Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 02, 1963, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextState Control of Wages for Migratory Laborers Proposed Need To Protect Crops Emphasized Before Committee Salem-flJTO-The need to pro tect crops from destruction and concern tor the rights of laborers least able to protect themselves sparked a call Monday for state control of migratory labor's wages and working conditions. The unique plea resulted from a hearing by the Senate Agricultural Committee on a bill to restrict picketing of farms to workers who have been employed on one farm for at least 15 consecutive days. The present law, which In cludes a three-day restriction. Is slated to expire May 1. It was enacted In 1B61 after a prolonged battle between ag ricultural and labor Interests. George Brown of the AFL- Cin said the measure would prevent migratory laborers from engaging in collective bargaining. He said the rights of tran sient crop workers must be protected, and suggested a state commission to fix wages, hours and working conditions for migratory help. His plea came a few mo ments after Sen. Don Willncr (D-Lake Oswego) suggested the state create "an agency like the Public Utility Com mission" to set wages and reg ulate working conditions. Wlllner said ihr proposed bill would "discriminate against those least able to pro tect themselves." He said the 15-day limit "poses restrictions no other labor group faces. The right to strike is fundamental in a free country." Agricultural interests sup ported the proposed bill. Church and labor groups opposed it. Kenneth La Fon, repre senting the Oregon Farm Bu reau Federation, said the measure would not prohibit picketing, but would prevent a "third force" from Inter fering with harvesting opera tions. Medford Man TastilUt Medford fruit grower How ard Bush said Jackson county pear growers last year Im ported 65 workers from Texas, 43 Navajo Indians, and 253 Mexican nationals that were paid an average of $1.85 per hour during pear harvest time. He warned of the dan gers of not harvesting when a crop is ripe. "A farmer can't bargain at harvest time," he said. Most migratory labor is tun neled through federal employ ment agencies to harvest areas. Such labor cannot be employed on farms involved In labor disputes, or even be ing picketed. Sen. Lynn Newbry (R-Ash-land), warned "17 pickets could stop all labor recruit ing in the Medford area." Oregonians May Vote On Death Penalty Again Foreign Briefs MEXICAN WARSHIPS MAINTAINING COASTAL VIGIL Mexico Clly-UPD-The Navy Ministry said Monday night Its warships art maintaining "constant vigilance" to prevent the use of Mexican waters and coasts lor "acts against other governments." There was little doubt that the statement was Mexico's answer to Monday's statement by Cuban refugees in this country that they are "declaring war" on ships serving Fidel Castio's Cuba. Maxiea U on oi the few new world nations which ttill maintains diplomatic relations with the Castro regime. RED CHINESE TO REPATRIATE INDIAN TROOPS London-U'l -The New China news agency said today the Red Chines government will release and repatriate all In dian troops captured during last year's border fighting. AUSTRALIAN FLOODS LEAVE SCORES HOMELESS Brisbane, Australia-in -Floods caused by monsoon rains in Central and Southwestern Queensland province have kill ed at least three persons and driven scores of others from their homes. CASTRO SMUGGLERS IN ECUADOR INVESTIGATED Quito, Ecusdor-ll'i-Interior Minister Jaime del Hlerro said MonJay night the government is investigating reports the Castro Communists are smuggling arms, ammunition and expert terrorists into Ecuador. Hierro said that so far no confirmation for the reports has been found. Regional Edition Medford Page 2A rTy D T T) T T AT T? MEDFORD, OREGON. TUESDAY. APRIL 2. lflHH California Revenue Squabble Mediated Sacramento - IUPD - Assem blyman Robert W. Crown to day stepped Into a dispute be tween State Finance Director Hale Champion and the State Chamber of Commerce. Crown, chairman of the As sembly ways and means com mittee, made public a letter from Champion estimating the state's general fund reve nue at $2. 2 million tor fiscal 10B4-fin. But Champion conceded, the estimate was hosed on the as- 'sumptlons thai there would be no inteniiitlonnl crisis Congress would adopt the federal tax reduction pro gram now under considera tion, and the legislature would approve Gov. Edmund G. Brown's tax reform program. At the same time, the state official said the expenditure did not consider "new or ex panded programs." Champion also estimated that the budget would be bal anced without new or in creased luxes. 