Evening star., 1946-12-01
Shutdowns Moy Lift
JobIess to 400, 900
By End Of Week
sy III. Assoeiut.d Press

l0-day S01t coal WalK0ut was
slowly strangling the Nations
economy today as unemployment
in related industries mounted to
100000 In addition to Thanks
giving weekend layoffs that
temporarily made idle 175,000,
mostly automobile workers.
New predictions Of factory shut
downs would shoot the unemploy-
ment total past the million mark
by the end of the week If the 400,-
900 ALL United Mine Workers con-
tinue to stay away from work.
A spokesman for the Associated
Industries of Georgia estimate 3l8.-
600 factory workers would be idle
there "soon." In Alabama, spokes-
men for jobbing foundries which
employ from 1900 to. $4,000, said
large scale shutdowns could be ex-
pected mo later than the end of
next week" Virtually all OF the
foundries are now operating on a
three-day week.
Miners Draw Bank Funds.
Meanwhile an official of large
Logan, w. Va. bank who would not
permit use of his name, said miners,
jittery over rumors that union funds
may be impounded, are drawing out
much of the 5o,0Oo to $4,000 local
and burial fund deposited in the
bank.
In New York, the American Iron
& Steel Institute said production OF
504. 900 tons Of ingot steel was lost
this week due to the coal mine shut
down forcing steel mills to curtail
This represented enough
metal to manufacture $500, 900
refrigerators or 10000
automobiles.
The institute said this weeks loss
raised the total Of finished steel lost
thus far in 1916 due to strikes to
l2,350, 900 tons, almost three full
months shipments at recent rates.
Idle Workers Recalled.
The only bright spot in an other
Wise black-as-coal picture came
from Paducah, KY, where the IL
linois Central Railroad shop, closed
for q week because Of the coal
shortage, announced 1t was recall
ing some Of Its 100 idle workers
Monday.
Wayne A. Johnson. railroad presi-
dent, said the Paducah shop would
resume 40 per cent Of It's operations
because the railroad needs some loco
motives under repair there.
But the Chesapeake e. Ohio Rail-
road, with $500 already idle, re-
ported unemployment will total
I, TOO by Monday, including 1882 at
KY, and 313 at the Newport
NeWs-Norfolk yards.
In Schenectady, N. r., General
Electric Corp. said it expected to
lay of several hundred" porcelain
workers Monday when
New York Power e. Light Co. ter
inmates gas service to commercial
and industrial users.
In Dayton, Ohio, Delco Products
Division of General Motors an
nounced the layoff Of 500 workers,
effective Monday, and said further
layoffs would be necessary unless
the coal situation improves.
The Indiana State Chamber of
Commerce said the Thanksgiving
holiday had saved sufficient coal
there to forestall the widespread
shutdowns which had been antici-
pated next week.
Meanwhile, the cost of the strike
ran into untold millions, the Illi-
nois Manufacturers Association
estimated industrial production in
the State will drop from $3.50 900 600
to $120, ,000, 900 If the coal stoppage
lasts another weak. Such a decrease
in production will mean a loss in
wages of 100000 for next week.
Usual wages total $50 900 600 weekly
for Illinois industrial workers.
More and more schools were clos
ing because of lack of heat for the
classrooms. youngstown, Ohio,
schools will not open Monday and
eight schools in Goshen, Ind,
planned to shut down 'late next
week"
Many miners in Kentucky, Penn
syIvania and West Virginia yester-
day collected their last full pay
until they return to the pits, al
though some West Virginia miners
have one more pay coming in two
weeks-for about four working days
In the half month between Nover1-
ber IS, and the time of the walkout.