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Mm; 10 J7 s Medford United Press Full Leased wire 49th0 Year 14 Pages PLANS FOR NEW SHOPPING CENTER Shown above is an artist's sketch of a proposed new shopping center; planned for construction this year off Highway 99 south of Medford. Con struction will begin in spring or early summer with the build- ing of a Safeway store (at left in picture) and a building to house an assortment of shops. There will be parking space for Saffeway Stopping " Plans for a big new shopping center on Highway 99 south of Medford, to begin with con struction of, a Safeway store, .vere made public today. . Ttus is the secona snopping center development recently an nounced. The two have no con nection. Area of the new center is 22 acres, and eventual develop ment will total considerably ' in excess of $1,000,000. To Start1 in" Spring : Announcement of the plans war made by O. R. Blair, Port land, realty manager for Saf e way. He said construction of the new store, which will be one of the four largest in Oregon, will begin in spring or early sum mer. Buildings in addition to the Safeway store will include an adjoining structure which will house other businesses. A num ber of applications for leases already have been received by Commonwealth, Inc., Portland, development agents for the shopping center and T. J. Hight Agency, local . representative of Commonwealth. -Hardware, drug, variety goods 3 and shoe store spaces are plan 3 ned, although no firm leases have yet been signed. The : store building will measure 125 by 350 feet, providing 43,750 square feet, of space, while the Safeway building will measure 125 by 150 feet, with 18,750 Pinay rs Chances Declared Small Paris U.R) The Popular Re publican Party (MRP) refused . today ttir join a new French gov 5 ernment headed by Independent Ahtoine Pinay. . The decision appeared likely to torpedo his chances of becom ing5 premier and forming a gov- ernment to replace that of oust ed Premier Pierre Mendes- France. . The party's full parliamentary 5 group approved a recommenda " tion of its leaders against sup ; porting Pinay. Pinay had a slim chance of being confirmed as premier without the MRP. But he almost certainly could not remain in office long without its support, observers said.; Blood Collection Yes Fails To Fill Local Needs Only 243 pints of blood, out of 300 needed, were collected during the .visit of the blood mobile here yesterday, Re.d Cross workers reported this morning.. They said that as a result Jackson county hospitals will be forced to "borrow" blood to meet needs here until the blood mobile returns. Appointments were made, by 245 donors, and there were 80 "drop-in'; donors. Thirty-six peo ple did not keep their appoint ments. The number-' of rejects, about 12 per cent, was normal, most of them being turned down because, of minor respiratory infections. . . .. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY. 9 1955 f-a ... Si Firm Jtandurices Mew Store (tenter Flams South off City feet a total of 62,500 square feet of retail space in all. East o Highway The center will be located on the east side of the highway, beyond the fairgrounds and just north of the junction where Kim's restaurant and . a Stand ard Oil service station are lo cated. The Safeway store .and ad joining shops will be the first and second step in an ultimate three-step program on : the .10 acre area next to the highway. Later two additional buildings, one designed for occupancy by a single tennant, and the other Local Water Supplies To Be Under Average - The outlook for water sup plies in southern Oregon appears to ; be below average, but is somewhat better than for the rest of the state, it was report ed today. ' The water forecast, released jointly by W. T. Frost, of the U. S. soil conservation service, Portland, and R. D. Church, of the Medford weather bureau, said that mountain snow-cover in southern Oregon is 88 per cent of average on the Rogue watershed, and 90 per cent on the Umpqua and Klamath wa tersheds. The ' total is only 77 per cent of average in areas supplying water for the Talent Rogue . River and Medford Ir rigation districts. . Precipitation Down Precipitation during January was only about half as heavy as usual, and precipitation . in September, October and Novem ber was only 40 per cent ; of average. Soil beneath the snow is unusually dry as a result. , Stored water is considerably below that" of a year ago, the