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FOURTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Monday, May 14, 1956 Motel Industry Waits Record Tourist Flow In Vacation Season Chicago U.R) The na tion' motel industry, one of the top success stories of the past decade, is preparing for its rec ord stream of tourists during the coming vacation season. Motels have become a billion dollar yearly ' business since World War IX and now play host to an estimated 700,000,000 guests annually, according to Mrs. A. L. Patterson of the American Motel magazine. About 60.000 motels now dot the highways and are making their appearance in the cities. Although they vary widely in size, that averages out at about 11,000 customers for each motel each year. Hotels aren't too worried about the growth of the motels because, as one spokesman put it, "there's plenty of business to go around" in travel-conscious America. Paid Vacations The causes for the rapid growth of motels are many but the main impetus was the wide spread acceptance of paid vaca tions. It loosed onto the high ways a flood of travelers. Ac commodations were needed fast and motels sprang up to fill the need. Hotel building lagged during the post-war period, probably I because of the cost factor. It requires an outlay of $18,000 to $20,000 per room for a hotel, while motels can be built for about $5,000 to $7,000 per unit. "Many motels are now just as good as good hotels, with the chief difference being that in stead of being built vertically, they're built horizontally," the hotel spokesman said. Hotels in Digger cities are holding their own, he said, but in smaller towns where the ho tel is old and rundown, .the mo tels are bound to hurt. The traf fic and parking problems, of course, figure in. Hotel operators claim that dol lar for dollar, they still provide better services. Nearly all serve food, have 24-hour telephone and watchman service, a physi cian on call and other extra services. But motels are improving their accommodations with many installing television in the rooms, adding restaurants and even providing swimming pools. Motels are free of the tipping problem which is a big factor. The latest trend in motels, Mrs. Patterson said, is in the in city model. It offers the advan tages of motel accommodations along with the convenience of their new down-town locations. UPRIGHT GAL Nevada's choice for National Correct Posture Week is Marilyn Spellman, lY-year-old Hen derson high school, who wants to be a model. She was selected in statewide finals at the New Frontier in Las Vegas. Defense Spending To Remain High In View of Disarmament Failure Washington (CQ) Collapse of the London disarmament talks last week helped to con firm a basic and widely-shared assumption among Washington officials that U.S. defense spending will continue at the $35,000,000,000 rate for as long as anyone cares to look ahead. That is, short of a still elusive East-West agreement on a com prehensive arms -reduction plan, no cut will be made in U.S. de fense outlays. But an increase may not be out of the question. Currently, a Senate subcom mittee headed by ex-Air Force Secretary Stuart Symington CD Mo.) is attempting, with some success, to document the narrow ing gap between U.S. and Soviet air power. The Symington probe may wind up' in an attempt to hike Air Force appropriations above the Administration re quest. But any such move will run Into strong resistance. At his press conference last week. Pres ident Eisenhower defended his defense policies as meeting long term requirements for balanced forces. And in military affairs, the President's voice is persua sive. Increases Voted Down For three years running, Sen ate Democrats have tried to give the President more money for defense than he wanted. In 1953, a move to add $400,000,000 to buy 200 B-48 bombers was de feated, 38-55, when nine Demo crats joined 40 Republicans in voting "nay." In 1954, 10 Demo crats sided with 40 Republicans to vote down, 38-50, an increase of $350,000,000 to buy two ex tra Army divisions. Last year, Symington led a drive to add $46,000,000 to Marine Corps funds a move that succeeded by one vote, 40-39. This year, the Administra tion's goal of a balanced budget is shared by many election-mind ed Congressmen on both sides of the aisle. Moreover, the U.S. may shortly find itself faced with a unilateral Soviet an nouncement of a voluntary cut in Soviet armed forces. Propaganda-wise, a simultaneous in crease in U. S. defense spending would tend to confirm foreign Eight Oregon Contractors Prepare Hospital Job Bids Bids will be received in Com munity hospital offices in Med ford until 10 a.m. June 