Plugging the Loopholes in WillsSee Family Lawyer, page 9

T H I S IS S U E

* J

T o H e l p Y o u

G e t B e s t B u y

I n W i n t e r C o a t

Sidney Margoliut page 10

W hat They re Saying

Congress adjourned last week , ending the longest legislative ses­sion in eight years. Here are a few comments from those who undertook to weigh the good and had that came out o f this first session o f the 86th Congress:

GEORGE M EANY, AFL-CIO president: "Congress b o i l e d over with anti-labor activity. Perhaps the new ‘control’ law is not as bad as its advocates would have it. Hostile lawmak­ers wanted not primarily to get the crooks, but to hamstring unions.”

P R E S ID E N T EISENHOWER:“ Now there were a number o f things that were done during the Congress that were largely in accordance with some o f the views I had expressed. For ex­ample, 1 think that there has been a very fine step forward made in correcting abuses by people o f evil intent in the labor movement, and things of that kind have been done.”

LYN DON JOHNSON, Senate Democratic Leader: *’. . . We went as far as we reasonably could to meet the Executive. And by sheer persistence, we succeeded m achieving laws— not just issues.”

SAM RAYBU RN , Speaker o f the House o f Representatives: This Congress was “one o f the most fruitful I ever served in. Con­gress accomplished everything and in some cases more than I expected when it met.”

CHARLES A. HALLECK, House Republican Leader: “This is the Congress that found out the American people are still boss.. . . We have curbed the an­nounced intention o f radicals in the Democrat ranks to bust the budget.”

W AYN E MORSE, Senator from Oregon: "The first session o f ' the 86th Congress accomplished very little by way o f construe- tive legislation in the public in­terest. Congress did more harm than good to working men.”

M IKE MANSFIELD, Senator from Montana: “On the whole,I would say it has been a re­sponsibly successful Congress.. . . But I’m not at all happy about some aspects o f the labor bill that was passed.”

Naval Weapons Plant Needs 100 Machinists

Know any good ■ookfng ter a job? Robert W . Fanotleroy, president of 1AM Lod*e 174, reports Hurt the U.S. Naval Weapons Plant, at Washington, D . C ., wants to hire 100 journeymen. For do

" 11.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE INTEftNATjC*NÄL ASSOCIATION O F MACHINISTSo \ ' /C <»

VOLUME XIV •? WASHINGTON 0. D. C. SEPTEMBER 24, 1959 f̂CXLiSSe NUMBER 29

T H E R E L O C A T I O N T R A G E D Y

W hat Happens When a Plant Leaves Town

S e e p a g e s 8 a n d 1 2

U N I O N S S P A R K P O L I O C L I N I C S ,

S E R V E 2 6 , 0 0 0W I I L N H E A L T H officials at Evansville. I n d . revealed recent 1\ that thousands o f area residents w ere still w ith ­ou t adequate p o lio p ro tec­tion , the a h ’s C en tra l L abor C o u n c il swung into a ction T h rou gh its C o m m u n ity S e r v ic e s C o m m itte e , and w ith the a ctive co o p e ra ­tion o f affiliated u n ion s and oth er co n m m m tv organiza­tions, the cou n t 11 set u p tw o mass in ocu la tion program s T h e success o f the first c lin ic is p o in ted up by the p h o to at top . sh ow in g som e o f the 14.000 i>ersons w h o lined up m fron t o f L e ­ans vi lie's M u n icipa l S tadium to receive shots. T he p h o to at le ft shows the reaction o f on e o f the 12 ,000 w h o re­ce ived the needle at the sec­on d clin ic Lor m ore pictures and storv abou t 1A M m e m ­bers’ role in the p o lio pre­ven tion p ro ject, sec page 3

MAClllNlbr I7BITOS

THE MACHINIST /* Read by More than 3,000,000 in A ll o f the SO States, Canada, Puerto Rico , and the Canal Zone

2 T H E M A C H IN IS T . SEPTEMBER 24, 1959

H i g h e r P a y , O t h e r G a i n s f o r 1 , 7 0 0 a t Y a l e & T o w n eHigher pay and a long list o f

other gains have been won by 1,700 members of 1AM Lodge 1717, Philadelphia, Pa., in a two- year contract with Yale and Towne Manufacturing Co,

Grand l odge Rep. Peter F.Stuart says the lodge committee hammered out contract terms in bargaining sessions that were very nearly continuous for three days.

U N I O N V S N O N - U N I O N P A Y

Stuart lists these gains in the new contract:

Pay increases of seven cents an hour immediately and an addi­tional seven cents in a year. The increases apply on rates that ranged under the old contract from $1.75 to $2.63 an hour.

Additional increases of five cents an hour for Class A tool

makers and three cents an hour for other metal craftsmen. Fur­ther increases from nine to 11 cents an hour to correct inequities.

Pension payments up to $45 a month, depending on years of service with the company. The new formula replaces a compli­cated pension formula in the old contract that was tied to Social Security benefits due members.

U n io n W a g e s R u n 8 P e r C e n t H ig h e rKver\ both lux a I w a v s

k n ow n un ion workers earn a g o o d deal m ore than n on ­union workers

Recently, the AF1.-CIO Re­search Department collected the facts showing what this difference actually amounts to nation-wide in a group o f industries for which data was available.

UNION workers averaged at least eight per cent more in wages than non-union workers rn IX in­dustries studied, the AFI.-CIOsays

The margin in favor o f union workers ranges from two per cent (3 cents an hour) in steel foundries to 15 per cent (16 cents an hour) in factories making men's and boss' shirts and nightwear, ac­cording to the study.

These findings arc based on U S l.abor Department wage sur­veys m the 1951-57 period. Un-

lon and non-union pay rates were compared m 1.041 job classifica­tions o f the 18 industries

Union wages averaged higher in about 80 per cent of the com ­parisons, according to AFL-CIO researchers This was true for evert industry and region ex­amined, they said

RESULTS o f the study appear in the latest issue of the AFL-CIO Research Department's Collective Burgatnuu; Report

The study did not measure in­direct benefits won by union members such as paid vacations, paid holidays, pensions, health and welfare benefits and job se­curity .

Here is what the 1.041 com ­parisons in the study show

► Union workers' wages were higher than those o f non-union workers in 817 job classifications compared They were the same tn

17 o f the other job classifications.► Non-union workers drew

higher wages than union workers in 207 classifications.

The over-all pay differential in favor o f union workers, 8 per cent or 10 cents an hour, would be larger but for the high ratio of low p a y i n g jo b s m these industries for which data was available

The study also suggests that, where union workers hold a pay advantage over non-union work­ers, the advantage grows larger as the size of the factory becomes smaller. This is true of industrial chemicals, cigars and leather pro­cessing, the only industries for which Labor Department data al­lows comparisons according to factory size.

Individual free copies o f the report arc available to IAM mem­bers Write- AFL-CIO Research Department. 815 Sixteenth St.. N W , Washington, D.C.

S t e e l P r o d u c t s M e n P i c k I A MIA M D istrict b. St l.m m .

M o ., was the oxcru liclnniii; ch o ice o f Clliplovecx o f P M Steel Products. Inc . division of A S. Aloe Co . St Louis, in a recent National Labor Relations Board election, IAM Special Rep Donald E Downs reports

THE VOTE was. IAM 60, United Steelworkers .18. no union 9. challenged ballots 3. "

The company has beer» in busi­ness many years as a manufac­turer o f hospital, laboratory, phy­sicians' and surgeons' lurmture

Recently, the firm became a

Answer to brain twister: One. three, nine and 27 pounds

N e e d l e s

subsidiary o f K runs wick-Balke- Col lender famed manufac­turer nf bowling alley equipment, whose employees at Muskegon, Mich., are members o f IAM Lodge 1813.

"The PM . Steel employees thought the time had come to get a union and the 1AM was the one they wanted," Downs says.

"H e llo , A ja x C arpenter Shop? How come yo u charged me $50 an h o u r fo r o ffice rem odelling c o n s u lta t io n s and a d v ice ? '

O f f i c i a l N a r i c e s

N o t ic e s th o u Id b e r e c e iv e d a t Isast lu io uj e e k s p r io r to e v e n t C o r r e ­s p o n d e n t s f in a l g i v e b r i e f n e c e s s a r y /a c t s , i .e , n a tu re a n d n a m e o f e v e n t , tu n e , d a te a n d p la c e , f u l l n a m e s o f p e rs o n a in c h a r g e , o t h e r f a c t u a l d a ta . A d d r e s s c o p y t o T h e M a c h in is t , 90S M a ctim rsts B ld g , W a s h in g to n , D .C .

IAM ATOMIC INBRGY C o n te re nee m e e ts O c t 8 a n d 9 a t t h e P ic k C o n ­g r e ss H o te l. C h ic a g o . N o r b e r t J L e s - m e s k i . r e c o r d in g s e c r e t a r y o t 1A M .itou iK e n e r g y c o m m it t e e , a n n o u n c e s

ARIZONA S ta te C o u n c il o f M a c h in ­ists m e e ts O c t 10 a n d 11 a t 369 W e st A j o W a y . T u c so n , H D . D ic k in s o n , S e c r e t a r y - t r e a s u r e r r e p o r t s T h e O c t 10 m e e t in g sta rts a t 1 p a

NORTHCASTBRN S ta te s C o n fe r e n c e o f M a ch in is ts m e e ts O c t 10 a n d 11 at H o te l C o m m o d o r e . N e w Y o r k C ity , A r t h u r B . W h ite , s e c r e t a r y - t r e a s u r e r ,re p o r tsVIRGINIA C o u n c il o f M a c h in is ts m e e ts O c t 16 a n d 17 in th e Y M C A B u ild m * at C li f t o n F o r g e , A A T h o m p s o n , s e c r e ta r y - trea su rer* re* p o r ts

NEW ENGLAND c o n f e r e n c e o i M e - : ih m is t s m e e ts S a tu r d a y a n d S u n d a y* O c t 17 a n d 18* at th e V F W H a ll, ¿4 , B r o a d S t , Q m n ry* L a w r e n c e C S u l - i l iv a n . s e c r e ta r y »trea su rer* r e p o r t s

MICHIGAN M a ch in is ts " C o u n c i l ! m e e ts O c t 17 a n d 16 at t h e P o s t r T a v e r n , B a ttle C re e k , L e o E C ad* vkcJI. s e c r e t a r y -t r e a s u r e r , r e p o r t s

O H /O s t a t e C o u n c il o f M a c h in is ts m e e ts S u n d a y . O c t 16* a t H o te l F o r t H a y e s , C o lu m b u s , J o h n T oth * J r , s e c ­r e t a r y -t r e a s u r e r , r e p o r ts - E d u c a t io n a l m e e t in g will be Saturday, O c t 17 a t 1 p m E x e c u t iv e b o a r d m e e t in g f o l ­lo w s C o u n c il m e e t in g s ta r ts Sunday a t 10 a m 4

The organizing was conducted by Clarence Hanncken. a business representative for District 9. IAM Special Rep Bill Donath and Downs,

A 12-man committee o f the employees worked diligently with the IAM representatives to make the campaign successful. Imme­diately after the election, prepara­tions were made for the nomina­tion and election o f stewards and committeemen and for negotia­tions on the first agreement with the company.

Eliminated also was a provision o f the old contract that would have allowed the company to drop the pension plan by a vote of Its board o f directors.

Company to pay entire cost of health coverage and life insur­ance, absorbing a cent an hour contribution formerly required of employees.

Improvement in senority rights

o f la id-off employees with recall rights during lay-off extended to two years. Lay-off time Is to count for service In computing vaca­tions, seniority and like benefits.

The marathon bargaining ses­sions averted a strike, Stuart says,

Yale and Towne Co. makes ma­terial handling equipment and door locks.

D a l l a s M e m b e r s R i n g u p 4 1 t o 4 8 C e n t s , M o r e N e x t Y e a r , a t S a f e w a y S t o r e s

Some 20 members of IAM Lodge 2051, Dallas* Texas, have negotiated pay raises of 41 to 48 cents an hour in the first year of a three-year agreement with Safeway Stores at Dallas. Addi­tional increases of 10 cents an hour next year and 10 cents in 1961 were also won, Grand Lodge Rep. L. T . Faircloth says. Rates few mechanics go to $2.53 an hour and rates for other members will range from $1.83 to $2.04 an hour immedi­ately. Other contract improvements include time and a half pay for work over nine hours in a day or 40 hours in a week and an additional paid holiday, bringing these to six in a year. Faircloth, Harold Ellfe, business representative for District 126, Dallas, W , H . Bryan and Paul Martin served on the negotiating committee.

nmat ouai

J LM A C H I N I S T S H E L P E R S

A V E R A G E H O U R L Y R A T E $2.19

$1.27

1 9 4 9 1 9 5 0 1 9 5 1 1 9 5 2 1 9 5 3 1 9 5 4 1 9 5 5 1 9 5 6 1 9 5 7 1 9 5 8 1 9 5 9

H e l p e r s * R a t e U p 9 2 C e n t sAverage pay rate for machinists’ helpers covered by IAM agree­

ments has gone up 92 cents an hour in 10 years, according to a wage study announced by Grand Lodge Rep. Carl Huhndorff, IAM research director. Here are the facts as reported by Huhndorff: The average rate for helpers is $2.19 and hour on the basis o f 2,143 1AM agreements negotiated in the first half of this year. This is a gain of 10 cents an hour over the average rate for helpers in all 1AM agreements negotiated last year. Helpers rates go as high as $3.17 an hour in some newly negotiated agreements. Helpers’ pay averaged

$1 27 an hour for all IAM agreements negotiated back in 1949.

