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OPERATIIG ENGINEERS

; Vol. _24--No. 5 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA ~151 May, 1965 - •• • en-e·r I r Sl enf ·lSI. ., S· s nFr ·Wharton Meets

With. Executive.

·Board 9 Agents General President Hunter P. Wharton attended a joint meet­ ing of· the Executive Board and • . Business Representatives in San Francisc.o on April 11, a I o n g with General Secretary ·Newell · J. _Ca rman and Executive Vice . President Dick Nolan. The meeting was !1eld at the Jack Tar Hotel, and the General President addl'essed the joint meeting. He outlined the recent­ ly reorganized National Joint Board for the settlement of jur­ ~sdictiona~ disputes, developed by the building trades unions AL CLEM HUNTER P. WHARTON · NEWELL J. ·cARMAN and contractors. -~ The new Board succeeds the assistant to the IUOE General Van der. Lieth, president and sented · Iaboi· on the speaker's Bay ar.ea construction .will fn· previous .Joint Board organized President, is the Operating En- business m~na ge r, respectively, p'latfqrm. . elude several thousands' of ·jobs some 15 years ago, and gives un- gineers' representative to . the of Local 39_. · The rapid transit program i~ for workers when':· the program ion representation alop.g with new Board. The following day, Business the largest single public works gets underway. The test track, - · ~ contractor and ·specialty repre- Other who attended the San Manager AI Clem too~ the vis1- .progr,am undertaken in the co)ln- tunnels and other :projects have semtation. . Francisco meeting were: James tors to the . Concord test site · to try during th.e last 50 years. Vot- started .. By the . eri~t"qf t~e fis~~l Essentially, the reoi·ganization J. · Twombley, . IUOE,. San. ·Fran - review the initial running of the ers in- the .. tii.r;ee .coun'ties Ala- year, o.v.er. $300 milffbn i_n _cori· provides -for quicker i:evie.w of cisc?~ ' and ... Russ Conlon, I'UOE , Bay Are<} R,~~id Tran~_i t__experi~ me

Dues Schedule Sef f-or July 1 :Effective July 1, membership dues in Local 3 will auto­ matically increase one dollar per m·onth, according to the Axticle VI, section 2 of the By-Laws amended by the major­ ity vote of the membership September 14, 1964. The dues increase, however, does not apply to any spe­ cific organizing campaign for which the Executive Board exercises the authority granted to it under Article IX, Sec- tion 4 of the By-Laws. * · The Standard Dues schedule as o( July 1, 1965, will be as follows: Califoi·nia and Nevada Parent Local ...... :.. ... $27.00 per quarter . Sub-divisions A, B, C, and E ... ·.... : 24.00,per qwi.rtei· Sub-division D ------~ ---·--· ·· -- --· ···· ·--· · : .._. 6:00 per month * utah · Parent Local ...... :...... $24.bo per quarter · Sub-divisions · A, B, C, ·and E ~ .-: .... : 21.00 per quarter: · - Sub-division D . .. ..: ...... :..... ~---··· ·· 6:00 pei· month * BIG LAUGH . General Pr.esident Hunter P. Wha.rton : ~nd Business Repre~~n j ol -~ t' ativ e n tn Hawaii and Mid-Pacific Islands hearty laugh ·during recent joint meeting of Executiv~ Board and agents at whkh Wharton was in ·attendance. Manager AI 'Ciem was speaker. Parent Local .. :...... :..... :..... ~ ...... $23.00 ·per quarter . Sub-divisions A, B; C, and E ... :.... io.oo per quarter Sub-division D ...... :...... ,.... 6.00 per month * Sub-section (1) of Section i of Article VI pt'ovides: "Ef­ TV D.river_ Test for .Family, M~y 24 fective July 1, 1965, the quarterly and monthly rate dues in I the above schedules shall be increased by $1.00 per month Business Manager AI Clem National I ." Safety Council repre­ The program is designed to . and Safety Director Dale Marr senting all labor, has urged all There. still seems to be confusion concerning delinquency create a deeper awareness Of · urged Local 3 m~mbe rs to watch union members and 'susp.ension, and it should to participate in driving on highways prior to the .be noted that Article VI, sec- · · the National Safety Council tion-5 provides the followin Spe- : the test. He said it will help re.' long Memorial Day weekend. g: . · - cial ·on television on duce the holiday carnage on the Viewers will watch high:speed · "A member who is 60 days deli~quent in the payment of CBS. 'it will featm'e a drivers' · highways through a: greater head:on collisions staged-by ex· his dues shall by actiori ·of Local Union be suspended as of test tha't viewei·s !Vill be abl~ to - awareness of safe driving. perienced "stunt drivers, as . they the _61st day, unless on or . before the 15th day of the third : take in their ' living rooms. The program will test drivers' develop and oc·cut:. · · calendar month ·of such delinquency he shall have paid his A considerable portion of nie judgment in · two-car · coliision . In another dramatic' par(of the arrearage fn fulL" . . · progr'am, called "The ·National situations, their I(-nowledge o·f test, vl.e.wers· will'be ''in· tlie driv· Drivers' Test," will deal with road · rules and ability to per­ Any member suspended ~r's seat" faced with a number will, additionally, be required the six positions of a two-car ceive driving hazarc;i·s. Special to pay a re-instatement of potentially ser:iotis di'i virig fee as scheduled a:rid will lose cer­ crash as developed in the Driver slow motion 'and norma tain death benefits. l speed . hazards ahd asked: . "Ho·w many • Impr:ovement.' Course. will let viewers share. the expe,ri: _ did. you. spot?:' _ ' · -General l?t ,esident: Hunter :P. ence. of . a collision and "near Tune in and take the test. . Wharton, vice pres.ident of the miss." Don't learn to drive by accident. • ' ;:.:. ~ . ; {N GIN ·E E R S -N E W S ·May,_1 '96se

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2•h1 Din•Kt;--. By Al ~~- ~ l!y Ha~ou.bi~- Willi~ L . ~rown, Jr., l'lth Di•trict; H .... orahle Dorablc Joh n L. B"non, 2-0th D iHricti Honor• . . . ~bl~ Tum C. C:u-rHI, -4ht Din_rict; Hooorabl• Jack T. C:r.uy, 2Sth Din·ric;t; Honorabk Eu&"c,..- A. Cha.pp.ie, 6tl:r. •Di.srict; Homm~bk John l. E. Coll ier, 54th Diatric:t; Honorable Charlc:o J, Conrad, "5'7th Diuric:t; Honorable Lou.. Cu.r.anovich,di-4-t.b DUtricq Haru~r. ab~ VC~ iJiia"" E. Dannemt-yer,: '9tb. Diotric:t; Honoi:oble ·C. Gc'orxe · D"'k~j iaa, 35th DO.eric:c; Hoa..orable Ri<;hard J. Donova.. , 11th Dinri<;t; Hononble Meivyn M. Oymally, Shd Oi.ukt; Honorable Edward E. Elliou, 40IJ. Di1trict; ' Hon.onbl• Jaclr. Jl. F-~n, ) 1st Oi•trict; Honorable" Hounon I. Flour.,oy, 41'th Dirtriet; Hoaorahle ]ohrr Fraacit for a. n, llrd DUt:rin.; , konorablo:r Ch.-rl" S. Garrit •u, Hrd Disnict; Honorable Joe A. Gonulvea, 66rb. D illrict; Honor.:~.blco Leroy F. Greene", 3rd Diauie%; Honor· :~ble llurt M. Heru0t1, 17th. Diuriu; Honorable Stew.ut Hinckky, 7lrd District; Honorable tbrvey john1011, Sid•· D;nrict; Hononble Ray E. J ohnson, 4th District; Honorable Jruepb. M. Xennick, 44th District; Hooor:able Frank Lan-te.rma..., 1 7t.h Diftr.ict ; ·t.lonorahlc · Milton M:arkr, l in --DiH rict; Honorable Lener · A. ~ McMill:on, 61st District; H onorable Charier W . We-rur, l,.tlt Dd· VJ- uic1; Honor:ablc George W . ·Milia~, llnd District; Honcr,.ble J~tPJel .R. Mi lh, 7-,th Q_.i&trict; Honorablt: Robert T, MoaaaUI ~ · 11-d• Oiuri.;t ; H-nhle '• Bob -Moretti, 1lnd ,Oiur!ct; Hot'lou.b-t.,: , :A I :oR G. Pattee; · )4th, DYtrict; H oncr:ablc _ Nichola•" C. Penil, 1St h. DirtTict; Honorable John P. ~irnby, 7lt~d- DistrOa; HNOOr.iblc WiHi.U.. LBJ'T_Oa nstruction. Trad_es non~uniori for many years, and m "Vice :President and General President of pany has been operating .. Council, a.rid his leadership and devotion to duty helped ~he workmen of this state secur~ order to secure a fair confra¢t; it necessitates considerable the manY .benefits and ~omparatively high status which they _enjoy todaY; and time at the bargaining taple exchanging ideas with the em­ · ·- W,:H~ R~AS, Mr. Lawrence, in additioD to his many notable_accoirtplishments as a trade .his ·representativ'es. HO\v.ever, we are confident ··uniOti iepiesentative, also made an outstanding co ~tribution to the peo..Ple of this state as ployer and an cle"cted member of the Sacramento-Yolo Port District Commission in 1946, on w hich that before the riext)ssue goes to press, we will be able to he served fer nine yea rs ~ and as a member of the Industrial Accide~t Comm-issio·n assisted report that this confracl has been ratified by the membership in the "acl ministration of the wor-kmen's compensation laws- of this :state, laws that help involved. ·· · · · -/· ··· ~r~~~~_v~ Cr:':_lJ?loyees ' suffering industrial injuries from the effects of their i~j1.1:ries ; and WHEREAS, Throughout his long career Frank A. Lawrence earn~d t;be respect and Negotiations were completed with M_urphy .Scales . Com­ ~igh regard of all w ith whom ·he came in contact and n1ade a·n outstan-ding and. Worth~ pany, ._in Sacramento. and in the · contract bas ·been ratified · whilC . ~on~ributio n to the people of this state; now, therefore, be· it by .the employees. This, also, is a new firm rece.J?-tlY organized ResOlved by the Assembly of the State of California, That .the members extend their · profound sympathy to the Viidow of Mr. Frank A. Lawrence, Mrs. Anne· Lawrence, and· by the representatives in the Sacramento area. to the other memben of his family; and be it further ,.. · · · 1-N GUAM Resolved, T l;;,t the Chief Clerk of the Assembly is "hereby directed to transll)it a suitably T\~0 CONHtt\CTS SHSN!ED prcp:!:red copy _of this resolution to .Mrs. Anne Lawrence. · · -. We recently signed two labor contr:acts in the Island of Guam, and we have a number of petitions before the National ({,House Resolution No. 184 read and adopted unanimously Februar'J) 25, 1965. fi:qal gecision.s as to wh~n Labor R,eJ~ 1tipns Boar9, aw,aiting its ({SIGNED: the eledion~·rv.rill be cOridueted. : ' -:: ·~ ·. · · " · ·· · . · ·· There ·is considerable' work to do in . Guam to stabilize wages in this area and to s~cure proper agreements which will afford the members of our union sufficient income· to assure them of an adequate way of living. The regular quarterly meeting in Honolulu was very well represented. ':Even though the out-of-work list still has quite ({ATTEST: a few memberS, everyone feels optimistic that the work p:ic­ t'ilre .will look brighter in the very near future. a"MU ~: ~~ ,~ J.u.ru D. DI:DCOLL · . · .NAY~ONAl P~PE UNE CONTRACT ~ CIJN{ Cln-k of~ A.un.IJ~ :· . . .It was gratifying to note that the meeting in San Fran­ cisco, District 1, was . well attended .. I was unable to attend the District Meetings in Eureka, Redding and Marysville dur­ ing the past . month because negotiations were in progress with the National Pipe Line Contractors, and a :::ommittee composed of International Vice-Presidents , and representa- tives. . . . Despite the fact that this contract covers portions of the United States where .the wages in highway agreements are extremely low, we were able to secure a fair agreement with latte~ ma1dng . it a feiony ·. puyt­ this group of employers. As far as Local 3 was concerned, /(eep Alive .in '65 ishable by jail arid fine: tl:le major cP,ange was in the State of .Nevada, where wo;rking He met with state safet~ en- - conditions. and wages on cross-country pipe line wor~ . w1ll gineer and ·construction company be. the same as those in the highway agreement, ·whereby, safety engineers in an effort to only existed in California. formedy this condition Be Your Brother's Keeper; · clarify the la~ c.oncerni-ng work" GENIER..AL PRESIDENT IN S.F. · ing too near · high wire tension On Sunday, April 11 there was a Joint Meeting held of -wires. · the Business Agent and Executive Board of your Local Un~ Hefo Reduce .Job _, Accidents In the end, · it seems to bo• ion, and 'we were honored at this time to have Oeneral Presi­ I down to· the ·operator himsel~ dent Hunter· Wharton, General Secretary-Treasurer Newell The high incidence. of acci­ and draws maximum disability, When he ·is: given a dangerou's Carman, and Executive Vice-President Richard Nolan in .at­ dents on the job in the heavy he is still lo!i_ing abouL$200.. in ... or difficult task the foreman or tendance . .They addressed the Joint Meeting, and as always, construction industry · carrie in lost wages which could have superintendent will go over the their talks wei·e very constructive and informative. for some "plain talk" by ·Dale been used for his family. 'details with the Opera t01' ~ · On Monday, · April 12 we attended the first public show­ Marr and Fran Walker, safety "We m~ust ' be our .· brother's · . But e:xperleric_e j1as ·:shown that ing ·of the test run of the power train of the Rapid Transit representatives for Local 3. keeper," Marr emphasized, and when the job is routine, the Op­ system at Concord, California and Brother Wharton was one Marr, speaking befor~ abqut cited a recent example where erator may lose respect for what of the honored guests. · 50 employees of Quarry Pi-od­ five men crossed a -nlank which he is ·doing, and when things get WHAT IS A 'GOOD AGIEN'li'? ' ucts, Inc., in Ricl1mond; cited had a g lob of greas~ · on it The · miL of s e q u e n c ·e 'an accident statistics which show that while last man, carrying a heavy tool occurs. ' From time· to time I have been asked by many of the ' members of Local 3 iust what constitutes the duties of a mechanics have the highest ac: · box, slipped, fell and ·broke his Last month five Engineers lost Business Agent. His 11fe is a never-ending round. of varie<;l , cident frequency rate of :39 per hip in seven places. their lives, Marr pointed out, duties, and many times these jobs entail extended periods of ceht of all accidents in construc­ Under the new California Con­ and the men near the situation time away from his home. and family. Af course, it is not 9-.. tion, Operating Engineers. :as a struction Safety Orders, it is il- . · say,. "I didn't expect this." We've dull life, and it is not rotitine, and only those who are ded­ unit, have one in 12 ·accidents. legal to load . a truck ovei· the all go to watch out for eae)1 icated to the cause of the labor movement should even con­ This compares with 82 on the driver. He must. get out of the other, Iyrarr e!I!phasized, a. · · · job accidents per 1000 'workers ti·uck, or the Operator is · lia:ble ·truly be, "our Bro.ther's kE!eper.'' sider accepting such a position. suit. · · A good agent, in order to do the job that is expected of in . the construction industry. for him by the membership, ·must be a very dedicated man. For. "Accidents · don't care how Walker is looking for a sure­ · tough you are," Marr said, "If fire way to guard · Engineers ENGINEERS ·NEWS this reason \Ve have conducted seminars from time to time· Published monthly by Local Union in order to keep your representatives informed of the ever you make ·a bad pass you could from operating cranes, pile No. 3 ot the International Union of dead. It's as simple as that." drivers, etc., within the si~ · feet · Opera.tin~" En):'i.neers. ' 4.74· V3Jencia St~. changing laws and working conditions to help him keep pace.· be San Francisco 3 ..Calif, Second cla:,.s He pointed out that whe'n a prescribed· by the Safety Ord'ei.·s postage' paid at San Francisco. Calif. If all the agents did not have the whole-hearted support and ~ ,.; .· ; ; ~ : ' . . ·' . • ~ ·· ': ·, --~ i / · ' -Corit'inued ori Page 3 ' . man. loses . two weeks df' work, and California penal code, the • ENGINEERS NE'YS !Page 3

