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Wednesday, December 7, 195S
MEDTORD (OREOON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE
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rged Unions Faced With Firs
nternal Controversy
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Indusfry-Wide
Organization
Meeting Topic
New York (U.P.) The new
AFL-CIO deals today with its
first major internal dispute at a
meeting called to form the In
dustrial Union Department of
the huge new labor organization.
Walter P. Reuther, former
president of the CIO, was slated
to head the new department
which will consist of some 51
separate unions with 6,000,000
members. James B. Carey, for
mer secretary-treasurer of the
CIO, was expected to be named
Reuther's assistant.
The controversy raged over
regulations for admission into
the IUD, by far the biggest divi
sion within the 16,000,000 mem
bers AFL-CIO organization.
Limited To Industry Unions
Tba men who brought the
AFIrand the CIO together into
one organization had ruled that
the new department would ad
mit only those unions with
members organized on an industry-wide
basis.
" Many specific problems arose
In unions which have members
organized both by crafts and
on an industry-wide basis.
Most of the opposition came
from Dave Beck, president of
the International Brotherhood
of Teamsters. As head of the
1,400,000-man union he has held
extensive power in the Ameri
can labor movement.
Qn AFL-CIO Executive Coun
cil ruling Monday night was ex
pected to reduce his power con
siderably. It permits only about
. half of Beck's union members
those organized on an industry
wide basis to join the IUD. The
remainder would be routed into
other sections of the new labor
organization.
To Abide By Decision
Beck originally attempted to
have his entire union admitted
into the IUD. He agreed later to
abide by the decision oof Presi
Hpnt fipnruo Meanv tn admit
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only membera organized on an
industry-wide basis. He said
these would inctde dairy, can-
q ning, taxicab, production and
over-the-road truck drivers.
q A few hours before the initial
IUD meeting today Beck said
he would not pull, out of the
AFL-CIO as long as his union
got theCeame treatment as every
one else. He said he would re
fuse to cooperate if the new or
ganization did not operate under
"one rule book".
. Reuther, who still heads the
powerful United Auto Workers
union, said it was not his inten
tion to make the IUD into a
' union within a union," and he
said he did not plan to make
the department a power bloc in
the new organization.
Portland Safeway
Store Robbed Again
rftwianrl (U.R) A funmail
held up a Sandy boulevard
Safeway store last nignt ana
thpn teieDhoned oolice to say
four employees were locked in
1he cooling room.
pniifp said the susoect. who
apparently hid in the store until
closing time, made olf with tne
HavV receiDts. About 9:45 p.m.
police received a call from a
man who said the employees
were Clocked in the cooler."
The employees managed to es
cape before police arrived.
It was the third time this year
the same store has been held up.
Liberal Franchise Agreements Asked of Big Three Auto Makers
Washington (U.R) Sen.
Joseph C. O'Mahoney demanded
today that the Big Three auto
manufacturers liberalize fran
chise agreements to guarantee
that dealers can be "independent
businessmen."
The Wyoming Democrat
praised the General Motors
Corp. for extending the period
of its dealers franchises from one
to five years. The action was
announced Tuesday by GM Pres
ident Harlow H. Curtice.
But O'Mahoney said his was
only a "short step" which "does
Several Ordinances,
Other Items Approved
By Medford Council
The Medford city council last
night decided not to be respon
sible for any further charges
made by the Southern Oregon
Humane society for disposing of
stray and unwanted animals.
The decision came after City
Manager Robert Duff reported
the society has notified the city
that prices would be increased
after Jan. 1 to $2 per cat, 84 per
dog, and $7.50 for emergency
cases.
Councilmen agreed that own
ers of animals which are unwant
ed should assume the cost. The
charges quoted by the society
are for disposal whether the an
imal is brought to the society or
picked up, Duff said.
Duff said the proposed new
rates are about double present
charges. He pointed out that
dead animals found within the
city are disposed of by police
and city street crews. He. said
present Humane society charges
average about S30 per month for
animal disposal.
Duff had recommended the
rates and services of the Hu
mane society to be accepted sub
ject to review and analysis at
a later date.
The council authorized purch
ase of four new police cars at a
cost of $3,491. Crater Lake mo
tors, which was low bidder, was
awarded the contract. Price
includes transfer and installation
of existing sirens and lights, and
trade-in values on present po
lice cars.
A plan to Install bicycle racks
between the sidewalk and the
curb at St. Mary's school was
authorized. The council last
month passed an ordinance au
thorizing construction of racks
on approval of the council.
Approval also was given ,by
annexation in the Medford Rural
Fire Protection district. Voters
authorized the annexation Mon
day. The area annexed is west of
Griffin Creek rd., north of Poor
man Creek rd., and along Grif
fin creek to the Jacksonville
Phoenix rd. The area includes
the Griffin Creek school and
grange.
