Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 24, 1928, Image 12

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Newspaper Page TextrAofi fouh !MEDFOTlD MATh TRrRTjyE, MEDFORD, OREGON", SUNDAY, .TTTXE 24. 1028. 1CJ 1$ .0 E V tt 1 u n 1 u r y exprcHfdon fi'om Clnyider owner everywhere, bo in j of their enthusiasm for the results i necurcd from their ciiih, rev fill that tlilH newest Ki-eat motor car otR.mi- ' station ban consistently entilneered, ; denliicd and produced earn cum- hiniiiK durability and Ioiik life with J ' exceptionally low maintenance and 1 opcriHiuir coHts. i Though the ni-lKlual Chrysler , cars are today only four ycaiH uld, , company record how that many j it f them have already exceeded j lOO.Odu milcH. J. W. J'raiter, Chrysler Hales manager, polntH out that a consistent 25,000 mileH or ' more annually ban been necessary j to turn ui thlH mileage, j lament L. McCallon, of 1'ortland, Ore., Is believed to have driven a Chrysler further than any other t prrxun, ovt'n fncluiUiiK fiiclory plIntK. Several niotifiiH iiku IiIh "70" ftoilun luul nlreaily covered cuveri-d I r.7,000 iiiik'x. Ills tulai repuir bill for that distance, in rluiUng fniii vttlvo ki'IihIIiikh, wax Ioh than t3( fur each 111. 000 iiiIIum. Jack C. Wheeler, of Oklahoma City. Ik running Mr. McCallun a Kuml aeconil. IIIh "70" npurt rnailKter, at I33.00U uilleti wax tie llvorihK "from 17 li 23 inili'H pnr gallon t-f KaKollne," ho write. "1 can still operate it with Die Hamc I'emiltH uh tho flrKt year I ran it. 1 figure that tho ear. allowing for everythliiK, Ipih not cunt mure, than 3e a mile tu oerate." "Jn my eHtimatlon there, Ih no car that will am-paxa the ChryHler", ' x'lyx I., )'. Jl lckcllioro, of lili.li ti nionil, Va. "1 own a 70' phaeton and have received heltel' nervlee from It than from any other car I have owned. It Iiuh been driven 119,533 mllea ui to now and Iiuh ar coat mo In repali'a only $llu very 1 llttlo in return for tho aervlco ru- C 'elved from It." P Krom Terro Haute, Ind., 10. A. llolln repoita that Ilia "70" road- Hlcr, "purehaaed four yeara iiro, Iiuh 00.300 IlilleH on It. The motor fc htut never Iioph down. I havo had ft? four other niukea of earn and con aider the chryaler by far the beat & uutTiinoblh; 1 havo ever owned," , To which C (J. Helf, of )JllbU(ue, , Iowa, contrlliutfH that "on Uec. B. 1021, 1 IMllfhllHeil n '70' royal couiie. On Uec. 6, 1025, at which tlmo I hail driven the car 31,024 inllea, I had new platon rlnm In Htullcd. Wlinl little carbon had accumulated waa removed and the valves ground allKhtly. Then 1 continued to drive thla car up to 111,000 nillea, roaehlnn thla Dec. 13. 11127. At that (IlKtance I had nu lmrtM replaced with tho exception or the rlnga already mentioned. 1 waa ko woll pleaaed with ita cany operation tlial when I trudeil for, a '72' four piufacuffcr collio 1 did ao without evtn starlliiB the ennlno or HueiiiK It atartcd, which hIiowh tlie confldenco I havo In Chrysler iiutumoblleK." DURANT STAGES At one of tho nioat iutcrcHtlllK nnd euthualaallc dealer meetlnKa over held ul tho l'acll'lo Coaat Dur ant factoi-y, metnliera of the Jmrnut aalea oi'Kanlzalion around till) bay illatrlct aaaeinblod l-'riilay to attend a Klitanllc drlveaway day program. From enrly inortdng to lato at night IJurunl dcaloix, ac- ompanled by membera of their organization, arrlveil at tho plain and at tho couclualou of iho cere lllonlea drovo uway three, live, ten, nnd aa high aa twenty. Diirant Star Koiiih anil Duiant .Silver An lilvoraary KIx(h. Aa the vIkUoim arrived they were taken oil a tour of the factory hUlMinga to wllneaa tho varloim HlageH (if mahtifaeliiro and aaacm . bly of llillant uiotoii cara. follow ing which tho dcalcra were gueat.s at a luncheon given by factory of. flclala. There wen modela of every do xcrlptlon delivered to Iho dcalcra, and the plant's total output, a