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SteeO Price Ones-ease cellared SmaDDer nan Last G&og Boost; Up S7.S0 Per Yon New York (U.R The steel wage boost will cost steel com panies $45,000,000 a year, Iron Age estimated today, but it noted that "producers moved almost immediately to bring their prices into line with higher wage costs." 'The increase is smaller than the last big steel price increases of July, 1948," stated the na tional metalworking weekly. "At that time, steelworkers got an average increase of 13 cents an hour and steel prices went up about $10.50 per ton Broken Romance Blamed in Death Of LA Socialite Los Angeles U.R) Former UCLA law student John R. Crocker Jr., 34, confessed today a broken romance with a wealthy 33-year-old Bel Air socialite caused him to stab her five times and then strangle her with a pearl-ornamented stole. Detectives said Crocker, s iormer house-boy of the victim ' Mrs. Norma Thompson Mc r"aniv hrnke down under mara hon miestionine and confessed to the crime. He was booked on suspicion of murder. Pound bv Maid Mrs. McCauley, prominent in Los Angeles social circles, was found beaten, stabbed and stran ded vesterday by a maid in the bedroom of her $50,000 Bel Air home after one of the di vorcee's three small children told the maid "Mother is still sleeDing." Crocker, a Maine - born ex sailor, was arrested in his Los Angeles apartment several hours after the crime. "I did it," detectives quoted him as saving. Mrs. McCauley, clad in a red and white oarty dress, was found sprawled across a chaise lounge. Her white lace, pearl ornamented stole was twisted around her neck tightly and at least five stab wounds were in her body. Sought Reconciliation Detectives said Crocker, in a "full confession," said he mur dered Mrs. McCauley in trying to affect a reconciliation of their alleged romance. Crocker said he "fell in love" with the society matron when j he worked as her housboy last year while studying law at UCLA. He said he was not the cause of Mrs. McCauley divorc ing Frank McCauley last March 3. Crocker left the McCauley household last year when the victim separated from McCauley, 38, a World War II Air Force ace. ' The new steel wage pact, which runs until June 30, 1956, calls for pay hikes of slightly more than 15 cents an hour. Subsequent Increases Included Iron Age's estimate of $450, 000,000 includes direct wage and salary boosts, as well as subse quent increases in the cost of materials and services. To compensate for the wage rise, producers increased prices an average of $7.50 per ton in what amounted to virtually a uniform front by the companies. "Steel producers also face a bout with the United Mine Work ers," Iron Age observed. "The UMW chief, John L. Lewis, will be in the market soon for a healthy wage boost for his members. Steel companies employ miners in their so-called 'captive' coal mines." Last week end's production loss, which came on the heels of the ultra-short "strike," threw the steel market into "utter con- MID Water Users Set Talk on Vote First of a series of three meet ings to discuss a proposed re payment contract between the Medford Irrigation district and the federal government will be held at 8 p.m. today at the Roxy Ann Grange hall. An election to authorize di rectors of the Medford and Rogue River Valley Irrigation districts to negotiate a 40-year contract will be held July 15. The proposed contract is with the bureau of reclamation for rehabilitation of the canal and distribution systems of the two districts. Tonight's meeting is for water users in the eastern and northern section of the district. At 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Phoenix Grade school gymnasium a similar meeting will be held for those in the southern section, and at 8 p.m. Friday a meeting will be held at the Oak Grove school for those in the western portion. The board of directors of the district will attend each of the meetings. fusion," said Iron Age. "It blasted hopes of producers for bringing deliveries into line with promises any time in the near future," the publication stated. "It also opened the door to steel speculators who reap big profits when supply is short and demand long. "Even without the shutdowns, steel consumers knew they were in for a bad time over the bal ance of 1955. "The strike also will further aggravate the mills' problem of maintenance repairs which had been delayed in the interest of holding production at a high level. From now on, mills will have a tough time keeping out put at the near-capacity rate they would like." Furnace Linings Hurt Despite all precautions taken with facilities when a . steel plant is closed down, "iron and steel furnace linings are hurt, Iron Age pointed out. consumer inventories are short," it added. "Since early this year, many customers have been forced to buy emergency tonnages from warehouses to tide them over until mill deliv eries arrive "Some of these warehouse orders have been more than the warehouses could conveniently handle without slighting their regular customers." In And Around Gold Hill Court Records Viet Nam Troops Kill 247 Hoa Hao Rebels Saigon, Indochina (U.R) Viet Nam troops killed 247 Hoa Hao rebels and captured 160 others in a series of "violent battles" in the rugged Seven Mountains area, the army high command announced today. The high command said that an additional 827 of the rebel warlords forces deserted to the loyal troops. POLICE COURT Cecil Ooal Blak. failure to itnn (light). S5. Clinton Nelson Stinr. violation of basic rule. $10. Raymond McLean, violation of basic rule. $10. Carl Clifford Northern, violation of basic rule. $10. Gilbert Wayne Cooper, failure to yield right of way. (pedestrian). $10. David Nolan Lovejoy, violation of basic rule. $10. John Forrest White, violation of basic rule, $10. Robert Orville Barton, failure to top. (light). $5. Frederick G. Luper. violation oi basic rule, $9. DISTRICT COURT George A. Taylor, no operator'! li cense. $6. Clinton T. Ayrei, overload, $30, over length load. $10. Jerry Lee Neitzel, violation of baric rule. $10. MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS David LeRoy Starr. 