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The chief executive deliv
ered his 5,000-word message
in person to a crowded joint
session of the House and Sen
ate at the Capitol. His re
marks were carried to the na
tion and the rest of the world
by television and radio.
It was the fifth straight
year that he had had to sub
mit bis program to a Con
gress dominated by his politi
cal opponents.
The President appealed to
law-makers of both parties to
join in "cooperative work to
build a better America.'
"The basic question facing
us today, he said, "is more
than mere survival - the mili
tary defense of a national life
and territory. It is the preser
vation of a way of life.
Meet World Challenge
"We must meet the world
challenge and at the same
time permit no stagnation in
America. Unless we progress,
we regress."
And to spur the pace of pro
gress for the rapidly expand
ing population, he said, there
should be clearly defined
goals to be achieved in five
or 10 years.
He announced that he will
ask a committee of leading
citizens to set goals for such
things as "the living standards
of ouf people, their health and
education, their better assur
ance of life and liberty and
their greater opportunities:"
The President hit hard at
the dangers of inflation, which
could tarnish prosperity and
which hurts worst those who
are the least able to protect
themselves.
To prevent further loss in
the dollars value, he said,
"we must encourage the self
discipline, the restraint neces
sary to curb the wage-price
spiral and we must meet cur
rent costs from current rev
enue. "I shall ' ask Congress to
amend the employment act of
1946 to make it clear that the
government intends to use all
- appropriate means to protect
the buying power of the dol
lar." .
Fight Against Inflation
Eisenhower also announced
establishment of a Cabinet
group on "price stability for
economic growth. This Cabi
net committee will be charged
with studying governmental
and private policies affecting
costs, prices and economic
growth. Eisenhower said other
studies would be undertaken
to improve the government's
information on prices, wages
and productivity as another
step in the fight against in
flation.
He Insisted that his bal
anced budget of 77 billion dol
lars for 1960, to be submitted
Jan. 19, was "realistic . . .
with wholly attainable ob
jectives." The budget would
be about three billion dollars
less than this year's.
Pursuing his campaign to
curb federal spending, the
President asked Congress to
give him veto power over spe
cific items In appropriation
and authorization bills. This
would enable him to cut un
desirable spending items from
an otherwise acceptable money
bilL
Ha also said the govern
ment was spending too much
money on farm price supports
and asked Congress to reduce
these federal subsidies ma
terially. The President, again
In the interest of less govern
ment spending, called for de
creased federal operations in
areas "where private enter
prise can do the job." "
Following up promises dur
ing the recent congressional
election campaign, the Presi
dent called for prompt enact
' ment of legislation to stop
corruption and racketeering
in labor unions. '
While reporting "notice
able progress' in civil rights,
he reserved specific legisla
tive proposals in this field for
a later message. The Presi
dent, however, deplored the
closing of some southern
schools in the battle over in
tegration, and said he would
continued to "take every ac
tion necessary" to back up the
federal courts in this matter.
He said all public officials
should join in supporting the
court's decisions.
Plans Balanced Budget
On the budget question,
Eisenhower said to the Con
gress controlled by Democrats
whom he has accused of be
ing spenders:
"We must .examine every
item of government expense
critically. To do otherwise
would betray our. nation's fur
ture."
"To minimize the danger
of future soaring prices and
to keep our economy sound
and expanding," he said he
would put forth "a balanced
budget for the next year, a
year expected to be the most
prosperous in -our history.
The "next year" he referred
to is fiscal 1960, which begins
July 1 this year.
Proposals for broad revi
sion of the federal tax struc
ture are being prepared at
Boclkerong Mays
Sending PhysDcian
To Pying Woman
Chicago (UPD A cororner's
probe was launched today
into . charges that bickering
over a $10 medical fee delay
ed the dispatcn of a doctor
to the side of a dying woman.
Cook County Coroner Wal
ter McCarron ordered the in
vestigation into the death of
Mrs. Ethel Beck, 58, to "learn
which is more important
money or saving a life."
