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Subscription Price, $2.00 Per Year.
Vol. 28, No. 17.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1947.
ION JOB
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“TO KNOW ALL IS TO FORGIVE ALL"
BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS:
Plumbers Local No. 231, El
290.00
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by floods in the corn belt states. Soil paper, regardless of cost. They have
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was able to be sent to Union Printers’
Home. Beaumont union and individual
members through personal contribu-
tions spent nearly $1000 for the sick
man and for support of his wife while
he was ill, she stated in a letter thank-
ing one of the donors. That’s why we
have always had a particular warm
spot in our heart for Beaumont union.
If I knew you and you knew me—
If both of us could clearly see,
And with an inner sight divine
The meaning of your heart and mine,
I’m sure that we would differ less
And clasp our hands in friendliness;
Our thoughts would pleasantly agree
If I knew you and you knew me.
Paso, Texas ......................
Federal Labor Union No.
Official Organ of the
Galveston Labor
Ban on Red Sympathizers
Weighed At Clerk's Meet
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In response to the appeal issued by the Texas State Federation of Labor
recently, the Carpenters Local No. 2190 of Harlingen, Texas, cooperated by
sending in its contribution of $50 to “Labor’s Relief Fund” to help alleviate
the suffering brought on by the Texas City disaster. We are very grateful to
this organization for its contribution.
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By AFL News Service,
Washington, D. C. — Workers, al-
ready plagued by rising food prices
which have sent the cost of living up-
ward in recent weeks, can get no com-
fort from reports of damage caused
Council and Building
''Trades
AMERICAN
FEDERATION
OF LABOR
STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
REPORT FOR MONTH OF JULY
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Total Contributions Received to Date. .$19,949.51
Official Organ of Galveston Labor Council, Dock and Marine Council
and Affiliated Unions
Endorsed by the Texas State Federation of Labor
FLOODS IN WEST
COST $900,000,000
LOCAL VOICE
OF THE
RELIEF FUND”
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If I knew you and you knew me,
As each one knows his own self, we
Could look each other in the face
And see therein a truer grace.
Life has so many hidden woes,
So many thorns for every rose;
The “why” of things our hearts would see,
If I knew you and you knew me.
And now for scissors ad paste pot:
Tex Rogers in Fort Worth Union
Banner; Waco, Austin and San An-
tonio are now officially Skeeter Belt
towns since their typograpical unions
affililated with the Gulf Coast Confer-
ence at the recent meeting at Corpus
Christi. It might be permissible to in-
clude Waco and Austin the Skeeter
Belt, but we_don‘t recall ever having
been under attack of skeeters in San-
tone. The gallinippers in Brazos bot-
toms around Waco are as ponderous
and as ferocious as any that infest
Houston or Beaumont and these along
the Colorado in Austin can not be
classed as puny. But we shall continue
to class Santone as a Cactus Circuit
stopping off place. . . . The fight on
the rat newspapers at Beaumont by
unipn printing trade workers has not
been abandoned—not by a long shot—
according to W. A. Deffibaugh, a last
ditch fighter who appeared at the
recent Dallas meeting of the Texas
Allied Printing Trades Council. In
ordei’ to take care of their financial
responsibilities, all but 17 members
of the Beaumont local have had to
get work elsewhere. The publishers,
according to Deffibaugh, are deter-
mined to produce some sort of daily
50.00
608,
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William R. Kanenchen, president, and Louis Mariscal, secretary-treas-
urer, of Federal Labor Union No. 23854, sent in their local’s contribution of
$50, stating that it was their contribution to Labor’s Texas City Relief Fund
established to assist families who are'in difficult circumstances by reason
of the disastrous castrophe at Texas City.
