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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1952)
'9 BIX MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Nearly 850,000 Workers Idled By Strike Action Across Nation By UNITED PRESS Almost 850,000 workers were Idle Wednesday as strikes halt ed nearly all steel production, threatened to cut oil produc tion in half, and disrupted lum ber operations in the Pacific Northwest. In addition, labor troubles hampered communications, trans portation, construction and utili ties. The steel strike, if it con tinued, threatened to halt pro duction of tanks, planes and ve hicles needed for defense. Transportation Endangered Civilian transportation was en dangered by the oil strike which appeared likely to dry up sup plies of gasoline and petroleum. Supplies of fuel for war ma chines on the Korean baltlefront 700 logging and sawmill opera tions in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Northern California and Western Montana. They demand ed an increase in employer con tributions to welfare funds. TRANSPORTATION A strike by 2,000 AFL truck drivers for increased wages and benefits halted shipments of all food ex cept perishables into Milwaukee. In addition, 2,000 AFL drivers were in the 58th day of a strike against Pacific Greyhound Bus Lines in seven Western states and 275 more were in their 48th w(3jS(more delicious) macaroni j were not stopped, however. By I workers struck Tuesday against special arrangement, California fields and refineries continued operating to keep petroleum products flowing to me orient. If the steel and on wamouis continued only a few days, hun dreds of thousands of other workers were expected to be laid off. Industrial Roundup The industrial situation looked like this: STEEL 850,000 CIO steel- workers idled, 95 per cent of the ndustry shut down with a loss of 300,000 steel ingots of produc tion daily. The steel workers are seeking wage and welfare bene fit increases estimated to total 26 cents an hour. OIL 80,000 oil workers, mem bers of 22 AFL, CIO and inde pendent unions, walked out at most petroleum centers and threatened to cut oil production almost In half. The strike affect ed pipelines that carry the oil to wholesalers. A run on service stations began almost Imme diately as motorists rushed to fill tanks and most civilian sup plies were expected to run out within a week. The strike also threatened the supply of natural gas to 8,700,000 homes and industries in eight Midwestern states. Woodworkers on Strike LUMBER 40,000 CIO Wood- Wednesday, April 30, 1952 1 day of Idleness egatnst Contl- nenlai santa te i railways. CONSTRUCTION 12,000 AFL carpenters were in the 28th day of a strike against builders in four counties surrounding San Francisco Bay, and 1,500 AFL bridge builders and pile drivers were on strike for the 23rd day in Northern California. Construc tion of a $90,000,000 steam elec tris project at Joppa, 111., was halted by a walkout of 2,000 AFL workers who protested the firing of 52 iron workers. NEWSPAPERS About 70 AFL printers were on strike against two newspapers at Rock ford, 111. Publication of the news papers was interrupted this week by mass picketing of the strikers who raised a dispute over the production of teletype setter tape supplied by press associations. LEONS GREAT ANNUAL SHOE SALE for Continues All This Week SOC Campus Day Set; Plan Clean-Up Event Ashland Camous day, the major all-school activity of the year at Southern Oregon college, will be held Wednesday, May 14, it was announced today by Pete Sodcrlund, Medford, general chairman. Undergraduates and faculty will join in the all-day program of campus refurbishing, parade, picnic and sports. Sodcrlund said the campus clean-up project is the most ex tensive ever planned, the parade of 25 floats will be nearly dou ble last year's entries, and the picnic schedule far more elabo rate thi.n past seasons. Two Purposes Purpose of the annual program is two-fold, the chairman ex plained. First, it provides an op portunity to clean thorouglUy the campus grounds and build ings; and secondly, it stimulates closer relations between students and faculty. Sodcrlund said an indirect accomplishment is estab lishment of a keener school spirit. Classes will be suspended for the day as studenis and faculty alike assemble at 8 a.m. armed with rakes, window rags, shovels and brooms, ready to carry out pre -assigned work projects. Monte Kounz, Medford, chair man of the highly successful freshman clean-up