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Show THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, i949 OREM-GENEVA TIMES "OREM FIRST WARD The Bluebirds and Seagulls welcomed the Larks at a party last week. Kay Hurst, president of the Seagulls, took charge and Dorothy Brown, secretary, offered the opening prayer. Class songs were sung by the Bluebirds and Seagulls. All the girls helped furnish the refreshments. refresh-ments. The decorations were made by the Seagulls and the Bluebirds took charge of the games and invitations. There were 30 girls present. Class Instructors In-structors are Laurel Gibson, Edna Waters and Mrs. Shields. The Blazers were welcomed GRAND VIEW Mrs. Calvin Cordner 048 J4 The two and one half minute talk for Sunday School was given giv-en bv Van Snow. Carmen Ivie elections during their class period per-iod last week. The Gleaners elected Josephine Wentz, president; presid-ent; Marilyn Buckner, vice president; pres-ident; Alene Carter, secretary and Barbaa Carter, historian. Jay Hatch was elected M Men pesident- The Special Interest class enjoyed en-joyed a fireside chat on Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Taylor. The group discussed dis-cussed numerous questions under un-der the direction of Mrs. Font-ella Font-ella Buckner. The Primary preparation meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Myrtle Carleton, with Mrs. Berniece Kirkwood and Mrs. Ina Buckner assisting the hostess. host-ess. The scriptural reading was given by Mrs- Lois McEwan and the teacher trainer lesson by Mrs. Carleton. The group discussed dis-cussed plans for the Primary Hallowe'en party. Refreshments were served to the 16 ladies present. Harvey Harward was honored at a party on Thursday evening. He entered the mission home this week and will serve in the North California mission. Will-ard Will-ard Olsen took charge of the program pro-gram which included two songs by Mrs. LcNieve Kimball, a reading by Valene Wilcox and talks by Bishop Dean Buckner and Mr and Mrs- Harward. Dancing was enjoyed ana refreshments re-freshments served. The party was planned by the missionary committee, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Carter and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Olsen- $1409.73 For a brand new Interna at a "Pleasure Hunt" party giv Blanche Chrisiensen 0654 Jl en by the Trekkers and Guides at the home of Mrs. LaVaun Riggs- Games were played and refreshments were served. Favors Fav-ors were in the form of hobo sticks filled with candy and nuts. Present at the party were 30 boys and their teachers, Mrs. Rita Carter, Mrs. Phyllis Peck, Mrs. Litian Steel and Mrs. LaVaun La-Vaun Riggs. Don Smith has been released from the YMMIA presidency since he is moving to Provo. The now nrpsiHpnrv will include Ira tional pickup with standard equipment. all gave the sacrament gem. Young and Myron Dickey, who Immediate Delivery . ANDERSON'S The Relief Society lesson for next Tuesday will be the Literary Liter-ary lesson, given by Mrs. Eunice Eun-ice Young . All ladies of the ward are invited to attend. The Gleaners and M Men held served as counselors 10 ivir Smith. Mutual classes will start on Tuesday evening in the Sharon chapel. Meetings will begin at 8 p.m. A. D. Woodruff of the Sunday School general board visited the Orem First ward Sunday school and spoke briefly. Vance Calder, Russell Bellows and Blanche Christenseri of the stake board were also present. Mr. Harding of the stake gen ealogical committee visited the Elders quorum at priesthood meeting on Sunday morning. He urged that members and their wives attend temple excursions, Sunday School officers and teachers meeting will be held on Thursday evening, Oct. 20 at the home of Kenneth Cook. M. Dover Hunt of the Orem stake presidency spoke at sacrament sacra-ment meeting on Sunday evening. even-ing. He spoke of the life of the prophet, Joseph Smith. The Relief Society work and business meeting was held Tuesday Tues-day in the basement of the Sharon ward chapel. Edith Kitchen Kit-chen was in charge. Many useful use-ful articles of sewing were displayed. dis-played. A nursery for the babies and young children as held in the kindergarten room. Meetings Meet-ings are to be held each week at 2 p.m. Mrs- Leland Wells was surprised on her birthday when a group of friends met at her home. The evening was spent with table games, and refreshments refresh-ments were served. A lovely gift was presented to Mrs. Wells. