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10 A THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1SS2 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON TWX Customers To Join Nationwide Dial Network A total of 40 Medford area area ielctypewriter exchange (TWX) customers will join a new nationwide dial network Aug. 31, according to J. H. Crcagcr, local Pacific North west Bell manager. At present, all connections are made through manual switchboards. After the change the first nationwide cutover in telephone history almost all TWX calls will be dialed through the telephone direct distance dialing net work that spans the country. Portland will serve as one of 16 regional centers in the U. S. that will provide oper ator assistance. Operators at these points will set up con ference, collect, sequence and other types of special calls. About 2,000 Sett There are more than 7,000 sets in the northwest that will be handled by the regional center in Portland. About 1, 000 of the machines are in Oregon. i Over-all cost of the dial con version in Oregon is estimated at $3.1 million. This includes the modification of each Tele type set and the additions and changes in the telephone net work to make it compatible with TWX needs. TWX was offered on a na tionwide basis in 1931 and now serves some 60.000 U. S. business and government cus tomers. These users send more than 2.5 million written mes sages a month. About 300,000 TWX calls a year are made between the United States and overseas points. The Hoffa Story-IV Jimmy Hoffa's Election as President Of Teamsters Resulted in Monitors Editor's nota: This ii the fourth of five dispatches on the lift and fimei of Jimmy Hoffa. By HARRY FERGUSON Washington-Wli-Every day is crisis day in the turbulent life of Jimmy Hoffa, but the big date in his career was Sept. 30, 1057, when the In ternational Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Ware housemen and Helpers of America assembled at Miami Beach to elect a president. Chairman John McClcllan of the Senate rackets commit tee, who had been trying to get something on Hoffa and had the frustrated feeling of a man who punches at a feath er pillow, thought at least half of the delegates had been fixed in Hoffa's favor. He so advised the convention in a telegram. A bold little band of 13 rank and file Teamsters agreed with McClcllan and went into court to try to stop the election. They worked fast and in three days had their petition before Chief Justice Earl Warren. He ruled that the convention was already under way and denied the pe tition. Seizes Chanca At that time Hoffa was ninth vice president of the world's Ibiggest union. Dave Beck, the president, had been discredited by the McClcllan committee and already had his foot on the road that was to lead him to prison for in come tax evasion. It was the main chance for Hoffa and he seized it. Witnesses were to testify later that Hoffa stood on the platform waving his arms in a sort of semaphore code to the delegates and that Hoffa men were "running up and down the aisles telling people when to stand up and when to sit down." There were three candidates and Hoffa's opponents maintained head quarters with plenty of whis key and pretty girls to pour it. Hoffa doesn't drink and all you got in his headquarters was a handshake and some ad vice. Result of the first and only ballot: Hoffa, 1,208: William Lee, 313; Thomas Haggerty, 108. Back Into Court It was a stunning victory, but it still didn't give Hoffa firm control of the union. The 13 rank and file members had their backs up and again they went into court in an attempt to nullify the election. They had better luck this time and finally forced Hoffa to agree to a compromise. In return for dropping their suit they made Hoffa agree to put the affairs of the Teamsters into the hands of three monitors. One was to be appointed by the 13 rank and file members, one by Hoffa and the two would choose a neutral mem ber. This situation, which went on for months with much bickering, clipped Hoffa's wings a bit, but he still was flying high. He walked through showers of subpoenas and law suits, he relumed to testify before the McClcllan committee and spar some more with its young counsel, f y v. ff ; ,.,t 'i jaa i SMACKED IN EYE Robert Pepsin, fl, of Warren, Mich., won the balloon blowing content in his age group at the Michigan Stale Fair Tuesday, hut it wasn't easy. As soon as he got it all blown up - POW - it smacked him right in the eye. (UP1) Cone, Pickers Reminded About Securing Permits Tree Seed Tests Start at University Corvallis Packages of Pa cific Northwest tree seeds are arriving on the Oregon State university campus for use in a series of experiments aimed at helping forest scientists set up tree seed testing standards. At Oregon State, research ers will conduct germination tests to help write a more def- j inile set of testing standards for the Association of Official Soed Analysts. This group sets the standards for all major seed testing laboratories and 1 commercial seed dealdrs. j Cooperating in the experi ments arc the U. S. forest serv- j ice, Washington department of i natural resources, Wcyerhacu-' ser company, University of British Columbia, Canadian) department of agriculture, and OSU. The project originated with : the Western Forest Tree Seed council, a group of interested forestry agencies cooperating under the auspices of the Western Forestry and Conser vation association. Robert F. Kennedy. Late in 1057 Hoffa suffered a blow which seemed almost certain tn turn l:is union against