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I Industrial, union leaders Unionists called upon to ur ne increase bond purchases agree on 7-point program WASHINGTON, D. C.-Labor and management paved t~e A special appeal to all laborites . to redouble their efforts in I r way for the esta~lishment of ~ndustrial peace and pros~erity in financing the war through the purchase of war bonds is made Ithe post-w.ar penod by adopting a charter for cooperative re.Ia- in a letter signed by William A. Ring, reg1onal representative I tions. o~ ~he. labor. finance ~ection of the Tr,easury Department. Say~ Parties to the precedent-shattering agreement, announced at Rmg, m part. · its definite understanding of the one of the lmgest press conferences . in washington' s history' "Again I call upon you and your problems that face us ·in this time 1 were the American Federation of Labor, the United States Cham­ organization to do an even greater of need and the undeniable· fact_ Iber ·of Commerce and the CIO. The National Association · of job than you have in the past in that members of tli°e America11 Manufacturers withheld its imme­ ------promoting the w.elfare of our coun- Federation of Labor unions are diate participation, although many For industry President Eric try. The dates for the 7th War good citizens. Brothers, this is a : employers affiliated with that or­ Johnston, of the U; S. Chamber of Loan Drive have been set for May \ call to arms, and if we do not ganization_~pproved the pact. 14th to June 30th, with _a payroll achieve our -purpose we will be re­ Commerce; Paul C. Hoffrpan, presi­ I Th-e seven-point charter, aimed savings drive to be incorporated in miss in our duty to our country. dent of the Studebaker Corp. and at maximum post-war production the · 7th War Loan. To accom;;ilish "I 'am ·taking the liberty a.t this · with full employment at high wage chairman of the Committee for the goal of $14,000,000,000,· with a time of enclosing a chart w_hich -' levels, gave recognition . to ' the Economic Development; Henry. J, · " $4,000,000;000 E bond quota, organ- can be used as a guide )Jy your.· • . - _,~ ,. -· ~- •• - -- - I;_ .'Ti'gh'ts"' otjS'fiva f'e - property · on the Ifaiser, o~tstamling· ~\;; iii.d~:st;1;1; --- .

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EDITORIALS.. . . -.,._. , ' .. . ~· . COMMENT

.iabora C0n1mon People Report of .las.t m.eeti11g ext f (J).f t • ' • •• . -- . • " :r· ~ 11.ole~ '1V:orld. Lose The regulC[r meeting of April Follo,1e i119 is tl!e text of t~ze cha rter en;tered' in.to by 7 was attei;i.d;ed ·by 122 mein- represe~ztafrve-s of ·tlze Amen~mz Federation of Lahar, ,-. TJieirI ~ Grea, ,. ' ·,tes .. r, ·t._ Friend. ,. ,. ,. "'" ,, ,. bers. · ·. · I the United States Chamber of Co1nmerce and the CIO: . Tl:J.e Min;utes ?f the ~a,st m,eet- '!le in t.n?:r;ia.9.~ment and lab_or Er?1ly believe that. the end of mg and Execuhve Board meet- I this war will bnng the unfolding or a new era based upon a ings of March 19 and April 7 vastly expanding economy and unlimited opportunities for were read and adopted. ev.ery American. The mat!er of the citation. of This peacetime goal can only be attained .thro~gh the united · 1Brother . f Ohverth N. . Cote· for· vio- e· ff ort o f a 11 our people. Today, ·we are united· m · nahonal · de- . ahon.o e wornng1 rues1 was , . . . · . . brought up, and it was found that fense. Tomorrow, we must he umted m the nahonal mtere#lt. Brothe_r Cote did not receive the Management-labor unity, so ·effective in boosting ~ar produc­ citi:i.tiori. The Secretary was in- tion to unprecedented height~, must be continued in the post- .· structed to cite ,him for the meet- war. To this end, w,e dedicate our joint efforts for a prdctical ing of May 5· t h" · h" h f k f h" d · Communication from the Treas- 1 par ners ~p wit m t e r.amewor o -1 is co e of principles: ury D.epqrtment regarding the 7th I 1. Inc:eased prosperity for all involves the. highest de~ree of War Loan Drive, set for May 14 to I production and employment at wa~,es assunng a steadily ad­ June 30, with a goal Of fourteen I yancing standard of living. Improved productive efficiency and bil!ion dollars, and a four billion ! tec,hnological .advancement must, therefore, be constantly en- dollar E Bond· Quota.· · The Treasury. courage d . Department requests all American . Federation of Labo~ unions to 2. The rights of private property and free choice of action,· exert every ' effort and use every unqer a system of private cqmpetitive .capit~lism! must contin!.le means in their ppwer to accom- to be. the fq14nd,ation of our nation's p~~cef-µl CII1d pros~erous plish this gigantic enterprise. expqpding economy. Free con1:petitiqn and- free men are ·the A letter was received from the s~rep.gth qf Ql.!r free society. War Department, through the of- · flee of Colonel R. c. Hunter, Dis- 3. The inherent right and responsibility of management f.o trict Engineer for the U. S. Corps d;irect th~ operations of an enterp.· rise shall be recognized and of Engine~rs, in which he expresses preperve~. So that enterprise may develop and expand and his peqonal appreciation · for the I e_arp ~ reasonable prpfit, mCII1agenient must be free from unnec- . purchase· .. of war· bonds· throu"h- "' essary gov.emmenta· I mte· rf . erence or· burdensome restnchons., . · that office. - . . · - · Th,e Bro.th.ers reported deceased 4· The fundamental nghts of labo1: tp c;,rgani~e and to eJ?,gag f;! . are s,s ~opqw:~: Walte.r . M. Leedpmi in collective bargaining wit~ m~agement shi:ill be regqgpized ·• A: J. Ancler,s9n, S):dney Et'ikson and pi;e:!>e!J:"V~d, free froro, legisJativ~ .enactments which would 1 0

Wqodrow Tourchett and H. fl. 4lte.if.ere wHli or disqo1.;1.r'f?g ~ the~e objectives. The process of Lingley. Brcithers Lt: Leroy Schwab ~ol\eqtive hqrgaining between labor and managemerit sh,q~ be and Pfc. Wi:lliaµi Maa~ ,vere re- ~ -~ribute to _a ~reat ma.n ported ki!led in action. encouraged and promoted. Througp the co~s~mmat~on o{ c;ol- The Brothers reported as ill ar.e lective bargaining agreem.e~t~! diff~~enc;es betw~el,l m.@qge­ ln the r,:xssing of President Franklin Deiano. R9oseyeJt, t'!le i as follows: · Geo. J. ::ikinner and ~ent and lal?,or shgll ~~ dispos~d o{ between the parties through common people of the United States have suffe,red-the .greatest Ernest . pea9efu.l m~cn;s, t4ereby dµ;fou,raging avoidable strife through ioss of a single personality since the death -of Abr-aham Lincoln. Brother Clark 0 ~ ~an Jose, mem- !:ltril,

A 1 · • 1 .S""n fll,..(.,..e!-Rodini with two will be a tremendous project a_nd s ·anJo·se-Con.ditions . in and_· 1Re ce_ive d a -1etter f ron·1· B r.ot I1er , ... 1.t _. Oa,fdand-Plan. j:; for the con- ... U\"4, w rigs is still v1rork 0 • \ve should .have something more . . around this tern- ., Davison from the Ph1l!ppmes. Says struction" of a new ing Ori Hie Waldo approach· defii1ite on it in the next report, ], tory. are fair if the Un.employ- ' you sweat day and nigh~ over there A. F. of L. labor temple her'e-; to · ment List is a basis upon which I and that working in an asphalt· cost between $300;000 and tak~g down a sEae an~ indi- j We fi1td Eddie Forde still · on[ 1 to form an opinion. Neverthe- ! plant has nothing· on that. There's $400,000, are ap.nounced by J. ~ahons · are th~t he. wrU be I~are Island and from all indica-J Iess, no new developments of. . one advantage thol:lgh, he ,says, S. Miller, president. of the Labor there: for some . httle hme. . . \ tions it look, lik.e' the authbritiesi

material aid to the Engine,ers II when you want a cocoanut, all ri;mple Association of Ala; ·Healy-Tibetts has ·a rig at i seem to have something on him as h-rve taken place. We still have you have to do is send a native up rrleab: County, Irie., witH the Sausalito dismantling-- the old · it seen'ls he never 'Nill get off th,ere;; the same' projects in sight as we the tree after one, but· with all' disclosure that' a site has been pur- North,~1.estern 'Pacific wharves arid..l se·ems' to keep pinching off riewj had at the last printing of the that service Art · says he wouldn't I chased 'at· 23rd' and Valdez Streets. this appears to be quite a job. ones and going right' along. News and we can · report a little trade one hour at home for five· The present Labo·r · Temple, at ' Duncan & Harrelson, have a rig Devench.enzi Brothers · are s_till · n'lore ·activity at Moffett and Per- years -over there. 21st arid Web·ster Sfreets, ,,;m be in at Tiburon rebu'ildiflg the wharf 1 working in .San R~fael on tlie: fill. manente, but as for the Monterey Brother Lew Redden . has,. been sold Millei;· said and . the larger for the North,vestel'n Pac;ific which Understand they have had an· ad- and Moss Landing developments, released froin the army·and is now· btiil~ing erected.'"becai.ise we· sim-· is also a -goo'd sized.job. cli:Uon to this contract. there are no changes in their sta- at Berea, Ohio, working at the Air- ply have outgrown our quarters." "~Jim" ":7alker says gue~s regis- Huntington Brothers have :re- tus. craft Engine Research . Laboratory. . ter··m M. arm for full elect10n. cen.tly acquired a _20-B with the :_at- . . Th.e new site ,100 by 160 feet I , , It se.emed certain- during the last Lew also informed me that -', smce . · ' . · ' Mercer-Frazer s.eem to ·be slack- tachments and -are now located at · was purchased from -Bryan Ham- . · . · - ., · few days that there vvas to be a returning home he has . married , · · . · mg off. They are usmg the· old N. ova to. Believe ,thes.e boys will · do ' . . . mond Oakland real estate man for · . . . . big .layoff in the Metals Depart- the girl-who was wa1tmg for him. ' ' Waldo Pomt for a storage yard. good in this location, and we -hppe . •- b t d R Tl a reported price of $25,000. Th. . . . . ·ctl t tl t k f n1ent o f Permanen"" u goo new9 . . . Brother L. . 