car "Very three hllmitcN, or nearly 200 IJurant iiutomobllea were llued-up prior to tlie deiiarlure of the vlal Ioih. Aa tllu conipleteil cara left tho iMHcmhly line, they were thorn ly liiHpected, tcaled ami "liiiieil-up" by an added force of factory ex pert, anil, after being designated for dcHtlnnlion. wero placed In allotted placea, to form one or the lnoat linpoalng array or motor cara over men at the Oakland fac tory. includeil In l, e day' delivery woro 'oUie, Hcibill. toiiritiK cara, loadHtor. Somo luoilel Willi do llixo IrlmmliiKa of wire wheel, aniarlly act In fi(int fender well. Bporly volor comblnaiion ami other atrlklug accout remeiil. pre wonting a rare alght for the follow, cm of tliluga automotive. Ah the dealora ami Ihclr aia tanta were pniuirlug to leave, tieorgo I!. .Morl-I. aale luanauor or tho liurant In tho weal. ald: "Thla I probably one of the lurgcat drlvoiiwa.vli 1 have wlt neaaed In my entire' career of over twenty yeara in the lor car in- (luatry, and ncedlca to way I have heen preaent at a good number. "Such onlhUHiaaui dlsplaycil by thia dealer gathering certainly bc apeaka the public rccepllon or Jiurunt nudor cara In our tcrrllory. Mnrenvor, it ompliaHixe one of tho chief roanotia for the treiiiendoua HaleH atrideii of our automobile, not only In thla territory but in other aoctlona of the I'nlted state aa well." It la Htiange that n motorim will nak a garnge ntnn 41 hundred iiuea tiona na tu the make, quality and brand of an oil heforo he w ill per mit n drop of It to be put In hi car, but will refrain from Raking Ilia bootlegger a alnglo question for four of Injuring hl feeling. Ting wanted at tho Mall Trlb title orris. , ..Must, if clean.. X -VOL t if S" V Ji. fS i 6 Af -7 f SARS built for racing hod no appeal for Sam Jewell, of Duncan, Okla. He took a Jy Dodge Brothers standard equipped Victory Six coupe and won the O klahoma-Texts sweepstakes, Jewell captured the 20-mile feature race and an ciht-mile preliminary contest, and finished second in a six-mile race at tho Duncan Speedway, i half-mile dtrt course The Sky Trail of Oregon Motoring over the Pacific high- j way through northern Call Torn la , i.iul On-iron. nml didiiliti-d wit h , Die beauty of that route, I thrilled through and through with i the amazing wonder of tho short j cut hack by the, skyways, and ready u commend a vacation in the air to all who will listen, espe cially If taken with mail pilots. i With somo excitement, I tucked ! away in my purso a small tii-kei which declared my right to a place j as passenger aboard (he mail plane . leaving 1'orllaud at seven the fol- ! lowing morning for Kan Francisco I and Oakland. The thrill of the Having called the office of the i Pacific Air Transport company in Portland, to ascertain weather con ditions In prospect, the kind of plane, the name of the idiot, I was I asked tu "wait ir moment." In a brief mlliute came the answer, clear and concise: "!ood weather atl of thtvwty' Mirrtag Is predict- i eti: a Travclair to Aiecironi. mv. Cunningham Is the pilot. A change I fir plane and pilot will ho mmU at j Medford." If I wished the person j would bo pleased to remain at tho office In order to give mo my ; ticket. 1 promised to be right down swallowing a little! A great remedy for last moment timidity Is to pay your faru and ; possess your ticket. The purchase of an nir-voyagn ticket Is accom-I pan led by bright enthusiasm and hearty good wishes for a wonder- ful trip and Is not just a matter I of a rubber stamp or so, with a j blaso pocketing of your money. It Is a simple method for everyday i folks to Indulge themselves In the emotions of Columbus. So, at six the next morning, thru (he streets and over the bridges of Portland, with starlight lasting into dawn, wo motored to the air port at Vancouver. Wash. "Hello!" I said (o the occupied young man in the office at (ho hanuar, "I'm your passenger this morning!" "All rlght-o I'll be with you - In a Jiffy." lie brought out a very long, blfurcraled garment, with fa miliar l.lmlhcruh eollar, and placed lis long length on iho floor. 