The Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, July 6, 1956 Page: 3 of 10
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Hod Carriers No. 518
Celebrate with Supper
From the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Folks
Christian Lauded by State
Council for Fine Program
COPE Meet To
Be Held July 12
WRIGHT
June 25.
designated beneficiary of the mem-
bers upon their death and each
member will pay $5 each into the
fund at this time
This plan supplements hospitali-
zation and accidental death policies
which now cover members of the
local.
1. J. Murray, business agent of
Local No. 518, Hod Carrier’s Union
made one of the principal addresses
at the barbecue supper held Friday
night, June 22 in the Labor Temple
for members of the local and their
guests.
Murray told the members that
they could not open a contract
this year, but that the five cents
raise per year for the past three
years was inadequate.
"You look at the figures and
you’ll find that the cost of living
is rising more than five cents per
year when broken down into true
statistics.
"I think this year, while we don't
have to negotiate, is time to get
L D. CARLTON EIEECTED
VICE PRESIDENT NO. 59
L D. Carlton was elected vice
president of Local Q9, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
in balloting which took place all
day Tuesday, June 28.
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the opportunity they wanted. They
must have thought they were real-
ly eating ‘high-on-the-Hog’ when
they jumped up and subpoenaed
everyone of the strikers to appear
in court on June 25th at 9:30 am
Guess what happened to the picket
line? Right! The wives of the
strikers picked up the picket signs
and walked with them in order to
keep the picket lines going. Now
you know the reason I didn’t get
to go to the convention. Gosh, that
picket sign sure is heavy- If you
happen to be down this way, look
around and if you see a stooped-
shouldered gal around a Union
HaO, that’s me.
Last week I was reading in a
local weekly paper about the acute
water shortage down here. One
paragraph of the article stated
Conlinued on page 8
Mr Christian, in his interview,
said that one of the most impres-
sive parts of the Texas State Fed-
eration of Labor Convention, which
followed the three day meeting of
the "Carpentrs, as well as other
crafts’ conferences, was the let-
ter from the wive of the strikers
in the Rio Grande Valley to the
conventton. They said they could
m attend the convention because
their husbands had been subpoe-
naed to .court and they had to walk
the picket lines for them. The dele-
gates began to pass hats and a
total of more than $700 was col-
lected and sent to the strikers who
had been out eight months.
Mr. Christian said that the con-
vention also agreed to a merger
with the CIO State Council as soon
as a few changes could be made in
the proposed constitution for the
two groups.
Tuesday night, June 26 to establish
a mortuary fund, which will go
into effect immediately, W. A.
Jackson, business agent, said this
week.
This fund win be paid to the
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"I don’t think we owe him much
consideration,” said Martin. “He
won’t run one, two or three. He
was elected by the Republicans
and he doesn’t think he will win
or he would resign."
ELECTIONS - T-" •
Fred Lucas was defeated for re-
election, 5,733 to 2,105, by W. N.
Newman, Galveston sheet metal
worker.
C. B. Keith, Iron Worker, de-
feated L A. Townsend, Longshore-
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attending and getting this late the supper. The members reported
information on procedure. I much enjoyment of the program.
to transfer while in training, they
could resume their studies and
training without interruption or
repetition.
He was roundly applauded for
his exceptional program of jour-
neyman training courses which
originated in Local No. 198 of Bal-
McCulley and Brown Named
Directors of Two Departments
Justin F. Kimball Senior High
school, 32,477,126; Westmoreland
and Gibbs Williams Rad. J. P.
Green, contractor.
Office building, 3400,000; Garland
and Old Gate Lane. Cowdin Bros.
Office and Warehouse, 380,000.;
915 Dragon street- Gower and
Folsom
Dallas Atlantic Five Dial Tele-
phone building 3425,000.; Mesquite
Texas. Burford Construction Co.
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down to business and think about
what we are going to do next year.
If you members want to strike in
order to get the wages needed for
improved living standards, now is
the time to set up the strike fund
so we’ll have it realy if it is ever
needed.”
He introduced W. J. Durham,
lawyer, who referred to any law
which affected labor affected the
whole economy. He was speaking
of the so-called "right-to-work”
laws of Texas.
“We can’t make our decisions in
these halls of the land—we have
got to make them at the polls.
And July 28th is that day this
year in Texas,” he said, urging the
members to vote on that day.
“Our vote counts just as much
as another vote in this democracy.
They used to try to make us afraid
to trust each other . . . But today
G. H.-Simmons, Jr. president of
the Carpenter’s State Body, pre-
sided. He is also a business agent
of Local No. 198. Other Dallas
officers are A. J. Christian, chair-
man of the State Apprenticeship
and Training.Committee; and Tom
Gunn, board member. Another
carpenter. Al Spring, is vice presi-
dent of the Texas State Federation
of Labor, now beginning his third
term in that capacity. Mrs. A. J.
