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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1954)
! r rOXntTEEK MEDrORD (OREGON) mail tribune Sunday, October 31, 1954 A' 1 (4 PRESENT FIRE HALL Pictured is the rewf and west side of the Central Point lire hall. . The extension on the side was necessary to con tain the new lire truck when purchased in 1952. The stairway scaffolding at the rear is considered by Fire Chief Oran Chastain as the "principal means of support" for that part of the building. A foundation is lacking at the rear corner. The false front as seen from the ' rear dates the building around the turn of tha century. ' (Cliff Lacey photo) In the Day's News Br FRANK JENKINS .v As these words are written, a most interesting political cam paign is nearing its end. It is interesting because, after nearly : m decade and a half of war ec onomy, we are readjusting to a . peace economy. ; . It Isn't easy. In a war economy, the engine runs at wide-open throttle. It has to run at wide-open throttle, lor In wartime we must have production and more produc tion and then STILL MORE PRODUCTION. Modern wars are won or lost on the ability of tha combatants to produce. When production Is high, we have at least the illu sion ol great prosperity. - FOR the moment, the shooting wars are ended. It is an un easy peace, it is true. But his tory tells us that a period of uneasy peace usually follows a prolonged period ol war; History tells us also that periods ol uneasy peace are often follow ed by periods of solid peace. . Maybe It will be that way this ; time, , We all hope so. Central Point Voters Asked for Fire Hall; 0!d Building Rickety TUT readjustments from war ! " booms to a normal peace' .tirte economy are never easy. it's hard to forget the booming days when everybody had a job. when overtime was abundant, when prices were high and go Sng steadily higher and wages were high and going steadily oigner. In short - wnen we never had it so good. 'THE Eisenhower admlnistra. tion has had to face this re adjustment. In doing so, it has displayed a great deal of cour age. In this year of 1994, when the Indexes by which we mea sure what we call prosperity nave been steadily declining, , there has never been a day when the President and his advisers have not known that by turn ing on the spigot ol inflation they could restore the ILLU SION ol prosperity. . : ; . ; They have had the courage to refrain from doing so. I ad mire them lor it for we can't get back to a normal peace time 'economy il we keep turn ing on the spigot of Inflation to BRING BACK THE BOOM. So i- . . Since we MUST get back to a normal peacetime economy. I hope the Eisenhower admin istration is sustained in the bal loting next Tuesday and I shall do what I ' can to bring that about.: ' $ . All I can do is to vote lor candidates who in my opinion will . support and sustain the Eisenhower administration in its really courageous attempt to re adjust our economy to a normal peacetime basis. ; That Is all anyone can do. ,', ftanf.rnl Pnlnfr CMivi.nn rtf fTpnt.rnl Point, will vnr.A TWaHav on whether or not they wish to have a new lire hall and library building, for a cost of . about $20,000. Insnentlnn nf t.h ' sf.rnrtiir Friday and comments from var ious citizen and nffiHftl re vealed the condition ol the pres ent fire building. It is believed tn hav hppn built at least AO venra nan. Walla are buckling In several places, aue io jacic oi proper lounda tion. A portion ol the lirst floor, which is of wood. In nnmnlntplv rotted out In spots, causing a sateiy nazard tor hurried lire men on a turnout. The onlv solid font Inff In whore the three trucks stand. The con crete is poured only to the rear insiae oi ine wail, and not as a foundation. Light Through Wall Besides belnff nhlo 4n "... light" through portions ol the bottom wall, a recent hosing off of the inside revealed that water spurted through the loose siding, running down the outside walls, according to Fire Chiel Oran Chastain. : The loose COnstrimtlnn mnV., heating costs ''almost prohibi tive," he added. This was cited as one ol two factors which Caused two falsa alarms (hi. month. Chastain and Mayor Don Burelson both stated that the wires ol the lire alarm mech anism sagged into the control I SHALL ol course vote to re plpnt fionatnn rn.JnH IT. i v WW.MtU. utuuii, xie la ah able, sincere, hard-working member ol the senate. Hp