10mpson has· · ree ng.s are· 1 e - a . 1e presen they will find plenty o.f wor . or. came on the eleventh hour to elim- completed his furlough and is now ·Await Priorities time. their rig . . inate a very neurotic condition back at his camp - in Texas...... Construction on the new qi.1i!ding Tom ·Rush of Mill Valley has his The construction of the Basalt which existed prior to this date, IBrother R. R. Eustice; . the y.;ell- will ·be' started just· as soon as pri- cats clown in' the Merced-Los Bai,os project at McNear's for getting.put thanks to the purchasing clepai·t- known crane operator at Aro~1as oriteies may be obtained, Miller district lev.eling land. material ort the Alameda Naval - ment of Uncle Sam: The nervous Quarry;· has taken out a Service Isaid . The ·plans have been ·drawn Johnson & · Nelson, Frank Maine Air P~rt is progressing very nicely. condition was not entirely unwar- Withdrawal Card. , . · , Brother by Will Coi:lett, Oakland ·architect and Oirgarn, .. local San Rafael · con- These people have purchase:a: .; of ranted, however, as the company Ken Huston also .expects to go into .who worked on the design of the tractors, seem to be put ting: in recent' date two 120-B's ·· one-~ of did reduce the operations to one the army any day now. ... Brother Alameda CQunty _ Courthouse and . steady ·licks :with rio lost time. The· which I tinderstand will be at Mc­ furnace and this. reduction neces-1 A. · Tiedtke, an old-time shovel~op- numerous other Oakland projects. Point Reyes ·Gravel Company with Near's - and the other locatea.;: a,t sitated a layoff of some of our erator, who at the present is . dn The new temple wilI be a three·- Bro. H : · C. Phillips· as rtianager is their quarry in Napa.- One of tl\ese, nierribers. W.e . hope this condition the loose, paid us a visit the other . o-oing.-. stro110-.. These people seem to rigs is . at , Napa ' Shipyard ·· beh1g story buildino- of rernforced con- "· " . .. will be just temporary. ' day.... ·Brother _Bill Mayfield, old " 1 have resurrected the rums of Porn- gone over and getting rea.dy :for crete, and will hou·s.e offices of the · li' . d th' · · ·Monterey-Want the brothers at timer at Permanente, has been various unions connected with the peii or somet mg an is 1s now the job as soon as possible. . . Lapis and Prattco to know that called into the army .... Received· Temple Ass·ociation; meeting ro~ms, ·a first-clas;;, though small, gravel. · Paris of Rio Vista have a rij(,in · there is no news to give them a letter from Brother Carl Moore recreation rooms, a basement ·and ipdustry. Vve· _had better watch out on Hamilton.Field on the Rapp.job other than that our secretary, Mr. who is in the Marianas. Says he's a·t . 'th t for these· people as we think they at the present time. Other .~on- I 2500 Mathews, is doing his utmost to plenty anxious to get "Statesid~" an au onum wi · sea ·s. are· going to go some place. tractors are about terminating·: on secure a me.eting with their em- again.. , . Also re.c.eived a letter 16 A~F. L. Unions A. G: Raish with .his ere,~ seems· thei1: present contracts, but there players in o·rder that we may ad- from Brother Bill Crosson, who is The Temple Association is made· to be· b'usy · on a · stib-diyision here·. is a ruincir of some' big stuff bre~i.'k­ just our difficulties and grievances. at Fort Belvair, but expects to go up of 16 A. F. of L. unions, but ap- Brother Rusty Mnls, n_ut · buster, ing he1~e in· the· near future. San Jose-News has just been over most any time: Bill says proximately sq ~nions have had was cle_ared · .out to them as was · Understand the· Union Pav\ng received that the Civil Aeronautics "Spring has sprung" in Virginia· offic.es and held· meetings in the .Bfo. Bill Blake as a Motor Patrol_,· Co. will be droppi_ng back to t.he Authority have approva] . for a and he's got "dirt fever". I'll bet I present temple, which was ac- ni;:m. · Letty Tract to finish an uncom- Class 4 airport (a class 4 airport is a lot of the boys have and I hope Iquired in 1938. 'At:rny Engineers· Make pleted ,contract that was rained fn the large city cla_ss, including j they'll all be back on their old With his am;10uncement of the . . • . out last winter. _,,;:

runways to accommodate big I jobs again, soon ..... Brother Bar- plans, Miller said: -Survey lh Mann Co. Piombo Brothel'S have a small transport planes flyit) g regular Iker was reported ready for · aclio1:i · · "We're preparirig., ~his expansion There has been a Jot of survey- job at the Fulton Airport. / ached_ules) for' sa1:- Jose, f ite be- after Jong confinement in. the hos- tnow because we . think Oakland IiI;ig going' on here... in Marin ,county Siri cif .Sqnta, Rosa -~eems to.: be' t ween Newhall Street and Brokaw pital. will conti.p.ue to be one of the lead- by t he u. s.· Army Engineers for a keeping all· of his rigs in op.eration ·Road. Construction cannot get un- Brother Harley C. Beatty, old- ing ci ties on the Pacific Coast." · large· ammimition depot her.e., This and John Spaletta seems t o ' have der way, however, until prelimin- time employee of the Western --=------his· quarry iJ1 that· vicinity about ary woi:k has be.en done. This in- Gravel, has ta_k,en out a Service f b F · ready 'to go. John· has a nice setupi eludes straightening of Guadalupe Withdrawal. ... Also r.e'ceived a Plenty-- o_· J. o· s .in resno Other, Small Jobs Keep Creek and the moving of the J?Ower letter from Brother Joe Bowling line passing by the· property. Most from Honolulu. Joe ·says it's not i. AT,·h'en .ra·1·n·y i.!\re·ath·e~ ove·r Local 3 Members' Busy likely this is all earmarked· for too bad o.ver .there, but says the Vv , V V • p 0111eroy with severai other con;. post-war. "Mainland" is the place for him. By H. L; SPENCE tractors are busy on A. J. Rais'ch has most of his _,.,,'t Jeas t l1e 1· s ge.tt m"· o- some goo d Business· · Rep~.esentative I and are employing a large munb. e.1.~ equipment in the yard after finish- experience by chane:ine: from one · o_ s t'll J · f b - · ~ ~ Fr' esno....:...Since being .transfer- A. Teichert '-" on S I p u g:gmg IO our mem .ers. J·ng the1·r last J·'ob 011 Stevens Cre'ek p·ec1 e of e qu'pme11t1 to an· ·other· · · · · red back to Fresno, aldi1g on· their canal job. Earl Parrish Bros. at B emc:a · · are very·· Road and Brother Earl Dingv,all Yesterday rec~ived a letter from the land of . sunshine and flow:. Patl{er is finishing up' this week. · busy with a· recent addition·: ·of is giving it a,ll a good going over Brother "Fran" Bell wh'o is at ·Tu- . ··t has rain~d : every· o ther Up at Merced··the ·Bigge· D rayage F aye· L acey, one of ou r champion rior to the rush·? Iagi. He will hav.e ' two · ,Jears ·· in ers' 1 · b dd d t th f re and P J day. since· I ,got here and now Co.• has the wrecking or dismant- nut usters; a e o e o e . . . The Quarries and Gravel Piahts, · next rrionth and . hopes ·to get a the wind .. 1:ilows most · ,every· lihg · of the old cement plant. Bro. Paul Matlus now superinten- nainely; Aromas, Lapis, P:ratco, P. leave at that' time . .•. Bfother· day. (I think the snowballs are Ev'erything going okeh. Those Fris-·· d en· t f or th em. , C. A., Western and· Los Gatos·sand James' Mahan is··under the doctor's much better!) . ' co . boys keep everything· m' lme" ·., c . _' l\tr.., Cyar· has a Jot of'. wb_rk are still operating normally, Out- care"and ·has been confined to his .Tliere l's' a Jot of land leveling The-· Yolo Developing Company· seatt ere d over· ·a lot of territory.· in side of that, brothers, · there is home for the past couple of afound here when·evei· the dear has a' land: l.eveling ·job out.of Mer- · Solano county. Tony is busier tJj.an· nothing· more to report and ·nofh- month's. His condition i~ improving brothers can' ·work, but· of course· ced. They a're·· doing · okeh. the proverbial cat on a, tin ro?f ing en'coufagihg to offer, s6 . in and we hope to have him bac]s. on th ·. . b. · h ld. ·. th ni. There is lots of . talk about a arid indications· are that he wil~ · ·1 · · , · f ' . . - .e ram 11as een o mg e c Josmg w_i 1 . g1v.e you a :me on_ th:. Job soo~, Ma1:y of t~e .m:m- i back considerably . . Now the wind railroad· job over at Coalinga· but keep going this way. .' .. what. some.. of· . our well-known bers, who,. worked. for· the Umted. -1an d d us, t s t orms are s1 owmg . tl1em . no·th·i·ng. · 'for "su.re on -1·t as. yet . And The· same goes for E. E. Lowell b_rothers are domg. Concrete Pipe at ~hasta w1J.l re- b' H t ti · . b th of course the old' o-ossip about the of the Vallejo district: q,. •• . .• • . f . .. .b...... up a 1t. o wea 1er w1 11 e e . " . d -News About Doings O mern er _th~ wel1 -!Jkecl foreman, nexidrawback. big dam up the Kings River at Mac'nson· and the Undergroun Brothers,,Service Men, John Elakov1ch . . Had a· letter from There is a lot of trouble locating Pine Flats. Paving Co. have considerable w?rk Brother Tim Boone was all set him tlie other day. Since his ·re- the land leve· ling jobs. · If you The biggest h·ea'dacl1e down· her.e on Sl,aggs · · I s 1a·11d · . . to take out a Service Withdrawal lease from the army he has be_en brothers who are leveling land will is the rod,, sand· and ·gravel indus- ' ·Our Conn Valley Dam . Job,_that Card last we·ek but . got a 30aclay workiti.g for Winston B1"os., at Jet 'me know wher-e you are I'll . try; When I go out ai'ound those ; we ha_ve ·11ea1·d so much .~bout is: up,

