VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON
PAGE EIGHT
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1939
their home at Dallas.
they are entirely separate and dis Mrs. Vaughan
The Pinochle club met at Mrs.
tinct, it wag pointed out.
Entertains—
Mae Wienecke’a home Wednesday.
“Many claimants for unemploy
Mrs. J. W. Vaughan was hos High score was won by Mrs. Emma
ment compensation believe their tess Wednesday afternoon to two Lund, second by Mrs. Nell Thacker
right to job insurance is based on tables of bridge. The afternoon and low by Mrs. Pauline Schmidlin.
deductions from their wages for was started by a luncheon served
Mr. and Mrs. George Hult and
that purpose,” said Administrator by the hostess with play following. Mrs. Harry Wilson went to Pen
Salem, Oregon, September 21— Silas Gaiser. “This is a mistaken as
Guests present were Mrs. Charles dleton to the round-up.
Mrs. Willbur Thacker and Mil
Existence of confusion in the mind3 sumption, since the worker pays Marston, Mrs. R. D. Eby, Mrs.
of Oregonians regarding the differ nothing for unemployment compen I George Plumb, Mrs. Lyman Haw- dred went to Hillsboro Wednesday
| ken, Mrs. A. J. Hughes, Mrs. F. R.
ent sections of the Social Security sation in Oregon, and any deductions I Olin, Mrs. Olin’s sister, Mrs. F. L. where Mildred had her tonsils re
moved.
Act, especially unemployment com- from his wages are for the old- Dille, and Mrs. Robert Ruslfng.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiekkila of Port
pensation and old-age insurance, age insurance program.”
■ Mrs. Olin was winner of high | land spent the weekend with their
was recognized by officials of the
score and Mrs. Hughes low for the'mother, Mrs. Mary Hodgson.
Only the employer contributes to
afternoon.
state commission following a review
Mr. end Mrs. Bert Tisdale ar.d
the Oregon unemployment compen
daughters, Patsy and Florence, and
of recent correspondence received
sation fund. Not only is no contri
Viola O’Connor spent the weekend
Enrollment Over 225
in the central office here.
bution required from the worker,
at Kelso.
At
High
School
—
Although social security accoun; bul any deductions from his wages
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sunell and
numbers are used for identification for this purpose, whether made
The enrollment of the Vernonia Bobby are visiting relatives in As.
end record keeping in both systems, directly or indirectly, is expressly Union high school with the close of toria.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank O’Connor
last week was listed at over 225
prohibited under the law.
students according to figures re were Portland business visitors
The unemployment compensation leased by Wallace MaCrae, princi Saturday.
Mrs. Roy Harrington of Wauna
program is administered by the pal. The large number enrolled gives
state. The federal government as rise to a serious problem in arrang is visiting this week with Mrs. Har
es classes and work so that the ry Hodgson.
sumes every cent of administrative
Mrs. Paul Driscoll and Mr. and
teaching staff may give proper in
costs. The old-age benefits program, struction.
Mrs. Clyde Carrick spent Sunday
on the other hand, taxes both work
in Portland where they went to
visit Paul Driscoll who is in the
er and employer, and is administer VIOLIN CLASSES
St.
Vincents hospital.
ed by the federal government.
RESUMED AT PLEASANT Harry Condit left for Klamath
HILL SCHOOL
Falls Thursday evening to be with
his
brother who was seriously in
TREHARNE — Special to The
Eagle)—Violin classes have been jured in an automobile accident.
Several children have been ab;
resumed at the Pleasant Hill school
by the Mejor Studios of Portland sent from school the past week
and regular lessons will be given with stomach flu.
Mrs. Emely McDaniel visited with
each Wednesday.
SPECIALS for FRIDAY and SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 and 23.
her son in Castle Rock, Washing
A photographer from the C >urt ton, over the weekend.
Street Photo Shop, Salem, took pic
tures of each of the three rooms
Airway
Edwards
ht Pleasant Hill last week.
M Price
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sehorn spent
Coffee
COFFEE
the weekend in Monmouth and Cor
Mb. bag
over H on all
vallis. They visited Mrs. Sehorn’s Save
standard office mod-
els. Also portables
parents at Corvallis.
3-lb. bag
at reduced prices.
43c
2-Pound Can
Mrs. Cassy Renolds entertained
SEND NO
MONEY
the Quilting club at her home last
I_____________
Thursday. The club gave a kitchen All late models completely refinUhed
like brand new
FULLY GUARAN
shower for Mrs. Reynolds’ daugh TEED. Big free catalog shows actual
SHOP SAFEWAY for FINEST in MEAT SPECIALS
machines In full colors. Lowest prices.
ter, Mtgdalene, who was married on
SEND AT ONCE.
Free coarse In typing Included
Labor Day to Mr. Claude Weaver.
Cut from
Interaaflosal
Typewriter Exchange
Beef Itoast Prime Steers lb.
Mr. and Ms. Weaver have made 231 W. Monroe St.. Dept. 9M, Chicago
Confusion Said
To Be Existant
Oil Security J Act
14c
3gc
14«/2 c
Itacon, Armour’s8* the Piece lb. 21 1/2 c
A Real Sugar Cure
Paid Advertisement
------ FRESH SEA FOOD SPECIALS------
ROYAL CHINOOK SALMON, by the piece ..... lb. 14He
HALIBUT, Sliced or in piece
............................ lb. 17c
FRESH OYSTERS, The first of the season
....... pint 19c
BOILING BEEF — Choice
Lean Center Cuts
1 1 Vo/»
Pound
11/‘SC
GROUND BEEF
2 pound*
.....