--~· ~n Apple{or · the - PupilS'~ I ,_ I Published each month by Local Union No. 3 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (Northern California, Northern Nevada,.States of Utah .. and_Hawaii.) - _Subscription price $2 .50 per year. ' Office: 474 Valencia St.-, San Francisco 3, Calif. . I AL-CLEM ----···-·------····--Editor. and Business -M~nager ·-· PAUL EDGECOMBE ...... •.. :...... President ' • : -.~ Pk'-L~ · MAR~ _ ··------·· ·- - ---· ·:· ··-·-- ·------~ice-President -" -- w: V. MINAHAN .... Recordmg-Correspondmg Secretary .' A: J. HOPE ·~ ------~ ------· ·-·····-~---· -· -" ····Financial Secretary· DON KIN CHLOE ------·-·--··-···--'·-·-:.• _...... Treasurer _ Looks Like ·a·Big Year . _· Encouraging reports from all over the"Local 3 jurisdjc~ tion indicate that this construction season could mean banner . incomes for the majority of our members. _ _ . · Federal . state and private expenditures ·in heavy en­ g!neered c~nstruction should reach all-~ime highs, with new millions planned for freeway and highways, dams, a~d bridges. Floods, which purged cities, town~ and ha_mlets m eNorth~rn California have created many new JObs. MaJor dams which-were hard hit .by Winter's fury, an~ m so~~ cases. set back to original _startjng dates, will provide additiOnal JObs throughout the Summer and Fall months. . - . And while the -jobs are 'Qeing let,- Busmess Manager ~ AI_ - Clem and the Officers of Local 3 are getting ready contract proposals for the new agreement, which will be pre~ented for negotiation next month. . _ - Brother Clem recently saw the completion of the s_econd On-the-Job training program at Camp Roberts and Issued completion certificates to the -trainees. He fe~ls sure that with the additional training these Brothers rec~Ived at Camp _ Roberts, they will have a better opportu~ity to mc~~ase !hceir, job potential and make a better way of hfe for their families .. . Also, through his efforts, there are mpre Brothers who _ will shortly be covered under the Healt}J. and Welfare plan of Local 3 with the reduction of bank of hours to 100. The areduction means that four to five thousand more members . - --w.md th~!r families will be enjoying increased economic bene- . HOW to .Buy - fits through hospital and doctor insurance. . . . , 0 1 ga_in1~:s~a~r: ~;r~~~~r~~f~~~~~i~~~n °tl~e~h~h~ s ~e~~~eb~~~: W-HAT o~o~ES , ~M~OD EST - ADEQUATE' · BUDGET fits in which Brother Clem and his staff of officers have --"r ,- -.-- ,CO_Sl? be_en , _ *.'-· ·' :_ ·' ~- - . successful in securing, and there is 1;10 reason to sugge_st that ...... he ·won't be successful again because he is · aware-of that ··_'By SIDNEY - M.~fRGOLIUS Husband, wife, 35-55 "better _way of life for our members and their families.'·' _ __ .·w· e'.ve b.rou· g'ht_ up to_- date Jhe Bureau of Labor · Three children, ... _ ACADEMY APPOINTMEN T MONTH -- oldest under 16 120 581 . StatisticS "rrioctesfbut adequate" budget to see how The table with this article shows the spe'ci_fie Re~ently, Brother Clem receiveq a letter. f~om Sen._ the average family is ·faring in 1965. It's living a average costs of the budget. Many families have to Thomas. Kuchel relating to CongressiOnal appo~nfments to , _little better, but still running ·a neck-and-neck the race. spend more·, at leas_t up to 25 per cent of take-home military academies at West Point, Annapolis, Color;ldO between earnings and living expenses. Inco Spr~ngs and Kings me and possibly higher. The budget allows Point Maritime Academy.- Members, who . · The ·average cost of the modest budget for a only for buying a have ·sons interested in thre~ or four-year old car and such a program, shoul~ contact' Sen. 'fu:an housewife ·and two 'children under 13, not keeping it for three or four Kl,lc_hel directly at the Senate Office years. The budget dces Building, Washing- ipcl~ding F.edei:al, . state' and Social' Security taxes, not allow for any savings for advanced education .on,:a~~s are being this month:for' next year's acc~pteci eJ1· ·' :~:oo;< :~~~~ini.ately $5800 a year, or .a little oy,er . fo~~h~~c~re~~ho:~ s~~:~~~~~t:~rot~:i~~~~;tf~od and . rollment in the 1966 Fall' class. Boys between 17 (lnd 22 are · The $5800 cost is close to the average family _alcoholic bevei·ages might be .trimmed. A family eligible. . . . after-tax income in 1965. Combined Federa TEAMWORK SUCCESSFUL l, state with two children under 12 probably can feed itself - . and Social Security taxes for a family , this size for under $125 a month by careful management. Undersectet~ry of Labor John Henning,- exprepsed his would be in the neighborhood of $700· _· although sentiments in a very .complimentary n~t counting meals out 6r beverages. telegram -to Brother . ·.-· Here is' the approximate cost of the budget in The clothing budget also· is flexible, Clem for the exc_ellent training program recently depending concluded different cities: · - . on a family's own tastes and living habits, and its at Camp Roberts. Clem and Secretary H.enning worked very ~~':el!~:i\. ::::: : :: :::::: ::::::::::: ::::::::: ::::: ::: : :: : : ::: $m skill in shopping and refurbishing. Emma Holmes, hard and long to establish the first training program for th~ · Washington, D. C ...... , ...... 1 .. :~~ U. S. Agriculture Department ·honie economist. :y:o~ujr ~u~n~I:'o~:n}!Mia~n~1 _ea~g~e~r: fa~ng;dr:_rs;t~a·If~f~S;I::fi~t1t:h:r~o 10u;'g~h~;t\vhinei:hc~u:n~d~r:e~dt~s~;o:f. ~s~~~1:~~-f~l~~:~~~;:~=:~;: m ~~i~!J~:~~~~fJii:i~~:fi~;;:;;~~~:::: budgets that a housewife's clothing suggestions you members have made concerning the up-com· Since 1957-59, living costs have gone up more wili cost about ~g contract negotiat-ions. $150-$160 a year; a husband's, $140-$150; clothing Through combined efforts · work- · than average in New York, Cleveland, San Fran- for a boy of 13, . ~g toward a common goat of $100-$180 is typical. A working economic betterment all Local cisco Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Philadelphia. wife may need about $90 more a year 3 members we Will all have a better way of life. than a house· . A budget obviously has to be adjusted by family wife. These allowances also include cleaning and size~ (though not in direct pro_l)ortion) and also by the ages of the childre~ and parents. Older repair. children require larg!:)r allotments for food, cloth­ 'lVIodest But Adequate' Budget for Family of Four"' ing and other needs. ~ · lVIontl•lY Approximate Here a1'e adjustments in the Cost , Per Cent MEMO /rom the average cost, based on BLS data: · Food and beverages $153 32% Relative Relative Housing, including heat, Two and Three-Person Families Per 1\lonthly cent cost utilities, operating Husband, wife, under 35 63 $305 expenses 108 22'-h Husband, wife, under Manager's Desk 35 Home furnishings 17 3'-h One child under 6 73 353 Clothing 49 10 Husband, wife, 35-55 Continued from Page '2- · Medical 33 6lfz cooperation One child, 6 to 16 87 421 Transportation, of the membership as they do, his job would ~e One parent under an impossible 35 including car 46 9lfz one. However, by continuing to work togetlter Two children __. as a team. I 80 387 Reading, recreation 21 4'-h know that we will achieve the ultimate goal, One parent, 35-55 .tter Personal care 12 2lf~ working conditions, better job security and sufficient Two children 96 465 Gifts, contributions . 11 2 remuneration for our labor to provide a better way of life F for the engineers our and Five-Person Families Communicatio,ns, .job and their. families.. · Husband, wife, under 35 - expenses, misc. 24 5 DISPATCHES - AND AGREEMENTS Two children under 6 82 393 Life insurance 10 2 During the month of April there were 13 reg~lar agree~ Husband, wife, 35·55 mehts signed and 176 short form agreements, makmg Two a t_otal children, 6 to 16 100 484 . $484 100% of 189. There were 2246 members dispatched Husband, to the vanous _wife, 35-55 *Two children under 13; non~working jobs during the ~onth., · wife; does Two children over 18 116 561 not include savings or taxes. • Page 4 ENGINEERS NEWS .Orovtl!e Dant Siarts Second FiltStage

By HA1tOLD HUSTON, ect this year. The amount is part W, R. WEEKS, of $263 m i 11 i o n construction R~Y PHENNEG'ER, and schedul€ in 1965 for the entire BILL METTZ State Water Project. Contracts for construction of MARYSVILLE - Progr9mmed th1! dam spillway totaHing $17.2 work for 1964 ·on the Oroville million dollars will be awarded Dam was completed last year · early this year, along with a $1.8 with the structure topped off at p1iilion dolJar contract for con­ the 605-foot ma1'k, and work has struction of a bridge across the moved into high gear on the next South f'()rk of the Feather River phase of the fill construction in to carry the new county road the river bed downstream from into Feather Falls. the core block. It took 15 milli.on The S t a t e is scheduled to cubic feet of fill to complete the award $6.5 million in ailditional ''little" dam. contrac·ts for compleli<>n of the In J;l1oving the giant hopper Oroville Dam Power Plant. and conve)•or systems it takes Construction of a forebay dam the combined efforts of seven and reservoir and an afterbay . bulldozers, two truck cranes, and dam and reservoir at Thermalito many heavy-duty repairmen. is scheduled to be advertised for Inch-by-inch the system is tug­ bids at an estimated cost of $15.6 attentive at meeting while Gene. ged and shoved up and ~own CON-CLA YE ... members of Executive Board are r.~cent 'million dollars. Cl-em. hills with the bulldozers digging President Hunter P. Wharton was talking. At right is Business Manager AI Water impounded by the pres­ in helping to halt a runaway as ent _structure is passed through well as move forward. already completed diversion tun­ Fact Finding Committee of Wa­ dered because the blasts were on the basis of the company's The 1965 production year ·calls nels. There are two of these tun­ ter Resources and the Orovill1! surface explosions, and extreme low bid of $3,515,907. The bid for a total of 22.5 million cubic nels, both 35 feet in diameter. Dam Sub-Committee toured vari­ care was exercised to avoid mate­ was 39 per cent below the &tate's yards of fill in the river bed on ous areas of the Feather River rial damage -and personal injury. estimate of $5,738,150 and was the downstream side of the core ON THE MOVE Project in what was · termed a Arrangements were made for the the lowest of seven received. The block. W o r k programmed for Lumbering along at the rate .of "routine inspection of construc­ public to view the blast from the highest bid was $9,592,994 sub­ 1966 and 1967 calls for the join­ 24 feet per minute, the transfer tion progress." lower overlook, b u t safety re­ mitted by a Washington State ing and final peaking of the two conveyor and the monstrous "dig­ The · committee learned that a quirements m a k e necessary a firm, , sections of dam base. ger" (bucket wheel excavat<>r), part of the project, digging of the rule that no one will be allowed In our meeting with company It will take a total of 78 mil­ was moved from "Borrow Area ex­ powerhouse chamber, is f o u r near the bridge itself or close to officials at the pre-job confer­ lion cubic feet of fill to complete A," where the digger had months behind schedule. The ex­ the blast area. ence, they have informed us they the massive structure, the highest hausted the fill material for the cavati<>n of the powerhouse -is Oroville Dam Constructors will plan to start work immediately. earthfill dam in the' world. Oroville Dam, to new rock piles a now scheduled for August of this remove the stru~ture over a per­ It s e e m s as though their big At the present state of con­ in "Borrow Area D." This was ye-ar. This has been a reai- tough iod of several days, None of the probl-em is .getting the new eq._ struction the dam has already big operation. The operation in­ job for the Brothers in this area individual blasts are expected to ment they plan to have on t"!''lrs proven it could hold back the volved construction of a "moving with problems developing contin- be v _e r y spectacular. The old project. of a normal rainfall ·sea­ island" in the river. Bulldozers waters ually. · bridge was built in 1931-as a part The work involved in the con­ and was and draglines constructed a rock son for flood control, of the Feather River Highway, tract includes the clea~ing ·;Of roadway in the path of the ma­ r BRIDGE DEMOLITION welcomed by everyone _ during design trees and brush from 7,750 acres, chinery .and then dug out the With a loud boom and .a c:loud and it won a concrete the Ch1'istmas flood scare. •lVIany It has been clearing trees and ,brush from roadway after they had passed. of ·smoke Hansel's Bridge came prize in its youth. have made the statement if it .as strips ,of land around covers . '.0£ Also, the train loading station tumbling down, alm-ost, but not found to be a sturdy strusture had not been for the Oroville the reservoir and removing all to be moved along with the the 34-year-old engineers prepare to remove it. Dam we would have been swept had quite! Actually, 1,350 the CLEARING CONTRACT trees 60 feet or taller ,horn · away in a torrent of flood waters conveyor system and part of concrete arch bridge is being re­ A coptract f or clearing the , acres. more fierce than the infamous rails for the trains to operate on. moved with a series of small Dam reservoir site has All man made structures witfi­ 1955 catastrophe. The new "Borrow Area D" in­ blasts. The o"ld Hansel's bridge Oroville ld awarded to the G. J. Lang­ in .an area of 5,650 acres must A total of $47.2 million in new cludes 5,500 acres, .and shou on the. Feather River, just down­ been enfelder & ,Son Company of Bal­ also be removed. The job is ex­ contracts will be awarded by the keep the Brothers busy foi· some stream from th e big Oroville M-a ryland. pected to begin in the near fu· State Department of Water Re­ time to come. Dari1, has been a landmark for timOl'e, . The award was made by the ture and is to be completed l}y sources for work on the Oroville POWERHOUSE SCHEDULE many years. Department vf ·water Resources April, 1967. • Dam and the Feather River Proj- Members of the State Senate Safety precautions w e r e or-

.RT Gomez are back there among RENO REPO many· others. Paving is also· the major work left on the H-olmes· Industrial U. S. 80 work just ·~ West of Hoops' job. We were gineers Tadde u Cent r all saddened by the accident that kill~ a Laborer .at the hot­ ·and Nevada· Rock and Sand has By NORRIS CASEY, BU BARKS, GAIL BISHOP, JACI\: BULLARD ino, on South Virginia, is . also plant site on this job. cleaning up in preparation for most of the drain pipe installed Silver State Construction has move again now that W-in­ RENO-Large-scale work proj­ ing to the coming tourist season. and backfi'lled on their stretch of experienced some bad weather "technically over." The ects haven't started in Nevada, ter is T h e McKenzie Construction U. S. 80 East of Dunphy. They spells at the Currie, Nevada house pads cmd so far there's a lot of talk street services and Company has new D-{)0 Ton and are at present, setting up the Camp job on U. S. 93. · cmd little action. are being readied for the "wood for this job, ernploy­ D ,& H Crane, with Brother crusher The Bechtel job. building the We had hoped t·hat by now butchers." We can ' t imagine Peltzer, dozer; Dick Fra'nk "The Crow" Fernango at ing Matt Carlin Gold Mining Corn-y many road jobs would be rolling where aU the· nice people are Dunham, crusher; Ed Doel'fli-ng­ the controls. We wonder, ' how gold mill, is nearing comple t~. and the Brothers would. be back coming from, but since it pro­ ; in addition to George you do these things Frank? er, welder . This job was a fine Winter job work. Generally, t h e work ·vides so much employment, all at The Isbell job at Wabuska, is Ward. Industrial is · subcontract- for several Brothers, with an ap­ picture is good, but why it hasn't we -can say is, come to Reno with now ready for the paving crew. ing the excavation .and backfill, preciable amount of overtime no one seems to know. plenty of money. started, The job has been a "life saver" and have resumed operations. .and specialty craft pay. A contract for the construe~ trunk feeder lines to the The for some Engineers during . the Wells Cargo has resumed the Clear Creek Job , are moving .along IGNS AGREEM-ENT tion of sewage plant Winter months, but our sympa- -g rade work on U. S. 80 at Dun­ HUNT S Corps Conservatio11 Center, was at good footage rate per day. thy goes out to those Engineers phy. Herb Fletcher is at present As you know, Brother Jeff recently let to Hunter and Sauc­ and motel buHding The hotel that are going to make the Ton- the top Supe-fvisor on the job. Hunt recently signed a short Construction Company of for the tourist ennan is being readied ap-ah Job. Larry Gandolfo was called back' form agreement with Local 3, Jdaho Falls, Idaho. seasvn as fast as possible. The river work for the Bureau gradesetting·, as have several the first in Elko. He leased The job is located eight miles .The street projects are com­ of Reciamation is complete, and others in o the i' classifications. work from prime contractors as southwest of Carson City, just ing along nicely, with lots of this was a good job for a num- Holmes Construction is subcen­ a result, and it is to our advan­ off U.S. Higlnvay 50. The Center speculation about the Odie Bou­ ber of Engineers. tracting the crushing on this tage and best inte1~st to pass will be built. to house 200 volun­ levard extension and the tie-in that there i-s a Uni{)ll Industrial. Asphalt Company is job, with Clarence Gummow, the w·ord teers. The Corps will start with of Kietzke Lane with Oddie. locally, pri­ finishing the lanes on the Law- crusher foreman; George Payne, Contractor available 10 youths and will gradually in­ South Virginia st.reet will lease wm~k but.&ot ton Section of Interstate 80, and oiler; and Pinky Vaughn, Stew­ marily for crease to a maximum of 200. In start a "face-lifting" about May for leasing. Per!llli)s this will be a blessing since that ard. Frank Klapka is oiling on exclusively addition, there will be a staff 1, with widening and resurfac­ will soon section was really rough. the concrete batch plant at Dun- other local contractors of 4 0 instructors. Construction ing ·of 395 South to Mount Rese phy. "G-ET THE MESSAGE." should be complete by July 1. Ro-ad. THE NORTH-EAST Nevada Paving is the ma~or wo.rk left Once again, let us remember RENO-S PARKS The Sears center has all the Work in Northeastem of "Dl'eak- on the Hoops stretch of U. S. 80 to keep a :perso:aal time record In the ·Reno-Sparks .area, t-he iron in place on the main store, begins to show signs a very long stretc-h immedi<~t£1-y West of Wells of hOll-l'S Worked at each classi­ building construction is nwving and 'f-eichert is making way for ing" after The well is being Car:go job. They .are waiting f{)r fication tbis year, to .a·id in the along with the weather, a day on a Iacrge warehouse on Glendale of inactivity. for the Wells:Stewal't Wal'IDer cweather ·bef&re ·going in­ satisfactory settlement of ·wage and a day -off. Road. drilled on U, S . .:80 ·-,to full {)fle.!'ation. J-ee aml 'Frank ·· -cl ai-ms. The sub-division work i-s start- ·The Holiday Lodge ·and· Cas- job East of Wells • . (