stay. • , . Brother "Steamboat" Maud, .Texas. Johnnie says he is drop by ~nd say "hello" or some- plants I run into nothing but grief. I' for bids and understand that , 52 Morgan paid us a visit the other not th'e dashing· Lothario that he th' Th ·t number That's when I wish I ,~s ba'ck in contractors have taken out pla,ns- used to be as he is now maiTied mg. ere are qm e a_ · . bids will close on tli'e l7th. day. He is now stationed at Camp of outfits clown here Jevelmg land. Ely, Nevada. · · H and the father of two charming . . On the sick list we have H. . Sho.emaker. ... Brother Art Rey- . Trebor Corp., Kritzer Eqmpment Ab O f . S t R ld h . b t d t daughters News out ur Lindley o an a osa w 110 was no s,. w o 1s .a ou · r ea y o ,1 eave I ,, . .... ,. ., .. .' , .. , -~ Co., Ken Royce Co., .J. E. Haddock · · . d f · d. and for the service· is a proud father of I co·., I. M. Brown, Phoenix Con- Brothers .. in·Service surveye or . an appen ,rx . · · found it I believe. Bro, E. E . Hill another girl. ... _Brother Charles 1 I M • struction Co., Minnis & Moody, and Brother V. O.- Robinson ·has been 1, ' . . • , , · , E d 1· h b k 1 · ,n elnOrlam of the Basalt Sh1pyar.d, who erght lan tten receive a ~ 1g t ac quite a few others that haven't· given a -medical ·dist ha'rge from the months ago rode ah Am'erica1r to injury at Permanen~e the other Loca.l No. 3 ex·pi·esses cleepest been Jocat:ed yet. Army and is now settling ·down on ,the bottom of the graving doc~, iS1 day: , , . Brother Fr.ed Tuc'Ci, well- sy1ilpathy1 ·to the famili:e~ · a.rid s·harp· & Fellows started crush- a ranch near Santa Marguerita: now· able to be out of bed and-· iSJ known · shovel operatoT; paid , us a ·[Herid's . of' the 111 embers of' this , ing rock up at Piedra. They have Lots of luck in his new venture. vJalking a - little·. In about th'ree, visit ,the other· day.... Received a or'ga.hizai;iou ··who ' passed away q'uite a p· roject up there. The . old Cpl. Frank' Sutton, ,vho left months he will be able to take' on V-mail. letter from Chades Dun- 'durinig th·e 1ho1i.th· of March:·. plant is in bad shape, bu_t has a Oberg Construction Company, to som·e work. Bro. Bill Jennings, can. Charlie has seen a Jot of cou_n- d f E · th .. . ·. · th· c b t E ·... · · George \V. Fi-ida:y; Local 3D goo crew o · ngmeers up ere Jdm e om a ngmeers, 1s now l.eadfng nut btfster· of· C. M. Cyar, . . tries-England, . France; Luxem­ 1 \Valter~Leedom;- r:o·cal 3 . and a couple of good heavy duty· home:. on a, 30=da:y furlough after is taking off six weeks on doctor's: , bu'rg, Belgium aFld Germany.. Says Ja:i.n·es L. Me·a'd'or,· Loaat-3A . repairmen to ke·ep. the plant going. having b'een' wo\.1:i1ded'·in Gei·many. ad.vice. We hop'e· all of these boys . he will ·be happy to get_b ·ack to·this Bernard· H. Miles, Local 3 There is not too much going ori Capt. (fete) Petersen ·is still ,,.i ni'recover speedily. country again and that they. can R.' ~ - Oliver, ·Local 3, clown around Tulare Lake yet but ·:.er~ b't.1sy solne\.vhere' in Ure Phil- Henry Dole was a recent visitor· i have· his ·share ·of that country: It \Voodrow . J·;- Fourdrette, Lo- the ,,,ater_is ·rising each day. That ippmes. . at the office. He is now located at: ' s~ems they. are far behind times ,ca.I . B. may , mean some work for so:m.e of . D_on't. forge_ t the.· re_gl.il,ar mee_t- Kingm_ an, Arizona, in the· Arm_ y , 3 1 over there when it comes to equip- · Killed iir actio1i' iii' the. armed th e brothers· mg Th ursd ay, A PI! 1 26th: • a t 10 0 ·5 Air Forc.e·.. a·nd expects to be· gorng : ment... . Had anoth'er·Jetter · fron'i" 'ser'vices··: B rown M a t ena· 1s Company h as a B roa cl way, F resno, Ca J'fI orma.· A n d over v~ry,soon·. · Brother Jack McGtiire· from "Some­ Ge'O·rge "Dunn, Local 30 "For Sale" sign up._I think th.is is the office will be op'en· everyThurss * * * ·where· in Germany." Im'a.girie · by , Win. C;, l\'.fa:as, ro·cal' 3B 1 Bill Waack's fault for going clown day he·reafter from 7 p.m. to ·9 p.m. Few things· are harcler to ·p,ut' llP, ; riow"· tJ1'.at" bqth Jack and Cha:rlie: 'I..eroy: SchWab,' ·L'o·caI 3; there and .organizing their repair Bring in your troubles and talk· ,vit1l

p· 1n near future! reported

Pete Farish is sti]] farming out J ye~1: tll~n has been lost thi'ough Work at the Fairfield Airport is vey. From all reports, both fellows through ~pril and May, and sum- Tracy way. Six Local 3 skinners strikes m any war year."-Late just about at a standstill at this are doing a grand job. mer clothing in good condition will are working leveling land. These Judge.Charles M: Hay of War Man- time. Received a letter from Pfc. be as acceptable as the woolens fellows have been steadily em- power Commissi?n. Morrison-Knudseri co ntinue to Frank. w. Clayton, member of Lo- and knitted articles which are of ployed by- Pete since early last Brother Jim Barnech has asked employ several members on their cal No. 3, who is serving some- esJ?ecial value to the people of the summer, and from the way it looks the Secretary here in Stockton to job at Rio Vista. where in the Aleutians. Brother U.S.S.R., it was stated by Parker from, here they will be working be su:e to express his appreciation The Sheldon Oil Company is us- Clayton also sent along a . few S. Maddux, chairman of the North.. steadily from no,v on. They are and smcere thanks to both Brother ing about twelve membern around snapshots·which we are very happy ern California committee for Rus"< going to move a couple of their Swanson and Doran fo r the splen- the oil wells in the Ri~ Vista area. to have. sian War Relief. rigs on the Heinz plant job at did cooperation and fast service in Pacific Pipeline Company has a Bro~her C. Washburn, who was "This nation-wide effort to coE- Tracy. which his case was handled, enab- pipe line job going just out of injured on th.e Rough & Ready lect 150,000,000 pounds of goocll Claude Woods is doing odd jobs ling him for hospitalization when Chico. Island job the first part of this used clothing is a challenge to foe around San Joaquin County. The he was injui;ed at Rough,& Ready The H. E. Parker Company is year, stopped in fo see us and is generosity of the A1nerican.,peopie, rock plant has been going '..full Island. Brother Barnech is feeling carrying on several small jobs and -coming along fine. - who c.an, if they will, clothe, . a speed ahead since last October fine now and back to work on his the shop is going full blast. ATTENTION To·· ALL OF OUR large . proportion. of the suffering Brother Walte ~ Saracco, Henry Jo.~ old job. G. I. Dumond Company is about MEMBERS.: The ·sacramento office people_ of war-devastated Eur-ope , Burnside are 1 running shovel for Engineers-The new War Bond finished. on· the first - government continues to remain.· open 011 with the garments hanging in clos.~ Woods. Brother Bob Walker · is Drive is on, and any of you who contract, ·hoviever, expect· more TUESDAY and FRIDAY NIGHTS'_ ets:ancl .tucked a~ay in attic trunks . ste;Nard and plant operator. desire to purcl}ase these bonds ~ay soon. from 7:00 p,m, to 9:00 p.m. Those which ~hey are not using,'.' Macldu.;,; F. Kaus has had some bad luck apply at the Stockton office. · ·. · ·Leo Lentz continues to use sev- of you who work late can take said. ' t .· on the bridge . job at Clements. * *'· * eral members on varioi.ts small care of your Union business ~n * * * .Brother Louis Knight is running a The n~an at_ the next desk says jobs. these evenings. Also, we- shall be The United Nations war crim~s- - ' .st,= ,;g thee,, sal~ging th, old an old-tmrn, " one who can "- The cock, sand, and gcavel plants glwl to help YOU obtain you, ga,0- commission has finally dectMd .,4 iron,""b.uL ;whei:i it· ~came time to member .~v~eu a_ person out at .the are most:y on repair work at the line and tires. You- may pay dues that-Hitler .js ·a -war ·criminal andt driving ·the p. . g and- f a se war-' k ,,toest w_ashl, a .,bankrupt mau-a niJ: ·no't]-presenLtime; ,, . - . _ . ·1 •e P ort · . . worki .ng ,conclitions· aiid ,ob-'shouldth ,· be ,tried :·cas ·such. - · ·No,,f,:all , a sy1s Y dressed .woman, A. Teichert & Company -have ta· · eyhayeto'do 'is 'find,a .jtirywitb 11111 1 1 . m general information. n.ri ;:piejudices ·.. ag~rist .,-Adoif/ . . - .· April 20, 1945 . · ENGINEERS' NEWS Five hat's doing 1n• the ffice By. Al Clem, H. W. Metz and Joe Walther, Business Representatives The Pacific Overseas, Air Biasotti has the paving contract Big East Bay Gro·wth cent of the total population of the Big Dro,p in Jobs and Macco is handling the import. Area, which Jobs have fallen off .drastically Technical Service Command According to the Oakland Cham- announced late in March that The hours and labor necessary represents a 4.4 per cent greater during the last month. Shipyards ber of Commerce Alameda and have been laying off - Richmond the Supply Depot in Alameda to get supplies to the Army Air population t han in _San Francisco alone terminated 82 of our m em­ is nearing completion. The fast Forces will be greatly lowered as Contra Costa Counties nave re- and San Mateo Counties. By com - bers. Moore Dry bock a:nd all t he ship has b.een loaded and an­ a result of this installation. Pre- plaC:;d San Francisco and San parison, .the population of San. other East Bay yards are handin_g other link has been forged in viously· it was necessary to load Mateo Counties as the leading Francisco-San Mateo Counties is out - the quit slips at about· the placed at 917,0po or but 43.3 per same ,ate. the supply line 'between the the material on barges .and trans- market area in the San Francisco cent of the Bay Region's popu.la- According to the War M:anpowel' mainland ,and the Pacific war fer it to ships in another section Bay r egion. The information was tion. Commission there was a February theatre. o·f the bay. The officer· in charge, received from figur es based on t he This places the Metropolitan payroll decline of 3300 wage earn- This project which will cost $12, ­ Brig. General. William .E. Farthing, Preliminary· 1945 Population E.s- Oakland Trade Area, comprising ers in non-Government