on the latter's husband's
activities. "And I saw him sitting on
the beach with this curvey redhead in
a bikini!" she gushed.
"Of course," niftied back the wife.
"At his age, what did you expect . . .
a sand pail and shovel?" — Reidar M.
Dahl, Santa Barbara, Calif.
MAKE YOUR SSS CLICK— GIVE TO CLIC
Real Speed Demon!
Two turtles stopped in a bar for a
drink when it began to rain. The larg-
er told the smaller to run home for
the umbrella. "Okay," said the
younger, "but don't touch my drink!"
Two days later, the big turtle
mused, "I guess he ain't coming back;
I'll take his drink." And outside the
door came the reply:
"You do and 1 won't go home after
the umbrella!"
Daffynitions
Brad — What the baker makes.
Spruce — Short form for "It's
Bruce."
Bore — Someone who lives out
yawnder.
Chalk line— When Mr. Chalk
doesn't speak the truth.
Window — Lady Mere's first name
. . . the one with the fan.
Wrench — Low-class female wren.
Perimeter — Meter that measures
peris.
Termite shield — Insect armor.
Pier — Equal who serves on juries.
Impregnated sheathing — Careless
siding.
Joist — Immediately before: "We
joist finished lunch."
Gypsum — Small-loan merchant.
Wood-framed — False evidence
planted by Mr. Wood.
Tempered glass — An unpleasant
pane.
Crushed stone — Should have been
boulder.
Spackling — Very clean, indeed.
Cornice — Shredded frozen roast-
ing ear.
B SURE 2 VOTE!
Fauna, Not flora
A luscious blonde had just returned
from a trip through The South and
was being questioned about that
country by a friend. "And what sort
of a plant Is the 'Virginia Creeper'?"
asked the friend. "That's no plant,"
was the reply. "That's a Southern
Wolf!"
This Month's Limerick
There once was a poet from Limerick
Who had an unusual gimmerick.
He would write five short lines
With the strangest of rhymes
'Til they took him away to the clin-
erick.
— John Freeman,
L.U. 2, San Francisco
Guilty Conscience
A woman driving along a country
road noted linemen starting up their
poles. "There's no use them getting
nasty," she said. "They must know
I've driven by here before!" — H. J.
Kemper, Emporia, Kansas
ALWAYS C D UNION LABEL
Was He Dead Serious?
in a test on money management,
one question was: "If your salary
were to be reduced 10 percent,
where would you make your cuts?"
One student answered: "One across
the throat and one on each wrist."
R U A UNION BOOSTER.'
You Know . . . Like Nobody!
The hippy with his hair around his
shoulders was lying alongside his girl-
friend wearing dirt-encrusted tattered
jeans in a littered pad, floating
through a pot-dream, when she said:
"hley, don't you think we ought to
get married?" And he answered,
"Like crazy, baby! But there's a
hang-up: who'd have us? "
Yam What Really Am
Customer: ". . . and I'd like about
20 cents worth of potatoes."
Grocer: "Why not take a whole
one?"
1 4 ALL— ALL 4 1
Caution: Danger Ahead!
Notice to motorists: Now is the
time to watch out for school children.
Most of them are driving cars.
TELL M U R UNION!
Pun fun
The hotel in Rome where Elizabeth
Taylor took leave of Eddie Fisher is
now known as The Jiltin' hiilton.
A bathing suit manufacturer who
specializes in bikinis believes that the
thigh's the limit.
18
THE CARPENTER
A gallery of pictures showing
some of the senior members of
k the Brotherhood who recently
i received 25-year or 50-year
\ service pins.
(1) ORANGE, N.J.— A party was held
by Local 349 on April 21 to present 50-
and 25-year pins to members of the local.
General Executive Board Member
Raleigh Rajoppi talked on the history
and progress of the Brotherhood and
presented the pins.
Those honored were:
(lA) 25-year pin recipients with Board
Member Rajoppi: Front row, left to right,
Anton Thomason, Joseph O'Grady, Jack
Philblad, Arthur Thompson, Kenneth
Sewell, Thorlief Omiand, and Arthur Op-
sal.
Rear row, John Senko, James Scales,
James Trivett, Gen. Executive Board
Member Rajoppi, Arnold Nielsen, Tobias
Olsen, and George Sewell.
(IB) Local 349 members presented 25-
year pins, front row, left to right, Idar
Khristianson, Thor Gabrielsen, Anskar
Andersen, and Constitine Di Giuseppe.
Secncd row, Irving Holden, Harold
Fioravanti, Maurice De Julio, Frank Mil-
ler, and Knut Heie.
Third row, Fred Andalora, Harold
Campbell, Joseph Longo, Gen. Executive
Board Member Rajoppi, Noble Col-
clough, Anthony D'Angelo, and Frank
De Graw.
(IC) Front row, left to right, Warner
Olson (62 yrs.), Eugene O'Horo (48 yrs.).
Gen. Executive Bd. Member Rajoppi,
William Kiefer (66 yrs.), Joseph Lynch
(36 yrs.), J. Engvald Hansen (35 yrs.), and
Henry Froisland (50 yrs.).
Second row, Andrew Green (46 yrs.),
Magnus Moll (48 yrs), Pres. James Triv-
ett, Gillis Hagberg (47 yrs.), Frank Hauck
(47 yrs.), and Eror Olson (51 yrs.).
(2) MESA, ARIZ.— Members of Local
1216 recently received 25-year member-
ship pins. The niembers are Charley
Carden, Chester Cluff, Dan Fledderjohn,
George Fleischmann, Charles Forsythe,
John Haynes, Charles Hoyt, W. L.
Loughridge, John Lydy and Bert Moll.
Harry McCoy and Ralph Maerz were
not present for the picture.
(3) DAYTON, O. — These members
served over 25 years in Local No. 104
First row, seated, left to right, Floyd
Parker, Kenneth V. Ingram, James Mac-
donald, Bernard H. Duwell, and Robert
Euth.
Second row, standing, Clarence Root,
Ken Rogge, George Mason, Homer
Deardorff, Charles Conner, Congo Ben-
son, and Ray Bazzell.
Third row, Ray Evans, financial secre-
tary of Local No. 104; Ralph Blakeley,
former business agent; Corporal Franks,
business agent and vice pres; Bruce Brom-
nieland, business agent and president.
Not present but also honored were:
Willard E. Bausman, Charles C. Bowers,
Boyd O. Brown, Roy Bryant, Eugene C.
Collins, John D. Corum, Nicholas Fa-
lasco, Fred C. Garing, Ralph M. Gibson,
and Henry D. Jones.
AUGUST, 1972
19
ANADIAN
Construction Union Offices in BC
Raided in Highhanded Police Action
The most extensive police raids on
union offices in more than 50 years
tooic place in British Columbia when
federal police officers raided construc-
tion union quarters late in June.
The raids were ordered after a num-
ber of construction unions refused to
order their members back to work in
face of a B.C. government back-to-
work order.
The unions involved protested the
raids. A senior court judge ruled that
the provincial judge who issued the
warrants for the raids lacked reason-
able grounds for believing that the
unions were breaking the law when
they did not order their members to
return to work.
The purpose of the raids, almost
50 in number, was to seek evidence
that the unions were contravening the
government edict.
This inexcusable police action is the
most recent in a long series of union
disputes with the provincial govern-
ment since the B.C. Mediation Com-
mission was established.
The dispute between the construc-
tion unions and the contractors goes
back several months.
The Construction Labor Relations
Association which is bargaining agent
for about 800 building contractors
locked out the members of 18 unions
representing 30,000 workers on April
28th.
The lockout was lifted June 14th
but most of the workers did not return
to work, upholding their policy of "no
contract, no work."
The B.C. Mediation Commission
was called on by Labor Minister James
Chabot to hand down compulsory arbi-
tration covering eight unions which
had not yet reached agreement.
The hearings before the Commission
were boycotted by the unions. Six
unions which had not settled formed
a common front. They agreed not to
bargain either individually or sepa-
rately with the CLRA.
The unions were the carpenters,
electricians, plumbers, heat and frost
insulators, boilermakers and cement
masons.
At this writing (early July) the pro-
vincial government claims that it will
press charges if the "evidence" it has
obtained through the police is adequate
for their purposes.
How evidence obtained illegally
could be used in court has yet to be
explained.
However, the government has ap-
pealed the court order quashing the
raid warrants.
For a parallel in Canadian history,
one has to go back to the Winnipeg
General Strike of 1919 — one of the
few events in trade union history which
the history books can't miss.
At that time unemployment was
high, prices were high, jobs were few
and soldiers who returned from the
First World War found that, while
they had made great sacrifices, many
in the business world had profiteered
tremendously.
When the unions in Winnipeg found
employers refusing to bargain for de-
cent wages and working conditions,
they struck. Almost the entire working
force of the city refused to work. The
strike organizers planned to maintain
the most essential services and to con-
duct the strike in the most peaceful
manner possible.
But the powers-that-be would have
none of this. They saw nothing but a
diabolical plot by organized labor.
They raided most of the union offices
across Canada looking for subversive
evidence.
They found nothing.
As for the B.C. building trades, the
B.C. Federation of Labor and the B.C.
and Yukon Building Trades Council
condemned as totally false public state-
ments by the CLRA that the six united
building trades unions were not willing
to negotiate.
CLRA. said a joint statement, was
not prepared to negotiate settlements
which cover the whole industry. "In-
stead they are trying to pick off one
union at a time."
New Manitoba Act
Covers More Workers
A new Labor Relations Act for
Manitoba has been introduced in the
provincial legislature by Labor Minis-
ter Russ Paulley.
The Act extends collective bargain-
ing rights to supervisory and profes-
sional personnel as well as owner-
drivers of trucks and other vehicles.
It will cover all employees under
provincial jurisdiction in the private
and public sectors except school teach-
ers who are covered by the Public
Schools Act.
Civil servants and firemen are cov-
ered by the new Act but will still
remain under the provisions of the
special acts which provide for binding
arbitration. This may change within
the year.
Trade unon leaders in the province
including Len Stevens, president of
the Manitoba Federation of Labor,
consider the new legislation to be the
most progressive in Canada.
The bill is drafted with the intention
of giving greater responsibility to em-
ployer and employees to settle disputes
by negotiation without intervention by
government. For example, compulsory
arbitration is virtually eliminated.
Also eliminated are special media-
tion procedures for employees of
crown agencies and the police. These
groups now have the same bargaining
rights as others including the right to
strike.
Notice to bargain may be given 30
to 90 days prior to termination of an
agreement. The parties must inform
the minister of the state of their nego-
tiations at 14 days before they have the
right to strike or lockout.
It is now easier for unions to obtain
certification votes. Only 35 per cent
of eligible members must be signed
up. Collective agreements signed after
January 1, 1973, will contain compul-
sory checkoff provisions.
As for technological change, a key
point ifl negotiations today, an em-
ployer must give at least 90 days notice
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THE CARPENTER
to the bargaining agent if he intends
to introduce technological changes
likely to affect the terms and condi-
tions of employment of a significant
number of employees.
Where such notice is given the union
may serve notice to terminate the exist-
ing collective agreement and have the
right to strike on its termination.
But if there is a question as to
whether the effects of change are sig-
nificant, either party may request a
decision from an arbitration board.
Toronto Leads World
In Per Capita Building
Who is leading the world in per
capita construction?
The Metropolitan area of Toronto.
In 1971 Metro Toronto had the
highest per capita construction expen-
ditures in the world.
It led the cities in the North Ameri-
can continent in industrial growth and
was second in the gross value of non-
residential construction.
Non-residential construction aver-
aged $247.33 per person.
The Los Angeles-Long Beach area
which has three times Metro's popula-
tion had a higher total value of non-
residential construction — $840 million
compared with $585 million for Metro
— but on a per capita basis, the aver-
age was only $119.55.
Chicago was third with a gross of
$565 million and $81.07 per capita.
New York had $520 million and
$45.11 per capita.
Other cities in Canada had $281
million for Montreal (somewhat larger
than Metro Toronto in population),
$164 million for Vancouver and $161
million for Ottawa.
One real estate expert predicts even
a better record for Metro Toronto in
1972. Many huge developments are
in the planning stage.
Consumer Pays
Real Estate Price
The real estate boom means that the
consumer pays the price. Land prices
for residential construction are among
the highest on the continent in Metro.
In a development just outside the
Metro limits, a single family lot sells
for $13,000; a lot for a pair of semi-
detached units sells for $20,000.
In Metro, a single 50-foot lot would
run closer to $17,000; in exclusive dis-
tricts, $40,000 and up.
Prices, Income
Commission Out
The late unlamented Prices and In-
comes Commission is virtually out of
business, its oflfices closing.
In his last appearance as chairman
of the Commission, Dr. John Young
exonerated unions as a factor in infla-
tion.
This was a far different tune than
he was singing when he was an active
and vocal chairman sounding off on 6
percent wage guidelines at every op-
portunity.
Safety Responsibility
To Ontario Offices
The Department of Labor in On-
tario has introduced new legislation
which devolves more responsibility for
construction safety in the provincial
government.
Municipalities are supposed to do
their own inspection on work sites at
the present time.
With the provincial government tak-
ing over, additional inspectors will be
hired. Regional engineers will be lo-
cated in Hamilton, London and Ot-
tawa as well as in Toronto.
The new Construction Safety Act
requires that a contractor provide
various safeguards on a project accord-
ing to laid-down procedures. Subcon-
tractors are also included.
Maximum fines of $10,000 a day
are provided with an additional $500
a day for failure to obey an inspector's
order. Terms of imprisonment are up
to 12 months.
Costs of the inspection service will
be billed directly to the contractor
through a surcharge on assessments
levied by the Workmen's Compensa-
tion Board.
8% Unemployed
By 1 980 Is Prediction
A dire prediction has been voiced
by a former senior cabinet minister in
the federal Liberal government.
Eric Kierans, an economist, a self-
made millionaire and adviser to the
Manitoba government, believes that if
present policies are continued, Canada
will have 8 per cent unemployed by
1980.
He is critical of rapid resource de-
velopment and heavy capital outlays
with big tax write-offs to big business.
This is no way to plan for the future
and to make jobs, he says.
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DICTIONARY
This is file 12th of a new teaiure series planned to Iceep you better
informed on the meaning of terms related to collective bargaining,
union contracts, and union business. Follow it closely, and your union
membership will become more meaningful, and your ability to partici-
pate in decisions which affect your future and security will be strength-
ened. It was compiled by the International Labor Press Assn, and is
used with permission.
M
management: The group directing and controlling employees,
including supervisors with effective power to hire and fire.
management prerogatives: From management's viewpoint, "the right
to manage'"; the right of management to make certain decisions
and take certain actions without notification to, consultation with
or negotiating with the union. Such "prerogatives," when spelled
out in the contract, are often a source of controversy.
mediation: A function of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service or other intermediary seeking to assist in bringing parties
in a dispute into agreement.
merit increase: An individual wage increase in recognition of su-
perior performance or service, commonly specified as negotiable
in a union contract.
merit rating: Periodic rating of worker's efficiency as basis for pay
increase and/or promotion.
minimum wage: The lowest allowable rate, by union contract or by
law, for a given job. The term is most widely used in reference
to the federal wage-hour law (Fair Labor Standards Act) which
sets a minimum hourly rate for all workers to which it applies,
and to supplementary state and municipal statutes.
modified union shop: One in which non-union workers already
employed need not join the union, but all new employees must
join, and those already members must remain in the union.
moonlighting: Holding two jobs at one time. One is usually a full-
time job and the other part-time.
motion study: The analysis of the manual and the eye movements
occurring in an operation or work cycle for the purpose of elimi-
nating wasted movements and establishing a better sequence and
coordination of movements. Definition approved by work stand-
ardization committee of American Society of Mechanical Engi-
neers.
multi-employer bargaining: Collective bargaining covering more
than one company in a given industry. It may be industry-wide
(as in the coal and men's clothing industries); regional (as in over-
the-road trucking, lumber and maritime industries); or limited to a
city or a metropolitan area (as in the construction, bakery and laun-
dry industries). A related phase is pattern bargaining, in which key
terms reached in one settlement are closely folowed by other
companies such as in steel and automotive industries.
22
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New York State Picks Vegas Competitors at White Plains
Wayne Okoniewicz, first-place carpenter apprentice, receives his plaque from Gen-
eral Executive Board Member Patrick J. Campbell. At left is Robert Foster, co-
chairman of the New York State Apprenticeship Committee; at right, General
Representative Joseph Lia.
At left, Vincent Alongi, New York
City, first place mill-cabinet apprentice;
at right, Robert Weber, New York City,
first place millwright.
Fourteeen fourth-year apprentices —
nine carpenters, tiiree mill-cabinetmen,
and two millwrights — competed June 7
and 8 in the County Center. White Plains,
N.Y., for the state titles.
The carpenters were assigned the fram-
ing for a door, construction of stairs, a
framing for a hip roof, and preparation
of a concrete form. Millwrights produced
a project of rods and gears, and mill-cab-
inetmen produced wardrobe closets with
shelves and racks.
In the carpentry division, Wayne Oko-
niewicz of Rochester placed first, Thomas
Liberto of New York City second, and
Paul Hocmuth of Albany third.
First place in mill-cabinet went to Vin-
cent Alongi of New York City, second
to Benjamin Edwards Jr., of Nassau
County, and third to Robert Carpenter
of Westchester.
The winner of the millwrights com-
petition was Robert Weber of New York
City, and Douglas Mitchell of Albany
was runner-up.
The 1972 International Carpenters Ap-
prenticeship Contest, August 23-26, Las
Vegas, Nevada.
South Florida Graduates 163 Apprentices
Left to right: Glen lohnson, 3rd place South Florida winner; David L. Hurst, 1st
place winner; Harold Lewis, Board Member; and Donald Keen, 2nd place winner.
The South Florida Carpenters Joint
Apprenticeship and Training Trust Fund
graduated 163 apprentices at the Eleventh
Annual United Joint Apprenticeship
Completion Banquet held at the Dupont
Plaza Hotel in Miami. Fla.. recently.
The program has over 800 apprentices
and has over 200 apprentices programmed
to complete each year for the next four
years.
Executive Board Member Harold E.
Lewis presented the Arthur Stewart Me-
morial Trophy to the outstanding appren-
tice of the graduating class.
AUGUST, 1972
23
Massachusetts Contest Winners Lauded
A view of the banquet at which Massachusetts winners were announced.
The Fourth Annual Massachusetts State
Carpenters Contest was held in May.
Twelve young men competed. Spectators
agreed that the participants held true to
this year's theme of "Talent in Action."
The manipulative part of the contest
was held at the N.E. Regional Technical
High School in Wakefield, on May 19 and
20, followed hy an awards banquet that
was attended by more than 350 guests
representing both management and labor.
A deafening ovation greeted carpenter
contestant, John Lavoie, from Local 111,
Lawrence, and mill-cabinet contestant,
Robert Wentzell Jr., representing Local
51, Boston, when their names were an-
nounced as winners. Robert Gangemi,
Local 33 and Thomas Powers Local 40,
both of Boston, were declared as first
alternates. This was the second year in a
row that Lawrence Local 1 1 1 has walked
away with the top honor in carpentry.
Follov\ing the awards banquet the guests
were treated to a closed circuit television
show of the contest and the banquet.
John Lavoie, top Massachusetts car-
penter apprentice, works behind the re-
flection of a contest poster.
Participants in the Iowa State Contest
These "crt the competitors in 1972 Iowa State Apprentice Carpenters Contest.
Participants in the two-day competition were, left to ri^ht, seated: Jack R. Rabe,
Cedar Rapids; James G. Bone, Davenport; and Damon Kingsley, Davenport. Second
row: Larry Henderson, Carlisle; Dale Olderog, Davenport; and Benny Barr, Iowa
City. Third row: Gene Saucerman, LaPorte City; Jerry VVeslphall. Williamsburg;
and Charles Hoffman, Sioux City. The manipulative tests were held in the Sheep
Barn at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
First place carpenter was Jack Rabe, Cedar Rapids; first place millwright was
James Bone, Davenport; first place mill-cabinet, Damon Kingsley, Davenport.
24
THE CARPENTER
Madison Youth Wins Wisconsin Title
ANNUAL CARPEN
At the Wisconsia contest, kneeling, left to right: Jeffrey Bush, Local 161, Kenosha,
third place winner; John Angoli, 264, Milwaukee, second place winner; Oscar Ortiz,
290, Lake Geneva; Lyie Christian, 314, Madison, first place winner; Don Hagedorn,
judge, Eau Claire. Standing, left to right: Bruce Licht, judge, Eau Claire, last year's
winner; Gil Coluccy, coordinating judge, Madison; Edwin F. Kijek, coordinating
judge, Wausau; Kenneth Gunderson, 1074, Eau Claire; William Powell, 1143, La
Crosse; Dean Nero, 1146, Green Bay; James Birkeland, 2283, West Bend; Dennis
Kartman, judge, Verona; Al Agamaite, judge, Green Bay.
Lyle Christian, a member of Local 314,
Madison, Wis., employed by Monson
Construction Co., Madison, and inden-
tured to the Madison Area Joint Appren-
ticeship Committee, captured first place
honors for the state, as the top fourth
year carpenter apprentice. Lyle received
his related training instruction at the Mad-
ison Area Technical College, where he
completed in excess of 450 hours of
school instruction.
The contest was held June 10, com-
mencing at 8:00 a.m., at the London
Square Mall, 2800 Mall Drive, Eau
Claire, Wis., where eight carpenter ap-
prentices, representing different areas of
the state, competed in the construction
of an eight-hour manipulative project.
The manipulative project was preceded
by a four-hour written exam held Friday,
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Lodge, Eau Claire.
The building and erection of the proj-
ect, in the shopping center mall, was open
to viewing and inspection by the general
public. News media, public educators and
people knowledgeable in the construction
industry attended.
The contest was climaxed with an
Awards Banquet held at the Howard
Johnson Motor Lodge, Eau Claire, at
which time the competing apprentices re-
ceived Certificates of Participation, par-
ticipation trophies and first, second, and
third place prizes of $150.00, $100.00
and $50.00.
The first place winner in Wisconsin,
Lyle Christian, received an expenses-paid
trip to Las Vegas, Nev., to compete in
the International Apprenticeship contest.
The state contest was under the super-
vision of David C. Seitz, chairman of
the Wisconsin State Contest Committee,
and Ronald Stadler, secretary-treasurer of
the committee. Robert Hulback served as
local sub-committee chairman. Grading
of the contestants on all phases of work
was done by the following contest judges:
representing labor, Edwin Kijek.
Wausau, coordinating judge; manage-
ment, Gil Coluccy, Madison, coordinat-
ing judge; last year's state contest win-
ner, Bruce Licht, Eau Claire; manage-
ment, Dennis Kartman (incidentally, Kart-
man was the winner in 1969, representing
the Madison area) and Don Hagedorn,
Eau Claire; and Carpentry Circuit In-
structor, Wisconsin Vocational, Techni-
cal and Adult Education, Al Agamaite.
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25
Milwaukee Area
Selects Winners
The Milwaukee. Wis., Area Carpenters
JATC held its Fourth Annual Apprentice
Contest recently. A written test was held
April 22 and a manipulation test at a
later date.
The contestants and their employers:
John E. Angoli, Wm. Kilps & Sons; Jim
A. Birkeland, C & S Constr.: Peter Cook,
Math. Starck & Sons: David Daute, J. W.
Forbes Constr.: Scott Drescher. Herb.
Jaeger & Assoc: Richard Krebsbach. R.
W. Nelson; Beto Paniagua, PanLand
Bldrs.; Richard Sobczak. Hallmark Bldrs.;
Leonard Symkowski, J. P. Jansen; Robert
Thurston, L & H Bldrs. Inc.
The judges included: Frank Kurucz,
Jr., winner, 1971 Milwaukee Area Car-
penters Contest: Jack Reihl, secretary,
Wisconsin AFL-CIO: Joseph Baldis, em-
ployer, Berghammer Corporation: Wes
Muldner, 17 years as journeyman, mem-
ber. Local #2283: and Roland Beguhn,
instructor, Waukesha Technical Institute.
Coordinating Judges: Robert Macpher-
son, employer representative, Milwaukee
Area Carpenters" Joint Apprenticeship &
Training Committee, and Donald Ander-
son, employee representative. Milwaukee
Area Carpenters' Joint Apprenticeship &
Training Committee.
Prizes and awards were presented at an
awards banquet with the contestants and
their wives as guests of honor.
Winners were: John Angoli. first place;
James Birkeland. second place; and Robert
Thurston, third place.
Wyoming Chooses
Its State Champ
The Wyoming Carpenters State Ap-
prenticeship Contest was held in Casper,
May 6. 7, with six fourth-year appren-
tices competing.
Top honors went to James E. Cordova,
Casper, with James Farmer, Casper, sec-
ond, and Donald Meeks, Green River,
third. Also competing were Mark Hoff-
man, Casper, Billy Matney, Casper and
John Eickbush, Casper.
Participants in the Milwaukee Competition included: Back Row, Wesley Mulder,
Roland Beguhn, James Birkeland. Leonard Symkowski, John Angoli, Richard Krebs-
bach, Frank Kurucz, Jr. Front Row. Russell Simons, Richard Sobczak. Robert Thurs-
ton, David Daute, Peter Cook, Humberto Paniagua, Scott Drescher, Joseph Baldis,
Jack Reihl, Donald Anderson.
The three Milwaukee winners — from
left to right. James Birkeland. second
place; John Angoli. first place; Robert
Thurston, third place.
SPECIAL NOTICE
Completion certificates attesting
to journeyman status in the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America for trainee
programs are now being issued
through the Apprenticeship and
Training Department of the
I'nited Brotherhood,
Special application forms are
available upon request to the
Technical Director of the Appren-
ticeship and Training Department
for those programs desiring certif-
icates to be issued for their grad-
uating trainees.
Left, above: Second place winner James
Farmer. Right: First place winner James
Cordova.
Left to riulit: Contractor Judge, Bill Mallick; Architect Judge, Ted Gertsch; Car-
penter Judge, Joe Bo/.orth; contestant, John Eickbush; Coordinating Judge, Paul
Rudd, General Representative U. B. of C. & J. of A.
26
THE CARPENTER
(1) BEND, ORE.— Local No. 1277,
held an awards banquet recently.
Seated, left to right, Paul Ray (30-year
pin); James Dwinell (25); Mrs. David
Ringer, accepting for her deceased hus-
band (25); Bobbie Burke, accepting a
45-year pin for her father, Vic Posvar,
who was unable to attend; Roy Letz (30),
president of Local No. 1277; Robert
Plummer (25); Harold Clark (25); Wil-
liam Busche (30).
Standing left to right, Walt Shores
(30), Bus. Rep. & Fin. Sec. of Local;
Gene Tedrick, Int'l Rep.; Marshall Por-
terfield (25), Warden of Local; George
Noxon, (25); Alvin Atkinson (25), Treas-
urer of Local; Lloyd Dewell (25); Chester
Hendren (30); Ed Home (25); Onan
Beasley (25); E. H. Wirch (35); John
Wulf (25); Oscar Leagjeld (25).
Unable to attend — Ray Hutsell (35);
Ernest Wallace, Richard Bird, Earl Far-
ley, George Hobson, Robert Killion and
Ray Markham, all 30-year pins; C. H.
Valentine, Leland King, Walter Kofoid
and Robert Ore, all 25-year pins.
Gene Tedrick, Int'l Rep. of the United
Brotherhood, presented the pins. There
was dancing after the ceremonies.
(2) HOT SPRINGS, ARK. — These
members of Local 891 received 25-year
pins in May: Seated, left to right; Alton
J. Olander, Henry W. Miller, David F.
Works, and Roger C. Mears; standing,
left to right, Clois A. Powell, Mearl E.
Brown, M. R. "Roy" Jines, and Freeman
Sears.
(3) BREMERTON, WASH.— An awards
meeting was held recently by Carpenters
Local No. 1597 honoring members with
from 25 to 45 years of membership, as
well as recent apprentice graduates.
(A) shows members receiving 45 year
pins: from left to right, Earl R. Emery,
Ludwig Apeland, and Z. Earl Wilder.
(B) shows members receiving pins from
25 to 45 years of membership: from
left to right, front row: Roy K. Berns,
Frank T. Huff, Donald R. Flemmg,
Harold D. Pearson, Harold M. Magnuson
and Ludwig Apeland. Second Row:
Carl L. Whitmus, Robert J. Scha-
SERVICE TO THE BROTHERHOOD
A gallery of pictures showing some
of the senior members of the Broth*
erhood who recently received 2S>
year or 50-year service pins.
fer, Frank A. Lovitt, Philip E. Lyman,
George E. LaForce, Wesley L. Settle,
Jess R. Whitman, Clifford Billmark and
Norman Moen. Third row: Lyle Hiller,
Seventh District; Charles A. Worley,
Robert P. Nesser, Walter F. Granquist,
Ernest E. Olson, S. Kenneth Schmitt and
Pete Hager, 7th Dist.
AUGUST, 1972
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(1) ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Local
1281 presented 25, 30 and 35-year pins
to eligible members at a meeting last
winter.
In Photo No. 1, 25-year members
are shown as follows:
Front row, left to right: John Spratt,
Jim Shields, Clarence Pilon, Campbell
Hodge, Max Haueter and Financial Sec-
retary Bruno Johnson.
Middle row, W. M. Lewis, E. N. Ken-
dall, Morgan Sotrick, Archie Tinsley,
Clarence Lamay, Herston Cress, Henry
Hanson and Rudy Flegel.
Back row, Winfred McDermett. Milton
McCaughey, Howard Vines, L. Seibert,
Erving Brooks, L. P. Christenson and
Joe Vangstad.
In Photo No. lA, 30-year members
present were:
Front row, H. A. Poore, Art Sand-
land, Carl Speight, Ellis Summers, Floyd
Thompson and Nile Van de Mark.
Middle row, William Markley, Kristian
Larsen, Loyal Hawn, Einer Huseby,
President Peter W. Lannen, Al Lausterer
and Clyde McCurdy.
Back row. International Representa-
tive Paul Rudd, Erik Frederickson,
Robert Coburn, E. J. Augustin, Bill
Baird, Peter Cassidy, Harold Curtis and
Delbert Dishaw.
In Photo No. IB: One member was
present for his 35-year pin. Thomas
Moore, center, shown with President
Peter W. Lannen, on the left in photo,
and International Representative Paul
Rudd.
(2) CEDAR RAPIDS, lA.— Earl Ed-
wards, secretary-treasurer of the Iowa
State Council of Carpenter, right, pre-
sented 50-year pijis to Jerry Jasa, Hubert
Kaplan, and Fred Hartl.
In Photo No. 2A, these members of
Local 308 recently received 25-year pins.
First row, from left, Orlan Morrison,
John Waite, Karl Ham, Louis Kvach,
2A
Elmer Kotaska, Vernon Montague, and
Edmund Klosterman.
Second row, Robert Jackson, Hans
Krause, Ed Levina. George Novak, Wil-
liam Bushman, Walter Wilt, John Akers,
Charles Kennedy.
Third row, Leonard Butler, Thomas
Shafer, Virgil Chester. Robert Domine,
William Kidder, Harry O'Deen, John
Griffin, Harold Neel, and Aldrich Zobac.
28
THE CARPENTER
To give recognition to those local
unions which do an outstanding job
of cooperating with the Carpenters
Legislative Improvement Committee,
two awards have been instituted.
One is a bronze plaque which will
be awarded to the local union in each
district which shows the greatest rec-
ord of CLIC participation — on a per-
centage of members making contribu-
tions.
A special certificate is also being
presented to local unions which have
shown dramatic improvement in their
local CLIC programs during the past
year.
CLIC Contributions
Local
City & State
Amount
Local
City & State
Amount
Local
City & State
Amount
As of July 19
1024
MARYLAND
Cumberland
42.00
921
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Portsmouth 31.00
81
401
PENNSYLVANIA
Erie
Pittston
^
Local
City & State
Amount
60.00
20.00
ARIZONA
MASSACHUSETTS
NEW JERSEY
465
Admore
20.00
857
Tucson
92.50
32
Springfield
42.00
821
Newark
49.00
1000
Greenville
20.00
624
Brockton
41.00
1759
Pittsburgh
61.00
CALIFORNIA
1035
Taunton
60.00
74
Chattanooga
40.00
36
Oakland
21.00
12
Syracuse
220.00
2825
Nashville
6.00
162
San Mateo
45.00
MINNESOTA
246
New York 1,000.00
1815
Santa Ana
70.00
1644
Minneapolis
61.00
964
Rockland County
81.00
WASHINGTON
FLORIDA
MISSISSIPPI
1164
1175
New York
Kingston
100.00
20.00
770
Yakima
47.00
2217
Lakeland
40.00
387
Columbus
24.00
1292
Huntington
80.00
1982
Seattle
30.00
2795
Fort Lauderdale
7.25
1471
Jackson
60.00
OHIO
WISCONSIN
ILLINOIS
MISSOURI
200
Columbus
37.40
630
Neenah
11.00
44
Champaign Urba
60.00
61
Kansas City
120.00
650
Pomeroy
60.00
62
Chicago
66.00
73
Saint Louis
40.00
1520
Ironton
20.00
851
Manitowoc
12.00
189
Quincy
40.00
1739
Kirkwood
50.00
434
Chicago
81.00
1839
Washington
21.00
OKLAHOMA
WYOMING
2094
Chicago
29.00
2119
Saint Louis
50.00
943
Tulsa
11.00
659
Rawlings
20.00
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29
SERVICE TO THE
BROTHERHOOD
A gallery of pictures ihewing
some of the senior members of
the Brotherhood who recently
received 25-year or 50-year
Wervice pins. ^
(1) BAYONNE, N.J.— At a regular
meeting of Local 486 the following mem-
bers received their 25-year pins and two
members received 50-year pins: Left to
right, front row, Walter Brose; Andrew
Zoluski: Haward Stober, recording secre-
tary; George Cardno, 50-year pin; Frank
Gentile; Theo Kosiakowski.
Second row, left to right, Edmund
Geary; Selmer A. Tonnessen; William
Bull; Leroy Smith; Thomas Bifano, busi-
ness agent; Albert Beck, Sr., president. Lo-
cal 486; Albert Beck, Jr., business agent;
August Ebel, president, district council;
Louis Rio; Charles Lindberg, Sr.
Back row, Joe Femia, Theo. Gnida,
WiJIiam Stober, Sal Tucci.
Absent due to illness was 50-year
member George Muller.
(2) DOWNERS GROVE, ILL.— At a
recent meeting of Local 1889 the follow-
ing men were presented with 25-year
pins: Elmer A. Frederich, Ezra Ponder,
Daniel Plucinski, Walter Brockman, An-
thony Ewasiuk, Alfred A. Schusler, Roy
Barkdoll, Clifford
Reed, Matt S.
Tomasek, and Lee
Kenney. They are
shown in the ac-
companying photo-
graph.
Also awarded a
25-year pin was
Martin Hallberg,
who now lives in
Florida and was
unable to attend
the meeting. He is pictured above.
(3) SIOUX FALLS, S. DAK.— Local
783 recently held a banquet for the pur-
pose of honoring members with 25 years
or more membership in the Brotherhood.
Twenty-five year pins were awarded to
19 present. Two 50 year pins were
awarded, with one member eligible but
unable to attend.
There were approximately 160 mem-
bers in attendance. Speeches were given
by Leon Green, General Executive
Board, 5th District, and Henry Carter,
So. Dak. Commissioner of Labor and
Industry, and pins were awarded by Leon
Green and Norman Neilan, International
Representative.
Shown In Picture No. 3A are Norman
Neilan, International Representative
Henry Carter, So. Dakota Commissioner
of Labor & Management; Albert Nelson,
54-year member; Arvid Wicklund, 56 year
member; Leon Green, General Executive
Board, 5th District.
In Picture No. 3 B, First Row: George
Suurmeyer, Frank Cremer, Everett Keith,
Louis Odell, Albert Nelson, Arvid Wick-
land, Hemming Scheye, Fred Payne,
Warren Wicks, John Mason. Second
Row: Selmer Rise, T. W. Oleson, Ken-
neth Sutter, Dan Alexander, Soren Clem-
enson, Henry Michael, Albert Krueger,
Harold Smith, Herman Schreurs, Wallace
Henrickson, Wm. Hexamer, Norman
Neilan (International Representative),
Max Adier (Business Representative).
Third Row: William Schroeder, Christ
Wogstad, Ray Prang, Charles Pollock,
Andy Thu, Ralph Gerry, Ted Riekena,
J. Ernest Carlson, Robert Oster (Pres-
ident, Local 783), Leon Greene (General
Executive Board, 5th District).
30
THE CARPENTER
LOCAL UNION NEWS
Oscar Pratt
Honored at Boston
Testimonial Dinner
On June 23, 1972, Oscar Pratt was-
honored with a testimonial dinner given
by his friends and members of the execu-
tive board of the Massachusetts State
Council of Carpenters.
Brother Pratt's long and varied career
in the labor movement began back in
1927 when he was enrolled as an appren-
tice carpenter into Local 624, Brockton.
The son of Business Representative Wal-
ter Pratt, he followed in his father's foot-
steps and first became a local union of-
ficer when he was elected a trustee and
served from 1937 to 1941. He was then
elected business representative in 1941
and continued in this capacity until his
retirement in 1972.
His service to the labor movement also
included executive board member and
vice president of the Massachusetts State
Council of Carpenters, vice president of
the Massachusetts State Federation of La-
bor, board member of Massachusetts Bldg.
Trades Council, secretary and president of
the Brockton Central Labor Union, and
trustee of the Massachusetts State Car-
penters Pension Fund. At the 1958 Gen-
eral Convention. General President Mau-
rice Hutchinson, appointed him as
chairman of the President's Report Com-
mittee, and in 1960, 1962, 1966, 1970 he
served as chairman of the Constitution
Committee.
The main speaker of the evening was
Assistant to the General President John
S. Rogers, who brought the fraternal
greetings of President William Sidell and
the members of the General Executive
Board and wished Brother Pratt and his
wife many long and happy years in re-
tirement. He spoke of his long associa-
tion with Oscar on his frequent visits to
Massachusetts over the past decade.
General Representative Richard P.
Griffin expounded on the accomplish-
ments of Oscar Pratt and thanked him
for actively participating on the various
committees that have benefitted the
Brotherhood.
The evening closed with many presen-
tations given by members of the labor
organizations which Brother Pratt served.
With the honoree: Harry Hogan, retired General Representative; Joseph Clarke,
Massachusetts A.G.C.; John Rogers, Assistant to General President William Sidell;
Oscar Pratt; Fred Hansen, Jr., president, Massachusetts State Council of Carpenters;
and Rev. James Lowery, C.S.Y., Stonehill College.
On the platform, left to right: Fred Han-
sen, Jr., president, Massachusetts State
Council of Carpenters; Oscar Pratt, Mrs.
Pratt; John Rogers, Assistant to General
President William Sidell.
The Right Letters
Business Representative Sam Garcia of
Local 1408, Redwood City, Calif., wanted
to have license plates which read: AFL-
CIO. Unfortunately, another California
driver had already acquired them. Un-
daunted, he switched his order to "CIO-
AFL" and thus acquired his own one-of-
a-kind, personalized tags.
CORRECTIONS
On Page 6 of the July CAR-
PENTER, we published a report
of two state and provincial drywall
agreements and indicated, errone-
ously, that the agreements were
tied in with a recent agreement be-
tween the Brotherhood and the In-
ternational Assn. of Wall and Ceil-
ing Contractors.
Actually, the Ontario agreement
is between the Ontario Provincial
Council of Carpenters, its affiliated
local unions, and the Acoustical
Assn. of Ontario. This employer
association is not affiliated as yet
with any national or international
trade association.
The New Jersey Statewide
Agreement, meanwhile, is between
the New Jersey State Council of
Carpenters and the New Jersey
Drywall Contractors Assn., which
is not an affiliate of any trade asso-
ciation. •
In the July issue of The CAR-
PENTER, we inadvertently omitted
the name of Albert L. Walters from
the Hsting of those mem " -^■' of Lo-
cal 1976, Los Angeles, Calif., who
recently received service pins.
Brother Walters received a 25-year
pin and a certificate showing his
27 years of service. Our apologies
for the oversight.
Regional NLRB
William C. Humphrey, a regional at-
torney for the National Labor Relations
Board in Milwaukee since 1964. has been
appointed Baltimore regional director of
the NLRB. Humphrey takes over the post
formerly held by John A. Penello, now a
member of the NLRB.
AUGUST, 1972
31
SERVICE TO THE
BROTHERHOOD
„. gallery of pictures showing
' some of the senior members of
the Brotherhood who recently
received 25-year or 50-year
^service pins. ^^
(1) MAYWOOD. CALIFORNIA— Mem-
bers of Furniture Workers Local 3161
received 2S->ear membership pins at a
regular membership meeting.
Front row, left to right: Joe Stringer
(Gillespie, manufacturers), Rodolfo Perez
(Gillespie), Ralph Silver (Gillespie). Apia-
dor Alvarez (Sandberg), Elbert Hill
(Sandberg). and Roj VVaer (Riviera).
Second row: Ventura Pena retired (An-
gelus). Frank Moncajo (L. A. Period).
Edward Moreno, retired (Gillespie).
Paula Duran (Gillespie). William Haynes.
retired (General Veneer). Jose P. Galvan
(L.A. Period). Jesse Reyes (Gillespie),
and Alvin Martin (General Veneer).
Third row: Richard Sais (Filber),
Agustin Soto, retired (Restwell), Sam
Diaz (Morris), Jesus Delgado (Schafer),
Elias Corona (Morris), Frank Briseno
(Hull & Sons), Aureliano Chavez (Mor-
ris), Crus Expinosa, Jr. (Mode), and
Ernest Rivera (Angelus).
Fourth row: Manuel Hernandez
(Home), Lurue Moore (Morris), Jess
Raisola (Quality), Philip Garcia (L.A.
Period), Louis Escalante retired (Gil-
lespie), Conrad Cox (Angelus), Harold
Brenner (Sandberg), and Harry Thomas,
financial secretary (no pin).
Other members eligible but not pres-
ent to receive their pins are: Joseph
Amorino (Gillespie). Edward Calderon
(L.A. Period). Fernando Chagolla (Gil-
lespie). Joel Cumutt (Mode), Louis
Diaz retired (L.A. Period). Lloyd Escam-
illa (Sandberg). Crescenzio Espinosa (An-
gelus), Thelmon Hampton (Morris), Clyde
Hill retired (Frederick Couch), Lawrence
Hcftner retired (Angelus), Juan Lopez
(Vogue). Stanley Morrison (Morris).
Sostenes Ochoa (Gillespie). Emilio Ortiz
(out of industry shop). Lorenzo Porras
(Mode). Wylie Pound retired (Capitol).
Louis Sanders (Out of industry shop),
Arthur Starkey (General Veneer), and
Raul Valles, Jr. (L.A. Period).
(2) GREENWICH. CONN.— Twenty-
five-year pins were awarded to the fol-
lowing members with a quarter-century
of service with Carpenters Local No.
196.
First row, left to right. Alfred Thomas,
Paul Mudry, Business Representative,
Robert Sandor, President, Louis Coppolo,
Patrick Petrizzi, Frank L. Salerno. Ed-
ward Leonard, James Cbimblo, Carlo
Rosa, Peter Knudson, Sr.. Herbert
Ruckle.
Second row, Fred Johnston. Daniel
Thomas. Freddy Durante. Mike Fioritto,
Nils Saklin, George Slie, Rocco Accurso,
Joseph Orlando, Joseph Bova, Rocco
Laversa, Clifford Kruter, Louis Sileo.
Third row. Albert Wassberg. Edward
Peterson, Walter Moore, Edwin Nystrous,
Arvid Backlund, Russel Slater, Robert
Ross. Frank Delsinoe. Edward Sandor,
Raymond Lang, Harry Anjou, Herman
Mehertens, Sr., Alvin Nelson, Robert
Krack.
Members unable to attend were. Anton
Anderson, Howard Anderson, George
Armbruster, George Augustyne, Anthony
Bucci, Domenick Cassano, Edward
Chandler, Walter Couch, Stephen Depra,
Fred Ferraro, Theo. Fiordelisi, Herbert
Hull, Joseph Huizdak. Andrew Hyslop,
P. J. Kurpeawski. Mariano Labate,
Frank Mokrzycki, John Nelson, Nagive
Nelson, Joseph Onuska, Daniel Pastore,
Frank Pennella, Herbert Secor. Erwin
Strong. Frank Swenson, Douglas Tobin,
Edward Werbe, Kenneth Wreidte, Leater
Young.
32
THE CARPENTER
I
Price Hikes Wipe Out Cains
In Average Family Income
■ Cost-of-living increases ate up
all improvement in the U.S. median
income in 1971 and left the average
family right where it was in 1970,
the U.S. Bureau of the Census re-
ported.
For the first time in history, the
median income for all families was
above $10,000. But the $10,290
median is an increase of only 4.2
percent, the same as the inflation
rate.
The median is the point which
has the same number of families
above it as below it.
In other trends, the number of
families living in poverty increased
slightly; blacks failed to gain in re-
lation to whites and women's in-
comes continued to trail far behind
men.
The number of Americans living
in poverty increased from 25.4 mil-
lion in 1970 to 25.6 million in 1972,
which the bureau calls virtually the
same because of the margin for
error in its sampling. Inflation
pushed up the government's defini-
tion of poverty from $3,968 to
$4,137 in 1971 for a non-farm fam-
ily of four. Ten percent of all whites
and 31 percent of non-whites are in
families with incomes below the
poverty level.
The median family income for
Negroes in 1971 was $6,440, a
slight improvement over the $6,280
of the previous year. But blacks,
like whites, saw their real incomes
unimproved because of the inflation
rate. Similarly, their relation to
whites remained unchanged — at 60
percent of the white income level
for both years.
Women employed year-around
and full-time in 1971 had a median
income of $5,700 compared to $9,-
630 for men similarly employed.
And with part-time employes added
in, the median income for all
women was $2,410 compared to
$6,900 for men.
For full-time women workers,
that $5,700 income is an increase
of 4.8 percent while for men the
increase was 4.9 percent. So indi-
vidual workers, like families, en-
joyed almost no income gain in
constant dollars when both are set
against the inflation rate.
The census figures also show a
direct link between households
headed by women and the poverty
level. Only 12 percent of all U.S.
families are headed by women, but
such families make up 40 percent
of the total living in poverty.
Limited to families in which the
head of the household worked full-
time, year-round, the 1971 median
income was $12,440.
Of the nation's 53.3 million fami-
lies, the breakdown on family in-
come is:
• 5 percent with incomes of
more than $25,000.
• 20 percent between $15,000
and $25,000.
• 27 percent between $10,000
and $15,000.
• 30 percent between $5,000
and $10,000.
• 19 percent at $5,000 or be-
low.
The 1971 figures were compiled
in March 1972 on a sampling of
47,000 households. ■
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scholarship chairman, and Roy Klein,
president of the local. Miss Temple plans
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(1) LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Floor
Workers Local 2144 celebrated its 34th
year in the Brotherhood with 25, 30,
35 and 40-year-membership service-pin
presentations.
Honored guests were Pat McDonald
and Terry Slawson, business representa-
tives of the Los Angeles District Council,
and Oscar Lynch, organizer of the Los
Angeles District Council.
In photo (1) 40-year members, seated
left to right, E. G. Barnes and Delbert
Thompson, are being congratulated by
Pat McDonald, Los Angeles District
Council; Homer Williams, president of
Local 2144; Oscar Lynch, Los Angeles
District Council; and Ralph Wallace,
business representative and financial sec-
retary of Local 2144.
In Photo (lA) 35-year members hon-
ored, left to right: B. S. Watson, former
financial secretary and business represent-
ative; John Carlson; J. C. Atkinson;
H. L. Benedict; Hugo Anderson; Frank
Bergquist. Second row: L. E. Zieschang,
William L. Norman, Robert Nelson, Rus-
sell L. Miller, William Medvedoff, Law-
rence E. Geer, Milton Campbell. Third
SERVICE TO THE BROTHERHOOD
Ji^^^.^^m A gallery of pictures showing some
of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received 25-
year or 50-year service pins.
row: Hendy Wahlstrom, Howard E. Till-
son, Carl O. Swanson, J. H. Sturgeon,
Theodore F. Rode, Chas Raffel and Inge-
mann Peterson and Business Representa-
tive Ralph Wallace seated in background.
In Photo (IB) 30-year members hon-
ored left to right: Seated: Leo Bass, J. M.
Bybee, James L. Byrne, John R. Cvar,
Leroy Dill, and Roy E. Erickson. Second
row: Fred Jacobsen, Louis F. Lane, Oscar
Lawrence, Frank W. McElroy and
Charles H. Orcutt. Third row: Homer
Williams President, Gus Carlson, Her-
man Tauscher, James Reid, E. Thorbjorn-
sen and Swen M. Swenson.
Members unable to attend: 40-year
members, Arthur Albertson, C. J. Carl-
son and Harold Godard; 35-year mem-
bers Victor L. Carlson, A. H. Cook,
Wilbur Deeths, Ray Foy, Edward John-
son, Gust A. Johnson, Otto A. Keister,
Arthur D. Lee, Max Levine, Sam Lowe,
Ralph Lowell, Glenn A. Maxwell, Louis
Moreno and Julius A. Schmidt; 30-year
members Wilbur J. Acree, Clinton Bacon,
Wilbur L. Blue, Bert Carr, G. E. F.
Erickson, Ole Hansett, John A. Kruse,
George A. Little, Louis Lundstrom, Benny
F. Markhani, Floyd R. Mautz, Harold E.
Mautz, Melvin Mesa, James L. Norman
and L. L. Sanderson.
The 25-year members honored are
shown in (IC): Seated, left to right: Levi
34
THE CARPENTER
Albertson, Howard Barrows, L. C. Blake,
Wm. Blakemore, Fred Blocksom, Joe
Brocato. Second row: Paul Brocato, Vin-
cent Brocato, Teddy Brooks, W. R. Busby,
Carl Busk, F. L. Campbell, Paul Carlson.
Third row: Floyd Glazebrook, Catarino
Franco, George Dolan, Sylvester Doerr,
E. W. Derbyshire, Charles Denny and
Kenneth Coble. In the background. Vice
President Malcolm Mark reporting to the
Secretary that one of our 40 year mem-
bers also has a birthday of 74 years —
Delbert Thompson.
In Photo (ID), First row: Trustee Don-
ald Henderson. Trustee C. W. Hensley,
John Finch, John Harrison, Harley Hag-
gard and Wm. Haberer. Second row:
Warden Donald Hershey, Frank Higuera,
E. G. Homan, Everett Johnson, Otto
Johnson, Herman Kulh and Ernest Nof-
ziger. Third row: Recording Secy. Sidney
Lynn, Vernon Markham, Pete Mandotte,
Joseph McGahey, Milan Pakcs, Trustee
Mike Peralta and Axel Peterson.
In Photo (IE) are the following: Seated:
left to right: Wilford Price, Robert Rode,
Antonio Sanchez, Harry Scott, Walter
Stock and Cecil Swagerty. Second row:
Business Representative Ralph W. Wal-
lace, Less Berg, Albert Rybolt, Alfred
Walker, M. B. Wright and William Thir-
kettle. They are being congratulated by
Pat McDonald, business representative of
Los Angeles District Council, and Oscar
Lynch, organizer of Los Angeles District
Council.
Members unable to attend: Arthur An-
derson, Martin Anderson, Marion Camp-
bell, Ellis Furchtbar, Conductor Paul
Hart, Leonard Gale, Noel Guthrie, Roy
Hallstrom, C. W. Henderson, Alden Hull,
Lennart Johnson, William Karns, Wil-
liam Kleinhans, Frank Kosnosky, Ray
Maxwell, Ralph Mayhew, Arthur Mc-
Kinney, Robert Osborn, John Peters.
Charles Sabo, Aleck Schubert, Claude
Schultz, Louis L. Short, Paul Smock,
William Summers, John Sutton, Arthur
Tillson, Emerson Weldy and Lawrence J.
Wiltgen.
(2) CLEVELAND, OHIO— Local 1365
held its 65th year anniversary party re-
cently. Thirty members were honored
and presented with 25-year service pins.
Two 50-year members were also honored,
but only one was able to be present to
receive his service pin.
In the photo. First row: George Har-
abin, Ernst Havelka, Russell Schmidt.
Second row: Steve Ondrus, John Bron-
son, Lloyd Lehrke, Leonard Mnickowski,
John Laco, Hiroshi Takayama. Back row:
John Muhlback, John Hovasi, Vincent
Kelly, Joseph Majewski, Henry Czarniak,
John Fende, Steve Yacyshyn, William
Szucs, Marion Kircher, Joseph Powell,
William Knapik, Leonard Chapman,
John Solar, Leonard Pannent.
(3) SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. —
Millwrights Local 1113 held its first an-
nual service pin ceremony on January 15.
Those honored were as follows:
First row: Ed Krieger, 49 years; C. M.
Anderson, 30 years; A. B. Covington, 30
. V'«i f \ .
years; John Fitzpatrick, 30 years; Walter
Gerving, 32 years; Carl B. Porter, 31
years; Floyd I. Porter, 31 years; Welton
L. Porter, 30 years; Ted C. Read, 30
years.
Second row: J. W. Howard, Interna-
tional Representative, who presented the
pins; F. A. McConnaughay, 25 years;
George Johnson, 31 years; Carl Carlson,
26 years; Clement S. Gordon, 28 years;
Paul Losson, 28 years; Paul V. Miller, 25
years; H. Ted Moffitt, 28 years; C. O.
Price, 25 years; R. S. Ueland, 30 years;
Walter C. Renick, 33 years; Andrew
Sedor, 27 years; Richard B. Trail, 26
years.
(4) ALLENTOWN, PA. — Local 368
held its annual banquet at the Fearless
Fire Co., Allentown. A total of 225 mem-
bers and their wives were in attendance.
George M. Walish, president of the Penn-
sylvania State Council, was guest speak-
er. Service pins and certificates were
awarded to members with 32 to 40 years
of service.
The honored members included:
Standing, left to right. Sylvester Beers,
34 yrs.; Allen Dreisbach, 32 yrs.; Carl
Bauer, 34 yrs.; Lloyd Geho, 35 yrs.;
James Schultz, 34 yrs.; Albert Geho, 32
yrs.
Seated, left to right, Leroy Beers, 32
yrs.; Wm. Everett, 35 yrs.; Wm. Roth,
34 yrs.; Frank Fertich, 36 yrs.; George
Everett, 36 yrs.
Also honored but not present were,
Ralph Geist, 36 yrs.; Warren Hinkle, 34
yrs.; Wilson Jones, 34 yrs; Fred Kerner,
34 yrs.; Robert Roth, 34 yrs., and Robert
Smith, 34 yrs.
AUGUST, 1972
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L.U. NO. IS
HACKENSACK, NJ.
Campanella, Sam
L.U. NO. 16
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Adams, Elmer
Antle, Harry
Bolton. George
Bouvet, Emile
Burger. Jerry
Cann, Lemuel
Carrigan, Maurice
Defrates, Robert
Dugan, Kenneth
Dyer, Jesse
Goans, Clyde
Hoehn, William
Jeffers. Dean
Johnson. John
Jones. Herbert
Kane, Edward. Sr.
Leveque, James
Pierard, Florent
Raney, Harold
Schaefer, Anton
Seman, Alfred
Stephens, Raymond
Toles, Thomas
Vogal, William
Weishar, Leo
Wilm, John P.
L.U. NO. 40
BOSTON, MASS.
Burns, William F.
Hansen, Lawrence
Hudson, Henry
MacLean, Donald
I,.U. NO. 50
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Sharp, Oliver
L.U. NO. 51
BOSTON. MASS.
Loguidice, Rocco
L.U. NO. 54
CHICAGO, ILL.
Hlavacek, Joseph
Machala. Frank
Rychlicki, Stanley
Skarecky, Ladislav
L.U. NO. 55
DENVER. COLO.
Ambrose, John
L.U. NO. 61
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Crockett. J. R.
McAfee, Ralph
Mulford, Raymond \.
Norberg, E. B.
O'Neal, Henry
Seckinger, Frank
L.U. NO. 63
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.
Jaspers, Mattey H.
Streenz, George W.
L.U. NO. 100
MUSKEGON, MICH.
Smith, N. Z.
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L.U. NO. 101
BALTIMORE, MD.
Chalk, Stanley
Corbin, William F.
Greco, Tito
Smith, Elmer J.
Urie, Lawrence
L.U. NO. 117
ALBANY, N.Y.
Brunell, Charles E.
Gonyea, Nathan
Hansen, Cato
Jansen, Herman H,
Merriman, Louis J.
L.U. NO. 131
SEATTLE, WASH.
Aho, David
Amble, Carl A.
Baron, Fred B.
Chamberlain, Hadley
Dahl. Alf O.
Granquist, John A. E.
Gustafson, Helmer
Kolseth, Adolph J.
Lamb, Richard H.
Lindman, Robert H.
Matuska, George H.
McConaghv, George
Nurell, Rudolf
Saar, Charles H.
Seversen. Theodore A.
Trudo, Elavil M.
West, Donald R.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
Adamson. R A.
Bath, Edwin G.
Carder, George L.
Hutchison, William
Miller, Paul E„ Sr.
Ramby, S. Eugene
Rogers, Charles W.
L.U. NO. 133
TERRE HAUTE, IND.
Ambs, Rex
Champers. William A.
Owen, Leonard
L.U. NO. 141
CHICAGO, ILL.
Bardissino, Joseph
O'Brien, John
Pamberg, Klas
Poulsen, Lauritz
Sciranka, John J.
Telander, Victor
L.U. NO. 166
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
Tenk, Henry F.
L.U. NO. 180
VALLEJO, CALIF.
Berg, William
James. Ralph
Waldvogel, Clark
L.U. NO. 181
CHICAGO, ILL.
Belester, Walter
Listhaug, Lcif O.
Jacobsen, Givind
L.U. NO. 186
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO
Dye, David
LaRue, Frank
L.U. NO. 200
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Dayton. Robert
Hedges. C. W.
Shafer, Noel
L.U. NO. 213
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Abbott, Ralph W.
Belcher, James A.
Bubenik, Charles G.
Canady, W. I.
Castlemen, T. D.
Dow, W. M.
Dozier. C. V.
Drennan, James F.
Durr. C. E.
Dunnahoe, George E.
Elwell, W. A.
Ennis, C. H.
Farrar, W. A.
Forcier. Ralph
Gandy, G. A.
Gray, E. V.
Gray, John, Sr.
Hall, E. R.
Harrison, Norman
Horacefield, Ralph H.
Kinser, Albert
Kubin, Charles
Little, L.B.
Lyons, Ira
Martin, F. D.
Massengale, William T.
Moore, Johnnie F.
Nail, Herman W.
Giver, Alfred James
Owens, M. D.
Phillips. Henry Lee, Sr.
Presley, H, V.
Ray, Sylvester
Redler, Albert
Reynolds. Frank
Riley, L. R.
Shinn, B. C.
Smith, A. B.
Stipanovic, Morris E.
Taniburello. L. S.
Thornton. J. H.
Wallin. Harley T.
Watkins. William
Whitehead, John D.
Williams, Homer
L.U. NO. 215
LAFAYETTE, IND.
Chancy, Carl
Landrey, William
Rice, Joseph S.
L.U. NO. 218
BOSTON, MASS.
Gastonquay, Harve
Parsons, Samuel
L.U. NO. 226
PORTLAND, ORE.
