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2 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Thur., July 7, 1949 I Western ElectNC Workers To Vote On Union Shop Steel Corp. Says No To Wage Hike; Strike May Come PITTSBURGH, July 7.-MV-: The nation today faced the threat of its first major steel strike since 1946. U. S. Steel Corp., bellweathei' of the industry, yesterday said "no" to demands of the ClO United steclwoikers for a fourtli round wafje increase and for company financed pension and insurance programs. The union immediately called .a July 13 meeting of its wage policy committee to consider a possible strike July 16. Contract negotiations between the steel union and the nation's No. 1 steel producer were re cessed indefinitely. The talks had just resumed after a two-week recess. Philip Murray, president of the CIO and the Steelworkers, told a press conference: "They (the Steel Corp.) mere ly say no to the union and they say so with an air of com plete finality. ...the conferen uii: u...u-lockcu. There is no hope as I see it at present of a mutually satisfactory agree ment being arrived at on any of the issues." The Steel Corporation turned down the wage increase. It told the union its refusal to discuss pensions could be arbitrated and that any insurance program would have to be paid for equal ly by union and company. The present contract has al most a year to run. It was re opened this summer on "rates of pay" and Insurance. The contract permits a strike if no agreement is reached by July 16. States In East Still Swelter In Heat Wave (Continued From Page One) Escaped Convict Nabbed After Months Of Liberty SEATTLE, July 7. P) An ex convict described as one of the nation's 10 "most wanted men," who escaped from the Washing ton Stale Reformatory at Mon roe two years ago, was cap tured yesterday at San Diego, Calif., the Federal ' Bureau of investigation reported. He was identified by the Seat tle FBI office as James Edward Burns, 26. He escaped from (ho Monroe Institution Aug. 12, 1!)47, alter slugging a guard and stealing his gun and automobile. Burns' criminal record dates back to the age of 16, the FBI said. He was serving a'jcnlcnce for robbery when he escaped from Monroe. A companion In the escape, Nathan Vernon Me Gloflin, was captured In Arkan sas Oct. 8, 1947. tures down from 89 to 75. But readings in the HO's were forecast today. Last night's rainfall meas ured one inch. There also were some scattered thundershowers in the Great Lakes region, the Ohio Valley and the Rocky Mountain area. But no rain fell and none was predicted in the drought area of Southern New England. Crop Losses Mounting Crop losses in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut arc running between $5,000,000 and 810,000,000, farm experts said. I hey said they may total S.10.- 000,000 if there is no rain within a week. The long drought Is costing dairy and poultry farmers in Mas sachusetts 81,000,000 weekly, said Lester T. Tompkins, acting state director of Agriculture. Many farm wells and sources of Irriga tion also are drying up in the state. Deaths from heat prostrations and heart attacks aggravated by the hot weather showed 57 in Il linois, the most reported. Other (teams reported were unio 20 Minnesota and Pennsylvania 11 each; Missouri 10; Michigan 8; lowa and New York six each Maryland 5; Indiana 4; Nebraska 3; Virginia and Wisconsin two each and Connecticut and Ten ncssee one each. NEW YORK, July T-'.Tl-A union shop election in Western Electric Company plants in 45 states and the District of Co lumbia has been ordered by the National Labor Relations Br-ard. The vote will be among an estimated 15,000 members of the CTO Association of Communica tion Equipment Workers. An announcement here last night said the NLRB in Wash ington has ordered the election before Aug. 29. A vote in favor of the union shop by a majority of workers would give the union the right to baragin for a union shop. In a union shop, an employes affected must become union members. Members of the ACEW, a part of the CTO Telephone Workers Organizing Committee, do main tenance and installation work in all states except Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Die company is a sunsiaiary of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. The Weather U. 8. Weather Bureau Office Roseburg, Oregon Fair today, tonight and tomor row. Highest temp, for any July.... 109 Lowest temp for any July 40 Highest temp, yesterday 78 Lowest temp, last 24 hr , 49 Precipitation last 24 hn 0 Precipitation since Sept. 1... .29.84 Precipitation since July 1.. 