shipyards r--- 000,000 was started early in 1944, stressed the importance of the ,timates of the California Taxpay- the counties of Alameda, Contra in the Bay Area. This is the great­ t nd Stolte and Harrelson · have the Command's function as the distri- ers' Association. According to these CoS a a · Solano, in first place as Iest drop for .any single month so the greatest potential post-wan far. At the present time the em­ general contract for building and but ion point for all Army Air figures t he combined population . , - market in the 11 western states ployment level .in the ya1·ds stands erection, Raymond Concrete Pile Force material going to the . Pa- totals of A!ameda°Contra Costa from the standpoint of population, j at 133,600 or 23 per cent less than •, Company is driving the piles, cific. ICounties ·are 1,007,000 or. 47.7 per income and industrial economy. a year ago ;t this time. · G8:t±ing ,:drouncf the' J~bs · Fredrickson Brothers have ap-1 machines on the job. They are ex­ Lee Immel has . a new job in The contract to move the Coffer 35 miles of sewer line between San proximately 25 Engineers on their pecting to have more repair work Richmond building ·a playground Dam to basin No. 2 in Kaiser's Leandro and Hayward. Brother Concord job . a t t he present time . .and some new construction in the at the Cutting Boulevard Housing No. 3 yard in Richmond, has been Myron Repose is operating the About 10 are engaged in fine · grad- near future. ditching machine and Brother ProJ· ect. The J. ob will consist of a,var·ded t· o LeBouef and Dot1gher ing around the Hospital and Ad- · · - Clarence Foster is on tlie cat. ministration area. There is about Roberts Sand Washing Company excavation and paving and at the ty. In addition they have 40,000 ____ two months work left to wind this is_v,ror 'king one shift at the present present time t her e are four m em­ yards of excavation in front of the Things are winding up pret,ty job up. time and the boys report that bers employed. Brother Nick Wil- basins. Most of this is underwater well on the Mercer Fraser job at everything is O.K. lings is foreman. i,vork and will be done by Clam­ Port Chicago and equipment . i~ McDon~ld and Kah~ are pouring , Work at California Scrap has shell. being moved out at the present. cement m the Hospital area ~t slowed down considerably. Leonard There is one shovel in operation tim.e. Hayward Building Material Concord and have about 11 Eng1- Smith is still operating, but Lee on the ·Cowell Cement Company The gravel plants in the Liver­ Company, who had the contra.ct neers still on the job. Drummond has left and is now job . .Brother Martin Piscovich who more. Valley are curtailing . pro­ for paving in the · area, are in the employed by A. D. Schafer at Port is the Engineer on the job expects duction at the present time, They pr ocess of dismantling their hot The Braun job at Avon is one Chicago. to be called into service in the report that. orders for the month plant. of ·the few jn this area that is near future.' of April don't look very promising building up at the present time. Gladding McBean Brick Com- and at this time production is off K: E. Parker is nearly through· Vve have two cranes, one . com- pany at Pittsburg is working one Henas and White are using one abou t one-half. pouring . concrete and it won't be pressor and one t ugger in opera- shift at the present time. Brother ·shovel, a cat- loade:r and a crane long till. they too are finished with tion. There are also · four welder J ohnson is operating the Clam. on their Berkeley Hospital job. Manuel Smith has a contract for their Port Chicago job: News about the brothers: According · to the grapevine, Frank Foster i'~ now back on the in Rkhmond he was. operating Now there is a moral to this as ·a 'Master ·sergeant, and recei\·ed ,. .Brothers -Bob-- Si:i,odgrass a!Jd Fred book and ready' for work. Whirley in Yard No. 2 at the time story and 'here 'tis: If you must i~ 'rnEtdic;l_)isclla,~-g~. ;;, , a re~l!\t of,' - Genesi have op:e11ed a .; s.hop in Se­ or this ind'uction. run around pushing your riose out injuries received in 'the line of!. bastopol. If · any of you fellows . ar e of shape, be sure . you have a duty. He · I~aves . a widow, P eggy, ~ rother George ·F . Landis, who ;, up that way it: might be a good has been working for Stolte at t he Brother Floyd W. Schroyer, who brother Engineer handy to keep and we join their friends in offer- idea to look them up. Naval Air Station in Alameda, is is operating shovel at Catucci's things lined up for you! ,ing condolences. leaving for the Navy in the near burrow pit on 98th Avenue, says Brother Arnold Butterfield, who future. th.at things are pretty slow and at Brother Walter M. Leedom, one Brother Roosevelt L. Oliver, who has been working for J . Phillip the present time he is down to of our old-timers, passe9 away dur- had been operating crane for the Murphy for several years as a Brother 'Frank Fan.e, who has working 4 and 5 days a week. ing the month after ,a prolonged past t hree years in Kaiser's Yard · crane operator, is going into t he been employed by the Kaiser Com­ illness. He had not been working No. 2, died as the resuit of a pro­ service. He isn't too sure just pany for several years, is operat­ One · of our most popular and for eight months before his death, longed illness on, the 28th of March. where they are going to pu.t him ing t he drag scraper at their sand well known Cat skinners met with but prior to that he had been. em- His widow, Mrs. Chloe M. Oliver, -but like so many of our brothers plant above Antioch. an unfortunate accident the other ployed by Lee Immel _over a pe- has returned to t heir former home he is trying for the Seabees. evening while attempting an aero­ riod · of years. He was widely in Oklahoma w here interment will In the near future Brother Loren batic stunt for the edification and known in the West, having at one be held. Brother Claude Ozella, who was Little will be leaving t])is part of enlightenment ofa his neighbors. time traveled over three . states in the East Oakland Hospital for the country. He has purchased · a Spurred on by an admiring audi­ erecting P . & H. Shovels. y.le ex- · Twenty-three . years with t he ., s.ome time, is home now and doing chicken ranch near San Bernar- ence and the assurance that comes tend o~r sympathies to his widow, same company! Quite a "spell" for _ nicely. He is a digger operator and di no and· plans on making his home with th-e fumes of Old Taylor, the Mrs. Helen Leedom. · a man in the construction game, : for the past 17· years ~~s be~n e_m- down there. brother decided that to jump over we think. That is the record Jield ployed by the Pac1f1c P1pelme a broom stick held firmly in the 1 As t he result of injuries r eceived by Brother H. J . Stokel, who has. ' - Company. Operating crane for Moore's in hands was a comparatively simple in an accident on the · Henas and· been operating for Heafy Moore their outside erectiori department, matter. He did very well on the White job . at Berkeley General for t hat length of time. A member Richard C. Hellmer, one of our Brother Chet Mayhew is engaged going up par t, but when he started Hospital, Brother Woodrow "Cur- of Old Local 59 he has seen a great new Local No. 3 members, who in setting steel . on the McDonald down he met up with a terrific ley" Tourchette died on the 28th, many changes take place in this has been operating for Barrett and Kahn job at Concord. Brother Paul down draft. He went into a tailspin of March. "C\,lrley" hadn't been Iarea, and, as he put it, "Has ·op~r­ Hilp at Concord has requested a Kulick is oiling for him. but righted hiw,self in tim~ to out of'the ai'my long. He had gon,e ated about every type of eqlllp· Service Withdrawal. He either make a beautiful t hree-point land- through t he Guadalcanal campaign ment they could throw at him.'' wants to get into the Navy or the Brother Tom Shaw is pushing ing · on t he kitchen floor. He was \. · Army Engineers. for C. M. Syar, who is doing the just shutting off his motor pre­ [ ' excavating on the Moore Roberts paratory to· alighting when his Ot1r boys in service j · From Blade Operator to furni­ job at Concord. Brother Glen Bige- admiring audience arrived and dis- J ,, t ui.;e salesman! This might seem low is on the dragline and Brother covered that, aside from the minor Lieutenant John Bonds of the telle where he received his dis­ like a pretty big step for some C. Morris is oiling. fact that his nose had moved out Army Air Corps is back in this charge. A member of Local No. 59 . people, but Brother W. B. "Slim" of t he way and .was resting on countl'y on what he hopes will' be. before t he amalgam ation Frank Berry is taking it in one stride. A new son, Gary Linhart, w as the middle of his left cheek, he a permanent assignment, accord- has been operating cranes in this His n ew store is located at 2070 born to Brother and Mrs. Ernie was in pretty good shape. ing to ·his brother Harry C. Bonds. locality for many years, and w.e MacArthur Boulevard, Oak_and, Patburg .in the Hayward Hospital The misplaced nose was a chal­ Lt. Bonds, a Flying Fortress pilot, are all glad to have him back and he'll sell you anything you on the first of March. He · weighed lenge to the ingenuity of his good was in . the European theater for home again. might want-:--from a studio couch 8 pounds 12 ¼ · ounces at birth and friend Brother George "Beechnut" some time and holds t he Fiying on down to toys for the kiddies. So. Proud Papa reports t hat already Freeland. Establishing our hero on Cross and the Air Medal. At the We regret to report that two how about it, boys-better go in he· is well over the ten-pound a stool and _ fortifying him with present time he is stationed at of our m embers have been killed and look the place over. mark. liberal doses of the same Old Tay- Muroc, California.. in action in· Europe and one in lor he proceeded to go to work. the South Pacific during the last Brother C. R. ·Heapy is operating We are glad to report that Bro- Lacking 'as -mu.ch as a plumb bob Back in town 01)ce again after mont h. Lt. LeRoy Schwab,. B,-17 Cat on the Jack Marenkio sand ther J. C. Laker, serio,usly injured he was confronted with the prob­ his second· go at Army life, Brother Pilot, who had been overseas since . ·washing plant job at Pittstiurg in an automobile accident on last lem of getting the nose back on Frank Morgan is prep·aring to de- August of last year, died in .a Ger­ i.. and reports that everything· is go- November 29th, has now been re- dead center. Sighting along the posit .his ·withdrawal .card. A vet- n~1an prison camp of injur ies re­ ·ing· along: "about as usual." · leased from·.