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miwyi'jfi.ii .nmmmmmmm " a US. Fir IM mam Wfmmtmm mem:-). (5is PirbDiirs jr.-: J-A & LARGEST CARRIER At Newport News, Va., the USS Forrestal, largest aircraft carrier in the world, is eased into an outfitting dock by tugs where it will be fitted with elec tronic and ordnance equipments Medford Armory Due For Completion Late Next Year, Is Report n The new Medford armory building will probably be fin ished some time in late fall next year, one of the architects told a chamber of commerce group here yesterday. --' ; Jack Edson, of. the firm of Xeeney and Edson which holds the architectural contract for the iuilding, said that planning is about . three-fourths completed. It will be finished probably by mid-January or early February, he said, and then must be ap proved by the National Guard ' bureau in Washington, D. C. . After this it will take about three more weeks to obtain bids, and construction will take about eight months, Edson estimated. Describes Structure : In describing the structure as now planned, Edson said it will have some 37,000 square feet, with about 30,000 available for all purposes, National Guard training as well as general pub lic use. The rest of it would in clude office and storage space for Medford's two Guard units. The building will be centered around a 100 by 120 foot multi- pie-purpose assembly area, which is being designed to pro vide the greatest possible flexi bility of use. Basketball, danc ing, convention assemblies, dis plays and other gatherings could make use of the area. Folding bleachers will accomodate up ward of 3,000 persons, he said, depending on its use. It is planned to have maple floors. Balconies, also with fold ing bleachers, will add to the seating and display space. Plan Classrooms Adjacent to the assembly area will be National Guard class rooms which can be expanded or made smaller through the use of folding partitions for commit teeroom use, or for a dining area, or which can be opened into the mam area. Edson said that the possibil ity of its being used for conven tions has been kept in mind in the design, and, a snack bar, lounge, toilets and a big kitchen are part of the plan. Some of the areas will be used by the National Guard, and others both by the Guard and by others. A rifle range is incorporated into the basement, as are dressing rooms for possible use by ath letic teams. The building will be largely of reinforced concrete "construc tion, with wood and plaster used also. May Be Changes Edson, who spoke at the week ly "Koundtable" gathering of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, said there, may be Weather FORECAST: Generally eloudy through Wednesday with - occasional rain beginning to night. Low tonight 40, high Wednesday 48-50. Temp. Highest Yesterday 44 Lowest this Morning Prec. to 4:30 a.m. Today. 37 .01 United Fund Drive Reports Only 2 Per Cent From Goal The United Medford Crusade is within about 2 per cent of reaching its $102,000 goal, it was reported today. UCA officials issued an appeal to all who have not yet contrib uted to send their contributions to Post Office Box 500, so that the goal can be achieved. A total of $98,629 has been given or pledged, leaving only $3,371 to be collected. Proud of Showing I Bill Prentice, chairman of the UMC drive, said today that he is proud of the showing made . in iMedf ord this year, and credited both his . volunteer workers and the generousity of Medford residents with a record of giving which he said com pares well with many others on the. Pacific Coast. He pointed out that the Unit ed und drives in other cities vXZh.'" v some lew minor changes in planning before the construc tion gets under way. The city, county, state and federal gov ernments are sharing the cost of the building, Control of the building, when completed, will be vested in a three-man board, including rep resentatives of the city, county and National Guard. The build ing will ' replace Medford's old armory which was damaged and largely destroyed by fire about two years ago It will be located on former fairgrounds property just off Highway 99 south of Medford, which recently was annexed to the city of Medford. It will be adjacent to a'big shopping center to. the north, plans for which were announced today. Labor Decision Not Announced Seattle U.R) A decision has been made on unfair labor prac tices charges filed against the Red Blanket company of Eagle Point and Prospect by the Na tional Labor Relations board, it was announced today. But NLRB officials said the decision will not be announced! until later in the week. The for mal decision has not been writ ten as yet, and until an NLRB at torney can draft it formally it will not be made public, the an nouncement said. The charges were filed last summer by Local Union 6-122, International Woodworkers of America, CIO, in connection with a strike at the company's plants. The strike ended this fall after most company employees had re turned to work. Natural Gas Pipeline To Be Launched Soon Vancouver, B.C. - (U.R) A $100,000,000 pipeline to trans mit natural gas from