Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Dunham ar
rived in Heppner Tuesday evening
from Portland where they met last
Thursday evening after the doctor
received his discharge from the
navy. Dr. Dunham has .decided
to locate in Heppner and will open
an office as soon as a location is
secured.
Heppner Gazette Times, December 13, 19459
OUT OF SERVICE
Samuel Steers of Hardman re
ceived his discharge Dec. 2 at the
Fort Sill separation center, Okla.
after 50 months with the U. S.
army. Sam held the rank of ser
geant while in the service.
JIMMIES HAVE PARTY
Sunday was Billy Hughes's 10th
birthday and in honor of the occa
sion his mother invited eight of his
friends to a party for him. The
guest list included Jimmie Wight
man, Jimmie Green, Jimmie Val
entine, Jimmie McClintock, Larry
Burchell, Terry Thompson, Darlene
and Billy Brannon. The hostess
served jello and cake, which van
ised like air from a punctured tire,
and when the festivities were over
she took the group to Star Thea
ter to see the film "Son of Lassie."
SINGLE FURNITURE WASH
MAY BE MADE AT HOME
A simple furniture wash may be
made by mixing one tablespoon of
turpentine and three tablespoons
of linseed oil in one part of hot
water. Dip a soft cloth in this so
lution and wring dry. Wash a
small area dry immediately with
a soft cloth. Polish by rubbing with
the grain of wood. This will remove
the blurred or foggy appearance
which sometimes appears on highly
polished furniture.
Use of this wash along with other
techniques for care of furniture
will be demonstrated by Grace
Gadeken in the parlors of the
Church of Christ at 10:30 Friday
morning Dec. 21, at the regular
meeting of the Heppner Home De
monstration unit. A pothick lunch
will be served at noon. The meet
ing will last until 3 o'clock p. m.
Wo
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Not if the CIO abides by its
pledged word, given only last spring.
Question : What would be the general effect on the country
of a steel strike?
Answer: Over 40 percent of all the factory workers in the
country earn their'living by making steel into useful products for
American life. A shut-down of the steel industry would be a
disastrous blow to reconversion and would cause a serious loss
in both wages and industrial production at a time when they
were most needed.
Question : Is it true that the Steelworkers Union has pledged
itself not to strike?
Answer: Yes. Every contract which the Union has signed this
year with the various steel companies has a clause wherin the
Union agrees not to strike during the life of the contract.
Question: Are those contracts still in effect?
Answer: Yes. They were signed in the spring of 1945 to
until October, 1946.
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Question: Who signed for the Union?
Answer: Its international officials Philip Murray, Van Bitt
ner, Clinton Golden and others and the local Union heads at
the various plants.
Question: Is there no "escape clause" by which either side
could end the agreements?
Answer: No. The Union demanded a fixed, long-term contract
and got it.
Question: Why did they want a long-term contract?
Answer: In the Union's own words before the War Labor
Board, "The Union's request for a termination date of October,
1946, is not made capriciously or pressed here for bargaining
purposes. It represents the considered view of the Union that
only such a term will adequately serve the needs of stability."
Question: Did the recent strike vote violate the contracts?
Answer: No. Only an actual strike would violate them.
Question : Haven't there been strikes already during the life
of the contracts?
Answer: Yes. There were 998 strikes in steel plants during the
past year alone. They were mostly local strikes which the Union
characterizes as "wildcat" but they meant a big loss in pro-
duction.
Question: Does the end of the war justify changing the
contracts?
Answer: No. The bond was sealed on both sides and should
be kept whether times be good or bad. The steel companies are
continuing to live up to these agreements. If a strike is called,,
it will be in clear violation of the existing contracts.
A strike in the foce of existing contracts
would shatter any confidence in the validity
of union agreements in the steel industry.
American Iron and Steel Institute
350 Fifth Avenue, New York 1, N. Y.
OUR COMPANY MEMBERS EMPLOY 95 PER CENT OF THE WORKERS IN THE STEEL INDUSTRY.