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e· ai~ Weather Gives. A rentice li11:e te t 11 His ture t r I DANNY 0. DE:ES, A. A. PENN-EBAKER , ED MHlDI;ETON, LOU JONES, JACK M.cMANUS, GLENN - . . By HAROLD HUSTON, of Marysville, · and Lentz Con- part of the Oroville Dam. Project. MULLOWNEY, CUFF MARTIN. W. R. WEEKS, - struction Co .; of Saerame_nto, are It is the second h'ighest highway RAY PHENNEGER and contractors on the two - phase · bridge in the United States. Within a few weeks the full tee if ap.pr~ntice wishes to trans· . BILL lUETTZ project. Baldwin's portion ' ef the When the lake has filled behind impad· of the 1965 work s-eason fer from one area to another. work, involving mostly the wells, · the Oroville Dam -it will bring will be up o n us. Apprentices 8. There is .no automatic six MARYSVILLE- From the low is largely complete and Lentz is the water lev.el, . to within 47 feet who have been off because of (6) month's advancement of ap. valley areas to the high moun- well ahead of schedule on its . of the bridge roadw:w. Oroville the "wet we~ther'' will· have re-: prentices. You must complete re-­ ·~n slopes_. . the M'arysvine Dis- pipeline portions. This job has Lake is scheduled to begin filling turned. to w o r k . In addition, quired number of ·hours - of on tn~t has -wrtn~ssed o_n~ ~f the . kept many ·of ' our Brothers busy · in 1967.: many Apprentices will have been the job training . and related in· wettest month of Apnl rt has ~ through the Winter, despite . . GRASS dispatched to thei seen for many VALLEY r first job in st-ruction in class ·room in -each years: It loo-ks as heavy rains · ' · · if We may miss Spring com- the classification of Apprentice: six (6•) . month's period. · 'A coll-ective bargaining~ · agree- pletely, and start ri:ght We urge these apprentices who . -. Work in·- the San Francisco, into the · NEW BRIDGE · · , ment is now in effect. at tlie Si- Summer seison. This have just .entered into this field San Mat-eo· and San Jose areas . will mean· Construction has started on a : erni Truck .& Motor Co. in Gnss . is that many jobs which to ask themselves . a few . ques­ still Sl0W due to the wet weather were bid new bridge and approaches across · Valley. At the present time there on a "tim:e-· .schedule" tions. but as so

,. ·Frtttways 'B~g~ · -_·': , NS .. ' ~··., :· . ' ' i~:BY~;W ,AJ:;T~~ '1u/:1A.LR9T, .by the time. this article reaches Also involved is a· bridge o:ver west of Vernalis and ·· ian Foreman ._.,,, :•·::iH> M:cNAMARA and · ·· · expect to i:he readers . the· aqi.!educt at Patt~rson Pass :".~._.,::' GLENN 6oBYN'S have a permanent installation in ' ::;, · . . :_, I ~: • , Ro·ad and·relocaUon of ·a fifth-of- .RESURFACE Jl()H that al'ea. At tbis writing, a re· oelliisi,l ·. a-mile of that roa'd to provide a Northwest STOCKTON_:_Adverse weather cr awler is being used · A. Teichert & Son were low ·c' onnection ·:with th~ West Side ·to . erect the facilitres n€cessary "Arotind .Monrovia we drive· a has raised ·havo,e \ vith our predic- . . . Freeway. Gallagher 8.r- Bu1:k sub- to process aggregates. Also, · m small German-made · ca.r, and in tion ot : an .: "eai~ly start>'' this sea- · to bi~ders the State D€partment contracted '.the -dirt ·work at both ·this same g,eneral area, the State the four years we had it we.. 'have son. Howe~er, with the- possibil- of Public Works for $250,000 to ~ites mentioned above ··fo _Lee will be calling for bids to con- driven it only ab-out 3000 mii es. it ~pf:~_tt~ : ~u.t . again widen • on ,~ _ li_l?cb arid resurfac'e sou'tli.:'bound Stephens"'of .' Stocktoii...... 'struct a. new highway to connect Yo.ur big cars and· speed of ...the because'"o( the .rain, ·th.is month lanes · of Highway · 99 between· . Homan &· Law1·ence Engineet- · the Maze Road to the McNamara freeways in (:ali:forriia 'bug' -me," should . see ' .t'b:e .. ~ plai;eii:ient French -': of Camp Road and Web"er i.ng Co. is' consfruchng· COllCl'ete· ·Corp. Freeway interchange. ;lCf;ordi,ng . to Brother He.nman many engineeii o'~ ::;:~r: Road and north-bound io_u~~pi:od- ·-lanes ··be- silos·' for Spr'eckles· Sugar ·co. in ·co~tinen.tal-Helle; has . rrioved' i e hnle, foreman for Ltl:>er~an ects in the construction· fi€ld. .. tween· Weber-. ·and M a riP .o sa - 'Manteca o:n a continuous pour its persoFlnel from Macy's new Mining Co . in Monrovia, Li~e,da . . of Roads. Co~t~·~cti~g- 'co~p ·· · · basis with a hoisf operator· on department store, recently com- .in \Vest Africa. · . SiQU?J: . CiJY.: l9"'Cf.l, __ SJib!llftte~ a ·. Teichert a-lso v;as "low - bidd~r -each 'slirft. However, the job will pleted on P.acific Avenue, t~ the · Brother 'Zehnle and his -wife,; ~ $12'.:f milliQn low bi~ to con- < on ·three San Joaquin ··county only provld'e ~ven to etght days . California .Youth Authorit~ job, nurse in the Liberian Mining Co. , struct 1:8:5, m i l,'e s 'of ·c6ncrete road jobs totaling · abo'!it ·$306;000. . .of-work . to . cOO\plete . the pour. on .'Castle Road, south. of Stock­ camP, hospital, i·eturned t~ the.~!." 'liiied canal· a-nd tela ted structures " The .largest bid; at $-180\ooo; was The . new sifos 'wni''provide stor- - ton. This is the se'cond complex home in WoodacreinMarin ·Cou.n­ •of'-the. California Aqueduct. Com- .for reconstruction . of- Ghr-isman age capacity of more than.27 mil- . unde~· construction at the C.Y.A. ty north of the G~lden Gate . ,:a~d :-pletion is scheduled for Septem- Road in. the Tracy· area:·'. fr~ m · lion ·.p'ounds o£ : sugar, ipcreasing site witi~ Nom~llini Cons-t.ruction S~n · F~·a ncisco. Their stay is 0'11~Y .•ber;·' l967. It· ·stretches from. a :Liaf\e Road .. to state ;Highway 50. ·the' O.utput of the facto·ry by at C~. still ~orking _ on ' th_e first .- tempora1·:Y befo.re ~·etu1; n!~ i ~o · point· ·6.5 miles south of· Tracy .The ..smaHe.r co1-1tract, al~o in. . t,!le · ieast 2o ' pe~ · c~nf · · . . ~- · _:phase of this. p_rpject. A. Teichert their horrie for; tpe past .. nil:re to the .north end: of the first con- 'f.racy . ' ,. ·-·. · a~·e~, is for.recq_nstruction ' utaih Dredgin'g Co: lias approxi- . &. Son has the . sub . contract · of years in. Monr:ovht, . ~ . . . . . tract •rn Del Puerto Canyon west Road ~f Linn~ - to E ;- Bird .Road. -'mat ely three months'· work for the the Continental-Helle!~ job for all · · He fs a mechaniC foremi ri in -... •. of PattertS6n: ' . . ·, ; ' : The third job .is . in .the L.inde~ 'sllctidn d~edge "San Mateo" in 'underground . utili~i es~ g' i·a~ing the mining company's sho~ 'in ~• .. :'This is'- . the t hi r d contract .. ~r~a on .,<;: 'o Jl.l s, fci_. c ~ · . : and ~. fine the Stocli:ton'Turning Basin il.ee.'p- and paving .._ · ·Monrovia. He lists ·· the' ·folfo w~ng ' · · wes' ter'ri ·· ha~ · s€cuh:\d from:' the ·.... E.o. :a.i:ts... · .. .' .•· ._.··. ... · ., · .. ..· . . as type' equipment' useil! .'!()l{r 1 • :eniril{ th~ . ~tockto~ Channel tof · .. Ets HosJ{ ·n · & Galvan have the ))ep· al;t'ffient of 'Resdilrces· to . COn- - · ,. ·the Calavei·as River. Total cpst o - - 1 · ·120-B ' Bucyrus:Eries·; thl;e·e·•' 51!-B ·-,·WEST · 1 . t . l t t fOl' the ne\V < iitti1'cf the·· rtew SIDE BRlll'GE · ' : th.·~ . prdj'ecHs : $ZOO,OOQ. ·· ·· ' ··e ec r1ca · con rae · · · Bucyrus-Eries, · thtee ' so B''s . aqueduct. ·Each - · · · · ·· · . · · · ·· · · -installation. ;:_·, ,a 'l' job'·adj'Oihs the''·othet ··Later this :: year a · making' a . .; · G<~.l .lag}rei : & ~ud~;:·inc : ; · ~ of. p~k- ' ' · u~ i tect : .Spl:ihkiel.· s, Qf El third complex ·new 88 .25 Noi;thwest;· 22B tidg­ Inc~, will be· advertised .line . total length of approximately'; 48 .laJ:)d,". wasJP,e JQ.W.. bi9der -~ to , ~o . arid 15 B era he. · · · · · •- · · .,. . n- . "3M:o~.t ~ W'~s ·:- lo~· bidder· at '$117, for bid. Ovetall· expenditures are . :irilles'' of' lined canal' frbni San str.1J_ct1 Zehnle said ore c'Oming .,a .., , JV;e~~ , _ .Sid~ F r ~ e w, a Y .. 000.: '£&;. ''co~strl,H; fiop . o( a . nine -expected ·to. ·exceed $90 :million · o~t 'bf ' i.:tifis ·Dam in Met'ced County ·to .. . the· open pit o~ eratioh is '70 per 'Q,i'i.Qg~ ov~r .'the.: future ...Calj.tor-riia . .~ole ' ioi:f __ cqp.r~,( - ~C IYI ':\.n t.e c a . -by the time the school ·Will -be ~·chtisniaii. ' Road soiith of Tracy. __ Aqufi)puct ·cent pure; and. anything .,- ,five , :(niles w.e 11-t of . ;wo.r.k :w~ll c.on\'!Jlen~e wben ~egal . completed some ten years . he~ce. less th<\n ) I Petei:-:Kiewit & Sbn§, constl·uc- ..Tpcy . ... 'J.:he · 65 •per' cent .. Jirm. bid . t.J;I~ jop _...:at technicalities 'are ccimpl~ted .. and .. ' pute 'is r un ·thtough ' 'to ~;~· ~ ',of ... · · 'Canyon... , ... · · ' · t ·a mill...... , . .i'lie· powerhouse $5Q0,099- 'l)tis.. proJ.~c . .w1' ll' 1u d e -~>$ ... ~.. 5·o·' ,i1)t..· o ·ol·.'n·.·;t·.a··x·'.·e·_.x... ·e: .mp~_ · b-_ o- ~d-sa:re . ··: o1Hthank me: . • . s toBrothei, . ... ·sSta• . _nley . "u:n· d'e r '·,r $4'2·' mii'uon contract Jhe. i bridge, substr!lgtl;Jres,;j;or .two sold to pay. for the course. . _ , )f~·an_cisco- an_ct'Tona _R.' SinftJ:r'for Pure ore ·is· scre'ened ~ · ti·aJ.ned ) £~·oni ' th·e-· San .fi: rind~~o p'ublic -interchange . :to · ·ctoclcs ra.nms. aj1d .a. detour Gran~te _ Ro,ck -r;q., qf Wi,tts on- . ' the i~: reckiit 'donations to . the Eh- the a:hd · sHipped. Tn.e 1 U• · t i 1:.1tles·, .. ·""l-OmmiSSlon. ·, ·: ,,.... · ·: ,, ...... ,t_ ., ·····' t · · ~ ·~oiii1Ci tiie · brid~e-- ·~ite : · _. · .v. biggest mai·ket' , con mue o ,,, ':' ... .. , . . ~ . . .. ,.. . i_ll~, . J:la.s ·_ ac_ id§:··'; .on" , the. power. ):J.o~Ise :pen- · '' :is .40, miles-.in- ·~:s ·tecks tb:ato.wi.J:l di:op 1400,.'feet .:..land- .. ana the second- mine,is an­ ... . fr.om the completed; ...clancy ·:. 0' . othe~· ' ·:40::; .. miles· fur.t!Thr . --inhm.d. . - ·d)ell -T.mmel.. :t:od;he •Peter. Kiewit ~ .~_, ·o: .-., , .., , Living eonditi()ns are equal ·,·,,; The · >Voi'k on-·' this ·featm'e·'-viill ·· to .'/stateside," the Zehnles. s.ai.d. include ·the furnishing an'd · ··jn­ j., .however, due.to the·high stallation of approximately 2,130 humid­ ity. the air-cond-itioner i>; ,"on" feet of 92-inch, 84-inch and 66- 365 days a year. Fishing-.is inch diameter penstock weighing -excel­ lent and the 1142 tons and· the construction vie]N, from. the I/J.lrer­ ,. of concrete anchors and penstqck .~Gontin~ed on P.ag ~. 8 , · • support~. _ S· . '. . Estimated: cos't Of the worlciri­ Cmwi~l . O~re n for cluded iti th.,:e. co~t~! act is $2 mii­ "lion with a c~mpletion date of N,aU1,iis'· Top ·May,- 1966 . . · • Granite ·'Construction Co. has 'Bufdt@e tlperaior .started . its $3 million contract Here's a challenge to m·en who ·with the Department of the in­ call themselves Operating E:B.gi· , . terior to increase . the flow capa­ .. neers to test their 'skill at run· city of the Delta-Mendota Canal 'nino; a backhoe and: taking ad­ by raising the walls of the canal :vantage· of an opportunity to wi'n ··another 18 inches. Because of the a Plymouth Barracuda sedanin •nature of work, nearly all the the. process. equipment will b€ specially de­ The Massey- Ferguson -equip· signed for the.job .. ment dealers in the Bay Area are :, McNamara Corp .. resumed op­ . participating in ·a nation-wide eerations .On the Tt:acy by-pass job hunt for the top backhoe op'er· ,, an;d should have romplet~d the at01; in the country. .. sub-grade, .and J. W. · Vickrey, Regional contests are wing Inc. (}{ .Alamo should be paving held throughout the nation and . 55 winners wm be given .an .all· ,.,..-Utah. Members Send expense trip to Detroit, Mkh .• '1-t( b-) SpeedoCJrams for the semi-finals. · The finals will be held in J.une • Members of IAM .Lodge 1020,. with five participants each . of ' Salt Lake City, Utah, are using whom will be given a color tele­ eye-catching red and yellow fly- vision set and the grand winnel." ··· ers-Speedograms-to call atten­ the new 1965 car. tion to the need for re!)€al of The local Bay Area contest Sec. . 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley . will be held in Union City, n.ear ·:Act: Fremont; ., 29 and June. 5. The S.peedograms call on Pres­ Between now- and.- then, inter­ ident Johnson and members of ested contestants may practice .o.ngress to iipeed repeal of the on Saturdays and receive entry law so that so-called "Right-to­ blanks at any Massey-Ferguson Work" laws will be wiped off dealer. There is no ~ntry fee. · state statute books. Dealers in the Bay Area ·are: · John Roe, union representative Bayshore Trqctor, 3014 Bayshore for Lod·ge· 1020, ·says union mem­ Highway, Redwood City anct Wil- bers and theil~ friends are . Iiam N. Box Co. , at Decoto mail­ BIG EQUIPMENT .. ·. these two pictures show new Rd. •ing ·the Speedograms to Serra- equipment i.n use by Western Contract­ and lOth St. in Union City. ing Co. at its Del Puerto Canyon canal job _in Modesto The .·' tors,· Cong-ressmen and the area, wes~ of Patter~on. Upper photo contest at Union .City will White shows TTSS~40 Euclid twin scraper with three engines. :, start House. ·.. . Note ·s1ze of equ1pment compared . at.8 a.m, at .the corner _of ;Mi;:;sJc:m with car in foreground: Below is- giar~t blade -used on same proj·ect with.enclosed • .cab, .. an.d :Oecoto Rd...... •...... May, 1965 • ._ P;~ge 8 ENGINEERS NEWS Nicas.io Read ulp iU, Fre.e ays, ridges Top Eureka Pro-ject Resumes Logging Co. !s rip-rap­ . RAY COOPER and selves on future dams for this also be constructed on the Eel Tonkins in Hoopa, and After Delays SPENCE area, as this will be a long range River from the Ocean and on the ping Trinity River CURLY Wil­ program·and nothing positive has Van Duzen River; will do the approaches to ·· By AL HANSEN EUREKA-Work in this area Hoopa and Willow low Creek Bridge for Thomas ' Over in the been announced. SAN RAFAEL - The bulk o_f ·has ·not changed too much since Creek area, Mcintosh and Mc­ Company . a $3 billion long­ the jobs are down at the present our report last month, but by . At present Knight Readymix Company has a Casey and · Lind Construction Federal and State program time, . due . to the recent down­ 'the time this issue . reaches you; range portable rock-crusher set up on· Company has an extention on it's control and · wa­ pour- but by the.time this goes we hope the spring work load . to provide flood Trinity · River in Hoopa, which work until , in the Bluff development for Northern to press; the weather should be • will be well underway. ter will be quite an operation. Creek area·: · California has been unveiled by clear and dry enough. for--the cleanup work is still The flood of Reclamation. brothers Jo return to their jobs. busy, the U. S. Bureau ·keeping many Brothers work has finally resumed on are putting The Corp of Army Engineers ·however, winter rains the Nicasio Road project which dirt to accelerate construction ·a severe damper on starting hope should have been completed in permits of ·California Water Plant proj­ jobs. As soon." as weather one year, but stretched into two. ., be­ which would give the great­ Fredrickson & Watson will ects The deliiy is chargeable to the protection to Northern . gin 6 miles of freeway at Kla­ est flood State Division of Highways. The to go math. We anticipate this job California. stretch of Nicasio Road near the extra shifts, and more than the The greatest expenditure is in new county corporation yard was per normal number of work days Humboldt County where $350, graded last June. Paving was to in week in order to be completed 000,000 is proposed for Sequoia have been completed last sum" days the·time limit of 85 working Dam, on the Eel River, 10 miles mer. Ghilotti Bros. was low bid- allowed. above the mouth of the South der, but work has been delayed Thomas Construction Company Forie due to the rainy season. the Wil­ of Fresno, was awarded The proposed dam would be Development of 710 acres south • job on Route . low Creek bridge earthfill construction towering of Highway 37 at Black Pt. which 96, and is starting construction 600 ft. The reservoir would have calls for 1,700 single family immediately. a storage capacity of 5,400,000 ·homes, 600 multiple units, 16 en­ Low bid of $2,020,023 was acre feet of water. acres of commercial and 12 acres tered by Fruin-Colman Construc­ Long range plans for water re­ of professional zone has been pre­ tion Company, of San Mateo, for sources development on the Ma!f sented to the Marin County Plan- the four lane South Scotia bridge. River include reservoirs in the ning Commission. Th.ere would Arthur B. Siri Company will be upstream reaches at Butler Val­ also be two grammar school sites, doing the approaches, and "Bar­ ley. An earth fill dam in Butler a nine-hole golf course, s m a 11 ney" .Barnhill will be driving the Valley would be about 350 feet neighborhood parks and a park pile on this job. high. bordering most of the develop­ Another good-size job coming men-t. up this month is $1,000,000 con­ A Levee system is planned for The Planning Commission also -struction of four miles of new Redwood Creek, and constr:uction MARIN AT WORK .. .. conc.rete piles are shown here in first invoked the underground utility alignment on Hiway 299, includ­ on this project will begin very phase of im provement to Highway l 0 l overpass at San Rafael. ordinance in approving a 17-lot ing finish grading, base and sur­ soon. Cost of levees and channels Traffic wil l be speeded up by improvement of Irw in St. inter- addition to the Oceana Marina facing, between 15 miles east of on the Smith River would run Development Co. tract at Dillon ... Blue Lake and 2 miles east of around $3,500,000. Levees would change. -- -·- - ·Jf.-4.~- Beach. It required underground Redwood Creek. utility lines. ANOTHER PULP MILL . San Quentin Prison will have of. the second Liberian Foreman . ne~ .activity building to be . Construct~on Free\~ays 'Bug' • J { a _ l:. • I • • the old pulp' mill iri' this area."is now un­ ContinueQ. from Page ,7- · ·' ·· .o- ·"- constructed on the site of .d.e"fvtay: ', The '$45 'm'iin6n Crown jute mill. The present activity ace Hot~l, overlooking · the · Simpson plant was awarded to Pal b u i l d in g is approximately 100 is excellent. Re­ Wright, Schuchart and Harbor, Monrovia harbor, years old. Pacific Coast Builders area received tele­ of Seattle, Wash. and will be lo­ cently, the of San Francisco and W. K. Ku­ cated across the Bay on Samoa vision. bon of San Rafael are the con­ who works at the Peninsiila. This will mean steady Mrs. Zehnle, tractors for this project. says doctors work for about 50 Brother En­ compound hospital, We notice another old land­ average 200 patients daily. gineers during construction. see all mark gone from San Rafael to to employ­ Mercer-Fraser Company is lev­ Medical care is free make way for a two-story office families. eling and graveling roads on this ees and their building. The old home demol­ Zehnle said anyone interest­ site. ished by Holtzinger Bros. was. in Liberia should Peter Kiewit Company was ed in W()rking built 65 years ago, and in the to Frank Hoelle, awarded the job 6f building dock wdte a letter first blow from the tractor scoop, Mining Co., 70 Pine St., · facilities for The Crown Simp­ Liberian saw the "walls come tumbling (5), N.Y. for further son plant. There will be over New York down." 1000 piling driven for the dock details. Northgate Industrial Park is Married men, apparently, are and wharf, still building up - the latest is a Men chosen are given The Georgia Pacific pulp mill preferred. t h r e e building complex to be probationary peri­ is approximately 75 percent com­ a three-months known as Margarita P 1 az a :._ how well they pleted and still keeps a number od . to determine costing approximately one mil­ to the job. If after this of Engineers busy bet\yeen "wild­ adjust lion dollars. Construction is ,to period the man is chosen and he cat" strikes and indi~idual pick­ start within 30 days. wants to continue working there, ets, this job should be completed ·. . the company moves the man's as scheduled. · be family to Monrovia and signs a BACK HOME . .. Brother Herman Zehnle and wife descri left/ FLOOD CONTROL two-yeai· contract with the Opera­ life in West Africa working at Liberian Mining Co. At AI Hansen Business Representative in. Mar.in County. We hesitate to commit our- tor. 1 •