· the• -hospital· -and ·,-is '.handle ·· 'Of: t he· , offending , broom, eran •uf the first World War, he ceived in a crash over enemy ter­ · .--- ready-to go back.to work. and, ·with the· h~lp; ol-several spec- enlisted at the start ·of this con- rit9ry.. Brother . Schw!l.b was ~vell 'Lon· C. Mitchell was in recently tatoni, he proceeded to firmly, if flict. He was in No~~andy 'on · D ·.knowi:i in . this region, having. to 'apply .for ··· his Service With- Having passed the necessary ap- not gently, persuade -the wander­ Day ~vhere he. had the ~isfol't~rie worked around here as a cat s)-;:in­ \ - drawal. He is a fairly new m ember titude tests, Brother Robert· Kane ing member back into place, When to connect up with s~;ne shrapnel. ner for some time. He leave,E a who has· ,heen·:employed on the has taken a .· Serv.ice Withdrawal the job was finished, and the As a result of · his injuries he was widow, Mrs. Goldie Schwab. Fredric½sou- Bros. job in Concord. and, plans. on Jeaving . soon fo1: the owner, in a somewhat hazy condi­ sent back , to .. this country and. was The other, Brother William;,. C. . . . . Naval Training School in Chicago. tion, O ..K>d the job, it. was quickly in the Veterans Hospital at Au- Maas, Pfc, was .ki_llect in a,ctio,n ,.in i.. · .. ·::.0£t.. ·work,.since:Ja.stiD.e~en:ibeD,,as, ·& e1viously , employed at 'Moore Dry taped· iri place and the victim sent burn for some time. Later he was Italy on the 3rd of.March., H e ,too, the result of an old injury, ·Brother Dock and in -Kaiser's · No.· i yard on ,his ·~ .ay. transferred to t he hospital at Saw- (Continued on ,·page, 8) Six ENGINEERS' NEWS April 20, ]9145

fr -ffice -,, By P. E. Vondewarlc. and Pat. Cfoncv, Business RepresentaHves Word from the"j.ol;)si . ·;. ~ ' ' 'i ·.' . ,, . ,; Th~ employment con~itions I M. J. King was awarded the_c~n~:' Barges Employ Many'''} a~ditional operator being received Small Airports Should m this area h~ve n?t changed Itract for a two-story office bmld- Men Oil V,..J o:terfront now and then. Make Jobs for Members a great deal smce the last re- ing in back of t he City Library. The U. S. Army Barges, Smith The shipyards have leveled off There will be co nsiderable work P,ort although the prospects for .Devincenzi and Haskins are doing Rice Company and Haviside Com- in employment a great deal with on the smaller ·airports of the tne future do look a lot better ~ -~ ,.,,., . ,, .., .. pany are still _keeping .a large no more lay-offs being experienced county as soon as Government re.;. now because of the fact that the~excavation. number of our brothers busy load- at the present time, strictions on private flying in thee this area hcts been taken ·out of ing ships along the water front. territory are lifted. ·1 the No. 1 critical labor area ·N ew E-qu1pment · - Moves Probably increased activity will be Jobs in San Mateo The rock plants in this area have · and placed in the No. 2 area. noted in: this field as the Pacific County fick Up been producing a lot of material The credit for thi_s should be In to Hunter's Point war activities are stepped up. for various jobs. The Ken Rbyc:e The construction work in the given to the Bay Cities Metal Gerwick Morrison and Twaits . _,Negotiations with the· State Har- plant" at Rockaway Beach sh9uld county is on the increase. The re­ Trades Council in great part, as bor Commission and State Per- project at Hunters Point is still in , pair shops which have had a lot of b_e in operation within the nex_t, they saw fit to severely criticize sonnel Board over wages for · our sixty days. th activity throughout the- rainy sea­ various go\Ternmental agencies a rather slow stage alth0ugh eY brothers employed on the state Stolte, at Tanforan, did- ·not son are continuing with a - large having control of manpower and are adding new equipment such as dredges are still continuing. vVe amount to much as far as work number of our members employed. various defense projects. The re- a new suction dredge which was recently obtained, an increase in for oi:lr members was · conc·erned, The fish cannery at Moss Beach suit of this was widely publicized built especially for the job by the wages for the dec),hands, . firemen, although the street work there · by the daily press as y_ ou have Stockton Iron \Vorks. They are .and levermen, but so far have not which was held up due to. the war will mean a little for us. is getting under way. This is going probably noted, and which no going to use this dredge in ob- been able to obtain an increase Union Paving Company finished to be a large building, docks, etc., doubt had a great deal to do with taining sand from Bay Farm Island for the head levermen. A meeting one highway _job at Tan.foran and , which will bring a lot of work for removing this "ar ea from the Num- Shoals as select back fill material has been arranged for April 11 to they are starting on a new job the members of Local 3. ber 1 critical area. around the sheet piling cells and continue _negotiations for head which is als·o small. The other work along the coast There is doubt but that as a crane runways. Construction Ag- levermen rates and also to discuss 110 has-been very quiet. Bids on Mills direct result of such action more gregates Corporation have taken the possibility of returning to the Field paving job are about to be Western Pipe & Steel contracts will be let in this area a sub-contract on the same job to former monthly rate. advertised. Turns to Ship Repair because at the oresent time there furnish sand for the cellular piers. There is a number of small Western Pipe and Steel Yard is is a definite sur~Jlus· ·of labor, bot h i They have an ocean going vessel Ship Repair Work housing jobs in the county. -Also, going into ship repair work as soon ' skilled and unskilied. whic;h is to pick up sand from the a new construction company, by bottom of the bay near Angel Increases Slowly as they clear their outfitting docks. A small increase has been noted the name of the Pacific Peninsula Island.· They are using a full crew The Port of Redwood and all the Small Construction Jobs _of our brothers in this operation. in ship repair work along the wa- Company, and they have a job' at other work in this county seems terfront with the request fo r an Menlo Park. to be picking up gradually. Keep s. F. Members Busy American Bridge Company has 1 Several construction jobs are j complete~ the steel erecti~n job _o~ still in progress at the present the machme shop_ ~t Hunters Po:nt Here and there with the brothers time such as Eaton and Smith's and are now wa1t111g on Gerw,1ck track removal and street paving Morrison Twaits to complete the Pvt. Paul Vogel, U. S. Army, is the N_avy planes. Says he finds it \Most of the brothers working in, on Market Street. crane-way contract so they can now stationed at Camp ·wolters, very r_-ough to __ always be looking the Marysville territory will re .. move in on their new steel erec: Dinwiddie ConstTuction Com- Texas. back and riot ahead. We hope-that member "Wimpie." Here's hoping tion job, which will probably be · - pany's contract on Wave Barracks Chief Engineer Bob Wallace, "Val" enjoys his short stay at he is well and t hat he is still a$, about the first of June. · on Ocean Avenue is progressing Army Transport Corp, is home on home. fat as ever! rapidly with Scott Company_ in- Pacific Bridge Company job at furlough after spending over a Brother Ray Belli was in to ob- Pfc. Everett Cole is also "som-e~ stalling the public utility lines. Bethlehem has slowed up a grei;i.t year in the South Pacific including tai11- a Service· Withdrawal Card. where in Germany." He writes that Several brothers are employed on deal with the entire· second shift the Philippine invasion. Bob met Ray is going into the Seabees. he has been in France also, and this job. being laid off about two weeks up with a number of our brothers Brother Harold cooper was i:J. re- Jsays .- he surely enjoys reading Charles·-Harney Compa11y -is re- ,ago. There is still considerable over there, ·including Brother cent visitor to the office. 1Iarol_d about .. his -friends in the Enginee~'§ C moving the old hot' plant on Berry \vork ahead to be done on this Bronson, former B.A. of Local No. is still with the f;- rmy Air Corp ·News. -- S treet and is · goi-ng· to -"replace ft pi;oject, but it will be completed 12. Bob says that the boys are hav- Engineers. Corp. Chas. E. Dees Jr. 0roppedl with a mode"rn dust proof plant on a one shift basis. ing serious trouble in obtaining Brother Arthur Miller is' con- us a note from the Philippines. -He on the same ·site. No doubt this Healy Tibbetts Company still cigarettes over there--'-so we-should fined to the Marine Hospital · as infers in his letter that he would will please the box man and the has one rig -driving piles on ·piers not growl here! the result of an accident at Reci- 1 enjoy spending another Saturday plant engineer very much because at Bethlehem. They also have a S 2/ c L. Valdivia is home on dipg. night at an Engineers meeting if the old plant was a dusty work derrick barge working two shifts leave after a year· in the sen·ice. Brother "Wimpie" Meyers writes Uncle Sam would- see fit to -allow house ! on Yerb,a· Bue1ia Island. "Val" is a tail-gunner on one of from "some-nhere in Germany.." it! r

