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Eisenhower Has Date In Eight Weeks To Reveal Presidential Intentions
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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."
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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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Reporters Told
One Year Ago of
Statement Plan
By LYLE C. WILSON
United Press Correspondent
Washington (U.R) The
year during which President Eis
enhower suggested -newsmen
cease pestering him about a sec
ond term is almost up. He has a
date now with the reporters to
tell all on next March 2, which
is eight weeks from Friday.
Considering all the old and
new circumstances relating to
his likely political activity, Mar.
2 seems to be about the time the
nation may expect to hear from
Mr. Eisenhower on his 1956
plans. If he delays much beyond
that time, the President may
fairly be accused of stalling.
Some of his White House assoc
iates favor a stall.
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.
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FOLDS HIS WINGS Land
ing . at San Francisco from
Hawaii, United Airlines Capt.
Ralph J. Johnson hangs up
earphones for the last time
' winding up a 38-year flying
career, 28. of them with
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Moving To Mt. Hebo
Portland (U.R) The 689th
aircraft control and warning
squadron is moving from' Port
land to Mt. Hebo, a 3120-foot
peak in the Coast range near
Tillamook, according to an Air
Force announcement.
The radar station will house
some 200 officers and men in
special buildings which have
been prepared to withstand
strong winds often reaching 100
miles per hour.
The Air Force said a pack of
German shepards, trained for
military duty, would be used as
sentries.
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.
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