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Partly cloudy this afternoon,
fair tonight and Wednesday;
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Sunset today 5:24 p. m.
Sunrise tomorrow 4:31 a. m.
Established 1873
ROSEBURG, OREGON TUESDAY, OCT. 18, 1949
245-49
Date For Bond Election Deferred
Ex-N. Y. Senator Mead
Nominated For Stat On
U. S. Trade Commission
i in
By Paul Jenkins 1
TED TRAVIS presents e $354 check to LESTER WIMBERLY, post
master, the proceeds of e fund drive conducted by the Eagles
lodge for the benefit of the current emergency polio campaign.
Mr. Wimberly mails the checks he receives in this manner to
the proper headquarters.
Ted, a lodge officer, is one of the Travis owners of the Do-Nut
Bar on Cass street.
POOL PROFIT AND LOSS
Budget Exceeded. Income
Surpasses Anticipation,
Park Commission States
Although cost of operating the Roseburg municipal swimming
pool exceeded the budget allowance, the Income was also greater
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
COMMUNISTS the world over
yell bloody murder at the ver
dict of an American jury that
sends 11 officials of the U. S.
communist party to Jail for
treason. An official news dis
patch from Moscow (all official
Moscow dispatches have been
OK'd by the Kremlin) says:
"The U. S. government is seek
ing to ban the communist party
In order to carry out its program
of war and reaction."
PAUL Robeson heads out of
Philadelphia for New York,
where, he says, he will begin Im
peachment proceedings against
Judge Medina (who presided at
the trial of the communists).
Robeson is a Negro who has
been made wealthy and world fa
mous by enthusiastic American
audiences (both white and col
ored) who have paid money to
listen to his truly wonderful voice.
He became a communist, he
often explains, because "only In
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Snow Falls In Several
Oregon Localities
(By the Associated Press)
Snow blanketed central Oregon
an inch and a half at Bend
this morning and the entire state
was chilled.
Sub-freezing temperatures were
the rule In eastern Oregon, were
reported In much of the Willam
ette valley and just barely missed
the mark on the coast. Continued
cold is forecast.
Snow flurries, among the earli
est on record, whitened Pendle
ton, La Grande. Klamath Falls
and Medford with a trace.
Community Concert Assn.
Opens Membership Drive To
Finance Season's Program
The Roseburg Community Concert association held Its annual
dinner meeting last night at the Junior high school. It was at
tended by nearly 60 people, including officers, members of the
board of directors and volunteer workers.
The meeting marked the opening of the one-week campaign
during which the association plans to enroll a capacity audience
which will Insure another full series of concerts for the season
1949-50.
Miss Gladys Strong, president
of the association, who presided
at the dinner, told the assembled
workers that consderation must
he given to the spiritual and cul
tual welfare of the community as
wen as to tne economic side.
"We Cannot hear music bv ,
great artists without being lifted
out of the commonplace," she
said.
President Strong introduced
Mrs. Marcaret Blackburn. New
York, organization director and
representative of the nationwide
community concert service, who
outlined the procedure for the
week's campaign.
Mrs. Backburn revealed
that soliciting memberships In
than anticipated.
The report of the Park com
mission, Percy Croft chairman,
showed that expenditures totaled
$5,281.09, compared with a bud
get allowance of $4,680. The In
come, however, from pool re
eepits, which could not be prev
iously anticipated, amounted to
$3,075.01. leaving a cost to the
city for the first year at $2,206.08.
These figures date from Ji ly 1,
through Sept. 30, and do not In
clude the period prior to July 1.
Some "lessons" were learned,
according to Croft, who explain
ed the report. For example, he
said, the pool was kept open until
Sept. 17, although the last two
or three weeks were operated at
a considerable deficit. He advised
that in the future a closing date
be determined by weather and
other community conditions.
Loss on Concession
The report also showed a loss
on the soft drink concession, and
he recommended that In the
future any concession to be
operated be taken over by a
private party, rather than the
city. Other minor adjustments
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Murder Charge Filed In
Death Of 2 Oregon Men
TOLEDO, Oct. 18.-4.W Two
first degree murder charges were
filed here Monday against Nor
man Homer Edwards. 50, accused
of shooting two brothers last
week.
. District Attorney Lewis Eng
lish said he based the charges on
the deaths of Melvin Longyear, 27,
and his 22 - year - old brother,
Charles.
