The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 3, 1947, Page 4

arith aA ENE I ‘eGR rouR Southern Bell Refuses Union Demands For Higher Wages Southern Bell Telephone Co.,{ upon the company which today answered union demands |} granted would increase the cus- of its employes for higher wages| tomer’s telephone bill for local and improved benefit payments} service an average of $3.40 per by offering a year’s renewal of} month, over and above the rate the present contract between the | increases now being sought. company and the Southern Fed- Would Boost Costs eration of Telephone Workers. “Under union demands, the The Federation, representing | company’s payroll costs would be the Southern Bell pamenRerets increased by $72,000,000 a year, ory employes, has given‘the com! |"boosting the payroll to a figure ,days’ , notice , jn ro far in excess of !total revenues. to a new ‘contrat: The | Thé union is demanding this union demands — substantially | very large’ increase notwithstand- higher wages and 80 other pro- | ing’ the! fa¢t‘ thatthe basic pay visions, including thé union shop }:of Southétn' ‘Béelk‘men and wom- and. improvements’ in | sick} en’has already’ been ineveased by benefits, holiday;.’ vacation and#'75’ per cént''since January, 1941, benefit payments. \It is -corimon! “knowledge that In a statement given The Citi-} these increases in ‘pay have re- zen, Southern Bell claims “nol gulted in present day levels for justification” for the union de-| Bell employes which compare mands and offers the employes) favorably with those paid dy the right to reopen negotiations! other concerns in the South. | after six months if they renew “At present, wages for the 40- the contract. The company’s com-' hour work week are as follows, plete statement follows: jin accordance with the size of “The wniun has made demands city: LARGE MEDIUM EXCHANGES EXCHANGES Operator— $27 to $39PerWk. $25t0 $35 Per Wk. $22 to $31 Per Wk. Insteller-Repairman— $28 to $62 Per Wk. Stenographer— $125 to $190 Per Mo, $120 t0$180 Per Mo, Not Normally Needed “The company’ ‘earnestly: de-| the ‘public; the employes and the sires to go as far as possible to}. managenient,;' as’ well: as the. SMALL EXCHANGES $27 to $58 Per Wk, $27 to $56 Per Wk. Miss Barbara Low C. Skelton Wed Miss Barbara Lowe, daughter of Mrs. Walter J. Lowe, and Ben- Thursday night in the First Bap- tist Church, which was beauti- fully decorated. The ceremony ; was performed by the pastor, the Rev. J. C. Yelton. The bride wore a dress of white tulle, with tight-fitting bodice and long tight-fitting sleeves. Mrs. Walter Lowe, Jr., sang “I Love You Truly,” accompanied by Miss Catherine Knowles. Mrs. Edna Albury sang “Because”, ac- companied by Mrs. Thelma Porch. Mrs. Porch played the Wedding March. Miss Lowe, given in marriage by her brother, George O. Lowe, wore a veil of illusion, which was trimmed with chantilly lace and swept the floor from a_ pearl- trimmed Juliet cape. With her white prayer book, the bride carried white gardenias and streamers of stephanotis. Mrs. Hollon Bervaldi, sister of the bride, who was matron of honor, was attired in yellow and wore yellow roses in her hair. She carried a nosegay of pastel colored flowers. Miss Phylis Stephens, who came from Ft. Lauderdale to be Miss Angueira And Roy Henson Marry Among pretty weddings in Key West recently was the ceremony Pe re In Baptist Church ‘maid-of honor for her aunt, was dressed in biue and wore» blue it jamin C. Skelton were married ' flowers in her hair. She carried a |nosegay of pastel colored flow- ers. The” bridesmaids were the |Misses Gloria Giles, dressed in pink; Monteen Bryant, in green, and Dori; za,.in pink. All wore hairdress to match their dresses and each ¢arried a nosegay of ‘pastel colors. ‘ Norman Billings was best man. Groomsmen were Jack Scoft, George Shane and Edward Lea, shipmates of the groom, who also served as ushers. Flower girls were Joan Lowe, niece of the bride, dressed in ‘pink, and Brenda Adams, dressed in blue. They wore ankle-length jdressés.and bonnets. Walter James Flefning, nephew of the bride, was ring bearer. | Following the ceremony, a re- ‘ception was held at the home of the bride on Ashe street. Aftér a honeymoon in Alabama, the couple will return to Key West. : Mts.’ Skelton is a graduate of ;the Key West High School, and |Mr. Skelton attended schools in \Tuscaloosa, Ala. He is attached to.the,USS, Stribling. SERS ts a ~The Weather FORECAST Key “West and Vicinity: Fair meet the wishes of ‘its employes, but ft cannot fail-also to’ take in- to account the interests of the stéckholder — that: earnings . be adequate’ because only then will we be able to go forward and conducted by Rev. Reid at the and continued cool tonight, Fleming Street Methodist: slightly warmer Tuesday. Fresh publi¢ and the stockholders. Any | cntinually improve the service, settlement which is made must! increase ‘wages ahd give'the be fair to all, thereforé the com-; telephone user more for’ his pany could not, in doing its duty money. i to all concerned, agree to such! “In management’s responsibil- large demands. ity in the conduct of the busi- “It is.this company’s objective ; hess, not one of its three obliga- | to pay wages which compare fa-; tions—to the public, to the em- vorably with those paid by other Ployes and to the owner — can concerns in the community it be overlooked, nor can one be | serves for work requiring similar ;™Phasized to the detriment of | skill and training. In doing this| the others. it ig the earnest desire of the} Parley Opened Feb. 17 management to work in coopera- “Negotiations were opened} tion with the union for continu-/ With the union on February 17 ing improvement of the prosper-| 2nd have continued daily since | ity, security and happiness of the| that time. The demands of the fine people who are the employes| Union which cover more than 80 of the company. Evidence of this items, including the union ‘shop, iw the fact that general wage in- | #arrowing almost to the ‘point ‘of eveases granted in, 1945 and. 1946; ¢liminating wage differentials added! approximately $26,000,000 } between’ this territory and’ other to the anpual epay,;of, the em-| Parts of ‘the “United States, atid pleyes., Ibid nificant to note : itnprovements in ‘sick benefits, that while the share of each-dol- | Holiday, vacation and benefit lar of revenue going to and for; Payments, have “been discussed employes increased by 61 per| thoroughly and views of all con- cent from 194041946, the, earn- | ¢érned have “been fully express- ings of the: stockholder — the &di' Since there did not seem to people whose savings haye, help- be’ any ‘justification for a com- } Church Thursday evening, Feb. | ruary 20, when Miss Georgina } Angueira, daughter of Mr. ‘and’ Mrs. Alberto Anguiera, 417%Am- elia street, was united in mar- riage to Roy Henson, son of Mrs. Hilton Henson, 1115 Fleming street. The bride, given in marriage ; by her father, wore a white satin gown with Irish lace trim- med bodice, with a full-length il- | lusion veil caught to a tiara of pearl seeds. She carried .a bou- quet of white carnations. Miss Doris Boza, her only attendant, wore a lovely pink chiffon dress and carried a bouquet of blue iris. William Russell was,the at- tendant for, the groom. The mother, of the bride was gowned inja black crepe dress with black hat. and corsage of white carnations. Mrs. Henson, mother: of the: bridegroom, wore a black crepe dress with fuschia hat and a corsage of blue iris. Wedding music was played by Mrs. John:: Valenzuela. A..recep- tion was held.at St. Mary’s Par- | | | northwesterly winds diminishing and becoming northeast tonight and Tuesday. Florida: Partly cloudy today, tonight and Tuesday. Colder, ex- cept in Tallahassee area today. Continued cold tonight. Slightly warmer Tuesday. East Gulf and Jacksonville through Florida Straits: Fresh northwest winds diminishing to- day and becoming moderate north to northeast tonight and Tuesday. Partly. cloudy weather. REPORT Key West, Fla., March 3, 1947 (Observation taken at 8:30 am., Eastern Standard Time, City Office) Temperatures Highest yesterday 20... Lowest last night Normal _. : meee «a@--» Precipitation Rainfall, 24 hours ending 8:30 a.mg inches -.:.,-... Relative Humidity oP 456 Sara, Tomorrow’s Almanac «(Eastern Standard Time) ‘Sunrise a ~. 6:47 a.m. oon . 