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J Eisenhower Has Date In Eight Weeks To Reveal Presidential Intentions Pages 1-8 Second Section Medford MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1956 Another Banner Year Expected For Construction New York (U.R) The boom ing construction industry is headed for another banner year in 1956. And industry spokesmen jubi lantly see a steady growth over the next 10 years. New construction expendi tures are expected to rise to more than $44,000,000,000 next year, about S2,000,000,000 above the record 1955 figure. Alterations and maintenance of existing structures will add on another $21,000,000,000 bringing total construction vol ume in 1956 to a new high of $65,500,0000,000, according to the experts. They look for a new record despite a decline in new housing Irtarts, resulting in part from a tightening of credit terms in the latter part of 1955. They said a sharp rise in non residential construction main' . ly public works aryl a big in crease in industrial expansion will more than offset the decline in new housing starts. Industry spokesmen expect around 1.200,000 new housing starts in 1956. The optimism for 1956 is not shared by all, however. Some 201 economists surveyed by F. W. Dodge Corp. predict new con struction in 1956 will drop $1, 000.000,000 from the 1955 high to $41,000,000,000. They said this dip will reflect an easing off. in the nation's economy as w h o 1 e in the second half of 1956. However, the economists look for new construction to reach $50,000,000,000 by 1965, assum ing a grss national product of $500,000,000,000. With construction riding along in the crest of a boom industry spokesmen see no end in sight. jtiaroia ti. Benin, vice-presi dent of Johns-Manville Corp., said, "The building boom, in long range terms has just begun to hit its stride'." . "Papulatian growth, and tech nological advances are forcing a volume of construction beyond anything the U. S. has ever known." tmiMM H nit " - ''(.' ' ' Zm ' ' "iitn " ' J m in ' '4 A HAPPY IKE After putting Mamie aboard his plane, Columbine (background) for her return to Washington, President Eisenhower enjoys a hearty laugh with his brother, Dr. Milton Eisenhower, at Boca Chica Naval Air Base in Florida. Dispute Rages Over Water at Oceanlake Portland (U.R) The State Board of Health and Oceanlake were involved in a dispute today over the Lincoln county com munity's water supply. The health board announced plans to take legal action against Oceanlake unless it chlorinates its water supply before May 1. Dr. Harold M. Erickson, state health officer, said repeated sur veys have shown the city's wa ter to be "subject to contamina tion." Robert McClain, Oceanlake city councilman, said that it was decided at the last council meet ing to turn -the matter of-chlor- ination over to the city engineer. "It's pretty definite that equip ment will be in," he said. Mc clain added that, the last seven samples sent to the state came back perfect and the "last one was submitted two weeks ago." Bridge Damaged; 99 Traffic Defoured, Vancouver, Wash. . (U.R) Traffic between Portland and Seattle on Highway 99 was be ing detoured today after roar ing waters of Salmon creek un dermined a 200- foot bridge six miles north of here last night. The state patrol said north bound traffic was being detoured via the Manor highway and that southbound traffic 'over'the Sara road and south on it. The state patrol said that the bridge was reported to have dropped 3Vi feet last night. 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They have in mind a "holding action" in which various friend ly favorite son stooges would ob tain control of state delegations and rack the convention votes up for last-minute delivery eith er to Mr. Eisenhower or a candi date of his choice at San Fran cisco next August. There is no evidence yet that the President will buy that one. It seems more likely that he will make more or less good on his promise of March 2, 1955 to his news conference that day. Pressed for information on sec ond term prospects, Mr. Eisen hower said: "I will tell you, if we can have a complete moratorium on it, I might make a date, let's say, a year from today." There would be solid prece dent for it if the President has done considerable pondering of the second term problem during his Key West vacation from which he will return next week. Former President Truman made his big political decision while vacationing there in December, 1951. William D. Hassett, then a White House secretary, recalls that the boss sprang the bad news at a Key West dinner party in the first week of December. To his 14 guests Mr. Truman confided that he would not seek another White House term. Hassett remarked to Rear Ad miral Robert L. Dennison, the naval aide, that two couldn't keep a secret much less 14. Mr. Truman's was well kept, how ever, until the following March when he announced his retire ment at a Jefferson dinner speech here. Exempt From Amendment The Constitution had been amended some time earlier to limit presidential tenure, . but Mr. Truman was exempted from that. President Coolidge also chose a vacation spot to make his greatest political decision. Mr. Eisenhower's heart attack was scarcely a greater jolt to the Republican Party than the state ment which came from Mr. Cool idge in the Black Hills of South Dakota in August, 1927. Scrawl ed on slips of paper, Mr. Cool