E
TELLS GIGANTIC
EXPANSION PLAN
An expenditure of $400,000,
000 for new construction over a
five-year period was announced
Tuesday by N. R. Powley, presi
dent of the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph company, accord
ing to word received by R. B.
Hammond, manager. In an
nouncing this unprecedented
program, Mr. Powley stated:
"Having done Its biggest and
most important job throughout
the war years, our company,
following V-J day, turned to do
the biggest and most important
peacetime job in its history. Of
fundamental sign i f i c a n c e to
every city, town, village and
hamlet throughout the Pacific
coast, out postwar program is
the largest we have ever under
taken for any similar period and
it will necessarily require extra
ordinary amounts of new capi
tal The consummation of this
program will result in increas
ing our present plant investment
by almost 50 per cent, bringing
our total plant investment
throughout the Pacific coast to
more than a billion dollars.
Service Expansion First
"Our immediate task in which
real strides are being made is
to give service to all who want
It and to restore and to take to
. UaioVita nnr nrewar. service.
In marching forward with the
Pacific coast, our program con
templates the restoration as rap
idly as possible of the fundamen
tal essentials, necessarily sus
pended in the war period, which
our plant and service require.
The execution and speed of the
entire program is dependent,
however, upon the flow of avail
able manpower, materials,
money and the level of business
conditions.
"Among the many important
phases of this program are (1)
provision of plant for growth.
(2) replacement of plant to elim
inate the temporary war expedi
ments, (3) improvement of cus
tomers' equipment, (4) replace
ment of manual equipment by
dial, (5) extension and improve
ment of rural service so that
thousands of additional farms
will be adequately supplied with
telephone service, (6) two-way
communication telephone serv
ice to connect motor vehicles,
boats of all- kinds and trains
with any other telephone, (7)
strengthening of the toll and
long distance network, includ
ing provisio for television and
further use of radio facilities,
and (8) many other projects to
effect service improvements and
extension of services, inclusive
of provision of equipment for
nation-wide operator dialing on
KSE0F0RD NEON CO.
SIGNS and SERVICE
Personally supervised by
RALPH ELLIS
527 Putnam Phone 3278
Wood and Coal Combination
HEATERS
Younger's Appliance
31 N. Bartlett
SHOPPING
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toll and long distance calls and
subscriber dialing of such calls,
in areas where applicable.
"Stepping across the thresh
hold of a new era of tremendous
expansion as we did in the lat
ter months of 1945, the year
1946, as we now visualize it.
will record an all-time high ex
penditure of upwards of $90,-
000,000 for new construction,
which, together with plant and
materials reused, will result in
gross plant additions for the"
year of. well over $100,ooo,ouu.
Washington, Dec. 18 U.R)
President Truman's message to
congress on merger of the armed
services is virtually completed
and probably will be sent . to
Capitol Hill Wednesday, White
House Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross announced today.
Ross' announcement came as
congress appeared determined to
begin its Christmas recess this
week-end without acting on
elther the president's labor or
housing programs.
The merger message will be
between 5,000 and 6,000 words
long, Ross said. Mr. Truman fav
ors the principle of a merger
but he has not indicated the ex
act kind of a setup he prefers.
Mr. Truman will leave Wash
ington by plane Christmas morn
ing for a three-day visit to his
home in Independence, Mo. He
will return to Washington Fri
day, Dec. 28.
THE GRANGE
Roxy Ann Grange
Roxy Ann H.E.C. will meet at
Grange hall Wednesday at 1 p.
m. for a dessert luncheon. This
is the annual Christmas party
with Roxyanna gift exchange
and drawing for new R'oxyan-
nas. All ladies of the grange
are invited.
Hostesses for the afternoon
are Mrs. Don Elliot, Sr., Mrs.
Henry Hansen and Mrs. Frank
Hansen.
Newly elected officers are re
minded of the joint installation
at Central Point, Dec. 19.
Roxy Ann Grange will hold
its last meeting of the year Fri
day, Dec. 21 at 8 p. m. Each
member is asked to bring a small
gift for exchange.
H.E.C. will furnish refresh
ments.
Members are asked to turn in
all sales slips at this time as the
quarter closes soon.
WOULD BUY KOIN
Washington, Dec. 18 (U.R)
Marshall Field today asked the
federal communications com
mission for permission to buy
radio station KOIN, Portland,
Ore.