Degner, Rudolph
Ellsworth. Gardner
Smolnisky, William
L.U. NO. 246
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Jacowleff, William
L.U. NO. 257
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Glass, Nicholas
Olson, Emil
Steinberg, Irving
L.U. NO. 261
SCRANTON, PA.
Davis, Herbert
Dietz, Charles
Ferguson, R. F.
Flynn, Thomas
Fotuski, Anthony
Herman, Peter
Holod, Paul
Kammer, Edwin
Konkol, Joseph
McGoff, James
Merva, Joseph
Monroe, R. J.
Napolitano. Joseph
O'Buck, Andrew
Paroby, Stephen
Quentin, Harvey
Reed. Joseph
Roman, Michael
Romanowski, Carl
Scaizo, Frank, Sr.
Skivington, Ray
Snyder. Harold
Steinberg, Carl
Steindel, William
Swackhamer, Floyd
Teketch, Joseph
Tosolt, Joseph
Van Blarigan, Adam
Zeller, Charles
L.U. NO. 266
STOCKTON, CALIF.
DeGolier, Clive L.
DuBois, Orville E.
Hunt, I. H,
Pitts, Oscar
L.U. NO. 278
WATERTOWN, N.Y.
Bigarel, Ralph
Gokey, Henry
Graham. Robert
Hutchinson. Robert
Kalk, Edward
Knell, Archie
L.U. NO. 283
AUGUSTA, GA.
Anderson, Thorben P.
Toole, B. J.
L.U. NO. 298
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Bruni, Peter
Pirollo, Robert
Schuler. Henry
Spilotro. Victor
Tutone, Louis
L.U. NO. 299
FAIRVIEW, N..I.
DiGiamo.Tony
Latronico, Phillip
Schulke, A. R.
L.U. NO. 301
NEWBURGH, N.Y.
Burnett, George
L.U. NO. 331
NORFOLK, VA.
Lewis, James
Van Cleve, Jodie
Young, Raymond
L.U. NO. 345
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Adams, D. D.
Cannon, W. W., Sr.
Davis, Ether Lee
Franks, J. D.,Sr.
Holland, Frank O.
Lowdermilk, S. M.
McGee, D. W.
Moore, Freed H.
Phillips, William A.
Seals, M. L.
Simmons, S. C.
Tate, Roy L.
Whitsitt, L. L.
L.U. NO. 379
TF.XARKANA, TEXAS
Bateman. J. V.
Collom, H. R.
Hanson. Royce D.
Jackson. John Howard
Lee, Marion
Ragain, O. L.
L.U. NO. 385
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Altschul, Morris
L.U. NO. 440
BUFFALO, N.Y.
Caparella. Anthony
Fox, Joseph C.
L.U. NO. 452
VANCOUVER, B.C.
Robertson, Arthur D,
L.U. NO. 579
ST. JOHN'S, NFLD.
Gregory, Nathan
L.U. NO. 595
LYNN, MASS.
Haley, Edward
L.U. NO. 608
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Farquarson. John
Miller, Thomas W.
Mollaghan, Michael
Nesbitt, John
Sheridan, John
L.U. NO. 668
PALO ALTO, CALIF.
Bibb, Kenneth L.
Larsen, Stanley R.
Mueller, August
L.U. NO. 710
LONG BEACH, CALIF.
Beckley, Leonard A.
Biddick, Claude M.
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Irvin, William L.
Palmer, Robert B.
Peterson, Arthur D.
Severance, Fred C.
Walker, Albert G.
L.U. NO. 721
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Boback, Charles
Colton, R. W.
DeLoUis, M.
Keyes, Val
Lee, Charles D.
Leonard, Clyde
Molnar, Paul
Petersen, James F.
Rammoser, Otto
Schmaelzle, Herman
Smith, Harry
Vlasek, John
L.U. NO. 726
DAVENPORT, IOWA
Anderson, Earl "Oke"
L.U. NO. 742
DECATUR, ILL.
Caverly. O. B.
Goad, Donna M.
Kaufman, Earl F.
Penn, Raymond
L.U. NO. 770
YAKIMA, WASH.
Martin, Norman
Theisen, Emil
L.U. NO. 783
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.
Scheye, Hemming
Wendt, Alvin
L.U. NO. 849
MANITOWOC, WIS.
Hill, MarshaU
L.U. NO. 943
TULSA, OKLA.
Burns, Lena N.
Carlson, C. V.
Hof, Carl A.
Lovejoy, D. S.
Park, T. K.
Phillips, W. Z.
Pryor, Homer
Snook, J. D.
Steward, Joseph F.
L.U. NO. 950
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Kind, Simon
L.U. NO. 964
ROCKLAND COUNTY,
N.Y.
Brentnall, Oscar
Hansen, Harry
Jandris, Joseph
McLeod, Harold
Toth, Joseph
L.U. NO. 1042
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.
Petrashune, John
L.U. NO. 1065
SALEM, ORE.
Phillips, John
L.U. NO. 1098
BATON ROUGE, LA.
All, Lewis, Sr.
Bolt, Floyd
L.U. NO. 1128
LA GRANGE, ILL.
White, Charles G.
L.U. NO. 1138
TOLEDO, OHIO
, ,, ^,„ „_, Brown, Harley B.
L.U. NO. 871 Kasch.Fred
BATTLE CREEK, MICH, ghaffer, Benjamin F.
Wilson, Andrew Spaulding, Frank G.
L.U. NO. 899 LU- NO. 1149
PARKERSBURG, W. VA. OAKLAND, CALIF.
Workman, Jack E. Howell, Glen C.
L.U. NO. 1151
BATAVIA, N.Y.
Nagorniak, Stanley
Temple, Frank
L.U. NO. 1160
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Simcic, Edward
L.U. NO. 1175
KINGSTON, N.Y.
Radel, Joseph A.
L.U. NO. 1214
WALLA WALLA,
WASH.
Knudson, Adolph
L.U. NO. 1243
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
Chappell, John Dale
Phibbs, Richard A.
L.U. NO. 1332
GRAND COULEE,
WASH.
Lee, John W.
L.U. NO. 1367
CHICAGO, ILL.
Hurowitz. Sam
Kobrin, Abraham
Lofgren, Albert
Steen, Anton
L.U. NO. 1373
FLINT, MICH.
Brandt, Hilding
Dempsey, Argo
Hill, Fred
Hopson, Elmer
March, William
Morningstar, Henry
Walter, Douglas
L.U. NO. 1394
FT. LAUDERDALE,
FLA.
Schneider, Frank
L.U. NO. 1397
NO. HEMPSTEAD. N.Y.
Cella, Ronald J.
Dahl, Edwin E.
Tengstrora, Alex
L.U. NO. 1407
SAN PEDRO, CALIF.
Benson, R. G.
Berkshire, Waher N.
Erwin, Clyde
Foster. Mark
Leonardo, Frank
Merrill, Willard J.
L.U. NO. 1426
ELYRIA, OHIO
Diewald, George
L.U. NO. 1453
HUNTINGTON BEACH,
CALIF.
Foulk, L. J.
Nichols, C. J.
O'Donnell, E. J.
Schuize, Clifford
Willison, Mark
L.U. NO. 1518
GULFPORT, MISS.
Mauffray, Asa L
L.U. NO. 1533
TWO RIVERS, WIS.
Nocker, Alvin F.
Ploor, Ursula M.
L.U. NO 1564
CASPER, WYO.
Corrigan, E. M.
Houston, S. W.
Manly. David H.
L.U. NO. 1599
REDDING, CALIF.
Brown, J. M.
L.U. NO. 1616
NASHUA, N.H.
Gallant, Pascal
L.U. NO. 1688
MANCHESTER, N.H.
Peterson, Erland
L.U. NO. 1772
HICKSVILLE, N.Y.
Hulsen. Gerard
Nyhus, Frank
L.U. NO. 1837
BABYLON, N.Y.
Holmstrand, Gustave
"Big Gus"
L.U. NO. 1849
PASCO, WASH.
Phelps, Roy B.
L.U. NO. 1974
ELLENSBURG, WASH.
Lee, Alfred J.
L.U. NO. 2046
MARTINEZ, CALIF.
Hatfield, Alfred N.
L.U. NO. 2203
ANAHEIM, CALIF.
Guss, George O.
Peters, Robert P.
Sprinkle, Earl
L.U. NO. 2235
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Zarecki, Charles
L.U. NO. 2274
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Pakkanen, Onni A.
L.U. NO. 2315
JERSEY CITY, N.J.
Lange, Ludwig W.
L.U. NO. 2375
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Freeman, Steven
Gresham, J. P.
Kapsh, Martin
Soucie, Edward
L.U. NO. 2837
MIFFLINBURG, PA.
Heimbach, Russell H.
L.U. NO. 3127
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Alois, Thomas
Matters, John
CAN AMERICAN WORKER?
Continued from page 3
Foreign Trade and Investment Act
of 1972, which is aimed specifically
at dealing with these basic causes
of America's deteriorating position
in the world economy.
The bill, for example, would re-
move the tax subsidies and other
incentives that encourage U.S. com-
panies to establish foreign subsidi-
ary operations. It would provide
government regulation of the export
of American technology and capital.
It would also set up a "sliding door"
limitation on most imports, related
to the level of American production
— -annual import quotas, based on
the number of items imported into
the U.S. in 1965-1969, as a per-
centage of U.S. output. In that way,
imports would be permitted to in-
crease as U.S. production rises.
The Burke-Hartke bill's restraints
on imports and on the outflows of
technology and capital are tailored
to meet America's needs in a world
of managed national economies and
multinational corporations. The bill
represents a practical way of deal-
ing with a serious economic and
social problem. ■
A LIVING MUSEUM
Continued from page 9
Maryland's horsemen, hunters,
trappers, beekeepers, and wood
carvers held exhibitions of their
skills along the Mall. ■
"As kids,
we started smoking
because it was smart.
Why don't we stop
for the same reason?'
Harold Emery in
The Reader's Digest
American Cancer Society. |,
AUGUST, 1972
37
SERVICE TO THE
BROTHERHOOD
■.■''■jA
gailery of pictures showing |
"some of tho senior mambors of
I tha Brotherhood who recently
■received 25-year or 50-year i
mervice pins. ^J
(1) LOS ANGELES, CALIF.— On the
evening of February 24, 1972. Millwright
& Machine Erectors Local 1607 held a
special called meeting to honor "old
time" members and award service pins.
Approximately 300 members gathered
to honor the 47 members who received
25-year service pins. Also attending were
guests, who included Anthony Ramos,
executive secretary of California State
Council of Carpenters; Chris Lehman,
General Representative, retired; J. Wiley
Howard, General Representative, UBCJA;
Arthur Eisele, Field Representative of
State Council of Carpenters; and Pat
MacDonald, business representative of
Los Angeles District Council of Carpen-
ters.
Two special guests were John Mac-
Donald, who received a 55-year service
pin and a Brotherhood watch, and John
Borgland, who received his 50-year pin
and a Brotherhood watch. Those two
long-term service pins were awarded by
Chris Lehman, who had been the business
agent under whom the two recipients
had worked when they first came to Cali-
fornia. Brother Lehman was assisted by
Anthony Ramos.
Although Millwright Local 1607 was
chartered in 1943, the expressions of ap-
preciation by the younger members was
very enthusiastic for those who had
achieved length of service greater than
the age of the local union, as well as for
all who had reached the 25-year mark.
In the photograph, from left to right:
Chris Lehman, General Representative
(retired); John Borgland, 50-year mem-
ber; John MacDonald, 56-year member;
Anthony Ramos, executive secretary of
California State Council of Carpenters;
James Throgmorton, president of Local
1607.
(2) ASHEVILLE, N.C.— At a special
call meeting of Carpenters Local 384
seven members were presented with 25-
year membership pins. The presentation
was made by International Representa-
tive Karl Knopf. From left to right, Bro.
Knopf is pinning the 25-year member-
ship pin on James H. Garren's lapel.
Brother Garren has served this local as
president and in other capacities over
the years, also as representative for the
N.C. Piedmont-Western District Coun-
cil, when it was active. Following Garren
are James H. Ingle, Charles Hazelrigg,
Edward Barnwell, Marvin Whitaker,
John Presley, and A. G. Higgins. An-
other eligible member who was not pres-
ent was T. A. Tolley, making eight in all.
(3) COHOES, N.Y.— Carpenter Local
99, Cohoes, N.Y., honored its members
with 25 or more years" service. This pic-
ture was taken at the local's annual din-
ner on March 3.
Seated: William Comley, Gabriel La-
jeunesse. Dolor Dupuis, and John Slo-
boda.
Standing: Edmund Coutu, Raymond
Jackson, Edward Gardner, Thomas Ham-
ill, Raymond Golden, Edward Lacosse,
and Ray Bonesteel.
Photo hikcii by mcinhcr, Alex. Mitrovs.
(4) HOLYOKE, MASS.— On May 5,
Local 390 held its 16th annual dinner
awards banquet. The awards were pre-
sented by Fred Hansen, president of the
Massachusetts State Council of Carpen-
ters.
Those awarded service pins included:
front, left to right, Fernand Labrie, 25
yrs.; Fred Hansen, president Mass. State;
Willard H. Guiel, business representative;
Donald LeSiege, 25 yrs. Back, left to
right, Lawrence Choiniere, Paul Croteau,
Joseph Grandmont, Leo Delisle, Leo
St. Martin, Paul St. Martin, Ernest
Demers, all 25 years.
38
THE CARPENTER
Lakeland
News
Items of interest from the Brotfierhood's
retirement fiome at Lal<eland, Florida
George Adams of Local 993, Miami,
Fla., arrived at the Home June 5, 1972.
•
Fred M. Krepelka of Local 51, Boston,
Mass., arrived at the Home June 6, 1972.
o
Johan A. Soderberg, of Local 787,
Brooklyn, N. Y., arrived at the Home
June 8, 1972.
•
George Doepp, of Local 808, Brooklyn,
N. Y., arrived at the Home June 16, 1972.
•
Carl Jaeckle, of Local 453, Auburn,
N. Y., arrived at the Home June 27, 1972.
•
A. Gust Olson, of Local 58, Chicago,
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the Home Cemetery.
Andrew Dellgren of Local 357. Islip.
N. Y., withdrew from the Home June 6,
1972.
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N. Y., died June 14, 1972. He was buried
in Hicksville, N. Y.
Forced Arbitration
Bill Abandoned
The White House announced recently
that President Nixon has abandoned his
labor-opposed compulsory arbitration
bill — at least for this year.
Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler said
the Administration will seek to redraw
the legislation, which is aimed at barring
major strikes in transportation-linked in-
dustries. He told newsmen the Adminis-
tration will "review" the legislation with
organized labor.
The Administration's original bill,
Ziegler said, "has no chance of passage
this year."
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39
in concLusion
WILLIAM SIDELL, General President
Burke-Hartke Points in Right Direction
■ This month I focus my attention on the
serious problem of foreign trade deficits.
Elsewhere in this issue there appears an article
by Nat Goldfinger, AFL-CIO Director of Re-
search, which deals with the growing foreign trade
crisis in the United States, which 1 urge you to read.
Last year, for the first time since 1888. the
United States suffered a trade deficit. It totaled
better than two billion dollars. If the trade deficits
chalked up during the first three months of this
year continue for the rest of 1972, the total deficit
for the year will exceed $6 billion. The prolifera-
tion of multi-national corporations is largely at the
bottom of the problem and affects Canada and the
United States equally.
Some idea of the magnitude of the growth of
multi-national corporations can be gleaned from
the fact that American multi-national subsidiaries
abroad have become the third largest productive
force in the world, superseded only by the United
States and Russia.
ITT provides a classic example of corporate ex-
pansion into many countries throughout the world.
This corporate giant has 104,262 employees in
some 250 American installations. But it employs
191,398 employees in some 220 businesses lo-
cated in 26 foreign countries.
The power and influence of this corporate giant
raised some serious questions when it was dis-
closed recently that ITT was trying to influence
an election in a South American country. In other
words, it was acting as its own department of state.
Under the circumstances, it seems illogical that
strong opposition should exist to legislation (such
as the Burke-Hartke bill) designed to bring Ameri-
can foreign trade into better balance. However,
the opposition is there, and it is well organized
and well financed.
The opponents to the Burke-Hartke bill insist
that foreign trade is a major source of America's
strength. To interfere with free trade, they say,
would stir up a hornet's nest of retaliatory restric-
tions to the import of American goods in many
foreign nations. Therefore, we dare not impose
any restrictions of any kind on foreign imports.
It is true that exports to foreign nations pro-
vided about 500,000 jobs in the five-year period
between 1966 through 1970. What they neglect
to point out is that during the same period govern-
ment statistics indicate that 1.4 million jobs were
lost because of imports of goods from low-wage
countries. Thus, it is clear that nearly a million
jobs went down the drain in the five-year period,
1966 through 1970, because of relatively unre-
stricted imports of goods from low-wage countries.
More and more, the United States and Canada
are becoming exporters of raw materials and im-
porters of goods involving substantial labor, which
obviously has a detrimental effect on the United
Brotherhood's industrial membership in the form
of employment opportunities.
On the financial ledger, for example, a million
dollars worth of wheat, coal, hides, or timber ex-
ported to Japan is a million dollars worth of trade.
On the other hand, a million dollars worth of
cameras, television sets, tape recorders and milled
wood components imported from Japan also add
up to a million dollars in trade. The difference
is, the goods exported to Japan involved very
little labor. On the other hand, the goods im-
ported involved substantial in-puts of labor. It
is obvious who comes out on top in such a setup.
I believe that imports and exports should be
measured in man-hours of work involved as well
as in dollars and cents.
Canada is as much a victim of this process as
the United States. In fact, Canada has to contend
with a double problem. The growing domina-
tion of Canadian industry by U.S. capital is giving
some concern to many Canadians. On the other
hand, purely Canadian corporations are going
multi-national, too. The same flood of goods
manufactured in Hong Kong and Taiwan is
shrinking the Canadian job market at a time when
unemployment is reaching desperate proportions.
The time has arrived when remedial measures
must be taken. Burke-Hartke may not be the
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SEPTEMBER 1972
RaTTElS^
Official Publication of the UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA • FOUNDED 1881
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Hollenberg
Pony Express Station, Hollenberg, Kansas
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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
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
Herbert C. Skinner
101 Constitution Ave.. N.W..
Washington, D.C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
William Konyha
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
Charles E. Nichols
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT EMERITUS
M. A. HUTCHESON
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
Fii^t District, Patrick J. Campbell
130 North Main Street
New City, Rockland Co., New York
10956
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
130 Mountain Avenue
Springfield, New Jersey 07081
Third District, Anthony Ochocki
18400 Grand River Avenue,
Detroit, Michigan 48223
Fourth District, Harold E. Lewis
101 Marietta St., Suite 913
Atlanta, Georgia 30345
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
2800 Selkirk Drive
Burnsville, Minn. 55378
Sixth District, Frederick N. Bull
Glenbrook Center West — Suite 501
1140 N.W. 63rd Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 731 16
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
Room 722, Oregon Nat'l Bldg.
610 S.W. Alder Street
Portland, Oregon 97205
Eighth District, M. B. Bryant
Forum Building, 9th and K Streets
Sacramento, California 95814
Ninth District, William Stefanovitch
2418 Central Avenue
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Tenth District, Eldon T. Staley
4706 W. Saanich Rd.
RR #3, Victoria, B. C.
William Sidell, Chairman
R. E. Livingston, Secretary
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should be sent to the General Secretary.
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VOLUME XCll
No. 9
SEPTEMBER, 1972
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick. Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Health Test Plan Screens 8,000 St. Louis Carpenters 2
Time for the Pony Express Again? 5
Nixon, Trial Lawyers Lobby Bury No-Fault Insurance 6
Why Do Some Houses Lose Their Roofs in Hurricanes? 8
Hawaii's Ancient Gods Come Back to Life 10
Building Trades Political Stance 25
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 4
Service to the Brotherhood 1 1, 14, 16, 18, 22, 23, 24, 32, 36
Local Union News 12
Canadian Report 19
Plane Gossip 21
Apprenticeship and Training 26
Your Union Dictionary, No. 13 31
CLIC Report 34
What's New? 35
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion William Sidell 40
POSTMASTERS, ATTENTION: Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be serf to
THE CARPENTER, Carpenters' Building, 101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D. C. 20001
Published monthly at 810 Rhode Island Ave., N.E.. Washington, 0. C. 20018, by the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Second class postage paid' at Washington,
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THE COVER
Pony Express mail left St. Joseph,
Mo., at a gallop. After a brief run
across Missouri, the rider reached
Kansas prairies and arrived at his
first relay station in Kansas, Elwood,
on the west bank of the Missouri
River. There were several stops, and
then he reached Hollenberg on the
Little Blue River and crossed into
Nebraska.
The Hollenberg Station, restored
by skilled craftsmen, is shown on our
September cover.
From April, 1860, until October,
1861. the Pony Express carried mail
by fast horse from St. Joseph, Mo., to
Sacramento, Calif., — a distance of
1,838 miles. Established by the
freighting and stagecoach firm of
Russell, Majors, and Waddell, the
Pony Express lasted only a year and
a half, until a transcontinental tele-
graph line was pushed through to the
West Coast in October, 1861.
During its brief life it dramatized
the role of the nation's mail carriers.
They suffered Indian attacks, foul
weather, and other hardships to get
the mail through.
Note: Readers who would like a
copy of this cover iinmarred by a
mailing label may obtain one by send-
ing 10(j- in coin to cover mailing costs
to: The Editor, The CARPENTER,
101 Constitution Ave., N.W., Wash-
iitgton, D.C. 20001.
Juck Thiel. shop
steward and a bench-
hand at the Petersen
Planing Mill Co.. a
member of Carpen-
ters' Local 1596, has
a blood sample taken
by Stacy Haynes.
medical laboratory
technician. Blood
samples are given 17
different chemistry
tests in addition to a
blood connt.
Health Test Plan Screens
S9OOO St. Ijauis Carpenters
EARLY DETECTION CUTS TRUST FUND COSTS, SAVES LIVES
The multi-phasic
testing includes an eye
examination which
checks for near
vision, color blind-
ness, nearest point of
accommodation and
far vision.
Teeth are not neg-
lected by the exami-
nation. Here, Thiel
undergoes an X-ray
of his mouth. Mrs.
Bettye Akin operates
the X-ray muchme.
Jerry Woods, regis-
tered nurse, admin-
isters an eleclrocar-
diagram to Thiel. The
device measures elec-
trical impulses of
the heart from which
heart diseases can
be determined by a
physician.
■ A health testing program cov-
ering more than 8,000 outside Car-
penters in the St. Louis, Mo., area
has been launched by the Carpen-
ters District Council of Greater St.
Louis, and it could well serve as a
model for other Brotherhood coun-
cils faced with rising medical costs
under their existing health and wel-
fare trust funds.
The program puts a man or
woman through a 60-foot mobile
health center administering more
than 100 tests in about 25 minutes.
The tests are then sent to a central
laboratory for study and analysis,
after which a complete medical his-
tory is returned to the person's own
doctor.
The program is conducted by
American Health Profiles, Inc., of
Nashville, Tenn., and it costs the
individual member nothing. The
actual $40 per man cost is borne by
the council's health and welfare
plan's trust fund.
The value of the plan was dem-
onstrated in the results of a test run
conducted last fall by AHP in which
426 Carpenters underwent the tests
just outside the shops and planing
mills where they work. Only 109
of the 426 taking part in the test
were found to be totally healthy,
while I 19 had high blood pressure,
5 I had progressive eye damage, 260
had ear ailments, 30 had enlarged
hearts, and 12 had tumors or nodes
in their lungs.
On the short trip through the van,
THE CARPENTER
carpenters participating in the test
program are screened for their med-
ical history, measured for height
and weight, their blood pressure is
measured, they are given an electro-
cardiogram, a chest x-ray, a skin
test for tuberculosis, a lung function
test, a dental x-ray, eye tests, in-
cluding those for visual acuity, color
blindness and hand-eye coordina-
tion, a hearing test, a urinalysis, a
blood analysis and for females, a
breast examination by a specially
trained registered nurse and a smear
test to check for cervical cancer.
As a result of the initial tests,
those persons are now being treated,
according to Ollie W. Langhorst,
Council executive secretary-trea-
surer, who has been a prime mover
in establishing the screening pro-
gram.
"Initial results from this test ef-
fort convince us that this is a vital
service the union can provide to its
members, because in the long run,
it will make them all healthier,"
Langhorst said.
"We are now in the process of
discussing the merits of this ap-
proach with our employers and
trustees of our various health and
welfare trust funds to see if it can't
be expanded to all our members,"
he added.
Langhorst noted that the program
has several major objectives:
• Provide a quick and convenient
way for members to take an an«
nual Iiealth checkup.
• To determine liealtli problems in
their very early stages thus alert-
ing the member to obtain cor-
rective medical care quickly
rather than wait until it's a seri-
ous problem.
• To lower the overall cost of
medical care for carpenters par-
ticipating in the Health and Wel-
fare Trust thus allowing the
union-negotiated health trust fund
to provide more benefits for the
same dollar amount.
• To insure employers that they
have a healthy work force. This
will mean less absenteeism be-
cause of illness and will be a di-
rect benefit to their operations.
"We have known for sometime
that although our members have
Trustees of the St. Louis Carpenters' Health and Welfare Trust Fund outside the
American Health Profiles Mobile Unit. From left:
Herbert N. Jones, Jones-Kissner Construction Co., president of the Fund; Edward
G. Thien, Carpenters District Council business representative, union trustee; J. H.
Benoist, Hercules Construction Co., employer trustee; Carl Reiter, assistant executive
secretary-treasurer. Carpenters District Council and union trustee; Pleasant G. Jenkins,
CDC business representative and union trustee; Ollie W. Langhorst, executive secre-
tary-treasurer CDC; Erwin C. Meinert, past secretary-treasurer emeritus of CDC;
and Max Barken, Max Barken, Inc., employer trustee.
available one of the best health and
welfare plans in the country, the job
of preventive health just wasn't
being done," said Langhorst. "For
example, our members are allowed
up to $50 per year for annual medi-
cal examinations yet we found that
only one per cent avail themselves
of the benefit.
"Because of this, oftentimes an
illness may not be diagnosed until
it has progressed to the point where
it is either incurable or requires ex-
tensive hospitalization and treat-
ment. In other words, many people
just don't go to a doctor until there
is a crisis.
"Of course, because these ill-
nesses require so much attention,
hospital and doctor fees have gone
up. This, in turn, compels unions
to ask for higher employer con-
tributions to their health and wel-
fare plans. For example, in 1952
our union-negotiated plan in the
shop and mill operations cost the
employer $4.80 a month per mem-
ber. Today, the plan costs the em-
ployer $20 a month per member.
In the carpenter program, it started
at 7'/^ cents per hour; today, it's 25
cents per hour with another five
cents in 1973 for a total of 30 cents
per hour.
"Now, it is evident that employ-
ers are becoming more and more
reluctant to foot the entire bill, and
it is getting to be more difficult to
negotiate higher and higher benefits
in new contracts.
"In addition to the human con-
cern of detecting diseases, this pro-
cedure has long-range financial
benefits which will have a very real
impact on the entire economy,"
Langhorst noted.
"First, once the initial heavy
drain on the trust fund is over, that
is, once all the health problems
have been detected and corrected,
continuing health checkups will
keep our people in a much healthier
state. This means less of a drain on
the health and welfare fund's re-
sources, which in turn means lower
premiums, thus we can provide even
more benefits for our members and
do it for a lesser cost to the em-
ployer. With his overhead cut, the
employer, in turn, will hopefully
pass on a savings to the public who
is buying his product.
"In other words, a preventive
health care program has benefits for
everyone. It's something we are
proud to try because we feel we owe
it to our members to obtain for them
Continued on Page 38
SEPTEMBER, 1972
HINGTOM
ROUNDUP
HURRICANE JOB TOLL— Over 139,400 workers made jobless by Tropical Storm Agnes in
six East Coast states have collected unemployment compensation benefits, and the
number is still climbing, according to the U.S. Labor Department.
Pennsylvania, hardest hit of the six states, had registered 98,913 jobless
workers due to the flood through July 26 who have or are receiving benefits.
The other five states had 40,500 jobless workers who have or are receiving
benefits: Maryland, 14,201; Virginia, 14,649; New York, 11,452; Florida, 146;
and West Virginia, 52.
METRfC— A bill intended to bring about the voluntary conversion of the United
States to the metric system over the next 10 years was approved unanimously
August 9 by the Senate Commerce Committee. The matter still has to go before the
full Congress.
Under the measure, the federal government would convert to metric measures
and industry would be encouraged to start the conversion transition, spreading
it over a period of years to ease the expense.
The metric system replaces inches, pounds and quarts with meters, kilograms
and liters. A meter is equivalent to about 39 inches, a kilogram to 2.2 pounds
and a liter to 1.01 quarts.
TO SPEED CASE-HANDLING-General Counsel Peter G. Wash of the National Labor
Relations Board announced reorganization of his office in an effort to improve
case-handling services at a time when unfair labor practice charges and employe
election cases are being processed at a rate of 40,000 a year.
Nash said the caseload of the board has nearly doubled in the past 10 years
and that its continued steady rise represents "the overriding challenge facing
the NLRB today."
The general counsel supervises 43 Labor Board field offices where cases
filed by employers, unions and individuals are initially processed.
APPRENTICE TALLY— The number of minority youths registered in Labor Dept.
apprentice programs last year rose 13 percent, or 2,337, reaching an alltime high
of 20,482.
Outreach programs conducted by AFL-CIO Building & Construction Trades
councils, the Workers Defense League, the Urban League and similar organizations
were listed by the Dept. of Labor as contributing to the new minority totals.
The 20,482 minority apprentices represent 11 percent of the 186,236
apprentices registered on December 31, 1971. This compares to 9.1 percent of
those registered a year earlier, and 7.7 percent at the end of 1969.
The minorit,y apprentice increase occurred even though the total number
of registered ap-orentices decreased 13,692 during the year — from 199,928 at the
end of 1970 to 186,236 at the end of 1971.
For those just starting their apprenticeships in 1971, the minority increase
was even greater. Although the number of new apprentices dropped from 35,079
to 33,631, those from minority groups rose by one-third — from 4,089 at the end
of 1970 to 5,427 at the end of 1971.
Marked increases also showed up in figures for the construction trades
which employ over half of all apprentices. At the end of December 1971, of all
110,592 apprentices in the trade, 13,372 or 12 percent were minority group
members. This is an increase of 16 percent over the 11,543 at the end of
December 1970, and 102 percent over the 6,603 at the end of December 1968.
All numbers and percentages refer to programs registered and serviced by
the Labor Dept. The federal share represents roughly two-thirds of all registered
programs.
THE CARPENTER
Time for the Pony Express Again
■ The cover picture on this month's
issue shows a way station which
made up a part of the famed Pony
Express, which flourished in the mid
part of the Nineteenth Century.
In its time the Pony Express was
considered a monumental achieve-
ment. In a little more than a week,
it delivered a letter posted in Sacra-
mento, California, to St. Joe, Mis-
souri.
The day seems to be approaching
when the Pony Express will once
again be looked upon as a model of
efficiency. The post office system has
become so inefficient, so disorga-
nized, and so riddled by bureauc-
racy that the Pony Express looks
good by comparison.
One time last year it took five
days to deliver a letter from a Con-
gressman's office to our headquar-
ters building, despite the fact that
the buildings are not more than
three-quarters of a mile apart.
Tale of Two Cities
Three-day service from Baltimore
to Washington is not uncommon,
although the two cities are barely 40
miles apart; this despite the fact
that the Post Office Department
was reorganized two years ago and
turned into a quasi-government cor-
poration to step up efficiency.
The Postal Reform Act of 1970
was supposed to take the postal
service out from under government
domination and place it in the hands
of people with corporate experience.
The Postal Service was going to be
run gung-ho like any other free en-
terprise endeavor. Results were sup-
posed to be greatly increased effi-
ciency, coupled with lower costs.
None of these things transpired. In-
stead, the dreary record of mediocre
service has continued.
Only those who remember the
Post Office service before World
War II can appreciate how low the
service has fallen. Before 1941 there
were two home mail deliveries a day
in the cities. A first class letter need-
ed a 30 stamp. The Post Office De-
partment maintained a savings bank
service. Parcel post was a cheap
and relatively fast way to send pack-
ages.
Since that time home delivery
service has been cut to once a day.
The cost of first class mail has gone
up from 30 to 80, the savings bank
feature has been eliminated com-
pletely, and parcel post service has
become increasingly inefficient even
as it has become more costly.
What efficiency the new semi-
private post office administration has
shown has been limited to the area
of increasing postal rates. There it
has been efficiency itself.
Second Class Increases
The Service is inaugurating a
schedule by which the cost of send-
ing second class matter will be in-
creased 750% in 10 years. Labor
publications generally come under
the second class mailing category.
Many of them will be forced to dis-
continue publication if the sched-
uled increases are adhered to.
On the other hand, the Post Of-
fice Department has done nothing
about curtailing junk mail or re-
quiring it to carry a responsible
share of its delivery cost. More and
more the Post Office Service is be-
coming a cheap delivery system for
detergent manufacturers, razor blade
promoters, and producers of "occu-
pant" mail.
Founding Idea
The founding fathers who set up
the postal service never visualized it
as a tool for enriching manufactur-
ers and promoters of various kinds.
The original objective of the Post
Office Department was to make pos-
sible rapid exchange of correspond-
ence and information at reasonable
cost. That objective seems to have
gotten lost in the shuffle.
Today, the originators of junk
mail seemingly are dominating the
Service without bearing a fair share
of the cost.
The Postal Service has become so
inefficient that private delivery serv-
ices are springing up everywhere. A
so-called Independent Postal Sys-
tem of America seems to be doing
business in at least 200 cities. There
are at least a dozen other independ-
ent operations. Some of them are
offering to deliver Christmas cards,
for 50 each, rather than the 80
charged by the regular Postal
Service.
Like managers in many other
walks of life, the people operating
the U.S. Postal Service are endeavor-
SEPTEMBER, 1972
ing to get the Service out of red ink
by taking it out of the hides of the
postal workers. They have promul-
gated a freeze on hiring, and they
are exerting subtle pressures on old-
timers to get them to retire. Efforts
to institute speed-ups are common.
However, the new postal legisla-
tion gave postal workers the right to
bargain collectively, although it
stopped short of including the right
to strike.
Little Expected
Perhaps, in the long run. the
postal workers, through their un-
ions, will eventually get the service
back on the track. It appears that
little can be expected from the cur-
rent management which is profit-
oriented rather than service-oriented.
The time is here when the nation
must make a determination as to
what its postal service should be
and do.
The founding fathers who set up
the service visualized it as an ad-
junct to education, a means by
which books and periodicals, as
well as letters between individuals
and firms, could be exchanged rap-
idly and cheaply. They did not con-
ceive of it as a money-making prop-
osition. Certainly, that original con-
cept ought to be valid today.
Knowledge is expanding so rap-
idly in all fields it is vitally essential
that books, periodicals, and news-
papers be readily exchangeable
through a cheap and rapid service.
These objectives ought to trans-
cend any necessity for making
money on the postal service. There-
fore, the emphasis should be on im-
proving and upgrading the service
rather than concentrating on show-
ing a profit.
The mobility of our population,
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Nixon^ Trial Lawyers Lobby
Bury No-Fault Insurance
A last minute lobbying dri\'e by
the Nixon Administration and the
trial lawyers helped kill for this
session of Congress a "no-fault"
automobile insurance bill that was
strongly favored by organized labor.
By a 49-to-46 vote, the Senate
sent back to Committee the bill
which would have set up a national
system of no-fault insurance. Ex-
cept for a few exceptions, the vote
against the bill was largely made up
of Republicans and Southern Demo-
cratic conservatives.
Although, in theory, the bill can
be revived during the current ses-
sion of Congress, it was generally
agreed by legislative specialists that
the chances of it being reported
back during the relatively short time
left to the 92nd Congress are slim.
Spokesmen for the AFL-CIO ex-
pressed deep disappointment at the
Senate action and declared that re-
vival of the measure during the 93rd
Congress will be a major labor
effort. The narrow margin by which
the bill was sent back to the Senate
Judiciary Committee was accepted
as encouragement for passage of the
bill during the coming year.
Arguing against the delay which
sending the bill back to Committee
means. Senator Warren G. Magnu-
son, Washington Democrat, de-
clared that automobile insurance is
bordering on a national scandal and
that immediate action should be
taken.
Magnuson pointed out that Amer-
icans paid $14.6 billion annually in
automobile insurance premiums, but
got back only slightly more than $7
billion in benefits annually.
There are now ten states that
have no-fault insurance programs,
but only two, Massachusetts and
Florida, have plans as strong as
that in the Senate bill. President
Nixon has expressed approval of
the no-fault idea but wants state
plans rather than a national plan.
Labor favors the national plan.
The AFL-CIO has pointed out
that the crisis in auto insurance has
become greater as the number of
automobiles on the roads increases
year by year. In a recent article in
"The Federationist," the Federation
said:
"National no-fault auto insurance
is the only alternative to the costly,
unresponsive, wasteful and arbitrary
system which the Nation now has
. . . National no-fault insurance will
provide solutions to the problems
which have plagued the accident
victim, policy-holder and consum-
er." (PAD
U.S. Senator Clifford Case Visits Headquarters
U.S. Senator Clifford Case of New Jersey, second from right, recently visited
Brotherhood leaders in Washington to discuss the Kennedy-Griflith Health Security
Bill and other pending legislation. He is shown here with Lewis Pugh, Secretarj' of
the Washington. D.C., and Vicinity District Council; General Executive Board Mem-
ber Raleigh Rajoppi, General President William Sidell; and Bob Argentine of Pitts-
burgh, Pa., secretary of the Wesiem Pennsylvania District Council.
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Why Do Some Houses
Lose Their Roofs
In Hurricanes
. . . Federal Researchers Investigate
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■ Why certain houses too readily
lose their roofs in hurricanes is the
subject of an investigation being
conducted in Great Falls, Montana,
by the National Bureau of Standards
of the U.S. Department of Com-
merce.
"We wanted to do this research
in an area where strong winds occur
frequently," the project manager.
Dr. Richard D. Marshall, says.
■"Great Falls has winter gales of up
to 70 miles per hour, roughly half
the wind speed associated with an
intense hurricane."
Dr. Marshall instrumented a
house to measure pressure, wind
speed, and wind direction. He is
seeking to determine how wind
forces interact with architectural
features of the house — shape of the
roof, length of overhang, height of
the roof above ground, etc. By mea-
suring the loads that Montana's
winds impose on a house, it is pos-
sible to calculate the loads which
would be inflicted by hurricane
gales. And knowing (by structural
analysis) what the house's roof sys-
tem can withstand, it is possible to
predict failures.
The project is a cooperative study
of the Bureau, the Army, the Navy
and the Air Force.
The instrumented house is at
Malmstrom Air Force Base, just
outside Great Falls. The instruments
and an electronic system which
automatically records and stores
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November, 1971.
The house is a one-story, four-
bedroom ranch type with a pro-
nounced roof overhang. Such
houses, common to both military
and civilian housing, have roof sys-
tems that performed less than de-
sirably under the wind assaults of
Hurricanes Camille and Celia in
1969 and 1970.
Lt. Col. C. Y. Holland, Jr., com-
mander of the 341st CivU Engineer-
ing Squadron, is cooperating with
Dr. Marshall in the research project,
and hourly meteorological data
gathered by the 9th Weather Squad-
ron are available to the researchers.
Readings and weather data will
be computer-processed at the NBS
facilities in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
These data, along with a model of
the home, will be forwarded to Col-
orado State University where wind-
tunnel findings will be checked out
for their simulation of the real
events recorded in Great Falls.
Wind-tunnel modeling is an inex-
pensive way to test the structural
performance of buildings under
wind loading, but it is felt that the
reliability of results can be im-
proved. To investigate the reliability
of tunnel simulation is one purpose
of the project.
Similar work to improve tunnel
testing is underway at the Gaithers-
burg laboratories. It involves a four-
story NBS building which has been
completely instrumented to record
wind pressures. ■
(1) An array of pressure sensors is set up on the roof of the house.
p) Dr. Richard D. Marshall of the National Bureau of Standards calibrates
ia sensor used to measure wind pressure under an overhang of the house.
(3) Charles Bulik of the National Bureau of Standards checks out electronic
data acquisition equipment set up in the garage of the house instrumented to
study wind forces interacting with architectural features.
(4) Home at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Montana, instrumented
to measure its structural performance under Montana's strong winter winds.
(5) Dr. Richard D. Marshall adjusts wind instruments atop the home.
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SEPTEMBER, 1972
HAWAII'S
flNCr^NT
COME BACK
TO LIFE
The snarling faces of the Ki'i,
images of the ancient gods of Hawaii,
guard the native temple at the City of
Refuge on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Set on poles above the palisades of the
temple compound, they warn against
intrusion onto sacred groiuid. Even
chieftains passed between them in fear
and respect.
The idols have been recreated by
archeologists and skilled wood carvers
at the City of Refuge National Histori-
cal Park, which was established as part
of the National Park Service in 1961.
One of the carved figures appears on
a National Parks Centennial air mail
stamp issued earlier this year. (See the
May, 1972, cover of The Carpenter.)
The City of Refuge is more proper-
ly called the Place of Refuge — for
•hundreds of years a sanctuary to
which warriors, fugitives, and non-
combatants could retreat in safety and
from which they could return home
in peace.
Dressed in native garb, Pilipo Springer, a National Parii
Service employee, sniootlies the surface of a dugout
canoe, laboriou.sly carved and burned from a single log.
One such canoe, is on display beside the Royal Fishponds,
where early Hawaiian kings kept their fish fresh.
A native carver, Anton Grace, Sr., creates a miniature
figure for a model of the City of Refuge temple which
will be displayed in tlie visitor center. His forebears used
tools of sharp lava rock and obsidian to cut into the
wood. He uses modem conventional carving tools.
Wood from the ohia tree, most common
native tree of Hawaii and an evergreen
member of the myrtle family, is used to
produce most of the carvings.
A hand-carved replica of an ancient
Hawaiian fence post which stood outside
the tomb-temple of the Kamehameha
Dynasty (1795-1872) is moved.
Park Ranger Kimo Simmons explains to
visitors the significance of the images
which stand in the courtyard of the re-
stored temple of the City of Refuge.
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(1) AUSTIN, TEX.— Local 1266 of Aus-
tin, recently received press and television
coverage for two special events.
Thirty-four graduating apprentices
vrere honored at an Apprenticeship
Awards Banquet.
Guest speaker was James U. Cross,
executive director of the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department. Cross was President
Johnson's personal pilot and military
attache. He was awarded an honorary
membership in Local 1266 at the ban-
quet, having been a carpenter apprentice
shortly after World War II.
The second event was the Old Timers
Recognition Banquet held at the Crest
Hotel. The first pension checks from
Local 1266 were presented to 75 retired
members and three widows of members.
Ninety-two received 25-year pins, and
three members received 50-year pins.
Two 65-year pins were awarded and one
63-year pin.
General President William Sidell ad-
dressed the group at the Crest Hotel.
In Photo No. 1, left to right, Tom
Robisher (65-year pin); Jim Davis (63);
Ed Schneider (65), seated; G. A. (Pete)
McNeil, Business Representative; Gen-
eral President William Sidell.
In Photo No. lA a portion of the 250
members, wives, and guests at the Old
Timers Recognition Banquet
In Photo No. 2A, seated, left to right,
Albert Buck (50-year pin); Tom Adams
(50); Tom Robisher (65); Jim Davis (63).
Standmg, right to left, G. A. (Pete)
McNeil, business representative; William
Sidell, General President; A. W. Fox,
president of Local 1266.
(3) JERSEY CITY, N.J.— At its quar-
terly meeting Local 564 awarded 25-
year pins to honored members. Seated,
left to right, are James Carlson, district
council delegate (25-year pin); Robert J.
Reid, president; Casper Andersen (25);
and Thoralj Ericksen, vice-president.
Standing, left to right, are August Ebel;
district council president; John Verbeke,
trustee; Albert Beck, Sr., former business
agent; Vincent Diomede, recording sec-
retary; Thomas Bifano, business agent;
Albert Beck, Jr., business agent; Alvin
Carlson, treasurer; and Robert J. O'Neill,
financial secretary.
(4) TRENTON, NJ.— The first 25-year
members of Local 1269, Trenton, were
honored at a special meeting. Seated, left
to right, are George Gulden, Norm
Steward, John Swed, Andy Gentry and
John Dziek. Standing are Edward Wasie-
lewski, Harry Reading, Ed Gaskins, Bill
Dale and Jack Huston. Third from left,
standing and presenting pins is the presi-
dent of the local. Bob Ent.
Missing when the picture was taken
were Walter Pietrowski, Bob Gulden, Bill
Rentner and Marty Taylor.
SEPTEMBER, 1972
11
Jal
Kansas Unions, Labor
In '8-for-8' Campaign
Over 8,000 Kansas building craftsmen
have reaffirmed their belief in eight hours
work for eight hours pay as part of a
Kansas Builders" Chapter. Associated
General Contractors. AFL-CIO Building
Trades, productivity campaign.
Their "8 for 8" campaign is an effort
to inform the citizens of Kansas that
now is the time to build and that such
construction should be done by Kansas
contractors and Kansas building trades-
men.
"This '8 for 8' campaign is a matter of
pride," says Merle Wagner. Topeka con-
tractor, "both for the building craftsmen
and Kansas building contractors. Kansas
construction workers take more pride
and put out more effort to build a build-
ing in their community than do workers
from out of state.
"Our construction work force feels
Kansas is home and they want to do
everything possible to enhance the state's
continued growth and development."
The "8 for 8" campaign has been en-
dorsed by representatives of the Kansas
Building Trades Council, the Hutchin-
son. Lawrence. Manhattan. Salina. Tope-
ka and Wichita building trades, along
with building trades of other cities.
constructioti m-'orker"
on this site
have pledged
p '^itj'^j 'Su<i<iin4 ^i4fit<t
TW iSSOOffi!) Giimu C0NTIUK1QIB OF MISM, DK.
A 11" X 14" poster like the one re-
produced above is being tacked up at
hundreds of construction sites, as build-
ing tradesmen and constructors unite in
a demonstration of productivity for the
general public.
LOCAL UNION NEWS
Labor and management united in Topeka, Kaiis., to point up building trades
productivity. From left, the joint leaders of the campaign include: John Harrelson,
manager, Kansas Builders' Chapter AGC; Merle Wagner, president, Kansas Builders'
Chapter AGC; and La Mar Markowitz, chairman, Kansas Builders' public relations
committee. On the right of the sign are Cliff Henderson, president, Topeka Building
Trades; Brick Hardy, president, Kansas Building Trades Council; and Olin Miles,
president, Wichita Building Trades.
Largest Local Holds First Annual Meeting
General Treasurer Charles E. Nichols speaks to delegates attending the first annual
statewide meeting of Hawaii Local 745, held at the llikai Hotel in Honolulu. More
than 200 members attended the two-day meeting.
Local 745. Honolulu, Hawaii, which
covers the entire state of Hawaii and
outlying areas of tlie Pacific, held its first
annual meeting July 22, 23 at the llikai
Hotel in Honolulu.
Local 745 is the largest local union in
the Brotherhood, with more than 5,500
members enrolled, and its annual meet-
ing brought together 200 delegates for
two days of intensive study of current
labor issues.
Delegates assembled for a series of
workshops on such subjects as: political
action, the new Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, methods of con-
ducting a strike, and bargaining and ne-
gotiations.
A banquet was held on the first night,
with General Treasurer Charles Nichols
as guest speaker. Nichols also installed
the new slate of officers for the organiza-
tion.
12
THE CARPENTER
Boston Construction Workers March
For Jobs and Park Plaza Project
This was the scene at Boston's City Hall Plaza as thousands of construction workers
and their supporters gathered for a march to the State House to demonstrate un-
employment problems in the State's construction trades. Many protesters had walked
off their jobs, losing a day's pay to participate.
An estimated 20,000 "hard hats" from
construction jobs and union halls all over
Greater Boston, Mass., recently con-
verged on City Hall Plaza and marched
to the Massachusetts State House to
demonstrate for more jobs and a revival
of the Park Plaza redevelopment project,
which had been turned down by the
state's Department of Community Af-
fairs.
The massive march for jobs was be-
lieved to be the largest single labor dem-
onstration in "The Cradle of Liberty."
Thousands of members of the United
Brotherhood from the area joined fellow
building tradesmen in the demonstration.
The $266 million Park Plaza project,
designed to turn 10 acres in the Park
Square area of Boston into a highrise
dwelling and commercial complex, was
rejected last spring by the state agency.
Since the massive hard hat demonstra-
tion, June 28. many civic and profes-
sional groups have taken the State As-
sembly and the governor to task for not
moving ahead on the project and /or
other projects which are needed and
would put people to work.
Chicago Local Installs New Officers
Local 504, Chicago, III., installed officers at a recent membership meeting. From
left to right are Mickey Holzman, business representative; Charles Thompson,
secretary-treasurer, Chicago District Council of Carpenters; Sam Krause, treasurer;
Bob Berg, recording secretary; Al Frishman, hnancial secretary; Phil Holzman,
president; George Vest, Jr., president, Chicago District Council of Carpenters; Max
Hazen, warden; Noah Wald, trustee; Sam Koznatz, vice president; Oscar Karlinsky,
trustee; Max Holzman, conductor; Art Holzman, trustee and Dan O'Connell, Sr.,
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(1) PITTSTON, PA. — Local 401. met at tlie Moose Hall recent-
ly and pins were awarded to 25-year members. Shown, seated
from left. Edward Doreskewicz and Leo Lane. Standing. Vince
LaNunziata, who accepted the pin for Tomas Tirva, who was not
present; John Dudnow, Joseph Valvonas, Sam lorfida, and Ed
Blazejewski. business representative.
(2) ROCK ISLAND, ILL. — A group of charter members of
Local 1286 received 25-year service pins recently. They were
presented by General Executive Board Member Anthony
Ochocki.
Those receiving pins included, from left: Lyle Beresford, Bob
Ingelson. Bill Taylor. Clarence Schillard, Arthur Poelvoorde,
John Beresford, Board Member Anthony Ochocki. Victor Kuhl,
Eddie Puck, and Dwight Sinierman. Chas. Brady and Fitsever-
denheft were not present.
(3) WOODLAND. CALIF.— Local 1381 members received pins
for 25 years membership in the United Brotherhood at the lo-
cal's December 21, 1971, meeting.
Pins were presented by S. E. Welch, executive secretary of the
Sacramento Area District Council of Carpenters. Pictured, left
to right: Fred Delevati, Slator Wilson, L. A. Reighley, A. C.
Melton, Charles Cnitchcr (receiving pin), Everett Klinkhaninier,
Roy E. Wall, Delbert Wright and S. E. Welch, executive secre-
tary.
Also eligible to receive 25-year pins, but not present at the
meeting were: Lawrence B'-yce, O. E. Denson. Charles Grigsby,
Charles Rush and Jack Tozzi.
Eligible for a 50-year membership pin, but unable to attend
the meeting, Chris Reyn.
14
THE CARPENTER
Local 36 Names Halls
For Bartalini, Risley
Harry Yetter, treasurer of Local 36,
displays the two large plaques which he
designed and constructed to honor the
late Chester R. Bartalini and C.E. Risley.
Carpenters Local 36, Oakland, Calif.,
will honor two of its former leaders, the
late Chester R. Bartalini and C. E. Risley,
by naming two halls at union headquar-
ters after them.
Plaques bearing their names were de-
signed and constructed by Local 36
Treasurer Harry Yetter, and these will
be hung in the respective halls.
Bartalini, who was executive secretary
of the Bay Counties District Council of
Carpenters from 1945 until his death in
1968, was also president of the California
State Council of Carpenters from 1958 to
1968.
Risley, who died in 1967, was business
representative of Local 36 from 1921
until his retirement in 1961. He was a
member of the United Brotherhood
for more than 55 years and was 80
years old at his death.
Bartalini's plaque will be hung in the
main meeting hall, where he served as
recording secretary for many years prior
to his election as executive secretary of
the District Council.
Risley's plaque will be placed on the
wall of the dispatching hall, where he held
sway for many years.
The redwood burl from which the
bases of the plaques was cut was origi-
nally six feet wide and three feet thick.
It came from a 1,000-year-old tree in
the Point Reyes area. The letters, spelling
out Risley Hall and Bartalini Hall are
made of Burmese teak and carefully
placed against the highly-polished back-
ground of the redwood burl.
Scarbrough Retires
Lewis Scar-
brough, business
agent for Carpen-
ters Local 871 in
Battle Creek, Mich-
igan for the past
15 years retired
July 31, 1972. He
is retiring to a new
home in Manton,
Mich.
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(1) CLEVELAND. OHIO— Local 1108
of Cleveland recently awarded service
pins to members for continuous mem-
bership:
(Photo No. 5): John Saulit, 45-year
pin.
(Photo No. 1): 35-year pins: First
row, standing left to rifjht, are Hilary
Maneri, Armas; Mapkey, Mathiew Kal-
lio and Frank Majjcssie. Second row,
standing left to right, are R. .1. Deppisch,
Vincent Capka, and Edmund Johnson.
(Photo No. 2): 30-year pins: Seated,
left to right, are Lester Palocsay, Eion
Naykki, John kaiyo, and Robert Thor-
ley. Second row, left to right, are John
OiNallo, Jack Vlackey, Forrest Young,
Jack Braun, and Walter Schultz, Jr.
Third row, left to right, are Frank
Luvers, Fred Hafner, Peter Krutschnitt,
and Frank Klein.
(Photo No. 3): 25-year pins: Seated,
left to right, are Walter Sliwa, John
Gross, Charles Veverka, William Sthaf-
fer, John Lehr, and John O'Neil. Second
row, left to right, are Thomas Slogic,
Fred Campbell, Andrew Hakey, Waller
Schilkowski, Luter Holers, Fred Schuler,
Leonard Soloman, Oiva Wiitanen, Albert
Reitsmaii, John Gonosz, Jack Jcckel,
Robert Smith, and Alfred Occhetti. Third
row, left to right, are Edward Mrazek,
William Bell, Andrew Mohnacky, Paul
Tomasko, Charles Chakon, Joe Junasz,
Art Wengatz, Frank Hilovsky, Edward
Raymond, James Sebek, Andrew Chap-
lick, Harry Schwarzer, John Gerda, and
Merrel Cunningham.
(Photo No. 4): 25-year pins; Seated
left to right, are Alex Koson, Wesley
Herron, John Nemeg, George Savers,
Steve Opal, and Edward Kanim. Second
Row, left to right, are James Williams,
George Ashton, Dyer Nichols, Harry
Schenke, Glenn Dohson, Vernon Dob-
son, and Frank Szakacs. Third Row, left
to right, arc Carl Williams, William
Bloch, Harry Bailey, Julius Salaciak, An-
drew Cehlar, Raymond /imdars, and
Lindsay Hossman.
(6) WORTHINGTON, MINN.— A 30-
year pin was presented to Andrew Du-
wenhoegger, left. The presentation was
made by Byron Harder, right, president
of Local 2434, at a special called meet-
ing, July 6.
16
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SERVICE TO THE
BROTHERHOOD
pictures showing
some of the senior members of
the Brotherhood who recently
received 25-year or 50-year
V service pins.
(1) POINT PLEASANT, W.Va.— Local
1159 recently honored six of its members
with the presentation of 25-jear pins.
Left to right are: Lester P. Dodson, Carl
Hall, Charles A. Stover, Clarence Hall.
Two members were not present, Marvin
Mayes and J. H. Cassell.
(2) PITTSBURGH, Pa.— Local 2274 cele-
brated its 33rd anniversary with a party
and on this occasion honored 32 members
who had reached 25 years of membership
by presenting them pins. Those attending
were, from left to right: J. C. Cramer,
Dan Cunningham, John Robert Cramer,
Robert Pringle, James Lombard!. William
Ycthers, Russell Livenspire, Harry Mc-
Gann, Alex Legnosky, Robert Moorman
and Donald Sparks. \V. Clayton Shaw, a
former business manager of Local 2274
and for several years General Represen-
tative of the United Brotherhood, pre-
sented the pins. Also shown in the pic-
ture, present Manager and President
Frank W. Miller.
Those receiving the pins but not at-
tending were: Ephraim Cramer, Irvin
Dull, Harry Ewing, Joseph Glod, Forest
VV. Henry, John Jamison, James Kreger,
Frank Malek. John Maiek, Willis B. Mc-
Cartney. Chester McClain, Emory Mc-
Clain, Eugene E. Miller, Harvey L.
Miller, Vernon Miller, Steve Pokosh,
Ralph Read, Robert Sands, L^mberto
Sciulli, Stephen Sofranko and Glendon
Steen.
(3) EUGENE, Ore.— Local 1273
awarded 25-year pins at its June 22,
1972, meeting. President Emsley VV. Cur-
tis made the introductions, and Financial
Secretary E. C. Lightner made the presen-
tations.
Front row: Arlie W. Clement, Roy W.
Bailey, Jr., Fin. Sec'y. Lightner, Emmett
C. Fitts and Marvin C. Thaxton.
Back row, left to right: John A. Thies-
sen, Mike Pershern, Jacob E. Grove, Her-
bert T. Cummings, James F. Rice and
Pres. Curtis.
Awarded pin, but not in picture, was
Clyde D. Pierce. Eligible, but not present
were Inzer C. Davis and Bert A. Wagner.
(4) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— Conrad
Hampel, a 33-year member of Local 335,
was honored on his 86th birthday by his
fellow members and presented with a
watch in commemoration of his many
years of service. Making the presentation
was apprentice Thomas Berg. Also pic-
tured, from left to right, are Keith J.
Clinton, secretary-treasurer of the South-
western Michigan Carpenters District
Council; Dale Looman, trustee of Local
335; Earl D. Meyer, secretary-treasurer
of the Michigan State Carpenters Coun-
cil; Kenneth Benoit, president of Local
335; Robert Schober, recording secretary;
Don Morgan, treasurer; Steve Jaglowski,
business representative and financial
secretary; Leonard Curths, conductor;
Howard Van Ek, warden; and Marvin
Ver Hage, trustee.
(4A) Also honoring Conrad Hampel were
other long-time retired members. They
were Sylvester Scheidel, Edward Murphy,
David Cain, Frank Laurell, Charles
Meindersma, and John C. Hubbard.
18
THE CARPENTER
ANADIAN
' T^ REPORT
Labor Day Prediction For Canada:
Continued Prosperity Through 1973
The economic future is as unpre-
dictable as the weather, but as of
Labor Day 1972, the predictions of
reputable authorities is that Canada
should enjoy a continuation of pros-
perity right through 1973.
People are buying, business has been
booming, industrial activity has been
increasing, construction in major cities
and in the housing sector has been
well maintained and new contract
negotiations have been producing sat-
isfactory settlements, even though some
of them have been achieved only after
very tough bargaining.
Taking a look at what has bee a
happening in other countries and other
parts of the world makes Canada ap-
pear a wonderful country to be in.
And it is — for those who have steady
jobs.
But too many have not, and that
is the big cloud on the otherwise rosy
picture.
The Organization for Economic Co-
operation and Development, an orga-
nization representing 23 nations in
the democratic world, predicts that
the Canadian economy will continue
strong. In fact, expansion of the econ-
omy has been so rapid that warnings
are being issued about another serious
inflation threat.
But right now Canada's projected
growth is such that it might be ex-
ceeded by no other nation except
Japan.
