Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1954)
NATO Milita ry Committee Airs Size off Western Defense Forces Br CHARLES CORDDRY United Prtsi Correspondent Washington U.R) Military leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty ' Organization opened a two-day conference here today to hammer out recommendations on the future size and makeup of Western defense forces. Prospective creation of a West German army, possible shifts in France's contribution and U.S. budgetary problems were among the top issues laid before the NATO Military committee. The group's studies will serve as the basis for recommenda tions to the NATO foreign min isters who will meet next month and make final decisions. The committee, meeting in the United States for the first time since 1950, consists of the highest ranking military men or their representatives from 12 NATO countries. Adm. Arthur -W. Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will repre sent tins country. British Air Marshal Sir Walter Dawson will represent Gen. Alfred M. Gruen ther, supreme Allied command' er in Europe. Presiding over the committee this year is Gen. Augustin Guil laume, chairman of the French i eneral staff. The group will wind up its conference with a visit to NATO's naval command headquarters at Norfolk,. Va., Wednesday. Defense Secretary Charles E Wilson and the joint chiefs held an unusual Sunday meeting in preparation for the NATO com' mittee talks. Officials 'said they canvassed a "stack of problems" but em- . phasized there was no special ur gency. But apparently at Wil son's request the Air Force chief of staff, Gen. Nathan F. Twin ing, cut short a European tour and Adm. Robert B. Carney, chief of naval operations, put off a trip he planned to start Sun day, i It was believed Wilson went over fiscal 1956 military snend in program with the chiefs of tan. The proposals go to Con tress In January. ' TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY beetles, structural repairs. Ph 2-9701 WANTED Lady for part time child CLEAN 1-BDRM iurn. . house. $50.00 1 BDRM. HOME $65 ma 4-bdrm home. $105 mo. JHOttJMMAYER REAL ESTATE PENSIONED VETERAN wants good congenial home city or rural. Like to dance, hunt, and fish. Can pay m. Tvriie xnoune cox 03U LOST 6 mo. Manx female cat. no tail. Reward, information or return. 2-6873 2-8334. NICE APT. for rent. No children. Ill Almond St. Daytime. Ph. 2-7300 After 5:30. 2-5110. FOR SALE 26 ft. Kit trailer. Like new. Dawson Trailer Park. Hwy 99S MUST SELL Washer-dryer.- Like new. Ph. 3-5740. FOR SALE Black oats, recleaned, 7-ft. Case field disc. Ph Jackson ville 9-6215. NOTICE to realtors, my property ' at ni. 2. ami. sia-tA, Meaiora is oil the market. W. J. Kramer. WOOD Fir planer blocks. 170 cu. ft. load,. $10; ,4 $5. Small blocks, cheap '. you haul. Ph 3-1286. FOR SALE Res. Phone 2-4839. Duroc boar, WANTED A Rood homefor two kit tens. Call at 1032 Mt. Pitt before 5:00 p.m. . ' ' WEANER and feeder pics. Dodge Ranch at Dodge Bridge. Hwy. 234. ONE 20 eu. ft. chest type freezer. G.E. portable dishwasher, both in excellent condition. Call 3-4270 .before 9 a.m.. after 6 p.m. ' 1939 FORD pickup for sale,- good tires and motor, $150. 1002 S. Holly. FOR SALE 1939 Plymouth, $35. Ph. 3-4077. FOR SALE CHRISTMAS TREES Wholesale only. High elevation. 7000 ft. & over. White fir. Heavy limbs. 15 yrs. cutting experience. Ph 3-1861 Farmers Insurance Exchanged will save you up to 30 on Auto insurance qhs anothe Claim-Free Drivors? look in your phone i 1 book-call FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP for AUTO TRUCK FIRE UFEcw Ml insurant rdt.n .The secretary indicated this week that no big cuts are likely in the year starting next July 1. Even if Russia is in earnest about getting along better with the West, Wilson said, it would Living Standard Up 40 Per Cent In Last 25 Years Washington CJ.R) The American standard of living has risen about 40 per cent in the past 25 years. This was' disclosed in a Com merce . Department report last nigni. u aiso inaicatea tnat Americans now are producing more and better autos, houses, appliances and the like, and have more money to buy them. Outout Boosttd - Th rsnort - on evnansinn of the gross national product since iZ9, alter adjustment xor price increases and decreases in value of the dollar, showed that over the past 25 years: 1. The average American boosted his real output of goods and services by 57 per cent. 2. The average American raised the amount of Roods and services he uses by about two- fifths. Gross national product, the to tal nf all poods and services pro- duced annually, increased from $104,000,000,000 to $3oo,uuu, 000.000 last vear. Personal in come accounted for most of it from $86,000,000,000 to $286, 000,000,000. Higher prices and "cheaper" dollars have eaten up much of this gain, however, : President Eisenhower recently predicted : the . gross national nroHnrt will PrnW to $500,000.