Their bodies were found on a
brushy trail pfter Edwards had
turned himself over to police with
a statement he had "hurt" the
brothers.
Dubbs Mulkev. state police ser
geant, said he found a .25 caliber
rifle in Edwards' home and that
the accused man admitted using
it in (he shooting.
A preliminary hearing is ex
pected later in the week.
the organization would make It
unnecessary to ask a few civic
minded citizens to underwrite the
concerts.
She explained that by securing
memberships, the association can
rirfrinin hfnrohanrt th. niiirv
ber of artists that mav be Invited
to appear. Memberships also In
sure a capacity audience at each
performance, ihe added.
Other speakers included Ken
Bushey, of Miller's Radio-Record
hop. who told the merits of the
association's membeship plan and
Mrs. Edwin Young. Oakland, who
stressed the importance of re-
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Council Heeds
Prospects Of
Annexation
New Residents Of City
Could Vote On Question;
Charter Change Needed
Setting of a date to hold a
special city bond election to vote
on ine issues 01 raising uu,uuu
for citv airport improvements
and $215,000 for a municipal
building will be delayed for at
least another three weeks, or un
til the next council meeting Nov.
7.
City Attorney Paul Geddes In
formed the city council Monday
night that the delay would be
necessary if the city wished to
give residents in West Roseburg
and the Miller's addition-Sleepy
Hollow district an opportunity to
vote, In case either or both areas
approve their proposed annexa
tion to the city at their respec
tive elections Nov. 1.
If they should vote favorably
upon annexation, they would not
be fully eligible to vote in city
elections until after the residents
of Roseburg had voted upon their
acceptance, some five weeks
later.
Geddes stated the council was
not required to wait until the
annexation issue was settled. He
said the city could, if it so chose,
go ahead with the election with
out giving the residents of those
areas an opportunity lor an ex
pression. Fairness Desired
The councilmen agreed, how
ever, that it would only be fair
plav to give the people of these
I areas that opportunity. It would
not in any event be legally pos
sible to hold the bond issue elec
tion at the same time the city
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Truck Drivers Sue
CIO For Injuries
In The Dalles Riot
PORTLAND, Oct. 18- UP)
Two truck drivers, injured when
a "hot cargo" dispute boiled in
to violence at The Dallas, suy
the CIO Longshore union for
damages yesterday.
Clarence Roasles, 36, San Jose,
Calif., asked $109,000 for injuries
he said would prevent him from
again driving a truck. Raymond
Curto, 42, San Jose, asked $35,
00. Both men were In a hospital
at The Dalles after the fighting
in wi.ich they were dragged from
their trucks. They were to have
trucked Hawaiian pinapple from
a barge at The Dalles to San
Jose.
Named defendants in the Fed
eral district court case were 33
Longshoremen, Including Matt
Meehan, international represent
ative of the ILWU. Two Portland
local officers were among the
ethers named.
Both of the truck drivers said
they were gravely injured when
some 200 men raided the dock
and halted unloading of the pine
apple carge from an ocean-going
barge. The dock had been picket
ed by stevedores.
Rosales said he suffered loss
of hearing in one ear, two broken
vertebrae, concussion and cuts
and bruises. Curto said he suf
fered three broken ribs, concus
sion and bruises.
Government Ruling
Bans Canasta In Mexico
MEXICO CITY. Oct. 18. (.TV
Canasta is gambling, and is pro
hibited by federal law, the Mexi
can government ruled Monday.
The government sent a circu
lar to all state governors remind
ing them of the 1947 law prohibit
ing gambling and lotteries except
where a special license has been
issued.
Recently, under pretext of char
ity benefits, games of Uruguayan
canasta and others prohibited by
law are organized," the circular
said. "Orders have been Issued to
end such violations."
The gambling law applies to ad
vertised or publicly operated
gambling, but has not been in
terpreted to interfere with popu
lar canasta games In private
homes.
Goldfield, Nev., Founder,
Ex-Millionaire, Passes
TUJUNGA. Calif., Oct. 18.
(.TW Death has taken Alva D.
Myers, fabulous figure of the
west's gold mining davs and
founder of the boomtown of Gold
field, Nev.
Myers, a semi-invalid since an
auto accident 12 years ago. died
yesterday in his modest cottage
at the age of 77.