12, for the 78-bed Rogue Valley Mem orial hospital. Eight Oregon contractors have been selected to prepare bids for the project. Plans call for a three-story and basement structure built in the shape of a modified "T." Each floor will cover an area of approximately 17,000 square feet. The building will be locat ed on a 20-acre site near the in tersection of Barnett rd. and Murphy lane. The structure will be of rein forced concrete with a steel frame. Gate City Steel company of Boise has been awarded a $99,200 contract for providing and erecting the structural steel framework. The steel is to be de livered in September, and 49 days are allowed to complete the framework after steel has been delivered. Exterior of the building will be finished with corrugated as bestos and glass. Aluminum sash will be used. There will be a steam heating system with oil fired boilers. Two elevators and two dumb waiters are included. There will be a complete com munications system, and a wide variety pf materials for interior finish. All work except steel er- rection will- be under the gen eral contract. Firms holding plans are: Smith Phillips Co., Portland; Donald M. Drake Co., Portland; Henry M. Mason Co., Portland; A. V. Peterson Co., Portland; J. H. Wise and Son, Boise; J. G. Watts Construction Co., Salem; W. H. Shields Co., Eugene; and D. W. Knight, Albany. Architects for the project are Rogers and Butler of New York city. A. D. Harvey of Medford is consulting engineer. Copies of plans and specifications have been placed on file at the Biul ders Exchange Cooperative in been placed on file "at the Buil ers Cooperative. Brookings Azalea Fete Slated for June 9-10 Brookings Date for the an nual Azalea festival at Brook ings in Curry county has been set for June 9 and 10 in Azalea state park. Virgil Clark is gen eral chairman and the festival is under sponsorship of the Brook ings Chamber of Commerce. A program is being planned in addition to flower, art, gem and mineral shows and a barbe cue, the chamber of commerce reported. A queen and her court will reign over all events. suspicion of U. S. motives. A year ago, the shoe was on the other foot. The U. S. had an nounced a outback in military manpower to 2,900,000 men, while the Soviet Union, in the words of a Senate resolution sponsored by Symington and 44 of his colleagues, "has recently announced an increase in its armaments budget and has pro claimed as policy the expansion of arms production and war-supporting industry at the sacrifice of civilian production." Endorsed Arms Plan The Symington resolution, adopted July 28, endorsed an arms-control plan based on a na tion's use of its key resources, and sought "to gain recognition for the principle that the way any government divides its re sources can be taken as a' meas ure of its peaceful or aggressive intent." Currently, U.S. defense spend ing of about $35,000,000,000 a year is less than 9 per cent of the nation's gross national pro duct. This contrasts with a high of $80,000,000,000 in 1945 (or 36 per cent of GNP) and a low of $11,000,000,000 in 1948 (or 4.5 per cent of GNP.) Barring East-West agreement on arms reduction on the one hand, and open hostilities on the other, the long-run outlook sug gests a gradual increase in U. S. defense outlays, reflecting the rising costs of missiles,, electron ic gear and the other parapher nalia of modern armies. But the ratio of defense costs to gross na tional product might remain sta ble if GNP continues to rise in an expanding economy. Interest Remains Alive Meanwhile, Congressional in terest in the disaramament issue remains alive if limited de spite failure of the London talks. A Senate Foreign Relations sub committee, charged with making "a complete study of any and all matters pertaining to the inter national control and reduction of armaments," has held hear ings in Washington and Bos ton, and moves to Minneapolis June 16. Chairman Hubert M. Hum phrey (D.-Minn.) has until July 1 to file a report, but probably will ask for an extension. And Presidential Assistant Harold E. Stassen, who was U. S. spokes man at the unsuccessful London negotiations, says the adminis tration will undertake a broad review of the U. S. position on disarmament in' the near future. But the key to agreement, every one agrees, is held in Moscow. (Copyright 1956, Congres sional Quarterly) AS YOUR GOVERNOR Hi has demonstrated LEADERSHIP and SflUNO JUDGMENT Capable . . . sincere . . . energetic in his thinking and firm in his decisions. Governor Smith has derMr-'trated to the pePle of Oregon outstanding He inspires PSBUC CONFIDENCE Oregon likes the genuine friendliness and intimate knowledge of