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CITY EDITION CITY EDITION LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER No. 173 EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1948 Phone 6300 1- GOP Race Still Close r ongress - - - y me Record s Convention Starts A loft-Hartley Law, Draft, Farm Bill jlajor Legislation in 80th Session riSHlNGTON (AP) Word-weary legislators Monday tout defending, or lambasting, the pre-convention Tthey finished writing in Sunday's dreary dawn '" iv, anih Cnneress. ilking ahead to the NovemDer elections, Republicans Za u was one of the best congresses ever. Democrats ..jjnt Truman's crv that it was nnp nf the wnrst ruDrriuc , . 'Tory In November, the entire membership of the jjand one-third of the Senate come up for the voters if rail Hours jip leaders in the final gruelling two days and nights riV8Il Ml J-luiI,aI1 a icvv ui tumgo lie dancru iui : (30710,228 for foreign aid, a peacetime draft of men 19 i"gb25ana meiaiiy m mc imai iiuui et new bystem ui SUDDOrtS. fL. maior bill for which there had still been last-minute Vs.. i.- :i 1T V..i- 1 JiHn t mane it. gcuciai iiuuaiiig icKiMauuu was E although a very minor part of such a bill squeezed h. L Passed Here are some oi me major tilings wmcn uiigies& aia or aia nui nfrtobaMoreign aid program and a $6,030,000,000 appropriation Ue it for the first year. He Mt Hartley labor-management act. Unification OI Hie ctiiucu iw"-ca uuuci a ocw ciai jr "i ucicnat. ipeacetime draft of men 19 through 25 for 21-month terms to u (he armed forces up to authorized strength of 2,005,882. rt. nnrtnl-to-Dortal pay bill, restricting claims for pay from the L i worker reached his place of work until he leaves It. it .nt pontrol laws, one in 1947 and another in 1948, con- He freeze on rent levels in the majority of cases but per-! lJeK communists, were re E boosts in some and complete relaxation of controls in others. I Prted P1?,1'"8, fr he'P .Jrom I ... . i tkn nrim inn Vflfllin U' imnfifin ttin vafunan I maiaiiai J. 1 Ltl ui I UUhldVld 1 hi I) Tfl TieillllL LUC puiuoiu" ui uwiuui-au yy cji i tiuiLcj i WHILE DELEGATES and visitors to the Republican National convention pour into Philadelphia, this balloon GOP elephant ap pears outside the Bcllevue Stratford Hotel, Republican headquarters. (AP Wre photo). Greek Commies Plead for Help In New Drive BY ASSOCIATED PRESS ureeK communists were L:..,nirv within the next two years Authority for a special commission, headed by Former President str, to chart a reorganization of the executive branch of the gov- a'pres'denual succession bill, designating the speaker of the kg IS next m line alter me viue piwmciu, A bill freezing social security taxes at one per cent. i w nermanent program of farm price supports, somewhat Ltlhan existing wartime levels, to take effect Jan. 1, 1950. Extension of the reciprocal iraae agreements act lor one year, mme modifications. A bill raising the pay of 1,330,000 federal workers, with 480,000 W employes getting $480 a year more and 850,000 other federal tas getting a boost of $330. In extension of the terms of the present members of the atomic Ifj commission for 23 months'. Is Not Enacted II did not pass: 1 universal military training program. ' Abroad housing bill, including provisions for slum clearance and lit housing. i bill to require registration oi communists. in, rivii r!,vi,i lerKlntinn. such as bills to make lynching a Mini crime, to outlaw the poll tax as a condition to voting or to u employment discrimination because of race. legislation to hike the legal minimum wage aDove tne present teals an hour. . . . , , A bill to authorize federal aid to the states to neip maintain p school systems. A prepaid government health insurance pian. A bill to wipe out all federal taxes and fees on oleomargarine. A bill to extend social security coverage to some 3,500,000 per- k including state and municipal government workers. igiblesRush ilional Guard WASHINGTON (U.B National W recruiting offices through- - e country got set Monday inish business from men eager Sie advantage of the "escane p" in the new draft machin es 19-through-25 draft bill preserve outfits before Presi F1 Truman I law. The President has 10 P m which to act. P Sunday Fgh normally closed on Sun- naiionat Guard headquarters waington, St. Louis, Boston Fty to response to hundreds of Fs. Many would-be-draftees r p lor stay-at-home duty. p-mugaieo. tney would enroll r when the rirV .v. ment is signed. The union