Northern Firm Suffers Coal Curtailment · 2010. 1. 12. · M percent gain over January. San Diego...
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Economic Director Lists Four Factors For Unemployment Risefor (ho rise of unemployment In Southern California which In March reached 281,100, accord ing to Morris Fendleton, regionalEconomic Development
He listed them as:Sufficient materials for pro
duction and expansion are 1m- poslple to obtain;
slons continue to choke business activities;War surplus disposal questions
cause uncertainties in productio and sales plans, andHousing and business building shortages destroy the norma mobility of labor.At the satn,e time, Pmdleto gave the following breakdown o
the overall unemployment figureLos Angeles County: 218,000
10,000 higher than the figure for February which showed M percent gain over January.
San Diego County: 29,400 greater by 10,«00 tlian the num ber idle three months before.
San Bemar«tlno-Riverslde coun ties: 13,700, reflecting a 13.6 pei
ment In those two counties In February.Pendleton also reported that
unemployment relief payments In Southern California exceeded 3% mHllon dollars .for the week ending March 28, with $1,225,000 paid to returned servicemen and 12,311,000 paid to civilians.
"These payments," he said, "reflect the steady upward trend
Bank Will Retain Specialist For Veterans' Loans
Following the recent U. S. Qov
Ing materials Into channels fo construction of homes for ve erans, Bank of America has an nounced a statewide program t retrain more ttog 1,000 members of Its staff as specialists *liberalized Q.I.
In addition, each of the bank' branches 1» to hire a veterans counsellor to whom veterans World Wat II may turn fo Information on loans and othe matters of Interest to them.
Declaring that "th* veteran Is getting a break In housing _ last," Bank of Amerlcq officers point out that the recent amend ments to the Q.I. Bill "took out the hocui pocus, eliminated the red tape and streamlined the 'procedure/
It was further stated tha' under the new regulations themake loans .veterans on '. homes costing up to ' 110,000.wlthdut a
the requirement of sufficient In come to take care of the pay ments, and appraisal shows that the property Is priced In lin with present day cost factors.
Sugar Stamp 9 To Be Used For Canning
Persons needing canning BU< gar should NOT apply to their local prlc« control boards or to the district office for applica tions; that Is not necessary, ac cording to Edwin A. Poehlmann, who Is In charge of sugar ra tioning for the OPA In Southern California.
All that la needed, Poehlmann pointed out, Is to present Spare Stamp No. 9 to the grocer and receive your five pounds of can ning sugar. All ration book hold ers, he said, should have thla spare stamp, which la contained In Ration Book No. 4 or their sugar book.
"Persons who use .their can ning sugar now, for some other purpose, may regrest it when rives," Poehlmann warned. "Sug- Is still far from plentiful and must be used sparingly."
CUEBENT MBMBHB8HIPThe current membership of
ganizatlon is going to combat 'The Committee for Economic
Development Is working with southwest community leaders now to develop an action pro gram to make more job oppor tunities by attacking the causes of unemployment."
Northern Firm Suffers Coal Curtailment
Columbia Steel Company, sub- sldlary of United States Steel Corporation, today notified the Mountain Fuel Supply Company of Salt Lake City, that It will be forced to curtail the supply- Ing of coke oven gas to that company Immediately because ofthe threatened strike.
national coalThe gas, which Is produced as a by-product of Columbia's coke oven operation at Ironton, Ut»h, Is supplied to residents and com mercial users in the communl-
Spanlsh Fork, Utah,- through fa cilities of the Mountain Fuel Supply Company. Columbia .Steel Company offl-
only enough coal on hand fon fifteen days of operation if the plant was to be maintained at the usual operation of seventy Five coke ovens a day. In-order to continue supplying gas to the residents of this area for the maximum length of time, Colum bia's coke oven production will be cut down Immediately to thirty-six ovens • a day, whic should extend the production o: gas, on a reduced scale, to ap proximately thirty-one days..Further reduced production o gas is highly probable In th event the coal strike Is of long
Spivey Appointed Assistant Directo Of Columbia Stee
C. T..Spivey has been appoln ed assistant director of Indus rial relations of Columbia Stee Company, William A. Ross, pre Ident, announced today. '
Spivey, who has been assocla ed with the United States Stee Corporation since his graduatlo from Stanford University i 1937, has served in numerous capacities of Industrial relation work for the steel corporation.
He started as an Industrie engineer at the Plttsburg Work/ of Columbia Steel Company. I
the company's industrial rela tlons activities in the state o Utah, and in 1943 was transfer red to the Government - owne Qeneva Steel Works to supervls this new project's Industrial re lations program. He returned to Columbia Steel Company las year.
State Employers Are Urged To Use Facilities Offered
An Invitation to California em
persons to use the facilities 0 Department of Employment fielc
offices to ass.lst them In filling out unemployment Insurance ta> returns and wage reports, was ssued today by T. H. Mugforc Chief of the Division of Ac counts and Tax Collections.
Mugford pointed out that th returns and reports became dui from this group of employers which totals more than 130,001 'or the first time on April I These were, the smaller employ ers, who previous to January 3 1946, were exempt from provl slons of the unemployment In surance tax if they employed "ewer than lour Individuals."While the contribution forms are not complicated," Mugfon
said, "nevertheless, employers are Invited to consult with th.