EAs
Labor
RRESS
ASS’N
By J. A. Stallo
I agree with Fellow Columnist Jud
Moody that extra-curricular activities
on the part of us guys who work for
a living these hot days is quite a strug-
gle, but Brother Moody should think
what it means to disappoint our dear
readers! Consistency is a jewel i.e.,
“Pinkston” Davis, for instance, writing
open letters to Col. Dooley while on
a vacation trip. So this week let me
use scissors, paste pot and quote from
contemporary scribes, with minimum
use of typewriter. But first I want to
comment on Jud’s political note about
being afraid Mr. Randolph couldn’t use
any of No. 87’s delegates on the laws
committee. Which reminds me of a
conversation recently in a neighboring
city where a small circle of printers
were congregated enjoying a few cool
ones. A brother remarked that in his
opinion a third party ought to be
formed for the next ITU election. A
third party? Have we a second?
L-- - jr-
Come higher typewriter! That guy
calls me a punkin haid! Can you im-
agine that! (The missus whispers af-
fectionately over my shoulder that she
can—says folks with flat heads are
often referred to as punkin haids).
Well, all right, bury it there, where it
will be only an elbow’s length away
when that wooden-headed San Antonio
Indian comes to the Conference meet-
ing in Galveston Sunday, Sept. 21, pro-
vided the woodpeckers do not wreck
too much damage between now and
then!
Operative Plasterers and Cement Finishers Give $290.00
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DPRINa
C2g2Cge9
Austin, August 1, 1947.
TO ALL AFFILIATED
ORGANIZATIONS—GREETING:
During the month of July, we have
been busily engaged in the Austin of-
fice, picking up the threads of busi-
ness, following our annual meeting,
and complying with the instructions
of the Dallas convention. Some 3500
individual pieces of mail have been
forwarded from this office during the
last three weeks.
The Proceedings of the Dallas meet-
ing and the by-laws, as amended at
that time, are now in the hands of the
printers, and will be distributed to
the affiliated organizations and dele-
gates just as soon as the printers
can make them available.
The Executive Board, without dis-
sent, has established June 21, 1948, as
the opening date of our 50th Conven-
tion, to be held in Fort Worth next
year. This action was taken to prevent
the convention from running over the
end of the month and into July, which
would be the case if it were con-
vened on the fourth Monday of June.
Hence, June 21, 1948, is now the offi-
cial date for our 50th Convention, and
the organizations will please make
plans accordingly.
LABOR DEFENSE
The Executive Board met in Dal-
las the evening of July 3rd, and ap-
pointed a sub-committee, consisting of
President Harris and Vice Presidents
Johnson and Verret, to proceed with
arrangements to attack the anti-labor
legislation passed by the 50th legisla-
ture, in the courts, in accordance with
the instructions of the Convention.
This Committee met in Austin on
July 25th, and formulated a tentative
program of procedure. It was decided
that we should secure a legal analysis
of all these measures, and that we
should proceed at once, under advice
of our counsels, to institute the neces-
sary proceedings and challenge the va-
By AFL News Service.
San Francisco.—A resolution under
which members of the communist
party would be barred from member-
ship was introduced at the convention
of the Retail Clerks International As-
sociation.
The resolution, expected to win ap-
proval by an overwhelming vote when
it comes up for action by the dele-
W. A. Venghaus, well known on
the Skeeter Belt, toiled in Dallas
briefly and whizzed down Port Ar-
thur way. . . . Star-Telegram funsters
are giving The Press’ Jack Gordon
some competition. Witness this from
S-T editorial page: He—“My car’s out
of gas; what’ll I do now?” She—“How
should I know? I’ve never been out
with you before.”
Plasters & Cement Finishers
Local No. 79, Houston, Tex.
Sign Writers Local No. 116
San Antonio, Texas ------.......
Carpenters Local No. 2190
Alex McCambridge, representative of the Plasterers Local No. 79 of
Houston, Texas, sent in check to the amount of $290.00 as a contribution
from his local union to Labor’s Texas City Relief Fund. The Councils wish
to express their sincere appreciation to this local for its most generous con-
tribution to the fund, especially since we have been advised that this dona-
tion is the second one made by this organization.
