TV.'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. '
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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
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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."
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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
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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.
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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
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Dixon-Yates controversy, the
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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
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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
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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
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ity companies.
"I will use every honorable
means that I can to stop the
Dixon-Yates contract," Kefauver
said.
The Dixon-Yates contract is
sure to figure prominently in the
report of the Anti-Monopoly
Subcommittee now in prepara
tion. The subcommittee con
ducted a series of hearings on
the contract and .twice asked
that the government defer sign
ing it until Congress could take
a better look.
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Under the contract the Dixon-
Yates utility group Middle
South Utilities Inc. and the
Southern Corp. will spend
some $107,000,000 to build a
steam generating plant at West
Memphis, Ark., and sell power
to the Atomic Energy Commis
sion. Power will be delivered
to the TVA at Memphis to "re
place" power delivered by TVA
to AEC installations.
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