2 The News-Review, Roseburg,
Redistribution
Of Basic School
Fund Given Study
Roseburg . School Supt, M. C.
Deller was in Salem this week to
meet with other Oregon superin
tendent! to lay plans for an ef
fort at redistribution of the basic
school fund.
Such a step would have to be
made tnrougn the state Legisla
ture. But the superintendent are
working on formulation of an ar
ticulate plan for presentation to
tne Legislature.
Deller explains that the need
for redistribution of the basic
school fund is considered neces
sary for a more equitable distri
bution of funds among the poorer
districts of the state. He included
Roseburg as one of those poorer
districts. ,
One of the reports made at the
superintendents' meeting showed
mat tne present Pisiriouuon mein
od is based on flat per pupil and
per teacher grants, as populations
nave grown, more and more mon
ey has cone to fulfill these flat
grants. This has cut down we por
tion of the fund which was used
for equalization purposes. (Deller
explained uus equamauuu jt uiu
was to be used to aid districts fi
nancially so any one district
would find it no harder to achieve
basic minimum standards than an
other. The standard program is
set at $1.15 per pupU-day).
Deller continued that as the
equalization fund became smaller,
poorer districts nave oeen receiv
ing less and less. This means that
a district such as Roseburg's for
instance, has to levy a higher tax
in order to provide the minimum
program, he related.
The superintendents hope to cor
rect this by bringing about legis
lation for a different method of
distribution which will make equal
ization more effective.
President Makei Plea
For Bi-Partisan Harmony
(Continued from Page One)
people from the catastrophe of a
nuclear holocaust, free nations
must maintain countervailing mili
tary power to persuade the Com
munists of the futility of seeking
their ends through aggression."
The President's prepared 7,800
word message, carried nationwide
on television and radio, contained
no real surprises. Much of the leg-
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isiauvv iHugrniu ne uuuuieu lur
the year ahead already had been
announced by the White House or
disclosed by other sources. Much
of it was a renewal of previous re
quests not granted by Congress.
Eisenhower held out no hope for
tax cuts this year and repeated
that he wants postponement of ex
cise and corporation tax reduc
ions now scheduled for ADril 1.
They total about three billion dol
lars yearly and both Democratic
and Republican leaders have pre
dicted Congress wil vote a post,
ponement. r .; '
The President said he Is honeful
the reductions ran h mad nevi
year. ,
He called for emphasis on mod
ii an yuwci in leauying uic na
tion lor any attack, and for "re
duction of forces in certain cate
gories'an obvious reference to
the cuts planned in Army, Navy
ana marine manpower. .
On the domestic front, there was
a formal call for hiking the 75-cent
minimum wage to 90 cents an
hour. That would mean a pay
raise for 1.300,000 workers now cov
ered by the minimum act who are
earning between 75 and 96 cents
an hour.
So far as the general admlnis.
tratlon program is concerned, the
new aspect this vesr is that F.isen.
nower must count even more heav
ily on tne Democrats now in con
trol of Congress for a big meas
ure oi cooperation in getting it
enacted.
Democratic leaders alreadv have
pledged cooperation in the foreiim
policy and national defense fields,
and the President noted today that
ne nas "already. . . .expressed
assurances ot unreserved cooper
ation" in those areas.
There has been no such exchange
of pledges on domestic issues, hut
Eisenhower declared that "T h e
strength of our country" rcquiros
icnmworii on a nroad scale.
With Democrats and Renuhll.
cans alike casting an eve shear)
to the 1958 elections, Eisenhower
put it this way:
"Our quest for peace and free
dom necessarily presumes that we
must rise above self and section
wno notd positions of public trust
that we must subordinate to Ihe
general good our partisan, our Per
sonal Drift ,t rriiiriiv Tli-.
lessly, with united Durnose. i
must fortify the material and spir
itual foundations of this land of
ireeaom and of free nations
throughout the world.
"As never before, there Is need
for unhesitating cooneralinn
among the branches of our jov
ernmcnt. "At this time the evcrntiv mn
legislative branches are under
management of different political
parties. This fact places both nar-
. ties on trial before the American
people.
"In less perilous days of Ihe
past, division of governmental re-
SDOnsihilttv amnnff mip dm,!
ties has produced a paralyzing In
decision. We must not let this hip.
pen in our time. We must avoid a
paralysis of the will foi peace
and international security."
