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OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL 3

~637 Vol 23-No. 2 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA February, 1964 Now ~ s the Time To Join Convention Vote \CA.MP R·OBERTS· , 8 CJoses -· Feb. 24 . HUMMING W!JH Credit Union · ec.e1.ves. kay ./ Official ballots to elect 58 dele- 150 '.TRAIN.-E. ES' gates and alternates to the 27th Conve.nti.on of International' CAMP ROBERTS - Classes ·Northern 'Operating Engineers are in the roar.ed to life early Monday morn­ .Jor hands . of Local 3 members. California ·_· · All . ing, January 27, as the "pilot pro­ marked ballots must be returned gram", --designed to retrain 150 SAN FRANCISCO - The Op­ members save money through ers: W. G. Dowd, Don Kin~hloe, on or before February 24 in San Brother Operating Engineers and erating Engineers Local 3 Credit lower interest rates. Interest W. M. Talbot, R. C. C.o·oper, Joe Francisco; -according to Price, upgrade job skills got underway. Union received approval to op­ charges will be c.alcula.ted at "no 1 Miller, K W. _ Huston, Harold Waterhouse & Co. official tabu­ The program is part of the De­ _erate from the State Corpora­ more than 1 per cent" per month . Lewis, War ren LeMoine, E. M. lators. partment o-f Labor Manpower De­ tion Commission. on the unpaid balance. For ex- .'· Nelson, A. J,. Hope, Russ Swart- 1)eventy candidates are· listed velopment and Training Act, 1962 This ·means that engineers ample, on a $100 loan, repaid in son, J. B .. Jennings and Ed on the ballot. Fifty-eight dele- (MDTA) . . . . may: now ·join the credit union 12 monthly installments, the total -Hearne. - gates and alternates shall be · The project has transformed upon purchase (}f two $5 shares paid back to the credit union Loan' credit u,nion' offices will elected. Brothers Al Clem and Camp Roberts from a scene of and one dollar entrance fee, ac­ would be $106.62:- This. includes be set up in each district to re- Paul Edgecombe, Business Man- ~rricaP.ed barracks and dusty cording to Paul Edgecombe, · insurance in the event the J)oi·- ceive money. Each district will ager and President, respectiveiy, walkways into an in f e r n o of treasurer. rower were to _die, the' balimc _e :in·aintain ~n edu'cation commit- t t· d 1 t action. Cats, d. o z e The credit union has been es- ' _are au oma 1c e ega es. r s, skinners, of the loan is paid off at no extra tee to indoctrinate members on This is the first tablished to: 1. provide low-in- International ·blades, shovels e·cho through the ·cost to the .beneficiary: There· the working . of the credit-'union Convention of Engineers . terest· bearing loans t~ qualified held in plains and hills of this 20,000- are no other fees, discounts, priveleges. San Francisco and . borrowers and 2. provide a syste­ within the acre World War II a~· my training charges . or premium . "extras.:• . Plans ate underway to extend jurisdiction matic dividend-bearing savings ot Local 3. Delegates base as men arid equipment grind Loans shall be made for any the credit union services to e :· prograni ·for engineer' me!llbers. mem- and alternates will arrive in, San away daily lear!J.ing hew skills good purpqse:. old debts, furni- bers in Northern Nevada, Utah Officers of the Credit Union Francisco from the United States as operating engineers. ture, toois; funerall), vacations, and Hawaii; acc'ording to Brother . corporation are: . Busip.ess ~ Man­ and Canada for the four-day -con- A close surveillance is being autos; etc. . Clem.- ·· . • · . · · M~r ,At Clem, president; Edge: clave ' be~anning April 13. The -· kept by state arid federal agencies AU . ~oans have - added ' profe'c - :, He added ( . cotllbe; ~ treasurer·_. and. financial . , ~ that· ~OiJ.E\y 'invested ,convention ·is at the Sheraton: . -: as well as ma· n~gement and labor• tion of "loan ihsuranc-e" which · l}y trl'Em'iJ) ih·~ · ''i%' · p'e~fectly sffe. manager; W. -G. Dowd, vice -presi­ ~- Pala ~e ~o'iilL · . - · .c- · ·· Actual and real results may never pays the loan· in. the event of §av'l:n:gs deb:t';. T.: -J ) Staple'toil? secretaryi ... '!nv~§tEict are ,protected · com.inittee . delegates are ex- . fully be r~alizeq for many months total 'disability 'or death. with- ''' Don -Kiiichloe and. A ~ J. Hope, life' savings . i~su'rance" ;...._pected to begin arrivi~g from,all . to come as "studentll" become · With income ·from i.nterest pn guaranteeing assistant treasurers .. . proceeds · to sur- over the United States and Carra· more efficient · in the field a!ld · loans the . credit, union pays ex- The decision to set up a credit vivors who qualify. da th~ week before -the conveil- find better-paying jobs. union 'for members pense of admin.istration and sets Most of the tnohey is safely in- benefit stem­ tion, "according to Business Man- Life at Camp R o b Q t r t s med from the fact that the aver­ up reserves required by law, The vested' in loans to members. All ager Al Clem. -Continued age. working man needs lqw-cost Supervisory. C o m m i t t e e , or persons who handle .funds or rec­ on Page 12 . credit as much as he needs a pay "watchdog committee," oversees ords are bonded under the law, check. all records and administration of and the credit union-is examined . According to statistics most the cr-edit union. Members on re·gularly by state agencies and HIGH TENSION ,.. families normally finance pur­ this committee include: George 'its own Supervisory committee. ' SAFETY D. Crowley, Dale Marr, W. G. chases of over $50. ~nd most of To dat~ there are nearly 100 Raney and Fran Walker. them already earmark 10· to ·20 members of the· &edit union who· percent of take home pay for All loans will have final ap­ have paid the minimum of $10 Look proval Up and Live credit installment payments. · of the Credit CQmmittee, for shares, plus a one dollar en­ The credit union made up of the following Broth- can help trance fee. By DALE MAlm tices that you see and I'm _sure we can help get the We continue to be plagued by · situation straightened out. accidents· on and around ·cranes of all types. Most serious of . all We ha7e also had 11everal acci­ is contacting high voltage wires. dents to our oilers who were ::. This is the most serious type of servicing the rig while it was -in accident that our brothers are operation. This is a practice that faced with in the field and one must be stopped at once if we we are constantly pleading with are to stop these injuries to our our employers and our operators oilers. to prevent this carlessness. We It is that time of year again have just recently had several when you fellows are · crawl(ng • accidents involving .high voltage on and off equipment that is wet wires where one of our fellow and slippery and several of our workmen was either, l<;illed o~ ~­ brothers have suffered injur)r in sel'iously injured. falls from equipment, ·so be ex- tremely cautious; ' . As ybu all know, when we--: vi­ ·- o.late the "six' foot dearance of We are looking forward to hav­ high voltage wire rule" we also ing Jake Gold from the U. S. De­ violate ·the State · Penal. Code , paf-tine nt of Lapo/ .in San Fran­ whereby .our operator is held-re, ·cisco the .last rof· March to con- . s'ponsible · for the safe . operatipn ,~· duc t a safety seminar foi· us, and . of his machine. I-f you · ar~ asked I hppe many of you fellows will to work close to ·.high voltage . be ~ able- to- attend. Jake is con­ wires, please notify:·: your agents sidered .to be -One - q~ the · outstand~ ·at once as we must stop this vii>- ing speakers and teache1's of safe- lation. · · ty in America, and I know thaf._ w 'e have h'ad sever.al ·ac'cidents tt will be well worth yo1,1r time lately on heavy lifts tl-i~t were to attend: We will hav·e -ali the apparently •• '~caused ·· by .p . 0 r details of the ' seminar in the: 0 rigging practices. At least two of March issue. of the paper. these' accid,ents caus~d . a con­ Let's continue to help each siderable amount of damage and other by reporting to your · CRED.LT 'Safety U ON' offiCials received an okay. from · California State Corporate Commission it was just a miracle that no on_e Committeem;J. n or to us · any -=- operate in NOrthern {;alifornia. Left to right:· AI Clem, J:>resident; T ~ J. Stapletofl ,:'~- secre~ary, · was· inj~red or_killed. Please re­ safety hazard · that you -.see and Paul on Edgecomb, treasurer and financial manager of the nev.:_ly-created' Credit J~~nion . port to us any poor rigging prac· your jobs. • I- J f' l:o ' I . ! ':J_ E·M.G.I NEE R'S NEWS ...._ February, 1964 Apprentice Corner

·sari.... -J-oa. . ln·1 - Sacramento e Ed Hearne, Local 3 District ..... ' Sho~ - - Big:g :est · cnns Representative_· iri .the St.ate of ., .... Utah, has been '?O-n . the Union · Holloway has been taking his SAN RAfAEl By DANNY 0. DEES, C. R. VAN staff since 'September, 1955. He Evere-tt 'd.ropped in to say tha.nks-for the WINKJ.,E, E. J. 1\'IIDDLETON , teachers training course in San Brother L. E. _;;tarted as .l!- Business Representa­ fast results he got ·on hAs ad in the ''Swap .Shop" - the and ROBERT -LONG Jose and will return to Oakland over a and after a stay . call he received sold his trailer to a Local 3 -Brother - _ _. . · -City CoUege ·and take - tive in Eureka ;second the Sacra- .. clas th.'er'· ·_ "B 'll" · M t in Pollock Pines. · . _ · . After a slow. h start. £' s . e. I Is a as er of nine months there, he wa.s - t for-McGuire and Hes- . papa of a men ° area Is s ow_r~g -m,e. prog- Mechani'c to the Sacramento to Brother Harold ¥axwell, transferred · , -, · Congra.tulations ress. Recent . add1~1ons to __ t~e · ter ' i~ 't!:le Oakland area. · . . . . ~ baby boy born January 17th. : .., .. . . ___ - .. ·· number apprentices actually . ' . Office where he · worked . for. or · TEACHERS Our thanks, to-Brother Duane Hope f~r taking the ti~e .training on -the job consists of M.I\TERIAL, FOR seven .and one-half -.years. · rr - _ speak so admirabiy · ~- to donate to our Blood Bank. . · five .on the American River Proj- . . Why do we .While in Sacramento he served ' ~Continued on Page 14 - ""\ 'L , Who says Local 3 has no talent? -Brother Roy Gable is ect; three for Kaiser and' hvo for _the Ha~deman Company, · ~ 'February 19 3 * t.<' * _ . ;.. , . . veyo-r in the San Jose area and f d . , breaks. trans erre . f r 0 J1i the Sacra- \.. l Fresrio is. 'one of, the areas that . vet:y well informed a nd experi- - .;. - . HAVI All . . . enced at his trade.' San Jose says mento Office to Fresno where he . outlining the recently negotiated. General Con:' we take re~l prid~ in. Although Booklets the cldss feels very, fortunate worked as. Distrtct Represen!a­ Association Master Agreement are in the office. one of the recently organized tractors Com- that Mr. Williams is available. tive until the· end of March at Stop by anytime and get yours. ... · . Sub Joint Apprentfeeship have been working on an · which time he went to Reno, Ne- '", "Worker Killed!", "Worker Hurt!"-, mittees, it has rna~~ good prog- We "Man Survives! give to appli- vada as the Nevada District Rep­ 'es have· been appearing con- ress and !oday thet~e are 18 ap- aptitude- test to - •• worker Slips!"~ these phras for sur-veyor apprentices to news_paners in Hawaii. We urge everyone prentices actually indentured cants resenta.tive. He served in-· that stantly· in our daily test im applicant's ability to be- THINK SAFE! BE SAF~! (working for a contractor) ·and 1963 ·and ·to use· caution. chance. come a skilled surveyor. area until September * * * 12 waiting for their to Utah. NEW INSTRUCTORS The test is very important be- was then transferroo Luis Obis- SACRAMENTO AND POLLOC!{ PIN,ES AREA Of all those participating in cause as it is in use, the members Ed was born in San <;>f the Sub-Joint Apprenticeship po, California on July 31, 1924 ing members donated blood recently: Boehm, this .program the instructors de- The follow Committe·es will have another and. lived there until he join~ J.; Dalton, Bill L.; Dicus, Mrs. Sina V.;· G.orham, serve a great deal of credit. Arnold to tool to judge the applicant's, thus the u. s. Navy in october, 194P'-· U. ; Hassett, Frank B.; LaRue, Melvin L.; Robinson, These dedicated men have had James -· insuring that better candidates He -spent the next four years Wachtel, Fred. work long and .hard to gather Mrs. Connie; chosen for the program. flying as a flight engineer and to see Brother Guy Billeter_up and around materials to teach. There was are . We were -glad We wish we could report that crew chief on PBY flying boats Billeter is recuperating from a. stay in the -nothing -prepared"- for them and again. Brother this test was · completed and and the Navy version of the B-24. - . they have done - a fine job ot hospital. we can- After his discharge in I;>.ecem- the hospital again, This is teaching ~rom scr(!.tch. ready for use; however, Brother Earl Allen !s back in volunteers ber 1945, he stayed around Sari Sacramento Office are hoping -- We take pleasure in introduc- not as twenty more his third trip and we in the take an examin~ Luis . Obispo for a short whi!~ he will be back on the job soon. ing so-me of our new instructors . are rieeded to this will' be his last time and of these exam- , before -moving to Fresno ana· go­ Office would like to hear from any who certainly have earned· the ation. The results We in the Sacramento are lisBd to base the ap- ing to work as an oiler on the hospital in order that we might drop right to take a· bow. Robert Mil· niations - Brother that is in the upon. Friant-Kern Canal. It was at that and help·in any way that we can, ler is in San Jose City College. titude test by and visit \Vith him Volunteers must be Chiefs of . time in 1946 that he joined Lo- mail for the following men which may be "Bob" is ·Master Mechanic for the we have Party Who .have worked one year cal 3. He reclassifiE;ld to -operator the Sacramento office: Ford, Harry-W.; Hayes, Ba~liso Construction Co. ·and is claimed at monias Chief. of ~arty: The ._ip. 1947 and spe~t the next eight Wilfred F.; Jackson,- J. A:; Ludden, Gary; , teaching mechanics.. . or a Eddie; Hooley, results of the exammahon will be years . operating rubber tired' J.; Tate, Paul F.; Williams, Emery· I. < Elton Armstrong ·Is .at Fresno Sughrue, E. City Colle,de. Elton is. a M;aster confidential. Neither your em- equipment, cats, scrapers, a- * * * Northern Cal!!" -UTAH Mechanic for Fresno ·Paving player, Y01Jr union or yourself cranes throughout to the resuits;. £ . recuperating. at·- home after being· Company ana· will . teach, a . reg- . will have -access ~ , Brother Glen Hyatt is ular class. Harold Hamrick-takes even -the rater will not know who orpra. , Delta College . 'took each examination as he will He spenf,one period of three_ r eleased. from the ho§pitaL We_wish -him a speedy rec9very: ..over ·a class·'aHhe . and :works for Ful- not be told the names . of those ". years in Stockhm and it was -.dur- Brother :Ken -Vernon is in the hospital ·with a ruptured in Stockton - ing ·this ' p~rio(l' from 1951 , Into disc. · · - 1954 that he 'decided. to add to it easy at home · l~r_ton Construction · Co. "Bill" "examined. '• Brother Elmer Contratto is still taking .had abandoned . d A · k J L - -R 1 the :·e·ducation be a heart attack. . - - R s· - · H·. ay Be- grade. He after acciqentty .discharged his hunting · · ImO:h!$, Dave m s, · M. -. Sl.S ' . ; · Bosewell, at th~ end-of -the tenth ' Brother _Kent Barney · , . · g h t ' classes four h'l I . 't Th b II I d d - h' 1 ft f t H · reifger,·Don _1\i~nii, · · -- ·attended n i A~tn~~h:"' Pri~~ Ho~: ·- .. ··-. Th,arik yo~ .:·:J3r:othef Gilbert A. Johnson for the donation ·of_ nightS a ~eek at ·stockton. Col­ ~~o-~l ~n~ ~~Jn!n~ 'soorilh euoP.ElS @d.-3rd ~egree burns. cently. - * . * _-·· . ·. . . . . Brother 1954' and receiving - ~n ASSoci. , in- Arts degree from st-oCkton · one ·Blood· ,the past month. _ . R~~A ~ , . . . _ BIQOJ~D~~ff~~d Donor ,' d~rini the next day; June 1~. - _ SA~T~ took time to doo~te ~ -'pint of·blood: Now is College _ Our,thanks to Joe Pe~r1m for his recent blood donation- Wil~iam Mullings ·time for the Brothers who -are n,ot workj_ng to go to the 1954.. ". we fOUld use ·more d~n;twns ;rom the broth,ers. :.: the hobbies -include hunting, Cross Center; loeated at'440 North First ~et, San Jose His -- .A .. ~---- __ · · ·_* Red boating, water sirling;-. iee-ska~ng and donate '8. ·.pint of blood. 1t take.s 'but ,a few minutes ·of your ~-=..; - - -- -:-- ~AC _ : g_Ut1 stocks ·for fam.­ anq the realization thafwhen_y.ou ·need b-lood it is avail- and ~aking ~~( We are holding mail for the following, ,please mail us a . _time -il;r and friends. able to you should be the gr<>«tess ~live of ali. . ) bcard with your address so we may forwanlyoor mail: Heriry :v· • •• E H GIN E E R S N EW .S "'M L·tt· LOn -D. 0 ll' ' QfS a M· · t·1 e" Major,Highway Plans Oro Dam Bulldozing eady for edding By WARREN LEMOINE and .be a boom to the economy of C. L. McGETTRIC~ the county in the years to come. ·A Sacramento REDDING --;- Construction in firm was low bidder on A-Cid Project this area will start off with a to re­ locate canal pipelines of the An­ boom when weather permits. A derson-Cottonwood Irrigation Dis­ $21 million r o a d . p r o· j e c t is trict under the proposed freeway planned for Highway .99 north east ,of Anderson. of Redding. · Preston Construction Company, The first part of the project. one of the nine -bidders, was the will be widening of the Pit River lqw bidder with $1l5,432 to in­ bridge at a cost of ~early one mil­ stall nearly a mile of concrete lion dollars. Bids O!J. the qig road and other fixtures at four free­ re-building project, designed to way locations on ·Highway 99. lay six and four lane freeways The project will be financed by from, Redding almost to Weed, state and federal highway funds. will be called for next .month . After completion of this project .Other construction slated is a Preston Construction will move • six lane freeway from Church to complete a.sewer system for · Creek on Highway 9, riorth for the town of Dorris . . three miles. Also, a fom· lane SNOWED IN · freeway is planned with ingress· Morrison'- Knudsen is coming and degresses · fro~ the end of right along on their two dam the six lane stretch to .the Pit · projects at Pit No .. 6 and No. 7. River bridge. This is' t-ermed ia Work has been steady up to a "million-dollar-a-mile" four· lane ' few days ago when high waters freeway from the bridge extend­ . ,. washed the road away. However, ing northward for 15 miles and by the · time the paper goes to should keep us .busy f!)r many ·press the Brothers will be back to months to come. / · work _going 3 shifts ·!!gain. It's ORO 16 MILLION DOLLAR~ ' .that time of the year when most DA~ _ Const~uctors' bulldozers . fought the 5,500 cubie feet per second flow of the Feat~er Rtver ~unng_ an 18-~our Another ·$5 million improve- jobs are "hit-and-miss'; due to struggle. Although it appears that only a short distance re~all"lS \O be ftfled, It SIX ment includes three niifes of six inclement weather, however, '.this took bulldozers 'from both banks pushing With aJJ their mechanical mtght 9Y2 hours ~. more to c1ose the lane freeway from. Churn Creek is the first ' time this project was gap. When· the coffer dam was finally completed the Feather turned int9 diversion tunnel No. north to Pit 1 at"a speed of 6,000 cfs. The river/will continue River bridge. This crippled. through tunnel during dam construction. • 'is necessary to clear Redding The Shea, Kaiser, Morrison, traffic congestion at the junction Maceo Project is progressing de­ of interstate highway 5. The Di- spite tons of snow during . the vision of Highways called for bids . past few wgeks. Th.is tunl'!el on an estimated $Hi million, to proj,ect is working around th~ complete freeway construction on , clock, ·and at ·present l hey are Interstate 5 through , the Red working 5 different headings. Bluff area. It includes construe: This is winter wbrk and a rough . tion or 5.6 miles ,of foudane job on most of our Brother Engi- . freeway between one-half mile neers. south and six-tenths of a mile A CLOSE CALL north of Red Bluff. Brother .Don Griffith recently had BRIDGE BO,OMS Til\'IBER a narrow escape involving serious injuries while attempting One of the biggest construction to lift a 50-ton vessel with a 100- jobs of the year for Shasta Coun­ . foot boom, 30 feet off the ground ty was the Big Bend bridge across for the Hawkey Transportation the' Pit River. The $152,000 span Co. The boom buckled and a sec­ was a joint venture of the U . s: . ond rig lost.his boo1p.. Both opera­ Forest Service and Siiasta Coun­ tors and oilers were lucky to ty. The California Forest Service escape with their lives. vVe all paid two-thirds of the cos.t, and · wish Don a speedy recovery. retains ·title to the bridge when Please 'note: -The g r i evan c e it's completed early in 1964. The "! am here today to talk about the right to committee will meet new· 'bridge is expected to open every Mon­ work, the right to ha11e· a job in this country in day at a timber harvest area ·and should 7 p .m. instead.of the usual . a time' of prosperity in the United States. That ·· Thursday even!ng. . is the real right to ·work issue in 1963 • • • I think thaf this- issue of economic security, of ... , . We are still holding checks for jobs, is.the basic issue facing the United States ENGINEERS NEWS the "~foltowing Brothers: Robert ·' · in 1953, and I wish we could Published monthly by Local Union get everybody No. 3 of -the International Union of Mathews, Wa:lt Mcintosh, Frarik talking ab.out it ••• last year's loss of man Opc1·atint; Engineers, 474 Valencia St., Skala, Kenneth Coonce, F . .. K. hours in terms of those wi lli_ng but \Jnable-to San .. Francisco. 3, Calif. Second class postage· paid at ·san Francisco, Calif• Corbit and Gecil Francis. Please f-ind full-time w_ork was a staggering one bfltion 'call for your checks immediately.- work ·days lOst, equivalent to ~hutt ing down the entire country for three- weeks with no • .pay .•.•" . EETINGS OPERATING ENGINEERS lOCAl 3 :(. < ·, . M.arch : ·· T . ./~t~~~·. ' ·· ·· ,. April

