Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 23, 1954, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTV.'OMEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE State Unemplyment Spread Continues During December Salem (U.R) Unemployment continued to spread slowly over Oregon during December, but seasonal change were not as sharp as last winter, according to the State Unemployment Com . pensation Commission. Local offices of the commis sion last week counted more than 30,000 insured claimants, nearly 10,000 below the cor. responding week of 1953 but more than in any of the three previous years. Employers reported 462,100 persons on non-agricultural jobs last month, 3100 more than a year before but below the 469, 700 high of November, 1952. It was the first time in 1954 when employment topped the corres ponding month a year before. Lumber Gains Lumber, logging and ether wood products accounted for most of the-gains. Employers re ported 83,300 working in this basic industry in mid-November, 7600 more than a year ago. Last week 4984 claimants with main earnings in wood products were counted as compared with 8342 a year ago. The number of lum ber and logging jobs,, however, Jell short of the same periods In 1951 and 1952. Small employment gains over last year also were registered in metals, service and in local governmental units. Paper pro ducts, furniture and fixtures held even with late 1953 but most other industrial groups re ported losses as compared with recent years. , - Construction with 22,300 jobs was 700 under last winter. -Ship repairing dropped to 2500 from 4100 a year ago. ' Retail, trade reported 78,600 working last month, about 2000 fewer than in November, 1953. ' Western Oregon timber areas ".-"- , ' - i v- ' , Mr . ' ' r ' i r "if- ' ss-V ? ' 'l f d &jL r frr , , v I I - 4 iV' 4' i " ' ' i I -VT - , .-J E& "W I III tfc' juf feliwwi r"y"'vTf- m? - ikf.Vw. GIFTS OF BEAUTY by MAX FACTOk L beauty at Aanrf . .. Max Factor's soothing hand lotion in a golden tone refutable purse dispenservrill be the prettiest gift on her tree!$L10 v ,. : , 2. a steaming, golden, tone compact Jor Creme Pujj ...its Creme Puff filler above. Set in satin... and beautifully wrapped in pale rose foil. $3.75 3. dream box ... . her shade of Max Factor Pan Ca&e or Pan Stik. face wowder. rouge, lipstick, hand lotion purse dis- - penser, and Electrfque parfum . m a -M 1.2 dreamy cloud of pink satin. D prices plus reduced Uz AAcLaiii's 8 NORTH CENTRAL were making the best showing as compared with last winter. Fewer layoffs were reported from Eugene, Lebanon,, ,Coos Bay, Ros'eburg, Grants Pass, To ledo and other sections of the douglas fir belt. Claims lines, however, were nearly as long as a year ago in Portland, Hills boro, Salem and a few other centers. Payments during the first half of December indicated a total of just more than $2,000,000 in unemployment insurance for the month, well under the record $2,884,707 a year ago. For the first time in 39 months the total is expected to be below the corresponding period a .year earlier. Benefits for the cal endar year of 1954 are expect ed to reach $24,000,000. Liberated Heart Strain Not Caused by Love Hollywood (U.R) Piano idol Liberace, suffering a "mild heart strain" from overwork, de nied his heart troubles resulted from romance. The piano star with the gleaming smile blew out his candles and crawled into his el aborate, king-sized bed Wednes day on orders from his personal physician, Dr. Joseph I. Marx. He said he was retiring "temp orarily." Condition Not Serious Dr. Marx said the curly-haired musician's condition was "neither critical nor serious," but instructed Liberace to re main secluded in bed, without any visitors, until Feb. 1. : George, Liberace's brother who never ' talks when he ap pears with, the pianist on shows, broke his silence to say that his famed brother's ailment had cologne ... nestled on a : n AM Pennywise Trade Fair 323 EAST MAIN Thursday, December 23, 1954 Germ Warfare By U. S. Favored . Washington U.R) The Army's authority on germ war fare feels it would be "an, act of . barbarism" to deny Ameri can troops the use of biological weapons in a future war. Maj; Gen. William M. Creasy, chief Army chemical officer, said modern developments have given germ warfare "a practica bility it did not have before." He said it now is quite capable of defeatbg an enevy "with the least possible expenditure of American lives." Creasy said that to deny U.S. troops the use of such weapons either at home or abroad "would be an act of barbarism against own own people" since the Com munists would not hesitate to use them. He stated his views in an article in the Army Information digest, an official monthly maga zine. been coming on for some time. "He got to the place where he breathed heavily when he play ed," George said. Dr. Marx said an electrocard iograph examination disclosed the pianist also has too much fat around his