11 OLD RIG, .NEW JOB ., . .. Peter Kiewit Co. is r1)ucking oue' -to -driving pi les on_this dock job at Ti~uron . Men· on job 0 .h dot this spread in San pr-ior ·' GOLDE~ GATEWAY ... thr~e- pile drivers, cranes, .tec .engineer~ J(? hn on phase,two of Gateway pn;>ject. · are.:. Tom [lrush, Bill Rogers" J:e~'~ .Mier's 1 B_ud Muckey/ ' . Francisco. Raymond Concrete Pile owns pile drivers working '·· ·· .,·J · · · .. · Balma. i · Jn the background is the phase one o.f Perini Corp. project. · • Paget ENGINEERS, NEWS San Jose .Report , .$err ·a y ' reen ·li·ght' By 'AARON SMITH' Free ets area is at Junipero a VALLEJO- Vallejo a standstill due to rain. ·_ _ MOORE, in Bradley, a~d Sim Antonio Dam, of Pierce Road Rt. 85 will be wid­ By ROBERT SKIDGEL; G. L. Parish Bros. are · still trying to neither of which ai·e working at - ened and shoulders constructed.­ JAMES N. HALL, LAKE AUSTIN water ·- front job , - full capacity. · Daniels & Hotise of Monterey complete thei~

~ . fighting the . - a $95,350 for resurfacing streets with· a few Brothers JOSE - The award to 75 feet, tossing 3,000 lb weight In the Santa Cruz-Watsonville SAN . : -~ mud, also Prodanovitch Inc. are . - around! area, work should pick up short~ and Park .areas _and installing for the $7,493, working in between rains on the Green & Winston - · ly. __ The last two weeks have storm drains, in Fort Ord. ' Pomeroy Inc. have • 556 Junipero Serra Freeway, has It will be 'interesting, at com ~ brought -a considerable ainount of J, _C. Bateman Co., $155,755, underground, been shut down due to the mud set the wheels in motion for this pletion, to. see what happens as rain throughout the area, and ·for street paving, curb and gut- the cranes cannot come down - , · on the sea wall.· long-awaited project. The job will most jobs are still down. Brothers ters in CampbelL through the holes in the . floors at Granite are getting a little· Ebert:spartan $10,071 for Fifth ·The Bros. on Erickson, Phjllip~ incluct'e;,7.4 miles ~f si~ and eight­ bridge job over as these are sealed up after them. time (just' enough to beat unem- St. Sanitary Sewer Relocation. and-·: Weisberg lane freeway, frontage roads, Remembering that they are 128 ployment), but heavy construe-\ .. Napa River on "stat~ route 37 LOW BIDDERS grading and paving w I AC on ft. from the ground, and -- that tion jobs have not ·started to roU·· ·have been -lucky, the only time they have .lost is the days it has ·CBT, and construction of nine what goes up must come down, yet. Kester ·started its Ocean St. T~e A. J. Rai~ch Co., . is the another crane will be necessa,ry job, and i{ rain and traffic- prob­ apparent low bidder on construc­ ·rained hard, - , . bridges. There will be approxi­ of to lift them off the building. So lems do not present too great a ting a section of San Thomas Ex­ Most · of the dirt spreads 3,000,000 yards of ea'rth mately much for progress, and ho9ray! hazard, the job should get off to . pressway between Williams & -Syar &: Harms are at a standsti!J moved on this job. The company -Wa-dro Roads in San Jose. This all_over the county but the' pav· · · sALINA.s~MoNTEREY a good s· tart. ~·- on one was bid at $1,937,811. More of ing crews have been laying quite _has set up a trailer o_ffice at West Valley started the tele- Work in this · ~rea is sparse this in· the next issue. -Actual a lqt of black top on street jobs. Foothill Blvd. in Los Gatos with this time. The Firestone . job :and phone job in .downtown Santa will be made next week. Industrial Asphalt Inc. is · read~ Glen McAfee as Project Super- Cruz, and has woi.-ked until these awards · · Freeway overpass north of Sa- - Dutra Dredging had the lowest to go on the paving of the de· Work is now in progress last heavy rains. (Incidentally H's visor. linas are nearing completion. The - - of two bids on improvine: Guada- tours on the Darkenwald Free­ • with a small crew of two ca~ and home build~ng work is looking Easter Vacation ;Week, and rain ~ lupe River, in the vicinity of Al- way job at Benicia as soon as rubber-tired loader starting . or no rain·Uie City.of Santa Cruz one up, and will bring in some addi- · · viso Road. · Ene:ineers estimate weather permits, then Darken· clearing. for the Brothh En" . is bracing .itself for the "Suring ~ tional work was -$117,000. Dutra's . bid was wald Construction can start some C " h 0 IIY· sh ow t up a The job will require approxi­ gineers. We hope th a t · with rews, w usua dirt moving rigs back to work.' it this time of the y~_ar for the wa- $106,050. its peak. ·enough of this type of :work & Harms on Highway mately 30 Engineers at t t ) Wheatley & Jacobsen of Palo Ball-Syar Dan Caputo will be building the will enable the Brothe1·s Jiving - er_ spor s. Alto were low ·of six bidders for 40 at Vacaville at' this time is structures, some of which must · in the area to work a Iitt!e'closer - ·:NEw WORit' AWARDS ui.e construction of the FIRST also at a standstill. be ·built before much of the diirt to)1ome whep. the season ~egins. '· ·To L. C. Smith Co. $29,983 for phase of a ne>v science building Vincent Rodrigues Const. Inc. work can be started. Sondgroth -of Highwa; No. · 9 fro in . ·at San Jose State College. The of­ was just awarded a .sewer job in The · Navy job "at Al~an-Pacific ~- widening 0 Bros. will furnish .·and lay . the shOliTd keep . a }en .crew . of OP' : two to fo ui· lanes in Saratoga be- flee 0£. Architecture & Construe~ Napa, this job should be starting black top. This will be an _18- e1:ators .working . .just a~ s,oon :as -- tw:een daJ{ -Place and the junction tion estimated the cost at $4.87 in a few days, cost of job is $189,· month project, and in answer to th,e c,Iearing w9rk· is comple~e_ d, . o'f Route 85 from two to -fo'ur million. _Wheatley-Jacobson's bid 819.00. ' •. .• '· . ·-.. .. • ,-, •. '...... ' ,,·· .; _, -···;.>' the many inquiries we have re­ The ·situation -ih .King. -City · is · lanes _fr:om .th.e. junCtion to ·.03 was $3.16 'million. More· informa- Kaiser Steel is back to work ceived from the Brothe1;s, ·there much the same as last reported. . mile north of Harriman Ave. and tion will be available for the next which will put about 40 Brothers is planned only . one ·eight-hour The major jobs are Madonna'~. . from that po'int to .04 mile ·south issue. back in .the saddle. shift. . _· Wheatley &; Jacobsen are mall:­ • . ing ' prepar;:ttions to move their Hawaii ~Lei Day' truck crane from the Stanford .Hospital job, which is just about . complete,d,, to the new hig~(rise ' ' . apartment _ p ~ oj _E)ct. on , Cq>yp_e.r: St.

