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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963 | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1955)
6b The Bend Bulletin, Thursday, March 24, 1955 SPRING OPENING SPECIALS vs.v' , . ., J '.til 1 Ml FORD EXPANDS SERIES Almost half of all station wagon sold this past year were Fords, and Ford Division has expanded its series to five models for 1955, with the eight-passenger Qountry Squire, shown here, the leader. New 1955 Ford cars will be exhibited at the Spring opening show in Bend' Friday night by Central Oregon Motors. Expert Knows of Only About 600 True 'Stradivariuses By ROBERT ZIMMKRMAN violin maker, with the help of his liirftnl Pr Rfnff rnrmnnnnrirnt i two sons, Francisco and Omobo- fEW YORK (UP) Could that old violin up in the attic be a long lost Stradivarius? Look Inside. There In Jaded Ink on a yellowed lattel. "Stradivarius." Wow! lJut whoa! Before you ro out and spend the $5000 to $75,000 a genuine Stradivarius is worth, consider this: There Is only the remotest of remote chances that yom- violin, label and all, is the reaT McCoy.' Giving this snd news to thou sands of excited violin owners is a tegular and painful job to Rem bert Wurlitzcr, one of the few cx peEls in the United States whose experience qualifies him to say "yjs" or "no" about the authen ticity of an old instrument and have his word accepted. It's pathetic sometimes," he said in his shop In Manhattan. "People often bring violins here at "great personal expense and ex pect to walk out rich. Then I have totell them the instrument might bring $5 at a second-hand sore, if they're lucky." Six Inquiries A Day Wurlitzcr gets as many as six inquiries a day from people who want to convert a "Strad" into quick cash. He Is able to deflate most of these bubbles by mail nft er examining a photograph of the violin. Whut misleads many own ers is the "Stradivarius" label. Antonio Stmdlvnrl, the master no, pasted a printed label bearing his Latinized name and mono gram and date inside each instru ment they produced at their fa mous shop in Cremona, Italy, during the lute 17th and early 18lh centuries. But since then, hundreds of thousands of violins have been manufactured and a reproduction of the Stradivarius label pasted in as a trademark. 'The label just doesn't mean anything. It Is no different than believing every car with the word "Ford" on the hood was put to gether personally by Henry Ford." There are about GOO authenticat ed Stradivari instruments, includ ing violas and violoncellos, known to exist. Wurlitzcr has a file on more than 300 of them in his office. 'The Strndivaris kept no record of their production. From what we know of their rate of output it's estimated they turned out about 1200 instruments altogether. Now, the problem is whether any of the 600 unaccounted for have survived. I doubt it. A violin is a fragile thing, you know." A Stradivari instrument usually brings from $5000 to $75,000 on the market, depending on its condi tion and whether it reprcents tin best work of the Italian masters. The Spanish government pnid a New Windshield is Shatter-Proof And Ice-Free CHICAGO (UP) Ice - free windshields that will never shat ter have been perfected by the Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology. The four-and-one-half-year proj ect was sponsored by the Wright Air Development Center and was aimed at creating failure - proof windshields that would do no more than crack under the worst military and climatic conditions. To test the toughness of the new simulated flight conditions at ex tremely low temperatures, sub jected it to thermal shocks such as might be encountered in fly ing into a super-cooled cloud nnd generally put it through every im aginable endurance test. London dealer $35,000 in 1951 for a Stradivari violin which had dis appeared from Madrid in 1813 an turned up In England more than 100 years later. Another was believed to have gone out of circulation In 19-18. Madame Patricia Du Bois, a re tired violin virtuoso, had her Stradivarius interred beside her in a mausoleum at Compton nlif., where she died ut the age of 78. Wurlitzcr checked an expert who had repaired her violin and tound that hers was not a genuine I Stradivarius, either. IN BEAUTY SPOTLIGHT Certain to share the beauty spotlight at the Bend automobile show downtown Friday night will be the 1955 Chevrolet. One of the new models, the Bel Air sports coupe, is pictured here. The cars will be displayed by the Bend Garage Co. , City Planners Took Notice of This Young Boy MEMPHIS, Tenn. (UP) City-planners took notice when 15- year - old Mack Prichurd told them where they sliold locate fu ture parks. Prichurd brought along maps showing the sites, and after the meeting was over, the county planning engineer, Howard Fuller ton, announced he planned to make duplicates of the maps. "We plan to ask subdivision de velopers to build around the sites so they can be put to future use," he added. Prichurd, a high school sopho more is an amateur archeologist who probably knows more about Indian history in this area than anyone else. He spends