So this country is experiencing a
high growth rate and high unemploy-
ment at one and the same time. And
this trend is likely to continue. There's
the rub.
Canada has had good times for
about 27 months now, yet the unem-
ployment rate across the country is
over 6%.
If growth continues, unemployment
may be reduced to 5Vi%, but no one
is predicting that it will go much
below that figure. And this is far too
high.
A 4% unemployment level is the
maximum which can be tolerated. But
in the 17-year period from 1953 to
1970, unemployment in this country
has averaged about 5%.
It is true that the federal govern-
ment has taken some measures to im-
prove the situation. It has been pursu-
ing an "easy money" policy, it has im-
proved unemployment insurance, it
has encouraged manpower training
and has developed the Opportunities
for Youth program to help alleviate
unemployment among young people.
Despite all these measures, about
600,000 people are out of work, many
of them family men who haven't had
work for many months.
Looking at economic growth and
wages and profits and new social meas-
ures, as well as steps being taken to
protect the environment, Canada at
Labor Day 1972 is indeed a wonder-
ful place to be . . . for most people.
But not yet for everyone able and
willing to work.
Good Government
Spending in Pmiries
Unemployment in the Prairie Prov-
inces— Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta — is lower than in the rest of
Canada.
This is very unusual. Two of the
three provinces are heavily dependent
on agriculture, an industry which has
been having price troubles in recent
years. Even Alberta, despite its boom-
ing oil business, is still a good farm
province when prices are right.
Agriculture has been improving for
the western farmer but this still does
not account for the very low level of
unemployment.
Take Manitoba. This has been a
troubled province with high levels of
unemployment and a slow economy.
Then it elected a New Democratic
government which took its responsi-
bility for creating jobs seriously.
As a result Manitoba's unemploy-
ment has been down to just 3 % .
This was achieved in large part by
intelligent government spending — on
power developments, on aid to mu-
nicipalities and on long-term capital
construction projects.
The result is that this formerly
lagging province is the fastest expand-
ing province in Canada with a growth
rate of over 9 % .
Even Ontario, one of the wealthiest
areas on the North American conti-
nent, had unemployment close to 5%
when Manitoba's was down around
three.
At the same time the unemployed
figure in the Atlantic provinces — New-
foundland, Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick — was over 9%, in Quebec
over 8% and in British Columbia al-
most 8%.
Jobless Cost Canada
$5 Billion in 1971
The Organization for Economic Co-
operation and Development referred
to above says in 1971 unemploy-
ment cost Canada about $5 billion.
Vancouver Food
Prices Among Highest
A survey of food prices in 22 ma-
jor cities in Canada and the United
States showed that, for a given food
basket containing a good variety of
commonly-used food items, prices
were lowest in Chicago and highest in
Cleveland. The highest price for the
basket was $24.81, the lowest $20.61.
Four Canadian cities included
ranked from second highest on the
list — Vancouver, $24.34 — to 10th low-
est— Toronto and Winnipeg, $22.28,
with Montreal just a shade behind
with a cost of $22.36.
The survey was conducted by news-
paper food writers June 29.
Carpenters Account
For 30% of Activity
Wage rates in the construction in-
dustry more than doubled between
1961 and 1971.
These figures were produced by the
Continued on next Page
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federal bureau of statistics publica-
tion. Statistics Canada.
The bureau compiled basic wage
rates for 14 cities and 12 construction
trades ranging from laborers to steel
erectors.
The rates cover unionized workers
and do not include fringe benefits or
wages paid outside the major cities.
Based on the 1961 census data.
Statistics Canada found that carpen-
ters account for about 30 percent of
construction activity.
Carpenters' wages, based on an in-
dex of 1961 = 100, were at 205.3
last year. For the first three months
of 1972. the index of carpenter rates
rose to 214.3.
The largest increases were made in
Ottawa and Saint John. Construction
wage index in Ottawa last year was
225.9. The index jumped to 247.1 in
the first quarter of this year.
Surprisingly the Toronto index in
1971 was only 201.1, yet Metro To-
ronto has the fastest growing rate of
construction on the North American
continent.
The 1971 index for Montreal was
215.0, for Hamilton 223.4, for Wind-
sor 227.8, for Vancouver 199.5.
Of course the index does not mean
that the wages themselves were not
higher in Toronto than, say, in Mon-
treal. Toronto in 1961 which is the
base year, may have had a higher
wage level than Montreal and the
differential in actual wages continues.
Housing 'Action'
In Metro Toronto
Metro Toronto has the highest
housing prices in Canada. The aver-
age home has been selling for around
$33,000.
A similar home in Regina. Sas-
katchewan, would sell for half as
much. The average home in Montreal
is selling for about 25 percent less
than in Metro, in Ottawa about 10 to
1 5 percent less.
Last year about 750,000 Canadian
families moved from one hoine to
another. A quarter of them moved
from one city to another.
Those that moved out of Metro
Toronto probably bought a home for
considerably less than the price they
sold their home for. But still about
25% of all immigrants settle in Metro
Toronto. That's where the action is.
But for people raising families,
what about a home in a nice country
town?
Strike Breakers
Smash 50 Drives
A study by the Ontario Federation
of Labor in cooperation with the
Labor Council of Metro Toronto found
that 50 organizational drives since
1965 were smashed by employers
with the aid of strikebreakers. 48 were
efforts by locals of international un-
ions.
The study made public at a meeting
of trade union representatives said
that Canada is one of the few nations
which tolerates professional strike-
breaking activities.
It pointed out that in the United
States the professional strikebreaking
racket is under some kind of control
in 40 states.
The 300-page report was particu-
larly aimed at a business called Cana-
dian Driver Pool. This company is
headed by a man called Richard
Grange, whose efforts have been vig-
orously attacked by several unions
whose organizing work has been frus-
trated by Grange's unscrupulous meth-
ods which included wiretapping.
Grange may have been working in
collusion with local police, former
police officials and the Canadian Man-
ufacturers Association.
No doubt the OFL exposure is go-
ing to put a dent in the Grange oper-
ations in Ontario. But only legislation
is going to eliminate his illegal activ-
ities, and that is one thing the 700,000
member Federation will press for.
Construction Unions
Negotiate in BC
The six construction unions, includ-
ing the Carpenters which held out for
better contract terms in a major dis-
pute in British Columbia (reported in
the last issue of The Carpenter,
reached a settlement with the construc-
tion industry July 31st.
They had been on strike or lockout
since April 28th.
The British Columbia government
tried to use its Mediation Commission
to impose a compulsory settlement and
went so far as to order a return to
work. The union membership resisted.
Resumption of negotiations brought
about a 25-month contract for 30,000
workers, giving them a raise of $1.17
an hour in wages and fringe benefits.
20
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SORRY, BUT NO PAYMENT MADE
AND POETRY NOT ACCEPTED.
No Phone-/ Excuse/
The foreman received a 'phone call
from a sawyer. "I won't be in today,
boss. A truck ran over my lunch."
"Of all the phony excuses I ever
heard, that's the phoniest!" exploded
the foreman. "You come on in and
buy your lunch!"
"I can't," replied the sawyer. "I
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I'm calling from the hospital!"
TAKE PART IN UNION AFFAIRS
Change The Baby
"What makes you think the people
next door are very poor?" asked the
mother.
"Golly, Ma," replied her son, "you
should have heard all the fuss they
made when the baby swallowed a
quarter!"
UNION-MADE IS WELL-MADE
Top Secret Stuff
Said the head spy to spy 82: "Take
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hie's using the name Bomberg, living
in an apartment at this downtown
address. When he answers the door,
just say, "When the hour is midnight,
I will serve the wine." That's our top
secret password, known only to us."
When spy 82 got to the downtown
address he found that there were two
Bombergs living there. He rang the
bell of a first-floor apartment and a
man answered the door.
"When the hour is midnight," said
spy 82, "I will serve the wine."
"No, no, no," replied the man. "I'm
Bomberg the tailor. You want Bom-
berg the spy. hie lives on the seventh
floor."
ALWAYS C D UNION LABEL
Easy Translation
Sam: "I'm learning Japanese. Lis-
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toyota honda nikon."
Joe: "Yeah, but what does it
mean?"
Sam: "Help American workmen en-
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This Monfh's Limerick
A completely naked lady from Kents
Once walked through a village of
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She wasn't afraid
Nor even dismayed
When thoroughly ogled through
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— Edward Fors, Chicago, III.
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An elderly couple, traveling across
the country, stopped by a resort hotel,
only to be told that all the guest
rooms were taken. "However," said
the desk clerk, "I could let you have
the Honeymoon Suite."
"Oh, no!" replied the husband,
"We're much too old for that!"
"Well, think a minute," urged the
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have to dance all night?"
STRIKE A LICK— GIVE TO CLIC
Price Tag
The young bride was advising her
new husband to spread himself a
bit in buying her father a Christmas
present. "After all," she said, "when
Father gives you something, you can
bet It's going to be expensive."
"I know," he replied ruefully. "I
found that out when he gave me
you!"
R U REGISTERED 2 VOTE?
As Olive and Breathe!
There's a gal in our local who's so
skinny that, when she accidentally
swallowed the olive In her martini one
night, three guys left town. — Reldar
M. Dahl, Santa Barbara, Calif.
U R THE "U" IN UNIONISM
Getting the Word
Henry was a conscientious father
who wanted his son Ronald to develop
into a fine young gentleman. "Ron-
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One Is lousy and the other In punk."
"Sure, Dad," said Ronald, "What
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SEPTEMBER, 1972
21
Oldtimers Honored by Carpenters Local in St. Louis
Carpenters Local 185, St. Louis, Mo., oflicers, 25- and 50-year members and guests at a recent testimonial dinner
dance at Ramada Inn-West. SEATED from left are Local 185 President James P. Brooks, Vice-President Milton Foesterling,,
Financial Sec'y.-Treas. James Hulsey, Retired Trustee VVm. Braun, Trustee Joseph Maley, Fin. Secretary Otto Oelger and Finan-
cial Secy.-Treasurer George Thornton. STANDING, from left: Carpenters District Council Bus. Representative Wm. Field,
CDC Retired Secretary -Treasurer Erwin C. Meinert, CDC Bus. Representative Herman Heiike, Delegate to CDC Ralph Stark,
Delegate to St. Louis Labor Council Wm. White, Local 185 Conductor John Spencer, CDC Bus. Representative Leonard Ter-
brock. Local 185 Trustee Lee Stromberg, CDC Trustee Pat Sweeney, CDC Executive Secretary-Treasurer Ollle Langhorst, Pin
Recipient Walter Seckel, Local 185 Trustee James Sackett, Pin Recipients Elmer Schroder and Lester Rechtlen, and CDC Dele-
gate Wni. Roberts. Rear rows, from left: CDC President Norman Barth, CDC Bus. Representative Mike Heilich, CDC Trustee
John Morarin, CDC Bus. Representative Larry Daniels, Pin Recipient Louis J. Sindelar, CDC Bus. Representative Ed Thien,
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Albert Wubker. Eldon Sellers, Robert Sattertield, Francis Shea and George Kiso.
Twenty-iive-year members who were unable to attend but who were also honored were Frank B. Bachmann, Leonard M.
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Otis Collins, Walter R. Dawson, James E. Ellington, F. F. Feld worth, Frank F. Frisella, Clarence F. Harmon, Roy M. Heck
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SERVICE TO THE
BROTHERHOOD
CHICAGO, ILL.— Local 504 presented
50, 60 and 65-year pins to veteran mem-
bers at its July meeting. Officials of the
Chicago District Council of Carpenters
joined in the tribute to the "old-timers."
In Photo IB, from left are, (1st row),
Phil Holzman, president of Carpenters
Local 504 and a 47-year member; Isadorc
Zciger, the member with the longest serv-
ice of over 66 years; (back row), Mickey
Holzman, business representative. Local
504, Julius Isenberg, 66-year veteran;
George Vest, Jr., president. Carpenters
District Council; Morris Buyer, 66 years;
and Charles Thompson, secretary-treas-
urer, Carpenters District Council.
In Photo No. lA— Local 504's 60-year
members are, from left (seated), Abe
Garfinkel; Abe Davis; Sam Alfe; Hyman
Holtzman; Sam Drause; Morris Buyer;
Julius Isenberg; (standing) Raymond Ru-
bin; Phil Holzman, president of Local
504; Mickey Holzman, busmess represen-
tative; Harry Fishman; Max Hazen; and
Hyman Utkovitz.
In Photo No. 1 members of Carpenters
Local 504 with 50 or more years of ser-
vice include, from left (seated). Max
Dicker, Jake Polansky, Joe Candelstein;
Ben Berman; Van Ginter; Hyman Sha-
A gallery of pictures showing
some of the senior members of
the Brotherhood who recently
received 25-year or 50-year
service pins,
piro; Dave Chez; Nathan Karlinsky;
(standmg) Oscar Elfanbaum; Phil Holz-
man, president of Local 504; Phil Guten-
berg; Morris Wilson; Mickey Holzman,
business representative; Sam Koznatz;
Louis Teven; Abe Zadenberg; Harry
Ram; Willie Pomerantz; and Harry Mil-
ner.
SEPTEMBER, 1972
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(1) DENVER. COLO.— The officers and
senior members of Local 2249 were
honored with their ladies at a dinner
celebrating their 25-years or more of
membership. Shown in the picture are:
First row, seated, left to right — Floyd
O. Hardy, Donald V. Colburn, Orville F.
Jones, Philip A. VVinburn, Roy L Town-
send.
Second row, standing, Leroy G. Clark,
president of Local 2249; Charles E.
Sch mucker, Darrell Brooks, Earl R.
Stone, Forrest W. Crouse, business rep-
resentative, Thomas A. Miller.
Third row, standing — Floyd K. Hitch-
cock, Financial Secretary of Local No.
2249; William D. Martin, Robert Christ-
ianson. Perry S. Callicott, Zachariah R.
Roles, Edward A. Rylands, President of
Denver's District Council; Robert E.
LInnerstall, James E. McDermott.
(2) CHICO, CALIF.— This picture was
taken at the first annual 30-year pin
presentation event of Millmen's Local
1495, held March 20. Members in the
picture are as follows:
Seated, left to right, Jesse Bachman,
Carl D. Brown, William Carlson, Ray
Coleman, Glenn Dinnel, Loren F. Dinnel.
Center row, Maxfield Dodge, George
Enns, John B. Fales, Robert L. Foster,
Walter S. Hintz, Virgil M. Pyle.
Back row, W. K. Shippen Sr., Manuel
Silva, T. Swanson, Jr., L. J. Uhyrek,
Clarence Vingness, Jacob Wall.
The following were eligible to receive
pines but were unable to attend the meet-
ing:
L. E. Bertie, Fred K. Maroney, Roy
Priddy, Carl Purcell, E. Robinson, F. E.
Schoen, W. J. Striegel, Riley Yancey.
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friends of Labor to the U. S. Senate
and House of Representatives. It
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First Acoustical Graduates, 10th Drywall Graduates, Los Angeles
Happy graduates of the Acoustical Installer and l)r.\vfall Installer Trainijig Programs in Los An;;L'lt's assembled lur a picture.
On June 17 the Los Angeles, Calif.,
area held its first joint graduation cere-
monies honoring the young men who
completed the Acoustical Installer Train-
ing Program and the Drywall Installer
Program. The Acoustical Installer Pro-
gram is offered through the auspices of
the Southern California Apprenticeship
Trust Fund, and the Drywall Installer
Program is under the Drywall Training
and Educational Committee of Cali-
fornia.
The acoustical graduates were the first
group to be graduated since the program
became part of the Carpenters Master
Labor Agreement in September, 1969.
The drywall graduates were the tenth
group to graduate under the statewide
drywall agreement.
The ceremony was held at the Wilshire
Hyatt House in Los Angeles and was well
attended by contractors of the two indus-
tries. Brotherhood officials, and state and
local apprenticeship consultants. Preced-
ing a dinner, words of welcome were
given by Christ Jensen, business represen-
tative of Local 1506 and chairman of the
state drywall committee. Master of cere-
monies was Robert Gulick, executive sec-
retary of the California Drywall Contrac-
tors Association. Speaking for the union
was Gordan McCulloch, secretary-treas-
urer of the Los Angeles District Council
of Carpenters; Kem Setterling of the
drywall industry and a management
member of the local joint drywall train-
ing committee, and Bart Sidell, son of the
General President, who spoke for man-
agement and is chairman of the local
acoustical training committee.
State completion certificates were
awarded to all graduates along with sets
of tools donated by Carpenters Local
1506. the union having jurisdictii)n of
these two trades in Los Angeles county.
The acoustical installer trainee gradu-
ates included:
Michael E. Barber, Pete Bommarito,
William D. Burnett. David Erickson,
Richard Gose. Glen E. Grisby, William
A. Isaacs, Matthew F. Maggiano,
Sanford L. Manning. Louis A. Oliver.
Jr.. Bruce W, Petillo. Ronald M. Sayeg.
Robert M. Trawick, Douglas Wingett
and Francis M. Wood.
The drywall installer trainee graduates
included:
Neal Anderson. James Baca, Grady
Banks, Charles Beal, Jack Biedrzycki,
Aron Carmichael, Dennis Cherno, Louis
Clifton, Ruperto Contardo, James Coop-
er, David Critchfield, Charles Curtis,
Cyrus Davis, Lee East, Dennis Edwards,
Steve Epstein, Roy Ercek, Paul Gal-
braith, Steve Garrison, Mack Gonzales,
Richard Good, Wesley Green, James
Gregory, Vern Gust, Ray Haire, Jim
Hammons, Roderick Heapy, Doyle Hen-
dricks, John Hofmaister, Chris Jensen,
James Johnson, Melvin Linz, John Lon-
do, Melvin Mabray, Raymond Malloy,
Peter Manassero, Bruce Marshall, Don
Martinez, Russell McCune, Cecil Mea-
dors Gerald Michel. Roy Mitchell. Thom-
as Modoff, Fred Montgomery, Carlos
Navarro. Clarence Parr, William Pearson,
Charles Ross, Wallace Ross, Thomas
Saddler, Robert Santwere. Michael Sasek,
Edward Schrody, Franklin Schweitzer,
Roger Semenak, Bernard Setter. James
Stafford, Walter Stegenga. Michael Strat-
ton, Thomas Strauss. Terry Tibbitts, Den-
nis Uthe, and Ed Woodring.
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1972 APPRENTICE GRADUATES of the Tri-Counties, III., District Council Training Program: Seated, left to right, Bernard
Perr, Ronald Ned, Joseph Schuette, James Dinga, Francis Bargman, Dennis Dressier, William McMillian, Randy Helmers, Ed-
ward Wienhoffi, Charles Higgins. Standing, Milton Galle, Local Contest Winner; James Haas, William Perry, Michael Diecker,
Daniel Poettker, Charles Keeble, Frank Johnson, Robert Henerfauth, Joseph Lemansky, Myron Ambeau, Michael Magers, Mi-
chael Middendorf.
linois Tri-County Award Apprentices
The Tri-Counties, 111., district council
of Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Com-
mittee, held its annual apprenticeship
Banquet May 12, at which time 22 ap-
prentices were presented with journey-
men certificates.
The local committee held a contest,
last March, to determine a contestant
to participate in the Illinois statewide
contest. Five fourth-year apprentices
participated. Milton Galle, Local 480,
Freeburg, was the winner, building the
best in stairs and concrete columns and
beams from blueprints. The contest was
judged by two carpenters and two archi-
tects.
The school is administered jointly by
the Tri-Counties, 111., District Council of
Carpenters and Southern Illinois Builders
Association. Coordinator is Harold Rick-
ert of Carpenters Local #433, Belle-
ville, 111.
A full report on the 1972
International Carpenters
Apprenticeship Contest,
held August 23-26 in Las
Vegas, ISevada, will appear
in the October issue of The
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Large Group of Graduating Apprentices in Seattle
Presentation exercises were recently held for Carpenter, Millmen and Drywall Apprentices of King County, Washington.
At a gathering June 21, at The Roosevelt Hotel in Seattle a large group of graduates was honored.
The apprentices, most of whom are shown in the accompanying picture, included:
Carpenter Apprentices — Adkins, Donald; Bale, Albert; Bates, Donald; Becker, Gordon; Blindheim, Tor; Breske, Fred; Corp,
Donald; Cox, Jerry; Cram, David; Evans, Kenneth; Ferry, Robert; Pixel, Donald; Garrett, Jack; Hamlcy, Charles; Harker, Bruce;
Hodge, Kenneth; Hoestine, Terry; Johnson, Jeff; Johnson, Herbert; Jones, Larry; King, Michael; Kupferer, Larry; Lamb, Ross;
Lange, Albert; Larson, Martin; Lilly, Allan; Lokken, John; McDonald, Squire; Miller, Daniel; Mikulick, George; Mitchell, Ken-
neth; Mooberry, Patrick; Mullins, Paul; Mullis, Brian; Murphy, James; Nebenfuhr, Gene; Nichols, Kelvin; Ollom, Lawrence;
Olson, Raymond; Record, Daniel; Reinholdtsen, Arnold; Schmauder, John; Shea, Patrick; Steele, Robert; Steinman, Mick; Stew-
art, Ted; Storbo, Paul; Swettenam, Martin, Taylor, Bryon; Thrasher, Charles; Tomsha, Duaiie; Turpen, Ronald; Vandenberg,
Greg; Weller, John; Wilson, Steve; Winkel, Michael; Zarling, Richard.
Millmen Apprentices — Anderson, Darrell; Corr, Peter; Haarstad, Rod; Lopez, Antonio; Major, William; Reise, Edward; Todd,
Harry.
Drywall Apprentices — Davidson, Michael; Franklin, Patrick; Mueller, Richard; Pitt, Stephen.
SEPTEMBER, 1972
27
St. Louis Sports Editor
Urges 100% Support
"The next 25 years will he the most ex-
citing in the history of the United States
and you must stand up and do your part
to make sure America realizes its fullest
potential," Bob Burnes, executive sports
editor of the St. Louis Globe Democrat,
told graduates of the St. Louis, Mo., Car-
penter Joint Apprenticeship Program. Au-
gust 1.
Burnes was the principal speaker at
graduation e-xercises for 60 graduates of
the apprenticeship program held in Car-
penters' Hall, 1401 Hampton Avenue.
"You are members of a proud pro-
fession," Burnes told the graduates, "and
many people have worked hard to make
a better life for you. Now it is up to you."
There is something in a man, he re-
minded his audience, that makes him
want to do his job a little better, caution-
ing that there are always those who will
try to get the ambitious, industrious man
to slow down. "Don't listen." Burnes coun-
seled. "If you are to prosper you must
give 100 per cent all of the time."
Citing the exploits of such famous
sports figures as Vince Lombardi, late
coach of the world champion Green Bay
Packers who demanded and got 100 per
cent from his players. Burnes advised the
graduates to go the extra mile, to drive
a little harder, give a little bit more than
is required or needed.
Returning again and again to his cen-
tral theme of desire and hard work, as
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Top scholar in the graduating apprentice
class of the St. Louis District Council
was David Gulley, receiving the council's
coveted "Gold Hammer Award" from
Associated General Contractor President
William Pcmberton.
the main ingredients for success. Burnes
said, "it would be easy just to show up
for a job, do little or nothing and go
home. But if the Carpenters' District
Council is to remain strong, indeed, if it
is to survive, "young voices" are needed to
prepare for leadership roles."
Ollie Langhorst, chief executive officer
of the District Council and secretary of
the Joint Apprenticeship program, served
as master of ceremonies.
Langhorst also stressed the theme of
dedication and hard work in extending the
official congratulations of the District
Council to the young graduates.
Outstanding initiative awards to St. Louis
carpenter apprentice graduates Robert
Groner, left, and Robert Ode, right, was
made by D. D. Climer, Home Builders
Association.
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Top Missouri carpenter apprentice, Ron-
ald Bnider, receives a special citation for
his winning the first place in the Missouri
State Contest. The presentation was made
by 6th District Executive Board member
Frederick Bull.
COMPLETION CERTIFICATES were awarded as follows:
FIRST ROW, left to right: Apprentice Graduates Marshall Agers; Robin Aichs; Ronald Beckmann; Chalmcr Berry; Robert Brown;
Ronald Bruder; John Collins; Sam Estelle, Jr.; James Elfrink; Ronald Feller; James Fortel; Everett Griswold, Jr.; Robert Groner;
Lloyd Guelbert; David Gnlley; Allen Hanneken; Orvus Harry; Dennis Heidbrick; John Jennato and Walter Kiger.
SECOND ROW, left to right: Cabinetmaker Instructor Matthias Kruemmer; General Executive Board member, 6th District,
Frederick N. Bull; Assistant Executive Secretary-Treasurer Carpenters' District Council, Carl Reiter; Guest Speaker Robert
L. (Bob) Burnes; Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Carpenters District Council Ollie Langhorst; AGC President Wm. Pcm-
berton; Business Representative CDC Leonard Terbrock; Apprentice Instructor Gus Uthotf; Kadean Construction Co. President
Darrel Climer; Apprentice Instructor Fred Kleisly; Two DC Business Representatives Michael Heilich and Larry Daniels.
THIRD ROW, left to right: Apprentice Graduates Mike Saale; Frederick Smith; Gerald Speckhals; Ronald Stoecker; James Such-
land; Patrick Sweeney III; Morris Watts; David Weber; Ralph Cramer; Peter Konradi; Richard Reinagel; CDC Business Repre-
sentatives Dean Sooter, James Watson, Leerie Schaper and Ed Thien; CDC Director of Jurisdictional Research Pleasant Jenkins;
CDC Business Representatives Hermann Henke and Wm. Field.
FOURTH ROW: Apprentice Graduates Brad Kossman; Kenneth LaBoube; Ollie Martin, Jr.; John Moushey, Jr.; Gregory Muel-
ler; Robert Ode; Stanley Patton; James Reuther; Lynn Reuther; Robert Rose; James Wubker; Ernest Wuebbeling; Christopher
York; Dennis Wohldmann; Wm. Starkey and Jack Smith.
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Detroit's 26th Annual Apprenticeship Graduation Banquet
Graduates of Local 26 (not in order of appearance): David Abate, Willie Frank Alien, Marvel Lynn Bakke, Frank Terrence
Balabuch, Mark Becker, Louis Belenionti, Darryl Joseph Beltramo, Kenneth George Brey, Clyde Wesley Cabic, Raymond Francis
Candela, Dominic Cardinal!, Julian Cardinal!, David Dennis Duncan, Richard Louis Foronato, Leonard N. Frankowiak, Armin
Fritz Gollannek, Jimmy Erskine Hairston, Robert Harris Henderson, James Hermanowski, John Lawrence Jardine, James Mitchell
Kulik, Oneil Mark Lada, Kenneth Joseph Lenliard, Allen Darrell Levy, James Angus Mcintosh, Edward Norman MacLeod, Wil-
liam A. MacPhee, Joseph Edward Majetic, James Robert Minton, Stephen Nakoneczny, Gene John Ostasiewicz, Philip Eugene
Pannecouck, David AUen Paquette, Thomas Vincent Pfister, Gary Donald Picklo, Gary Jerome Provencher, Thomas Edward
Ringle, B. Philip Russo, Edward William Saroli, Lawrence Frederick Schutzler, Mark John Shafer, James Robert Sharich, Wesley
Alan Smith, Michael Joseph Steinhoffi, Harry William Steins, George Ray Tanner, George A. Tomlinson, George Joseph Trax,
George Clifford Trombley, Gaetano Vitale, and Herbert Vincent Weiler, Jr.
Graduates of Local 998: Teane Ames, Bill Lee Barnett, George .Michael Boisineau, Daniel Wendelin Boser, James Robert Bridge-
water, Jerry Gilbert Brosseau, Henry Jack Campbell, Gary A. Chapman, Donald Coleman, Dennis Goldstein, Michael Norman
Gruike, Earl Wayne Hagle, Richard Stephen Hietikko, Kenneth Bryan Hinman, George Edward Irwin, John Allen Jakust, Frank
Bryan Kershaw, Douglas Arthur King, David M. Kittredge, Mike Peter Kozloff, David Richard Krieg, Harold Jamie Lamberth,
Raymond Alvin Lehr, Frederick Adelbert Miner, Jr., Richard Lynn Needham, Robert William Nowakowski, David Morley Plax-
ton, Gerry Lee Potts, Gregory Radyko, Marlin Wayne Salo, Alfred Roy Schack, Daniel Alphonse Shippy, Jr., Gary Allen Shripka,
Larry Ralph Srock, Peter Joseph Sykes, Alfred William Tezak, John Charles Thoel, Kenneth Jay VanLoon, and David Joseph
Wallace.
Local 1067 Graduates included: Law-
rence Earl Chappel, David James Hess,
Roy Alfred Jokie, Gary Wesley Kercher,
Raymond Albert Lepine, and Gary Gosta
Smith.
Local 1433 Graduates included: James Michael Bayes, John Raymond Kelly, Philip
John McLaughlin, Richard Paul Miller, William Arnold Soper, Dannie Lee Stewart,
Lawrence Gordon Stumkat, John Willis Tindall, and Vernon Gray Williams.
Grouped together in one picture were graduates and sponsors
of Local 1513 and Local 1301. Gordon Murray Gray was the
graduate of Local 1513, and Thomas Edward Muth and John
Larry Owen, graduates of 1301.
Local 337 Graduates included: David Lee Amiot, Gerald
Edward Budreau, Larry Lynn Felstow, Howard Eugene Foster,
Michael Saul Heideman, Brian John Kelly, Jerome Paul Mari-
nelli, Verley David Maxwell, Gerald G. Schoenherr, and Gary
Marcus Scodellaro.
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Detroit Apprenticeship Banquet, Continued
Carptener Apprentice Graduates of Local 19 included: John Robert Auspach, Thomas Robert Bcattie, Joscpb Robert Berijsh, James
Louis Boik, David Clay Brown, Alva C. Byrem, Frederick Lewis Cobb. Maurice Carlyle Coleman. Jr., Donald Charles Coomer,
Robert Alfred DeFauw, James Allen Eggert, Richard Lee Farris, Charles Farrugia. Thomas John Formes, Richard F. Fulford,
Donald Lynn Furr, Edward Carl Gerber. Michael Charles Gorris. David Paul Gutuskey. David Jay Hampton, Ernest Lee Har-
ris, James Lee Hegedus, Robert Lee Hunter, William Otto Kejonen, Gerald Charles Kitchen, Terry Warren Krahner, Jerome
Andrew Kramarz, Edward Andrew LeClair, Larry Dennis Lilac, Del E. Loranger, Robert Ellis McGraw IL Robert Stanley Mag-
dowski, George William Miller, Jerry Roger Minch, George Dennis Morgan, Larry Dennis Myers, Raymond W. Pendygraft,
John Richard Quillen. Jesse John Ross, James Frederick Scheffler. James Gaylord Skelton, Myron Skoczylas, James F. Smith,
Jerry William Smith, Kenneth Edward Stefanski, Daniel Joseph Steiger, Billie Ray West, Mickel West, David R. Wilczynski,
and Michael P. Woods.
Local 674 graduates and their leaders are shown above. Graduates were: David C. Anderson, George Thomas Broniberger,
Melvin Joseph Campbell, Robert Arthur Clore, Ronald George Frink, Richard Lee Kallman, Steven R. Miller, Ronald Maurice
Noteboom, Richard Eugene O'Hara, Charles Irvin Perry, Jr., Ronald Alfred Pezzell, Peter Frederick Reising, Kenneth C. Solo-
mon, Lyie Warren Starr, Wallace Thomas Wallington, John Edward Walsh, and Albert Gust Yaek.
The Local 982 graduates were: Lee Bakewell, William Samuel Beggs, Terry Ray Blanton, Gary Frank Boyd, Robert Glenn Car-
son, Samuel Joseph Clay, Jim Robert Coates, Michael Allan Craig, Mark Allen Dennis, Victor Joseph Diehl. Gerald Nick Di-
Giovanni, Lawrence Robert Doyle, Donald Edward Drutchas, Joe Lewis Durfee, Mark Randall Edwards, Russell Johannes
Erander, Russell George Erb, Fred Edward Foster, Robert Wesley Gebhardt, William Earl Habich, Robert Michael Hornyak,
James Orphus Hover, Richard James Jenkins, Dennis E. Kittle, Joseph George Kosinski, Andrew Daniel Kremposky, Steven
James Limb, Donald Lee McBride, Thomas Marvin Metzner, Edward Lawrence Michael, Terrance Duane Morrone, Christopher
Dallas Morse, Alexander B. Oldford, Wayne Robert Parrott, Dennis Michael Quinn, James Ernest Ray, Carl William Schultz,
Donald Andrew Slawinski, David Kent Sleep, Robert Alexander Smith, Dale Stringer, Jerry Keith Surles, Richard William
Thrushman, Paul Christopher White, James Michael Wiley, Jerry Lee Wilhclm, and Kenneth Peter Zylich.
DICTIONARY
This is the 13th of a new feature series planned to keep you better
informed on the meaning of terms related to collective bargaining,
union contracts, and union business. Follow it closely, and your union
membership will become more meaningful, and your ability to partici-
pate in decisions ^hich affect your future and security ^ill be strength-
ened. It was compiled by the International Labor Press Assn., and is
used with permission.
National Labor-Management Relations Act: 1935 Act, better known
as Wagner Act, often called Labor's Magna Carta, guaranteeing
workers the right to organize and bargain collectively through
chosen representatives. Modified later by Taft-Hartley and Lan-
drum-Griffin Acts.
National Labor Relations Board: The five-member body charged
with administration of the Labor-Management Relations Act. Its
members and General Counsel are named by the President. The
board supervises representation elections to determine the choice
of a bargaining agent, and processes cases arising from charges of
unfair labor practices.
National Mediation Board: A body set up by the Railway Labor
Act of 1 926, to attempt settlement of disputes between rail and
air carriers and their employees. It also conducts representation
elections.
no-raiding agreements: Agreements between international unions
not to persuade workers to leave one union and join another when
the first union has established bargaining relationships. Affiliates
of the AFL-CIO have signed a general no-raiding pact. Several
unions have bilateral agreements covering the organization of un-
organized workers.
non-communist affidavit: An affidavit by union officers declaring
they are not members of the Communist Party. Required if union
is to be eligible for NLRB services.
no-strike clause: Contract clause barring strike during life of agree-
ment.
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observer: In collective bargaining, an employee who attends, with-
out voice, a meeting of management and union negotiators.
cccupalional disease: Caused by the nature of employment, such as
chemical or radium poisoning, excessive dust, the "bends" in
tunnel boring, etc.
old-age and survivors' benefits: Retirement income and payments
to survivors of those eligible under social security legislation.
open-end agreement: A union contract with no expiration date, with
a provision that either party can give notice of a desire to termi-
nate.
open union: One which admits any qualified worker on payment of
initiation fee.
open shop: An unorganized establishment or one where union
membership is not a condition of employment.
organizer: A union employee whose primary task is to recruit non-
union workers.
out-of-work benefits: Union payments to unemployed members.
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SEPTEMBER, 1972
31
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) TACOMA, WASH. — Members of
Local 470 of Taconia, Wash., held Iheir
first 35-.vear pin presentation and their
eighth annual 25-.vear pin presentation
on March 25, 1972, honoring their mem-
bers with a smorgasbord and dance.
It was a gala event for the members
and their wives, along with the officers of
the local union and district council.
The 2S->ear members honored (Shown
in Photo No. 1 ) included:
Harry Amell, Leslie Armstrong, James
Bt'ckman, Reed Beers, Wendell Bradley,
Joe Davis, Charles De Forest, Ben Dei-
b«rt, Raymond Elp, Myron Foster, Phil-
lip Frank, Martin Frasel, Kenneth Her-
ntss, John Heydlauff, William Holm,
Lynn Howard, David Hunotte, Sr., John
Imholf, Sigurd Jacobson, Albert Johnson,
John Karamatic, Harold Koolcy, Joe
Larkiii, Harold Liebelt, Jack McAlpine,
Robert McCormick, Fred McNeeley,
Cyril Nagel, Dale Perrine, Charles Peter-
son, Harold Preston, Byron Rader,
George Randall, Ben Rasmussen, Ivan
Russell, Frank Selk, Mike Sita, John A.
Smith, W. F. Sprague, S. E. Stevenson,
Leslie Thompson, Leslie Turner, Howard
Urbanec, Harold Vercoe, Robert V.
Wood, and Julian Wynn.
The 35-year members (Photo No. 2):
Iver Alsaker, Gunnar Anderson, Carl
Asp, A. D. Babcock. Albert Bartle,
Chester Beaver, Adolph Bosenius, Ole
Bratbak, J. A. Carlisle, Hollis Drum-
mond, S. T. Elliross, B. A. Erickson, Olaf
Garberg, Ing Gregerson, Olaf Hansen,
Frank Hansler, Karl Hepsoe, John Hern-
stedt, Oscar Johnson, Swen Johnson. Eric
Kaija, John Karii, Henry Kembel, Oscar
Kvamme, Axel I^arsen, Lars Larsen, Ed-
win IJss, Nelson l-owe, Arvid Lundgren,
Ray Lunger, John Mahon, Frank Marsh,
Earl McWilliams, F. D. Medlock, Paul
Meves, Louis Meyers, J. M. Mitchell,
Leonard Mostroni, Holgar Neslund,
Clarence Oberg, A. L. Olson, Chris Over-
land, C. E. Parry. Ed J. Peterson, D. F.
Phillips. Pete Post, William Rave, O. H.
Ruff, J. A. Rylaiid, Homer Schwesinger,
Gus Schwesinger, R. Simi, Eric .Soldin,
Oren Sorenson, Earl Starbard, N. A.
Sterio, John Treloar, Gunnar Udd, John
Lihron, Andrew Watne, Arnold Wether-
bee, and Ole Wollan.
(3) TACOMA, WASH.— Local 470 of
Tacoma held its Seventh Annual 25-
Year Pin Presentation, last year, honor-
ing their members with a smorgasbord
and dance. Those honored included:
Shown in the picture, first row, left to
right: Arlie Stebbins, John P. Jones,
Norm Nagel, Howard Quinn, Paul Hol-
loway, Leroy Fithen, Paul Rudd, John
Ansberry, Arvid Swanson, Elvet White-
lock, Percy Watkins, Harlin Elliott and
Frank Rankin. Second row left to right:
Gordon Korsmo, Anton Kuljus, Einar
Nerland, Carl A. Johnson, Ules Fore-
man, Robert Hanson, Alvin Lerew, Clif-
ford Sondrud, Orville Latray, Francis
Nold, Robert Brown, W. J. Zeitelhack,
Carl Samuelson and Ralph Grinell.
NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS:
When seiidiiif; pictures and cap-
lions for tlie "Service lo the Broth-
erliooil" pages of The Carpenter,
please list the names and/or titles
from left to right hcainning with
the front row and going to the
rear. Please check spelling care-
fully and write legihly.
32
THE CARPENTER
We Congratulate
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS-Three young-
sters whose fathers are members of car-
penters locals were awarded scholarships
by the Industry Advancement Program
of the Building Contractors Employers
Association, New York. William Ma-
honey, First Vice President of the New
York District Council of Carpenters,
talks about their college plans with two
of the winners at the second annual
Scholarship Dinner held recently in the
New York Hilton. From left to right are
Michael Santoro (son of Gaetano San-
toro, Local No. 1164, New York City),
Mr. Mahoney and Kevin Murray (son of
George W. Ward, Local No. 20, New
York City). The third winner was Fran-
cine Brooks (daughter of Melvin Brooks,
Local No. 2287, New York City). Schol-
arships for four years study were pre-
sented to a total of 19 sons and daugh-
ters of construction industry, labor, and
management personnel.
Guayana Roofers
Lennox A. Paul of Campbellville,
Georgetown, Guyana, on the northeast
coast of South America, is a regular
reader of The Carpenter. He is also an
active camera buif and a member of the
Hollywood Camera Guild of George-
town.
He sends us the picture above showing
two men making repairs to the roof of a
Guyana house. One hammers while the
other holds him steady with a length of
rope tied to one of his wrists.
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33
The Stakes!
• The Presidency — ^Who will occupy
the White House and the Executive
Branch of government for the next four
years?
• The House of Representatives — All
435 seats up for election, with about
80 key "marginal" races that will decide
the balance of power in the next Con-
gress.
• The Senate — One-third of the Sen-
ate, 33 seats, up for election.
What Is cue?
CLIC is the Carpenters' Legislative
Improvement Committee, founded in
1966 as the independent political arm
of the United Brotherhood of Carpen-
ters and Joiners of America. CLIC col-
lects voluntary contributions from Broth-
erhood members and uses this money
to support the campaigns of progressive
legislators who support labor's goals.
Political campaigns today cost many
thousands of dollars. One man, by him-
self, can't do much to support the cam-
paign of good candidates. But joining
together with thousands of his fellow
workers across the country, he can do
a lot. That's the whole idea behind
CLIC . . . Brotherhood members joining
together to make their voice heard in
Washington.
CLIC can put your money to work
where it will do the most good, in key
contests throughout the country where
your dollar can mean the difference
between victory and defeat for a friend
of labor.
CLIC Works For You!
In an election year, hundreds of candi-
dates and groups compete for your atten-
tion and support. But only one group
speaks just for YOU, as a member of
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America. CLIC is supported
"J see the\ waul t(i plun .Mtme more
tax loupholes— I'd like t(i put in a
plufi liir some more, tool"
Multinational corporations get tax credit
on profits thej bring back from overseas —
where they have taken 11$ jobs. Eliminate
this loophole. SUPPORT BURKE-HARTKE
(S.2592 and H.R. 10914).
by you and your voluntary contributions.
CLIC works for you 100%. CLIC is
YOUR voice in the American political
system.
As of August 16
Local
City & State
Amount
Local
City & Stale
Amount
Local
City & State
Amount
Arkansas State
Convention 1
Indiana State
69.00
1145
1590
Washington
Washington
2.00
2.00
1664
1858
2395
Bloomington
Lowell
Lebanon
10.00*
25.00*
20.00*
1245
NEW MEXICO
Carlsbad
21.00
Convention
1 600.00
ILLINOIS
2441
Corydon
35.00*
NEW YORK
Local
City & Slate
4mounl
80
Chicago
820.00
2601
Lafayette
75.00*
301
Newburgh
85.00
169
E. St. Louis
50.00
2656
Rens,selaer
20.00*
357
Islip
20.00
ARKANSAS
181
Chicago
74.00
2748
Rensselaer
20.00*
1536
New York
188.00
71
Fori Smith
5.00*
272
Chicago Heights
38.00
2793
Indianapolis
20.00*
1888
New York
200.00
576
Pine Bluff
1 .00*
367
Centralia
10.00*
2818
Monticello
30.00*
OHIO
690
Little Rock
5.00*
419
Chicago
40.00
2842
Frankfort
10.00*
891
Hot Springs
2.00*
2014
Barrington
100.00
3000
Crown Point
35.00*
105
Cleveland
104.00
1470
Conway
2.00*
2063
l.acon
20.00
3 1 54
Monticello
40.00*
650
Pomeroy
40.00
1683
El Dorado
5.00*
INDIANA
Indianapolis
Evansville
3210
Madison
10.00*
OKLAHOMA
1722
1836
2045
Arkadelphia
Russellville
Helena
1.00*
2.00*
1.00*
60
90
1 10.00*
20.00*
3241
Covington
KENTUCKY
10.00*
329
1072
Oklahoma City
Muskogee
6.00*
1.00*
2661
Fordyce
2.00*
133
Chesterton
25.00*
64
Louisville
20.00*
1585
Lawton
1.00*
2697
Magnilia
1 .00*
215
Lafayette
66.00*
1080
Owensboro
40.00*
PENNSYLVANIA
CALIFORNIA
232
274
Fort Wayne
Vincennes
45.00*
30.00*
2209
Louisville
10.00*
321
Connellsville
18.50
586
Sacramento
311.50
352
Anderson
15.00*
LOUISIANA
TENNESSEE
1147
Roseville
40.00
365
Marion
10.00*
1846
New Orleans
74.00
259
Jackson
20.00
1149
San Francisco
20.00
413
South Bend
25.00*
1323
Monterey
7.00
436
New Albany
10.00*
MICHIGAN
TEXAS
1358
LaJolla
18.00
533
Jeffersonville
45.00*
1301
Monroe
84.00
379
Texarkana
10.00*
1400
Santa Monica
172.00
565
Elkhart
25.00*
1266
Austin
1 .00*
1453
Huntington Beach
10.00
588
Montezuma
30.00*
MINNESOT.\
2007
Orange
5.00*
2170
Sacramento
10.00*
592
Muncie
35.00*
2308
Fullerton
20.00
599
Hammond
80.00*
7
Minneapolis
42.00
VIRGINIA
2907
Weed
20.00
694
Boonville
25.00*
87
St. Paul
10.00
1534
Petersburg
20.00
COLORADO
734
758
Kokomo
Indianapolis
Richmond
35.00*
55. '0*
MISSOURI
WASHINGTON
362
Pueblo
10.00
912
10.00*
1596
St. Louis
70.00
131
Seattle
39.00
1396
Golden
30.00
1005
Merrillville
90.00*
2030
St. Genevieve
19.50
CONNECTICUT
1142
Lawrenceburg
15.0)*
2057
Kirksville
5.00*
WISCONSIN
30
New London
42.00
1217
1350
Greencaslle
Seymour
30.00*
10.00*
NEW .lERSEY
1582
Milwaukee
15.00
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
1355
Crawfordsville
15.00*
383
Bayonne
20.00
WYOMING
132
Washington
1.00
1485
LaPorte
65.00*
432
Atlantic City
100.00
1564
Casper
26.00
34
THE CARPENTER
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AROUND-CORNERS BAR
Someone finally did it: invented a tool
bar that gets into tight spots, provides
more leverage, and is stronger than a
conventional pry bar.
The new "Sweetie-Pry" tool bar, just
introduced by JDF Enterprises, Inc.,
Placentia, Calif., has a new twist that
enables its user to work in confined
spaces — actually go around corners —
without strain or damage to adjoining
members.
The manufacturer says it has proven
through actual bending moment and tor-
sion stress testing that a %" diameter
"Sweetie-Pry" tool bar (the smallest size)
has two to three times the strength of a
conventional one-inch diameter pry bar.
The 'Sweetie-Pry' tool bar is currently
being used to lift heavy cartons for pal-
letizing or placing on dollies, for demoli-
tion work, to remove overhead wooden
members near the roofline of a building,
to pull nails in confined spaces, to pry
away construction members between
studs, and a myriad other chores.
The tool bar is offered in four sizes,
ranging from the 17" long size through
an industrial size of 37" and ?4"' di-
ameter.
For more information and complete
specifications on the new tool bar. write:
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CA 92670.
NEW TRY SQUARE
The Fairgate Rule Company. Inc. of
Cold Spring, New York, has brought out
the Retracto-Pin Try-Square. This try-
square has numbers on the head, and it
measures in. two directions in one opera-
's
tion. The pin in it, which springs in
and out, steadies the hand, prevents slip-
page and dangling, can be used for meas-
uring the boards thickness and layout at
one glance, for cutting glass, and keeping
corners perfectly square and for general
measuring, it excels all others, the manu-
facturer assures us. The blade is dura-
aluminum and the head is made of high
impact material. For more information
write: Fairgate Rule Co., Inc., Cold
Spring, N.Y. 10516.
PICK-PROOF PADLOCK
For the carpenter afraid of losing the
tools from his toolbox, this padlock offers
an entirely new concept in locks. With no
keyhole and no combination, this revolu-
tionary new padlock operates magneti-
cally. Permanent magnets within the lock,
responding to other specific magnets in
the key, operate the locking mechanism.
A specially arranged magnetic key, coded
to open only your lock, fits a slight
indentation on one side of the lock. You
have the only key, and it positively
cannot be copied, except by the factory!
With no combinati'on that a thief can
break, it is completely pick-proof.
3'/ixl'/2x'/i". Comes with 2 keys. Only
$5.98 plus 450 postage each lock with
a full money back guarantee. It is avail-
able from Davidsons, Dept. 480, 6727
Metcalf. Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66204.
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PLEASE NOTE: A report on new prod-
ucts and processes on this page in no way
constitutes an endorsement or recom-
mendation. All performance claims are
based on statements by the manufacturer.
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35
(1) HEMPSTEAD. N.Y.— On April 17
Local 1921, Hempstead, N.Y., presented
pins to many members, recognizing their
years of service. The occasion might
present a record: 270 men merited pins,
which represent a grand total of 8.322
years of service.
General Representative Joe Lia repre-
sented General Board Member Pat
Campbell and officiated at the ceremo-
nies.
In Photo No. 1 — First row. John W.
Uhl (55 years); John Duschcnchiik (47);
Bert Russo (50); General Representative
Joseph Lai; Gene Hartigan. President and
Business Representative; August Strand-
berg (55).
Back row, John Rosenstrom, Business
Representative; Fred Bottcher, Treasurer.
The 30- and 35->ear members of Lo-
cal 1921 are shown in Photo No. lA.
The 25-year members are in Photo No.
IB.
(2) LOCKLAND, OHIO — On March
18th Local 703, Lockland, Ohio, pre-
sented 25 and 50-year pins at a dinner
dance held at the Holiday Inn North
Motel in Sharonville, Ohio. Pins were
presented by General Representative
Robert Sauer. Seated, left to right, are
Louis Seebom (30 jear pin); Martin
Hohn (26); Fred Jacobs (50); John Nuss
(50); J. G. Darlington (26); and Fred
Willike (35). Standing, left to right, are
Kenneth Smith (30); Jack Peters (25);
John Hull (30); Gervase Korte (25);
Raymond Cole (25); Robert Sauer (25);
Jack Johns (25); John Smith (29); Walter
McRoberts (31); Albert Du Chaniin
(25); Charles Witte (25); and Leonard
Knuevcn (25).
Those not pictured who received pins
are: Kirby Bell (25); Thomas De Ar-
mond (25); Ansel Harp r (25); Marion
Moyer (30); Bart Rains (25); John Wulf
(25); Anthony Young (25); Charles
Brockman (3(i); Arthur Sjcbohni (30);
and George Scheffer (46).
SERVICE TO THE BROTHERHOOD
nowmg tomm
of the senior members of the Broth-
erhood who recently received 25«
year or 50-year service pins.
(3) COLUMBUS, IND.— CelebraHng its
70th anniversary. Local 1155 of Colum-
bus. Ind., awarded pins to members for
their years of continuous membership.
Seated, left to right, Roy Teague (30-
jear pin); Leslie Guthrie (30); Bernard
knue (30). Ralph Herron (30); Alfred
\on Strolle (35); Feeldic Whittington
(30); Clayton Lackey (35); Ray Boas 30).
Standing, left to right. District Council
Representatives Davis Booth, Gerald D.
Sloner. and Wendell Stapp; Hubert Stcg-
ner (25). Louise Dalton accepting for
Urban Dalton (25); Larry Guthrie ac-
cepting for Francis Guthrie (25) and
Rajniond Guthrie (25); International
Representatives Leonard B. Zimmerman,
Jules Berlin, and Ed Weyler.
Members receiving pins who were un-
able to attend; George Kramer (60-year
pin. Gold Service Pin Award); George C.
Boyle (35); Lloyd Buchanan (35); Carl
D. Kmniert (35); Clancy Boyd (30); Or-
\ille Brown (30); ( larence F. Carr (30)
Marion Gibson (30); Otto Knoke (30)
Ezra ^oung (30); Harold E. Black (25):
Willis Brown (25); Estel Carmichel (25);
Harry E. Davis (25), Oscar Ewing (25)
Garould Graue (25); Bud McChire (25)
Paul Martin (25); Ephriam Newkirk
(25); Lester R. Roth (25); Robert M.
Synder (25); Harry Williams (25).
36
THE CARPENTER
T TSI' TVI EM CJH rm Wl
L.U. NO. 7
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Adams. John
Anderson, Joseph
Andreason, H.
Bauer, Loren
Berg, Martin
Berglund, William
Bratt, Walter
Christenson, Dan C.
Cogswell, Phillip
Cook, Theodore
Dahl, Sverre
Danielson, David
DeBoer, Paul
Derksen, DeLyle
Edlund, John
Elmblad, Robert
Erickson, John G.
Erum, Reuben E.
Gottwald, Richard
Grant, Oscar
Heinzen, Huber
Hepola, Arthur
Isakson, Bror
Kalland, Louis
Kessler, Florian
Kyllo, Herman
Larson, Carl
Lindmoe, Alexander
Lindstrom, Sigfred
Lund, Henry
Lundgren, Hugo
Lundstrom, P. W.
Lyden, Gustaf
Myrwold, Karsten
Nelson, John N.
Nordrum, Melvin
Parks, Marshall
Paulson, Lewis
Pearson, Joe
Peterson, Gust
Ree, Arvid
Robinson, R. Y.
Shoberg, William
Skau. Clarence
Soderlund, Donald
Solie, Oscar
Swanson, Frank G.
Swanson, Frank M.
Zgainer, Joseph
L.U. NO. 11
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Bolzan, Nickoletto
Cash, O. B.
Chester, Richard
D'Alessico, Dominic, Sr.
Depiero, Ezio
Ferrentino, Peter
Jarmuth, Herbert, Jr.
Ross, Rudolph J.
Sundstrom, John
Thompson, George
L.U. NO. 12
SYRACUSE, N.Y.
Crouse, Arthur
Logan, Joseph D.
Mastroleo, Michael
Vault, Julian
L.U. NO. 15
HACKENSACK, N.J.
Conroy, William, Sr.
L.U. NO. 23
DOVER, N.J.
Lawler, Edward
L.U. NO. 34
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
G'Leary, John C.
Raffensperger, J. D.
L.U. NO. SO
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Reed. Albert M.
Watson, S. H.
L.U. NO. 55
DENVER, COLO.
Finney. Rufus S.
Lindholm, Robert Jr.
L.U. NO. 61
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Freeman, Emmitt
Fuchs, Joseph R.
Giersch, Alex J.
Hardsaw, C. L.
Lawson, Otha L.
McConnell, Ralph G.
Osborn. W. W.
Porter, A. L.
Shipman, Joseph
Sorensen, Warner H.
L.U. NO. 63
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.
Jaspers, M. H.
Stolenz, George
L.U. NO. 65
PERTH AMBOY, NJ.
Jensen, Jens
Salaki. Stephen
Wojcik, John
Zazzi, Ernest
L.U. NO. 74
CHATTANOOGA,
TENN.
Carter, Lawrence E.
Lewis. Joseph D.
McCormick, L J.
Stratton, Walter L.
Underwood, William H.
L.U. NO. 81
ERIE, PA.
Paavola, Lennard
L.U. NO. 87
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Benson. Charles
Christofferson, Magnus
Grady, Samuel
Halbauer, Joseph
Kosanke, Walter
Mayo, Herbert S.
Olson. Rudolph
Roberts, Charles
Schwada, Henry
Sellman, Roy
L.U. NO. 101
BALTIMORE, MD.
Gagnon, Francis X.
L.U. NO. 115
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
Dalton. Irving
DeFina, Joseph
Seager, William
Sorrentino, Rocco
Ventulett, Albert
L.U. NO. 129
HAZLETON, PA.
Jacko, Paul
Smar, Benedict J.
L.U. NO. 132
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Benham, W.S.
Campbell, Alexander
Goode, Charles, Jr.
Pickett, Ernest L.
L.U. NO. 146
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.
Cichalewski, Matthew
Colliton, Frederick H.
Frederick, Elwood
Heinen, Walford
Woodin, Harry A.
L.U. NO. 155
PLAINFIELD, N.J.
Chiappetta, Dominick
DeSarro, Ce!estine
Dunn, Archie
Most, Joseph
L.U. NO. 184
SALT LAKE CITY,
UTAH
Bennett, William H.
Dahlberg, Loma
French, Harry
.Johnson, Wilford
Morley, McKay
Saxton, James
L.U. NO. 188
YONKERS, N.Y.
Christensen, Carl
Grieve, John
L.U. NO. 200
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Eastgate, Clarence T.
L.U. NO. 225
ATLANTA, GA.
Brogdon, Oscar
Champion, L. H.
Dunagan, R. J.
Fillon, Lawrence C.
Meadows, Charles E.
Marlow, N. O.
Mitchell, Raymond W.
Patrick, P. N.
Pattello, H. A.
Roberts, Billy Fred
Roper, J. W.
Stusak, Louie
Whidby, Marshall D.
L.U. NO. 226
PORTLAND, ORE.
Arnold, Harry F.
Hardt, Richard
Mendenhall, C. I.
L.U. NO. 230
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Hayes, Albert
Janetka, Joseph
Nelson, Gunnar
Strittmatter, Richard
L.U. NO. 242
CHICAGO, ILL.
Krupowicz, Joseph
Prokaski, Ramon
Wise, Edward
L.U. NO. 246
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Bauer. John
L.U. NO. 257
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Silberg, David
Storbjork, Herman
L.U. NO. 298
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Pirolo, Robert J.
Schuler. Henry
L.U. NO. 302
HUNTINGTON, W. VA.
Saunders. Charles
L.U. NO. 322
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y.
Fisher, William
Juzwiak, Harry
Switzer, Milton
L.U. NO. 331
NORFOLK, VA.
Wilson, R. C.
L.U. NO. 335
GRAND RAPIDS,
MICH.
Gochenour, Marion
Walker, Clarence
L.U. NO. 341
CHICAGO, ILL.
Chevtchenko, Vladimar
Kalemba, Walter
Piwinski, Marion
L.U. NO. 344
WAUKESHA, WIS.
Eckdahl. Norman
Mueller. John
Spillman, Clarence
Teeters. Clifford
Zimmerman, Emery
L.U. NO. 361
DULUTH, MINN.
Erickson, E. John
Norton, Edwin T.
Visness, C. B.
L.U. NO. 372
LIMA, OHIO
Hermiller, Donald
L.U. NO. 399
PHILLIPSBURG. N.J.
George, Leonard
L.U. NO. 403
ALEXANDRIA, LA.
Michiels. John J.
L.U. NO. 414
NANTICOKE, PA.
Markowski, Vincent
L.U. NO. 416
CHICAGO, ILL.
Keift, Chris
L.U. NO. 460
WAUSAU, WIS.
Andress, William
Hellfritsch, John
Millard, Charles R.
Schaumberger, O. J.
L.U. NO. 470
TACOMA, WASH.
Ausness, Ed
Hernstedt, John L.
Tieden, Erwin
L.U. NO. 494
WINDSOR, ONT.
Zenchuk, William
L.U. NO. 608
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Cavally, Louis
Delia Volla, Anthony
Mollaghan, Michael
Murphy, John
L.U. NO. 620
MADISON, N.J.
Olsen, Otto
Sadorski, Stanley
Van Fleet, John
L.U. NO. 647
FAIRFIELD,. CONN.
Hiller, Wilson L.
L.U. NO. 657
SHEBOYGAN, WIS.
Kleinschmidt, Gordon R.
L.U. NO. 747
OSWEGO, N.Y.
Comerford, Joseph
Southgate, Charles
L.U. NO. 751
SANTA ROSA, CALIF.
Cameron, Wallace
Tremlett, J.
L.U. NO. 776
MARSHALL, TEXAS
Heim, John E.
Leach, James B.
Wilkerson, Dewey S., Jr.
Williams, Thomas B.
L.U. NO. 783
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.
Martinson, N. J.
L.U. NO. 839
DES PLAINES, ILL.
Anderson, Paul
Barham, Ira L.
Bylsma. Charles F.
Carlson, Axel
Ciskowski, Thomas L.