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Farnsworth, Mr. and Mrs. hoss Holdaway, M. and Mrs. George W. Jenkins and Mr. and Mrs. Alton Morrill. I REMEMBER... By THE OLD-TIAIFUS From W. E. Burroughs of Independence, Indepen-dence, Kan.: "I remember when we cradled our wheat and oats and ricked it in bundles with a long-handled long-handled wooden rake and bundled it by hand, then thra:;hed it with a horse-power separator." From Mrs. John Chapman of Mor-gantown, Mor-gantown, W. Va.: "I remember when my father made our clothes line from a wild grape vine, lie MERE'S KMe toOV(J lrt i heakd through" yr 3'iT'1 SVVMl B also used to make a swing for my sisters and me out of these vines." From Mrs. - Mary Stewart of Chicago: Chi-cago: "I remember when the kitchen chairs were put In a semicircle semi-circle around the old pot-bellied beating stove and each child, upon retiring, neatly folded his clothes, laid them on the seat, put the shoes under the chair and in the morning, one by one, they ran down to dress behind the stove. Nothing missing; no confusion." From the Rev. Truman J. Lawler of Charleston, V. Va.: "I remember remem-ber when, coming from the farm to the county seat by buggy, we would encounter mud axle deep. We had many hardships then but didn't know it at the time." From Louis Schuch of Cincinnati, O.: "I remember when Cincinnati Cincin-nati bad three-wheeled fire engines. en-gines. About 70 years ago I saw one upset at Pearl and Lawrence St, en route to a fire." (How about your memories of days gone by, folks? Why not translate your nostalgia Into a contribution con-tribution to this column? Send yours today in care of Mr. Friendly, Box 340, Frankfort, Ky.) J COTTON QUIZ pvt Dots t n HELP KEEP ,j!?J FLOORS ..Or cam tU i J Geneva Steel Company, U. S. Steel Corporation subsidiary, presents to its employees and to the public the following statements regarding The Issues Involved in the Current Steel Strike Statement By IRVING S. OLDS Chairman, Board of Directors, United States Steel Corporation New York City, October 1, 1949 Philip Murray, President of the United Steelworkers of America (CIO), has ordered a strike in the steel industry, which became effective effec-tive at 12:01 A.M. today. This strike has ended all steel operations by United States Steel. In view of your direct interest in this serious situation, I hope you will read carefully the accompanying statement, which was issued last night by Benjamin F. Fairless, President of United States Steel Corporation. Corpora-tion. It reviews what has taken place during the past few days. Only one issue is involved in this strike. That issue is a simple one, namely: Shall United States Steel and the other members of the steel industry be forced now to agree that the employer shall pay the entire cost of insurance, welfare benefits and pensions for employees. That would be the adoption of a major principle, probably for all time and probably setting a pattern for all American business. The main argument of the Union in support of its demand is that this is what was recommended by the Presidential Steel Board. Certainly a principle of so great importance to United States Steel and to American industry as a whole, and involving so terrific a cost, is not to be lightly accepted, simply because it was the recommendation of a Board of three men, which possessed no statutory authority, power or responsibility. The President of the United States gave express assurance in advance that the recommendations of the Presidential Steel Board would not be binding upon either party. Social security in which both employer and employee share the cost has been the established order in this country for many years. Under the Federal Social Security Act, which created the largest of all social security programs, employer and employee each contributes an equal amount. The Federal Civil Service Retirement Act, amended in February 1948, provides that employees of the Federal Government shall contribute 6 of their basic pay to build up an old-age retirement fund. The Federal Railroad Retirement Act calls for contributions by employees. All State systems providing non-occupational disability benefits require employees to contribute a substantial share of the cost. A survey recently made by the Institute of Life Insurance indicates that two out of every three group life insurance plans effective among American business concerns provide for the sharing of the cost between employer and employee. Another outside study made in 1948 discloses that more than three-quarters three-quarters of present pension plans in American industry are upon a contributory con-tributory basis. In August 1949, the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives made this report to that branch of Congress in connection connec-tion with the proposed extension of the Federal Social Security Act: "The time has come to reaffirm the basic principle that a contributory contribu-tory system of social insurance in which workers share directly in meeting the cost of the protection afforded is the most satisfactory way of preventing pre-venting dependency." United States Steel has never opposed proper and financially sound social insurance and pension programs for its employees. For many years it has had in effect a pension plan, partly contributory and partly non-contributory. non-contributory. The only pensions to which the chief executives of United States Steel Corporation may become entitled upon retirement are under this contributory pension plan, which is applicable upon exactly the same basis to every employee receiving compensation in excess of $3,000 a year. Since 1935 United States Steel has had a contributory group life insurance plan, mostly paid for by the employees, under which the great majority of its employees are now protected. In addition, there are numerous