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• L cal I A c n ta SALT LAKE CITY-Operating Engi­ ness agents John ThorniiOn, Vance Ab­ On first shift if the starting hour be­ Negotiators also approved a move neers in Utah moved anOither 11,1ng up bott and Tom Bills kept close tabs on gins before 7 a.m., seven and a half whereby on multiple Slhif1t operntions a the economic ladder when Local 3 and the developments both whiile negotialt:ions hollll"S will oonstitute a work dlay, ex­ separarte single shift of eighlt consecutive Associated General Contractors came to were underway and during preparation Clusive of meal period, and workers will hours can be called if iJt is iior five con­ terms on a new three-year contract. of cootf!act material. be paid for eight hours. secutive clays and has itS OIW1l Operating Under the determined leadership of In addition to gains in wages, appren­ No more than one hoor will be per­ Engineer foreman where required. This Business Malflger and ContraCit Negotia­ ticeship training and paid vacation, sub­ mitted betlween Sihlifts. Slhift would be in addition to the regular tions Chairman A1 Clem, Utah now has sistence increases and employer contri­ On two-&h!ift oparaitions, the first shift two or tru:ee shifts. one of the most beneficial a,."reemelllts to butions to the Health, Welfare and Pen­ will never begin eaa"lier than 5 a.m. or The starting time of the specilal shift come out of negotiations in that state's sion Trust Funds were also won. lJater than 8 a.m. Once t'WQ-shi:ft opera­ would be 8 a.m. history. Workers will now have safeguards un­ tions have begun ailld starling times have On a multiple shift operialtion, no shift Clem, President Paul Edgecombe and der shif1t schedules. When an employe been eSitlalblished, they will not be termi­ will work more than 10 hours except Vice President Dale Marr spent the better works eight consecutive hours a diay dur­ nated except on Friday, romple1li.on of a where there is an on. between 8 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Mon­ shif1t ·assi!gnments will be rotated at least In Utah, Hugh Bodrun, d.istlrict rep­ All working hours are exclusive of day will be paid art the applicable over­ every two weeks. resentaltlive; Jay Neeley, Trustee and busi- meal periods . time rate. -Continued on Page 2 •

PUBLISHED TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF EERS AND THEIR FAMILIES

·we Remember Outstanding Record Dirt 'Dings' Erect Monument 1n Industry's Safety "Safety is a joint venture, particularly in the C(..:1struction industry. No one speaks against safety, but promoting it is To Golfer, Civic Leader, Friend not a clear-cut science." The invitation will read "Wel­ wanted Dan Prodonovich, Engineering-Grading Contractors Asso­ to do something in his ciation, told come to the Bill Fritz Annual memory, so they named A1 Mont­ some 200 Operating Engineers and supervisors, \ suppliers, insurance Golf Tournament," and those who rose, a blade man carriers, for Silver State . state officials and • enter competition will remember other inter­ Construction as the man to take · ested parties the best thing the how ·the invitational came into the "bull by the horns." Could Be construction industry can do in being. The committee took up dona­ promoting is to heed the advice Bill "Slim" Fri-tz, an Operating tions and built a water fountain of experts who study s1tuations in Engineer who lived ·in Fallon, at the course, faced with a plaque Oral Cancer the field and reeommend proce- Nevada most of his short liie, reading: dures. - If you The meeting, was a responsible citizen and IN MEMORY OF held on July 20 have a small ardent golfer in his oommunity. BILL FRITZ sore inside your in Goodman Hall, Jack London He spent a lot of time at the lo­ "SLIM" mouth that persists, don't ignore Square, Oakland. was co-spon­ cal golf course, associating with THE DIRT DINGS it. Have a smear test made of the sored by the Operating Engineers his friends and neighbors. tourney will be held tissue inside your mouth. The Local 3, Employers, equipment But Bill died suddenly about · in memory of "Slim." AL MONTROS;E sore could be oral cancer, a dis­ suppliers, insurance carriers and a year ago, leaving a saddened h e first tournament, 35 . . . Dings remember .··· ease that killed 7,000 Americans the State of . community. played, making the inaug­ Larry Goone. last year. COMMENDS LEADERS Unlike many young men who tional a huge success. Those who contributed include Dr. Sol Silverman Jr., associate Featured speaker Jack Vah­ pass away, Bill will not be fo·r­ was inaugurated by A1 Mimtrose, B. Boden, Shorty professor and chairman of the loff, supervisor, construction sec­ • gotten. His Engineer Brothers and Course Manager McEvers, R. Kingston, Chip Division of Oral Biology at the tion, Department of Industrial Montrose, M. Rasley, B. Koep ~ University of California San Relations, State of California, nick, E. Salillias, Chuck Walsh, Francisco Medical Center, has commended the leadership of Lo­ Ervol Yturi:aga, Robert Yturiaga, just completed a study, and said cal 3 and particularly, AI Clem, J. Ripoli, R. Fass, A. Aja, M. a small lump, sore, white or red business manager, for an out­ Gabiola, J. Solaegui, Ted Smit­ patch may be an early cancer, standing record, which has con­ ten, J. "Hon. Ding" Diehl, N. and can occur anywhere in the tributed in making California the Oasey, E. Mangini, A. D. Drumm mouth, but generally on the leading state in construction Jr. and Tyke Weller. tongue. safety. All donators now proudly wear He said most people tend to ig­ "In any one day we begin 45 their red gQlf caps w i t h the nore such irritations until they million jobs with just 45 men to "Ding" insignia in front. become painful, which takes police them. Therefore, it takes about five months, and if The course is a beautiful nine. the sore enlightened Labor and Manage­ is malignant, hole layout, two miles from Fal­ the patient has lost ment to do their own policing," that much time lon, named So-Par-0-Van, which for cure, and Vahloff said. drastically reduced th means "Gathering Place of the e chances. He said no other organization Tribes." It's now a gathering The cause of oral cancer i s has done more on the job to pro­ • place for the unknown, but it is believed, be­ mote safety, revise "Dings." the rules, pro­ cause of studies completed, that mote the control of surface dust, smoking is a contributing fac­ use seat belts, nets, canopies and Utah tor. roll bars, and set restrictions on Alcohol consumption has been crane cutter weight and speeds Agreement shown to be another factor. than Local No. 3. OPERATING . ENGINEERS will Bill "Slim" Fr itz Studies of oral cancer as a.n patients HIGH PRAISE ardent golfer and leader in his community. Fountain is show that most consume in his honor. Page 10 large "I cannot praise too highly the • -Continued on Page 2 -Continued on Page 8 l r sh r II • :Sy HAROLD HUSTON Virl Burgess, Oroville, who ~ said. Visitors to the State Fair in worked m0$t of his life on crush· A set of rolls, return conveyor Sacram.$to will get a chance to ers, has spent more than 800 and a half-circle traveling stack· from the see the internal worltings of a hours and some $/i09 in buUMlg er have been added to the model. i!t, , rock crusher, but this one is a a scale model which will be dis­ "When I get through with bit smaller than the machines played in the Operating Eng!. the crusher will also grade rock M nagers Desk operalted by members of the OP" neers booth at the State Fair. into two sizes. It's built on a one­ erat.tng Engineers. "The model will crash a two­ inch-b).the-foot scale." he said. In fact, this machine is about inch rock. It's the replica of a With the excepmon of gears, one twelfth the size of those En· 'Pioneer' cmsher, with the ex­ 'bearings and drive motor, the gineers Ke used to, but it reeUy ception of a oot of rolls, which entire model has been hand· • works. are Cedar .Rapids," Mr. Burgess crafted. In spite of the fact the tight money situation continues, the work picture seems to be improving throughout our entire jurisdiction. We are hopeful additional contracts will be let on highways, canals and in the BART system. in the San Fran­ cisco Bay area. During the past two months a series of meetings were held with representatives of Looal 12 a..11d Local 3 and with Gover· nor Bro\V!l of California, in an attempt to work out an arnica· ble agreement whereby more work performed by Tech En· gineers of our local Union could oo covered and contracts let at prevailing wages. Our most recent mooth1g was with the Department of Water Resources. After a meeting with the Governor, who paved the way for of Engi­ • a similar meeting M.th officials of the Department neers, Water Resources, we are in the process of trying to work out an agreement that will be satisfactory to the two respective looal Unions and who \\ill perform L'lis type of work and the wages that should be paid. ft..s many of you know, similar work in California. has been done by Civil Service employees at a lesser wage than that ·paid by the contractor to tech engineers performing the~·· type of work. We think this is an injustice, not only to th~ people who are working under the Civil Service rules, but · also to those members of our Union who are not afforded the job opportu:r.ity on L'rls type of work by contracts not being let to competitive bidders. During July three meetings were held in Salt Lake City, Ogden and Provo, Utah respectively, whereby the proposal Although not the rock crusher operators are Burgess, actually crushes rock. It will size them • negotiated between the negotiating committee of your local used to this scale model, built by Virgil too. It will be on display at Sacramento Fair. Union a.'ld the negotiating committee of the AGC Association was submitted to the membership for acceptance or rejection. I thirt.g the outcome of the vote, 344 yes, 101 no, speaks for itself th!at the contract was a good one. s ct The wage rates and changes in working rules are published t We suggest the Brothers in in this paper in their entirety. Continued from Page 1- ion Executive Boord bias the oond of twice the delinquency Utah refer to this wage scale w~en computing their hourly part of that within 10 days of being able to arrive at SUBSISTJENCE PAY option to app•ly aU or amount wages. We are extremely proud that we are 7 ce.'lts to any trust fund, ap­ notified. The bond or delinquen­ c action. One of the big glains involves this type of agreement without resorting to economi prenticeship traJ.ni.nlg or vaca· cy payment shall not be con­ SUJbsdstence pa~ . Engineers work· You will note the economic package ranges from $1.09 to in lieu of any paymellifs mg fur an . em.ployer who reg­ ti.on and holiday plan. sidered $1.37 per hour, including the fr'Jllge benefits, with very little 2 cents will be ap· requixed by the contract. ularly rents cranes, truck cranes, At least upgrading. In addition, the subsistence area was changed Enigiineers hoisting equipment, gmde-al:IG, plied to the Operating NO V!IOLATION considerably and the :remote ~&reas were added to the hourly Fund truck·mounted pavement break· HeaJth and Welfare Trust If an employer fails to deposit wage. Ten cents. a."l hour was negotiated for a vacation and . high­ ers or truck-mounted e a r t h fur Utlaih a mt:dsfuctory bond, it shall not • holiday pay plan becomes effective in 1968. Another As ptrobecl!ion to emplo)IES, the augers on a fully ~ basis, .a be considered a. violation of light of the negotiation was that employers agreed to an es· de1inquelllt two or wilil receive $9 a day in addi­ an employer agreement if workers are wilth· tablishment of an Apprenticeship program for the State .of will be notified, I feel sure will be of great benefit to tion to · hds regulaoc- pay if the more montlhs dl"awn from t.'lle job. Su.Cih a wit:h· Utah. Tt.J.s is something and he must tlhen put up a surety shall not be c-onsidered a of operating engineers working projeclt or job is Dl.OO"e ltJhm 50 draWial the forthcoming ·generation strike or \Vork stoppage, and em­ agreement. The hiring regu­ road miles f;rt-JID. the employer's under the Collective bargaining will not be paid~ ,time whereby they will be· the same as those permanent yard. ploy~ lations were amended off tlhe job. of California and Nevada. This gives the members .working Any empl~ who ~ more Could. Be in the construction industry a broader jurisdiction in which t:hian one yw must,•neti!y the Another i'imt ~ estla:blished to an they oan travel seeking employment · when work b...4Comes Union in writing, &tlaJt:ittg the .when negotilators agreed slack in a given area. looation of his perr.nanent yard Or Cancer apprenticeshl.p t.'1lining prOgn!:lil. Two contracts in the Rock, Sand and Gravel industry were witmn 30 days of the date the Education a·nd tminin:g of ap. Continued from Page 1- prentices will be governed by consurriated and ratified by the membership. We still have new COOitlract V~n singly manned ment of IndustrJ. We are proud that we are · on an inc~ of 46 cents an hour examination of persons piooes of equipment. where this·Joint Venture type of meeting can be held and we to be divided aw..ong vacation and routine desirable. Early de­ Wages commencing July 1, can discuss the problerns of s;a!ety with th.e members. It is holiday and apprenticeship train­ over 40 is we hope to improve our safe­ te<.:tion is the most effective 1963, \Sihcll be il.~ same as ilhose with this type of tea_mwork that ing funds, both new for Utah, and the Union the and preventing the crippling of weapon for cure of the disease. r.-egOOiated betwoon ty progra1n, saving lives Health and W~~are, PensiOn, ~nd Cali· Visi~ your dentist every six am:l. empley-ers in Northern many others by improving the workmg conditions. Also using & Pension H e li h and Welfare · · forma, and as of mt date, 10 • safety program as leverage to improve working conditions fwl.ds. . . . mantbs.· the o£ Wtage rate will be by direct exchange of ideas in developing safer methods cents the the OP'l'I(J)N deduded and appl.iled to a v·aca- the of larger and more complex machinery which i'R!NGE of operation 1li