de- l i njc a qn.ppnt hnnrlv raise. Cannery Talks Resume re- fcju filial ger to IsTJ """cipated rush, Ford Offers Wage Boosts DETROIT U.fi The Ford Motor Co. Monday offered its 108,000 production workers a wage increase of 11 cents for.those mak ine less than $1.50 an hour and 14 cents for those earning $1.50 or more an hour. John S. Bugas, vice-president and di-ector of industrial rela tions, made the third-round wage tJ L n ; .. proposal lO tne liesuuciins sress exempts tnose,mjUee o the CIO United Auto . ... guara or otner ac-, WnrVr nninn "to come to an agreement as promptly as pos. sible." Bueas said In a letter that "the situation was changed since wrote you on May 15," when he proposed that the UAW forego a raise and work with the company to batter down high costs and I prices. The Ford official said the 11 and 14 -cent hikes, if accepted by the union, would erase many in eauities claimed by the UAW. He officers looked for ! proposcd th.at th inCr.eaSeAr". 70,000 Greek government troops moved in on them Monday. The greatest offensive in the guerrilla war developed near the border of Albania. It was powered by six Greek divisions, planes and artillery. 7.'he campaign, planned in part by U.S. military minds, aimed at exterminating 7000 Communists warring in the moun tains against the government. A dispatch from Kozane told of an intercepted message from Markos Vafiades, the Greek communist chief, asking Tito to succor him. One report said 1000 guerrillas already have surren dered. Division Complete ' The Russians, in Berlin and In Moscow, asserted that the division of western and eastern Germany is complete. 7 The western zone currency reform, replacing highly inflated old money with new at a rate still to be fixed, caused the Russians to charge another viola tion of the Potsdam accord. , Palestine was quiet. The Arab league complained to the U.N. mediator that Jews had broken the truce, particularly along the Syrian and Iraqi fronts. Two explosions rocked the Jew ish quarter of Cairo, killing 20 and injuring 41. To Washington Western European countries will send representatives to Washing ton for defense talks soon. U.S. officials said the talks would be based on a resolution of Sen.' Vandenberg (R-Mich), passed by the Senate, placing that body on record as favoring U.S. support, for regional . defense alliances where they serve this country's security. , Newspapers of Western Europe paid attention to the Republican convention in Philadelphia. Lane School Districts Vote Today More than 60 Lane County school districts Monday were scheduled to hold their annual meetings, and in two of the county's ifive rural school board zones, elections were scheduled for the board. Odyne Mathews, appointed last year to fill a vacancy, is running for the board position in Zone 5. Winona Schneider is running in Zone 2 to fill the vacancy left by Peter Petersen of Bethel. The remaining mem bers of the board continue in of fice. Polls Open Polls are open for one. hour in second and third class dis tricts, and in districts with union high schools and in first class districts from 2 to 7 p.m. Any legal voter may vote for board members. The property qualification applies only to financial elections. Foreign Policy Plank Is Major Party Struggle Vandenberg Stand Defended Hotly PHILADELPHIA (U.RI A for eign policy plank patterned after the Vandenberg brand of Inter nationalism may set off the big gest intra-party fight at the Re publican convention. The tip-off came Monday from Sen. Raymond E. Baldwin of Con-, necticut as the Republicans ham-; mered their platform into shape. ! Baldwin frankly disagreed with the viev of Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Mass., that the pro- posed 2400-word statement of par ty principles is one which all ele ments of the party can support enthusiastically. : Baldwin, identified with the internationalist wing of the party, expects trouble from the so-called ! isolationist faction on the proposed foreign policy plank It reportedly takes a firm stand for international cooperation and for economic as sistance to needy non-Communist nations. , . Lodge, chairman of the resolu tions committee and of the seven man subcommittee which drafted the tentative platform, said it was not a "me too" endorsement of administration handling of foreign affairs. He indicated that it pro posed a firm affirmative commit ment by the United States to as sume and keep its world leader ship role. A strong undercurrent of