initiation last fall, will head the campus day work plans. He will be assisted by Larry Johnson, Malin, in cor relating activity with the major landscaping now under way. Plan Parade Shortly before noon the stu dent body will parade through downtown Ashland with bands, Rural Fire District Petitions Now Filed floats and noise trucks. Glen Roby, Cottage Grove, is parade chairman and reports that every campus organization has already announced intention of entering a float. Theme of the activity will be "Twenty-Six Years of Progress." The college personnel will then move to Jackson Hot Springs for a picnic luncheon speches by student body officer candidates, entertainment, games, swimming and dancing. Tom Coleman, Coquille, is gen eral chairman and will be assist ed by Ken Mohney, Salem; Bob Knott, Eugene; and Hal McKel lips, Ashland. Honorary leaders of the cam pus day program will be "Joe College" and "Betty Coed" to be elected next week, Soderlund said. He is being assisted with over-ail plans by Dick Thorpe, Ashland. Central Point Petitions for the proposed Central Point Ru ral Fire district were turned into the Jackson county asses sor's office yesterday with 261 names on them for checking of the legality of signatures, ac cording to Richard Krupp, city fire chief. Only 200 legal names are needed to establish a county court hearing, Krupp explained. He said the law firm of Hanley and Manley is now drawing up an order for the hearing, when all interested parties can be heard regarding the district. No Opposition "We have run into no oppo sition so far," the fire chief stat ed, "and have received favorable response from the rural dwell ers. Krupp pointed to the Oregon law regarding such hearings and any changes desired in the pro posed boundaries by interested Grain Storage Deal To Be Investigated Washington (U.R) Senate investigators said Wednesday they will demand that the Agri culture Department explain why one of the world's biggest grain warehouse firms got "highly un usual" treatment on a profitable storage deal. Chairman Allen J. Ellender, D-La., of the Senate Agriculture Committee asked officials of the department's production and marketing administration to ap pear Thursday. Ellender said the committee I Ounce for Ounce. ..Bottle for Bottle I BE n m pi gb m w ! ? Wlmnimns yr' Dcnnison's is really tastier, more delicious catsup and has more real catnip in every ounce. Yes, actual tests prove Dcnnison's is richer in meaty tomato solids than any other popular brand! This luscious extra tomato "meat" absorbs and holds more seasoning sparkling vin egar, sugar, and spice. 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A Xf W yjennisons means Delicious.. aunday-Dinner Quality ONLY1. r, i . - .1 BL. tJ anJ ft " ft. , wants to "question them fully" on testimony that Cargill, Inc., Minneapolis, was promised $612, 500 in advance for storing 5, 000,000 bushels of grain for one year in converted fuel oil tanks at Norris City, 111. determine whether iuch petition i not be over 80 dayi until th. or petitions shall be granted." hearing date Is set after the or Krupp said he thinks it willlder calling lor It is drawn up. citizens by saying: "At the time and place fixed : for the hearing, or at any time' and place to which said hearing; may be construed or postponed, any person interested may ap-; pear and present oral or written objections to the granting of the petition and the forming of the district, and the county court or board of commissioners shall hear such objections. J May Change Boundaries "If, after a full hearing, the county court or board of county commissioners is of the opinion that the boundaries of the dis trict should be changed by reduc ing the area of such proposed district, or if prior to the date of such hearing a petition signed by 50 per cent or more of the record owners of real property in any area adjacent to such dis trict and of holders of duly re corded contract; to purchase such real property is filed with the county court or board of county commissioners praying for the inclusion of such lands in such proposed district, the coun ty court or board of county commissioners may change such boundaries and, subject to the provisions of (another) section, Hey Kids KEEPSAVINGTHOSE BOTTLE CAPS FROM Dr. Pepper Products ! On the tut Saturday in May, a wonderful prise will be given to the one with the most bottle caps. All entries mutt be submitted before 5 p.m. Friday, May 30. 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