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~y IEIRNIIE NELSON, AlL I. Fadel is progressing satisfa~· ­ J.acksen Meadows are compk•~e. .By CJLAlJDE ODGW[ lbA:K:E tie Panoche Dam west of Men­ DAL'll.'ON, ART GARAFAJLO, torily on freeway coru;tr-uc-tion at Work -is beoiag done by Bob • AUS'i'llN KIENN:ETH CUN'IE de: futUt·e add:ing emvlo_yment op­ a sl&wdow'n at the Pacheco TuJt­ the American River Pmj_ect, Sac­ is scheduled to begin in early nel, blllt Dravo still has a -three­ ON SCHEDULE portunities for Engineers- in tb.e ra-me!l!to tvrunie-[pill Utiiity Dis-­ .pr oj­ . shift o.pera-tion -going seven days R<>bet"t Fadel's ove-rpass August area. t-rict. is also mtwing · a week with 20 Engineers on the ect at Roseville Another big ~ontract, tot:tll-ing_ false At a pre-job conference held ­ payroll. With -mGst of the blocks having along as. scheduled with $1.4 million for recreation facili­ been wpped, on1y a few minru: work on the side;;; nearly in place. the Yuba Bear Project - recewtly, we were _i.uformed that Probably the largest projeot in ties at pouts, the intake gate shaft and will been awarded Sutherlartti the Gr.rffith Cm:upa-ny w9uld the area is the San· Luis Dam, _c-ampers a-nd fishermen has struc-ture remain to complete the ction Co., who also has a · handle bridge and overpass _con­ where Morrison-Knudsen, Utah, have a-nother haven when recre­ Constm dam. Dam, jobs in progress struction whi:Le Ashtu·y w.o«ld -do Brown and Root have 310 Broth- · ation projects at Roll-ins number of small the dam wilt Flat Dam, Faucherie and around the area. the dirt-row-ing. Finish~grading en; under their emp:tily. When co-mplete, Scotts back up four and one half miles and paving contracts wJH be le't Engineers were transferred to l)f water. The. si~ will be used • !l!t a lat-e-r date. _ jobs further dawn the bay for for a recreati6n area as well as At .Mendo•ta.- G-ranite C@nsttuc­ two days during -the month when a faciUty for power genet·a>tion. tion is nearly 50 per ce.Ht com· ­ the wheel was down, and le-st fi(j) plete on the pipeline jo-b. time. JlliVlER1' WATER Water from the dam will be di­ The Wat-sonville- ba-sed. cam­ At the hottem portion of the vel-ted into a five-mile -tunnel at pany has worked closely- with ,. M and K and Utah have be­ dam Wrrite Rock with the outle>t at 3 i-n providi-ng employment gmr paving, utilizing 50 Engi­ Local the site where American Bridge our -mem}}ers. neers. for Co. is putting in_ the penstock to Some 100 Operating Eng-ineers Standard -Materials, Los Banos, the White Rock powerhouse. are listed on the Petm; Kiewii has beeH. .granted-a C(}ntract f()r The powerhouse, being con­ payroU, -constructing installations seven miles oJ' Stale Hig~hway structed by Gunther, Shirley and at the ca-naL 152. WO'rk should begin imme-di­ Lane is progressing as planned ately. __ TWO Sllm!FTS w1th lmver concrete already (:}n of The twin 657s are being run o-n ROlUll WORK poured and with instaHati discharge­ a two-shift ·basis and the_ "B70" Road work is ·the prime con­ sct·GH cases, pit liners, gates and lower penstock sec­ is moved from place to place as tributor in job opportunities being performed. • he need a-rises, but· on a one within the F resno-Proper area . tiens Preparations at'e being made shift basis. Projects include First Street, to install the penstock from th-e Piledriving c.:rews are kreping Clov-is-Avenue. H Street and. the Fresno Street overp--ass. tunnel to th-e power house. ahead of the bridge builders. This is the biggest powerhouse f, T-raffic cong-esti_gn during road The project is employing_a fuU and tunnel 9!1 the American- i contingency of H.D. mechanics, construction has boon a . pwb­ River Project. 'f', been truck crane, _grade-all,_survey and lem, but motorists have GOOD FISIHNG batch _plant crews. somewhat understanding. Some Brothers on -the project The tri-mmer <:·t Huron is.. iua We unders•tand the o-Ld plaque are enjoying a bit of fishing dur­ fun operation and one · dirt at H Str-eet and Tulare will re-· ing off-h()urs_ Fish haven't been spread has begun another job. main, marking 'the site of Fres­ pG.isoned on this project as they Five scra[}ers have been run· no's first school house. have on othen;. When all facHi­ ning on th-is pm-ject and eKt.ra Road construction ia f()o-thi!l. ti:es are cO'mplete, a road will with help has been caUed in. areas is als·o promising, provide access to the reservoir on some projects calling for Jom·­ the American River. Pleasure FJIVE DAY. WEEK neymen Trainees and Appren­ boating will also be possible in • Crews are generally c:m a• five-­ tices" the near future. day work week, but are work-ing_ OLD, N_JEW Up at L9on Lake, a 1,200 foot , near- completion, will back up water 4Yz­ long hours. The pn.. ject shauld At Bagby, the old and new shaft is being driv-en by Gates. Slab Creek Rock eation · and power area. continue late into the--year. stand side by side where the new and Fox. The project has caused mi les, creating a tremendous . recr Another 100 operators are em­ bridge is now open t9 one lane some pro'blems, but the shaft is ployed- by E-a'll and Granite at traffic during: daylight hours. presently within 200 fe~t of bot- Keiltleman City. The new 1,156 foot span tow- tom with C6mpletion projectrd Cat skinner Boyd Fr-eeman, a ers ever the ()ld 180 f\)(}t span in fGr September 1. new job steward, is do-ing an out-­ stri~ing contrast. UNE-BEGINS standing jab•. on the project. He Bagby in its hayday was krtown The transmission line being has been an Operating Engineer as Benton's Mill, made fam0 ~,~ 5 constructed oy Wismer a n d for many- years and has done an during Gene-ral John c. Fre- Becket from Carnine to Folsom outstanding job in premoting his !OOnt's escapades.. is just get-ting underway, Exca- Local Union. Eat mo&t int-eresting in the vation for tower footings is be­ A sna.g has caused so-me ju-ris-- a£ea's histo-ry is the tale of an ing done by Rich Brothers. dlctional dismay on Fredrickson old Mexican railmad worker who Loon Lake is nbout eight miles and Watson's Devil's Den proj­ reportedly discovered a rich gold west of Lake Tah(}e near the Valley_ Only ect vein in the hills which he head of Desolation worked, hiding his diggings in a access into- the area is. on foot. • Half the woek is in Local cave after dark to elud-e bandits This at·ea is in the high Sierras. 3's jurlsdiclJion, the other half in r(}aming the area. Loon Lake was built by Chi- Local l2's. Smne manning prob· nese labore1;s in the 1850s and lems have arisen but efforts are NJEIEDJED HIE!LP was _used for jetting and gold under-way to so-lve the problem. The old Mexican soon, realized mining. Such operations have S1'EAK, BEANS if he was ever going to-become a long- since ceased. The rock, sand and gravel bus.i­ rich. cabaflero. w-ith a big haci- The 1,200 foot shaft will serve ness is eith-et· "steak or beans" enda, he would have to have help as a pen&tock to- a powerhouse depending on the -locati6n of the in working ttis. claim. _ being constructed at that level. p-lant, with not even hamburger The old gent returned to Mexi- A tunnel from Gerle Creek to Peak tunnel and Power­ condlti~ns in between. co to seek help, but his .ooaSJt- Robbs ings about his find were heard house and from there to Union In CGalinga, long h~urs are the by a gang of bandits, who raided VaHey Lake will complete the ord.er of the day while employ- the i"anch where the old man was syr;,tem . • ers. the other side of the val­ oo- stayin-g\ thinkiillg he had lm)ugb.t JLI\IKlE ADVERTISIED ley have -Gee.n- f~rceci to inv0ke a his fortune with him. The district advertised the la~=off. The banditsldlled-the old man, Loon Lake to Gerle Tunnel and Paving opevatO'rs have been but were squelched because the Machine Hill the latter part of fac-ing---the-same problem. gold remained in a cave some- July and bids will be opened in In Lo.;; _Banos, 23 cootract&rs where on the Merced- River. late Augus•t. presently have projects uooer­ The story says_ the geld still The- second unit of Camino way:. remains in .that ca¥e, just wai.tiRg Powerhouse is. scheduled to be­ Darkenwa-ld and - Merris6n- - for Gonte fortuna-te prospector to gin in the late Spri-ng of 1967 . · Crane Operator lowers half a turbine - valve into place at . Knudsen are moving dirt oo Lit- find it. In the high cO'untt·y. Norman White Rock powerhouse, part of the American River project._ - ~ .·· ,. ";" .,, ...... ; . ·.·-. '. ~ . " '· ·i ·.'· MAR·¥SV1Llt . ····, ·. .~ ,· " REPORt~ -· ~.·-. - . . 'Best' Materials Contract Negotiated By HAROLD HUSTON, W. R. ers have the original "Blue The dam is the key of the wa­ ure 48 feet with hydraulic cylin­ on the "off and on" ramps to the WEEKS, WILLIAM E. METTZ, Light" contract for modifications ter conservation facility, which ders 32 inches in diameter. The freeway_ and BOB WAGNON at Beale and new construction to will provide 4.23 million acre­ ram gate opera-tor is designed At Alder Spi'ings, Boyles BroB. accommodate the SR 71s and MARYSVILLE - We have feet annually for homes, farms for 2,000 pounds per square inch has three shifts putting in a test supporting forces. hole .for a pr•9posed tunnel. The·· jobs, lots of jobs, so when the The original contract amount­ and factories throughout Califor­ oil pressure and for external wa­ dispatcher calls, make yourselves Hole will go to 4,500 feet. The ed to "something over $7 mil­ nia. ter pressure of 132 pounds per proposed tunnel is designed for available. lion." Two diversion tunnels have square inch. transferring water from the Eel Probably the best contract of 1 been used to carry Feather River its kind ever negotiated has been ROCKS, ROCKS NEW HOSPITAL River to Elk Creek for much­ The invitation went out, and water around the dam since con­ needed irrigation. unanimously ratified by the En­ struction began. The Sutter County Board of gineers who work for the Materi­ the response has been delight­ JOBS UP Closing of the tunnel will per­ Supervisors have awarded a $1,- als Dealers Mathews Ready Mix,_ fuL When the Oroville Dam is Employ1nent is high on . the. m~t installation of valves and Inc., Y·uba Ready Mix, Mid Valley complete, it will be as cosmopoli­ 261,080 contract for construction connection with the powerp·lant. of a new hospitaL Bid winner is Yuba City drainage project, con­ Ready Mix Oroville Ready Mix, tan as far as its content goes of Work will take about a year. Peterson and Roebleen Conshuc­ tracted to A. Teichert and Sons. Paradise Ready Mix and Mack any structure in the country_ tion Co., North Highlands. The A beehive of activity is preva­ Ready mix companies. The "Friends of Oroville" have NO DELAY lent in plants around Chico and been sending in rocks from all contract, dated July 1, will allow The teamwork generated in Hamilton citi~s. Yuba Consoli­ The decision to close the diver­ 545 calendar days for comple­ t hese negotiations is the kind over the