~ . . ' Sondgroth will ex­ •' ·. in Palo Alto. '"7..·-- --.._.·J· -· ~ _cavate a full basement. Sondgroth ·iUion ~ sked For Oad Expansion also is grading· and preparing the site for the new J. C. Penney BY HAROLD LEWIS, _merit' of high-rise hotels: Plans support has gained him the _~~­ ·ex c e ll e n t work and interest store, on Alma St. in Mt. View BERT NAKANO, a1;e now pending )Jy· Sheraton 'llo­ spect of his fellow brother mem­ ·shown in our Union. · ,. which will be the largest store in · WILFRED BROWN teis, Hawaiian I)redging & Con­ bers. (Our spotlight may fall a_gain the Penney chain in Northern , ap.(.fA Y NEELEY · st~uctio~ company, Ltd. and :Haas In 1964, Brother Tamashiro was on another deserving brother . California. & Haynie Corporation. unanimosuly elected as Election member . . . it may be you!) _' HONOLULU'-May i was _"Lei ·Committee Chairman; which en­ Pisano Bros. started its $80, 'Territorial Contractors, Ltd. on NEW REPRESENTATIVE 000 storm and sewer project on D_ay'" ·in Hawaii. The lei ·is . a gar­ the Island of Kauai is construct­ tailed a trip to the mainland. This By now most of the _Brotherr~ _ lana of f l o we r s symboliZing ·ing ap.d creating a new facial look was the first trip to the mainland • Stevens Creek Blvd; have met Brother Jay Neeley. - "frieridshi:p.~' Wewisl:i th~re '-;ere fcir the Lihue Airport Road . .This for him, it couldn't have hap­ James Engineering Co. started ev'ery-· broth- ·new business represe-ntative. He enougl;l leis available' for :project started a year ago, how~ pened to a more deserving storm drain and sewer facilities filled a similar job in the State one in the .world: - ·ever, rainy' weather has kept the . er member. . _ . -on Castro St. in Mt. View, on the and is a Trustee on the :· H'awaiJ.is higl~way - program :has· . prdgl'ess of this project almost to Again in 1964, the membership of Utah, 0. C. Jones widening project. Board of Local 3. taken a major step: i~to - 'the irl- · a stand still. Improvements have elected· him to serve on the Griev­ Executive The Hood Corporation, of Whit­ If you have any problems, don't ;tei:statE;l defense highway :system. ·been rdade in the general area ance Committee in Hawaii which tier, was awarded a $1,944,846 him when St~te ' and' Fedenil goverilln~ rit~ - :bf Kilauea between Moloaa to meets every. Monday evening at hesitate to approach -contract to build the Almaden Union office. ~ou see him in the field. "Aloha" have proi_Josed $273 JUi_llion fot :: HanaU~ - .for a State highway. the . . Valley Pipeline. This is · a con­ ·(welcome) to Brother Neeley. - of .. th~ -. H:1 ; f!~2, -Work·in .this area should be com­ For 17 years, he has worked as tinuation of Hood's recently cqm­ t he constru~tion and H-3 bJghways. Bids, i!r~ ~9~ ;; pleted by thl;l later part of Au- a top universal equipment' opera­ pleted job, another portion of the tor. He has worked for Construc­ intra-county water importation - ~§~1frltcfl~lde.b.~tt{r ~!:t~e~~~!ti ~:·: ~-~ -:~: ~ __ :,_;··:-, ~ _,·: - ..: tion Equipment, Inc. for a num- . DISTRICT cSystem, which is expected to de­ of May. · · - ··- · · -- ·· ·. SPOTLIGHT ' ON'MEI\IBER~ _ber of ·years and has served as this month. 'MEETINGS liver its first water · · The Ltinalilb Freeway, part of . -A ·member who lias devoted Steward' for the -Operating Engi- This portion of the contract is H'-1 highway; betw~en 13th and much of his time day to day to neers. _while. ewployed by ,this _for 4.5 miles of 72-inch pipe to be Kapahulu Avenues, is· just a por- the task - of maintaining the company. His name has appeared Gatos • ·installed between th~ L~s tion of this 'immense highway sys- strength of our Union is Brother on numerous occasions in our 'En- Sacramento, , Tues~ . _Creek and Central P1pelme, to a 1 and should be completed by Shoichi "Mala" Tamashiro. gineers News," for he has worked C.E.L. & T. Bldg., 2525 Stock· / ·point on the Guadalupe River at 'J~m .May. Another part of H-1 high- Since the Operating Engineers' . ori\'±nanyt ,out$taridi-ng . projects ton Blvd., 8 p.m. · the Los Capitancillos percolation way's route will continue out to- progressive drive to organize Ha- tllroughou't the -State. of Hawaii. Actual starting date has ponds. w·ards the Barber's Point area. waii's unorganized in the middle . ·i ·We' are' indeed .fol't'imate to DIS:rRICT 2 peen determined, ·however, not . H-2 li_ighway is about to com- 1950;s, . Brother . Tamashiro was ' have ' ~ m ~ m'li'e j_- · like Brother Oakland, , Thurs. more information should be avail­ mence around the area of Wai- very instrumental in helping our' S~o.i~h,i ''MM_a;' T~mashir'o. Labor Temple, 2315 Valdez . able for the ·next issue of "Engi­ pahu JunCtion on · out to Scho- organizing drive, His miending;.. \ . · He·deser:ves :recognition for his ·St., 8 p.m. neers News." field. This s})ould supply more · .,,__ - .... · · ' · The ·Henry C. BeGk Tel~phone JUNE . Building · is moving. right along for a rru.ce :in ,$·teel Disp~te - wo~~3 f~~;:~aio~~:r_~;aris ~ eg()tiate~d . DISTRICT. 5 with no time wasted in its sched­ ttlrinel from Moana'iua to :Kal.Iua . .. ~- PITTSJ3'URG I-I- A · fo~r-month:- c~~ _e~q the temporary a'rrapge­ Frespo,_ .~e -i; Tues ~ ule. With a . 25o:rrian· crew work­ Work is scheduied to begin .dur- truce has ·· .been negotiated be- ine'nf on a 30-day notice. usw Ju . .2131 E. Olive, 8 p.m. ing 12 hour.s a day, the forms for ing the Autumn months .. The sun- tween the United· Steelworkers · President David J. McDonald · aF - the _lOth and last floor are ny weather at that tiine of the an'd the basic steel industry,- . cautioned that "a strike' or ' a . DISTRICT 10 ready underway: strike. lockout could' occur" at the end year should be excellent for work" 'heading off a nationwid~ Santa Rosa, J.une 3, Thurs. . · Two climbin'g cranes go · itp ·that· ·had been threatened for of the e~tension period unle's's ing conditions. · Vet~. Bldg., 1351 Eenriett, 8 p.m. • · ~ ith the building, scrambl_i11g May ~- . . f!nal' agreement' i~. reached. on an through holes left in each floor ISLAND OF· ~AUAI Und,er tl).e stopgap . arrange- overall contract. . DI~TRI,CT : l2 ' with the help of speciaf llydraulic · The outlook for the Island of .. :ment, management is putting : Th~ . uni~n ··declared · that the : $art-Lak~ Gity, j!li1e 11, F.tl. very proipising with jack devices: The coli:tm·ns and Kauai looks ' into ' e:scro:w a sum' equal to 11.5 11:5 cent'' figure-which amour1ts , 7'!!a m ~ter Hall, 443 s. Sixth Sf:..; walls are poured by the cranes, much highway work to be ex- '·.cents per hour'!)er worker pend- to about i:i' per cent' o:f'tin; iii­ -8 P-IP--:. ·- ' .·- which can hoist a 3,006-pound tended fnto the Kola District. In . ing 'final aii- ~ emeiit on -·contract . dusti-:? s 1ibor costs - do~s n'ot bucket._ Things. get' a little . cori- > the viCinity of Seven Seas Hotel, •. improvements. ,, • . ,._ . i·epresent' the final amourit .. the DISTRICT 11 : _ gested qn top of the bt1ildipg with· . now a · famous spot, jhere ·,are I'f no · firial · settlement is . .USW .expects to win in any-lpng- Reno, · June 12, SaL at .Must.. . two cranes with boom of 104 ilnd . -many possibii~ties for . develop- reached by Aug. . 1; . either side range agreement. . ciansBldg.,)2_4 W. Taylor, 8 p.m., • ·May, 1965• ·.Avant_- Q4rde .A-pproach Sara-Fra:n(;isco~ \,, :·· . r. . ·ted· with , ~.v tJfl· r ·· ver iler :Proj:ects B-y ED HEARNE, TINY LAUX, STAN GARBER,:. BY · A~ · J. "BUCK" HOPE; Jse pt;pjects .listed <)S_ · ~ qig . Dr. Weaver Goubled in· brass . · .It is calleq an "orthotropic job~>" include: · Peter Kiewit's bridge" and is one . of the as the featured speaker at the fo1,1r Juniper~ Serra f ~: e e way. ·p.~~r highway overpass bridges being ceremonies preceding the event . Daly City; lVIans.on-(ieneral, .foot. .. and as engineer at the controls built as a test pr:oject for the .of Marin St.; PCA. Quar:t;y; . in Califo.rnia Division of Highways . of the car. He shared the latter · · · · .~risbiJ.ne anP.:·the Sa11; fl: an ~is~o ·by United States Steel's A~ed- . duties with Adrien .J. Falk, Presi- - .G.arbage Du1pp. ," ,., .,-.. ,:-; can Bridge Division. · dent of the Bay Area Rapid Tran- .· Kiewit· has , 1.5 '·:million yards •&it District Board of Directors. . Thes~ bridg~s are .to , c~n:y · ~n­ to move ·and :.seyer.11J .structures, , '' The' laying of the rails and•the . state 68Q over V.· S. Highway; 50 and the :next section south·:sh{)Uld brief ceremonies attending the near Dublin. This ,techniqu.e, ,was :1ie let shortl-y • .· .. , · , .,, · .,,.,. .Tunning of the test car have dev.eloped in Europe but ;. . . . -~ ·: ·: : :: :· : . . : . : : . hal\ . not Marison'-Gerietal•·-is "w·o r k"i·n 1 g launched a $160 million construe- ~een used oft~n i~. .th~s c,oufl:try. P,UM:I>Ho'USE . ·, . a.t Byr~m, CaHf. shows ·a R~25 Whirly >tl'ane : round,the - ~locll; .. with ,two f~oat­ ·tfon program for 1965. ·.The ·orthotropic bridge design at right at:"~d an HC-J 0.8 ling belt, with 90 feet of boom and i~g ~·igs, t~io . ppe drfv.ers ope ~ a,t· . · ·work has started on the· three involves l.lse oLs.teel·plate. decks gib at left s~~}ing re:b_arandpanels'·fbf" ·Guy F: Atkinson Co; )ng: on ,tl;le se<)WiJ}l, :a, .pa;i~; .. ,p£ \Jhile twin tunnels through the ~ stiffened ',. . ;- .; · . with longitudinal. ribs ,.truWN'l'Oi:VN ' · •The. garbage· ·dum p.'(•llnder . ·street station complex in down· ii'lg surfaces-asphalt concrete on 'busy 'in this 'jtirigle of pipe. Norinan At this writing it is still ~· ain- ' Brother Wally Hobson, •town Oakland, where the new . one portion and a thinner surface c. " eenter ~ of 1 'Pe.tel'son' arid FrM'Early are' do· )ng, s~ ~ ork . ~i. .s ...~Jp}¥~9. . ·~~\~n . ·a .great cleal ()f. controversy .·.co1n.· ' i"apid, b:ansit · headquarters will of aluminum .oxide· grits in a coal· irii fhe fouirdati6n work ,s,ome. . Ho;v.ever there· are some -eerniRg•• ">Ba,y·.. Filling,J \ has,::about ; 'be ·located,· the El Cerrito aei"ial tar-modified·· epoxy.:on , the· othand 'compared : with: :the ·three· .·other 1 1 fi'nei-f''struc'ttir'e's as· soon· tli.e on the'·'paytollfl<'. . :.. ·... . ," · · . mes:hanics. , . . :.,,>··; ;·· · • bay 'tti:tj'e·: linking Oakland· and .tspans on. -the· overpass;. ··: ..: :·· as · ' fo~1nciation :work in: This pt;dj­ · · With · the :Rapid Transit' tun- Amo.ng the projects~! ·sart ' FI'ancisco which will be fi- ·· At the Rossmore projed·riear is '!big :are ect WiU'·keep a great many en­ nel job coming up, there wiU ·be ., the Golden Gateway, '·nanced with $133 million in bay Walnut Creek knbwn ·as-Leistti·e Phase .T:w,o, gineers busy this·-year' and next. ' work for a·'g00d number ;of' our <1nd Alcoa ' bridge toll money. · World ·there are · a number ' of Building. . .. ··''"·' ,. , 'The·bulk of•the system will be ·contractors wot'king·. American On the Ra:pid Transit test site, Brothers. Raymond Concrete Pile Co. has financed with $792 million in Bridge is fabricating and erect· Massman· Construction Company L. ,. c. Scmitl], .. stilll1as work left . three pile drivers working . the general obligation bonds author· ing a large fresh-water tank for ' is finishing the piling and they on .thei ?] ~: perators, , Contra Costa and. San Francisco city of 15,000,000 gallons., Bigge concrete .. s ~. uctures. Bigge • is : : .. · backhoes, tech engi- ·counties in November of 1962. Crane ·Service is setting the steel placing the overhead gi rders with . -Kaiser Steei: hii\ ,tio.rnber of neers and a 977 Cat. Chet Smith. - 'With these jobs underway in place with Brother Jack Mou­ their gantry crane. Sharp and OUJ ,·. ~~~ 9ni~r s oli the~L joj) · puil:Araska. :-·~ :: c ::· :< : . · the . are? on Gough St. for high- BLOOD BANK TIME The work picture has remained Martin Bros. have several sub­ Todd ShlPYilt:d. }.lasJ >eejJ: :"gqing rise apartments. Apartments and about the same this past month. :·office' buildings are going up all divisions and pipeline jobs going strong. : ·c : · :. , x'-.: · We must rep~:n·t at this time The Shell Refinery at Martinez . in the area and are keeping • :over the downtown area. · •that our Blood Bank is exhausted most Remember Brothers~ safety ·ar: -/ ' . is a beehive of activity, and is one of their men busy on this ways ·'It ·was ·announced this week ·due to the great demands that work. pays off. · that Murphy Pacific Corp., of ,..- ' are being made on it. If you are Emeryville, C{)ntracted with Clyde ·able to donate or 'know of any­ . Iron :works, in Duluth, Min. to . one else that can donate please btiild a · special floating crane to call our office or one of the Busi­ ~uild tlie 5500-foot new• San Ma­ ness Agents for further informa­ : t~o:Hayward bridge. · tion when and how. We would be very sorry to turn The crane will be built in Du­ luth arid down anyone in need {)f blood · will be mounted. on: a • 'noating barge, but that is the position we are 300 feet by 90 Jeet. in at this time. . The crane will have a ca- , ·pacity of 500 tons with 275 feet In Oakland ... East Bay Exca­ or' boom. vating Company has a full crew Murphy working on the Jackson Street has 5500 tons of steel . .to erect freeway in Hayward placing ap­ on the bridg€, The barge will · be a self-contairred proximately 10,000 yards of ma­ · city for 82 workers,. complete terial per day with trucks. Six with living . and d:ining engineers are keeping busy in _quarters and _equipped hospital the Hillary Pit loading trucks facilities. · with an equal ·amount of engi­ .neers placing and compacting the .-, material at the job site. They are .Cof~S denc e Mcney getting a good start on the 21fz An elderly lady who dropped year job. · in to 'the Intenral Revenue Se't·v- Redgwick and Banke are ahead i~e in Manhattan .for help in pte- • of schedule on their Woodland ·.paring her income tax retl;l rn Estates job. They have recently . was soon told she didn't earn rented five . scrapers from H.O . enough to pay . taxes. Nonethe· Ruther ford to increase their pro· less, she dropped a check for $5 duction. The job will be wind· . in an envelope, with a note say­ ing up in about two months. ing: "Enclosed my donation to ·Brother Leonard Cunha is GATEWAY HODGE~ PODGE .. ~ men' and ecjui pment cr~wl over Golden Gateway project in San Treasury . ; . 1 ·think every Steward on the job. Francisco. Chet Smith is excavation contractor; Dean Whitehead; shown on loader; Ernie Wa lk­ American citizen · should give to Titon · Construction Company . er on 977 Cat and AI D6dini is'·one df operator's of:piledriver for Raymond. · the upkeep of his · country .'~ · • Page U •May, 1965 ENGINEE~S NEWS K~ !idiecoit Warm.Weather elps Utah's Work Loa · ~1eeUngs . K.e n ri e-cot t membership . vANcE ABBoTT, JAC.!{ sHoaT ~ ~iid. Tol\1 BILLs be held on the JoiiN THoRNToN,_:MERLIN Bow:MAN, . ~ . .. meeting~ will '· · By HuGH BonAM, . . . first. Thursday of. every other of In- for finishing up. John Moody is month, starting with Thurs­ ' SALT LAKE-By the time this neers working on that project low bid to pave _12 miles . Please keep this on this .job . day, article is printed, we should· be now. terstate 15 from 31st · Street to safety co~.pmitteeman in minG · as we will not send is the steward . . · enjoying wat;m May weather and Everything · is going well at South Layton. The bid was . and Jay Hansen eout cards for regular meetings. started. If a special meetinq is held most of the work will be in full . Kaiser ·Engineers at Garfield, awarded April15, 1965. Concrete · . Clyde Company has 39th· South and you. will be notified- by card . • swing. The out-of-work lists are · Utah with George Farrell as job · . will be used .to pav·e the driving . back ·to work on decreasing steadily and it is our steward and Nephi Nemelka as · lanes and asphalt will be :used on Interstate 15 with Grant Haslem ·Harry . hope that' this will be a long w9rk safety .representative. the parkipg and. shoulders. The as. superi.ntendent un_der those brothers who are fortunate . enough to be on them: , season. · We were shocked to hear·.of the six-lane high:way will be the long- Clyde. e_st stretch _of concrete paving .on . I , in• . We al·e· st1'll- havi'ng t'nqu1'ri'es · death of B. rother Eddi'e . Nar·o- · · · · · 'PROVO AND SOUTH · n response to the ni.any address in Salt · vitch, ·who died . Of a heart at- the Interstate system . in. Utah. concerning the Oil, Coal, a·s 'to our· new F 'f • t f c · . w. W. Clyde's .J'ob at Hamilton quiries Pl h ·t d tl · - members wili · I e s · cons rue wn · ompany H 1· · .nun·· Lake ·City, .·so we will ·print· it · tack,- Many of ·the .. d d th' .;- d - . th. · t · Fort has. sta· rted to·- .mov· e .-- r·I·e··l1t · e mm lOSP a e· an ° ler · remember Eddie as a good na:- · has nee e Is .,oo · wea er · o ~ ed in· het;e: · · get . their . Harrison Blvd . . eX'tEm~ .. along at a 1;apid pace with. the', el;al r.esources being de,ielop · · · · - Southern and Eastem Utah, tllere ~ · tured, happy-go-lucky guy. dedi- .ny weather _ cle~fing somewhat,~ ' 1956 West North Templ_e, cated to manning the big earth- sion started aga!ri .. Fife Compa carry Stout. Constructl~n Company has been . much speculation - of· . Salt City, Utah, 84}~6 - . moving machines. He spent some . is using .a conveyor belt to, L~ke -as· n: o· t s· tar.ted-·back on -~tl1e. r'r· J'ob . proposed industrial dev ~ loprrieilt .. , 3284946· 328 4947 fi,ll materials imde the hi way . -h iri these various fields but to Telephcirie···-- . : . . ' . . • . of his time overseas on -various ' ...... r . . - : ~ · . . ·at . Kanarr;lvilie as yet, b1tf the dat~ notb.ing is in the wdrk. stage. : ·Parso·ns Company is mov- · jobs: the .last one being in Greece. · this keeps the Harrison .Blvd. · J. B. cbillpleted _and . However, we believe they will ' Black R.ock . ·- At the tiri_le of.death he was . tr.af~i,~ :~rorp sl?~!~(~own W?rk. . :grade has Qeen ing their hof planUo 1 'in the neal· fu.- , - Reed on : F)fes JOb ~n . ~aytor1 ~ also mov- : tJ;teY. wil start ~ith .the gi·avel and. !Jec ine a reality pave two ~ sections -of grade re- · Foreinan for Gibbons & 9 · to . near Herinimstefore l ong, . . t cently. ·completed . by ,Suinsion- . their . project G bbo s & Reed ·construction . . ,. . - . . ure and we will keep · the .mem- . - 1 L. A:. Young at ·Milford is-com- ber$ posted. · · · -- arid G~hb<>ns -& Reed. ~?ss : Oregon: To his wife, Joan, a.nd - ~ . P · · . - > · ' • R~ed ing along nicely and with .fifteen . . A hirger highway. prograin is · .