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CITY EDITION CITY EDITION KEWSPAPgg CUIATION YESTERDAY 24.481 EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1946 TWO SECTIONS, 24 PAGES NO 144 LANE COUNTY'S HOME Wrial Pay lane County Record High 7 Per Cent Gain , .,1941 Shown pAUtDEUTSCHMANN County industrial pay- a new peas in 1945, figures - (Thursday y -Q(ate Unemployment ion W Hi "" Lnavrolls covered by P. r ii va in: uaisecumy-'i". in this town, a"""" Chamber of Com- octimated payrolls for agriculture tan live peraDns ----Lt the overall county pay- at least su,uuu,uuu. iinn reDort showed Lih nf wages reported by Lis ot Lane County: 29,507,574 30,155,442 report stated that Lane fcjwere up 71. per ceni. ota 1941. me i-a cwu- n gave Lane a a.a per cem despite the effects ot the end war. in was one of 16 counties re U increases in 1945 over ihile ZD naa decreases, i is w ihs state showed a 11.7 tnt decrease, due primarily t did of big smpyara pay in Portland. t'i $30,000,000-plus payroll nearly $7,000,000 ahead of n County, which posted a il.E49 total, and 40 per cent lei than the fourth county, Llh, which had $19,114,438. i commission declared that ill for 1946 were expected 111 only about 10 per cent ot the 1843-45 level, nig Luei In lumber and logging, service, agriculture and non-war Industrie! were fed to offset losses In the km ft 1946 payrolls are M available, but a study b umber of claims for tin- taunt compensation in lo Jfflta Indicated that the Eu- mi wai faring better than CMW tats lhl year, i hiring the second larg- Kni la the state, Eugene Iwoth In total amount of fetation payments for nine h of 1946, fourth in the Ft ol persons actually re kl benefits in October, and m the number of new claims In the month. (res i comparison of six of Mm the report: New Receiving '46 Total Claims Benefits Ccmn. pis 1667 17,47 9 $9,592,637 IW 11 1,19; 546,413 162 446 420,867 104 866 183.411 tat 1ZJ 652 213.12R II 730 197.258 "J noted that- although E number of persons were 8 benefits, periods of un- raent nave been shorter in N area, thus makino i ' unemployment pay much W with the greater payrolls increases In the num- Persons at work in the emDlovmpnt 1943 TtnA fnnniir VnJ ft writers in industrial and p Pianis covered by social R. Plus 38,453 agriculture r uncovered" workers. ; estimated that most of the numbers employed has in the larifAp nU(. u . ---o- piauia tuver- 1 social security. VinnQtino ber from the 1943 figure 1 P cent tn hot..- j p cent of all persons em- JJI GAME ASKED i. Council ItNl . . """"usiy an- h n, . ' mvue bBn. J " 'emo Z2LhWi Dec- or KS to. o Army 'itri, .,n?tne Nation- ior infantile Pa- eather f-WeiHiMB ino V:"i'ra n.in val- "ttt kh c ! unains Fri-I S,Satrday- Slightly 'sua ,,. ""W. same,1 southeasterly wind off frWeZf? H'8nesttem- ,7 37 H. 1 degrees: Ihi,?'.. " degrees? 9d. K 10:30 a. iirt,. es; total for Jl.Ses: normal for ire. nT' Sept. 1. L" U- n.. a- m- 1 hurs- 4tZ'0m nZ "",mW ,JIL Thursday, plus rv.ln. nsel (psti. Tn . . ' m. m. Lane Challenged Budget Increase By Vermoflf City Something more than Lane County's reputation for meeting its welfare obligations is at stake in the current campaign to subscribe a Lane County Chest budget of $111,715 for 1947. General Chairman Alton F. Baker Thursday received and accepted a challenge from far-away Vermont involving the good name and reputation of a famous Oregon citizen, Tom Turkey. A telegram from Director Guy C. Sickler of Burlington, Vt, Com munity Chest, put the issue squarely: "Inspired citizens of Burlington, rejoicing in salubrious Vermont climate, prepared to push Community Chest campaign well over biggest goal In history. We challenge Eugene and Lane County to match efforts, with turkey as prize. "We realize we are giving you odds because of superior quality of Vermont turkey. It would be a treat for you and your fellow Ore gonians to taste real Vermont turkey but as things stand you haven't a chance. Burlington is sure to win and we shall have to break our jaws on one of your tough Oregon crows." To which Baker replied: "The only crow you Vermonters will eat will be in the form of a yellow telegraph blank announcing Lane County's loval citizens haw smashed all previous records of generous giving. We won't eat your turKey, out pui a on exniDiuon ror our giant lowls to sneer at on their way to market. Regards but not good luck." Burlington has a population of 28,000 and is situated on Lake Champlain in Chittenden County, Vermont. Education Money Aids State Public Almost One Third of Higher Education Funds Go to Extension, Research Works for