Tiny Salem Baby
Now 2 Years Old
Brown-eyed Sunn Carol
Croat, who was not expected to
live more than a lew hours when
she was born here prematurely
weighing only one pound,
ounces, merrily celebrated her
second birthday Monday.
Susan weighed only 25 ounces
and measured 14 inches from
head to toes when she was born
at Salem General hospital.
Her birth' was nearly three
months premature, and doctors
gave her little chance of living
more than a few hours. She was
placed in an incubator and fed
through a tube. After three
weeks In the hospital, she went
home with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Cross of Salem, but
was kept In the incubator most
of the time for several weeks
more.
Today Susan is healthy, viva
cious, smiling and weighs 18
pounds. She Is 30 Inches tall
Mrs. Cross said she has a "won
derful" appetite.
Pinson Puzzle
To Be Unraveled
Spokane, Sept. 19 W) An an
swer was sought today to the
ease of a convicted murder, re
ported buried in two places but
believed by police to be alive
and sought for an armed rob
bery in Idaho.
The puzzle is John O. Pinson
who escaped from the Oregon
state prison at Salem May 30
A Spokane detective, D. E
Lamphier, said Saturday his of
fice has "positive proof" that
Pinson and Joseph Anthony
Dorian, the Idaho fugitive, are
one and the same.
Pinson's death was reported
by William Benson, who accom
panied Pinson on his escape. He
told police when captured at
Columbus, Ohio, that Pinson was
shot in the escape and later died
Benson said he buried his com
panion, but his stories varied
One time he said he buried Pin
son in North Idaho; later he said
It was near Salem.
Benson arrived here last night
with a police escort. He prob
ably will be asked to prove his
story by showing the grave.
Lamphier said a picture of
Dorian has been identified "pos
ltlvely" as that of Pinson.
Dorian is sought for an arm
ed robbery committed at Good
ing, Idaho. He was cornered
last Wednesday at Coeur d
Alene but escaped into the
woods.
Pinson was sentenced to life
imprisonment in 1947 for slay
ing a state patrol officer who
sought to question him at Hood
River, Ore.
Filbert Price Set;
One Cent Lower
Opening prices for 1949 in
shell filberts, as set by the board
of directors of Northwest Nut
Growers, were released to brok
ers Monday, September 19
Prices average one cent per
pound below those for equiva
lent grade and sizes last year,
and reflect the bumper crot es
timates on other tree nuts as
well as the record tonnage of
filberts.
John E. Trunk, general man
ager for Northwest Nut Grow
ers, states "We feel that with
the preliminaries for a filbert
marketing agreement completed
by department of agriculture of
ficials and the referendum now
being conducted among growers
and handlers more or less of a
formality, it is reasonable to
look forward to an order issued
by the secretary effective as of
October 1. It appears that the
remaining activities are only a
matter of procedure.
Under the terms of the pro
posed agreement, all small size
filberts would be withheld from
the in-shell market, along with
the percentage of other sizes of
merchantable grade in-shell fil
berts as established in the sec
retary's order.
Trunk refers to the good
clean-up of last year's crop, the
early harvest now in process,
and the number of "firm-at-
opening" orders placed from all
parts of the country as indicat
ive of a strong and continuous
demand through the holidays.
Active merchandising over a
longer period when nut demand
is highest with consumers, will
enable distributors to capitalize
on the early harvest.
FHces west of and including
Billings, El Paso and Denver
terminals are set as follows:
Basis 100-pound bulk bag,
f o b. packing plants and guar
anteed against association de
cline to December 31, 1949:
Barcelonas: Jumbo, 22c lb.;
large, 20c lb.; medium. 18 4c
lb. DuChilly: Jumbo. 214c lb.;
large, 194c lb.; medium, 18c lb.
Brixnuts: Jumbo, 22c lb.; large,
204c lb.; medium. 184c lb.
Trunk points out the associa
tion based their opening filbert
prices on a thorough study and
analysis of market conditions by
their sales organization follow
ing personal conferences with
brokers and buyers in all parts
of the nation. It is believed these
prices can be maintained and
will bring growers the best pos
sible returns
Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon, Monday, gept. If, 1M 1
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Philip Murray, President of the United Steelworkers of America (CIO),
threatens a steel strike on September 25, 1949. Why? Simply because
we and other steel companies will not bow to his unreasonable demand
that unless we now agree in advance to the recommendations of the
Presidential Steel Board, the Union will not resume collective bargain
ing with us. Before the Presidential Steel Board was established, the
President of the United States gave express assurance that the recom
mendations of the Board would not be binding upon either party. It
was upon that understanding' that United States Steel appeared be
fore the Board.
United States Steel has several times notified the Union of its wil
lingness now to resume collective bargaining with the Union for the
purpose of attempting to arrive at some mutually satisfactory solution
of all of the issues in dispute. Collective bargaining is the method
. established by law for the negotiation of labor contracts. We renew
such offer to resume collective bargaining with the Union.
United States Steel has already stated its willingness to join with the
Union in a joint study of pensions, such study to be concluded by March
1, 1950, if possible, so that there may then be intelligent bargaining
over a pension program. Furthermore, United States Steel previously
stated its willingness now to negotiate with the Union for a contribu
tory program of social insurance, toward the cost of which United
States Steel will contribute up to 4 cents an hour as its proper share.
If a strike occurs, the Union must assume the responsibility.
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