· Bmgham will ram-rod . the ,JOb their small daughter arid.' Eddie's : Co. h~s , t~re~Jobs m the - 9~~en . . of otit brotP,ers, is l'eaily makii1g . schediih~d.for. this .state than ever: with' ino.st -all . the· ':' crew, that; . mother',. we: wish to:. offer. our . . a~·ea. :fpei~ JQb .at . ff~t Spnngs dirt' fly~ - ", , ~ · · ·· ~ before 'and if · it develops· as worked for _him last · year. Gib- . heart-feltsympathy and hope-the ·. h_as }>een_; stad~d · b_Y a ' l)ug ~c?n : the 1 3 in -tions planned,. there is a bright work . a . little :work; years -ahead .be kind, to' them ~rac~or, H ~ton _ & (;a~r; ~~ op__ :we are presently neg~tia bOns & Reed has will &'Mining _· . picture ,- for dirt . stiffs, but we ' . section bu(. iil. .their 'grief.· lll .t~e :_Nort~ .of .W~bel: \ C~myon . w"ith. utah Construction left fioishing up ~ their opei·at'ioris in : are 'facking in·. the building in-' days. ' ; Several Cl'ane booms penetrate. has a ,couple of pioneer. ~ats and . Company .at theh· should be through in' a few · · · · - · · · · · · · · ·. · d t · · They· then will move. crew to tl:ie . the skyline . iri downtown Salt , a few _641Scrape~·s. _w.~r~mg. T~ey Cedar City . at the Iron · Mine.s. . . us ry. . . I · th R d thol1gh we have over a ·. with apal;tments 'and ' are ·: as_~ .~lonee~lllJ~ ' e . p~~ . ·. 'The Company employs appro:id- . . Even access 'ro·ad on: 45th South.. : . : . Lake .. City . _nt .a nu- Valley)obmWe_ber GaJ:lYOJ:l; Gtb- . 'mate.Iy''. ninety. op-erating" erie'i- yeai· to -go :on_.. the prese g ree~ R . M ' . ; . ~ .: 'u . . ' office buildings almost too bons ·& Reed expect to ·start .mov- · . · ~ . alp .. .. Par s~_ ns 1 ecep Y. _ac- . t t. - - · . . .n.ee'.·rs o··n· '· th··l··s · P· l~ O- J. ect'. 'an·d· . Local.· \ merit, it. sh_o_uld be the_respon . si--_ " ' d .. b' t K . o· tt c p e merous .. 0 coun ' ...... · · . ..;utre .aJ{) .a ; epnec , .. o P r,_· ' T ·. - . ' V - -: M' · C t ing fill-early .this Summer. trying im- . bility of_ every member tp · look ~ l t he new a 11ey USIC en er ...... , .· ' - ' No. -3 i's constantly' to b' 'ld' . 1 bd' ·a to' t.h'e' view : off i-15 in . , M ,orri~on-Kn\ldStm COI:J:Struction ...... ·negotiatin. g .. · UlGlnf~ ' aldmUo tay h. IeTh0~1 e 'pll abn, '' will ·add . . 'pr·ove' the livini s' tan.dards of 'its ahead. and provide the . , a al' Ie IS WI e · L. · k. · ··c ··t . · 'th... ·ts , Company_has about 35, brothers - ~ con· . 't · ·· · .. -' · · ·· . ·· · · , - N :th' · ·s· ·-It 1 1.- . . ; . . N t E h . . . members. ' . ' . . . . ' team with the information to thetune of approximately tpree . ' or ' . a .. . a_ e. . y WI .. Interstate80 a _c _o ...... · . ·· .. · .-.· ·· -- · rounddomethatcanbeseen'for ,· on .theu . has . fiiiisped. cernihg_ hi~ desires a.nd needs, should . "I . Th" d . .. - . . .. d'' . ' JunCtion. ' . Valiey Asphalt toflvemilhondollars;and 0 important, provide ed:wtas Il ._ . Schilling Construction Co. has _ -movin.i and settlng up· the hot' ~ and more ,., last about one~ year and will em- · :I es._,. IS ?fh· pou~~tt to obh1in om been moving right along on their plant. ~t ._t)le _. -old Hurst Read~< ' them .with the . tools ploy about 10 to 15 oper'at1ng en: f e grtohund: Wik~ d. u· t~ a , t . · · new conditions and retairi the ) a~ e up e co umns . · . · . · · · Mi_x site. . · gim;ers . : . · . , . • orm . en on the East Canyon ...... · . - . : . , · · · . by hydbmlic ,jacks l>Y IntermoU:n- c.oncr ete has star_te~ two ·best of the · present ones. These • ·we t D . w. w . . .Clyd_e · · · Th m g s are. · gQI ng ·we II. · a t ·· · s · tain Lift _Slab Corporation .. The · · .am. . . . .· . T. his ··· tools ai·e a good · strong united . . 'fts a·· t . the Pa"son J'ob . . th Sh t by·. In- Steenberg C: Of\S t- rue t ~o~ C ..o ..on .· Shi J . t ern K napp M m agna.WI .. or y . excavation is' being' done · c. . mpan·y ·h·a· s· ·a·v· e.r 1.00 e.n. e:I'neer·s inembership believLng in the R th b t d Inc. a i:ecent- . the Lost. Cr .ee k , Dam exp~cts to 0 ~ asmusse1_1 as · e JO .. s .ewar_ • dustria!Excavation: f'll t' w. ork_f_ng o·n two· in_terstate · .pro)·. right to a better way· of life, and : 'ft d D N , signed · b_ e work'_mg on th. e . ,I . any _tme . . . on th e d ~Y s h 1 . an . uane ye h' formed 'Company who 18 · P.rovo.: . ' . will stand U:p for the Agreement . Vauahn ·.now •th a t th ey c.an k eep . C()l,IJ.pac- . ects_ c_los.e to . . . 0. n· th e n1 oaht · sh1 ft . - Jim. : o . tO ari agt~eemeht · · . and defend it. YoU:r· Representa- wn.. _R , A. · H. t em :z; on th e c os- We have notr'ced '_ma~y _ d 1· ~crep- lS th e sa f e ty represen ta t Ive: .. · · t . i.·eady and willine- to .th e . anc1'es I'n the out-of-wor·k 11'st thi's fives are ~ Things . are really . starting to NORTHERN· · · AREA · sey Dam was una bl e ot s t ar.t tO.. - · fA ·1 year .. w· h-en. you _ar'e out of w·or·k help you in efforts directed . has made it to North- 80 D shovel t h e last part o pn . . ·move · at Bechtel · Corporation ·-in · Spring wai~ ds . suppol'ting these condi· are ern Utah; J. · B. Parsons' ·. Con- . and now have 15 brothers work- ·please contact your nearest , of~ice Bingham ·· Canyon. There . . to '· ·ee:t'ster ·yo.ur nam· e·. Upo·· ·n ti{)ns, in defending labor's rights · · Compan;y submitted the · mg· on th e D· am.- 1 _ about 25 to 30 operating engi- struction "'·being called back to work, the of- and organizing· new jobs and in~ · VERNAL AREA: fice you are called from, /can dustries to better protect our Tiago Construction Company then remove your name and dis- jurisdiction. kicked off on a new job in. the . patch you to your job. We . find Every citiz~n has the constitu· Dinosaur National Monument last ·that contractors will call the of- tiona! right to enter a voice in week with Jim Case as superin­ fice for a member by name and th,e · operation of their govern­ tendent. -Some . ot the crew was · he is not registered for wm:k. . 111ent, and ·it is especially import· moved · from East Canyon but · ·This inv,olves unnecessary phone ant tp every person in· the labor • ·for Local Help trace the field to contact their congress· there will be room calls and expense to also. This job will go fast and member down. · · men by mail or otherwise and let should have the ·grade finished them know that their work is ap· in six or eight weeks. SOUTHERN AREA precia.ted and also how you feel Strong Company was low bid­ As soon as the weather settles about important legislation com· der on the highway 40 job east down, the members in this area ing before them. of Vernal through the "twists" to­ can expect a good work season. The action, if negative, could ward Gusher. This makes two At present most jobs are on a very well affect the livelihood jobs in the Vernal area for this "work when the weather permits" of every person in the labor::--... Company. The _other is _located basis. Some of these projects are group. Now is the . time to be on the state line near Artesia, lagging behind and should pro­ heard, not after the issue is dead Colorado i~ the Dinasour Nation­ vide a little premium time for , and you have lost. al Monument; however,, the ele­ vation· of the ·Jatter job has been too ·high to start-this early in the season; Obituaries .... • We are looking forward to a April, 1965 little more activity in the .Uintah yeai' than last. San I nit. Date of Basin this Death Francisco Chemical 9ompany has Name · City Date started·to 'expand the concentrate Geo. W. Bauman, storage facilities of the now ·exist­ Weed Heights, Nev. 9-10-55 3-21-65 ing plant which is being don by Ben Blackman, Concord, Calif. 2- 1-38 4-20-65 Ralph Taylor Consti:·uction Com­ P . L. Brown, $acramento, Calif. 4- 7-51 4-19-65 pany from Ogden, _Utah. This is Geo. DeSpain,' Grass Valley, Calif. 7-11-42 4-16-65 not the large job -that has been J. P. Farrell, San Bruno, Calif. 6- 4-55 4- 1-65 rumored. However, Stauffer Fred Faylor, Guerneville, Calif. 9-15-63 4-26-65 ·cli.ernical ·plans to build a sepa­ Henry Graber, San Francisco, Calif. 1- 7-56 rate · plant later which ·.-is esti­ Jack Wm. Kepley,* "" mated at 17 million: San Geronimo, Calif. 12-20-6.4 4- 2-65 · R_e_ed & Sumsion Company is Arthur Kruger, Folsom, Calif. 6- 1-4'2 4- 5-65 still making the dirt fly south of Joaquin Martin, Pleasanton, Calif. 1-26-38 3-11-65 · · ~idvale" on Interstate · 15 with a Melvin Prather, Lakeport, Calif. . 12-20-64 2-18-65 • good crew of .engineers-and have . Homer Rawlings; Sonoma, Calif. 10- 7-50 - 4- 9-65 increased from . eight to nine . Kendall Richardson, · _ hoin:S per daY, Bill Keller has ac­ San Francisco, Calif_. . 5- 7-38 4-20-65 c_epted duties as- safety commit- Timothy Sullivan, on the job. · , Calif. 3- 7-42 4-11-65 ELECTRIC SHOVEL : . members. of Local 3 at Utah Copper teeman Redwood City Canyon the . 80 D Calif. 1- 5-52 4-·. 6-65 Division's -Bingham canyon mine are shown here, from left: At Parley's Jim_Temm, Shasta, the rock and has· , Ripon, Calif. 8- 2-41 4-14-65 · Howard Bingham, Margan Harrison, Tom Bills, Herman Kess­ has finished Louis E. Watkins r Calif, 9- 6-58 4-? -65 ler, Dave Gottbert and Jim Steadman. been :replaced by a belt loade C. W. Wickman, Chico, • Page 12 ENG i N EER S N E WS May, 1965 ;------___;_,. The semi-annual Peninsula Blood Bank day is slated for •' Survey Notes s I e c r er I· June 5, from 7 a.m . until noon at the Blood Bank, 1791 El CarniJ!lo Real in Burlingame. .. 8 , One of our -Brothe rs here will . , · need a minimum 25 pints for le e re - s · an open heart operation on his wife. Engineers a.nd their By BILL RANEY and picked up a $533,000. job widen­ Fisk, Firenze and McLean are families are m;ged to give a MIKE KRA YNICK ing and deepening Seal ·Slough already underway on their new pint of blood for the Operat­ w hi c h was appropriately re­ freeway widening' job that runs ing Engineers fund. SAN MATEO - Are the rains named Marina Lagoon. It follows -from Broadwa:v, Burlingame t o ~ver? Let's hope so! At this writ­ a line that divides new Shoreview Redwood City. This will be an ex­ ing it appears the long-awa-ited and Parkside from Foster City. tremely hazardous job. as most The company employs from six Spring has arrived. After only The company plans to briri'g in a of the paving can only be done to twe1ve engineers t h e year three day~; of excellent weather sixteen-inch dredge, which has at night. Brother Doug Gray will around. They have built dust con­ By the time that this paper • we can see' the seam starting to been revitalized for some months, be the sHperintendent. You will trolling devices. They have prac­ hits the streets, the· Surveyors _of break. Work orders are finally even a new name was given to it. remember he was also- superin­ tically sound-proofed the crusher. Local 3 will have held eight pre­ coming in, and with a little good A $600,000 dredge job is normal­ tendent on the night regarding The company has, with the as­ negotiation meetings in Marys­ luck our four to five months old, ly not very large, but with a surfacing job done by Bragato sistance of Brother Larry Hall ville; Mer-ced, San Jose, San Ma­ multi-page out of work list can sixteen inch dredge, it should last year. as superintendent, performed un­ teo, San · Rafael, San Francisco, be replaced by a newer one of keep many more Brothers busy countable deeds of civic responsi­ Vallejo and Oakland. JOB RUNDOWN only a couple of pages. for a long time. bility and seems to have made These meetings were hel9, to We request your assistance in Dutra and other clam dredges We notice that many contrac­ every effo.rt to comply with the help determine the proposal that urging this along, as it is also a have been moving in and out of tors have picked up several small various regulatory agencies. The will be taken to the coming nego­ period when the "phony gypo" the area like motor· boats. Most jobs this last month and will be company hopes to complete cer­ tiations. From every indication comes out from under a rock. Al­ work has b e e n repairing ·and starting soon. Such as: Lowrie tain set):ions in the next two in past meetings there are sev­ so the non-union contractor from building new levees. Paving was awarded three jobs years so that the land can be eral issues that were discussed - ·-other areas hopes to find a few totaling o v e r $100,000. F airley used as a subdivision there by which will be taken into consid­ new "pidgeons" that haven't yet SAN MATEO BRIDGE Constructors was awarded two making_useless land into a land­ eration in developing a proposal. heard how he cheated his men on jobs tota-ling $60,000. Fisk, Fir­ scaped home The joint venture by Caputo area. This-, of course, Whenever there is an issue as his last job. Be sure to call the enze and McLean - three jobs would mean and Bragato on the San Mateo much more taxable serious as t h e issue that con­ • ·hall when you see a new company tota.Iing $1,030,000. Oscar Holmes land. Creek Brid.ge job hasn't started fronts the Surveying industry, in the area we may have missed - two jobs totalling $1 ,700,000. State Safety Engineer, ·Andy yet. As you know, it is a $7 mil­ then it must be discussed at mem­ so that they can be checked out. L. C. Smith - three jobs total­ ;Brozik, examined the slope lion structure that will no doubt as bership meetings to bring out Often times it can also be an hon­ ing over $110,000. Douglas and well as your agents and be as beautiful as bridges go. agreed any drawbacks or advantage and est contractor that hasn't been Woodhouse - a $50,000 job. Bra­ that the operations must This writer and others, however, stop, or then to bring to the attention of approached. gato a nother one-third o£ a mil­ be continued in an entirely still feel that an earthfill struc­ dif­ those who are not close to the lion. Challenge has a nice job on ferent manner. It · We foresee Foster City "com­ ture would be just as beautiful seems that the problem, the seriousness of such ing Jefferson Avenue in Redwood only feasibly safe way to remove alive" again as numerous con­ as it can be landscaped and could problems. This way it will bring­ tractors City. McGuire and Hester h ave the hazard would be to remove attempt to make up £or double in brass as a safeguard to out ways and means in which . the time lost during about sold their Foster Ci ty job most of the top of the hill behind the rain. the citizens of Hillsborough and through collective bargain~ng but have many oth~rs. the s_lide and then take out the · Hydraulic Dredging Company San Mateo by retaining the Crys· your Union can better service th~ slide from the top down .. If the still has the J)R1 and DR2 going tal Springs Lakes should a ma­ Whipple R..o a d Quarry, Red- membership.· 1 wood City's secret company is allowed to dO this, full blast despite leve.e problems. jor earthquake break the old dam quany has The work p i c t u r e ha$n't b~ e n harrassed by the men can go back to work, They have been going seven days immediately back ·of this new very small changed very much from your groups of citizens builders can again get a cheap a· week for sometime. They also structure. for many years iast months rundown in the 1n an attempt source of rock, and identically E.n­ to have them cease g_ineers News. Heavy construc­ operations. It can' the company can then complete t be seen from tion has increased in both San the main road and its nearest the i i' subdivision as originally • Francisco District 1, and Oakland neighbors wouldn planned, and eliminating ,an at­ 0 't know it w as District 2 and from every indid­ there if it were tractive hazard to children, cre­ not for busy­ tion will continue to hold through bodies a oi: ate more work fo r b u i 1 ding mile so away and the the summer. ' ForA n1 n Tire D·eal tradesmen, m o· r e business for overemphasis continually in the local-papers. home suppliers, and ba_nks.- . We were saddened by the pass­ BEST ROCK SOURCE ing of three old timers in . your This quarry is the only source union, Tim Sullivan, John Farrell CRE.D:IJ Uf'fiON o£ acceptable rock in San Mateo and Ken Richardson. 532-6323 (days) County for constructfon purposes Brothers Doug H a i n e s and EJI·NGS 731 -0499 (nights) ·south of Brisbane or Rockaway George SoHthers bid adeu to San MAY Beach. Most contractors and the Mateo County last month and DISTRICT 10 San Mateo County Road Depart­ took jobs in . Doug will be Fresno, , Wed. :;; ment have to import r ock at General Superintendent .for Kai­ 3121 East Oljve St., 8 p.IIL FREE .. .tire balance much greater cost from Newark ser on an enormous project on during. periods when the Whipple the Dead Sea. We wish them well DISTRICT 10 • Ro ad Quarry is not operating. and hope they write. Santa Rosa, , Wed. with pur.chase of a set of tires ••• Veterans Bldg., 1351 Bennett Ave., 8 p.m. This offer good only to Local 3 members· JUNE DISTRICT 1 Bring this ad with you to BU'YIN:G A NEW .CAR · San Francisco, June 2, Wed. verify membershi-p. 474 Valencia St., 8 p.m. _, R PI·CKUP? DISTRICT 4 .Eureka, June 15, Tues. Engineers Bldg., 2806 Broa d~ New and recap tires ~ auto and tn~cks way, 8 p.m. DISTRICT '1 Redding, June 16, Wed. FRIENDLY RO.AD. SERVICE Engineers Bldg., 100 Lake . • Blvd ~ , 8 p.m. DISTRICT 6 , Marysville, June 17, Thurs:, 1010 Eye St., 8 p .m. ( N CELLJ, A 28:-lhur Work Week E•v.isiHed Automation w iII eventually bring about a 20-hour work week, TlRE C •• creating a new mass-leisure class, Chec.k with your Credit Union.first for easy financi!'9· in the view of Joseph Froomkin, an .economist for Internationa See t 'he· loan Officer in your local 3 · l Goodrich Sil :v~r_to.wn and Business Machines. district office for details. .. Froom'kin forecasts this could Kelly. S pringfi.~Jd .Tires· become a: reality within a cen- • · tury, in much the same way that Operating ·Engineers each major technological ad­ vance since the Industrial Revo­ 2344· E·. 12th Street1 in o ·aklancf lution has brought with it an ~ Loca13 Credit Union eventual I'eduction in working hours as tl;le only logical way for society to adjust to innovation...

