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Unions Brought Into Line of Fire Over Hiring of Negroes By AL KUETTNER United Press International As American Negroes intensi fy their campaign for more and better jobs, the labor unions are finding themselves directly in the line of fire. The National Association for the Advancement -of Colored People reports it is "on the threshold" of a campaign in the courts to break down actual and de facto barriers in union halls and bargaining tables. Herbert Hill, NAACP labor secretary, said this week that the cases will "develop a whole new Body ot legal doctrine. At present, the NAACP has three "springboard" union i cases in the courts, plus two actions before the National La bor Relations Board. Pending in the New York State Supreme Court is a suit Governor's Guard Being Continued SALEM (UPI) -The state's fiscal crisis will not result in security measures for Gov. Mark Hatfield and his family being lessened, it was reported Tuesday. Hatfield's press secretary, Travis Cross, said that while in cidents near the Hatfields' house have almost been eliminated since the guard force was es tablished, there has been no let up in the number of abusive phone calls or crank mail being received. After a shooting incident near the Hatfield home earlier this year, the legislature passed a special resolution charging the state police with responsibility for the safety of the governor and his family. As a result, a special security force was established, and keeps the Hatfield home under 24-hour guard. The security costs about $2,000 a month. Flying Hatfield To California - SALEM (UPI) -Gov. Mark Hatfield flew to California Tues day night to address the North ern California Republican Worn ens Federation at Berkeley Wednesday night. Mrs. Hatfield accompanied the governor. They expect to re turn to Oregon Thursday mor ning. During Hatfield's absence, House Speaker Clarence Barton, D-Coquillc, will serve as gover nor,, as Senate President Ben Musa is out of state, Hatfield's office advised. LOUNGE DAMAGED EUGENE (UPI) -Fire early today caused an estimated $3, 500 damage to a lounge in Bean Hall on the University of Ore gon campus. to restrain the payment of state or city money on contracts wherein union members are de nied employment because of race. Win Federal Suit In Chicago, the NAACP re cently won a federal suit against the Iron and Structural Workers Union which was charged with rejecting three Negroes who applied for an ap prenticeship program. The un ion is appealing. At St. Louis, the Brotherhood of Trainmen and Enginemen is defendant in the injunction case. The union is accused of discriminatory hiring practices. An NLRB case accuses the United Rubber Workers Union of refusing to process griev ances of Negro employes at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. at Gadsden, Ala. Another charges that the Seafarers In ternational Union of San Fran cisco confined Negroes to jobs as cooks and stewards. "The AFL-CIO has not ful filled its basic promise to the Negro community to eliminate the broad patterns of segrega tion" in the labor movement, Hill said. Defends Parent Union George Meany, president ot the AFL-CIO, has denied pub licly on several occasions that the parent union is a party to racial discrimination. "The AFL-CIO is doing all in its power to do away with seg regation," Meany said recently. He said that of the 60.000 un ion locals under the umbrella of the AFL-CIO, "only about 170" are segregated. "Most of the unions that are segregated arc that way be cause Negroes want it that way," Meany said. "Negroes feel they have something to lose in joining a white local." Meany insisted that "pockets of resistance" to the union's national policy of non-discrimination are "growing smaller each year." According to some labor ex perts, discrimination involving Negroes at the labor union lev el often is the result of job pro tection and not racial feeling. One authority in Atlanta cited the Bricklayers Union, tradi tionally a Negro union. He said it was highly difficult for Ne groes to obtain apprenticeship training in the union. Many Jobs Provided Through Farm Work SAN FRANCISCO (UPI)-Ag-riculture is Jcsponsible, direct-. Iy or indirectly, for three out of every four jobs in California, according to the Council of Cali fornia Growers. Farms in the state employ an average of 323,900 workers throughout the year and 428,000 at peak harvest. For every .100 persons employed on farms, an other 263 are employed in re lated industries. J III m itNj H - trative gonian, AWARDED WATCH-Mrs. Mary Jane Fisch er, executive secretary for the Medford Cham ber of Commerce, recently received a wrist watch for 15 years of service with the Cham ber. The presentation was made in the board room at the Chamber office by Chamber President William Williams, right. Shown with Mrs. Fischer and Williams is Manville Heisel, first vice president. Mrs. Fischer said her duties at the Chamber range from adminis- assistant to janitor. A native Ore she joined the Chamber when its of fices were at the Medford Hotel. From there it moved to 5 S. Riverside Ave., then to the D'Anjou Building at 228 S. Central Ave., and now has its own buildings at 304 S. Central Ave. The watch Mrs. Fischer