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Arbitration Bid Rejected By Ford Firm Strike Issue Improperly Stated By Union, Claim Of Company Executive DETROIT, May 25 I.W ' The Ford Motor Company Tues day rejected terms of a union proposal for arbitration of key issues in the 20-day-old Ford strike. But the company asked the union for further meetings to work out a satisfactory plan for ar mi ration. Ford Vice President John S. Bugas said company officials were "particularly gratified" that tne union nad agreed to aroitra tion. However, he added: "We are not in agreement that you have properly stated the question to be submitted to a competent third party, and there- lore suggest that you meet with us later to discuss your letter and its implications. Bugas' reply was sent to Presi dent Walter Reuther of the CIO United Auto Workers, who made the proposal Monday. Lompany-union agreement on . arbitration procedure would be a big step toward settling the May 5 strike which has idled 106,000 Ford workers and thousands em P'ioyed by supplier firms.. ' Under Reuther's peace feeler, only the issue of allocation of manpower on disputed assembly lines would be given to the aroi trator. Other so-called minor is sues would be settled by negotia tion and a back-to-work move ment would follow. Reuther had described his five page letter to Bugas as a "gen uine arbitration proposal." He made no immediate com ment on the Ford reply. Since prior to the start- of the strike May 5, the company has insisted that the dispute was a problem for arbitration. The UAW's proposal dwelt on the matter of "100 per cent of production standards. The dispute bears on the speed of Ford assembly lines and re lates to "work standards" and proper manpower. Boy And Officer Save Child From Drowning GRANTS PASS, May 25. () An 11-year-old boy home from school because of a cold and a city police officer jointly saved the life of a two-year-old child after it had floated a block in an irrigation ditch Monday after noon. The child, Mary Sue Holms, is recovering at a hospital after after the boy, Roy Sharp, res cued her, and assistant police Chief Pete Smith administered artificial respiration. .m '"" 1111 'iiiiiimiHiiriiirM J Established 1873 ROSEBURG, OREGON WEDNESDAY, MAY 25. 1949 SECTION TWO 123-49 0 1 I 9 j itfaaaieAii aw EFFECTIVE NIGHT DISPLAY Here's how Roseburg's new swi mming pool looks at night. Besides the floodlights which light up the surface of the water and the grounds surrounding the pool, 15 underwater lights will be used, adding to the effective display. With this lighting, the pool will be especially good for night water carnivals. (Picture by Paul Jenkins.) MOTH-MI OOf MMT-NOOr nm mow ' Our "Frigid Ftx StoMfft" k I lure's way of krepiog yaw Iws I toft, pliable end lowly! Gie dm guaranteed protection, FUR SALON '"- Second Floor of Fashions New City Swimming Pool. Modern, Efficient In Type, Constructed At Low Cost After years of striving by local civic groups, Roseburg at long last has its swimming pool. The goal has been achieved in little more than a year's time, from the first breaking of ground on the site below Rose School. The $67,000 project, started in May, 1948, was accomplished mainly through the efforts of City Manager M. W. Slankard, who devoted his personal supervision to construction of the pool Friday there will be a dedica tion program at the pool's edge, to be arranged by a committee of Roseburg civic clubs, headed by Arlo Jacklin. Starting with a pub lic ODen house from 5 to 7 p.m., it will continue with music, speech making, and demonstrations of water safety by the Red Cross. Although the pool will be open ed after the program Friday eve ning to swimming, actually gen eral use of the pool will not start until Tuesday, June 1. At that time, said sianKard, managership of the pool during the summer season will be as sumed bv Ray Brown, physical education instructor at Roseburg High School. Brown, serving as life guard, will be assisted by re lief guards and attendants in the dressing rooms. The pool will be used In the morning daily for swimming in struction. In the afternoon it will be open for general use. Then it will assume the atmo sphere of a beach resort, as bath ers loll In the sunshine on the green-tinged concrete walk around the pool, or cling to the pale green tile scum gutter, as they take dips in the water. Manager Saves Money Many sites were considered for Roseburg's swimming pool before the Park Board finally selected the location directly south of Rose School last year. During the months preceding the start of construction, the board first had recommended the pool be located at Umpqua Park, near the Fair grounds; then a site near the Senior High School, In Laurel wood, was considered. Other sites through the years also had been talked of, and campaigns to raise money had been started. City Manager M. W. Slankard "took the bull by the horns" dur ing his first year in office. He agreed to construct the pool for $53,000, the amount then on hand in the sinking