' DISTIUCT 5 . .;.·.... - DISTRICT 1 .. , ... - . Fresn_o-=-March : 3, Tues'cta.Y, EiF::: - 's ~ i F •1 - ~ n 'c i s.c 0 _ AP.ril 1· One 'Of the ·last speeches made by the 'late · gineers Bldg., ·. 3121 Ea'st . Olive; ···::'Wednesday, ,'s.F. Labor Te'inple: ?.:resident Kennedy is-now available in a -new 8:00 p.m. AFL-CIO fi lm. which can be' rented o r' purchq~ed 16th·and ~app Sts.; 8:00 ·p.m. from the AFL-CIO Department of Education. . DISTRICT This_.29-mi.nute · film with . 10 ·: . , __ ··: · .. DISTRICT 4 . an introduction ·by Uktah - MaTch 5; Thursday,, :. ,-- '-' ·. -· .· , . Pres1dent Meany can be rented for $3 per Labor: Tell}ple, Stale street, showing or purchased tor the unusually low· _, . · . Eureka-Apnl 7, .Tuesday, En~ price of $35. A discussion .gu ide ha·s been pre­ , 8:00 .p.m. · ··-' pneers _. Bldg., . 2806 Broadway, pared. to suggest ways ,in 'which you can help 8 educa'te. on the vital legislative issues dis: DISTRICT 12 · ;QO p.m. cussed by the-Pre·sident which are ·still before Salt Lake CitY~March 6~ F 1~i~ :· .... DISTRJ.(;T .. 7 . tpis session of .Congress. Union groups-who - day, Teamsters Hall 443 So 6th -Redding-Ap pyrchase the film wi_ll wa11tJo arrange showings ril 8, Wednesday, -for schools, church~s · and commur)ity groups. · East, 8:00 p,m: ' - · · Engineei-s. Bldg.;lOO Lake Blvd., • DISTRICT 1l . .,.. . 8:00p.m. ·. ...- ' · .. . " .. Reno,-M.areh. 7, .SaturdaY . Mu, DISTRICT 6 sicians · !nQ.g., 120. W.' T~ylor; . . J"[iirysvilk-Aprii '9, Thursday, 8:00 p.m. -· · · · · · ·Elks Club, ~~o D. Street; 8:00 -p:m. \ • Page Four ENGINEERS NEWS February, 1964 • lameda, EGst Bay Eureka Area Floods While -work. Waits' , By RAY COOPER and job will tie with the Wunderlich CURLY SPENCE , job now underway. Estimated cost is $2,700,000. e rs for · i Y At ,this particular time, the is more work coming up thought of moving dirt or any There em- in the Redwood Creek. a-rea on By -DON KINCHLOE, L. L. their outlook for the _future is with about 15 operators phase of construction is com­ 299 with grading _and in- , "TINY" LAUX, NORRIS brighter than in the past. ployed. pletely out of reason! Winter Hiway ·of culverts for a . two­ CASEY, JAMES "RED" IVY, . The Montgomery Ward and A. s. Holmes has a county : rains have hit the Eureka · area st~llation: a new align­ . HUGH BODAM, and Company recently awarded Peck~ flood control project a•t Union very hard and for awhile it la~e expressway on of Hiway 299 between 1.6 JERRY BLAIR Cahill Construction Coinpany City. They , have also been looked like we were going to ment east of Redwood Creek and fr:om San Francis'co a contract awarded the San Lorenzo Dam have another 1955 flood. All miles With the weather like it is, cost is for - $1,670,4~8 to constrtJ.ct a 4- which is a $350,000.00 project. rivers in the c o u n t y were at i 2 miles eaSt. Estimated most of the outside construction level parking structure for 1,560 $270,000. ' work in the downtown Oakland · McGuii:e and Hester is work­ flood stage and some were ov~r - automobiles af their store · on State Route 96 will come in for area is a.t a standstilL However, ing · O!J. a flood control project in flood stage. Residents of ·orick . East 14th Street, Oakl ~ nd. This . Deco to with 6 Brothers working.' were evacuated as Redwood '$270,000 worth of improvements this doesn't mean _that everything • is under ·construction now. We_ San. Leandro Pipe has a few Creek overflowed its banks; mo- with replacement of two viaducts has come to a i1alt. Going· around almo·st . had· a real serious ac­ small jobs to firtish up in the tels, cafes and business estab- and realignments between ,Wil­ the different shops ..we find a lot cident on this job, whim the of activity. Nearly all contractors ·area. Clements plant in Center­ li_shments "'ere inundated. The. low Creek and Weitchpec. original clearing started about State Route 36, ·will ·get $100,­ have' had a real busy year, so ville was · sold to Industrial As- Eel river was about flood stage ' two we.eks ago. One of. our mem­ and flooded ·"in the -lowlands: If 000 for widenihg and realign­ their "iron" is in need of repair. :bers, Leroy stanton, was movi.ng' . ph alt. They have plants in Los a warm rain had hit the snowed_ ment of portions of the route to The Equipment Dealers; Peter-· nd Fresno. a iarge sign with a 977 ca.t · Angeles_ a the torturous son Tractor, Bay Cities Equip­ in mountain areas a · disastrous . ease some of loader. The sign was 20 feet long, · Silva Bros. have the next unit and ment, Blakemore Equ_ipment, and situation would have existed. curves between Bridgeville 3 feet tall and on posts about of the Seven Hills sub-division in 10 miles east. .. California Tractor Company are 2Q f~et , long which still had con- . Decoto witp. about 800,000 yards. NEW JOBS COMING UP all busy, so that the .equipment crete' footings on the ends of · to be moved. IN 1964 We look for some sharp . co,mi should be in good shape for the the posts: j\s he' was carrying . .- Pacific Resins & Chemicals in. The work situation for t,he _petition among the paving con- • tractors . for couple resudacing -next season. this s_ign it sl1'pped off hr's bu' c- Richmond was built in 1960 to commg- year 'is going to be ·. very a over·· the ·~. hr'tt ·n~ manufacture Sy. nthetic Resin. s to d I d . ·blanket coat jobs. Estimated cost The ship repair is also going ket and went r 1 ~ 1 ~ -goo . n a clition to -the new con- along much better now. Todd the _pperator on the chest, then supply -the bm~geoning California tracts to be let, there are many . for the re-lay job between- Gar- and Pacific· ·Coast Engineering passing on over him. It is rrot market. This plant is urt<:lei· the jobs that were not completed iast berville to Pier;cy is $105,000 and have both recently had to _em- known for sure w'hat struck hiin . supervision o \ 'G e n'e . S'tubb, . season and will gci long hours -- in $250,000 . is estimated for a , ploy more people. Management but wh~m 1 the whole thing .. was Plant· Superintendant.· order to finish this year. The blanket coat fr:om Trinid~d - to ilt both 'these - plants indicate. over, he had 5 · )Jadly ~ broken ribs The company.has other-plants M.K. jop at Sylvandale has lots Del Norte Co. iine. s'o with the ·and a fractured skull. He was in Canada, Washington, Oregon, of muck to move there yet, ; heavy· work load ahead · of us, a very lucky' .Brother Engineer. , _and·· Oh'io and holds substantial caused by the slides this winter. let's 1\ope for an early spring. '' Marlin l'ryon at Bridgeville is · o~~er'nme AddS . ·The s·teeLworkers s•trik:e at Pa- interest· in the· Danish, ' American Granite; Construction will have d d t th h w 111 cific States Steel iS'still in prog- adhesive company .. of Vijle, Den- own ue o e eavy rains but ...... to pour the hours on in order to '11 b k' .•Wl . e wor mg real soon on .empl .·oy·ment ~· I ress. This has li'eeri ' on since La- . mark, -·supplying adhesives . to the meet their completion da:te ' on l"d - · bor Day 1963, and causes ap- Northern -European Plywood In- s _I ~s . .. r To Un proximately 7.0 of our Brother dustry. the McKinleyville . job. We un- Art Tonkin at Willow Creek Engineers to be ·out o.f work. it Better than 90 perc(lnt of the_, derstand they have only SO -days, has ~orne of his rigs busy a~ound Some workers like to work · plus some extension time, .}eft th t A . rt · · t. ,,- 1 · yery u. nfortunate · situation, resin produced· in the Richmond · · a area. seems o a ways overtime. It gives them a chance . is a . . · on_ this project. ; f' d · th· t · k h. · · to get money to buy extra t}!ings. and· we hope . that by the time P Ian t IS transported by truck;; in .< m some . mg o eep rs ngs • P e r h a p s the fact that their t:l).is comes out in the.'newspaper large rubber bags with each bag Wunderlich Company is anxi- - going in the winter time, straight time pay should include ·this situation will be settled and- having - ~ capacity of over -20,000 nus to get oack on their Klamath Fred J . Maurer & Sons have a · slides and emer- - enough to cover a- few luxuries . all .these men will be back to pounds. JOb as they -have ·plenty of rough rig or two on in order to gency work; this will keep a is irrelevant. What is relevant is work. . . This r~sin is pumped into clearing·to co;mplete that overtime is boosting the un- ,. _ . ·ALAMEI)A COUNTY these bags '\vith a ·centrifugal keep· their rubber going. We iook · couple of the brothers busy for ump with a pl.'essui:e ' ~ati!te. for this job ·to go two shifts this - a few daYs; .:but that's better than , employment rate in the United Work in Alameda County has P - ~ ~ States by 919,000 full time jobs b~en good the past month. There This gauge is used to ten· how season. · ·· rocking- chairs besides; all the · · many pounds of res·n ·s pun1ped. The Casey & .Lind job at-' Or- fresh-air will keep the brothers :In the estimation of Secretary of 1s very little new work starting, 1 1 · itito the ba~ and is-automatically leans has a rough year ahead of in good shape. . Labor W. Willard Wirtz. · but the prospects look good for ~ Wirtz figures that the ave~age a big year to come. shut -off when the pressure them on their re-alignment job; Pialorsi Co. has ' lots of prob- .wo.rkers in a manufacturing in- Peter Kiewit Son's Company at reaches 4 to 5 pounds, depend- They have worked a couple, doz- lems on his sewer' job at Cutten. dustry put in 2.8 hours of over- the San Antonio Dam has gone i ng on the size of the bag. It ers and blade all winter trying The s·tree•ts are torn up, it's,mud­ time a week. Apparently most back to . work after a three week only takes about 20 minutes to to keep the road open in the day- dy, the ditch caves in, the people think payin~ present e-m- h t · ·· fill one ba~. Mos.t of this resin is time, but the road from Weitch- · that live along the street-are mad. "uv~sses ~ s u down for the holidays. Since- ~ - : pee to Orleans '· is completely at Tony, they. can~t 'ftet in oi" , out ployees overtime is cheaper than · going back to work on the 13,th:. transported on the plywood com- hiring' new ones, thus incurring of January; they are having some p[my's own trucks as they haul close<;I. of their. drive-ways. 'rhe .kids -- increased obligations to pay for trouble finding enough suitable · plywood down and then haul the Top project coming up this come home all muddy, and it's .all such fringe benefits as social se- material to keep the scrapers . i·esin- as .a ·backload. year is the long-awaited Blue Tony's fault for putting in a curity, jobless insurance, vaca- working steady. · At the present time we have Lak'e freeway from Mad River _sewer line .in fro:qt . of their t,ions, workmen's compensation, Morrison Knudsen at Mountain the fo-liowing Brothers working · bridge on Hiway 299, to 4 miles homes. - and vacations. H · in th_is . p'lant: Ed Wellence, east of Blue Lake in a full four~ . Tjm-Cori is the Prime cont~ac~ .."ick leave ouse are moving along at a Oper-. lane route. Interchanges will be t()r .on the new Saw-mill for Ge.or- President Johnson has recom- s•teady pace with about' 20 Engi- _ Maintenance; Chuck Bent,· inended to Congress that tii- neers on the payroll,_ and Peter · ator; George z·andt, Operator and provided at North Ban'k Road, gia. Pacific (not the Pulp Mill) jn partite industry committees be · Kiewit at Byron has been work- ·. Steward; Jim Preston, Operator; E'ssex Lane ·and the · Glendale Samoa·. Bumstead-Woolford have Operator Road. The .project includes. grad- ·. Bopers, pipe work an·d elec- . set up to determine in !Vhich .in - ing two shifts on the dirt and: 3 . and the - following tn ~ · f Help· e_rs: ' _Jimmie.- Hutchings,· ing of another~ 6.8 miles o(road- tr__ical w_ork_ on this J'ob. Foster - dustries abuse of overtime is · ,on reparr,· k eepmg· a number_o - · · · creating_ u-nemployment. These . men busy: ·;,;: ..._ Paul Miller, Arley w. ·StGeorgia Pacific pro]ect " been slighted· in the labor press, -- work go!ng . ~n. . . ·overtime with the Kafser Quar~ry ooo. has be()n . awarded to Hoffitlan -perhaps it1s a sensitive P\>inf. . . A. J . Rafsch is moving about' working two - -shifts of -,_. ten to . ': -Another section i of .-the Red- --- cons~ruction Company of· P.ort­ This i~ the large nuinl:ier ·of peo- 50,000 yards on a sub:division 'in tweive hours each. _\· wo'od .Parks freeway on H_iway- Ia'nd,' Oregon. Starting dafe of' · ple who hold two jobs or. -whose Newark with about 150' lot pads. . . There are a number of new · -101 wi:ll be let fo:t;, a distance of' this' construction -will be in · wives . work to supplement the. Brothers Logan Knox,. Bob Cop- grading contractor~ springing up 2.6 miles from Sylvandale · to · March and the completi_on ·date - ' family ·, inc~me . . In the majority lin, Vi_rgil Ay~rs on · scrapers- :·. in the area. The Diablo Con- . Dean: Creek. Estl:mated cost 'is set for December, 1964. -:. . .. , of these cases, we_are · convinced, Al . Vivo on· qozer-R. C. Gallo- ._ struction Co., organized last year - $2,300,000. . C & N . Construction Company -two paychecks ar~ necessary be- way on blade:Dwane Ntlnes and ,, by tii~ Seeqo interests of Pitts- " Bids will l:le called for co~/ o~ the new Junior. High Sch~lol •. cause _one just" isn't ·enough. Rodger Walker grades and ·Bill bu,rg, ' ,has been working"-in the struction-of 'two l;;mes of -an_ulti- Site has bogged down for the 1'herefore; we don:t' think it is , M_osely, Fm~eman . : . - Marysville dis.trict,' and is now mate four lane freeway on Hiway winter. ':l.'oo much rai_n- and not 'filir -- piay to· laY, . the blame on. --.Jibson Bios. are starting ·an- doing· the grading on a .Seeno · 101 between · .·Klainath -South ~nough drain. Although Brother­ working

