Grocery Strike
Deadline Moved to
Thursday Morning
Portland, Ore (U.R) AFL
Food and Drug clerki met again
Tuesday with employer groups
' after "some progress" was re
ported in negotiations Monday
and the union called off a groc
ery strike set lor midnight. But
a new strike deadline was set
for Thursday.
Following the talks Monday,
the union called a membership
meeting for 6:30 a. m. Thursday
to consider any new settlement
reached by the negotiators. Fed
eral Mediator John C. Tutt pre
dicted employers would offer in
creased pay on nights and Sum
days.
George Lightowler, local un
ion secretary, told the Portland
Central Labor Council that if
the union does not approve an
employers' offer Thursday mor
ning, the strike will go into
effect Immediately following the
meeting at 8 a. m.
Fay Incraate Asked
The grocery clerks have de
manded a pay increase, premium
pay for Sunday work and work
after 6 p. m. and a health and
welfare program.
The negotiations are being
conducted with the union and
Food Employers, Inc., which rep
resents some 41 chain and other
large .stores.
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Rogue River Firemen Seeking Financial
Support; Tell Summer Fund-Raising Plan
Hogue River A plea went
out this week from the Rogue
River Volunteer firemen for a
record attendance at the fifth
Annual Firemen's ball, June 21,
which opens the series of sum
mer dances at the pavilion in the
city park.
The money from these dances,
plus city-rural fire contracts
funds and public donations are
needed to finance the current
project of buying and remodel
ing a building to house the
group's equipment and at the
same time improve and Increase
the department's efficiency. The
group this month will move in
to the old Odd Fellows building
on Broadway street, which it is
purchasing.
Write Open Letter
In an open letter to the people
of Rogue River and the rural
fire district this week, the vol
unteers state in part, "the time
has now arrived when your fire
department is coming to you for
financial support. As you know,
we run a series of open air danc
es each summer to raise funds
for operation and maintenance
of fire equipment. This year we
are faced with the problem of
hose replacement. Most of our
hose is now obsolete, being five
to seven years old, and like ev
erything else, hose is very high
priced.
"We are also engaged in a
building program, which is
something the department has
long needed. Our new fire hall
has ample room, but a lot of
work remains to bring this
building up to near modern
standards. The firemen have
done a lot of work already but
now we need financial help to
pay for further improvements."
Second Anniveriary
The first day of summer is, al
so, the second anniversary of the
Rural Fire Protection district
which surrounds the city of
Rogue River. It was on June 21,
1950, after three years of pre
paratory work by the firemen
and their former chief, the late
Dave Gelvin, that the rural dis
trict was legally established.
From 1947, the year in which
the fire department was reor
ganized, until the rural district
partment was supported by the
city of Rogue River (city prop
erty is taxed for fire protection),
by gifts and donations, and by
funds from the dances.
Since the district was formed,
a four mill tax has been levied
on rural property within its
boundaries and the district con
tracts, through its board of di
rectors with the Volunteer fire
men for their services. The fire
men also have a contract with
the city of Rogue River for the
protection of property within
the city limtis. The Rogue River
Volunteer Fire department is a
private incorporated organiza
tion. It is said this set-up is the
only one of its kind in the state,
as far as can be ascertained.
Progress Noted
On this anniversary it is in
teresting to note the progress of
the fire department whose equip
ment, prior to its motorization
in 1938, was listed as consisting
of two hose carts, four ladders
and 1,000 feet of hose. It now
has in operation the city-owned
Marquette, a new CMC and a
Ford truck which is being built
up as a high pressure fog outfit.
From 1B38 to 1B47, tne eny
fire truck, a rebuilt Marquette
sedan of early vintage, mounted
with a reel from the old hose
cart, was the only fire fighting
equipment for the city of about
30 to 40 buildings.
Following the reorganization
of the department under Max
Miller in 1947, another truck
was built and the firemen volun
tarily began to answer rural
calls and to protect the country
homes to the best of their abil-
ity. Soon petitions for the estab
lishment of a rural fire protec
tion district were circulated.