March 19, 1945 tract a\varded to Healy Tibbits Je d to H. C. Geyer, $21,503 for co nst.1 tract awarded to Perkins Const. installation of 24'' steel pipeline. BENICIA, Cal., contract award­ Const. Co., $174,892 for const. Lin- service club, etc., at Salinas A1'my I Co., $67,811 for const. RR track- between open reservoirs and stor• ed to G. _M . Robinson, $64,604 for coln Way storm drain, Great High- Air Base. age, paving and drainage, and age tanks. inst. sprinkler Benicia Arsenal. way System, S. F. 1. addn'. to· L. C. L. freight shed and . ------. I l\'Iarcff 2s, 1945 utilities; SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., eon-­ FORT ORD, Cal., contract award- OAKLAND, Cal., contract award- "MARE ISLAND, Calif., co1itract tract awarded to Gallagher & Burk ed to J. C. Monk & Son, $10,243 ed to W. Vernon Bernard, $3361· awai'ded to Stolte Inc.; $258 ,-797 for MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., con­ $20,526 for 0.207 miles access road for const. shelter· for swimrr:ting for const. yehicle inspection ramp, canst 12th St., iritercepting·sewers tract awarded to Peter Kiewit" Sons to Army Air Force Intransit Depot4 pool at Fort Ord. Oakland. Cent1' al & Ea"st<'irly Areas, Mare $-548,5;54 for const. laundry, B. 0. Alameda. Island. quarters and add!. facilities N.A.S. ALAMEDA, Cal., contract award­ SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., sub- March 26, 1945 Mbffett Field. ; ed to Basalt ·Rock Co., $1,094,337 contract awarded to following: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., con­ OAKLAND, Cal., cvntract"award­ for const. 6809 ft. breakwatel' tQ Robt. McCarthy for driving un- ti'act awarded to Chas. L. Harney, ed to Dinwiddie Const Co. for OAKLAND, Cal., contrac_t award- - treated piles in connection with $153,598 fpr const. facilities for const. passenge.1: terminal and 200 ed to Monson Bros., $66,900 for protect carrier pier, N.A-S., Ala.; const. of GyIT). and swimming pool hospital trains· at : seat chapel, A. A. S. const. gymnasium and recreation meda. -at Letterman Hospital; J. A. Bry­ facils., U- S. Naval Hospital, Oak TURLOCK, Calif., $1979 for in.. ant, for furn. and driving creosoted ALATvIEDA, C;lif., sub-contract l\far6h 29, 1945 Knoll. stalling concrete piping in the Van piles in connection wiU-i modifica­ awarded to Fredrickson & Watson _MOFFETT FIELD, Calif., con- , Clief branch· of the Delmas Ditch, tion of cross overs, etc., Benicia. Const. by A. D. Schader; for grad- tract awarded to Carl N. Swenson, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., con- ing, paving and pier construction $67,800 for construction of two 2 tract awarded to E. J. Treacy, I ~ MENLO PARK, Calif., contract-- M·a.rch 20, 1945 in connection with const. of 1-ail- story reinforced concrete wings to $2961 for laying 6" cast iron mains awarded to Peninsula Pacific Con• OAKLAND, Car., contract award- road· .facilities for preservation , existing wind tunnel No. 1 labora- in Parque Cielito Esquina. struction- Co:, $16,042 for const. ed to S- F. Bridge Co ., $301,253 for buildings, transit sheds and piers, tory building at Moffett Field. librai·y at Dibble General Hospital, dredging in Oakland outer harbor. Naval Air Station. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., con­ March · 30; 1945 tract awarded to S: F. Water Dept. April 6, 1945· OAKLAND, Cal., contract award- MARE ISLAND, Calif., contract RIO VISTA, Calif., contl'act $2717 for· laying 6" and 8" C I SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., coli• ed to Dunca1ii;cin Harrelson Co., a,'varded to Barrett' and Hilp, $41,­ awarded to Freethy Fogelberg, m'ains in 45th and Ortega Sts. tract awarded -to J . H. Pomeroy & $20,000 for repairs to wharf at Foot 393· for · const. artificial limb bldg:, $9588 for const. of an outfall sewer Co., $146;428 for const. quarters. of Fourteenth Ave., Oakland. Naval Hospital. line in Rio Vista. April 4, 1945 for enlis_ted and officer personnel SAUSALITO, Calif., contract at u. s. Receiving Hospital, s. F, March· 22, 1945 Mafl'\h- 27, 1945 SAN BRUN·o, Calit, confract awarded to V. Maggiora, $3600 for- SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., con- SAN BRUNO, Calif., contract awar'ded to Edward Keeble, $6946 improvement of RR crossing SAN LORENZO, €alif., contract tract awardecr to Chas. L. Harney, awarded, to· L. C. Smith, $8629 for for construction of concrete integ- Bridgewa:y to Sheli Beach, Sausa- awarded to Union Paving co.,- for, $5710, for corist. - platforms and' gen. "irriproYements a·niJ. remodeling· ral sidewalks and ·gutters · on east lito. plantmix ·surf. pavement, etc., iU: pa-vements on: Embarcadero qlong Medical Compound, grading. and side of El Camino Real, from Tah- San Lorenzo Village. N. fro1it of Ferry Bldg. paving, u :s:N.A.ff,P.D. foran to City Limits. · SAN· FRANy-ISCO, Calif., con- I - COALINGA, Calif., contract . , - - ·- tract awarded to E. J. Treacy, awarded to C. F . Braun & Co,~ March 23, 1945 ·1-RICHMOND, Calif., contract MENLO PARK, Calif., contract $5280 for repair of sewers and ap­ $500,000 for const. of a gasoline SALT LAKE CITY, Utah," con- awarded to LeBouef-Dougherty for awarded to ·wells P. Gooden·ough, purts. in Bush St. between Octa- absorption-- plant, to be located lQ tra·ct awarded to Clifford Price, Idredging and coffer dam work in $42,833 for corist. of clinic bldg. at Via and · Gough St. miles northeast of Coalinga. :$5515 for const. of steel bridge-I front of Basin No. 2, Yard No. 3, ii Dibble General Hospital. [Over Weber River, Summit Co. Richmond. --- April 5, 1945 I · April 10, 1945 ------April 2, 1945 . REDDING, Cal., contract ,award- /, NAPA, Calif., contn;1ct awardecl ·1 SAN FRANCISCO; Ca1if., con- SALINAS, Cal., contract award- SALT LAKE CITY, Ut~h, con- ed to D. B. Stutsnian, $6900 foi'j Engmeer~ 111 the Copper Mm- ures that ,they requested to be VOTE." . field Dam some time between now_ they do not send plan_s back and ing · Ind\.)stry and there still re- amendeq. Among them was the -C. L. CASEBOLT. an~ May 1st, depen,ding on the .forth to Washington until winter mains a bit of organizing to be Workmen's Compensation and the · · ·' · weather. · It is· understood he · will as they did last year. done in this field: · ~ccompanyjng bill upon Occupa- run three ·Shifts. A quarter of a We have several men out of Another interesting item in this Itional Disea~es. They w_ere· success- Fr.om Provo: million doiiar . road :into Hunting- work, also as many contractors industry_ was a call fr9µi t~e War ful in having the Workman'.s Com- tori is expected to be let thi[! looking for work, making us ju5t Product10p B_oard for delegates pensation bill am.ended greatly in- March, which came. in like a spring. This will be an access road '_'one l1appy family,'; but_ I believe from :!;few Mexico, Arizona, Utah cref!sing the benefits to an injured lCimb, in tw:e_lv~. hours · Q-egan to the Huntington Coal .Mines and we will soon have work for all of and Nevada to attend a ,conference_ employee and I peljeve it now roaring lik_e a . ·li_o_n · cqid h~s will be a Feder~l Aid proj_ect. our members livfng in this vicinity in Washington, D. C. for the p_ur- ran~s as one of the. better com- b,ee_n roaring. li_ke a. lion. ever Provo should start soon on two and hope to place a few ·men from pose of recruWng more labor for pen~<\tiOI). acts in ui_e United States. sin,ce. Pract1c:aJ!_x eye_ry d-9:y_ paving jqbs whJch w~re let last other localities, when the weather the copper mines .in these states. Also the Occupation_aL Di~ease h_Cis hro1;1ght, i~s . ~teunittent fall but not .started because of cold .cleai::s up. We _-also find · an 1nteresting article was amended raisin? the S\jms to rqin__, snow CU1d · h_~U Cll_l.d this weather. , . . . . New· Job at Afton Will on this subject i~ th~' News Bulle- be paid greatly. While other meas- a:f~er all ~i bp~s!izlg ,aboµt the The Geneva_ Steel Co. situation tin sent . out by . J;.,oca,l 428, 0~ ures were pefore the legi~lat\.Jre good . weather in ' the Pr~vo ren;iains about the same. The War Employ_Locctl 3 Members Phoenix, Arlzona, . but .· they faile\l. which We were hot ·. successful in area! This. type of' we~ther has Lat,ior Boarc:l Panel h,as, at ' the '. L. T. Johnson h~$ a, job_at Afton, to :i:nen_tio'n. · the _St?- _.te of - Vt?h: having passed, w~ . feel that, . .;,,,~ not 'beep. conciuciv~ to the .. sta~·t- time of tl:1is writirig, f!!,ileg to l\}ake Wyoming, for his cats and shovel. Howevei,, it .,is a. v~ry · good a~·ticle tiav:e been very fairly dealt with, ing_ of. new pr9jects or even to the a tepo1;t although ihe grapevin~ The job is good for En_gineers and t11d we _will for~iv.~ -the oversig_ht: at this sessiQ~ of ou/ State Legis- progre~ of t~e go\~g jo_bs·. Moilt has it .that the r eport will be fa· will employ-a fe.w ,extra members 'The Wa~· · Product10n B_oarrl· r~- l!/,ture. of the Jobs gomg have been down vorable. Riimor, however, isn't as of Local No. 3., but,;it is still winter quested .· one delegate from the --. -: . · part o_f . the tim,e cau_sing the loss satisfying as th.e re.al . thing and ft in Afton. Johnson. will start on the Metal Trade$ Council tQ_i :ep_res.e!lt Spring seems to be breaking of. time ·for many .of our members. is easy to underst;:ind th.e mem- job about th.e first of May, and Northeru. N_evat;lft and Utah, I me~t, earlier than .'last season and con- . 