MACHINIST THOTO

A T O M I C W O R K E R S W I N $ 3 , 9 0 0 F R O M G EHanford Atomic Metal Trades Council— which represents members of 20 unions, including IAM Lodge 1951, Richland, Wash.— has won an arbitra­tion case against the General Electric Co. that brings a total of $3,900 In back pay to employees at the huge atomic energy plant at Richland. Dave Williams, business representative for the council, (pictured above, far left), says G E had established a shift aot properly negotiated with the union. In

Second class postage paid at Washington. D. C. Subscription price S3 a year to non-members Editorial office: 90# Machinists

the resulting arbitration case, Arbitrator Hubert Wykoff of Watsonville, Calif., held that the men were entitled to time and one half pay for every hour worked on the illegal shift. Inspecting the un­ion-won check are (I to r) Williams, E.F, “Bud” Lowery, chief steward of 1AM Lodge 1951, Ben Smith, Jem A Hedge, Tiny Clune, Jay Graham, Bill Large and Bill Volker. They will share the award. The members voiced thanks for help given them.

art

N ew s in B rie f

C l e a n S w e e pFloats sponsored by IAM

lodges captured the three top prizes in the Galesburg, 111., Labor Day parade. Special Rep. John Fairow reports. Lodge 1659's float (pictured), present­ing a family scene complete with cook-out equipment to em­phasize union-won living stand­ards, took first honors. Lodge

2063’s float, showing household equipment the lodge members make, took second pri2e. The entry o f Lodge 2085, emphasiz­ing the common bond linking labor, management and agricul­ture, won third prize. IAM Vice President P L. (Roy) SiemiUer o f Chicago was featured speak­er at a large public assembly that followed the parade.

Beauty WinnerIAM District 98, York, Pa„

had a prominent part in York’s annual "Stay at Home Labor Day" observance which was jointly sponsored by York County AFL-CIO Council and Boys Club o f York. Edward C. Clinch, business representative

for District 98, is shown beside the platform at the crowning of Diane Peeling o f York (second young woman from left) as Miss Boys Club-1960. The York La­bor Day program also included a fishing contest, pony and wagon rides for children, fire­works, a band concert and ap­pearance of ABC Network 101 Ranch Boys.

F i r s t P r i z eThe entry o f IAM Lodge

1115, La Crosse, Wis., a flower- decked cornucopia to repre­sent living standards made pos­sible by union-won benefits.

was proclaimed the best float in the La Crosse Labor Day parade, Gerald R. H od son, pub­lic relations officer, reports.

R a d i o C o m m e n t a t o r sA F L -C IO sponsors A B C

Programs five nights a week. Listen to Edward P. Morgan at 7 pJU„ EST, and Jote W . Van­' ‘ 10

T H E M A C H I N I S T , S E P T E M B E R 2 4 , ( 9 5 9

w a o t i n u t P I l O T O

This was the scone o f Evansville's Municipal Stadium as area residents received Salic vaccine shots at union-sponsored clinic.

Labor Pushes Fight on Polio‘ 'O n e o f th e finest exam ples o f p u b ­

lic service I have ever seen ."

T h a t ’s h ow o n e c itizen reacted to Operation Polio Vaccine, the union-sponsored in­oculation project recently completed at Evansville,Ind.

More than 26.000 per­sons received Salk vac­cine shots at the two clinics, Robert H. Brown, business representative for 1AM District 153, told T h e M a c h i n i s t ,

McAtee Here is Brown’s report:The project was conceived and carried

through by the Community Service Com­mittee o f the Evansville AFL-CIO Central Labor Council, under the direction o f Ber­nard McAtee, secretary-treasurer o f District 153, and Charles Whobrey o f the Communi­cations Workers.

The two co-chairmen were assisted by Ho­bart Butler, AFL-CIO Community Services staff representative, and many hundreds of other union members from IAM lodges andother union locals in the Evansville area. ..

MACHINIST PHOTOMany other community organizations, pub- Hero are a few o f the members o f IAM Lodges 2040, 2 186 and 1900 who worked at clinic.

lie officials and private volunteers pitched in too. Doctors and nurses donated their serv­ices, as did off-duty police, firemen, postal workers, Army and Marine Reserve units, scouts, cab drivers and many others.

The clinics, originally planned for the AFL-CIO Labor Temple, were switched to the Municipal Stadium to accomodate the crowds. There, special telephone lines were installed to take calls from persons needing transportation. Transportation requests were relayed by ham radio operators to waiting cabs and buses which took those wanting shots to and from the stadium. Some 90 union members volunteered their own cars for this transportation system.

Response to the first clinic (nearly 14,000

t J d t í

received shots) was so great that the vac­cine supply ran low Three private planes were recruited to fly to Indianapolis for more At the second clinic, more than 12,000 shots were administered

Sole charge for each shot was 50 cents at the first clinic and 55 cents at the second. Clinics were open to all persons in the Evans­ville area, but persons under 21 needed written parental permission.

Brown explains that he will be happy to provide complete information about Evans­ville's Operation Polio Vaccine to 1AM lodges and other organizations who plan to sponsor a similar inoculation program. Brown’s address- b<M E Michigan St, Evansville 11. Ind

iMiiuiiiminmiffiiimHiiiimnnniiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiHiniMiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiioiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiDiiititii

M e a n y O p e n s A F L - C I O C o n v e n t i o nT h e th ird con v e n tio n o f

the A F L -C I O op en ed at San F ran cisco last w eek on a note o f unity.

"In the past two years," de­clared AFL-CIO President George Meany in his keynote report, “ we have weathered some o f the worst storms in trade union history.

"Despite the hurricane force o f these unexpected and unto-*, ward developments," he added, “ the trade union movement has moved consistently forward (be­cause) the merger o f the A F L and CIO provided labor with an indispensabte reservoir o f strength at a time when it was most ur­gently needed.”

Mr. Meany listed these achieve­ments:

► For all the mud-slinging, the AFL-CIO has kept its good name . . . Even the enemies o f labor dare not malign the honesty o f purpose which the AFL-CIO has demonstrated under crisis in the past two years.

► Above all, we have retained and reinforced the loyalty and support o f our members. The workers o f America are with us overwhelmingly , . .

► The merger (o f AFL-CIO) is working out well. There have been, o f course, occasional dif­ferences o f opinion . . . On all questions o f major policy, how­ever, our united Federation has acted with decisive unanimity . . , W e have cemented a united front.

► . . . Through the organiza­

tion o f hundreds o f thousands o f new members, we have more than made up the losses suffered by some unions as the result o f in­dustrial unemployment , . . W e are determined to press forward with invigorated campaigns to or­ganize the unorganized, especial­ly in the white collar field.

to Perhaps our most encour­aging progress has taken place in

the field o f political education. Our carefully conducted program . . . is now beginning to bear fruit.

1AM President A1 Hayes headed a delegation o f 14 repre­senting this union at the AFL- CIO ’s third constitution conven­tion.

Convention committees are ex­

pected to deal with more than 100 resolutions covering labor’s activities both nationally and in­ternationally Before them is a 365-page report covering the two- year period since the last conven­tion in 1957 at Atlantic City. Delegates will also consider a special report from a Council committee for the purpose o f rec­ommending ways to handle in­ternal disputes.

R i c h a r d s o n T o p C a r t o o n i s tR ich ard F. R ich ardson , T he M a c h in ist ’s

art ed itor , has been h on ored as th e year’ s o u t ­standing lab or cartoon ist b y the A F L -C I O ’s

International Labor Press Asso­ciation.

The award, announced at ILPA’s San Francisco conven­tion last week, was for the cartoon “ Next Thing You Know . . which first appeared in T he M achinist for Nov. 27, 1958.

Among other award winners named by the judges, the De­partment o f Journalism o f the

University o f California at Berkeley, was the American Aeronaut, official publication o f IAM District 727, North Hollywood, California.

The Aeronaut's award was for the “best single editorial" in a local union publication. Jack Roberts is editor o f the Aeronaut.

T h e M a c h in ist was also honored in the "edi­torial excellence" category.

The ILPA, in its annual election o f officers, elected Richard Howard o f Labor newspaper pres-

ident, to succeed Peter Terzick, who edits The Carpenter. Bernard R Mullady of the tBEW News­letter was re-elected secretary-treasurer.

Terzrck was elected to serve on the executive council with two new vice presidents, David Sclvjn o f the San Francisco Labor, and James Gedling o f the Lorain, Ohio, Labor Leader.

r ANOTHER FRINGE BENEFIT

ÎQ 1 f' I VOt/R COMMNYi i PROVIDES*

Nojr# Thing Vow Know.

T H E M A C H I N I S T . S E P T E M B E R 2 4 . 1 9 5 9

CARTOON COMMÉNT: T im e ly T o p ic s ̂ ‘ * *OH,WE'RE AGAINST INFLATION IN OUR ENTIRE NATION •••■ BUT WE WANT HIGHER INTEREST

-FOR ALL OF THE DURATION/

BAER—LABOR

i v s s m t s a

T O

m m

Es?*

K r a g l Sli

COAK—ATL-CIO HAMAHThe Old "Banker" Shop Quartet Stalled! à . +**«R w lV f

New Law 1Not What I Wanted'—KennedyS in John 1*' K m n ix k ot M ,iss,idm setts

told ,1 m uon .n n lin K t' List w eek tU.it the newLibor law "is not w lu l I w anted, or son

wanted, or (what) the tacts olthe situation called tor "

Kennedy, chairman ot theHouse-Scnaic C onfcrence ( om- mittec that worked out the final version ot the law, also told the San Francisco convention ol the A H .-CIO Building and ( on- struction Trades Department

The law ‘’contains several un­fair, unsound and one-sided pro­visions . . . It contains features

Kennedy inserted by the enemies o f or­ganized labor as a means of reducing honest labor strength at the bargaining table, slowing down the organization o f the unorganized areas o f this coun­try and burdening small locals w ith unnecessary paper work.”

Bui, Kenned) added "W e can he grateful lor mans ot ihe items which were finall) included and we can he ihanklul that mans other items in the final version weren't as harsh wiih restrictive ami arhilrarv rules as the) were in the original I urulmm-Gnftin Bill that passed (he House of Representatives by a vote o f three to on e"

Ihe Massachusetts Senator, a leading contender tor ihe Democratic Presidential nomination, re- vicwed in detail his own efforts 10 win Congressional approval of legislation supported by the A F L -O O

He charged that last year's Kennedy-Ives Bill latled to pass the House because it was so violently opposed by the National Association ot Manu­facturers. the t hamber o f ( ommcrce "and h\ all o f those others who were more interested in an issue than in a hill ' Kennedy added.

“ Had these petty politics been avoided, had the

President and the Secretary of Labor then sup­ported that bill, effective curbs on racketeering would have been on the books a year ago and all o f the setbacks and difficulties and turmoil which surrounded the bill this year would have been avoided."

This sear's major defeat, Kennedy recalled, was House passage ot the Landrum-Griffin Bill, "the most anti-labor bill an American Congress ever passed in its history ”

"1 don't think that five members o f the House of Representatives really knew what was in it," Kenned) declared "N o friend o f labor could have supported (its) provisions and no friend o f labor did "

Kennedy then listed some of the improvements made in the I.andrum-Gnffin Bill in the House- Senate ( onferencc Committee. "J am not here." he told the convention delegates, "to report on a job which was either completely finished or satts- tactorih finished "

Kenned) drew cheers and applause when he added

"It is apparent that real progress will not be made in this field, or other fields o f progressive social legislation, unless those who are sympathetic with the aspirations o f the working people of this country , those who understand the problems o f the trade union movement, and those who are willing to stand up and be counted for progressive legislation, are placed in greater number in both the House aud Senate, and at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue” (the White House).

Building and Construction Trades delegates gave Kennedy a standing ovation both at the start and the close o f his address. “That welcome." Building and Construction Trades President Richard Gray told Kennedy, "was certainly earned by you in vour efforts in our behalf."

P r o g r e s s i n L i e D e t e c t o r F i g h tU n ion s arc gain ing grou n d

in their fight against use o f the ]K>lygraph ( lie d e te c to r ) machine for screening job appli­cants

TH E M A S S A C H U S E T T SLegislature recently passed a law forbidding lie detector tests by

Canada Plans Jobs For 60.000 Workers

A second winter works pro­gram, promising jobs for 60,­000, has been announced by Canadian Prime Minister JohnF. Diefenbaker. The Federal government will put up half the payroll cost o f locally sponsored works.

employers as a condition o f em­ployment

Retail Clerks’ local 711 of Bos­ton sponsored this measure and Mrs. Helen Tafe O’ Donnell, Its president, was influential in en­actment o f the ban,

"This marks the first curtail­ment of a degrading method of screening job applicants which has become increasingly prevalent in the retail field," she says

BILLS TO impose a similar ban against use o f tbe lie detector machine in hiring failed o f pas­sage at the recent session o f the New York Legislature.