Symphony Orchestra
To Resume Rehearsals
The Roseburg Symphonv Oche
Ira will resume rehearsals start
ing at 8 o'clock tonight at the
band room of the high school, ac
cording to Director Wendell John
ion. -
The orchestra dropped r?hour
sals during the holidays, flic orch
estra Is preparing for its second
season concert, which Is scheduled
the latter part of February. ;
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REV. H. A. SCHLATTER
. . .resigns pastorate
Rev. Schlatter
Resigns Pastorate
Of Church Here
The Rev. H. A. Schlatter has re
signed his pastorate at the First
Church of God in Roseburg, it was
announced Wednesday.'-- -
He gave the reason for his resig
nation as the ill health of his wife;
The Rev. Mr. Schlatter has been
active in the ministry for 42
years. His resignation ends his
sixth pastorate which he took up
in laoii. o replacement nas oeen
named.
Although he is quitting the active
pastorate, he reports he will
merely pare his activities in the
church. He will continue his resi
dence in Roseburg and will hold
evangelistic meetings and .conduct
chart lectures. He will also retain
his membership in Ihe vjrious
Church of God organizations, the
West Coast Ministerial Assn., Ore
gon Stale Church of God Evangel
istic Committee, Southern Oregon
Camp Meeting Commitlee and
Secretary of Registration of the
Church of God Committee.
Several advancements have been
noted under 'his leadership in
Roseburg. The congregation has
Increased, the church building has
been moved to a larger and more
satisfactory site (1951), a taber
nacle with Sunday school rooms
was constructed and the old sec
tion was remodeled.
Both the Rev. Mr. and Mrs.
Schlatter have gained considerable
attention among the West Coast
states for their religious leader
ship. Land Donated
For Road Use
Included among, several trans
actions by the county court Wed
nesday was an order and resolu
tion donating a right-of-way strip
of land along the South Umpqua
noaa to me government.
The parcel, about 20 miles north
east of Tiller, was donated for
public road purposes in hue with
improvements in cooperation with
the Forest Service. A quitclaim
deed on the Dronertv wns accent
ed from Nicholas and Ethel And
rieff for $1,000.
In other court activity, an agree
ment was signed with Clifford
Thiel providing payment of $250
for field notes and other docu
ments pertaining to surveys made
in the county which were in pos
session of Thiel's father. Oscar F.
Thiel. The material is to be turn
ed over to the county assessor.
ine News - Review and Ihe Myr
tle Creek Mall have been designat
ed official publications for county
court proceedings and for claims
allowed by the court for 1955. The
order renewing the designation
notes The News-Review has the
most subscribers in Ihe county.
tne Man tne next largest number,
Brochure Will Inform
Voters On Bond Issue
(Continued from Page One)
ois 10 cents a week or 40 cents a
month.
Estimated millage for the ele
mentary school Is 1.25; for the jun
ior high school 1.17.
Using another illustration, the
superintendent has taken a sam
ple case of an assessed properly,
"li your properly is assessed for
lax purposes at $1,000." Deller
said, "this bond issue will cost vou
$2 40 per year." The yearly sums
would double if the assessment val
ue also doubled. An average home.
according to lienor, is assessed
for around $2,000.
Within Ihe information brochure
appears the complete story of
tne need tor liucresi and the why
of the additions to the junior high
srnooi. ine latter is illustrated
with floor plans showing current
scnooi size, wlial is requested and
tne m ui re tniro phase of the build
ins. The need is told In a slmnle.
readable fashion. The nexl chapter
ties witn District 4 voters Tues
day.
Public Meeting Slated
To Discuss Bond Issue
(Continued from Page One)
vide these facilities as outlined by
Supt. M. C. DeUcr:
(1) Completion of ihe library;
(2; expanded cafeteria facilities;
(3) two academic classrooms; (4)
hall and locker space; (5) lavatory
facilities; (6) physical education
addition; (7) guidance and confer
ence needs; and (81 grounds im
provement. Currently, the students use the
present multi-purpose mom (cafe
torium) for their physical educa
tion program. School administra
lors point out it was not designed
to Serve as a ivmnasium and suh-
seoiicnlly lacks several needed fa
cilities. The bond item would provide
dressing rooms, basket room, show
er facilities, adequate physical ed
ucation floor space, storage facili
ties and a towel room for proper
handling of supplies,
Probation Granted
T. K. Romaine, 46,
For Embezzlement
A former Morrison-Knudsen Co.
paymaster received a one-year
prison sentence, but was granted
probation on condition he stay out
of more trouble, when he pleaded
guilty in Douglas County Circuit
Court Wednesday to an embezzle
ment charge.
