The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-09-29

py Judge l.. Is. FRAZIER, IN con
Grip Mining Corp, which will
operations, after being shut do
from Harrison and Belmont {
through his attorneys, L. c. Y
Graham, GAINESVILLE, petitionec
Hearing was held at 1920
o'clock, Tuesday morning,
and Judge Frazier ruled in
favor of the coal company. The
injunction applies only to the
Moscrip Mining Corp, but it is
expected that other closed coal
companies will follow suit.
Rowing Bands
Rowing bands of pickets from
the eastern Ohio coal fields fore
the suspension of strip mining
operations in Noble county, on
Monday, when they poured into
the area in carload lots. This is
the first time Noble county has
experienced union trouble since
! the closing of the old Cambridge
Galleries mine at Belle Valley,
ten years ago.
According to the best estimates
| available, nineteen cars of muscle
squads, carrying about 100 men
, arrived at the Moscrip and Yon-
ker strip mining tipples near
Belle Valley, early Monday
morning. 1t is said they forced
local workers to go home At the
! Moscrip mine headquarters, on
the site of the former Belle Val
ley mine, the men are alleged to
have forced truck drivers from
their trucks, Monday afternoon,
several trucks, fully loaded,
could be seen along the highway
and in the immediate area sur
rounding the loading tipple and
railroad siding.
No Effort Made
An official of the Moscrip Min
ing Corp. said late Monday eve
ming that no effort was made to
stop the invasion and all men
were advised by the company to
avoid trouble and follow the in
structions of the invading UNIV
squads.
At the King g. Colley tipple,
south of Caldwell, and at the
Baker tipple in the same area,
the squads allowed the truckers
to unload their coal. 1t is said
the men were warned that if any
additional loads turned up, they
would be dumped, even if the
trucks had to be turned over to
accomplish the errand.
Continue Closing
After closing the Moscrip and
Yonker mines, the rowing bands
continued to close other strip
ping operations throughout the
afternoon. In addition to the
King & Colley and Baker oper-
ationS, the squads visited Union
Carbide and Varga Brothers al
Dexter City and sent the en-
ployees home until further no
tice. Later in the day, it was re-
ported that the Peaker Run and
Chesapeake loading tipples over
the line in Washington county
were closed.
Company May Close
! An official of the Moscrip Min
ing Corp. stated that if the force
out continued in effect for any
length of time the company
would probably abandon the To-
cal fields and move to Holloway
The company has several thous-
and acres under lease in that
area and so far haven't touched
this reserve coal.
"We can't mine and load coal
for $3.50 per ton, pay UNIV wage
scales and pension royalties in
this area and continue to oper-
ate, was the way one company
official put it. Most of the local
employees have their own unions
and are not affiliated with the
John L. Lewis UNIV union.
National Dickering
Nationwide negotiations are
scheduled to resume Thursday
in Washington. The walkout be-
gan about two weeks ago when
mine owners refused to make
the twenty cents per ton royalty
payment to the miners pension
fund unless contract agreement
was reached. Until Monday, the
only local workers affected by
the walkout were employees OF
the Ohio Power company in
Brookfield township. Employees
of the company are members OF
the UNIV and joined the walk
out at the outset.