Thursday, August 16, 1951
PILOT. BROOKINGS, OREGON
P age S even
WE HAVE OFFERED A QUARTER OF A MILLION
DOLLARS — OF YOUR MONEY
1 he wage increases we have offered our employees — lie per
hour for over 75%
our workers and ioc per hour for those cm-
n 2 years — will add approximately $250,000 per year
W e feel a genuine and sincere responsibility to our employees to
provide a wage scale that is fair and just by any reasonable standard
of comparison with comparable work anywhere in our area.
We also recognize a responsibility to our users, to our stock
holders and to the public. Rising costs even before this wage increase
have reduced our earnings to a point where they are inadequate at
present telephone rates. 1 hqse offered increased wages will add sub
stantially to this problem, and we arc determined to keep any neces-
Our original offer which we made in good faith was an increase
c per hour. 1 he union demanded $15. We have gone more
than half way, and we believe the additional $100,000 per year more
than our last offer is not justified.
Returning to the Del Norte county fair this year by]
popular demand are the two “Maniacs of Rhythm “ Ford.
and Harris. Their act, recently featured at the Palace \
Theatre in New Yor/^ City, had a long and successful
will again go before the Del Norte fair crowds in Cres-
Special Deer Tags
Ready In Oregon
Special deer season applica-
4 tions for the interstate, Silver
Lake and White River hunts will
sion license agencies beginning
be available at all game commis-
August 14.4
The 3,000 permit interst atet
deer hunt west of Lakeview is
October 6 through 12. In north
ern Lake and Klamath counties
the 4.000 permit Silver Lake spe
cial hunt is October 13 through
21. The White river special deer
hunt in Wasco county with SOO
permits to be issued is Decem-
ber 1 through 5. - Each of tho
three special hunts allows a
hunter one antlerless deer.
A
$5 tag fee must accompany the
application form.
No person may apply for more
than one special hunt.
Party
applications up to and including
ofur persons will be allowed. Ap
plication forms will be accepted
until 10:00 a.m., September 5,
and if applications exceed the
number of permits a public draw
ing will be held September 10.
A public drawing for the eith-
er-sex deer season wil be held
September 4 instead of Septem
ber 1 as stated on application.
Estate Herschel P. Weter
Notice To Creditors
No. 1290)
In the County Court of the
State of Oregon for the County
of Curry.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed
executrix of the estate of Her
schel P. Weter, deceased, by the
County Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Curry,
and has qualified. A 11 persons
having claims against said es
tate are hereby notified to pre
sent the same, duly verified as
by law required, to the under
signed at Room 10, Central Build
ing, Brookings, Oregon, within six
months from the date hereof.
Dated and first published, Au
gust 9, 1951.
Last Publication, Sept. 6. 1951.
Estate Herschel P. Weter,
/s/Hilda C. Driskell, Executrix
Samuel A. Hall. Attorney for
Executrix, Central Building,
Brookings, Oregon.
When Are Wage Increases of More
Than 10 Per Cent Justified?
increased 10% above those paid in January, 1950, to cover increases
in the cost of living. 1 here arc only two basic reasons which justify
a company and a union to request increases more than this 10%, and
1 .—In cases where the base period (January, 1950)
wages were below average for similar types of .
employment.
2 .—In cases where presept wages are below average
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for work, where similar skills are required.
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We believe that wages paid our employees meet any reasonable
comparison on both of these points. We could quote isolated in
stances where our employees enjoy a considerable advantage over
similar skills, and others could quote isolated instances which might
for similar skills and requirements throughout the area we serve.
Therefore, we do not feel that we can petition the Wage Stabili
zation Board for further increases than those we have offered, and
add one more boost to the already dangerous inflationary spiral.
In increasing our offer from 5c to 1 ic and 10c per hour, we have
gone as far as we can go. It is our hope that our employees out on
strike will individually think through this entire situation and express
themselves to their proper union leadership. We ask them to remem
ber the parable of the straw that broke the camel’s back.
OUR PLEDGE TO OUR EMPLOYEES
ployees’ right to join together in a union, to bargain collectively—
and to go on strike. We have no fight against our einpoyces, cither
as individuals or as a union. We have always been proud of the
splendid relationship that has existed among us — members of man-
DO YOU
Do you hunger for the plain Gospel that was
We arc striving to settle this strike as soon as possible, and we pledge
to you that at no time will we of management allow present difficulties
our Lord?
Do you tire of the inventions and departures of
fallible men in the field of Religion?
Do you know there is a Church in your com
munity that is upholding this ancient order of
things, and that it invites you to come and in-
many years.
Vice President and General Manager
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