1AM won a citation last year from American Civil Liberties

Union for filing a charge o f un­fair labor practices with the Na­tional Labor Relations Board in­volving improper use o f the lie detector machine.

Sunbeam Corp. had been ask­ing members o f IAM District 8, Chicago, to sign waivers permit­ting the company to give them periodic lie detector tests. The company claimed the tests were aimed at pilferage.

A LODGE MEMBER refused to submit to such a test and was fired by the company. District 8 took his case before NLRB. Sun­beam had to back down. The member was reinstated and given back pay for time lost due to tbe illegal discharge.

BILL BirmvIBiO PHOTO

S C H O L A R S H I P W I N N E RRobert Hetman, center, the son of a Maywood, Calif., 1AM mem­ber, receives congratulations upon winning a four-year, all-expense scholarship, awarded by U.S. Industries, Inc. C. W. Sponsel, left, president o f U-S. Industries’ Western Design Division, made the presentation. Robert’s father, Oliver Helman, a member o f IAM Lodge 795, Los Angeles, and a Western Design employee, looks on with pride. Robert, who stood 19th in hb 400-member high school graduating class, was selected for the scholarship on a competitive basis from among sons of LLS. Industries employees. Ed Mathews, president of Lodge 795, told Ttit M a c h in is t that Ihe IAM has a union shop-union label agreement with the Western Design Division.

Robert plans to use hb scholarship at Purdue University.

N e w Y o r k L a w H e l p s

O l d e r J o b H u n t e r sA n em p loy ee in N e w Y ork

State 45 years or o ld er w h o loses his jo b todav has a b e t­ter chance o f finding another than at any time in recent years, the State Employment Service says.

A RECENT NEW YORK lawagainst age discrimination in hir­ing has been the clincher in open­ing job opportunities formerly closed to older workers, accord­ing to the state agency.

Here is the Employment Serv­ice’s report on the first six months' operation o f the law. .

Workers 45 years or older com­prised 50 per cent of all workers placed on jobs by tbe Employ­ment Service in the first half of thb year, the second six month’s period la which the law has been lit effect.

Six years earlier in 1953. be­fore agitation for the law grew strong, only 2 1 per cent o f work­ers placed on jobs by the Em­ployment Service in the first half o f the year were 45 years or old­er Since then the proportion has steadily climbed.

Actually, the prejudice against hiring so-called older workers be­

gan to diminish before the law took effect.

OVER-45 WORKERS placed on jobs by the Em ployment Service had risen to 29 per cent of all placements in the first halfo f last year.

A spot check at Hempstead, Long Island, showed only three out o f every 1,000 job orders contained age restrictions in the year ending last July 1. Age re­strictions were listed in nearly one out o f every four job orders handled by the Employment Serv­ice at Hempstead In 1953.

New Bil l s I n t r o d u c v d T o A i d O ld e r W o r k e r s

Proposals to aid older work­ers through Federal legislation were introduced In both the U.S. House and Senate before Congress adjourned last week. Tbe bills, sponsored by Rep, Roman Pucinalti o f Illinob and Sen. Hubert Humphrey o f Minnesota, would give em­ployers special lax credits for hiring older workers. Both Pncinaki and Humphrey prom­ised to press for early con­sideration of their MBs when Congress returns in Jsnnsry.

F E D E R A L A I D N E E D E D

Aircraft Jobs Nose-DiveT H E M A C H I N I S T . SE P T E M B E R 2 4 . 1 9 5 ?

A ircra ft m anufacturing has nose-dived in 33 o f the 4 0 areas w here it was co n ce n ­trated two years ago, Solomon Barkin o f New York City, secre- tary-treasurer o f the Area Em­ployment Expansion Committee, reports.

IN D U STR Y EM PLOYM ENThas plummeted so fast that nine o f the industry’s principal produc­tion centers are chronically dis­tressed areas where six per cent or more workers have been jobless IS months or longer, according to Barkin.

Barldn’s committee has worked for adoption of the pending area redevelopment bin In Congress. The bill is stalled for the present.

The aircraft industry has ac­counted for 30 per cent o f the unemployment in the 40 centers where there were 1,500 or more aircraft workers in 1957, accord­ing to Barkin.

SLIPPING AIRCRAFT pro­duction has caused a cutback o f 38.500 jobs in the Los Angeles- Long Beach, Calif., area, 11,200 jobs at Buffalo, N.Y., 9,600 jobs at Dallas, Texas, 9,250 at Wichita, Kans., 5,000 jobs in New York City and 2,900 jobs at Detroit, Mich.

Altogether aircraft employ­ment has dropped 16.4 per cent

Backgroundfor

BargainingHere are facts from V. S. Labor Department's latest report on em ­ployment and unemployment for August. Report came out last week.

E m p l o y m e n t P ro d u c t io nand m a i n t e n a n c e workers employed in factories totaled 12 ,­195,000 in August, down 252,000 from July, a greater change than usual. As the chart below shows, this was 1,657,000 below August, 1953, the peak year for employ­ment since World War II. Last month’s figure, however, was 546,000 higher than August last year during the recession. The drop since July reflects unemploy­ment due to the steel strike and to auto model change-over.

Average Hourly Pay —Factory workers’ pay averaged S2.19 an hour in August, down four cents from July but six cents above August last year. The drop in hourly pay reflects conditions in the steel and auto industries.

Work Weifc The workweek for factory employees rose in August to 40.5 hours, up two- tenths o f an hour since July and half an hour over June, a cus­tomary increase during the vaca­tion period.

FACTORY JOBS

from its peak o f 892,060 la April 1957. That means 146,500 air­craft jobs have disappeared.

"The fact that an industry so closely identified with modern progress has so quickly been hit by technological change is dra­matic evidence o f the need for Federal redevelopment legisla­tion.” Barkin asserts.

AIRCRAFT production has joined coal mining, textiles, auto­mobile parts, pottery and other

shrinking industries that have caused severe and permanent dis­tress in many communities, ac­cording to Barkin.

"T o achieve and maintain a stable and fully productive econ­omy we must minimize the waste o f manpower and capital that re­sults from collapse of an Industry that has traditionally supported j a community," Barkin Insists, f

Barkin says Federal help is \ needed.

H a y e s t o A d d r e s s F i r s t C o n v e n t i o n O f I A M ' s N o r t h e a s t e r n C o n f e r e n c e

IAM lodges throughout the northeastern United States have been Invited to send delegates to the First General Convention of the Northeastern States Conference of Machinists at New York City's Hotel Commodore Oct. 10 and 11. Arthur B. White, secre­tary-treasurer of the conference, reports convention dinner speak­ers, Oct. 10, will Include IAM President A l Hayes and, possibly, AFL-CIO Sec.-Treas. William F. Sdinltzler. Eric Peterson, re­cently retired IAM General Secretary-Tre»surer, will be honored at the dinner. The convention agenda includes panel sessions dealing with various industries, as well as with public relations, pension planning, health and welfare and other topics. White has asked 1AM lodges In the northeastern states to send credential forms and reservations to him at 300-302 Foote Ave., Jamestown, N .Y . Lodges may send as many delegates as they wish.

I n t r r n a t i o t t M & * £ o r i a t i o n o f ¿ f c o c f r in it f t t fWnriitugton O , P . C .

OFFICIAL CIRCOLAR No. 8 1 3

P o l i c y R e g a r d i n g G r a n t i n g o f S t r i k e S a n c t i o n

loued: SEPT. 1 5 , 1 9 5 9

T o t h e M e m b e r s h i p E v e r y w h e r e , G r e e t i n g s :

► S U B J E C T Policy regarding granting of Strike Sanction.

► P U R P O S E Supplement to policy regarding granting of strike sanction to insure adequate assistance in securing reasonable collective bargaining settlements.

► G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O N For some time, dear and concise evidence has been accumulat­ing that the forces of reaction have effectively organized to prevent the securing of justified and rea­sonable collective bargaining settlements. The number of strikes in which our local lodges have been forced to engage are far greater than in previous years and it appears that this trend will continue for some time.

It has long been the policy of our organization that local lodges should explore every means and ex­haust all avenues to secure reasonable and justified collective bargaining settlements when negotiating their collective bargaining agreements, before exercising their rights in calling a strike. This policy has long proven its worth and members of our Association have enjoyed increased benefits and improved working conditions through the diligent adherence to this practice with a practical minimum of strike activity. At very few times during die history of our organization has it been necessary to initiate as •many work stoppages as we we engaged in today. Recently, your Executive Council has reviewed our overall progress, and in particular, the present practice of granting strike sanction, and, also the degree of assistance received by each lodge in negotiating, its collective bargaining agreements. After careful ex­amination, it was the unanimous recommendation of the Executive Council that the following policy should be adopted effective September 15, 1959, with the purpose of insuring greater success in our negotiations.

► P O L IC Y 1. District and Local Lodges will continue the same policy when taking the original strike vote and in completing and handling the investigation of grievance form. Thirty percent of the bar­gaining unit eligible to vote must participate in the strike vote and the vote must carry by a ihree- fourths majority.

2. The present policy of processing strike sanction request at Grand Lodge Headquarters will con­tinue.

S. All strike sanctions approved by the Executive Council will be released to the General Vice Pres­ident in the territory In which the lodge making application therefor is located. The General Vice Pres­ident, in turn, will release the strike sanction to the local lodge after he completes the following:

(a) Ascertaining that the directing Business Representative or Grand Lodge Representative has participated directly in the negotiations and has made a full report to the General Vice President with » request to release the strike sanction,

(b) Ascertaining that the last results of negotiations have been presented to the membership in­volved and have been rejected by a secret ballot vote by a majority of those in attendance at a called meeting where due notice has been served on’ the membership, and

(c) ; Ascertaining that the original strike vote has been reaffirmed, using the same policy as noted in } above, i.e., thirty percent of the collective bargaining unit must vote and three-fourths of those vot­ing must be in favor of initiating a work stoppage.

► C O N C L U S IO N It is the unanimous belief of the Executive Council that this supplemented pol­.. icy will serve to enhance the opportunities for our membership to secure reasonable and justified collec-► tive bargaining settlement».* , The cooperation at all officers, representatives and members involved in carrying out the policy here

imjbsve set forth is requested and will greatly assist the International President and the respective Gen* etn| Vice President* in expediting the issuance of strike sanctions.

With best wishes, we remain

Fraternally yours,

IN T E R N A T IO N A L P R E SID E N T

HOBBY CORNER

Test - launching at Q.ape Canaveral show* Douglas Thor hurtling skyward. Blast silhou­ettes lauqcher below.

Opening and dosing the dam shell that supports the nose of the missile is done with intricate ma­chinery. Naillon demonstrates to F.W. Gorham, business representative, Farris Williams, shop stew­ard, and E.B. Scott, senior business representative.

Adjusting base of Thor Missile launcher calls for the combined skids of Emmit Stutheit, left, William Naillon, group leader, and John Fish.

A T F O O D M A C H I N E R Y 'S S A N J O S E P L A N T

IAM-made missile moversT i n ; ( >KI>\ W 'C F D I V I S I O N o f

F ood M .id iiiK ix ,mcl C h em ica l C or- p o i.ih o n , located near the center o f San Jose, C a lif , wax created in 1941 to help m eet Ih itU S a m s defense needs o f W o ilc l \\ ai II lo d a \ , I8 \ears later; the m en and w om en em p loy ed there are still w orknii; to m ake the m achines w ith u h k h to defend then country. In a sprau hiii; UK) at re p lot, they engineer and produ ce a m ph ib iou s tanks for the \ u m , and the eq u ip m en t for transport­

ing. erecting and launching missiles. F ood M achinery em ployees are repre­sented b\ IA M D istrict 93, and h o ld a m u on shop agreem en t w ith the co in pn n v. G ra n d L od ge R ep . Jack Burns reports. Pictures o n these pages show the crcctor- launchcrs these IA M m em bers h elp m ake for the B oein g B om a rc and D ou glas T h o r m issiles, w h ich are also IA M -m a de. M em bers o f D istrict 751 at Seattle help m ake the B om a rc, m em bers o f D istrict 1 578, Santa M o n ica , h elp m ake the T h o r

Getting reedy to fire, the transporter ?s lowered after Thor is positioned.

Going ut Bomarc from launch­ing pad at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.I I a I I » a t u a t i

ip is Boeing from

W atch sta m ps fo r ra re m a rk s , IA M philatelist a d v ise s

Assembling Bomarc launchers requires plenty of room. Here IAM members at the Ordnance Division of Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation work in a large airy shop with modern equipment to help them.

Testing Bomarc launcher-erector is done under close scrutiny of trained personnel at Food Machinery’s Ordnance Division, Sen Jose, Calif, Units can erect end launch

Bomarc in seconds. Each unit is tested with dummy of missile’s use end weight.

