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Neuberger, Morse Join in Bill To Help Migrant Workers By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington (Special) -Legislation designed to curb exploitation of migrant farm l-5Sr workers has Deen intro duced by 15 senators, i n - eluding Ore gon's Sens. Richard L rieub e r g e r and Wayne Morse. The bill a. Kobe sduui would require compulsory registration with the Labor Department of all migrant labor contractors who recruit, transport, supervise and leed the 800.000 miera. tory workers and their fami lies who move from state to state with the seasonal de mands for cultivation and harvesting of perishable crops. "The essense of the bill," explained Sen. Harrison Wil liams (D-NJ.) "is that it seeks by registration reauirements to eliminate the relatively few migrant labor contractors who are dishonest and im moral, and who exploit the migrant workers and grow ers." :';- ; Norman O. Milsen, Oregon's Red China lips Aluminum Output In Bid for Power New York, (Science Service) Further evidence that Red China seeks to become a major world power is revealed by its heavy development of aluminum resources. - K. P. Wang, Far East spec ialist for the U.S. Bureau of Mines, reports that Communist China has a small, integrated aluminum industry now in the process of rapid expansion. In 1958, he reported, Red China probably produced about 27, 000 metric tons of primary ingot. The goal for 1962 is 100,000 to 120,000 tons. Alu minum output may rise to 180,000 tons by 1965, Wang said. , Would Bo Impressive Gain (This is still a long way from U.S. production of 1, 647,710 short tons in 1957. But if Red China achieves its 1965 goal, it will have expend ed aluminum production by 6R per cent in seven years an impressive gain. The U.S. expanded its output from 206, 280 to 1,647,710 short tons . between' 1940 and 1957 rep resenting an 800 per cent gain over a 17-year period). "Thus Communist China is about to become a medium producer of aluminum by world standards. In.rffS), its output most likely will ex ceed that of the United King dom," Wang reported. The Reds estimate 250,000 to 300,000 metric tons of alu minum are required by the country's economy for every 10,000,000 tons of steel. An nual steel output has already topped that figure. The coun try is making up some of its deficit in aluminum through imports, Wang said. Harnessed To Industry " The Chinese are not using aluminum for kitchen utensils and foil, but are harnessing it to industrial jobs where it can work for national ad vancement. Chief uses of alu minum how are in machinery and equipment, electric pow er, communications and, to some extent, the automobile and aircraft industries, Wang 1 reported. . Red China recently deter mined to expand its electric power distribution system and communciations networks by substituting aluminum for 60 per cent of the copper that would be required. commissioner of labor, urged Neuberger and Morse to sup port this approach. He said investigations in the past had produced evidence that "crew leaders were found to be prac ticing deplorable abuses of labor and ethical standards in Oregon." ' Oregon Licensing Act Nilsen noted taat the recent Oregon legislature session had produced a farm labor con tractor licensing act, as have several other states. But he said only the federal govern ment can regulate "the total pattern of the individual farm labor1 contractor movement from the state in which .he recruits his crew to the last state on the summer harvest trail in which he works his crew." Labor contractors differ in their operations. Some per form harvest work at a fixed rate set in advance with the grower, and further agree to recruit, feed, house, transport, supervise and pay the work ers. The contractors' profits then consist of the difference between his operational costs and the price he charges the grower. Other contractors, operating differently, may be paid only for the number of workers they recruit and de liver; or others only manage the housing concession; or contract to haul the produce from the field to the packing house. Some Workers Exploited "Some labor contractors ex ploit the workers by mislead ing promises of high paying employment, when they know such employment does not exist," Sen. Williams said. He explained the bill requires all MEDF0RD Tribune Third Section MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13,. '1959 Pages 1-4 if j INTEGRATION PROTEST A crowd of teen-agers gathers in front of RaneyJBgn School in Little Rock, Ark., to protest the integration of Little Rock's public schools. The demonstrators wave confederate flags, and carry signs saying, "have cowards, will integrate." Bull Ma rket Not Dying; Wall Street Experts See Last Phase If By ELMER C. WALZEB UPI Financial Editor New York - (UPD - The bull market still lives, say the Wall Street experts. The- bull is old but he's not suffering any organic d i f f i culties. Each time he gets a bit of i n d i gestion, there's a loud cry he's dy ing. The ex perts measure him for a coffin and then he grows bigger and bigger - new measurements have to be taken. ' The experts agree with this diagnosis, but they warn that this bull market is in its last phase. The. last phase could last through 1960 into 1961, they assert. However, there will be more ups and downs from now