1 Crown pointed out that the State Chamber of Commerce had forecast a "gap'' between revenues and expenditures and that Champion had chal lenged the figures. Former Resident Dies in Washington Ashland Mrs. Lillian-. John son, 87, widow of the late Dr. Frederick H. Johnson, who practiced dentistry in M e d ford or many years, died April 1 In Sumner, Wash Pri vate funeral services will be held here at 3 p.m. Thursday. Services will be in the Lit willer Mountain View chapel with Mrs. Johnson's son-in-law, the Rev. Leonard Brown, officiating. Interment will be In Mountain View cemetery. A resident of Medford from 1923 to 1046. Mrs Johnson left southern Oregon with her husband when he retired. He preceded her in death in 1957. Survivors include a daugh ter. Mrs. Leonard Brown of Sumner. Wash., and two sons, Dr, George S. Johnson of Los Angeles, and Frederick 11. 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Taylor-Associate Sponsor For Furthar Information - Mr. Taylor - or 773-51 JS 15-Year Minimum On First Degree Murder Approved Salem - UPD - Oregonians j may get a chance to vote again next year on a consti I tutional amendment to elim : i.nate the death penalty. The'Senate Judiciary Com mittee Monday gave 8-1 ap proval to a measure calling for a vote on the issue in the 1964 general election. Oregonians in 1958 voted to retain the death penalty. Sen. Ward Cook (DPort landj. was the only commit tee member to vote against the amendment. Approval of both houses is required be fore the measure is submit ted to voters. The committee also ap proved a companion measure which would require persons convicted of first degree mur der to serve at least 15 years before becoming eligible for parole. The limit now is seven years. The same Scna'e commit tee approved the .'-called "implied consent" bill which would require persons sus pected of drunken driving to take chemical test or lose their licenses for 90 days. Other Highlights Migrants: A stale commis sion to fix w-ges. hours and working conditions for migra tory help was called for by George Brown of the AFL- CIO. Racing: The Planning and Devlopmenl Committee heard testimony on a number of bills affecting racing, includ ing one to cut meets from B0 to 50 days. Racing Commis sion Secretary H. S. Chap man presented an armful of statistical material. Hospital: A Ways and Means subcommittee on ed ucation discussed a gap in revenue estimates for the Uni versity of Oregon Medical School Hospital. The governor estimates the hospitals in come al SI .487.000 and the Board of Higher Education SI. 215.000. Dr. Charles Ilol man, in answer lo a question of whether adoption of the governor's budget would leave the hospital a quarter of a million dollars short, said "I believe their estimate is too high." Blackjack: A 'blackjack" bill, used successfully to en courage the Washington Leg lesjature to pass reciprocal workmen's compensation, was killed by the Senate Tax Com mittee. The legislature had promised to kill the measure aimed at removing some tax advantages given to Washing ton residents working in Ore gon if Washington passed Hie industrial accident legislation. (Railroad Work Changes Await Lifting of Order Chicago - IWfi - The na tion's railroads, freed of a restraining injunction, an nounced they will put anli featherbedding work rules changes, which could touch off a nation-wide rail strike, into effect April 8- Chrysler Paces Moderate Market Chicago -UPH- The nation's railroads were expected to or der sweeping antt-featherbed-ding work rule changes today that conceivably could result in a countrywide strike. The representatives of the nation's 190 class I railroads awaited formal lifting of an injunction in the lower courts ! which has restrained them since last July from enacting the job-eliminating revianns. The U.S. Supreme Court authorized the railroads to proceed with the work rule changes March 4. The five on train brotherhoods let lapse a 25-day appeal period. The mandate ordering the quash ing of the district court in junction was expected to be acted upon today. Many Face Job Loss One of the first effects of the work rule changes prob ably would be the most dras tic - the elimination of jobs which the railroads consider unnecessary. These were pri marily firemen's jobs on die sel engines in freight and yard