Co-workers of Mrs. Beck,
a widow and clerk in the
county real . estate division,
said she collapsed In a wash
room just before lunch Thurs
day. They notified a building
switchboard operator who
said she placed a call with
the physicians emergency
service of the Chicago Medi
cal Society and asked that a
doctor be sent over. A fire
department ambulance also
was requested.
Three attempts were made
to have the emergency serv
ice send a doctor, but each
time the woman who answer
ed the switchboard insisted
that someone guarantee the
$10 doctor's fee, county em
ployees said.
On one of the calls, fire
Lt. Harold Prokaska, who
grabbed the phone, said "the
woman kept asking who was
going to pay. I got mad. I
told her we needed service
and never mind about the
money." .
At 12:27 p.m., Dr. Robert
Mustell, director of the emer
gency service, arrived at the
County Building. Mrs. Beck
was dead. Dr. Mustell said he
had been notified of the
emergency at 12:15, and de
parted immediately.
Dr. George C. Turner,
president-elect of the medical
society, asked later:
"Why did everybody bick
er? Why didn't someone speak
up and say 'I'll pay'? This is
not a free service. Someone
has to guarantee the. fee if
someone is to get the serv
ice." The incumbent president,
Dr. Edwin F. Hirsch, said the
society would launch its own
investigation but explained
the society itself does not op
erate the service, but merely
cooperates with the private
agency.
Christopher Asks
SF Good Manners
JSan Francicso - (CPD -Mayor
George Christopher called on
San- Franciscans today to
mind their manners during
the visit of : Soviet Deputy
Premier Anastas I. Mikoyan.
Mikoyan arrives at San
Francisco Airport at 4:10 p.m.
(p.s.t.) Saturday for an over
night visit. He leaves Sunday
for Los Angeles.
In a formal statement
Christopher joined President
Eisenhower in urging San
Franciscans to abstain from
acts of violence against the
Russian visitor.
He said recent expressions
of disapproval in other cities
are a matter of "deep con
cern." "Some have spat and
thrown stones," he said.
"Even when seemingly moti
vated by intense and fervent
patriotic feelings, this does
not serve as a constructive
solution to the philosophical,
moral and national issues
which confront the world to
day." The mayor said he does not
plan to meet Mikoyan's plane.
He said he "has not been in
vited by anyone" and he
noted that Mikoyan is touring
the country as a private in
dividual and not in any of
ficial capacity.
V.
PERSONAL MESSAGE Vice President Nixon (right)
helps Russian Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan with his
coat as Mikoyan arrives at the Capitol building in Wash
ington for a visit. Nixon gave Mikoyan a personal greet
ing to deliver to Soviet Premier Khrushchev on his re
turn to Moscow. Mikoyan is on a two-week "unofficial"
visit to the U.S., and is scheduled to arrive in San Fran
cisco the end of this week.
Elderly Couple's
Marriage Annulled
Redwood City, Calif. - (CPD -The
year-old marriage of an
elderly Burlingame couple
was annulled Thursday on the
complaint of Mrs. Effie Bo
hanon Lucas.1
Mrs. Lucas, 70, married
Curtis Lucas, 80,- last Febru
ary in San Francisco.
Shortly after the marriage,
she said, she learned that
Lucas was "physically incap
able of entering into the mar
riage state." Superior Judge
Aylett R. Cotton, 81, granted
the annulment.
Three Generators
Work at Swiff Site
Cougar, Wash. - (DPI) - All
three generators at Pacific
Power and Light's 250,000
kilowatt Swift hydroelectric
powerhouse on the Lewis riv
er are now in commercial op
eration, the firm said today.
Filling in the reservoir be
hind the 512 foot Swift dam
has occured faster than ex
pected because of unusually
heavy November and Decem
ber rainfall.
More than 24,440,000 kilo
watt hours of electricity were
generated in the first seven
days of commercial operation,
according to E. Robert de Luc
cia, PP&L vice president and
chief engineer.
