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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1928)
t 1 ftfEDFOiTfi " ynrrn trtbunk, 'medford,. orcrioy, Wednesday, jrXE 1023. SCHEFFEL GIVES I lliu contractor wiil cuwim.uce the j 11 ; ii 1 1 n s of Hie-concreto on Wed- I Two complete reports wero made 1u llig city council last nlKlit. one about tho progress ot pavlutf. and K:aUIug and graveling of streets al ready under way, und tho oilier concerning petitions for paving, grading and graveling, or hewers, on other streets, both by City Engi neer Fred Schoffcl. His report on tho various peti tlous requesting improvements vlrowed the number of lots on each trect, number ot residences and viicant lots, tho assessed valuation fur each lot, and a summary lor each asked Improvement. His summary dn theso was as follows: ,. "North fieatty street has but llirco rostdences which are badly In need of sewerage; however, tho balance ot tho lots are vacant. ; '.'Tho tbreo lots roqucstiug sower on West Main are vacant. E. C. Corn constructed tlio sewer lino from tho Intersection of Columbus avenue and West Main to the west .line of lot 4, block 1, Creston Heights addition, and is now re !ucslln tho line he extended and lie be reimbursed for tho work ho did under tho city's supervision. ."All property on West Tenth Hired Is very much In need of sew ago as the septic tanks in this dis trict are overflowing. "Kivo new residences bave boon oouslructcd on Glen Oak court, und 1t will bo necessary for tho prop erty owners to have tho street grav eled before winter. ' "Tho petitions requesting paving nro Portland, Tripp, Arcadia, Spen tr, Almond, and l'ark avenue. Spencer street is tho only street Which is not built up wlih resl deuces ; there is only one house on the Improvement, being the bouse owned by K. I.. ChilderH. - ."The bid for grading and gravel ing Park avenue has been let to the J. C. Compton Co.', and a ma 'jprity of tho property owners arc liow requesting the street ho paved. We endenvored to have a petition oil diluted and signed by all tho property owners, which Is necessa ry to make tho change without re advertising. This wc wero unable fp do Es four of them are nnfnvor nlilo to paying. Tho majority of the property owners are now asli icj to rendvortlso and wo have pri rented n new potitlou. Tho J. C. Compton Co. lias consented to waiver its bid providing it Is al lowed to do the grading." I Tlio report about tho progress of tho street work already under way was as follows: ': Paving '"Tho concreto has been laid on King street from Onkdnlu avenue to Dakota avenue. Thero are six Intersections to be filled In with nspbaltie pavement requiring about ii weak or ten days' work. ."Ivy, street Is graded from West Hlvtll to West Second street und ucsdily morning. Grading and Graveling "Uncoln street Is complete with the exception of the clay binder and surfaco cout fur gravel. "Western avenue Is complete with the exception of tho clay binder and surface coat of gruvel. "Haven street from fr'olumbus avenue to Oak street Is complete with the exception of the surface coat of gravel. Haven street from Oak street to Grape street is be ing graded. "Clark street has been graded from McAndtews street to Central avenue, und the first coat of gravel has been placed from .McAndrews street to Oak street. "Welsh street is complete with tho exception of the clay binder and surface cout of gravel. "Bust .Ninth street Is complete with tho exception of tho clay binder. . "We havo had some delay In not getting gravel enough to supply both tho paving and graveling work. It la necessary to ultcruutc the material available." I "THE PATENT LEATHER KID" AT HUNT'S CRATERIAN, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 8, 9 HIGHWAY CONDITIONS Itoml find touring conditions pometinius clnuiKe vory quickly. Tho information Klvcn below was correct n of (lute of Imhup, but tho motorist Hlurtlnx on it trip will do well to fmiuire nt tho ncarost , brnncli office of tho motor nHHorlut ion In tmnr to not iip to-thc-minulo data. Columbia