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2 MA ft TRIBUNE, MedW. Oregon, Sunday, December 28, 1958 SPACE STATION Artist's conception depicts an intermediate stage in the establish yment'of an Atlas space station 400 miles above the earth. The station, proposed by the Convair Astronautics division of General Dynamics Corp.,' producers of the Atlas ICBM, would provide an early capability for proving long-term human ex istance in outer space. Basic structure of station is the propeUant tanks of the Atlas (left). An inflatable capsule, which will form the living quarters aboard the station, is being removed from cargo ship at right. Financial Editor Tells Of Currency Move in Br ELMER WALZER UPI Financial Editor New York -(UPD-Ten nations yesterday said to the United States in effect "we will trade with you and stand ready to pay you in dollars the differ ence between what you buy from us and what you sell to us." In other words, we will be able to get our money back as due in dollars from Great Britain, France, Germany, Bel gium, Luxembourg, The Neth erlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Italy. It all started when France elected to devalue its franc Senators Propose A Thorough Probe if Airfline Strikes Washington -CPD- Key sena tors in both parties joined yesterday in proposing a thor ough Senate investigation of the overall problem of airline strikes and their impact . on the public interest. Chairman A. S. (Mike) Mon roney (D.-Okla.) of the Sen ate Aviation subcommittee, said he would be willing to hold hearings in the new Con gress. But he emphasized that the subcommittee, had no in tention of performing any strike-breaking role. Sen. George A. Smathers (D.-Fla.) a subcommittee mem ber, first proposed the inquiry as strikes against American and Eastern airlines kept the two big air carriers grounded Court Records MUNICIPAL COURT Norman Edward Kubli. improper left turn, S5. , . William Butler Henderson, viola tion of basic rule, $10. Raymond Rex Note, disobeyed affir signal. 5. . John Peter Grelinger. no Ore- ion operator license. $10. Doyle Homer Branson. 509 Ore gon st.. Jacksonville, reckless driv ing. S25. . , John Anderson Howard, viola tion of basic rule. $10. Daniel Paul Andrews, violation of basic rule. $10. Herbert Roy Mark Clevenger, disobeyed red light. So. Donald Conrad Larsen. improper right turn and disobeyed red light. William Doyle Pennington, vio lation of basic rule. iu. Michael James Sopiwynk. dis obeyed traffic sign, $5. Thomas Eugene Davis, Jr., dis- ntwvwl -traffic 10. Woodrow Lincoln Brock, viola tion of basic rule. $10. . Nathan Andrew Parnsh, viola tion of basic rule, $10. Denver Ralph Ladd, following too close, $10. . Orville Daulton Milburn, viola tion of basic rule. $10. Wililam Marion Stragey, dis obeyed red light, $5. Stanlev Grant Ricks, expired op erator's license, $2.50; improper lane usage, $5. ; Leslie Edgar Fens, violation of basic rule, $10. - Ronnie Lee Hayes, violation of basic rule. $10. , Carl Charles BohL disobeyed red light. $5. Charles Alvin Coffeen, failure to yield right of way. $10. . Richard Victor Kengla, violation of basic rule. $10. Audrey Maxine Blessing, viola tion of basic rule, $10. August Henry Rode, disobeyed atop sign, $5. , Burdette Lynde Dodge, disobeyed atop sign. $5. Francis Ravmond Mayfield, tail ore to'yield right of way. S10. Thomas A. Rupp. disobeyed atop sign. $5. .. . Garry Franklin Hart, disobeyed red light, $5. DISTRICT COURT Arlie C. Carter, failure to dim lights. $7.50. Cecil L. Johnson, overload. $197. Gary B. Cain, driving motor vehicle while in the embrace of another, $6. William P. Rollins, operating wrong way on a one-way street, 15- MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Barry Eugene Baer. Fonderosa at. Central Point, and Virginia Ann Bean, Phoenix. David Richard Bliss, box 56, Prospect, and Sheila Dee Dolen shek. Trail. Francis Burton Adams. Maywood. Calif., and Terry Ann Hughes. 36 North Peach sU 3 -SB-i' r4 from 420 to the dollar to 493. 70, a devaluation of 17.55 per cent. Such devaluation, of course, makes it easier for us to buy goods from France than to sell goods to France. France made the franc con vertible to dollars at the new rate. Similar Agreement The other nations made a similar agreement without de valuing their currency. Brit ain restricted its dollar con vertibility to foreigners and not its nationals who might want to leave the country. France made its move as the time approached for operation through the holiday season. Sen. Andrew F. Schoeppel of Kansas, ranking Republi can member of the subcom mittee, heartily endorsed Smather's proposal. "I agree with him 100 per cent," he told United Press Interna tional. Public Utility Schoeppel said the airlines actually had become a public utility. "To have these con tinued strikes is becoming a serious problem and is not in the public interest," he added. The Kansan who will be the top GOP member of the Senate Commerce committee in the new Congress, said the group should "take a good grank look" at the problem with a view toward legisla tive recommendations. The Commerce committee, headed by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D.