nation, and some have sion tunnel could have been de­ dated has about 100 Engineers on tion. that keeps our Union strong. come in from ioreign countries. layed, causing a delay in the payroll ke2ping operations Need for a new hospital has We are presently negotiating Recently, a delegation from storage. Another d e c i s i o n going round the clock. · • been critical. The new structure, with the open shops and plan to Chile visited the site, bringing date will come this fall when en­ _ Welding shops have little time a 45-bed facility, will be built be­ run complete reports in the Sep­ rocks from the Colbun Dam in gineers will have to decide if for weld beads to cool and. con­ hind the present hospital on Live tember issue of the Engineers their country with them for in­ the dam is high enough to per­ crete facilities are left to cure Oaks Blvd. north of Yuba City. News. Brothers will have a clusion in the Oroville Dam. mit closing of the second tun­ by themselves-the brothers are The old structure will be demol­ chance to review the entire pack­ A piece of drill core from site nel. By that time, the tunnel busy. ished and the space used for age and either accept or reject exploration at Shasta Dam came now closed will control the re­ landscaping and parking areas. A 160 acre site is being . pre­ the contract offers before final from Robert J. Pafford Jr., re­ lease of required water. pared for a new Tenco Tractor Total hospital cost is estimated· action is taken. After all, that's gional director, Bureau ~f Recla­ Present plans call for delivery plant. The. site is in southern at $1,574,555 with the county democracy. mation; a l:ava chip came from of water to Castaic Reservoir in Sutter County just off Reigo share to-taling $712,727, with con­ COME, GO the walls of the Columbia River Los Angeles County in 1971 and Road. below Bonneville Dam, and di­ tributions of $430,914 each from They come and go, day and to Perris Reservoir in Riverside In Oroville, Gu£ F. Atkinson is rectors and staff at the Palmdale the state and federal govern­ night, streaking into the sky to in 1972. running a three-shift operation Irrigation District contributed a ments. safeguard America's security. The massive California aque­ on a reservoir which will com­ rock from the reconstruction The Ninth Strategic Recon­ duct, the San Luis Dam, the WORK RESUMED pound water a low depths; site. naissance Wing, Be,ale Air Force pumping plants-are included in Construction of the $32 million . The water will be warmed be­ NO BLARNY Base, flying the highly secret, the greatest water project in the Belden Hydroelectric plant on fore being released into canals high-flying SR 71s has a tremend­ It wasn't the Blarney S-tone, history of mankind, now being the Feathet· River in Plumas for irrigating rice and other. ously important job to do, and but from the Bonny Land of the construCted. County will be resumed, accord­ crops r equiring warmer teinper­ will be getting the · help of the British Isles came another con­ FIRST KIND ing to Pacific Gas and Electric atui"e wa.ter. tribution, obtained from the Co. Operating Engineers in carrying Two "first of the kind" steel Motorists will soon be racing Awe Project in Scotland: David out its mission. penstock gates and hydraulic op­ PG&E has t•equested the Fed­ down the new freeway near R. Miller, project director for The Army Corps of Engineers erators, to · be located 300 feet eral Power Commission and the Chico. All that r emains to be Daniel, Mann Johnson, Menden­ California Public Utilities Com­ has awarded a $1,234,000 contract underwater, will be used at the comp~eted are shoulders and hall Consult~nts, was the con­ to Stolte, Inc., Oakland, for con­ Oroville power plant. mission to extend the completion overcrossings. But there will be tributor. date to Dec. 31, 1969. struction of electric power facil- Under a $4.5 million contract, "Speed limits -posted, Brothers! TUNNEL CLOSED . ilties, flood lights, a security the gates will be built by Yuba The powerhouse will have gen­ One diversion tunnel at Oro­ * * "' ;alarm system, and engine test Manufacturing, Benicia. erating capacity of 117,000 kilo­ SHIPS NEEDED: JEFFERSON ville Dam has been closed, the stand building alterations to ex­ watts when completed. · "The marketing of our produc­ isting buildings and fuel trans­ first s1tep in the State Water The unique design provides for pulling each 220-ton gate, its WEST SIDE tions will be at the mercy of any fer and storage modifications. Project, leading to water storage opening and closing mechanism On the West Side Gordon Ball nation which has possessed itself, Stolte-Santa Fe, j,oint ventur- behind the Dam. exclusive-ly of the means of carry­ up 600 feet of inclined rail to the had a water probiem, but has ing them; and our policy may be surface for servicing. come up wHh a solution. His influenced by those who com-· The crane for gate withdrawal, crew has sunk a well adjacent to mand. our commerce. .Labor Subcommittee Approves also designed by Yuba, will have the freeway. " .. . As a resource of defense ! . the biggest hoist drum ever Madison Sand and Gravel has • . . our navigation (shipping) built. The drum will weigh 50 its ba,tch plant operating at ca­ will admit neither neglect nor tons and will measure eight feet pacity and is setting up a crusher forbearance . .. . This can only be done by poss-essing a respectable Minimum Wage of $1.60 an Hour in diameter and 35 feet in length. near Sand Creek. 1 . body od' citizen seamen, and of r WASHINGTON - A Senate $1.30 for farm workers and $1.60 The roller gates will dose pen­ Fredrickson and Watson Con­ artisans and establishments in Labor subcommittee has voted for O'ther groups. The big; new stocks approximately 22 feet struction, at Willows, srtill has readiness fo,r shipbuUding." approval of a minimum wage bill groups to be covered include re­ across. The ac-tuators will meas- Enginers putting down black top ••• Thomas Jefferson that would guarantee 30 million tail employees, laundry workers, workers $1.60 an hour by Feb. 1, employees of hospitals, and nurs­ 1968-a year earlier than the ing homes construction workers, date se•t in the House-passed bill. restaurant: hotel, motel and taxi . The vote was 10-0. employees. Last May, the House narrowly The Senate subcommittee ex­ adopted a stretchout amendment tended overtime coverage to em­ delaying the $1 .60 wage floor un­ ployees of loeal h·ansit com­ til 1969. Labor and the Adminis­ panies and to some other grouj}s • tration urged the Sena,te to undo excluded in t:he House bill. It t he damage, which the AFL-CIO dropped a House provision for estimated would cost low-paid sub-minimum rates to young peo­ workers nearly $2 billion in lost ple and students employed in re­ wages. tail and service establishments. It added a section gradually The stretch-out version, which extending full minimum wage caught supporters of the wage­ r e q u i r em e n t s for handi­ hour bill by surprise, was sug­ capped persons gested . on · the House floor by in sheltered workshops, wrth a provision that Rep_ Adam Clayton Powell, D.­ the Secretary of Labor can au­ N.Y., as a compromise. It car­ thorize a lesser minimum "in ried by a narrow 205-194 margin. proportion to the worker's pro­ The S e n a t e subcommittee ductivity." made some changes in the House Before going to the Senate bill, but the main provisions floor, the bill must be cleared were the same. by the full Labor committee. The • Both versions would bring the only subcommittee member ab· federal minimum to a $1.40 pay s•ent when the fina,I .vote was floor by Feb. 1, 1967. taken was Sen. Paul J. Fannis, Newly covered workers would R-Ariz., who earlier had tried un­ be brought under a $1 wage floor successfully to l1ave the effective next Feb. 1. Their minimum date of the bill postponed unJtil would be adv:mced 15 cents to 1970. " One of these days Wallace, your sense of hu mor is going to , ge~ you in_t rouble . ~' • ~ '0! . - - ·.- .-· . · · -:: ··:. ...·

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.::-..'· By RAY CO{)P·ER a!td . ished in about 1929," Scotty said. to keep roads clear and usable at · LEONARD Y<>.RK . PAINFUL JERKS all times. ·, .·. WIDEN 27 SITE$ . , EUREKA - A bit of history He added con:struction . from A total of 27 sites will require will fade into the. past when Hiouchi to the. Oregon border Cleveland. Wrecking . Co ., San widening and rip-rapping, Francisco. begins removal of the was done .in painful jerks, .with . Acme Paving Co., at Fish'Lake construction -taking from 19_23 to Smith Ri~er Bridges remnants. Campground near Salzer and --at 1929. ' Big Flat Campground on the The two bridges, constructed "This was the famous low level South Fork of the Smith · River, in the early 1920s, were washed road. But for your information, will get underway shortly; and out by the disastrous 1964 proposed and non-exis•tent high­ will employ a number of Engi­ floods. ways in :Del Norte County have ne-ers, shortening the ·Out-of­ Old timers in the area, such as been surveyed so many times the Work list. 63-year-old Scotty Jenkins, say gypos are logging . the stakes," Eugene Luiu in Orick has be­ road construction during that he quipped. gun to make rock at the .Klamath time was long and tedious. But the 1964 flood added its Beach quarry. "HiouchiBridge was started in blessing. Had it not washed out Logging trucks' on narrow roads will cause some problems in about 1925 and the road from Two shifts are on the dragline those two "Model T" bridges, we keep_ing rea clear for widening, improvements in South Fork. there . to Crescent City was fin- and are placing rock in the would .be driving over them for channel. . , , the next 50 years, Jenkins said. Another bridge removal job, "I have just a couple of com­ invo-lving work on the Paul E. ments on the new bridges. Any Mudgett Memorial Bridge n·orth -engineer. who would contemplate, of Rio Dell and the Ridiatd · .design or build a two-lane bridge Fleischer Memorial Bridge south in 1966 is out of his skull. Copy of Scotia, has beeh awarded to the Governor." End of Jen­ Arons Building Wrecking, West kins' quote. Sacramento. The job will he com­ HAS APPROACHES pleted before the winter rains Sousa Brothers Yuba City, is begin. building the app~oaches to the ROAD ACTIVITY two-lane concrete bridge now Nominal activity has been under construction across the stirred up on Highway 36. Pe·ter­ Eel River at Whittemore. son Construction Co . . and V.P. On the South Fork and Pat­ Mullins have been awarded· con-_ rick Creek Roads, problems with tracts in that area, and expect to slides and steep terrain will begin construction shortly. cause some delays in construc­ Merser- Fraser's project on tion. Highway 36 inclndes resurfacing . Equipment has not yet been a fotal of 24.8 miles with a safety · mov ~d irito the area, but Holmes surface of non-skid texture. 'Tlie Construction Co., contractor, said work should be complete by late plans are to ' begin work as· soon summer. · as possible. .. · · · Armco Steel · Erectors have Although the Engirwers who been SUCCeSSIUl 'jn g·aining COJ!­ will' work on this project are tracts in the · are· a~ We welcorile familiar with the terrain .and them ini.iL look forward to'' work­ well qualified for their jobs, log­ ing with them. ,. ging trucks will ~ dd to the diffi­ Work on the College o£ ·the --Slides -an;d .steep t~rrain - have caused diHicul­ famil iar with the terrain. 27 si.tes on South culties by using the -roads . con­ .ies ir1 rqac;j._improvenients but operators are Redwoods'has begun. Wright ari.d __ - : . ' . ~ • . 1 Fork will be widened and riprapped during job. . , .. _. . . ·.·· . . -· . ,. -· -· . . ·' ... . tinuaily, so engineers will have Oretsky Construction Co., Sapia Rosa. was low bidder for con­ ;;s·->'kN'• r · ~~. - stnic.tion of five buildings on the .,·. A - " A · R. vAs- .. A· · R.-' c~:LP·· ., ·o·..· Rr ··.- -·. campus. Glad to see the college get underway. If the, good weather, which moved in early this year ·. con­ SOlves Atom Power Plant Dilemma tinues, prospects for continued .good fortune should continue, so By RUSS SWANSON and · favorable and the company holds a former farmer by the name_of the freeway._To date, progress is all rain dancers go . elsewhere~ ' · . . 'ASTElf WHITAKER topast patterns, construction may Perry who alledgidly is heavily reported on schedule. 'begin long before 1970. · :- . SANTA:RosA..-:.:R~rne~b~r the involved in the money angle. ROAD WORK preblem .