forecast added, but is about the same as the long-range average, except for Emigrant lake, which now has only 1,400 acre-feet. Holdover storage in Hyatt and Fourmile lakes has brought their totals up to 9,700 and 9, 300 acre-feet respectively. Up per Klamath lake is in -about average condition. The forecast of streamflow for the period April through It was pointed out ..that.' the number of donors yesterday rep resented only about four-hun-dredths of 1 per cent cf the county's population. The blood mobile is in Ashland this after noon, and indications, from there were that it would fall short of the hoped-for quota. The bloodmobile will return in about 60 days, when another attempt will be made to make up the deficit left by this visit. Red Cross officials said that continued failure to meet quotas here may cause the elimination of blood bank work , in this county., If this happens, the nearest supply for use in emer gencies would be. Portland. . , terday United Press nearly 800 automobiles. Later on, additional buildings will be built to the right of the area shown, for a total of 10 acres. Still later, development of an additional 12 acres in the rear of the property shown will take place. Announcement of the plans was made by Safeway officials. to house several firms, will be constructed. These will have an additional 30,000 square feet, and the entire development will have nearly 1,000 feet of high way frontage. Parking for nearly 800 cars will be provided in the shop ping center area, mostly in front of the buildings, but with space also going behind them. Formal opening of the first group of buildings at the center will probably be during the lat ter part of the year, or possibly early in 1956. Development of the other 12 acres of the tract, which have September is, Rogue river above Prospect, 278,000 acre-feet, 81 per cent of the 10-year average; Hyatt lake inflow, 3,700 feet, 64 per cent; Fourmile lake, 5,500 feet, 74 per cent; Applegate river, 133,000 feet, 110 per cent; Illinois river, .195,000 feet, 107 per cent; Umpqua river below Lake creek, 143,000 feet, 80 per cent, and Klamath lake inflow, 470,000 feet, 84 per cent. Portland U.R) Most eastern and central Oregon areas face a critical water shortage during 1955,f it ws reported today. The water supply outlook for the Columbia Basin also is poor as of Feb. 1. The report said that snowfall and valley precipitation have been far below average through out Oregon. Water content of mountain snow-cover is only 81 per cent of average on a state wise basis and is slightly more than half the' amount accumu lated at this time a year ago. Boy Admits Breaking Many Windows, Bulbs A 14-year-old Medford boy ad mitted to city police yesterday that he and another, youth were responsible for a series of brok en windows and light bulbs in the area during the past two months. He said they broke windows ing, the burned out Pinnacle! Packing house, McDonald Candy company warehouse, a truck windshield and bulbs at the sta dium, police continued. ; DOW-JONES AVERAGES New York (U.R) Dow-Jones final stock averages: 30 indus trials 410.32 up 4.62; 20 rail roads 144.19 up 2.47;' 15 utilities 62.95 up 0.63, and 65 stocks 151.12 up 1.93. Sales today were about 3,360,000 shares, compar ed with 3,400,000 shares traded yesterday. Weather FORECAST: . Fair and colder tonight. Increasing high cloudiness Thursday. Low to night 25. High Thursday 48. - Temp. Highest Yesterday 4J Lowest this Morning 30 Pree. to 4:30 a.m. Today 17 Full leased Wire Price 5c No. 278 been optioned for " future use, will come later. Detailed plans have not yet been prepared for this area, wMch is just to the east of the highway frontage area.. A Safeway spokesman, in dis cussing plans for the area, de nied current rumors that the company would build either a Lucerne milk processing plant or a company -warehouse there. There are no plans for" either; he said. The new Safeway store will have an exterior of stucco, with black trim, and plate glass will be used generously in front of the building. The interior will have a variety of background colors in pastel tones, keyed to separated merchandise sec tions. Latest types of food hand ling equipment and display fix tures are planned. Other Center Announced On Dec. 14, the Bear Creek Development company announc ed plans for a shopping center in the same general area. M. O. Bessonette, one of the firm's organizers, said it would be on 10 acres