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after original r.egistration a.s Hir­ ing1 Regulations . require. · GRi EVANCE' COMMITTEE ELECTED FOR 1964 At our .District Meeting held ifi Oroville 011 Thursday, jai~ ­ . uary 16, the members in this , ' . . di' ~ - . trict exercised their Democratic Winter .. right and electeack up funds for the federal contri-' . bution;. complete financing ar­ rangements for the pre-bid d'e, • sign engineering through a co'm­ munity Facilities Administration· loap. and a coinmerciakJoan·: . ~ · ·, Qn. ~ant~ary. J5th We. met ,'Nith ~h ~ representatives of the Yimbo .. Construction. Company . to hold ,prejob .in r egards Jo .t heir ,$1,- ·. A .. ·~eichert . & Son, . of. ·Chico, 053,196.60 Oroville-Q uincy Road ·· was .the only .bidder· fo'r modi.fica­ job . . . :. ., , ., . · · _ · tiohs ·to .. the · Orovme Bam Look- This job includes constructing

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'!.·.· Pa!Je-Six ENGINEERS NEWS February, 1964 • ·How to Buy GAINS ~iADE ·can We Retire on $50 Weekly?

Published each month by Local Union No. 3 of the Usua·nv Closer .to/$65 .· of Operating Engineers VIITH GOV'T International Union :By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS cation Center, · at the Plainfield: (Northern California, Northern Nevada, States of Utah Consumer Expert for N. J. Senior Citizens Center. Here and Hawaii.) -Subscription price $2.50 per year. EMP-LOYEES Engineers News Office: 474 Valencia St., San Francisco 3, Calif. I are the main probl~ms of retir~ :By ART PENNEBAKER (First in a series of two articles ment as voiced by this group: and Business Manager AL CLEM ------··------·--Editor We have been working with on retirement costs today.) Drugs: The high cost (}f drugs PAUL EDGECOMBE ...... President the Survey employees of the City A reader has asked for "a col­ was a widespread dilemma among JERRY DO WD ------····------······----Vice-President and County of San Francisco. umn for people who are going to the retirees, many of whom have ·~ W. V. MINAHAN .... Recording-Corresponding Secretary Recently, we held. a meeting with retire, and have questions about chroni~ illnesses. They were no­ A. J. HOPE ...... Financial Secretary 22 employees and all 22 filled out it". ticeably bi~ter about this prob­ applications to join Local No. 3. lem. One frequent question .. was ------·---·---··------·----Treasurer "We are thinking of retiring in DON KIN CHLOE Since the original meeting, how to get doctors to prescribe 1964 but wonder if it is possible more ·applications have been _medicines' under generic or scien- to live on $50 a week," Mr. and filed. names at less cost th.an under Mrs. C. E. P. write. "We live in tific names. Another problem We have also been working the country and taxes are not brand was varying charges. One · Vote Law Changes with the San Francisco City and high but it costs about $200 a · cited worker reported he paid County administration and rec­ year for heat." retired ently the surveyors pay status one pharmacist $8 to fill a pre­ The answer is, it usualy takes was changed. From here on, the scription, while his regular phar­ more than $50 today even for a surveyors will receive the pre­ macist charged him only $4 for Is a Soluti'on v;ry modest b~dget for -a retired ­ vailing rate of pay, the same as ' the same prescription. couple. We've"brought up to date appears in your agreement. proved to be an­ An 11-member blue-ribbon citizens commission, appointed and adapted to current conditions,' Eyeglasses other major c·oncern: Costs ·of. by President Kennedy has recommended sweeping changes ALAMEDA COUNTY · the budget for a retired couple $18 to $42 were cited. One danger . state registration and voting laws designed to increase developed by the Bureau of Labor • in in these interviews is We have been working also ·on Statistics. Here are the curr.ent . revealed citizen participation in elections. President Johnson recently that older people' sometimes try. · the prevailing wage situation foi· monthly costs: ·of •eye examina­ received the report which made particular notice that in our members empioyed by Ala­ Monthly Cost to save the· cost woman reported· other democratic nations voter turnout is substantially meda County. As you know; Dollars % tions. An elderly working through governmental she ha'd not had an· eye exam in ~igher than in the United States. Food and and was still .weai-ing · · commissions is always a . long ' ' beverages ...... $ 84.00 20 years, This is. not a new revelation. It is, however, a problem While .· she drawn out process. It has taken Housing, including the same glasses. which never has been solved. The commission's findings do them satisfac" a long ·time, but we think we are utilities, furnish­ seemed to consider -voting may be attributed to "voluntary" tory, she did not realize that at point out that non very close to a conciusion. ings ------­ 103.00 37.0 can be her age a major purpose of regu­ and "involuntary" causes, and that ·failure to vote More and more government ag­ Clothi!lg and lar eye exams is to detect possible . : attacked effectively- no matter what the reasons for ·non- encies are expanding. If it is cleaning ______19.00 7.0 and other eye diseases ... participation in elections. · - necessary that they do, then it is Medical care ______26.00 9.5 glaucoma The commission went on to say that "the cure for non­ surely necessary that they should Transportation ______12.00 4.5 . Health insurance was ··another to their , of voting which arises fro.rn general apathy is a 'register-and­ pay the same benefits Recr~ating and frequently-cited problem: Most vote campaign' carried out by political parties, civic groups, employees .as do private Engi­ reading ...... 10.00 3.5 the older people interviewed were' labor interests, public bodies and officials em­ neering firms. · • h9ping that Congress would pass' .. , business and 1 Personal care (bar- ploying tested techniques of publicity and persuasion." · Work in all hte areas has held ber, toiletries, legislation pi:ovidirig hospital inc • So far as "involuntary" failure to vote is concerned the up extremely well this winter, etc.) ...... 6.op 2.0 surance as~ part of the Social Se­ commission blam~d "restrictive state laws that impose un'duly and there seems to be more Miscellaneous, in­ curity system. Many asked whiCh harsh residency requirements, unjustified literacy tests and rady to open up in the spring. . cluding· contr'i- .. health insurance plans offered complicated and inaccessible registration procedures.", btitions ------16.00 6.0 relatively good value: Sevei:al'''; WORK FOR PEANUTS continued their Blue Cross that in Italy, of voter turnout $276.00 100% had . The commission pointed out in . retirement. But a 92 per cent ·of eligible voters We are presently meting with In comparison, the $50 a week coverage IP:- the past four elections' over number of others were not even from 78 .5 87.8 per cent the employees of sever·a l Soil allotment this couple hopes to h1t the polls; West Germany ranged to aware their state Blue Cross plan the last 15_ years while our nearest neighbor, Canada, qas Testing firms. They are wo~· king 'live on , provides only $217' a have no effec­ does open its rolls periodically so surpassed 80 per cent in the last three general elections. The for 'peanuts,' and month, figuring four and one­ anization, hTey are dif­ retired people can ·enroll. United States, meanwhile, has never reached 50 per cent tive ol:g third weeks. to communicate with be­ . The retirees pointed o'ut that in presidential elections. Its low was 30.1 and high was 48.9 ficult The "modest but adequate" cause they are terrified of the more-reasonable . during 1962. budget above shows there are even when the - boss. You could help these peo­ non-profit plans like Blue Cross President Johnson has called upon "both political parties, two unusual expense problems ple if, on the jobs, they could be in retirement: housing and med­ and Blue Shield are available t()l • ~overnors and officials of each state and all citizens to join encourage to s:ww courage of take larger them, they still take so large a m the effort to secure the right to vote for all who wish it." ical care. Both these their convictions. percentages of retired people's ·part of the medical bUdget that This is only part of the solution. We still must be con­ Show them your agreement, budgets than among younger fam­ little is left for other needs such scientious Americans and "exercise" our voting privilege. perhaps they will realize what ilies. as dental care. We must eliminate "poll taxes" where they exist.-It is our an effective. · Union combined It may be possible, through Housing p r o b 1 em s varied. Americans to help our people to obtain a proper with a membership that holds to­ duty as very c a r e f u l purchasing and About b.alf the retirees had their to be able to "read." We must equip polling places gether can d'O for themselves. As education preparation, to reduce the food own homes with mortgages paid waiting lines and the polls should be open we aH know t:: e gains you -have to eliminate long and clothing costs in our sample up. Others lived in apartments. frauds must be eliminated. ·Registration made were nc ~ r"ade by timid until 9 p.m. Election budget. A smart shopper who has Their reports ranged from "no "house-to-house" canvass, absentee regis­ people. Perhap: a bit of encour­ should be done on genuine knowledge of nutrition, problem at all" to "very serious". mobile registration units made agement from Lose who have tration should be adopted, may be able to save as much as Food: The retirees, most ·of registration should be extended been the route will c6nvince available and the time for $20 a month on the $84 allotment them economical shoppers, felt until three or four weeks before an election. them. for food for two. The clothing in general that they could man­ These are part of the solutions. The major answer lies budget already is modest but may age on $1.20 ·a day pet person, with the voter himself to recog:pize this American role and lend itself to additional small or about $72 a' month· for a cou- use it! Why not register to vote now? Strikes Decline trimming, depending on the cou­ ple. Some felt they could serve • * * * ple's needs. nu.tritious meals on $1 a day by All measures of strike activity A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE? But it would not pay to trifle using low-cost meat cuts and sea­ their declined in 1963 from 1962 levels, Supporters of "right to work" laws seeks to defend with the already-precarious med­ sonally-abundant foods. But there no one according to preliminary esti­ stand on the ground of "principle"-namely, that ical-cm·e all o t m e n t. The only was somewhat-impassioned dis- - mates by the U. S. Bureau of La- · should be required to join a union to hold his job. other possibility for reducing ex­ agreement on this. bor Statistics. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer William F. Schnitzler made ' penses 'is housing, If this about­ We took our stand.with the $1 a very apt comment on that issue the other day. "I respect For the fourth successive'year, . to-retire couple already has paid a day crowd. of total personal principles, even when they are wrong," he said. "A strike idleness as a ratio up the mortgage, ·its monthly (Next: Possibilities of cutting a low level worker who just doesn't believe in unions ought to be able working time was at housing cost may be only $75. retirement costs for food, housing to stay out, as long as he sticks by his principles all the way. compared with most other post­ We calculate this o·n . the basis and medical needs and insur­ II years. "What does that mean?" Schnitzler continued. "Well, for World War of a $12,000 house in a sem~-rural ance.) one thing it means he would refuse to take any union bene­ Secretary of Labor W. Willard area, figuring· taxes and insur­ fits-wage increases, pension plans, health insurance, senior· Wirtz saiq the four year record ance at 2 per cent of the value ity rights, grievance procedures-the whole package." was unmatched by any similar in such an area, or . $2~0 a year; COLLEGE JOBS Actually, however, the same workers who refuse to join ·peacetime period . since the de­ , maintenance .at P/2 per ~cent or John Branagh Construction unions out of "principle" see nothing wrong with being "free pression. Wirtz said the nation $180 a year; heat, $200; utilities, has several big jobs ·at the Uni­ riders"-taking everything the union wins, but refusing to has experienced "an unparalleled $180, and household furnishings versity of California, Berkeley • share the cost. · era of industrial peace." and repairs at approximately totaling between 9 and 10 mil- to the Davis­ $100. Thus it would be possible lion doll a r s. Included are The long-delayed fringe benefits amendment budget to as the House of Chronic cough and shortness to pare the modest Science, Laboratory and Dor­ Bacon Act passed a major- hurdle recently but it would be a keep now moves on to the of breath may be signs of re­ $217 a month mitory buildings which will Representatives approved it. The bill busy yet,. been taken. spiratory diseases-sicknesses of tight squeeze. ' a number of our brothers Senate where no action has, as excavating, and after the erec­ the breathing. RD is the fourth lead­ Recently we had an opportunity This bill, H.R. 6041 (Roosevelt), would require that group of tion of these buildings there will in government ing cause of death, but if found to · interview a large cash value of fringe benefits must be included a class given by the be a number of brothers on the on con­ early, much RD, including tuber­ retirees at determination of area "prevailing wages" payable Rutgers University Labor Edu- hoists and elevators. with federal funds. culosis, can be prevented. struction financed • I \ •.