~th~t plag.ued;:Padfic Gas Once .the powerplant is in op­ The- pair anticipates a · great In Napa and Lane · Counties, , and an eration jt . should spur the :econ­ Nonsense Ele~t~:ic arid itS , pi~ils fo~ road work and house ·pads ·are . atomk power plant at Bodega 'oiny of th'e . eriti~e area . deal of development and we wish foremost on the list, with Granite B~? · - them success. Who's to say if things are bet­ B!tiDGE RITES Constructi'on heavily involved. A .treacherous section of High- ter than they were years ,ago? You'll r-ecall the group in op- Down the coast, George Carr . -. Homer Flint ·Construction is put­ way: 1 · near Manchester -will be Could it be they just sound bet- position to anything '!,atomic" Co: has about finished thE: Dun- ting in the golfcourse at the Sil­ ter·? ' ' .· , w h o screamed sc · laudly and tan Mills Bridge. The bridge is eliminated when Crooks Brothers verado. Cou·ntry Club. Yfith LadyBird's drive to ,beau;; caused a lot of susp'icion among scheduled f 0 r ·dedication near complete construction. At S<;>da Bay in Lake County, tify the nation's !1ighways, · arid the natives, so PG and E ·aeeided tnid-A;ugust; Earl Parker is also invohred Lange Brothers won a road job to hide the -junkyards and mtto to suspend operations at Bo~ega Utah Construction has not yet on Highway 1 .where the bridge with a bid of $190,000 and an­ wrecking yards, perhaps it would • Bay:-:and even though· a consi~er- begun,:' dredging operation. s at the . is already complete. Thomas Con- other at Highlands at $50,000 .. abl_e.·, am_. oun.t of· work h. ad. be_._en · · · t t' · k. b be better if we changed the J;lead l)J Russian River. · s rue. wn Is wor mg on road ase Arthur Siri has completed a name; also, to · something like do*e. -;/-''· ;: . ' . · \;Up 'north, · consid.et:?-ble land go :Pd~rld ::· E · · · · h"'__ ve been__ ,_.srood. ·. · · · an . ar~~ norf)1 of Boqega Bay, " ~ Berryessa. · - along with the changing times. · W:):lel'e"it' has PlfrCh~sed?44 acr es V,Activitywas spread at the Sea ·.·· SEVERAL PROJECTS BROWN SUI'PORT The old problems remain; 'just' nenr Point Ar~na in Mendocino Vi''ew R~nch where Arthur B. Siri At Fort •Bragg , Baxman Sand The road job is near the half as ·the 'junkyards remain, but '· ' ' ·· · ·;: ·· is. Pres~ntiy working on an air and Gravel has several projects way · mark, · includi~g 201 house how about new titles for 'old C~lfntY. ··.. '\ ·' ,, ,_ i sh:ip·.· and has bee_n involved · in underway, Y . ENTHUSIAsM:: 'NOW. , pads. . . · . problems ~ such as: .'To.· . dat¢,- ' • there I·\ llav\'·e . · b~en', · Jew,' road and site work. ' Inland, Mornison Knudson is Gov. Edmund G. Bro.wn has nervousness - anxiety tension if any ~dv~rse reactions, a:nd"resi- Reliance Enterprises and M. B. still working just one shift on given last minute S]lpport to con­ dieting - weight control · dents s'eiih somewhat errthusias- Stevenson have been laying pipe the Cummings project. - struction of the Warm Springs quarreling kids sibling tic with' the prospeCts of a multi- in conjunction with other con- The project has be.come famous Dam. rivalry .• million d ~l~ar atomic power plant struction and the entire project in Ncirthem California, not only The governo1; sen,t a telegram big debts - installment buying in their back yard. looks pn)~Jsing. from the 392Joot fill but because to Washington endorsing the $2.7 rough jobs - challenging tasl1:s million construction start in the The County Board. of Super­ /. SOME ACTIVITY Of the traffiC it has tied up. snuffy nose - sinus congestion 1966 Federal·Appropriati0ns bill. let George do delegaQ,ng visors has passed a resolution in :, Further north, over .a rough it - At Ukiah, Granite Construction The entire project, located· near authority favor of the plant's c-onstruction, 'and crooked road which is slowly will soon begin operations on the Healdsbm;g, will total $50 million. brushing teeth dental but plans are still long-range with being!i~proved, Out~et Con:~:~truc' $2 million highway 20 project. The . public Works Commiftee hygiene _ . .. a construction start projected in . tion i§ ~etting up •a hot pl

read the contract carefully. Also, check the price of.the . slight. When the matter is heard before the judge you Commission in the city nearest you. ~ . ' object ·being purchased with . similar objects at other · merely tell the story in your own words. Generally law- , . ' MAIL FRAUD reputable _firms .. If you are unfamiliar with a company; yers are not . allowed to assist people in this court and If the mails are used to cheat you, send your complaint :: check it out with a local business as~oci~tion such as the striCit rules of evidence are not applied. directly to the nearest postal inspect.or, United S,tates · .;;,: Better Bus,iness Bureau. SEE AN ATTORNEY Pos't Office. ,; ~ : If you do get cheated, there are some things that may When more than the maximum amount allowed by the The state or counlty Bureau of Weights and Measures ,~,; be done. . small claims court is involved, it is best to see an atto~·­ should be notified of any short weight or deceptive pack· .,.,

LEARN. TO PROTECT YOURSELF. ney. It may cost some money, but in the lo-ng run you will aging. . · '1-:J Any party to a contrac•t may <:a ncel it if his signature save money ~nd be better protected. Contact the state agency in charge of food and drug·,­ was o-btained oy mutual mistake or by fraud on the part If you are being sued by the seller on a contract which inspection or the Federal Drug Administration if you re- i':, of the seller. . invo.Jves -more than a month's pay, this is particularly ceive misbranded or . contaminated foods, drugs or cos· .;; , Fraud means the seller must have made false state- true. metics. ' - ments or misleading representart;ions about the goods or If you· do:n't ~now an attorney, you may contact the If your complaint relates to fraud or gross incompe- · services involved, int'e-riding that you should believe him _ Lawyers ·Reference Service in your community, normally tence in television, radio m· stereo repairs, contact the ::l listed and you· must have reli~d on his false or misleading rep­ in the yellow pages of your telephone directory. Better Business Bureau. In California, contact the Elec· ,· · -resentations in signing the contni.ct. If you :cannot afford an attorney, you may wish to con­ tronic Repair Dealer Registration, 1020 N. Street; 'Sacra· .:•.-·i sult the. Legal Aid Society, usually listed in the white The law that gives mento. yo-u the right to cancel a contract pages of .the telephone directory, · or in the city or county also requires yotl- notify the ·seller ·and return or offer Complaints about misleading or inaccurate ads for auto, ..; ; public defender's office maintained as a free public serv­ mobiles may be filed in any office of the Department of ,, to return tP,e goods you received ·before you can get your ice in many communities. Motor Vehicles. Local offices ~re lisrted in the telep.h,o,ne . , ,_ money back. PROTECT OTHERS directory. If you cannot work out your differences with the seiler You can protect others by telling law enforcement If yo-ur complaint relates to a lending institution or 01ther measures are available. · agencies when you are cheated. Pubiic agencies and po­ finance company contact your state agency licensing and ·. lice forces do not function as personal representatives regulating corpo~ations. If your proplem arises fiom SMALL CLAIMS COURT an '. 1 in your effo-rts to gert your money back, but if a practice installment contract, contact the Attorney Gene~al's of- ' When, depending upon your local jurisdiction and less is unlawful, they can see that it is stopped. This will help fice. Complaints related to unfair collection tiwtics .! i than $200 is involved try a small other 3 claims court. people, and may· even help your case. should be directed .to the state office in charge of ·licims- · This is the best place to get an impartial decision in a Law ·enforcement agencies usually have no way of ing businesses of that type; STEWARDS- JULY • District 1 - San Francis'CO Joe B. Walters af ty r1v \ ·' •! James C. Follis Roland J. Snodgrass •• Gus Soderstrorn Frank Campbell Continued from Page 1- "You old timers have ·made a ' making. a'' mi.stake· talk to ·htm · ~1 . District 1A - San Rafael District 7 · - Redding efforts of Al Clem and the offi­ special effort to attend these about it, so both of you can live · .J Stan Salonius Wayne McGuire c:ers of Lo~al 3 in the drive to safety meetings. This is a com­ to enjoy your p-ensions," Cfem William Taylor Harold Butler mon' ground to discuss a common -said. '·: · --- : ,._,; promote safety, both on and off Georg~ Kiefer B. A. Baxter problem. No-w, we have a lot of Master· of ceremonies F. 0. District iB - San 1\bteo Wallace Armstrong the job. apprentices in the field who need Fran Walker, Local No. 3 ; :_ E. M. Bufkin District 8 - Sacramento "Local 3 was the first such or­ advice and guidance :from you." Trustee · and Safety Engineer, · .- ; Joe McCarthy Don Schelske ganization to appoint a full-time He said it is of no avail to have said at the conclusion of the District lC - Vallejo J. W. Waters safety staff," he said. wages,- pension plan and other meeting it takes $100,000 to kill . , · Frank Enright Henry F. Marsh He said in 1964, there were 83 benefits if we don't prac-tice an Engineer. Kiliing an Engineer , ' · safety. District 1D .,.- Hawaii Roland Brown construotion accidents P'er 1,000 also .leaves .a wife and too often, : <. i ' . Bill W. Carrell workers. One reason - people "When you see an operator a family fatherless. District lE - Guam District 9 - San Jose wouldn't cooperate. Distriet 2 - Oaldand Rolland Mathews In 1965, there was a dramatic Howard Webb E.O.Hall downswing when the r a t i o Bernard A. Buddee District 10 - Santa Rosa dropped to 73 per 1,000, because • District 3 - Stockton now all aspects of the industry Clayton Fassett District 11 - Reno are working toward safety, ask Gerorge Bowen Earnest Carl Landrum Harry 0. Brown OVERLOOKED AREA Joe E. Foley Dale Marr vice president of W. W. Edwards Claude Reed Local 3 and' a safety engineer, Robert A. Slater Fred D. Warden Jerry D. Killian said one of the mos:t overlooked . District 3A - Modesto ·areas in safety is in environ­ _. , Douglas Peden George Ward mental health. He indicated this < District 4 - Eureka Matthew Farrelly would be the next major gain in Sid Garrard Kenneth Robinson the Labor Movement. ,., . \....- \: District 5 - Fresno District 12 :._ Utah "In a meeting in Washington C. R. Stidham Devain Tait with Letourneau -Westinghouse, Homer Wright Ray McCourt some things of interest to all District 6 - Marysville Kay Clements were brought up, such as air con­ featuring .... Ralph V. Whitley Lynn C. Bennett ditioned cabs on all Cats. The firm said they should be used­ • SAFETYMEN- JULY today. . "Their engineers have c-ome B.F. Goodrich Talton 1x> the conclusion that such District 1 - San Francisco C. Buford things are necessary, not only M. L. Coleman Tommy Winnett because of the he-at but because SIL VERTOWN t-ires . District lA - San Rafael District 6 - Marysville of surface dust," Marr said. He Ro,bert G. Kittell District 7 - Redding said noise is also of major con­ James Frank Willis Dale Bryant -cern, and manufacturers are new and recap tires . District lB - San Mate.o Warren W allers wrestling with new designs to Floyd Ciochon Warren Heinback cut do-wn on noise. for autos .and trucks Glendle Luttrell District 1-C-: Vallejo NEED SEEN District Richard Taylor _ 8 - Sacramento "Manufacturers have seen the District 2 - Oakland Ronald Beam need for liew designs. ·They now Friendly Road Service Distrid 3 - Stockton District 9-s·an Jos.e realize they can't continue to put H. H. Burrows Roy Nelson a $5 seat on a $100,00 rig and phone 532-6323 (days) . James C. Killion Harold Viau expect efficiency · from the oper­ • Gordon Bosley District 10 - Santa Rosa ator;" he said. 731-0499 (nights) · H. J. Ainsworth District 11 - Reno Al Clem, the evening's con­ District 3A ___:, Mod~sto Ted Whipple cluding speaker, said he had a District 4 - Eureka Dennis Hand feeling the meeting was another 2344 E. 12th St., Oakland Wilbur Burrell District 12 - Salt Lal\e City firsrt in launching better working Dave Wright Alvin D. Stokes eonditions, wages and . benefits District 55 - Fresno for members of Local 3. • ••, EN Gl.H: E,t R s-... t-tEW S .. Page 9 1 NEVADA REPORT Motorists -wait: . -

