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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1952)
MONDAY, NOVF.MUKU 17, lOM - HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE NTNI? 'Coal Miners, Industry In Last-Ditch Effort To Win Reversal of VSB Pay Decrease Order WArjlllNOTON l,fl John I. Lewis mm ilig unit caul Industry mucin Is it (Hull try today ill getting the gnvrrnment to reverse IK decision that BinniliiH lull I. 0 per day pay talso to in Iritis la inflationary. 1ha esse may Involvi lite whole lillura ol III" wage control pro lirnm. Aln at alaka in whether Hit's; prices on coal boosted Bat. urday to ollsrl a ft AO per day pay Increase-will be hiked even lurlher or whether coal miners strike, ' ilhe coal miner should he approved. , the government approvea the re- Over Hie week end the CIO I The, Wane Stabilisation Board , iialiiiiiar 40 centa per day, the mln- en led II qu ia on wage comroia ruico . in inai anyimng more ers will gei mat retroactively. ..... ..... I.i . u Ihn ! Ml n- flV .,l,lj.,l ...U fr.. '11,1 I. tk. ..... ' and snld they mlKht aa well be abandoned. A top AKL, leader alio demanded that certain wu con trols be dropped unless changes are made, Economic Blnblllrer noier Put nam nuinmoned United Mine Woi It em President Lewis and Industry spokesman Harry M, Moses to A hearing to Hive oral arguments ex plnlmng why they believe the lull I.M per day raise negotiated (or 'Space Islands' Win Backing WASIIINUTON Ms Home tnv tanking businessmen little Klven to fnnlssy are no Iniiiicasril with prospects ol man-made Islands cir ('linn In outer space thai many today believe ulIi a project should be financed lur defense puiposc. Ueveral meiubera ol the Musi hfa Advisory Council of Hie Com merce Department, made up of executives ol some 100 lame enrp oratloni, aald at the council's clos mi session at Kea Inland, .!.. yen terrtay that a recent ofl-the-record lepurt by an Army uulded mis ailea expert had "excited a lot ul interest,' lime thai II wax printed ami sent In council mi'mbeia, thua gaining sumewhal wider circulation. flobert T. Stevens, council rhulr man, told a rrx)rler that although aome labeled It "Duck Rrniera atufl," others were Impressed. One executive aald: "II I had four billion dollars I'd live It to him right now." Von Rraun told the business council that aupporlera of the pro ject "are faced with far fewer bsslc problems than were the men who undertook the atom bomb de velopment back In WO than II. 40 per day added pay lor This la the same arrangement tha mlnrra "would damage our na- under which about 68,000 anthra- tlonal effort to halt inflation. ' Thin cite, miner are working. Beginning meant the Industry couldn't pity the lull Increane without facing ponnlhly heavy financial penally. The WHH'e ruling shaving 40 centn ofl their nay Increnne touched oil an Immediate atrlke by the nearly 3S0.000 soft coal miners. It lasted a week until, on Oct. ?6, I. ewla and Moses talked with Pres ident Truman at the White House. Truman promised that Putnam would glva "serious and prompt consideration" to an appeal for the lull pay Increase. Putnam fnred a real dilemma The WMl's Industry members hate warned Ihst approving the lull II. 60 raise would mnko a mockery of wage controls. Hut the WBD's labor members argued that the miners should be allowed more money In wsge Increases because other workers enjoy better vaca tion end other privileges than co the miners. It was widely expected the mln today, they are to get a temporar ii.do per nay increase, on the erage, and 40 cents per day more If the remainder la approved by thu WBB. The CIO's call for sn end of wage controls which expire nest April 30 unless Congress extends them came In a report released over uie wee end. It was su Ihored by CIO President Philip Murray ociore nu aeatn a week ago and said: "We are compelled to face the fact that there no longer Is a com- prehenMve price control program. Price controls and the price con trol agency have been In the pro cess of liquidation for the past few rr.ontns, "Hie facts a weak law, soft markets In soma psrts of the econ omy, and collapsing price and pro duction controls are clear. Tha banls for maintaining wage con trols under these conditions at Werhner Von Miami, the ord lianre expert, told the group two , to the stations' site a little months ago that a space station over I.OUO mil's irom earth Is ul military value could be built , known, he snld. It would be an within 10 years at a co.it ol lour enormous, three-stage rocket, aim billion dollsrs or less. lur to. but larger than one el- Von Uraun. project director of ; udy successfully tested. Ilia Army Ordnance Uulded MK-j -he cargo needed for the spare ilea Center at Bedstone Arsenal, p-tand would be left auspendrd In Huntsvllie, Ala., went on to say , .pa,-, while rockets returned lor thai the nation that controlled out-1 m0re payloads, landing Ilka any apace couia acinevt w iu . airplane era would null the pits again II ' Dresent no longer exists." Putnam went along with the WIIH Murray's report uiged Congren and didn't allow the lull pay III-; to legislate wage-price controls crease, I "on a standby bssls. lor use t hen- On nie other hnnd. granting th- ever new Inflationary pressures ap- fuil increase wouio almost certain-i pear. Tile lechnloue ol getting mater-Hi push the price nf conl up again l ne unicc oi rrice oinuiiizauon boosted celling pliers Friday an high as 74 cents per ton on bitum inous i soft i coal and 11.34 per Ion on Pennsylvania auiliiacile (hard) coal. And OPS officials ssld If the miners win the full SI. 90 Increase they want, an additional celling ueace, Hut. he said. Hit United States hsa "mighty little time to lose" because II la known that Soviets "art tbmktng along tile aaine line." Tha oil . the record etluri-s aroused ao much Interest at the Uradually the materials would be armblcd In space, creating an 1 peeled. price boost ol around 14 cents per ton for lierd coal and 31 to 43 cruia lor aoft coal may be ex- arllflclal satellite In the shape of a wheel. It would rotate on Its axis and circle tha earth at 16,000 mile am hour. The soft coal miners have been woiklng since Oct. 37 it the 11.60 figure bringing their batlc pay to 17.83 per day with assurances from the Industry that when and If f isenhower To Bypass Japan TOKYO president-elect Dflghl Elsenhower will not atop uifpen en route to Korea, an j stitherllatlve foreign olllce source . lold Kyodo New a Bervlca Monday. 