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Wednesday, August 24, 1955 O 010 Asks Investigation of Price Increases in Steel, Automobile industry FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE O o o o o G o Gouging Could Be Breeding Ground For Inflation o o o G o o o n O Detroit (U.R) The CIO has asked Congress to investigate the increase in steel prices and the "rumored increase" in prices of 1956 model automo biles. CIO President Walter Reuther said last night. Reuther, commenting on the Bureau of Labor Statistics re- o port that tlae cost of living index rose three-tenths of one per cent in July, said the union asked for the investigation to "get to ,the bottom of any price gouging which could be tne Dreeaing ground of a new inflationary spiral." Price Hikes Blamed The CIO president blamed the steel price increase and other G "needless" price hikes for the in- O crease in the cost of living, O which he said would "mean shrunken savings and a wage cut for millions of American O workers." The union chief, who also heads the huge United Auto O Workers Union, said the in crease in the cost of living index O would mean one cent hourly pay O o increases for 650,000 General O Motors and Ford workers and O 200,000 in other industries. O Greater Hardships O But, he said, it will mean that Q persons on fixed incomes won't be able to buy as much for their dollars as they could previously. 0lt means even greater hardships to the 3,000,000 persons now un- employed, he said. ' "The need is for lower, not higher prices. We need to de crease the spread between what farmers get for products and what consumers pay for them rot increase it. We need to pass along to the American con sumers their proper share of the C'ieiMjfits of the lower production costs made possible by new ma chinery," Reuther said. Schmidt Happy To See Mother o o o o o Portland- (U.R) Airman Daniel C. Schmidt, 23, said to day "it feels wonderful to see Gnother" after spending 32 ("Jnonths. in a Red China prison t'camp, but he refused to discuss (3)is mixed-up marital life. Schmidt slipped into Portland ffftst night and immediately went into seclusion at his mother's Wnall auto court apartment in twburban Hillsdale. In an interview today, Schmidt said "It feels wonderful to see mother. I was very wor ried? about her. She seems in much better health than I ex pected. It's wonderful to see her s happy as she is." 43ut concerning his marital trouble with his 20 -year -old wife, Una, the airman had little say. "I still can't say anything," he ld a newsman. "My problem sjtill isn't worked out. When it is, Fll be able to say something. Schmidt's mother, Mrs. Nellie Peters, chared his joy at their reunion. o "I couldn't be any happier," sjlbe said. "I was crying all over the plane when he pulled in. I thought he would be a lot thin ner. He looks like he is in pretty good snaps." O Grain Combines Active In Jefferson County ftfodras, Ore. (U.R) Grain combines have swung into action this week in Jefferson county, two weeks behind last year. Eajrly returns indicated that the crop would be below the last frge years average of 10 to 15 bushels per acre. About 22,000 acres of wheat afld 17,000 acres of barley will be harvested in the area this year. Milton-Freewater Rites Set for Boat Victims Milton-Freewater (U.R) The b!ies of Bailey Stevens, a banker here: his wife. Sally, and daughter, Sonia, will arrive here today and funeral services have been set for tomorrow. (The trio drowned last Sunday ataSt. Mary s Lake, B. C. in a boating accident. Stevens was vice-president of the Valley National bank founded by his father. BLUE LAW ENFORCED Hackensack, N.J. (U.R) The Fair Lawn Service Center filed an appeal Tuesday from its con viction on a violation of Fair Lawn's blue laws. The company, an auto laundry, was charged with washing automobiles on Sunday. G TYPEWRITERS & ADDING MACHINES Repaired MEDFORD OFFICE EQUIPMENT COMPANY 41 S. Grape Phone 2-4100 "7J ENLISTING FOR ANOTHER 6-year hitch, Lawrence Cnos sen, 65, muleskinner at Fort Carson, Colo., stands with Ham " bone, 19, famed jumping mule, now in thirteenth year of service. Cnossen has 31 years in U. S. Army. (International) Japanese Flood-Fighters To Aid in Mass Prevention Tokyo (U.R) Fifteen thou sand Japanese flood-fighters are holding mass drills this month in an attempt to cut down this country's annual $800,000,000 (July) flood damage figure. Civilians and members of the Japanese army ate checking em- prppnrv rommiiniratinns trans- e - , portation and facilities for aid ing possible flood victims thru out southwestern Japan. They are making on-the-spot surveys of the areas expected to be rut the same every year and for about the first time in Japan's flood-ridden history, or ganized advance steps to prevent national distaster are planned. The threat of floods this year is the same as in 1953 and 1954 when overflowing rivers made havoc in southwestern Japan. The repair of broken bridges, dikes and levees in the area has not kept up with seasonal dam age. Longe-Range Effects With heavy rains and a rough monsoon season already striking at river sources, efforts are be ing made to bolster the levees. But only 25 per cent of the anti- flood measures have been com pleted under this year's $100, 000.000 flood-fishtins budget an insufficient stop-gap allocation. The rainfall in southern Japan averages five feet annually. Every year loss of life from drowning, landslides and ensu ing sickness ranges from 250 to 1,000. And damage to farms and homes runs close to one billion dollars. The long-ranee effects mean more than , the visible damage. Japan's delicate balance of food gets thrown off and scanty sup plies irom the drier areas have to be diverted to aid the flood sufferers. Rationed rice disappears and the "open market" price zooms. The United States has been coming to the aid of flood-stricken areas every "year with food, medicine, manpower, clothing and construction