F
E TO RECEIVE
Conforming to an order an
nounced from the national capi
tal, Medford offices of various
federal agencies will be closed
Monday, Dec. 24, and Monday,
Dec. 31, it was announced today,
permitting employes to have aa
extended holiday period. How
ever, the offices will then re
main open Saturday, Dec. 29,
and Saturday, Jan. 5, it was
stated. Under the ordinary 40
hour week schedule, the offices
are not open on Saturday.
Under the holiday schedule,
the offices will be closed Dec.
22, 23, 24 and 25 over the Christ
mas week-end, and the next
week-end will be closed Dec. 30,
31 and Jan. 1.
Among the offices affected are
the Rogue River National For
est service, the Crater Lake Na
tional Park service, the Office of
Price Administration, the Selec
tive Service Boards and the Oregon-California
Lands Admini
stration. Postmaster Frank . DeSouza
states that this order will not ap
ply to postal employees and that
the postoffice will be open as
usual Monday, Dec. 24, and
Dec. 31.
DRINKING PARTY
Portland, Ore., Dec. 18 (U.R)
An investigation was launched
by police today into what they
termed "a murder and probable
suicide" after the torn and chop
ped body of a woman and the
body of an elderly man were
found in a modest westside Port
land apartment.
Police said the deaths climax
ed an all-night drinking party.
The woman was identified as
Alice May Miller, 45, and the
man as Francis A. Gray, 50.
The body of the woman, torn
and split by a hammer and an
ax, was found in the bedroom
Under her body was the head of
a claw hammer and another
blunt hammer was found near
by. A bloody ax was discovered
in the doorway between the
kitchen and bedroom.
Gray's body was found in the
kitchen near an open gas Jet.
The coroner said his body bore
no bruises or other injuries, but
his face, hands and clothes were
smeared with blood.
nippon"spiesseTzed
before pearl harbor
Washington, Dec. 18 (U.R)
Vice Admiral T. S. Wilkinson
told the Pearl Harbor commit
tee today that "two or three"
Japanese naval officers were
seized for spying at west coast
naval installations before the
Japanese attack on Pearl Har
bor Dec. 7, 1941.
Wilkinson, former chief of
naval intelligence, said the Jap
anese were accused of spying at
Bremerton and Seattle, Wash.,
and San Francisco and San
Pedro, Calif.
Red Head Believed to Be Bigamist
(Acme Telr photo)
Arrested on vagrancy charge, Antoinette Zeszastrlskla, 20, Is spurned In
Kansas City. Mo., Jail by William "Lucky" Mace, 33, who identified her as
his wife, although she denied his claim. Three marriage licenses havi
been found in the home of the attractive red-head.
Closing time for Classified Ads 8:30
a.m. Too Late to Classify 12:13 p.m.
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Youngsters (and a lot of grown-ups, too) really go for trains
end stories about railways. Exciting and Informative reading
about the Iron Horse Is packed In many books now available
in book stores.
There's a railway book for every age group, and all of them
have pictures of trains and the places they go.
A railway book is a real Christmas gift and real reading
about one of America's most important and romantic industries.
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530 American Hank Bldg., BEacon 7273
Portland 5, Oregon
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VFW Yule Program
For Service Folk
Scheduled Friday
The large Christmas tree
standing in the big hall of the
USO was decorated last evening
by members of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars and its auxiliary
In preparation for their Christ
mas party for all service and ex
service men and their families
to be held Friday, Dec. 21 at 7:30
p. m. Earl Sterigere will be
master of ceremonies.
Eve Prentice and her Junior
accordion band will play Christ
mas songs and Mrs. Ruby .Rus-
que will be heard in several
Christmas readings. Santa will
be present in person to distri
bute goodies to all the children.
The Veterans of Fbreign Wars
request each parent to bring a
small gift so that Santa may
present it to the child whose
name appears upon the package.
2 CENT POSTAGE RETURN
IS APPROVED IN HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 18 (U.R)
The House today passed and s I it
to the Senate a bill to restore the
two-cent postage rate on first
class local' mall.
Passage was on a standing vote
of 76 to eight.
A two-cent an ounce rate was
in effect on local letter deliv
eries from July 1, 1933 until
March 26, 1944, when as a tem
porary wartime revenue meas
ure, congress increased the rate
to three cents.
BORED DESK SERGEANT
GIVEN NEW HUNT CLUE
Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 18
(U.R) The desk sergeant was
rather bored at first when the
woman phoned asking police to
find her husband.
