Democrats Propose
Bills To Improve
Labor Relations
By BILL FORCE
. United Press Correspondent
I Sitlem U.R A" majority
of the Democrats in the House
yesterday introduced companion
bills they said would improve
labor-management relations in
Oregon and promote industrial
peace. ".. . ; '
One would wipe the anti-or-
the state books and the other
would require appointment of a
labor conciliator. ; v
Headed by Corbett
Rep. Alfred Corbett of Port
land headed the sponsoring
. group of 21 Democrats on the
labor conciliator bill. It would
create an office of conciliator
with authority to offer immed
iate mediation services on re
quest of either party to a labor
dispute. He could also act' on
his own initiative if he deemed
it in the pubic interest.
The controversial law which
was passed by the 1953 Legisla
ture banning picketing a firm's
premises to force its employees
to organize was the target of
' the repeal bill introduced by
fRep. Robert Klemsen of St. Hel
ens and 18 other Democrats. The
section of the law dealing with
picketing was ruled unconstitu-
. tional by circuit courts and the
Oregon Supreme court now has
it under study on appeal.
Affirmative Procedure
A statement released by the
sponsoring Democrats said "we
have proposed an affirmative
procedure for strengthening con
ciliation services as an alterna
tive to the negative, approach
of the anti-picketing bill. House
Bill 663, passed by the 1953 Leg-
islature." - . ;
The House Judiciary commit
tee introduced two bills involv
ing drunken driving. One per
tained to court procedures and
evidence admissible in civil or
criminal . proceedings where
drunk driving is an issue, and
the other would , eliminate nar
cotics from the scope of the pres
. ent law on drunk driving.-
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HOMESTAKE GOLD
Lead, SJD. U.PJ Nearly one
fourth of all the gold produced
in the United States and Alaska
comes from the Homestake gold
mine here. The mine, which has
been producing gold since 1877,
gave- up more than 534,000
ourices'bf gold in 1953 when the
entire production of the United
States and Alaska was 1,958,291
fine ounces.
'BOB CONSIDINE, National Sports Chairman for the 1955
March of Dimes has appealed to sports editors, promoters
and athletic directors for help in the impending victory
over polio, and urges local March of Dimes campaign di
rectors to contact and work' with them during the drive.
PORTLAND LIVESTOCK i
Portland (UJ.i Cattle 350. Mix
ed good-choice 1032 lb. fed steers
$23 30. lightly sorted-at $20: commer
cial-low good short fed steers $9-
Z1J50; utility heifers sii.50-i4.50; can-ner-cutter
cows mostly S7.50-8-50, few
$9; utility cows $11; -utility-commercial
bulls mostly $13-15. cutters down
to $11.
Calves 50. Good-choice vealers most
ly $20-23, individuals high choice $26
27; utility calves and vealers $9-13,
culls down to $6. '
Hogs 100. Choice 1 butchers 178 lbs.
$19.50; choice 3 around 200 lb. down
to $18.50; choice 160 lb. $18.75: choice
380-450 lb. sows $15.50-16.
Sheep 200. Choice fed wooled lambs
$19.50-20; good-choice No. 3 pelt 81 lb.
lambs $18; choice 70 lb. feeder lambs
$17. 50 lb. down to $15; good-choice
ewes .$6-7. ; .
PORTLAND PRODUCE
Portland (UJ,) Eggs To retail
ers: Grade AA large, 50c doz.: A large,
46-47c dot.: AA medium, 46c; A me
dium 44-45c; A small, 39c; cartons,
l-3c additional.
Butter To retailers: AA grade
prints, .66c lb.; cartons. 67c: A prints,
66c; cartons. 67c; B prints. 64c.
Cheese To retailers A grade Ched
dar, Oregon singles 42 Vi-Vac; 5-1 b.
loaves, 46V2-4912C. Processed Ameri
can cheese. 5-lb. loaf. 39 y2 -40c lb.
Poultry, Rabbits -v -3
Live Chickens To growers ( No.-1
quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2Ji to
4 lbs., 25c lb.: at farm. 24c lb.: roast
ers 4'2 lbs. and up. 25c lb. f.o.b. Port
land. 24c at ranch; light hens. ll-12c;
heavy hens, all wts., 14c lb.; old roost
ers. 10c lb.
: Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to
retailers: Fryers. 34-35C lb.: roasters,
38-39c; light hens, 22-23; heavy hens,
26-27c: cutup fryers, all wts.. 47-48c
lb.: whole, drawn. 42-43c- ;' .
Turkeys To retailers: A grade
hens .ready to cook, 48c: N.Y. dressed,
to 43c lb.; A grade toms, oven-ready,
40c. Beltsville A grade hens, oven
ready. 40c. Beltsville A 'grade hens,
oven-ready. - to 92c; Beltsville toms,
49c lb..--- ii e -' . -v. X - -i"
Rabbits (average to growers. f.o.B.
klllin? nlantsl Live white. 3-4V2
lbs., 18-20C up; 5-6 lbs.,' 14-16c: colored
pelts, 4c under; old aoes, ts-xuc id.; a
few higher. Fresh dressed fryers to re
tailers. 54-57C; CUt UP. 0U-O3C.