Better'. . . ' ' . Routes. . . . 'By'NORRIS CASEY, GAIL the niceties at Lake Tahoe. Hoo.d; BISHOP, TYKE WELLER and Cabildo and Wells Cargo Corpor­ • BUD MALLET ations are the major employers on this project. RENO- Rogers Construction has begun ope rati o~ on Highway DIVERSION DAM 50 between Frenchman and Aus­ At Gardnerville, K e n Hell­ tin with plans of working two winkle will soon begin work on shifts 10 hours a day, Total cost the $?0,000 diversion dam. Crews should find excellent · opportuni­ of the project is set at $2,635~000. ties on this project." The job includes a short strip It takes expe'l'ience to install of roadway just east of French­ cables, chair ·lifts and tramways man which was completed in 1960 at ski resorts, and it looks like and some 60 mHes of new high­ Robert Gebhardt will have his way through mountainous coun­ crew putting .in such facilities at Incline Village, · . try, which will provide better Bob's crew was involved in in­ .ess · f o.r motoris1ts between stalling like equipment at Squaw Reno and Eureka. Valley · and Alpine Meadows. I At Bradley Hot Springs, Bob Two highway jobs a•t Wells Helms Construction has begun have kept Engineers in this area a two-shift push on the freeway. rather. busy, although highway The contract totals $2,365,0QO. work this. year has not provided the se:asonal wo.rk we .had hoped Area within white lines shows city limits of the new development, soon to rise ·in . LESSER JOBS · for. Marin Couny. City Will have 20,000 population light industry. In other areas of less magni~ CREW· EMPLOYED tude, M. ~· ·Sundt Cons·tl:uc.tion Wells and Stewart has a crew· RAFAEL REPORT has several Operating Engineers SAN ' . ~ . '. . . . ·employed, but Nevada Sand and involved in expansion of the Ana~ . Ro·ck will be taking over some conda Coppeor plant at Yerington . time in August. • • and L. E. Dixon's Arlington Tow­ At Deeth, Larry Gandofalo is ityJn· ·ar1 0 ·ISe ers highrise is on schedule. the walking boss on the scraper sp1~~ad for Nevada Rock and is underway on the ~uilding Sand. Two shifts -have be€Jn uti­ By WAYNE (LUCKY) the arguments, his vote was an interested persons. The rig is the . _ i'f'f! w W eins•toJk- Hale sho·pping lized on the trucks. . SPRINKLE. easy decision. property of California Tractor,.' 1 On the silent, wind-swept hills He said industry will be Union City. · - cen~~ \ .- A.~fred ~rownis th~ C?ll· ,; Ca.hoP:n ,:1Construction is well tr act~r . · . und~rway on th~ bridge w)J.ile. at. beyond and below the Golden "clean" industry, such as small , The project has met with stiff. Wells. Ave. in Reno .is 'nearly, · H\lll~ek . Junction; .Ro-gers . is Gate Headlands in Marin County, plastic plants, research firms, opposition since it was in the impassable as crews are WOl:king;,,,,near:ly .finished on· the .dirt and ' .ll city will 'soon' l~ ise--modern as etc., with no smoke stacks. Hous- ' -proposal stage, but· the Marin . hard to get it into shap:e. Bob most of the crew will move· io tomon'ow. ing will be low cost housing, . County' Board of Supervisors, · Helms is also contracto·r on this Austin with the equipment. Ground was broken June 23rd, where people can afford to live. after long and probing discus~ but some c o n t r a c t p•roblems PROVE PLANS ·sion, voted in favor of the pro­ proj~ct. BIDDER LOW caused a delay in the first phase Mrs. Vera Shultz, noted Marin posal. The new steam - generating Most opposition came from ', to, be built Construction should get under­ construction start. County conservationist and for- plarit at Wabuska ·conservation :J.dvocates and from - job oppor­ way shortly on Angel Ro-ad. ·Man- · The first phase, including ac- mer member of the County Board soon, should pro-vide persons who felt the city would Operating En­ ley was low bidder. cess roads into the area will get of Supervisors, who has been a tunities for some destroy a natural wildlife hab­ ine·ers. underway shortly. Co-ntractor is consultant on Marincello, said g Savina Construction has begun itat work on t h e fish ha,tchery at Freeman and Sondgroth, who re- significance of the groundbreak­ STEAD¥ WORK . port present crews have been em- ing was that at last that which OTHER AREAS Ruby Lake. This is · a small job E. A. Forde will be working Tahoe, emplo-yment is . utilizing a limited amount of ployed. The access roads will be has been planned for Marincello built unde·r a $600,000 contract, will now be proved. on continuation of a highway up . although no large p·rojects equipment. in Lucas Valley. His progress in ~o be finished in 80 wo-rking days. She said Tom Frouge and the in the near future. · Fresno Paving is nearly com­ laying pipe for telephone lines ' ' , expected to Frouge Corporation have truly export line at the South plete with surfacing of Immi­ The total project on the San Anselmo-Fairfax proj­ grasped the importance of con­ will be let August 8. grant Pass . . Nevada Rock and . take some 20 years to complete, ect has been encouraging. . will cost about $300 million and servation. The city will provide. ri.e·w four-lane section of high­ Sand will have a small crew · do­ Ghilotti · Bros. comple,ted the · will be built on ·2,138 acres of much more than shelter, more :at · Cave Rock should .. help ing cieanup .fo•r about three 4th Street job over the weekend land, purchased by Gulf Oil. than a sea of roofs, more than a :thetraffic congestion on the weeks. · -a fast paving job done in a : . Shore. A. Teichert and Stearns and Rogers is right on John Frouge, president o·f the ·sea· of antennas single day with two crews. The . is doing the paving. ' schedule with the mill erection. Frouge Corpo·ration, developers "We mean a city where devel­ company was also low bidder on ­ of Marincello, said .thB city· wiH · opers have not been forced to pipe work on several · Uelms .Construc-tio·h is also on widening the San Pedro Boule~ ·-r~ . eventually have a population of ·::Put utilities' nnderground - but- uu,.uv"'"'-'11" · s h o u 1 d continue ·the ·project, pulti~g in the leach vard with a bid of $276,949.65. . 20,000 rt;!sidents. - · · cani.e voiuntarily with that in- · At Hamilton Air Force Base dam and pond. Crews will move tention." out when the dirt-moving is com- Frouge said he appreciated the t h e r e will be · myriad activity.· plete. ' interests· of Operating Engi,neers · SPACIOUS CITY Brown-Ely Company has begun: . Local 3 officers, such a~ Business "We mean a city where spa­ repairing runways and aprons at· · Manager AI Clem, Financial Sec­ ciousness is-built in, a city where a cost of $87,000. , retary A. · J . ,"Buck" · Hope, Bus-i­ the ·malls that surround the la­ Shields Cons.trtiction started on ness Representative Al .Ha-nsen, goons that cascade down from a small storage reservoir and Sa- . : :District Representative :. Wayne the end of the valiey are going to braw Brothers c:re putting in . (Lucky) Splirikle . a n d · forrmer. · ):Je the kind of shopping environ: driveways while Reliance Enter­ • District Representative Jim Jen­ ;inent that will be a magnet for prises have contracts · for miscel~. . nings for their inte-rest in the people from all over the world," laneous work. · project. she said: Pace-Pacifi<;! Enterprises, Valle­ Tom Storer, Mar i n County Frotige said the first section jo, recently gained a contract for: Board of Supervisors, told the ·of road will take · about six construction of additions to West. Engineers News his was the tie, months to complete, after work -Marin School at Point Reyes. A - · breaking vote in approving th.e gets into high gear. pre-job co'nference was held July · . development. John Frouge drove the Cat 20. which broke ground for the. proj­ C. Norman -Peterson has be.en· NO QUESTION ect. The ceremony signaled be­ awarded a contract totaling $1'/:,•c "Once I had studied the evi- geinning of construction of the 642,500 for construction of a · dence, there was no question in roads which will serve the com­ sewer at Petaluma. Many Broth-. my mind this was good for our munity, but full scale construe­ ers should be dispatched to this.' county. .It will Pt:ovide fobs for . tion will be slow starting. project. our people, it w!II help our econ- Lee Finch, cat skinner, assist­ Maggiora-Ghilo-tti has emerged . omy with industry it will 'bripg, ed Mr. Frouge. Lee is an Oper­ low bidder to haul top soil to the · and I would echo What Mr. ating Engineer who lives in San Veterans Memorial site at the . Frouge has said, that this will be Rafael. Marin Civic Ce!lter, where 11,000, ~ beautiful city, well planned and _ Hennan Kreinhop, San Pablo, yards are to be hauled from the T?h-i Storer, county supervisor, discusses new development laid out~ :· he said. _ . another Operating Engineer, Northgate Shopping , Center de,. : With .Herman Kr~inhop, Operating Engineer. He sai'd once lie had hear~ all demonstrated a 440 scraper for . velopment to the Auditorium;· • • I

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Ballast Tamper­ . Drill Rigs (such as quarry Operator (Shovel, r: Multiple Purpose master, joy drills or backhoe, dragline, derrick, Front End Loader ·equal) (Ass't to derrick barge, clamshell, (under 1 yd.) Engineer required) " crane grade-all, etc.) Hoist Operator- Hoist Operator-2 drums ·(up t~ 5 yards) (Assistanil: . •• 1 Drum Instrument Man to Engineer requir.ed) * Heav.y Duty Repairman Mechanical Finisher Tower Crane (Liriden _; and Welder Ope1·ator (asphalt type or similar designs (Permanent Shop) or concrete) and' capacity) (in the Line Master Mine or Shaft Hoist ·'erection, dismantling Lubrication & Pavement Breaker, and -moving of equipment, , Seryice Engineer* Pavem~nt Breaker with there shall be an . ·~. ~ (Mobile and compressor combination additional Operating Grease Rack) Pavement Breaker Engineer) ' ,., ' Slip Form Pumps truck mounted, ' Tunnel Badger (Mole or GROUP V compressor combination similar) (Assistant to Air Compressor Area 1 4.17 4.28 4.52 4.52 4.76 (Ass't to Enginee\· Engineer required)* Operator Area 2(a) 4.92 5.03 5.27 5.27 5.51 required)''' GROUP IX (two or more Area 2(b) 5.16 5.40 5.52 5.76 Refrigeration Plant DW10, . 20, . etc. . .Area 1 4.78 4.93 5.21 5.21 5.49 : compressors) Self-Propelled Pipeline, (tandem) . . Area 2(a) . 5.53 5.68 5.96. 5.96 6,. ~4 Batch Operator Wrapping Machine Combination Area 2(b) 5.81 6.09 6.21 • . (Asphalt Plant) (Pe·rault, CRC, o·r . Mixer and Compressor l\l!otgrman similar types) (Gunite) Pavement Breaker Slushing Operator Highline Cableway . Operator (Emsco Trenching Machine Signalrp.an. and similar tyrte) (Assistant to Engineer GROUP X . ; . Signalman required) * F(}reman · Area 1 4.87 5.02 5.30 5.30 · 5.53 Shuttlecar Tractor-Compressor Highline Area 2(a) 5.62 5.'77 6.05 6;05 6.33 , Small Rubber Tired Drill Comb. Cableway - · Area 2(b) 5.90 6.18 6.30 6.53 Tractor {Assistant to Engil).eer . . -continued on Page 11 · • , t , ... .