0 Deficiency since July 1 .14 Roseburg Building Permits In June 101 (Continued From Page Onp) commeicial repair; Rosebur? Cabinet Shop, $500. commercial repair; P. and B. Towing, 81,000 new commercial building at 713 S. Stephens; Northern Roofing. 130 So. Pine, $600, commercial repair; Coen Supply, S400 com mercial repair; Mrs. Minnie Bell, Terrace Ave., new dwelling SO, 000, and Robert J. Keefe, Main and Roberts, $1,000, new building. There are about 20 species of The troubadors of the Middle ash tree native to North America. I Ages often carried bagpipes. FIRE DAMAGE SMALL City firemen were, failed out on two small fires during the early morning hours today. A burning mattress at the Creason Hotel was extinguished at 1:40 a.m. A grass lire at the end of E. 2nd Ave. No. was re ported at 7:45 a.m., and resulted in np damage. .JAUNT CANCELED A trip to the coast planned by Tliota Rho has been, canceled, according to Janet Harphan, pre sident of the organization. The jaunt was originally planned for Friday. Funeral Services Held For McGiotSilan Infant Graveside services were held this morning at the Masonic Cemetery for William Michael McGlothlan, infant son of -Mr. and Mrs. William B. McGlothlan, of Roseburg, who died at Mercv Hnpsital July 3. Rev. H. B. Sconce, of the First Baptist church, officiated. Arrangements were in charge of the Long & Orr Mortuary. Besides his parents he is sur vived hy his paternal grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. McGlohtlan, and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Mills, all of Holdenvillc, Okla. TWO PAY FINES Harold J. Christopher and Elmo Vei n Galleton, both serving time, in the County Jail on drunk driv ing charges, have heen released upon payment of the balance of their fines, reported Sheriff O. T. "Bud" Carter. Patient All-Stars To Play Myrtle Creek Lions the public is invited to attend a softball game tonight between the Patient All-Stars and 1he Myrtle Creek Lions, scheduled for the Veterans Hospital softball diamond. Game time is 6:30. Housing Bill Passage Is Expected Today (Continued from Page One) Anna Boettiger Counters With Cross-Complaint LOS ANGELES, July 7. (P) Anna Roosevelt Boelliger will yinswer John Boettiger's suit fof divorce with a cross-complaint charging desertion. :J ,'t Her attorney, J. ftl.t fTrt'sejv Wilrl yesterday that her complaint wifl be filed "within a day' or so" in Phoenix Ariz. Boettiger filed his suit there Tuesday, charging the daughter of. the late Franklin 1). Roosevelt with extreme mental cruelty. '. 1 l Mrs. Boettiger said that al though there had been trouble In the family, her husband's action came as a complete surprise. Moser said Mrs. Boettiger will file a general denial of all her husband's allegations, - including one that she humiliated him "re peatedly and continually." Three Years In Jail Given For $883,660 Bank Theft NEW YORK, July 7.-(P), Richard II. Crowe, 41, charged with stealing SH83.6(i0 from the National City Bank of which he was assistant manager, was sen tenced yesterday In Federal Court to three years in jail. He was placed on probation Blso for five years after eomple . tlon of his term. Crowe, who pleaded gullly May 24 to four counts of an Indictment, laced a possible maximum penally of 45 years In prison and a fine of 830,000. most ot the money was covered. re- NOW OPEN Umpqua Riding Academy East Douglas and Ramp Road. Watch for Sign. Horses for hire by the hour or day. Guides If Desired. Clearance program, with one third of the cost to be met by the ictierai government and the bal ance by local communities. The bill provides 81.000.000,000 In loans and $500,000,000 in grants to slates and local public bodies for I his program. 2. Requires local authorities to select the low-Income occupants of the public housing units, and lo set the rent at what these fami lies can pay. The federal sub sidies would make up the differ ence between I he rents and the amount actually needed to pay lor ine nousing projects. 3. Divides the $312,000,000 farm housing program into three Paris. The first part provides long-term loans at not more than 4 per cent Interest lo owners of self-sustaining farms unable lo obtain financing elsewhere. The second part sels up a similar loan program, with annual federal contributions, to owners whose farms were not at the time self sustaining. The third part pro vides loans for minor improve ments on farms that could not be made self-sustaining. 