Oregon By ROCH BRADSHAW (Fifth of Six Articles) -Almost one third of the state funds appropriated for higher educa tion are expended for statewide public service activities, it is pointed out in the biennial report of the State Board of Higher Education. "Funds spent by the state for such statewide services as agricultural research and extension have returned large dividends in productivity and in the general welfare of the rural districts," the report asserts. "Never has the demand been so great for these services. . . . The Agricultural Extension Service carries to every corner ot the state the findings of agricultural science and demonstrates the most success ful application of these findings. "Oregon gains much in financial stability from the wide diversity of its agricultural Industry, but this very diversity brings with it added demands for research and service." The Federal- Cooperative Extension Division, the agricurtural re search program and the work of the experiment stations and home economics research work are among the services mentioned. Adult education through exten- Bevin Demands Broader Report LAKE SUCCESS M British Foreign Minister Ernest : Bevin said Thursday that he could not accept.. the Russian proposal-for reports to the United Nations on disposition of troops on foreign soil ' unless ?1t was amended to cover forces on domestic fronts and the whole broad question of disarmament Bevin thus went a step farther than the general position taken by the United States and China, which called for overall troop re ports but sought to keep the ques tions of troop data and disarma ment separate. .' These two powers . merely ask- ed that Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov's plan be broaden ed without flatly stating opposi tion. An American delegation spokes man, stressing the desire for in clusion ot all forces in the re ports, said Russia "had come a long way" toward meeting the United States nosition. France qualified ito approval of the Soviet proposal with a sug gestion that the U.N. fix the exact needs for troops stationed m ex enemy states such as Germany. Pointed Question Bevin sharply questioned the purpose of the proposed troop re ports and noted that Molotov had said that the returns would have "great political effect." "Is this being done for political effect or disarmament?" Bevin asked in a booming voice. Chest Women Plan To Begin Campaign sion teaching also is discussed, the report pointing out that edu cation is a lifelong process and that "our rapidly changing indus trial era, with new processes, new machines and new products calls for retraining. Keep Abreast 'Even our best educated must be re-educated periodically if they are to be kept abreast of the times in the. highly professional and technical fields and in the more general area oi . social , organiza tion." ' ' '" According to Dean 3. F. Cramer of the: General Extension Divi sion, more than 10,000 students received instruction in extension and correspondence courses dur ing the past 12 months, an in crease of about 20 per cent. During the past year classes were conducted in 22 cities, an increase of 10 over the previous year. Enrollment in these classes increased 38 per cent, the report said... Other agencies of the exten sion division, such as the cor respondence study department, the visual education service and the radio program service of KOAC, have met with compa rable demands for Increased service. In addition, a large number of off-campus programs have been developed to meet particular de mands of organizations or indus tries. Many Help Many other agencies of the State System of Higher Education contribute to public service, the report indicates, recalling also the outstanding wartime service ren dered by the institutions. Some of these services include conducting a child guidance ex tension program, administering of the crippled children's program for the state, in-service programs for teachers, and the work of the Bureau of Municipal Research and Bureau of Educational Re search. (Tomorrow: Summaries.) Lets Engineers Continue Works Lane Area Projects Plans. Still Remain A recent increase of approxi mately $1,500,000. in appropria tions will enable the Army En gineers to continue most of their scheduled flood control and river work projects in this area through the current fiscal year, Colonel O. E. Walsh, in charge of the En gineers' Portland office, said Thursday. Explaining the continuance of the Engineers' projects in this area despite a recent report that staff reductions would force tne closing of most Oregon