at the intersection of Highway 99 and Barnett rd. Work is well under, way in the draining of this area, with big conduits being installed to carry two creeks and other drainage away. A series of rel atively small shops is planned, and it is contemplated that de velopment work will extend ov er a peridd of 5 to 10 years. X" LINDA IN HOSPITAL BED Special Bed Assists Girl Toward Recovery Gold Hill Folk Gold Hill - Eleven-year-old Linda Bowen, who has been un able to walk since her back was injured in a fall last Oct. 19, is getting a helping hand on the road to recovery from people of the Gold Hill area. Four organizations this week announced plans for a benefit dance to raise funds to help Linda. The dance will be held Feb. 19 at the Gold Hill Grange hall, with .the entire net pro ceeds to go to Linda and her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bow en, route 1, box 477, Gold Hill. Linda was injured when she Military Reserves , Ridgway Warns Congress Backs Administration's Proposal for Training Washington - (U.R) Gen. Matthew' B. Ridgway warned Congress- today that the nation's military reserves are in an "un acceptable state" oi readiness" and "would fail us in an emer gency." The Army chief of staff told a House Armed Services Sub committee of; the "utmost ur gency", of present American from being sacrificed in battle without adequate training. He testified in support of the ad ministration's proposal for a modified form of Universal Mil itary Training to provide a large combat-ready . reserve force. Unacceptable State "Unfortunately our present re serve forces continue in an un acceptable' .state of readiness, unable to reach combat effect iveness within any period of time likely to be available to us," Ridgway said. "Should an aggressor attack," Ridgway said, "tune will be lim ited and though untrained per sonnel could be committed to bat tle, the casualty rate would be excessive." Ridgway previously, has warn ed that President Eisenhower's cuts in the standing armed forces will jeopardize the na tion's security "to a degree." He said if the new reserve program is not exacted, "the Army will be compelled to con tinue to rely upon a demon strably inefficient system which would fail us in an emergency." Injured Driver Moved From Hospital to Jail John Arthur Sho waiter, 31, Porterville, Calif., charged with grand larceny following a Mon day night car chase and wreck here, was removed from a local hospital yesterday afternoon to the county , jail, ; according . to Sheriff litward Gault.- - - District Attorney Walter Nun ley said this morning that he would arraign Showalter as soon as the man is physically able. : Showalter, alias Danes, suf fered a bullet wound in his left leg after he attempted" to evade officers following a car chase and wreck at the Jackson hotel. The larceny chage involves theft of the 1952 sedan he was driving from Ashland. Gault said that Sheriff Richard Nick ell, Wenatchee, Wash., phoned were yesterday and requested a "hold'' on Showalter for parole violation in Washington on a similar charge, providing he is not prosecuted here. Higher Education Money Bill Under Consideration Salem (U.R) A ways and means subcommittee today had under advisement a proposal from the State Board of Higher Education that the upper limit of its outstanding general obli gation bonds be raised from $8, 000,000 to $13,884,000. , Unready Plan To Aid Linda's Recovery feU'from a tree while trying to rescue a : kitten which had climbed to the top branches. Surgery and medical care fol lowed, but Linda is still para lyzed from the waist down. The little girl was in Commun ity, hospital at Medford for two months, until her parents were able to take her home just before Christmas. - '- - Since then, she has divided her time between a bed and a wheel chair, reading comic' books and playing with the many toys she received while in the hospital. While - she was confined ex Bulganin To Follow Khrushchev Line in Policy for Russia Moscow 4U.R) The Supreme Soviet today named Marshal G. K. Zhukov minister of defense. He succeeds Marshal Nikolai Bul ganin, who now is the nation's Premier. Georgi Malenkov, who was ousted yesterday as Premier, was named minister of electrical engineering and a yice-oremier of the Soviet Union. - ' The new switches in the Soviet cabinet were announced to the concluding session of the Supreme Soviet, which yesterday , unani mously approved Malenkov'c resignation and the . selection of Bulganin to succeed him; Moscow (U.R) Russia's new Premier Nikolai Bulganin today set the Soviet Union onj a new course that will empha size the development of heavy j industry. , j Addressing the Supreme Sov iet for the first time since his "election" Bulganin said his re gime will follow the general line set for the Communist party by First Secretary Nikita Khru shchev. Khrushchev late last month spelled out officially the shift in emphasis from fallen Premier Georgi Malenkov's consumer goods program to heavy in dustry. .' The pledge of the new Pre mier to follow the Khrushchev line underscored anew the grow ing belief that the party first secretary is emerging as the most powerful man in Russia with behind the scene controls approaching those of the late Joseph Stalin. 1 . . Aid to China Turning to foreign affairs, Bulganin told the Supreme So viet that "China can count "on the Soviet Union" in the- Formo sa crisis.' Before Bulganin spoke, Sov iet Marshal Ivan Konev warn ed that a Red army more pow erful than in World War II would crush any Western at tack on Russia "with all types of modern weapons." "We are not alone," Konev said. ;. 'i' "The great nation of Red China and the Soviet Union now form -one camp and a powerful army for peace." He attacked what he charged was the "continual provocation against China our great friend." Konev is one of the Soviet Union's, leading military fig ures and has held such high po sitions as commander-in-chief of the Army and deputy minister of war. . . ; , r Allied - Commander Criticized Pavel Bykov, a Stalin prize winning machinist-lathe opera tor representing heavy indust ry workers in the Soviet parlia ment bitterly attacked American generals for "atom mongerihg." He singled out Gen. . Alfred M. Gruenther, Allied supreme commander, and . said he "will not stop to think twice about using atomic weapons." He also ripped into Brig. Gen. John D. Stevenson, U.S. 49th Air Division commander in England; Adm. Arthur. Radford, head of the U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and British Field Mar shal Viscount Montgomery. .. "Montgomery x has forgotten LINDA IN WHEEL CHAIR AT HOME Courageous Youngster Object of Benefit ' . (Photos by Floyd Rogers, Gold Hill) clusively to her bed, Linda spent two hours, face down,. followed by four hours on her back, with this schedule being followed rigidly, 24 hours a day. : Linda's recuperation has been long . and expensive, and now she must look forward .to more treatments and medical care be fore she will be able to walk again. The Feb, 19 dance will allow the community to take part of the heavy financial bur den which has been placed on Linda's family. - General chairman for the ben efit dance is H. D. Force, Gold "v.. V.. ..V.. the old English proverb that those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones," he said. "We have our own atomic and hydrogen bombs for those who want to attack our country," Bykov said. (See Stories on Page 3) Tickets Available For Lincoln Day Dinner at Ashland Tickets are now available to the public for the Jackson Coun ty Republican club's 41st annual Lincoln day banquet, it was an nounced by Harry Skerry . Jr., club president. They may be obtained from Mrs. IDonald B. Whalin, or at Home Appliance company, or they may be purchased at the door.. The banquet will be held at the Ashland Elks club, 255 East Main st., Ashland. The banquet site earlier was announced in correctly as- the Medford Elks temple. Featured speaker for the ban quet will be Elmo Smith, state senator for Grant, Harney and Malheur counties, and. president of the state senate. In Fourth Term Smith, a newspaperman, is now serving his fourth term in the state legislature. During this time he has been active in the field of highway legislation, es chairman of the senate roads and highways committee. Smith also has served as chairman of the livestock, committee, and ' has served on game, labor and indus tries and other committees. Interested in development of legislation designed to utilize the state's water ? resources, Smith was a cosponsor of a plan calling, for a state water re sources board, a program which was placed in effect two years ago. Started as Mayor Smith started his political career as mayor of Ontario, Ore., and received national recogni tion from Coronet magazine for his work in that position. He re signed in 1943 and served with the . U. S. Navy during World War II. On