64 -+ 12 0 edto make the company’s growth ! Plete Yevision! of: working prac- possible — decreased ,by_35 per __ Labor Large Item “The increased payroll costs the Southern Bell Telephone; Company has incurred would, of! tices'nor for such large‘ wage in- ¢reasés’''as those which ‘have been’ demarided, the company ‘has H offered a year’s renewal of the present very liberal contract with | the right to reopen the matter of! ish Hall, where, about, three hun- dred guests: attended. The. newlyweds, aré making their. home at 1115 Fleming street. Sunset 6:31 p.m. Moonrise 4:08 p.m. Moonset 5:06 a.m. TIDES ‘ Tomorrow Naval Base (Zasteth Stanaard Time) 4 % ;.{ Wages after six months, when| ae ae sctasieets busi- | greater stability of conditions; . ; ._ | may be realized. | wernt Asad pear oonspeal “The management is asking | a wee labor expenses the union leadership to recognize | 4 the obligation of all of us to the| ‘i i er hoiat such te eT Me public, It is pointing out that) the al operatin; . ‘ | “This is one of the contributing | ee ee i ohare factors which have depressed the: ficient manner possible, can the “ my’s earnings fortes low. | employes and the management | est point in history. Because of continue to deserve the good will| these decreases in earnings,! of the public. We cannot disre- | Southern Bell has ee ee eee the welfare of the public essary to petition the state reBU-\ cither in our charges for ‘service | latory bodies fori ncreases. 1M or.in the quality and continuity rate. of the service we render if we “In thé face of these conditions gre to continue to improve the | union demands eae prosperity and ae of tele- above the level’ of those paid‘in phone people. is to preserve comparable southern” businesses, ! {he opportunity of this continu- | fail-completely to ,take into ac- 4 improyement of telephone | count the realities of the situa- people that the management is asking the cooperation of union leadership.” RED CROSS DRIVE (Continued from rage One) Wilhemina Harvey, and Louis Eis-| ner, has prepared district maps} and assignments. The captains, in turn, will arrange block-by- | block assignments. Additional volunteers will be welcome, Mrs. Higgs said. | Tonight’s meeting will be high- lighted’ by brief talks by Hamp- ton, Pottér, Mrs. Higgs, Mrs. Fer- nando’ Camus, ‘chairman of sup-| plies; Joe Pinder, chapter treasur- | er; and Gerdid. Saunders, chairman | ‘ 6f advdneed' gifts, and Oliver Griswold, director of public re- lations: | A motion picture depicting the| work ‘of the Red Cross will be a major part of the program, and campaign information will be dis- | tributed to the workers. | Junior Red Cross workers will begin this week to distribute to| all residences in the city a four-| page rotogravure photographic story of the main fields of Red Cross activity. Meanwhile, speak- | ers are scheduled to tell Red) Cross needs to civic and busin: groups, as well as over the radio, ! | tion. | “It is to the interest of all— Tug Tows Vessel To Reserve Fleet USS. APA-210, a Naval tug at- tached to the Seventh Naval Dis- trict, will leave port today en- route back to Green Cove Springs, Florida, towing the LSM-215 from Key West. ‘ ‘ The LSM-215 will become part of the Reserve Fleet in storage at Green Cove Springs.’ The tug brought a barge into Key West Saturday. Lord Back After * Ocala Meeting County Judge Raymond R. Lord returned to his office at County Court House today after spending three days attending the annual convention of the Florida County Judges Association at Ocala Judge Lord said that the asso- ciation will make an appeal to the legislature to amend the pro- pation laws of the state | Mrs. Couple Issued Marriage License A marriage license was issued Saturday by County Judge Ray- mond R. Lord to Ollie F. Brown, 35, and Minnie T. Anderson, 35, oth of Miami. Biathe $e Boy To Adamses Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Adams, 914 Olivia street, birth of a son yesterday at 5:57 p.m. in the Key West Municipal hospital. The new arrival weigh- ed seven pounds, four ounces, and has; been given the namie ‘of Jon Thomas. Mrs. Adams is the formé@r ‘Aan Barrett of Montclair, N. J. Mr. Adams is employed with the Pep- si-Cola company of this city. Son To Kennys Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dulion, of Poinciana, have been informed that a son was born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Kenny, at Great Neck, Long Island, N. Y. Kenny is Mr. and Mrs. Dulion’s daughter. Daughter To Renfroes Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Renfroe, Miami, announce the birth of a daughter on February 