,( • • May, 1965 ENG INEE«S NE WS struction -on the Eu€'keye Water Have ·Ma-npower, Will Work P1:oject. The Bureau wiU let some power transmifsion li:nes later Hais year. So all in all it looks like one big" season stciding and stai·ing us in the face if we ~ an just get the weather to cooperate. By TOM ECK, ED DUBOS, LES CHAPMAN just getting imderway with Allen Numerous otl).er road jobs For the past month things and Sturgis duing the, c1:e.aring. around the country, such as W. have been slow due to the heavy " OO to the C. K. Mose- Jaxson Baker . and · S. L. Wixson R E D D I N G - If "old man' _and ·the · American Bridge Com­ $956,45f. rains and snow. Company for .-East of Douglas City, GOTdon - weather" settles down and gives . pany. Getting ready to go are: man: Construction During the rainy weather we · the Pit River Bridge. H. ·-Ball Enterpr-ises-bridge . and _, us plenty of north winds and Kiewit, on the earthfill McClo.ud widening have kept real busy organizing This job got underway last fall, approaches ·at Churn Creek, P . • sunshine to .dry us out after a Dam, and. Grani-te Construction logging conh·actors in Siskiyou slow one due to traffic W. Purge, Manley, Weichman long. wet ·winter the Reddmg Company, on the Ir on. Canyon but is a and Trinity counties. etc. Engineers and others OJ\ Forest area will have an exceptionally Dam, also an ea!'thfill. 'I)l:ese contractors · have the $7,262,962.45 to ·the Gordon H. Service roads, Fe1;ry Brothers on .t year." We ·have the The Rothchild-Re · com· cated about 8 m.ii~s east of Horn· McCloud-Pit $115 million project a portion of Interstate Hiway 5 A total of $13,133,387.00 in. 3.nd pleted in the fall of 1966. brook. are winding up, cleaning up (Hiway 99) from North to South ·water transmission, distribution to the Norman I. a . new job on moving out,, others -are just get· as follows: . $3,859,377,80 lines and pumping stations was Ray Kizer has ting underway. Fadel Company for the Anderson awarded by U.S. Bureau of Rec- . Hiway 99 just north of O'Brien. $1,456;465.00 . to Peter Kiewit By-Pass. This pr.oject is -in the as fol- This is a $4 million plus job. The Morrison-Knudsen Com· lamation broken down Sons' Company, at Hilt, just get- · · second season and should be to Valley En- ' There is not too much going on pany, Inc., wound up the con­ lows: $3,510,38LOO ting underway with two shifts completed in 1966. Unit. as yet; just clearing, which is crete dams at Pit 6 & 7 and are gineers Inc., for Cow Creek on, the pull spreads. _ .$3,295,.833.50 to Fredrickson & being done by-Allen and Sturgis. moving out. They have some · Watson Consti-.uction Company. $864,343:00 to Purtzer and Dut- There is also several state sur ·extra clean up work before mov­ $1,422,826.00 to the John C. ton of Reno, Nevada, for Wintu Lew Jones Construction ·Com­ veying cr.ews on the job. ]ng out in entirely. Gist Company Inc., at Dunsmuir Pumping Station. for frontage roads and struc­ ·pany and the Maceo Corporation About all that is left at Pit No. (M . K d ) d p ·t Shea, Kaiser, Morrison, Maceo tm:es. · 1-or the portion to ti€ in the Red '$2,660,476.00 to Eaker-Ander- 6 · ·ornson- nu sen an · 1 , will no doubt be there through Bluff By-Pass and Corning. so-n Corporat ion f{)r 1st· section . $4,331,722.00 to the Fredrick­ Clear Creek Unit. No. 7 (Rothchild, Raffin, Wei- t he end of the year .completing · $7,135,780.00 to ;Fr.edrickson & rick and Piornbo) is clearing th ~ t son & Watson Construction Com­ tunnel wm:k. This holds -true for Watson Construction Company $4,219,359.00 to Valley En- channel below the respective . This • Pit-McCloud Aggreg.a.te Produc­ pany at Mt. Shasta B-y-Pass and Lord ;and BishQp, Inc., for Red · dams. These two povver )louses girieers Incorporation for project a·bout wound up ex,cept ers, suppJ,ying material for lining the R-ed ,.Bluff By-fass section. BlUff-Corning Unit. are to be in ,operation by July and' some pav­ tunnels. · for som·e cleanup Both · the ·· latter · two· . !!l en~ioned '$1,878,833.00 to ·Bak·er-A:n_der- .. this . year ~ · ' ing. in their . secor1 season On tile poweDhouses .and pen­ jobs .are son-for 2nd section Glear-Creek ·:·_Th e -beginn ing 0£ M a~·d:l....:.::--one Con­ be completed t his Unit. Sundwall ·company doing · steoks .aFe: Et~·Ho-kins · W-eismer .$4,404,170.35 to Ray Ki-zer and should of our ·Brothers (Wayne N_el _son)•_ , Ray Kizer Fall. the drilling and shooting on this ,& Becker;· Peter . K~wit Sqns' struction Company · had a near fatal auto accident Owl Constructc-rs, .and A. A. Heintz Constructi9n More Free\vay Bids te be open job. · ·company, paralyzed from . the job this area: $850,000.00 · to - Granite Con: leaving. him W-ng. ,. . • Rosa Bra 'ltdHng .to oH' A car d or letter, or better still -a visit-knowing·that there are - ' Ry RUSS SWANSON and LOU B~RNES was awarded a '$315,000 contract present. The weather m~.m -cer­ others who care and ar e think• to place under drains, grading tail')ly has been unkind to .us! · ing of him wou~d -he greatly ap· and paving Highway No. · 1 at .preciated. We wish Wayne a MEETINGS SANTA ROSA- At this vn~it­ irig the St. Helena highway by- Fort Ross. _.. _ . __ _ c.; speedy recovery. ing we have had three days of passing Napa a full 4lane free- There· is approximately $170,·. Keep in mind May 12, · a A speedy recovery is wished - 000 !n .the n~w budget foi· the clear .and sunny weather. Natural, way. They have $1,260,000 allo Wednesday nig'ht, at the Veter- to the following .Brothers: cated for this proj-ect Another · 'f!opland ov~head on Highway an's Memorial -Building for the Walton Barnes, Orin Brodgen,.,_ ly Spring is- catching the f~ncy small l ob is in .the hopper also, . 101, about 1.4 miles south of Hop­ Credit Union meeting. The Regu- R?Y Brown, Max Buhrle. Harold­ and we are hav­ of om; members for·0.9 ofa mile on Rt. 128. There land. This -will be a two'lane job lar -District Meeting will be held_ Horner, Fred Brock, Sterling regard-ing - w i t h · bridges and approaches.' location on June 3. ing m a n y inquiries is approximately $50,000. allecat at the· sam ~ Newsome, M. L. Raegan, Earl were in 1 "when we are goi~g to "get under ed for this project. .'Most of the jobs that Hope to see a great many of you Vanderhoff, I\1. L. Nelson, Si d . at way." The already let ·and the fu­ The -L.a·k e County job men- "progress are at a · standstill at_both meetings. McBroome, Louis Schjoth. hel.'e in a :previous i:Ssu_e, tlll'e jobs (which you wi'll find tioned Shasta County had its _first be awarded the 12th of Ma-y. listed below) should keep all of will case of Spinal Meningitis. The will consist of 6.2 miJes. of • our people in the area busy fDr This three y-ear old son of Brother expressway. There will ; the coming season. · two-lane · Floyd Kenyon is home .and doing enough right-of-way for ·a free­ be fine due to the foresight of the Many members attended the way sometime_in the future. Local 3 r€training program at - parents. In .this .ill.Jless the sign The 'elltir-e Pl'oject is on virgin Cmnp--Roberts this year, and all ___ to watch ·for his fever, stiff ne ~ k right-of-w-ay, and the country is reports ·are extremely- favorabl€. and limbs. Don't try home rem· flat. The only sad part is that They all .feel that tbey had ac­ edies--call your Doctor at once! there is a pear. o.rchard of several complish€'d. and learn€d new tech­ from acres to ·take out; but this is P.rog- We have Vacation checks niques o'f' value, and ·spoke quite . ress. . Ferry Brothers in the. Redding complimentary regarding the in­ The City of Lakeport passed a Office for · the foilowing Broth­ structors. bond issue for extension of the ers: Th€ W{)rk .outlook is somewhat sewer system. We believe this L. C. Agnew, B. A. Baxter W:~i­ brighter throughout t h e ar;ea. will create some ac-tivity.' .. P. Burton, _(:: . T. Burg, P E~ The 1965- 66 n e w construction We have been asked about the Cr euse Jr., R. G. Dabler, J. Fol..:: budget allocations run something Warm Springs Dam job. As we · lowell, E. Gannon; K. Donovan. :. ·Over $94;000,000. fm the 46 north- have stated before; Congress has C. ·Hamilton, B. Henson, R. E.' • - ern counties, and this .does not · appropriated m o I:I e y to draft Holcombe, A . Holmes. I. C. Kel­ include the .$50,000,000 that the pl-ans, and set .the progt'am ahead ley, J. Landgraff, R. Montgo­ 1 State ·hopes to g.et out of the new about ope year. _mery, J.- Murriford, G. P. Nelson, _gasoline tax increase. Crook's Consj;ructi.e-il _ Go. was H. E~ Pea1:son, ·E. Pettis, R. K New j o -b·s contemplated. .in awarded .a' cont:ract'()f''$3121000 to . Pratt, H. ·Rollison, P. E. Saun­ NaP-a county at -Rt.-29 frem Napa re-align a--portion ·of ·highway No. AWARD . . . John Pearson, center, displays Gert+ficat-e from ders, W. N .. Stanley, C. G, Tap. B..A . Waters. Creek t{) ~ .-1 mile south of Tran­ 1 at Manchester. · OJT Camp Roberts. John -s~ednansky, ·Apprentice· instructor pin, D. ·M. Vaughn, .· F ; .- €~ . Watson;- Russe11 •Medearis• .- cas Rd:, a total of 1.3 miles -m