his spare time prowling the Noneonnah Creek bottoms south of the city limits and has a huge collection of grinding stones, arrow points, chis els and knives used by the Indians. During the planning commission meeting, Prichard pointed out 45 to 50 Indian sites along the creek. He said that keeping them in park areas would preserve valuable his tory of the area. He made recommendations on preserving the sites and initiat ing programs for flood and dump control. He pointed out the use fulness of the area as park sites and suggested use of more effi cient planting methods to hold down erosion. "If certain plots were marked off to be made into parks, as the city expands to the south, not only persons living in the section, but all citizens would benefit," the youth said. Why not own the car See fhe Exciting 1955 FORD on Display At the Auto Show FRIDAY NIGHT Oregon Street Wall to Bond DRUMSTICKS GALORE Folded up underneath like re tractable landing gear are the two extra legs with which this chicken was blessed or cursed. The creature was on exhibit at the Biological Institute of the University of Istanbul, Turkey. Famous Profile 150 This Year CONCORD, N. H. (UP) New Hampshire's "Old Man of the Mountains" is observing his 150th anniversary this vear. The "Old Man" is a huge na tural profile formed on the upper cliffs in Franconia Notch. He was immortalized by the poet Haw thorne in his classic, "The Great Stone Face." Quite a Bit of Do-lt-Yourself WATERJXX), N. Y. (UP) -The do-it-yourself project tackled by Andrew 11. Oldficld amounted to quite a bit of work. But when he was through, he had an air plane to lfy around in. Oldfield, 8 mechanic by trade, spent some 2,000 spare-time hours spread over more than two years to build a trim little biplane. Holder of a private pilot's license, he quickly got the CAA to license the craft. The biplane a rarity these days is of metallic construction and has a wing span of 16 feet, 8 inches. A one-seater powered by a small Continental A-80 engine, i weighs only 480 pounds when empty. It's A Fact Don't toss out those fresh, green celery leaves. Use them to add flavor and nutritive value to soups, or dry then to use as seasonings. A bull buffalo, or bison, some times may weigh more than a ton. Salt water is heavier than fresh water. Approximately 2,000,000 deer and 200,000 elk use national for ests of the United States for feed ing grounds some time during the year. A regulation football field is 360 feet long and 160 feet wide. Most of Essex county, Ontario, lies south of Detroit, and this is the most southerly part of Canada 1953 NASH RAMBLER This Station Wagon has only 18,000 miles and is very clean throughout. Equipped with radio, heater, Hydra matic. Exactly like the car that won the MubilgHs ec onomy run! Here's your chance to buy the most eco nomical car in America, for only $535 dn, end M2.5Q per mo, 1953 WILLYS AEROLARK This 4-door beauty has low mileage, is very econom ical to operate Yours for only $395 dn, and $38.76 per mo. 1951 NASH STATESMAN , We have a 4-door and a 2-door Both very clean, both with radio, heater and overdrive. Your Choice $295 dn, and $29.10 per mo. 1951 NASH RAMBLER Country club model and It Is a beauty with radio, heater and overdrive. $295 dn, and $29.10 per mo. 1949 CHEVROLET CLUB CPE. Here is a real clean one with radio and heater $195dn,and$31.20permo. interest Included 134 Greenwood Phone 700 most people want? By now, you've probitbly seen a '55 Ford parked on the street. You've stopped to admire its sleek Thunderbird styling ... its gleaming finish and luxurious new interior trim. You are not nlone in your admiration. For, based on the great initinl excitement thia car has aroused, we estimate that Ford will be '55's most popu lar seller, by far. On this page are a few examples of the many advances which have caused this enthusiastic public response. See your Ford Denier to learn of the many more advances that are built into the '55 Ford. 'And why not own it now for a full '55 of fun. 55 FORD CENTRAL OREGON MOTORS 920 Bond Street Phone 680 SEE THEM TOMORROW! 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The new Flitc-Ride cab is everything a driver could wish for, from its big Sweep-Sight windshield to its concealed Safety Step that keeps clear of mud or snow! The new instru ment panel and controls are the last word in convenience! Six new"high-voItagc"engines With a new 12-volt electrical system for quicker, surer cold weather starting and increased generator capacity! Plus more efficient cooling and lubrication systems, an improved fuel sys tem, and completely redesigned engine mountings. And much more that's new Like new High-Level ventila tion . . . tuneless tires, stand ard on Vi -ton models . . . Power Brakes for all models, stand ard in 2-ton models . . . new 18.000 lb. max. G.V.W. in 2 ton models. And there's a new choice of transmissions, includ ing new Overdrive and Hydra Matic. New Power Steering for all models. Come in and sec the newest things in trucks! 'Optional al extra con. Overdrhe available on 'i-ton model. HJra. 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