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; FOTJHTEEW MIDrORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Thursday, January f, 1938 Dan E!!iot Sells Business; To Move 7 Dan Elliott, owner of Elliott Truck and Auto, 246 North Riv erside ave., has announced the :sal of his business and purchase Cof.the Chevrolet and Oldsmo- bile dealership at Moscow, Ida, Dan , and Jerome Haas, op- -"erators of Haas Brothers Sport ing goods, have purchased ' El liott's local business and will op erate both businesses. The Elliott : 'firm ha a aiVM tmirlra. crane ' and eauhment. : Elliott has been in business in the Medford area since 1947. He formerly owned Elliott motors on Barnett rd., ana later xjiion Truck and Auto parts. New Business - Elliott's new business In Idaho will be called Security Chevro let company. It was purchased from Wes Jones, owner of the TnlanH Motor comDanv. who is retiring - . 'The transaction was effective ; Jan. 3, and Elliott and his fam v. who reside at 343 North THain st., Ashland, will move im Imediatelv. The Elliotts have a 'daughter. Marlene. , who will -transfer from Ashland High "school. A son, Jerry, is attending JSouthern Oregon college. 2 Americans Held :in Panama ixiiiing : Panama City (U.R) -Two Americans have been arrested land are being held incommun icado here in connection with :the Sunday night murder of 2President Jose A. Remon, it was Reported today. Irving M. Lipstein, tentative- 3v identified-as a Los Angeles HBchool-teacher, and Roy Bettis, of Waukegan, 111., a long-time resident of the Panama Canal Sre among more than 70 persons Sirrosfpri sirtre the shnntincr. No charge has been filed against jpny of the prisoners. ; Lipstein, ; who ' flew in from Venezuela a few hours before unidentified tommy gunners slew Remon at the Juan Franco Race track Sunday was arrested when 3ie tried to board a Miami-bound plane here Tuesday night. J iWashingf on Robbed of $67,055 - Parkland, Wash. U.R A Igunman robbed the - Parkland branch, of the National Bank of Washington of $67,055 - yester day, stuffed the money in a large paper bag and wished everyone a "Happy New Year" as he back ed out the door. . About 40 persons, including employees, .were in the bank during the busy noon rush hour when the bandit entered the en closure where officials have aesKs near tne iront ox tne large room and brandished : an auto matic pistol. . V i "I want money. Get going," he told an employee. He left the bank with the money in the bag after shouting his new year's wish and vanish ed between nearby buildings. He was described by witnesses as from 33 to 40 years old with a thin face and sharp features and about 150-160 pounds in New Year Fails To Bring Peace In West Coast Waterfront Strife San Francisco U.R The pas- ae nf 1054 into history did nothing to write finis to the long story of Pacific Coast waterfront strife. Already, infant 1955 has seen picketing that tnreatenea me sailinsr of the SS Tradewinds from Seattle to San Francisco. And the dawn of each new day sees the Coastwise Lines freight er Pacificus idle in ban Pedro harhnr her car 20 still in her hniHc9 she has been since O.ct. 28. Conferences Continued Tn San Francisco. National La bor Relations Board officials iP(i conferences on tne forthcoming representation elec tion of 6000 unlicensed sailors, firemen, cooks and stewards aboard Pacific Maritime Asso ciation ships. If there is a common denomi nator on the waterfront labor ..ens it ia the uncommon ri valry between the Sailors Un ion of the Pacific and the Inter national Longeshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Th PMA. which contnbutea to the Pacificus dispute by grant ing conflicting commitments to the rival unions, continues its watchful waiting policy after fruitless efforts at negotiations. PMA Not Folding But J .Paul St Sure, pmas resident, says he is sure of one thing: the PMA is not folding up despite reports to tne contrary. He brusquely insists there is nothing to them. "W can exoect more union demands." he said when asked if he anticipated pressure from the various bargaining units wmcn have a hand in waterrront ac tivities." ' ' Specifically, it is believed the Masters, Mates and mots 01 America will ask a wage review soon. Unlicensed seamen also ex pect wage increases soon. Both the CIO Marine Engineers .and Radio Officers are demanding a pension plan under threat of strike in February. ."'' The PMA's contracts with the two AFL unions, the Sailors' and the Marine Firemen's, have ex pired though they continue in force on an unwritten day-to-day basis. . DAM BUSINESS Koldrege, Neb. (U.R) A group of duck hunters went into the dam-building business after a blind they built on the Platte River was left high and dry through a sudden channel shift The hunters, rather than move the elaborate blind, ' got them selves some sandbags, dammed up the river flow and sent the water past the blind again. Portlander Buys Berkeley Hotel Berkeley, Calif. U.R)' Berkeley's famed Hotel Clare mont has been purchased ; by Harold Schnitzer, of Portland, Ore , for a sale price of "about $2,000,000" it . was announced today. , - " The Claremont was , bought ast Oct. 28 by Murray Lehr from Claude C. Gillum, wha had owned and operated the ho tel for 16 years. In the transaction, Lehr sold the hotel to Schnitzer, head of the Harsh Investment Corp., of Portland, with an agreement un der which Lehr will operate the hotel on & long-term lease bas is. -:-y:"t": vw-v ;-' . The Claremont, a nationally known showplace, is centered in a 20-acre garden in the Berkeley-Oakland, 'hills overlooking San Francisco' bay. Upper Colorado Basin Washington U.R President Eisenhower renewed his request tqgday that Congress approve a conroversial water power de: velopment program for the Upper Colorado River Basin. The President said the pro gram, which initially would in clude two projects and later six in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico, "would con serve and assure better use of precious, water essential to the future of the west." Mr. Eisenhower, in his State of Union Message, also said his new budget will recommend ap propriations for financing six new reclamation and more than 30 new Corps of Engineers proj ects "of varying size." He gave no details about these projects. CLIFFS MEATS 608 East Main St. Phone. 2-6805 Open until 6:30 p.m. Week Days. 7 p.m. Saturdays Closed Sundays & Holidays For your protection and as surance of Quality we sell only Inspected " and U. S. Graded Meats. YORKSHIRE SLICED mm 1-LB. Cello PKG. 47 FRESH GROUNb BEEF 4 Ite. W FREE KRAUT with WEINERS and SPARE RIBS! FRESH DRESSED BROAD BREASTED RIB END GET YOUR Northern Stamps at CLIF F'S SVEBS CHOP SUP President Harry Lunde berg has : promised to "m a k e things tough" on the PMA at ne gotiation time if he doesn't get the PMA disciplining of the long shoremen that he desires. Lundeberg and : Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell, acting separately, killed any chances of strong federal action in the Pa cificus matter. Lundeberg grant ed .PMA's request for a fact finding panel an attempt on the part of the ship owners to cover up an "unholy alliance", with the ILWU. : 3 rt-----r Mitchell said since the dispute did. not vitally affect the nation al security it did not warrant the requested attention. Instead, a single federal, conciliator was appointed to study , the dispute. The Pacificus squabble result ed from a conflict over unload ing rights on coastal freighters and led to a refusal on the part of both the ILWU and SUP to handle cargo on, the ship. Subse quently, the longshoremen have agreed to- give the sailors the rights ,they asked for "this one trip but Lundeberg wants fu ture assurancances. .These have not been forthcoming. " 1 r Loss of Jobs Protested ' " Y James O. Willoughby, port agent for the Marine Cooks and Stewards in Seattle, said picket ing of the Tradewinds was by former crew members who serv ed aboard the famous old ship when she was . the SS . Aleutian on the Alaska run. ;. 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