intra party conflict on foreign policy burst to the surface in the last days of the 80th Congress when House and Senate conferees locked in grueling tug-of-war on appro priations for foreign aid programs. The House finally modified its original decision to make deep cuts in foreign spending. Oregon's GOP Delegation j Noisy, Confused Holds for Dewey-Pro fern Initial Session Produces Little Polls will be open until 7 p.m. Monday at all elementary: schools in District No. 4 (Eu gene public' school system) for the election of a member of the board of directors to replace E. , H. Christensen, retiring mem ber. All citizehs over 21 who have lived in the school district 30 days immediately preceding the election are entitled to vote. Candidates Candidates are Robert Cross, 'insurance man; Stanley Sum mers; partner in Johnson Fur niture Co.; Leighton K. Nosier, manager of Cliquot Club bot tling plant; and Virgil Vincent, office manager for the P. J. Hanns Co. Election returns will be can vassed at a meeting of the school board at 8 p.m. in the city school offices. Upon deter mination of the outcome, the new member will be called and sworn in. By MARIAN LOWRY FISCHER REPUBLICAN CONVENTION, PHILADELPHIA, (Special) Oregon's delegation keeps its pledge to support New York's Gov ernor Dewey no matter how many ballots until Dewey releases the group, it was emphasized again Monday by Phil Metschan, Port land, chairman of the Oregon delegation. Metschan declared if any delegate should vote otherwise until released, he will make every effort to call a poll of the delegation and read the pledge of each delegate made, at primary election time. And so Oregon is thinking and working only for Dewey, these opening days at least. And that makes Ed Boehnke of Eugene, one of the two delegates from Oregon's fourth congressional district, one of the busiest men at the convention, because he is the liaison officer between the dele gation and the Dewey headquarters. Quite a Story However, the Oregon delegation came in for one of the best feature stories of the pre-convention sessions when Ted R. Gamble, floor convention manager for Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota, was named alternate to Tommy Luke, Portland, one of the 12 Oregon delegates. Luke states Gamble is one of his best friends and has done a whale of a job in helping to raise money for the Oregon Republican Party. The Oregon delegation holds every delegate is entitled to name whom he pleases and that seems to be that. It is stated the appoint ment had the approval of Herbert Brownell, Jr., top Dewey man ager, as well as that of Raiph H. Cake, Oregon's national committee man on the side, however. One or two of the Oregon delegation privately admitted that perhaps Brownell had made sort of a mistake anyway. The story made the headlines and was quite the topic of conversation wherever the Oregon people congregated. . The Oregon delegation is one of the few having its own badges of yellow and green and many courtesies are being extended to Ore gon people by the Dewey people because of the showing Oregon made for the New York governor in its primary election. Daily Confabs I The delegation has its caucus at 8 a.m. breakfasts at the Penn Sheraton Hotel and ah Oregonians are being invited. Congressman and Mrs. Harris Ellsworth and daughter Jane ar rived late Sunday, to be among the observers, and Ellsworth ex pects to be visiting soon through his district. SiGVi Truman Mulls ?"P?Pr Political Plans Powder Blast Kills Workers KENVIL, N.J. P An earth- shaking explosion in the big Her' cules Powder dynamite company plant here Monday killed three men, a company statement said. SAN FRANCISCO U.R) A The statement was issued at the 4-nnforerce of the selective service ' company's main office, in Wil- Western Draft Conference Set rt Bill Approved WASHINGTON (U.B The new compromise farm program passed by Congress is expected to mean lower prices for house wives after January, 1950. The measure continues present high-level farm support prices, with some modifications, until that date. Then the Senate-sponsored bill for lower, permanent price supports will go into effect. The bill still requires President Truman's signature before it be comes a law. Price supports are floors under farm prices designed to prevent farmers from losing money on their crops. Higher support prices mean, directly or indirectly, higher prices to consumers. Hence, the long-range Senate bill, by lowering the floors