20. Mrs. Renfroe is the former Marjorie Key, of Key West, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Key, 715 Baker’s lane. The newcomer weighed seven pounds, nine ounces, and was named Sherry Lynn. Daughter To Koontzes A daughter was born Friday, in Pensacola, to Lieutenant and s. C. E. Koontz. The new ar- al weighed five and one-half pounds, and was named Ruth Irene. Mrs. Koontz is a daughter of Mrs, Sybil Dexter, 504 Grinnell street, announce the! High Tide Low Tide 8:40 a.m. 2:03 a.m. 7:55 p.m. 1:05 p.m. ADDITIONAL TIDE DATA | Reference Station: Key West Time of| Height of | Station— Tide {high water | Bahia Honda —Ohr. (bridge) _.10 min. No Name Key +2hr. (east side) Boca Chica i 1 i } 0.0 ft. —Ohr. (Sandy Point) 40 min. | Caldag.Channel +2hr. | (north end) —.10 min, +1.4 ft. | Minus-Sign—Corrections to be subtracted |Plus Sign — Corrections i added. j Ne UT TTTTTURTITEN ILM LLU _. PERSONALS \ STU Te LLL a i Mrs. Vinock Here | { Mrs.-A. J.. Vinock, of Beau- | mont, Texas, mother of Comdr. | Eli Vinock, Operations Officer of | Key West Naval Base, is visit- | ing her son and his wife at | 1311 Grinnell street. Mrs, Vinock | , Will remain here about a month. TWO NOW HEAD THE RED CROSS GENEVA, Switzerland.—(AP). —Two vice presidents are serving | as heads of the International Committee of the Red Cross for | | the: ®urrent year following the retirement of Dr. Max Huber, in- terim president. They are Ernest {Martin Bodmer. Huber, president of the com- mittee since 1928, retired after he reached 70. to be} Gloor and i Prof. Roscoe B. Ellard, associ- ate dean of Columbia's Graduate | School of Journalism, born in Kansas City, 51 years ago. | Your Grocer SELLS That Good | STAR * BRAND | mi cUsAN COFFEE © and CUBAN t Try A Pound Today. | ° Girl Scouts _ Present Awards In St. Paul’s The Girl Scout © of Awards, held Tuesday -in St. Paul’s Parish Hall, was attended by a large crowd of Scouts, par- -ents, and friends. Long before the program started every avail- able seat was taken. The group was called “to at- tention, and the Scqyts, filed in, led by the flag bearers. The flag, was saluted, Scout promise’ ‘ind laws were recited. Jacqueline Sheafer, patrolJeader, presented Lynn Sellers, Jacqueline ey and Frieda May. coc af bers of the trooj ets te Mrs. Lee Thompson, leader of Troop 5, was in charge of the program, and introduced Rev. J. H. MaeConnell, who presented the awards. In his talk Rev. Mac- Connell stressed the importance of the scouting movement to the community, and asked for the cooperation of the people of Key West in furthering . this move- ment. Brownie Troop, No. 7, under the . leadership of Miss Ruth Cates, presented the following program: Recitations: Betty Jenks, Caro- lyn Spoone, Alice Jenks. Piano solos: . Deanne Archer, Joyce Stickney, Deanne.Ecton, Glogia Ne sis pH oH ¢ Vocal solo"by nt and singing of the Brownie song by the entire troop. Brownie Troop, No. 6, from Poinciana, with. Mrs. Smith as leader, gave'a skit telling the history of their troop, and closed by forming a wishing ring. Scout Troop 8, under the lead- ership of Mrs. Merrill Sands, presented a Dancing Doll Peep Show. A Scout quiz by Troop 5 con- cluded the program. The following awards presented: First Class Badges: Elsie Lee Thompson, Jacqueline Sheafer, and Anne Yates. Second Class Badges: Frances Meggs, Carolyn Dawson, Sally Ann Goss, Betty Joyce Carnes, Lalah Tims,. Teresa Bardwell, Edyth (Hampton, Barbara Jolly, Clarabell Garcia and Helen Mc- Donald. Merit Badges: Joyce Ann Loun- 7 ; were ders, .Barbarg Adams, Judith Goodmah, Sy.lvia’ Kriowles, Blanche Alligood, Evelyn Net- tles, Elizabeth Russell, Zola Ca- mus, Gale Curry, Yvonne Mc- Cardle, Jacqueline Sheafer, :El- sie Lee Thompson, Anne Yates, June Yates, and Betty Davis. At the close of the program, refreshments were served by 'the I Scouts. |91N COUNTY GET UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION Unemployment compensation payments in Monroe cqunty dur- ing the week ending February 22, amounted to $128 and were |made to nine persons, eight men and a woman, Carl B. Smith, chairman of the Florida Industrial Commission reported. Payments throughout the state, he said, amounted to $84,220.50 and were made to a total of 5,541 including 2,957 men and 2,584 women. 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