offices, Colonel Walsh said that the in crease in funds enabled tne agency to retain 955 of its 1555 employes in the Portland District, including the Eugene and-Dor- ena office staffs. Vincent Kemp, chief main tenance engineer In the Eugene office, said Thursday that only one person will be laid off here as a result of the cutback. . A 38-man -dam site investiga tions, and survey crew which maintained a headquarters in Eu gene was" laid off Nov. 14, but this crew worked under control of the Portland office and could not be counted as a Eugene lay-off, Kemp said. Work will proceed on the Fern Ridge project, Colonel Walsh added, and operations will con tinue at Willamette Falls : locks and Bonneville dam. The Engineers will also con tinue work on plans for modifi cations of McKenzle River and South Santiam developments, the colonel said, and on -plans for Meridian and McNary dams. Providing an overall picture of Willamette Basin plans, the Wil lamette Valley Review Report on which Engineers are now work ing will also be carried on. ; Fiscal Year Colonel Walsh said that all of fices in this area definitely will remain open at least until the end of the fiscal year next July. ' The colonel will discuss sugges tions for work on the Upper Wil lamette at a meeting with the Springfield Chamber of , Com pmerce. Nov. 27. Goal Chief to Face Charge of Contempt Out Again-- UNITED MINE WORKERS Chief John V. Lewis, left. Is facing a possible jail sentence for failure to codidIt with a federal court injunction after his 400,000 union members left the nation's soft coal pits at midnight Wednesday. At least 150,000 miners quit before the deadline in scenes like that at West Frankfurt, I1U below. (NEA Telephoto). I I Reuther Urges Funds for CIO ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (U.B President Walter P. Reuther of the United Auto Workers Thurs day urged the CIO convention to provide a "war chest of $12,000,- 000 to fight for new increases. "The CIO says to the Republi can party, the reactionary Demo crats in the South and the big Wall Street industrialists gang that we didn't fight the war to go back to a depression, Reuther shouted. "If industry goes on another sit-down strike in the next wage cycle as it did in the last, we are not going to surrender and we will fight," he said, urging adop tion of the principal CIO wage resolution. He said that the "war chest" should be created and made available to every CIO union which is forced to engage in "any of these basic fights" tor more wages. 1'IRE RULES RELAXED WASHINGTON W) The Ci vilian Production Administration has decided that after Dec. 16 new automobiles may be sold with a spare tire and tube for the first time since 1942, when war time restrictions were Imposed. ' Bnnutt tVnd 4:40 p- Over 500 women volunteers who will aid the appeal of the Lane Countv Community Chest will meet at 10 a. m. Friday at the Mc Donald Theater to launch a house- to-house canvass. Largest of the soliciting armies, the women will cover all homes, annrtmentu and business establish ments in those areas of the city which are not conducting their own "Unit campaign" or wmcn will not be solicited by the Men's Central Division. Their goal is to obtain a gift from every address in Eugene. Men to Meet Preceding the mass rally of the women's divisions, over nu vol unteer business men who will serve in the Men's Central Divi sion will Bather at 7:45 a.m. In the Eugene Hotel to , of f iciaiiy siari solicitation of Eugene's smaller business establishments. Divided into three sections, the men's division will solicit gifts from the firms, their executives and every employed person therein. Each solicitor will personally contact every nerson at the ad dress to obtain an "adequate and thoughtful" gift on the basis of the national standard of one day's pay from employes and from one to three per cent of annual in come from executives, it was stated. . ' Leaders of the Women's Resi dential Division are Mrs. C. A. Barnes, chairman; Miss Kathryn Truman Submerges, Secretary Hints Leaders Stay Silent ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. , KEY WEST, Fla. W Presl- (CONTINUED ON FAGX 2). Secretary of Labor Schwellen bach said Thursday resumption of free collective bargaining has not "imperiled our prosperity,", but suggested that "certain union leaders" . might pay attention to the economic "law of diminishing returns." In an address to the CIO con vention. Schwellenbacn also ex pressed hope . that nothing occurs in Hip next few months which would tie down the trade union movement with "legislative s'mns" so that it