SUNDAY, DECEMBER IS, 13
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Marseilles Mayor May Be Dark Horse Against Charles De Gaulle
MEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
By PAUL EVE
United Press International
PARIS (UPI)-A hero of the
French resistance in World War
II a man honored after the
war by General Charles de
Gaulle himself may be a dark
horse candidate to run for pres
ident against De Gaulle in the
next election, expected in 1965.
He is Gaston Deferre, may
or of Marseilles and socialist
deputy in the French National
Assembly. The French call him
a "petardier," or firecracker. It
describes a lively, explosive
personality.
At 53, and thus 20 years
younger than De Gaulle, De
ferre has a fine record admin
istratively and politically.
Although the nearest he has
ever gotten to admitting he
would stand for the presidency
is a non-commital "That would
take a lot of thinking about,"
he is already acting like a can
didate. There is no doubt that he
could easily obtain the nominal
approval required to become a
candidate. With every week
that passes there seems to be
more indication that the com
bined opposition parties would
support him at the polls.
Has Two Years
De Gaulle still has two years
In office and is expected to re
main until the last moment be
fore submitting his post to
elections, which it is antici
pated will be late in 19B5.
But the opposition parties re
alize that they must begin now
to build the image of a strong
opponent to answer De Gaulle's
own question, "If I go, who
would take my place?"
The image of Deferre is al
ready a good one: Fine resist
ance record in World War II,
successful attorney, a good po
litical record that kept him
big new apartment buildings,
aloof from the antics of the
Fourth Republic, fine adminis
trator and good television per
sonality. Deferre was born in the He
rauld department and was edu
cated at Nimes. After a few
years in colonial Africa he be
came an attorney in Marseilles.
Heads Underground
During the war he directed
the "Brutus" underground net
work. De Gaulle's keen eye
picked him out and Deferre
was named to the No. 2 post in
the Overseas Territories Minis
try in 1945. He also became a
member of the constituent as
sembly and an important voice
in the Socialist party.
He became merchant marine
minister in 1950 but, above all,
his chosen work was running
the city of Marseilles as may
or. It was here that his quali
ties as an administrator became
really apparent. .
In 1953 the port city, second
only to Paris in size, was
dying, economically poor and
riddled with graft. Deferre, af
ter 10 years, has turned it into
a flourishing modern city with
big new apartment buildings,
many schools and no corrup
tion. He was even able, when
the French poured out of Al
geria last year, to assimilate
100,000 of them into the area.
One of Deferre's interests is
directing the daily newspaper
Le Provencal, and despite his
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GASTON DEFERRE
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long day's involvement in city
and state affairs, he still calls
frequent editorial conferences
and even works as a reporter
or editor at times.
Distinguished Looking Man
For 19 years Defferre has liv
ed his life at a pace that aston
ishes most citizens in Marseilles.
He does not resemble the aver
age southern Frenchman but is
a tall, distinguished-looking man
with piercing eyes and white,
thinning hair. His dress is con
servative British style.
He is one of the best cus
tomers on the airlines from Mar
seilles to Paris, where he visits
weekly and where, in the Na
tional Assembly, his remarks
are listened to with great atten
tion. His home, where he lives with
his wife overlooking the Mar
seilles shipping lanes, does not
see much of him. The couple
have no children.
He rises early, reads the Mar
seilles and Paris newspapers
and drives his black Peugeot car
to the mayor's office to spend
the morning working for the
900,000 inhabitants of his city.
Afternoons and evenings are di
vided between his work for his
newspaper and the National As
sembly. Keeps Himself Informed
Strictly brought up as a Prot
estant, Defferre is serious, even
severe, but likes to keep himslf
informd on the nation's literary
and artistic life, the theater and
the movies.
Defferre, despite his innocent
disclaimers, looks like a candi
date and has been making more
and more attacks on De Gaulle's
policies. On the French principle
that no one could be a serious
contender without having visited
the world's capitals, Defferre
fits that picture, too. He has
already been to Moscow and
talked with Soviet Premier Ni
kita Khrushchev. He had plan
ned a Washington visit before
the death of President Kennedy.