heart. He placed Liberace on a rigid protein diet, prohibiting him to eat sweets or fats. Liberace's mother, who is car ing for him as he snuggles un derneath a fancy bedspread em broidered with a huge' black "L" proclaimed her son's heart was hurt only by his piano play ing, not by any girl friends. Too Much Work "He has been giving so many concerts, working and travel ing so much without a vacation" Mrs. Frances Liberace said. "It has nothing to do with Joanne Rio." Miss Rio, who was jilted by the pearly-toothed pianist after she wrote a series of newspaper articles on their love, also said she did not believe Liberace was love sick. "My aunt went over to see him yesterday, but I haven't seen him or talked to him," she said. "I feel very badly about his illness. I sent him a Christ mas card, but I haven't gotten one from him yet." Political Verse On Christmas Card Washington U.R) There was a picture of the White House on the front of the Christmas card. A gentleman in a nightshirt looked very much like Presi dent' Eisenhower and very amazed. And along the White House drive ' there were. 11 donkeys with big long ears on one side and two prostrate ele phants on the other. - Inside the card there was a verse: , -r . v. - Twas just before Christmas as Ike and the boys Were dreaming that Santa would bring them elephant When all through the House, and the Senate as well, Came dozens of donkeys to remain for a spell! And this was the card for the children to read: "I knew what you wanted, but brought what you need.!" So may your Christmas be joyous and gay '56 isn't ... so ... far .. . away! Signed: John Q. Santa Claus The card was from the Mike Monroney. Sen. A. S. (Mike) Monroney is from Oklahoma and he is not a Republican. Electric Blankets Banned for Firemen San Diego, Calif. U.R) Fire Chief George Courser, who re members the days when firemen slept in their long red flannels, has banned the use of electric blankets in local firehouses. -"I've got nothing against elec tric blankets as such," he said. "But I shudder to think what might happen when an alarnj sounds and. they start tripping oyer; electric cords.; It might be disastrous." Merry foristmas! You are all our . w PINK CHRISTMAS BEGONIAS AFRICAN VIOLETS POTTED MUMS DISH GARDEN PLANTERS AZALEAS See where they are grown. Choose your own from hundreds. Browsers welcome! Open 24 hours and Sundays. Deliveries. S&H Green Stamps ROGUE VALLEY GREENHOUSE- Threat of Eureka , Water Lack Eased As Line Repaired Eureka, Calif. (U.R) The threat of a serious water short age as a result of Tuesday's earthquake eased today after workmen completed emergency repairs to the Eureka City pipe line. ." A 12-man crew repaired a break yesterday in a wooden sec tion of the 26-mile line leading from Sweasy Reservoir. The break was spotted near Areata, about 10" miles east of Eureka. However, City Engineer Stan ley Roscoe warned the quake has weakened the entire pipe line. He said its condition must be regarded as "critical" until it can be thoroughly inspected and overhauled. Officials also discovered that the quake cracked the cement lining of the east part of Eu reka's 20,000,000 gallon reser voir. Nearly 12,000,000 gallons poured through the . crack pto Humboldt Creek and thence into Humboldt Bay. The flow caused no damage, however. The east section of the reser voir was closed off from the west section, which was being refilled to capacity enough, for three or four' day's supply. Stores Open A number of stores in Eureka opened yesterday after their proprietors and employees work ed frantically to clear up the debris caused by the quake. Many of their customers bought replacements for Christmas dec orations destroyed by the force of the shock. . The University of California's seismology department placed the epicenter of the quake in the Pacific, 30 miles offshore from Eureka. Dr. Charles Richter of the California Institute of Technolo gy, issued a revised estimate of its magnitude. He upped the rat ing to 6.6 on his scale of 10, greater than the disastrous Long Beach quake of 1933. Change in Tax Law For Farmers Told Corvallis Many farmers in Oregon are still confused regard ing deadlines for their final tax returns, reports .Manning Beck er, farm management specialist at Oregon State college. : Becker says this is the sched ule: Farmers should file their returns and pay the tax on or before Jan. 31, 1955. Or,'! they should file an estimate and pay this amount by Jan. 15, 1955, then file, their return and pay the balance due by April 15. If the farmer's business year doesn't start Jan. 1, he may file his return and pay the tax on or before the last day of the first month of the . succeeding taxable year. As an alternative, he may file an estimate within 15: days and a return with 3V months after the end of his busi ness year. - . The revision of the law one of many passed by. the last ses sion of Congress extending the old Jan. 31 date to Feb.. 