idge had passed it to reporters: "I do not choose to run for president in 1928." The quaint phraseology start ed a great debate to which Mr. Coolidge contributed not a single word. The debate raged over the question: Does he mean it?. A great many Republican leaders, especially the old guard men who opposed nomination of Herbert Hoover, believed Mr. Coolidge merely had indi cated a disinclination to run. They were cbnfident he would accept a draft nomination. The draft never came. When the 1928 Republican Convention met in Kansas City, big Pennsyl vania switched to Mr. Hoover. He won going away. for ?00 303 SIZE CANS standby SIDNEY BEANS g cans $00 A STANDOUT SPECIAL! PORK SAUSAGE 39 Country Style We Make Our Own GROUND CHUCK 55 b It's Lean It's Pure Try It - You'll Like It! U.S. Gradfe "Choice" Klamath Locker Beef Front 35c lb. o i2 Beef 39c lb. Hind U 49c lb. WE CUT, WRAP and FREEZE FREE! 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A survey of nearby towns is being made to determine what recreation arrangements can be made. Some 30 prefab units will be constructed halfway down the mountain for families of married men. The station at present has a nucleus force of some 25 men and officers. . Area Stockmen Oppose Subsidies; Suggest Changes In Land Bank FAIR WARNING Tomahawk, Wis. (U.R) A sign on a fencepost beside a high way in this northern Wisconsin resort area has this message for passing motorists: "This is God's country don't drive through it like Hell." Jackson county stockmen voiced opposition to government subsidies and offered possible improvements in the proposed soil bank plan at a meeting of the stockmen's association board of directors recently. County Agent Ben Tucker, secretary of the group, said the organization has notified con gressmen and secretaries of agri culture and interior asking that land diverted from surplus crops be devoted to non-competitive agricultural enterprises. - The group also asked there be no further depression of live stock prices through diversion of land .to grazing with govern ment subsidies, he said. The association suggested di verted acres to be used for wild life development, such as seed crops for wild birds or feeding other wildlife, with use of the land supervised to protect the owners. Other 1 suggestions included seeding land to grass for erosion prevention1 or for improving the soil. The group, which represents an industry operating without subsidies, emphasized its wish that all government subsidies be dropped from agricultural com modities and prices be allowed to seek their own levels. Annual meeting of the asso ciation will be . held Monday, Feb. 13, at the Central Point Grange hall. Interested persons are invited to the all-day affair, according to James C. Miller Jr., Medford, president. Warren Bay liss, Crater Lake highway, is program choirman. The federal program for eradi cation of brucellosis and tuber culosis in cattle was reported to be favored in this area with the majority of stockmen taking ad vantage of federal assistance in checking and vaccinating ani mals. The group discussed the tax status of forest and grazing lands. Miller reminded cattle men that lands used for grazing which are now classified as for est lands can be re-classified for lower taxation. Acres classified as forest lands are subject to fire protection. faxatlBrTwhich" is' "not applicable to grazing land, he said. Persons who wish to have land reclassi fied may obtain applications from members of the county land classification committee. Members are A. A. Lausmann, chairman; Jim Miller, secretary; G. E. Dunn, Ashland, and Homer Lyons, state board of forestry, Salem. Applications should be return ed .to Tucker, Lausmann or Miller. Maps -showing areas al ready reclassified are available in the county court room, court house, or the state board of for estry. Agents Install New Officers For 1956 Officers for the 1956 term were installed at a noon lunch eon today by the Jackson County Association of Insurance agents. Dick House is president.. Richard Henselman is the new vice-president and Lou Cranston, secretary-treasurer. Ken Jones and John Pletsch are new exec utive committeemen. Insurance agencies which re cently joined the association are the Fred Gatter agency, Sterling Tucker agency, Alexander and Brown, Don Stathos agency, Lee Skaggs agency, Shearin and Young agency. Railroad Line Cleared of Slide Portland (U.R) Union Pa cific's main line to the east was cleared today following a big slide that halted a 123-car freight train last night at Multnomah Falls, derailing five cars. Crews worked throughout the night to clear the slide. Engineer Leo Tracy said he hit the brakes just as the train entered the slide "then we all dived for the bulkheads and let her ride through." The train ripped up ties and traveled about half a mile before it came to a stop. . "I don't know what stopped us from going on our side," said Tracy. The slide missed catching" the UP's eastbound streamliner from Portland by half an hour. The freight was en route from The Dalles to Portland at tha time of the slide. Earlier yester day three UP westbound trains were delayed more than an hour by a slide' at Rooster rock. GETS RAIL POST Portland (U.R) D. F. Wen gert was appointed yesterday to be new general manager for Union- Pacific's Northwestern district with headquarters here. 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