1 stepped into tlie middle of It, knickers, coat, sweater, everything enveloped by Iho capacious gar ment, which was made snug at angles ami wrist h and nip pored to the chin. A soft wool helmet was adjusted to it snug fit. Monstrous goggles were mounted on my fore head, ready to be slipped into place when needed. This, we felt, was going to he a genuine flight! The Travclair was wheeled out and the motor tuned up. The pilot took his place, ami 1 climbed into the small open cockpit in front of him and directly back of the en gine with all its busy little things, Koing smartly up atid down. 1 f hoped they would keep on going smartly tip and down, with nary a stop, for on that ability of I heirs depended out staying In Hie sky , and traveling on our way. J Mall sacks were Jammed In be- j side me, my tlladstono lay across my lets, my hut took iiigh I chances In the crevices. I was! securely strapped in, nnd then a i folded parachute was placed on 1 top of tho mall at my side with the remark. "Vou will have to put that on at Medford for tho flight over the Slsklyyus!" My first trip by utr u few mcnths ago had been taken in a Itoeinu ' transcontinental plane, a brief half hour from Concord, Calif., to i Sacramento, sitting comfortably in. a cozy c,abln. with no more breeze ' than we w ished. and wearing street clothes suited to a warm j day in Sacramento, This opyn I coi kplt experience, bundled up and strapped in, was Kotm; to be some thing very different, of a primitive' pioneer sort, but an experience I which 1 had hoped to have before i all passenger flights should be come do luxe and commonplace. ' Tho block w ere pulh'd away j from before the w heels tind the 1 nioor whitved madly. With a ! wae to friends, off we rushed' along the runway, ami rising easily j in it short sjuice W e mound d Into the sky, becoming that e k la I the sunny distance we ton f elves so t often w niched from the stolid ground. Tho sun lose at the same time, nnd we were joyous at the thought of taking "the w i lifts of i he morn Ing" and fix ing In "the uttermost purls" of (bo culli, Victory Six Again Victorious 511 ' i, The day was clear to the wide horizons. Mi. 1 1 nod gleamed In f ullest grandeur, and all of the lother snowy peaks rose in magnlfl- j ent outline on this rim of our : huge horizon. The Oregon land- (upon the racetrack, now boing scape svcri below us. in swiftly jmade Into a landing field. Itank changlug, happy variety of forest jing sharply, straightening out. and stream and rolling hills. dropping softly down upon the Kog lay In little valleys Tar lie- neath, and tree tops reaching above above threw long penciled shadows on soft white slopes as tho sun slanted through In tlie early morning. A fairy scene! There was too much to see at once I tried to lake n nap. just to rest from thronging Impressions and to perceptions keen. Krom seven uniil about nine thirty we sped Jilonif tin- skyways over Orcirnii. rcvelimr In the mosL KO,.KOnUM a,iventm e of a lifetime rather filled with varied ad ven I lures , from pioneering in t he woods of Washington to gypsy- jounilng through the italkans clos nn th(l llt,vht ()f th(l (il(,U liml sight-seeing Just off-stage from the mll (.,'i()nt of the Greeks and -pui ks In Asia Minor, S(t UUKvr mt e "roots to our rcct"! No longer did old Karth (.aim lis In the grin of Gravitation iinmvide.I the motor kent i-niMi l' ' 1 - - ' ivi wu m m hf lie verdct of the world ... . The most important thine ever said of Essex is said by ( buyers in the largest 6-cylindcr sales, and the most over-' UvhclmingcompetitivepreferenceofautomobilehistoryJ In many territories Essex sales exceed those of any other 1 "Six" by more than 2 to 1. And, with slight variations," this preference is the nation's and the world's. iThc only prestige back of this enormous success is the ESSEX SUPER-SIX Couch - - - $75 Sedan 0-Door) 795 Coupe - - - 745 (RiimMr.Viit $10etra) AU.. lmotf. P"?" P?y It ran t of incnmr nt lourst nuiluU clMtge far Jmrtru, i itUt rail if KEExammajnEsaass conviction. Wfcr Tux Off Effective Now on Hudson and Essex Cars ARMSTRONG MOTORS, Inc. 101 South Riverside Phone 1? KJ if ri.