Goldfield. laid out In 1903, be
came Nevada's largest town four
years later. Myers, who became
a multi-millionaire in 22 months,
staked claims for several mining
properties which produced for
tunes In gold. But he lost nearlv
all his fortune In the Nevada
bank panic of 1927.
AIRPORT PLANS DISCUSSED
Federal Funds Available,
Engineer Tells Council;
Project Items Suggested
Virtual assurance has been given the city that the Civil Aero
nautics Authority will match any amount that might be expended
by Roseburg for airport development.
Douglas Medical
Society Involved
In Federal Suit
PORTLAND, Oct. 18 (.P)
Oregon's organized medicine
went on trial today on the gov
ernment's charge of monopoly.
At issue was the question of
whether prepaid medical care
was being discouraged through
conspiracy, except in the spon
sored plan of the Oregon groups.
The government says such a
conspiracy does exist and the
public is being deprived of the
opportunity to use other pre paid
care programs. The medical
groups deny it.
More than 200 physicians and
hospital officials have been sub
poenaed to testify. Cases of ex
hibits and evidence are already
stored in the Federal courthouse.
Named defendants are the Ore
gon Medical society, the Oregon
Physicians' Service which pro
vided prepaid medical coverage,
eight individual physicians and
eight county medical organiza
tions.
Heading the legal staff for the
defense is Attorney Nicholas Jau
reguy. Attorney Philip Marcus,
special assistant to the attorney
general of the Uniled States,
heads the government's staff.
The eight county medical so
cieties are those of Multnomah,
Clackamas. Columbia. Douglas,
Jackson, Lane and Marlon-Polk
'counties.' liHu'vlduarnhyalcianS
named in the suit Include W. W.
Baum, Salem: Charles E. Hunt,
Eugene, and E. H. McLean, Ore
gon city.
Two Larceny Cases Are
Listed For Grand Jury
Two cases of larceny by bailee
have been referred to the grand
jury bv the county court, accord
ing to County Judge D. N. Busen
bark. The first case, Involving al
leged failure to fulfill contract
on purchase of a used car, names
Harvev Johnson as defendant.
Myron R. Syrek Jr. is named
as the defendant in the second
case. Syrek allegedly took several
items from a Reedsport motel
owned by Robin Reed, according
to Judge Busenbark.
According to the court report,
Syrek was bound over on his own
recognizance to appear before the
next session of the Douglas
county grand jury after becoming
"helplessly confused on being
cross questioned when acting as
his own attorney In a preliminary
hearing."
Former Idaho Senator
Plans To Try Again
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. (.7)
Dr. Worth Clark, former Demo
cratic senator from Idaho, an
nounced todav he will be a candi
date for the Senate in 19.")0.
Clark told a reporter he was un
able to say whether he will seek
the Democratic or Republican
nomination. He would not elabor
ate on this point.
Clark has served one term In
the Senate. He was defeated for
reelection In 1944 by Senator Tay
lor (D.-Idahol. Clark previously
had served two terms in the
House.
U. N. Group Fails To Find
Greek-Balkan Peace Basis
LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 18.-tlP
The United Nation's assem
bly's Balkan peace committee an
nounced today It had failed to
find any basis for settling the
Greek-Balkan conflict.
The four-man committee
acknowledged Its failure to the
general assembly's 59-nation po
litical committee. Assembly Presi
dent Romulo, who headed the
peace group, said the committee
had authorized him to report
failure.
Romulo made It clear he did
not believe further efforts would
be worthwhile at this time.
Woman Found Dead At
Eugene Of Bullet Wounds
EUGENE. Oct. 18 .T -A
young woman was found dead,
a bullet In her heart, at a motor
court here yesterday. Deputy
Coroner Howard Ramsey Identif
ied her as Ray Lene Lyon, who
had arrived here the day before
from Great Falls. Mont.
Ramsey said the body was dis
covered bv William James Nel-
son. Great Falls, who came here
j Sunday with her. The gun he.
longed to the woman, Nelson re
In a letter to City Manager M
W. Slankard, Acting District
CAA Airport Engineer J. V. Fry
berger stated: "At this time it
appears there will be sufficient
funds either from the regular
Oregon apportionment or the
administrator's discretionary
funds to match funds that the
city of Roseburg will make avail
able based on this estimate."
According to Frvbcrcer the
original $121,000 authorized is
only tentative based on the citv's
project request recognized to .
contain a rough estimate of fed
eral aid needed and is. therefore.
subject to increase or decrease.
deeding on final plans, spccitl-
cations, protect application and
the availability of federal funds.