the rich Peace river country to West Coast markets will be launched early in the new year, Premier A. C. Bennett anonunced yes terday. A statement by the Premier and Robert E. Somecs, provinci al minister of mines, disclosed that agreement has been reach ed between three huge natural gas concerns for joint develop ment of the Peace River market. Frank McMahon, president of West Coast Transmission Ltd., Ray Fish, president of the Paci fic Nerthwest Pipeline Corp., and Paul Kayser, president of the El Paso Natural Gas Co., reached the agreement in Tulsa, Okla., the statement said. Hollywood U.R) Ex-actress Cathy Downs said she plans to file suit in January to divorce Joe Kirkwood Jr., the "Joe Pa looka" of television. ' have concluded short of 100 per cent, but that it is still the am bition here to have a completed drive. Those who gave amounts smaller than they did last year are being asked to increase their gifts to equal last year, he said. If this is done, and if those who have not yet given will do so, the drive will go over the top. Report Made Since the last report about two weeks ago, the UMC has re ceived the final report from the employees and management of Bear Creek Orchards, which brought the total to 98 per cent. Benefiting from the drive are the Boy and Girl Scouts, the Camp Fire Girls, the Salvation Army, the Medford YMCA, the Red Cross, the Oregon chest, and a number of health agencies. - - v..yss2ri!twi'S&.',YSMYyia&.'A,-A Demos Want More Foreign Policy, Defense Details Washington (U.R) Demo cratic congressional leaders said after a bi-partisan legislative conference with President Eis enhower today that they wanted more details before commiting themselves to support the ad ministration's foreign policy and national defense programs next year. The Democrats described the White House meeting as cordial and constructive. Senate . Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex.) said the Democrats recognized the need for action at the next ses sion of Congress on a long-range foreign trade program, improve ment of the defense manpower situation and a pay raise for the military. Johnson also indicated Demo cratic sympathy for some form of economic aid to Asia, but he said Mr. Eisenhower and his advisors had reached no decision on such a program. In such a situation, Johnson said, the Democrats would have to await further information. Republican and Democratic leaders 'of both houses, plus ranking members of the Foreign Affairs, Armed Services and Ap propriations committees, confer- recLwith the President, key Cab inet" members and the White House staff from 8:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. 'Some Improvements' Johnson, speaking for the Democrats, said the administra tion of 1955 legislative needs in the foreign and national defense fields was in such general terms that he felt . that congressional committees would require much additional detailed information. Johnson said he thought the administration plans discussed today were constructive and would be received by Congress in that light. But he added that some of the administration plans "may require some improve ments" Farm Bureau Head Resigns From Office New York - (U.R) Allan B. Kline, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, an nounced his resignation from the leadership post today for reasons of health. Kline has been president since December, 1947. He said at the conclusion of his' annual address to the Farm- Bureau meeting here that his doctor had told him to get away from the pres sure of his presidential office duties. ' A successor will be elected Thursday. Kline, whose home is in Vin ton,' la., had been living recently in the Chicago area where the Farm Bureau headquarters are located. - Stepfather Confesses To Beating of Girl San Bruno (U.R)- The step father of a young Negro woman, found dying in a roadside ditch with her throat slashed and her clothes afire, admitted to police today he had beaten and stabbed her last night following an argu ment. But longshoreman S. J. Curry, 40, the stepfather, denied he poured gasoline on her and set fire to her. N - ' (See story on Page 4) Central Point Girl Flown to Portlaid' Cindy Herndon, five-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Herndon, route 2, box 157A, Central Point, was taken, to Portland today by Mercy Flights air ambulance. The child was the 305th patient carried by the non-profit air ambulance service. The little girl is scheduled to undergo treatment at Doern- becher hospital for spinal menin gitis. The plane was piloted by Lee Flink and George Milligan. - Peiping Hints at Consideration of Possible Trade Detention of Students Claimed Law Violation United Nations, N.Y. (U.R) The United States will not enter any "deal'' with Red China for the release of 11 American air men jailed as "spies," diplomatic sources said today. Peiping Radio hinted that it might consider trading the 11 Americans, princpal subjects of a United Nations' demand for the freeing of illegally held war prisoners, 'in exchange for 35 Chinese students refused exit permits by the United States. Return