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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1963 B 5 s iotui : . uuu uuu u. yas. f. , YOU COMPAR Compare our selection! 2,00Q000 CuYds MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, 01WW WE dare r;p---.S 5,000,000 cut- - I MATERIAL TO BE MOVED This sketch give an indication of the amount of material necessary to equal 2,000,000 cubic yards (amount to be removed in a 200 foot deep cut through which Interstate 5 will cross the Siskiyou Summit) and 7,000,000 cubic yards (the material to be moved as the free way continues from the Siskiyou Summit to the California Construction Continues in Siskiyous rnnctriirlinr, T, ..I U 1 ,. .... Construction on TntprslalA .1 in Jackson County, while slowed by the rainy weather, continues in the Siskiyous. Slate Hall Construction Co., Portland, contractors for the section between the Siskiyou Highway between U. S. 99 and Oregon 66 and the summit has 40 men working on the project. Work on the project has been principally clearing the right of way, setting up construction camp, and bringing in heavy equipment. A 2M!-eubic yard spxf fspf-x 4AuwlAtMmWA PRIVATE JETLINER This is a picture of 600 miles per hour, has a 2,000-mile range the Lear twin-jet aircraft in a flight over and can climb to 40,000 feet in 13 minutes. Wichita, Kan., recently. The executive craft (UPI) sells fur less than $1 million, and flics about Twin-Jet Executive Aircraft Heads for Full Production By CARL CHRISTENSEN United Press International WICHITA, Kan. (UPI) -The aviation industry was skeptical when millionaire industrialist William P. Lear Sr. set himself up in business to build low-cost (less than $1 million) private jetliners for traveling execu tives. Now, about a year since the Lear Jet Corp. opened up shop in this aircraft center, aviation circles are astounded that Lear has one plane in the air and ex pects to deliver four to paying customers by next April. The Lear jet is a nine - place, twin-jet executive craft which flies at 600 miles per hour, has a 2,000-mile range and can climb to 40,000 feet in 13 min utes. With its 847-gallon fuel ca pacity, it could fly New York to Chicago in an hour and 40 minutes; from Chicago to Los Angeles in 3 hours and 30 min utes. The plane sells for $498,000. The Lear jet made its first test filght Oct. 7, zooming to 12,500 foot, flying for 30 min utes and touching down for a smooth landing. "It was all we hoped for and more," said Lear. Production Rate The Lear Company expects to deliver 44 of its sleek jels by the end of 1964 and foresees a production rate of eight to 10 a month in 1965. Lear is president and sole owner of the corporation. He also is the designer of the plane and inventor of a dozen patent able devices with which the plane is equipped. Lear invested a private for tune of $6 million to form his firm, the only one of its type to $ FREE $ S50.00 SAVINGS BOND With the Purchase of a New Furnace From Us Before January 1, 1964 at Our Regular low Prices Deluxe Montag Forced Ar Furnace 779-2215 $ shovel is now ODeratinB. a mm pany official reported, with a five-cubic yard shovel being set up near the summit. The contract work includes a 200-foot deep cut at the summit. Interstate 5 will cross the sum mit at 4,310 feet, 157 feet lower than U. S. 99. The cut will re auire mnvino ahmil 9 nnn nnn mi. bic yards of material. The en ure project win include moving about 3,540,000 cubic yards of material. Present plans call for con be financed solely by private capital. Before taking on this venture he was board chairman of a $100 million California com pany. Lear's success has no secret formula. In addition to his in ventive genius he has the ex ecutive talent. The graying industrialist, who at 61 appears much younger, has kept his firm small, indoc- Reservations Should Be Made for Trip Jackson County Commission er Edwin Taylor has suggested anyone interested in participat ing in the Hawaii trade mission contact him at the Jackson County Courthouse. Two planes have been re served for the mission, which would promote trade between Oregon and Hawaii but reserva tions should be made early for the Feb. 9 trip, he said. Taylor noted that both the lumber and fruit industries here appear interested. The county will not send an official dele gate to Hawaii expenses paid, he said. However, any local businesses or industries may fi j nance their own delegates, he ! added. j County Judge Earl M. Miller I said the County Court is consid j ering Mtxling an offical dele gate to the Western States Con j ference. of the National Asso jciatwa o CoMrtios in Hawaii i which will be held at the same I time. TW Cowty Court has yet to chtevHn who will he sent, he ! said. 20-YEAR GUARANTEE PRICES FROM 514955 $ RITE-WAY HEATING stateline). On top of the pile is a scale model of the Oregon State Capitol (168 feet high from its base to top of statue). To the left is a golfer shown making a drive of 263W yards, the distance of the length or width of the pile. (Sate Highway Department Sketch) struction of a "haul structure' which will carry heavy earth moving machinery over U. S. 99 about one-half mile north of the summit. The number of workers will increase