Throughout the next three years
the question, "When will the
district be formed?" was often
asked by farmers who realized
they were receiving voluntary
fire protection for which they
were not taxed and were anx
ious to have the service
permanent and legal basis,
Discouraging Time
The beginning of the year
1950 was a discouraging time
for the little band of volunteer
firefighters, composed of work-
was set up in 1950, the fire de- men and small merchants. They
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Tuesday, Jane 3, 1952
MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THTATZE
not only had families to sup
port, but answered the call of
th firs siren day or night, after
working Jr-m 8 to 10 hours a
day and spent many hours in
raising funds to help buy their
equipment and many more in
keeping it in order and in train
ing periods and meetings.
They were faced, too, with a
housing problem. Into the old
fire hall, built in 1912 to house
two hose carts, were crowded
the two fire trucks, leaving no
room for the firemen to walk
around them. In commenting on
the building one fireman said,
If we want to load a piece of
equipment on a truck, we must
first drive it out doors.
No Hose-Drying Places
Then too, there was no. place
to drain or dry hose, but rain
or shine, that had to be done to
keep the hose from rotting. So
the firemen resorted to the prac
tice of hanging the hose from
the roof of the building. As it
was hung from the back of the
building, few people saw it,
though occasionally a visitor at
tending a council meeting on the
upper floor of the ' building
would wonder why the window
panes at the rear had been brok
en out, and would learn the dam
age was done when the firemen
hung the hose up to dry.
There was no way of heating
the lower floor of the old frame
building during the winter
months, and when the fire equip
ment was cold, condensation
was another major problem for
the firemen.
But, by the end of 1950 the
situation had improved, the
forming of the rural district had
been completed, and the con
tracts with it and the city were
signed.
Cavemen to Attend
Pre-dance festivities on June
21 will begin at 8 p.m. with the
Grants Pass Cavemen in attend
ance, Eve Prentice's Accordion
band from Medford and a local
talent act. Outright donations
may be made and tickets or sea
son passes for the dance may be
purchased from any merchant
or fireman. The dance will be
gin at 9:15 p.m. with Chuck
Wheat's orchestra playing.
The fire group is also asking
for more volunteers, especially
on day duty. Members of the in
corporated fire department in
clude Gordon Hatch, chief; Stu
art Hatch, first assistant chief;
Buckle, second assistant chief;
Glen Nourse, captain; Ed Lilly,
captain; H. Stevens, instructor;
L. Goosey, electrician; A. Laws,
electrician; Flores Leyen, driv
er; Albert Sanders,-Harold Salt
er, Larry Hatch, Hugh Peebler,
Allen McGregory, Jr., Darrell
Turnbull and Orin Hilger.
Student firemen are Charles
E. Webb, Leroy Westerman and
Roger Turnbull. '
Plan for Revamping
Ike's Organization
Reported Under Way
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Washington, J(U.R) Plans to
revamp the Eisenhower for Pres
ident organization are under
way as the general takes off for
Kansas and his first campaign
speech.
His friends expect him to
name a new campaign manager
or to designate a personal
spokesman. Any changes may
be announced Thursday when
the new Eisenhower in civilian
clothes meets the press in his
first political news conference
That will be in Abilene.
Self Appointed Manager
It is 20 weeks since Sen. Hen
ry Cabot Lodge Jr., R-Mass., an
nounced here that he was put
ting Eisenhower In the March
11 New Hampshire primary.
Lodge appeared then as self-ap
pointed sponsor or campaign
manager. Eisenhower answer
ed up immediately from Paris
that he was a Republican and
would permit his name to go
before the voters. He also
said then:
Under no circumstances wll I
ask relief from this Paris assign
ment In order to seek nomina
tion. I shall not participate in
I the preconvention activities."
Camp
Annual CAP
Due This August
The annual two-week sum
mer cadet encampment, spon
sored jointly by the Air Force
and Civil Air Patrol, will be
held at the Portland Air base
the last two weeks In August,
CAP officials announced today.
Cadets will be given exper
ience in aerodynamics and work
on aircraft and engines. They
will live the same as other Air
Force personnel, attend the
same classes, and work side by
side with the airmen. They will
be taken on rides in various
Air Force aircraft.
Since jet aircraft now are
based at the Portland Air Base
it is possible that some flights
will be given in jet planes.
The two-week encampment Is
open to young men and women
between the ages of 15 and 18
years, and all expenses are paid
Further information may be had
by telephoning James Winkler,
CAP lieutennt, at 2-5235 days
or 2-8015 evenings.