4. Sets up a research program lo find cheaper ways of building homes. 5.. Provides (a) a 60-day exten sion of temporary government authority to Insure loans by pri vate lenders up to $2,500 for re pairing and remodeling existing struolures; (h) 'a(i0day extension mf authority to insure mortgages for construction of small homes eosllng un lo $5,000; and (cl a $500,000,000 Increase In the amount of. mortgage insurance that the government can Issue for single family and multiple dwelling units. U. S. Reaches Limit Of Aid To Great Britain (Continued From Page One) $920,000,000 as the limit of aid. "The British have a planned economy anrl it just hasn't work-1 ed," he said. "They'll have to ; work out their problem for them-1 selves by changing their system or doing something else. We can- j not be expected to give thein j any more help than we already , have." - j Senator McCarran (D-Nev), a I member of the Appropriations J Committee, said he agreed that i "we can't go any further along ! with them." ! "We have heen pouring out our money to them for years and they are in worse condition than : they were when the war end ed, he said. "I don't think they, will get anywhere until they : change their . socialist govern- ; ment." j Jake Bird Loses In New Effort To Escape Noose OLYMPIA, July 7. (.Tl-The Stale Supreme Court ruled in effect today that axe slayer Jake Hlrd should hang as scheduled July 15. The high court entered an order denying Bird's latest petitionfor- a writ oi habeas cor pus. The writ, If It had been grant ed, would have given the 40-year-old Negro another hearing In Ihe State Supreme Court. The pet II ion for the writ was the latest in a long series of legal maneuvers by Bird to es cape Ihe gallows for slaying of Mrs. Bertha Jludt In Tacoma two years ago. Bird is being held In the death row ot Walla Walla stale prison awaiting his scheduled hanging shortly after midnight July 15. Mayor's Salary Halved At His Own Request 1 CLEVELAND. July 7.-I.T) Mayor W. A. Sklenicka of subur ban Warrensvllle Heights asked and got a 50 percent cut In his salary. The mayor has been receiving $1,201) annually. But he decided that his expenses in office amounted to only SHOO. "The people deserve the other $(.W." he said. "Budgets have been going up too long," he explained. "I'm going lo start It the other way. Somebody has to take the first step." Eye-Glasses Included In Contract With Butchers NEW YORK. July 7.-.n- Under a new work contract, more than 2.000 AIL butchers anc members of their families will g Laura M. Nelson Rites To Be Held Saturday Funeral services for Laura M. Nelson, 77, who died after a short illness July 5, will be held In ihe Chapel of the Koses, Roseburg Funeral Home, Satur day, July 9, at 11 a.m. Surviving are four sons: W. L. Nelson, Pendleton; J. B. Nel son, Dlllarri; Clair E. Nelson, Los Angeles; Robert C. Nelson, Roseburg; five daughter: Mrs. Minnie Nelson, Leavenworth, Wash.; Mrs. Nettie Chamber lain, Roseburg; Mrs. Hattic Hor ton, Eureka; Mrs. Marie Rand, Roseburg; Mrs. Marian Boggs, Honolulu, Hawaii; 30 grandchil dren and a number of great grandchildren. Interment will follow In the Masonic Cemetery. Auto Crash Into Truck Kills Oregon Farmer PORTLAND, July 7.-(P) A ear crashed into the rear of a farmer's truck on the superhigh way just south of the Milwaukie i Slate Police Office today, killing the farmer and putting two Sal em men in a hospital. The farmer, Victor Argo, 60, Milwaukie, had been alone In i his truck and apparently was I thrown to the pavement by the j Impact. I Weldon Kooch, 40, Salem, was driver of Ihe auto which struck Ihe truck, Stale Patrolman V. L. j Kezar said. lie suffered a pos-1 slble knee fracture. His passen-1 ger, Thomas Mommsen, 31, also ; of Salem, suffered head, lace and back injuries. j eye-glasses free If they need ! them. The contract providing for eye tesis and free glasses was signed yesterday by the Butchers Local 171 and the Meat Trade Institute, representing 100 wholesalers. Joseph Cob, the Instllule's lit- lorney, said he didn't know of any particular eye hazard connected with the butchers' trade, hut that Ihe union simply asked for the ; glasses provision," and we gave it lo them." Beautiful Plate Mirrors Priced Right PAGE LUMBER & FUEL 161 E. 2nd Ave. S. Phone 212 I I 55 1 "ti.Give Your Motor FISHERMEN! Cm entered Sunset Boy last went from 30 to 100 fish to a person. 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