SEATTLE LOCAL 154 PAYS PORTLAND 159 A VISIT
At the Country Kitchen, seated left to right: L.R. Smith, President 159, Ken Dowling, Executive Board Member 154, Seattle, Herb Olson, their Business Agent, Fred Jienke, President, and International Vice President O.M. Jacobson. Standing, left to right: Russ Phelan, Business Agent B-20 Portland and also a member of 159; Max Cohen, Secretary 159; Ed Hird, Secretary 154; Sid Phillips, Business Agent, 159 and Justin Stoll member of the Board; James Morgan, Business Agent Local 28 and C.D. Barnhart, Sergeant of Arms Local 159.
LARGEST FLOAT EVER IN ROSE PARADE
"ROMAN FIESTA", easily the largest and most spectacular float ever to be entered in the Portland Rose Festival parade, took the Grand Sweepstakes in the event held June, 15th. The entry, consisting of six units, 151 participants and covering four Portland blocks, was created and designed by Monty Monteyne and Al Learman from the orignal ideas of the latter's father, Tommy Learman, 48 years ago. At that time, the elder Learman was active in float designs for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses in addition to the extensive floral arrangements used in road shows of that period. The 1963 prize-winner was sponsored by the Insurance Company of America (ICOA), Salem, Oregon based firm.
All lead men employed in the building of the foral monster were IATSE members of Local 28 and included forman Ed Lane, Truman Lane, Cal Davidson, Stan Copko and John DiSciullo. "Our thanks for the cooperation of the entire membership of IATSE", said Al Learman, "It would have been impossible without their help, this goes for Bill Goritsan, Don DuMas, Hollywood Lighting's Don Cameron and the membership of the painters and decorators Local B-20,"
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September 1963 Bulletin
NEW EQUIPMENT AT THE PARAMOUNT
BY C.W. CHRISTENSON, Local 159: I guess the leading story for Portland is the Paramount Theatre with a face lifting, Todd AO equipment, new sound and lamps. As a matter of fact they just ripped the whole booth out and put in new equipment. Phillips 35-70 mm projection, Ampex Sound, new 35-70 Strong burning 125 amperes and what a picture on a 70 foot screen.
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March 1964 Bulletin
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VETERAN STAGEHAND KEEPS COMING BACK
Drawing on stagecraft skills and the varied experience of a lifttime in the theatre, Floyd E. Hart, third generation Seattle stagehand, worked alone in the dark and empty Music Hall Theatre. It was a labor of love. Hart, only vaguely aware of the crowds and traffic outside, was putting the finishing touches on the stage sets he has designed and built for the opera, "The Barber of Seville," the Western Opera Company's production that will be presented Friday and Saturday nights in the Seattle Center Opera House.
Hart's immediate concern was the ever present theatrical deadline-a race to have the sets ready for tonight's dress rehearsal, with transfer trucks waiting to transport the scenery from the Music Hall to the Opera House. But Hart is an old pro who has worked most of the stage shows in Seattle for several decades. His father and grandfather also were scenic artists and stagehands.
"My father, the late Floyd Hart, Sr., was working at the old Lyric Theatre on September 2, 1914, the day I was born at Seventh Avenue and James Street," Hart recalled.
"My grandfather worked with traveling shows and as a 'carny' (carnival worker) throughout most of the midwest in the early days." "And," Hart added, "my son, Steve 13, is a pretty fair stagehand. He already is a crackerjack spotlight operator, but I think he wants to be a dentist."
Hart has been an eyewitness to the demise of vaudeville, the passing of most of Seattle's "legit" theaters (The Moore still has the best stage and acoustics in town, Hart insists) and the gradual disappearance of "presentation houses" like the Music Hall.
Hart's union local, which once had more that 150 members, now has only 31, Hart's workday job is that of maintenanceman at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. He also works the Ice Capades and visiting road shows, The Aqua Theatre, symphony concerts and any stage shows that play Seattle.
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June 1964 Bulletin
PRESIDENT WALSH IN PORTLAND
When President Richard F. Walsh arrived in Portland to speak before the American Federation of Musicians International Convention at the Hilton Hotel, on hand to greet him were three Business Agents of I.A. Locals in Portland Oregon. Left to right: Vice President Jacobson, Sid Phillips, Business Agent of Local 159; James F. Morgan, Business Agent of Local 28, President Walsh and Russ Phelan, Business Agent of Local B-20.