15, be comes effective for tax years be ginning after Dec. 31, 1954, ex plains Becker. ' c For further information re garding farmers' income tax, the specialist suggests checking with local internal revenue offices. Prognosticates Fights Commitment Attempt Chicago (U.R) Dr. Charles Laughead fought today to stay out of a mental institution so he can continue his prophecies of world-wide disaster. The ousted Michigan State college , doctor said he would drive, back to Lansing, Mich., to "see what I can do" about his sister's petition that he and his wife . be committed to mental hospitals. In the meantime, he told news men last night,- he : and Mrs. Dorothy . Martin, 53, will work in closer harmony to "complete" their predictions; of the end of the world. ' " . i . Laughead's : freedom was threatened earlier yesterday when his sister, Margaret Daug head of Des Moines, filed a peti tion in County Court at Lansing asking that he be committed as a "religious fanatic" who "be lieves that he is to create a new 'age." ' ; : cordially' invited ro come see lovely Christmas plants. . 625 Franquette Phone 2-9384 New Dietitian For Camp White Announced - Camp White t-Mrs. Edna B. Girard, who inaugurated the dietetic Service as chief dietitian at the domiciliary, in 1951, will retire from her duties on Christ mas day. Miss Charlotte klock, who was transferred here. from Los Angeles VA Hospital this past year, holding the position of as sistant dietitian, will, be acting chief dietitian, Manager Ev K. Ricker announced. Pope Pius Hears Mass From Chair Vatican City (U.R) -Pope Pius XII heard mass from his armchair today for the first time in several weeks. A tiny altar was moved into the papal bedroom and a Ger man Jesuit priest recided mass with the Pontiff following the service intently from his chair, a gift of Buffalo, N.Y. faithful. Vatican sources reported that the' ailing ,78-year-old Pope spent a "very good night" and plans to put the finishing touches on a short Christmas greeting to day. The message will be broad cast Friday at noon (3 a.m. PST). The four-minute greeting will oe beamed by Vatican Radio transmitters in 23 languages throughout the-world. On Christmas Day, the Pope plans to appear briefly at his studio window overlooking mas sive St. Peters Square to impart his apostolic benediction "urbi et orbi" to the city and the world. Singer Kay Starr Defendant in Lawsuit Hollywood (U.R) Singer Kay Starr was named as a defendant tbday in a $50,000 damage suit filed by two men who claimed they were injured seriously Nov. 11 when her car struck their vehicle. Harry Blank, 48, laundry op erator, and Henry Langston, 50, one of his employees, filed suit in superior court yesterday. The suit pointed out, however, that the singer was not in her car at the time. It was being driven by an employee of Clar ence Dixon Cadillac, Inc. The driver and the company also were named as defendants. 117 S. 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GIFTWARE REDUCED Up to 50 Off Buy now from Wards wide gift selection in the Housewares Department: Reg. 1.00 Gifts -: Now 50c Reg. 1.98 Gifts INow 99c 2.00 or More Up to 50 OFF Housewares Basement Anf i-Monopo !y S u bcom m if fee Drafting Power Policy Washineton (U.R) The Sen ate Anti-monopoly Subcommit tee is drafting a sharply worded report criticizing Eisenhower ad ministration's power policy, it was learned today. Informed sources said the re port probably will not be made public until the start of the new Demoeratic-controlled Congress, although its " present - chairman, Republican Sen. William Langer (N.D.), has publicly rapped the administration's power policies and Dixon-Yates" contract; The report is expected to add force to the drive for a Con gressional investigation of the Dixon-Yates controversy, the utility companies, - and ; power policy and monopolistic prac tices in general. . A Little Sunshine Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex,), for one, has promised a "ventila tion" of - the - Dixon-Yates -con tract. He said it should .be ex posed to the glare of a "New Mexico. sun" a clear, indica tion that he favors an inquiry by the Senate-House Atomic En ergy Committee which will be headed by Sen. Clinton P. An derson (D-N.M.). One of the leading opponents of the Dixon-Yates deal said to day, however, that the contract involving the Atomic .Energy Commission is just "part of the broader problem." "I think the whole, trend (to ward monopoly) is due for study," said Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.). "There should be some exten sive investigation of the whole problem," Kefauver said..- He added that there has been some talk of a special committee to look into anti-monopoly matters including the Dixon-Yates con tract and the operations of util ity companies. "I will use every honorable means that I can to stop the Dixon-Yates contract," Kefauver said. 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