-Wash.) has juris diction over all aviation mat ters. It is the parent body of Monroney's subcommittee. A Proper Area , Sen. Alan Bible (D.-Nev.) another subcommittee mem ber, said he would "certainly go along" with the hearings. "It appears to be a proper area for the subcommittee to take a good hard look." Bible told a reporter. Monroney said he had no objection to holding hearings on the general problem of air line strikes. But he pointed out that any change in laws affecting airline labor would have to be. handled by the House and Senate Labor com mittees. The Oklahoma Democrat said he hoped "we might find some better way to aid media tion" in airline strikes, per haps by 'strengthening the conciliation and mediation services. Chinese Art Scholar Killed in Attic Fire San Francisco -UPD- Robert Bradford, 31, who earned a doctor's degree in Chinese art at Seattle university this year, burned to death Thursday night in an attic fire here. Bradford was identified by a friend, Phillip Romigh, an architect. The victim had been offered a teaching position at San Francisco State college after Jan. 1, the coroner's of fice said. Portland - Crow's Lumber Price Index moved up an even dollar this week. The main upward push came from standard and better and util ity grades of green douglas fir dimension and small squares, along with steadily climbing prices on fir and hemlock dimension for water shipment. Effect Europe of the common market, which is to be a broad trading and production area for France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and Italy. That organization be gins functioning on Jan. 1. Under the common market plan, all tariffs among the six nations will be abolished, im port duties will be establish ed, prices will be adjusted, la bor will be able to move back and forth within the various nations, wages will be equal ized and currencies will be made convertible. Balance To Be Paid When one nation trades with another, there is always a balance to be paid off. For example, if we buy $1,000 worth of goods from France and sell her $900 worth, there is a balance of $100 in France's favor. We owe her $100 worth of francs. France would gladly take the dollars or gold from us to make up the difference. If it were the other way around and France owed us $100, she now agrees to pay in dollars. Where will France get the dollars? That eventually could be a problem. But with the franc devalued, the chances are we will buy more from France than we sell her, and thus she will be able to build up dollar or gold balance. Christopher Columbus did not touch the American main land until his third voyage of discovery, in 1498. He never reached North America. POPE VISITS PRISON Kneeling outside their cells, prisoners at the Regina Coeli prison in Rome applaud Pope John XXm, visiting the prison to personally bring the spirit of Christmas to the inmates. In so doing, Pope John is reviving the custom of a previous pope, Pius IX, who visited the prison every Christmas during his pon tificate from 1846 to 1878. S&H Green Stamps - WUU To Burn MEDFORD Tel. SP 2-2111 U.S. Welcomes Western Europe's Currency Policies Washington -fUPD- The Unit ed States yesterday hailed West Europe's new monetary policies as a "welcome and substantial forward move" in improving International trade relations. The State Department said in a special statement that the moves toward creating hard currencies are proof "of the strengthened economic posi tion of Western Europe." "They also reflect the confi dence of the European coun tries in the international fi nancial and trade. institutions that have been developed in the free world since the war,' the statement said. External Convertibility Britain, West Germany, the Scandinavian countries and the Netherlands :announced external convertibility of their currencies while France devalued the franc and also joined in the currency conver tibility. U.S. officials said privately the new measures have politi cal as well as economic signi ficance. They said the fact that free European countries could take such steps was a sign of their confidence in the political future of Europe at a time when Russia is utter ing threats almost daily against West Berlin. The State Department said the changes should "facilitate and give new impetus to the process of removing restric tions on international trade, including dollar goods." 