'Ik Informant aald an Informal nntt to that effect waa received from Mlklchl Arakl, Japanese am-1 bastador to the U. 8. j There hsa been apeculetlon that :inhor would bypaui Jspan and fly dlretllv to Korea Irom some mld-Pacilie air baie. The irimerv reason Is security. The Communists era much less apt to know ol Klsenhomer'a movements If he does not touch down In Jspan. ItrD TIIIK I TAMPA. KIs. its Fishing guides In dull of Mexico waters off the eouthwtst Florida coast renort j I. aces of the leared Red Tide which hsa killed lot of fish ait. disappearing. Evergreens Fruit Trees Shade Trees Shrubbery CASH 'n CARRY ! ! No Guarantee; Ar This Prict SUBURBAN FLOWER Vi OFF SHOP 3614 South 6th Phone 8188 President Anthony Vslente of the Ar'l. United Textile Workers nf America, hi a letter to WBB Chair man Archibald Cox. demanded yes terday that the government elth?r nu. pt nd wsge controls In the tex tile Industry or write a new regu lation to allow pay Increases based on productivity. Valcntt aald price controls have been suspended on textiles, and added It was an "economic fallacy to expect controls to work one way." Lefty Wild Eagle Sets Teepee A t Ft. Klamath A colorful new characttr ha been added to the Klamath actnt with the coming to this country of Lefty Wild Eagle, a Klamath River Indian who bas made Klp ley'a "Belleva It or Not," tha na tional Klwante maaatlnt and a suc cess at his business ladlaa show manship. Lefty Wild Eagle whost legal name Is Warren W, Wilder and whose Indian rut me la Lo-Mole Chtck-Cback la operating tha service station at the Crater Lake Bun Mountain Junction. However, by next spring he promises his plsce will be much mor thia the service station It Is this winter. The 42-year-old Karok (up-river i Klamath River Indian was born st Orleans, on the Klamath half way between Yrtka and Eu reka. He received his first school ing there, and later went en to Chemawa, near Bslrm, and tha well-known Indian school there. The Intervening years have seen a lot of life pass by, and In set ting up his business In the Klam ath Country, wild Eagle plays tha part of a showman. He has long; black braids of an Indian ne'e three-quarttr blood. In Tslt. on tha Oregon Coast, ha maintained a museum and shop which attracted tourists traveling Highway 101, and at the aame time revived the traditions ef KIs native race In Indian dance (hows and ceremonials before the public. When Spring comes to the Fart Klamath Country, Wild Eagle and his wife Jenla a member ef the Asslbolne tribe of Montana) plan to hsve bead and buckskin work, aa well as other small crafts, rea dy for tourist travel. They Have three sons, aged I, I and 1- Wlld Eagle gels his nickname "Lefty" from tha fsct he lost bis right arm In a ahootlnr accident When but 10 years old. That loss, tragic aa It may seem, has hin dered him net a whit. In IMS Chemawa's football squid ts playing Washington High School of Portland, one of the ma- mm HELP WANTED Prtftr exper ienced tales people. Apply til Main Street er phaa 1171, FREE ! 12-1 b, HEN TURKEY from Carl'i SuMrior Mkt. er luaj Homoat'i Mtrktt . . . with tht purchase ef any . . SUIT or TOPCOAT valued at $50.00 or mere at DREWS WkuvJtvu 733 Moin Pho. 343 LEPTT WILD EAGLE Jer high schaols et the state. Lefty played half back on that team, and In that game snagged eight passes -four of them consecutively. With that he made Robert Rip ley aad "Believe It or Not." but Cbtmawa lost to Washington, 7 to After completing high school where he played basketball and participated in other sports, Lelty waa awarded a scholarship and studied commercial are In Portland. After completing the course, and after a short stay In the big city which he says didn't Impress hlin, Lefty returned to Chemawa where he Uught arts and crafts and coached the school's athletic squad for seven years. In 1933 he brought a football team to Klamath Falls and Modoc Field to face- a group of ex-college players from this area. His team lost then, too, he ssys. Klwanla Magazine featured Wild Eagle a year or so ago. He has been a member of the Taft Kl wanla Club, and was active In civic affaire in that community. With many friends among the Indian communities hero, Wild Ea gle hopes to develop and revive some Indian ceremonials. But he plans first to spend the rest of this winter making tha souvenirs and novelties with which to make his new business a auccesa. '1 i was r vsrr etH Csaaalaie Hat f nasieal laslraaifsia rstr taUwIe Issltr kyle eatrte pie eat less suit NEED cmtfFm Do You Need Cash to Consolidate Bills - Meet Emergency Expense - Purchase Clothing or Furniture? TRY PACIFIC Remember You Can Borrow Up To $2500 On Your Auto or Furniture or a Combination of Both. You Can Also Borrow on Your Signa ture Alone Without Endorsers or Guarantors. 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