March of Dimes Mystery Man Contest
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.Address
Phone Number,
A contribution to the March of
. Dimes would be wtlcoma
Wall Street
New York (U.R) Industrial
stocks again crossed the 400 level
in their average today in the
most active trading since Jan.
10. '
The , upturn ; was around the
best of the year and it was ac
counted for mainly by a sweep
ing rise in steel and other de
fense issues.
Today's closing prices on se
lected stocks:
American T & ,T .... .' 175,
Anaconda". ' - 57
Chrysler ', . 67
Curtiss Wright ; 19Vi
General Electric 48
General Motors .. 99
Montgomery Ward . SVA
Penn. R. R. . 24Va
Penney, J. C. .... - 854
Radio 40
Southern Co. 9Vi
S. OU of Calif. 76VS
Texas Gulf Sulphur 38f6
Transamerica : . - 39 Vi
Tri - Continental . 2634
United Aircraft 89
U. S. Rubber 41 V
U. S. Steel .; 79VS
Youngstown . .-
Portland Cash Grain
Portland Prices as reported in the
USDA . market . news service: Wheat,
No. 2 soft white. $79 a ton bulk,
prompt delivery f.o.b. Portland: No. 2
white oats. 38-lb. test. Coast delivery,
$58 ton: Portland delivery. $53.50 ton;
No. 2 Western barley. $53.f0 f.o.b.
Portland. Coast delivery: Soybean
meal,. $93.50-94 ton, cars, prompt de
livery Portland; standard millrun
prompt shipment, $45 ton, cars prompt
delivery; No. 2 yellow, corn. $66.50-67
ton f.o.b. Portland. . -
Wholesale nay prices: No. 2 green
alfalfa, baled f.o.b. , Portland. $35
trucks. $37 rail. "
Portland cash grain. Tuesday dose:
-- : ,; Bid
Soft whate ; .$2.37
soft wnite. no- rex .
White Club
H. R. winter, 11 per cent
do 12 per cent . ....
2.37
231
2.39
2.48
Dead line Sunday Classified is at
noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for
Monday: other days 5 -JO previous day
Man Jailed, Fined
Following Accident
Jack Bruce Patterson, 31, -of
1407 Sating st., was jailed last
night after the car he was -driving
left the Jacksonville highway
west of Bybee corner, and broke
off a telephone, pole, according
to state police. !.
v He was charged with being
drunk on a public highway, of
ficers said. Patterson appeared in
district court this morning, en
tered a plea of guilty, and -was
fined $100 plus $5 costs by Judge
Rawles Moore, who then 1 sus
pended $75 of the fine. The ac
cident report indicated" he suf
fered a slight scalp cut, a n d
that the vehicle he was driving
was extensively damaged ; and
was towed away. The accident
happened at about 9:50 p.m.
A convertible driven by Wil
liam Darrel Mason, 20, Central
Point, and a pickup driven by
Thomas Frank Ambrose, 70, of
870 Ross lane, collided in front
of the Ross lane address at about
4:45 p.m. yesterday, officers said.
Ambrose was cited' for failure
to yield the right of way follow
ing ' the accident. No injuries
were listed, and damage was
said to have been minor.
Eden Sees Peaceful
Formosa Settlement
London (U.R) British For
eign Secretary Anthony Edeh
told the House of Commons to
day he believes the Formosan
crisis can be settled peacefully
"if all - the governments con
cerned work for it."
Eden broke a long British of
ficial silence to give the House
of. Commons the government's
view on the subject. ; , :
He paid high compliments to
President Eisenhower: for his
defense message to Congress in
what Eden called a "dangerous
situation." . , - J
The . foreign secretary said
"force is hot the solution of this
delicate and difficult situation."
He added that only the "peace
ful process of negotiation" will
proceed.
Long Beach Quake
Damages Oil Wells
Long Beach, Calif. (U.R) A
deep tremor in the Long Beach
harbor : area yesterday which
knocked out 12 oil wells and
affected production in others
may have caused damage and
losses up to $1,000,000, prelim
inary surveyss showed today:-; '
- The jolt, caused by rock slip
page about 2,000 feet under
ground, occurred at 4:24 a.m. A
similar tremor in 1949 disrupted
production in 147 wells.-;
Wells affected . by yesterday's
slippage were ' producing be
tween 400 and 500 barrels a day.
Costs for redrilling range up to
$80,000 , a well and in some "cases
will take . 45 to 65 days to get
holes back into production.
- The disturbance was felt only
locally. ,
Indianapolis, Ind. U.R) A
bill prohibiting "reckless boat
ing" and requiring licensing of
marine drivers has been intro
duced in the Indiana legislature.