received is en graved with "To Mary Jane Fischer, 15 years service, Nov. 1, '63 CofC." SECTION B PAGES 1 to 8 Medford Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1963 RESEARCH ) SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -Horance Stafford and W. Edward Cox. officials of the San Francisco-Oakland Mailers Union, were oh their way to a meeting with employers on tne problems of automation but were delayed 45 minutes. The reason: they were trapped in an automatic elevator that became stuck between floors. Multnomah To Get 50 Acres for Fair PORTLAND (UPI) Multno mah County is going to get 50 acres of land for its fair, it was reported Tuesday. Portland Meadows officials have signed a deed for a parcel of land owned by the track and within three or four years the annual fair will be moved from Gresham,. the Oregonian said. William J. Wineberg, Vancou ver, Wash., and president of the track, said that "almost all complications have been taken' care of." The 50 acres are north of the track's parking lot. The north ern boundary of the land bor ders the Delta Park property, site of the proposed multi-million dollar Delta Park sports complex. Porter Will Speak At Eugene Event EUGENE - Former U. S. representative Charles O. Por ter will be speaker Nov 12 in the opening event of the Uni versity of Oregon World Affairs Week, which has the theme ot "Latin America Now: Revolu tion or Evolution?" During the week there will be Latin American displays on the campus. Porter recently returned from Cuba, 'vhere he attempted to aid in the release of political prisoners. He will speak at 1 p.m. in the Student Union ball room. His topic will be "Fight ing Communism in Latin Amer ica." On Nov. 13 Eugene de Anzor- cna, charge d'affairs for Mex ico, will speak on the topic of "Mexico and the Alliance tor Progress." His talk is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Un ion ballroom. A panel discussion is sched uled at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Student Union Dads' Room, with the topic of "What is the Role of the Alliance for Progress." Gene Martin, associate profes sor of geography, will be panel moderator. Paying high finance charges on a new or late model used car? Read this . . . paying high finance charges is not necessary Allstate will finance your loan and save you plenty! 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The first three were opened in Berkeley, Calif., in 1909; Columbus, Ohio, in 1910, and Los Angeles in 1911, according to Encyclopedia Americana. Feed Grain Supply For 1963-64 Seen 215 Million Tons WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Agriculture Department today estimated the total feed grain supply for 1963-64 at 215 million tons, practically the same as last year. This big supply situation ex ists after three years of costly feed grain programs in which farmers were paid for diverting their cropland to conserving uses. In a review of the feed grain situation, the department said the feed grain carry-over of 62.S million tons into the 1963-64 feeding season was about 9 mil lion tons less than a year ear- Two Drivers Are Cited by Police Two drivers were cited follow ing investigation of three non injury vehicle accidents in Med ford Monday, according to city police. William Glenn Young, 23, Ker by, was cited for disobeying a traffic signal after his car col lided with a vehicle operated by Myra Gladys Getchell, 53, of 28 Ashland Ave. The mishap occured about 4:28 p.m. at Riv erside Avenue' and Eighth Street. Vehicles operated by Eleanore Jane Alfonso, 19. of 15'A Gen essce St., and Benjamin Lee Walls, 45, of 122 Mistletoe St.. collided about 6:52 p.m. on Haw thorne Street between East Main and Sherman Streets. Miss Alfonso was cited for improper left turn. Vehicles driven by Jean Vir ginia Isted, 42, of 7 Windsor Ave., and Perry Floyd McGriff, 36, of 517 Eastwood Drive, col lided ubout 2:33 p.m. at Main Street and Groveland Avenue. No citations were issued, of ficers said. lier, continuing the decline that has been under way since the record carry-over of 84.7 million tons in 1960-61. But the smaller carry-over into 1963-64 was practically offset by a 9 million ton increase in production. Second To Record Year The 1963 feed grain crop of 152 million tons is second onlv to the record 1960 crop and is expected to be only a little be low total domestic and export requirements. The reduction of carry-over stocks during 1963-64 now is expected to be only about 3 to 4 million tons. This would bring the carry-over into 1964-65 down to about 59 million tons. . The department said the larg er feed grain crop this year re- suited from both increased acreage and higher yield per acre. Through 1961, 1962 and 1963 the department paid farmers about $2.5 billion to hold down feed gram acreage. The feed grain program in 1961 cut the feed grain surplus about 13 million tons. The pro gram cost $782 million. That figures out to a cost of about $1.68 for each bushel of surplus reduction. Still Saving Money In 1962, the surplus was re duced 9.3 million tons at a cost of $844 million. In 1963, depart ment officials said the surplus was reduced 3.5 million tons, at a cost of $875 million. 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