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lltw "tight money" market has been freeway. Th.e structures wiN. c~1i ­ ments haven't interfered- with vertised for bids laber this year. l()cated just south of He-lper and blamed-for the slowdowa in sub­ form to the San l\lfateo-Haywan! lBrhlge approach. progr~ss this season., but there The four-Lane extension of f:l[ar-­ wilt employ some 15 Eng'ineers. division work this year. hasn't b-een the normal di:rt work riSJon Boulevard from 12tb. to JI}JliG CUT The home and apadmerut buHd-­ RANCll'li AllllDll'lr[IQ)N load.. 2oth Streets is schednled· for com­ The company has mflved in arru ing boom over the years had' Pac-ific Coast Builders picket up a $i million pt"Oject califfig In northern Utah, mm·e than pletiO'n this faH by F'i.fe · Con.· 84 B from Price Canyon and 1iviU created above ave-r·agec empl(}y· for facility additioos at the ·L~ $5(} !nH!i~n cin non-residential con­ .%ruction Co. at a. cost of $5"50;!100 have a 9!m working with .it in ment. Cab-in Ranch School for Eo}':;;. ~truction is underway o~.- sched­ and the stretch (}f Harrison. Bhni. the big cut Some peopLe blame the devel­ ule!l. Although that figure is from 121th to 7th Streets sh~u!d Brothers Junior Chdstens·en> opers, builders., specutatot's. pro­ County officials suy a $2 mil­ not a r econi. Ogden?s economy be completed late this year at a Ray McCourt, Joe Baket· of 63\Js; institutions who p u r p o r t e H~nt to en-­ tion. Largest packages are the Bids for the new approach to Layton F'ostet·, Dave Rich on ing institwtions who purpo·rtedly large park facilities adjacent t& $1'7 -m:ilUon highway construction, Og"den Canyon on 12 Street from d<>zers; Jerry Fowkes, patrol; Jim were after the proverbiaL "fast San Mateo's lVlemeriaL Park. 1ke $15.5 miUifln for new buill'l.ings Har-rison Bottlevard east to the Hulet, Jake Ledbetter, c_rusher; buck" for the frenzied drive g'rzt\t wGuld be added to the P· · and improvemenll!> at W e b e r mouth of the canyon should he "Cub" Stewart. mechanic a Ill d which they say creabed a heavy ent $2 milliGn cGunty hmd, which Stat-e College; $8;193;000 for the advertised late in August. Con­ D e an Mitchell, greasing, are dcemand for craftsmen. is earmarked for IaFge earth dam Da-vifi,O: McKay Hospital and the struction on pdmary roadways presently employed on the prfJj­ A BAILAN-\CIE and 4,100 additional acres. Win include the completi()EI Ot ect, to nm. about two m(}nths., New innovations keep croppil.'lg $4.1 miUiOIfil Wages, fringes, vacation and ·show corporate profits. farm prGif.· Engineers and designers -have Anather paving contract at bidder, was getting low o-n wor-k aptwenticeship training contribu­ its, dividends and personaL in­ indieated this new silettt .systent $433.,0{}0 involving construction and had started a layoff. tions will ile steadily increased come and spending higher than is, no d{Xlbt, the major inno·vat•. of a four-lane divided highway Fife Construction Co. is layiflg over the three-year period to they have been for years.. i.n the pile-driving field. fmm Uintah Junetion to Wash­ gravel at Orton Jundion nortfr1. greatly help aU members and Add th.ese fa.cbo rs to g()vertt­ As this nevi device becilmes ir•,.~ton Terrace on U.S. 305 was O>f Panguitch. The hot plmtt has their famities. ment spending in t he Viet Nam mo-re- po[l!llar and in dema:nd; also awarde-d Parsons, and is to not yet been moved i!t. ILAY W[Al'IEJR[AlL ronflict and the sum equals con­ we1ll use Johnny.':; . services in re-­ be complete in 150 working days. V . C. lVIendenhaU Co. has f:JJe>­ Strong Co. is putting down tinued prosperity. training other opeeators . By mid-September t h e H.3 gun work near MinersviU~. Tw-o select material with pulls on I-70 SUGHT JRJEClESSJION Good Luck, Johnny. We'll look mile stretch ·of I-15 ft'Om 31st equipment spreads wm be tr.ie-i near Green Rive·r. The firm- alsu Should th~ Viet Nam situation fot:ward to .your return. Street in Ogden to Sooth Layton rather tha!l> a two-shift opemtio·n, h as an adjoining I-70 projeet suddenly end, (and let us pray Brothers Pete Deros and Pete should be open to traffic, the Most of the crew are sh~ady oa~­ which. is near-complete. it does) we would face a slight Cru&e are finaUy gebting some first interstate highway in Weber erators who were moved load.: Stratton Brothers Co. has com­ recession, but returning military iron ont01 the San Mateo Creek Coun1ty. Project cost was $S.5i from Pen6. Doyle Cottam Ls su­ pleted its contract with the For­ personnel woold increase the de­ Bridge job at Skyline and Crystal miUion, and is part of an esti­ pe-rintendent and Jim Lindsay .is est Service and has moved to mand for housing and again., a S~rings R9ads. Kaiser has the mated $14.15 million in state high­ the steward .. Hat-ch Point.. balance of the scales. contract.. way construction underway in FlEW Oi"IENiNGS Brother Merle Davis is laying On the present job- scene Peter Brother A. Leerburg is steward Ogden. We have had inquiries concern­ road miK with the patroL The Kiewit has begun extens,ions of on the Caputo segment of the Grading on the $2.2 miUiou ing Geneva's Ammonia plant A oompany was successful hiddet· the 19th Avenue freeway. The brid'-'·e & roadway fr.om 300 Nodh to Og­ pre-j()b confet·ence was held with on street work in St. GeMge and project is budgeted at $6 minion. The. sta_,te has advertised m-· den Hot Springs is about 75 Vet" D. M. Wea.therly Co., contractocr, wilL move a crew there when A :rniHion yards of dirt will be bids on 6.6 miles of freeway be-­ cent compleoo. Drainage and sm··- who said most work consists of Hatch Point work is complete. trucked from the upper end to tween San Malleo and San RrunG>. 'We All a/ked Away' SAN JOSE- -His luck had been- started to bGunce around when ~U bad until he returned from we hit, and I'm sure it was. ju.5t Lake- Tahoe aboa-rd a light twin­ seconds when everyone ·was o-ut engine craft, hut he show-ed none of the plane." he .said. . the warse for wear the next We stopped about 100 feet morniag . from the freeway ovepass, and . Leonard- Penrod, 34-year-old aoGut 40() feet from the to\lre.rs. Opet'ating Engineer, who has The pilot just sneaked undec worked 11 years for Reed and some high-tension wires before Graham Inc., San Jose, and eight impact. other persons walked away from llmLT TESTJfMON[AJL the crash of the craft that nar­ "This is just another classic rowly missed the Ci;ic Center example of the necessity of seat and seven-story Swenson Office belts. The man who got his b.ack Building on a loss-of-power ap­ injured (Otto Wildhirt, 63), had proach to the airport. hi.s belt loosely fastened, and waa Penrod said he thought little slumping down in his seat. Whe~• of the plane's circling aoove the the plane hit the teee· and sptm fog the morning of Aug. 4, and sideways, the seat broke loose, sat back when the pilot, Charles and that must have been when F . Williams, broke through the . the man got hurt.'' he said. fo·g at about 1,000 feet altitude. iPJRlETTY LUCJKY . , ~· NO 1IND:U:CATJION "We were pretty lucky, and "JI don't think anyone on the ev-a·yone iiboard felt the same plane thought there- was any way. There w~.s one· thought trouble until we hit the first tree, nmning tht'O«,J.g.h the minds o-f · Nine persons walked- away from the wreckage crashed in the midst of buildings, roads an~ :and by then I think we were on aU of t.tS, and that was to get of this light twin engine aircraft which power lines. One passenger was Bro . Penrod. the ground.'; Penrod said. out as quickly as possible; Then~ H-e said the engines sounded-as was no' panic; and evet'yiHte­ site, and from thoere to work, hut job the next morning, running "We had called Pacific for re­ if they were throttled back. moved in an orderly fashion. after I got a look at the rema-ins his l6ader. He is a steward at the servations, but they were ful:ll, "They came back very smooth­ "This is one time whe!l: my of the plane, [ just said to heH plant. so we were looking elsewhere,. ly, as if the pilGt had cut power wife knew exactly where K was. and saw an ad in the paper. We wi1th. it, and went home. I didn't ~tooard for a landing-, then. he said 'Brace I called her from the hospital Ht>w did he co!lH! to be dec-ide« to try it, and it was the . yourselves,' and yve banked arui t@ild her I was okay_ We (je-­ feel like wt>rking." a small engine plane rather· than closest rve evoc coone to endmg_ · sharply:- to the left. The ·plane cided ~ - ge- !taek to the crash- But Leonard was back on the a scheduled aidinoc? it aU---'-ffiu.ch too close," ·he said.

. -- • STOC"KTON REPORT 'ENCOURAGING' IS WORD FOR THE SEASON By WALTER TALBOT, bid(ler at $2 million on freeway ceived a contract from the Bu­ SANTA ROSA AL McNAMARA and structure work on Highway 99 reau of Public Roads fur CODf CongratulationS are in order to Don Ellis and Barney JACK BULLARD at Ripon, was also low bidder struction of five mi.les of access Lane whose wives have presented them with baby girls. STOCKTON-The word for the on the new two and flour-lane to the new Melthe $1 million and structure work involved, Engi­ Dam. at the Chico Genter on Clohassett Rood. $2 million category have come neers should gain some Wlintler to the surface offlering excellent work. The Vernalis job bid was SPECIAL EQUIPMENT SACRAMENTO employment prospects, Wlith fu­ $1.7 million. Some special-type equipment is We extend our sympathies to fa.milies of Sherman Cleve­ ture opportunities promising. Thomas Construction Co., Fres­ being used to keep the exca•vated land and Walt Forsland who plassed away recently. Fredrickson and W aJtson, lOIW no, with a bid of $1.6 million, re- channel full of clay-type grout as the dragline continues excava­ PRESNO ·tion to a depth n ~ou lcn:ow you'~re delalinlg wiltih tfriierul&­ .est wishes for a speedy recovery to Brother Ralph af1ter an, as a member, you are one of the owners. You can be LOW BIDDER whJO Prince was injured at home while working on hls car. sure of getting a fair deal, and the straight facts·. No double­ He George Reed Co., Sonora, was is now a firm believer in using blocks instead of a jack talk and no fast-talk. while doing repairs. successful bidder on the O'Byrnes What's that? you're not a member? It's easy to become a Ferry Road. The road will run UTAH member. You can get lthe details from your Business Representa­ from the Tullock Dam bridge to Sincere sympathy to the family of Brother Glen Holt tive or Distriot Office, then it's just a maltter of applying and the asbestos plant entrance. who passed 1away recently. driving away in that n~ew automobile. Mittry and Oraft Corp. is doing A speedy reoovery to Brother Glen Lloyd who suffered You'll be pleased with the way your officers do business. the excavation and Reed wi1I do a heart attack. the paving_ Regret hearing Brother r..e:e Gilman is back in hospital We,•f'«. dT-ow\~- ... - , Claude Wood Co. has a size- .• with an ailment. Hope he soon recovers and returns to work. able crew on reconstruction of Congratulations are in order to Brother Mark Williams Jack Tone Road in San. Joaquin and his wife upon arrival of a new baby, born in Price. wh~ '1!lol ~r-ow County, We dion't know whether to offer congratulations or sym• Other projects, reported in last p~hy to Brother Art Painter who recently got married in t.Anl~ 2 month's News continue at the 1\ab. But best wishes to you both. us .. same pace with little change in SAN RAFAEL personneL Congratulations to Brother Roy Hinkley Jr. Associated . CALL BIDS Dredging, on his recent marriage. ' Bids will be called; Aug. 17 for Our deepest sympathy to the family of late Brother J oe grading and surfacing of six and Brown: who passed away July 14 !after a se•rioUs illness. He a half miles of four-lane freeway had worlred for Olympian Dredging. and construction of five bridges Happy to see Brother Walt Tracy back to work. He had between the StanJislaus County boon hiospitalized for a short time. Arnold Silva is also back line an.d Chrisman Road in San on the job after a short illness. j~quin Cownty. Bid price is .ex­ Congrlatulations to AI MacLeod and wife on arrival of a ~ ~ted at $3.5 million. baby boy. San Francisco is expected to Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Brother Alton open bids August 18 on the thi~ Morgan, conrfined at Marin General Hospital. leg of the San Joaquin pipeline Gon:dolences to the family of Steve Jones who passed No. 3. The project: is also esti­ a·· on July 13. Steve last WIOM.'' without pump for 2" line. G. M. 4 VIEW--LO-Ts;-Redwoods, overlooks CooleY. Box 161, San Carlos, Calif. Austin Creek, 5 mi. to Monte Rio, Santa Rosa-Thurs., December 1 In one of many cases brought to our attention, L~or Reg. 538707. good fishing in Russian River. Fresno-Tuesday, December 6 Water, elect. avail. $150 dn. $50 a Carpets, Inc., of Washington, D. C., formerly operating as i955-ALJOA 8x20-!oot trailer bouse, Ogden-Friday, December 9 good condition, $1,000. See at Volta, month. R. A. Wise, 358 Alida St., Factory Outlet Carpets, be., was forbidden by the Federal across from school. Hubert ThomP­ No. 35. San Francisco, Calif. Ph. Reno-Saturday, December 10 son, P.O. Box 225, Los Banos, Calif. 588-2264. Reg. 408155. Trades ·Commission, from overstating the commissions re­ Ph. 826-1444 . -~eg. 1141954. 2 BDRM-HOUSE - Bolinas, perfect SAN FRANCISCO ceived by customers from referral sales. The FTC com­ HEAVY DUTY lh H.P. bench-gn..,..·n-:d,-er-. weekend or retire. Furnished, fire­ $50. 12-volt Bon Aire Auto Cooler, $25. place, beaut. view, , 474 Valencia St. ___ ... _._._. 431·1568 plained that few if any participants receive enough com­ Bill Meisenheimer, 350 Judah St., surfing, fishing, 4 kinds clamming. San Francisco, Celif. Ph. 661-4519. $19,000. Robert W . Burgstrom. Ph. SAN MATEO misio:ns to get their own carpeting at little or no cost as the Reg. 486183. 456-8629. Reg. 1217325. 1527 South B St·-·-...... 345·8237 firm and its salesmen had claimed. :BUD~~GAS ENGINE, m--o-=d--,el,---,::P:-·-::-:187==-9, 3 BEDRM. h'-:-o-u-:-s-:-.e,--:c:-:-arpe~::;:ts::-,---;d.-::· ra=-p::-es=-, SAN RAFAEL .- water soften~·. built-ins, large lo•, iike new, gen. type base, Jess than %, landscaped. Appraised at $18,850, !JOOO hl's. opel·. time. $1,000. W. D. 76 Relvedere.... _, __ ,__ , ._..454·3565 -. will sell for $16,850. Home in Gran­ .:;orensen, 7028 Thornhill Dr.. Oak. ger, Utah. Contact Parley White In­ land, Celif. Ph. 652-3041. Reg. 238823 VALLEJO vestments in Salt Lake City, or TD-6 -TRACTOR--vfithhyd- . -'f:H:-: 404 Nebraska St. .. -.. ... -- .. 