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o o tTT MEDFORD (OREGON). MAIL TRIBUNE Civil Defense Regional Washington U.R1 Since the Middle East crisia developed the Civil . Defense- Administration' l:as quietly placed its seven reg ional offices on 24-hour alert. It is now working around the clock in case the tense situation explodes into' global war. j Communist Grip On Hawaiian Isles Seen Disastrous Washington, fU-PT' A former top naval strategist has warned that "communist domination of the Hawaiian Islands could spell irretrievable disaster to the United States" if the Communists continue to advance in Asia. The Statement was made by Adm. Charles M. Cooke (ret.) in a letter to the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee. The sub committee made the letter pub lic yesterday. Opinion ' Asked The subcommittee, beginning an investigation of Communism in Hawaii, asked for Cooke's views on the .strategic military importance of Hawaii and the effect on national security of Communist control of the ter ritory. Cooke was a top Navy strategical commander during World- War II. If the Communists are able to carry out. their objective of con trolling all of East Asia, Cooke said, they "must succeed in con trolling sea communications along the east coast of Asia south" to Southeast Asia, Indon esia and the entrances to the Indian Ocean." . If the Free World is to pre- ovent this, "it must be in a strateg ' ic position to bring to bear naval power 'and air power against Communist aggressive use of the sea communications in this area,v he said. Could Spell Disaster Cooke said "it goes without saying that if Communist power continues to advance in South pa Asia and in the Pacific, if it succeeds in bringing Formosa "into Communist control and Japan Into the Communist orbit, then Communist domination of the Hawaiian -Islands could spell c irretrievable disaster to the United States." The subcommittee expects to open hearings in Honolulu about Nov. 30 with. Gov. Samuel Wil der Kink as the first witness. j. Ltlj Hi, Champ! ftfe You deserve Champion Bourbon! tor winmnp Co to'inp) with mile for bema the bei ilivot ft placer on the link foi beine a Champion port.v min, ou r-av tMinffi foe njrhr t- ni" th' Chomai'in of all bmirbop. 8 irai-old (Hawion hoi RBO.t. s : fjX&j tlJ8,4M -Al m fif tea 5 CHAMPION BOURBON henleq f SISAlGHT OUS&ON WHliHiY. Val Peterson, civil defense ad m'imstrator, told the United Press, "Like any prudent per sons in a period of tension, we are making a close check to see if any improvements in plans can be made." Peterson said the national civil defense headquarters is al ways on 24-hour duty to alert the nation in event of an enemy attack or a natural disaster. Last week the regional offices also were placed on 24-hour duty. The national agency has also joined with civil defense organi zations at the state and city level in "doing all that is pos sible to see that their organiza tions are ready for any eventu ality," Peterson said. Supplies Ready Peterson had particular praise California Gaining In Population Race With New York State Washington, (U.R) Calif ornia's population is increasing so rapidly that by 1965 is may be in a neck-and-neck race with New York for national leader ship, the census bureau reported today. The Golden State, between the 1950 census and last July 1, picked up 2,846,000 persons for a total population of 13,433,000 New York State, which gained 1,365.000 in the comparable per iod, holds the population title with 16.195.000. But, the Bureau said, Calif ornia's continued heavy growth is closing the gap. It might pos sibly catch New York by 1965 when each state is expected to have about 18 million popula tion. Faster Gain Florida, Nevada and Arizona, though much smaller, are grow ing at a faster pace than the leaders. Florida's population as of July 1 was estimated at 3,770,000, a 36 per cent increase, or 998,000 persons, since 1950. The bureau said the rise appears to be heading the sunshine state into i t s greatest decade of growth. Her biggest 10-year in STATE United States Arizona Cailornia Idaho Montana .... Nevada . Oregon Utah .HIV 1. 1956 16' 19 1.000 1.057.000 13.433.0110 (123.000 638.000 247.000 1.718.000 812.000 U WOOf. SCKENISY DiTIUt! to N.I. Tuesday. November 20, 195S Offices Quietly Placed on 24-Hour Alert for the way city and state org ' anizations "have responded to ' ; the situation and taken the steps j that were advisable." ! i These are some of the steps j taken by local organizations, Pe i terson said: They have tightened up on their communications sys i terns; lined up available volun j teers; seen that their food and ' medical supplies are ready for any disaster, and alerted per sons in the various services, such ; as rescue and medical. At the national level there is a standard operation procedure : for disaster which will be placed ! into effect only at the call of the President. This will be if the : United States is attacked or an j attack is imminent, i But in the "period of tension," ' national headquarters, in addi crease was 51.6 per cent in 1920 1930. Nevada's July population was estimated at 247,000, a gain of 87,000. of 54.6 per cent, since 1950. This was the biggest per centage rise for any state. It compared with a 93.4 per cent decade. Arizona's gain of 308,000, or 41 per cent, put its estimated population at 1,057,000. This also put Arizona over the 1 million mark for the first time, leaving only 13 states and the district of Columbia with less than 1-million residents. Others Gain Million Besides California, four states, ! New York. Ohio, Michigan and Texas, have gained more than 1 million since the 1950 census. New York's growth was second to California's followed by Tex as' 1.214.000. Ohio's 1.150.000 and Michigan's 1,144,000. Only Mississippi, Vermont, Arkansas, Maine and M'est Virg inia are estimated to have suf fered losses. Here is a record of Western States showing the estimated population changes since April, 1950. APRIL 1, 1950 (Number) (Per Cent) 150.607.361 16.493.000 10.9 749.587 10.586.223 588.637 591.024 160.083 1.521.341 688.862 308.000 2.846.000 36.000 47.000 87.000 196.000 123.000 41 0 26.9 6 1 8 0 54.6 12 9 17.9 ' " " U t p if a f ' tion to alerting the regional of fices and coordinating plans with local organizations, has studying the location of tre mendous stockpiles of food, med ical and other supplies, and ways to move them. Civil defense has about 50 per sons working at the national level here. There also is a clas sified operation outside the city on 24-hour duty. In Battle Creek. Mich., another 700 civil defense workers are on alert and can go into underground head quarters "at a moment's notice," Peterson said. Civil defense also is tied into close operation with the Air Force to get first knowledge of Pedestrians Urged To Exercise Care Police Chief Charles Champ lin today cautioned pedestrians to be especially watchful of vehicles making turns before crossing streets. In the past nine months, four pedestrians have been injured in Medford at intersections where cars have been turning. Obey Signals The police chief also empha sized the danger in suddenly stepping into the street even though the signal light may have changed to allow pedestrians to cross. If a car has started to turn it is not always possible for the vehicle to stop in time to avoid an accident, he said. Champlin also urged pedes trians to obey signals and cross only at intersections. Of the 14 traffic accidents involving pedes trians in Medford between Jan uary and November of this year, two pedestrians were crossing against the signal and three were crossing in mid-block. National Report On the national level, the Na tional Safety Council points out that of all pedestrians struck by cars at intersections where sig nals were operating, half were crossing against the signal. Of all pedestrian traffic accidents, the greatest number occurred when pedestrians were crossing in mid-block. 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