Dovala, John
Garrett, Jess
Kaspryzak, Richard
Lauch, James E.
SEPTEMBER, 1972
37
In Memoriam,
Concltuled
Loerzel, Burkhardt
MacDonald. Russell
McCann, Peter D.
Malott, Charles A.
Minnich. Frank
ReinI, Dennis
Sally, Frank J.
Schneider. Jacob
Sebastion, Edward J.
Sporleader, Emil
Stade, Clarence
Stanley. Gilbert
Thacker. Louis
Wolter, Ernest
L.U. NO. 848
SAN BRUNO, CALIF.
Gurll, Nelson
L.U. NO. 849
MANITOWOC, WIS.
Rieck, Arthur
L.U. NO. 871
BATTLE CREEK,
MICH.
Karlovsky, Joseph
Scott, Fred
L.U. NO. 948
SIOUX CITY, IOWA
Dahl, Nels
L.U. NO. 9S6
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Haddock, Donald
L.U. NO. 981
PETALUMA, CALIF.
Bennington, D.
Lowe, Frank
Weyl, J.
L.U NO. 1040
EUREKA, CALIF.
Brace, Ed
L.U. NO. 1055
LINCOLN, NEBR.
Campbell, Raymond
Cooper, Thomas
Heusser, Rudolph
Nielsen, Swain
L.U. NO. 1068
VALLEJO, CALIF.
Rafael. Joseph
L.U. NO. 1074
EAU CLAIRE, WIS.
Blager, Martin
Church. Howard
Koch, Arthur
L.U. NO. 1098
BATON ROUGE, LA.
Barbay, St. John
L.U. NO. 1128
LA GRANGE, ILL.
Johnson, Edward F.
L.U. NO. 1140
SAN PEDRO, CALIF.
Ballantyne, LeRoy
Exton, Ronald
Gendre, Paul
Hereford, Carl
Traw, Simon
L.U. NO. 1159
PT. PLEASANT, W. VA.
Johnson, James E., Sr.
Robbins, Wirt E.
L.U. NO. 1185
CHICAGO, ILL.
Cardelli, Louis
Laskowski. Walter A.
Lewis, Dale L.
Pickering, Dale R.
L.U. NO. 1226
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Hebbe, Oscar
Johnston, James L.
Weir, Burt M.
Wiesner, Emil F.
Zimmerman, Fleg
L.U. NO. 1235
MODESTO, CALIF.
Colcleaser, Tom
DeSoto, Gilbert
Kendall, C.AI
Smith, Bennie
Wakley, Emery
West, Cecil
L.U. NO. 1273
EUGENE. ORE.
Clough, Richard M.
Haniby, Allen K,
Mertens, Edwin H.
L.U. NO 1274
DECATUR, ALA.
Lawrimore, Raymond C.
L.U. NO. 1332
GRAND COULEE,
WASH.
Hamilton, William
Harrington, John
L.U. NO. 1367
CHICAGO, ILL.
Landquist, Benjamin
L.U. NO. 1397
NORTH HEMPSTEAD,
N.Y.
Bennetsen, Magnus
Hassler, Joseph
L.U. NO. 1400
SANTA MONICA,
CALIF.
Bush, James Patrick
Erhart, Charles A.
Lacey, Daniel
Martindale, John D.
Miller, Richard John
Ricketts, Scolt
Simoneau, Louis B.
L.U. NO. 1438
WARREN, OHIO
Linsley, Howard
Lipscomb, Charles
Wriggle, Gerald
L.U. NO. 1445
TOPEKA, KANS.
Evans. James A.
McLain. Frank C.
LU. NO. 1518
GULFPORT, MISS.
Calcole. Thomas E.
Stone, Walter H.
L.U. NO. 1613
NEWARK, N. J.
Arace, Carmine
Tennardo, Alfonse
L.U. NO. 1667
BILOXI, MISS.
Conway, John R.
L.U. NO. 1778
COLUMBIA, S.C.
Long, Herman R.
L.U. NO. 1784
CHICAGO, ILL.
Pump, Mathew
Werley, Frank, Sr.
L.U. NO. 1849
PASCO, WASH.
Zimmerman. Dana L.
L.U. NO. 1963
TORONTO, ONT.
Anweiler, John
Stichmann, Sebastian
L.U. NO. 1971
TEMPLE, TEXAS
Craft, Vernon Lee
L.U. NO. 2114
NAPA, CALIF.
Hallsey, Claud
Herrick, E. O.
Peters, Fred
L.U. NO. 2143
UKIAH, CALIF.
Kallio, F.
L.U. NO. 2274
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Gardner, Harry P.
HEALTH TEST PLAN
Continued from Page 3
the very best in health care," Lang-
horst added.
"With this in mind, the Council
began searching for a way to
economically protect the health of
our members, thus reducing hospital
and doctor costs. After an intensive
investigation, we contacted Amer-
ican Health Profiles and asked them
to do a preliminary study. They
recommended a procedure called
Multi-Phasic Health Testing as the
most effective way of accomplishing
our goal," Langhorst said.
The key to the AHP plan is a
fully equipped and staffed portable
"doctor's office," a van which is
trucked to a worker's place of em-
ployment.
Instead of taking a day off from
work to have a physical examina-
tion, workers are given 104 tests in
about 20 minutes in the van which
is parked right outside the plant or
shop. When all of the employees
have been tested, the van is moved
to another location. Result? The
employee receives a complete phys-
ical examination without ever leav-
ing his place of employment and
with no loss of pay.
The tests are then checked at the
AHP headquarters by a number of
doctors, each specialists in their
own field. John Bransford, Jr.,
AHP board chairman, noted that
the specialists submit their reports
to an internist who in turn reviews
them and writes a comprehensive
report. This is sent to the worker's
own doctor who can use it as the
basis for any medical treatment. In
cases where major problems are de-
tected, the person is contacted im-
mediately by telephone, Bransford
noted.
The council has projected that,
based on similar test groups of car-
penter members which were not
screened, the Shops & Mills Trust
Fund would have saved in actual
claims payments almost $437,000 in
a year, or an average of $190 for
each member participating in the
health and welfare program, had
they all been screened. A four-
month test period was used for the
projection, comparing actual claims
made by participants in both
groups.
"This has some very significant
meaning for our members," Mr.
Langhorst said. "With medical
costs soaring, this might well be the
answer to providing more services
to our members at a reasonable cost
to the employer who must ulti-
mately pay the costs we negotiate.
This could very well be the major
breakthrough in delivering medical
care to our members since we began
a fully paid health and welfare
plan."
The district council represents
more than 1 1 ,000 carpenters work-
ing in 22 counties surrounding met-
ropolitan St. Louis. ■
38
THE CARPENTER
Lakeland
News
Items of interest from the Brotherhood's
retirement home at Lal<eland, Florida
Perley L. Patrick of Local 696, Tampa,
Florida, arrived at the Home July 5,
1972.
•
Walter Wolf of Local 20, New York,
New York, arrived at the Home July 5,
1972.
•
Ture S. Bjork of Local 488, Bronx
New York, arrived at the Home July 5,
1972.
•
L. Paul Duame of Local 264, Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin, arrived at the Home July
7, 1972.
•
Jacob Kaplan of Local 65, Perth Am-
boy. New Jersey, arrived at the Home
July 13, 1972.
•
John Sundshrom of Local 11, Cleve-
land, Ohio, died July 3, 1972. He was
buried in the Home Cemetery.
•
Arthur Johnson of Local 1367, Chi-
cago, Illinois, withdrew from the Home
July 10, 1962.
•
Nick O. Bull of Local 161, Chicago,
Illinois, withdrew from the Home July
26, 1962.
•
Howard A. Howdeshell of Local 163,
San Luis Obispo, California, withdrew
from the Home July 31, 1962.
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Aluminum Box Company 14
Audel, Theodore 25
Belsaw Power Tools 13
Belsaw Sharp-All Co 35
Chicago Technical College 15
Eliason Stair Gauge Co 18
Estwing Manufacturing 22
Foley Manufacturing 33
Fugitt, Douglas 24
Irwin Auger Bit Co 25
Lee, H. D 13
Locksmithing Institute 31
Mason Engineering Service 31
North American School
of Drafting 25
North American School
of Surveying 18
Paneling Specialties Co 25
Rockwell Manufacturing 17
Skil Corporation 7
Stanley Tools Back Cover
George H. Leggett, Sr. of Local 1765,
Orlando, Florida, died July 6, 1972. He
Was buried in Orlando, Florida.
•
Sidney Kotalik of Local 39, Cleveland,
Ohio, died July 9, 1972. He was buried
in the Home Cemetery.
•
Louis Dusch of Local 1406, Louisville,
Kentucky, died July 17, 1962. He was
buried in Louisville, Kentucky.
In Conclusion
Continued from Page 40
lecting as much as $200,000 per year from Medicare
and Medicaid. This was for part-time work largely,
since few doctors confine their practices to Medicare
and Medicaid patients exclusively. Even if this were
the case, at the rate of $200,000 a year, they received
$100 per hour for their services, a figure that certainly
seems hard to justify.
All this merely focuses attention on the need for
a comprehensive national health insurance program.
The Kennedy-Griffiths approach, because it is compul-
sory and because it contains some reasonable tech-
niques for measuring medical services and establishing
reasonable charges, holds the only real promise for
bringing medical services into some sort of balance,
both as to quality and to cost.
While hope is dim that anything will be done about
national health insurance this year, there is some rea-
son to hope that the $5.2 billion Health Maintenance
Organization bill will get some action before Congress
adjourns.
Late in July, the Senate Labor and Public Welfare
Committee voted out the bill. The objective of this
measure is to encourage the construction of health
centers and the establishment of regional medical pro-
grams. The bill calls for over half a billion dollars of
construction over the next three years to help upgrade
the availability as well as the quality of health care.
However, the most important aspect of the Health
Maintenance bill is that it would establish an inde-
^^
pendent and permanent commission for studying the
entire health care system, with the aim of devising
and promoting programs to provide the quality and
quantity of health care that citizens of the richest
nation on earth should have.
However, the medical dilemma will never be really
solved until such time as a comprehensive national
health insurance program is adopted.
Canada, too, suffers from lack of a comprehensive
national plan. In some provinces health care is fairly
good. In others, it is poor. So Canada, too, has a stake
in the development of comprehensive medical care on
a national basis. ■
SEPTEMBER, 1972
39
in concLUSion
WILLIAM SIDELL, General President
Uncontrolled Medical Costs— Xike a Dog Chasing Its Tail'
■ One of the major political objectives set by the
labor movement for 1972 was passage of a national
health program containing all the features spelled out
in the Kennedy-Griffiths bill.
Unfortunately, this major objective got sidetracked
somewhere along the line, and there seems little like-
lihood that Congressional action can be expected this
year. This is sad, indeed, because no domestic prob-
lem causes more widespread concern among working
people than the escalating costs of medical care. Not
even a moderately wealthy individual can cope with a
catastrophic medical case involving protracted medical
care.
A story elsewhere in this issue spells out the unique
approach which the St. Louis District Council has
instituted in an effort to do something about upgrading
health care and keeping medical costs within afford-
able limits.
The St. Louis plan involves a testing program giving
members a thorough periodic medical check as a pre-
ventive measure. The results of the first test were a
real eyeopener. Some 465 men and women were given
checkups. Alarmingly, only 109 were found to be
healthy enough not to require prompt medical atten-
tion, including surgery in many cases.
This is a sad commentary, indeed, on the quality
of the medical delivery system currently prevailing
in the nation. Surely, many of the 465 members ex-
amined had some twinges or other indications that
something was amiss. However, many of them un-
doubtedly failed to consult a doctor because of a fear
of incurring a substantial bill despite any health and
welfare insurance which may have been involved.
Over the years, union health and welfare plans have
negotiated seemingly liberal contributions into their
trust funds, but these contributions seldom proved
to be adequate. It has been something like a dog chas-
ing its tail; every increased contribution to the health
and welfare program turned out to generate higher
medical fees.
Even Medicare is proving to be totally inadequate
for taking care of the full health needs of older citi-
zens who depend primarily on their pensions for their
livelihood.
According to Sidney Margolius, labor's oldest con-
sumer expert, people over 65 are laying out almost
as much for medical care in 1972 as they were in
1966, before Medicare went into effect.
In 1966, the average oldster shelled out $234 for
medical bills. In 1971, although he had Medicare,
he shelled out $225. In other words. Medicare has
made a difference of about $9 on the average.
Margolius cites an instance of an elderly woman
running up a total bill of $747 during a recent illness.
When her account with Medicare was settled, she got
back $426, or 57% of her actual medical expenses.
The rest she had to pay out of her own meager re-
sources.
Of course, it is logical to assume that under Medi-
care many oldsters are getting a good deal more
medical attention than they did before Medicare, when
too many simply would forego needed services for
fear of big doctor bills.
At the bottom of the problem is the total lack of
any kind of control of medical costs by any effective
agency.
As far as Medicare is concerned, the problem is
compounded by the fact that insurance companies
oversee and administer the payment of benefits in
most areas.
Under Medicare regulations. Medicare pays 80
per cent of reasonable charges for doctors' services.
That word "reasonable" has become a sticky point.
In determining what is reasonable, the Social Secur-
ity Administration uses two yardsticks. The charge is
reasonable if (a) it is no higher than the doctor has
been customarily charging all his patients, or (b) it
is no higher than the charges made for that service in
three-quarters of the cases handled by other doctors
in the locality. Obviously, these are difficult, if not
impossible, yardsticks to administer. Therefore, abuses
by doctors are rather widespread.
In the Washington area earlier this year, there were
cases uncovered where individual doctors were col-
Continued on page 39
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THE CARPENTER
now to Ligni #\ rooxpaii ^xaaium
With A AAAT
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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 Great Cause ^
Today organized labor . . . and the United Brotherhood . . . are engaged in a legislative war; fighting
reaction, resisting the assaults of anti-labor forces which would take away the social and economic gains we
have achieved through legislation. Every day we must carry our causes to Congress. We must effectively
support liberal legislators and defeat our legislative enemies as Samuel Gompers so wisely counselled.
To do this requires money. We need the COORDINATED EFFORTS of all of our members. We need your
voluntary contributions of money. If everyone does his and her part we, too, can achieve success; we can
"light up the stadium" and illuminate the issues important to us as they come before Congress. Be
GENEROUS when you are asked for a CLIC contribution by your local union's
Financial Secretary or a local union committeeman named to work in behalf
of CLIC. You will be wisely protecting your own interest when you do!
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with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. It has not been author-
ized by any candidate to act on his behalf, and no candidate is responsible for any activity
of cue. A copy of our report filed v/ith the appropriate supervisory officer is (or will be)
available for purchase from the Superintendent of Documents, United States Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
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CARPENTERS
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THE FIRST-PLACE WINNERS: James G. Bone, Davenport,
la., millwright; Mario Venneri, Philadeipiiia, Pa., cabinet-
maker; Cornelius Froese, Winnipeg, Man., carpenter.
GENERAL OFFICERS OF
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
Herbert C. Skinner
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington. D.C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
William Konyha
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
Charles E. Nichols
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT EMERITUS
M. A. Hutcheson
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
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If your local union wishes to list de-
ceased members in the "In Memoriam"
page of The Carpenter, it is necessary
that a specific req\iest be directed to the
editor.
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
In processing complaints, the only
names which the financial secretary needs
to send in are the names of members
who are NOT receiving the magazine.
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. Members who die or are sus-
pended are automatically dropped from
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First District, Patrick J. Campbell
130 North Main Street
New City, Rockland Co., New York
10956
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
130 Mountain Avenue
Springfield, New Jersey 07081
Third District, Anthony Ochocki
18400 Grand River Avenue,
Detroit, Michigan 48223
Fourth District, Harold E. Lewis
2970 Peachtree Rd., N.W., Suite 300
Atlanta, Ga. 30305
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
2800 Selkirk Drive
Burnsville, Minn. 55378
Sixth District, Frederick N. Bull
Glenbrook Center West— Suite 501
1140 N.W. 63rd Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
Room 722, Oregon Nat'l BIdg.
610 S.W. Alder Street
Portland, Oregon 97205
Eighth District, M. B. Bryant
Forum Building, 9th and K Streets
Sacramento, California 95814
Ninth District, William Stefanovitch
2418 Central Avenue
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Tenth District, Eldon T. Staley
4706 W. Saanich Rd.
RR #3, Victoria, B. C.
William Sidell, Chairman
R. E. Livingston, Secretary
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VOLUME XCII
No. 10
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick. Editor
OCTOBER, 1972
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Brotherhood Maintains Traditional Political Policy 2
Referendum on Carpenters Home 3
THE 1972 APPRENTICESHIP CONTEST
1972 Apprentice Champs Selected at Las Vegas 6
The Written Test 10
Carpentry Contestants 12
Mill-Cabinet Contestants 20
Behind Every Man 24
Millwright Contestants '. 26
In Sincere Appreciation 30
Contest Planning and Postmortem 32
A Gala Awards Night in Las Vegas 34
DEPARTMENTS
In Memoriam 45
Lakeland News 47
In Conclusion William Sidell 48
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THE COVER
The color and excitement of the
annual International Carpenters Ap-
prenticeship Contest is evident on our
October cover.
The five color photographs we dis-
play show some of the activity — a
general view of the Convention Cen-
ter at the Las Vegas Hilton, where
the manipulative tests were held; three
pictures of the hands of busy appren-
tices at work — a cabinetmaker's, a
carpenter's, and a millwright's; and,
finally, the three first-place winners,
beaming proudly with their trophies.
To accommodate the manipulative
tests, the hotel spread vinyl sheets
atop its carpeting, taped them down,
and created booths from ropes, pen-
nants, and low, plastic posts. Power
lines dropped from fixtures in the
ceiling, and the full hghting of fluor-
escent banks and chandeliers illumi-
nated the hall.
There were 44 booths prepared for
the contest, and nearly all were filled
on the two days of competition, as 41
carpenter apprentices, 21 millwrights,
and 15 cabinetmakers competed.
After the contest was completed on
Friday evening, hotel workers and
members of the Brotherhood staff
worked quickly to clear the hall of
all tools, projects and debris, and
prepare the big room for the awards
banquet on Saturday night.
BROTHERHOOD MAINTAINS TRADITIONAL POLICY
• • . will not endorse
Presidential Candidate or Political Party
The following is a statement of policy adopted by the General Executive Board of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO, at its recent meeting.
■ Since its founding in 1881, the paramount
political concern of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO,
has been that the government of the United
States be composed of administrators and legis-
lators anxious and able to provide a better life
for all the citizens of the nation — a life of security
and dignity, with continually better education,
better housing, better health care, better working
conditions, better opportunities, better wages for
better performance.
The active political participation of the United
Brotherhood has been directed to the achievement
of these specific goals through the election of
individuals who are dedicated to a particular
philosophy or objective, not because they are
identified with a particular political party.
In presidential election years, it has been the
practice of the General Executive Board, almost
without variance, to refrain from recommending
to the membership the election of either major
party candidate for the presidency of the United
States. Instead, the Board has urged that the
more than 800,000 men and women in the United
Brotherhood determine for themselves which
candidates for all public oflRce meet our criteria
for the achievement of a more noble existence.
Therefore, it is the position of the General
Excutive Board that in this election year of 1972
we continue the practice enunciated above.
We again strongly recommend to each member
of the United Brotherhood that he or she do every-
thing in his power to obtain the election of those
candidates who can improve the quality of the
life of every American, irrespective of color, faith
or economic station.
That is the basic reason that the members,
through their own voluntary contributions, have
set up the Carpenters Legislative Improvement
Committee (CLIC).
It is the local unions, it is the individual mem-
bers, who, in the final analysis, must get out and
work for the materialization of their hopes and
aims. It is the local unions and the membership
which should study the backgrounds and records
of the candidates and then support those dedicated
to the ideals and aspirations of America's work-
ing men and women.
The main consideration is not which political
party solves the gnawing problems of our times.
The crucial factor is that these difficulties be re-
solved in the best interests of all.
In this year, perhaps more than in any year
of our history, the problems are so enormous that
it will require an unprecedented effort on the
part of each member of the United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners of America, AFL-CIO,
if improvement and progress for our nation are
to ensue. This is the time for total political in-
volvement, not observation from the sidelines.
This is the moment to elect those who endorse
our desires and defeat those who would shatter
our dreams. ■
SAMUEL COMPERS
on PoUticai Action
To the frequent queries as to my per-
sonal politics I make this answer:
In religion I am a workingman. In poli-
tics I am a workingman, and in every
nerve, in every fiber, in every aspiration
I am on the side which will advance the
interests of my fellow workingmen. I do
not say this in the spirit of bravado or
demagogism, but in all sincerity. Men
of means have their political predilec-
tions but seldom allow their politics to
interfere with their business interests. I
take exactly the same position, except
that I represent my side, the side of the
toiling, wage-earning masses, in my every
act and in my every utterance.
From Seventy Years of Life and Labor,
An Autotiiography by Samuel Gompers
THE CARPENTER
General Executive Board Concludes Continued
Operation of Carpenters' Home Is No Longer
In Best Interest of Overall Membership
■ For the past 20 years the Gen-
eral Executive Board, the Home and
Pension Committee, and the dele-
gates to the General Conventions,
have wrestled with the problem of
continuing the operation of the Car-
penters' Home. This has been a dif-
ficult problem because the cost of
operating the Home has steadily in-
creased while, at the same time, the
number of residents at the Home has
declined. In each instance where the
problem was wrestled with, the dif-
ficult determination of closing the
Home was avoided. Sentiment in-
variably triumphed over logic. Some
minor income provisions were usual-
ly made and the Carpenters' Home
continued to operate.
Recent legislation in the State of
Florida brings this problem to the
crossroads again. This time, how-
ever, minor income provisions will
not solve the problem. To meet the
facility requirements of this legisla-
tion will require a capital expendi-
ture of at least half a million dollars
and more likely a million dollars or
more. To meet the operational re-
quirements and procedures of this
legislation also will substantially in-
crease the day-to-day operating
costs of the Home.
The General Constitution and
Laws does not provide funds for
capital expenditures for the Carpen-
ters' Home; therefore, there are no
funds for this required remodeling
or construction. Operational costs
at the Carpenters' Home are now
approximately $20,000 per month
more than income from per capita
tax.
For these reasons continued op-
eration of the Carpenters' Home will
require a substantial per member
assessment, or per capita tax in-
crease, or both.
The General Executive Board
concludes that there is no longer the
same need for the Carpenters' Home
as there was when it was originally
estabUshed. Therefore, considering
the fact that the number of residents
at the Home is steadily decHning
and that the continued operation of
the Home would require placing a
substantial, additional tax on the
overall membership, the General
Executive Board determined that the
continued operation of the Carpen-
ters' Home is not in the best interest
of the overall membership.
In any event the current occu-
pants of the Home will be provided
proper care for the rest of their natu-
ral lives. This commitment is con-
tained in the referendum proposition
itself.
The General Executive Board
has, therefore, submitted this propo-
sition to the membership in a Spe-
cial Referendum which will take
place in your local union. The Gen-
eral Executive Board suggests that
you read this proposition; that you
attend your local union meeting on
this matter; and that in the best in-
terest of the overall membership you
vote "Yes" on this proposition, the
text of which is reprinted below. ■
Special Referendum
For the past forty-two years the Carpenters' Home in
Lakeland, Florida, has been maintained to provide care
and comfort for retired members of the United Brother-
hood. When first established the Home served a serious
need to provide for our retired members who often ended
their years of work at the trade without the financial
ability to adequately care for themselves through long
years of retirement.
As the years have passed social security and medicare
have been adopted, private pensions have been estab-
lished and benefits increased, and the need of our
members for the Home has correspondingly decreased.
In earlier years it was common for the Home to have
over 300 residents; today there are only about 200 mem-
bers residing at the Home. Of course, costs of operating
and maintaining the Home have constantly increased and
over the years the membership has carried an ever
increasing financial burden in order to provide for our
retired brothers.
Although we have all worked long and hard to keep
OCTOBER, 1972
the Home in operation, we arc now faced with a crisis.
A decision must be made which only the membership
can maice.
Under recent legislation in the State of Florida, and
Emergency Rules of the Florida Department of Health
and Rehabilitative Services, Division of Health which
were effective in February, 1972. strict new standards
have been established with which facilities such as the
Carpenters' Home must comply if they are to continue
to operate. Inspections were made of the Carpenters'
Home by officials of the State of Florida and, by letter
dated February 21,1 972. we were notified by the Division
of Health that in order to meet stringent new licensing
requirements the Home would have to meet the Florida
standards for nursing homes and homes for the aged.
Through negotiations we arrived at an understanding
with the Division of Health whereby they agreed that the
Home was not. under the law. either a nursing home or
a home for the aged, but a residential home for retired
carpenters and thus not subject to many of the new
legal requirements. However, the Division of Health ruled
that the hospital facilities maintained at the Home,
which are an essential part of the Home, would come
under the legal requirements and that extensive remodel-
ing or new construction would be necessary before
licensing could be obtained. We were able to do some
minor repair work with available operating and main-
tenance funds, and as a result were able to obtain a
provisional license to operate the Home until December
31. 1972. upon our agreement that action would be taken
to meet the new legal requirements.
We were given three alternatives by the Division of
Health if we are to continue to operate the Home after
December 31. 1972:
1 . Complete remodeling of the present nursing wing
on the third floor of the Home; or
2. Relocation of the present nursing wing on the first
floor of the Home; or
3. Construction of a new nursing wing.
We thereupon retained the services of Renfroe-Setliff-
Regnvall. an architectural firm in Lakeland. Florida, ex-
perienced in hospital construction, and requested that
they make a feasibility study as to each of the three alter-
natives with the understanding that all changes required
by the law and regulations would be made.
We received a report, dated June 20. 1972. from
Renfroe-Setliff-Regnvall with the following estimate of
probable costs for each of the three alternatives:
1 . $539,000 to remodel the present third floor nursing
facility;
2. $610,000 to relocate the nursing facility on the first
floor; and
3. $1,300,000 to construct a new 50 bed nursing wing.
From our experience in the construction industry, we
assume these figures to represent minimum costs.
In the opinion of the Board of Trustees, these costs
are prohibitive in view of the fact that the remaining
life of the Home will be limited, even after the work is
done, because its continued operation for the small
number of members who will reside at the Home in
future years will become too much of a financial burden.
Here are some of the facts which led to this conclusion
on the part of your Board of Trustees:
1. The present Home structures and much of the
equipment are over forty-two years old and maintenance
costs are constantly increasing.
2. At the present time it is costing approximately
$90,000 per month to operate the Home. With the
average number of residents at 200. this amounts to $450
per month, or $5,400 per year, per resident member. By
way of contrast, our Pension members receive $360 per
year in benefits.
3. The original and present purpose of the Home is to
provide a resident retirement location for retired mem-
bers who are essentially able to take care of their own
needs without regular institutional care. More and more,
however, applicants for the Home have already passed
the point where they can care for their own needs and
must be rejected because the Home simply does not have
the facilities to provide them with constant hospital
or nursing home care. Many who are admitted require
hospital or nursing care shortly after arrival. At present
an average of 50 or more residents, or 25% of the total
occupancy, are under hospital care each day, not count-
ing those who receive out patient treatment. It should be
noted that the average age of the residents at the Home
has now reached approximately 82 years of age.
4. The Home Fund does not have the money to
finance the extensive remodeling or new construction
which would be required to comply with Florida law.
It should be noted that Section 45 D of the Constitution
and Laws provide the Home Fund "for operation and
maintenance of the Home" and makes no provision for
capital improvements such as remodeling or new con-
struction. Monthly operating costs are averaging $90,000.
Monthly per capita tax allocated to the Home Fund
under the Constitution and Laws and other income
attributable to the Home is approximately $70,000. Thus,
we are presently operating the Home approximately
$20,000 per month below the break-even point, without
taking into consideration any increase in operating or
maintenance costs. In order to finance the necessary re-
modeling and construction at the Home it will be neces-
sary for the membership to authorize the levying of a
substantial assessment or increase in per capita tax pay-
able by beneficial members.
5. In addition to the remodeling or new construction
costs, continued operation of the Home in compliance
with the requirements of Florida law will involve sub-
stantial increased operating costs. Under the new require-
ments a dietician and pharmacist must be added to the
staff, additional nursing and medical service must be
provided, and extensive and expensive record keeping
and administrative procedures will have to be installed.
It is estimated that these administrative and personnel
requirements will add several thousand dollars to the
monthly operating; costs. Thus, continued operation and
maintenance of the Home will take part of the Home
Fund capital, as the Home will be operating at a deficit
(based on current revenues) even after the necessary
remodeling or new construction is fully paid for.
6. Increasing difficulty has been encountered in getting
employees in the area to work at the Home. Reports
we have received indicate a substantial increase in the
problems of administering the Home as a result.
To summarize the problem with which we are faced:
1 . Continued operation of the Carpenters' Home, in
compliance with the requirements of Florida law, will
Continued on page 39
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APPRENTICE
CHAMPS
SELECTED
AT LAS VEGAS
The wheel of forfune settles
on n skilled and educated
fourth-year apprentices
■ While thousands of tourists
looked to the odds of Lady Luck
for their fortunes in Las Vegas,
Nev., last August 24 and 25. 77
fourth-year apprentices from all
over the United States and Canada
laid it on the line for assured fu-
tures through study and hard work.
Each was a state or provincial
champion who had come to Las
Vegas after elimination contests
back home. They knew what they
were up against — a four-page writ-
ten examination and an eight-hour
manipulative test — and they were
competing against some of the most
carefully trained young men in
North America. States like Michi-
gan, California, and New York al-
ways fielded skilled millwrights.
Some of the best young carpenters
on the continent come out of the
Canadian provinces. Winning cab-
inetmakers had come from all parts
of the country, and the chances of
any contestant were uncertain.
There were 21 millwrights, 15
mill-cabinetmen, and 41 carpenters
. . . adding up to a magic number
of 77.
Las Vegas gamblers would have
been hardpressed, however, to pick
the winners by any kind of numbers
game. Five even-numbered and six
odd-numbered contestants were
winners.
Winning carpenters were: Con-
testant No. 12, Cornelius Froese of
Continued on page 8
The sounds and activity of a major construction project were evident as the carpentry apprentices worked.
J i
J. W. Howard and J. E. Sheppard (behind desk, at rear) register Farl Strobe! of Local
1172, Billings, Mont.; and Mel Schuster, John Mergen, and John P. Gloeckner of
Local 2235, Pittsburgh, Pa.
More registrations for J. E. Sheppard of the Brotherhood and Jean Sears of the Las
Vegas Convention Bureau. Signing in are T. D. Huckabee, Memphis, Tenn., coordi-
nator; Ralph Ellison, business representative. Local 1089, Phoenix, Ariz., and William
Oviedo, coordinator, Phoenix.
Local 343, Winnipeg, Man., first
place; Contestant No. 42, Richard
Louis Petersen, Local 253, Omaha,
Neb., second place; Contestant No.
39, Thomas J. Florkowski of Local
359, Philadelphia, Pa., third place;
Contestant No. 31, Leon C. Fay,
Local 1319, Albuquerque, N.M.,
fourth place; and Contestant No.
33, Patrick J. Gokie, Local 1089,
Phoenix, Ariz., fifth place.
Winning in mill-cabinet were:
Contestant No. 8, Mario Venneri,
Local 359, Philadelphia, Pa., first
place; Contestant No. 9, Ronald J.
Neff, Local 433, Belleville, 111., sec-
ond place; and Contestant No. 3,
Lany D. Morrison, Local 266,
Stockton, Calif., third place.
Millwright winners included: Con-
testant No. 9, James G. Bone, Local
2158, Rock Island, 111. (represent-
ing his native state of Iowa), first
place; Contestant No. 2, Robert
Weber, Local 740, New York City,
second place; and Contestant No.
14, Stephen D. Banes, Local 2158,
Rock Island, 111. (representing his
state of Illinois), third place.
And, incidentally, for the benefit
of the superstitious among us, there
were no Contestants No. 13. That
unlucky number was skipped, by
decision of the contest committee.
The contest was held at the Las
Vegas Hilton Hotel, largest hotel in
the city. The manipulative tests were
performed in the big ballroom and
convention center of the hotel, and
the written tests were taken in a
nearby conference room.
The lumber and most of the aux-
iliary tools and equipment were con-
tributed by manufacturers and as-
The 1972 state and provincial champions on the eve of the finals at Las Vegas.
sociations of the building industry.
The contestants worked with their
own, personal hand tools. The work
days started early, with the appren-
tices assembling for preliminary
briefings at 7 a.m. on the days they
performed their day-long manipula-
tive tests.
This was the sixth annual com-
petition since a Western States con-
test went international in Van-
couver, British Columbia in 1967.
Past contests have been held suc-
cessively in Kansas City, Mo.; Chi-
cago, 111.; Denver, Colo.; Detroit,
Mich.; and Las Vegas. The 1973
competition is scheduled for Omaha,
Neb., and already bids are in for
1974 from Baltimore, Md., and
other cities for this exciting gather-
ing of apprentice champs.
Contest officials noted continued
the contestants, as the year-round
training programs continue to ex-
pand and improve. The competition
was close, and the judges were high
in their praise of all the contest-
improvement in the performance of ants.
THE CONTEST IN THE NEWS — First General Vice President Herbert Skin-
ner, director of the Brotherhood's apprenticeship and training program,
was interviewed by a newscaster from the Las Vegas ABC Network
affiliate, KSHO-TV (above). Vice President Skinner described the work
of the contestants, as a cameraman filmed the fourth-year apprentices at
work on their projects. He reminded Las Vegas TV viewers that the 77
state and provincial champions represented approximately 45,000 ap-
prentices and pre-apprentices involved in various labor-management
training programs in the industry throughout the United States and
Canada. He pointed out that trainees in these programs are fully equipped
to handle all manner of work in the craft following their graduation.
THE WRITTEN TEST
■ The four-hour written test
given to participants in the 1972
International Carpenters Appren-
ticeship Contest was like similar
tests given in the past: tough.
Contestants labored over their an-
swers in complete quiet in a confer-
ence room of the Las Vegas Hilton,
with two men from the International
staff serving as monitors.
There were true-false and multi-
ple-choice questions, and, to check
overall knowledge of the craft, there
were math problems.
The written test counted for 40 "yc
of the contestant's total score in the
competition. It could make the dif-
ference between winning or losing,
and contestants were urged to take
their time and check their work.
Carpenters took their written test
on the first day of the competition.
Millwrights and cabinetmakers took
theirs the following day. ■
Contestants engrossed in the problems presented by the written test in the 1972
apprentice competition. The test was given in a hotel conference room.
James E. Tlnkcom, technical director of the Brotherhood, right, and Henr> Boone,
project coordinator for the Jobs Corps, receive a completed test paper.
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CARPENTRY CONTESTANTS
a Apprentices from 37 states and
4 provinces of Canada competed in
Las Vegas for the title of Interna-
tional Carpenter Champ.
For the second year in a row a
Canadian took top honors. He was
Cornelius Froese of Winnipeg, Man-
itoba.
Contestants, this year, executed
several tasks in their manipulative
test which were designed to check
the broadness of their experience:
They produced a concrete form with
snap ties and a wall section with
aluminum sash, insulation, siding,
and drywall.
As in the past contests, they used
their own hand tools and, in addi-
tion, were supplied power saws and
saw horses to expedite their work. ■
Cornelius Froese,
wielding a fast ham-
mer at right, was first
place winner in the
carpentry competition.
He is a member of
Local 343. Winnipeg, Manitoba. A
slender, modest young man, he learned
his craft skills in his native province.
THE JUDGES
Six judges graded the manipulative
work of the carpentry contestants.
There were three judges each for the
millwright and mill-cabinet competi-
tions. Overseeing their work were two
coordinating judges and General Rep-
resentatives on special assignment for
the contest. The contest's success was
assured by the work of these men.
Carpenter judges included: First row, from left. Art Reed, Winnipeg Builders Ex-
change; Ray Anderson, Dept. of Manpower and Labor, Edmonton, Alta.; Bertrum
Rude, Nat'l Assn. of Home Builders; and Gene Baichtal, UBC. Second row: E. A.
Brown, UBC, and J. William Simpson, Amer. Inst, of Architects. In the rear are
Gen. Rep. Ben Collins and Coordinating Judges Paul Rudd and Richard Hutchinson.
^
The intent, careful
work of Richard L.
Petersen, shown at
left, paid off. He
won the second-
place awards in the
competition. A member of Local 253,
Omaha, Neb., he is active in construc-
tion work in the Midwest.
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General Executive Board Member Lyle Hiller and Gen-
eral Secretary R. E. Livingston watch the work of Con-
testant Randy David of Oregon City, Ore.
Gen. Sec. R. E. Livingston, third from left, and GEB Member
Patri.ck Campbell, right, join other New Yorkers. Gen. Pres.
Sidell, and First Gen. VP Herbert Skinner in observing the
work of Wayne Okoniewicz.
\
Thomas J. Flor-
kowski of Local
359, Philadelphia,
Pa., . concentrating
on the installation
of his aluminum
sash at left, took third place in the car-
pentry competition. The General Build-
ing Contractors Assn. of Philadelphia
and the District Council of Metropoli-
tan Philadelphia support the joint ap-
prenticeship training program in nhich
Florkowski learned his trade.
Could it be that
beards give a con-
testant that added
incentive to win?
Leon C. Fay of Al-
buquerque, N.M.,
shown at left, took fourth place in the
carpentry competition, and he, like Flor-
kowski, above, sported a full chin of
vthiskers. Fay is a tall, lean member of
Local 1319 in Albuquerque, and he's the
first winner for New Mexico in the
annual competition.
Ronald Bruder, the carpentry
contestant from Missouri, right,
with visitors to his work booth.
From left, they include: August F.
"Gus" Uthoff and Fred R. Kleisly,
both coordinators and instructors
from the Construction Training
School, and General Executive
Board Member Fred Bull.
14
THE CARPENTER
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The Southwest placed two winners in the 1972 carpentry
competition. Patricia J. Golue, above, comes from Phoenix,
Arizona. He's a member of Local 1089 in Phoenix, and be-
came the third carpenter from his state to place in the annual
contest. Previous Arizona winners were: Ricardo Saldate, who
took second place in 1967 at Vancouver, and Richard Holli-
man, who took fifth place in Chicago in 1969. Gokie completed his contest project
in good time, and the judges found his overall score in the written and manipulative
tests good.
General Executive Board Member
Harold Lewis and First General
Vice President Herbert Skinner
with Florida contestant, Robert
W. Smith, a member of Local
1278. Gainesville. Smith was the
lone representative of his home
state in the Las Vegas finals.
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DELAWARE— William E. Sewell, 11
Local 626, Wilmington, Del
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ALBERTA— Garry Rodney McMillan
Local 1779, Calgary, Alberta
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Local 1669, Fort William, Ont
IOWA— Jack R. Rabe
Local 308, Cedar Rapids, la.
NEW YORK— Wayne W. Okoniewicz
Local 72, Rochester, N.Y.
MONTANA— Michael L Jelacie
Local 1172, Billings, Mont.
MASSACHUSEnS— John L. Lavoie
Local 111, Lawrence, Mass.
TEXAS— Emery Woodrowe Heuermann, Jr.
Local 1890, Conroe, Tex.
INDIANA— Patrick Lannin
Local 599, Hammond, Ind.
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MARYLAND— Charles F. Keyser, III
Local 101, Baltimore,
MINNESOTA— Gregory J. Bambenek
Local 307, Winona, Minn.
IDAHO— Ren J. Bishop
Local 609, Idaho Falls, Ida.
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MISSOURI- Ronald Bruder
Local 1739, Kirkwood, Mo.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA— Douglas L. Dillon
Local 1590, Washington, D.C.
COLORADO— William E. Dirkes, Jr.
Local 1480, Boulder, Colo.
WISCONSIN- Lyle G. Christian ILLINOIS- Milton W. Galle
Local 314, Madison, Wise. Local 480, Freeburg,
NEW JERSEY- Peter Gryszkin
Local 325, Paterson, N.J.
OHIO— Frank Anthony Szymanski
Local 1138, Toledo, 0.
UTAH— Grant M. Warner
Local 184, Salt Lake City, Utah
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OREGON— Randy C. Davis
Local 1388, Oregon City, Ore.
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WYOMING-James E. Cordova
Local 1564, Casper, Wyo,
MICHIGAN— Randal Lee Book
Local 998, Royal Oak, Mich
LOUISIANA— James M. Gatlin
Local 764, Shreveport, La.
RHODE ISLAND— Thomas S. Betcher
Local 94, Providence, R.I.
OKLAHOMA— John Berry Green, Jr.
Local 329, Oklahoma City, Okla.
CONNECTICUT- Craig A. Baker
Local 210, Stamford, Conn.
HAWAII— Wilfred H. Ideue
Local 745, Honolulu, Hawaii
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Local 2046, Wlartinez, Cal.
NEVADA— Larry Larson
Local 971, Reno, Nev.
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ALABAMA- Larry G. Kerr
Local 89, Mobile, Ala.
FLORIDA— Robert W. Smith
Local 1278, Gainesville, Fla.
BRITISH COLUMBIA— Harry Konkin
Local 1696, Penticton, B.C.
TENNESSEE— James A. Tipton
Local 74, Chattanooga, Tenn.
WASHINGTON— Robert J. McDonald
Local 1849, Pasco, Wash.
KANSAS— Zebedee Young
Local 61, Kansas City, Kan.
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MILL CABINET CONTESTANTS
■ A free-standing base cabinet
of flush construction tested the ma-
nipulative skills of the 15 mill-cabi-
net contestants in the 1972 com-
petition.
The cabinet was designed for a
single drawer, doweled and glued,
and two swinging doors.
Power tools began to hum, as the
apprentices moved from blueprint,
to lumber, to tools, and back again.
They worked steadily for eight hours
under the lights of the Las Vegas
Hilton's big Convention Center, and
the competition was keen. Precision
woodwork was called for, and the
three judges were kept busy with
tape measures and check sheets as
they moved among the contest
booths.
The three winners were widely
separated geographically — coming
from Pennsylvania, Illinois, and
California. ■
Mario Venneri,
right, a dark-haired,
intense young man
from Philadelphia,
Pa., came through
with top honors in
the mill-cahinet competition. He is a
memher of Local 359 in the Citj of
Brotherly Love.
The mill-cabinet judges inspect
a base cabinet as the manipula-
tive test draws to a close. The
judges, from left, include
Charles Mariani of the Mill
Cabinet Employers Assn., and
Jack Cerveri and .loscph Pinto,
both members of the United
Brotherhood.
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Ronald J. Neif,
who carefully
checks through
his wood com-
ponents at left,
was second-place
winner among the cabinetmakers. He's
a member of Local 433, Belleville, III.
Larry D. Mor-
rison of Local
266, Stockton,
Calif., walked off
with third-place
honors in the
mill-cabinet competition. He was one of
several contestants who wore hard hats
during the manipulative test.
Contestant Michael Ekelmann of Bame-
gat, N.J., is briefly visited by General
Executive Board Member Raleigh Rajop-
pi. General President William Sidell, a
sponsor. Jack Newton of Local 325, and
First General Vice President Herbert
Skinner.
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lASSACHUSETTS— Robert Owen Wentzell, Jr. COLORADO— Peter S. Sanford
Local 51, Boston, Mass. Local 1583, Englewood, Colo.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-James Edward Marshal
Local 1694, Washington, D.C.
IWA— Damon Lee Kingsley
Local 4, Davenport, la.
WASHINGTON- Peter N. Corr
Local 338, Seattle, Wash.
NEW JERSEY— Michael R. Ekelmann
Local 2018, Lakewood, N.J.
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Supporters from the Baltimore area offer encouragement
from the sidelines for their favorite apprentice.
A completed mill-cabinet project and a completed millwright
project are displayed with their respective blueprints.
MARYLAND-James P. Keyser
Local 101, Baltimore, Md.
OHIO— Alexander Kuzmin
. Local 1365, Cleveland, 0.
RHODE ISLAND— Richard V. Corbeil
Local 94, Providence, R.I.
INDIANA- Martin R. Albright
Local 413, South Bend, Ind.
NEW YORK— Vincent Alongi
Local 1164, New York, N.Y.
OREGON— Larry E. Martin
Local 1120, Portland, Ore.
Jim Marshall of Local 1694, Washington, D.C. studies his blueprint
as the manipulative contest gets underway on Friday morning.
A contestant pins a number on
the back of a fellow contestant.
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On the evening before the contest, the contestants and their wives were guests of the International Contest Committee at a
festive reception in the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. They are entertained here by a sleight-of-hand artist.
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Some of the wives in brief moments
with their husbands during the busy
contest days in the Las \egas Hilton.
Wives of contestants, officers' and board members' wives, and guests assembled during the welcoming reception.
"Behind every man . . . there's a
woman." It's an old expression, and
the women liberationists sometimes
take exception to it . . . But in the
case of the International Carpenters
Apprentice Contest in Las Vegas,
almost all of the contestants had
wives with them to spur them on to
greater achievement.
It's always an inspiration to the
old timers in the trade union move-
ment to see apprentices "buckling
down to the business of life" with
young wives or sweethearts giving
meaning and purpose to their work.
The young women were wel-
comed to Las Vegas at a reception
for contestants and guests on the
night preceding the two-day com-
petition. There they were urged to
get their men to the appointed places
on time the following day but not
to speak to them as they undertook
their manipulative; tests . . . They
could watch . . . but no coaching!
Bus tours for sightseeing were
provided for them, and they attend-
ed the awards dinner on Saturday
night, when some of them were able
to beam with wifely pride in victory.
MILLWRIGHT CONTESTANTS
■ The number of millwright ap-
prentices competing at Las Vegas
for international honors was greater
than ever before.
Twenty-one contestants assembled
for their manipulative test on Thurs-
day morning, August 24. The states
of Indiana and Washington returned
with contestants this year, after a
year's absence. Missouri and Iowa
joined a list of 17 states which al-
ways send candidates. Iowa, in fact,
came in with the first place winner!
James G. Bone of Davenport,
la., a member of Local 2158, Rock
Island, 111., took the top honors. He
was part of a double victory for
Local 2158. The third place winner
— representing his home state of Illi-
nois— was Stephen D. Banes of Ster-
ling, 111., and also a member of Lo-
cal 2158.
The 1972 manipulative project
was a collection of gears, belts,
shafts, bearings, and a sprocket and
chain, all to be assembled and
aligned. ■
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James G. Bone of
Davenport, Iowa,
right, won honors for
himself and his native
Hawkeye State hy
coming in first in the
millwright competition. His '"hawkeye"
study of the blueprint and project com-
ponents made him a winner.
General President Emeritus M. A. Hutcheson, second from
left, studies a project with Gen. Treas. Nichols, Gen. Pres.
Sidell, and First Gen. VP Skinner.
Gen. Exec. Bd. Member Pete Ochocki joins Gen. Pres. Sidell
and First Gen. VP Skinner in viewing the work of Apprentice
Larry Varga of Detroit, Mich.
Robert Weber of
Mineola. N.Y., left,
maintained his
home state's peren-
nial good showing
in the annual com-
petition by winning the second spot in
the millwright competition. He's a mem-
ber of Local 740, New York City.
Stephen D. Banes
of Sterling, III.,
left, offered addi-
tional testimony to
the judges that his
local union. No.
2158, Rock Island, III., trains apprentices
well. While his fellow member, James
Bone, took first place, he took third
place in the competition.
Ronald Lillis of Kingston, Ont., the lone Canadian
millwright, is observed by GEB Member Wm.
Stepanovich and other officers.
GEB Member M. B. "Bud" Bryant observes the steady work of
a West Coast millwright contestant with First Gen. VP Skinner
and Gen. Pres. Sidell
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA— Donald R. Watson NEVADA— Robert Vella
Local 1831, Washington, D.C. Local 1827, Las Vegas, INev.
CALIFORNIA— Michael Swaney
Local 1607, Los Angeles, Gal.
INDIANA— Ralph Moulesong
Local 1043, Gary, Ind.
PENNSYLVANIA-William R. Kray, Jr.
Local 2235, Pittsburgh, Pa.
TENNESSEE— Ralph C. Hutson, j'r.
Local 654, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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TEXAS— Larry Wayne Alvarez
Local 2232, Houston, Tex.
MARYLAND— Tommy D. Greer
Local 1548, Baltimore,
WASHINGTON- Dan W. Crow
Local 2403, Richland, Wash.
OREGON— Ernest Gene Brown
Local 1857, Portland, Ore.
NEW JERSEY- Walter J. Everett
Local 455, Somerville, N.J.
LOUISIANA- Albert Lee Embry, Jr.
Local 1811, Monroe, La.
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Millwright Judges
With clipboards and check sheets, the
three judges of the millwrights manipu-
lative test consider a finished project.
From left, they are: Charles E. Johnson
of the Brotherhood, Harold Smith of the
Associated General Contractors, and
George W. Dwyer, a mechanical en-
gineer.
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MISSOURI— Byron L Kelley
Local 1529, Kansas City, Mo.
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ARIZONA— James L Gibson
Local 1182, Tuscon, Ariz.
OHIO— IVlichael Leo Sneider
Local 1393, Toledo, 0.
COLORADO— Dale D. Westbrook
Local 2834, Denver, Colo.
CANADA— Roland William Lillis
Local 1410, Kingston, Ont.
MICHIGAN- Larry Varga
Local 1102, Detroit, Mich.
rN SINCERE APPRECIATION
The annual International Carpenters
Apprenticeship Contest depends for its
success on the hard work of many in-
dividuals and the contributions made
by many firms and organizations. The
tools and materials used by the con-
testants are donated by several inter-
national and local companies. Some
of the awards are sponsored by firms
and associations well known in the
industry.
The International Contest Commit-
tee extends to such supporters— pri-
marily those listed in the poster at
right— its sincere thanks and urges
Brotherhood members to patronize
these organizations and manufacturers
whenever possible.
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The poster above was prominently displayed near the entrance to the Las Vegas Hilton
Convention Center, where the contest was held. The Aluminum Tool Box, left, a
prize for the first place carpenter, was also on display.
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These displays exhibited in the hotel showed the top awards and explained the apprenticeship training program,.
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New flow-through ventilation provides
a steady flow of outside air.
New available camper options include Elimi-
pitch camper steadying package and rear
stabilizer bars. We think they'll help make a
Chevy camper rig behave like you want it to.
New Load-Control rear suspension system
features leaf springs and repositioned shock
absorbers, one angled forward, one aft. Ride
improvement is substantial.
When we conceived the all new Chevy
pickup, we concentrated on improving things
we thought you'd consider most important.
We used a computer to design a new sus-
pension system. Moved our massive Girder
Beam front suspension forward to lengthen
the wheelbase. Added Load-Control rear leaf
springs. And we staggered the rear shocks.
Result: a noticeably smoother, stable ride
plus a dramatic improvement in handling.
Inside, we created your own private
quiet zone. With extensive sound insulation
throughout the cab. And more head, hip, leg
and shoulder room.
'73 Chevy pickups: our most comfort-
able, best riding and handling ever.
Chevrolet
Building a better way to see the U.S.A.
CONTEST
PLANNING
AND
POSTMORTEM
■ In a three-hour session on the
day before the opening of the 1972
International Carpenters Appren-
ticeship Contest and in another
three-hour open meeting of the Na-
tional Carpenters Joint Apprentice-
ship and Training Committee on the
day after the contest, there was lively
discussion on the "blueprint and
specifications" of the contest itself.
Were there enough judges to judge
the large and growing contest?
Was the lumber used by the con-
testants of the best grade available?
What tools should a contestant
use? What clothes should he wear?
The directors of the contest met
with coordinators and committee-
men in a seminar on Wednesday,
August 23. This gathering dealt
mostly with the year-round training
program and with ways to encour-
age participation in state and pro-
vincial contests.
On Saturday morning, August 26,
after two days of intensive competi-
tion in the Convention Center, next
door, the National Joint Apprentice-
ship and Training Committee held
an open session, which served as a
postmortem on the contest itself. ■
In a lively Saturday morning session following the contest, the National Carpenters
Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, on the podium, participates in a dis-
cussion of what was good and what was not-so-good about the competition.
The National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee and advisors. First row, from left — Richard W. Schwertner, AGC;
Nicholas Loope, UBC; Lee Rice, AGC; First Gen. VP Herbert Skinner, UBC; Contest Director Leo Gable, UBC; John Riley,
NAHB; and Dean R. Weaver. AGC. Second row— Frank McNamara, UBC; Syd Carnine, NAHB; C. M. Sanford, UBC;
George Vest, Jr., UBC; Bradford O'Brien, BAT; Raymond Fair, UBC; and Irving DeMilt, AGC. Skinner replaces Gen. Pres.
Wm. Sidell as co-chairman. Not present due to illness was Ed Wasielewski, AGC, co-chairman.
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The hard-working Contest Director Leo
Gable comes to the microphone to ex-
plain a matter under discussion.
A contestant rises to discuss an issue from the viewpoint of a competing apprentice.
The affable secretary of the Contest
Committee, Lee Rice of AGC, at the
rostrum.
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Dean R. Weaver of AGC discusses his i . J
views on the contest as a first-time spec- \ J —
tafor and advisor •'"'' Tmkcom, technical director of the Brotherhood, led the mstructors and coordi-
nators talk session, held prior to the opening of the contest. Men on the platform
include, from left, John W. Bunten, HEW; Paul Emmerick, AGC; Lloyd Jones,
BAT; and Cliff Miller, NAHB,
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Right: The National Joint Apprenticeship and
Training Committee during a working session at
Las Vegas. Below: A coordinator enters the dis-
cussion in the pre-contest session.
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The head table at the Apprenticeship Contest Awards Banquet, with trophies
and special awards awaiting the announcement of the winners.
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AWARDS
NIGHT IN
LAS VEGAS
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■ An audience of nearly 1,000
assembled in the big ballroom and
convention center of the Las Vegas
Hilton for the Apprenticeship Con-
test Awards Banquet.
There was an air of anticipation
as the 77 state and provincial final-
ists awaited the announcement of
the contest winners. A total of
$9,500 in prize money was to be
given away, plus many auxiliary
prizes and trophies.
Banquet speakers praised the
work of the contestants. First Gen-
eral Vice President Herbert Skinner,
who served as master of ceremonies,
described the contest as "labor-
management cooperation in its finest
meaning."
Morris Skinner, regional director
of the US Bureau of Apprenticeship
and Training (but no relation to
the master of ceremonies), told the
contestants, "You should have no
fears for the future. You're well
trained, you're well qualified, and
you are skilled craftsmen."
Greetings from the governor of
Nevada were delivered by Stan
Jones, state labor commissioner. He
praised organized labor for keeping
the state strong and progressive.
The major addresses of the eve-
ning were delivered by James D.
McClary, president of the Associ-
ated General Contractors; Stanley
Waranch, president of the National
Assn. of Home Builders; and Gen-
eral President William Sidell. The
full text of their remarks accompany
First General Vice President Herbert C.
S1(inner served as master of ceremonies.
'Let's Just Face the Fact
That We Have a Whale of a Problem'
An Address by James D. McClary, President,
Associated General Contractors of America, Inc.
■ To all of you, my congratulations
and the thanks of the industry you are
about to enter.
I wish that on this important night
in your life I could assure you that,
having come this far, you are entering
a well-ordered society; that all is well
in the world of construction; and that
all you need do to achieve success in
your chosen vocation is to be honest,
work hard, pay your taxes, and vote
a straight ticket. Unfortunately — for
all of us — that just is not the situation.
The world of construction — indeed,
the whole world — is in a period of ad-
justment, a period of change, a period
when old values are being challenged
— in fact, a period of confusion and
downright frustration. Inflation is not
controlled. Each of us is rightfully con-
cerned about his own economic situa-
tion, and although all of us in construc-
tion are drawing the highest wages
and salaries in history, it some times
does not seem to be enough. Unem-
ployment is higher that it reasonably
should be. The news media are full
of stories about a war that goes on
and on, a dollar that may be facing
further devaluation, wage and price
controls, an overrun in federal ex-
penditures, a negative balance of
payments, a rising crime rate, an un-
controlled drug problem — in short, a
seemingly endless parade of problems
that appear to defy solution. It's the
"silly season" for the politicians and,
just to cap it all, your favorite ball
club is probably fourth in its division!
There is nothing to be gained by
reciting a long history on how we
Americans came to be in the unen-
viable position in which we presently
find ourselves. Let's just face the fact
that we have a whale of a problem.
Let's admit — at least to each other —
that in some form or other we have
each made our own contribution.
Now, let's discuss for a few minutes
some basic things that we must do if
we are to bring back that great Amer-
ican dream of song and story. Let me
share with you some of my thoughts.
Most of us, I believe, go about our
affairs in a forthright manner. We
don't deliberately set out to do the
other guy in or to disrupt his little
piece of the economy. We pretty
much follow a "live and let live" phi-
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General President William Sidell deliv-
ered a speech which was noted by the
public press and labor press services.
this report. (President Sidell's are
excerpted in "In Conclusion," be-
ginning on Page 48.)
In his opening remarks, Lee Rice
noted the absence from the 1972
contest activities of Ed Wasielew-
ski, co-chairman of the National
Joint Apprenticeship and Training
Committee. Illness prevented Mr.
Wasielewski from attending the
awards ceremonies this year.
At the conclusion of the addresses
the awards were presented. In addi-
tion to the regular craft awards, the
John R. Stevenson Trophies, the
Olav Boen Trophy, and the Finlay
C. Allan Trophy were presented.
Awards were presented by Con-
test Director Leo Gable and Contest
Coordinators Paul Rudd and Rich-
ard G. Hutchinson. ■
Lee Rice of AGC, secretary of the In-
ternational Contest Committee, opened
the evening's festivities.
The "all-star eleven," as presented by AGC President James Mc Clary, UBC General President William Sidell, and UBC First
General Vice President Herbert Skinner: Seated from left are — Larry Morrison, third place cabinetmaker; Richard Petersen, sec-
ond place carpenter; Ronald Neff, second place cabinetmaker; James G. Bone, first place millwright; Mario Venneri, first place
cabinetmaker; Cornelius Froese, first place carpenter; Patrick J. Gokie, fifth place carpenter; Stephen Banes, third place mill-
wright; Thomas J. Florkowski, third place carpenter; Robert Weber, second place millwright; and Leon C. Fay, fourth place
carpenter.
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Stan Jones, Nevada Labor Commissioner
and Director of tlie Nevada State Ap-
prenticeship Council.
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Morris E. Sliinner, Regional Director,
Region 9, U.S. Bureau of Apprentice-
ship and Training.
PERSONAL PHOTO PRINTS
On the front cover and through-
out the first 37 pages of this issue
of The Carpenter are pictures of
the International Carpenters Appren-
ticeship Contest in Las Vegas, Nev.
Many sponsors, visitors, and partici-
pants have asked how they may obtain
prints of these pictures which were
taken by the official photographer.
We have arranged with our printer,
Merkle Press, Inc., to supply 8" x 10"
glossy prints at a nominal cost to all
who request them.
Simply list the pictures you wish
to order. (Please describe fully, includ-
ing page number and, where it is indi-
cated, the picture number and identi-
fication.) Each print costs $2.50, which
covers handling and mailing. State the
quantity of each photo desired and
send your order with your name and
address plus cash, check, or money
order (payable to Merkle Press, Inc.)
to: Carpenters Contest Photos; Merkle
Press, Inc.; 810 Rhode Island Avenue,
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20018
Home Construction Called
'The Economic Rose in The Rock Garden'
An Address by Stanley Waranch, President,
National Association of Home Builders
■ We in the National Association of
Home Builders — and I know that I
speak for Jim McCleary when I in-
clude the Associated General Con-
tractors in this — truly form a partner-
ship with labor, because without labor
there can be no management, and
certainly in the democratic process
that we know today, unless there is
management, there can be no labor.