Refused The United States has refused to let the 5 students, who were in the country when Communist China entered the Korean war, return to their homeland be cause they are experts in elec tronics, chemistry and physics. All three fields are important in development of atomic energy. The American position was disclosed shortly after a state ment by Gen. Mark W. Clark, former supreme commander for the United Nations in Korea, in which he said that he knew the Chinese Reds were holding at least 944 Americans as hostages. Claimed Law Violation Radio Peiping called the de? tention of the students "a flag rant violation of international law." The Red broadcast appeared to observers to be a possible ef fort by the Communists to form a parallel case because the United Nations has condemned Red China as a Korean truce violator for jailing the. uniform ed airmen as spies. Diplomats speculated that the Red Chinese would dwell on this subject before replying, to U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskj old's cabled bids for a meeting in Peiping on the fate of the imprisoned fliers. Most of the Chinese students who have been refused exit per mits do not wish to leave the United States. The others are not being permitted to return to Red China at this time because 'of valuable scientific knowledge they have acquired in their stu dies and research. Request Ignored The Peiping broadcast again ignored the Hammerskjold cabled request for a meeting in the Red capital with Premier Chou En-Lai. The message left New York , last Friday at 2:08 p.m. (PST) and arrived in Peip ing four hours later, but it was not known whether it was de livered to Chou. - U.N. officials refused to be discouraged by the lack of a quick reply from Peiping. They reasoned that if Chou were go ing to reject ' Hammerskj old's proposal outright, he probably would have acted by now. - Instead, these diplomats be lieved Red China was framing a conditional reply to Hammers' kjold. . ... -. , Savage Rapids Dam Work Completed Portland (U.R) Renova tion work at Savage Rapids dam on the Rogue river near Grants Pass has been completed and as a result upstream fish will have a better lease on life in the fu ture, the State Game commission said today . Cole Rivers, fisheries agent for the commission, said "the construction company was most cooperative in providing ade quate fish passage at all phases of construction." The problem of screening the irrigation intake at the dam re mains, the commission said. . Handicapped Students To Give Away Presents Children in one of the; rooms for handicapped chil dren in a Medford public school will mail Christmas presents to children in Fair view home, Salem. . In past years the children have ex changed presents this year ihe. presents, will be sent to Fairview instead. The plan was made in re sponse to a plea from Mrs. W. P. Stevens, Portland, chair man of the Christmas present project of the Oregon Mental Health association. Her appeal was for gifts for inmates of all of the state's mental institu tions. ' DOW-JONES AVERAGES ' New .York 4U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages:. 30 indus trials 387.03 off 2.76: 20 rail: roads 136.58 ud 0.13: 15 utilities 61.37 off 0.01, and 65 stocks 143.49 off 0.52. Sales today were about 2.650.000 shares, compar ed with 2,750,000 shares traded yesterday. - - - United Press FuU Lea 49th Year v 24 Pages Accident-Free Day Throughout Nation Asked by President Chief Asks Medford Drivers To Cooperate Jackson county authorities to day called upon all drivers to make the 24 hours of Safe Driv ing day, December 15, tomor row, accident-free. In a special appeal, Medford Police Chief Charles Champlin stated that he wants to see Med ford "get up there with the best" in proving that it can go one day in a year with no accidents. He added; "S-D. day is being observed all over the country. It is sponsored by the President's action committee for traffic safe ty and hundreds of other local, state and national organiza tions." Average Two Daily . In requesting particular driv ing caution tomorrow, the chief said that in Medford on an aver age week-day the city has about two traffic accidents of all types. For Jackson county, the goal for tomorrow is six less than Dec. 15 of last year. This was the number of accidents in the county on that day. Jennings Pierce, president of the Jackson County Highway Lif esavers committe, which co ordinates highway safety local- Salem (U.R) A last minute appeal to motorists to lake it easy on the highways' tomorrow but , to report any accidents immediately was made today by Secretary of State Earl T. Newbry on the eve of S-D day. Newbry urged motorists to file reports either at a city police department, county sheriff's office or branch of fice of the secretary of state, in the county in which the accident occurs. Immediate reports are nec essary so that Oregon's part in the national Safe - Driving day proclaimed by President Eisenhower can be quickly evaluated and forwarded to national agencies. ly, reported that S-D day would be the beginning of a concerted year-round effort to