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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1950)
3 Th Statesman. Salra. Oregon, Friday. Fobrnarr 24. 1350 Coal Contract Talks Bring Wo Results' By John B. Owen - WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -tfV Soft coal contract talks brought "absolutely no results" tonight despite earlier reports that John U Lewis and the operators had ded closer together on money differences. . David L.- Cole, chairman of President Truman's coal inquiry board, appearing haggard and de jected, told reporters that pro . gress had stopped In negotiations rtiich failed for the eighth day Jo end the strike of 372,000 United f Mine Workers. The two sides, under federal court order to stick to their bar . gaining, were called back at 2:30 ' pja. tomorrow as the strike's T mighty squeeze sent unemploy ment In other industries toward ' 7S.500. Violence hit again at non union diggings. Cities tightened : rationing and more steel works were closing. Railroads were down to a 14.4 days overall supply. Hope Vanishes Apparently hope had vanished for a. sudden break in the strike which the miners have maintained In defiance of a federal court Taft Hartley directive. t And at 10 a.m. tomorrow itheir ttnlon must answer for it:. The UMW must try to convince Federal Judge Richmond B. Keech that it hasn't been in contempt of his order Issued February 11 and ' should not go to trial Monday. He can make the penalty as harsh as be wishes. . It was assumed that , one UMW contention would be that the min , ; era were acting as Individuals in -Mruitting -work which the Taft Hartley act permits. Lewis is on record with two public calls for them to go back to work. Truman Silent , v President Truman was silent. To news conference questions he replied only that the coal subject i Is before the courts and he does not propose to comment now. The atmosphere as the closed door talks broke up for the day . : after two sessions was one of com plete gloom. A coal operator who i was asked what went on replied, "Nothing". . Lewis wouldn't comment. Valley Mtuarlea Beit J. Mehl SILVERTON Services for Bert J. Mehl, 52, former Silverton resident who died Sunday at Mon terey, Calit, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from Ekman's memorial chapel fa Silverton. Interment will be in Valley View cemetery. Sur viving are four children. Jack, Bobbie, Bert, jr., and Marts Mehl; three brothers, ingedahl and Sig urd MehL both of Portland, and jtllS'l I3 .-- Morton ,0:Ur. Downey w ..V' MARK O. HATFIELD Candidate for Legislature Mark Hatfield Files for State Legislature (Story also on page 1) Mark O. Hatfield, political science instructor at Willamette university, . announced Thursday he would be a candidate for the republican nomination as state representative from Marion coun ty. ' . , Hatfield. 27, a veteran of 31 months' navy service including the Iwo Jima and Okinawa cam paigns, is a member of Pacific No. 50 A. F. & A. M.; Pi Sigma Alpha, political , science honorary, and Beta Theta PL social fraternity. He is also a member of the American Legion, and of such pro fessional societies as the American Pqlltlcal Science association, American Society for Public Ad ministration and the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Hatfield Is a Baptist and un married. He resides at 530 Waldo ave. . Listed as his snonsors are Ed Ahrens, Stuart Compton, Mrs. W. C. Dyer, sr. Fr ankie Evans, Lewis Judson, Fred Klaus, E. Burr Miller, Mrs. Ralph Moody, Ray Rolow and Ed Rostein, all of Salem; and Elmer Mattson, Wood burn, George Christenson. Silver- ton, Merle Holm in, Jefferson, Arch Van Nuys,Stayton, George Manolis, jr.. Gates and Frank Hettwer, ML AngeL , Regarding Hatfield, the commit. tee said: "It is our sincere convic tion that Mark Hatfield in charac ter, training and ability, possesses those qualifications which we be lieve , vital for a candidate i who will contribute constructively in the betterment of our state gov ernment. We are in support of his candidacy . without reserva tion." Chester Mehl of Haywood, Calif.; and a sister, May Nelson of JewelL olT .bsjF - sS , 0. tDYoOPl- , Fish Board to Oppose Dams . On Snake River PORTLAND. Feb. 23 -UP)- The Oregon fish commission notified Sen. Guy Cordon (R-Ore) today that it would continue opposing construction of four dams on the lower Snake river. "If those four dams are built," said Chairman John C Veatch, "we can say goodbye to the sal mon runs on the Snake." The fish commission also refus ed to sell the army engineers an acre of ground at the mouth- of Herman creek. The engineers wanted to give the acre to the Indians as a fishing site, to make up for sites flooded by Bonne ville, dam. The commission said Indian fishing there would nullify the value of the fish hatchery on Herman creek. Don McKernan, chief biologist, was given a three-month leave of absence to study Japanese clam and oyster resources for the U. S. government TRAFFIC TOLLS CLEVELAND (INS) The na tion's after-dark traffic death toll will be approximately 16,&00, ac