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Pension Boost Urged By Labor Secy.Tobin Demand Indicates Aim Of Truman To Press For Congressional Action By OLIVER W. De WOLF WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-UB New evidence piled up today that the Truman administration will press Congress to provide for a greatly expanded federal old age and survivor insurance system during the forthcoming session. The new pressure hint came from Secretary of Labor Tobin during an appearance before a Senate-House subcommittee which is looking into the problem of low income families. Tobin told the committe ves- terday that the present social se curity system snoum ae expand ed to provide benefits and eligi bility provisions "which are gen uinely adapted to the needs of retired workers and their de pendents." This Is in line with the urglngs of President Tru man and others this "year. Tobin said he would like to see an approach made to a $100 a month pension for workers cov ered by social security along with a gradual increase In the mini mum wage to $1 an hour. Congress this year raised the minimum wage from 40 cents an hour to 75 cents. Tobin esti mated that under present social security benefits, "a retired work er and his wife now receive on the average of less than $300 a year." Tobin thus made It clear that he wasn't satisfied with the so cial security measure passed dur ing the last session by the House, although he said he was "de lighted" with the progress that had been made. The House bill, which now is awaiting Senate action, extends social security coverage to some 11,000,000 additional workers, makes changes both in the rate and base of tax assessments. At present the two per cent tax, one per cent each on em ployer and employee, Is levied against the first $3,000 of'jthe worker's income. , The House bill would increase this figure $3,600. Tobin suggest ed that it should be increased to $5,100 on the basis of the present national income. The present tax goes to three per cent in 1950, and under the House bill, to four per cent in 1951, with employer and em ployee each contributing one half. Benefit Holit Not Enough The House measure ,on an av erage, is expected to raise insur ance benefits from 70 to 80 per cent. This would fall short of the $100 a month pension favored by Tobin. Tobin said that private indus trial pension systems, such as la bor unions have been driving for vigorously this year, ' should supplement, but not replace, a government Insurance system. The subcommittee is seeking In formation on what can be done to Increase the earning capacities of families receiving less than $2,000 annually. Party Girls Used For Luring Trade, Trial Testimony LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15. OP) It's common business practice In Hollywood to provide prosti tutes for visiting trade associates, a superior court jury was told at the extortion trial here of two accused party girls.- The witness was Ben H. Klek ner, greying hpd of a television school. He testified that on occa sion he had arranged women for dates with salesman and other as sociates in business. "Do you mean to tell me," asked SECTION TWO Established 1873 ROSEBURG, OREGON THURSDAY, DEC. 15, 1949 -A- 194-49 Big Savings Made To City By Employes In Codifying Several Hundred Ordinances Hi- m) ii ititlifi -ill I 1 Akptm4mtW '"""W&'&m: m . .)IIMHHMnMMHHIHHHBMSHMIHl Defense Attorney Glenn Lane, "that it is common practice to employ prostitutes to entertain associates?" "Yes, generally," answered Klekner. "When I wanted to get the favor of certain key salesmen I would provide party girls who would dine and dance and enter tain them, as a matter of good business practice and to obtain good will." Earlier, Klekner told the Jury he so feared the threats of the two defendants that he nailed shut the windows of his home and tried to hire a guard for this three children. On trial, accused of extortion, are red haired Helen Keller, 27, and her roommate, Tonl Hughes, 29, moon-faced brunette. Klekner says he paid them some $900 not to tell his family of his extra marital romancings. The president of the University of Hollywood, a mail order tele vision school, testified that the reason he paid some $9,000 to the women was through fear of be ing exposed to his family as an adulterer. He said the payments took place in 194G, 1947 and 1948. HOUSES IN THEIR DOTAGE MINNEAPOLIS UP) Old houses can be said to be subject to hardening of the arteries. That's the conclusion drawn from a study of home obsoles cence conducted by Tom McDon ald, vice-president of the Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co. His sampling indicates that 51 percent of the 43,000,000 homes in the U.S. are more than 30 years old. In most cases they are still equipped with lighting and plumbing fixtures, heating plants and other accessories that be longed to a past generation. 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Regu- ar employes of the city admini stration office compiled and codified more than I 100 ordi nances and laws, some dating back to 1881, as part of their regular job. Picture at left shows Betty Mae Clark in the process of mimeographing a few of the 450 pages included in Roseburg's compiled ordi nances and city charter. At right is the front cover of the book to be given each city councilman and city official. Bound in maroon leatherette cover and stamped with gold letters, the book represents a completed job of which very few cities in Oregon can boast. I he codification and compila tion was pertormed at very little cost to the city, as com pared to the $2,000 recently appopiated by the Cova city council for a similar job. (Matt phoosl. To extend leftover ham cube and mix with cooked elbow mac aroni and cream sauce. Turn into a shallow baking dish, sprinkle wnn cneese and Drown ligmlv under the broiler. Romalne and sliced fruit salad, served with a this dish. 