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. Fr~s· ri() · Rea ely For P~sh ·: 'SNOW I RAIN DIS.ABLES .... ~' ' San STOCKTON-' DISTRICt WO-RK- · Luis By WALTER M. Project TALBOT, H~lps AL _However, equipment is on the · - '' . ' ' - \- ~ McNAMARA, GL~N-N DOBYNS site, and we believe the contrac-

With the . recent storms piling • _tor 'is a~xio~ts to resui?e opera~ . ~ .~ · up snow ,:·Stabilize at . the lowest elevation · ·trons. · ~ . Area Workload. . / in years, and' the ~ ra~il ha~ing _- Kirkwood & Bly of Santa Rosa, By JOE MILLER;_TINY _ - Work should be underway in the · s~-n Joaquin .River: W_e can expect - formed lakes in t~e valley, about _iocated ___ soutl1 ward to recon.strucfCr.ystal C;l.Ve · also has ~ ro_ad job -inc Visalia every day, as the ·_ rain coming ·. PIPe for the n.~w sewe~ lme ~ at. at this 'period. ' 'l'rail at Three Rivers ~ ' This Js :- on ' Avenue ' 280, that' is moving down will ' not equal the water ~an tee a. The_ commer~ral bmld~ - · · - - · · · · . ·_,,_ -. · · · · mg construction also rs bogged. The/ San Luis project at ·Los · ·coca1 ted Nmt· Sequpmatk anTdh ' Kmg~ a lot of dirt and keeping the ·_ covm~ng_ ullpC. . down with . the exception of ; a . • BanO!i- is a major factor to ·the any on a 10na 1 a s. rs proJ;_.-, Brother,s busy. ~ · mne orp., a1 so workmg the . f h d' ·-- f - k . . t · · d h · ld ' - · - H t h H t h . . . , ·> ·, ew an Icranes and or hfts . employment picture here, and ec Ils_ no_wfr~ prfo~trh_. essBanthsou Hess . & / Dubach . have _a few . . ~lc t- the .c t~ prpelm~ ,- r_sl m sandy .. working inside roofed buildings. it' should _be asource of jobs for emp oy. a e~ o e r.~ . J~rs. . Brothers making gi'a'de and fin- sm_ a IS Ime_and wll work a _ · . ' our Brother" Engineers for four . The BurepU_ :of . Reclania'tion ishing- on their job on hfahway good part of the winter on exca- . h The Bur~au ~f Wat_er Resour~es .- or five years . mqre" Next month has awarded th~ M. M. O'Malley ._ # 99 from. S~lma cto kin<>'~burg _ vation and pipe laying. · _as advertised ~or b~ds o~ ,_a sec- · · h · ·c · .- ,. - - ,__ ; . · --- -· "' · . tron of the Cahforma Aqueduct . s h ou ld see · an -upswmg m eavy' onstrucbon CompaJ:ly low 01d- --- This compa_· ny .will start the ce- The tunnel bemg constructed . ·t··, f p tt - B'd , construction activity' in th-e F r es~ d t · 1 th ·t th · · · ' ·" · · · · b Cl · m an ar;ea wes o a erson 1 " . er~ - o a~PY_ e gyp.sum .o · ~ : men~ treat · so!Jleti~eJn Febru- Y . ancy _ ~_.O'DellinTuolumne . are scheduled to be. o ~ne,dbe-s · . no distri ct~ . · ~< ..· _- . -- · .) ;>re,consohdabon ar_ea·of th~ San · -ary and" Fredrickson & Watson County contmues to operate with .f -· th t . ·f pth . . ROCK AND HOT__ PLANTS::; L . C 1 'Th' 'll b l' d · · ~- · · th . t d'ff' 1t ' · · ore - e nex Jssue 0 e News Th k .. . t urs . · ~~~. I: t~l -e tpp lfb will start th~ :COncrete P · cleared -somewhat. .-,. chine is expected to ·have a3 600 entire-project.no'w is reported' to -Skid Row district. Only a few · · GEl'fERAL CONTRACTORS cubic yard per ho~r production be 85% completed with expe~ta- engineers will be ' employed -on·· .•, Most of the general contractors rate'. At the present-ti)lle w:e have FOSTER .HOME ·----'- tic:ins .of tunneling through by . this job, but may expect long_ in .the area are busy' . on-, jobs three hundred and eighty Op- , , May or June of this year. term jobs. ·ranging -from pipelines to 'dams' erating Engineers ori this -job. 'CAR-- E.w ·A·_ "RNING'. . Swinerton & Walberg, build- -) and. canals -and-- -levees .. We · wiit S.folte, Sun_dty and Santa Fe ers of the new addition ·to the Cal-Vet Rate have a conside~a bl'e . amount of · at the eighteen . mile pumping SACRAMENTO - ~ Insis( upon Libby- Owens -Ford Glass Plant _canal ~nd levy work iu;rderway plant on the San Luis Canal are seeing the license before. placing near Lathrop with their many· Remains -3.75°/o soon in Fresno and Merced Cotm- . about half through with the ex-- yotlr child in_ a foster home . or - ·subcontractors, are working be­ . ties that will e)llploy a good num- cavation and should start paving _ nursery school. tween rainstorms with ·approxi­ The interest rate paid by ·re-: ber of men. concrete in e.arly March. Rogers This :warning was issued today ·mately twenty engineers. A. Tei- cipients of Cal-Vet loans will re­ • ·JOURNEYMA-N RETRAINING . Materials Company will furnish by State Social Welfare Dire.ctor · chert . & Son is working .on the main: at 3.75 per cent, according; - . AT CAMP ROBERTS the concrete for this job. ; . J. M. Wedemeyer ·as a protective same scale on site preparation to a recommendation by Joseph ·We a~e sendihg a" good sized Guy F\ Atkinson submitted the measure for: children· who might and utiliti~s _ for the new Stanis- M. . Farber, state director of vet- . •group of operators from this ·dfs- low bid for the Fore Bay pumpc. . unknowingly end up in the cus- . laus State Col-lege under construc­ erans affairs. - . trict to Camp Roberts .for jour- ing plant. This jop is located ad- . tody of persons . who . have _!lot tion near Turlock. Farber made the· announce."· neyman retraining. This 'program jacent to· their San Luis Canal been sc~· eened by authonze'd .Elmer Wendt of Rio Vista low - ment after State Treasurer ·sold will be of ' great value to these job. . St~te or county licensing _, agen- bidder on. the new 130-acre'sew- $60 million worth of Ve-terans· . men and will improve their skills - cies. age ponds adjacent to the exist- Bonds to a syndicate · headed .bY .der·abl.y. . ·- - Fredrickson & Watson sub- . consr · "A ..!lumber of tragic events mg pond on Roberts. Islarid; was . ~the Bank of America for· 3.2 per Our membership is fortunate , mitt~d the low bid of 2¥4 million -have come to our attention where hit by a big rain storrri tying up cent, the salne iate as the prev­ dollars for twenty-four miles of - .the J'ob ·for an indefinite time. to have leadership ·with abHity levee in Merced County on the youngsters have been abused, ' ious sale in June, 1962. and drive to look into the future neglected, o~ mistreated . in and bring to ; them programs and homes which either failed to ap­ ' 1 . benefits of this . nature. ·Manager ply for licensing or did not qual­ AI Clem and his staff and officers Scholarships ify," Wedemeyer said. "Mostrec­ . have wor-ked long an4 hard -to ently, a child was killed .in a Obituaries • bring this •about. We ·are very Southern California foster home Close -. pleased to hav~ this program March 1 · which was -no't lic~nsed -~for. the' Date · · become . a reality, -- . High School students ·plimning. care of children." · Initiated Died Any _questions that you may·· to compete for· the $500 scholar~ ship award . made through . Oper- Wedemeyer -- 'said ·parents R. H. Acton, Niles ------,:------8- 5-50 1-14-64 ' have regarding this program can or ating Engineers, Local are re_- _ othe~· custodians. should take sev­ Mason Allen, 12-31-63 be answered by your district · r~p­ 3 -Tulare ------4- 6-36 · minded_to send their applic-ation eral precau,tibns before . -they resentative and agents. E;ither­ Jack W. 'Alt,. Oroville __ __ , ______, ______1- 5·57 1-17-64 forms, ,-pictures and high ·school turn over children to these drop by the office oi call and we homes or day nurseries: Carl R. Anderson, Oaldand ------· 5- 2-42 1- 8 ~ 64 will be happy to as?ist transcripts in before March 1. ' yo~. 1. Insist on seeing· the license. Cly_de Austin, Mina, Nevada ..... :.... .4- 4-48 1- 6-6~ CREDIT UNION REMINDER Many applications . h~ve . been No one is issued a license unless S~m Countryman, C9ttonwo-od ______6- 5-43 12-16-63- Those of you who wish to act received; however; several are they have been carefully screened F-1 . d G th . 0 I / 9 15 6" on the credit union lacking portions necessary. For oy u ne, rangeva e ------., 1- 9-64 educational by a licensing agency including and. advisory committee should example, one of , the . require- A. W. Hytinen; Crescent City . : ·~----- 3- .2-57 1- 6-64' , fingerprinting_ and criminal rec- contact ments is that Home)," 1- 2-64 ' this ' office immediately ·a photo accompany . -ord clearance. - - ,.. Johnston, Watsonville ------3- 8-59 We would like to see a large com­ each application; yet .there are William Lasswell,· Palermo ...... 11- 6-48 1-17-64 2 ~ ·Check to b~- sur~ that . the ·­ mittee to assist in this important severai' applicants whd haye not ' C. G. McCormick,' San Francisco ... : 8-25-08 1-17-64 · _ program which license is current. All foster : ' is just starting. included a photo. There are sev­ :Ponald McNight, • . The State of California is call­ eral who have not· sent in their homes and day . nurseries inust Oroville .,...... 5- 6-62 1- 2-64 ing for bids to reconstruct 11.8 high s c h o o 1 transcripts, and get renewals each year. . William Miller, Salt.Lake City, Utah 1- 7 ~39 1-25-64 miles of road in Visalia. · This others who hav:e missed sending 3. 'Examine 'the license to be James E . .Palmer, Novato ------2- 8-59 1- 7-64 · project is to be. graded and paved in letters of recommendation. : sure it 'is issued by either the Harry Rhodes, Cedar City, Utah ____ 1- 6·45 1-30-64 State Department with portland cement and aspl~alt · All information s h o u l d be of Social Wel­ E. S. Schroeder, Salinas _____ , _____ :..... : 1-21-64 ·1-21-64 concrete on treated · base and mailed immediately, Additional fare, or a local county welfare there are to be nine bridges con­ requests for necessary informa­ department. - ' D()nald Schwarz, Chico .. :... ~------7- 9·60 12- 5-63 structed. The location of this­ tion forms may be secured by 4. If you have any doubt con­ Earl Scott, Carson City, Neyada ____ 4- 6-57 1~22-64 ·project. is in Visalia, betWeen··o.3 . addressing a letter toW. V. Min­ tact . your local welfare agency Earnest' Smith, Galt ______-______1-12-63. 1- 1-64 miles west of Main Street and ahan, 474 Valencia St., San Fran- · and as,k .if . the license has been Harold R. Stewart, Sacramento ______9- 6-52. 1- 6-64 0.1 miles west of route i29 North. : cisco, Calif. .. iSsued .. ' ·- Page Eight E: N G I N E E RS N E W S Febr~ary, 1964' • MeiDo ~I

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Manager's .Des.k '. By AL .CLEM f -_.~ .

,-. ·. " --~ ; ;:; ·.. It seems it W<\S only.yesterday we finished: writing: this .. column for-the latest issue of the Engineers News, The reg­ ular schedule of our paper was disrupted to allow th'e Elec~ · tion committee to determine the manner in.which candidates nameswere to appear ori the sample ballot which was printed: on the back page of the'Janu·ary issu~. The official ballot will· _ _ , ,.,_ be mailed to all members·lbetween February 7th and 13th and must be received in San Francisco by Febrl,lary 24, You · are urged to exercise your riglif to vote and mark your ballot , and mail it so it will be counted. . . . Adverse weather has curtailed operations the past months. This is to be · expected, however, we're all hoping for an early Spring, as reports from all over Ol.lr area of ·· :::· . . . jurisdiction indicate there is a lot of wqrk in 1964. This should keep our. Brothers busy and help pay the grocery ·.> . bills for the year. -cREDIT UNION OKAY The California State Commissioner of. Corporations granted ·a permit to operate our Credit Union, and we are completing arrangements to get ·started immediately. Thi~ seems to be' an area where direct benefits to our members have been needed for a long tirne. We feel the Credit Union: will help our members over the "lean periods" and,-conver,­ sely, help them improve their economk C