The
le percentages of federal ,
icipation were recently
illy revised so that the gov-,
part
siigntly revised so tli.it the gov
ernment participates 2. per cent
in the cost of land and 55.9 per
cent for other allowable construc
tion costs, which Include en
gineering and administi alive
items, said FryberRer.
Layout, Estimate Approved
Retorring to the general layout
ap of the airport and its pro-1
ma
posed improvement and estimate
of costs, as compiled by Engineer
Ben Irving, Fryberger said:
"The layout conforms to our
previous discussion and along
with the estimate appears to be
adequate and satisfactory for the
purpose Intended, that of depict
ing approximately the work to
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Heart Attack. Fatal ,
To Harrisburg Hunter
LEBANON, Oct. 18. A) A
Harrisburg hunter died of a heart
attack Sunday. County Coroner
Glenn Huston reported.
Earl Dawson Brock, 41, Harris
burg, failed to return to a ren
dezvous after a hunting excursion
on the farm of John Belts.
His companion, Jerry Sommer-
ville, Harrisburg, set out In
search, and found Brock lying
dead on a knoll.
It was Oregons 11th hunting
death this year.
Unwise Remark Sends
Australian Red To Prison
SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 18.
VP) One of Australia's top com
munists was sentenced Monday
to three years at hard labor for
having said Australian workers
would welcome Soviet forces
here.
Laurence Louis Sharkey, 51,
general secretary of the Austral
ian Communist party, was con
victed by a Jury in central crim
inal court last June of having ut
tered seditious words. The sen
tence he received Mondav is the
maximum for such an offense.
CVA Dictation Feared
By Cong. Ellsworth'
PORTLAND. Oct. 18 (.P
Congressman Harris Ellsworth of
the Fourth Oregon district said
here yesterday he believes a Co
lumbia Valley administration
would dictate the region's econo
my. "More than half of the South
ern Oregon district which I re
present is not In the Columbia
river watershed at all, hut It is
Included In the C.V.A. bills,"
Rep. Ellsworth asserted.
Distrust Of Russia Prompts
Congress OK On Record Bill
Of $17 Billion For Defense
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.
give the Air Force enough money for 58 combat groups shook
loose a 1 5,585,863,498 appropriation tor the armed services
today.
In this and two other bills, the lawmakers mirrored their deep
distrust of communist Russia by planning to spend over $17,000,
000.000 for military defenses at home and across the teas.
Senate and House committees reached agreement yesterday
to pour these billions into the greatest peacetime military spend
ing program this nation ever hat undertaken in a single year.
Included in the total is $1,314,010,000 for nations lined up
with the United States in the cold war against Russia the bulk
of it to western Europe,
Also, $157,611,700 is earmarked for military construction In
Alaska and on the Pacific island of Okinawa.
A $50,000,000 item provides for the start of construction on
a radar screen to guard the United States from enemy air at
tack. The votes which will sand the money bills to the White House
are expected to be e mere formality.
The site 56 air force calls for ten more groups than President
Truman had requested.
This wes a victory for the House ever the Senate which had
fought for a 4J. group force.
Symington
Hits Back At
Navy Critics
Air Chief Defends B-36,
Reveals It's Target For
New Underhand Attack
WASHINGTON, Oct. IS. (.P)
Air Secretary Symington, hit
ting back at Navy critics of the
Air Force, accused them today of
peddling old, "false" talcs and of
letting possible enemies know
"how this country would be
defended."
Symington hinted, too, that the
iavy is circulating a second
anonymous document. He said
one i in circulation that at-
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puts too much stress on the air
force B-36 big bomber and cuts
down on the navy.
Admiral after admiral has ta
ken the stand to belittle the
possibilities of the bomber. Their
general contention has been that
the big plane could not get
i through an enemy's defenses and
wo(1 accompiish nttl If It did.
Symington said the B-36 still is
"the best long-range bomber
known."
He added:
"The ability to fight from our
own shores at the start of any
war should not be looked on w ith
contempt."
The B-36 was designed with the
idea that It would be able to fly
from bases In this country on
missions against ar enemy In any
part oi me world.
Major mission- would be hit
ting war production centers of
tne enemy.
This type of air Var is called
"strategic bombing."