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Reviewing history of the road, Nelson said that nresent loca tion of the North Umpqua road, high up from tne river, was made at a time when The Cali fornia Oregon Ptiwer company held power filings at Rock creek and planned a dam which would inundate land almost up to tne present road level. As these fil ings have since been relinaulsh- ed, It now becomes possible to locate the road nearer the river and thus eliminate ndvpi-.se grad es, thereby permitting timber re moval at mucn less cost. Development of the North Umpqua route as an access road was promoted during the war when timber was a vital defense material. Nelson said. Money is furnished from forest highway funds, used to build public roads in national forest areas. To Save Recreation Spots The Umpqua Forest highway extends from Rook creek to Dia mond lake, but only that section between Rock creek and Steam boat creek is contemplated for development to highway stand ards at nresent. When comolet- ed, It will open up a huge sec tion of merchantable timber, Nel son said. He pointed out that some peo ple are disturbed by the fact that survey stakes, in some places, follow the water's edge. These are merely location markers from which the final road plan will be made, he said. While the road will follow the river bench, an intervening strip will be left between the road and river throughout the greater part of the distance, Nelson reported, and every effort is being made to save every spot which may be used for recreational purposes. Furthermore, engineers are en deavoring to equalize cuts and fills so that all material will be used on the road, making it un necessary to dispose of mater ial by dumping into the river, except at a few points where cliffs must be cut back. Coffee Was Once Used As Cure-All By ARTHUR EDSON WASHINGTON. UP) Cof fee, so much in the news now, once was considered something more than a line drink, uack in the 1790's it was looked on as a cure for' almost all that ails vou. Richard Bradley turned out a fascinating little book in mi called: "The virtue and use ol coffee with regard to the plag'ie and otner lniectlous distempers. Bradley, a Londoner, contended that if coffee had been known during the great plague, the di sease never would have been so disastrous. And he advanced this as proof: in some parts 01 Turkey wnere the plague Is almost constant, tt is seldom mortal in wnole lami lies, who are rich enough to en joy the free use of coffee; but the poor sort, who want that benefit. seldom escape." in or was tnat an, in Bradley a opinion. "If a mother drinks frequent ly of it when the it with-chlld, the infant will not be troubled with worms, during Its first years," he wrote. "Other authors assert, it cures consumptives, swooning fits, and the rickets, and that It helps di gestion, rarefies the blood, sup presses vapours, gives life and gavety to the spirits." But even Bradley conceded that you can t nave everytning. Mr. Kay," he observed, "disal lows the use of it to such as are paralytick, and likewise such as are troubled with melancholy vapours, or nave not drains. So it your brains are hot, don t turn to coiice for solace, still, doesn't it look as If you get a lot, even at tso cents a pound ! The whole history of coffee Ii wonderful, especially the legend of how man flrat learned of Its value. - Kaldi, an Arabian goatherder, noticed in the year 850 that his goats "not only kept awake all night long, but spent it in frisk ing and dancing in an unnatural manner." It turned out the gay things First Plans For New Buildings At OSC Approved PORTLAND. Dec. 15 UP) Prpllminnrv nlnn fnr frwi anil annum muuMi itrn structures lor Oregon State college have been appruvea oy me ouuaing commit tee for the State Board of Higher Education. Final plans and speciflcationa are to be available for bid Invi tations to be issued at the March meeting. Construction costs for the food Industries building were estimate ed at $660,000. Plans were de signed oy Tom Burns & Co., Port land architects. The board haa budgeted $850,000 for the project. The preliminary plans for the Anlmnl ttlHlietptoa .Iniin. I ...uutiL. ...a auuh.utc trail- mate construction costs at $930, 000. Architect Glenn Stanton. Portland, prepared the drawings. The budpet fnr th nrnWt tm 1 - 200.000. ' In other land and building ae Hons, a $70,000 Oregon State col lege project Involving the pres. ent museum building was ap proved. The committee explain ed the museum building will be remoaeieri ior use 01 the dramat ics dODartment as a thpntnr anrl workshop. ine museum collections will be moved to fireproof quarters in the hasement nf r:t!l nnllsnum now nearing completion. A new ouner-iype structure will De erected for use of the band and orchestra. The music organiza tions now use part of the museum ouuaing. 200 acres of land and housing of Adair village area from the gov ernment to the college were ap proved. Father And Son Die In Blaze At Springfield EUGENE, Dec. 15 UP) A railroad worker whose house roared up In flames Sunday was still in a hospital yesterday, alona with one of the sons he rescued. Burned In the fir wpra .Tnnui L. Graham, and his 9-vear-nlA son, Jimmy. His wife, a first grade school teacher, and thre other sons escaped unhurt. Graham found his Springfield house engulfed in flames Sun day, smashed a window to reach his family, and carried Jimmy out. The father's body was burn ed, and his hands cut. The family lost all their poa sesslons including $200 in cash. had been on a coffee jag. In spite of the popularity of ' coffee, man always has had a difficulty getting a decent cup of it. Back in 1721 Bradley wrote of a traveller to Constantinople who reported on coffee: "It was sold In manv Dublle places there, which he calls coffa houses, where the Turks sit chat ting most of the day, and sip ot a drink called coffa, in little China dishes, as hot as they can suffer it; black as soot and tast ing not much unlike it." The description was so apt that I dropped around to my un favorite restaurant for a check. Sure enough, it still tastes like soot. Ask your Santa for a new FRIGIDAIRE Refrigerator with all these wonderful features... 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