C o m m o n xt.unpx w ith u n co m m o n mark m gs o ffer the average co lle cto r the best ch a n ce to m ake a few dollars o n stam p c o l ­lecting, James K White, a member of JAM Lodge 717, Toronto. Canada, believes

White has written the Hobby Corner to pass along his ideas on whether a stamp collection c.m profit the hobbyist in dollars and cents He writes

Stamp collecting can be a lifelong pleasure to anyone from eight to eighty Only a tew. however are able to make anything approaching a hung .it buying anti selling stumps

Read as much as you can about the stamps you arc interested in. That goes you an advantage sometimes to spot a good thing which others know nothing ot For instance scarce postmarks abound on apparently common stamps, for the stamps o f nearly every country have at some time been used without overprint outside their homeland Postal forgeries arc an­other thing to watch for

Always be patient when examining apparently common stamps, for it is my experience that it is at this kind o f item that the ordinary guy stands

the best chance o f making a few dollars.

An ordinary collector attending a public stamp auction will quickly see that very few il any bar­gains com e his way. A collector can. however, with care and patience gather together quite a good col­lection which should give him great pleasure while he is assembling it and which should, if he sells it. show a small profit

Avoid stumps in poor condition A clean orderly collection o f a few hundred wtll sell for more than a disorderly array o f thousands with poor-condrtion stamps scattered all through the collection

Here are offers from IAM stamp collector to buy sell or swap:

H Stajcnrr. IAM Lodcr 712, 147 N Hamilton St . Lock- port. III: V.'ilJ oay £3 25 per thousand for Lirpt und fa-

U N IO N S P O R T SM A N

A n y fish is excitin g , a s long a s it w ig g le sB y F re d G o e t z

m o iiv A m e r ic a n s i z e U S c o m m e m o r a t iv e s ta m p s S e n d nm> t<» fo u r th o u sa n d F o r sate . 300 d if fe r e n t fo r e ig n . S I. LIU d if fe r e n t U S S I. l<*> d if fe r e n t $2 250 d if fe r e n t $3 300 d ilT crun t 54

D a n R tivtiah , son o f a m e m b e r o f 1A M L o d g e 1600. IRO'i N K e n m o r e A i t H o l ly w o o d 2?, C a lif mM u u m e fn n r .itiv e platt n u m b e r b lo c k s s ix f o r Si 50 fo r $tt. li'jO ,d M < o in jn tiins for SI 1 500 .»sst l T S o ff p ,aper $1 iiXffl l o r 52 50 U S t iirv S i 2V) h ig h v.ih tes S i.500 iru K $ 1 , tin) sprit i.d d H i w i i o s

O A ( hiimjMCHP. H M l.od ire 60*b J,ak«»\|riu T e r r a c e , B r a n fo r d . C on n $l:>u < k C iIoi’ u c x«itu< o v v i 50 d id o n -n t lo iL ii 'i ) sb io ip ^ lo r in t e n t ’’ in u i in p h i’s t - t e n l wt.imp fo r 1 1 t u n i pi »st.igt

C L B e c k e r , IA M L o d g e 1177, 176 V J a m e s S t . W a u ­k e s h a , W »s < ,tthrited e t ix d o jr i 'v he .irm t! <>tln i.tl s* ,n ,trni s lo fi.m triiitrij o f th e L.t5tb » m rm < rs,ir\ ot V\ ,u ik r^h .t

W i'. t diu (.’1 v*as issu ed fr o o i W .u ik c -h aAnd o th e r 12 c o im l i p ost o ttices I ’m o -it ‘ iriLllt t n - W jttpri $2.7 Mlri t h i t 11 ■ il U l dt'll (kf J i p o -t n llu t 's%2 S u p p l i is \ v t\ l im i t 'd so e n v e lo p e s w ill J>e so ld on first -t t » 'iiri-hrst -st r \ t’ hassis

V R W atJIi IA M L o d iie >f»4, I* (ft R o x 26. R o x h u rv I4». M ass loo (Id te icn t r S ' om m crnr»! <ftt A r vtumpN s i

F .d w m H B erueT . I \M L odR * 2*4, 17*3 \ ta F s tu n d id o , S an L o r e n z o . (. a l i f <11 < .ituJo^Uc vu iue IV-1 $2 Crinnl $70 c .it o h 'c m - fo i <5 I u t - t o n s is t o f c o m n ie m o r .<11\ P ic to r ia ls arid fntili v a lm s <*r11v N o p in k iikU uiicd no dupht, .it ion S ,i(istat t io n <issure<! o r rnm iot ha< k A m iRri m ltr< str id m b in m i; hi M cr < olle< tion s

i i e t i rkie M e id m r . IA M L o d g e 1608. I* (ft B o x 370. <*orr.\. V * IE i\e U n ited N a tio n s 24 e a ch N o Id anti 14. m in t t .iL ilo iu io < b w ill t a k e $50 H a v e o n e t ic>i 1 to ari Al) m in t i .*talf>KUri at >4162 w ilt la k e $47 'I hi-» d o e s n ot m e h id e N o ,18 s o m t m r . sh e e t c a t a lo g u e at ’"21 fo r w h ic h w ill ta k e $ l'i

A lb e r t VIassmaTin. I \ M L o d g e SVK 1802 N J op lin * P itts* b u r p . K a n —23 used d u c k M a m p s n u m b o s t to 2% tine to a v c ia g e f 'a t .k log iie $34 10 o i le r at $16 15 So\ en c iu p h - u ales

R a y A la n is , 1AM L o d g e 18^4. 22-47 74 St . K F lm h u f i l .L L 70, N Y W o u ld l ik e a list o f a ll f o ie ig n c o u n tr ie s th a t p u t o u l C h r is tm a s st-als W o u ld lik e in bu.v sh e e ts o f s a m e I u n d e rsta n d th e r e .ire a b o u t 50 tm in lr ie s th a t issu e th e m A ls o w a n t en\ e lo p e s p o s tm a rk s sea ls , e t c o f B ru s se ls F a ir a lso C a n a d ia n first d a s c o v e r s w ith e a c h e tb a n d 1057 sp< rts issu e sh e e ts P la te n lo ck s ot b lo c k s o f fo u r d iffe re n t s ta m p s m o n e hJn< k

Tin \bi iHM.i publishes this -.-oliiTnn periodically □s a service to IA\I stamp collectors. Notices ap­pear in order received as space permits. Print or type wording you want in under 50 words in­cluding name, lodge number and address. Send to Hohhy Corner, 909 Machinist Bldg., Wash­ington 6, D.C. Tm \iw iiinisi staff does not in­clude a philatelist and is therefore unable to answer individual inquiries about stamps, or to judge the value o f stamps offered for sale above.

Kitls, m in e, sours, nn\- bodv 'x . lose to fish, .inti from u h .it I li.ivc seen, they aren ’t particular what ihcy fish for, as long as II has fins and wiggles

I have seen kids, including my own, get carried away wilh joy and excitement when it becomes apparent there is a fish on their line Whal'x the first thing they shout when such a happy situa­tion prevails? You’re righl1 ' ! It’s- "I ’ve got a fish. Dad (or Mom), I’ve got a fish1” They don’t care what kind of fish; it could be any­where from a little crappte to a looker rainbow trout, it's all the same to them

With this m mind. I think we sometimes lose sight of the es­thetic value o f fishing The thrill ol being in the great outdors, alone, or with someone you care for very much; the great quiet­ness o f it all; that imdefinablc freshness o f the early morn, the exciting anticipation o f each cast; then the thrill when the gamester takes hold and you match wits w ith him trying to bring him home. Aren’t these the basic joys ol angling? Here's a hit o f lhal "fishing fun" personified in the picture above o f James and Pete Zinnicl. sons o f F.dward A. Zin- mcl. o f 1AM Lodge 1402, 3K3 N Macy St . Fond du Lac, Wis

The young anglers arc taking (.me out for lunch from their re­cent hass and pike fishing try in the Fox River near Princeton, Ww. H ow did you make out, fellas?

* * *

Here are a few things I’d like

to get off m\ ches! .thu1 it tish e re.>!s

Kuhner draws and holds heat like few other materials do! Like any material that doesn't permit free circulation o f air, it will en­courage speedy decay o f your catch. Plastic holds fish slime and smell, so don't be persuaded to stash your fish in the rubber pocket in the hack o f a fishing jacket, or in a plastic fish bag.

That’s why a creel, (he time- honored wicker, is the ideal ear­ner for your fish The willow bas­ket automatically allows Iree cir­culation There are some good canvas made creels on the market

w n h screen bottoms to permit iree etrcul.iliori. btil I personally prefer the good old-lashioned w icker

I here are numerous materials tor bedding .low it your satsh and keeping them damp am! cool tirass is not one ot them It draws heat terrifically and en­courages speedy decomposition Any aquatic plant is good, Iikc- wise moss, it you can find some

Damp leaves are also good, or wrapping your trout in a thick­ness or two o f damp newspaper

-not soggy, mmd you--w dl go a long way toward keeping them Iresh throughout the dav

MM M MOM 1 1 f l i t i T * ’

MISS UNION M AID, better known <sj Sandy to members of Lodge 946 at Carmichael, Calif., smiles when she reads T'tli- M \c m i n i m . Kenneth Grant, editor of the lodge newspaper, The Orbit, sent in her phofo so Machinist readers could smile at Sandy.

T H E M A C H I N I S T , SE PTE M B E R 2 4 , 1 9 5 9

T H E M A C H I N I S T , SEPTEM B ER 2 4 , 1 9 5 9

T H E R E L O C A T I O N T R A G E D Y

W h e n in d u o v e s o u t

W t w

f t l . 3 0

V 1 M II If 1 II

FljRNITURfAPPIMAfCK/ - ¿UjCÍcr

r > i > - 1 I T n H*:11 ■1 ■■ j 's's, - iff

Vi hat happen*, w hen a hig corpora tion d ecid es to abandon a factorx and transfer th e work to a n oth er city* W h a t happens to th e w orkers w hen th ey are turned o n to the co m m u n ity en m asse'’ W h a t happens to th e m erchan ts and to o th er sm all businessm en ''

The ctt\ o f L incoln . N eb . is finding o u t w hat happens—th e hard w<iv

L in coln 's p rob lem s began last year w h en th e Elgin N ational W a tc h C o shut dow n its L in coln plant and m o v ed th e w ork to a n oth er c ity t hen , the W e s te r n E lectr ic C o . began to re­loca te so m e o f its work, Bv ( )cf ober last rear, m o re than I ? per cen t o f L in co ln '.s fa c to ry workers had b een laid off.

Plant reloca tion has h appen ed b e fo r e Jn th e ca se o f L in co ln .

h ow ever . N ebraska's S ta te D e p a r tm en t o f L abor d ec id ed to find ou t what h appen ed to th e p eo p le . Q u estion n a ires w en t o u t to 1,160 m en and w om en w h o had b een laid o f f—848 b y E lgin , i J2 b y W e s te rn E lectric. T h e question naires asked in e ffe c t : W h a t h appen ed to y o u a n d your fam ily a fter th e p lan t was m o v ed ?

T h e results, co m p iled b y N ebraska's D ivision o f E m p lo y m en t S ecurity, deserve w idest a tten tio n T h e y p rov id e a rare insighf in to th e hum an tragedy cau sed w h en a plant is m o v ed o u t o f a co m m u n ity .

11ere is a report based o n th o se results. 7 h ev w ere m a d e avail­a b le to 'I'm-' M sciiinist b y D on a ld D . Bastem eyer, Nebraska's C o m m issioner o f Labor.

A S A R E S U L T o f the perm anent d o s in g o f Ltlic Elgin N ational W a tch plant and the

curtailm ent o f W estern E lectric's L in coln o p ­erations, 1.160 m en and w om en accu stom ed to perm anent, w c ll-p a u n g em p loy m en t fou n d th em seh es w ith ou t |obs during the first half o f10 AS

I o most o f the 52“ m en and O s> w om en , un- cm p lo sm cn t cam e as a shock N carh all o f them ( nine out o f ten i w ere m arried. T h ree out o f tour had tw o or m ore ch ildren to support. M m e than " per cent had passed their 30th birthday

I lies had p lanned their futures around their jobs and around L in co ln T h ree-fou rth s had been w ith Klgtn o r W estern E lectric at least fh c scars O n e out o f fou r had com p leted ten se.trs or m ore o f con tin u ou s service

By N o v e m b e r 1958, nearly half o f th e Jaid-off w orkers w ere still u n e m p lo y e d . W o m e n and m en past 40 fo u n d jobs hardest to find.

“ T h ere aren't mans places that pas enough to pas a babv sitter. " reported on e discouraged ssoinan W rote .m other. "M s husband and I sverc o ser age for w ork m L in coln S o w e bad to lease fossil " \ third svorker co m m en ted : “ A t ms age o f 41. to o m ans' em plosers consider m e to o o ld ."

K scn the workers ssho d id find jobs fou n d the g o in g tough

“ hi order to m ake the sam e am ou nt o f m on ey as 1 did b c fo ic ." exp lained one. "I base tw o jobs and ms w ife has to ssork fis-c class a week " A n oth er reported: H ours o f w ork increasedfrom 49 to 50-55 hours per sseck.” Said a th ird . "F as cu t trom S I00 per w eek to $54 "

'Die Nebraska Labor Department found that four out of five workers who found jobs in Lincoln

had to w ork for less than they previou sly earned.

Lor m ans, low er earnings m eant d igging into savings or going into debt. C o m m e n ts on the Iaibor D epartm ent questionnaires included these*

“ Bills are piling up and w*c arc losing our car, w hich is a ncccssits "

“ H ad t o borrow m on ey to live o n .”

