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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1956)
Republican Women Elect; Labor Legislation Topic Mrs. Robert J. Keeney was elected president of Jackson County Republican Women at the January meeting held yesterday at the YMCA. She succeeds Mrs. Stephen G. Nye, who has served the group as president for the past three years. Elected too serve with M r s. Keeney are Mrs'. Wayne Stine, first vice-president; Mrs. Roy V. Rickard, second vice-president; Mrs. Clair Larson, third vice--president; Mrs. Howard Arant, secretary and Mrs. Frank Ross, treasurer. Mrs. Nye was given a rising 0vote of thanks for her service to the organization, and in re linquishing her office said "I owe you all a great debt of gratitude for your loyalty and coopera tion during my term of office." Labor legislation was the pro gram topic, with George Potu cek, president of Medford Car penters' local, Clyde Brummel, -director of organization for the Republican party in Oregon and Alle Merriman, member of the Republican party in Medford and a labor leader, speaking. Introducing Mr. Potucek, Mr. Merriman stated that the views of labor and the Republican party did not always coincide, and that "we should investi gate ail avenues." Mr. Potucek opened his talk by saying that organized labor "is neither anti Republican, or pro-Democratic" and that labor merely wanted to "elect our friends and defeat our enemies,7 whoever they might be. Reviewing the legislative pic ture in Oregon, Mr. Potucek said labor thought the picketing laws "should be examined," said la bor opposed' a sales tax because it falls most heavily on those least able to pay, said the un employment compensation laws in this "state are unfair and in adequate, declared that the "peo ple should have their say on all tax measures" and that the leg islature should not have the power ' to put an emergency clause on tax measures" and that public employees are "gross ly underpaid" and closed by say ing that organized labor oppos ed the measure which requires voters to sign a poll book, say ing it would only slow down the voting procedures. Mr. Brummell began his talk by saying he believed labor was becoming "too slanted and too political" and outlined Oregon's record of legislation and bene fits for labor which he said were largely the result of the efforts of the Republican party. The speaker pointed out that Ore gon was the first state to set aside Labor day as a holiday and that this state has a nation wide reputation as a progressive state in the field of labor legis lation. He further pointed out that Oregon was the first state to create a state board of concil iation and arbitration, the sec ond state in the union to legal ize and oversee the training of youth in the skilled trades, one of the pioneer states in assuring all citizens the right to jobs re gardless of race, creed or color, and that Oregon's wage and hour law -which dates back to 1913 set the pattern which other states followed for decades. He also spoke of the state's record on wage standards, child labor, hours, workmen's comp ensation, the pay day law, the wage collection law and the fac tory inspection laws. Mr. Brummell then said he believed a laboring man should not set himself up as only a workman, but remember that he is an American. He declared that the workmen themselves have no voice in the endorsement of candidates, only the leaders. He stated that a committee has been set up to study the un employment compensation laws in this state to see if, they need revision, and speaking of the new poll law, stated that it was the answer to the large numb ers of voters who cast their votes in precincts in which they did not live in violation of the election laws. At this point he digressed to speak of Sen. Wayne Morse, say ing that a survey made of the congress indicated that Senator Morse is 56th among the sena tors in point of effectiveness. Mr. Brummell also spoke of the party's national record on labor . legislation and ended by saying the Republican party is "not a defeatist party but one, of accomplishment and humanitar ianism." He paid homage -to President Eisenhower and. urg ed his support. Mrs. Frank Bash., chairman of the Republican party for Jack son county, introduced Mr. Brummell. Mr. Merriman was given time to offer rebuttal of Mr. Brummell's talk and spoke of the need for a guaranteed wage Coming Events Announced by West Side Club Coming events were announc er at a meeting of West Side Mothers' club January 11, at the home of Mrs. Phillip Hump hreys, Ross lane.. In cooperation with the Heart Fund drive which will start February 26. members of the club are asked to take their donations to the next meeting which will be February 15 at the home of Mrs. E. D. Davis, Neidermeyer lane. Plans for a central library to be formed at the school are being made. A meeting will be held soon to inform the stud ents and parents of it's need and how it will operate and benefit the school. The Jackson County School Board association will meet at the West Side school cafeteria Tuesday, January 24 at 8 p.m. Members of the jnothers' club will be hostesses for the even ing. Students are again making plans for the annual hobby and said that the state's unem ployment compensation laws