After many years of agonizing, the
Congress enacted, during a Demo-
cratic administration, the Housing
Act of 1968. When Secretary Romney
in 1969 appeared before the Con-
gress for his confirmation as Secretary
of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development, he was asked if
he subscribed to the goals established
by the Congress in that Act? George
Romney said that he did. He rec-
ognized the need to house all Amer-
ica. And certainly we in the National
Association of Home Builders rec-
ognize that one paramount need. We
recognize the need to be devoted to
God. We recognize the need to be
devoted to family. And we recognize
the need that it all starts in the home.
And because the home, to me and
to you, should be the central place
for establishing the values and the
goals talked about by Mr. McCleary,
I say to you that you and I have a
great challenge in building America.
They talked about the home building
industry as being outmoded, archaic
and antiquated when we were build-
ing about a million units a year, and
they established the 26 million goal.
And I stand here before you proudly
to say that we, in industry, produced
last year 2.1 million, and this year we
will produce better than 2.2 million.
So when you, who have been ap-
prentices and have now become jour-
neymen carpenters, go out into the
world I can assure you that we have
a place for you to work, in both man-
agement and labor as a part of build-
ing America.
There is more to the story than just
building America. It is the need to
provide day-in and day-out work. We
can't build housing and have financing
cut off TODAY because of tight
money and then made plentiful TO-
MORROW because we want to stim-
ulate the economy.
Continued on page 41
OCTOBER, 1972
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Continued from page 35
losophy. Somehow, that hasn't been
enough. It could appear that some
force or agency is working against our
way of life. Even though that may be
true, there are some things we do or
don't do, as individuals, that have
contributed to the mess we have
created.
The strength and prosperity of
America can be attributed to two
basic facts. There probably are others,
but without these two, no people
could have accomplished what we
have in our relatively short history.
We Americans were fortunate to have
evolved in a land that is blessed with
almost limitless resources, a land with
abundant water, forests, fertile soil,
minerals and ideal climate. Our an-
cestors were hard-working, forward-
looking, creative, inventive and intel-
ligent. They came to this land to
escape from a number of autocratic
and tyrannical governments. This
background led to the fashioning of
a form of government under which,
with an absolute minimum of inter-
ference, this knowledgeable and pro-
ductive people could use the bounty
of the country to build for themselves
the kind of life mankind was created
to develop and enjoy. These two fac-
tors— a rich undeveloped land and a
hard-working, unselfish people came
together — thru chance — or design, if
you prefer — at the right time in the
history of the world.
Living under their own government,
these people utilized those resources
to create an economy that has never
been equalled any where at any time.
What has gone haywire? Why
doesn't the greatest of economies
continue to grow? What has slowed
the improvement in the standard of
living? Why devaluation of our
money? Why unemployment? Why
poverty in the midst of apparent
plenty? Why this tremendous welfare
load on our economy? Why a hun-
dred other equally perplexing ques-
tions?
The abundant land is still here —
virtually untouched. The people are
still here.
To my notion, there are a few sim-
ple — but basic — reasons for the
Continued on page 41
38
THE CARPENTER
REFERENDUM-LAKELAND HOME
Continued from page 4
require the expenditure of a large capital outlay and
substantially increased operating costs.
2. Money to perform the necessary remodeling or new
construction is not available through the Home Fund,
which is established in Section 45 D of the Constitution
"for operation and maintenance of the Home."
3. Unless we are able to obtain the necessary funds by
means of an assessment upon the Local Unions or mem-
bers we will not have funds to finance the necessary
remodeling or new construction.
4. If we cannot assure the Florida Department of
Health that we are in a position to do the necessary work
before December 31, 1972, our Provisional License will
expire as of that date and we will have to discontinue
operation of the Home.
All of these facts were presented to meetings of the
General Executive Board and Board of Trustees held in
August, 1972. The Board Members discussed the matter
fully keeping in mind the welfare and interests of our
working members and members on the pension as well
as that of occupants of the Home.
After a full review the Board Members voted unani-
mously to submit to referendum of the membership a
Proposition authorizing discontinuance of the operation
of the Home and the sale or encumbrance of the Home
and real estate on which it is located.
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The Members of the General Executive Board and
Board of Trustees were unanimous in their conclusion
that the extensive remodeling or new construction and
other expenses necessary to permit continued operation
of the Home is not practical or feasible. The Board was
especially concerned over the necessity — if we continue
to operate the Home — of a substantial assessment on or
a substantial increase in per capita tax payable for
beneficial members.
It is clear that if we continue to operate the Home
a substantial increase in revenue will be required.
The Board Members also voted, therefore, to recom-
mend to the membership that they vote "Yes" on the
following proposition.
PROPOSITION
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Shall the General Executive Board and
Yes Q Board of Trustees, upon taking steps which
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provide proper care for all present occu-
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Florida for the rest of their natural lives,
be authorized to discontinue operation of
No Q the Home and to sell, convey or encumber
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THE CARPENTER
LET'S FACE THE FACT
Continued from page 38
change. We Americans have for-
gotten how to work. Too many of us
want the "good life" without being
willing to put forth the effort to attain
it. If we can't get it the easy way, we
are demanding that it be given to us
as a right. If someone else has it —
we are being told we should have it,
too — without the necessity of putting
forth some of our own blood, sweat
and tears. Our country was founded
on the belief that each of us was
created equal and that we had the
right to life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness. "Pursuit" means you
have the opportunity to chase it — not
sit on your duff and have someone
else bring it to you. The true under-
privileged of today are the workers,
the doers, those who struggle to make
ends meet while carrying the burden
of taxation levied to provide for those
who won't work. How many genera-
tions of parasites do we have to sup-
port before we decide they ought
to pitch in to help themselves?
We have forgotten how to pro-
duce. To produce, you have to do
something worthwhile during the time
you are employed. You have to put
out something of more value than
what you are being paid to make it.
There are many people in this coun-
try whose only productive act is ex-
pending the effort to collect their pay
envelope!
We haven't taken advantage of our
improved technology to increase our
production. We have, in fact, used
it to allow us to work less diligently
for more money. Now our laziness is
catching up with us.
We have lost our pride — pride in
achievement, pride in craft, pride of
country and pride in ourselves. Many
young people of today are more in-
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Continued on page 43
THE ECONOMIC ROSE
Continued from page 37
In 1971 and in 1972 the only eco-
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THE CARPENTER
A TRUSTED
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THAN A
CENTURY!
LET'S FACE THE FACT
Continued from page 41
lieve that any American would know-
ingly give up his right to life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness for the
slavery that "complete security" de-
mands.
We are undergoing a rapidly in-
creasing moral degeneration. I don't
mean this only in the generally-ac-
cepted context of being moral or im-
moral. The Americans who built this
country had no problem telling right
from wrong. They had some fairly
simply codes of social behavior. If
someone did wrong, he knew it — and
if caught, he was quite quickly and
very adequately shown the error of
his ways. Some didn't survive the tell-
ing!
Now it has become not "Do I do
it or don't I do it." It's "How do I
do it without getting caught and if I
do get caught, how do I beat the
rap?" Instead of pointing out the
error of our ways and applying a suit-
able punishment, someone begins a
long-drawn out investigation of our
childhood to see if we hated our
mother or had a less-than-gentle first
grade teacher! The tragedy of this
is that you and I have come to accept
it.
Only a "square" knows much about
our history, or knows the words to
"The Star Spangled Banner", or gets
a thrill from saluting the Flag as it
goes by.
We have forgotten that this coun-
try was founded on a belief in Sod —
and a trust in Him. I don't care what
Supreme Being you believe exists.
One does — by whatever name you
call Him. Without some kind of faith,
life becomes meaningless and with-
out direction.
That may seem to be an over-
simplification of the problems we
have. But as sure as we are here to-
night, unless we go back to those
basic fundamentals I have mentioned,
things are not going to get better.
It is not enough that we resolve to
change our ways, or continue living as
we are if we are already following
those precepts. As Americans, we
must practice them in our daily lives
and we have to work to see that others
do also. We have to reinstill them in
Conrinued on page 44
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Salter. John Leroy
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L.U. NO. 50
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
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L.U. NO. 51
BOSTON, MASS.
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Croteau, Frank
Gordon, Samuel
L.U. NO. 54
CHICAGO, ILL.
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NEW YORK, N.Y.
Brede, Christopher
Orosz, Joseph
Slater, Cornelius
L.U. NO. 385
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Altschul, Morris
DePol. Amilcare
Mannuzza, Salvatore
Nostro, Frank
L.U. NO. 403
ALEXANDRIA, LA
Bell, Venson
Gray, L. E.
L.U. NO. 486
BAYONNE, NJ.
Allert, August
Vayda. Charles
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NEW YORK, N.Y.
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Carlson. Clarence
Dinowiiz, William
Grunston. Michael
Johnson, Emil
Johnson, Karl A.
Petri. Henry
Raymunt, Edward
Sundberg, John
Vance, William
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WINDSOR, ONT.
Batulis, Victor
L.U. NO. 512
YPSILANTI, MICH.
Burton, Robert
Carpenter, Arthur
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Morningstar, Jay
Starks, William
Stueckmann, John
L.U. NO. 526
GALVESTON,
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EVERETT, WASH.
Brotten, Ronald L.
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SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
Hilliard. Edward S.
Kever, Arzle, J.
Kion, Arthur
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Schmidt, Rudolph
Waddell, C. C.
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IN CONCLUSION
The Challenge
■ Since most of our members earn their living
either working directly in the construction indus-
try or producing materials or products which are
used in construction, our economic future is going
to depend in large part on the future performance
of the construction industry. If the industry does
well, we will do well — or at least we will have the
opportunity to do well. What we do with our op-
portunities will depend on us; and I'll have some-
thing to say about that along the way. But first
let's take a broad look at the prospects of the
industry.
The economists have many fancy ways of guess-
ing what the economic future will bring to the con-
struction industry. They put into their forecasts all
kinds of mysterious economic indicators and statis-
tics, all aimed at getting answers to three simple
questions. First, what demand will there be for
the products the industry can produce? Second,
will productive manpower and materials be put
together to meet that demand? Third, will the
money be made available, either by private or pub-
lic means, to permit the industry to satisfy these
human needs for places to live and work?
Of course there are no simple or final answers
to the last two questions which depend on many
political and economic decisions which have not
yet been made. But you don't need a degree in
economics to come up with a pretty good an-
swer to the first one. Just take a stroll around the
streets of any city you can think of. You'll soon
see enough to convince you that the construction
industry will be the busiest industry in the country
— if even a small part of what needs to be done is
done.
And basically what needs to be done is to re-
build the nation's cities. For the past two decades
our cities have been falling apart, while much of
our productive resources have been expended in
other directions. During the Sixties, capital ex-
penditures which could have gone to construction
were in one way or another diverted to the Viet-
nam War. And the War brought on severe in-
flationary pressures which led to tight money and
deep cuts in Federal non-military spending — both
of which had a heavy impact on construction,
which generally needs either public spending or
private lending. Then, too, economic forces within
the construction industry itself worked against the
use of resources that were available to the industry
for the increasing needs of urban reconstruction.
The long stretch of business prosperity led to a
strong growth of industrial and commercial con-
struction, at the same time that a scarcity of credit
was curtailing the output of housing and related
construction. In other words, we were building a
lot of factories, stores and office buildings, but not
nearly enough houses, sewers and subways. We
can expect that this basic backlog of unmet needs
will produce a greater emphasis on housing and
related urban development in the next decade. And
I think we can expect that future private, and in
particular, public decisions will give the industry
the incentive and the financial backing to begin
meeting those needs.
For, while during the Sixties relatively little was
accomplished in meeting the needs of urban re-
construction, a lot of programs were started. These
beginnings indicate a growing political commit-
ment to rebuilding our cities. Legislation and pro-
grams for housing, mass transportation, and en-
vironmental pollution are already on the books.
What has been lacking is the money to make these
programs work. But when the increasing public
recognition of the urgency of these problems is
combined with the undoubted power of the federal
government to allocate the resources needed for
reconstruction, it's not hard to predict a lot of new
business for the construction industry. Only war
and inflation have postponed drastic action on what
is generally recognized as a national priority.
There are many reasons for the decay of our
cities — some economic, some political, some social.
But the basic background has been provided by the
growth and behavior of the population of this
country. In 1900 there were only 75 million
Americans and less than half of them lived in urban
areas. Today there are more than 200 million
Americans and over 70% of us live in urban areas.
By 1 980 over 80% of our people will be concen-
trated in cities and suburbs. Then in the Fifties
this continuing movement from country to cities
was complicated by a vast movement of population
to the suburbs. As the central cities have become
48
THE CARPENTER
f Rebuilding America
increasingly over-burdened by a growing popula-
tion, the quality of city life has declined and a
great variety of social ills has multiplied. Most of
those who could afford to do so have fled to the
suburbs, leaving the central cities with a lowered
tax base and a declining ability to provide the serv-
ices and amenities so desperately needed.
The vast movement of people into and within
urban areas, which we generally describe as the
process of urbanization, has greatly compounded
the normal problems of providing decent housing
and public services to a growing population. Along
with the desires of a population of rising expecta-
tions, urbanization has brought a growing demand
for all of the necessities and amenities of an urban
population — schools and libraries, hospitals, sew-
ers, recreation centers, clean air and water, utili-
ties, and mass transit, just to name a few.
It is quite obvious that we as a nation haven't
done too good a job of meeting those needs. And
this is true not just in the more spectacular slums
and blighted areas of our central cities. Those of
us who live in suburbia can testify that we have
our share of housing shortages, slums, congestion,
power shortages, air pollution, crime and other
urban ills.
We need only look around us to realize what a
huge backlog of demand there is for the housing
and public services which only the construction
industry can produce. There is no doubt that the
industry faces a difficult task — to develop the ca-
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And as a part of the industry, we too will have to
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Labor unions are economic organizations; so
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business. But from the viewpoint of our society,
some urban problems are extremely critical and
on a scale beyond solving in conventional ways.
This means that work is going to be done in non-
traditional ways. Sometimes we won't like it; and
OCTOBER, 1972
where our vital interests are involved, we'll have
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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
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
Herbert C. Skinner
101 Constitution Ave.. N.W..
Washington. D.C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
William Konyha
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
Charles E. Nichols
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT EMERITUS
M. A. Hutcheson
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Patrick J. Campbell
130 North Main Street
New City, Rockland Co., New York
10956
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
130 Mountain Avenue
Springfield, New Jersey 07081
Third District, Anthony Ochocki
18400 Grand River Avenue,
Detroit, Michigan 48223
Fourth District, Harold E. Lewis
2970 Peachtree Rd., N.W., Suite 300
Atlanta, Ga. 30305
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
2800 Selkirk Drive
Burnsville, Minn. 55378
Sixth District, Frederick N. Bull
Glenbrook Center West — Suite 501
1140 N.W. 63rd Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
Room 722, Oregon Nat'l Bldg.
610 S.W. Alder Street
Portland, Oregon 97205
Eighth District, M. B. Bryant
Forum Building, 9th and K Streets
Sacramento, California 95814
Ninth District, William Stefanovitch
2418 Central Avenue
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Tenth District, Eldon T. Staley
4706 W. Saanich Rd.
RR #3, Victoria, B. C.
William Sidell, Chairman
R. E. Livingston, Secretary
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should be sent to the General Secretary.
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VOLUME XCII
No. 11
NOVEMBER, 1972
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick. Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
New Business Agents Briefed in Five-Day Seminar 2
Master Carpenters and Furniture Workers from Germany 6
Royal Inns Sign International Agreement 8
US Must Counteract Foreign Trade Deficit 8
Pension Plans Participating in Reciprocal Agreement 12
biew Chicago-Based Ceilings System Proving Popular 15
Early Canadian Carpenters and Social Legislation 25
DEPARTMENTS
We Congratulate 10
Washington Roundup 14
Your Union Dictionary, No. 14 16
Canadian Report 26
Plane Gossip 28
Local Union News 29
CLIC Report 32
In Memoriam 37
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion William Sidell 40
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THE COVER
Field pumpkins reach their pon-
derous, golden-orange peak in fall.
Vines are heavy with Illinois Beauties,
Indiana Cornfields, Bugle Grammas,
Nantucket Pies, Quaker Pies, Golden
Crushaws, and even Red Chinas. All
the varieties belong to the same spe-
cies, Cucurbita pepo.
Pumpkins originated in Mexico and
Central America. Centuries before
Columbus reached the New World,
Indian tribes were cultivating pump-
kins all over North America.
Captain John Smith wrote that Vir-
ginia Indians grew a "fruite like unto
a Muske Millon, but lesse and worse."
The intrepid Englishman apparently
made the mistake of sampling a raw
pumpkin.
The colonists soon found that
cooked pumpkin was a nourishing
food. They made pumpkin soup, stew,
pudding, bread, and griddle cakes as
well as pie. The flesh was dried for
use in winter and spring.
As early as 1630 a versifier wrote:
"If fresh meat be wanting to fill up
your dish./ We have carrots and
pumpkins and turnips and fish./ We
have pumpkins at morning and pump-
kins at noon,/ If it were not for pump-
kins we should be undone."
NOTE: Readers who would like copies
of this cover unmarred by a maiUng label
may obtain them by sending lOi in coin
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CARPENTER, 101 Constitution Ave.,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.
NEW
BUSINESS
AGENTS
BRIEFED
IN FIVE-DAY
SEMINAR
FIRST
ANNUAL
GATHERING
OF BAs
HELD IN
WASHINGTON
HEADQUARTERS
■ Day by day, the work of labor
unions becomes more complex and
demanding as government regula-
tions proliferate and technological
changes complicate traditional work
practices.
All of this imposes greater and
greater responsibilities on the busi-
ness manager of a local union or
district council. The newly-elected
business representative finds him-
self faced with a bewildering array
of responsibilities which he must
cope with effectively if the union is
to make adequate progress.
To remedy this situation, the
United Brotherhood held a week-
long seminar for newly-elected
business representatives. The semi-
nar was held at the general office
during the week of September 18.
Some 131 actually were in attend-
ance.
The General President, William
Sidell, opened the seminar with a
comprehensive analysis of the prob-
lems which face our Brotherhood in
particular, and the whole labor
movement in general. He analyzed
the financial structure of the Broth-
erhood and outlined the need for
greatly stepped-up emphasis on
organizing. He also stressed the
absolute need for all business repre-
sentatives having a complete under-
standing of our Brotherhood's juris-
diction so that it can be adequately
protected in all situations.
"Being a business agent is a
sacred trust . . . one which requires
attention to office and devotion to
duty," the General President told
the assembly.
"We're living in a new age. Peo-
ple are demanding more service.
The younger generation is knowl-
edgeable about what is coming to
them, and they expect you to de-
liver."
He urged the local union leaders
to "tell it like it is." He warned
that they must know their local
contracts thoroughly.
President Sidell placed much cm-
First General Vice President Herbert C Sl<iniier discusses the Constitution and Laws. By-laws, and training programs.
THE CARPENTER
A business agent ponders the data
supplied by various government agen-
cies.
phasis on strong local organizing
programs:
"We cannot stand on our laurels,
as we have sometimes done in the
past. To keep your union going,
you're going to have to provide
some organizational efforts," he
said.
He pointed out that the Brother-
hood cannot provide sufficient or-
ganizers for every local organizing
effort, and that local unions must
take on much of this responsibility
themselves.
He called organizing the lifeblood
of the organization and emphasized
that "we cannot pass up these non-
union jobs."
"This organization has no closed
charters," he stressed. "You had
better bring those outside workers
into the organization or suffer the
consequences."
He told the BA's: "You'll keep a
member, if you treat him fairly.
But if you don't offer him service
through the union, 'he'll beat your
brains out' on non-union jrbs."
First General Vice President
Herbert Skinner emphasized the
necessity for expanding and con-
stantly upgrading both the quality
and quantity of apprenticeship
training. He impressed on the neo-
phyte business representatives the
need for paying close attention to
the apprenticeship programs con-
ducted by their local unions or dis-
trict councils.
General Secretary Livingston
gave the participants in the confer-
ence a thorough briefing on the
need for local unions keeping accu-
rate and proper records. While the
actual keeping of records may not
be the direct responsibility of the
business representative, he never-
theless needs to have a thorough
knowledge of the record-keeping
After two or three days of study,
note pads were crammed with notes.
Participants in the seminar
found that they shared many
problems . . . and many answers
to these problems.
General President William Sidell addressed the opening session of the week-long seminar.
NOVEMBER, 1972
system of the Brotherhood so that
he can render assistance if called
upon.
General Treasurer Charles Nich-
ols dwelt at some length on the cur-
rent political picture and the vital
necessity of local unions and dis-
trict councils actively participating
in the election of men who have
some sympathy for the aims of the
labor movement. He summarized
the work which the Carpenters
Legislative Improvement Commit-
tee (CLIC) has been doing to pro-
mote beneficial legislation and
stymie legislation which poses a
threat to the advancement of work-
ing people.
For the whole week, the staff at
the General Office covered such
diverse subjects as collective bar-
gaining procedures, organizing
techniques, membership education,
steward selection and education,
community action, implementation
of General Office policy, and en-
forcement of trade jurisdiction.
All sessions were work sessions
and participants were not only per-
General Secretary R. E. Livingston
joined in the welcome of the BAs
and described (he work of his office.
The coats and ties came off, as the
business agents got down to work and
study.
mitted to but were actually urged
to ask questions.
By the end of the week, the par-
ticipants in the conference were
given a comprehensive insight into
day-by-day problems confronting
the average business representative
of a local union or district council.
In any human endeavor, a vital
ingredient to achieving success is
knowing one's job thoroughly. As
a result of the seminar, those who
Above: Candid views of BA's at
work during a general session.
Below: Director of Organization Jim
Parker leads a workshop session.
THE CARPENTER
From the top: Ass't. to the Pres.
Rogers, Labor Department Official
Harry Bovshaw, and Gen. Treas.
Charles Nichols.
Top: Robert Pleasure, assistant gen-
eral counsel of the Brotherhood, and
William McGowan, general counsel,
who addressed the seminar on the
fourth day. In the second picture:
First Gen. VP Skinner speaks. Below:
Another workshop session, this one
with General Representative Robert
Laing, with glasses at right rear, in
charge.
Second Gen. VF William Konyha
discussed international agreements, re-
quests for assistance, and the work of
the General President's Committee on
Contract Maintenance.
participated should have acquired
the tools which are necessary to
achieving success. Participants
should be able to establish clear
priorities insofar as goals are con-
cerned. They should have gathered
some concept of how and when
compromise is desirable and how
such compromises should be ar-
rived at.
They should have learned that
one of the penalties of leadership
is criticism that occasionally bor-
ders on abuse. A business repre-
sentative's job is a thick-skinned job
which seldom can be satisfactorily
filled by a thin-skinned individ-
ual. ■
NOVEMBER, 1972
«~^ -" ■" ■''■
Brotherhood leaders, at ri^ht, above, discuss the nork of the orjjanization with the German visitors. In the foreground, from
left to right, are Anton Wibbe, Erich Beier, August Buergers, and Mrs. Greta Hirsch, interpreter. At the far side of the table,
beginning at the left, arc Werner Jeuschner, Franz Theilens, Leo Jeurgens, Paul Foester, Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm deTemple, .losef
Wagner, Hans Luechtefeld, and Johann Spruenken. Not visible in this picture but also present were: Hans Buntens, Mr. and
Mrs. Felix Grunewald, and Hermann Kirberg.
Master Carpenters and Furniture Workers
From Germany Visit Brotherhood Headquarters
■ A letter arrived at the General
President's office, last summer, with
the following statement and request:
"The 'Fachverband Holz und
Kunststoffe Westfalen' of Germany
(Association for Wood and Syn-
thetic Fibers) is sponsoring a study
tour to the United States for about
30 of its members, scheduled to
take place October 2-15. 1972. . . .
"While in this country the tour
members will visit a few modern,
interesting woodworking companies,
cabinet makers, wood furniture
manufacturers, furniture exhibitions,
producers of wooden buildings,
store fronts, store interiors, etc., for
a tour of the facilities and an ex-
change of ideas with their American
colleagues.
"In addition, the German dele-
gation has expressed the desire to
include a meeting with a representa-
tive of your union in the itinerary
to learn about new trends and de-
velopments in U.S. carpentry,
wages, training, working hours,
working conditions, etc.
"Therefore, we ask whether you
would be able to set up such a
meeting, preferably for Wednesday,
October 1 1. at 3:00 PM . . ."
General President William Si-
dell's response was affirmative and
warm, and at the designated time,
October 1 1 a chartered bus carry-
ing the visitors drew up at the
Brotherhood headquarters in Wash-
ington.
On hand to greet the visitors was
General President Sidell. First Gen-
eral Vice President Herbert C.
Skinner, Assistant to the General
President John Rogers, and Re-
search Director Nicholas Loope,
who had handled arrangements for
the visit.
The guests were assembled in the
main auditorium where, with the
aid of an interpreter, they were offi-
cially greeted, and the Brotherhood
leaders answered questions. A spe-
cial packet of explanatory material
was presented each guest, and they
were conducted on a tour of the
offices.
The guests were particularly in-
terested in comparing wage scales
and working conditions of US and
German craftsmen.
A highlight of the tour was a visit
to the fifth-floor promenade of the
General Headquarters, where the
guests could see and photograph
many of the city's government build-
ings and shrines. ■
General President Sidell studies a Ger-
man coin presented to him by August
Buergers, a leader of the group.
First General Vice President llirberl
Skinner, center, explains sonic of the
workings of a US contract in the con-
struction trades. To his right is John
Rogers and to his left, Nicholas Loope.
6
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We Want to be Known as a Pro Union Company, Says Royal Inns
A Royiil Inn Hotel being built in Salt Lake City.
■ Royal Inns of America, one of the nation's fastest
growing hotel and motel chains, and the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of America recently en-
tered into an international agreement.
The agreement insures that all new Royal Inns will be
built by members of the United Brotherhood performing
the traditional jurisdiction of our organization in accord-
ance with the wages, fringe benefits and working condi-
tions set forth in the agreement in effect in the area
where new Royal Inns hotels and motels are to be built.
Royal Inns will employ journeymen referred by the lo-
cal unions or district councils having jurisdiction.
"We want to be known as a pro-union company,"
states B. H. "Barney"' Oldfield, Royal Inns vice presi-
dent. "Hiring union help is good business."
General President Sidell in reporting the agreement,
says: "This is another first for our Brotherhood in its
drive to provide greater employment opportunities for
our members."
When members of the United Brotherhood travel on
business or vacation they can be sure they are staying in
a union-built house when they stop at Royal Inns. The
photographs appearing on this page are but a sample
of the concept variety adopted by Royal Inns. ■
A Royal Inn Hotel iit (hi' wharf, San Diego, Calif.
The Royal Inn Motor Hotel in St. George, Utah.
Trade Deficit Is Major Threat, Livingston Tells Maritime Meet
Growing inequalities in foreign
trade is the most serious problem
confronting the United States and
its labor movement today, General
Secretary R. E. Livingston told the
more than 400 members and guests
of the Buffalo, N.Y., Maritime
Trades Port Council at the organi-
zation's recent sixth annual dinner-
dance.
"Last year was the first time that
our foreign trade showed a deficit
(more than $2 billion) in this cen-
tury," Livingston declared.
He blamed the situation on the
tendency of some American firms to
close down domestic plants — throw-
ing thousands of Americans out of
work — and setting up substitute
plants in foreign lands, where the
labor force works for low wages.
He estimated that more than a mil-
lion US jobs have been wiped out in
the past three years by imports from
low-wage countries.
Livingston called attention to the
fact that the US government is at-
tempting to retrain workers who
lose jobs because of the runaway
plants at a standby wage of $87 a
week. But the stumbling block there,
he claimed, was the refusal of firms
to hire workers 35 years old and
8
THE CARPENTER
older who are already trained.
The Brotherhood leader deplored
the fact that the US maritime trades
carry only 5% of the nation's im-
ports and exports, because its dwin-
dling fleet is competing against ships
made in foreign lands which operate
with low-paid crews and are regis-
tered under foreign flags.
"Foreign trade by American ships
on the Great Lakes is almost non-
existent," he declared, "because for-
eign ships move 95% of our trade
through the St. Lawrence Seaway,
according to a report dated August
2, 1972."
Following addresses delivered at
the dinner, the President of the Buf-
falo Port Council, William O. Hoch,
presented brass statuettes of a bison
"for dedication to labor service" to
General Secretary Livingston and to
Congressman Jack Kemp of the
39th District of New York.
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In the July, 1972, issue of The Car-
penter we published an article about the
unsuccessful Pruitt-Igoe Public Housing
Project in St. Louis, Mo. In that article it
was stated:
"Pruitt-Igoe is only a case history of
what has happened to other public hous-
ing projects in the past few years. Similar
problems exist in New York, Philadelphia,
Chicago, Detroit and Washington. All of
these cities are burdened with thousands
of abandoned housing units."
This statement brought disagreement
from Mr. Val Coleman, director of public
information for the New York City Hous-
ing Authority.
"No building unit operated by the New
York City Housing Authority has ever
been abandoned," he states, asking for a
correction of our statement.
"We at the Housing Authority take
pride in the fact that our developments
are safe, modern and wholesome places
in which to live," Mr. Coleman continues.
"Police Department statistics show that
crime within public housing is two-thirds
less than those in non-public housing
areas. This is just one indication of how
well we are coping with today's urban
problems."
Perhaps there is confusion between The
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We were not considering an entire hous-
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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:
Studies Center in Washington, D. C. was
Nicholas R. Loope, the Brotherhood's
Director of Research.
The institute examined various aspects
of conglomerates and multinational com-
panies.
The Labor Studies Center is the labor
movement's first national full-time educa-
tional institution. It is in its fourth year
of operation.
Another Brotherhood leader who re-
cently completed studies at the AFL-CIO
Labor Studies Center was Rodney P.
Bowley, business representative. Local
176, Middletown, R. L
Bowley took part in an intensive week-
long course in which he learned spe-
cifics of law as it pertains to labor-
management relations. The course was
taught by authorities in this field — union
attorneys, AFL-CIO staflt, and professors
of law.
HALF CENTURY
James Hall, of the Los Angeles
Building and Construction Trades, right,
presents President Clyde W. Cable a
plaque commemorating Carpenters Local
1752 for its fifty years of service to
organized labor.
APPOINTMENT-Fra;(/t DeSisto, president
of Local IS8, Yonkers, N.Y., has been
active in many civic projects. His most
unceasing civic
work is with Letch-
worth Village, an
f^, "' ' * institution for the
J mentally retarded
^ operated by the
State of New York.
jgjj^lp"^ /y'^^jii ^'^ brother has
^HBHa ^^^^Bf been a resident pa-
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HHrI a century, and
DeSisto Brother DeSisto' s
personal interest in
the welfare of this itiemher of his family
drew him into the work of the Village
itself.
In recognition of these efforts, N.Y.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller recently named
him a Member of the Board of Visitors
of Leichworth Village.
CONGLOMERATE STUDIES - Among the
group of union representatives who re-
cently completed the institute on "The
Conglomerate" at the AFL-CIO Labor
Lach
Cardinale
SCHOLARSHIPS— Six years ago Carpenters
Local No. 1772, Hicksville. N.Y., initi-
ated an effort to sponsor an annual col-
lege scholarship to deserving high school
graduates. A committee was formed and
a drive to raise $500 was started. Notices
were sent out to the members so their
children could compete on a competitive
basis. Time of consideration is from Jan-
uary through April of each year.
Winners are chosen by an educator
group from the school of the current win-
ner. As the years progressed, the commit-
tee decided to have two $500 scholarships.
This year, award winners are: Anthony
Lach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vitold Lach
of Brooklyn, N.Y.. and Richard Card-
inale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Card-
inale of East Islip, N.Y.
10
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Pension Plans Participating
In Brotherhood Reciprocal Agreement
For the benefit of those who have
already signed the National Carpenters
Reciprocal Pension agreement, the fol-
lowing is an up-dated list of the Pen-
sion Plans now participating:
ARIZONA
Basic Crafts Pension Trust Fund
3220 North 3rd Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
ARKANSAS
Carpenters Pension Fund of Arkansas
504 Victory Street
Little Rock. Arkansas 72201
CALIFORNIA
Carpenters Pension Trust Fund for
Northern California
995 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94103
Carpenters Pension Trust for
Southern California
520 South Virf,'il Avenue
Los Angeles, Califoriiui 90020
COLORADO
Centennial State Carpenters Pension
Trust Fund
333 Logan Street
Denver. Colorado 80203
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Stale Council of
Carpenters
Stale-Wide Pension Plan
860 Silas Deans Highway
Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109
EDITORS NOTE; The rundown
of pension plans on this page and
the following page serves as a
progress report on efforts by the
Brotherhood to provide continuity
of pension coverage for all mem-
bers. For more detailed informa-
tion, we refer you to the following
issues of The Carpenter. November,
1971, Page 2: March, 1972, Page 9;
and May, 1972, Page 7.
FLORIDA
Broward County Carpenters
Pension Trust Fund
Florida Administrators, Inc.
1000 Ponce De Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Palm Beach County Carpenters
District Council Pension Fund
Florida Administrators. Inc.
931'/2 Belvedere Road
We.'it Palm Beach. Florida 33405
South Florida Carpenters Pension
Trust Fund
Florida Administrators, Inc.
1000 Ponce De Leon Blvd.
P.O. Box 220
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
ILLINOIS
Chicago District Council of
Carpenters Pension Fund
12 East Erie Street
Chicago, Illinois 6061 1
KANSAS
Kansas Construction Trades
Open End Pension Trust Fund
do Fringe Benefit Funds
202 West Thirty-third Street
P.O. Box 5096
Topeka, Kansas 66605
LOUISIANA
Local Union 1098 Pension Trust
6755 Airline Highway
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70805
District Council of New Orleans and
Vicinity Pension Trust
315 Broad Street
New Orleans, Loitisiaiui 701 19
Northeast Louisiana District Council
of Carpenters Pension Plan
do Southwest Administrators
P.O. Box 4617
Monroe, Louisiana 70805
MARYLAND
Cumberland Maryland and
Vicinity Building ami
Constriution Employee.'^' Trust Fund
125 South Liberty Street
Cumberland, Maryland
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Slate
Carpenters Pension Fund
One Militia Drive
Lexingtoit, Massachusetts 02173
Western Massachusetts Carpenters
Pension Fund
26 Willow Street — Room 24
Springfield, Massachusetts 01103
NEVADA
Carpenters Pension Trust Fund for
Northern Nevada
33 St. Lawrence Avenue
Reno, Nevada 89501
NEW JERSEY
Carpenters & Millwrights Local No. 31
Pension Fund
41 Ryan Avenue
Trenton, New Jersey 08610
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico District Couiuil of
Carpenters Pension Fund
5301 Central Avenue N.E.
Suite 1618 First Natioiud Bank Bldg.
—East
Alhuquerc/ue. New Mexico 87108
NEW YORK
Nas.uiu County Carpenters
Pension Fund
1065 Old Country Road
Westhitry, New York
New York City District CouticU
Carpenters Pension Fund
204-8 East Twenlv-third Street
New York. New York 10010
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Suffolk County Carpenters
Pension Fund
Box "F"
Med ford, New York 11763
Westchester County New York
Carpenters' Pension Fund
Box 5. North Station
White Plains, New York 10603
OHIO
Miami Valley Carpenters'
District Council Pension Fund
Far Oaks Building
2801 Far Hills Avenue
Dayton, Ohio 45419
Ohio Valley Carpenters
District Council Benefit Funds
do Pension and Group Consultants,
Inc., Administrator
Room 902-6 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
PENNSYLVANIA
Carpenters' Pension Fund of
Western Pennsylvania
One Allegheny Square — Suite 310
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Carpenters Pension Fund
945 Eddy Street
Providence, Rhode Island
TENNESSEE
Tri State Carpenters and Joiner
District Council of Chattanooga,
Tennessee and Vicinity Pension
Trust Fimd
P.O. Box 6035
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401
UTAH
Utah Carpenters' Cement Masons'
and Labors' Trust Fund
849 East Fourth South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
WASHINGTON
Milltnen's Retirement Trust of
Washington
do Local Union 338
2512 Second Avenue — Room 206
Seattle, Washington 98121
Washington-Idaho-Montana
Carpenters-Employers Retirement
Trust Fund
East 123 Indiana — P.O. Box 5434
Spokane, Washington 99205
WEST VIRGINIA
Chemical Valley Pension Fund of
West Virginia
Raymond Hage and Company Inc.
Employee Benefit Plan Consultants
1050 Fifth Aveime
Huntington, West Virginia 25701
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WATCH THAT BALANCE— The Federal Reserve System is expanding its check- clearing
machinery throughout the United States. The FRS warns "check kiters" that the
day is coming when most checks will have to he covered by cash in the account
almost as soon as they are deposited.
RUBBLE AT PRUITT-IGOE-In the July issue of The CARPENTER we told of the dismal
failure of the hig public housing project in St. Louis, Mo., known as Pruitt-Igoe
The WASHINGTON POST reports that problems are not over there. Two 12-story
buildings were blasted into rubble to reduce population density, etc. , and now
two "mountains" of rubble have to be removed, and neither the City of St. Louis
nor the Housing and Urban Development Administration seems to be able to provide
the funds to do the job.
PHASE TWO FAILURE— The failure of the Nixon Administration's so-called "price
controls" has discouraged consumers and left them little hope for improved living
standards. The AFL-CIO's director of community services, Leo Perils, says that
the government's failure to protect the buying power of tightly frozen wages
while profits soar bears out his prediction that the so-called price lid would
only be "the frosting on the corporate cake."
LABOR PRESS HOPE-The fight to hold
postal rates that would cripple the
introduction of similar bills in bo
non-profit publications.
One bill has been introduced i
Udall, Arizona Democrat, who is cha
identical bill has been introduced
Massachusetts Democrat.
In essence the measures would
copies of each issue to two-thirds
guarantee that all future increases
next July, would be split 50-50 bet
down a disastrous increase in second class
labor press has received new impetus with
th branches of Congress designed to protect
n the House of Representatives by Morris K.
irman of the House Postal Committee An
in the Senate by Senator Edward M. Kennedy,
reduce the postal rate on the first 250,000
of the otherwise applicable rate and would
, including those scheduled to take effect
ween the newspaper and the Federal Government.
NLRB APPOINTMENTS— The National Labor Relations Board has announced appointment
of two new Administrative Law Judges to conduct hearings and make findings on
unfair labor practice cases: John F. Corbley, from the staff of Board Member
Ralph E. Kennedy, and James Jenson, an attorney in NLRB's San Francisco office.
HI-JACK SAFETY— Airline flight crews are urging the American public to take a
personal interest in the rough new anti-highjacking laws now going through the
legislative process in Congress.
At issue is not whether such laws are needed, but how far the Government
is willing to go — and spend — to put "muscle" in them.
In setting up an "Air Transportation Security Force," the bill would provide
$35 million to focus enforcement work under the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) as part of its overall responsibility for air safety.
Backing up initial screening done by airline passenger-service agents,
the new FAA force would have a clear-cut mandate to detect and apprehend potential
hijackers among the 500,000 passengers who each day board U.S. airliners.
Internationally, the bill calls for air-service boycotts and other
sanctions against nations that harbor or encourage air criminals. Offending
nations, for example, would be denied landing rights in the U.S. Further and
of prime importance, would be secondary boycotts against nations that continue
to give air service to skyjacker havens.
Similar legislation is presently pending in the House of Representatives.
14
THE CARPENTER
Chicago Carpenters lay up suspended drywall ceiling by directly wire hanging the 640 Furring System and continuously screw
attaching around entire board and in cross direction. The system requires only the carpenter crew for the entire installation,
except lighting. It offers extra strength and safety, plus more flexibility in application.
New Chicago-Based Ceilings System Proving Popular
■ George Vest, president of the
Chicago District Council of Carpen-
ters, announced recently that mem-
bers of his council are helping to
rbvolutionize the suspended drywall
ceilings industry. He reports the fol-
lowing:
Art Williams, vice president of
M. Ecker & Co., a major Chicago
contractor, recognized the need for
a better and easier way of installing
suspended drywall ceilings without
sacrificing any desirable character-
istics. He reasoned that if a method
involving only one trade for the
majority of the installation could
be developed, the result would be
greater quality control and utiliza-
tion of manpower. Mr. Vest fully
agreed, lending his support to the
idea.
The traditional method entailed
hanging black iron, and then attach-
ing furring channel, to which drywall
panels were then directly attached
to the screw channel. This required
careful scheduling and cooperation
between at least two trades. This is
now eliminated by modifying the
standard ceiling grid system com-
ponents to employ the best advan-
tages of the current method, while
offering this new innovation that
should permanently change industry
practice.
The new system is called the 640
Furring System, and is comprised
of components that are similar to
an assembly like acoustical ceiling
grid. Main runners are direct hung
with wire at 4-foot intervals with
snap-in cross tees, with 8" o.c. slots
within the main runners to allow for
16" or 24" X 48" configurations.
(Continued on page 16)
NOVEMBER, 1972
IS
Chicago-Based Ceilings
Continued from Page 15
Runner and tee ends are trimmed
as necessary to fit into a channel
molding attached to the perimeter
walls.
With the firmly anchored wall
molding and rigid interlocking mem-
bers, a uniform and level suspended
furring system is achieved that
equals or exceeds that attainable
with black iron and furring channel.
Being direct hung, only one con-
struction trade is needed, the car-
penter.
Cross-Tee Strength
Drywall panels are then directly
screwed to the suspension system
members which allows for continu-
ous screw attachment all around
and across the board. Cross tees
add extra strength by giving addi-
tional attachment surfaces in the
perpendicular (cross) direction.
With this greatly increased multi-
directional attachment area, ridging
(buckling) of the board, the com-
mon nemesis of all drywall ceilings,
is completely eliminated.
System components have a 1%"
face, and are of capped double web
construction to give a larger attach-
ment surface while insuring screws
will not pull out under load or stress.
Formerly used furring channel had
a smaller screw surface face and ran
in one direction only.
Material Costs Low
The extra strength and safety of
the 640 System, as well as ease of
installation, is obvious. The material
costs are equal to or less than the
previous method, and, with the elimi-
nation of a trade, savings can be
considerable. This makes it easier
to sell to the owner, which will result
in increased employment opportuni-
ties for carpenters.
This new system offers increased
flexibility and a wide variety of ap-
plications such as outside entrance-
ways, soffits and driveways of high
rise buildings, which is highly un-
usual. To date carpenters have in-
stalled over 400,000 sq. ft. of sus-
pended drywall ceilings in the short
time this system has been available
in the Chicago area. ■
DICTIONARY
This is the 14th of o new feature series planned to keep you better
informed on the meaning of terms related to collective hargaininQf
union contracts, and union business. Follow it closely, and your union
membership will become more meaningful, and your ability to partici-
pate in decisions which affect your future and security will be strength-
ened. It was compiled by the International Labor Press Assn., and is
used with permission.
package: Total gains, including fringes, as result of collective bar-
gaining.
pact: A union contract.
paper local: A local union with a charter but no members, which
deals with an employer to freeze out legitimate union efforts,
through coercion of employees, kick-back of union dues payments
to the employer and other outlawed methods.
part-time employees: Those who work less than full day or full
week.
payroll deductions: Sums withheld from gross pay for federal and
state income taxes, social security or other governmental levies:
may include, on authorization of employees, deductions for union
dues and assessments, premiums for group insurance, contributory
pension plans, etc.
peg point: Rate for a key job, setting up differentials within the
wage structure.
pension plan: Private program of retirement pay, supplemental to
federal benefits, after given requirements of age and length of serv-
ice have been met.
per capita tax: Stated periodic payment by union, on basis of mem-
bership, to parent union, local, district and state councils: by
national union, to federation or other affiliate bodies.
piece work: An arrangement under which a worker is paid on the
basis of the number of units (pieces) he turns out.
pork-chopper: Any full-time union employee: see labor skate.
picket: A marcher at the entrance of a business establishment or
industry which is strike-bound, usually carrying signs indicating the
cause and nature of the dispute.
portal-to-portal pay: Pay for time traveling in getting to and from
the job. So-called because it was originally pay for time spent from
mine entrance to actual place of work, and return.
preferential rehiring: A contract provision for the reemployment of
workers on the basis of seniority, after layoffs.
premium pay: A wage rate higher than straight time, payable for
overtime work, work on holidays or scheduled days off, or for
work on night shifts.
prevailing rate: The prevailing wage rate, or the "going" area rate
under the Davis-Bacon Act.
probationary employee: A worker on trial basis for specified period.
production workers: Those engaged directly in manufacturing or
operating processes, as distinct from maintenance forces, super-
vision, clerical workers, stock room attendants, etc.
productivity: Efficiency of output, stated as a ratio, e.g., 10 units
per man-hour.
16
THE CARPENTER
A gallery of pictures showing some of the senior members of the
Brotherhood who recently received 25-year or 50-year seryice pins.
YORK, PA.
Members with 25 years or more service with the Brotherhood were photographed
at tlie recent 19th Annual Family Picnic of Local 191. Tliey are shown in
these two pictures:
Front row, left to right, John Baiigher, 31 years; Vernon Rohrbaugh, 32 years;
Lavere L. Boose, 31 years; Charles S. Swope, 30 years; Sterling Stambaugh,
39 years; and David S. Byer, 35 years.
Back row, left to right, Fred Shive, 38 years; Maurice W. Shoff, 35 years;
Sherman Ruth, 38 years; Jesse E. Stambaugh, 35 years; James T. Morton,
35 years; Oliver F. Forry, 37 years; Pierce S. Krebs, 32 years; M. K. Leipliart, 38
years; and Charles C. King, 31 years.
Front row, left to right, Luther K. Enfield, 26 years; G. Rodger Wildasin, 30
years: Wilford Mummert, 26 years; Lester E. Shearer, 30 years; Robert
Berkheimer, 30 years; Wilbert R. Bosley, 27 years; and Paul F. Slenker, 30 years.
Back row, left to right, Curtis Oberlaiukr, 27 years; Clair Utz, 25 years; Charles
F. Strausbaugh, 29 years; J. Adin Henry, 29 years; Donald Moore, 26 years;
H. Glenn Coomes, 27 years; John H. Booth, 30 years: Clair Flinchbaugh, 30
years: Edgar A. Baker, 27 years; and Dennis A. Trout, 27 years.
FREMONT, OHIO
Local 1166 of Fremont, O., recently
held an honorary dinner for 45 members
and guests at the Green Hills Inn,
Clyde, Ohio.
President Bob Zink of Local 1166
introduced guests, Chester Jadwisiak,
business representative of Local 2239 of
Port Clinton, O.; and Paul Loper,
business manager of the Lake Erie
District Council. Zink also introduced
the oldest member of Local 1166,
C. J. Ringlein.
The following members of Local 1166
received pins for their many years of
continuous membership: William
Burd, Carl Clymcr, John H. Durbin,
Merle Freidt, Jacob Goodman, John
Hoffman, Leonard Hopkins, Elwood
Shivley, Lincoln Wolfe, and Bob
Wonderly.
CHAMBERSBURG, PA.
At a special called meeting of
Carpenters Local 616 six members were
presented with 25-year membership
pins, and one member received a 50-
year pin. Former Local President Frank
Zimmerman, who has 46 years of
service, had the honor of presenting the
pins. The 25-year members were
Clarence Dougal, Roy Pugli, Charles
Strock, Harold Ulrich, Paul Washabaugh,
and Charles Gift. Also eligible but
not attending were E. Bruce Bard, Frank
McMullen, Walter Pee, and Emerson
Martin, making 10 in all. In the picture.
Brother Zimmerman pins the 50-year
pin on Hugo Kabbel, who came to
the local from Hackensack, N.J.,
Local 15.
NOVEMBER, 1972
17
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.
LiHiil 4iS3 ix'cenlly held a banquet
at lite Hilton Hotel honoring senior
memherx with 25 yearx to 68 years of
faithful and continuous service to the
Brotherhood. It also celebrated the
S3rd anniversary of the issuance of its
charter. Guest speaker was General
President William Sidell. Also attending
was Clarence Briggs. General Repre-
sentative, and other officials of the
area. A total of 600 guests were present.
At the head table, left to right,
were: George Ruetz, 50 years; Charles
H. Davis, 51 years: Al Figone, secretary-
treasurer of the District Council, a
35-year member: Wm. Johnson. 60
years: D. L. Bruce, 65 years: Clarence
Briggs. General Representative: Russ
Pool, financial secretary. Local 483;
Ernest Aronson, 66 years: Anton
Bargaehr, 52 years: Anthony Ramos,
executive secretary-treasurer. Calif.
State Council: Frank Valcnta, 50 years;
Ray Schefjel, business representative.
Local 483, 25-year member: and general
president, William Sidell. Ludwig
Berg, with 68 years service, was unable
to attend.
RICHMOND HILL, ONT.
Twenty-five year pins were recently presented to members of Local 3233
at a special dinner. The presentations were made by William Morris,
secretary-treasurer of the District Council of Toronto and Vicinity.
Those honored are shown in the photograph. Seated, from left, are
Edward Brett, Charles Christian, and Thomas Allen. Standing, from left,
Walter Koponen. James McLaren, Wrefford Stephen, William J. C. Anile,
Aram DeLaBarre, Arthur MacPherson, Malcolm Kennedy, and John Collin.
A bsenl al the time but also honored were Basil Hayes and John E. Lacey.
SAN PEDRO, CALIF.
A 25-year pin presentation was held recently by Local 1 140,
San Pedro. Those honored were the following: Front row,
sealed, George Wilmes, Robert Darnaby, H. B. Acuna. Ed
Laskowski, Hitario Vaidez. Middle row, James Prilcl,
Ernie Nystul, Lester Wat.wn, G. S. Rangel, Albert Williamson,
Liniis Ravenscrofl. Back row, Joe Prutch, Jose Ochoa,
William ChickunofJ, M. C. Gonzales, Lawrence Balthazar,
Alvin Leighter.
RED BANK, N.J.
Two members of Local 2250, Charles Frantzcn and
Fred Belmont, were presented 50-year pins at the local's
annual Ladies' Night Dinner-Dance. Pictured, left to right:
General E.xecutive Board Member Raleigh Rajoppi. 50-year
members: Charles Franlzen and Fred Belmont, Business
Representative James A. Kirk, Jr., and General Representative
Sigurd Liicassen, who is also president of the Local.
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CHATTANOOGA, TENN.
Local 74 recently presented 25-year
service pins to the following:
Front row, left to right, Harry J.
Mathis, James H. Fritts, Thomas H.
Jones, John G. Rymer. James F. Boyd,
H. J. Grady, Eugene J. Allen, Clyde
D. Mulkey, A. J. McDonough. Russell
Willden, Vincent Gagliano, Charles C.
Stolz, Ralph F. Holdaway, and Pat
Baugh.
Second row, left to right, David Motley,
Jack W. Cof}ey. W. H. Goforth,
Raymond McBryar, T. R. Cordell,
Robert McBryar, C. J. Friddell, Joint
Representative George L. Henegar,
Board Member Harold Lewis, John
H. Jones, Marvin Carl White, Charles
Sitz, F. C. Runnion, J, E. Lester,
and Edward A. Lee.
Third row, Clyde W. Jenkins, Lawrence
W. Newman, William R. Gibson,
Ralph W. Hulsey, Leon Cornelison,
Walter Cornelison, John R. Tate, and
Shirley C. Greene.
Back row, Ross E. Duggan, F. A.
Conner, Arthur B. Ellis, Eldridge D.
Davis, James H. Forester, Alvin B.
Carter, Clifford Redmon, Council
President J. C. Henson, Business Rep-
resentative Howard F. Gray, William M.
Whaley, David F. Lane, Louis T.
Kirby, financial secretary Lewis R.
Smith, and Kenneth O. Davidson.
Members who received 25-year pins but
were not present for the picture
included Dewey Abbott, Elmo F.
Albritton, Mack E. Ball, Jr., Raymond
W. Bankston, A. M. Blevins, George
W. Blevins, Fred Bradford, Herschel
Brown, William E. Combs, Willie
J. Cordell, S. M. Cornelison, Hubert
N. Crawford. John B. Cross. Harold
W. Davis, Jack M. Deere, Ernest Dodd,
J. W. Dyer, James R. Farmer, Sr.,
G. L. Forrester, David Gentry, Cicero
Green, Chester E. Gross, Willis L.
Hall. Woodrow W. Hall, Bill G. Ham-
montree, George Hampton, Frank A.
Hardy. Will F. Hazelwood, Walter
Henderson, Ray L. Ingram, Williaitj
L. Johnson, Charles Keyt. H. A. Long,
Hilton D. Long, C. W. Martin,
Raymond S. Motley. Grady R. Mundy,
Acy S. McBryar, William T. McCord,
Joe McGhee. James Price, Norman
S. Proctor, Arthur L. Putnam, Ma/shall
Rathbim, Elbert B. Rogers. Charles
R. Schmidt, Charles Sharp, William
E. Sharrock, C. F. Smith, Samuel W.
Stinson, Leonard Turner, Jesse Vess,
Ray Wall, Ewing W. Watkins, Carl E.
Watson, Andy F. Watts, George K.
Whaley, E. T. Wilson, Ralph Worley,
and J. L. Wright.
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Millwrights' Local 2235 honored its members with 25 years of service in the
Brotherhood at their anual picnic, August 13. Pin presentations were made by
Bob Argentine, secretary-treasurer of the District Council of Western Pennsylvania.
Those brothers honored were: Standing, left to right, E. Streit, O. Longo, G.
Mamula, Business Representative M. Schuster, Secretary-Treasurer R. Argentine,
G. Mateer, W. Barca, T. Kuban & W. Gujski. Seated, left to rigt, W. Swager,
F. Nagy, S. Lesnansky, T. Joyce, N. Volaric, P. Foust & J. Parasida, Sr.
Absent from the picture were A. Burns, H. Dennis, H. Fiscus, K. Jacobsen, I. R.
Johns, E. Mercier, T. Starkey, M. Steele, F. Summerill, W. Veith, and W. Wood.
Some of the guests who attended the Millwrights' picnic are also pictured:
left to right. Mike Banko, executive director of the Pennsylvania State Council of,
Carpenters; Vince Cuda, business representative. Local 1160, Pittsburgh: Mel
Schuster, business representative. Local 2235; Andy Zovko, president. District
Council of Western Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Congressman H. John Heinz, HI;
Bob Argentine, secretary-treasurer, district council; John Kelly and Gene
Smigas. business representatives, district council; and Ray Mitchell, president,
Local 2235.
NOVEMB ER, 1972
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POMONA, CALIF.
Local 1 752, of Pomona, recently
celchralcd its 50lh anniversary with a
dinner party and service pin presentation.
In Photo No. 1, President Clyde
W. Cable presenting a watch and 60-
year pin to member Ole Brevili
(center), and a watch and 64-year pin
to member Oscar Carlson who is
standing to the right.
35-year pins (Photo No. 2): Left
to rigitt are James J. Hickey. Thomas
(Ben) Stone, Ben Heseman, George
Finizio, Cliarles Reynolds, and Axel
Hojkilde.
30-year pins (Photo No. 3, Page 21):
Seated, left to right, arc George W .
Brown, Howard W. Gordon, John F. Bell,
A. C. Kahetzke. Arthur Reeder. Ellis W.
Johnson, Earl Dunham. Harry E. Foster,
Simeon Tull; E. M. Kimhell. and
Michael H. McKinley. Second row. left
to right, are R. D. Shaw, L. C. Elkins.
Claude L. Duffy, Richard Jones. Charles
I. Green, H. Leslie Cook, Clarence
S. Williams, John O. Sheckler, Claude
W. Fowler, Roger Vignocchi. Willie
Shields, lllano Vanrosso, Larry Roenicke,
R. Leonard Krause, Jess Garvey,
G. R. Asper, Victor Sorensen, Harold
Havens, Sr., Edward E, Van
Pelt, Wade H. Terrill, and lirgil
Winkler. Buck row, left to right, are
Rolla Grigsbey, George M. Payton.
Jolin Lasell, Garland Co.x, Pedro
Maldonado, Manuel Sanchez, Edward
McFadden, Harold C. Powell, Millard E.
Brady, Lester Brady, and John C.
Scheel.
25-year piiu (Photo No. 4, Page 21):
Seated, left to right, are Joseph Jukubiak,
Alfred Wingert, William Wooten. John
R. Wolf. Alfred Gehrig. Norwood Knott,
J. Allen Zollinger, Carl Aichholz,
Fred Austin, Charles Becker,
and William G. Lu.\. Standing, left to
right, are Harold Carey. Sr., Benji
F. Wliitworth, Edward E. Giinple,
Norman Brooks. Allen J. Cook, James F.
Newman, Charles W. Thomas. F. D.
Rodriguez, Wm. F. Page, Edward
Quathamer, John W. Hulse. John Frazer,
James Wheeler, and Raymond J.
Brady.
25-year pins (Photo No. 5, Page 21 ):
Seated, left to right, are Vance Nagel,
Joe B. Mora, A. P. Owen, Otis Mullis,
James Blackford, Edward Ferrell, Elmer
Joens, Henry Marcyan, Marvin
Hedegard, Woodrow B. Nixon, William
Leming, and Frederick J. Marty.
Standing, left to right, are Guy F.
Whitney, Frank D. Graham, Norman
Frank, J. E. Warner. Frank Daxauer,
Paco Castellano, Walter F. Baird, Alfeo
Angellotti, Arvel May field, Brice
Milligan, and Marvin Getlin.
25-year pins (Photo No. 6, Page 21):
Seated, left to right, are Robert L.
Millard. Matliew Bailey, Dale Tarr, H. J.
Tomlinson, Michael Moticlia, Glenn
B. May, and Lester McMahon. Second
row, left to right, are Ellsworth
Jones, George E. Huckins, James
Stoddard. Herbert Gee. James Collett,
Leon I. Ezcll, Ricliard Focrster, Bob
Downey, Paul Caldera, and Daniel L.
Tull. Back row, left to right, are
John Paullin, Nick Vaccaro, Frank
Rangel, Elias Partida, Harold W. Schey,
Floyd Stinson, Pius Striefel. Charles
Thomas, Leroy Steeher, Robert
Anderson, and G. H. Bluylock.
SAN BRUNO, CALIF.
Local S48 held an Old Timers Dinner recently at the
Elks Club in South San Francisco. Among the 250 old timers
and guests were General Representative Clarence Briggs;
Josepli O'Sullivan. president of the Bay Counties District
Couiuil: and A I Figone, retired secretary-treasurer of
the Bay Counties Council.
The big picture shows all these members of Local 848
with 25 years or more .service. The small pictures are,
from left, August Erickson, a 48-year member, Archie
McDonnell, a 43-year member; and Tom Kennedy, a
60-year member.
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CASPER, WYOMING
Local 1564 of Casper held a
banquet and pin presentation ceremony
on May 20, to honor 101 members
and present journeyman certificates to
five apprentices. General Representative
Robert Harris »as guest speaker and
made the presentations. Special recog-
nition was given to James MucLeniutn,
who received his 65 year Pin from
Gen. Rep. Harris. (See photo at right.)
Others in attendance to receive Pins
were:
35 Year Pins — Ted Cooper, Holger
Johnson and Frank Tomlin.