1he Carl B_. Warren. Co._ is still bership's imp_atjence at ttie· delay_. -while we are on t~e . subject of_ in E}ly w~th· th_e . c;l.elegl;ites . of the tFa,ctors are commencin_g . to move. g_oing strong on the Salt Lake City This. d·elay ~ · not . tQ be blamed L. T. · Jo_hnson, -he called about Whit~ Pi.!Je Metal" Tracies· Council around a bit. While t here aFe no aSJ..Ueduct and keeping about· the upon YQUl' office1:8_ Blame, in- Web.er County doing work which in. a -special meetin~ and as neither I la~·~.~ p~·ojects, ti1ere are quite a same crew busy- ~l_l. the ti~e. The ;tead, the slow moving, cumb.er- by rights belo,ngs to the contrac­ the , Nevada Cou_nc1l apq_the U:ta,h numbe_r of small ones which will contemplated addit10ns t0 its crew .some machinery set-up by the gov- tor, which pleased tbis office, as Counc.il was fina11ciaUy able to undoubtedly clear up our lab,or h.a:ve not . materialized as yet and ernment to J:iandle iabor cases. we tried ·to g'et the contractors in- send -a delega,t_e at their own ex- surplus in' Local No. 3. The_ may not, due to the lack of pipe G ·terested last fall, but failed.- pense the matter was taken l\P weathei· conditio~s have been so stands il). its pipe plant at Pleasant ' , rievance_C 0 mmittee Broth.er Casebolt of the Salt_ w ith Brother Frank Fenton, Gen-: :bad during the past ~onth tjrnt Grove. This job will probably go P:rove;:; Bqon to M~:qibers L~ke office, and I ,l.ith Mark -eral Organizer for the A. F . o_f L. we have been u_nable to do a great for another two years. During the past month. the, Tuttle, Secretary of the Associated and J. J. McEntee, Secretary- deal with .the Unitah Basin prob- Th.e J. B. ·and R. E. Walker Co. Grievan.ce Committee, provided for. Contractors, went to the Attorney Treasurer of the _M_etal Trades D~- Ilem . or to get man:y men into can.al job for the Bureau of Rec- in the agreement, has been pra~- General's Office on from there to partment. They m turn took i;h1s IWyomi'ng. However, · the coming lamation, which has been layi~g tical_ly cqmpleted. Elected to tnis the Industrial Commission's office, matter up with the War Produc- month should see some action in "doggo" all-winter, should be get-· committee was one member of Lo- and- when there took steps to stop 1 tion Board and they also are short these two localities. ting . under way soon, depending cal No. 3, Brother Lew Estes, who· Weber County from doing contrac.:: of funds, which we have been I ___ on the weather: This work will is employe_d in the Po1,Ver House tors'_ work. To our surprise, in Og- cogmzant ,of for a long time: H d Th W' h take_ until a_bout fall to complete. at ·the steel. plant. Brother Estes den Standard Examiner; .Weber , ere an ere it and th'e company will add to its will , make, I am sure, an outstand- County advertised for work. The w.:p.B. Promis~~ Q'Jick; Engip'.~ers ori the Jobs crew if additional e_quipment c;ap ing and vahia]Jle addition to the :ad has been sent to our Salt Lake Action on Pending Cases Brother M. B. (Red) Stewart be obtained, This comp_anr h_as Grievance Committee_. office and from there to the Assa- ,· However, the two Councils aired has been transferred to Shosshone, carried the same crew all winter. The grievance. procedure at the dated General. Contractor. Weber their views to the War Production , Idaho, by the Utah Construction McGraw Co. 'Is Lov.J plan,t is producin& 1,eal results for County is_ going out of the con- Board in a lengthy telegram, show- Company. those members who file complaints, Itracting business. , . . . nidde_I'. on Sewer Jqb many real ga,ins: having been Mr. Tuttle gave Brother Case- 1_ng t hat the stmt mcrease 111 wages Brother Ted Karr has ha_d to lay Th~ F. H. McGra\v Co. was the chalked i.1p , dµ~ing the past month.l bolt and myself a good write-up granted by. the War Labor Board off the Cedar City_ job to visit his · I ' · . d't· - low bidde1; on a sma_ll sewer job Remember, if. you h_ave a gri·ev- in their Chapter :tJews the 29th o.f' an d genera1 work mg con 1 10115 father who is si'ck at Grangsville, were unsatisfactory. This brought Idaho. in-,Orem City apd' has. added three ance, there is a d~finite meth9d March 1945. them an immediate telephone call The men to its crew. Thii company has provided, in the. agreement by Brother James L: Meador passed from the War Production Board in Utah Concrete -Pipe Com- carried about fifteen members all whi_ch ·yo~ir· grieva1~ce may be set- away a.m. t he 19th of Ma-rch. Jim, ~-'\,Vashington an¢! a promise from pany stal'ted a small job at Rich~ winter and is very acti·ve in figur- tied. First, con~ult your stewa1·d; was one of the boys. we could call . field. Brothers Sandberg and ing such work as its being let out it is· his J"ob to be able to_. ad'v_. '.ise g·ood "Joe." He had, before com- , t he Board to have our now pend - a·. - ,. ing _cases acted upon immediately. Sutherland are holding down the to bils. It is apparent that if a you if y_o_u ha. v. e a grie. v_ a-nee that ing· to Og_den,· worked in a T.N.T. We · also find several union men cats. company as large as -this wa11ts ·to is legitimate; DO NOT CONSULT Plant in the Middle West. ·T.N.T. leaving their jobs for as little as Brother '\,Vm. Fogle, an old-timer stay in business in this area it VQUR, FOREMA.1.'\f ! He represents poisoning caught up with him last one ·day without notifying their in this outfit, is now an equipment must figure that it. is going to be the comp_any and. is schooled· in October, and -to lose a brother as Draft Board, are up for immediate inspector for the Utah Construe- worth while. This company has talking you out. of your rights. young as he is no fun, and. what induction and by the same token tion Company. This is a first rate also started its water tan)< job at_CONSULT YOUR STEWARD ! He I want to tell the boys is that the we sincerely hope James F. ~yrnes job and we are glad to see Bro- Helper. Three _memb.er:s are on this represents you. Sick and Death· Benefits, \vorks · draws a job of peeling spuds for ther Fogle- on it. job. If you and. your, s_te.warcl are not and pays off: Mrs. Meador called leaving- his job in Washington. Brother J. C. Judd is leaving The Victoi· Newman- Co. still has .sure of your gr,ound; b_rh,g, y_our me about 9 a ,m . t)1e morning of shortly as a Mechanic for the Pan the same crew working on its Orem problen). to YP.lli'· uni1m ine(\t!ng or I B1;other Meappr,'s d~ath. I called \,Ve wish to ex.press our condo- American 'Air \Vays in South Cjty sewer job and has. about three. tg-. yoni:- un-ion . office.' Here it · can Br.cit,hs:r Casebolt, \y.ho in turn lence to Brother Scott Ledingham America. months. work left to finish. Lin be talked ayer- and: e~amined in called our Biisiness :fyianager,. Vic­ and his family. Brother Leding- Brothers Denton Parker and Creer, ,a contract~r-that has caused the . light of the . exper_ience of tor S. Swanson, telling him of the · ham's father passed a~ay in Baun- Bud J enson are wo'rl

~lYir.: ·Ledingham. who· is now .somewhere in ~e.lgium:. erected at Iron -Springs is nearing Plrase_ try and0 att.ei:id as these next month. ~ --- Brother Cliff Little 1and the othe_r completion and when completed meetings are pro,ving_ interes.ting, ....,..S_qqTT J.iE:Q~Q-H;'\.).\'I. t '\Ne had a~ interesting .visit from brothers of that company are now will mean a reduction iIJ force. instructive and · valuable to our CC\mtinued on page 8) J. Eight ENGINEERS' NEWS April 20; 1945 - '.. T,~t work gets ·oaHy ,report of. Round-up df the ·-··B-r"'rrboy,s in l'Dred9es keeping \urider way for construction jobs news from ·_ utah Nevada dig ou't going; shortage_ ~C:::ontinued from Page 6) J: · · 'I .1ti b · ,a: · · .I. .Jl ;dam structure to :tviinton & K ubon, $6178 for RC F s 1 L k I Tr@m . DU a ove Oa -men reper1re~ :. · By E. ,A. HESTER bridge, Fagan Creek, Napa Air- rom a f O e: !ly JOHN DeLAGRANGE· By T. D. BRY SO N Business Representative port. (Continued from Page 7) Business Representative Business Representative Reddimi-Test work has now W h f E . ee .. "'-Last month was t'he The dredges seem to keep started on the Iron April 11, 1945 e ave a ew ' ngmeers n. .,.., busy in the San Francisco Bay Canyon Dam. The U. S. Engi- ALAMEDA, Cal., contract awar d - scattered around on housing Coldest and the most "'474 snow for _the month of March -area: with a shortage of deck- -neers o:re maki~g the tests. e d t O 1M ars h a 11 S · H anra h an, " ,- i'obs around Salt Lake and vi- - They are sinking four shafts 663 for drainage, mooring eyes, cinity. that the Government has on hands still existing on most of etc E of carrier t)ier N A S record for several y· ears, also the dredges. and have three diamond drills · · · ' · · -· Enoch Smith r Sons has U: from freezing to 10 abov,e zero. The San Francisco Bridge Com- working. Ther,e is q. contr.act to. SAN Jo"'= ~ 1 t, t -a ·d some sewer work · and water. On Ea$f:er s ·un·da· " .•ihe· th·ermo- pany has the dredge "Duwamish". he le'l soon to drive a six hun-· '-'~, '-'Ca., con ra_c_ a~ ~ : works in Salt Lake City. . They ' · d d k t th G E d D D , d f t t 1 Tl . . b . 1 t ed to George - Renz, $::i 99 r .cOI meter registered 13 above zero,- m ry oc a e . . . an . . .are . oo unne . 11s Jfo R1sd Boclaff-. I construction of reinf . . . concrete also have quite a water and however at this writing it looks yard -in Alameda. The "San Pedro" th O 'ed three miles nor e u br·i·dge on Lag-·u11a A\,e. O'' 'e1· d1·a1·11- sewer- i'ob 'an..:i . u, .pav1'ng i'ob 1·n- like spring is just around· the cor- JUs· t fi m·. s l1e d a sma11 Jo· b a t 01 eum on the . 