fund, and the pool was definitely located on the Rose School playground. The city manager took personal supervision of the work. Through his efforts, he saved the city many times the amount of his own salary, comparing the cost of Roseburg's swimming pool with similar projects elsewhere. Slankard moved his office from the city to a shack beside the pool and conducted city affairs there while directing the labor force at work on the project. Slankard today estimates the cost of the pool at $51,000 and of the dressing rooms and other equipment at approximately $16, 000. Part of the latter amount was raised through a short drive conducted by the Lions Club last autumn. Earlier amounts in the fund had been raised by other groups in Roseburg in the past few years the Eagles, the Elks, and vari ous service clubs and also by taxation. How Costs Were Cut Work at the pool was conducted on a seven-day week basis. Many maneuvers were executed to save costs. For instance, flood light standards were made from pipe in local welding shops at approxi mately $20 each, thus saving the list price of $150. Five carloads of reinforcing steel were pur chased for concrete work. Only two carloads were needed. The other three were sold at a profit. The pool is 60 x 120 feet in dimensions. Depth is graduated, to provide safe bathing for non swimmers at the east end, and diving at the deep end at the west. There are 15 underwater lights In the pool, adding to Its effectiveness for night swimming and for water carnivals. Beneath the concrete portion at the west Is a large chamber for the chlorlnatlon system. Un der the sidewalks on the two sides and at the east end are tunnels nearly high enough for a person to stand erect. In these tunnels run the Intake and outlet water pipes through which water runs to tne intntratlon system. Another pipe serves as a suc tion line for a special vacuum cleaner which cleans scum and dirt from the water, just as a vacuum cleans dirt from a rug. Adjacent to the swimminer nnn Is the children's wading pool, un- uciwiuien ar a cost ot approxi mately $1,333 by the Roseburg Indians Protest Site Of Village Built For Them CELILO, Ore., May 24. UP) The Celilo Indians, who are get ting a brand-new village built for t'.iem by the government, still don't like the idea. A statement posted bv Chief Tommy Thompson again objected to the site, and threatened legal action. The site, the chief said, is on the "wrong side" of the highway. We do not want our perma nent residences and dry sheds to the south side of the highway as the air currents for drying the fish are all wrong," said the state ment. "But on the north side of the highway air currents arc right. P'ish dry good. The women who do all the cutting and drying of fish are much opposed and much unhappy. we will not consent to being moved until all this matter has been reviewed by legal court proceudre." the government, which chose the site only after long consulta tion with the Indian leaders, went on building the village. It will pro vide plumbing and sewer systems ior me inoians lor tne urst time. ALIGN YOUR CAR FOR DRIVING SAFETY Have your car aligned now with the new Bean Super-Accurate Visauliner for greater driving safety. When we olign your car, you know it's safe. The Beon Visualiner is the only aligner that lets you see the adjustments as they are made. Umpqua Auto & Implement Co. 444 N. Stephens Phone 752 Item Views By SHERMAN PLIMPTON If you want to save money on the family's grocery bills . . . hand Pop the market basket and send him blissfully on his way. One of the national maga zines has just made a survey that indicates father gets more chow for his hard-earned dol lar than anyone else. 16,000 markets were surveyed and the figures proved that Pop gave the buffalo on the nickel a good ride before he got off. When he let go of a dollar bill G. Washington looked as though he had Just left Valley Forge. So, if you want to live a fuller, richer life on your budget, make father the Czar of the commissary. That Is, if you can Billy Mohr (the wrecker, you know) has Invented a REALLY low cost fence for his yard. Sixty cents for fifty feet, he in sists. For details call 4(4. A fellow In Anchorage, Alas ka, won $68,000 for guessing the time that the ice would break up on Chena Slough. $68,000 will break the ice al most anywhere. If this leaves you cold, you'll warm up to the fast, efficient service you get when you bring your car to CORKRUM MOTORS, 114 N. Rose St. You'll get no cold reception at our place. And re member to be sure to have your car looked-over before you go on tjiat summer vacation. Phone 408. Elks Lodge. It has already re ceived a lot of use this season. One feature of the dedication will be the award of a free sea son pass to the person who most accurately guesses the number of pints of water contained in the ol. If this Is any hint the city's water bill to fill the pool for the" season will be about $125. 'Japan's No.11 Red t-1 x. in V.