assured that. on loans they will be gettirig a· fair break. '' · · · · / ,_._: ;"·.: through low interest . . Valley·.. ;~. BEEHIVE OF ACTIVITY . .. . ·. . ... " ... , ·Waste P.lsp' osal of Pro/if~ ., i - .:, _. : :: :···· Camp Roberts, . site of t~e Manpower Development, and . p II f · S :f· .. ·. · • · ·. · ·. · ·-' B.·,.· · ·· C. L ·. (Mac) .· McGettrick. · Training program, is a beehive of acti:v.ity as "students" and - 0 U· es an_. ran.CISCO : ay . Local 3: BUsiness 'Representative ; instructors . tackle .their respective jobs under the guidance, .. . By AL noARDMAN . facility must" be ready for use by in ·the· Redding ·· area, ··was born. :. of Local ;3 an~ . governmental officers. We feel th,a~ this_ Untii recently, a on~-half bil- 1968. grew up arid. completed ': high program w~ll b~f-~uccessful;md .t~e fut~re re-trl}ining · of :ou~'. lion ~ cl.ollar -item ha~ been over ~ . FOUR-INVESTIGATIONS ·· schoonn cOklahoma . ...;;- ,;~: ; ~ , ,_, Brothers Will ·depend on the activity gomg on down at Camp, . looked by many in the multi-bil- ·The . question immediately · He left .to serve ·-ih ·the u ..- S~ Roberts now. There are 150 men attending the retraining · Iion-_ doliar stat~ w11 ter Pro: comes to mind: ''What will this Navy and spimt over two years in program, w hich lasts six weeks, and then· an, other 150 men gram. This item, as impl)rtant as vast river of. contaminated water. the Submarine auxiliary service · will be sent there for a second ~ix weeks school. · . the Water Program itself; -is th·e do to . the . area in which it is. HIGH SCHOOL HEARS LOCAL 3 drainage of the lands to be put dumped?" The Department of Sons and daughters · of our members _are now hearing und~r irrigati?n by the program. Water Resources is conducting more about Local 3 through a new program we have started Agricultural areas, in both an- four investigations which are by addressing students at high schools. This program was dent and modern timesc ha've be- pertinent to the effect of dis­ initiated at Winters High School during the school's "Career come a total loss because of the charging the San Joaquin Master Day" January 29. The students heard about our apprentice- . faitute to provide adequate Drain into various locations: (1) ship program an.d were given a brief exposure to "What is drainage. Many rivers have be- San Joaquin Valley Drainage In~ an Operating Engineer?" Some of them may take their place come little more than open sew- vestigation (2) Delta and Suisun on the job within a few years. I'm told the program was ers, due to the failure to control Bay Pollution Investigation (3) enthusiastically received by instructors and students alike. the discharge of liquid waste in- Delta Water Facilities Advanced Mrs. George Freeland, wife of a Brother member, is an in- to them. Planning, and (4) Coordinated structor at Winters High School. Since the begiiming of time, Statewide Planning: HEADQUARTERS STREAMLINING waste from the Sacramento and These investigations study the Headquarters office is gearing j or an increased work- San Joaquin Valleys has· entered effects resulting from the dis­ load. The past three weeks has seen major remodeling done' San Francisco Bay. With the in- charge on, fish and wildlife, rec­ to the offices. Local 39 has moved to expanded quarters on creased growth of population and reation, public health and irriga- . 1 t Th A t• the expan.sion of · land develop-' tion, and domestic water supply thffe. grohun d flkoor a d jacent tod tlh e par kmg to · e thppren IC~ · ment in both these valleys, the. aspects within the· bay system. o Ice as ta en newer an arger quar ers on e groun bl f · . t . . th . Water .Resources has studied floor and its former quarters have been refurbisl).ed for the pro em 0 mam ammg e agn- ,Credit Union offi~es. We are currently awaiting the installa- cultural bounty of San Joaquin· the effects of discharging ~ the tion .of an automatic ·telephone sYstem to better serve our Valley, by provision of adequate San Joaquin Valley Mastex Prain . W h · h d drainage, and to protect the con- at Big Break (near Antioch), members calling into the 0 ffICe. e ave many times . ear ditiop. and usefulness of Sacra- Port Chicago, Martinez, Crockett the complaint that we couldn't be reached because Olfrl mento-San Joaquin Delta and San and Pinole Point Studies have before .being dischar.ged . ~ith • phones were busy. We hope the expanded phone service Wil Francisco . Bay, through proper been made with respect to dis­ rank of Yeoman Third Class. ... " correct' the problem and will benefit our members. The gen- disposal of waste is acute. charging the drainage water into - After ,getting out of the serv-. eral office is- oeing re-arranged with parf of the record de- In order to accomplish this, South San Francisco Bay, the. ~a­ ice, he attended vocational school partment mov~d to quarters· formerly occupied by Local 39. drainage facilities must be con- cific Ocean at Cayucos Point in Oklahoma and started his ca· ATLAS MINERALS. REVERSED · structed, capable of carrying a. (Morro Bay), or into Monterey reer in the construction field. During the past month, the -Atlas Minerals issue was re- maximum flow of · 1,100 cubic Bay. Mac came to California in the solved with an overwhelming vote favoring Local 3. After feet per second. This quantity - The construction of this proj­ '50s, working for various earth~ certain "employer irregularities" were presented to the Na- inciudes drainage from the u. s. ect should provide many man moving contractors and finally tional Labor Relations Board, the first election (which ended :Bureau of Reclamation's San hours for the Operating Engi­ establishing himself in Redding in a tie) was, set aside. We are currently filing for elections Luis Service Area.,This drainage neers. in 1958. He helped build Trinity in several other plants and·we are busy with other organi.za- Dam and worked on the Canadian tional campaigns in the· mining and related industdes: who will work between this office and the .Health & Welfare- Pipeline and for Gibbons & Reed _I attended the North Central States Copference of Operat- Pension Adniinistratign Office. If one of your problems falls contractors. ing Engineers ill. Detroit on. January 27th through 29th with in this category and you are unable to solve it directly with Mac's Dad, who also works in President Paul Edgecombe, and find problems of Engineers the Health & Welfare-Pension Administration Office, please construction, and his Mother are · are generally the ,same in that area as they are here in the feel free to contact Fran Walker, 4 74 Valencia Street, San also living in California now, at jurisdiction of Local 3: We are fortunate in that we shall . Francisco, or there is a supply of forms which i:nay be filled Pittsburg. Mac is married to a • have a heavier work load in Local 3 jurisdiction for 1964, · out at the District Office and mailed to that addres. . lovely wife, Ethel, and has two · ~ut the general pi<;ture appears . to be relatively good vvithin One further note at administrative level, we have h!red daughters aged 17 and 15 and a the territorial limits of many of the Local Unions. a Pro-grammer to streamline our records by installing an son, 13. During the month -of January there were 22 regular and IBM-1440,Data Processing System. It will take nearly a year . An outdoorsman, his_ hobbies 59 short form agreements signed for a total of 81. There to accurately ...program the records of our members. We ex- are fishing and hunting. were 1333 members dispatched ·during the same period. pect the system to enable us to give inore efficient ·service He serves as secretary for the HEALTH, WELFARE LIAISON . to our members. Joint Apprenticeship Committee To further facilitate handling of those unusual problems · I· One last comment about the election of delegates to the in the Redding area and as a gel­ which occur from time to time in our Health & Welfare plans, 27th Convention .. : mark your· ballot when you receive it egate to the Northeastern Build- we have established the position of a Liaison Representative and return it in the envelope provided. - ing Trades· Council. . - '\ • Page Nin• •February , ·1964 . ENGIN.E_E·RS NEWS