when the weather im proves, officials noted. On the South Ashland - Wall Creek section of the highway, Peter Kiewit Sons' Company during the winter months has sent most of its men and equip ment to projects along the Co lumbia River. Between 25 and trinated each of his 475 em ployes with his philosophy that ingenuity will solve most prob lems, and oversees personally all phases of development. Prominent Figure Lear has long been a promi nent figure in electronics and aviation. He was presented the Collier Trophy, the nation's highest award in aviation, in 1950 by President Truman. This city was quickly con vinced of the Lear talent. Cur rently, the company has under construction a 108,000 square foot plant adjoining its present structure to double its capacity. The city issued $1,250,000 in in dustrial bonds to finance the building, which will be leased by the Lear Corporation. On completion, Lear personnel will be increased to 1,100. A self-made genius, Lear has less than a high school educa tion. He was born in Hannibal, Mo. He ran away from home when he was 16 and enlisted in the Navy by lying about his age. He said he wanted to "see the world," but the Navy shipped him to Chicago and put him in a radio school. That could have been his start in his long scries l of head man positions of many I electronics and aviation compa nies. American-Korean Foundation Head Dies NEW YORK (UPI) - Maj. Gen. Charles W. Chnstenberry, 68. an Army veteran of World War II and Korea and president of the American-Korean Foun dation since 1954, died at his home here Tuesday. 245 No. Riverde 30 men, out of a normal crew of 150, are working on the Siski you project this winter, a com-J pany official reported. ine freeway project adjacent' to the north which joins the opened portion of Interstate 5 at North Ashland interchange, is scheduled to be opened in mid January. Shoulder paving, guard rail painting and signs placing remains to be done on the project. On the AIR By ELEANOR WIESE "Tennessee Tuxedo", listed in the KBES-TV program sched ule Wednesdays at 5 p.m. would appear to be just another car toon show. But the title is de ceptive in a way. "Tennessee Tuxedo and His Talcs" is a car toon show with a big differ ence. Along with, the fun comes a healthy and pleasant dose of learning. It took a recent newspaper article by New York TV col umnist Harvey Pack to help my family discover Tennessee and we became staunch sup porters in one viewing. Each week Tennessee, a cocky little penguin, and his pal Chumley, a weak-minded walrus, manage to escape from their zoo and keeper, Stanley Livingston, long enough to un cover the answer to one of the universal "why" questions asKea ny cnuaren sucn ques tions as "why docs a televis ion works?" or "why docs hot air rise?" Answers to these questions are skillfully woven into the story line so that the learning is fun. The program producers arc using animation as their special teaching tool. As colum nist Pack explains it, "What makes this spoon-fed education palatable is that the educational portion is lively and animated rather than a cut out to film clips provided by that industry about to be discussed." The technique is highly effec tive, judging from the reaction of my own children. They didn't realize that anything more was involved than pure fun. I would agree with columnist Pack that the "Tennessee Tux edo and His Tales" is helping youngsters in the 4 to 10 age bracket "get something out of the tube besides eye strain." TWENTIETH CENTURY, 6 p.m. Sunday KBES-TV. How fu ture international citizens of the world, all age 11, discover their alikeness despite different languages, color and national customs, at children's interna tional summer villages, is de scribed in "Too Young To Hate." DISNEY'S WORLD, 7:30 p.m. Sunday KMED-TV. "Dumbo," the full-length cartoon about a winsome baby circus elephant whose huge ears bring jeers and laughter until he learns he can fly. PROJECTION '64. 10 p.m. Sunday KMED-TV. Eleven NBC News correspondents will gather in New York from their posts around the world to review events of 1963 and forecast hap penings of 1964. Frank McGee will be moderator. TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE, Wednesday a.m. (check station logs for exact time). Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is Grand Mar shal of the parade which fea tures 60 blossom-laden floats, 21 smart-stepping bands and ; 225 gaily-costumed riders atop an equal number of silver j adorned horses. Allen Ludden, Arthur Godfrey and Betty White will provide narration for tho event. EXPLORING, 12 nous Satur day KMED-TV. "CsirfueiBs" i China's religieis aeil jikilese- phies; Chinese danncs; wrKig in the Chinese language. JACKIE GLEASON, 7:3 p m. Saturday KBES-TV. A special tribute to Glcastn's 35 years In show business. Quests include Art Carney, Arthur Godfrey, , David Susskind, golfer Arnold j Palmer, actress Audrey Mea dows and billiard star Willie I Mosconi. BIG SELECTION LATE MODEL CARS IN ALL 84 61 CHEV. STATION WGN. ""JUL. 1 j fl - -v:' "WVuS ta.r ..- s- Auto, trans., power steering white, one owner and low 63 IMPALA 4 Auto, trans., power steering, owner. 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