644·2667 Keith Burris in San Francisco, dozer, very good cond. 1923 1-ton 431-1568: Assume 6 per cent conuner- model T truclt. R obert A. Dias, Star OAKLAND cial loan. · Rt., Lawrence Rd., Danville, Calif. Ph. 837-5942. Reg. 758228. 1444 Webster St...... _... _.893·2120 4-W ---;Ir-1 ve 1953 Jeep station wag. ---· Good con.d. Reasonaole. Ph. 443-0467. WANT- TO-BUY- Mini bike in good STOCKTON W. Coppler, 5282 Miner Rd. Liver­ con d. Ed Mestek, 248 Sycamore Dr., more, Calif. Reg. 911132. Antioch, Calif. Ph. 757-3215. Reg. 2626 N. Californi:L .. _..-464 -'7687 196{ Kit-.::Troje,n 18-x55-Z:b'--cd:--rm- .-eoc-p-:-an=-­ 636394. MODESTO do, $4,000 equity. Will trade ~uity BACII:HO-E-,~C-as-e-530 with front load­ • 1521 K StreeL-... ·-·- .. --.522·0833 !or acreage, take over pmts. ~7.83 er, very good con d. $4.500. Semi tilt a month. John M. Eckstein, 645 bed trailer, 23 ft. bed, · air brakes, EUREKA Stanford Way, Sparks, Nev. Ph. excell. cond. $2,500. Bill Nelson, 358-072'9. R.eg. 1117454. 2811 Li:ncoin Ave. , Richmond, Calif. 2806 Rroadway.. ·---·-·--... 443·7328 o plan job method$ Boston Mater Boat, trailer, 65:Men!. Ph. 415-·235-4271. Reg. 908615. FRESNO motor. Take over pmts., froo equity. !l77H POWER SHIFT- C,<\T LOADER, 3121 East Olive. __ .... __ , ___ .233·3148 s for the job5 James K. Whitman, 13352 San Pablo avail. for rent. Equipped with side Ave.. Space 48, San Pablo, Calif. dump, bucket, straight bucket, rip­ MARYSVILLE Ph. 234-3751. Reg. 1053883. pers and canopy. Fully maintained 2 B.R~ -HOUSE lot 1"'00::--x -=:15=-;0:--a:-t--; 253=1 and operated, $23. Edward A. 1010 Eye SL.. ---·--·-· -... -.. 743·'7321 Oro Garden Ranch Rd., Oroville. Cu:rtis, P h. 686-1869, Concord, Calif. REDDING $5.500 with $500 down payment. Foy 'I» co:M7E..r:-4iir:9ta. wag.-;- 2s.o0ii 100 Lake Blvd._.. ______,. .. 2.U-0158 W!lliams, PH: Sa."l Leandro 56s- actual miles._Will trade on camper, lll'xperience and a w 0126. housetrailer or land, o1· wlll sell tor SACRAMENTO X,OADER;-Drott-T~ii~9-;-4in 1 and $1495. Shil·ley Campbell, 600 Adair, ripper, $4()00; Pippin backhoe, 3 Crescent City, Calif. Ph. 464-2535. 2525 Stockton Blvd._ .-... $350; 10-wheel tr uck transport, MAGNAVO::~ penthouse with AM,--:FM. wi~h the right equipment to $31."'00. A. E. Rush, 1002 Story Rd., stereo w i t h Garrard A plus 6Q 760 Emory...... _._,_ .. ,_._.. 295·8788 San "Jose, phone: 259-1182. Reg. No. changer. Cost $260, will sell for SANTA ROSA b®He~ ~ 519755. $150 or bes-t offer. J ohn Madsen, 39:13 _,_546·2487 '62 F ORD ll"Wi:UJ!:'....-4 whesl dr. 'h· 149 Jackson Ave., Apt. 302. Ph: fiiayette __·-- ·-·--·-_.. ton, good tires; cond. $1.500. P .O. 365-3092. Reg. No. 11364_'8_0_. ___ RENO, Nevada box 145, Cedar Ridge, Calif. Ph. 1004 ~' ORD pickup, lJi ton, long bed, 185 Martin Ave ..- ... -.. _... 329·0236 r;Jii~ 2'73-4609. Reg. 1082350. hvy. duty bumper w/hitch ball • '53--CHEW-;- TB~~-;-- 2~----s-n-:-s-axi·e, front and back. 4-speed w/3-speed SALT LAKE CITY, Utah dovetailed to haul equipment, 4 new brownie, -custom cab. Tach., 1'la.\!her (OMPANY t ires, eng. a:x:c. Les Renfro, 7561 lights, air horn and compressor, 1958 W. North Temple 328·4946 EDWA~D It lACON ·windao.- Rd., Wind s .o '1', Call!., aux. tan!>;. Mrs. Hobert Carden, 2030 J!>ROVO, utah CONSTRUC'l'ION mQUII'!'UNi phone: 838-2484. Reg. No. 1181674. E . Yale Ave., l<' resno, Cali!. Ph. 222- 1439. Reg. 601700 (husband de­ 165 West ls~ No. _,_,_ ...... 3'63·8237 io'll',-Lake Ta.hoe-:-southshore, 104 cea&ed). AL.S0- 1964 Kenskill 28•ft. FOLSOM AT 17th STREn, SAN FRAN CISCO, CALIF. 94110 • FHOME (415) ~1·3700 by 104, two blocl<..s off highway 89, house trailer, beige, trldg., stove, OGDEN, Utah mile from Tahoe Valley "Y". All db!. bed, ta..'ldem axles, new tires, 2538 Washington Bl... __394·101ll. SACRAMENT O • OAKlAND • FRESNO utilities, '$7000, terms or $6500 cash. 25 gai. butane tank, tub-shower -28- Dalla.S Worden, phone: Area '/07, ft. 8ew.er hose, carpet, cooler. Will HONOLUL'V, Hawaii 933-3253 in Sonoma, Calif. Reg. No. sell PXtra-equalizer hitch, 25 gal. 1123476. t>utaue tan!t, w!de mirror. 2305 S. Bereta.Wa St...... 99·00!1~

...... • SAN JOSE REPORT r th rs r By ROBERT SKIDGEL, JIM Other small jobs in the area in­ lero bypass road at Castroville. HALL, LYNN MOORE, WM. clud{:) an overpass on Fairoaks Lyle Housley is foreman. HARLEY DAVIDSON aDd AVIS. in Sunnyvale, awanled: Can The Department of Housing CECIL PRESTON Caputo; widening of Kifer Road and Urban Development has re­ By AL HANSEN SAN JOSE'- Nor1!:hern Santa from Fai.roaks ·to La·fayette in served $533,600 in water and,.. Ch.t1a Oouoty has ·been able ro Santa Clara with Pestana Broth· sewer faci'lities granJt; funds for capitalize on the Highway Divi· ars dcdng the underground work; Saldnas. Fun.ds award 1s subject Mankind Can Abet sion's construction projects for a · and SOO!lling Road m MOUJlltam .to final review and approval of ,· 00oot in its economy. View which: was also awarded the Salinas sewer development . Highways slated for work this Pestana Brollhlers. project estimated at $1.22 million. summer include In;terstate 280, Blousing constru.ctlion has boon The project w i ll include two Nat~re, Livelihood part of rthe Junipe:ro Serra Free.. stagnant, but work on the OO.acre trunk sewers :md a p~ping sta• way, planned to connect San Jose Hewlett Paclmrd factory is well tion. :Sy AL HANSEN Belmont Cove, with acCieSSibility vli.tb San Francisco by 1972. The underway. Joe Ramos· is doing Ted Watkins Cons'lll-ucticm Co., through a de.ep walter cove. was low bidder Attention, "birdwatchers and w o r k presently sched.uled in· the underground wock. San Luis ObispO, WHAT'S NEW through Los Freeman Paving a n d A. · J. on a project at Fort Ord. ~onservationsists" - Man, prop· volved the segment A petition rapresenltirfg 60 per A road job at San Mtonio from :rly disposed, can abet nature Altos and Los A1tos Hills to Pag~e Raisch recently bought the Sood· cent of the property ovmers has Kaiser In• was .vhile improving his living envi" ~.fill Road in Palo Alto. grath Company from the campsites to the beach boon gathered supporting the dusflries, who had just recently awarded on a bid: of $100,000. ~ onment, and wilthin the bounds $Z.S Jrul.LION proposed channel Siondgroth. Granite has ·begun construction >f commercialism. acquired dredging district. This is the sec· Route 85, a six-lane freeway MERGE OPERATIONS of ·the $3.6 million bypass road at You don't bellieve it? ond time such a petition has will cooooot I-280 with the Stev­ The company, to be known as W at.sonv;ille. ens Creek Fr~way and is also Just take a look at what will been circulated since March, Freema.!l-Sondgroth, will 100rge REBUILD WALL ,.. scheduled for construction as is ;oon be Foster City n-e~ar San Ma· 1964 when L'le Bay master plan shop, grading and pavling opa-a· The Army Corps of Engineers the $2.8 million freeway between :&.shoreline. was ' changed and the channel tions, and will be ma.tl!aged by has awarded a $73,271 contract the west city limits of Alviso and The project is transforming an moved to the bu.lkhead line. Last Vern Freema!JJ. Granite for rebuilding an ex­ Barragas Avenue in Swmyvale. ,to mused pasture inlto a model com­ year, property owners moved the At Lockheed, one pad and a tension of the shore protretion ·includes two over· :nunity and undoing some of the chmncl back to Rai!l:roo.d Ave. This project vehicle ·test site have been com· wall at M o s s Landing. which jeplorable de~Uerioration to the Petitions are being checked by passes and frontage roads. pleted. The company has plans should he complete in 60 diays. em­ )ay caused by . indiscrimin~tle the Cmmty and en.glineers to de· Engineers will a l so be for three more builddngs tlt> be Col. Robert H. A 11 en. San the ployed on the Dana Stroot separa­ iumpings of Cii'Vilization's residu.e tlermine if t.'le5e who signed sta-rted in the near fu~ . Francisco, District En~eer. said md from large scale earth re­ ~tion represent a sufficient tion over the Stevens Crook free­ In Mcnilerey, Granite Construc­ the project will. require approxi· and approaches. noval from surroundi.!llig hillsides percentage of ihe total land with· way tion has about 30 Engineers en· maitely 7,500 ~t:w.s of rock and .vhich has ill~ sedimenta­ in the distric.'t. In: other areas, the Hood Cor­ gaged on the $11 mil!l.i.oo free­ 2,000 .to.ns of sand and gravel. tion and ups'S!: 111ature's delicate The intenit is that the district ooration has sta:rted the number way. Flire halted construction on a ~>ala nee. would, with cooperation of the ~ne a:nd ~two units of the $4.5 •Jim Gaither is superintendent bridg)e at Castroville. Army C or p s of Engineers, million Los Gatos plll"ification LIGHT'S RAY with Don Granger as foreman on ·· State Engineers who estimated dredge the channel to make it watler line project. the dirt spread and Willie Long dainage at.$75,000, said thJe w~ Foster C1ty's bay dredging for narvigable for small craft. o.s foreman on the side streets. bound l&"le being buhlt over a fiU its new, modern sewage FOUR CREWS CANAL DREDGING CHORE ¥l. H. Ebent and Sparton were small slough cWOuld have to be plant, its clea:n~ shor& As of August 1, forur crev..-s tr~tment Marin COlllllty supervisors nave low bidders at $126,000 on the completely rebuilt. · linAnd lagoons constitute "a ray were at work on the job. adopted resoluti&ns supporting Monterey seWJer. The project is The ilire destroy'ed the wooden :.f itiht for the nrea. The fish are Co. formation of an: assessment dis­ Underground Construction well underway. frammg on the bridge into which • back, and thJe now.!tidy ~ oming trict and have agreed Ito call for has aloo started work on t.lte nilin• LOW BIDDER concrete had just been poured. ;horelines, free from pollution, bids for dredging Sausalito Ca· ber thiree water line. E. A. Buttler from Salinas was Indications m-e the fire was are begi:Imi!ng to foster growth of nal. Wh!eatly and Jacobsen is about low bidder a1t $175,000 on the Mo- caused by a child or transient. ~lams and crabs. And the lagoons Property owners in the area 80 per cent complete on the sci­ are being populated with a vari· have petitionoo for district for­ ence buiiding at San Jose State ety CYi b~. mation, and: . the board could Cotlege. Another campus project These lagoons to which ~ form a district without holding a will follow, so present employes mrds have come back, are a basic public hearing. will remain on the payroll. addition to the bay. They were Cost of the project, which In Santa Clara COunty, COO· excavated on Brewer Is:land: to would open the channel into Mill tracts of $1,518,711 for iflhe four· enhance FO&tler City's livability, Valley's small craft harbor, story expansion of the county's lllnd have crealted an added 230 would not exceed $400,000, ex­ juvenile hall. awarded Landes acres of water. Nearly 11 mil· cluding dike work on lands re­ Construction Oo. ; $299,000 for lia.n.'~ubic y~rds of sand dredged quiring fill. completion of the llith floor sheliJ. frlL the bay have been used to JOB RUNDOWN of the new $3.5 million superior raise the ground level of the is- Shellmalrer Dredge's "Gypsie" courthouse; and $499,575 for the land· at Glen Cove is near compk!.te Sunnyvale Municipal Courtlrouse, The dredging, done under a with its job and is getting ready to inclll.OO landscaping and com­ mineral lease with the State of to tow out. The "Vangwu-d" hlas pletion of two cott.ctrooms haw California, is adjacent to the moved from Las Gallina<; Creek been approved by the Boord of shipping channel and conse­ to · Bahia off Petaluma Creek do­ Supervisors. quently, removes what hlas been ing a job for Elmer Wendlt. a hazard to navigation. The shai· Manson General is still haul· I low conditions which have pro­ mg sand from Angel Island to hibited ship passage will be i1he ·Oakland Mole on !three shifts 'The Dredgerm n dredged even mo.re, ito improve From for Peter Kiewit and Sons. By CHET LYONS The man in the leverroom the waters and s-ize of the bay the looks of :things, the operation You've seen them on the River is yellin' out the door for both commercial shippir,g remain strong the ra­ should and almost everywhere, That the pressure guage is busted and pleasure boating. of the year. mamder But they're seldom ever heard about and the vacuum ain't no more. • 35,000 PEOPLE All Dutra Dredging's rigs are 'cause no one seems to car-?J. has T. Jtack Fost'elr, creator o.f 'lite operatm:g. The company The pipe li11'e is a-bucklin' di'eam city, wl'>Jch will have a added ttwo rigs to its fleet, a Naw Dredging is the kind of anq ilt's just about to part crawler and population of some 35,c~. sajrs Hnk·belit dragline work that surely must he done. Thi: men have got ro fix it Bucyrus Erie crawler. Crews llli'e a g~reat die.al more can be done to BUJt it's hell let me tell you but they hate like hell to Sl"..art. enhance man's pleasme in water buildinlg a steel barge at Rio when the sucker starts to run. Vista take the kink-belt. The spurts, and he is prepared; ro r'.sk to Hav•e you ever walked a pipe line compa:ny will be able to do a lot ~ wraith of the preservationists ~ Cutter starits a-grimlin' shootin' out it's di'rty slime of land or wat\.."'1" levee work with to prmre it. th.a pump . ~ to go And you slip, fsll, no not quite? these two ;,igs, And everyone's ~a-sweatin' in the There is about one mile oopa­ boy, chills run. up yourspin:e; Utah Dredging is still modify. ex;,gine room below. ratling Foster City from what ing the "San Mateo," ilt..stalling will be the norfchern end of the Now mind you we're not kiekiri' ·· new ellgines, a new ladder and The Captain, he's a-eus.sin; Compa11_y's projectred! this er life . self-conOO:ined power. Whoo com· the engineer is sore ...