under farm prices, is expected to lower consumer prices. Prices of wheat, corn, rice, cot ton and peanuts would be sup ported between cent of parity. were plentiful the support price would drop. HOLLYWOOD () Croon er Frank Sinatra, whose timing is rated better than fair, let his wife, Nancy, take the bows in that department Monday. Mrs. S. presented' Frankie with a Father's Day present of an eight pound, 14 ounce daugh ter at Cedars of Lebanon Hospi tal. The child, named Christina, was the Sinatras' third. Nancy,, eight, and Frank, Jr., five, gave a big cheer. Mother and baby were doing fine. Labor Group Now in Salem SALEM (P) The Oregon State Federation of Labor opened its 45th annual five-day conven-1 tion here Monday, with taxes,! state-sponsored automobile insur ance, and workmen's disability benefits high on its agenda. More than 500 delegates are at tending the meeting, representing 400 union locals. J. T. Marr, executive secretary of the federation, recommended that the delegates make a thor ough study of whether the state should go into the automobile in surance business. Or, he suggest ed, it could appeal to the State Insurance Commissioner if the federation believes automobile in surance rales now are too high. Marr said a study should be 60 and 90 per niade oi whetner disapuity uene When snnnlips fits should be extended to all WASHINGTON (U.B Presi dent Truman has started a series of conferences on political strate gy, based largely on results of his recent western trip. Mr. Truman held a two-hour conference Sunday afternoon with a group of political advisers, con gressional leaders and members oi the-cabinet." '. ' ' : ' White House Secretary Charles G. Ross said' Sunday's meeting was primarily a review of what happened during the chief execu tive's 9500-mile tour which ended Friday. Among those present were Sen. J. Howard McGrath (D-RI) Democratic national chairman and the national committee's publicity chief, Jbhn M. Redding. Also present were two federal officials high in White Houne councils Oscar Ewing, federal security administrator, and Oscat L. Chapman, undersecretary of interior. Ross said "some members of the cabinet" were present along with Democratic leaders from the House and Senate, including Sen. Scott D. Lucas (D-lll), Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-Tex) and Rep. John W. McCormack (D-Mass).' Mr. Truman's next trip is sche duled for early July. He will leave by train on the morning of July 4 for Bolivar, Mo. He will speak there on July 5 at the dedication of a statue of Simon Bolivar, the national hero of Venezuela. Damage Suit Entered A damaee suit for a total nf directors of the eight western j mington, Del., more than 50 miles , $10,000 was on file in circuit court slates will be called this week, ! from the scene of the blast which , Monday against Earl Dickson, Al bany grocer, claiming he falsely arrested Amil Howse, 20, the night of May 9. The suit was brought by Haltie Stough as guardian for young much of northern New workers in the state, and whether such a system should be financed by employers, the workers, or both. Marr promised the federation would wage "intensive campaigns of education" in behalf of iiberal candidates in the general election campaign this year. Federal Wages Boosted r iure becomes known. In K. T!co and other cities r-s nails Gen. Mark Clark. Sixth Army rocked commander, announced Monday, j Jersey. The calling of the conference The statement said: resulted from the passage of the! "An explosion about 12:45 p.m. new draft bill, which now neces-: (EST) 'Monday in the nitro-gly- stough as guardian for young1 WASHINGTON (U.B Some sitates the expansion of western cenne area of the Hercules Pow-, Howse, a minor. The complaint al- 1,330,000 federal employes will facilities, Clark said., He named der. Company dynamite plant at eges that Dickson represented get a pay raise next month unless specifically Ft. Lewis and Ft. Wor- Kenvil, N.J., killed three men. , himself to be a police officer when President Truman unexpectedly Officials of the Cannery Work-.California. den in Washington, and Ft. Ord in i "Three buildings were de- he queslioned and detained Howse ! vetoes a bill passed by Congress during the evening following a dis-1 in its closing hours, turbancc at the Dickson store near The compromise pay bill would Eugene. 