Judge Carl E. Wimberly impos
ed the sentence on T. K. Romaino,
46, now an employe of the City of
Clarksviue, Tenn., tax department.
Romaine will be allowed to go
back to 'his job in Clarksville. He
returned here voluntarily to face
the charge. He assured the judge,
"I have learned my lesson."
Dist. Atty. Robert M. Stults told
the court Ro.-iaine allegedly em
bezzled $3,700.82 over a period of
time while working for the com
pan? at a California Oregon Pow
er Co. construction oroject on the
North Umoqua River. Largest
amount said to have been convert
ed to nis own use at one time
was about $100.
He was charged with carrying
the names of short-time employes
on his books longer thsn actual
employment, then cashing the
check made for the non-existant
wages earned by the employee
no longer on the job.
It was Minted out that he was
fired after , the eomnany learned
of the matter. The slipup came
when an employee who had worked
only a couple of days objected to
paying income tax on a W-2 form
which showed more than $60 earn
ed. ...
Defense attorney Dudley C. Wal
ton pointed out that Romaine had
done very satisfactory work for
the company for 14 years, that the
defendant had never been in trou
ble before. He had a sheaf of
recommendations from ministers
and various other persons attest
ing to the good character of Ro
maine. Romaine also promised to make
full restitution for the money '-ok-
en. He has already repaid more
than half of it. .
Romaine was one of six persons
secretly indicted by the grand jury
a month ago. He was arrested in
Clarksville about a week later.
Land Reclassification
dpposed At Meeting
(Continued from Page 0::e)
to burn over land, when the land
is burnable?" "What prompted the
Legislative's action in 195.1?" "Can
we help run the dffa, u we pay
(or the protection?"
Forester Vance Morrison pointed
out the '53 Legislature acted under
the Land Use Classification Act
passed in 1937. He said ittle had
been done before the 1953 move,
making classification mandatory.
Many opined it wasn't the forestry
department they disagreed with
(it they were sure tney unagreed,
aul many were not).
State Rep. V. T. Jackson, a
! member of the Legislature which
passed the law, was present to
comment,
r "1 felt (Ive cents an acre was
doggone cheap insurance when we
passed the law," Rep Jackson
: said. (If no land owner negligence
is proved following a tire wnicn
spreads to another area and con
ceivably burns a million hoard feet
of timber, the owner of the land
where the fire started cannot ne
assessed damages).. He could be
sued, however, Jackson said.
The representative said he still
felt the law was pretty good in
surance since it put the burden of
fire extinguishing on the fire pa
trol, lie urged owners to view the
law on a long range basis.
"If I'm wrong, tell me." he said,
"for the Legisture can change an
unjust law." Rep. Jonn Amacner,
a member of the forestry commit
tee which sponsored the bill, was
unable to attend the session.
Earlier stale forestry spokesman
Frank Hamilton told lha audience
it would get fire protection fur
nished by a protection agency. (In
this area the Douglas Forest Pro
tective Assn.) Owners will also re-reive-
advice on burning, super
visory assistance on actual burning
and "an insurance against damage
suits if the fire starts on your
lanri " llami ton said.
The DFP A plans lo expand lis
services. DFPA Supervisor Fred
Soulhwick told Morrison ine ex
Dansion would include: (1) One ex
tra warden at Yoncalla; (2) one
extra warden at the South Doug
las slation; 1(3) a three-man sup
pression crew added at the Rose
burg station; and (4) one pep
Dumuer unit.
it was the forestry department
members opinions land owners
previously received (perhaps un
knowinelvl fire protection they
hail not naid for. Cost on regular
timber land has run around 17
cents per acre this year and as
high as 19 cents, they snid.
One added expense faced some
land owners. They were in for a
10-year period of paying off an
accumulated 18-month backlog of
fire protection provided by Ihe pro
tection agencies prior to tho new
classification. It would amount,
said the department reprerenta
tives, to about .021 cents per-acre.
It did not apply lo persons getting
protection for the first time,
however.
Youths Admit Stealing
7 Cars; Penalty
Two voulhs who admitted steal
ing seven cars after leaving Ft.
Ord. Calif., and heading lor !e
attle were handed one-year sen
tences by Circuit Judge, carl tu
Wimberly Wednesday.