28,500,- abae d 1' tcl1 1111-les no1''L·l1 of Coy-ote, a11d m d t - M I 1 d S ~ 1\/l'agna1' 1 · • ner and "Still No Work in Sight." ove O are s an on a OOQ has be.en approved for the job. Calif. The Utah Construction Company job for the Navy Yard. Bids will be open on April 11, has three of our men working at Governor E. P. Carville vetoed The Olympian Dredging Com- 1945, on sixty miles of highway SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., con- the Murray Smelter moving slag. the Occupational Disease Bill pany has most of their equipment ·.work, resurfacing, black top, and tract awarded to C. F. Parker, We also have two crews at the which was passed by both the busy at present. The "Palmer" is seal coat. This J·ob lies between Su- $73,340. for cohst. facilities for= Garfield Smelter. We al;~ have Senate, and Assembly in _the last still at Martinez but expects to sari.vill_e and Altur. a_s. This should maintenance of equipment N.0.1<. abou t.- · , Enbai·neer·s· \"Ol'king- session · of Legislature. The Govei·- T s F 35 01 40 ' - finish in a few days and move to st th th kee.p · a lot of our men busy -, - · for the Utah Construction Co. a t nor ated at e bill was not Malotti Point 011 a Navy job. The t hroughout the summer. There is N LIS l' f , t the Gal'field Dike job. workable because it carried no ap- "Mona. rch" 1·s still at Hunte1·s VER A , Ca 1 ., contrac · t" Tl · B'll ·tt a lso a lot more of this ·wor k com- awarded to Frank Electric Co. for As soon as the -weather permits propna ion. us i was wn en Point; the "" is at the ing up. const. semi - permanent taxiway we will have quite a few jobs to tie in with the state Compen- Army Port in Oakland. Due to heavy r ains and snows lighting system, A. A. s. starting up. - sation Insurance Fund. Governor t hel'e is ver y little activity around We have a few men workina at also stated it would be impossible Dredge "Olympia" in Tule Lake and Yreka. . HOLLISTER, WATSONVILLE, Tooele Ordnance Plant. St. J;lrns for this bill to stand up in any Drydock for Repeairs Lumber Industry Grows Calif., contract awarded to Frank and Dugway is down for the time court. The Case American Construction Electric Co_. , f_or. con_st. semi-per- being but will have more work The first part of March I made Company dredge "Olympia" is . at There is another large saw mill manen t t a x1way 11g htmg syst em a t th . - f th a trip over to the Eastern part of the dry dock ·n ·Alame·da for· some going in near Igo. The lumber in- A. A. s. · · ere m a ew wee 1,s, wea er 1 ermittine-. the State and visited the Isbell much needed r epair work. dustry is growing larger in this P - c The Utah Construct1·0 11 Company- 011struction Company's · job at The_ Hydraulic Dredging Com- . district every day. I_n the last six MOF.FETT FIELD, Calif., con- K months ther.e has been three major tract awarded to Carl N. Swenson, has started a railroad job in Idaho. imberly, Nevada. Everything pany dredge "Papoose" is still at , $9,360 for const. of elec. duct lines, They have _taken quite a few of seems to be going along nicely, al- Hunters Point. ,plants and several small ones start- h t h th t h for two new wings to be built on our men with them. t ough e bro ers miss B1:? er The "Alamitos" belongincr to The !.ed. They should all be operating s h f - f 0 wind tunnel No. 1. We have cleared out m en to pence w.o ,_vas trans erred romj Case :Construction Company, is :by early spring. th El d t t O k B Everything is going along about Morrison-Knudson Company for e .Y is n et ta-~ over ro- still at Rio Vista ·where they ex- RICHMOND, Calif_, contract Idaho, · ther W aack's place 111 Fresno, pect to have work 'til late in the the same as usual. Most everyone awarded . to s. J . Amorosa, $74,700 Th Utah C t t· C California. summer. is on· t he payroll and we have very for construction of . community e .- ons n:c 1011 ompany Basic Refractories at Gabbs Val- f.ew men on the out-of-wor k list. bldgs. in Richmond. ·are startrng on their new shop at The "Pearl Harbor" of the Amer------· ______6th West and 21st South. They are ley has t he same crew on the job ican Dredging Company is at moving all their equipmen.t down and no changes have been made Rough & Ready Island. There is ha:f' s doing in Oakland_ from Ogden, and as this will be since my laSt report. reported to b.e several months t heir headquarters, all equipment New Pit Opened in work on this_job. will be repaired from here · and Navy opens bids on Our boys in servic-e sent out from this shop. Pyramid Lake Area (Continued from Page 5) He leaves an 18 months old April is coming in nice and Brother C. J. Henry has opened $8,000,000 yard job had been here for some time, and daughter, Kathi~, who lives ,vith sunny and it is sure good to be back up a Pit, fifty-three miles north- The Navy Department opened had oiled for Basalt Rock, De Vil- the job every day. I visit the east of Reno in the upper valley bids on an $8,000,000 yard 1· ob his wife ip Berkeley, California. 011 biss rind Macco, and for one year men, 011 t he jobs regularly and con- of -Pyramid Lake area and is now at the Alameda Naval Air Base· prior to his induction he had been To the wives and families of ditions are coming along very fine. I oa a·mg out material to be used as on Apn 'I 6. The contract has operating crane at Moore Dry these men there is little we can - T. L. CLARK. Commercial F ertilizer for Califor- not as yet been awarded when ,Dock. His widow, Dolores, lives in do but offer our deep. and sincere * * * nia. B1;other Henry info1,med me this goes io press. Oakland. sympathy, and to assure them La-st Roll -the Bureau of Agriculture has es- Tony Dutra, his· two clam- 1 Pfc. George A. Dunn, 25, USMC, that these thrne and 011 of our timated . this deposit to consist of shells,_is -working on the levees of Berkeley, and a member of other brothers who have made the approximately sixteen million tons. somewhere in the vicinity of nd Operating Engineers Local No. 3, supreme sacrifice, that we might In Cherbey, Engla ' mourners This deposit covers an ,.,af ea of ap- . th h st I was k illed in action on Iwo Jima, live, will always . be ·remembered carried out e de.ai -bed reque p1·ox-1·111ately two squa1·e· n11·1es and NT ego t·ia t·10ns are st1· 11 going on st0 his wife, Mrs. Yvonne Dunn, with a feeling of pride and appre- of Thomas El n, drove in 'his fu- has a depth of forty-five feet. for some changes in our dredge ·ned r·ecently. neral procession the steam-roller Brother· En1n1ett Kelly and Bt'O- ao-re ement 'th t · t d lear ciation. Pride that we were priv- h h d . · 0 wi mos po111 s agree 1 nd 1 38 Dunn, a graduate . of University ileged to .know them, _if even for e _ac riven a oved for ther Jay Loga11 a1•e the Eng1·neer·s ·o' except,· th e t rave1 t·ime. E very- years! High School in 1937, was -employed so short a time, and profound ap- * * * on this job. body is trying to figure out some- at Mare Island Navy Yard before predation that they had a part in The Isbell Construction Com- thing that will be workable. We "Congre_ss has. r.edu_ced ·the cost pan" 1·11 the Re110 ar·ea has thr·ee hop the ·11 b I t· entering the Mar_ines Sept. 9, 1943. prgserving for us our God given of becommg a c1tizen."-Press re- , . . . . . e re w1 e a so u wn soon. He went overseas in September heritage of freedom. port. Wish it would reduce the cost d~·aglmes :1or~111g on rrngat.ion We have opened negotiations 1944. . Al Clem of remaining- one. ditches, which rs all farm work. with the Pacific Portland Cement All members inquiring informa- Company, with a view to making tion regarding the Big Job at Haw- some improvements in conditions There'll be no race suicide for Brother Skuppin! thorne, Nevada, please be informed on their dredges. I that this job is in the jurisdiction Dredge Stewards to Be of Local Union No. 12 and .Brother "Ted" Lawson is the Business Rep- Elected O~ Each Shif~ resentative on the job. For any After havmg worked with t he further information regarding this dredgermen_ for the _past fot,1r · b - . . months frnd the old-time dredo·. JO you may write or wll'e Brother I . b Lawson, c/ o the Labor Temple, ermen ~re a good bunch ~f union Hawthorne Nevada. men. \V1th proper cooperat10n con- ' ditions should be improved to Asso. Gen. Contractors & compare favorably with any branch of our organization. We Engineers Meet in Reno shoul_d make some changes in the On March 24 a meeting was held - Steward system. Instead of a paid at the, Associated. . General Contrac- s t ewar d on eac h d re d ge t· h ere tors. office . m. Reno, Nevada, and. · s h ou ld b e a s t ewar d on eac h s h"f1 t . fmal negotiat10ns for a State-wide. Al so, a t 1eas t one s t eward on t h e agreement between the Associated 1.evees. Th e ru1 es prov1'd e tiiat th e Ge. neral Contractors . · and the. Oper- men -e 1ec t th e1r· own s t ewar d s. I atrng Engineers Local Umon No. ·3, · · k" · . . am ma mg a spec1a1 request that and. Local. Umon. No. 12. The ne- th"1s b e d one. El ec t your stewar d gotiat111g. committee. . from the As- ·an d sen d 111· h"rs name an d a dd ress sociated General Contractors were t h b ' . . as we11 as e 1ep one num er. as follows : E. J. Mauprn Jr., pres1-. T ry t o •e 1ec. t someone who can dent of the . Dodge Construction. a tt en· d mee tmgs· . Th e stewar d Company, Mr. C. V. Isbell, pres1- t· h ld · th kl d dent of the Isbell Construction and mh eedmgs tare e in h e O a _aAn . ea quar ers once eac month. t Mr. John ;Isbell, office manager 1eas · t_ one man f rom · eac h d re d ge for the Isbell Construction. Com- s h ou ld b e presen t . S en- d m· your· · pany and Mr. Charles A. Hill, sec- a dd resses and you w1- 11 b e not1'f' 1e d · retary and manager for the . Ne- o f th e d a t e o f t·h ese meetmgs· . . vada Chapter of the Associated ______Boys1 meet Brother H7 m. son so that he can get a cl;ildren at the tabl,e' for General Contractors. L o 3; I hope to have more infors for the• pur~hase.