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Wdrmday December 8. 1954
CIO, AFL Officials
Seek Negotiation on
Unification of Unions
Los Angeles U.PJ CIO and
AFL officials sought today to
negotiate "as soon as possible"
for unification of the two labor
organizations.
Delegates to the 16th annual
national convention of the CIO
set the stage for merger discus
sions Tuesday when they en
dorsed by a standing vote a pro
posal directing CIO officials to
work toward an early meeting
for possible unification.
The united resolution was pre
sented to the convention by the
CIO members of the Joint AFL
CIO Unity Committee CIO
President Walter Eeuther, Pres
ident David J. MacDonald of the
United Steelworkers of America
and CIO Secretary - Treasurer
James B. Carey. It stated: -
"We direct the CIO members
of the Unity Committee to con
tinue the unity negotiations in
the constructive spirit that has
already been displayed." r
Hopes To Meet Soon
Reuther said he hoped - to
schedule a meeting of the CIO
AFL Unity' Committee sometime
after Christmas and before the
first of the year. .
George Meany, ' president of
the AFL, messaged Reuther fol
lowing the ."unanimous conven
tion vote, saying:
"I sincerely believe that the
time is now ripe for acting to
ward that (unity) goal. It is my
earnest wish that we can have a
meeting of the full Unity Com
mittee as soon as possible."
The, resolution commended
"constructive progress" already
made by the leaders of both un
ions toward a "single trade un
ion center . . which will pre
serve the integrity of each af
filiated national and internation
al union."
Says Problems Can Be Solved
McDonald said he was confi
dent that all merger problems
could be worked out satisfactory,
adding that the advantages
would far outweigh the disad
vantages. . "When this new trade union
center comes into being," Mc
Donald said, "there will be an
other renaissance similar to that
when the CIO came into being."
.. The resolution voiced approval
of successful operation of the
no-raiding agreement with ' the
AFL, which "the CIO has always
regarded as the touchstone of our
larger goal of seeking organic
unity."
"We commend the construe
tive progress that has been made
by members of the Joint AFL
CIO Unity Committee and en
dorse their decision to create a
single trade union center in
America through the process of
merger."
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McKay Resignation
Rumor Surprises Ike
Washineton U.R) A report
er asked President Eisenhower
whether he cared to comment
on "reports" that Secretary of
Interior Douglas McKay will
leave the Cabinet.
The President looked surpris
ed and answered with a chuckle
that it was a new one on him.
McKay Tells of
Applications for
Northwest Power
San Francisco U.R) Secre
tary of the Interior Douglas
McKay said today that private
and public power companies in
the Northwest have filed appli
cations with the Federal Power
commission for almost $2,000,
000,000 worth of construction.
The secretary, addressing the
opening session at the 45th an
nual conference of the Western
Forestry and Conservation asso
ciation, said the new construc
tion resulted from the adminis
tration's natural resources "part
nership program."
He said the new construction
will provide almost 6,000,000
kilowatts of additional power.
From Local Groups
"Over half these applications
are from local public bodies,"
McKay said, "and most of the
applications have been filed
since announcement of the ad
ministration's program."
McKay said in a speech pre
pared for release today that the
President considers the develop
ment of water resources "so im
portant" that he established a
Cabinet committee "to set up
policy.
McKay said the administra
tion is urging the states to com
plete their selections of federal
lands still due to them. All
Western states have been grant
ed certain public lands for edu
cational and institutional pur-,
poses, McKay said.
Need for Mines
The secretary declared an ef
ficient domestic mining indus
try is an essential part of na
tional defense. "Twice "within
the last 15 years this country
has been drawn into internation
al conflicts without adequate
supplies of the essential miner
als and metals. This must not
happen again," McKay empha
sized. ,
Gov. Goodwin J. Knight in
troduced McKay and welcomed
the delegates of the Western
states and Canada.
1954 Cotton Crop
13,569,000 Bales
' Washington JCU.PJ The Agri
culture department reported to
day that the 1954 cotton crop
totaled an estimated 13,569,000
bales.
The estimate, the last of the
year, was up 2.7 per cent from
last month's forecast of 13,206,-
000 bales.
The government had hoped
the current crop control pro
gram would hold production to
12,000,000 bales, but record
yields per acre upset this calcu
lation even though the farmers
planted less than the acreage al
lotted them.
The estimate, in addition to
being the last for the season,
was the last before cotton farm
ers vote next Tuesday on wheth
er they want to continue federal
crop controls on their crop next
year.
Brokerage Firm Sets
Bonus for Chirsfmas
New York (U.R) The
worlds largest brokerage firm
will distribute a Christmas bon
us to its employees this week
ranging up to 12 weeks pay plus
$200 for 20 year employees.
Merrill Lynch, Fenner and
Beahe said even employees with
only three weeks service with
the firm would be included.
The bonus payments will
range from $25 for those with
less tnan two months service to
12 weeks salary nlus $200 for
those with the firm 20 years or
more.
DEMAND RESTATED
San Francisco (u.R) Pierre
Langlois' handlers demanded
again today that the World
Boxing Federation , select offic
ials for the Frenchman's title
fight Dec. 15 against world
middleweight champion Carl
(Bobo) Olson. George Kantor,
spokesman for the challenger,
Tuesday said he took his case
to state Athletic Commission
Chairman Anthony Antenza and
got a favorable response.