on, they assert. Buying will be more selective. Then as the time draws near for the death of the bull there may well be a wild rush to buy anything that's quoted - the higher the better. Edmund W. Tabell, analyst for Walston & Co., doesn't look for a topout of the mar ket before late 1960 or in 1961 and then the industrial average may have reached 750-800, he holds. The final phase of the bull market may see speculation in dubious stocks, says Tabell. Caution Reigns This market( he along with other analysts says, has been very high and subject to a selloff. The big traders are becoming cautious. And so are the institutions and funds. The recent talk of a thaw ing out of the cold war through the exchange of visits of the top men in the U.S. and Russia is seen more as an excuse than a real reason for selling the market. If it weren t for that item, the sellers would find another excuse, it is held. B. K. Thurlow, analyst for J. R. Williston & Beane, says it's too early to be dogmatic about the end of this bull market. He guesses that if the tem po of daily trading rises to four million shares or more by Labor Day, one can look for spectacular but potential ly dangerous , markets during the fourth quarter. If the volume 'is lower, we should look for a continuation of the rise, he adds. As the end of the market rise draws near, Thurlow ex pects wild speculation with buying increasing as prices rise. He sees traders running after stocks. When that time comes, the best trading media, he finds, are often the last stocks one would choose for investment. They may be the most over priced, risky, glamorous is sues which are being bought blindly by inexperienced traders who think that mak ing money in the stock mar ket is as easy as reading newspapers. .. . - When the blow - off - nears and speculation if.rife, Thur low says the truly conserva tive investor should have 40 to 50 per cent of his capital in short term government or high coupon - municipal obli gations. '7;;':- ' from situ- The " balance Capart the inevitable special ations) he says should be in dynamic common, stocks which appear to have at least as much of their stock market growth ahead of them as they have enjoyed in the past year - another way of saying "swimming with the tide." : The market men hold that the high level of industrial production despite the steel strike is a reason for expect ing a better stock market in the near future. They feel that the market needed a good shakeout and now that it has come there will be a sub- tantial recovery. Most of the experts warn that from now on, however, shakeouts may be more nu merous until the public really takes hold of the market. Then will come the big mar kets and the eventual break, the prophets assert. About 67 per cent of Amer ican adults wear eye glasses to help their vision. Strike Declared To Be Symbol Of Social III By DR. DORWIN CARTWRIGHT Research Coordinator Research Center for Group Dynamics University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich, (Science Service) A strike should be conceived as a symptom of deeper and more complex soc ial malfunctioning. This social illness has important causes stemming from economic and political institutions as well as from the behavior of in dividuals and smaller groups. It is a characteristic of symptoms that they cannot be satisfactory eliminated by dealing with them directly. Action can and must be taken to prevent their getting out of hand; the patient's fever must be reduced. ' Future Attacks Seen But future attacks of the disease will be certain to arise unless the underlying causes are dealt with. This means that any attempt to prevent strikes by direct repressive ac tion could at best only produce other symptoms of the same social illness.' ' Social science possesses the research tools needed for an alyzing the social disease ere ated by the current strike. The Federal Government could well afford to sponsor a com mission of scientists to an alyze specifically the causes underlying these recurrent strikes. .... ... Should Examine Sources "' Such a commission should examine the major sources of tension from the point, of view of economics, sociology, po litical science, and social psy chology. It would, of course, be devoted to the search for facts, and the discovery . of causes and effects, and would therefore be in no sense par tisan. , Only through such a genu inely scientific diagnosis can an effective remedy be pre scribed. Although there is no precedent for such a commis sion, research techniques and scientific knowledge have de veloped in recent years to such a level that a significant con tribution to the reduction of tension in the steel industry could now be made. representations concern i n g farm employment to be made in writing the prices the workers will be charged for housing, food, transportation, etc., and the wages to be of fered. v; Contractors will have to keep accurate payroll ac counts and to make all pay ments due his workers. Some contractors have been known to deduct and then pocket social security payments, or to slip out before paying final wages. ' Contractors would be re quired to insure their vehicles property, as a remedy against use of unsafe trucks for trans porting workers. Contractors would be prohibited from im porting gamblers and prosti tutes and selling habit-forming drugs. Would