DOLLAR PROJECT,• BILLION~ ~~ ·- .. ;O :-:. L.O.OKS .. · .. SACRAMENI .~. ' ' -·Fo·lt . $PR.iNG ·~·:suN ·. .-..... BARDT West's Biggest This · Co. also has another job By E. M. NELSON, AL DALTON, full production it is expected to Francisco area. J. Henry Harris TOM ECK, and at 5th & N Sts. which they will By JERRY DOWD, GEORGE , CLEM HOOVER; keep several hundred Operating. is doing a job at Pacific and Oc­ ~ - .. start excavation on as soon as the BAKER, and ED DuBOS DAVE REA ' Engineers working for several tavia on a private 36 room ·home. weather permits. There still is no SAN FRAN C I s C 0 _ The have a fire­ Rain,' snow and winds hit Sac- f th · f t· · years. All the outside rooms ur er m orma ton concernmg lare:est single · pr(}J'ec_t in the ball room ramento Area! As. of this writ- H t c 'l ~ Otherwise, wet weather slowed place. -It has a big . , · the otel at 5th S . and apito West, the 75-m1'Ie Bay Area and should remind g most projects are at a stan~;!- · down a lot o.f. work but there is downstairs . .Mall. This is supposed to be quite Rapid Dl'strict (BARTD), gave to the severe inclement · · 11 quite a bit of activity in the San some of the old timers when it - Cill due ··a project when it fma y ~ets the si·g· ns of begi'nni'ng · thi's mo.nth w.eather we are receiving in the . Francisco redevelopment area. was a practice to have big par~ .. . with -the announc.em. ent (}f 1200 Capitol City. At this time we do greel} light. · Perini has 4 tower cranes, 1 ties..JE this house. .have .a large "out of work list,". The Brothers at Le,:Bguf and test-hole b(}rings being started truck crane: 3 manlifts: 3 .hoists · Thefeo · was · a pre-job confer­ but many of these Brothers have Dougherty are .'still . working de- .on Market Sb.:eet. by the J. N. ) lnd a towermobile worki~g oil ence · held with Heads and Pan- jobs to ·return to .as the weather spite the weather. 1'hE)y"have a · Pitcher Co. their jo!J at 600/Front St. . ·: . ko.w ·who ~ill do the·. $850,000 .'.warm. The t(}ful cost of. the transit permits. · This area has an ex- ·hard tim'e ·trying .'to _: k:~e:P. 'Walt' ienkei( has 1 crane and slip form job for Eichler Homes of work 3 ~r 4 mopth's)i~t "_ ·system will be hi excess. of $i They. will have : ceptionally large volume Th~y ~till ha~~ 1 1 pile driver going. · · . at 350 Eddy Sts. and Oll . thi§ prOJeCt If the .~e.a:t~~r ~·.: billion when' completed. 'ranes .on this job. spread over the entire ~rea, :· S .& Q-have 2 c~anes on :their 2 tower c · .· holds out. · .. - · ' · .and ·werick - ~gain weather is -the ·deter-mining , . . . : : ...... Subcontractors .began drilling : jobs and have sub.-co·nh·acted the Rothchild, Raffin 1 test borings along the 1 hoist factor as· to ju.st \ vhen:wo'rk will ..__ Ov~r . ~ P9v~s,-~ Nom~hm , ~~ -:/ addftional pile driving to Dunkelson- and will have a manlift and route in the cities of San 999' St.. .blossom out ·agl!in. ":ork~ng as weather:per~mts. P~r~.. ·~·, planned Haroldson,· who have ·1 'pile on their job at Green - .. Fran~·isco Oakland and Berke- Sutherland Construction Co. is nsh Bro:s. are rtmpmg Into qu,It~ '· driver and 1 crane. work.ing there. Bethlehem Steel is doing some .;·ley. . ~. ' still progressing on their road a bit of water on,: 'tl;i~ir · drjllin~ at this writing. · wm;k for Dinwiddie on Market operations :for · -the· .foundations,.- : . · ...... first part of this job· is· job extending Hazel Ave. The storms we ar~r having now ;.-·: .. ThiS IS Ill ad?Ihon to m~re Stolte is just getting started on St. The Various companies .such as . will sioW, tl;iis: j<;>b down· for"· a , .than 180 test ·bormgs made pnor : their job at Clay & Embarcadero in exc~ss . of 30 . stories, the pile • 'aul Hardeman, ·Kaiser Engi- while. i-· .. "· .. . c- ,. ,. .' ,to tpe turn _of the year by, con- and have sub-contracted their driving was· done by Raymond neers, Harms Btos.,' D: E. Bur: . · . . _ ..· .. ·...... ' sultmg engmeers for -BARTD. pile driving to E. H .. Beam. They Concrete. gess, Wismen & Becker and Big- A. T_eiChe~t - & - ~Qn ' aiJd :· otb~r_ The· ·program of test borings is will 'have '1 of their own cranes As usual there are a few good gie Drayage and others are keep- Con~ractors m th~ . Wo~Qlat:J.d' ~ ·. , design'ed to· s~cure : c!'eta:_il_ep : in ~or- . . on .. this ' job and 1 · Austin Union · Members who don a t.e ing small crews busy at Douglas. Davis area ~~ve l~ts _.of ":ork but~: mation on subsurface · soil ·. cori- Western. . biood in the San Fra~cisco area, Operatiqns in' the Sunset City the . w~athe7 . has ~hmgs bogge_d · aitions foi· us~ in designin'g the · M · K has a sewer job with 2 but the majority of the members development have been rather down. · T~~c?_er;t JUst. c:omple~~~ system. ·· cranes and 1 backhoe. - don't want to take the time or 7 hit and miss th.e last. mon_tJ.t_s wit~ ~h; :xcav~t~on: f~t ~~ot~~r QUl~-~ • .. A ·total of 1200 borings will be Cievelanci · Wrecking has 1 feel they ~an't be bothered. For. such compames .... ts . Teichert ..... m,. m :Oa.vis _Just m tnl}e fo,r l:.t -· ·a· _., ·' . th .. .. : t -'t -ye'ars. crane doing some demolition. instance, we needed 22 pints of Granite Matich· :and-. G~rnier ~ &. ·. to., be filled . with water by the . rnA. at.e lover t e ..t~ex _- wo ' . '.' .,. ,.. "· . -:: . :-, ·r . " . ~ c ua . cons r;uc IOn -).S slated ·: to Bayshore Wreckers· are .also in l;llood for G~en · Haley, J ~lll!es · Long utiliziilg·.some .·ofthe Broth". . ~ - 0 ~Jl1s. : . ,_ : ., ., ...' .:start- this' Spring: B_dringso range this same area with 1 crane. . Drury require'd 20 pints and still erstim~ ;~:,: :: .·.·· '";"··---·; : .:~-'; ;: .. ·.. _.. ·.,:.-'l._ · . ~ in · depthfrom · 3oto . 200fe~t. '- Raymond ·concrete who was needs a lot. more. There was no ·Some unqe-r.ground' p_rojEm~s ~:iJ.l ,-· ::300·-' WEL'FARE-- '"> seven speciat' te'St pitS, , five doing the pile dri-ving · for Haas· blood i1r our· blood bank, so we the North Sacramento area· are ·· .. · ~ ' feet in ..:. diameter and 50 feet and:Haynie·have finished the job had to go to otlfer areas for these a good feeling to finishing ·up while other~ are just CHECKS DAIL-Y deep, will be .. ex<;_avated by hand and moved on. people. ·It is · starting out. Th~ N. A. Artuko- · . . . to analyze v.ital, data·:=:on: ~n<;lE):t; : All the .work mentioned above know ' that in areas with ,less -Vi!!h Canst. Co. have• ·started oil , ' grQu.nd :soil'. permeability and. is in a six blo~k area. members than ours, they have .he Hazel. Ave. tiunklin.e. . · moistlu;e· con.tent. ' There are numerous demoli­ taken such' pride 'and interest in As has ... been historically the New. W,el~are b~nefit ': bopklets Whet?- th~s , project · ,_swing~ ) nto •' tion· jobs goin.g on·' in the San: their blood· bank. . case .in ..this industry .every Ye~ are tieing printed and shan· be at ~ this time we are aU looking distributed to all local .uQion .of­ forward : to ·spring, good weather . · fices shortly. · The booklets con­ a·nd the roar o.f· :.the .;equipment ~ tain · enrollment•·.· and· .identifica- on. the jobs again, .: ... tioh cards for members' .use. :In the ·Pollock .Pines area the . Members wishing to 'change Walsh Construction Co . at the beneficiaries should file hew en­ Chi'li'Bar!· Dam at··· the writing of ·•-rollment cards showing the cur- ! tli'is·:p'it p:e~; · lia~ .:; fi~e more vO:urs' ·... 'rent date and name of the desired to -·make. · That ... will complete '··. beneficiary for life insurance th~ir · dai11.. job, .but .it will take ·benefitS. : · andt'her· fbrty,five: days clean:UP Any member who does not re­ after. its c ·ompietion ~ · · . ·. member the information h ~ filed Burchett & Good on their Plac · on 'his previous enrollment is en~ ·~~ville job contemplate the_ _. couraged to file a new card show­ work lasting all winter iQasmuch·. ing proper beneficiary designa- as'· they . have 193,000 yards' of · tion. · muck 'to move . which is bei'ng· 300 CHECKS DAILY do-he by cat and .S~raper. No·- rub- · The Trust office is currently ber. tired -rigs on:this job:·. sending nearly 300 checks daily :Del-Cable 'inc. ·at Cameron ·-' El to doctors, hospitals and claim­ nb~~do ·Hills ·are wot~ing on . ants. To facilitate handling of thei.r:: thirq --housing project uri!t. these claims it is reques.ted that We hav'El'· twenty to thirty Operat­ · the member or doctor complete in·g ~ E~girieerii working on this­ the entire claim form. :wl:\o.'a!e hoping the wea: pt o),~ct cases wher:e an accident oc _­ for . an extenl:l­ In ther will hold out questions- about ~d :-length ·of time. . ' -~ curred and all time and !'lace of. the accident The ·Henkel Asso~. a~id Her­ are not answer ed then the claim rington Co. both have small jobs is held up until this information month's .(}ii. Hwy. 50: Approx. one is completed and ~ compensation work at th!s time. When -spring· must wait. ' they have a 61/z mil­ opens up When a claim is left .with .: a job east of lion dollar freeway doctor · for completion, · members " Folsom Blvd. should advise him to file the' ' Contractors in the Most of the foi·m quickly for prompt pay­ Sacramento area and downtown ment. It's a goo·d idea to check on the west · side are bogged up on the doctor after a few down at this time. There is quite days. ' a bit of work in the area if and RESIST EXTRA CHARGE when th~ weather permits it. Barrett Const. Co. is c o min g Doctor charges for completing along well with their 16 story forms should be resisted as he is apartment house project on 7th assured of payment upon proper St. des pite the' weather. They ·completion of the form, thereby have installed a man-hoist on the eliminating unnecessary expense money for projec•t ~-t this time which pro- i_nvolved in collecting point • vided a good job for a· Brother , services rendered. Another is Engineer. is that the claim form really therefore is Continental Heller & Campbell the· doctor's bill and Const. Co. have all the steel and not an additional cost item to c o n c r e t e in place on their }lim. Crocker-Citizens Bank · building Claim forms are obtainable panels into position at· 5th and Capitol Mall. They from any union office throughout GERMAN ·PECCO 279-foot tower crane 921 swings pre-fab 15,000-pOL-!nd 250 beds in 8-floor have laid the crane crew off for the jurisdiction of Local 3. Mem­ at Mary's Help Hospital in Daly City. Eventual construction will provide and Brother Engineer the , time. being, but have some bers .should pickup forms before building with ultimate cost $9 million. Work is by Lathrop Construction crane which is more concrete to pour on the seeing his doctor or entering a A Op·erators Jim O'Brien and Jim Fields handle the controls of the mammoth of this project. hospital. on a track around two si_des of the 'building. Charles Billings is project manager. • garage portion Pa~e Ten ENGINEERS NEWS February~ 1964·.·-·· $30 Mill-ion _Highway Jo.b AwardedinNeva ~da By J. B. JENNINGS, B. J. _ been virtually at a stand still BARKS, JACK SHORT and the past month with the excep­ GAIL BISHOP tion of some underground and ·The State of Nevada _expects sewer disposal by Isbell Con­ to begin work on 30 Million dol: struction Go. which is primarily lars in new -hig_hways ·in 1964 and r.ock and a large cut 1965. Two big jobs we!'e recently below the let in Washoe County. MaUch­ frost line.· Maxwell & Wells turned in the The new court house addition low bid of $5,073,166 for'"4¥2 is moving . ~long and . ..;e hope I , miles of freeway betwe;n Verdi these new .quar_ters will be occi.t- and Reno. 'pied by mid-)fear. The new city Isbell Const. -Co. was the low hall for Reno is-now well ~nder 'bidder on the Vista job · with a way with the majority of the ex­ bid of $1,601,697.14. The work C;;lvation completed . . This job is looks ·good for Nevada this com­ $1.5 million arid will keep a few ing year. engineers busy for . several Reno • Sparks and Carson ,City months. The work around the Reno The new convention center for area· as far as grading .goes has. Reno & Sparks now has most of the - footings -·poured and has great potential for several engi­ San Jose Rains .p.eers and promises to be a great . show place for this area, accord­ Bottle Up Work ing to the Fair and Recreation board. We also have -a promise By A. J. HOPE, G. L. MOORE, of a theater type center fo~ J. N. Hall, and _ downtown -Reno -in the near fu­ H. T. PETERSEN ture. RENO .. . The Biggest Little City., etc:,took ·on new look with this $1 00,000 e l ectri~ sig~ on Due to the recent storms, work The· -new parking complex at HighWay 40. entrance_to town. Old sign, which stood since 1927 exposition, finally gave out has come to a sta-nd-still, after an 1st & Center is now under way to the new which was purchaseq by .local businessmen. ' - . · · ' unusually busy winter. We have with about 50% _of the excavation · approximately 1000 men on the completed. The excavation is be­ out-of-work list, over half of this ing done by George- Grifall Co. New Brothers number Two .Co.nstruction Leaders are on tlie list due to the for Dixon & Tiberti Co. · rains which have completely bot­ In H·awaii _The storage tled up work. · .silos at the new Continy, ed from Page 5- Cement Plant at Fernley are al­ Die ~n Sa.n M~teo c ·ounty Work in the southern area held This project 'is worth $3lfz mil­ most completed and; machinery By BILL .RANEY and up well until the rains shut them lion for a sewer pipeline job . out- the heavy dirt in the past. is coming in and being assembled MIKE KRAYNICK down. There is a lot of work to located in Palolo Valley, Oahu. The fir~t industrial unit at Fosa for operation in June 1964. This The first section be done in this area and as soon has already The Construction Industry 'in ter City was approved by thew' one cost about 15 million and · started .and as the weather permits the it·is said to b,e a very , San Mateo County mourns the County Board of Supervisors. It , will employ about 125 men: tough area Brothers living in this vicinty to work in because passing of two of its leading includes 29 parcels _of land on EASTERN NEVADA of hard rock. _ should go to w.ork. AREA lights. Andres Oddstad died o£ in­ 54.6 acres located between Third A pre-job Conference was held Work around the Elko area has Hawaiian Dredging & Con- juries received in a head-on auto Avenue and the new proposed been with McNamara ' Company_ This helped -with the letting of struction Company, Ltd., started accident. Andy built first · class 19th Avenue Freeway across the two jobs in the Elko area with . . their isla nil. job is centered about half in ~o­ next increment of the Pa­ homes all over San· Mateo County Isbell co cal Union No. 12 and the re­ ,nst. Co. and Morrison- cific · Palasades subdivision lo­ for the ' past 18 years, costing at Brother Odis Patterson is· in Knudsen Co. mainder in Local Union No. 3. It being awarded cated . just above Pearl City least $150 million. The company Sequoiah Hospital following sur• work. The job will not be as large a job as the Isbell will do is 12 Heights, Oahu. The first se-ction is currently building some 1500 gery for a ruptured diaphnig­ miles east of Elko Brothers had anticipated. The and consists of of this-subdivision was completed homes in the Lindamar Area of matic hernia. He says it isn;t as daylighting a tunnel job will consist of 600,000 yards for the a year ago and the company was Pacifica, and have hired many serious as .it sounds ·but he will _Southern Pacific of earth' to• be moved and three _Railroad which very successful in their sales. Engineers over the years. Andy be there a while. will take about 30 _Engineers. The The bridge structures. Work is to be first section consisted of always had a good name in the All San Mateans will be asked company plans to work two ten- completed in 190 working days. leased properties. industry, and was noted as being next March 24th to vote on a hour. shifts as. it is against a Territorial Contractors Brother Jerry Mcintyre will be · on the a man of his word. Labor -dis­ bond issue of 12.8_Million Dollars. tight completion schedule. Mor- Island the Super ·on this j{)b. It will be of Kuai completed the putes were almost unheard of for construction of additional fa- rison-Kriudscen will day light a operated on a one shift basis at first phase of the Federal . High- and always settled in a fair and . cilities at the College of San Ma­ ' tunnel .a n d first, and later it_ may be neces­ make a channel way in the Kalihi-wai district of equitable manner before they be­ teo. change for sary to put on the second shift. the Railroad. Project Kauai. Work has begun on the came major issues. All building manager for M-K Co. is Additional classrooms at Col­ They expect to employ about Jim Dug- second phase of the 1.6 mile trades mechanics will long re­ gin. He expects the job to run lege Heights in San Mateo to thirty (30) Operators at the peak highway and will tie in with Ki- member this man as a friend of into June. , lauea on the Anohola, Kauai. handle 1500 more students due of the . job. At the pre-job Con­ the working man. in 1965. The development of the Holmes Const. Co. and Indus- .Fong Construction Company ference it was agreed that Local The other loss was the sud­ First Phase of each of two a'd­ trial Construction has started its on the Island of . Maui No. 12 would be entitled to place signed den passing of Harold E. Casey, ditional campuses on sites ·al­ half of the Operators. crusher at Battle Mountains and theiJ; . first agreement and em­ ployees have ratified their new founder of the H. E. Casey Com­ ready purchased in the North Madonna are now on a two-shift basis. Construction a r e agreement. Our new brother pany. His company has been- a and South Areas of the District, showing little progress on their Negotiations were completed members are satisfied with their leader· in the building material to be occupied in 1967. And the · Freeway job below San Ardo. recently. between . the Op~rating new classification~ established as business in San . Mateo County purchase of a Coastside si'te for They are trying to lay the asphalt Engineers al}d the. Sierra G. M. a result of our negotiations and for many years. Building Trades another campus. • when the weather ':Permits, and '• Diesel Co. of Reno. This was a are very happy with the results men and- especially Operating These predictions on needs for will maintain a sizable crew for two-year contract with 12¥2 cent of their new wage scales. Engineers have enjoyed -a warm 1970 are here now: The 8000 Stu-. some time to come . .. Inquiries per hour increase the first year Constrlj.ction on this Island· relationship over the years in the dent C;J.mpus at College Heights have been made about the' access and a'10 cent increase· the second looks very prosperous, especially two batchplants · in San Mateo is an outstanding contribution to roads to· the- _San Antonio Dam. year. T~e member's birthday was in the Lahaina, :Maui area. The County. Again, as with Oddstad the Arts and Science Education Two jobs have been let but both also negOtiated as an additional volume of work has been in- Homes, th·e H. E. Casey Company of our kids. The North, South in Local 12's area. There · are holiday. creasing rapidly. - has integrity as a by-word. and Coastside Campuses . 'are more access roads to 'be built that We are holding over 150 checks Fong was awarded two bids by C()NSTRUCTION IS UP equally important. If you as a will' be in our area but we do not which have never been claimed the. State. Brother Edward Last issue we mentioned that taxpayer have a home which has · .have information on that at this and several others which have Gomes, · a tractor-dozer operator 1963 was a good year and 1964 a market yalue of $15,000, the time. been returned. Please stop by the who resides over in Kula, Maui looks better. Many indices con­ cost per year to you of this bond Peter Kiewitt's Moss Landing office, or call us, and claim your district, is now serving as stew­ firm that report. One being that issue will be $2.61, or 22c per Power House job has progressed check. ard for the Operating Engineers. Construction was up 16% over month. The employmen't created on schedule due to the favorable Morrison-Knudsen's 6.1 mile 1962 and there is every indica­ is e·nough to warrant this infin­ weather. They are anxiously itesimal bution waterline for the City of Federal Highway will shortly be tion that such increases will con­ expenditure. • waiting for the next phase of the Alviso, which will be hooked up completed. This project is lo­ tinue. Within your Local No. 3, we contract, as are a lot of the to the new pump. cated in. the Kula, Maui range J . C. Penney Company plans a have another election- that of Brothers. area. Finishing grader and com­ Olympic Dredge of San Fran­ $6 million department store ad­ · electing 58 delegates to the 27th Granite Construction is off to a pacter operators are about cisco were the low bidders on a the jacent to the new Unimart at , International Convention in Ap· • . good start on their By-fass job in only operators t{) be working a $37,180 contract for the Palo 19th Avenue, and a $700,000 of­ ril, 1964. Be sure and vote for Watsonville. At this writing they full swing. This Alto Yacht Harbor. project is near fice building is due soon in Borel 58 but if you vote for 59, your have about thirty Engineers on · completion after nearly 3 years. Park. Glanville Cortstruction ballot will be thrown out. What- . the job. ·Raymond Concrete E. Pestana were the low bid­ Pile Paving work is being done by Company will add to the Red­ ever you do, . v 0 t e ! are also working on this job. ders on a storm· drain contract Hawaiian ~itumuls and Paving wood City Sewage Disposal Plant Federal Projects by Army En· Granit~'s Shops are real busy, off Brokaw Road for an 'Indus­ Company, Ltd. to the tune of $103,500. gineers and Reclamation Bureau getting the equipment ready for trial Tract in East San Jose. The· longest material haul yet Challenge Constructi{)n Com­ scheduled for California .in 1964 the spring work. McGuire an'd Hester were the recorded is on the Island of Maui pany plans to do their own heavy total $46,173,000. However, San Foster and Maloney were the low bidders on a $120,810 Sewer and completes a circle of 125 dirt in the future. This is an Mateo County will get only $113,- low bidders on a 2800-ft . distri- contract for the City of San Jose. miles per trip• . Oddstad concern that usually let 000 of this. ENGINEERS NEWS Page £Ieven UTAH SLU·M-B-ERS -:UND,E;R Mar-ina Vista BLANK-ET .0 .-F w~ HlTE ·. Project Next By ED HEARNE, JAY NEELY, and once -in a while a crane will . · ." .va_l•4_..i·o ·. A'· re·/a. MERLIN BOWMAN, JOHN · go out for- a short j_ob, liiii h,;J THORNTOJ'( VANCE ABBOTT, . The work at Dugw~y Proving LAKE AUSTIN, and STAN Grounds' and Allen -Campbell By AARON SMITH GARBER · · Constructio'n1s . job at} Lakeside "Rain, RGeneva Steel Plant, rumors The side improvements moved two switching tracks fur­ com- Baldwin Construction keeps ~ This is the first concrete paving that Consolidated Western is involve the installation of a ther north and the new structure . und str·eet lr.£ht- two engineers at the batch plant by the department in t d A · B ·d c om- \ plete unde·ro"ro ~ will c-arry only the two main line specified ou an mencan n ge busy; Oro Ready Mix has two high pany is moving _jn is quite offi· ing, fire alarm, and traffic signal tracks. Later on several hundred I'ecent years. Extremely worthy brothers on the payroll. over this stretch cial. This change is supposed- to system, thus eliminating ail un- feet of B Street near its junction traffic expected · New York Machine Shop has laid precludes ot her paving material. happen-....in March. As to who the sightly overhead wires. with 12th Street will be recon­ also r·nclua'e nr·ne par·k· off a few brother engineers but The Utah Road Commission supervision. . WI'll .b e f or th e nB 'd ge Plans structed -and resurfaced. Traffic the will call them back soon Harms approved a program of detailed . Company is unknown at Uris ing lotp located throughout will be permitted to pass through · to accom­ • & Richter are going at the R 9 steps to be · taken by the G1~eat time. project, enough space . this work area. The project is ex­ will be _ and R 7 plants with a full crew Salt Lake Authority before a The highway job west of odate 1,300 cars. The lots pected to be completed and the w·th blacktop, WI.th 30,000 and overhauling the- Pentz and . road can be constructed west- V erna1 was recen tl y awar d e d t o paved· 1 new roadway opened early in in-. plant. ward from Syracuse, Utah to the L. c. ~ Stevenson Co. There has feet of curbs and gutters 1965. Tractor is getting lots lakes of Antelope Island. The been some controversy over this . stalled. INDUSTRIAL REPORT Peterson San . busy with the same· smiling ~urpose for the road would be a bid because Stevensen attempted Campbell Construction ·or Yuba River Sand ·& Gravel is . by faces, no slow down here A. -creational development on the to get out of it as was written Francisco bid was accepted still going with a full crew, H. Suisun for Teichert maintains a· sh'op, 'crew . Island. The l a~k of detailed plans in last month's issue of the Utah . the city council of Earl Parker has added a few and in Chico and a re­ is holding up the project. report. . underground sewer, water mechanics to the shop. Baldwin and batchman pair gang at the Hamilton City SALT LAKE AREA Other work in the Uintah Basin storm drain pipe lines on Louisi- derground Construction of Sari · plant. Concrete Conduit Co. has Work in this area is at a stand- hasn't · changea since the last ana and Mulberry street. con- Leandro $44,768 and $20,963. added· one engineer the past still . at present because of ex- writing. Husman Brothers has Awards to the following Rio Vis­ Des Moines Steel, month. Par:adise Ready Mix a;:e . treme cold weather. Some of the managed to keep .two shifts on tractors for the City of Pittsburgh , Stockton $96,110. Napa Electric . down to tw_o operators fo-i· the Brothers are able to get in a their 80-D on tl!~ rock w.ork gnd ta. for water works construction Un- of Napa $9,730. winter. little time working in the shops Continued onPage 12 w~re Western Pump)15,700 ~ • Page Twelve E N G_I N E E R S N E W S February, 114 . UTA SLU BERS UND;ER· Eureka Floods DTA 'TRAINEES BLANKET OF WHITE Slow Work Continued from Page 4- AT CAMP ROBERTS Continued from Page 11- Hooker Company has -had Continued from Page 1J blademen; Grady Dean, Veryl Koepfer Construction Company Weber Canyon and a few state problems on their Highway job takes on a ~ "bar rac}<:s-like" atmos­ Dawson, Travis Fodge and Mer­ is still making good progress on F~~d jobs. 1'he housing · projects from Arcata to Samoa with the phere as everyone is living rill-Galenski, dozers; Lou Jones, their water line_ job from White in and jobs at Hill Field should get heavy quarters formerly George Rocks to Randlette. · traffic, the mud and slush used by the GI McFadden and , Larry back to trainees of WWII-with EASTERN AREA work by the 1st · of F-eb­ ·_ is hip-high most of the time, but one dif· ., Riordan, s_craBers; Doris Dalton, fei'ence-these "trainees" will be It appears-that w,e will have a ruary weather permitting;· _, the company is trying to main­ loaders; Ted Cox, mechanic, and _ home. in six weeks. Graquation good season in the ··construction A bid of $1,343,599.00 fo·r a tain_ the road every day. will be held March -6, and an­ Harty Cummings, tech _engine. ·industry for this area.· If and four-mile interstate job in Weber· Again -we say thank you for other contingent of 150 engineers Richard Turner, trainee from _ when the weather gives us a Canyon _was receive-d by the ·Le­ 'the well attended District Quar­ will open the second six-week Livermore, is v e r y break. Some of the woi·k OIJ. the Grande Johnson Const. -Cci. of ­ impressed . terly Meeting on January 14th, school, March eastern front Logan, Utah 9. with the school. and summed up, · of the Wasatch from the State Road and we hope to see them keep Mountains ·has been· able Commission._ Bias Business M a n a g e r Al Clem the general attitude to keep on - the -- two growing in numbers. As you of the · m·en going on a limited other ·projects including pointed o u t t h. a t t h e s e 300 ' scale, but as the know, the strength of your Un­ when hesaid, "_S9 long as a man fa'r as the' rest the costly Uintah to Gateway . trainees represent only a "drop of area is con­ stretch, ion depends -on its membership; can operate several machi11es, he cerned work is should be ·called. fo-r in the bucket considei-ing that' more or -less con­ - this ·year. so your cooperation and support can't· be hurt by automation. In fined to buildings · and Scheduled for op~ming there ar·e over-9000 men in Cali." ·· shops . this is needed at all times.- th_is ina us try, the :bigger and where they can be winterized. Spring is the twelve mile .stretch · fornia, Nevada and Utah who - A Grievance better the equipment; -the more Morrison Knudsen Company at from Echo to Emery. · Committee elec­ want to get_ into the program." tion was held mountains people will want to ­ Ferron is giving the coliege try at tlie· January Engineers must have three ba­ SOUTHERN UTAH meeting. -Brothers Roy - Stevens move. We'll be here to move t~ get a -full spread going sic qualifications: but are Southern Utah .. work has 'em!" having their difficulties and Jim Reynolds were re-elected ­ with slowe.d to a standstill d,ue . to "Old 1-They must be currently frost; however, for another tenn. Brother .Otto - they do have Man Winter." Tiago Construc­ 'unemployed. nearly thirty operators Sheraske was the third member on the _ tion Company has been closed 2-They must be heads of 'Billions Lost In payroll. elected to the committee, and we down for several weeks on their know he households. _· - Lowdermilk still has the rock will do an outstanding Sharp Practic.es' road job at Cove Fort. Whiting job for · you. We also want to 3-They must have had at • spread in operation and a few Literally Brothers - moved their crusher thank Brother least three years experi-_ billions of dollars ar,e scrapers going, but frost has Joe Biasca: . for and equipment to Las Vegas. his f a i t ence as heavy equip111ent lost through "consumer ignorance limited this work. V. C. Menden­ h f u 1 attendance and W aether permitting, they will be operators or mechanics of sharp business practices," ac­ hall has -just about cooperation while serving on the . completed back in the Spring to finish up cording to a statement adopted all the ·work they ·cari do Committee the past year. LONG ON EXPERIENCE this their job at Cedar City Airport. by the AFL-CIO Industrial Union winter 'at Huntington ·Brothers, we . have been Fifteen instructors, many hav­ and ·are W. W. Clyde is still able to oper­ Departlpent. down to a half dozen plagued _with questions as to ing 30 and more years experience, employees. ate at St. George. This is an area Calling for passage of Senator Heintz Company at when we are going to have our handle 10 trainees each. Art Garo. Orangeville of Utah that wihter does not af­ Paul Douglas' "truth-in-lending" is putting on a few hands and are Membership-Dinner Dance. Well, falo is assistant project manager; fect too much. L. A. Young's road bill, the IUD cited the fact that trying to get started on their plans· are now under wa.y, and Norm Yassany, clerk; SandyV;l!l job at Coal Hill would have been installment debt in the United Canal Job. The Dam at Joe's Val- - committees are being fo rmed. Valkenburg' is the safety and first finished for th_e winter but they States has reached a record of al· · ley is at a standstill except At the time of this writing, plans aid man and Aqnand Porras han­ for a now have extra work because of most $50 billion -annually. little inside concrete work and have been made to hold the Op­ dles maintenance. Harley D_avid· a imge slide on their one and The will remain that way until it erating Engineers\ 3rd Annual son .is the project manager. -Douglas bill simply pro­ one-half to one ~lope. They had warms up later in the Spring. Membership-Dinner - Dance on Included in this program is the_ poses . that interest and finance various benches cut and the L. A. Young Company February 29, 1964, at the Veter­ excellent food being served by charges be stated to buyers~ ­ at Foun­ slope was finished and neatly tain Green has ans' Memorial Building, located 35 men of the Marine Coo~s and terms -of -actual cost or simi . ~ kept their crush­ dresed, all ready for the. final er on two shifts -in order at lOth and H -Streets, Eureka, Stewards Union, also under a interest. .·- to get touches on the main grade, when on their Coal Calif. MDTA program. Jerry Posner Since this would-help to end· Hill Job at Mt. the slide occurred. It covered Carmel Junction. There is lots of hard and Ed Turner head their group "consumer ignorance," the bill their sixty-foot road up to wh'ere work and NORTHERN long hours :setting while Walter Bachmeier is head is opposed by powerful finanCial AREA you could just get through with up a social The Northern affair of this kind chef. 1nterests and continues' to ·"lan.­ a_rea is very: a car on the far side. Utah Con­ , ·but thanks slow with to you Brothers 0 t h e r instructors ·assisting guish" in the Senate Bankirig only a few mechanics struction laid off a few operators, and your wives, working. Ogden area had one the previous two years have been down here are: Lyle Housley, -Bob and Currency Committee, the . - but not as many as in the past 1 foot of miw highly successful, and Cowger, Ray Austin, J. C. Doyle, IUD_noted. · ~ -- snow on top of what years. Ray L. Atchison Construc­ we intend it already had. to make this year's affair We h_ope it will tion Company from Aztec, New better give us the than ever. By the time 'you moisture that we Mexico, was awarded an $85,000 re-­ need now and ceive this copy of the Engineers not in the Spring job consisting mainly of scrap­ s~ the B1:others can News, a glance at the calendar get back to ers and dozers building a new work. will show you this tailing pond for Utah Construc­ big date is - Most only a week or so away. of the jobs will start tion at the Iron Springs Mine. So, make. again as soon as the weather arrangements for a baby sitter, if permits. With the opening of the Retired persons can receive ~ne· is needed, and come out and Season, the following jobs are many kinds of retirement_ or have a "ball." waiting to be completed: Lost rental income and still collect Creek Dam, Cossey Creek Dam, full' Social Security payments. Willard Bay Dam, Freeway at Your Social Security office has East Ba·y ·Sees Brigham, ~oy, Layton,' Wasatch, the details. Big Year Ahead Continued from Page 4- Coccimiglia and Gib Harrison - have just 'signed an agreement with the union under the name of Litecrete Construction Co. and have moved a fleet of DW-20s and supporting equipment in on a housing · -development job on Highway 4 between Martinez and Pacheco. Ano~her New Year and ~RBCO says - Lyle Trentz, who has employed engineers -for sometime under Thank You ~o !:hose we have 111 served the name of Fremont Concrete bhe past and Best Wishes to All! C·Q. has informed bhe nU n i o that he is moving into the heav­ ier construction Sii,nce 1910 and again ·in 1964 t:RBCO field and has some grading jobs for housing offers consl:rudion equipment: and l:ools, developments lined up and a t:he finest w'e -believe, ·plus parl:s back- up spread of new cat equipment on order. and field service that will ma~e l:~ese The Gallagher and Burk road machines and l:ools Profitable to their job ovei· Kirker Pass is making good progress under the super Owners and Users. ­ vision of Bi·o. Larry Ashworth. DON'T TAKE CHANCES· They -have -the conduit in place crdd~ to take care of the rundff. and WITH SMOOTH TIRES! the ,job roughed in so that a rain En wARD R. B_Al:Ol\T [o~1P ANY storm shouldn't keep them down CO,NSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT for any extended period of time. Foi$Om ~:~I 17th Streel, Sqn Francisco, Calif. 94110 HEmlock 1-3700 A contract for the installation of Sac;<~mento_ • Oal