Ways To Reduce Danger
Of Fire Hazards Noted
CORVALLIS-Ways to reduce
Christmas fire hazards and
make it a "safe Christmas"
have been outlined by Charles
R. Ross, Oregon State Univer
sity extension forestry special
ist. One of the most important
steps is obtaining a fresh-cut
Christmas tree and keeping it
fresh, Ross emphasized. Mount
the tree in water and make sure
it has all the water it needs, he
said.
Be sure the tree is well sup
ported and placed away from
fireplaces, radiators, television
sets and other sources of heat,
he continued. Place the tree so
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it will not block exits in case
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Standing the tree in plain wa
ter is as good or better than
any chemical fire retardants
tested to date, the specialist
noted. A fresh cut on a slant,
about one inch from the butt
end, will increase the tree's wa
ter intake.
Bad Combination
The new metal and plastic
trees have their fire dangers
too, Ross pointed out. Metal
trees and strings of colored
lights are a bad combination.
The state fire marshall recom
mends indirect lighting, such
as a spotlight, for metal trees.
If choosing a plastic tree, make
sure the plastic is of the slow
burning type and a nonconduc
tor of electricity, he added.
If using a flocked Christmas
tree, Ross urges checking it to
make sure the flocking has been
properly treated to make it
flameproof. Without such treat
ment, flocking could be more
dangerous than a plain green
tree.
The specialist also cautioned
against using open-flame can
dies on or near the tree where
there is a chance for the flame
to touch off the tree or presents.
In lighting the tree, use only
electric lighting sets that bear
the UL (Underwriters Labora
tories) label and do not plug
too many cords into one outlet.
Place the lights on the tree
or other decorated greens so
that bulbs will not rest against1
surrounding foilage or other ma
leave the house or retire for i
tcrial, Ross stressed. Never
leave the house or retire for
the evening without turning off
all lighting.
Tongue Point Seen
As Indian School
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Sen.
Wayne Morse, D-Ore., said Fri
day the old Tongue Point Naval
Base near Astoria, Ore., would
be used for a Bureau of Indian
Affairs vocational educational
school f o r Indian students of
high school age.
Morse said conversion cost
was estimated at $5 million with
an operating budget of $1.5 to
$1.7 million.
He said Interior Secretary
Stewart Udall has approved the
plans and was sending a re
quest for funds to the Senate
and House Appropriations Com
mittees. Morse said the students would
come primarily from the Paci
fic Northwest. The proposed
school would house 1 ,000 stu
j dents and about 1R5 faculty
! members and supporting staff.
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Just bring out the box of
Christmas decorations and you
have an excited and willing
helper. Small as he is, he
remembers the glitter of
ornaments and warm glow of
Christmas tree lights from last
year. And he can't wait to
relive every minute of it again!
He's a small wonder . . . and
Christmas is his favorite time
of the year.
There is so much excitement
for the children at Christmas
time. There is also a great
deal of satisfaction for the
adults who get to share the
excitement with their children.
Christmas brings the family
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"The Wonderful World of Color" Is the
Name of Walt Disney's Color TV Program
The world would be a dull place without color. Color adds realism to TV and makes a lot
of the programs much more enjoyable.
People say "I am going to wait until it comes down in price," or "I
am going to wait until Color TV is perfected." It is probably true
that Color TV will eventually come down in price and it probably will
be improved, but in the meantime these people who are waiting are
missing hours and hours of genuine enjoyment.
A parade is a parade in black and white TV - but the Rose Parade in
living color is absolutely beautiful. So much is added to your
enjoyment of a western, like Bonanza or The Virginian, when you
can see the scenery in all of its beautiful colors.
Our GE color TV sets are priced from
$500 to $800. In the past we have
sold literally hundreds of black and
white TV sets for this much money.
Of course you can have the terms that
you need.
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We have all of the newest General Electric itereo
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more popular.
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