River Highway and Old Oregon Trail Oliliu; operations ure under way between Hoard man and 1 it I 011. KpreadliiK top course of heavy oil which in immediately covered with sereeiiliiHH. One way traffic under direction of flagmen Ih behiK main tained for a diatance of not to ex ceed one mile where oil Ih helm? spread. Slight delay to traveling public account ime-wuy truffle lut cars not required to travel on fresh oil. Oiling operations will be tinder way during the coming week be tween North Powder and iiuker. One way traffic. Spokane Traffic Ih now being routed by way of Wulln Walla on account of approitclutH to I'aHco-Keuncwlck hrlduo go I ntf out by hluh water. KupairH will be inado and traffic resumed within two veekn. McKenzie Highway Utah way Ih entirely dry and no trouble Ik cncouuteccd from kiiow. Highway in bcHt condition it has been for several years. Hit umf noun mncadam cnnKtructloitK will bo un der way during coming week west of KiMtei'H. N'o detours. One-way traffic Mt. Hood Loop Highway Oiling operations are under wny east of Swim. This road Is closed to traffic caHt of Swim. HituminouH macadam const ruc tion is under way between Multno mah county line and Sandy. Where d 1 hi i'h a re not a valla hie one-way I ' MiP't YA i CHICAGO GIRL IS BEAUTY QUEEN OF I " hirtu men Walling, son 01 ,h0 tl"i" Ride in th. Country- Mont. Kat- modern proWu. '' , nnd BL.rccn actor, will Walling. terjohn lias written a ropldfire bootUggers. ttlia tho leading roles uf tho t n,c.odraroa of up.t..the.m.nuto;.nd partly bu, Carol, new yo,.. Hoy ann piriB oonrroniea wnn n- , 7 , - T 1 R,ich.rdL B&rthemets t'n, The P&ttfft Lett hr fCfd,w l Tito reKiMieiulinn i( mi Ku.st H'ulo boxer, through the truvuil of j war and the love uf a woman, Is the graph te story of "Tliu I'aU-nt j Leather Kid." j "The l'atent Leather Kid" itars lib hard ItarthctmcKS. and is an ' ideal vehicle lor the artistry of thin young sii'mmi star, whose work ', in "Tol'alle David", "Uiuken liiussuiiKs,' and "Way JJown Kaat" will i never ho forgotten. "Tlio 1'ulent J.eatlier Kid" introduces Kichard HarthelmeMH in j a i"olp far removed from any of the nhuve men tinned parts. In t the tlllo role he playH a pugilist, fumed for his affection of Hhlny I Duck leather and tho kIoph of his black, unruffled hair. His coek- sure a It Kudu towurdH life and people, his short eo in ins in such things as patriotism, respect fur the American flag, concern for other j people's feelings, unselfishness, arc the landmarks of his character, j A tremendously difficult role to essay, but one which is acclaimed ! n mile-stone In histrionic annals. It also offers u new screen star, Molly O'lJay, who plain opposite j liarthi-lmcHH und who has proved u nereen find by her clever work j in this picture. On the sumo bill with tho "l'atent heather Kid" are two Vltaphono acts of vaudeville. GATVKSTON, Texan, Juno C (Ai Adjudged the moHt beautiful of 42 bathing girls, 10 of. whom wero from foreign, countries. MIoS Ktla Van llueson of Chicago, to day started her reign as "beauty queen of tho universe." She was awarded that title at tho conclusion, of the third an nual Intcrnatioiml pageant of pul chritude here last night, after having been nccluJmed us "Misa t'nited aiates," In competition with S L American girls .Monday evening. bho competed In the finaU with 10 foreign beauties. The Chicago girl was crowned ".Miss Universe," hy Miss Dorothy liritton of Jersey C 1 1 y , K. J., who won that honor kist year. in addition to tho right to wear a gold crown, tho new queen also received a silver plaque describ ing her as tltc most beautiful of tho beuuty ambassadors assem bled hero and a cash award of JUOOO. Tho seven judges were unani mous in their selection of the (.'hicagoan as ".Miss Universe." Fish Bite When Bill Shaw Hides Hair Under Hat traffic will be handled under di rection of- flagmen. ( Oiling operations aro under way between Hood River und forest boundary. Detours aro available as far as i'arkdalu with one-way traf fic beyond that point. It is expected that the Mt. Hood Loop highway will