MAIL TRIBUNE, M.dford, Oregon, Friday, January 9, 1959 9
E. EVANS CREEK-MEADOWS
Family Has Visitors
Br NELLIE BERGMAN
East Evans Creek-Meadows
-Recent visitors at the Lloyd
Beers home were Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Sanderson and Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Sanderson
and daughters, Barbara, Mary
and Debbie, and son, Jerry,
all from Ft Benjamin Harri
son, Ind.
Other visitors were Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Ashworth of Port
land, Ore., and Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Archer and daughters,
Donna and Ellen, of Loleta,
Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Sting
ley spent Christmas with Mrs.
Stingley's mother and father,
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Stowell,
of Eagle Point.
Floyd Ests was a visitor at
the Venson home recently.
Mrs. Don Jacobs Sr. and
daughters of Medford called
at the Carl Bergman home re
cently. Mrs. Jacobs' grand-
EXPLOSION KILLS ONE
Ragley, La. - (UPD - A tanker
truck carrying 5,000 gallons
of gasoline exploded near
here Thursday killing relief
driver Harold B. Stringer.
The driver, Joyce Henry, was
critically burned. Cause of
the explosion was not imme
diately determined.
children, Terry and Delbert,
were guests for two weeks at
the Bergman home.
Some logging has started in
the Meadows after the new
year.
Herman. Garhardus hat re
turned from Portland after
spending the Christmas holi
days -with relatives thera.
Mrs. Elizabeth Swart of
Toledo, Ore., has been a
Christmas holiday guest of
her daughter and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Milo Hanks, on An
tioch rd.
Mr. and Mrs. Hay Mercer
and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Berg
man spent Sunday evening at
the G. E. Patterson home on
Antioch rd.
Phone SP 3-4293
DAILY'S U-DRIVE
Medford Airport
Grange Ilevs...
Pomona Grange
An official conference and
training session will be held
in the Central Point Grange
hall for all Subordinate
Grange officers Saturday,
Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. ,
Floor work will be demon
strated and County Deputy
Roscoe Roberts, as well as
officers of Jackson County
Pomona Grange, will be pres
ent to answers -questions on
duties of the various offices.
.. A short meeting of the
Jackson County Grange
County Pomona Grange, will
be present to answer ques
tions on duties of the various
offices.
A shorts meeting :, of the
Jackson County Grange Coun
cil vrill follow, immediately,
with election of officers for.
1959 the chief business of
the meeting. .
All Grange officers in the
county are urged to attend
this important conference, as
well as committee cnairman
and any other members in
terested. .
Next meeting of Jackson
County Pomona Grange will
be held at the Phoenix
Grange hall Saturday, Jan.
24, at 10 ajn.
Mrs. Melvin Lattie,
Secretary Jackson
County Pomona
Grange No. 27
Rush Hour Traffic
Stalled in Portland
Portland - (UPD Rush hour
traffic was stalled for several
blocks here Thursday evening
on all approaches to the Haw
thorne bridge when a 600-volt
Junction box near the center
of the bridge burst into a
brilliant flame.
Traffic resumed some 15
minutes after th fire started
although insulation in the
junction box continued to
burn.
LICENSE REVOKED
New York (UPD The New
York State Harness Racing
commission has revoked the
owner's license of Benjamin
Grosbery of Detroit because
of false statements made in
his license application.
Eisenhower's request by Sec
retary of Treasurer Robert B.
Anderson. They would in
clude removal of unspecified
tax inequities and the pro
vision of incentives "for all
Americans to work, to save
and to invest."
Beyond his call for reduced
farm price supports and eco
nomies in extending federal
credit, Eisenhower deferred
details of money-saving plans
until his budget message. In
fact, his message today men
tioned . more increases in
spending next year than
specific decreases.
For example, he said there
would be increased spending
on health programs, federal
assistance to science and edu
cation, development of water
resources, urban renewal and
federal-aid highways.
He expressed pride in
American advances in the
space and missile fields after
four years of intensive effort,
but he also clearly recong
nized "that some of the recent
Soviet accomplishments -in
this particular technology are
indeed brilliant."
He used his sharpest in
vective on Russia without
calling the Soviet Union by
name, referring instead only
to Communists.
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