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September 1964 Bulletin
DISTRICT NO. 1--35TH CONVENTION
JULY 18, 1964
Delegate List
DELEGATES TO THE 1964
DISTRICT NO. ONE CONVENTION
Delegate Name
| Local #
| City & State
| Floyd E. Hart, Jr. |
15, |
Seattle, Washington |
| James F. Morgan |
28 |
Portland, Oregon |
| James Wroten |
91 |
Boise, Idaho |
| Kim Devereaux |
93 |
Spokane, Washington |
| Jack C. McNaughton |
94 |
Butte, Montana |
| Al Bostrom |
117 |
Bellingham, Washington |
| Alexander McKillop |
118 |
Vancouver B.C., Canada |
| Ken Dowling |
154 |
Seattle, Washington |
| Fred Jiencke |
154 |
Seattle, Washington |
| C.W. Christenson |
159 |
Portland, Oregon |
| Sid Phillips |
159 |
Portland, Oregon |
| Frank Carlson |
175 |
Tacoma, Washington |
| A.E. Tosland, Sr. |
180 |
Everett, Washington |
| Paul A. Morse |
213 |
Great Falls, Montana |
| Paul Sheley |
234 |
Walla Walla, Washington |
| A.R. Bird |
240 |
Billings, Montana |
| Leonard B. Hinds |
254 |
Yakima, Washington |
| Merl Olson |
339 |
Missoula, Montana |
| G.K. Porterfield |
344 |
Olympia, Washington |
| Frank Smith, Jr. |
348 |
Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
| A.E. McManus |
348 |
Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
| D. Cooper |
348 |
Vancouver, B.C., Canada |
| S.R. Lowrie |
351 |
Anacortes, Washington |
| N.D. Stark |
401 |
Centralia, Washington |
| Marvin E. Frost |
429 |
Aberdeen, Washington |
| No Delegate |
445 |
Bremerton, Washington |
| No Delegate |
446 |
Astoria, Oregon |
| George Tegnell |
463 |
Pocatello, Idaho |
| Jay Teed |
613 |
Salem, Oregon |
| No Delegate |
629 |
Idaho Falls, Idaho |
| George (Friday) Henkel |
651 |
Wenatchee, Washington |
| Hobert Burns |
663 |
Lewiston, Idaho |
| Robert E. Biehn |
672 |
Klamath-Medford, Oregon |
| Harold DeLarm |
675 |
Eugene, Oregon |
| Carmello Amato, Jr. |
742 |
Wallace-Kellogg, Idaho |
| A.E. McDuffie |
785 |
Coos Bay, Oregon |
| Josephine Hart |
887 |
Seattle, Washington |
| Ernest Kerr |
891 |
Vancouver, B.C. |
| C.N. Gowen |
891 |
Vancouver, B.C. |
| Russ Phelan |
B-20 |
Portland, Oregon |
| Alida Chrisman |
F-21 |
Seattle, Washington |
| Gladys Clark |
B-19 |
Portland, Oregon |
|
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September 1964 Bulletin
Highlights-35th District Convention
Meeting was called to order at 10 A.M., July 18th, 1964 in the Louisville Convention Center, Room 203. Vice President Jacobson acted as Official Chairman appointed by the International. The appointment of Officers was next. Secretary's Report, and each delegate gave his Local's State of Trade reports.
A Resolution was presented by Vancouver British Columbia Local No. 348 to withdraw all British Columbia Locals from District No. 1. Brother McManus was the spokesman for the British Columbia Locals, and said the reason for the request was based upon the fact that their two principal employers were chains spread across Canada, and they felt they would derive more benefits from Canadian District No. 12. The question was put and unanimously passed endorsing Local No. 348's request. The date was set. It will be January 1st, 1965.
With this thought in view, it was necessary for adjustments to be made to keep our District No. 1 Bulletin and our Insurance Fund. The District Secreatary recommended that Per Capita Tax be raised from $.75 cents per member per quarter to $1.00 per member per quarter. This is $1.00 more per year. The new Bulletin will be off-set printing, which will be better reading, look better and in this process we can handle all the pictures we want to use with no extra cost, at the basic price. With our advertising staying the same our General Fund will be in real good financial condition.
On the Insurance Fund the Death Benefit would be raised from $1.25 per death to $2.00. With the British Columbia Locals out of District No. 1, even with this raise, your insurance cost at the end of the year, as I figure it, should remain about the same as it has previously been. These recommendations were passed unanimously by the Delegates.
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