reduce acci dents on county highways. . A number of local groups have announced they will par ticipate fully in S-D day here tomorrow. Robert A. Shaw, secretary treasurer of Teamsters Local Union 962, said the Internation al Brotherhood of Teamsters, AFL, is cooperating in the at tempt to make the day accident free throughout the United States. Medford and Ashland empoly ees of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company who drive vehicles also have been urged to make an extra effort toward safety on the highways Wednes day, according to Jack Creager, local company manager. Medford lodge No. 83, IOOF, announced that it has joined with the President in his safe driving campaign and urged all its members to join in keeping S-D day free from accident. H. A. Vincent, noble grand, and Tom Banks, secretary, are di recting the local safety cam paign for the lodge. Other firms and groups have also pledged cooperation. Highway Chief Here James A. Pryde, chief of the Washington Highway . Patrol, was a Medford visitor yester day and today, speaking on traf fic safety. He was a guest of the Medford Rotary club today, fol lowing a meeting with the High way Lifesavers group. :- A story on Chief Pryde's Knife and Fork club talk ap pears on page 2 of today's Mail Tribune. . . By UNITED PRESS Midnight tonight will be H hour for S-D Day : a day when the President has challenged the nation's motorists to get through 24 hours r without a single traf fic accident. Safety experts, police, - and city and state officials aimed new appeals to drivers through out the country to face up to the presidential challenge and set an SMFE IMMI ted Wat --.v. MF.DFORD. -EGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14 1954 Best Yule S Ever tieporte The Medford area appears to be headed for the best Christmas shopping season it has ever ex perienced. - ; That is the concensus of a number of leading retail merch ants and bankers in the city, queried this week by the Mail Tribune. Each one indicated that business is good; most of them said it is the best Yuletide sea son Medford has ever had. Here is the gist of some of their comments: Department store -There has Hew Firm Announces Plans for Shopping District Near City Preliminary work on a 10- acre shopping district south of Medford has begun, according to M. O. Bessonette, one of the originators of the enterprise. He said the Bear Creek De velopment company has been formed to handle the project. It includes a number of Medford businessmen. The work which started last week is confined to sewage and drainage control, channeling the two streams which flow through the property, which is located on the east side of Highway 99 between Barnett rd. and Stewart ave. It is just north of the site for the proposed new armory. In 'Doodling Stage' Bessonette said that actual construction plans are still in the "doodling stage" and no ar chitect has yet been retained to lay out detailed designs. As de scribed by the company spokes man, the development may ex tend over a long period of time, 5 to 10 years, with additional units of the final shopping cen ter or district being added from time to time. Polio Workers' 'School' Scheduled A one-night "school" for Jack son county volunteer workers in the January March of Dimes campaign will be held at the Jackson hotel tomorrow night, starting at 8 o'clock, it has been announced. The "school" will be under direction of Bob Smith and Van Purdy, co-chairmen of the county campaign. . Mrs. Frederick Young of Port land, state adviser on women's activities, will be the prinicipal speaker and a film on polio work will be shown. Various phases of the anti-polio fund raising pro gram will be discussed and the workers will be given opportun ities; to ask questions regarding various problems expected to be faced in their communities. Mrs. Earl Leever, Medford, who last year directed the city's most successful "M others' March" campaign, will speak on that activity. all-time safety record Wednes day. ' ' S-D Day short for Safety D Day was thought up by a man who alniost died in a traffic accident last March Albert J. Veglia, registrar of motor vehicles for the- state of Calif ornia. Common-Sense Rules It was sponsored by the Pres ident's Action committee ; for Traffic Safety and Mr. Eisen how told : the nation's drivers that if they practice common sense rules, Wednesday "can be a day without a traffic accident in all America." , Safety experts doubted if the record will be spotless. But they hoped for a dramatic dem onstration of how safe the na tion's highways can be with a little special effort. On the comparable day ' last year Wednesday, Dec. 16 there were 4,907 traffic . acci dents in the United States. Six ty persons were killed and 1,807 were injured. United hopping Season i in TMfoird been no change in the business trend, which is generally lip every year. It still is up. People are buying with an eye toward utility and sensible direction, principally clothing. Women's wear store Med ford people started shopping early this year, about three weeks earlier than usual. Sales are holding up