Revoke Licenses T h e s e provisions, if vio lated, would result in revoca tion of the contractor's li cense. So Would any breach in contract made with the grower, such as the case of a contractor, operating on a piece-rate contract for apple picking, moved his workers on after picking only the easily reached apples on low er branches and neglecting the higher branches which re quire more time. "For the good of the farm ers, who often have 'sad ex periences with contractors, and for the good of the mi grants and the public welfare, the business of farm labor contracting must be regulated sufficiently to promote re spectable and ethical con duct," Nilsen said. He also urged support of other legislation to allow the government to extend loans and insure private loans for migrant worker housing. w n t Wri jp Contractors Urge Highway Fund OK Portland - (UPD Contractors were circulating petitions in the Northwist today urging quick congressional action in approving money for highway construction. The petitions were address ed to congressional delega tions. They said "it is more economical to continue the highway program with the use of emergency funds than to shut down temporarily." The petitions said even a temporary shutdown, besides creating new unemployment on major projects, would jeopardize investments made by the State Highway Depart ment, .suppliers -and ' contrac tors on the basis of plans ap proved by the federal high way act. Super Bomarc Streaks From Cape Canaveral Cape Canaveral, Fla.-ttlPD-Another Super Momarc inter ceptor missile, designed to knock enemy bombers from the skies far . from their tar gets, streaked out over the Atlantic Wednesday. The Rio Grande river rises in the San Juan mountains which are located in the south part of Colorado. MacDONALD VISITS ' STRIKERS United Steel Work ers' President Dave MacDonald (with white hair, left center background), checks records at the free food dis tribution center for striking steel workers in Pittsburgh, Pa., during a visit to picket lines in and near the steel city, where he talked to rank and file members of bis union. American Diet Changes Washington - (Science Serv ice) - The American diet has changed substantially in the past 50 years, the department of agriculture reports here. Consumption of grain prod ucts has shown a steady down ward trend until Americans ikw eat one-half the amount they ate in 1909. While Americans are eating a wider variety of foods, they Substantially are consuming more foods with essential nutrients such as milk, meat, poultry . and eggs. Green and yellow vegeta bles, tomatoes, and citrus fruits have risen in popularity while potatoes and sweet po tatoes are neglected. Technol ogical' advances, changes in demand brought about by im proved standards of living. Morse on Ballot As President Seen Salem - IDPD - Salem Demo crat Gary Neal indicated to day there are plans to put Sen. Wayne Morse on . the I960 Democratic primary election ballot for president. Neal said various citizens groups planned to have the petition in circulation within a few days. At least 1,000 signatures in 10 per cent of the election precincts of seven counties will be needed to get Morse's name on the ballot. Morse has told Secretary of State Howell Appling official ly that he is not a candidate, but his name still can be filed by petition. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS LOOK FOR THE HAPPY LITTLE DOG tRPPl TOPS IN QUALITY! LOW IN PRICE Beginning August 17, 40 Medford merchants combine with 5 convenient parking lots (2 more soon, still more to come) tin the Park and Shop Program to give you convenient FREE parking downtown. Be Sure To Watch For Sunday's Announcement! (ff try f this aFirf cocktail - i V v Sjltj TAC0S: im i 24 bite-silt ' T jf i C Mexican sandwich V M$ hors d'oeiwies S0- (Miniature con ' jflfj; f tortilla shell, Ipf f 1 I filled witli ft spicy beef) tr-v Mexican I Smarty, smarty hare a Rosarita party! Take a look at your last party. Was k short on excitement? Long on work? This wiM never do ! Next time, add fascination, fast. Just pop these tid-bits in the ovea or quickly deep-fry. Serve crisp or tender. M-m-m-marvelous with dips! fRecine for Rosarita. Din on the label of the Refried Bean can) frozen displays for other Rosarita party pleasures. you're the boss with the sauce l AH good Mexican Foods deserve the proper sauces. Rosarita offers degrees of zrppy flavor for every taste. You'll b pleasantly surprised what they do for regular recipes, too ! OREGON FOOD STORES OPEN 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. 7 DAYS A WEEK Items listed below good thru Sunday 1475 Siskiyou Blvd. - ASHLAND Morrell's Pride READY-TO-EAT H PICNIC 4 to 8 Lb. Average No Charge For Slicing o Sugar spm, Facial Tissue wi.r Room- Prune Juice di Canned Milk Nestles : Coffee mjb : ib 69 2 V . 5 lb- bag 39 4 39 : full qt. 39 No. 1 tall tin 10' -oz. tin Del rich Colored Cubes SCirdineS Sea Bees - 15- Margarine TOmatOeS Del Monte-303 solid pack or stewed. Potted Meats DubUq. - 3.0. BeCTIIS Red Dart, seasoned-303 . PeacheS Del Monte Freestone-303 Tom of o Juice Dei wonte-300 ... PeaS Del Monte - 303 . Pickles Del Monte, fresh whole dills 26-oz. 5 I" . 6 r -5 (or I00 10 . I00 6 f J00 5 I00 10 for I00 6 . I00 3 I0" Seedless Grapes Potatoes us- no. i Snoboy Oranges 10 5 lb. bag 10 49 49 ml 6BEEM STAMPS