1 raise the pay of 480,000 postal stroved." tj nteering for one year's ! ers Local 656, AFL, and the Eu-I "I am delighted," Clark said.l "Cause of the explosion is as b,l .. ar-oids could avod eene Fruit Growers Assn. re- ' 'with enactment oi ine new law.yet unaeiernuneu. J? ii on mimed negoliational meetings:for selective service. I have felt ine company spokesman said The complaint asks $5000 gen- employes $450 a year. And it L unatly aDDrnvH u rnn u i-.. Bmaamnf nn a lull nlnnp that, oassaee of such leg-: there -"may have been some other eral riamp.Brs and ssnnn mmitivp wniilH crivo flfin.nnn rlnRifinri rlv;i Pm, p , ' x-v.il- iviuiiuttj., luwaiui, Oft. tv.. ...... t .... B r ..... " i " r-'- - ...... v!., ."aJ tne selective i wage ana nour contract. bibuwi nOB n n..vMq. ,,v. ui,,, The company and the union- ',0'U WOUld makn mn In K Tgh'25 age group eli- t . '1 months' tl. Km? C0UId be cal'ed "P Kbffl af,er the presiden' service workers a $330 wage boost. have carried on discussion since Tn.:l TV 5',., T. Pmai January, and jointly asked forr fUU I'lUllUjr a iCOl vuije. Tlf Oi Th union turned down the company's last proposal two weeks ago. notice to subscbibers: (i NEW CARRIER SUBSCRIPTION PRICES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1948 J0' one month $1-25 , Fr 6 months 6.50 for one year 12.50 You may pay up to one year In advance, oom July 1st before the new price goe "to effect. Court Rules Unions Can Campaign WASHINGTON (U.B The Supreme Court Monday upheld the Taft-Hartley law require ment that unions file financial statements with the govern ment. ' WASHINGTON (P) The Su preme Court upheld Monday a lower court which threw out an indictment against the CIO for spending union money for polit ical purposes. But the high court emphasized that it was not passing on con stitutionality of the Taft-Hartley law's ban on such spending. The court's Judgment was unanimous. Justice Reed de livered the decision. Justices Frankfurter and Rutledge wrote concurring opinions. Justices Black, Douglas and Murphy joined In Rutledge's opinion. The ruling has been awaited anxiously by union leaders with ambitious plans for taking part in this year's presidential campaign. It decided a test case created by a deliberate violation of the law by the CIO and CIO President Philip Murray. The case applied to only one section of the act. That section prohibits labor organizations from contributing or spending union funds for or against a candidate in a federal election. The CIO and Murray began the and $1000 fine, and the CIO faced a $5000 fine because of the publication. But Federal Judge Ben Moore, of Charles ton, W.Va., sitting In U.8. Dis trict Court here threw out the government's charges against them and declared the ban un constitutional. In other court actions: A postwar order for Kurt G. W. Ludecke, former member of the Nazi party, to leave the country has been upheld 5 to 4. In a separate case, 129 other Germans fighting deportation as attempted test of this ban by alien enemies were told in a 6 to 3 publishing in the CIO news an indorsement of Edward Garmatz of Baltimore as Democratic can didate for Congress. Garmatz was elected. Murray faced a year in Jail decision that they chose the wrong court when they sued in the District of Columbia. The court said their habeas corpus action should have been would be in New York. The Ger mans were picked up in various cities and placed in custody of the immigration service at Ellis Island, N.Y. Their argument presented simi lar aspects to that of Ludecke's. Ludecke was arrested the day after Fearl Harbor and held as a "potentially dangerous alien enemy." Attorney General Clark In 194, ordered him de ported. The court also overruled nhier- tions of a group of investors to! payment of a $10,565,227 claim of FIGHT POSTPONED Mountbatten Leaves India NEW DELHI P) Lord Mountbatten retired as governor general Monday and free India's self-rule by her own people be came complete. Oriental splendor and western pageantry blended as Elder Statesman Chakravarthi Rajago palachari took the oath as Mount- batten's successor, becoming the first Indian ever to hold this im portant post. A slender figure in white home spun national garb, Rajagopala- chan, 69, stood against a back ground of rich red velvet drapes embroidered in silk and agreed to perform the duties of office. Less than three hours earlier, Mountbatten, attired in the gleaming white uniform of British rear admiral, bade fare well to the land whose people called him "one of us. Scrap Over Platform Is Shaping Up By JACK BELL CONVENTION HALL, Philadelphia (AP) Re publicans