Buy War Bonds
--TODAY—
For Future Needs**
spent a vast lot of money, and are
continuing to spend it in big gobs. At
the present time they have only one
professional strike-breaking rat in the
composing room. The remainder of
the force are country boys. They come
and go in droves. The printers still
have an ace in the hole, regardless of
the restraints of recent state and na-
tional anti-union legislation. We pre-
dict that at the end of the lockout
the publishers will discover that they
have played a losing game .... In
Beaumont some 20 years ago a print-
er suffering from a malady doctors
had pronounced incurable was re-
ported dying. Under local law only $50
could be appropriated for any purpose,
but a motioh was made that the chair-
man of the sick committee be em-
powered to spend any amount for the
sick man’s relief. He was taken to Ho-
tel Dieu. A tumor as big as a saucer
was removed from his stomach. The
late Dan Tatum and his good wife,
then living in Beaumont, nursed the
sick man night after night until he
loss and crop damage will serve to
increase the upward pressure on food
prices.
The Soil Conservation Service re-
ported flood and storm damage in
Iowa, Missouri and Illinois in May
and June exceded $900,000,000.
Upland soil loss and crop damage
alone cost about $683,000,000, R. H.
Musser, regional conservator for the
service, said. The damage to flood
plains of the larger streams was
about $217,000,000. The service’s orig-
inal estimate was $500,000,000.
Soil loss by sheet erosion, exclusive
of major tributary bottomland areas
in the three states, amounted to more
than 491,000,000 tons, and 186,000,000
tons were removed by gully, roadside
and stream-bank erosion.
About 40,000 acres of crop and
pasture land were destroyed for fur-
ther crop or pasture use by gully
erosion and 15,000 acres adjacent to
streams were wiped out by stream-
bank erosion.
signing Building Trades agreements. ",
The Council is very happy to announce X
Worth, called by the National Labor
Relations Board, regarding the Sid
Richardson Refinery. This hearing
was conducted by a representative of
the board at which time the Building
Trades Council placed before- the
board its interest at the Sid Richard-
son Refining Company and stated that
any election held in the plant the
Building Trades Council would partic-
ipate in. All employees now employed
by Sid Richardson are members of the
Building Trades organization and are
working under Building Trades condi-
tions. These employees have enjoyed
one of the best wage conditions in the
Texas City area under a Building
Trades set-up.
A report was also made in regard
to M. Rekoff and Adolph Johnson
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The Enion Review.....
gates, also would authorize the ex-
pulsion after trial of any member
friendly either to communism or fas-
cism.
James A. Suffridge, secretary-treas-
urer of the. Retail Clerks, received an
ovation when, in the course of his
speech opening the convention, he in-
vited communists, if any were pres-
ent, to leave the hall. He expressed
doubt that any comimunists were pres-
ent and added; /
“But if ther are, they might as
well take their departure now.”
Harlingen, Texas ...........
Meat Cutters Local No.
Goose Creek, Texas ...
Arthur M. Campbell in San An-
tonio Weekly Dispatch: J. V. Idar,
44 years of age, died at the Grace
Lutheran Sanatorium last Wednesday
(July 16, 1947) morning. “Iggy,” as
he was lovingly known to all his inti-
mates, had been a resident at the
Union Printers Home in Colorado
Springs, Colo., for the past few
months, returning home only a few
weeks ago. He had worked on the San
Antonio Express for about 20 years.
Iggy was a thorough printer, above
the average in his craft. He was al-
ways ready with a hearty laugh at any
story you had to tell, whether he had
heard it before or not, and could “dish
it out” as well as as “take it.” His
place in our list of friends will be a
long time in the filling. He is survived
by his mother; wife, Concepcion S.
Idar; a daughter; two brother, Joe
Idar of the Express adroom, and A. I.