equipment. But American authorities here are beginning- to feel Japan should do more to prevent floods in stead of going through a yearly emergency after they happen. Various opposition Japanese political parties, notably the Communists, blame the govern ment for not taking adequate flood-control measures and for campaigning while making pub licized donations to the sufferers Red China last year donated several thousand dollars to the flood victims in Kyushu to the accompaniment of tremendous amounts of propaganda over the official Peiping radio, blaming the Tokyo administration, the American Army and Washing ton's foreign policy for the sit uation. The Red propaganda tied in the problem of big American mil itary bases in Japan always a touchy issue in this land-short country with the lack of food supplies after the flood. And the flood sufferers them selves, while dressed in . U.S. supplied clothing and eating U.S. Army-donated food, listened to the Communist line because they were cold, wet and still hungry after missing their usual heavy rice meal. The Japanese government's an swer is that it is doing all it can do with the funds available. And traditional Oriental fatal ism about natural disasters adds to a general lethargy to take any steps to minimize them. The feel ing is usually summed up in the words: "It can't be helped." Wife Uses Lockout Tactics on Husband To Force Strike End Chicago (U.R) Mrs. Esther Quigley used lockout tactics to day in her battle to make her husband quit striking and go back to work. The redoubtable housewife is waging a one - woman battle against her husband and other leaders of the CIO United Auto Workers strike at the Hamilton Sheet Steel Co. The slight, blonde housewife told her husband yesterday that their home was tog small for both of them as long as the walk out lasted. He Left Instead She said she was leaving. Like a dutiful husband, Quigley left instead. Mrs. Quigley said the "sight of my empty refrigerator is keeping me going" in her battle against the strikers. What's more, she isn't too sure she will take her husband back when the strike ends. She said he promised her three years ago that he would give up union activities, but "now I find that he's been a shop steward for a year and a half and is partly responsible for the fact that the workers didn't stay on the job during negotiations." Rallying Other Wives . Mrs. Quigley, the mother of two small children, is rallying other strikers' wives in her fight to get the 400 Harrison em ployees back on the job while negotiations are in progress. ' The men walked out last week demanding a 20 cent pay boost and other benefits. Mrs. Quigley, 35, said she had already had enough of it. "Our kids need milk and so do the families of all the other strikers," she said. "We got our last pay checks Friday and there won't be more money until this is settled." Portland Furniture Firm Padlocked by Creditors Portland -(U.R) The Multno mah county sheriff today pad locked the doors of Gilbert Bros., downtown Portland furni ture and appliance store, in at tachment proceedings brought by the firm's creditors. Sheriff Terry Schrunk said he did not know whether the store would be reopened to satisfy creditors' claims or would be placed on the sheriff's auction block. Attachments totalling $19,789 have been filed against the com pany, in addition to a county tax lien of $34,735. Average length of a xsugar stalk is about 12 feet. Two Youths Admit Series of Thefts Two 17-year-old Ashland boys have admitted the theft of sever al gallons of gasoline and equip ment from at least four estab lishments in the southern Jack son county during the past few months, according to Jackson county sheriff's officers. Among establishments which were burglarized was Dunham's Warehouse' on Valley View rd., Ashland, where the boys admit ted taking about 35 gallons of gasoline, an air hose and a knap sack, officers said. The youths also admitted tak ing gas from cars on the Lithia Motor company's lot in Ashland, and from White Fir Lumber company trucks in Ashland. Of ficers said the boys admitted breaking into a cabin in Kla math county and taking gas from a logging operation location off Hiatt lake rd. The thefts occurred between February and last week, officers said. Mussel Chowder Feed Offered at Cannon Beach Cannon Beach (U.R) Anyone for mussels? Cannon Beach will ladle out free mussel chowder to all com ers tomorrow at 1 p.m. as the community's part in the current Clatsop county Lewis & Clark sesquicentennial celebration. Gold Hill Timber Firm Files Incorporation Salem (U.R) Articles of in corporation were filed hereto day for Gold Hill Timber Com pany, Inc., of Gold Hill. They were signed by William R. Bar ret, Clyde Crenshaw and O. J. Crenshaw. II You'll have BETTER TIMES with (Early times $A80 45 QT. 10 PINT TRY THE HANDY PINT SIZI TODAY! KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKY 86 PROOF fARLY TIMES DISTILLERY COMPANY LOUISVILLE 1. KENTUCKY Air Conditioners Aid Electricity Demand Frankfort, Ky. U.R) Air conditioning equipment had re volutionized the demand for electric power, according to L. H. Dahl, vice president of the Louisville Gas and Electric Co. The peak demand for electri city used to be in the winter, but now the highest demand comes on the hottest days of summer, he pointed out. Dahl said the new demand for. electricity created by air condi tioning means his company will have to double its operations within the next 10 years, and then double again in the fol lowing decade. Power consump tion in the Louisville area, he estimated, will go from two bil lion kilowatts in 1955 to eight billion in 1975. Increased industrialization in the area also accounts for much of the increased demand, Dahl told the state's Utilities Commission. Straits tin, from Malaya, was used in making the tin plate for 91 " out of every 100 tin cans manufactured in the U. S. last year. 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