Document Scored
Symington, when he told of the
new anonymou-: document, said
it is entitled "The Strategic Bomb
ing Myth."
He said it is circulating around
the country and has a "disturbing
similarity" to arguments the com
mittee has been hearing from the
navy even identical quotations.
It Is far more dangerous than
the first document, Symington
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Traffic Crash
Fatal To Former
Roseburg Woman
Mrs. Blanch Zuehlke, 54, form
erly a resident of Roseburg, was
killed Instantly Saturday, Oct.
15, when her pickup car collided
with a southbound Southern Pa
cific engine at Anderson, Calif.,
according to Information received
from her son, Frederick Zuehlke.
A clipping from the Redding,
Calif. Record-Searchlight, sent
with the letter, states that Mrs.
Zuehlke was returning to her
home northwest of the Shasta
Plywood mill, after taking her
husband, William F, to work at
the mill. The car collided wllh
the left front corner of the en
gine. She was thrown from the
car against the side of the en
gine, and her body was carried
about 32 yards down the track.
The Zuehlkes were formerly re
sidents of Roseburg for six years
and have many friends here. Be
sides her husband and son, Mrs.
Zuehlke leaves a sister, Edna
Hurley, address unknown.
(API Final senate agreement to
MON. C. WALLGREN, nomi.
nated by President Truman to
the Federal Power board, after
rejection by the Senate (or a
teat on the National Security
board.
Searching Plane
Gives Bearing
To Lost Hunter
Tired, hungry, and lost Lloyd
Kelch of Roseburg found his way
out of the woods near Rice creek
yesterday afternoon, when a low-
WW airplane searching tor him
Ke nim nil Dealing toward
IS-
Kelch had gone out hunting be
fore dawn Sunday morning. He
left his automobile on a road at
the upper end of Kent creek, east
of Dillard. He wandered through
the woods Into the Rite creek
valley and couldn't find his way
back.
When Kelch hadn't returned
from hunting by Monday, his
friend, Bill Livermore, became
concerned and asked Dr. Edwaid
w- Cal 1
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er to take his plane up
aerial search. Thev flew
I vpr the Dillard and Rice creek
areas, but spotted neither the car
nor the lost Hunter.
After they returned to Rose
burg. Livermore went back up
the Rice Creek road by car and
met Kelch wearily coming out
of the woods on foot. He had n t
found his ear. Kelch told Liver
more that the airplane had giv
en him his bearings when it
headed back for Roseburg.
4- was- by chance,- .Livermore
saldMnls morning, that ne and
Kelch had taken the same road
when they met. He said Kelch
had built a fire In the woods
Sunday night, and was "cold and
tired" when he found Ills way
out the next day. Kelch said ne
"knew It was Livemore" search
ing for him in the plane.
Motorist Cited
In Crash After
Ignoring Bus Act
State police today cited Edward
Rex Jones. Renton. Wash., for
overtaking and passing a school
bus in tne process or loading
passengers, after the car he was
driving collided with a pickup
truck and ended up In the ditch
south of the Winston bridge, Sgt.
Lyle Harrell reported.
Sgt. Harrell said the Jones
vehicle passed the school bus at
a speed estimated at "approxi
mately 50 miles per hour, strik
ing the pickup driven by Ann
Helen Moran, Camas Valley. Al
though his car was extensively
damaged, Jones suffered no In
juries. A third car, operated by Saul
Pearce, Seattle, also landed In the
ditch while attempting to avoid
the Jones vehicle. Damage to
Pearce's car was slight and the
driver escaed Injury.
The citation Issued to Jones is
one of the first In this area to
stem from an accident of this
nature since the new "compul
sory stop" law was enacted by
the 1949 state legislature.
Jones was cited to appear to
day before Justice of the Peace
Ward Watson at Sutherlln.
Fire Destroys Athletic
Outfit Of High School
PASCO. Wash.. Oct. 18. UP)
The grandstand and dressing
rooms at the high school athletic
field were destroyed by fire early
Monday wl;h a heavy loss of ath
letic equipment.
School officials said the struc
ture was valued at about $10,000
and the athletic equipment at $2.
500 to $3,000. The lose InchiHpH
several hundred dollars worth of
iootoau snoes.
About $9,300 nf the damage was
covered by Insurance, the offi
cials said.
Whipping Of Boys For
Kissing Girls At Issue
LONDON, Oct. IS (JP)U
school girl's kiss worth a caning?