“ C u t budget a lm ost m h a lf—goin g w ithout things we actually n eed ."

“ Earn less—spend less—cat less.”

“ D rop p ed all hospital and life insurance.”

N ot only svages and savings were lost 'H ie closin g o f the E lgin plant m ean t the virtual e lim ination o f local dem an d fo r specialized skills required in watch and instrum ent m aking T h e sam e was true o f skills required bv W estern E lectric. T h u s, skills that had taken scars to perfect were abandon ed Ixicausc there were no jobs in w hich to use themThe survey showed that three-fourths of the

men and more than half of the women who had left skilled and semi-skilled jobs, shelved their skills and went to work in unrelated fields.

T h e cost o f the L in co ln tragedy can be m easured in m any wavs. T o som e, the hardest part was to tear up roots o f generations. “ H ad to leave a fine citv and frien d s ," w rote on e d e ­parting worker. O thers w ere m ore b itter: “ H ad to sell our h om e at a loss because so m any h om es w ere on the m arket in L in co ln ." A n d : “ I ’ll g o som e p lace svhcrc yon can raise a fam ilv right ”

The survey showed that one out o f four laid- off workers—many of them skilled—left Lincoln for good.

U n em ploym en t benefits h e lp ed cu sh ion som e

o f the shock As o f th e end o f 1958, som e $425,000 had been paid E lgin and W estern E lectric workers B ut N ebraska benefits are low T h e m axim um is 20 weeks at $32, or $640.

The Labor Department found that more than half of those who applied for benefits exhausted the amount to which they were entitled.

W h a t d id the city o f L in co ln lose as a result o f the plants that m oved away, th e w ork that was relocated?

“ T h e full effect o f th e loss in payrolls o n L in co ln 's e co n o m y ,” said the L alw r D ep art­m en t study, “ will b e fe lt during the current vcar (1 9 5 9 ) w hen the d ro p (fro m 1957) will exceed $ 10 .000,000 ."

B ut, beyon d the dollar loss, and despite the "o fficia l o p tim ism " reported by the study, there is bitterness and d iscouragem ent. Said on e un­happy w orker w h o returned his questionnaire unansw ered:

“ N on e o f y o u r business. Y ou w eren 'tinterested in keeping e m p lo y m e n t here. W h y are vou so noses* n o w ?”

F o u r o u t o f f i v e e a r n l e s s

HAO n e o u t o f f o u r l e f t t o w n

I A M F A M I L Y L A W Y E R

Safeguards on willsT h e re ’ s a great deal m ore to d isposin g o f

your property than just m aking a w ill. S u p ­pose you w ant to provide for your w ife in

her lifetime, and then be cer­tain your sons or your brothers or someone on your side o f the family gets your property What can you do about this9 What if your wife remarries after your death, and your suc­cessor in the household gets his hands on your hard-earned property'' What can be done about this? An 1AM member from Florida has raised a num­

ber o f questions about ways o f disposing o f prop­erty which opens the door to discussion o f a num­ber o f similar problems.

We've written enough about the need for wills,the cost o f wills, and how to get wills drawn. Be­cause many families who realize they need a will have no idea o f what they can do with it, or what ought to go in it. we’re going to try front time to time to inform you about ways o f disposing of your property When you know these methods and what they can do, you can then make an intelligent choice and go to your own lawyer who can draft a will for you to meet your own particular needs.

Thoughtful husbands who aren't necessarily suspicious husbands are often concerned about what will happen to their property when it goes to their wives A recent tragedy in a family ol friends o f ours highlights this point A husband left a considerable estate to his wife with the hope that it would go to his two married children after his wife’s death But the widow, lonely and at loose ends, married within two years to a shrewd fortune- hunter who proceeded to make heavy inroads into the widow's property. The children will eventually wind up with nothing and the widow may meet the same fate before her new husband is finished The first husband, happily married and with a splendid family, probably never dreamed his sav­ings and accumulations would go down the dram in such a manner

But the beauty of preparing your will is that you can do just about anything you want to do with your property. The husband who made a will leaving everything to his wife could have taken care o f her adequately and at the same time guar­

anteed the preservation o f his estate by giving his wife what we call a "life estate’’ in his property. He could have drawn his will to have provided that all his property would go to his wife for her to use during her lifetime, and then provided that afier her death, it would go to his son and daughter.

Some husbands draw wills to provide that theirwives may have their properly so long as they arc widows or until they remarry, and then it goes over to children or other heirs It the hus­band we were talking about above had given his wife only a life interest in his property, she could not have sold it or disposed o f K no matter how much a sharp fortune-hunter dragged out o f her. And o f course, had he limited her use o f his property unul she remarried, the second husband would have been out in the cold entirely andwould have had the full responsibility o f sup­porting his new wife

Sometimes, it is provided that a widow may use or sell property whenever “ necessary” to sup­port her properly, even when she only has a life interest What is necessary often becomes a legal problem and can sometimes lead to court litiga­tion. which ought to be avoided Courts willusually hold that a broad liberal construction must be given to the word “ necessary,’ ’ thus giving the widow a fairly free hand But a recentOhio case set aside a transfer o f property on thegrounds that the sale was not necessary for the widow to support herself properly

Her husband left her a life interest subject to herneeds, and she prompily sold part ot her property, thus cutting off a granddaughter who was to get it alter the widow’s death When she sold the prop­erty, the court pointed out that she had war bonds, insurance, personal property, considerable cash in the bank, and steady income from rents Therewas no necessity at all lor her to sell some of theproperty, and the granddaughter, who brought a lawsuit to save her interest, did receive the pro­tection that courts will gtse to your survivors if you draw- your will properly

Whaf subjects would you like the I AM Family Lawyer to discuss? He cannot answer correspond­ence on individual problems. Within limits o f space, he will discuss legal problems suggested by union members. He would like to hear your suggestions. Write: I AM Family Lawyer, 909 Machinists Bldg., Washington 6, D. C.

(Ctpjrtltkl, lt t l , by THK MACHINIST)

R a i l r o a d R e t i r e m e n t : h o w t o f i g u r e b e n e f i tI k m #n rid l i lk i i l Bonrd comm n c d n ft* «mm — suntT monthly «mount. Tim promut for*

Imo —tnmnsl Hw tsBcrtfet fOM* S.H.P., Sunny rah,, CaHf.. muta Ik 345 per cent of Brattloa, h M ly g ilA M mmmkmt __________ ... , - $50* 131 par «ran o f next $l«*jAnaWKML A W IW V W W - - j ____ __ - _* — ..

QUESTBONt know Raitrond HoQt now l Act aro com- . . j» * re « <* *** ro*II Monthly taftmml y to k w mo ported ondar a formolo wkfck li mmamm* Tim amount of am

flrooi o fctdd «mool omd after an tetfvMmTi o w - « " « I » 1 * <««*5 “ ■*-«M o n dm mon of

mtmjfm mm mm mmn* p i oeeppr « r a p Mi woo* mm mmah ^mmmm mj mmrmeàm A n I m i hm i *£* S f <

Y O U R S O C I A L S E C U R I T Y

O l d a g e a n d s u r v i v o r s i n s u r a n c eArrangements have heen math

H’tth the Washington. D.C , office of the Sot tat Sccttrity Administra­tion to answer questions of I A M members about their Old Age and Survivors Insurance Answers is ill be pub fished ONLY in this cob limn Write* The Machinist. 909 Mat himsts Bldg, Wash. 6, D.CQUESTION: I am very con­

fused as to Social Security. I have worked under Social Security since it started. When I got laid off May 1, 1959 1 went to the Social Security office and they told me I should work at least three more years. I’m 57 years old and can't find a Job. She said they hold out the five years 1 make the least, which will be the next five yean. I thought when I had ten years in I was insured for the top benefit, and wouldn’t have to work any more. M rs. H. H ., San Pedro, Calif.

ANSW ER: Since you have worked at least ten years you are fully insured. This means that you will be eligible for benefits at either age 62 or 65, whichever you choose. The amount o f your benefit, however will be based on your average earnings under So­cial Security, excluding the low­

est five years. Therefore, the longer you work the greater your benefit will be.

QUESTION: Can a widow get as much from her Social Security if she takes it at 62 as she can if she waits until she is 65? Would she get the benefit of an addi­tional raise if there should be one? M rs. 7..E-S.. St. Louis, Mo.

ANSW ER: A widow is eligible

Civil Servrce; No change in type o f annuity elected

The U .S. Civil Service Com­mission has answered the fol­lowing question to help explain the retirement system for Gov­ernment employees.

QUESTION: Can an annui­tant ever change the type of annuity he elected at retire-

AN SW ER; N o. A life an­nuity cannot be changed to name a survivor. Nor is any change permitted in a bene­ficiary already named.

for the full benefit on her hus­band’s record at age 62. and would also be eligible for blanket raises, should there be any in the future

QUESTION: I have a grandson who makes his home with me. His parents give me nothing for his keep. Would this child be eligible for benefits on my hus­band’s Social Security record? My husband passed away Apr. 15, 1958 and I received only the lump sum death payment. The child is now four years old. Mrs. C .C .H ., Denver, Colo.

AN SW ER: No. since the law provides for payments only to the children o f workers— their natural children, stepchildren or adopted children, but not their grand­children.

QUESTION: 1 was bom Nov. 6. 1901 and worked under Social Security from March 12, 1952 to May 30, 1959. If I quit now will I be insured when I become 65 years of age? R .E .F ., Renton, Wash.

AN SW ER: Yes.

JS GUV NEVER HEARD OF USING THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE RIGHT JOB. AT H0HB\ OR AT WORK HE$ ALWAYS LOOKING

THE QUICK WAYjd ,

T H E M A C H I N I S T , S E P T E M B E R 2 4 , 1 9 5 9

S A F E L Y Y O U R S •

i w i s 'W d ’"? (•'sefrV’s

A A YEARS AGO* U r A w I n t h e I A M (

To help Hfimn members better understand the events o f ¡959, Tin- M *< t i i m s t is reproducing the events and opinions reported in the pages o f the Mm'himsls' Motithh Journal a half t cnturv ago. The effort. the sacrifice. the suffering of our old-timers tuatfe possible the t ontiittons we en/o\ hu/ay l.sterpts are front September ¡909.

( A M V i c e P r e s id e n t T h o m a s W ils o n reports that sm oke talks and entertain­ments arc being held to stimu­late interest in the organization, and with some small degree of success Yet there are still thou­sands outside the fold

f attended a w ell-attended meeting called under the auspices o f the Central Labor Union of Lynn It was a delegate meeting for the purpose o f forming a Wage Earners' Political Club We suffered greatly at the hands of the politicians in the last session o f the Massachusetts Legislature, and the formation o f the club is an indication of interest it nothing else If it does not accomplish anything more than to educate the men who work for wages as to what they may expect front the professional classes, such as lawyers, doctors and businessmen for whom they vote to represent them in the legislative bodies, it will have accomplished some­thing

Once let the workers feel that they are being imposed upon and laughed at. and (he remedy will be applied. So it is here.

Many men are pretty much worked up over the veto o f the eight-hour law by Governor Draper. A few more actions like that will organize the men better than anything else in the world.

At the Watertown Arsenal our men have been much annoyed by a rumor that it was proposed to introduce piecework. A sum of money has been appropriated to calculate prices and to measure machine tool efficiency, etc As

we understand it. the Taylor sys­tem is to be tried there

Now. at our convention a reso­lution should be adopted on this matter and lor warded to all de­partment heads as an expression o f the attitude we have always taken on these questions It may do some good

50 Year: AgoOne day after our men had re­

turned to work on settlement of the Hoc Press controversy in New York District IA reports IAM Vice President J J Keppler, we found that all apprentices, num­bering about 275, had gone on strike I hey felt they had been neglected, which undoubtedly had been the case tor mans sears.

After they were out about a week 1 was requested by the local Executive Board at their meeting to intercede. After numerous con­ferences the following was finally accepted at a meeting of journey­men and apprentices:

All apprentices to be reinstated in a body No more apprentices be hired, and if they are required to work overtime, such time to be allowed on their apprentice­ship term Readjustment o f wages, etc . to be taken up immediately upon the return o f Mr Hoe

Feeling is that, although the company has a signed contract with the boys’ parents, a great in­justice has been done them The boys are required to serve five years, work overtime and attend the company's night school, without any allowances made on their apprenticeship term, wages being $2 50 per week for the first six monlhs, after which rhcv are to receive an increase o f 50 cents.

GRANDinternational

Ii>t*tnational Pr*tid*nt A - J - H A Y E SI<705 Marfirni^e' BJdp

Woshm^tOf) 6. O C

OfFICSRSn of Jflattmuats5̂ General Secretary-Treaiwrer

.J j , Ï L M E K t. W A L K E R

Gene. v e t f r fe n t «

R O Y M . B R O W N725 C a ir n s B ld g

Los A n g e le s It C a lifJ C. . l l tG L O N

SOS G le n n B ld g A t la n ta 3. G a

H A R O E D J . G IB S O N 1104 M e r c e r S tr e e t

S e a tt le i , W ash

P L. SIEMII.LEII1612 M id la n d B ldC

C h ic a g o 3 IttniEO II t'OONLtV

SIS F isk B ld g .S ew Y o r k ì » f i . Y

JOSEPH W. RAMSEY ¡712 Consumers B ld g

Chicago 4, It).