would Be "un- ahle to nerform" its functions and obligations. This apparently was a reference to current talks of action by the new Congress on labor laws. Rr-hwpllenbach described the law of diminishing returns as "rather old-fashioned line of rea soning" and said he wondered if it "might not have some special ap plication today for certain union leaders." "t do know." he continued, "that the vast majority of union agreements reflect this common sense approach." w Hid not elaborate on the point or bbom any union lMtdtn dent Truman went 440-feet down into the Atlantic Thursday on a captured -German ' submarine while his cabinet carried on a fieht with John L. Lewis over'the closing of the nation's soft coal mines. Members ot his party said Mr. Truman had not heard from Washington where a petition pressing contempt proceedings against the chief of the United Mine Workers was prepared. ; While one of the most important battles of his own career pro ceeded at Washington, the Presi dent witnessed simulated battle problems from the control room while submerged at u leer, ana from the conning tower while sur faced. He was the first President ever to submerge in a submarine. His primary interest was in the "Schnorkel," a two-way tube de vice which enables submarines to recharge their batteries while submerged.' - ' 1 This device, which . provides both exhaust and intake for en gines, was invented by the Ger mans toward the close of the war. Nearing perfection, its purpose was to keen submarines sub merged for long periods on raid ing operation, Second Storm Headed Inland From Pacific By ASSOCIATED PRESS The mid -November cold wave continued to grip the Pacific Northwest Thursday from Med- ford. Oregon, well into British Columbia as the Weather Bureau gave only slight hopes of relief with . the prediction that oc casional snow flurries would change to "occasional rain" Fri day. ' Another storm like that which punished Northern California and. Southern - Oregon. Monday and Tuesday was forecast, and atorm Warnings were posted from Point Conception, near Santa Barbara; Calif., to Cape Blanco, halfway up the Oregon coast. Southerly winds of from strong to gale proportions were forecast, accompanied by rain. Snow was predicted in the mountains. Death Toll Now 6 . The storm-caused death toll in creased to six Wednesday night five in Washington and one in British Columbia. Mrs. Irene Davis Buell, 25, wed at Helena Mont, five days before, was fatally injured when her car ran off the snowy highway at Eltopia, en route to Pasco. An elderly man, identified as Hans Rasmussen, was found dead beside his boat at a Seattle wharf. Police expressed belief he had slipped during the first snowfall Monday. Briefly the picture, looked like this as the Northwest went into its fourth day of storm: Seattle air travel still hamp ered but attempts . were '- being made to get out south and east bound flights; trains arriving be 'lind schedule; city bus opera tions almost normal; public schools reopened but University of Washington students continu ing a short vacation because of shortage of coal; repairmen had restored'- 1500 of the city's 8500 impaired telephones. In Oregon, snow was falling Thursday along' the Columbia River from Troutdale, Just east ef Portland, to Arlington. - Temperatures In the eastern part of the state were low; with Pendleton reporting 21 degrees at 9:30 a. m. Elsewhere, Grants Pass was digging out from under Wednes day's heavy fall which hampered highway travel, and Crater Lake National Park reported 42 inches with one-way road , travel open, except from park headquarters to the rim, where the road . was closed. Portland was getting ' a light rain with, the temperature at 35 degrees. . Bible Dealer Reports Theft A thief was prepared to take religion seriously here Thurs day after Frank Hutchason, 1065 Filmore St, reported the theft of 15 Bibles from his car. Hutchason is Bible sales man for an eastern firm. He told city police the Bibles were tak en while his car was parked at Thirteenth and Willamette Sts. The books are valued at $154. Hope for Crash Victims Fading PARIS W American author ities atV&lsTairfiela said Thurs day night they feared the outlook was virtually, hopeless for the 11 persons aboard a crashed C-53 transport unless rescue crews reached within a few hours the spot in the Alps where the plane came down two days ago; . They pointed out the 12,000- foot-high area was swept by bit ter winds. U. S. Army headquar ters at Frankfurt reported a radio message saying eight of the 11 were stretcher cases. ' - The passengers Included a