ha. renresented Qresnn uu nj v. has served his country well. TN THE Second congressional - district Ol Oreffnn. ivVmrp I happen to live, I shall vote for me reelection of Sam Coon. He has represented this district ably and I think he is entitled tn another term. I think Eastern Oregon will profit by giving him another' term., . QN THE same principle, and v without seeking to discredit his Democratic opponent,,! shall vote to reelect Governor Pat terson. He has been an able and conscientious governor, and I think the state ol Oregon will profit by giving him another term. IF MY voting residence were in the Fntirth pnnffMs.lnnnl district, I would vote unhesitat- msy ior aoie, experienced, con scientious Harris Ellsworth. I tfiniaMpr. him haml anA .hMlIJ crs above his Democratic opponent. Dead line SnnriMV ri.irlt noon Sattirrfnv: in mm M.au i- Monday; other da.v 8:3o'previoua day. box, setting off the alarm twice, before the cause could be lo cated. "This could only have occurred by the shifting ol the building and vibration from the trucks," they said : j Outside Stairway A loft in the high second story ol the structure was converted into a meeting place "out of the weather" for the department's training program. The only en trance is by an outside stairway, which is said to be the major means of support for the rear ol the building," by Chastain. The precarious position of the loft was attested to by Truck Captain Ed Gilkey. "Earlier this year during a heavy windstorm I was watching television on the department's set," he explained. "As the wind got worse, the building actually started sway ing, and I got the heck out of there, even forgetting to turn the TV set off." Chastain added, "buildings have been condemned in Central Point that are in better condi tion than this one." a To Protect Equipment One of the major reasons for seeking new fire hall quarters is to protect the expensive equip ment, according to Councilman John Wisely. At the present time there are three trucks, hose, turnout uniforms and other equipment valued at over S40.- 000, he pointed out. "We should not endanger such expensive items, which are worth more than double the cost of proposed new building," he added. When the newest truck, a 1952 model, was purchased, the west side of the building had to be extended by three feet to admit tne trucK, officials said. The cramped quarters make It im possible to work on any of the trucks indoors, they added. The fire i;hief stated, "They are either going to have to make the trucks smaller 'or the building bigger." On Rear of Sit The proposed new building would be erected on the rear of the present lot,, with both the present fire hall and an old metal building removed. Burelson said that the additional space would be used lor a public parking lot for the present. As in all improvements, the taxpayer must support the con struction, the officials continued. An estimated cost ol $2.20 per year lor ea-h $1,000 of assessed valuation at the beginning of assessment has been determined sufficient to support the bond issue, with a decrease each year until the debt is paid off, city officials said. The building was the city's fiist city hail, according to Mrs. Lettie L. Gregory. City records showed that the move to the present city hall was made dur ing 1934, when the old building was made the fire hall. British Mothers Satisfied Despite Mixup of Babies .! -r JTk. 1- f mtliBefdns? "Every stooge departmenc is so dean and tidy at Bckinj ... every item of furniture carefully wrapped and prop erly identified. ..and Bekins storage rates are much lower than we had ex pected. I heartily recommend Bekins' responsible storage to anyone needing the service." ' - J DAVIS TRANSFER & STORAGE CO. 40 S. fir Ph. 2-6273 London (U.R) Two moth ers, each nursing and claiming the other's baby as the result of a hospital mistake, Saturday called off scheduled christening ceremonies. ' Mrs. Sheila Read, 24, and Mrs. Vera Bowers, 22, formally put oil the naming of the five-week-old boys until another at tempt is made to decide the fu ture ol the babies, v Fores Gate hospital authori ties, in suburban West Ham, ad mitted Friday that the two babies "unfortunately" had been given to the wrong . mothers through' a mixup in wrist and crib tags. : ' Refuse Explanations But Mrs. Read and Mrs. Bow ers refused to accept the government-operated hospital 's ex planation and