30 Year Pins— Floyd Booth, Earl
C half ant. Ferd Dielsch, Albert Gunter,
John Haggerty, Jasper Hampton. Ted
Hancock, Henry Hudspeth, Lloyd Jones,
James Kennedy, Harold Lanich,
Wilbur Phillips, Henry Schauss. Jack
Wallers, Merle Whilehorn and Rex Ross
of Local 1261 — Jackson, Wyoming.
25 Year Pins — Edward Anderson,
W. E. Brashier, Frank Cowgar, Dave
Farrar, Wayne Kates, Hascall Orr and
Robert Randall.
20 Year Pins — Richard Allen,
Victor Birkle, Rov Caster, Bud Chick,
Art Clinkenbeard, Ralph Davidson,
Merl Dennis, C. J. Foss, Edward Gavin,
Roy Gray, James Gustin, A. L. Honea,
H. P. Johnson, F. Scott Key, Alvin
Kirschenmann, Kenneth K. Koch,
James Lebeda, E. J. Lucero, Jr., Mike
Mullen, Everett Overby. Leonard
Parker, John R. Phillips, Thomas M.
Roe, Jiilien Santistevan, Gene Sauer,
Merrill Selbv, Ruben Sinner, Dale
RENTON, WASH.
A recognition night for 25-year
members was held March 24 by Local
1368. There were 11 men eligible
for 25-year pins and one special award
for William C. Trimm, who served
10 years as financial secretary.
Pictured from left to right are:
Donald Doran, Tommy Richter. Jr.,
Emil Nelson, Clement Lapansky, Owen
Dacey, Alfred Erdt, James Johnson
and Roy Braaten.
Those not present were Anthony
Bernick, Walford Johnson, Wilbur
Swanson and William Trimm.
Taggart, Bill Webber and Marvin Wilson.
Journey matt Certificates — James
Cordova, John Eickbush, James Farmer
ami Billy Ray Matney.
Not present to receive Pins Mere:
65 Year Pins — Alfred Harder and
Ale.x MacLennan.
50 Year Pin — Sam Houston
40 Year Pin— Gilbert Jackson
35 Year Pins — Frank Eads. Gus
Lofgrcn, Roy Uriens and C, Ray
Williams.
30 Year Pins — Carl Ba.ssert, Harvey
Brooks, Charles Burrous, Olaf Clausen,
Wiley Francis, John Haass, Charles
Hoyt, Joseph Nickerson, Frank Sauter,
Raymond Stalkup, Calvert Wheat,
Clifton Woods and Eugene Cowan.
25 Year Pins — George Cherni,
Kenneth Hampton ami Jerome Lait.
20 Year Pins — Donald Ball, Steve
Bolan, William Cown, George Daldin,
Frank Fleming, Myrl Hamby, E. N.
Larsen, Vern Larsen, Herman Larsen,
David McGinnis, Harry D. Moore,
Howard Pebbles, N. W. Shaffer, George
South, George Tro.xel and Henry Turk.
Journeyman Certificate — Mark
Ho f man.
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UTICA, N.Y.
Local 125 of Utica, recently held
a dinner to honor the members who
served 25 years or more.
Seated, left to right, Ivan Christensen
(25-year pin): Chester Milostun (35):
Fred G. Hummes (35); James Russ (25).
Standing, left to right, Joseph
Paratore (25); Charles Redmond (25);
Walter Luczka (25): John Lewek,
business representative: Dan Monopoli.
president: Stanley Zizio (25); William
Senko (25).
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THE CARPENTER
FORT WAYNE, IND.
At a recent banquet held by
Carpenters Local 232, members were
presented 25-year and 50-year pins.
Those honored were:
First Row: J. Helvie, D. Morris, L.
Littrell, D. Richey, W. Langley, L. G.
Volk, H. C. Rodenbeck, E. Byers, E.
Hamrick, and A. Giimbert.
Second Row: K. Huston, L. Clawson,
L. Nuzum, H. Jessup, G. Wilson, L.
Nyffler, E. Baker, W. Houston, R. Ward,
J. Buckel, J. Harris, H. Lane,
and O. Amstutz.
Third Rom': R. Pemberton, H. Lepper,
L. Maxwell, F. Bauer, E. Hess, K.
Sorg, T. Durflinger, F. Ferrier, H. C.
Powell, E. Rodgers, M. Beck, A. Ward,
T. Froebe, G. A. Fischbach, and
C. Boone.
Fourth Row: H. Butler, H. Pursley,
C. Hull, W. Gremaux, H. Kleinschmidt,
A. Monroe, J. Wagner, R. Yost, G.
Neireiter, T. E. Ainslie, J. Branden-
berger, R. Wappes, R. Sutorius, U. D.
Ratliff, R. Vachon, and R. A. Lefevre.
In the photograph at right:
Local 232 President Willie Houston,
right, presents 50-year pins to George
Wilson and L. Nyffler.
CHICAGO, ILL.
Twenty-five year membership awards were presented recently to members
of Local 199. Among the award winners are, from left in front row,
John Kary, Gene LaPierre, Vincent Zemrow, Edward Andrzejew'ski, Larry
Stuart, George Grossnickle, and Fred Davis; back row, Robert Sell, Leo
Gallagher, Harry Lachanski, Steve Gulczynski, Clarence Nieman, Walter F.
Krall, Walter Wasik, Emil Krevokuch, Michael Zaklan, Kenneth Anderson,
Dom O'Neill, and Nicholas Balick.
In photo at right, Felix Bronk, right, smiles proudly as he is presented with
a 60-year membership award from Local 199. Bronk, who is 89 years old,
is congratulated by Dan Rucinski, Local 199 president.
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ROANOKE, VA.
Locul 319 of Roanoke celebrated its
70th anniversary with a banquet at
Hotel Roanoke to honor veteran members
and award 25- and 70-year pins.
(I-A) The oldest member. J. R, Giisler,
was not able to attend the banquet.
He was born April 2. 1879, was
initiated into Local 319 January 3. 1902,
and missed being a charter member
from August 20. 1901 to January 3,
1902. Brother Gusler has remained a
member in good standing since
that time. He is 92 years young. He is
shown ill the picture receiving his 70-year
pin from Financial Secretary Carl W.
Gordon. Guests from general office were
E. Jiminic Jones, Assistant lo the
General President, awarding the pins, and
Ralph Novak and H. L. Thomas,
representatives from the organizing
department.
(1-Bl E. Jiminie Jones, Assistant to
the General President, in front, kneeling
at left, presented the pins. With him is
Carl W . Gordon, financial secretary
and business representative.
Seated, left to right: R. L. Gains. T. F.
Hudson, O. F. Ross, D. O. Cabaniss,
receiving pin: O. D. Ross, J. L. LaBrie,
S. M. Thomas.
Standing, left to right: L. C. Summers,
M. J. Sink, F. G. Mo.xley. J. C. Dodson,
D. P. Shupe. P. W. Huffman, J. T. Per-
due, C. R. Crouch, F. C. Funk, L. E.
Sarver, B. B. Thomas, B. R. Miinsey,
C. W. Gordon. W. I. Waldron, F. E.
Metz, E. W. Rolen, J. C. Davis, R. O.
Franklin, O. H. Scott, G. W. McFaddin,
J. E. Gordon, O. L. Hutcherson and
E. W. Gordon.
(1-C) Front row, kneeling, E. Jiminie
Jones, As.sistant to the General President,
with members of Millwright Local 2070
receiving 25-year pins: E. L. Murphv,
S. J. Breeding. E. F. Wright. F. G. Hill.
E. O. Beasley, and Arnold M. Hutchison,
financial secretary and business repre-
sentative.
Seated members of Local 319 receiv-
ing pins, left to right: R. L. Gains, 29
years: T. F. Hudson, 27: O. F. Ross, 29;
D, O. Cabaniss, 37; O, D. Ross, 37; J, L.
LaBrie, 37; and S. M. Thomas, 29.
Standing, left to right: M. J. Sink, 28;
L. C. Summers, 25; J. C. Dodson, 25;
F. G. Mo.xley. 27; D. P. Shupe, 31;
P. W. Huffman. 26: J. T. Perdue, 28;
C. R. Crouch, 25; F. C. Funk, 25; L. E.
Sarver. 26: B. B. Thomas, 28; B. R. Mun-
se\, 29: Clarence W. Gordon, 25; W. I.
Waldron. 25: F. E. Metz, 27; E, W. Ro-
len, 26: J. C. Davis, 28: R. O. Franklin,
26: O. H. Scott, 25; G. W. McFaddin,
29: J. E. Gordon, 28; O. L. Hutcherson,
25; E. W. Gordon, 28; and Carl W.
Gordon, 25.
The following members were not pres-
ent to receive pins: C. E. A gee, 26; V. H.
Bowman. 25; O. J. Cromer, 37; C. L.
Coffey, 25: Thelsie Cundiff, 25; R. M.
Echols, 26: H. L. Good. 29; E. B. Gor-
don, 28; T. R. Goodman, 25: E. T.
Hobbs, 38; W. D. Ingram, 25; G. H.
Kelley. 30; V. R. Mostella. 28; W. L.
Mullins, 25: M. E. Nichoh, 27; A. T.
Noel. 25; M. C. Parker, 26; J. P. Patrick.
25; H. F. Robinson, 35; J. R. Quesen-
berry, 25; W. H. Small, 25; O. E. Smith,
29; C. M. Starkey, 28: C. L. Stuart, 27;
D. T. Sutherland, 31; C. R. Taylor, 25;
H. C. Waldron. 28; Bernie Whitt, 35; and
W. G. Wilson. 29.
In addition to the members of Local
319, eight veteran members of Millwright
Local 2070. Roanoke, Virginia, received
25-year pins. They were former members
of Local 319: P. K. Allen, E. O. Beasley,
S. J. Breeding, T. M. Foley. F. G. Hill.
E. L. Murphv, Ralph Santolla, and E. F.
Wright.
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THE CARPENTER
Early Canadian Carpenters Responsible
For Many Items of Social Legislation
BY MORDEN LAZARUS
Canada has a commendable system
of social legislation. It may not be the
best in the world, but it must certainly
rank high among the industrialized
countries.
The trade union movement in Can-
ada has done more than any other ma-
jor group in society to bring this about,
and the Carpenters' Union has a rec-
ord going back to the early part of this
century in leading the fight for social
justice for all.
The Carpenters' record can actually
be traced back to the 1 880s, but in the
early 1900's when the old Trades and
Labour Congress urged legislation "for
the maintenance of the deserving poor,
old or disabled citizens who are unable
to maintain themselves". The Carpen-
ters, then the Amalgamated Society of
Carpenters and Joiners, urged the Con-
gress to press for super-annuation and
employment benefits which would
serve as the beginning of a national
system of old age pensions.
The union's initiative in this field
got results in 1912 when the federal
government appointed a special com-
mittee to enquire into the advisability
of such a plan.
The first World War killed discus-
sion on the subject for half a dozen
years. But it was revived after the war
by a handful of Labor members in the
House of Commons, led by J. S.
Woodsworth and A. A. Heaps. Both
were elected to Parliament from Win-
nipeg soon after the Winnipeg Genera]
Strike of 1919.
But these labor stalwarts. Woods-
worth, a former church minister,
Heaps, a member of the Upholsterers,
made old age pensions one of their
prime aims. In 1926, when neither of
the two old parties had a majority in
parliament, the small Labor group held
the deciding votes. This gave them
leverage to force a promise from the
Liberal leader, Mackenzie King, that
he would introduce an old age pension
plan in return for their backing.
So an old age pension plan came
into effect in 1927, paying $20 a
month at age 70 with a means test,
that is, a person could get the pension
if he had virtually no other income.
Over the years the trade union
movement and its few representatives
in Parliament have persisted in their
demands for a better social security
system including old age pensions.
Now the old age pension is payable
at age 65 to everyone without a means
test. The basic pension is $80 a month
with a small cost of living allowance
($2.88 a month).
In addition senior citizens of limited
means get a supplement to a maximum
of $150 a month for a single person
and $285 for a married couple, plus
free health services in almost every
province, usually excluding dental
care and drugs.
Public prepaid health services have
also been brought about by the con-
sistent campaigning of trade unionists.
Unions have been effective in several
ways, by their own educational and
propaganda efforts, by getting fringe
benefits written into their contracts,
and by political action.
By helping elect a CCF government
in Saskatchewan in 1 944, organized la-
bor v/on, not just better labor
legislation but a plan of prepaid hos-
pital care, operated by a government
agency, which came into effect in that
province in 1946.
In 1 960 that government introduced
the first medicare plan in Canada. The
doctors fought it bitterly. They actually
went on strike. But the government
put the plan into effect in 1962.
Today hospital care and medical
care are part of the public health serv-
ices in every province. In Saskatche-
wan, a prominent trade unionist, Wal-
ter Smishek, is minister of health, un-
der an NDP government.
In Saskatchewan the premium for
hospital-medicare on a very compre-
hensive basis is only $72 a year for a
family. In Manitoba, also with a labor-
backed NDP government, the premium
is $99.60 a year per family.
In Ontario, with a Conservative gov-
ernment, the premium for similar
services, is $309 a year. However,
lower income families pay lower
premiums on a graduated scale.
When in 1906 the Carpenters' Un-
ion talked about "employment bene-
fits", the union might well have been
prophesying the adoption of unem-
ployment insurance.
A national unemployment insurance
plan came into effect in 1940. Today
the plan covers all employees and pays
up to a maximum of $100 a week in
benefits.
The changes in the legislation this
year added new benefits for sickness,
maternity and retirement.
Family allowances were a very con-
tentious issue in parliament before it
adjourned July 7th.
The allowances are paid to every
mother, regardless of family income,
for every child. The amount per child
per month isn't large but it is cer-
tainly helpful.
This year the federal gevernment de-
cided to change the family allowance
benefits so that low income families
would get more per child but families
with incomes over $12,000 would be
no longer eligible.
This raised a storm as it included the
introduction of a means test for eligi-
bility and did not take into account
increased living costs and family size.
The new legislation failed to pass.
The original legislation is still in effect.
These are only three of the impor-
tant items of social legislation which
have come into effect in Canada since
our grandfather's time.
There are others. Subsidized public
housing was late in being accepted in
Canada. The legislation has been
there since 1946, but the provinces and
municipalities have been slow to act.
In the last few years, more public
housing has been built than in the pre-
vious 20 years. The need is still there.
Organized labor would like to see
public housing construction acceler-
ated.
No-fault auto insurance was also
introduced for the first time on this
continent by the CCF government in
the mid-40s. and then by the Manitoba
NDP government last year. Other pro-
vinces are starting to do something
about no fault auto insurance and
costs, but the private companies are
still influential.
Minimum wage legislation is in
effect in every province, ranging some-
where between $1.50 and $1.75 an
hour. The new federal legislation sets
the minimum at $1.90 an hour for
those employees under federal legisla-
tion.
Community health centers and day
care centers are two vitally needed
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NOVEMBER, 1972
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ANADIAN
REPORT
After the Elections Are Held,
The Economic Problems Remain
The election campaigns in both the
United States and Canada were run-
ning parallel during September and
October and there were some inter-
esting parallels in the election issues
in both countries.
Of course, both elections — for a
new federal parliament in Canada and
for a new Congress in the United
States — will be over by the time this
is read.
But the basic issues will remain.
Economic conditions are one of the
main issues on both sides of the border,
and for working people, this means
employment or unemployment, rising
or stable prices, the size of pay checks
on the one hand and profits on the
other, and security measures like pen-
sions.
In Canada the big headline issue of
the campaign was made by New Dem-
ocratic Party leader David Lewis, vet-
eran politician and labor lawyer.
As the third party in Canadian poli-
tics, the press in previous camoaigns
has tended to play down if not ignore
the NDP, or when the party made the
news, it was often negative — for ex-
ample, "the NDP is dominated by
international unions from where it
gets its funds," and such nonsense.
In this past campaign, the labor-
backed (but not dominated) NDP
could not be ignored. It had just won
a major victory in a provincial election
in British Columbia, August 30, a few
days after Prime Minister Trudeau
called the federal election for October
30.
This win meant that the NDP now
holds power in three of 10 provinces,
having won Manitoba and Saskatche-
wan in previous elections. This is the
first time in Canadian history that a
party which is neither Liberal nor
Conservative has held more than two
provinces at one time.
Naturally the B.C. upset victory
gave the NDP a big boost. Naturally
the most happy NDP supporters were
found in trade union ranks in B.C.
where organized labor, including the
building trades, had been having a
rough time with the ousted big busi-
ness-backed Social Credit government.
Premier David Barrett, heading the
B.C. NDP government, has promised
to repeal the old anti-labor legislation
and replace it with a free collective
bargaining system which will include
the civil servants.
Barrett is a forceful leader and a
man to watch.
Federally, David Lewis made Can-
ada's taxation system and financial
grants to corporations key issues in his
campaign. On these issues he had the
full support of organized labor.
He charged, and provided figures
to prove, that the personal income tax
take has been going up year by year
as the corporate tax take has been
going down. The average and low
income taxpayer has been called upon
to carry more and more of the tax
burden.
Some of Canada's biggest corpora-
tions, and he named them, paid little
or no taxes over a period of years,
while many others paid only part of
the tax they would have paid if they
had not taken advantage of special
tax concessions like, said Lewis, accel-
erated depreciation, depletion allow-
ances and deferred taxes.
On top of all that, the federal gov-
ernment has been handing out huge
sums of money in incentive grants,
presumably to create jobs in hard hit
areas.
These grants have often gone to
already wealthy corporations, some-
times to build plants they intended to
build anyway, at other times to build
plants in one area which took away
jobs from another area.
For these huge costs, lost taxes on
the one hand and fat grants on the
other, what has been the result? The
number of jobs created has been very,
very disappointing.
Lewis opposed unnecessary aid to
"corporate welfare bums," as he la-
belled them, and at the same time,
urged tax relief for the average Ca-
nadian taxpayer and heavier expendi-
tures for housing, sewage treatment,
day care centers, muncipal transpor-
tation facilities and other social needs.
By this time you know the result.
Ontario HOME
Plan Is Working
Ontario's housing agency, the On-
tario Housing Corporation, is trying
to keep down prices.
It's H.O.M.E. (Home Ownership
Made Easy) has been functioning well
even though buying still isn't as easy
as H.O.M.E. sounds.
But OHC does buy land on a large
scale, contracts out construction to
builders whose selling prices are con-
trolled.
The maximum selling prices of
H.O.M.E. plan houses are $15,000 for
a 3-bedrooni house, $16,000 for a
4-bedroom house and $17,000 for 5
bedrooms.
The land is rented by OHC to the
homebuyer for five years with the
option to buy, or continue renting, at
the end of that period.
Minimum down payments for OHC
houses are under $1,000 while land
rents from $27 to $37.50 a month.
Only families with incomes below
$9,000 a year can purchase under the
H.O.M.E. plan.
Land Grabbers
Force Up Prices
When a politician makes a state-
ment these days, he must have won
public confidence to be believed.
When a labor party politician makes
a charge which is in effect backed up
by a statement by an important busi-
nessman, it should help his credibility.
David Lewis, whose team of re-
searchers did their work well, charged
that major developers have gobbled up
huge blocks of land across Canada
and often control up to 90 per cent
of land zoned for residential construc-
tion.
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This widespread land speculation by
relatively few but big corporations has
been a major factor in forcing up land
prices. Lewis quoted government fig-
ures to show that between 1966 and
1971, the cost of a lot for an average
home went up 73.2 per cent. In the
same period construction costs includ-
ing labor went up only 24.1 per cent.
The NDP has always favored public
acquisition of land for residential con-
struction to keep land costs down.
Now along comes a major developer
Elliot N. Yarmon who told the Society
of Real Estate Appraisers in Toronto
early in October that the federal gov-
ernment could solve Canada's housing
problem through a program which in-
cluded selective land acquisition and
subsidized interest rates.
He said that massive government
intervention is needed to ease the cost
of land and money.
The land should also be serviced by
the government and rented to home-
buyers for long periods at low rents.
"I believe the housing shortage can
be solved. Every Canadian who wants
his own home can be provided with
one. But the price will be high, and
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With that Lewis and labor could
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engineer for 25 years, is already at
work on revisions to the Trade Unions
Act. One of the revisions is most
likely to be repeal of compulsory arbi-
tration from the Mediation Act. The
minimum wage will be increased and
workers protected on the job through
illness and strikes.
Jobless Rate
Is Still Quandary
With two-thirds of the year gone by,
the trend is up — for business profits,
for prices and for unemployment.
Tlie continuing higher trend of job-
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the midst of the election campaign.
The election was called in expectation
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Government spokesmen blamed the
poor figures on the preference of many
jobless to accept unemployment in-
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However with less than 50,000 jobs
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ployed, this excuse didn't hold water.
As for prices, the consumer price
index was being pushed up by food
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were all up in price while vegetables
will now be going up due to a poor
growing season this past summer.
Corporate profits should also be up
this year. Early reports showed them
up by as much as 35 per cent over
1971.
Statistics also show that currently
42 per cent of federal taxes comes
from personal income and only 15
per cent from corporation profits.
Housing Starts
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Housing starts may reach 245,000
units this year. This would be a rec-
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AND POETRY NOT ACCEPTED.
Real Whitewash Job/
The painter finished putting a coat
on the house but the owner asked
why he hadn't painted the founda-
tion. "It's raw masonry," replied the
painter. "It wasn't in the contract,
and would need two coats. But, to
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"Thats fine," replied the wily con-
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R U GOIN 2 D UNION MEETING?
The Proper Attitude
Our local union he'd a mass rally
supporting more apathy toward dis-
turbing conditions. It was a huge suc-
cess; nobody came!
TELL M U R UNION!
Weighty Problem
"I bought a book for $10 that tells
how to lose weight," said one steno
to the other.
"Great!" replied the other. "How
much did you lose?"
"Ten dollars!"
Real Wild Drink!
A waiter in a cocktail lounge stum-
bled and spilled a drink, ice cubes and
all, down the back of a female cus-
tomer. She gasped, leaped from the
stool, wriggled wildly as the cubes
slid lower, then gyrated frantically
toward the ladies' room.
Across the room, a tipsy man called
his waiter and said: "Lemme have
two of whatever that lady had!" —
John Freeman, L.U. 22, San Fran-
cisco.
ATTEND YOLIR UNION MEETINGS
Deadly Difference
When he died, thousands showed
up, not to mourn him but to make sure
he was dead. Nobody wanted to give
the eulogy at the funeral because no-
body could think of anything nice to
say. They finally induced one man be-
cause, "You know his family, and you
knew him better than anybody else.
Maybe you can think of one nice thing
to say about him."
hie finally consented and, after
much thought, declared: "This man
lying here was a cheat, a faker, a fink
a no-good bum and a stinker. But he's
got six brothers and, compared to
them, he's an angel." — F. S. Millham,
Fullerton, Pa.
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Straight Crooked Talk
The judge said to the con man he
was sentencing, "I simply don't see
how you could swindle people who
trusted you so!"
"Judge," replied the sharpie, "you
can't swindle 'em if they don't!"
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Down-to-Earth Foreman
The foreman shouted to one of his
carpenters about eight stories up,
who saw him but couldn't hear what
he was saying. "You're fired!" yelled
the foreman, and the worker only
shrugged his sholders and cupped his
ears to show he couldn't hear above
the din.
"Forget it!" bellowed the foreman.
"I'll fire somebody down here! " — W.
F. Chisam, Braintree, Mass.
UNIONISM STARTS WITH "U"
Good Reason Why!
The golfer had hit three consecu-
tive brand-new $2 balls into the
water hazard when his sympathetic
partner said, "Maybe you'd better
shoot an old ball.'
The duffer sadly replied, "Unfor-
tunately, I don't have any old balls!"
BE UNION— BUY LABEL
Some Eau de Nobody?
The perfume clerk, trying to make
a sale, cooed to the housewife, "Let
me interest you in something really
and truly seductive!"
"Seductive?" shot back the haus-
frau. "With six kids tagging me
around? What I need is a repellant!"
For the Opposite Party?
The suspicious husband started
searching the house. Sure enough,
when he ripped back the shower cur-
tain, there stood a man. With re-
markable presence of mind, the vis-
itor shouted: "Please! I haven't fin-
ished voting yet!"
UNION-MADE IS WELL MADE
Brains and Yeggs
The robber put a gun to the rob-
bee's head. "Gimme your money or
I'll blow your brains out!" he snarled.
"Shoot," wearily replied the vic-
tim. "In these days, I know lots of
people who can live without brains,
but not without money! "
28
THE CARPENTER
LOCAL UNION NEWS
Tradesmen Must Not Forget Consumer,
Floor Layers' Leader Warns Apprentices
Union members and apprentices must
give a full and productive day's work
for a day's pay or risk the chance of
pricing themselves out of the labor mar-
ket. Perry Joseph, business manager of
Floor Layers' Local 1310, St. Louis.
Mo., cautioned apprentices in a first-ever
face-to-face talk which laid on the line
the union's concern over the future of
the floor laying trade.
Taking up a full night's training ses-
sion, June 8, Joseph, accompanied by
labor and management members of the
union's joint apprenticeship committee,
stressed that first, the days are gone
when a union card automatically meant
good wages whether or not the member
did the best job possible, and secondly,
the man who doesn't give his best cheats
not only his employer but also himself
and his family. ,
In a frank and far-ranging talk, Jo-
seph stressed that "we as tradesmen can-
not forget the person of prime impor-
tance— the consumer.
"We are accountable to the consumer,
he is our boss," he noted. "You too are
a consumer, and don't you forget it. If
you go to the store, you expect to get
your money's worth. If you take your
car into a garage and it's not fixed prop-
erly, you're upset. The consumer who
is our boss is in the same position. If
we cheat him, if we don't do the best
day's work we can do — and I don't mean
just being the finest mechanic in the
world, I mean productivity as well — then
we are cheating everyone — our boss, the
consumer, our wives, our families and
ourselves."
The union, said Joseph, can negotiate
good wages and fringe benefits only if
the employer is able to make a fair re-
turn on his investment to pay for them.
"We cannot," Joseph stated, "run
prices up to the point where the con-
sumer cannot afford to buy the em-
ployer's products and our services, be-
cause when we do that, we knock our-
selves out of jobs."
He emphasized this point by noting
that industry is constantly seeking ways
to reduce labor costs by developing
products which require little or no pro-
fessional installation, such as do-it-your-
self products. ,
Local 1310 is particularly vulnerable
to the ups and downs of the market
place, said Joseph, since virtually every
one of its employers depend entirely
upon individual consumers and not the
government for sales.
Emphasizing that with Local 1310's
outstanding training program and its
superb instructors, the union's appren-
tices have no excuse for not being the
very best in the business. Joseph urged
them to become artisans with skill, pride
and dignity long a trademark of Local
1310 craftsmen. If a man has these
things, Joseph indicated, he owes apolo-
gies to no one and earns the wages
and fringes negotiated by Local 1310,
which are among the best in the nation.
"And let me emphasize," Joseph
added, "this school is no game with us.
You have the very best in instructors.
We go out of our way to find only the
most professionally qualified journeymen
to teach. And it costs our employers
considerable money on top of the wages
and fringes to keep the school going."
He cautioned the young apprentices to
be wary of any journeyman whose "bad
habits" won't allow him to produce a
full day's work. Realizing that in every
trade there are men who look for the
"shortcuts", Joseph cautioned:
"Be fair to yourself. When you find
the guy who is always trying to take
shortcuts, trying to take advantage of
the other guy, the consumer, who's the
boss, don't do it! Our wages are such
that we can't alTord that kind of atti-
tude. We will totally price ourselves out
of the market and then we'll be the only
losers.
"Any journeyman that wants to go
home at 3 p.m., who doesn't do the
very best job he is professionally capable
of doing, is wrong — fundamentally,
principally and morally wrong," Joseph
stressed.
He added that Local 1310 was proud
of its members, men who for years
have worked hard in building the un-
ion's excellent reputation. But he real-
ized too. that there are those who don't
always follow in the tradition set by
precedent.
He noted that because of the excel-
lent wage scales and the need today to
stay competitive, the unions' labor and
management apprenticeship committee
had agreed to a new clause being writ-
ten into the current, newly signed, con-
tracts.
Instead of apprentices automatically
receiving wage increases when they are
due, each apprentice will be reviewed
by a joint committee composed of his
employer and union and other manage-
ment representatives.
If this review committee concurs that
the apprentice has not progressed in his
ability to perform on the job or has not
been giving a full day's work for a full
day's pay, he will not be eligible for the
wage increase.
Joseph said that this review procedure
is in compliance with the federal laws
and follows the trend being used by
many other crafts.
"We have brought ourselves right up
to the very top," he said, "but it didn't
happen overnight." Evidence of the
status of the school, he said is the fact,
that flooring material industries far and
wide send new products to be tested in
the appernticeship school.
New Jersey Speaker
Governor William T. Cahill of New Jer-
sey addresses the 59tli Convention of the
New Jersey State Council. He solicited
support for his transportation bond ref-
erendum, and aslted that the carpenters
join in the move to gain support for it.
The speech was at the Playboy Club-
Hotel at Great Gorge in McAfee, New
.lerscy on September 9, the final day of
the three-day convention.
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riie uliicers of Local 3233, Rictiniond Hill, Ont., assembled during a recent pin-
presentation dinner for an official picture. They include, from left: Charles Christian,
conductor; Fred J. Leach, financial secretary, who has held this office since the charter
was issued in April, 1957; Arthur Barraclough, trustee; Ernest Hofmann, warden;
Lawrence Brandridge, president; James C. Taylor, treasurer; and John Collin, trustee.
Absent at the time were John Solomon, trustee; and L. W. J. Buckland, vice president.
Hugh Allen Dies
Hugh Allen, 45, executive secretary of
the Western Council of Lumber, Produc-
tion and Industrial Workers, died unex-
pectedly, September 29 in Burns, Ore.
Allen was an active leader in Brother-
hood organizations of the Pacific North-
west for two decades Initiated into Local
2608, Redding, Calif., in August, 1950,
he became business agent of that local
two years later and then went on to
serve organized labor in many capacities
throughout his life.
He started work in the trade after Navy
service in World War II on the green
chain with the Novoply Division of
U.S. Plywood at Redding.
He was born in Eagle, Colo., on June
30, 1927, and moved to Redding at an
early age. He was buried in Redding Oc-
tober 4.
Attending the recent pin-presentation
dinner of Local 3233, Richmond Hill,
Ont., were Ed Stewart, president of the
Toronto District Council, standing, left,
and William Morris, secretary-treasurer
of the district council. Mesdames Stewart
and Morris are seated, left and right.
Houston Auxiliary Celebrates Birthday
On July 29, 1972, Ladies Auxiliary No. 6, Houston,
day with a dinner at the Hotel Sonesta. There were 40 members present and Mrs.
B. M. Carter, president, and her officers were seated at the head table. Shown in the
photograph, left to right, are Mrs. Robert Bayman, secretary; Mrs. John Rife, warden;
Mrs. Harold Webster, conductress; Mrs. B. M. Carter, president; Mrs. Charles Kung,
financial secretary; Mrs Joe Ferguson, recorder; and Mrs. R. J. Strobel, trustee.
30
THE CARPENTER
Nev. State Council New Officers for Charleston Millwrights
Meets in Las Vegas
The Nevada State Council of Carpen-
ters met in annual convention at the
Union Plaza in downtown Las Vegas
recently.
Delegates included, from Reno: Primo
Bertoldi, Ben Jones, Mike Smith, Marion
Hanson and John Pruitt. From Las
Vegas: Roy Taylor, Charles Connely,
John Snook, Bobby Ballard, Freeman
Johnson and Elmer Laub. From Haw-
thorne: O. D. Gable, Cecil Lowe and
Leroy Moad. From Elko, Louis Koncher.
Among guests attending were a dele-
gation from one of the newer local unions
in the state, MUlwrights Local No. 1827,
Las Vegas. They included Joe Benutti,
Harold Brown and Al Benedetti.
Heading the state council is O. D.
Gable of Local 532, Hawthorne as pres-
ident.
Other officers of the state council are:
Primo Bertoldi of Local 971, Reno,
secretary-treasurer; George Roper, Local
1780 in Las Vegas, vice president; and
trustees: C. W. Lowe, Local 632, Haw-
thorne; Marion Hanson and Ben Jones,
both Local 971, Reno.
The Council meets each year about the
same dates, or a day earlier than, the
State Federation of Labor holds its an-
nual convention.
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Local 2430, Millwrights and Machinery Erectors, Charleston, West Va., recently
installed new officers. General Representative George Walish performed the installa-
tion ceremony.
The officers include, left to right, first row, Paul Mooney, trustee; Leslie Searls,
trustee; Bob Oliver, president; Wm. R. Lowther, recording secretary, and Everette E.
Sullivan business representative-financial secretary. Second row, H. B. Hill, Jr., vice-
President; David Hughes, warden; J. E. Shepherd, treasurer; M. Ray Lilly, trustee; Jack
Facemire. conductor; and George Walish, International Representative.
Canadian Carpenters
Continued from Page 25
programs which are now getting in-
creasing attention. The first provide
modern group practice preventive
care and reduce hospital costs. The
second provide working mothers with
some assurance that their children will
be taken care of at reasonable cost
while they are at work.
With all this and more, what else
is needed?
Two things, better co-ordination of
services within the provinces and
across Canada (for example, medical
and dental care in rural and northern
areas are often below par), and the
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We Backed Water Pollution Control Bill
■ The 92nd Congress finally closed up
shop on October 18 and those Congress-
men running for re-election lost no time
in packing their bags and heading back
home for a few final weeks of campaign-
ing. In the last few hectic weeks, with
both the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives working late into the night,
Congress tried to clean up the legislative
loose ends they had left dangling. Sev-
eral important bills were passed and
others were either killed or shelved to
await action in the next Congress.
On the last day of the session. Con-
gress passed a new $24.6 billion dollar
water pollution control bill over a Presi-
dential veto. This is a bill which our
Brotherhood worked hard on for passage.
Most of the money will go for the con-
struction of water treatment facilities.
Also passed in the closing days were
Social Security amendments (without the
controversial welfare reform provisions),
improvements in the Federal workmen's
compensation law, and a stopgap public
works and economic development bill.
Two important measures that failed to
pass at the last minute were the highway
bill, which would have allowed some
funds from the highway trust fund to be
used for mass transit improvement, and
the spending ceiling limitation bill, spon-
sored by the Administration. The Senate
filibustered to death two controversial
measures, one that would have created
a new Consumer Protection Agency, and
one that dealt with the problem of school
busing for integration.
The labor scorecard for the 92nd Con-
gress is mixed — some successes and some
setbacks. Many anti-labor and regressive
bills were introduced and pushed forward
on the floor and in committee. Most
of these measures were killed, but some-
times only after very tough fights. Broth-
erhood representatives led the fight in
many of these struggles.
Job safety became a key issue in the
last half of 1972. Anti-labor forces
fought to cripple enforcement of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act by
exempting small businesses. After a
lengthy struggle, in which we played a
key role. Congress finally agreed to ex-
empt, temporarily, firms employing three
or fewer employees. This was actually a
victory for labor, because an earlier ver-
sion approved by both houses would
have exempted all firms employing 15 or
fewer employees from the safety act.
A number of legislative battles, with
Brotherhood representatives again in the
Continued on Page 35
Local
City & State
Amount
Local
City & State
Amount
Local
City & State A
CONTRIRIJTIONS
mount
INDIANA
MONTANA
976
Marion
20.00
As of September 13,
, 1972
133
436
Terre Haute
New Albany
31.00
11.00
153
286
Helena
Great Falls
20.00
35.00
nil
Ironton
OKLAHOMA
5.00
New
V^rl-
Convention
$2195.00
599
Hammond
21.00
NEW JERSEY
986
McAlester
7.00
Ohio State
Convention
3440.00
106
IOWA
Des Moines
101.25
139
155
Jersey City
Plainfield
12.00
5.00
1060
Norman
OREGON
22.00
Local
City & State
Amount
373
Fort Madison
9.00
4X6
Bayonne
40.00
1094
Albany-Corvallis
20.00
620
Madison
ioo.no
2691
Coquille
22.00
ALABAMA
KANSAS
1489
Burlington
1000.00
2784
Coquille
10.00
103
Birmingham
43.00
201
Wichita
15.00
2250
Red Bank
150.00
2429
Fort Payne
5.00
1445
Topeka
5.00
NEW YORK
124
PENNSYLVANIA
Bradford
20.00
CALIFORNIA
KENTUCKY
77
Port Chester
8.00
129
Hazleton
21.00
848
San Bruno
11.00
64
Louisville
20.00
203
Poughkeepsie
40.00
900
Altoona
10.00
1496
Fresno
9.00
2058
Frankfort
11.00
284
New York
100.00
1160
Pittsburgh
10.00
1497
E. Los Angeles
100.00
323
Beacon
80.00
2264
Pittsburgh
80.00
2203
Anaheim
40.00
LOUISIANA
3.50
New Rochelle
40.00
SOUTH DAKOTA
953
Lake Charles
40.00
374
Buffalo
32.00
783
COLORADO
1312
New Orleans
20.00
493
Mount Vernon
10.00
Sioux Falls
10.00
244
Grand Junction
22.50
1846
New Orleans
73.00
543
Mamaroneck
70.00
TENNESSEE
1351
Leadville
10.00
791
New York
33.00
1818
Clarksville
20.00
MASSACHUSETTS
808
New York
60.00
FLORIDA
40
Boston
300.00
950
New York
60.00
TEXAS
696
Tampa
60.00
82
Haverhill
27.00
1075
Hudson
16.00
379
Texarkana
20.00
993
Miami
120.00
218
Boston
280.00
1397
North Hempstead
110.00
411
San Angelo
15.00
390
Holyoke
20.00
1508
Lyons
13.00
665
Amarillo
28.00
283
GEORGIA
Augusta
20.00
MICHIGAN
1575
2100
2236
Endicott
Amityville
New York
2.00
20.00
40.00
331
VIRGINIA
Norfolk
20.00
297
Kalamazoo
55.00
388
Richmond
43.00
1258
IDAHO
Pocatello
40.00
1449
1452
Lansing
Detroit
16.00
83.00
NORTH CAROLINA
522 ri»<rV«.irr, IH HO
WASHINGTON
1461
Traverse City
9.00
-V^
1195
Seattle
5.00
ILLINOIS
NORTH DAKOTA
1974
Ellensburgh
5.00
16
Springfield
1024.00
MISSISSIPPI
1032
Minot
20.00
2519
Seattle
34.00
21
Chicago
7.00
387
Columbus
10.00
WEST VIRGINIA
242
Chicago
11.00
1518
Gulfport
10.00
OHIO
128
St. Albans
10.00
504
Chicago
20.00
182
Cleveland
48.00
661
Ottawa
11.00
MISSOURI
372
Lima
195.00
WISCONSIN
839
Des Plaines
430.00
47
St. Louis
94.00
415
Cincinnati
30.00
264
Milwaukee
38.00
1128
LaGrange
10.00
185
St. Louis
13.00
437
Portsmouth
20.00
755
Superior
30.00
1185
Chicago
41.00
978
Springfield
70.00
650
Pomeroy
60.00
955
Appleton
10.00
1367
Chicago
40.00
1795
Farmington
5.00
705
Lorain
5.00
1709
Ashland
10.00
1883
Macomb
13.00
1925
Columbia
21.00
716
Zunesville
8.00
1919
Stevens Point
4.00
32
THE CARPENTER
CONTRIBUTIONS
(As of October 16, 1972)
Michigan State
Convention $1550.00
New Jersey State Council
Convention 380.00
Pennsylvania State
Convention 1355.00
Illinois State
Convention 3700.00
Florida State
Convention 1706.00
Local City & State Amount
ARKANSAS
891 Hot Springs 10.00
ARIZONA
1100 Flagstaff 25.00
CALIFORNIA
25 Los Angeles 1000.00
262 San Jose 25.00
483 San Francisco 149.50
668 Palo Alto 10.00
701 Fresno 64.00
771 Watsonville 20.00
925 Salinas 6.00
1062 Santa Barbara 26.00
1158 Berkeley 25.00
1235 Modesto 15.00
1408 Redwood City 7.00
1437 Compton 21.00
1495 Chico 5.50
1992 Placerville 13.00
2114 Napa 33.00
2170 Sacramento 10.00
2687 Auburn 28.00
COLORADO
1480 Boulder 14.00
CONNECTICUT
79 New Haven 15.00
DELAWARE
626 Wilmington 15.00
Local
City & State
Amount
Local
City & State
Amount
Local
City & State A
Amount
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MISSOURI
OHIO
132
Washington, D.C.
18.00
61
Kansas City
80.00
248
Toledo
35.00
1694
Washington, D.C.
21.50
1189 1
Columbiana County
22.00
2311
Washington, D.C.
30.00
MONTANA
1602
Cincinnati
13.00
GEORGIA
88
Anaconda
10.00
OREGON
144
Macon
20.00
557
Bozeman
11.00
1746
Portland
2.00
256
Savannah
ILLINOIS
50.00
253
NEBRASKA
Omaha
23.00
2714
2949
Dallas
Roseburg
40.00
18.00
695
Sterling
6.00
PENNSYLVANIA
792
Rockford
40.00
NEW JERSEY
37
Shamokin
4.00
999
1092
Mt. Vernon
Marseilles
20.00
5.00
31
119
Trenton
Newark
30.00
30.00
122
191
Philadelphia 50.00
York 1823.00
INDIANA
299
Union City
5.00
230
Pittsburgh
37.00
274
Vincennes
20.00
325
Paterson
15.00
261
Scranton
15.00
694
Boonville
41.00
393
Camden
226.00
321
Connellsville
13.00
1076
Washington
20.00
399
Phillipsburg
30.00
368
Allentown
33.00
1485
La Porte
16.00
432
Atlantic City
5.00
422
New Brighton
37.00
1665
Bloomington
2.00
455
Somersville
70.00
691
Williamsport
30.00
612
Union Hill
15.00
833
Berwyn
20.00
KANSAS
715
Elizabeth
145.00
1044
Charleroi
23.00
714
Olathe
14.00
821
Newark
25.00
1906
Philadelphia
15.00
1022
Parsons
6.00
1006
New Brunswick
15.00
KENTUCKY
1489
1743
Burlington
Wildwood
805.00
15.00
556
TENNESSEE
Meadville
19.00
785
Covington
76.00
2018
Lakewood
5.00
2473
Bristol
20.00
1080
Owensboro
LOUISIANA
47.00
2098
2212
Camden
Newark
15.00
5.00
TEXAS
1098
Baton Rouge
22.00
2250
Red Bank
10.00
1565
1822
Abilene
Fort Worth
20.00
41.00
1846
New Orleans
43.00
NEW YORK
1971
Temple
188.00
MASSACHUSETTS
188
Yonkers
12.00
VIRGINIA
48
Fitchburg
34.00
289
Lockport
32.00
303
Portsmouth
37.00
49
Lowell
39.00
440
Buffalo
21.00
2070
Roanoke
13.00
56
Boston
20.00
447
Ossining
40.00
1121
Boston Vicinity
100.00
503
Lancaster
20.00
WASHINGTON
MICHIGAN
516
Linderhurst
20.00
470
Tacoma
45.62
IT M. K^^^M. K^J X^LJ. ^
1042
Plattsburg
90.00
1289
Seattle
2.00
116
1373
2585
Bay City
Flint
Saginaw
642.00
88.00
14.00
1162
1978
College Point, L.I
Buffalo
. 40.00
20.00
2205
Wenatchee
WISCONSIN
32.00
MINNESOTA
NORTH CAROLINA
1741
Milwaukee
35.00
60
Virginia-Eveleth
100.00
522
Durham
10.00
WYOMING
617
Alexandria
14.00
1165
Wilmington
20.00
1432
Laramie
15.00
Farah Strikers
Still Need Support
The National Labor Relations Board
in Washington has certified Clothing
Workers as the bargaining agent for the
cutting room employees of Farah Manu-
facturing Co. plants in El Paso, Tex., al-
most two years after the representation
election was held.
Farah objections to the conduct of
the election, held Oct. 14, 1970, were
completely overruled by the NLRB.
The ACWA has been on strike against
Farah since May 8 after the company
fired a number of employees for union
organizing activities.
After the majority of the 200 cutting
room workers voted for ACWA repre-
sentation, Farah refused to consent to
broader representation elections. This is
one of the key issues in the strike of
about 3,000 workers at several Farah
plants in El Paso and Victoria, Tex.,
and Las Cruces and Albuquerque, N.M.
The Clothing Workers are pressing a
nationwide boycott of Farah products —
men's and boys' slacks and sportswear —
with the full support of the AFL-CIO
Executive Council.
Are You Wearing a CLIC Button?
i: Every member wfjo makes a $70
;|i membership contribution to the
il Carpenters Legislative Improvement
jil Committee gets a blue and gold
Ij: lapel button bearing the CLIC em-
§: blem, shown in a greatly enlarged
II version by the young lady at right.
II Get your button now! And wear it
II of every opportunity.
A copy of our report filed with the ap-
propriate supervisory officer is (or will
be) available for purchase from the Su-
perintendent of Documents, United States
Government Printing Office, Washington,
D.C. 20402.
NOVEMBER, 1972
33
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^^^^^^
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Clutch back. Attractive
small size. Rolled gold.
$2.00 each
CUFF LINKS AND TIE TACK
Beautiful set with emblem. Excellent ma-
terials and workmanship.
EMBLEM RING
This handsome ring has been added to the
line of the Brotherhood's official emblem
jewelry. It may be purchased by individuals
or by local unions for presentation to long-
time members or for conspicuous service.
Gift boxed. Specify exact size or enclose
strip of paper long enough to go around
finger.
Available in lOK gold, $30 each.
Sterling silver, $21 each.
He'll Wear Them
with Pride
The official emblem of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America is displayed in
full color on the jewelry shown here. Such bright
and attractive articles are a good way for Dad,
son, or brother to show membership in our
Brotherhood.
He'll wear them with pride on Christmas Day, if
you place your order right away.
The materials used in the official jewelry and
their workmanship are strictly first-class. They are
100% union made. There is a continuous de-
mand for these items — especially as birthday
gifts, as Christmas gifts, and as gifts for Father's
day.
You'll please the man in your life on that special
holiday, if you mail in your order now.
Please print or type orders plainly. Be sure names
and addresses are correct, and that your instruc-
tions are complete.
SenJ order and remittance io:
R. E. LIVINGSTON, Genera/ Secretary
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C. '20001
Color Guard at Timber Lake
Carpentry trainees at the Timber Lake, Ore, Job Corps Cen-
ter recently participated in the Timber Festival Parade at nearby
Estacada. They served as a special color guard in the colorful
parade.
Wallace Beatty, James Bates, and James Lowery, the car-
pentry trainees, joined Corpsmen John Hoskins and Larry
Wilkenson to form the marching unit, shown above. They were
trained for the special assignment by Carpentry Instructor
Robert L. Benham. The unit was presented a special award by
festival judges.
CLIC Report
Continued from Page 32
forefront, were necessary to ensure that
Davis-Bacon prevailing wage protection
was included in all major bills involving
construction. After a floor fight in the
Senate, for instance, we managed to get
Davis-Bacon protection (although with
some loopholes) in the revenue sharing
bill, which will dole out $30 billion in
federal funds to state and local govern-
ments over the next five years.
More direct attacks on the Davis-
Bacon Act were launched by reactionary
Congressmen who sought to repeal the
law or restrict its coverage. Some other
anti-labor bills which were defeated after
difficult fights were compulsory arbitra-
tion bills, bills to prohibit issuing food
stamps to strikers, and bills to abolish the
political rights of unions.
On two major bills the 92nd Congress
labored long and produced nothing. A
massive housing bill, which would revise
and consolidate existing programs, ran
out of time for passage. And the mini-
mum wage bill, after passing both houses,
died for lack of a compromise satisfac-
tory to a majority of both houses.
Another major area in which no ma-
jor legislation was produced was public
works. One major bill, the public works
acceleration bill, was vetoed in 1971.
The public works and economic develop-
ment bill, which included an accelerated
public works provision, had to be wa-
tered down to secure passage before the
end of the session. The House earlier
voted down a public works bill that
would have channeled $5 billion into
construction of water and sewer works.
The legislative successes we have been
able to achieve are due in large part to
the thousands of Brotherhood members
who have voluntarily contributed to
CLIC. The kind of laws that Congress
produces depend on the kind of men
and women sitting in Congress. In 1972
more members than ever before contrib-
uted to CLIC. By applying our resources
carefully we were able to put these CLIC
dollars to work to help bring proven and
progressive friends of labor back to
Washington.
The 92nd Congress will probably not
go down in history as either the best or
worst Congress. As always, we won some
battles and lost some. But in the day-to-
day workings of the legislative process
we have endeavored to protect and ad-
vance the rights and interests of working
men and women. Now that the 92nd
Congress has become history, we are
gearing up for the new struggles ahead
in the 93rd Congress. ■
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L.U. NO. 7
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Dahl, Martin
Martin, William A.
Tabor, Lloyd R.
Tommeraasen, Oscar
L.U. NO. 15
HACKENSACK, N.J.
Besemer, Herman
Dennis, Thomas H.
Sironen, Frank
L.U. NO. 36
OAKLAND, CALIF.
Ballew, Robert E.
Lindahl, Frank
Murphy, Francis J.
L.U. NO. 50
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Cooper, Arvil D.
Ray, Lonnie
L.U. NO. 60
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Bowles, Eddie J.
Burton, Carl
Cassidy, Andrew
Conrad, Robert A.
Cook, Edward L.
Fleener, Merle
Kiphart, Earl
Lakin, Otto
Mathais, George
Peachee, C. T.
Ridge, Karry V.
Ruby, Paul M. Sr.
Tilley, O. C.
L.U. NO. 61
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Brockman, L. A.
Kellogg, A. H.
McMillin, C. A.
Niebaum, Bernard M.
Settle, Joe
Sterk, John J.
Taylor, Thomas W.
L.U. NO. 64
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Bisig, Edward J.
Compa, Walter
Hehemann, Charles W.
Hogue, George
Kaelin, A. W.
Parks, L. B.
Sinclair, Jerome, Sr.
L.U. NO. 80
CHICAGO, ILL.
Bristow, Alexander
Carlson, Elmer M.
Charleston, Raymond
Daniels, Edward
Frumentino, Salvatore
Jacobson, Douglas
Knudson, Martin
Kurcab, Leonard
McCarrall, William
Martin, David B.
Miller, Robert B.
Milne. James
Nelson, Gerhard
Olson, Ture
Osterman, Albert
Paulson, Einar
Prueter, Edward
Roziewski, Stanley
Sinn, Martin
Sheriff, Ralph
Strickett, George
Witte, William
L.U. NO. 90
EVANSVILLE, IND.
Neidringhaus, Henry C.
Sigler, Frank H.
L.U. NO. 93
OTTAWA, ONT.
Girard, Ovila
Hoppin, George
Piir, Evald
Prudhomme, Albert
L.U. NO. 101
BALTIMORE, MD.
Bentley, John S.
Stefanowicz, Henry S.
L.U. NO. 119
NEWARK, N.J.
Farina, John
L.U. NO. 132
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Frayser, Thomas A.
Gayle. Alma J., Jr.
Knicely, Donald Ralston
Saffel, Augdon A.
L.U. NO. 134
MONTREAL, QUE.
Daoust, Adrien
Larose, Philippe
L.U. NO. 144
MACON, GA.
Davis, Harold D.
L.U. NO. 166
ROCK ISLAND, ILL.
Taube, Gustav H.
L.U. NO. 181
CHICAGO, ILL.
Arends, Bernard, Sr.
Fuchs, David
Wegger, Marius
L.U. NO. 225
ATLANTA, GA.
Benefield, Donald C.
Bennett, Charles Geary
Garner, Albert F.
Green, Golden
Hamby, R. L.
Prater, W. A.
Seigler, J. R.
Varnadoe, Stanley M.
L.U. NO. 226
PORTLAND, ORE.
Gordon, B. C.
Petersen, Howard H.
Severson, Iver J.
Steen, Roy
Wilson, Richard T.
L.U. NO. 232
FORT WAYNE, IND.
Altman, Arden
Bailer, Walter
Burford, W. E.
Carpenter, Dewey
Clay, William Dewey
Crabtree, Leo
Craig, John W.
Dillard, Hubert
Greenler, William
Greiser, C. J.
Grote, Harry
Harter, Orlin
Hines, John W.
Lantz, Abner
Miles, Levi
Potts, Earl
Ritzius, George
Smith, H. Paul
Trimmer, Fred
L.U. NO. 246
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Agresta, Constable, Sr.
L.U. NO. 266
STOCKTON, CALIF.
DeGolier, C. L.
DuBois, Orville E.
Hunt, I. H.
Mullins, Jesse
Pitts, Oscar
Reames, Kenneth
Rohlen, John
Thompson, Bert
L.U. NO. 287
HARRISBURG, PA.
Lyons, Ralph Sr.
Williams, Charles
L.U. NO. 302
HUNTINGTON, W. VA.
Saunders, Jake
L.U. NO. 325
PATERSON, N.J.
Ameraal, Johannes
Mitchell, Abraham
Nieskens, Peter
Van Baaron, George
L.U. NO. 331
NORFOLK, VA.
Barbour, T. K.
King, N. V.
Perez, M. C.
L.U. NO. 361
DULUTH, MINN.
Anderson, Martin
Johnson, Jack E.
Lund, Sigurd
Theriault, Gilbert
L.U. NO. 385
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Prezioso, Vincent
Spadotta, Giacomo
Vicino, Frank
L.U. NO. 407
LEWISTON, ME.
Caron, George
L.U. NO. 419
CHICAGO, ILL.
Ackermann, Alfred J.
Anderson, John
Becktold, Andrew
Costin, George
Fritz, Alvis
Gottmann, William
Gutberlet, Carl
Kuehn, Arthur
Mueller, Berthold
Sperber, Otto
L.U. NO. 531
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
Grondin, Robert J.
L.U. NO. 563
GLENDALE, CALIF.
Bolduc, Ovilda
Ekren, Paul
Johnson, Joseph C.
Marter, Clarence
Nash, Darwin
Nyeholt, Henry L.
Sylvis, Elmer J.
L.U. NO. 657
SHEBOYGAN, WIS.
Albers, Gerald
Nagode, Frank
L.U. NO. 668
PALO ALTO, CALIF.
Chandler, Cleo
Gray, Frank
L.U. NO. 746
NORWALK, CONN.
Colbert, Everett
Giovagnorio, Louis
Scofield, Albert
L.U. NO. 753
BEAUMONT, TEX.
Autrey, C. M.
Bagley, Roy
Lawrence, Walton
Porter, Ralph S.
L.U. NO. 770
YAKIMA, WASH.
Smith, Robert B.
L.U. NO. 776
MARSHALL, TEX.
Hagger, Roy E.
L.U. NO. 783
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.
Malone, Neil
L.U. NO. 787
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Pedersen, Henri
L.U. NO. 948
SIOUX, CITY, IOWA
Ward, George E., Jr.
L.U. NO. 950
NEW YORK, N.Y.
LeGrow, John D.
L.U. NO. 973
TEXAS CITY, TEX.
Looper, O. C.
L.U. NO. 976
MARION, OHIO
Lingo, Ivan
L.U. NO. 982
DETROIT, MICH.
DeGrandchamp, Lawrence
Grandbois, Leo P.
Guyton, Lawrence, H.
Hockett, Edward
Holmstrom, John A.
Maas, William J.
Smith, Alfred H.
Totton, Erwin
Quick, Forrest
L.U. NO. 1025
MEDFORD, WIS.
Anderson, Howard J.
Baldys, Stanley J.
Cypher, WiUiam
Erickson, Harold
Gorichs, August H.
Hessing, Louis
Lehman, Fred
Murphy, Roy C.
Peche, Edwin
Poehnelt, John S.
Radtke, Elmer
L.U. NO. 1035
TAUNTON, MASS.
McGuire, Andrew J.
L.U. NO. 1042
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.
Duquette, Herbert
L.U. NO. 1065
SALEM, ORE.
Jenkins, Harold
L.U. NO. 1068
VALLEJO, CALIF.
Mott, Charles
L.U. NO. 1128
LA GRANGE, ILL.
Baumann, George
L.U. NO. 1138
TOLEDO, OHIO
Brunke, Gustave
Hughes, Charles
Wagoner, Meryl
L.U. NO. 1151
BATAVIA, N.Y.
Conrad, Robert
L.U. NO. 1185
CHICAGO, ILL.
Pollak. Julius
Staudenmeyer, Alfred L.
L.U. NO. 1188
MT. CARMEL, ILL.
Eckiss, James
L.U. NO. 1243
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
Martin, Ralph Paddy
L.U. NO. 1273
EUGENE, ORE.
Vollrath, Lock H.
L.U. NO. 1274
DECATUR, ALA.
Edmonson, Kenneth G.
King, Hulin Chester
L.U. NO. 1301
MONROE, MICH.
Wood, Raymond E.
Continued, next page
NOVEMBER, 1972
37
IN MEMORIAM
Continued from Page 37
L.U. NO. 1308
LAKE WORTH, FLA.
Dunbaugh, Arlie
Kahilainen, Jacob
Lorf, Guy
Munster, G. Van
L. U. NO. 1323
MONTEREY, CALIF.
Dockery, Herbert E.
Kile, Emmett L.
Savage, V. W.
L.U. NO. 1332
GRAND COULEE,
WASH.
Ross, Jack
L.U. NO. 1373
FLINT, MICH.
Brandt, Hilding
Dempsey, Argo
Hill. Fred
Hopson, Elmer
March, William
Morningstar, Henry
Spaleny, Ralph
Walter, Doug
Weller, Frank
L.U. NO. 1382
ROCHESTER, MINN.
Goodman, Frank L.
Nelson, Adolph M.
L. U. NO. 1394
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA
Powell, E. J.
L.U. NO. 1397
NORTH HEMPSTEAD,
N.Y.
Zygmunt, Louis
L.U. NO. 1407
WILMINGTON, CALIF.
Fortner, William R.
Grahek, Joseph J.
Perez, Rego
Reeves, James D.
White, Creed
L.U. NO. 1426
ELYRIA, OHIO
Loper, Paul H., Jr.
L.U. NO. 1445
TOPEKA, KANS.
Adams, Kenneth V.
Casebeer, Vernon L.
L.U. NO. 1456
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Antonucci, Nunzio
Bjorck, John
Godwin, Milton E.
Harter, John
Knapp, Raymond
Kohrn, Conrad
Laivo, Victor
Mattson, John
McLaughlin, Raymond
Sepp, Adolph
ViUadsen. John
L.U. NO. 1478
REDONDO BEACH,
CALIF.
Billings, Paul D.
Grignetti, Luigi
Lund, Henry R,
Nelson, George
L.U. NO. 1483
PATCHOGUE, N.Y.
Jiminez, Charles
McDonald, Frank
Sieboldt, Joseph
L.U. NO. 1513
DETROIT, MICH.
Adams, Simon
Amber, Frank
Deal, Isidore
Hoflfmeyer, Kenneth
Zapczynski, John D.
L.U. NO. 1518
GU EFFORT, MISS.
Bond, Mills D.
Burns, German E.
L.U. NO. 1527
WHEATON, ILL.
Denk, Fred, Sr,
Pearce, Leslie E.
L.U. NO. 1533
TWO RIVERS, WIS.
Dorner, Jacob, J.
L.U. NO. 1559
MUSCATINE, IOWA
Finnegan, Harold (Pat)
Metzger, Leroy
L.U. NO. 1564
CASPER, WYO.