brig adier general, Loyal M. Haynes, and the Wives of three brigadier generals. The Lyon ' airport station re ported a message that "someone on the ground" had been sighted, but it did not know whether this referred to the plane's occupants or to rescue parties tolling up the snow-clad slopes 'of the Mt. Cenls region. A mysterious radio message led to a premature announcement of the plane's discovery. Col. Hilbert F. Muenter, commander of the U. S. European air transport serv ice, made the announcement and then withdrew it. This message, saying the wreckage had been sighted on a glacier, was attrib uted to one of the search planes, but other planes said they had no knowledge of It," The. Lyon-Bron radio an nounced a message from ' the C- 53 at 5 p. m. (8 a. m. Pacific Standard time) saying, ."we want to live." A C-54 circled the area 10 hours in clear weather without sighting any wreckage. The weather was beginning to close in as the pilot left the district. Shipping Strike Likely to Last Until Monday SAN FRANCISCO OP) An other weekend ot virtual maritime idleness was in prospect for the Pacific Coast as the AFL Masters, Mates and Pilots their grievances not settled in a previous employer- CIO agreement maintained picket lines pending a vote on accept ance ot a shipowners proposal, Mine Shutdown Spreads Wider As Lewis Silent Government Delays Filing of Document WASHINGTON (AP) The . justice department an nounced Thursday that Fed eral Judge T. Alan Golds- borough has held John L, Lewis and his United Mine Workers Union in contempt of court in the soft coal shut down. The announcement said Golds- borough ordered Lewis to appear In court at 10:00 a.m. Nov. 25 to show cause why he and other United Mine Workers officiali should not be punished for failure to heed a court order not to term inate a working agreement with the government. The brief announcement of the government action Was read to re porters by a justice department press official. At the moment, Justice depart' ment officials were continuing a lengthy conference with Judge Goldsborough in the latter'a chambers. After they had been together an hour and 20 minutes, Nicholas Chase, an attorney associated with William E. Leahy, who has repre sented the United Mine Workers, entered Goldsborough's office. Lewis himself was still at his home in Alexandria, Va. The headquarters ot the United Mine Workers was ' closing and there was no indication that any The picket lines were established y!d"eS.1ay??rUw!.! statement might be forthcoming iuciuouunni wuueouuit.MivM Inn the fiiiH'.t rfinn. WarnhmiHiatrnATva TTninn inn tnl CIO Marine Engineers were sched- . Assistant Attorney uled to return to work, ending the Police Check Theft Of Small Office Safe City police Thursday were checking possible clues to the theft of a small office safe containing $200 from Ed's be pot Cafe on East Broadway, and the theft of $14.50 from the cash register at Carver's Service Station. 1971 Sixth Ave. W . Harold Skipworlh, chief of the city detective division, said the safe was carried through an al ley window. It weighed about 100 pounds. Entrance to the service station was gained by breaking a large hole in a plate glass window at the rear of the building. An empty floor safe was unsuccessfully jimmied with a tire iron and a eight-week, tieup, The two latter groups observed the AFL picket line. The CMU's first announcement that CIO crews would, lt requested, begin to work foreign' and East Coast vessels 'in the harbor here but not ships operated by the Pacific American Shipowners' Assn., the organization with which the MMP is negotiating for a new contract. But when confronted by MMP pickets they abandoned this plan. Membership voting in the MMP is expected to be completed by Saturday. If the ballot is favor able only formal signing of the contract would be necessary be fore work could be resumed, HOLLYWOOD (U.R) Grand jury indictment of ringleaders re sponsible for movie strike violence was promised Thursday by As sistant District Attorney John Barnes. He witheld the identity of 15 witnesses whose testimony be fore the grand jury, he said, would be so conclusive that the Investi gation would be completed by nightfall. Fourteen leaders of the striking AFL Conference of Studios Un ions, Including President Herbert K. SorrelL have been arraigned on criminal conspiracy charges grow ing out of the strike and released on $5000 bail each, Granger Convention Ponders Resolutions PORTLAND (P) Dele gates to the national Grange con vention worked on scores of resolutions as they prepared to wind up their 80th session