state business which Governor Smith possesses. He knows what he's doing. He is a nun of ACTION -The reorganization of the Liquor Commission, rec ommendations for income tax changes, mtervennon in the Portland vice-rackets are just a few of Gov ernor Smiths positive and timely actions. N. Ad. Keep Elmo Smith Governor Committee. I. A. (tHtk) R-hnon. Qm. 133 So. Ubarty Su Salem. Ore Pilot Receives $150 An Hour To Study Hurricane Effects Kansas City, Mo. (U.R) Pilot Jim Cook gets $150 an hour for flying. It's your money, but you wouldn't do what he does for 10 times the price. Cook flirts with thunderstorms and their violent offspring, the tornado. His is the only job of its kind, a research chore con ceived by the U. S. Weather Bureau's severe storm warning center in Kansas City. "It is not dangerous," Cook said. "But it is a real challenge to move in close enough to vio lent storm centers and find out what makes a tornado click." Cook is 34. He began flying when he was 13 at Jacksboro, Tex. He got his first license two years later. "I have been flying too long to do a fool thing like flying directly into a tornado," Cook said. "My job is to learn what conditions go together to make up a violent storm. We already know what a tornado can do." Cook flies his own P51, better known as a Mustang fighter.' It dates back to 1943, but it is "just like new" and rugged enough for the job. It has been modified throughout to make room for special gear and instru ments, the latter from the weather Bureaus engineering section m Washington. While Cook pokes the nose of his fighter into squalls, he re cords what he sees by means of a microphone and tape recorder. Complicated instruments record temperature, altitude, humidity, and the electric field. A 16mm camera, mounted where gun cameras once operated, further records the elements, It took five months of hard work at Dallas to get my plane ready for this work," Cook said. The Weather Bureau contract ed to pay him $45,000 for 3Q0 hours during the tornado season, roughly from Feb. 1 to Aug. 1 His main concern will be with storms in the "tornado belt" Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Arkansas. But he may be sent anywhere in the contin ental limits of the United States. Southern California Feels Earth Temblor Pasadena, Calif. (U.R) A fairly strong earthquake jarred a section of Southern California at 6:53 a.m. (PST) today. The temblor probably originated at about 100 miles below the bord er in Mexico, the California In stitute of Technology reported. The quake, which was felt in San Diego, was of about 4.5 magnitude, according to the in stitute's Seismological labora tory. Dr. Charles Richter said it probably was ' an aftershock from a. series of quakes which began last February in Lower California, Mex. , $100,000 Of Your Tax Money DOWN THE DRAIN! To date, over $100,000 more than the original estimate has been spent on the poorly planned, poorly-built Jackson County Court House Annex AND ALL THE BILLS ARENT IN! My opponent in this election is the only hold-over from the County Court who approved this costly "mistake" and must therefore accept re sponsibility for it. If I am elected, I pledge every citizen of Jackson County ECONOMY, EFFICIENCY, and INTEGRITY in office! MELVIN L ATT I E Republican, for Jackson County COMMISSIONER Paid Pol. Adv. Cook has never studied meter- rology. He flew for the Air Trans port Command during World War II, mostly over th North Atlantic. "Flying is my business," Cook said. "This is a new field for me studying violent weather. There's really no risk as long as I know what I can do and what my airplane can do. Kerby Man Killed In Auto Collision Grants Pass (U.R) A two car headon collision about 33 miles south of here on the Red wood highway Saturday night claimed the life of James Rey nolds, 56, of Kerby. Reynolds was a passenger in a car driven by his son-in-law, James Alfred Bridges, also of Kerby. Police identified the driver of the other car as Dale Call, 37, of Cave Junction. He was taken to a local hospital where his condition was described as satisfactory. mmmmmmmmmm UNEQUALLED mm mm EXPERIENCE 26 yeors of rKUVtD A5ILITT to gt thingt dona HAS PRESTIGE AND RESPECT M NATIONAL CAPITOL niftii mm i WILL DO THE JOB OREGON PEOPLE WANT DONE Vote Doug McKay on May 18th W. Adv. McKar for Senator Committee. W. L. (Bill) PliHIips. Chairman. 525 S.W. Broadway. Portland S. Onto EASY TO USE-EASYT0 BUY Look at Ttese w RANGES AT UNHEARD-OF mW Irljfl Made first by Frigidaire! Made famous by Frigidairel Thrifty 30 De Luxe Models with full-size range ad vantages. Left - Model RD-38-56. 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