“Ike” Idar of the Light adroom, and
another (brother outside the trade,
Moses Idar. We offer our deepest and
most heartfelt sympathy to his fam-
ily. Iggy was a member of the bene-
volent. . . . (And after plagiarizing
part of my Corpus Christi Conference
story Scribe and Friend Campbell says
this): Just listen to him wave the
olive branch! Of course it’s loaded.
One of our nearest and dearest ene-
mies in the form of Frank H. Schloss-
j han has been placed on guard to check
i up on us and make reports to Joe! Oh,
yes, there’s no need for feuding in
the future, Joe. Let’s bury the hatchet
—in your pumpkin haid-
Away with scissors! Away with
paste pot. Help, Professor Alkali!
Federal Union No. 23854, El Paso, Contributes
$50.00 to Federation “Relief Fund”
Carpenters Union of Harlingen Contributes
$50.00 to “Labor’s Relief Fund”
lidity of some of these measures im-
mediately.
By unanimous instruction of the
Convention, an appeal has been sent
out from this office to all affiliated
and non-affiliated unions, to contrib-
ute funds in sufficient amount so that
a vigorous and aggressive battle may
be waged in the courts in labor’s de-
ense. To date, the response from this
appeal has not been as prompt nor as
liberal as we had expected. Our unions
and their membership apparently have
not yet fully realized the gravity of
the situation that faces them. They
are now liable, as soon as these laws
become effective, in about thirty days,
to an attack on their wage standards
and conditions of employment, which
it is expected will be inaugurated as
soon as employment conditions make
workers available ,and the opportun-
ity appears suitable and in the advan-
tage of the enemies of labor. No one
can tell where this attack will strike.
Your own international or your own
particular union may be among the
first victims. The danger of the sit-
uation should be apparent to all offi-
cers, and to even the most poorly-
informed of our membership; and it is
hoped that the unions will respond
with sufficient funds, which are the
sinews of war in a battle of this kind.
Labor in Texas faces a situation that
is fraught with great gravity. The
gains of fifty years are in jeopardy.
Your cooperation and assistance are
necessary. Please respond liberally and
promptly.
SECRETARIES
Enclosed you will find your usual
monthly statement, showing the
standing of your organization with
your State Federation. If this state-
ment shows that your organization is
in arrears, please submit it to the next
meeting for appropriate action.
Fraternally submitted,
HARRY ACREMAN, Exec. Secty.,
Texas State Federation of Labor.
Bro. of Railway Carmen No.
589, San Angelo, Texas .......... 10.00
23854, El Paso, Texas ........
Musicians Society of San An-
tonio, Local No. 23, San An-
tonio, Texas ..............................
Electrical Workers No. 301,
Texarkana, Texas --------------------
that negotiations have been completed
with these two contractors and they
are now under agreement with the
Galveston Building Trades Council.
A report was also made in regard
to C. J. Hauser. Secretary stated that
Building Trades agreements had ben
furnished to Mr. Hauser and that a
discussion would be held with him in
the very near future.
A further report was made in re-
gard to the Tin Processing Corpora-
tion. Secretary stated that all crafts
should file craft petitions with the
National Labor Relations Board for
representation of the employees and
members of their organizations work-
ing for the Tin Processing Corpora-
tion. Secretary stated that a petition
had been prepared and filed with the
board for certification of the electri-
cal workers employed at that plant.
Secretary also stated that a petition
would be filed for other crafts^.
A report was also made infegard
to the Ford, Bacon & Davis job. All
crafts are now working on this proj-
ect. The wage controversy involving
the plumbers, sheet metal workers,
electricians and asbestos workers have
all been settled and the job went into
full operation Monday morning.
A report was also made in regard
to the Building Trades Council’s or-
ganizing activity and the secretary
suggested that the Building Trades
Council should designate someone to
handle special organizing assignments,
allowing whoever was designated to
do this work the necessary expense to
handle any operation.