Thursday. With no election of officers scheduled this year, resolutions remained the only . business be fore the group. Wednesday's resolutions includ ed one calling for establishment of special courts to handle labor disputes and having power to order government seizure 1 of plants If public health or safety is affected by closure. It proposed that either party to a dispute be able to appeal to the court and get a quick public hearing. Among other resolutions were those opposing large corporation farming, opposing repeal of acre age limitation in the reclamation flw, and a warning to farmers to tvoid purchasing land at inflat ed prices due to prospect of price drops In farm commodities. The national Grange endorsed the policies of its president, Al bert Goss, and his efforts to pro mote administration of the Agri culture Research and .Marktting Act ot IMS. Decorations Planned In Christmas Season Despite the high cost of ma terials and the shortage of labor, Eugene will dress up tor Christ- General John Sonnett was ready to pro ceed oeiore noon, dui xor some unannounced reason the filing of contempt petition was delayed until later in the day, - Reports from the field tndi- eated some anthracite miners were Joining the 400,000 bi tuminous dlggen In a stoppage that could eventually touch all industry. Work suspension came in the face of government pleas to keep the mines going. Lewis, who disregarded a court order to restore the effectiveness of the miners' contract with the government, continued silent. Absence Seen There wera Indications there that Lewis may have made ar rangements for an extended ab sence from his office. It 'was known that he spent much oi Wednesday answering mll and otherwise clearing his desk ol pending business. Government attorneys naa been expected to go before Federal Judge T. Alan Goldsborough by noon Thursday and petition for a contempt citation that might sub ject him to fine or imprisonment However, midday came ana went with the government at torneys still In consultation and indications that there would be some delay In their appearance in court. Judge- Goldsborough disposed ot routine matters before him during the morning and ad journed his court for the day shortly before 12 o'clock. He left the court building for lunch but aides said he would be in his chambers later in the afternoon. Federal Works Administrator Philip B. Fleming ordered a re turn to wartime heating and lighting, strictures in all federal buildings throughout the country which depend on coal. William N. Russell, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Division,' announced Thursday that Christmas arrange ments will be handled this year by a three-man committee, Joe Richards, Harry Holt and Rex Hamaker. Symbol on Butte Most spectacular of the planned decorations will be a large neon- lighted cross or Christmas star, to be purchased and placed on the highest point of Skinner s Butte, -here it will be seen by thous ands of customers, visitors and guests for miles around. A loud speaker system, located on top of the Miner Building, will bring the Christmas story in mu sic to downtown shoppers for the entire week preceding Christmas, Tree Downtown New trimmings and electric lights will deck the large Christ mas tree, to be placed at the cent er of Willamette St, at the depot where It will shine out with Christmas hospitality for all to see. Through cooperation of the water board, red and green lamps will be placed In downtown light standards, and other decorations will be placed around the down town section. Individual stores Lumber Company Pleads Innocent to Tax Charge PORTLAND OP) Three of. fleers ot the Scott Lumber Co, Inc., Eugene, pleaded innocent Thursday to a charge of willfully concealing Income to lower In come tax payments. The three were Alfred Merle Scott, president; Wilbur Pitcher, vice-president; and Sidney T. Sheets, secretary-treasurer. The firm is accused of owing the gov ernment $35,000 In unpaid income taxes and penalties, the prosecut ing attorney said. Trial probably win oegin next year. BIG 9 CHOICE DUE CHICAGO UJ9 Kenneth u Wilson, commissioner of the Western Conference, announced on his return from the Pacific Coast Thursday that the Big Nine's Rose Bowl representative likely would be announced offi cially Nov. 28. U RAILWAYS GUARDED . JERUSALEM U.R British military authorities took over the Palestine railways Thursday and announced that a 24-hour guard would patrol all lines to protect them from attacks by militant have been urged to decorate also. 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