Rillv Rav Holitield, 19, Denver,
and Rov Waller Wendt. 17. Seat
tle, were charged specifically with
larceny of personal property over
$75 in connection with the Iheft of
a ear belonung lo Judith L. Bab
bitt of Mvrtle Creek on Dec. 14.
Their flkht toward Seattle end
ed abruptly in Douglas County.
They were AWOL from Ft. Ord at
the time of their arrest.
The pair pleaded guilty on Dec.
23 when arraigned hy Dep. Dist
Dnn H. Sanders. Judge Wimberly
held up senlenring until the rec
ords of the youths could be checked.
NEW ASSOCIATION OFFICERS for the Oregon Gasoline Dealers are, "from left: Harold
(Pete) Whitney, president; Ben Hallyburton, Les Hufstader and VI? Milnes, all vice
presidents. (Paul Jenkins Picture). '
Oregon Gasoline Dealers
Elect, Discuss Many Topics
Ernie Barker, the first president diew about 80 representatives
of the Oregon . Gasoline Dealers from over the state. They repre
Assn., stepped down Wednesday i sent about 1,200 member stations,
to hand the gavel to the associ- Most of Wednesday was spent
ation's second president. " -' in business sessions. The chief or-
bleeted to tne presidency was
Harold (Pete) Whitney of Eugene,
Other new officers are: Ben Hally
burton, Portland, first vice presi
dent; -Les Hufstader, Bend, second
vice president; Vic Milnes, Hert
ford, third vice president; and Roy
Bnrger, Eugene, secretary-treasurer.
The association stale convention
Campbell Assists
Districts With
Planning Budgets
Dep. County School Supt. W. M.
Campbell attended Yoncalla Ele
mentary Scnooi District board
meeting Wednesday night to help
the board . prepare its budget
for the 1955-56 school year.
Tonight, he is scheduled for a
similar meeting with the Scotia
Valley board, and Friday night he
will meet with the Reedsport Un
ion High School District boird.
Districts under the jurisdiction
of the Rural School Board must
prepare budgets in January and
February so they can be presented
to the rural board by March 15.
In turn, the county budget must
be submitted to the assessor by
July 15.
Much statistical work and plan
ning are necessary between the
two dates, Supt. Kenneth F. 'Bar
neburg points out.
Barnemu? attended a special
Yoncalla Elementary board meet
ing Tuesday night, and Wednes
day night he met with Umpqua
School board members to help ar
range temporary housing for stu
dents Until two new rooms ' are
added to the school. The district
rectntly approved a bond issue for
construction of the rooms, but
they will probably not be ready
for use by next September.
Hospital News
Douglas Community Hospital
Admitted
Surgery: Mrs. Chester Nord
ling, Jake T.eicht, Roseburg.
Discharged
Betty McMurrv, Donna Fuchs,
Mrs. Kenneth Cloake, Mrs. Ben
nie Astry, Roseburg.
Mercy Hospital '
Admittid
Surgery: Mrs. Spenca WoLsey,
Roseburg.
Medical: Diane Rogan, Rose
burg. Diicharqod
Arthur Tuck, Elaine Reber.
Gregory Krewson, Mrs. Helen
Wcstra, Roseburg; Eric Thomlitv
son, Mrs. Andy Rush. Sutherlin;
Mrs. Gerald Burton, Dillard.
Air Force Reserves Hear
Report From Hemingway
CaDt. Donald P. Heminewav oi
Medford reported on the status of
Air rorce Reserve matters a' s
Flight A, 9415th Squadron, Rose
burg. Hemingway, liaison officer for
the 9091st Group, also told 21 Air
men and officers assemb'ed at Ihe
Air Reserve Training Center ot
a 4th Air Force inspection slated
Feb. 16. He announced that mem
bers needing pictures for identifi
cation cards can arrange for them
when he visits here next month.
Capl. Norburn Whiltington "re
sented a training lecture on "Fac
tors of National Power." Capt. R.
M. Beardsley, flight commander,
said the next meeting will he held
Jan. 19 at tne center, 904 S. Steph
ens St
BANKS TO EXPAND
SAN FRANCISCO W Trans
americk Corp. Wednesday an
nounced the appointment of two.
new vice presidents to expand the
holding company's banking depart
ment. They are Oscar H. Keller, pres
ently executive vice president and
cashier of the First National
Bank of Portland, Ore., and C. T.
