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PW8TEEN MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL THIBUNE Friday. March 29. 1957, Teamsters' Constitution Vague On How to Proceed With Charges Br PATRICIA WIGGINS tjnitsd Press Correspondent Washington (U.PJ If "John Q. Truckdriver" wanted to bring union action against his boss find information on how to pro ceed in the Teamsters' constitu tion. Thi constitution eels SDecific aout filing complaints against local officials. It is vague about means for dealing with interna tional officer. The constitution specifies that charges preferred against any member or officer of a local shall be filed in writing with the local secretary and local execu tive board in duplicate and the accused tried by the local board in "not less than 10 days Elective Officials Trial of elective international officers, on the other hand, "shall be before the general executive board at such time and place as fixed by the general executive board." Presumably charges against an international officer would also be filed in writing. But the con stitution does not spell this out nor say with whom they should be filed. A member or officer of a local, the constitution states, may ap peal a conviction to a joint coun cil if one exists or to the general executive board. Conviction means automatic revocation of his membership. An executive officer of the in ternational may appeal any ac tion against him to the full Team ster membership at the next Teamster convention. Beck has said he plans to run for reelection at the next con vention in Miami Beach next September and is willing to rise or fall" on the verdict of the union membership. AFL-CIO officials consider the Teamster onstitution trial procedure aca demic because the convention will give the members a chance to bounce Beck if they choose. Nayy Rejects Four Alternate Sites Washington (U.R) The Navy has rejected four alternate sites for the Port Chicago, Calif., an munition depot on grounds rang ing from poor climate, remote ness, high costs and insufficient labor. The reasons were spelled out Thursday in a letter from Navy Undersecretary Thomas S. Gates Jr., to the House Armed Services committee. Gates recommended that the installation be left where it is. and that the Navy acquire a 10 mile "safety zone" around it. The rejected alternate sites, suggested by a private engineer ing firm, were Tulalip, Wash., Bellingham. Wash., Tubbs Island, Calif., and Collinsville Calif. Gates said the Tubbs Island site in San Pablo Bay northwest of Vallejo, Calif., was the only site in the bay area which could conceivably service large naval vessels directly without resort ing to barging of ammunition. But he said the cost of main taining waterfront facilities at the island and the lack of proper railroad connections made it undesirable. Nevertheless, if a rank-and- file member filed a complaint against Beck he might be dis mayed by the way the constitu tion provides for trial of an in ternational officer. It says the general executive board may have sich a trial con ducted before a panel appointed by the president "consisting of one or more disinterested mem bers thereof." Members of the Teamster board are President Dave Beck, Secretary-Treasurer John Eng lish and 11 vice presidents in cluding James R. Hoffa, head of the Teamsters' Central State conference, under indictment for bribery; Frank Brewster, head of the Western conference, in dicted for contempt of Congress; Einar Mohn, indicted for con tempt of Congress; and Sidney Brennan, now appealing a con viction for illegally accepting payments from an employer. Most union constitutions pro vide for trial by the executive board as the most appropriate union body to handle such affairs. Grange Notes Upper Rogue Grange Members of the Upper Rogue Grange are asked to bring plants, food or any saleable articles for the Home Economics display table for the next Grange meeting on April 4. The serving committee for the evening will be Mr. and J Mrs. Schudcr and Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn. School Group Elects Fowler President ' Cave Junction James Fow ler of Fruitdale school was elect ed president of the Josephine County Rural Education associa tion at a meeting Wednesday night at Evergreen school, Cave Junction. Other new officers who will take over at the beginning of the school year in September are Ralph Burns, Illinois Valley High school, vice president; and Ann Ward, Murphy school, secretary-treasurer. Williame Love, principal of Selma school, is the outgoing president. SOC Man Speaks Dr. Lawrence Butler of South ern Oregon college spoke on ob jectives of discipline. He said good discipline methods channel children's activities toward mak ing them useful members of so ciety. He emphasized that discip line should not be considered in terms of punishment. He added he was convinced there comes a time with certain children when physical force is the only thing they can understand. Current legislation as it af fects Oregon schools was dis cussed by Dave Bronson, princi pal of Murphy school, and legis lative chairman for the group. A report on plans for the May 6 centennial celebration at Grants Pass was given by Marge Varner of Fruitdate, who said Gov. Robert Holmes has accept ed an invitation to visit the OEA sponsored affair. An executive boTd meeting is set for April 23 at the office of the county-unit school super intendent. Next regular meeting will be at Merlin school on May 1. 16-Year-OldBoy Found Frozen to Death on Fence Amarillo, Tex. flJ.R) A love smitten 16-year-old boy who tried to walk 35 miles through a savage blizzard to see the girl he loved was found slumped on a barbed-wire fence, frozen to death, Thursday. A cowboy, riding the fence line in search of breaks caused by the storm, came upon the body of Chester A. Simpson, 16 miles northwest of Amarillo, which had been the boy's desti nation when he set out last Sat urday. Authorities said Simpson apparently- had been overcome by the numbing cold and wind whipped snow th t piled up huge drifts over the week end. .Field Jacket, Dungarees Wearing a field jacket and dungarees, Simpson headed for a nearby highway to try to hitchhike a ride to Amarillo late Saturday afternoon after the approaching blizzard had cancelled a bus run from Boys Ranch, a home for homeless and wayward boys. Cal Farley, director of the ranch, said Simpson had fallen in love recently with a girl in Amarillo, ind was determined to see her Saturday. The storm struck early that evening, appar ently while Simpson was walk ing toward the city, 35 miles from Boys Ranch. The girl was not identified. Even before the blizzard be gan, ranch staff members searched the area, seeking to find and dissuade Simpson from continuing his trip. The search was resumed, on horseback, Monday. Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS Hollywood Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor on turning down a movie studio's $100,000 offer if she shaved her head for a film role: "One Yul Brynner in Hollywood is enough." Birmingham, Ala. Don James, president of the Birmingham Transit Co., on a financial crisis faced by his firm because of a union dispute and a mass test of bus segregation: "The Negroes are scared to death and the whites aren't riding." AVashington Undersecretary of State Christian A. Herter on the Mideast situation since Israel's withdrawal from Egyptian ter ritory: "We believe the present situation, particularly wjth regard to Gaza, gives cause for concern." , Key West, Fla James H. (Rickey) Richardson, 25, after his arrest for the murder of supermarket cashier Vicki Candoni: "I knew you'd get me sooner or later. I'm glad it's over with." Chicago Dave Beck to a reporter who asked if he would re sign from the presidency of the Teamsters union: "Why should I?" Malay Strip Teaser Insures Her Curves Singapore 'U.R) Malaya's pioneer strip tease artist, Rose Chan, said today she has insured her curves for 100,000 Malayan dollars ($33,000). The buxom striDDer took out -an insurance policy in prepara tion for her trip to Paris in May to compete in the international Miss Strip Tease contest. The number of farms in the United States is more than one million less than about 25 years ago. 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