said they would not give up the babies. The two families retired to a rural hotel hideaway Friday night to talk over their predica ment. , Similar cases have been fought through British courts, but the Reads and Bowers found friendship in the mixup. The fathers tried to persuade their wives after Friday's an nouncement to 'trade the chil dren, but Mrs. , Read and Mrs. Bowers ignored the pleas and went about with their feeding, diaper-changing and bathing du ties as usual. Mrs. Read and Mrs. Bowers, convinced they have the right Artillery Roars at Formosa Defense Line Taipei, Formosa (U.R) tween Shanghai and Formosa Artillery roared Saturday at both end ol Geenralissimo Chiang Kai-shek's 300-mile long island outpost line off the main land of China. Heaviest exchanges ol cannon lire In two weeks were reported between Nationalist and Communist-held islands just north ol Tachen, which lies hall-way be- Gunners around the Commum ist-ht'ld port ol Amoy, 300 miles to the south ol Taechen, dueled with Nationalist artillery bat teries on shellpocked Quemoy Island four miles away. a Taipei press reports said the Communists were believed to be ordering batteries of Japanese made siege guns into position I along the coast.. babies despite blood-test proof to the contrai-y, spent the entire afternoon Friday together lond ly comparing the babies and helping each other. "It's no good Alf," Mrs. Read told her husband, a garage mechanic. "I don't care what anybody says. I feel that this little one here is mine," "I leel just like Sheila," Mrs. Bowers, wife ol a bank messen ger, said. ; v .' .."!' i The inlant being cared lor by Mrs, Bowers was scheduled to be christened Sunday. Mrs. Bow ers obtained a postponement. The hospital said tags had been put on the wrists ol the blue-eyed black-haired babies properly but the children had been placed in the'wrong cribs after they were born. The mistake was not detected until two weeks later, when a inurte notice that tha wrist tag and crib tags am not match. The mothers then were given their ritfht hnbleit for the. firnt tlm and both complained. OFFICERS EXECUTED Tehran, Iran, (U.R) Sis ol 12 Army officers convicted and sentenced to death in a Commu nist spy case were executed by a firing squad Saturday. , VOTE FOR DON HANSEN For City Council WARD 2 fi. Political Ad. Hainan (or Coun cil Comm. Al Bradtord, Chr. 0MW w800 I on cosIIi3 Yes, those who know the TRUTH about Oregon's steady supply of pure, wholesome milk will vote 8XNO! Retention of the MILK MARKETING ACT is favored by virtually every newspaper throughout the state, including the Oregonian, the Journal, tht Redmond Spokesman, Klamath' Falls Herald and News, Eugene Register-Guard, and Grants Pass Courier.... Also giving their endorsement to the MILK MARKETING ACT are such representa tive' groups and organizations as;.. the PORTLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, OREGON INDEPENDENT RETAIL GROCERS' ASSOCIATION, the A. F. OF L., the TEAMSTERS UNION, the OREGON GRANGE and the FARM BUREAU. From the REDMOND SPOKESMAN... "The basic need for dairy controls stems from the simple fact that cows are animals, not machines. If dairy herds could be made to produce exactly the same quanties of milk every month of the year the problem would be much different. "As it is, huge surpluses of milk are produced during several months of each year. During the surplus periods, controls keep the manipulators from taking the cheap milk and selling it at market-breaking prices. A non-control situation is made to order for freezerout and monopoly operations. "The small towns throughout the length and breadth of our state derive direct cash benefits from our dairy herds. Local herds give markets for feeds, supply fertilizers and help in many ways with the crop rotation system. If the milk law is smashed, Oregon's thousands of small herds will be the first to suffer as the result )f monopoly-marketing conditions." PROTECT OUR STEADY SUPPLY OF PURE, WHOLESOME MILEC Oraaan hatcilth authorities i .rS&mi i and Grade A Dairymen 1 have worked harmonl- I fl iCT"? ousiy to give you the CVTVA V ) m cleanest and the safest ' 1 1 I J f k M milk supply that is tto j J1AJJ I Q V-AJ be found anywhere 1 J H In the world. I V ' S "tbmYli Tliiiliir. V-AXJ 1 !--W .1111 ., J.T kl U' ti . A., kr Ik OIICOH mix rtODUCill COMMinil. UMM A4M. 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