- z- - We sensed the mightier forces of the universe, tho perfect law of stability, tin tremendous move ment of the spheres through space, and man's right to his place in the sun and among the stars! Watching for M ml ford there it was just around the' corner of some hills down wo swooned 'ground, there waa a playful bounce, or two, a hop, and a skip. .and out Travclair rolled sedately . to a stdj) in front of the hangar, I Friends a.vaited us, and they had I their thrill in watching us ap - ' proach from one far horizon and .later vanish over another. ' Mr. Kutled;ro for pilot, a tiny plane, hut the same passenger and the same mall sacks. The para - chute was fastened to my back, tho st raps made secure by three pair of willing hands, and I was in structed how to pull the ring if needs must. A box lunch was handed to me. am) I was shoe- I horned Into the little cockpit, close to the busy Wright whirlwind mo tor with Its funny little things go ing smartly up and down Just be fore my eyes. I was not strapped in this time, but there was small chance of full- ing out of those close quarters with that sky-hiking park on my back, even though we should do capers forms OTcateAt public knowledge that Essex has always stood for value and ! thistimcsuchpre-eminentvalue that there is no second. Just to examine and ride in an' Essex Super-Six reveals such visible margins of value, in beauty, performance and com fort, that you cannot fail to share the ovcnvhelminir Dublic In tike lty. With anoher mad j whir of the motor, off we hut onee more, nnd with a wave of the hand to our frlemlu and the due climbed high, hradlnc tttrnlKht for Hit' hiiowy Siskiyou and elut'loua Old SllUhtU. The fliffht past this grand old mountain wan one of suneru gran deurdeeply covered with biiow an it wum far down I(k wlopes. We flew clone, and marveled every minute. X:n thourutnd feet hiRh we Hiun almiK at 1 tu mflen an hour: The SlkiyoUH extended a far uk one cuuhl xce in Htiowy ridKf'K. The railroad twisted it I'titoked, laborious way far below. The auto highway was clearly ile- fined in it u - white eurvltiK and shar-p turning through the moun tuinH. After days of diivlnt; over those twisting and sometimes frosty : curvew, the jtraiKhl path through ;h" ky seeined In contrast a blessed relief, and sane and beautl- j ful an a mode of travel, and bo ! swift! I runner souin the blussomy nrehards rested like soft fluffy powder puffs upon the earth. We were tossed about somewhat, and j took long glides downward at I limes, when 1 found myself reach- ibg for the parachute ring just to ' he sure I had its location incmor j fzed! Uut we did no loops nor lumersuults, and the marvel wan. that the plane under the clever gulilance of the pilot held mo stable and even on her keel amidst all of Who buffeting. The waves of the ocean looked like blue rolling hills, and the hills seemed undulating waves of the sea an Impressive sight. We ate our lunch sky-high. The sandwich released from Km wrap ping began to thy up with the first I bite. Our lips flutt'-red and cheeks sjlouiti tnf. i-uah of wind was so 'grout, and eating was a funny bus iuess. Wo tossed the apple core I overboard. It is against tho rules ; to throw anything overboard from ;a cabin plane, but there were no signs about they would have blown away themselves and 1 hud to loss something overboard, so it was the apple cord. My