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HOPES SHATTERED . Olympia U.R) Washington's J hopes of bettering the all-time ! low for traffic deaths in a year j were shattered yesterday whenj two traffic deaths boosted the state's annual toll to 395, or two above the record low set in 1943. Momw&nts REVERE WARE.' Dv r day dit't draamcd of trains Rmn War ... ft. aiett bMatituI, BOt .fficimt, most fcijMy ptiitd of ALL cookinj utensib. We carry a Complete Stock of Revere Ware Free Parking Free Delivery Open 'Til 9 Until Christmas Eve" SPECIALISTS IN CHN'TP ' ". POINT HOMEWARES MEDFORD Mississippians Vote Today on Proposal For Segregation Jackson, Miss. (U.PJ Segrega tion conscious Mississippians vote today on a proposed con stitutional amendment which would allow the state to abolish public schools to preserve racial separation in classrooms. Adoption of the amendment would authorize the state Legis lature to abolish public schools by a two-thirds vote of its mem bers or by districts on a simple majority vote. No provision as yet has been made for setting up a private school system which would, re place the present public school system. The Legislature would have to work that out should the U.S. Supreme Court attempt in future mandates to force the state to abolish its present prac tice of maintaining racially segregated classrooms. " Similar To Georgia's . The amendment is similar to one adopted Nov. 2 in Georgia vhich authorized the legislature to allocate state funds to private pupils and institutions. South Carolina has removed a requirement for 1 the state to provide public schools, and Louisiana has adopted a law al lowing the state , to use police power to keep the classrooms segregated. An anticipated light turnout, about one-third of the state's eligible voters, was anticipated because of lack of local contests and the busy Christmas season. Fair warm weather was forecast for the state. . ' Search Resumed for County Prosecutor Coupeville, Wash'. (U.PJ Search resumed today for Island ,County Prosecutor Alden B. Whelan now officially listed as missing by the Island County sheriff s office. The prosecutor's family last saw him Sunday" morning. His car was found abandoned on the .Deception Pass Bridge, 18 miles north of here early yester day. Deputy Sheriff Fred Mur cray said a note found in the car said Whelan had been suf fering from migraine headaches. Rita, Studio Said Hearing Agreement New York (U.R) Actress Rita Hayworth and Columbia Pic tures are close to an agreement which would pay the red-haired star $1,000,000 in settlement of past financial arrangements and set the stage for her return to motion picture work, it was re ported today. The settlement would bring to an end a suit brought by Miss Hayworth against the film company for an accounting of funds in the Beckworth Corp., a producing group in which she held 49 per cent interest. There were reports that Miss Hayworth would return to work, on a straight $150,000 to $200, 000 per' film salary, in "Joseph and His Brethren," which- is scheduled to go into production soon. Reports said also that the set tlement included provision for employment by - Columbia of Miss Hay worth's husband, Dick Haymes, but this was not confirmed.' Man Is Arraigned On Theft Charge James Brown, 49, of 24 North Orange st., was arraigned in dis trict court this morning on a charge of concealing stolenvprop erty, and was jailed after failing to post bail set at $1,000. The charge involves a power wrench stolen Dec. 4 from Rogue Service and Supply. The wrench is valued at $130, according to city police. Brown has given police a sign ed statement admitting that he sold the wrench, but has denied that he was involved in the theft or that he knew the wrench was stolen. He told officers he bought the wrench from another man. In court this morning, Brown waived hearing and counsel, and was bound over to the grand jury. ,.' v : Committee Chairmen Tells Probe Limits Washington (U.R) Rep. Fran cis E. Walter said when he be comes chairman of the House Un-American Activities commit tee next month he will fire any investigator who . takes secret documents from the government. The Pennsylvania Democrat said he will see to it that "only legitimate channels are utilized for obtaining information from government agencies." He said "surreptitious meth ods, or the outright pilfering of files from security agencies, will not be tolerated by the committee." Dead line Sunday Classified Is at noon Saturday ; 10 a.m. Monday for Mondav; other days 5:30 oreviousday MEDFORD FURNITURE STORE WILL BE NIGHTS UNTIL CHRISTMAS resents with Features Usually Found Only in e Luxe Models! 