were adequate when they were passed in 1913, but that they had not kept pace with the cost of living index. He offered fur ther material to show that a sales tax is not fair to low in come groups and declared that Mr. Brummell was in error in saying that labor leaders chose labor's candidates. "It is a grass roots choice," he added. Mr. Merriman pointed out how close the Republican and Democratic registration figures are in Oregon, and said that if the Republican party legislates against labor, it . will lose the state. "We must do something in our party to prove that the Republicans are fair to labor," he declared. Mr. Merriman char ged that in some instances leg islators from Jackson county had even refused to meet with representatives of organized la bor to discuss measures of vital importance to labor. During the question and an swer period Fred Robinson ask ed the two labor leaders if -labor had any suggestions as ' to how Oregon could raise further tax money, if not by a state sales tax which is employed by almost every other state in the union. He added that "our tax structure is driving away new industries and causing established ones to move from the state." Mr. Mer riman answered that the entire tax system needed overhauling. Around Hollywood By ALINE MOSBY Uftited Press Correspondent Hollywood (U.R) The sur prise news of Grace Kelly's en gagement to a dashing prince from Monte Carlo brought good - humor ed gags as well as congratula tions from her colleagues around Holly wood. The movie colony is a Aline Mosby narrow, intim ate world of its own. A note worthy activitiy of a resident sends comedians rushing to their writers, columnists to their type writers and everybody else to the telephone. - Grace's pending wedding to mustached Prince Rainier from the storybook land of Monaco inspired Producer Jerry Wald and Oscar Levant, the witty pianist, to propose that Beverly Hills be made a tax-free prin cipality, too. ' "We will petition Los Angeles to let us secede and be like Monaco," declared Wald. "We have a city hall and postoffice that could be turned into ca sinos." For the "Prince" of Beverly Fleet Reserve Unit To Hold Meeting Crater Lake post, Fleet Re serve association, has planned a meeting for Wednesday, Janu ary 18. It will be held at 8 p.m. at VFW hall, 42 North Front street, upstairs. All retired Navy and Marine corps personnel and their wives are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served show in February. Parents who wish to display hobbies may do so. Date of the s,how will be posted later. Spring vacation for the West Side school will be the week of March 19-23. Hills Wald and Levant suggest handsome Attorney Greg Baut zer or millionaire Howard Hughes. Marlon Bando, says Levant, can lead "the revolt of the insurgents." The local columnists have had a field day. Bill Kennedy wrote, "the Rainier Beer Co. in Seattle has a great chance to capitalize pn the wedding of Prince Rain ier and Grace Kelly by putting on the ad campign, 'Rainier, The Prince of Beers' ". Rainier Eludes Gabon Columnist Mike Connolly re ports, "Jollie Gabor is furious because her daughters let Prince Rainier slip through their fing ers. Her strategy has shifted to the Prince of Hanover. To arms, Eva, Magda and Zsa Zsa!" Army Archerd writes, in Daily Variety, "No, Grace won't team with Hope and Crosby for 'The Road to Monaco' ". Also, "This" is a coupe de Grace." Producers Capitalize Independent movie producers are always quick to draw on the headlines. Clover Produc tions registered two film titles, "Her Grace and the Prince" and "The Prince and Her .Grace." The King Bros. Productions reg istered a title, "The, Man From Monaco." Comedians got into the act, too. Stuttering comic Joe Frisco wailed at a local nightclub, "If I'd been Grace Kelly's agent I'da p-packaged . a . deal that w-woulda netted me ten per cent of the action at Monte Carlo." Tuesday, January 17, 19S6 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE Juvenile Delinquents Problem in Vancouver Vancouver, B. C. (U.R) Ju venile delinquents are becoming a major problem here. Recruiting officials for the Canadian armed forces yester day rejected a suggestion that they should take the city's young hoodlums into the service, fol lowing the start of an intensive police drive to halt delinquency. One military spokesman said "We're not running a reform school." ' The course of action was sug gested by new. Police Chief George Archer who said hood-1 forces KILLED IN ACCIDENT . Nyssa (U.R) Richard Ha worth, 53, Fruitland, Ida., was killed and his wife was injured critically Sunday in a three-car accident east of here. lums should either be sent to jail, driven from the city or "volunteered" into the armed FLIGHT DELAYED Auckland, N. Z. (U.R) The non-stop return flight of four United States planes from the U. S. Antarctic base at McMurdo Sound has been delayed 24 hours because of bad weather. Officials said the planes will try the trip tomorrow if weather conditions are favorable. Women's and -Children's For Women Air Steps AND OTHERS VALUES TO $11.95 $595 $695 $895 $995 i 3, and For Children ONE LOT OF ; Oxfords and Dress Slippers Now Only $295 $395 $495 .There have been as many as 74 dense fogs a year in London. 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