"I don't know where he is,"
she said, "but he should be home
with me, because we love each
other very much."
After a pause, she concluded:
"You might find him at his
girl friend's place."
RETURN OF WAR DEAD
IS FAVORED BY HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 18 (U.R)
The House today passed and sent
to the Senate a bill to provide
for return home of the bodies of
service personnel who died
abroad in World War II.
Rep. Robert Sikes, D., Fla.,
author of the bill, said it was
estimated that 300,000 bodies
would be returned at a cost of
approximately $700 each.
SIX MILLION JOBLESS
SEEN BEFORE SPRING
Washington, Dec. 18 (U.R)
Deputy Reconversion Director
Robert R. Nathan estimated to
day that there will be 6,000,000
unemployed by next spring.
Although this is 2,000,000 less
than was figured on shortly
after V-J day, Nathan said in an
interview that it "still is a pretty
sizeable figure."
PHOENIX MAY INSTALL
LARGER WATER MAINS
Phoenix, Dec. 18 Installation
of larger water mains along fifth
street in north Phoenix is a
project being considered by the
city council, according to Henry
W. Frame, recorder.
Additional families occupying
that section of the city necessi
tates the enlargment of facili
ties.
Befweem PORTLAND TACOMA SEATTLE SPOKANE
MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL CHICAGO
BIRTHS
BAIZE To Mr. and Mrs.
James H., 21 Genessee St., Dec.
IS, 194S, a girl, 8 pounds, at
Sacred Heart hospital.
SHIP LIMPS HOME
Tacoma, Wash., Dec. 18 (U.R)
Battered by one of the worst
storms ever to sweep the North
Park View
Convalescent Home
153 Granit St. Aihltnd Or
RegiiUred Nurt In Charg
Equipment for bd patients.
Pacific, the USS Admiral Free
man limped into port today to
debark 2,948 army personnel,
including a large contingent of
the much-decorated 2nd engin
eer special brigade.
Closlnff time for Classified Ads 8:30
a.m. Too Late to Classify 12:15 pm
Washington, Dec. 18 (U.F9
Stabilization Administrator John
C. Collet today turned down a
request by the Office of Price
Administration to reinstate ceil
ing prices on fresh citrus fruits
Collet said that weather con
ditions and slow shipments had
held up the movement of the
new crop to market.
Prices of citrus fruits have
more than doubled In some cases
since controls were lifted on
Nov. 19.
Collet pointed out, however,
that this seasonal increase in
prices should decline during the
next few days as the new bum
per crop moves to market.
Snook Wins Prize
In Sales Contest
With $62,500 in new business
in the first 10 days of December,
Fred W. Snook of Medford
clinched the title of "leading di
vision representative" for 1945
and became winner of the $250
cash prize offered by F. S.
Porter, division manager of In
vestors' Syndicate, in Portland.
Mr. Snook far oversold his
quota which hangs up a new rec
ord for the division for December.
Closing time for Sunday Too Late
to Classtfy 4:00 Saturday afternoon.
Please remember.
Tuesday. Dee. 18, 1945 MEDFORD MAIL-TRIBUNE THREK
SHOOTS PARTNER
Weiser, Ida., Dec. 18 (U.R)
Sheriff Arthur S. Caviness re
ported today that Lee Hart said
he shot his partner, Frank (Red)
McCullough during a quarrel In
their isolated cabin at Sand Hoi
low 18 miles east of here Oct. 28,
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but many motor oils haven't kept pace with the
change in cars. That's why we fortified RPM Motor
Oil to match bigger, more powerful modern engines
and gave it a special ingredient that stops corrosion.
In dad's day, carbon was more of a nuisance in
stove pipes than cars. Now, carbon can clog up a car
in a hurry. So we put a "detergent" (or cleansing
agent) in "RPM." It gradually cleanses power-robbing
deposits from motors, then keeps them cleaner.
Heat, hot enough to melt metal, singes cylinder walls
in modern cars. Another compound in RPM Motor Oil
makes it cling to hot spots old-fashioned oils leave
bare. It keeps on clinging when the engine stops
to guarantee instant lubrication next time you start up.
We like to put air in your tires, but we hate to see
it in the oil. That's why there's a "dc-foamer" in
RPM Motor Oil to prevent crankcase air bubbles. It's
another extra protection modern cars get from "RPM"
(without extra cost). Try "RPM" today!
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