the agenda for the annual meeting will be election of offi cers for the coming year. Present Lincoln club officers are Skerry, president; Donald B. Whalin, first vice-president; Mrs. Marion L. Langley, second vice-presi dent; Richard Reynen, third vice-president; Robert Root, secretary-treasurer; and Mrs. G. Q. - . D'Albini, historian. j With Benefit Hill postmaster, who with Paul Thompson is representing the Odd Fellows. Aiding Force will be John Cogswell and Jack Can non, ' Lions club; Glen Meller, John Steiber, and Mrs. Roy Eskew, Grange, and Vaughn Whitmore, Veterans of Freign Wars. r '. , Tickets are on sale at all stores in Gold Hill, at Gold Hill grade school, and in neighboring com munities. ' Those wishing to make contri butions may do so by mailing them to "Linda Bowen Fund," Post Office Box X, Gold Hill. No Retaliation Planned; Craft Navigated Increased Firepower Planned by Fleet Taipeh, Formosa (U.R) Com munist anti-aircraft shot down, a U. S. Navy plane today and the mighty Seventh Fleet began closing in for increased fire power and anti-aircraft defense to protect the evacuation of the Tachen Islands. ; ; The U. S. Navy announced, the American plane, a Douglas Skyraider attack bomber, was . shot down when it "mis-navigated" over a Communist-held island. The Navy said no retali ation was planned against the Communists. - The pilot was identified as Lt. (jg) W. J. O'Heren; 32, Coron ado, Calif. . - The crewmen were identified as Electronics Technician A. j.- Chela wski, 37, Imperial Beach,. Calif., and Aviation Machinist's! Mate 1C P. E. Drennen, 31, San: Diego. They suffered ordy min or injuries. The Navy did not regard the shooting down of the plane as a. "hostile act", and said no retal iation action is planned. But a dispatch from - the Seventh Fleet reported the new protective movement as the evacuation proceeded far ahead of schedule with removal of all. organized civilians and the be ginning of demolition work at the Nationalist base by Chinese soldiers. The plane incident was the first to mar the smooth running operation. Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower said today the bel licose attitude of the Red , Chi nese makes it idle to speculate' about a possible Formosa cease fire. ' . - He did not regard , the shoot ing down of an American carrier attacks bomber by Red Chinese anti-aircraft as a serious inci dent because the plane had wandered off - course and the crew was not harmed. t - Radar Use as Traffic Check Being Studied 1 Use of radar as a police speed check was to .be demonstrated here this afternoon on East Main st. near Willamette ave. Lt. Clarence Raines of the Eu gene police department brought a radar-equipped patrol car here this morning.; He was to speak at the Ki- wanis club this noon and for Medford Lions club this eve ning. His trip is sponsored by the Medford Safety council, which has been studying radar as a traffic control method, and council officers, city police and other -officials will watch the demonstration. It is being con sidered for use here. Principal of Rogue Rogue River James Hayden, 29, principal of Rogue River high school, submitted his resig nation effective at the end of the school year to. the school board at a meeting last week. Hayden, who has held the job for. two years, declined to com ment on - his resignation. The board has neither accepted nor rejected the resignation as yet, he. said yesterday.. He came to Rogue River after serving as principal of a large grade school for two years. ? He announced no 'definite plans. . . Ike Would Discuss Invitation To Zhukov Washington (U.R) President Eisenhower, speaking warmly of his 1945-46 friendship with So viet Marshal Georgi Zhukov, said today he7, would not hesi tate discussing with his advisors a new invitation for Zhukov to visit the United States. T- The President said the shake up in the Soviet government is a greatly significant change which shows dissatisfaction there. He said it would not change basic American policy to work for peace through, strength.", Alorse Takes Fight on Formosa Treaty To Floor Washington (U.R) Sen. Wayne L. Morse took his fight against the Formosa mutual de fense treaty to the Senate floor today but said he would not try to prevent a final vote this week. ' ' .-' Senate leaders predicted ov erwhelming approval of the pact despite the outspoken opposi tion of the Oregon Independent, But no final vote seeHied likely before tomorrow. . 1.