Cold and Cough
Bothering Pope;
Exercise Urged
Vatican City (U.R) Vati
can sources said today Pope Pius
XII has a mild cold and a dis
turbing cough and is being en
couraged to take exercise.
These sources said the Pope
was walking unaided, but with
a person standing near his side j
to prevent him from taking a
bad fall..
Catholics Rejoice
News that the Pope was able
to leave his sickbed and take
even a few steps made Roman
Catholics rejoice on this day, the
closing of the Year of Mary, a
"little holy year."
Thousands of pilgrims assem
bled in St. Peters Square thought
they saw the Pope appear at his
bedroom window at noon and
unleashed a deafening chorus of
"Viva II Pape" (Long Live The
Pope). - i
But Vatican officials said
later the figure they saw at the
window was not that of the
Pope.
Authoritative sources said the
Pope is still very weak and not
out of danger, even though he
now is eating and retaining semi
solid food.
Danger of Pneumonia
They said there is always the
danger of pneumonia or other
complications when aged per
sons fall ill. His heart remains in
good condition, these authorities
said, but his pulse fluctuates and
is not entirely satisfactory.
Four doctors now attending
the Pope plan to see him today
or tomorrow to study his pro
gress. The Pope recorded a "Hail
Mary" yesterday for broadcast
to the world this afternoon to
close the Roman Catholic Marian
Year which he opened in person
a year ago today at Rome's Basi
lica of St. Mary Major.
Don Nichols Named
President of 4-H
Leader Association
Gold Hill About 200 Jack
son county 4-H leaders, junior
leaders and guests attended the
annual leaders' banquet last
night at the Gold Hill Grange,
according to 4-H extension
agents.
Don Nichols, Bellview, was
elected .1955 president of the
leaders . association. Others in
cluded John Bohnert, Central
Point, reelected vice-president;
Mrs. Cathryn Gibson, Howard
club, secretary, and Leonard
Freeman, Antelope club, reelect
ed treasurer.
Pins and Certificates
Service pins or certificates
were presented to the leaders
by Allan Perry, manager of the
U. S. National bank, Medf ord
branch. Miss Lucy Gardener, An
telope club, was master of cere
monies for the program, which
included vocal selections by Miss
Beverly Nelson, Griffin creek,
recent county winner in the Ted
Mack amateur contest, and mag
ic tricks by John Foley, How
ard club. Dale Smith, Central
Point, led group singing.
Guests introduced included
Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Pierce,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hedberg,
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wendt,
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Ferguson,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lytle, Mr.
and Mrs. John W. Henson, Mr.
and Mrs. Earle Jossy, Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Kunzman, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Bigham, Mrs.
Allan Perry, R. G. Fowler, Miss
Eula Wintermote and Judge
Rodney Keating.
A list of achievement awards
will be published in Thursday's
Mail Tribune.
New Multnomah DA
Picks Staff Members
Portland (U.R) William
Langley, newly-elected Multno
mah county District Attorney,
yesterday named 10 of the 12
staff members who will work
with him when he takes office
next month.
Five holdovers from the staff
of John B. McCourt, who was
defeated by Langley were nam
ed. Holdover deputies are Thom
as B. Brand, Horace Fenton, Ol
ive Zimmerman, Manche I.
Langley and Joseph L. Labadie.
Howard R. Lonergan was
named to head the criminal div
ision. Other new staff members
are Willis West, Glenn Guerts,
Gale A. Lockhart Jr., and Na
than J. Ail.
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Record Bid Made for
Linn County Timber
Salem U.R)" The M and M
Wood Working company of Al
bany made a record bid of $55
a thousand board feet for 2,888,
000 feet of Douglas fir timber
in the Quartzville creek drain
age area of Linn county at an
auction of Bureau of Land Man
agement timber at the Salem
district forester's office yesterday.
Navy Man Wishes
Fleet Could Leave
Mediterranean
Wash 1 n g t o n U.R) The
Navy's top aviation official indi
cated today that he wishes the
big U.S. Sixth Fleet could be
pulled out of the "narrow wa
ters" of the Mediterranean.
Assistant Secretary for Air
James H. Smith Jr. ; said the
fleet is "forced" to operate air
craft carriers there because land
based air forces are not availa
ble to control the area or reach
certain targets if need be.
Mobility Said Reduced
Confinement in the Mediter
ranean reduces the fleet's "mo
bility," Smith said.
His views were expressed in a
five-page criticism of a recent
Los Angeles speech by British
Field Marshall Montgomery who
called for an end to aircraft car
rier construction.
Montgomery, deputy supreme
commander in Europe under
American Gen. Alfred M. Gruen
ther, said carriers are becoming
obsolete and also contended na
vies do not now need air arms
in narrow waters like the Medi
terranean. In Area Seven Years
The Sixth Fleet has been in
the Mediterranean for more than
seven years, sent there origin
ally to help enforce the Truman
doctrine of containing Commu
nism when it threatened Turkey
and Greece. ,
It has 20,000 men, 16 destroy
ers, three cruisers and two car
riers which could mount about
200 airplanes.
There is no indication that
the fleet will be pulled out of
the Mediterranean. -
92-Y ear-Old Pilot
Struck by Automobile
Los Angeles (U.R) James
Montee, 92, the oldest active
licensed pilot with 4,000 hours
to his credit, was bumped by
an automobile Tuesday while
crossing a street.
"I wouldn't drive one of them
darned automobiles, the irate
Montee spouted, "they're too
dangerous."
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