The Times Herald from Port Huron, Michigan • Page 1

FINAE EDITION RALD WEATHER (V. S. Weather Bureau rorecartj FAIR TONIGHT SHOWERS TUESDAY ShSaS. fSdndIS 1900 vol xu, No. 163 FOURTEEN PACES TODAY PORT HURON, MICHIGAN, MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1950 Dei KMakAjl nlln CJ.

a- ITv I Entered as Second Class Mall Matter. Postofflce. Port Huron, Mich. PRICE FIVE CENTS TB- PORT HURON MDES i i A nn nnn na rv r-a a-x tljIwZllillla I II I II i I it tUUIuflLtWI I 19 Ballot By Noon In School Race Total Up Slightly i i i. .7 IM 1ST vv s.

-J Mueller Brass company and Local 44, UAW-CIO, will sign a new two-year work contract Tuesday. The union's membership gave the agreement thumping approval at a mass meeting Sunday in St. Stephen Gymnasium. UNION OFFICIALS today said insurance, holiday and vacation gains in the new contract amount to an average of 9.7 cents an hour. There was no across the board wage boost in the new contract.

Aside from the insurance, holiday and vacation benefits, the only workers who will get a wage boost are those getting what the union Widow Of Rev. Munday Dies In West News was received here Sunday by Dale Moffett of the death, at an early hour Sunday, of Mrs. John Munday at Monrovia. Calif. Mrs.

Munday was the widow of Rev. John Munday for many years recti of Grace Episcopal church. MR. MOFFETT. who was a son-in-law of Mrs.

Munday, and who has been closely in touch with her throughout the years since the death of her husband, has been advised that the funeral will be held from the W. B. Temple at Monrovia Tuesday afternoon. The burial will take place at San Gabriel Cemetery where the late Mr. Munday is buried.

Mr. and Mrs. Munday were greatly beloved residents of this city for a long period of years and upon Mr. Munday's retirement, they moved to California where Mx Munday died a number of years ago. IN RECENT YEARS, Mrs.

Munday has not been in good health One Killed And 23 Injured In District Traffic Mrs. D. Robert Nelson Injured In Collision On Court Street One man was killed and 23 other persons were injured in heavy week end traffic in the Blue Water District. Charles E. Cummings, 25, Davison, was killed when his car was struck by freight train near Lapeer.

The injured, including six children are: Mrs. Marion G. Nelson, wife of former City Commissioner D. Robert Nelson of Port Huron. Frank A.

Postal, 65, Port Huron. Richard Kliemann, 6, Port Huron. Mrs. Helen C. Cone, 30, Imlay City.

Rowland Cone, 34, Imlay City. Thomas DeVine, 10, Imlay City. Celia DeVine, 8, Imlay City. Charles DeVine, 6, Imlay City. David DeVine, 3, Imlay City.

Janice Cone, 2, Imlay City. Robert Garries, 21, Marlette. Harry Johnson, 20, Marlette. James M. O'Connor, 24, Brown City.

Harry Harper, 20, Brown City. Martin Sullivan, 21, Selfridge Field. Aileen Lambert, 34, Mt. Clemens. Sally Lambert, Mt.

Clemens. Robert Barnett, 30, Detroit. Peter Wronaki, 46, Detroit. George I. Kuck, 34, Gladwin.

Harold W. Gay, 43, East Detroit. Elmer F. Rowley, 27, Roseville. Bernard Pawlowski, 20, Harbor Beach.

CLINGING FOR THEIR LIVES Four men cling desperately to a partially capsized cabin cruiser In the Allegheny river below a dam a few miles from downtown Pittsburgh Sunday. The four men were rescued a few minutes after this picture was taken. Four companions, however, perished in the swirling (AP Wirephoto) "i ay "sr- rjvjy If -V A fxrv I I 1 su a Ss-i 1" If CV (I A UYerMiaaay counr In Previous Elections The largest early turnout of raters in any school election in re-jeit years was recorded in Port Huron today with a total of 297 ballots cast by noon. THE EARLY vote reflects the interest uiai xm-x taking in public school issues, but Noon Vote Totals Neon vote totals for each precinct are: Kt. 1 v.

28 1V 2 Ne. 4 Na. No. N. 8 No.

