THE OREGON STATESMAN, RAI EM. OREGON
SUNDAY MORNING. MAY 15, 1027 -;
r.nssiesippi havoc
jf i ruTiram mimic
tf
11200 Miles of Highly Im
proved Highway Destroy
- fed irt Six States
WASHINGTON. D. C. (Spe
cial) Twelve hundred miles of
main irarinu n i c, n nun-
ben put out of commission and
Tenderer! impassable in the aLpa
affected by the breaking of the
leyees and th overflowing of the
Mlntiissippl river.
The ereu.(loiis extent of the
ha vrw that the flood liaa wrought
on tlm roadB nf.aix states is dis
closed' in an exhaustive survey
made by the National Touring
Board of tlw the American Auto
mobile association, on sUie basis of
telegraphic reports from Its road
Kcoiiis, iriuii a. , iuur hi
rtevasted area and from State
highway departments. '
In several Instances, the mad
fironts if the national motoring
body found -themselves marooned.,
with the highway Jthey wer loR
ging eaiiKht in the path of roar
ing torrents. Oars bad to be
chipped, as for( examnle. from
Forest City to Little Uock. Ark.,
when a sect ion of IT. s. highway
No. 70 went under water west of
Forest City.
In addition to the 1200 miles
of prlmaryhighways that have
Cone under a blanket of mud nd
water, in . Arkansas, ' Illinois.'
Louisiana. Mississippi. Missouri
and Tennessee,' there are many
thousands of miles of connecting
secondary roads completely . un
available, as far as Highway trans
port Is concerned. '
' There are eight main highways
on which travel has wholly or par
tially reaped; "These are: Sikes
ton. Mo. to Memphis, Tnn.; Mem.
lhl. Tenn. to "Little Hock. Ark.:
Little Rock to Texarkana; Clarks-
dale to Vicksburg, Miss.; Vieks
fmrs to. Monroe and Shreve.nprt,
La.: Little Rock to Viokshurg:
Vicksburg to Natchez and Baton
Ilouge; 'New Orleans, llaton
Ilouge, Alexandria and " Shreve
jport. The more Important centers of
population In the flooded area,
" whose highway . communications
have been hard hit, are as fol
lowii, Cairo, 111.; Sikeston, Mo.;
BljtheTflle. Ark.; Ripley, Tenn.;
Meriiptirs. Tenn.; . Forest City,
Ark.; hexarkana. Ark.; Clarks
dale, Mlsst; Greenville, Miss.;
-Vicksburg, Miss.; Natchez. Miss.;
Monroe, La.; Alexandria, Ia.; Ba
ton Rouge, La.;' New .Orleans,
La.? Little Rock, Ark.; and Hot
Springs, Ark. '
Detailed information as to the
condition of the roads throughout
the entire flooded territory will
be made available through the
v detour map issued regularly from
A.A. A. National headquarters
: and 'available at the touring bu
reaus of its 870 affiliated clubs
throughout the country. Follow
ing J (he summary of the report
issued by the A. A. A. National
. Touring Board today.
'The Automobile club of Mis
souri reports that IT. S. Highway
No. 6 1 running, from St. Louis to
Memphis Is closed south f Slkes,
ton. Mo., on account of high wa-
' ter. ' ' '..i- '
"The water has dropped suffi-.
. Mississippi river between .'Cairoj
III.. Wickl'if fe, ; fcy. and Birds
Point. iM6.( However,, conditions
' are still tad'andtraveT Ut not ad
Vised. '''' ; yj. : V' ''. '': ''.'!",. ,
, The flooded territory in south
western .Mlxspuri. and northwest
em Oklahoma caused hy Ahe Neo.
nho and ' Verdigris :rj vera :'Jl. t!n
tlrely eleared np. and normal traf
fie ha been .resumed; .' - , I
r ?A report received from the
Louisville ; Automobile elnb. ad
vises that they are; not. jecom-
mending any travel into Cairo and
v that the road to Memphis is open
by way of N'ashyille nd IT. S.
highway No. 70.