Nickeson. Joseph D.
Selby, Claude
L.U. NO. 1590
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Bonham, Ralph
Curry, Raymond G., Sr.
Gouse, Joseph E,
Johnson, Nils
Lindholm, John
Thomas, Clyde
Thompson, Loyal
Wyatt, Clarence, Jr.
L.U. NO. 1595
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA.
Valerio, John
L.U. NO. 1598
VICTORIA, B.C.
Turcotte, A. P. (Fred)
L.U. NO. 1699
HIBBING, MINN.
Johnson, August
L.U. NO. 1654
MIDLAND, MICH.
Porter, Harry Ed
Woods, James
L.U. NO. 1667
BILOXI, MISS.
Crabtree, W. V.
Hubert, Azime J.
Pettis, Houston
L.U. NO. 1693
CHICAGO. ILL.
Gustafson, Carl, Sr.
Herman. Rudolph
McDonough, William
Ost, Alfred
Palmer, Harvey
Rabold, Val
Slabosz, Thaddeus
Warren, Frank
L.U. NO. 1849
PASCO, WASH.
Hall, Herbert W.
Worms, Martin
L.U. NO. 1939
CLIFTON, N.J.
Fiori, Silvio
Palatini, Bartolo
L.U. NO. 2046
MARTINEZ, CALIF.
Cagle, Elmer D.
Collin, Harold M.
Elliott, Harry
Gillham, M. C.
Harding, L. C.
McGarry, J. R.
L.U. NO. 2205
WENATCHEE, WASH.
Agnew, P,aul
L.U. NO. 2230
GREENSBORO, N.C.
Hohson, J. T.
Parks, J. J.
L.U. NO. 2250
RED BANK, NJ.
Barber, Watson, L.,Jr.
Barka'.ow, George
Carasia, Joseph
Hansen, Richard T. M.
Houschild, John W.
McAlister, Robert
McClintock, Harold
Osborn, J. W.
Smith, Arthur M,
Woolley, Cleveland
L.U. NO. 2295
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Christiansen, John
Gunston, Peter
L.U. NO. 2315
JERSEY CITY, NJ.
Halvorsen, Oscar
L.U. NO. 2427
WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS, W.VA.
Watson, Harold W.
L.U. NO. 2523
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Brown, Evano
Rhyan, Chester
L.U. NO. 2590
KANE, PA.
Zimmerman, Andrew
L.U. NO. 2777
EUGENE, ORE.
Stanton, Oman
LEGACIES OF LONG SERVICE
The Lake Erie District Council of Carpenters and area management mourn the
passing of Paul H, Loper, president and business manager, who died August 4, 1972
at the age of 47. Brother Loper was an ardent labor man who served his members
and industry equally. His concern for all was interlaced with friendship and under-
standing and his helping hand was extended to all.
Local 289 of Lockport, N. Y., Mourns the death of Martin E. Loftus, who passed
away on May 18, 1972. He had been a member of the Brotherhood for 63 years.
Harry French, who had a total of 62 years of service as a member of Local 184,
Salt Lake City, U., died recently. His brothers in the local union and the Brother-
hood mourn his passing.
The last remaining charter member of Local 403, Alexandria, La., John J. Michiels,
died June 13, 1972 after almost 58 years of Brotherhood membership. Michiels joined
Local 403 on July 8, 1914, and he served for a time as president and later as financial
secretary.
James Eckiss, who joined Local 1188, Mt. Carmel, 111., on November 7, 1921,
passed away last July 18, with almost 51 years of service.
BEQUEST TO THE BROTHERHOOD
The United Brotherhood was recently named a beneficiary
in the will of a longtime member of Local 11, Cleveland, O.
George A. Bailey passed away several months ago and left,
under terms of his will, a bequest of $2,500 to the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, The General
President was notified, early this year, that this amount was
forthcoming in an accounting of Brother Bailey's estate.
Bailey also left bequests to many local and national health
and welfare organizations under the terms of his will. Among
those receiving funds were the Ohio Shriners Hospital for Crip-
pled Children, the New Britain, Conn., Chapter of the American
Red Cross, the Connecticut Division of the American Cancer
Society, the Ashland, O,, Chapter of the Salvation Army, the
Ashland Samaritan Hospital, Father Flanagan's Boys Home,
four other health agencies, and several personal friends.
38
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Lakeland
News
Items of interest from the Brotherhood's
retirement home at Lakeland, Florida
TWO GOT MARRIED
Wilford Pierce Thanner, of Local 644,
Pekkin, 111., arrived at the Home Sept. 1,
1972.
•
William L. Logan of Local 1913, Van
Nuys, Calif, arrived at the Home Sept. 8,
1972.
•
George E. Saunders of Local 281,
Binghampton, N.Y. arrived at the Home
Sept. 18, 1972.
•
Paul Lukowitz, of Local 1741, Milwau-
kee, Wise, arrived at the Home Sept. 25,
1972.
•
Leo Retzel of Local 62, Chicago, 111.,
died Sept. 8, 1972. He was buried in the
Home Cemetery.
•
Perley Patrick, of Local 696, Tampa,
Fla., died Sept. 11, 1972. He was buried
in the Home Cemetery.
•
Earl Kehr, of Local 132, Wash., D.C.,
died Sept. 13, 1972. He was buried in the
Home Cemetery.
•
Ture S. Bjork of Local 488, Bronx,
N.Y., died Sept. 16, 1972. Burial was at
Olympia, Wash.
•
loseph Berkery, of Local 301, New-
burgh, N.Y. died Sept. 9, 1972. He was
buried in the Home Cemetery.
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Audel, Theodore 10
Bar-Way Manufacturing 30
Belsaw Power Tools 35
Belsaw Sharp-All Co 27
Chevrolet 7
Chicago Technical College 9
Craftsman Book Co 13
Eliason Stair Gauge Co 39
Estwing Manufacturing 36
Foley Manufacturing 31
Fugitt, Douglas 27
Irwin Auger Bit Co 39
Locksmithing Institute 27
North American School
of Surveying 10
Paneling Specialties Co 30
Rockwell Manufacturing 11
Stanley Works Back Cover
William L. Logan of Local 1913, Van
Nuys, Calif, died Sept. 24, 1972. Burial
was in Los Angeles, Calif.
•
Anthony Norris of Local 2274, Pitts-
burgh, Pa., died Sept. 25, 1972. He was
buried in the Home Cemetery.
•
Harry Seitz of Local 1765, Orlando,
Fla., withdrew from the Home Sept. 7,
1972. (He got married!)
•
William S. Addington of Local 1400,
Santa Monica, Calif., withdrew from the
Home Sept. 13, 1972. (He got married
too! !)
A 65-year service pin was recently pre-
sented to Alman Hansen, right, a mem-
ber of Local 482, Jersey City, N.J., and
a resident of the Lakeland Home. Mak-
ing the presentation was Joseph A. Ply-
mate, superintendent of the home.
Superintendent Plymate also presented
a service pin to Andrew J. Peterson of
Local 257, New York, N.Y., also a Lake-
land resident. This pin was for 35 years
of service.
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39
What Brought A
■ If there is one phrase in our language which
is overworked, it is "affluent society." Writers,
speakers, commentators, are constantly referring
to America as the "affluent society."
In terms of automobiles, washing machines,
bathtubs, etc., we, indeed, are an affluent society
— affluent almost beyond the capacity of many
parts of the world to understand.
However, in terms of breatheable air and drink-
able water, we are something less than affluent. By
the time we achieve clean air and pure water, our
affluence may be diminished considerably. But that
is another story.
Not since the heyday of the Roman Empire,
2000 years ago, has one nation achieved the eco-
nomic dominance which we in the United States
and Canada enjoy today.
The United States and Canada jointly occupy
some 14 or 15 percent of the world's land, and
our population accounts for no more than 7 or 8
percent of the world total; yet, we enjoy some 45
or 50 percent of the world's goods.
In many undeveloped nations the average an-
nual income of workers does not equal one week's
pay for the average American.
What brought about this mighty productive
miracle that is America? T have pondered this ques-
tion many times, and I usually come up with an
answer that gives me considerable pride.
First, I ask myself can our greatness be attrib-
uted to the fact that we have tremendous material
resources? Resources, of course, are part of the
answer. Without our vast resources of coal, iron,
oil, and millions upon millions of acres of fertile
land, we would not have been able to achieve the
productive might that undergirds our entire system.
But then I remember, there are many other
countries in the world, Russia and Brazil, to name
but two, which have resources equal to or better
than ours. Yet, they are far behind us in providing
the good things of life for their citizens. So natural
resources alone are not the answer.
Next, I ask myself, have we achieved what we
have because we are smarter than other people? A
little bit of reflection knocks this theory in the
head, too.
We are made up of peoples from every part of
the world. There is not a race or creed or color
which has not contributed something to our cul-
ture and our economic life. Since we are made up
of people from all parts of the world, it is impos-
sible for us to be smarter than anybody else. So
our progress cannot be ascribed to superior in-
tellect.
So next I ask myself, is it because we work
harder than any other people? Again, I believe the
answer is no. We work shorter hours and fewer
days of the week than any other people on the face
of the earth. We have longer vacations and shorter
workdays than anybody else. So hard work is not
the complete answer either.
If abundant resources, high intelligence, or hard
work are not the answer, what is?
I believe that a major part of the answer can be
found in the wisdom which our founding fathers
displayed. They eschewed titles and special priv-
ileges based on inheritance. Instead, they opted for
equal opportunity for all. For the first time in hu-
man history, men were given an opportunity to
move as far and as fast as their ambitions and
talents could take them in any field they chose.
The age-old concept that the miner's son should
be a miner or a tradesman's son should be a trades-
man was discarded. An educational system was
devised to afford a clear shot at any goal any
youngster aspired to.
In the main, however, the ability of most people
to move freely within the economic structure of the
country, the ability of young people to aspire to
any goal, provided the brains and the drive that
were needed to build the kind of economic empire
we now enjoy. Many of today's top scientists, ad-
ministrators, and professional people sprang from
the lowliest backgrounds — backgrounds which
40
THE CARPENTER
out America's Miracle?
would have denied them opportunities in many
other parts of the world.
As a result of the freedom to move freely within
the economic structure, there grew up in the United
States and Canada a free and independent labor
movement which has contributed greatly to the
economic growth which has been ours.
Through the labor movement, the wealth of the
nation has been more equitably distributed than in
any other place in the world. The miracle of Gen-
eral Motors is not that it can produce 8 or 10 mil-
lion cars per year. Other nations have the skills
and the know-how to do the same thing. The real
miracle is that General Motors can sell 10 million
cars per year in the United States and Canada be-
cause the labor movement elevated the economic
status of so many workers to the point where they
can afford an automobile.
In the final analysis, the labor movement really
constitutes the keystone in the arch of our eco-
nomic structure. It has done more to eradicate
poverty and promote financial stability than all the
economic planners and social workers added to-
gether.
The labor movement is the lobby for the poor,
the underprivileged, and the dispossessed. It played
the key role in the estabhshment of unemployment
insurance, the minimum wage, social security, and
all the other social legislation which has made life
less hazardous and more stable for millions of
Americans, both union and non-union.
Currently, it is the labor movement which is
carrying the brunt of the battle for a more realis-
tic minimum wage, a comprehensive health pro-
gram, and meaningful tax reform.
None of these things are exclusive items for
union members. They apply to all citizens alike.
Therefore, I think those of us who work in the
labor movement have some reason for taking pride
in what we do.
If we are an affluent society, we are such be-
cause many generations of working people orga-
nized unions and gave them the tools to conduct
an unceasing fight against exploitation, poverty,
and economic uncertainty.
Technological change may have altered the na-
ture of the battle, but the labor movement is still
engaged in ongoing efforts to eliminate the dangers
and shortcomings which still plague too many of
our citizens on the bottom rungs of the economic
ladder. ■
NOVEMBER, 1972
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The
DECEMBER 1972
Official Publication of the UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA • FOUNDED 1881
GENERAL OFFICERS OF
THE UNITED BROTHERHOOD of CARPENTERS & JOINERS of AMERICA
GENERAL OFFICE:
101 Constitution Ave,, N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT
William Sidell
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
FIRST GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
Herbert C. Skinner
101 Constitution Ave., N.W..
Washington, D.C. 20001
SECOND GENERAL VICE PRESIDENT
William Konyha
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
Charles E. Nichols
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C. 20001
GENERAL PRESIDENT EMERITUS
M. A. Hutcheson
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.,
Washington. D. C. 20001
DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
First District, Patrick J. Campbell
130 North Main Street
New City, Rockland Co., New York
10956
Second District, Raleigh Rajoppi
130 Mountain Avenue
Springfield, New Jersey 07081
Third District, Anthony Ochocki
18400 Grand River Avenue,
Detroit, Michigan 48223
Fourth District, Harold E. Lewis
2970 Peachtree Rd., N.W., Suite 300
Atlanta, Ga. 30305
Fifth District, Leon W. Greene
2800 Selkirk Drive
Burnsville. Minn. 55378
Sixth District, Frederick N. Bull
Glenbrook Center West— Suite 501
1140 N.W. 63rd Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116
Seventh District, Lyle J. Hiller
Room 722, Oregon Nafl Bldg.
610 S.W. Alder Street
Portland, Oregon 97205
Eighth District, M. B. Bryant
Forum Building, 9th and K Streets
Sacramento, California 95814
Ninth District,WiLLiAM Stefanovitch
2418 Central Avenue
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Tenth District, Eldon T. Staley
4706 W. Saanich Rd.
RR #3, Victoria, B. C.
William Sidell, Chairman
R. E. Livingston, Secretary
Correspondence for the General Executive Board
should be sent to the General Secretary.
Secretaries, Please Note
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VOLUME XCII
No. 12
DECEMBER, 1972
UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA
Peter Terzick, Editor
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS AND FEATURES
Membership Decides to Discontinue Operation of Home 2
Today's Business Agent . . . alert, informed, experienced 5
'73 Construction Expected to Equal 1972's Record 6
A One-Sided View of Construction Workers 9
Seabee Memorial To Be Erected; Scholarship Program 15
Plan for a Floating City in Hawaii Nears Reality 28
DEPARTMENTS
Washington Roundup 4
Canadian Report Morden Lazarus 12
Service to the Brotherhood 17
Plane Gossip 25
cue Report 26
We Congratulate 27
Local Union News 29
Apprenticeship and Training 34
Your Union Dictionary, No. 15 36
In Memoriam 37
Lakeland News 39
In Conclusion William Sidell 40
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THE COVER
The warm glow of candlelight adds
an aura of reverence to the holiday
scene in countless homes around the
world. The candles on our cover are
our way of wishing you a Merry
Christmas.
Once displayed as solitary sentinels
in Christmas wreathes and frosted
windows, candles of many colors are
now grouped in rows and clusters on
thousands of festive boards and are
offered in an endless variety of de-
signs to Christmas shoppers.
Candlemaking has become a craft
hobby, and shops now offer paraffin
wax in many colors, molds, and wicks
so that you may produce your own.
Candlemaking was a domestic pur-
suit for many centuries. Candles are
depicted in relief on ancient Egyptian
tombs. The Greeks and Romans had
candles and tapers made of tallow
and wax.
During the Middle Ages candle-
making became a fulltime. skilled
craft. Candle molds for tallow ap-
peared in the 15th century, but it
was not until the mid-1 9th century
that the development of paraffin wax
made candlemaking the simple, crea-
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CARPENTER, 101 Constitution Ave.,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001.
Membership Decides
to Discontinue
Operation of tiie
Carpenters' Home
■ During the month of October
the membership by general vote de-
cided the issue of continuance of the
Carpenters' Home. The membership
votes have now been cast and tabu-
lated and the tabulation shows that
the membership by over two to one,
59,480 to 24,049, decided to discon-
tinue the operation of the Home.
In the October issue of THE
CARPENTER, the General Execu-
tive Board advised the membership
that they concluded that the contin-
ued operation of the Carpenters'
Home was no longer in the best in-
terest of the overall membership.
The decision and recommendation
of the General Executive Board was
a most difficult one, not a difficult
decision based on these facts: (])
steadily decreasing use of the Home
by the membership; (2) steadily in-
creasing cost of operating the Car-
penters' Home; (3) the original pur-
pose and need of the Carpenters'
Home no longer exists to a justifiable
degree; (4) substantial cost of nec-
essary remodeling to meet Florida
Health Department regulations; but
a difficult decision based on senti-
ment.
It is difficult to recommend bring-
ing to a dose a facility which has
become an institution, an institution
which has become a legend. How-
ever, as in all walks of life, as in all
organizations, public and private,
those facilities which have become
institution and those institutions
which have become legend with the
passage of time and change of cir-
cumstances become history. So it is
with the Carpenters' Home. The
membership has spoken and the
Carpenters' Home is now part of the
history of the United Brotherhood.
First Obligation
The proposition submitted to the
membership contained a provision
to provide proper care for all pres-
ent occupants of the Carpenters'
Home. In carrying out the decision
of the membership to phase out the
Carpenters' Home, the first obliga-
tion of the General Executive Board
is to explore the various possibilities
of making such arrangements for
the present occupants.
Because the individual condition
THE CARPENTE R
of the various present occupants var-
ies from those who are hale and
hearty to those who are presently in
the Home hospital and will have to
be transferred to other facilities in
the Central Florida area, the making
of arrangements will not be a simple
matter. The exploration of possible
accommodations and the actual de-
termination and implementation of
workable arrangements will of ne-
cessity take considerable time.
Perpetual Care
The General Executive Board is
desirous of providing perpetual care
for the cemetery of the Carpenters'
Home and, if such is not possible,
will provide for other appropriate
care for the remains of the deceased
occupants. The General Executive
Board is now exploring possible ar-
rangements for perpetual care.
The proposition submitted to the
membership also authorized the Gen-
eral Executive Board to sell, convey
or encumber the Home and the real
estate on which it is located. The
General Executive Board realizes
that this property has substantial
value. Therefore, all possible meth-
ods of disposing of this property
must be explored so that maximum
value is received from the disposition
of this property. Such exploration,
determination and actual disposition
of the property will of necessity take
considerable time.
While the membership has in-
structed the General Executive
Board to discontinue the operation
of the Carpenters' Home and dispose
of the property, the actual phasing
out and the disposing of the proper-
ty for all of the above reasons will
take a considerable amount of time.
It is realized that during this
phase-out period the cost of oper-
ating the Home will continue. This
is true because not only must the
present occupants be cared for at
the Home while suitable future ar-
rangements are being made for them,
but also the building, grounds and
facilities must be serviced and main-
tained until they are disposed of.
Immediate Costs
As the membership was advised
in the statement which accompanied
the general vote, the monthly cost
of operating the Carpenters' Home
currently exceeds monthly Home in-
come. It also must be realized that
the cost of providing suitable accom-
modations for the present occupants
might for the immediate future
amount to a greater cost than the
present cost of operating Carpenters'
Home.
It is the obligation of the General
Executive Board to provide for prop-
er care of present occupants of the
Carpenters' Home. Accordingly, it
may become necessary to apply pro-
ceeds of the Home property to pay
for the cost of providing care for
the present occupants.
Proceeds Uncertain
Because of all of the various costs
and other factors involved, the mem-
bership must realize that any pro-
ceeds which will result from the dis-
position of the property is at this
time unknown. Likewise, because
of the time it takes to make proper
arrangements for present occupants
and the time it takes to dispose of the
property in a manner which will as-
sure maximum value to the United
Brotherhood, the membership must
realize that it will be a considerable
length of time before any such pro-
ceeds are realized and available to
the United Brotherhood for use for
such purposes as are permitted by
the Constitution and Laws of the
United Brotherhood. ■
A board of tellers was named to count the voles in the Lake-
land Home Referendum. The six men assembled at the Gen-
eral Headquarters in Washington, D. C, and worked for a
week in tallying the vote. They are shown at work above,
from left: John A. Rebe'ro, executive secretary, of the Santa
Clara Valley, Calif., District Council; Paul E. Guertin, busi-
ness manager of Local 2486, Sudbury, Ont., Canada; Clarey
Adamson, executive secretary, Willamette Valley, Ore., Dis-
trict Council Eugene, Ore.; Jack Zellenga, Illinois State
Council; Arthur W. Helt, Local 1456, New York City, who
served as chairman; and George Laufenberg, Local 620,
Madison, N. J., secretary.
DECEMBER, 1972
TOM
ROUNDUP
NIXON CONTROLS— Wholesale prices climbed at a faster pace in the first year of
the Nixon Administration's "economic stabilization program" than they did in
the year before, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The report prompted AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany to call on Congress to abolish
the entire controls program "unless the Administration really controls prices."
In the 12 months ended in August, all commodities on the Wholesale Price
Index rose 4.4 percent. But in the 12-month period before Pres. Nixon imposed
wage-price controls, the index rose only 4.0 percent, the BLS noted.
NEW TITLE FOR EXAMINERS— Trial examiners who do the preliminary work in cases
brought before the National Labor Relations Board have a new title now —
Administrative Law Judges.
The new title, decreed by the Civil Service Commission for examiners in all
administrative agencies, is designed to upgrade the status of the examiners
and generally reduce the workload of the various commissions and boards
themselves .
In line with this upgrading, the NLRB now calls the Division of Trial
Examiners the Division of Judges while the old "trial examiner's decision" now
has been changed to the simple word "decision."
Otherwise, the NLRB says that the new terminology really doesn't change
anything. The five-member NLRB still has the authority to uphold, reverse or
modify the "decisions" of the board's "judges."
JOBLESS FUNDS— AFL-CIO President George Meany has called upon Labor Secretary
James D. Hodgson to urge Congress to restore $45 million cut from funds earmarked
for administering the Federal-state unemployment benefits program.
The slash was made at the request of the Administration prior to passage
of the Labor-Health, Education and Welfare appropriations bill which President
Nixon vetoed in August.
In a letter to Hodgson, Meany expressed the Federation's "deep concern
for the additional hardships millions of jobless workers and their families may
suffer" if the funds are not restored in a revised bill.
SAFER VACUUM BOTTLES-Too late for the beg
least in time for the next one, manufactu":
lunch boxes have agreed to improve the sa
Drug Administration announced that the ma
"drop tests" for bottles to make sure tha
to young users. Vacuum bottles not for c
of the danger breakage if liners are made
effective April 1, 1973. Meanwhile, cons
vacuum bottles with plastic liners; also,
bottle, warn him against drinking from it
inside the lunch box.
inning of this school year but at
rers of vacuum bottles used in school
fety of their product. The Food and
nufacturers will be required to pass
t broken glass will not be a hazard
hild use must have labels warning
of glass. The new program becomes
umer experts say, try to buy insulated
if a child is carrying a glass-lined
if it is dropped, even if it is
WAGE REVIEWS— The Construction Industry Stabilization Committee announced that
it reviewed the economic adjustments provided for in 744 cases during August,
bringing to 1,873 the number of cases examined since November 14, 1971.
LABEL TRADES SHOW-The 1973 AFL-CIO Union-Industries Show will be held June 15-20
in Minnesota's Twin Cities, Sec.-Treas. Edward P. Murphy of the AFL-CIO Union
Label & Service Trades Dept., has announced.
The show scheduled for the Minneapolis Auditorium has already signed nearly
250 exhibitors for about 500 booths. Murphy said.
He predicted that attendance at the Minnesota exhibition of union products
and services would at least match the 240,000 turnout at the 1972 show held in
San Diego.
THE CARPENTER
Today's
Business
Agent
. . . alert, informed, experienced
A SAMPLING AT RECENT SEMINAR REVEALS SOME FACTS ABOUT HIM
■ More than a hundred local union business agents
assembled at General Headquarters in Washington,
D.C., recently for a week-long seminar on the prob-
lems of their offices.
They came from small local unions in the Ozark
Mountains and the resort areas of Florida, from the
plains of Texas and the thickly-populated areas of
New York.
They typified the Brotherhood business agent of the
1970's — alert, informed, experienced, and prepared to
fight for the causes of the working member.
We asked each participant in the seminar to fill out
a brief questionnaire about himself. This is what we
found:
• The average age of the business agent is 44.3
years.
• He has a high school education plus special craft
training. (The average educational level is 11%
grades.)
• He has been a member of the United Brother-
hood for 16.4 years.
• There were 11 business agents present between
26 and 30 years of age . . . evidence of the growing
interest in union affairs among the younger members.
Twelve participants were between 31 and 35, and 19
between 36 and 40.
• More than 60% had been through a Brother-
hood apprenticeship training program.
When a man is elected business agent in his local
union, he does not become eligible for stock dividends,
retirement benefits, and year-end bonuses, as is often
the case if he is a business administrator or an execu-
tive in industry.
Instead, he collects ulcers, bunions, and vast ex-
perience.
In addition, he sometimes collects the abuse of a
few impatient members who think they can do a better
job.
The men who participated in the first annual Broth-
erhood business agents' seminar appear to be equipped
to handle such a job.
The seminar added to their preparedness. Said one
business agent: "The knowledge I received at those
sessions would have taken years to acquire by the old
trial and error method." ■
DECEMBER, 1972
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1972 1973
NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
1972 1973
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
1972 1973
NON-BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
'73 Construction Expected to Equal 1972's Record;
Major Shifts in Market Composition Forecast
■ Contracting for new construc-
tion work thoughout the nation in
1973 will totaf $88.5 billion, the
same as the record level expected
this year, but it will have a signifi-
cantly different makeup.
That was the recent forecast of
the McGraw-Hill Information Sys-
tems Company, a leading authority
on the construction market known
for its Dodge Reports on construc-
tion activity and Sweet's Catalogs of
building product information.
According to George A. Christie,
the company's chief economist, who
prepared the forecast, the season-
ally-adjusted Dodge Index (1967 =
100) will be holding steady at 160
in 1973.
In his forecast, Christie said that
residential building in 1973 will
come off its two-year boom, settling
back about 10 percent, to a contract
value of $38.7 billion. This will
be more in line with the continuing
demand for shelter.
Biggest stimulus to next year's
expanding and changing construc-
tion market will come from the
much-improved business environ-
ment. This will have greatest im-
pact on industrial construction,
stores, shopping centers and electric
power facilities. Led by these cate-
gories, nonresidential building and
nonbuilding construction — the two
other major construction compo-
nents— will show gains of eight and
12 per cent, respectively. This will
just about balance 1973's expected
housing decline, Christie pointed
out. A total of $28.5 billion in
contracts is anticipated for the non-
residential segment and a value of
$21.3 billion for the nonbuilding
construction component next year.
The construction forecast includ-
ed an analysis of present economic
conditions and also examined con-
struction markets in the Northeast,
Midwest, South and West.
Christie said that the 1973 fore-
cast was contingent on the economic
priorities to be established by the
Administration. On the assumption
that the Nixon Administration will
remain in office, Christie observed
that "past performance tells us that
this Administration is not reluctant
to make sudden and sweeping re-
versals of economic policy. The
decision to begin shifting economic
policy from expansion to austerity
has already been reached," Christie
feels, "and needs only to be imple-
mented."
Christie noted that "after two
years of large back-to-back gains
which raised 1972's contract value
30 per cent above the 1970 level,
the construction industry now faces
a period when the most important
changes will be in the composition
of construction demand rather than
in its total size." According to
Christie, "These changes will be
moving construction markets toward
a more normal balance of residen-
tial and nonresidential shares, and
away from their presently distorted
relationships."
He pointed out that the residen-
tial portion of total construction
next year will be shrinking from the
extraordinary 49 per cent share it
now holds to a more normal 43
per cent. Nonresidential buildings,
30 per cent of the mix in 1972, will
increase to 33 per cent. Nonbuilding
construction, now only 21 per ce*it
of the total, will grow to 24 per
cent in 1973.
THE CARPENTER
KEY AREAS IN THE 1973 CONSTRUCTION MARKET
COMMERCIAL BUILDING. A surge in store/
shopping centers will soon take up wliere the office
boom left off in the 1960's, reflecting a normal lag
between homebuilding and the development of shop-
ping centers. Contracts for stores, warehouses and
other commercial buildings will increase another 12
per cent to a total of $6.7 billion in 1973.
INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION. A very large
part of 1972's increase in capital spending lias gone
into machinery and equipment, with only a sliglu
advance in contracting for new industrial buildings.
With more of those funds being channeled into struc-
tures in 1973, tliere is potential for a gain of 30 per
cent in industrial construction next year.
INSTITUnONAL BUILDING. For tlie past sev-
eral years school construction lias been slipping, while
hospitals and other health facilities have been gaining.
More of the same is anticipated for 1973, with Iios-
pital and liealth facilities up another 12 per cent, and
educational facilities down another notch.
HOUSING. Tlie housing boom of 1972 readied
its peak before the year was over. Contract value of
residential buildings in 1973, including new hotels,
motels, dormitories and other non-fiousekeeping resi-
dential structures, is estimated at $38.7 billion. This
is a 10 per cent decline from 1972's $43.1 billion
peak, which is likely to stand as the record for several
years to come.
UTILITIES. Construction of sewer and water fa-
cilities, whicli depend on federal funding, totaled $4.2
billion in 1972 — double the annual total of only five
years ago. With public money a little Iiarder to come
by in 1973, contracts for sewer and water facilities
are expected to advance 10 per cent to $4.6 billion.
A better balance is evolving in tlie emotion-charged
conflict between power and ecology interests. In
1973, a total of $4.8 billion in contract value of elec-
tric, gas and communications construction is expected,
a sharp rebound from the 1972 depressed level but
still short of 197 1's record high.
THE 1973 REGIONAL CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK
In 1972, the center of gravity of the
nation's construction market shifted fur-
ther southward, where the biggest gains
were scored. Construction improved in
the West but showed a slower-than-
average growth in the Midwest and
Northeast. The pattern is expected to
be maintained in 1973. The forecast for
each region:
SOUTH— Most of the 1972 housing surge
centered in this region. The southern
housing market has been buoyed up by
migration that shows no signs of letting
up. It will be able to maintain its cur-
rent share of housing in next year's
decHning market — also benefit from
growth in commercial/ industrial build-
ing. Over all, the South will maintain its
current one-third of total national con-
struction, with contracts in the region
totaling $29.4 billion in 1973, the same
as 1972.
NORTHEAST— Office building outlook
is anything but promising. The region
will be hard pressed just to maintain its
current level of office contracting through
1973. Total construction contracts, at
20.3 billion, will be 2% below 1972.
MIDWEST — Expanding industrial pro-
duction plus recovery in electric gener-
ating plant construction, will have extra
benefits for the Midwest in 1973. Con-
struction will total $21.2 billion, a 6%
increase over 1972. Excess manufactur-
ing capacity is being mopped up at a
good rate, as the expansion of industry
production hastened the shift back toward
the "plant" component of plant and
equipment spending. The region will be
gaining back part of the market, share
lost during recession years.
WEST — Improvement in the aerospace
market expected next year will not be
strong enough to keep the West from
slipping 1 or 2% in its construction mar-
ket share. Gains in nonresidential build-
ing will be more than offset by a sharp
drop in housing. Of all the regions, the
west is expected to record the biggest
losses in next year's housing decline.
Christie forecasts total construction con-
tracting at $17.7 billion, a four per cent
drop.
DECEM BER, 1972
New^ small^ light-weight
and heavy.
Heavy on performance.
Tradesmen like you told us
to make a drill like this. The
Rockwell Model 666 %" drill is
small and compact with a side
handle so the motor is on top for
really great handling ease. Yet this
baby has plenty of power (the
motor has a full 4.0 amps), the
finest chuck going and ball and
needle bearings for dependable,
heavy duty work.
Loaded with features
The guys we talked to also
told us to build all these features
into the Model 666:
Variable speed — so you can
drill in any material and do special
jobs, like driving screws.
Reversing action — so you
■ can remove screws and ease out of
tough drilling jobs.
Double insulation — there's
no three prong plug and grounding
to bother with. Yet, this Rockwell '
drill operates safer anywhere you
need to drill.
A really strong housing —
so we made ours out of super tough
glass filled Nylon.
Priced right too
The Model 666 is just $79.
And, if you don't need that much
capacity, there's a V4" version.
Model 664, for only $70.
See your distributor
He'll help you select the
right power tools for your job
reguirements. ("Tools-Electric" in
the Yellow Pages. ) Or write for our
catalog: Rockwell
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Rockwell
A One-Sided
View of
Construction
Workers
Charges against union hard hats in Reader's Digest
article draws further ire from wives, members, and locals
■ "It's easy to sit in an aircon-
ditioned or centrally-heated office,
making twice the salary of a con-
struction worker, and say that these
men :do not deserve their pay," com-
ments Mrs. Marilyn Sharp, wife of
a Hampstead, Md., carpenter. "One
day I was in a barber shop with my
son, and, as I waited our turn, the
conversation got around to con-
struction workers and their salaries.
Most of those present thought it
was disgraceful that hard hats earn
so much money. They did not know
that I was a hard hat's wife, and
when I casually asked, 'Would you
do their work for $8.00 an hour?'
everyone of them replied with an
emphatic, No!"
Mrs. H. S. Kosson of Bovey,
Minn., wife of another Carpenter,
agrees. Says she: "The general
public only looks at the hourly wage.
There's so much inclement weather,
when work is impossible. Most car-
penters are not guaranteed a 40-
hour week.
"We have yet to see a $12,000
a year salary, let alone $15,000,"
she caustically adds.
The comments by Mrs. Sharp and
Mrs. Kosson are only two of several
resulting from a recent article pub-
lished in Reader's Digest, entitled,
"The Scandal Behind Soaring Con-
struction Costs." The article, cred-
ited to Edward M. Young of Engi-
neering News-Record, blamed con-
struction unions for most of the
increased costs of construction.
Still the repercussions come in.
We have a letter from Mrs. Burton
R. Diemert of Seattle, Wash., who
suggests that Reader's Digest should
publish an interview with a construc-
tion worker.
"It might shed some light on what
really happens . . . not the way the
office man sees it."
General President William Sidell
has received a letter from the sec-
retary-treasurer of the Lake County
District Council of Carpenters
(which covers parts of Indiana and
Michigan), in which he reports a
recent council action asking Read-
er's Digest for a retraction or rebut-
tal.
"In the past contract negotiations
this article was used by the con-
tractors against the Carpenters,"
reports Secretary-Treasurer James
Donella. "It was another stumbling
block to overcome."
His council called upon all mem-
bers to cancel their subscriptions to
the magazine and urged other local
unions and district councils to take
similar action.
Mrs. Sharp, a newspaper column-
ist and free lance writer, whom we
quoted at the beginning of this
report, prepared an article to refute
some of the charges leveled at un-
ion hard hats. Reader's Digest
turned it down with this statement:
"Be assured that your strong de-
fense of tradesmen has had a mind-
ful reading, but we cannot use it
in the magazine."
Her views deserve more attention.
We publish them, in part, on the
following page:
DECEMBER, 1972
A One-Sided View of Construction Workers
Continued from Page 9
I AM THE WIFE OF A CONSTRUCTION WORK-
ER and feel that I can tell it like it is for the hard hat's
family. Sure . . . my husband is one of those men who
earn $8.00 per hour, with extra pay — usually 50(* per
hour — for more dangerous work, such as work at extra-
ordinary heights, work with crescote-coated materials
that cause skin burns, or work with any other dangers
not present on the usual job. . . . There aren't any
"safe" construction jobs.
My husband is a carpenter and welder with Local
101 out of Baltimore, Maryland.
I spend my days cleaning house, taking care of chil-
dren, shopping, just as any other housewife does. But
always in the back of my mind is the fear that this
may be the day that the phone rings and someone says,
"Come to the hospital. Your husband was hurt today."
I don't even let myself think of the other call that
might come . . . that came to my mother when 1 was
just 16 years old and my brother 9, that said, "Come
to the morgue and identify your husband's body. He
fell 80 feet today and was DOA at the hospital."
When he's doing carpentry work, I wonder if he'll
fall. When he's welding, I wonder if his rubber boots
will protect him from the electrical charges that would
fry his body, if he didn't ground properly, or if he will
fall from a girder as he drags 200 pounds of welding
cables behind him, welding high in the sky and wearing
a shield that prevents him from seeing anything other
than that blue flame.
When we met, he was working on the Patapsco Tunnel
that would give water to Baltimore City; 17 miles of
tunnel with the slogan, "A man a mile." They lost 17
men before it was finished. One man had nine children.
He was a black man. well liked by the crew, and, when
the men came for the next shift, they worked in mud
spattered with blood. Brutal and not nice to think
about? Yes . . . but it's true, and it's time someone told
it brutally frank, as it really is.
A wage of $8.00 an hour sounds great, until you realize
the danger these men confront each and every minute
of their lives.
Since their work is seasonal, they do not make as much
per year as it seems: take off time missed for rain, snow,
icy girders, and layoffs between jobs. The pay goes down
sharply, so that $9,000 per year is what the man actually
brings home, if he's lucky. There are years when he
makes more, but many more when he does not.
Pay for show up time? Yes, they get two hours pay
when they show up, and there isn't any work for them
due to job conditions. And why not? They do not receive
sick leave, and. even though they get vacation pay, they
do not receive time off for a vacation. They use the time
between jobs for a vacation. No one can really enjoy
a so-called vacation when, in reality, he's out of a job
and wonders if he'll get another soon enough to keep
his home and car. The vacation pay that these men re-
ceive is a check sent to them once a year for a certain
percentage of their pay that has been withheld the pre-
vious year. No one is really "giving" them vacation pay.
It is their own money returned to them.
Many construction workers live in mobile homes or
apartments. Those who want to own their own home
must commute many miles to the job site, because each
job is in a different location, perhaps five miles from
home, perhaps 80 miles from home. Some live in motels
all week, or the backs of pick-up campers and come
home on weekends. Their children see them two days
out of every week. Every woman wants a home to call
her own, and it is the right of every family to have a
place with roots.
Job expenses are high in other areas too: special shoes
with soles that do not slip as easily on girders and toes
that are reinforced with metal to prevent crushed feet
cost $30.00 per pair and last two or three months. Warm
outdoor clothing comes high, and a man must have sev-
eral changes of clothes. Special welding gloves, work
uniforms that are burned full of welding spark holes
within two weeks, tools for his carpenter's jobs. These
must all be paid for from his "fabulous" salary.
WORKING CONDITIONS: blazing summer sun that
shimmers and dances off hot concrete to the tune of
102 degrees while the men wear heavy protective clothing
and hard hats that drench them in perspiration. They
wear a foam rubber sweatband on their forehead that
they wring out every fifteen minutes to keep perspiration
from running into their eyes and blinding them. In winter
they work cold, bone chilling, numbing cold that seeps
into a man's vitals and gives him arthritis by age 40.
When they come home in winter, they cannot get warm
because the cold has entered them deeply, and they hud-
dle near radiators, or wear heavy sweaters and cannot
really feel warm even if the thermostat is turned to 80
degrees.
RESTRICTED WORK? I've wished that there was
a restriction on the amount of work that my husband
is allowed to do in a day's time. There isn't. There is only
a hard-ridden crew boss, who yells his voice hoarse all
day as he prods the men to greater and greater effort,
because someone is prodding him, because his company
has promised that the job will be done by a date, and it
must be done by then or the company may pay a pen-
alty for each day after the date promised. I've talked to
hundreds of hard hats and never found one who was
restricted in the amount of work he could do, from
carpenter work to bricklaying. If someone will tell me
where these jobs are, I'll move tomorrow so that my
husband won't fall asleep at the dinner table from sheer
exhaustion.
THOSE LONG COFFEE BREAKS must be fun
for someone. The hardhats that I know haven't had any
of those either except around Christmas time when
everyone is in a mellow mood, and the men are allowed
to drink their coffee sitting down instead of standing up.
Pulled tendons and hernia are common among construc-
tion workers. When a man works that hard, isn't he
entitled to a little longer coffee break, if he can get it?
I worked in the office of one of our nation's largest
companies and saw men who sit at desks all day take
half-hour coffee breaks, and they didn't even need them!
When the construction worker is off with a job-related
injury, he's lucky if he doesn't lose everything he's worked
for. Job related injuries are common in work that is so
dangerous. Whatever he manages to save from his salary
is eaten up from being injured, laid off, or any personal
misfortune he may undergo. We can't spend all of that
lovely money every week. Summer lasts such a short
time, and we must save as much as possible to meet ex-
penses over the winter, when we may get weeks of no
work or maybe one day per week. By spring we're pray-
ing that the rainfall will be slight so that we will have
a full pay to buy shoes for the kids and can replace
the trousers that have holes in the knees.
Continued on Page 32
10
THE CARPENTER
Carpenter Presented
Three ILPA Awards
The Carpenter, your official
Brotherhood magazine, won three
commendations from the judges of
the 1972 International Labor Press
Association Journalistic Awards
Contest.
The awards list, announced Oc-
tober 19, gave an honorable-men-
tion certificate to The Carpenter for
"general excellence" among publi-
cations with 100,000 or more cir-
culation. The judges called The Car-
penter "clean and attractive format,
with stories going well beyond the
confines of the trade and showing a
proper appreciation of the extent
and influence of the labor move-
ment in general ... a professional
looking product."
The Brotherhood journal also re-
ceived separate certificates for two
feature articles published in recent
months. One was the cover story of
October, 1971, entitled, "Noah: The
World's Most Famous Wooden Ship
Builder." The other was another
cover story called "Last of the
Great Whitewater Sawlog Drives."
It appeared in July, 1971.
Judges in the competition com-
mended union pubhcations generally
for coverage of the "massive and
unexpected upheavals in public pol-
icies related directly to the labor
movement."
Glen Frail, Former
Auditor, Passes Away
Glen A. Prall, for 29 years an auditor
for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners of America, passed away in
Indianapolis, Ind., October 18. 1972.
Mr. Prall began his service to the
Brotherhood on May 1, 1938, and worked
continuously until his retirement on
August 1. 1967.
As auditor, Mr. Prall visited many lo-
cal unions and district councils. Few men
knew the workings of the organization
better than he, and his knowledge helped
many subordinate bodies to solve the
complex problems of record keeping.
Mr. Prall was a warm and outgoing
personality, and this enabled him to make
a host of friends throughout the Brother-
hood.
Prior to going to work for our organi-
zation, he was employed by a major rail-
road. He is survived by a wife, Marie,
and a married daughter.
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11
ANADIAN
' r REPORT
Construction Industry Hurt by Federal
Stop-And-Go Policies, Say Building Trades
A recent report to the Provincial
Building and Construction Trades
Council of Ontario dealt with impor-
tant issues which are of concern
throughout Canada.
The key issue is the stop-and-go
policies of the federal government
which uses the construction industry
as an economic lever. It encourages
construction when the economy is on
the downturn, thus creating jobs in
the building industry, the forest in-
dustries, the furniture and home fur-
nishing industries and dozens of
others.
On the other hand, it depresses con-
struction when the economy is on the
upturn to the point where, in the
government's opinion, inflation is
threatened or real. This cuts down on
jobs all along the line.
The construction industry has re-
peatedly protested this policy and is
now joined by the building trades
unions which, in the Ontario Council
report, say that the result has been
"enormous hills and valleys in con-
struction activity, with resultant short-
ages and surpluses of both skilled and
semi-skilled workers."
Not only is this disruptive of the
living standards of the building trades
members, but it is opening the door
to the increasing use of non-union
labor.
The report states that the rates of
pay in construction are reasonably
good, but the instability of the indus-
try is a bugbear. "A fairly large hourly
wage rate multiplied by zero hours
of work still comes out to a big fat
nothing in the pay packet."
The Council's report called for a
minimum of 40 weeks' work a year.
Apart from federal economic pol-
icies being a drag, the weather in
Canada is also a problem even
though some improvement in building
procedures has been made in recent
years.
The report urges that more work
be scheduled during the winter
months. Spending money to provide
heat for projects would pay off in
savings on unemployment insurance
as well as in income tax collections
from higher payrolls.
Haythorne Proposes
Guaranteed Work Plan
That the construction industry needs
help is acknowledged by a former
deputy minister in the federal labor
department, George Haythorne, who
was a key member of the Prices and
Incomes Commission.
Haythorne proposed a guaranteed
employment program for the con-
struction industry which would be
financed by an industry-supported
fund. Permanent employees in the in-
dustry would draw from the fund
during slack periods.
Such a plan, he said, would require
agreement from both industry and
unions on the level of employment
which should be guaranteed. Accord-
ing to the Ontario building trades
council report, the unions would go
for a guaranteed 40 weeks" work.
Haythorne sees this proposal as a
Step toward stability in the industry.
However he is not very optimistic
about the chances of the federal and
other governments changing their pol-
icies until they realize more than they
do now that these policies have re-
sulted in serious economic and social
consequences, with "potential explo-
sive political effects."
CMHC Needs Shift
To Low-Cost Housing
Central Mortgage and Housing Cor-
poration is the federal government's
agency for carrying out its housing
policies.
In the past the agency has been
criticized for paying too much atten-
tion to housing the better-off, and not
enough to housing for working peo-
ple and the lower income groups.
CMHC policies have changed some-
what in the last year or two. Low-
cost housing has been getting more
priority. But the agency has done
New Canadian Labor Congress Headquarters
Work has begun on a new Canadian Labor Congress headquarters building in
Ottawa. Scheduled for completion early next year, the brick and glass structure
will be four stories high and will occupy a site near the Confederation Heights
section of the Canadian capital, overlooking Mooney's Bay park. The present
Congress building at 100 Argyle Ave. has been sold to an Ottawa realty company
with occupancy deferred until next year.
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THE CARPENTER
relatively little in two main areas:
lowering land costs and interest rates.
As a matter of fact, it may have
been a factor in keeping interest rates
lip.
CMHC is one of the biggest corpo-
rations in Canada and a good money-
maker.
In fact if it paid less attention to
making money and more attention to
lowering interest rates, it would have
been a much more effective agency
than it has been.
In 1971 the agency turned over
$17,617,000 to the federal treasury
in profits and taxes. In 1970 it turned
over $21 million.
What CMHC should have done, say
union sources, is to use its profits to
reduce interest payments on the
money it lends for housing.
If it had done this, it could have
saved borrowers as much as three
percent on annual interest charges.
In effect this would have meant a
saving of about $425 a year to hold-
ers of National Housing Act mort-
gages.
On top of its profits, CMHC has a
reserve fund of over $321,000,000.
Both unions and industry believe
that CMHC should be a non-profit
organization dedicated to the produc-
tion of enough homes for Canadians
at prices and rentals they can afford
to pay.
Federally-Acquired
Land Banks Proposed
A major real estate developer says
that the federal government could
help solve the housing problem by
buyine up land and subsidizing inter-
est rates. Elliot Yarmon of Van-
couver says eovernment intervention
is needed in both these areas.
He said that buying land would
have to be supplemented with a com-
mitment to service the land.
Not manv big developers will pub-
licly advocate that the government
should build up land banks for hous-
ing and rent the land, not sell it, to
homebuyers.
NDP Now Party
in Political Middle
The federal election in Canada Oc-
tober 30 resulted in a stalemate.
Both the Liberal government and
the Conservative opposition won 109
seats each and are sitting at each end
of a teeter-totter.
David Lewis, leading the New
Democratic Party, which won 30
seats for a gain of eight seats over
the 1968 election, is the man in the
middle.
He ran a very well-thought-out, ag-
gressive campaign. His attack on
"corporate welfare bums," the big
corporations which are continually
getting tax concessions and financial
grants, gave him front-page headlines
right across Canada.
But when the votes were counted,
it was the Conservatives who made
the biggest gains, winning for example
every seat of 1 9 in Alberta, and cut-
ting down the Liberals from 155 seats
to a minority government.
How long Prime Minister Trudeau
will be able to hold on to power with
just 109 seats out of 264 remains to
be seen.
NDP Leader Lewis said he will
support any government which deals
effectively with unemployment, in-
creasing prices and taxation.
Canada should know by year's end
if the Trudeau administration will
mend its ways. The votes showed that
a majority of Canadians are browned
off with economic and social policies
which allowed both prices and unem-
ployment to increase and both poor
and old to suffer.
British Columbia gave the NDP 11
seats out of 23, more than any other
party.
BC-Yukon Leader
Hits Overtime 'Plague'
Overtime work should be elimi-
nated, according to the president of
the British Columbia and Yukon
Building Trades Council. He called
overtime work '"a plague in industry"
and said that in the next round of
bargaining, the unions will go for a
guaranteed income and work week.
Strikesbreakers
Lengthen Strikes
The use of professional strikebreak-
ers increases the length of strikes, the
16th annual convention of the On-
tario Federation of Labor was in-
formed. The OFL prepared a book-
length report on strikebreaking activ-
ities.
Part of the study showed that,
where strikebreakers were used, strikes
lasted an average of 50 days. Where
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they were not, the average length of
strikes was 17 days.
The OFL proposed a minimum
wage of $2.75 an hour, a lowering of
the statutory work week which is now
48 hours, and compulsory six-months'
notice of termination of employment.
NDP Actions in BC
Are Good for Labor
The people of British Columbia
made no mistake in electing an NDP
government in August, headed by
Premier David Barrett, a former social
worker.
At a special session of the B.C.
Legislature, this government did three
things it had promised to do and
which helped it get elected: first, it
amended the labor legislation which
eliminated the Mediation Commission
against which the trade union move-
ment had been fighting; second, it
increased the minimum wage to 52.00
an hour and will step it up to $2.25,
then to $2.50 within two years; third,
it guaranteed old age pensioners a
monthly income of $200 (which would
mean as much as $400 a couple).
The amendment to the labor legis-
lation also did away with the com-
pulsory arbitration feature of the act.
Mortgage Interest
Rates Still Too High
Interest rates on prime first mort-
gages on homes with the money guar-
anteed by the federal government's
housing agency are too high.
A prominent real estate broker says
that the agency, CMHC, is to blame
for the continuing high rates.
Brian Magee, speaking to a real
estate convention in Vancouver, said
that the agency borrows money from
the government at 7 per cent or less
and then lends it out to homebuyers at
9 to 91 2 per cent.
This is holding up interest rates,
he charged. A gross profit of over 2
per cent a year, year after year is, he
believes, unfair for a government
which purports to be concerned with
the plight of low income families.
The government has lowered down
payments and lengthened the term of
mortgages to 35 and 40 years, but it
would be better just to lower interest
rates.
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Seabee Memorial to be Erected;
Scholarship Program Underway
Through the efforts of the nation's
building trades unions, construction
firms, and the military sector, a Sea-
bee Memorial Association's monu-
ment commemorating the loyalty,
sacrifice, and humanitarian spirit of
the Naval Construction Force will
soon become a reality.
A graphic representation depict-
ing all facets of the construction in-
dustry has been created by the man
who designed the Iwo Jima Memo-
rial to the Marine Corps, Felix de
Weldon. It is expected that the mon-
ument will be dedicated in the Wash-
ington area about March, 1973. The
President of the United States re-
cently signed a bill for the use of
public lands for the voluntarily-fi-
nanced memorial.
The huge monument is only a
small part of the tribute planned for
the men who exemplified the "We
Build/We Fight" spirit since the
early days of World War II. Funds
received from unions and businesses
will help build the monument and
are also being channeled into the
perpetual "Seabee Memorial Schol-
arship Fund," which seeks to aid
present and future generations of
Seabees, active and reserve, and
their children, and the children of
people who have served on active
duty with the Seabees in the past,
through direct grants for higher ed-
ucational purposes. This college
year, six scholarships have been
awarded, and by the next college
term that number is expected to
increase significantly.
Unions, businesses, and individ-
uals who contribute sufficient funds
for an invested scholarship will have
that scholarship named after them.
The total contribution required for
this honor has been established at
$20,000. In other words, any local
union that donates $20,000 will
have a scholarship named as it may
designate. In addition, all contribu-
tions by all local unions in an in-
ternational union will be added to-
gether; and if $20,000 is totaled,
then a scholarship will be named as
the International Union may desig-
nate.
The 1972 scholarship total of $4,-
200 went to six recipients who are
eligible for continued support for
the next four years. The first grant,
named after Admiral Ben Moreell,
the "Father of the Seabees," totals
$1,000 and went to Thomas R.
Richards, Jr.. of Kennesaw, Geor-
gia. Richards will attend the Uni-
versity of South Carolina.
The other $ 1 .000 award was giv-
en to Miss Scharleen Phelps of
Broderick, California. Termed the
RMK-BRJ Memorial award in the
name of Bert Perkins, the grant will
enable Miss Phelps to attend the
University of California at Davis.
Receiving a $700 Seabee Memo-
rial Association scholarship in the
name of RADM George Reider and
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majority of whom are Mexican-Americans
living in or near the cities where they work.
The strike started on May 3rd when workers
in the San Antonio plant left their jobs in
protest of the company's unfair labor practices,
which included the firing of several workers who
had engaged in legal union activities.
The strike protesting these and other
unfair labor practices rapidly spread to
other Farah plants. Nearly 3,000
workers are on strike and the strike is
continuing to gain momentum.
The Farah Company has attempted to
replace the strikers with workers from Mexico;
the United States Department of Labor has
certified the strike which now prohibits the
company from importing strike breakers.
Despite peaceful and orderly picket-
ing, the company has obtained a
temporary restraining order of the
most stringent nature. One of the
provisions of the restraining order was
that picketers must remain 50 feet
apart at all times, which makes it almost
impossible to maintain a normal picket
line.
In addition, nearly 700 of the strikers have
been arrested despite the fact that there has
been no violence or unlawful activity. Many
of the strikers were arrested at their homes in
th middle of the night and held in the exorbitant
bail of $400 a person. The usual bail for local
citizens charged with similar trivial mis-
demeanors in this area has been $25.
In addition to numerous unlawful
discharges because of union activity
on the Amalgamated Clothing Workers'
behalf, and other actions of intimidation,
coercion, and restraint against the
workers, the company has also utilized
guards patrolling with vicious police
dogs in an effort to further intimidate
the strikers.
The Mexican-Americans employed in the
Farah plants are being exploited in the worst
possible way by the company. The company's
interference with the workers' efforts to establish
a union is a deliberate step to prevent these
Mexican-Americans from achieving a better way
of life . . . with dignity and security.
...Until the Company
Discontinues Its
Unfair Practices and
The Strike Is Settled
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A gallery of pictures showing some of the senior members of the
Brotherhood who recently received 2 5 -year or 50-year service pins.
WOBURN, MASS.
Local S85 recently honored its 25 and 50-year members
at a banquet in their lioiior.
There was a presentation of 50-year pins to the
following men:
From left to right, Earl Oiilton, Martin Eckherg,
Bernard Eckberg, and Albert Why not. Making the
presentations, right, was President Stanley Fliglit.
The 25 and 50-year recipients included, from left:
Front row, Gordon Franson, Roger Diimont, Thomas
Boyle, Alex. Sinclair, and Henry Carciofi.
Second row. Sparks LeDrew, Ale.x. Goldsworthy, Harold
Williams, John Coles, Ivan Brian, John Martiiii A Ibert
Whynot, James Finethy, Earl Oidton.
Third row, Charles Matthews, Jerano Luongo, Paul
Rankin, Patrick Regan, Dante Gattoni, Russell Crockett,
Harold Finethy, Richard Christianson, Wilson Belbin,
Paul Lemire, Fred Eckberg.
Back row. Emit Bergstrom, Milton Foote, Edmund
Krazinski, Joseph DiOrio, Bernard Muisse, and
Melvin Finethy.
SEDALIA, MO.
Local 1792 held a family-style dinner on July ], 1972.
The following persons received service pins at an awards
ceremony conducted by Marshall Blackwell, Central Missouri
District Council.
First row, left to right. Dee Swope, 30 yrs.; George
Henderson. 30 yrs.; C. R. Roberts. 30 yrs.; Clifford Eck, 35
yrs.: Martin Staus, 30 yrs.; Virgil Staus, 25 yrs.; J. W. Heckart,
30 yrs.; Mrs. Paid Carpenter (accepting for Paid Carpenter,
deceased, 25 yrs.
Second row, left to right, Jimmy Shaw, 35 yrs.; Seth White,
30 yrs.; J. W. Twenter, 25 yrs.; Ralph Montgomery, 25
yrs.; Walter J. Estes. 30 yrs.; George Hazel, 25 yrs.; R. F.
Sprinkles, 25 yrs.; L. R. Reed, 25 yrs.; Fred Sisemore,
25 yrs.; Fred Willard, 30 yrs.
DECEMBER, 1972
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EAU CLAIRE, WIS.
Early tins year a banquet iffli
held at the Labor TeuipU'. honoring
members with 25-years or more
of service. There H'ere 101 eligible
members.
Guests included the president of
the Wisconsin State Council of
Carpenters, Ronald Stadler. and
Internaiioiud Representative
Robert Strenger. Strenger gave a
short speech as well as distributing
the pins. International Representa-
tive Walter Burnett, who is a
member and received a 25-year
pin, presented Charles Benish a
Brotherhood emblem wrist watch
for his 54-years of service to the
Brotherhood. (See snujll picture.)
A Ibert Olson, who could not make
the banquet was also awarded a
wrist watch for 53-years of service.
First row, seated, left to right:
Walter Burnett, International Rep-
resentative 25-years, Charles
Berger 25, Carl Roinestad 26,
Charles Benish 54, William Loew
44, Raymond Friederich 30,
Eriu'st Granger 34, Findlay Kidd
28, Marvin Brunkow 30.
Second row, Marshall O'Mara
27, Fred Rineck 27, Francis
Seever 26, Norbert Hagmaiin 25,
Lyman Gullickson 31 , Clifford
Christenson 25, Chester Olson 30,
Arnold Buss 26, S(un Sula 34.
Third row, Ronald Stadler,
Wisconsin State Council of Car-
penters, Marshall Shermo 25,
Jack Warms 28, Larry Zirngible
25, Don Cox 26, Louis Larson
25, Walter Kunert 30, Orville
Christianson 31 , Marvin Hagen 34,
Robert Schultz 26.
Fourth row, Stanley Marshall
25, Ed BromeisI 26, Martin Snnd-
strom 25, Vern Hunt 25, Frank
Missfeldt 25, Morris Oleson 27,
Ciirtiss Waller 25, Henry Vahlen-
kamp 28.
Not present for the picture but
also receiving pins were: 25-years,
George Baker, Matthew Gorki,
John Grzyb, Francis King, Harvey
King, Louis King, Joseph Krall,
Darrell McGraw, Marshall Olson,
Raymond Sohcyak, Howard Sor-
enson, Sullivan Trulson: 26-years,
Kenneth Carlson, Oscar Knulson,
Arthur Koch, Arlo Mattice,
Bernard Schuster, Robert Schuster,
Louis Statz; 27-years, Henry
Blager, Roy Johnson, Reginald
McKay: 2S-years, William Bauer,
Martin Blager, Walter Frank. Fred
Gilgan, Joe Havel, Ludwig John-
son, Henry Kaeding, Medric King,
Robert Koepnick, Griffin Kopp,
Herman Kurth, Charles Luedtke,
Lawrence Marquardt, Olaf Olson,
Harold Roinestad, Otto Wolter,
Clayton Wulff: 30-years, Harvey
Edwards, Ernest Holman, Floyd
Jensen, Andrew Olson, Chester
Olson, Ingvald Peterson, Paul
Schullo: 31-years, Joe Bolden,
i'ictor Grosvold, Harold Lowe,
Rudolph Martin, Carl Petschow,
Guy Shaffer, Edward Suckow,
Andrew Wagnild; 32-years,
Ingvald Froystad, John Hanson,
Albert Larson; 34-years, John
Anderson, Clark Hughes, Gust
Soley, Oscar Wagnild: 35-years,
Melvin Anderson, Thomas Carl-
son: 36-years, William Kuster:
38-years. Gust Belter: 49-years,
Arlie Uhl: 53-years, Albert Olson.