scarf whipped off In a Jiffy (be quickest disappearance of anj'r thing that could be Imagined. I had held It' across my mouth for comfort in breathing when over the snowy ranges, and later above ! California It was loosely knotted j about my nock. Off it went, and i the only sense J had of Its going j Was that It was gone. I turned In jiin endeavor to see It sailing thru line blue and my pilot handed it (back to me! He hud reached out swiftly and snatched a corner as.it whipped past him. He waH quick, i that pilot chap. j a few trips later he landed safe ly by parachute, the motor having stopped for lack of gas after a battle with the glasc, and like a fla;:h He waa over the side and on his way to earth. With a passen- pt.,. nUng the pilot does not jump until he has pried his fellow trav eler loose and soon him on his way It Is tho air code. I When we drew nearer Mt. Diablo i I hoped we might fly above my I home, as the planes to and from 'the east do. but we swung off at I farifUlneK . ltridge and headed va hie toward the Cuhlcn dat for San Francisco. ft wum with a little feeling of excitement when I taw wo were really Roinjj out over the bay and 1 found myself hoping that there wan Kasollnu enough to finish our trip nicely. We Hew directly over Acatraz Islaixl and I looked at the prisoy buildinKH and grounds. Poor fel fows, they have "roots to their feel" certainly and all their wings are clipped Soldiers ran to k' t the mail wrfen we dropped down upon i iBsy Field. Ten minutes longer for me. I hey. said. Another expert takeoff.' flying TT f)l)T VLies ate ia :ra &auiD 8n North l&ut'Buick Dealer stands back of the USED CARS he sells Gold Seal Buicks Are Guaranteed Used Buicks BUICK FLINT, MICHIGAN MEDFORD AUTO 38-40 No. Riverside Buick Dealers WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT . . . BUICK WILL BUILD THEM I straight Into tlie Golden lute. Then swinging about we bill led jalong over the ferryboats and Other bay craft, past Clout Island, evading sonic fog bunks, and final ity found ourselves landing in style I at the splendid Oakland Airport. ! Tired a little, ttff from the craiup 1 ed quarters, having flown from seven in tlie morning until one i o'clock In the after noon five 'hours und forty-fiw min u t e s I actual flying time my certificate ; roads I was loosed from my bur den of the parachute and helped out of the cockpit, cars rin'ging from t be motor noise, n ud wobbly 8U?niU CoaSt sale M"" j SABIN & RINDT Bartlett Phone 366 Your Buick dealer's reputation is worth far more to him than the profit oh any used car transaction. lie is the head of an established business. He ex pects his business to grow steadily, year after year, lie knows that to get more business, he must continue to please his present customers. He carries a representative stock of used cars in cluding both used Buicks and cars of other makes. He offers you your choice of many makes and models, covering practically every price range. You can ask his honest opinion of any car in stock and receive an honest answer. He wants you to be" satisfied with the purchase you make because he wants you as a used or new car customer. s You're sure of a square deal when you buy from the Buick dealer. He knows that it is good business to stand back of the used car he sells you. MOTOR COMPANY DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION ' on my feet, but thrilled to tlie i marrow with the gorgeous udven , tuic in the air! i 1 would havo missed it for ihi ''world, and am 'nappy to have dun it pioneer fashion while flying it still so wonderful and eventful a experience for almost anyone. Mj j warmest tribute to the air mail j pilots: they are fine, skilled and I remarkable men, all of them! i (Christian Science Monitor.) HEEDSI'OUT. Vn:l of Smith Jjlver road Is now under cun ' st ruction. are W4 : ....1 tow 1 CO. Phone 73 1