- 'The state 1 highway depart
ment at . Nashville 'advises that
all roads are open except in the
extreme northwestern4 parti:-of
Tennessee.-' i:J-' 0;
"Telegraph reports' from Mem
pbis advise that U. S. highway
No. 70 is closed ; " west of Falls
City,, Ark., and our official' fbad
scout .car No. 7 which has been
In this territory for so mo. time
. had to be shipped from Fores
City to Little Rock as the entire
section was nndef water. A fur
ther wire; advises that the road
from Little Rock and Hot Springs
to Texarkana Is impassable on ac-
CO u II I. ot nisn wirr, , , -
"U; S. highway No. ris closed
soith ; of 'Clarksdale, , and traffic
iorJackson and New Orleans is
nslnr S. highway No. 51. .. ;
. "The Shrevepprt Motor t'clob adf
Ises that the road from Wicks
1 - barg to Shreveport ia.out of com
" mission because, of the break in
V Louisiana levee above yicksbnrg
nnd the overflow from ; the Ar-
Jcansaa" river.;; -i?-'5"-'
'The Fort Smith-Texark,ana
' road, which has been closed by
the overflow of the Red river bag
" JtJ3t been opened and traffic from
Kansas City and points sonth cad
now get through
. 'The Motor League of . Lonls-j-
a a'vi.-i t!;.it the 'main road
' - rj r" - f Dfv elov
ed but traffic is getting through
by way of HaromoB.l. The roa
is op-n from I'.umn itouge
Alexandria but lnsd fr)m Alex
andrhi to .mrvriurt and traffic
id ?liii-v'Mrt from Alexandria Isi
moving by way of Winfield and
IJll-IOII.
"The Old Spanish Trail to
Houston. Texas, is reported open
but water is over the road for a
distance of 35 miles west of New.
Orjeans. A telegraphic report
from the Louisiana state highway
cobunissipn places the damage
done to the state system at half a
million dollars, adding that the
road from Merrouge to the Ar
kansas line and from Oak Grove'"
to the Arkansas line Is submerged
on account of high water and that
all roads in and around Natchez,
Miss., are impassable."
?h tures. U must be performing a'tj ri'l jhV ! rt InftjfnTp
id i its best jo deliver the extra power?j HI I HI II . fll f 1 ,1 K I S
to ! necessary. fr limn trlym at , high j 1 UULIU nUuLI IU
TOURISTS PRIMER
' ' ISSUED FROM A. A. A.
( Contiuufd from page 1 )
Henry is quoted to this effect:
"Lo tour should he - undertaken
until the car has been thoroughly
inspected. t'articular attention
speed. If one makes certain that
the cariiitretion and .liming are
ris?ht. one will have lfMlo trouble;
under ordinary conditions.
'.'The tire, of coiiTse., must &
in good condition. Starting out on
weak tires may, in some cases,
amount to foolhardiness. It is nn-
'wise: under all conditions tb expect4
old tires to stand up under the
gruelling work tfo which they will
be submitted on a touring trip."
The tourist must watch out at1
all times that he does not become
excessively fatigued. It is better
to cut the day's journey short than
to. rish the dangers encountered
when one drives in an exhausted
condition. Mr. Henry points out.
Five other points in relation to
driving on the tour are .summed
up a follows: . -
Making good time Is a matter
of driving consistently at a rea
sonable speed. Tliis rate should
be neither so fast as to be -dangerous
nor so, slow 'as ,'to kill the
pleasure of the trip.
"Observe generally the rules of
it
ml mm
'talned at a re. ord level, and the 'lP 1t pointing out the "treks" over Louisville, hunting a crossing. He found "this i a cause
demand for the Marmon Eight is t "game.' The thrill comes in-en-living
up x our highest expire- : countering some trouble maker.'
Unprecedented Sales Indi
cate Performance of Both
Series Models
lo
fchmil,!-l.e centered noon its s.nfft- the roiid and show courtesy
ty features. Brakes adequate for i other highway us rs.
normal driving may prove entirely j "l'.e alert and keep a firm grip
incanable of i.erforminc un to the! on the s'ieering wheel at all times.
standard demanded upon tin- lour.