29c
PURE LARD
3 pounds
CHICKENS -
and Meaty
Pound
29c
Plump
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To our Employees, their Families
and the Citizens of thisCommunity:
18'/*c
We believe the continued operation of our sawmill is a matter of substantial concern to every one of von
whether employed by us or not.
FRESH - CRISP
2-lb. box
KITCHEN CRAFT tt*1 59
49-lb. bag
Corn Flakes
Pet,
Milk Carnation,
Borden* or Alpine
Snowdrift
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We understand the continued operation of our mill is to be interrupted by causes for which we are not respon-
|.an<* wh’c*1 '\e are powerless to correct. We know you are concerned about this possible interruption and we
think an explanation ot the intolerable position in which we find ourselves is due vou and will be found interesting
by you.
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For some time we have had a division of Union membership within our Manufacturing Plant crew. This
division of membership, coupled with an indifference toward membership in any union on the part of a considerable
portion of our people, is about to lead us all into what may develop to be serious trouble.
Crackers
Flour
Pkg
Tall
Cans
4 for 25c
I
Shortening
Brooms
I he inference in this statement is perfectly plain, it being that, if the Company wants to continue operation, it
must see to it that all of its employees join a certain specific union local.
KITCHEN
FRUITS and VEGETABLES-----
Canning Corn
sk. 75 Ears 6!>e
I
Kraut Cabbage 75 lb. bags
Grape
5c
[b.
!<•
2 bunches
•><•
klondykes
Green Onions or Radishes
12-oz. can
1-lb. pkg.
H-lb. box
large pkg.
2 for
CORNED BEEF
MARSHMALLOWS, FLUFFIEST
CANTERBURY TEA, Orange Pekoe
OXYDOL SOAP POWDER
TUNA, Mid Pacific
'j's cans
each ÇC
CORN
Bleach Rite::;.. ’/2 gal.jug 19c
Pineapple
Large
46-oa. cans
TIDBITS
DEL MONTE
2 tor 25c
can S'/2c
Syrup
licer
SLEEPY HOLLOW
Brown Derby
STUBBIES
Pint can 19«
i/2 Gal* 65c
l~Gal. $1.19
25c
1'his Company could only force all of its employees into I.W.A. Local No. 37 by directly violating the Wagner
Certainly no reasonable person reading this advertisement would recommend such illegal practice on our part.
We have had no serious labor dispute with our mill employees for a long lime. Every grievance which has
been the subject of discussion between the Plant Committee and the Management has been settled.
It seems deplorable to us that our men should be forced into idleness at a time when work is plentiful; that
our plant should be shut clown when orders are available and that a wall of bad feeling should be built up between
the Company and its employees over a question in which the Company is expressly forbidden by Federal statute io
display any interest whatsoever.
15c
10c
29c
19c
25c
Del Monte
No. 2 Can*
Grapefruit Juice
Ue are certain that all of you who have had any contact with labor relations in the last several years under
stand that the Company cannot legally require a single one of its employees to belong to any union. The Wagner
Act provides it shall be an unfair labor practice for an Employer “to encourage or discourage membership in any
labor organization,” and imposes penalties for violation of its provisions.
Act.
pound
Tokay* or Secdle**
Watermelons
On Saturday, September 16. 1939, the Plant Committee, the President and the Business Agent of I.W.A. Local
No. 37, notified us that their Local had voted about four to one on September 14 that all employees in our organiza
tion, excepting only certain clerical, administrative and executive classifications, would have to belong to their
union by Monday, September 25, or there would be no more work at our plant.
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Such a strike as we face sometimes leads into fields where none of us think we are going when we start out.
We know of a great plant in the city of Tacoma, Washington, employing more than a thousand men. which has been
shut down for more than four months because of differences with the union local growing out of a relative minor
disagreement. In instances like the Tacoma one, the good will which should exist between Employer and Employees,
and which we believe has existed in Vernonia in the past, turns into bad feeling; tempers rise; imaginary grievances
are magnified and soon a condition results which makes it almost impossible for the Employer and Employee to get
together and discuss their common problems in the spirit of fairness and justice to each other which should prevail
in all labor relations.
We don’t want that kind of feeling to spring up in Vernonia. We don't want to see our people walking the
streets looking for work for months on end. We don’t want to see our plant lying idle and rotting away for
months on end.
We don't believe these distressing things are necessary. We believe I.W.A. Local No. 37 should be able to ini-
prove its membership position among the people employed by us without throwing all those people out of work.
The contract in existence between the Local and the Company, which was entered into in good faith by both
parties, provides the machinery for settlement of disputes without strikes and lost time. This machinery has not
been used and it should be used before a stoppage of work occurs.
We believe that, if the Local wants to increase its membership among our people it can be done by peaceful
persuasion; efficient-salesmanship aYid the application of the rule of reason.
A strike at this time o'er the issues presented to us by the Union is unnecessary, uncalled-for and we believe
is unwanted by a large majority of our employees and their families.
Oregon-American Lumber Corporation