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EIX MTOFORD (OHESOm MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday, June 7, 19SS CIO Steelworkers Shoot for Reoord-Breaking Pay Boost in Negotiations Labor Experts Expect 11-15 Cents an Hour Jump in Wage Level Washington (U.R) Labor ex perts today predicted a jump of from 11 to 15 cents an hour in the general level of 1955 wage hikes, perhaps tripling last year's level. Transmitter Move To Soda Mountain Planned by Station An application has been submit ted to the Federal Communica tions commission by the KBES- TV to move its transmitted from Blackhill hill, north of Med ford, to Soda mountain, south east of Ashland near the Calif ornia border. Everett A. Faber, vice-presi dent of the Southern Oregon Broadcasting company which operates the station, revealed plans for relocation at the Jack' son County Chamber of Com merce roundtable yesterday. Area To Increase Faber said the station's view ing area would increase greatly with the change, but added that no date has been set for relocat ing the transmitter. The station studio will remain in Medford, he said. Faber said the relocation would increase viewing recep tion not only in the Rogue Val ley area, but also in Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, and northern California. Faber reviewed problems in starting operation of a television station here . Since initiating service, there has been an in crease in TV sets to about 27,000 in the station's viewing area, he said. REED VICE PRESIDENT Portland (U.R) Dr. Gerald P. Burns, assistant to the vice chan cellor for development at New York University since 1952, yes terday was named vice president of Reed College here. He will as sume his new duties next September. They said they expect the tora-uiu Auto workers agree ment to give a boost to the gen eral level of wage hikes rather than set a guaranteed wage pat tern in labor-management set tlements this year. Confined To Wages They expect a steel industry settlement to strengthen this boost. The negotiations this year between the industry and the CIO Steelworkers are confined to wages with the union sched uled to take up the guaranteed annual wage issue next year. Last year's labor-management settlements averaged around a nickel an hour in pay increases. Unemployment was high and business in a slump. Wage hikes have crept up this year to be tween seven and eight cents an hour, plus a variety of improve ments in so-called fringe bene fits such as pensions, health and welfare funds, vacations and hol idays. Strike activity also is on the upsurge. 'Missed lhe Boat' Labor experts explain it by saying that unions feel they "missed the boat" last year and are out to cash in on the 1955 business recovery. One government expert de scribed the Ford-UAW guaran teed wage plan as a "vote of con fidence" in the economic future of the company. But economists said the plan is not likely to have any impact on the nation's economy immediately because the company will not pay any thing out to idle workers for an other full year. JOHNNY KIM SHOPS Kim Jong Koo (center) known to newsmen around world as Johnny Kim. arrived in Tokyo from Korea enroute to his new home in the U. S., and didn't waste time. First thing on Johnny's agenda was a shopping tour of Tokyo's stores. He is shown here with Correspondent Robert Pierpoint (left) and Mrs. Suzuko Hashimoto while purchasing some underwear. Committee Approves East's Nomination Washington (U.R) The sen ate Judiciary Committee yester day approved the nomination of Judge William G. East of Eugene to be federal district judge in Oregon. Judge East was recently named to take the vacancy cre ated when Judge James Alger Fee was elevated to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Speech Development Conference Subject Ashland - The Southern Ore gon chapter of the International Council for Exceptional Chil dren will hold its mid-year con ference Saturday, June 18, on the Southern Oregon College campus, according to Dr. Alva Graham, professor of education and president of the chapter. The conference theme will be "The Development of Speech in the Child" how parents can prevent speech problems from occurring and what teachers and parents can do for children who have speech problems by the time they enter school. Bill Wensley, consultant in speech correction for the state department of education, Salem, will speak. The conference will be a half- day meeting, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending with a noon luncheon at Susanne Homes hall. All interested persons, espec ially parents and teachers, were invited to attend the conference, for which no registration fee is to be charged. Reservations for the luncheon should be made by contacting Dr. Graham at SOC. EPLER TAKES JOB Portland U.R) Dr. Stephen E. Epler, well-known local edu cator, will become administrator of Reedley College in California and the Reedley joint union high school starting July 1, it was re vealed today. Dr. Epler has been associated with Portland State College since 1946. Mf v Only Shell Premium Gasoline with TCP "erases" the power-wasting effects of lead and carbon deposits. That's why you need Shell Premium . with TCP to give your engine the full power of high octant. ShaD'a Trmdrark few th! tin qua gmniia addMtf devatepad by Shell Ramrefc. Pataat appliad far. 1 Only SheB Premium Gasoline has both TCPemd High. Octane ! US Steel First To Hear Demands For Wage Increase Pittsburgh U.R) The CIO United Steelworkers opened steel industry wage negotiations with the U.S. Steel Corp. today, shooting for a record-breaking pay boost to tide the union over until 1956, when it expects the guaranteed ', annual wage "to drop in our laps." U.S. Steel, the nation's big gest producer, was the first of the booming industry's top firms to hear the 1,200,000-member union's demands for a wage in crease the union described only as "substantial." Amount Not Specified The union did not specify the exact amount it sought, but the union-estimated 20 cent an hour package won Monday by the CIO United Auto Workers in the Ford negotiations gave USW President David J. McDonald a likely target in wage talks, lim ited under contract terms to wage rates only. McDonald indicated last month that the USW might be after a hew high in wage boosts when he said, "In the past we've got ten increases of I8V2 cents an hour (in 1946) and 16 cents an hour, but I don't say that is a substantial figure as of today." 