service. About 13,000 - those with less than 10 years seniority were expected to be separated or furloughcd within one year with three months to one year notice. About 40,000 firemen would be affected over a period of five to 10 years. Some of the work rule changes would become effec tive within days. Others migni take weekf. months and even years to make effective, rail road spokesmen said. Threatened To Strike The brotherhoods - repre senting about 210,000 operat ing employees-have said they will strike if the railroads put the work rule changes into effect. However, after the Su preme Court ruled in March, the unions called for a renew al of negotiations but avoided mentioning a strike. Even if the brotherhoods would call a strike, it prob ably would not take place. President Kennedy could de lay it for 80 days by appoint ment of a fact-finding board and then federal arbitration ! probably would be used to settle the issue just as arbitra tion has been used in other recent rail disputes. New York -OITO- Chrysler picked up today where it left off Monday in pacing a mod erate advance on the stock market Chrysler a d d e d another point to Monday's .spectacular 496 point gain which brought the auto stock to a new 1963 high. Advances in this issue have reflected a 66 per cent increase in last month's car production from February and that consideration of its stock split draws closer. General Motors also added a fraction to bring the issue to a new all-time high. Chemicals moved mostly higher featuring Du Pont and Union Carbide, both up close to a point. Sieels were mixed, some electronics moved high er but several foods weakened. Penney J C 8 , Penn RR H'i Perma Cement 14", Phillips 48, Procter & Gamble 74 ' Rimfleld OH 41 1 Snfewav 43 'i Sunt re 27 Sari 78 Shell Oil 3S-S Snrony Mnhil Oil rtSJ Southern Co. Southern Pacific 30 Soerrv Runt) 13'V StandaM California '. Standard Indiana 95 Standard N. J. tJ3"V Sun Mines . 9'i. j Texas Co. fifis, ! Texas Gulf Sulfur !3" tVx Pacific Land Truit . 21 S ! Thinkol 25 s, Tran America .. . ..... 4Bi Tram World Air .. 14, Tri-Contlnontal -fi14 Union Carhide ... 107Ji Onion Paclfir 35 j United Atr Unei 3'i ! U S. Plvwnod . 53' I trs p.ibher 44' ; I l' S. Steet 47 Wcit Bank Corp 358 Westinphnuso 83 W Youngstown 04 DOW JONES AVERAGES New York - (DPI) - Dow Jones final slock averages: 30 industrials 865.86, up 3.34; 20 railroads 152.96, up 0.05; 15 utilities 137.12. up 0.93. and 65 stocks 243.24, up 1.06. Sales Mon day were about 3.98 mil lion share; compared with 3.39 million shares Friday. Members of the Arm y. Navy and Marines as well as the armed forces of Belgium. 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Crown Zellcrbach Crucible Steel Curtlss WriRht ... Dow Chemical Du Pont - Eastman Kodak ... Firestone ford ..... icra Electric General f oods General Motors General Portland Cement Gcorcia i'rtCilie Grevhound Gulf Oil Homefr'ake Idaho Power . .. I BJI tut Paper .. Johns MnnvUle Kennecott Copper Lockheed AirerBlt Merck Montann Power Montgomery Ward . Natlonnl Biscuit New York Central Northern Pacific Par Gas Elec selected 46 .. . 52 IO'i ... . 43 -'0 ' iat .... Bltf . f8' .04' 52, . 28 . 42' . 50 . 19 .. 2P, 5fPi . 24W, .113 .. 34 47 30 . 49 NOTICE TO SHADY COVE RESIDENTS The Rogue Valley Chorale will present a sacred concert in the Shady Cove School Gymnasium Wednesday, April 3rd at 7:30 P.M. Directed by Marvin Wilson the Chorale consists of singers from four Jackson County Seven-Day Adventist Churches. The public is invited. The program is sponsored by the CORWIN LECTURE SERIES Loos Foreign Minister Assassination Victim Vientiane, Laos-1IIPI1-A cor poral of tlie Laotian neutral i.st army has been arrested and confessed to the assaast naiton of pro-Comnumist For eign Minister Quinim Phol sena. it was announced today. 24 Camping Areas Will Open April 17 Salem - IUPH - The Oregon 'State Highway department i will open tent and trailer j camping areas in 24 Oregon state parks on April 17, it was I announced today. Another 16 parks in areas : still threatened by late win , tar storms are scheduled lor opening as soon as weather i permits, probably in May. Prinoville Reservoir State park, 17 miles southeast of Prinoville, will be opened for I the first time this year. You're sure of satisfaction . . . from retailers who feature known brands LBaBBaBBBsW. .BBBM J 4b BMW LaaV Bfl 421 30'. I i! I .. Ml! I Slit I at 4 ,1 :"'. I 30 i 40'. I 16', ' I. 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