A request from the Jackson
County Disaster Car association
was referred to the building de
partment. The association re
quested information relative to
acquisition of city-owned prop
ert at 10th and Washington sts.
The group pointed out that there
are no housing facilities for the
Disaster car, which is partially
equipped.
The council approved expendi
tures of $8,390 for installation
of a storm sewer system in the
Laurelhurs addition. Duff point
ed out that during normal rain
fall the area is seriously affect
ed by surface water, and that
considerable damage resulted
during the Nov. 19 and 20 rain
storm. The drainage area, he said
extends as far east as Valley
View dr.
Duff pointed out that there
are several adverse conditions in
the city, but believed the Laur
elhurst addition condition needs
immediate attention. It was in
cluded in a program several
years ago, but funds were not
then available.
A warehouse at the airport
was rented to the International
Harvester company for $100 per
month. The warehouse has not
been used for several years,
Duff said, and the company
agreed that the minimum rent
al, will be 12 months.
Funds for Audit
An ordinance was adopted
providing funds for the 1954-55
audit by Yerger and Meyer,
Medford Certified Public accountants.
Cost of the audit will be $1,
400. Funds were made avail
able to design an, accounting
system for the city at a cost of
$500 and for supervision of the
change-over to a new system at
a cost of $600. Yerger and
Meyer also were employed to
audit the city books for the fis
cal year starting July 1, this
year.
Ordinances calling for public
hearings Jan. 17 also were ad
opted. One hearing will be for
a change of set back in East
wood subdivision to erect a car
port, and the other will be on
vacation of a portion of street
in Verde Hills. Both have been
recommended by the planning
commission.
The council adopted an ord
inance approving the assign
ment of a lease to Alley Lum
ber company to George Milli
gan and Robert H. Larson. The
lease i sfo r a private hangar at
the airport, where Milligan and
Larson, doing business as Max
Sig, Communications, operate a
radio repair, service and sales
business.
Other ordinances accepted
the Oak st. paving project be
tween Second and Jackson sts.,
and authorized assessments for
paving Hamilton st. between
13th st. and 106 feet south of
11th st., and East Jackson st.
between Lindley st. and Berk
eley way.
An ordinance accepting the
Eastwood Sanitary sewer pro
ject, completed recently by W.
H. Conrad company, was tabled
until next meeting.
not deal with fundamentals, as
example the fact that the term
ination of the contract can be
made in exactly the same man
ner as before."
GM dealers still will be "told
by the factory exactly what they
must do to win renewal," al
though they will be relieved of
the pressure of annual renewal,
O'Mahoney added.
Dealer Franchise Contracts
He expressed hope that Ford
and Chrysler will join General
Motors in liberalizing dealer
franchise contracts. He said the
Senate Monopoly subcommittee,
of which he is chairman, had not
received any complaints from
dealers of the smaller auto mak
ers. The subcommittee, which is
investigating General Motors i
impact on the nation's economy, j
called top GM executive for
questioning today about auto
bootlegging, advertising and
"loading cars with extras."
The Nebraska New Car Deal
ers association, in a telegram to
O'Mahoney, charged auto manu
facturers with "failure to con
trol bootlegging" and "coercing
franchised dealers into using un
ethical advertising of 'crazy dis
count' gimmicks" in a wild sales
race.
No Volunteer -Answers
Curtice said he didn't intend
to offer answers to these and
other charges of unfair prac
tices made against the manu
facturers by the Nebraska deal
ers. But the Senate investigat
ors indicated they would ques
tion the GM executives about
them, anyway.
One of the dealers' complaints
was that their profits had drop
ped to an all-time low while the
Big Three auto manufacturers
were enjoying their greatest
profits.
Curtice has denied that this
is now true of GM dealers. He
listed their profits for the first
nine months of this year at $414,-
000,000.
He said that profits of GM
dealers sagged last year because
of competition with "distress
selling" of another manufactur
er's autos which did not meet
with public approval.
General Motors reported after
taxes profits of $806,000,000 last
year. They are expected to 6e
about $1,000,000,00 this year.
OPEN EVERY
Wednesday Night
Until Christmas!
BUSH
Home Furnishings
Pae. Hwy. North of Big Y
FACE TO FACE General Motors President Harlow H. Cur
tice (left) and M. H. Yager (right), Albany, N. Y. Pontiac
dealer, sit face to face in Washington as they litsen to
Senator Joseph O'Mahoney (Dem., Wyo.), chairman of Sen
ate monopoly subcommittee, read a letter from Yager de
nouncing Curtice as an "arrogant, selfish dictator." Yager
charged in his letter to the subcommittee that Curtice and
his top aides forced sales practices which "resulted in
complete chaos" in the sale of autos.
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