9 Jfa. 10 7 43 39 53 21 16 13 51 No, 11 20 297 Bie total is not up to results anticipated from greatly increased numbers of electors on School Dis trict rolls. Tirf vr 217 votes were cast by nnnn with about 7.000 reeistered electors on the School District books. This year there are about 1IM0O nersons eligible for a ballot itnce the names of all qualified City electors have been-aaaea io Scioal lists. mt CANDIDATES are vieing ix two places on the Board of Kocation.

They are Mrs. Edward A Baynes, Mrs. Annie L. Carpen ter, Richard A. Cooley, Elwood A.

Tred Phipps and John W. Wright. ELEVEN PRECINCTS are being ttei this year in place of the four previously used by the School Dis trict They are the regular poll ing places used in all City elections with the exceotion that no pre cincts are split into two sections. All voters in each precinct will ote at the same place. Polling places will be open until I pjh.

today. 65 Receive Diplomas At St Stephen The force to imnrove the world than can ho pvorfpr? tht Chris- tan ideals of a single individual as emphasized by Rev. Gerald oraij, yjMi, ai ot. axepnen rug" Schfinl Sunday night in St. Stephen Cath- i TATHIR KKXEAI.T annealed to the 65 members of the gradu- class to apply the principles their Christian education to ir every-day life.

"Jhe example you set will af-J the attitude and behavior of Othem in a it. we is no telling how far the single worth-while act ajy spread," he said. DIPLOMAS PSauates hv Pt ht, "t- A. ConnelL pastor of St. eph'i Catholic church.

Each Z. came forward for the wsentatinn 9E at limine wts taxi- sf J- McCormick, pastor 3 Stephen church. u2 were closed with Memn Benediction. jraauates attended baccalaur- ounaay morning in church. Father McCormick erTfo Find It ACn T3 ct News to 2, 10 13 LOSES WIFE IN RIVER TRAGEDY Jack Kreig weeps unashamedly after being' rescued from capsized cabin cruiser in Allegheny river.

His wife was one of four persons who perished. The cruiser was caught in the boiling eddies where the Allegheny drops 11 feet over the dam at lock No. 3, about 15 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. After futile rescue attempts by a blimp, a seaplane and numerous small boats, a crew of volunteers drove a 110-foot stem-wheel river tug into the violent waters and rescued the four clinging to the cruiser. Kreig is comforted by J.

R. Montgomery, a close friend. (AP Wirephoto) called inequitable wages now. A lump sum of $75,000 has been set aside to correct the wage inequities, Neil MacNeil, union president, explained today. He said the increases for certain workers will be determined by a survey of all jobs covered by the union's Unit contract.

A JOINT COMPANY-union state ment today said the major provisions of the new contract, agreed to June 3 by negotiators after months of bargaining, are: VACATIONS Extra vacation pay for workers with more than three years' seniority. The new contract gives 40 hours pay for employes with one to three years service; 60 hours for those with three to five years; 80 hours for those with five to ten years; 100 hours for those with 10 to 15 years and 120 hours for those with more than 15 years' seniority. The old contract gave 40 hours vacation pay to workers with one to five years' service and 80 hours' pay to those with more than five years' seniority. The pay for vacations is computed on the worker's average-hourly wage. HOSPITALIZATION All workers will get company-paid hospital, medical and surgical benefits.

Employes who want to include their family in the hospltalizatio insurance program can include them in the same policy by paying; the difference between the individual rate, which the company and the family rate. The old contract did not cover company-paid hospitalization. The plan was paid for by employes. INSURANCE All workers will get $2,000 company-paid life insurance policies. The company paid only half of Insurance premiums under the life insurance provision In the old contract.

SICKNESS AND ACCIDENT BENEFITS All workers will get company-paid sickness and accident insurance providing eligible employes $26 a week for 28 weeks. The old contract provided for the paying only half the premium on a policy that gave workers $14 for 13 weeks. HOLIDAYS All workers covered by the contract, with some limitations, will get paid for six holidays a year without working. INEQUITIES $75,000 will be distributed to classifications found by a joint company-union committee to require correction. As soon as the job survey, now underway, is finished, the pay changes will be made.

All of the scales raised will be retroactive to June 1. PLANT -WIDE STEWARDS Only union bargaining committee members will be plant-wide stewards hereafter in order to keep a closer contact between the bar gaining committee and workers. LENGTH OF CONTRACT The new contract will expire June 1, 1952. But it contains a clause permitting it to be opened for wage negotiations June 1, 1951. COMPANY and union officials both termed the agreement "a good contract." Mr.