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ChamberAdvocafes Slash Spending Washington (U.R) The pres ident of the U.S. Chamber 1 of Commerce . has advocated that government spending be slashed by one-fourth. . President Clem D. Johnston said he had been around; gov ernment agencies for "a good many" years" and knows of none that "couldn't do an adequate job on 25 per cent less expendi tures than they are now mak ing." .. ....... Johnston, ' participating in a radio panel discussion on , the national economy said reduced spending would mean lower taxes. . -' . Savings In Defense He said even the Defense De partment could stand some cut ting in appropriations but "with out any essential impairment of our defense effort." He cited as a typical example of "fat" the needless spending of $45,000,000 a month now be ing paid" in extra veterans bene fits under .the Korean Gl bill of right. - ':' The government is expected to put veterans' benefits on a peace time basis soon to reduce such payments. - Youths entering the, Army now can still get, on dis charge benefits originally in tended only for those who served during wartime. Johnson also said the gov ernment spends needless extra money in letting Army person nel instead of civilians run Army commissaries. He said it costs $10,000 a year to keep a man in uniform and that soldiers ought not to be wasted on an Army commissary job that a civilian could handle for much less cost. Waste On Salaries There is also waste, he said, in the salaries of 'federal super visors. He said , supervisors are paid, under civil service regu lations, not on the basis of their efficiency, but according to the number of. employees under them. ... Johnston also said: ' 1. He will support President Eisenhower for a second term and feels the "average business man" would do the same. 2. That 1955 should be "the best year in our economic his tory" despite some "soft spots." , 3. The current stock market boom should not be compared with the one immediately pre ceding the 1929 market crash. He said business is not "over extended" now as it was then. West Dependent on Water, McKay Says; Approves Compact Salem - (UR) Development water, and that is a matter of of the West is dependent upon concern to the West, because consumption has increased more than five times in the last several decades while the water table has decreased, Secretary of Interior Douglas McKay said today. McKay is in Salem to spend the Christmas holidays with his family. . . He said an increased water supply is the most serious mat ter facing the West, as well as the rest of the . country'. ' -Approves Compact ' ; McKay said he was happy over formation of the Columbia River Compact between the sev en western- states,1 and he ex pressed confidence that theN leg islatures of these states would ratify the compact. The secretary observed: "Ore gon and Washington do not own the Columbia river. Each of the seven states has an interest in the river as does Canada. If the representatives of our. seven. Western states can set up the ground rules for use of Columbia-river water, the United States and Canada will be re quired to work out an amicable agreement for the use of Colum bia river water in which the two nations have a dual inter est. 1 ' -V ; .' ,.' "The proposed compact will give the local people of the seven states through their repre sentativesT:servingon the com pact commission the say about development of the Columbia, decisions : that will not be f left kto the bureaucrats in Washing ton." .... ., Tutdar Deetmber 21, 195" ML.vr utiu luntijun i mail tktrtttjt" ttvt Funeral Arranged for Millionaire Sportsman Englewood, N. J. U.R) Ar rangements for a private funeral were made today for millionaire sportsman Alexis Thompson whose colorful life was cut short at the age of 40. . , The handsome, thrice-married Thompson, who inherited at the age of 14 the $3,500,000 Inland Steel Co.' fortune left by his late father, David P. Thompson, col lapsed and died alone in his swank apartment here yester day. Cause of death was listed as a heart attack, i ; Thompson, one-time owner of the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers professional football teams,' was found dead Truck Drivers Perish v In Warehouse Fire Montreal (U.PJ Four truck drivers perished in a raging warehouse fire early today when one of them got stuck in a smashed skylight and blocked their, only chance, for escape. The fire broke out on the : ground floor of a cement block ; warehouse owned by Paul Guil- beault . Transport, Ltd, in the i east' end of the city. It spread quickly through the Duilding and up into a second floor office where the victims and two other drivers were sleeping. Dead One Sunday Classified s at noon Saturday : 10 a jn. Monday for Monday; other days 630 oreviousday. Red Propaganda Fails On Negroes, Is Report . Washington U.R) The Com munists have failed in a major effort to win recruits among American Negroes, the staff of the House Un-American Activi ties Committee said today. This fact, the staff said, "can only reflect favorably on the loyalty , and integrity" of the Negro population because con trol of American Negroes has long been "one of the principal targets of the Communist party." in the foyer of his six-room apartment. - Thompson's third wife, televis ion actress Joanne Tree, was be lieved to be in California. 15 N. CENTRAL PH. 2-2970 1 9TH ANNUAL F' PRE-CHRISTMAS . :" Mirror Sale 303 NORTH BARTLETT PHONE 3-3613 STORE CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY DEC. 25th SATURDAY O S&H STAMPS ALL DEPTS. CASCADE CHEDDAR Cheese Lb 45c Trimmed LB. Lutefisk 35c FRESH Oysters ; 59t (Medium Size) Fresh Crabs We Are Featuring (as usual) Best Quality Ducks, Geese Fryers, TURKEYS, Roasting Chickens, and PENNANT MINCEMEAT 26-oz. Jar , . . . . . .... . H. D. CUT OYSTERS 10-oz. can . ...... LUXURY READY CUBED nEilHff IM BBC A Fl 12-oz. cello bag 2w LARGE ORANGES SUNKIST NAVELS DOZ......;. 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