bo open for traf fic before the middle of tlio month. The Dalles-California Highway In tine condition. No oiling north of Mend. South of Mend oiling op erations will he under way during coming week helween Lepino und Ubemult. Detour from Lapint to Crescent. One-way trafNc south of Crescent. Pacific Highway The only obstruction on the IV cific highway Is between New tern and Oregon City, where the road is being widened. At times north bound traffic is dctourcd over flood graveled road' Into Oregon i City, but south bound traffic Ih ! never affected. i Medford-Crater Lake Highway ! Oiling operations under way be 1 tween Prospect and park boundary. , Wheat Case Near Kml. , PKATTI.U. June C T)- With , the arguments of the Tuget Hound intercuts drawing to u. close, tlio j iuter-stato commerce commission ; grain rale hearing appeared likely to itiuva at an accelerated puce j tuday, after Commissioner 11. It Meyer, conducting the hearing had urged that all nttorneys connect ed with the case to be more ; speedy hi drawing out their tcs- . tiniony. I lied hair may be attractive, but the fish don't like it. For hours three fishermen cast their rods, but the fish cam and went away. Finally lilll Hhnw, who will be seen in action on the irtat toinor- I row night, tired of trying, put on bis hat. It was then that ho and ' his partners, Bob Hod berg and I "Swede" Henderson caught a 27 ! pound salmon. j Leaving here Tuesday morning . at 3 o'clock the men drove to ! Kelly Island on Rogue -river, re- turning last night with 15 small ! tnut and tho big fish. Mrs. Hed i berg entertained them at dinner Hater, when about half of tlio fish : was consumed. Shaw still looked j hungry, so she invited him back I for breakfast this morning. 1 COLONIAL Ranges , Colonial Ct Iron Range, full porcelain enamel in Mcllo green, Canary-Yellow, Manda-Red, gray or Santone; Improved porcupine ftreback; and 18-inch porcelain enamel French oven bottom. May alto be had with drop door warm lug oven. Price a illustratcUt $100-00 'Walking Back' at Rialto Tomorrow i A iit-turi of modern younff ico lp ull a Kumt'Whut cllfferont Ko'ekil "slriitum la "Walking liuck." which cuiiu's In tho lllnllo tomorrow, i IlHNtHl on (Icol'sn Kllilte Turncr'n u-Jtlcl- r')tl maaxino sfrinl. "A Practical Beauty! The woman who owns a Montag knows why cooking need no longer be classed as a duty. No longer is she forced to stand watch over a fuel-eating, heat-radiating stove. Her's is the pleasant anticipation of a well-prepared meal, well cooked. CT e? & Designed for beauty as well as practical cleanliness. All enameling is three-coat baked-on. Enameling in the new colors, extra nickeling on firebox, door and drafi frames, and baked porcelain enamel on oven bottoms at no extra cost. Dependable oven thermometers on all models. A wide variety of colors, models, sizes and prices that make it easy for you to choose your Montag. Step in and see the line. Medford Furniture & Hardware Co, A Reliable Place to Trade Cor 6th and Bartlett Phone 35-J - L . PAT ION WIDE SeiberSing TIRE PROTECT Tires Protected for One Year NOW YOU CAN BUY SEIBERLING TIRES, WITH ONE YEAR FULL PROTECTION, AS CHEAPLY AS ANY OTHER TIRE OF THE SAME QUALITY-IT'S AN UNBEATABLE OFFER. YOU'RE PROTECTED WHEREVER YOU GO Drive where you will, Seiberling Tire Protection travels with you gives final assurance that no tire repair bills will be yours the whole year through. Read the protection guarantee to the right it is made unqualifiedly no strings. This Tire AYhen Sold for Passi'iitfi'rCar Use, Will Uu PROTECTED FOR ONE YEAR against Accidents, Bruises, Cuts, Rim Cuts, Blowoujs, Wheel Alignment, Under-Inflation, or any road hazard. Scibfiliny Protective .Service (.'orporation AND REMEMBER THIS: The Seiberling Tire, guaranteed for one full year, here in Medford, or anywhere, costs no more than any tire of the same quality, special sales not excepted. This, then, is the real tire bargain. LEWIS SUPE R-SERVICE STATION Distributors South Front and Eighth Streets HODGKINSa & SON, Sub Dealers, Corner East Main and Tripp Streets