1980-01 January IBEW Journal.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...

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Picnic
IlrfJ!hu 1) 0 11 Ak." coo . d l " a!~ d MIni"'! 1111 "r III.
p' ~ n' e .fll,I,I., fl)' Ihe " Iroop.,"
Graduates Honored At
Dinn er-Donce
L U, 1!6, l'IIIl.AJ)t: I .I'II IA, I' ,\ ,-Th~ 241h
annual graduation was celcbratcd wilh a dinner·
dancc held al the Emm,r.~, QU811' y Coun "·I ot~l
in CMli~lc. l'enn5ylvnnia. on S~tllrd~y. October
20. 1919. The dance was held to honor 10 new
graduating apprenticr$.
Thomas Leach, di,ector of the Local 126
OSI-I&E Trust Fund, WD5 maSler of ce.emonir$.
Aftel an in"ocation. delivered by b rry Menge!,
Thomas Leach introduced thc followlnl; speak·
us: Howard Cram,rt, business nmnaGer of l.ocal
126 and member of Ihe National App.enticeship
and Training Committee; Will"m OoUI5. assist.
ant chilptcr manager of the I' cnn· Del·Jersey
Chapter. NECA: and Bernald lhgan. chairman
of the l ocal 126 NJATC Subeommitt«.
The new journeyman linemen honored this
>'eu were Edward Costello, Juli~n Oil.on, Clif·
ford FO"~lhc. Slc'cn Her ~h. Fr.tncj~ KU! lCr.
B~ny Rh oOl(!" Donald Kunkle, Gary Tunkersley,
Ste"e Wihon. and Greg wright.
l're'>CntaIlOns consIsted of Ihe NJATC cenili.
e:lte by IlowDrd Grabert. Ihe NJATC medallion
by John Fa~r: the I' ennsyl~ani a ~partmcnl of
Labor und Industry certificate hy Larry Mengel.
Ihe U.S. Depilr1menl of I.abor certificate by
Percy O·Neal. and an inscribed Elgin .... ristwalCh
by B~rnard lIapn.
The Apprentice of the Yenr Aw:ltd, a line·
man's rinl! 10 the outstanding i!pprenlice of ~ hc
year. lIi~en in honor of Buck Faus~, ~ pioneer
eommillee member, was presenled by ikrnard
lIag.1n 10 Donald Kun~le , This .ward ;5 Ili~en
no~ only for ,cho!.l\!tc ~biri~y nnd qua"ty of job
performance. bUI also to the individuul ...·ho is
considered 10 bc Ihe besl all·round apprenlice
of hIS class.
A $100 U.S. Salinas Board. presented by John
Faber ;n memory o f Adam Miller, ano~her
pioneer committee member. W35 given to
Francis Kul ~cr,
IIOWARD GUBfn. B.M .
Recording Secretory Resigns;
Work Still Plentiful
L U. 130, N~; \\ OltLEANS, I.A.- Clhng pel'
wnal considerations us his reason for leaving
office. Brother Clinton Ourso has decided 10
resign IIII' position o f recording secrelary. ]n a
rebli'ely shorl period of I;me, Clinton lin com·
piled an outslPndin. record of service 10 Ihe
loc;!.]. III' hM been a steady performer as chair.
man of Ihe COI'E COlnmillee and rClliSlrur
of "olcrs, as .... 1'11 as rcco.diog secrClary, lI is
exam,"e of aell\'e p:lrlleip;!'lion has been one
others would do well to follow. liil absence
will cerlamly be felt . E"cn so, l'm confident Ih e
E~ecutivc Hoafd will act wisely in selcel,ng tl
suilab]e repbcemenl
Work in our prea remains plentiful. That cer·
lainly enhances the enjoymenl of thl!! fesli~e
timt o f year. Sanla Claus can be more geoc