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Forrest Bradfield Rites
At Grants Pass Thursday
.. Grants' Pass Funeral serv
ices for Forrest Lee Bradfield,
70, of route 1, box 343," Gold
Hill, will be held at L. B. Hall
funeral home here at 2 ; p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 27, with the Rev.
D. F. Barnett of the Hope Pres
byterian church, Rogue River,
officiating. Cremation will be at
Hillcrest ; crematorium. y?
- The deceased, who died Tues
day in a Grants Pass hospital,
was born at Atla, la., on March
17, 1884, and was a member of
Like Oak Grange. . . '
Survivors include his wife',
Lorene, "and two sons,- Forrest,
Gold HilLr and John; Salem. :
Record Timber Cut
In Northwest Area
. Portland (U.R) A record
volume of timber was cut from
the 18 national forests of the Pa
cific Northwest region during
1954, according to Regional For
ester J. Herbert Stone. , .
Stone said the 2,585,000 board
feet of timber cut during the
year was an increase of 130,
000,000 board feet over 1953, the
previous record year.
Oregon and, Washington na
tional . forests produced . an in
come of nearly: $35,000,000 in
1954. Largest cuts occurred dur
ing the last three months of the
year, when logs were most need
ed to meet shortages caused by
the summer-long lumber strike.
Mercy Plane Carries
314th Patient Today
Henry E. Renfrew, 36, of 106
Ajax st., was the 314th patient
flown by a Mercy Flights plane
when he was taken about noon
today to Vancouver, Wash. He
will be admitted at the Veterans
Administration hospital. . !
: Pilot of the plane was Gene
Koozer, and accompanying Ren
frew on the trip were his wife
and his nurse, Mrs. Lester Gil
man.. . ;'
Renfrow, a civil service em
ployee with the Camp White
fire department, has been at
Sacred Heart hospital as a med
ical patient since last Dec. 3.
Wdntdar January 26. 1953
MEDFORD (OREGON) HAIL TRIBU1TE SEVElt
Daily Veslher Report
FORECASTS
' Medford and vicinity: Some 'high
cloudiness - tonight, and -Thursday. A
few patches of morning fog. Low to
night 25. High Thursday 46.. .
Western Oregon: Fair exceot exten
sive valley fog tonight and Thursday.
Little temperature . change. - Low r to
night 32-40. ' except about 25 southern
interior. High Thursday 44-54 except
34-40 in fog areas.
LOCAI. DATA
-: Temperature - a year ago - today:
' Highest 39: Lowest 33.
- Total monthly precipitation .91 inch.
- Deficiency for the month 1.12 inches.
Total precipitation since September
I. 1954. 5.53 inches. .
Deficiency for the season 4.86
inches. ..
- Relative humidity 4:30 pjn. yester
day 54; 4:30 a.m.' today 93.
. Observations Taken At 4:30 A.M, .
-126 Meridiaa Time
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Chicago
Denver
Eureka .
Grants Pass
Havre
Klamath Falls
Los Angeles
Medford
New York
Omaha
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Portland
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San Francisco .
Seattle .
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One of FBI's Most
Wanted Men Arrested
San Diego -U.RX Peter E.
Kenzik, 47, one of the FBI's 10
most wanted men; today was ar
rested by San Diego police.
The FBI here said Kenzik was
wanted . in Chicago for illegal
flight to avoid prosecution; for
the knife murder of his estranged
wife, Clara. He was taken to city
jail and booked for being drunk.
When he was searched the offi
cers found a revolver and several
identification cards.
; A check of fingerprints identi
fied Kenzik, who had earlier
used the name of -Arthur Ko
shek. . 5 . t
The FBI v said Kenzik; had a
long criminal record across the
East starting at the time ; he
was 16 years old.
WORKER KILLED
The . Dalles (U.R) Emil E.
Jokinen, 40-year-old worker at
The Dalles dam, was killed Mon
day night when he plunged 60
feet from a scaffold. - 'j. :
President's Message Soid Intervention'
Moscow (U.R) The Soviet
newspaper Pravda charged to
day President Eisenhower's mes
sage to Congress on Formosa
was "brazen intervention in
Red China's internal affairs and
an attempt to prepare an in
vasion of the mainland.
The' official Communist party
newspaper printed - its sharpest
attack on American policy, on
Formosa in an article about Mr.
Eisenhower's message to Con
gress Monday. The article was
written by V. Borovski.. .
"On 24th January," Pravda
said, "President Eisenhower sent
a special message to Congress de
manding powers to use Ameri
can armed forces for ' ensuring
the so-called security of For
mosa and the Pescadores; in oth
er words for open armed inter
vention in the domestic affairs
of China.?.
FULL DRESS
Springfield, Mass. (U.R)
Motorists driving into John
Joff e's service station to get gas
oline . did a - double-take. . Joffe
waited on his customers while'
in full formal dress, ' including .
top hat. He explained that he
dressed up to celebrate the sale'
of his millionth gallon of gas.
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