- 000,000 annually within the next 10 years. In addition to the population growth in the past. 25 years, "substantial gains in productiv ity" were credited with being a mainr fartnr in the increase in grosjf national product. These re sulted from increasea laoor skills; . technological , improve ments, larger, amounts of capital equipment, and better organiza tion and management, the report said. Portland Motor Show Planned in February Portland U.R) The 1955 Portland Motor Show, largest of its kind: in the nation, win oe held Feb. 4-12 at the Pacific In ternational Livestock Exposition building, show officials said to day. ... Th show will return to tne 1 1.9 ore pvnosition building after a one-year- trial ai xne - xreu . - l it. 1 J Meyer warehouse on towan island. Use of the PI quarters gives the show the largest space available to anv other motor ex hibition in the country and it will display more models ana draw the largest per capita at tendance of any other American motorama. The two previous motor shows attracted 222,000 nprsons. ' ". ' David Logan, president of the Automobile Dealers association of Portland, sponsoring organi zation' said exhibits will include foreign, 'limited production and experimental cars as well as standard stock models and rac ing and custom-built cars. . r1 have no Immediate effect on - Another problem that has loomed large is in free Viet Nam where the United States is dis cussing the possibility of Amer ican training of native troops. France also wants this country to help pay the upkeep on 170, 000 French troops in Viet Nam. In northern Viet Nam the Reds are reported to have bol stered their strength by three divisions in violation of the Indochina armistice. Because of three vital strate gic bomber bases in French Morocco, the United States is es pecially anxious for stability in North Africa. . , ? . ' . ; f .... ..,. v ms x " ' xit fWS ffe .)':; V;:.;. Di!y Am L " $k. 5 V Damaged Vessel Near Canada Shore Seattle U.PJ The freighter, P&T Trader, steaming since last Tuesday with a wide crack in her hull plating, was nearing the haven of Prince Rupert, Bi C, today. The Coast Guard here said the damaged American merchant man was due to arrive at the Canadian, port sometime today and would make repairs there before resuming her voyage to Yaquina Bay, Ore. The ocean-going tug Salvage Chief was accompanying the Pope and Talbot vessel and was to assist with repairs. The crack opened in the freighter's deck an dside plating Like all of the realty fine things' in life ; - , . -' .. t.y 7600 gasoline is worth more because it does more Firemen Save Youth . Trapped by Flames Portland U.PJ An 18-year-old boy was trapped for a time early today by fire in a West Hills home before , he was res cued by a fireman. ' .The blaze started iii the base ment of the home of Dr. Barney C. Bybee, roared up a laundry chute and spread through the Tuesday as a north Pacific storm buffeted her about 800 miles off the Washington coast. The Ca nadian weather7 ship St. Cath erine stood by the Trader until Friday when the Coast Guard cutter Klamath ' reached the cracked vessel. -The . Salvage Chid joined the Trader Satur day. .' .-;--' - :.! Monday. Koramber 22, 1834 rest of the four-and-ha-half story frame, house. Eugene Bybee, sleeping in the attic, was trapped by the flames. He was rescued by J Lt. Sam Sprandow of .the Portland fire department ' who took the boy out on a window ledge where they stayed until ladders could be put up to them. Dr. nd Mrs. Bybee and an other son, Jim, 12, were partial ly overcome by smoke along with the family's pet dog. They were treated by a first aid crew. The fire, which started about 4 a.m., caused an estimated $8000 damage. . ' . t There are 1819 fire : alarm boxes located strategically throughout the City and County of San Francisco. Union Oil Company : OF CALIFORNIA The West's Oldest and Largest Independent Oil Company MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNEELEVEN . -, at In W for 1955 Mercury Th. LUXURY LINE " - with" a Sports Car Flair SEE Montclair -Dec. 2 : ' " w -r.