State Travel Guide
Being Distributed
By Motor Courts
A 1952 Oregon travel guide
for tourists and other motorists
now is being distributed by the
Oregon Motor Court association,
according to association offic
ers. The 48-page directory in
cludes information about Ore
gon and answers a tourist's
questions on where to stay, to
eat, and what to see and do
while in Oregon.
Oregon Motor Court associa
tion members believe this guide
will aid travelers during their
visits here, help induce them
to visit the state each year and
stay longer while enjoying Ore
gon s attractions.
The court operators believe
that they must be in a position
to inform their guests of Ore
gon's many traveling advantages
and recreational facilities and
be hospitable friendly and cour
teous. They are working, as a
unit, to not only attract more
pleasure-loving visitors but to
keep their guests for longer vis
its, a spokesman said.
Businen Increases
Oregon's out-of-state tourist
business has been increasing
steadily each year, they point
out. In 1950, $113,000,000 was
spent and in 1951 the figure rose
to $121,000,000. On this basis,
if each visitors stayed a half-
day longer, last year's business
would have increased $8,000,000
the officers point out. This
the major reason for the new
1952 Oregon travel guide. Plans
already are being made to ex
pand the information and in
crease distribution of next year
guide.
- Jackson county has the larg
est, number of listings of tour
ist attractions. There are : si
pages which include the Shake
spearean festival, Crater Lake,
Ashland and Lithia park, the
House of Mystery, Medford, and
a Jackson county page sponsor
ed by tne association. Other
sponsors are businessmen in the
different localities.
The Grange
Gold Hill Grange
Gold Hill Grange H.E.C. held
its regular meeting at the
Grange hall on May 28 with 13
members and one visitor, Lester
Dusenburry, present for lunch
Nina Dusenbury reported on the
fanevwork sale and said one
quilt was tied before the meet
ing. Secretary Lily Dusenbury
was Instructed to send more
cards.
Cards were sent to Robert
Bush, Mr. Hasse, Nellie Smith,
Walter Chaffee, John Hayes,
Earl Edwards and the Herman
Kampings. Carrie Puhl receiv
ed the prize and Minnie Fiene
was remembered by her Flora
friend.
On Wednesday, June 4, H.E.C
will serve the Gold Hill eighth
-rade graduates, parents and
.earners a ham dinner at the
Grange hall.
BIO SARDINE
Sanary - Sur -.Mer, France
(U.R) A local fisherman tried
lo catch sardines Monday. He
iiooked and landed a shark that
weighed about 3,300 pounds.
Driven from Shelter
Events drove him from the
shelter of both decisions to re
main In Paris and to refuse to
campaign. Under a barrage of
conflicting advice from his sup
porters and top drawer advisers,
the general began to weaken in
late March. The variety of ad
vice offered Elsenhower In the
past 20 weekss and the division
of influence and campaign au
thority among several individ
uals and groups in the East and
Midwest evidently have convin
ced all concerned that the cam
paign organization should be
tightened at once.
Support Sought
In addition to public state
ments on universal military
training and foreign aid, which
were well within his field as
NATO commander, Elsenhower
found it necessary to do some
quiet pre-convention campaign
ing for the support of special
interests or groups.
Prior to the bitterly con
tested selection of Texas nat
ional convention delegates, the
general got right with public
opinion mere in a letter say
ing rich oil bearing tidelands
should belong to the states,
Midwestern farmers learned
from from another that Eisen
hower believed in some kind of
farm price supports. From the
same source the inhabitants of
the Missouri Valley heard he
favored a flood control project
mere. ,
Inquiry Ducked
Eisenhower ducked an inoulrv
frm Rep. Adam Clayton Powell
Jr., D-N.Y., on fair employment
practices legislation, but indicat
ed he would take a public posi
tion on it-later.
Beginning this week the ques
tions will come fast and hard.
Eisenhower will need the best
obtainable management of his
preconvention activities to meet
the developing situation.
IT'S ALL IN FUN
Lincoln, Neb. (U.R) After
an estimated 400 male students
at the University of Nebraska
had raided the girls' dormitory
and carried away souvenir ling
erie, a prankster Inserted an ad
vertisement in the student news
paper, The Daily Nebraskan
The advertisement asked quick
return of a set of panties and
bra. It was signed "desperate
Horse teeth, camel limbs and
foot bones, and other fossil spec
imens have been found in the
Bay area.
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