709 M a c h i n is t s ' B ld g W a s h in g to n fi D C

G E O P S C H O L L 1EJIT K e e f e r B td a

M o n t r e a l , Q u e C a n a d aE R W H IT E

133« N a tl C rtp B a n k B td g C le v e la n d 14, O h io

G E O R G E L W A T K IN S 1005 M a c h i n is t s ' B ld g W a s h in g to n S, D C

1 0 T H E M A C H I N I S T . SE P T E M B E R 2 4 . 1959 B Y S I D N E Y M A R G O L I U S

D E N N I S A T H I S B E S T

Warmest winter coats lined with plastic foam

* WHEN you HEAR THE GOHG, TUB TIME WILL SE SIXTEEN O'CLOCK [ "

O cto b e r is tb c first full m on th in w h ich vou can find sales and price redu ction s on coats and other clothing. Start­ing with the Columbus Day sales, you'll probably find pro­gressively sharper price cuts.

This ts a good year to look for sales. Most clothing costs more this fall, particularly wool­ens. You’ll feel the price boost especially when buying men’s and boys’ suits and coats, and wo­men’s coats.

Car buyers can find bigger dis­counts and special deals this month on 1959 models. Dealers and factories still have an in­ventory o f one million ’59 models even as production is starting on the I960 models, including the widely-anticipated new compact cars.

ONE OF THE MOST impor­tant new developments in winter clothing is coats, jackets and

H E R E 'S H O W

H o m e o w n e r h a n d y w i t h w r e n c h

c a n m a k e s i m p l e f u r n a c e r e p a i r sWith winter juM ahe.uf, alert

homeowners are checking their furnaces now to be sure ihcs will be m good working order One I AM member who has an oil fur­nace has asked whether he can in­spect and repair his heating equip­ment hiruselt and how to do il

I he National Bureau ot Standards s a c s yes. a homeown­er can usually I rack down and olten hv simple sources ot trouble in any automatic oil or gas fur­nace Bureau csports warn, how­ever. that major repairs and re­placements should he done by

reliable and qualified heating meeha mes

Here are some helpful sugges­tions tor those who want to give

New USOA pamphlet \ tells how to kill wasps ,

If wasps give you trouble by building their nests near your 1 house, a new pamphlet from j the Department o f Agriculture can help you, failed, “ Wasps, I How to Control Them", single , copies are free. Write: Office of Information, Dept, o f Agricul- j lure, Washington 25, D. C.

L U N C H S O XL i n z e r t o r t e c o m e s f r o m a c r o s s t h e A t l a n t i c t o t a k e i t s p l a c e a s p o p u l a r A m e r i c a n c a k e

Ground almonds, used in the dough and topping of linzertorte, make this a very rich cake. Originally a German delicacy, Knzer- torte has earned its popularity fame in the opinion of M rs. Edward J. Sager, of Brookfield. Wis. She sent the recipe below for Mis. Max Schramm of Tempe, Ariz.

/ TTn z e r t o r t e A_________________________________________I ' j c u p s f l o u r

c u p s u g a r ht U p d o u b l e a c U n g

b a k i n g p o w d e r ht u p s a l t h u p . c i n n a m o n

1 . c u p b r o w n s u c a r h c u p b u t t e r1 * * * ^ , s .. c u p g r o u n d u n b l a n c h e da lm o n d s

Silt llour. sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon togetherCut in hrown sugar and hotter Add egg and almonds Blend withpastry blender Reserve one-halt cup ot dough for topping and chill Press remaining dough into bottom and sides o f 8-inch pie pan Fill with cream filling, and raspberry sauce on top

To make cream filling, beat one egg until fluffy, add 1 1 cupsugar, beating until thick. Blend in 1 > cup flour. '4 tsp salt, andI * i cups scalded milk Cook mixture in double boiler, stirring con­stantly, until thick Cover and continue to cook five minutes, stir­ring occasionally Add I tsp vanilla, and cool

Make raspberry sauce using I package thawed frozen raspber­ries. combined with 2 (hsp. sugar. 2 tbs p. cornstarch, and I tbsp. lemon juice Bring to boil and cook for 5 to 10 minutes until thick Cool.

After linzertorte is filled with cream filling and topped with raspberry sauce, roll out chilled dough, cut into strips and arrange as lattice topping Bake at 575 F. for 50 to 55 minutes.

their oil furnaces good care dur­ing the fall and winter.

Gun- and rotary-type oil burn­ers most often develop trouble from clogged strainers, nozzles and fuel lines, and ignition elec­trodes that are not well-placed A strainer or filter attachment is usually placed in the oil line at the inlet to the burner To remove the filter, take off the housing or cover plate after the oil supply line has been closed. Sometimes filters can be cleaned, more often, they must be replaced. A wire brush or jet of compressed air will usually unclog a strainer.

The nozzle and electrodes m most gun-type burners can be re­moved as one unit through the back o f the burner. The nozzle can be easily cleaned and re-as­sembled The electrodes should be near the oil supply, hut far enough forward and above or below the nozzle so that the spray does not strike them.

Pot-type oil burners sometimes need adjusting to avoid a smoky, sooty flame. To correct, a chimney o f 15 to 20 feet must be installed, or a draft regulator placed be­tween the oil burner and the chimney Unless this is done, a home owner may need to clean his burner every few weeks.

Roof ropmirtCam anyone tell us how to re­

pair a sheet iron roof, or bow to find the k a k ?-M rs H F.Hodges. Ridgecrest, Calif.

Know the answer? Or have a problem o f your own? Write: Here's How, Room 909 Machin­ists Bldg., Washington 6 , D .C .

Machinist's daughter says thanks for cards

M is, Emyntrude J. Fender, writing from her home in San Francisco, has asked Thb Ma­c h i n i s t to thank the 1AM members who showered her with get-well cards daring her ilknw at the City o f Hope Hospital. M rs, Fender is the daagbter o f George W . Hell­weg, Lodge 037, St. Louis.

snowsuits with plastic foam lin­ings The foamed plastic is man­ufactured under such trade names as "Curon," “ Fahrenheit.” “ Urethane” and “ Scott Foam”

Use o f such finings is spread­ing rapidly, especially in wo­men’s coats, men's and women's sport jackets, and children's snowsuits and winter jackets. Coat manufacturers consulted by this department report foamed plastic has several advantages over wool linings and interttn- ings, particularity for its quality o f warmth without weight, and because it can provide wind-re­sistance for raincoats and the fashionable new knitted coats. In general, foamed plastic gives ex­cellent insulation, and can be dry- cleaned like wool.

Foam lining is especially de­sirable for knitted coats and other soft materials since it helps them keep their shape. Foam linings generally com e in thicknesses o f 1 /16, 5 /52 and 1/8 inches. In knit coats, the plastic foam is laminated to the outer material For sports coats, the foam lining is laminated to the outer shell o f such cotton materials as poplin and corduroy In dressy coats, the plastic foam is used as a draped interlining Some raincoats now have zip-out liners made of plastic foam.

THIS LAST USE is one o f ihc potentially most valuable, it solves the old problem o f rain­coats; they’re too cold in the winter Moreover, a raincoat with a zip-out liner o f plastic foam has additional usefulness, since you can wear the same liner with other coats in very cold weather.

Nor, as far as this reporter can determine, are coats made with the new foam finings noticeably

K i l t y C a l i p e r s ' l a t e s t p a t t e r n

4699 £ 5

Easy-sew tucks add a smart touch to this shirtwaist dress, ju n ­iors will love it for campus or casual parties.

Pattern 4699: Junior miss sizes 9, II, 13, 15, 17. Size 13 requires 45k yards 35-inch fabric.

Send 35 cents in coins to; Kitty Calipers, 217, Pattern Dept., 232 West 18th St., New York 11, N. Y. Add 10 cents if you desire first class mail.

more expensive than others. Women’s finger-length reversible sports jackets with foam inter­linings are available in the $12.98 bracket. Women’s wool knitted coats with foam plastic backing are being offered around the $50 mark. In black, the foam-fined wool knits can be worn as dress coats; in colors, for sports or casual wear.

KIDS* CLOTH ING : What do you look for in children’s pants and skirts for school in cold wea­ther? A survey by the Agricul­tural Marketing Service found corduroy surprisingly high in mothers’ preferences in girls’ school skirts, but other cottons were more preferred for boys’ pants, with corduroy a strong runner-up

Here arc representative ap­proximate prices you have to pay this year for popular types o f boys’ winter pants: heavy cotton twill (8-ounce). $3; polished cot­tons. $3.50; heaviest cotton denim ( I 354 -ounce), $4; heavy­weight (12-ounce) corduroy, $4; 70 percent acnlan (dress-up typef wash-and-wear. $5

In girls’ skirts, corduroys are a particularly good buy thb year because wool has gone up, while some corduroys are even lower in price. Blends of man- made fibers also often are more reasonable than all-wool, and while not always as warm, are easier to launder. Here are rep­resentative prices: Corduroy, $3; orlon-rayon Mend, $3; wool- rayon and woot-orlon Mends, $4; all-wool, $5; wool-nylon blend washable,) $5.

FOOD: Build family meals around the abundant supply o f pork— biggest in 16 years— which is now forcing down meat prices Hams and smoked calis (smoked shoulders) are among the best pork buys, currently priced 10 to 14 cents a pound below a year ago.

Broilers, stewing chicken and lamb also are down in price sea­sonally.

October is the month in which you generally find potatoes at their lowest price for storing. Po­tatoes in the 25-pound bag often cost you one-third less than those bought five pounds at a time. The new dehydrated potato flakes for making mashed potatoes are a convenience, but they cost you more than 4 cents for each serv­ing compared to about I '/i cents per serving for mashed potatoes you make yourself.

Ad policeman: oleo not a dairy product

The manufacturer o f Table King oleomargarine has agreed to stop misrepresenting ia its ads that this margarine Is a dairy product. The Federal Trade Commission, which ap­proved the consent order last week, had complained in March that the H . W . Given Co. was advertising Table King with such phrases as: “ Made from a special, tested dairy formula with fresh fat-free milk— not powdered milk— to give tkat 'just churned’ flavor." The order forbids ads contain­ing references to *to«k ", “chum'' or "dairy formula'’. A

statement of all ingredients may be given, FTC mied.

' THE s e PEAL OMUV I WTHTH* UCTHE-ÏV6 <301 TRUNKS FULL o n TH PtANER, SLOTTER, MILLIN' MACHINE, (SEAR CUTTIN’, DIE SINKiW. PATTERN MAKIN'-AlT.OH, LOTS MORE TU

O U T O U R W A Y •

M A C H I N I S T S T O O L B O X

F i b e r m e t a l l u r g y

o p e n s n e w h o r i z o nM ach in ists som e day m ay

w ork w ith m eta llic m aterials m ade o f fibers like the fibers o f cloth or paper.

In fact, the idea o f forming metal this way came from a study o f the fibers o f ordinary paper. This led to a new process, known as fiber metallurgy, discovered five years ago at the Armour Re­search Foundation o f Illinois In­stitute of Technology, at Chicago, III.

Here is how Robert H Read, a member o f the Armour Founda­tion Staff, describes the new process in a recent issue o f the magazine, Saturday Review.

Most o f the work in fiber met­allurgy has been confined to metal wool, shavings, wires and filaments.

Fibers are formed by chopping or milling the metal. The fibers may be smaller than .001 or as large as .020 inch in diameter and range up to an Inch or more In length.

The fibers, which are twisted and kinked like cloth fibers, may be combined by mixing them to­gether in a thick liquid or slurry in a porous mold, and draining off the excess liquid. The result­ing structure may be compressed in dies, rolled or extruded.

The resulting shape, which may be 97 per cent porous, is then healed at temperatures sufficient to bond the fibers. The shape may be further rolled, machined, weld­ed or brazed

Metals which have been proc­essed in this way include iron, nickel, copper, lead, cobalt-base alloys, titanium and molybdenum

What is the application o f this new branch o f metallurgy?

Stainless steel formed by fiber

metallurgy absorbs sound as well as glass fibers, suggesting acousti­cal uses.

Armour Foundation is experi­menting with a battery cell con­taining an impregnated lead fiber network, suggesting the advan­tage o f material formed by the new metallurgy for storage bat­teries

The new process may eventual­ly be used to improve brake lin­ings, build porous self-lubricating bearings and provide reinforce­ment for ceramic structures and porous metal for self-cooling sur­faces o f planes or rockets

Dctochabla trailer hitch

The detachable trailer hitch described below should be a boon to motorists who haul trail­ers with passenger cars.

When not needed, the hitch’s draw bar can be removed simply by touching a safety latch and shifting the pin that holds the bar.

The inventor, George Pipes, member o f (AM Lodge 364, Stockton, C a lif , has applied for a patent, Steven Hill, financial secretary o f Lodge 364. reports Pipes is employed at a Stockton machine shop.

Here is how the hitch works, according to drawings «ubmitted to the Patent Office. (See dia­gram.)