San Luis 'J5anl Site , ,·,\ _A, new giant experimental tr~c- usual operating, levers and link­ tor is booming and chur.ning its .·age ori both powe_1' units. They ·'way . ar~und the. Sa~ Luis Dam are 'C ontrolled simultaneously by project today. It' is the -latest 'de- ._ . a single se-t of operating valves 'Velopment of the Caterpillar Coni- located at the ·_op·erator's station .1y and wa~ announ~ed by :P.e- in t~e fro·nt' unit. ' · : · . · , t~ rson Tractor Company, nor ~h- Steering of the "Quad-Trac" ern California· distributor. ~as resulted ·in the : desfgn .of · a : :Known-as the ·,.'Quad-Trac'.', it is. -' unique · control system to blend a 185,00' pound dreadnaught with the units of tliis combination into _. ?70 :horsep-ower.' . Ba~ .i~ com.'po-- a smoothly :worKing pair. Steering. .- nents .of -the Quad-Trac ·are two ' is performed -with 'a single lever .Caterpillar :09G tractors, attached . 'con t~ ol instead of the usual clutch

.yoke and· bail. · · -~- ·· systein "mi!).imii~s operatQr. effort; 'J?oth : " un1ts ~' o.f . the . ~.' QU:a.d- '-. ~ut . -stpl' pre;:;~rves 'a goo<;l. ' sense'' - .rr ~c·: a1~ e operated ·_ ;i;mu,Itari'e, .. qf_"fyel''. ' ' _ • · .ously. by remote controls from a - The·oj:>erator's station has been ~ si'ngle 'operator station. ·."' ' '· ... _ relocated in a higher position and Close. cpordiii.ation ·. of ' th~ · twQ on the · l_eft . side of the -machine power units is the prime- reason for better visibility· fo 'the front • ·the development of' the Q~fad- and· r.ear.·as ·well as a bettef. view

.Ll'aC. lt impreSSiVely OUtperforms· Of tl'\e load On the l;;trger SCraperS. 1 two independent tractors -in ta~- Also, in recognition of the time · dem pushing operations by .reduc- • spent · traveling in reverse, the ing maneuvering and positionijig _· seat has been turned 4!? degrees time. - to the alignment of the 'machine. All operator controls function This degree of turn does not im­

.pneumatioally. Each power unit pair the principal forward work­ ' . for transporta- is equipped with its own com- ing functions but yet materially rear power units dampens the machine damage - niduced, thus, ily disconnected no more re­ pressor and air system to activate aids the operator when back- -rise or fall of- eith'er· unit when making higher trave~ speeds more tion and encounter imposed steeri_ng fl'ictions, brake_s;·- 'throt-. ing up. traveling over ro,ugn gi·ound, p ~-r- practical than with standard trac- striction than normally · a standard Cater­ Jles. and Jransmission. Air oper- A "pitch-dampening" device on · ticula_rly i:1t higlier speeds. Ride- . tors. · - in: shipment of D9 . .... ated" 'rotochambers replace the .the .yoke. b.etwe~n- the front and - ability is improved and potential - The two ·ppwer units· are read- pil~ar '· ,. • •• • • -! ' ~·. ' .S\4\'AP ·=- sHo.P: ··free Want.ad$--for Op .er~ting _ Erlg-neers_ • ' 1 •'• , ' ':• t·; :\, :. 16-ft., :! ax;le ZEISS PR~CISION LEVEL. Good ANGLE D 0 Z E R, OLIVER-OC-12. _ HIGHWAY BEER 'BAR &- SERVICE 11\IPLEMENT' TRAILER wide gauge, hyd. ripper, 1300 hrs. • . · _- ~OR .' SALF; ..;., STATION ·with living' quarters. · ~ all-steel, electric -brakes, directional condition. Bob Hutchison, 520 So. 1948 ;Ford 'h ton flat- . Van Ness _Ave., ·San Francisco, Xlnt. cond. $6500.00. Comb. Semi• . Middle of Yuba Bear River .projects.- light!i. $450.00. unit-$3500.00. 22' sgl. axle lowbed, 'D'eViLBISS .i\'nf- .COMPRESSOR,- . 3- -­ Gateway to ' Rcno. · Hunting- & fish- . b ~ d pickup $'250.00. Used . w/above · Calif. Phone: MA 1-4422. Reg. No. · · 48' Inti. KB-10, 5 sp. main, 3 sp.. stage, 5 hp, e1ectric, $250.00. Forney ing. Only $20,500.00 with; $8,000.00 trailer. Martin Ronning, 229 Alva- · 848487. ' lectric · w elder, . 180 ·amp. cuts; , Cali'!. Reg. No. 899450• . aux. , air brakes. · Both-$!1500.00. · e down. Wayside Inn, Hwy,, 20, Neva- ' t·ado, Vallejo, - Tom Bolduc, 7032 Almond Drive,, r .braiz es ;. charges · batteries, $200. Ci ty. John E. Ball, Mtr. Rte. HOME, 4-bedrm., 2-% bath, family 1950 Ford · '12 ton pickup; 'D!ds en- da Rohnert Park; Ca lif. Phone: 546- Box '161-C, Nevada City, Calif. ALASKAN ~IALA~iUTE p u p s. · · rm:,. separate laundry, . covered 0506. R eg. No. 1098453. ' " gine, excel1ent mec:hanically, Bar­ Phone: 265-4822. Reg. No : 1142907. A.K.C. registered: Whelped..Tanuary· patio. 1900 sq. ft. 1~ acre b eautifully _, . . : den~ .Bumper, $300. 1956 Pontiac . 4, . 19~4 . . Cha]llpionship. bloodlines. -landscaped. $30;000.00. Peter Fredia­ D E R. ~e dT." •·HD'PP; · rebuilt · engine, '·high Old Tunnel Rd., L afayette, 300 A~IP . PORTABLE W E-L BOAT, 14 ft. runa bout w/trailer. 16 Males· and 'females. William 'H . ni, 3175 Excel. cond. -$300.00 cash . George . . rubber, $250.00. Don Thoms, 5 Sun­ HP .. 'Scott remote control, wind­ Hodges, 3611 ~ So. 7th. East, Salt Calif. Phone:' 935-7075. R eg. No. nyhill Dr., P etaluma, Phone: PO 873206. - ' ' H. K err, 1512 Bay St., Los Banos, shierd, running lites. A bargam. D. :Lake City, Utah. Phone: AMherst Calif. · f!.eg, No. 586484. : 2-9238 .. R eg. No. 115_4~5 7. • L ._ Montgomery, -1409 ' Royal Ave.; 6-1832. R eg-. No. 310685. San Mateo, Calif. Phone: 343-4915. S PU~IP STATION, :! rentals on oil radio. FRA"NTZ :OIL CLEANER. ,Ends 1958 VOLVO SEDAN,· Black, R eg. No. 231919. HO~IE, 3 bedrms., ·1% baths. Approx. same. Property located ·in city of changes. 15c replacement cartridge. heater, white wall tires, seat belts: .parbecue, ' fireplace, Clovis. $25,000. R ented for $215.00 Whitmore Ave.,. r -25 mi. per gal. Exc. cond._ 'A' acre., Indoor Bill Ross. 2304 ove 1963 DODGE PICRUP, 4-wheel drive, built:in range, ov ~n ·and dishwas'}1er. per month. Good location. Bill Jack- _Ceres, Calif._ Reg._ _N_o_ :_ 1~219.SR _ _ $800.00 or best offer. Richard Lie­ V-8 motor, winch, mirrors, . worn Double garage . w / workshop area.- son, 1261- 5th St., Clovis, Calif. benberg, Hwy. 9 and Alba Rd., heater. Like new. 833158. lops 120- . .hubs, radio, Shake roof, ha rdwood f I o o r s Reg. J'l'o. GENERATOR, $375 .00. Deve Ben ·Lomond,, Calif. Phone: 336-5520 $5,100.00 investment. Take $3,495.00 throughout. Overlooks picturesque 240 volts, 3 phase & single phase. 10985~0 .- · - Reg. No. w/new Sportliner insulated sleeper, Hilhlb6ldt Bay. J ack L. Sheppard, CH-RIS-CRAFT CONTINENTAL 27' Good condition,·· used very little. or $3 ,195.00 without. 50,000 mile war­ Route 3, Box 1504, Marysville, Calif. plank mahogany . run-about. Twin A .- ·wynne, 2276 Ralmar Ave. , E. ALASKAN CAMPER w / Refrig.' 8 ft., ranty transferra ble. Joe C. Has- - Phone: 742-5090. Reg. No. 1148393. ' 175 Continental En a., automatic P alo Alto. Calif. Phone: 326-0274. sleeps 2. 2 yrs. old. $1050.00. A . .J. · · Jouer, 2900 F a irview Road, Holli­ bilge and blowei· and fire control. R eg. No. 955232, Tooriiijiian, P . 0 . Box 1293, San· stef; Calif.· Phone: 637-3663. Reg: eeds to 50 mph. Alloy Trailer , Rafael,c Calif. R'eg. No. 994824. _ BUILDING SITE 1% acre overlook- · Sp No. 921408. ing ·lake, meadow, tree-covered Inc. Original cost $1!j,_OOO. Sacrifice hills. Phone, electricity· & , water for $6500.00. Caroll ' Knutson, 3534 WANTED TO BUY · &~ii.E~ ; ' T'erri Mod.el, . 3ix8 ft .. - JOHNSON OUTBOARD MOTOR, 35 Martin ' Drive, San Mateo, Calif. occupied · available. 1 mi!'e off Hi-way 50. 28 sleeps 4 oi· '5. · Like new, hp, w/controls, 2-6 gal. pressurized mento. On private • Phone: FI 5-7193. R eg. No. 1112922· QUICK CHANGE SOUTH. BEND. 2 weeks. Color white and silver ,· shank, .2 propellors. miles to Sacra tanks; long road, 400 ft. off paved 'ro'ad. School LOGAN 'O" x3'h' or 4' metal lathe sliding door, awning, &. steps. Must Also'' -16 ft'. factory built 1 ·W-ill $200.00. 3-bedrm., ~ acre. W / w car- w /attachments or equivalent. •·! 'I be . seen to be ·appreciated. Mrs. C. bus, mail route. $2,90,0:oo Reason- HOME, · c:- Hilltop boat trailer. $150.00. Glen able terms. C.' M. McGinty,:.Rte. 1, . pet, drapes, elec. kitchen, D'Boy pay .cash. John " J. Holland, 2 22 Alice.Todd, 1150 Cabrillo Ave. , Bur­ D erring ton, 36466 Charles St., New­ - Pool. 'Newly painted. $_17,950.00. K. · Glifton Road, Pacifica, Calif. Phone: lingame, Calif. Phone: 344-4715. e: 797-1186. Reg. No• box 1581, Shingle Springs, Calif. a rk, Calif. Phon Phone: 677-2052. Reg. No. 289149. · L . Mullins, 18709 McFarland Ave., 355-6423. Reg. No. 567576. - .(Reg. No. 486224) ' 863728. Saratoga, ·calif. Phone: 379,3896: ·10'x ~eg. No. 854155. MACHINERY WANTED- for ca~ h. BICYCLE, SCHWINN. VARSITY, 10 . 1961 FORD STATION WAGON & 19 45 FT. AMERICAN.. -. TRAILER, John Deere C1'awler Tractor, Model ·'· . speed, boy's. Like new. $60.00. Fred FT. HOUSE TRAILER with sep­ 40' • cover ed .• patio; 1 acre. Elec- 51), ACRES, SANTA: CRUZ lliTS. 365 440' IC. L oader & tool bar .d esirable. Mininger, 2420 Tennessee St., Val­ arate room 10x10. 'Modern, both ex- · ' tricit·y, phone,, septic, leach lines. ft. well. Zohed commercial. R ed- Arthur H . . Smith, 3661 Redwood lejo, Calif. Phone: 644-0791. Reg. ll separate or m eadow, tree-cov- N Rd N c cellent condition. Se Overlhills.ooks lake,mile off Hiway . $G,- wood, oak, .madrone. On hwy. o. ., apa. alif. Phone: BA 6-5188. No. '5~8779 . . . . - ' · ... , . $3.000.00 complete. Jerry Taylor, ered 1 50 000.00. Reasonable rates. c . M. Me- 17. $31.000.00. R. Koivisto, 18659 · Reg. N6. 9 8::..;7_2-'-76"-.-~------1522 Yount Road,. Napa, Calif. fiberglas's' s a ·f e t y · Register · No. Gint'Y. Rt. 1, Box_ •1581, Shingle Casa Blanca . Ln., Saratoga, Calif. , :BOAT, ·10, ,ft. altlminum or AQUALUNG- & regulator -. Phone : BA 6-3287. 652492 W-illis L. Dearing, checked. 'Also . mask, snorkel , and 883797. ' ' Springs, .. Calif. 'Phone: 677-20E~ Reg. No. ' semi-V' botto'm:, --, full foot flipp'ers. $50.00. Lew Pitb~ . · R eg. ,No. ~9149 · ·. . ''-49, C-J3A,' JEEP, short block clutch, · 551 Cu!p. · Ave., H ayward, Calif. · -J 1;n an, Belmont,'-Calif. WHEE;L -:"cH1HR, P.OWER ·DRIVEN, , etc. 1500·- mi., power t.o., .t_ow bar, _94544. Phone: 581-1668 . . R eg. No. , - 2111 P u 1 •: . 567 ·:-.- P_~on e: LY ·1-6635. R eg:: N?:_~((9679 : ., Evevist & .J ennings.; Like ne'l'(.· In- FREEZER'' AM;A!Il'A-;' 19 cu . . ft., up- hubs, can ·carriers: Sell· or trade for 57-1: . ' -. ' · · • · -. eludes Battery· · Chai·ger : , Also, ·· . right box, _, .7 yrs., excel. - cond. - pickup; appr. same value, or on u·s c -- '· · · ·· • 1951 PONTI~C. 4 door, au'tomatic ~ w alker· t ype wl_leel chair in V'ery . Mould for· 8 ft. El Toro · small'. piece · of .property in Folsom- · · OINS- Buy m: trade. Carl . ·. $275 .00. Jig ,. ·. P. 0 . Box 33, Anderson, ' transmission, heater. radio. $100.00. good condition. Geo. Hronish, 2520 • 'sailboat,.· used twice. $35.00. P aul P lacervilfe a rea: George R . Benson, W arner . Reg.· " West W - a unit only: ; 855 Barron _Ave.; . R edwood City, .· weel