Christian is president of ‘the
Ladles Auxiliary of the State
group and Mrs. J. E. Dobson is
board member.
Mr. Christian made a detailed
report on the past year’s work of
the State apprenticeship commit,
tee. The council approved the re-
port and endorsed the program for
next year, which calls for training
of pprentices in the various locals
over the state, so that if they had
Butcher Delegates
Report Convention
Delegates re-etected the general
president and secretary-treasurer
of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen of North
America at their regular quadren-
nial convention held in June and
also all of the International Vice
Presidents, T. P Douglas, business
agent of Local 528 of Dallas, re-
ported this week. The delegates
also ratified a merger agreement
with the United Packinghouse
Workers, formerly a CIO union, in
competition with the Amalga-
mated. It is expected that these
two unions will be the first Inter-
nationals to merge since unifica-
tion of the AFL and CIO was
achieved last winter. Claude (Bud)
Summers of Local No. 568 of Dal-
las was also delegate to the con-
vention, going with Douglas, over-
land.
government.”
There were some mutterings as
Holleman read it and then, to ap-
plause, announced:
"I feel that this is So ridiculous
and silly that it does not ngerit an
answer at this time.”
Bob Campbell of Dallas Typo-
graphical Union proposed that “we
answer Price Daniel’s little letter
July 28." H. Fred Martin, also of
All members of organized labor
are urged to be present at a meet-
ing of COPE (Committee on
Political Education), Thursday,
July 12, 8 p.m., in the Labor
Temple.
Reports will be made by the
officers on preparations for the
final drive to get the votes out on
July 28.
Co-chairman G. H. Simmons,
Jr., and Joe Nichols stress the
importance of members of labor
the rights of any other real Amer-
ican.”
He. urged the members to sup-
port and vote for W. O. (Bill)
Cooper for county chairman, in
“order to restore the control of
the Democratic Party records and
program to the Democrats of Dal-
las County, and not to the con-
servative party bolters of 1952
who still have control today.”
Leon Miles, William Jett, presi-
dent; C. P. Edwards, financial sec-
retary, and others were heard at
Both the State Council of Car-
pender's convention and that of the
Texas State Federation of Labor,
were very constructive, A. J.
Christian, business agent of Local
No. 198 Carpenter’s Union,* said in
an interview upon his return from
these ’ meetings, where he was a
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search director for the, combined
organization. These are Jerry
Holleman, president; John McCul-
ley, director of public relations;
H. S. Brown, director of education
and research.
* Unanimously adopted was a 4-
point program presented by its
committee on political education,
which concluded "we will work
to fully mobilize all the voters
on election day.”
The State Federation has given
its implied, but obviously definite,
endorsement by an ovation for a
gubernatorial candidate, Ralph W.
Yarborough. Officially, it will not
endorse any candidate.
DANIEL NOT LIKED
The unionists likewise made it
definitely clear they don’t like Sen.
Price Daniel. They heard exec-
utive-secretary Jerry Holleman
read Dagiel's statement vowing to
fight to the end if paid labor
organizers “persist in their efforts
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Austin, Texas.—The AFL State Federation of Labor
voted in the closing.days of the convention, accord on the
principle of merging with the CIO and resolved to mobilize
its forces for the July primary election and precinct con-
ventiors. * »
Foretelling accomplishment of merger, the convention
invoked one provision of the proposed new constitution
giving AFL authority to elect the president, public relations
director and education and re-
;T HOLLEMAN
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Dallas Typographical, got in an-
other verbal blow at Daniel.
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Gosh, I sure hope that you folks
didn’t bet your boots and Stetsons
that rd be at the convention in
Austin, ’cause you'd sure be bare
at head and foot if you did.
Gee, there is always something
happening down here. Never aeull
moment.
As you know, the 'valley' mem-
bers at the Motor Coach Em-
ployees, No. 1142, have been on
strike for recognition for over
eight (8) months now. These
members filed charges against the
Valley Transit Company, using the
Right-to-Work law. This trail
started on the 25th of this month.
Now ever since the strike started,
the Company has tried, unsuccess-
fully, to break the picket line, so
I guess they figured this trial was
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DALLAS BUILDING
TRADES COUNCIL
By L. E. DILLEY
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Asbestos Local 21
Votes Mortuary •
The membership of Local No. 21, ------------=- • -
Asbestos Workers Union voted ernor and seize control of the state
Forty-third Year, No. 1. * DALLAS, TEXAS, JULY 6, 1956
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