McNeil said the new contract "will go a long way to better labor relations at Mueller Brass company. The contract agreement was reached on the brink of a walkout by Local 44. Meanwhile, the membership of Local 218, International Association of Machinists, was to review terms of its new contract at a meeting in Marine Corps league tonight, The IAM contract, also agreed to as the union threatened to strike, already has been ratified and signed. Local 44 represents most of the plant workers and Local 218 represents skilled machinists, mostly tool and die makers. Strike Violence Morristown, June 12 UP A new wave of violence sweeping over the strikebound American Enka rayon plant increased the chances today that the National Guard would re recalled here to restore order.

Teachers List Pay Comparison Show City Near Bottom In State Officers of the Port Huron Teachers club presented figures today to support their claim that the club demand for salary increases is not out of line with wages paid others of their profession in other Michigan cities. SOME 204 local public school teachers have refused to sign contract acceptance cards for the 1950-51 school year unless a change is made in present salary schedules. An unofficial offer of a flat $100-a-yer increase made by the local Board of Education, was rejected by the, teaching staff. They, have asked for $300 raise. The figures, submitted by Miss Mildred Kunz, president of tht Teachers club, were prepared by the Metropolitan Detroit Bureau of Cooperative School studies and were released in December, 1949.

IN THE REPORT the school systems of 41 Michigan cities are compared. Port Huron Is located at the bottom of the list for all 41 cities in the beginning salary paid teachers with bachelor de- grees. Ecorse is at the top with a starting salary of $3,046. Port Huron teachers start at $2,300.. a.

In' the list of maximum salaries paid, Port Huron is No. 38 with a top salary of $3,800 for teachers with masters degrees, and 12 years experience. Gross Pointe is at the top of the list with $5,150. Iron Mountain is at the bottom with $3,275. In the comparison of equalized valuation for each pupil in membership as of June 1949, Port Huron is twenty-ninth from the top with $8,917.

Hamtramck tops the list with $22,544. Lincoln Park is at the bottom with $4,538. TEXT OF A Teachers club statement on the comparative figures follows: We wish to point out that these are salaries paid this past year, (1949-1950) and that many of these systems have had increases for the 1950-51 year. Need we note that Port Huron teachers will be in a much more unfavorable position next year. May we point out the following facts.

1. Of 41 Michigan Cities that employ more than 75 teachers (Port Huron has 277) Port Huron pays the lowest salary to the beginning teachers. It is forty-first on the list. 2. Of these same 41 cities Port Huron stands sixth from the lowest in maximum salaries or thirty-sixth on the list.

3. In equalized value, the amount of taxable property behind each child which determines the amount of money that can be raised by local revenues on a given rate, Port Huron is thirteenth from the bottom or twenty-ninth on the list. 4. On this basis. If Port Huron teachers were getting a fair division of local revenue, See TEACHERS, Page Falls From Coaster Detroit, June 12 AP Robert Decker, 25, stood up to wave to the crowd at Edgewater Park amusement center as the roller coaster he was riding reached its top point Sunday night.

Seconds later he fell from the 100-foot height Decker died two hours later at Redford Receiving Hospital. and her death was not unexpected by those who knew her best. Mrs. Munday was in her 89th year, having been born in Maine in 1861 and moved to Michigan where the family settled in Alpena. She had numerous friends here, many of whom called on her in her California home on the occasion of a visit out there.

MRS. MUNDAY is survived by four grandchildren, Melvin Mason, San Diego, William Mason, of northern California; Marjorie Mason, who was married recently, and Mason Ballentine, Minneapolis. and six great grandchildren. Both her daughter, who was Mrs. Moffett, and her son, William Mason, died in recent years.

GradsTold 'Keynote Of Life9 Two hundred sixty-one Port Huron High School graduates heard Rev. Edward Grosz, pastor of St. Paul's American Lutheran church, speak on "Keynote of Life" at baccalaureate services before a capacity audience of friends and relatives Sunday night in the High School Gymnasium. Mr. Grosz said service is the "Keynote of Life," that true greatness can be attained only through "service to your God, to your fel- lowman and to your country-" IN DEVELOPING the theme of service to one's fellowman Mr.

Grosz reminded the graduates that, "We are living in a world of unrest, torn by conflicting ideologies in which human life is held cheap and some leaders seem bent on the exploitation of the masses." Service to fellowman can be performed by helping these unfortunate peoples, he said. The seniors, in caps and gowns, entered the gymnasium to the processional "Pontifical," played, by the High School band. The school choir sang "Onward Christian Soldiers" and "The Lord Is In His Holy Temple." FERRIS D. Briscoe, of Sturges Memorial Congregational church, gave the invocation; Rev. J.