well, and are ahead of last ye'ar. There is much spending on luxury items this year, and money seems to be no object. Customers generally are He said it might be possible to get construction started in the spring. The plans as now contemplat ed do not include one big store, but rather a series of stores and shops laid out in a shopping dis trict, with streets and' adequate parking facilities provided throughout. Besonette said that more de tails of the plan will be an nounced as they become more definite and as more progress is made. Pope's Progress Declared Halted Vatican City U.R) A team of doctors found today that Pope Pius XII is weaker and his recovery was halted. Five specialists consulted at the bedside of the ailing 78-year-old Pontiff in an atmosphere of urgency resulting from a recur rence of the hiccups which have plagued . him repeatedly for many months. It was the third examination in five days. The Pope was suffering from a mild case of anemia in addi tion to the new attack of hic cups, it was disclosed. The proc ess which brought, him back from a brush with death 12 days ago had halted, doctors said. His pulse was reported fluc tuating slightly. Authoritative sources said the doctors decided during a 45 minute conference at the Pope's bedside this afternoon to speed up efforts to take x-rays for diagnosing his ailment.. CHRISTMAS SEAIS 160 More Blood Donors for Tomorrow's Visit Said Need . One- hundred sixty more blood donors are needed by to morrow,; it was announced this morning. ' The monthly visit of the Red Cross bloodmobile here will be tomorrow, and 300 persons are needed to give blood to furnish the qupta needed, workers in the ' blood program said. Only 140 have made appointments to give blood so far,, they said. 'Drop-Ins' Welcome - ' The blood donation operation will be held from 1 to 6 pjn. at the: Elks temple, and "drop-in" donors will be welcome, in ad dition to those who have made appointments. The . telephone Press Full Leased Wire Price 5c No. 229 spending more freely than they have in the past two or three years. . Women's wear store Snoo ping is better than last year.' Luxury goods, jewerly, furs and other "froufrou" items coins well. Chain department store So far November and December have been very good. Shopping started earlier and is holding up; compares favorably with 1953 and is a little better, if anything. Selections are better this year, and people are buying better merchandise of a more practical type. Banker Reporti to Mm show that the shopping season is good, ranging from a low of 4 to a high of 8 or 10 per cent better than at the same time last year. A good volume of business is anticipated between sow and Christmas. Gift shop manager Busin ess is good; heading for a record year. Photography studio Busin ess about the same as last year. People started shopping for pho tographs a bit later than last year. Customers from some areas (particularly Yreka and Central Point) seem to be spending more freely than others. Another photography studio Business this year about 15 to 18 per cent greater than last year, .Last year had to stop tak ing Christmas pictures on Dec, 10; this, year had to do so a week earlier to permit them to be finished on time. Retail sales on cameras, projectors and oth er equipment are high; lots of it sold before it arrives for sale. The average photographic order this year about 5 or 8 per cent bigger than last year's average. Prices are about the same. Jewelry store Not as many big items being sold as last year. but overall volume is about the same as in 1953. Diamonds and watches are the big items ' this year; last year it. was costume jewelry and silverware. Banker Banking activity is brisk, and deposits are increas ing as they usually do at this tune of year, although in great er proportion than usuaL "Not so many requests for credit. Things seem pretty busy, al though ' no comparison made with last year. Men's clothing store Cus tomers seem to be looking for quality merchandise,; and don't mind spending money for good items. - Jewelry store Silverware, diamonds and costume jewelry are moving well, and customers seem to be spending more money than last year Christmas shop ping started earlier than usuaL Gift shop Business about the same as last year. People seem to be working harder at shopping, with more emphasis on utility. . Road Conditions Chains were required for - driving over the Diamond lake warned. On the Siskiyou mountain pass there were spots of ice, well sanded, and ice also was springs route. '' number to use in making an ap pointment is 3-3813. - , The blood is used in local hos pitals, and some is sent to the regional blood bank in Port land for distribution to areas needing it. Jackson county has received jsuch blood in recent months, because not enough has been given here recently to sup ply this area's needs. ; No Fatty .Foods - ; 1 Those giving blood tomorrow are reminded not to eat fatty foods for four hours before ap pearing at the blood center. The process of giving blood is quick and painless.- The bloodmobile is in Rogue River today at the Grange halL VOICE