him. The AFL-CIO met at Atlantic City and expelled the Team sters from membership on the grounds of corruption. Hoffa was not able to appear at the AFL-CIO meeting and argue his case because he had a pre vious engagement in a New York court where he was being tried on charges of wire tapping. As usual, he won. Survives Blow Expulsion of the Teamsters was a serious blow and Hoffa knew it. He probably would go back into the AFL-CIO to morrow if he could get the right terms. But events were to prove that Hoffa could sur vive almost anything. He came up for reelection as president of the Teamsters in 1961, again at Miami Beach. Result: Hoffa, 1,875; Milton J. Liss, 15. Hoffa was rid of the moni tors now and he took advan tage of the situation to suggest that the Teamsters raise his salary. They voted to increase it from $50,000 to $75,000 a year, and Hoffa became the nation's highest paid labor leader. In accepting reelection to the presidency, Hoffa made a homespun speech, and gave the back of his hand to the courts, Bobby Kennedy and the AFL-CIO: "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words are only yester day's whisper." Works for Members The secret of the man's grip on his followers is his intense concentration on them and their problems. He has never gone quite as far as Commodore Vanderbilt did when he said "the public be damned," but he doesn't care much what anybody thinks unless he is a member of the Teamsters. His world has a population of 1,720.000, which the membership of the union. His work schedule is mur derous. He shows up at the $6 million marble headquar ters of the Teamsters here at 8 a m. and stays until the day's business is finished. His door is open to any member of the union any time. Fifty appointments a day is not un usual for him and he keeps four telephones busy a good bit of the time. If a Teamsters local in Chicago is having a difficult time and they ask for his assistance, he will be on an airplane immediately, pre pared to stay for the dura lion. If his presence is needed on a picket line, he is willing to pick up a placard and start marching. Knows Business Hoffa has no small talk and his language is rough and to the point, but some of the executives he comes up against in labor negotiations grudgingly admit that he is the besl informed man in the country on the trucking busi ness. They describe him as a man who drives a hard bar gain, but some of them are willing to concede that once he signs a contract he lives up to it. Nothing can divert Hoffa from his 12-and 18-hour work days. "There was this time," he said, "when it was my wed ding anniversary. My wife and I were going to have big celebration. Then I was called away to a meeting and that was the end of the cele bration." Mrs. Hoffa understands such things. She formerly was a laundry worker and she met Jimmy on a picket line. Salem Willi the harvest of the forest tree cone crop soon to commence, individual pickers have been reminded that it is necessary to secure a permit to harvest miscella neous forest tree products and certify that the permission of the landowner has been ob tained. Stale Forester Dwight L. Phipps made the announce ment in response tn a concern shown by forest landowners recalling extensive damage done in past years to their Jewett Classes To Start September 10 Central Point - H. ' Jewell elementary school in Central Point will open Mon day, Sept. 10. First-grade students should plan to stay long enough to complete registration, find their rooms, and meet their teachers, school officials said Students in the second and third grades will have a full day of school the first day. Parenls of children in the first grade should lake birth certificates tor their young sters. Parents new to the dis trict may call the school office at M4-1 1 14 to give their name and address. Registration will be prepared and a copy of the school handbook mailed in ad vance. EARL YSK ILLS Boston - Before the ther mometer was invented, phy sicians developed an unusiial skill in measuring the degtrr of body temperature Willi their hands. FARM LOSSES Washington About 350.000 American farmers lost their larm holdings in 1933 during the great depression era. crop trees by cone pickers ill- equipped with both know-how and tools to properly do the job. Many Instances have been observed where cone pickers have heavily damaged the trees by cutting off green limbs and breaking the tops out of the trees. Trees 2(1 to 30 feet tall have even been felled for what few cones they possess, Phipps noted. This practice, however, is soon recognised by the picker as requiring too much effort for value received. Slate law places the defacing of trees on the property of another as a misdemeanor subject to a fine or imprisonment or both. Haiard Usually High The cone picking season ex tends through a period when the fire hazard in the woods is usually high. Certain forest areas are closed to entry and a notice of such closures is posted on access roads, he said. Cone pickers may not Ciller the areas without first obtaining approval of the land owner and an entry permit from a state or federal officer. During short periods of ex treme tire ha.'.ard all activi ties may he suspended. The immediate situation at any particular time can be secured from a local forest official. Phipps added. Tile Douglas fir ennr crop this year is reported by the state farm foresters as spotty and is rated from poor lo fair, while pondcrosa pine and tile true firs look n"Od for the most part. 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