Alton Cressman, pastor of First Presbyterian church, lead scripture reading and prayer, and Mr. Briscoe led benediction, with choral response. "Prayer Perfect," an anthem, was sung. Richard Trese, senior, sang "The Lord's Prayer," accompanied by Miss Catherine Lasher, also a graduate. Miss Joan Heyer, senior, sang "Alleluja" after Mr.

Grosz' address. Concluding number was an anthem, God Our Help in Ages Past. The ceremony closed with the recessional, "Pomp and Chivalry." Drivers Fined For Drunken Driving Bad Axe, June 12 Two drunk drivers today paid fines and costs after they pleaded guilty before Justice John Kavanagh. Martin Engelhardt, 47, Sebe-waing, paid $85.10. He was arrested in that village by Marshal Carl Tredup and Deputy Sheriff Peter Weich.

Joseph Novak, 34, Snover, formerly of Port Hope and Caro, paid $79.30. He was arrested in Bad Axe by troopers Glenn Dafoe and Charles Wierenga. Four Die In Plunge Over Dam Four Rescued From Battered Cruiser (By rne Associated fressi Pittsburgh, June 12 The raging waters of an Allegheny river spillway took four lives Sunday but rivermen who refused to quit rescue effort in the face of terrifying odds pulled four others to safety. One riverman, 50-year-old Hull Wright, died a hero. He tried desperately to save six persons who rode over an 11-foot Nashville, June 12 AP An inboard cruiser, its motor dead, was swept over a 12-foot dam on the Cumberland river Sunday, but the three men aboard escaped.

Sam Silverman, 40, said "I thought my number was up" 'when. fast water dashed the 16-foot cruiser over the dam and threw them out. Two young men in a boat rescued the three, including 70-year-old Sol Corenswet who Is partly paralyzed and wears leg braces, dam in their 25-foot cabin cruiser 15 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. THE FOUR WHO survived a night of horror were battered and beaten, inside and out. They clung to the cruiser as it bobbed furiously in the foaming, swirling spillway.

For seven hours they watched scores of rescue attempts fail. A blimp, a seaplane and -even men in a rowboat tried to reach them. Just as it seemed their cruiser would, capsize, they were pulled to safety by the volunteer crew of a. small river towboat piloted by a veteran skipper who willingly took his chance with fate. He won his gamble and lost his boat as it overturned in the maelstrom.

There were six on the cruiser when it missed a lock and went over the dam. Wright and his boss, veteran lockmaster James Woffenden. went to their rescue in an 18-foot skiff. THE SMALL CRAFT was'smash- ed to pieces and Woffenden and Wright jumped to the cruiser. Then, one by one, the four who perished began going overboard, Woffenden declared: "It was a nightmare I tried to get everybody to hang on tight and wait for help but it wasn't long before one of the women was swept overboard.

The next was Then another woman fell in. Finally, a man disappeared. That left four of us." Authorities listed the lost, In addition to Wright, as: Mrs. William Fisher, 29; Mrs. Carol Krieg, about 30, wife of one of the rescued, and William Lahey about 25.

The 1 rescued -were Woffenden, James McHugh, 24, owner of the cruiser; Charles Reilley, 34, and Jack Kreig, 28. ONE LEAPS TO SAFETY Lapeer, July 12 Charles E. Cummings, 25, of Davison, was fatally injured about 7 p.m. Sunday when the car he was driving collided with Grand Trunk freight train No. 535 at the Elba road crossing near Lapeer.

Cummings' passenger, David Wiley, 20, 132 south Elba road, escaped by jumping from the slowly-moving car just before the impact. He suffered a painful but not serious cut on his hip. Engineer on the freight train was George Mahoney. Wiley, taken to Goodrich Hospital, told the ambulance driver he was the first to sight the train as he and Cummings approached the Elba road crossing. He is quoted by the ambulance driver as shouting to Cummings: "Here comes a train." Wiley said that Cummings replied: "Oh, we can make it." Wiley took no chance, opened the door and leaped.

The car was completely demolished. Dragged from the wreckage, Cummings lived only a few minutes. The Elba road crossing is in a gully and was the scene of a fatal accident late last year when a mother and her infant daughter were killed as their car collided with a train. Cummings, who spent his entire life in Davison, was born June 8, 1924. Survivors are his widow, Mercedes; two daughters, Betty Ann and Helen Lee, and one son, Charles Ira, all at home, and Grant Davison, great grandfather of the children.