Another reature that frequently
escapes attention is the . mecring
mechanism. Travel on (lie tour
wilt he faster than one's usual
pace. There must. Ie no weakness
in the i-ur'x steering gear. In ad
dition to making steering saTe, it
should be made as effortless as
possible hecause driving ot herwi.se
may prove excessively and need
lessly fatiguing.
"Although it is not generally
regarded, the engine is one of the
car's most important safety fea-
Vliike careful note of the dan
ger and caution si;iis put along
the Highway for .your protect ion.
Pay particular heed to the warn
im to descend steep grades ill low
or second gear. These are among
the most important caution signs.
II is seldom that I hey are placed
where caution is not needed.
"Never leave' the car on the
highway while repairs, such as i
lire changes, are being made."
! Warren ton -Broom handle fac
tory making. Souo handles a day.
Sales of Marmon automobiles
during the month or April were
the largest of any other month in
the history of the company, reach
ing a total of 2.567 cars, accord
ing to i statement issued by (. H
Williams, president of the Mar
mon Motor Car company.
In addition to ihe April sales
which represented a total value of
approximately $5,000,000. the
company n.as on its hooks ship
ping orders aggregating more
than $20,000,000 for the large
Marmon Series 75 and the Mar
mon Eight. Mr. Williams declared.
This record volume of business is
definite evidence of the unprece
dented public acceptance of the
new Marmon Wight as well as the
large Marmon Series 7 5.
Mr. Williams announced the
record business shortly after a
meeting of the hfiard of diredors
of Ihe company which declared
the regular qnnrlerly dividend on
the common slock of t he company
and at the same time gave its ap
proval to a further expansion In
production facilities to meet the
demand. At the present time pro
duct ion at Marmon factories is
being maintained at well over iLTt
cars a day.
"Purchases of the large Mar
mon Series 75 are being main-
tatlons," Mr. Williams said. "More
I ban 150 rcftail orders are being
received mainly for Marmon cars
and reports from our distributive
organization indicate that- this
volume will lie increased for sev
eral months to come."
Expansion of the Marmon com
pany since the "new small cylinder j
car was introduced early in the
year hits been one of the featuies
of 1927 automotive developments.
N'ew sales connections announced
since the first of the year have
more than doubled the distributive-organization.
Km ployed by the Boadcast Lis
teners Association of Kentucky, he
of interference.
and bagging his game. One rall-f
road made, material changs iri i .
block and bell warning system at i numerous electrical a
Jlis chief trouble
trapped" in house
makers are
wiring aud
ppliance.
Thrills for Trouble
Hunter Found in Radio
The
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Thrills in
hunting radio reception interfer
ence causes are comparable with
those experienced on the trail of
big game, .in the 'opinion of K. S.
Bixby. a 'Hxouble hunter."
Instead of a rifle, he uses a por
table eijsht-tnhp superheterodyne
receiving set. Functions of the
gun sights are replaced with a
Kelly Springfield Week .May 1 0th to May 17th
30x3ia
rice
Only
Buckeye
: . $ 7.45
31x46 Ply 13.65
32x4 6 Ply 14.25
33x4 6 Ply 15.00
32x4U 17.15
Kelly
$ 9,70
16,65
17J50
18.40
22,30
Keep Smiling
"with Kellys
30x5 26.90
Think Of It
Kelly If res at a Price
Like This
Sale Price Only
Buckeye Kelly
29x4.40 $ 8.50 $10.40
29x4.75 10.65 13.80
30x4.75 11.10 14.40
30x5.25 13.90 17.95
30x5.77 16.30 21.15
33x6.00 17.25 22.45
33x6.756 Ply 33,55
Other sizes priced in pro
portion during this sale
"JIM"
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Drive In Service
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GARAGE
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Phone 564
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weather conditions will not harm its beautiful
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