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Efeuf her Says Tanks
(On (Qlffffer by Ford
On 'CrotBcaD Stage'
Detroit (U.R) CIO President
Walter Reuther said today talks
between Ford and his United
Auto Workers over Ford's offer
to set up a multi-million dollar
fund to pay laid off workers have
reached the "critical stage."
The offer which broke a solid
industry front against the prin
ciple of paying idle workers ap
peared to have cleared the way
for a possible settlement in the
near future that would satisfac
torily meet the union demand
for a guaranteed annual wage.
The offer brightened prospects
the key automobile industry
would avoid long, crippling
strikes this year.
. Reuther told newsmen he had
cancelled a nationwide television
appearance set for Sunday be
cause he felt public discussion of
negotiations might "jeopardize
the course of negotiations . . '.
at this critical stage."
Huddle Separately
He made his statement just
moments before the two sides
abruptly recessed their talks for
four hours, just an hour and a
half after resumption of talks
today. The long recess was called
to give both sides a chance to
huddle separately on the annual
wage demand.
The autoworkers have been
seeking a plan under which they
would receive "more adequate
protection" against the layoffs
which have long plagued the in
dustry. With only three days left in
which to reach a settlement be
fore Monday's strike deadline,
however, it appeared likely the
settlement might not be feached
before that time. '
But if a strike develops hopes
were growing it would be a short
one instead of a long crippling
strike which many had feared
would develop over the annual
wage demand. ,
Union sources didn't agree on
how the $55,000,000 fund that
would be set up over three years
would be meted out to workers.
Some said the company proposed
to give workers payments over
and above unemployment com
pensation benefits. Others said
funds would not be paid out
until workers had exhausted
these benefits.
Silence Pact
Top negotiators refused to
discuss the matter under a
silence pact. But the exact me
thod under , which payments
would be made appeared less
significant at this time than the
fact Ford had agreed to the prin
ciple of paying workers during
layoffs.
It appeared unlikely that the
Ford offer, if it becomes a basis
for settlement, would emerge
unchanged from its original
form in the final agreement.
Besides final agreement of the
question of layoff pay, negotia
tors still had to settle the ques
tion of wages, pensions, insur
ance benefits and duration of
contract.
Sporadic wildcat strikes at
scattered plants continued to
plague Ford operations. New
walkouts were reported Thurs
day night at Atlanta, Ga., and
St. Louis and the protest walk
out of 2,700 production workers
at Metuchen, N.J., Mercury as
sembly plant went into its sec
ond day.
?? Offer Reported
A report thaf General Motors
already has offered the union a
bigger pay raise (higher annual
improvement factor) and bigger
pensions than Ford has offered
added to hopes a settlement
might be near.
Ford and the union still must
settle those issues and Ford has
said it will meet any General
Motors offer. General Motors
however hasn't budged on jthe
guaranteed annual wage issue
and still is sticking to its stock
buying plan offered the union
by Ford also.
California-Pacific
Utilities Will Mark
25th Year Saturday
Calif ornia-P a c i f 1 c Utilities
company will observe its 25th
anniversary Saturday. The com
pany operates utility service
properties in five western states,
and has a branch in Medford.
Company operations began in
several California . communities
in 1930. In the intervening years,
it has expanded its operations
until it now provides gas, water,
electric and telephone service
to numerous communities in its
various service areas.
Two Presidents
The founder of the firm, J. A.
Ward, was president until his
death in 1954. E. K. Albert, who
succeeded Ward as president,
served previously with the com
pany for more than 15 years as
chief engineer, vice-president,
and executive vice-president.
A policy of bringing city con
veniences into country life in
its service area has earned for
the company the nickname "The
Grass-Roots Utility." In carrying
out its grass-roots policies, the
number of customers the firm
serves has increased from ap
proximately 6,000 to nearly
60,000 at present.
68 Communities
These people live in larger
communities such as Medford,
Baker, Henderson, Winnemucca
and Susanville, and in small
towns including Summerville,
Riddle, Buntingville, and Para
dise Valley. A total of 68 com
munities in the five western
states in which its service areas
are located are served by the
company.
As recently as 1943, California-Pacific's
list of shareholders
numbered less than 100 invest
ors. Today the total has in
creased to more than 3.000.- .
During the. post-war decade,
California-Pacific Utilities has
invested some $13,000,000 in ex
panding and improving its plant
facilities to keep pace with
population increase in its terri
tory and increased demand for
the firm's gas, telephone and
electric service.
Big Investment
In the company's southern
Oregon division alone, post-war
expenditures for expansion and
improvements total approxi
mately $2,000,000.
Martin E. Sands, Medford, is
vice-president and director of
the firm and is operating man
ager for the Southern Oregon
and Shasta divisions, which in
clude southern Oregon and
northern California' counties.
Sands has been with the organi
zation for 25 years.
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Washington (U.R) Chief Ben
American Horse of Sjsuth Dakota
created more than the usual stir
on a recent visit here. Dangling
on the chiefs chest, along with
the traditional Indian beads,
was a tinv silver football mu-
mento of the days when he was
a first-stringer at the old Car
lisle Indian school.
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