Remove safety latch (1). Turn and pull down the main pin (2). This frees the draw bar (3), which can be pulled out. The hitch with­out the draw bar remains bolted in place (4).

Inquiries should be addressed to George Pipes, ! 968 South Tux­edo, Stockton 4, Calif.

T H E M A C H I N I S T , S E P T E M B E R 2 4 , 1 9 5 9 11

T H E S W A P S H O P

T o b u y , t o s e l l , t o t r a d eFOR SAU

T O O L , B O X , 34", w o o d , t il le d w it h p r e ­c i s io n m e a s u r in g t o o ls f o r m a c h in is t , t o o l a n d d ie m a k e r . J ig a n d f ix t u r e w o r k . F o r fu r th e r In fo r m a t io n , w r i t e : G e r a ld L R ic h . IA M L o d g e 1893. S IM N L a r r y A v e , B a ld w in P a r k , C a l i f .

^ R u in for subm itting odsa Aaar IAM

verthe Ir these

H E IG H T G A U G E , B r o w n a n d S h a r p e . IT" N o 585 w ith d e p th a t ta c h m e n t 5 85 -A . a lso o f fs e t s c r ib e 9 8 9 -C In c o n ­ta in e r . u se d f o r in s p e c t io n o n ly , $65. W r i t e A lf r e d G r e e n . I A M D is t 791, R o u te 1. B o x 439. M a p le V a l le y , W a sh

M O T O R S , ! i b p , 910, h a l f h p , $17.90: o n e h p . $35. t w o h p . 3-1 p h a s e , $39. 1 ,000-w att l ig h t p la n t. 110 v o l t s , $7$, 1 ' 3 h p g a s o l in e e n g in e . $19, ,4 h p g a s o lin e e n g in e . $39. 1940 F o r a

r a d io . $10. S U v e rto n e a u t o r a d io , $10. W r ite E lr o y K u r tz m a n . IA M L o d g e

JU86. 8261 E N a d a S t . D o w n e y . C a li f .1 2 -G A U G E W IN C H E S T E R R IB S IG H T ,

p u m p M o d e l 97. fu l l c h o k e , g o o d c o n ­d it io n , $45 W r ite H e n r y C V ir g in . I A M L o d g e 78. 2496 N 60th S t . 1911-w a u k e e 10, W js ____________________

F IV E -R O O M B R I C K E X P A N S I B L E ,lo t 60 x 167, f e n c e d , a ir c o n d it io n e r , w a t e r s o f t e n e r , w a l l - t o -w a l l c a r p e t ­in g , V e n e t ia n b l in d s t h r o u g h o u t , s to r m a n d s c r e e n s , f ir e p la c e in b a c k y a r d , a tta ch e d 12 x 14 c lo s e d p o r c h , g a r a g e P r ic e . $16,790 W r ite W a lte r W W ilk . IA M L o d g e 1714. 6001C o lu m b ia D r iv e . B r id g e v ie w G a r ­le n s , A rg o ^ III _̂______ ____

H O U S E , m o d e r n t w o -b e d r o o m , la rg e le v e l lo t a c c e s s ib le f o r b o a t o r t r a ile r , s h a d e tre e s , s h r u b s , f lo w e rs , fish p o n d , la rg e B B Q , p a tio , h o b b y s h o p , m a n y e x tr a s , $14.000. $2,630d o w n . F H A p lu s c lo s in g W r ite S C ro te a u , IA M L o d g e 1781. 1872 S h o r e ­v ie w A v e . S a n M a te o . C a l i f

B U M P E R P O O L T A B L E , g o o d f o r d e n o r r e c r e a t io n r o o m , w ith s e t o f b a lls a n d tw o c u e s S b ip a n y w h e r e k n o c k e d d o w n C o st o v e r *300. f irs t $65 ta k e s it W r ite K a r l S c h r e y e r . IA M L o d g e 1392. 1815 J o h n A v e . S u p e r io r , W is

T A L K IN G M Y N A B IR D , G r e a t e r In ­d ia n . v e r v r e a s o n a b le W rite L lo v d E ad s . IA M Dtst 751, 3762 S 170th S e a t t le 88 W ash

R E D S , t w o fu l l -s iz e , c o m p le t e tw o d re sse r s , m is c e l la n e o u s ite m s B a r ­g a in . $35 W r ite S L e i a sh IA M L o d g e 1987 900 S o u th C o lu m b u s A v e , M o u n t V e r n o n N V

G R O C E R Y S T O R E , G A S S T A T IO N . S IX -R O O M H O U S E , w ith h a th , tw o c o t ta g e s . la rg e g a r a g e b u i ld in g b a r n a n d 2 4 *j a cre s , n e a r L u t ie M o G o o d b u s in e ss o p p o r t u n it y , s p r in g - f e d la k e r e s o r t a rea , $11,000 W r ite L lo v d C a r ­te r . IA M L o d g e 701, 8009 S E llis A v e . C h ic a g o 19, 111

1949 H U D S O N , f o u r -d o o r , s ix - c y l in d e r , s ta n d a rd tra n s m is s io n W O D . la rg e h e a te r n o ra d io , s n o w t ir e s o n c a r lik e n e w , v e r y c le a n in s id e . In e x ­c e l le n t r u n n in g c o n d it io n $125 W r ite W ill ia m O W e s tb r o o k , 1A M L o d g e 701. 6806 S R ld g e la n d A v e . C h ic a g o _49._IU

M A G A Z IN E S , 45 b a c k issu e s o f R o a d a n d T r a c k , b e s t o f f e r o v e r $10 P ra ztsa r a n g e fin d e r w it h le a th e r c a s e . $2 90 S te a m -O -M a t lc s te a m Iron . 12 W rite R ic h a r d M a u sser . IA M L o d g e 797. 3SS S to c k h o lm S t , B r o o k ly n 37. N Y

Sfcep, 909 MachMets BMg..6, D . C. Be a p t to

t. No

B S C U p Ä s r . - - - ^ : " - « 'i r - ? -

Diogram shows how Ptpos' treilec-hiteh works.

H O U S E o n L a k e S a w v e r , m o d e r n , k it c h e n , l iv in g a n d d in in g , t w o b e d ­r o o m s . d e n , b a th , w a l l - t o - w a l l c a r ­p e t. f ire p la c e , d o u b le g a r a g e . C y c lo n e fe n c e , t e r r a c e d la w n c o n c r e t e b u lk ­h e a d , d o c k , b o a t , fish in g , h u n t in g , w a t e r s k iin g . $16,000 W r ite P a r k e L F e e . IA M D is t 751. R o u t e I. B o x989. K e n t. W a s h _____

H O U S E f iv e -b e d r o o m s u m m e r k it c h e n , a l l - y e a r k i t c h e n , d in in g , s it t in g r o o m s , 8*4 a cre s , b r o o d e r h o u s e , c h ic k e n h o u se s s t r a w b e r r ie s . r a s p b e r r ie s , b la c k b e r r ie s , s t o r e b u ild in g , g a r a g e W r ite E lm e r S h e a r e r . IA M L o d g e 1377. R o u te 2. B o x 134-A . H a rtla n d .

_ W is ______ _ ______F R A M E H O U SE , c o m fo r t a b le t w o - b e d ­

r o o m . b a th , w ir e d f o r s t o v e , o n th r e e n ic e lo ts n e a r E d g e m o r e R o a d W r ite R L B o n in e I A M L o d g e 480, R o u te 2 D o g w o o d L a n e P o w e l j , T e n n

F IV E -R O O M - H O U S E , m o d e r n T a n d o u t ­b u ild in g f o r s to r a g e o r w o r k s h o p . *3 500 W r ite F r e d e r i c k J o h n s o n , IA M L o d g e 790. 224 E E lm S t S k la -took. Okla ___

M O T O R C Y C L E . G e r m a n N S U . 1 2 ! i h p . 70 M P H . f o u r -s t r o k e e n g in e , o v e r ­h e a d ca m . b u d d y sea t , l ik e n e w . $290 W rite * J o h n K r a u se . IA M L o d g e 1998, R F D N o 1. B o x 9, E liz a v i l ie . N Y

T W O -F L A T N A T I O N A L O IL B U R N E R , N o 66. 291045. M o d e l N B 3 X A . f o u r y e a r s o ld . h a v e c o n v e r t e d t o ga s A ls o , t w o 2 7 5 -g a llon ta n k s W r ite F ra n k S c h m itt . IA M L o d g e 48. 4214 N A l ­b a n y A v e . C h ic a g o 18. Ill

FOR SALt (CONT.)B O A T , 19' D e lta H o l ly w o o d . 1959. 7 8 -A

C u s to m M e r c u r y m o to r , 1 .000-lb M a s te r c r a ft tra ile r , s p a r e t ir e a n d w h e e l, t h r e e s ix -g a l lo n ga s t a n k s , u p ­h o ls te r e d , c o n v e r t ib le t o p . a l l e q u ip p e d , s p o t lig h ts a ir h o r n s , e t c M a k e o f fe r W r ite M r s G e r t r u d e H e n s ie k . 1A M L o d g e 1345, R R 9, B o x 595-A . M e h lv ille 23. M o

C H E V R O L E T . 1951. f o u r -d o o r , p o w e r

f’Ude. 20.000 m ile s W r ite . A W a g n e r . A M L o d g e 434. 650-S8th S t B r o o k ­ly n . N Y

C H IN C H IL L A H E R D o f 18 a n d e q u ip ­m e n t N o r e a s o n a b le o f fe r w i l l b e r e fu s e d W r ite W a y n e E ic h e lb e r g e r , IA M L o d g e 1165, E m d e n . Ill

1 2 -F O O T D R I L L w ith fe r t i l iz e r a t t a c h ­m e n ts a t L a n ca s te r . M in n . W -30tr a c t o r o n s te e l a n d r u b b e r , f o u r s e c ­t io n iro n h a r r o w s . I n t e r n a t io n a l t w o - u n it m ilk in g m a c h in e c o m p le t e w ith p ip e lin e . I n te r n a t io n a l r e fr ig e r a to r . Z e n ith w r in g e r - t y p e w a s h e r M a k e o f f e r W r ite L e o n S w io n te h , IA M L o d g e 2194. 4974 F lo r id a S t SanD ie g o 4, C a lif

S T K A D IV A R IU S V IO L IN , ra re , in fin e c o n d i t io n , fa m ily h e ir lo o m s , n o t U S c o p y , in s c r ib e d A fo d e le d ’ A p r e s A n - i o n iu s S tr a d iv a r i us c r e m o n e n s t s /□ c ie h a t a n n o 1721 W r ite M ild re d S te r lin g . IA M L o d g e 558, R F D N o 1. B a r r in g e r R oad , I l io n , N Y

C E M E T E R Y L O T N o 744, t h r c e -g r a v e p lo t , s ite s , 3. 4 a n d 5, F o r t L in c o ln . W a s h in g to n , D C . *300 ca sh W r ite F r a n k lin B L a m b n g h t 1A M L o d g e 174. 1440 W a s h in g to n A v e , A p t 102. A le x a n d r ia V a

H O U S E , t w o -b e d r o o m , fu l l b a s e m e n t o n 60' x 110' lot. w ith 50' x 110 lo t a d jo in in g , n ic e y a r d w ith g a r a g e W r ite E lm e r B a n e c k . IA M L o d g e 711 204 E 2 n d S t , G e n o a , 111

C R IB S E T , l ig h t g r a y , w ith m a ttre s s , c h e s t , h ig h c h a ir a n d b a th tn e t te . g o o d c o n d it io n , r e a s o n a b le W r ite M r s H a ro ld W ils o n . IA M L o d g e 295, 110­20 106th S t . O z o n e P a r k 17, L I . N Y

FOR SALf (ConCW.IC O O N D O G , b la c k a n d ta n W r H e .