- ! N Kyuichi Tokuda, founder and chairman of Japan's Communist Party, smiles broadly as he views a recent workers' rally turnout in Tokyo. Last year Tokuda was hit by a homemade hand grenade while addressing a similar meeting. (Photo by NEA-Acme staff correspondent Richard C. Ferguson.) Oswego Upset By Report Of 'Phantom' Prowler PORTLAND. May 24, The sheriff's office reports it has stationed deputies near a soutn west county sector where resi dents have armed themselves against a "phantom" prowler. Sheriff Inspector Ben Bailey said authorities were called to the neighborhood Sunday after Os wego Hunt Club riders were halt ed by two men with drawn guns and ordered out of the area. He said the residents of the scattered camp-like community, most of them young men and women, were almost all carrying arms. He said talk of a prowler robed in black and terrorizing the community with peeping-tom tac tics had prompted tne arming. Bailey said wnetner tnere ac tually is a prowler was uncertain, but he said the situation is out of hand. He said he hoped strangers would shy away from the neigh borhood until the tension eases. The situation erupted Jn gun fire Friday night. County officers rushed to the area that night and learned one of the residents had fired at what was believed the prowler. A search disclosed no one injured. Oregon Democrats, Unable To Purge DeCicco, Engage Man To Perform His Duties PORTLAND, May 25 .P Oregon Democrats are going to unite and have a paid secretary to direct them. That is the plan approved Mon day by the Oregon State Central Committee, the Multnomah Coun ty Central Committee and Na tional Committee members. Multnomah Chairman Nick Granet said the secretary would handle a unified bank account, would have an office and would be paid $5200 a year. Granet said the Job was al ready committed to Jim Goodsell, an Air Force veteran and former Astoria - Seaside newspaperman. He said Goodsell would direct publicity, fund raising campaigns and handle party expenditures. The plan would leave Mike De Cicco, Portland tire merchant and recently elected state treasurer, the state finance officer in name only. DeCicco, who was involved in a recent ouster move, raised his hand in opposition to the plan at the meeting. He did not par ticipate in the discussion, nor did speakers mention the DeCicco controversy directly. The party's county ' treasurer Job also would be virtually elimi nated. State Central Committee Chair man W. L. Josslln said the coali tion supporting the plan would help party harmony. "If we are going to win In this state In 1950, we've got to have one party and not a bunch of factions," he said, DeCicco, with few duties under the merger -plan, will continue in office. His attorney, Thomas R. Mahoney, said he had received an opinion from . Attorney General Neuner whleh said there was no way the officers of the ! party could oust DeCicco. A mail vote of the executive committee, seeking to remove him, is now In progress. Mahoney said the attorney gen eral's., opinion said he found no provision of law under which the elected treasurer could be re moved other than by "death, resignation or removal from the state." . . Missing Logger Feared Drowned On Fishing Trip TILLAMOOK,' May. 25.-ff William Brooks, 32-year-old log per, is missing and feared drown ed in the Wilson River while fishing. ; . Brooks left his home 13 miles east of here Monday afternoon and when he failed to return at 10:30 p. m. Sheriff Allen Birch and state police were notified. His car was found at a fishing spot on the Wilson River High way. Tuesday, after dragging the river most of the night, officers recovered Brooks' fishing pole. Search Is continuing. Brooks was married and tht father of two children. Firemen Rescue Boy From Mother's Laundry Chute PITTSBURGH, May 24. im F.Mr and it'll be a cold day In Donegal before Danny Donahue takes another ride In his mother's laundrv shute. Nine-year-old Danny has been sick the past few days nothing serious mind you. Just enough to make him sort or restless stay ing in bed, his mother reports. faunday, Mrs. Donahue looked in at Danney's room. Danny wasn't there. A search uncovered the youngster all 78 pounds of him in the laundry chute, stuck halfway between the first and second f'oors. Mrs. Donahue called firemen. They tried ropes and poles but Danny was stuck for shur. So the firemen brought out their axes and tore out enough wall to let Danny slide the rest of the wav to the cellar. Back In bed again, Danny ex plained he just wanted to see if he could fit in that chute. He knows now. Oldest State University The oldest state university In the country Is the University of North Carolina. It was chartered in 1789. . 2796 Languages The French Academy estimates the number of spoken and writ ten languages in the world to be 2796. Baseball Covering A Gloucester, Massachusetts chemist is experimenting with fish skins to substitute for the horsehide on baseballs. Most Westerly Point The most westerly point In the continental United States la Cape Alva, Wash. 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