23. El Monte. Calif., and Ellen Lee Strowbridge, 19. of 816 Catherine st. Medford. Melvin L. Mitchell. 30. of 346 Apple it.. Medford. and Myrtle J. Bishop. 27. of Box 1106, Eagle Point. Robert Lindsy Watkins. 33. of 1182 Court st, Medford. and Barbara Jean Thomas. 27. of 413 North Central ave., Medford. CIRCUIT COURT Anita I. Lucas vs. Clarence J. Lucas, divorce complaint. Gold Hill Jeddeloh Brothers Swede Mills company of Gold Hill began the manufacturing of 24 and 28 inch gang saws last week, after completion of their building on the railroad siding site. The building is constructed of metal and wood with 5,760 square feet of floor space. The firm formerly operated a mill on Galls creek. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lester and family spent the holidays at their summer cabin at Diamond lake. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen and two children, P.eg and Da vid, left Friday, July 1 for Port land where they visited Sunday with their daughter, Linda, at the Shrine hospital. Linda seems to be adjusting herself to the routine of the hos pital and is looking forward to the leg brace that is being made for her. The Bowens also will visit with their newly married daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Corky Lentz, who make their home at Sweet Home. They will stop at Powers, Ore., on their return trip to visit Mrs. Bowen's parents and leave their daughter Peg for a vacation with her grandparents. Paul Throne is assisting his wife with the cooking at Lake O Woods for the Boy Scout camp. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Mulkey and son Richard of Willow Ranch, Calif., have purchased the Healy home north of Gold Hill. The Rev. and Mrs. Gerald Gear and daughter have . left Gold Hill. They will serve two churches, Odell and Pinegrove, near Hood River, Ore. He had been minister at the Gold Hiil Community Methodist church for the past year, coming here from Texas. He "was also scout master for the Gold Hill Boy Scouts. Arriving here from Port land to take his place are the Rev. and Mrs. George Hatch. Visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Morrow and family are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Morrow from New London, la., also his sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Don Byers, of Newton, la., and a niece, Joan Kaye Fye, Mt. Union, la. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shontz and three children of Davis, Calif., are visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Shontz, Highway 99 N. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Weimer, San Diego1 Calif.,- visited re cently with Mrs. W. J. Riedy of the Pine Tree motel. From here Wednesday. July , IS55 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TBXBBHS SEVEN they went to Yellowstone Na tional park. A party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harrison, honoring their son Albert Jr., on his 12th birthday, July 4. Those who helped him celebrate were Howard Misner, David Courtland, Richard Jones, Jack Jones, Marilyn McCoy, Arlin White, Marilyn Harrison, Connie Morris, Vickie Lester, James Kendall, Davis Kendall, Charles Johnson and i Frank Balch, all Gold Hill, and Jackie, Barbara and Ray Salter, Rogue River. Youth Confesses To Smuggling Saws Dallas, Ore. (U.R) Sher iff Tony Neufeldt said today that James Eugene Smith, a 19-year- old trusty at the county jail here, had admitted smuggling hacksaw blades to three prison ers who escaped last Friday night. - Neufeldt said Smith told him he was promised a sum of money to be paid later. The sheriff said the young trusty told him he got the blades from the county courthouse basement. Meanwhile, the three escapees who were captured in western Lane county, were bound over to a grand jury in Eugene on armed robbery charges. District Judge Kenneth Poole set bail at $5000 apiece. One of the es capees, Alfred Peterson, asked for a preliminary hearing. The other escapees were Burton Le Roy Bryson, 20, Junction City, and Raymond Lowe, Everett, Wash. 1 ,000 Persons Perish In China Earthquake Taipeh, Formosa U.R) A serious earthquake which hit northwest China May 31 claimed more than 1,000 lives in the east ern part of Shensi Province, the Nationalist Chinatown News Agency reported today. The be lated dispatch said the quake was one of the worst since the Chinese Communists took over the mainland more than five years ago. SOVIETS END CONGRESS London (U.R) The Soviet Union and its European satel lites concluded an ."atoms for peace" congress in Moscow Tues day. Moscow Radio quoted Sov iet scientists as saying the cong ress "has . been "very . 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