employee welfare associations throughout United States Steel, where the entire cost of welfare benefits is paid by the employees. We had hoped to be able to work out with the Union through collective bargaining any changes in our existing programs for insurance and pensions, which are necessary or desirable at this time. Instead we have been met with the Union's flat ultimatum that we must accept the recommendations of the Presidential Steel Board as the equivalent of the determination of a compulsory arbitration tribunal. United States Steel declines to bow to that ultimatum. Statement By BENJAMIN F. FAIRLESS President, United States Steel Corporation Pittsburgh, Pa., September 30, 1949 Our collective bargaining negotiations with the United Steelworkers of America (CIO) have come to a complete impasse, because of the unreasonable attitude of the Union. For a week past United States Steel has attempted through a resumption of collective bargaining with the Union to reach a solution of the matters in dispute, as was requested by the President of the United States. The ultimatum issued to us by Philip Murray, President of the Union, on September 21, 1949, continues to be his inflexible position. We must accept the recommendations of the Presidential Steel Board or a steel strike will result tonight at midnight, regardless of the consequences con-sequences of such a strike to the public and to our employees. The position posi-tion of Mr. Murray is that the Board had powers equivalent to those of a compulsory arbitration tribunal, and that we are bound by the Board's recommendations, despite the written assurance of President Truman when he created the Board that its recommendations would not be binding upon either party. United States Steel declines to bow to such an ultimatum. We feel sure that the public will promptly recognize that the responsibility for a strike rests with the Union. , United States Steel proposed last Tuesday night to pay as its share of the cost of contributory programs for insurance and pensions to be negotiated with the Union up to an average of 4 cents an hour for insurance and 6 cents an hour for pensions, these being the exact amounts recommended by the Presidential Steel Board as the cost to be paid by the employer for such social security programs. Federal social security and pensions for Federal Government employees are upon a contributory basis, as is also true of many State and industrial social security programs. American industry alone cannot afford to pay the cost of adequate insurance insur-ance and pension programs for employees. As recommended by the Board, United States Steel offered to join with the Union in making a joint study of pensions, to be concluded by March 1, 1950. Upon the conclusion of such a joint study, an effort would be made to negotiate a mutually satisfactory contributory pension plan with the Union to become effective when our present labor agreements agree-ments expire on April 30, 1950. Under United States Steel's proposal for a contributory insurance program to be forthwith negotiated and put into effect, United States Steel would pay about $5.70 a month for each participating employee. The cost to a single employee would be about $2 a month and about $3 a month for an employee obtaining insurance for his dependents. These insurance contributions by employees would not reduce their present take-home pay, nor would they in any sense be a wage cut, as Mr. Murray has charged. U. S. Steel employees on the average are now-paying now-paying more under present contributory insurance and employee welfare plans than they would be asked to contribute under the company's pro--posal, which would provide superior benefits to those now available. Therefore, U. S. Steel's insurance proposal would result in the employee on the average taking home each month the same amount of pay as at present, and in addition $5.70 of further insurance and welfare benefits paid for by United States Steel. To make the negotiations more difficult, the Union demanded last Wednesday afternoon not only a complete acceptance of the Board's recommendations on insurance and pensions, but that they be made retroactive to July 16, 1949. No such retroactive provision was contained con-tained in the Board's report. The Union also proposed that a wage increase of UV2 cents an hour be negotiated. The Board had found that a wage increase at this time was not justified. Yesterday the Union made a new demand for a wage increase of 30 cents an hour as an alternative to all questions under discussion. These proposals of the Union clearly indicate indi-cate its unwillingness to attempt in good faith to reach a fair and reasonable reason-able settlement. They were the only proposals made by the Union during the entire negotiations which started last Friday. The Union flatly rejected the fair and constructive proposals of United States Steel. This rejection by the Union ends any hope of an early amicable settlement, which is a matter of the deepest regret to United States Steel. Geneva Steel Company Walther Mathesius PRESIDENT AM A SMEEPiNfi COM POUND ISNVANUFACTURED FROM COTTONSEED HULLS.' 4 |