'Big Six' Talks The USW-Big Steel negotia tions opening here will be fol lowed by similar sessions each day this week with other mem bers of the industry's "Big Six" producers Bethlehem, Repub lie, Jones and Laughlin, Youngs- town Sheet and Tube and Inland Steel. These six firms employ more than two-thirds of the basic steel industry's 600,000 produc tion workers, who now earn an average hourly rate of $2.23. The guaranteed wage settle ment won by the auto workers, the only CIO union bigger than the USW, buoyed the confidence of McDonald that the steel in dustry would match the settle ment within a year and drop the guaranteed annual wage in our laps." The USW began pressing for a guaranteed annual wage back in 1937. "We'll get the guaranteed an nual wage next year that's for sure," one union negotiator said "What we want now is the money we're earning for the steel companies." Near-Record Production Top producers in the steel in dustry have been reporting near- record production and earnings this year with production ex- pected to continue at high lev els for the rest of 1955. McDonald feels the steel in dustry will be compelled to fol low the auto industry's lead on the annual wage because auto mobile manufacturers are the biggest steel consumers, utiliz ing some 22 per cent of total steel production. In framing this year's de mands, the USW Wage-Policy Committee emphasized it want ed the guaranteed annual wage issue settled "at the earliest pos sible moment," under the pres ent limitations of the two-year contract signed last June. Union negotiators said they were confident of reaching a wage settlement before midnight June 30, after which the union will be free to strike. While re affirming the union's traditional no-contract-no-work policy, Mc Donald said he felt that the three weeks remaining before the strike deadline left sufficient time for a peaceful settlement. Grange Upper Applegaie Grange Uoper Applegate Grange met May 26, with Pearl Byrne, mas ter, in the chair. On roll call executive committee memDer, James Winningham and agricul ture chairman; Harlan Cantrall were found absent. The Charter was draped in memory of Harry Whitney. The degree team put on worn in the third and fourth .degrees for those members who had not received full ritual initiation. Those present to receive degree work were Mr .and Mrs. J. W. Sutton, Mrs. Nellie E. Rose, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Buck, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Pearson. - Several of these members at tended Central Point Grange, May 28 for initiation in the fifth degree. The chaplain announced that Mrs. Bert Harr is recuperating from injuries received in' a re cent fall. . Lecturer Anna Scott stated that the program for the next meeting would be supplied by the 4-H club and directed by Nancy Lou Redhead. This will be an open meeting to allow 4-H members and par ents who are not Grange mem bers, to attend. The youth group of the Grange will serve refreshments for this meeting. The committee will be Nancy Lou Redhead, Shirley Dunlap, Gary West and Robert Cantrall. Dea1 line Sunday Classified Is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday tot Monday; uuraari JO srvioui4a. Farmers' Market Slated at Talent ' Talent An open-air Farmers' Market will open at 10 a.m. Fri day at the corner of New st. and Pacific Highway. The mar ket, which will feature fresh vegetables and fruit, is owned by Seiber's Shopper center. The market will remain open between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. every day each week throughout the summer, Al Seiber, owner, said. Farmers have rented all but one of seven booths in the mar ket, Seiber said. One booth will be used as a refreshment stand. FAITH SHAKEN Daytona Beach, Fla. -i-OJ.R) Tom Daughtery of the local Pig eon Club had his faith in the navigating ability of pigeons somewhat shaken today. He found a homing pigeon with a band on its leg addressed to "Ronald C. Chang, Honolulu." College Group To Sing For Phoenix Nazarenes Phoenix The King's Heralds, musical group from Northwest Nazarene College, Nampa, Ida., will present a program at the Church of the Nazarene, Third and Pine sts., 7:30 p.m. Thursday evening. In addition to vocal numbers, the King's Heralds feature selec tions by a trombone quartet and a brass quintet. Richard Ivester, a 1954 graduate, will speak briefly on the work of the col lege. The Rev. W. V. McArthur, pastor of the Church of the Naz arene, has invited the public. OREGON CHALLENGED Salem (U.R) The state of Washington has challenged Ore gon to a strawberry growing contest. Gov. Arthur Langlie of Washington issued the challenge to Oregon Gov. Paul Patterson yesterday. The state with the greater number of growers with a per-acre yield greater than five 1 tons would be victor. Phoenix Councilmen Submit Resignations Phoenix The Phoenix city council last night accepted res ignation from two councilmen. Leo H. Bohls, who has been a councilman for several years, re signed to move to Medford, and Al Sorenson resigned because he is moving to California. The vacancies will be filled by the council at its next meet ing, July 11. No action was taken on the Phoenix sewer system last night. The system was approved re cently by Phoenix voters, who also approved connecting to Medf ord's disposal plant through the South Bear Creek Sanitary district Mayor Dan Adams said action was delayed pending receipt of figures from engineers on the system. Dead line Sunday Classified to at noon Saturday : 10 a.m. Monday lor Monday- other day 5:30 orevtous day. in IN J r-in PUFF. STOIl WILL BE ALL DAY WED JUNE 8 Getting Ready for Their Huge S(IDCK REDUCTION SALE! 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