cording to preliminary estimates of the Street and Traffic Safety Lighting bureau. This total repre sents a saving of 800 lives over 1948 when 17,600 met death after dark. nn n v unit Ulk 1 If vv:-:'' f3 h I Cs3 to a! far ADD OfJLV .VATER .Cinch Cake Mix contains everything ... all the. highest quality ingredients needed for your lightest, most delicious devil's fudge cake. Next time bake Cinch . . . the complete cake mix. 4 Ddidous ftorsl wMm iflCI UALManager Sees Continued Air Freight Growth for Salem (Story also on page 1.) . Air freight shipments in Salem will continue at a record-breaking pace during the rest of 1950, Manager Harold Sweeney of United air lines predicted Thursday. ztk ' Sweeney, Thursday reviewed UnltedY winter? business as his company prepares to testify at Civil Aeronautics board hearings which will determine whether West Coast or United airlines or both will nnerate in Salem. He expressed optimism about the coming months. Flowers by Air "Daffodil shipments will begin within "a week or 10 days, he said, "and well probably ship 20,000 pounds within 30 days. They come in from Salem, Wood burn and Silverton and are flown as far away as Texas. Shipments will continue for about six weeks," he said. "Mushrooms are still the stead iest air freight customer," the manager continued. "We ship them 10 or 11 months a year, mostly to San Francisco and Los Angeles." Other products often flown out include baby chicks, poults and holly. Passenger Business Up Sweeney said passenger business also had jumped during the past year at United. "January passen ger flights were one-fourth heav ier this year than last year," be said. The manager pointed to a graph on his desk which showed that passenger business has increased steadily over the past four or five years. He predicted another up surge this year with a peak dur ing the tourist season this sum mer. "Speaking of passenger business. ti rz i J 10 f II UJ or h w the past winter produced the most irregular operations in the past five years," Sweeney said. "We handled over 50 flights that were supposed to land at Portland and couldn't because of icy run ways or a low ceiling," he said. Shot out of Portland Sweeney pointed out that dur ing January alone Salem handled 30 DC6s, 15 DC3s and six DC4s that were shut out at Portland. "Just Wednesday night we de planed 46 Portland passengers and sent them on by bus and limou sine," Sweeney said. He predicted that with a length ened runway and with a better night lighting sy s t e Salem would become even rr. - mport ant as an auxiliary aiiv, hand ling a. good deal of ortland's traffic, and branching out its own business. Physical improvements are for the future, however, he pointed out The next problem will be the CAB - hearings. Results of these will help shape the future of com mercial aviation in Salem, Sixty per cent of the general adult population need glasses, but only 30 per cent are using them, says ine anving research la bora tory of Iowa State college U O O Uy0BKY'S Bring You f liis Amazing VeIug! You'd EXPECT to pay $49.50 for tho mattress or box spring alone! You'd expect to be buying unknown qual-ity-but you get genuine SIMMONS Shop Early . . 3 j Golden. 78, Succumbs i . - ... - ...... At Salem Home Thomas i Stephen Golden, a na tive of Oregon who Jived more than 75 years in Salem, died Thurs day at his home at 1395 Saginaw st He was 78. Golden was born Sept. 1, 1871, in Albany, the son of Dr. and Mrs. T. L. Golden, pioneers to Oregon. He was among the first graduates of the old East Salem school and also attended Capitol Business col lege. The deceased was married July 16, 1893, to the former Edith Pen land who died in 1944. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Annabelle Kain, Portland, and Mrs. Viva Rex, Salem; a son, Virgil T. Golden, Salem; and three grandsons, Lee and Tommy Gold en, both of Salem, and Wayne Kain, Portland. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning from the V. T. Golden chapel. Concluding services will be In Bel crest Memorial park. Warrant Officers Due for National Guard Assignment Assignment of a warrant offi cer to all national guard units in Oregon has been authorized by m O KJ ) ,Pk-nU LI . Jv 1 LltZ- the national guard bureau, Maf. tien. Tnomas J2. JEUlea announced Thursday. . .; i . .. Salem companies 1 B and G of the 4 1st Infantry division will be among; units affected by the or der which will pfermit 63 officers to qualify for newly-created posi tions of unit administrators with in the guard. Meet to Provide Tips for Sunday- School Teachers Salem Child Evangelism fellow shin1 will conduct a meeting today at Salvation Army hall; begin ning at 10 ajn. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ellis, state directors, will give helps for Sunday school teachers. Following a no-host luncheon the program will include a talk by the Rev. Richard Abrams, pas tor of Christian Missionary Alli ance church; music by Mrs. Lloyd Rice; teacher training class and devotions led by Mrs. Edwin A. 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