Peter freeman, Laborite, will
ask that question of Education
Minister George Tomllnson In the
House of Commons Thursday.
Freeman said six boys were
caned at Chamberlayne Road
school last July for kissing girls.
He wants to know If the whip
ping was In accordance with the'
education minister's regulations.
RED GENERAL OIES
MOSCOW. Oct. lS.f.T) Mar
shall Feodor I. Tolhukhin, who
led Russian armies against Ihe
Germans In Bulgaria, Hungary
and Austria In World War II,
died yesterday at the age of 63,
WASHINGTON, Oct. It im
The Stnate Commsroe commit
tea today approved unaimouely
President Truman's nomina
tions of Mon C. Wallgran foe
the power commission and
James Mead for the trade
commission.
Approval came within two
a half hours after the namea
were submitted to the senate.
Senator Magnuson (D.
Wash.), announcing the result
said attempts may be made
to get senate action today en
the nominations of the two
former senators.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 18.-4.TV-President
Truman today named
former Gov. Mon C. Wahlgren
of Washington state as a mem
ber of the Federal Power com
mission. The president, at the same
time, nominated James M. Mead,
former democratic senator from
New York, to be a member of
the Federal Trade commission.
Wallgren was chosen to suc
ceed Leland S. Olds, whose nomi
nation for a third term on the
Power commission was rejected
by the Senate in one of ita ma
jor rebuffs to the president. The
term expires June 22, 1954.
Wallgren's own nomination to
the post of chairman of the Na
tional Security Resources board
was shelved last March by the
Senate armed services commit
tee in another setback for Mr.
Truman.
The president two months later
withdrew that nomination.
Wallgren's new nomination
also Is subject to senate confirma
tion. However, senatori who opposed
him for the resources board said
they would have no objection
to his appointment to another
post.
Both Wallcren and Mead are
former members of the old sen
ate war investigating committee
which was known as the Tru
man committee when It was
headed by Mr. Truman, then a
member oi tne senate.
Mead waa named to the Trade
commission to succeed Garland
S. Ferguson for the term of.
seven -yearn from Sept, 20, 1948.
Truman's Close Frland
Wallgren Is one of the presi
dent's closest friends. He cam
paigned for Wallgren success
fully in 1944 when Wallgren,
then a senator, was elected to
the Washington governorship.
The president also campaigned
last year but unsuccessfully, for
Walleren's re-election to the
governorship. Mr. Truman, how
ever, carried the state himself
In the presidential election.
Mr. Truman s f rst out-of-town
trip after he entered the White
House was a mgni 10 uiynipia.
Wash., where he was a guest
of the Wallgrens in 1943 at
the state executive mansion.
Wa cren has visited him ire-
quently at the White House and
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Final Federal
Effort Slated To
Settle Strikes
WASHINGTON. Oct. 18. (A
Government labor officials de
cided today on a big, final fling
at trying lor voluntary settle
ments in the steel and coal strikes.
It was strongly indicated that
if Cyrus S. Ching. the federal
mediation service chief, fails In
the various moves he has planned
for this week, he will turn the
two big strike problems over to
President Truman as hopeless.
Then It will be up to Mr. iru
man to decide If end when he
wants to employ the emergency
powers of the Taft-Hartley labor
law, including strike-slopping
court ; Injunctions, or Industry
seizure under the selective serv
ice law.
The main stumbling block In
the steel strike Is the method of
paying for worker pensions. Steel
companies want workers to share
the cost. Philip Murray's CIO
steelworkers union wants the em
ployers to foot the whole bill.
The steel firms and Murray are
fairly well agreed that the indus
try will put up 10 cents an hour
per worker for pension-insurance
costs. The question now Is whether
the workers will put up an addi
tional amount from their wages.
Auto Mishap Fatal To
Former Albany Recorder
CORVALLIS, Oct. 18 (.?)
Injuries from an automobile ac
cident were fatal last night to
Karl Horton, an automobile sal
esman here and former city re
corder of Albany.
Horton was injured last Fri
day when his car plunged off
highwav 20 and struck a tree. He
had lived here after returning
from Military service. He waa
Albany City recorder in 1942.'.
Ltvlty Fact Rant
By L. P. Relsensteln
Einlanina his Infatuation for
Russia, Paul Robeson says that
country offers th Negro race
"freedom did opportunity."
That's more than Russia o"f
its whit population.