>la officials pointed out. It ma;the veteran compiles,**^ JOB* to 'eighteen ovens a dayvin6rder to barely maintain th coke ovens. At this 'rate of op eration, the -ovens could be kep leated for approximately fifty days but no gas would be avail able for • public use. It was >olnted out that this drastic itep would be ' taken only as i Inal resort to protect the coki ivens from irreparable damage.
'If the coal strike lasts in ixcess of fifty days, we will be breed to close down our coke ovens completely," Columbia of flclabj stated. 'This means the ovens will crack while coollnj ind will have to be entirely re- milt at a cost of hundreds of housands of dollars. It woulc also require approximately a 'ear to rebuild providing sup- dies are available." During thiscommunities would be without as, Columbia officials said.
COLOBED UOUTSColored light approach angle
iree of the runways at Idlewlld airport. The unit has three warns. The top one Is amber
oo high for a proper approach, he middle one, green, indicates
roach angle. The lowest light Mam, red, Indicates the ap- roach angle Is too low. The evlce Is particularly effective In
assisting the pilot In the 60 to 00 feet of an Instrument ap- roach.
eration
PHILCO SALES AND SERVICEELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIRS AND REWIND
(All Make, and All Sizes)
2300 Pacific Coast Hwy. Lomita, Calif.
t they have -any problems In completing the returns.
"Prompt filing is urged, as penalty and Interest charges at tach If the returns are not filed by the end of April, accordingment insurance act."
For Peacetime Being Formed
Under .the guidance of Cap tain Selden O. Hooper,: USN, District Director of Naval Re serve, plans have been formulat
organizations to be established lii principal cities within the
As soon as adequate armories
obtained, one or more divisions of Naval Reserves win be estab lished in the following cities: California: Long Beach, Los An geles, Pasadena, Santa Barbara,
Bernardlno. New Mexico: Albu querque; Arbona: Phoenix Tuc- son. Later, units may also be established in California at Ba- kersfleld and Santa Ana,Present post-war navy plans,
as outlined by Captain Hooper,all for the establishment of 47leady Reserve divisions withinhe Eleventh Naval District
Each division will be composedof about IS officers and 200 en-isted men. Groups of two to ight divisions will comprise a>attallon under the command ofa reserve officer. A Brigadecommander will be assigned la-!r. . .'The Ready Reserve, with amaximum national strength ofpproximately 26,000 officers and
78,000 men, will be maintainedn a high state of training andwill be available for Immediateloblllzatlon.
TOWNSEND CLUB FEATURES NOVEL PROGRAM
The Townsend Club of this city will present a pot luck dinner tomorrow night at 6:30 o'clock, according to James Sel lers, president The dinner will take place In the Young Men's Bible claaa.
At a recent meeting of the club a musical program was enjoyed. Accordionist B e 111 e Thomas, Mrs. Don Moshos, Caro lyn Mltchell and Carol Clark, participated in the program with the Acoordlonettea, wh* are comprised of young sters of eight years of age and under. They were. Janeen Col ombo, Joan Blackman, Norma Meadows, Donna Evans, Bebe Marie Baboock, Cathryn Clouse and Fred Dleoel.
Songs and dances by Yolanda Goldsmith, pupil of the Three Arts Studio.
AERIAL GOVERNOR . . . Breakfast with the family in Sacra- mentd and off to the office, with time out only for luncheon and a ipeech in Los Angeles at noon before returning home 'for (he evening, is becoming a familiar schedule on .the daily cal endar of Governor Earl Warrent as his campaign for reelection progresses. Hit busy appointment pad for the coming weeks includes speeches in cities throughout California and to keep up with them and keep his daily work-sheet clear too, his Honor just tales to the air. Above, Governor Warren is met at the Pacific Air Lines plane by Tom J. Cunninghem, his Southern Cali fornia campaign manager. ' t
Restaurant Price Gouging Reported By OPA
Restaurant price gouging av eraging "48 percent In the South ern California area was report ed by. Edwin Sadler, Southern California District OPA Price Board Executive.
OPA investigators checked I,- 836 restaurants abou t 12 per cent of the total number of restaurants in the Southland and found numerous violations during the investigation, which was launched because of many complaints. that prices were go ing up throughout the whole area, Sadler stated.
Some 609 restaurants have upped prices above the legal price on old items, while 376 were found charging excessive prices on new items, the survey showed.
Three hundred and twenty restaurant operators were .found in violation of price posting reg ulations, while 285 others were found to have discontinued most of their low and medium priced meals In favor of meals in the high price brackets.
TORRANCE HERALD April 11. 1MB
Scout And Cub Leaders To Meet In Lomita
April 22, all Scout and Cub leaders of Torrance will meet for a dinner and round table discussion in Lomita, according to Richard Sinclair, cub master. This will be in conjuction with other leaders from the Harbor District with a new plan for organization proposed for the meeting.
Those planning to attend 'are to contact Sinclair at his resi dence, 2326 Sonoma St., or call Torrance 9BO-M.
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