got their conven tion off to a flag-waving, band-blaring start Monday with the battle for their pres idential nomination still wide open. The first session was gav- eled into order at 10:27 a.m. (EST) and recessed at 11:59 A.M., until 8 p.m. In between, there was the usual noisy show, the songs, the ora tors, launching one of those once- every-four-years party conclaves. But behind this facade two things stood out: . One is the general air of confi dence that this is a Republican year that this convention is nam ing the next president of the United States. The other is the great uncertainty still among the rank-and-file delegates as to who that man is. Signs of a Scrap Signs of a scrap over the party's platform also were cropping up. Same Congress members, just now getting a good look at it, were re ported to feel a proposed foreign policy piank is too "international ist." So many big states are hqlding back on commitments that it looks line most anything can happen on the presidential nomination. Gov, Thomas E Dewey and Senator A. Taft acknowledgedly were out in front, but lacking the votes at this time to assure, the nomination. Each said he felt-certain of winning. Winner on Ninth? So did Harold E. Stassen. Stas sen said he would be a "strong thlrd't-on the first ballot and' the' winner on the ninth. Senator Arthur A. Vandenberg's friends were not calling their shots in that manner. But they claimed Vanderberg is in a good position to step ou' toward the end and run off with the big prize. Backers of half a dozen others talked simi The actual balloting will not start before .Wednesday, or maybe Thursday. Meantime, the GOP'I biggest oratorical guns will be labor the Democrats and the party will adopt its platform. Monday's first session was just sort of a warm up for that . Prayer, song and welcoming talks, plus whamming of the Democrat by GOP National Chairman Car roll Reece. The first session of the conven tion was called to order by Wal ter s. Hallanan of West Vir ginia, chairman of the arrange ments committee, at 10:27 a.m. Most On Hand The delegates were crammed into seats on the convention floor beneath scantly-filled galleries. Each state's delegates sat beneath red, white and blue placards bear ing the names of the states. It looked as though most of the 1094 delegates, or their alternates, were on hand. They rose and cheered when Hallanan introduced Miss Vir ginia Davis, Philadelphia soprano, to sing the Star Spangled Banner, which traditionally opens every convention. The Rev. Fred Pierce Corson, Methodist bishop of Philadelphia, led the first prayer. Mrs. Dudley C. Hay of Michi gan, first woman secretary of the Republican National Committee, read the official convention calL Judge Opens Hearing In Maritime Strike SAN FRANCISCO (UK Fed eral Judge George B. Harris opened a hearing Monday on whether to grant an injunction to stop for at least 80 days a pro posed West Coast maritime strike. Outside the packed courtroom more than 100 union men clam orcd to get in and a picket line protesting the government's action marched around the build ing. NO SPECIAL SESSION SALEM flJ.R) Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry said Mon day Gov. John H. Hall told him by telephone from Philadelphia that he does not contemplate call ing a special legislative session for relief of flood victims. Weather filed where they were, which 1 5-4 decision, the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MP) against its sub-' sidiary, the New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway Com. -y . (NOTM). Justice Jackson delivered the CHICAGO (AP) The "Sou r" Robinson - Bernard Docuscn world's welterweight championship fight was post poned Monday to next Monday night because of threatening weather. V. S. Weather Bureau Forecast! Eugene and vicinity, partly cloudy, clearing by Monday night; cloudy Tuesday morning and fair Tues day afternoon with warmer after noon temperatures. Western Ore gon, partly cloudy Monday night and, Tuesday; moderate north winds off shore. Local statistics: Highest temper ature Sunday, 69 degrees: low Monday, 52 degrees: rain in 24 hours ending 10:30 a. m., .07 inch; total foi month, 1.10 inches: nor mal for month, 1.50 inches; stage of river at 7:30 a. m., minus .20 foot; wind at 11:30 a. m., West 5; prevailing Sunday, West 7 Sunrise and sunset (PDT): Tues day, 5:29 a. m. and 8:59 p, m. Wednesday, same. SHISI.AW T1DFS MnniUj HIh I Low 1:01 .m. I:tl .m. 6.6 n. lift. M i.ra. -1.1 It t