R o b e r t L B r u c e , IA M L o d g e 39. 103 B a lla r d C ir c le , F o r e s t P a r k , G a

E L G IN M O T O R , 1999 d e lu x e 714 h .p . w ith s e p a r a te g a s ta n k , u s e d a p p r o x i ­m a te ly fo u r h o u r s , t w o y e a r s o ld 12- f o o t p ly w o o d b o a t wath f ib e r g la s s b o t t o m B o th . $200 W r ite G e o r g e M u lv e h ill . I A M L o d g e 609. F e r r y L a n e . P a w s o n P k , B r a n fo r d . C o n n

D U C K S K IF F S , f o u r n e w , r o u n d b o t ­t o m . m a d e o f W is c o n s in w h it e p in e , a b o u t 19' x 32" b e a m , fiberglass

c o a t e d P r ic e , $125 e a ch W r ite F r e d K o c h . IA M L o d g e 501. 882 K e l lo g g

_ S t ^ G r e e n B a y , W is __ ___S IX S H O O T E R S T U R M R U G E R 44

m a g n u m , 6 *a" b a r re l, b lu e s te e l, w a l ­n u t g r ip s , m o s t p o w e r fu l g u n m a d e , n e v e r b e e n fire d , in fa c t o r y b o x . w ith fu ll b o x o f 44 a m m o , $90 W rite A n t o n Z e l le r , IA M L o d g e 78, 3647 N 20th S t M ilw a u k e e 6. W is _

C H IL I ) C R A F T , 1 4 -v o lu m e , in c lu d e s a rt a n d m u s ic , s c ie n c e a n d in d u s t r y , l ik e n e w , $50 W r ite A C B o u r b o n . IA M L o d g e 121. 2460 L y n c h A v e . G r a n ite C itv , III

S A X O P H O N E , a l t o C o n n s i l v e r p la te d , w ith c a s e , g o o d c o n d it io n , $65 p lu s p o s t a g e W r ite R a v N o h a , IA M L o d g e 701. 7714 W 80th P la c e , B n d g e v ie w .Ill _____ _____ _____ ______

FOR SALE OR TRADEC O M P R E S S O R . in g e r s o t l 'R a n d fo u r *

c y l in d e r 12-3*^ - l - 2>4 - 1 - T ' l 18" x 34' tan k 30 h p f o u r -c y ld in - l in e W ise e n g in e , 1 2 -v o lt s y s te m , c lu t c h AIL m o u n te d o n fou r~ w h eeJ tra ile r , £460 ca sh o r t r a d e W r ite C R C o x , J r IA M L o d g e 128 1101 A r e o la S t .A n p k t o n T e x _

L O T 60 x 120, w a t e i . e le c t r i c i t y t o! p r o p e r t y lin e , z o n e d re s id e n t ia l , b e a c h

p r iv i le g e s . L-ake T a h o e , C a l i f . th r e e m ile s N e v a d a S ta te L in e . $4,500 T r a d e $ 1 500 eq u ity f o r h o u se n e a r H a y w a r d . C a li f o r h o u s e tra ile r W r ite H e r ­m a n C a r r ie r , IA M L o d g e 1546. 21065 W e s te r n B Jvd * H a y w a r d , C a l i f ____

1 4 -F O O T R U N A B O U T fu f lv e q u ip p e d , nev , 35 h p o u t b o a r d m o to r , $600, o r w tll tra d e f o r m o t o r c v c le o f e q u a l v a lu e W rite P a u l J H u b b a r d . IA ML o d g e 1561. 3105 C a li fo r n ia A v e *B a lt im o r e 14, M d __________ ______

WANTEDS T E N O T Y P E M A C H IN E m g o o d c o n ­

d it io n W r ite G e r tr u d e B u r c h e tt , IA M L o d g e 1834. 120-11 170th S t . S t. A lb a n s , N Y

Z E N IT H O C E A N IC T R A N S I S T O R■ R A D IO M u st b e in e x c e l le n t c o n ­! d it io n W r ite W O S h a w I A M L o d g e! 68* 702 F o e r s te r S t S an F r a n c is c o 12,

C a lif

L A N G U A G E B O O K S , s tu d e n t n e e d s G e r m a n , I ta lia n , L a tin , a ls o a c c o r d i ­o n m usic* r e a s o n a b le W r ite F ra n k D a d a n te , IA M L o d g e 439. 3304 W 61st C le v e la n d 2 O h io

7 0 0 m o r e m a c h i n i s t s a r e n e e d e d a t N a v a l W e a p o n s P l a n t i n D . C .

Robert W . Fauntleroy, president of IAM Lodge 174, last week renewed Kb call of two months ago for journeyman machinists to fill jobs at the U .S. Naval Weapons Plant at Washington, D. C . Fauntleroy reports that approximately 45 machinists were recruited through a notice in Thf M a i i i i n i t of July 16, but because o f retirement and regular turnover, 100 journeymen are still needed. Pay rates begin at $2.52, go up to $2.62 in six months, and to $2.72 in lfi months. IA M members interested should apply on U.S. CivU Service Form 57 (available at your post office) to; Board of Exam­iners, U .S. Naval Weapons Plant, Washington 25, D.C.

Ramsey ureas members to back rail YMCA's

IAM Vice President Joseph W . Ramsey of Chicago last week urged members of the 1AM employed by railroads to support the annual membership drive of the Railroad Y M C A 's this fill. Last year, despite cut­backs in employment, more than 120,000 railroad em­ployees joined the Y M C A , “Every railroader knows he can enjoy a hot shower and a good meal, and find a restful place to sleep at the Y ,” M r. Ramsey said. “Furthermore, many railroad Y M C A 's are now including the family In their programs, and working out activities for boys and girls o f the community.”

G O L D C A R D S A W A R D E DTwo 50-year members of IA M Lodge 252 at Vallejo, Calif., are awarded their gold badges and gold cards giving them life member­ship in the 1AM . L to r, Hartand J. Hadley, Lodge president; Gold Card members Leo Hickethier and C . P . Berner; and Howard Nickles, special organizer for IA M District 44. The presentation was made at

Lodge 252’s annual Old Timers night.

12 THE MACHINIST, SEPTEMBER 24. 1959

E D I T O R I A L S

TRAGEDYS U R E , T H E W O R L D is ¿ » e t t in ii s m a l le r . I n t h is

j e t a.e'e, y o u c a n m o v e a c r o s s t h e c o n t i n e n t in h o u r s ; a c r o s s t h e e a r t h in a d a y .

B u t m o v in t j f r o m o n e j o b t o a n o t h e r is a m u c h m o r e d i f f i c u l t p r o b l e m , a s t h e r e p o r t o n p a g e 8 o f t h i s i s s u e c l e a r l y s h o w s .

That report tells the story of Lincoln, Nebr., the capital of its state and, until last year, a prosper­ous city. Between 1950 and 1958, the population of Lincoln increased by a third. Industrial employ­ment reached record levels. Then things began to happen. Two of Lincoln’s major employers decided to move elsewhere.

N o b o d y h a d g iv e n m u c h t h o u g h t t o t h e c o n s e ­q u e n c e s o f t h e s e p la n t r e l o c a t i o n s u n t i l N e b r a s k a 's D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r d e c id e d t o m e a s u r e t h e c o s t .

T h e d e p a r t m e n t 's ¡-tu rly s h o w e d t h a t t h e c o s t w a s t r e m e n d o u s , in e c o n o m i c lo s s t o t h e c o m m u n i t y , in l o s t w a g e s t o w o r k e r s , in b i t t e r a n d d i s c o u r a g e d f a m i l i e s .

W h a t h a p p e n e d t o L i n c o l n is n o t n e w . S c o r e s o f c o m m u n i t i e s f r o m c o a s t t o c o a s t h a v e s u f f e r e d s im i ­l a r t r a g e d i e s . T h e p r o b le m ¡s p a r t i c u la r l y s e r i o u s in o u r d e f e n s e in d u s t r i e s w h e r e s h i f t i n g g o v e r n m e n t r e q u i r e m e n t s a n d f a u l t y p la n n i n g h a v e c o m b in e d t o m a k e g l i o s t t o w n s o u t o f o n c e t h r i v i n g c i t i e s .

W h a t c a n he d o n e a b o u t i t ? M u c h m o r e t h a n is b e i n g d im e .

First o f all, both corporations and government agencies must be impressed with the fact that human values are more important than dollar »ahies. Executive decisions that result in callous abandonment of workers and cities must be coun­tered by public pressure. Companies that shift plants like they would pawns on a chess board must lie made to pay a penalty for turning their backs on the workers and the communities that have helped them grow and prosper.

W e h o p e t h a t t h e g l im p s e o f t r a g e d y p r o v i d e d b y t h e L in c o ln s t u d y w i l l h a v e t h a t e f f e c t .

S E R V I C E

A T T H I S P A R T I C U L A R m o m e n t in h i s t o r y , w h e n t h e s m e a r - c a m p a ig n a g a i n s t u n io n s h a s r e a c h e d

a f e v e r e d p i t c h , w e p o in t w i t h s p e c ia l p r id e t o t h e o u t s t a n d i n g e x a m p le o f u n io n s e r v i c e r e p o r t e d o n p a g e s 1 a n d 3 o f t h i s is s u e . A t E v a n s v i l le , I n d . , t h e C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e C o m m i t t e e o f th e C e n t r a l L a b o r C o u n c i l o r g a n i z e d a n d c a r r i e d o u t a p o l i o p r e v e n t i o n p r o g r a m t h a t p r o v i d e d S a lk s h o t s f o r m o r e t h a n , 2 6 ,0 0 0 p e i-s o n s . W e a r e p a r t i c u l a r l y p r o u d t h a t I A M m e m b e r s p la y e d s u c h a p r o m i n e n t r o l e in t h is v a lu ­a b le c o m m u n i t y s e r v i c e . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o a ll in E v a n s v i l l e w h o m a d e t h e p o l i o c l in i c s p o s s ib le .

®fje JflacfjmisitTh* official wookly ntwtpoptr of tho

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION Of MACHINISTSMachlniitt Building, Washington 6, D C, ADoms 14309

A GRAND LODGE PUBLICATION

”̂ 3 * ' ' Cordon M. Colo, EditorAssociates Jon* Sloh*t, H*nry lowensiorn,

D*on Ruth, Edwin W. Murphy Art Editor Richard f Richardson

M .nJcd , .u h v^ot-k tu f \ c r v r n r m l.c r i>f U w In U T n .itiu n a l A s s o c ia t io n o f M a ch in is ts in a c c o r d a n c e w it h c o n v e n t io n a n d r e fe r e n d u m a c t i o n S u b s c r ip ,

t io n p r i c e in n im -iiH -m h iT s *3 p e r y e a r U ack c o p ie s 10 c e n ts e a c h

Affiliated with Afl-CIO and CIC

C opynghr Ì9 S 9 TH t MACHINIST

*C h e e r u p . T h i s i s p r o g r e s sI iiiiiiin iidititiiiif lit iiitiiinii iiiiHintiiiii ni in il in nti hi it in iiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiii nu iiiiiiitn it I it mini iitiiiiiimiiiiiiiitimiiiniiiiinif nun mitiHiinti

L I V E A L I T T L E L O N G E R

T r i m d i e t f o r t r i m f i g u r e

By Dr. William A. SawyerI AM Medical Consultant

Front tim e to tim e m am questions arc asked on various subjects T on m .n b e inter­ested in son ic o f the answers A co m m o n

question has lo do with over* weight and diet Whenever I come across some new slant or idea on this old subject. I have a desire to pass it on to you Dr Herbert Pollack o f a New York C its Medical School says you can avoid excess weight by reducing what you eat one per cent every year after age 25 People grow fat “ not because they eat more but bc-

sawyer cause they continue to eat the same amount of food from year lo year as they grow- older " As we become less active we need less tood.

With all the labor-saving devices and less walk*ing. we do not use up as much energy The food we do not burn up in activity we pul into storage in various parts of our body

One o f the greatest common hazards in many diseases is overweight. Whether it he an aching back, a lame knee, heart trouble or what have you, excess weight aggravates the condition. Eat a little less every year

For stomach ulcers, milk is generally prescribed by the doctor as an important part o f the treat­ment Some people complain because they think it makes them fat. Perhaps it docs if they take whole milk. Those with ulcers should try skim milk, which is fat free hut has all the vitamins and minerals and proteins, elc that you need for nourishment without the fat Try it. Eventually you'll get to like it.

Instant TANC is a breakfast drink. Presumablyit is offered to the public as a substitute for orange juice It is strictly synthetic hut has a lot o f Vita- mm C If vou like it, it’s all right hut personally I'll slick with real orange juice Its chief value is its ease o f preparation, and no refrigeration re­quired.

Many people are asking about lowering their blood cholesterol. They have read that dairy prod­ucts, butter, fatty meats, and egg yolk build up cholesterol in the blood and as a result the arteries

harden Many think they should change their diet radically as a result.

Most ever>one is interested in avoiding arterio­sclerosis, which is at the bottom of coronary heart disease and high blood pressure How to do this is not entirely clear There is general agreement that Americans would prohably improve their health if thcv reduced the amount of fat in general that they cat

So far as is now known, one should not attemptto eliminate fat entirely from his diet. A reasonable amount is necessary to health I would like to say more about this interesting subject o f fat in the diet. It’s rather complicated and will take a num­ber o f words to make it reasonably clear. Later I hope to give you sonic facts as they arc now known.

A general rule which I am sure is sound is to be moderate in the amount o f tat eaten and try to get a variety o f other foods rn your daily diet

Any I.A.M. member, who bus a troublesome health problem in his family or on his job, may write to Dr. Sawyer for advice. Address your letter to l>r. William A. Sawyer, I.A.M. Medical Consult­ant, 909 Machinists Building, Washington 6, D. C. State book and lodge number.

SHOP SHAVINGS>Pilling out an application for dependant’s aid,

a soldier answered “ no” to the question whether be had any dependents.

“ You are married, aren’t you?" the officer asked.

"Y essir," the soldier replied, "but she ain't de­pendable."

* * *A certain young fellow, named Bobbie Node h i s steed back and forth in the lobby,

When the clerk said: '"Indoors is no place for a h on e*

He replied: “But, you see, it’s my hobby."

TWi week*» WsNntwleeun A 40 pound iron baris divided aito four pieces for uae in nwAftdng object* up to 40 pounds on a bala n o -«cale. The piece* of iron, can be used singly or ia nombinafioti, but they must balance all weights in «win pounds from one to 40. What must be dm weight of each piece of the iron bar? (Answer on pegaX)

T h e M a n W h o D O E S N O T R e a d H a s N a A d v a n t a g e o v e r t h e M a n W h o C A N N O T R e a d