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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1958
Page
5
The Labor Scene reports traveling through Texas and part of New Mexico during vacation last week, noting comparatively little impact from the national recession.
Arthur L. Ernst, a 35 year veteran of Republic Steel Corp's Steel and Tubes Division, retires under the company pension plan. A native of Westlake-Rocky River, he grew up in Ely and worked at Dean Electric and Western Automatic before joining in 1917, later returning in 1923. Now foreman of the welding department, he lives at 208 Harwood with his wife and four daughters, planning fishing trips and a Florida vacation.
A reader asks about the new American Express credit card and its potential to boost earnings. The columnist argues the plan adds speculative appeal and growth potential to a strong company with a long history since 1850, noting steady earnings and dividends, and suggests investors may benefit as the stock could rise from recent levels.
Estel Hammond of South Amherst is unopposed for president of United Steelworkers Local 3280 at Cleveland Quarries Co. This follows a nomination at the South Amherst American Legion Hall and comes after a long strike and a dual unionism charge. Election is set for Tuesday in August with outgoing president William Sawders not seeking re election.
Second Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland reports growth across assets loans and investments reserves and savings. Assets stand at 74,497,159 as of June 30 up nearly 7 million from a year earlier with savings reaching 61,804,329.
The Ohio AFL-CIO, newly merged state labor group, will occupy a new Columbus headquarters likely next year on land adjoining the former Ohio State Federation of Labor AFL site. The two existing buildings will be razed, the office building having cost $45,000, with a combined frontage of 61 feet on a 187 foot deep lot. The former Ohio CIO Council building will be sold after completion.
Mary Howard was re elected president of the United Food Co National Tube cafeterias at Lorain. She was chosen to head Local 3910 USW for the 13th year since the local founded 14 years ago. Officers named include Katherine Brietlc vice president Maxine Kerry recording secretary Margaret Kerr financial secretary Mary Ann Kobasic treasurer Anne Potts grievance committeewoman.
The piece discusses American Express aiming to launch an international charge card covering travel and services worldwide. It notes stock gains amid optimism, compares to Diners Club, and cites Merck stock strength alongside Webelos Cub Scouts events promoting Diuril awareness and related scout activities.
A sequence of union calendar entries lists Monday Local 830 Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 2195 USW Henry Furnace, Wednesday Local 996 M F Unit UAW Local 64 Elyria Bricklayers, Thursday Building Trades Union Business Agents UAW Citizenship Council, Friday Local 758 County Laborers Local 705 Lorain Carpenters.
Mayor Louis Frey’s court in Norwalk processed 107 cases in June collecting 2916.10 dollars. Funds were allocated to the city general fund 2053, state highway patrol share 247.50, Huron County Law Library Association 250, county treasurer for uniform fines 265.30, and sheriff fees and dog fines. Disposition included 18 disorderly conduct or intoxication cases and 14 speeding cases.
Ohio's relative idleness in 1957 fell to 0.22 percent, a postwar low, with 1,580,000 man-days idle. Akron led eight metro areas at 0.69 percent, Dayton at 0.10 percent, and statewide stoppages totaled 355 events involving 151,000 workers. The report by Industrial Relations Director Hugh D. Wait cites 1957 as the quietest year since 1944, despite a nationwide average of 0.14 percent.
Western Automatic Screw Machine Co expands its Elyria plant with a 21 000 square foot draw plant addition and new steel division upgrades. The project aims to boost capacity for cold drawn steel and bar stock handling as workers install a chip processing system and new sales office facilities. Final occupancy expected in late fall with full utilization over two to three years. Elyria executives and local workers oversee construction as a group from Equitable Life Insurance plans a Washington trip to tour the new national office building.
Thew Shovel service department in Lorain uses a new IBM system that organizes information from field service reports. The IBM summary report runs off separately for every machine type and contains 13 columns of data for each service report. Carrol Turk, service manager, calls the system a valuable tool for product improvement efforts.
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