· bu't it's hell fu'e.dg 4,300-acre Rc.-dwood S h. o r go. even though the life is hell. dredge-created ''U!llable la."ld 800 ishfug up at Glen Cove, and will water areas;' where nona now move to Ryder Island, back ro The Oiler; he's a-rushi!n' Now I'v>e told you 'oout tth~ life wllilt. Day's Island, then to dr'idOClt for with his old ~-e pot &f a poor old Dredger !vian He oo'VL'Iioil!S a maliW~ 'to oorv® .a few repwi.rs. It's heH em a man So when you run across on\3 parh.aps 000 pleasm-® ca'atlt $it Sree YC>lll n~ XXM>Klli:h. whell a '~rearm's gettin' hot. just held him all }"@M em. • -· • It's been a long ltlime since itu fl anyone usedi a scraper with steel JULY, 1966 wheels and no apron in front. Wt. Date Deceased But one young man who re­ Beckley, Forrest, Colusa, Calif. ···-·-··-··········--·12- 1·57 7·16·66 members such equipment is Booth, Dwight L., Castro Valley, Calli. ···-·······- g. ·42 '1-30-66 Brother Dave Hanny, Santa Rosa, Bowerman, Milton, Concord, Calif. ·········- ·········11· 5-49 '1·26·66 who says contractors came from Brooks, Raymond, Walnut Creek, Calif•...... -. 7· 748 7·23-66 all over the country to inspect '"'Brown, Joseph, Rio Vista, Calif• ...... 11· 1-41 7·15·66 the big earth movers, pulled Burk, Raymond, Livermore, Calif...... 10· 2-54 7·15-66 wiltb 60 gas cats. Campbell, Glade, Standish, Calif. ···-··················· 9-13-59 7·21·66 Dave was a cat skinner in 1931, Cleveland, Sherman, Woodland, Calif• ...... g. 41·56 7· 2·66 Collins, Raymond, Sacramento, Calif. ···-··········· 9- ·64 7·27·66 as were "YQungsters" Won Tur­ Cruz, Peter, Salt Lake City, Utah ...... 2- ·65 7·24-66 ner, Jim and George MWTay and DeBacker, Charles, Crescent City, Calif•...... 7· ·66 7·22·66 Chub Rincoff. Fletcher, Clay, Atwater, Calif. ·········--...... 11· 1·58 7· 4-66 It was OilJ a job five miles Fonlund, Walter, Auburn, Calif. ·····················-· 4-18-41 'Z· 6-66 sowth of Carmel, California, on Foust, Charles, Los Altos, Calif. ···············-········· 9·16-62 . 7·11-66 Highway 1 that R. G. LeTour­ Hanley, W. H., Kneeland, Calif• ...... • 9·10·55 7·25·66 neau came out with his first Hansen, Herbert, Stockton, Calif. ···············-···· · 1· '1·50 'Z-14-66 rubber-tired carry-all. It had no Holt, A. Glen, Spr.ingv:ille, Utah ·············- ········· g. 46 7-23-66 lnsee, Alfred Jr., Berkeley, Calif. ···-················· 5· ·66 7-12-66 tailgate, and when operators re­ Jackson, Curtis C., San Francisco, Calif. ········-- g. 4-56 7· 3-66 leased the dumpline the apron .Johnson, Frank, Redding, Calif• ...... 12- 2·50 7-13-66 came forward On rails and ran up Jones, Steve, Cloverdale, Calif. ---- -······------·-- ·--· --· 2- -66 '7-14-66 !the goose neck. Kramer, William, San Jose, Calif. ·········-----·-· ·- -· 2- 6·43 7·11·66 The apron pulled through the Landerman, J. A., Marysville, Calif. --·------·· 2- 7-42 7· 6·66 scraper dumping the dirt out the ..,~ema, William, Santa Cara, Calif. ------·------3- 3·51 7· 6-66 back, Dave explained. Mazzera, David, Stockton, Calif. ------··· ·····--····---·-- 6- -65 5- '7·66 McGuire, Alfred, Roseville, Calf.. ...•...... '1·11·64 7· 4·66 The carry-all was not efficient Parsons, James, Sparks, Nevada ···-···········-······--- 3- -58 7-23-66 so LeTourneau pulled it back to Seiders, David, San Francisco, Calif. ------·--····-- 10- 6-34 '1·29·66 Stockton and came out with the Smock, Clarence, Santa Clara, Calif. -----·------10- 4·64 7·30·66 G-12 carry-all, many of which Spa:lr Burl, Pittsburg, Calif...... g. ·56 7-12·66 are in use today. Sudmeier, E. J., Sunol, Calif...... 9· 6-47 7-17-66 no overtime, even if he worked "I have no desire to go back Floyd, (Alex) Tarlton, San Francisco, Calif..... 6-16-41 7· 2·66 Dave said his pay during that 12 hours a day, seven days a to the 'good old days,' " sai.d Zang, Richard, Brisbane, Calif...... 9· ·51 7-12·66 time was 75 cents an hour with week. Dave. NO INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS 77 Deceased Members May-July 1966 7 Industrial Accidental Deaths His Li/em The Engineers ' . ' . - '-~ ' . . • ~~ ' . : - ~- ' • . • f. Glen Dobbins, who lives in Led­ back in 1934. Today, the organi­ son, at least he'd get his name be­ suretown in Vacaville, California, zation has in excess of 32,000 fore the members. spent 191h years as a business members. "I asked him what hre would MANAGER'S MEMO use for campaign material, and' represenrt:atiw for Local 3, in "In YE~ars past, boys knew how Continued from Page 2- to work before they decided to he told me if he ever bec~e which time he saw some startling .Guam's veto, we have appealed to the President of the pnited get into a skilled field. They had business manager, within Wo · States to excercise his authority to diisapprove this Right to changes and developments take chores to do, a lot of cows to years, there would be a pension Work bill. We have also prevailed upon the Nevada AFL-CIO, place. He retired in March of milk and so forth. Today, a plain of $100 a month for every­ Utah AFL-CIO Wld the State Building Trades Council of Cali­ this yeall". youngster doosn'rt necessarily oml reltired or old enough to re­ tire, and I !though he was nuts. fornia who have joined us in appealing to the President. We "When I was a young man, un­ know how to work, and for some, fail to see why this misnruned ltaw is placed upon the books ~t's just rplJa!Ln. J.Wnerss. 'I'hose "Pension plains were rare eoc­ less operators knew how to run of any state or territory. It does not create ONE additional boys will eliminate themselves." ceplt in railroad jobs, but as I of job, but only causes chaos at the collective bargaining table a piece equipment, he could He said today's Engineer will r]bk 'black now, it Jtook A!!. just and tends to depress the wages and working conditions in any not become a member of the Op­ have to show some initiative if about two years to establish the area where it is in effect. The record speaks for itself. Those erating Engineers. He had to be he will get the job running thre pension plalll. I think he sat up of you Brothers who travel throughout the United States qualified or the representaltive m o r e demanding automated nig'hits t!hinking thin:gs out, be­ know the wage rates and working conditions in those states equipment. cause h e always had t he wou~dn'lt send him out on a job. which have Right to Work laws and we can tell you from ex­ Glen reminisced a bit, talking answers," Glen said. He said if there was a man on pe:rli.ence, having jurisdiction in two s~t:es which haye so­ about the day he and AI Clem Now !that hre's retired and get­ called Right to Work laws, when negotiations are oarned on th(l out-of-work list, the Union were walkting down a railroad ting his pension check ev~ under these adverse conditions they are to say the least, ex­ wouldn't take applications. track on Treasure Island. At the month, Glen said he'd ~ tremely diffiicult. It goes without saying, we all believe in our "Todlay, the Union has the Ap­ time, Victor S. Monsoo was busi­ hook up the trailer and head for individual liberty, as well as freedom in expresSing our indi­ prenticeship program, which I ness manager, Alaska, them spend some time in vidual thoughts, but we also believe in democracy. When the "Clem turned to me and sa!d Mexico around the first of the employees in the specific bargaining unit vote that it is their think, is one of the nicest things he was going to run for office. year. decision to hJave a union shop their wishes should be acceeded iJt has done for its membem. I said he was crazy, becauSJe Mon­ "If the checks collltinue and I to, for that is the way of life in America. "A boy can become an appren­ son wras doing a good jb. I asked can Save a bit, I'd like to spend A case in point is our negotiations with the Little King tice, spend two or three years on Al if he 1expected to win. some time in the Islands," he "AI sarid if Mon- Mine at Coalinga, where the employer objected to a Union the job with a great opportunity he didn't beall: added. security clause and the employees were equally adamant that to learn," he said. t~lis should be a part of the colliective bargaining agreement. HEAJL TH AND WELFARE· We sincerely hope that in the near future there· will be a Glen started as a business PENSJI:ON ADMINISTRATION CREDIT UNION of this issue. ' meeting Minds on important representative in Oakland in OFFllCE 478 Valencia St. At this time we would like to take the opportunity to thank 1946, Clem, also with Al who was 209 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Calif. the entire membership for the cooperation extended to the a businless repres:enltative aJt that San Francisco 2, C11lif. officers and the administrative staff of the local Union in re­ l!'hone: 863-3235 Phone: 431-5885 porting the discrepancies shown on the cards which were re­ time. cently mailed to them, setting forth the hours as reported by He began his career on a the individual employer for Pension, Health and Welfare. As switch engine in a smelter dur­ time goes on, this will become more important to you, inas­ ing World War I, and became a much as the contributions to these· funds, as ratifd.ed by the foreman on the Santa Fe Rail· membership, will become larger. In order that we may be able to protect all the rights and benefits that are due you road, but the job didn't last long, So o/0111 will not mi§§ oru under the terms of the Vlarious collective bargaining agree­ Men were returning from the iS!!Ue of ElllgilrBeen News be war, and wiJth their &eniority, had ments, you should always alert and make certain all the preference on the job scene. BE SURE ~o mdvise u.s o' hours you have worked correspond with the hours on the vour ehange of address oards you will be receiving by mail in the immediate future. Glen left the central states and A report showing the number of hours reported by your vari­ moved to Pol'itland, Oregon ous employers to the Trust Fund Office for the second quar­ whwe he went to work as a fire­ l!t!EG NO. man on a dragline on the Ellens­ t..4? is due to be mailed soon. I am sure if we can continue this LOCAIL UNHON NO. _ teamwork we will protect the legitimate contnactors and em­ burg Canal, then came to San ployers from these small minorities who have the tendency to Francisco, where his first job i SOC. SECUliUTY NO. ------­ chiselon theri obligations to the membership of this Union, was on tthe Waldo tunnel. by neglecting to report the full number of hours that each of "They needed a mixer man on NAME you have worked. graveyaro shift. I took the job. • OLD ADDRESS ------­ Have you registered to vote in the forthcoming election? But the engine lost iJts timing Let us each be on gUard to protect our democratic rights in with two yards of concrete in• CITY casting our votes on all issues, for only by excercising this side. We had quite a time getting most sacred right can you protect your individual liberty of if:he engine tuned, and the con· NEW ADDRESS selecting people who will serve you best in all elective offices, cre!!le out before ill: set up. I got for the secrecy of the ballot box is a bulwark to retain our fired," he c!huckl.ed. Cll'll'Y democratic process. Glien was member :munbm' 404. ~ifll • mail~ ~ng!Men Nlllwi, 414 Vale~ru;im ~ •• §. IF. Z!, Cali~. -- •