A discussion was held in regard to
contractors who have not signed agree-
ments with the Building Trades Coun-
cil. The Council authorized the Board
of Business Agents to immediately
stop work on any job where contrac-
tors are not under signed agreement.
There being no further business, the
meeting stood adjourned until the
next regular meeting.
Don’t forget . . . Union Job . . Build-
ing Trades Council. Show your card
and have the other fellow show his.
Respectfully submitted,
GALVESTON BUILDING
TRADES COUNCIL.
The regular meeting of the Build-
ing Trades Council was held August
4, 1947. Meeting called to order
promptly at 8:00 P. M. with President
Deharde presiding. Immediately after
the opening of the meeting, President
Deharde led all delegates present in
taking the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll call of officers found all pres-
ent.'
EXAMINATION OF CARDS:
Examination of cards found all hav-
ing the necessary Building Trades
cards.
READING OF MINUTES:
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and approved as
read.
CREDENTIALS:
Credentials wre received from the
General Drivers No. 940 for L. E.
Hunt, Jr. Motion was made and sec-
onded that Mr. Hunt be admitted, ob-
ligated and seated. The Galveston
Building Trades Council is very
pleased to welcome the delegate from
the General Drivers and will do every-
thing it can to cooperate with the or-
ganization.
COMMUNICATIONS:
1) From the Boilermakers Lodge
No. 132 requesting affiliation with the
Local Building Trades Council. Mo-
tion was made and seconded that the
Boilermakers Lodge No. 132 be ac-
cepted into affiliation with the Build-
ing Trades Council and the Union be
so notified.
2) From Boilermakers Lodge No.
74, Houston, advising that Joe M.
Hodges had been appointed as a Boil-
ermaker Steward at the Carbide Plant.
Was ordered received and the secre-
tary advised to notify the Company.
3) From Carbide & Carbon Chem-
icals Corporation advising that three
(3) operators had withdrawn from
the organization. Was ordered received
and filed.
4) Copy of communication sent to
Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Corpora-
tion advising that there was no agree-
ment reached during recent negotia-
tions for any “escape period” for any
employees. Was ordered approved.
5) Copy of communication sent to
Engineers No. 347 in regard to corres-
pondence with Carbide. Was ordered
approved.
6) Copy of communication sent to
National Labor Relations Board fil-
ing petition for certification of repre-
sentatives of all electrical employees
at the Tin Processing Corporation at
Texas City. Was ordered approved.
REPORT OF DELEGATES:
I. C. Nelson, delegate from the Paint-
ers No. 585, reported that a large re-
tail grocery firm in Galveston was
doing some painting and that the busi-
ness agent for the Painters would
check the job to see if these men were
members of the Painters’ organization
and that the business agent would
make a report to the board of business
agents’ at their meeting on Tuesday,
August 5th.
St. John Croft Croft, delegate from the
Electrical Workers No. 527, reported
that about three months ago his or-
ganization had received a complaint
from the Plumbers in regard to a
union electrical contractor hiring a
non-union plumber. Mr. Croft stated
that after an investigation of this
complaint, the Electrical Workers
Union withdrew all men from the em-
ployer and he now finds that plum-
bers are working with this electrical
contractor and requested the Building
Trades Council to make an investiga-
tion of this matter and request the
Plumbers to cooperate by not working
with non-union electricians.
REPORT OF SECRETARY:
A report was made in regard to Car-
bide. & Carbon Chemicals Corporation.
Secretary stated that a new "plant
committee would be appointed to ad-
minister the contract in this plant
and requested the cooperation of the
organizations in setting up a repre-
sentative plant committee that could
handle all affairs with employees.
A report was also made in regard
to completing negotiations with the
Galveston-Houston Breweries. Nego-
tiations for a new contract at the
brewery were completed on July 25th
and secretary stated that the new
agreement would be signed at thee
Galveston-Houston Breweries at 8:00
P. M. August 5th. All business agents
are requested to be present at this
meeting.
A report was also made in regard
to attending a conference in Fort
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