EQUITY, ·East .Oakland house, $13,- WELL DRILLING rig, big 6x6 truck; FOR SALE 000 with balance to owner of $8250. 1000 feet drill ed . line .. and pickup Sell equity for $3000. John Wads­ truck, $500. Charles W. Criswell, 1936 FORD, : 4 dr. "Sedan, 1 35,786 orig ­ worth, 21945 .. Dolores St., Castro . 240 North A. St., Tulare, Calif. inal miles; five n ew w.w. tires. Will Valley, Calif., phone 582-8766. R eg. Phone: 686·5520. R eg .. No. 918845. FRESN O take $750. Don Thoms, 5 Sunnyhill Dr., P etaluma, Calif. Phone 762- No. 8639. .::43:..: '--:-:-. --.,--.,.,---;;--,~-:-- BOOM-TRUCK;-'51- Chev-:-2-'ton, 2 Sincere sympathy to the family of Jack W. Kepley who 9238. Reg. No. 1154357. IDAHO hunting, s teelh ead fishing spd. axle, $550. Robert A. Grow, grounds, 6421 1955 CADILLAc;-E l D or:_a-:-d cabins, barn, corral, Lupine Crt.. Newark, Calif. passed away during April. - -o -c-o-nv_e_r,...t ., camps, packstock, t erritory rights. Phone: 793-3239. R eg. No. 811868. full power, n ew top, t ires, perfect $27,500. Ralph Dawson, 1361 Ma ri­ A speedy recovery to Brother Orval Atchley throughout, $795 . Don ' Thoms, 5 posa, TO URNAPULLs:-two- Super " C' ·S, who suf­ Richm_ond, Calif., phone 234- 165 hp Cummins, exc. Sunnyhill Dr., Petaluma, Culif. 0337. R eg. No. 915569. rubber, 12-15 fered a heart attack recently. Phone 762-9238. Reg. No. 1154357. yd. scrapers. $3000 for one, both f.or LOT: 60 by -100;-ill- traile- r-su-:b-;d::-iv-,is-,·i-un-, . $5000. Walter L ewis, 655 S. 34 SLEEPER - CAB,-fiberglass, slee-p;--2 fences, patio, gravel drive, close to· Sp. 32. San Jose, Calif. Phone 2ll MARYSVILLE or seat for 4 kids, fits fleetside Reno. Low down, assume pay­ 4642. Reg. No. 1187401. pickup. Lyle Booth, 5980 W. Olive, ments, $37.50. H. Cambridg-e, 736 MOinL--:-1963-Nashua Winton. Calif. P h one 358-5466 h'_o_m--e.-10~x-·5~0.'----=2 , Reg. Kit ·crt. , Lemmon Valley, - Nev., bdr.' . exc·. con"d. Brother B. B. Gilbert is in the Oroville Medical Arts p n et payoff, $2734.51, No. 990985 . :----::--c:------,----::-- hone 972-0426. Reg. No. 1095841. equity $200. Clinton Gould, 1529 Center Hospital. He is getting along fine after an operation. 4-INCH suction dredge mounted on S-l\I BOAT-;-14=rCJavli~45-hp:-Merc. · T anner Rd., Los Ban9s. Calif. steel pontoons. sl ight damage, very trailer. ext:r:a.s. $1050. Also, Gibson Phone: 826-3573. Reg, . :l'fo . 951250. Brother James 0. Smith is presently in the Rideout. Hos­ r easonable. S ee at 3829 - 34 St., freezer, chest type, $200. Bob Lar­ BACKHOE,-J ohn Deere-Modei' 51. At­ pital in Marysville recuperating from his Sacramento, Calif., R. E . Fred­ kin, 3267 Baker Dr., Concord, Calif. recent surgery. ericks, Reg. No. 515910. tachment can be offset. 100 hours Phone 685-8364. R eg . . No. 354746. - since new. L. G. Sparks, Big Sur, - - ·------· -- --,----,,---,--~- D -8 TRACTOR, tilt blade. rippers, COMPRESSOR-;-3phase, 220::-4490 Calif. Phone B ig Sur 5311. R eg. No. SAN JOSE $5000. Jim McGeehon, 2460 Wanen hp, Model TV451 Cochin, like n ew:. 640903. Rd., Walnut Creek. Calif., phone $450. Bill Cullen; · 3218 Fitzpatrick PINK-T-BIRD, '61, only 26 ,000 orig. Our congratulations! To Brother Lou Landes, who 934-4772:_ ~~g . ~0 . - ~576~ . - -=-:--- Dr., Concord, phone 689-3141. Reg. .miles . fullY equipped. re­ No. 892450. , $1800. Rich· cently formed a company with his two sons. Brother Landes 5 ACRES, two houses, F eather River · · · ard Gray, 2953 Flannery Rd., San area, 4 miles from town, all con­ l~NGiNELATHE , 24" by 108", ·with Pablo, Calif. Phone 758-4552. Reg. has been on the convalescent list for some time, recuperat­ veniences, roads. Equity ·$5000. 24" four and three jaw chucks, No. 1001693. ing from an Industrial Accident. For the time being, terms on balance. G. A. Root, 1502 quick change, wet head, 7% hp. ex­ TRACTORS,---a:-T'D 15, wit~ he will 10 St., Oroville. Calif., phone 533- cellent. $6000 or trade for Calif. like n ew. T ake over payments . D-A more or less supervise the activities of the new Company. _}_102. R eg. No._ 31231!_4.-:-::-::-=-:-....,-,:--­ property. Will dehver. Darrel Al­ loader , engine overhauled. Fred t ermatt, PO Box 34. Kentfield, We wish AIR CONDITIONJ~D HO~IE, 3 bdrm. Biolsi, 11191 Farndon Ave. , Los Landes & Sons Co. the very best, and just know in Orland, Gl enn County, Calif. Calif., phone 461-5219. Reg. No. Altos. Calif. Phone: 967·2157. Reg. t hat with someone like Brother "Lou" around, N ear s hopping, schools . FHA ap­ 1047032. No. 714897. they just praised TRUCK·-'--=c=R:-:A:-:N-::E:::-.-::L-.-in"'k--;;B:::-e-:1-:-t -;L:-;S:;-;8:;;5- o-n can't help $14,500. T ed Mason, H527 GACRES, running water, 4 a cres • but be a success. Garrison Ave. Castro Va lley, Calif. 9 ft. carrier, · 25 Ton. Engine-, rol­ apples, pine Phone 582-4595. trees, garage, sep Brother Fred Wright Sr., who R eg. No. 45205 0. lers r ebuilt, good r ubber, . 60 ft. ta nk, lights. Ideal for home or has been ill for some time, 1'WO--TRENCHERS.l40- Cleveland, boom. Fairlead, hook blocks . H . trailer, 3 miles eas t of George­ is now at home. Fred would appreciate hearing from · some 24-inch buckets , 95 Cl eveland, 12- Mancha, 909 W. Roosevelt, Visalia, . town, Calif. on b lack top road, m ch buckets. hydra. conveyot·, Cali f., phone 732-8174. Reg No. Arion Farmer, 2080 E. Charter of you brothers, either by a visit or even a telephone call. $6000 and $1250 for No. 95. J ohn 1175073. Way. Stockton. Calif., phone 465· When one of the "Old Timers" is away from his beloved Bolls, 4035 Chenyland Rd.. Stock­ 14 FT-R -c:U::::N-=-A-B,...,.o"'u:-::T::-,- ::-:0:--:-5 h-p-=J,...ol.-,J-,s-o"'"'n, 3369. ·Reg. No. 296727. · ton, Calif. , phone 931-1807. R eg. trailer. deck refinish ed, with s·ktes, "Dirt" for any No. 625842. ______length of time, nothing is quite as interesting $650. Also '50 Buick , 4 dr. Super, WANTED TO BUY as to talk with someone in the same game and find INTERNATIONAL, 2'h ton truck. ex­ good shap e, new tires, $150. J ames out cellent, 1946. will trade., Manuel E. W ebb, 3926 Pestana W ay, Liver­ GRAD-ALL, James Patterson, P.O. what's doing. Drop by and see Fred and fill him in on what's Padilla, 3868 Sycamore St., New­ more; Calif. Reg. No. 962104. Box 711 . Fairfield,' Calif. Phone ark, Calif. , phone SY 7·0136. R eg . HARLEY motorcycle, HA 5-5201: R eg. No. 987370. going on! No. 935648. _•55:--"'rebuilt by dealer, extra parts, Bates seats, :ao·c:KC:R-u§iiER-;-:includi-"n-g'-_s- c-re_e_n-s, Brother Loren Pettigrew has been hospitalized for eye PLU~IB TOOLS, full set. h eavy duty, $545 . Ray Darrigo, 21136 Dawe, conveyor s, jaw crusher, rolls, etc. tln·ee--quarter drive. 24" Crescent, Castro Valley, Calif., phone 581- John E. Piper, 1004 Atlantic St., surgery. Trust all is well and that he will soon return to chest, $85. Gl enn Paris h. 5315 Cole 5249. R eg . No. 334533. Concord, Ca,li f., phone 685-4633. St., Oakland, phone KE 4·4349. R eg. ROAD GRADER-:- $3500--.-=B7la-cd::-e--:-t,-ir- work. No. 302214. e, -~-eg :_N o:_693794_.:.· --:-:~:-:::-:--=;-;-;­ 1400x24, like ' n ew, $125. H . M. CAMP TRAILER, and terit; T ed Wil· · Brother Bill Spears and Brother Charlie Keagan have BUILiHNGTRUSSES, 52 ft. long. Simpson, 1196 Libert Rd., P etalu­ liams type. Wills Dearing. 551 been 8 fL high at center, all steel. $250 ma, Calif., phone Y63-1448. Reg No. Culp Ave., Hayward. Calif., phone hospitalized due to accidents. Brother Spears fell off each. J. A. Avella, 18 T hornton 664005 , 581-1668. R eg . . No . . 567571. Court. Novato. Calif. , phone 897 - H OTJs=E:-=T::-:,R::-A::-:I=L:-:E::-:,R=-. -:::33:--Fo;:;;-t.--;S:;-p-a-r-;-to-n, a horse, and Brother Keagan fell off his motorcycle. To 2547. R eg . No. 96494-:.::0.:.. _____ $1400. Good shape. '53 Willys 4 dr. RULES FOR SUBMITTING ADS -. both of these brothers a word· of advice: Four Wheels Are AIR~CONDITIONER, two ton Fred­ r uns good, $130. L . E . Everett. 7060 Safer! rick 220 like new, cheap. See at Redwood Hiway, Novato, Calif., • Any Operating . Engineer may ad­ 1404 Gregor y W ay. Roseville. Also, phone 892-3701. Reg. No. 760627. vertise in these columns Retired member Brother Stromberg TV cabinet, n ew tv tube, without char­ a·nd Mrs. Don Malhoit .left the per.fect. Roy Colibert. Star Rt.. cuM~nN-Gs-Model-A-;-6 -eye 84-hp, any · PERSONAL PROPERTY he wisliW' r ebuilt -at Cummings inc U. S. by car on April 12, for a three months extended tour Box 92. Grass ·Valley. Calif., phone h,Jdirig to sell, :· swap 273-6972. Reg. No. 1073987. shaft, pistons. s·leeves, generator, -or purchase. Ads will nof of Canada. We will be waiting to hear from them on their fu el pump, $300. Lloyd Bulger. 5008 be accepted for rentals, persona l sery,. LIQUIDATION-;-thi·ee Hidr:.:m-. .,....ho_m_ e_s Feather River Blvd., Marysville, return. in Tahoe Valley, Calif. Will give Calif. -R eg. No. 758343. ices or side-lines. f ull details on a ll inquir ies. Will MOBILIC1957 "MelOdy:.:.._,H;:;-om-e'::-' • PR INT OR· TYPE BLOOD DONORS: Dave Ba'rdine, James Atkinson. Our sell each a.s follows: $10,700. $12.- .-:-40::-x-:;8 · the wording · you 900 and $16,300. All with down and ft., 2 bdrm. n ew drapes, $1950. J o­ wa nt in ·your advertisin g on a separato­ thanks to these brothers. -tei·ms. All centra l" heat, elect. kit­ seph Hall, 25888 Gading Road ,' Apt, chens, insulated . .on large 9. . Hay~a rd. -- calif: Phone: 783-2430. she.et of -paper, linii'tint,J yourself to 30 lots. Reg. No. 10&7645 ~)s o : 3 lots; $2950 each .· in .Tahoma, , · · · ...... · · words, or less;: inCluding· your NAME, ' Calif. few miles south of · Tah . OAKLAND· . . oe 23-ACRES~Winter Hiway; · · s t e~l com'p1ete· ' ADDRESS ·' and ··· REGISTER · City. - Chris T. Smith·, · 637 Beacon, fence, road .. three . sides,. 256-foot Oakland, · Calif., NUMBER; We\.vant to wish a speedy recovery to Broth~r Cliff9~a y phone 655 '5508. w~ll. plenty w.ater and new. P\lmP ·· Reg. No. 4874::.::3:.:4:....-,- ---:---::== house, .$30,000 . .. Ray Woody, .1031 • Allow.cfor a ti,;e 'lapse: of"'' several who has been in the Laurel Hospital in Castro Valley re­ :No-:- East Monte Vista, Vacaville. Calif. . 12-CAT motor . grader, 6000 weeks·· betweeh 'the posting covering from a near fatal auto accident. hou'rs, s liding mold board, one op­ P hone OS 8-5454. R eg. No. 34717'(. ' of ·letters erator and owner. Exc. condition. HUNTI NG, FISHING paradise-;-:8 and re ceipt of ·your ad by our readers. Brother Louis Farnham is doing well after injuring a $2000 under equipment dealers. acres, 3 bdrm. h ome, wall to wall • Please ·notify Ehgineers Swap Shop Milton Sykes, 1732 Elm Rd., Con­ . carp-et, f ireplace. House well, irriga­ kidney and having it removed ·by doctors in Martinez. He cord. Ca.lif., phone 682-5683. R eg. tion well. 4 m iles from town and as soon as the property you have ad, was injured on the job at the Shell Refinery. If all goes well No. 1087611_.-.----,---,---"'- AnacondaMiM. $18, 750~erms . w: vertised is sold. DOZER, HD-19, Jog winch, canopy, A. Sprouse. H-3 Mason; Yerington, • Because the purpose should be he should be back on the job very shortly. Brother Farnham ripper. ·r ebuilt. HD-5 Loader. 300. Nev. Phone 463-25 92. . Reg. N,o. served is a strong advocate of on-the-jqb safety and can speak from a mp H oba rt w elder on truck; fuel 1181872. withi~ - the period, ads henceforth wiliil. truck w ith n ew · motor an d large 4-BDR~I :... 7h-om_ e_, -w--,-i"th-v.,-ie-w-. -:1:-:'A.,--:b-a-ctl:-1s, be dropped from the newspaper first hand experience. shop truck . Dan Carpenter. 21021 2 aft!~' full basement, encl. patio,. car port, t hree W. McSwain Rd.. Turlock. Calif., drapes months; · · phone 632-3263. R , rumpus and laundry rooms, STOCKTON eg-. No. 955056. fenced , $19,950. $2000 down, Tony S. • Addre~s all ads to: Engineers Swap Jimp-PICJ{up .-'56 ,4-wheel drive, L evy, 5956 Monterey Ave,. Rich· Shop, AL CLEM, . Edifor, .474 Valencia 6 cyl. n eeds front end work. $700. mond. Ca lif. Phon e: 237-1494. R eg . Brother Stewart Orchard, Jr. is the new dispatcher in the Dick P erdock. PO Box 279 Clear­ No. 600835. Street, San Francisco 3, California. Be la.ke Oaks, Calif. Phone 3309. R eg . '58 FORD ~A-n-g"'·li:-a-,-2;;-d-;-r- . - en_g__ _ o_v_e,-,_ sure to include your register number. Modesto office. No. 935561_.:.· ______hauled, · $300. Ray H amilton. 247 No ad will be published without thia Brother Charles Foote has been hospitalized for some DRAGLINE. P&H lh yard with tag­ B ailey Rd. , Pitts·burg. Calif. Phone: line. good condition. drums and 458-4605. R eg . No. 439868. information. time with multiple injuries caused by a D9 rolling over and d eck rebushed. Also. ·wagoner r•Jb· pinning him underneath on Western ber tire loader an d . 2 drum skid Contracting Corp.'s mount winch. Calvin Anderson, job. 1077 W . Morton, Porterville, Calif. Also under Reg. No. 405367. ------doctor's care or hospitalized this past month SANDER;---l\IIV8 Dreadnaugh t edger were Brothers W. A. Cornelius, E. B. "Doc" Muns, B. M. s peed sander, pa per. Cl ark Polis h­ BEATING er, 5 gal. wax. Joe Sims . Modesto, " Whitey" Yeager, G I en Ojans, William Hinchman and Calif. Phon e 523-4443. R eg . No. George Njirich. 955144. MOBIL HOME, custom 1959 Rod and THE R eel, 10 by 50 foot, ex . cond. SAN RAFAEL extras in clude a lum. awning . $5000. A. L. Stockdale. T reasure I s-l and Seen on -the front lawn of the home of Tt·. Crt. Rue 12·3. So. San Fra n­ Brothers Leo ci Lowery in Mill Valley, a sign reading-"IT'S A FORKED sco. phone 755-9354. Reg. No. 258015. - ----'------• HORN-I'M A GRANDMA"- they became grandparents BACKHOE, Warner Swaze on 11/z ton Ch ev. truck, h eavy ·duty, good for the first time, an eight-pound boy. Congratulations! shape. $1850. Trade or finance. Bud Wells, 124 H er mosa Ave .. Oakland, Best wishes for a fast and speedy recovery to Brother OL 4-4591. Reg. No. 557433. Fred Droge ·hospitalized at Marin General with a broken :LoT;-Del-Paso H:eights-:-162 by soo · leg, skiing accident. ft.. $3000. Dick Cooper. 1451 Mere To: Brother Ray Rodriguez who under­ ced Ave., 01'0vil!e, Calif. Reg. No. went surgery on March 1st- but is back to work. To: Brother 95965. Arnold Silva at San Rafael General, appendectomy '55-INTERNATiONAL, short-wheel opera­ base trailer tl-actor. 5 spd, ·dual tion- also wish to congratulate him on his recent marriage. axle. Good shape. B ill B ennett. Jr. 923 E. E l Camino. Sp. 28 . Sunny­ Best wishes to Brother Sandy Slack on his recent mar­ vale, Calif. Phone 736-1032. R eg. riage. No. 886823. 3 BDR:-HoME, all elect. 2% baths. Our thanks to Brother Duane Hope for his blood dona­ full basemen t, landscaped one-third acre wooded. n ear lake, low down, tion on March 31st. sale or trade. terms . Roscoe Pounds . Box 204 . Pollock Pines, Condolences to ·the family of Brother Jesse Manka on phone 644-1749. R eg. No. 367255. the recent loss of their son. in .an .automobile accident. SAv A G:&' RIFLE-:-so.os:-ietthand----ac= tion, 6 power scope. Redfield rrd d fu;m mounts, $150. Alan Beck. 2335 - 65 _,.,.,SANJ' A. ROSA Ave. , Oakland, phone 632-7414. R eg . No. 1123111. _ Quite ACRES~- • a month -for the. b-aby division. The following in em­ lO 3 _b_d_r_. _h_o_m_e_. ~t-re--e-s -.-c sl,-1a-d-e, EnwARD H. HAr::mv [oMPANY bers recently became proud parents·: The orange, view. 330 by 1320 feet, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT Fred Datmers with Frank Miller, 7149 Sunrise ;Blvd., an 8 pound girl; Mr. &·l\ll:rs. Ray Kelsay, little girl_w~ig~irtg Citrus Hgts. Calif., phone 725 -3074'. Folsom at 17th Street, San Francisco; Ca lif. ·94110 · HEmlock 1-370() R eg . __No. 2~22 3 . in at 7 pounds 5,oz., and Ray and Mrs. Strawn, whose little Sacramento • Oakland • Fresno HONDA . . Scrambler 1964, u sed v ery : Miss weighed 7 pounds 8-oz. We ·also·have a· future Engineer little, $570 ..· K enneth Dees, 193 I sle at Robert I. Royal Circle, Leisure Town. Vaca­ Smith's home. Congratulations to all. Also to the v ill e. Phone 448-9325·. Reg. No. Bob Tusi's with their little lady addition. 1079816. .. •