Funeral services are not completed but will be held in Davison with Rev. R. J. Button officiating. MRS.

NELSON INJURED Mrs. Marion G. Nelson, 48, of 2026 Kovpnth street, wife of D. Robert Nelson, former City Commissioner, is being held in Port Huron Hospital for observation following shock suffered Sunday afternoon in an automobile accident at Court and Twelfth streets. Her condition is "satisfactory, Hospital attend ants said.

Patrolmen Georffe A. Nelson and Frank P. Gragowski said the Nelson vehicle, which was driven west nn Court, was struck bv a car which was driven north on Twelfth street by Clarence Steckley, 20, Stratford, Ont. The Nelson car. which rolled over, is a complete loss.

Steckley. and seven passengers in his car, were not injured. Frank A. Postal. R5.

of 919 Oak street, is in the Hospital with minor injuries suffered early today when struck, while walking across the intrsrtinn of Tnti and flriswnlH streets, by a car which was driven by Donald H. Shiland, 41, of 4651 Lake Shore road. BOY RUNS INTO CAR Marysville, June 12 A six-year-old boy is in Port Huron Hospital today suffering from injuries received Sunday afternoon when he See ACCIDENTS, Page 2 Negotiators Try Agai in lo cna Milk Tie-up Pittsburgh, June 12 AP Representatives of striking dairy workers and their employers will try again today to bring an end to the walkout that has shut off the milk supply of 2,300,000 persons in western Pennsylvania. The strike was called by members of the AFL-Dairy workers union Friday against firms belonging to the Greater Pittsburgh Milk Dealers association. A number of contracts are involved, the association said.

The drivers are seeking a 40-hour instead of the present 48-hour week at the same rate of pay. The driv ers also are asking for a raise in the daily guarantee from $10 to $13.50. The dealers offered $11. A six-hour conference Sunday failed to bring a settlement but negotiators said they would meet again today. The association again advanced arbitration as a solution but the union declined.

Hitchhiking Gunman Kills Hazel Park Man Detroit, June 12 UP A "young-looking" gunman murdered a Hazel Park motorist and assaulted his wife when the couple picked him up early today. Mrs. Beulah Schaff fold State Police that the gunman," whom she described as "about 20 and young-looking," flagged her husband, Eugene, 40, as they were driving along a lonely road to their suburban home. Pleads Guilty To Reckless Driving Charles Roth, 32, of 1625 Frances street, pleaded guilty today before Justice Frank D. Beadle, St.

Clair, to reckless driving and driving without an operator's license. Justice Beadle sentenced Roth to pay $35 fine and costs on the reckless driving charge or serve 30 days in jail and to pay a $10 fine and serve two days in jail on the no operator's license charge. Roth paid both fines and is serving the two days in jail. He was arrested Sunday afternoon at Griswold and Omar roads by Deputy Sheriff Louis E. Baus-laugh after, the car he was driving ran into the rear of a car which was driven by Robert G.

Brown, 38, of 1823 Elk. street. Bauslaugh said Roth pleaded guilty Nov. 21, 1949 to drunk driving, had his operator's license suspended for 90 days and never applied to have it renewed under the Financial Responsibility Act. in- ii il.

-f Weather Hourly Temperatares Yesterday Today 1 p.m. .64 I- a.m. 2 a.m 3 a.m. 4 a.m. 3 a.m.

6 a.m.; 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9 a.m 10 a.m., 11 a.m. Noon Lowest 2 jm. 3 p.m.

.4 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m.

9 p.m. 10 p.m. 11 p.m. Midnight. Highest.

.63 ...63 ...66 ...65 ...66 ...61 ...60 ...60 ...60 ...60 .60 ...72 .58 ....57 ...56 ...56 ....59 ...61 ....64 .68 ....70 ....71 ....72 S. Weather Bureau Forecast) Port Huron: Fair tonight. Partly cloudy Tuesday with thunder showers Tuesday afternoon. Warmer, moderate to fresh southwest winds. Detroit and vicinity: Fair tonight, low 60 degrees.

Partly cloudy and warmer Tuesday. High 85 degrees foUowed by thunder showers. Moderate southwest winds. Lower Michigan: Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Tuesday. Local thundershowers by Tuesday afternoon or might.

School Election Are em UMil 8 PM. Today.