INSTRUCTORS survey list of MDT A trainees at Camp Roberts with Dale Marr. From left, CHECKING supply lists and inventory are, from left: Harley seated:· Sandy Van Valkenburg, Marr and Lou Jones. Standing: Ted Cox and Norman Yassany. Davidson, project manager of MDT A, and instructors Larry There are 15 instructors or one for each l 0 trainees. Riordan and Harry Cummins at Camp Roberts site. App-rentice Corner Continued -from Page 2- tive staft We have worked with of our class teachers? The an­ the State Boa-rd of Education swer is that with very little to staff, Bureau· of Industrial Edu­ cation, guide them and little or no in­ which ordinarily pre- pares this material. · structional materials, these fel­ We have worked: closely· with lows took over and have done the International Union ap- · a fine job. With a bare outline of prenticeship department a-n .d a curriculum and no instruction­ with the National ·operating En­ al materials in a field of teach-_ gineers Apprenticeship Commit­ ing in which there were few tee. After months of effort, it landmarks, few text books, and looks as if eventually there will pioneering a new field, these be developed through the Na­ fellows managed to carry on with tional Commitfee a curriculum the classes. that will be standard over the To teach two-hour classestakes entire United- -states. -.four to eight hours preparatory In the meantime we are con­ work. And they kept on doing tinuing our efforts to develop as this week after week, receiving much as we can locally to keep pay for just the hours they ahead and get new classes lined spent in the class ro01ns. It did up with proper materials -so not amaze us t hat there were eventually -we will have stan­ some complaints, we w e r e dard·ized classes running in all amazed that there weren't more! districts. In this way there will Preparation of the curriculum ' be little or ho dislocations in and instructional -material has class work when it is necessary occupied a large part of the for Ap­ apprentices to move from MOTA TRAINING manuals prepared in the San Francisco office, are reviewed prenticeship Office Administra- an)a to area. by, ' from left: Art Garofalo, assistC!nt project manager; Harley Davidson, project manager, and T. J. Stapleton, who helped prepare the instruction manuals. Check Beneficiary Changes The administrative staff of Local 39 is currently tabulat­ ing latest infor:mation on members' Health arid Welfare and Life insurance benefits. To bring the records up to date and assure_proper infor­ mation at a time when the need is greatest, members are re­ quested to complete the informatio'n blank adjacent to this column. Beneficiary changes .must be kept u p to date. If -you have not checked your beneficiary lately you are urged to do so. A little time and effort now can avoid frustration later when these.benefits will be used. ·

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BENEFICIARY_ :....__:______~-- (full Name and Relationship} LAST-MIN . .. instruct.ions were g1ven bby Local Business .Al Clem, center, to instructors at Camp · Roberts .MDTA pragram. Others are: President ·Edgecombe, left and PLACE OF . EMPLOYMENT_· ______W. G. (Jerry) Dowld1 vice president. First si ~- week cl~ss ends with second class starting March 9 ~ ' ·· ' · - · · ··· ~- · .· · · ~:

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- Operating Engineers American.River_ Project Official 'Directory of Officers and Business Re-presentatives _

MAIN OFFICE-474 VALENCIA SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. "'- Tel: HEmlock 1-1568 S. F. Dispatching Office 470 Valencia Tel: HEmlock 1-5744 AL CLEM, Business Manager ...... •. .. .••..•••· ••• .•.... 697-6798 PAUL EDGECOMBE, President ...... •...... •. MArket 6-2775 JERRY DOWD, Vice President, Dist. Representative . ... •• . UN ion 7-9369 W. V. MINAHAN, Recording-Secretary ...... ••...... 686-5058 ART PENNEBAKER, Business Representative . • ... • .•. •. Clifford 4 -8681 GEOf3.GE BAKER, Business Representative-. . •. . • •. •.••.. JUniper 6:4423 ED DU BOS, Business Representative ...... •••••• •. .... 583-5164 DALE MARR, Safety Engineer ...... ' . • .. •• .• •• ••... Hilltop 7-3668 T . J. STAPLETON, Business Representative .••••..• ·. • , •.•. .. 479-0881 FRAN WALKER, Business Representative ...... •.•• . •. .• • .. 471-2905 SAN MATEO, Californiz 1527 South, "B" Street Fireside S-8237 BILL RANEY, Business Representative .. ••••• , •• ••• •• : EMerson B-5690 . MIKE KRA YNICK, Business Represertative .....••••••••... AN 6-7502 SAN RAFAEL, California 701 Mission Avenue Glenwood 4-3565 AL HANSEN, Business Rep~esentative ..•.•.••.•••••• .. .. : . 435-0471 VALLEJO, California • • 2172 Springs Road Midway 4-2667 AARON S. SMITH, Business Representative . .•••• • ••••. Midway 2-9634 ·u.nn I, IV fSI n OAKLAND, California- 1444 Webster Street · TWinoaks 3-2120 • DON KINCHLOE, Treasurer & Dist. Rep ...... • • ...... 837-7418 NORRIS CASEY, Business Representative ..••.•• •••. . .' MUlberry 5-4341 L. L. LAUX, Business Representative . ..•.•••.•.• •• . LAndscape 4-4023 p Up Representative : .. : •• •.• •• •. .... ACademy 8-2968 eded JAMES IVY, Busine ss or STAN GARBER, Business Representative . • ...•...••••.•.... 586-6085 GERALD BLAIR, Business Representative ...... •• • .• • ... JE 8-8677 By DAVE REA plant is located on the north side entering the pool from the Mid­ of Hell Hole reservoir on the dle Fork and Rubicon Rivers. STOCKTON, California The American River Project is 2626 No. California St. HOward 4-7687 ·Rubicon River, a tributary of the Oxbow power plant will be pro­ . WALTER TALBOT, Di strict Representative .• ••• , .• ••• •.. HOward 4 -1 092 located ~n Placer County, Cali­ Middle Fork. · vided at Ralston afterbay to gen­ Business Representative .. •••••:- • •• , •• HOward 4-0706 energy from the AL McNAMARA, fornia, on the western slope of Hell Hole Reservoir, which is erate electrical reregulated water. The project' MODESTO, California the Sierra Nevada, . and is s~tu­ geographically four miles south­ also includes. a· pumping .plant. 1521 K StreP.t LAmbert 2-0833 ated, on the Middle Fork of the east of French ·Meadows reser­ on the American River GLENN DOBYNS, Business Representative ..• •• •• , ••••. LAmbert 2-7 632 voir, will store and reregulate and tunmii American River and on the. Ru- · for diversion of RALPH WILSON, Business Representative . . . •...•• ·••••.•••. Kl 4-7789 water from the French Meadows near Auburn bicon River, a major tributary water from the North Fork of EUREKA, California power plant, the Rubicon River the American River to Au~ 2806 ·Broadway - H_lllside 3-7328 of the ¥idiHe Fork. The _project and north ·and. south 'for~s 9f downstream from "ft'i~ RAY COOPER, District Representative ..•...•. ..•...•.. Hillside 3-1814 features extend from near Au­ Long Canyon. The .diversion at Ravine, , H. L. SPENCE, Business Representative ...... ••••••. Hillside 3-4293 city of Auburn. burn, the .county seat of Placer Long Canyon is located above . I ··!.. . FRESNO, California County, to the French Meadows and joined by shafts to the Hell · The · Ametic'an River' €-e-ntriic~~ · l121 East Olive · ADams 3-3.148 and Hell . Hole reservoir sites ap­ Hole-Middle fork tunnel which tors (Kaiser sponsor) will do the JOSEPH MILLER, District Representati~e •.••• • ·• •• • ••. •.. . BA 2 ~ 8232 proximately 56 miles northeast- will carry water from' Hell Hole major · portion of .. this. ~ co.ntract. ­ BOB SKIDGEL, Bus i'ness Representative · . ·... · ... · .••.•• • ; .... BA 9-0185 erly from Auburn.. . · · reservoir to the M i4.d le Fork Subconrrkctors . are~ . Efs-Hokin & , B. F. HELLING, Business Representative ...•.. . ••• ••• • . BAldwin 7-3764 Galvan, -plants ·'a."iid GLEI)JN MULLOWNEY, Business Representative .• •••••. BAldwin 2-0288 In general i(is proposed to de­ power plant. The Middle Fork Inc.-;:-powe~ velop the water potential of the power plant is loca.ted on the penstocks; · :MacGregor !I'ril1ngl~' MARYSVILLE, California Middle ·Fork of the American Middle Fork of the American · Co. :'·.· Roads; .the Cattermole­ 1010 Eye Street SHerwood 3-7321 River and its headwate·r tribu­ River about 12 miles /downstream Trethewey Cont. - clearing 'and •• .. • ...... :7 42-1728 HAROLD HUSTON, District Representative ..• from French Meadows reservoir. grubbing; Emil Anderson- tun­ W. R. WEEKS, Business Reoresentative .. .•.•.••.. • ...... 7 43-4603 taries by constructing a system CLAUDE ODOM, Business Representative .... • .. • ....•. GRidley 287 4 of gravity diversions, reservoirs, An interbay dam will be located nels, and Northland Camps, Inc. WI LLI ~M METTZ, Business Representative . ....•... .•. .... 7 43-5810 tunnels, p e n s t o c k s and power about 4,000 feet downstream from --camps. REDDING, California plants which will fully utilize the the Middle Fork power plant and Thi~ project got under way in 100 Lake Blvd. CHestnut 1-0158 storage possibilities and avail­ will divert the water into a tun­ May, 1963, with . a tremen~s WARREN LE MOINE, District' Representative ..... •...... CH 3-6249 able head. nel and penstock to the Ralston work load s c h e d ul e

' ...... PROVO, Utah 165 West 1st North FRanklin 3-8237 JOHN THORNTON, Business Representative .•.•••• • o •• • SKyline 6-4915 · VANCE ABBOTT, Business Representative ...... •.••.•.•.... 798-7123 OGDEN, Utah 2538 Washington Blvd. , EXport 4-1011 M . F. BOWMAN, Business Representative . • .. , • • • , , , , • , , •.. 393-8728 HONOLULU, Hawaii . . l 2 305 So. Beretania St. HOnohdu 99-0084 PROMPT PASSAGE of social security hospital care for the aged was urged by · AFL;CIO Pre!l. HAROLD LEW IS, Business Representative -.... -.~ • .. • .. HOnolulu 77-5038 George Meany in testimony before the House Ways & Me~ns Committee: Meany · is flanked by BERT NAKANO, Business Representative ...... •... . . Hilo 66-5676 AFL-CIO Legislatiye Dir. Andr:ew J. ·Biemiller, l~ft, and So~ial Sicurity Dir. ·Nelson Cruikshank, right. CLARENCE FRIEND, ,Business Representative ...• . · .. . HOnolulu 26-9414 ' ' WILFRED BROWN, Business Representative •• •• • , •• HOnolulu 81-1929 •