'Position of Strength' Per Jacobsson,- managing director of the International Monetary fund, said the mov es toward external converti bility were "made from a po sition of strength and not of weakness" in Europe. "This may be regarded as an outward and visibile sign of the comeback of Europe in world affairs," he added. "This is a big move in the es tablishment of an effectively functioning intern ational monetary system." Standard Brands, Inc. To Cot Coffee Prices New York - (UPD - Standard Brands,' Inc., yesterday an nounced reduction in its cof fee prices effective Monday. Chase & Sanborn coffee in cluding canned, bagged and institutional roasted coffees will be reduced two cents a pound. Instant coffee prices will be reduced two cents a jar for two ounce jars and six cents a jar in the six-ounce size. . . , . A PENNY SAVED New Britain, Conn.-flJM-A factory worker wh,o heard a burglar alarm but failed to notify police explained. "The free telephone was locked up and the other one costs 10 cents." Too I CREEN FUEL CO. Court ft McAndrew ESTABLISHED 1896 lTAMPS pi fl PISTOL HAPPY Practicing a fast pistol draw at his home in Chicago, Jack Bender, 29, (right) shot and killed his 14-month-old son, named Wyatt Earp. Here he is shown at police station with his gun collection. Police man in center is holding the death weapon. Ul 11 ARRIVING IN SOUTH BEND, Joe Kuharich, new foot ball coach of Notre Dame University, is greeted by Ed Krause (left), athletic director. Kuharich left post as coach of Washington Redskins to return to alma mater. IlL .,11 AW1 MEW SEE HARRY At lit North Central Phone SP 2-5702 ,t SSi Almost Everyone Knows Where To Find Victims of Fires Find Response Quick, Generous United Press International Sympathetic response was quick and generous yesterday for victims of holiday fires which have killed more than four score persons across the nation. Within hours after an Au burn, Wash., fire claimed the lives of nine members of the Ole Hollenbach family Friday, Auburn radio station KASY and the local Community Chest went on the air with a 2Vz hour Hollenbach fund marathon. Contributions poured in from throughout the area. In cluding an initial $500 grant from the Community Chest, the still growing fund totaled $2,100 when the station went off the air. Only three members of the Hollenbach family survived the pre-dawn blaze that saw Medford's Newest Trailer Park . complete with large swimming pool, bad mlnton'court and children's playground. ALDRICH TRAILER RANCH Located on Jacksonville Highway at Bybee Corner. Trailer Ranch was built by Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Aldrich, Medford residents for many years, to provide modern facilities for the many newcomers to the Medford area. Trailer park will be for permanent occupants o Applications Now Being Accepted the Greatest C M WE WANT MUSIC MUSE "Record City" an heroic rescue of Wanda Hollenbach, 7, by elderly neighbor Willard Clyde, 65. In Richmond, Va., wealthy Head Copy Editor Of Call-Bulletin Dies San Francisco-fljPD-Richard E. Simpers, 40, former head copy editor for the San Fran cisco Call-Bulletin, collapsed and died Friday in his apart ment. He had been ill for several months and recently under went surgery. Simpers was with the Call Bulletin from August, 1941, until this year. Previously he worked for the San Francisco News, Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Chronicle and ,the Honolulu Advertiser. He is 'survived by his wife, Loraine. - Each of 23 units has a large cement patio and sidewalk. Each entrance is marked with an individual lamp post and name marker. Lawn plant ing will begin immediately and areas will be beautified with shrubs, trees and flowers. All wires and phone cables, as well as individual garbage dis posals, are underground. Telephone cables lead to each unit. A public telephone it also available. Ample power, 110 and 220 voltage, has been provided Bathhouse joining the swimming pool is fully equipped. Ail outdoor picnic area will be established complete with tables - and benches. ' ill Collection of L3 YOU TO KNOW! businessman 'Horace A Gray Jr., 49, his wife and three of their four children perished in another early morning holocaust that swept through their $150,000 mansion. Victims besides Gray were his wife, Catherine, 47, their daughter, Susan. 19, and two sons, Thomas, 17, and Foster, 13. I CHRISTIAN I SCIENCE J HEALS Station KWIN 1400 K.C. 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