Chandler, executive vice president
of Ihe National Bank of Tacoma.
Wish,. Transamerica subsidiaries.
- FALSI ALARM..
Residents living north of Rose
burg called the Roseburg Rural
Fire Dept. shortly before g a.m.
Thursday to report several sheds
were burning along the new high
way. Firemen said the tires had
been set by construction firm work
ers wno were burning the sheds
which were no longer in use.
der of discussion centered around
tightening the organization on a
state-wide basis. Also touched on
was a tentative state proposal to
levy another two cents on each gal
lon of gasoline to increase revenue
for highway construction. . Final
discussions and resolutions are ex
pected to be made at the Thurs
day closing session. The associ
ation will also determine the site
and date for the next convention.
A host of helpful hints on organ
ization came from one of the fea
tured speakers Wednesday night
at the Elks Lodge ballroom. J. L.
Kinneard, secretary-manager ot
the Automotive Retailers' Assn. of
British Columbia went into consid
erable detail describing the associ
ation which covers 'retail distrib
utors in British Columbia. .
The former Royal Canadian Air
Force fiver said the association
had proved an invaluable aid in
equalizing prices, improving serv
ice and handling problems ot
member retail outlets. The associ
ation even includes its own group
insurance plan, employment fea
tures and apprentice and service
station attendant training.
Kennard indicated he would
like to see an alliance of the sim
ilar state retail outlet associations
on the coast. This would include
Oregon, Washington, California
and uritisn uoiumDia. inree oi
the four areas were represented.
Two other members of -the - ARA
were on hand, as was Harold w.
Johnson of Walla Walla, president
of the Washington organization.
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COleoSATIOM
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Geologist Says Much Cil
Exploration Underway
(Continued from Page One)
formations in which oil is found.
He described the limits of the
western Oregon area as that west
of tne cascades and norm oi tne
general area of the Rogue River.
He said none of the approximate
ly 60 wells drilled in the area has
encountered oil or gas in com
mercial quantities, but the a ea
"has as yet not been adequately
testea.
He went on to say that these
wells were drilled on the basis of
only sketchy or, in some cases,
no geologic information.
"It is firmly believed, however,
that some of the rocks in the
area have probably constituted
source rocks tor on, and mat com
mercial quantities of it may be
trapped somewhere within the
the area," he said.
This possibility has led Valen
tine's company to make its "first
concerted attempt" with modern
exploration meuioas w uisi-uver
that oil .
Red Cross First Aid
Class Starts Jan. 11
A Red Cross first aid class will
be started Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in
the chapter rooms of the Rose
burg Armory, reports Mrs. R. E.
Herman, executive secretary of
the county chapter.
Leon Bates, first aid instructor,
will give instruction six nights to
interested persons who hold a cur
rent standard RC first -aid card.
Following the advanced course,
if enough people are interested,
an instructor's course will be giv
en. Mrs. Herman said.
Anyone wishing to register may
call tha Red Cross office, 3-3255.
SfiatemenS
Cash on Hand and Due from
United States Government Bonds.
Municipal and Other Bonds
Loans and Discounts Net
' Stock in Federal Reserve Bank
Bank Premises (Including Branches).,
Customers' liability on Acceptances.
Interest Earned
Other Resources
Capital
Surplus
Undivided Profits
Reserves for Interest, Taxes,
Acceptances
Dividends Declared . ;
Deposits
Interest Collected Not Earned
Other liabilities
Tiii mum:
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Californians Spend Holidays
Visiting Dillard Residents
ROSA HEINBACH Idren, Kalhy, T. Ray and Donny:
n..t of . town T guests at the Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey While and
c 0ut " . -lief Gib" Vickie Mr. and Mrs. Losson White
were the latter's brother in - law ; Salmon, and Harvey Duke and,
"nd sister, Mr! and Mrs. Clyde children, Willard and Lou.se, from
James, their two sons, Judd and : Sutherlin. .
The group were en route home j as their guests on Christmas Day
from Tacoma where they met ! their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
Clyde J.m Jr ho wai T oeing j and Mrs. Albert Haines and son
snipped overseas in the medical! Albert Jr. and Haines' parents,
corTof he Army. Also arriving Mr. and Mrs Myron Ha.nes, from
for the large family gathering Cona!!::; Mr. and Mrs. Dale,
were Jack Gibson's two sisters, ! Brown and the host and hostess,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Waggle and Mr. nnd Mrs. Gene Godfrey and
... ..j i.. sni w.aoi. frnmlfamiw Rohert. George. Don and
Crescent City,' Calif., and Mr. and j
Mrs. Arnold Thiessen,
Children Visit
their home in Crescent City Sun-!
day they took with them the Jack j
Gibson's three children, Jackie,!