BRONX, NY.
.Members of Local 366, Bronx, N.Y.. received 50-year
pins at a meeting of the local union. August 21 .
Shown, left to right, are: Bernard T. Imarata, business
representative: Holmes Hollock, Frank Kuhn, who received
his 50-year pin in 1968. Abraham Silverstein, Louis
Schneider, John Dettling, and Joseph Cardila, fin. secy'y.-treas.
Members who could lUJt attend the presentation because
of illness or other considerations included Paul De Finn.
Thomas \'(dvik. Giacinto Cnsciana, George Hillenbrand,
Henry .McKaig, Robert Farr. and Harry Schiffer.
DES MOINES, lA.
Members of Local 106 were honored, September 5. with
25 and 50-year pins. They included, left to right. John
Galctich, 25 years; Robert Pugh, 50 years; Bill Shaw. 25
years; Glen Patts, 25 years; Ken Kabrich, 25 years; and James
Bayte, 25 years. The president of Local 106, Joch Frost,
is shown in the rear.
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LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
Load 25. this year, presented pins
appropriate to tlie years of service
to ilie Brotiwrhood. As in tlie past
Local 25 has only issued 25 and 50-year
pins. The executive board decided
that there arc many otiier members who
have given many years to the local
union and the Brotherhood. Therefore,
this year. Local 25 presented it's senior
members with 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and
50 year pins.
Roy B. Wallace, president: Jim Keen,
financial secretary-treasurer: and Bud
Morris, business representative, presented
pins to 133 members.
D. A. Tumlin was to have received
his 45-year pin. but he passed on one
week prior to the ceremony. His
daughter, Mrs. Fay R. Johnson, is
shown receiving her late father's pin.
Santo Menegus is shown receiving
his 45-year pin. This brother has 49
years service to the Brotherhood and
will soon receive Ins 50-year pin.
When Raymoiul Gonzales was called
to receive his 35-year pin, a special
delivery of orchids was made to
his daughter. Brother Gonzales has
37 years of service to the Brotherhood.
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FLINT, MICH.
Twenty-five-year pins were presented to the following
members of Local 1 373. Flint. Mich.
Front row, left to right, seated. John Newcomer,
Don Anderson. Harrison Root, Al Hiimerickliouse, John S.
Boyce, Gordon Campbell, Francis Rundell, and Bruce Smelser.
Standing, second row. Steve Holovich. Marvin Willett,
Larry Eggleston. John Follen, Tony March, Clark Morse,
James Diivall. Lloyd Bair, Ralph Croope, and Paid Podjitn.
Standing, third row, Don Armstrong, Merle Hamilton,
Ralph Cain. Cliff Dalley, Elmer Winterlee, William Little,
Glen Wise, John Minkler, and LaVerne Lang.
Others receiving 25-year pins but not pictured includes:
Henry Anderson, Herman Bacon, Paul Bledsoe. David
Boismier, Sr., Maxwell Dill, John Erickson, Joseph Gilliam,
Joseph Goforth, Alf Heuchert, Wray Jackson, George Lewis,
Lloyd Long, Elmer Lucas, Clyde Mc Adams, Aaron McGuire,
James McLeod, Thomas Maiipin, Richard Messer, Otto
Mischnick, Emil Nevanen, Ed Opheim, Jack Price, Charles
Ray burn, Floyd Reska, Macon Shelton, Floyd Sherman,
and Diiane Stone.
One member received a 55-year pin. He is shown at
center in this group. Standing from left to right, Fred
Christian, president. Local 1373; Len Zimmerman,
Inlernational Representative: Hal Drake, asst. business
representative. Local 1373; Alf Hansen, 55-year member:
James Thomas, recording secretary; John S. Boyce, financial
secretary; Herman White, busitiess representative.
Other members receiving pins from Local 1 373 included:
James Warren, 45-year pin, and four members who passed
away just before they were to receive their pins. The pins
were given to the widows; 25-year pins to Hilding Brandt,
and Elmer Hopson; a 30-year pin to William March: mid a
45-year pin to Henry Morningstar.
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There were 30-year pins for the following members of
Local 1373.
Front row, seated, left to right, Erwin Banks. Sam Johnson,
Chris Samples, Chas. Palmer, Sr., and Rudolph Spaleny.
Second row, standing, left to right. Woody Young. Hid Drake
(no pin. Assistant Business Agent. 1373), Fred Christian
(no pin, president, 1373), and Ernest Lager.
Standing, third row, left to right, Orr Johnson, Tyler Jenkins,
Leonard Cotner, Sigurd Peterson, and Elwood Blackburn.
Others receiving 30-year pins but not pictured were:
Levi Barriis. Clint Bostwick. Frank Chvatil, Andy Edman,
Eh.a Hopkins. Fred Leach. Francis Nichols. Edward Radke,
Jack Riihm. Horace Richardson, John Schnilzler. and
Waller Smith. Jr.
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A father and son received pins at
the same banquet. Hal Drake.
Assistant Business Representative,
Lpcal 1 373, presented pins to John C.
Boyce. 35-year pin, the father, and
John S. Boyce, 25-year pin. the son.
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FLINT, MICH. Cont'd
Tile 35-year pin recipieiils, left to
right, seated, Clarence Jenson, Sigurd
Sandvick, and John C. Boyce.
Back row, standing, (these men
received no pins), Victor Weiner,
Secretary-Treasurer, Saginaw Valley
District Council; Earl D. Meyer,
Secretary-Treasurer, Michigan Slate
Carpenters Council; and James Thomas,
recording secretary. Carpenters Local
1373.
Members not present but who also
received 35-year pins: Elmo Bostwick,
George Burnham, Carl Hickock, John
Lindstrom, Frank McClandish, William
Root, and Leon Tanner.
ROCKFORD, ILL.
There was a presentation of service
pins to members of Local 792 at
a meeting of August 7.
Rudolph Peresich, International
Representative, presented a 50-year
pin to Howard Walker.
GLENS FALLS, N. Y.
At a recent banquet for members of Local 229 and their wives, the
following members received their 50 and 30-year membership pins;
Front row, left to right, John Gordon. Phillip Tremblay, Charles Didio,
Ernest Evans, William Weaver, and Edward Winchip.
Back row. left to right. Cornell Hall, Harold Shellingar, Fred Carey, Franz
Sundberg, George Freeman, Byron Stoddard, Wilson Stanton,
Paid Bishop, and Floyd C. White.
The following members of Local 229 received their 25-year
membership pins;
Front row, left to right. Andrew Bori.x, Ralph Peters, Armand
Scarselletta, and Ralph Burch.
Second row, left to right, Theodore Koko.sa, Louis Nailor, Seward Bemis,
Clayton Bartlett, Robert DeMarsh, and Leon Peters.
Back row, left to right, A. D. Giierrie, Martin McHenry, Frederick Lamb,
Charles Bodkin, James Van Scoy, and Walter Watson.
Members receiving pins presented by Rudolph Peresich, International
Representative, included Howard Walker, 50-year pin, and the following who
received 25-year membership pins; George Johnson, John James, Ben Vroncli,
John R. Johnson, Ross Wagner, Charles Stanfel, Clayton Rusk, Leonard Pederson,
George Keisling, Arthur Lindgren, Dale Griffen, Herbert Larson, Carl W. Nelson,
and Charles Burkett.
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UNION HILL, N.J.
On June Wilt. 1972, members
of Local 612, of Hudson County,
N.J., celebrated the 77th anni-
versary of its charter at a
dinner-dance.
Membership pins were presented
diirini; the evening.
Those honored and the years of
their service are as follows:
Front row, sealed, Janu-s Hoern-
lein, local worker, who accepted
a 45-year pin for his father, the
laic William Hoernlein: Louis
Bel led in. trustee. 3S-years: Edwcu'd
Gross, 44-years: Anthony DeCris-
loforo. treasurer. 47-years: Arnold
Kuenzlcr. 48-years; Riifiis Nodyne,
50-years: and Henry Abry, our
oldest living member, 68-years.
Second row, standing. Business
Agent Thomas Bifano: August
Ehel. President, 26-years; IVilliani
Barnes. 3 1 -years; Rudolph Erk.
SI -years: Wilbur Schultz. 31 years:
Raymond Kiienzler, 32-years:
Herman Krey, trustee, 33-ycars;
Svend Rye, 35-years: and Business
Agent Albert Beck.
Third row. Vincent Abbaticllo,
district council delegate. 2 1 -years;
Frank Strozyk. 21-ycars; Harry C.
Welte. financial secretary, 21-years;
John Dinga, 23-years: Henry Krey,
24-years: Humbert DelVecchio,
25-years; and Ralph E. Pavlock,
recording secretary. 25-years.
.Members not present for the
picture: Joseph Balles, 21-years:
Andrew Ingvaldsen. 24-years:
William Aarhelge. 35-ye<u's: Victor
Covolo. 36-years: William Geb-
hardt. Sr., 35-years: Benjamin
Gellman, 38-years: Edward Russell.
49-years; Carl Johnson. 50-years:
Charles Freund. 55-years: Edward
Birkner. 59-years; and Fred
Freund, 61 -years.
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CHICAGO, ILL.
On Tuesday, August 15. Carpenters Local 62 presented 50-year pins to 20 of
its members. In the front row, left to right, are: A.xel G. Pearson, Carl II. Carlson,
trustee, Sven Englund, Carl Erickson, Erving Johnson, John Engdahl,
and Matt Giistafson.
Second row. left to right, are: Charles Rcininga. Claiule Bid, Kim Nelson,
Giinnard Lundquist, Arnold A. Johnson. Richard Olson, and
Stanley L. Johnson, President, Illinois State Federation of Labor, who
presented the pins.
Those who were not present to receive their pins were Gunnar Anderson,
Angus Davidson. Oscar Hammer, Jorgen Hubschman, Claes Milberg,
Clarence Nelson and John G. Swanson.
CHARLESTON, WEST VA.
The 25-year members of Local 2430, were recently honored. Left to right,
tlu-y include:
First row, Carl Ilunna, Paul Bowles, F. Lee BirlhiscI, P. C. Jiuties,
George Nutter, and B. K. Sonwrville.
Second row. George Walish. General Representative, Dallas Poe,
C. H. Edwards. J. E. Shepherd. Roy Young, Paid Parkins, and Marshall Hoylman.
Absent when the photo was taken were: J. A. Campbell. W. S. Dean,
E. G . Fo.\. C. G. Jordan, Robt. Mason, Jess Morgan, Ralph Nicely,
H. W. Strader, and A. C. Woods.
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SEATTLE, WASH.
Members of Local 1289 were
honored at a recent dinner for
25-year veterans. Those honored
are shown in the accompanying
photographs.
In the top picture, seated from
left are, Dawain Turner, Joseph
Pike, Grant Stover, Kenneth
Ziegler, Carroll Rickelts, and
Kenneth Thorsen. Standing,
Clarence Wegner, Wayne Busby,
Allen Whitt. John A. Peterson,
C. Ed Swan, W. W. Welter,
James Sluman, and Christ Weiler.
In the second picture, seated,
from left, Frank Miller, Irvin
Ness, Harold W. Nelson, Vern
Minden, R. C. Knowles, and
Vic Montgomery. Standing, Ray
Juvet, Richard Pederson, John L.
Raymond, Theodore Perron,
Grant Merrifield, William Penick,
George McCown, John P. Kirlow,
and Edward J. Johnson.
In the third picture, seated,
Kermit Abelson, Kenath Allen,
Frank Armstrong, Arthur E.
Atwater, Anton Boehm, and
Les Brazen. Standing, Leo
Goldade, Harold H. Giese,
Herman A. Johansen, George
Doman, Ove Clausen, Gilbert
Carden, Roy Gaunt, and
Normand Deslremps.
MADISON, WIS.
Five 50-year members of Local
314 received pins at a recent
meeting.
Left to right are: Al Hegley,
Gunwald Shold, Frank Meyer,
Robert Strenger, General Repre-
sentative, Kenneth Fischer, presi-
dent; Ed Okland and Peter Ramsli.
Hegley joined in 1922, working
for Way Building, Nelson & Son
and Vogel Bros, in many projects.
Shold came to America from
Norway in 1914. He served in
World War I for IS months. He
started working in Illinois and
went to Madison in 1921 . He was
a good millwright and foreman
on construction.
Meyer joined in Alabama, Local
103, and came to Madison in
1923. He has served as president,
vice president, treasurer, trustee
and committee member of the
local, and worked on many
projects in Madison.
Okland came from Normay in
1922 and joined the local soon
afterward. He worked 20 years
for Vogel Bros., during World War
II in Greenland and Aleutian
Islands for over a year. He was
always an active member.
Ramsli joined Local 314 in
1913 and cleared out to a local in
the State of Washington in 1917,
and came back to Madison in 1965.
While in Washington he worked
at the shipyards and on housjng.
DECEMBER, 1972
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NEW LONDON, CONN.
Local 30 presented 50-year and
25-year pins at its 64th anniversary
dinner and dance.
Receivini; 50-ycar pins arc: left to
riglit, Felix Sudik, Louis J. Montanari
and Felix J . Keenan. Presenting the
pins is Arthur H. Davis, General
Representative. Those eligible hut not
present were: Tryon G. licnham,
John L. Green, Herman Greiner and
Emil Pukallus.
Joseph G. Barite, president, standing,
first on lejt, and James E. Davis,
business representative, standing on
extreme right, presented the 25-year
pins to: silting, left to right, Thomas D.
Reardon, George H. Darling, Joseph
Lemmon, Anthony llrcwicz ami
Joseph Pukas. standing, second from
left to right, Robert J. Greiner, Edmond
K. Diainantini, Ernest C. Mortensen,
Hugo J. Mondeici, Harold H. Tyler,
Clarence Bradley and Arthur H. Davis.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
At a winter meeting of Public
Service Carpenters Local #2231 of
Los Angeles County, 39 members were
honored for their long and faithful
service to the Brotherhood with the
presentation of 25-year pins by the
guest speaker, T. C. (Bud) Mathis,
assistant secretary of the Los Angeles
Building Trades Council and a former
carpenter.
Seated from the left is Melvin
Weaver IL. A. County), Michael
Sikorsky (city schools), Mario Argiiijo
(Dept. Water and Power), Gilbert Simitts
(Dept. Water and Power and local
president). Michael Kamenca Icily
schools and recording secretary). N<n'man
Mead (financial and business repre-
sentative), V. C. (Bud Mathis (guest
speaker), and Erwin Menuey (retired.
In the middle row from left are
Edward Haberek (L. A. county), Fred
Adkins (Dept. Water and Power),
Ernest Slaby (city schools), Charles
Painter (city schools), Harry Fuller
(retired), David Mason (Dept. Water and
Power). James Patterson (Dept. Water
ami Power), Reuben Fetner (Calif.
Slate), and Harold Seasholtz (L. A.
county).
Standing in the back row from
left to right are Martin Hodnetl (L. A.
county), Ross Lacost (retired), George
Bjerke (city schools), Richard Carenen
(city schools), Beriuird Lord (city
schools), Victor Jensen (city .schools),
Fenton Harper (Dept. Water ami
Power), Harland Clark (L. A. County),
Billy McClane (L. A. county), John
Ghiotto (L. A. county), and William
Weidenbaker (city schools).
Other members who were also
honored but could not attend were
Nathaniel Allen (L. A. city), Louis
Feldman. Gerald Klein. Joseph Kupka
and Donovan Olson (from city .schools),
Wayne Fox (Dept. Water ami Power),
Robert Cook. Lloyd Humistan, Frank
Johnson, Robert Parker and Robert
\'augh<in I from Los Angeles County).
PATERSON, N.J.
There was a presentation of a
60-year pin to a member of Local
325 recently. John Newton
husiiu'ss agent left, and Joseph
Hall, president, presented a pin
to A braham Ruit, center.
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AVE. NW, WASH., D.C. 20001.
SORRY, BUT NO PAYMENT MADE
AND POETRY NOT ACCEPTED.
Christmas Pun Fun
A Communis+ named Rudolph was
arguing with his wife about whether
the precipitation was rain or sleet.
He held it to be rain, while she in-
sisted it sounded like sleet. Finally he
clinched the argument: "Rudolph The
Red knows rain, dear!"
UNION DUES— TOMORROWS SECURITY
A Real Moving Story
The little girl was taken to the
department store for the first time
by her mother. What fascinated her
most was the escalator. She asked:
"Mommy, what happens when the
basement gets full of steps?"
UNION MEN WORK SAFELY
/Medical Emergency
At a big medical convention, when
a noted physician finished reading his
paper, he sat down and his chair
collapsed in a pile of splinters. With-
out losing his sense of humor, he
sprang back up to the microphone
and asked: "Is there a carpenter in
the house?" — Chester Merola, R.S.,
LU. 493, Mt. Vernon, N.Y., and Louis
Delin, LU. 608, New York, N.Y.
More Daffynitions
Mahout — Mother is not in.
Cricket — Small creek.
Curtail — Rear appendage of a mon-
grel dog.
Spouse — Plural of spice.
Dogma — Female canine with puppies.
Example — Many eggs; eggs enough.
Doze — Enough medicine.
Foist — Number one in Brooklyn.
Foundry — Where lost items turn up.
Halter — Sentry; one who halts.
Fuzzy — Irritable, always complaining.
— John Freeman, Local 22,
San Francisco
UNITED WE STAND
Is Nothing Sacred?
Housewife to policeman: Please
help me . . . I've been robbed!
Policeman: What did they take?
Housewife: They broke into the
glove compartment of my car and
stole $50 worth of groceries!
BE AN ACTIVE UNIONIST
Hairy Octopus Joke
A sideshow operator acquired an
octopus that could play both the
piano and the piccolo. But he wanted
him to be even more talented and left
a bagpipe in the octopus' tank. When
the animal didn't respond, the train-
er said, "Haven't you learned to play
that thing yet?'
"Play it?" asked the puzzled octo-
pus. "I was going to ask you if we
could get married!"
This Month's Limerick
No matter how grouchy you're feel-
ing,
A Christmas smile will be wonderfully
healing.
It grows like a wreath
All around your bright teeth
And keeps a cold face from congeal-
ing.
Mr. Pert Sez:
My niece, Penelope, is so dumb
about football, she can't understand
why the coach doesn't fire the tight
end!
ALWAYS BOOST YOUR UNION
Safety Lesson
Many carpenters suffer injuries
when driving nails. They miss and hit
their thumbs. These on-the-job in-
juries cost much in time and suffering.
There is a simple method of avoiding
such injuries: let your wife hold the
nail. — Howard Bennett, Local 1275,
Clearwater, Fla.
IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH!
A Taxing Situation Everywhere
An American visiting in Norway
was reminded by his host that the
Norwegian flag contained the same
colors as the American flag. "And I
think of the colors at tax-time," said
the Norwegian. "I see red when I
get the bill, the amount makes me
turn white in the face and I feel blue
when I make out my check."
"I feel the same," replied the
American, "but in addition, I see
stars!" — Ludvig Knutsen, Woodside,
N.Y.
B SURE 2 VOTE!
Just Horsing Around?
The wife told her husband that she
had a terrible dream in which she was
chased by a stallion breathing fire
from his nostrils.
"That was no stallion," niftled back
the husband. "That was a nightmare!"
1 -I ALL — ALL 4 I
Took A Short-Cuf
The centenarian told the Interview-
ing reporter that he attributed his
old age to eating only red meat, no
drinking, no smoking, regular exer-
cise and eight hours' sleep every
night.
"But I had an uncle who followed
the same system and he died at 82.
How do you account for that?" asked
the newsman.
"All I can say," replied the old-
ster, "is that he didn't keep it up
long enough!"
DECEMBER, 1972
25
CLIC Supported Many Winning Candidates;
Your 72 Contribution Was Good Investment
Almost all the results are now in
and we are happy to report that
CLIC had a very successful day on
Election Day. 1972. Of the 160 can-
didates for the U.S. Senate and
House of Representatives to whom
CLIC gave financial support, 134
won and 26 lost (for a success rate
of 84%).
Most of the 134 winning candi-
dates we supported arc proven vet-
erans. Others are outstanding new-
comers. All are able, dedicated men
and women who will fight for pro-
gressive legislation and the rights of
working people.
The new 93rd Congress will have
roughly the same progressive-lean-
ing cast as the old Congress. The
election was a dramatic setback for
those who hoped for a major shift
toward the reactionary, anti-labor
end of the political spectrum.
A large share of the credit for this
election victory goes to the thou-
sands of Brotherhood members who
contributed to CLIC. Through Oc-
tober 31, CLIC raised more than
$100,000 in voluntary contributions
in 1972. With the help of a balance
on hand we were able to contribute
more than $130,000 to the cam-
paigns of deserving candidates.
Our sincerest thanks go to those
who have helped make our 1972
CLIC effort successful. We are plan-
ning for an even more vigorous
CLIC program in the future. If you
contributed to CLIC in 1972 you
can be satisfied that you made a
wise investment in your own future
and in the future of your family and
your country.
CONTRIBUTIONS
A'> of November 15, 1972
local Cil.v & Stale
Connecticut State
Convention S
Georgia Slate
Convention
Montana State
Convention
Nebraska State
Convention
Pennsylvania State
Convention
Tennessee Slate
Convention
ARIZONA
1089 Phoenix
ARKA.NSAS
891 Hot Springs
1683 El Dorado
CALIFORNIA
42 San Francisco
316 San Jose
478 Oakland
7?1 Santa Rosa
1418 Lodi
1612 San Luis Obispo
1959 Riverside
2042 Oxnard
2435 Inglcwood
COLORADO
1583 Englevvood
Viniiunl
895.00
525.00
345.00
370.00
20.00
250.00
13.00
10.00
11.00
40.00
14.00
10.00
6.00
20.00
20.00
7.00
2.50
41.00
21.00
CONNECTICUT
97 New Britain 40.00
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
132 Washington, D. C. 31.00
528 Washington, D. C. 6.00
Local City & Stale Aniounl
1145 Washington, D. C. 31.00
1590 Washington, D. C. 27.00
1694 Washington. D.C. 2.00
2456 Washington D C. 20.00
1
44
181
199
347
434
461
496
568
839
1539
533
565
758
1350
1587
2436
Local City & State Amount
MARYLAND
101 Baltimore 3.00
1126 Annapolis 4.00
819
FLORIDA
West Palm Beach
66.00
67
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
90.00
1394
1509
Ft. Lauderdale
Miami
60.00
10.00
MICHIGAN
1554
Miami
10.00
334
Saginaw
11.00
1766
Boca Raton
1 20.00
998
Royal Oak
80.00
2024
Miami
125.00
1191
Lansing
20.00
2340
Bradenton
15.00
2026
Coldwater
20.00
2795
Ft. Lauderdale
30.00
Local City & Stale Amount
MISSOURI
1635 Kansas City 13.00
2057 Kirksvillc 10.00
NEW HAMPSHIRE
1031 Dover 4.00
1247 Laconia 10.00
NEW JERSEY
15 Hackensack 70.00
399 Phillipsburg 20.00
Continued on Page 27
HAWAII
745 Honolulu 50.00
IDAHO
635 Boise
ILLINOIS
Chicago
Chanipaign-Urbana
Chicago
Chicago
Mattoon
Chicago
Highwood
Kankakee
Lincoln
Des Plaines
Chicago
INDIANA
JelTersonville
Elkhart
Indianapolis
Seymour
KANSAS
Hutcheson
I.OIISIANA
New Orleans
6.00
87.00
6.00
104.00
25.00
41.00
7 1 .00
57.00
40.00
40.00
292.00
22.00
8.00
9.00
1.00
11.00
3.00
17.00
The Ohio Stale Council of Carpenters 47th Convention
held at Cedar Point, Ohio, honored yonng Jim Spitlcr for his
donation to the Carpenters' Legislative Improvement Commil-
lee. Young Jim's father is business agent for the Miami Valley
Carpenter's District Council, Dayton, Ohio.
Left to right: Frank McNamara, president; Milan Marsh,
exec, secretary; James Bailey, CLIC representative; Jim Spitler,
Jr.; Jim Spitler, business agent, Miami Valley District Council.
26
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blem will begin appearing
on union packets all over
the United States next
month. Reproduced
above, actual size, it goes
to every $10 CLIC con-
tributor for 1973.
NEW MEXICO
1319 Albuquerque
32.00
NEW YORK
9
Buffalo
20.00
125
Utica
60.00
187
Geneva
1125.00
251
Kingston
20.00
353
New York
75.00
447
Ossining
20.00
574
Middleton
70.00
603
Ithaca
57.00
1204
New York
60.00
1318
Farmingdale
16.00
1377
Buffalo
OHIO
20.00
29
Cincinnati
120.00
104
Dayton
20.00
703
Lockland
8.00
716
Zanesville
32.00
854
Madisonville
OKLAHOMA
40.00
329
Oklahoma City
OREGON
60.00
1388
Oregon City
10.00
2416
Portland
1.00
PENNSYLVANIA
122
Philadelphia
50.00
191
York
80.00
406
Bethlehem
29.00
454
Philadelphia
122.00
501
Stroudsburg
28.00
514
Wilkes-Barre
80.00
1562
North Wales
1.00
1856
Philadelphia
TENNESSEE
40.00
259
Jackson
2.00
345
Memphis
UTAH
18.00
450
Ogden
VIRGINIA
5.00
319
Roanoke
35.00
1665
Alexandria
4.00
WASHINGTON
338 Seattle 11.00
1974 Ellensburg 1.00
WISCONSIN
3187 Watertown 4.00
DECEMBER, 1972
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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:
Terry and Nolton Bull and their mother, June Bull.
EXPLORER OLYMPICS— Terry and Nolton
Bull, sons of General Executive Board
Member Frederick N. Bull, were partici-
pants in the National Explorer Olympics,
staged last summer at Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, Colo., by the
Boy Scouts of America. They are shown
above with their mother, as they pre-
pared to attend the World Olympics in
Munich, Germany, as reward for being
members of one of the three top Ex-
plorer athletic teams competing at Fort
Collins.
The young men are active in Explorer
Post 604, Oklahoma City, Okla., which
is sponsored by a local firm, Underwater
Sports, Inc. Theirs is a scuba-diving post
with 84 members. Post 604 was first in
an annual statewide Junior Olympics,
and 25 members of the post were thus
qualified to compete in the National
Explorers Olympics. The post placed
third in Colorado and joined posts from
Portland, Ore., and Temple City, Calif.,
in the winning trip to Germany.
They flew over in the same planes as
the US Olympic team and enjoyed the
thrill of watching the international com-
petition.
The young men were guests of the
German Olympic Committee, lived in a
Youth Village, and did much sightseeing
as part of the winning trip.
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for climbing. It is very compact and easy to use.
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Plan For a Floating City
In Hawaii Nears Reality
Cities afloat on the sea, considered one answer to
the nation's overcrowding, may be closer at hand than
you realize.
A phm is in the works to build a floating city, an
"Atlantis of the Pacific," which would rise from the
ocean three miles out of Honolulu.
In this floating city men and women would live,
work and play in a self-contained community.
It all started last fall when the Department of Com-
merce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration approved an $85,000 Sea Grant for an engi-
neering feasibility study of floating community design
concepts.
So a 123rd Hawaiian Island begins to take shape —
in men's minds, on the drawing board, in the model
tank — and suddenly it doesn't seem a fantastic notion
envisioned by science fictionists.
The man behind this project is John P. Craven,
dean of marine programs at the University of Hawaii
and marine coordinator for Governor John A. Burns.
He has been asked to come up with plans for an inter-
national exposition that will span two celebrations —
the 1976 bicentennial of the nation's founding and the
1978 bicentennial of the Hawaiian Islands, discovered
by Captain James Cook.
Dr. Craven believes the exposition could be set up
on a huge floating platform. It would be a self-con-
tained city at sea linked to the mainland by highspeed
hydrofoils, container barges and other water transport.
The city would also have a heliport to provide helicop-
ter service back and forth.
There is endless speculation as to how such floating
platforms can be utilized in community planning.
28
THE CARPENTER
LOCAL UNION NEWS
Yonkers Local Honors Past Officers at Testimonial Dinner-Dance
Local 188 of Yonkers, N.Y., on September 30, held a
testimonial dinner-dance honoring Past Presidents Julius
Begany and Joseph Pierro and Fast Recording Secretary
Peter Nicol. The dinner-dance was held at the Polish Com-
munity Center, Yonkers, with 300 persons attending.
The honored guests and officers and the committee are
shown in the picture above, as follows:
First Row, kneeling: Dominic Spinogatti; Nicholas Novcia,
committee; Anthony Cioppa, commitee; and Paul DiCesare,
committee.
Second Row, left to right: Ciro Greco, assistant-financial
secretary; Joseph Pierro, past president; Peter Nicol, past
recorling secretary; Patrick Campbell, 1st District board
member; Julius Begany, past president; Francis Grady, trustee;
John Pasciucco, warden; and Merlino Morgante, committee.
Back Row, left to right: Eugene Stanishia, conductor;
Joseph Dulak, committee; Angelo Cipriano, business repre-
sentative; Emile Ciriello, committee; Frank DeSisto, president;
Harry Davis, Recording Secretary; Ralph Cannizzaro, presi-
dent. West. County Dist. Council; John Schnesny. financial
secretary, chairman; Patsy Cipriano, trustee; Ivo Amicucci,
trustee; Vince D'Albis, treasurer; and John Halachik, vice
president.
New Generation of Atomic Reactors Employ Journeymen of Several Locals
After a slow start, atomic power
is winning the race to solve the na-
tion's growing energy crisis.
In 1954, privately operated power
plants using nuclear energy were
merely bright dreams on paper. Now
30 commercial nuclear plants are
operable in the United States, 5 1 are
under construction, and another 72
are on order.
Union carpenters from several
local unions are employed at the
construction sites.
When all the new plants are com-
pleted, they will add more than 30
percent to the Nation's 370-million-
kilowatt total capacity, the National
Geographic Society says.
A growing shortage of inexpen-
sive uranium fuel threatened to
dampen enthusiasm for atomic pow-
er, but a major new development
promises to make nuclear plants a
prime source of energy in the next
century.
The Atomic Energy Commission
and the power industry are moving
rapidly to develop new, fast breeder
reactors for commercial use in the
1980's. The fast breeder creates
more fuel than it consumes and sug-
gests the ancient alchemists' dream,
because it changes one element into
another.
In a fast breeder, pins holding
uranium 238 are placed in a blanket
around the reactor's core.
As the atoms split in the core,
they give off heavy nuclear particles
called neutrons, which bombard the
uranium in the core and in the blan-
ket. Some of these atoms absorb
neutrons and are converted to plu-
tonium 239, which will fission.
The mixture of uranium and plu-
ttonium can be used as a nuclear
fuel. After its energy is depleted, it
can be reprocessed and returned to
the breeder, and still more fission-
able fuel will be produced.
The process can be repeated until
up to 40 times as much energy has
been extracted from the raw ma-
terial as can be produced in a pres-
ent reactor.
The breeder will offer other ad-
vantages. It is more efficient than
the conventional reactor, because it
converts more nuclear heat into elec-
tricity, resulting in less heat loss and
radioactive waste. The breeder also
operates at much lower pressure, re-
ducing the chance of leakage of ra-
dioactive gases.
Commonwealth Edison of Chi-
cago, the Tennessee Valley Author-
ity, and a major reactor manufac-
turer hope to complete the first dem-
onstration breeder plant near Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, by 1980. If it is
successful, commercial power from
breeders could be lighting lamps as
early as 1985.
The breeder theory was tested on
Continued on Page 30
DECEMBER, 1972
29
I
Officers aud Guests in East Los Angeles
Carpenters Local 1497, East Los Angeles, Calif., recently held its 25-year pin
presentations and a buffet supper. At the time, there was an introduction of local
officers and guests for the evening. Seated in the picture are: L. D. Graham, con-
ductor; Robert Stephens, trustee; Walt Noll, vice president; Frank Kopachy, recording
secretary; George \\. Wood, financial secretary-treasurer and assistant business repre-
sentative; and Frank Wilson, trustee. Standing are: Jim Sogoian, business representa-
tive; Myron Dillon, trustee; .lim Miller, president; and guesls Jim Flores. business
representative, Los Angeles District Council of Carpenters, and James L. Keen,
financial secretary of local 25.
New Officers for Tampa, Fla., Millwrights
Newly-elected officers of Millwright Local 1510, Tampa, Fla., were installed at
a recent meeting by Paul A. Long, business agent of the Gulf Coast District Council
of Carpenters. Pictured, left to right: Howard E. Morgan, treasurer; Ronald E.
Grantham, trustee (three years); Richard N. Ellingwood, president; Paul A. Long,
Gulf Coast District Council business agent, installing officer; William F. Jacobs, busi-
ness agent and financial secretary; Edgar Chase, trustee (two years); Raymond O.
Persall, vice president; George W. Ferguson, warden; Floyd L. Miller, recording
secretary; and Charles E. Parker, conductor. Harry R. Ibex is the other trustee.
His term of office still has one year remaining.
Local Unions Warned
Of Non-Union Bibles
Many local unions make it a practice
to present memorial Bibles to the wid-
ows and widowers of union members or
to present Bibles to retired members.
We have received a memoraiidimi
from Edward P. Murphy, secretary-
treasurer of the AFL-CIO Union Label
and Service Trades Department, advis-
ing that several firms are promoting the
sale of non-union Bibles directly to lo-
cal unions and that purchasers of Bibles
should look for a bona fide AFL-CIO
printing trades label.
Murphy states that the latest compa-
ny to enter the field is Heirloom Bible
Co. of Wichita, Kansas.
"To the best of our knowledge, this
firm, per se, is completely non-imion and
has no contract with any AFL-CIO
labor organization," Murphy reports.
"The Bibles they sell do not bear any
bona fide label of any AFL-CIO orga-
nii^ation. One particular Bible being of-
fered is utilizing an invalidated union
label of an AFL-CIO union. Another
edition is allegedly printed at the no-
toriously anti-union Donnelley Printing
Company. The prt)motional literature
bears no union label."
NEW GENERATION
Continued from Page 29
December 20, 1951. In a lonely
laboratory on a windswept lava plain
near Arco, Idaho, electricity from a
fast reactor with a core not much
larger than a two-pound coffee can
lighted four 200-watt bulbs.
It was the world's first nuclear
reactor to generate electric power
and the first breeder. Within two
years, it had proved that it could
produce more fuel than it consumed.
30
THE C ARPENTE R
St. Louis Carpenters Use Skills at Six Flags
The diversified skills of members of the
Greater St. Louis District Council are on
display daily to thousands of visitors to
the giant amusement park, Six Flags over
Mid-America, located just south of St.
Louis, Mo. The amusement center, now
two years old, is completely organized by
the St. Louis Carpenters' District Council.
Members have to put to use a wide
variety of skills to keep the giant park,
located on 200 acres, in top shape. The
Merry-Go-Round is an excellent example
of the quality workmanship of Brother-
hood members.
Constant repair for a wide variety of rides at the giant Six Flags Over Mid-
America is a never ending job for St. Louis members. At left, carpenter Johnny
Crowden works on intricate scroll work. At right, with backs to camera, are Gene
Herman and Billy Mocabee. Roger Yeary is in the background.
Intricate work on the delicately shaped-wooden horses of the Mcrry-Go-Round
receive tender care and attention from carpenter Sam Dolce in the shop at Six
Flages over Mid-America.
DECEMBER, 1972
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MOTOR VEHICLES DON'T LAST LONG when
used to commute so many miles to work, and the hard
hat is usually making car or truck payments, buying
tires frequently, changing oil almost weekly, receiving
a huge gasoline bill from the credit card company,
paying larger insurance rates for mileage covered and
hoping he'll work enough days each month to make
the payments. He can't ride commuter trains because
he'll be grime covered at day's end, and trains don't
usually stop within 15 miles of a construction site.
These men are craftsmen who spend years learning
their job and work for much less while learning. They
have to learn their job well because slipshod methods
just won't do when the lives of other people hang on
the job they're doing. When they build a dock for
ships, it must be strong and able to take daily pounding
of water, ships accidentally hitting it, huge cargo loads
being unloaded on it. Public buildings must withstand
wind, water, people. Whatever they build is built for
the use of people and must be the best possible. It
makes sense to pay these men for a good job.
They are the best in their fields: a half baked welder
can get a job where his welding is not subject to too much
strain, but the men who weld in construction jobs pass
rigid tests given by the city or state they work in, as
well as the company that they work for. Many people
can pick up a welder and throw a weld on metal. How
many can stand on a moving pontoon, fashioned of
styrofoam, floating in the Chesapeake Bay and weld so
that the weld is strong, passes inspection and looks good?
Hospitalization and health and welfare plans depend
on the days a man works in a given period: when a man
is off too long his health and welfare run out and he is
without protection for himself and his family in case of
sickness, a hospital emergency or maternity for his wife.
Some take out plans over and above the one that the union
offers. This means an added expense for the hard hat.
When a construction worker's wife grocery shops she
cannot buy some of the money-saving items that the office
worker's wife buys . . . her man is big, though Tve never
seen a fat construction man, and he has a big appetite,
because he works so hard. Most hard hats eat a breakfast
that is more than the office man eats for dinner. He must
cat to strengthen himself against the elements and the
back breaking work he faces each day. His lunch is gar-
gantuan, and dinner is not spaghetti and meatballs or soup
and salad. Those are just side dishes to the hard hat. He's
a meat and potatoes man and wants plenty of it. Be-
cause they use up so much energy they arc constantly in
search of something sweet to eat. The hard hat's wife
spends much more at the grocery store than most other
wives.
There's more: I've skimmed the surface of life as a
construction wife but this is enough to convey the idea
that $8.00 per hour isn't all gravy. And those extra men
that are on the job "doing nothing" are usually there for
the sake of safety. I thank God and the construction com-
panies that they have these men employed to give my
husband a little better chance of reaching retirement
age in one piece ... or simply a chance to reach it at all.
Next time you read of the hard hat's wonderful salary
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30th Annual Conference of Pacific Coast Pile Drivers
The 30th Annual Conference of the Pacific Coast Council
of Piledrivers was held at the Royal Inn of Anaheim, Calif.
Piledrivers Local 2375 of Wilmington, Calif., in coordination
with the Los Angeles District Council of Carpenters, was
host. Present were General Representative Paul Rudd from
Tacoma, Wash., and General Executive Board Member Lyie
Hiller from Portland, Oreg. District councils were represented
by Gordon McCulIoeh, Charles Trenta, Roy Coles, Swan
Nelson and Charles Popejoy.
All Conference officers were reelected. The next Confer-
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grams, and. until March, 1972. he was
Technical Director of the Brotherhood.
A man with intense interest in his work,
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He died November 3. at the age of 67.
A member of Local 710. Long Beach,
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Gable was appointed as coordinator of
the program and later was made Techni-
cal Director of the Apprenticeship and
Training Department, which was set up
at Headquarters in March. 1967.
Gable was instrumental in negotiating
contracts between the United Brotherhood
and government Agencies for training
potential apprentices in the field of car-
pentry and the Transition Program which
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their discharge date and wish to enter the
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He was working in the capacity of Ap-
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The first graduating class of Carpenters Local 964, New York City, preapprentice,
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Millwright Local 1121, Boston, Mass.,
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DICTIONARY
This is the 14th of a new feature series planned to keep you better
informed on the meaning of terms related to collective bargaining,
vnion contracts, and union business, follow it closely, and your union
membership will become more meaningful, and your ability to partici-
pate in decisions which affect your future anc< security will be strength-
ened. It was compiled by the International Labor Press Assn., and is
used with permission.
productivity factor: A union contract provision calling for periodic
pay increases, apart from negotiations, to compensate for continued
increases in man-hour output by workers.
profit-sharing: An arrangement (usually union-negotiated) under
which employees share in profits, according to a spelled-out plan.
pulilic member: In a tri-partite fact-finding or other group, the one
not directly connected with the union or the employer.
Q
quickie strilie: A brief walkout, usually spontaneous.
quit: Voluntary end of employment.
R
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rank-and-file: The members of a union who are not full-time paid
officials.
rate cutting: Unilateral rate reduction by employer in absence of
changes in job content.
rate range: A range of rates for same job. Also called bracket,
spread.
rate setting: Establishment of rates by agreement or by employer
alone.
real wages: Earnings expressed in terms of buying power of the
dollar, the level being determined by dividing wage indices by a
consumer price index.
recall: Return to work of laid-off workers, usually on seniority
basis.
recognition: An agreement by an employer to accept the union as
the collective bargaining agent of his employees. See certification.
recognition picketing: Picketing to gain union recognition from an
employer.
referendum: A vote by rank and file on nominees for national
union office, a dues increase, an assessment increase, a proposed
contract or other issues.
regional differential: Among broad geographical subdivisions, the
difference in prevailing wages for equal work.
regional director: The head of a certain union region or area;
usually an international union or AFl^-CIO representative. Also
the top officer of a regional office of the NLRB.
reinstatement: Restoration of a worker to his job, as a result of
grievance settlement, arbitration procedure or an order by the
NLRB.
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JM_^JylEUMORlA
-S>
L.U. NO. 7
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
Erickson, Donald
Swenson, Sven Martin
L.U. NO. 11
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Vogel, Arnold
L.U. NO. 15
HACKENSACK, N.J.
Zaremba, Walter
L.U. NO. 18
HAMILTON, ONT.
Jackson, Harry Reginald
Kowalski, Julian
L.U. NO. 31
TRENTON, N.J.
Broskey. Frank P.
Foley, Joseph
Reiley, James
L.U. NO. 34
SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIF.
Adkins, Frank
Cooley, Frank H.
Dugan, Frank P.
Harlow, Raymond G.
Koljonen, Eino E.
Lawrence, Roy J.
Von Querner, Paul A.
L.U. NO. 40
BOSTON, MASS.
AuClair, Roland
Martin, Robert
L.U. NO. 50
KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Davis, Vernon
Fain, Harry, Sr.
Jenkins, Labe A.
L.U. NO. 54
CHICAGO, ILL.
Drevy, Anton
Herda, Mathias
L.U. NO. 61
KANSAS CITY, MO.
Austin, Homer L.
Campbell, William C.
Harris, Sam R.
L.U. NO. 62
CHICAGO, ILL.
Ahlness, James R.
Davs, Ralph C.
Charbonneau, Louis A.
Degraaf, Albert
Dondlinger, Peter
McMillan, William
Norell, John
Olson, Gust L.
Wadley, Fred
L.U. NO. 65
PERTH AMBOY, N.J.
Jensen, Jens
Luxhoj, Chris
L.U. NO. 93
OTTAWA, ONT.
Berube, Jean Paul
Scott, Robert
L.U. NO. 101
BALTIMORE, MD.
Sullivan, James L.
L.U. NO. 103
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Durham, B. T.
Goodwin, Noah R.
Miller, D. M.
Peterson, Sam J.
L.U. NO. 117
ALBANY, N.Y.
Brunnell, Charles E.
Busch, Edward
Carl. Ray D.
Cassell, Richard K.
Gonyea, Nathan
Hansen, Cato
Jansen, Herman H.
Merriman, Louis J.
Russell, Herbert
Snyder, Charles W.
L.U. NO. 132
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Harrison, B. M.
Lohr, Upton
Tayior, Robert H.
Turner, William Cody
L.U. NO. 134
MONTREAL, QUE.
Clancy, John Patrick
L.U. NO. 155
PLAINFIELD, N.J.
Dunn, Archie
Genevaro, Mario
Ventura, Emil
L.U. NO. 169
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.
Cline, Jess
Mease, Elmer
L.U. NO. 181
CHICAGO, ILL.
Clark, Wayne O.
Kotkowski. Zygmunt
Markstrom. S. R.
Nielsen, Richard C.
Schinleber, William
L.U. NO. 188
YONKERS, N.Y.
Zupko, George
L.U. NO. 200
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Hall, Harley
Snyder, Gran
L.U. NO. 225
ATLANTA, GA.
Brasswell, M. C.
Daniel, E. L.
Rice, W. D.
Wright, Tommy Lynn
L.U. NO. 246
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Gensil, Ralph
Johnson, Ivar
Tannenbaum, Max
L.U. NO. 253
OMAHA, NEBR.
Augustson, Carl
Barnas, Clement
Brodersen, Fred
Jensen, Hans C.
Jensen, Harry
Johnson, Paul C.
Kaulitz, Walter
Kielmann, Klaas
Rech, Louis J.
Sautter, Frank
L.U. NO. 257
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Carlson, Carl
Nelson, Samuel
L.U. NO. 274
VINCENNES, IND.
Perry, Bernard
L.U. NO. 278
WATERTOWN, N.Y.
Backus, Glenn
L.U. NO. 287
HARRISBURG, PA.
Ferguson, Fresoln
L.U. NO. 299
FAIRVIEW, N.J.
Corsilli, Pasquale
Finnelly, Charles
Romanin, Umberto
Signell, Karl
L.U. NO. 335
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH,
DeBoer, John
L.U. NO. 347
MATTOON, ILL.
Barden, Rex
Chaney, Herbert
Finley, Paul
Hewitt, Charles
Hopper, Kenneth
Hunzinger. Harry
Whitley, John
L.U. NO. 353
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Arleo, Paul
Rieter, Herman
Schwan, Paul
L.U. NO. 414
NANTICOKE, PA.
Sorber, Carl J.
L.U. NO. 465
ARDMORE, PA.
Fetters, Orlando B.
Mellor, Charles, Sr,
L.U. NO. 522
DURHAM, N.C.
Gates, John Harvey
L.U. NO. 562
EVERETT, WASH.
Amundson, Harold J.
Deierling, Eric
Harthun, Paul W.
Hartull, Runar
Kacker, Harry W.
Weaver, Nathaniel
L.U. NO. 586
SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
Burroughs, Robert A.
Henry, Mathes J.
Zimmerman, Jacob P.
L.U. NO. 608
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Gorrie, William
Kaxmierski, John
Keelan, Michael
Murphy, Thomas
Tulizewski, John
L.U. NO. 620
MADISON, N.J.
Allen, Joseph
Bakosh, Stephen
L.U. NO. 668
PALO ALTO, CALIF.
Eckland, August
L.U. NO. 674
MT. CLEMENS, MICH.
Ahearn, Edmund J., Jr.
Leopard, Frank
Murphy, Joseph P.
Nelson, Everett
L.U. NO. 696
TAMPA, FLA.
Ardinger, Julius
Cook, William U.
Eckstein, E. J.
Futch, J. H.
' Jones, R. D.
Myers, W. M.
Nicholson, J. Q.
Patrick, Ofield
Phoenix, Morris
Rotolo, Joseph
L.U. NO. 710
LONG BEACH, CALIF,
Derry, Walter R.
Huston, Cecil E.
King, Kermit G.
Nelson, Chris
Sumpter, Jess J.
Torgerson, T. H.
Walker, Omon
Yandell, Garland
Zabish, Donald G.
L.U. NO. 715
ELIZABETH, N.J.
Gallucci, Joseph
L.U. NO. 770
YAKIMA, WASH.
Lambert, Richard
Miner, Clarence
L.U. NO. 1332
GRAND COULEE,
WASH.
Bingham, Lyle
L.U. NO. 787
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Guida, Thomas
L.U. NO. 873
CINCINNATI, OHIO
Denham, Noel
Hamilton, Tom
Shostle, Isadore
Smith, Charles
Weber, Herbert
L.U. NO. 906
GLENDALE, ARIZ.
Downs, J. W.
Hill, Robert W.
McDaniel, C. W.
Noland, Grady
L.U. NO. 944
SAN BERNARDINO,
CALIF.
Akam, Frank F.
Anderson, L. E.
Copple, R. D.
Dorow, Forrest B.
Flores, Eddie A.
Hoag, John R., Sr.
Little, Mark B.
Martin, Joseph E.
Nickeson, Alonzo
Randall, John A.
Rodgers, James
Schwarz, Henry
Sharp, O. B.
Stewart, Earl D.
Thomas, John E.
Thomas, Roy A.
Westmoreland, L. V.
Vitale, Herman
L.U. NO. 955
APPLETON. WIS.
Clark, Earl
L.U. NO. 964
ROCKLAND COUNTY,
N.Y.
Franzago, Frank
Higgins, John J.
Horner, Robert
Karklis, Zigfrid
L.U. NO. 982
DETROIT, MICH.
Cicci, Henry
L.U. NO. 1006
NEW BRUNSWICK,
N.J.
Grover, William
Hansen, William
Levine, Isadore
Mulligan, William
Randolph, William
L.U. NO. 1043
GARY, IND.
Bryan, Raymond
Shaver, Herbert
L.U. NO. 1128
LA GRANGE, ILL.
Erickson, Waldo
Continued on Page38
DECEMBER, 1972
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IN MEMORIAM
Continued from Page 37
l„U. NO. 1138
TOLEDO. OHIO
Krelzer. Earl
Laux, Alphonse
L.U. NO. 1185
CHICAGO. ILL.
Aubuchon, James C.
L.U. NO. 123S
MODESTO, CALIF.
Bracken, W. C.
Frederick. Roy F.
Garcia, Pedro P.
Jones. Coley
N4cDonald, Charles W.
L.i;. NO. 1266
AUSTIN, TEX.
Cline.L.L.
Gillette, E.L.
Grimes. B. G.
Gunn, L. W.
Hoermann, Ed
Hopkins, Monroe
Paschall, R. E.
Pope. Kenneth
Scolt, Grover
I..V. NO. 1289
SEATTLE, WASH.
Anden, Eniilio P.
Beardsley, Charles B.
Bechtel, Melvin
Berg, Alfred B.
Briggs, Horace
Christianson, Chris
Collins. Felix A.
Cross, Edward A.
Culver, Lewis M.
Eiehner, Neil L.
Ellis, Harry V.
Grundvig, S. F.
Hagge, Iver A.
Hagseth, Charles O.
Hill, Willard S.
Hislop, John R.
Hunnell, Merle
Lemieiix, Chester J.
Lindqiiist, William E.
McCandless, Leon T.
McKellar, Chester W.
Magee, Wallace J.
Micklethwaite, John R.
Olsen. Torvald
Parsell, William F., Sr.
Penor. Joseph A.
Powell, Donald
Robey, Bradley
Schreiber, Fred W.
Sjaastad, H. George
Skaro, Thomas R.
Sorkness. Alf M.
Sundquist, John
Tammi, Anton
Templeman. George
Tetzlaft. Carl E.
Thacker, Charles H.
Thrasher. Charles E.
Winther, Chester F.
L.U. NO. 1292
HLNTINGTON. N.Y.
Denton. Fred, Sr.
Hoyer. Algot
Oksnes. Olaf
Pfeiffer, Julius
Schjffelbian, Alex
L.L!. NO. 1301
MONROE, MICH.
Wood, Raymond E.
L.U. NO. 1332
GRAND COULEE,
WASH.
Bingham, Lyle
L.U. NO. 1367
CHICAGO, ILL.
Altmayer, Anton
L.U. NO. 1397
NORTH HEMPSTEAD,
N.Y.
Erlandson, Carl
L.U. NO. 1533
TWO RIVERS, WIS.
Monka, Zeno F.
L.U. NO. 1667
BILOXI, MISS.
Price, Forest D.
L.U. NO. 1922
CHICAGO, ILL.
Drobena, John
Freberg, Stanley
Provenza, John
Singer. Anton
Sipold, Louis
Stefan. Joseph
Uzzardo, John
Waisnor, Vincent
L.U. NO. 1974
ELLENSBURG. WASH.
Oechsner, Frank
L.U. NO. 2006
LOS GATOS, CALIF.
Journey, Lester H.
Johnson, Donald L.
Panetta, Ralph J.
L.ll. NO. 2065
IRON MOUNTAIN,
MICH.
Curran. Ben
Pardon, Fortunate
L.U. NO. 2274
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Tomasic. Joseph E.
L.U. NO. 2287
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Conroy. Joseph
Kuecke, Frederick
McCorkle, Frank
Peycke, William
L.U. NO. 3000
CROWN POINT, INI).
Cunningham, Earl
L.U. NO. 3127
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Karten, Samuel
Makoski, Sophie
LEGACY OF LONG SERVICE
John Patrick Clancy, oldest member of Local 134, Montreal, Que., died October 6,
1972. Brother Clancy was 98 years old, and he was a member of the local union for
75 years.
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Lakeland
News
Items of interest from the Brotherhood's
retirement home at Lakeland, Florida
Henry Leroy Johnson of Local 101,
Baltimore, Md., arrived at the Home
October 4, 1972.
•
Karl Westerholm of Local 2531, Port-
land, Ore., died October 10, 1972. He
was buried in the Home Cemetery.
•
David A. Dugan of Local 25, Los
Angeles, Calif., died October 16, 1972.
He was buried in the Home Cemetery.
•
Antonius Bergman of Local 1636,
Whiting, Ind., died October 17, 1972. He
was buried in the Home Cemetery.
•
Olof Ekstrand of Local 105, Cleveland,
O., died October 18, 1972. He was buried
in the Home Cemetery.
•
Dedrick Diset of Local 25, Los An-
geles, Calif., died October 29, 1972. His
body was cremated and his ashes shipped
to Malta, Montana for burial.
•
George Court of Local 1, Chicago,
111., died October 31, 1972. He was buried
in the Home Cemetery.
SEABEE MEMORIAL
Continued from Page 15
Gerard Neuman was Miss Anita B.
Cheche of Metuchen, New Jersey.
Miss Cheche will attend Trenton
State College.
A $600 scholarship was awarded
to Miss Margaret A. Toth, Buxton,
North Carolina. The award is in the
name of Charles S. Cummins/
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Aluminum Box Mfg 28
Audel, Theodore 39
Belsaw Institute 31
Belsaw Sharp-All Co 39
Chicago Technical College 11
Corweld Supply Co 35
Craftsman Book Co. 14
DeSoto Tool Co 35
Eliason Stair Gauge 36
Estwing Manufacturing 32
Foley Manufacturing 38
Irwin Auger Bit Co 15
Locksmithing Institute 31
North American School
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North American School
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Rockwell Manufacturing 8
Rokon, Inc 13
Schaefer Manufacturing 15
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NMCB ONE Memorial. Miss Toth
will attend East Carolina University
in Greenville.
The recipient of a $400 grant was
Miss Kathy Clevinger of Ocala, Flor-
ida. The award is in the name of
Frank Bonadio/Building and Con-
struction Trades Department, AFL-
CIO. Miss Clevinger will attend
Florida Technological University in
Orlando.
A $500 award was given to Philip
D. Davis of RussellvUle, Arkansas.
The scholarship is in the name of
Hunter Wharton/International Un-
ion of Operating Engineers and will
enable Philip to attend Arkansas
Polytechnic College in Russellville.
AppHcations for the scholarship
awards will be sent to the General
President Sidell's office as soon as
they are made available.
Contributions to the scholarship
fund should be sent directly to The
Seabee Memorial Association,
FIRST Reserve Naval Mobile Con-
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and Palmer Street, Elizabeth, New
Jersey 07202.
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IN CONCLUSION
The Growing
Threat of
Non-Union
Competition
COLORS PROSPERITY
PICTURE FOR 1973
■ Christmas 1972 seems to be one of consider-
able hope and promise. Peace in Southeast Asia
appears to be imminent.
As this is being written, the two Koreas are on
the verge of being unified. The efforts of Willie
Brandt to build better understanding between East
and West in Europe gets overwhelming support
from the voters of Germany. Even in the near
East, tensions seem to be easing ever so slightly.
So Christmas, a holiday dedicated to peace and
love, appears to be coming into its own this year.
Certainly, the yearning for peace transcends all
other considerations in the human drama.
War brutalizes human beings, destroys lands
and ravishes nature and the good earth. I am sure
it is the fervent hope of all of us that no Christmas
will ever again find one nation warring with
another.
AS 1972 PASSES INTO HISTORY there is
every reason to feel that 1973 will be a year of
continued prosperity. Elsewhere in this issue the
Dodge forecast is published. It shows construction
activity for next year remains strong in most cate-
gories.
However, how prosperous 1 973 turns out to be
for Brotherhood members will depend to consider-
able degree on how much effort our members put
forth in building the influence of our Brotherhood.
For too long a time apathy has been spreading
throughout our organization. Meetings are no
longer well attended. It is becoming increasingly
difficult to get members to serve on committees or
to volunteer for special projects initiated by local
unions or district councils. There is little zeal for
organizing, despite the fact that organizing is the
life blood of the labor movement.
As a result of this kind of apathy, open shop and
non-union contractors are successfully bidding on
an ever-growing volume of construction work.
This certainly should engender real concern on
the part of our officers and members alike. We can
make progress only in direct relation to the amount
of work which is covered by our contracts.
The more that non-union work proliferates, the
harder it will become to keep our members em-
ployed steadily. Whenever one contractor who has
operated union for any length of time switches to
non-union, he sets an example that too often leads
other contractors to follow suit.
A major complaint of most contractors who
sever their relations with organized labor is that
jurisdictional strikes impede the orderly progress
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of the work. A second complaint is that productiv-
ity of union workers is not always what it should
be. Prolonged coffee breaks, earlier quitting and
later starting are practices they cite as being detri-
mental to the progress of keeping the job on sched-
ule.
How widespread such abuses may be I have no
way of telling. However, I do advise those, if any,
who may be practicing them, to take a long, hard
look at where such practices can lead.
One thing in my opinion must be set straight.
Many stories have been written about the high
cost of construction, stories which primarily lay
the blame at the doorstep of the skilled craftsman.
He is made the scapegoat.
This theory needs to be set straight because a
great proportion of the high cost of construction
has to be laid at the doorstep of management.
There is no doubt in my mind that management
must assume its share of the responsibility, as it
is certainly evident in many cases that poor super-
vision, poor production planning and material
scheduling significantly deter productivity. Fur-
thermore, escalating land costs, sky-high finan-
cing, endless design changes, and many other fac-
tors also contribute substantially to the high cost
of construction.
When taken in total, these things are the most
significant contributors to the overall high cost of
construction. The individual workman who may
not be producing to capacity only contributes a
small percentage of the overall productivity factor.
That, however, does not relieve him of his share of
the responsibility.
The union contractor can stay in business paying
union wages only so long as he can compete with
the non-union builder. If his bid is too high, he
does not get the job. If his bid does win the job, but
productivity does not meet accepted standards, he
fails to make a profit and eventually he goes out of
business. Either way, the market for union crafts-
men shrinks by this process.
IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT, also, that
the non-union contractors have banded themselves
into growing associations. Through these associ-
ations, they are able to combine their efforts to
combat unionization of their jobs. They set up
their own training programs and, according to
several news stories, they are investigating the
idea of instituting computerized hiring halls.
Through computers they would have a line on
every person who had worked for one of the as-
sociation members. They would know exactly
what the man could do and perhaps even what
his feelings might be towards unionization. This
easily could become blacklisting in reverse.
Against this kind of sophisticated operation, it
is becoming increasingly difficult to organize.
However, continuing organizing is the foundation
upon which the vitality of our Brotherhood rests.
I sincerely hope that 1973 will see a decline in
the apathy which has prevailed in far too much of
our organization. We cannot rest on our laurels or
on the valiant accomplishments of the past.
There needs to be developed a new awareness of
the part which our Brotherhood plays in upgrading
the living standards of those who follow the craft
of carpentry. There needs to be developed a new
spirit of enthusiasm which can regain some of the
zeal which existed in days gone by.
Let us make 1973 the year to start heading in
this direction. ■
DECEMBER, 1972
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