When the Waggle s returnea 10
Gloria and Carl. The Gibsons went
to Crescent city to spend New
Year's. They brought their chil
dren home with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Godfrey went
to Astoria to spend Christmas with
Mrs. Godfrey's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Fitcha and her brother
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Erling
Fitcha. iThey report their trip up
the coast was very hazardous
with ice and snow on the highway.
Mr. and Mrs. Losson White and
family recently moved here from
White Salmon, Wash.
Xr. and Mrs. Chester Bast en
uTrtsrW.at:
ter's brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Mincher and chil-
Earnest Pearson
Files Bankruptcy
PORTLAND Wl Earnest Albert
Pearson, Roseburg, listing debts of
$189,452 and assets of $10,300, has
filed a voluntary bankruptcy peti
tion' with the federal bankruptcy
referee here.- - ' . ;
Pearson, who listed his present
occupation as an oil salesman, said
that in 1952 and 1953 he operated
E. A. Pearson Motors and that
from 1948 to 1952 he headed E. A.
Pearson General Petroleum Dis
tributor. .
The petitioner said he had no
income in 1953 and 1954.
Among debts he listed are per
sonal injury claims in Douglas
County circuit court stemming
from an automobile accident
Claimants are Cecelia A. Wicklum,
$78,553, and Lyle E. Cayloy, $56,
500. Other listed liabilities include a
court judgment of $2,802 obtained
by General Pe.roleum Corp.; two
notes, each for $15,000, held by M.
L. Hallmark, and $4,618 in unpaid
federal withholding taxes.
Claimed assets included $2,000 in
real estate and $6152 due in un
paid accounts.
BIDS LOW ON JOB
PORTLAND lifl California Sleel
Products Co., Richmond, Calif., at
$688,603, was low of 28 bidders
Tuesday for a oroieet at The
nalles Dam on the Columbia!
River. . I
oi Condifiion
DECEMBER 31,
THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK
of Portland, Oregon
RESOURCES
Banks
LIAoiLli.ti
$ 18,000,000.00
18,000,000.00
1 8,047,878.49
etc.. ,
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irtnthis in Origin HEAD OFFICE: PiriltnJ, Origin
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AN OREGON BANK SERVING OREGON
Mike.' George Godfrey went home
with the Corvallis friends for a
week's vacation.
Mrs. Voilet Pobuda arrivea irom
Chelan. Wash., .Thursday to. visit
their son and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Cook and Floyd, Sue
and Jerry. She will also visit her
brother-in-law and sister, wr.-.ana
Mrs. Wilbur Hill and sons m
Winston. -.
AFL NW Council
Recommends Pay
Raise Acceptance
PORTLAND I The North
western Council of the AFL Lum
ber and Sawmill workers union
KSt
Ia:"n'n ,pa""-,
The nanel. set ud by the gover- '
nors of Oregon and Washington
last September lo study causes of
the . summer-long strike in the
Douglas fir region, recommended
last month that contracts be ,re-;
newed to April 1, "1956 with a pay ;
hike of T,V cents an hour..' :
The CIO Woodworkers earlier
also approved this and recom
mended that '.locals and area '
groups negotiate with employers' on
that basis. Several' since have
signed up. Some of the larger emv
ployer negotiating groups have
scheduled meetings to consider the
proposal and there has been ' no
indication of refusal to ratify.
The Douglas fir industry was
struck through the summer in a
union .demand for an increase of
12 'At cents. Employers proposed
renewal of contracts without
! change. The pay scale varies wide
ly but the base minimum is around
$1.84 When the panel was
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to await its recommendation which
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LEAVES FOR WEST COAST
BOSTON W The heavy cruis-'
er USS Baltimore left Boston or
Long Beach, Calif., Wednesday as
part of a Navy program shifting
some units to the West Coast.
Two destroyer squadrons, one
frOm Newoort, R.I.', and another
from' Norfolk, Va., already have
moved to the Pacific Qoast. ..
The Baltimore is due-at Long
Beach Jan. 26. 1
The cruiser is in command of
Capt. C. O. Christie, USN, of Chevy ,
Chase, Md. ' '
1954
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